opening. today they'll start paving the westbound lanes between yerba buena island and the toll plaza. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> have a wonderful labor day weekend. hope to see you at 11:00 a.m. breaking news, disturbing new imagines out of syria after an good morning. breaking news, disturbing new imagines out of syria after an apparent napalm-like attack by government forces on a crowded school. this as the white house reaches out to lawmakers to make its case for military intervention. but will the u.s. have to go it alone? we're live on the syrian border and in washington. going up. a dramatic spike in gas prices over the last 48 hours. the largest jump of the summer, just as millions of drivers get ready for the big holiday weekend. and two lost kittens bring an entire new york city subway line to a standstill.

the rescue mission that kept commuters on hold, friday, august 30th, 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. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm tamron hall along side al roker and willie geist. savannah has the morning off. a big concert as well. >> big crowd on the plaza. we'll get to that in our 8:30 half hour. chris brown out there. we look forward to that. but we have a lot to get to this morning. we want to start with the breaking news in syria. richard engle is joining us now from turkey near the syrian border. richard, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, matt. undeterred by threats of u.s. military action the regime carried out yet another attack using a chemical agent, this time on a school. and these images come with a

warning. they are graphic. >> we are human beings. we want to live. >> reporter: another horrific attack against children in syria. opposition activists say a school was attacked monday with a substance like napalm and posted disturbing video of the aftermath. no shrapnel or blood. just burns, doctors say, across 50 to 80% of their body. the interview with a british medical volunteer. >> it is just chaos here. we have an influx of what looks like serious burns. it must be some sort of -- i'm not really sure, maybe napalm. something similar to that. >> many were high school students in math class when a syrian government plane attacked the building next door. students starting running for cover. then -- >> as we were going inside the classroom. it hit again. i didn't hear anything, we just

saw people burning. i was burning. my classmates were burning. it felt like judgment day. >> reporter: rebels say at least ten were killed. dozens injured. agents are generally not considered chemical weapons but are illegal if used to do this. but that didn't protect him. syria hasn't signed chemical weapons reports. the syrian regime insists it does not use chemical weapons and says it is firing terrorists. back to you. >> richard engle in turkey this morning. thank you very much. >> here in the u.s. there's mounting questions over how the u.s. should respond. to according to a new poll 44% of americans disapprove in the job obama's doing in handling this situation, and lawmakers are voicing their own concerns following a briefing. andrea mitchell, good morning. >> good morning. the white house shared intelligence with top members of

congress but only by telephone leaving many wondering and wanting a lot more detail on this mission. even though the white house does plan to go it alone without a key ally. >> reporter: as protesters outside demonstrated against any military action against syria, inside, the national security team scrambled to build support for targeted strikes, briefing key members of congress by telephone thursday night. defense secretary hagel called in from the philippines. the president did not join the call. >> i was really disappointed in that. one of the things that has really bothered me is the president drawing a red line without knowing, in his mind, what he would do if he crossed the red line. >> i do think he needs to come up and consult with congress. again, you know, a few phone calls and those kinds of things, you have to have a robust

discussion. >> others on the call including robert menendez and bob corker were persuaded. what does the intelligence prove? much of it is circumstantial. but nbc news confirmed that the u.s. does have an intercepted communication with assad's brother discussing the attack last week. british intelligence says an attack this massive would require assad's personal approval as well. but the president lost a key partner thursday with the british people strongly opposed prime minister david cameron's own party rebelled denying his ability to strike syria. >> it's clear to me that the british parliament reflecting the views of the british people does not want to see british military action. i get that and the government will act accordingly. >> still, once u.s. inspectors leave syria over the weekend the u.s. military is ready only awaiting an order from the commander and chief.

and even without great britain america's closest ally, or the united nations, white house officials are signaling the president is prepared to go it alone, matt. andrea, thank you very much. elliott angle is the top democrat on the foreign affairs committee. he was on last night's conference call as well. >> were you convinced? >> i was convinced. what i have seen and what we have all seen is horrific and i don't think we should be allowed to see population, civilian population, children burning. i don't think we should see attacks on them. children frothing at the mouth. gasping for breaths. >> take the video out of your mind for a second. what was the most convincing piece of evidence presented on that conference call last night that tells you the u.s. should go in and take military action against the assad regime? >> the fact that the white house and american intelligence believes 100% that assad was responsible, that chemical

attacks were used. we just can't stand idly by. if we do, then no one will do anything. >> there were a lot of people on that call, and some people came away after hearing the same case laid out by the same administration officials and say they still think the president has a long way to go before connecting the dots and making the case. do you understand that difference of opinion? >> well, certainly. but these are the same people who were weeks and months criticized the president for doing nothing and now that he is doing something they're criticizing him for what he is doing. the president is doing the best that he can. this is a horrific incident and he's trying to build a coalition. >> trying to build a coalition without much success. great pwreupben britain as you know said they will not take action. israel is out and the arab nations on the sidelines. increasingly it will be a unilateral u.s. response. what are the risks involved in that? >> i don't think it will be

unilateral. we will have allies there. >> who is going to join? >> well, i don't know, but there will be others joining. they made it clear that the president of the united states will act and do what he thinks is best for the american people in a timetable that he chooses and a decision that he'll make that what parliament does in another country will have no effect on what we do. the united states has to stand for something and i think we stand for the fact that civilian and children should not be gassed. >> let me give you results of the latest nbc poll we conducted over the last day. we asked do you think the u.s. should take military action against syria? 42% said yes and 50% said no. how about this one. this effects you directly. when asked if the president should seek congressional approval before conducting any military action against syria, look at these numbers, 79% said he should seek the approval of congress. only 16% said he should not seek the approval of congress. >> well -- >> will you push for a vote? >> well, the war powers act

gives the president 60 days before he needs to get a vote from congress. this has been done. there's ample precedents by other presidents. president reagan did it in grenada, and president bush did it in panama. it was done by president clinton. there's ample precedent. there should be discussions with congress. we had that last night. there will be further discussions. >> after an attack? >> before an attack. we had a phone call last night and there will be other calls and i'm sure congress will be consulted. i'm not worried about that at all. the same people that criticize the president now are the ones that criticize him for doing nothing. i think he is doing a good job at this. he looks at this and he thinks it's horrific and i'm proud of what he is doing. >> congressman, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> willie is here with a look at the overnight spike in gas prices. good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. bad news for more than 1 million

of you that plan to hit the road this labor day weekend. gas prices jumped up 4 cents in the last two days. that's the biggest jump of the summer. the nationwide average for a gallon of regular unleaded at 3.59 a gallon. originally they expected the average at $3.40 right now. 1.3 million americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles this labor day weekend. firefighters are turning to technology to battle a wildfire burning out of control. the rim fire has been raging for nearly two weeks outside yosmite national park. miguel almaguer is in california with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. an entire city of firefighters, some 5,000 men and women arrived here at base camp but today one of the most effective tools in fighting and analyzing this fire actually comes from the air. at dawn, some 300 miles away from the rim fire, a predator drone will be launched by the california air national guard and cal fire. nbc news was given exclusive access as video was beamed

directly to firefighters on the ground. they can track flames, hotspots and pinpoint access to attack this blaze. the drone's path is used by the boots on the ground to slow the exploding blaze in the wilderness. the fight for containment is a slow one. protecting homes is the number one priority. the rim fire has been brewing for two weeks. this time lapse video shows the suffocating smoke as it moves across this region, and it's going to be a tough day for firefighters. >> miguel, thanks so much. a third friend of the boston marathon bombing suspect has been indicted on two count of he allegedly made false statements to authorities as they investigated dzhokhar tsarnaev. he faces up to 16 years in prison. two other friends have already been arrested on obstruction of justice and both have plead not guilty. the justice department said thursday it will not challenge state laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana by adults. however, states must enforce strict rules to keep the drug

away from children and the black market and federal property. voters have legalized wreck reational use in colorado and washington state. medical marijuana is legal in the district of columbia. bob filner is expected to leave office today among allegations he sexually harassed more than a dozen women. last week filner told the city council he is the innocent victim of what he called a lynch mob. some impressive home video out of croatia this morning. this was a water spout uploaded to youtube. it shows the water spout as it moves slowly and close to the shore. a water spout, as alabama can tell you, is a tornado over water. >> yeah. >> along the. >> croatian coast. >> beautiful area. >> i can't wait to go one day. >> you just go when there's no

water spouts. >> i wouldn't go right now. >> i will save my coins for the trip. >> very nice. >> i do what i can. >> al roker. >> first of all, this is the reminisces of tropical storm juliet causing big problems. at least one death. a lot of flooding and the moisture from that is causing a lot of rain in california. take a look at the flooding that went on in riverside, california. closed one community college. there were mud slides and big problems there. we're starting to see activity heating up in the tropical atlantic. show you there's two disturbances we're looking at. one is moving into unfavorable winds and dry air but another one has a 40% chance, it's investigation area 96 l. it's a pretropical depression, and it will be causing problems later on next week. but for our friends in southwest and the mid plains, high

pressure continues to dominate but there's good news, the temperatures in the 90s and 100s will be going away by sunday. as the cold front moves in, and by the time we get into early on monday, temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees coolers in the same area. we'll get to your local forecast in just 30 seconds. t in just 30 seconds. good friday morning to you. a nice view here from san bruno mountain looking above the low clouds, mount diablo nauf the distance looking towards the

east. temperatures today, once the low clouds break up, in the 80s around san jose. muggy outside with the humidity on the rise. 72 in san francisco, 90s inland. the rest of the week temperatures will be cooling off through your labor day weekend with a few more clouds and a slight chance of some coastal range, mountain showers perhaps around the north bay late on sunday. latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. brain injuries have become a major concern in professional sports and this morning there's word of a 700 $$765 million settlement to end a lawsuit brought against the national football league by several players but does it go far enough. >> the hits that make the highlight reel left many retired nfl players reeling. like kevin turner, a running back for 8 seasons now living with als. >> how many concussions did you suffer? >> countless. i really don't know.

>> turner and more than 45 former players sued the nfl. to settle the nfl will pay $765 million for medical examines, injury compensation and a researching fund. a lot of money but some critics say small change for a league that took in $9.5 billion last year. >> this litigation didn't require $9 billion to settle it. it requires a sufficient amount of money to make sure the benefits would be paid to the players when they needed them. >> on field success was no different. chicago bears super bowl quarterback jim mccann has early stage dimension. junior seau committed suicide. both diagnosed after their death. the nfl says they don't have to open their files on head injury.

>> it is unsettling that you won't know about what they knew and when they knew about it. >> from here to the high school football field in raleigh, north carolina, concern about concussions is not only in the nfl. >> i don't want to die of an early age because of concussions. >> many football fans are saying i'm going to continue to watch football but i'm not going to let my son play football and participation in youth football is down measures over the last few years. >> kevin turner is thinking of his own kids. >> my kids can all go to college and they'll be taken care of. >> for today, ann thompson, nbc new york. >> i interviewed jim mccann and it was one of the most heartbreaking interviews. it's an amazing guy. would you let your kids play football? that's the next level of this question? >> i played football growing up. this is the threat to the game, though. if parents decide to send their

kids into soccer instead of football it could hurt the nfl long material. >> no question about it. one of those things you have to wrestle with. >> it's like boxing. people see how violent it is. >> i will let my kids play, but they will be place kickers. they will be. >> amen. >> whether they know it or not. >> meanwhile, this next story is probably the most adorable reason ever that a new york city subway line had to be shut down. we're talking about two kittens. mara sk mara has this story. >> have you ever heard when something is difficult it's like herding cats? well they had to do that when kittens got stuck on subway tracks. >> reporter: kittens by definition are cute and cuddly but on tuesday two felines had the power of the lion king

bringing subway service in brooklyn to a halt. they were discovered running along the tracks forcing workers to shut down the power and head after them. for thousands stuck on the platform the unique reasons for the delay could only make some of them shake their heads. >> i'm hoping they start moving soon so i don't have to walk anymore. >> worker with crates tried to corral the cats but they had the moves like jagger darking and ducking for cover under the third rail. they separated for a time but then reunited. when service was restored, these kittens proved they have more than nine lives. now, officials were finally able to capture those kitties after seven hours of cat and mouse. and guys, you should all know that now the subway lines that were shut down will be known as the felines. >> you're starting to sound like bob yeager with the puns. >> i wonder if the new yorkers thought they were cute yesterday

when they were stranded. >> they probably didn't know. >> once you see their faces you're like stop traffic, please. >> we have rats that size. >> we have rats bigger than that here. coming up, are we becoming a drone nation? why more people are flying them around and the serious concerns it raises. >> and more of our revealing conversation with heavyweight champion mike tyson. >> after 4 1/2 years of sobriety what got you to take that drink? >> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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acres to almost 202,000. however, crews have kept the containment at 32%. 5,500 structures are still threatened. but the good news is evacuation orders tuolumne city have been lifted. a look at the bay bridge. look at this. construction crews appear to be on schedule for a tuesday morning opening. today they are starting to, as you can see, pave the westbound lanes between yerba buena island and the toll plaza. let's look at the forecast. it's muggy outside, rob. >> it is. we've got the extra humidity outside and the weatherda cooperating with the plans there, the work on the approach of the bay bridge. 60s around the bay bridge. low clouds, sunshine inland, 80s to low 90s around san jose. 70s for san francisco. near 80 in oakland today. as we go through the weekend, we'll see some cooling, stronger sea breeze. temperatures dropping sunday into monday.

overall it is friday light, pre labor daylight. this is a huge, dramatically different situation at the san mateo bridge. things have basically come to a stop. this camera at the toll plaza, chp doesn't report any problems now. we'll continue to scan it because it is very slow across the midsection. slow south 880 toward 84 as folks try to avoid the bridge. slow approaching the berkeley curve. you lose a few lanes around powell. >> we'll be back at 7:56 with our next local news update. we'll see you then.

7:30 on a friday morning, it's the 30th day of august, 2013. we have a lot of excited fans in our plaza this morning. they're counting down to a live concert from chris brown. that happens one hour from right now. meanwhile, inside studio 1-a i'm matt lauer with tamron hall, al roker and willie geist. >> guys we have another great concert on monday when florida georgia line and nelly come for a special performance. this is my jam. >> you like it? >> i love it. >> coming up on trending,

lindsey vonn is returning to the opes this weekend for the first time since her devastating crash. she is also revealing more about her relationship with tiger woods. we'll get into that. >> we'll introduce you to a remarkable woman. at age 105, she is still driving and is now the world's oldest facebook user and a mystery fan gave her a brand new ride. part two of our exclusive interview with mike tyson. the former heavyweight champion opened himself once again to speculation and scrutiny. when we sat down in las vegas, tyson talked about the moment he gave into temptation. his on going battle with alcoholism. >> i hadn't drank for 4 1/2 years. i took a drink. i mean, i just started chugging them. >> after 4 1/2 years of

sobriety, what got you to take that drink? >> too much stuff coming at me. i'm doing my auto documentary and everything was creeping up. i started going to my old neighborhood and dealing with old wounds that opened up. it was overwhelmliing. >> you said were you lying to everyone about being sober. that you're on the verge of dying because you're a vicious alcoholic. did you mean those words? you say people blew it out of proportion. but talk to me about those words. >> it's the words i use because sometimes i don't want to live when i'm in that state. it's difficult to discuss. i don't know i'm not experienced enough in my recovery to really pinpoint it. >> i went back and read some interviews you have done over the years and i found references on your part to suicide dating all the way back to the late 1980s. this is something that's come up from time to time in your life. how much do you think about it?

>> not that much. it's just sometimes i -- if i get drunk, i'm just not the same guy. so i just see my friends and sponsors and talk to them. >> so it's something you have struggled with your whole life. >> my whole entire life. well, you know, this is so interesting. when i was fighting, i was crazy. i wasn't getting high or drinking. it's hard for me to live normal. straight is hard. living a straight life is hard. smoking a joint and having a drink, thank god, i'm cool. but that's not the life i want to live. >> so when it comes down to it, when you were fighting, that clean and sober guy was the dgu you needed to be because there was rage in you. >> it's a bad guy, man. it's a real bad guy. i don't know why. i got that from my mother. my mother is that way. my mother is real tough. i have a real aggressive mother. >> what is it about you at this

stage in your life when you stopped and thought i have to say sorry to some people. >> well, i have to say sorry to myself, not to people. and i'm not doing this interview to try to help an alcoholic or help some drug addict. i'm doing it to help me. this is my own self-centered little move here. i need help. i need help real bad because i won't survive if i don't get help. >> i was reading an interview with you this morning and you were talking about being a dad and you were admitting there were times as a father you weren't the best father. how are you today? >> i don't know. i don't know how to judge myself. i am just taking care of my kids. >> do you think you're an attentive father? are you a present father? >> well, i'm present because i have nowhere else to go, so yeah i'm pretty present today. >> what do you think your kids would say about you? >> i don't know. i don't know if my older kids want me to be that close but i'm just happy that we're friends

now and respect each other. i still have a long way to go. i didn't give up and they didn't give up on me. >> they have grown up in a different world with a much different experience than you grew up. >> pretty much. >> can you identify with the world they're living in. >> not at all. >> do you think they have an idea of the world you inhabited as a kid? >> no, they don't want to imagine that. it was all sex, drugs, alcohol, violence, more violence, sex, drugs, chaos, alcohol, violence, more violence, more violence. no, they have no idea. they have no idea what it's like not to feel safe at home. they don't know those experiences in life. >> thank god. it's nice they don't have to know that. >> i'm really happy that they don't. they have other challenges they have to deal with in society and life. >> there's certain times, mike, where you get emotional. i watch when you talk about your kids. i watch when you talk about

kiki, your wife, where does that emotional side of you come from. you say you get your toughness from your mom. where do you get the emotional side. >> i don't know. it's just who i am. it's who i am. i hope, if it means i'm like that it's just who i am as a person. >> don't worry if you share your emotions that people think you're soft? >> no, they're going to have a pretty big awakening if they believe that. >> he's not a soft guy, but he is a guy who is obviously struggling between this rough side of him and this more tender side. >> he said he needs help. who is helping him? anybody? >> his wife is the major person and support system in his life. she is a pretty amazing woman and we hope he gets the help he needs. no question. meanwhile we have imagines right

now, right? >> moments ago, the first official appearance by kate, the duchess of cambridge and william. people weren't expecting her to show up. she is joining prince william as they officially start the round of the marathon. this is anglesey where they live. not a ball gown or fancy thing. it's just saying i'm all right. i'm well. >> this is following the imagine earlier this week when she was fighting. >> they're getting ready to move, right? >> yeah. >> back on up to the east side. you don't want to be superficial and fuss always over the way she looks and i'm going to say she does look quite amazing. >> he looks good too. >> he didn't have a baby. >> the guys always gain weight after the baby.

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as you can see there, moving off there from right to left on your screen. 85 in san jose, later on 72 in san francisco. 90s inland. some of our hottest locations in the south bay. the rest of the weekend, monsoon moisture may bring a few mountain thundershowers towards the sierra by monday. if you need your latest weather go to the weather channel on cable or weather channel online. >> drones across the country and raising major privacy and safety concerns. we'll talk about it. >> interesting. how do you conduct business? why younger workers are being told to get off e-mail and pick up the phone. but first, these messages.

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not the one flying over the battlefield but right here in cities across the country. the numbers are growing and it has people concerned about privacy. tom costello is in wheaton, maryland. tom, good morning. >> good morning. these drones have come a long way from the small little remote controlled helicopters that we had as kids. they go from a couple of hundred dollars all the way up to thousands and thousands of dollars. and, in fact, the faa says it only a few are allowed to fly them and below 400 feet but not everyone is following the rules. if you didn't know better, you would think that sound was a swarm of bees. >> that is awesome. i love it. so cool. >> reporter: but no, it's two guys you might call drone heads. >> okay. flip him over. >> yeah. >> isn't that the coolest. >> i love it. >> reporter: drones are kevin

good and christopher's passion. >> we are making a world that's more and more like the jetsons every day where we have robot helpers flying around and doing useful things for us. and that's so cool. >> reporter: so cool, kevin even played a little robo cupid, flying a mini drone to deliver the ring at his brother's wedding, complete with james bond theme music. no longer are drones limited to secret battlefield missions. today, they take off at night to map the yosemite fire. >> you can see all the spot fires out ahead of that and capture those images. >> reporter: miami dade police use them to search for missing kids or help in s.w.a.t. team standoffs. >> our program is for tactical safety type situations. critical emergency response. >> reporter: but would you believe camera mounted drones to sell real estate? this connecticut realtor says

it's all about marketing. >> in the end, real estate is about showcasing a home and getting someone to really embrace it. >> reporter: he has even got drones flying through his listings, through kitchens and living rooms, up and down the staircase. a quick youtube search turns out drones for about everything these days, including arial tours of new york and las vegas and college campus tours. with the prediction of 30,000 drones, safety and privacy experts warn it could become the wild west. >> with drones they allow and they're going to allow every american to be under surveillance through all of their movements 24 hours a day 7 days a week. >> reporter: imagine if an angry neighbor or the hollywood paparazzi could hover over someone's backyard or if police decided to follow you home. miami dade police rules are strict. >> we don't fly it near

anybody's home to invade their privacy. it's not our intent to do so. we abide by all the laws. >> reporter: it's a brave new world, just a few hundred feet up. well, the miami dade pd says they follow strict faa rules about when and how they fly. they fly below 300 feet. not too close buddy. the faa is working on who can fly and where you can fly expanding those rules but right now guys it's illegal for anybody to fly them for commercial purposes which is why i'm not flying this thing. back off, man, okay. >> tom,thank you very much. the noise and the vision of it, you want to swat it. >> like the ultimate mosquito. >> one word, pull. >> right. >> tom costello, thank you very much. >> still ahead, the european born and raised wife of syria's controversial leader. her story, but, first, these messages. ria's controversial leader.

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it is 7:56. a former south bay substitute teacher is behind bars accused of possessing child porn. san jose police say they found 2,000 images inside the home of brian westfall. he worked as a sub in oak grove for several years and previously worked with the kids at the ymca. it is sentencing day for a former south bay youth sports referee. 50-year-old scott domnauer was convicted last month of committing lewd acts and sending the monterey county sheriff's office began investigating domnauer last year when he contacted a 14-year-old girl on social media. he now faces more than 14 years in prison. let's look ahead at the forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina today.

>> we're seeing low clouds starting to break up around san jose. 65 degrees, 60 in san francisco, 63 inland and towards fairfield. most places in the 60s right now. where things change will be later this afternoon. we should see 70s closer to san francisco, upper 70s near oakland. mid to upper 80s for downtown san jose. 90s around the inland valleys. tomorrow we'll see cooler changes. sea breeze coming back up. it will cool us off through the holiday weekend. >> looking here. improvements to the san mateo bridge. the slowest spot is the eastshore freeway, west 80 underneath the university over crossing really jammed up. it is bogged down from approaching university to the berkeley curve where you lose a total of three lanes by that time because of that construction going on at the bay bridge. also slow heading across the richmond-san rafael bridge.

there are are your two bridges, the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we'll be back at 8:26.

>> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> chris brown. >> hey, chris, i love you so much and i hope you see this. will you marry me. >> chris, will you go to prom with us? >> we love you chris. >> that maybe my favorite sign of the summer right there. >> i like it. >> it was the most disturbing. >> 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 30th day of august,

2013. that makes it a day for a chris brown concert coming up in a half hour. and as you can see and hear we have a crowd on the plaza. i'm matt lauer with tamron hall filling in for savannah. . . . break, we asked the fans a trivia question about chris brown. the question was in which feature film did he make his acting debut? was it step up, stomp the yard, or drumline? >> drumline. >> they all know it. drum roll please. the answer -- you guys are right. stomp the yard, the 2007 starred chris as one member of the crew battling it out for bragging rights on the dance floor and we know he has the dance moves. >> that's right and the concert in coming up in 30 minutes. >> there is one silver lining, this is the best time of year to

score a deal on a cruise. we'll tell you where to look and where to find the best rates. >> great ways to . . . back to school tech fwe deals. do you really need a new laptop? >> and we have great tips. willie is filling in while natalie is in vacation. take it away. >> as the white house builds it's case for a military strike against syria, a new nbc poll suggests president obama doesn't have strong public support for the action. chuck todd joins us with the numbers. >> how are you doing willie? 50% would oppose any military strike against syria, about 42% approve of the idea of a military strike. now, the numbers do change in support for military strike would grow if they know it's just going to be cruise missiles as has been speculated. as for whether the president should get congress's approval

before doing anything, 79% think he should go to congress first. that includes 90% of republicans and 70% of democrats that say that. the president has personal job rating issues. his overall job rating is at 44% but on foreign policy and handling of syria, 44% overall. only 35% approve. he has work to do with the public if he's going to sell any plan that includes striking syria. >> a lot of convincing of the public and congress. thank you so much. the wildfire outside of yosemite national park in california about one third contained. however it will be at least three weeks before crews are able to completely surround the fire. one of the main roads into yosemite are closed but park officials expect a surge of labor day weekend.

>> nfl settled a lawsuit filed by former players. under the deal the league would pay three quarters of a billion dollars for injury compensation and a research fund. they don't admit any wrong doing and does not have to open any files on the head injuries. >> it is kind of unsettling that you won't know about what they knew and when they knew about it. >> the highest individual pay outs will be capped at $5 million for former players with alzheimer's disease. >> an update on the horrific taxi cab accident in new york last week that left a 23-year-old woman with a severed leg. she was critically injured when she was hit by a taxi cab here in midtown manhattan. an attorney representing the green family says she has been upgraded from serious to fair condition. she is recovering at a new york hospital now. the green family expressed

thanks for all the support. >> the justice department said thursday it will not challenge state laws legalizing the medical and recreational use of marijuana by adults. however they must keep it away from children, the black market and federal property. voters legalized recreational use in colorado and washington state. marijuana does remain illegal under federal law. well, two of new york's busiest subway lines were brought to a screeching halt thursday by a fair of very unlikely culprits. two kittens, yes kittens, made themselves comfortable under the third rail of the brooklyn subway track. service was stopped more than an hour while transit workers and police rescued the cats. it's 8:05 and we'll send it back to al. >> thank you so much willie. we have our friends ready for -- i thought you were covering your face because you were in the witness protection program. good times. let's show you what we've got

for today. we are looking at our pick city today, just happens to be zanesville, ohio. early fog, mostly sunny. temperatures in the upper 80s and afternoon temperature will be toasty from central texas into the central plains. excessive heat warnings and watches as well. 90s out through the west coast. look for a risk of strong storms in the northern plains today. wet weather around the and we are seeing a sunny start in sunol, other places. we will see the hottest temperatures around the bay area this afternoon, likely approaching the mid-90s there 93, livermore and around pleasanton, 92, concord. 85, san jose, low 70s closer to san francisco and 80s across the north bay, see temperatures cooling this weekend as the seabreeze turns stronger around the interesting time period to watch, sunday into monday, a few extra clouds, a chance of some mountain showers early next week.

that's your latest weather back to matt and tamron. >> coming up on trending, the selfie craze makes it's way to the vatican. >> got to love it. >> and how facebook's oldest user got a new car from a mystery man. >> and we're here with chris brown fans, they gave you something. >> they gave it to me and asked me to give it to chris brown. i will do so. chris brown will perform first. first these messages. >> they said give it to him because if you don't we are going to throw it at him. >> they were going to throw it at him. >> we're back after these messages. him. >> they were going to throw it at him. >> we're back after these messages. is really made of cheese?

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let's go places, safely. 8:11 now. we're back with trending. interesting stories we found online. let's start with a great photo that proves pope francis is a man of the people. trending on google, the papal selfie. he indulged his youngest supporters posing for a picture at the vatican on sunday. the word selfie by the way just entered the oxford online dictionary. that picture he was intending to take himself, did they photo bomb him? or did he join another selfie? >> i think he photo bombed them. >> not a bad person to photo bomb. >> and somebody's going to photo bomb. >> the duck lips though. let's see the pope put those out. >> trending from the wall street journal, pick up the phone, do

you guys like talking on the phone and looking at the screen and communicating with people? what's your preference [ ringing ] >> i'm sorry. >> really? >> it's the producer. >> do you have a head shot come up. >> she has a picture of our boss. >> wow. >> is there a reason you're doing this. >> because i'm a millennial. millennials aren't usually far from their smartphones because that's how we roll. but that doesn't mean they like to talk on them. the generation that grew up on texting and online chatting is avoiding the phone at work. that managers upset. they say it's time to drop the phone -- i mine mean pick up the phone and communicate. what do you think? >> i think it's a better way to do business to have voice contact. you can hear people's emotions. not just 20 words on the page. >> but it's faster where you text. where are you matt?

i'm here. >> then if you don't get the text and you e-mail or text. >> and so much tone is lost. you can't read somebody. >> it's all about the tone. >> you told your kids to stop texting and e-mailing. >> that's right. just talk. >> good advice. >> trending from people magazine, lindsey vonn's tmi about tiger woods. she says quote there's really nothing about him that bothers me. he doesn't even leave the seat up. vonn says the golf champ may even join her next year at the winter olympics. >> did you snort? >> that was a full snort from tamron hall. adding he's a fish out of water. >> today is a big day for lindsey vonn. she is the most decorated alpine skier. she's heading to chile and heading to the slopes for the first time since shattering her right knee. that was an unbelievable come back. that was six months ago. >> a remarkable recovery. >> some predicted she wouldn't be back for awhile.

>> she said she would at the olympics in sochi even if she just had a few weeks on skis. but she will have a few months. which is good, more than that. >> happy to see her up and running. >> i could see that on a hallmark card. >> i guess love makes you say crazy things. >> trending on youtube, celebrating letterman in grand style. david letterman, marking 20 years on his late show on cbs. well, guess what, bill murray toasting him with a dramatic entrance, showing up at liberace. he said he needed something to match the outfit. murray was letterman's first guest. this is his 25th appearance on the late show. >> okay, guys. >> congratulations. >> bravo. halloween is around the corner. i'm rushing it a bit. somebody has to go as liberace. after the hbo movie and michael douglas. >> which one of us looks more like liberace? >> yeah.

all right. come back here. trending on the huffington post, the secrets to happiness. we talk about this a lot around here and how you can achieve it. here's what great thinkers throughout history had to say on the subject. jean-paul sartre said freedom is what you with what's been done to you. you have done what you could. some blunders and abdurd sis have crept in but forget them as soon as you can. tomorrow is a new day. and finally -- >> out of chaos comes order. >> famous quote from blazing saddles. >> there you go. what he said was we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. >> oh. i dance every day. >> tamron hall. >> i dance every day. >> and that's what's "trending

today." meanwhile, coming up in our 8:00 block, why now is the best time to get a deal on a cruise. and how a 105-year-old woman's post on facebook landed her a brand new car. but first we want to get to today's cover story. the british born wife of the syrian president. erica hill with her story. >> good morning. she's standing by her man, smiling by his side in recent photos and also inspiring new comparisons to other famous wives, but not the kind most would want. >> in pictures she appears to be the ultimate first lady. active in charity work. perfectly styled, well educated. a 2011 piece called her glamorous, young and very chic. the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies. >> very much into fashion, looking her best, likes to travel, very well educated. >> born in london in 1975 to syrian parents, she was raised

and educated in england. she worked in banking before quitting in late 2000 before moving to syria and marrying president bashar al-assad. she first met him in 2002. >> she was seen as the kinder more gentle face of the regime. >> she was also a minority in the assad family. a sunni muslim who married into the sect offering hope to the country's sunni population. >> she was well liked but overtime she was seen as someone that had thrown her lot in with the president. >> the mother of three has stood by her husband despite rumors at one point she fled the country with their three children. last year leaked e-mails obtained by "the guardian" appeared to show her spending lavishly even when her family's

ancestral home was under attack. >> as they were destroying her hometown, the accounts have her buying pieces of art online and other kinds of high-end shopping. >> as the world grapples with imagines of chemical attacks, the instagram feed is hoping to show a different side of the first lady. smiling as she prepares food for refugees, preparing boxes with her husband surrounded by adoring syrians. pictures that have inspired comparisons to a modern day marie antoinette. it's also reintroduced that 2011 "vogue" profile which was sharply criticized and removed from the magazine's site. the author that was not available to speak with nbc news told "the daily beast" last year, she regrets it. >> the message that she gave me every day for a week was how much she cared about the children of syria and how she wanted to empower them. i had serious misgivings.

>> whatever the true story may be, two years into this brutal conflict, it's far from the fairy tale they tried desperately to portray. >> other than the recent instagram photos she has been keeping a pretty low profile during the increasing violence in syria. >> thank you very much. now let's take a turn. the labor day weekend is here. a holiday that offers the best time to perhaps get on a big cruise. here with tips on how you can cash in is kate maxwell, contributing editor. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i love this. some have kids and they deal with the kids but some have a chance to go on the cruise. >> absolutely. it's low season for cruising so fantastic prices. >> so they're basically because of the season. this is the time of year when you can get the best rates? >> yes, prices are at a four year low. the average price is $143 a night. that's 12% less even than last month and your meals are included and on board activities

as well. >> low season is march through april, september through november which is now, alaska is may and september which is now as well. >> caribbean through november 30th and actually through february apart from holidays. >> is this a result of hurricane season. >> a lot of it in the caribbean. so clearly that comes with some risks. >> well, some risks but this has been a low season for hurricanes. >> it has been a low season. >> they have been much less intent and that is supposed to continue. >> if you decide to capitalize on the great deals. what are the pros and cons. >> the pros are, it's actually safe. your cruise is unlikely to be canceled because cruise liners can outrun the storm. they go around the storm, they go to the sun. it's actually better to be on a cruise ship in the caribbean than it is to be on a beach. if you're in jamaica and on the beach and it's raining, it's not much fun. but the cruise ship will go away

from the sun. >> if they're rerouting, does that affect your travel? your ability to visit the island? >> yes. but you're going to go scuba diving or snorkeling there and it doesn't happen you go somewhere different. it's a good idea to book your on the ground trips through the cruise ship rather than on the ground because you'll get your money back. >> take care of that when you get to the island. >> yeah. >> how do you protect yourself? can you get insurance for example? >> good idea to get third party insurance that includes cruises and that will protect your air fare as well. the cruise line is not going to pay for a different flight. >> let's launch into a deal. we have holland american line alaskan cruise. i hear this is the most beautiful cruise. >> it's classic. you'll see bear and salmon bakes. >> what's the deal? >> $71 a night, which is incredible. >> how much? >> $71 per person.

>> they'll feed you for that as well. >> the other deal, norwegian cruise line, bahamas cruise. >> exactly, this is $99 a night and on the norwegian brand new ship sailing in june from new york. tiptop stuff, really, really fantastic activities onboard. >> and last but not least, the bahamas which i have taken a cruise there. it's amazing. >> $90 a night on royal caribbean and that goes to st. martin and st. thomas. really beautiful ship as well. it has this surf machine so you can surf on board the ship. >> i love that. a lot to do there. kate, thank you very much. i may be cruising. matt, over to you. >> thank you very much. now to a woman that at 105 years old is defying her age in more ways than one. here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: ask edith about her age and babies aren't the only ones whose lives are measured in months. >> how old are you?

>> i'm 105 and 7 months. >> reporter: she makes to make every moment count which is why she still volunteers every week handwriting thank you notes on behalf of her favorite charity. she has been lending her time since the 1970s. >> everyone is so great here. >> reporter: it's all part of her drive to help which is matched only by her drive to drive. edith is still behind the wheel and has been sitting there now for 86 years. her driver's ed came in a model t. >> never had a ticket. never had a citation, even for overtime parking. >> reporter: it's an accomplishment that landed edith in hot rod magazine. >> what was the first car you owned yourself? >> a model a coupe. >> not to mention the tonight show and ellen. >> you're driving still? >> i got my license renewed this morning.

and i passed. >> they even hold a spot just for edith. but at a time getting there wasn't easy, age caught up with her 1997 dodge minivan. >> i had it as long as i could. >> reporter: and then her new car, a gift from an anonymous donor. >> he doesn't want to be known. that's all right with me. >> reporter: now she is driving now a new road. the information super highway. she recently joined facebook and already has 36,000 followers. >> is anyone else your age on facebook? >> no. >> you're the oldest? >> i'm the oldest. i guess i'm about the oldest everything. >> reporter: she joined with a purpose, to shine a light on direct relief. it delivers medical aid to places in need. >> she said it was time we became better known and she single handedly said she was going to do it. >> reporter: all she wanted was

to help their facebook page get 105,000 likes. her wish came true and then some. >> it's overwhelming. i never thought i would make that much of an impression on people. >> reporter: a tech savvy great-grandmother you can't help but like. nbc news, santa barbara, california. >> wow, 50 years older than me and more tech savvy than me. >> you can't help but love her. she's adorable. >> she's fantastic. >> when we come back, a live concert out on the plaza from chris brown. his fans started getting here yesterday. big crowd gathered. that show gets under way in about 15 minutes. but first, your local news and weather. t, your local news and weather.

good friday morning to you you it's 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. santa clara's largest union approved labor deal with the country. local 521, whose members include public safety dispatchers and public health workers were threatening to strike next week if no deal had been reached. they were protesting their current contract. they said it has made it difficult to recruit and keep employees. the new two-year contract still needs to be approved by the santa clara county board of supervisors next month. let's check that morning commute for a friday. how are we looking, mike? >> friday, light around the bay area, the bay bridge closure has thrown a wrench into the works, fremont south 880 bogged down, around mission boulevard. here is y look at the maps,

folks avoiding dunn barton it rimmed down to the south bay, a lag there as well. dumbarton bridge approached the toll plaza slow but recovering, the san mateo bridge is clear now, basically to the limit, although the volume is pretty good, 101 on the peninsula moving smoothly into san francisco. west 80 jams from albany down to the maze, imminently you lose three lanes at the maze itself. there is ashby showing slower traffic, school in session as well. slower drive across the san raffaele. >> another local news update in half an hour. have a great friday morning.

it's 8:30 on a friday morning. it's august 30th, 2013. rockefeller plaza packed again this morning for a friday morning concert and this one curtesy of grammy winner chris brown. he'll take to our stage in just a couple of minutes. i'm matt lauer along with tamron hall, al roker and willie geist. savannah and natalie are off this morning. >> guys, the buzz meter is up.

you can help by tweeting the #chrisbrowntoday. >> we're going to hear from chris in a few minutes. this is a full weekend of music on the "today" show. we have a special concert on labor day with florida georgia line featuring nelly which is tamron's song of the summer. >> love that song. >> and really good ideas on how to save a lot of money on tech devices as your kids head back to school. we'll get to that but first, mr. roker, check of the weather. >> it's your labor day weekend. last unofficial weekended of the summer. it's going to be wet here in the northeast, on into the southwest. wet weather also down through the southeast and then sunday, sunday, the rain moves further into the east, all the way up into new england, great lakes as well. showers in the southwest and sunny and mild through the

northwest and then labor day monday here in the east, not a lot of good news, the southwest seeing a lot of moisture. looking good. sizzling conditions in what's happening around the bay area, this tarp of fog across the bay bridge, the work there continues. you can see it going from right to left across the screen. eventually, mostly sunny skies around san francisco. the fog's going to move off to the west of the golden gate bridge, 72 today in san francisco, upper 70s in oakland, 80s, san hose stlarks you see the 90s around the east bay and south bay valleys, trend for the weekend is going to be a bit cooler, as the seabreeze turns stronger. see a few extra clouds and a chance of a few mountain showers by early monday. that's your latest weather. another big chris brown fan, willard scott. >> huge. >> from new york city across to los angeles, the "today" show has them all and we have the birthdays you love to hear

about. marie from santa rosa, california. 100 years old today. genealogy is her thing. i traced my family tree back. they were monkeys. we have alexander calabrese. the great state of new york. wish him a 100th birthday today. he is a big yankees fan. watches them every time they're on tv or wcbs radio. rita mullane, pretty as a picture and she is near bradenton, florida. loves golf. never misses a chance to play. good for the heart, mind and body. >> otis ezell is from new albany

mississippi. loves oranges. eats one every day. i think that's good. 102 years old. and we have adele schwartz. she is from freehold, new jersey. she is 100 years old today. a very devout optimist. she says everything is good. the glass is half full always. washington state is the home of james itami. he is 100 years old today. loves boats. crazy about boats. had one almost all of his life. that's it. now back to new york where they have lots of boats in the hudson river, the east river and all the rivers and routes. new york, new york. >> all right. willard. thanks a lot. it is back to school time. coming up next, we'll help you save money on those costly apps with all the tech gear your kid needs to get back to school. >> and coming up, a live concert

from chris brown. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:37 and we're wrapping up our special series back to school today bargain bonanza. stocking up on tech gear can add up quickly. how can you get what you need at the right place? enter mario armstrong. he is today's digital life style editor and he has deals. >> good to see you. >> before we get to your tips, a lot of parents thinking can we kids do with the device they had last year? do i need to upgrade? and if i buy something now is it grog to be out dated by christmas? >> one, you can reuse the devices but if it's not usable anymore, in other words like a calculator, you maybe going into

a different class where you have graphing functions and last year's calculator won't work. find out what they need to be doing and figure out can i pass it down and sell it or buy something new. >> let's get to your specific tips. i like these. you say buy refurbish items and people think that's use, they're old, they're not good. >> that's far from the truth. you can get great deals, 2 to all right. don't let the end of summer get you down. time to plan that long weekend get away. >> just the word fall. and reporting your thing or rather visit an island in the pacific northwest, travel and leaisure leisure, make you want to pack your bag. hang on until we get through the list. >> hi. don't be sad about fall. this is when you get great deals. for travel. >> prove it, missy.

>> fake us to a wi-- take to us retreat, please. >> in the north port of long island. wine from there. >> of course it is. >> award-winning wine. >> and pinot, delicious i think. i wanted to know you like it. >> uh-huh. >> great roses. and a lot of great wineries and this is a great home base for to you check it out. >> pretty. >> under $200 a night to stay here. great value. mid-week, weekends. i love this hotel. the great thing, you don't know where to start. decide where to go to check out. what they can afford to. >> everybody is chipping in on one product. >> it's a group purchase for one product. >> really smart. >> the next one you say is don't just toss out your old electronics, sell them. are you talking about selling them to an individual or to one of those places that refurbishing electronics.

>> you want to go with someone that has done this. i have used gazelle.com. you go to their site, three step process. i have an old iphone, what condition is it? you check those off and it will tell you the value you can get. they'll ship you the box, prepaid postage. you put the item in and they send you a check. >> how much extra will you get if you have the warranty. >> you get a nice little bump. a premium on that and also a premium if you don't have scratches or dings or dents. >> and finally, and this is probably the simplest of all of them but look for stores and websites that offer back to school related bargains. >> people miss this a lot. all of your major retails have all types of deals but online if you were to buy a mac or iphone you get a $50 gift card. if you go to microsoft for example and pick up a surface you can get this at 10% off. this is best of both worlds.

but make sure when you're online or in stores tell them it's for a student. have proof with you and prove that you're buying for school and ask for a educational discount. don't buy anything at a retail price. >> that's a great idea. money is tight and this is a great way to save cash. >> we put extra tips on today.com's website as well. >> mario, thank you so much. appreciate it. and you can find more of these tips on our website. up next, a live concert on the plaza from chris brown. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> well, the time has come. many have camped out all night long for this moment. and taking to our toyota summer concert stage, ladies and gentlemen, chris brown.

[ music playing ] ♪ yeah, baby, does he do it for you ♪ ♪ i just got to ♪ baby when you're with me i can't explain it ♪ ♪ do you dig it [ music playing ]

♪ he's so replaceable ♪ you're worth the chase, you're putting up ♪ ♪ it's all right.

i'm not dangerous ♪ ♪ when you're mine, i'll be generous ♪ ♪ you're irreplaceable ♪ a collectible just like fine china ♪ ♪ it's all right i'm not dangerous ♪ ♪ when you're mine, i'll be generous ♪ ♪ you're irreplaceable, a collectible ♪ ♪ just like fine china ♪ took me awhile to find your love ain't no amount of time in this world ♪ ♪ save me a lot of time and just love me ♪ ♪ feel it baby, feel it in your soul. are you ready? i know your heart's been telling you you belong to me ♪ ♪ it's all right i'm not dangerous ♪ ♪ when you're mine, i'll be

generous ♪ ♪ you're irreplaceable ♪ a collectible ♪ you are, baby, yeah dangerous ♪ >> chris brown, thank you. we'll be back with more music in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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t.j.maxx and marshalls. well, chris brown was just 16 years old when he took to the music scene and he has been shaking the business up ever since. >> 24 years old and about to release his 6th album called x. thank you for coming back. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> they stayed out all night for you. >> love my fans. thank you. >> they love you too. i have to show you chris. this is from the new york, new jersey fan club. i'll hold on to it. because you're going to perform. all your friends are wondering how you're doing. you had a seizure but not missing a beat today. how are you feeling? >> i'm good. just needed some rest. >> are you getting rest and taking care of yourself. >> absolutely. >> chris, we sat down and did an extensive interview in the studio. you were talking about turning

to the positive, you wanted to inspire people. some of the social media messages you have sent out recently have been on the negative side. what's going on. >> it's not the music. >> not the music. >> but are you struggling with two different worlds. >> i'm loving my fans. >> but you love reaching out to your fans in different ways. you have art, you have twitter and now, though, i heard that you were saying you might want to leave the business. you can't leave them hanging. >> no. >> so what is this about -- tell us about this? is this a rumor or fact? the last album? what are you doing? >> i'm just putting out the music now. i'm going to continue to work for my fans and make sure they have fun. >> what is your inspiration for your music. your growing. the last time you were here, you talked about being positive. what's in the heart now that's pushing the music. >> my god given talent and my fans. all the fans make me want to. all of it i do for them. >> let's get on with the

concert. what are you going to sing now. >> all right. chris brown. [ music playing ]

>> let me hear you new york. ♪ why is it all so complicated baby this should be simple ♪ ♪ it's telling me mental ♪ when you back it up it drives me crazy ♪ ♪ and you know what i'm into make me forget what we arguing about ♪ ♪ we do it like rock stars and we ♪ ♪ cause we be going back and forth ♪ ♪ everybody jump

♪ oh, i'm a get it ♪ i'm a get it ♪ till we get it right. ♪ ♪ until we get it right ♪ >> chris brown will be back with more music on a friday morning. but first, your local news.

the giants will start rebuilding for a 2014 push this weekend. team roasters expand on sunday. when they do manager bruce bochy plans to pursue prospects for next season. the giants play in arizona tonight at 6:30 right here on nbc bay area. check the forecast, rob my

yesterday da in for christina. >> 72 later on in san francisco. 85, san jose. there you see low 90s inland around the trivalley and south of downtown san jose for the afternoon. moving through the weekend, going to see cooling as the seabreeze turns stronger approaching sunday. another local news update in just a half hour. now back over to the "today" show.

>> announcer: from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this friday morning, august 30th, 2013. big crowd to see chris brown. we'll hear from him moren this hour. i'm willie geist and al roker and brooke shields. this is your last day. we're going to miss you. >> i'm going to miss being here but i kept the seat warm for natalie. >> starting monday you can stop wearing them. >> they're supposed to fall off and you make a wish, right? >> we're going to embarrass you later in the hour. >> oh, really? and that's different how? >> we're going to group together

all the embarrassment from the week. it's going to be great. >> it's a highlight. >> i can't wait to see the slow motion of me tying the cherry stem. >> i have a feeling that might be in it. >> it's on a loop in your house. >> let's talk about the cats on the track. have you heard about the kittens on the subway. >> so cute. >> temporarily halting the subway. brooklyn commuters waited for two hours as officials shut down power as workers tried to corral them. they're working under the third rail. >> got like 30,000 bolts running through it. if you touch the rail it's over. they were noticed after 11:00 in the morning. service up and running after 1:00 in the afternoon. >> it's probably dangerous for the train. i'm not sure people were saying they felt bad that it was late -- they were late for work but it was sweet. >> the subway stops every day for lesser reasons. >> exactly. >> i'm glad they didn't just say wow, let's go faster, just kill

one of them. >> can you imagine if thothose n the subway going what the heck. >> we were talking this morning, there's rats the size of those kittens. >> bigger than those. >> there are cat sized rats. >> they have metro carts. they're sitting there just waiting and reading the post. it's late again. >> here we go. >> did you see that shark on the train. >> they're just like us. >> people were saying oh their bosses aren't going to believe them that they were late -- >> there's the proof. >> there's the proof. i would be panicking about being late. i hate being late. i don't like being late anywhere but if it's for a kitten it's okay. >> i take the subway home from work and you'll sit in between stations for 20 minutes. they don't tell you why. >> they don't tell you why. and when they do half the times the p.a. is

[ inaudible ] thank you. >> of all the things he has done mayor bloomberg has not fixed the intercom system. >> in fairness to him it's the mta. >> i like taking the subway. i don't like it when it's dark. >> say that again? >> when it gets too too too dark. the lights are going out and they flicker. that makes me panicy but i love getting on there. >> what about getting on and have it stall. >> thank you. >> for the kitten. >> next question here, will you ride? there's a new jersey company planning to build a 415 foot, 41 story drop ride making it the tallest tower ride in the world. that is higher by way of perspective than the statue of liberty. six flags great adventure. this is the drop of doom. >> the drop of doom.

>> 90 miles per hour straight down. i think i know by your reaction you will not be on this. >> no, when i was a kid i would have rode it. >> these are roller coaster on top of it. >> yeah, no. >> it's being build in the middle of the already existing. >> god bless you. >> that's right. i like roller coasters. to me -- look, you only need one time where that break didn't catch. >> and also there's got to be something unhealthy about your insides going through that. >> 100 miles per hour. >> yeah, going up through your ears. >> do you ride roller coasters. >> when i was a kid. >> then what happened? >> i had children. those kids, they ruin everything. >> you're blaming your kids? how does that work? >> something biological happened and i get sick.

i'm afraid. maybe it's also mortality. maybe i need to be there for my kids. maybe i don't need to die. >> do you like roller coasters? >> i do. >> are you going to ride this. >> i won't be one of the first. >> it's controlled dropping. >> that's not fun. >> the ones i can't stand is when you're just spinning for five minutes, the teacups or the floor drops out and you stick to the wall. >> that's fun a little bit. >> it's the same thing as yesterday. >> explain that. >> it was force. >> i got left in a roller coaster once. i dropped down to the bottom and i was screaming to get out and the guy was just -- just put me on again because he didn't see me. >> what do you mean? >> there weren't any other

people in so i slipped down into the bottom of it and because it kept spinning i didn't have the strength to get back up in my seat because you weren't buckled in. >> are you 90? >> no, i was little. >> this was when you were a child? >> yes, but i wasn't small ever. i was younger. >> so in between the rail and spinning things. >> i'm good. therapy. >> it's a recipe for therapy. >> and your children know that you blame them for everything. >> everything. i blame you for everything. >> speaking of, let's talk about the tooth fairy. and apparently there's inflation. kids this year are getting an average of $3.70 per lost tooth. that's a big number. 23% jump over last year's rate at $3 a tooth. 42% from a couple of years ago. >> we do $1.

>> we do $1. i used to get 25 cents. >> when i say that, the tooth fairy. >> and sometimes when we're not no california versus new york there's a big panic. so they write her a letter and she, you know, is very good. >> or he. >> yes. ours seems to be a girl. >> our tooth fairy, unfortunately, the tooth fairy didn't have change the last time, it was an exact change tooth fairy. >> left the metro card. >> yes. perfect. a little gift card. >> i think it's too -- some parents are saying they didn't want their kid on the playground to say well i only got $1 and susie got $5. i think that's ridiculous. i think you have to brush your teeth, you have to take care of your teeth. you have to behave and be kind

to your sister. >> and your mother. >> is this your message to anybody? >> no, i'm too subtle for that. >> i think the tooth fairy needs to get a consistent number across the board. >> i do too. >> it's like gas prices. it's in different parts of the country. >> exactly. >> in fact, they're blaming it on some conflict. >> it's syria. yeah. the tooth fairy. >> this hits close to home for me. how close is too close when it comes to living near your family? when asked what factors other than price would be most important when searching for a new home, only 33% sited the proximity to family. my inlaws live about 20 minutes away in new jersey. >> i'm trying to get my in-laws to move to new york city. they're great with the kids. my kids are with them right now. but they don't meddle or try to change my parenting. they don't get in the way.

>> they're supportive. >> and helpful and loving. >> my parents are gone and deborah's parents, her dad is gone and her mother is not well. and until they're not there, you don't appreciate how much you miss them and how that bond of your children and your parents is something that is priceless. >> i didn't have grandparents growing up. i didn't know my grandmother too well and my others passed away and i'm watching my kids with their grandparents and it's foreign to me. it took awhile to get used to it and they have independent relationships with them and they're going to remember that and i'm so glad that because of my husband we can give them that. >> that's where i get the saying, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> really? >> my grandfather used to say that. >> that's fantastic. and sometimes we walk by my parents building and just put the kids in the lobby and send the elevator up.

>> until you find out your parents are out of town. >> the kids jimmied the lock. they're in the liquor cabinet. >> how about a look at the weather? >> let's see what we got for you. for today we're looking at showers making their way through the great lakes. we have moisture from tropical storm juliet making it's way to the southwest. we do have a risk of strong storms. rain around the great lakes. southwest as well. fantastic start to the labor and here's the view from san bruno mountains still. a sea of stratus across parts of the central bay. sun down breaking out through san jose, temperatures now climbing into the 70s inland around fairfield, concord, 68, livermore, 66, san jose, on the way to 80s and low 90s inland friday afternoon. 70s closer to the bay, seabreeze turns stronger to weekend, see temperatures cooling down a bit, especially sunday into monday, a

few extra clouds could lead to mountain thundershowers, especially around the sierra on monday. taking more than the

recommended amount. the drug contains an ingredient that is the leading cause of sudden liver failure for those that overdose. >> eating more fruits may help prevent type two diabetes. it significantly reduces diabetes risk while higher consumption of fruit juice was linked to a higher risk. replacing three weekly servings of fruit juice with whole fruits reduced the risk by 7%. >> a shorter work week might not bring the happiness you might expect. fewer hours had little overall impact on job or life satisfaction. however, working mothers were more pleased than men because they're often expected to fulfill traditional household roles there in addition to their outside work. facebook is considering expanding it's facial

recognition data base by using the profile photos of it's 1 billion plus members. a move that's sure to spark controversy. the move is intended to improve the performance of the tag suggest feature which uses facial recognition technology to speed up the ability to tag friends. facebook users uncomfortable with facial recognition technology can opt out of the feature. and a heavyweight fight between unlikely opponents. we have the video between australia. dog v. kangaroo. the great dane decided to chase him off his owner's property. well, turned out to be a mistake. this kangaroo had his way with old max. >> oh. >> look at that. >> have some water. have a little drink there d doggie. >> but they get him under and step on him.

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♪ 9:26 that breaking news is going on in san jose where crews are trying to put out a house fire. this is a live look at the scene on the east side this morning. it is on commodore drive near north jackson avenue. two people, we understand, have been pulled out of that house. you can see through the fence there, one recovering from smoke inhalation. it looks like firefighters have got a pretty good handle on this, smoke still rising from that house this morning. we will have more on this story coming up in our 11:00 newscast. we were a reporter on the scene. san jose police investigating two officer-involved shooting. just before 5:00, an armed man roobed a safe way in the midtown area. the man surrender in less than

four hours before that. police confronted a robbery suspect in east san jose, in that instance, the suspect tried run over an officer with his car. the officer shot that suspect who was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. on the new bay bridge, construction appears to be on schedule for tuesday morning opening, if not earlier. today, they will start paving the westbound lanes between yorba buena island and the toll plaza. working 24 hours a day on that one. [ slurps ] [ laughs ]

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>> looking over here, approaching mckey and alum rock. north 101 really jammed up, look at the map this looks like it is all because of a crash that happened a little farther north of a trim bull, lanes blocked for a period of time and a secondary clearing had lanes blocked the other side of the freeway, things starting to recover through the area north 101, 680 slow past the airport. the rest of the south bay looks really clear, a good flow of traffic. up toward the eastshore freeway, a live look out there, see that jam as you're coming westbound under that university avenue overcrossing to the maze, because of that construction, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. have a great friday morning.

welcome back to today on this friday morning, august 30th, 2013. i'm willie geist with al roker and brooke shields. natalie will be with us. you're listening to don't wake me up by chris brown. one more song coming up later in this half hour. i don't want to get too personal with you brooke and al but i want to ask you a simple question, what do you wear to bed? >> why are you asking me that? >> it's not part of the show. i just want to know. >> i wear boy shorts and a tank. >> what's a boy short? >> like a boxer. >> okay. >> it's a shorter and softer material -- i don't wear -- >> what you wear is less relevant so i'll let you off the hook. >> i don't think america wants to know that. >> she's a pro. >> a new study found out that

men think pajamas, full pajamas are the sexiest thing women can wear to bed. >> who did this study. >> ergoflex. >> what is that? you have lost it? where are you doing this polling? like iceland. >> where it's cold. >> just the word pajama. >> they found 37% of men polled believe a full set of pajamas were the sexiest thing. 32% sexy lingerie and only 16% thought sleeping in the nude. >> what about wearing your boyfriend or husband's shirt, isn't that -- >> like a t-shirt kind of thing. >> or like a dress shirt. >> like a dress shirt like we always see in. >> if christine wears her boyfriend shirt? >> yeah, if she wears her boyfriend shirt we have a big problem. >> our executive producer, his wife is constantly wearing the shirt from flo rida that he gave

her. >> that's odd. that's uncomfortable. >> we have a picture of megan draper from mad men. >> we can't see it. >> we don't have monitors. >> but i'm sure it's fantastic. >> right. >> i'm sure it's great. >> let's take a look at the weather. >> i don't know because i don't have a monitor to see the maps. >> oh. >> you take a look among yourselves. you can see that. >> i'm putting myself out of a job here. we have showers in the southeast. we got some wet weather making it -- now on sunday, sunday, more wet weather along the east coast back through the great lakes. southwest looking a little on the wet side and then labor day, not a lot of great news from new england down to florida. more rain, sunny from the plains down into texas. look for showers in the southwest. a gorgeous day down through california. sunny and hot with temperatures

now we are seeing sunshine in san jose, just a few leftover ram nants of the low clouds this morning and we will be on our way to temperatures 80s, san jose, 90s, santa theresa and morgan hill, 72, 80s to low 90s in toward the trivalley, mid to upper 80s in the north bay. we should turn cooler the weekend, seabreeze turns stronger, watch out for thundershowers approaching monday. al, thanks. a photo captures a moment in time and filled with poignant and memorable moments. >> here with the story behind picture perfect imagines is josh. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> a good place to start is president obama on the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >> i love this picture. this is 50 years since martin luther king jr. gave his i have a dream speech.

the president spoke and jamie fox and oprah winfrey. if you take your mind back to 50 years ago, the idea that it would be an african american president and the big lincoln statue behind him. it's inspiring and captures how far we have come. >> that's an incredible photo. that's the man who issued the emancipation proclamation. a stunning photograph. >> yeah. >> the next one, a big story on going this week is the rim fire in california. >> that's right. this is in northern california. it's the 5th largest fire in california history. it covers over 300,000 square miles. that's an area larger than new york city, than the land area of new york city. this is a big bear firefighter there. they have about 30% of it under control at the moment. so 70% left out of control. >> two weeks? >> yeah it's been around for two

weeks now. i want him to be able to go back to his family and have a cold beverage. >> this is brooke's favorite story of the week. miley -- this is the most tame imagine we could find. >> i'm sure it was. this is at the vmas. she's a 20-year-old former disney star. she was rubbing herself with the giant foam finger and sticking out her tone. they said this was a grinding declaration of adulthood. one of the early inventors of the foam finger said she was degrading this honorable icon. i didn't know this was an honorable icon. not like she was rubbing herself down with the declaration of independence or something. >> i don't remember the iconic one having a long fingernail either. >> that's true. people came to her defense. justin timberlake did. this is a scenario where it's

context. she is a teen pop idol at a music event. if jimmy carter had come out in a flesh colored bikini, then we have a problem. this is suitable. >> this next imagine is just a beautiful one. a marine -- just tell the story. >> this is jesse, he's a marine and lost his legs in 2009 in afghanistan. he met kelly and they fell in love. they were doing this photo shoot. she was just carrying him and the photographer said hang on and stop there. this is beautiful. and it went viral and jesse said it's a metaphor for their relationship. >> there's areas where the pr prosthetic legs can't take him and she carries him. >> beautiful. >> the last one you have for us. marine biology. >> my god. >> my personal favorite. >> this is southern california. there were a couple of kayakers going on a whale watching tour. you're not allowed to come

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today's kitchen is brought to you by bush's country style baked beans. still made from our secret family recipe. >> in today's kitchen, burgers that are too good to be healthy. we asked viewers to send in their healthiest cheeseburger recipes and we have flown in three finalists to compete for the grand prize. >> here they are. [ cheers ] >> and doing the tasting registered dietitian and cheerleader joy bauer. >> we got bombarded with the most outstanding and delicious recipes. it was a really big deal that these finalists are here. >> we're the judges here? >> you are. we'll tell you about each one and before we start it's important for everyone to know that a typical cheeseburger in a restaurant is about 1200

calories. full fat cheese a big white starch bun. so you're going to be impressed. we have ronnie's here. this is a bacon cheese inside out turkey burger. she uses ground turkey with grated zuccihni but the best part is the cheese y inside. >> it's reduced fat with all natural bacon bits. >> how did you come up with it. >> i inspire to try to make light recipes. it helped me lose weight. i try to get creative in the kitchen so my goal is to have fun and create fun recipes that people don't think are light but actually are light. >> just to let you guys know, without the bun is burger is 225 calories and with the bun, 355 calories. so this is a fraction of a

regular cheeseburger. >> that is really good. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> she is from parker, colorado and this is a naked buffalo burger. i love she has taken advantage of a lean red meat, buffalo or bison. it's lower in calories or fat than fatty chuck. what's cool about this aside from whole grain bread crumbs and egg white she added in chopped jalapenos and dried cherries. an interesting combination. >> you can't do that. >> can you do that? >> and blue cheese on the top. >> oh, boy. doesn't the blue cheese take from the healthiness at all? >> no. without the bun, 295 calories and with the bun, 425 calories. >> very nice. >> well done. >> well done. >> and last but certainly not least, we have ilene from

florida. these are greek turkey lettuce sliders. she also drives down the calories using lean ground turkey meet and she pumps up the flavor with a lot of fresh herbs like oregano and mint. one serving is all three. topped it off with this yummy delicious sauce. >> if you had a little slice there, it would be a little happy face burger. >> great for kids. great for kids. but the sauce is fabulous because it's nonfat greek yogurt with cucumber and red onion. a little lemon juice and dill. >> so this one without the bun, all three, 320 calories. with minibuns about 500 calories. could you imagine compared to the restaurant version of 1200. >> do we work together here? >> you work together and decide on the winner. >> are you guys nervous.

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ago. he returned the woman's engagement ring. we thought it would be a good time to check back in with him and see how he is doing. so we'll bring you an update on billy ray. here's a not at all loaded question for you, al and willie, are men more impressed or intimidated by women that are more successful than they are. >> absolutely. >> good answer. >> absolutely impressed. most women are more successful than we are. >> minor detail. >> we'll be looking forward to it. >> thank you so much. we've had a great week with you truly. we loved having you. the viewers loved you. we have you a little collection of things we thought would help you remember this week. >> beer. >> broken mug. >> oh my god. this is my favorite thing ever. >> in fact, we put together a look of some of our favorite brooke moments. check it out. >> container. >> brooke moments. >> brooke shields. >> there you go.

look, she is cuddling up. >> no, no, it's going to be okay. >> what do you mean exactly? >> you just put it like this. >> wow, that forearm. >> she is tying a knot with a cherry stem. >> back a little bit. >> you're very tall. >> yes. >> bring out the brooke shields doll. here it is. >> oh, you have the box. it's a collectors item. >> we'll do a brooke shields. >> a double brooke. >> swing it hard. >> yes. all right. >> oh it's great.

good morning to you, you it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. crews worked quickly to put out a house fire in san jose, happened an hour ago on the east side. this is on dom dore drive near north jackson avenue two people have been pulled out of the

house. one person was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. another is suffering from smoke inhalation. we will have more on this story coming up in our 11:00 newscast. it is sentencing day for a former south bay youth sports referee. 50-year-old scott dom nower was convicted last month of committing lewd acts and sending porn to three teenaged girl it is. monterey county sheriff's office began investigating dom nower last year when he contacted a 14-year-old girl on social media. he now faces more than 14 years in prison. meteorologist christina loren is off today. we have rob my yesterday da in for her. he is talking about the weekend and this friday. >> so far, we have off to a nice start on this friday, the low clouds starting to break up, muggy conditions at times outside, see temperatures in the 80s around sap jose, 90s south of downtown, more 90s toward the trivalley, 70s around san francisco, maybe upper 70s near 80 today around oakland, upper 80s toward its the north bay. cooling as we go through the

holiday weekend, a few more clouds and a stronger seabreeze cooling us down approaching sunday. now, a check of your friday get away commute, here's mike. >> yeah, folks wanting to get through san jose now instead of get away, better now this full screen, north 101 coming toward us improves the last few minutes, the last half hour, things have been tied up since last told but that crash. look on the map and show you very slow from the approach all the way past 680, the airport, things are thinning out, better news for my friend, kenny, said can guy there in 45 minutes? i think you can, kenny, a smooth drive south there now, look toward the east bay, eastshore freeway, worst of all your commutes, you lose the lanes toward the maze, the bay bridge is still closed, causing a slow down from berkeley. >> good to be friends with mike. thank you, mike. we will be back at 10:26 with our next update. see you then. see you then.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza -- >> oh, god. >> oh, yeah,t's try-day friday. it's august 30th. >> you know, i'm depressed. >> i can't believe it. and i don't believe it. >> it's august 30th. >> we love summer. hoda loves the sun and -- >> because it's summer started off so weird in june with such cold days, until like mid-june, i feel like we missed a chunk of summer. >> yes, we did. >> now it's over and we missed half of it, and it's not fair. i'm going on record saying. >> what is in your hand?

>> well, it's either something to help your facial muscles and things or it's to prevent pregnancy. i'm not sure. >> we're going to try it out. people's faces -- we know as life goes on -- sag a little bit. so this is a wacky new gadget from japan that's supposed to make you look more youthful by toning all the muscles in your face. it's called a face slimmer. so what you are supposed to do is put this bad boy in your mouth and then you are supposed to do the vowels of the alphabet. a, e, i, o, u. >> let's try it. >> you have to scrunch it to get it in. at least i have to. >> a, e, i -- >> oh, yeah. a, e, i, o, u. >> a, e, i, o, u.

>> i can't do it. >> your face looks good. do these lips make my butt look fat. >> you do it three minutes a day. >> i like you in pink lipstick. it's a good color for you. >> the whole show like this, and i -- and i'll look 50 years old instead of 60. >> does that work? >> yes. do it slow. do it slow. >> anyway. >> i can't. >> oh, my gosh. >> i can't take it. >> anyway, it's $61. >> i feel like i look so much better. what do you think? >> your face looks tone.

anyway, they say you do three minutes a day. >> how much? three times a day for three minutes? >> $61. >> report is had a workout like that for a long time if you know what i'm saying. >> all righty then. >> keep those college tweets coming, people. >> it's almost time for college. we know you guys have been cool because you've been tweeting us over the summer. >> a lot of you are already in college. >> we want you to tweet us and tell us because we hope you schedule your classes around us. >> you need a real education, watch our show. >> so it is labor day. a lot of people are heading out. do you know what they say about -- do you believe the labor day and the white pants thing? >> no, rules are made to be broken. when you don't know who made up the rule, i don't think you have to follow it. >> okay. >> okay. now unless it's in your constitution or it's in -- >> yeah.

>> who said we can't wear white after labor day? >> you are right. and white looks cute. especially winter white. >> why do they call it winter white? >> i don't know who they are. >> if you are traveling around during this last bit of summertime, trip adviser looked at all the cool hotels. i know. i feel weerlird. >> who was playing around with these before we put them in our mouth. >> good point. >> jerry. >> these are hotels and b & bs around the country. this is kokopeli cave. it's a bed and breakfast that's underground. your room is 70 feet below the ground. it's near the four corners region of the united states. >> wow. >> and it's -- can i tell you something? i would be so claustrophob nick there. >> can't be a window so what -- >> it's a mirror. >> that's kind of strange. no frank gifford would go crazy in there. so claustrophobic. >> i hate driving through the lincoln tunnel. because you know those movies

where a piece falls out and the water rushes through. i always think about that. it's scary to me. and you know what else i can't do anymore? wear a snorkel. that makes me -- >> this might help. >> it makes me claustrophobic. >> it's all part of almost being 50, hoda woman. actually, you are 50. >> no, i'm not. i'm 49. >> oh, yeah that's right. >> there's something called the dog bark inn. it's in the shape of a beagle. and it's called sweet willy. and apparently you go in there and you sleep in there. and there are dogs around you and it's obviously a pet friendly hotel. 200 miles outside of boise. >> you have to go 200 miles outside of boise to get to that? doesn't that put you in a different state? that's very funny. >> all right. here's another one. >> who's the closest neighbor? people are funny.

>> mcmenamins kennedy school. >> it's a school in portland. they've turned a school into a b & b. there are chalkboards. the guests can come and look at the school auditorium. welcome. look at your room. >> they can go to the detention bar and order a drink. >> these are quirky. >> here's another one. this is called the red caboose getaway in washington state. it's a train that you sleep in. it's got themed cars. there's -- they are refurbished. >> that might be great fun. that appeals to me. well -- i want to help these people sell their trips but -- >> it's unique. >> you have to have a spirit of adventure. >> yes, you certainly do. do you like b & bs? are you a b & b person? >> i'm not really. >> i always feel weird because they are so intimate and you hear everything. people are like, are you raze for breakfast? i like to go eat when i'm ready and, you know, and be a little bit of a hermit. >> hoda really likes to

disappear. i don't young know this about her. she's gregarious and stuff but when she's out, she's so out. she's not just out the door. she's out of town. >> i just get up and leave. >> who had a party the other day -- >> me. thank you very much. >> oh, yeah, yours. there was one before. oh, it was for sara. and there was -- i was plotting my escape. >> of course you were. >> i'm just saying. usually i say i have to go to the bath room which isn't in the room where the party was. in this particular luncheon, the ladies room was right there. no way out there because everyone will see you go in. >> and come back. >> i don't know why i do that. why do i do that? let's talk about your nail polish. what does it say about you. does it represent your mood? ivillage did a study and figured out what your manicure says about you. if you do red it means you are passionate and energized. >> i never wear red. >> i wear red on my toes. i wear red downstairs. >> your toes are passionate and

energized. >> if you wear -- >> prettiest feet. >> if you wear peach, you are happy go lucky. metallic means you are strong and looking to make a statement. >> green means adventure and purple is confidence. so nude polish means you aren't afraid to be your true self. you don't need a color to say who you are. or you are lazy and you haven't gone to get -- >> i think lazy is more of it. >> you wear like a clear. a pretty. >> i wear like a ballet slippers or one of those. >> we're on television every day so you want to wear something that you don't have to change -- it goes with every color. but i always did that french manicure forever and ever and ever. >> how come you stopped doing that? >> i used to wear long nails and it just got to be too much work. >> too much trouble. >> too much work. now i go with the brown which i guess means i'm 60 and don't give a rip anymore. >> there's a new trend for cuticles. it's called cuticle art.

it's a new fad. it's by this company called rad nails. so what they do is a little temporary tattoo. there they are. and you put that -- >> see, it's -- >> maybe bobbie might like that. >> i don't like it at all. >> you think bobbie would like it? >> bobbie likes new funky things. beenie would appreciate the artistry in it, but i don't think -- she's very classic actually. >> it's a $6 set. if you are interested in the tattoo that you can wash away after a while for $6. >> one would hope. >> anyhoo. >> hoda zoned out. but it's time for your "friday funny." >> i'm ready. go. >> a woman was washing dishes and she noticed something was wrong. she rns to her husband and says, honey, i think the sink has a leak. can you try to fix it? her husband turns to her and says, do i look like a plumber to you? next day, their dog wanders into the neighbor's yard through a crack in the fence and the wife

turns to her husband. can you fix the fence? and husband replied, do i look like a carpenter to you? finally, the wife noticed some of the paint was chipping in their son's room so she said, honey, could you please repaint the room? he says do i look like a painter in? the next day a handyman came through the neighborhood looking for help. the wife immediately hired him. when she came home and saw the work had been done she said how did you get everything fixed. there was a handyman. he came by and offered to do it for a lot of sex or a homemade pie. and he said, i hope you made him the best apple pie of his life. and his wife stares right at him and said, do i look like a baker to you? >> you've been rocking the jokes. what's going on with you? >> you are getting good ones. it's time for johnson's baby of the week. >> yes, yes, yes. >> we celebrate new moms and the new additions to their families. our first baby is baby matthew.

oh, john crump born in virginia on july 18th. parents john and miriam call him their little miracle baby because they've been told they would never be able to have children. so they really fooled them. >> they sure did. next up is ne' riah faith jackson born july 17th. her parents say they chose her name because ne'riah means lamp of god and their little girl is a bright light in their lives. >> now to a baby born in lake forest, california. little jase joseph mccutchan. he weighs 6 pounds, 13 ounces. >> look at his picture. he's so relaxed. >> chelsea and daniel offer this advice to new parents. sleep when you can. >> that's right. >> just look at him. >> and our last johnson's baby is caroline pamela wiley born july 8th in bowling green, kentucky. mom and dad are very grateful for their newborn especially since dad chris is a cancer

survivor. >> congratulations to all of our babies. if you want a chance for your baby to appear in our today's johnson baby of the week, go to klgandhoda for details. look at our cocktail. it's try day friday. this is a watermelon cocktail. >> okay. >> that's all. >> i know. >> it's the end of summer and we're drinking these. watermelon juice, simple syrup and black pepper. >> the drink is perfect for your labor day party. i guess the recipe would be on our website as well. would you like to be happier, hoda? >> yes. >> we'll have some answers that will turn that frown upside down. >> and bobbie is here with her buzz. >> we'll make you smile in style. first these messages. [ man ] i think this is a good time to tell you: you're doing okay, mom. i can call you "mom," right? i know we haven't known each other very long,

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[ tucker ] mrs. johns, thanks for teaching me that hard work is more important than neat handwriting. tucker phillips. [ female announcer ] send cheer to a teacher who's inspiring today's youth. and now hot pink toes. seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it has to do with gwen, he's putty in her hands. for a love this strong, duke's family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep his body as strong as a love that can endure any fashion trend. iams. keep love strong. now you can keep love fun with new shakeables meaty treats. searching for happiness, you are probably looking in the wrong places. in fact you might want to try --

>> thousands of students at new york city's one day university have studied their way to bliss. >> here to show you how easy it is to ace this emotion are kathryn sanderson who lectures at one day u and is a professor at amherst college department of psychologist and nancy trent, a full-time working mom who has taken kathryn's course, the science of happiness. hi, ladies. >> hi. >> the word happy is basically about circumstances, right? it's not the same as joy. this is a different thing. >> right. and that's a great question. and one of the challenges is that lots of things we'd intuitively think make us happy really don't. so, for example, having more money. people think if i just had more money, i would -- >> i'd have fewer problems. >> and what happens? >> more money, more problems. >> different problems but still problems. >> i like the different problems better. >> but there's also the challenges that as you get more

money, that amount of money no longer is enough and then people want more. because the comparison changes. >> the itch you can't scratch kind of thing. but how much of it -- you took the horse. how mu course. how much of it is a dna thing. >> some people are naturally happy but the thing is that for anyone who isn't naturally happy, there are things that can make you happy. very simple things. >> did you go looking for happiness? >> i was happy but i wanted to find out how to be even happier. >> what did you learn? >> first thing is just smiling, like if you feel like, i'm in a mood, just making yourself smile, even if you -- >> i've got something to help with that. those lip things. >> even if you don't feel happy, that's easy. >> you talked about how like things like children and family, those things you'd innately think make you happy, don't. >> that's a really great point. people often think, being married will make me happier. >> depends on who you marry.

>> that's because you are a woman. for men it doesn't matter. for men, marriage makes them happy, no matter who it is. even a house -- like a shrew? >> well, having a wife is a pretty good deal. having a wife helps a lot. for women, it matters who you marry. matters who you marry a lot. people with children, not happier than people without children. and one of the challenges is that lots of stuff about children is effort. it's work. it's changing diapers, doing laundry, doing the dishes. it's not innately joyful. >> let's talk about the things. i didn't believe this at first. >> i don't agree with this at all. i really don't. >> shopping, eating, exercise and sex. all things, to me, that seem fleeting. like you do it and as soon as you are done, happiness goes away. >> temporary fixes. >> right. so those are things, shopping doesn't even have to be for you. >> for someone else. >> have you ever had the experience of buying a fabulous gift for someone that you knew was going to make them so happy? >> yeah. >> i love that. >> but that's helping someone.

>> exactly. and that's helping someone. >> volunteering. >> yeah. >> volunteering makes people happy. >> i think that's what you are discussing something a little different which is fulfillment. seeing what you can do to impact another human being's life is a wonderful thing. >> there's different kinds of happiness. one is a different kind of happiness from accomplishment, from doing really good things. and you may not be smiling because as you know, it is hard to get things important and substantive done. on the other hand, some people, you know, they are shopping, they are eating, they are happy. >> some people are oblivious to the most beautiful things in the world and they don't even see it. >> don't appreciate it. >> we'll show you everything you need for this weekend to make you happy. >> exactly. >> your must haves for labor day. >> and bobbie thomas is here with her buzzi buzz. is that kate cook? >> oh, new york it's brittany. lucky charms?!

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buzz from the curling iron for women on the go to an inventive way to keep water from trickling down your arms while you wash your face. >> bobbie thomas has the latest beauty breakthrough. >> hey, girl. >> hi. >> how are you, bobbie? >> we have 30 seconds left. >> plenty of time for you. >> pick up this curling iron. turn it over and you'll see a little white button. push the button and told the top down. while pushing the button, fold the top. isn't that cool? >> yes. >> this is something i always have a problem with when going overnight to put it in my purse. >> i'll put this in my purse. >> this is a another really great beauty breakthrough. the owner found my e-mail and told me sephora took her pat tonight help them with her brush collection. >> they all have very strange edges. >> your makeup goes on on the curve of your cheek or the eye

shadow perfectly because if you press too hard with brushes that are flat you get wrinkles and aging. you get even application. >> that's how it works. >> i love this one. this is -- >> these are just something that i think every woman should have. they are inexpensive. try them on. just put them on but they come with match iing cuffs. you put it on to get your hair back. they come with your wonder woman cuffs so that the water doesn't drip down. >> and then lastly, something i'm very excited about. a monthly delivery from the lab. these have people have partnered up with cosmetic labs and they make the formulations that big brands like designers go and get the products from. >> you pay big bucks for. >> but you'll get some of the products that aren't on the market yet because they haven't been purchased and you'll save money so you aren't paying for the packaging and commercial --

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blocks away but opened fire you a didn't hit him. he surrender. less than four hours before this incident, police confront and armed robbery suspect in east san jose. the suspect tried run over an officer in his car. an officer shot the suspect, who was taken to the hospital unknown injuries. we will take a look at that forecast and the roads after the break. good morning! wow.

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out the sunshine and most places inland now in the 70s, mid-70s, livermore, 68, san francisco, 70, san jose, san jose later on will see temperatures climbing into the mid-80s this afternoon, 90s south of downtown, low to middle 90s, trivalley, for the weekend, things running a bit cooler thanks to a stronger seabreeze saturday and sunday. mike? >> hey, rob. looking at the eastshore freeway, you will need to know about this all weekend, folks. eastshore free sway going to be jammed between albany, here looking at university avenue and the maze. this is your commute still jamming up, both directions likely slow because you do lose lanes, especially as you head toward that maze over the course of the weekend until they reopen the bay bridge. the city side as well, once you get through there, heading north, 280 fine, jammed, an earlier crash in the general douglas macarthur tunnel, just cleared, thank you for getting that information to me, marla. >> my best friend, leah. she is ahead of the traffic. bay bridge construction crews appear to be on schedule for a tuesday morning opening. today, they will start paving

the westbound lanes near yorba buena island and the toll plaza and an update on all their progress at 11:00, in 30 minutes. we hope to see you then. we are back on this try day friday and jill's must-s have with everything you need for labor day from backpack boom boxes to baking cupcakes. jill martin is here with all the fun. we love these. >> hi. >> were you depressed at the end of summer? no. excited about all the must-haves. >> i'm depressed and excited. >> we are obsessed with this. >> it is sand, actually, but it's pronounced sand. it's from brookstone. it's 98% sand, 2% polymer and 100% fun. look. you -- >> it's better than a psychiatrist. >> it is so much fun. >> we actually did this ourselves in the green room yesterday. this is really what -- >> michigan education.

>> can't really describe it. >> it's like the good kind of sand you get at the beach deep down where it's wet. the kind that you like. >> it doesn't make a mess. it stays together. this is a great thing to have in your house. summerall year long. >> we're not leaving here. >> sand. >> okay. i love these. these are on sale at pottery barn. now is a good time to stock up not only on things for this year but for next year as well. i love this little -- i can't believe this didn't fly out. the drink dispenser on the lifeguard chair. i love this. and the condiment holder. i have this but not a ton of vodka in it. >> this corn on the cob thing i love. $14.95 sur le table. if you are on a date and want to eat it like a lady. >> this looks pornographic, a little bit. >> but look what happens here. >> i was once at a picnic out in the hamptons.

ben brantley, editor of "the washington post," had corn all over his face. and nobody could -- nobody told him. >> what did you say? >> i said there's corn all over your face. every time i see corn, i think of him. >> this is speakers built into a backpack. >> stop it. >> so if you are going on a picnic. even to give as a gift to someone who has children for the coming year. i'm sure teachers will love this. and the sharknado theme, they also made a shark one. >> can you put stuff in the backpack? >> yes. right now it's bubble, but -- >> i was like, oh, you walk around with a speaker. >> no, you walk around with your ipad and it plays it. >> i love bingo. bingo! >> this is -- oh, m-31. vintage games from restoration hardware. look up here. vintage monopoly, vintage bingo. love these as gifts. >> cotton candy machine.

could last all year around. pinwheels as center pieces. i love these neon tumblers and trays. >> of course you did. >> $24. >> labor day any holiday, my mother poses these ikea meatballs. if you want a chair and something to eat, ikea has these fabulous meatballs. she serves them and says they are hers. >> they are good. >> you just outed your mother. >> she knows. i actually asked her if it was okay. she said -- >> georgette is not happy. >> another way to pose things as yourself. williams-sonoma sells these cookies and you just fill them with ice cream and make your own cookie sandwiches. these are bacon cupcakes with a maple butter cream frosting. >> i gave up sweets. >> rave reviews from our staff and crew. >> pretty good.

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all right. don't let the end of summer get you down. it's time to start planning that long fall weekend getaway. >> just the word fall. >> i know. >> whether national parks are your thing or you'd rather visit an island, we have affordable trips that will make you want to pack your bags, but hang on until we get through with the list. >> hi. don't be sad about fall. this is when you get great deals for travel. >> take us to a wine retreat, please.

l please. >> we're going to go to the green porter in the north fork of long island. this is a wine from there. >> they have some award-winning wines. >> this is their pinot. delicious i think, but i want to know you like it. they have great roses coming out. a great winery. a great home base for to you check it out. under $200 a night to stay here. great value midweek to weekend. i love this hotel and the great thing i love, if you don't know where to start with wineries, they serve 20 wines by the glass in your restaurant so you can try them and decide where to go. >> weekends are obviously more pricey? >> a little higher, but the values in september, if you haven't been able to get away for the summer, fall, september, october is a great time of year and beautiful scenery for you to see. >> if you want to recharge, how about there's a wellness getaway you like. >> it's in taos. it's meant to be an energy center. if you want to go somewhere

spiritual, if you want to have life reading massages, if you want to spend under again $200 a night to do that, this is a great place to go. >> you're scaring me. >> have you ever gotten wuwu treatments? >> she's gotten her share of them. >> i have two children to prove it. >> oh, yeah! >> the next place is a place that -- >> i love this, new orleans, of course, you got to go. >> new orleans is amazing. obviously people love to go there for jazz fest. but this is -- we're going to go there to the by water. this is an area that's up and coming. very knnew neighborhood. >> is that by lee circle? >> you know it. a new hotel called the modern. they have an unusual check-in. you go straight to your room with cocktails which i like. they have a parrot in their lobby. genius. and the prices are $109 a night. >> wow. >> platlet's go to the northwes.

>> if you are a foodie, and a lot of people are, loomy island, this is in the san juan archipelago. $100 a night. their chef just was named by food and wine magazine as one of the best new chefs. >> wow. >> they do a fantastic job with their own lamb. they have incredible local seafood. they hand pick their vegetables. stunning. and $100 a night, you cannot beat that value. >> take us to the carolinas. >> we're going to the blue ridge parkway, asheville. >> gorgeous. >> i'm so excited you like it. there's an inn called the black walnut bed and breakfast. >> i stayed there. i took my daughter to karch and that's the hotel we stayed there. >> they celebrate their 78th birthday. it's a nice thing to do -- >> that's my room! . >> that's you in the bed.

>> i left my toothbrush there. jackson hole is the last one. >> teton mountains spa and lodge is a beautiful place to go. you can hike and go down the snake river and if you want to get the perfect view of teton village, go to the roof to the hot tub for 24 people. >> you know what the tetons were named after? >> oh, no, here we go. >> lewis and clark looked up at the two mountains and said tetons. that's what it's named after. >> thank you. >> now that you know where to go, we'll show you how to dress your man so he arrives in style. >> action for the guys right after this. ghafter this. what if we took all this produce from walmart and secretly served it up at this produce stand in the heart of grape country? it's a fresh-over! come taste some grapes - tell us what you think. these guys have an amazing sweetness. yeah they do. probably the best grapes i've ever had. a thousand thumbs up. walmart works directly with growers to get you the best quality produce they've ever had. all this produce is from walmart.

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borrowed, something new," sam sabora. we like when sam is here. nice illiteration. what's doing, sam. >> we're going to talk about the men a little. they don't get too much love. we'll show you great fashions based on trends but they carry out of summer into fall. >> and they're affordable. >> everything is probably under about 50, 60 bucks. >> let's start off with sheldon. >> sheldon is here. >> he's got some transition pieces. >> this is perfect for labor day weekend. this is a look you can take from summer into fall. a great nautical tee. red is the color of the season for men. this is a red chino from the gap. just by changing the shoes and adding this great denim shirt turnover it takes it right out of summer and into fall. leave the hat on for the fun weekend but then pop it off as we get into fall. >> i like the cuffs on him, not on farmer frank. he needs red pants. >> they are chinos. they are great for summer. >> thanks, sheldon if that's your real name.

>> next up we have daniel. >> look how cute he is. >> he's our college student. he's 19 years old. this is speaking to all the americana trends happening. big, square plaid. i layered this great vest. and backpacks are the bag of the season for men. no more messenger bags. all about a backpack. perfect for college. for those guys afraid to try the color denim trend, this is cool. it's almost the color of a chino. ease into that trend. perfect for the season. >> guys are used to wearing like a khaki. it's almost a gold here. >> great. thanks. next comfy look. look what sean's got cooking. >> cute. >> sean is very tall. >> he's a long drink of water. >> this is a really simple trend. gray on gray. one of the biggest trends in men's fashion. pretty much every guy has an athletic gray t-shirt at home. this fun sweater from the gap. that shawl collar is also on trend. sporty and easy and comfortable

at the same time. >> a lot of that going around. the gray and gray. >> that's a no-brainer for guys. they feel comfortable and safe in gray. >> trying get your guy out of his normal pattern. >> so instead, just layer stuff on him for fall and you are good to go. >> let's bring out our final guy. ignacio is here. >> i heard he was in town. >> hello. >> he's all ready for fall weather. >> so this is a really classic handsome look. we start with a liberty print, that small floral print and layered the sweatshirt knit over it. this is cut like a sweatshirt so guys don't feel like they are being too fashion forward. this top or basic navy jack set really fantastic. it pulled the look together. >> and it's so affordable. >> fashion forward. >> what the black sneaks he's got on. >> a cool way if you love wearing sneakers but want to dress up a little. the black canvas sneaker with the brown laces. >> don't be afraid of those. >> those are also from zarra. >> let's bring all of our

gentlemen out. >> come on out. >> there's sheldon again. >> of course, he is. >> thank you guys very much. >> thanks, guys. now that you won't have to beat the summer heat it's safe to ease your way into the kitchen. we have some quick and easy recipes. first, this is "today" on nbc.

it is time for today's kitchen simple dinners and simple meals to ease you back into the kitchen. >> here to help us get over the grill and back home on the range, is the founder of the

6:00 scramble. viva gold dfarb. what are you cooking up? >> salmon. the hardest thing for busy parents is figuring out what to make for dinner at the end of the long day. >> so they make mcdonald's. >> we're trying to avoid that today. >> so i call that the 6:00 scramble. my suggestion is that they take a few minutes on the weekend to plan ahead and shop for a couple simple meals like the ones i'm going to show you today. so we're making a three-ingredient dijon soy salmon. this is a great thing to do with your kids or with your co-host. have you guys paint on some of this mustard right on top of the salmon. you don't have to go too thin. gives it a lot of flavor. >> like it crusty. >> exactly. >> here we go. >> slap it on there. >> and i like this grainy dijon mustard.

and, but you can use any kind of dijon mustard. >> hoda. >> it's not easy. >> you can just do one if you want. >> okay. then what do you do? >> then you just sprinkle on a little soy sauce. >> sprinkle, sprinkle. and if you'd like a sweeter flavor you can always use teriyaki sauce instead. >> three ingredients, how easy is that? takes no time. about 10 to 12 minutes under the broiler and you are done. >> please go ahead and taste it. that's done. that's three ingredients. >> get involved. is that good? >> thank you. >> oh, my gosh. i do love it with that. >> isn't that good? simple. you'll love the next one. this is my green machine quesadillas. always trying to get more greens into our families' bodies. i could have you each make one of these. a layer, on one side, a layer of avocado and the great thing about quesadillas, i love them like this, but you can customize

them to your family's taste. and then a handful of spinach right on top. >> i fixed yours. >> you are like me. a control freak. >> and then a little cilantro. >> and then a little cheese. and a little bit of -- a spoonful of this green salsa. i like the flavor of this green salsa because it's sort of tangy. >> okay. >> a little bit on here. and then the nice thing -- >> not ready. >> i'm trying to do it nicely. unlike hoda. >> a lot of salsa. >> you fold them in half. if you put them in the pan like this, you can fit two. >> she's not finished. i'm bored. >> so that way if you have two pans you can get four of them going at once. another simple dinner. the really the best thing we can do for our families is have dinner together. these recipes make it so easy to do that. >> thank you. >> thank you so much.

>> you can find the recipes on our website. next week, how to wear those new fall boots. >> plus, help around the house with fix-it questions. >> and everything you need for a fun tailgating party. >> it's almost football season. >> have a great labor day weekend, everybody. don't drink and drive. stay home and drink. >> love you all.

this is an nbc news special report. here is lester holt. >> good day from new york. just a short time ago secretary of state john kerry laid out publicly the evidence that would justify limited u.s. military action against syria. reports from on the ground,

satellite images, and dozens of videos that point to a nerve agent used by the assad regime killing at least 1,400 people, including more than 400 children. >> the american intelligence community has high confidence. high confidence. this is common sense. this is evidence. these are facts. so the primary question is really no longer what do we know. the question is what do we, we collectively, what are we in the world going to do about it. >> kristin welker at the white house, where does this go from here? >> reporter: lester, secretary kerry was unequivocal, leaving no doubt about military action despite the fact the u.s. doesn't have a strong international coalition and despite the fact that public support is mixed. kerry making it clear that any action would be limited in scope, not aimed at regime change.

it will not be another iraq, he said. >> kristin, thanks. much more on the situation with syria tonight on "nbc nightly news." for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news, new york. good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley has the day off. we will have much more on the crisis in syria in a moment. but first, clues in san jose had to work quickly to rescue a grandmother who is stuck in a house that caught fire. nbc bay area's bob redell is on the scene with the very latest now. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. she is in critical condition. we spoke with her grandson not too long ago who lives with her and his uncle. he tells us that there was at least one working smoke alarm in their home here behind me on commodore drive. this is in san jose. there was one of those alarms that woke them up aroun