it's going to happen again. >> partly cloudy skies. showers this morning. clearing tonight. maybe sound won't carry as far. >> chances of loud beyonce. >> 100%. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25. good morning. largest breach ever. more than a billion user names and passwords and another 500 million e-mail addresses stolen by russian hackers. some from websites you might use every day. so are you at risk? tragedy in the military. the family of the u.s. general killed by an afghan soldier he was training speaks out. >> the army as well as afghanistan and america has lost a true hero. >> what can be done to prevent insider attacks as u.s. troops withdraw from afghanistan. not again. a woman manages to board a plane without a boarding pass. bypassing security at the same

airport where that teenager snuck onto the tarmac and stowed away into a flight to highway. the tsa is changing its procedures. and watch your step. a man's leg gets wedged between a train and the platform. a crowd of commuters rushes in as video shows the power of the people. today, august 6th, 2014. >> from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. 7:00 on the west coast. can we put that video up again? all those people helping to push that train off that man. >> that could have been a horrifying story. it is really heartwarming.

>> we will tell you about that in a little the while. we want to talk about the top story. the massive theft of 1.2 billion user names and passwords from hundreds of thousands of websites. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. pete, 1.2 billion user names and passwords. this is like the keys to the kingdom. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the simple answer to that is no. the company that discovered this is a milwaukee company called hold security. it is not naming the sites compromised, but it's fair to assume it affected an enormous portion of the world's websites when you consider it's more than 1 billion user name/password combinations. and the entire internet has something like 3 billion users even though many of us use as many different combinations for different sites.

>> i read an article in the "new york times" and it says many of these web sites and companies are still vulnerable. have the websites been notified? >> reporter: some of them have, those that are the clients of this company. but we're not going to know which these firms were. the company isn't saying which of its own clients were affected because of confidentiality agreements it has with them and it doesn't want to single the others out. but this is a reminder if we needed one that it's best to assume that very little on the internet is secure. the bulk of the stolen data is not things like credit card numbers or names and home addresses. it's user name, password combinations, e-mails. all of which can be changed. so the experts say the best thing to do is assume the sites you visit have been affected and change your log in information even though that can be a big pain if you have a lot of them. >> thanks, pete. i remember the target issue breach. this is bigger.

>> unfathomable. we have another security breach to talk about at the airport. rehema ellis has more. >> reporter: this woman boarded a plane without a ticket. the same airport where the teenager stowed away in the wheel well of the plane. >> this can't happen. it happened again. >> reporter: but it did happen again. on monday, 62-year-old marilyn hartman bypassed the document checkpoint at san jose international airport finding a way to get onto a southwest airlines flight headed to los angeles without a ticket or a boarding pass. after the southwest plane landed at l.a.x., the flight crew conducted a head count. that's when they discovered hartman did not have a ticket. she was taken into custody by airport police and arrested. >> certainly san jose has training issues that i think it needs to fix. >> reporter: turns out hartman has tried this before. at least six failed attempts at san francisco international

airport in the past few months where she breached tsa security twice but never made it on board until now. it's the second major security breach at san jose's airport this year. in april the airport made national headlines when a 15-year-old jumped a security fence and flew to hawaii in the wheel well of a plane. surviving subzero temperatures during the five-hour flight. >> usually they would not survive for hours on end up there. so it just boggles the mind. >> reporter: on tuesday, the tsa released a statement about the most recent incident saying the individual was screened along with the rest of the aircraft. the agency initiated minor modifications to the layout of the document checking area to prevent another incident like

this one. now, southwest airlines released a statement as well saying they are working with all relevant regulatory agencies and their number one priority is the safety and security of their customers and employees. as for hartman, she faces misdemeanor trespassing charges and bail was set at $500. matt. >> thank you, rehemma. other big story we're following this morning, we are now hearing from the family of the army two-star major general who was killed in an insider attack in afghanistan. major general harold greene was gunned down at a military base, the highest ranking u.s. officer to be killed in a combat zone since vietnam. nbc's jim miklaszewski has been following this story from the pentagon. mik, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, matt. in his first 34 years as a soldier, this was general greene's first combat tour. his death sent shock waves through the army and the pentagon and a strong military family into mourning. outside his home in virginia, general greene's family issued a statement through an army spokeswoman. >> they believe that the army as well as afghanistan and america has lost a true hero today. he really believed in what he was doing over there. >> reporter: general greene's mission was to train afghan soldiers, but it was one of those soldiers who shot and killed him. greene led a group of american and coalition forces to this afghan military academy outside kabul. they were gathered in a courtyard inspecting a new water tank when an afghan soldier concealed in a nearby barracks opened fire with a machine gun. general greene was cut down and killed. eight other americans were wounded. the assailant was killed by return fire. u.s. helicopters flew in to retrieve the dead and wounded. >> it's a terrible day, terrible tragedy. we haven't seen in the course of the last year. >> reporter: more than 100 american soldiers and marines have been killed by so-called insider attacks. afghan soldiers turning their guns on americans. as american forces withdraw from afghanistan, the number of attacks has declined.

u.s. military officials warn it will never be eliminated. >> if we leave 5,000, 10,000 u.s. forces widely scattered across this gigantic dangerous country, we risk an escalation on insider attacks and abductions. >> reporter: as a two-star general, greene was a soldier and a scholar with three masters degrees and a ph.d. he was the highest ranking active duty soldier to be killed in a combat zone since vietnam. greene's entire family has devoted their lives to the military and the army. his wife is a retired army colonel, a son, an active duty army officer at ft. sill. the u.s. military investigation into general greene's death is well underway. matt, savannah. >> all right. jim miklaszewski at the pentagon, thank you. we have new numbers on the

ebola outbreak. the two americans treated for the disease in the u.s. are showing signs of improvement today. we have nbc's kate snow with more on where they are treated in atlanta. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. nancy writebol and dr. kent brantly are both waking up in the same isolation unit here this morning. this as nancy writebol's two sons were waiting for her here in atlanta tremendously relieved when she got off that plane. one son saying he just needed to be with mom. this was the world's first glimpse of nancy writebol as she was wheeled into an isolation unit on a stretcher encased in protective gear. her husband david was watching on skype still in liberia. the head of the relief organization she works for came to be with her in atlanta. >> nancy has arrived safely. let me just take a pause here. and samaritan's purse and s.i.m.

are so grateful. >> reporter: writebol is a personnel director, but when ebola hit, it was all hands on deck. she would spray down the hazmat suits doctors like kent brantly wore when they treated patients. johnson says he doesn't know how either of them got sick. >> for her to be a stretcher is not an indication of where she is with ebola, it's an indication she is very, very weak. >> reporter: still she has walked and ate a yogurt before boarding the plane home. and that may be thanks to an experimental therapy. z-mapp is grown inside modified tobacco plants in kentucky. other ebola patients haven't had access to it and the epidemic is only getting worse leading british airways to temporarily suspend flights to and from liberia and sierra leone. delta advised passengers flying out of liberia and into nigeria to allow extra time for health screenings. experts are very worried by the spread of ebola to nigeria, one of the most populated countries on earth. >> i think that we started our

remedy or preventive measures rather a bit late. >> reporter: a liberian-american who died of ebola after flying to nigeria was not immediately quarantined and now more people who had contact with him have symptoms. and this morning we're learning that a nurse who treated that man has died and one in saudi arabia suspected of ebola has passed away and a spanish priest is flown to spain and suspected of being treated for ebola. savannah and matt. >> kate, thank you very much. for the first time former taliban prisoner bowe bergdahl will be formally questioned by an army investigator today about his disappearance and eventual capture in afghanistan in back 2009. this is the first picture of him since his release. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at ft. sam houston in san antonio. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning.

sergeant bergdahl returns for regular duty here at ft. sam houston last month assigned to a desk job. his lawyer says he's had no problems with any of his fellow soldiers. but today he will be grilled about his intentions the day he disappeared five years ago. these new pictures are the first public glimpses of sergeant bowe bergdahl since he was released from captivity in exchange for five taliban militants more than two months ago. >> i think it's been a smooth transition for him particularly when you consider the fact not long ago he was living in unimaginable set of circumstances. >> reporter: today for the first time bergdahl will share his side of the story with major general kenneth dahl, appointed to investigate bergdahl's 2009 disappearance in afghanistan. >> i don't think he thinks of himself as a hero. >> reporter: eugene fidel is bergdahl's attorney. >> at least some things people have said about my client have been unfair and outright false. >> reporter: did he desert?

>> that's a question we're not going to get into because we're not going to try the case on television. >> reporter: former sergeant and platoon mate josh horner told savannah bergdahl abandoned his post. >> he became disillusioned with everything. >> reporter: he now says he spoke by phone with general dahl last week. >> general dahl was very specific about my entire service history, about bergdahl and all of my interactions with him. >> reporter: military officials still don't believe bergdahl's met with his parents though it's hard to say for sure since he's been allowed to leave the base freely. >> if it's true he hasn't, i find it extremely odd. maybe says a lot about either him or his family or both. >> reporter: his attorney won't say whether bergdahl has met with his parents calling it a private matter. he did say bergdahl wants to get on with his life and perhaps go to college. after this round of questioning, the investigating general will make a recommendation about whether bergdahl should be charged. matt and savannah, back to you. >> gabe gutierrez in san

antonio. gabe, thanks. natalie is here now with some relative calm in the middle east. >> yeah. let's hope that 72-hour cease-fire appears to be holding so far. the egyptian brokered truce into the second day is remaining in tact unlike several before. israelis have pulled their forces out of gaza. but they haven't gone far. many taking defensive positions in case things flare up again. vladimir putin says his government is preparing for retaliation against western countries. in response to recent sanctions. putin said the response should be carefully crafted to avoid hurting russian consumers. russia's been recently hit by sanctions by the united states and the european union as punishment for its support of the separatists in eastern ukraine. well, some tense moments for passengers on a plane out of newark tuesday night. united airlines flight was en route to brussels but it was forced to land in nova scotia

after a fire broke out in the galley area. the boeing 777 landed safely and crew members used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames before landing. 58-year-old william lambert has been charged with driving while impaired. the force sent the traffic light crashes to the ground injuring several on the sidewalk. investigators are still trying to figure out how it happened. take a look at the video. it is called power in the numbers. a man was trapped between the train platform as we showed you earlier. the platform at train station in perth, australia. the gap was so tight, the man could not remove his leg. some crew members rallied passengers to get out and push the train.

it worked. the man wiggled free and was not hurt in all that. hopefully, you see that gap and i tell my kids, stay far from the gap. big step over it. >> i would love to see everybody coming to his aid. >> a lot of thank you notes. >> jimmy fallon might be able to help. >> right. mr. roker. double barrel trouble in hawaii? >> that is not easy to say. for the first time in three decades. two tropical systems about to hit hawaii. hurricane iselle right now 745 miles east of hilo. 90-mile-an-hour winds. moving west afternoon 13. then hurricane julio. 1750 miles east of hilo. moving west/northwest at 17. iselle comes across the big island and hit thursday afternoon at 8:00.

65-mile-an-hour winds. a lot of rain. we are going to be looking at storm surge and looking at anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of rain plus 5 to 6 foot swells today. rip tides. heavy rain on thursday. then julio should stay to the north and that would be good news, but again, we will continue to watch this as the day progresses. by sunday it should be out of day progresses. by sunday it should be out of harm's way. ♪ ♪ hanes. a perfect fit for every body. now in colorful new styles. ♪

right now, watching light rain pushing away from san jose. showers west of the golden gate and all activity will slide on off towards south and east, giving way for mostly cloudy skies to clearing as we head through the afternoon. skies clearing passing lunchtime north to south, later today, high temperatures climbing into the low 80s near san jose. mid 80s near saratoga. low 70s san francisco. and santa rosa, highs in the low 80s. mid-80s near tri-valley. >> that's your latest weather. >> carson, so exciting to see you. >> you've got a guest in the orange room. >> we do. we have the results of a new nbc/wall street journal poll. and we've got a special guest. our political director, chuck todd is joining me in the orange room. good to have you here this morning. let's start right into the poll. what was the overall sort of takeaway or the general sentiment? >> it's not just an angry public. it's not just a frustrated

public at washington. it's almost an exasperated public. we use this poll to try to understand how hard was it to dig out of the great recession. these people are angry and fed up with washington and throwing up their hands. >> there was one question asked in particular that caught your eye. >> it did. we asked are you so upset you would carry a protest sign for a day. 57% said they would. we also said, okay, what would that sign say. >> let's break it down into parties. we'll start with the democrats. what was the word cloud to represent that? >> this is what democrats, most democrats would put on the sign. they said a lot of things. the biggest thing, do your job, congress. stop republicans, focus on our own country. that has to do with foreign policy. check out what republicans would put on their signs. enforce laws and impeach obama. the whole idea of impeachment, something republicans are talking about. >> that's a staggering number. to get off your couch and get out for a day and hold a sign. people are fed up. >> they are. and they're upset washington is

not doing their job. over 70% thinks washington should be doing more for the economy. >> the question from the orange room, what would you put on your sign? let us know #protestsign. back to you. >> thank you. appreciate it. coming up, how much do you like your boss? why employees of one supermarket chain are walking off the job. some even being laid off now to get their fired ceo reinstated. then did a champion power boat racer fake his own death? why police believe he staged and accident and could be on the run this morning. but first this is "today" on nbc. t this is "today" on nbc.

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to send your kids back in style. like our exclusive shimmer print converse high-tops. anybody sitting here? only at famous footwear. famous footwear. victory is yours. very good morning to you. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. several cars for sale are totalled. around 3:00 this morning, out of control driver went through a chain link fence, off of 680, before landing upside down on top of cars at infinity dealership in concord. the driver was arrested of after being checks out at the hospital. crews put out an early morning fire at senior assisted living facility. they were able to keep flames to the office building at the atria willow glen senior living center. none of the people there were ever in danger. investigators are looking for the cause. a 62-year-old woman in jail this morning after she snuck on

to a plane at san jose international airport. investigators say on monday, marilyn hartman slipped past the document checkpoint on the second floor of sjc and boarded the southwest airlines plane without a boarding pass. this is the third time this year she has found a way to get through a security without a ticket. two other times at sfo. the tsa announced yesterday it has made changes inside the document screening area already. time to check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda, in for christina this morning. look at the radar, green. >> still watching rain, laura, leaving san jose, heading towards morgan hill and gilroy, should be the last of the widespread light rain through the bay area. we'll break out clearing skies, heading into the afternoon, clouds begin to clear from north to south later today. so, by the afternoon, see partly cloudy skies in the south bay. take time for clouds to break up, highs in the low 80s around san jose. low 70s, closer to san francisco into the north bay, highs near 8

on pleasanton up to 87. areas near tri-valley and east bay, crash on southbound 680 approaching main street, walnut creek, causing slowdowns southbound on 680 and accident there just past the bay bridge toll plaza, causing delays. you can see traffic stacked up, accident in number 4 lane past the bay bridge toll plaza. >> thank you for joining us as well. back with another local news update in half an hour. get a chance tone joy wednesday morning.

♪ back now at 7:30 on this wednesday morning. it's the 6th of august, 2014. there is "today" sunrise shots and there is "today" sunrise shots. this is reed wiseman sharing this. >> very cool. >> we may have a winner. we may have a winner. >> he got on the trampoline to get that shot. >> and here's washington, d.c. pretty sunrise there as well. good morning. >> letdown. >> bar high, people. >> let's take a look at what's making headlines this morning.

did you hear about this? russian hackers have managed to steal 1. 2 billion user names and passwords. while specific websites have not been revealed. change your information to be safe. a hopeful sign israeli/palestinian representatives are in cairo for key peace talks. trying to negotiate a long-term agreement before a 7 -hour cease-fire expires. former taliban prisoner bergdahl meets with attorney gener general. first pictures released since he was released from captivity. coming up, she's conquered reality tv, as well as social media. now kim kardashian can claim one

of the most popular app. katie holmes on "the giver" makes a rare appearance in our studio. we begin with massive protests over the firing of one supermarket chain's beloved ceo. thousands of workers have walked off the job. they're calling for the return of their former boss. many are going unpaid for three weeks to do so. nbc's ron mott is in summerville, massachusetts, with the big story up there. >> reporter: good morning to you. there are 71 market basket stores here in this region. the scene is pretty much the same at all of them. protests line up outside. aisles inside are free of shoppers. all because workers want their boss back. for a third straight week now, workers are voicing their displeasure about their boss losing his job at family-owned market basket supermarket chain and they say they don't plan on going silent until he's back. >> you have middle class folks standing up for a rich guy.

why are you doing that? >> i would say he's a wealthy man for sure but he's one of the people, one of us. he knows all his employees' names, he comes in and talks to customers. >> reporter: arthur was fired in a long, simmering family feud by a board controlled by his cousin, arthur s. many of the company's 25,000 employees are so loyal to artie t., as they call him, they've risked their livelihood for him. this man put in 25 years and was recently fired because they say he was harming customers. >> he gave us profit plan, he's wealth in more than money. he's wealthy in the love and devoigs. >> reporter: that love hasn't been lost on market basket customers. posting their receipts with revenues down reportedly $10

million a day during the unrest. empty aisles, empty stores. >> no one is buying it. we can't bring it into the store if no one is buying it. same with seafood, meat. >> reporter: they have told the hundreds of workers who have walked off the job, they're welcome back, as they are looking at offers to buy the chain, including one from artie t. workers say they're keep it up. >> we want artie t. back. we're going to keep doing what we're doing. our family supporters 100%. >> reporter: nbc news obtained an internal memo from headquarters to store managers that says because store revenues are down significantly, staffing levels should be adjusted accordingly, which could mean staff layoffs. >> ron mott, thanks. >> let's get a check of the weather right here. >> from this guy to this map, heavy showers and thunderstorms

we're talking about, along a frontal system. basically, we're looking at a boundary zone here. we have this warm, moist air coming up from the south. cooler air making its way down from the north. along there we're looking at heavier showers and thunderstorms from des moines, iowa, omaha, into parts of eastern nebraska. we're watching strong storms push in. also the jet stream up to the north. so, we've got temperatures in the 100s and 90s through the south. i mean, it is going to be toasty and warm and humid. memphis, 96. it will feel like 101. factor in humidity in jackson, 99. valdosta, georgia, it will feel like 102. the hottest air, though, comes in tomorrow. valdosta will feel like 104. dallas, 106. even though air temperaturewise you'll be above 100. same in san antonio. and we're also feeling the effects of bertha off the east coast. rip currents stretching from new jersey into new england.

all things may seem humid here, nothing like seeing on the gulf coast or around texas. we have light rain, still moving away from san jose into morgan hill, gilroy. that will continue to track on off toward the south and east. gradually clearing skies. south bay the last place to break out all-out sunshine later today. 82 sans hoe. upper 60s to 70s san francisco. 80s east bay valleys. towards the weekend, a warm-up, highs around 90s livermore. >> that's your latest weather. now to a championship speedboat racer mourned after a tragic boating accident. but now police say the man may have faked his own death. tom llamas has that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. he gained fame by boating fast. but now police believe he may have staged an accident to escape criminal charges.

at first it sounds like a twist of fate. a man who races speedboats disappears after an apparent accident on a pontoon boat. of the two men on board, one swam ashore and told police his friend 45-year-old andrew bittle was missing. no body was ever found. and within a few days, egg harbor police issued this picture across new jersey saying they believe bittle staged an incident and that he is alive and well and on the run. >> i'm continuing the investigation as if he were still alive. >> reporter: in the months before disappearance, he was accused with counts of theft. believing he and a partner bilked partners in boat sales. nbc confronted that partner in february. >> just because you're accused of a crime don't mean you're guilty.

>> reporter: they were racing partners too. but the ultimate checkered flag for the overall weekend went to bittle. winning championships in the u.s. and the uk. >> five boats side by side. >> reporter: representing the racing series and has known bittle for years. >> he was in it to win it and he was super competitive. everyone liked having him around. he was great. >> reporter: authorities now worry that notoriety could help a fugitive. the police flier saying he has contacts here and abroad. if he's found, bittle may face even more charges. >> the boat he was allegedly thrown overboard on was stolen by the business he was part of. >> reporter: police and prosecutors are not saying any more at this time. we spoke to bittle's attorney but he said he could only speak

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don't mind the chair dancing that was just happening. that is one of the hottest apps around. have you heard of it? to live in a virtual kim kardashian world. when you do, you make her millions. now getting an online reputation for being more pay than play. here's joe fryer with that story. >> reporter: kim kardashian hollywood is one of the hottest mobile games. players troo i to replicate the unusual rise to a-list status. but that fame can come with a price. 11-year-old isabella norris

downloaded the game for free. then her mother got a bill totaling about $40. >> i was shocked. all of a sudden i see charges from itunes for kim kardashian. >> reporter: she learned they can make in-app purchases. but isabella said that wasn't clear. >> during the game i had no indication i'm being charged for anything. >> reporter: another mother who is an author said her child spent $120 which apple refunded. why is the kardashian app such a high earner? because it preys on children to don't know how much it's stealing from them. pure evil. it even caught the attention of stephen colbert. >> seeing americans throw away on a celebrity app is disturbing because i'm not that celebrity. >> it could be good for her brand because her brand is all about getting people to talk about her as much as possible.

>> reporter: one analyst predicts the game could make $200 million a year. big bucks for the celebrity who's famous for being famous. game maker glu mobile said the game is not in any way designed to deceive players and intend unintentional purchases. to keep this from happening, apple says parents can disable in-app purchases or require a pass code to download an item. as for the norris family -- >> i told my daughter to stop playing the game because we don't need to give kim kardashian more money. >> reporter: to them, it's game over. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> i do agree this happens with my kids. if they have to buy something, it shows up in my e-mail or wife's e-mail. so then we stop it instantly. you shouldn't let it get ahead. >> your kids know your itunes

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>> busy room in the orange room. chuck todd in here earlier. we're talking about your 50 all week long. >> we are. >> on her twitter feed, she puts up words of inspirations. one of my favorites is down here. this one's great. you can tell me what inspired this. i tried to log onto my ipad. turns out it was an etch-a-sketch and i don't own an ipad also i'm out of vodka. words of wisdom. matt, we're going to start with you. >> that's a good one. >> i thought you'd like that one. >> the one is fame is an accident, riches take wings. only one thing endures and that is character. and that was by horace greeley. very nice. savannah? >> we all get to pick our quote. god has made everything beautiful in its time. >> very well said. >> natalie? >> i not events have the power make me happy or unhappy. i can choose which it shall be.

tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. i have just one day, today, and i'm going to be happy in it. >> i love it. >> al? >> darkness cannot drive out darkness. only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate. only love can do that. >> you guys are fancy. mine is just you are only as happy as your least happy child. it's very true in my house. >> why did i have the vodka quote? i had a decent inspirational quote. is it in here? >> she's so fancy. >> happy birthday. thank you. taco bell brought back these ronald mcdonalds and asked

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good morning, everyone. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. south bay police arrested the man who used a rock and shovel to break into a home in san jose's cambria neighborhood. arrested after a different burglary in morgan hill last week. sources tell us he's the same man in this surveillance video lobbing a rock through someone's window. he then broke in and made off with jewelry and electronics. police think he may be linked to other burglaries in santa clara county. embattled gun shop is closed, templar sports is moving, it's unclear where. it's a flash point between business owners and residents who did not want a gun store in town. the town council put a moratorium on any new firearms dealers in los gatos.

>> check in with rob. >> rain leaving san jose, moving into horgan hill and gilroy, heading off from the north the south. should clear through in the next hour with skies clearing around south bay, highs close to 82 in san jose. mid-80s saratoga and morgan hill. san francisco, seeing highs in the upper 60s, low 70s today. 80s around santa rosa and pleasanton. skies clear and out dry out and warm up. tri-valley, livermore, 82 on saturday. now speaking of the east bay, crash southbound 680 main street, things clogged up around walnut creek. you can see slowing as you head towards san ramon and dublin to the south. another accident here past the bay bridge toll plaza, number 4 lane, traffic there slowing down with metering lights on. you can see the slowing on the approach there. also slowing westbound 580 approaching the 580/680

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thoet ♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, remembering jfk jr. 15 years after his tragic plane crash, never-before-seen images of him and his wife caroline, as close friends recall time spent with that glamorous couple. >> they were young, happy, beautiful couple who were in love. plus, katie holmes live in studio 1a on her high-profile role in the summer's next big blockbuster. . and sex, love, and intimacy after 50. >> how many times a week do you guys have sex? >> hoda gets the truth from some

very honest couples today, wednesday, august 6th, 2014. ♪ >> happy 1st birthday to paulina! >> it's our first time in new york. good morning, chicago! >> hello from kenya. >> des moines, iowa. >> we're bananas about "today". >> we're back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. and we have a huge wednesday crowd here in rockefeller plaza. families from all over the place. how about the the discussion hoda is having, sex, love, and incident mess after 50. >> you know, it's some very

candid -- just an open conversation. >> just a conversation, though? >> well, yeah. this is the "today" show. >> should have lindsay lohan as part of that discussion. remember what she said? >> she said that to you. >> no such thing as sex after 40. >> that's right. but she was just talking about you. >> apparently. >> anyway -- >> you know what i said to lindsay lohan, i mean miley cyrus. i don't know why i did that. that's weird. it was miley. either way. >> natalie is up at the news desk. >> all right. good morning guys, everyone. more than a billion user name and passwords stolen in the biggest data breach ever. russian hackers pulled off this massive heist of information for more than 400,000 web sites. the security firm that uncovered the breach tells the paper, many of those web sites remain vulnerable. reportedly the hackers have collected half a billion e-mail addresses. the tsa is looking into a major security breach at an

airport in san jose, california. they are trying to figure out how a woman bypassed security and got on a southwest airlines flight to los angeles without a ticket or boarding pass. the woman was arrested when the plane landed in l.a. officials say she had tried this at least six other times but never made it on board until now. it is the second major breach at the airport this year. in april, a teenager jumped a security fence and flew from san jose to hawaii in the wheel well of a plane. a tragic end in the seven of a missing oregon mother of two. general fur houston disappeared two weeks ago from her home in dundee, oregon. on tuesday her body was found near her suv. police say there is no evidence of foul play. an update on a story we brought you earlier this week. police in texas released security video of the heist from a woman's 3,000 square foot closet. and you see the burglar here walk in and began raiding three

floors of shoes, jewels, and fur. a million dollars in designer items were stolen. the home owner said she forgot to set the alarm last friday night. no arrests have been made yet. and now history making hire. the nba's reigning champs hired the first full-time female assistant coach. haley jackson has more on the milestone. >> reporter: less than two months after winning the nba championship, the san antonio spurs are once again making headlines by making history. >> i think this is a great step for women. >> reporter: in a game known for shattering back boards, becky hammond is shattering the nba's glass ceiling, by breaking into the league's boys club as assistant coach for the spurs. >> i've never looked at myself like i'm going to be the trailblazer, i'm going to do this and that. it's really all those people beforehand that blazed the trail

basketballwise that blaze the trail for me. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest moves for a woman across any of the big four pro sports, including the nfl, major league baseball, and the national hockey league. spurs head coach greg popovich praised her work ethic and interpersonal skills. not once did he mention her gender. >> he hired me because of my mind, because of the way i communicate with people. and i just happen to be a woman. >>reporter: she sharpened her skills in her 16 years in the wnba. eight in san santonio with the silver stars. now she has been given a different kind of shot. her name trending on twitter the. perhaps the next beck hammon is in my driveway. >> i am happy to be a role model to young girls that you can do anything you want to put your mind to. >> and if you've ever wondered what it's really like to get

bitten by a shark, why wonder that the i never knew. this is shot in 2013. it is just now being released because of shark week on the discovery channel. and this shows a nearly seven foot long cam being attacked by a great white shark with teeth like that, let's hope this is the closest look you're ever going to get. he's really going after that camera. 8:06 right now. let's get another check of the weather with al. sharp teeth. >> big chew toy. thanks, natalie. oh, my goalie. a happy 1st birthday. who is this? >> this is paulina. >> paulina. golly. she's 1-year-old. where are you from? >> corpus christi, texas. >> she is beautiful. i love that. that's great. all right. let's show you what we've got going on for today. pick city today, orlando, florida. wesh nbc 2. we've got hit or miss showers and thunderstorms right through

friday. temperatures getting up into the low 90s. we're also looking at omaha right now. you have showers and thunderstorms moving through. high of 78 degrees. but a lot of rain in the area. we're talking from boise all the way out to minneapolis, omaha. anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain. look for some showers also making their way into chicago due to our friend bertha moving away. also, by the way, happy birthday to jim corrigan. our camera guy. he looks great for a guy who is 63 but he is only 27. we're still seeing some showers leaving san jose. overmorgan hill in gilroy, heading off to the south and east, and that will be the progression of the cloud cover too, clearing from the north bay to south as we head into the afternoon, and high temperatures today, which should eventually climb into the low 80s around san jose, mid-80s near saratoga,

san francisco, upper 60s to near 70. a little humid outside, though, partly cloudy skies. and to the north bay, 81 in santa rosa, 87 in pleasanton, and your weekend forecast in view, we'll see temperatures climbing on up for pleasanton and livermore, low 90s by saturday and sunday. >> and that is your latest weather. >> isn't this a boisterous crowd? >> it's a hump day crowd! >> it is. >> they're lively today. coming up in just a couple minutes, katie holmes live in our studio will talk about a movie called "the giver." and then the never before seen photos of jfk jr. and his wife giving a glimpse into their relationship 15 years after their tragic death. and on this is 50, hoda sits down with couples for a frank conversation about sex and intimacy. does it really get better with age? we'll answer that question. but first these messages. trying to stay fit but miss real pleasure?

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i enjoy being liked. i have to be liked. but it's not like this compulsive need to be liked. like my need to be praised. >> michael scott from "the office" otherwise known as the world's best boss. experts say it's easy to spot a narcissist in life. ask one simple question. are you a narcissist. apparently it's that simple. researchers at indiana university says narcissists have great self-awareness and they aren't afraid to own up to the fact they are arrogant and narcissistic. >> how do you answer that question? >> yes, i am. >> narcissists come clean. >> probably because they think it's a great quality. >> yeah. they think they're great. >> are you a narcissist? >> i hope not. >> i strive to be. >> yes, you are. >> meantime, is your favorite

fashionista going to make the list this year? the international best dressed list in "vanity fair." look who is making the list for the first time ever. broadway, film, tv star man of all trades neil patrick harris. joining neil, pharrell. >> absolutely. icon. >> that hat right there. and idris elba. >> love him. let's get to what people really want to see. we're talking about the ladies here. lou pea that nyong'o. and cate blanchett appearing for her second time. kate middleton earning her place in the hall of fame. this is her fifth nod. she always makes the list. 40 honorees in all. to get the full list, go to today.com. >> has anybody been on the international best dressed list

here? >> matt has. >> quite an honor. >> are you a narcissist? >> yes, i am. >> well, one retired military dad wanted to make sure his daughter's surprise wedding proposal was perfect, so he made sure his future son-in-law stand front and center. >> you must promise me, commit to me you will love my daughter, honor her, respect her, support her. can you do this? >> yes, sir. >> courtney walker, front and center. do you have something to say to my daughter? >> yes, sir. >> carry on. >> of course she said yes and he made them both drop down and give him 20. the young airman proposed right after his air force graduation. >> i love that. so great. >> on tuesday we introduced you to little noah ritter. he is the 5-year-old boy who apparently stole the show during an interview at a county fair in

pennsylvania. this morning his fan club is growing. we're going to the orange room where tamron is with more. >> good morning. this clip of noah, we're now up to 2.9 million views. and like any big star noah's given a new interview and he's making a big confession. apparently is a big vocabulary word for a 5-year-old. >> what did you think about the right? >> it was great. and apparently i've never been on live television before. but apparently sometimes i don't watch the news. because i'm a kid. >> reporter: but in an interview with a local reporter at a pennsylvania fair, it's apparent that noah ritter has a handle on his favorite word. >> what'd you think about the ride? >> well, it was great. >> why? >> because apparently you're spinning around and apparently every time you get dizzy. >> reporter: and despite his

lack of experience -- >> and i've never, ever been on live television. i never ever be on live television. >> reporter: -- he's a natural. >> they just spotted me and boom they put me on the show. put me on this interview. >> reporter: noah admits he still has a bit to learn about the word that made him famous. >> no, i don't know how to spell apparently. i don't know what it means, but i use it. and wow. >> reporter: just a day after the video went up on youtube making the kindergartner a star, his 15 minutes of fame is dragging on longer than he'd like. as for a future in television, but for the time being he's just happy calling the shots on the playground. >> ask me a question when i get to the top. >> he's got a way with words. >> i be the way, he learned the word apparently from his mom. he confesses he can't spell the word. but he's cute. >> thank you, tamron.

>> and that is "what's trending" today. we're back in 30 seconds we're back now with katie holmes. she is heading back to the big screen in a new movie called "the giver." it's based on a popular young man who learns the power of memories. katie plays his mother. take a look. >> i can tell why you've been

acting this way. your injection levels are extremely low. i can correct this. and then we will address what's happened. >> i know that there's something more. something missing from our lives. no, not missing. something that has been stolen from me and from you. i don't know what it is, exactly. but jonas does. >> katie holmes, welcome. good to see you. welcome back after 13 years. nice to see you. i'm going to talk about the movie in a second, i want to start by talking about grace under pressure and calm when all eyes are on you. we were at a party together last week and you were standing on a roof deck and i watched five feet from you as your high heel got stuck between the beams of the deck. and you were three feet from a swimming pool when it happened and you could have easily gone right in. you remained calm. >> well, i remained slanted. i could not do anything else. >> i have to be honest, the

angel popped up on one shoulder and said rush in to help her. and the devil said wouldn't it be interesting if she fell in the pool. >> well, you listened to the devil. >> somebody did save you. i'm glad you're okay. this was a very popular book, "the giver." it's been around for almost 20 years. >> i did read it after i read the screen play. i didn't read it in school because i think i'm a little old. it wasn't happening then. but it's a great story. i'm really excited about the movie. we had a wonderful time shooting it. we shot it in south africa. >> as an actress, wouldn't you agree to play the role of a stuffed animal if you could be in a movie with meryl streep? >> absolutely. >> it's unbelievable. >> yes. i remember getting the call, i was in the west village. whoever was around, i made some loud noises. >> it's about a futuristic society and you play a mom, which you are a mom obviously, but you play a mom to a young

man who is kind of pushing the envelope a little bit. not quite happy with the conformity in the society that he sees around him. tell me about the relationship. >> yes, well, my role is interesting because she's not only the mother of this chosen boy to receive these memories, but she's also the keeper of the rules. and she, you know, that's her job in this reality. and so the way i approached it was kind of like all mothers when a child is leaving the nest. there's a pain because they're experiencing things that you've never experienced maybe. and there's a lot. so that's how i approach the character. and, you know, what i like about this movie is there's just such a contrast between this at mat reality and what jonas is experiencing. >> i love this battle between conformity and those who like to shake things up a little bit.

are you one who conforms or shake it up in life? >> in life i'm a risk taker. i love adventures and new things. you know, the parts in this movie that made me cry when i saw it were, you know, when jonas is experiencing those memories of the first time you go sledding and you feel snow and, you know, just wonderful human moments. >> that are all gone. >> yeah. >> when you make a high-profile movie like this, it's great. it's a double edged sword. you go out and promote it. that means you have to do interviews and people are curious about you. do you think people have misconceptions about you when they meet you? >> well, i don't know. >> do you ever get that sense? >> well, you know, i think maybe just because cameras, you know, there's just -- we're living in an age where there's a lot of

pictures out there and people can kind of form their own opinions about pictures. >> do you think you surprise people? if the average person got a chance to walk up and shake your hand on the street, do you think they'd find you surprising? >> no. now they know i get my heels caught. they know i'm pretty much, you know, yeah. i ruined that if that was a misconception. >> for several years you were a very hard-working actress who became uber-famous for other reasons completely. did you ever think you would make a trade to go back to that person you were beforehand? >> i never really look back. i just approach life, i take it one day at a time. i'm really excited about where i am right now and this movie and i have another movie called "miss meadows" coming out this fall. i've had some great creative experiences. i'm just excited about the future. >> do you look at your life in

terms of chapters and if so what is this chapter right now? what would you call it? >> i don't know. i don't look at it in terms of chapters. i really, i'm just very grateful and i love, you know, i'm excited about this movie. >> i was reading about you. you were on the cover of glamour mag zoazine recently. you talking about growing up in ohio. you have an 8-year-old daughter. can you give her the same gift of normalcy you were given as a child? >> well, you know, i think of course you try your best. i try very hard because i'm very grateful for my upbringing and my parents and siblings. i try to do what they did for me for my little one. the most important thing for me

is letting her know how much -- how proud i am and that her accomplishments mean everything. you know, whatever i do is just whatever. it's really just about her. and that's what i think is the most important. >> this movie is great. i love the whole premise of this. and this one i think opens next friday. it's the 15th of august. >> yes. >> katie holmes, good to have you back. don't make it so long next time. >> i won't. thank you. and coming up, the love story of jfk jr. and his wife. never before seen photos of that couple. and plus hoda is turning 50. remind us what we're talking about today, hoda. >> we've got a big one. this is a doozy. sex and intimacy at 50. i get some couples to open up about it. happy birthday to me.

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a south bay politician hopes a new bill will help officers stop gunmen in their tracks and prevent more mass shootings. san jose congressmen mike honda will hold a news conference this morning to introduce a law making it illegal for civilians to own enhanced military grade body armor. this specific type of armor is used by law enforcement and the military, but has also been used gi gunmen in mass shootings, like the one inside a colorado movie theater. i want to check on our morning commute and rob mayeda pulling double duty. we're so appreciative. you've got a look at it here in for mike. >> still watching slowdowns

after a crash on 680 at main street and walnut creek, which has been cleared, but residual slowing down 680. around the bay bridge toll plaza, still some slowing after an earlier accident there just past the toll plaza, westbound at lane number four. and we can show you how that looks down at ground level. you can see with traffic backed up and the reading lights on, that's just past the bay bridge toll plaza, is where you're seeing that traffic backed up due to the accident in the fourth lane. 580 approaching 680, passing livermore, we're seeing reduced travel times, at times down below 30 miles per hour. it's the commute you're seeing right there from the 580/680 approach, you're looking at those speeds in the mid--

♪ 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the 6th of august 2014. that means one thing. in two days we are going to be getting fancy. fancy, fancy, fancy. iggy azalea will be here to take over the stage.

>> come on. >> talking about music, you know what happens tonight? >> lester holt getting down wih the roots. he's going to be on the tonight show with jimmy fallon. check out lester playing with the roots. that's tonight at 11:35. right here on nbc. you know who's got game? lester's got game. >> he grew out his aftro. it's cool. meantime, coming up, are your travel reward points adding up because you never seem to use them? we'll show you how to cash them in and big changes coming down the pipe. and of course as the hoda 50th birthday month continues, hoda will be tackling the intensetive subject of sex and intimacy. why some couples say actually

this could be the best chapter of your life. log on and send her your questions about everything. everything. >> no holds barred. hey, hoda and carson. >> hoda has got one of your favorites here. what is it today? >> okay. the cd from the broadway show "beautiful" is amazing. i've been there five times. i love it. so i hope you guys enjoy the music. >> we just want to say that your friends over at "beautiful" love that you support the show. they wanted to send you a little gift. how about jesse mueller. jesse, where are you? come on out. the star of the show herself from "beautiful." tony winner. >> oh, my god.

thank you for coming. >> are you kidding? you're our super fan. >> i'm like your weird stalker fan. >> we know you probably have your own copy of vinyl, but we don't think you have your own vinyl copy of "beautiful." >> and you all signed it. >> happy birthday from us to you. >> all right. thank you, jesse. >> next time you come, we made you an official dressing room plate. see. with the font and everything. next time you're here. >> thank you, jesse. >> thank you. happy birthday, hoda. more birthday celebration. over to al. >> thank you so much. got a young birthday girl here. you are ten years old. what's your name? >> jane. >> and where are you from? >> north carolina. >> who's here with you? >> my sister, my mom, my dad, and my grandma.

>> let's find out about your weather for today. we're looking at wet weather moving into the northeast later. some showers making their way from nevada on into the central plains. more rain through the gulf coast. look at the showers making their way in the upper midwest, upper ohio river valley. sunny skies in the northeast. and another along the west coast. 73 in los angeles. 71 degrees in san francisco. that's what's going on around g on around the country. we're watching some light rain moving out of the bay area, as we head through the afternoon today, with gradual clearing from north to south, and eventually highs that should climb into the low 80s, closer to san jose, upper 60s to near low 70s around san francisco, and to the north bay, we'll see highs in the low 80s this afternoon, upper 80s around the tri-valley, later on today. and the temperature trend is going to climb in the tri-valley for your weekend. we'll see temperatures climbing into the low 90s with mostly sunny skies and showers out of the forecast for your weekend

plans. >> got to love a kid who comes in an a-peeling outfit. now a new look at the relationship of john f. kennedy jr. and his wife carolyn bisset of their death. >> the couple is still captivating the public's attention. and now new photos are being revealed in "people." theirs was a high-profile love story. the son of camelot and a beautiful bride. >> this is a special couple who loved each other very much and were loved. >> reporter: now 15 years after the tragic deaths of john f. kennedy jr. and carolyn, new photos offer a private glimpse into their lives. >> this is the first time you're hearing from people who knew

them very well. >> reporter: it shows people aware of their fame but determined to live life their way. >> you will see pictures of them playing with friends' babies, really goofing around. just enjoying life the way any young couple would enjoy life. >> they were fun to be around. they weren't the type of couple that bickered all the time. there was no tension, really, between them. >> reporter: rose marie was john's assistant the last five years of his life. she wrote about the couple in her book "fairy tale interrupted." >> they were best friends and soul mates. they got each other. it was also a friendship. >> reporter: a friendship that included a healthy dose of humility especially when it came to john's infamous past. >> it was valentine's thirst year they were married, she had flowers sent from every popular blond of that era. like love pamela anderson, love

claudia schiffer. it was hilarious. >> the thing that the public at large didn't know was just how warm, how genuinely friendly and down to earth she was. what a supportive friend and colleague she was. >> reporter: they were a young, happy, beautiful couple who were in love. in his pre-wedding toast, he told guests carolyn changed his life in a way he never knew was possible. you can read up on those memories in the new issue of "people." >> you remember how tragic what happened was. >> and how it seemed unbelievable at the time too. >> that's true. thank you very much. up next, hoda explores the truth about sex and intimacy after 50. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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we're all right. we're back at 8:39. our special series "this is 50." this morning hoda and i will get right into it. a candid look at sex and in mace. >> fair warning. it could get risque for some. according to our "today" this is 350 survey, 37% of people are still having sex at least once a week, which i think is surprising. 45% are satisfied. we wanted to get to real couples to find out what was really happening in the bedroom. get ready. >> i would have to say better. >> better. >> it's better. it's more efficient. >> it's different. >> it's different. >> it sometimes can be very frustrating. >> soft and subtle. it's relaxing. >> we gathered here, where else, at the museum of sex in new york city. five couples, two sex experts,

and me having a no holds barred talk about s-e-x. and if the flames are still burning after 50. i want to know if people came to new york city to talk about sex. okay. raise your hand if your sex life is good. okay. so everybody -- almost everybody -- question for everyone. i'm start with david and gail. how many times a week do you guys have sex? >> three times. >> ken and joanie. >> i would say three to five. >> i like five. >> ken likes five. joanie likes three. >> on average, three. >> i will say three days. but you might get a bonus session is on one of the nights. >> cassandra, is that about right? >> that's about right. >> we're like once or twice a month maybe. >> once or twice a month. >> i think a lot of people watching this are going to look at you guys and feel terrible about their sex lives. because most of us, i hate to

say it, most of us feel like you guys. armando and lori, you have been married 22 years. >> 22 years. >> when you have been married that many years, isn't it the same old song? >> sometimes we will see we better check into a hotel and have hotel sex. because you just need to be somewhere else sometimes. >> i've done something myself the last year, which is i started ordering colorful men's underwear. and i wear that to bed now. it's great. >> what do you think when he walks in? >> i absolutely love it. >> you do? >> we had our two sex experts, dr. lauren striker and dr. steven snyder dig a little deeper with each individual away from the group. >> who do you think they turn on more, you or him? >> him. >> what's better about sex? >> knowing what you like and what your partner likes. >> i'm more comfortable with who i am, what i want. >> i'm much more comfortable discussing my needs with my

husband. >> just the real trust and just understanding. >> it's not about performance or quantity. it's more about the quality. >> do you have an orgasm every time. >> not every time, no. >> does it matter? >> no, it does not. >> while most couples keep busy in the bedroom, there's a flip side too. 24% of people in our survey said they never have sex. their partner doesn't want to or can't. >> what's the worst thing? >> the stamina. >> it's like firing blanks. >> the ability to be able to rise to the occasion is not quite the same. >> he is just not interested at all. >> i try to do things to compensate for that. i do a lot of cooking and cleaning and things of that nature. >> that doesn't usually work. the main thing a woman needs for her sexual self else stream is to feel desired. if you're not making her feel desired physically, it doesn't matter what else you do. >> is it the sex or the

intimacy? >> it's definitely the intimacy. >> when we talk about sex over 50, you already figured this out. you you have to appreciate that your bodies are not always going to cooperate. but as long as you appreciate the the fact that you can still be sexual and physical and intimate even if things are mott cooperating physically, it's all going to continue to be good. >> desire doesn't drive sex over 50. it is sex that drives the desire. >> if he was listening right now, what would you want to tell him? >> seriously? >> yeah, seriously. >> let's plan on doing it tonight before we leave here. >> not tonight. i'll be tired when we get home. >> okay. when i was first sitting with this group i felt crummy. i was worried that most people at home are busy. and i wondered -- you worry about the survey itself. >> well, i was surprised how much sex people said they were having. and impressed. >> either they're lying or they really are. just to know, if you're going to

volunteer to talk on a "today" show piece about sex, you're probably having it. so when i saw the group, i said everyone volunteered because it's happening at their house. >> we don't want to alien ate people might be thinking, oh, gosh, i feel terrible. >> they talked about the issues they had. because that's a reality. >> and colorful underwear. something to look forward to. >> you have to start wearing. >> that's right, al. >> taking the safe route. >> all right. in our next hour, our experts on hand to answer your questions about sex and intimacy after 50. yes, you can be anonymous. >> unless you don't want to be. >> then we will do a whole segment on you. are you going to answer those questions? >> no, dear. that is not my department. up next, are your travel rewards going to waste? the way to maximize your points and benefit from them. but first this is "today" on

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we're back at 8:48. are you making the most of your travel rewards programs? most of us have them from flying to hotels to points on your credit card, but a lot of us are squandering the full potential of those rewards. a lot of people aren't really getting the most out of these. 634 million travel rewards memberships. when it comes to the biggest, air travel estimated there are 10 trillion unused frequent flier miles and 20% or more are just wasted. >> it's so sad because millions and millions of dollars worth of flights or hotels that people

could enjoying. there's also some changing how they calculate miles. united and delta are going to be going to how much you spend versus how much you fly. so where the days of buying a flight really cheap from l.a. to london to get a lot of points, they're going to be where they spend. >> that's going to reward a business traveler more than a vacation traveler. >> whoever spends the most gets the most points. >> do you like our '70s airline seats? they even recline. don't get too comfortable. let's go over here because you've got tips for us. >> i do. >> our first one says use the tips for travel. don't hoard. >> don't hoard them. points programs they change and in some cases if they merge with another airline they can be canceled together. it's people will w all these unused points that lose the most. >> okay. i think i'm going to take a big

trip one day. but that doesn't happen. >> it doesn't happen. if you have a family of four, use it for one of the tickets. but use them. don't have a big balance. >> think twice before gifting. really? i thought that's a great idea. >> it's a great idea. the only thing is if you are going to gift, you're going to pay huge fees to put them into somebody else's account. you can still gift but use your own account and put their name on it. >> this was an interesting one to me. a lot of the point systems you can buy other things. you're saying it's better to use them for real travel. why? >> it's the best redemption ratio. if you are going to use them for an off-brand tv that's worth $200 and they ask you to redeem 50 noirng 50,000 points, that's bad. that should get you a minimum of penny per mile. >> that's a good point per mile or dollar per mile formula? >> a good formula is penny per

point or mile. >> all right. and then finally track the expiration dates. >> that's right. so many people have expiration dates but they have no idea what they are. so i use something that i call reward wallet. they'll notify you if your points are about toex pyre and if your points change. it's a great way to make sure they don't go to waste. >> and pay taxes and fees. they can add up. >> in some cases they're $500, $700. even if you have the points for taxes, don't do it. the ratio is terrible. >> and do your research. know the perks offered. >> there's way more than just points offered. coming up next, a summer camp here in the u.s. is really bringing israeli own palestinian kids together. it's happening at a time when common ground is hard to find. the story coming up. first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back now at 8:53 with a very special camp. every summer for 22 years now a nonprofit called seeds of peace has brought together israeli and palestinian teenagers. this year with the war in gaza it's taken on an even greater importance. here's andrea mitchell.

>> reporter: this looks like any other summer camp. teenagers playing games, friendly competition. but these teens are israelis and palestinians. more used to war at home than a peaceful campground in maine. three weeks of sports and intense conversation. kahir is a 16-year-old palestinian from east jerusalem. daniel, his jewish bunk mate is 15. >> i want them to learn that just like they most of them aren't terrorists. >> the conversations get difficult, get angry, get scary. but they're incredibly important. >> reporter: helping them along trained facilitators including former camp members including this palestinian. >> i hope that come out feeling more hopeful. >> it's the worst time to be

here and be away and in a sense it's the best time to be down dialogue. >> reporter: the idea is to build understanding amongst future leaders of conflict zones. this year the war in gaza creates huge challenges. >> they've seen all the madness on the streets and they carry everything with them and they've got the courage to come here to talk about it. >> i'm here to be the counselor for everyone. both israelis and palestinians. >> reporter: now the question is will the understandings they learn here survive when they go home to a war zone? 17-year-old salma is from gaza. >> i want my people and my brother to live in a safe environment. >> reporter: a ray of hope for a new generation learning lessons of peace. for "today," andrea mitchell, maine. >> great story.

>> that's a great idea. what do you have coming up? >> great ways to get out of debt that takes small steps. and continuing the conversation of the this is 50 conversation what sex is like. coming up with some of your questions. so keep those questions coming. >> remember we are on the air. well, good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a 62-year-old woman is in jail this morning after she snuck on a plane at san jose international airport. investigators say monday, maryland hartman slipped past the document check point on the second floor of sjc and bordered a southwest airlines plane without a boarding pass.

this is the third time this year hartman has found a way to get through security without a ticket. the other two times were at sfo. the tsa announced yesterday it's made changes inside the document screening area already. well, we will have another local news update for you coming up in a half an hour.

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from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, august 6th, 2014. hello to our lovely crowd out there. school is about to start, right? >> in some places it already started. >> florida and georgia. >> maybe getting in their last-minute summer break before back to school. i'm tamron hall along with natalie and al. willis -- >> what you talking bout willis? >> willie is off.

>> i like that. >> i can't believe i said that. >> willis geist. >> he will be back next week. >> rich uncle from the upper east side. that's a tv show. >> not bad. >> a lot going on today. >> willis geist. >> enjoy your vacation, mr. willis geist. let's start with a story out of california. a woman in san jose at the airport was able to board a plane and fly to l.a. without a boarding pass. after the southwest flight landed at l.a.x., the crew did a head count. that's when they discovered one more person here that did not pay for a ticket. >> so she's got to get through tsa -- >> somehow she got past security. >> -- and then get past the boarding gate. >> unexplainable. she was taken into custody upon

arrival. she had tried this before at san francisco's airport six times. you would think that would put you on some kind of list like alert. this is a woman who's tried to breach security many times. but what's crazy as i mentioned this is the second time this happened at the san jose airport. you may recall we told you that story, that 15-year-old who escaped security and flew to hawaii as a stowaway in the wheel well of a plane. he amazingly survived that flight. here's the statement from the tsa. the agency has initiated minor modifications to the layout of the document checking area to prevent another incident like this one. meanwhile, southwest airlines says they're going to continue to work with all of the relevant agencies. their priority number one, of course, is safety. and i couldn't believe this, but apparently this woman only is

facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge but bail was only set at $500. that's about a ticket. >> i don't know the state of mind and her health condition. with that said, she tried six times and to your point, al, you get through tsa which i don't know how that happened. you get through tsa, you get to the gate, you give them a ticket and it beeps or it doesn't. how does that -- i mean -- >> she didn't have a ticket to give them. >> you wonder if maybe it's -- >> she had no boarding pass. >> that's crazy. >> maybe she got on the tarmac. we don't know the circumstances surrounding. we'll find out more. >> but good news is they only need minor modifications. >> a good head count the old fashioned way. >> we've got one more person that we accounted for. >> something to celebrate today. >> yes. >> of course for women but men as well. finally the nba has its first

female coach. she's an assistant coach, but she is on that team and representing less than two months after winning the nba championships. the san antonio spurs in the great state of texas -- i had to plug -- hired the league's first full-time female assistant coach. shattering the glass ceiling as the coach for the spurs. she spent 16 years with the wnba. >> she looks a little like princess kate. >> she does look like kate middleton. here's what she had to say about her new role. >> i've never really looked at myself like i'm going to be the trail blazer and i'm going to do this and that. it's really all those people beforehand that blazed the trail basketballwise that gave me this opportunity. >> yeah. well, you are a trail blazer. basically she brings it. >> and he never once mentioned her gender apparently.

it was not a talking point. >> it wasn't. and some people asked how do you think she's be received? i don't like that question. i don't care what you receive her as. >> she's amazing. >> exactly. if you don't celebrate that, then move on. >> that's awesome. >> here's an interesting one. we're always talking about work/life balance. a lot of times it's from a female viewpoint. >> we all get asked that question. how do you balance that? >> and they rarely ask guys that. nobody cares. >> i care. how do you do it al? >> i don't know. not well. >> you're amazing at it. >> what i love is one guy's perspective has gone viral. this guy of a data base company actually stepped down from the role in a blog titled why i'm leaving the best job i ever had. he's pretty honest. he describes the role with his wife and kids. i'm on pace to fly 300,000 miles

this year. during that travel i have missed a lot of family fun. more importantly i wasn't with our kids when our puppy was hit by a car, or when my son had minor and successful and of course unexpected surgery. and friends and colleague ask his wife how she balances her job and mother hood. but people don't ask him. he said the only way to get this balance was to step back from the job. staying on as a vice chairman, so there's that. but i do think that men suffer this same guilt and the same stresses as women. >> but nobody ever asks that question. right. >> of course one day i want children of my own. i want to keep my job. and i have to admit i would be more likely to ask natalie how do you do it all than i'd ask you even though i know you face the same struggles. >> women ask each other all the time. >> guys don't talk about it. >> i'd be wondering how natalie juggles. >> we have tons of mom guilt.

but it's to your point, guys and dads, i know my husband feels dad guilt. >> but as a guy you're expected to kind of suck it up and move forward. but it's tough. especially when you've got to travel. i admit i've been fortunate, with three children i've only missed one birthday. and you feel horrible about that. and they remind you. you remember when dad missed my tenth birthday. sweetheart, you've had 15. >> do you talk to your kids openly about, listen, i've got to go to london and cover a story. >> i remember my dad -- my dad was a bus driver. a lot of times he worked two shifts two put food on the table. he'd sit us down say this is what i've got to do. i miss you. this was before cell phones.

he had his own dimes, but he was going to phone booths constantly calling. >> my mom did the same thing. she had two jobs. my mom would drop me off, another aunt would pick me up, and another aunt would help with my brother before my parents married. and i've talked about my dad being life changing and amazing. but my mother would say i have to do this so you can have. she talked about that struggle. it's community people that pitched in. >> it takes a village. we should not feel guilty for the times we can't be there. >> they make you feel guilty. >> i was doing the weekend "today" show i had to travel to washington, d.c. every week. and courtney was 3 at the time. she said can you play with me. i said i have to go to washington. i'll be back tomorrow. and she said but i need you now. >> what do you say to that? >> you make that face back? >> that velvet painting of the kid with the big eyes.

and of course, sweetheart, could you scoop daddy's heart out with a spoon and chop it up. >> i had to be at the airport at 9:00, 9:00 p.m., i was reading a bedtime story to josh at the time. he was 3 or 4 years old. and middle of the book i'm answering the phone on breaking news. have to go to this big story. and he's like, but mom, i won't know how the story ends. i was like i promise i'll read it to you tomorrow. >> full-on tears. >> at the airport -- >> i was like joe, just read him the end of the story. >> finish the story. >> i would be like here, what do you want? you want a bike? how about a nintendo? you want a corvette? it's going to be out front. i would -- oh. >> the airport gift stores, they know us all well. they have our pictures up there. best customers.

>> let's end on the power of the crowd. >> the power of the people. now, unbelievable. they helped free a man who became trapped between the platform and a train. his leg got caught. this happened in perth, australia. his leg slipped right through there. and amazingly the crew managed to rally a crowd of people. of course it happened to be peak rushtime in the morning. and they all together just pushed and got that man free. and incredibly he has no injuries. walks away from the whole thing. unbelievable story. but that's what it is. >> look at all those people. >> people get off and make the train lighter and push it over. >> how about an amazing forecast. >> and don't give us the sad eyes. >> you want to give me a push? >> thank you. >> don't give the lip tremble. i'm done. >> anyway, we've got double trouble out in the pacific. first time since 1982 we've got

two tropical systems getting ready to hit hawaii. hurricane iselle 745 miles east of hilo. 90 mile-per-hour winds. moving west at 13. then julio is right behind it 1750 miles east of hilo. again, just barely a hurricane. this thing first of all iselle will make landful thursday evening probably as a tropical storm. so not a big deal as far as winds. but it's going to have a lot of rain with it. we're talking rainfall amounts anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of rain. 5 to 6 foot swells. and then behind that we've got julio. so it's a 1-2 punch. julio makes landfall some time saturday night and sunday. a lot of rain and wind and probably flooding problems for our friends in hawaii. good news is julio looks like it will go north. we still still have to keep well, it's within an interesting morning around the bay area, as we watch rain

leaving the south bay and eventually some clearing skies as an area of low pressure, which brought a lot of tropical air and showers moves off to the east today, opening the door for a warming trend that we'll see kick in for the second half of the workweek. highs today around the san jose should climb close to the low 80s. still a lingering shower through lunchtime. san francisco in the low 70s today. low 80s in the north bay. mid-80s in the tri-valley, climbing into the 90s, though, as we head into the start of the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> nice. >> there's al's theme song. ♪ >> al went viral yesterday after rocking it out. "bang bang." >> i'm begging jesse j and nicki minaj, please come and make this the event of the summer. >> give them the look. >> i don't know if that's going to work, natalie.

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plan. kids are going back to school, so look back on your goals. you may want to re-evaluate them. most people's goals is paying off debt. so you want to get back on track with that. >> you talk about a technique, the debt snowball. what does that mean? >> yes, the debt snowball. this is smallest to largest regardless of interest rate. attack the smallest first. >> once you do that, you have your monthly payments. how do you chip away at that? ? >> that smallest debt you go crazy. get an extra job, make sacrifices in your lifestyle. cut the starbucks, going out to eat. those are going to be worth it. take every amount of cash you can. then it's going to roll. with the smallest paid off, it goes to the next. keeps you motivated. >> that's the key to the behavior change is keeping you

motivated, changing that attitude. because a lot of people say the highest interest credit cards or whatever first. but you say no. >> no. because again, it is behavior change, less about math. if we were doing math, we wouldn't be in debt in the first place. stay motivated. it's like being on a diet. you lose weight the first week, it's like i can keep up with this. the small win is perfect. >> everybody is different. about how long does it take to get the snowball going and finished off? >> families are paying off all of their debt within 18 to 24 ho months. if you're making $35,000 a year and have a $50,000 student loan, it'll take longer. >> while you're paying off debt, keep an eye on emergency funds in the event you lose a job. how much should you have in that emergency fund? >> you want to start a fund of

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owners and some los gatos residents who didn't want a gun store in town. they put a moratorium on any new firearms dealers in los gatos. the fbi is joining the investigation into the vandalism of a berkeley grocery store. someone through rocks the through the windows last week. a posting on the website called direct access, criticizes star meats and calls the sale of meat murder. it cost $1,300 to replace the windows. there are no security cameras at the store, but agents say they do have some leads. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this quick break.

and we're now seeing showers clearing the bay area after a little more light rain fell around san jose. now those showers moving south of morgan hill in gilroy, setting us up for some clearing skies, mild temperatures this afternoon, low 80s around san jose. mid- to upper 80s, saratoga to morgan hill. low 70s closer to san francisco, with some low 80s inland around santa rosa towards pleasanton. the next few days, less clouds and more warming as 90s come back into the picture as we head towards the start of next

weekend. the morning commute, slow with this crash now southbound 101 after 92, approaching hillsdale. you've got that slowing there, really bottlenecking things for that 101 commute down the peninsula for you this morning. and another spot that has been typically slow has been the bay bridge toll plaza there. you can see the slow and slowing approaching the bay bridge toll plaza and the cars still stacked up there, as you take a live view there and another view in the east bay. you can see the slowing, 580 approaching 680 around dublin for this morning. right now, though, skies turning clear and rain has moved on. >> we're going to move on ourselves, send you back to the "today" show. another local news update in about half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy this now clearing wednesday morning.

what does that sign say? welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning. two sisters. one retirement, one birthday. happy birthday and retirement. i'm tamron. al and natalie here. willie, aka willis, is off today. but we're going to have something to cheer you up. what was your trick when the babies were small to get them to stop crying? >> cars. back of the car usually. >> driving around the neighborhood. >> bribery. >> well, aside from the car, music is often a good way to soothe a crying baby. what happens when an upset baby

hears katy perry's song "dark horse." unforgettable. [ crying ] ♪ >> look at her. she's like, hey. >> she wants to do the rap part. >> i love that. katy perry responded on twitter. available for babysitting at $10 an hour. >> i'll book her. >> don't turn it off. i know that song. i know this song. >> all right. let's show you what we've got

doing on this morning. for today we've got rip currents talking about from the jersey shore up to new england. that's remnants of bertha moving away. also wet weather through florida. heavier showers and thunderstorms. nebraska, kansas, all the way back into northern nevada. clear skies and very comfortable in the pacific northwest. look for more rain in the rockies. shower activity through the mid and upper mississippi river valley. gulf coast, eastern gulf coast. we're looking at plenty of sunshine in the northeast and right on into the ohio river that's what's going and we're seeing our tastes of some rare august rain showers, now clearing out of the bay area. slow to clear at times around the south bay, early this morning. now those showers off to the south of gilroy. and we'll continue to see clearing heading into the afternoon. 80s in the forecast for san jose, san francisco, 60s to mid-70s around the peninsula, with low 80s around the north bay. mid- to upper 80s around the tri-valley for today. and that temperature trend will

continue to climb upward, with high pressure building in. less clouds and a warm-up as we finish the week and head into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, thank you, al. this morning on hope to it, one teen's mission to find a cure for cancer. >> she's raised more than $80,000 for ovarian cancer research with an idea that began when she was just 7 years old. and she's not done yet. 17-year-old greer gates designed jewelry to make a statement. not a fashion statement. she's crafting to cure cancer. in 2002 greer's close family friend nancy was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. that's when she came up with the idea to form my jewels of hope. >> when i first started i didn't know what cancer was. i just knew nancy was sick and i kind of wanted to help her because she was one of my best friends. >> greer was always the kid on the playground that would help the other little kids if someone was mean to them. and so when she came to me and said she wanted to do this for

nancy, i was really touched. >> reporter: using a bead kit she got for christmas, 7-year-old greer got a work making bracelets. >> the first year i made the goal to make a hundred and sell a hundred. and i sold 96. >> reporter: even nancy chipped in. >> we started having work parties at the house and nancy would call her friends and say greer's making bracelets. get your butts over here. and she would make all of her friends come and help. >> reporter: ten years later, greer's charity has expanded. >> i have over 300 volunteers that help me throughout the year. >> reporter: her goal is to raise $100,000 by the time she graduates from high school. >> i always get asked where did the money go. i said it goes to cancer research. people asked why don't you keep any of it, i answered because i don't want it. i want there to be a cure for cancer because people shouldn't have to suffer from it anymore. >> the problem with ovarian cancer is it's the most deadly of all of the cancers.

which is why the research being done here is really critical in offering women an opportunity to prevent this deadly cancer from arriving in the first place. >> reporter: nancy lost her battle with cancer four years ago, but her legacy still lives on in greer's work. >> nancy was a deep sea diver and she loved sea turtles because they overcome so many difficulties and they live such long lives. and so everything has a sea turtle on it. >> reporter: the mission is especially meaningful for nancy's daughters. >> truly is a legacy for nancy that she's still in people's hearts and minds. and when anybody ever buys one of these, not only are they donating to charity, but they're helping us keep our mom's memory. >> i just think nancy would be really proud of all that i've accomplished. and she was really afraid that after she passed away, nobody would remember her. and nobody has forgotten her.

>> we are so proud of greer. we actually have some of my jewels of hope with us right now. all of them between $6 and $15. proceeds go back to ovarian cancer research at the university of washington. for more information, head to today.com. we have the little sea turtle there. so congratulations. and of course nancy is certainly proud of her looking down on her. we'll be right back after this. trying to stay fit but miss real pleasure? the pleasure you crave just got real. light & fit greek nonfat yogurt. irresistible flavors, like toasted coconut vanilla, with a thick creamy texture. never have 80 calories tasted so satisfying. light & fit greek. taste satisfaction without sacrifice. ♪ dannon

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all right. so we want to talk about sex. it's part of our special series this is 50. >> so are you satisfied with your sex life? we asked that question in "today's" survey this is 50. and 45% of those responded say they are. earlier today some men and women shared their feelings about intimacy with two sex experts. here's what they said. >> what's better about sex over 50? >> knowing what you like and knowing what your partner likes. >> i'm more comfortable with who i am and what i want. >> i'm more comfortable discussing my needs with my husband. >> it's not about performance or

quantity. it's more i think about the quality. >> as long as you are physical and intimate even if things are not cooperating physically, it's all going to continue to be good. >> and dr. laura striker as you saw her there is a gynecologist and author of "love sex again." good morning to both of you. great to have you here. >> good morning. >> you talked to five couples. and four of them said they were having good sex three to four times a week. i mean, that seems like a lot to most of us. >> it's a little unbelievable. >> is that typical? >> it's not typical. most couples in their early 50s are at best sex once or twice a week. when we're talking about sex we're not even necessarily talking about intercourse but being sexual. >> intimacy. >> you want a couple to get excited together even if it's just a minute or two a day. even if you're not going to have sex.

>> when you're talking about 50-plus, there's got to be something said about with age comes wisdom. >> when kids come from the house, there's a much better comfort level with your body. first of all, who cares. second of all you can't see as well. and you guest past all that. >> over 50 is you're aware of your mortality. you have more attune to the spiritual dimension. >> let's have sex before we die? >> no, no, no. >> more about live in the now. >> live in the now and it's also an attunement to what does it all mean. and you can go a little deeper and you can open your heart a little bit more. and go into dimensions that people who are younger don't go into. >> go into tantric sex. >> it's just that kind of inspiration. you can find it and just be open

to it. >> we've got some questions from our viewers who remain anonymous. the first question is i'm 50 and have always enjoyed an active sex life with my husband. in the last year intercourse has become extremely painful. do they have something to help? >> sandpaper sex is a reality for over 50% of women over 50. you want to start with a good lubricant. it's important to know all lubricants are not created equal. when you go to the drugstore and grab the first thing, that may not be the first thing. a silicone is better than a water based lube. don't bring flowers and chocolate, bring a silky smooth lube. sometimes it's not going to do it because the tissues are dry. you may need to get a prescription. there are a lot of wonderful products out there? >> it's also important that guys don't assume if she's not complaining or she doesn't look in pain that she's not in pain. a lot of women tough it out.

it's important to ask. >> they fake it. >> real quickly, another question. at 58 my husband had prostate surgery with low testosterone. we have become good buddies. i don't want to solve everything with a pill. is there anything else to help with even just affection? >> let me get this right. you're trying to explain to him that what you really want is affection and somehow he's not getting it? there's something else going on. here's my guess. he's had prostate surgery and he's avoiding you sexually, the number one cause nationwide is erectile dysfunction. the most important thing is to get help for the e.d. that way he can get his confidence back and you can experience both affection and feeling desired. >> we'll have to leave it there. >> that's a good conversation. keep it going online. thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up next, we've got a live performance by andy grammer. ♪ ♪all day and all of the night - the kinks♪

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which is the fifth most purchased on itunes this week. congratulations. way to go. so you're performing on third street. is it true alec baldwin came by and tipped you? >> came by, gave me a hundred. that dude is the man right there. seriously. >> he may be angry, but he's a big tipper. >> that's just awesome. i love alec baldwin. >> who doesn't? you got the new album coming out. >> i'm really excited and proud of it. and it's so cool. i wrote the first one on the street. this one i got to travel around the world. then when i came back home to write it, i got this first song back home is about coming home and reconnecting with myself. >> take it away. ♪ ♪ i'm going to need you to raise your glass ♪ ♪ i don't care what you put in it ♪ ♪ here's tonights that you can't take back ♪ ♪ we live hard but we love to laugh ♪ ♪ now we all thought that we'd

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>> andy grammer. thanks so much. terrific song. we're back in a moment. but first this is "today" on nbc.

more? >> yeah. >> we got hoda and kathie lee. >> hey! >> is hoda 50 yet? >> no. no. this goes for a whole year. >> the whole year. >> you know what we have to look forward to? he's going to be 60. >> we ain't doing anything here like this. nobody it's never been easier to find a dentist. watch.

dentist. at 1-800-dentist, we've helped over 8 million people find that right dentist. we can do the same for you. so don't put it off. call 1-800-dentist. good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. this morning, several cars are for sale, were totaled around 3:00 this morning.

an out of control driver went through a chain link fence before landing upside down on top of cars at the infinity dealership south of concord. the driver was arrested after being checked out at the hospital. crews have put out an early morning fire at a senior assisted living facility. they were able to keep the flames to the office building at the willow glen senior living center. none of the people living nearby were ever in any danger. investigators are looking into the cause. well, let's check your weather this morning with rob. and right now, scott, we're starting to see clearing skies around the bay area, what's left of the light rain showers, moving out of the south bay, and we'll see gradually clearing skies for the rest of the day today. 82 in san jose, upper 80s south of downtown, around saratoga, over towards campbell and morgan hill. san francisco,well see highs mostly in the low 70s today with partly cloudy conditions. santa rosa and san rafael, low 80s today. and upper 80s around pleasanton, which those will be the areas around the tri-valley that will see the temperatures climb up into the low 90s for the rest of the workweek and into the start

of the weekend. now, the weather is starting to turn a little bit more calm. the showers have moved on, but a rough commute southbound 101 after 92. you can see the crash of southbound approaching hillsdale. and a new incident now in the east bay. this is southbound 880, multi-car crash affecting the right lane there, approaching 237. that's southbound 880, approaching 237, big-time delays there starting to develop. you can see the traffic there building up behind where that accident just was. bay bridge toll plaza, traffic g beginning to thin out a little bit, and the traffic beginning to thin out a little bit, too, southbound 580 approaching dublin. scott? >> another local news update for you coming up in half an hour.

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. from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. if hoda can stay awake long enough we'll celebrate wines day wednesday, august 6th. are you getting tired? >> i just wish it would her hurry up and get here. my birthday is august 9th on saturday. >> we all wish it would get here. >> i know you do. guess who happens to be visiting today? >> we love her. >> my sister. holla. she's come here to spend the day and hang out with me.

tonight we're going to have a big birthday celebration. hey, erwin. >> hello. >> i love about hoda, she calls her brother and sister both erwin. >> that's what they call me too. >> ear wynn was a cartoon character. that was the geeky person. we started off calling each other when we were little kids and it's continued. >> hoda will answer her phone and go hey erwin. she's talking to hala in dubai. exactly. we're going to have fun today. it's -- now we have to every wednesday hear your words of wisdom. is this like a continuing thing? >> i don't know. let's play the music. i think you're going to love this one. >> this is good. >> if there are no dogs in heaven then when i die, i want to go where they went. >> well good news, there will be dogs in heaven. it's scripture. there are animals in heaven. you have a nice surprise today. >> they're asking me to give

away some of my favorite things to the people on the plaza. i was giving away the beautiful cds. handing them out to the people in the crowd guess who showed up? >> jesse mueller who won the tony. >> plays carol king. >> so nice of her. >> she was in the crowd with the peeps and -- >> she's got two shows to do today. >> she's very busy. >> you've done so much for the musical. it's a wonderful show. >> i just went to them. they think i'm a stalker. >> you went that much but talked about it and your enthusiasm grew each time you saw it. >> yeah. i'm so excited i got an album to play on my phonograph or whatever you call it, record player. >> wow. do you have a record player? that's going to be a collector's item. we're having a lot of fun. people are learning a lot about being 50 this week. >> they are? >> more than they want to know. >> yes. >> i was walking past the stairs f you go to the drug store the first lubricant might not be the one you need.

i'm going ah! >> things important to know. so "us" magazine has come up with its sexiest man edition, country music edition. the cover boy. >> is your fav. >> blake shelton. hats off. >> not going to get too many people disagreeing. >> he's on the cover. >> you know why, it's the whole package as they say. not just he's a sexy looking man and he is and a large man and tall, it's his personality, that smile, it's the aw shucks. >> something about guys -- >> charm about him. >> real guys. i think of like -- you may not agree. i think of blake shelton and vince vaughn, like sort of big men who are all boy and not -- >> got just the right amount of dirt on them. to quote a friend. >> some other people who made it, jake owen made the list under their -- >> he's adorable. >> yeah. >> and dierks bentley. >> love him. >> florida georgia line. what i love about the "us

weekly" thing, you read it and here's the pages and then go here and there happens to be a rip out poster like tiger beat. isn't that crazy? >> that's fun. >> i know which side you're going to use. we love keith urban. a poster you can hang up over your bed or ceiling. >> you and blake, you can look up at him. hey. >> look at this one. this is your dream guy. >> i think tim mcgraw is so sexy. >> brad paisley. >> one of my first interviews ever when i was on another network, a gazillion years with his father it tug mcgraw. >> you're kidding. >> yeah. he was a great baseball player and a sweet man. >> wow. >> you didn't know that. you're always finding out things. >> i am. >> what else is going on? >> "vanity fair" has come out with the best dressed list. everyone looks forward to this. an international list. ceos. >> often don't know many of the people named. >> here are a few you do know. lupita nungo, been a fashion icon since she splashed on the

scene a year or so ago. >> only disappointed a couple times and i think the first one on the left was one for me. >> i know. >> she's fantastic. >> she's unique. she has her own style. cate blanchett. >> you like your style. >> i don't always love everything she chooses but the way she carries herself, i haven't seen anything like it since princess grace of monaco. she is movie star, old-time glamour. look at that middle one. >> i love that. >> never gets better. >> how she stands. >> first of all, she doesn't have to hold her stomach in because she doesn't have a stomach. she has one that works. and then -- but her natural posture. >> her carriage is like that. i strive to work. ever done that where you try to work on posture. you take a yoga class they tell you to line it up and sit upright and you don't realize how squished down you are. >> the way we normally sit here is like this. conscious of it we would be like this. see how much better you look.

takes too much energy. >> okay. so pharrell is on the list. >> this i think was a -- i love him, he's adorable. >> but look at his fashion choices. he wears the high water jeans. >> yes. >> the hat. >> yeah. >> the variety of hats which those have become iconic. >> he is iconic but best dressed, it only looks good on him. >> it does. when other people try it. >> pretty -- >> neil patrick harris was chosen. he says -- he always looks put together and great. >> his most important thing to him is his underwear. >> more important than any outer wear he wears. >> sets the tone for the rest of the day. >> great piece of video, military dad wanted to help his future son-in-law propose, so he wanted to make sure the proposal was absolutely perfect so take a look at what happened. >> emma. is it true you love my

daughter? >> yes, sir. >> is it your intention and desire to marry my daughter? >> yes, sir. >> you must promise me, commit to me, that you will love my daughter, honor her, respect her, support her. can you do this? >> yes, sir. >> courtney walker, front and center. do you have something you would like to say to my daughter? >> yes, sir. >> please carry on. >> the ring guy. >> wow. [ applause ] >> so many things about that. i love -- we love -- >> i always miss my daddy but when you see something like that, daddy so in love with his daughter, so sweet. >> what i love about her too. when he held out the ring she didn't look at it. she grabbed him. >> her dad retired three days after that, he served 24 years. >> that was beautiful. >> all right.

so here's a question for you. do you think kids today are what we're calling generation greed? they have this new poll out in the uk and they talked about kids ages 5 to 10 and they were asked to finish this sentence. when i grow up, blank. >> blank. >> the number one answer was, when i grow up -- >> number three. >> from number three. number three was, when i grow up i want to be a police officer. >> yeah. noble. >> number two, when i grow up i want to be famous. >> not so much. >> number one. when i grow up, i want to be rich. that's what they said. >> that's really, really -- bodes badly for the future f that's what kids that age want. that to me is an exact -- >> i didn't know you were thinking about money when you were 5. >> i wasn't. you weren't. that's a generational thing about reality television. >> i hear the famous -- >> i'm surprised they didn't say -- they didn't say celebrity. >> whenever people -- when i ask kids a lot, sometimes you speak

at schools and stuff, the idea of being famous is so exciting because now anybody without skills can be famous. >> just get on the right show, kind of like right here, and then -- >> yeah. >> speaking for myself. >> talent has nothing to do with it. thanks for lumping me in with that. >> didn't mean to include you. >> you are an award-winning egyptian journalist. >> there was a day. >> want to sing our song? how does it go? i forget already. ♪ lou man fra dineny he's got a name that rimes with linguine ♪ >> all right. we're going to have lou on. coming by. we want you to send your questions in, all the home repair questions. go to our page, which one? oh, yeah. >> klgandhoda.com. >> hit the connect button. >> no, that's the one. connect. >> hit connect. >> all right. do you want to write a book? we're going to take you inside the world of belt publishing. i'm doing that right now. >> yes, you are. >> are you a helicopter parent or do you take a hands off approach? we'll meet some folks who take

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>> okay. >> so if you cry, if i beat you, you know what that means? you're a baby. do you want to be called a baby? >> no. big boys don't cry. only babies cry. >> come on. >> lisa, stop. come on, come on. you can do it, buddy. >> i beat you. >> lisa. come on. >> parents marissa silver and shira adler and scout masterson. >> oh, my god, i'm in shock. >> they all welcomed the cameras in their home and might regret it pretty soon. >> we're going to talk to you. over on the sidelines taking notes is psychologist, which we'll need after this, dale at kins who will weigh in later. >> lucky for you she's a lovely lady. >> what were you doing? >> first of all, say something nice to her. i love your dress. >> i love your dress. >> okay. >> now we're done.

tell us what -- tell us about your style of parenting. it seems from that tiny clip we saw to be harsh and cruel. >> well, i am the push parent and i wear the banner proudly. >> yeah. >> life is hard. i want him to be a boy who's going to turn into a great man. >> but you don't think that's possible being a little gentler about it? >> can he be a boy a little longer. >> seems your trouble has problems with this. >> high muss band is 6'7" and my son is tall. a lot of the 7-year-olds think he's 5. i sometimes push him harder so he can compete with the older kids. >> why are you trying to beat him at the race. what are you doing? >> teach him a lesson. he can't always win. >> i agree. the concept you're not going to always win but i think down the road you might be very sorry that it was you that was doing the racing and being the one. you don't want him to turn on you. >> on you. >> right. >> you want to be the nurturer as well and maybe perhaps will stop coming to you for nurturing. >> i can be both. >> do we see that also in the

show? >> you know what, i love my son if you watch the show. >> you have to have balance. >> move down the line. >> what is your problem? what do you do to your children? >> what's your style of parenting? >> i think that parenting being the hardest job on the planet and the one we are least prepared, inherently there is a problem right there. >> yeah. >> when my children were born i realized that everything that my mother had taught me i used as a foundation wasn't enough because my children were so out of the box and i realized. >> so unique? they're different? nobody -- >> i think that every child is incredibly unique. i don't believe in calling them special needs. i think every child has special needs. disable disabled. >> i have two children. and when i -- when they were born, especially pregnant with my son, i was a single mother, struggling, already trying to figure out how am i going to raise healthy, resilient children. >> what are you doing differently if? i have a mindful integrated

approach to mind, body, spirit, wellness. i believe in using anything and everything that can be out there that might help them be as expansive as the people they are clearly meant to be. >> we want to get scout in. we're running out of time. scout, you have a child. >> yes. >> adopted child. >> a daughter, yep. >> a daughter. and you guys baby -- i guess is that how you would -- >> don't baby all the time. >> what does that mean? >> we waited a long time to adopt her and when we finally she was welcomed into our lives we were so excited and so full of love we don't want to spend time away. we don't want to be away from her. >> you're a more helicopter parent? >> we're a modern family. we do a lot of things to make one great life. and one of those things is spending a lot of time with our child. >> what do you think about putting all this -- everyone is going to criticize you? >> putting your stuff out there. >> yeah. >> are you worried? >> we -- we think of it as we're showing people that families are

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>> let's talk about marissa. she's pushing her son. tell us from your perspective watching what happened what do you think? >> i think one thing is very, very clear, you really want him to achieve and i think that's very obvious. i think one of the things, and you mentioned it very aptly i thought, you know, he also has to want to come to you for nurturing and has to know he's going to be good enough and wonderful enough, even if he isn't the best, doesn't succeed, and i just personally think emotions are just emotions. we shouldn't really judge them. if he's going to cry he's going to cry. if he's going to laugh he's going to laugh. whatever his emotional life is needs to be okay with his parents. we are -- people our kid comes to us to find out who they are, if we're not letting them know they're perfect as they are, they're going to wonder what are they going to have to do to be good enough. everything is balance. you spend a lot of time and you love him and he loves you. we have to refined them they are wonderful as they are.

>> wonderful but not perfect. >> nobody is perfect. >> just said that. we have to remind our children they're perfect. >> they are perfect as they are in our imperfection we are just good enough. we are fine, particularly in the eyes of our parent. >> what about her point, she wants to raise a kid -- >> a tough kid. >> who's strong and not one who cries at every turn and every -- >> how old is he? >> he's 5. >> oh. >> yeah. >> there is a lot of bullying but we don't want to raise bullies. we want to raise kids, i believe, who understand that when someone bullies it's their problem, not our problem. and we have to make them strong enough, how to deal with it, but we don't have to toughen up so that they are unable to respond to others who are also in need and who also have emotional responses. so we are physical beings and emotional and spirit actual beings and our parenting has to reflect that. >> what we didn't get to in the early part, you have two children, one of your children feels the other one is getting

much more attention. you're dealing with two kids. quickly, tell us how you deal with that. >> i will say thankfully if anyone has more than one child you pray that they're both not in crisis at the same time. meaning that all children are going to have moments where one has greater needs and the other one has greater needs. >> how do you deal with it? >> as best as you can to find the balance and eek out enough time so both find equally loved. >> particularly when children have extra needs or special needs, then very often that's kind of the identified child and the parents are focused on that child and all the money, the attention, the tutoring, all that goes there. those other kids become invisible and they need to be attended to, they need to have special time. it won't be the same minute for minute but they need to have very special time. >> we have to get to scout one last time. >> scout, i know you waited forever for this wonderful little simone and she's precious and it's fantastic. one of the things that i would suggest you try and do is understand that she is not an extension of you.

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commute. kris? >> thank you very much, rob. we have all the day's news coming up for you right here at 11:00. we'll see you then. we're back with more of "today" on wines day wednesday. ready to play our week trivia day. summer is about being in the great outdoors. we're about to help you hone your survival skills with wild questions. kathie lee is right across the street at the nbc experience store ready to hand out 100 bucks to anybody who gets the questions right. to those who don't they get one of her coveted cds. here to help me out is survival expert and host of "fat guys in the wood" his name is creek stewart. "fat guys in the wood." i have to google that. let's go across the street to kathie lee. >> he doesn't look fat. all right. this gentleman from youngstown, ohio.

what should you do if you see a bear, turn away and run in the opposite direction, back away calmly, offer it a glass of wine, what, or wave your hands wildly? >> b. >> back away calmly. good going, buddy. >> the answer is right. so that's what you should do if you're face to face. >> that's right. bears are naturally afraid of humans in general, but they really like their personal space. the one thing you don't want to do is run from a bear because it will insight its natural chase instincts and that's never good. >> you shouldn't just stand there and hope he goes away? >> no. you know, you want to put distance between you and the bear and nice, slowly, and calmly. >> creek, i got it. back across to kathie lee. >> lovely lady from west port, connecticut. according to international whistle code what does three whistle blasts symbolize? where are you, i'm here, i need food or i need help. >> i need help. >> wow. smart group today. >> what? okay. i need help.

i have no idea. >> wow. i'm impressed. >> yeah. >> that's right. it's i need help. one whistle blast is where are you, and two is come here. whistles are an awesome survival rescue tool. >> always carry one with you when you're out there. >> should be a part of every survival kit. >> good to know. >> this guy is from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in a survival scenario, a woman's bra -- not that you would know -- makes a suitable what? sling shot, wine glass, again with the wine, a breathing mask, or a climbing harness. i guess depending on what size. >> i'll go with c, breathing mask. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> how did you discover this? >> these guys are great. >> yeah. >> yeah. he's right. c, breathing mask. in a situation where there's toxic ash or debris, believe it or not the cup of a bra fits perfectly over your mouth and can filter out some of that

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it really is never too late. >> that's fantastic. >> how inspiring is donna mcdonald. she's here with long-time book publicist claire mckinney who has advice on how you can help out if you want to be writers. boy, talk about the darkest days, right. pursuing something like this must have seemed so daunting. everybody wants to be a writer. people say it all the time. very few people wind up the way you do. >> well, daunting, yes. it was daunting and it was a tremendous amount of work, as kathie lee is finding out with her endeavor, but it was also very rewarding. >> and possible. >> and possible. absolutely possible. >> and as lot of people are watching this and they may have a dream just like her dream, but how do you even start? what's the very first step for someone to take if they're interested in putting a book out? >> well, if you're interested the most important thing is really to have an idea, to feel your idea is something that either you know a lot about if

you're writing nonfiction, something you're an expert in, or something that really comes from the heart. you really have to have passion when you're writing. anything that you're writing, but especially fiction what donna is writing. that's the first thing is to have your idea and just start fiddling with it on paper. >> no one edits for you? >> i hire an editor? >> you hire an editor. >> interesting. >> i have editors, i have cover artists, i have -- >> you subcontract everything out except for the actual -- >> yes. >> control it that way. >> people want to make a living can you make a living writing these books? >> yes. >> it's possible to do that, it is possible to do that. i am living proof. >> wow. once you have your book and your stuff together, just finding like selling it, how did you even sell the book? >> well, i was a little leery because i've been turned down by presses and so what i did was i took some inspiration from other people who had gone before me and i put a book up for free at the same time i put up one for sale. the free book led to the second

book. >> you already had two. >> i finished, yeah. >> you're not just pretty, you're smart too and resilient in everything. >> very resilient. >> so inspiring. i can't tell you, wow. great to have you on the show. thank you so much. thanks for coming to see us. we really appreciate it. >> find more inspiring stories like this one of men and women of the 50 over 50 list our collaboration with "huffington post" over 50 on klgandhoda.com. >> one last hurrah for summer. >> leslie sbrocco. first this is "today" on nbc.

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you still got time to soak up the sunny days of summer at a beachside bash or back yard barbecue. >> looking to quench your summer thirst you know who's here because it's summertime, leslie sbrocco "wine for women." new book coming out too. >> i do, called "100 days, 100 drinks." >> who are you? >> that's what we're going to start doing. >> put on the shades. >> dawn your shades. kick off with bubbles. >> hoda loves her bubbles. >> this is a beautiful wine. in italy they call this the welcome wine. >> okay. >> i'm going to grab this. i gave you the big glass if you notice. >> cute. >> this is the -- spend a little bit of money. about $16. >> i like that. >> beautiful body to it. >> definitely body. notice i put these in white wine glasses. insider trick. the wine stretches out and you get more expression. >> i love it when it stretches out. >> of course you do. >> okay. >> and then if you want to

impress for less, these are all under $20. well under. an absolute beauty, here this is an italian wine again. i'm sticking with the italians. >> yeah. >> fresco. >> i've met them. >> his wife said to me one day at dinner, she goes look, it's my husband. i hate him. he's such a pig. i swear. >> he is not. he's a lovely man. >> a lovely man. i died. it was fun. >> i making wine for 700 years. >> that's good. >> nipozzano. >>. >> look at him. he's such a pig. >> now we're going to the beach so you don't have to dawn your visor. >> i will to make you happy. >> i can't. do you want me to try? >> this is a beautiful -- >> it won't fit. it will sit on the top of your head. >> we are doing -- really fun and refreshing wines. you don't have to bring boxed wine.

look for a screw cap. turn on and twist off. >> like the screw tops. >> this is the dr. l from germany. >> that's not my thing. >> like sunshine in a glass. >> it's sweet. >> it's beautiful, though. >> very sweet. >> too sweet. >> people love them sweet. >> we all like rose. nothing better than rose. >> this is an interesting color. >> look how red it is. >> it's from 12 bucks a bottle. little power. this is the bikini, come on, you can do this. >> won't have it on long. >> you are so -- >> you would be back to the italian over there. >> he's such a pig. >> okay. >> another rose for you. this is -- >> more of the color we're used to. >> as we're drinking this, because there is a birthday boy that needs to come out. >> come over here, jimmy. >> celebrating a birthday. come here. >> get over here. >> which wine do you want, sweetheart? >> alberto and barbecue.

>> beautiful. >> rose. >> this is a beautiful rose. from france. >> what is this? >> focus on the birthday boy, shall we. >> happy. >> shrimp and a little -- >> we have to

good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. we begin with now details this morning in that security breach at mineta san jose international airport. a woman was able to get on to a plane without a ticket. while that stowaway is in jail, the question now is how was she able to get through security screening. nbc bay area's bob redell is live at san jose. bob, the airport maintains that there was never really any risk to the public. >> and, kris, we spoke with the airport within the past couple of hours, and they are contending that this was not a security br