good morning. search for a motive. today investigators are learning more about the gunman behind the deadly navy yard shooting spree. this was not his first encounter with the law. what set him off? trapped, an nbc news crew hikes into the remote town of jamestown, colorado, cutoffrom the rest of the world in the wake of the record setting floods. how the residents there managed to survive the tragedy. and upright again, after an amazing engineering feat, the "costa concordia" is finally raised today, tuesday, september 17th, 013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from

studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on this tuesday. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer along side al roker and tamron hall. did we do something with the set? did i miss something? >> we changed something. >> sorry i missed the house warming party but it looks good. >> it looks good. we are excited. >> good. we are going to start in washington at the scene of the deadly shooting at the navy yard. after conflicting reports on monday, confusing information, investigators now believe the gunman acted alone. natalie morales is there with the latest. natalie, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. we are starting to learn more about the alleged gunman and possibly aa motive here. according to officials, the man identified as the alleged shooter, 34-year-old aaron alexis had been experiencing mental problems and had a checkered past. he was a computer contractor, a former navy reservist who was

honorably discharged in 2011. alexis did have a valid pass to enter this navy yard though not a pass that would have allowed him to enter building 197. police say that is where he shot the security guard and then shot his way into that building where he then proceeded to carry out his attack. killing 12 people and injuring many more. morning turned into mayhem as a gunman opened fire. >> male with a shotgun, multiples shots fired, multiple people down. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say the shooter took up a position on the fourth floor overlooking a wide open atrium at the center of the building. from there he reportedly opened fire with an automatic weapon on the food court on the ground floor and on the third floor balcony. witnesses say he also shot a man on the fourth floor at point blank range. patricia ward was in the food court. >> it was three gunshots straight in a row.

pop, pop, pop. three seconds later it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. so a total of seven gunshots. >> reporter: the navy commander was warned by a perfect stranger. >> an individual came from the building behind us, the maintenance building was talking to me and saying there's a shooter in your building and then i heard two more shots. one of them hit him. he went down in front of me and i took off from there. >> reporter: police tactical units were on the scene in minutes and after a series of gun battles, the suspect was shot and killed. he's been identified as 34-year-old aaron alexis. a former navy reservist who most recently worked as a subcontractor for hewlett-packard. president obama was briefed on the shooting calling it a cowardly act. he saluted the men and women at the navy yard. >> they're patriots and they know the dangers of serving

abroad but today they face the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home. >> reporter: today the navy yard is open, though only for essential personnel. and building 197 behind me is still an active crime scene. we're starting to learn more now about the 12 victims who range in age from 46 to 73. metropolitan police continue the difficult process of notifying their families. meantime, defense secretary chuck hagel along with the chairman and vice chairman of the joint chiefs are laying a wreath this morning at the navy memorial in tribute to the victims. >> natalie, thank you so much. we're learning more today about the gunman as investigators search for a possible motive. pete williams is covering that part of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. officials say the picture emerging this morning is of a man with a navy past who had a history of psychiatric problems and was apparently deteriorating

rapidly. >> reporter: authorities say all the shots were fired by one man. aaron alexis, age 34. a former navy reserve electronics specialist from ft. worth, texas. >> we do now feel comfortable that we have the single and sole personal responsible for the loss of life. >> reporter: just last week, investigators say, he bought a shotgun from a dealer in virginia, about 20 miles south of washington. they say he was part of a team of civilian subcontractors that checked into this washington hotel near the navy yard to work on a military computer project. >> he had legitimate access to the navy yard as a result of his work as a contractor and he utilized a valid pass to gain entry to the navy yard. >> reporter: alexis was born in new york city where he still has family. his brother-in-law in brooklyn says the family is in shock. >> no one ever mentioned anything about him being aggressive or being this type of way or anything like that. >> reporter: the owner of a thai

restaurant in fort worth, texas described alexis as a peaceful practicing buddhist but another friend says alexis was a devoted player of violent video games. >> i would say that's what we joked about, him being obsessed about those video games at his age. >> reporter: a ft. worth police report says he was arrested three years ago for firing a bullet that went into the apartment above his. he claimed he was cleaning his gun. police in seattle say nine years ago he shot the tires of a car used by workers that parked near his house and police said he did it during a blackout fueled by anger. police say alexis father told them at the time his son had anger management problems since helping rescue people in new york on 9/11. in recent years, authorities say, he's undergone a series of treatments at v.a. hospitals for psychiatric problems. investigators say they believe alexis came to the navy yard armed only with a shotgun, then picked up two other weapons as

he began the shooting spree taking one of them from a police officer that he shot. savannah? >> pete williams, thank you. we want to turn to bill bratton, the former police commissioner of boston and new york city and served as chief of police as well. good morning to you. what are our investigators doing now. here we have a shooter that was killed but what is the primary work they're doing today? >> the idea is to try to, as best as possible, sequential idea of what happened, where did he get the guns? where did he have the guns? that's still pretty much unknown. they're certainly in the process of attempting to find next of kin. there are multiple investigations going on at this juncture. >> we're learning a few more details about this gunman. does he fit a certain profile? >> in some respects he reminds me of christopher donner. the former los angeles police officer who also as a result of a reversal in his military career, that was the spark that set him off.

what we're seeing is an increase in the number of these incidents, the availability of firearms and the number of them are increasing, the pace of them, if you will. >> it's difficult to think about but you're one that says we should be more prepared for mass shootings like this. this is part of the new normal. what does that mean? how does one prepare for it? >> yesterday, a number of the individuals that fled the scene indicated that they had gone through training for active shooter. the idea of flee, hide, fight, if necessary. so that's a good thing. showing the level of preparedness, at least at that federal facility, has been raised. it's an unfortunate aspect of american life today that you have to go through that type of training. he probably helped to save some lives yesterday. >> you look at the actions of the police officers that responded. i'm always blown away by their bravery in these incredibly dangerous circumstances. >> right. the circumstances yesterday, you had city police, park police, a park police officer you would normally not expect to end up in the middle of a gun fight in a

building with a man armed with an assault rifle. no, the heroism displayed by police. this comes out of the columbine shooting where police don't wait outside any more. they go in. that's why so many of them have assault weapons in their own vehicles because they were taking on a man yesterday with an assault weapon. >> it's good to get your perspective. thank you so much. now, here's matt. >> thank you, another major story we're covering this morning. the devastating floods in colorado. the death toll has risen to at least eight people. the latest victim, unfortunately, an 83-year-old man. the number of missing is dropping down to 640 people. the community of jamestown has been inaccessible for more than a week. miguel almaguer and his crew made the difficult trek in, the final stretch on foot to reach the people there. he's with us now from boulder. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: getting into

jamestown is treacherous. the air national guard, when air lifting individuals out, said this was their best and last chance to get out. all public roads leading into the community are shut down which should be about a 20 minute drive, took us well over 3 hours. >> reporter: winding through colorado's front range, the journey to jamestown ends in a road to nowhere. to reach a community literally cut off from the world, the only way in it is on foot. and once you're here, it's clear why so many have left. returning home for the first time monday, chad was among those air lifted out by the national guard. >> you left. >> you got on one of those chinooks out. >> yes. >> why did you think so many people stayed behind? >> mostly because they didn't want to leave their houses. they didn't want to leave and have their house gone. >> reporter: the mayor is one of 40 who remained behind. for a week she lived without power or running water. neither will likely be restored until the roads are.

>> from the beginning of town to the end of town, just devastated. >> reporter: a third of jamestown has been washed away. the james creek which fills this otherwise silent city with noise, now cuts the town in half. what homes it didn't swallow, it now divides. >> the full impact is finally coming in. >> reporter: during the storm, ann watch the her neighbor's homes float away. she lost her friend, killed in a mudslide. >> we haven't even had a chance to grieve our friend. we've been dealing with survival. >> reporter: this morning, the remote mountain communities like jamestown are literally teetering on the edge. but even in a sea of destruction, they find hope and resolve. >> how does your community rebuild? >> i don't know how but i know they will. there's a lot of spirit here. >> with the national guard air dropping supplies into communities like jamestown, we

did see power crews and energy companies trying to make their way in. it is certainly going to take months to rebuild those communities. matt and savannah, back to you. >> all right. miguel almaguer has been covering that story for more than a week now. thank you very much. we turn to what is called the perfect end to an unprecedented fe engineering, the raising of the wrecked "costa concordia" cruise liner off the coast of italy. michelle is there again for us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. what a sight that is. people here in awe to see the "costa concordia" pulled upright. struggling for words to describe that damage that's right in there saying it looked like a giant had put it's fist into it or someone had thrown an enormous ball right into its side. it took nearly two years but this is what it looked like to finally raise the "concordia" over close to 20 hours.

>> amazing feeling when you see the ship come up. >> reporter: celebration broke out in the middle of the night on this tiny island that had waited so long. >> we were expecting it to be harder to tear it off. it came off quite nicely. >> reporter: it was slow going to start. a few delays. but once they pulled the ship up to the point where they could pump water into these enormous boxes along the side, that force took over, speeding up the process. now resting upright, looking like a ghost ship, a reminder, too, of the terror and loss of life that night. but now, at last, it can be moved away. is there still an element of, i can't believe we pulled this off? >> yeah, i think so. i mean, there always is that. i mean, you always have these fears. we didn't expect perfection but that's what we got. >> reporter: so, next, salvagers will chain big floats to this side of the ship. they don't have to weld them on. and it will take about several more months before they can tow

the ship out of here. yesterday, one of the survivors described the wreck as a monument to stupidity but this salvage operation has been a testament to what engineering can do. by the way, the cost of the salvage operation so far, alone, more than $800 million. back to you guys. >> all right, michelle kosinski, thank you so much. how happy will they be when the coastline is once again free. >> i agree. that is astonishing that they managed to do that. to right that ship. tamron is here and you have bad news for drivers. >> not good, guys. good morning, everyone. an expensive milestone this morning. gas prices today average $3.51 for a gallon of regular. that makes 1,000 days in a row that gas has been over $3 a gallon. that's never happened before, by the way, and aaa is predicted that prices above $3 a gallon are here to stay. new details this morning in the weekend shooting of an unarmed college student in charlotte, north carolina.

the police officer accused of shooting him ten times goes to court today. the officer, randall kerik, is charged with voluntary manslaughter. police say the victim, jonathan ferrell crashed his car over the weekend and knocked on the door of a nearby home for help. well, the woman inside thought he was a burglar and called 911. police say ferrell ran toward them and the officer opened fire. ferrell's mother says she forgives the officer. today the attorney for jerry sandusky is trying to get his client's child molestation conviction overturned. he is arguing that the defense did not have enough time to prepare. sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years behind bars after being convicted last year. a homeless man who returned a backpack filled with $40,000 in cash and travelers checks was honored by boston police monday for his honesty. glenn james found that money at a mall on saturday and then flagged down officers to hand it right over.

it belonged to a mall employee. a fund has been started to help james pay for medical care and other needs. grueling training for prince harry. he spent the night in a giant freezer -- take a look -- that simulated the conditions he will face this winter when he goes to the north pole for a good cause, it's a race with wounded veterans. when asked about the worst part of sleeping in a freezer? he said, going in. i'd say, it's cold. >> i'd say that outfit, that furry hood thing. >> i know harry is a cool guy but that homeless man that turned over $40,000, come on. >> can we go back to the question of which mall employee had a backpack with $40,000. >> that mall employee was carrying the money for the store. i used to work for the jewelry store and we would carry the jewelry, carry the cash. >> it was money and travelers checks i read. >> i don't know. >> harry went to the south pole i'm told by the way. >> all kinds of updates there. >> with $50,000 in his backpack

and the royal jewels. and he had a crown. it was fantastic. >> look at you standing here. what have you got? >> i'm going to walk over here. we've got -- if you felt we had a nip in the air here in the northeast, you are absolutely correct. stretching from minnesota all the way to new england, freeze warnings and frost advisories in effect. look at some of these temperatures right now. in fact, boston saw a temperature to this morning. right now it's at 44 degrees. that is a record for them. in fact, we're going to see temperatures warm up nicely today but only -- look at this, sayre knack lake, 61. boston 63. new york city 68. harrisburg will see a temperature of 69 degrees. the rest of the country, showers in the pacific northwest. our friends in colorado will finally see some drying out. 85 degrees and sunshine today. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

♪ ♪ good tuesday morning to@c y. i'm meteorologist christina loren. it's going to be a really nice day, temperatures actually dropping off by 4 to 8 degrees from yesterday's highs. that means we'll see plenty of upper 70s inland, around the bay mid to upper 60s, and expecting a cool day at the coast, low 60s headed your way. as we head through the next couple days so breezy and cool, then feeling like summer as we round out the week. ry much.

over the last 24 hours a lot of action on social media dealing with, of course, that shooting in washington. let's go over to carson. he's in the orange room and can bring us up to date. carson, good morning. >> good morning, matt. good morning everybody. monday morning in the midst of the confusion and the lack of information surrounding the navy yard massacre. the news first spread on all the social sites. let's take a walk through it. we first learned from an official u.s. navy tweet that three shots were fired. here it is there. u.s. navy confirms three shots fired 8:20 a.m. building 197. there's the first one there. then we saw a instagram picture of soldiers that gave us a clear imagine as to the severity there in d.c. with a pretty heavy first responder, military scene. then a vine video went out which was remarkable to get this imagine all before 10:30 eastern time. speculation as to why reagan international was closed. there you have it. military needed to get in there to do their job.

you can see the first responders there acting as well. again, all of this stuff, quick news happening in a short amount of time. there were also imagines of touching and heroic rescues. we saw a worker leading his blind colleague to safety. which was a bright spot in an otherwise dark day. omar joins us on the phone. omar, how are you? >> good morning. >> it's nice to have you. just describe the scene, if you could, while you were there at work. >> i heard the first two shots while i was in the atrium near the cafeteria where i saw my blind colleague, also. after we heard the first two shots, we were wondering where the noise came from because, you know, sound echos and travels there in the atrium area that goes from the first floor of the building up to the fifth floor. i proceeded to take his arm and lead him into the cafeteria while people started wondering if they also heard gunshots.

we heard three more shots while we were inside the cafeteria and then we saw the alarms go off to evacuate the building. as soon as we got outside the cafeteria doors into the hallway, we saw people panic, running, for the exits. and they were shouting. i could not make out exactly what they were shouting but i knew it was something serious. i told my colleague that we were going to get out of the building and i was going to help him because normally he's got somebody with him there and this morning he was all by himself. >> well, a remarkable act mr. grant. so many people hearing shots would have run for the exit. you went right to your coworker in need. it was a much needed bright spot in an image we saw yesterday in the social space. thank you. you didn't have to be on this call this morning. we found you. thank you, sir, we appreciate it. and all the best to you. >> thank you. >> back to you guys, thank you. >> so many imagines. so many tweets. so much information. and so much confusing

information. >> some wrong. that's the unfortunate aspect of social media. there's the good side, there's the bad side. we saw both yesterday, for sure. >> thanks so much. straight ahead at 7:30, back to natalie in washington for more on the naval yard shooting and also talk to the doctor treating some of the wounded and made a moving plea to end gun violence. and then at 7:40, are airline pilots becoming too dependent on auto control, leaving them unprepared for an emergency? but first, on a tuesday morning, kfast?

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police car. police say the suspect was driving a stolen car but when they tried to stop the car the driver rammed his car into a police cruiser and then took off. police eventually caught up wit. both were arrested. right now let's take a live outside, we're taking you to san francisco. christine is out there enjoying the beautiful sights. she tells us what's happening. >> hey, good morning to you, jon. yeah, the wind may actually force that race to postpone. it is a big race out l it could all be over. we're sticking around to find out what's happening. pushing the threshold all the way to the limit when it comes to sustained winds. winds play a factor picking up throughout the next couple hours. so count on a breezy day over a all but temperaturewise perfect down to up thor 70s from mid-80 yesterday. we'll see plenty of 60s around the bay and at the coast.ñi 47 day outlook tells the story. temperatures are going to jump up to summer like levels tomorrow.

hottest day of the week looks like friday. rain on the way for saturday. let's check the drive. here is mike. >> we're looking toward the bay bridge. you can see the folks going away from us slow around the bend into treasure island. a disabled bus there. on the maps, coming off the oakland side, folks you may see& more traffic south of the san mateo bridge. avoid the bay bridge. take b.a.r.t. there are no delays. 880, slower drive and into the city. >> mike, appreciate it. we're back in a half hour.

7:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 17th day of september, you're looking at flags being flown at half-staff today at the white house, at the capitol building. in many places all across the nation. that, of course, in honor of the 12 victims of the navy yard shooting on monday. natalie is in washington. she'll have more on the investigation in just a couple of minutes. good morning, everyone. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie al roker and tamron hall. >> terrible to see that in the heart of washington. we'll have the latest in a moment. we'll also get you more on the stories in the headlines today. a new wave of rescue operations under way in flood-ravaged colorado where more than 600 people remain unaccounted for at

this hour. by the way, mexico dealing with some of the worst flooding there in decades. some 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. more on that story coming up as well. and the wrecked "costa concordia" is upright for the first time since it capsized off the italian coast 20 months ago. >> what an amazing feat of engineering. >> incredible. and coming up, something to think about on your next flight, or not think about, are pilots relying too much on auto pilot? we are here at the main gate of the u.s. navy, the facility is open today. though only for essential personnel. behind me is building 197, that is where the shooting took place. around this time in the morning it all started to break out

yesterday morning. we are learning more about the victims as well as the shooter this morning. what we still do not know, the motive behind the shooting. we know that he was 34-year-old aaron alexis, a former navy reservist. 13 people were killed in this attack including the shooter. now d.c. metropolitan police are starting to begin the difficult process of notifying the families. we know they range in age, from the ages of 46 to 73. both civilian and military personnel included. there was a candle light vigil last night held at freedom plaza to honor those victims and we are starting to hear more about their stories. among those killed, a grandfather of nine, 51-year-old arthur daniels. he was a subcontractor for a furniture repair company here. and witnesses say that daniel spotted the gunman running down the hallway. he and a colleague ran. they ran to the elevator and

frantically pushed the elevator button when he was shot by the alleged gunman. michael arnold also an annapolis graduate and naval supply officer for 29 years. another woman, sylvia frasier, 53 was a network security administrator with the naval sea systems command and her family was frantically trooing to await word on her whereabouts. kathy gaarde, a 62-year-old that lived with her husband and her children. we're starting to hear more about the stories of the victims here matt and such an enormous tragedy. this facility takes care of the nation and security of some of the most important secrets and security of our nation and so, once again, a tragedy here scarring our nation, matt. >> natalie, thank you very much. dr. janice orlovsky is the chief medical officer at medstar washington hospital center where three of the survivors were treated. as we mentioned earlier, during eye news conference she made an

empassioned plea to end gun violence. doctor, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, matt. how are you today? >> i'm doing well. i want to talk about your comments in a second but i want an update on some of the patients you treated. first of all, you had a police officer there with severe leg wounds. i know he has been through surgery. what is his prognosis? >> his prognosis is good. i would tell you that his condition today is fair. i've had a chance to see him. he is doing well, as expected, he is having pain around the lower legs. but in general, he is doing very well. i will tell you his spirits are excellent. >> there were two other patients brought to you, two women. one was shot in the shoulder. the other was shot in the head and miraculously the bullet did not penetrate her skull. where exactly was she shot and how is she doing? >> my understanding or at least what you can tell is she was shot in the finger and then right behind her right ear.

so the bullet went into her scalp at that point, you can actually see a little bit of a divet and it did not enter the skull. she is doing well and anxious about her colleagues. they have not been clear as to how everyone is doing. so i would say that's her greatest concern today and quite frankly her greatest concern is to be able to go home with her family. >> i want to ask you about comments you made during that press conference. you're getting a lot of attention for this. you said something is wrong in this country. there's something evil in our society that we as americans have to work to try and eradicate. you went on and said we have to work together to get rid of it. i'd like you to put my trauma center out of business. i would like not to be an expert on gunshots. did you step in front of the cameras planning to say that or was it spontaneous? >> it was a completely spontaneous comment. one of the reporters asked me, i know that medstar deals with a

lot of gunshot victims. she said, is there something different about this. my first thought was no, there's nothing different. it's terrible, it's horrific. it's a senseless injury that we deal with and as i spoke to the camera, i have to say it was direct from my heart and i meant every word of it and i must have poked the underbelly because i've gotten quite a few comments and phone calls and e-mails and tweets about it. it wasn't planned. it wasn't something that i had intended to say. >> and you said you didn't want to wade into the issue of gun control and yet your comments are resinating with people and we also heard emotional comments after newtown and aurora. et cetera, et cetera. are you worried your comments will be soon forgotten as it seems some of the other comments have been forgotten? >> am i worried? absolutely. what are we going to do as an american people to take care of this? let's stop this now.

>> your comments getting an awful lot of attention. most importantly take good care of those picture who were victims of this shooting, doctor. >> absolutely, we will. and i also want to say, my sympathies to those who are not going to be with their families and my sympathy to the families who will have to deal with the death of loved ones. thank you. >> dr. janis orlovsky. doctor, thanks. a lot of reaction online to what she had to say in the news conference. we get a check of the forecast. >> that's right. we've been talking about this flooding in mexico. we've been dealing with flooding in colorado. in mexico, it is, again, of biblical proportions as well as the remnants of two different storms, manuel on the pacific coast and inagreed on the east coast caused big, big problems. let's look at right now. you can see all this rain, 33 people have lost their lives. mudslides, massive flooding. they'll be cleaning up for

months in the tropics there. heres what's going on in the tropics. things have been getting on the active side. we are looking at showers and thunderstorms now right on into ingrid. this -- also this area here, this is another area in the area in the yucatan we are watching as well. we have humberto. it is a hurricane again. as we move on a little bit closer to home, we are looking at a lot of wet weather that's going to be pushing its way down into florida. it has been just inundated. florida has been inundated with heavy rain over the last year. in fact, we expect to see more showers, more thunderstorms. in fact, look at miami. miami has picked up 48 inches of rain, that's 17 inches above normal, tampa almost 46 inches of rain, 8 inches above normal. >> good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. well, we do actually have some light rain in our forecast as

well, but not until this weekend. today, wind is 2ing to be the story of the day and much coole temperatures./3] as the weak disturbance comes through the bay area. that means we'll see the upper 70s inland, plenty of 50s around the bay and low 60s at the immediate coast. as we head through the next couple days feeling like summer. right back up toward the 90 degree mark tomorrow. then showers on the way this weekend. y algunos pilotos no están meanwhile, coming up at 7:40, an airline safety concern. with so much automation in the cockpit, are some pilots checking out during flights? at 8:00 on trending, be careful what you search for. the most dangerous celebrities to look up on your computer and why. but first, these messages. at university of phoenix, we know you can't afford wrong turns on the road to your future. that's why we build tools like our career guidance system.

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four months later, an air france jet crashes into the atlantic killing all 228 on board. investigators say in both disasters, the pilots were relying on computers, automation to fly the plane and became confused when something went wrong. today, the auto pilot is so advanced as you're sitting comfortably in your seat, computers are often flying your plane, even landing it right down to the ground. >> we experienced a malfunction with the auto pilot. >> reporter: but this new study at the university of iowa is investigating whether automation is making pilots lazy in the cockpit causing them to check out in flight. researchers are testing their reaction times in an emergency. our san francisco nbc affiliate kntb got special access. >> are pilots becoming too overreliant on automation?

>> i believe it's safe to say. >> reporter: that could spell disaster. in 2006 this industry study found a pilot's proficiency in basic flying seems to diminish the more they use automation. sean cassidy is the national safety coordinator for the airline pilot's association. >> is that the danger here? something goes wrong, you're there and mentally in the game but if the computer is flying it and something goes wrong, you're sipping a cup of coffee, doing something else, mind isn't there? >> well, there's two pilots in the flight deck and the other pilot is always there to back up the person assigned the task of flying. >> reporter: he says automation made flying the safest it's ever been but the faa put out this alert urging pilots to focus on their manual flying skills. and cassidy agrees. >> we strike a balance. sit perfect? no. could we be better at making sure we're guarding against

that? absolutely. >> just this summer another major airline crash we reported right here of course. asiana flight 214 crashed killing three. now they're investigating whether confusion over automation was a factor in that crash as well. as for the study, researchers say it will take two years to get the final results and no question about it, the faa is eager to see what happens. >> the vast majority of automation made us safer. >> yeah i use it all the time. it makes it much much safer, especially getting to specific intersections. everything is much more regulated. >> thank you very much. coming up on trending, what ben afleck just revealed to jimmy coming up on trending, what ben afleck just revealed to jimmy fneed a spoon, dear? not anymore. what? my silverware isn't good enough for you? have -- have you seen it? yes, i have seen it, and it looks -- you gotta look better. ladies, breathe. cascade kitchen counselor here. it's not your silverware. it's likely your detergent. see, over time, cascade platinum's triple cleaning formula

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it's 7:55. good morning. i'm jon kelley. police say a driver is in the hospital after crashing a stolen suv. police say the driver and another suspect crashed that chevy suburlnc right into a light pole. the driver does have serious injuries but is expected to survive. police say it's possible the suspects were involved in a string of vehicle burglaries in that area. police all over the bay area looking for more possible victims of a san jose man with a decades long history of sex abuse against children. mountain view police arresting 70-year-old christopher miller earlier this month after a mother reported seeing him touch himself at a walmart. police say he is not just a suspect in the mountain view case but similar ones in union city, san mateo, palo alto, and gilroy. right now let's toss4$rá out lie we take you to san francisco,'m

christina loren is there with a look at the weather and the america's )&xcup. >> good morning to you, jon. still on standby as to whether or not this fierce wind is going to force that race to be postponed. we are getting right up against the threshold and right now you can see a little more choppy on the bay. temperatures are nice and cool to start out tuesday. and we're going to end up cooler than average for today. 5 to 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. that means the highs in the upper 70s and plenty of 60s around the bay.kwg and at the coast for today. getting into the next couple dafs temperatures creep up and we've got showers on the way as we get into this weekend. say good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. toward the south é"ñbay, gettin crowded. it's trafficcn@ tuesday. we see all of your northbound routes with orange and red. red is where it's below 20 miles per hour. we have a tougher drive at homestead now because of a crash there. watch the peninsula crossings,

>> thank you. we'll see you in a half hour.

it's 8:00, coming up on today, why did he do it? natalie is in d.c. with the search for a motive in the navy yard shooting. the love of his life, tom brokaw on a person and place near and dear to his heart. >> an act of kindness by a mysterious donor that takes the police by surprise. today, tuesday, september 17th, 2013. >> i changed my outfit. >> she had that on under the other one. >> hey, we're from phoenix, arizona, what up matt lauer? >> all the way from north dakota and minnesota to celebrate my mom's retirement. girl's trip.

>> good morning, how are you? >> we're celebrating birthdays, 75 and 66 and they're still hot. good morning, everybody. welcome back to today. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and carson daly. i changed my outfit. i wish i put on long johns. >> it's chilly. >> look ativan van. >> we have jackets on. >> but to clear up the reference in the opening an amazing act of speed and agility, about 15 minutes before air time you were in a different outfit. you said i'm not feeling it and you came back three minutes later in a new outfit. >> it was too tight. i had pizza last night. >> i've never done that before, i have? >> no, you've changed your mind a lot but not with your outfit like that anyway. >> well we have a lot to get to this morning. we're learning a lot more about

the terrible shooting at washington d.c. at the naval yard there and the gunman who police are now saying did act alone. natalie is there and covering the story at the nation's capitol good morning to you. >> good morning to you guys. it was around this time yesterday morning when the alleged shooter enter the naval yard here. he has been identified as 34-year-old aaron alexis, a computer contractor that also served four years in the navy reserves. he was given a general discharge in 2011, though it is still unclear why he was discharged. there's some reports, though, one navy official said he had incidents of misconduct in his past. but it was around 8:20 yesterday morning when we started getting word, alexis was armed with a shotgun and then proceeded to carry out this rampage where he picked up two other weapons in the process. he took position on the fourth floor of building 197 and then proceeded to shoot into the atrium, into the food court

where people were just getting their breakfast. 12 people were killed and police then were able to kill the alleged shooter. now, the motive for the shooting is still very much unclear. a lot of people still trying to piece together. investigators here focussing their attention on that right now. but friends describe him as a peaceful buddhist though some did say perhaps there was some question or some dispute with his military benefits. but the base, this morning, this installation is open, though, only for essential personnel. with that, back to you savannah. >> natalie, thank you so much. >> let us swing inside. natalie is in washington and tamron is at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning. a break in the weather is helping rescue teams in colorado reach areas cutoff by days of heavy rainfall and flash flooding. helicopters delivered supplies monday and helped officials make contact with many people unaccounted for there. the death toll rose to 8 overnight.

in many communities, receding flood waters revealed damages or destroyed homes and cars buried in mud. a desperate search is underway for a girl kidnapped during a home invasion during atlanta georgia. police believe the 14-year-old is in extreme danger. two gunmen broke into her family's home, shot the dog, and demanded cash and jewelry from her mother and took the girl. she was last seen wearing star wars pajamas and a super hero shirt. police say the suspects were driving a grey dodge. a fire rescue caught on tape saved the life of a new york city man. he was actually, look at this, dangling from the window of a burning apartment, apparently desperate enough he was willing to jump but building workers reached out to him with a ladder and one of the workers even walked across to pull that man, you see it there, to safety.

>> for the first time since it capsized off italy the cruise ship costa concordia is sitting upright. they finished raises it overnight. it hit a reef in january of 2012 and flipped on to it's side killing 32 people on board. that crippled ship will now be sured up so it can be towed away in the spring. two days after last week's 9/11 anniversary, a wisconsin police department received a small but meaningful donation from an unlikely source who is now getting the praise he deserves. this surveillance video from the wisconsin police department shows a good samaritan making a donation. something a little unusual about this do-gooder, he's not much taller than the counter. >> at first, i was like, is he lost? >> the boy makes the donation, $10.03. asks that the money goes to the police station and then walks out. >> you don't expect that every

day. just a little guy to walk in and throw up his change. most kids are like i'm saving for my xbox or this or that. >> after a video and thank you message went on the police department facebook page the mystery donor was identified as 11-year-old max. >> we learned about 9/11 and the great things that the police and fire department did. i decided i should donate it all to the police department. >> he also wanted to pay tribute to his grandfather, a milwaukee police officer who was killed in the line of duty before he was born. >> one day that's going to make a difference. might not a really big difference but at least it's something. >> max has been collecting money since april from friends and family. on friday afternoon he road his bike to a station and dropped off the gift all on his own. >> if every person would do that we would have such a great world. it would be awesome. >> okay. i want to hug that kid. well, max is not done with his charitable contributions.

his mom offered to match his donation of $10.03 and max is going to donate that to a little girl who needs a kidney transplant. what a kid. it's 8:06. time for the weather and al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by white house black market. wear that works. >> we have nice folks -- what's your name? you are walking from boston to d.c. to support the fight against ivory being taken from the elephants. >> yes, this is a mission we have been taking and we'll have no elephants in the next ten years. >> you can get more information. thank you for that. let's see what we have for you. our pick city of the day, detroit. we love detroit. beautiful city. we're going to be looking today at pretty nice weather. a few clouds on wednesday. thursday, scattered storms, a high of 82 degrees.

temperature-wise, we're looking for a big warm up in the midwest. by thursday, temperatures are going to feel like it's in mid-july. texas on into missouri. hundreds in the southwest. 60s here in the northeast with a brisk breeze. look for wet weather down in southern florida. more rain in the interior sections of the pacific northwest. las vegas good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we've got a good looking day shaping up. winds will certainly play a factor. picking up as we head throughout first part of the day. we are expecting gusty conditions. up to 45 miles per hour from time to time. it's a chilly start to the day, but temperatures are going to warm up nicely. we're talking about 79 degrees inland today. around the bay, plenty of 50s. ae couple of low 70s out there. at the coast, 60 degrees headed your way. as we get through the next couple of days, finally feeling like summertime for the last couple of days of the summer. fall starts saturday. latest weather

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we are back at 8:14 with what is trending today. trending on twitter, unfortunately, never out of style. after the terrible shooting in washington yesterday, a russian lawmaker is getting controversy because he tweeted the tragedy was a clear confirmation of american exceptionalism. this is a not so subtle reference to vladimir putin's ad where he mocked president obama's comment that there is something unique about the united states. he said no, there isn't and now this lawmaker followed up with a tweet that i think is in one piece. >> you want to score political points that's one thing. 12 people get killed, you shut up. carson, want to make extra cash on thanksgiving. >> yeah.

>> what do i do? >> after years after the butterball hotline, the place where you call? only employing women, they say they are looking to hire their first male. >> about time. >> where have you been? >> what are the qualifications? 25 and older. >> got it. >> check. >> you need to have a background in food or nutrition. >> i eat. >> okay. >> but the main requirement, according to the folks at the turkey hotline, you must want to have to help people. >> oh, forget it, i'm out. >> no, but i have a tip for you guys. i cooked my first turkey this past thanksgiving, guess what i did. >> you didn't take the stuff out. >> i didn't. there's a little baggy in it and it served it to my guests and snuck it out. >> what happened to it. >> are your guests okay? >> they're fine. >> hi mom. >> they're busy this year. >> i can visualize you guys -- there you are. >> there we are.

>> customer service. >> this will be a first. >> al doesn't even ever ask for directions. and now he's giving directions. i like that. >> this might be a sitcom on this network in the fall. >> sadly, you're right. >> also, trending from the associated press, the most dangerous celebrities to search for online. this is a list of stars who pose the biggest risk of leading you to viruses, digital viruses when you click on their name. number one, lily colins from the blind side. avril levine is number two. sandra bullock and katy perry. britney at seven. the only male name in the top ten, there you go. mad men. >> i don't have a theory. >> you search for john hamm. why did you do that? >> because you told me to search for him. i didn't know why. >> there was salacious press

about him in new york. >> and carson said google him and my computer has been broken ever since. >> that was a year ago. you should stop. >> stop tamron. >> we're going back to why these particular celebrities take you to spy ware or things like that? is it opportunistic on the part of the spyware people? >> probably. there's also more notable names that you should be careful. >> well, trending on today.com, skipping breakfast. apparently it is not as bad as we think. you know the conventional wisdom is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. well, researchers at the university of alabama birmingham took a look at this and they found no definitive link between skipping breakfast and weight gain. not to interesting. instead the scientists say total effort counts. eating right, exercise, getting sleep and managing stress which is why some of the studies anger people. one day they say you have to have breakfast.

>> make up your mind. >> i think you need breakfast. >> you're really hungry and then you gorge out on bad things. >> what does everyone eat for breakfast? >> bloody mary. it's like a meal in a glass. >> yeah, more often. >> tea and some fruit. >> protein smoothie. >> boo. >> look at you mr. healthy. >> scoop of peanut butter. >> that's it. >> no. >> oatmeal. >> i didn't have oatmeal today. >> almost every day i have oatmeal. trending on google, ben afleck on the batman backslash. the two-time oscar winner appeared on jimmy fallon and talks about how he deals with criticism surrounding his new role at the caped kcrusader. >> just don't use the internet for a couple of days. i look at the first comment and

it's like ben afleck is going to be batman and the first-person is like no. >> he joked after seeing the comments he decided to turn off the family computer for awhile. i think he'll be a great batman. >> i do too. >> he'll play him as an older more war weary kind of guy. >> i don't get the backlash. i was surprised. >> daredevil was tough. >> people were freaking out about michael keaton and he was great. >> great. >> you don't read below. >> never read the comments. >> that's what's trending today. meanwhile, tom brokaw is always looking for ways to highlight the work being done by others. and for this next story, he didn't have to look far. meredith, his wife of more than 50 years has been making a real difference for women in a corner of the world that really needs it. he started with one simple idea. >> reporter: meredith first travelled three years ago with a friend who grew up there.

anna and the women realized they had a crisis that could not wait. in a country of 14 million people, 1 million were aids or fan -- orphans. >> they needed to be fed and educated, but how. >> we go down these streets and i couldn't get over the fact that every fourth or fifth one was a shop making coffins. it broke your heart. >> for victims. >> for all the people that were dying. >> reporter: when she first visited the friendship kitchen where they feed 300 orphans three times a week, meredith noticed something. >> there was one secellar after another with tomatoes and i said what do you do when you don't have the tomatoes for the food. >> it is very important for us.

every dish we need tomatoes. >> so we asked some of the women if they would like to learn how to can tomatoes and they were excited about it. >> growing up in south dakota canning tomatoes was a household routine. she decided to transfer those skills to eastern africa. she shipped over canning supplies and enlisted new york friends and set off to establish a business. >> i am really impressed about the amount of water that you're free squeezing out of here. >> the women were ready. >> before this project started, you never canned tomatoes, right? >> no. >> she runs the show here and she has big plans for the tomatoes. >> are you the tomato queen. >> of course, yes. >> and how successful do you

want to become? do you want to become very big? >> yes, of course our dream is to grow. >> reporter: that dream is becoming a reality. the tomatoes are sold in more than 15 super markets around and upscale lodges like this one in the capitol city. >> i'm the one that taught the women how to do this. >> whoa. >> it's great. >> the kitchen project is representative of what works here. not handouts, but local solutions to local problems. the women have made the most important investment they could in their children and their future. and it all started with tomatoes from their backyards. >> you are full of hope and if i can be a small part of helping your dreams, i'm very, very

happy. >> you must be stunned by the success of this. >> i am absolutely stunned. what started out as a simple little idea has taken on a life of it's own. >> reporter: make no mistake, this remains one of the poorest countries in the world. >> oh what i'm doing or what these people are doing is such a small drop in the bucket. but the fact is, if you do nothing, there wouldn't even be that drop in the bucket. so i'm not a believer in saying this is just such a small project it doesn't matter. i think it matters. >> and tom and meredith join us now. good to see you. let's just start where you ended. it's a simple thing. it sounds like a little thing and yet it has a major impact. >> it does have a major impact and, you know, matt, we're all used to giving aid to people. aid after aid and not seeing a lot of results. so by changing aid to innovation where they take on the project and do it themselves, it's just

a world of difference. >> well, tom, you got to travel with meredith so you get to admire your wife but also see what an incredible impact this is having on the community there. >> anyone that has known us and we have been around a long time. they know what the secret is and meredith is one of the good things. but we both have believed for some time, start small, make it larger, have an impact. that's a perfect example of what you can do. this is not a boutique business. this is a real business they established there. the enormous amount of pride they have is inspiring as well. stewart and elizabeth are two new yorkers that are friends of ours. their family is involved in it. it's that kind of thing around the world that you begin to build hope as well as the kind of business model that you need to give those countries their own economy. >> and meredith you can encourage other people that don't think they can make a difference to get in there and roll their sleeves up. >> absolutely. it is a simple idea. but there are lots of ways in

which people can earn living for themselves and i think if you think about the things you're passionate about and what you're able to impart to other people, it's an easy thing. >> this is a skill you learned as a little girl and you brought to africa. i love tom that you were flying the flag. the "today" show hat was on. >> spreading the news to other continents tom. >> i have certain alumni rights that date back to when i was black and white. >> thank you so much. >> if you look closely at

>> good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia canon. warning fans that security will be increased later this week starting thursday all fans will be asked to walk through a metal detection system. this is the directive from the league office for all playoff-bound teams. much like the system already in place for nfl and nba games. they say arrive early to be on the safe side. the current policy on what you can carry into the stadium actually remains the same. let's check your morning commute with mike. >> all right. we have better news from the bay bridge. a disabled bus on that center anchorage area. i've turned our camera. we did just seconds ago. we were looking at the remainder of a motorcycle crash there as well. no serious injuries, but that was adding to the slowdown on the incline.

let's look at the map. very slow across that bay braj and along the east shore freeway, and look at 580 westbound coming through oakland. jammed up the earlier problem that just slowed things in general. the worst day of the week for this to happen. there's the backup heading towards the maze. big slowing. the san mateo bridge moving slowly towards the peninsula. it really bogs down in southbound 101 for the second day in a row. very slow all the way down to san mateo. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update coming up in a half hour. hope to see you then. have a great morning. ♪

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it's the 17th day of september, 2013. we have a great crowd here in rockefeller plaza and we're looking at a beautiful sunrise there. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, tamron hall, and mr. al roker. by the way, you can share your sunrise photos with us on twitter and instagram each morning using the #todaysunrise which is always a good thing.

we love seeing those. >> yeah. >> coming up, have you ever had a great idea and you thought to yourself if i could only get this idea bigger and get it in front of lots of eye balls so that it could take off? >> yeah we all had that feeling. we have entrepreneurs here today that are going to get that opportunity. we are going to check out three products today and three tomorrow and today viewers will get to vote on their favorite. the winner will actually be sold on qvc and the fashion designer who i adore is here to help us out as well. >> also, five trends for fall for less. from the pages of vogue, 100 under 100. can't beat it. >> we just highlighted tom and meredith's work, if you want more information about that program go on our website today.com. >> before we get any further, let's say hi to mindy kaling. she stars in the mindy project about a high achieving doctor that struggles to find fairy

tale romance. season two debuts tonight. take a look. >> whoa, who is that? >> cool your jets. you're engaged. >> a person is walking into the room. i'm just looking at him. >> stop. >> what? is this the taliban? i can't look at a man anymore? >> how are you? >> do you find him dreamy. >> yeah. pretty much. dreamy. he's artsy, he's funny. >> did you create the name of his character? >> that of the siliest name i could think of and james was like i'll do that, no problem. he's super hansom and funny in it. >> so you're engaged. are you actually walking down the aisle?

>> i do and it's dramatic and theatrical. it's a lot that happens. >> and i love the short do in that chip. did you grow it out or is that a wig. >> you pull it off better than me. when i wore it they were like you're not anne hathaway. grow your hair out. you look, you and halle and natalie portman can pull it off but i need it. >> i know how it is. >> do you watch your stuff. >> for sure. >> or do you sit back and just let it go? >> i really enjoy it. i'll watch it tonight in real time, watch me and franco scenes together. >> are you going to be live tweeting while watching it. >> i just take it in. it's a lot of work but it's really funny. >> really funny show. >> you can go get warm by the way. it's freezing. >> watch out. >> give us a minute.

>> hello. >> you can catch the mindy project tonight on fox. >> all right. now let's get a check of the weather. >> let's start off with today our friends in colorado getting a much needed break with plenty of sunshine there. we're looking at rain interior section of the pacific northwest. the eastern third of the country is going to be spectacular. a little on the cool side. 90 in new orleans today, then for tomorrow we look for more wet weather in the upper mississippi river valley. the warmth continues through the southwest. more showers in the central pacific northwest. it will be warmer, a little bit warmer as we move into new england and the northeast. southwest loo >> good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. wind is certainly going to be a play a factor in today's forecast. as we head throughout the day, and then start to drop off as we get into the overnight hours. temperatures are all due to a weak disturbance that came through. they're going to be cooler as a result. we're talking about the upper

70s inland. plenty of 60s to low 780s around the way, and 60s at the coast for today. looking towards that rain for this weekend. hope you have a fantastic day. all right, al. thank you very much. now to something new we're kicking off this morning. it's called today's bright idea. we asked the folks at qvc sprouts program to send us up and coming products from the entrepreneurs they work with. we'll check out three today and three more tomorrow and then you get to vote for your favorite and decide who will get to sell their stuff on qvc. fashion designer and all around good guy started out small just like these hopeful entrepreneurs and is helping us out this morning. good morning, nice to see you all. >> how are you. >> are you ready for this isaac? >> yeah, i'm ready for it. >> you're working with two underqualified judges here. >> come on. >> let's see. first up, each of you is going to have about 20 seconds to

pitch your product and then our panel here will ask you a couple of questions. all right. stacy, is that how you pronounce it. >> and rachel. >> tisher. >> okay. yours is the rain wrap. >> give us your pitch. >> i pride myself on always being prepared. i love wraps and i always have one on hand. the one thing i'm never prepared for and it happens often is the rain. so i realized that i needed a something for the elements. i needed different tap of wraps. it's water repellant. it's soft, light weight so you can always have it with you and it's stylish. it's got a hood. it's reversible and it's a perfect alternative to traditional rain gear. >> they went a little over their 20 seconds but that's okay. have at them. >> it's cute. >> i think it's really cute. i was going to ask if it's

reversible. >> the water just beads off of it. >> does it come in different lengths because you wouldn't cover up your whole outfit necessarily. >> what you sacrifice in length you gain in style. i think it's great. >> i do too. >> you can shove it in your purse as well. >> it weighs less than 9 ounces. >> viewers will have a chance to vote on this. >> okay. >> ladies, thank you very much. we have ray cotton here with the fix and zip. your partner came up with the idea for the fix and zip but you're going to give us the pitch. >> yes. have you ever had a broken zipper. >> yes. >> well, if you have the problem is usually 95% of the time the ziper slider is broken or worn out inside. the traditional way to fix it is take the whole zipper out but with fix and zip you fix it without tools and sewing. three sizes con convenient and easy to use. they work on medal or plastic.

they're so easy to put on. you slide them over the ziper and you tighten it down and they'll work just about on anything that has a zipper. they're durable, reusable. here's a purse that we placed one on. jacket. they work on about anything that has a zipper. >> wow. >> pretty simple to use, you think. >> very easy to use. >> instructions included. >> yes, we have instructions and we have how to videos on the website. >> other than maybe if it came in different materials or colors, perhaps. because it kind of shows up but it's a great idea. >> i think it's a great idea. i have to be honest i don't understand how it works but that's more my problem than yours. >> does the gadget stay on or does it come off. >> this is your permanent slider replacement and whenever it wears out. >> but it's such a great thing.

>> i had a fun thing on friday i was coming back on the airplane and a little gal sat next to me and said my bag just broke on the way to the airport and she had a pretty overnight bag and i said when we got out of the plane i put it on and fixed it. she was going to tell her sorority sisters to vote for me today. >> thank you very much. next, we have ann with a new product she called. >> costa rica. it's a slip on and stand coaster. so we all want to protect our furniture but nobody wants to chase our guests around and ask them to use a coaster constantly. they stretch over the bottom of any stemmed wine glass. protects your surface and if you knock your glass on the side of the counter it's not going to chip your glass and if you're using them on granite or glass it won't go shooting off. each one is a different color so you can identify which wine glass is yours. >> i like that. i usually identify it by my lipstick stains.

it works on different sizes? >> it does. pretty much any stem glass wear. >> like hoda needed something. >> if hoda were here this wine glass would be fun. >> i'm telling you, this is your main customer. >> for kathie lee, do you have them that just fit on the whole bottom. >> it will fit here. >> tumblers change so much. it will fit on some but i can't say it will fit on every one. >> i love it on the wine bottom. >> the packaging are great. you put it right over your wine bottle. >> smart. >> bring this as a hostess gift. >> four in a package. >> there's four in each package but they're doing service of 8. >> we're making it out to be a competition but they're all good products. isaac you're coming back tomorrow. >> i am to see more. >> more products tomorrow and

then again viewers you can vote on this. when we come back, high passion at pretty low prices. vogue's 100 under 100. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now with today's style. this morning we have top fashion trends for fall that you can actually afford. the folks at vogue magazine put together a great list. she is the senior marketing editor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we think of vogue and think it's the high fashion i could never afford it. that's not true. >> it's not true at all. we have taken the aspirational fashion from the pages of vogue and made it accessible to every woman no matter what your budget. everything here today is under $100. >> we like the sound of that. 5 trends we'll highlight. britney is modeling the sporty

trend. >> we're not taking things out of our gym bag and wearing them this season. the idea is color blocking. taking the bright athletic colors. she is wearing a shirt from jcpenneys and her skirt is zara. >> how is this different than what we have seen before. >> color blocking is the new print for the season. we're moving away from prints and into this really solid bright compact print. >> thank you so much. our next trend, menswear. tell us about this. >> balancing the feminine with the masculine. >> she is wearing an ann taylor sweater. she's not wearing anything underneath it. she has a wide leg trouser from the gap, 59.95 and paired it with an ipad case and the print on that takes inspiration from a typical men's necktie or

handkerchief. >> yeah but it's square. that's a menswear trend as well. >> absolutely. >> our next trend is accessories. when i think of pearls i tend to think of grandma but these are much more hip. >> these are not your granny's pearls. we reinvented them for fall. the spider broach. the idea is that you're not wearing the broach on your shirt or collar, we're taking our sweaters and fastening it with a broach and you can even put it on your waistband. there's new ways to wear it. here we have the alternative to the single strand of pearls. this has pearls of varying size and it would be great for the office or great to wear out at night with a t-shirt or leather pants. >> if you're going to wear a necklace like that go more plain. >> sure. >> pretty bracelets there as well. >> lots of variety. >> we have another model, andy.

discreet accessories. what does that mean. >> the idea is that your accessories blend into your lock. andy is wearing a dress from h&m that's 59.95 and a bag from nine west and shoes for $99. it's a head to toe completely timeless look. you can buy these this season and come back again and again. >> is the idea to be monochromatic. >> yes. >> a little chilly out here. and finally the naturals. tell us about that. >> these are over here. so this is a color palate story for fall right here. we have the idea of ivory, cream, sand. it's a very all american look which we love. it goes from everything to clothing to boots to accessories including your make up palate. >> great. is this part of the menswear?

>> we only covered five trends today. there's ten trends in the entire feature. that's straight from our rock and roll segment. >> i like this hat. i think i might have to steal that right there. thank you so much. great to have you here. vogue's 100 under $100. we love the sound of that. thank you. coming up next, how can kids step out of a older sibling's shadow? first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:49. if you have siblings, you probably joke about which one of you is your parent's favorite. we've all done it. it can be a touchy subject for the child that isn't the golden child. mike lupica writes about that in his new novel called "qb 1."

do you have siblings? >> i have a younger sister. >> who was the favorite. >> if you listen to her it was me. if you listen to me, it was her. >> was your personal experience the inspiration for the book or something else? >> no it's being the parent of four children and three sons. >> which would be is your favorite? >> well, you know, i tried to get by with this for a long time. just think of dad's heart as four equal quadrants and they were like do you think we're buying that. for all the sports i coached the boys in, my daughter is more competitive than all three. not only does she run our family, i believe her ultimate goal is world domination. >> let's set this up, okay? kind of a friday night lights town. a 14-year-old who wants to be the starting quarterback on the football team. a tough family legacy. his dad played in the nfl. his older brother is a big time college quarterback. >> at university of texas. >> and probably the favorite. so take it from there.

>> the father never became what he hoped to be in the pros. he got concussed out of profootball. but the golden boy was the older brother and the father couldn't see past him to see the 14-year-old. but the book is really about him and not trying to just get out of one shadow but get out of two. >> you make no secret of the fact that you based this on the manning family. you have peyton and eli and archie the father -- >> archie is the model dad. he didn't favor anyone including cooper the third son. i wanted to know if i had it right but because he was the quarterback and father of quarterback sons and he sent me the sweetest son. he said you got it exactly right and wrote me blurb that said this book should be read by all football fathers and sons. >> you said the father didn't live up to his dreams because he

was concussed out of football. he suffered concussions. >> yes. >> the main character in this, the 14-year-old also suffers a concussion so clearly this is a subject that's been in the news a lot lately with the nfl. is that something you wanted to dive into? >> yeah, the dad says we didn't know any better. i never thought the league was looking the other way. just more information has come in and now they realize what a serious problem it is. but the moment in the book when the younger brother realizes how much his dad loves him is when he comes to after taking the hard hit and it's not his coach he sees, it's not his trainer, it's his dad and in that moment there's a bond that existed. >> which will lead me to a real life question because the nfl just reached an agreement on lawsuits brought by former players, $765 million in a settlement to pay for these players that had these concussions or head injuries. do you think it's a fair settlement? >> i do. i think it's a fair settlement,

yes. i thought the number would be much higher because there were like 500 or some insane number of lawsuits. i think they're doing the right thing. it's a violent sport. ultimately i don't know how you get past this and the funny thing is now matt they're trying not to hit high so there's an epidemic of knee injuries. >> do you let your son play? >> my sons were complete pacifists when it came to football. they played briefly. our joke was that our older son never got his uniform dirty the whole season. they moved on to other things because they weren't bruisers like -- >> like you. >> like their dad. >> that's not funny. >> who laughed at that? that wasn't supposed to be funny. >> mike lupica, good to see you. >> tough room. >> bruiser. i think you're a bruiser. coming up in our next half hour, mel b. stops by with a preview of the finale of america's got ta

>> coming up, from fitness to your diet, the best new trends in health. >> and it's cold out here. it's a little warmer. >> kind of snuck up on you. >> it really did. >> well, we also have today's quest for the best trained pet

in america. this is a tough competition coming up. >> get the dog to get the beer, that's good. >> much more ahead on a tuesday morning right after this. >> good morning to you. 8:56. the america's cup could wrap up today. there are two races on the docket, and if emirates team new zealand wins those, it will take the title. they currently lead by a score of 7-2-1. we'll check the forecast now. >> actually, i'm in for christina right now because, actually, christina is out at the america's cup, and she's actually going to be with us coming up later on today at

11:00. right now temperatures are very comfortable later on after this afternoon. sunshine. back to 65 in san francisco. 77 right at today in san jose. through the next seven days, temperature drop off big-time. tomorrow we have a chance of showers by saturday. see you back here in 25 minutes. unbelievable.

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>> 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 tuesday morning, september 17th, 2013. a crisp, fall-feeling morning. >> be ceful how you describe it. al might get mad at you. >> a lot of cry babies out there. >> no. >> crisp. >> carson got bent out of shape. >> i was like it's freezing out here. he was like quit wining. >> i'm willie with al and carson but you know that by now. natalie is down in washington covering the terrible shooting at the navy yard that took place yesterday. what more can you tell us this morning. >> hey, guys.

well, of course as we were coming on the air yesterday, this whole tragedy was beginning to unfold and we're now learning more about possibly the motive behind the shooting here and more about the alleged gunman. we know he is 34-year-old aaron alexis and according to officials, they say that he had been experiencing mental health problems including paranoia and hearing voices. his parents told investigators he was being treated at the va but was not declared mentally unfit by the navy. he was former naval reserve. he served in the military for four years and in 2011 was discharged. it was a general discharge. no specific reason given at the time. though one military official, according to some reports, did say that there was a pattern of misconduct in his past. meanwhile, more on what happened here yesterday morning, of

course as the scene started to unfold. the alleged gunman arrived here using a valid pass, entered this facility. he was a contractor, a computer contractor and he was armed with a shotgun. he proceeded to pick up two other weapons during the rampage. he shot and killed 12 people before police then shot him. several other people were injured as well. and some of them being treated. fortunately, today, we're hearing their conditions have been upgraded. guys. >> all right, natalie. >> that's really -- natalie, is there any indication -- if you have a pass, do you still have to pass through a metal detector or any security or is it a free pass if you have i.d.? >> from what i understand that's more of a random process. most people that enter a military facility have an i.d. card. if you're a department of defense personnel, you have a d.o.d. id card which would allow

you entry and then there's random process as to whether or not there's reason to search you. he did have a valid pass according to officials. >> natalie in washington covering this terrible stories. give our thoughts and prayers to the people and the families down there. the thing that struck me waking up is how common place this has become. i hate to use the word routine. but we go through this. >> when was the last time there's been a massed shooting like this as if it had taken place so long ago. they were like '09. it wasn't that long ago. >> we know how to deal with it. how did they get in, who is this guy? how many dead? it's a terrible routine. >> he's contracted, he's got the swipe. where does the ar-15 get into the building? >> the reports are he had a shotgun which he bought legally. >> are there not eyes on employees as they go into the

building. >> and bill that is our former consultant, the idea that you have to be trained, we have gone through it here about an active shooter, what do you do? fight, flight, or hide? and the idea that we have to really start thinking about this is do we do this as training for our families. you're going to go to a mall. do you now start looking at where the exits are and things like that? >> unfortunately you might have to. there's schools telling first graders how to get out of the way of a gun. >> we thought on a terrible day like today we'd share good news to you. >> great samaritan story. the first one, i love this. it's about an 11-year-old boy who donated his personal savings, $10.03 in coins. he walks into the police department in greenfield, wisconsin. goes up to the clerk at the counter and hands over his money and in 15 seconds walks out the door. clerk didn't know who he was. the kid didn't give his name.

>> wasn't seeking the public attention he zbeting this morning. there's a security video here and they posted it on their site which is how we got this but what a cute kid. >> great kid. one of the local stations down there figured out who he was and they got the idea from a social studies class. he said we started to talk about 9/11. all the good deeds we had done. i decided i had this money and hadn't donated it and i wanted to give it to the cops. his grandfather was killed in the line of duty before he got a chance to meet him. great story out of wisconsin. did you see this one in new york. >> we saw this on wnbc here in new york. guy rescued from the 5th floor of his burning apartment building. a group of helpful people with a ladder. >> so this is on the 5th floor of a building. >> the guy in the blue, does he live in the building? >> a worker in the building. >> so he cries for help and sends one of his guys out on the floor below. the guy in the red shirt was ready to jump and they said we can get to you.

walks across the ladder not tetherred to anything and rescues this guy. he was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. >> trying to stretch his leg out. >> we had a good samaritan yesterday that lead his blind colleague out of the naval yard yesterday. in the wake of tragedy when you find the civil lining and you can point to people specifically who in these crazy times, they just step up and do something great. >> where ever there is dark we find the light. americans find the light. >> a good reminder, there's a lot more light than there is dark as well. ben afleck, another story we found last night. he was on with fallon talking about fatherhood. this is something we can relate to. the difference between raising a girl and a boy. >> you know, i have two girls and a boy and the thing that i learn is like i went around my whole life thinking that i was more or less as smart as women. >> yeah. >> and then i had kids and i

couldn't have been more wrong. like my son, he just runs into walls. he does. my daughters are like -- they like build things. they can all read and my son is like. >> he is just jumping into stuff. >> he just blows up toys. when my kids were like babies i'm like the beauty. it's like heaven trailing clouds and then like you see the old baby pictures and i was like actually she was kind of ugly in that picture. >> everyone loves their kids. >> kind of a lumpy head. >> yeah. >> it's true sometimes. they got the cone head. >> if batman was a comedy he could kill it. he is talk show gold. you love him even more. >> but it is true about the boy-girl thing. my son is like how can you blow this up. with my girls they're like how does this come together?

what's the process? >> right. >> does that change ever? >> doesn't feel like it so far. i have 6 and 4. 6-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. >> so we're at the beach. i have this on video on my phone. i can show it to you. i'm filming my daughter lucy. she is creative and working so hard and in the background my son has a shovel destroying someone's sand castle. just hacking away at it and i look at my wife and i said there's the difference right there. >> speaking of which, all boys up here today. >> a lot of boys. >> a lot of man. >> a lot of meat, a lot of beef. >> i'm glad you cleared that up. >> beef. >> a lot of manhood, yeah. >> no, just the beef. >> should we do the weather. >> please. >> that might be a good idea. >> but first. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by del monte tomatoes, bursting with life. >> let's see what we got for you

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well, it's been a season of acrobats, fire throwers, sword swallowers, dancers, singers, it's lead up to this moment,

america's got talent. [ singing ] >> mel, i'd like to steal her for my show the voice. that girl can sing. one of the six finalists that will compete. he's good. >> he's good but i don't think she is going to win it. >> who? >> the three guys. >> from a real diverse background. >> they're really good. >> they met online and their first performance was on the show together. >> really? >> why do you think they'll take it. >> i do. >> why. >> i think they're so good and they're so likable and they can sing and they harmonize beautifully. can i just talk about something? >> yeah. >> i just did the howard stern

show. i'm disco-- >> have you ever done the show before? >> 15 years ago. >> how bad can it be? >> it was really bad. america's got talent is a very family show. his show is just -- >> he is very appropriate on -- >> yes but the show i just did right now was completely inappropriate. >> you had to expect that. >> but i'm shaking a little bit. he was asking me things about -- you don't want to know. let's not even go there. >> he was asking you about relations not only with him but his wife. >> yeah, how dare he? his wife is pretty also. >> that's why i'm a big fan. >> let's go back to america's got talent. >> yes, please. >> i'm a big stern fan. >> congratulations on your gig. >> thank you. >> well done. you're very good. >> that remains to be seen. but it's a pleasure to be here. what do you think about the new set. >> i love it.

the orange thing. >> you have orange on now. this is nice. >> thank you. >> so tell me about the show, judging a show like that, it's one thing to judge carson's show, who's the best singer. your show is so apples to oranges. one guy swallowing swords and then opera singers. how do you compare them. >> you love the sword swallower. >> there was no inuendo going on there. >> there's nothing -- >> there's no. >> all i know is i love my husband very much. >> yes, you do. >> i feel like you might have said something to howard you feel bad. >> no. i don't think i did. >> he was asking me about his wife which i found inappropriate. >> is that the only thing you found inappropriate? >> you find that inappropriate? >> a little bit, yeah. >> who does that. >> howard stern. >> anyway. back on track. we're here. we're on the "today" show.

>> you already told us who is going to win. >> i think they're going to win. >> who do you think america? >> maybe the country singer because he's very good. >> do you think we're going to go to las vegas and watch this act, do you think that plays a part. >> exactly. i had my own show in vegas. i know what it takes to have a show and make it entertaining. >> wouldn't a magician be good? >> we do but i don't think he's that good. >> we have the guys that won last time. the dog act. they'll be here. >> mel b. is great judge. you're not holding back. >> i don't know what to say. >> you already declared the winner. the interview is over. are you inspired by any of the acts. >> i just recorded my single and it's out in two days. i got really inspired. >> give us a little. >> no. >> i think you have a clip actually, don't you. >> we don't do clips. >> you do. >> what about spice girls reunion. >> i love that.

>> can we just see. look what goes into the "today" show. >> turn around. >> mel, it's your show. go ahead. >> look at all these people don't run. look. look at them all. this one's asleep. he's fast asleep this one. >> wake up. >> and look at this one. >> how do you like carson's orange room. how about that. >> okay. i'm off. >> come here, you didn't see the -- >> it's the social media thing. >> oh, look at that. that's gorgeous. >> now we can extend in here and this is connecting to the home audience. >> that's nice. >> is it too orange? we just put the carpet in last night. >> i don't mind the orange. i'm feeling the orange. >> how about that. >> feels good. if anybody wants to send you some -- we have twitter questions? >> we do? >> yeah, i think so. >> can we operate it. >> look at that. if you could live a simple life where would be one place you

would love to take your kids free from paparazzi. >> you know, l.a. is pretty cool like that. you can have your private life and you can have your life in the media. >> really? >> it's better here in new york than l.a. >> no l.a. >> seems like l.a. there's 12 parks and that's where the celebrities go and the paparazzi knows that. >> halle berry is complaining about it. >> it's all falling apart over here. >> thank you so much. we're going to get a therapist for you to take care of what happened with howard stern. >> can i leave? >> if you'd like. >> can i go to bed now? >> live finale of america's got talent tonight and tomorrow at 9:00, 8:00 central. >> it's going to be amazing. >> we love you mel b. >> wow. >> wow. don't ever do howard stern -- never do that again. >> bye. >> coming up next, all the news you need plus how to burn hundreds more cal risk the next time you step on to the dreaded

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you have an easy dinner. pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop! [ pop ] good morning to you. 9:26. i'm laura garcia canon. here's a look at what's making headlines in the bay today. 12 people had to's out of their homes this morning after three residential buildings caught fire in oakland. fire officials say they believe the cause may have been electrical. damage estimates are topping half a million dollars. a driver is on the run in san jose after causing a chain reaction crash on 880 overnight. chp says the driver wrecked a blue jaguar and four other drivers crashed into that car. the driver of the jaguar ran away. officers are still searching for him this morning. in hayward a driver is under arrest for allegedly ramming a police car. police say the suspect was driving a stolen car, but when they tried to stop that car, the

driver rammed a police cruiser and took off. the police caught up with the driver and a passenger. both were arrested. we'll have a look at traffic and weather right after this break.

>> welcome back. taking a look in san francisco, later on the america's cup will be taking place. crust evena will be joining us to talk about that. otherwise, temperatures today very comfortable. a little cool for this time of year. 08234 gilroy, 77 in san jose. really right up against the water, san francisco only going to top out at 65 degrees. it's going to be very breezy all day long, and that's a hazard for america's cup later on. we'll have details of that coming up at 11:00. you'll notice temperatures are going to really skyrocket tomorrow back close to 90 degrees and then as we start this weekend, fall begins on sunday, and a few showers are possible, and that would mean that mother nature is right on time with i a little bit of rain. mike, how is it going? >> it's traffic tuesday, anthony he so looking over here north 880 is slow. we'll look at the map. that's not the worst of it. 880 is starting to improve and speed in the 50s.

580 westbound still extremely slow as you are heading past. as you are approaching the fruit valley area. watch for that as you head through parallel basically to downtown oakland. now, the rest of the area starting to thin out the traffic, but we had a very tough morning on the upper deck with an alert earlier on, and now there's a disabled vehicle for the east shore freeway. still bogging down coming out of richmond, but better through bekly. wards the bridges at san mateo and dunbar, looking good. fremont with a live look, and we still see the traffic very heavy south of dakota. back to you. >> thank you very much. mother local news update coming up in half hour. have a great morning. of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. this week, a super low price on breakfast. honey bunches of oats is only $1.88 a box. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. make it a triple scoop. dreyer's ice cream is just $2.88.

real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ welcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning, september 17, 2013. i'm willie along with al and carson. natalie is down in washington covering the shootings there. by the way that song you're listening to "wheel in night" by the wanted. what's up with the shoes you ask? stay tuned. >> no one asked that, but people were wondering. >> great question. >> there's a fitness component to this show. >> i hope so. >> that's coming up. but before we get to that we want to talk about the world's perhaps greatest man cave being put together by -- >> my man. >> who did it? >> zuckerberg. mark zuckerberg. >> facebook guy. >> it's called alcatraz. >> he just got married and now he's making a man cave. >> exactly.

>> he needs it. >> he needs a little space. so he and his wife are going to add a bunch of rooms. $9.9 million they paid for the place in november. here's what we've got, a media room. to watch movies. >> sure. >> wine room. >> right. >> nice. >> cellar. >> wet bar. >> $60,000 green house. >> that's not the man cave though, is it? >> no. that's the rooms in the house. he needs another room, the man cave. >> maybe green house is a euphemism. >> a whole other green. >> so you have to put something in your man cave, in your dream house, what are you going with? >> got to have girls. [ laughter ] >> and your girlfriend likes that because? >> you asked me a question -- no. big-screen tv. and then really lots of girls. >> around watching the tv with you. >> i want al's weather tv in my man cave.

>> wide screen. >> drool all over it. want to see me work this? put a football game on? >> you can watch anything. sure. it's pretty neat. the way it works, we have folks -- here. i'll hit this button for you. you like to draw? here, go ahead. >> we can draw on here? >> like an ipad. wow. >> one at a time. >> okay. >> can i open this thing up? no? >> can't do that. you want to draw a little bit? >> wrong finger. >> are we playing hang man right now? >> i want to see which way you went with that. >> okay. so we're talking about a lot of rain down in florida. it's raining there today. how much rain are we talking about? okay, miami beach, here you go. look at this. >> are you really -- wow, you can do that. >> miami has now picked up 45 inches of rain. that's almost 17 inches above normal. tampa, i should say. miami picking up 48 1/2 inches

of rain. crazy stuff. >> do you want this in your man cave? >> i do. i want this at home. a whole wall. there you go. so that's -- that's the beauty of a weather man cave. >> you have different tastes. i want what 50 cent has, which is a >> 77 in san jose, and 69. winds could gust up to 35 to 40 miles per hour for the america's cup, and that would postpone things. details coming up at 11:00 with meteorologist christina loren. >> that's your latest weather. willie and carson?

>> all right, al, thanks very much. carson, are you like a fitness guy? >> look at me, no, no. it comes and goes. but i try. >> do you eat well? >> no, not really. i try. i try. >> well, you look good. >> well, joy, good to see you. >> i'm excited to be with you here in this gorgeous new studio. >> you like it? >> yes. >> it's nice. >> i'll give you an example of a few new things and put you on a treadmill. >> i heard about this. >> we'll have some fun. >> it's not a classic treadmill. >> get on very, very carefully. start walking, keep your chest up. one at a time, let go of your arms. this is a self-powered treadmill. so it's literally a treadmill without any motor whatsoever. you are in charge of powering through your whole entire workout. if you're starting to feel your heart rate go up -- >> it's because you're out of shape. >> that too. but you're engaging your entire

body. your core is strengthening. it's hard -- >> oh, hold on. >> slow down. slow down! >> once it gets going -- it picks up. >> the other thing it's usually quiet because it doesn't have a motor. this is coming up in a lot of popular chains nationwide. you will find it at equinox and i love this. college campuses as well. >> you like this better than a typical treadmill? >> well, it burns more than 30% of the other calories but it's tough and hard. i love it. >> and i worked out in a suit. >> all right. let's move on to diet. >> so in response to so many people going gluten free, whether it for personal reasons or medical reasons, the national restaurant chains at least a lot of them are offering gluten free items right on their menu. so this is from noodles &

company. one of these dishes is gluten free. one is regular. you are all going to taste test and see if you can figure it out. >> what does gluten free? there's a big change in the flav flavor profile. >> you tell me. >> the only caveat with all the items we'll talk about is some of the kitchens are more diligent with separating the gluten and the gluten free stuff. so you want to call and figure it out. >> this is gluten free. >> i have no idea. >> it's a coin toss. >> carson wins. >> it's a little less yummy. just a little bit. >> so domino's offers a thin crust gluten free crust. and pf chang's this is yummy. >> these are the vegetarian options. >> so vegetarian is picking up like crazy.

everybody who has great research needs to experiment with more protein-based items for dinner. we have a yummy tofu stir fry. a lentilstir fry. i'll tweput out the recipes. this is winding up in a lot of energy bars. i want you to swish it around in your mouth. give me your best guess. that do you think is the is -- what do you think is the secret ingredie ingredient? >> mayonnaise? >> no. >> tabasco? >> no. >> there's something spicy in there. >> here's a hint. >> is this going to take long? >> we don't have our hint? are you ready? here's the hint. hear that? >> cricket legs. >> crickets. >> oh, my gosh, if that was crickets i'd run out of here. >> you're eating crickets.

>> get out of here. >> listen, they're high in protein, low in carbs. >> watch out, that thing will take off on you. >> crickets, you fed us crickets, are you crazy? >> you can order online from chirp farm. >> you gave us crickets! >> give that a shot. that's really good too. >> oh. >> sloppy joes. >> much better. >> joy bauer, we love you. thank you so much. i can't believe you fed us crickets. coming up next, is there one thing in your husband's wardrobe you wish you could trash forever. discover the new way to help keep teeth clean and breath fresh. new beneful healthy smile food and snacks. he'll love the crunch of the healthy smile kibbles. you'll love how they help clean. with soft, meaty centers, and teeth cleaning texture healthy smile snacks help keep a shine on his smile.

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okay. so tyler, what do you think? >> well, brett, i want to applaud your sense of a adventure, but we have decided to kind of channel that in a more productive direction here. we have more of a muted red chambray shirt and we classed it up with a tweed jacket. it's fall. throw it on in lieu of a jacket. you know what, get a little color in with the sneakers too. a little pop of color there. color ask a good thing. >> do you feel all right? >> well, now that you're being mean to me, i'm kind of happy that you had crickets. >> hey, are you a man, brett, what is going on here? >> are you willing to toss it, brett? >> let it go. let it go. >> i have to do my little -- >> let it go. >> so long. >> there, brett, nice. nice. next?

next, all right. here we go. we have another lauren. wow, those are nice. >> what have you got there? >> my boyfriend's extremely large plaid shorts. the plaid is awful. the size is awful. luckily, i'm the only one who has to look at it for the most part. he doesn't wear them out of the house, but i'm the one who has to look at it. >> let's bring in winston. >> winston, winston, i sympathize, i have my own pair of shorts, i wear all weekend all the time. but they're not plaid though. they're not plaid. >> what did you do? >> we decided to stick with plaid and we layered it up with a sweatshirt, and you know what? we got the cargo thing going. we're trying to work within your style. >> rockin' it. ready to dump it? do it, winston. >> don't smell it. geez.

>> all right. georgia, your husband joe, wedding dj, but he wears the same suit. >> same, baggy suit. >> from your wedding? >> i think he actually wore this at our wedding and that was over ten years. it's time. >> joe, come on in. look at joe. >> i applaud you for wearing a suit to all those weddings but we needed to modernize that suit. get you out of the '90s look. it doesn't have to be super expensive. this is from h&m, separate, all told over 100 bucks. >> fantastic. >> very hot. >> dump it. >> take it, joe. lose it, joe. let it go. let it go. let go of the tie. >> wow. >> all right. let's bring our guys all back in. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thanks. coming up next the three finalists compete for the title

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and pan from maryland. the judges are the father-son duo whose dog act took home the prize last season from america's got talent. what are you looking for in a great dog? >> good energy, unique tricks and just a dog that has fun. that's what's most important to us. >> yeah. >> all right. why don't we get into it with karen and paul newman. >> look at those eyes. >> come here, can you get up, can you push the cart. come on. good dog. push the cart. can you put this in the laundry basket for me. put it in the basket, right there. good boy. >> good job. >> he is a shelter dog. he was rescued by mid-atlantic basket hound rescue. >> what do you think? >> he's good. >> looks like he's having fun. >> sabotage. >> okay. >> influencing the competition.

next we have corey and your dog. he is your own personal waiter. >> yeah, actually. as a matter of fact i'll show you something we like to do for fun. everybody back home loves it. so we're going to -- he likes to grab beer from the fringe. >> all right. >> grab it. grab it. good boy. grab it. >> looking for a cold one. >> good boy. >> all right. >> good boy. >> there it is. >> can he get some. >> easy corey. >> what do you guys think. >> i think it's good. i want a dog that brings me beer. >> who doesn't? >> let's move on to our third. britney and pan. >> let's see what you've got. >> sit. >> dramatic set up.

>> sit, wait. >> oh. >> yes. >> yes. wow. >> very impressive. >> wow. >> good job. >> that's amazing. >> that's fantastic. >> wow. >> oh, there's more. >> now you're just showing off. >> go. >> that's my boy. >> a little end zone dance. >> wait, there's more. >> all right. gentlemen. >> oh, there's more. >> i'm sorry. one more. >> all right. are you ready? >> he gets tired from all his trick training. >> who doesn't? >> you ready.

>> go night night. >> well, guys, what do you say? >> what do you think. >> i like this dog. there's a lot of stuff i haven't seen. the napkin thing i haven't seen. the blanket thing. i like it. >> me too. >> yeah. >> that's the winner. we have our winner. >> yea. congratulations. >> high five. >> wow. >> that's amazing. >> man. >> we got the prize for you back here. we're going to present this after our commercial. richard and nicholas. thank you so much. we'll have more. this is "today" on nbc. there you go.

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but is expected to survive. police say it's possible he and another suspect were involved in a string of vehicle burglaries in this area. the other suspect is on the are an. police all over are looking for more possible victims of a san jose man with a decades long history of sex abuse against children. mountain view police arrested 70-year-old christopher miller earlier this month after a mother reported seeing him touch helms at a wall mart. police say he support just a suspect in the mountain view case, but similar ones in union city, san mateo, palo alto, and gilroy. all right. meterologist anthony is in now for christina. she was talking about the wind. is there a problem today? >> they're going to be gusting up to 35 to 40 miles per hour. they've been blustery really all morning long. take a quick babying. we're looking at blue skies, and that's what we're going to be looking on. 77 in san jose. 79 in livermore. san francisco at 65 degrees and,

again, it's all about the winds today. those will be blustery up against the coastline, and that could force postponement of the mesh's cup. we'll have details on that coming up at 11:00. how are the roads looking? >> a little crowded. i mean, it's traffic tuesday, anthony. we noticed from the bay bridge toll plaza. look at san francisco. 101 is jammed from the 280 split, and actually approaching knott all the way to east 80 getting to the lower deck. east 80 and second. one of the last on ramps getting into san francisco, we have a crash still blocking two lanes. there seems to be an will artery. 20 minutes until they can get the appropriate tow trucks there. east shore freeway still slow as well. a disabled vehicle. oakland still slow knott of 880. back to you. >> all right, mike. thanks. we'll be back at 10:26 with our next update. see you nen. [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers.

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beautiful, beautiful set. >> and you're wearing white after labor day because you're a rule breaker and i like that about you. they come along and tell us who they are, and we're going to break the rules. there was a big shooting in washington dc, and our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their families, and the alleged shooter was shot debt. so i'm sure we will learn more about him in the days to come. >> do you see a pattern yet with some of the other mass shootings? >> when a newscaster comes on and says this is the worst chuting since sandy hook, which was just in necessary, and they're all so close together. it used to be i remember

columbine. now it's like since a few months ago, and a few before that, and there always seems to be so many more. >> we don't know enough yet to say why or anyone else. >> so we want to welcome you again to our new home. we wondered what it would have wondered what it could have been like. they have a new set on "the today show." they have a thing that's really cool. it's a desk, it is on a 360 degree rotating platform. or as hoda and kathie lee put it, the room wasn't spinning? is it also vibrating as well?

i love you guys. >> it does spin by the way. >> it does spin, it reminds me of the music fair. we're going to drove to you, so we're going to spin it. >> i'm liking it. >> we need a disco ball, that's all we need. >> wow. >> you know who is over there? a baton twirler. >> we have one thing for you to say to all of those baton twirlers out there. >> let's talk about it. so yesterday, we were talking about the ms. america pageant. this is crazy by the way, isn't it? who is that guy back there? who is he? who are you?

what is your name? >> matt murray. >> how come we have to come on the show to meet who is on our show. >> matt murray, nice to meet you. so we haven't worked out all of the kinks. so we need to say that we are are such idiots. >> no you say it, okay. >> we said something yesterday that we're ashamed of. >> no we're not. there is all kinds of ignorance in it the world. we were asking about pa ton twirling as a talent on ms. america. apparently everyone from the baton twirling world sent lots and lots of pictures of

themselves twirling batons and there is kathie lee. our facebook page was overwhelmed by people telling us we were unaware of what a skill it is, and it is because you have to be coordinated. that is not easy. i tried to do that at home and it didn't work out too well. baton twirlers go on to teach others. many have children in programs across the country, and some of you said you have received college scholarships for baton twirling, so we want to say "my bad." so we're going to bring in a guest baton twirler.

her name is alyssa johnson ebby. do you think we're ignorant for what we said -- >> a little. >> even though i am one of you in my heart, you saw me with my little baton, i just didn't go on to have a career in it. so we didn't know what could be done with that skill. >> there is lots that can be done with it skill. i started when i was 6-years-old and i have competed internationally since 1991 and i made a professional career out of it. i joined the cast of the show blast. i did a year tour across the united states and all over the place. >> why don't you show us one of your tricks. >> so you don't lose your batoning skill? >> no. >>. >> we want to see what she is

going to do first. >> we're going to start with a finger twirl. >> this is a little twirl. >> i have arthritis now. >> you scoop the ice cream. this is what we teach the little kids. >> we're offended. >> oh, nice. >> we would throw it up but we don't want to break a light. wow! thank you for coming to see us and putting us straight. we apologize. go and search -- wait a minute, is that the doorbell.

i think somebody has come to see us. wait, he is over here where there is no door. hello, we hear you have been waiting for us for two days. for your wife you have some chocolate. there is passion fruit. >> i don't need it, but she does. >> yum. thank you, you can leave that on the table. thank you. you never know what else will show up. what great house warming gifts these are. >> i think there will be more. >> you do? >> i do. >> thank you. tonight is a big night if you enjoy watching jeopardy. and about 10 million do on a

nightly basis. here is what is going to happen tonight. >> i like mine dirty. >> like you have to remind me. >> kathie lee and hoda. >> that's the end of civilization, people. >> it is official, how come you're not finishing your cookie? miley cyrus and liam hemsworth have broken up their engagement. you can follow out if people unfriend or unfold low you. >> why do we need one more way to find out someone thinks we're

an idiot. has anyone ever unfriended you on facebook? >> i don't know, i'm sure they have, but i don't know. this doesn't have to do with anything, but let me say my cable was out and my computer was out. i called time warner -- >> and you have to books because you read on kindle. >> time warner said we'll call you back in 30 minutes. they called back -- and i said it's not an outage. they said it's an outage. it will be on tonight or tomorrow morning. you know what happens this morning, no cable no nothing. i called back they said it wasn't an outage, that it was just me and now they're going to send somebody on sunday to my apartment. sunday. >> you'll be out of town probably. >> and when you don't have cable and internet, it's all connected

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we're back now in time to reveal elvis duran's artist of the month. and you're here to tell us who the lucky person is. >> today is a big, big, big celebration. corey kelly, with the most adorable left dimple you have ever seen. >> why did you tick tori kelly? >> you would think she is new, but once you hear her you will

know she is an old soul. >> check her out on youtube. >> you produce your own albums? >> yeah, i started doing it in my bedroom, and i have a new ep coming out that i produced and recorded everything myself. >> you do it your way, don't let the big boys get in the way. >> who do you look at and say i love her style and want to be kind of like her. >> i grew up listening to a lot of soulful music, so people like jill scott. >> but you're friends with jewel, right? >> yes. >> the song she is performing today is "dear no one." as she is singing it, when you find an artist like tori that can do that and really convince you she really means every word she is singing and you're about to see and hear it. >> are you ready?

>> okay. >> we're ready too. >> so my artist of the month, tori kelly, here we go. ♪ ♪ i like being independent, not so much of an investment, no one to tell me what to do ♪ ♪ i like being by myself, don't got to entertain anybody else no one to answer to ♪ ♪ but sometimes i just want somebody to hold, someone to give me the jacket when it's cold, got that young love even when we're old ♪ ♪ yeah sometimes i want someone to grab my hand, pick me up, hold me close, be my man, i will love you to the end ♪

♪ so if you're out there i swear i'll be good to you, but i'm done looking ♪ ♪ but i'm done looking for my future someone because when the time is right you'll be here but for now do you know what, this is your love song ♪ ♪ dear no one, this is your love song ♪ >> that was amazing! >> i love what you do with your voice. >> she is already selling out concerts. >> you're 17, right? >> 20. >> whatever. you're a kid. the depth of those lyrics ask way beyond 20. >> wow.

>> so tori kelly. >> i'm the only one that loves miley. >> what's your take away. >> no, no, no. >> milely is just being miley. people go to those mtc music awards and they're outrageous and there is nothing wrong. >> but they weren't hannah montana before. >> were your wild years? >> i think you're having them now. >> you're right. >> we wish you all of the best. you have a huge career ahead of you. she is a great one. although artist is with us, she is a great one. although artist is with us, joule. that's all it takes, to help make a kid's wish come true. join straight talk wireless at our

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i'm sorry -- what do you think of our new studio? >> it's okay. >> i think i hear the doorbell. >> hello! >> a little house warming difficult. >> look at how beautiful these are. made famous from "sex in the

city." people wait around the corner, but we don't have to. now we're neighbors. >> welcome to the hood. >> you can put that there -- >> is that the doorbell again. hello. welcome back. >> we have coffee, they're right here on the plaza with us, what's that little number? >> peanut butter and gelly macar macaroons. >> if only we had our own bar. >> what? >> we've been begging for it. >> maybe we will get our own bar! >> we like it here. coming up in the next half hour we'll be at the bar, and we'll bring in jewel.

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electrical. damage estimates are topping half a million dollars. in the south bay a driver is on the run in san jose after causing the chain reaction crash on interstate 8808 overnight. the driver wrecked this blue jaguar near an exit and then four other drivers crashed into this car. the driver of the jaguar ran off. officers are still searching for him this morning. we will take a look at weather and traffic after the break.

>> welcome back now. out front in front of the v.i.p. drop offonly section of the america's cup hundreds of people funneling in hoping to catch the big race today. however, the wind could call the whole thing off. we're going to have a full update for you today at 11:00. a comfortable day headed our way. 79 degrees inland. plenty of 60s around the bay, and at the coast kind of cool, kind of breezy, but the winds will relax as we head throughout this afternoon. full update live from america's cup coming up at 11:00. right now let's check your drive with mike. >> hey, we're going to look at this map as well. looking at southbound 101 things are really bogging down. look at the top of your screen. you see bunching up across the tail wind. that's kind of the only stretch of slowing that we do see slowing. on the maps you see that coming around the bend. no problems before or after that. east shore freeway still tough. that alert has cleared as you

approach that lower deck. back to you. >> great. the grape harvest starts in the livermore valley bright and early. it started today. we're going to be live from there coming up at 11:00. please join us. . welcome back to this great tuesday. if you watched "the office" you know kelly kapour. and now she is back in season two of her edgey comedy "the mindy project." >> when i first met you, i thought this is probably going to be a fling based on your body type alone. i thought it was a found little

detour. but this wasn't a detour. this is my path, i love you. i love you, will you marry me? >> yes. >> i see a lady in this tree that should be having my baby. >> that was ridiculous. >> i think we did that eight or nine times. we're so happy to have you. you're a big riding star here. and there are a lot of people we have not seen before just showing up on our set. i don't even care what his name is, except it's tommy. >> the show was introduced as edgy. hoda would like a -- >> what is that clear one with the straw in it, i'll take that one, whatever that is. >> i'll have a little sangria

here. thank you sweetheart. >> when you watch it, you feel like a lot of your show must be improv, is it scripted? >> it is scripted, but that is a nice compliment. >> yes, he is a professional competitor who i am also super attracted to, so it's frustrating to me. >> but everything is frustrating for a girl like you. >> who was an obgyn in your family? >> my mother was. >> but it's not based on her? >> no, this character is pretty wild. i had like three boyfriends in

my life, and she a lot of boyfriends and drinking. >> hey, tom, how are you doing? >> he has a cardigan on now. >> yeah, my cha, ter, i thought i looked like natalie portman, and my staff was like you need to grow your hair out. you look like a little indian boy. it looked like the first day proposal. >> when you're going back to the hospital, and you show up, and she's like get out of here little boy, we don't want any

candy bars. >> you have ricky gervais on? >> yes, steve carell would be awesome on the show. >> we lost tommy, but you're welcome back. >> we wish you all of the best on your show. is that a door bell? he is from morell's wine. >> thank you so much. >> come over here so we can see your face. >> and find tommy. >> jewel will be joining us next. ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need.

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pregnant, right? >> and he is now two and three months? >> yeah. >> how beautiful is the -- >> a little cowboy already. >> i first red through the book without hearing the song. >> my dream is sweet dreams for you. >> when i was pregnant, i was imagining what it would be like to have a child. it's amazing the love you feel before they're even born. the only thing you want for them is to have good dreams and to have a sweet life. and the illustrations are so beautiful. >> yes, they're wonderful. tell us how he is doing. his daddy is a rodeo star. does he already have horses. >> he rides but he's not like a tough cowboy.

he says things like snacky poo? >> just he have a musical gene? >> he is starting to make up little songs. so like when we go on a hike, i will say make up a song about what you see. but if anyone can do it, you can. >> here is a scoop -- >> our artist of the month this week. how do you know one another? >> tori toured with me, she is a singer, song write ewriter, and great. >> i have a new record out in april, and then a christmas al bum coming out first. >> and it is a little bit -- a

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we're not the only ones that got a new home this week, millions of people move into new homes every year. so that means there's lots of house warming parties. >> so if you're looking for something thoughtful and inexpensive to give, we have lots of suggestions for you. >> welcome home. this is cozy and delicious.

>> yes, it's fun. >> in the old day, house warming were things that could make you warm. i don't want to bring anything warm. >> they all usually have heating in their house. if you want warm, nothing makes you warmer than a drink. you want to bring someone something live, and a little beer, a lime tree. you got it from a nursery, some coronas and wrapped it in burlap. >> this is a wine label that gets downloaded once. >> this is custom downloaded once, you can use it as my times as you want. we have to just move for a second. remember in the old days people said what's your sign?

no one ever said, "what's your cordinants." this is $45 and it's the longitude and latitude in a custom sign. this a a woman in london, you e-mail her a picture of the home, it is 3232. they have different prices. >> these are coornaments for christmas. we did studio 1a because it was top secret, but she sent me a picture. frank was in there holding a glass of wine. >> he is there right now. >> wow. >> and this is terrific.

this artist will work with you to do any kind of rug for $45. >> everything there customized. >> this is a sugar cookie, slice and bake. . here, girls, have one. we did 1a and 30 rock, but do anything your heart desires. this is an inexpensive great way instead of just bringing cockies. >> hoda, what are you doing? >> mine says 6b. >> i love hodie, that's what i

tried to say but i will have to go on to a different cookie. >> he loves the ho, and i love being with the ho -- >> we know your nails get ravaged when you're moving. this is a great way, inexpensive, do it the creative way, i wrote your names in nail polish. >> great, thank you. >> speaking of home, if someone you love lives far away, we'll show you how to stay connected.

facebook. >> facebook?

>> any friends. >> anyone poke you? >> en if you were connected, i don't know that i would want to be poked by you. >> what apps do you have? >> how much hashtags have you used. >> do you tweet? >> we can relate to that. >> that was me about a month ago. we have help for you. yes, whether you have a child away at college, grandchildren far away, mario armstrong has the latest technology. >> it's great to see you both. >> i'm so excited about the woman we're going to meet right now. >> this is her debut on national tv. mom. >> mom? >> my mom. >> we're using google hang out. it can have up to ten people

using your computer and webcam, and it's free. >> hi, mom, where are you? >> i'm sitting in my office at home. >> where is home? >> in -- >> mom, help me out here. >> we want to know how far it is that we're reaching you. >> by the way your mom is beautiful, mario. >> i know. >> so tell us about this google hangout. you can hang out, you can text, you can do all sorts of fun things. >> you just cut your mother off. >> no. we have these cool things you can add on to the screen as well. you can actually show youtube

clips as well, so you can have up to ten people. >> i understand. >> so people who can't make it to a wedding, or can't be there. if you a multiple kids, and nobody can be there. >> you need family that wants to be with you. >> you like being with me right, mom? >> i love being with you. >> thanks, mom. bye. >> okay, goodbye. >> so words with friends, this is a very hot game. it's not just about the game itself. within the actual game you can chat to people. so it's really cool with that. once you bring up the chat you can play a game with your kids and start chatting, how is your day going at school. so while you're playing you're chatting. >> why would you use the word

poo -- i started this game late last night, and i was near or in the bathroom. >> oh! >> mario! >> tell us about the app you have called everyme. so i have the armstrong family. i can upload pictures. that's my little guy. >> he is adorable. >> so you can have images, texts, but it's all private. >> all great stuff, mario. i want to say thank you to time warner cable, apparently they sent an e-mail. >> tony danza has something to show us.

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>> rib at 11:00 the fbi is looking for answers one day after that mass shooting at the washington navy yard shocked the nation's capital and the rest of the country. investigators are trying to determine what motivated the alleged shooter aaron alexis and how he got access to the secure facility with such ease. good morning. thanks for being with us. good morning, everybody. today we are learning new details about that alleged shooter. 34-year-old aaron alexis, lug his mental state of health. right now what guns he used in that attack. law enforcement officials say aelectric yis used a shotgun and two handguns, but not an