back with 7:5, live local news update. >> and join us from nbc bay area news at 11:00. go team usa. good good morning. game on. >> i believe that we will win, i believe that we will win! >> in just hours, team usa takes on powerhouse germany with more americans expected to be watching than ever before. into t natalie is live in brazil. room papidly rising. too much rain causing problems for the mississippi river. thousands evacuated across the midwest. what does the forecast hold for today. found alive. a 12-year-old boy missing for 11 days while the fbi searched everywhere turns up in his family's own basement. and this is how the father learned the news. >> charlie, we're getting reports that your son has been

found in your basement. are you -- >> what? >> but this morning, there are many more questions than answers. and today exclusive, the woman at the top of gm in the company's moment of crisis. mary barra in her first live tv interview since taking over that embattled company. with millions of recalls and families demanding answers, can she turn the historic american company around. matt is live in detroit on ask her today thursday, june 26, 2014. >> narrator: from nbc you news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. we're scattered to the four winds today. natalie is in brazil, where it's raining right now.

so we'll ask her if the match will go on. and we have matt live in detroit on a big story, he'll be talking live to gm's ceo mary barra in a few hintminutes. >> good morning to all of you. that's right, london yesterday, detroit this morning. we'll sit down with mary barra in a couple minutes. she laid out the issue issus sh been dealing with. latest recall for chevy cruzes. we'll talk to the ceo who has had to answer difficult questions. he'll a we'll ask her how the company got to this position and how she plans to move it forward. >> i read something that said gm has recalled more cars in 2014 than it has sold since 2009. a fascinating interview. we'll get back to you. for now, let's get to the world cup fever that is sweeping

the country. the u.s. some say at a disadvantage to dominate germany, but there are still several ways that this team can make to the next round. natalie is in brazil this morning. just a few hours to go until the big game. and i know that you believe we can win. >> reporter: it's a soggy gay, but that won't rain on the american's parade here. because as you can see, the americans have landed by the bus loads behind us. all very much excited for the big game. some are calling it the david and goliath of the world cup games. but you know what, the americans are confident. we believe that we will win! >> we believe that we will win! usa! usa! >> i believe that we will win, i believe that we will win! >> reporter: american fans fired up as team usa gets toward face done the toughest opponent yet. germany. the american team is going into

battle with a lot of backup. american fans have bought the most game tickets here of any foreign fan. team usa has held its own in the so-called group of death beating its nemesis there the past two world cups ghana. then the u.s. were about to beat a heavy favored portugal, but had to settle for a tie in the final heartbreaking seconds. so this is what the u.s. has to do. they move on with a win or a tie against germany. if they lose today, the u.s. will still advance if portugal and ghana ties. and even if the u.s. loses and the other game doesn't end in a tie, the americans can march on depending upon how many goals the teams score in both games.

u.s. coach wants his team to determine their own fate. >> they did it against ghana and portugal and i want them to do it the same against germany. just give everything you have. we have very capable to beat germany. >> reporter: and the players have been inspired by the support of the fans. >> with this tournament, the country is in a soccer fever. and they're glued to the tvs when we play. and it's reaching new levels in the united states. >> reporter: so the rain and drainage of the field could be issues that the american team will be contending with today. but todd, what do you make of the forecast? >> cloudy with a chance of german tears. >> well played. >> reporter: we'll hope for the best. >> al, how can you top that

forecast? >> i can't. just put him in this chair right now. well, here's the latest. right now it's 73 degrees as you can see, raining heavily. humidity at 100%. the forecast at noontime, we have -- it's not great. about 82 sxwrdegrees, 90% of he rain. winds at 10. they generally will not cancel a game because of weather, but it's up to the referee to determine the condition of the field. and that field is known for very poor drainage. so if there is a lot of rain and so if there is a lot of rain or the field conditions are very poor, they may most.this game. >> and it's dangerous, to you. >> to players and even or the spectators, if they're having trouble getting to the game, roads are flooded out. >> slow the game down, a tie, we will settle for. yes. >> we believe that it will rain. thank you so much. by the way, now to that flooding

emergency happening in the mid-west, a record amount of rainfall causing huge problems for people who live along the mississippi river. and the worst may still be yet to come. let's get to john yang once again along the river in st. paul. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this morning the river has passed the 20-foot mark. that's the highest it has been in almost 15 years and it's still rising and the current is so strong, the water moving so fast and so much debris being swept down the river that barge traffic has come to a virtual halt. minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes and these days, it seems like all of them are overflowing and rivers, too. in delano, the waters of the crow river has been an unwelcome visitor. >> it's a little flooded in the spring. this is unbelievable right here. >> other parts of the country are inundated with rain, too,

like arlington, texas. they triggered flash floods that formed the theme parks six flags over texas and hurricane harbor to shut down. in minnesota, the twin city is having its wettest june on record, nearly 11 inches of rain so far, for the first half of the year, more than 25 inches, nearly 80% the average for a full year. >> this is not good. we're a tough people. we can hand him it. >> reporter: across the state, damage is being measured in the millions of dollars. hundreds of acres of crops are under water. >> it's horrific. >> reporter: even some of life's most important moments have been disrupted. 35 counties have declared emergencies. thousands of people have been driven from their homes. even in the evacuations, minnesota nights prevails. >> all these trailers and people showed up all of a sudden like we had two hours to evacuate. we got done in less than an hour-and-a-half.

that's like amazing. >> reporter: and all this water is not going anywhere soon. forecasters expect the river to crest and thencrest and then st later this evening, but they still expect it to be above flood stage until well after july 4th. savannah. >> tough times there, john yang, thank you. we got few details this morning in the subpoena for that missing malaysia airlines flight. officials now saying the plane was very likely on auto pilot when it crashed into the indian ocean. let's get to nbc's tom costello. he has been on the story since the start. good morning to you. >> reporter: investigators are mapping out the likely path of malaysia flight 3 seven. . they say all the evidence says it was on auto pilot and it crashed when it ran out of fuel, probably hundreds of miles from where they were looking. they will refocus an area called the seventh arc, they draw based on the plane's last satellite contact with that orbiting satellite. they think the plane is within 2003 miles to the west and 35

mills to the east of the arc. now they say it's likely the plane was on auto pilot the entire time it was flying over the ocean because the data suggested appears to have been such a straight path. here's the australian deputy prime minister today. >> it is highly, highly likely that the aircraft was on auto pilot. otherwise, it could not have followed the orderly path that has, that has been identified through the satellite sightings. >> reporter: what no one knows is why the plane would have been on auto pilot. most experts believe this must have been done intentionally, but the reasons are not unclear. meanwhile, search teams are focusing on this new zone several hundred miles southwest of the last year they searched, which is still 11 or 1,200 miles off australia. they will map the under water terrain and search 12 months or more. we are now talking about an area that is 20 to 23,000 square miles of under water search

area. savannah, back to you. >> all right, tom costello, thank you. let's turn to peter alexander in fortunately this morning. >> natalie, this morning we are talking about a story in boston, police are investigating whether drugs played a role after about three dozen concert-goers were rushed to hospital and treated at the t.d. arena garden wednesday night. the show headlined by a swedish dj avicci, attracted a young crowd. many suffered from dehydration that would have been r could have been caused by alcohol, extreme heat in the boston area and very possibly illegal drugs. a dramatic scene plays out in a southern california intersection, where a family gets caught in the middle of a shootout between police and an armed suspect. take a listen. >> don't move, just don't move. >> oh. >> where are they shooting? >> i don't know, jayden, just lay down, lay down on the seat. >> can you hear the little boy

saying "why are they shooting in" you heard christian miller keep his pregnant wife and kids calm t. suspect was hit and pronounced dead at the scene, fortunately, nobody else was hu hurt. fifa announced that player will be banned for months effective immediately. >> that means uruguay's striker, louis suarez will be out for the remainder of the tournament. suarez will also be fined the equivalent of $112,000 u.s. dlampls uruguay, by the way, beat italy in that match t. biting incident completely overshadowed the gym's results. how about this in the died and age of facebook and instagram. never a bad time for good photo op. ask this couple in bellair, california. they were posing for pictures.

nice slacks, by the way, his wife is still trapped pence, a man climbing in to help her out. at one point the woman asked her husband for her purse so she could get her camera. i guess that's, well, a nice look selfie. >> put it on a business card. >> they are okay. 7:13. >> on the weekend, that's how w. bring them right up here. >> it is true, real comfortable, right. yeah. >> you know, comfort is most important thing. >> tell me that. i know you know that, savannah. we are looking at some more severe weather out through the plains again, the jet stream is coming out of the pacific and it is going to make its way up and into canada and that's going to intensify the upper level low pressures that are developing and spreading heavy showers and thunderstorms from the dakotas, montana on into the central plains and parts of the rockies. so we are looking today at a severe risk. we are talking super cells, winds possible, hail from

billings all the way down into northern texas. but it continues again into tomorrow. from the dakotas down into oklahoma. we could be looking at a possibility of tornadoes developing more strongly. by saturday, tornadoes will be more than likely from fargo, minneapolis, all the way down to wichita. flooding will be an issue as well. as you look another the rainfall amounts, some areas are picking up anywhere from one to three inches of rain locally in the central plains. we could see up to five inches over the next 72 hours. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. ♪

7:15 on a thursday. take a look at what came through the bay area while you were sleeping. quick-moving showers that the point we're just left with overcast conditions in san jose. palo alto, and we have fog developing at this point in san francisco. keep that in mind, temperatures cool and mix of sun and clouds, 70s and 60s. and that's it for today. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. . >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you so much. let's go back to matt in detroit. hey, matt. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. i'm here in detroit at the headquarters of general motors to sit down and talk with the ceo, mary barra. we are here a day after this company snt notifications to

stop selling 2013 and 2014 chevy cruze sedans, because of the possible problems with airbags in those cars. it's the latest in the list of recalls this company has been through in the past six months. first, here is nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: general motors is in mary barnes' blood. she got her start more than 30 years ago working the assembly line. just six months ago the mother of two became the first female ceo in the auto giant's history. she was immediately thrust into the hot seat hand himmingling h profile recalls on millions of vehicles going back more than a decade. the airbag problems that have put a halt to the sale of the new chevy cruze are the latest. barra addressed her employees earlier this month.

>> we failed these customers. we must face up to it and learn from it. >> reporter: an investigation cleared barra and senior managers of covering up problems that are being blamed for more than a dozen deaths. >> general motors has a culture of secrecy and avoiding responsibility and mary barra apparently did not know about this terrible safety defect, but she should have known. >> reporter: the bottom line shows mary barra as the o has the pedal to the metal. gm sales skyrocketed. >> she's in a situation where she has to keep the running on solid ground, at the same time deal with this is a crisis. >> reporter: this new ceo's real challenge, some say, is insuring gm not only sells cars but changes its culture from within.

for "today" in detroit, kevin tibbles. >> it's nice to see you. >> same here. >> are you done with recalls? 20 million cars in the last year or so are you done? >> we're going to continue to look at the data that we get. we take the action that we need. that's our commitment to customers. if we find an issue, we will deal with it. >> it's possible we could be hearing more recalls down the road? >> it's possible. >> since this story broke six monthss or so ago, you have answered difficult questions, have you seen the headlines, you fired 15 people. they don't work here anymore because of their involvement in that situation. have you fired everyone you will fire in connection with this situation? >> yes, i believe we had. the investigation we had done independently was exhaustive. it went to all areas. there were people in five different functions across all levels of the company and i do believe associated with the situation, we have addressed the issue. >> i think a lot of people wonder, does the go beyond bad

communication, bad manage:bass decision-making within the company. was something criminal going on pence general motors? you say you have looked at this exhaustively. do you think anyone acted in a criminal way in dealing with these ignition switches? >> you know, clearly, this issue took too long to find it and in this case, we failed our customers. we failed them with these vehicles. again, you know the criminal aspect of it, i think that's for the courts to decide. can i tell you i have taken action and the people i don't think should be a part of the company aren't anymore. >> would you be surprised if criminal charge were filed against anyone with general motors while this is going on? >> again, i think it's for the courts to decide. i don't think it's for know speculate. clearly mistakes were made. we are dealing with the situation. >> clearly, was there a cover up? people knew at separate times and in different locates, still as you mentioned the company was extremely slow to deal with, is

that because there was a cover-up? >> i don't think there was a cover-up. i think what he had covered in the report, there were silos of information. so people had bits and piece itself and didn't come forward with information or act with a sent of urgency. it's simply unacceptable. >> did money play a role, cost cutting was essential? did someone say, hey, it's expensive to recall and fix all those cars? i think at one point $1.7 billion has been set aside. >> absolutely not. during that saimt same period of time and the banking and restructuring, those decisions were being made. the problem with this is people didn't understand the safety aspects of it. >> that, too, we've made substantial changes as to that will never happen again. >> you had to sit down and talk to family members of people who died in crashes related to the faulty switches. as a new ceo, as a mom, what was that like? >> it was incredibly difficult

to know that mistakes were made to cause people to loesz loved ones or they had serious injury. if i could turn back the clock, i would. i can't. what i want to do is smaik make sure we create the right systems and processes that this never happens again. because it was unacceptable. >> i don't want to make this about you. but alt any time during those meetings with those loved ones, did you stop and think, why did i get this job? >> you know, through tough periods of time and general motors has had tough periods in the past, i know the men and women of general motors, the vast majority come to work every day, they do their best. so as difficult as it is, i am more committed than ever to make sure we make this company what i know it can be. >> you said something recently i don't think a lot of ceos would say. you say you don't want to put this episode behind you at this company. you want it to forever be a part of the collective memory here at general motors. and i'm going to ask you to

explain why when you join us in our next half hour to continue this conversation. thanks very much. let's go back to savannah. >> thank you, matt. we look forward to that. coming up here, a missing boy found after 11 days, they looked for him all over, he was found in his family's base:. why was he not discovered sooner? that story f

c . >> coming up, why north korea's leader is calling a new movie an act of war. plus we check in with natalie where she hats run into a few people ahead of today's game. >> first your local news. 3 c3 recife.

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don't miss all the latest amazing stories right at your fingertips. people love people. you're watching "today in the bay." a very good morning to you, it is 7:26 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. it took little more than a day for investigators to arrest an arson suspect once they released his picture to the public. he was wanted for setting more than a dozen fires at construction's sites and buildings in the south market neighborhood of san francisco. investigator rs plan to release more information today. search is on for the driver of a black sedan who hit someone overnight in the south bay. the area of four oaks road was blocked for a while crews investigated the hit and run. happened about 10:00 last night. investigators originally told us the victim had life threatening injuries. now we're told he or she should

survive. it's a big day for the u.s. soccer team, they play germany in the world cup. win or tie, they automatically advance. they could still lose and advance on to tie breakers, but no guarantee. that game kicks off at 9:00 a.m. the rain moved through the bay area overnight, here's christina. good morning to you laura, good morning at home. happy thursday. live look at the radar, right now the showers are racing out of here, but behind we have cool air lingering. we have clouds lingering as well and a gorgeous day. also reinforcing shot of good air quality. i want to show you the sky, mix of sun and clouds here and we are overcast and foggy meanwhile in san francisco. it's going to be chilly in the city for today. only reaching into the low 60s. we'll hit the mid-70s in the south bay. 73 for the peninsula. 63 and that's in san francisco. 77 degrees is the high in the north bay. seven day forecast in a moment. but mike has a traffic

alert. >> this is huge. you want to see this. chopper just arrived on scene. this is 680 southbound, all laned closed, look at this, ab or so bant down because of the a crash fuel spill. this hit the center divide, closed that main street. forced off the highway and back on to the freeway. northbound two lanes blocked as well. here's the map. we have a slow drive as you travel through the area. both directions coming off of highway 4. also very slow, 882 fremont laura, back to you. another update in a half hour, we hope to see you then, have a great morning.

♪ 7:30 now 7:30 on a thursday morning. 26th day of . >> 7:30 now. look at that sunrise in rio de janeiro, actually the game between the united states and germany, a couple hours from there where natalie is this morning. if you want to send us your sunrise, we'd love to see it. you can do that with the hashtag sunrise, nice out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer, here at the headquarters of general motors, in a few moments, we will continue our interview with mary barra, talking about the recalls, the liability of this

company and the path to the future. right now, let's go back to new york. savannah and the gang, have you more of the headlines of the morning. >> we, do indeed. today's headlines, the u.s., did we mention, taking on germany at noon eastern in brazil. this is one of the most anticipated world cup matches so far. the u.s. can move onto the next round with the win, of course, a draw or tie and the team even has a chance if they lose. so we will be checking in with natalie in a moment. new information in the malaysia flight 370. investigators say all the evidence points to it being on auto pilot when it crashed into the indian ocean. a close eye has been kept on the mississippi river this morning, which is expected to crest later today. record amounts of rainfall have led to flooding conditions around the mid-west. ,

the olympian who severed her spinal cord and was paralyzed result. i'll spend some time with her in 13we7b9 time with her in colorado. today, savannah, i want to mention a big birthday today, jack lauer becomes a teenager. it's not possible. i demand a recount. >> if you are watching, jack. >> it's also derek jeter's birthday, but that's not important. >> we will begin this half hour with a very strange case. this is about a 12-year-old boy from detroit missing a week and a half. he was the subject of an extensive police search and then he was found alive and well in the basement of his home.

msnbc's betty w cnn is here with that story. good morning to you. >> good morning. officers discovered charlie while serving a search warrant into his disappearance. police say it is not clear if the boy had been there the entire time t. father first learned the news during a tv interview. >> charlie, we are getting reports that your son has been found in your basement. sir? . >> what? >> that was reaction from charles bothel, given the news in an interview with nancy grace that his son was not only found alive after 11 days but discovered in the basement of his detroit home. >> how could your son by a live in your basement?

>> ah, i have no, i have no idea. >> sir, did you check your basement? >> i check my basement. the fbi checked my basement. the detroit police checked by macement. my wife checked my basement. i have been down there several times. we have all been checking. >> reporter: police confirm officers had been pence the home with cadaver dogs searching the house extensively. >> so we're not certain that charlie was here during those visits. here not certain at all, because the question i have, how could we miss? >> police went back sens wednesday to serve a search warrants after they found traces of blood and a pipe in the house. authorities saying that evidence could have led to a possible homicide investigation, but, instead, they found the young boy alive. >> he was nervous, but excited, glad to see the police. >> so now they've found the boy the search for answers really

gets under way, savannah. >> i hope it does, there are so many questions surrounding these circumstances, betty, thank you for being here, we appreciate it. let's take a turn, get a check of the weather. >> yes, let's do that, show you what's happening. we are looking at some wet weather for our friends up in new england, boston, finally this system is starting to move away. so we do have some showers still left over this morning in boston, down in atlanta, you got a gorgeous day. it will be kind of humid, warm and sticky down there. for today, we are looking at some patchy dense fog from estimate i clysm into western pennsylvania, wet weather through the gulf coast. a slight storms into montana, showers into the pacific northwest. tomorrow that risk moves to the east. we will continue to see that there. a gorgeous day in l.a. tomorrow, sunshi

>> that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you so much. due out in a few months, it's turning out to be the unlikely cause of an international incident. >> this is a bizarre one. this is a comedy starring seth rogen and james franco, but north korea's supreme leader is not laughing. in fact, the north korean government is now threatening what it calls merciless retaliation against the u.s. if this film, a comedy, is released. >> you are entering into the most dangerous country on earth. >> reporter: for all the u.s. sanctions, it's a seth rogen comedy that north korea called an act of war.

rogen and james franco play celebrity journalists sent by the cia to take out north korea's dictator. >> you want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. it's a date. >> reporter: but the 30-something leader, a self-professed fan of american hoops and hollywood, was unimpressed. his government calling the movie the most blatant act of terrorism and war, adding it will "absolutely not be tolerated." but an unofficial spokesman conceded kim will likely still see the film, prompting this from rogen "i hope he likes it. people don't usually want to kill me for one of my movies until after they've paid 12 bucks for it." ♪ >> reporter: north korea's dear leaders have been pilloried in the past. >> why aren't more people encouraging, like me? >> reporter: this time, this comedy apparently struck a nerve. >> a movie like this somehow ends up on dvd and gets smuggled into north korea so that the north korean people see it, that's a pretty frightening thing for them. >> reporter: and while no one expects a war, the unpredictable

regime's soldiers recently took aim at cardboard american troops. so, we reached out to columbia pictures. they have not offered any comment on this so far. obviously, it's not something you really want to mess around with. it's just supposed to be a comedy, but given north korea's capabilities, it can't be a good thing. >> you have to think -- >> if the shoe were reversed. >> would we laugh in this country if it were a movie about assassinating one of our leaders? i don't know. peter, thank you. coming up, trending, why one mom says it's okay if you let your kids eat junk food every once in a while. and matt is in detroit this morning. hey, matt. that's right, we're going to have more of our exclusive, live that's r[ woman ]re going to i've always tried to see things from the best angle i could. it's how i look at life. especially now that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin but wondered, could i focus on something better?

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time, she's had to deal with a spate of problems, massive recalls and a scathing internal report over how this company handled safety concerns. ms. barra has agreed to an exclusive, live interview this morning, and she's sticking around. mary, it's nice to see you. thank you for staying around. >> sure. >> 13 deaths so far have been attributed to ignition switch problems with the chevy cobalt. will that number rise? >> again, i think people have misunderstood. the 13 was when we first looked into this issue and looked at things that could be related to this defect. the compensation program that we're doing, we want every single person who either lost a loved one or had a serious physical injury to be a part of that program, because we want to do the right thing. >> you've said you don't want to put this episode in the country's history behind you. in fact, you said, "i never want to put this behind us. i want to keep this painful experience in our collective memories." when we continue this conversation, i need to know how you plan to do that. >> well, we need to make sure we

don't forget, because that's the only surefire way to make sure we never repeat it again, and that's what's most important. you know, we want to be a company that our customers trust. when they get behind the wheel, when they get into one of our products, we can't forget what happened. >> can they trust this company right now, based on the recall of these 20 million cars? >> they absolutely can, because we're doing the right thing. we're being guided by our values, and that's to do the right thing for the customer. we make every decision by putting the customer in the center. when we got into this situation, my very first question is are these cars safe to drive? and i asked our chief engineer, would you put your family in the vehicle? >> this internal report i mentioned was scathing. it talked a lot about the culture at general motors that has existed for decades. one of the things that shocked me is, is employees would sit in on critical safety meetings and they wouldn't take notes because they thought the lawyers did not want them to take notes. in other words, there would be no paper trail of what was said during those critical safety meetings. were you aware of that culture?

you've been here 30 years. >> right. i wasn't aware in these safety meetings they weren't taking notes. what i can tell you right now, they're detailed, and i can tell you i'm copied and i'm reviewing all the material personally. >> so, how do you change that culture? you have to do it by more than firing people. >> right. >> and instilling the fear of god in them. how do you go about communicating to the people who have been part of the history of this company for years that things must change? >> i think it's by the way we act. it's the ownership we're taking. it's doing the right thing for the customer. all of those things are communicating to employees that we want them to do the right thing, and they're stepping up. matt, when i talked to all of our employees when i was covering the valukas report, i could see they are faces. they accepted it, they internalized. i've gotten hundreds of e-mails. they get it. >> i want to tread lightly here, but you've heard this. you've heard it in congress and you've heard it in the headlines, you got this job because you are hugely qualified. 30 years in this company, a variety of different jobs. but there are some people who are speculating that you also got this job as a woman and as a

mom because people within general motors knew this company was in for a very tough time. and as a woman and a mom, you could present a softer face and softer image for this company as it goes through this horrible episode. does it make sense or does it make you bristle? >> well, it's absolutely not true. you know, i believe i was selected for this job based on my qualifications, but we dealt with this issue. when the senior leadership of the company knew about this issue, we dealt with it the minute we knew. >> you're a mom, i mentioned, two kids. you said in an interview not long ago that your kids said they're going to hold you accountable for one job, and that is being a mom. >> correct. >> given the pressures of this job at general motors, can you do both well? >> you know, i think i can. i have a great team. we're on the right path. we're doing the right things. we're taking accountability. and also, i have a wonderful family, a supportive husband, and i'm pretty proud of my kids the way they're supporting me in this.

>> well, i know it's a difficult time for you and a very busy time and i really appreciate you taking the time with us. >> sure. >> here in detroit this morning. mary barra, thank you very much. >> thank you, matt. >> all right, let's go back to savannah. >> all right, matt. thank you very much. and coming up, we'll do "trending," a gentleman's guide to wearing cologne. what is the perfect amount a man should wear? you guys are awesome. >> we're okay? >> you're doing all right. >> peter's sporting the axe body spray. >> he smells good. wish you could take a whiff. coming up, carson has a whiff of world cup fever. >> i believe that we will win. i believe that we will win. i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! with psoriatic arthritis, i had intense joint pain that got worse and worse. then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road.

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you're watching "today in the bay." good morning everyone, 7:56 i'm scott mcgrew. big, big crash tieing up the morning commute. take a look at this picture from the chopper above interstate 680 in walnut creek. you can see quite a bigs me, mike inouye tell us about this, its got to be a nightmare. >> it is. southbound side of 680 is a big commute direction. main street one of the focal points for the traffic and being route the off there. that is the big rig that hit the divide, spilled the dirt, that's the northbound side. countercommute. southbound side, all that sand in the area, and while that's absorbing they spread out to soak up the diesel fuel. that's a huge clean up. looks like they're trying to get a couple lanes open. sweeper truck for the last 20 minutes there on scene. they have a bulldozer or pusher getting that dirt and stuff out of the area. you see the cars getting out. let me show you how horrible it

is if you're traveling south from the bridge. you pass highway 4, concord, pleasant hill, and shooe boulevard. the countercommute, that's a big slowdown. big distraction, folks, you can use highway 4, that's a long drive and look at going through fremont for more slow traffic. how that is that weather, better? definitely, but we have slick conditions and fog as well. lingering behind that area of low pressure, it's already come through. we picked up a tenth inch of rain. mostly cloudy here. same for san francisco, foggy breeze, it'll be nice out there later on today. the sun will come out. 77 in the south bay, 73 for the peninsula. san francisco today, cool day in the city by the bay, 63 degrees out there. in the east bay, chance for drizzle all day long out in the tri-valley, 77 degrees is the high. i'm going to show you when we could see triple digits here in the next report, back too you,

scott. >> thank you, more local news in a half hour.

♪ and we're gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, checking out the major supermarket chain fined for overcharging customers. we'll tell you what you need to know before you shop. plus, water babies. we'll show you the radical technique that gets infants into the pool and under water before they can crawl. ♪ can you feel it and world cup fever. we'll catch up with natalie in brazil as she gets ready to head out with the gang of team usa superfans. >> usa! usa! >> and for the rest of us who have to work, we'll tell you the best way to watch the big game, today, thursday, june 26th, 2014. ♪

>> happy birthday to my wonderful father and much love to my family in western mass. >> my aunt back in tennessee! >> good morning from lindzburg, kansas, little sweden, usa. >> good morning, iowa! >> we love "today"! >> good morning from miami, whoo! ♪ >> i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >> see what carson started this morning? the whole crowd out here on the plaza chanting "i believe that we will win." peter's going, we've got natalie in recife. >> it's like recife here on the plaza. >> matt is dancing there in detroit. by the way, good throwback thursday hit, "got to get you back in my life." >> yes. >> earth, wind and fire. >> earth, wind and fire. that was from the, i forget

which movie it was now, but it was a good one. >> it's awesome. speaking of on fire, matt lauer, world traveler, big exclusive this morning in detroit. that's coming up monday. and yet another one for tomorrow. hey, matt. >> hey, guys. nice to see you. carson, al, savannah. that's right, we're going to jump on a plane here in a couple minutes, fly out to colorado and sit down and talk to amy van dyken-rouen. she is the six-time olympic gold medalist in swimming who suffered some severe injuries a couple of weeks ago in an atv accident. she is in rehabilitation. she's been back in the pool, although this time under very different circumstances. she has so far been an inspiring figure, despite what she's going through, and we're going to talk to amy. i'll bring you that interview tomorrow. and then, yes, savannah, as you mentioned, monday, batten down the hatches. we're going to start our interview with pippa middleton. she, of course, the most famous sister in the world right now, and we're going to be talking to

her about a great event she took part in the united states, but also about all the attention for all the reasons that she's been getting over the past couple of years. so, that's our interview with pippa middleton starting monday here on "today." >> all right. >> very cool. >> always fascinating to hear from someone you've never seen give a tv interview before, so we'll look forward to that. matt, safe travels. see you tomorrow. >> thanks. >> you've got something fun coming up. >> what were you going to say, matt? >> nothing, just see you tomorrow. >> okay, great. >> bye! >> i'm looking forward to this. 10:00 a.m. eastern this morning, i'm going to head into the orange room and i'm going to be doing a live facebook chat. so, if you've got questions -- >> that's cool. >> -- i've got answers. >> have you done that before? >> i have not done one for us before. i'm looking forward to it. that's at 10:00 eastern. by the way, "got to get you into my life," earth, wind and fire, from sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band. >> ask al anything. >> how many hats do you own?

>> these kinds of hats, probably ten. >> ten, okay. just get the conversation going. you can continue at 10:00 a.m. >> what's the forecast in poughkeepsie? >> right now kind of humid and sticky. i also know the forecast in brazil. it's feverish. >> it is feverish! very good segue. that leads us to natalie, who's down in recife getting ready for the game. natalie, what are conditions there? ♪ >> reporter: well, conditions are not great. it is raining and soggy, but you can see it's not going to rain on these fans' parade here. they are here for a party, they're here for a good time, and more importantly, they are here for a win. they are super confident in the u.s. men's national team. and if this showing of pride gives you any example, by the way, americans are the number one ticket holders here at the entire world cup after the brazilians. it gives you an idea of how popular this sport is becoming, and most importantly, how much support is here to support team

usa. now, i've got to say, they think they're fans, but i did happen to find one person here who thinks he may be the biggest fan yet. take a look. >> it's going to be raining, right? and as everyone knows, germans hate the rain. not only do they hate it, they're fearful of it, because 93% of germans can't swim. they've never learned how to swim. >> reporter: so, there you have it. that was a prediction from mr. will ferrell himself. we caught up with him last night at a pregame party. he was here, i believe recording something for his "funny or die" channel. but you can see, i mean, they are here by the busloads. 12 busloads of american outlaws and other fans showed up here this morning. this is where the action is right now. but a couple of hours from now, it will be the field, and we'll

be over there. i'm going to be hanging out with them, so i'm going to be keeping them company. guys, back to you. >> natalie, have fun. >> cool. >> you know, germans also afraid of cowbells. >> true? >> yeah. >> i love getting sports analysis from will ferrell. always learn something you didn't know. >> nothing wrong with that. >> all right, let's check in with peter alexander and the top stories. peter, good morning. good morning. the next few hours will be critical as the mississippi river and the st. paul area raises higher than it's been in 15 years. farmlands across minnesota have already flooded, and at least 35 counties there have now declared emergencies. with nearly a foot of rainfall, this has been the wettest june on record for the twin cities. officials in minnesota have released a disturbing interview with a teenager who pleaded not guilty to an alleged massacre plot. here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: john ladue told police he had never been bullied. he even said he had good parents but repeatedly questioned his own mental health. >> i think i'm just really

mentally ill and no one's noticed, and i've been trying to hide it. >> reporter: ladue calmly told investigators how he planned to massacre his fellow high school students using bombs and guns. >> my plans were to enter and throw molotov cocktails and pipe bombs and destroy everyone, and then when the s.w.a.t. comes, i would destroy myself. >> reporter: ladue said his family was also a target. >> they did nothing wrong. i just wanted as many victims as possible. >> reporter: but his neighbor tipped off police after seeing the 17-year-old fumbling at his storage unit. police say they discovered seven firearms, six bombs and enough explosives to make even more. ladue told police he posted these bomb tests online. ladue's father said he saw no warning signs. >> there were no signs that john was having any problems. >> reporter: the high school junior said he idolized one of the columbine killers and was inspired by other massacres. a tragedy averted with a shocking explanation now leading

to even more questions. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. in an exclusive today show interview, the head of general motors said this morning that more recalls of gm cars are possible as that company looks at data and takes whatever action is necessary. ceo mary barra took the wheel at gm in january as that company was facing a crisis with millions of recalls and lawsuits over a deadly ignition switch defect that was known about for years. earlier on "today," she told matt what it was like to meet with the families of crash victims. >> what was that like? >> it was incredibly difficult, to know that mistakes were made that caused people to lose loved ones or to have serious physical injury. if i could turn back the clock, i would, but i can't. so, what i want to do is make sure we create the right systems and processes and have the right people that this never happens again. >> and even as matt spoke with barra this morning, gm was telling dealers to stop selling 2013 and 2014 chevy cruzes because of a possible problem with airbags.

boaters and beachgoers answered the call of nature when a female manatee got stranded at low tide wednesday near pont's inlet, florida. officials determined that the manatee, fortunately, was healthy, so they recruited volunteers to lift the manatee on a sling and ease her back into deep water. a good deed, indeed. 8:09 right now. we want to get another check of the weather with al. peter, we have got another huge crowd out here. they're having a good time. meantime, let's check the weather in recife, the world cup. and as we zoom in, show you the radar, there's more heavy rain moving into recife, so temperature about 82 at noontime, 90% humidity and rain, and the winds out of the southeast at 10. our pick city today, las vegas, nbc 3. sunny, hot, temperatures by saturday up to 106 degrees. and the pollen forecast looking kind of rough out west. here in the east not quite so bad because we've had all these

8:09. less than an hour away from that game thousand. we have a great-looking day shaping up. we had some showers roll through. you can see the lingering fog in san francisco. meanwhile, in san jose, we are starting to see the clouds break apart. as we head throughout the day today, your temperatures are going to be on the cool side for this time of year. 77 in the south bay, 73 in the east bay, and 63 is the high today for san francisco. as we get into next week, temperatures are going to soar. we'll hit the upper 90s by monday. enjoy the 70s while they last. >> just had to show this to you. who's this? >> brandon. >> brandon! uh-oh, i think i'm scaring him. i'm going to move away. >> brandon's in his pjs. 7 months old. that's adorable. >> that's how we come to work. coming up in "trending," why one mother says it actually could be healthy to give your kids an extra cookie or two. >> i like it. and then, we'll show you the radical technique that teaches young babies how to swim. and actor mark ruffalo on

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turns out my family likes dancing too. the rav4 toyota. let's go places. all right, it's time for time for what's trending today. i'm so lucky to be with the guys today. hanging out, it's raining men. this brings up a timely issue. there's some guys who wear a lot of fragrance, a lot of cologne. sometimes that enters the room before they do. well, it's the subject of a story this morning in "the wall street journal." do you guys wear cologne? >> special occasions. >> george tremper. >> like one spritz. >> well, apparently it's an issue that some men wear too much cologne.

"the wall street journal" looks into this and has some tips. here are dos and don'ts. don't spray it on your hands which are too dry nor your palms which are too wet. the best places are the neck, chest, hair and back of your head. >> what? >> right there. >> that's the spot. you're good. you're good. >> just like home. >> it also says don't spray on more just because you're sweating. not all sweat causes odor. you smell delicious, actually. look for sport and aqua because they're supposed to have a fresh aro aroma. >> i wear derek jeter. >> that's coming over. >> have you guys noticed wear too much cologne? >> oh, yeah. you know when somebody's wearing too much. you shake their hand and then you smell their cologne on your hand. >> way the way, a lot of women wear too much perfume. >> the elevator can be problematic. >> that will be me in about an hour.

>> sorry. this one from the huffington post. the title, the case for letting your child eat junk food once in a while. charlotte is a mom and professor and says it's okay to let kids occasionally indulge in sweets. >> before the baby's even born yet. >> but they're listening. she says it can actually be healthy. why? that's because being too strict can make them crave the food. and once they're out on their own, they won't know how to handle that. so it's best to teach them the meaning of the phrase "all things in moderation." >> that happened to me in college. once i finally got to college, i went nuts. >> that happened with food and some other things in college. >> yeah, i think it makes a lot of sense. it's not the forbidden fruit and the minute they're out of the house. just in time for throwback thursday, there is a popular tv show that's coming back briefly. it was once hosted by one of our own. >> a young man who was on top of all of his game. >> oh, my god. >> who's that punk?

>> the number one album in the country. >> who do you think you are? >> i love that look. >> for eminem. >> that's why. >> i like the lid. carson on "total request live," we like to call it "trl" on mtv. carson, your legacy lives on. mtv announcing that they are bringing the hit show back. >> for good, really? i've got to go, guys. i've got to go paint my nails and get out of here. >> a new gig. it's just a one-day deal. >> it is a one-day gig. >> are you hosting? >> i'm not. arianna grande. >> we'll be back. >> they are going to do a "arianna live" which we used to do. that will be fun. >> as we were saying, she's going to be back for the summer concert series to make sure we get it right. it's taking place on august 29th. >> she's the one. >> she's very good. >> and she's very cute in that

show "sam and kat." coming up, a trip to the grocery store. we're back in 30 seconds. all right. we're back with the nearly $800,000 fine that whole foods will pay for overcharging customers at several of its stores. nbc's joe fryer has more. > >> reporter: the prices at whole foods tend to get a lot of attention.

>> i think you get what you pay for. >> reporter: now the chain is paying an $800,000 settlement for overcharging customers in california. >> we should have our whole trust in them, and this takes away from that. >> reporter: investigators say some of the problem centered around the hot food bar and salad bar, stuff that needs to be weighed. they say sometimes whole foods did not subtract the weight of the container so customers paid too much. >> well, the prices for these items are not cheap to begin with. and it's very important that consumers not have to pay extra for cardboard, plastic and other packaging items. >> reporter: in a statement, whole foods says its pricing is accurate 98% of the time, adding "while we realize that human error is always possible, we will continue to refine and implement additional processes to minimize such errors going forward." "consumer reports" says readers give high scores for almost everything, except they feel prices in general are too high. >> so couple that with this situation, this embarrassing

situation where they were overcharging customers, it really is a tremendous black eye for this company. >> reporter: other supermarkets have faced similar overcharging allegations in california. in 2012, the grocery store chain ralphs agrees to pay a $1.1 million settlement. and last year fresh & easy neighborhood market was fined $800,000. both companies said any pricing violations were unintentional, but it's a reminder to shoppers, make sure what you eat is worth its weight in food. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> well, carmen rita wong is a financial expert and the author of "the real cost of living." good morning. >> good morning. >> whole foods had to pay a fine for some stores in california. do you think this is happening around the country? >> who hasn't this happened to when you go to the register? it happens everywhere from where you get your salad at lunchtime, the corner bodega to the gas station. anytime that you get anything

that needs to be weighed or with a stick per on it. >> is it pennies or does it add up? >> in particular the three weak spots, one is weight, the scale. make sure it makes sense. two, the sticker price. you know this where you go and you see the sticker price. you also see the price on the shelf. they may not match up at the register. and three, produce. the wrong codes put in at produce. some of these are mistakes. some of this is not a mistake. it's on purpose. but it's up to you to be vigilant. >> or watch them like a hawk. practically speaking, what are your options if you see an overcharge? are you supposed to confront the cashier? >> yes, that's exactly what you're supposed to do. that's what i would do. here's the thing. does it make sense for you? if you're at the register and you pull up a huge pile of groceries and you're trying to unload, scan, scan, scan. make sure you pay attention to the things by weight. ask the cashier if it's unmarked. this is that much. please check it out.

if they don't, go to the manager. they should honor the price. and little things do add up. if you go to the same place and this happens repeatedly, you can be sure it's a real issue and you can always vote with your feet and not go there. or your dollars. >> i'll just go shopping with you, carmen. >> exactly. i'll save you lots of money. >> thank you. good to see you. carson. it could be an interesting day in your office when u.s. takes on germany with world cup fever at an all-time high, it's no longer a question of if people will watch but where. kerry sanders has his viewing spot picked out. good morning to you. where are you? >> reporter: good morning. i'm at the office where i have team usa paraphernalia check, and fortunately because i work at nbc news, we have a lot of tvs in the office. no way, no how many i going to miss, along with a whole lot of other people, miss watching team usa's destiny. across the nation, technicians are setting up atweaking the tv.

in chicago, they expanded today's viewing party after more than 20,000 people crammed in on sunday to cheer team usa. in los angeles, anxious fans began staking out their seats wednesday. >> i was sitting in the front row right there. >> reporter: what if you were at work like this in mam? the plan is don't fight it. >> i think it's a good idea for bosses to engender a little good will. >> reporter: it's estimated it will cost american businesses $390 million in lost productivity. for those bosses who think, not hear? >> you don't want anybody to know who you are because? >> because the boss can't know that i will be watching the game at work. >> reporter: no tv, no problem. >> i'll be watching it at my computer. >> reporter: he's worried, how will he face american fans if germany wins? >> i can say i'm from austria. >> reporter: john roth from phoenix is on a working vacation

with his family in california. later today, he says, work suffers. >> hey, it's the usa game. you've got to play hooky a little bit. >> reporter: folks at work who plan to sneak peeks on a phone or tablet need a login, but there is still a way to watch the game for free. the bbc app. just make your phone look as if it's online in english. >> it's pretty easy. you could set up multiple parallel i.p. address setups. >> reporter: got that? at florida international university at the phi gamma delta frat house, they prepared red, white and blue for today's game. >> usa! usa! u usa! >> reporter: i think there's going to be a lot of noise in a lot of offices today. take a deep breath and, of course, go team usa. back to you guys.

>> thank you, kerry. that's going to be a familiar scene at work today. and we asked you to tweet, if you're going to be working or watching the match today, here are the results. 63% are going to be working. 37% watching at work. by the way, if you are at work, team usa came up with a great idea. we found this on twitter and facebook. they put this get out of work letter. you can put in your name here. send it off to the boss and critical game usa versus germany, they need our support. stuck at work? no way! we're having a business meeting. that's right. george writes, coming in early to take a two-hour lunch, watching on my ipad in the work cafeteria. everybody's going to be watching. look at michelle. here's how to watch the world cup while camping. keep them coming, usa/germany, big match today. coming up, would you let your baby go under water in the pool before they even know how to crawl? plus, live in studio, actor

mark rouuffalo is here to talk about his new movie "begin" good thursday morning to you. it's 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a big rig crash tying up the morning commute in the east bay. this is a picture from our chopper above interstate 680 in walnut creek. quite a mess. all over the roadway. mike all over this story this morning. >> and it was completely covering 680 as far as the closure goes this morning. now as we watch from chopper and see right thousand, the big rig still crashing into the center divide. as best i can tell, the trailer on the northbound side blocking two lanes, that's where all the dirt is. the semi part with the fuel, that's what crossed over that center divide and spilled fuel on to the southbound side. that's why they had to put absorbent all over the course of that closure and we see a couple of lanes on the southbound side

opening. we still have a couple of lanes to go, and a big distraction southbound 680, while the chopper winds out, you see that. they still have to clear that trailer and the rig itself. there was another van that was presumably involved in this crash. it had some damage and was taken from the scene and a lot after destruction by these folks. the map will show you it's jammed up in both directions, especially northbound, unusual coming out of walnut creek. southbound, bleeds over to westbound highway 4 out of concord as well. the rest of your bay moves pretty smoothly. the southbound starts the slowing for north 101, laura. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. hope to see you then.

♪ all right, it's 8:30 now on this thursday morning, june 26th, 2014. that's a thought. 25th, i was about to go back in time. >> my brother chris's birthday. >> happy birthday, chris. well, if you go forward 24 hours in time, we are going to have a great concert on our plaza. philip phillips, known for winning "american idol," great musician, puts on a great show, and he will be here tomorrow morning on "today."

>> that will be a great show tomorrow. coming up in this hour, a program that gets infants into the pool and under water as early asonths old. the people who run it say it will teach your child to save themselves if they should fall into water. it's hard to watch if you're a parent, but we'll tell you what we know about that. >> our daughter, 11 months old, we did our first pool day a week ago, so we've got work to do. also today, we're catching up with actor mark ruffalo. he is starring in a romantic comedy about two lost souls who find their way through music. the question this morning, how is mark's singing? we may have to put him to the test. >> ooh. >> he's like, wait a minute, it's not a singing part. >> i didn't sign up for that. well, we have great voices on our plaza from a broadway classic. adam cumming and the cast of "cabaret" giving us a live performance of one of the signature songs from the show. and let me say, their costumes are very weather-appropriate. >> yes, they are. they are right in line. we want to see how talented you are, by the way. there's only one day left if you want to enter our "today's got

talent" contest. three acts will be chosen and perform live on "today," then you, america, gets to decide which gets the fast track to the top 48 on "america's got talent." this is a great opportunity, so to submit your audition video, head to today.com/agt. one day to do it. get talented fast sdpr! >> my talent is i smell like so much cologne -- >> i can't smell myself right now. >> women are passed out. >> literally passed out. >> i think you smell lovely. >> thank you. >> you, al, wouldn't let me put the cologne on. >> you, my friend. >> i love this, three couples, wedding anniversaries, 128 years combined, spelling out today. what's your names? >> jane. >> that was you three. i see the thing on your head. what's your name? >> bob. >> cheryl dukes. >> craig. >> suzanne. >> rick. >> well, happy anniversaries! >> thank you. >> very good. all right, let's show you what's happening as far as your weather.

for tomorrow, strong storms in the plains, wet in the pacific northwest, rain in the lower mississippi river valley. on saturday, more strong storms from minnesota all the way into oklahoma, rain in the pacific northwest, also rain through the ohio river valley in the southeast. and then sunday, sunday! more rain from the southeastern atlantic coast into the great lakes. out west going to be spectacular, a high of 108 and sunny on sunday in phoenix. 8:33 now. look at the clearing that has taken place in san francisco, just over the past half hour. but behind all that fog, underneath it, i should say, is the golden gate bridge. and this is what it looks like, as you take that drive over the bridge, you're completely socked in. overall, we'll clear out throughout the day today. decreasing clouds all day long, drizzle along the coast. 73 for you. meanwhile, 77 out in the north bay, cloudy conditions. and yeah, we are going to see a little bit of shower activity, at least until lunchtime, then it will clear. # >> and some folks with some really nice t-shirts of us.

thank you very much. that's awfully nice. we appreciate that. >> louisiana! >> louisiana, that's very nice. carson. >> that is the greatest picture of you i've seen behind you. thank you, al. now to a story that caught our attention when we saw these pictures of babies swimming under water in "the new york times magazine." we wanted to know more about it, so we sent nbc's jenna wolfe, who that's a 10-month-old, to find out more. she's with us this morning. hey, good morning. >> carson, good morning. i was anxious to hear all about this. it's a program called isr, infant swimming resource. and when you hear the frightening statistics involving child drownings, you'll understand why nearly 300,000 babies have been taught this self-rescue technique. this is 13-month-old miles. most of us would panic to see him fall in the water. that's because the statistics are alarming. drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children 1 to 3 years of age in 30 states. but miles is going to be fine. educational videos like this one

have gone viral. babies of various ages falling in water, flipping over and floating. it's a type of swim instruction called isr, infant swimming resource, a structured lesson plan for children ages 6 months to 6 years old. for many parents, the idea of submerging their infants in water is terrifying. in fact, the american academy of pediatrics says children are not developmentally ready for swimming lessons until after their 4th birthday. but joanne barnett, the ceo of isr, believes her program is successful and necessary. >> very nice. >> reporter: this is 7-month-old emma. it's her very first lesson. her mom, caroline, sits poolside watching but can't interfere with the lesson plan. >> i want her to learn that the water will float her, because when she assumes the correct posture, the water will float her. >> okay. >> and i also want her to know that she can trust me. >> mom, does that make you

nervous at all that she went under? >> a little. >> reporter: but she'll be back for ten minutes a day, five days a week for six weeks. why only ten minutes? to avoid stress, chills and fear and to achieve this goal, a positive attitude towards water. this is 7-month-old quinn's last day of instruction. >> her parents have a pool. we're there all the time and god forbid something happens where he walks out back and decides to jump in. so, we thought it would be a good investment. >> reporter: quinn's dad hasn't seen him in the water since the very first lesson. >> there you go. very, very nice work. all done. >> i think he wants to give you a hug. >> reporter: and a sense of relief. >> you know what that is? that's pride. he's proud of you. >> the instinct is to go help. it's like, you can't go, then he just does it and it blows your mind. >> these skills should never, ever be a substitute for adult

supervision. sensors around the pool, alarms on the gate. a child has no business in the water alone or around the water. >> reporter: for these parents, this class provides two solutions -- pool safety and peace of mind. now, i've taken my 10-month-old, harper, to traditional swim lessons. i will admit, i left this course wanting to enroll her in this program. i may not have everyone on board in my household, but 100%. we've done these traditional swim classes, where you don't really learn how to float and what not. >> right. >> this is unbelievable. if you're there and you see it and you watch how they do it, they do it slowly, it's controlled, it's structured, it's one on one. i was -- >> they're so young. you should give birth in the pool and start training immediately. >> home water birth. >> this is inside the child. the same way they learn how to crawl and walk, they have it in them to learn how to roll over and float on their back. >> are all kids successful, all babies? >> all babies. >> the parents, on the other hand -- >> they have to just watch. >> this is nothing to do with parents. >> our daughter, even putting

her in the water, dipping her toes, not having that. so the idea of dunking her -- coming up, a live performance on the plaza from the cast of the hit show "cabaret." >> but next, talented actor mark ruffalo on his new movie "begin again." but first, this is "today" on nbc.

i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >> all right, we're back at 8:40. world cup fever still going in brazil. all right, we start now with a movie that asks the question, can a song save your life? in "begin again," the answer is a resounding yes. mark ruffalo plays dan, a down on his luck recording executive looking for a new sound, and he thinks he has found it in greta, played by keira knightley. take a look. >> we're going to my apartment to play new music. do you have your demo? >> no. >> you don't have a demo?

>> no. >> do you have myspace or facebook or anything like that? >> myspace, no, i don't. i told you, i write songs from time to time. >> what do you write them for? >> what do you mean what for? for my pleasure and for my cat. >> oh, really? does he like them? >> she, yes, she seems to. >> how do you know? >> because she purrs. >> maybe she's booing. >> mark ruffalo, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i mean, this is a compliment. you play kind of a broken-down man very well. >> thank you very much. >> just tell us about the movie. it's a guy who used to be at the top of his game in the record industry, and then had some reversals. >> yeah. i think he's in a mid-life crisis, and i think the record industry, the music industry's changed so much that a lot of people like him sort of got caught in the shuffle and had to sort of find a way to recreate themselves. >> one of the things that's great about this movie, it's not a musical, but music is so intertwined and done so well and so subtly. >> yeah.

it's -- musicals are all right, but i really like the kind of natural and realistic feeling that the music's laid into this, and john carney does that better than anybody. >> john carney, by the way, is the one that did "once," and if you liked the music in "once," i think you'll like the music in this as well. speaking of, keira knightley, i didn't know she had actually sung all those songs. she has a good voice! >> a great voice. >> and how was she on the set? was she nervous about it? >> so, she showed up and we were at the electric lady studio, the jimi hendrix studio, and we were going to record her singing. and the idea was that she would be good, but they would dub her singing. and so, she began to sing, and all of us were looking at each other with so much glee, because it -- i think she was even surprised by how well she actually could sing and how well it worked. >> speaking of hidden talent, i hear you're something of a bass aficionado. you're a former rock star?

sort of kind of? >> i was in an '80s punk band called voice of reason in virginia beach. >> what was your instrument? >> a bass. >> you play a little bass in this. >> i play bass in this, yeah. >> okay, segue to another hidden talent. tell me about your unicycling skills, because i heard they were on display on a talk show in england recently. >> yes, that's me. >> that's not a stunt double? >> no, that's me. when i was a young person, i wanted to be a clown, and i came across a unicycle at a garage sale. >> i guess you really don't ever forget how to do it. you got right back on it. >> yeah, yeah. >> what if i told you i had a unicycle right here? just kidding, i don't. >> i'd say bring it on. >> oh, get us a unicycle! >> where's the unicycle? before i let you go, you're reprising your role as dr. bruce in "the avengers" sequel. some talk about a breakout,

perhaps "hulk" stand-alone movie. would you be into it? >> sure, if it's good. >> mark ruffalo, glad to see you. >> thank you. congratulations. >> next time i'm bringing my unicycle for you. >> you bring one and i'll bring one and we'll have a bike. >> exactly. perfect. "begin again" opens in new york and l.a. on friday, everywhere else on july 2nd, and producer judd apatow is here in our next half hour. tomorrow keira knightley will stop by. coming up, the cast of broadway's "cabaret" live on our plaza, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. we're back on a thursday morning with a broadway show that can't be stopped.

"cabaret" made its debut back in 1966 with risque performances and a powerful story. now the 12-time tony-winning show returns to the roundabout theater company to seduce us once again. >> reporter: "cabaret," the seedy club of 1930s berlin where customers entered to leave their troubles at the door. ♪ inside is the alluring and magnetic emcee played by tony award winner alan cumming who's actually reprising his 1998 breakout role. we are drawn to the headliner played by michelle williams in her debut on broadway. ♪ and follow her through a juourny of love and loss. while the world outside begins to crumble, for all those inside the club, life is always beautiful. we don't want you to wait any longer. alan cumming and the cast of "cabaret" are here to welcome you.

♪ ♪ willkommen b, bienvenue, welcome ♪ ♪ fremde, etranger, stranger ♪ happy to see you bleibe, reste, stay ♪ ♪ willkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ ♪ i cabaret, au cabaret, to

cabaret ♪ ♪ willkomen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ ♪ im cabaret, au cabaret, to cabaret ♪ ♪ outside it is winter ♪ but inside it's so hot ♪ every night we have to battle with the girls to keep them from taking off all their clothes ♪ ♪ so don't go away ♪ who knows tonight we may lose the battle ♪ ♪ wir sagen, willkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ ♪ im cabaret, au cabaret to cabaret ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ willkommen, bienvenue morning, boys. ♪ happy to see you ♪ willkommen, bienvenue, welcome ♪ ♪ im cabaret ♪ au cabaret ♪ to cabaret

>> the cast of "cabaret," thank you. and we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

all right. it's 8:52. we have a really cool wedding

dance. really feeling like you've got to step up the game for the big day. >> that's right. one new husband named shawn teamed up with his groomsmen to give his bride -- wait for it, yes -- a bootylicious wedding surprise. take a look. ♪ kelly can you handle this ♪ michelle can you handle this ♪ beyonce can you handle this ♪ i don't think they can handle this ♪ ♪ i want it that way ♪ that we >> it's a lot of work, guys. >> look at that. >> i love it. they keep it going. ♪ >> is this like the men of "today" at your wedding, savannah? >> you were there. >> you could see me and matt doing that. >> apparently this thing all came together. that is a strong effort, though. you've got to be appreciative. it's your wedding day and the fellas put some effort in. >> the groomsmen learned at the last minute. >> my wife and i took two dance classes before our wedding. >> how'd that work out? >> was it like the junior high hug dance?

>> step, step. and we're back. >> okay. >> you know, it's time for some special birthday wishes from our good friend mr. dancing machine himself, willard scott. >> you guys smell great. >> the first full week of summer. how sweet it is. my favorite time of the year. and smucker's favorite time of the year. you've got to try it. it's their new product, smucker's fruit-fulls. and we have an apple orchard right here in manhattan. the tree grove's in brooklyn, but we've got the apple orchard so check it out. wonderful flavor goes anywhere. you can't beat it. you know what? i'm going to have some more. that was a good year. now let's check some birthday buddies who are also ripe and ready to go. 100 beautiful years. take a look at janet. this is janet quinn from wakefield, rhode island. one of my favorite states. and she loves so play bocce. everyone loves don. and he is from beautiful wales,

wisconsin. one of my favorite towns. he's 100 years old today. he loves to garden. silvia rogers, blumberton, nort carolina, a nice town. she is 100, and she makes the best poundcake in the world. her poundcake will take you to heaven. you can't beat it. william salomon, and he is from the great state of and city of new york, new york. 100 years old today. a great philanthropist. he gives money to good causes all over the world. god bless you. that's it. that's all, folks. >> love it. >> celebrity guests on the 9:00 hour. >> we're back! >> jenna, did you have a good time? >> we had a blast. are you kidding? >> we wanted to come back for sloppy seconds. >> speak for yourself. >> that went well. that's kind of fitting because we've got director/producer judd

apatow coming up on his new movie. because that sounds like something from one of his movies. >> plus the winners of the healthy food awards. they're going to unveil those a little later. >> and we'll show you fun backyard games that all of the kids can play. >> that's right. i don't know that people are going to let their kids watch. >> i'm actually going to point that out. >> my shaving accident. i appreciate that. >> more on that coming up next. well, good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a big rig crash tying up the morning commute in the east bay. this is video from the scene, just a few minutes ago, above interstate 80, 680, rather, in walnut creek. there's quite a mess there. mike inouye, traffic just a nightmare. >> it is, scott. as you saw from that video, just a few minutes ago, they had two big rig tow trucks located there. looks like they're about ready to try to move the rigs, but

they still have to clear that and repair the k-rail, the cement divider. look at the jam, north 680 out of alamo, dansville area, that's really unusual. counter commute traffic not usually that bad. but two northbound lanes are closed, and three southbound lanes are jammed. that's the worst of your commute. the rest of your bay, looking pretty good. back to the "today" show. the wonder of summer is that

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody! got a lot of nice folks still hanging on the plaza. a little sticky outside, but nice to see them out there on a thursday morning, june 26th, 2014. i'm al along with hoda and jenna, who -- >> because everybody's off again! >> they have fled off. of course, willie is off. tamron is on a secret project. and natalie is in her element. she is in brazil. >> she's having a blast! >> that's right. for the world cup, the big match today. it's all about team usa versus germany. there's natalie right there with

an historical figure. >> reporter: hey, guys! >> natalie, we're taking bets as to what time you explode, you literally blow up. >> reporter: i'll tell you, i can explode after the u.s. wins the game. that's when i will explode and they will all explode. it is unbelievable the amount of u.s. pride here. these people have come from far, far away. this is not an easy place to get to. i've run into fans from the united states, from all over, even from hawaii last night. as you said, when you're going to take on the germans, you need a world leader, so i found kenny goalsevelt, and he's going to lead us to victory today, right, teddy? >> absolutely. these conditions today, the rain, it's perfect for the u.s., because we persevere. the conditions won't stop us.

today i believe that we will win! >> i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >> yeah. >> reporter: guys, this has been the chant that is forever burnt in my brain by now, so i'm going to be chanting along with them. by the way, the game kicks off at noon eastern. and as we told you, there is rain here that they're dealing with. >> we love you! >> reporter: there is a lot of lot of flooding. there is some concern about the field conditions, but u.s. soccer says, no matter what, the game will go on, noon eastern time. by the way, the u.s. coach, jurgen klinsmann, understanding that a lot of people are going to be wanting to take off work to check out the game and see the u.s. team in action. i don't know if you guys can hear me, but he's giving you your excuse to miss out on work around noontime. he says please excuse natalie morales or whoever you may be, from work. i understand this absence may reduce the productivity your workplace, but i can assure you

it's for an important cause. the u.s. has a critical world cup game versus germany and will need the full support of the nation. and he goes on and on. can you guys even hear me? >> we can hear you, natalie. it's just interesting that they will take now any song and make it into a chant. >> we love ya, we love ya, we love ya. >> nat, again, just to talk about the weather again really quickly, i know that the weather conditions themselves probably would not cause a postponement, but what about the field conditions? hasn't that stadium had problems with drainage issues? >> reporter: well, yes. the arena is an open-air stadium, and the field can get flooded. there are concerns that there could be some drainage issues on this field. they play on grass. it's not astroturf. but that said, the u.s. has played in these conditions. they've played in the concacaf for generations, in central and south america. so, they play in this kind of weather all the time.

so, we're thinking the u.s. might have an advantage over the germans here. by the way, best-case scenario, the u.s. wins or ties. but even if we lose, but not by a lot, it all depends on what happens in the portugal/ghana game, that going on at the same time. the goal differential will be key to us if we do lose. so, we're going to count on a victory here. we're going to win or tie, but it's going to be a great game, i'll tell you that. >> natalie, you get the world cup for being able to keep going, not missing a beat with all that going behind you. you are my hero. >> no kidding. >> reporter: i have no idea what i'm saying! >> that's all right. it all made perfect sense. >> honestly, in all the years i've worked here, i don't think i've ever seen natalie look as happy as she has on this shoot. [ inaudible ] >> what? >> she said they have the hoda and kathie lee beat.

okay, now you've gone too far, natalie, with all the things you've said. >> wow. i'd still put kathie lee up against them in a breathalyzer. okay. >> there they go. they're out of control. >> thank you, natalie! >> have fun. >> i wonder if our producer has bail money. >> what are you guys doing for the big game? let's hear it. >> got to watch. >> somewhere in -- you're going to be on a flight. >> i'm traveling, but i've already figured out. i'll be on the flight at 1:00. noon is when the game starts. on my way to the airport, radio. >> a bunch of bars in midtown will be packed and i plan on squeezing in. >> she's going? >> i'm pro barring my way in. >> is that a shock? >> i'm stunned. okay, there's an interesting story out of detroit. i don't know if you've heard about this. >> bizarre. >> yeah, this is wild. a 12-year-old boy was missing for a week and a half, okay? they had everyone searching his home, trying to find this young man, could not find this guy. his name is charlie bothuell. anyway, so, his dad went on "nancy grace" to talk about it. often people go on tv shows to

get more attention. >> sure. >> he's talking to her on the air, and in the middle of the interview, which is so shocking, the child was found in the home in the basement. so, let's watch the reaction on tv. >> charlie, we are getting reports that your son has been found in your basement. sir? mr. bothuell, are you -- >> what? >> how could your son be alive in your basement? [ bleep ] >> i have no idea. >> sir, did you check your basement? >> i checked my basement, the fbi checked my basement, the detroit police checked my basement, my wife checked my basement.

i've been down there several times. we've all been checking. >> it is a mystery, because he's right, the fbi with cadaver dogs -- >> that's right. >> -- went down and sniffed around. so, the question is, i mean, often we see parents who are in this kind of situation, and we've all seen a million "dateline" stories, where you wonder who really did it. in my opinion, and i don't know anything other than what we're seeing now, he seemed genuinely shocked on the air to me. >> here's the question, how is it that nancy grace gets notified -- >> before, i know. >> -- before the parents, so she can, and holds that until the interview. >> she says we're just getting word. there may have been buzz and they may have had a reporter down there. >> you start watching. it's almost -- and thank goodness this young boy's been found safe and sound and they'll figure it all out later. >> and is okay, yeah. >> but it's almost like a "saturday night live" sketch. >> well, it is, and maybe i'm naive, but when i sit and i watch that father react -- i mean, and we agreed with this, i can't imagine that he's lying.

and who knows, but he seemed totally shocked. >> yeah, he did. and some people were asking the question, like, if you heard that word from nancy grace, why wouldn't you get up and run? >> but you don't know how you're going to react in that kind of a situation. >> and you're on television and you know you're strapped down into a chair. >> wow. i'm sure we'll hear more about this as it comes out. >> absolutely. here's something else. >> what? >> this one's just crazy. >> what is it? >> so, north korea, talk about a diplomatic incident. north korea slamming the new seth rogan/james franco comedy film, "the interview," calling it the most blatant act of terrorism and war and will absolutely not be tolerated. rogan and franco play journalists sent by the cia to assassinate north korean leader kim jong-un. take a look. >> you want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. it's a date. >> you are entering into the most -- >> so, okay, he doesn't -- they say he doesn't find this at all funny. he probably will see the movie, because he loves hollywood.

>> which is kind of amazing. can you imagine watching the movie of somebody trying to assassinate you? >> and we laugh about it, but if it were reversed -- >> yeah. >> if it was a movie about some other, some foreigners trying to take out a president -- >> that's true. >> because it's seth rogan and i think we're laughing -- >> of course. >> and here's seth's tweet, which is so perfect, isn't it? >> and this guy is such a clown, you know. >> yeah. the tweet is hysterical. >> it says "people don't usually want to kill me for one of my movies until after they've paid 12 bucks for it. hyooooo!" i love it. >> the best part of the tweet is the "hyooooo!" >> we'll see what happens. and the best part is, un's probably helping push the movie, so -- >> now we know about it. >> maybe he's got a piece of the back end. >> he might! >> no. >> anyway, so, one wimbledon fan yesterday gets a little too close, or maybe closer than they would love to be to serena williams. >> i didn't even know wimbledon was going on. >> okay, that's the main

headline. because of the world cup -- >> there goes serena, boom, into the stands, playing a first-round doubles match. >> my favorite part is how she went like this. >> that's right. she just kind of -- >> around the neck. >> just kind of goes around, here she goes. and, hello! >> by the way, that's the perfect fall. i'm sorry, if you're going to fall, that is how you do it. and by the way, i didn't even know wimbledon was going on because everyone's talking about the world cup. >> no. >> the world cup. >> isn't that crazy? because this is a country that loves tennis, and all of a sudden -- >> world cup, baby. >> all right, do you have something else you need to check? go right in. >> first, let's get your weather. >> okay. >> announcer: "today's weather" is brought to you by yoplait greek. the taste is on and yoplait blueberry is preferred. take the taste-off for yourself. >> let's double-check what's going on in recife. again, we are looking at rain. we've got radar going on. you can see heavy rain skirting that area right now.

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favorites like "bridesmaids," "anchorman," "pineapple express" and "forgetting sarah marshall." >> one of my favorites. "begin again" follows keira knightley and mark ruffalo who are using music to find their way. take a look. >> how do you know? >> because she's purring. >> maybe she's booing. >> judd, welcome. >> that's the best three-second clip i've ever seen! >> man, you pack more into a movie than most people. >> people are calling fandango right now. i need nine more seconds of that movie. >> that's great! i just had some popcorn and the movie's over. >> exactly. >> so, we decided to call -- you've created a new genre. >> yes. >> it's a romantic comedy drama. it's a romcomdram. >> yes, romcomdram. john carney who made the movie "once" and also is responsible for the play, this is his follow-up. it's a beautiful, romantic, funny movie. i balled like a baby at the premiere last night. i'm crying to adam levine.

but it's really good. it's really good. >> we knew adam could sing. we didn't know keira knightley had such a beautiful voice. >> yeah, she really can sing. i think they thought they were going to have someone else do it and she was amazing. isn't it great when gorgeous people can do everything? when there's no limit to their gifts? >> we actually hate them for it. >> maybe this is actually a romcomdram musical, by the director of "once." so, did you have any strange musical abilities? could you fit in with these people or no? >> no, i'm pretty bad. i keep buying guitars like they'll teach me how to play them. my late grandfather, he was a guy named bobby shad, and he owned mainstream records, and he produced the first janis joplin record. >> that's amazing! >> and my grandma, who's 91, is still alive. >> god bless her. >> are you still alive, grandma? did you make it to this? she's unbelievable. i want her to make it to 100 so she can be with willard one day. and willard is 110 now.

>> he's on his own smucker's jar. >> how much smucker's does he get? >> he gets paid in jelly. >> somebody just told me he's only like 52, just looks terrible. >> no! it's not true! >> one of your talents, by the way, you do stand-up. >> i do. >> did you just do it last night? >> i have been performing at the comedy cellar in new york and i'm very mediocre at it. >> you are? >> yeah, i go on and like louis ck comes on and i'm like, i'm not good. i'm not good at all. >> more about that. why wouldn't you put yourself in one of your own movies? >> well, i don't know, maybe this is the reason. i hate that i'm bald from behind, see? from the front, i'm fine, from the back i'm you. >> can't you just cut your own head out of the picture? >> i don't know. i could cgi something in. >> stunt double. >> i have to do something about it. >> a hair double. >> i only realize i'm bald when i lean back against metal. >> your kids have made it into some of your movies. is that your idea or their idea? >> well, it's a way for me to just steal money from the studios and pay them too much money and put it in the college

funds. >> so, you have to direct your own children, though. like, how does that work? is that just like bossing around the kids. >> it's the only time they'll listen to me, really. when there's a big crew around, i can yell at them in front of other people. >> that's why you put them in the movies. >> yeah, because after that, there's nothing. >> good luck with the film. >> it's a beautiful movie, people should see it. it's a beautiful, beautiful movie. >> all right, "begin again." >> we got you something. >> play us a song. >> okay, i'm going to play you guys out. i don't know if you guys know bob seger. >> oh, yeah! ♪ >> somewhere willard scott's rockin'! >> yeah! ♪ >> you can play. >> that's all i've got. >> judd apatow! >> that was awesome. >> fantastic! >> all right, "begin again" opens in new york and l.a. friday, nationwide july 2nd. >> one more time! >> up next, we'll get you caught up on all the news before you leave the house. and is your paycheck spent

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everyday wholesome snacks for every wholesome family. honey maid. this is wholesome. we begin with breaking news at 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. crews are working on a major water main break in san francisco. it's going on near the intersection of bryant and division streets. we're told traffic has been shut down in that area because water is flooding the streets. we have a chopper on the way to the scene. we'll, of course, bring you updates as soon as they come into our newsroom. it took a little more than a day for investigators to arrest an arson suspect once they released the picture to the public. he was wanted for setting more than a dozen fires at construction sites and buildings in the south and market neighborhood in san francisco. investigators planned to release more details about that arrest today. the search is on for the driver of a black sedan who hit someone overnight in the south bay. in the area of four oaks road

and hoffstetter was blocked while crews investigated that hit-and-run. it happened at about 10:00 last night. the victim was taken to the hospital. investigators originally told us the victim had life-threatening injuries, but now we're told he or she should survive. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome back now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. look at this, the showers are clearing, as well as those clouds, but the cool air trails behind that front and temperatures today are going to be comfortable as a result. 76 degrees on the way to the south bay. we'll hit about 74 for the peninsula today. and 64 in san francisco. meanwhile, we're going to keep that chance for drizzle going all day long, along the east shore and at the immediate coast. otherwise, we've got some hot weather coming your way as we get into next week. look at the changes. we're going to be close to triple digits as we kick off next week. let's check on that drive with mike. >> all right, christina. bay bridge looking light, but we have a major crash still going on. they're trying to clean this up. this was video taken a while go from our chopper, over 680,

while southbound lanes still have two lanes open at main street. you can see that ridge crashed into the center divide, two northbound lanes closed as well. dirt, fuel, and the k-rail has to be repaired. the map shows you how very slow it is in both directions approaching that scene. starting to thin out for highway 4. the morning commute starting to die off. a tough drive there. slower north 880 past the coliseum, but starts to move slower past nimitz. and the rest of your bay, not so bad, northbound 101, a little slow past the airport. >> thank you, mike. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy this thursday morning.

♪ your favorite, right? >> love this song. >> oh, man. you've got something special coming up. >> i do. i do. we're on. >> we're trying to grab a photo that's more important. >> i want to show this picture. >> very important. >> who can i hold this up to? which one? >> i think lucky number 4. >> judd apatow and i, the backs of our heads. >> there's a photo bomb going on there. there's two photo bombs. >> there's a double. and those heads are very strategically placed over jenna. >> that's why we call it a double photo bomb, you know what i'm saying. >> exactly. >> impressive. welcome back to "today," june 26th, 2014. hoda, jenna, myself, willie, tamron, off. natalie at the world cup in

brazil. >> countdown to the game. >> we're excited! >> we have a little bit of time. >> our executive producer don nash ordering in barbecue. >> what? >> ordering barbecue in. >> what? he never told us. >> why didn't we get invited? >> where are we watching it? >> in the newsroom. >> okay. all right. uh-huh. >> some of us are watching in the newsroom. >> yeah, i guess we weren't invited. >> yeah! if i can throw out -- hill country barbecue. if you haven't ordered yet. >> love hill country barbecue. hello, i'm from austin, my man. >> get some of that moist brisket. i'm sorry, i digress. there's a new verizon commercial called "inspire her mind." take a look at this. >> tammy, sweetie, don't get your dress dirty. ♪ >> sam, honey, you don't want to mess with that. let's put him down. ♪

>> samantha, it's gotten out of control. >> whoa! careful with that. why don't you hand that to your brother. ♪ >> wow. that's pretty powerful. >> oh, my gosh. she's putting lipstick on in the reflection. but it's that whole drumbeat of girls hearing, "aren't you pretty? don't get dirty. i like your hair," be careful." >> i heard somebody speak about this. to a young boy, you'll say you're hilarious. isn't he smart? but to a little girl, i find myself doing it, look at her dress. or she's so pretty. >> these girls want to like science. national science foundation showed 60% of fourth grade girls say they like science and math. only 18%, though, of all college engineering majors are female. so there's a disconnect. >> you really just have to reprogram how we think. >> with me, look at this baby

einste einstein. 14 months and a genius. >> i like it. all right, al. are we checking the weather again? there's a lot of weather! >> you know, you come into somebody's house, you don't start insulting them. >> he is the weatherman of all weathermans. >> you've done it twice. this is the second time. >> i might just do it again later. >> just because you guys don't do weather, because you're busy. i'm sorry. anyway, let's show you what's happening right now for tomorrow as you go into the weekend. you've got a slight risk of strong storms from the dakotas into oklahoma. wet weather in the pacific northwest. sunny in new england and the great lakes. for saturday, more strong storms. minnesota into oklahoma. more wet weather along the pacific northwest coast. rain from the southeast atlantic coast into the upper mississippi riverville rvalley. look more more rain into the great lakes. out west it is going to be

spectacular. that's yeah, we fall under that spectacular category. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is san jose, getting a little bit of a break in those stratus clouds. sunol, shows you an overcast sky. and i want to show you san francisco, where the sky is now starting to clear, but still plenty of low clouds to keep you cool today in the city by the bay. highs are going to end up in the 60s and 70s. 63 in san francisco, 77 for the east bay, and 76 in the south bay. as we get into the weekend and next week, temperatures are going to warm up quickly. enjoy the 70s while they last. >> for those of you wondering what that number was that came up, it's toyota manhattan. my minivan is in for service, so -- >> thank goodness. it could be done. >> i'm hoping. it's supposed to be ready. anyway. >> all right, speaking of minivans, most americans bring home a paycheck every couple of weeks, but by the time you pay your rent, your utilities, your car bill -- >> that's right. >> -- groceries, and for me, diapers, it's pretty much all spent. >> that's right. that's why it's important to

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assigned to a category. that way, if you do $20 for coffee during the week, you can go and enjoy your coffee and you don't have to worry about it and have the shame or guilt of oh, i feel bad spending this. it's categorized out. >> for housing, you recommend 25% to 30% of your income. >> exactly right. these are basic percentages. with this, i really want to stress, this is not black-and-white. this can vary depending on the family, depending on the situation, because some people will have six kids, you know, and these statistics will vary, or if it's a newlywed couple, it may look different. >> and you say change this, reflect every couple months or every month, actually, which gave me a little bit of anxiety. every month? i have to have this conversation with henry every month? >> that's right, so the budget meeting, if you will. do this before the month begins and do it every month because there may be something the next month that's going to come up, or maybe you look back and say, wow, we spent way more on food, so we have to adjust the budget this month. >> creating it is one thing, but sticking to it's another. how long do you take before you start to re-evaluate? >> i say 90 days.

if you've never done a budget before, give yourself three months. the first month is going to be crazy because you have no clue what you spent your money on, so you'll be adjusting categories throughout the first month. the second month will be easier, the third month much easier. the fourth month much better. >> happily married people here. it's important to agree on financial, right? >> it is. absolutely. a lot of marriage counselors will tell you that the number one cause of divorce in north america today is money fights and money problems. you know if you have a money fight with your spouse, it's a big deal. so, in a budget, when you work together, you're not just agreeing on your money, but you're agreeing on your goals, your dreams and your fears. money is never just about money. you're communicating. so, the flow of where your money's going is really the value system under which you operate in your household. so you agreeing together is huge. >> and i've heard people suggest, go out to dinner, make it a diet, kind of a budget date. >> this is more fun with wine. >> that's right. enjoy, relax and enjoy. >> you might have trouble with

the addition. >> some people think living on a budget means you can't have fun and you have to stay home all the time and don't spend money. but you have permission to spend. you have a food category, go enjoy a nice dinner because you planned for it. >> you talk about an envelope system. >> this is one of my favorite things. it's kind of old-school, but take the categories you tend to overspend on, jenna, probably clothes for us. >> how did you know? >> we enjoy clothes. i take categories i overspend on, write clothes on it and cash it out each month. when i go shopping, i take my clothing envelope and when it's gone, it's gone. i do this for groceries as well. >> great stuff. >> someone that's interested in science and math. we like it. coming up, love that mac and cheese, pizza and ice cream? well, good news, we found some of your favorite comfort foods that's healthy and delicious. look up there. hoda is already eating. look up there. hoda is already eating. ri oh john don't wallow john iin ice cream.s over. i'm not wallowing in ice cream. it's the new dannon oikos greek frozen yogurt. half the fat of regular ice cream. it's so irresistibly thick and creamy!

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it's the same story every summer. the kids are out of school and the parents are racking their brains trying to think of ways to keep them busy. >> well, thankfully, the folks at "family fun" magazine have come up with some clever backyard games you can create with your kids. mary jiles is deputy editor. mary, good to see you again. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> good morning. >> the great thing about these games, they're like twofers. first, the activity to make the game, then you get to play the game. >> so, it's dyi meets game, is that what it is? >> all summer long. exactly. >> what is this? >> okay, first off, we've got our ballot box game, and this is so fun. all you need is a cardboard box and some frisbees. >> okay, kids, throw it in. >> they'll show us how to do it. you try to get your frisbee into the box.

we decorated ours to look like a ballot box for the fourth of july. you try to get the frisbee into the box. >> go for it. >> we got one, yay! >> and it's so inexpensive and easy because all you need is the box. you can also use -- >> all right, tied up. >> you can also use plastic plates. >> and you're teaching kids to vote at an early age. >> there you go. >> that's right, vote early and vote often. >> that's right. next, we've got our tic tac toss game. they're going to show us how to play. you can start throwing. this is so fun because it takes tic-tac-toe outside in the air and physical. and this is so easy because it's inexpensive and easy. this is just a shower curtain liner with duct tape stripes on it. >> are you ready to play, kids or what? >> they're going to show us how to play. you can also put duct tape on the frisbees to make xs. >> let's play! >> toss your frisbees -- >> if you're not going to play, i'm going to play. >> there you go. >> go. >> you put duct tape on four of the frisbees for the xs. so inexpensive and simple. fun all summer long.

>> and poppers, these are always fun. >> this is so fun. any time you need confetti for the fourth of july and birthdays, you can make these great poppers. >> is this going to scare me? >> no. >> this is just a water bottle. we put tape on the cut rim so it wouldn't be sharp. put the balloon on the bottom. work that up nice and high so it's just the bulb on the end, your confetti doesn't go. i've got one for each of you. >> ready? one -- >> one, two, three, go! >> ah! >> isn't that great? >> yay! yay us! >> great for the fourth of july. you can refill that, oliver. >> oliver, good job! >> yes! >> love ice pops! >> isn't this fun? check these out. here's the front. these are ice pop sabres. they look like light sabres. >> these are cozies -- >> because they're always dripping. >> so they catch the drips, they keep your hands warm. >> i am your father.

>> and it's just a piece of felt. and ali and lucy are showing us how to make these. they're gluing on the pieces. you just have a rectangle of felt that you glue into the little cozy. >> cute. >> then you glue on the other details for more felt with some fabric. >> it's also like a little sock. >> isn't that cute? okay, benjamin, great! benjamin is showing us our solar s'more pizza box. isn't that awesome? >> great! >> it's a great way to work in a little learning. our readers love to do that over the summer. cut the lid from your pizza box. >> that is so cool! >> you have foil here, clear plastic here, like sheet protectors. on the bottom you have a layer of foil. top that with black construction paper, so that absorbs the heat. >> it's a solar oven. >> that's amazing! >> it can get up to 275 degrees in there. >> so, they can actually burn. >> about an hour, they'll be ready to go. thank you, benjamin. you can help yourself to a s'more. >> then finally -- >> okay. >> the sand pit. >> then we've got ava, and this is our homemade sand sculpture.

and this is a special mix that holds together extra well. you can make great sandcastles and other sculptures in your backyard. you don't have to wait for the beach! >> kids are having fun playing all these games. >> nine cups of sand, three cups cornstarch, 2 1/2 cups water. it will keep the lid on. >> all on our website. mary, thank you so much. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

♪ this has been so much fun. >> whoo! >> what have we got coming up in the 10:00 hour? >> we had so much fun with you, but -- >> so much fun, al. are you coming back tomorro

good morning, everyone. 9:56. breaking news out of san francisco this morning. that's where crews are working on a major water break. this is a live look from our helicopter above the scene. this is near the intersection of bryant and division streets. traffic has been shut down,

because of water on the streets. we also have amazing surveillance in the south bay. deputies releasing this video, of this man, in a liquor store. it happened about ten days ago. he's throwing bottles at the clerk. corner of baskin avenue and stevens creek boulevard. the man goes behind the counter, grabbing bottles of liquor with, and the clerk tries to stop him with a broom, and that's when all heck breaks loose. the clerk fighting back. not shown in the video is the robber punching the clerk repeatedly. he eventually takes off. deputies want to know if you recognize this fella, please give them a call. let's check in with weather and christina. >> good morning, scott. good morning to you at home. still nice and cloudy over the south bay. we had some measurable precipitation come through. this is sunol, puffy cumulus clouds, fair weather clouds returning as this storm system pulls out. but san francisco, the bluest sky, and you can see those clouds moving here with the naked eye. some really cool imagery out there. as we head throughout the day

today, temperatures will be comfortable. end up in the 70s. 76 for the south bay, 77 in the east bay, and 74 along the peninsula, a little cool with those clouds in san francisco at 63. it's been a rough drive this morning so far. mike has guided us through it. let's see what he's working on now. >> i'm trying to decipher the latest from chp. let me show you the video, why we were concerned about 680, which was completely closed southbound. there's that rig that hit that center divide. they have to repair that cement and clean that diesel spill. look at the map, still jammed up. chp gave an update, but it doesn't sound like the lanes are yet open. they're working to right that rig and clear it. should be another half hour or so, very slow through concord, scott. the rest of your bay, not so bad. >> another local news update, coming up in a half an hour.

from nbc news this is "today" with kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> so close, everybody. it is thirst day thursday,une the 26th, 2014. jenna bush hager is back again. >> i'm back. >> you know what, you have been doing such a great job. >> on mondays it is such a huge day today in the united states of america because today is the day the u.s. plays germany. it happens at noon eastern time. everybody is freaking out. you know what, let's do this. >> you know who is freaking out?

karen swenson. that's her. and her daughter. catherine and john. anyway, they've been talking world cup nonstop, okay? everybody is buzzing about it. >> i know. y'all are going to go watch it. >> we're going to watch it. you're going to be on a plane. >> i am going to listen it to it on the radio on the way to the airport. i'll be fine. >> you know who else is watching. will ferrell is so fun. anyway, he is gearing up for the game, so he gave us a little taste. let's take a look. >> usa! >> it's an honor to be playing tomorrow. >> i'm not a soccer player right now. i'm going to live up to the spirit of this american team.

>> you know what -- >> i love it. i love -- >> could there be a better pump-up speech than that? >> no. >> i will bite every german player if i have to. >> my mom is watching. she's, of course, been watching all the world cup games. my brother is totally into it. my sister who lives in dubai is watching. i want to show you a picture. she's so excited. in dubai they're getting ready. she has her usa shirt on. is my phone number showing? >> we hope not. >> she's number one go usa. >> we're really ready. there's a study out there, the "wall street journal" talking about it that talks about when men wear too much cologne, okay? does henry wear it? >> henry wears cologne, but he does not wear too much cologne. you know why? if he wore too much, mama would say take it down. >> you don't like it?

>> too much cologne is naseating. >> i hope i'm not offending any of the gentlemen here. >> too much cologne in a ton fined space. i think it's in a confined space. in an elevator, in a car, on a plane. >> too much of anything, right. >> since we love will ferrell, can we show that clip. remember when he was doing the cologne bit? let's watch. >> it's called sex panther. it's illegal in nine countries. >> yep. made with bits of real panther so you know it's good. >> it's quite pungant. >> oh, wrau. with a formiddable scent that stings the nostrils. in a good way. >> brian, i'm going to be honest with you. that smells like pure gasoline. snoo they've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works every time. >> that doesn't make sense. >> i'm sorry. >> we're just watching will

ferrell movies. let's just do that. >> for the whole hour. why not? have you ever been in a situation where you are either in a cab or an elevator? >> i just hold my breath or hang my head out the window in a cab. i have never said anything to anybody. have you ever said anything to a stranger? >> not to a stranger, no way, but what do you think makes men put on way too much? >> i think either, a, it's summer, they're hot, and i think they don't smell great so they think a few more extra squirts will be good. it's never good. i think they're going out. usually they're -- i also do think certain cultures like more perfume. >> i think it's the pictures of the hot men in the ads with the abs on the beach that inspire my husband to wear a lot. >> what do you mean? >> you have never seen the ads for a calvin klein cologne? it's got like the six-pack. i believe that henryjgc thinks i spray more, i will look like that. >> is that what he thinks? >> henry, do you think that? >> henry is not here.

>> he could be somewhere out there. >> here's kind of an interesting story. this freelance journalist wanted to figure out beautiful means different things in different countries really. he decided to take a photograph and send it to different photojournalists around the country and ask them to photo shop it to see what is beautiful to them in their country. here's a look at the original. this is a plain photo. >> which, by the way, i think she's beautiful. >> with not a stitch of makeup on. >> here's what some of the photo shoppers did. here's the wraits. big hair. light make-up. >> we have people -- here's argentina. pretty. it's interesting, isn't it? philippines. >> wow. morocco. >> interesting. >> uh-huh. >> anyway, she received over 25 photo shopped photos so [çmfar. it's so interesting because beauty really is different. >> you know what i think is interesting. when i saw the first picture was where she looked the most beautiful. i feel like that's just

culturally, you know -- >> without a stitch on. >> i grew up with a mom that bought makeup from walgreens. she didn't care about makeup. >> i remember specifically going to church when i was maybe in sibt or seventy grade and i was excited because we had something at church. i put makeup on of my mom's, and i came and i sat in the car, and my dad wouldn't let me go. >> what did he say? >> i looked like a clown. >> you put it on yourself? >> two little rouges and the blue stuff. i mean, i think maybe if i knew how to do it well, he probably wouldn't have known. >> remember the bonnie bell lip gloss. everybody loved. the watermelon and the strawberry. the rolling ball. you could always get away with that, fine your parents wouldn't let you wear makeup. >> chap stick. when was your first? >> i was late. i think i wore it in high school a little, and i always tried to wear lipstick because my mom said you don't have lipstick on? put your lipstick on. >> my mom -- at a meal she'll be, like, putting her lipstick

on. there's something about -- >> women and lipstick. my mom -- even when i go jogging. i'm going out running. how? what do you mean? like this? i go yes. go put some lipstick. oh, my god. i'm going to the gym. i don't need lipstick. >> but you never know who you might run into. sfwroo i had this situation last night, actually. >> what? >> on the walk home from a restaurant where i was feeding my child mila some spaghetti. i had spaghetti on my ankles on my nice purse, all over my face, and i run into tey diggs on my street. he said i know you, but i don't know how. i said, hi, i'm jenna. mila, watch this. mama's got it. he said you have some green stuff in your teeth. he said good to see you, but you have a lot of green things in your teeth. then mila laughed, and called it a night. oh, i was eating spaghetti. i have to give her a bath. bye-bye. >> i'm surprised he said something. i think it takes a strong guy to

tell you. don't you hate when you have visited with lots and lots of people and then you get home. >> i got home, and i still had stuff in my teeth. >> of course, you did. >> it was like some sort of jungle up in there. >> all right. let's move on. "the facts of life" reunion. here's a great reunion, all right? how about this? blair. do you remember blair? mrs. garrett. look at blair and mrs. garrett. all right. her name is lisa welchell and -- put it on instagram, and, anyway -- >> my question is, though, is this going to air? >> i hope so. >> well, next month lisa is starring with kim fields who played tuti. remember her? >> i loved tut i. >> on hall park. it was 1979 to 1988. >> i remember watching "the facts of life" halloween special, and barbara and i were scared. it was a comedy, but we were like -- >> what were you scared of? voo we were, like, 5, and anything that was, like -- there was a ghost or something in the

dorm, and barbara and i could not sleep, which just shows maybe -- >> all right. here's one of those great feel good pieces of video. pope francis was driving through italy on his country road. he looked out of his window, and he saw some signs asking him to bless an angel. he got out of the car and he found this young disabled woman named roberta. let's take a look. >> i love this. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's one of the things that just makes you want to cry. >> especially, you know what, he is so unique in that way because -- >> i love this pope. >> look at the car he is riding in. he pulled over on a country road when he saw signs. i mean, that tells you everything about the guy. >> you know, you can say i'm one with the people or, you know, but he really is.

>> he shows it. we're going to end up with a little i-hoda. >> oh, good. >> i told i love the zach brown band. i hate to keep going with them. i can't help it. i keep listening in my apartment over and over. this is a song by the zach brown band with great harmonies called "sweet ann whereie." >> okay. >> crank it up in your house. ♪ sweet annie ♪ can i stay with you a while ♪ because this road's been putting miles on my heart ♪ ♪ sweetheart i've been living in a fantasy ♪ >> here comes the best harmony. ♪ my bark will lose its bite, but don't give up on me ♪ >> ready. here it is. ♪ sweet annie >> so good. i agree with you on your country

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lot. the most useful thing was warren being a pathological narcissist recorded himself, made audio tapes of everything. he used to be a school lesson. these bizarre sessions he would train his wives, essentially what was expected of them sexually but also in religious doctrine. i got to hear hours of his tape, of his voice, and i kind of -- his personality -- i would listen over and over to define his voice and his personality. >> oh, gosh, scary. how did you get that personality? i was freaked. how do you get that personality out? what did you do to separate? when you were filming this from are warren? >> it's what we do as actors. some of it was hard. some of the scenes are really awful, the way that, you know, in this community women are subjugated anyway. it's a culture that women are

almost like slaves. he took it to another extreme. this is really uncomfortable stuff. >> let's talk "scandal." now we're done with that. season four is approaching. anything, any tidbit, any crumbs, any details? >> i know nothing. i'm just telling you people. >> you know nothing? >> no, i don't. here is why. shonda doesn't tell us. really they work on the scripts until the last minute. i really think shonda and our team of writers are constantly creating new ideas, so new stuff happens all the time. we don't know until a couple days before we start filming. >> we heard kerry washington harasses you, plays practical jokes with you on the set. harassed. >> she likes to cheat me. she mocks me. i can't even -- >> you can't even explain. >> one of the funny ones was -- this is kind of embarrassing.

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before 9:00 on bryant street between division and alameda streets. the pipe burst is believed to be part of the high pressure emergency firefighter water supply system. the street was closed to traffic for about an hour, because the roads were so flooded. we'll have a lack at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

welcome back now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we had some rare june rain roll through the bay area and cool air is going to trail behind that front. as it continues to exit, i can

tell you, nice day shaping up along the peninsula. 73 degrees. 77 in the south bay. gradually becoming sunny. those clouds will decrease, as we head throughout the day today. you'll hit the mid-70s in the north bay. a little chilly out today in oaktown. and hey, tri-valley, 77 degrees. got to tell you, your temperatures are going to soar as we get into next week. i'll show you that forecast today at 11:00. first, let's check that drive. here's mike. >> bay bridge toll plaza is not the problem. the problem is walnut creek. here's our chopper video from overhead. we are still working to clear that fuel on the bottom of your screen. that's the southbound side and the dirt on the northbound side. i hear that one more of your southbound lanes should be opening. on your map, you can see it's very slow. we may have three lanes open in the next few minutes, as you travel south past main street, you're jammed up near concord. still a horrible situation there. a crash clearing from the east shore freeway, west 880, just past carlton. the rest of your bay is not so bad, but a look at the golden gate bridge, we still have some fog. be careful.

>> all right, mike, and germany leads usa, 1-0 after 69 minutes. more local news coming up in a half an hour at 11:00. >> and we are back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. we have our ambush makeovers for two lucky ladies plucked off the plaza and surprised with two hot new looks. >> they're going to look gorgeous because they're in the hands of our makeover team "today contributor and stylist to the stars -- >> everybody now. >> louis bakari, la, la, la,?jt, la. >> how about jenna bush hager knowing -- >> i watch the show. >> i like that about you. and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author, jen martin. >> how was it? how was the plaza today? >> it's a beautiful day, and it was -- the plaza was crowded. there were so many people to

pick from. the problem -- >> well, one of them, karen zilka, she's 62 years old from dexter, michigan. karen is a retired grandmother of five and keeps her daily beauty routine minimal. just face wash and moisturizer. her husband, mark, has been coloring her hair -- >> what? >> her hair for the last 15 years. >> that is amazing. >> mark has been coloring her hair. she's excited to see her professionally colored, styled new look. let's take a listen to her story. >> everyone looked at me and thought why didn't i put something different on today? surprise, you're getting a makeover. what do you think about all this? >> it's going to be fun. i'm a little nervous, but i'm looking forward to it. >> the best thing you told me outside is that your husband, mark, has been coloring your hair and has done it for the last 15 years. what do you think about him

giving up his job? >> i don't think he will mind. >> i'm happy for her. i'm excited. >> happy 13th birthday too. you ready to see a whole new grandma? >> yes, i am. >> yes, they are. she's here with her daughters. tracy and ashley. raise your hands. her granddaughter chelsea and her granddaughter's friend grace. >> here, please keep your blindfolds on. here's karen's before picture. all right. let's see the new you. all right, guys. take off your blindfolds. >> beautiful. >> wow. >> you ready? >> stand right here and look -- you can put your glasses on. >> you look beautiful. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> i like this. >> you look so great. karen, look here at camera 12, please. tell us about the hair. >>cle, karen, you're gorgeous, number one. what we did is we just added

fwlamor. your husband is a great colorist, by the way. he picked slightly the wrong shade. it was too light. it was washing you out. then we had greg do the haircut. a soft pretty layered look around your face. >> what do you think? what are you thinking over here? >> beautiful, mom. >> so pretty. >> oh, love it. jill, that dress looks tremendous. love it. >> well, i wanted to give mark a hot dress. aidan maddox. i love the black lace overlay on it. >> look at the back. >> the back is hot. >> you have a beautiful back. doesn't that look good? >> big round of applause for karen and her family. >> we have the next lucky lady. her name is diana lee. she is from benbrook, texas. oh, yeah. she's an i.t. specialist. she says that getting dressed up gives her more confidence so that this new look will be, of course, a welcome change.

this is her third trip to manhattan, and this southern, otherwise known as texas gal, says she's beyond excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity. let's see her story. >> well, this was a surprise for diane. we literally ambushed you on the plaza. what do you think about all of this? >> i think it's very exciting. i wasn't expecting it at all, but, you know what, i'm up for a new look. totally new hair and everything would be great. >> we like that. we do do whatever we want. >> almost, yes. i don't want a boy cut or anything like that, but -- pretty much anything. >> we're excited to have you. >> thank you so much. >> okay. she's here with her three cousins, megan, raise your hand. kevin, and brady. don't take off your eye mask yet, but diana, come out now. >> here's the before picture. >> come on, girl. >> come on out. ♪

>> okay. take off your mask. >> oh, my god! >> what do you think, brady? >> it's awesome. >> you want to see yourself. >> i do. >> let's see. >> oh, my -- >> what do you think? >> my hair looks awesome. the dress is beautiful. >> you've got -- >> you look hot. >> thank you. >> beautiful bod. >> look at camera 12. >> you look gorgeous. i mean -- you're going to be the hottest girl in texas. >> again, just totally reshaped her hair, gave her bangs instead of the wings that you had before. your new brunette hair which is so much more flattering to her complexion. a very soft natural look. she makes it all come together. >> and the dress. >> isn't it pretty? >> fabulous. gorgeous. >> always accentuate your best

part. you have a beautiful bustline and the shoes. >> we love the shoes. >> shoe dazzle. >> megan, you have tears in your eyes. >> i do. you look beautiful. >> really. >> let's bring karen back. a big round of applause for our ladies. >> do not blow your diet on the fourth of july. that barbecue. >> we're back to help you make smarter choices right after this. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducing the sleep number bed with sleepiqtm technology. it tracks your sleep and tells you how to adjust for a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down. you'll know cuz sleep iq™ tells you. only at a sleep number store, mattresses with sleepiq start at just $999.98. know better sleep with sleep number.

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week away, and a lot of you may be heading over it a friend's house for a barbecue or hosting one of your own. >> while you may be temped to throw out your diet for a day, you don't have to. you can still indulge in some of your favorites if you choose wisely. >> here to help us is nbc news health editor, very fancy, madeli madeline. >> you can indulge. it's all about smart choices. what we will do is have all of our visitors coming to our barbecue and offer some food. i'm going to describe these, and you're going to say which is fewer calories. i'll remind you. >> wait a minute. i hear someone at the door. [ doorbell ] >> okay. look who is here. an aunt louise. she's got -- one cup of each which one has fewer calories? >> pasta salad. >> you would be wrong. >> i was going to go with the other one, whatever it was. >> it was going to be potato salad because mayonnaise you can use less, and oil-based dressing

can be deceptive. >> i thought mayonnaise was fattening. >> who is there? >> oh, it's larry the father-in-law. larry has a lean burger with lettuce and tomato. then a hot dog that has sauerkraut. which is better? >> hoda. the one that is definitely lower in calorie says is the hot dog. >> see, i think the hot dog. that's right. that's right. it's something that if you use lean beef, that's good. a lot of people don't like that because it takes kind of dry. you can mix in some chopped up mushrooms for moisture, and hot dog is not a great quality protein, so have one, but it's all about portions. >> i do like to have two ribs or a quarter of -- >> two -- >> two of them.

that's where. >> chicken. >> the chicken is -- it's 380 calories for that chicken with the skin or 300 for the ribs. >> oh, look. our younger brother damian is here. with some libations. he has a wine cooler and a beer. >> i'm going with the beer. lower calories. >> hoda would be right. 150 calories. >> i know my alcohol, all right? >> a wine cooler is not a spritzer. it's actually got that sugar in there. >> i was going to say, i haven't had a wine cooler in a very long time. >> i know. >> who is there? >> who is it? >> it's candace, our co-worker, who is a fiber-rich girl. she brought some baked beans and some corn. which one is going to have fewer calories. the ear of corn or a half a cup of beans.

>> corn. >> you would be right. it's 100 calories versus 140. both are good, but it's hard to stop at a half a cup of beans. >> not for jenna. >> who? ? >> junior. >> it's little blake. >> blake? >> cupcake or brownie. >> the cupcake, definitely. >> i say the brownie. >> you would be right. the brownie. it's the frosting. the frosting -- what happens? >> is it a tiebreaker? >> the tiebreaker is -- >> who is it? >> linda has come to get some snacks. we have carrots and celery ticks or a half a cupful of chips and salsa. carrots. >> hoda is right. >> what did i win? >> you won a watermelon. >> jennawoy can have it. >> you're such a good sport, hoda. >> coming up, how a little summer can make it fun for your kids too. >> and what's a fourth of july party without drinks? >> refreshing cocktails will be

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now this summer your kids want to have fun, but there are easy ways to sneak in a little learning and prevent summer brain dane drain. >> your kids will be willing participants. here with fun ideas. expert and ceo and founder of ib wise.com catherine cohen. good morning. >> good morning, catherine. >> hi. >> it's an interesting debate, isn't it? some people think it's a good idea if kids go to school year-round because in the summertime they kind of get mushy and they have to get all caught up when they get back to school. that's an issue. >> they do. there's actually a report out by johns hopkins university school of education that says kids are learning at least -- they're actually losing two months of grade level math skills over the summer, and even more than that in their reading achievement. it is important to keep your kids' brains active during the summer, but there are creative ways to do that. >> some people are fighting for longer school years, but if that's not go about to happen,

then -- >> a lot of kids go to camp in the summer. is that enough to have your kids' brains clicking? >> they can go to camp, but i always find families plan a trip somewhere. they want to go away. here's a way to get your kids involved. they can help plan the routes and the costs and they can look up the history and facts of the places they're going. they're learning about geography. they're learning about financial literacy. they're learning about organizational skills. >> usually kids pile in the car and go to the beach and that's the end of it and that's the vaekz. >> it makes the vacation a learning trip is what you are saying. >> there are hands-on activities. gardening or baking. you are learning about science or you are learning about plants, nature. if you are baking, you are measuring things. you have having to learn about measurements. you have to read instructions. >> a lot of kids -- i know we're going to get to ask things, but minus that stuff, a lot of people are glued to vaidz video games. that's what's happening. it's summer. they play games. that can't be good for your brain, or can it be? >> well, i always say -- i like going back to the basics. i think board games and puzzles

are great ways for families to get together, and it actually helps them improve problem solving skills and social skills. some of my favorites are old school scrabble and boggle. it helps with vocabulary. >> scrabble, by the way, is also on-line. >> exactly. >> i obviously am a little biassed in this because my mom was a librarian, and it's in my dna, but public libraries are an amazing resource for kids. >> they are. oftentimes they'll put together book groups for kids so it's a way for kids to interact with their peers and keep up their reading over the summer. they do either activities for kids as your kids are doing language classes. >> her kids took language classes before -- >> she goes and sings little songs. >> she's learning -- >> am i tiger mom? >> let's talk about app that is can help our kids. >> all of the apps i'm going to give you today are free, and so the first one we're going to look at is from the world wildlife federation. >> this is for elementary

school. >> what's cool about it is you can look up endangered species all over the world. you will learn about conservation. what i love about it is it's interactive. it's 3-d globe. can you go around the world. let's choose a spot here. we can learn about -- okay. we're in madagascar. kids will remember this from the movie. that's great. >> let's move on to middle school kids. you say math ninja. >> this is actually also for elementary school kids. let's look at that. my rising second grader actually was on this last night playing with this. this is fun. basically you're a ninja, and you are in your tree house, and you have to defend your tree house from these cat and dog bots. as you eliminate them, some math problems come up. they sneak those in. >> sorry we have to wrap you. go to our website, and we'll have all the apps and everything. all great advice. >> thank you so much.

ice cold cocktails to serve at your fourth of july bash. >> i have two words for you. cosmo slushy. >> i like those two. sounds great to me. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> if you are inviting friends and family over for independents day or any party you could always stock up on wine and beer. >> why not really impress them with tasty cocktails? here with a few that are sure to be a smash is maureen, author of "the cocktail club." >> you have a great table full of terrific cocktails. shall we start? >> let's talk about the book club. >> you do this? >> we do this. this cocktail kicks it off. you're going to add prosecco to that. it's a bitter. it's just lovely with it. perfect for summer brunch.

this is my take on the spritz. >> cheers. >> you girls can taste that one. >> it's just so pretty. try not to choke. we have a few more to do. >> the next thing is our ginger blackberry smash. this is simple here. just a cup of water. a cup of sugar. you can just -- turn the heat up. you just want to keep that on the heat until it dissolves. this is fresh ginger. >> this simple here without the ginger, you can make it and keep it in the frig. it works for lots of cocktails. >> this here is our next thing. this is tequila. >> this is for three drinks. fresh lime juice. then this is the ginger simple here, which is cooled. you want to cool that. >> then shake it. >> into here we're going to add our creme here. >> i have always wondered how you make that. >> this is actually ginger and salt. like a margarita, but ground ginger on the edges. then we put a few blackberries

into each glass. we're going to smash them. >> this is good for a mojito too, right? >> if are you going to do a rim, you want to make sure you do that before you put anything in your glass. >> then pour this? >>. >> did you shake it? >> yeah. >> get that in there. then we just put a little -- >> that looks -- >> let's taste it. >> let's taste one of those. >> this is like a shot of tequila. >> cheers. >> cheers, girls. >> hmm. >> hmm. >> whoa. >> wow. >> strong for you? >> but delicious. >> so this is the cosmo slushy. >> i love this. >> vodka already in here. freezer safe dish. fresh lime juice again. it makes a big difference. then -- >> this is triple sec. orange flavor liqueur. >> throw that in the freezer. like this. >> it's slushy. it will never get totally hard because there's alcohol in it.

i'll give you just a little bit. put the pretty thing there. >> this is perfect for fourth of july, summer entertaining. >> in'f love this. this is my favorite. >> then, of course, appetizers and the cocktail club. these are vodka soaked tomatoes. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. all the recipes are on k klb and hoda.com.

and that breaking news is never has a loss felt so good. team usa advances in the world cup, despite just losing to germany, moments ago. portugal beat ghana, so team usa moves on from group play to the knockout stage, because of tiebreakers. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon in for kris sanchez. it was an ugly game because of the wet weather and their play. the u.s. didn't have many chances and even got into each other's way, leading to several bumps and bruises. but, again, the u.s. worked their way out of the group of death and advanced to the next round of the world cup. >> nbc bay area's stephanie chuang