>> yeah. >> that'ses it for now, we're going to be back at 7:25 on through the morning. >> that's right, and join us of course for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. as well. have a great monday morning. good morning. breaking news. massacre of soldiers. we'll have the latest. fanning the flames. high winds fueling a dangerous wildfire near bakersfield, california. we'll be there live. waiting game. a new computer problem at target stores. what led to these long lines and lots of frustration nationwide? and the american outlaws. meet the rabid fans who hope to

cheer the u.s. men's soccer team to world cup victory today. monday, june 16, 2014. from nbc news, this is "today". with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. nice to have you along on a monday morning. it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. matt's off this morning. we have willie here. you know what i like? the way you get into the team. u.s. plays today in the world cup. is that the bounce we should all do? >> that is the u.s. bounce. they tell you all the chants you need to know. these are the soccer superfans who travel to brazil today. i was an honorary member. >> i won't ask how many beers were involved in that shoot. we will start with our top story. the crisis in iraq.

the marines are brought in to help the u.s. embassy in baghdad. just this morning, secretary of state john kerry said he will not rule out working with iran to help end the violence. let's get to chief foreign correspondent richard engel. he made his way to baghdad. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the u.s. embassy is a mile from here to the west. drove by a short while ago. the situation from afar looked calm. you don't see helicopters overhead evacuating. some non essential stall are being vevacuated. some taken out of the country. similar steps taken by other embassies here in baghdad. this comes as the militants from isis are continuing to take iraqi territory. they have taken the town of tal afir.

a town of 200,000 people. close to the syrian border. they claimed to carry out a massacre. troops loaded in a truck and lined up and executed. the video shows 150 iraqi troops killed execution-style. the group claims it massacred around 1,700. iraqi officials are not confirms that number. they are confirming that some sort of massacre took place. here in baghdad, there is quite a bit of tension. the militants are only about 70 miles away at this stage, but we are starting to see the iraqi army mobilize for the first time. we got in a short while ago. we drove from the airport. we noticed the streets were practically empty. it took a few minutes to get from the airport. we saw lots and lots of iraqi

military vehicles, heavy machine guns on the streets and in front of the airport to make sure none of the positions are taken. we have seen shi'ite militias driving in civilian cars and some dressed in uniforms and others dressed in black. we saw them drawing the barrels of the guns out the window. we saw other shi'ite militias have broken the city up in sectors each responsible for a particular neighborhood. there is not a feeling in baghdad that the city could em emtly taken over. some people are leaving and non essential military staff are evacuated. >> and they are beefing up the embassy security. richard engel in baghdad, thank you very much. >> paul bremer served as the bush administration's envoy to iraq in the opening days of the war there in 2003. mr. bremer, good morning. good to see you. >> hi. >> i want to ask, as you know, the u.s. is weighing whether to

get involved, how to get involved if it does so, but how much time is there to weigh options? isn't time kind of the essence? >> yes. and we have to recognize there are two things going on at the same time. number one, the possibility that this extremist group will take over. a very rich and central part of the region and use it as a base as taliban did in afghanistan for attacks on america. secondly, effectively the collapse of the entire post area political structure put in place a hundred years ago which threaten our friends and allies in the region. there's no time for a long debate. i hope the president now that he has had a weekend to reflect on it will make quick decisions to help the iraqi government. >> as you know, the mantra among both parties in washington is no boots on the ground. you've advocated for some troops on the ground. not combat forces, but some troops to help the iraqis in this situation. i guess the question, though, is it possible to just dip your toe into iraq and not be pulled deeper into the conflict?

>> well, you have to decide at the outset what our interests are. i think as i just said we have two major interests here. and i think we can get involved and i think getting involved will involve not having combat troops on the ground, but probably having some american military to help with intelligence and to spot the targets that would be targets of our air strikes. i think we need to do that. we have to do what we can to keep iraq whole, united, stable -- restabilize it. and keep it democratic. those are our main interests in iraq. but in the region, if this thing spreads, it's going to be much, much worse than just the civil war in iraq.

nbc bay area's microclimate weather forecast is sponsored by probiotic drink. hey good monday morning i'm christina loren. usually when you see a clear zhie time of year over the golden gate bridge you think it's going to be a hot day. oh no, quite the contrary. that wind is going to keep your temperatures cool. four degrees climbing today. san francisco, 59, 71 for the south bay and around 74 for the east bay. we want to welcome you as the

newest merng outlaw. >> adding me to a roster 20,000 strong in 130 chapters nationwide, turning soccer into sol dare taye. it's like finding a family. >> when i was in the military they were going to brotherhood and ao was probably the closest thing that i found to a brotherhood in the civilian world. >> or even starting one, that first kiss was the 2002 world

cup game versus portugal. we got engaged and your son was born on mexico match day. >> on gracongratulations. is he a young outlaw? >> yes. >> for generations soccer fans have been known as the most passionate, craziest fans in the world but not so much in the united states. do you feel like you guys are clanging that? >> we're trying to. there aren't a whole lot of countries that do it better than us. >> it's a new type of fando in the country. >> this fan base is actually being mimicked now by nfl and nba and some groups that are trying to do what the american outlaws are doing for american soccer. >> like creating defining customs of their own, none bigger than the outlaws marge. >> you move from the bipartisan to this stadium. today we had to cross a bridge

over a river. we feel like troops marching on the enemy. >> usa. >> and once inside that intensity does not let up for the full 90 minutes of the match. a support for the united states so loud you may be able to hear it all the way from brazil. let me tell you the bouncing and the singing continues throughout the game. no bathroom breaks, no nothing. you get up and go. >> the funny thing was i was at that game. i thought i heard you. >> we need to induct you into the outlaws. >> we have to win from here in

washington state. he was at the center of a bitter legal battle and last week a judge said he could have his food and water withheld. he passed away sunday surrounded by friends and relatives. >> i'm casey kasem. these are the most popular songs in the morning, he'll being remember. but in his final months an ailing casey kasem as his wife jean and his children battled over visitation rights and medical decisions. his was move by his wife to washington state where he passed away on father's day children. >> his children, we are heart broke. >> narrator: celebrities added

their con ddolencecondolences. >> before music could be downloaded to your fingertips in second, kasem's long distance dedications were legendary. >> rock, pop, disco, country, everything under the sun. the voice tying it all together once a week was casey kasem. >> he was a voice ak chore beg known for playing shaggy in scooby do. recently he was diagnosed with a progressive disease that left him unable to speak yet his voice will remain an unforgettable part of american culture. >> keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the star. >> it's only appropriate that casey passed away on sunday morning.

that's when his show aired, first broadcast in 1940. and this upcoming weekend's program will be dedicated to kasem. >> al, you spun the top 40, didn't you in. >> they used to spin the record, get it on three 12-inch lps on friday in the mail. we knew what the number one song was ahead of the rest of america. >> but you didn't tell anyone. >> it was so cool. and you learned a lot from him. >> so many people remember him on social media this weekend. >> absolutely. al said we imitate. the orange room is the list of what's cool and hot and trending and that's the legacy of kay sis kasem. it's pretty interesting to read some of these tweets that are so heartfelt.

carson daly, long before mtv and the internet, he made sure we are hearing all of the best music out there. another tweet, changed the industry with the top 40 countdown. raes in peace, casey kasem. keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. another tweet, inspired all of us on the roop. sending love to kasem family and friends. >> and at bonnaroo, elton john had an iconic performance of his song, "don't let the sun go down on me", he dedicated it to casey kasem. a lot of tweets coming in. keep them coming.

we'll keep them posted in the orange room. >> thank you. admitted you cried -- >> i recorded it. i was living in spain, i used to record it. >> he's truly reached the star. coming up, we have a startling investigation. >> at my worst i was doing 100 pills a day, vicodin. >> you were taking 100 pills a day. >> yes. >> and the you were seeing patients. >> i was seeing patients. >> doctors accused of treating patients while high, some operating on them. jeff rosin investigates. >> how prince george a impressed the crowd at a special father's day outing yesterday. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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mayfield avenue near levinfield yesterday afternoon. someone called 911 when they found the man unconscious. he was declared dead at the scene. it's unclear at this point where weather he lived in the dorm or just vitting. investigators have not released his identity and working to determine the cause of death. let's check the forecast now with christina loren, how are we looking? >> looking really good, laura, taking a live look here at the golden gate bridge. beautiful day here. and you know what, good looking drive as well. mike has the day off. we'll check on that in a moment. temperatures are starting out in the mid-50s, and we're going to see a really nice day shaping up. even with the sunshine coming in early. temperatures staying below average by about 10 degrees and average is not too hot this time of year. that's typically about 80 degrees today. 71 and we're going to keep the cool ocean air coming in tomorrow. wednesday, we'll cut it off. just for one day. now let's look at your drive. we have a couple delays to point

out first on 17 headed northbound, minor accident, right lane is blocked through there, otherwise, no other accidents to tell you about. now we have some minor transit delays as well. you're going to find that for muni, bart, cal train, and everything else is right on time. metering lights on. we are seeing a significant backup here in the east bay headed westbound. that has really not eased up even with school being out. we are noticing a lighter volume out there overall on most of your local highways. we'll keep you updated with weather and traffic, right now, back to you, laura. we'll be back in half hour for another local news update, see you then.

♪ danson. 7:30 now, it's a mornd morning, the 16th of june. fort myers, florida, the sun is coming up there. and if the sun is coming up in your land, and we really hope that it is, share a photo with us. perhaps you'll see it on the air. >> in your land. >> in your land, yes. wherever you are. >> this land is your land. >> and it will be breaking news if the sun does not come up. >> call us and take a picture of that too. >> meantime, let's take a look at what's making head lines this morning. the state department is increasing security in the u.s. embassy in baghdad. some staffers are being moved out to have iraqi capital.

500 homes are being threatened in california by an out of control wile fire. it broke out on friday and consumed nearly 2,000 acres of land. some encouraging news this morning for michael skew macker. for than six months after a near fatal ski accident, his manager says she he's no longer in a coma and in fact has left a french hospital where he's been receiving treatment. >> we're going to kick off a little series dedicated to the little ones of the big screen. we're going to start with 1989, "three then and a baby." >> she won the hearts of tom sell ek, ted danson and steve g guttenberg. >> is your doctor stoned? is he using alcohol when he

treats you? before you say no, you've got to find out what jeff rosin uncovered. >> this was a jaw dropper. we trust doctors with your lives, they take care of us, operate on us. but government studies show at least 100,000 of them, one in ten doctors working today are abusing drugs or alcohol, some of them accused of the outrageous performing surgeries while stoned, injuring and killing their patients. before you head to the doctor's auchs, watch this. you are watching a violent crash in progress. behind the wheel, a drunk doctor reportedly headed to see patients which he flew over this median and smash into traffic. we found cases across the country, all these doctors busted for abusing drugs or alcohol. >> there are doctors right now under the influence of prescription narcotics as we speak putting patients at risk.

>> tennessee doctor stephen loyd should know. he was one of them, opening up in a rare interview and admitting everything to us. >> at my worst i was doing 100 pills per day, vicodin mainly. >> you were taking 100 pills a day? >> yes. >> and you were seeing patients? >> yes. >> that is frightening. >> it's very frightening. >> he was an internist work in the hospital er. he says for physicians scoring pill is easy. >> a lot of people are saying i would know if my doctor was high on pills. >> the truth of the matter is my patients didn't know i was using. >> he's never been accused of harming a patient while stone but other doctors have. >> our next best doctor is dr. crust fer done. >> he's seen here in this

infomercial once billed himself as the best neurosurgeon in dallas. this is one of his farmer patients. you can barely walk. >> correct. >> he went in for what the doctor called routine back surgery and came out partially paralyzed. >> it's my understanding that he was under the influence while performing surgeries. >> cutting into people? >> yes. >> cutting into me. >> he claims the doctor was stoned while operating and removed part of his spinal cord. >> he turned me from a strong, healthy man into a crippled man. >> a dozen other patients say the doctor botched their surgeries too, turning some into paraplegics and quadriplegics confining them to while chairs. these two patients even died of he operated on them. >> that's the kind of bottle the

doctor had under his desk. >> in this recent deposition, one of his assistants testified he often drank at work. then one of his friends described his drug use. >> there has been lsd, there has been cocaine. >> the doctor denies wrongdoing but when he was under oath he kept saying this. >> i take the fifth. >> have you ever been under the influence of cocaine while you were taking care of a patient? >> i take the fifth. >> he declined our request for an interview and wouldn't answer the door when i showed up at his home in dallas. but he later called me to talk but said i wasn't allowed to record his voice. have you ever taken drugs or alcohol within a few hours of a surgery? no. you deny that? >> while he hasn't been charged with any crime and the state medical board found any evidence that e h was on drugs or alcohol during surgeries, his license was revoked because he violated

the standard of care. dr. loyd says it's all too common. he's been clean for ten years and says his fellow physicians need to take responsibility like he is now. >> i'm not saying that there's not consequences. if i've harmed a patient and sees this interview and figured i harmed them, there's a price to pay for me. >> you're willing to pay that price. >> of course. >> in american medical association tells us if the doctor are abusing alcohol and drugs, they are the responsibility to avoid patients. but there is no federal law requiring them to take regular drug tests. but now lawmakers in california are actually trying to change that. they're proposing a bill that would force random drug testing

on doctors. >> dr. loyd was so candid with you about his struggles does he still practice? >> believe it or not, his patients never use noticed he was yooging. it was his father. he has no much to lose by doing this interview and he's just trying to help the doctors out there. >> he says he's been clean for ten years? >> ten years. >> that's an eye opener. thanks so much. let's get a check of the weather from al. we're going tore experiencing a change in our temperatures over the next couple of days. the jet stream pattern in our atmosphere has changed and so we're going to be looking -- last week basically we had the ridge up in the east or were i should say the west, the trough in the east and that kept things cooler. however there's going to be a change in this system and this

pattern over the next several days. we've now got a trough in the west, the ridge in the east and that brings in warmer are here in the east. we're looking at really our first heat wave of the season coming in here. you've got 90 in st. louis today, chicago 87, 91 charleston, d.c. 91. tomorrow we warm up to 92 in d.c., 92 in st. louis, cleveland 12 degrees above normal at 90 and you're going to see 92 in charleston, washington, 96 degrees on wednesday. the heat index will feel closer to 100 degrees. that's what's 7:38, good monday morning to you, i'm christina loren. after i treat for you. temperatures are going to end up in the 70s for today. lots of sunshine coming your way. we'll see a few clouds increasing as we head throughout

this afternoon. overall, it's the wind that's keeping your temperatures below average by about 10 degrees in most cases. highs work like this, 71 in the south bay. look at san francisco, 59 for you today. beautiful conditions up in wine country and warmer days ahead. we'll get to that in adjust minute. ppearance and dazzles the crowd by displacing a new talent. he can juggle. >> definitely showing off. and why pop francis she's's ready to ditch the world famous pope mobile. >> it's on ebay. >> but first, these messages.

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pinchable cheeks. look at this kid, almost a year old. these great photos caught on camera showing his first steps on sunday. >> with just over a month until his first birthday prince george is a man on the move. the doting duchess and their son cheered him on at a polo match. after squirming after his mom's arms, he squirmed and took a few steps with the help of duchess kate. he reached for a polo male let, then moved on to a soccer ball. the tiny tot already a world cup fan. he was last seen in april making fans downunder joining them on a trip to australia and new zealand. here in the u.s., george is on pippa and uncle james make moves

on their own taking off on a 3,000 charity bike ride across the country, starting in san diego and finishing in annapolis, maryland this week. pippa won't be riding this entire time. instead her team will be biking in shifts. but back to prince george. isn't he so cute? almost a year old. i'm volunteering to go to london to celebrate the big birthday. >> at your post. >> exactly. >> he's an early walker, ten months. >> a little over ten months. >> maybe my kids were just slow. >> your kids weren't princes. >> that's a good point. coming up, why was this little girl asked to leave a busy kentucky fried chicken, the reason that is sparking outrage across the country. world cup fever over in the orange room. first these messages. what about hidden fees?

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you're watching today in the bay. a very good monday morning to you, two people including a teenager are under arrest this morning accused of killing a south bay man in a case of road rage. investigators say a 17-year-old and a 23-year-old killed the man at the intersection of center and tolle. police just released the information last night. investigators say last month they got into a car crash blocks near his home. when he got out, the suspects reportedly shot him several times. the santa clar ra county district attorney's office will charge the 17-year-old as an adult. let's moov on to better news this morning. let's check the weather forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you at home, we have wind out there, it's going to play a factor in your forecast today. especially if you're waking up with us. at the immediate coast, the wind

will be the fiercest there. what that means for us inland, all the cool, ocean air transported all the way into the tri-valley. we're going end to up in the low 70s. right around room temperature, that's hard to beat as we're getting into the end of june. this is actually the last monday of spring. we kick off summer time on saturday. 59 degrees in the forecast. little chilly out there in san francisco. meanwhile 73 on the peninsula. we're looking watt 71 degrees in the south bay with that beautiful breeze, really increasing through tonight. open occupy the windows, get that air moving. mother nature's going to help you out. let's talk about your drive. gave mike the day off, watch out, we have an incident, yeah, this is a ladder in the roadway. you've got one lane blocked. southbound 280 as you approach sarah toga avenue, really travel cautiously. this is greating significant delays. give yourself extra time if you can afford to do so. we'll keep you updated, back to you, laura. >> thanks so much.

another update in half hour, hope to see you then. in the meantime, have a great monday morning.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, about face. kfc forced to apologize after an employee asked a 3-year-old girl to leave one of its restaurants because her face was "disrupting other customers." the firestorm on social media and what the company is promising now. then, box office babies. ♪ do, do, do, goodnight, sweetheart, well it's time to go ♪ >> would you recognize one of the biggest stars of 1987's number one movie today? we'll catch up with the little one who stole our hearts in the adorable "three men and a baby." and property brothers to the rescue. the hgtv stars are on our plaza to answer your most burning home

improvement questions of the summer, today, monday, june 16th, 2014. >> good morning, san antonio! >> go, spurs, go! >> wake up, minnesota! >> good morning, texas! ♪ >> we drove 1,300 miles from louisiana to meet savannah. >> i'm your future today show host! >> hey, al roker, will you marry us? >> whoo! >> welcome back to "today." it's a monday morning. it is a beautiful day out here on the plaza. we have a great crowd, a little loud. loud crowd. i think they're chanting "we want al" over there? >> yeah, so what. >> that and the spurs fans. >> the san antonio spurs fans. >> that's five nba titles now.

>> wow. >> good to have them on with us this r hands full today

with yet another dangerous wildfire threatening hundreds of homes. forecasts have called for higher temperatures and lower humidity. more than 3 square miles have burned in and around the sequoia national forest near bakersfield. residents in about 500 homes are being told to evacuate. the fire's only about 10% contained. dramatic pictures released sunday show a touching moment between two fathers who share a painful bond. the father of uc santa barbara killer elliot rodger spoke face to face with richard martinez, whose 20-year-old son, christopher, was one of rodger's victims. their meeting took place earlier this month. the two embraced after what they called a private conversation between grieving fathers and said that they have reached

common ground. a garage that played a role in the watergate scandal that brought down president nixon is facing demolition. the county board in roslyn, virginia, voted this weekend to let developers build an apartment tower and office building on that site. the garage is where the anonymous source known as deep throat met secretly with "washington post" reporter bob woodward to relay information about white house attempts to obstruct an fbi investigation. we do have a clarification on something you may have heard here on friday after a report on the controversial trump sign on donald trump's new chicago building. during a live phone interview, trump said of the controversy, "this was started by a third-rate architectural critic for the chicago tribune who i thought got fired. he was gone for a long period of time." well, in fact, that critic, pulitzer prize-winner blair cayman, has been with the "chicago tribune" for more than 20 years and also spent the 2013 academic year as a neiman fellow

at harvard. an exciting moment at the ballpark gave one dad a father's day to remember. he was holding his son when a home run ball came sailing into the states at at&t park in san francisco. the dad made a one-handed catch with his bare hand. the only person who didn't look all that impressed, as you can see as we zoom in closer, was the little guy in his other arm. good catch all around. good reflexes. 8:05. let's send it back outside to everyone. guys? >> thanks so much, nat. i can't -- i'm not allowed to marry folks in new york. but you look like a beautiful couple. very lovely. where are you guys from? >> we're from right here in new york. >> right here in new york? >> yeah. >> you came all this way! >> all this way. >> maybe you could marry them. there you go. >> i don't know, maybe. >> very nice. all right, let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned for today. we are looking at st. louis, our pick city of the day, nbc 5. we've got monday with plenty of sunshine, 90 degrees. 92 on tuesday. wednesday looking pretty darn good, too.

as you look at the pollen forecast, we've got strong pollen in the pacific northwest and northeast. not so bad as you get into the southeast. for today, we're looking at a risk of strong storms in the upper midwest, wet weather in the pacific northwest. up and down the east coast, gorgeous weather. plenty of sunshine through the gulf. wow, a cononcert's broken out! where are you guys from? what's the name of your group? >> lincoln high school choir. >> very nice, the choir. are you guys performing in the area? >> performed at lincoln center. >> lincoln center. you know how to get to lincoln center? practice! th . that was beautiful. 8:06. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. looking live at san rafael, overall the weather is really nice and we're going to see comfortable conditions all day long. 74 for the east bay. 71 pleasant conditions in the south bay. today it will be cool in san francisco but you're going to

enjoy a lot of sunshine. we're going to be up to 78 degrees in the south bay tomorrow. climbing to 82 on wednesday. that's the peak of it. and then dropping temperatures off gradually thursday into friday. i didn't even hear what you said. >> the choir sin credible. >> wow. >> thank you so much. >> coming up next, the trending stories that got a lot of people outraged, a little girl asked to leave a fast food restaurant. wait until you hear what was said. >> natalie catches up with oscar winner clint eastwood. >> and box office babies, the real star of "three men and a baby" 27 years later. but first as we listen to the minnesota group playing their

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were asked to leave a kfc in mississippi because her facial injuries were disturbing other customers. this little girl sustained the injuries after getting mauled by three pit bulls. the controversy left the girl embarrassed. the restaurant is issuing an apology. the country is vowing to give the family $30,000 toward her medical bills. on facebook thousands of others lending their support on a page dedicated to her recovery. so kfc is investigating but obviously has to try to make good about an awful thing that happened. >> when you learn about something like that and make people do the right thing. >> you would like to say it's one bad decision, but one person in the store. the kfc would never condone that. starbucks announcing it will pay for its employees to take online courses.

it's an unusual arrangement with arizona employees since the employees won't have to promise to remain with starbucks. starbucks ceo says he hopes the program hopes increase performance and attract better staffers. >> that's a great idea. >> huge investment. >> very good. we love that. well is the pope finally ready to ditch its ride? far sis has been known to forsake the pope mobile, most notably last sunday. the bullet proof mobile. >> pope francis calls it a sardine can. he's telling a spanish newspaper, let's be realistic, at my age i don't have much to lose. >> but we do. >> he says that whatever happens, it's in god's hands.

>> pretty amazing. he's sort of like how can i meet people and hug them. i'm in this glass box. >> every chance he gets to reach out anand make the connection, he does. >> what's the blue book on the pope mobile? what can you get for that? >> the problem is it only has an 8-track. the sound system with a little upgrade might be better. >> interesting survey is providing new support for one of our favorite fashion role models. carrie from "sex in the city" is revealing how much we love our shoes. 20% admit they get more aroused by they knew shoes than their significant other. a full half say they lie about what they paid for the shoes. 20% says they won't take off the high heel no matter the pain >> can i get an amen on that one. >> your go home and your feet

swell up. >> let's go back to the lead though, 20%? >> yeah. >> anyone agree around this table. >> i thought the number would be higher, only 20%? >> you do? >> no. i didn't take part in the survey. >> your warranty isn't even done yet. >> it wasn't me, i thought a lot of women would respond that way. >> i'm not going to comment, that's all i'm saying. >> she wants to be anyoble to g home tonight. >> it's more when the box of shoes arrive and you're like, oh my gosh. >> exactly. >> your husband comes home, oh, hi. >> happy father's day. >> natalie says we are the 21st century. >> that is what's trending today. another story a lot of people are talking about online, the death of radio legend casey

kasem. millions listens to him count down the top 40. a lot of people know the name, the face, the voice, the catch phrase. casey kasem was a significant figure in music. talk about his start. >> he bounced around in local radio. but once he kind of captured this idea, it was iconic. it was so simple and so perfect, this notion that you could count down the biggest hits every week. what casey really added to it was a certain relentless optism so that no matter how comp cased the issues were, you could count on casey to make it seem like mom and dad thought it was okay. he was everybody's friend. >> you bring up the music. in the '70s there were so many diver gentleman tiles of music on that top 40 as opposed to

today. >> there's definitely truth to that. when you look at the '70s, it's motown, jacksons, kneel diamond. >> sinatra. >> yeah. he had this great knack of bringing lit fak today stories. he told these great stories. he would go to commercial break and say this woman what he moved from new york had to getter dinner from garbage cans and you come back and it's madonna. people loved that. >> is it true that he wasn't that big of a pop music fan or rock and roll fan? >> he was fond of saying that he didn't necessarily identify with all of these music. but his vision, his goal was to be the best story teller around the music. then there's a whole other generation of people that love him as shaggy. >> my kids still listen to him. the son of lebanese immigrants. he was proud of that background. >> you know, his family, his

parents, his father in particular really wanted to assimilate. being an american was very important. so i think there's something beautiful about that. casey actually at times, you know, said he almost regretted how much his parents pushed him toward assimilation. but he became the voice of the ultimate american past time, which is rock and roll. >> interesting to hear people like carson and ryan seacrest, all of the people that came after him paying tribute to casey kasem. coming up next, the real stars of "three men and a baby" 20 years later. we're back in 30 seconds.

back now with a special series we're kicking off today, box office babies. it's dedicated to the little ones that stole our hearts on the big screen. first up, "three men and a baby." imagine sharing the spotlight with three of the most popular actors of the day now manage you're just four months old ♪ good night suite heart, well, it's time to go ♪ >> it was the biggest box office hit of 1987, surpassing even fatal attraction. >> i'm not going to be ignored. >> but the real scene stealer of "three men and a baby" wasn't one of its big stars, it was a baby named mary.

tom selleck, steve danson and steve guttenberg starred was a trio of bachelors whose lives are turned upside dow when a baby winds up on their doorstep. >> dear jack, here's our baby. oh no. >> the wild doesn't look anything like me. i'm bigger an i have more hair. >> despite being ill equipped to handle the task at hand, the fellows finally find their way. and in the end, while they changed her diaper -- >> yeah. >> nice job, pete. >> baby mary changed their lives. ♪ i hate to leave you but i really must say good night, sweet heart, good night ♪ >> i mean, the cutest face or should i say faces. 27 years later, where is baby

now? ladies, come on out. there they are. they're identical twins. good morning to you. it's lisa blair and michelle blair. is it just walking down memory lane to look at that movie. >> yes it is. >> when was the last time you saw it? >> i just watched it last week. >> like a month ago. >> do you watch it all of the time or was it because you knew wu were coming on the "today" show. >> that's okay. what's it like to grow up, you're four months old in this movie so you have no memory of it. we would really be breaking news if you had memories of it. what was it like to become aware as you were growing up, hey, we were in this huge movie? >> when we were little we had no -- it wasn't a big deal to us as all. i think it was when we became teenagers and people started coming up to us a lot more, asking us for autographs.

>> i should introduce the people that made this possible, okay, your mom jerry ann blair and your aunt susan is here. good morning. we have to go to you guys, how did this happen? how did these two land the role of a lifetime? >> it was a bit of a fluke. i was board at home. i heard about the casting call. i thought it was just a scene in a movie. i had no idea it was a big major production. >> mr. spock calls you, leonard knee moi, he calls you, what did he say? >> actually i got a message that dr. spock was trying to get ahold of me the from my baby-sitter because i had gone back to work. it was a few weeks after the call. so i phoned the number and it was leonard knee moi, mr. spock. >> you went to the premier, right? >> yeah. >> what was that like? >> it was amazing, such a good experience to see how the movie comes together and meet the stars. >> i couldn't have done it without her. it was a hand pfl traveling with

the twins and i had a two-year-old also. >> let's ditch the dirt. there's some funny stories. we're actually dishing something else. tom selleck was on the business end of a couple of incidents with the baby. tell me about that. >> incidents. that's good. so in the poster that's actually michelle, that was shot in a studio, and they took the baby's diaper off and he looked over at me and said, is this safe? and i said, i don't know. there she goes, sure enough. that was a real shot. that wasn't water, wasn't staged. he literally peed on him. >> not toob outdown, lisa had her chance at all. what happened then. >> they had tom rigged up that when he picked up the baby the

tubing would shoot water out' looked like she peed but it wasn't working correctly and sure enough, she did it on cue. >> the kubt little hard hats, we remember that scene when they go up in the construction scene. those are the original hard hats that you guys war. >> we saved them open dug them out, hear they are. i have this one autographed and this was the one that the baby actually wore. >> you decided not to go into the acting business. was it even a temptation or a thought. >> not really. >> i think when i was little, like more. as i grew up, not really, no. >> i have to say, michelle you are married and you recently had a baby. >> i did. >> your baby, he's five months old, right? >> yes he is. >> let's look at this new baby. >> here is your husband, hi, welcome. do you think he might get the acting bug here?

>> maybe. he's the new superstar. >> it's so fun to recommeminisch all of you. >> on box office babies, we're going to do this tomorrow with "baby boom." let's go over to willie. >> thanks a lot. we're out here on the plaza. we've got a big segment coming up with the property brothers, drew johnson and scott. creating quite a ruckus out here on the plaza. we asked your viewer to send us our most vexing home improvement problems. we've got four of them we're going to tackle today. >> everyone wants to know what they can do with their old flooring, replacing that or just fixing up what they already have. we have tile whether it's flooring or actually on the wall. if you've been staring at a broken tile, we'll show you how to replace that. >> staining a deck. >> whether you should stain or replace the deck itself.

>> a soft shoe routine on the deck. look at that, no damage. >> what size boat are you wearing? >> a 13. >> tiles, painting tiles and cabinets as well, if you've got old cabinets. putting up in glass, new color, everything you want to know. >> and he's said even i could do this stuff. >> even you. an idiot could do this stuff. >> more with the property brothers but first this. >> tomorrow on "today" little mix are invading the plaza.

. a very good morning to you. 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a video shows a man slapping and knocking 17-year-old francisco martinez out of his wheelchair last month at oakland high. he was wheeling martinez to class when he allegedly resisted. he eventually dumped him on the floor. we have a problem on the bay area roads this morning and it's not good. christina has got a look at the roads for us. >> we've just received word of this. various street reports of a motorcycle crash or crashed into a big rig.

this is definitely an area you want to avoid if you have. beryessa at commercial. we know it's a fatal accident. we're going to get more details and bring them to you as soon as possible but avoid the area. we're looking pretty good out there right now. let's take it to the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights have been on for the past couple of hours. i can tell you it's going to be one of those days when they will likely stay on until 9:30. traffic is heavy here but overall volume is not bad across the bay area. watch out bereyessa road. ♪ ♪

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♪ it is the 16th of june 2014. and we love saying hello to this great crowd out here on the plaza. beautiful, warm day. and i think we can hear that music. we want to remind you we have a great show coming up. stars of british group little mix will be here. >> they are talented. >> they are. huge talent. all right. also coming up, i go one-on-one

with clint eastwood and he opens up about his start as an actor and why he wanted to direct a movie version of "jersey boys." plus they're here. property brothers answering your questions. including one issue we heard about on a facebook page. repairing cracked or missing tile. hold onto your hats. the funny and outspoken wanda sykes opens up about her role on "last comic standing" and her surprising connection to the nsa of all things. i don't know what that means. but it's good. look at her throwing bows. >> i don't know. >> so many moves. >> she's still going right now. >> she's sending code. >> she is. >> oh. >> the running man. oh, my god. >> do the running man. >> it keeps cutting back. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> all right. let's show you what we've got. we're starting off again with

the week ahead, below normal temperatures out west. above normal temperatures in the southeast and southwest. and rainy conditions through the plains which extend into the mid-week period. going to be below normal northwest. then the latter part of the week, above normal temperatures into the plains. more wet weather in the mid-atlantic good morning to you. temperatures are pretty comfortable out there. they are going to stay comfortable. the one piece of information that is putting a wrench in our perfect forecast, to be quite frank, is the wind that we have to deal with and it's the wind keeping our air quality in the good range and it's going to transport the good ocean air throughout the day. the sustained speeds will stay below 25 miles per hour so below wind criteria but still cool ocean wind will continue. >> and don't forget, get your

weather any time you need it weather.com online. got a new affiliate in delaware. and grandma, you're -- you work there. >> i've been working at the new castle farmer's market for over 55 years. where you get the best of chocolate covered bacon to pork chops. >> chocolate covered bacon? >> yes. >> that's news on wrde. chocolate covered bacon. savannah. >> al. thank you. well, as we mentioned "jersey boys" is headed to the big screen. you got to sit down with the director clint eastwood. >> one of the most successful groups of all time. 71 chart topping hits and more than 175 million records sold. but it's the story behind that success that compelled eastwood to bring the tony-winning musical to the big screen. >> ladies and gentlemen,

international recording star the 4 seasons. >> reporter: "jersey boys" is about coming from behind. the story of frankie vali and the 4 seasons. four guys from newark who beat the odds to top the charts. directed by the one and only clint eastwood. their story is a uniquely all american rags to riches story. did you identify with that? >> yeah, i identified with that. there's always that starting out when nobody believes in you. you're the only person that believes in you. then something good happens. >> couldn't even book a bowling alley. >> reporter: few believed in frankie vali or his start. and eastwood traces it back to his own starting out as an actor. >> there is that point in time when you're the one who has to be out there and having a lot of cigar spoke blown in your face and people telling you get out of my office, kid.

>> reporter: it's part of what makes the 4 seasons story so compelling. the band that would report megahits -- ♪ big girls don't cry ♪ sherri >> reporter: started out in the projects making deals with mobsters and trying to stay out of jail. i know you spent time in newark with frankie vali where they got their start. >> we used the actual apartment he was raised in in the projects. >> reporter: a life-long jazz fan and musician who said he never cared much for rock and roll, eastwood makes an exception for frankie vali's music. >> i think it was the best music of that era. "can't take my eyes off of you" is the nearest thing to a classic music that will endure forever. >> reporter: known for his no-nonsense movies, he liked more than the story board story.

he liked how the actors on stage delivered it. >> the discipline they come from having been in the play and some of them have done as many as 1200 performances, i pride myself on being drid to go. when i'm ready to make a film, i've done the thinking. now i've got to put all that to one side and just go ahead and do it. >> reporter: and eastwood's doing it only as he can. at 84 jumping from one film project to the next, he just wrapped "american sniper" and still has the beard to go for it. >> i've got to go shave immediately. >> reporter: i think it looks great. it suits you. from his days as a cowboy on black and white tv and in westerns, making award-winning films, eastwood and seen and done it all. how has the good, the bad, and ugly of hollywood changed in your 60-plus years? >> literally. there's always moments of all three of those, i suppose.

but you go on and you keep searching for the good. >> "jersey boys," great film opens nationwide friday. you want to keep your eyes peeled because eastwood makes on unexpected cameo in one of the scenes. he calls it his hitchcock moment. you've got to really look for it. >> really? >> want to know what his ring tone is? >> yes. >> take a listen. i found out because right as we were getting ready to start my phone rings. he said the good the bad and the ugly is my ring tone. only he can have that ring tone and it's authentic. >> and he plays the piano which i didn't know. >> he's a genius. 84 years old still going. just came off the "american sniper" film set. it's remarkable how much he just keeps inspiring us all. he keeps going. >> the beard works. always for clint eastwood. >> i told him don't shave. it's great. >> just needed a little cigar.

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all right. maybe your home needs a little work, but you don't know where to start. you are not alone. we asked our facebook friends about the most challenging home repair issues. we brought in two experts for the answer. you know these guys. stars of "brother versus brother." the property brothers. >> good to see you. >> let's dive into this. we asked our facebook fans to tell us and one thing that kept coming up was hardwood flooring. >> flooring is one of the easiest things to do yourselves. it's not like the old hardwood floors where you have the glue

and nail. you can get wood like laminate. they are engineered hardwood. then they click together. you don't have to glue or nail it down. you pop it together. you'll leave a bit of space outside. >> millions of videos online how to do it an how to lay wood. it's easy. if you want to glue it in, it prevents a hollow, knocking sound. >> keep in mind staining an old hardwood, a lot of buyers want a thicker board. so this is worth more in the end. >> strip out the old floor and do over. >> that's the thing. don't lay over the old flooring. pull it out. make sure it's good and do it right. >> let's move on. >> i hate when people are

embarrassed to take us out on the deck. it does not take a lot of work to sand it down, clean it up. there's products now that have the stain and seal in one so you don't have to do multiple coatings. >> you'd have to clean it properly before. if you have old flaking paint and stain over it, it's going to pop off again. if you are replacing a deck or doing a new deck, use a constant material. then you don't have to stain or do anything. >> if you want to become a professional clogger -- >> there it is. >> -- then you can do that. but there's a lot of great product. if you are doing it yourselves clean it and give it a bit of time to dry. you don't want to have this finished and drip it on the rail. >> depends on the deck, but how long does this take? a day a weekend? >> i've done it in a couple hours on a small deck. as much as rolling out the stain here or up here. >> if you have boards to be replaced, do it before you reseal your deck.

>> you're always thinking. let's move on. actually, natalie morales inside was telling me she's got cracked tiles in her bathroom. problem a lot of people has. >> they do. one of the worst things, if you have hairline cracks in your tile you can get matching paint. you can get in there with a q-tip and clean it up. that will hide the cracks. but if it's this bad, you need to get the hammer and need to break the tile out and clean it up around the outside and then set the new tile in place. more common what happens. clean up the grout. >> i like how he cracked the tile now. >> give us another tile. >> he likes to create work for himself. >> don't rush me, man! don't rush me! >> if you are really cheap and don't want to replace your tile and want to paint or are freshening up -- >> a birdie told me you're

cheap. >> you can reglaze your tile. and look at this. it's plain. it's not fancy, but it looks a lot cleaner and newer. >> it looks better if you do a reglaze in a bright white. something like that. you can do tubs, floors, you can do it all. >> special glaze? >> it's a special paint for that. it's meant for re-glazing. the best way to do it is to spray it. but you can get products to paint on. >> the last one, this was another huge one. cabinets. >> you don't have to actually replace your cabinets. people think you have to completely replace. paint it. we do it all the time on our shows. if you want to add interest, pop out one of the panels and put in some glass. and paint the back a bright blue. it'll give it a little character. if you're a slob and you don't want to organize your dishes, then you can take it and frost the glass so it looks le this

here. i'll show you the light behind. >> it just gives a bit of elegance to a cabinet. you can see the line shine through. a pop of color helps add to it. >> thanks so much. always good to see you guys. >> i'll send him to your place. up next, get ready to laugh. wanda sykes is here. but first this is "today" on nbc.

well, she is raw. she is multitalented. wanda sykes is known as one of the funniest actresses as a stand up comedian. now she has a new role. executive producer and mentor on nbc's "last comic standing." take a look. >> you had a great set. but there were a few things to point out. to try to close on the biggest joke. of course that's what we want to

do. >> right. >> so let's take a look. >> you know what? just take the plate away. i'm not going to eat any of it. >> right there. thank you, good night. >> wanda sykes, good morning to you. >> it just hit me that he looks like one of the property brothers. i was like what the -- he could be a property brother. >> handy around the house? >> not at all. he's just funny. but he looks like a property brother. first of all, savannah, look. what is this crass? raw? crass? >> i just read the word. >> okay. i don't come out the gate crass. you know? like if you push the right buttons, i can be crass. >> like introducing you by calling you crass? >> yeah. and the raw too. i'm more like medium rare. >> okay. i'm glad we got this. >> we good now. >> i love what you've done with "last comic standing."

it went away and now you're back as a mentor. what you did was get choosier about the contestants. why did that matter? >> because why watch a show that's supposed to be comedy-driven and people aren't funny? that's the worst to sit and watch a comic bomb. you know what i mean? we don't want people just coming off the street and being able to get on the show. you don't want to watch a mailman bomb. you don't want to watch a mailman like i'm out to get a p.o. box now. i can't look him in the face anymore. so we started with the best. we started with the top 100 comics that we could find. >> so you pre-screened and decided that america has no say in who is the last comic standing. >> exactly. you're not voting anymore. america don't take voting serious enough. we've seen some of the votes america has done in the past. i don't trust america.

i can't leave this up to you, america. no. no. so we put it in the hands of people who are qualified to vote. you know, rosanne barr, keenan ivoryw ivory waans. >> is it tough for you to judge and criticize? >> that's why i wanted to be in the mentor role. it's hard because i'm still out here doing standup. you know? i didn't want to be in that position. >> do people ask you for advice? not so much on the show because you've got a good crop, but when people try to do a routine, do you ever say you're just not funny? >> it's the worst when you're in the airport and say i have a joke. i'm always acting like i'm getting paged. they just called me. didn't you hear that? i got to go. i run. because it's the worst.

>> now, tell me about -- learning about your background is fascinating. but the nsa. you worked for the nsa? what'd you do? >> i bought things. >> not like eavesdropping. >> i think i bought equipment so they could do those type of ...3 c3 hacer eso.

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hoy. a very good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a deadly motorcycle crash is blocking off a major intersection in san jose. christina, what is traffic looking like in that area? >> well, the entire area is shut down this morning, laura. let's take you live to the scene. this is berryessa between commercial and mckee. you want to avoid the area for the next three hours.

there's a lengthy investigation underway and it could be possibly closed for up to three hours. obviously we can't get you a shot there. but we will coming up. your alternate route, mckee or brokaw.

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nó nessa última temporada, el opção ou pelo almeida, que mãou esse bigodao na turquia,é estilo do turco. >> narrador: é felipão que gostou, né? chegou portugal,m portug portugal, o almeida, o a bo a chance, cristiano ronaldo estava do outro lado, vem a chega atrasada a seleção da alemanha, chegou em cnie na pegou como queria, almeida o marco dor da seleção da alemanha, aí, manoel, o gole do bai bre, 28 anos de d.

in honor of the thighs. >> that is a reach right th e. >> no, it's not. i was at a bar saturday night and we were watching the game and i'm with a lot of girls and i notice at the bar the ratio of women to men is like ten women to one man watching this game. be honest. >> they look good. they do. >> thank you. they're the cutest athletes of all the sports. i think soccer players are -- >> look at spain. speaking of the guys. oh, yeah. >> are we on espn? >> no. that's not how they cover it on

espn. >> this is what the women are dreaming of in their heads. >> i like that. i think we got something going there. speaking of sports, great, great story line out of the u.s. open. martin kaymer who we talked about earlier won by eight strokes. but the real story was about the battle for second place and particularly with the finisher erik compton. he suffered from card owe myopathy. he has had two heart transplants. the last one back in 2008. here's what the 34-year-old had to say right after the game. >> i've been on my back twice, and i never thought i'd ever leave the house. now i just finished second at the u.s. open. i don't think anybody would have thought i would do that. not even myself.

so you can't ever write yourself off. you just can't give up. >> he said he didn't want to go in there as a guy who just had the two heart transplants. he wanted to come out with a much bigger story. and clearly he has. >> i'll the you. the second place finish at a major like that changes your life. now he qualifies for the masters. he'll be at augusta next year. >> great for him. >> yeah. so remember my friend megan? she had her second baby. she's going to come back now and join us. she's doing great. we're launching a web series called parental guidance. the two of us. it's mostly megan giving parental guidance. the first episode is how to enforce a curfew. >> like for teenagers. >> yeah. how do you make sure they come home. al, you've been through this. how do you make sure they come home on time? >> i thought you were talking about your own curfew. >> no. >> he didn't enforce that this weekend. >> no. there wasn't one in nashville.

>> it's you get one shot. you come home, if you're late, then we kind of really push it the next time. there's two -- >> what's the curfew these days? >> it depends on age and where you are. it depends on what the event is, what are you doing. >> what's the latest curfew? >> i think we had midnight. by senior year in high school, i think it was midnight. >> my last was 11:00. i had to catch the bus. >> 9,000 miles to the next just like the u.s. soccer team. all righty. let's do the weather. i've been given a curfew. i have a certain amount of time to get this done. we do have strong storms expected today. we're watching these systems make their way across. we do have showers and thunderstorms from the plains all the way into western new york. but we have the strongest risk of storms from sioux falls,

omaha, des moines. we could see tornadoes out of these systems. they're going to be pushing through iowa later today into tonight and then on into chicago early tomorrow morning and making their way up into michigan. rainfall amounts generally about 1 to 2 inches. but we could see as much as 3 inches of rain as you make your way central hey, thank you. gorgeous day shaping up. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 70s for today. much cooler than average. 59 degrees, for example, in san francisco. it's the wind, the cool ocean air that is keeping our temperatures down. 74 for the east bay. high pressure is going to build in, which means we will warm you up as we head into tomorrow and wednesday. 82 in the south bay but thursday and friday, upper 70s coming your way so we'll cool right back down. back to you. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks. we have a very exciting

announcement. on wednesday, today's take, the four of us will broadcast live from a new attraction at universal studios in florida. it's the world of harry potter. >> i have seen this thing. i've been out there. it is amazing. the lobby of the bank is unbelievable. >> look at that. >> and the train, the hogwarts express that takes you from one end of the park to the other is a technological -- >> these are the goblins -- i was there this weekend. you can talk to the goblins and exchange your money for their money. >> and we'll ride rides and things, right? >> yeah. >> road trip? >> first family road trip. i'm clarke griswold. we're getting in the family truck. >> you want to aim higher. >> aunt edna. >> keep it moving. that's my role. >> you know she was dead, right? she was on the roof of the car. >> yeah. she was wrapped up.

it's much easier that way for you. really not much to do. >> no heavy lifting. >> off the rails. we're excited. >> you're going to want to tune in for this. >> we should get a camera and film it. one of those gopros. >> yes. we'll meet you down there. she's an international woman of mystery. piper perabo on her new spy show "covert affairs." ri i just love cherry preserves. is that your favorite? i don't know... i also like strawberry, boysenberry, red raspberry, blackberry, sweet orange marmalade, apple, pineapple, concord grape, apricot, peach, blueberry... [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker grew up knowing that with so many delicious varieties, it's tough to choose just one favorite. apricot pineapple... [ male announcer ] for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. [ male ♪ nouncer ] for five generations, [ man ] yo buzz! drop that beat!

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her dealing with a new terror threat while trying to redefine her relationship with her coworker. >> i've had a lot of time to think about myself and the agency. and i realize that i can't do this job and have emotional attachments. i've got to concentrate solely on the work. if that's okay. >> you dropped off the map there for awhile. time passed. we're good. >> really? >> yes. really. >> annie, don't believe him. piper is with us now. before we talk about the exciting new season, soccer fan. >> yes, she is. >> really into it. got the app and everything. >> i've got the app. and we're filming in toronto right now. with all the different parts of the city, it's really alive. we filmed at colombia earlier this season, so i'm cheering for

them. >> because their players are cute. >> really cute. >> see. >> al, we're trying to keep the s show focused. it keeps going back. >> this is annie's fifth year in the cia balancing work and love. >> it's getting complicated. last season she went off the grid and now she's coming back to the cia to work within the confines of the government and it's not going to go very well. >> how do you do these -- even these incredible stunts and you have to do them in heels. be an extra layer there. >> my gosh. you just sort of pray and start running and hope there's a stuntman to catch you. >> you're actually doing all of them. >> yeah. >> amazings. >> you mentioned toronto. you are all over the place. a lot of people think you do it in a studio. carac caracas, berlin, sri lanka. a lot of traveling for this.

>> last season we were in hong kong. this year we pick up -- that scene we filmed in washington. then we go to colombia and then in the southern alps. so it's amazing. and fun. then the world cup. i was like i have a friend from there, a friend from there. >> do you have a favorite location? >> i really liked hong kong. i didn't expect to. it's so crowded. but because of the neighborhood temples, the air smells like ine sense. it's so romantic. >> i love the way you described it. we need to travel along. >> what's also great is a lot of people probably know you from the film you did in "coyote ugly." and people think of you in that role still. >> yeah. i am a girl from new jersey who moved to new york and worked in a bar when i moved here. >> which part? >> tom's river. >> and is it true you also

worked in a music box store? >> i did. i did. i was the girl who like when the boy comes to buy the jewelry box, you can pick what kind of music you want to. i would put the songs in. >> ever put something like megadeath in there or something? >> they always wanted romantic things. >> sorry. >> the jack in the box. >> well, congratulations on all the success. >> thank you so much. >> season five of "covert affairs" premieres june 24th on usa. and go colombia. >> and usa! >> and usa. >> come on. >> who you with? >> anybody cute. >> yeah, the cute. >> along with you guys. >> nice. well played. >> piper, thanks. >> thank you. coming up, we have all the news you need before you leave the house. and taking the dread out of

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[ aniston ] because beautiful skin goes with everything. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™. a very good monday morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. there are two burned homes in san francisco trying to figure out what caused them to erupt in flames overnight. they are located near interstate 280. the fire started outside the front door of the second-story home, quickly spreading to a neighboring building. four people were evacuated and received help from the red cross. a couple of people were treated for minor injuries. investigators have not concluded what kick-started that blaze but they are calling it suspicious. california's new budget includes $7 million for suicide nets on the golden gate bridge. the board of director green-lighted the $66 million project with the last

environmental impact four years ago. that followed years of testing of the suicide barrier system. however, construction couldn't begin until the funding was secured. the board of directors is set to talk about the bulk of that funding. last year, 42 people died from golden gate bridge-related suicides. when we come back, we'll have a look at traffic and weather.

welcome back now. mike has the day off. we're starting out with a traffic alert. a deadly crash in san jose. we have a motorcycle that crashed between berryessa. it's closed this morning. you want to use mckee or brow k brokaw. 280 is entirely up to speed and we have significant delays stacking up in 101. as you can see, temperatures are comfortable. it's going to be a beautiful day in the bay area. we're going to climb out of the

50s and only end up in the 70s. not a bad shaping up for us. right around 70 degrees for the south bay. 72 for the peninsula. 73 in the east bay. it will be chilly in san francisco. but you're going to get a lot of sunshine. and look at all of that foot traffic out here. a lot of people enjoying the beautiful golden gate bridge, laura. >> it's a good day to do it. thanks for pulling double duty today, my friend. have a good one.

welcome back to "today." monday, june 16th, 2014. natalie's already chuckling because we're reading a letter from camp. >> a lot of kids ready to go off to camp. >> this letter has gone viral. a mom of three sent her 8-year-old son off to summer camp. she dreamed about the letters he would write home. she got one she didn't expect. the mother who blogs posted her son's letter. it reads in part, dear mom, good you packed extra underwear since i had diarrhea. note the spelling. >> that's even worse. >> i ate more push pops than anyone. i've ate 23 since monday. >> which may explain the diarrhea. >> the boy continues to tell his

mother that he's learned to like his, let's call it, natural gas on fire. and he can't wait to show her how to do it. >> especially when you've got diarrhea. that's a risky move. >> you got to read the whole letter. the things you learn at camp. oh, my gosh. >> what did you learn at camp? did you go to summer camp? >> it's a long story, but yes. here's the cliff notes version. they sent me to camp and didn't know until i got there that the counselors were part of a rehabilitation program for gang members. so i was 12. >> you came back with tats. >> thug life. >> you came back street smart. >> exactly. >> that's impressive. all right. a lot of kids have to worry about pollen as they head out to the camps and all across the

country in the rural areas. so low to medium down through the southwest and southeast. also higher as you get into the pacific northwest and interior parts. it has been bad but was a lot worse earlier on. we have a strong risk of storms. the heat is on in the southwest. and it's getting toasty in the southeast into the mid-atlantic states. tomorrow the heat is really on. and we've got a risk of strong storms from the great lakes to the central plains. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. these are your current temperatures. it's going to be a spectacular day. we're talking about finishing off with room temperature readings. you'll notice here that we have clouds lingering over the east bay. bay bridge toll plaza looking good. metering lights are off. that's improved over the past 15, 20 minutes. 70 in the peninsula and in san

jose. we are in store for a little bit of a warmup as we head into wednesday and then cooler on thursday and friday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks a lot. buying a new car is a big deal. and pretty costly and intimidating at times. >> if you're in the market for an eco-friendly car or a car pool comfort ride, here's the top choices for the ten best family cars of 2014. and dayna potts is with the parents magazine. good to see you this morning. >> good to see you. >> there's news this morning that credit might be loosening a bit. does that make this a good time to buy a car? >> it's a great time to buy a car. a lot of consumers can get a low interest rate which is one of the keys to keeping the costs down on buying a car. but important thing to know is that the captive auto finance companies are usually the places that can give the best rates on financing. all the way down to zero. >> let's start with getting

started. i know it can be an overwhelming process for a lot of people going into the lot. they don't know what they want. so how do you get started? >> you don't want to go to the lot until you've set a budget for your family. no more than 15% of your net take-home a month. for young families especially if you're expecting another child or have a big bill coming, go lower than that. then you want to do your research. look at all the models in the class that might be of interest. don't zero in on one model too early. and then finally you want to get ready to bargain, right? >> and the key to that is finding out what you should be paying for the car. it's like knowing what cards are in the hand of somebody you're playing poker with. if you have good information to base your negotiation on, you'll be a good negotiator. >> with all that in mind, let's go into the picks. we start in the category of hybrid. who came out on top? >> we picked the toyota prius. when they people prius, they

think economy. one thing we liked about this model is it has solar panels on the roof so it keeps the interior cool without running the battery down. >> also kind of roomy on the inside. so you can get car seats in easily. >> i love that car. let's move over to the wagon pick. first let's talk about what classifies a wagon. a lot seem to fit in that category. >> it used to be common. then they went to crossovers and hatch backs. but the wagon has a longer roof line and a larger cargo capacity in the back. in this case we picked the subaru outback which is a classic wagon look and shape and feel. what really makes this one nice is it's great for people that live where it rains and snows a lot because of the all wheel drive which is standard on subaru. >> you like this better than a mini van or suv? >> we picked an suv too. >> all right. let's move to the crossover. first, define it. >> it's a mix of different features. some of a wagon and some of a

hatchback. it's not quite as high. so it's in between pl. >> and the pick here is the nissan rogue. tell us about it. >> correct. what's interesting about the rogue is you have the option of adding a third row of seats. unlike most cars in this class, you can fit seven passengers. >> driving car pool. >> the back row, you probably want the kids in there. but if you're driving car pool, it's good for that. >> and the mini van pick. >> probably no surprise it's the honda odyssey. it has been a favorite for years and years. they keep improving it all the time. this year they put in captain seats in the middle row. you can actually pull them wider apart so the kids don't get in fights. >> where were those when i was growing up? >> is it true there's a vacuum in this one? >> in the elite model. >> to clean up after your kids? >> you can up the stuff you shouldn't have let them eat back there.

>> there are so many mini vans. what is it about this odyssey that comes to the top of the list every year? >> reliability for honda. one thing that defines honda is ergonomics. everything's in the right place. >> also a backup camera which is important for parents especially with small children. >> seems like more car makers are doing that with the backup sensors. it's a smart thing to look for. >> on the rogue, it has a 360 degree camera. it shows you a picture of the car with everything around it. makes it easy to park. >> thanks so much. great information for us. coming up next, some medical assistants share their success stories on tricks of the trade after this. will you help us find a new house for you and your brother? ♪ ♪ ♪

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traditional path to chasing your dreams. >> me and my sister and brother were, like, the closest people ever. our mom had some very big struggles during my high school career. so i had to step up to be that second parent. i didn't have the privilege of going to a four-year university because of this situation. >> 24-year-old unica harris was still in high school when she decided a vocational school for medical assisting, not a four-year university was the route for her. an unlikely choice for a class val valedictorian. >> a lot of my friends that went to a four-year are not working in the field that they actually went to school for. i have no student loans. i have no debt as far as school is concerned. and i've been working in my field that i actually went to school for for seven years.

>> and for 30-year-old lauren true, the trade school a path to a career. >> i got a bachelors degree in music. there weren't any full-time with benefits music positions. so i was browsing craigslist. and i saw medical assistant popping up over and over again. i thought it was a one-year program and thought i could do that. >> neurons are a single-nerve cell. >> as baby boomers age, the medical assistant program is expected to go up according to the bureau of labor statistics. this is well bo above the growth for all professions. seattle vocational institute is among the accredited schools seeing higher enrollment. >> we have more of a concentrated focus on our students rather than a large university setting.

>> students are enrolled in a one-year program where they learn skills like performing injections, taking vitals, maintaining patient charts, and treating minor wounds. >> the advantages of entering a trade school is the short-term training. typically a student can complete a program within one year and return to the workforce and be able to make a livable wage. >> plus a unique program where they gain actually real-world experience and a glimpse of what lies ahead. a promising professional career in medicine. >> being a medical assistant is amazing, because we are actually the backbone of the clinic. we do a lot of the footwork that makes the clinics run. if there weren't medical assistants, nurses and doctors would have a much harder life. >> well, tomorrow on tricks on the trade, fitness certification. >> there are tons of jobs out there. trade schools a great place to

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♪ it's time for "today's" kitchen. after pursuing her dream of being a chef in the big city, vivienne howard returned to her roots by opening a restaurant in her hometown in north carolina. >> she did.

and she's also part of "a chef's life." and this morning she's fixing a chicken and rice dish we can cook today and transform it into four different meals during the week. i feel odd talking about you in the middle here. but the first dish chicken and rice. pretty simple. add flavor to it. >> yes. this is what i grew up eating as comfort food. this was what my mom made. chicken and rice. very simple. so i'm going to put two chickens in this pot. breast side up so that the breasts don't dry out. and then i'm going to just throw a split onion in there. >> so you're seasoning it in the pot? >> yes. we're going boil it. salt. maybe not quite as much as i just dropped in there. and black ep. er. then i'm going to cover it with water. >> why boil? why couldn't you roast it? >> well, because this is all about the broth. and we're going to --

>> notice how we said that together? >> the assumption is boiling leaves it flavorless, but that's not the case. >> no. i used to only poach it. my mom said you're doing this wrong. you've got to cook it right. cook it to death. boil it. about an hour. then you want to leave it in the pot for about 30 minutes to rest. then bring it out and you can sled all the meat up. there's a lot of meat on a chicken if you look for it. and you're going to set aside some chicken for the males you'll make later in the week. and some broth as well. so over here you're going to bring the broth up to a boil. and put my shredded chicken back in. and at the rice. >> i love cooking rice in broth. growing up you would cook it in water and it didn't have a flavor. >> this is going to be incredibly homey and comforting. my children love it.

crowd pleaser. here you have the broth that's swollen up and absorbed all of the liquid. i'm just going to stir in a little bit of butter. my mom would not have done this, but she's not here. watching disapprovingly at home. a ena little lemon juice. i want a little acid in here. that's my finished one right here. you want it to be porridgy. >> it's like a risotto. >> yeah. really comforty, porridgy, soothing. >> it's going to stick to you. you got a growing boy in the house that puts down a lot of food. >> you want to finish it with a little black pepper. that's what we use for spice. >> all right. we're going to launch into our other meals. >> so then we're going to take our leftover chicken and our leftover broth and make some really interesting things. right here and if you want to help me with this, we're going to take our squash and peel with

the pillar peel down to the seeds. it's giving us something like a noodle, a ribbon. so you're making a low carb thing that will remind you a bit of pasta. a saute. i've got chicken and broth in here, garlic. and we're going to throw these ribbons in. let it wilt down. and then toss in basil and mint. >> something that looks like this. and to round out the week? >> yes, we've got chicken salad. made with yogurt. and then a chicken rice and broccoli casserole because everybody in the south has a casserole. and then chicken and sweet potato soup. >> very nice. vivienne, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> we'll be right back. this is "today" on nbc.

kat lee lee and hoda. >> we've got today's buzz. we've got wanda sykes. >> did you guys have wanda? >> we had her on air. >> she was on at 8:00. we had her on first. warmed her up for you. >> we don't watch the other hours, so that's fine. >> all that and more after your

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for killing someone in a road rage. they killed phouc lchlam. last month, lam and the two suspects nearly got into a crash near lam's house. when he got out, they shot him several times. police do not believe the victim and suspects had any personal relationship. this is the point in the newscast where i usually toss to christina for weather. in fact, we're going to start with traffic today and then going to weather. she is multidimensional. >> that's right. double duty, sam. if you're trying to get down to 101, berryessa is still closed between commercial and mabury. use mckee or brokaw.

taking a look at northbound 101, no delays. free and clear we're starting to see the traffic really ease up on 101 southbound. good news, the metering lights are now off on the bay bridge toll plaza. the situation is improving and we'll stay on top of that traffic. we'll let you know when it opens up. when it comes to your weather today, we've got significant wind out there. it's not the figure that is keeping us cool. it's the onshore breeze. ocean air is 52 degrees. the cool air moves on shore. temperatures stay in the upper 70s in san francisco. >> no complaints here from the folks out and about. another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

from nbc news, this is "today" with cathly lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. and by that i mean you. it is fun day monday, june 16th. excited you're here today. we have a nice show, a funny one hopefully. >> comedian wanda sykes who's always a blast. >> she is. >> does that last comic standing show on nbc. >> lots of hollywood buzz going on. so we're going to catch up on that. >> and what zumba can do for you. >> okay. in the meantime you went off to one of your favorite places in the world, the weekend. >> i love new orleans, had a spectacular time with my friends, karen, john and

katherine. a couple photos of the new orleans festivities. one is of -- we were running along the lake and there was a guy running in his underwear, so i -- we're like seventh grade girls his undies are on. >> why didn't you move closer? >> we tried. he was running fast and we were slow. the other is me, karen and katheri katherine, all four of us had a great time, a nice weekend. >> there's the lovely. >> how was your weekend. >> i have an equally bad picture. remember when jill gave us ideas for father's day last week, that's what i gave frank. i think we have a picture of him, there he is by the grill. >> that's a good shot. >> opened it up and goes what am i going to do with this? i don't want this. half an hour later comes decked out in it. >> we shot -- we're shooting the book "good gifts" we're doing to raise match-up for the salvation army and we've been shooting for the last eight months or so,

shots from the house with recipes and all kinds of stuff. there's one at the south of france. >> that's beautiful. >> it's been fun. that will be out hopefully in time for christmas. >> we want to see that book. >> then i have a signing of that stuff that i have, that i'm not allowed to talk about. >> your signings are out of control. >> the stuff is great. >> here's the funny thing, people are lining up for the stuff. >> we went for a two-hour signing of the stuff in -- >> jersey. >> they told me it was sand hope, new jersey. i can't tell why you how many people said it's byrum. i'm sorry, only as good as your research. >> you went and the lines were long. we were going to be there two hours and ended up being almost three. >> how great. >> thank you for enjoying the stuff. >> the stuff is hot. >> the stuff is good. >> we do have sad news this weekend. we've known that casey kasem had been ailing and passed away on sunday. >> on father's day. he was 82. it's funny when you hear his

name and hear that iconic voice it makes all of us harken back to our younger days. >> that was my generation not yours so much. >> no. the car on the way to the beach. >> he did it for long long time. >> listen in case you've forgotten the voice. >> i'm casey case m, these are the most popular songs in the usa. >> keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for thers. >> oh, my god. >> i met him a couple times in los angeles. he could not have been more gracious. i'm so glad that all that family arguing is over. now they'll argue about the will i suppose. i don't know. >> i was just thinking when i was looking through the papers you want to read about his legacy and instead, you read a little bit about the legacy but three fourths of the article about the family fighting and the new wife and who had the custody. it's just too bad that part came at the end. he lived an incredible life. >> he did. he died from the same disease my father died from something that's just an insidious, horrible disease called lou body

dement dementia. i'm glad his suffering is over because that's an awful thing to live with. >> let's move on. this is an interesting -- this is a great story. anything that has to do with little prince george. >> the little prince. we love him. >> guess what little prince george did. >> he's walking. he's trying to walk. >> he took a step we think. oh, my god. >> look at this. look how great she looks in jeans. come on. >> she does. yes. >> oh, my gosh. >> he is just delicious. >> he was at a polo match, charity match. >> yeah. >> and -- >> anyway, george turns 1 in just over a month. >> okay. >> so how about this. picture this. you're on a flight. >> right. >> you're with your 3-year-old. and the flight's about to take off, you're on the tarmac, you're going and you're buckled in and suddenly your 3-year-old says mom i have to go to the bathroom. you say honey we can't. the flight is on the taxi way. and the kid keeps saying i have to go, i have to go.

you're on the taxi way. we're not 100% sure if the plane was moving or just waiting. >> we don't know all the details. >> but the mother was freaking and decided her kid was going to have to go to the bathroom. the flight attendant jumped up and said you can't go. you must stay in the seat. guess what happened? >> the kid who had to go went. >> went in the seat. >> right. >> and then -- >> the mother i guess was freaking out because of that and then wanted to try to clean up her child getting the child out of the seat -- >> and stood up again and then -- >> then the cops were going to come. it was a whole -- >> they were going to take the child off the plane. her name was jennifer devereaux. anyway -- >> called down at the end of the day. >> an faa regulation you cannot be up and about when on an active runway. who knows if they had been sitting there waiting three hours. >> there's nothing more frustrating than to be sitting -- it's like sitting on a greyhound bus practically, not moving. i just need to go over there and use the bathroom for one second. >> you can't explain it to a

3-year-old or the flight attendant. >> jetblue did apologize and offered her credit and a $5,000 rewards to the charity of her choice. >> and mother then said it was an awful experience but i couldn't be happier with the outcome. jetblue gave us a $5,000 donation to the charity of our choice. >> anyway. >> worth more than a lifetime of free flights. the charity we support helps underprivileged with humility and strength. >> jetblue -- >> how come everybody gets back to us. >> this incident in question happened while the aircraft was on an ax tivg taxiway. faa regulations require customers to remain in their seat. >> risk of sudden aircraft movement the crew made -- and faa regulation based decision. >> we said that. but thank you. thank you for getting back to us, actually. because nobody ever does. >> if they get back, we should thank them. >> not complaining.

>> and read the whole statement which is what you said -- >> read it again with -- this time with respect. >> okay. >> everybody's talking about the world cup. i didn't see a second of it. >> it's hard to escape it. if you get a manicure get what's on, the world cup. walking down the street. the u.s. plays ghana today. it's going to be big. >> who's gonea win? >> it's just a question. >> okay. >> are they saying what the odds are, ghana win. >> we're going to find out who going to win. there's a new survey out that says, this is a british survey, that men -- >> tell them what the survey is by, hoda. >> i don't know. by this durex. what is that? >> what do you think it is? >> condoms? whatever. a condom company in the uk did a survey and said almost a quarter of men from the uk said they would turn down sex to watch the world cup and means three fourths of them would have sex and not watch the game. >> what is your point? >> my point it's not so

shocking. 25% of people don't like soccer. >> if your team isn't playing, you can do both. all right. they love that story. i wasn't crazy about it. this is supposed to be cute. police officers rap and sing katy perry's "dark horse". >> when they don't have anything to do, sitting like we are in our cars, officers in texas sang it out loud. let's listen. ♪ are you ready for ready for ready for ♪ ♪ a perfect storm perfect storm ♪ ♪ because when you're mine when you're mine ♪ ♪ there's no going back she's a beast i call karma she'll eat your heart out like jeffrey dammer ♪ ♪ on steroids >> my favorite part -- >> is this another way for you have to snuck on a song i can't stand? >> my favorite part is the guy is singing the katy perry part

and the girl the hip-hop part. >> very cute. i don't like the song. i can't help it. >> time for our favorite things and we are going to share our first favorite thing. >> you guys, this is called nourish snacks. if you look at this, look it says open with joy and guess why? and eat happy. you know why they say open with joy? >> our joy bower. these are delicious. >> they are. >> 35 varieties, all proporti proportioned at 200 calories or less. >> and great thing is, there's one thing like -- >> kernels. >> those are awesome. >> half pop popcorn kernels. the bottom that you like in the movies. >> kate, come over, have one. >> really? >> try the kernel. do it here so we can see your face after you eat it. >> good? >> they're really, really good. and then i think -- >> how do you order them? on-line. okay. nourish snacks.com.

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>> yeah. everyone has a love story. >> she's on the phone with us. congratulations, lisa. >> oh, thank you so much. thank you so much. >> can you give us a real brief synopsis of this story. i know what it was because we wrote the song for you. >> i am an oncology nurse and i had a very special, special patient who every time she would come in for her chemotherapy she would tell me about this wonderful guy she wanted me to meet. and, you know, i kept putting her off, finally we decided that we were going to meet and then she passed away unfortunately. >> right. >> so we did not get to meet. >> six months later? >> i got a phone call from her husband who said she left it on her bucket list for him to introduce me to eddie. >> and then what happened? >> and i -- >> don't give it away. >> we met and eight months later we were married. >> oh, my gosh. >> david friedman and i wrote your song called "mr. wonderful". >> oh, that's gorgeous. >> coming to new york and great

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they go up to their weekends in malibu. maybe they're going to stay together for the sake of their kids, apple and moses. >> that would be awesome. >> that would be lovely. >> there's a movie that's being talked about called the nest. a lot of snl folks. >> tina fey. it's next november. we have quite a long time. the two of them, amy and tina, play sisters. mi mia rudolph will play a long, lost friend. snl is the nest of comedy. >> just throw a cameo with melissa mccarthy too. done. >> kelly clarkson having a girl. >> i love her. i love the name. river rose is it? >> river rose blackstock. celebrities have to have silly names for their kids? >> that's not silly, i think. that's sweet.

>> it sounded to me like a luxury ranch or something. come to river rose black stock. >> fun for the whole family. >> we naem your baby what you want to name it. >> we're happy for her. good for you, kelly. >> say it with -- right there. >> kelly, i love you. congratulations. >> thank you. there you go. >> you love her baby. >> i love your baby too, even if it does have a stupid name. it's long. enough about river rose. >> all right. let's celebrate queen elizabeth's 88th birthday. >> do you like her? >> i do love the queen. what's not to like about the queen? there's a tradition that although her birthday is on april 1 21st, they celebrate it in the summer because the weather in london is so bad. they don't want to have to deal with it in april. the whole royal family was out.

>> except for little prince. >> except for little george. >> he is walking. >> isn't he adorable? >> we like him. >> the box office. what about 22 jump street. it's unbelievable how well it did. >> $16 million. that's almost twice as much as the first one made, 21 jump street. >> you know what, cody thought it was one of the best movies he has ever seen. >> he has that bro thing going on, and how to train your dragon also did well. that was $50 million. yes, good. >> thank you. >> that's it. >> i'm out of here. >> we offended everybody? >> pretty much. >> the inspiring story of a young man who beat the odds and

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god less him. and reading my book. >> he has heart of a woman. >> he even has our head shots. >>e also say you used a quote from hoed wra in your valedictorian speech. >>dy. right there. i wrote the biggest thing i have learned is to smash my own spiders and get on with my day. there will be another. >> did you write that? >> wow. great philosopher. >> yes. you are right. i did. >> we're happy for you. we love you very, very much, evan. okay. we're going to test your random fandom with the trivia question. >> you love rocking out to kathie live's song. can you sing our theme song for our segment when we feature people -- ♪ everyone has a story how was that? >> perfect. find out where your head is. >> yes, please.

>> you and a guest are going to head to beautiful j.w. marriott san antonio, texas. you can lounge by the pool and play golf, relax at the spa, enjoy breakfast and dinner daily. >> it's beautiful right there along the river walk. were we were there? you will be able to explore the area on the barge. you're going to receive a variety of passes to local art museums, amusement parks and more. >> thank you. >> all furnished by the j.w. marriott san antonio hill country resort and spa. airfare and attraction passes were provided by the san antonio convention and visitors bureau. >> we're excited for you. >> we're thrilled. >> thank you so much. i love you both. thank you so much. >> we love you. have fun. >> thanks for all your support and friendship, hon. okay. coming up a young man who had a tough start in life. >> about to graduate high school, but not without a little surprise from us. >> plus, funny lady wanda sykes is here.

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avenue area. it quickly spread to a neighboring building. four people are evacuated and are receiving aid from the red cross. a couple of people are treated for minor injuries. investigators have not figured out what ignited that fire and they are calling it, quote, suspicious. right after the break, we'll have a comprehensive look at weather and traffic in one sweet package. stay with us.

welcome back. i'm meteorologist christina loren. i'm covering traffic for you. i want you to know about this traffic alert in san jose. it's a deadly crash where a motorcyclist actually crashed into an 18-wheeler. it's a serious situation. this could be shut down for several hours. berryessa between commerce and mabury is closed. use mckee or brokaw. we'll have the latest for you today at 11:00. the wind is what is really keeping our temperatures nice. as we switch over to the weather, it's going to be fantastic for the outdoor plans. not too hot. you can give your ac a break even though this the last monday of spring. we officially kick off summer time as we get into the 21st of this month. 59 in san francisco and a completely clear sky. that cool ocean air moving on shore all day long. we're going to warm you up a touch. we'll talk all about that today at 11:00.

back to you, sam. >> we like nice weather. we'll have more local news coming up for you in just a half an hour at 11:00. we'll see you then. we are back with more of this fun day monday on "today" and wanda sykes is here, the veteran stand-up comic, actor and author known by not only her incredibly brash funny humor but her voice work in the movie "rio" and who could forget her mouth in hbo's "curb your enthusiasm." >> wanda has a new role as executive producer and mentor of nbc's revise last socomic standing. welcome back. >> welcome back to last comic standing. >> new and improved. >> what did you do to it? >> made it better, you know. i'm a comic and my producing partner is a comedian, so when nbc said we want to bring you back, when were like not like it

was. we got to fix this. >> america doesn't get to decide that. >> i don't trust america. >> yeah. >> no. >> make interesting choices lately. >> awful choices. i'm not trusting you. no. >> i didn't love what they are doing. >> who are you trusting? >> we have great judges. roseanne bar, keenan ivory williams, russell peters. >> i know everybody but russell. >> russell is an international super star. he sold out like the q2. he sold out everything. >> he did? >> yeah. this guy is huge. >> a comedian obviously. >> yes. >> was it easy to book them? did you call them up and say hey, look, we would love for you to be the judges? >> i did reach out to them. >> it was an easy booking. >> i'm not going to say easy. >> roseanne held out. >> keenan was the first one. >> that helps when you get somebody like that. >> keenan is doing that, i better get in on some of that. >> the world cup has been on every television in america and around the world. are you watching?

>> yes. i love watching. >> what do you love about it? >> do you like ghana? >> i'm rooting for the u.s. >> hello. >> i mean, the usa, our group, is like -- it's just tough. they should have just said, just stay home. you know. just -- but i'm pulling for us. i think, you know, hopefully we'll get an upset in there. >> she thinks ghana is going to win. >> ghana is going to lose. >> i hope we win. we play them today. we'll see. >> what else? did you pay any attention to the kardashian situation that was going on? >> which one? >> i wonder. >> the kim wedding. >> the situation. there's so many kardashian situations going on. >> you know what, kris, what's it called -- >> kris jenner -- >> yesterday from the south of france. sitting around, somebody was drunk. a lot of drunk people. >> okay. >> well, they're in france. that's ha you do when you're in

france pretty much. as soon as you go through customs they hand you a box of wine and -- >> yes. a box. >> you haven't been following them? that's not one of your -- >> not really. i have my own situation. >> your own stuff. >> how are the kids by the way? >> my kids are great. they're 5. they're just hilarious. my son, he thinks he's funny now. >> what is he doing? >> we were on vacation and i was, you know, giving him the rundown about hey, look, you want to have a good vacation or a bad vacation. they were saying good vacation. all you have to do is listen. just listen. fy tell you to do something, my mom tells you to do something, listen. i'm going through this. i'm reading them the riot act a little bit. all of a sudden i look over and my son goes, oh! like right on cue. like he's a asleep. come on, you're repeating

yourself. he got me good. i was like okay. it was so perfect. the timing. i couldn't even be mad at him. >> some day he might be on "last comic standing". >> invitation only. >> yes. >> you got that. >> don't call her. >> that's right. >> and ask to be on. >> yes. we book the top comics. >> thank you. good luck with that. >> airs thursday nights. >> at 10:00, 9:00 central on nbc. >> inspirational story of a young man who turned his life all the way around, after being raised in foster care. you're going to love this story. he's doing so well. >> and how a little moving and grooving helped our latest joy fit member club drop over 350 pounds. zumba. right after this. right after this.

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♪ you're amazing, just the way you are. ♪ don't miss all the latest amazing stories right at your fingertips. people love people. >> it is time for beating the odds. tyree grant is days away from achieving a major milestone. he is about to don a cap and gown for his high school graduation. >> his journey to become a member of the class of 2014 wasn't always a sure thing. here's tyree in his own words. ♪ >> my biological parents have been gone for many years. when i was 6 heading to foster care, it was kind of rough. i didn't know too much about what was going on. i was young. all i move was i had to leave my biological mother. i kind of moved back and forth to homes, and it was really

difficult. i fought. i screamed. i yelled. i cried. it hurt. you know? no kid wants to be put through that situation. my parents adopted me when he was 8. i just felt wanted. i felt accepted. there's no better feeling than that. with my parents teaching me to value education, it had a huge impact on my success. you know, there are so many distractions from girls and sports, parties, and i have had all the distractions come my way, but just knowing that school is the priority and is number one, i was able to maneuver through all the distractions and still make it out on top. when i received my scholarship to dickenson college i probably shed one tear. i didn't let anybody see it, though, but it was definitely a very joyful moment for me. i'm nervous and excited, but i just think overall i'm getting ready for the challenges. >> he sure is. >> yes. >> tyree is here with his mother

and father. congratulations. >> congrats. >> it's the family doing this together, boy. >> what are you going to study in school? >> i'm going to study law and probably a minor in philosophy. >> listen to you. >> you're very fancy. he was the very first child you adopted. you had four biological children. what was it about this wonderful young man that drew you in? >> well, what drew me in when the case worker showed me his picture because at first i told them i wanted girls, but once i seen his picture, his eyes, it said he was for us. for our family. >> did you agree, walter? >> yes. i knew. when he came to visit with us, you know, he would be -- he would fit right in. >> he did? >> you had such a great older brother too. did he help take care of the other kids? >> you went on to adopt three more after tyree, right?

>> yes. >> what was it like before you found this wonderful family? what was your life like? >> it was kind of difficult at times. you know, wondering if i was going to be moved to a new home, just trying to feel accepted. that's what everybody wants. they want to feel accepted. they want somebody they can feel like they're at home. >> always feel like people are passing judgment on you, whether i want this kid or not. >> that's what i felt most of the time. kind of difficult, so i tried to look for signs of acceptance in certain homes. am i comfortable here? do they really like me? it was kind of hard at times. >> how did you know that you had also chosen, you know, the right family? what was it about these two? >> i think the main thing was i remember when they first asked me, you know, do you want to be a our family, and i'm here, wait, i thought i already was. >> yeah. >> it really felt good. i knew that this is a place for me. this is where i belong. >> fantastic. >> we have a wonderful woman here who has been championing you for many years.

i think you have her card, kath. >> okay. yes. she is -- >> mary is here. she wants to come out and just say congratulations. she's your college advisor. she has a little gift for you. she says you're exceptional, expects you to run the world pretty soon. ewe going to run his campaign, right, for office? >> runs for president. >> what is it about him that made him stand out to you? >> everything. you see that face in the morning. he is excited about everything. >> we'll let you catch up, and you can give that to him. >> yes. >> donate $1,000. >> just to take care of your dorm. >> for anything you need. >> she'll give you a blanket to keep you warm. >> god bless you all. thank you. >> wait until you see.

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>> it's time for the joy fit club. both members were tired of being overweight and decided to do something about it. >> through big changes in their diet as well as -- >> between them they've lost more than 350 pounds, and here to tell us all about them is today's nutritionist and leader of the joy fit club pack joy bauer. >> and with the tasty snacks. we love them. >> these two people are going to knock your socks off. the first one is meredith. she's from north carolina. in that picture she's 330 pounds. you know, she grew up in the south. lots of fried chicken and mashed potato with gravy, buttery

biscuits. she always remembers herself being the big girl. it wasn't until she got married, she had her first child. she was at the playground with him, and she couldn't go on the slide. she was stuck at that weight on the park bench. then she went to the pediatrician, and he hit the 99 percent i'll, and she thought i am doing this now to him. she had a family meeting. her husband had gained 30 pounds as well. he is in the air force. they totally turned the entire family dynamics around. she started walking 20 minutes a day. switched the food. she's going to walk out. 158 pounds thinner. >> her before picture. all right, meredith. let's join the joy fit club. >> radiant. radiant. >> do you remember this woman? >> wow. >> so long ago. >> that is -- >> not so long ago. >> now she runs five, six miles a day. >> how does everything feel? do you sleep better?

>> i do. >> just everything? >> yeah. everything is much better. >> how are your boys doing, better? >> getting taller. >> your daughter as well? had. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> come quickly over here. this is what she used to make. >> still looks good to me. >> 850 calories. now she uses the crockpot and makes lean beef stews, lots of salad. >> tell us about the next person. >> next we have patrick from right around the corner in new jersey. in this picture he is 450 pounds. when he graduated college and weighed 450 pounds, he went to the doctor. he was only 22 years old. the doctor told him he had dangerously high cholesterol and needed to go on medication. patrick mosied over to the gym and discovered zumba. this guy has literally zumbaed his butt off. he is going to walk out 210 pounds thinner. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is the before. let's get a close-up.

and let's see him. come on out. >> all right. >> he is an instructoror now. >> how long does it take you to get through a zumba class when you were first starting out? >> it was a lot of breathiness. i got winded very easily. i would either walk, crawl and drink a couple of sips of water. then head right back to it. >> the more you did it, is that right? then you started to have fun with it? >> one of my favorite instructors and said do you want to help me out with this? >> did you love it? >> i was so touched by it. >> do you have the moves? >> i do. do you want to do some. >> let's see what you got. >> the first one. here we go. one, two, three. ♪ >> i like that move. >> one, one, two. one, one, two. >> i like it.

>> i just want to dance with you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. thank you. >> that's great. somebody might be critiquing your dance moves. >> choreography abby lee miller gets dance studios in the swing of things. >> first, "today" on nbc. >> hello. >> hi.

>> millions of fans watch choreographer and dance teacher abby lee miller coach her girls on "dance moms" "where she's known for her loud, direct, and harsh criticism at times. now she's giving a dose of her tough lot of to other dance studio winners on her lifetime show called "abbi's studio rescue." let's take a look. >> oh, my gosh. abbi lee miller.

>> hello. >> hi. >> oh, my gosh. abby lee miller is right there. right there. oh. whoa. okay. take a second. >> my name is abby lee miller. i'm here to offer my help. >> okay. people are scared of you. they look terrified. are they when you walk in? >> maybe they thought i was there to judge the kids. i'm there to help the dance teachers. >> businesses in america today, it's a struggle to keep your business up. and dance lessons are luxury. sometimes it's the first thing to go. >> right. >> dance teachers all over the country get stuck with costumes. you know, i have a garage full of them. you get stuck with, you know, paying your teachers who are supposed to give a certain salary and half the kids -- well, how do you continue to pay them what they're worth? it's tough out there. i'm going into dance studio that is are in trouble.

the problem may be their building, the facility. it's falling down around them. they can't get the landlord to do anything. maybe they own the building, and they don't have the money for the repairs. i have been able to get flooring, get mirrors, get ballet bars, get gymnastic mats. it's been wonderful. >> now, the personality that have you here and on the show, is this the same personality you have at home and with your girlfriends? is this you all the way? >> and with waiters? >> i am. i just -- i'm good at my swrob. i love what i do. i'm passionate about it, and i want everyone to feel the same way. i want everyone to -- >> when are you criticized, when people tweet things or say things and say what -- who does she think she is, does that hurt your feelings? do you ever feel like -- >> i think when they stop tweeting about me is when i'll worry. >> you're right about that. >> no kidding. >> you have a secret weapon you brought along with you today, didn't you? >>dy. >> who is here? >> this is maxi. >> hi, maxi. >> how are you, sweetheart?

>> i'm good. >> are you going -- who are you? >> this is maxi, and she is the youngest member of the abby lee dance company that you see on "dance moms." she's been in the show with her big sister for quite a long time. >> let's see you move. >> she had a number one song on itunes and number one video. come on. get up. >> well, ladies. >> come on. let's go. >> what are we doing? >>. >> ready? >> we're going to go to the right. back. then we're -- >> twist it. two times. then go the other way. twist. >> we're going to walk four times in circle. strut your stuff. >> look at her. oh, my gosh. >> i'm 10. >> you're 10? >> what are you supposed to say? >> how old do you need me to be?

>> tomorrow a little performance by a little -- >> best-selling aught oral jean

good monday morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez. we begin with a developing story. militants are getting closer and closer to baghdad seizing another town in northwest iraq. nbc has more from irbil. >> reporter: al qaeda-linked militants advance on the northwest part of iraq. now, the latest news we're getting today is the al qaeda-linked militant group isis has taken over the city north of mosul. they say they plan on taking the fight to baghdad. they won't start their offensive until prime minister nouri al