far from casino matrix. the driver took off from the scene. >> that's it. >> that's what's going on "today in the bay." >> happy labor day. see you tomorrow. good morning. selling the strikes. divided lawmakers begin debating the made it for u.s. military action in syria -- made for u.s. military income taxes syria following a surprise move from the president to seek approval from congress as john mccain heads to the white house for a crucial meeting today. closing in on a dream. endurance swimmer diana nyad on her daring attempt to swim from cuba to florida. her goal now less than ten miles away. we're tracking her progress live. and parting shot. a racer slapped in the face by the girlfriend of one of his competitors. what set her off and why it could land her in jail today. monday, september 2nd, 2013.

and a good morning and welcome to "today" on this monday morning. a happy labor day to you all. i'm natalie morales. >> i'm willie good night. matt and save have the morning off. we promised we won't slap each other. we'll keep the peace on labor day. as you may have heard when we come in, we have a great concert signed up. florida georgia line and nelly. this is one of the songs of the summer. we'll hear from them. nelly, i'm told, is going to play some hits, as well. >> the florida georgia line, nelly, a great combination. we want to begin with the serious news. the white house trying to convince lawmakers to authorize a u.s. military strike in syria. peter alexander is at the white

house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the obama administration insists that the u.s.' very credibility is at stake here. already the white house has kicked off a high stakes lobbying effort to try to convince congress of the need of military action. in the words of one administration official, they will flood the zone with more calls and meetings with lawmakers scheduled for today. while syria's civil war rage uninterrupted this morning, washington is debating its next move. the president's call for military action faces an uphill battle with skeptical lawmakers. many back early from summer recess for a rare classified briefing sunday. afterward, showing little consensus. >> i think members of congress were divided. >> accountability has to be certain, swift, and severe. >> certainly the mood in the district that i represent is do not do this. >> reporter: still, the white house insists it will step up the pressure. secretary of state john kerry presenting new evidence that

sarin gas was used in the deadly attacks. >> bashar al assad now joins a list of adolph hitler and saddam hussein who have used these weapons in time of war. >> reporter: what happens next remains unclear. >> i will say that if congress overrules a decision of the president of the united states on an issue of national security, that could set a catastrophic precedent in the future. >> reporter: the president's decision to seek congressional support marked a dramatic last-minute shift after more than a week of deliberations. from the start, president obama and his national security team seemed convinced the u.s. must act. secretary kerry arguing its case. navy warships ready to go. all along, senior administration officials say the president debated involving congress. so what swayed him? >> the nos have it. the nos have it. >> reporter: aides insist it was largely last thursday's no vote in the british parliament. leaving the u.s. on its own. the president shared his views with chief of staff dennis mcdonough during a walk on the white house south lawn friday.

then that night delivered the message in a two-hour oval office meeting where stunned advisers expressed their disagreement. by saturday, ahead of the president's remarks, all of those advisers were on board. and already we're hearing from lawmakers, many of whom say the best hope for congressional approval is to limit the scope of any strike. the white house has a lot riding on this. no president in modern times has lost a vote for the use of force. >> peter alexander at the white house on a labor day morning. thank you very much. nbc news political contributor robert gibbs is a former white press secretaries and senior adviser to president obama. robert, good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm doing well. we saw this photograph of the oval office. you saw stunned faces on just about every adviser in the room. why did president obama do this at this juncture? >> i think this is barack obama circa 2008. i think he believes you involve this country in military intervention in a deliberate

manner, in a deliberate fashion. and i think going to congress and seeking that approval, broadening that coalition and broadening that consensus is the way he believes we should take america to war. >> how much of this, though, is about political cover? obviously he saw that he wasn't going to have the support of great britain. the polls, nbc poll shows the american public is not particularly interested in entering another country. how much of this is about bringing congress in on this decision and along for the ride and perhaps sharing some of the blame? >> well, i certainly think there are obviously some politics at play here in terms of having them with you. i think the president believes that we present a broader, more strengthened coalition if the people's representatives along with the commander in chief help make that decision. >> how much of this, though, is dependent on getting a coalition of votes together? because you have on the left people who don't want to go to war. you have on the right the same. you have people who decided over

the course of the last five years to stand in the way in the house of representatives of everything the people have put forward. where are the votes for this? >> i think you touched on it. first of all, this is an enormous political gamble by the president. and what you mentioned is you sort of have three camps. you have the camp of john mccain which is the president's not doing enough. you'll have republicans and democrats who are uneasy with doing anything at all. i think this is going to be a tough case for this president to make. an important case for him to make because it's a big gamble. as peter said, you'll see an effort to likely limit the statutory language for this resolution that would include a prohibition on boots on the ground, no troops. and maybe a time limit, an expiration date on some of that legislative language in order to convince people that this is not another war in the middle east but instead a targeted strike to prevent the use of chemical weapons.

>> let's game this out one step further. what if it does go to the vote and the vote is no? and the congress tells president obama, no, you may not commit any american resources into syria, what does he do then? he's said explicitly a red line has been crossed. he said in august of 2011 that it was time for bashar al assad to step aside. how can he move forward without congress at this point? >> i think he'd be hard-pressed to move forward absent another chemical attack. i think the president deciding that he had the authority but believing that congressional authority and tlaigz wauthoriza crucial to moving forward. if the congress says no, i think that has to be the decision that the president undertakes much like we saw in great britain. >> do you think he'll get the votes? >> i think he will get the votes. i think the senate will be easier. i think he'll spend time on the

phones. it's incumbent on the president to speak directly to the american people about what's at stake for this country and how we face down dick thartators the down their own people. it's an emergency to be heard not just in damascus but in hezbollah. >> we appreciate you being up with us on this labor day morning. >> thank you. how is the white house's handling of the situation in syria playing among three people? nbc's richard engle is in turkey along the syrian border. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the syrianan government seems quite pleased believing that the more time that passes the less time a military attack on damascus or other targets might be. syrian officials are trying to sow doubt, saying that what the suds doing is the same scenario we saw before the iraq war with u.s. officials presenting intelligence which later turned out to be incorrect. russia is also helping syria to

sow doubts. the russian foreign minister today saying that he has received from washington the u.s. intelligence file on syria's alleged use of chemical weapons. the russian foreign minister says he finds it unconvincing. members of the syrian opposition, the rebels, however, are desperate, they say, for military intervention. the war is continuing against them by the day. there are millions of refugees outside the borders. unless something happens now, unless the use of chemical weapons trickers an intervention -- triggers an intervention, they don't think anything will. >> thank you very much. we've got breaking news this morning. new documents leaked by edward snowden revealing the nsa targeted at least two world leaders. nbc has more from moscow this morning with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. edward snowden has not communicated with the media since he arrived here in russia, according to his lawyer.

yet, the revelations continue. the journalist who worked with edward snowden, glen greenwald, on the nsa leaked documents says now that the documents reveal that the nsa spied on the presidents of both mexico and brazil. he says that enrico niento's personal emails were accessed in june, 2012. from the emails he says the u.s. discovered what cabinet members he was considering a month before his election as president. meanwhile, he says that the u.s. spied on the president of brazil using a program that looked at what web traffic she was looking at. even though edward snowden hasn't been speaking, the fallout from what he did continues. >> quickly, do we know where he is? snowden in moscow at this point. >> reporter: no, we simply don't. we're told by his lawyer that he is learning russian. and an interesting turn of phrase. he says he is undergoing a program of adaptation while

test. test. test. as roberts with the detail. good morning. we have information of militants attacking a u.s. base in afghanistan this morning, setting off bombs and torching vehicles. at least three people, apparently all insurgents, were killed. the taliban claiming responsibility for the strike near the pakistan border. it is the latest in a surge of attacks in afghanistan. in a brief statement, nato con virms an unsuccessful cord -- confirms an unsuccessful coordinated attack but says none of its personnel were killed. former south african president nelson mandela is home. released from the hospital after a 12-week stay. we have the latest on his condition. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. for the first time in almost three months, nelson mandela has spent the night here at his home

in the suburbs of johannesburg. he was transferred from his hospital at around one hour's drive from here by private ambulance early yesterday morning. today some of his family have been speaking about their delight and optimism, adding that he hasn't been sent home to die. but they cautious, however, they admit that he's only been discharged from hospital because in the words of one family member, his bedroom here has been turned into a mini hospital ward. extra medical equipment has been installed, and there are doctor here 24 hours a day. >> i know he has the thoughts and prayers of millions around the world. thank you. back here in new york, there's a city festival that's been brought to a halt after two people died of an apparent drug overdose. happened during the electric zoo music festival. into concert-goers dying, at least four others becoming critically ill while there. the deaths and illnesses appear to be linked to the drug mdma, known as ecstasy or molly. mayor bloomberg canceled the

festival sunday morning. we'll have more on the deaths coming up later this morning. the wildfire burning on the outskirts of yosemite national park is the fourth largest in california history. firefighters saying they've made good progress. and the fire is now 40% contained. a fleet of aircraft continued dropping water and fire retardant chemicals over the weekend. the two-week-old fire has burned a 340 square-mile area on the northwest boundary of the park. an incredibly close call in taiwan. dash cam show capturing this moment a couple of days ago as the northeast part of the country was dealing with heavy days of rains. watch the white car, showered with mud and rocks. here's where it gets super wild. a boulder. coming right in, laying down next to the car. the passenger side. that's at least four times bigger than the vehicle itself. it stopped short of rolling over the car. the people in the car probably just happy to be able to tell that story. imagine that -- wow.

it's already had three million views on youtube. so really wild ending to a nascar truck race in canada on sunday. the real action happening over the race when it was over. now on the final lap of the chevy silverado 250 in ontario, drivers collide sending both into the grass and out of contention. a member of skeen's crew tried to confront papas but was confronted by someone in papas' crew. a few minutes later, a woman approaches papas after his tv interview, slaps him across the face. that is skeen's girlfriend who was clearly not happy with how the race ended. she is up for a job on "the real housewives of ontario." >> that was more than a slap there. >> yes. yeah. the guy got his jaw dislocated. >> dislocated jaw. >> how do you do that with a sflap. >> that was lake a punch. >> of all the -- brach knuss kn. >> of all the risks that come

with that job, you never expect to be punched in the face by the girlfriend -- >> i have to -- >> like the grown-up at the kids' table. >> remember "tommy boy"? i'm like a big man at a little desk. >> jordan has been misbehaving. let's check the weather with dylan dreyer. >> i'm the opposite. my feet are dangling. i can't reach the ground. >> i know. this is for for us. >> now that we're into september, this is the first august since 2002 that we have not had a hurricane in the atlantic. now we are keeping an eye on some activity. there's a 40% chance that this disturbance could become a tropical system. if it does, there's the chance by next weekend it could be off the east coast of florida. if it becomes a storm. that's something we will keep an eye on out. out in the pacific, tropical depression keiko will bring moisture into the southwest. there is the chance we could end up with some very heavy downpours across the southwest

like we've seen especially into this afternoon. into idaho, we could see heavier downpours because of that system. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get your local forecast in just 30 seconds. downpours because of the system. we'll get your local forecast in 30 seconds. [ tires screech ] ♪ and your favorite songs always playing. [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may things always go your way. but it's good to be prepared... just in case they don't. let's go places, safely. around the bay area mostly cloudy skies and a few light showers near oakland and a few east downtown san jose, all the tropical moisture from the south. a mix of clouds and sun today and very humid conditions. highs today near 80 degrees in

san jose, close to 70 san francisco to oakland, 80s inland. as we go through the rest of the week, less humidity and then the heat comes back as we get toward friday and saturday. temperatures in the valleys returning to the 90s. >> thank you so much. now to endurance swimmer diana ny nyad's 5th and final attempt at a daring swim from cuba to florida. she has been in the water since saturday morning and is already making history. kerry sanders is in miami tracking diana's progress. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. at 64 years old, she lives by the motto if you first don't succeed, treu, trey, try, try, and try again. and this morning, she has made it further than she ever has before. as you take a look at the map here, she made it 90 miles from cuba. her team says the final 10 miles or so is a battle against

exhaustion. diana nyad has tried and failed before but quitting is not in her make up. 64 years old and she is at it again. >> i love you all, thank you for everything. >> reporter: on saturday, she once again enthusiastically jumped in the water off the coast of cuba and with no finns to propel her, started swimming toward florida. her mental game -- >> then make it through the day. then make it through the night. that's my idea. day finished. now get a new goal. get through the night. and hopefully we're going to do it three days, three nights, and make it over. >> reporter: she first tried this cuba to florida swim 35 years ago when she was 28 years old. each time she has had to contend with sharks and currents and weather, but her most daunting nemesis, as she told savannah, after her last attempt a year ago, painful jellyfish stings. >> i don't know what to do. i don't know how to conquer

them. i really don't. >> but this time she has a new face mask offering more cover and a special cream called sting stopper which her team applied sunday night to help protect against jelly fish. >> the jelly fish protection, better than it's ever been. it's going to help me get through those animals. >> and with that, this time, she is confident she can make it. >> until i'm finished -- i'm not finished, but i think the end of the journey is here now, we're going to make it this time. >> reporter: her team reports that they can see the lights of key west. they say her biggest challenge is not the jelly fish at this point but rather she has been drinking saltwater which adds to dehydration for somebody who is already fatigued. but they're confident, guys, that she may make it to shore, somewhere around key west between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.. what an inspiration, huh? >> this is the furtherest she has gotten kerry. fingers crossed. we're all fans of hers here. >> you ask what it's like to be stung by a jelly fish. she says you feel like you have been dipped into hot burning oil

and burst into flames. >> not a feeling we ever want to know. >> that's her description. >> that mask and ointment they used will be the charm. >> yeah. >> the 5th time the charm. >> almost there. >> fingers crossed for her. keep going diana. we believe in the dream. meanwhile, coming up, troubling new information on a back-to-school concern for millions of parents. could heavy backpacks give them long-term back pain? >> angelina jolie on set for the first time since her mastectomy. but first, this is "today" on nbc. the first time since her

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and graduate at the speed of you. flexpath from capella university learn more at capella.edu the time is 7:26. good morning. i'm jon kelley. investigators on scene of a deadly crash in san jose and now they're looking for the driver who ran away from that scene. this crash happening near the intersection of first street and sky port right near the san jose airport. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live on the scene and has the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. a horrible hit-and-run accident that killed two women. police, as you mentioned, are still looking for the driver of the silver mercedes. one of two vehicles involved in this accident. happened around 3:20 this morning. investigators trying to figure out who is at fault. they know the two women in the total yaris were making a

left-hand turn off north first when they collided with the mercedes that is heading down. they still don't know who had the right-of-way. one woman didn't survive long enough to make to it the hospital and was declared dead at the scene. the other woman was taken to the hospital bhu also died. one thing they will be doing, obviously checking the registration of that silver mercedes, following up with that and also trying to keep an eye out, if anyone were to show up at a local hospital with this crash to see if maybe that is that person here. again, hit-and-run around 3:20 this morning, not far from norm mineta. two women killed. the driver of the silver mercedes. let's take it outside and see what's happening weatherwise. good morning. we're seeing a few isolated

showers around parts of the bay area nofrng around the east bay and soufth bay hill tops. we'll continue to see the moisture spilling in blocking the sun at times. close to 80 in san jose. the humidity and cloud cover move on tomorrow as skies clear and temperatures climb into the 90s inland to finish the week. rob, thank you very much. another local update in one-half hour from right now at 7:56. the "today" show coming your way. [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers.

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7:30 on this labor day morning, monday, september 2nd, 2013. we have an excited crowd on rockefeller plaza. we have live music coming up. ♪ >> florida georgia line and nelly. they'll coming up in the 8:30 half-hour. looking forward to that. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, matt, savannah, al, all off tomorrow. as the new school year begins, are the kids shouldering a lot of weight? girls, how heavy are your backpacks? >> very heavy. >> we know all too well as parents that 64% of 11 to 15-year-olds are reporting back pain related to their backpacks. coming up, what one school is

now doing to limit injuries. so it's all about the double strap. i think -- >> both shoulder. most of us don't. you put it on the one. >> not as cool. >> i know. >> back pain. we have school stuff to talk about. we need to celebrate the summer of 2013. from secret surveillance to willie and my favorite, "sharknado," -- >> forgot about that. >> we'll look back over what's been the best of 2013. let's begin this half-hour with oscar winner angelina jolie photographed at work for the first time since announcing her preventive double mastectomy. nbc has the details. >> reporter: it isn't rare for hollywood types to take long breaks between projects. angelina jolie's return to an l.a. movie set is news because of why she's been on hiatus. her choice of a double mastectomy that she explained after the procedure in a new york times column last may because a so-called faulty gene gave her an 87% chance of

developing breast cancer. it was a decision wholly supported by her partner, brad pitt. the other half of one of hollywood's glamor couples, now a couple with six children. >> she learned a lot going through it. we learned a lot as a family going through it. she thought there was something to share. >> reporter: there were different opinions on whether electing so radical a procedure was a clear choice for a healthy 38-year-old woman. but it got people talking. and women who carry the same gene thinking. >> i've been happy to see the discussion about women's health expanded. and that means the world to me. and after losing my mom to these issues, i'm very grateful for it. i'm -- i've been very moved by the kind support from people. really very grateful for it. >> getting this issue out in the open, it's putting this issue front and center in a way that only a celebrity like her could do. >> reporter: now, though, reports say jolie is back at her day job. the business of making movies. on the set to direct a world war

ii tale called "unbroken." of course it was acting that won jolie oscar fame and star billing. eventually opposite the then-married pitt in "mr. and ms. smith." >> where did you learn to shoot like that? >> beginner's luck. >> reporter: in 2010, jolie was the glamorous romantic lead opposite johnny depp in "the tourist." >> is there a man in my life? >> i'll wait and see. >> reporter: she said had her surgery should not disqualify her for that kind of role. "i do not feel any less of a woman," she wrote. "i feel empowered that i made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity." her surgeon, dr. kristi funk, said the decision was not made overnight. "it wasn't based in fear." of course, revealing her medical choice has not diminished her celebrity. >> if anything, the ft she had this done in a public way has kept her in the headlines, kept her star power a little higher. >> reporter: a medical choice reflecting a long-ago movie

toast with her future partner. >> to dodging bullets. >> dodging bullets. >> reporter: and now back to work. for "today," nbc news, los angeles. >> good to see angelina back. >> and she's been such a good example to so many women. thinking about this. >> certainly has. the angelina effect for sure. let's check the weather again from dylan dreyer in for al. dylan? >> weather brought to you back to you my, fast acting advil. nothing works faster. >> natalie, it is steamy out here now. we are checking off things on the bucket list. did you also include front row at a concert? >> no, i didn't. >> awesome. that's two checks right off the bat. it is hot out here this morning. we are looking at dew points running in the mid 70s. and with a cold front approaching, that means it could downpour at any second. we are looking at the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms with this front. we're also looking at a pretty nice cooldown, especially where the front has already moved through the area. we're going to see that dip in the jet stream make it much

cooler, by 20 degrees in parts of minnesota. parts of wisconsin, too. temperatures instead of being up around 100 degrees will be in the 60s and 70s. it is certainly going to get much nicer across the upper midwest and through the plains states. ahead of that front, again, we're watching the skies here in new york city. it could downpour at any second. really at any point during the day. it's one of those 50/50 forecasts. there's also the chance of the same type of weather down across the southeast and into the gulf we're seeing a very humid start to the morning around the bay area and a few stray showers near orinda and martinez this morning around the east bay. we'll see this moisture spilling up out of the south during the day today. it will keep things feeling quite humid and keep our temperatures down a little bit as we go throughout the afternoon. highs today in the upper 70s to near 80 in san jose, close to 70 in san francisco and oakland. second half of the week though, things are dry out and warm up

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(pop) (balloons popping) i can see the edge of my couch! (balloons popping) bac now at 7:40 with a coern for parents and administrators as the new school year begins and it has to do with these guys. doctors expect to see a growing number of kids complaining of back pain. as tom costello explains, the culprit is pretty easy to spot. >> reporter: back to school and back to the backpacks. coming in all shapes, sizes and color schemes but too often, too heavy, and too low.

that pink backpack belongs to emily tate, a high school freshman near columbus ohio. >> i don't have time to stop by my locker because it's out of thway so i have to carry everything in my backpack so it gets heavy. >> 64% of 11 to 15-year-olds reportacpain related to their backpacks and six months later 20% still have the pain. it can hold books, binders, a lunch, a phone, a coat and perhs gym clothes. if it adds up to 30 pounds on a 100 pound kid, that's 30% of the child's body weight. way too heavy says the experts. >> if it's too low, it will bring your spine backwards. if it's tie too high, too much pressure on your shoulders. >> nicole mayer is an ocpational therapist at nationwide children's hospital in columbus. ideally the backpack should weigh 10% of the child's body weight and should rest in the middle of the back.

kids should wear the waist belt for added support and always wear both shoulder straps. >> if they're wearing it on one shoulder it can pull the spine to one side and strain the muscles. >> reporter: at ranch view middle school in colorado they're trying to take books out of backpacks. they now work off two sets of books. >> we have classroom sets of textbooks where one set is in the assroom and one set is checked out and sent home with students. >> parents need to watch for the warning signs. a sudden change posture or complaining of back pain. her bag weighs 14 pounds but she is petit >> smaller kids can only carry so much. >> reporter: the bottom line, if it hurts, it's too heavy. for today, tom costello. nbc news washington. >> how much is this one. >> we put an anvil in this one

to make the point. >> this is ridiculous. >> people load up these book bags. >> i'm still lopsided from my backpack. >> really? >> my back is like a question mark and if i don't crect it i'll sit like this. >> so how much do you encourage or hope there's going to be an app for that? so that there are going to be kids that can use an ipad and actually study and have their books be apps. >> they're doing this in colorado w wh the set of books at school and at home. that's a great idea although very expensive for school districts to do that. >> we can come up with an app for that. >> i just didn't carry any books. >> worked for you. look where you are today. >>yeah. look where i am today. >>ll right. coming up next, from the george zimmerman verdict to the royal baby, the stories that have the world talking this summer. we'll go through a bunch of them right after this. [ male announcer ] we took new febreze free with no perfume

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>> a big crowd gathering on the plaza getting ready to hear florida georgia line and nelly. we are looking forward to that. this has been a big summer. >> from scandals to surprises and yes, even sharknado the summer's 2013 kept us all on our toes. >> reporter: you could say it was a summer packed with drama. >> beg for your forgiveness. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> the worst time of my life. >> reporter: they kicked it off by reopening the jersey shore. and then in what felt likeo time, the news cycle wouldn't stop spinning. sunday june 9th edward snowden

dropped a bombshell from an undisclosed location in hong kong. >> but i had the authority to wiretap anyone. >> reporter: then he left, didn't leave, left again. was somewhere, maybe in the air? south america? and finally found asylumn russia. >> the white house is so angry about russian predent putin's decision to grant edward snowden asylum. >> reporter: from there we saw the highs and lows of human drama, from paula deen's break down. >> i is what i is and i'm not changing. >> reporter: a-rod's denial of responsibility. >> there's more than one party that benefits from me not ever stepping back on the field. >> reporter: pop culture celebration. a future king inbritain, a future pop queen in america and tragedies like the fall of glee star cory monteith. americans couldn't take their eyes off a plane crash in san francisco and a political crash in new york, again.

wildfires in the west. >> look at those flames just ripping across those trees. >> reporter: a monster locked upped midwest and a daughter found alive in the mountains. >> he had a really big heart and -- >> reporter: today the unrest in ria is bringing summer to a close. another potential war and unspeakable atrosties. >> what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> reporter: the seaso are changing and the news cycle keeps spinning. for today, nbc news, new york. >> we saw a sign at the end. it was the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. what an incredible day that was and what a way to end the summer with an african american president in the united states standing in the same spot in the shadow of abraham lincoln giving the address 50 years later.

a not so slow summer into a not so slow fall either. it is keeping the pace. >> we consume a lot of news but many of th stories are so recent and the combination of them all from the highs to e lows, it's been a wild one. >> and it's just summer. you do the year review and see the whole year but that was just summer. >> on a lighter note, sharknado. >> that topped the summer for sure. one thing that certainly maybe topping fall, are wedding bells ringing for pippa middleton. >> and a dangerous party drug known as molly. why parents should be concerned about that. >> that and a concert from florida georgia line and nelly. but first your local news. ent ot innovation, tempur choice. it features an adjustable support system that can be personalized with a touch of a button. so both of you can get the best sleep possible...together. goodnight love chickens.

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the time is 7:56. good morning, i'm jon kelley. work on the bay bridge and the eastern span is running on schedule now, set for opening by tomorrow morning's commute. we have new video from the bridge this morning. even though it may not be open for traffic just yet, there will be a special chain-cutting ceremony this afternoon at 3:00 to celebrate the opening of this new span. caltrans says despite a little rain, things are, in fact, on schedule. right now a bay bridge spokesperson says plans for a 5:00 a.m. opening tomorrow will be going on. if work does finish early, they will be letting everybody know. over the weekend, crews worked on demolition, making room for a new pedestrian and bicycle path. >> this is a continuation of the bay trail which extends down the shorelines of emeryville and berkeley and oakland. we really wanted it to tie into

the natural setting of that part of the bike path. >> looking forward to it. i think once it opens up, i definitely want to be one of the first ones to ride on it. >> we can tell you when the bike path finally opens up, people will only be able to get past the tower on the suspension bridge. but then by 2015, they shub able to ride from yerba buena out to treasure island. christina loren has the day off. let's check in with rob mayeda for your monday forecast. >> right now seeing monday holiday light showers around the east bay hills, over towards berkeley, concord, pleasanton and to the south near sunol. a few light showers there with mostly cloudy skies. mostly muggy forecast for this afternoon, 70s to low 80s inland. 60s to low 70s in oakland. summer heat comes back with 90s in the valleys taking us through the weekend. >> looks like a warm one out there. we'll have another local news update in one half hour from now. until then, sit back and enjoy a live look at the bay bridge.

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make me want to roll my windows down and cruise. >> florida georgia line. >> we came all the way from philly to see nelly. >> florida georgia line. >> 8:00 now on this labor day morning, monday, 2nd of september, 2013. our plaza crowd isn't letting someone go down without a fight. they attacked our plaza for a live concert for one o the

biggest hits. it's not going torain on their parade today. i'm telling you that. >> i don't think it's going torain. >> fingers crossed. i'm natalie morales with willie geist and dylan dreyer filling in for al this morning. >> we're going to keep it dry. coming up on trending, we'll talk about tim tebow and what he plans to do next n that the new engld patriots cut him from their roster. does he has a future in football. >> i feel sorry for the guy. then a new warning about a dangerous drug nicknamed molly and being blamed in the death of two young people at a music festival here in new york city. officials are so concerned they cancelled the event last day. >> we'll look into all of that and more. but first a check of the morning's top headlines from thomas roberts inside. >> good morning everybody. president obama meets with senators john mccain and lindsey graham at the white house today.

this is for congressional approval of a military strike on syria. peter alexander joins us now with more about president obama's sales effort. go morning. >> good morning. many white house oicials now used the phrase flooding the zone. this urging lobbying effort to get members of congress on board with the need for congressional action. the white house, the administration has insisted that the u.s.'s very credibility is at stake. there was a rared classified briefing with members of congress. some of them coming back from their summer recess but it's an uphill battle with skeptical lawmakers. that's one reason the president will meet with john mccain and lindsey graham. they're key republicans because they believe in the need for more aggressive action toward syria. the white house also put foreign secretary of state, john kerry, thomas, yesterday he compared bashar al-assad to adolph hitler and saddam hussein and said that

ceran gas has been used in the deadly attacks there. >> we'll wait to see what they call come to determine today. thanks so much. we'll talk again. >> lethal levels of radiation and new leaks at japan's nuclear reactor. so levels so high it could kill someone in four hours. the power company disputes that. 300 tons of contaminated water leaked out of the plant. a new leak and three more were discussed over the weekend. >> nelson mandela is out of the hospital and back home but his condition is still critical. intensive care equipment has been installed inside his home in

best. keep us posted. take a look at this video. it's like something out of a james bond movie. this is a washington d.c. police boat in hot pursuit crashing into a boat and sinking one of them. no one was hurt. however, an investigation is currently underway. >> you expect to see big football players crashing around

out on the football field but not in the tv studio. take a look at the nfl hall of famer as he gets too excited and falls right off the pack 12 network set this weekend. he took the hit and kept on working. some say it was karma. while the stand out at usc may have been gushing too much over ucla's big win over nevada but he was you know what over teacups there. now back outside to natalie and willie. >> it's safe up here guys. >> there's a good thing to that little desk over there. >> yeah. >> one of the hardest hitters to ever played football lost a piece of his finger once because he hit a guy so hard but that might have been the hardest fall of his career. >> let's get another check of the weather. dylan is down there on the plaza. >> i have six beautiful women with fred. fred, how do you do this? >> i'm just lucky to be fred. >> the first thing you said is you're very attractive.

so i think that's how he gets all these women around him and we're wearing t-shirts and everything to go along with it. it's hot in new york city and hot down south too and we have temperatures in the 90s and we're looking at your pick city to be around 90 degrees with scattered storms. but a little further to the west, with all of that humidity, temperatures will feel like it's well above 100 degrees. this heat wave has been continuing for several days and no relief in sight. it used to be in the 90s but now the 60s and 70s. chicago with highs in the 70s. but the cold front moving through the area is going to trigger scattered showers and storms anywhere up and down the east coast throughout the day today and then it will also linger into early tomorrow morning but back behind it is gorgeous. we lose the humidity and gain sunshine and temperatures look nice and much more seasonal topping out in the upper

we have a few light showers towards the east bay. showing up on the radar towards berkeley you can see light showers there and near los altoes and north of livermore. tropical moisture comes in during the day today. upper 60s closer to san francisco. low 70s to oakland. we lose humidity tomorrow and gain some heat back by the end of the week. everyone was sisters here but they're just coworkers, guys. >> wow. >> we might could be with fred too. >> i'm with fred too. see what he's doing after the show. >> i got to get a t-shirt to really with him. >> coming up, big news out of great britain today. is pippa middle ton engaged? >> three overdoses tied to the

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nation's first program for severe addicts. next week the bradford regional medical center in pennsylvania will begin offering a voluntary 10-day program. the cost, $14,000. it is not covered by insurance. so how do you know if you need a digital detox? here's signs of the internet addiction. they include neglecting family and friends. lying about your internet use and withdrawal from other activities. guilty anyone? >> i'm good. >> we're good. >> i'm not going after that. >> i'll be at home and i'll have the iphone in one hand and my blackberry in the other hand and ipad on my lap. >> and tv going too. >> but are you ignoring patrick in the process? >> he would gladly text you the picture. >> all right. >> mine is the buzz feed refresh at all times. i'm always refreshing twitter and buzz feed, just for entertainment purposes. >> i don't think that qualifies. >> no. >> for 14 grand. >> with no insurance.

>> when your kids are starting to show signs of addiction which i see with my kids, then you start to worry. >> they bury themselves. >> they do. >> trending on twitter this morning, is tim tebow's nfl career now over? that's the question a lot of people are asking today after the back up quarterback was cut on saturday by the new england patriots. the 26-year-old a household name of course. good looks, outspoken faith and his signature move tebowing but he's been traded once and cut a couple of times in the nfl. on twitter he said i will remain if relentless pursuit of continuing my life long dream of becoming an nfl quarterback. he's handled that with total class. we talk so much in sports and particularly the nfl about steroids and crime and things like that. he may not be the best quarterback in the nfl but he's a great person. >> he also put biblical passages after this news came out and thanked everybody he worked with for allowing him to be part of

such a fantastic organization. >> i hope another team gives him another chance. would anybody want to take him on at this point? >> his life will be fulfilled even if it's not with football. >> this has all of us talking. is pippa middleton secretly engaged? the london tabloids are abuzz with speculation that she will wed nikko jackson next spring. they will make an announcement after pippa's 30th birthday. pippa turning 30 on friday, september 6th. friends say they kept the news secret to avoid stealing the spotlight from kate and her new baby. she has been dating him for over six months now. this is a guy that comes from a modest background himself. not aristocracy lineage family. >> no royal. >> no royal. >> but he's got the goods. >> he's got the buzz around him though. >> i like to quote willie geist

on this. she already has a great dress to wear. >> yeah. >> that could have gone two ways. >> yeah. >> wipe off the sweat now. >> you love that dress. >> i think the world agrees she looks good in that dress. >> she does. >> oh, yeah. >> that is the shot. >> that's why we laugh. and just refreshing buzz feed, trending on buzzfeed, the frank every friends fan will love. jennifer anniston was in the middle of film a scene for her movie we're the millers when her costar surprised her with a musical blast from her past. >> how about a little victory music shall we? >> please. [ music playing ] ♪ the jobs a joke your broke ♪ i'll be there for you

♪ when the rain starts to pour ♪ >> laughing so hard she is brought to tears. i mean, if anybody can do a frank, i would think he could do it. >> yeah, there you go. that was great. >> she looked like she was going to cry at first. >> i know. >> but who's your favorite friends character? >> just getting caught up. >> rachel. >> rachel. >> or monica or chandler or any of the other ones. >> joey too. >> and that is what is trending today. and straight ahead in our 8:00 block, one mom's crusade to give kids from a violent neighborhood the chance to learn and thrive. but first on today's cover story, a dangerous drug that is gaining popularity and cause alarm following the death of three people. ron mott has details. good morning. >> molly is a form of the drug ecstasy that was popular on the party scene back in the '90s.

rappers are rapping about it and singers are singing about it and authorities are very worried about it. >> where there's music, there's probably molly. especially at thumping, razzle dazzle light shows popular at electronic or techno concerts. this weekend at new york city a 3-day music fest was cut short after olivia and jeffrey of new york died of suspected overdoses of the drug molly. it's a pure form of mdma, commonly called ecstasy. >> it's a big thing at the festivals because of the way the drug makes you feel. it makes you feel the music more. >> last week in boston, a 19-year-old college student died at a popular night club. >> she was such a great kid. >> sad. very sad. >> this summer, a man died at a music fest. experts say the connection to music is no coincidence.

>> it's cheap, easy to do and fairly portable. if a kid wanted to sneak molly into a concert it's easier to do that than even marijuana. >> molly made it's way into music from artists like kanye west to madonna who named an album with a similar to the name drug mdma and took heat for this. >> how many people in this crowd has seen molly? >> i think i was being ironic. there were posters everywhere saying if you have seen molly call this number. >> dangers aren't lost on authorities. >> it's popular in college bars and the techno crowd but more and more popular with pop culture as well as rappers. >> according to the u.s. department of health and human services, molly related emergency room visits skyrocketed from 2004 to 2009. a 123% increase. >> your inhibitions are gone and

anxiety is gone and you think you're feeling good but your body is shutting down. >> and the early warning signs leading up to a possible overdose are high heart rate, dehydration and increased blood pressure quickly raising the body's temperature. >> thank you so much. brad is an addiction specialist and lucy is a senior at john hopkins university. thank you. lucy, let me start with you. you don't have firsthand experience with this necessarily or personal experience but you have been around the scene, the music scene. you know what happens at these concerts. what have you heard? >> there are big crowds and you're mixes alcohol with potential for party drugs plus a lot of dehydration and there's so much noise and everything is going on that when you're in that moment, i've never taken the drug myself but if we're talking about molly specifically, it's an incredible stimulant and just being touched or dancing, it supposedly feels good. >> is it easily available.

>> it's everywhere and honestly incredibly casual these days. it's not even like you would be getting pressure from friends to use it. it's just that it's there in front of you and you see everyone using it and it honestly seems harmless so your friends are having fun and you want to join in. >> brad, from what we heard it seems to be cheaper than other drugs as well. what's the allure? >> it's cheap and easy to get. and even to the name molly. like crystal meth has a street name of tina. it makes it cool and makes you feel better. it increases seratonin but this is not the drug from the 80s and 90s. it's not the drug used in clinical trials. >> it's an ecstasy mix. >> what's the danger? >> acid mixed in and amphetamines. which has great potential for

addiction. so if you're prone to chemical dependency and try this you can get hooked. so for jeffrey and olivia, this story of overdose and death raises the issue for so many parents across america. how many people are really doing it? a 2011 study tells us that 12% of 18 to 25 year olds used molly. >> and even casual use, one time at a concert, what are the risks associated with that that could lead to deaths as we saw this weekend. >> it's often risks of dehydration, rapid heartbeat, change in breathing, don't eat and don't drink, that's part of the reason you get dehydrated. so a lot of risks just for physical health as well as mental health. >> so for parents looking to have that conversation with their kids or signs of use. >> i brought you this because there's proof in urine. i say there's power in pee.

don't be afraid to drug test your kids. i remember when i was a kid and started experimenting with drugs i would say why are you saying i'm using drugs and they go away because they want to believe. when you're faced with that, ask and have the conversation but verify with a drug test that helps you stay accountable and your kids stay accountable and even if your kids are in college and you think they're on their own, i don't want to interfere, we have love and other kinds of financial leverage that connect us to so ask the questions and have the conversations. verify with a drug test. nothing like it. >> for kids watching this as well, you can't -- you have to look at the examples we saw this weekend once again. we saw three people within the last week who died using this drug. are the risks worth it? >> kids are going to think they're invincible until something like this happens either to them or to someone that they know or honestly just somebody in the world and i think the best thing that parents can do right now is share this story with their kids.

when your kids are going from 8th grade into high school that's a good time to start talking to them about drugs because at that point educating them is the best thing that you can do and when they're exposed to them, whether or not they chose to partake at least they'll be educated. >> thank you so much. appreciate you guys being here. now let's go over to willie. >> thanks. that's an important story. now to one family's summer vacation leading to change for kids facing a very bleak future. ron allen has the story. >> reporter: the camp is a nightmare of a place to grow up. the children, many of them orphans, are the reason beth master who is the kids call auntie beth, keeps coming back. >> if we don't get them out they're not going to survive. >> survive? >> it's that bad. the drugs, the violence. >> she came to south africa 7 years ago with son jake for a

family vacation and to work on jake's high school service project, delivering toys to orphanages. >> we wanted to come in and give toys out and leave. we never thought we would come back. >> hey sweetie. how are you? >> now she is back for her 22nd visit and counting. she runs a small mom and son nonprofit that works with with a nursery and after school center, an oasis amid all that surrounds it. when the children were as young as three, masters made them a promise. >> the promise was do your best in school, stay out of trouble and we will be here to shake your hand at your high school graduation. >> okay. yesterday we worked on your application. >> reporter: her goal is to get the best and brightest away from here. into private boarding schools. she has 13 on track so far. >> andrew's big interview is coming up on friday.

give him a round of applause. >> what do you see in these kids? >> miracles. i see little miracles. >> reporter: masters work is backed by several friends and relatives that committed to help put the children through school. >> if they go to school hungry, they leave hungry. >> reporter: and when they can, some make the journey to south africa. >> i'm happy to be part of your local. >> reporter: she mentors wayleen williams. >> this is giving a child a chance to thrive and it's priceless. >> when i grow up i want to be a nurse. >> that was her a few years ago. now at age 11, the first of the children to get into a private school. >> my dream is to finish university in united states. >> she is a great girl. i'm so happy for her. she is out of here. >> reporter: 22 trips later, after a school project to give away a few toys, auntie beth is

giving as many kids as possible a chance. >> i made them a promise and i'm not going to back down on it. >> reporter: for today, ron allen, nbc news, south africa. >> that's a pretty big promise to make and she is delivering on it. >> what a great lady. >> great story. >> when we come back, florida georgia line and nelly performing live on the plaza. we'll hear their hit singer, the song of the summer, and then nelly is going to do some of his old favorites. >> all of that coming up but first your local news and weather. favorites. >> all of that coming up but first your local news and weather.

good morning to you. we have numbers from yosemite. more than 228,000 currently the fourth largest in california's history. those firefighters have the flames 60% contained. the danger, however, is not over. 5,500 buildings are still in harm's way including 4,500 homes. the cause is still under investigation. let's check that forecast. your labor day forecast with meteorologist in for christina. >> the morning is off to a fairly warm and muggy start with

a few light showers possible. we'll see temperatures in the 70s to low 80s inland and closer to 70 san francisco to oakland. all of the humidity and slight chance of showers should start to subside as we get into tomorrow. still cool, though. you will see the temperatures in the 70s and 80s inland. high pressure builds in and summer like heat building. 70s for the coast for the approaching weekend mpt back to you. we will be back at 8:56. we will see you then.

8:30 on labor day, monday, september 2nd, 2013. we have a two for the price of one deal coming up here in a few minutes. florida georgia line in concert with nelly. they'll take to our toyota concert stage in a couple of minutes. i'm willie geist along side natalie morales. matt, savannah and al all have the morning off.

>> you can just tweet and here's the hashtag fglnellytoday. >> we have another big concert out here on tuesday from one of the most popular names in country music, keith urban will be here. >> but first, eye opening new research. today's kids are expected to live five years less than their parents. obesity and inactivity. >> and bob harper is with us now along with 9-year-old chris and dominic who have also been playing tennis this morning with us. guys, good morning everyone. >> good morning. >> bob, this is startling new information that we just heard. you hear and what is contributing? obesity at an epidemic but what more factors into this? >> our kids are leading such a

sedentary lifestyle right now. they're in front of a computer device every day. i'm trying to get kids to be more active. this say great way to do it. >> how do you reverse the trend? everything is going to iphone or ipads. how do you fight that technology? >> it starts as parents. parents have to get involved with the kids, create an activity program. parent versus to get involved. we can't tell our kids to be active if we're not active. >> what age -- these kids over here, what's the best stage for tennis for example, these rack rackets are a little short. >> yeah. starting at 3 years old. dominic started when he was 3. they're not playing with the same rackets that federer's playing with. it's about getting them out there and having fun. they were kicking my butt out there. >> they're good. >> you had an event over the weekend and you said dominic nearly crushed you, right? >> yeah, he was just like this, i'm coming after you.

i was like calm down. >> was it a real ball? >> these were real balls we were using. >> i would put that under my suit, actually. >> meanwhile, the biggest loser i know also dealt with obesity. is that something you'll continue to do? >> absolutely. the more i can get involved with the parents and get their kids out and more active as a family, that's where we'll beat this battle. >> always great to have you. thank you for being here as well. now dylan, another check of the weather from you. >> it's still very steamy. i mean, it's not a bad idea at this point but we are going to see a chance of showers and storms especially ahead of the cold front. we're keep angels eye to the sky. it's really muggy but when it does rain it could downpour. that's all up and down the east coast.

but not a wash out. off and on showers and thunderstorms. back behind that front, it's really nice. clears out. low humidity. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the lower 80s instead of upper 80s with the feels like temperature around 100 degrees but tomorrow looks nice. we'll lose the showers up and down the east coast in the morning. most of the country is quite. the pacific northwest, couple of scattered showers, but other than that, it's back to sunshine. humid conditions and a few light showers here around the dublin grade. light showers around hayward. towards mountain view a few sprinkles to the north and east. a lot of tropical air from the south. that will give our temperatures a bit of a break today. we see the numbers mostly in the 70s and 80s as we go through the afternoon. temperatures stay fairly mild. and then warm up as we approach next weekend. and for your labor day

forecast any time you can always check it out on weather.com. >> all right. dylan, thank you very much. crowd, the wait is over. when we come back, a live concert on the plaza. florida georgia line and nelly. but first, this is "today" on nbc. nelly. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ with our new, improved peanut butter chewy bars.

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the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> all right. this big labor day cwd has been waiting long enough. the wait is over. ladies and gentlemen, florida georgia line and nelly singing their hit song "cruise." ♪ baby you a song you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪

♪ go ♪ yeah when i first saw that bikini top on her, she's popping right out of the south georgia water ♪ ♪ thought oh good lord she h them long tanned legs ♪ ♪ couldn't help myself so i walked up and said ♪ ♪ baby you a song you make me want to roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ down a back road blowing stop signs through the middle every little farm town with you ♪ ♪ in this brand new chevy with a lift kit ♪ ♪ would look a lot better with you up in it ♪ ♪ so baby you a song ♪ y make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ she was sipping on southern and singing marshall tucker we were falling in love in the sweetheart of summer ♪ ♪ she hopped right up into the cab of my truck and said ♪ ♪ fire it up.

♪ ♪ let's go get this thing stuck ♪ ♪ baby you a song you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ down a back road blowing stop signs through the middle ♪ ♪ every little farm town with you ♪ ♪ in thi brand new chevy with a lift kit ♪ would look a lot better with you up in it ♪ ♪ so bab you a song, you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ give it up for nelly ♪ [ singing ] ♪ ♪ i can see you got thing for a the fast li.

so come on let me show you what it's like. baby you a song and you make me wanna roll my ♪ ♪ baby you a song ♪ you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ blowing stop signs through the middle every little farm town with you ♪ ♪ in this brand new chevy with a lit kit ♪ ♪ looks a lot better with you up in it ♪ ♪ baby you a song ♪ you make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise ♪ ♪ i got my windows down and radio up ♪ ♪ oh yeah >> thank you new york. >> florida georgia line and

nelly rocking our plaza on a labor day morning. well done fellows. ney. good job. >> great show guys. so a little bit of florida, little bit of georgia and a little bit of lou on stage at the same time. you guys had a hit song already. did you hear from nelly about it? >> well, we're on the same label and been a huge fan of nelly since probably middle school. so we heard he was interested in doing a remix -- >> thank you. >> feel like an old man. >> throw him under the bus. but heard he was interested and we were all jacked up about it and gave him about a day and he sent us a song back and we were blown away by it. just a huge honor. he couldn't have done it any better. >> and nelly, for a rapper like you to go a little bit country, did you have to learn a little bit of the swagger? >> fortunately enough that wasn't my first attempt of tryi to bring my flavor to.

>> trying to have swagger. >> what a huge fan i am of country music. i believin music will tell the times. so i leave it up to the song and let the fans judge for themselves. it was an honor and pleasure and the song was a smash. >> what's it like to kw that this summer there were people all over the country cruising around with that song with their windows down. >> it's testament to our fans. they're the most amazing in the world and passionate and loyal and spreading our music like wildfire. >> speaking of fans, fan girl ho hodakotb showed up for work on labor day just to see you. >> i imagine you have to comep withew music. it has to be daunting to figure out what you're doingnext. >> music is an expression of what's going on in your life. so it'slways good as a musician to dig deep and sometimes have fun. we try to make that mixture and hopefully you have a successful

life that allows you to create that mixtur my fans have been supporting me for a long time. it's been 14 years. i want to thank them for it. >> this crowd is very excited to have you today. we are just getting started. we're gog to hear much more music from you guys and some of the hits from nelly. stuff off the new album. big morning. back with more music but first, th is "today" on nbc.

nelly burst on to the scene yearsgo to become a multiplatinum grammy winning artist is he is going to perform a medially of his hits. take it away [ music playing ] ♪ ♪ all you want to get like me,

surrounded by girls that look like these. you know it. you know it ♪ ♪ all my fellows ♪ you know it. you know it ♪ ♪ all y'all want to get like me ♪ ♪ look and s and tell them 1, 2, 3. if you feel like there's something else there ♪ ♪ tell her that down you're [ music playing ] ♪ ♪ can you feel it? ♪ ♪ do you want more ♪ hey, hey, well let's go ♪ all y'all want to get like me,

surrounded by women that look like these ♪ ♪ you know it so hot in here. >> if you can hear me, make some noise. ♪ and a little bit ♪ want a little bit ♪ i was like good gracious flirtatious, looking for the right time to shoot my steam looking for the right time to flash them keys. i'm leaving, please believing.

me and the rest of -- check it out. no deceiving nothing up my sleeve and no teasing. i need you to get up on the dance floor. give that man what he asking for because i feel like busting loose and i feel like touching you ♪ ♪ and can't nobod stop the juice so by tell me what's the use ♪ ♪ it's getting hot in here so take off all your clothes ♪ ♪ i am getting so hot i want to take my clothes off ♪ ♪ it's getting hotn here so take off all yr clothes ♪ ♪ i am getting so hot i want to take my clothes off ♪ ♪ must be the money. >> if you want to get fly with me ♪ ♪ oh, must be the money.

♪ ♪ hey, must be the money ♪ one more time ♪ h must be the money >> nelly, thank you. he'll be back with money more song straight ahead. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

you want to hear one more song? i think we can arrange that. performing the first single off his upcoming album coming up later this month. here again is nelly. [ music playing ] ♪ ♪ it feels like heaven ♪

♪ it feels like heaven [ music playing ] ♪ and it feels like heaven

won't you please come around here ♪ ♪ it feels like heaven [ music playing [ music playing [ music playing ] ♪ it fls like heaven

♪ and won't you please come around here ♪ ♪ it feels like ♪ it feels like heaven >> ladies and gentlemen,elly off the new album m.o. coming up, florida georgia line returns wi

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morales. you mix in nelly with them and the cool country hip hop fix. >> it's a cool mix. i love them. >> i hope we see more of that, th country cross over into rap. >> nelly has been a country fan for a long time. >> yeah. >> we'll hear from them later in this hour. we haveen following the progress of diana nyad. she is going from cuba to florida. 64 years old. wants to become the fir-person to swim the 103 mile stretch with no shark cage, n flippers, no wet suit. no nothing. she has a few miles left to go. she first tried 35 years ago. she is 64 now. the big problem has really been jelly fish. she has been stung so heavily she couldn't go on. >> i interviewed her, the fourth try -- no, the third try. she said at that point she didn't know if she was going to try again. i'm glad to see she has come back each time and this time i think she'll make it. 5th time is the charm.

10 miles away. at this point she also has a special mask she is wearing to prevent jelly fish from stinging her too much. does not look all that attractive but it's working apparently. d she also that has this ointment she is using as well. so i'm hoping this is the time for her. >> she's close enough. they said they could see the lights of key west this morning. >> at this point i imagine the cheers, people on the shore will be bringing her home and she has this -- it's called thextreme dream. so many people around the country i think are rooting for her and want this to happens much as she does. >> we're learn later today if she does it. >> keep goingdiana. keep swimming. >> this new next story hit near and dear to our hearts. a guy i've known for a long time. he's one of the cohos o fox and friends across the reet. >> she was up late friday night. >> with you partying all night? >> no, he was filling in for

sean hannity. he has an early morning as we know. this is tucker on saturday morning as the cohost of fox and friends. >> he's reay asleep. >> i don't think we're being good cohosts right now. >> good to see you. >> welcome to fox and friends. >> i know we're not on television. >> no need to be embarrassed. this is a commercial break. >> are we live? >> in the 15 years of this program, i don't think that' ever happened. >> is this honestly live? >> yes. >> no one even bothered to nudge him. >> didn't get the count down or the wake up or nothing. >> nothing. so i e-mailed tucker for a statement. he said i can fall asleep faster than narcoleptic -- i woke up

refreshed. >> did he do that when you used to do the show together? >> no, he's one of the most high energy human beings i've ever been around. >> does that ever happen to you? >> no. >> there has to be so much going on. >> the adrenaline is flowing. i can't imagine. but i've seen when you're in a breaking news situation, lester has been known, he's been in those situations for hours on end. used to be on msnbc and i saw him a couple of times during a long news conference you could get the little nose. >> resting the eyelids. >> yeah. >> we did have a guest, three or four yea ago on morning joe on msnbc across the street. we're having this round table discussion and we look down at the end and this particular guest is just -- >> until tir face hits the desk. >> and there was no real way to get to him. it was 6:00 in theorning so w did the rest of the set and the

director didn't take any shots of him and nobody en knew. he slept through the block. >> you're kidding. >> he was completely refreshed. >> we started throwing paper at him. this is a good topic for natalie as we learned in the last few minutes. say what you mean. aapparently beingolite stops us from sayg what we mean. a translation table that deciphers the niceties h gone viral. it's split into three sections describing what the british say, what the british mean and what others understand. >> it's not just the britts. we all have this problem. >> when someone says i hear what you say, what they really mean is i disagree and i do not want to discuss it further. >> i hear what you say. >> and then when someone says i'm sure it's my fault they really mean it's your fault. >> exactly. >> that's just it. >> vy interesting means that is clearly nonsense. >> i do that a lot.

or i say, sure, great. >> interesting is a terrible word. it's so noncommittal. >> what are you talking about? you must come for dinner. let's get together real soon. i'm guilty of this. >> all the time? >> this means not an invitation. i'm just being polite. >> our producer has heard that from you. no, that's for real. >> that one you mean. >> tt you mean. >> he's like whatever. >> you always seen a public apology from a politian. i'm sorry if anyone is offended. you're not really sorry. >> you're just sorry someone is offended by it. i'm sorry period is what you want to hear. >> exactly. >> here's a big question, white after labor day, can you get away with it? well, it was said you could never wear white after labor day but now that's history. a survey asked women when they

say good bye to white in their summer wardrobe and 54% will still wear it after labor day. >> taking a stand. >> you can wear white year round. over 50% said they'll still wear pastels and florals. >> i don't have strong opinions on this exactly. i think you just wear what you want. don't you think? >> i think there are ways to wear what you want. i think you can transition them into fall. but like i won't wr white jeans after a certain point. >> no white jeans. >> think you can but i won't. i don't like white jeans on me. >> it shows a little swagger if you just -- >> just be the rules. >> kwae. 's november and i'm wearing white jeans. what's up now, you know? >> is that how you do it? what'sp now? >> when wear my white jeans in november. i wear them to anksgiving, what's up now; you were gone last week. >> i was. >> we missed you a lot. >> i had a little funnd

vacation time away. it's great to be human and go to bed at a normal hour and wake up. this is my selfie on a bike. >> wow. >> that's me on the bike with josh behind and allhe way in the back is my husband with luke on a tandem bike. >> and your husband didn't know you were taking a selfie. >> no and this is us on the beach having a good time and probably my favorite picture, i hope we have it coming up is -- you know what theyay when your kids grow up way too fast. >> or when they grow a unibrow. >> that too. >> yeah, puberty hit hard. >> that's a great spot. >> we had a great time and great place to visit with family and the dogs. >> it is. we're glad you're back. >> i missed you guys. >> wre going to get al back. >> it's been a long time since we have all been together. >> until al gets back dylan dreyer is her with us. >> not a bad day to be here, florida georgia line, nelly, and

these girls here too. >> what did you think of the concert? >> it was good. >> best seats you've ever had. >> what time did you get here? >> half an hou ago. >> oh, and you got great seats. we'll see theeat continue a little longer. it's not the heat as much as the humidity. ahead of the cold front we're seeing scattered showers and storms. in new england we have seen heavier rain come down and also down into the southeast. atlanta dealing with heavier downpours. same goes for dallas where you have the thunderstorms producing heavy rain. we'll keep an eye out for off and on showers throughout the day today. back behind the front it's gorgeous. high pressure in control. temperatures will be in the0s and much lower humidity which we are seeing high humidity around the bay area. clouds and a few light showers passing through the bay area heading into the east bay hills. we will see partly to mostly cloudy skies today and muggy

conditions, too. highs near 80s san jose. upper 60s closer to san francisco. tomorrow more of the tropical moisture starts to move to the east. temperatures stay mild over the next couple of days but nothing quite as humid. for the second half of the week high pressure builds in and temperatures on the rise . everybody's so quite taking a break. back to you. >> thanks a lot. coming up next, fall is just around the corner. that means new cd season, new movies, new books. we're marking our calendars. you don't want to miss a thing. it's right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪

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september 6th right around the corner. riddick is hitting theaters. >> questions, this is the third in the franchise. sci-fi action. vin diesel fights alien predators in a remote planet on this one. he is so successful that he can get this movie made. >> it comes out friday. wh do you recommend natal starts camping out? >> after this segment. you're not here the rest of the week. >> looking at tv sunday night, boardwalk empire returns on hbo. >> yes, season 4. season 3 kind of snubbed in the bi categories at the emmys but they're adding new characters. jeffrey rice, patricia arquette and we remember him as the guy that broke up with kerry bradshaw on sex and the city. >> i was going to say that. next, september 13th this is a movie people are looking forward

to. the familyith robert deniro. >> he plays a mob boss and ends up in this sleepy town in france and the family'solors come out. don't cross a mafia boss's wife in the super market. >> words to live by. >> two weeks from now, nicholas sparks fans have a new book to look forward to. >> yes, the longest ride. obviously nicholas sparks amazing, you know, people love his romance. it's tears, weep, bring your tissues if you love love. >> okay and september 20th, now, this is one that's going to be touching. the last film coming out, it is a comedy. >> it is a comedy. james gandolfini and julia louis-dreyfus falls in love with

him. the director had a hard time believing he couldull off a romantic role but he was amazing. >> and then a couple of days later, neal patrick harris hosts the emmys. >> if there's an awd show neal patrick harris is not far behind. he is hosting for the second time. game of throwns has 16 nominations. 30 rock has 13. it will be a good one. >> i hope so. he can host anything and i would watch it as well. >> the 23rd, another show, the voice coming bk and we have cee lo and christina also coming back. >> good-bye usher and shakira for now. >> just for now. >> temporarily. >> and cee lo's cats are back. >> i'm excited about this next one, michael j. fox is coming back to nbc. my father has parkinsons so i'm so excited to see michael j. fox back. >> he is incredible. loosely inspired by his life. he plays a news anchor named

mike tt finds out he has parkinsons and takes time off and returns to the work force. we haven't seen him on a sitcom since citi sin city. i'm going to miss him on the good wife. >> justin timberlake releasing part 2 of his 20/20 album. you can expect more of the same. >> best selling album of the year. you contain j.t. part two is coming out. he has a tour this fall. he just won the vma for mirrors. so world domination is up next. >> any preview or hint as to what kind ofmusic? >> more of the same. his first single is called take back the night. probably not the best title choice for a song but we will cut him slack. >> and you couldn't coain him

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cal trans says despite the rain things are on schedule. right now a bay bridge spokesperson says plans for a 5:00 a.m. opening tomorrow morning but if work finishes early they will let everyone know. negotiations between bart and unions remain stalled. a long list of people pointing fingers. this morning union leaders plan to hold a news conference. the 60 day cooling off period expires on october 10 but both sides have not met for weeks. bart responded releasing a statement that says the mediateers have set a negotiation schedule which resumes bargaining sessions starting the ninth. we are eager to hear from the unions about our last offer which to date has gone unanswered. we will take a look at the forecast after the break.

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through some of the east bay hill tops. high today mostly upper 70s to near 80 in san jose. 60s closer to san francisco. during the day tomorrow we should see tropical moisture move on. a little less humidity. mild temperatures for the middle part of the week. second half of the week we dry up. mid 90s inland heading into the start of the weekend. 70s closer to the coast. >> we will be back at 9:56.

welcome bac to more of today on this labor day morning, the 2nd day of september, 2013. i'm willie geist with natalie. al has the day off. that's avril levine you're listening to at the moment. we're talking about chores in a marriage, in a relationship. do you split it evenly? >> we do different things at different times. i more o the house work and the cooking and my husband takes the kids to soccer and coaching and all of that but it' for the most part not 50/50 because i don't think any marriage is perfectly 50/50 at any point in time. >> our big thing is no score keeping. i did that so you do that. you respect your partner and figure out a good balance. this came up bause she says

splitting the house work benefits men and children. she writes in many cases getting the 50/50 is not just the fair thing to do but the better thing to do forhe family. >> but it's hard to get there. >> right. she says sharing chores officers a bonus. >> a bonus. >> i wonder what tha bonus mean >> exactly. >> she doesn go into that bonus men should expect. >> the least favorite household chore r you. >> unloading of the dishwasher. we bothh hate i and i can tell he'll go to the dishwasher and if he sees that it's clean and fully loaded and getting ready to be unloaded i'll notice him sometimes sneaking away from him. i'm like wait a minute. did you jus walk away? get back overthere. >> or you can get there and you can tell it's been opened and the dishes are clean. there's like a seal on it that indicts your husband. >> you've done it.

what's the other? >> putting sheets on the bed. >> that's the worst. >> i'll just lay down on the bare mattress it'srue. i can't do it. i do a lot of things. i can't do it. >> that's gross. that's disgusting. >> it is. it works for me, though. >> works for willie. all right. let's t a check of the weather once again. dylan is in for al outside. >> everybody in a post ncert daze but you're from texas. what your advice for d dling with this heat. >> well. >> that's the start of something. air conditioning. >> air conditioning, water. >> so we're all outside, not in the air conditioning so that's where we're all headed next. but it is brutal in new york city. we have the heat and the humidity. that's what is making it so uncomfortable but we'll see the chance of scattered showers and storms but because the air i so tropical feeling in nature, when it does rain it's going to downpour off and on throughout the day. this is all up and down the east

coast. down across the gulf coast states but back behind the front that's where it will cool out. high pressure builds in, temperatures in the lower 80s and that will push east ward as we go into tuesday. a few lingering showers and storms tomorrow morning but it will clear out tomorrow afternoon. it's turning into really nice weather. the southwest in for scattered and we're seeing a little sun at times on your brand new eastern span bay bridge we hope will be well underway tomorrow. we have a few light showers passing through some of the east bay hill tops. with moisture out of the south today it will feel sticky outside. we will see the temperatures starting to climb up a little bit as we get towards the middle part of the week and then a lot more this weekend. we will lose the humidity and crank up dry desert-heat.

and that's your latest forecast. now back to willie and natalie. >> thank you. if you're trying to sell your ho you may be thinking about upgrading rooms to make it more attractive to a buyer but you don't have to sink cash into it to make an impact. >> mike i here with small improvements that will result in a big retn on your investment. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> we're talking small amounts of money here but huge bang for your buck when it comes to the resale value of your home. >> not only do you want money back when you make tohose returs but keep their attention and maximize how much you get out of the hoe. >> let's take a before shot inside a living room. >> loooo like a nice living room. >> doesn't look too bad to me. >> let's take the after shot. >> the clutter is gone. >> was that about clutter? >> yeah, that's the big difference. the money these people put into that room was rental furniture

which looks good and as much as people don't get to keep that furniture it makes them want to keep that house. that's a good way topend your money in order to acquire that buyer. >> we call that recovery of investment. when you invest, $500 it costs but then your investment was also $500. >> a dollar for dollar return but you may getver the hump with buyers and low days on market, high percentage of return on your sales price. >> good. move on to the bedroom. we have a kids bedroom here. this is the before. let's look at the after and tell us what they improved. >> a lot. >> paint color, huge difference. >> the biggest thing that sells houses,alls and floors. when you talk about what they did in this space, sweat equy other than the cost of paint. you do a repurposed head board there to make it look nice. you clean the lines up.

it's more contemporary. anybody that has kids can see a kids room. people that don't can see another guest room. >> when you go with a strong paint color i always thought you wanted to go more utral. do you worry about that? >> greens and blues are in vogue. >> $200. rate of return is $500. >> next, an outdoor spac let's look at the before picture here and then the after. much nicer no the furniture clearly improved but what else did we do here no >> the big thing was they stained the deck there. you have about $150 in what you spended on staining there and it makes it look well kept and makes you think the rest of the house is in good shape and makes the buyer think i don't have to do much once i guy this house. >> so a tiny upgrade but huge. >> $160. >> that brings you back 600. >> amazing. how about this fireplace. those can be messy and ugly and eat up a room.

>> this is a fireplace in a bedroom. that's huge. people lk for that detail, right? >> you got it. what you're seeing here is the fact that this is a major selling feature in a bedroom. but you don't make it a focus of the bedroom. the other thing you miss in the space is that there's a nice little sitting area in a bay window there which you really couldn't see up front. now you can and that's another value added to theroom. >> good. look at the return on your investment. huge, $1,000. next curb appeal. you have to take care of the door, right, mike? >> 30 to 60 seconds is what you'll get when somebody is coming up to a house. if the place doesn't look well kept you'll never get themn the door or at least not in a positive frame of mind. what they did here by painting that door, simply putting mumms on the steps, you make this look so much more inviting and that

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opening here in new york in october. >> i'm incredibly excited. will be in the old empire diner space. iconic space. i can't wait to cook for you guys. >> a lot of work ahead with that. let's coolff with a cocktail because you're going to be grilling but you want this in your hand too. >> the first thing we do is make ourselves a cocktail. that's'sheest part of summer. >> this is cucumber juice, pineapple juice and my favorite is a little tequilla. >> it's super fresh and super clean. >> how did you get the cucumber juice in here? >> juicer. >> shake it up. >> that is delicious. >> when you're at the grill you want to have your cocktl in hand. >> that is amazing. >> i definitely wanted you to grill today. >> i love cooking. we are starting with with new york strip, right?

>> i love new york strip. my second favorite is ribeye. i go heavy on the salt. >> okay. >> that's a lot of mea there. nice seasoning on ther and then you get your steaks. >> just the salt. >> you could put a little pepper too of course. >> we're goi to make an herb butter that goes on top. >> you see the grill, that's the hot spot. i put it on the hot spot first. the biggest mistake pple make is they're moving the steaks around. take a sip of your drink han back, enjoy -- let them sere. beautiful mark on it and after it has the marks on it you pull them off the hotspots to here. we'll take those two off and put them on here and we talk about resting the meat. why in the world are we saying to rest the meat? >> does the meat really need to rest? >> it's had a rough day. it needs a drink and it needs to rest. we'll puone over tre to rest

for now. >> take it easy buddy. >> but the twist today is i'm making a butter to go on top. thng of steak you probably don't need butter on it but it gives it extra fanciness. you're outside. you're not going to have a pot with a pan and making sauce. you're going to make a butter and throw it on top. >> shallots, parsely and puree it. >> the fancier the harder th are to work. >> you have this gorgeous. >> do you have put bread crumbs in it? >> i do. it gives it is texture. so this other steak is going to sit right on top of these t tomatoes. season them with salt, olive oil, my favorite ingredient, and

then you put the butter on top. >> oh,wow. >> and not just a little t. that's a lot of butter. >> old me back. >> but i love it. you have to use heirloom tomatoes this time of year. een beans, just go to the green market and get what's beautiful. >> pour yourself a drink. >> pour yourself a drink. >> i'lllice you some. >> we are going to eat. amanda thank you so much. >> congratulations. >> up next, one more song from country sensation florida georgia line. first these messages. [ music playing ] it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles

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> coming up, a special labor day show with kathieee and hoda, this is our tribute to them. >> we downed those. there's a tiny bit of tequila in there. >> a little. >> and they get totally out of hand. >> how could you miss that? >> after your local news and weather.

you're watching today in the bay. it is 9:56. good morning. we have new numbers from yosemite showing firefighters have made great strides over the holiday weekend. the fire is now 60% contained.

it has burned more than 220,000 acres and sits as the fourth largest in california's history. the danger still remains. 5,500 buildings are in harm's way including 4,500 homes. the cause in that fire is under investigation. we could learn as soon as today whether oracle team usa violated any rules during previous sailing races. the america's cup jury held hearings on allegations the champion illegally modified two boats used last year and earlier this year. team oracle is accused of gross misconduct. the team's leader says he has no knowledge of the modifications and were likely made by a small number of people without proper approval. the jury is expected to issue a ruling today or tomorrow. it is labor day. let's go outside and see how it is looking. >> we started the day with temperatures in the 60s.

and the culprit is this tropical air out of the south across the state today. it will kick off an isolated shower. with the cloud cover keeps our temperatures down as we go through the afternoon. 70s to low 80s for most of the inland locations. 60s and 70s towards oakland. during the day tomorrow we start to see tropical air move out and stay cool and relatively breezy. second half of the week different story. high pressure starts to build in. temperatures climb as hot as the mid to upper 90s for the valleys. programming note now because of golf our 11:00 a.m. newscast will be preempted. our next newscast is tonight at 5:00.

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you're watching nbc sports. >> the blackhawks are stanley cup champions! on an overcast rainy final mound monday at the deutsche bank championship at tpc boston, the fedexcup playoffs about to reach the halfway time. tee time is delayed again today because of the weather. >> and we are ready for the announcement for the final group on the tee at number one.