>> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00, as well. we'll continue to update you. have a great day. good morning. price of freedom. criticism gross over the controversial release of army p.o.w. bowe bergdahl. did the administration endanger all americans for the safety of one? we'll hear from the white house and bergdahl's family and friends. >> nationwide manhunt. the fbi launches an all-out search for a media consultant considered armed and dangerous after finding explosive materials in his san francisco apartment. a new phase begins in the search for madeleine mccann. overnight police cord donned off an area near where she disappeared. and remembering alice.

and ann b. davis dice at the age of 88. tributes pouring in from fans around the world. we'll talk to one of her co-stars monday, june 2nd, 2014. from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on monday morning. >> boy. alice. known by one name, people just loved her. we're going to talk with barry williams also known as greg brady. >> we look forward to that. >> right to today's top story. a controversial prisoner swap that secured the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. she beginning what the military calls the reintegration process at a facility in germany while questions grow about the circumstances of his release. let's get to nbc's chief

correspondent. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. u.s. military officials i have spoken to are delighted bergdahl was recovered but frankly, there is a lot of anger too. five years ago bergdahl wandered off of his base in eastern afghanistan, he was alone, he was unarmed, had a compass. he was reportedly disillusioned with the conduct of the war. it didn't take long before he was captured by militants who held him all these years. now he is here recovering on his way home. sergeant bowe bergdahl is being examined by american doctors at the land stool medical school in germany as the fire storm grows back in the u.s. >> he has been held for five years, and that's five years of very difficult living, and we don't know yet all the specifics and details. >> reporter: in idaho sunday, bergdahl's family members said

they had not yet spoken to their son. >> i'm so looking forward to seeing your face after these last 5 1/2 years. long, long years. >> reporter: the obama administration is standing by the decision to release five taliban leaders in a prisoner exchange. >> sergeant bergdahl is a prisoner of war. that's a normal process in getting your prisoners back. >> on sunday the >> reporter: on sunday, the reclusive taliban leader declared it a great victory. officials acknowledged the five prisoners were among the most dangerous captured after the 9/11 attacks. pentagon classified all as high risk likely threat to the united states and likely continued detention. >> these are the hardest of the hardcore. these are the highest high risk people. >> reporter: counterterrorism experts describe them as quote,

gray beards, and unlikely to go back to fighting. they will remain under government control in qatar for a year. susan rice said a key reason for the president to act now and without congressional support was bowe bergdahl's health at risk. >> given the acute health state and the constitutional responsibilities, it was determined necessary and appropriate not to adhere to the 30-day notification requirement. >> reporter: military officials tell us u.s. intelligence knew with a fairly high degree of certainty where bergdahl was being held in pakistan for at least part of the time. u.s. special forces considered repeatedly launching a rescue operation, but ultimately determined it was too risky, too high of a chance that the hostage would be killed. savannah, matt? >> all right, richard engel, thank you very much. >> let us bring in white house press secretary jay carney. jay, good morning to you.

>> good morning, matt. >> what was the acute urgency of bowe bergdahl's condition? that's what susan rice just said. what was the acute urgency of his health? >> well, matt, as you know, he was held for five years. and in those circumstances, not easy circumstances, his health had been deteriorating. i can't get into all the information that we had, but we know that his situation was worsening, and that made it all the more urgent to secure his release. in a situation like this, you have a prisoner of war, a uniformed military person who was detained and held, and it was absolutely the right thing to do because the united states does not leave our men and women behind in armed conflict. >> obviously you know there are a lot of people who feel differently. they're very concerned about the five guys who were released in exchange for sergeant bergdahl. i'm looking at the resume of these guys right now, jay, in classified documents released by wikileaks. these are guys who are

considered at very high risk to launch attacks against the u.s., if they were freed. so has the administration now, though, endangered the lives of all americans for the safety of one american? >> no, matt. the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, and the national security team, made a determination that because of the mitigation that we can engage in with a third country, qatar, that we believe that this is not a security threat to the united states and that there's sufficient mitigation to be comfortable with the transfer of those detainees to qatar. >> you talk about the talks were held with officials in qatar, however you knew the release would be on the part of the taliban. is this semantics, jay? are we calling it a prisoner swap when, in fact, it is negotiating with terrorists? >> we've made clear for years, matt, that we would aggressively engage in an effort to recover sergeant bergdahl. that's what we do when our men

and women are held as prisoners of war. and you know that direct talks with the taliban broke down in 2012, and they have not resumed. but we've made every effort we could in order to secure his release and we're extremely gratified that after five years he's now safe and beginning the process of reintegration into the united states. >> yeah, but the terrorists are celebrating this, jay. and in some ways, they now know there is a going rate, that one american in captivity can win the release of five terrorists being held by the united states. do you worry that that sets a very dangerous precedent? >> well, i'd caution anyone against buying the propaganda of terrorists, first of all. secondly, it is absolutely a situation with a long history and precedent where we engage in exchange of prisoners during armed conflict. sergeant bergdahl was a soldier in our military, and he was being held by the enemy, and that's a situation where you do

everything you can to secure his release, and that's what we did. >> changing subjects, kind of, i guess, jay, here. we're sitting here talking and you are talking about another controversial topic as you have over the last several years, supporting and in some cases defending the president of the united states. you announced just at the end of last week that you're leaving your post in the coming weeks. are you going to miss all this fun? >> you know, i am, matt. this has been the most incredible experience. i feel so fortunate to have landed here in the white house, having covered the white house as a reporter, as you know, for "time" magazine. first i worked for the vice president for two years, and then president obama asked me to be his press secretary almost three and a half years ago, and every day has been thrilling and an honor and a privilege. and people say that's the hardest job having to get up there and take questions and respond at the podium. it's the best job i could have ever had and i'm so grateful to the president and the vice president for the opportunity. >> i know a lot of members of the media will miss you, jay. good luck to you and thanks for joining us this morning.

>> thank you, sir. meantime, since the announcement of sergeant bergdahl's release, it has been nonstop smiles and tears and joy in his hometown of hailey, idaho. nbc's janet shamlian is there this morning. janet, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the questions about how sergeant bergdahl was released seem very far away here in hailey. this is a community that has rallied around and supported his family from day one, and this morning they are planning a joyous homecoming. >> woohoo! i'm hooting and hollering. >> reporter: they're on a high here in hailey. everyone in this town of 8,000 seems to know the bergdahl family and joy is overflowing. >> bob and jani bergdahl. >> reporter: the bergdahls haven't talked to their son directly yet, but they know it will be a long road yet. even speaking english after nearly five years might be a challenge for bowe. his father who immersed himself in the taliban culture during bowe's captivity, spoke to his son in the afghan language of

pashtu. >> can you speak english still? >> reporter: and his mother urged him to take things slowly. >> and give yourself all of the time you need to recover and decompress. >> reporter: reuters reporter david roe knows what it's like to be held by the taliban. he was a prisoner for seven months before he escaped. >> he's been isolated for a very long time, but i do think he'll recover and live a full and wonderful life. >> reporter: friends and neighbors in hailey are ready to help. already planning a huge party for bowe's return. >> we need bowe back here. because he is part of our community. >> reporter: but bob and jani bergdahl know it will take time. >> in many ways, it's just beginning for jani and i and our family. there's a long process here. >> reporter: still, to a mother who will soon be getting her son back, all that seems secondary. >> you are free. freedom is yours. i will see you soon, my beloved son. i love you, bowe. >> reporter: but no word on how soon.

after germany, bergdahl is said to be headed to brook army medical center in san antonio. people here are just hoping that he will be back for the celebration at the end of the month. savannah and matt. >> all right, janet shamlian in bowe bergdahl's hometown. it is a busy news morning. there's a manhunt under way following a chilling discovery out in san francisco. fbi agents uncovering powerful explosives in a man's apartment there. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has the latest on this. pete, what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt, good morning. the search is on after police and federal agents found these explosives in the man's apartment and now authorities say he's missing. they're eager to find him to figure out what he may have been up to. the fbi is asking for help in finding a 42-year-old public relations specialist, ryan kelly chamberlain ii. he's wanted for possessing explosives at his apartment in san francisco. fbi agents along with local police, fire crews and a hazardous materials team searched his apartment over the weekend. officials say they also found

other hazardous chemicals. the fbi says chamberlain was last seen south of san francisco on sunday driving a white 2008 nissan altima like this one with either california or texas license plates. he was wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. >> if you have any sort of sightings or if you know him, please just let us know so we can help apprehend him, and again, bring him in so people are safe. >> reporter: chamberlain has described himself as a media junkie with a background in san francisco politics and as a public relations and social media expert. >> the only thing menacing about ryan is the fact that he starts each day being 6'3". >> to have the explosives and all that, it's just totally mind boggling. >> reporter: officials emphasize this morning that they have so far found no indication that he planned any kind of attack. nothing to indicate what he intended to do with the materials he had been gathering. they want to find him to get those questions answered. back to you all.

>> all right, pete williams, thanks. when's the last time we used media consultant and armed and dangerous. >> it's not something you see every day, thankfully. natalie's got some surprising news out of spain this morning. >> that's right. tied to the royal family. spain's king juan carlos plans to abdicate after almost four decades on the throne. his son prince felipe will take over as spain's next king. the country's prime minister made the announcement today. 76-year-old king juan carlos oversaw spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy. in recent years, he has suffered from repeated health problems and his popularity has dipped after royal scandals. family and friends are mourning the loss of philanthropist and billionaire lewis katz this morning. katz was one of seven people killed when a private jet crashed during takeoff from an airfield near boston on saturday. the 72-year-old katz just won a bitter battle to control "the philadelphia inquirer" newspaper, but his legacy of charity to organizations and schools extends way beyond his latest acquisition. katz was also the former owner

of the new jersey nets and new jersey devils. the environmental protection agency unveils today a sweeping proposal to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. as part of the obama administration's climate change agenda, the goal is to cut emissions 30% by 2030 with a rule expected to be final next year. the administration hopes the step will get other countries to act when negotiations on a new international treaty resume next year. a 14-year-old boy leads police on a wild chase through a city park while children were playing. this happened in syracuse, new york. take a look. you can see the suspect speeding across the grass in a stolen car. parents yelled at their kids to get out of the way. police backed off due to safety concerns. and the chase ended when an off duty officer slammed his pickup into the car. the teen is now facing a list of charges. and the most impressive shot of the soccer game in england didn't come from the playing

field, but from the stands. take a look at a fan launched a paper airplane from the very top of wembley stadium in london and fans cheered as it flew all the way, all over the field. it stayed in the air for what seemed like an eternity, finally coming to a stop when it hit a peru defender. clearly just one of the dangers of playing soccer. not! england went on to beat peru 3-0. >> it was a header. >> that's what i was going for. >> take out peru. >> natalie, thank you. how's the weather looking? >> bad stuff up in the upper midwest there. >> that's right. we've got some flood watches. this isn't even the worst of it. tomorrow is going to be worse. we're looking at thunderstorms firing up. we have flood watches right now up through the northern parts of minnesota on into north dakota where we're expecting to see more of those thunderstorms, cities like duluth, superior under flood watches. rainfall amounts from half an inch to over an inch of rain.

but tomorrow is the big day that we're going to be watching. we've got this risk of severe weather to rapid city, omaha, topeka, st. louis to chicago. a strong risk of severe storms into grand isle and to kansas city. tornados likely in this area of orange. we are going to be watching this very closely. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. nbc bay area mike are climate forecast is sponsored by

yakult probiotic drink. new week, brand-new forecast. june gloom for today and tomorrow and keep your temperatures in the 50s for now and only in the 70s later on today. 77 degrees is the forecast high in the south bay, that's not bad. 78 degrees for the east bay and 61 on the cool side in san francisco with a little drizzle out there, as well. as we head throughout tomorrow, stay nice and mild and that summer returns late week. >> al, thank you. tributes are pouring in this morning for emmy winning actress ann b. davis. the 88-year-old who starred as alice the housekeeper on the beloved sitcom "the brady bunch" died on sunday morning. here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> hi, alice. >> hi, mrs. brady. >> reporter: she was best-known as the lovable housekeeper. >> clear out of here so that i can get dinner started. >> reporter: playing alice on "the brady bunch," ann b. davis became part of the family in living rooms across the country. >> will you do me the favor the next time you ask me to volunteer something? immobilize my big mouth before i can answer.

>> reporter: born in 1926, davis first fell in love with the stage in college, launching her career as a lovable actress. >> the through line in all of her performances was likability. she was just someone that you liked when you watched on screen. >> reporter: in the 1950s, davis starred in "the bob cummings show", earning a star on the hollywood walk of fame and two emmys. >> i'm very proud of my emmys. because it's an acknowledgement by your peers. >> reporter: but it was in 1969 when davis landed the role that would make her famous with generations. for five years, she played brady housekeeper alice nelson. the reruns still airing today. >> somebody they really knew. >> reporter: in the '80s and '90s, there were smaller roles including the cameo in 1995's "the brady bunch" movie. >> are you kidding? they'd probably just treat you like a maid.

>> reporter: sunday morning, davis slipped inside her texas home, hitting her head, causing grave damage. today, she's remembered by fans of all ages as the housekeeper we loved. ann b. davis was 88 years old. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, hollywood. >> a whole generation of people who love alice. >> there was a reason she was in that center square. she was the heart. >> technically wasn't a brady, obviously, but she was. she was the glue that held that family together. not ju the kids, but tiger. and mel the butcher. >> we know it's a sitcom, right? >> to me, it was more than a sitcom. >> was it real? >> obviously it meant a lot to you too at home. come in the orange room. social media went nuts sunday with the tragic loss of alice. worldwide trending was ann b. davis. so many people chiming in. let's get to some of your thoughts here. florence henderson, i'm so shocked and saddened to learn my dear friend and colleague ann b.

davis died today. spoke with her a few months ago and she was doing great. christina applegate wrote in, how many mornings i've spent with you, oh, alice, r.i.p. this is one of our viewers. ann b. davis was the center square of my childhood, i am so saddened. we'll have barry williams, aka greg brady, we'll get his thoughts next hour. guys, back to you. >> carson, thank you, sir. coming up, a major twist in the disappearance of madeleine mccann. why investigators have just sealed off the potential new search area seven years after the disappearance. and why was phil mickelson questioned by fbi agents in the middle of a tournament? the investigation now hanging over the head over one of the world's most popular golfers. we'll talk about that, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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cheers to that. gevalia. 150 years of rich, never bitter coffee. a very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. extra police officers are on hand at lafayette elementary school in oakland after a 9-year-old girl was attacked with a hammer last week. school officials say a mother of another student who was also a volunteer on campus lured the girl into a bathroom during recess last friday and then hit the girl with a hammer. police say the attack may be related to an ongoing family feud. the 9-year-old was taken to the hospital but will be okay. right now muni scrambling to patch together service. riders are being told to expect delays. right now cable cars are not running, instead, buses are running on those routes. it all stems over a dispute over contract talks.

b.a.r.t. will honor muni fare payments today. check the morning forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, laura. good morning to you at home. take a live look here. cloudy is to start the day in san francisco and meanwhile a few lingering clouds over san jose at this point. june gloom to start and beautiful sunny finish here in the south bay and keep our temperatures down. mostly cloudy in san francisco and most of the day 50s to start and head into the 70s and 76 degrees. in the south bay, 61 degrees in san francisco. kind of chilly there, we'll trade off that heat later on this week. you're going to warm up in the city by the bay as we get into thursday and friday and then it's going to feel like summertime for us here inland. so, again, and taking the weather department. let's find out what we're working with in the traffic department. here's mike. >> the bottom of your screen we just saw a tow truck leave the area, as well. cutting over and in the left and

a stall reported in the cash lanes in the next few minutes and i'll track that and meanwhile the approach not so bad as we look at the maps and we see a slow flow and 580 looking better over the last half hour. the rest of your bay, a pretty traditional pattern and lighter flow around the bay and muni system reports major delays throughout and b.a.r.t. honoring their passes and downtown commute, as well. laura, back to you. >> thank you. another local news update coming up in half an hour. have a good monday morning.

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♪ 7:30 now on this monday son las 7 y media en esta morning. it's the 2nd of june, 2014. it is a banner day here in the northeast, as we get the view looking south from the top of the rock, and then down on the ground below, our plaza filled with people who are in a good mood. the sun is shining. let's get this month of june under way in earnest. good morning, everyone. nice to have you along. let's look at the headlines of the morning. sergeant bowe bergdahl, who was freed after five years of captivity in afghanistan, is now being treated at a military medical center in germany. this as the obama administration faces mounting questions over the prisoner swap that led to his release. officials at washington state's mt. rainier say it is simply too risky to search for six climbers who apparently fell

to their deaths. the group was last heard from on wednesday. they failed to return on friday. the area will instead now be checked periodically by the air in the coming weeks and months. and spain's king juan carlos, who came to power in 1975, plans to abdicate in favor of his son, crowned prince felipe. the 76-year-old has suffered a number of health problems in recent years. no specific timetable was announced. >> doesn't sound as good as when natalie says it. >> i know. juan carlos. felipe. she's trying to teach me. coming up, we have a bevy of stars coming into our studio, including ricky gervais, the very personal side to his latest comedy role. >> and plus, one of hollywood's most sought-after young actresses, shailene woodley and her "the fault in our stars" co-star ansel elgort, who do a terrific job in this movie. >> and the fans are lining up at the movie theaters to see "the fault in our stars." >> carrying tissues into that. >> exactly. we will begin this half-hour, though, with a new phase beginning in the search for madeleine mccann, seven years after her mysterious disappearance. nbc's keir simmons has the

latest on this. keir, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. police have been at this site behind me since dawn. so far, what we've seen is them unpacking equipment. but as a parent, can you imagine seeing detectives searching an area like this for your missing daughter, and doing it seven years after she disappeared? searching for madeleine mccann seven years later. detectives sealed off a field amid reports they may be looking for her body. a happy, outgoing 3-year-old girl. loving and mischievous, full of energy. her parents kate and gerry have waited years without answers, campaigning around the world, even meeting the pope. at one point, they were arrested. now people here are braced for more news. >> because we were here that year, we've got an interest in it and we would like it to be resolved. >> i think hope is probably long gone.

>> reporter: madeleine disappeared from her family's vacation apartment, which is just a short walk from where police are searching. the question, could madeleine mccann's body be buried in this pretty seaside resort? detectives have chosen this site after a reinvestigation that included analyzing cell phone records. >> if they discover human remains, that would be a massive step forward for the inquiry. >> reporter: and police are said to have suspects they want to interview to finally find out how a little girl could simply disappear in this picturesque place. we don't know why they are focused on this area. we don't even know whether or not they will go so far as to dig. it may be that detectives, guys, are simply following every line of inquiry. but if you were madeleine mccann's parents, that's what you'd want, right? >> absolutely. >> and not have to wait seven years for it, too, by the way. keir, thank you very much. let us get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> today's weather is brought to you by mass mutual, a company

owned by its policyowners. >> and as we head out west, the heat is on. temperatures nice and moderate in the east, but as you go out west, 90s. temperatures well into the 100s as you get into the southwest. so we have fire weather watches, red flag warnings, and excessive heat warnings for a good portion of the southwest. phoenix today, 111. nogales, 102. albuquerque, 95 degrees. fresno at 97. look at these elevated fire risks. but we've got a critical fire risk right now between flagstaff, las vegas, into central nevada. low relative humidity, very dry. 5% to 10%, gusty winds up to 25 miles per hour. gusts, in fact, higher than that, and very hot temperatures. so we'll be watching this area very closely over the next 48 hours. 7:34. happy monday to you. this june gloom is actually a welcome sight. it's overcast for now at the coast. meanwhile, we're already clearing out here in the south

bay and the natural coolant means temperatures will not be able to soar today. climb out of the 50s and only into the mid-70s in the warmest cities across the bay area. 76 in the south bay and 73 for the peninsula and 61 degrees kind of cool and jacket all day long in san francisco and then crank up that heat all across the board as we get into the end of the week. hope you have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. now to what was a pretty tough weekend, both on and off the course for phil mickelson. willie's here with that story. a lot of people talking about this. >> they sure are. good morning, everybody. mickelson finished one over par on sunday, good for 43rd at jack nicklaus's memorial tournament in dublin, ohio. but that may be the least of mickelson's problems right now, amid reports this he's part of an fbi probe into a possible insider trading scandal. stepping off the course on sunday, phil mickelson was focused on golf. >> that 16th hole, man, that hole has got my number. >> just a day after confirming that fbi agents approached him last week as part of an insider

trading investigation. >> i have done absolutely nothing wrong. and that's why i've been fully cooperating with the fbi agents, and i'm happy to do so in the future. >> mickelson's lawyer told "the wall street journal," phil is not the target of any investigation, period. at issue, according to cnbc, is whether or not mickelson, business mogul carl icahn, and vegas gambler and golf course owner william walters exchanged private information about icahn's planned 2011 takeover bid for clorox, a bid which when later announced drove up shares of the company's stock. >> there's no indication that phil mickelson is a target here. it certainly sounds as if he's being asked questions and is at least trying to answer them. >> icahn acknowledged knowing walters and released a statement saying, while i have obviously heard of phil mickelson, i have never spoken to him or met him. i am very proud of my 50-year unblemished record and i have never given out inside information.

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back at:42 this morning. on "rossen reports", more kids injured when a bounce house went flying through the air. "today" national investigative correspondent is here with more on this, jeff rossen, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah guthrie, good morning to you. a couple good questions there. it is hard to believe that it has happened yet again. the summer just kicking off, and here we are with another bouncy house flying away with kids trapped inside. they are super popular, but this weekend, more proof of how

dangerous these bouncers can be. all it took was a gust of wind to send these children tumbling. this morning, we have it all covered for you, from the dramatic moments caught on tape to the simple tips that could save your kids. mayhem in colorado saturday. this bouncy house in the wind, literally. >> there's not a kid in there, is there? >> reporter: yes, there is. two young kids trapped inside, a boy and a girl. cell phone girl capturing it all as parents panicked. >> all of a sudden, it picks up and there's a girl going down the slide. she flies out about eight feet in the air. >> as the wind picked up, it would tumble and just -- like a bag in the wind. >> reporter: winds were gusting near 30 miles per hour. the bouncy house traveled nearly 300 feet. the 10-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital. doctors say he'll be okay. the young girl was treated at the scene. >> it was pretty horrific and scary and you just kind of freeze in the moment and you're

like, you don't know what to do. >> reporter: it's so scary to watch, and it's happened before. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: in 2011, 13 people were hurt when these bouncy houses were tossed by wind on long island. and just weeks ago in upstate, new york, two kids were seriously hurt when high winds sent their bouncy house airborne. they fell out, plummeting 20 feet to the ground. dan stuckey is the general manager of jump and jam, a safety certified bounce house company. >> this wall right here of the bounce house, it's just like a kite or a sail. if it's not properly secured, the wind will take it and tip it right over. i'll show you right now. this one is not properly secured. it's very easy for air to get underneath it and just lift it up in the air and flip it over. >> and if kids are inside, that's dangerous. >> yes, kids will fall out, they can get hurt very seriously. >> reporter: he says if people follow directions, they're safe. and watch this. he's about to show you how to do

it. for those of us who aren't experts, how do you stake this in so it's safe? >> first, you want to get the right stakes. at least an 18-inch stake. a 45-degree angle. drive it into the ground. as much as you can. >> so you don't even see it anymore. this isn't going anywhere? >> it's not going anywhere. >> reporter: now the investigation begins. what went wrong in colorado over the weekend? airbound, the company responsible for the bouncy house, tells nbc news, it was a freak accident. the wind came out of nowhere, and the bouncy house was properly staked with a staffer tending to it. a terrifying new warning, how fast summer smiles with turn to screams. >> i hope the family and everyone's okay, and we're praying for a good recovery. >> we echo that sentiment. here's anothertip. experts say most inflatable bouncers aren't safe when the wind gets higher than 15 to 20 miles per hour. unless you have an app that shows you that, basically you can tell when the tops of the

trees start swaying, it's time to bring that house down. every bouncy house has a warning label on it about how to use it safely, so you should check that out before even putting it up, guys. >> all right, jeff, thank you very much. coming up on "trending," how did he get up there? one man's stomach-churning selfie atop brazil's famed christ the redeemer statue. >> that is a view. up next, carson is in the orange room with a special guest. >> that's not ricky gervais. >> he's got ricky gervais in there in just a moment. the sign that says ricky there in just a moment. the [ mike ] my guys doy a lot of good for people. i wanted to do some good for them, so i'm trying best foods with olive oil. i'm kinda nervous. you don't mess with a fireman's best foods. hey mike, seriously, so good. well you know, that's not best foods on your sandwiches. it's best foods with olive oil. whaddaya want, a parade? [ laughter ] give me another sandwich. [ male announcer ] best foods mayonnaise dressing with olive oil. the delicious taste of best foods, with the goodness of olive oil.

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had and how do you get through it? >> you see me at the golden globes? yes. making it worse myself. if i didn't like something i did more of that. >> you want to do it again? >> yeah. been a while. >> wow. how do you spend your summer, this from -- how do you spend your down time? this from heather. >> if i'm not here with here i hang out. >> normally you're here. >> normally home in my pants getting drunk. >> you do have something in common. >> who is the person in your life that makes you laugh the most? >> my girlfriend. she's the only person in my life. i don't go out much. >> who would you like to work with? >> i'm not bothered. >> what's the highlight of your career so far? this is from charlotte.

>> working with the mup pits was good. >> people too. >> i didn't know. >> muppits. >> what are you doing? sorry. we'll talk about derek with matt later on in the show. thanks for hanging out with me. >> snuck that in on the seven-second delay. thank you for that. >> just ahead a big weekend for angelina jolie. 70 million reasons to celebrate. >> and the author john green will join us. first your local news. [narrawait a sec. i'll take one. oh yeah. alright. all good. take care. way to go. nice. bring it on. gotcha. i'm here for you. oh no. please, please. please.

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good morning, everyone. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a nationwide manhunt under way for a bay area man. federal agents say 42-year-old ryan chamberlain of san francisco is armed and dangerous. police and hazmat crews swarmed his russian hill apartment taking out more than a dozen bags of evidence, though it is not this morning entirely clear what he will be charged with. chamberlain described as a 6'3" man, 225 pounds last seen driving a white 2008 nissan altima with california or possibly texas plates. the fbi does say he is a dangerous man. makeup ap tests will begin this morning. at amador. 400 students had a week to cram for makeup tests. the testing service invalidated their scores because of what they called seating irregularities. makeup testing takes place throughout the week. let's check our weather with

christina this morning. >> hey, scott, good morning to you at home. temperatures are looking good right now. still in the 50s. want to show you the sky is clearing over the south bay, but overcast just about everywhere else and that june gloom will linger at least until about lunchtime over the peninsula and inner east bay. 55 degrees there for now. low 60s in san francisco today, it will be cool and you'll need your jacket here and otherwise really comfortable temperatures for you inland and 76 in the south bay and 73 along the peninsula and then warm you up as we get into the end of the week. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> something good for the hybrids, i guess. a lot of stop and go. the arrow shows you 280 and 85 and also slowing down and the rest of your commute smoothing out. we have a smooth drive, typical slowing through palo alto both directions for 101. slower drive for 580 and 680 and look at the north bay and sudden slowing. back to you. >> mike, more news in half an hour.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering alice. >> ready. go! >> tributes pouring in for emmy winning actress ann b. davis, the beloved house keeper on "the brady bunch." we'll hear from one of her co-stars. angelina jolie scores the biggest weekend of her career as ma live a sent cast as spell at the box office. and the stars are shining in studio 1a. >> take control of the body. >> the funny and always charming ricky gervais stops by. >> why are you looking at me like that? >> because you're beautiful. >> the cast of the highly

anticipated movie "the fault in our stars" here today, monday, june 2nd, 2014. >> good morning texas. >> hello illinois. >> new jersey. >> we traveled 14 hours from milwaukee to get here. >> good morning, d.c. we're up here to see savannah. >> we're back now 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 2nd day of june, 2014. and if the rest of the month looks like this morning here in manhattan we're in for a good one. >> al roker, more of this weather. >> perfect. temperature and everything. >> beautiful. everybody's talking about that hidden cash craze, going national. >> we're going to be hitting the

road, i'm going to hit the road traveling to three great american cities. i'm going to give out clues for our own hidden gifts including a trip for two to new york, and v.i.p. tickets to our toyota summer concert series. >> you're looking for money or giving out money? >> not money, big prizes. special stuff. three american cities. got to tune in tomorrow for the first one. >> okay. have a safe trip. >> okay. >> a check of the top stories. natalie is at the news desk. >> good morning everyone. there's heavy political fallout from the deal that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl, the only known american p.o.w. in afghanistan. nbc's chief foreign correspondent is in germany. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. u.s. military officials have spoken to are happy that sergeant bergdahl was recovered, that he's alive. but frankly, there's a lot of anger too. five years ago bergdahl wandered off of his base in eastern

afghanistan, he was reportedly disillusioned with the conduct of the war, he was unarmed, he had a compass, and didn't take long before he was captured by militants. they held him for all of these years, much of it in pakistan, then with a prisoner exchange he was freed. now he is at the landstuhl medical center where he is being treated, also starting his reintegration process. he's given time to decompress, reconnect with family and finally tell his story, so far in private. natalie. >> richard engel in germany, thank you. earlier on "today" outgoing white house press secretary jay carney insisted the prisoners traded for sergeant bergdahl who will be first sent to qatar do not pose a danger. >> we believe this is not a security threat to the united states and that there's sufficient mitigation to be comfortable with the transfer of those detainees to qatar. >> carney said the administration made it clear

long ago it would aggressively pursue bergdahl's release. the fbi joined the manhunt for a fugitive media consultant after police said they found explosives in his san francisco apartment. the suspect ryan kelly chamberlain is considered armed and dangerous. police and hazardous teams raided his building for a search that lasted most of the weekend. the family feud over casey kasem -- spilled into public view on sunday. witnesses say kasem's wife yelled at his oldest daughter and threw raw meat at her as he was wheeled to an ambulance. the two women have been fighting over the 82-year-old's medical care and visitation rights. on friday a judge granted the daughter permission to visit her dad and have her own doctors examine him. officials called off the search for six climbers who were supposed to return friday from

week-long trek up mt. rainier in washington state. park rangers say there was an avalanche on the mountain and members of the group probably fell thousands of feet to their deaths. conditions are too dangerous to keep looking for them. two children are recovering from minor injuries after a powerful gust of wind knocked over a ride and toppled concession stands at fair in omaha, nebraska. firefighters had to remove several children stuck on the ride. none of the injuries was serious. nasa released amazing footage of a huge solar eruption captured this month in the greatest detail ever. it shows clouds of super heated particles shooting out of the sun surface at 1.5 million miles an hour. this is the first time it was seen by iris, nasa's new observatory. how big was it? the area in this view is about five times as wide as the earth. 8:05. spectacular image. a check of the weather with mr.

roker. >> thanks so much. natalie. found some ladies from oklahoma. you like singing about your state? let's hear it. ♪ oklahoma where the rains on the plains ♪ >> everybody. oklahoma. let's go to your weather. we've got going on now. we check out strong storms making their way in the midsection of the country, all the way into milwaukee. some clouds, showers, thunderstorms later today. it's going to be a rough one as you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms approaching. look for wet weather from the great lakes all the way down into oklahoma, we've got beautiful weather. 80 degrees tomorrow we've got a strong storm in the midsection of the country, wet weather moves into the northeast.

sizzling in the southwest on into texas. that's what's going 8:07. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. overcast sky over the golden gate bridge. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s. we're headed toward the mid to upper 70s. 74 degrees in the north bay. 61 in san francisco today. on the way to the east bay, comfortable conditions here if in the south bay and along the peninsula. warming up all the way through friday. weather. >> thank you. coming up next on trending justin bieber taking heat for a racially offensive joke he told five years ago. he's apologized but should it impact his career? >> plus we're going to remember ann b. davis, alice from "the brady bunch" with one of her co-stars barry williams, aka greg brady. >> and what makes one of the

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racially offensive comment he made five years ago. a british tabloid obtained the video of the pop star using the "n" word. bieber is calling it childish and inexcusable. he said as a kid i didn't understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. i was a kid then. i am a man now who knows my responsibility to the world and to not make that mistake again. so, the question a lot of people asking, we knew what happened with paula deen and donald sterling. what's going to happen when people react to this? the fact he was 15 at the time make a difference? >> i don't know what is going to happen. i was the first to give bieber a hard time. i like him owning it. he didn't put a lot into it hey, that happened a long time ago. he feels bad, taking full responsibility. what's going to happen post today will be interesting. >> i think a mistake as a

15-year-old is not going to be held against him. >> we asked will this have a long term impact? 55% said no, 45% said yes. >> we won't know the answer for quite a while. >> i think it's a good lesson for parents to talk about when they repeat jokes with what's appropriate and not appropriate. something to think about as you head to the office. the most e-mailed story on the website of the new york times right now, it's a provocative title, why you hate work. researchers at the energy project surveyed more than 12,000 workers looking to compile a list of what bothers us about the office. here are the top reasons. no regular time for creative or strategic thinking. inability to focus on one thing at a time. few opportunities to pursue favored projects. how can you get your happy back or try? experts advice step away from the desk and take a break every 90 minutes. >> so long, al.

>> get back here. >> a lot of people, when people at work use the expression how to get your happy back. >> exactly. so right. who would say that. >> so trendy. >> you know how to get sexy back. how do you get happy back? >> no matter how good your weekend was it probably wasn't as good as angelina jolie's, her movie a retelling of the sleeping beauty tale. earning $70 million. that makes it the biggest opening of her career higher than mr. and mrs. smith. remember that movie debuted in 2007 amid speculation about her relationship with then co-star brad pitt. it signals a new era in hollywood the triumph of films driven by strong female characters, yes, to put that ear worm back in your ear. you were getting over it. >> a great movie. haven't seen "maleficent."

>> not a bad opening. amazing. >> if you've got a fear of heights you might want to sit down for this. travel photographer got special permission to take the ultimate selfie from one of the world's most incredible views. brazil allowed lee thompson to climb atop the christ redeemer statue in rio. >> he was armed with go pro cameras, crawled through the structure reaching the stone summit and capturing this dizzying video. he had time to take what is now probably one of the coolest selfies you see right there. >> 98 feet to the top. perched on the top of that mountain. unbelievable spot. >> he was allowed to do this. >> that's what shocked me. how do you get permission? >> go for it.

>> that is what's trending today. >> as we've been mentioning a lot of people going on line to pay tribute to ann b. davis, alice on the brad"the brady bu." with us is barry williams who played greg brady. good to see you. >> good morning, savannah. happy to be with you though i wish under happier circumstances. >> i think we all do. she's 88 years old but i understand in pretty good health so this was a really sad accident. had you talked to her recently? somebody you kept in touch with over the years? >> yes, she is. in fact, all of "the brady bunch" has -- maintained our relationship. so she's been close and a big part of the family and we will definitely miss her. >> when you heard this news yesterday, what went through your mind? i imagine you are going through a lot of memories at this point. >> i am. and what went through my mind was one of the first times i met

her when she came on to our set she was already a big star, having won a couple of emmys on the bob k"the bob cummings sho." she was somebody i wanted to pay attention to. watching from behind the camera her rehearsing scenes and she was very, very -- very comedic, so i was laughing as she was going through her rehearsal. she turned and stopped the rehearsal. i guess i was interrupting her rhythm and said barry, comedy is not funny. and i was crushed. i thought -- i thought i disappointed her and -- a little later i was -- i snuck over to her and said what did you mean by comedy is not funny? she said oh, i was just kidding with you. >> you know -- >> which was her sense of humor. >> so closely identify her with this character of alice, i mean, we imagine that she actually is

one in the same. did she kind of have that nurturing personality especially with young people on the set, you mentioned you guys were all new to this business. >> yes. she -- she was our discipline aryan, she was professional top to bottom. interestingly, most people think of her as a really wonderful cook but she didn't even know how to make meatloaf. >> what are you hoping people remember about her today to take with them? >> she was a wonderful, wonderful woman. a great friend. she lived a full life. she lived it on her own terms. and in service to the lord. i'm just happy that people will be able to continue enjoying her on television syndication because i expect "the brady bunch" to run for years to come. >> and she really made the show. thank you so much, barry. good to have you here this morning helping us remember. >> thank you so much. she will be missed.

coming up, we've got ricky gervais on the set. we'll talk to him but first we're back in 30 seconds. now to a reigning master of twitter, king of controversy, award winning wrifr, director, actor but mostly ricky gervais is a skilled creator of comedy, and some of the most colorful characters. take a look. >> so, meeting ashudjournadjour.

>> it began outside of london. >> keeping up morale. >> which inspired an american offshoot. >> whatever. >> struggling actor and tranlically unlucky andy millman won few hearts but many laughs in the series "extras." >> in his latest offering he gives us a softer, kinder, simpler character named derek. >> on the pedals. >> ricky, welcome back. good to see you. >> lovely to be here. >> talk to me about this character and you said he is one of the favorite characters you've ever brought to life. why? >> i like being him. it's nice being a nice person for a while. because he's sort of -- the

first real hero. usually my characters you are laughing at them. because the difference between how they see themselves and how we see them. whereas derek's got -- he's got no filter, unpretentious, not burdened by peer pressure. he says things he likes. he's kind. it's nice to play. >> i think he requires something of the viewer. the viewer puts little effort into watching him, they see him as odd and maybe a little dim whitted f. they take the time to look at his heart he is inspiring. >> that's why i made him like that. he had to shuffle and talk funny and is not the sharpest tool in the box but has emotional intelligence and wise because he listens and he's just the ideal pupil of life. he makes the best -- it's about that t show is about kindness and how kindness trumps

everything. i wanted to give him those -- they look like a bunch of outsiders and losers but they sort of got each other and they are doing something good, which is being kin. >> when people think of you and hear your name i think perhaps in this country they immediately think of the more biting humor. that you have brought to life, the golden globes where you take a roomful of stuffy people and you poke a sharp stick in their eye. this is a change. to me almost seems like a great baseball pitcher throws fast balls but once in a while a need to throw a change-up. >> they are part of the same tree. i'm still sort of poking the finger but it's our expectation that the audience, ego and it's still like that but i think more explicit. it's more dramatic and more since sincere. i think that's a big difference, we're with the characters here. we're on their side more than maybe with david or andy you know. and the golden globes i think

people thought it was mean but it was considerate and they weren't a room of wounded soldiers. they were privileged people getting honored. we're all in the same game. >> you told carson you would do it. are you going back? >> i'll give it a while. >> a while. >> i like doing it three times, by the third time they saw a guy i get it he's just making jokes. >> now let that settle. >> i educated them. >> now they know what to expect. >> all you have to do is laugh. >> a second ago you use add baseball analogy to a guy that grew up with cricket. can you explain the game of contradict to me in 30 seconds? >> you have to bowl the ball very fast, either misses it or hits it and gets caught. >> why do games last like 11 days? >> nothing teels do in england. that's it. >> engage in social media. you're the king of. you have gone out there, why do

you like communicating -- >> like an insult, the king of social media. >> you are the best thing on the internet. you're the best. brilliant. it's a distraction and you know, i use it as i suppose a marking tool and social experiment. i see what things work. >> it can be a rough place. >> it can be, so can the high street. there are nasty people outside. >> do you block anybody? >> want to get you. they told me earlier. >> i know who you talked to. you block people? >> yeah. >> it's a great tool. >> i usually block people trying to get attention. they -- see, that's what i found as well. some people, they insult to you get a retweet or reaction. so the best thing is ignore them. so -- >> do you punch on their profile and see how many followers they have? >> of course. and some people start a whole

thing just to say something. you got this in context. 86 million and we get one idiot a week. you ignore them. >> a week. one idiot a day. >> it is annoying but they are virtual, not to be -- i feel sorry for people who are genuinely troubled and say nasty thing, if we are worried about what someone on twitter says you know, with your money, you know what i mean. >> you do that to me every time you're here. >> it's going to be an ear ring next. you got to spend it. >> tell me about this picture you tweeted, you and russell crowe in a bar getting drunk. what was the problem with that? >> no problem. we were enjoying it. >> i guess i meant why didn't you invite me? >> obviously we staged that picture. we weren't that bad. wasn't a bar, it was a nice posh restaurant. my girlfriend was there and they made it look like we were out on

the town like two vikings getting drunk. >> you said this -- you should play brothers in a movie. >> i'm up for it. he's up for it. not doing much, hanging out here. we'll do it. me, you, russell crowe. >> i'll bring the camera. >> tweet the whole time. >> the entire second season of "derek" on netflix.

8:26. major problems right now for the morning commute. muni is scrambling to patch together service after a sickout this morning. cable cars aren't running, instead buses are running on that route. it's over a dispute over contract talks. >> laura, obviously we have major delays as a result of that. let's see what we can see out there. backup to the toll plaza, a little lighter getting into the city. a re minder full screen, we'll talk about the delays systemwide for the muni system. they're even tweeting out information on walking information and parking situation. b.a.r.t. is honoring muni fairs

for balboa park and coming into downtown as well. the rest of the bay looking like a typical pattern. maybe a little lighter than normal. 580 the slowest as you come into livermore and dublin. we do have a slowdown because of the volume of traffic traveling north toward high street, laura. >> thanks for the very latest. we'll have another local update for you in about half an hour.

it's 8:30 on a monday morning, 2nd of june, 2014. we have a great crowd on the plaza on this very beautiful morning. no secret why a lot of people are here. >> a lot of folks here excited to see the guys over here. the stars of the new movie the fall to our stars. fasten your seatbelts, boy. this is going to be an interesting couple of months, right? >> it's going to be a fun couple

of months. >> i'm so thrilled such an extraordinary movie has been made from my book. it's awesome. >> a lot of fans at the premiere tonight. google plus hangout. we asked fans to bring in the best "the fault in our stars" posters. we have narrowed it down to two. you guys have picked them. >> yeah. we have two winners who are going to to be able to go to the premiere tonight. joelle and lauren. thank you for your extraordinary artwork. enjoy the premiere. >> so are you guys excited? >> yes. i can't even talk right now. >> you just did talk. this is fantastic. where are you from? >> new jersey. >> wisconsin. >> congratulations. you brought stuff to wear to the

premiere? >> yes. >> congratulations, guys. >> it's the spinning thing that won. >> and the christmas lights, fairy lights around the outside. >> it hypnotizes you. >> exactly. >> amazing. >> you will pick me. >> we're going to have more with the cast in a moment. first a check of the weather. >> let's see what we've got for you starting off with today we're looking at the week ahead. wet weather, a strong risk of storms in the midwest. above normal temperares out west. then as you look into the midweek period we've got plenty of sunshine along this california coast down through the gulf coast. below normal temperatures in the great lakes. above normal in the latter part of the week. western new york, above normal out west as well. that's what's going on 8:32. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. san francisco, you can vaguely

make out the golden gate bridge. clear in the south bay. we'll continue to clear out as we head throughout the next couple hours. because of that onshore flow, your temperatures will be comfortable. 74 for the north bay. 61 degrees kind of cool in san francisco. but you'll warm up at the end of the week. we'll hit about 76 degrees in the south bay. on the way to warmer temperatures wednesday into thursday, and the 80s return. weather.com on line. whose birthday is it today? >> larry chancellor. >> always in the third person? happy birthday. your lovely wife. >> this is my wife. >> there you go. >> happy birthday. hi. >> right there. let's head back in to savannah. >> thank you. now to more on what could be hollywood's tear jerker of the year. shailene woodley and ansel elgort, they are teaming up this time as cancer stricken teens

who fall in love. "the fault in our stars." >> you're willing to give money for a chance to acquire more cancer? not being able to breathe sucks. >> hazel graze they don't hurt you unless you light them. i never lit one. it's a metaphor, see. you put this thing that does the killing between your teeth but you never give it the power to kill you. >> they are with us now along with john green, the author of the best selling novel and a celebrity in his own rite. good morning to all of you. the context of this story is cancer but somehow this manages to be a love story. and it's really uplifting don't you think? >> it's completely uplifting. to me it celebrates life. you don't leave this movie feeling like it talks about -- it does deal with heavy subjects but you don't leave feeling grief stricken.

you leave with this new sense of hope and celebration. >> the book was like that though i will say on the tear jerker scale it's like a five kleenex. >> i cried writing it. yeah, i feel so proud of the movie that they made because you know, this could have been a sentimental story, it could have been sort of gauzy but it isn't. it's beautiful and raw and honest. >> ansel, is this the toughest role so far? you arscene steeler in this but it's not an easy one. >> no. it was daunting at first especially and the whole time i was super emotional and this character is so important. some who love this guy. that's why all of these fans are outside here because they love the story. i really didn't want to mess it up. >> you didn't mess it up. >> you didn't. >> not at all. >> i have to say when i read the book i had not seen the movie but i knew you were cast. i thought you were perfect.

when i read the book i could picture you. now i read that you had to fight for this role and audition for it. >> yeah. i think auditioning is super important. i love the process but yeah, josh, our director, thought i was too old. i was 21 when we filmed it. 21 when we filmed. he wanted a 16-year-old which makes total sense. i remember going in with baggy clothes, tried to pull my hair back. >> i hope this isn't a sore subject but you did have a cameo in this movie, however, we do not see you in this. what happened? >> thanks for bringing it up. my cameo was cut. >> why? >> for a variety of reasons. mostly because i'm a terrible actor but also because it was dramatically unnecessary. i do look nice. they let me keep my wardrobe so i still have that outfit. >> something out of it. >> exactly. >> now you can make demands like lilies in your trailer or

something like that. >> right. yeah. >> you were one of the most interesting actresses in hollywood right now for a lot of reasons, you're in these big movies, also you, i mean, you like to live off the land, you find your spring water, you are homeless and you gave your house to your grandma. here's what intrigued me. you have everything in your suit case. what makes the cut in the suit case? what makes the zmut >> when i travel i have two big bins that i ship like a blender and the kitchen you tencels but in my life you use this carry on suit case and like you know, two pairs of jeans, leggings, a box that my friend made me with all of the trinkets that i collect along the way. >> you are enjoying -- i'm glad to hear a tooth brush. essentials. >> tooth brush, yeah. essentials. >> ansell, you have quite an accomplished record as a dancer.

you studied ballet. >> that's how i sort of started this whole thing. >> i've seen some break dancing on the internet. >> really good. >> i hope we can roll the video. >> my gosh. >> look at you. >> ansel, you're amazings. >> you were too young to be this good. that's like my generation. >> i learned in the cafeteria at school. i went to laguardia. help me. touch my hand here. >> is this something that can be taught? >> yeah. i got taught it by a bunch of kids who were good and taught me how to glide. i liked as an actor like it's more fun to like make it entertaining and funny. i'm not that good to be honest. >> you are that good. >> i think you are. you could have fooled us. >> keep it up with the dancing, the acting t whole thing. great to have you here. congratulations on the movie. >> thank you. >> again "the fault in our stars" opens on friday.

hang out live from tonight's red carpet premier head to rsvp. you can #today's book club. wedding bells for the fashion blogger injured by a plane propeller. her touching love story. plus, we'll find out what it takes to be an american ninja warrior. first this is "today" on nbc.

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died after walking into a spinning airplane propeller, as she describes in her interview on "dateline," her first after the accident. >> did you see the propeller? >> i don't remember. i just -- i literally just remember climbing out of the plane and touching the ground. >> she lost her left hand and left eye. with determination and a positive attitude, lauren quickly recovered, though doubted if she would ever find love. she talks about her fears in her book. >> i was sure no guy wou ever think i was attractive again, much less what would want to marry me. >> "e" news co host, jason kennedy, no stranger to "today," thought just the opposite. >> she was doing the "dateline" interview with natalie and i remember looking up on the tv and i said, man, i would love to marry a girl like that. >> the two met after the interview. while lauren lives in dallas and he in l.a., the two became

acceptable, often posting pictures of their love on instagram and twitter. >> i thought she was hot, so that is always an added benefit. >> just loves people well, loves me well. and he's fun. funny. >> on friday, jason surprised lauren by spelling out those magic words outside her balcony. >> i walked in, and it's like my apartment is full of actual tulitu tulips to the patio, spelling out "will you marry me" and he was like, will you come down here i want to ask a question. i had no idea what was going on. >> did i surprise you? >> you surprised me. >> i was crying badly, i got down on one knee and she got down on one knee. >> though no date has been set, it's a story with an incredible happy ending. >> it's an incredible story, i love her so much and this is just the beginning for both of us. i of love you.

>> they're sweet people. best wishes to them. >> coming up next, a blast from the past, how to put a modern twist on some of your favorite childhood treats. think snowballs. first, this is "today" on nbc. 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.

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♪ we are back at 8:46 with "today's" kitchen. and this morning, a delicious trip back to your childhood. jennifer steinhauer is the author of "treat yourself: 70 classic snacks you loved as a kid and still love today." jennifer, good morning to you. >> nice to see you. >> this book is a trip down memory lane and as you put it, paved with ho-hos. >> so many people love their snacks and childhood and want to be able to recreate in their own kitchen and it's really not that difficult. so i thought it would be fun just to try everyone's favorite snacks. >> we have some classification here this morning. we're starting off with the

sno-balls, although, honesty, some of us are not big fans of the coconut. >> no. you're going to love it. >> how do we start? >> pick up a piping bag here. and you want to pipe right around on the sno-ball. don't be nervous, go through like that. and then pick up coconut and you don't want to roll it in, because it won't stick properly. you won't even touch it? you're going to love it, i'm telling you. and then pack it in. don't be shy with your hands, i'm sure they're clean. just pack it in there. and there you go. >> it looks good. >> fantastic. >> what is it, just frosting there? >> that's like a royal icing basically made with some powdered sugar. >> and that's it? and then you eat it? >> the marshmallow, as you'll see, is in the center. >> ahh. >> and that's baked right in there. >> next snack. >> you're going to love it. >> total crowd-pleaser. >> pop tarts. >> yep, this is a pop tart, very easy to make. what you want to do is, you want to go ahead and put your jam in

there. why don't you go ahead and do that. >> okay. >> you don't want to get it too far to the edges, because you don't want it seeping out when it bakes. >> is this like a phyllo dough? >> no this is corn starch, remember how the pop tart kind of crumbles and gets all over your clothes? that's what you're looking for. you're looking for a messy, fun treat. >> give a kid a break here, savannah, come on. >> you can't make a mess. >> now, this is an egg wash. you do that, because when you put your other piece of pop tart on here, you want it to stick, okay? so this is going to help. it's basically like an edible blue. this is a good trick for anything you're baking. >> so a good pop tart trust we all love, like short bread kind of? >> crumbly, delicious. home made jam. and we're going to pick it up. >> careful. >> go ahead and press it on like that. now press down. >> okay. >> put your jam on there. you've got a lot of jam on

there. >> he wants centers, we're going to conceal it with our fork and go along the edge like that, okay? don't worry if you get a little jam out. >> what about a lot of jam? >> that's okay too. that's okay too. just don't, you know -- don't catch anything on fire. >> are we going to toast this? >> we're going to put these in the oven, you can toast them after, but you won't need to. >> almost too good for pop tarts. >> don't eat too many. we have to move on. >> now if you're making these mallomars at home, a cookie with a marshmallow in the microwave. this is a graham cookie. you don't want it in too long. 20 seconds, nice and soft, so it's squishy on top like that. take a fork. now, you're going to get your hands dirty. you can do it. get it down in there, kind of chocolate crust it like that. get in there. there you go. and just get that -- my kids

love this. they prefer this to a cake for their birthday. >> wow. >> and these are really fun to do for like a bake sale. everyone else has chocolate chip cookies. you have the mal lowmars. they're not as perfect as in your test kitchen, but's that okay. because they're totally delicious. it's going to set. takes a while to set. >> going to set in al's mouth. >> that might happen too. hey, watch it. okay. >> now to the dots. this is a kid favorite for sure. >> this is really fun. >> how do you do this? >> you can do this with your kids or with you. and what you're doing, taking your piping bag. this is kind of like beginner piping. this is -- >> frosting? >> royal frosting? >> thiis the blue color, obviously. what you want to do is, you want to take a little squeeze. now, when you want to release, release the pressure and give it a little twist. that way you can avoid getting -- you're doing a great job. those look beautiful. absolutely professional. you can do any pattern you want. you can rotate the colors.

you can do one color all the way down. >> okay. >> you know, these are funny, because they don't have any particular taste, as you remember. >> no. >> but i like these on paper too, just like they come. >> absolutely. >> break them off. >> you can use these as a favor at a party or something like that. >> red, white and blue for fourth of july. >> they're fun. just give it a little twist, a little turn, release the bag. >> yours are unbelievably gorgeous. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. >> the book is "treat yourself." you can find all these recipes on our website, today.com. >> or in my dressing room. coming up next, the folks from "american ninja warrior" invade our plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ all right. the action-packed competition series "american ninja warrior" is back. matt eis maman is the host. this pits people against one of the most intense obstacle courses ever. crazy stuff. >> and there has never been a winner? >> no american has ever got on all four stages. behind us, we have the wall, one of the obstacles they're facing.

>> we did an obstacle course a while ago, i'm not going to mention the name. we tried to get up something about half this tall and didn't have that little -- >> the curve. >> the back. >> right. >> so how do you even attempt something like this? >> don't ask me. i can't get it up. but in theory, the way you do it, keeping your weight back. so if you think running instead of running straight into it, these guys will lean back about three steps up, explode up to the top. when it's done right, they make it look absolutely -- >> let's let some people give it a try so we know what it's supposed to look like. >> these guys make it look easy. all these guys are competitors on the show. >> someone described it as running up the side of a building and grabbing on to the ledge. >> very accurate. >> now, is it true that no woman has ever successfully made it to the top of this wall? >> absolutely. in competition. no woman right here. now, she's 5 feet tall, 100

pounds. so you can imagine, this wall is almost three times -- >> you know what's impressive? she doesn't fall down on the way back. >> i know! >>. >> we've seen that before. wow. >> that's why i don't do it. i don't want to be the one falling down on tv. what. >> are some of the obstacles. >> the salmon ladder. imagine doing a pullup and taking that bar, propelling the bar up another foot on a hook and having to do that five times. >> wow. >> so what are the chances a woman completes this wall? >> well, a woman does complete the wall this year. >> whoa, okay. >> i'm not saying which one. this is first time ever. i think this year we've had double the number of submissions, the quality and quantity of competitors is really expanded. so i think this year someone will get to the top of mt. madoriama, which is our monster

obstacle course. >> just a few seconds left, i'll hold your mic. >> you do it. matt eisman, "american ninja warriors" tonight on nbc. we're back -- good morning, everyone. 8:56. the hidden cash is coming back to the bay area. late last night the twitter account read, san francisco, we're coming back home. get ready for some epic fun. big plans for next weekend. hidden cache's recent stop was in bakersfield. let's get a check of your weather this morning with christina. >> plenty of june gloom clinging

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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 monday morning. it's the second day of june, 2014. a beautiful day here in new york city. i hope it is where you are. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, and tamron hall. >> everybody getting the sorbet color. >> we're all in our sorbet. >> was there a conference call i missed? >> willie has on gray and brown. >> mr. fashion wah-wah. >> this is my february gear. i need to get with the program. >> you make it look good. >> i'll start calling you early in the morning. >> please do. someone let me know. >> it's spring.

summer. >> what a day out there. >> so beautiful. the weekend was beautiful as well. >> that ninja thing gave me flashbacks to tough mudder. >> it's like they had stuff on their feet. just climbing up -- boom, boom, boom, bam. >> i love that show. it's a good show. it's fun to watch. big story a lot of people talking about this morning, united states soldier has now been freed after five years of captivity. he's been examined by american doctors at a military hospital in germany this morning. sergeant bowe bergdahl's release has prompted some discussions, some controversy. the obama administration standing by its decision to release five senior members of the taliban from guantanamo bay in a prisoner exchange for bergdahl. in idaho, bergdahl's mother and father spoke to the media. bowe's father bob said he's proud of his son's character, patience, and his cultural ability to adapt. here's what he said. >> most of all, i'm proud of how

much you wanted to help the afghan people. and what you were willing to do to go to that length. i'll say it again, i am so proud of how far you were willing to go to help the afghan people. and i think you have succeeded. >> bob grew out his beard in solidarity with his son until he was released. u.s. military officials acknowledged the five prisoners swapped for bergdahl were considered the most dangerous captured after the attacks of september 11th. the pentagon classified all five as high risk to the united states and recommended them for continued detention. some counterterrorism experts describe them, though, as gray beards unlikely to go back to active fighting, although there's no way to know that at this point. early this morn, matt talked to white house press secretary jay carney about the controversial exchange. >> the terrorists are celebrating this, jay, and in some ways, they now know there is a going rate that one

american in captivity can win the release of five terrorists being held by the united states. do you worry that that sets a very dangerous precedent? >> well, i'd caution anyone against buying the propaganda of terrorists, first of all. secondly, it is absolutely a situation with a long history and precedent where we engage in exchange of prisoners during an armed conflict. sergeant bergdahl was a soldier in our military and he was being held by the enemy, and that's a situation where you do everything you can to secure his release and that's what we did. >> on sunday, the reclusive taliban leader mullah omar declared the trade a great victory for the taliban. speaking on "meet the press," chuck hagel did not respond directly to questions on whether or not he believed bergdahl was trying to desert the army or why he was struggling to speak english. there has been some talk, including members of bergdahl's own platoon saying hold on on the story. we're glad he's home safely, but

we'll learn down the line about how exactly he left his group in afghanistan. >> which is when his father in afghanistan said the length that you would go to to help people of afghanistan. reports have been that's a code, trying to explain what his son was doing, and that we'll see more explanation from him. but those two lines that he deliberately repeated. it's believed setting the stage to explain why his son left his post that night. >> yeah. a lot of speculation right now. we'll learn more details as they fill in, but for now, we're glad he's home with his family. >> the people of idaho, they've covered this story. they've said many times they felt it was forgotten. they continued to have ribbons tied around trees within that state. i'm going to talk with a worker, he was boss at a coffee shop who says he was the greatest guy. and they see it very differently than a lot of people who are focused on the national conversation of what our policy is. in idaho, their policy was to bring back their hometown boy. it's interesting the contrast there. >> absolutely. it's to be continued on this

story for sure. we're just beginning to see, it's just developing now. another story. i can't believe this has happened again. but it has. a bounce house on the run, in the air. terrifying. two children were injured on saturday when this bounce house went flying through the air at a colorado park. a 10-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital. doctors say he'll be okay. a young girl was treated at the scene there. so the winds, al, since you're the expert on this, gusting nearly 30 miles per hour. >> which is too high. should have come down at like 20. >> the bounce house traveled a distance of nearly 300 feet. now, airbound, that's the company responsible for saturday's bounce house, tells nbc -- they say, listen to this, that that house was properly secured. they call it a freak accident. they say the wind came out of nowhere and that the house was properly staked with a staffer tending to it. that's what they said. as you recall, a similar incident just last month in upstate new york. two kids seriously hurt when

high winds september their bounce house airborne. another child received minor injuries. one of those kids, a 5-year-old little boy, was still in the hospital. so the warning was to make sure it's properly secure. now you have a company saying it was, and it was staked down and they had someone watching. >> to the best of their knowledge it was properly staked. >> and these are big kids. a 10-year-old that was inside the bounce house, once again. >> we had one of those years ago and the kids were much smaller, and we had not quite the same experience, but it was getting windy. and i realized, i couldn't stake it down properly. i thought, you know what? this isn't working. we got rid of it. >> and that was in littleton, colorado. so an open field like that in the park, there's nothing to block those wind gusts. so it's just coming in. >> what is the wind rule? >> 15 to 20. >> if you can see trees moving, the tops of trees move, get them out. >> that's a good tip to have. if you see the trees moving. >> we have those bounce houses on our block, we do a block party every year, and it's

always tied on to the truck. and that seems to hold it down. but still, now i think we're going to think twice about the bounce house this year. >> those pictures are terrifying. you see the parents running across the field hoping somehow they'll catch it. >> i mean, look at that. there is just no way. >> and look at the parents coming from everywhere. that's terrifying. >> kids being tossed the whole way down. unbelievable. looks like they're going to be okay. here is a story of inspiration i think you're going to love. if you're looking for a little inspiration this morning. this shows you that age is just a number. yesterday morning, a 91-year-old harriet thompson finished the san diego marathon in seven hours, seven minutes, 42 seconds, setting a new u.s. single age group record. that's for the 90 plus age group. thompson said she wasn't able to train as much as she liked, since she recently just finished treatment for carcinoma, radiation for her carcinoma on her leg.

>> what? oh, my gosh. >> so she didn't get to train as much. she said the first 13 miles were pretty easy, then around mile 17, that's when things got a little bit harder. >> i can't believe she's 91. look at her. that's incredible, isn't it? oh, my gosh. >> by the way, here's the real story. she started running at 76 years old. so once again, saying you can start at any point in life. she's run every year, the san diego marathon on behalf of the leukemia and lymphoma society. she's raised over $90,000 throughout the time. she says she will be back in san diego next year, she says, if i'm still here, which i'm betting on her, she's going to be there better than ever. her words of wisdom, sleep a lot, drink a lot of water. and she's celebrating her 67th wedding anniversary with her husband today. sidnour, who's 90 years old, back in north carolina. >> you saw as she crossed the finish line, there's some whippersnappers that came in after her. >> what was your marathon time? >> my marathon time was seven

hours. as lila said to me, what did the snail say on top of the turtle? wee! >> but you did it. you inspire all of us. >> that was her. after you run a marathon, maybe you want to take a day off. you ever take a day off and then stretch the truth just a little bit? you're not alone. more than 60% of americans aged 18 to 34 have made an excuse to take an impromptu vacation day. not just a younger employees who take time off. more than half of all survey respondents admitted to telling a little white lie to get off work. numbers dropped steadily to the older age groups, according to the travel survey by spring hill suites. anybody here ever -- >> word on the street is that willie claims you said you've never told a lie to get out of work. >> maybe when i was younger, but the way we work, i'm not going to call in for no reason. >> not now, i'm talking about like 20s, 30s.

>> maybe in my early 20s. not that i remember. >> college, to get out of class. >> you just don't go to class. you don't have to call anyone for that. you just don't show up. >> of course i have lied. i am not willie geist. >> nobody ever confused tamron with willie geist. they're still talking. anyway, look at the showers and thunderstorms making their way from the great lakes all the way down into oklahoma. we've got flash flood watches in effect right now through northern minnesota. heavy thunderstorms there. generally about an inch of rain in some areas, into parts of michigan. otherwise about half an inch. but what we are watching, tomorrow, we've got the risk of strong storms from rapid city to chicago down to st. louis. but this area in orange, this is where we likely see tornados tomorrow. somewhere between grand isle,

omaha, quincy, des moines 9:10. happy monday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. clear conditions over the south. we're socked in with fog in san francisco. and we will be for most of the day. but that's what we call june gloom, very traditional for this time of year. your temperatures are going to remain comfortable because of those low clouds. 61 in san francisco. fog will clear the coast by about 3:00 today. >> today's weather is brought to you by new nexium 24 hour for frequent heartburn, now available without a prescription. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks a lot. coming up, summer means big movies and some great music. a list that brings tom cruise, j-lo, and hillary clinton together. >> all in one place? >>

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given that her husband is blake shelton. >> so friday, june 6th, we've got "orange is the new black" season two on netflix. >> what happens with chapman? she went crazy at the end. >> i'm not telling, but you will find out. this was a sleeper hit last summer. the netflix show that sat in a women's prison. it's dark comedy. and it had, as tamron was mentioning, a really crazy finale. so we know that the new season picks up after a bit of a time jump, but you will find out what happened. >> and new characters. >> flashbacks, everything. >> all right. also in theaters, we have "the edge of tomorrow," that stars tom cruise and emily blunt, which is getting great reviews. >> great reviews. it's summer, so you have to have an alien movie and you need a tom cruise movie and this one's both. the aliens are here and they're winning the war against humanity. and then tom cruise, who's a soldier, gets kind of caught in this time loop where he keeps dying in battle and waking up right before the battle every day. but that gives him --

>> hate when that happens. >> sounds like our show. >> a recurring nightmare that we have. >> so it's something like "groundhog day" meets "aliens." >> also that day, "the fault in our stars." >> i think you might know something about that after this morning. it's based on the best-selling young adult novel. and it's kind of one of those just heart wrenching love stories. it's about a teenage girl played by shailene woodley who has cancer and meets a guy in her support group. star crossed lovers. what i really like about the book, what we think we're going to see on screen as well, is it's not that sentimental. it's a much more realistic look at what that would be. the book itself sold over 7 million copies, so there's a real built in fan base, most of whom i think are outside right now. >> talk about a book that's being really looked forward to, june 10th, hillary clinton's new book comes out. we've already heard a little bit, they released a little bit on politico about benghazi. what else can we expect?

>> this isn't her first memoir, but the first one since she's been secretary of state. hillary hasn't announced what her intentions are for 2016, but releasing a memoir and dealing with things like benghazi and the big questions that surround her is definitely part of the well-worn path to announcing a run for the presidency. so i think a lot of people are going to be paying attention to this book. >> let's jump back to the movies. june 13th, "22 jump street" with channing tatum and jonah hill. >> in the first one, they went undercover in high school. for the sequel, they're going undercover in college. you know, i think what we love about these movies is that they kind of are very -- they don't take themselves too seriously. they're very knowing about the genre. you can expect more of that from this. my real question is, what are you going to do for the sequel, the next one. >> a nursing home. >> undercover in med school? >> june 17th, we have j-lo with a new album coming out. and the song "i love you, papi."

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good monday morning to you. it's 9:26. this morning extra police officers are on happened at lafayette elementary school in oakland after a 9-year-old girl was attacked with a hammer last week. the mother of another student who is a volunteer on campus lured that girl into a bathroom during recess. she then hit the girl with a hammer. it may be related to an ongoing family feud. the 9-year-old girl was taken to the hospital. she will be okay. muni is scrambling to patch together service after workers followed through with a sickout call this morning. the cable car system is not running. instead, buses are being used for those routes. the agency said it's only running a third of its early morning service. it's over a dispute over contract talks.

b.a.r.t. will honor muni fares today.

welcome back. taking a live look. sunny sky over the south bay. mostly cloudy over emoryville. 62 degrees in san francisco right now. full deck of clouds. those clouds will keep your temperatures comfortable today. heading to the mid-70s in the south bay. 72 along the peninsula. right around 61 degrees with all those clouds lingering for most of the day in san francisco. low clouds and sun inland. preview of the next five days, getting rather warm. especially in the south bay. thursday and friday, the mid to upper 80s move in. here's mike and your drive. >> a lot of moving in some spots. the golden gate bridge, that's moving along. but look at the transit systems. major delays throughout the muni

system as peggy was talking about. b.a.r.t. is honoring the fares into downtown san francisco. you can use that fare from muni on the b.a.r.t. system. slower drive south of the dunbarton bridge. starting to thin out right now, both directions from 101 in mountainview and palo alto. highway 87, not so bad past kearner. we do have another local news update in about half an hour. have a good day.

welcome back to "today." it's monday morning, june 2nd, 2014. i'm willie along with al, natalie, and tamron. and boy, do we have a piece of video for you. oh, my gosh. literally asleep at the wheel. this is a 2-year-old north carolina boy who fell asleep while riding his toy john deere tractor. luckily, it was set to go in circles. he's passed out head on the wheel. his mom says he -- >> a little too much drink to milk. >> she says her son is obsessed with tractors. had a john deere themed birthday party recently. he was riding the tractor, dozed off and good for everybody it was just going in circles so you can whip out the camera. >> i will tell you, we had that -- nicky had that tractor. he lived on that tractor. >> you'd get him to clean up

your yard? >> gave him chores to do. move stuff around the garden. >> put him to work. i like it. >> paying for itself, right? >> look at this kid. >> adorable. >> i wonder how long that went on? >> the battery lasts about seven hours. >> oh, gosh. >> really? that long? >> he got a full nap in. it was great. >> that's the way to get things done around the house. >> exactly. >> all right, al, what's going on outside, my friend? >> let's show you what we've got for today. sunshine up and down the east coast. this is about as perfect a day as you're going to get here in the northeasted my atlan ed mmi states. out west, going to be spectacular as well. tomorrow, though, we have a risk of very severe weather in the central plains from iowa into illinois. also back into the dakotas. going to watch this sizzling 9:31. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is where the clouds are still lingering at this point. we've got the june gloom and it

will stick with us most of the day at the immediate coast. sunshine in the south bay. overcast still in san francisco. as we head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be comfortable, 76 degrees for the south bay, 72 degrees on the peninsula, 78 degrees for the tri valley, and east bay at 70 degrees straight up this afternoon. we'll have your seven-day forecast in moments. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. now that the weather is warm, many of you have probably been spending your weekends at a pool or a beach. >> while you're having fun, you want to be you and your kids are safe around that water. now that summer has unofficially begun, many pools across the country are open. and kids are diving in. but along with all the fun comes a potential for serious danger. according to the u.s. consumer product safety commission, drowning remains the leading cause of unintentional death for

children age s 1 to 4. nearly 400 pool and spa drownings involving children under the age of 15 take place each year in the united states. in a recent parenting blog gone viral, a mother detailed her son's near death experience that resulted in what she says was a diagnosis of secondary drowning, a much less common type of drowning that for some can be fatal. but not everyone gets second chances. in fact, this cdc reports that about ten people drown every day in the united states. kathy and blake collinsworth still feel the loss of their 2-year-old son joshua. >> he was perfect. in every way. >> i was sitting on the pool steps with josh. and he, you know, exceptionally cute that day. i said i haven't been clicking enough pictures lately. i said to kathy, i'm going to go get the camera, i'll be right back. >> it's when i looked out the back door and i saw him in the pool and i just remember screaming out his name. >> i just said, he's breathing

but he's not here, here. >> we were able to take him off all the tubes so we could hold him and he died about 45 minutes aft afterwards. but he was able to give life to other kids. so we were really proud of that. really, through our family and our friends and our faith had been able to continue on, and grow out of this and really take something that was so tragic and hopefully bring something triumphant. >> and we are joined now by blake and kathy collinsworth, who started the joshua collinsworth memorial in honor of their son. and dr. julie capiola, pediatrician at langone medical center. thank you so much for being here. i know it's not easy to share your story. i know that's difficult to watch as a parent. my heart goes out to you.

how are you feeling six years on now after the death of joshua? how are you coping? >> well, every day -- this is the anniversary, it was yesterday. so he actually passed away on the 4th. but the drowning was on the 1st. so every day, we miss him desperately. >> blake, what do you hope people take away from this? what good do you want to come out of the death of your young son? >> well, you've heard the statistics. i didn't know the statistics were that drastic until after we started researching the problem. and we felt like we had to get involved and try to create more awareness, get more people involved, get children in the swimming pool as early as possible and educate kids as early as possible that water is fun, we all have to have it to survive, to drink, to bathe, but it can also be deadly and we want people to be aware of that fact. >> and you've done an amazing job of that. doctor, part of your role is educating people as well. there's something called secondary drowning, as willie

mentioned in his piece, that's gotten a lot of attention. you're crying. this is emotional. we want to teach people so that it doesn't happen. secondary drowning, what is it? >> so, it's actually a term we're trying to get away from in the medical literature just because it's so confusing. there are so many terms that talk about drowning, near drowning, dry, wet, secondary, primary. the bottom line is there's drowning and that's an i vent of breathing impairment after a submersion in water. and then there's nonfatal drowning, which is when there's been an event in water, and the child's fine, at least for a time afterward. most of the time, this is very obvious. a child is sputtering for air, coughing, gagging, they may even require some cpr. and then they're transferred immediately to the emergency room. >> if a child is choking, though, what do you do? >> so if there's difficulty

breathing but the child is breathing on his or her own, you allow them to do that. you put them in a position of comfort, raise them up, and allow them to cough and clear the water. if the child is unconscious, we need to move on to cpr, which i'm going to go through. >> the thing that strikes me is how quickly it can happen. i mean, you were responsible parents. we all like to think we're responsible parents. you turn your back for a second, though, and tragedy really can strike. >> it's really crazy that in less than a half an inch of water and in less than 30 seconds, we can lose a child to a drowning and that's something that we need to have more education on, how quickly children get away from us, and if they can learn the boundaries of being safe around water, we can actually have them being beside the pool instead of being in the pool. >> holding their hand in the parking lot. tell them to look both ways before crossing the street. don't touch the stove. it's hot. and we need to start talking to children about water safety. >> doctor, you're going to show

us -- we're going to step over here. show us what to do in the event a child is choking, and we need to, as you said in those critical seconds do something. what do we do? >> so first, we're going to see if the child is responsive. are you okay? are you okay? in an infant, you'd flick feet to get them crying. if they don't, you have to get someone to call 911 right away. so designate someone in particular. this is very important. to activate ems. then we look, listen, and feel for breathing. less than ten seconds, guys. and then if there's no breathing, we go straight into chest compressions. and this is according to the american heart association newest guidelines, go straight to 30 chest compressions. this is for infants, for children, and that's children under 8 as well as adults. we're going to use midline between the two nipples, one heel of the hand, two heels in an adult.

this model is a little hard to push, so i'm going to use two. and we go to 30, fast and hard. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, all the way up to 30. and we're going to do two rescue breaths, okay? in a child, tilt the head back pinch the nose. and we do two breaths. right back to chest compressions. 30 to two. that's the ratio. if you're by yourself. five rounds, and then contact 911. >> all right. thank you so much, doctor. critical information. >> i just want to point out too that the collinsworths have written a book called "josh the baby otter" promoting water safety. thank you so much for the good work you're doing from such tragedy. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. we're back right after this. will you help us find a new house for you and your brother?

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scallops because they look so good. >> right. >> and just a dash of salt and pepper in everything. and then i'm going to turn this on. and you're going to let it puree. you're going to let it whip until it gets really creamy and pureed. they're going to turn that off. so it looks like this. i have a little bit here. so would you mind taking the tongs out for me? >> sure. >> and put as much or as little of this as you want. >> this goes into the hot pasta? >> it's actually cold. >> oh. >> this is made for a picnic. you can put it in the fridge, chill it down, mix it up in there. once you've got the avocado on there, we're going to add a little bit of arugula. >> it's got a little bite to it. >> yes. it's got a little bitter bite to it. and then you see we have some plated up right there. >> serve it up with the scallops. >> that looks delicious. and two other spaghetti dishes here. >> i want you to have a taste there.

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and the gals are here. >> the gals. >> we have a huge show. >> i'm taking you to hr. >> susan sarandon is with us. >> stars of "the fault in our stars." alison sweeney and dean cain. so many stars, so little time. >> it's monday. >> exactly.

good morning, everyone. 9:56. a nationwide manhunt is under way for a bay area man. federal agents say 42-year-old ryan chamberlain from san francisco is armed and dangerous. they say they found bomb-making chemicals inside his russian hill apartment.

police and hazmat crews took out more than a dozen bags of evidence. he's described as 6'3", 225 pounds, last seen driving a white 2008 nissan altima with either california or texas license plates. right now muni is scrambling to patch together service after workers followed through with a sickout this morning. the cable cars are not running, instead buses are running those routes. it's only running third of the morning service. this all stems from a dispute over contract talks. with that in mind, let's check in with mike. >> all their local stops, that slowed all those buses that were running on the system as well. that's messy. over my shoulder, smooth drive into the city. the note about muni is the system is experiencing major delays. b.a.r.t. is honoring the muni fares into downtown san francisco. that's a little bit of a help. look at this. we don't have much of a problem

as far as 101 or 280 coming into san francisco. it's the surface traffic really experiencing the muni slowdowns. we do see a lighter volume around the bay. >> good morning to you. we don't want a lot of drama on a monday morning. we do have low clouds clinging to the coastline. overall, though, getting good clearing in san jose. you'll find the thickest clouds at the coast today. overcast still at this time in san francisco. keep that sky going for the next few hours. meanwhi meanwhile, we're nice and sunny in the south bay heading to the 70s. scott, back to you. >> all right. we'll have another local news update coming for you coming up in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to fun day monday. it is june 2nd. my little niece's birthday, happy birthday. we have a big, big show today. we have so many stars and so little time. >> we're busting. we have academy award winner susan sarandon, great film called "ping-pong summer". >> and dean cain joins us. shailene woodley and elson -- a huge movie called "the fault in our stars." and the author who has just as many fans as they do, john green will be with us.

>> allison sweeney is here from "days of our lives" with an announcement about "days of our lives." tune in. it is going to be big. >> big weekends for us. >> how was yours? >> frank and i have been, for nine years now, helping a wonderful family in greenwich named the morella family. two of their four children have a fatal illness and we have been trying to raise money for research for them because it is such a rare disease, all these years. so sweet dana passed away last august, i think it was. we wanted to do something extra special in her memory. so thursday night frank and i hosted a benefit at our home for the people that through the years have been the biggest supporters and there we are in the backyard. bambino got in every picture. >> of course. >> that's the family. if you look between me and their little son andrew, that is kenny log

loggins himself. he and his girlfriend came, i thought they were going to just stay thursday night. they're still at my house. there we are hosting. they stayed until saturday afternoon and i tell you, i don't think he'll mind me saying, but he's 66 years old now and i've got to tell you something, he put on one of the greatest shows i've ever seen. it is amazing, if you ever get a chance to see kenny loggins in concert. we got home at 20 of 12:00. we have never seen a new year's eve, much less been -- that's us on the street outside our house because there were six fire engines all lined up. you think it is your house. it was our neighbors were doing some construction and a little fire, an electrical fire. but those guys, those firemen were so happy. they're getting pictures and autographs and kenny loggin and frank gifford to almost

midnight. i just fell in love. one of the finist musicians out there and to be that kind of a showman and still have that instrument going all these years. >> and his girlfriend is sweet? >> oh, my gosh. her name is ali, just darling. a nice weekend. >> i loved your weekend. i had a fun weekend too. >> tell me about it. >> i did a little country music weekend. that was my thing. i came here on friday and i had to listen to rascal flatts. they rocked it. i took that selfie and that girl in the corner, whoever she is, everyone is tweeting that girl, i tweeted that picture and that girl in the back including lilly pulitzer, she's wearing one of her outfits. that was fun. and then on friday, my friend and i, he and i went to -- >> we call him boots. >> boots went to see jake owen in concert at -- the hammerstein ballroom. he sings barefoot blue jeans -- he's in bare feet, the whole

thing in blue jeans, like you're at a summer concert. such a -- >> can you imagine that in alaska in the middle of winter? >> he might do it. i'm lazy had it comes to shopping for groceries. so sometimes i go online. have you ever done fresh direct, you clickity clack on and -- i was trying to buy two rolls of bounty. i was, like, let me get two and ordered the jumbo pack, let me erase that jumbo pack, let me erase it again and let me add a two -- two more rolls. so sunday morning, at my house, anyway if that's ever happened to you. the people are so nice, because they -- i tweeted it, like, whoops, they tweeted back, we can help you. i said, no, i'll use it eventually. >> never at our apartment. you can just put -- >> all right. >> all right, hoda. sad news, i had the opportunity years ago to meet this beautiful lady ann b. davis passed away.

she was 88 years old. best known as alice on "the brady bunch," one of the sweetest ladies. won an emmy for a show years before. she fell. >> she did. they said she was fine that day, said good night, went in and i guess fell in the bathroom, and never gained consciousness. >> she was a woman of deep faith and so she's better off and i was better off to have had a chance to meet her. >> she never liked to clean or clo cook. she said all of us wish we had an alice. i wish i had an alice. >> you want to do -- >> there is a new abc show called "sing your face off." celebrities perform as iconic music artists. so you have to -- they dress up and you have to guess who the celeb is. here is somebody doing elton john. let's see if we can guess the celeb. ♪

♪ she's got you know i read it in a magazine ♪ >> it looks like henry winkler to me. >> john lovett. >> i love him. he also performed luciano pavarotti. let's see. ♪ >> so you know the next one. i don't know this, but this is a celebrity singing dolly parton. let's see it. ♪ wait for the ship to come in tide will turn ♪ >> she performed as britney spears. >> did she? >> let's see britney.

♪ now you're out of time show me how you want it to be ♪ ♪ tell me baby because i need to know ♪ >> oh, my god. she can sing. >> good for them. >> so we have some cute pictures. cute category. blue ivy. beyonce and her husband, little feet. anyway, she's 2 1/2 years old and they never have shown her face. she always do a little shielding. so very, very, very very cute. >> okay. and now apparently that was in miami? >> in florida. this bride and groom are getting married on the beach. and lo and behold, i guess on the beach is serena williams. >> you never know who is going to be around. >> she was in a bathing suit. they wanted her to pose for a picture, she said, okay. anyway -- >> look at him. that is what frank would call a formidable woman. that is -- that's a woman, baby.

>> oh, my god. that is hysterical that those are the wedding pictures with serena in them. >> how sweet of her to do it. if i looked that good, i would do it too. >> i would too. >> top summer movie actresses, who do you think are the most liked right now? >> films being released this summer, ranked them by how audiences -- how much audiences love them. number three was angelina jolie. "malefice "maleficent," phenomenal, best opening ever. $70 million. >> number two, melissa mccarthy. >> her film will open later this summer. people love her. >> and jennifer lawrence "the x men:d m m men: days of future past". >> and shailene woodley, number five. >> i want to do my favorite thing. we have time. but this one is a movie. i went to see the movie "chef" this weekend.

i didn't even know what was going on. we showed up. the movie starts at 10 after 7:00. we showed up at a quarter until 7:00 thinking plenty of room. every seat was taken except we found two, like, in the front and we go there, it has got a great cast. scarlett johansson, john leguizamo, sofia vergara, robert downey jr. dustin hoffman. there is one scene which isn't in this thing, but he makes a grilled cheese sandwich. he slathers it with but erk hte different layers of cheese, the cheese is melting, he cut it in half and he ties a bite and the crunch is so loud in the theater that the entire theater goes, oh, my god. you see the cheese coming, literally the movie was so -- it made me -- we had a full meal before. we were starving after. it is a great movie. and it is called "chef." it is not everywhere, but if it is in your town, should see it. >> frank made one last night and he burned it.

>> he did? what is your favorite thing? >> my favorite thing, once kenny and ali finally left, i got my friend emily sent me a book that i heard about and never read. it might be the most profound book i've read in 20 years. it is called the reason for god by timothy keller. $9 on a.mazon.com. every excuse you ever made for -- no, no, i can't believe this because of that. he answers it. he reasons it out and he does it in a way that is nonthreatening, nonjudgmental, generous and kind and really smart. >> okay. >> so he's a pastor here in new york. i only met him once. have nothing to gain from any of this except if you have deep seeded questions about why we're here, and where we're going or where we came from "the reason for god." >> okay. >> we have a little mini audience. >> we do. a ton of people here. >> joanne lamarca, she always tells us about her friend

sherry. her friend since i was 4. this is sherry. and her daughter and her daughter's friend. so we want to thank them for coming to visit us. one last shoutout. we do "everyone has a story" every month. a little twist next month. we want to hear your love story. everyone has a love story. unusual or precious, they're all precious, but a story how you lost your partner, lost a love and want to share it, go to klgandhoda.com. >> we'll put your love song to music. a big congrats to jason kennedy. >> i knew, hodi. >> from the e network, he got married -- engaged. most beautiful engagement ever. he proposed to his lovely fiancee lauren scrubs, wrote in candles, will you marry me. >> he might be the nicest kid i've ever met. >> you'll remember lauren was in that propeller accident, she's a

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academy award winner susan sarandon has been making movies for more than 40 years. but this latest role seems to be tailor made for her. >> in the new film "ping-pong summer" set in 1985, susan plays a former champion of what else, ping-pong, a sport in which she's passionate about in real life and gives the main character some pointers. >> after a point, go to your recovery routine. you might see some pros touch the table like that or blow on the ball, blow in their palm, take their towel out, i used to

jump up and down on my toes and go to my safe zone, come back and focus. >> what are you going to do? he's like, i have no idea. >> welcome back. >> this poor kid, you really feel for him. he's the definition of nerd, isn't he? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this -- it is fun because this film is right in your power alley. i mean, ping-pong -- i don't know if everyone knows it, but in new york we know very well ping-pong is your thing. tell us about your passion for it. >> you know, i'm a propagandist, not an especially good player, but it cuts across gender and body type and age and you can beat your dad, little nerdy kids, big guys, girls can win. you get a lot of exercise, it is it is very good for your mind. i have a bunch of ping-pong clubs, one in new york, toronto, dubai. >> stop it. >> yeah. >> this summer -- we're going to put them everywhere because i'm creating a ping-pong nation is what i'm doing.

but with all the talk about obesity and everything, it is really fun. you know -- >> you don't feel like you're working out. >> you don't feel like you're working out. we have been giving tables to schools in new york in the underserved schools and there is 14 schools now that have it as a scholastic sport. >> you're kidding. did you know it would be that popular in new york when you opened up? >> we didn't have a basement, i didn't go to camp, but everybody had it. it was that suddenly everyone forgot about it. ping-pong is something you can play until you die. there are older players. not like basketball or -- >> every time my son comes home from california, the ping-pong table. >> it is a great date thing. it is really fun for quiet kids too. >> this movie is set in -- clearly in the '80s. >> down the boardwalk. is that fun to -- >> i think that -- well, ocean city, maryland, is kind of --

this is where the director, writer, grew up and went for his vacations. and so it was fun to see all those little details he put in the script and to remember all of that. i think that's really ma what makes it so special is that it is -- >> we know why rad needed you. what did you need from rad? >> she's very isolated, this character. i think she doesn't get kids necessarily. what i like about it is instead of being serious about training him, she says to him, you know, the reason i dropped out of being professional ping-pong player is because i wanted to have fun and if you really are going to be serious, you have to spend a lot of time and i was not prepared to do that. i wanted to have a life. and that's what -- all athletes that are kids have to be burning with that desire to want to continue to do it. but it is really fun. >> so you have another film coming up with melissa mccarthy. >> yes. >> is that a great one? >> it is -- there i am. >> of course you are.

>> never lovelier. >> yeah. i needed a little bit of a color -- not your normal grandma, i hope. yeah. she's -- she has a few addictions. >> you're going to stick around with us for a minute after the commercial. and we're going to play some ping-pong. >> okay, but two against one. i don't know if that's fair. >> we're going to see what she's got right after this. >> see her moves. at sargento, our cheese is going thin in a big way. with our ultra thin slices, you can now enjoy the same natural sargento cheese you love, at just 45 calories a slice. the same cheddar, swiss and provolone. just thinner and just 45 calories a slice. it's safe to say, thin has never been more in. sargent ultra thin slices. now available in baby swiss, chedder-jack and longhorn colby.

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we're back with oscar winner and ping-pong enthusiast susan sarandon. look who joined her. do you know who's here? >> i found him backstage. >> ansel elgort from "the fault in our stars." he'll be on later. is it game on? >> go. >> all right. 1-0. >> just straight on. >> oh. >> 2, 2. >> got it? >> come on! >> hoda, stay on your side of the table. >> i can't help it. >> we're killing them. >> 3-0. >> no, it is not. >> i'm serving now. >> people -- >> oh! >> 3-3. >> 3-2. >> we're playing to 5. >> we're playing to 5. >> oh! >> wait what is it?

3-3? so exciting. >> too aggressive. >> okay, i'll -- >> you serve. >> okay. we have to point out, it is 4-4 now. and this is the game-winning point. >> oh, dear. >> i don't know if it was -- >> they won. do they win anything, jerry? >> no. >> 30 seconds. we can play some more. >> find out all the latest gossip in "today's buzz." and shailene woodley will be with us and the writer. >> hoda wh, what are you doing my side. >> we should try as many balls

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agency says it's only running a third of its normal morning service, all of this stems from a dispute over contract talks. extra police officers are on hand this morning at lafayette elementary school in oakland after a 9-year-old girl was attacked with a hammer last week. school officials say a mother of another student who was also volunteering on campus lured the girl into a bathroom during recess last friday, hit the girl with a hammer. police say the attack may be related to an ongoing family feud. the 9-year-old is doing okay this morning. we'll have a look at the weather and traffic after the break.

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.

welcome back. now, this is san francisco. we've got the june gloom for today. it will keep your temperatures down in the city by the bay. down to about 61 degrees, is the forecasted high. mid-70s just about everywhere else. san jose at 76. 74 for the north bay. and 78 degrees in the east bay for today. changes coming to your forecast. for today and tomorrow, cooler than average. june gloom to p.m. sunshine as we head throughout the end of the week, feeling like summertime. we'll talk all about it at 11:00 today. here's mike. >> nice easy drive through palo alto. drive through mountainview still slow on the 101. an earlier crash has cleared.

no problems here. we'll check oakland where we have slowing southbound away from the coliseum, sweeper truck. we're back with more of "today" on this fun day monday. if there is one movie everybody is talking about right now, it is "the fault in our stars". >> doesn't come out until friday, but the trailer already has about 19 million views on youtube. the most ever for a movie preview. the story is based on the best-selling novel by john green about two cancer stricken teens who met in a support group. >> but it is not a story about illness, but the celebration of life and first love. take a look. >> what's your name? >> hazel. >> what's your full name? >> hazel grace lancaster. why are you looking at me like that? >> because you're beautiful. >> oh, my god. >> hi. >> hi, guys. how are you? >> how is everybody? >> this has got to be a dream come true for you, john.

this book you poured so much of your life into is now going to be one of the big blockbusters of the summer. >> well, i mean, i'm so excited, i'm so thrilled. it is a dream come true, not just to have a movie made of your book, but to have a movie that i'm so proud of. that's the really rare thing. >> it came out the way you wanted then. >> it is a movie that really honors the story and purposefully captures the tone of the story and just, yeah, i feel like i won the lottery. >> when i first heard about it, i thought it was a cancer story and i was prepared to not feel great about it. when i saw the preview myself, it is such a heart warming story. tell us the other side of the tale. >> the love stuff. >> the love stuff, yeah. it is, it is not about cancer, it is about two young people falling in love for the first time, and one thing that i loved so much about it is that it is such validated love, beautiful love. it shows you don't have to be -- the first time you fall in love, you're, like, that's sweet,

that's not real love, but it is real love and it is just as important as when you're 20, when you're 30, when you're 40, when you're 80. something i think is so beautiful about it. >> you said -- you had to fight for this role or is this your dream cast? >> it is my dream cast. but she did have to fight for it too. >> how come? because she's a huge star. >> it wasn't even really fighting. i wanted the opportunity to audition. and josh, our director, rightfully so wanted to cast a 16-year-old, somebody younger, to portray the character more, i guess, authentically and thought i was a little too old for it. >> you two have a history of working together. >> i only do movies with shailene. >> we're exclusive. >> before you played brother and sister and this time you played lovers. how weird was that? >> it was helpful because we got close and we became very close friends just as hazel and gus star in the movie. and we were able to show up on set and trust each other and,

you know, laugh at times, and we were so close. that's what you want. we already had that chemistry there. chemistry is chemistry. >> why do you think 19 million people clicked on this? i'm one of the people who looked at the preview, why you to think so many people were interested in this trailer? >> i think a lot of people were anticipating it. >> waiting for it. >> i think that what people are really responding to is that, yes, these are kids living with illness, but also living with lots of other things. they also have full, rich, emotional lives. they're funny, very, very funny people, they're, you know, people who have desire and hopes and ambitions and that's, i think, what people responded to in the trailer and what they respond to in the movie. >> you guys, young hollywood actor, you seem to have stayed away from anything that is seedy and weird. and a lot of times we see, you know, we see magazines and see this one fell down drunk, this

one -- you've chosen, it sounds like, a different path. is that right? >> it is kind of the only path that i -- >> we have so many interests that we don't have time to get caught up in that stuff. >> you do you. like, i don't -- i'm just doing the best version that i know how to do for me and that doesn't -- not to compare to anyone else and the same you do for yourself and everybody has their own journey and their own path. >> but you actually gave up your house, right, for a family member and now you have one carry on case, with all your worldly belongings. is that true? >> yeah. i wasn't home all of last year and i just had my empty little humble abode. so my grams is living in it now, which is wonderful. and, yeah, i did. because when you travel and do movies you sort of -- you don't have anything and don't need anything and also the amount of traveling i was doing, i was, like what is all this excess, i just want to be able to soak up the moment and not have all this other clutter. >> you're freaking us out. >> i'm hoarding everything. oh, my god, a free pair of

shoes, all this stuff -- >> gift bags. >> you have no idea, my room is a floor covered in nike boxes. >> we wish you great luck with it. thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> thanks for being with us. "the fault in our stars" hits theaters june 6th. we're having a ball with the very handsome devil, you know who he is, dean cain. and all the celebrity gossip that has everybody talking this weekend. shailene and ansel will not be in that. "today's buzz" right after this. my budget and i are good. but it wasn't always that way. ahh!! ahhhhh!! let! go! let! go! no, budget! no! but thanks to fingerhut.com we got approved to shop with low monthly payments. they've got over 50,000 choices from brands like samsung, dyson, dewalt. all you gotta do is click on over to fingerhut.com. get the credit you deserve to get all kinds of great stuff. juice!

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we're back with "today's buzz" and all the celebrity gossip you may have missed while you were out having fun over the weekend. >> serving up juicy hollywood dish as usual is aol executive editor brian balthazar. >> love him. >> hey, hey, hey. >> good morning. >> mariah made headlines again. >> for some reason she rode the subway, being honored at a fresh air fund gala and she just shows up on the subway. and to prove it, because it doesn't happen very often, i'm sure, she had to document it. >> might as well just take the subway. i mean, it is not like -- >> i don't get it. >> crazy. >> she does have blinding headlines, so i must say -- >> she's wearing sunglasses on the subway and -- >> nobody's in there?

>> people are wondering, not many people it was late. she was going towards try becca on the 1, got off on franklin street and that's actually -- she has a place on franklin street, so maybe -- >> an apartment down there, it is beautiful. >> you've been to her apartment? >> yes, we shot a thing with her there. we weren't invited to a party. we were working. >> that's a good way to get attention when you have a new album out. she said she's the elusive mariah. >> how is it doing? >> not great for her. >> the guy that punched brad pitt on the red carpet, what happened to him? >> went to court, he's been given three years of probation and a year of psychological counseling. brad pitt was with angelina at the moment, at the premiere and basically accosted him as he's done before. and some say he punched brad. he's denying that. the truth is this guy is arrogant. he laughed in the courtroom. >> he did? >> who is he? >> he used to be a reporter with one and one network in ukraine.

was the ukrainian reporter. and he ambushed americaer if err. >> why does he say he does it? >> he's a narcissist and he actually enjoys the attention he's getting from being near the cel celebrities. >> that's pathetic. >> lindsay is london bound. >> the work will come flooding in from across the pond. but it turns out she was in london, went to cannes and then to london to spend some time with friends. and now she's seeking out a new pad in london and seeking out new work. remains to be seen if that work will come. generally you get the work first. >> to pay for the pad. >> london is very expensive. new york is expensive but london is very expensive. >> she travels with a lot of stuff. a friend, i won't say, but she was staying with him last summer and was getting ready to get a spray tan, she was, like, don't worry about it, she had tons and tons of luggage, i got that.

s she opens up one of the suitcases and has like a full -- >> stand still. >> she had it in her luggage. >> pack the necessities. >> better get a big pad in london. >> no one commented. including our next subject. gwyneth paltrow, she stopped talking. she was speaking at a technology event and she talked about how sometimes people say mean things about her in comments online and she compared it to being at war. she said, it is almost like how in war you go through this bloody dehumanizing thing and then something is defined out of it. needless to say, it is not like being in a war. and a sergeant first class brian sykes spoke out online and called her out he said, you know what is really dehumanizing miss paltrow, the fact that you'd even consider that your life as an a-list celebrity reading internet comments could even

compare to war and what is endured on the battlefield. he broke his neck in afghanistan. so understand -- >> not comparable. >> that's one thing, nothing is comparable to war, truthfully. >> people say it feels like i've been raped, when they have nothing -- >> don't go there. and -- >> that's how we learn. >> all right. bless you, sweetheart. okay. nbc universal is an investor and parent company. >> that's where gwyneth is speaking at the rico event. >> okay. we had to clear that up. >> "days of our lives star" allison sweeney on life unscripted. and dean cain. he was here last week. i think there is something going on with him. >> he just made three baskets. as a mother of two, it's really hard to work at home. when i really need to get stuff done, i hide in the laundry room. no one ever goes in there. a lawyer that's a monkey? hahahaha. also, the dryer sheets reeeally help my writing.

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dean cain is one of those guys we just can't get enough of. or is it that he can't get

enough of us? it seems like every week he has something new to talk about. >> the second season of his show "slam dunk" where he plays the basketball coach of the los angeles devils. >> hello. >> you're surrounded by gorgeous athletic women all the time. >> i like that. speaking of gorgeous and athletic women -- >> oh, no. >> matching gorgeous athletic women. >> did you get a massage? we heard a little -- what happened? >> i got a massage, chair massage, and then i was, like, that was so good, let's do the legs, the whole thing. takes me in another room, language barrier and it said waxing outside. i said, whatever, it's okay. table, start working. and then she starts waxing my back. now i don't have a lot of hair. right now i have -- >> you let her do it? >> i was, like, okay. it didn't hurt. >> did she stop there?

>> then she waxed the whole body. >> did anyone find big foot. >> didn't find big foot. >> no sight of him yet. he's the hide and seek championship player of the world. he's won it all. but i'll look for him again if i get the opportunity. >> and the right paycheck, baby. >> absolutely. in that order. >> you're always, always doing something fun. but this -- you must be happy this is a hit. >> hit the floor is -- it is my favorite job ever. the world of professional athletics i love. it is an ensemble cast. great, great cast. you have adults and young people. i'm one of the adults in case you were confused. and i love the cast. i love the crew. i love the working hours. i love everything about it. >> you say ensemble cast, you get a steady paycheck, you don't have to be there every day, all day. >> i love that. >> and in your free time, are you running for congress in california? >> there is a lot of talk about that. i am very unhappy with the state of our current political system and i think that good people

don't often run and it is a cliche. so i'm certainly considering it. >> look at you. >> it is not something i'm doing in the near future. but if we continue down this track, maybe i'll have no choice. >> okay. you've got a show called masters of illusion, another show. >> what is that? >> it is illusion. it is magic. but there is no real magic. it is all illusion. and it is a show that delves into that. and explains some of the tricks and shows some of the wonderful illusions that can take place. i'm always fascinated by it. i've never been a huge magic, i can't do it. when they do it in front of your face -- >> you feel like an idiot. >> we're going to -- you shot baskets in that tiny little basket over there and made three out of three. let's do a shootout. >> if i lose this, i'm in big trouble. >> i got to take my bracelet

off. >> she can't shoot with her bracelet. >> okay. what are we doing? >> what are we shooting for? >> you shoot through yours. >> i need more space. i'm going to go -- >> one, hoda. >> i got one. >> i got two. >> kath has two. >> you're beating me. >> three. >> screw this. >> oh, my god. this is so easy. >> i can dunk. >> back here. >> come on! >> oh, my gosh! >> wait. >> i got crushed. >> did you see that? >> no, kathie lee won. >> replay. >> on that one, she hit it from the outside from three-point land. >> "hit the floor" monday nights on vh-1. she's been called tv's favorite villain and favorite good girl. now allison sweeney is closing

the book on her soap career. do that again. and starting a new chapter. >> right after this. first this is "today" on nbc.

we have it right here, it is the hot summer page turner you want to throw in your beach bag called "scared scriptless." it is by actress, author and tv host allison sweeney. >> when she's not writing books, you can find allison hosting nbc's weight loss series "the biggest loser" and her day job playing bad girl sammy brady on "days of our lives". >> after 21 years, ail on lliso saying good-bye to salem. >> people are devastated. >> they are. >> why are you leaving? >> i have a lot of complicated reasons, but, you know, i'm excited to try new adventures. i'm excited to write books and i'm excited to be with my kids

more and, you know -- >> you know when it is time, don't you? >> yes. >> i never knew erica cane, susan lucci, never knew when it was time to go. she would still be doing it. >> i have to admit, it is scary to be scriptless. to not know when -- to not have a script in my hand. >> talk about this page turner. >> it is a behind the scenes juicy gossipy fun story about hollywood. life pulling the curtain back and telling stories about the crew that work in hollywood. we all know. >> new york too. >> you turn the cameras around, the stories would be -- >> unbelievable. >> so i love that. so the main character in this book is a script supervisor. and she is one of those meticulous people who keeps coming up to the actors, like, yeah, no, you need to say the line, like this. and -- >> i hate that. >> i do too. so i put myself as the actor, like -- let's not. she's struggling among all the

artists to keep them on track. and i think that's something people really relate to. she has some romance in her life, which is fun too. >> let's talk more about "days" and you leaving. people were tweeting. i'm sure you've already seen. >> read some of them, hodi. >> this one from stephanie. we're trying to figure out what will sammy's fate be when she leaves. stephanie says, will she take the blame for shooting nick to save will and will go to prison for life? >> she will take the blame and will go to prison. to save will. okay. >> they're going to kill her off. it is the only way, but she could come back. a bad murder. ♪ >> a murder gone wrong. >> yes. >> christina, i hope she ends up with lucas on an island somewhere. >> that's not bad.

♪ >> are any of those even remotely close? >> no but those were fantastic ideas. i imagine the writers had a dart board of a million -- >> tell us this, has it left the door open for you to come back, just in case? >> easy answer is so say yes to because including murder, nothing closes that door all the way. >> allison, thank you. >> good luck, sweetie. >> good luck with your book. >> and with your show and your family and everybody. >> tomorrow, the very funny ricky gervais -- >> i can't believe he's coming back on. >> guys tell all and. >> pop rock group oar. >> aweso after people find a dentist through us, they often say,

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good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. >> this morning, we do have breaking news to tell you about right now. we're following police activity in oakland. take a look here as our nbc chopper over the scene just moments ago. you can see the activity down there on the sidewalk. this is happening near 88th avenue and hillside street. we're hearing there's a shooting of some sort. we're still gathering details on the scene right now. as you can see, a very active situation. we'll bring you those details as soon as we get them. a developing story as well, hundreds of muni buses are sitting in the bus yard in san francisco. here's why.