good morning. breaking news overnight. the taliban releases the first video of bowe bergdahl's handover. this morning, the dramatic exchange under a white flag, as the controversy boils over the deal that set him free. hail on earth. dangerous storms rumble across the midwest, damaging homes and cars, while more than 35 million americans face the threat of severe weather today. what is that sound? the just-released audio recording of a mysterious noise captured by underwater microphones in the indian ocean. could it be the impact of malaysian air flight 370. and round two. a day after these two lucky

winners in the big d, al's moved our treasure hunt to atlanta. he's got more clues and another chance to win today, wednesday, june 4th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. gang's all here. carson's in al's seat because al's back on the road for this treasure hunt. >> al, otherwise known as the candy man giving out treasures across the land. we'll check in with him in a moment. as well as some pretty severe weather hitting the mid section of the country. we'll talk to him in a moment. >> absolutely. >> they saw what happened yesterday on the treasure hunt. they are ready to win the magic envelope. that's right. a chance to come see us on the "today" show plaza and a friday concert. are you guys ready?

are you ready? we're going to get the first clue coming up at 7:30 to give an atlantan a chance to new york. back to you guys. >> i wish al would get a little more into this assignment. that's the only thing. >> all right, al, thank you very much. let's get to today's top story, our first look at what appears to be army sergeant bowe bergdahl's handover to the u.s. military. while here at home controversy still rages over the deal that led to his release. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is at the landstuhl medical center in germany. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is not often that you get to see video like this. a tense, but controlled meeting of two enemies on the battlefield. in the new video purportedly from the taliban, the militants wait in a field in eastern afghanistan on saturday. they have sergeant bowe bergdahl. he looks thin and nervous.

there are more armed men on a baron hill nearby for backup. american special forces arrive around 6:30 p.m. one helicopter comes in to land. both sides have reportedly agreed to approach each other with just three men per side. they briefly touch hands. the americans wave as they back away. they want no misunderstandings. bergdahl is frisked, loaded, and they're up. a minute on the ground. smooth, no violence. back home, controversy and pent up anger over bergdahl's disappearance continue with fellow soldiers and their families accusing him of walking off his base in afghanistan five years ago. sandra andrews's son darren was killed in an attack allegedly during the manhunt for bergdahl. >> he's getting the royal treatment. and our kids came home, the ones of us who lost our sons, they came home in the baggage part of an airplane and were rolled out

in a box with a flag. >> reporter: now the u.s. army is looking into his capture and the deaths of six soldiers allegedly killed in the search. it could eventually lead to charges, ranging from simple misconduct to desertion. >> we don't know bergdahl's motivation or mindset, but we know he was not abducted, he was not abandoned by his platoon in combat. that's part of the problem. >> reporter: another part is now on capitol hill, where the backlash over the release of five taliban detainees in exchange for bergdahl has exploded, with republicans and democrats both accusing the white house of breaking the law. >> i strongly believe that we should have been consulted, that the law should have been followed, and i very much regret that that was not the case. >> reporter: those five taliban leaders are now settling into exile in qatar. they are staying at a modest villa by qatar standards.

they are waiting to be reunited with their families and some u.s. lawmakers worry they will not be as controlled as the white house and qatar officials claim. and one more thing about that video. you saw the taliban militants were carrying a white flag. and this shows how coordinated this exchange was. u.s. forces had asked the taliban to initially shine a green light to indicate that they were the correct forces that had bergdahl. the taliban militants said they didn't have a green light, can we wave a flag instead. and the americans accepted. >> richard engel, thank you so much. let's go to nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. this video is extraordinary to look at, mik. what more can you tell us about the circumstances of this exchange, it looks so smooth when you watch the video but could have been so dangerous. >> well, it was complicated. the first impression i'm hearing from people in the pentagon is that he actually looks in pretty remarkable physical condition. no idea how he is psychologically. but physically, they think he

looks pretty good. second of all, we saw in that video that they frisked -- the special operations forces frisked bergdahl not once, but twice. and we're told that it was out of fear that the taliban might have planted a suicide bomb on that american soldier. >> meantime, mik, as you well know, there's so much fallout about the circumstances of bergdahl's departure from the army. so many former soldiers, platoon mates speaking out against him. they had signed these nondisclosure agreements, which apparently they now feel they are released from. how are the pentagon brass really reacting to this and the soldiers coming out and in some ways disparaging him? >> quite frankly, they understand the rage and concern. and there's concern at the highest levels of the pentagon also, that if bergdahl voluntarily walked off the base as everybody reports, if he attempted to associate himself with the afghan people or there are some reports he may have even tried to get in touch with the taliban.

that's a very serious charge. and there's nothing more serious in the military than abandoning your post in a war zone. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon, thank you very much. >> as richard mentioned, the prisoner swap controversy is not going away for the president and the obama administration. nbc's chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president in warsaw. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> did the white house truly think this was just going to be a celebratory moment, the release of sergeant bergdahl? did they not see any of this backlash coming? were they caught flatfooted? >> reporter: they were caught flatfooted. every aide i've talked to said they expected there to be controversy involving the decision to release five members of the taliban from gitmo, and the fact that this would then escalate that debate, which has been simmering for a good five years, which is what to do with those detainees, how do you release them, where do you release them.

they did not expect this backlash on bergdahl himself. i've had a few aides describe it to me as we didn't know that they were going to swift boat bergdahl. and that's a reference to that political fight back in 2004 over john kerry's military service that was so controversial in that campaign. so there's some fighting words there. >> how could they not have seen it coming when there was an investigation a while back, perhaps incomplete, but it concluded that bergdahl most likely walked away from his unit. there was that "rolling stone" article a couple years ago that included some e-mails he sent to his parents saying he was ashamed to be an american and had lost faith in the military. i don't understand how they couldn't have thought this was going to happen. >> reporter: because there were so many republicans on capitol hill that were urging the defense department to do whatever it took to get sergeant bergdahl. you had op-eds in memorial day by republican senators including one in new hampshire. john mccain three or four months ago saying he actually would be open to an idea of some sort of exchange to free sergeant

bergdahl. the initial euphoria in that first 12 hours. the surrounding the president with the parents of sergeant bergdahl. they really assumed there'd be a rally around the flag moment, not just for the country, but on capitol hill. obviously they had no idea that there would be no member of sergeant bergdahl's unit that would go public and praise him or support him. so yes, they were caught off guard. >> chuck todd traveling with the president in poland. thank you very much. another big story here at home, a severe weather outbreak damaging homes across the midwest. we find nbc's dylan dreyer in blair, nebraska this morning. dylan, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. it is 65 degrees here in blair, nebraska, and there is still ice tucked into this corner here. the remnants of softball-sized hail that fell from yesterday's storms. that hail caused extreme damage to windows and buildings and cars all across this area.

in omaha, they ended up with 5.3 inches of rain yesterday, an all-time record high for june 3rd. between the torrential downpours and massive wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour, it was a wild day of weather in the nation's heartland. hail the size of golf balls. and devastating winds clocked at 80 miles per hour causing major damage in yuling, nebraska, shredding the siding on homes and shattering windows. >> it sure was noisy when it was hitting my house. >> i recorded sirens sounding at about 4:00 p.m. within minutes, all hail broke loose. >> the tornado sirens went off and we had to go into shelter and we were down there for a good hour. >> omaha's airport closed due to flash floods, reporting more than an inch of rainfall in just eight minutes, a rate of more than eight inches per hour. that much rain falling so fast flooded streets, stranding

drivers. emergency crews in lifeboats rescued families trapped in flooded homes. the high winds snapped trees and tossed grain silos. this truck driver was happy to get out of his flipped semi alive. >> i was afraid this window was going to break. >> for stacy sullivan visiting from oklahoma, this is one business trip she won't soon forget. >> took my briefcase, covered my head and rolled up in a ball. the hail did horrendous, terrible damage to the vehicle, knocked out the entire back glass, shattered the front windshield. it was horrifying. >> now luckily, stacy's car was a rental and she actually bought the insurance. i'm sure there will be a lot of insurance claims across this area today. now, there are some strong storms right now moving through illinois and indiana. we are looking at a much lesser threat of storms today than yesterday. >> that's good news. we'll check in with al on the weather as well in just a

moment. meantime, there is a new development in the nearly three-month-old search for malaysian air flight 370. overnight, scientists released an audio recording of what they say could be that plane hitting the water in the indian ocean. nbc's tom costello has been following this investigation the very beginning. tom, good morning. >> hi, matt. these are microphones used to listen for nuclear tests or passing whales. the scientists say they only heard something suspicious when they went back and checked the recordings after flight 370 disappeared. then they had to speed up the audio clip before they heard anything. the question this morning, is this recording the sound of malaysia airlines flight 370 slamming into the water? scientists from curtin university in australia and ctbto of vienna say their microphones picked up a low-frequency noise in the indian ocean on march 8th. the same day flight 370 disappeared with 239 people onboard. but the sound is thought to have

originated off the southern tip of india, 3,000 miles from the current search zone and in an area the size of texas. >> underwater acoustics, you never really know what you're listening to in many cases. so this is another example of that. we haven't given up on it. >> but it's not at all clear the noise is from flight 370. that part of the indian ocean is a heavily traveled shipping zone with lots of marine life and seismic activity. >> the truth is, they could be detecting a lot of things. there's lots of noise in the ocean. there are whales. there's earthquakes. there's volcanic eruptions. there are a lot of submarine volcanic eruptions. >> search commanders say they're not moving assets, instead continuing to focus west of australia in the area identified by the plane's satellite pings along a southern arc. so far, though, the underwater search has turned up nothing. >> i think at some point, the airplane may be found, but it could be an effort like the "titanic," where it could be years, not months.

>> the australian professor we just heard from said this morning he thinks there's only a 10% chance that the noise he heard is, in fact, the plane. but that still needs to be checked. keep in mind, the current search zone off the coast of australia is the size of west virginia. the area where the sound came from is the size of texas. guys, back to you. >> tom costello, thanks very much. they're going to have more on this. >> we are. go to our facebook page and weigh in. do you think we'll ever know what happened to flight 370? we'll have some results here quickly. >> carson, thank you very much. natalie is here with some primary results from states across the country. >> they are still counting the votes across the country this morning after tuesday night's primary elections, especially mississippi, where a six-term senator is in serious danger of losing his seat. senator thad corcoran and his tea party challenger chris mcdaniel appear headed to a runoff, with nearly 98% of the votes in, mcdaniel held less than a 1% lead. but if neither candidate has 50% of the vote when the full vote

is in, then corcoran and mcdaniel will face off again in three weeks. today marks the 25th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre and there is heavy security in central beijing. as tanked rolled in on june 4th, 1989, chinese troops opened fire on student protesters, more than a million demonstrators had gathered in central beijing in the lead-up to the incident. video of a lone protester standing in front of a line of moving tanks became one of the 20th century's most powerful symbols. the death toll is widely believed to be in the hundreds. this morning we're hearing from donald sterling for the first time since his team was sold. in an exclusive interview with knbc in los angeles, sterling said he is ready to move on. >> i feel fabulous. i feel very good. everything is just the way it should be, really. it may have worked out differently, but it's good.

it's all good. >> meantime, a new york man has been charged in the assault of sterling's one-time girlfriend v. stiviano. she was allegedly punched in the face outside a hotel in new york over the weekend. it was stiviano's recordings of donald sterling's racist remarks that led to his lifetime ban from the nba. and an update now on a story we told you about tuesday on "today." hall of fame quarterback dan marino says he inadvertently became a plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the nfl and is withdrawing immediately. in a statement, marino said he authorized a claim to be filed just in case he needed future medical coverage in case he suffered from the effects of head trauma. he said he did not realize, however, that he would be automatically listed as a plaintiff in the case. marino said he doesn't suffer any effects from head injuries. a high school principal in california probably couldn't wait to go home from work tuesday after being the target of a senior prank. take a look.

♪ got to love that. the principal arrived at work to find a mariachi band in his office. this was only the beginning, however, because you see then the band followed him all around the school, hallway to hallway, classroom to classroom, for more than an hour. he was a good sport about the whole thing. but might be reconsidering that trip to matzatlan. >> i love that they're singing. don't get us started with the spanish singing. >> some salsa. here we go. let's check in with al. he's down in atlanta. al, good morning. >> good morning, guys. we're going to get to our treasure hunt in just a bit, but first, we want to give you the weather. we do have more severe weather to talk about. in fact, we've got a severe thunderstorm watch now in effect for parts of missouri and on into illinois, until 11:00 a.m. central daylight time. this system riding along, and you can see it holds together

right into the northeast by early tomorrow morning and on up into new england. we call this a derecho, a long line of storms. for today, we've got that risk of strong storms from springfield into lexington into indianapolis. tonight it moves a little further to the south. we're continuing to watch that. more showers, more thunderstorms, risk of severe weather, and it goes on into tomorrow. the risk of the strongest activity is going to be along the southeastern atlantic coast from raleigh, all the way down into central georgia. and in fact, we're looking at heavy rain with this as well. rainfall amounts approaching upwards of 3 inches of rain as you get into the central mississippi river valley. that's what's going on. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. kitchen could study you, what would it learn? what improvements would it make? at ge, you've inspired us to reimagine the kitchen. with innovations like the first dishwasher featuring 102 spray jets.

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are you ready? yeah! >> all right, al, thank you very much. we'll be back with you in a couple of minutes. a little earlier, we asked the question, do you think we'll ever know what happened to malaysian air flight 370. you've been monitoring the response. >> we're going to go right ahead into the orange room. tom costello filed that report. that low frequency noise that they found under the indian ocean by that network of hydrophones that are there. could it be part of the ongoing puzzle for flight 370? maybe not. we asked you on facebook. you can see the takeaway here is just how overwhelming many of you feel like we're never going to know what happened to this flight. 85% of you saying no. comments coming in here. one from michelle. i think something may be found many, many years by now and it will be completely by accident. guys, back to you. >> all right, carson, thank you very much. coming up, do your kids know about slenderman? do you? it's the online horror story and it allegedly inspired two young girls to stab their own friend. this morning, its creators

respond to this terrible story. plus, should a tree trimmer hired by the post office face federal charges for accidentally injuring a group of baby herons? we'll hear from both sides. but first, on a wednesday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

sleeping or world's longest blink? the shot of john kerry that has people wondering. plus, jonah hill's emotional apology on "the tonight show" for what he said to a member of the paparazzi. and al reveals the first clue in today's treasure hunt in atlanta. stand by, atlanta, for that. first, your local news and weather. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. so now, i can plan my days and accomplish more. [ female announcer ] lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions

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complex. neighbors cannot go back home and leave for now. they were treated at the scene and did not have to go to the hospital. firefighters say an appliance was left on and it caught fire. >> want to check the forecast now. good morning to you. taking a live look at a clear sky over the area. want to get over the midsection of your workweek. it is going to be hot but nice at the coast. 83 degrees along the peninsula. you will have 70 degree comfortable conditions and then that heat kcontinues to crank versus the 70s in san francisco. we'll have the 7 day forecast here is mike and your drive. we have the traffic flowing westbound. we'll look at the south bay

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7:30 now on this wednesday morning. it is the fourth day of june, 200 2014. a reminder, we've got a special concert for you tomorrow morning featuring music's reigning hit maker, pharell williams. so grab your hats and get ready. meantime, to start this half-hour, let's take a look at what's making headlines. the taliban releasing this video overnight showing the dramatic handoff of bowe bergdahl. u.s. special forces landing and quickly patting down the army sergeant before putting him in a helicopter and flying away. line of powerful storms after slamming parts of the midwest. large hail and high winds

damaged dozens of homes in nebraska. overnight, researchers in australia released an audio recording of a strange sound captured underwater around the time of the malaysian air flight 370 disappearance. it was picked up by listening devices in the indian ocean. scientists say while it could be related to flight 370, the chances are slim. >> and we've asked about that in the orange room as well. let us begin this half-hour with the latest on a disturbing crime in wisconsin. it's really got parents talking nation wild. two young girls are accused of trying to murder their best friend. police say they did it out of allegiance to a character from an online horror story. kate snow is here with more on it. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. police in waukesha, wisconsin, say this case should be a wake-up call for all parents. these two girls had apparently become obsessed with slenderman, the subject of horror stories, youtube videos and games. his creators want everyone to know this morning he's a fictional character, but these two girls told authorities,

according to police, they thought he was very real. they are only 12 years old, so nbc news will not name them or show their faces, but these girls are being prosecuted as adults, charged with attempted homicide. >> she said she was stabbed multiple times. >> reporter: on tuesday, authorities released a 911 call from the bicyclist who found the victim, another 12-year-old girl, who had just crawled out of the woods. >> her clothing has got blood on it. >> reporter: police say several months ago, the suspects started plotting to kill their friend after a birthday party sleepover. according to police, one girl carried a knife in her waistb d waistband. they presented to play hide and seek with their friend and then tackled her. >> one suspect held the victim down while the other suspect stabbed her 19 times in the arms, legs, and torso. >> reporter: the victim remains in stable condition at a local hospital, lucky to be alive. the stabbings missed an artery

just by one millimeter. the family of the accused have no comment so far, but police say this is the reason the girls hatched their plan. youtube is full of videos of a haunting killer with a blank white face, slenderman, he's called. some stories and videos claim he's real. which according to police is what the 12-year-old suspects believed. in the criminal complaint, police say the girls described wanting to kill their friend to prove themselves to slenderman. then they'd join him at his hide-out in northern wisconsin. >> keeping our children safe is more challenging now than in years past. the internet has changed the way we live. >> the online site where stories about slenderman appear posted a message saying they hope the victim makes a speedy recovery. this incident shows what happens when the line of fiction and reality ceases to exist, the message continued. >> there's no question that fantasy and reality can blur in a 24/7 media world. and all of us have a role to

play. parents, the industry, educators, young people themselves. >> reporter: police say one of the girls told investigators she regretted what she had done to her friend. the bad part of me wanted her to die. the good part of me wanted her to live. according to police, the other girl said to a detective, it was weird that i didn't feel remorse. this has so many parents talking to their kids in many parts of the country. i have to tell you, i had a talk with my sown son last night thinking he knew nothing about slenderman. he knew all about him. he's 11. i actually called some of his friends so that i could understand what this was. it goes to show you that we parents are sometimes behind our kids when it cops to the internet. >> i'll be searching the history in my son's computer. it's a game online? >> it's a game. it's videos. and it's stories. but the issue i think is according to police, these girls thought it was real, so that's the conversation they're urging parents to have, to explain to your kids what's real and what's

not. >> oh, my gosh. >> kate snow, thank you very much. let's take a turn now, check in with mr. roker. he's down in atlanta. hi, al. >> hey, guys. good morning. we're talking about a lot of heat now, getting itself together second day in a row down through the southwest. this is what we call kind of a ring of fire, big area of high pressure, and it is the jet stream is way up to the north, so we get this return flow, and it is baking. look at these temperatures. we've got 110 in yuma. parts of northern california into the mid 90s. hundreds as you get into the southwest. and as we move to the east, look at this. parts of texas well into the 100s. 90s as you get into the midwest. temperatures anywhere from ten to 20 degrees above normal. and even the southeast, temperatures are going to get into the upper 80s and on into the low 90s. we do have a risk of strong storms along that warm front into the midwest. again, that's going to be making its way slowly to the east. the west coast is going to be

spectacular toda 7:35. good morning to you. taking a live look here. san francisco socked in with fog. meanwhile sunny skies everywhere else except for the bay. 83 degrees in the north bay. the clouds will burn off quickly. san francisco will be sunny and you will hit the 70s as a result. 81 for the peninsula and 83 right here in the south bay. as we get into the weekend temperatures will climb. >> and that's your latest weather. and now to the reason we are here in atlanta. it's day two of "today's treasure hunt." and we've got all these folks from atlanta here. we are getting ready to give a clue that will give you a chance at two tickets, airfare to new york city, an overnight stay,

an a shot at any one of our friday concerts. okay, show of hands. how many people here plan to take off and get the clue? all right, they are ready. here we go. let's get ready. hold that for me, shawn, thank you. here is the clue. for this clue, we will tear a page from atlanta's book. it's been called a dump but the dam will burst when you look for the gifted sign. for this clue, we will tear a page from atlanta's book. it's been called a dump, but the dam will burst when you look for the gifted sign. okay. they are off, ladies and gentlemen. running too fast. do you have any idea? they are running. get ready to go. some of them are really big fans. back to you. >> clearly as people run off to find that treasure, they ran right over our communication.

>> i thought our satellite truck driver decided to go look for that treasure, because it's a good one. >> al, we'll check in with you in a little while. meanwhile, actor jonah hill is finding himself in the middle of a pretty big controversy after directing a homosexual slur at a member of the paparazzi. last night he went on "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon and delivered an emotional apology. >> the word i chose was grotesque. you know, no one deserves to say or hear words like that. and, you know, i've been a supporter of the lbgt community my entire life, and i completely let the members of that community and everybody else down when i used a word like that this weekend. and my heart's broken. and i genuinely am deeply sorry to anyone who's ever been affected by that term in their life. and i'm sorry and i don't deserve or expect your

forgiveness, but what i ask is that at home, if you're watching this and you're a young person especially, if someone says something that hurts you or angers you, use me as an example of what not to do. and don't respond with hatred or anger. because you're just adding more ugliness to the world. and again, i'm so sorry. >> i appreciate you actually being sincere and saying that. >> yeah, yeah, i know i'm usually funny and stuff, but this wasn't funny. it was stupid. i deserve the [ bleep ] i'm going to get for it, you know? >> no, it's good that you came out and -- [ laughter ] came out and -- >> what a moment. it didn't seem like the audience was expecting that whatsoever. >> in the very beginning, what you don't see is they're laughing. >> that's the way to do it. he could open up a clinic on how celebrities should apologize. very heartfelt and quick. >> get right out there and take

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all right, what would cause a grown man to react like this? three things. al roker, atlanta, and treasure. that's the winner of "today's treasure hunt" in atlanta. >> that's what they call a happy dance in atlanta. we'll check in with al and our treasure winner. hey, al. >> really exciting. they got the sign. this is actually margaret mitchell's house who wrote "gone with the wind." and there you go. and this is our guy live. >> love it. >> there he is. kevin howell is our winner. so we're going to bring him over here in just a little bit. coming up at 8:00. and we'll talk with him. >> all right, cool. very exciting. >> record time. >> man, he's fast. >> all right, cool, al, we'll check in with you in a couple of minutes. now to a really interesting story out of northern california. it centers around five injured

baby birds, a tree trimmer, and some feel this person is being bullied by the government. nbc's joe fryer has the story. >> reporter: outside of an oakland post office, the sound of the black crown night heron fills the air from above while something else covers the ground down below. so to keep bird droppings off the mail trucks, the postal service hired ernesto to trim the trees over the parking lot. this is where it happened? >> this is one of the trees we trimmed. >> reporter: he says at some point during the pruning process, five baby herons fell from their nest and were injured. someone called police and now he faces the possibility of federal charges. he says his family even received threats of false reports some birds were killed. >> i made a mistake, i faced the consequences, but i think it's way too far to go for that. >> reporter: at international bird rescue, veterinarian rebecca doer says most birds are

hurt by humans. >> tree trimming during inappropriate seasons is a big reason we get animals. johansson she is caring for the five birds injured in oakland. how are the herons doing? >> they're doing great. >> reporter: the herons got a visitor. the tree trimmer stopped by to see how they were doing and paid $2,500 to help with their recovery. still, the u.s. fish & wildlife service isrecommending he face misdemeanor charges. that upsets california congressman darrell issa. >> holding ernesto responsible to take care of the damage by sawing down the limbs, that would make sense. but doing a criminal referral is simply using their power to the extreme and that's bureaucratic bullying. >> reporter: but groups like the audubon society say it is a federal crime. >> i don't think it's bureaucratic bullying at all. i think it's very important that the laws that are on the books be enforced. >> reporter: both sides feel the post office should also be

accountable. the postal service spokesman calls the incident unfortunate. but polito says he won't blame anyone else. >> if you don't learn from your mistakes in life, you're not learning anything. >> reporter: the injured birds will soon be released as the humans debate what constitutes justice. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, oakland. >> we're kind of shaking our heads here. the guy made a mistake. he's owned it. he tried to help and contribute to the care of the birds. criminal charges seem a little out of line. >> yeah, a little bit of a head scratcher on that one. love to hear what you think about it. send your comments to the orange room. coming up on "trending," have you ever dozed off at work. the video of secretary of state john kerry that has us asking, is he sleeping, or is it a really long blink? and next, want to feel old. carson shares an anniversary for the legendary bruce springsteen. and today's treasure hunt the legendary bruce springsteen. and today's treasure hunt winner making his way to al in a

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after decision 2014 san jose's next mayor will either be one of the two. they will square off in a run off election in november. smith will serve another term. smith with 60% of the votes compared to 40%. 59% of voters voted yes on the measu measure. that includes approve al towers along the bay and three projects planned for the waterfront. >> let's check your weather. good morning. good morning beautiful clear

day. you head throughout the afternoon. we are going to hold on to this cloud cover until noon. sunshine coming your way. we will see sunshine to start. let's keep your temperatures at 70 versus the low 90s. the peninsula at 81 degrees as we get into the next three days we get into this prolonged stretch coming up right now here is your drive with mike. >> the sun is coming into the lens. let me show you on the map. that is 280 northbound on the middle of your screen. look it ajammed out of north 285 and north 280 blocking three of your four lanes heading up south. we don't have an expectation for when they opened the big problem. 880 an earlier crash had cleared. there is a back up there. it has cleared back to you.

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it's 8:00 on "today," and coming up, big changes coming to some of america's favorite fast-food places. we'll talk to bobby flay about what that means for you. plus, from reporter to royalty. meet the former commoner now set to become queen. and hollywood royalty stops by studio 1a. laura dern is here to talk about one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, "the fault in our stars," today, wednesday, june 4th, 2014. >> we're the andersons from michigan, celebrating our birthdays at the "today" show. >> drove 20 hours from minnesota to be in the "today" show.

hi, grandma in florida! >> from the little apple to the big apple, good morning, manhattan, kansas. >> good morning, iowa! >> aloha, hawaii! >> good morning, alabama! >> roll tide! we're back now. 8:00 on a wednesday morning. we've got a huge crowd gathered in rockefeller plaza. the weirdest thing just happened to me. i walked up to say hi to this young lady. i reached out to shake her hand. she handed me her cell phone. >> get a selfie. >> i think she wants me to take a picture. >> a picture with carson, i think. >> look what i got. i got a camera. >> grab a pocketbook. >> egg and cheese sandwich? no. okay. >> big news again. more breaking news. >> yes. al is down in atlanta with the treasure hunt winner. al, take it away.

>> we've got our second treasure hunt winner in atlanta on this party bus. we've got kevin howell, who just really knocked it out of the park. kevin, congratulations. >> thank you. nice to meet you. >> come on over here. you were there -- >> whoo! >> you weren't in this crowd, were you? >> no. >> where were you? >> i was at the midtown station and luckily the bus was about 15 minutes late. >> you were at the marta station? >> at the marta station at midtown. as soon as the clue came out, i knew exactly where to go and i was walking around the margaret mitchell house looking for this thing. >> i know, because we saw you come there -- you got there like licketty split and then you went away. >> i went around to the front because i was looking for the sign, actually. i went back around. i actually asked some people in the garden next door and they was like, it's the margaret mitchell house. so i was like, okay, the magic sign. and i looked behind and this was taped to it.

>> and you found it. >> you found it. >> are you excited? >> i'm very excited. >> wow. how many of you thought you had a shot? there you are. you look at the monitor, you can see yourself. and there you are. that's amazing. >> wow. have you looked at the concerts we have? >> i want to go see tim mcgraw. >> all right. you and a friend will come and go see tim mcgraw. what do you do? >> i work at a grocery store, actually. today was my day off and i saw you yesterday before i went to work, and it all happened. >> glad you had the day off. way to go. congratulations to kevin howell. >> thank you. >> coming up in the next half-hour, we're going to tell you the next city we're coming to, and in fact, we're extending "today's treasure hunt." it was supposed to end thursday, we're taking it all the way to friday, guys! >> that's great. we look forward the meeting him when he comes up here. >> yeah, very exciting. meantime, you guys know this. asking tough questions is a big

part of the job here at "today." this morning we're going to turn the tables and give you a chance to ask savannah whatever you want. >> it's true. i'm going to go on facebook at 11:30 eastern, take over the "today" show facebook page, and you can ask anything. log on -- >> what are you naming your baby will be the number one question. >> i said you can ask. i didn't say i would give you an answer. but i'll do my best. >> 11:30 this morning. >> let's go inside. natalie's got a check of the headlines. >> we have some new dramatic video showing the moment that sergeant bowe bergdahl was handed over by the taliban to u.s. forces in eastern afghanistan. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in germany at landstuhl medical center where bergdahl is undergoing treatment. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this taliban video purports to show a very tense exchange. around 8:30 p.m. saturday, eastern afghanistan, taliban militants are waiting. they have bergdahl in the back of a vehicle. then u.s. helicopters arrive.

two helicopters, one of the helicopters lands. then it was prearranged that three people from each side, three u.s. special operations forces, two taliban militants, plus bergdahl approach each other. there is a very brief exchange. then the americans wave as they move away from this encounter. they frisk bergdahl, put him in a helicopter, take him away. the entire exchange on the ground takes about one minute. you see the militants are carrying a white flag. the americans had actually requested that the taliban have something to satisfy themselves. the americans initially suggested that they flash a green light. the taliban militants said they didn't have a light, so they carried a flag. natalie? >> richard engel in landstuhl, germany, thank you. president obama announced plans to spend up to $1 billion boosting the u.s. military presence in europe during a visit to poland's capital. the president said the u.s. planned to send more military troops and equipment and to rotate additional troops into

the region. poland's prime minister thanked the president for the speedy and effective response to ukraine's crisis. investigators looking into the disappearance of malaysian airlines flight 370 have a new possible clue. underwater microphones picked up a noise in the indian ocean on march 8th, the same day flight 370 vanished. the sound is thought to have come from off the southern tip of india, 3,000 miles away from the area currently being searched. scientists are still analyzing the noise, but they say it could have come from a whale or a small earthquake and not necessarily the plane. and new royal wheels this morning for queen elizabeth. she rode to the opening of parliament in a new carriage made of old artifacts that includes pieces of henry vii's warship, and even fragments from sir isaac newton's historic apple tree. it's called the diamond jubilee state coach, but has been referred to as a living time capsule. it's pretty remarkable.

8:06. let's get another check of the weather with al in atlanta. >> all right, thanks so much, natalie. by the way, kevin's got to come up with another concert because tim mcgraw actually already happened. i was so excited i forgot that tim already put on a terrific concert. let's show you what's going on weather-wise for today. again, we've got this severe storm activity making its way in through the midsection of the country. as you look, indianapolis, you're just getting into it now. heavy showers, thunderstorms all day today. temperatures get into the mid 70s. this surgery we've got a risk of strong storms stretching today from st. louis all the way into central ohio and down into paduca, kentucky. later on tonight, with the possibility of tornados, hail, damaging winds. we have got the risk of strong storms stretching from missouri all the way into west virginia, and they continue on into tomorrow into the mid-atl 8:07. good morning to you. overcast conditions to start the

day in san francisco. meanwhile, we're completely sunny at this point in san jose. slowing a little bit here as well. we're going to check on that drive with mike in just a few moments. but for today, temperatures will be notice apply warmer, 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. 83 for the south bay. 70 today in san francisco and the north bay is at 84 degrees. we've got some changes coming your way. it's going to heat up even more, so as we get into the weekend, low 90s in the south bay by saturday. >> and coming up, guys, at 8:30, we're going to announce our third city, tell you where "today's treasure hunt" will take place tomorrow. >> cool. >> we look forward to that. meanwhile, coming up on "trending," 90 minutes, two hours? not even close. what one professor claims is the perfect time to arrive at the airport in advance of a flight. >> this is going to get a conversation going this morning. plus, can fast-food really be clean? one chain's new push to give out some healthier options. also coming up, a special

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there. there he is. someone captured this. the reporter actually tweeted it and said he was nodding off during the news conference. and, of course, john kerry said no, that is just a really long blink. a lot of people are asking the question, okay, he's a good sport about it, but was it sleep or not? yes sleep, no sleep, you can weigh in on our today.com survey. >> i've got to tell you, i feel great today. i got six hours of blink last night. wow. >> this has us bring u the hall of fame of really long blinks from politicians. remember joe biden in 2011. dick cheney in 2007 during a briefing by president bush. bill clinton, 2008. this was at church. and john mccain during the state of the union in 2007. any excuse to show those great old images, why not. >> we're all guilty of a long blink. how about this one? now to respected "new york times" columnist, a respected "new york times" columnist who had a bad trip. not talking about a flight here.

pulitzer prize winner maureen dowd recently visited colorado to cover that state's legalized pot scene, as carson calls it. it seems things didn't go very well. she sampled a bit of a marijuana candy bar and she didn't feel anything, so she ate more. that's where her problems began. dowd says, "i felt a scary shudder go through my body and brain. i barely made it from the desk to the bed, where i lay curled up in a ha louis thattory state for the next eight hours." she goes on, "as my par now deepened, i became convinced that i had died and no one was telling me." it turns out that dowd ingested 16 times the recommended dosage of that candy bar. >> what are you looking at me for? what are you talking about? once in college and never happened again. start making deals with god, the whole thing. glad she's okay. >> does that mean the candy bar, you're only supposed to take one little bite? >> here's the thing. just wait for it. >> don't rush it? >> that's what i've read.

>> not that we're advising anybody try that. here's a question if you are flying. how early should you get to the airport? what do you guys normally do? >> freak out and get there really early. >> half-hour. >> half-hour? >> i get there 45 minutes. >> this is what my family and i do when we travel. take a look. >> oh, yeah. classic. >> the scene from "home alone 2." usually it is the mad dash to the airport. here's what a math professor is saying. he's saying forget everything you've heard. forget what they tell you. he says you should cut it close, very close. in fact, jordan allenburg puts it this way. if you've never missed a flight, he says you're not doing it right. >> what? >> i agree with him. >> he says every hour you waste in an airport lounge is an hour you could have spent relaxing at home or perhaps on vacation. and over the course of a lifetime, all those hours add up. so how close should you cut it?

anybody? he says it depends on just how much you value your time. >> if you miss your flight, that's even more hours you're wasting. >> if you miss one out of every 20 flights, i think it's just -- bryant gumbel and i used to travel to get golf. he would want to get there two and a half hours early for a domestic flight. it's crazy. >> i'll board last. >> oh no, i like to get there early, have my coffee, have some magazines, call my mom. >> duty-free shopping. >> that's when you catch up on all the trash magazines. >> yeah. >> cut it close. that's what's trending today. coming up, from commoner to the queen, the newest royal in the globall

all right. back now with a big announcement from the panera bread company. the chain of about 1,800 bakery cafes is now making the switch to what it calls clean and simple. nbc's katy tur has more. what's it about? >> reporter: panera is joining a growing movement, companies trying to stay competitive by saying goodbye to processed food and hello to healthier options. adios potassium lactate. so long ascorbic acid. out with the additives and in with, quote, clean and simple. panera is revamping its menu. . we are today announcing a commitment to remove all artificial sweeteners, artificial preservatives, artificial flavorings and colors

from our food. >> reporter: the chain is the latest in a round of restaurants to lure health-conscience consumers with more seemingly healthy food. in 2009, starbucks announced it would remove all artificial flavors, dyes and sweeteners from its products. chipotle recently committed to getting rid of all gmo or genetically modified ingredients. and just this april, subway took out a controversial compound in its bread. the consumer is demanding better ingredients. and because these companies are realizing that if they don't change their ingredients, the consumer is going to take their money and spend it elsewhere. >> reporter: the push for natural ingredients has been gaining momentum in recent years, especially among millennials who experts say are more concerned about artificial additives. >> every fast food chain needs to make that change to be healthier. >> i want, you know, to it eat something quick that i know is going to be good for my body. >> reporter: panera, which is

facing slowing sales growth, says the changes will be in effect by the end of 2016. and despite the push to eliminate artificial sweeteners, panera will still sell fountain sodas which contain high fructose corn syrup. it doesn't mean everything will be healthy. an apple will always be better than a chocolate chip cookie, no matter what goes in it, unfortunately. back to you. >> let's bring in bobby flay, owner of gatto here in new york. this is called clean eating. how is that different from all-natural? >> well, i just think it's -- i think somebody at panera is actually paying attention. when you look at what independent restaurants like trendy, independent restaurants in big cities are doing, we're doing like three years ago, they started the farm to table, organic. people want to eat better. they want to think they're eating food that's better for them and good for them. >> so you think they're doing this because there is value in it for the customer, and it's good for their health. you don't think this is a

marketing gimmick because sales are slumping. >> i didn't say that. i think this is all part of the food revolution in this country. we want better, we want tastier. we want better for you. now, the real question is, whether or not as a country we can eat a little bit less. we really like to eat a lot. >> yeah, restaurants and restaurant chains can do whatever they want to do. the fact of the matter is, it still relies on the consumer to make the right choices. >> all our choice. we can decide how much we're going to eat and when we're going to eat it. but i applaud panera for doing this. i think because they are a big part of the marketplace, they're going to hopefully force other companies in their ilk to do the same. and hopefully we'll all eat better. >> i agree. hopefully we can do that. you're going to be back in our next half hour, you're doing a breakfast for us. >> absolutely. >> look forward to that. thank you very much. let's go over to savannah. >> matt, thank you. this week's surprise announcement that king juan carlos of spain will abdicate in favor of his son is putting the spotlight on his

daughter-in-law. the former journalist now set to become the first commoner to be queen in spanish history. keyer simmons is in london with more on her. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. women are changing the way we see royalty. kate has shaken things up in england and now spain's queen and her huskiband king after he dad stepped aside. who is the woman who could be called kate's competition? glamorous, stylish and smart. the soon-to-be queen of spain was once a tv news anchor. she won awards for her journalism. then one day on assignment, she met her prince. for real. the crown prince of spain. becoming princess in 2004. the couple a star attraction at european royal gatherings. at 41, she manages to be a mom

and a style icon. and for a royal, a fashion risk-taker. check out the leather pants and red heels. her past has caused a stir too. >> there are some skeletons in her closet. she got married at 31, and has a previous marriage, actually. so she will be the first divorced queen of spain. >> reporter: given her looks criticized, she assistant style enough some say, and reportedly had plastic surgery. but most love her and her husband, perhaps because she is from a middle class family. not unlike another princess. comparisons were inevitable. here is kate and is she in a red dress, gray dress and dressed down. >> you can see she loves her glossy dark hair. very groomed, very similar tastes in fashion. >> reporter: and they both have a common touch, often wearing chain store fashion, leaving a generation of modern royals.

now the princess could be queen within two weeks once spain's parliament agrees, which means she is leaving kate way behind because there is no sign britain's queen is going to abdicate. i don't know whether kate will be in the palace somewhere frustrated for having to wait to be queen or relieved. >> oh, i think she'll be able to handle it. >> i have a feeling this is not the last time we'll hear her name. moan time, carson is in the orange room celebrating the anniversary of bruce springsteen's classic album "born in the usa" turning 30? >> 30 years ago today this iconic album came out. technically bruce's seventh but the album that really catapulted him into mega stardom. we went into the video vault, matt found this. >> one of my favorite moments. >> putting on the seatbelt, and taking the wheel. that's a good one there. and also found this in your office, matt. this is cool right here. ohio hope you don't mind, i'm

going to take this home. he signed it to you. happy 50th. >> so that was 15 years ago? >> put that up on ebay pretty soon. 30 million copies sold worldwide, seven top ten u.s. singles. we asked our anchors, favorite album of all-time. matt, hotel california. what a great record. savannah, zeppelin 4. stevie wonder. natalie joshua, u 2. i went with michael jackson "thriller." somewhere between 65 and 110 million. great choices, guys. and congratulations to the boss if he's watching, 30 years of "born in the usa." >> by the way, you can take those five albums right there and have a lot of fun. that would be okay. >> coming up, get ready to do some bargain shopping. steals and deals are here for summer travel. but first, on a wednesday morning, a check of your local news and weather. travels. but first, on a wednesday morning, a check of your local news and weather.

a very good morning to you. it's 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. this morning, muni says most of its 600 vehicles back on the streets in san francisco. the mta says all trains and bus routes are back to normal, but cable cars are still down. it comes after hundreds of workers called in sick over the past two days, causing some major transit delays. operators are protesting a proposed labor contract. it is against the law for them to strike, so a sickout is their form of protest. well, mike is here today to keep tabs on all that traffic. >> we're looking at the golden gate bridge, which has a good flow of traffic into and out of san francisco. as we look at the map, it is the city itself with potential for muni delays. with only two-thirds of those drivers reporting for work, we have less trains and buses to

take those folks around the city. so plan for those delays. meanwhile, the rest of your bay showing a pretty typical pattern for the commute, slowing starts for oakland. the east shore freeway recovers after an earlier crash, and upper sigh around anning way and another at willow. here the south bay really suffers, the new crash, north 280 at magdalena, just the slow lanes blocked now, but the backup on 280 out of san jose all the way through cupertino. that is a slow drive for that stretch, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us. another local news update coming up in about a half an hour. have a great one.

it's 8:30 on wednesday morning. the 4th of june 2014. we have a happy crowd on rockefeller plaza this morning. i guarantee 24 hours from now folks will be even happier when one of the hottest names in music, pharrell williams takes to our stage. >> it makes you happy just saying his name, doesn't he? >> there's a lot of happy parodies there. >> a coach on "the voice." >> that's cool. there's more. friday if we're all around here

we're going to get sarah berellis, the grammy nominated singer and songwriter right here on the plaza. >> tomorrow is pharrell. >> today we'll go one on one with robert deniro. his man was an extremely talented artist back in the '40s, '50s, '60s in this country. he says he never got his dues. take a look. >> in one reference of you he says something to the effect of you saved his life once and you're helping him again. did you understand that's the way he felt about you at the time? >> well, as i say, he was a very loving father so it's not surprising that he would. >> did you grow closer during those times? >> you can be close to people and not always see them. >> he gets very emotional

talking about it. he has preserved his father's studio downtown exactly the way it was when he left that studio. it's an amazing, amazing place. you can see that tomorrow in an interview with robert deniro. >> true love for his father. also, just ahead, we're going to get you started on a summer of travel with our special steals and deals including $400 luggage for just, get this, $75. >> good deal. >> that's a steal. >> plus, the much anticipated movie "the fault in our stars." we'll get to atlanta and get a check of our weather from mr. roker. hey, al. >> we have more storms to talk about for today. wet weather making its way throughout the southeast into the mid-atlantic states. we have a risk of strong storms into the central plains. gorgeous along the west coast. tomorrow the severe risk makes its way along the southeastern atlantic coast. more showers and thunderstorms also back to the mid mississippi valley. the heat gets turned up out west as well with

that's right, al. someone's turning on the heat today. and we're going to crank it up even more so, getting into the coming days. but right now, we still have a little bit of low cloud cover. this extends all the way across the inner bay. and as a result of those low clouds limiting your sunshine early, everywhere except for the south bay and extreme east bay, your temperatures will not be able to soar for today. but they will as we get into the weekend. today, 70 degrees in san francisco versus 91 out in the tri-valley. 84 for us in the south bay and 70 degrees straight up in san francisco. a little drizzle out there at the immediate coast. >> that's your latest weather. today's treasure hunt tour moves on. tomorrow we will be at the inner harbor of baltimore. that's right, ladies and gentlemen. a beautiful inner harbor. as you take a look live right now, we will be there tomorrow to continue today's treasure hunt which is extended an extra day into friday so we'll have that city as well tomorrow coming up. but looking forward to it.

a lot of good fun. people looking for these envelopes, guys, for our great "today" concert. back to you. >> al, thank you so much. now to our special travel ready edition of steals and deals. here to walk us through the bargains is jill martin. she is a "today" contributor and contributing editor for "today's style watch." this is your travel clothes. >> the cars on your dress for travel. >> very travely. >> yes. >> we're starting to see behind us. this is the airport. you can do this as a train station. how to travel in style at the airport or wherever you're going. these are some of my favorite tees. they retail $172. the classic fitted v-neck shirt. a capri sweat pant. available in three colors. they're sold in stores like bloomies, nordstrom. the retail $172. the deal is $52. that's 70% off. >> for the set? >> right. they seem pricey but this is a

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first, this is "today" on nbc. n nbc.

back at 8:39. laura dern is in the new movie, "the fault in our stars." two teens with cancer who are experiencing their first love and the love hits close to home. >> oh, my god, it's so beautiful. >> nice. >> you're just saying. you're saying that you're totally fine with a teenage daughter running free with an older with an older boy? it's totally fine with you? >> yeah, that's pretty much exactly what i'm saying. >> laura dern plays hazel's mom. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> you said something funny to our producer.

it was the most normal grown up role you've ever had. >> very much so. i think one mom who wasn't very skilled at the job, this is the first mother i've gotten to play so i had an amazing time working on this. >> the book and also the movie which i think is very true to the book pulls off this half truth. it's incredibly heart wrenching but at the same time uplifting. feel good/feel bad movie of the summer. >> it's all due to john green. we're all just so grateful for his book and i think everyone, everyone who's read it wants the film to pay tribute to his words. we were all fiercely protective as every fan is. he and a half have i gates that so beautifully in the book. >> by the way, why do they call it a young adult novel? everyone i know has read it. >> everyone i know has read it. every age wants to see the film. i really think it's a film for families to go together, a date movie. i mean, it's a group of my girlfriends can't wait to go see it because they're so in love

with the book. anyone had's loved and anyone who's experienced loss, which is what we all walk through. it's done with such irreverence and gratitude. >> in the movie you play her mom. i thought you had for lack of a better word mother/daughter chemistry. you really seemed to click. >> we love each other. this whole cast, we love each other so much. we have dinner every night. we've become such a family. shea and i are very, very close, felt really connected. i thought it worked particularly well because john so beautifully captured a mother/daughter relationship that's a very modern, progressive relationship. they're friends, and they have mutual respect and admiration for each other. it was really cool to get that play that kind of relationship. >> i was teasing shea about her voluntary homelessness. you're one of her crash pads, right? >> it's full on. she's there as much as she wants to be. my children love her so much. they're like family now. >> you mentioned it's really

interesting look at modern parenting. you're a mom. you have a 12-year-old and a 9-year-old. >> yeah. >> what kind of parent do you think you are? is this something that feels natural to you? obviously not the circumstances that they find themselves in in the movie. >> well, i learned greatly from it. you know, i think that's what amazing is this unique voice that, you know, the narration comes from is a girl who is has obviously been really given room for her own voice and her family. so to try to honor that is a big deal to me. >> laura, it's great to see you. by the way, remember the last time you were here and you had to stand outside. i want to say we're trying to improve. our booking is getting a little more sophisticated. this time you actually invited me in. >> thank you for coming back. >> i have to say happy birthday to bruce dern, my dad. >> happy birthday. thank you very much. "the fault in our stars" opens friday. >> yeah. >> do you like your eggs

scrambled, fried or

8:45 and we're making breakfast with bobby. bobby flay that is. his latest new york city restaurant is called gatto. it's great. this morning he's making eggs three different ways. good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> homeowner weekend. you're making breakfast. what's your go-to. >> scrambled eggs. >> do you like your scrambled or soft? >> soft. do you put water in the egg or milk or something else? >> i don't. i start with just the eggs themselves. make sure you whip them really well. you want the eggs and whites -- you don't want sort of streaks of white going through your eggs. that's the conventional wisdom. >> oil, not butter? >> oil and butter. olive oil is better than butter apparently. i like the combination. i like the flavor of olive oil in the eggs. >> no water in there?

you don't like to get those bubbles and lighten them up? >> no, i feel if you put water in the eggs, you're going to water them down. that's my feeling. matt, one of the things i like to do is not salt the egg until the very end. it keeps it creamy. scrambled eggs need a little bit of salt. a little pepper to sart. you see how quickly the eggs -- the eggs cook the fastest thing in the world. >> two minutes. >> basically i'm done. i'm going to put a little creme fresh in here. >> why that? >> creaminess, texture. then a little bit of goat cheese. >> i love that. >> honestly, you can actually serve this for dinner, you know, eggs for dinner. we do a lot of that at the restaurant downtown now. there's eggs all over the menu for dinner service and people love it. >> i'm going to put this on toews and some pesto and peppers. there you go. >> scrambled eggs flay bobby style. >> fried eggs, cut and dried. those things have been cooking. >> they're ready to go.

>> what do you do to make them different? >> do you want to crack an egg with me? >> sure. >> very quickly -- >> i can tell you've been around an egg pan. >> i cook breakfast. i like breakfast. >> even so you know, we use nonstick pance with eggs. do not be a hero when you're cooking eggs. a little bit of salt and pepper on top of the eggs. again, they go really quickly. what i like to do is put a cover on top of them so they get this basted sort of look to them. they cook just a little bit on top. you want to make sure they're nice and runny in the middle. >> one of the things you do to make this dish different is serve them on top of hash browns. >> hash brown potatoes, paprika, parmigiano. >> poached eggs are difficult. >> a little bit of vinegar. >> why? >> because it actually helps the egg coagulate. that's my big vocabulary word

for the day. >> good. >> we want the egg -- the whites and the yolks to kind of become one. the white that you surround the yolk and you get a perfect poached egg. >> water boiling before you put the egg in. >> simmering. >> a little bit of vinegar, white wine vinegar. here's a tip. here's what we do in the restaurant. like let's say it's brunch, cooking a lot of eggs benedict, need a lot of poached eggs. what happens is we break the eggs a lot. we don't want to break them in the water. we actually put it in a rah amekin and you submerge that. >> exactly. >> a classic poached egg, you take your spoon and you swirl it around. you get a beautiful poached egg. >> how long does a beautiful poached egg need to cook? >> if youan get it out of the water whole -- >> very runny on the inside. >> on a salad.

this is a classic french bistro salad. white chicory, white dressing, put it on top. i have almonds and bacon. very savory. could be lunch, dinner, fantastic for brunch. >> filleted eggs three waste from bobby. appreciate it. you can get bobby's recipes on our site todd.com. >> we have a performance from "bullets over broadway." first this is "today."

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. the tony awards this weekend, "bullets over broadway" set in the 1920s. it's a comedy that shows a young writer who needs capital. we have the play wright and his girlfriend ellen. good morning to both of you. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> the early days bringing this show together. sitting at a table reading lines in front of woody allen? >> yeah. it was nerve racking. he was a shy man and we were silent in front of him. there was lots of silences. >> that first day woody allen, the first day i met you, we were reading the lines. after we read through the scene the first time woody gave me a compliment and then, zach, you touched my leg and you go, woody allen just gave you a lovely

compliment and all i was thinking is zach just touched my leg. >> there you go. i never heard that story. >> take it away, guys. >> i'd like to hear more about that. >> i've fallen in love with helen sinclair. i want to be honest, this is one of those things that happened -- >> i'm not surprised. she's extraordinary. >> so are you. it is me that is so mixed up. >> i have a confession to make. >> i know, you knew all along. you're too damn decent to confront me. >> no, i've been seeing sheldon flender. >> flender, my friend flender. >> we've been having an affair. >> with sheldon flender, he's a communist? >> yes. >> worse, he's been a vegetarian. >> he's been in love with me a long time. >> you? >> i found a new baby. i found a new boy. ♪ that sweet talking baby that fills me with joy ♪ ♪ his new way of loving is all that i say ♪

♪ it's made me say ♪ sweetest kiss somehow ♪ tells me i bow, i don't mean maybe ♪ ♪ i found a new baby, new baby, that's all ♪ >> sheldon splendor. ♪ everybody looks at me, happiness is what they see ♪ ♪ it is awfully nice to be on solid ground ♪ ♪ oh, he is charming, i confess, more than you, but i digress ♪ ♪ tell me, darling, can you guess just what i have found ♪ ♪ you've found a new baby ♪ i've found awe in baby ♪ and new boy ♪ that's filled you with joy >> he makes me smile ♪

>> a new baby ♪ ♪ that's right, i found a new baby. don't ask me why ♪ >> why? ♪ you found a new baby so, baby, why can't i ♪ ♪ you found a new baby ♪ you found a new baby ♪ you found a new baby so say bye-bye to me ♪ ♪ we're threw ♪ you found a new baby ♪ on you, you found a new baby ♪ boo hoo, you found a new baby so say bye-bye to me ♪ ♪ i found a new baby ♪ i just had a ball ♪ i found a new baby ♪ i found a new baby ♪ new baby, that's all

♪ that's all >> take that! "bullets over broadway" at the saint james theater. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back after your local news and good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. decision 2014, the race for secretary of state has come down to two candidates, alex padilla and pete peterson deadlocked at 30% each. in third, disgraced state senator, leland yee. yee received 10% of the vote, despite dropping out of the race after he was arrested on bribery and corruption charges. let's get a check of your

weather this morning with christina. >> hey, good morning to you, scott. good morning to you at home. still fogged in in san francisco. that's keeping your temperatures down for now, but we're going to see that heat really come on strong later on this afternoon, right around 91 degrees. as a result, out in the tri-valley for today, you'll get a taste of the 70s in san francisco. we are headed towards the 80s by the weekend.

from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. it's june 4th, 2014. good-looking crowd outside on our plaza this morning. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, tamron hall. al down in atlanta this morning, spreading joy and plane tickets once again today. al, we're going to check in with you in just a few minutes. boy, he's putting smiles on faces across the united states of america. >> all over. >> he's really enjoying it in hotlanta. or as you call it -- >> the atl. >> a-town. >> don't do that again. >> a-town? >> a-town. say hi to everybody there.

we'll check in with you. >> tamron just vetoed my a-town. al, we'll see you in a couple minutes. let's talk about this story. there's a twist and a turn every day. some new video out released by the taliban showing the moment sergeant bowe bergdahl was handed over to american special forces. this happened on saturday. the video shows the militants as they wait in a field in eastern afghanistan. they have bergdahl. there are more armed men on a hill nearby for backup. american special forces then arrive, we're told, around 6:30 p.m. local time. as you see here, a helicopter comes in for a landing. both sides reportedly had agreed to approach each other with just three men per side. they briefly touch hands. then the americans wave as they back away. bergdahl is frisked, checked for weapons and explosives, then loaded and it takes off. u.s. forces asked the taliban initially to shine a green light to indicate that they were the correct forces, that they'd come to the right place. those forces didn't have the green light, so they asked can we wave a flag instead.

you see in the video, they did have one. it was a white flag. five senior members of the taliban released in exchange for sergeant bergdahl are believed to be staying at a villa in doha's west bay area. they are in qatar now. sergeant bowe bergdahl expected to be discharged from a hospital in germany by the end of this week. and if you look at the video released overnight, some say bergdahl -- now, this is purely playing off video, we don't know. but part of the argument for him getting out early was he was in dire medical condition. we don't know what his medical condition is, but some are saying perhaps he's not. we don't know. >> he looks thin. >> he looks thin. >> but in good condition. >> we don't know the mental part of it. >> so president obama said he had to overstep congress because of the medical condition. here's what dianne feinstein, democratic senator, the head of the senate intelligence committee, someone who should know everything in theory, had to say yesterday about the handover. >> it comes with some surprise

and dismay that the transfers went ahead with no consultation, totally not following the law. >> so that's dianne feinstein speaking yesterday. >> backlash growing, bipartisan backlash now. a democrat, of course. there's a lot of anger of why were they not given 30 days of notice. they'll be meeting with obama to talk more about the release of bergdahl and why they weren't informed within the appropriate time. >> and the white house has issued an apology to senator feinstein as well. but our own jim miklaszewski and richard engel have been doing amazing reporting on this, and you do have this current of politics meeting the military. general barry mccaffery, we'll have to see. >> chuck todd said the white house knew there would be some

controversy, but they were expecting more national euphoria, welcoming home a hero. the white house sent out susan rice on a sunday show, said sergeant bergdahl served with honor and distinction before the facts of this story came out. there's still a big hole in the middle of the story. >> i think the question is, as he gets home -- and i think the chairman of the joint chiefs, he's signaling that it's not going to be the, you know, yellow ribbon welcome home party that everybody expected. that there is going to be an investigation into whether or not he deserted. and if need be, he may be held accountable for that. >> the mayor of hailey, idaho, issued a statement yesterday, i believe, saying they're planning to have this welcome home for sergeant bergdahl, but at the end of the statement, the mayor said, if these accounts turn out to be true, then this should be sorted out in the united states courts. there was also a report that people have started to make cancellations and cancel plans, taking out their frustration on hailey, idaho. they've received angry messages. >> that's sad.

>> it is very sad. it's very silly. but they are feeling the brunt of this. those folks in hailey who have supported the bergdahls and continued to as this is sorted out. >> i think what the white house has said and what supporters of the president are saying is we've got one of our guys home. that was the first step. and now there will be an investigation and we'll learn exactly what happened. but at what price is the larger question. another investigation that's happening, and i actually told our team -- >> this is a horrific story. >> i stayed up last night. i got in late. i started reading details on this story. i did not go to sleep. this is one of the most haunting -- and i do a crime show. this is one of the most haunting stories i think i've ever heard. two 12-year-old girls have been charged with attempted homicide after stabbing another 12-year-old girl, this happened near milwaukee on saturday. but we're just getting in a lot of new details. so the victim, a classmate, remains in stable condition at a hospital. doctors say that she was within a millimeter of losing her life, that the girls allegedly stabbed her so close to an artery, she could have died. police say the two girls had an

allegiance to this fictitious character known as slenderman. i had never heard of this. >> neither had i. >> until the story. it's an online horror story character that is hugely popular. youtube is full of slenderman videos. some stories claim he's real, and according to police, that's what these 12-year-old suspects believe. police say they started plotting, 12-year-olds, allegedly plotting to kill their friend several months ago to prove themselves to this fictitious character slenderman. then they join him in the woods somewhere. >> it's horrific. >> it's unimaginable. according to police, they pretended to play hide and seek with their friend. they tackled her. here's what police said in a press conference about it. >> one suspect held the victim down while the other suspect stabbed her 19 times in the arms, legs, and torso. keeping our children safe is more challenging now than in

years past. the internet has changed the way we live. >> it certainly has. police say one of the girls said she regretted what she had done to her friend. "the bad part of me wanted her to die, the good part of me wanted her to live." but picking up on what police said at that conference, and just the overall safety and precautions you have to take with the internet. we were talking about the fact of fantasy versus reality. and you watch a movie, kids know now -- listen, you know that rambo doesn't take out everyone, or the horror film. chuckie is not real. you go on the internet. catfish, for example, adults get talked into believing that they're talking to someone they're not. kids with imagination get pulled into these fantasy scenarios. i said, i'm a little leery of saying, warning to parents. because not all 12-year-old children will be facing these kind of allegations. we know that. but it is a reminder of the

things that are unknown. here we are pretty hip. you're parents. and none of us had heard of this character. >> kate snow, she came home from doing the story and asked her 11-year-old, you know about this whole slender man thing? he told her the website, and she was just horrified. i have a 10-year-old. so now i've got go home and have those same conversations. i'm concerned. you hear something like this, apparently it's this cultish thing that a lot of kids know about. >> it's slender man this week. it's going to be another character in a month. so it's an overall conversation that has to be ongoing. even with text messaging. my 13-year-old niece got a strange text recently and we were like, what is it? she had applied for some little music streaming thing and her number ended up on some website. >> what strikes you is the crystal clear reality these girls have. we know where he lives. he wants us to do this in service of him and we'll go to the woods to please him. >> it came to life in their minds. it was real. another crazy story to tell

you about, and i'm sure this has happened to you and maybe not to this degree, but have you ever accidentally called somebody, you realize much later, though, you may have left an unexpected message and perhaps you didn't hang up properly? well, a teacher in ohio left a message that she now regrets. the kindergarten teacher had phoned a 7-year-old student's mother. after the conversation with the mom, though, she didn't hang up properly and she began to bad-mouth the child. and here's what the message said. >> he has no common sense. he was seven in may and he's the biggest baby in my room. she probably still wipes his butt. >> that's a tough one. the teacher has since apologized. but here's how the boy's mom reacted. >> the first thing i wanted to do was get my child out of that school. i was very angry. the school who got an excellence report and put on a great facade, because i was thinking it was a great school.

the only reason she'd be apologizing is because she got caught. >> well, she told us that she pulled her son out of the school the same day of that incident. in august, he's going to be starting at another school, local charter. we reached out to the elyria city schools, they said there's no excuse for what occurred and the comment this teacher made. the teacher regrets what she said and is apologetic. >> she shouldn't have said this, only. does anyone doubt the teachers in their private moments get together and say, that kid is a pain in the butt. >> oh yeah. >> of course they do. >> unfortunately, she got caught. the whole thing about having to pull the kid out of school, i don't know that you needed to go to that extreme. i think maybe put them in another classroom or have another teacher teach that child. >> did she really say anything that vicious about the kid? if she had said some kind of slur. maybe he is a big baby. and maybe the mom should have met with the teacher.

>> you're going to be called out next. >> i don't care, because my mother is a teacher and there were many parents who would come in and take their child's side rather than meeting the teacher halfway. i know your children are perfect, probably not to their teacher. >> no. >> it's a private conversation. it all went for bad. but maybe they can come to some compromise. maybe he does need a little toughening up. >> the problem is it ended up on voicemail. >> i think part of it too is they said they'd had some problems in the past. this may have been the end of a long story for them. >> maybe they can work together for the good of the little boy. >> can we end on a happy note? some babies we want to talk about. >> some gratuitous adorable animals. zoo miami has welcomed three baby animals. here's the newborn whice-faced saki monkey. oh, that's adorable. it >> you don't sound like you believe it. >> here's the female's black female rhinoceros. >> is that adorable?

>> what's the next one? >> you say it, willie. there's a newborn somali wild ass. >> what did you say? >> somali wild ass. >> is that a nightclub in new york? >> the hottest nightclub. >> willie could not wait for that line all morning. >> apparently they're endange d endangered, though, so we're glad that the wild ass was born. >> i know a lot of wild asses. >> when you get home and your two kids are doing this, what are you going to do? >> see? we're hurting america. >> let's get a check of the weather from al. he's down in america. >> hey, guys, how you doing? let's check it out. show you what's happening for today. we do have a risk of strong storms that are going to be really plaguing parts of the midwest. you can see already on the radar, this system has traveled over 700 miles to the east, and it is not breaking down. so we are looking at a risk of strong storms today from st. louis on into columbus, ohio. it extends to the east later tonight. isolated tornados, possible damaging winds and hail.

you can see tonight we do look for more strong storms, making their way through the midwest into the upper ohio river valley, and then for thursday, more strong storms in the southeast from clear skies, beautiful blue over sunol. good to moderate air quality for today. your temperatures right now are already in the upper 50s to low 60s across the board. we're headed the toward a warmer day by 5 to 10 degrees. that means 90s on the map for the warmer cities across the bay and that looks like the tri-valley today. 83, meanwhile for the south bay, and 84 in the north bay today. you'll hit the 70s in san francisco, but less clouds to keep you cool for today. warming persists for tomorrow, and then we crank that heat up substantially, getting into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al, thanks. we'll talk to you in a little bit. coming up next, which is the worst month to schedule a surgery? we'll tell you when we

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we all have to go to the doctor, but with co-pays, medical tests and prescriptions, the expenses can be overwhelming. >> today we're revealing secrets from a doctor that can save you time and money. >> dr. natalie azar is an assistant professor of medicine and rheumatology at nyu langone medical center. >> thanks for having me. >> of course. let's launch in with the best time of day to make an appointment. i would assume the morning. is that true? >> absolutely. that assumption is completely correct. it is common sense that the first couple of appointments of the day are probably your best bet, that the doctor hasn't already fallen behind. three most common reasons the doctor is going to get behind, we do have real emergencies. something that i call the unexpected complicated visit. at the end of the visit, the patient suddenly says, by the way, i've been having chest pain. that doesn't wait until the next appointment. you have to address that. and patients run late themselves, right? so if a patient is running ten

to 15 minutes late, it bumps everybody else back. another time that might make sense for people is maybe in the evening, it definitely is more convenient to work around a patient's schedule. but doctors who see patients all day long are going to be exhausted by the end of the day. you're just not going to get that same energy and attention unless they set aside evening hours. >> that's a good one. how about this one. try to avoid elective surgery during the month of july because doctors are daydreaming about the beach while they're carving you up, right? >> no, no. so this is hysterical. this is something called the july effect. i first learned about it maybe ten years ago and i was personally offended. but what happens is this. the academic or training year begins july 1st. so we don't follow a calendar year. so every july 1st, everyone's being promoted, moving up, moving up. interns become residenresidents. residents move up in their training. the intern on july 1st is a freshly minted medical school graduate who's probably been backpacking across europe for

six weeks. so they actually have done studies that have looked into whether or not medical errors increase in july. some studies have suggested that the odds of statistically dying are highest in teaching hospitals in july. >> really? >> yes, because of medication errors. some other studies have refuted that and suggested that people are more on their toes, and especially a shoutout to nurses because they're really on top of us in the beginning, helping the interns learn new computer systems, etc. so i personally -- if you have the luxury of choosing, i would maybe not do an elective procedure the first week or two of july. let everyone get a little bit under their belts a little bit. >> let's talk about referrals. a lot of people forget to get them before you go. you say have that ready. >> absolutely. most offices don't have the capacity or are not able to hold the billing until they received a referral from primary care. this has to do with when you see a specialist. it's just the way the billing

has to go in within a certain number of hours or days. if you're seeing a specialist, please make sure if you need a referral from your primary care doctor, have it there at the time of the visit so you don't have to pay out of pocket and struggle with your insurance company to get your reimbursement. >> good information. thank you. knocking out july. >> no more surgery. coming up next, i've got all the news you need befo i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for,

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delayed recall of millions of vehicles with faulty ignition switches. that report may be made public as early as this week. a new study finds that calcium supplements are safe for your heart. earlier studies had raised concerns that calcium may be linked to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, but in a study over 25 years, supplements were found to be associated with a lower risk of heart disease. a new report shows commuters around the world spend an average of eight full days a year stuck in traffic. in its fourth annual traffic index, tomtom found the most congested u.s. cities last year were los angeles, san francisco, honolulu, seattle, san jose, and new york. it says common shortcuts actually add about 50% to your travel time. thursday's commute is also generally the worst. now here's a story i think everyone here at "today" can relate to. secretary of state john kerry in the front row of a news conference in warsaw, poland,

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home, at least for now. two people suffered minor smoke inhalation. they were treated at the scene, did not have to go to the hospital. fire crews believe the woman who lives in that burn unit accidentally left some sort of appliance on and it caught fire. 11 people are now getting help from the red cross. we're going to have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome back. 9:28 now. temperatures are definitely going to be warmer out there for today. and we're going to get into the thick of it as we head into this weekend. temperatures in the triple digits by saturday and sunday, but only for the warmest spots across the bay area. we'll see the mid-80s for today, even warmer as we head throughout tomorrow. and then by this weekend, like i said, we're going to peek at that century mark out in the tri-valley, but that translates to 70s at the coast. we'll have your full forecast today and some minions at 11:00. first, though, here's mike inouye. >> christina joined by her minions, i believe. stay tuned for that. the south bay, well, these are traffic minions, traveling very

slowly northbound 101 through san jose. look at the south bay map, where we have northbound 101 with the arrow coming towards the camera. slow all the way past the airport and in towards palo alto 280 also jammed, the latest crash as you come out of san jose and towards cupertino has moved to the shoulder. the earlier crash at magdalena caused all this backup. that's a very tough drive for the south bay, but the rest of the bay, a little bit better. muni reduced driver, so reduced schedule there and delays, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update for you in half an hour. have a great wednesday.

welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, june 4th, 2014. i'm willie along with natalie and tamron. al is down in atlanta. we'll check in with him in just a few minutes. it seems like americans still a little old fashioned when it comes to wedding etiquette. a new harris poll found many traditions still holding true. 84% of those responding agree with the idea of a bride's father giving her away. >> i like that. >> sure. >> 71% agree with the bride and the groom spending the night apart before their wedding day. 70% think a groom should ask a bride's father or parents for permission before popping the question. >> if at all possible. >> if you can. >> but 53% think the bride's family should still pay for the wedding. so it's kind of like a 50/50

split on who should pay for the wedding. >> i think a lot more couples are chipping in because they realize it's become much more expensive to do weddings. >> the average is still like $25,000 or something like that. >> is it really? >> that's what i read once. >> scares me. parts of the country like here are much higher. >> let's get a check of the weather from al in atlanta. hey, al. >> hey, guys. here in centennial park getting ready to decamp for baltimore as we continue our "today's treasure hunt" tour. let's show you what we've got going on for today. we are looking at a risk of strong storms making their way through the mississippi and ohio river valleys. also back through the central plains. gorgeous day up and down the west coast. but temperatures, 110 in phoenix. tomorrow we're looking at wet weather up and down the i-95 corridor. including baltimore. we're going to be in the inner harbor there. and the heat bubbles back up from texas into ce

9:31. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. it is already clear in sunol. and it's going to be hot out there as a result. up to 90 degrees later on today. right now, in the upper 50s to low 60s. but you can probably go sans jacket at this point. we're only going to reach 70 in san francisco, but 83 degrees, a warm day shaping up for us here in the south bay. 91 out in the tri-valley with warmer weather just around the corner. >> and that's your latest weather. guys, this has been so popular, we have extended it a day. it was supposed to end tomorrow. we're extending it into friday. so "today's treasure hunt," boom. >> it's big. it's exploding. >> baltimore tomorrow, right, al? >> i'm sorry, say again? >> you're going to be in baltimore tomorrow then? >> we're in the inner harbor in baltimore. and so we'll have the clue

tomorrow morning. >> lrall right, we'll see you tomorrow, al. >> boom. >> he sounds excited about it. from january to june, we've watched as the pounds have melted away for three of our "today" viewers. kelly, tamara, and ralph. >> our six months to a six pack crew have worked hard to slim down and get healthy. but the time has finally come to reveal how great they look. >> i can't believe it's been six months already. "today" nutritionist joy bauer and jeff have been coaching them all along the way. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> let's get to these incredible transformations. >> they look unbelievable. >> kelly, 46 years old, mom from new jersey. take a look at where her journey started in january. this is what she looked like then. and her transformation over the last six months as we share all these pictures. she's just melting away in front of your very eyes. >> go, kelly. >> all right, kelly. it's been six months of wearing a sports bra and spanx. so they got all glammed up.

come on out. [ applause ] >> glamorous! >> looking great. >> kelly! stunning. >> congratulations. >> you look amazing. >> all right, joy. >> kelly has dropped 45 pounds. she's trimmed 12 inches off of that tiny waist and she went from a size 12 to a slimming size 6. and for the first time in forever, she just bought herself a pair of short shorts. >> that's incredible. we're going to talk more in just a little bit. >> now we move to tamara. she turned 40 just before she decided it was time to lose the pounds. here's tamara before the challenge. now let's look at her time lapse. as natalie said, the pounds melting away. i love that her hair stayed consistent, though. now let's look at tamara now.

come on out! [ applause ] >> lady in red! >> looking great. >> so tamron's dropped 32 pounds. she trimmed eight and a half inches off of her waist. and she went from a size 14 to a slimming size 8. >> wow. you look fantastic. >> all right, now let's move to my man ralph, who has not been seen with a shirt on in the last six months. here's ralph, 64-year-old paramedic from hampton bays. here is his transformation. he just got ripped up, there's no other way to put it. looking good. now let's bring ralph out. see if he can bust through that wall. >> yeah! good sir. [ applause ] >> look at you. >> look at the strut on my man ralph. >> you look amazing, brother.

>> ralph, he dropped 32 pounds. he trimmed ten inches off of his waist and he dropped six pant sizes. >> incredible. >> wow. >> you look amazing, but i've become fond of you without a shirt on. just to be honest. >> i'm glad i have a shirt on. >> he also dramatically lowered his cholesterol and his blood pressure, which were big issues. >> no longer on medications. it's a win-win. >> it's not just about the six pack. it's about health as well. >> kelly, let me start with you. when you started this journey, i think you described yourself as very shy. now we see you in a totally different light. you've been begging joy to get on the scale, which most people would say get off the thing, right? >> it's a great feeling. we did it the right way. it was slow and steady, but you feel great physically. i feel great emotionally. mentally. it's been a wonderful experience. i couldn't be happier. >> so inspiring. tamara, you just mentioned 40 before the challenge. what motivated you most during

this? >> i think it was having so much support. that was really -- it shocked me how many people at my church, my family were really gunning for me to, you know, to lose the weight and to look good. >> and there were a lot of our viewers rooting for you all the way and you all pulled it off. ralph, what are the guys in the balance saying when they see this jacked up man? [ laughter ] >> they become secret followers. they want to know how they can do it. it's great. and i do it with my students as well. they're following. i actually incorporate this now in part of my power point presentations on healthy living. >> so what's the secret then? what can you pass on to people watching? >> don't give up. just don't give up. and moderation. >> and i understand things at home with the wife have gotten very exciting as well? >> easy, natalie. natalie! can you believe her? a man in uniform. >> you're making me blush. >> the wife likes the new ralph.

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it seems like a new gadget with the must-have technology that hits the market every day. just this week, apple announced improving operating systems with the ipad and iphone. >> but before you go out and upgrade your phone, tablet or tv, you'll want to hear what "today" digital lifestyle contributor mario armstrong has to say about it, because he's the man with a plan.

good morning. >> good morning. >> let's launch into this big announcement from apple. what does it really mean? >> for me and for family viewers at home watching this, here's the big thing for me. you will be able to now take a picture on one device and that picture will be available on all of your apple devices. so that's pretty cool. so even if you shoot a video or picture, even if you edit it, it will show up on all your other devices. number two, family sharing feature. this is really cool because if i buy a movie, buy an app, or buy a song, now it can be made available to all of my family members, up to six family members. >> that's good, the beats thing, i got that, because it's a family share. >> that's a really good thing. you couldn't do that before. if you went on vacation with the wrong ipad that didn't have all the content, you're like i've got to download this stuff or buy it all over again. >> that makes sense. >> digitally asking permission. i don't know about you guys, but our kids want to always download apps so they have to ask us. so now the kids can have their own account that's connected to your credit card and digitally ask for permission. >> that's scary. >> that is a little scary.

how about this, health care app. >> i love these things. i like the fact that apple is trying to take a lead. we have a couple bands that i'm wearing. tamron was talking about the bands that she wears quite often. what we're seeing is a mobile explosion. being able to track everything from our steps, calories, heart rate. so what apple wants to do is put it into one central location where you can get all of that information, share it with your personal trainer, share it with your doctor. so they see it as an exploding area. but it's chaotic, too mh clutter so. if people can manage it better in one location, you'll see all of your health information in one spot. >> that's pretty cool. now let's talk about all these software updates. talk about chaotic. you open your fun, and it's update, update, update. how do we know what we need and what's extra? >> i think it boils down to two things. there are things like minor upgrades and major upgrades. the minor upgrades are when you're moving from 8.0 to 8.1, maybe a security fix.

you want to do those. when we're going from, say, 7 to 8, that's a major upgrade. that's what apple announced this fall, you can upgrade your phone to ios 8. that's a major upgrade. you may not want to be the first person to do that. you may just want to take a little bit of patience, maybe some kinks that will show up, they can get those fixed. >> as for the gadgets themselves, you never quite know when you really should buy the new one or whether they're just trying to push you to buy their new product, whether it's an iphone or smart phone of any kind. so you kind of do a personal tech assessment. you ask yourself a few questions. >> it's three things really. the first one is what do you primarily use the device for. so in the apple situation, we have two devices here. with the new operating system, if you take a lot of photos and videos, it's going to really be great for you to upgrade, to go from the old ios 7 to the new one of 8. when you take one shot, it will show up on all your devices. so that makes sense. the next question is what's frustrating you or a big challenge in your life that you

need fixed that maybe tech can do for you. if you drop your phone a lot, the old samsung s4 wasn't really dropping or it's not waterproof. the new s5 is waterproof and you can drop it. >> it is? i'm impressed. >> sorry if i scared you. >> quickly, tvs -- i've been watching the advertising for the new curve tv. when do we upgrade our tvs? >> when it dies, people. that's it. don't fall into the marketing hype. don't fall into this curve crazy stuff. when it dies. >> save yourself thousands. >> save your money. save the pressure. tell your neighbors mario said until it dies. >> there it is. the word of mario armstrong. >> unless it has the antennas on it. >> mario, thanks so much. coming up next, get your outdoor space ready for some entertaining this summer with outdoor space ready for some entertaining this summer with plants and flowers you're going jouh, what's going on? (laughs) it's this new paint. valspar reserve. nothing stays on the wall! not anything! not any of these things, jon! right. valspar reserve. super stain-resistant and scrubbable...

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annual is basically a disposable plant. it's temporary. going to live its entire life from seed through growth and flower and die all in a year. >> you also have to know what light conditions you have. >> absolutely. you need to know your exposure. do you have full sun? is it shade? partial shade? because all of these plants have these wonderful little tags on them that will teach you everything you need to know about the plant. but you've got to read it. >> so let's start with some annuals and the petunia. why do you like the petunia? >> it's one of the most popular flowers sold in the country. it is an annual, but you get this wonderful flush of colors. they've got new hybrids that they keep coming out with, so you get more blooms and less leaf. everybody buys it for the flower. it's a short-lived plant. good for the summertime. if you have shade, do not plant the petunia. it will not look good. in that case, you want to go to the shady new guinean. petun petunias, you can't get them in orange.

these are mostly pinks and pastels and reds. but if you want every color of the rainbow, go with a dahlia. dahlias grow as either perennial or annual. this variety happens to be grown as an annual. >> and they last a little bit longer, right? >> the funny thing about annuals, if you get them in the right spot and they get all the right conditions, make sure the soil is good, the moisture is right, they can last a very long time. they can last over a year. >> okay. >> and you'll be surprised. but they're really disposable plants. >> begonias. >> begonias are a perennial that we sell as an annual and a perennial. if you get this plant right, it will live year after year after year. you can grow new ones from cuttings. when it comes to a begonia, i can stick that in soil and it will grow. just put it in moist soil, it will grow. it's a succulent. that's what succulents do. >> hydrangeas. these are so gorgeous and they

do really well. >> but do hydrangeas want full sun or some protection and have some shade? >> they want some protection. >> they want protection from the deer. >> the deer are going to eat them like caesar salad. >> a little protection, though, right? >> a little bit of protection. the best thing you can do to protect your plants is give them moisture. we use sunscreen. they use water. so you've got to make sure that you keep your hydrangeas nice and moist. otherwise it ain't going to work out so well. this is a little bit of sunburn with that leaf. you can always tell sunburn because it doesn't really have a pattern. it's just like the top of the plant where the sun was. >> what about the coleus. >> you guys grow it as an annual. in california, we can grow them year round. coleus can be grown as a house plant. so when it gets cold outside when the weather starts to shift, you can transplant that plant, bring it indoors and it will do just fine. it's from the tropics. >> how about these beautiful rose bushs? when do you put these in?

>> roses are a bulletproof plant. even if you almost kill your rose, they don't come back from the dead because that would be like reincarnation. >> that's a little deep. >> but mine almost do. i've cut it down to nothing. >> you can cut them down and they come back. it's a really vibrant plant. the shrub roses really don't require any pruning or seasonal work. >> you can mix them all in a pot together. ahmed, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. good luck. >> back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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well, good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. to decision 2014, san jose's next mayor will either be councilman liccardo or santa clara supervisor dave cortese. the two will square off in a runoff election in november.

santa clara county sheriff laurie smith will serve another term. early this morning, the unofficial results were released. smith received 60% of the votes compared to kevin jensen's 40%. san francisco's controversial measure "b" appears to have passed. 59% of voters have voted yes on the measure. that would require voter approval for any future construction project on the waterfront, which exceeds a certain height. the measure immediately delays the construction of high-rise hotels and condo towers along the bay, along with three construction projects already planned for the waterfront. let's get a check of your weather with christina. >> hey, thanks! taking a live look at a clear sky over sunol. we lose that cloud cover. our temperatures tend to soar. and that is the case for today. look at the difference. out in the extreme east bay versus what we're expecting in san francisco, low 90s in the east bay. 70s, meanwhile, at the coast with plenty of low clouds to kick off the day. they'll be burning off, though, by around 12:30. temperatures are going to be

warm for today, even warmer as we get into the end of the week, and the upcoming weekend. we will see the 90s in san jose and triple digits for parts of the bay area. let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> christina, a very slow drive, center of your screen coming towards you at north 280 at the 880 interchange. a very slow drive. and look at the south bay. this has opinion the worst of the entire bay area, and made worse because of the crash in los altos hills. earlier, a couple of crashes in the backup. a new crash here north 280 at win chester boulevard. this is 101 slowing and here's the new crash right there. the rest of your south bay continues to recover and the rest of your bay looking very pleasant, scott. back to you. >> mike, thanks. another local news update for you coming up in half an hour.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee give ford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. guess whatt is? >> what is it? >> hoda's favorite day. wines day wednesday. june 4th. >> also known as apology wednesday. >> yes -- >> we were just talking about this yesterday. everybody seems to be saying something and then having to apologize for the something they said. >> certain individuals or certain groups. the pc police we're calling them. >> and after we got off the air, what happened? another person had to apologize.

jonah hill, he was -- he says he was walking, you know, down the street, doing his stuff, shopping. the paparazzi were hounding him and yelling things at him. >> apparently because of what he was wearing, too. >> he was wearing flowered shorts. they were making girly comments about his shorts. >> goading him, it sounds like. they'll get a picture of you looking beautiful, hoda, and maybe get $100 for it. picture of you snarling or video of you snarling and then saying a homophobic or racial slur, jackpot. >> well, what happened was he fired back with -- he describes it as a homophobic slur. he felt terrible afterwards. >> you can tell. >> we talked about apologies. some of it's how people apologize. this is what jonah hill said to jimmy fallon last night. >> the word i chose was grotesque. you know, no one deserves to say or hear words like that. and you know, i've been a

supporter of the lbgtq community my entire life. i completely let the members of that community and everybody else down when i used a word like that this weekend. and my heart's broken, and i genuinely am deeply sorry to anyone who's ever been affected by that term in their life. and i'm sorry. and i don't deserve or expect your forgiveness, but but what i ask is that at home, if you're watching this and you're a young person especially, if someone says something that hurts you or angers you, use me as an example of what not to do. and don't respond with hatred or anger. because you're just adding more ugliness to the world. again, i just -- i'm so sorry. >> i appreciate you actually being sincere and saying that. >> yeah, yeah. i know i'm usually funny and stuff, but this wasn't funny.

it was stupid. >> boy, don't you just love him all the more now? >> you do. he sincerely regrets. you know it, everybody has their own fuse. some people have a short fuse. some people have a really, really, really long one. sometimes they're the most explosive because it takes so long to get there, but when they do, it's been building up. like you, hoda. you know what i'm saying. road rage hoda. but everybody is different. i'm sure the minute he said it, it was like, oh, my gosh. but they do goad. they goad you. >> they push you and push you. we asked you yesterday on facebook, what do you think of celebrity apologies? overall, 38% of you said, yes, that celebs should apologize for their comments. 62% said, no, an apology is not necessary. they're human. you make mistakes. i mean, and i think, you know, part of it is how you apologize. the way jonah hill apologized, my god. >> that could not have been more sincere. or else he's an even better

actor than we thought. >> he was really great. i think the question is how people apologize. people do this in real life. forget about celebs and being goaded and all that. in real life when someone hurts your feelings or breaks your heart, sometimes they say, you know, i'm sorry if i hurt you. that's a crummy apology. >> sandy taylor said, saying you're sorry doesn't really mean anything. actions speak louder than words. another said this, apologies that use the word "if," if i hurt your feelings, et cetera, there's no reason for if in a sincere apology. and karen said this. i'm sick of society demanding apologies from everybody famous. celebrities are human. stop judging. >> i think it's interesting. what about the "n" word? many, many more people would say yes, you have to apologize for that. >> yeah, definitely. okay. >> okay. >> "true tori" was on last night. it was the finale. here's the big revelation. dean and tori are still

together. okay. >> all season tori's been looking for some grand gesture from dean. apparently he revealed a gift last night especially for her. let's take a look. >> dean, you have something for tori, yes? >> yes, i do. >> oh, god. >> let's see. >> oh, my god. >> tell us what that is. >> those are the wedding vows that tori wrote to me. she has hers on her left side that i wrote for her. >> oh, my god. >> do you like it? >> it's beautiful. >> tori, read what it says. >> i will forever bring you sal las when you are downhearted. i will wipe your tears with my tiny hands. i will comfort you with my body and embrace you with my wings. i love you, my beautiful boy, for all of eternity. >> i'm uncomfortable. >> me too. >> really uncomfortable. it's all too personal, too private for me. i wish them the best, but i could never watch that on a daily basis. >> well, it's over. >> that's the good news.

he also has another tattoo that's sort of, i guess, down there. right above the netherworld that says "tori" with an apostrophe "s." >> here's the thing. tori wanted to ask dean if he had cheated more than once. she decided not to ask because she didn't want to know. that became a discussion point. if your spouse, significant other cheated, would you want to know details? how many, where were they, what happened? or are you like me, when you go, okay, let's not do that anymore and then you want it over with? so everyone is different. she didn't want to ask that question. >> we still don't know. hopefully if he did with many, they were illiterate and couldn't read. that would be -- p-o --

>> what is that? >> i don't like tattoos in general. you know i don't. i think it's a generational thing. frank has one. his brother -- >> what is it? >> yes, yes, yes. when he was 14 years old, his older brother got him drunk and took him to -- >> 14? >> yes, this was back in the 1800s. they took him to a tattoo parlor in california, and he had "giff" done. he didn't even know it until he sobered up. but now if you look at it, it goes -- that's what happens. i think you should -- because pretty soon he's going to be an older man at some point. tori's is going to go -- and it's not pretty. i love it, but it's little and cute. that's the story. >> so just in case you were wondering, as soon as this show ended -- >> this seems a little contrived

to me. >> another show is starting. tori starring in a new show on abc family. it's called "mystery girl." she's the star and executive producer. >> it begins june 25th and reunited her with jenny garth. >> it's a little bit of a tee up. now we're reacquainted with tori. oh, my god, wait. >> seems a little contrived. but you know what? we like tori. we do wish her and her family the best. >> we certainly do. here's something else cheaters say. i didn't mean someone's a cheater, but here's something they say. can bad in-laws hurt a marriage? some cheaters are saying the reason they cheated on their spouse is because their in-laws were driving them insane. so it drove them to cheat. >> i think they'll find any excuse, right? the dating survey done by victoria milan, which is not to be confused with ashley madison. there are so many now. dating site for cheaters.

hey, they need help with it apparently. >> oh, so the survey came from the cheater website? >> yes, another one. >> let's go on to the next subject. >> i told you in the meeting we shouldn't have done it. let's go on. >> okay. you guys remember what she looked like in the '90s? she did "nothing compares to you." this may look familiar. so this was sinéad. the song is very iconic. now a lot has changed. now let's see the new cover. >> wow. i thought it was katy perry when i first saw it. >> i did too. the cover of her album. the new album is called "i'm not bossy, i'm the boss." and she's 47. >> good for her. >> speaking of musicians, mariah carey decided to go to the park with her kids. >> dressed like cinderella, apparently. >> this is what kathie and i do when we go to the park. we wear a ball gown with a mermaid bottom. she's with her kids. >> some are saying -- because she was on the subway in another

ball gown, is she just trying to get attention for her new cd? which we had heard from different sources was not doing as well as her cds often do. we have some -- >> her new album is expected to debut at number three. it sounds good. >> i would kill for that. >> it's actually her lowest sales debut for a nonholiday album since 2001. >> but it would be her 17th top-ten album. great staying power. her fans adore her. we want her to be happy as well. >> we want everyone to be happy. >> someone hoda wasn't want to be is miranda lambert. >> no, i like her. >> by the way, she looks great. she's on the cover of "rolling stone." >> she has lost 25 pounds. she keeps saying, why is everyone making such a big deal about it? she looks awesome. she was on "cbs sunday morning" and talked about her life. >> she says, i've been pregnant for 2 1/2 years. >> and been divorced four times.

>> just got to keep it in -- >> there was a line -- oh, they said, $100 million divorce. bla >> so that hits newsstands friday. >> her plane had to make an emergency landing. she was landing in west virginia. there was an were the flight. it landed safely. she knows how to have fun. >> it's been a big week for firemen around here. >> she's in a hazmat suit taking pictures. now, guys, this is a genius idea. if you're looking for clothes n online and you see the model they show you and you can do the 360 but she's a size two. you think, how would i look in that dress? they have a website that changes that. you can see the exact outfit in your size. it's so smart. a dress can look adorable on someone who's a size two. then when you get it, you go, oh, that's not good for me.

it's genius. i don't know why they haven't thought of it before. so they hired different models, so you get to choose your model. >> what's the website? >> i don't know. >> sizable, okay. i didn't realize -- oh, my gosh. sunday is father's day. >> this sunday? >> yes. >> next sunday. >> oh, thank goodness. >> next sunday. >> today is the 4th? >> i don't know. anyway -- >> we want to know why you love your dad. so film yourself or your child finishing this sentence, please. i love my dad because -- >> that's going to be great. >> we'll show it on our facebook page. we may show it, maybe not, on the air next week. we probably will. make it adorable and we'll show it. >> if you don't have a video, put a picture up. we'll try to do those too. >> so you go on a date. should you call him or wait until he calls you? >> we have the new dating commandments to live by. i'm going to disagree with every one of them. >> and from "the fault in our

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gets to see her daughter simply being a teenager. take a look. >> oh, my god. we're flying. oh, my god. we're flying. look at the cars. they're like -- >> you two are so adorable. >> we're just friends. >> well, she is. i'm not. >> oh, it's so good to see you. we're excited about this movie. movies come and go, but this one we're even excited about. >> well, the trailer's gotten so many clicks. were you surprised at the wave of attention already? >> you know, i learned quickly working on the film this great love and almost phenomenon surrounding john green and his work. once you read the book, you fall in love as well. and you want to be this fierce protector of it. and i think we felt like all the fans do, to just pray the movie does justice to his incredible work. >> he said the other day here with us that he's very, very

happy. i guess he was onset. he said it was very strange, un-hollywood like and they listened to him. >> someone said, what was it like crying so much on the movie? i said, really, john green was crying more than all of us. >> he just seems like the nicest guy in the world. >> and he was such a champion of everyone. he made you feel so safe to be taking on his characters. >> wow. now, when you see the clips for this, it seems like it's going to be heartbreaking and you're worried about going or for young people to go. what do you think? >> you know, my 9-year-old daughter saw it. she was on the set and has gotten to know everyone very well. more importantly than that, 20 years ago when the statistic wasn't one out of three people have cancer, i might have considered it differently. but my kids have friends with cancer. and everybody knows about this story. we're all trying to find a way to have the conversation, which is how do we live each day with joy? how do we find gratitude as

there also is crisis and loss as part of our story? it's so uplifting to me and joyful and irreverent and -- >> real. >> yeah. you know, it's just incredible how john has woven all of that together. >> how about the depth of shailene woodley? she's like a real grown-up. >> she's a freak. >> people are like, are you very maternal towards her? no, she's like my mom, guiding me through my day. >> and he's just adorable. >> they're just incredible, everybody. >> your daughter saw the film. did they want to go into this business? >> you know, they're very musical. the older one is actually a boy. he is a musician, a skateboarder. they're both very artistic. i don't know. in our family, you know, their dad's a musician with musician parents. i'm an actor with actor parents.

i keep saying, i wish somebody did something else for a living. >> it's genetic. it's also what they're comfortable with, what they understand, what they know. both of my kids doing the same thing. >> oh, we haven't gotten to play the game. we can do it quick. it's called between two derns. we're going to say a line from a movie. tell us yours or your dads. >> happy birthday, bruce. >> the whole world's wild at heart and weird on top. >> "wild at heart," my movie. >> where's my teeth? >> my dad! >> all right. mr. hammond, i think we're back in business. >> "jurassic park," my dad! >> you're the best. >> huge, huge, huge. "the fault in our stars" opens friday. >> everybody see it. >> a delicious game of who knew as we walk down memory lane. >> and refresh your palette with home tips right after this.

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all right. get ready to indulge in a sweet game of who knew. here's the question to chew over. >> what is the best-selling pez dispenser of all time? is it peter pez, superman, santa claus, or the easter bunny? >> don't say it now. just think about it. we're going to have that answer after we head across the street in just a few minutes. >> also, the dos and don'ts of modern dating. >> plus, the best attractions for the summer. >> some aren't going to cost you a thing, huh? did you want me to take over what you were supposed to say?

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filled with the makings of a bomb. he was arrested following three days on the run. san jose city council will try again next week to try to make a decision about new regulations for medical marijuana clubs. the council voted yesterday, but were deadlocked. the regulations would cut down the number of pot clubs and require them to be a certain distance away from schools and day care facilities. we'll check our weather and traffic coming up after the break.

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we've got a good day shaping up. not too hot just yet. that heat will crank up over the course of the weekend. and today will be noticeably warmer, 5 to 10 degrees above yesterday's highs. that's 91 out in the extreme east bay, 70 degrees, meanwhile, for san francisco. 84 degrees in the north bay with more changes coming your way as we get into that weekend. we could see the triple digits as we head through saturday and sunday. we'll see the low 90s here in the south bay. place to be this weekend, right by the beach. 75 degrees on saturday in san francisco. we'll tell you what's happened across the bay area and we have minions today at 11:00. stick around. right now, here's mike and your drive. >> christina, specifically, will have minions. i have cars. traffic minions, across the bay bridge. we still had a little backup over on the oakland side. we look at your maps, we see a smoother slow. a slow drive northbound 280 at 880. let's look at the maps and sort this out. getting into san francisco, just the backup at the toll plaza, and overall an lighter flow of traffic north at the dumbarton

bridge. south, we have slowing through the south bay with your northbound routes. 280 coming up towards the win chester off-ramp where there's a crash. scott, back to you. >> more of your local news coming up in the big newscast. we're back with more of "today" on this wines day wednesday. we're ready to play our weekly trivia game we call who knew. since june is national candy month, we're about to show our affection for confections with a little candy trivia. okay. kathie is across the street at the sweet shop at the nbc experience store. she's ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answer right. to those who don't, poor things, they get a kathie lee cd. here to help me is dylan lauren. owner of dylan's candy bar. big spot. can you just show your bracelet? remember dots? that's a real bracelet. that's genius. >> thanks. >> so before the break, we asked this question. what is the best-selling pez dispense of all of a time? is it peter pez, superman, santa

cause, or the easter bunny? what's the verdict? >> the answer is santa claus. >> it is? >> it is. most pez dispenser started with no characters. it was more for adults. toy characters came around in the 1950s. >> and it got hot. >> yeah, and santa claus wins. >> all right, kath. over to you. >> look at this darling lady. she's from manhattan, kansas, right? what is the top jelly belly bane flavor in america? very cherry, watermelon, blueberry, or bubble gum? >> very cherry? >> very cherry most popular, huh? >> yeah, very cherry is the most popular, but what came in second and then replaced it for a while was buttered popcorn. actually, some of our more popular ones are earwax flavored jelly belly beans and throw-up flavor. it's a harry potter flavor. >> genius. boogers, i heard that was big

too. all right then. >> you're also going to win some candy. you're from georgia, right? >> yes. >> which of the following candy bars is oldest? snickers, baby ruth, mil milky or hershey's? >> hershey's? >> it was actually given to soldiers during the war for energy. it was considered a food group. >> like one of mine. all right. back across to kath. >> what active ingredient creates the pop sensation in pop rocks? fos to beic acid, carbon dioxide gas, citric acid or baking powder? >> let's go with phosphoric acid. >> this is going on my ipod. >> so what is the secret ingredie ingredient?

>> it's carbon dioxide. when the sugar is heated, it's mixed with that. that causes bubbles. then when you put it on your tongue, the sugar melts and it pops. >> it's a great sensation. i didn't know they had these flavors. cotton candy and bubble game. >> they're so good. by the way, mikey did not die of pop rocks exploding. >> by the way, i used to think that when i was a kid. >> everyone thinks that, but no. >> good to know. back across. >> from lexington, kentucky. what was the first individually wrapped penny candy sold in the u.s.? jol ri rancher, hershey's kisses. >> tootsie rolls. >> i can't believe how smart everyone is on the candy. tootsie roll was the one. >> it started in 1896, first penny candy. actually, the name was from the founder's daughter's nickname. he was an austrian guy. that was the tootsie roll. >> we have time for one more because we're having so much fun. >> all right. from ohio. finish the lyric to this 1982

bow-wow-wow hit. snot g ♪ got everything that i desire ♪ ♪ sets the summer sun on fire >> i want candy. >> said it with such excitement. you got candy. >> you want it, you get it. that's what we deliver. great song. >> it was on the top ten billboard charts for seven years. >> dylan, thank you so much for coming to see us. good luck with your store. >> thanks. >> all right. and the color you should avoid wearing on a date. we'll have that. plus, the right way to add color to every room in your home with paint expert genevieve coming up right after this. is how delicious it can be.

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expert genevieve gorter. >> how do you know what to pick? usually a basic white or egg shell. >> or beige. it's super overwhelming. so knowing what colors are trending, what's coming in tex ti tiles is really helpful. we have a lot of these charcoals and off-blacks coming in. beige is pushed to the side. then we have the pastels coming back. you guys are wearing all of it right now. >> we did that on purpose. >> our toes cringe a little when we hear pastel. we're like, oh, "miami vice," 1985. if we do it more subtly and not pastel on top of pastel, it can be flattering. >> let's look at a couple before and afters. we have a dining room. sometimes you're not sure whether to go with a plain shade of white or something else. this is the before. >> this is very, very bright white. very harsh. i'm always one for color. bring it in when you can.

pull back when you can't. so let's go to the after. >> wow. warm. >> this is a dining room. dining rooms needs controversy and stimulation for conversation. this does that. >> is it like a cranberry? >> it has a softer cranberry. >> that's so flattering. >> yes, it is. >> let's do a bedroom before and after. this is the bedroom. >> i mean, clean, nice, white. white can be very sharp. the yellow just gives this some warmth and energy and some joy. color can do that in, you know, not much money and a couple hours. such a powerful tool. >> and a ceiling. >> what a beautiful ceiling. but it's so overlooked. we tend to not bring color into this area. >> what do you do? >> bring a shade 50% lighter on the ceiling. if you have color on the ceilings, this is a great solution and really simple way to bring in more color. >> fun. let's talk durability. >> let's go. >> you have kids and walls.

>> your kids are older now. >> but they still write on the walls. >> my adult friends sometimes do this too and it's a great night. so this is all about durability. stain resistant, fantastic. valspar reserve is a fantastic one-coat paint that really stands up to your life. >> no base coat? just one coat? >> one coat. this is sick. who wants to spray? who wants to wipe? >> all right. i will. >> that's a marker. it's already coming off. >> what's in that spray can? >> it's already coming off. >> i don't even have to do anything. >> do your job. this is a beautiful paint to use in high-traffic areas. >> what is that? what's in there? >> just a household all-purpose cleaner. what i really like about this is when you traditionally clean a painted wall, what happens? the finish comes off. you have that one dull area. this stuff doesn't do that. >> we have a couple seconds left. you took items from our homes.

>> this is yours. >> this is mine. kathie's is the book on the end. >> so this is all about color matching. so often we go to home improvement stores with a sweater, a painting, something that we want to match. it's always kind of right. but not totally right. when you bring it home, it's kind of wrong. >> okay. let's go to our station. >> this is a beautiful color-matching system we brought in with valspar. we've just showed you exactly how it matches. >> are we painting? >> this is right on. one coat. you'll paint that board and it will be exactly like what i'm standing next to. it doesn't take five coats. it doesn't take six coats. that's a very thick coat there. >> it is? >> yes. >> i don't know anything about painting. >> i love to paint. >> i see that. you have your own little process. >> i do because i'm sort of -- what am i? ocd? >> yes, she's ocd. that's what i call it. >> it is a zen practice. >> it's very soothing. i have to say. >> and it immediately changes

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just when you think you've figured out this whole dating thing, guess what? it changes. >> it sure does. should you call, text, leave a message? it's confusing. all the dating questions we obsess over. >> so relationship expert sidney

is here. she's come up with her list of commandments. he's going to put us to the test. we're ready. >> ready? >> yes, let's go. >> question number one, should single women go to a bar with other single women? do you agree or disagree? yes, agree? >> she said yes. it took her longer. >> wrong. disagree. if you're looking for a job, do you take all your friends who are looking for a job on a job interview? if you're single, why would you walk into a bar with -- >> because you're embarrassed. you go with married friends? >> go with somebody who's married or in a healthy relationship. if i'm there and you're single, i go like, this oh, you're single? i've got a friend over here. get over here. kathie, joe. you're married. i know she's beautiful. >> girlfriends can do that for you as well. >> they don't, hoda. they're competitive. number two, should single women go out alone? do you agree or disagree?

>> to the movies. you mean to a bar? >> just say no. say it. >> hoda wins. yes, he who travels alone travels far. >> i agree. >> watch this. >> but it's hard to do. >> today we're all about, oh, i don't want to be alone. i'm going to text and pretend i'm popular. >> disagree. >> walk in alone. it says i'm comfortable in my own skin. it's sexy. you're more approachable. i walk in alone and smile. okay. should women who are dating have sex on the first date? >> oh, please. >> agree or disagree? >> please. >> no, no. but i agree. if you don't like the man. if you don't -- wait, you're right. women have needs too. some women, to get into the dating field, need somebody. guess what? they have is in their system. it's not just men who want it. if you like the man, you wait at least three to six months or six

to eight dates. that's a tricky one. i'm going to give you points for that one too. you're going to get them anyway. should single women fake it just a little bit? fake it until you make it. >> fake it, what, sexually? >> sexually, nonsexually. yes, no. kathie wins this one. you get nothing when you fake it. he's going to find your driver's license and find out you faked your age. he's going to find out you're really a big mouth. >> she fakes everything. >> no, i'm talking about little things. like he says a joke that's mildly funny. >> that's gotten you in trouble before, hoda. >> no, no. that's being nice. i'm allergic to lobster. >> i misunderstood that question. >> next one. if you're single, should you avoid wearing black? agree or disagree? >> you can wear anything you want. >> hoda, you're wrong.

>> tell us why. >> i've been married for 28 years. >> you take a survey. men, if you're going to a funeral or a black-tie event, yes. but it's summertime. >> you didn't say that. >> she's adding. we have time for our tie breaker. it's 2-2. >> should you let the man take the lead? agree or disagree? ding, ding, ding! both of them win. men love the mystery. >> but i like him to. >> but what if you're a control freak like you are? that's faking it. >> no, it's not faking it. you have a glass of wine and calm down before you go out. or you learn how to lean back. a man likes to be a man. >> what did i win? >> i'm going to tell you what you won. one, two, three. ta-da! hershey's kisses. >> straight from dylan's store. thank you. we love you so much. >> take the kids to a fun

attraction without spending $1. >> we're going to show you the land of the free. first, this is "today" on nbc.

you want to teach your kids to share, but make sure they understand that what they share in a text or email might not be as private as they think. and never to give out their passwords or private information the more you know.

it's time for today's travel. with the school year wrapping up, you're probably already thinking about where to take the kids this summer. >> "parents" magazine has some great suggestion, and they're all absolutely free. >> what? >> yes, hoda. the executive editor is here with us. >> hey, girl. how are you? >> i'm good. thanks for having me. >> so the nation's capital is a hot spot for freebies. >> it is. it is a mecca of freeness. if you're broke this summer, go to washington, d.c. the smithsonian alone has 19 free museums within it. >> i didn't realize that.

>> isn't that incredible? it's fantastic. what a deal. >> let's move on down, shall we, to north carolina. >> north carolina and raleigh has the natural science museum. it's great for kids that are 3 and up. they have a butterfly conservatory. so the butterflies can come and land on you, which is cool. they have a dinosaur exhibit and lots of wonderful interactive exhibits as well. >> and no admission fee. >> none of these activities -- >> it's just amazing. >> i know. >> you always think there's a catch. they're taxpayer funded? >> some of them are, of course. i'm sure there are local donations and organizations. >> let's head to michigan. in the summertime, it's unbelievable. >> what's going on there? >> so university of michigan and the ann arbor campus, there's the museum of archaeology. this is better for kids of school age, so 5 and up. there are two human mummies you can see there. some animal mummies. kind of disgusting but also fabulous for young children. >> and where in michigan? ann arbor?

>> ann arbor, uh-huh. rnl >> let's take us to st. louis. >> st. louis zoo is one of the few enormous zoos in the country that is also free. >> that's amazing. >> the trick for this one is you have to arrive within the first hour of the day for the whole family to get in for free. but it's a pretty good deal. >> it sure is. get up and go, yeah. >> and there's 20 live insect exhibits there, including a live beehive that the children can interact with. >> what do you mean interact? >> don't go if you're allergic to bees. >> and california. >> so california and los angeles. the science center is 400,000 square feet of science. >> where is that, in l.a.? >> it's in l.a. >> where is it though? >> i've never been myself. they have a marine tank where kids can touch and feel marine

animals. slimy things. they have a simulated earthquake machine. so the kids can feel -- >> can i tell you something? i did one of those. it's wild. >> so are real earthquakes. not so much fun. and there are many, many more places. >> all 50 states. tomorrow we have kris jenner, a performance by pharrell. >> and makeoveras usual. have an awesome wednesday. be back here tomorrow. tomorrow is thirsty thursday. you know how you get.

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we want answers, you know. we want to know what happened. why didn't they use a taser? there's many questions there, and we just want justice, basically. >> a family demanding answers this morning after an 18-year-old woman is shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm peggy bunker. this happened in half moon bay outside of the moon ridge apartments after someone called 911 for a family disturbance. the woman's brother says his sister has a knife. "today in the bay's" christie smith joining us now from half moon bay with the details. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you.