more. ♪. nbc news exclusive. edward snowden, the man who committed the biggest theft of u.s. secrets in history, tells brian williams he was trained as a spy. >> when they say i'm a little level systems administrator, that i don't know what i'm talking about, i'd say it's somewhat misleading. >> this morning, why he's as surprised as anyone he ended up in russia, and secretary of state john kerry reacts in a live interview. a call for change. the father of one of the victims from that tragic rampage in california leads a rallying cry at an emotional memorial.

>> not one more. >> not one more! >> while troubling new information emerges on the young man behind the killings. >> sham. donald sterling responds to the nba, blasting the league for trying to force him to sell the l.a. clippers. this as new reports that his wife is already on the fast track toward doing just that. today, wednesday, may 28th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. let's get to the breaking news. the death of maya angelou at the age of 86. she was battling health problems and pulled out of a scheduled appearance this week. angelou was found by her

caretaker this morning. you see the hearse leaving her home a short time ago in winston-salem. here is rehema ellis with a look back at her life and legacy. >> maya angelou. >> best selling author and poet. >> i wrote this piece for every human being on earth. >> reporter: and so much more. maya angelou was an activist, educator, three-time grammy winner, nominated for a pulitzer and emmy and role in "roots." angelou's place on the world stage did not come easy. her life struggles fueled the work. >> somber and say somehow arrive. and go on. >> reporter: born in st. louis, missouri, in 1928, her childhood was marked by sexual abuse. she refused to speak for six years.

a story told in "i know why the caged bird sings." she came to sing in the 1950s. she was committed to bridging differences, working alongside malcolm x and dr. martin luther king jr. >> i want to see kindness and justice. >> reporter: she made poetery cool in the movies. >> on the path of this new day, you may have the grace to look up and out and say simply, very simply, with hope, good morning. >> reporter: her philosophy was when you get, give. when you learn, teach. so she treated the world as her classroom. ♪ let it shine >> everywhere i go.

♪ i'm going to let it shine >> oprah called her a mother/sister friend. >> she is one of the greatest influences in my life. >> reporter: the obamas considered her a shero. >> she has known injustice and misfortune. >> reporter: maya angelou, a woman who turned an early life of turmoil into triumph. >> peace. we look at our world and speak the world aloud. peace. we look at ourselves and to each other and speak the world aloud, peace, my brother. peace, my sister. peace, my soul. peace. >> reporter: rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> maya angelou was active on twitter.

the last tweet from her account reads as follows, listen to yourself and in that quietude, you might hear the voice of god. maya angelou, dead at the age of 86. she will be missed. a story we are following this morning, a stunning claim from edward snowden in his interview with brian williams. snowden says his role was much larger than the government has led on. but first, here's nbc's andrea mitchell. andrea, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. accused of espionage at home and marooned in moscow, edward snowden may feel like a man without a country, but in his exclusive interview with brian williams, snowden made his case, arguing he was never the low level hacker everyone from president obama on down claimed. an explosive claim from the man who pulled off the biggest intelligence theft in american history. in his first u.s. television interview, edward snowden tells

nbc's brian williams he was a bigger player than we've known. >> were you trained as a spy? it seems to me, spies probably look a lot more like ed snowden and a lot less like james bond these days. >> well, it's no secret that the u.s. tends to get more and better intelligence out of computers nowadays than they do out of people. i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that i lived and worked undercover overseas, pretending to work in a job that i'm not, and even being assigned a name that was not mine. now, the government might deny these things. they might frame it in certain ways and say oh well, you know, he's a low level analyst, but what they're trying to do is they're trying to use one position that i've had in a career here or there to distract from the totality of my experience, which is that i've worked for the central intelligence agency, undercover, overseas. i've worked for the national security agency, undercover,

overseas. and i've worked for the defense intelligence agency as a lecturer at the joint counterintelligence training academy where i developed sources and methods for keeping our information and people secure in the most hostile and dangerous environments around the world. so when they say i'm a low level systems administrator, that i don't know what i'm talking about, i'd say it's somewhat misleading. >> not the hacker president obama and members of congress dismissed last june. >> no, i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> i hope that we don't decide that our national security interests are going to be determined by a high school dropout who had a whole series of both academic troubles and employment troubles. >> but even his harshest critics acknowledge snowden is smart and knew how to exploit the system. >> the most massive and damaging theft of intelligence information in our history by edward snowden. >> michael leiter is an nbc news analyst and serves on an nsa advisory panel.

>> the government is still working through to understand exactly what edward snowden got. they know what he had access to, but understanding exactly what he downloaded and exactly what he has when you're talking about millions of documents is a very significant task. >> by current estimates, snowden took as many as 1.7 million documents. the foreign policy political damage has been incalculable, eroding trust with key allies like germany's angela merkel and giving a propaganda bonanza to adversaries like vladimir putin. >> andrea mitchell in washington. thank you very much. you can see more on brian's interview on nbc nightly news and the hour-long special at 10:00/9:00 central time right here on nbc.

>> but for right now, let's bring in secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to talk to you about the drawdown in afghanistan that the president announced yesterday, but let's start with these remark from mr. snowden. we have a new piece of that interview to play for you. he basically lays the blame that he's in russia right now squarely on the united states. take a look. >> what are you doing in russia? >> so this is a really fair concern. i personally am surprised that i ended up here. the reality is i never intended to end up in russia. i had a flight booked to cuba, onwards to latin america. and i was stopped because the united states government decided to revoke my passport and trap me in moscow airport. so when people ask why are you in russia, i say, please, ask the state department. >> well, mr. secretary, what about it? does he have a point? he's basically saying but for the u.s. state department revoking his passport, he wouldn't be in russia at all. >> well, for a supposedly smart guy, that's a pretty dumb answer, frankly.

look, i'm not going to get into the who he was, what he was. let me just say this. if mr. snowden wants to come back to the united states today, we'll have him on a flight today. we'd be delighted for him to come back. and he should come back and that's what a patriot would do. a patriot would not run away and look for refuge in russia or cuba or some other country. a patriot would stand up in the united states and make his case to the american people. but he's refused to do that to this date at least. the fact is that, you know, he can come home, but he's a fugitive from justice, which is why he's not being permitted to fly around the world. it's that simple. and he knows it. >> have you softened your stance at all with regard to his alleged conduct here? i noticed earlier this year you said that there were disclosures about the nsa made because of snowden that you yourself were not aware of, that constituted nsa overreach. does that change the calculus at all for you?

>> that's entirely up to the justice system. let him come back and make his case. the fact is that, you know, he should -- if he cares so much about america and he believes in america, he should trust in the american system of justice. but to be hiding in russia, an authoritarian country, but to have just admitted that he was trying to get to cuba, what does it tell you? i think he's confused, very sad. this is a man who's done great damage to his country, violated his oath, which he took when he became an employee, and yes, in fact, stole an enormous amount of information and released it to the public, to the detriment of his country. >> sir, let's move on to afghanistan. the president announced the combat mission will end, and all troops out essentially other than embassy personnel and those to guard them at the end of

2016. the president said something interesting. he said, we have to recognize that afghanistan will not be a perfect place and it is not america's responsibility to make it one. is it a fair assessment that he's basically saying, we are leaving afghanistan at the end of 2016 regardless of the security situation there? we are washing our hands of afghanistan? >> what the president is doing is giving the afghans the opportunity to be able to run, manage, defend, fight for their own country. and the fact is that everything that we have achieved since 2009 when the president came in and there was no policy in afghanistan. afghanistan was adrift. because all of the focus had been shifted to iraq, including many of the resources. so the president focused on afghanistan, and he set dates, he set targets. he said that by a specific time, the afghans have to take over

their own security. they did. he said that by a specific time, they have to run an election, and provide the security for that election. they did. now he is telling them by a specific time, they have to take over their own management of their own security and military. >> let me stop you right there, because of course, sir, that is the hope. but there is no guarantee that the taliban won't be on the rise again, that they won't give that safe haven to al qaeda once again. and you think about why we went in there in the first place in 2001. all the bloodshed since then. how does that strike you personally, that all those gains could be lost? >> well, savannah, if you want to look at the glass half full or dark side, you can start prognosticating the worst. but the president and i and the people in the administration and the military are making a judgment that enormous progress is being made, and they believe and the afghans believe that this is a schedule that they can meet.

the president of afghanistan yesterday welcomed this decision. other afghans have welcomed it. pakistan welcomed it. our allies welcome it. there are many people who believe this is the appropriate way to shift responsibility. and the bottom line is, unless you set a date, they won't assume responsibility. you know, it's almost basic human nature. do you get your homework done if there isn't a deadline for it? generally, a lot of people don't. the fact is if you tell the afghans we're going to be here just as long as it takes, take your time, believe me, they'll take all the time in the world. and what we're trying to do is make it clear we're not going to give you all the time in the world. you have to push the envelope, you have to assume responsibility, and setting a date, a target is the best way to do that. now, let me emphasize one other thing. there will still be military personnel in afghanistan after that date, continuing to do the

job under a bilateral security agreement, which we have reached, which both candidates for president have said they will sign. so this is not an abandonment of afghanistan. it is an emboldenment. it is an empowerment of afghanistan. it is a way to put the afghans on the track to do what they should do for themselves at this point in time. >> secretary of state john kerry, it is always good to get your perspective. thank you very much for your time. >> thanks, savannah, good to be with you. meantime, classes are now resuming at uc santa barbara this morning for the first time since that murderous rampage that took the lives of six students. an emotional memorial held for them last night. nbc's mike taibbi has more on that and the investigation. >> reporter: they packed the stadium, most of the school's 20,000 students, faculty, and staff on hand, so they could grieve and reflect with one another as the father of victim christopher martinez created a rallying cry. >> too many people have died and

there should be not one more. >> not one more! >> reporter: but before, during, and after this memorial, questions persisted as to what anyone knew or could have or should have known that might have kept elliot rodger from carrying out his murderous plan. rodger's behavior in the months before the rampage had alarmed some acquaintances and his videos and blogs on social media were filled with anger, self-pity and despair. >> a beautiful environment is the darkest hell if you have to experience it all alone. >> reporter: a family spokesman told nbc news rodger was alone and ever more isolated, refusing to see his therapist or take his prescribed medications. but if police knew all his history and if they'd examined his social media postings, they might not have cleared him after his insistence that he was fine during an april 30th check on his well-being prompted by his parents' concern. >> law enforcement needs to do more than just visit someone's house.

they need to visit someone's public persona as represented online. >> reporter: but they didn't. he convinced the police he was no danger to himself or others, and armed with guns and ammunition he had already legally bought, authored the lethal havoc that led to this. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, isla vista, california. it is a very busy news morning. first let's get a check of the weather with al. >> matt, as we look live at the satellite, things are not too bad. a little fog this morning in southern california. san diego, 73 and sunshine after the fog burns off. san jose, 77. showers in seattle, 66 degrees. denver, 87 and sunshine. casper, 89. 105 in tucson, arizona. rest of the country, looking at a risk of strong storms through the gulf. wet weather in the mississippi valley.

showers in the northeast. this back door cold front dropping temperatures from 10 to 20 degrees below where they should be for today. up to the northern plains, a slight risk of strong storms. that extends out into the pacific northwest. we expect that heat to really continue through the southwest, but more heavy rain and flash continue through the southwest, but more heavy rain and flash floo hey, i heard you guys can help me with frog protection? yeah, we help with fraud protection. we monitor every purchase every day and alert you if anything looks unusual. wow! you're really looking out for us. we are. and if there are unauthorized purchases on your discover card, you're never held responsible. just to be clear, you are saying "frog protection" right? yeah, fraud protection. frog protection. fraud protection. frog. fraud. fro-g. frau-d. i think we're on the same page. we're totally on the same page. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. fraud protection. get it at discover.com we are seeing mostly sunny

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exclusive footage and pictures. weighing in on facebook. elizabeth writes in, i see him as a patriot. we need more people willing to stand up and challenge the government when the government isn't being straight with people. here's another one from sharon who writes, traitor, with an overblown sense of his importance. if he's so strong in his belief that he is doing something right, why is he in hiding? come home and stand up for yourself. secretary kerry extending an invitation, if he wants to come home today, the united states will make that possible. follow along in the conversat n conversation. a lot more tonight when we've got the special at 10:00/9:00 central. we'll be monitoring it on social media. your thoughts on this story are as important as shaping the story itself. back to you. >> all right, carson, thank you very much. coming up, two surprising names from hollywood now embroiled in the aftermath of that california rampage. why one film critic is singling out the work of seth rogen and the director judd apatow. the man posting clues on twitter leading followers to envelopes of cash is expanding

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you are watching today in the bay. good wednesday morning to you. it is 7:26. arson investigators trying to pin point the cause of two brush fires crews were able to put out the fire shortly after they arrived after 7:00 last night. before they left they noticed another burning just a few feet away. the homeless camp is at story road and rimly court. that is usually the case with fires at homeless camps. keep an eye out for free cash in the south bay this morning. the man who has been hiding money in san francisco will be showing love to san jose.

the millionaire mystery person said he made a fortune with the bay area so he has been hiding bay area cash and tweeting out clues as to where that money is hidden. he says he plans to drop money in san jose today before heading to los angeles and new york. >> we do knn't have the forecas right now. the forecast looks pretty good right now. temperature of 55 degrees. as we head towards the afternoon we should see temperatures climbing into the 80s later on near san jose. 83 degrees san francisco today close to 70 with the north winds into the north bay and east bay valleys. watch out, selano county we have a red flag warning. mike? >> through thursday i have an

issue into the south. northbound to 101. this is slow right now and we are looking at this freeway traffic flowing. we see the slow down. north 280 heading through san jose but clearing with the southbound side of 280. that is where the closure will last. over on its sight and maybe a oil spill as well. looped back around and here is the san matteo bridge. thank you for joining us as well. we'll be back with another update in half an hour.

♪ 7:30 now on this wednesday, the 28th of may, 2014. there's a pretty shot of the sun coming up in nashville this morning. >> good music, good barbecue, good city. >> yeah. good to be in the middle of the week as well. let's take a look at what's making headlines this morning. in an exclusive interview with nbc's brian williams, edward snowden is fighting back against his critics, including the president who dismissed him as a low level hacker. snowden claiming he was trained as a spy and lived and worked undercover overseas as well. you can see the full interview tonight at 10:00/9:00 central right here on nbc. thousands attended an emotional memorial on the campus of uc santa barbara last night for the six students killed in last friday's tragic rampage.

janet napolitano telling the crowd the victims should be remembered for what they did in their brief lives, not defined by the atrocity. and author and poet maya angelou has died. she mapassed away in her home i winston-salem, north carolina. her award winning auto biography, "the caged bird sings." but we will begin this half-hour with embattled l.a. clippers owner donald sterling, he is responding forcefully to the nba's attempt to strip him on his franchise, but does sterling's wife shelly have other plans? nbc's joe fryer's got that story in los angeles. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. donald sterling had given his wife shelly authority to

negotiate a sale of the clippers, but now donald sterling's attorney says he's no longer selling his interest in the team and plans to fight the nba. in his 26-page answer to the league's allegations, donald sterling argues he should not be stripped of the l.a. clippers. he says a jealous rant to a lover never intended to be published cannot offend the nba rules. sterling claims the now infamous recording of racist remarks taped by v. stiviano was recorded illegally without his permission. he says this was an argument between a jealous man and the woman he loved that should never have left the privacy of the living room, but stiviano claims their relationship was never romantic and that she had permission to record sterling. we spoke with her attorney earlier this month. >> she wouldn't remember everything he wanted her to do, she started taping him. >> reporter: the nba banned sterling for life and started proceedings to force the sale of the team, claiming his conduct damaged the nba, violating its constitution. >> we know we're doing the right thing and i know i have the owners behind me.

>> reporter: but sterling says he has apologized, that he did not violate the constitution, and that his punishment is grossly disproportionate to others. in the past, he says, the nba has either punished defensive speech with a modest fine or ignored it. he lays out several examples, including the time kobe bryant was fined $100,000 for directing a gay slur at a referee. bryant quickly apologized. sterling also argues he should not be forced to sell because his family will have to pay a huge capital gains tax. >> we're talking about potentially several hundred millions of dollars, and even for a wealthy individual, that's no small change. >> reporter: a knowledgeable source tells nbc news shelly sterling filed her own response to the nba's charge, a vigorous defense of shelly that argues she did nothing wrong. the "l.a. times" reports shelly is still trying to sell the clippers, hoping to name a prospective owner this week. donald sterling's attorney says he has received offers of more

than $2.5 billion. the clock is ticking. the nba board of governors will hold a hearing tuesday and vote on whether the team should be sold. back to you. >> joe fryer in los angeles, thank you very much. mr. roker now with a check of the weather. al? >> notice it's a little cooler this morning? >> much cooler. >> the reason for that, got what we call a little back door cold front. temperatures yesterday this time of day, 63 in harrisburg. albany 66. it was 72 in new york city. 64 in boston. that front starts to push down and then look at what happens to the temperatures now 24 hours later. we are looking at temperatures anywhere from 14 degrees below where they were this time yesterday. boston at 50. new york city 58. atlantic city a little bit warmer. afternoon highs not going to be that much nicer. new york city only 63 degrees. that's 11 degrees below normal. albany at 59. that's 16 degrees below normal. washington, d.c., the front hasn't gotten quite through there, so it stays warmer.

100s and 90s in the west. 90s in the central plains. southeastern atlantic coast on into florida, looking at 90s as well. a slight risk of strong storms through the gulf coast. more heavy rain there. some areas expecting up to seven inches over the next 48 hours. slight risk in the plains. fantastic weather out west. right now mid 50s across the board. we have sunshine all the way around. the wind has been slightly out of the north and is helping to dry things out. warm inland temperatures during the day. sara toga hill close to 70 san francisco. low 80s across the north bay. warm temperatures as well. one more warm day tomorrow. week end cool down on the way. need it, go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> all right, al, thank you very much. now to a surprising feud that's developed tied to that

violent rampage out in california. it's pitting a film critic against hollywood heavyweights seth rogen and judd apatow. nbc's national correspondent peter alexander has the latest on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. could that santa barbara tragedy have been prevented? obviously that's a question that a lot of people with still trying to answer. but one film critic's take is getting extra attention this morning after she suggested that hollywood's sexist stories, to use her words, were partly to blame, and even named names, leading two of hollywood's favorite funnymen to take her on. it was this chilling video of santa barbara gunman elliot rodger's rant that ann hornaday says got her thinking and ultimately put "the washington post" film critic on the defensive. >> the whole reason i weighed in on this issue was that he had created this video on youtube that seemed to be such a product of the entertainment industry, that he did grow up in, literally, and also just as a member of the culture. >> reporter: hornaday weighed in in this sunday op-ed, suggesting films like universal's

"neighbors" starring seth rogen, and comedies by judd apatow may have been partially responsible for encouraging the killer. how many students watch outsized frat-boy fantasies like "neighbors" and feel, as rodger did, unjustly shut out of college life that should be full of "sex and fun and pleasure," she asked. and how many men raised on a steady diet of judd apatow comedies in which the arrested adolescent always gets the girl, find that those happy endings constantly elude them and conclude it's not fair? rogen slammed the article as horribly insulting and misinformed. how dare you imply that me getting girls in movies caused a lunatic to go on a rampage? neither was mentioned in elliot rodger's 141-page manifesto or that video. >> for the most part, seth rogen and judd apatow make inconsequential raunchy comedies, and to connect that

ethos to somehow tipping over the edge a mass murderer seems like a stretch. >> reporter: on tuesday, hornaday tried to clarify. >> in singling out "neighbors" and judd apatow, i by no means meant to cast blame on those movies or judd apatow, obviously not. >> reporter: still, she stands by her point that the gunman's delusions were inflated, if not created by the story lines so often celebrated on the big screen. apatow later dismissed the controversial argument, insisting that newspapers are simply motivated by profits. when one person asked why is it always everything but mental illness, he replied on twitter, because that doesn't sell papers. matt? >> all right, peter alexander on this. peter, thank you very much. we're going to be talking more about this subject later on. things parents can do. things schools can do. things law enforcement can do. none of them having to do with movies like that. >> warning signs that need to be caught early on.

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we're back with the cash giveaway in california. it's definitely making headlines around the world. it's an anonymous donor hiding money, then leaving clues on twitter. and this morning, that scavenger hunt is expanding. nbc's miguel almaguer is in san jose with the story. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the enormous donor known only by his twitter handle communicating with reporters via e-mail says he made millions in the real estate industry. now he plans to give away upwards of a thousand dollars a day. and that has tens of thousands of people here in the bay area

on the hunt for cash. in san francisco, they're easy to spot. even if what they're looking for isn't. >> this looks like the piece of tape that was holding it. >> reporter: scavenger hunters scouring the city for an envelope like this one. miles was following @hiddencash on twitter when he knew the answer to his riddle. >> the clue was tony hawk would love this place, so obviously it's the ramp. >> reporter: tucked under this san francisco bar, $100 in an envelope. >> i'm sure right now there's people glued to their phone, like all right, when's he going to strike next. >> reporter: the donor wants to remain anonymous, even though his so-called social experiment is anything but. with well over 100,000 followers in just a few days, the self-proclaimed millionaire wants to promote acts of kindness, so he's leaving wads of cash stuck to a tree, taped to a parking meter, and under a park bench. >> luck was just on our side, i guess. >> reporter: on

tuesday, @hiddencash tweeted out pictures, clues and riddles, a virtual road map that had followers crisscrossing some of san francisco's most popular landmarks. even though they weren't the attraction. >> only tuesday, but it's made my week. >> reporter: brian seward found his stack of cash at pier 39. >> as i walked up here, i saw taped to this space this envelope. >> reporter: just stuck there? >> just stuck there. >> reporter: with some $5,000 collected so far, @hiddencash says the giveaway will continue for the foreseeable future. >> if a guy wants to run around and put money somewhere, it's his prerogative. i found $100, i'm going to have a good time with it. >> reporter: cash that won't change your life, but it will certainly turn around your day. the donor behind @hiddencash says for now he enjoys his privacy. today he plans a money drop here in san jose. in l.a. for the weekend and in new york in the future. savannah. >> now we're talking.

>> we'll get hunting, miguel. reason to look under a park bench in new york city. miguel, thank you so much. >> but you hope the people who are fortunate enough to find the money, or even those who don't find it, will go on and do something nice for someone else. >> acts of kindness. >> like that show the millionaire. used to give away cash. >> don't remember that at all. >> when tv was black and white. coming up on "trending," our favorite sequels of all time in honor of a classic comedy that's getting a reboot. and coming up next -- >> are you a good speller? why carson has decided to put our skills to the test right after this. >> almaguer. almaguer. rheumatoid arthritis, like me,e and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years.

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>> wait a second, carson. come here. did you meet michael from new orleans? >> how you doing, brother? thanks. >> nice. >> annie from muncie. >> what? >> annie from muncie. >> home of david letterman and garfield, jim davis. great cartoonist. >> crowd goes wild today. we have a lot to get to this half hour. we'll start with natalie. she's got a check of the morning's top stories. >> good morning. well, writer, professor and civil rights activist maya angelou has died in her home. although she's widely known for her poem and "i know why the caged bird sings" angelou was a political force. she served with martin luther king and was close friends with malcolm x. she also did trail blazing work on the stage and in hollywood. she earned grammy awards,

pulitzers, tony and emmy award nominations. the national medal of arts and the presidential medal of freedom. maya angelou was 86 years old. president obama delivered the commencement address at west point. more than a thousand graduate today. and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the u.s. army. president obama talked about details of his plan for afghanistan during his address. as we told you earlier, the president on tuesday announced a final withdrawal plan that will keep 9,800 troops in the country beyond 2014. in the first network interview, fugitive leaker edward snowden tells nbc he was not the low level analyst the obama administration has portrayed him to be. he says he was trained as a spy and worked undercover overseas and snowden told brian williams why he has taken refuge in russia. >> the reality is i never intended to end up in russia. i had a flight booked to cuba, onwards to latin america, and i was stopped because the united states government decided to

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states, also down through the lower mississippi river valley, around the gulf coast. sunny in the southwest. lots of sunshine tomorrow through the southwest. sizzling conditions. more rain in the mid-atlantic states. sunny in the great lakes. warming now, close to 60 around the bay area from the north bay into san francisco and around the peninsula. and thanks to the north winds we'll see at times today, really dry conditions out towards fairfield. that's where a red flag warning will be up for solano county into thursday. but a northwest wind coming in off the water, keeping san francisco close to 70 as we head towards the afternoon today, near 80 in san jose. san francisco, near 70. belmont, 77. and for the north bay, 80s around napa and santa rosa, and temperatures in the mid-80s today and tomorrow. much. coming up, do you turn to comfort foods to make you feel better? >> yes. >> every day. >> we'll tell you the surprising truth behind those cravings. and then culture shock.

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it's 8:11. time for what's trending today. >> first up, how would you like to drive in the car of the future? drive might not be the right word. this morning, we have our first look inside google's new self-driving vehicle. the company unveiling the prototype at the inaugural code conference, that's hosted by our partners at the website recode. they say the two-seater is kind of a combination of a smart car golf cart type thing. there is no steering wheel. there's no accelerator. and no brake pedal. the only thing you can do is push buttons. one to start the car. another to stop it. maximum speed, by the way, 25 miles per hour. google says it will start testing the cars later this summer. and get them on the roads as soon as they are considered to be safe. the car is in control. the system is in control. >> like if an animal runs out, it will know to stop? >> that's my problem. how many times have you been in a car and some other driver

does something crazy? >> a non-gps -- >> and you have to swerve. can this car do that? >> right. >> i hope so. >> in time? >> and if you get a speeding ticket, do you send it to google? >> it only goes to 25 miles per hour. >> what's the car radio situation? good speakers? >> by the way, you know who's being to love this car? the people who like to text and drive. >> jane, stop this crazy thing. >> interesting. here's a question for you everybody, what is your favorite comfort food? >> meatloaf. >> grilled cheese with bacon. >> that sounds good. >> i said chocolate milk shakes, french fries. we all indulge in this when we're down -- oh, you shouldn't have. cheesy potatoes. >> i love these. >> fries. >> apparently though, comfort food isn't really all it's cracked up to be. researchers at the university of minnesota asked the people to be pick their favorites and then watch a depressing 20 minute video. then at the end they were allowed to dig in. researchers were surprised to

find that the comfort food didn't provide much comfort. they were not shown to speed up the healing process. i asked were they allowed to pick their own comfort food and did they try a milk shake? >> then you feel guilty eating all that. >> makes you feel good -- >> yeah, it feels good. >> so good. >> more comfortable eating it than when you weren't eating it. >> yeah. >> you know it's bad for you. these are great fries. >> really good. nice and soft in the inside. >> all right. who is ready for a big fat greek sequel? nia tweeted they will claim i ran out of money and want to kiss john corbett again. one of the things is true. you know sometimes the sequels aren't as good as the originals. i think i picked the -- i picked "godfather 2." >> technically not a sequel. because it was part two.

>> i loved superman 2. gene hackman, all the gang are back. >> wow. >> i loved star wars as a kid. then empire strikes back took it to another level for me. >> that's true. >> that's my pick too. >> that's a good one. i love star wars. >> empires strikes back. >> and then return of the jedi came out and i thought that was better. >> see, i think the best one of all of them, empire strikes back. >> toy story 2. >> toy story 3. >> all right. >> i thought 3 was so sad though. broke my heart. >> here. have one. >> all right. >> there you go. so now to amazing catch at a recent baseball game. this wasn't on the field. it was actually in the stands. check it out. a chicago white sox player loses his grip and his bat goes flying into the stands. that's when eileen shows pretty quick reflexes, snapping the bat out of the air with one hand. >> whoa. >> man. and the guy next to her is

like -- he kind of cowers as it heads his way. >> then grabs a piece of it. >> yeah. >> her pizza -- that would have been amazing enough, but check out who's sitting behind aileen if you can. a baby girl. >> wow. >> so she got cheers from the crowd. got a special signed bat. and says her main concern was protecting that little girl. >> good job. >> yeah. >> and that's what's trending today. >> fries. >> here, try the shake. it's so good. now to today's health, if you'd like the start with something healthy like yogurt, it turns out one cup could equal your daily allowance of sugar. that's right. nbc's katy tur has more on that. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. not all yogurts are created equal. when it comes to sugar, if you don't take a glance at the nutrition label, you might be getting a little bit more than you bargained for. take a stroll down the dairy section of your local supermarket and take in the temptations that await. maple, strawberry, and french vanilla. but hey, it's yogurt, so no

guilt, right? take a closer look. starting your day with a cup of yogurt might not be as healthy as you think. >> yogurt is a fantastic food. it's loaded with protein. it has calcium. it has probiotics which are good for your stomach. but unfortunately, if you pick up the wrong yogurt, it can go south. >> reporter: the added sugars from some flavorings and toppings can make for quite the culture shock. 20 grams, 21 grams of sugar, 26 grams. that's equal to or more than the daily recommended allowance for women. close to the daily recommendation for men. and while nutrition labels do not differentiate between natural and added sugars, some yogurts have more grams of sugar than a twinkie. >> i think that consumers are so used to sugary, sweet taste that they tend to go for the yogurts that are packed with sugar and then they become the favorites that land in the grocery carts over and over again. so, you know, it's a big wake-up call. you have to have a reality check. >> reporter: we reached out to

dannon, stonyfield and yoplait. they produce some of these yogurts. they all point out that sugars occur naturally in the milk used to make yogurt as well as in the fruit. they direct those concerned about sugar to the greek and plain yogurts. >> lactose is natural sugar. that's not the sugar you need to worry about. you need to worry about the added sugar that companies are putting into the yogurt. sugary fruit, sugary nuts. sugary mixes. >> reporter: nutritionists like joe bauer say yogurt can be a smart choice for a high-protein snack or meal. but she does have some tips. >> don't look at the label and see that it says low-fat or non-fat and assume it's perfect. you have to flip it around. you have to look at the nutrition facts panel and check the sugar grams. >> joy also suggests doing it yourself. start with plain greek yogurt. then add your own honey, maple syrup, chopped nuts. it goes without saying that

unfortunately, yogurt, yes, is healthier than a twinkie. despite the sugar. >> i really enjoyed your story over this delicious chocolate shake. >> it's greek yogurt in there, right? >> yeah, exactly. thank you. >> i tried to get healthy one time and do the greek yogurt thing and put my own topping -- still bitter. >> honey or agave. >> the olympics in athens, that's when i got hooked. >> greek yogurt and fruit? >> in greece? >> yeah. >> how many people can say that? >> i know. >> that's why you got hooked on french fries in paris. >> exactly. >> he's so multi-cultural. we're back in just 30 seconds.

look at this story like this jessica leahy is a writer of "the new york times" column the parent-teacher conference. thomas ruskin is a former detective with the new york city police department. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> karl, let me start with you. the parents in this case in california, they got their child help. he was seeing a therapist. they stayed in contact with the therapist. they monitored their child over a long period of time. and when they became truly concerned, they called the police and still this happened. what other powers did they have, considering this was a 22-year-old? >> i think we have to step back for a second and remember, a,

these kind of events, horrific as they are, are still rare. what isn't rare is the fact that there are 15 million kids who have these disorders and they're at higher risk for academic failure, for substance abuse, for alcohol abuse, for being a bully, and for suicide. >> but if the parents said we know there's a problem here and we're trying to address that problem, what else could they have done? >> well, without knowing this case enough, we know that parents who have these kinds of kids, they have to have even more supervision. so if your kid is not doing what you want them to do because you worry that they're socially isolated, that they seem to be more depressed, that they are peculiar in a respect that they're not engaging with the rest of the world, these parents have the ability to cut kids off financially, to contact, by the way, the police and make sure that the police in this case didn't investigate tightly enough or enough to stop the risk. >> before i get to the police, i just want to ask you. social disconnection. sadness. loneliness.

is there some sign that lets a parent know it could turn violent? >> right. well, first of all, this kid had a chronic illness and it was complex. but for the parent who is watching and is concerned, you know your kid. if there's a change in appetite, a change in the way they sleep, in the way they socialize, in act democratic activities, in extracurricular activities, don't hesitate. that's when you say, i know my kid. something is new. something is wrong. in the same way that if they had flu or a virus, you would go to a doctor. that's what you should do. >> thomas, the police show up two weeks before the shooting, called by the parents who are concerned. they interview this young man, say he was calm and shy. didn't suspect anything else. we know from his writings now there were weapons hidden in his room. did the police have more powers that they didn't use? >> police could have done a little bit better of an investigation. and what we're learning from each of these incidents is what police and law enforcement and security officials have to do in the future. so what we're learning from this incident is maybe the detectives -- there should have

been a special squad that follows up on these type of things. looked at his youtube postings already before his dialogue on the night of the shooting. >> because the average cop on the beat is not trained to detect mental illness any more than they're trained to detect heart or chest pains. >> that's correct. and to the doctor's point, we have to start using law enforcement and medical officials and school officials together in a team to try and diagnose these things ahead of time. and prevent them. >> so you get me to schools. and how about this. i'm a father and my child comes home to me and they say dad, there's a child at school that's worrying me. he's not a bully. as a matter of fact, he's withdrawn, he's sad, he's lonely. he is being bullied. but me and my friends are afraid that he may do something bad. as a parent, what are my powers? >> as a parent, i think your first power is to be really honest with your kid and be clear that while we hear about it all the time in the news,

violence is on the decline. it has been on the decline since 1993. with that said, while it's exceedingly rare for these kind of things to happen you need to explain to your kid that your teacher can be an incredible resource. your teacher spends a lot of time with kids in the class. >> when do i call that teacher? what are my rights as another parent to call the teacher or principal and say my children are concerned about one of your students. >> absolutely. teachers do want to know that kind of information because it helps us teach kids more effectively and helps us intervene when we're obligated and when we feel it's time to do so. >> if we're going to be honest about this, it's time for parents not to be ashamed. so if a kid was coughing all the time or a kid was bleeding in the class, you would call the teacher. i think that hesitating is the worst thing. if you have concerns -- >> yeah, but there's political correctness. you know what everybody's afraid of? if i call a teacher and i say there's an odd kid in your class, and god forbid we use the

words like that seems to me like a kid who could snap, we're chastised and ridiculed. >> teachers spend an incredible amount of time with kids. when teachers go to parents and say i'm concerned about something, it's time for you to listen. because teachers often spend more time with your children than you do. >> most schools now have either security or law enforcement officials assigned to those schools who work with the schools and work with the districts in identifying these type of problems as well as other problems and are available to parents of other students. those parents should go to those law enforcement or security officials or the officials. >> ten seconds left. is it necessary sometimes to throw political correctness aside -- >> absolutely. >> and alert authorities if you think a child is odd? >> it's time to start treating these diseases like they were physical illnesses. that's the important part. >> thanks to all of you. i appreciate it. we're back with much more. including a special announcement from amy poehler right after this.

a very good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the legal fight over a popular bay area beach is headed to sacramento today. the state senate is scheduled to vote on a bill to reopen martin's beach in half moon bay. it would force the state land commission to buy the road leading to the beach or obtain access rights so the public could once again use the sandy shore. silicon valley billionaire bought the property back in 2008. he closed the road and is now locked in a court case with people who want access to that beach. let's see what kind of access we have to the roadways this morning across the bay area. here's mike with a look at the commute. >> going over the beach here. this is the oakland side, where we have traffic backing up at the toll plaza, pretty typical here.

actually, maybe a little bit lighter. we've compressed the commute a little bit and that tends to happen as we approach the summer months. college is getting off in many of the areas for that summer break. but we had a crash seconds ago, got word from chp. all lanes west 80, clear. the rest of your bay, big volume for 880, the nimitz freeway, as well as the peninsula 101 through san mateo. the northbound route through san jose, starting to look a little better for 101 and 280, but southbound 280 still closed, laura. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 28th of may, 2014. let's say hello to our lovely crowd out on the plaza. a chillier day, but still a pretty one here. we should let them know and all of you at home, we have a great concert coming up friday. rascal flatts, by the way, the most award-winning country group of the past decade, will be here live. >> they're very nice people. >> they are. good guys. >> coming up in this half-hour,

the summer season means you'll be hosting a lot of parties. colin cowy is here this morning. he's got affordable ideas for your next, as natalie likes to call them, soiree. >> if you're throwing those soirees, you want to look your best. we've got steals and deals up to 68% off on clothes, hair styling sets, and more. speak of steals and deals, hoda and carson are here. they have something special for our crowd. >> who wants a backstage pass? who wants it? >> all right, this is the deal. every now and then on a wednesday, we pick two lucky people from the audience and they get to participate in the show. they get to don the vest right there. we have people we've selected from the crowd. >> a special surprise from two lucky viewers out there. who wants to be a mcdonald mel

t -- model in the staeeals and deals segment? >> two young ladies, auburn and ashley. congratulations! are you guys ready? >> let's go. >> come on out of there. let's get them out. you guys -- are you ready to get dressed up for your segment? >> yes! >> all right, come on. we're going to take you into hair and makeup. we're going to get you dressed. let's go. >> they look fantastic. >> yes, they do. back to you guys. >> threw us off. >> hoda, thank you. carson, thank you. now to one of the funniest and most talented women around, amy poehler. the "parks and recreation" star is adding author to her resume with a new book coming out later this year. and we have an exclusive first look at the book and a message from amy herself. >> so what am i saying? hello, "today" show? ready? hi, i'm amy poehler and we are on the set of a photo shoot for

my new book "yes, please." very excited to have you all read it, and this is what i wore to sleep last night. i don't know. i'm not quite sure who i'm talking to. they're going to play it on the "today" show? all right. hi, "today" show. this is amy poehler, your old friend and enemy. hi. i am amy poehler. and right now, we are shooting a cover, which every book needs to have, apparently, i've been told. hi, i'm amy poehler, and we are on the set of -- this is my house. hello, "today" show. i am amy poehler, and we are on the set of my photo shoot for my new book "yes, please," which i'm very excited about and hope you all read and buy and give as presents and then buy again. something like that? you guys are good? all right, cool. >> amy poehler. thank you. "yes, please" the is name of the book. got a check of the weather.

>> i do. show you what we got going on. pollen forecast, medium high through the plains, upstate new york. medium through a good portion of the country. low where it's raining a lot through the gulf coast. for the day today, we are looking at a risk of strong storms in the lower gulf coast. also in the plains, some wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunny and mild in l.a. 79 degrees today. plenty of sunshine through the southeast. then for tomorrow, we've got more wet weather making its way into the northeast. also some sunshine out west as and around the bay area, we're seeing nothing but sunshine from san jose over towards at&t park right now, 59 degrees. and as we look at the game time forecast there, we're going to see temperatures climbing into the upper 60s as the game goes on. and see breezy conditions out of the northwest for about 10 to 20 miles per hour, thanks to those winds that are quite dry for our inland locations, out towards solano county. that's going to help our temperatures come up close to 80

in san jose today, near 70 in san francisco, and low 80s into the north bay and tri-valley. >> i see a cutie down here. a couple of cutis. who's this? >> marg. >> how old is she? >> 4 months. >> and where are you from? >> connecticut. >> and this is a styling you know m-- young man. >> this is leo. >> hi, leo. don't forget, go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. and just married! wow. what's your names? >> chip and tammy. >> tammy. >> all right, tammy, congratulations. >> thank you. >> now let's head inside to matt. >> all right, al, thank you very much. important problem now, hearing loss. approximately 36 million americans report some degree of hearing loss, and men are more likely to be affected than women. yet only one in five people who could be helped by wearing a

hearing aid actually does. neil desarno is an audiologist with the american speech language hearing association. good to see you. good morning. >> thank you very much. >> is this all about stigma. are people just not wearing hearing aids because of the stigma attached to wearing one? >> that's part of the reason. if you ask that question to some of those 36 million people, they'll say, you know, my hearing's not bad enough. it's really fine. i can get by. and they think they're getting by, but they're really not. >> and i think also, if you gave those people a piece of paper and a pencil and said draw me what a hearing aid looks like, they would probably still draw that very large device that sits on top of the ear, and the devices have come a long way since then. >> they certainly have. a lot of the stigma is gone. stigma was one of the reasons that held people back. they didn't want to appear like they were getting older. >> before we get to the devices, a recent study that came out that involved chickens that were able to regrow sound-detecting cells. at the moment, we don't think humans can do that, right?

>> we don't think so. we're pretty sure humans can't. but this research is really very exciting. it shows that animals, these birds that were affected by hearing and damaged hearing loss, they're actually able to regenerate and regrow hearing cells, and the research hopefully is moving in the direction where there may be an application for humans at some point this the future. >> talk about some of the devices. they are much different than the one i saw my grandfather wearing. what's this one about? >> this one here, this one's called the resound links, and the resound links actually is a made for iphone hearing aid. and it's more -- it works really well with a tech savvy person. it takes a lot of the stigma away because individuals would actually be sitting there looking at their often when they're really making adjustments to their hearing aid. >> are these very expensive? >> they're in the range of about $2,300 apieceaids, people are worried about the cost, but i

think they don't realize the hearing aid is only the device, it's the rehab plan and the audiologist that you work with that helps you make the adjustment. >> this one's called the starky halo. what is its main feature? >> one of the neatest things is if you frequent the same coffee shop or same restaurant every day, you can optimize this device so that when you walk into that place, it automatically knows, it's geotagged to that area, it automatically knows where you are and optimizes it. >> and let's take a listen. we've got an audio recording right now of a restaurant with all the noise that someone might encounter without one of these devices. let's listen to that. all right. a lot of people will be able to identify with that. we hear more of the become ground sound than what we want to hear. now let's listen after connected to the starky halo that same situation. >> i'm really glad we came to this restaurant.

it's always been one of my favorites. >> amazing, isn't it? >> it's a huge difference. it takes the background noise right out. this one's called the lyric. tell me about this. >> this is sort of a semipermanent device. it's placed in your ear by your audiologist and stays there for two or three months. you can shower with it. you can sleep with it. it's totally invisible, as you can see. it's way down in the person's ear canal. it's worked with a patient on a subscription basis, on an annual basis. >> these are hearing aids. this is a personal amplifier. what's the main difference there? >> hearing aids are devices that are monitored and managed by the food and drug administration. they're medical devices. these are devices that provide a little bit of amplification for the person who's got maybe one or two challenging listening situations, maybe when they're at a lecture or maybe they're listening to a conversation with a friend and they might be in a situation that's challenging. so pesaps aren't for people who

have impaired hearing. a pesap would be maybe for somebody who's seen their audiologist, had an evaluation. it's determined you're not quite ready for a hearing aid, but there may be devices like this that could help. >> you like these? >> i like both of these. i like this one here. looks like your typical blu-tooth device. so part of the stigma is gone. >> all right, neil, fantastic. very important information. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. coming up next, need a new summer tote? how would you like a designer one for 86% off? jill has got her seasonal steals and deals. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back now with the summer edition of "steals & deals," exclusive bargain s jus for you. your guide is always jill

martin. jill, good morning. >> good morning. >> you have six new summer essential steals for us, six items we're going to need for the summer. first up, active wear. we have our backstage pass winners modelling for us. >> this is so exciting. we have auburn and ashley. just graduated from high school. it's ice cold out, so we wanted to give them jackets and everything to model this active wear. strike a pose. this is like your big backstage pass. >> looking good, girls. >> and all your families are watching. >> you wear it well. >> the retail is $50 to $60. they can transition from day tonight. you can go online, there's all different pants, capris, sports bras, whatever is great for you. >> long sleeve, short sleeve. >> we need down jackets today, but these will do. the choices, layered mesh tanks, sports bras, capris, leggings, yoga pants. so auburn and ashley, you look fantastic. >> thank you. >> retail $50 to $60. the deal, $18.

it's up to 70% off. >> for you guys it's free! you get to keep those. next we have skin care kits. tell me what's included in the kit here. >> i'd like to be graduating from high school. fiafini, retails $156.50. it's a three-piece dlux set. hydration moisturizer, 100% vegan.eluxe set. hydration moisturizer, 100% vegan. the retail, $106.50. the deal, $32. that's 70% off. >> these are full-sized bottles. >> and it's a great deal because it comes in this pouch. >> makes it easy. it's good to have the crowd participation. all right, over here, hair styling set from neo. the straight iron, the curling iron. >> the travel iron.

this is the perfect thing for today if you have frizzy hair like me, like many of us. you can travel around with this travel iron. you have the curling iron and then this is amazing. it's a professional luxury hair styling three-piece set. seven colors and patterns and comes with a heat protective glove. what's great about this, you can throw it in your bag. heats up in 30 seconds. >> great kit for our graduating seniors perhaps. >> for our backstage pass winners. >> yes, maybe they'll take home a kit like this, too. >> all right, girls. get you set for college. >> didn't say the price. the retail $220. the deal, $57. 74% off. >> fantastic. all right, now let's move over to jewelry. we always love the jewelry. best-sellers here. bracelets, they're from for nash. >> the retail $50. also looks cute on high school graduating students. >> exactly. >> 20 different colors and designs. >> it's good to stack them up, right? >> you stack them up. each of these have a

different -- like bees, star fish, horses. go on our website today.com. they retail 45 to 50. the deal, you're never going to believe this. $13.50. up to 73% off. >> very nice. they like that one. okay, now your summer essential tote bag. you need a new bag? these are by barrel. >> these are really fun barrel totes. the retail, $485. canvas tote. you see the vintage trim here. distressed leather. >> it's real leather, too, right? >> fans include angelina jolie, sharon stone, rihanna. it could really take you from the beach to the barbecue. the retail, $485. the deal, $69. that's 86% off. >> fantastic. we like that. and then last but not least, for the home, if you want to spruce up, put a nice summer comforter on the bed, got this great set. >> it's freezing, so i'm going to do this. >> all right. so what do we get on this deal?

here we go. what's the deal? >> the retail, 179 to 209. that's five-piece reversible comforter set. i can't believe we're doing. this and it's reversible. so look, you get this pattern and this pattern. there's tons of patterns. 30 gorgeous prints and colors, available in king or queen. >> it's much cozier in here, right? so the deal is -- >> the retail 179 to 209. the deal, $49. that's up to 77% off. again, five pieces. >> this is cozy. jill martin, thank you. let's run through the bargains once again, if you can take us seriously. active wear from marika. fiafini. neohair styling set. the totes from beryll. and the comfort sets. if you have any questions, just head to the steals and deals page at our website, today.com. coming up next, creative ideas to make your summer celebrations sparkle.

we've got colin in the house. first, this is "today" on nbc.

"summer celebrations" on today brought the you by mazda. >> the summer season means lots of fun in the sun, and also a lot of parties. graduation, showers, birthdays. if you want your get-together to really shine, you're in luck. entertaining and lifestyle expert colin cowy is here with some sophisticated, but also perhaps more importantly affordable ideas. always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> people love to throw parties, but then they get freaked out once they start to plan them. why do they do that? >> i think they overproduce them. and it ends up being too much of an effort and i think we really entertain guests by making them feel welcome. it's about having the right amount of ingredients. good people, great food, a

well-stocked bar and groovy music. you can't go wrong. >> you've got two different tables set up here. this one is kind of the blue-green genre. and let's talk about some of the things you have here. first of all, let's talk about the centerpiece. >> the centerpiece, what really makes the centerpiece come alive is the idea of putting it on a mirror. these are less than $2 apiece, you can find them at the hardware store. the idea here, work with large vases. takes very few flowers. >> but also, most people have a couple of few vases at home so they already have what they need to work with. >> these are all mismatched. they all work well together. i like the idea of working with a graphic pattern as you see in the table cloth. you see this a lot in dresses and blouses today. big, bold patterns from the '60s. i also love the idea of balancing the energy at the table. >> something most people will not have at home are these pretty plates in different shapes and colors. are they expensive? >> this plate is less than $4. it's all about layering.

this glass is like $2.95. >> you're going to make a nameplate out of this little vase here. >> i like the idea of balancing the energy at the table. so we take this, we write the person's name on here. and put a bit of ribbon on the top here. fresh flower. and we have a way to mark who's seated where at the table. i love that idea. it allows you to balance the energy and decide who is seated where. >> so this would be more of a daytime theme? >> this is a daytime theme. i think it's fun. it's a great beachy look. real easy to do. >> let's move into nighttime here. obviously the color palate here is very different. >> this is kind of like rustic meets chic. i like the idea, once again, working with a very bold fabric. this is a dress fabric that you actually find in the garment center. >> you can find this very inexpensi inexpensive. >> we found these at pottery barn at $20 apiece. >> chargers do complete a table.

i never knew what a charger was before i got this job. but this is a complete look. >> i like the idea of layering. it's like building a wardrobe. the centerpiece, the focal piece, is just a piece of driftwood. >> if you live by the beach, you can find that. but you also have to hose that off, otherwise the whole table smells like the beach. >> a bit of layering here. i found these plates at crate and barrel. >> how much were they? >> i think like $8 apiece. inexpensive. and once again, layering. i like the idea of mixing the gold with this. so by bringing the gold in, it makes it a bit more lax. >> since this is a nighttime theme, would you put candles on this table? >> yes, i would. we could also add flowers, so you add a bit more glamour to the table. and then we add candles. and we go from daytime to nighttime. it adds glamour to the table. >> and the cards that you put

there made out of wood. >> we have hoda at the table, we know it's going to be a good party tonight. natalie and myself. and finally, you can add a couple of these in here and i think we've got a beautiful glamorous table. >> very nice. always great ideas. as i mentioned, also very affordable. have a nice summer. it's good seeing you. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years.

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all right, guys. what's coming up in our next hour? >> we've got a lot. in fact, tips on moving. a lot of people decide to move around in the summer. what are the do's and don't's of that. >> talking about edward snowden, the interview. is he a traitor or patriot? >> that's right. people will weigh in. good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. google building driverless cars itself. these will have no steering wheels, gas petals, or brakes. they rely on software and censors. currently, they have a top speed of 25 miles per hour. this is video posted on google's youtube about google's self-driving car project. google plans to put the cars ton streets some time this year. already on the street is rob

mayeda. let's check the weather. >> speaking of 25 miles per hour, wind speeds later today could be in that range, as we're seeing temperatures close to 80 in san jose. near 70 in san francisco. low 80s inland across the north bay and tri-valley. warming a couple more degrees for tomorrow and turning cooler for the weekend. another local news update coming up in a half hour. right now let's send you on back to the "today" show.

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 wednesday morning. it's may 28th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall. everybody doing well this morning? >> a little chilly out there. >> brisk. >> you promised, 20-degree drop and here it is. >> thanks to a back door cold front. >> know all these weather terms now. >> see, the things you learn after a while. >> but the jacket is warm. >> thank you. >> a beautiful jacket. >> 1970s johnny carson called. >> it's working, man. >> he wears lavender well. >> hey-oh! >> a lot of people talking today

about edward snowden. you're going to see the full interview tonight on nbc with brian williams. he's, of course, the former nsa contractor who pulled off the biggest intelligence theft in u.s. history. he leaked documents that revealed the existence of nsa spying programs. since last june, he's lived in a secret location in moscow. here at home, he's accused of espiona espionage. in his first u.s. television interview, snowden tells brian he was a bigger player than most of us have known, at least he says so. here's what he told brian when asked if he was trained as a spy. >> it's no secret that the u.s. tends to get more and better intelligence out of computers nowadays than they do out of people. i was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word in that i lived and worked undercover, overseas, pretending to work in a job that i'm not. and even being assigned a name that was not mine. now, the government might deny these things. they might frame it in certain ways and say oh, well, you know, he's a low level analyst, but

what they're trying to do is they're trying to use one position that i've had in a career here or there to distract from the totality of my experience. which is that i've worked for the central intelligence agency undercover, overseas. i've worked for the national security agency, undercover, overseas. and i've worked for the defense intelligence agency as a lecturer at the joint counterintelligence training academy where i developed sources and methods for keeping our information and people secure in the most hostile and dangerous environments around the world. so when they say i'm a low level systems administrator, that i don't know what i'm talking about, i'd say it's somewhat misleading. >> that's ed snowden talking to brian williams. you know, i think the truth is probably somewhere in between, although we don't know. we remember the president famously came out and said i'm not scrambling jets for some 29-year-old hacker. clearly edward snowden is a lot more than a 29-year-old hacker. he's in a position to get these documents. he's obviously a smart guy. you don't have to agree to what

he did. he's well-spoken. >> the only relevant part, what his job title was becomes about ego. where he's saying i did this, i did that. the bottom line, there's no denying, to your point, willie, what he revealed about the nsa program, its questions, questions that will ultimately perhaps go to the supreme court. so we know what's of value. what his title was, i really don't care, and why is he only telling us now that he was a spy? i mean, put your cards on the table and let us know the whole story. why hold out in dribs and drabs for different interviews? >> it's interesting. >> brian asked him then how he ended up in russia. here's snowden's answer. >> so this is a really fair concern. i personally am surprised that i ended up here. the reality is i never intended to end up in russia. i had a flight booked to cuba, onwards to latin america. and i was stopped because the united states government decided to revoke my passport and trap

me in moscow airport. so when people ask, why are you in russia? i say, please, ask the state department. >> so we did. savannah asked this morning the secretary of state john kerry for his reaction to the claim you just heard from mr. snowden. >> well, first a supposedly smart guy, that's a pretty dumb answer, frankly. look, i'm not going to get into the who he was, what he was. let me just say this. if mr. snowden wants to come back to the united states today, we'll have him on a flight today. we'd be delighted for him to come back. and he should come back and that's what a patriot would do. >> well, he's, of course, charged with espionage. if he comes back, he'll be arrested, put on trial, and potentially put in jail, so he's not going to come back. >> secretary kerry said if you believe in -- if you're an american citizen and if you believe in what this country offers, and you come back to this country and face the music. let the justice system bear

trial. >> but honestly speaking, if i was facing jail time, i'm not coming back. >> we asked you, our viewers, is edward snowden a traitor or a patriot? #traitor 57%. #patriot 43%. it's an interesting -- >> it is an important question. and again, doesn't matter what his title is. the issue of the nsa, the metta data mining, all those things are part of our conversations. >> he brought to light some very important things. >> there's going to be a whole lot more of this conversation. we should point out, the extended snowden interview airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time on nbc. so a lot of that conversation going to be going on. continuing when that interview airs. also we're talking about this morning -- >> switching gears. >> big switch. >> be careful what we say. because this is a scary dude. 50, we love him. >> this made me a little sad. i'm not going to lie to you. >> i think he's a pussycat.

>> the pitch seen around the world. >> pussycat? you know the story, right? >> do you know him? >> i do. >> they don't call him 50 cent because he sells ice cream. >> he's a different guy. >> he has slugs in his body. >> rapper 50 cent curtis jackson -- >> that's not it. >> that kind of jumped the joke we had on. >> i think we missed video. >> ceremonial first pitch at the mets game. and you saw it went far, far left of home plate. >> how does that happen? >> well, that quickly went viral, as you can only imagine. and he responded, he tweeted later, i'm a hustler, not a damn ballplayer. >> yeah. but you said, i can do this. >> yeah, but he had some pine tar. >> he was missing the pine tar. >> in fact, the only worse pitch, which actually wasn't worse, tara the cat, ladies and

gentlemen. take a look. tara the cat. tara was bowling. but still -- >> again, tara is a cat. in her defense. >> she has no fingers. >> and she had a human owner helping her. >> and the ball was attached to a string. so i don't know. >> you know, 50 is in great shape, right? he clearly didn't grow up playing sports. it's just a simple step and throw, 50. follow through with it. >> first pitch was not great. >> he needs to come to our plaza, regain his street cred and pitch. >> he had good form in the beginning. >> no, he didn't. >> he released too soon, i think, and it went left. >> he needs to prove himself. >> that 103-year-old grandmother called and started railing on him. 50, you throw like a rapper. >> his street cred is intact, i think. he's got enough street cred that a bad pitch --

>> he has a couple vine posts that have choice words. he's defensive about this. i'm just saying he needs to come and man up. >> tamron against 50. >> no, not me. >> you set it up. >> kind of walking that one back, aren't you? >> a little home plate competition right here. >> i don't have arm strength like that. but come on, 50. >> i remember jimmy kimmel, one of his first interviews on his show, he had 50. he said so 50, let me ask you, what's worse, getting shot or stabbed? >> who asked that? >> jimmy kimmel. >> wow. there's an ice breaker. >> over memorial day weekend, a group of buddies from boston college get together in charleston for a friend's bachelor party. they're having dinner at a steakhouse. who wanders over and offers relationship advice? my man, the ghostbuster himself, bill murray. here's what he had to say. >> here's what i recommend to you. if you have someone that you

think is the one, don't just sort of think in your ordinary mind and think okay, let's make a date, let's plan this and make a party and get married. take that person, and travel around the world. buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world and go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. and if when you come back to jfk, when you land in jfk and you're still in love with that person, get married. >> there you go. >> good advice. >> they approached murray earlier in the night, asked him to join the bachelor party. he declined, but then moments later, boom. >> they were having a good time. >> i think it's great advice. if you can get through tough situations, being in a country that's hard to get there and hard to get out of there, and hard to be with that person sometimes, if you love each other at the end of it, then

it's meant to be. >> i just love how bill murray just pops up in people's lives. he's everywhere. >> tells them don't drive angry. quotes karl spackler. >> sure does. >> here we go. i'm going to go find a ground hog. check it out. got a lot of wet weather coming in here. especially our friends in new orleans. there are heavy thunderstorms moving through the area and will continue today right on into tonight. we're talking a lot of heavy rain through the gulf coast. we've got showers and thunderstorms, west texas on into mississippi. risk of strong storms from port arthur, baton rouge, new iberia, new orleans as well. rainfall amounts, we are talking some areas five to seven inches of rain around new orleans, and then we're look at again, anywhere from one to two inches, anywhere on to central arkansas. decent amounts of rainmaking clear skies, temperatures

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memorial, the father of one of the victim's, 20-year-old christopher michael-martinez, who told the crowd enough is enough. >> it's unbelievable that we're at this point. too many people have died. it should be not one more. >> not one more! >> it's almost become a normal thing for us to accept this. it's not normal. >> the killings, of course, carried out by a young man described as a loner who had trouble fitting in. so what are the warning signs to watch out for? dr. sue varma is at nyu langone medical center. good morning. >> good morning. >> seems like there were so many warning signs that pointed to this what would happen in this tragedy. but things that were missed. but the parents were very aware of what was going on with their child. in fact, he had been undergoing professional mental health treatment since he was about 7 years old. so in your mind, what can we learn from this experience? >> yes.

i feel like it really does take a community to help people who have mental illnesses. once or twice a week, weekly therapy is not going to be enough. it's important to notice that there are certain warning signs. anger, social isolation, poor relatedness, inability to self-regulate and control those emotions, a history of perhaps impulse control problems. we also have issues with layers of care. so the options should not be seeing your therapist once a week or being institutionalized. there are levels of care of partial day hospitalizations. when you have somebody who's so intelligent, articulate, high functioning who can really fly under the radar in the situation, and when police came to visit him, he's able to pull off everything is okay, i'm an awkward social teenager, i just want to get in with the girl, but i wouldn't kill anybody. so really, we need trained mental health professionals to be on site, what's called like a crisis intervention team to be able to make that call. i don't think we should leave it in the law enforcement's hands

to be mental health professionals. >> it's so differently for a parent to accept that his or her child has a problem this serious. so, how do you know as a mother or a father when it's time to have your child looked at professionally? >> exactly. so you should ask certain key questions. has my child in a long time had trouble doing basic daily things? so maybe not in this situation, but often people who are depressed tend to be socially isolated. they withdraw. they are not having friends. they're not going out as normal teenagers are. there might be more time spent on the computer. they might be watching violent images. perhaps pornography. elliot rodger talks about being education posed to pornography at a very young age and that affected his impression of women and what he wanted from them. do you find that your teenager really doesn't have a social support system and cannot get along with other young people. i think that's very important. >> and you also say it's really important as a parent to ask the tough questions. >> exactly. >> those questions like, are you going to hurt yourself? are you planning to hurt someone else? >> exactly. and what's interesting is that so many parents want to blame

themselves. i find that i work with a lot of young adults and parents don't want to participate or are afraid to come into my office. i make it mandatory in the beginning that at least one session the parents join me and check in later on. a lot of parents think, i don't want to be scrutinized, where did i go wrong as a parent? but this is not about you, this is about your child. don't be afraid to ask those tough questions. by asking somebody do you have thoughts about harming yourself, people have fear that that might implant those thoughts. but in this case, those thoughts existed for quite a long time. >> five years, he was planning this attack. >> as you know, there still is a stigma attached to mental illness. if you're 16, 17, 18 years old, my gosh, it's hard enough being a tareenager. but if you're known as a teenager with a mental issue, it makes it all the more difficult. how do we go about removing that stigma from mental illness? >> it's a great question. we have to mainstream mental health care and fold it into our

medical care. primary doctors can make it routine. a lot of medical facilities do ask questions. includes nine questions about depression. tells me about your mood, sleep, anxiety, hopelessness, thoughts of harming yourself. have there been changes in your appetite and weight loss? have you lost interest and pleasure in the things that you used to. so you could easily take five minutes and ask people these basic questions. how is your social support. have you had thoughts of wanting to hurt other people. have you had aggressive tendencies. so really making it a part of the primary care visit and the way you have annual physicals, to try to have annual mental health visits. if we can make people feel that saying to them you need help, or you need psychiatric care, a lot of people take that as an insult. but the brain is a very interesting organ. you don't have any other organ of the body that affects your behavior. it's not your liver or kidneys saying i want to hurt people, it's your brain. people tend to blame and we want to take that away. it's not your fault. it's a chemical disease. and there is help. and there's medical treatment

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near the grey hound station on almaden avenue. police are looking under leaves for some of that hidden cash after his latest tweet. the mystery millionaire said he made a fortune flipping houses and wants to share the wealth with the bay area. so he's been hiding cash and tweets out clues to where that money's hidden. more envelopes are expected as the day goes on. it's pretty fun to watch. we'll have a lack at weather and traffic right after this.

lots of sunshine around the bay area right now. 62 in san francisco, 60 in san jose. and our temperatures this afternoon will be climbing close to 80 in san jose, near 70 around san francisco and in the north bay and tri-valley for the afternoon, low to mid-80s today. 78 in fremont with north winds keeping our temperatures up through tomorrow and much cooler as sea breeze picks up, heading into this upcoming weekend. now for a check of your wednesday commute, here's mike. >> good morning. we still have that closure at one of your ramps in the south bay. let's get a look, your camera crew was out there in cupertino.

this is the connector. you have a cement truck over on its side. it's not a concrete mixer or a cement mixer, it's carrying cement and it tipped over. earlier this morning, there's an oil spillesulting there and it sounds like 10:30 is when they hope to reopen that in an hour. we're waiting for more updates close to the scene. that's over here. the southbound and northbound route starting to get clear. the southbound side is where that closure is there and you'll have to loop back around from northbound 280. the rest of your bay looking like a pretty typical pattern, but a tougher drive, now eastbound 580 towards delmar. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. see you then. go find that cash.

welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning, may 28th, 2014. i'm willie along with al, natalie, and tamron. i love this story. >> i do. happy endings really do happen and they happen to great people. this one out of monroe, georgia, involving a high school senior. her name is annie cusack. been a tough year for annie's father. he was diagnosed with colon cancer and just as he was recovering, doctors found he also had heart problem. he needed a quadruple bypass. can you imagine all of the pain in this family. so her parents were looking forward to seeing her graduate and she was looking forward to particularly having her dad watch her walk across the stage. you know how that feels. well, annie came down with kidney stones saturday morning and never attended the ceremony. here's actually how she

described the disappointment. >> my dad had the cancer, and then he had the heart surgery, so when this happened to me, i was like -- it was just kind of rough. and i just wanted it to be a regular graduation so he could see me walk onstage, because we didn't think he was going to be able to. >> so on monday, her parents took her to get a diploma from the principal. they actually went to the gymnasium where there was something amazing waiting for her. 50 of her classmates had returned full cap and gown to hold a second graduation, tossing up the cap and her parents were there to see it. look at her face. >> great student body. >> that's fantastic. >> let's give credit to that school, george walton academy. what a great job by the school there. that's awesome. all right, al, let's get a look at the weather. >> a lot of wet weather down through the southeast. gulf coast looking at strong storms today as we show you what's happening with the maps.

do we have the maps? we do not have the maps. >> i have a crayon box. >> just assume it's wet in the right now in san jose, we have mostly clear skies, 60s for now. should add about 20 more degrees to that by about 4:00 this afternoon, up to 80 near san jose. low 80s around saratoga and morgan hill. we should see temperatures close to 70 today in san francisco. and thanks to north winds into the north bay and tri-valley. highs today climbing into the low to mid-80s. and the temperature trend will keep things warm for one more day. and notice as we head towards the weekend, those temperatures really cooling down as the sea breeze turns stronger friday into saturday. >> and that's your latest weather. here's the deal. just come back -- what the heck. sometimes we have to set things up rather quickly here. we just ran out of a little

time. >> it happens. it happens. >> sometimes it adds to your stress. >> it does. that's right, al. as any father would tell you, dads are much more hands-on these days than they were a generation ago, juggling the demands of work and family. >> that's right. three guys who know all too well are clinical psychologist xavier amador, a father of three, and the director of elite institute. jim lynn is balancing five kids and his work as a blogger. and adam cohen is a father of two and the founder of dadarocks.com. good to see you. first of all, xavier. dads today are a lot more involved than ever. and in fact, in some cases, being overwhelmed. and i think we're just now kind of realizing that dads are suffering from the same thing their wives are suffering from, stress, and wanting to be all things to all people. >> dads are much more involved than ever before. and the real trick is to not get overwhelmed. i get overwhelmed sometimes and start caring about the bikes

being on the grass. the trick is to live in the moment. we hear that all the time. if i've got one foot in the future, thinking about tomorrow and next week and one foot in the past, i'm pissing on today and i'm not paying attention to what's happening right now, and that's where the joy is, that's where the rewards are in fathering. >> jim, all three of you guys have jobs outside the home. you know about that work life balance. i think a lot of us like to think we're dads first, but so many times the office calls, you've got to travel, stay late. how do you find that balance of being at the little league game or the ballet recital or whatever it is and still getting your job done? >> it's all about establishing your boundaries. like right off the bat, right? i am a dad first. but i do care about my job and i want to succeed in it. but there is a way to do both. i've had never jobs in the past where, you know, my role as a dad really was minimized. i actually quit a job once because i took two days off because my son had the flu and my boss gave me a lot of grief for it. i thought that wasn't the environment i wanted to be in.

but i've since found a job that really respects my role as a father. it's all about balance. i'm not going to go to every single recital. i'm going to go to the ones that count, the parents days. but if you establish off the bat, everyone understands that you are a dad first and the better you can be a dad, the better an employee you can be at the same time. >> you know, adam, it seems like they set the barlow for fatherhood. like, they would rather you leave kids with wolves than with dad sometimes. if i bring my kids in, people say oh, you're babysitting. which they would never say to the mom. >> yeah, it happens all the time. i think you've got to remember that it's my role as a father. i helped create this little creature and this little creature is mine. and you have to own that passion. do i correct people when they say you're babysitting, absolutely. i'm the dad. this is my child. i want to help raise him to be a great young man. and my daughter is my little prin princess. i dote on my daughter these day. >> of course you do, we all do. are employers looking

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♪ all i need's a little love in the dark ♪ ♪ a little but i'm hoping it might kick start me and my broken heart ♪ ♪ hold me so i'm not falling apart a little but i'm hoping it might kick start me and my broken heart ♪ [ applause ] >> guys, thanks so much. we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education.

now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. we're back with some sad news to pass along. award-winning author, legendary poet maya angelou has died. angelou was considered one of the most influential voices of our time. she wrote several autobiographies, including perhaps her most famous work, "i

know why the caged bird sings," she wrote that in 1969. she also wrote essays, films, tv scripts and was a civil rights activist. she died at her home in north carolina. she was 86 years old. obviously a lot of people know her recently, but she goes back to the civil rights movement. she was at the heart of that. she recited a poem at the inauguration of president clinton in 1993. she is a giant in american culture. >> not just for civil rights of people of color, but for women. i said i learned the power of being a woman when i first read her words. >> tamron and i were both blessed to be able to cook with dr. angelou at her home. she loved to cook. >> amazing. >> one of my highest honors was she asked for an autographed copy of my cook book. i was proud

good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. the santa clara valley water district says some people living in the south bay need to get used to seeing a filmy residue left on their dishes until the drought ends. and here's why. some communities normally rely on reservoirs for drinking

water, but because of the shortage, they now have to use ground water. it's a much harder water. it's safe to drink and use, but there are minerals in it that will leave a film, especially noticeable on water glasses. a piece of san jose history reopened this morning, with a new look. a brand-new orchid supply hardware store on san carlo street opened its doors at 7:00 this morning. it's on the same lot right next door to where the first opened in 1946. the old building will be knocked down in the next few months let's check our weather with rob. >> good morning. sunshine around the bay area. 66 out closer to livermore and inside at&t park, you have sunshine, 62 right now, and an early start to the game or an earlier start to the game than usual. 12:45, should see those numbers in the upper 60s with the winds increasing heading into the afternoon. so high temperatures near san francisco, close to 70 today, 80 in san jose and our temperatures into the north bay, low 80s around santa rosa and out towards napa.

livermore, 84 degrees. 85 around pleasanton. now for a check of your morning commute once again, here's mike. >> we were also talking about the a's playing and the bruno mars concert at virtually the same time in the east bay. watch oakland in your commute after work. the peninsula, southbound 101 does gather quite a crowd. that's the red section on the map, just between east palo alto and sunnyvale on our maps there. as we zoom in, we're looking at east 580, very, very slow. there are two big rigs over on the shoulder at big hill road. a tiny oil spill that has to be picked up on the shoulder. that's enough distraction to cause you a backup off of 238 and all the way to the dublin interchange. scott, 280 and 85 still closed. >> more news in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. so glad you're joining us today. it's nesday wednesday. it's may 28th. and it's a sad day for all of us who loved this lady very much. maya angelou has just passed away. she was a great soul. >> she certainly was. >> every time she was here, she just lit up the studio. >> she's a great, as you guys know, american author and poet. a lot of people remember her because at president clinton's inauguration, she was the one who read that beautiful poetry, and i was reading somewhere that she was the only poet other than

robert frost who spoke during john f. kennedy's inauguration to ever speak at a presidential inauguration. and you're right, she was here so often that she was so lovable. and there was something about her, like she always took the time to listen. >> yes. she remembered everybody's names. and she just -- every time i'd come up and she was always in the little room there, of course maya's book. why wouldn't she be? you listen to the last tweet, you guys, that she did. on may 23rd, she tweeted, "listen to yourself. and in that quietude, you might hear the voice of god." >> that was the last tweet. >> she gave a lot of joy to a lot of people. >> there will be a lot of tributes to maya. >> i think we're all her family. she made us feel like we were. >> she sure did. we're moving on. there's some interesting news that comes out of the west coast. there is a man, he's an anonymous donor. >> he's a good guy. >> he has decided that by giving clues on twitter, he's going to give cash away, thousands of

dollars. so he guides people where to go to find hidden cash. he's given away thousands. >> that's his twitter handle, @hiddencash. >> he puts clues out and people are posting pictures of themselves, like, with all the money. most of it's been in the san francisco area. >> but he's coming to new york, i hear. >> yeah, he's hidden money in novel trees, under park benches. he's calling it a social experiment. and he wants to promote acts of kindness. >> he's been talking to reporters on twitter. >> look where the dough is. >> yeah, look at this. >> hidden cash. >> he or she, we don't know for sure, is between 35 and 45 years old, has made millions from real estate deals. so you know what we're playing in the studio today, you guys, we have hidden some money right here. >> our staff has. we don't know anything about it. so here's the clue. if your wallet you want to fill full of big dollar bills, look

up, then look down. then under and around. and in an envelope, there's cash to be found. >> what? >> what does that mean? >> it means it's anywhere. >> up and down. >> it's near where you sit. oh -- >> what is it? how much cash is it? >> $1. $1. hey, times are tough here. >> you got one, too? ooh, i thought i was hitting -- how did that feel? that was like getting waxed. another dollar. >> that's as close to a brazilian as i'll ever get. okay. >> all right. we've got more -- i'm taking a little sip. >> yes. don't say what kind of wine it is or where you get it. >> it's a gift. kim and kanye. >> okay. >> they're putting out more photos. again, they're on the cover of "people" magazine, which we've shown you that photo.

and there's some other ones, beautiful pictures of the two of them. out on their instagram account, she's got a couple of more pictures of her and kanye. >> that's one she released, right? >> yeah. and they also did something -- i didn't see that one yet. >> i can't see. >> pretty, pretty dress. >> oh, it's beautiful. >> everyone's in black. >> except for the bride. >> everybody wore black except for the bride. they have just married leather jackets. i wonder if this is going to be a trend. >> i think that's cute. >> that's cute. anyway, kim did write something nice to the paparazzi on twitter. this is her quote. "so nice and respectful to where i felt comfortable bringing north out. thankfully no one yells and scares her." >> good. i'm glad. >> so they're on their honeymoon. >> they're in italy. no, ireland. please tweet us a picture of them if you see them. okay? you know, i just did a podcast recently with nia vardalos. >> talking about "my big fat greek wedding." >> there are certain sequels that people would really like to

see. fans, brace yourself because there are fans for the sequel to -- >> "my big fat greek wedding." that was such a great film. it was terrific. nia and john corbett. i love that scene. i could watch that scene over and over. >> so much fun. tom hanks and rita wilson are going to return. >> i say bring it back. i say bring it on. i would love that. >> she's a wonderful writer. and she was saying something like of course certain members of the press will say they're doing it because i need the money or i just want to kiss john corbett again. and she goes, one of those is true. >> one of those is true. >> she made a load of money on that, and she deserved it. and she's going to write the screenplay for the second one. >> remember the windex? i loved that movie. >> all morning on memorial day because we had friends coming over. >> yeah. >> and every time i'd pick up windex, i think of it. >> i know. you put it on cuts, they said. remember? >> he'd put it on everything.

i'm surprised he didn't clean the wedding cake with it. so what's the next thing, sweet girl? >> let's see. okay. now, this is going to be a shocker to you. we're going to ask a question. what has more sugar? a twinkie oreo gutter? a twinkie or yogurt? this is going to be surprising to you, but there's a study out that says the american heart association recommends no more than 36 am gras of sugar per day. >> for men. and for women, no more than 20. some yogurts have between 20 and 26. this is what a twinkie looks like. this is what -- i'm going to put it on the plate just so you can see it. look. look what's happening. you can't see it because it's white on white. let me do it on the paper. >> put it on the beijing subway line. >> look how much sugar that is. look how much sugar is in a yoe burt. yogurt. >> lowfat. >> that's what happens sometimes. >> you're confused. >> what they do is when they have lowfat -- >> 99% fat free. >> when they do lowfat or no

su fat, they add sugar. so i think it's better to get full fat and eat less of it. >> of course you do, and you do it a lot. you do. >> that is not nice. >> but look at you. you work out and you can eat anything you want except for yogurt. we reached out to dan in sto stonyfield, and they got back to us. they said that milk has natural sugar like in fruit. so "america's got talent" was on last night. and there were a couple interesting acts. a t93-year-old man has a hidden talent. not so hidden among his friends. he actually pulls entire cars with his teeth, his real teeth. he's 93. look what he's doing. he's yanking the car -- the old station wagon with the wood paneling. with his teeth.

it's a 3,500-pound car. >> he's got a baby brother, 84, and sister-in-law who are seated inside the car. >> i just love that a baby brother is 84. >> and there's a woman there, too. and he goes, that's his lady friend. 93 with his own teeth. you know what? >> what? >> frank still has his own teeth, too. >> having your own teeth is valuable. you don't have your own. >> no, he doesn't. i take it back. not the front ones. those are care of dr. rosenthal. >> there's also another great act, and it's an 18-year-old singer named jacob. had everybody in tears. take a look at his performance and what he said after. ♪ everything's gone wrong with the world ♪ ♪ we just feel like we don't have the means ♪ ♪ or to rise above and beat it ♪ so we keep waiting ♪ waiting ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ >> not yet. not yet.

>> you sang with so much soul. >> me and my sister both were in and out of foster homes. it started when i was 5. when i met my mom and my dad and they wanted to adopt both me and my sister, it felt just like this, knowing that i would have a family that loved me. and this is awesome. >> you know what? "america's got talent" has now adopted you, and america loves you, too. >> there you go. >> wow! oh, my gosh. beautiful. it's so hard for these kids that aren't adopted as infants. for an older child, it gets harder and harder. god bless those wonderful people. >> before he said a word and then you hear the story. >> they didn't break them up. >> okay. anyway. it's national burger day. >> you're not on the "forbes" most powerful women in the world, i just wanted you to

know. >> we do have the most powerful list. we're going to have a snack while we read them. number one is angela merkel. she's the chancellor -- >> not angela. it's angela. >> also in the top 20, melinda gates. cheryl sandberg. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> marissa maier. >> all the usual suspects. >> bonnie from our very own network is in the top 20 -- well, top 40. >> she's 42. >> whatever. >> and once again, we're not in it, but it is national burger day. >> oprah made it, beyonce, sofia vergara, ellen degeneres. >> how long is the list? >> another one that's not you. gisele bundchen. >> thank you, jerry. somebody loves me. >> it is national burger day. let me get rid of this because it's very important. so this newspaper -- just take a look at this, you guys. pretend that you are waiting -- this is a line to get on the subway in beijing. okay? they put in security because

there was some kind of a shooting around there. are you eating when i'm talking about something serious? >> mm-hmm. >> all right. anyway, so they decided to put security in. can you imagine going on your morning commute and having to stand in this line to go through security? >> that is so good. >> to go through all of that. and that's what they're doing. anyway, i wouldn't -- i don't know how long i could wait in a line like that, but they're doing it in certain subway stops. it's the busiest subway system in the world, by the way, and they're trying to keep people safe. did you take off half the bun? i do that. it makes me feel better about myself. >> these are from smashburger. they can be found in 30 states across the u.s. we have to give a shout-out because we're going to change up a little bit. our everyone has a story for next month. okay? chef hung -- >> there are two different things. >> this has got to do with everyone has a story. >> wait. hold your everyone has a story because everyone's waiting with

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piemaker with the unique ability to bring back the dead on the critically acclaimed tv show "pushing daisies" that scored him nominations for an emmy and a golden globe. >> now he's back in the new series "halt and catch fire." he plays joe mcmillan, a former ibm exec who's determined to beat them at their own game with the help of a brilliant engineer. >> this puts the future squarely in the hands of those who know computers not for what they are but for everything they have the potential to be. >> what? >> you know who said that? >> no. no, i don't. >> you did. page 36, closing paragraph. computers aren't the thing. they're the thing that gets us to the thing. >> that's good. what a great line, lee. >> i watched this -- welcome, welcome. >> hi. >> i watched this this this morning. and i just thought, oh, computers. i was riveted.

it's really well done. congratulations. >> thank you so much. and thanks for having me on. it's not really about computers so much. >> no, it isn't. >> it's about culture. >> set it up for us. it takes place in the early '80s. >> it takes place in '83 right after ibm has pretty much dominated the market with the ibm xd. and before the apple macintosh comes out, so it's a moment when everyone's trying to get into the business and make something significant. >> but they're all terrified of ibm because of lawsuits and patents. >> basically what we are doing is building a clone that can compete with the ibm. that can use all the software in an ibm that's cheaper, faster, smaller than the ibm. >> but you have weird ways of getting what you want. >> yes, you do. you are weird in this. >> take that as a compliment. >> just motivated. motivated. >> he's very motivated. so when it was over, i was mad. where's episode 2? >> it's on amc, right? >> it's on amc. we'll be on sunday nights, 10:00/9:00 central.

>> who's the young lady that plays the whack genius? >> lindsay davis. she's the one who sent me along with a gift for you guys. >> so she's not crazy? >> what is it? >> i think you'd like her a lot. she sent me with some moonshine from atlanta for you. >> is she a homegrown girl that makes this in her spare time? >> no, she didn't make it, but she got ahold of it. >> that's kind of scary. >> it's good. it's a breakfast moonshine. >> is it sweet? >> it's sweet. look. >> peach. >> peach moonshine. >> you've got to do it, too. >> of course. of course. >> to great success with your new show. >> okay, go. >> is it strong? >> no, no. >> that's good. try it, kath. you'll like it. >> no, i don't drink on national television in the morning. regardless of what you've heard. >> or seen yourself. there's this great little tape that shows kids now reacting to old computers of the '80s. let's just watch a little clip of that.

>> what is that? >> go ahead. turn it on. >> hello? >> it's in the back. >> where's the mouse? >> where's the mouse? >> everything is just done with a keyboard. >> what? >> there was no internet back then. >> what? >> how do you look up homework? >> you've got to go to the library. >> who wants to do that? >> from five brothers entertainment. isn't it fun to see how far we've come? >> oh, it's incredible. look at the size of that computer. and like the switch is on the back to turn it on. >> right? >> that's why i never got into them. >> exactly. >> well, we wish you great luck. >> it's an amazing cast. it's so well done. "halt and catch fire" premieres this sunday night on amc. we're going to play a very special "who knew" edition. should you love them or leave them. advice from our sexperts. it's going to be a smackdown after this.

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it's almost time for "who knew" so here's a question to get you started. >> it's a fun, fun game. in 1981, daryl hall and john oates sang "your kiss is on my lips." is it my time? my lips? my mind? or my list? don't give it away. >> stick around. we'll have that answer and more fun questions for our crowd across the street in just a few minutes. and don't wait till the last minute to get your dad a gift. we'll show you affordable father's day ideas. >> getting hitched without a hitch. we'll solve your wedding day emergency. plus, those crazy kids will answer your relationship

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before they left, they saw another one burning, just 100 feet away. the homeless camp is located at kelly park near story road and rimler court. no one there when crews arrived. investigators say that's usually the case at these homeless camps. they do consider those fires to be suspicious. we'll have a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message. we're seeing a lot of sunshine this morning, and a warm forecast for inland valleys, out towards the east bay and north bay for the afternoon, close to 80 in san

jose. breezy at times. that is a problem for the pollen which has come up. grass pollen, that is moderate to high. and with the wind, certainly, that is not helping things, as we head through the afternoon. san francisco today, near 70 degrees. that trend should hold up for another day before things begin to cool for the second half of the week. a big drop in temperatures coming as we head towards the weekend, and we will see our high temperatures into the north bay and tri-valley today, climbing into the 80s. now for a check of your morning commute. here's mike. >> rob, there's not much of a drive right here. let me show you a video of why. this connector still closed, because of this overturned cement truck, still trying to clear that by 11:00, for that connector to reopen. it's counter commute, so look at the maps. we haven't had much of a problem, the southbound side. you'll loop back around at the next exit. a slower drive across 92, the san mateo bridge. a stall and a crash across that high-rise and east 580 recovers in towards the dublin interchange, scott? back to you.

>> all right, hyak, more local news coming up in the big newscast in half an hour at 11:00. see you then. we're back with more of "today" on this winesday wednesday. we're ready to play our weekly trivia game we call "who knew?" and the rock and roll hall of fame inductees are this weekend. we're going to test your knowledge of all things rock 'n' roll. kathie lee is right across the street at the nbc experience store. she's ready to hand out 100 bucks to those who get the questions right. and to those who don't, so sad, they get one of her fabulous cds. oh, they're cheering. that's nice. here to help me out in studio is greg harris, he is president and ceo of the rock and roll hall of fame. welcome. how are you? >> i'm thrilled to be here, hoda. >> we're glad you're here. >> thank you. >> before we went to break, help us out here. in their number one 1980 single

daryl hall and john oates sing a song called "your list is on my list." what is the correct answer? >> the correct answer is my list. ♪ because your kiss ♪ your kiss is on my list good song. great song. >> some philly guys, where i'm from, they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame a few weeks ago. the ceremony will be broadcast this saturday night on hbo. and we have an exhibit opening at the museum that's this weekend with all the new inductees. >> we look forward to that. let's head across the street to kath. >> you know what we really look forward to? with when neil sedaka is inducted. you're from ohio. what rock city did kiss sing about? chicago? detroit? new york or san francisco? >> "b." "b." >> what did i say about cheating? >> she's very cranky, clearly. a lot of crank going on across the street. the correct answer is detroit.

>> it is detroit rock city. and kiss was inducted, and the kiss army. that's what their fans are known as, will be invading the museum this summer. we're thrilled. >> you were about to answer the neil sedaka thing. you had a response. you can't just slam someone and then leave them in the dust. >> you know he's ineligible. to be eligible, you had to have made a record 25 years ago. so kathie, you're eligible. >> here's the big difference, though. i'm not deserving of it, but he is. >> all right. >> well, kind of, but he really is. but thank you. okay. where you from, honey? >> colorado. >> that's right. okay. peter gabriel became an mtv staple in 1986 with the music video for this song, which was famous for its stop-motion animation. what is the title of this song? can we hear it? ♪ you could have a >> is it in your eyes, sledgehammer, don't give up or mercy street? >> "sledgehammer"? >> she knew it without even

hearing it. >> it is a classic. >> it is a classic. think about those videos. "sledgehammer," there's madonna videos, prince videos, there's tom petty videos. the videos were the thing. >> oh, they were. i loved when that was the thing. >> they're showcased, we have an mtv exhibit at the museum, and they're full in the exhibit. >> terrific. back across to kath. >> finish the lyric of this 1977 linda ronstadt cover of roy orbison's hit. you might not know it. trouble over here, you guys, with audio. can you play it again? ♪ i'm going back ♪ come what may to >> oh. >> oh, so sad. >> i can't.

>> yes. ♪ >> you know what i'm going to do? i'm sorry, in a case like this, i'm giving her everything. that's the way i rock and roll. >> that's the way she being ro rolls. "blue by you." >> linda ronstadt, another inductee. she was not at the ceremony, but in her honor, bonnie raitt, sheryl crow, glen frey, emmylou harris. you had goose bumps when they were on stage. >> congrats for this weekend. we appreciate you coming, greg. thanks again. do you want to show him you love him with a feshl gift? we've got five ideas for father's day. and they're back. your favorite bickering relationship experts,

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something that bothers me? should she or should she not? >> well, the easy route to go down would be to assume that he's just got a different sense of humor from her. they say when sex is good, it's 20% of the relationship. when it's bad, it's 80% of the relationship. >> or 100%. >> or 100%. and if you want my honest opinion, i think he's talking about it in a humorous way because it's on his mind. either because he's not getting it enough or because he's not happy with the type of sex he's getting. >> so it's her fault. >> it's not her fault, but they're not communicating. not in an effective way. and i think that she can look at it just in terms of he makes crude jokes that i don't like, or she can say there's something underlying that i need to get to the root of. >> she did say she laughs some of the time, right? >> i like a man who tells jokes. instead of a man sitting in front of the tv with a clicker and grunting. but there's two ways to go with this. the sweet and the harsh. and the harsh can kill a man. so let's just get rid of the sweet and do the harsh. when i was a writer at "saturday

night live," i learned the funniest joke in the world was a man taking off his pants. right? >> right. >> the unfunniest is when a guy keeps his pants on and makes a bad joke. the writer and the actor quickly learn -- they quickly learn what works and what doesn't. or laughter. so if he tells a joke -- i say if he tells a joke -- >> oh. >> let the blackness go over your face. >> crickets. >> don't react. >> okay. >> don't react. >> okay. that was interesting. let's go on to michelle. something about "snl" and dropping pants. michelle says, i recently met a nice man, and our communications were frequent. several times a day through texting. we went out several times and a text telling me how amazing i am. he's a sports psychologist and often flies out of town on a moment's notice.

our communication now is a couple of times a week. while i realize things have changed in the dating world, i'm over 50, whatever happened to dating etiquette? i was always taught if i amman wants to date you, he'll go out of his way to. i'm seriously considering telling him good-bye. am i wrong? >> when people say times have changed, i always think it's dangerous when somebody has bought into the current epoch we're in where guys don't call anymore. they just text. we don't go on dates anymore. the moment you buy into that, you've lost. because the woman who demands more respect, she's different from everyone else. firstly, a big tip for women is you've -- if you want a guy to call you more, say to him, in a text message, you can do it in a playful way and say, listen, your voice is so sexy. i never get to hear it. give me a call later. i'm bored of texting. call him out it, but do it in a positive way. the other thing is she talks about the fact that, you know, he only contacts her a couple of times a week. i would be saying honestly --

two things. go out and meet more people at the same time. right? because clearly he's not monogamous right now. go out and meet more people. and at the same time when he does text you, say, listen, i'm a little busy this weekend, but it seems like you're busy in general right now, so why don't we catch up when you have a little bit more time to devote to whatever this is. >> that's a good one. e.g.? >> i love that answer. i love it. i think we should do that. but let's look at the good side. she's lucky. he's a psychologist. so just in case he is cooling off, she won't have to pay thousands and thousands of dollars to a couples therapist because this guy is breaking them up for free. >> what? >> okay, then. you know what? >> oh. >> i think. >> yeah. all right. that was interesting. thank you both ever so much. i have a question for these two, go to klgandhoda, hit the connect button. turn on "snl."

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it is almost june, and that means father's day's going to sneak up on you before you know it. >> contributing editor for "people" stylewatch, jill martin. she did stumping and has gifts for every kind of dad. hi, sweetheart. we're excited about this. >> okay. so this is the ultimate, there is something here for everyone. let's start with breakfast in bed for dad. >> genius. >> i don't cook and you make one dish. >> i make two. >> tilapia. anyway, this is to make the ultimate breakfast sandwich. it's from amazon for $25. i just show it had right here, all the things. you make the egg, then you make the ham, then you make this, and it just smushs into a sandwich. >> so you put everything in

here? >> everything in there. >> that's fantastic. >> so really easy, breakfast in bed and something they can keep. my dad, marty, likes to barbecue, but everything is always a mess when you go from the kitchen to the barbecue. this is from quirky. we have two items here. this, you marinate everything, but everyone has a home. so everyone stays separate. and then underneath you could store the meat or whatever else you're getting. and then look at this. you chop the vegetables. >> there's a drawer. that's fantastic! >> so we're honoring my dad but also your brother. and also frank. now, this is an apron. i know a lot of people don't wear aprons, but it comes with a glove. and it also comes with an opener. >> that's cute. >> for beer. attached. and a place for the beer. >> oh, no. it's a side pocket. >> did i get it on you? >> no. >> but it's super new. >> it's beautiful. it was beautiful. >> was new. >> stationarystudio.com, beer

tasting. >> cute. >> and then look at the napkins you can have made. keep calm and grill on. king of the grill. >> i can't. >> adorable. >> you can make coasters in the state where you live. connecticut for the giffords and then virginia -- i made it from hanna and ella so they could give it. >> sweet. >> very sweet for them. >> let's move on to the sports dad. this is major. it's called the pill, okay? the pillgolf.com. and this is the ultimate golf ball. you see it's shaped a little bit differently. >> yeah, like a tire. >> right. it's for training. so when you swing at it, it will roll in a certain way that will give you instantaneous feedback as to what you're doing wrong. so "golf digest" just rated it editor's pick. so for a golfer for $12.95, if your dad's a golfer, it's a perfect, perfect tool. i know. >> we don't know what you're talking about. >> right. for golfers, though, they know. because a lot of pro golfers are using it now. the pillgolf.com. $5, always a great gift. also if you're having a party

for father's day. pottery barn, $12.50. favorite sport, baseball, football to hold your beer. now, this is very interesting. customgifts.com. i'm going to tell you about it because you can't see. this is patent for each of the sport, an artist researches them and then tells you how that specific sport and item came about. >> oh, that's cute. >> that's just like an interesting gift. father/son shave set. obviously this one's rubber for the little boy. it's cute to do together to teach your son how to shave. and the son is always grabbing things. $30 to $45. minted.com, inexpensive gift, $16. look. cody and dad. the whole family. here you have adul. you can take them right off facebook for someone. >> fantastic. >> this is virginia, right behind you. now, this is from hanna and ella to your brother. it's a 400-piece puzzle, north

and south of where you live. and on the lid, you can put a message. and it says "i love you, dad." >> that's adorable. >> something fun to do together. we're a big scrabble family. i put two sets and i put all the words that associates my whole family. michigan, boats, john, jill, dad and gave it to him. this is something you can make at home. >> good job. you did it again, baby. it takes months to plan but only minutes to ruin. >> how to prepare for those unexpected wedding day emergencies. this is a good segment. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. i love. rt

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it's supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life, but wedding day is not always. despite months of detailed planning, there's one thing you can never plan for, and that's last-minute emergencies. >> so here to help the brides and grooms handle some of the hitches of getting hitched is the founder of theknot.com. >> hey, carly. >> hello. >> we have some scenarios for you. first of all, what happens if you're going to a wedding, you're an invited guest, and your baby-sitter calls in sick or something happens and you can't attend. should you call? what should you do? >> okay. wedding no-shows and people bringing kids to weddings are the two biggest pet peeves. so if you get sick at the last minute, call the closest person in the bridal party that you know but not the bride and groom. they do not want your text messages and explanations. make sure to rearrange the seating. but do not under any circumstances bring your babies. divide and conquer. send your husband. send your wife. and then at least you're making a showing at something like the

ceremony. >> or you made a suggestion on one of the cards, you go to the ceremony, let him go to the party. >> this is honorable. and if you don't go to the wedding, you still need to send a gift. you have to send twice as big a gift. >> let's pretend this. you're the girlfriend of the bride's father. the bride decides she wants to sit her parents, her divorced parents, together at a table, and you're stuck at some weird table with some strangers. >> okay. >> what should you do? >> there is only one solution here, hoda. it's to suck it up. this is a day with so many complicated family situations going on. it's impossible to do the seating and have everyone be happy. so no matter who you are, if you're unhappy with your table, you only sit there for a short period of time. >> that's just it. nobody stays seated very long. >> yeah. just dance the night away. that's your job. >> and the tension's always so high. everybody's on edge. >> what else would the bride do in that situation? maybe the mom has no one to sit with. you always have to try to understand the bride. >> if you're the bride, okay, and you get a stain on your dress, you're putting your dress

on and you get makeup in the collar or you're having a glass of wine for the nerves, and splash. what should you do? >> this is every bride's biggest nightmare. first of all, do not let red wine anywhere near you and your wedding dress. and so there are some quick solutions. one, you want to have a bridal emergency kit on hand because it has things like talcum powder or chalk in it. and those are secrets. >> cover it up. >> first blot it, obviously. >> don't rub. >> don't rub. you know, girlfriend. and then you can put talcum powder over it. it will hide it. >> what about makeup on the pounder? >> once again, talcum powder is the best. it absorbs grease like if it's foundation, then dust it off really lightly like with a stocking or something that can take off the talc. i promise you no one will notice. >> don't point it out the rest of the night. >> people aren't going to care. >> if it happens during your event, i promise you the best thing is just forget about it.

you can't ruin your wedding over a stain. >> here's one that comes up. it's time for the toast and there's one groomsman who's trashed. he gets the mike and says weird, gross jokes and strange stories. >> that's always my favorite time. >> what should you do there? dprab it? >> if you think you have a groomsman who's going to go, you know, haywire, you need a buddy system. so always have one straight guy on the bridal party. and on the bridesmaid party, too. those bridesmaids can be just as bad. >> i've seen that movie. >> yeah. you'd be, like, oh, man, have somebody who can take it away or cue the deejay. crank it up. time to. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. tomorrow, actors harry hamlin and leah thompson stop by. >> elvis duran. and don't forget, "ambush makeover." have an awesome winesday

come, you may stand upon my back and face your distant destiny, but seek no haven in my shadow. >> remembering a civil rights hero and iconic poet, maya angel angelou, who rose from poverty and segregation and violence to become a force on stage and screen and on printed page has passed away. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon in for peggy bunker. angelou was found dead this morning in her north carolina home. a hearse was seen leaving the house in winston-salem,