good morning. digging a deeper hole. clippers owner donald sterling apologizes in a new but then creates a new controversy, slamming nba legend magic johnson. >> and what kind of a guy goes to every city, has sex with every girl, then he catches hiv. >> we're there as sterling's wife watches, and in a new interview says she will fight the nba's new move to force her out. how far will you go fighting the nba? >> as far as i can go. joining the hunt. u.s. planes flying manned missions over nigeria this morning to try and track down those hundreds of kidnapped girls. does this new video provide any clues about their whereabouts? deadly blast. we're learning more about a tragic house explosion just

moments after a police officer was shot and killed inside. this morning, the fbi joins the investigation into what happened. and family feud. the surveillance video being watched around the world today. beyonce's sister appearing to violently attack jay z in an elevator. what set off that ugly scene, today, tuesday, may 13th, 2014. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. why is our crowd so excited? >> well, because dolly parton is out there, working nine to five. actually going to work a little earlier today, putting on a great concert on the plaza. >> can't wait to see her. we've got some dolly fans and impersonators in our crowd. so yeah, we'll get a great

concert from her and we'll catch up with dolly in a little bit. >> make sure you interview the right one. meanwhile, our top story, got more trouble, this time of his own making, from embattled clippers owner donald sterling. he's in new trouble with remarks on magic johnson. we'll hear about what he said last night, but first, miguel almaguer. >> i'm not a racist. i like people. >> reporter: in his sit-down interview with cnn, donald sterling appeared out of touch. >> the players don't hate me. the sponsors don't hate me. >> you don't believe the players -- >> the fans don't hate me. the media hates. >> reporter: after his racist comments surfaced two weeks ago, sterling may have been hoping to defuse one controversy, but he created another when discussing magic johnson. >> what has he done? >> well, he's a businessperson, he -- >> he's got aids. did he do any business? did he help anybody in south l.a.? >> i think he has hiv.

he doesn't actually have full-blown aids, but -- >> what kind of a guy goes to every city, he has sex with every girl and then he catches hiv. >> reporter: sterling, who's jewish, then said this about the black community. >> jews, when they get successful, they will help their people. and some of the african americans, maybe i'll get in trouble again, they don't want to help anybody. >> reporter: at one point, sterling stopped short. >> all right, so you're saying that african americans don't contribute to african american communities as much as scrjewis people -- >> there is no african american. never mind. whatever. i'm sorry. >> reporter: on twitter, magic johnson had this response but showed restraint. sterling's interview ended with how the controversy began. >> she is a good person. >> reporter: he spoke of v. stiviano, the woman he was talking to when his racist comments were leaked. >> i was stupid. how could a girl care for a man

51 years older? she didn't or she wouldn't have released those tapes. >> reporter: the tapes that may have marked the beginning of the end. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> following that interview, nba commissioner adam silver issued an apology on behalf of the league to magic johnson. silver saying johnson was being dragged into the situation and degraded by a malicious and personal attack. meantime, savannah, i know you sat down with sterling's wife. >> yeah, we watched that interview together. it was something to behold. then we sat down, along with her attorney, pierce o'donnell. and i asked her reaction to the interview and we talked about her fight to keep the team. >> not so much for me, i felt bad for him. >> really? >> yeah, because he's not the man i know, or i knew. there's something wrong. >> well, what do you think is wrong with him? is it -- do you think there's something wrong with his mental faculties or is there something

wrong with the sentiments he has in his heart? >> i really think, personally, he has dementia. >> i think some people have a hard time understanding, did this happen overnight? >> no, i don't think it happened overnight. i think it's been happening, but nobody really knew the reason. i mean, he gets crazy and yells and screams and hollers one moment, the next moment he'll talk about something else. i mean, it's like nothing makes sense. >> well, dementia might make you delusional or say things that don't make sense. it doesn't necessarily make you say racist things. >> i really don't know much about dementia. i wish i did. >> some people look at that and think maybe you're making excuses for him. >> nope. i don't make excuses for anybody. >> you've said that you thought his statements that were on that tape were terrible, that it made

you sick to listen to them. >> yes, it did. >> but you've also said he's not a racist. how can you square those two things? >> he's not -- i have never heard him to be a racist. >> the problem we have here is she's been sucked into the maelstrom and people say off with her head. she had nothing to do with this. is this because she's a woman? >> are you saying the nba is being sexist by trying to push you out? >> i really think so. would an owner's wife say the same thing and would the owner be asked to leave the nba? or would they just say, well, she's only the wife? >> if this chain of events happens where the players start boycotting if you're still asserting ownership or you're still a part of the team, at what point do you say for the good of the team, i'm going to step out? >> well, i went to the game about two days ago. i was sitting up in the box.

all the fans right below me were high-fiving me, saying go, girl. don't give up. i talked to some of the players. they hugged me. >> do you think what the nba did is right in having him forced to sell the team? >> i think i agree with what their decision is. i don't agree what their decision is for me. i wholly feel that i've done nothing wrong. >> can you shed any light on what he said about magic johnson? >> why would he bring magic johnson into the issue about what's happening now? i mean, that's where i feel pity, because he couldn't get all the dots together. he couldn't connect the dots. >> you feel pity, but some of the things he said are very offensive. >> they're horrible. >> aren't you angry? >> i'm very angry. and i'm very hurt. i even cried listening to that,

because i just feel bad. and then i feel bad, why am i the victim when he's the perpetrator? if somebody kills somesomebody,s the wife have to stand trial too? >> how far do you plan to take this? how far will you go fighting the nba? >> as far as i can go. >> it was a very interesting interview. by the way, shelley sterling and her lawyers hope to meet with the nba soon. she says she's estranged from her husband. i asked her how is that? because she had dinner with him in the last couple of weeks. she says she's been thinking about divorce for years, almost filed the papers last week, but her lawyers advised her now was not the time because of all of these financial issues. >> she said even when they had dinner, they didn't talk about this, which was a little weird. what was it like to sit in that room next to her in that chair as she was watching her husband on that interview? >> it was a bit surreal. we watched the whole thing together. she was very animated during the interview. when he started to talk about

her and she was a beautiful person and there was no fault of hers in this, she became emotional. later she became a little bit angry at some of the things he said, and i think she was really shocked by a lot of the things that he said, especially about magic johnson. she didn't get that at all. >> that came out of left field. natalie's got the latest on the desperate search for the kidnapped girls in nigeria. >> that's right. now the u.s. has manned surveillance aircraft flying over nigeria to help in the search for the 200 missing girls. nbc's stephanie gosk is in neighboring cameroon with the latest. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. parents of these girls are poring over the new video. nbc news spoke to a father who says he recognizes two of the girls but he can't find his daughter. this video could be the best intelligence yet. more than 100 of the 276 kidnapped schoolgirls in apparent good health, reciting the first verse of the koran. the leader of the militants

claims they are, in his words, liberated, after forcing the mostly christian girls to convert to islam. tell that to a desperate father who sat down with nbc's british partner itn. he recognizes two of the girls from the school but cannot find his daughter. >> your daughter or your nieces in there? >> no. >> reporter: the u.s. state department says intelligence experts are working with nigeria to pore over every detail of the hostage video, hoping there may be some clue. but there is no way to know for sure when and where these images were taken. armed with an ak-47 and wagging his finger at the camera, the leader of the group boko haram offers an exchange, the schoolgirls for his fighters jailed in prisons around nigeria. an interior minister says there will be no negotiations. so the search continues over the vast rugged area of north

nigeria. the man that u.s. flights are kicking off, u.s. officials emphasized it is still the nigerian government in control of this search, natalie? >> stephanie gosk in cameroon, thank you, stephanie. a second case of mers has been identified in the u.s. the man is recovering in an orlando hospital where he's said to be doing well. he's a health care worker from saudi arabia and is in the united states to see family. health officials are now investigating all passengers of the flights that he was on. mers is an illness once confined to the middle east, stands for middle east respiratory syndrome. the first mers patient in the u.s. was also a health care worker from saudi arabia. now to some unbelievable video showing a scuba diver being assaulted 50 feet under water. take a look. coral reef consultant renee umberger and others were documenting damage to the coral reef when they came across a pair of reef fish collectors who

clearly didn't want their picture taken. one diver charged umberger and ripped off her air supply. she was able to get her regulator back on. she says she believes she knows who did it and she plans to press charges. that is just crazy. also caught on camera, some dramatic moments on a san diego, california, freeway in an apparent case of road rage. take a look. a dashboard camera shows a pick-up truck take a sharp right turn straight into the car in the next lane. both vehicles are sent flying into the barrier. the truck then flips over. police are trying to figure out if the woman did it on purpose or if she lost control of her truck. both drivers walked away fortunately with just minor injuries. a 500-year-old mystery is getting a fresh look. the leader of an undersea expedition says a pile of wreckage on the bottom of the caribbean sea near haiti may be the spot where christopher columbus's flagship, the santa maria, sank back in 1492. barry clifford says he plans to work with the haitian government on a detailed excavation of that wreck.

and a record-setting performance before a blue jays-angels game in toronto. 101-year-old kitty cohen became the oldest canadian to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a professional game. cohen is hoping to raise awareness about women's cancer. she raised about $20,000 for barry's charities after this long and deliberate wind-up. get this. she throws a perfect strike. right there over the plate. you go, kitty. my new hero. 101 years old and i can't pitch like that. >> sassy. all right, natalie, thank you. >> that wind-up took forever. >> she was going to stretch that moment out. >> they were booing her. >> it was the third inning. the game ended late. what's happening? >> and she's on a smuckers jar, for god's sakes! come on! have some respect.

>> wait, she's still winding up. >> it's going to be you one day. all right? that's going to be you next week. it's going to be you next week. we've got this frontal system making its way all the way down into texas from the great lakes. we're looking at a lot of moisture coming up out of this thing. so we're looking at flooding areas. in fact, we've got flash flood watches from little rock all the way into texas. houston, you're going to be looking at more showers and thunderstorms continuing today as you look live at some of the flooding that's going on there. locally, corpus christi, eight inches of rain. generally anywhere from two to three inches of rain. the rain extends all the way up into the great lakes, where a half an inch to an inch going on. out west, we're worried about the heat. we've got a ridge of high pressure dominating right now, and so we've got that return flow of air. look at some of these temperatures. san francisco, 85, 20 degrees above tomorrow l. los angeles near 100. tomorrow continues. heat advisories. 98 to 100 degrees in l.a.

san diego 99. and with that dry air, we've got an elevated fire risk from southern california into arizona. a critical risk as well. and then offshore winds, sustained winds gusting up to 50 and record highs mean dangerous fire conditions. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ 7:15 now. good tuesday morning to you.

it is going it be a hot day, you can see no clouds to show you, none of that natural ac in sunol and none in san francisco at this hour. crystal clear from the coast all the way from your inland valleys and a hot day shaping up bay area. hazy conditions in the south bay and 95 for the east bay and 86 in san francisco and 95 in the north bay. latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks very much. the fbi is now involved, with good reason, in the investigation of a powerful house explosion caught on tape in new hampshire. this happened just moments after a man who was inside shot and killed a police officer who was answering a call at that address. nbc's ron mott has the latest on this. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, good morning to you. this all started a little past 4:00 yesterday afternoon when this part-time police officer was essentially ambushed and killed in this small neighborhood you see behind me. the gunman was then able to keep other responding officers at baby firing on them, until eventually the house burned. with flames raging through the

roof and out a second floor window, a massive explosion blew apart a new hampshire home monday. inside, authorities believe is the body of a man suspected of opening fire on a responding police officer, killing him. 48-year-old steven arkell, a part-time member of the force and father of two teen daughters, died. >> i join all granite staters in mourning the loss of brentwood police officer steve arkell, who died tonight doing his job, protecting his community. >> reporter: officials say officer arkell was responding to a domestic abuse call when he was shot. another officer who entered the home later was driven out by gunfire. >> other officers arrived, and a short time later, the home was engulfed in flames and later exploded. >> reporter: officials did not say what caused the fire and explosion, and that local authorities will be joined in the investigation by the state fire marshall's office, the fbi, and the atf. authorities identified the suspected gunman as 47-year-old

michael nolan. we expect to get some more details about this fire and the shooting a little later today when authorities meet again with the media. in the meantime, the governor has ordered state flags lowered to half staff. matt, >> ron mott up in new hampshire this morning. thank you very much. >> now an unexpected turn of events in a closely watched congressional race in north carolina. the democratic primary there featured former "american idol" singer clay aiken taking on 71-year-old keith crisco. the two were separated by fewer than 400 votes, but then on monday, crisco suddenly died. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more on the story from raleigh. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. there was already a lot of attention around this race because of the celebrity candidate in clay aiken, and then that razor-thin, too-close-to-call outcome last week, but no one could have expected this sad turn. the accidental death of one of the candidates monday afternoon. >> you say the country doesn't have a spending problem? >> reporter: sharing the campaign stage in north

carolina. >> i've lived my life in the district. >> reporter: wealthy textile executive, 71-year-old keith crisco. >> we need a lead yer with the experience. >> reporter: the former north carolina commerce secretary had fought hard against "american idol" alum and first-time candidate clay aiken. >> i think people who get into public service should be doing it to help people, and that's why i'm doing it. >> reporter: their battle was so intense and so close, it lasted a week after ballots were cast. aiken was ahead by just 369 votes out of 29,000 in the democratic primary for north carolina's 2nd congressional district. crisco had not conceded, deciding to wait for a final count, including absentee and military ballots expected later today. but then, a shocking end. >> so tragic, untimely. the last thing any of us expected. >> reporter: monday afternoon, crisco was found dead at his home of an apparent fall.

brad clone was a friend of 30 years. >> he was a great candidate. i felt he ran a great campaign and he'll be missed greatly. >> reporter: aiken expressed his shock in a written statement -- "i am suspending all campaign activities as we pray for his family and friends." aiken's campaign website now posts only this tribute to his former rival. "he was a gentleman, a good and honorable man and an extraordinary public servant." and the state had already required that county elections officials give their final tallies today. and a crisco friend says he was prepared to concede defeat to aiken, leaving there weren't enough of those outstanding ballots to overturn the results. so, it's expected clay aiken will be named the democratic primary winner here. he'll go on to challenge the republican incumbent, renee ellme ellmers, who also released a statement, offering her

condolences to the crisco family. >> kelly o'donnell in raleigh. thank you. you've seen this voorks an elevator, a surveillance camera, jay z, beyonce in there, along with beyonce's sister, solange. something goes wrong. there's an altercation. best way to explain it is natalie seems to have figured it all out. >> natalie's got a theory. >> the theory is, it's crazy! that's it. >> yeah? >> willie has more. >> my work is done here. >> do tell. >> let's take a look at some of this video, guys, as we head over to the orange room. matt described it a little bit. let's look at the video. this is after the met gala, the big fashion event here in new york city last week. an after party at the standard hotel and a short elevator ride. video not authenticated yet, but certainly appears to be jay z, beyonce and beyonce's 27-year-old younger sister, solange, attacking jay z and being held back by a bodyguard. we're going to have much more on the contents of that video a little bit later this hour. but here's what happened yesterday on social media. solange mentioned 1.2 million times, jay z mentioned a million

times, and #whatjayzsaidtosolange, 268,000. this went well beyond here. you can see in twitter, solange picked up 57,000 followers yesterday alone. and on her wikipedia page, people getting cute here. under occupation "si "singer-songwriter, model, actress, kicker, street fighter and jay z's 100th problem," a reference to his song, of course, "99 problems." #orangeroom for your thoughts. next hour, the full story. >> shockingly, the new york tabloids had fun with this on their front pages, too. >> conspiracy theories starting their engines. all right, coming up, where is radio legend casey kasem? why his children say they have no idea this morning and they are desperate for answers. plus, new music from pop superstar michael jackson out today, nearly five years after his death. we'll talk to the man behind that album, but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc. [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard.

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clinics but over turned by a ballot initiative. temperatures in the south bay near triple digits just in time to pedal in. the third leg of the race will go from san jose over mt. hamilton, past livermore in danville and at the top of mt. diablo. check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> a hot day ahead and i want to show you the reason why. none of that natural ac coming off the pacific. this is from san bruno overlooking san francisco and not a cloud in the sky and temperatures are going to soar with all the sunshine coming in. so right now mostly in the 50s and 60s. and 70s and 80s before the day is done and it's going to be a summer scorcher. closer look at your forecast and you don't want to overdo it and 94 at the peninsula. check your tuesday traffic drive, here's mike. >> take is slow for most of the

bay. look at over our maps and red zone below 20 miles per hour off the maze from westbound 24. look at this part of westbound 24 and a crash still clearing from lanes around the central lafayette exit and causing a backup off that walnut creek interchange. 280 out of daly city where there is a crash careering some lanes there and north 880 to southbound 101 and connector still closed to 5:00 p.m. emergency repair work. back to you. >> thank you for joining us, as well. another local news update coming up in half an hour. keep cool.

it's 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 13th day of may, 2014. big crowd of people out on the plaza this morning. they're going to get treated to some great music in our 8:30 half-hour from the country legend dolly parton. >> but you're listening to another legend, michael jackson. >> you sure are. >> this is a song no one's heard before, right? >> this is a brand-new song from "escape," a new album of michael jackson music coming out about five years after his death. the man behind this album, the guy who helped put it together is l.a. reid, the music mogul and legendary producer and performer, and he's going to join us this morning. >> look forward to that. also, let's take a look at what's making headlines today. clippers owner donald sterling is facing new criticism, this

time over comments about basketball legend magic johnson. sterling slammed johnson's hiv status, saying he's not a role model for children. sterling's wife told savannah late last night she had no idea why her husband even brought up magic johnson's name. an investigation is under way this morning into a deadly explosion at a home in new hampshire. police believe the man's 47-year-old son sat fire to the building after he shot and killed a police officer after he responded to a domestic disturbance. an evacuation order remains in effect for thousands of people in texas as crews battle a dangerous wildfire. at least 89 homes have been destroyed, but this morning firefighters have managed to stop those flames from spreading further. we're going to begin this half-hour with that surveillance video of an incident in an elevator. it's now been seen around the world. it involved superstars jay-z, beyonce, and beyonce's younger sister solange knowles, apparently. craig melvin is here with the

latest. good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. that video is blowing up the internet. it was reportedly taken by surveillance cameras after standard hotel in new york city last week. now, speculation is running wild about what's behind the family feud. the security camera video obtained by "tmz" has not been verified by nbc news. it has no sound, but the pictures tell the story. according to tmz, beyonce is in the left in the elevator. her younger sister solange knowles gets in, followed by jay-z wearing a white tux, and another man, presumably a bodyguard. right away, the woman tmz says is solange grabs jay-z's arm. he and the bodyguard try to keep her arms down, but she pushes back, and her purse goes flying. later, as the bodyguard holds her, she starts kicking. for a moment, they appear to be talking, but she kicks him again. this time, he grabs her leg. that's when the woman identified

as beyonce steps between the two. but at no point does he strike back. the man identified as jay-z then picks up the purse. when he gets up, she tries to slap him followed by another harder swing a few seconds later. the whole episode lasted about three and a half minutes. >> solange? >> reporter: outside the hotel, solange was not smiling as news cameras caught her walking to her car with her sister and brother-in-law not far behind. the standard hotel tells nbc news we are shocked and disappointed that there was a clear breach of our security system and the confidentiality that we count on providing our guests. we are investigating with the utmost urgency. earlier that night, the power couple looked elegant as they walked the red carpet at the met ball, and monday night, beyonce and jay-z looked happy, taking in a game as word about the video spread on the internet. now fans are speculating on social media, what could have caused the apparent feud? using th

the #whatjayzsaidtosolange. we should note that we did reach out to reps for jay-z, beyonce, and solange knowles. we did not hear back. and that hash tag this morning still trending. >> i bet it is. a lot of people have theories. >> yes. and we'll never know. we'll never know what was said before that altercation. >> not unless you listen to natalie. [ laughter ] >> i have theories. everybody else does. you all know what i'm talking about. >> all right, craig, thank you. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> maybe the music. sitting listening to all that madic, and ah! anyway, here's the deal. we are looking at really cool weather in the midsection of the country. a ridge in the east, but in between, cooler than normal temperatures. ten to 15 degrees below normal in the northern plains. down to texas, 15 to 20 degrees below normal. out west, the ridge is way to the north. 85 in portland. metford 87.

20 to 25 degrees below normal as you get down to santa ana. we've got the santa ana winds kicking in to fuel the fire. fire danger peaks today. wind gusts of 50 miles per hour. the foothills, even 40 miles per hour. today wet weather from the great lakes all the way down to texas. sunshine along the eastern seaboard. but got a back door cold front here. this cold front, boston, 53. you get down to washington, d.c. today, a high of 88 on the 7:35. good tuesday morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren a hazy sky over the south bay. a spare the air day. i want to show you clear, calm conditions in san francisco. not a lot of wind here and no natural ac coming off of the pacific. meanwhile, the warm up is already on in sunol. going to be hot today. already in the upper 50s to low 60s and no need for the heavy coat. end up in the mid-90s today for the south bay and 86 degrees in san francisco.

>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. >> thank you so much. come up, is casey kasem missing? the investigation ordered into the whereabouts of the radio legend. and up next, how was it made? l.a. reid on the new album from michael jackson being released today, nearly five years after the singer's untimely death. we'll get to that right after this. honestly, the off-season isn't really off for me. i've got a lot to do. that's why i got my surface. it's great for watching game film and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas. alright, russ. back to work! [ guy ] roses are red, swimming pools are blue. champagne is sweet, this weekend away was long over-due.

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we're back at 7:40. it's been nearly five years since the untimely death of michael jackson, but today, an album of new music from the king of pop is out. it's called "xscape." his songs and dance moves are classic. and with michael jackson's one billion records sold worldwide, it's that timelessness that record producers are banking on with today's release of "xscape." eight new michael jackson tracks

featuring vocals mined from the vast archive of songs that jackson recorded but never released. behind the album, epic records ceo l.a. reid and his team of producers, led by rapper timbaland, who took jackson's old vocal solos and put new contemporary music underneath. >> these were tracks that had been recorded between 1983 and 1999. what they did was listen to michael jackson's vocals and let those voe talls tell them what to do. >> reporter: editor joe leavy editors producers about the daunting task of resurrecting a legend. >> i didn't want us to put out music that michael didn't want the world to hear. >> the album's first single is "love never felt so good," originally recorded in 1983 and finally debuted more than 30 years later with a little helpu

heart radio music awards. >> there are a lot of really good songs on this record. fascinating songs. there's a remake of "a horse with no name." michael redoes it as "a place with no name." ♪ take me to a place without no name ♪ >> another track channels jackson's romantic side called "loving you." >> michael jackson tapped us on the shoulder and said would you just do me one small favor and remind people that i'm the greatest? >> l.a. reid joins us now. l.a., good morning, nice to see you. >> matt, how you feeling? >> i'm fine. i want to know what i'm dealing with here. favorite michael jackson song of all time, "the way you make me feel"? >> "billie jean," "human nature." >> oh, now i know who i'm dealing with. let's remind people what this is not. this is not music that he

recorded on various albums. >> no, this music has never been released. some of it has been leaked through the years. but just leaked after michael passed away, his untimely death. people who produced the songs or whatever have kind of leaked them out. but it wasn't widespread. >> all had kept in a vault. you had hundreds of songs and recordings to choose from. why did you come up with these eight? >> after listening to them, i just listened to the songs that michael sang completely from top to bottom, you know, multiple times. that was my guide. and the ones that i thought had great melodies that would still stand up today. >> and just talk about the process of bringing them up to date for an audience in 2014. >> right. so what i did is i basically went to timbaland, who's the lead producer, and rodney jerkens and star gate, and john mclane, the executor of the estate. timbaland did maybe five and the other producers did one each. >> you have two bits of pressure here. on the one hand, you have to

have an audience, and this year appreciate this music in the way it sounds. on the other hand, you know the legacy of michael jackson is an artist. he was a perfectionist. he would record and record and record vocals over and over again until he was happy. so you had to make sure this is something he would like to hear. >> that was the guy. if he recorded it over and over, then i knew that he loved it. because i worked with michael, and i knew that he wouldn't record it over and over unless he really loved it. >> you say you worked with him. one of the songs on this "slave to the rhythm," you worked on it -- >> yeah, kept it in my studio for many years. asked timbaland to update it and now we have it. >> talk to me a little bit about this brilliant artist and deeply flawed human being. even today there's a new accusation, a guy coming forward claiming sexual abuse. >> oh, my gosh. >> how well did you know him? >> i knew michael pretty well. i think if i called him a friend i would be going a little bit too far. i spent a lot of time with him and i got to know him as an artist. and i understood his principali

and values. he was a man about love, completely harmless. very dedicated to himself. very dedicated to music and being great. >> how much more is there in this arrangement between the estate and you? >> well, there's more music, but i think i picked what i really, really loved. so for me, this is it. >> done. >> yeah, i don't think i could do any more. it's been a lot of work, by the way. >> and favorite song on this album? >> i think for me, it's going to be "loving you." and that was a song -- i think michael did it around 2003. >> l.a. reid, it's always good to see you. >> it's a pleasure, matt. >> and i like the beard, by the way. >> thank you, thank you. >> "xscape" is out today. coming up on "trending," harsh words for hillary clinton from an old foe and how her camp is responding. but up next, another music legend, dolly parton gears up for a concert on the plaza with a stop in the orange room. that's right, after this. i missed you, too.ou.

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she says, you've been such an inspiration to all that watch you perform. may i ask which song is your favorite? is that even possible? >> of mine? very easy. my favorite song is "the coat of many colors" that i wrote about my mom, true story. really more of a philosophy and all that. and you say you like that song. >> i love that song. i go "jolene" and "coat of many colors." >> they're all like my kids, but that one's real personal and special. >> that is a beautiful song. let's look at another question. is there a person you would like to meet and why? >> well, most of the people i'd like to meet's already dead. elvis and gandhi. but i figure, if there's anybody i want to meet, i'll just go find them. >> that's right. we can't arrange those other ones, but this one we can do. >> i talk to jesus this morning. >> it is such a pleasure to have you here. we can't wait to have you perform on the plaza. >> willie, what is that in your hand? >> the "blue smoke" album. >> oh, it's an album.

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good morning, everyone. . 10:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a san jose officer is expejted back in court today. jeffrey graves has pleaded not guilty to one count of rape. prosecutors say graves brought the alleged victim to a san jose hotel room after she got into a fight with her husband back in september but returned later and raped her. the woman did not report the incident until a month later when she was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk. a former united airlines worker and his wife will find out their punishment today for stealing luggage in the mist of the chaos of the asiana airlines crash. investigators say they stole bags belonging to people flying into sfo. the couple pleaded no contest and face up to a year in jail each. let's check our very hot forecast with christina. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. good morning to you at home. heat advisory today for most of

the bay area with the exclusion of the immediate coast. see hazy sunshine in san jose. coast is clear at this point and very warm here in san francisco. i'm forecasting the mid-80s for you. right now temperatures are already warming up to where you don't need that jacket we're at 67 east bay on our way to around 95 degrees for today and then take a look at this. temperatures continue to climb as we head through your wednesday and we'll peak at 97 degrees inland. oh, san jose is going to be hot tomorrow, mike. >> very slow right now, christina. definitely watching for that effect, as well. slow drive north 101. map big back up for all of your routes and the tuesday commute has really kicked in but looking over here north 880 to southbound 101. that connector is still closed and see slowing right around the interchange. typically about this time and going on until 5:00 p.m., folks. all around the bay both directions for 880 around oakland and hayward and across towards the peninsula and slow across the san mateo bridge.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, where is casey kasem? a mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the radio legend as his children report him missing and search for answers. plus, ready for some tough love? financial guru suze orman is here to answer your questions and set the record straight on mixing money and family. and the crowd has gathered, the stage is set. country music royalty has arrived. the one and only dolly parton takes over the plaza for a special live concert, today, tuesday, may 13th, 2014. >> we're here to see dolly parton! >> good morning, buffalo!

>> good morning, orange county, new york. ♪ working 9:00 to 5:00 what a way to make a living ♪ >> seeing dolly parton is so much better than school! ♪ it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it ♪ >> we love dolly! and good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." beautiful tuesday morning here on the plaza. 13th of may, 2014. and we have a great crowd with us. >> that was spectacular. let's do that again. >> okay, ready? >> love that. >> i could just do that all day. or we could listen to dolly parton all morning. >> yeah, meanwhile, we've had incredible music to talk about on this show this morning. talked about michael jackson. we have dolly parton here in a couple of minutes.

today is the birthday of one of my favorite recording artists of all time, happy 64th birthday to stevie wonder. >> oh, yes, bravo. >> loving stevie. >> he can play his own song to himself. >> playing in the background. >> he is the best. happy birthday stevie. dolly not the only megastar who's going to be here on our plaza this week. mariah carey will be here friday for a special live concert celebrating her new album. it's all about music today. >> all right. nice turn, guys. thanks so much. los angeles clippers owner donald sterling is causing even more new controversy just weeks after he was banned from the nba for making racist remarks. in a cnn interview, sterling, who is jewish, said jews who become successful will help their people, but some african-americans don't do the same. and he lashed out at los angeles lakers great magic johnson as a bad role model. >> what kind of a guy goes to every city, has sex with every

girl, then he catches hiv. is that someone we want to respect and tell our kids about? >> well, magic johnson later tweeted, i'd rather be talking about these great nba playoffs than donald sterling's interview. meanwhile, sterling's wife shelly and her attorney watched that interview along with savannah guthrie and she told savannah that while her 80-year-old husband's earlier recorded racial remarks made her sick, she thinks his problem is dementia and not bigotry. >> i don't think it happened overnight. i think it's been happening. but nobody really knew the reason. i mean, he gets crazy and yells and screams and hollers one moment. the next moment, he'll talk about something else. i mean, it's like nothing makes sense. >> shelly sterling also said it is sexist of the league to pressure her to sell her half of the team because of her husband's mistakes. military officials tell nbc

news that the u.s. is flying manned surveillance flights over nigeria to help find hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls. the state department says u.s. intelligence experts are also working with nigeria to look for clues in the video of the hostages released monday. meantime, nigeria says it will not accept the kidnappers' offer to exchange the girls for jailed members of the militant group. two bodies have been recovered from the coal mine in west virginia. the miners were trapped after an accident monday night at the brodie mine in boone county. the mine had been put on notice last year for an alleged pattern of violating health or safety standards. a california judge has ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of broadcasting legend casey kasem. it's part of a court battle between he and his wife and his children. >> reporter: good morning.

this is a strange story. kasem is one of the most iconic voices and he was checked out of the private care facility last tuesday. now, his children are seeking answers from his current wife about where he might be. the family of casey kasem is desperately searching for their father this morning. the radio legend vanished last week. >> dad will be back really soon and he said, when? that's the last time i say him. and then that night he was taken from the facility. >> i'm so concerned about my father and where he might be. >> reporter: monday a california judge ordered a court investigator to locate the 82-year-old. this after conflicting reports of his location emerged during a hearing. placing kasem either out of the country or on a native american reservation in washington state. >> i'm casey kasem. these are the most popular songs in the usa. >> reporter: the creator and original host of american top 40. >> begins in a moment.

>> reporter: and the voice behind shaggy in the cartoon scooby-doo. >> sure? what safer place than in my stomach. >> reporter: he has been the subject of a long, bitter feud between his children and stepmother jean, a former actress best known for her recurring role on "cheers." >> i don't think that's going to work this time, nick. >> reporter: his children claim jean has kept them from visiting their father. that's no comment from jean or the attorney. quote, i have no idea where he is. the disappearance is more troubling given the fact he was recently diagnosed with a form of dementia. >> what he's going through right now, i mean, he's a sick man. must be horrible for him. horrible for him. if anybody sees him, anybody knows his whereabouts, please call the police. help us find our dad. >> reporter: now, at monday's hearing in los angeles, the daughter carrie, was put in

charge of his health care. if and when he is found, his children can prevent an episode like this happening again. natalie? >> a sad story. thank you, tom. of all the ways to show appreciation for mothers this may be the most unusual. take a look. electric shocks to stimulate the pain of childbirth. one man said, "now i understand why my wife screamed for painkillers." another said he is the father of triplets and wanted to understand what his wife went through. only one man lasted the full 30 seconds. labor tends to go on much, much longer than 30 seconds. it's seven minutes after the hour right now. let's get a check of the weather with al. >> today's weather is brought to you by folgers. the best part of waking up is folgers in your cup. >> surrounded by dolly parton fans here. she's going to be singing in just a little bit. let's show you what we've got

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sky. so the warm-up is on in sunol. we are headed towards the mid-90s in the warmer cities across the bay area today. 86 in san francisco and 95 in the north bay. as we get into your wednesday, hottest day of 2014 tonight way. >> and that's your latest weather. oh, i'm sorry. >> al, thank you so much. coming up next on "trending," why being a potty mouth may actually be good for your health. >> you're going to live a long life then. plus, suze orman is back with more ways to take control of your money, especially when it comes to mixing money and your family members. and we will chat with the great dolly parton as she gets set to perform live on the plaza for all these dolly parton fans. dolly parton in just a few minutes. but first, these messages. ( telephone rings ) hi, honey.

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we're back. it's 8:13. time for what's trending today. first up, karl rove's explosive new claims about hillary clinton. the republican strategist has suggested that she may have a brain injury. we all remember clinton's fall at her home in late 2012. she was hospitalized. and the official diagnosis was a blood clot. but, at a conference last week, rove reportedly said, "thirty days in the hospital? and when she reappears she's wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury? we need to know what's up with that." for the record, clinton was in the hospital for three days, not 30. and her team is hitting back hard. a spokesperson saying, "karl rove has deceived the country for years, but there are no words for this level of lying." her rep adds please assure dr. rove she's 100%. karl rove has not returned our request for comment. so i guess that the battle

begins. >> in an attempt to be provocative, i think he stepped a little bit into it, as they say. we've all heard stories that claim that red wine and chocolate are good for us, partly because of an ingredient, an anti-oxidant that's supposed to be really good for your health. but this morning, a new long-term study is casting doubt on the so-called magic ingredient. it found that resveratrol had no positive impact on rates of heart disease, cancer or longevity. the sound you just heard the kathie lee jumping out of a window. [ laughter ] >> wow! >> experts say this does not mean you should swear off wine and chocolate. which is good news. just know that adding them to your diet will not do much for your health. >> my two favorite food groups. >> it didn't say much about chocolate, did it? >> it's the same ingredient. >> i'm waiting for more definitive proof. >> i think you have to eat and drink a lot of that for it to really have the benefits. after hearing that news, you may

be tempted to use a few expletives. if so, it is apparently okay. that's because cursing is a harmless and healthy way to release tension, according to british psychologists. >> british psychologists giving us an excuse. they say the potty mouths among us experience an emotional release when they swear that makes them feel stronger. in other words, you curse to cope. but remember, the more you swear, the less effective it is. >> we have ms. dolly parton watching this. i'm just curious. have you ever been one to swear? >> maybe. >> yeah? [ laughter ] >> i don't lie. >> so every once in a while you let go? >> yeah. >> she's not going to elaborate. >> that's about the most speechless i've ever seen dolly parton. >> leave it to your imagination. and that's what's trending today. coming up next, the one and only dolly parton. we're back in 30 seconds.

to put it simply, dolly parton is a legend. seven grammys, ten country music awards and one of only five female artists to win the cma's coveted entertainer of the year. we're going to talk to dolly in just a home, but first, a little bit more on this force of nature. there's a lot to love about dolly parton. the bubbly personality, the

legendary curves. and the off the chart talent. dolly parton is the most successful female country singer of all time, selling over 100 million records, and at 68, she's still hip. her goddaughter miley cyrus covers her. and carrie underwood idolizes her. a whole new generation is discovering her talents. >> dolly parton. >> and today, as her 42nd album is being released, she's showing no signs of slowing down. >> woohoo! >> dolly parton, good morning. it is such an honor to meet you. >> good morning to you. i saw that baby saying dolly parton. you're having a baby. congratulations. >> and this baby will be a dolly fan. >> i started to say make it a fan. >> absolutely. this is your 42nd album, which is kind of impossible to even comprehend. if i had told you when you got into this business 40-plus years ago that you'd still be touring,

still be releasing albums, would you have believed it? >> i was hoping that that would happen. i'm just really grateful that it has. >> you're out on tour again. you're kind of in between. you were in australia earlier this year. you're about to head on tour in the u.s. do you like that life on the road? >> oh, i do. and then we're going to europe for five weeks in june. i'm out on the "blue smoke" world tour. i love the fans, love to perform, love to write songs, record them and get out and sing them. >> by the way, this record is getting great reviews already, which made me wonder, do you even read reviews at this point? >> oh, i care. but i don't usually read reviews in case they say something bad, i don't like to hear it. but it has done well so far. so we're hoping for the best. >> you've been in this business a long, long time. you've seen how the music business has changed, how celebrity has changed. is there anything about how things are done now that gets on your nerves or bothers you? >> i don't know that it bothers me, but it's just amazing to me how i came from back when we started in the music business,

completely different now. and now it's just everything is all this high-tech and i'm just -- i've just been dragged screaming and kicking into the 21st century. i try to surround myself with folks that keep up with it. it's completely different now, but it's wonderful that i'm still here. i say i'm as old as >> by the way, you tweet, which is always tweeting. >> oh, yeah. got to stay up with all that. >> i noticed that you tweeted out a quiz that you helped do with buzzfeed that asks the question, which dolly parton song are you? now, i did it. i'm "jolene." >> oh, you're "jolene"? >> i don't know what that means. >> i guess it means you can relate to it. we won't go into that. are you the other woman, did you steal someone's man's or did you -- >> i don't think i'm jolene. which dolly parton song are you? >> i'd probably be "the coat of many colors." because i am a girl of many colors, but that song is my favorite. >> you have such a great sense of humor. i love when you talk about how you get your hair done. people say how long does it

take? and you say -- >> i'm never there. i wouldn't know. >> another beauty issue, this is a little rumor that circulates from time to time. that dolly parton actually has a bunch of tattoos. and we never see them. but you have them. >> well, now people said the other day that the reason you wear sleeves is because you have snakes tattooed over you. i said no, i don't. i do have a few little tattoos. but they were mostly done to cover scars because i'm so fair and i have a tendency to have -- so it started with that. so i'm not really one to have just completely tattoos. but i do have a few. but they're not where you can see them. >> word was getting out as though you were covered in tattoos, except for we couldn't see them. >> i have a few, but they're mostly for my husband. >> we'll leave it at that. when you walk around your town and you're not all done up in your hair and makeup, do people still recognize you? >> that never happens. i don't do that. i don't walk around without hair and makeup.

they would know me by my voice. i think people know my voice as much as anything. but when i get out, i usually try to put on a little makeup and fix my hair because i don't want people to say god, i saw dolly parton, she looks like hell. i'd rather them say she was so overdone, just like this morning. i like to dress, i like to -- if i'm out in the public, i want to be what people expect to see. >> you've been married for 48 years. >> yes. >> which is an amazing accomplishment. >> so what's your secret? >> i stay gone. >> you're ouon tour a lot? >> yeah. but we get along great. we met 50 years ago this month and been married for 58 years. that's a long time. and he's a good guy. it's like we know each other so well, i know every line in his face and he knows every hair in my wig. >> is he a dolly parton music fan? >> not particularly. but he loves me. he loves me. >> he's a dolly fan. >> yeah. >> well, we all are. we cannot wait to hear you perform. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you, and i just love you to death. congratulations on your marriage and your baby. >> thank you so much.

>> you going to name it dolly? >> i may now. >> dolly jolene. if it's a girl. >> by the way, you saying that, i can die now. i'm out. dolly, thank you. >> thank you, savannah. >> and we'll send it over to matt. as we get set to hear the legendary voice of dolly parton, now it's time for "the voice" on "today," as carson shows us the competition's heating up as the contestants fight to make it to next week's finale. >> usher briefly left the coach chair to headline last night's show, performing his new single "good kisser." ♪ i done been around the world i've kissed a lot of girls ♪ >> each artist performed two songs. one dedicated to their hometown. ♪ all of me loves all of you >> and one chosen for them by their coaches. ♪ >> you can do it now.

go for it. >> two weeks after blake tweeted his phone number -- >> that's manure. >> adam finally got his revenge. >> that is feces of animals. >> behind the scenes, it was a busy week for the artists. ♪ >> everyone has had a breakout moment, okay? you haven't. >> in addition to learning and recording, they spent the weekend rehearsing songs that might save them if they end up in the bottom three. >> that will be crazy if i can get that. >> you can get it. >> it's crazy. there's a lot of songs in a very short amount of time that we're all cramming. but it's fun. this is what it's all about. >> tonight, two artists go home. >> top three, that's obviously the goal. if i go home tuesday, i'm going to be a proud s.o.b. >> three move on to next week's finale. >> if you keep me in this game, i won't let you down. >> i need it now more than ever, so i hope that they liked what they heard tonight and that the

votes and the itunes will continue to roll in. >> for "today," carson daly, nbc news, los angeles. >> it is just a tv show, but there's so much at stake for these kids. there really is. >> a big finish there at the end. by the way, you can vote for your favorite artist until noon eastern on nbc.com. >> and then watch the results on "the voice" tonight, 8:00/7:00 central time right here on nbc. coming up, are you obligated to help a relative who's having some money problems? suze orman's back to answer more of your questions. and -- >> as promised, the one and only dolly parton live in concert. as i call my husband to inform him we are naming the child dolly. >> the boy baby's going to love it.

. good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a major interchange in the south bay just reopened. the northbound 880 off-ramp to southbound 101 was shut down as crews were making some emergency repairs to the road. it wasn't expected to be back open to drivers until 5:00 tonight. but, again, the interchange is now just back open. that's really good news to commuters and mike inouye. he's monitoring it for us. >> i am. we have a tough south bay drive right now. laura, let's look at these maps. you're looking at the interchange which was very slow until a couple of minutes ago. we're seeing improvement already. northbound 880 was really bottlenecked. even if you don't take that off-ramp, the distraction is gone from the area. a smoother drive coming off that

interchange. northbound route throughout the south bay, for the most part, are below 30 miles per hour, and sometimes below 20, near typical stretches. near the tri-valley, a typical slowdown for west 580 and south 680. an earlier crash around, santa ramon boulevard, and earlier slowing in the area has cleared. a crash has cleared to the shoulder and a tough drive towards the bay bridge toll plaza and the maze of the peninsula is slow in san mateo and palo alto for 101. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us u.s. as well. another local news update coming up in half an hour.

we're back now, 8:30 on this tuesday morning. it is the 13th of may, 2014. and you're looking at a lot of people waving in our crowd. a big crowd gathered for the first performance from dolly parton on our concert stage in over a decade. >> she's so wonderful. she's got so many great fans here dressing just like her. we're going to hear from her in just a couple moments. >> meanwhile --

>> suze orman is going to be along with us. >> we'll also catch up with emma roberts. she's in a new movie with james franco based on some of her short stories. >> a lot to get to. mr. roker? >> let's check your weather. see what we've got today. wet weather, some of it very heavy at times stretching from texas all the way to ohio. gorgeous weather in the pacific northwest. downright hot, dangerously hot in southern california. gorgeous weather up and down the east coast. slight risk of strong storms tomorrow from the mid to lower mississippi river valley, into the ohio river valley. we've got record highs in southern california today. plenty of sunshine along the southeastern atlantic coast. nice and 8:31. if you're working 9:00 to 5:00, you've got a half hour to get to work on time. it's a hot day across the bay area, especially san francisco. 86 for you. 95 right near in san jose. and throughout the next couple

of days, this is what you can expect. we have a spare the air day in place. bad air quality, especially through your inland valleys. by tomorrow, the hottest day of 2014 arrives. we're talking triple digits. and then we have a little bit of a cooling trend as we head into the end of the week. it all works like this. >> and that's your latest weather. okay, now to our special sweepstakes, discovering diagon alley on "today." universal resorts newest themed attraction, the wiz argued world of harry potter opens this summer. we are giving 25 lucky winners the chance to be among the first to see it. prize includes round trip airfare for four, passes to all three parks and hotel accommodations at the brand-new cabana bay beach resort. we're going to have six clues in all. one each day. so here is your first clue. what platform does the hogwarts

express depart from at king's cross station? to enter and get the official rules, head to today.com/sweepstakes. savannah? all right, thank you, al. the new movie "palo alto" is a coming of age tale based on short stories written by james franco and emma roberts stars as popular soccer player and frequent babysitter for her coach played by franco himself. take a look. >> the way to write a good history paper is to choose your event and then just explain why it happened. history is just explaining why things happened. >> but what if i don't think there's a reason for something happening. >> well, then you need to think harder. >> i do think all the time for no reason. >> it's because you're young and you don't know why you do things, but there's always a reason. >> and emma roberts is with us. good morning to you. >> hi, good morning. >> this movie is kind of moody

and thoughtful. >> it is. >> and it's chock full of teen angst. >> it is. it's a moment in time with all these teenagers and how their lives kind of intersect with each other and they're kind of growing up. it's really interesting and based on james franco's book, which i was such a fan of. so to be in the movie was awesome. >> well, you are out of your teens, but you're closer to them than i am. did it ring true to you? >> it really did. it felt like it really captured that angsty time of trying to figure out what it all means and growing up and finding yourself. and i just fell in love with the script and i loved getting to watch the movie, because there was stuff that i wasn't in that i wanted to see how it turned out and it was beautiful. >> you play april, who you've said is actually not like you at all. how is she different? >> she's very introverted. she's like the wall flower and much more the observer and i'm the talker. i've always been a talker. so it was hard to get into character because i'd be chatting away on set and be like

okay, i have to be kwoquiet and tone it down. >> you mentioned james franco wrote the story. does that add another level of intimidation because you're thinking, i am saying the words you wrote, playing the character you invented. >> you would think, but he was actually so -- just kind of gave us free rein. he was so excited to see the characters brought to life that -- which was great to watch because usually you're like oh, the writer's here, everybody stick to your lines. he was so excited to see all of us bring this to life and was so supportive. and i loved that he was in the movie. like that's one of the things that drew me to it was getting to work with him and that he wrote it and was also going to star in it. >> there was something in the movie that i hear you're asked about all the time. there's kind of a love scene, a romantic scene with james fra o franco. i hear even your mother was asking about kissing james franco. >> everyone was asking me. my guy friends, my girlfriends, my mom. >> well, why? >> james franco, he's so cute. everyone was asking me about it.

yeah, it was a good kiss. i'll tell you. >> she does kiss and tell. a good kiss in front of like 30 crew members. >> everyone was like was it romantic? i was like yeah, with 30 people watching, waiting to go to lunch. but he was so fun to work with and we had so much fun together, so it wasn't awkward. sometimes those can be awkward. if you don't get along with the person, like oh no, now you have to make out. >> exactly. now, did you ever as a teenager rebel? because a lot of this has to do with teens kind of pushing the limits. >> you know, i wasn't really that bad. sometimes i'd stay out past curfew, but i'd always call my mom and tell her i was, which defeats the purpose of staying out past curfew. the only thing i really did was i got my belly button pierced behind my mom's back. >> how did that go over? >> my little sister ratted me out at disney land on a family trip. so that was definitely not the happiest place on earth that day. and then my mom was forgiving. my mom's watching right now

probably. hi, mom. and it was all good and i took it out. but that was my one rebellion. i was like i'm so cool, i'm going to get my belly button pierced. >> that's pretty good. and it's not permanent. mom, it could have been a tattoo. >> it could have been worse. >> emma roberts, such a delight. >> thank you, so nice to see you. >> the movie is called "palo alto", it's in select theaters getting rave reviews. james franco and the director will be here tomorrow. coming up next, tough love from financial guru suze orman when it comes to money and family. and then without further ado, a live concert on the plaza from ms. dolly parton. but first, this is "today" on nbc. welcome back.

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>> we're back now at 8:39 with more ways to help you take control of your money. suze orman, host of cnbc's "the suze orman show" is back with her patented and blunt advice. suze, baton down the hatches. >> i'll try, matt. >> this first question, i need to give you a little background. lynnwood and kim floyd are from maryland. they have an 80-year-old grandfather living with them. one son is in college, another son will be entering college soon. another son wants to go to law school. lynnwood is working on an mba while working three jobs. kim is working two jobs. and they feel obligated to help financially with the people in their family. all right, kim, what is your question for suze? >> suze, wh message should we be delivering to our family regarding our ability to financially support them? >> suze, what's our financial obligation? >> i just have a question to ask you guys, which is did anybody pay for your college education when you went to school? >> my first degree, my parents

did help. with my second and third degrees, no. >> second and third degrees. lynnwood? >> no. >> so then what are you thinking, really? why do you feel that you need to be obligated to pay for your children? we make it, we have to do it on our own. as far as your father goes, it's an honor to take care of your parents. but kids, stop feeling guilty. this is all about guilt. this isn't about desire to do it, it's about guilt. say no out of love for yourself versus yes out of fear that they won't love you. >> are you suggesting they go cold turkey and just cut people off or do they kind of wean people from their support? >> i'd like to see them write a letter, matt, to their families saying i'm working three jobs, i'm working two jobs, i'm doing this. i don't have the money to do it. you have to do it on your own. >> lynnwood and kim, does that satisfy you, your question? >> yes, it does. >> it's a great question. thank you very much. lee and bobby gibson from utah both are working. they have an announcement to make. lee, what is your question for suze? >> well, we're having a baby on

october 25th. >> congratulations. >> thank you. well, we're trying to figure out how we plan a budget for baby while still paying off debt and living. i'm considering whether i quit my job, too, so it's a lot to handle. >> it's a lot to handle. here's what i would say to them. here's how they really should do it, matt. let's play baby. let's pretend that they've already had the baby to see if she can afford to quit her job. you know, the average cost of having a baby today is $1,300 a month. so here's what you should do. play baby. take your salary, 100% of it, put it in the bank. take an additional 1,300 to $1,500 a month from your salary, sir, put it in the bank. if you can make it just on your salary, you know you can afford a baby without you having to go to work. and if you can't, you know you're going to have to work. >> would you like to stop working? >> i'm thinking about it. i love my job, but, you know, baby, i want to stay home with it at the same time, so it's

tough. >> she's afraid her boss is watching. >> exactly right. she's being a diplomat. >> did suze answer your question? >> yes, she did. thank you. >> this next one comes from our facebook page, and it is from lourdes, who says this. how do i explain to my 24-year-old son that i can't co-sign a loan on a car, and that it's not a personal issue, that's monetary issue? i'm tired of hearing his "you don't want to help me, mom." >> lourdes has to be able to say, i don't want to sign. not that i can't. because the kid will never say why i can't you. the answer is i don't want to. when you co-sign a loan, you are the one who is responsible for that loan. most of the time, if you have to co-sign it's because the person can't qualify on their own. if they can't qualify on their own, you're going to get stuck with it. >> generally speaking, you are against co-signing loans. >> i couldn't be more against co-signing loans. out of any advice, it would be never, ever, ever co-sign a loan. >> that's a little bit gray to me. can you state that again?

never? >> ever. ever, ever. >> suze orman, always good advice. thank you so much. great to have you here. you can get more of suze's advice on "the suze orman show" saturday nights, cnbc. up next, the queen of country music dolly parton live in concert. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> well, i don't think we can keep these fans waiting any longer. performing her oscar-nominated two-time grammy winning hit "9 to 5", take it away. >> thank you, savannah. are we ready? do we have any 9 to 5ers out there?

♪ i tubling out of bed and i stumble to the kitchen ♪ ♪ pour myself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and to try to come to life ♪ ♪ jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping for folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 ♪ ♪ working 9 to 5 just use your mind and they never give you credit ♪ ♪ it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it ♪ ♪ 9 to 5 for service and devotion you would think that i would deserve a fair promotion ♪ ♪ want to move ahead i swear sometimes that man is out to get me ♪ ♪ but they let you dream

just to watch them shatter ♪ ♪ just a step on the boss man's ladder but you've got dreams he'll never take away ♪ ♪ you're in the same boat with a lot of your friends tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way ♪ ♪ working 9 to 5 what a way to make a living barely getting by it's all taking and no giving ♪ ♪ they seldom give you credit it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it ♪ ♪ 9 to 5 they got you where they want you there's a better life ♪ ♪ y'all dream about it don't you it's a rich man's game ♪ ♪ i don't care what they call it and you spend your life putting money in his wallet ♪ ♪ 9 to 5 working 9 to 5

they got you working 9 to 5 ♪ ♪ working, working, working working 9 to 5 9 to 5 ♪ i said working it, not twerking it. [ cheers and applause ] >> dolly parton is just getting started. we'll have more music in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are so happy to have dolly parton on our concert stage this morning. her brand-new album "blue smoke" is out today. it's number 42 and counting. you've gotten so used to performing on a stage, do you ever get used to some of the fans who gather in the first couple of rows for you? >> i see that. did you see that one that looks just like me? when i sing jolene, i do ♪ drag queen, drag queen, drag queen, drag queen ♪. that's a boy dressed up like me. >> that's dedication, because they must have started on the wigs at 1:00 in the morning. >> so did i. >> what are you going to sing, the title song? >> yes, this is "blue smoke."

>> ladies and gentlemen, dolly parton. ♪ blue smoke climbing up the mountain blue smoke winding round the bend ♪ ♪ blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train that i am riding in ♪ ♪ i won't be coming back blue smoke rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ clicketty clack stay on track and never look back ♪ ♪ blue smoke is coming through i know i'm going to miss you i hope it ain't for long ♪ ♪ i wonder if you're even gonna notice that i'm gone ♪ ♪ it hurts to know you cheated and it hurts to know you lied but it hurts even worse to know you never even tried ♪

♪ at the train depot i bought a one-way ticket on the train they call blue smoke ♪ ♪ left the station still at midnight lonely lost and blue ♪ ♪ a trail of blue smoke said goodbye to you ♪ ♪ blue smoke climbing up the mountain blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train i'm riding in ♪ ♪ i won't be coming back blue smoke rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ clicketty clack stay on track never look back ♪ ♪ blue smoke is coming through oh let that boy roll on oh oh oh blue blue smoke ♪

♪ oh, that boy is smoking blue blue smoke ♪ ♪ i'm climbing blue blue smoke ♪ ♪ i ain't coming back i ain't never coming back rolling, rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ roll with me now, come on blue smoke climbing up the mountain blue smoke winding round the bend ♪ ♪ blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train that i am riding in ♪ ♪ i left a note i wrote i'm leaving and i won't be coming back ♪ ♪ blue smoke rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ blue smoke climbing

blue smoke winding rolling, rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ blue smoke flying i said goodbying i kept rolling, rolling, rolling rolling down the track ♪ ♪ i kept rolling, rolling, rolling rolling, keep rolling down the track ♪ ♪ roll on, roll on [ cheers and applause ] these messages, your local news and weather.

good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a palo alto city council tonight set to discuss a law requiring hotels, apartments, and commercial buildings to come outfitted with electric vehicle chargers. the city already requires new homes to come with those chargers. and as an electric car driver, i support that idea entirely. let's check in with christina. >> especially just to run that ac.

temperatures today are going to be hot. taking a live look at clear sky over the east bay hills. we are already at 70 degrees in the east bay. we are at 72 degrees. a few degrees away from our average high for this time of year and it's not even 9:00 a.m. here in the south bay. we'll be back in moments with your seven-day forecast.

from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. it's may 13th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with natae morales. tamron has the day off. >> how'd that happen? >> we're catching our breath right now from miss dolly parton outside. >> she's awesome. >> isn't she just incredible? >> force of nature. >> and she's the sweetest, most genuine person. i just love her. >> what i love about her, she has this incredible self-deprecatining accepts of humor. >> she does. >> she'll make the joke about herself before anyone else. >> by the way, she has such an incredible personal story.

grew up in a little cabin, no plumbing. a few miles from where that cabin is, she now has a theme park named for her. that is a great american story. >> i guess they got a new roller coaster. she will not ride roller coasters. >> no, she won't. we did a piece with her last year. we tried to get her on a roller coaster. no, no, this hair doesn't do roller coasters. >> she's amazing, though. >> speaking of roller coasters. >> holy cow. >> it wouldn't get any worse, right? >> these were the interviews for donald sterling that were supposed to be damage control. >> the apology interview that he now apologized for. >> so donald sterling, the l.a. clippers owner for now, his full interview with anderson cooper aired last night. he apologized, kind of, i guess. but created a new controversy while discussing magic johnson. >> what has he done? can you tell me? big magic johnson, what has he done? >> well, he's a businessperson.

>> he's got aids. did he do any business? did he help anybody in south l.a.? >> i think he has hiv. he doesn't actually have full blown aids. >> what kind of a guy goes to every city, has sex with every girl, then he catches hiv, is that someone we want to respect and tell our kids about? >> sterling, it goes on from there. sterling, who is jewish, also had this to say about what he called the black community. >> that's one problem i have. jews, when they get successful, they will help their people. and some of the african-americans, maybe i'll get in trouble again, they don't want to help anybody. what has magic johnson really done for children's hospital? >> he needs to get kicked out of humanity at this point. i mean, this guy's -- wow. >> no sense. no sense whatsoever. >> magic johnson tweeted, obviously he's sick of being

sucked into this thing, he said "i'd rather be talking about these great nba playoffs than donald sterling's interview." what do you say? it kind of speaks for itself. the idea that magic johnson -- i hate to even say this out loud, the idea that magic johnson hasn't helped the african-american community is so preposterous. >> the charitable work that he has done, the role model that he is. i mean, i think the best bet we could -- we just need to ignore donald sterling. i don't think anybody needs to talk to donald sterling anymore. let the nba deal with him, run him out of the league, as he should be. and let him rant to himself in a closet and leave the rest of us alone. >> for him to sit there and deny he's a racist, but then he comes out with these statements, which are exactly that, racism. it's just preposterous. and meanwhile, savannah actually sat down with shelly sterling, his estranged wife. as they were watching that anderson cooper interview together. and she, again, claims that she doesn't believe her husband is a racist. she asked shelly about her

husband's claims also regarding magic johnson. here's what she had to say. >> why would he bring magic johnson into the issue about what's happening now? i mean, that's where i feel pity, because he couldn't get all the dots together. he couldn't connect the dots. >> some of the things he said are very offensive. >> they're horrible. >> aren't you angry? >> i'm very angry, and very hurt. i even cried listening to that because i just feel bad. and then i feel bad, why am i the victim when he's the perpetrator? if somebody kills somebody, does the wife have to stand trial too? >> she reiterated she's going to fight to hang on to the team, so this could be a protracted thing. she said something again to savannah that she said in a previous interview, that she believes donald sterling, her estranged husband, is suffering from dementia.

and it obviously doesn't excuse anything he said, but you watch that interview and a guy who has come us a tenostensibly to reha image, obviously that's somewhere in his heart, that's true. but something's not right there. >> i think that's a poor excuse. >> i'm not making an excuse, trust me. >> i think dementia, as somebody who's had a family member with dementia alzheimer's, they're behavioral changes but you don't have that full-on next day wake up and make those kinds of statements. >> that's what i said. i think it's in his heart. but he's letting it flow. >> shelly sterling is angry and upset now. did this just happen? >> all of a sudden he gets dementia. just wakes up. >> she's put up with this for a long time. or tolerated it as long as the times were good. and she was benefiting from his largess, and now that the gravy train is over, she's trying to distance herself. she wants her 50% of the team. >> now she realizes you have to

be divorced to get the 50%. >> so this is where we need what they have in superman, the phantom zone. where you shoot a beam and they are put into this area that just kind of exists in an interdimensional area. >> in limbo. >> exactly. you know they're there, but you don't have to bother them. >> you know where else the phantom zone would have helped, the standard hotel, the elevator. did you guys see what is playing out? a lot of people talking about this video that is blowing up on the internet. it was reportedly taken by the surveillance cameras at the standard hotel in new york city. the security camera video obtained by tmz, not verified by nbc news, but what it appears to show is beyonce's sister solange allegedly attacking jay-z, as beyonce is off to the side there apparently looking on. we can't hear -- there's no audio obviously with the surveillance video. >> thankfully. >> yeah, it's a good thing. you see jay-z there in that

white tux. at no point does jay-z strike back. just kind of holds her and trying to keep her from lashing out at him. this whole episode, though, goes on for about three and a half minutes. >> that's a long elevator ride. i understand supposedly, the bodyguard pressed stop, and then the elevator went back up. which is good times for jay-z. >> oh, my gosh. >> and then as they were leaving the hotel, media were outside photographing them. solange didn't look all too pleased there. jay-z also looked a little stunned. but we don't know what else happened in this situation. meanwhile, the standard hotel has released a statement to us and they say we are shocked and disappointed that there was a clear breach of our security system and the confidentiality that we count on providing our guests. we are investigating with the utmost urgency. we did reach out to representatives from beyonce, jay-z, and solange. we did not hear back. but a lot of speculation on the internet about what blew up there and how it all got

started. in fact, #whatjay-zsaidtosolange still trending today. a lot of people with their theories. what do you think happened? >> we have no idea what happened in that elevator. >> matt said you had a theory. >> just thinks that i read, you know. >> anything to do with this? >> yes. it's interesting that "the new york post" and the "daily news." i guess they're both going with the crazy. >> i just hate that this stuff gets released. i mean, how many times have we had an -- nothing like that, but something that happens in your family and. >> it's a good reminder that there is no privacy left. surveillance cameras are everywhere, including in the elevators. >> you hate to think that's being released by somebody inside the hotel. question, have you ever had a great idea but other people keep rejecting it? >> yes, yes. >> well, this next story is why you should fight on.

justin timberlake did that back in 2006, when he fought to win approval for the single "sexyback." ♪ i'm bringing sexy back >> he was speaking to own's oprah master class. he said the record label bosses told him the song would never work. yet timberlake said he would persist. he said people thought the song was a joke, that they didn't think it was his music. he had to personally call radio stations to prove the tim ba lake produced track was a real single. >> how do you get timbaland and timberlake together and think it's a joke? >> timberlake, timbaland. >> he had already established himself as a solo artist. so i don't know. keep fighting. keep fighting. that's the lesson. so what's the best way to tell someone's true age and

health? there's a new study that says it's the strength of your hand grip. >> okay. >> hand strength is consistently a good indicator of future mortality. this is a little dark. and susceptibility to disease. this according to researchers from stony brook university and the international institute for applied systems analysis, from which i have several degrees. no. i guess the idea is if you're good at opening a pickle jar, you're going to live a long time? >> see, you're smart. you tap the bottom, break that vacuum seal, right? >> uh-oh. >> oh, i got it. oh. >> you're about 90 years old -- >> i'm really good at this. there's some glue. >> 90 years old. >> a little trick. >> that's a trick top. >> my trick, rubber band. >> i'm a really good jar opener. >> the rubber band trick. just put it around the top.

>> to give it more traction? >> this better work. >> i think they glued it. does someone glue this? >> who glued this? >> there! willie geist, ladies and gentlemen. >> wow, that was a tough one. who makes those? gracious. >> anyway, let's take a look, show you what we got going on today. got this cold front stretching all the way from chicago down to texas. my fingers are wet from pickle juice. everyone, ew. you've got some heavy showers and thunderstorms down there. houston right now, they've had flooding all morning long. and it's going to continue today. as you can see, up to eight inches of rain. brownsville, corpus christi. generally, though, this area of showers and thunderstorms extends all the way up. pittsburgh, detroit, on into knoxville, tennessee. we are looking for more heat as well. extreme heat. san francisco, 85.

los angeles today, 97. that's 24 well, thank you. 9:12 now, taking a live look, all across the bay area. same hazy sky overhead. it's a spare the air day. look at where temperatures are. already, we're at 73. warmest spot right now is the peninsula. on our way to about 95 degrees in the heat of the day. hottest point is typically between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. this time of year. that's when you don't want to overdo it. as we head throughout the next couple of days, it's going to get even hotter for tomorrow and we'll start to see that heat break as we get into the end of the week. >> and that's your -- i love a vlasic pickle. >> a dill spear, fantastic. coming up, a new movie from a screen legend, it's called "a night in old mexico." it stars the great robert duvall and he's going to j

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emmy winning actor robert duvall has graced us with memorable performances over the past 50 years, to a mafia don in the gunfire movies, to a belligerent colonel in "apocalypse now" and a texas ranger in "lonesome dove." >> now robert duvall returns to the big screen in "a night in old mexico," about men trying to come to terms with aging as he's forced to leave his ranch and his land. >> robert duvall is with us. good morning. >> good to see you. >> good to see everybody. my goodness. i see you on another show sometimes. >> i hope you see me on this show. >> you're very versatile. >> thank you, sir. >> that's what we love about him. speaking of versatile, takes one to know one. this role, i understand there's a really great connection between this role and "lonesome dove." >> bill, a wonderful texas writer, wrote the screen play for "lonesome dove." this is an original script he had even before "lonesome dove." over 30 years in the making,

only had 23 days to shoot it. but it was great working in southeast texas and the rio grande valley. it was great. >> and it seems like these are roles you were born to play, and yet yove never lived in texas physically. >> no. my mother's people were from east texas, new boston, texas. but i love texas. i go down there with danny davis and all these oil guys down in houston. i'm going to help them with a reality show down there. but i love texas. we live in virginia. my wife's from argentina. but we live in virginia and she says that for her, virginia is the last station before heaven. >> i like that. i think people in virginia would agree with that. >> a new state motto, i think. so your character red, you call him a real texas guy. >> yeah. >> as al said, it's a guy i feel like i've seen you play so well. what does that mean to you to be a real texas guy? >> i don't know, it's just something i kind of fit, or like to fit. it's a wonderful character. and he is what he is. he loses his ranch and he goes south with his grandson that he finds on that given day and they

go for one night in a whore house in mexico and he finds a new love and new life, which is wonderful. they almost pulled the plug on the movie. i had the producer go to the powers that be and say if you pull the plug on this movie now, it will be more hurtful for bobby duval than for red to lose his ranch in the movie. so the powers that be said oh, i get it now, so we went ahead with the movie. >> thank goodness. >> going back to one of your all-time greatest roles, we think of the corleone family. you got to work alongside marlon brando. i know to you, your all-time -- if you could put people you would love to have had the opportunity to have done more with, it would be marlon brando. >> talking with jimmy, he's the funniest guy you'll ever work with, james kahn, and brando loved him. jimmy would tell a joke and would take brando three seconds, and then he'd get it.

but, you know, he was like -- and jimmy said and i agree, all the young actors of that era, if they didn't look up to brando, they're lying. he was kind of like a mentor, you know? i think it's good to have heroes, to look up. and then maybe eventually you can look out to them. but you have to have heroes, i think. to grow. >> absolutely. >> who's your hero? >> oh, i've got a lot of them. i'll start with my dad and we'll go from there. we had dolly parton sing on the plaza. >> she handed me my oscar in 1984. she handed me my oscar. >> a reunion right here. >> that's amazing. >> i like that little reunion. robert duvall, thanks so much. "a night in old mexico" opens this friday in select theaters and on video on demand. >> robert, always great to see you. >> great to have you here. come back soon. plus, coming up, michael jackson's new cd comes out today using never before heard tracks. superstar producer timbaland will tell us how he helped put

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digit just as hundreds of cyclists are pedaling into town. the third leg of the race will go from san jose, over mt. hamilton, past livermore and danville eventually ending up at the top of mt. diablo. what a ride. a look at weather and traffic after this.

welcome back now. the time is 9:28. ac taking a live look, san jose, hazy sunshine for now. we are going to see that haze increase as we head throughout the day today. lots of snooinl coming in, over the golden gate bridge, still mild here as well, with temperatures in the 60s, and the heat is already cranking in sunol. take a look at your current temperatures. and i'm going to show you where we're headed today. 73 degrees right now. along the peninsula, we're at 72 in the south bay, on our way to about 95 degrees. it's going to be a hot one out there and even hotter weather on the way as we get into your wednesday. we'll start to see a little bit of a cooling trend says we get into the end of the week, but we'll have to wait for it, mike, and it will be hot out there between now and friday. over to you. >> find a shady spot inside the

house. over here, the south bay, a lot of sun and cars. very slow, the northbound route stils arrow pointing to northbound 101 approaching 680 at oakland road, just past there, we have a crash just popping up on the chp report. and 85 northbound right at 237, we have a crash there as well. watch for the slowing. 880 to southbound 101, that has reopened much earlier than we thought. a smooth drive across the bridges, but a little slow in the westbound drengs direction. the east shore freeway gums up. 880 past the coliseum moving a lot better. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in half an hour. have a great morning and keep cool.

welcome back to "today." it's tuesday morning, may 13th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al and natalie. tamron has the day off. we have another one of these reunions that we love so much. a surprise reunion with military parents overseas. phillip elmore has been stationed in germany for months. to surprise his 8-year-old daughter isabella, he got help from his hometown baseball team the charlotte knights. he was invited to make the opening pitch. but first the team aired a message from her father on the jumbotron, who she thought was still overseas. in the video he said he loved her, missed her, encouraged her to do her best pitch. then isabella took to the mound and this happened. >> all right, isabella, go ahead

and throw that baseball. nice toss! it's in there, fans. let's hear it for isabella. ceremonial first pitch tonight. she's our kids club representative tonight. she's going to get to keep the ball. >> aw. >> it took a moment to register. how sweet. >> she couldn't believe her eyes for a second there. >> she's like what? not only do i get the ball, but that's my dad. it's great. >> oh, my gosh. so sweet. >> i could watch those all day. >> just put them on a loop, right? >> totally. beautiful, beautiful. al, let's get a look at the weather. >> we've got a lot of rain. the good news for a lot of the rain that's going on in texas, it is beneficial because they've had long-term drought. stretching from texas to the great lakes. we've got this back door cold front. 53 degrees in boston.

73 in north carolina. look at the temperatures out west. 97 in l.a. 78 in seattle today. now, tomorrow, we've got a risk of some strong storms and some of these could be pretty intense from central ohio all the way down into the gulf. record-high temperatures will continue in southern 9:32. good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures already into the 70s in the east bay, for the peninsula, and right now, we're at 72 degrees in the south bay, on our way to about 95 degrees and this warming trend will continue. as we get into your wednesday, we are expecting to peak. but for today, hott, hazy conditions out there. tomorrow, trill digits on the way. and into the end of the week, a little bit of a cooldown headed your way. i want to show you how that looks on your five-day forecast. you can see temperatures in the 80s by the end o. week. hope you have a fantastic day. >> and that's your latest weather. it's been nearly five years since the untimely death of the music legend michael jackson.

>> since then, his albums have sold nearly 13 million copies in the united states alone. >> and today, a new album of his music is out. it's called "xscape," and it brings the king of pop right back to life. his songs and dance moves are classic. and with michael jackson's one billion records sold worldwide, it's that timelessness that record producers are banking on with today's release of "xscape." eight new michael jackson tracks, featuring vocals jackson recorded but never released. behind the album, epic records ceo l.a. reid and his team of producers led by timbaland. the album's first single is the up beat throwback "love never felt so good," originally recorded in 1983 and finally debuted more than 30 years later with a little help from usher at this month's i heart radio music

awards. another track channels jackson's romantic side. it's called "loving you." >> michael jackson was the perfect artist who spoke to all of us. he tapped us on the shoulder and said would you just do me one small favor and remind people that i'm the greatest? >> timbaland is, of course, a well-known artist in his own right and he's the executive producer on "xscape." good to see you this morning. >> how you doing? >> let's start with what this album is not. it's not a greatest hits album. it's not remixes of old tracks. this is new material we've never heard before. >> it's very new, but very old at the same time. so what was told to me was songs that were going to come out before i think the last concert that he was doing. so this was something that he wanted to revisit and put out. and l.a. gave me a call and said

i was the perfect person. at the beginning, i thought yeah. but then you working on somebody that's not here. so it was kind of difficult. >> do you feel a certain responsibility? >> yeah. it felt i couldn't touch it right away. i thought i could, but i couldn't. i had to let him speak through me, to guide me. because some of the stuff that i was doing, i wouldn't have done it. and i went back listening to it, i was like hmm, this had to have been him talking through those old tapes that was prerecorded and it's kind of funny hearing him again on those tapes, because you hear him saying take it back, and it sounds like he's talking to you. so then when you put modern day music on his vocals, it sounds like he was right there. so it's kind of creepy at the same time. >> but you felt he was talking to you, i understand.

that's according to billboard magazine. >> yeah, it felt like he was kind of directing the ship, so it wasn't me battling him. it wasn't timbaland taking over michael jackson. it was we're going to make a marriage. i'm not going to overbully him. it's going to be about michael. so the songs are kind of like very -- i'm not overwhelming, but it's just enough to let michael do what he normally would do to people. >> from what we've heard, these are great, great tracks. so it's amazing to me and probably to a lot of people that we've never heard them before. that some of them are as much as 30 years old. is that unusual coming from a producer's standpoint, that you'd have an artist that big making music that good and to never hear some of it? >> it kind of separates good from great. >> okay. >> when you're good, you can kind of, you know, like if you have a debate on basketball players, it's who's great and who's good.

and michael jackson is just one of those persons that if you're great, you stand the test of time. it's like a historical building that never goes old. it has history to it. >> we're listening to "love never felt so good." we had a story earlier on about justin timberlake's "sexyback," that he had to really fight to get this album and song that you produced on radio. he had a tough time? >> "sexyback" was -- because, like i was telling him earlier, it's because people think that we're not with the times. so they look at like no, that's not what's going on. but actually, it's the kid in us. so we always ahead. we say, what if people did this? so "sexyback" was like cutting edge at the time. all it really was was bringing

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rack up more debt. so that's why you need to have at least six months worth of living expenses saved. a lot of lenders want to see a nice savings account as well before they're going to give you a mortgage. >> that's your baseline. you start at six months, if you can do more, do more. >> absolutely. >> the next number is the number ten. >> the number ten is the minimum amount that you should be saving for retirement. fidelity has just come out with a report saying that a lot of people are doing pretty well. they're at about 8%. savings rates are going up. but you need 10% to really live comfortably in retirement. that, again, is the bottom line number. you want to try to save more. a lot of people starting out might say how can i save that much? start at 5%, increase 1% every year. if you're a late bloomer, you're an older worker, you may need to save 20% to 25%. >> moving along. less than or equal to the number 30. what does this number represent? >> 30 represents the amount of housing expenses that you should not really have more of your budget going to. so that you keep your housing

costs to 30% of your income, and that's a key number that a lot of lenders want to see in terms of whether or not they're going to give you a mortgage. i'm talking about the principal and interest on your mortgage as well as homeowners insurance and property taxes. so a lot of people figure, how do i create a budget? here's one number to start with and it's probably going to be your biggest expense, your housing cost. keep it to less than 30% of your income. >> next up, the number 35. and this represents an age. what do you mean by that? >> well, again, we're talking about retirement. you should have at least your current salary saved for retirement by the time you're 35. now, some people may not be at that point yet. this is a benchmark, just to give you an idea of where you need to be. if you're going to retire at the age of 67 and you're going to perhaps live 25 years in retirement, you're going to need at least that amount saved. fidelity investments came up with an interesting kind of benchmark for beyond that. three times your salary for 45, five times your salary for 55,

and by the time you retire at 67, have eight times your salary saved. >> i think you probably had some 35-year-olds going into panic mode when they heard that. >> i was doing the math here. >> it's like if you're 35, you're not even close to that number, what's a good way to play catch-up? >> well, are you at the 10% of your pay? are you saving that much? that's the first place to start. if you're not there, you're probably going to have to increase your savings somewhat, and that means cutting back on some of your spending. >> getting rid of like maybe that cup of coffee at the nice fancy place where you get the coffee? >> the cup of coffee. there are a lot of ways to cut back and there may be -- you know, there may be other expenses that you have in your home, whether it's your cell phone bill, whether it's cable television. there are a lot of things that people are doing now to cut back. what a lot of folks don't do is see how much they're spending every day on little things. and write them down. one of the best things i did when i was in my 20s living in new york was to keep every receipt that i had. and i would say going out to dinner doesn't matter because i'll eat the leftovers for lunch. it adds up if you're going out

every day. so once you get those and you see how much you're spending, that's a good way to really force yourself to then say i don't need all of this. i can take some of this money and put to savings. >> finally, the number seven. this is a percentage that refers to the available credit used. what does this mean? >> a lot of people don't realize what your credit score is based on. and one of the factors is the amount of credit that you use. not just the amount of credit on one credit card, but they're going to look at all of your credit cards and what you want to do is try to only use 7% of whatever that credit limit is. so if you have $20,000 of available credit based on the three or four cards that you may have, hopefully you only have one or two, you only want to use 7% of that. so only $1,400. and you want to pay that balance off every month. that's the way to get the highest credit score. we're talking about 750 or higher for your fico score. >> great numbers. thanks so much. tomorrow, your relationship by the numbers. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ wind howling ]

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kathie lee and hoda cooking up another dandy this morning. >> i'm not sure i can make it for the fourth hour, because apparently i jumped out of a window. >> i didn't say that. that was mr. lauer. >> yeah. when i heard the news about red wine. >> i like white wine. hoda likes chocolate. >> guess who's here. >> dolly parton! >> she's going to sing for us. let's face it, most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist,

and we can do the same for you. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ . good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. the san jose police officer accused of raping a woman while he was on duty is expected back in court today. jeffrey graves pleaded not guilty to one count of rape. prosecutors say graves drove the alleged victim to a san jose

hotel room after she got in a fight with her husband in september, but returned later and raped her. the woman did not report the incident until a month later when she was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk. a former united airlines worker and his wife will find out their punishment today for stealing luggage in the midst of the chaos of aseana airlines. the couple pleaded no contest and face up to a year in jail each. let's check the weather this morning with christina. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, scott. you see a lot of single digits here? this is the difference between yesterday and today. 24-hour temperature shows you we are running 9 degrees warmer at this hour than 24 hours ago. 77 degrees at 9:57 in the south bay. it is going to be a hot one out there. also, hazy conditions. we do have a spare the hair alert in place for today and tomorrow. i want to show you how clear it is, all the way from the coast through your inland valleys.

not a cloud in the sky. temperatures warming rapidly. we are on our way to 95 degrees in the south bay, 94 for the peninsula. let's check that drive. whoo! it's hot out there, mike. >> it is. and i have -- well, not spectacular, but a view in fremont. as the american flag, not moving too much, but we have the traffic, moving a little bit better than it was 25 minutes ago. starting to loosen up a little heading into the south bay. northbound on the other side of the screen, traffic's going very slowly. but the earlier crash has just cleared frtd roadway. the peninsula moving smoothly across the bay. a little light drive for oakland past the coliseum and up towards the bay bridge toll plaza. still crowded there. >> mike, thank you. another local news update coming up for you in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. according to hoda,t is booze day tuesday. >> it is, the 13th. >> we're delighted to have you with us today. we have a great show. i mean, lots of terrific guests, but we have a superstar. dolly parton. >> yes. she packed the plaza. you have never seen so many drag queens outside. >> well, cher gets a lot too. >> it is so fun. she rocked it. she was singing "9 to 5" outside, backup singers, her band. >> you know what i adore about her. everything. everything. everything about dolly.

we have been friends a long, long, long, long time. but the same thing i love with bette midler and cher and dolly, they love what they're doing, they adore their fans and always give it 110%. >> you felt it. and, by the way, fans packed the joint. always fun to watch a big crowd like that. yeah. it was very terrific. okay. >> okay. >> we have to talk about some breaking news. >> oh, my gosh. >> it kind of is. you guys by now have probably seen the video that allegedly shows beyonce, her sister solange and jay-z in an elevator. tmz obtained this videotape and so there is beyonce, allegedly. and here comes solange, i like how we do this. and here is jay z. the elevator door -- >> bodyguards. >> you see that solange goes after jay z, boom, boom, boom. for my theory, keep your eyes on beyonce. she's against the wall. just look at her. keep your eye on her. >> could we take the thing away please, guys?

>> get beyonce. now, now, okay. so this is at the very end. kick. now -- >> okay. okay. now, here's my theory, based on zero, based on absolutely nothing. i was a reporter for many years. >> award winning reporter. >> i used to be. me and my sister in the elevator, we're in, my sister starts going off on my husband, the first thing i would do if my sister was crazy or drunk is jump in between and separate the two and get in the middle of it because you don't want anyone hitting your husband. unless you think that your sister has a point. so you sit quietly and go -- >> give it to him. >> sorry. i'm not stepping in. i've got nothing to do with this and she -- and, by the way, my theory continues because after this whole altercation, they leave the elevator, she was clearly very upset, when they leave the elevator, and leave

the place, there is solange, she looks upset. beyonce looks like she's pretending to be fine. and jay z. but the two sisters leave together in a car and jay z goes in a separate car. >> i think that was wise. >> which-lik, also my theory ba on nothing. those two are together. something happened before that moment, obviously. >> we heard different reports and everything is alleged that solange was drinking at the gala, a great deal belligerent -- >> we don't know if that's true either. >> we don't know. it was in the newspaper today. >> we don't know if the security camera has not been verified by -- >> it is -- >> but it looks like what you think it is. >> it does to me. nbc news, i love this, did reach out to the couple and solange but they have not called us back. >> by the way, i was remembering, i was remembering a while ago, i was at an event and solange was there. and i remembered something came out -- i was waiting to interview her with some fashion thing, i can't remember.

and her people made me wait and wait and i waited and waited and waited and waited and finally said forget it. i wait toad loned too long. there were other people there. there was something in the paper that said she refused to do my interview because i was going to ask about beyonce's pregnancy. that wasn't even part of the thing. i remember thinking there was a lot of commotion surrounding nothing. she was standing right there. i was this far from her. i wanted to ask a couple of questions you would ask of any celeb at any event and i think there is a lot of control issues happening at this point. >> she's -- i don't know much about her except -- i do know that it can't be easy being beyonce's sister. >> yeah, yeah, you're right. as proud as you are of your sister, you would always be comparing yourself in terms of success, you know. so i think that's a tough situation. >> i think it is. >> she admitted, i think, some substance abuse. i think so. i don't know. >> we don't know. >> allegedly. >> we don't know any of that. we can't -- we don't know.

>> it is in the papers too that she -- >> there is lots of things in papers that we don't know. >> but you're -- >> but mine's different. mine is -- >> like i said, like i said -- >> here is the thing too -- >> allegedly. >> apparently, i don't know if this part is true, but solange has taken off a lot of pictures of beyonce off her twitter. >> i don't know if that's true, hoda, and you shouldn't be spreading things like that. >> that's not illegal. >> you don't know if it's true so stop it. you want to -- shall we move on before we get sued? okay. angelina jolie rarely has a problem that we know about, but it is a problem more and more women in our business are experiencing. she had a major makeup malfunction on the red carpet. >> look closely. looks like a lot of powder on her. >> yeah. apparently some makeup does reflect when hit by a camera flash. and it is called an hd powder.

and mary, our makeup artist, was explaining that it is great, it makes you look fantastic in person and in television, but with flash photography -- so we have a couple other examples, allegedly. >> of -- yeah. >> that is an allegedly -- >> under her eyes. >> you don't know it in person. you look fine. look at drew barrymore. >> like she's wearing a mask, you put on at night kind of thing. >> and nicole kidman had one of those too, her nose. you can see the -- >> i think she looks great, allegedly. >> she has gorgeous skin. >> she does. but it is interesting to know flash photography can take a -- >> here's the thing. they're paying the most expensive makeup artists in the world, you know, you can't even believe what some of them make. and they should know better, they're going on a red carpet, there is all -- it is all paparazzi. don't do it. >> i'm looking at your posse. when kathie lee travels, she travels with a big posse.

>> not here to see me. they're my dear friends and they came to see dolly and that's the truth. >> what are you talking about? there is a whole mob. >> kristen roberts, dear neighbors, and then sam, mary lane and sam haskell. sam is one of my best friends in the whole world. >> you travel -- but. >> i was sam's first client at william morris agency in the 1880s. and then dolly later on became one of his clients so we're all here today because of dolly. allegedly. everybody's -- mary lane, a fine actress and fine singer. she was just in the -- she was in the last -- wasn't it the last episode of scandal? yeah. >> wow. congratulations. >> mary lane haskell. look her up. she's great. >> so "the voice" -- >> google her. >> did you say google her? >> "the voice" is going to cut

two of its final singers tonight. it is going to be big and scary. >> so it gets down to the final -- the finale next week. >> three next week. three left standing after tonight. we're going to wait until tomorrow to show you all that stuff. but we did want to show you a little bit of revenge. so adam -- adam had his phone number tweeted out by blake. >> on purpose. >> yeah, yeah. he gave his cell phone number out to the world. then adam decided to get revenge. so let's take a look at what he did. >> so i want you to check out the screen. >> what are you going to do? >> what i planned for him. that's a shiny gorgeous -- >> a beautiful truck. >> i bet you didn't know it was in the back, did you? well -- >> go for it. do it now. go for it. >> that's manure. that is cow dung. you don't have any more? do you have any more? >> are the windows open? >> the windows are open!

>> there's more coming up? >> that's not enough, we're go to have to bring in some more. >> allegedly that was cow dung. you know who else we have on today? >> who? >> don't we have maria today? >> no, just a little comment -- >> i thought she was coming on. maria menounos has a new reality show on oxygen called "chasing maria menounos." tonight, maria and kevin struggle with infertility. take a look. >> what happened? >> kevin and i got the results from the sperm doctor and he has an issue. there is some like veins or something that don't work anymore. it is blocking the sperm and kevin and i got into a huge fight because if we want to have kids naturally, he needs this surgery. and he does not want to do it now. >> like, maria -- >> she looks adorable.

>> sometimes that's all that matters. we love maria. that's on oxygen. coming up, a big show, "chicago fire's" taylor kinney is going to heat up the studio. >> good thing there is firemen in the house because dolly parton is about to burn down the house with a performance from her new cd "blue smoke". she changed for us. >> oh, my gosh. she changed for us. >> oh, [ female announcer ] hands were made for playing. legs, for crossing. feet...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. don't start xeljanz if you have any infection,

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album. it is called "blue smoke." >> who is here with us? dolly parton. we love you. >> hey. >> you just -- the word beloved comes to mind. >> does it still feel great every time -- i walked out here this morning at 6:30 and watched the people who had practically been here all night waiting for you, it must feel good to step up on stage and sing. >> it does. i've been loving this. i've been able to make a living at something i love to do, it is just great. i never take it for granted. they're always fun and i always enjoy them and they enjoy me and that's why i'm still around, i guess. >> i was reading about this wonderful new album. you said, when i sit down it write a cd, i think what would my fans like to hear from me. you always put the fans first. >> you have to because i've been so blessed through the years that i've been able to do so many kinds of music and started out singing really mountain music and then i started doing

the country, then i changed over to pop, and i've actually done some rock things, a few little dance mixes. so i have such a wide variety of fans, even little bitty kids. so i think about what they want to hear and in this particular "blue smoke" cd, i think it has all the colors of the music i've done through the years. >> it does, yeah. >> it has all the flavors of that. >> there is that great song that you sing with kenny rogers, "you can't make old friends." i could cry every time. >> tell us about working with him and collaborating on that song. >> that particular song, i think he had the idea to do this for us to have a great duet. >> again. >> yeah. but we actually had great success, but it is really true that we stayed such good friends and we're older now. and we think about, you know, in your life, you meet all these special people and we have this wonderful, warm passionate relationship and it is just great. >> anyone who had a life long friend and hears that song just cries.

it is the most beautiful, beautiful song. >> it is all people that have a good friend. >> you just got back from australia, on tour. and now getting ready to go where? the uk? >> we got a few shows here in america, over the next few weeks. then we're going to europe for about almost five weeks. we're trying to -- >> you're going to be celebrating your 48th wedding anniversary. >> i can't believe. >> on the 30th. my husband and i have been -- we met 50 years ago. >> i met him the very first day. i brought all my little dirty clothes, di dingy clothes from , so was at the laundromat and kind of washing up and walking around and he drove by, we met, it was destiny, i'm sure. and so we just have been in there -- >> what is the secret to being married that long? >> we have been together 48 years, but we have been -- we actually have been together about three of that, because i've -- i make a joke of that,

but there is a lot of truth in that that we're not in each other's faces all indictment. >> tell everybody what you love to do. because they probably met you before and don't even know it because you say you're not recognizable when you do this. >> we have a little rv, one on the west coast when we go there and one here. we get in our little rv, i put a little makeup on for him, and put my hair up. i never want to look tacky. everybody else gets to see me dressed up and don't want to look like a slouch but i don't do the whole dolly overexaggerated thing and we travel around in our rv and we drive through. >> we took this quiz, dolly, remember, what dolly parton song are you? we went on buzzfeed and answered some questions. and they asked us things like what is your best accessory for a fancy night out, how would you react if your boss tried to hit on you and they came up with our songs. so do you know what our songs are? >> no. >> what's hoda's?

♪ >> that's one i like too. >> it is a song about bad relationships. it is about getting on a -- like if this ain't working, get on with it, don't look back. >> what's kath's? >> what's mine? >> same thing. same song. oh, my god! >> anytime you get on that train. >> dolly, we love you. >> we love that you're here. you're going to be back to sing for us in a little bit. >> yes, i am. >> suze orman is here. she'll tell you how to get ready for retirement, no matter what age. and a smackdown with barbara corcoran. it is going to get ugly.

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he's currently co-starring with very talented women, cameron diaz, leslie mann and kate upton in the revenge comedy "the other woman". >> but taylor kinney has been firing up the small screen as lieutenant kelly severai in "chicago fire". >> on tonight's season finale, the firehouse is dispatched to a boarding school full of children. take a look. >> go, go, go. >> i need a box alarm. we have a fire fully engulfed. >> we'll take the top floor. let's go. >> first time in the hamptons. >> hey. >> okay. >> and he's here with us. nice of you to drop in with your busy schedule and everything. >> i know. >> probably didn't see dolly parton. >> no. >> you're a stalker. >> i am. she came in with a crew of 135. and i brought my manager. i need to up my game. >> you can't. nobody can keep up with dolly

parton. >> so the finale of chicago fire is tonight. >> yes. >> and are you going to leave us hanging or is it go to be a nice go around? >> it is a big cliffhanger. i think for any fan that -- for the show, for season two, that has watched and followed along with the characters, we leave -- there is a lot of stones unturned for the finale. i think fans are going to -- it will be something to talk about all summer. >> this got picked up right away for a -- >> that had to feel good. >> it helps when you have dick wolf steering the ship. yeah. >> the man had a little success. >> yes. a little bit. >> you're the only actor in the world who hasn't been on a dick wolf production. >> it is a rite of passage. >> can i offer a -- >> please. >> can you come on the show. we'll get you a guest spot. >> right there, baby. hold w hoda and kathie lee do chicago. >> you're from a small town, right? lancaster, pennsylvania.

>> yes. >> a big leap for you. you're on the hit tv show, in the movies, dating gaga. you got quite the life. >> it is bizarre because i grew up amish and, yeah -- >> did you? >> yeah, i left. >> are you -- >> that's not -- >> that's not in -- allegedly. >> no, i'm not. no, yeah, still exciting. you still have those, you know, the pinch me moments, but it is just something to start. i love what i do. so -- >> do you get asked most about what you do or about gaga? >> both. i don't know. she has a show tonight. she's playing the garden tonight. are you girls going to go. >> will you be there? >> sure. >> will you be backstage? >> i just walk around. yeah. >> do you like the music? >> i love the music, yeah, sure. >> that would be awkward if you didn't. >> what is your favorite gaga song? >> i don't have one. i just kind of -- i think it is -- it is more of a -- i support her. i dig what she does and, you know -- >> she digs what you do. >> she knows the real person.

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schools and homes. pro-marijuana groups say that would effectively ban pot stores. temperatures in the south bay expected to be near triple digits, just in time for this. hundreds of cyclists pedal into town for stage three of the amgen tour of california bicycle race. the third leg of the race will go from san jose over mt. hamilton past livermore in danville ending at the top of mt. diablo. we'll have a look at weather and traffic after the break.

welcome back now. get ready for a hot day. temperatures today in the mid-90s. 95 degrees in the south bay. average is about 75 this time of year. so we're going to be 20 to 25 degrees above average. 86 in san francisco. 89 in the east bay. and as we head throughout the next couple of days, we do keep this heat going. in fact, tomorrow, we're actually going to peak with triple digits in the forecast. then, a little bit cooler towards the end of the week, but we have some air quality issues we want to tell you about. and we'll let you know exactly how hot it will be for tomorrow, where you live today at 11:00. first, let's check your drive and say good morning to mike inou inouye. >> and at least it's a dry heat, right? and this is a dry slow drive. still slow through livermore. late slowing after an earlier crash tied things up. southbound 680 still closed through the tri-valley. the south bay continues to improve. 85, the worst of it. the earlier crash at el camino has cleared from the roadway. the bay bridge toll plaza, still have a good crowd awaiting from

the maze over towards the bay bridge toll plaza itself. westbound into the city, that's low point, but once you get on the span, you're fine, scott, back to you. >> thank you very much. more local news coming up in the big newscast at 11:00. my family members -- >> yeah. >> we're back on this booze day tuesday with more of "today" and one of the hottest women in the financials by. >> suze orman. >> she is a personal finance expert and the host of cnbc's "the suze orman show." she's here to help you with your retirement, now matter how old or young you are. >> it is always an issue. nice to see you. this is her last show until she takes off for the summer. >> yes. until september. until september. >> how much should people be saving for retirement? i think it is one of the questions you're not sure. >> regardless of what age they are. as much as they possibly can. and that is the reason is we are going to spend more years in retirement than we ever did working now that most people are living until 90, 95, 100. you better start saving today. >> most people can't retire

anymore either when they thought they were going to be able to, right? >> there is a new retirement age. it is not 60. it is not 65. it is 67 to 70. and nobody should should be tak social security before 70. >> why is that? >> from 67 to 70, your social security benefit increases by 8% a year. that is a big increase if you think about. where are you going to get 8% guaranteed return on your money? you're not. you're going to need more money. let it grow in social security for you. >> let's break it down into decades. how much you should save. you're in your 20s, with what disposable income you have -- >> what disposable income in your 20s? you don't got any. you just got out of school. you have student loan debt, learning, got to come up with a first and last. if you're working and if you're employer has a 401(k) that matches, i don't care if you don't have a pot to pee in, you have got to contribute.

>> should you borrow from your parents to have it match. >> no, you shouldn't borrow from your parents. borrowing is debt, debt is bondage. >> your parents say, that's okay. >> parents don't have any money either. >> in your 30s, you've been with your employer for five years, make about 35 grand a year, your company is offering a roth or 401(k) with the regular 401(k). >> i don't note difference. >> what do you mean you don't? >> i'm sorry. >> unattractive when you do that. >> to be a roth 401(k), a 401(k) is an employer sponsored plan. a roth 401(k), you fund it with money you already paid taxes on. so in the end, roth 401(k), you can take it all out, plus earnings, tax free. your kids can get it. tax free. >> thank you for explaining that to us. we didn't know. >> anytime. >> you're in your 40s, household income of $75,000 a year. what percent of that income should go toward retirement?

>> here we are again. should it even be going towards retirement? because if possible, you might be better off using that extra money to pay down the mortgage of your home, to get rid of the car loan payment, so it isn't always put all this money in retirement to generate income to pay your bills. you might be better off just getting rid of your bills. >> that's always a good idea. what about the fact that we don't know what is going to happen with property values. so you put more and more paying off your mortgage, but you might -- the house may be less and less valuable as -- who knows what is going to happen. >> that house still provides you shelter and a place to live. and your largest expense when you get older is your mortgage payment or rent. so why not at least live in a house, who cares what it is worth. you don't have to pay any mortgage payment or rent to stay there. >> okay. you are in your 50s -- >> what is wrong with that? >> i didn't understand that. but i'm sure others did. >> you're in your 50s, you haven't saved enough money. what should you do in terms of your retirement?

>> pray? >> it is never too late. then you have to look seriously what do you do? and this is another case, do you continue to pay down your mortgage? i'm still at why you didn't get that. you have to rent -- >> i don't have a mortgage, thank god. >> so there you go. >> i never considered it. >> who cares if your property goes up or down in value. you still have a place to live. >> right. but i care if my house goes up or down in value. i don't understand not caring about that. >> sell it and want to have a place to live -- >> but -- >> most people keep their homes one when they decide forever until they go from there, nursing home. >> always fascinating. and we wish you a great summer. >> thank you for everything. >> enjoy every minute. >> for more of suze's advice, check out "the suze show". >> what would you do to give [ brian ] in a race,

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the gloves are off. >> they're coming off. curb appeal showdown, baby. >> from the landscaping and lighting to the pathway and paint, little changes can make a huge difference in the appearance of your house. >> "today" real estate expert barbara corcoran. >> allegedly. >> and kathie lee have change tleed three homes and will go head to head. if you remember, last time we did this is it was so much fun. >> someone cheated and we won't say who. >> let's get to the houses and stop doing the pregame fighting. here is the first house. this is before anyone -- >> which i thought was adorable. what did you think, barbara? >> barbara will do her thing. tell us what you did to change? >> this is a big old colonial screaming give me a wrap around porch. anytime people see a wrap around porch, they think the people

inside are happily ever after. >> that had to cost more than $10,000. >> about $35,000. at least i'm honest about what i spent. >> i was told we could spend $10,000. >> now kathie lee's house. what did you do, kathie? >> okay. that looks good too. >> i just did small things. i did a little stone entrance, the little picket fence around, i got rid of some of the clutter in the front with the -- >> let's see the split screen and see which is better. let's see which is better. definitely the wrap around porch. >> mine is much nicer, neat, much better. >> and more expensive. >> exactly. one for barbara. okay. let's go on. >> yeah. >> this is the last time this is happening. i want to spend whatever i want to next time. >> barbara, what did you do to this one? >> the brproblem with this hous is you can't find it, i painted

the front door green, blue, pretty blue, and added a little pathway to the door. hey, that's a cheap job and now it looks like a million dollar house. >> okay. let's see what kathie lee did. >> and go. >> this one i thought of spending $10,000, i changed -- >> you spent it wrong. you spent it on -- >> what did you do? >> two to barbara. the last one, what did you do? we understand. all right. >> what did you do? >> this is a house with weird windows. i replaced the windows at the bottom with double hung windows, took the screen front off the porch, painted the house to match the gray top. you can't have a brown house and a gray top. and this is a cheap job, that whole job cost about 3500 bucks. >> kath, what did you do? >> i don't know. i like that better. sorry, that's a kathie lee win. that's a kathie lee win. voted on. >> what did you do, kath?

>> i put in a bay window. it was too flat. and i changed the color scheme a little bit. >> lovely choice. brown shutters with a gray roof. >> it is not brown. they're supposed to be wood. >> wood. >> that's part of the problem. >> and look at walkway, looked like hansel and gretl won that one. >> kathie lee won that one. >> some people play by the rules and others cheat. >> the score was -- >> always go to be the person who spends more money. >> who won? >> hoda, i'm disappointed in you. you should support friends. do you support cheating? >> we're looking at the final product. >> stay out of my ballpark. >> i knew it was going to get good. why don't you tell us who you think did better, given that barbara overspent a little -- >> a little? >> who did better. >> hoda, i am so upset with you. >> dolly parton will sing a new

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interesting segment. there are a lot of liquid calories out there. >> with summer coming, we like to drink more things. this is easy. >> what do we do? >> i'll say one of these questions and you have to pick the drink that matches the question. there is only one correct drink for each one. so bring it right over here. >> we'll put the drink on. >> put the drink on the table. >> i like the competition today. >> which of these drinks has the most calorie, the one that has the most. only one answer. which one has the most calories. think carefully. which one do you like? >> with the caramel? >> bring it over when you're done. >> you have the smoothie. pick one and come over. >> we think this one. >> okay. and you are both wrong. >> what? >> can we try again? >> oh, yeah. >> you're both right, it is the frozen margarita. you could eat -- it is at least

400 calories. you could eat 40 strawberries for the calories in this drink. put your drinks back. ready for the next one. >> why do we have to put them back? >> so we have room to put them on the table. >> let madelyn do herjob. >> you, i have had it with. you back off, barbie. go ahead, madelyn. >> the drink that is the most bloating. which is the most bloating? >> i just had a colonoscopy. >> which is the most bloating. >> think about it. okay. you have the bloody mary as the most bloating. >> bloating. what would be the most belly bloating of all. you would both be right. it is the bloody mary mix because the -- it is the equivalent of two cups of -- we'll get to the next one. >> what is the next one? >> the next one is which of

these drinks has the most fat. just one of them. the most fat in this drink? pick one. >> i think this one. >> that's correct. that iced caramel mocha latte. the same as a glazed doughnut. you can lighten that up by using low fat or skim milk. >> okay. i hate that with all my heart. >> which of the following drinks has eight grams of fiber. one has eight grams of fiber. >> eight grams of fiber? >> time is going. this is absolutely -- this say blackberry yogurt smoothie. >> is that right? >> you both got it right. >> we're out of time. >> we're out of time. >> come on. >> a prize for you. we have -- >> what does hoda get? >> i get nothing, as usual. >> the woman who worked way more than 9 to 5, dolly parton. she's been here since 4:00 this morning. she'll sing for us. first this is "today" on nbc.

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right now at 11:00, scorching heat settling in the bay area. several records expected today, as cooling centers open as well and the world's top cyclists get ready to pedal in nearly triple-digit temperatures. good morning, everyone, thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm peggy bunker. we have team coverage in place, covering this spring heat wave, beginning this morning with meteorologist christina loren. christina, this heat advisory is in place for most of the bay area, right? >> yeah, it actually starts at 1:00 p.m. and stays in effect, all the way until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, when we see an even hotter day shaping up. temperatures at this hour, i don't want to bury the lead by any means, but look at these