that's what's happening today in the bay. we will have a live look. >> join us for the bay area news at 11:00. >> have a great weekend too. good morning. breaking news. air strikes in iraq. this morning, the united states has dropped laser-guided bombs on islamic militants. the first time the u.s. military has engaged in iraq since troops left three years ago. iselle roars ashore, but hurricane julio is/a dangerous track. this is it. oscar pistorius closing arguments. now the case is in the judge's hands. and getting iggy with it.

♪ i'm so fancy >> from l.a. to tokyo to rockefeller plaza. iggy azalea is getting ready to perform live today, friday, august 8th, 2014. >> from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a. >> 7:00 on the west coast. good morning. we have breaking news from iraq. the u.s. involved militarily there. air strikes in the country with bombs dropped a few hours ago. we want to turn to our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: savannah, two f-18 fighter bombers dropped one 500 bomb apiece on this artillery

piece on the out skirts of irbil taking out the artillery piece and truck being used to tow it. according to the military official, that artillery piece early in the day have been used to fire on kurdish forces who have been driven out of the irbil area by an aggressive assault by the isis militants. according to officials, today's attack was within the parameters set by president obama that if u.s. military personnel or facilities in irbil are threatened in any way, the u.s. military has authority to launch air strikes. they claim by the mere firing of that artillery piece within range of americans insider deal was the green light to launch strikes today. savannah. >> mik, is this it? does the military expect to launch more air strikes? >> reporter: no, as a matter of

fact, military officials are predicting they think it is likely there will be these additional air strikes over the course of at least a day or maybe longer. until essentially, the islamic militants get the hint that the u.s. military is serious about taking out the artillery pieces if they are advancing on irbil. the strikes are not in the least bit over yet. >> mik, stand by. i want to turn to kristen welker on the white house lawn this morning. the president late night addresses the american people and authorized the humanitarian air drops and now the air strikes. it is clearly a president reluctant to act. >> reporter: absolutely, savannah. this marks a new territory for the obama administration.

the president has been reluctant to reengage. he ran on a platform of ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan. america has no appetite in interveni intervening. in this case, the president felt he had to act, according to the administration. they are threatening u.s. interests in irbil and the scope of the humanitarian crisis there. as many as 40,000 religious minorities on their homes without access to water. the president does have the authority to do this because the iraqi government requested u.s. assistance

assistan assistance. before president obama authorized the air strikes and food aid. savannah, the meetings are going on. back to you. >> kristen, stay there. chuck todd is our political director. i heard your interview a few minutes ago. the white house adviser, ben rosen was there. he said there are about 100 personnel in irbil. they could have evacuated those folks. >> that is a point i made to him. he said no. the reason is what kristen said. the legal justification to make sure he is legally within the bounds of the parameters. he doesn't get congressional blowback on this. yes, this is the legal reason,

but they are trying to see can the kurds get their military and regroup and fight isis. this is going to be a test if it will work. >> for people at home, the kurds are the regional ally. the strongest part of iraq which is fragmenting. strategically important. this is about protecting them. >> if the kurds fall, iraq falls. the kurds have the best fighting force so they can't do this. then it becomes iraq will fall to isis in some form or another and the united states will have no choice but to lead some eith effort to go back in. the president did not want to go back in. four months ago, they were doing this with isis. you can go back. we are almost at the one-year mark of when the president decided to go to the brink of assad. it was in that vacuum, some argued, and some evidence that isis got stronger after the

united states went to the brink and did not strike assad at that moment in time. that had to do with something else chemical. all of this is related. there is a domino effect here and this is what we have here. we are staring at the problem. as i said earlier, the issue of isis is going to be something that is not going to just dog this president for the rest of his term, but the challenge for the president. >> something complex. some say do more. >> this is a difficult army. this is what is scary about it. >> this kind of action today. chuck, good to get your perspective. over to carson. savannah and chuck, thank you. now to tropical storm iselle. it roared on the hawaiian islands and the worst yet to come with hurricane julio behind it. jim cantore is in hilo. >> reporter: good morning, carson. it has been the flooding we are focusing on.

you can see it pouring behind me. the palm trees are virtually still. that tells the story of what we are seeing across the big island. areas that are not used to get this rainfall in a short period of time will get it. as soon as the rain fired up, it hit hilo. this is video of the flooded home. now it is mostly street and creek flooding. so far, 2 inches in hilo and counting, especially with the downpours. some of the rainfall rates are between 1 to 2 inches an hour. putting that rain in a mountain location is a worse possible scenario. let's talk about the storm and the next threat for the big island. julio. here is al roker. >> jim, thank you so much. i appreciate it. as we look at the latest here, again, it made landfall along the coast about five miles east of hilo. it is 40 miles south of hilo.

60 miles per hour winds. and as jim mentioned, julio is behind it. still have hurricane warnings up for the big island. tropical storm warnings everywhere else. this thing continues on the westward trek as it makes its way south of islands through tonight, friday and saturday and on into sunday and moves further out. you can see how heavy it is. there is a lot of rain piling up coming in around the system bringing in that heavy rain and that's what we are really worried about. look for the heavy thunderstorms to continue. flooding will be a problem. jim said we are talking strong rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. before it is over, 18 inches of rain. with the waves, they could be 15 to 25 feet coming into sections of the big island. here is julio. it gets into the cooler waters

of the pacific. drops into a category 1. it should stay to the north. with the rain inundating the island, anymore they get, will add salt to the wound. >> a lot to handle for them. al, thank you. we know you will be watching it. the ebola crisis. a strong message from the world health organization calling the outbreak an international public health emergency. we are getting a clear picture of how devastating the picture is in africa. we have following the latest with kate snow in atlanta where the patients are continuing their treatment. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. american families this morning connected to the embassy in liberia are being told to come on home. this as aid workers and cdc sounded the alarm talking about how devastating this epidemic is but what could be to come. if there is an image of what it is like in west africa, it is

the man who collapsed on a busy street in guinea for hour fives where no one dared to touch him fearing he had ebola. >> i can give you descriptions. >> reporter: on capitol hill thursday, blunt warnings from the leader of the aid organization of the two american patients worked with. >> if we do not fight and contain the disease in west africa, we will fight the disease and contain it in other countries around the world. the truth is, the cat is most likely already out of the bag. >> reporter: the head of the centers for disease control and prevention far less dire. >> we can stop ebola. we know how to do it. it will be a long and hard fate. >> reporter: the government is trying to fast track production of the experimental medicine the two americans had. at the cdc headquarters, they are monitoring the cases. the numbers keep climbing. >> we are in the early phase of the response.

>> reporter: at emory university hospital, kent brantly and nancy writebol seem to get better every day. >> they are not expected to have a quick recovery. >> reporter: from liberia, nancy's husband, david, reflected on how hard it has been. >> it is a singular experience to look upon a loved one. you know, we were junior high sweethearts. to see her on the brink of death and knowing that there was nothing i could do to prevent that. >> reporter: now cdc director frieden is confident there will not be a large ebola outbreak. he said hospitals here are prepared and know how to isolate patien patients. the cdc is getting phone calls every day from hospitals that perhaps are seeing cases every day.

>> kate snow in atlanta. thank you. natalie is here with the breaking news from the middle east. >> egypt is calling on israel and palestinians to resume the cease-fire and return to negotiations. that three-day truce with israel and hamas expired overnight and both sides renewed the border war with rocket fire into gaza from israel. israel says it will not negotiate unless the palestinians hold their fire. it is hard to believe, but the same woman arrested for flying from san jose to los angeles without a boarding pass this week was arrested yet again thursday at l.a. international airport. a day after pleading no contest to stowing away and saying she was wrong, marilyn hartman was taken into custody again for wandering through l.a.x. terminal without a ticket. she appeared to be on a scouting mission. she was sentenced to two months probation.

scheduled to appear in court on monday. and two jet disasters this year, the malaysia airlines is set to good through a complete overhaul. the state investment company wants to remove the company from the stock exchange. the company proposed a $436 million buyout of shares it does not own. the ticket sales have slumped following the disappearance of flight 370 and the downing of flight 17 over ukraine last month. dan jennings, marlins pitcher, is recovering after a scary line drive to the head in pittsburgh. hit directly in the forehead off jordy mercer. jennings staggered around a bit before being taken off the field in a utility cart. he was diagnosed with a concussion. finally, if this doesn't teach you not to cut someone off on the highway, i'm not sure what will.

this video from dallas that popped up on social media overnight. it seems the driver of the cement truck is minding his own business, but the person shooting the video, you see the truck is not alone. stuck to it is another car. the man behind the video claims the car cut off the cement truck causing the fender-bender. neither one of them stopped, as you can see. kept going. you wonder how long they stayed together down the highway. >> they seem very happy. >> neither of them knew. >> no. >> incredible. >> no, i don't think so. >> have you ever been stuck in dallas traffic? you stay there. you make good time. just keep going. >> fender-bender or not, keep going. >> no exchange of insurance information. >> keep going. just keep moving. we have besides the activity going on out west, we are also out in the pacific.

out west, nice weather. casper with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms and 78. las vegas, 102. san diego, 76. rip currents. 65 in eureka. temperature in seattle 74 degrees. wet weather. heavy thunderstorms making the way through the central plains through the southeast and mid-atlantic states. also into florida. showers making their way through the central plains as well. the heat continues in texas. 103 degrees today in dallas. that's why you don't stop the car when you have a cement truck l forecast coming up on your back.nds. i'm not turning off the air conditioning. i'm not turning off the air here is your local forecast. hey, mom! ♪ ♪

get everything turtles at target. >> low clouds and tliz r drizzle at times around the coast. the hazy sunshine at lunch. highs in the 60s and 70s and 80s to 90s bd r inland. a typical summertime. closer to 90 at morgan hill and 60s near san francisco. upper 80s to near 90 in livermore. the item to watch is monsoon moisture could bring a chance of mountain thundershowers early next week. bars this morning after he was found guilty in a high-profile murder case. theodore wafer was convicted in the controversial killing of 19-year-old renisha mcbride on the porch of his detroit home. peter alexander has reaction to the verdict. peter, good morning. >> reporter: carson, good morning to you. the jury needed less than two

days to reach its verdict. a conviction on all counts. immediately after the verdict was read, renisha mcbride's mother walked outside and spoke to reporters about her daughter saying her life matters and we showed that. leaving the courthouse, renisha mcbride's mother said her daughter is finally at peace. >> god is wonderful. he's great. >> reporter: moments earlier theodore wafer sat emotionless after the verdict was read. >> guilty of murder in the second degree. >> reporter: he was found guilty on second-degree murder, manslaughter, and a firearm charge. mcbride's parents were relieved and overwhelmed. >> he came to the door with a shotgun and he shot her. and he didn't even know her. we learned that he's a cold-blooded killer. >> all he had to do was call 911. >> reporter: throughout this two-week trial, wafers lawyer said he was acting in self-defense in the early

morning hours last november 2nd. >> i knew i had to get my gun. >> reporter: wafer said he felt threatened by somebody banging loudly on the door of his home. found his shotgun, opened the door, and fired. >> i just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun banging on my door. >> reporter: mcbride was unarmed and looking for help after running into a parked car blocks away. an autopsy showed she was drunk and high. >> this poor girl. she had her whole life in front of her. i took that from her. >> reporter: mcbride's relatives said they found justice in the decision. what does this mean for your family? >> my family can rest now. they can start living their lives again knowing that renisha is resting now. >> reporter: also this morning, no word from jurors who left court without comment. as you said, theodore wafer is behind bars this morning. he faces sentencing later this month. it could be up to life in prison. but many legal experts tell me it will likely be much less. >> peter alexander this morning,

thank you. shift gears to tamron. there was a security breach at the white house yesterday, but it was a laughing matter? >> baby gate, baby breach. you pick what you call it. i think it's awfully adorable. shortly after 8:00 p.m. thursday night, guys, this toddler apparently escaped its parents and squeezed through the fence on the north lawn. people are joking about it online. can you imagine what those parents -- the fear that goes through your heart you look down and your baby was missing. this was the scene as everyone was searching for the baby not on board. here's a tweet from the united states secret service. we were going wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that, he got a time-out and was sent on his way with his parents. that's from the secret service. this is some of the jokes from it. baby's day out sequel is writing itself. interesting thing, no picture of

the suspect. there's no picture of the toddler available. i'm super suspicious. where is the baby? if you're the parents of this baby, please send us a cute picture with #orangeroom and a mug shot number at the bottom. >> you want the toddler to have a record. >> i just want to see the cute face. >> i know. i know. all right. thank you so much. coming up, the oscar pistorius trial after months of heated testimony. this could come to an end today. closing arguments underway. and then a surprise appearance inside the courtroom. we'll tell you about that when we go there live. plus is sex ed getting too sexy? the debate over the new textbook that covers everything from the birds and the bees to bondage. >> yikes. 50 shades of home room.

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stanford avenue and raymundo way about a block, way from the dish. the victim identified the suspect as a white man in his mid 20s with a thin build. a tattoo has unknown writing on his right arm. let's take a lock at the forecast. >> it looks good with lots of blow clouds and hazy sunshine later. 60s closer to san francisco near pacifica. 75 in foster city and on the north bay, low 80s and upper 80s around sunol and livermore we will see about the same temperatures. the change coming up on monday, more moisture and showers early next week. eastbound 80 there, the traffic is still blocked. the left lane and another accident on the toll plaza. that was just before the toll

plaza. you can see the back up was on one of the right hand lanes. the meters lights were on and the back up continues on friday morning in the emergency vehicles still over to the right of the road. another view from 101 at 280. commute times are on schedule. moving around nicely. delays on muni this morning. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. the weekend is well on tap. we will be back with another local news update for you in about a half hour. safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards.

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♪ ♪ i'm so fancy 7:30 on friday morning. it is the 8th of august, 2014. check out that huge fancy crowd on the plaza. they are ready for a live performance from iggy azalea. >> i'm translating the lyrics. gray goose. crystal champagne. >> i want to know what get drunk in the mini bar means. we all have done that. let's take a look at what's making headlines. a rare late night move from president obama authorizing air strikes in iraq if necessary.

this is as the u.s. makes humanitarian aid to iraqis trapped on the mountain. and tropical storm iselle is bringing heavy winds and rain. hawaiians will not get rest, hurricane julio is behind it. dire warning from the world health organization. the risk for ebola. and parents outraged from the textbook they say reads more like "50 shades of grey." should they be getting this kind of sex education? and a programming note, monday on "today," a conversation with tracy morgan's lawyer. the first time he spoke out since the accident killed his friend and severe live injured t

tracy. the final day of the oscar pistorius murder trial. the closing arguments and fireworks in the courtroom this morning. today, jeff rossen is at the courthouse in pretoria. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. we have breaking news in the case. moments ago, it is over. closing arguments just ended. the trial is stretching to six months. it is done. the fate of oscar pistorius now sitting squarely in the judge's hands. this after an electric day in court with team pistorius. fireworks at the defense table. oscar pistorius said he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp thinking she was an intruder. he heard a noise and got scared. if that is true, why walk toward the danger and fire? >> you trained as an athlete to

react to sound. sprinters. we all know it. you train. all those factors. and he stands with his finger ready to fight if necessary. and he stands there. >> reporter: and then there is the physical disability. without legs, pistorius is more vulnerable. prone to react to danger. >> the constant reminder, i do not have legs. i cannot run away. but the moment you confronted with danger or perceived danger, it comes to the floor. >> reporter: but what about the what's app messages between pistorius and steenkamp. >> be careful of the messages of

people and older people. >> reporter: team pistorius also all in on police misconduct. saying officers contaminated the scene. >> we pointed out the discrepancy with the cell phones and how you see a cricket bat in your statement with the knives on top. >> reporter: we also got a courtroom surprise today. pistorius' estranged father showed up. he and oscar have not shown up in years. on this final day, with his son's life on the line, they embraced. >> you heard both closing arguments. what do you think? >> the defense, jeff, is trying to create as much doubt in every aspect of the case. >> have they been successful? >> on certain counts, yes, but not that oscar killed reeva steenka steenkamp. >> reporter: i'm checking twitter. oscar just tweeted, thank you to my loved ones and those who have

picked me up. the murder trial just ended. the judge and two assessors will deliberate starting now. the judge will announce the verdict on september 11th, just over a month from now. she can find him not guilty, guilty of premeditated murder, murder or something called culpable homicide. >> thank you so much, jeff. al is here with another check of the weather. >> keeping all eyes in the pacific right now. we are watching iselle. it is a tropical storm and it is still dangerous. we have the latest. 45 miles southeast of hilo, hawaii. it has slowed down in the last couple of hours. now winds are coming out of the west at 7 miles per hour. so, what will happen here is we are looking at rainfall totals of 5 to 8 inch. locally 18 inches. what you are getting is the

heavy rain coming around the system. this is where the heaviest rain will be. that is where the mountains are. we are going to be looking at what we call orographic lift squeezing out moisture and causing flooding. closer to home, in cincinnati, heavy showers and thunderstorms. get ready. paul brown stadium. home of the bengals. we are looking over the next 72 hours, heavy rain will really set up in the southeast. some areas picking up 5 to 6 inches of rain in the southeast atlantic coast. the the precipitation for now and you should see aches and near 23450i790 in morgan hill.

live more is near 90. a stronger sea breeze may drop a couple degrees since tomorrow. that could kickoff moup an thundershowers in the hills around the north bay. basically as moisture laden air makes its way up the side of a mountain, it is actually compressed, the air is compressed so more moisture is squeezed out. so you get more rain out of those clouds. >> sure. >> the orographic lift. we almost used to term today. >> it's a new drinking game. >> you play at home, people. >> that's something you get at a plastic surgeon's office. coming up, more on trending, more on orographic lift. >> you got it. >> and we take a shot. >> why more and more of us prefer to have dinner for one. but up next, since when does sex ed cover blindfolds and bondage, really? controversy other a new textbook

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♪ all right. we're back at 7:42. next story is about something we mentioned. it may not be for everyone in your house. it's about a new sex ed textbook. some parents saying it's too racy. >> i think there's such a thing as too much information. >> reporter: the tmi these moms are talking about is in this textbook. containing topics inappropriate for a ninth grade health class. >> this is good for college kids. it doesn't fit for my

13-year-old. >> reporter: they argue it goes way beyond the birds and the bees going to bondage and blindfolds. describing sex toys as safe and harmless. some signed this petition demanding the book be dropped. >> what you want to know about is sexual intercourse. >> reporter: in these days sex is less black and white and more 50 shades of grey. since teens have easy access to sex in movies, books, even on their phone. did the book cross the line? >> no. not in the least. >> reporter: sex educator elle chase calls the book a modern text for modern times. >> i don't know what sex education you got, but a teenager took a black board and showed me how babies were made. >> reporter: they stand by their decision to buy the book for the school year. >> teachers really felt here's the california standards. here's what is required. this is the best match for it. >> reporter: the authors tell nbc news the textbook is targeted to college freshmen,

but still appropriate for a younger audience. >> can i see the health book? >> reporter: some parents agree. >> nothing made me feel that it was inappropriate. >> reporter: but some students wonder if they're really ready for this. >> like, ew. like, i don't really feel like i need to know about that right now. >> reporter: for now these moms say they'll keep up the fight to stop sex ed from getting too sexy. nbc news, los angeles. >> that's a conversation starter. >> i think most kids are sort of reading about this stuff anyway like "50 shades of grey." >> but stick to the basis. >> i think they need as much information as they can know. >> or get that information from your older sister. >> or from the world book encyclopedia like i did. >> thank you. coming up, we'll take a turn as this mom gets the award for most embarrassing mom.

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countdown. >> it is. >> i don't know who sings it, but i love that song. anyway, savannah does not know the gender of her baby. so as carson mentioned, we're not taking bets, we're going to take a poll. is it a boy or girl? it's been interesting to hear the old wives tales about how do you tell if it's a boy, it sits high. i don't know. we're just guessing at it. lovely picture. so we're live right now. start sending in your poll, your bet, or whatever you want to call it. girl or boy. let me poll you guys. al, what do you think? >> i was originally going puppy. #girl. >> i'm going girl. you're going to name her i-g-g-y. >> that's a good name. >> i'm going boy. i'm going boy. >> savannah what do you think? >> i don't know. i don't know. of course my sister thinks i know and i'm not telling. >> do you have a feeling one way or the other? >> i don't have a feeling, but

many people have guessed is a certain thing so much i have a reason on. >> what have they guessed? >> most people guess boy. >> right now 60% say girl. 40% say boy. >> that's interesting. >> i think so. >> okay. >> team savannah girl. >> in other news, there's something else you'd like to announce this morning. >> no, it's not my water broke. >> whoa! >> what are you expecting? a typhoon? it's not like she's having triplets. >> i don't know. i've heard stories about how this goes. >> you have two children already. >> i know, but i have an umbrella and a snorkel. >> an umbrella and a snorkel. thank you very much. >> i don't know. >> okay. all right, so if this doesn't happen on the air, monday is going to be my last day.

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♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, into the deep. >> i said, guys, we're going to build a vertical torpedo aimed at the center of the earth and go as deep as you can go. >> what's it like to travel to the deepest place on earth alone? famed director james cameron did just that and tells natalie all about it. plus owning 50. as we celebrate hoda's 50th birthday, we'll introduce you to three women meeting new challenges and embracing life at the half century mark. >> you're never too old to set goals and go after them. ♪ i'm so fancy she's got the song of summer. iggy azalea is here to perform for you live on the plaza today. friday, august 8th, 2014. ♪ i'm so fancy

♪ you already know ♪ i'm in the fast lane >> we love iggy! >> soho yesterday, chicago tomorrow, iggy today. >> good morning, new york. we love iggy! >> i'm the future iggy. >> oh, you fancy, huh? >> we're so fancy! good morning, everyone. 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 8th of august 2014. and have we mentioned it's hoda's birthday? >> really? >> it's her 50th birthday. >> that's a great sign. >> this is awesome, hoda. >> this is going in your dressing room, carson. >> i love it. nice. >> thank you for that. i appreciate it. >> are those spanx? >> it's me.

>> it's battery operated. very talented. >> we're going to celebrate with hoda in a few minutes and hear about others reaching 50 and hitting milestones. and really just going for a change in life. pretty cool. >> all that coming up. iggy azalea on this stage coming up. but first to natalie with a check of the headlines. natalie? good morning, everyone. first of two powerful storms targeting hawaii. knocked down trees and power lines overnight. it flooded roads and the worst is jet to come. jacob rascon is in hilo, hawaii. jacob, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. the worst of the storm is almost here. passing soon just to the south of where we are. in the last hour we've learned of now power outages along the coast. many tens of thousands of people are going to be in the dark today or longer. wind gusts up to 85 miles an hour mean a hurricane warning is still in effect on the big island where we are. across the state, schools double as emergency shelters. more than a thousand taking advantage on this island alone.

and dozens of flights in and out of the state have been canceled as hawaii is working on surviving the first of two monster storms. on thursday, president obama announced he had authorized limited air strikes for food and water refugees. the three-day troops expired overnight. israel says it responded to hamas rocket fire with renewed air strikes of its own. the new fighting has cast a shadow over negotiations being held in egypt and at reaching a longer truce. the world health organization has declared the ebola outbreak in west africa an international public health

emergency. it says extraordinary measures are needed to stop ebola's global spread. meantime, the state department has ordered the families of american diplomats in hard-hit liberia to leave that country. and finally, a pair of daredevils proved that you don't need a lake or a river to enjoy the thrills of kayaking. take a look as they rocketed down a drainage ditch in british columbia, sliding up the muddy banks and nearly losing control. one of the men tells his less confident partner at one point, just calm down, dude, as they reached top speeds of nearly 45 miles an hour. pretty cool stuff. 8:04 right now. let's get another check again of the weather with al. i want to try that! >> hey, absolutely! look at this crowd for iggy azalea. not just here, but look at this all the way on out. i mean, this is crazy! we've got folks over here. we've got the big thing rocking

it. iggy is going to be rocking it a little bit later. let's check your weather and see what we've got for you. and again, we're taking a look at iselle, the heavy rain moving in, 45 miles south of hilo, hawaii. and it's slowed down, so it's going to be dumping tons of rain. only moving out of the west at 7. so we are going to be looking at rainfall totals up to a foot and a half of rain. other big problem, not so much storm surge, as much as the waves. 15 to 25-foot waves hitting the beaches there, and it's going to be a mess. and then we've got julio behind that. it should stay to the north, but even if it does, enough of the wave effect and the rain after the island's already been pummeled by iselle. it is going to be a mess. that's what's going on, here's what's happening in your neighborhood. >> and low clouds, the story of the morning around the bay area with some drizzle closer to san francisco, then we'll see clearing skies heading through lunchtime today for inland

locations, clouds staying on the coast, 60s and 70s there, out towards the tri-valley, should see temperatures approaching 90 later on today. san jose, around 82. and into the north bay, you'll see highs in the low 80s today. mid- to upper 80s around pleasanton and near 90 in the forecast for livermore, partly cloudy skies to start off the weekend with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine for our inland locations. irbil, 1. . 5 and that is your latest weather. >> all right. >> thank you so much. coming up, is this what you have been waiting for? that check in the mail? what is that postal worker doing? we will tell you about that story. >> special delivery. they are 50 and fabulous. hoda introduces us to three women embracing 50 with everything they've got. and the song of the summer by the hottest pop star around. getting "fancy" with iggy azalea. first, this is "today." >> trained, the fiercest fighters in iraq, yet isis was able to

overrun their positions, some of their positions and force the peshmerga to retreat. that raised huge alarm bells here in the pentagon that this was a much more serious situation than they had figured before. and so the humanitarian air drops last night grabbed all the headlines. all the focus for the pentagon was on stopping that isis advance right there at irbil. >> we'll have you stand by at your post. i want to turn back to kristen welker at the white house. it's been clear, kristen, this president has no appetite to get involved in iraq militarily. but in some ways i guess he feels his hand was forced at this moment? >> that's exactly right. this is a president who ran on a platform of ending the war in iraq. a war he once referred to as a dumb war, savannah. he did not want to reengage militarily in iraq, particularly after having declared the war over in 2011. he has been resisting this, but you're right, he felt as though

his hands were pushed in part because of the humanitarian crisis that mick was just describing, those nearly 40,000 religious minorities who were driven out of their homes by the extremist forces with be isolated on a mountain who didn't have access to food and water. reports that as many as 40 children may have died, savannah. that was a big part of this. when president obama spoke last night, he used the term geno ewski at the pentagon. just to recap, it's not a humanitarian assignment anymore. two f-18s, dropping two 500-pound bombs on isis enemy forces inside iraq this morning. we'll have a lot more on this on

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all right. . all right. back at 8:10 with what is trending today. agorophopic lift? >> orographic lift. >> you know the saying the check's in the mail? >> yes. >> not the case for one residence in one cincinnati neighborhood. spotty mail service. one man recorded the mail carrier and here is what he saw. there she is. dumping stacks of letters and packages and perhaps the check right into the trash. this morning, that worker is on leave. she could face federal charges. >> she has been delivering to oscar the grouch. >> that is a great observation. >> she should give that to oscar. >> get out of here with those bills!

>> why would she do this? the post office is calling her actions unacceptable. >> really? >> and the mail has been recovered and delivered to residents. >> and it smells great. >> just a bit of cheese sauce on it. >> what about the loads before she dumped in there? if you are sitting at breakfast, stop for a moment and take a look around you. you notice anything or anyone missing? if you are eating alone, no need to feel ashamed. a lot of us do it all the time. this, according to a new report that says americans eat solo for more than half of their meals. breakfast is the most popular time for it. standing over-the-counter all by ourselves. >> i love eating by myself. >> yes. >> it is empowering. you have that solo space. >> yeah. >> i like it because it is nice and solitude. >> this is really nice. >> you live alone and until somebody shows up.

>> then you call 911. >> hey, what are you having? who are you? >> what's for breakfast? we know moms will do anything for their kids. apparently interrupting a michael buble concert. a mom points back to her son, sam, and asks if he will sing a duet for his 18th birthday. >> he welcomes the young fan to the stage. sam has a surprise for him. >> how are you? ♪ birds flying high you know how i feel ♪ ♪ sun in the sky >> oh, that's unreal. sam can sing! ♪ it's a new dawn

♪ it's a new day ♪ it's a new life ♪ and i'm feeling good >> oh, my. >> okay. here's the cool thing. the video was shot a few years ago, but it has now gone viral. michael saying he probably just had a few years to go before sam takes his job. this is proof that things live forever online. >> get the kid on "the voice." >> and the concert. that is trending today. and up next, why director james cameron could not wait to travel several hundred miles under the sea.

and we're back with the latest project from james cameron. the visionary director is responsible for some of hollywood's biggest film it is like "avatar," and "titanic." and his latest story is being told in a documentary called "deep sea challenge." >> this is cool. i met up with james cameron here in new york where i got a first hand look at what he calls the vertical torpedo. in iz he fulfills his dream to make the first solo trip to the deepest part of the ocean. >> there's nothing outside but blackness. i knew i was deeper than any other vehicle on the planet could go. so from this point on where there was no possibility of rescue. >> reporter: no stunt man, no

special effects, no hollywood ending. this was real life for director james cameron. nearly a decade after he first drew up his ambitious plan, cameron and his team of engineer delivered a state of the art vessel. a 24-foot-long sub that moves through the water upright. so it's a vertical torpedo. >> that's what i call it. i said we're going to build this aimed at the center of the earth and we're going to go as deep as you can go on this planet. >> reporter: 35,787. >> but who's counting. >> reporter: rounding up or down. you were counting. >> yeah, i'm counting. >> reporter: that's nearly seven miles from the ocean's surface. his destination, the mariana trench in the pacific. but here you're trusting that this is going to keep you alive seven miles beneath the ocean surface. >> that's right. i'm trusting these guys with my life and they knew that. >> reporter: and so james cameron, the self-described

science geek who brought us the abyss and avatar set out in march 2012. on the first solo trip to the very bottom of the ocean. describe for me what you were feeling inside that capsule. >> the sphere is very small. 43 inches internal diameter. so it's pushing down on my head, pushing up on my feet. so my head's against the steel. >> reporter: seven miles down by himself surrounded by complete darkness. it was time for the explorer to turn on his one of a kind 3d cameras. >> 78. should be seeing something pretty soon. >> reporter: did you see any signs of life? >> very small creatures. little guys that were kind of swimming around. life is there. you know? life adapts to the most extreme environments. that's what's fascinating about it. >> reporter: while there, cameron gathered some of those

samples of life from one of the most desolate places on earth. how did the scientific community respond? >> you know, i had planned on getting all these samples and rocks. and i came back with this little pathetic bit of mud and i thought it's a complete failure. and they said, you don't understand. we don't have samples from this place. we can spend years analyzing what you brought back. they were very excited. >> reporter: that little clump of mud and the water surrounding it helped identify 68 new species. even more are expected. and scientists are studying the bacteria he collected to see if they can find anti-cancer properties. cameron hopes his trip inspires further deep sea research and the next generation of explorers. but after this deep sea journey, he returned to his day job the very next day. 24 hours later you're on the red carpet for the opening night of

"titanic" 3d. how do you do that? >> that was the most bizarre, surreal journey. >> reporter: you're in a little capsule to red carpet. >> the most remote place imaginable in our world and to come back, get on a fast ship, get whisked to guam, get on a charter flight, get whisked to london, put on a suit, and be standing on a red carpet. it was crazy. >> reporter: you need your own avatar. >> we were pinching ourselves, is this real? >> reporter: meanwhile it opens in theaters today. incredible film maker and now explorer. >> so interesting. >> so fascinating. >> he lends the government his toys to discover. >> he's like batman. we are wrapping up the big week of celebrating the big 5-0. we are looking at three other

stories about grace, dignity, and pride. >> we had so many women submit their personal accomplishments at 50. we wanted to highlight just a few. they can all teach us a lesson or two about owning it at 50. ♪ >> as i was approaching my 50th birthday, i was not feeling very healthy. i love my body, but it's never the perfect body. >> reporter: irene gonzalez complained to a friend about her weight. >> do you want to be a fit 50 or a fat 50? >> reporter: she decided to get in shape by running and started training accomplishing something big on her 50th birthday. >> on the actual day that i turned 50, i ran my first marathon. i just remember how difficult it was. >> reporter: with her family cheering her on at the finish line. >> it brought tears to my eyes to see them because it had been

quite a jury knew. >> reporter: she has run 11 half marathons, even her first triathlon. >> i thought am i going to drown? >> reporter: learning how to swim at 51 years old. >> i just keep going and try to set new goals and check things off my bucket list. >> reporter: she even started an online club, fit 50, hoping to inspire others. >> you're never too old to set goals and go after them. ♪ >> i am, i would say well-put together. i'm in great health. >> reporter: robin had just started dating and the relationship was going well. >> and then as i tried to take it to another level, i was deterred each time. i finally asked the question, why have we not made love? and then he just simply told me my body was too wrinkly and he didn't want to. it felt as if someone had

punched me in the stomach. >> reporter: she decided to take a good look at herself in the mirror and wrote an article about her experience. >> naked i stood at the closet doors with the lights on. i opened my eyes and looked very carefully at my body and my heart lurched at the truth. i'm not a young woman anymore. i don't look like i did when i was 44, but my body's very beautiful. >> reporter: her article went viral and she has received thousands of messages from people inspired by her story. >> this body is me. she's held my soul and carried my heart for all of my days. each wrinkle and imperfection is a badge of my living and of my giving of life. ♪ >> i'm a single mom of five. i'm a waitress. i knew that i couldn't waitress forever and i wanted to pursue something that i was interested

in and decided it was law. >> reporter: at 50 miley sparrow was working as a waitress while she finished her bachelor's degree. then went to law school. >> there is a lot of people in the elevator speaking to me as if i was a professor. and i'd be like, well, no, i'm one of the kids. it's hard to tell, but i am. >> reporter: raising five kids and going to school was not easy. >> there's an unbelievable amount of reading. there's a lot of homework. and the kids, they learned to do some things on their own. but everybody made it through. >> reporter: miley's kids stood proudly next to their mom when she graduated law school in may. >> i felt accomplished. i felt like i made it. i was very happy. my whole family was there. i loved having them there. >> reporter: and she recently took her bar exam. >> i do see people who say to me i always thought i would like to do that or be a lawyer. i'm like, then go. do it. you can do it. look at me. i'm doing it.

>> so if you ever, ever needed motivation to get off the couch and try to change something in your life, those three women are amazing. >> blown away, right? >> who here feels like a slacker? >> never going complain again. >> amazing. >> robin's story, she is so gorgeous and stunning. >> i definitely want to see his picture. >> we have a few surprises left for you, hoda. >> there's more? >> yes, there's more. you're going to like this special message from someone for you. take a look at this. >> hoda, welcome to the 50 club. you're pretty fly. you're looking good for 50. or for 60 or 30 or 40 or any year. you are a beautiful woman. happy birthday. i hope you have fun. have a toast from me to you. take care. >> the first lady called you fly.

>> i need to let that marinate for a minute. >> that is terrific. >> are you guys currently making this is 50 dvd copies? >> speaking of first ladies, we have our own first lady here. >> you came in? >> on a friday. >> i baked all morning. happy birthday. >> all your favorite things this year. the bottom layer has shows your love for the beach. the next layer shows the musical side. the top layer is really special. it's your mom's baklava. >> best baklava ever. >> right? >> you go. >> you know what? i can't believe i'm celebrating my 50th birthday on the set of the "today" show.

thank you for all the love. i honestly, i can't believe you came in on your day off. >> we love a very good morning to you. it's 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. friends and family of a man murdered in sunnyvale gathered to say good-bye last night. 20-year-old ernesto sanchez was shot to death at incino park on saturday while celebrating a friend's birthday. a woman was also shot, but is expected to survive. police say the shooting was gang related, but sanchez's family says he was not in a gang. sanchez graduated from wilcox high. the principal described him as a passionate, happy, and wonderful guy. so far, there are no arrests. time now to switch gears and take a look at that morning commute. robin's in for mike. >> the morning commute, a tough one around westbound 580, where we originally had a five-car

accident in the clearing stages. you see the backup there approaching the toll plaza on 580. meanwhile, the bay bridge toll plaza approach is not looking too bad for friday. some traffic there, but the volume is much better than just about an hour or so ago. your trek to the tri-valley still shows friday lite, at least from livermore to the interchange. some slowing on highway 84 from livermore down to value ya seitz road. >> another local news update is coming up in about a half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy this friday morning and a great weekend.

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♪ i'm so fancy 8:30 now. on this friday morning, the 8th of august 2014. this is an epic crowd out here for iggy azalea who's going to take our stage in just a couple of moments. we're very excited for that. iggy azalea coming up. also coming up -- >> that's right. the big movie "the giver." we've been talking a lot about that movie this week.

he's starring in that movie with jeff bridges, katie holmes. >> and speaking of meryl streep, she'll be stopping by this week. and so many people are going to be stopping by next week right here on "today." and that's not all. that's right. we're also going to be talking to reality superstar kim kardashian. and one direction as well. we've got "mad men's" john hamm. all next week. >> wow! >> this is so huge you need two tvs to watch it. >> double screens. >> so exciting. and also we want to say hello to elvis duran's morning show z-100. they're here broadcasting. >> hey, carson. >> that's a big crew. >> you look good. you look good. the make-up looks good. >> all right. >> what's your guess on savannah's baby's gender? >> i think it's both. >> thank you, elvis. two babies. two babies. >> that it's not. >> i think that's disturbing.

>> i didn't mean both. i didn't mean that. >> somebody cut him off. >> i got the mike. for today, wet weather in the gulf coast. southeastern atlantic states, ohio river valley, northwest looks good, northeast will be gorgeous. northern plains a little on the wet side tomorrow. the risk of strong storms in the central plains. more wet weather in the mid-atlantic, lower ohio river valley. sunday, sunday! we are looking at more wet weather along the mid-atlantic coast into the southwest. unbelievable, 96 in portly. they do not need that heat because of the forest fires and wildfires.res. good morning. we're seeing some low clouds and some drizzle in parts of the bay area, around san francisco and the coast, highs eventually in the upper 60s near san francisco, about 82 in san jose. for the north bay, highs in the low 80s, for the tri-valley, you'll see temperatures climbing into the upper 80s to near 90

around livermore. for the weekend, we'll see temperatures cool a little bit with a bit of a stronger sea breeze. and stay tuned, in the north bay, slight chance of some mountain thundershowers as more monsoon moisture comes in late in the weekend. temperatures cooling with more clouds early next week, and turning warmer approaching the middle part of next week. >> that's your latest weather. this is such a huge crowd. over on 48th street. we've got a massive crowd across there. giant iggy azalea cutout. got folks over here. these nice ladies there. man. this is insane. all right. now, let's head back to savannah and carson. thank you so much. newcomer brendan swaits has a new role in "the giver." he plays jonas, a young man designated as the receiver of memory in this futuristic community. with his power he realizes he has to take a big risk if he

wants to bring change. take a look. >> we've got to go now. you and me can escape. >> what about my family? and the other children? i can't leave them. >> this is the only way. this is the only way to make everything okay. >> i can't go. >> when i get there, you'll understand. i'll come back for you. >> jonas. >> and he is here this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> can we just start there? you have such a good name. it's not a stage name, right? >> my parents chose it. >> a lot of people are going to know that name. you were with angelina jolie earlier this year. we're at the cusp of when everyone is going to know that name. how is that? >> speechless.

it's crazy. it's my change. it's my new life. it's exciting. >> it is. how has life changed for you? >> when i flew into america, i don't think i'd seen the outdoors for about a month. so i don't know. i'll tell you in a couple of months. >> i'm sure it's overwhelming. you have meryl streep and jeff bridges in this movie. when you get on set are you secretly in awe and try to play it cool? >> that's exactly what i did. be cool, man, be cool. jeff and meryl were so cool. >> i thought who was cool in the -- >> let me tell you about the early '90s.

>> anyone old enough here? >> believe me, i'm old enough, i just can't remember. you also are -- one of your costars is a little baby. gabe. how did you like being with a baby all the time and kind of -- were you good with him? >> i was horrible with him. >> really? >> yeah. i was really bad. >> so you are a good actor. because you look great. >> thank you. james and alex were their names. they're beautiful babies. at the start i was so scared and tense. but as we got on with it, i kind of relaxed and got to know them a little better. >> yeah. you know the sign you're becoming a big celebrity, right? first of all that you're starring with meryl streep or jeff bridges or angelina jolie. also if you take a picture with taylor swift, people think you're dating. >> yes there it is. >> but you have said you're not dating, right? >> i have said that. >> that's true, right? >> that's true.

>> so is it kind of funny or annoying? is it surreal to have people talking that way? >> it's funny and surreal. i don't know. i just think it's funny how long ago it was. it was like two years -- a year ago. two years ago. and it's still coming out. it just teaches me about this industry. >> it's a strange part of it. and we just can't help ourselves. you know? >> it's okay. neither can we sometimes. >> brendan thwaites, thank you so much. the giver opening friday. coming up next, the wait is almost over. iggy azalea on the concert. first this is "today" on nbc.

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series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> all right. we are back on a friday morning. one of 2014's biggest breakout stars, australian rapper iggy azalea has hit the world by storm with her hit "fancy." before we get to a live performance, here's what you need to know about i-g-g-y. w iggy azalea, pop's biggest breakout star of 2014. rapping on this summer's hottest hit breaking records as she rhymes. the most weeks at number one by a female rapper ever. her debut album peaked at number one. her first two singles occupied the charts. the last to do that, the beatles. 1964. known for her attitude, her style, and of course her infectious hip hoe.

. this awesome aussie is getting started today. with more than 3 million digital singles downloaded, there's no denying "fancy" is the song of the summer. here she is to perform it live. here she is, iggy azalea! >> where the bass at. hands up. ♪ ♪ first thing's first, i'm the realest ♪ ♪ drop this and let the whole world feel it ♪ ♪ and i'm still in the murder business ♪ ♪ i could hold you down like i'm giving lessons in physics ♪ ♪ you should want a bad chick like this ♪ ♪ drop it low and pick it up just like this ♪

♪ cup of ace, cup of goose, cup of cris ♪ ♪ high heels, something worth a half a ticket on my wrist ♪ ♪ taking all the liquor straight never chase that ♪ ♪ rooftop like we bringing '88 back ♪ ♪ bring the hooks in, where the bass at ♪ ♪ champagne spilling you should taste that ♪ ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ you already know ♪ i'm in the fast lane ♪ from l.a. to tokyo ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ can't you taste this gold ♪ remember my name ♪ bout to blow ♪ i said, baby i do this ♪ i thought that you knew this ♪ can't stand no haters ♪ and honest the truth is ♪ my flow is harded ♪ they speak it departed ♪ swagger on super i can't shop at no department ♪ ♪ better get my money on time, if they not money, decline ♪ ♪ and swear i meant that there so much that they give that line a rewind ♪ ♪ so get my money on time ♪ if they not money, decline ♪ i just can't worry bout no haters ♪ ♪ gotta stay on my grind ♪ now tell me, who that, who that ♪ ♪ now do that, do that ♪ put that paper over all ♪ i thought you knew that, knew

that ♪ ♪ i be the i-g-g-y, put my name in bold ♪ ♪ i been working, i'm up in here with some change to throw ♪ ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ you already know ♪ i'm in the fast lane ♪ from l.a. to tokyo ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ can't you taste this gold ♪ remember my name ♪ bout to blow ♪ trash the hotel ♪ let's get drunk on the mini bar ♪ ♪ make the phone call ♪ feels so good getting what i want ♪ ♪ yeah keep on turning it up ♪ chandelier swinging, we don't give a what ♪ ♪ film star ♪ yeah i'm deluxe ♪ classic, expensive, you don't get to touch ♪ >> make some noise! ♪ still stunting, how you love that ♪ ♪ got the whole world asking how i does that ♪ ♪ hot girl, hands off, don't touch that ♪

♪ look at it i bet you wishing you could clutch that ♪ ♪ it's just the way you like it, huh ♪ ♪ you're so good, he's just wishing he could bite it, huh ♪ ♪ never turn down nothing ♪ slaying these girls, gold trigger on the gun like ♪ ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ you already know ♪ i'm in the fast lane ♪ from l.a. to tokyo ♪ i'm so fancy ♪ can't you taste this gold ♪ remember my name ♪ bout to blow ♪ who that, who that, i-g-g-y ♪ say do that, do that, i-g-g-y ♪ ♪ who that, who that, i-g-g-y ♪ blow oh oh oh ♪ who that, who that, i-g-g-y ♪ say do that, do that, i-g-g-y ♪ ♪ who that, who that, i-g-g-y ♪ blow oh oh oh ♪

>> more music from iggy azalea is just ahead. but first this is "today" on nbc.

and we're back now on a friday morning with one of the biggest hip hop stars on the planet. she continues to break records. nothing is going to stop iggy azalea. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i think it's official now. carson, you can back me up. "fancy" is the song of the summer. >> never a doubt. >> i was getting nervous. it was early. but i made it through. >> that is a huge deal. it really catches on. how does this moment feel to you? >> you know what? this song "fancy" has really changed my life. it really has. so i'm just so, so thankful to charlie xcx who's on with me for teaming up and making magic. i think we took something good

and made it great together. it's amazing. >> what's amazing is that it's big when the president -- the video of the president rapping came out this week. what did you think of that? >> that's amazing. i actually heard a rumor that his daughters watched me at l lolallapalooza which was cool. >> you have a big announcement for us. >> i do. i'm going to bring my single "black widow." >> awesome. august 24th at the vmas. >> that's right. we're going to do it big. >> awesome. so happy for you. going to do work right now? >> yes. we're going to do "work." >> give it up for iggy azalea!

♪ walk a mile in these louboutins ♪ ♪ but they don't wear these things where i'm from ♪ ♪ i'm not hating, i'm just telling you ♪ ♪ i'm trying to let you know the things i been through ♪ ♪ two feet in the red dirt, school skirt, sugar cane, back lane ♪ ♪ three jobs took years to save ♪ ♪ but i got a ticket on that plane ♪ ♪ people got a lot to say but don't know a thing bout where i was made ♪ ♪ or how many floors that i had to scrub just to make it past where i am from ♪ ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami

♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ i've been up all night ♪ trying to get that rich ♪ i've been work, work, work, work, working on my ♪ ♪ milked the whole game twice ♪ gotta get it how i live ♪ i been work, work, work, work, working on my ♪ ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ work work work work working on my sh ♪ ♪ you can hate it or love it ♪ hustle and the struggle is the only thing i'm trusting ♪ ♪ thoroughbred in a mud brick before the budget white chick on that pac -- my passion was ironic and my dreams were uncommon ♪ ♪ guess i gone crazy, first deal changed me robbed blind basically raped me ♪ ♪ rose through the bull like a matador ♪ ♪ just made me madder and adamant to go at 'em and even the score so ♪ ♪ i went harder ♪ studied the carters till a deal was offered ♪ ♪ slept cold on the floor recording at 4:00 in the morning and now i'm passing the bar like a lawyer ♪ ♪ immigrant or ignorant your ill intent was insurance for my benefit ♪ ♪ hate to be inconsiderate but the industry took my innocence ♪ ♪ too late now i'm in this

thing ♪ ♪ you don't know the half ♪ this gets real ♪ valley girls giving -- for louboutins ♪ ♪ what you call that ♪ head over heels ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ no money, no family ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ 16 in the middle of miami ♪ i've been up all night ♪ trying to get that rich ♪ i've been work, work, work, work, working on my sh ♪ ♪ milked the whole game twice ♪ gotta get it how i live ♪ i been work, work, work, work, working on my sh ♪ ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ work work work working on my sh ♪ ♪ pledge allegiance to the struggle ♪ ♪ ain't been easy but cheers to peezy for the weeks we lived out of duffel ♪ ♪ bags is all we had do anything for my mum i love you ♪

♪ one day i'll pay you back for the sacrifice that you managed to muscle ♪ ♪ 16 you sent me through customs so ♪ ♪ all aboard my spaceship to mercury ♪ ♪ turn first at the light that's in front of me ♪ ♪ cause every night i'ma do it like it's my last ♪ ♪ this dream is all that i need cause it's all that i ever had ♪ ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ work work work work working on my ♪ ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ now get this work ♪ work work work working on my sh ♪ ♪ >> iggy azalea, thank you so much. watch her on the vmas august

24th. we'll be back with much more but first this is "today" on nbc.

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you. extra number for them. >> exactly. before we let you go on the friday morning, i think we have birthday wishes from willard scott. >> ralph lauren designed this special hat for you know what? the anniversary of the fourth of july. and here we are not too far from one of the great towns in connecticut. glenna leany is from cedar city, utah. 100 years old today. she says stay strong and you will always come out on top. here's mannie krupp. he is from the sunshine state. 100 years old today. and he loves all sorts of activities, especially history. lee ella mcfarlin. happy birthday to you.

here is troy bunch, ft. myers, florida. 100 years old today. has a good marriage and a sense of humor and it will keep you happy all of your life. here's how they feel in new york about me. here they are in new york. >> this is a good segue, don't you think? let iggy azalea send us off. a bonus song for her fans here on t well, good morning, everyone. it's 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. california senator ted gaines hopes a special message and a symbolic gift will convince tesla's ceo to build that big battery factory in california. gaines plans to show up at tesla headquarters in palo alto today without an appointment in hopes of meeting elon musk. here you see the factory over in the fremont area.

now, he's not said what the symbolic gift is, and, hey, musk may not even be there. california, arizona, nevada, new mexico, and texas all in the running to host the new battery factory. tesla recently announced that it had broken ground in reno, but that it could change its mind. we'll have more news coming up in half an hour.

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>> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." friday morning, august 8th, 2014. still a huge crowds just finished listening to iggy azalea. >> do you feel like such the cool dad because your kids are all here? >> cooler than you normally feel. >> or they're embarrassed by you? >> those two emotions exist with them constantly. simultaneously. willie is -- or dubbed willis now. he is off. >> i love the range of this crowd and age. we didn't see that a lot this

summer. you have their key audiences. you've got 5-year-old es and 65-year-olds. >> i don't think the 5-year-olds know what the words mean. >> it's a way to teach them how to spell. there's something for everyone. >> i the way, iggy is sticking around to talk to us what she has coming up for the vma performance. >> good stuff. >> all right. let's talk about the hurricane and tropical storm. >> not one, but two. we've got iselle which is downgraded to tropical storm. and we have julio which is a category 3 hurricane. but even though iselle is just a tropical storm, it's still a major concern. because it has slowed down. forward motion is make 7 miles per hour to the west. and as that happens, they're still hurricane warnings because you'll get gusts over 85 miles

per hour. no reported injuries. we got 20,000 people without power. we could be looking at about 18 inches of rain. and especially the big island which has never actually taken a direct hit from a tropical storm at least in modern times. >> that's surprising. >> the hawaiian islands are in a very specific spot that tends to miss those pacific coast hurricanes. >> that's fascinating. >> iselle is the appetizer but julio is the entree? >> good news with julio which we'll get into is it looks like it's going to the north. but once you've been pummelled by an entity like iselle, anything you get is just going to add misery. >> the misery is at the airport as well. my niece is there with another family. we're all panicked. where you let her go off with her best friend and family but she's there. >> on hilo on the big island?

>> no, she's in maui, but it's affecting everything. >> some flights -- >> exactly. their flight was to leave later today, but it's not looking to be the case. so that adds to the chaos. >> the good news is maui will probably just get the heavy rain, spared the winds. >> a lot going on. we'll be tracking it. >> something on a lighter note this morning. we talked about this in the orange room and i'm still investigating. i will put it out there that way. we've had water gate, all kinds of gates in washington, d.c. now we've got baby gate. >> i love this story. >> last night -- this is crazy -- a lockdown at the white house when a toddler at 8:00 p.m. at night managed to squeeze through the lawn fence at the white house. a toddler. >> that's a narrow fence. >> it is. cement and barricades. this is like houdini baby. they said they were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that he got a time-out and was sent on his way with parents. >> okay.

one of our good friends -- i love this. listening to him for years. elvis, broadcasting his radio program. hoda turned 50. elvis turned 50 this week. >> yeah. the year for turning 50. >> smile at the camera. >> hi. >> happy birthday. >> thank you, guys. >> how is it feeling? >> it feels good. i was talking to hoda about this earlier. does it really feel different when you turn 50? no. i'm not one of those had a gets worried about i'm getting older. i'm starting to hi more about what's the next couple of years going to be about? for the first time in my life i'm thinking about how i could do good information for people and make my life go longer. >> thoughtful. >> it is all positive and good stuff. >> what's the one thing you would like to accomplish this year, your 50th year? >> i want to take off -- >> good for you. >> i don't know if your fans want to hear that.

>> true love. >> it is not going to happen that way. you know what i want on do, i want to be in the new "sharknado" movie with al next year. wane to be happy. i just want to find out what i have been missing all those years. i feel like i have been letting things happen naturally. for the first time, i have this clarity. i want to control the rest of my life. maybe i may take control. i don't know. >> you sound like a life coach. mr. motivator today. >> al, this doesn't sound like something i would typically say. ask al. >> sometimes k s curmudgeonly e. >> i have people that listen to our show every day. god has been very good to me. with hoda coming up later, you have to give her a big kiss. she would love to hear from you. >> the show is terrific. it is going great. how many stations are you on now? >> you know what? we lost count.

100-something. i don't know. >> that's a good problem to have. >> the world satellite we are on, we are having fun every day. between 1 and 17 million listen every day. we don't know. >> can you share your birthday plans with us? we know what hoda has done all week. do you have a party planned? >> eat a piece of 15 different cakes. >> all right. >> my plan needs to be going to see the doctor and making sure i'm not diabetic. you know what, when i turn 50 i want to lose weight. i'm reading al's book. i have to lose weight. i have positive plans. no more vodka. i have party voice. i have to stop. >> you are changing. good for you, elvis. >> it is all a lie. >> this is it. >> people don't like change. we like who you are. >> we will meet you at the bar later. >> unless you are expecting, your shots are on me.

>> elvis leaving the building. thank you. >> thank you, al. >> always good. >> 50 more for you. >> have a beautiful weekend. >> you, too. >> all right, mr. roker, let's talk about these hurricanes, tropical storms. >> that's right. look at the pictures and show you what's going on. iselle made landfall along the coast of the big island. let's bring you up to date on the latest. two storms basically. one, you might think is more dangerous than the other. julio is a category 3 storm with 120-mile-per-hour winds. moving quickly at west-northwest at 16. we are concerned with iselle right now. 45 miles west-southwest of hilo. 60-mile-per-hour winds. even though it is a tropical storm we still have hurricane warnings on the big island. that's because we could get wind gusts, hurricane force tropical storm storm warnings for the rest of the islands. hilo, i should say, iselle will continue moving to the south. but it is a widespread kind of area. we are going to be looking at

more rain, more stronger winds. rainfall amounts is a big problem here. not so much the winds but it is going to be the rain. we are talking some places the big island picking up up to 18 inches of rain. there is going to be big problems with flooding. plus, waves 15 to 25 feet coming onshore. that's going to cause major, major flooding and it is probably going to be going on for at least a couple of days.d. well, some misty skies and patchy low clouds around san jose this morning, will give way to hazy sunshine for the afternoon. 82 in san jose. 60s closer to san francisco. with partly cloudy skies and some low clouds into the afternoon. low 80s around the north bay and up towards the tri-valley, you can see those temperatures. warmest places out towards sunol and livermore. those highs near 90. as you go into the weekend, a slightly stronger sea breeze. drop your temperatures off a little bit for your saturday. but notice sunday in the north bay, slight chance of mountain

snow showers as more monsoon moisture comes in early next week. today's weather is brought to you by centrum silver. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up next, the fans were lining up all morning to catch the artist of the summer. iggy azalea. ♪

. if there's any senior to get you pumped for the weekend is miss iggy herself. the australian sensation has blown up the charts with her hit "fancy." >> on the billboard top 100 for six weeks, longest for any female ever.

>> her debut is called new classic. >> we've got this huge crowd in our studio. people are camped out overnight. how does it make you feel? >> um very elated i think. yeah. it's so nice. i was in bed last night and looked at my social media and i saw that. i was like oh my gosh. that's the first time i've ever seen that happen. i didn't anticipate there being so many people out there. >> really? you didn't think everyone would show up to see you. >> i always watched on television and thought how amazing it would be. it was really cool to get to come and do that today, have everyone there for me. amazing. >> did you imagine you would be nominated for seven mtv vma awards tied with mm? >> my little brother is very confused now. he's mm's number one fan.

he doesn't know who to vote for. i'm like you better vote for me. >> yeah. your fans -- i was looking out. they were saying iggy. i was saying where is iggy from? where did you come up with the name? >> iggy was my beloved pet, my dog, growing up so many years. he passed on. he was 19. i think i felt a little guilty. people can relate when your dog gets old and you stop paying it attention. when he passed on, i felt so guilty. i was like, you know what, i'm going to make my stage name iggy. he was so cool. >> that's sweet. >> azalea comes from? >> the street my mother lives on. >> has great meaning. >> it's cool. quirky. i found out later you can make yourself nicknames. now everyone around me, we make

up our own pet names. >> a lot of people are just starting to learn more about you. obviously ozzy, rapper. you have a humble background, great story. >> i'm from a really small town in australia. population of 3,000. i grew up there. i moved to miami when i was about 16, almost 17 years old. i wanted to go and wanted to take school out there and didn't end up working out. i got a pretty good career. >> yeah, i think so. >> yeah, rapping. what happened? >> how did you become a rap senator. >> i always loved music. i loved missy elliott so much. being from the country, i loved to watch music videos. i could kind of escape. there was this whole world i wasn't sure how much was reality and how much was make believe. i was from such a small town. we didn't have much to do.

i got engrossed in her music videos. hers were so colorful. she made me want to entertain people. >> is it bad to hold one of these before you get it? >> i've rubbed them a few times. >> give that a rub. >> it's a genie. he will grant you. >> just one. >> thank you so much. >> just amazing. coming up next, i'm going to get you caught up on news you need to the start your weekend. >> and the next big film you're going to be on obsessing over from the director of "frozen." and a look at more right after this.

and taking a look at the headlines, the breaking news this morning from iraq. hours after president obama gave the authorization for limited u.s. air strikes in iraq, navy fighter jets dropped bombs on the city of irbil. we have chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski with us. jim, we expect more launches of strikes today? >> reporter: that right. according to officials, anytime they see any isis militant forces that present any threat,

whether direct or remote threat to americans in irbil, the u.s. military has the green light to launch air strikes against that target. apparently, that was the case this morning. according to the u.s. military officials, two navy fa-18 fighter jets off the judge the george h.w. bush "dropped two laser-guided bombs on the artillery piece that had been used earlier in the day and firing at kurdish military targets in and around the irbil area." now, since that artillery fire, the americans were well within the range of that artillery fire, according to officials. it met the president's parameter and therefore the air strike ordered and truck towing it. >> mik, what kind of fire power

does isis have that could pose a threat to u.s. war planes? >> reporter: isis is well armed. after the sunni forces laid down their weapons, they gathered artillery and rocket launchers and rocket vehicles. they have limited anti-aircraft missiles that are not within range of some of the high flying u.s. military war planes that would be conducting these kinds of operations. at this point, it appears anyway, they may be defenseless against the u.s. air strikes from above. >> mik, this is a humanitarian mission to protect the kurds. the president is accusing isis of genocide in the area and starving the kurdish people. can you tell us the long-term mission, perhaps, will be there. >> reporter: the humanitarian

issue that got the attention overnight was to drop food and supplies up to 40,000 refugees stranded on top of the sinja mountain range with the isis fighters down below ready to kill them if they came down. u.s. military planners are looking at the possibility of additional air drops because they realize those people will be stuck on the mountain for some time. until some iraqi military forces would move into that area to break that siege and at that point, the u.s. military would provide additional air strikes. combat air strikes against the isis forces to assist the iraqi military in taking out those isis forces that are gathered at the bottom of the mountain just waiting for the refugees to come down. those fighters had threatened those refugees to either convert

to islam or be executed. >> all right. jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. we will watch the story still developing at this hour. thank you, jim. the head of the centers for disease control and prevention is confident there will not be a large ebola outbreak in the u.s. the cdc declared the outbreak an international public health emergency. it called for extraordinary measures to stop the spread. ebola killed about 1,000 people in west africa. walmart deeper into the health care industry adding clinics in stores. the company opened five primary care clinics in south carolina and texas. a sixth one is opening today. walmart says it plans to open another six by the end of the year. clinics have access to nurse practitioners at affordable prices. finally, friday. why not end on a warm and fuzzy

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now, with more fruit! a very good morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. the search is on this morning for two men who tied up a woman inside her home, and robbed her with her baby granddaughter in the next room. it happened in the middle of the day in fremont. police say the men walked into an open door near the kitchen where the grandmother was cooking. police say the men grabbed the woman, wrapped her head in duct tape and then threw her to the ground, where she blacked out. her 9-month-old granddaughter was in another room, the baby was not hurt. the robbers did get away with cash, jewelry, and purses. police are looking for a woman who apparently rogroped a woman last night near the intersection of stanford avenue

and ramundo away. she said he had short hair, a light beard, and a tattoo with unknown writing on his right arm. the suspect had a dog with him when the attack happened, reportedly a grey pit bull. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

and we're starting to see the sunshine win the battle with the low clouds, at least around san jose and fremont. pleasanton right now, breaking out the sunshine. san francisco, show, still seeing some misty skies for you. and temperatures are get more sunshine, clouding into the 80s around san jose, near 90 in morgan hill. upper 60s near san francisco for the afternoon. in the north bay, highs in the low 80s today, breezy at times, and now towards the tri-valley, highs in the upper 80s to near 90, trending a little bit cooler as we start the weekend, with a stronger sea breeze, then watch out in the north bay hilltops. early next week into monday, also the east bay hills could see some isolated showers or thunder as monsoon moisture returns early next week. your morning commute has been tough across our bridges.

580 westbound just across the toll plaza. you can see delays fl a previous five-car accident, which has been cleared. the lingering side effects continue. an accident westbound at the midspan. plus the treasure island off-ramp on 80. you can see that accident with the traffic backup going back to the incline. right now at the toll plaza, things looking pretty good. 101 at 280, things moving well at least for now around san j e jose. >> looks nice out there. thanks for joining another local news update is coming up in half an hour. and you can join us for a full-length newscast at 11:00 this morning. have a good morning.

welcome back to "today" on a friday morning, august 8, 2014. will is off today. >> i'm going to pay for that. >> really cool photos we're seeing. take a look. this is a new york aerial performer carrying extra weight you may see. michelle is expecting. she's in labor right now we're told. up until last week, she was teaching others how to fly through the air. this was taken a little before, not so long in her pregnancy. it was 38 weekends she was still performing and doing this apparently. >> that's amazing. >> some asking the question, how

do you feel about seeing -- i know i ran up until the very last day. that's different. if you fall. >> obgyn doctor says in general vigorous exercise is not a bad thing. center of gravity shifts. >> i was told not to do anything when upside down. even yoga and certain things. it's not the blood flow is not good. >> she's in labor now. she's fine. >> she was upside down long period of times. she took all precautions i'm sure. >> i'm sure her doctors advised her and told her it was okay to do it. >> i wonder if the baby will flip out? >> take that. >> a born acrobat. let's get you up to date on your weekend, see what's going on. what's that? look. iggy azalea still in the orange

room. look. there's iggy in the orange room now. that's cool. for your weekend starting for today, lots of sunshine in the northeast, right through the great lakes. beautiful in the pacific northwest. a lot of wet weather on the gulf coast down to florida. plenty of sunshine in the southern portions of -- southern california. pacific northwest looking good. saturday, more rain in the mid atlantic states, gulf coast. risk of storms in the colorado rockies into the central plains. west coast again fabulous. 71 san francisco. 97 in portland. it's been a hot summer for everybody there. mid atlantic states, more showers, thunderstorms. gulf coast rainy. northeast looking good again. she's still in there. and right now around the bay area, we're seeing temperatures in the 60s. sunshine breaking out around the

tri-valley and in san jose. and if you're going to head to the coast, santa cruz looks good for sunshine, but low clouds lingering around half moon bay and pacifica. watch out for sierra thundershowers if you're heading to the high country today and also for the weekend ahead. today, near 82 in san jose. mid- to upper 60s around san francisco for the north bay, highs in t low 80s. and the tri-valley seeing highs near 90 in livermore. and that's your latest weather. >> thank you al. the casting call for true detective, another night at the museum, and what may turn out to be another frozen phenomenon. >> anne, good to see you. good morning. you look beautiful as always. >> thank you. you too. >> let's launch true detectives. apparently they're bringing in more big stars. i love this show. >> let me make a profession. i'm probably the only pop culture journalist who has not seen it. >> it's so good.

>> that's what i hear. everyone is waiting to see who will be cast for season two to replace matthew mcconaughey. the buzz is taylor kish and colin farrell. hbo is being tight lipped about this. everyone is waiting to find out. >> there has been news this week about true detective apparently regarding the writer and claims or allegations of plagiarism. what is hbo saying? >> hbo is completely standing behind the show creator. they're saying this is not an act of plagiarism. he's pulled philosophy and thoughts for characters to say. nick has put out his own statement as well saying character of matthew mcconaughey, nothing he has said has been drawn from any one author. these are philosophical thoughts put into his own words.

hbo is standing by nick. according to hbo and nick, there's no plagiarism. director of disney "frozen" up to a new project obviously. >> she's got the golden touch. she's bringing the beloved children's classic to disney. she's writing the screen play, adapting for disney. this could be another global phenomenon. frozen was so huge. >> would this be live action or animated? >> i'm not sure. it could be huge. >> picture of the week, i think of the year. this is olivia wilde breastfeeding her son otis for glamour magazine. >> such a beautiful shot. >> so artistic and stunning. >> what i love about a olivia wilde, she said i do not look like this when breastfeeding at home. this is work of glam.

>> she's at a diner breastfeeding. >> there's usually a diaper involved too, she said. it's a beautiful shot. celebrities are showing it off. >> she talks about how natural it is. >> speaking of showing it off. britney spears tweeted a sneak peek at her new fit look. >> britney spears is looking hot. she's so hot. she's back in the gym, doing crunches she used to do. back in fighting form. >> they say it's not photo shopped. it's one of the things she noticed. >> apparently it's the real deal. >> she's back in vegas next week to continue residency. got in shape for that. we have a new trail tore look for. al loves the night at the museum series. >> this time they go to london? >> they codo. this is the firem -- they do. >> who knew this would be a decade long franchise? lots of stars. so really fun stuff. >> it will be interesting to see

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>> everyone loves these. toasted marshmallows, chocolate, gram cracker. but mix its up. we've got peanut butter and jelly s'mores here. get a little protein. then nilla wafer s'mores. they're bite size. they're great for toddlers. >> and bananas? >> the fruit one, we don't have marshmallows. we grilled bananas and added strawberries and chocolate. >> this is al's favorite. yo york peppermint brownie. and we have dessert mashups here. would you like to turn the brownie in the pan? >> out of the box? >> either way. your favorite recipe or out of the box. this is a great one, too, because it really feeds a crowd. you don't have to stand around toasting marshmallows. you bake it until it's just finished. then you want to put some of these marshmallows on top.

>> these are mini ones. >> you can do big ones too. but i like the small. you're going to put it under the broiler for one or two minutes. you end up with these gorgeous brownies. then we can crumble graham cracker crumbs on top. and then drizzle. >> i'm going to steal one of these. >> and a s'more milk shake. i have to say, this is my favorite. >> i love this. >> so we want to add some milk and chocolate syrup. >> we have a 30-day detox and now i'm up to 60 bucks. five bucks every time i cheat. >> and we're going to add a few toasted marshmallows here. and then we want to blend it up. who wants to do the honors?

oh, i think it's off. there we go. perfect. now we're going to add the ice cream. >> the important part. >> i'm so stunned by how many variations of a s'more is out there. >> well, it's everyone's favorite summertime treat. another great thing, if you want to make s'mores inside in the winter, you can broil the marshmallows. there we go. add only graham crackers. then we've got beautiful milk shakes. >> these look amazing. >> $70. >> enjoy. it's good. >> i do love you! >> i love you too. >> so good. the recipes are on our website today.com. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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on weekend "today." >> happy friday. we have ka big show coming up this weekend. two big shows, actually. two days. we're going to introduce you to a 17-year-old instagram star with over 1.5 million followers. he does these transformations which have become pretty well known. taking on kim kardashian, taylor swift. and he'll show us how it's done. and you'll also see an exclusive transformation. >> can you give us a hint? >> no. it's a tease, roker. you got to watch. >> in other words, you could give us a hint, you won't. >> i won't because i'm cruel. >> you're going to have to stay tuned. >> i can tell you it will be a transformation. >> even more of lester holt playing bass, too, right? >> we're going to rename it to bass line nbc. >> he's so cool. >> nobody is cool like lester. >> it's true. coming up, we've got a huge

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and ryan lewis are some of the names. some of the other arts include tom petty and the heartbreakers. organizers are telling everybody that parking is going to be real limited. they're encouraging people to take public transit. hundreds of kids in san jose will get a new head start on the school year. this is video from backpacks that are going to be distributed to kids in low-income families by sacred heart community services. this year, 2,800 kids will receive these backpacks. well, let's check your weather with rob. good morning. >> good morning, scott. right now, sunshine from pleasanton over to san jose and down the peninsula, but still socked in with the low clouds around san francisco, closer to oakland, where you'll see temperatures around san francisco today in the upper 60s, low 80s in san jose. and into the north bay, highs in the low 80s around santa rosa and san rafael, and see 80s to near 90 today in livermore. the morning commute, still a little tough around 580 westbound on the richmond san rafael bridge at the toll plaza. an earlier accident causing a few delays. an earlier accident westbound 80

at the treasure island off-ramp has been cleared, but still seeing some backups right there at the incline, taking the bay bridge toll plaza. this is how it looks like right now. you can see the traffic stacked up. 101 at 280 into san jose, everything looking friday light there, and the same around 880 and fremont. traffic lacking pretty good into the sunshine. keep in mind with mass transit with the outside lanes going, some delays this afternoon and through the weekend with that event in san francisco. scott? >> all right. i'll see you at the concert and we'll have another local news update coming up for you in half an hour with all the latest weather and traffic as well. and of course we'll see you at 11:00, with kris sanchez. see you then.

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from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> are you kidding? >> granny ride. >> finally here, the big 5-ho. happy birthday, hoda. superman himself, dean cain is doing the honors. >> come here, come on.

>> watch the spanx. >> thank you. >> favorite. thank you for being with us today. >> follow me in. here we go. >> i'll take it. >> it's hoda's birthday! we got surprises. >> what is happening? >> that is good! [ applause ] >> look who is here,il john. >> oh, my god! >> this is part of my dream right here >> oh my gosh. >> all right. aryou seriously playing my music on my birthday? >> that's how much i love you. we may lose a few viewers because of it.

that ford mustang convertible was created the same day you were created. >> when? >> august 9, 1964. how much did it cost? $2,400 bk then what do you think it would be today? >> a ford mustang? $40,000. >> $27,000. still very affordable. many thanks to your driver. >> by the way, i thought we peeked all week. when i saw that stang -- >> look at him. nothing cuter. >> hi, guys. >> here is the thing. people love you. your favorite guy in the whole world, don't listen, dean, she is in love with blake shelton. he wanted toe here today but miranda wouldn't let him come.

that is not true. he couldn't make it. is that the phone i hear? >> is he calling? >> hello. hi, blake. miranda said no. she has a problem with hoda, a lot of people do. it is totally understandable. we love you. he has something to say. >> is he on the phone? >> hi, hoda, blake shelton here. i'm so sorry i'm not there today for your birthday. i'm here in toronto, canada. we are doing a concert. and, man, i really hate that i couldn't be there. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. >> you can hang up now. >> i love you. i loveyou. >> can we just going? i want to hear it more. twice more. please. >> i love you. i love you.

[ laughter ] >> toronto canada and we are doing a concert -- >> not that part. never mind. >> i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. i love you. >> he can talk and walk at the same time. here he is everybody, blake shelton himself. [ laughter ] >> and he has got a little something for his girl, don't you, blake? [ laughter ] >> good to see you. we know you have a concert. i guess he is staying. okay. >> i just want to say how happy i am right now. i'm ready for the next thing. it's going to get worse. more of your friends wanted to wish you a happy birthday. what do you think they had to say? >> i don't know. >> happy birthday, hoda. sorry i can't be there in person but i have given a gif to

kathie to give to you, wine and quite a lot of cash. it's not so bad. hello hoda. wanted to say happy 50th birthday. you don't look it or act it but i guess you are. >> i don't think you should be telling everybody you are 50 but it is too late now. happy birthday. >> you are the big 5-0 but you make love like a 20 year old. it is amazing. >> hi, hoda. happy birthday. >> it is the most important day of your life because it is the day you were born. how about that? congratulations, sweetheart. >> i'm wishing you so much love and happiness. this is just the beginning for you. enjoy it, my love. >> dear hoda, happy 50th birthday. nothing as sweet as you. >> hoda, happy 30th birthday. you look amazing. >> happy 50th birthday, hoda.

>> happy birthday, hoda. >> here is my locker. i need a picture of you to hang up right there. happy birthday! >> wow! how sweet is that? >> this is an nbc news special report, hoda at 50. >> you're 50? >> hoda, congratulations on stretching out a birthday longer than savannah's birthday. >> happy birthday already. you are really milking this 50 thing. >> happy birthday, hoda. we love you dearly. you make 50 look so fine. happy 50th birthday, hoda. you are like a fine wine getting better with every age. happy 50th and in honor of you, hey. >> hoda, i wish for you everything that you bring to everybody else, happiness, love

and joy. >> happy birthday to the best boss ever. i adore you. i admire you and i am ever so thankful for the opportunities you have given me. >> happy birthday. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you. >> happy birthday! we love you. >> we love you. >> hoda. that was sogreat. oh my god. thank you. >> this is what love feels like. isn't it awesome. >> look at dean and lil john. that is what love looks like. [ laughter ] >> are you going to play the music? >> in a little bit. don't miss bossy pants. the average income in 1964 was about $6,000. what do you think it is today?

>> the average income today is $30,000. >> you can buy a new home for around $20,000. today the average home sells for what? >> i would say the average home for $70,000. $150,000. >> broadway tickets were only $10. now how much. >> $120. >> $200. >> now how much was a cup of coffee in 1964? >> i'll tell you how much, 50 cents. >> 10 cents. now it is around $1.50. a gallon of milk how much? >> 40 cents. about adollar. >> now it's about $5. >> if she doesn't know yell it

out. tank of gas. >> a tank of gas was? >> 20 cents. >> 30 cents. >> i was close. >> gas today is about $4 a gallon. the 26 inch color tv debuted at world's fair. how much did it cost? >> $100. >> $379. >> which would be almost $3,000 today. today it is cheaper. there is some good news. a 40 inch tv costs around $250. >> did i win? >> time for your prize. >> what is it? you know what? it's hoda's aarp card. you earned it. you earned it, cookie. you get a lot of free stuff with that. it is all good. don't worry too much about the early bird discount you get

discounts. you get a subscription of aarp the magazine. >> i was on it before i was 50 with you. >> you were in training. you know what time it is? >> what is all of this stuff? >> your favorite food. >> fried chicken. >> and pop tarts. what is this? pepsi. >> made in 1954. they are not your favorites. these were things born in 1954. >> is this kentucky fried? >> it is great. friday funny. >> we are already at "friday funny"? >> i'm ready. >> how are you doing, blake. you know you're 50 when going braless pulls out all of the wrinkles of your face. >> let me think about that. >> you know you're 50 when you

have been there and done that but you don't remember what that was. >> they did the -- it is a new thing in show business called timing. >> try again. >> you know you are0 when you are cough, far, sneeze and pee all at the same time. [ laughter ] >> you can't be sitting there without music. >> what are you playing? >> come on. >> it's her birthday. she can do what she wants. you got to put your drink up, though. >> happy birthday! ♪ >> can i havene woman. i'm going to be at the wine and spirits in allen dale, new

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every conversation happens a certain way. >> ever since i turned 50 this is how every conversation with my friends goes -- wait a minute -- i was just going to say something. what did you just say? you said the thing about the cat. right before that what did you say? i haveot completed a thought since i turned 50. >> how old are you now? >> i'm 51 and i want to say happy birthday. >> lisa -- >> ever since i turned 50 i made the best decisions of my life. i got my haircut in my miley cyrus look. i lost 137 pounds. >> you look fantastic. >> how did you do that? >> gastric surgery. kept it off so far. >> even though i don't like sex

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>> i have advice for all the men who are with women over 50. if you are ever in an intensely deep conversation with a woman and the woman goes like this -- she is not listening to a word that is coming out of your mouth because the world has just ended until the hair comes out of the face. i can't focus on another thing. >> they say it starts out as one. >> it's like a couple of months you will all look like rob reiner. >> any other advice? >> you start to really not care anymore about what anyone thinks about you. >> that's true. >> it's great. i got married for the first time 53. >> what? >> 53 years old. >> how is it going so far? >> not so good. it is good because he is handy. you have to have a husband who

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here with flashback finds for the year. >> i looked at your hair and i was like bobbie cut her hair. >> i just want to say mom, if you are watching i did not cut my hair. this is actually a wig. i was inspired because there was a breakout year in 1864 all about the angled bobs. >> it is still so chic. it's so contemporary today. the year you were born the whole era has so much that we draw from. >> the twiggy eyes. >> they look great. >> i would like to have donna join us. just for fun. i wanted to -- >> oh, my gosh. >> i mean, this was the look in the '60s. this is really -- >> so flattering. >> i don't know about the red. >> lisa terry is the really

adorable designer that makes these moddresses like what i'm wearing. these are being sold today. >> they are new but have look of the old. >> i like it. >> you don't have to wear spanx. you can be free. >> a you can just go crazy. >> of course, the hair that we are talking about so much. hair spray in 1964 and '65 outsold lipstick. it was the most popular item. all of these items. vo 5. >> we used to use this by the bucket fulls at my house. >> it was all about big eyes, the twiggy eyes and falseye lashes and max factor only sold in europe. i dug in the bins to find old max factor. that is your birthday present. and we have pond's cold cream. >> drop us another tune. we have age appropriate fun

fall fashion plus more surprises for your birthday all after your local news. ♪

good morning, everyone. 10:26. i'm scott mcgrew. apple's new cupertino headquarters starting to take shape. check out this image posted on the city of cupertino's website recently. you can see the outline of the so-called space ship. ground broke for the $2.8

million square foot building back in november. apple hoping to have the whole thing completed by 2016 and a whole bigger cost than $2 million. arriving in san jose from overseas is going to get a little more streamlined. mineta san jose is showing off its two new global entry kiosks today. these kiosks, which are already in use, are for arriving international passengers to help speed up the customs and inspection process. we'll take a look, live report on weather and traffic coming up in just a bit.

and we're clearing now to hazy sunshine around san jose, 82 degrees. around san jose, upper 60s, closer to san francisco. not much change as we go into the weekend. a little bit cooler tomorrow with a stronger sea breeze, and those temperatures rebounding, approaching the middle part of next week, although we will see changes for the weekend in the north bay, now towards the tri-valley. low 80s today, then by sunday night and monday, a chance of some afternoon thundershowers as monsoon moisture drifts up early next week. 580 westbound. still some slowing there, half the toll plaza. and an incident here in the south bay. 880 southbound near 280, in the southbound lanes, an accident there in the wright hand lane could be slowing things down. there's a stacked up view at the bay bridge toll plaza, with those metering lights on and traffic on 101 at 280 right now moving fairly smoothly. scott? >> thanks, rob. we'll have more local news coming up in a half an hour on the newscast.

join kris sanchez and me then. see you then. ♪ >> hoda's having a good time. >> thank you. very special friday. happens to be hoda's birthday. it is her 50th. one of our producers grabbed a camera and asked hoda to reflect on what this milestone meant to her. here is what she had to say. >> saying my namend the word 50 in the same sentence is totally freaking me out. it seems like somebody else. it doesn't seem like me. i feel a little weird about it. i feel more comfortable today because i know who i am. sohen something is upsetting you don't go off the deep end

because you have seen worse. when something is joyful you keep it in perspective but you enjoy the joy. i think that has been good. once you have been through the weeds and come out the other side you say like thank god i'm 50. thank god i'm 50. once you have survived horrible pain, debilitating pain and find yourself still standing you get the four words you c't scare me. had i not gotten sick and gotten divorced and not had that dark time maybe approaching 50 would have been horrifying and scary and terrible. but i'm approaching 50 and i'm happy to be 50. i'm happy to be here. i'm happy to blow out the candles on the cake. i love how i feel when i listen to music. i love how i feel when i go for a run in central park. i love how ieel when i hug my mom. i love how i feel when i see my nieces. i love how i feel when i go on a

date with a cute guy. i didn't know i would get to experience so many exciting and new firsts at 50. who knew you would find love again? who knew? that happens again? i thought that thing was like road kl in the rearview mirror. that is over. there is so much ahe of you. people want to know what is the next act. what is the next thing you are doing? i love when someone asks me that. i go i'm not sure but i know there are great things i would like to try. i think anything is possible. i think anything professionally is possible. i think love is possible. i think forgiveness is possible. think a lot of people lug around old stuff in a backpack and carry around and it is so heavy. sometimes you shoul use your mile stones and mark them. make it a time in your life that you remember and forgive someone who has caused you pain for a

lot of your life. just do it. u are 50. just do that. you can call it mid life and say most of your best years are behind you. i have a friend who is like remember the best years are past. i'm like what are you talking about? mathematically that may be true. it is not about the yrs but about what you do with them. i wasted a bunch. i am valuing and treasuring the ones ahead. >> by the way, i can tell you the best seven yearsave been the last seven here. or six, whatever it was. >> that happens when you turn 50. you can't remember. >> play us something warm and cozy. ♪ to fit your age and psonal style. >> we have so many choices for

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♪ >> lil john. >> stylish color trends for fall. most of today's style can be worn at any age if you wear it right. >> up to the minute fall fashion looks style expert and author of "cheap chic style". >> where is blake? >> i wondered. >> now he is going to stand there. oh, yeah. >> here is our first male model. >> there you go. >> i was a little jealous. >> what do you have going on? >> with these trepds it is all about incorporating them in an age appropriate way. just because you are in your 50s or 60s or 70s does not mean you

need to ignore fashion. >> i got these jump suits that everybody goes crazy for. they are so flattering. >> she has the jump suit on. >>. >> careful. >> oh, my gosh! >> hoda! >> it's bianka. thank you. >> the queen of the kitchen. she is our food stylist. >> how much do you love this jump suit on her? if you open your bag we selected a gift for you that has something to do with her look here. it's the exact same one that she is wearing. you can get on trend. >> it's adorable. >> beautiful. >> do the zumba for us, baby. >> thank you. >> i would like to make an

announcement that not only is she our stylist but our new musical. >> is jan here? >> she is here and wearing gray. >> happy birthday! >> this isgreat. >> pass them down the line. she is in one of my favorite colors for fall. gray is the new black for fall. >> look how cute she looks. >> these are adorable. you can get in on the trend too. >> darling. >> i thought i saw her on the bus. >> sneaky. >> gorgeous. >> love that bag. >> under $50. >> that's awesome. >> here is who is coming up

next. >> alice from the '60s. >> alice from the 1960s. >> this is her dear friend. >> i'm also her co-author on her books. >> loveliest person on the planet. >> oh, my god. wearing fabulous trend from the 60s, the shift dress. she gotou a little gift to go along with it. >> how cute does she look in the dress? >> the best body in the world. here she is in the shift. >> i'm totally shocked. >> i wanted to surprise you. >> i love it. >> it's actually very cute. >> who else is here? >> isn't that adorable?

>> i love it. thank you. i love you, too. >> thank you. >> who else is here? >> last, who do we have utility trend carol. >> carol brady. >> o of th finest human beings on the planet right here. >> happy birthday. giving you a must-have piece for fall, a utility vest from macy's only $89. we got one for you, as well. >> dressed so cute. >> oh, my gosh. >> bring them back out! >> they're gone.

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we are ready to bring on the special musical guest today. >> just walk straight. >> okay. >> okay. keep walking. >> tell me if i need to -- pretty soon there is going to be one cable. next step is over a little cable, feel it? >> paul sike.

>> hoda heard him two years ago. >> oh, my gosh. ♪ ♪ where i go or what i do that girl knows how to break on through like a jackhammer ♪ ♪ hey hoda ♪ dangerous with a gir like that ♪ ♪ she will knock you out in no time fast ♪ ♪ put on that old hard hat ♪ while she does her thing ♪ do your thing, hoda >> i'm doing my thing. ♪ like a jackhammer >> that's a new one. >> it is. ♪ don't matter where i g or what i do that girl knows how to break on through ♪ ♪ like a jackhammer

♪ ♪ ♪ now she up to the middle of the night ♪ ♪ those tires still scream good bye ♪ ♪ i was going to love her until the day i die ♪ ♪ she's gone ♪ though when my heart can't believe it she broke it all to pieces ♪ ♪ like a jackhammer ♪ and i'm all shattered ♪ she is working on me like a jackhammer ♪ ♪ where she went just to prove she is nothing but a little

jackhammer ♪ ♪ jackhammer [ cheers and applause ] >> paul sike! >> can i say one thing about paul? i went to the blue bird cafe with jane who is here. we heard you sing "my epitaph". both jane and i were crying. she was not hormonal then. >> the guys we were with said they were hungry. we knew it was something magical. >> what has been happening with your career since she discovered you? >> i have been doing a lot of different shows and production work and been working with my new record that just came out on itunes. >> iemember after i saw you at the blue bird and asked you to come here, you didn't watch our show but that is fine. you were sitting on the bar

stool here and looked at me and said i feel like i'm going to fall off this bar stool. i said play that song like you played it and every girl in this room was weeping. i never forgot the moment. >> appreciate you having me. >> so happy. you going to sing us another song. >> you are? >> i think it says that. >> he is not. it is lil john. i'm 60 almost 1. >> play a little "epitaph" on the way out. >> sorry about that, hoda. ♪ i was going to love her until the day i

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thank you so much for being with us today. hoda, how are you feeling, baby? it is almost over. >> i feel great. i a lot of things that are okay in my life.

i do one thing very well, i pick good friends. >> you pick awesome friends. >> we can't end today's celebration without cake and bubbly to toast the occasion. bring it in, guys. >> yea! >> that's beautiful. >> thank you. >> friends across the street at magnolia bakery made this for you. >> you need a new one. >> i love one. >> one wish for this coming year. >> i wish for health. health to everybody. thank you to everything. i'm totally overwhelmed. >> who loves hoda? there you go. >> thank yo >> cheers. >> bye everybody.

we'll see you on monday. >> what's my wish. >> everybody in. one, two, three. >> missed one. >> only hoda can reach that one, or blake. [ laughter ] cheers to you. >> cheers everybody.

american jets drop hundreds of pounds of explosives on iraq. this is new video just into our newsroom, reportedly showing the aftermath of that air strike. president obama said it may come to this, and today he made the call to take out isis militants. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. the president promised a militant response if those militants continued to pose a threat to americans and today he took that action. here's nbc's jennifer johnson. >> reporter: two f/a-18 firefighter jets dropped 500-pound bombs on a