news at 11:00. remember, don't cross the streams, have a great day. no strategy? the president taking heat for el presidente vio que su saying his administration has yet to develop a plan to deal with isis militants in syria. this as new video emerges of the terror group carrying out chilling executions. rushing to her side. joan rivers' daughter and grandson at the comedian's bedside this morning. word that she's resting comfortably. how did a routine medical procedure lead to this? twitter tirade. a teacher goes online and blasts her own students admitting she secretly hated some of them and joking she wanted to stab them. parents understandably outraged. so why was she allowed back in a classroom?

and grande crowd. a massive turnout for pop princess ariana grande ♪ i got one last problem without you ♪ ♪ i got one last problem without you ♪ as she gets ready to put on our biggest concert today. friday, august 29th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on friday morning. i'm matt lauer along with tamron hall and willie geist. savannah on maternity leave. and al roker so excited for our 8:30 concert that he's headed outside. >> the dancers have been rehearsing. ariana has been out warming the crowd up.

this is a huge -- biggest crowd for a single person we have had this year. it goes from 48th street all the way to our second plaza past the big rocking horse. this is crazy. they're all waiting for ariana grande as we all are as we continue to bang bang, baby. back inside to you guys. >> absolutely, al. fun friday. and we have a lot of people there and the folks watching at home. >> that comes up in the 8:30 half hour. let's start on this friday morning with out top story. president obama facing criticism for his administration's handling of two critical situations. is

>> all right. keir simmons in london. keir, thank you very much. chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet

the press." chuck, good morning to you. the president says no military action by the u.s. against russia over ukraine, but the sanctions we put in place clearly haven't forced vladimir putin to back down. does the administration think with more time they'll have a greater impact? >> they've always believed in time. that's what they've been preaching is patience, patience, patience. but that said, there are still more sanctions that can be done. particularly by european partnersm told they've already some put together. they had already planned a new round of sanctions even before this latest event of putin putting troops over the border. next week the president goes to europe, that big nato conference in wales. expect all of the european allies at that conference to be standing together with yet a new round of sanctions. but i can tell you none of them have an appetite for any military confrontation with russia. that's why we'll just see amped up sanctions. >> let's look at the other crisis right now. you asked the president yesterday about the handling of isis militants in syria. here's what he had to say.

>> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. i think what i've seen in some of the news reports suggests that folks are getting a little further ahead of where we're at than we are currently. >> critics pounced, chuck. >> they did. >> did they take his words too literally or did the president admit there's no plan, no vision for dealing with isis as an emerging threat? >> the answer to both question is yes. the white house certainly is trying to spin back the president's words saying hey, yes, they were a little blunt. they wish he would have worded it differently. but they remind all of us, including me, that he was responding to a question specifically having to do with the role of congress. did he need to go to congress to get legal authority for this. he's saying we don't have a strategy. they're saying we don't have a plan yet exactly of the targets we want to do in syria to then determine which legal course of

action was necessary with congress. but big picture here, the reason the president went out there, he had three audiences. audience number one was us in the media and us saying you're hearing a lot of people in the administration telling you we're close to going after syria. guess what? we're not close. i'm putting a big pause button on this. number two, the audience -- the second audience was sunni governments in the middle east. he basically said we're not going to go into syria unless you're with us. we're not going it alone. and of course the third audience was his own national security team. many on his team are pushing him to do something faster in syria and he is not comfortable doing that just yet. >> chuck todd at the white house. chuck, thank you very much. we are learning more about the health scare that landed joan rivers in a new york hospital. the legendary comedienne stopped breathing thursday during a routine procedure. her daughter releasing a statement overnight after rushing to her mother's side. nbc's katy tur is at mt. sinai hospital. katy, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, tamron. her daughter melissa and her grandson cooper got here last night. they've been at her side the entire time, but she does remain in critical condition. joan rivers was reportedly having a minor endoscopic procedure on the upper east side when she suddenly stopped breathing. according to the fdny, paramedics rushed an 81-year-old woman to mt. sinai in cardiac arrest. inside the hospital confirmed rivers was under their care but would not divulge details of what went wrong. in los angeles, rivers' daughter melissa and grandson cooper rushed to make a cross-country flight to be at her side. upon melissa's arrival in new york, she issued this statement. i want to thank everyone for the overwhelming love and support for my mother. she is resting comfortably and is with our family. we ask that you continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. famous for her edgy humor -- >> can we talk? she was a tramp. >> reporter: -- rivers has been

a tv mainstay since the 1960s. a frequent guest and guest host of "the tonight show with johnny carson." in 1985, she became the first woman to have her own late night comedy show. >> what's under the kilt? what are you wearing under the kilt? >> reporter: in recent years rivers has been best known for hosting and critiquing fashion. from the red carpet in the '90s. >> when you married him, did you go through his things and throw away things other women had given him? >> never. >> reporter: to her own show "fashion police" on "e!" >> i'm not going to say anything nasty. she came in an egg. some people will do anything to not have to speak to ryan seacrest. >> reporter: she was promoting her latest book here in new york on wednesday. scheduled to perform in new jersey today. but obviously, tamron, that has been at least postponed. >> all right. katy, thank you very much. dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical editor. nancy, good morning.

>> hey, tamron. >> there's a lot we don't know. let's deal with what we do know. joan rivers was rushed to the hospital with what's described as respiratory arrest. what does that mean? >> well, if, in fact, she were having a procedure or diagnostic look with a scope going down to look at her throat or her vocal cords, she was likely sedated. in that case, your blood pressure or heart rate, your breathing, the oxygen saturation, your breathing, those things are all being monitored. sometimes the medicine used to sedate someone, the age of someone receiving the medication. elderly people can be more sensitive to medications. and sometimes just putting the scope down can trigger an event where a person stops breathing. this isn't necessarily a major cardiopulmonary resuscitation where a patient codes. it means the patient stops breathing. but in that instance, the whole procedure is stopped and the patient is given oxygen and everything is assessed.

the really important thing here is every time you think you're going to have a procedure no matter how minor, you have to constantly remind yourself that although these types of things are rare, they can happen. >> all right. nancy, thank you very much. >> and one more thing i should say, make sure your doctor has admitting privileges to the local hospital. because in this case it may have saved joan rivers' life. >> thank you very much for your knowledge and expertise on this issue. our thoughts and prayers are with joan rivers. 81, a legend. her daughter, her grandson she loves so much are there with her now. >> part of our family here. i've had a chance to get to know her the last couple years. controversial, brash, outrageous yes, but a kind lady with a big heart. no question about it. we wish her well. let's move onto other news with willie. the nfl making big changes in the wake of a lot of criticism. natalie is on vacation. willie. >> this has been coming for a few weeks now since the ray rice decision. the nfl is now taking a stronger stance against domestic

violence. commissioner roger goodell. announced thursday a tough new penalty for those who break the rules. peter alexander is in washington with more. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the nfl as you know it has been facing heavy criticism for what many viewed as an inadequate disciplinary action to ray rice over domestic violence. arrested for domestic violence earlier this year. and now the league has said it got its decision wrong. it's changed its policy. and that domestic violence will not be tolerated. for weeks the nfl's been playing defense after baltimore ravens running back ray rice was suspended last month for two games. 1/8 of the regular season for a violent fight in february. this video obtained by tmz sports shows rice dragging his then-fiancee off an elevator after knocking her unconscious.

the couple married a month later and rice apologized with his wife by his side. >> i am working every day to be a better father, a better husband, and just a better role model. >> reporter: in this letter to nfl owners, commissioner roger goodell admitted getting rice's punishment wrong. i didn't get it right, he wrote. simply put we have to do better and we will. >> there was an explosion of public sentiment especially from female fans that without a doubt pressed the nfl to do something about this. and they have. >> reporter: the new policy calls for tougher penalties for any player charged with domestic violence or sexual assault. for first-time offenders, a six-game suspension without pay. do it again, and face banishment from the league. >> missing either six weeks or an entire season is going to take a major bite out of these players' paychecks which should act as a deterrent. >> reporter: the players union responded saying it will defend nfl players' rights if they feel

they are being treated unfairly. as for ray rice, his suspension stands at two games. i'll be he'll be back in the league in late september. >> a lot of people praising this decision from the commissioner. thanks so much. military officials confirmed thursday that the pilot of an f-15 jet that crashed in western virginia was killed. searchers used helicopters around mountainous areas around the crash site. and humvees and horses searched the rugged terrain. the jet was on a routine mission to new orleans when it crashed. the pilot reported an in-flight emergency before losing radio contact. the family of the instructor shot and killed by a 9-year-old girl accidentally at a shooting range in arizona is speaking out. speaking with the ex-wife of charles vvacca and the young gil and her family. >> i want to make sure they didn't spend a big portion of

their life surrounding this one incident. >> in the future i personally hope to probably write a letter to personally communicate with them. he was a good person, but we know they are as well. we just want to make sure that they understand that we know it was a tragic accident. and that it's something that we're all going to have to live with. >> remarkable grace there. the 9-year-old girl was learning how to shoot an uzi when it recoiled and she shot vacca in the head. a volcanic eruption on papua new guinea has led to flight disruption. the government has evacuated communities near it as it erupted last week. those who were allowed to stay were told to stay indoors and avoid the falling ash. kwaun quantas airlines said the ash clouds from the volcano had prompted alterations to flight paths between sydney and

tokyo and sydney and shanghai. >> very nice, willie. it's now 7:15. >> mr. roker, check of the weather. storms on the coast. >> amazing video we've got for you. this is looking at some of the waves via drone. you can see those surfers out there. wow. look at that. that is just amazing stuff to watch. but these scenes will be coming to an end as these storms finally move away. so the good news is we are going to start to see a dropping of the risk and all the problems there. in fact, for santa barbara on into san diego, we see that finally starting to die down a little bit. wave height 3 to 8 feet locally. 10 feet in some spots. dangerous rip currents will start to subside during the day. in time for the weekend, pretty good. then along the east coast we had cristobal making its way and that there you can see just taking off. so the good news is we still have those dangerous surf advisories, wave height 3 to 7 feet.

the high threat for the rip currents and rough surf will continue for another 24 hours and then die out during the hurricane. excuse me. i'm all right now. just give me the heimlich. we're going to have your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ ♪ ♪ 7:17, happy friday to the friday before a holiday weekend. we have some changes coming to your forecast today. all this subtropical moisture

surging right into the bay area. getting a little bit of shower activity out there. what you'll notice today is the midlevel clouds increasing all the way long. it's going to feel sticky out there. 79 degrees on the peninsula. 75-. ant east shore. 85 for the south bay, and 87 degrees in wine country today. getting into this weekend, temperatures stay steady, we keep the humidity going, we're going to cut it off by monday just in time for labor day. >> you all right? >> i'm fine. >> all right. well, we were talking about the president earlier. did you notice something about his wardrobe? dylan dreyer is covering the orange room for carson with the suit gate? >> yes, pretty much. on thursday president obama had a very important press conference. he was talking about all sorts of world issues. so of course social media was focused on those world issues, right? of course not. they were focused on his tan suit. #tansuit started trending all across twitter. we were seeing some really hilarious tweets coming in. brian says obama says something something tan suit something tan

tan tan something suit. and also annie says obama attends beach wedding. andrew from buzzfeed posted obama is doing his next press conference in pharrell's hat. so we're seeing a whole bunch of stuff. we also had parodies. saying yes we tan! but you guys are a fan of the tan suit, right? no problem with this. >> what was the problem with the president's suit? >> willie said -- >> oh! >> no. >> under the bus. >> we all think it was maybe it didn't fit the way some of his other suits fit. >> you're going to like the way you look. i guarantee it. >> i don't think the tan was the problem. >> the tailoring on the top. >> this is supposed to be at the top of your shoulder. we'll use willie. this is supposed to be here. and the president's was there. right? >> but he's got other issues

that are bigger than a suit. >> and the pants were pleated. >> dylan, thank you very much for taking us back down that road. coming up, how about this one? a teacher uses twitter to voice her hatred for some of her own students, even her desire to hurt some of them. why was she allowed to return to the classroom? and the much-anticipated wedding of brad pitt and angelina jolie. how did they pull off this top-secret affair? what did she wear? al and willie want to know. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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my skin is really silky smooth. new dove body wash. softer, smoother skin after just one shower. you're watching "today in the bay." good morning 7:26 i'm kris sanchez. police are searching for clues after finding the body of a woman inside a parked car at a church. passer by called police around 11:00 last night to report that body. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police say the woman had been stabbed at least once. her identity has not been released. now that body was found in the parking lot of grace church on aborn road across from a. san jose public library branch there. investigators are reviewing nearby surveillance cameras, this is san jose's 26th homicide of the year. excuse me. east bay teen now indicted by federal grand jury accused of shooting a laser pointer at a chp helicopter in oakland.

we are going to talk about your weather while we get kris some water. you know what, we have humidity coming into the bay area this morning. and you're really going to notice that as we head into this afternoon. what's happening is the remnants of what was once hurricane marie are steadily streaming into the bay area. so we're getting that moisture even some showers this morning. i want to activate the radar and show you what we have here. we have showers coming down along the western facing slope surrounding san jose and little batch. of rain on the way to sonoma county as we head throughout the next hour or two. expecting that there at about 9:30. 85 degrees in the south bay today. 75 degrees for the east shore. 72 in san francisco and 87 degrees for the north bay. it's going to be warm out there. and we'll stay warm over the course of your weekend with another chance for rain tomorrow morning, slight chance on sunday as well looking good on labor day. he's always laboring to get you to work on time. don't worry christina, kris

is okay. she's just getting some water. we're going to let her finish doing that. bay bridge has no backup, and the only big issue, and it is a big one. 101 up to aets park, that continues all holiday weekend. look how slow it is already early in this very light friday commute. northbound 101 and 280 are jammed up approaching the area coming out of daly city. throughout san francisco, and that will be the case all weebtd long. and look, the rest of the bay area absolutely no problems, just a slight build for the south bay, north 10e 1, 280, and 87 coming into downtown. we'll get you right back to the today show.

♪ it's 7:30 now on a friday morning. 29th of august 2014. we're packing them in the plaza this morning. we're not, actually. ariana grande is. one of the biggest concerts of the year. she is our guest of honor. she is a pop superstar. we're going to chat with her in the next half hour then she'll take the stage at 8:30. some of those people have been out there since yesterday. sleeping out there all night. >> the line went all the way down 5th avenue. almost to 56th street. crazy. >> pretty exciting morning here. meantime, let's look at

what's making headlines. massive waves from hurricane marie are showing signs of diminishing. warning remain in place for los angeles and ventura county. comedienne joan rivers remains in critical condition in a new york city hospital this morning. the 81-year-old is being treated after she stopped breathing during a routine procedure. joan's daughter melissa says she's resting comfortably. she asked fans to keep her in their thoughts and prayers. and closing arguments are expected today in the trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. the couple is accused of accepting gifts and loans in exchange for performing official acts. they could face decades behind bars if convicted. and coming up here this morning, nascar star tony stewart returning to racing today for the first time since he struck and killed another driver. why some critics are saying this morning it's just too soon. let's start this half hour, though, with some outrage out in california over the punishment

given to a teacher who actually made threatening comments about her students on twitter. nbc's jacob rascon has that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. that punishment viewed by many as only a slap in the rest. many students are defending the teacher saying she took her twitter page down. high school teacher crystal aratta tweeted she was so happy to be done with school for ten days. but it continued. especially to be away from the ones who tried my patience and my trigger finger. and you think you hate us teachers? guess what, we feel the same about you. the he secret is out with

additional tweets about how she wanted to pour coffee on students and others get hit by a car. before the summer semester ended, she tweeted i already want stab some kids. is that bad? >> from what i read, it wasn't something a teacher would say. >> reporter: when the school district found out, they said they conducted a thorough investigation and they took action. that was a written reprimand and she kept on teaching. >> she should be fired. she should not be able to work with children. if you really feel that way, then find something else to do. >> reporter: students who say they know the popular teacher well flocked to her defense. >> she said she is sorry and she apologized for it. she started crying today because how bad people are talking about her. >> we like this teacher at the school. >> yes.

>> what should happen? >> i think disciplinary action. not fired. >> reporter: the fate of the tweeting teacher may be in the hands of police who admit they learned what happened last. >> we found out about it this morning. via the media. we will interview people and determine if there was a criminal violation at that point. >> reporter: a police spokesperson told me the department was shocked the district never notified them about the online threat. now, of course, we were able to reach the person by phone. she declined to comment. matt. >> let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is ought to you by sleep inn. dream better here. >> i mean, this is just crazy crowd. look at this out here on 49th street. you have some of the traffic blocked off. come on this way.

let's look at all these sights down here. hey, how you doing? all the way down. man, it's crazy. i'm coming through. look at this. come on down. all the way down to the stage. amazing. hello! look at this. all standing out here for ariana grande. let's check your weather. see what we have going on. heavy showers and thunderstorms making their way from texas all the way up into wisconsin. over the next 24 hours. look at that heavy rain from iowa, traverse city and marquette and green bay. could be locally heavy rain and localized flooding. a system coming onshore in the gulf. not tropical, but look at the i'm excited about arkansas

yan as well. good morning to you. we have a steady stream of moisture coming into the bay area, all the way from the south where we have the remnants of what was once hurricane marie funneling in to the bay area and we're getting shower activity this morning. most is offshore, we're expecting a little bit to roll over the marin county sonoma county line as we head throughout the next couple hours. we're expecting that by about 9:30. humid today, temperatures not too hot. >> look at this. over onto 48th street you've got folks as well. that's right. that's right. at 8:30. ariana grande. these are your people. until then, my people! my people! my people! oh, that felt good. >> all right, al, thank you. >> nascar driver tony stewart is set to make his first public appearance today since he struck and killed a fellow driver

during an event earlier this month. gabe gutierrez is at atlanta motor speedway in hampton, georgia. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after sitting out three races, tony stewart is expected on this track later today for qualifying laps ahead of the main event on sunday. he's also scheduled to speak publicly for the first time since that horrifying crash. today three-time nascar champion tony stewart is heading back to the track. >> i hope to see him come out here and win. >> i think most fans will welcome him back. >> announcing that he'll return to racing this weekend at atlanta motor speedway. >> tony stewart just hit that guy! >> his first race since he struck and killed a fellow driver on a dirt track in upstate new york three weeks ago. kevin ward jr.'s car collided with stewart's. ward climbed out of his car and apparently tried to confront stewart. since the crash, there's a rule

preventing drivers from exiting a disabled vehicle until safety crews arrive unless it's on fire. >> safety is the most important thing. they shouldn't get out of their cars. >> while many fans are standing by the legend. some say he's getting back behind the wheel too quickly. >> i feel there's going to be a lot of people that will boo him and a lot of people will think his temper might have got the best of him. >> stewart is known for that temper on full display during many races. since the deadly collision, he's been in seclusion, only saying there aren't words to describe the sadness. today he's scheduled to address reporters for the first time since then. all this as the crash investigation is still ongoing. the local sheriff said there didn't appear to be criminal intent. but there's a possibility that he could face a civil lawsuit. >> i think he'll have a lot of sport. it was an unfortunate accident. >> the family of kevin ward jr., the driver who was struck and killed has not commented on

stewart's return to racing. after he speaks to reporters this afternoon, we're expecting a packed house here an sunday. tamron? >> all right, gabe. thank you very much. up next, how did one of the most closely watched couples on the planet manage to pull off a top secret wedding? the inside scoop on brad pitt and angelina jolie's wedding. >> on trending, here's a question for you. do you walk out or do you suffer through it? what to do when you pay to see a movie and it's awful. but first, these messages. ♪ each year 17 billion toilet paper tubes are thrown away in the us alone. that's enough to fill the empire state building...twice. now there's scott naturals tube-free bath tissue. get the premium softness you need without the wasteful tube. toss the tube for good with scott naturals tube-free.

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the secret ceremony. hallie jackson is in los angeles. how wha can you tell us? >> reporter: no leaks and that's how the couple wanted it. they said their i dos in front of their close friends and family. a crush of cameras trail the most famous celebrity couple almost everywhere. but somehow they managed to keep the most hyped wedding under wraps for five days until pitt finally flashed his new ring in england. >> that's really what it was. a stealth wedding. but in this case angelina i know is pulling the strings. >> reporter: the superstars' super secret wedding took place at their chateau. it was a true family affair. >> i think the children may have played as big a part in this wedding as anything else. i think they might have waited until their twins were six years old so they could all participate in the wedding, all have a say in it.

>> reporter: maddox and pax walked their mom down the aisle. za r zahar threw petals. and her father jon voight was not at the wedding but he tweeted it must have been fun. jolie who's no stranger in white dresses, went for a traditional look down the aisle. she donned a floor-length lace and silk stunner while her groom wore a linen suit. a california judge signed the couple's marriage license and traveled there to officiate. both newlyweds have tied the knot before. he divorced jennifer aniston in 2005. after pitt and jolie famously fell in love on the set of "mr. and mrs. smith." for years the two sidestepped much of the matrimony talk. >> no secret marriage. >> if i told you it wouldn't be

a secret. >> reporter: they vowed they would wait. >> i've said that we would not be getting married until everyone in this country had the right to get married. >> reporter: but in 2012 he told the hollywood reporter i don't think we'll be able to hold out. it means so much to my kids. just a few months later he put a million-dollar ring on it. >> the details will be private until angelina comes out with them herself. >> reporter: that private family followed by a family-friendly honeymoon in france this week. but they're already heading back to a movie. shooting their first movie together since "mr. and mrs. smith" and their first now as mr. and mrs. the couple's famous friends are sending congratulations. george clooney says he's really happy for brad and angie and the whole crew. >> and i love the fact they kept it a secret. good for them. >> and i love he said it meant a

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you're watching "today in the bay." good morning everyone, 7:56 i'm scott mcgrew. the police department placing new restrictions on thousand uses information it reads off your license plate. according to the mercury news, the police department just adopted the policy that says they can only keep the information from its readers for a year, but there's a big loophole, if the police think the information could be used as evidence, they'll just keep it forever. menlo park is taking immediate action to the state's new water rez strixs. city the calling for residents to cut back water by a third. that is 10% more than what the state's asking. many say that's way too much. city officials say the state was forcing the city to quickly make up their own ward ordnance, it hasn't been updated since the 90s. it's going to affect more than 16,000 people. well let's check your weather with christina. >> hey good morning, scott. we have some subtropical moisture surging right into the bay area this morning.

i want to show you what the batch look likes on our radar because picture it's on its way to the north bay. arrival in the san rafael area and the batch will maintain its organization. so you might have to use your windshield wipers. we also have low clouds here over heelsburg, midlevel clouds really showing up here in sunol, those will increase as we head throughout the day, and kind of a hazy start for us here in the south bay. 85 degrees, 75 on the east shore. and looking good for your labor day. we'll have that forecast in moments, here's mike with your drive. 101, palo alto just fine, south bay, you have your lighter commute as well. very light because we're pre-holiday, but we have slower drives developing around the bay. 101 and 280 north, from brisbane and daly city jammed up towards 280 getting into san francisco. only 10 is a available through the labor day weekend. oakland shows slowing. there may be another character at high street from the looks of that. >> rough friday.

all right, another local news update including the traffic coming up is in a half hour.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, the most expensive divorce of all time with nearly $20 billion at stake. what one oklahoma oil tycoon is doing to try to hold on to his fortune. plus not so happy. >> this is exasperating. >> the little boy taking the internet by storm with his priceless reaction to his mom's pregnancy. >> what were you thinking? ♪ bang-bang into the room >> get ready for ariana grande, who's here it perform live on our plaza, friday, august 29th, 2014. ♪

>> ariana, you're amazing! >> we love ariana! ♪ ♪ ♪ i can't resist it no more >> ariana! >> we want to be on "today" cam. >> we're back now 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 29th day of august 2014. here's something you don't see every day. >> what's that? >> what? >> take a look at this wide shot of the people in our plaza. we've got thousands and thousands of ariana grande fans. a lot of these people getting here 24 hours, probably longer ago. but we wouldn't let them line up until 24 hours ago. >> it's a grande crowd. >> it really is.

>> every inch of space is filled with a body with a smile. hey, cutie. you're having a good time. and by the way, ariana has another big performance lined up next week. she's going to perform the national anthem ahead of the nfl's first game of the season. >> that's a big honor. >> a huge honor. that's next thursday when the championship seattle seahawks face the packers. catch it here on nbc coverage beginning at 7:30 eastern. and a special performance from pharrell. >> ooh, nice. >> we have a lot to get to in the next hour or so. willie is in for natalie who is on vacation. he's got some of the headlines of the morning. willie, take it away. >> good morning. comedy legend joan rivers is resting comfortably in a new york city hospital after a medical emergency. that according to her daughter melissa. nbc's katy tur is outside the hospital for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this all happened around 9:40 in the morning yesterday when she was getting a routine throat procedure done down the street

from here. when she suddenly stopped breathing. she was rushed here to mt. sinai medical center. the fdny said they transported an 81-year-old woman in cardiac arrest. her daughter melissa and grandson cooper flew here immediately to be by her side. they've been with her the entire time. we're hearing she's still in critical condition. they released a statement thanking everybody for their love and support and hoping everyone keeps her in their thoughts and prayers. now, she was here in new york on wednesday promoting her latest book. supposed to perform today in new jersey. but obviously, willie, that has been postponed. >> she is one of the funniest people on the planet. we, of course, wish her a full and speedy recovery. katy tur, thanks so much. an improving economy and lower gas prices could help make this the busiest labor day travel weekend in nearly a decade. nbc's craig mel lynn -- melvin is at new york's coney island.

>> reporter: millions of folks will be hitting the highways and beaches like this here at coney e island as well. but this year, it could be the end to something else. if you're one of the nearly 35 million people packing in the car and hitting the highway this labor bay weekend, it's going to cost less than it did last year. a little less. gas prices, have you noticed anything about them lately? >> looks like they've dropped a bit, no? >> reporter: they've come down. >> yes. >> reporter: obviously not enough for you to notice. >> right. >> reporter: according to aaa, gas prices are down 15 cents a gallon over this year last year. most are paying the lowest for gas in early august since 2010. it's expected to be the busiest labor day travel weekend since 2008's great recession and not just because of falling gas prices. >> consumer confidence is on the upswing. >> reporter: unemployment is down, job growth is up. some experts contend people traveling is another sign of

america's once ailing economy is healthier. >> so people have more money in their pockets and are more willing to spend it. >> reporter: that's good news for retailers who use the weekend to entice shoppers. >> holidays gives me an excuse to shop and not feel bad about it. >> reporter: while some will spend a long holiday weekend searching for deals, others will soak up sun. >> you have to end the summer right. that's how we're trying to do it. >> i had a great summer. the warmth, i don't want it to go. >> reporter: not just labor day weekend, willie geist. memorial day, fourth of july travel also up on those holidays as well. economists say again, two more signs that the economy is improving. back to you. >> all right. craig melvin at rockaway beach, thanks. the young homeless man who accompanied miley cyrus to the mtv video music awards turned himself in to police in oregon thursday night on an outstanding warrant. jesse helt was booked on a probation violation.

it stemmed from a 2010 arrest after trying to break into an apartment. he was released after posting $2,500 bail. helt gained attention last sunday when cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year to underscore the plight of homeless runaways. it is now 8:06. let's get another check of the weather with al. thanks so much. let's show you what we've got quickly. our pick city of the day. we've got kgw of news channel 8 in portland, oregon. showers on saturday. sunday, cloudy and mild, temperatures in the 70s. afternoon highs going to stay toasty down from texas into the southeast. nice and mild here into the northeast, the great lakes, pacific northwest as well. high surf advisories one more day in southern california, on into new england. wet weather from the great lakes down to east texas and parts of the gulf. and a gorgeous day in seattle today. partly cloudy and a high of 68. that's what's going on around the country. 8:06. happy friday. friday before a holiday weekend. and you know what, we've got some interesting weather happening.

we've got mid-level and high clouds moving into the bay area, all courtesy of what's left of what was once hurricane marie at this point. not showing any sort of tropical characteristics, but it will drive a lot of of moisture to the bay area. and mid-level clouds throughout the day. 87 degrees, a little humid out there in the north bay for today. 85 in the south bay. 79 degrees on the peninsula. and hey, that holiday weekend is lacking good. temperatures hold up in the low 80s in the south bay. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. coming up next in "trending," 3 million hits and climbing. one kid's reaction to learning that he's going to be a big brother. >> you have to see this kid. plus the oil tycoon facing the costliest divorce in history. and the move to hang onto his cash. and we have seconds until our big concert. we'll chat with ariana before she takes the stage. but first these messages. sensitive bladder? never miss a chance to dance...

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welcome back now. 8:11 with "what's trending" today. if you were doing back-to-school shopping with your kids, you may notice one store is not on their wish list. abercrombie & fitch. 15 years ago it was the hot brand with teens. but sales have been slipping. so abercrombie is making some big changes. the store saying it will ditch logos on most clothing since the cool thing right now is to wear unmarked items you can customize. and famous for their dim lighting and loud music are also getting a makeover. turning on the lights and

turning down the music. >> and put clothes on the models. >> when you go into the store and shopping, i've done it with my nephew, and you can't see the perfume or cologne and it's wafting. now to the question you always ask yourself during a bad movie. should i walk out? it also comes in play at plays and concerts. the curtain is up, they are too. some people feel it's rude to walk out. others refuse if they paid good money for their tickets. what about you guys? >> i just fall asleep. >> that's good. >> i'll walk out of a bad movie. a play you wait until intermission. because there are live people on stage. >> i've done both. walked out of a bad movie. walked out of a play at intermission. absolutely. >> bingo. >> you know, i'm embarrassed to walk out because i think people notice. not of movies. i walked out on one recently. >> should you walk out during a

bad movie? a lot of you have to problem with it. 78% say walk out. only 22% said no. >> okay. >> now, it could have been a moment of pure joy, but things turned quickly when one adorable boy learned that he's soon going to have another new sibling. take a look. >> i'm pregnant. >> what were you thinking! why you have to get another baby. you just have two. so why do you -- this is exasperating. >> exasperating? >> because you just got two. so how -- why you want to get another baby and replace one of our babies. there's too much. this makes no sense. >> mom quickly reassured little trey that he can't be replaced. we showed you this video in our 9:00 hour yesterday.

this morning this video, more than 3 million views. top story on our facebook page. you have got to go to today.com and watch the whole thing. >> there's more? >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> the other baby is just sitting there. >> he just keeps going. this don't make no sense. >> when kids latch onto a particular word they like like exasperating, they will use it over and over again. >> there's a measure of how big this has gotten already. you can buy this is exasperating t-shirts online. >> now the coolest cooler perhaps ever. so here's the deal. it's part blender, bottle opener. this gadget as they say on the home shopping shows, it does everything. it is the most funded kickstarter project in history. some 50,000 packers.

it's ranked $11 million. >> let's the blender. all right. by the way, it's got a usb charging bother here. a removable speaker here that comes out. inside you've got a place for a place that serves as a cutting board. you've got a knife in here. you've got a light in case you want to party into the night. this is cool. >> i'm obsessed with the blender. the creator created this. it is the coolest -- and he's here. >> welcome. if they gave out the nobel prize for coolers, this would win. >> well, it's been such an amazing journey. i'm so grateful that so many people have connected with it. >> what was the thing that you said i must include on there? >> the blender. there's nothing more refreshing than a cold blended drink on a hot day. >> that's what you want on the beach. >> exactly. and you want your music. the party's always around a cooler. this is kind of a party in a box. >> how do people get their hands on it now?

>> well, the last day is today. our kickstarter ends at 6:00. the only way to get a cooler is on kickstarter through 6:00 today. gets to be one of the people in the world. >> when do you think they're available? >> february. >> how much? >> the retail price is expected to be $299. but on kickstarter you save over a hundred bucks and lock in to be the first to have it. >> since it's friday, what did you make for us? >> vodkaritas. >> that will be the sound of the summer. >> coolest ever. >> ryan, thank you so much. and that's "what's trending" today. coming up, we'll chat with our star of the day, of the morning, of the summer. ariana grande. we're back in 30 seconds.

back now at 8:17 and what could be the priciest divorce ever. an oil billionaire and his wife of 25 years are calling it quits. here's kerry sanders. >> reporter: when it comes to a broken marriage, the split between harold and sue ann hemp has more money at stake than ever. as much as $20 billion. 68-year-old harold is an

oklahoma oilman. one of the richest men in the world. his wife of 25 years sue ann an economist filed for divorce claiming he was unfaithful. her lawyers have gone to court arguing she deserved on equitable share which could be half the family fortune. >> there's greed on both sides. and the lawyers are dug in, the clients are dug in. she's going after half the property. and he's going to try to withhold all of the property of this business. >> reporter: had they wanted to avoid the court system and this inevitable publicity they could have chosen what is popular in this country, a mediated settlement. but there's never been a divorce with the stakes this high. the billions of dollars at issue in this case eclipses tiger and elin woods' divorce, michael jordan's breakup. even actor mel gibson and his split from robin moore. with so much at stake, harold's

legal team has come up with a unique strategy, down play hamm's business savvy and suggest his good fortune was just being in the right place at the right time. >> mr. hamm is arguing that it is dumb luck that he built a multibillion dollar empire through no efforts of himself or his wife. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, sue ann hamm's lawyer says unfortunately at this stage of the trial it would not be prudent for us to make public comments about the proceedings. harold hamm's law lawyers had no comment. a ruling is expected by halloween. kerry sanders, nbc news. >> a halloween deadline. let's go over to matt. >> all right. thank you very much. we told you we have a massive crowd on the plaza this morning. it's all her fault. all right? ariana grande had four number one hits from her new album "my everything" before the album was even released.

now it's out and it's soaring to number one in the world. good to see you. good morning. >> good to see you. >> how do you deal with this? look what's going on behind you. you're 21 years old, right? >> yeah. >> you have this enormous fame going on. how do you keep yourself in charge of it and grounded? >> well, i spend a lot of time with my family. i'm very grateful for my fans and everything. i think it's a blessing. i have to remind myself how lucky i am to do what i love. so i keep my family close and my friends. >> does the fact you've been in the entertainment business for a long time help because you kind of have a little bit of a road map of what this the going to be like? >> i guess so. but it's a little -- you know, it's full of surprises. so i never know what to expect. but yeah, i guess so. >> i think a lot of people -- maybe a lot of these young people out behind us came to love you on nickelodeon with two hit shows playing kat valentine.

she was not the brightest character. but she had a huge heart. were you sad to leave her behind or at some point did you start to worry that you and cat were the same person? >> well, for awhile i was worried about that. people were surprised when they met me in person. they were like you don't sound or act like that at all. but i feel like she's not really gone necessarily. she's such a special person in my life. but she's sort of not really here right now. >> and because you were in the spotlight for so much of your teen period, you've been honest you've dealt with the same insecurities a lot of teens deal with. how'd you get over them? >> well, i feel growing up everybody goes through the same insecurities and things like that. but my family really helped me through a lot of that. i know i say that with every

answer, but staying close to my family and friends helped me. it puts things in perspective about what is real and what's nonsense. >> you are as i mentioned 21. you're successful. you're talented. you're smart. >> thank you. >> you're pretty. >> keep going. >> you know where i'm going here. i would imagine that there are a lot of guys out there trying to get your attention. >> oh, my. >> so has anyone captured your attention? >> oh, my goodness. has anybody captured your attention? >> yeah. i've been married for 15 years. is there someone? >> my goodness. y'all are putting me on the spot. i'm happy. >> you're happy? all right. i know there are a lot of people outside that want to capture your attention. can i show you something outside? come take a little walk with me, young lady. we're going to go outside and i just want to show you some of the fans gathered here. you lead the way. and john will try and lead us out here.

some of these people started lining up more than a day. there's one for you. we allowed them to gather over the last 24 hours that the crowd grew and grew to what you're about to see now. we've got thousands of people, a lot of them slept on 5th avenue. when you came in you saw them? >> i saw them last night when i was driving home. >> when we get to that camera there, i want you to make a right. >> ariana! >> is this kind of a dream come true for you? >> it is amazing, yeah. it is a dream come true. >> does it ever get old? >> i mean, it's overwhelming. but it's a lot of fun. i feel very blessed. >> now, they've been out here for a long time. why don't you head up there. be careful. >> thank you, matt.

>> are you ready to put on the show that they've come to see? >> i am. >> all right. in our next half hour, this young lady ariana grande live in concert. give me a sense of what they can expect to see. >> i don't know. they're going to see a little bit right now. we'll see how it goes. >> and we mentioned you're going to be singing the national anthem before the first nfl game. are you nervous? >> a little bit, yes. but i'm excited. >> what's the biggest fear you have? >> forgetting the words. that would suck. >> that would not be good. all right. i know you'll practice. ladies and gentlemen, we've got ariana grande live in concert for all of you here in new york and all of you at home. we'll get to that in our next half hour. but first let's take a look at these messages and your local news.

good friday morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. it is 8:26 now. moments ago, mike thompson announced that the alcohol tobacco and trade bureau is considering giving napa wineries a break on their payments. it's on a case-by-case basis, but wineries that were severely impacted in sunday's quake could have late fees and penalties waived. others may not have to pay at all. that waiver may also apply to taxpayers whose places of employment were damaged. the decision to waive the fees and payments were made to help businesses in the north bay. now we have a look at your traffic scene. it is a long holiday weekend. >> a lighter volume around the bay, as you would expect. but a big problem into san francisco. the closure of that segment with the arrow. 280 from 101 from at&t park.

look at that jam, it continues to grow, north 280 from daly city, all the way up to the city and in north 101 from brisbane into san francisco as well. everyone has to use north 101 into and through the city getting into the bay bridge eastbound, which is clear right now. the rest of your bay, there's san jose. a live look shows you no real problems for that stretch. mild flowing for 101. and in oakland, the earlier jam we had at the coliseum, starting to move a little better, as that crash just north of this area has cleared. >> thank you very much, mike. more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. now enjoy the "today" show. ♪

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♪ we're back now 8:30 on a friday morning, 29th of august 2014. we have come to the back of the crowd. actually it's not even the back of the crowd. we're over here on 49th street and this crowd goes way over to 48th street. >> oh, my god.

>> those people may hear the concert but i know they're not going to see the concert. >> but they feel the energy. they're soaking up the grande. a lot of grande. >> just made that up. we've got a lot of excitement. don't forget the #arianatoday if you're tweeting and watching from home. also ahead, martha stewart wraps up her look at creative ways to get your family ready for the new school year. this morning, do it yourself projects that will save you time and money. >> good idea. >> yes. there's a question i think on everybody' mind. >> what is that, al? >> the question is we know what tamron is like in the studio. but what's tamron like out in the wild? >> that's the question. >> guess what. you're going to find out monday night. she appears on nbc's new hit show "running wild with bear grylls." check it out. >> don't look how far that rock falls. >> it's crazy.

>> that's where we don't want to go. >> you know what's intimidating? the sound of the rocks going down. >> yes. how loose. [ bleep ]. bear, bear i'm sliding. >> wow. >> wait a minute. were those boots, no heels on those? >> no. the heels pop out of everything shoe that i own. >> that's amazing. >> timberland doesn't make a heel? >> they should for you, tamron. >> not yet. they gave me those. i didn't own them. >> catch it this monday night on nbc. that's at 8:00/7:00 central. all right. how about a check of the weather? >> if only you had an acme anvil. >> thank you. >> that would have been perfect. let's show you what's going on now. saturday wet weather from the great lakes to the gulf coast of texas, sunny skies the western third of the country. nice day along the eastern

seaboard. sunday, sunday! a risk of strong storms upper ohio river valley, into the central plains, wet weather new england. also around the texas coast. on labor day, monday, wet weather along the eastern seaboard. good portion of florida. we have gorgeous weather through the plains into the pacific northwest. a few showers there. the southwest looking a little on the toasty side. 8:33. happy friday. meteorologist christina loren. this is actually subtropical moisture, moving into the bay area. and i want to show you what this little batch looks like on your radar, because it's about to hit marin county. in fact, at about 9:00 a.m., we're going to see a little bit of activity between the sonoma coast and marin county coastline. that will continue for a couple of hours. another round tomorrow morning and a another chance of showers on sunday. humidity surges today. 85 for the south bay, 79 on the peninsula and 75 on the east shore today. >> and that's your latest weather.

and now tamron. >> announcer: back to school with martha is brought to you by macy's. it's the final day of our special series back to school with martha. if you're planning to go on a shopping spree this weekend, hold off a second. martha is here with do it yourself ideas to save you money from the pages of martha stewart living. good to see you. good morning. >> how are you? >> i'm very good. >> a wild day today. >> it is. >> but you have to start thinking because next week school starts. >> yeah. and a lot of kids are preparing for school. >> it's the biggest shopping week, the two weeks before school for back-to-school stuff. >> and it's expensive, we know that. >> it is. it is. so there are so many things you

can do at home like covering your textbooks with beautiful papers like this. >> this is beautiful. >> and you tape them down and you have really nice individual books. you can use store-bought paper, you can use a map. you can use all kinds of paper that you can find. >> what about binders? >> all kids have to have binders. you can print out the titles of the subject on these little pieces of paper like that. every computer has a font. and then you slide these decorative papers glued onto some card board right inside the book plastic right here. these binders all come well made but rather plain. >> want to jazz it up a little. >> sure. and insert your -- this is math. >> cute. i like that. >> all kids also have to have paper folders. which kind of fall apart in about a week or so. with the way they handle them. >> so what do you have? >> all different kinds of

decorative tapes. use a duct tape. use any kind of decorative duct tape, along the edges, especially. >> i love the decorative duct tape. when i was a kid it was just gray duct tape. >> right. and now you have all these beautiful things. this saves the edges and prolongs the life of the folders. >> very nice. backpacks. backpack is old from last year but it's good enough to use. what do you use to jazz it up? >> how about some red hearts >> that's cute. >> this is iron-on fabric. can you cut a heart? >> of course i can. but i'm nervous around you. >> don't be nervous. and then with an iron-on cloth. >> great. just when i said i could. >> are you cutting out a beautiful heart for me? >> i am cutting out one my mom would love, but i don't if it lives up to your standards. >> within a couple seconds -- >> martha, you broke my heart. >> oh, my gosh. that's sort of cute. >> okay.

>> well, that's the way. and when they start to wear out, just get more iron on fabric to cover up the holes. >> so you don't have to throw them out. these are cute. kids love colors. they like lightweight. >> storage bins. what do we have here? >> teachers want storage boxes for your pencils and pens. that's a lot of pencils. i don't know who is going to get this one. you can use these stickers to embellish or you can find these wonderful bling. and put it all over. wouldn't you daughter love something like that? >> my niece would be obsessed with this. she's probably watching now. going to have to do that. >> and sneakers. an expensive -- to get pretty sneakers like that, it's kind of expensive. >> absolutely. >> so you can do your own. >> take a basic pair of white sneakers. >> here's a brush for you. wet the tip. and just start using really good fabric paint. >> this is fabric paint. >> this is the ombre effect.

start with heavy on the toe. look how easy it is when it's wet to get the effect. and then you apply again these wonderful tapes all around the sole of the shoe. this is water proof. it's such a strong adhesive. but they come in all kinds of wonderful patterns. >> how long does it take to dry? >> very quick. >> cute. >> and then put some bling on too. i like bling on sneakers. >> i love bling on everything. >> and kids like it too. >> so cute. >> glue these on. >> you buy the basic white sneaker and then you have an individualized look for your kids. >> when they fall apart, make another pair. >> like that. great idea. >> so many nice things to save money but also to add style to your kids. >> and it's fun. good to see you. ready to get some ariana grande in? >> you bet.

next the big moment has arrived. we're going out there. ariana grande live on our toyota summer concert stage. but first, this is "today" on nbc. hey there fellow californians.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> she's got not one but two of the hottest songs of summer. her new album has already gone to the top of the charts in over 80 countries. ladies and gentlemen, here she is. ariana grande. ♪ ♪ hey baby even though i hate ya i want to love ya ♪

♪ i want you ♪ and even though i can't forgive you i really want to ♪ ♪ >> tell me baby why can't you leave me ♪ ♪ cause even thoi i shouldn't want it i got to have it ♪ ♪ i want you ♪ head in the clouds got no weight on my shoulders ♪ ♪ i should be wiser and realize that i've got ♪ ♪ one less problem without you ♪ i've got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one last, one last problem ♪ ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less, one less problem ♪ ♪ i know you're never going to wake up i got to give up ♪ ♪ but it's you ♪ i know i shouldn't ever call back or let you come back ♪ ♪ but it's you ♪ every time you touch me and say you love me ♪ ♪ i get a little bit

breathless ♪ ♪ i shouldn't want it ♪ but it's you ♪ head in the clouds got no weight on my shoulders ♪ ♪ i should be wiser and realize that i've got ♪ ♪ one less problem without ya ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less, one less problem ♪ ♪ one less problem without ya ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less problem ♪ it's iggy ♪ smart money betting i'll be better off without you ♪ ♪ in no time i'll be forgetting about you ♪ ♪ you say you know but be i really doubt you ♪ ♪ iggy iggy too biggie to be here stressing ♪ ♪ and i'm thinking i love the thought of you more than i love your presence ♪ ♪ i finally learned my lesson ♪ no half stepping either you want it or you just playing ♪

♪ don't be dumb ♪ i got 99 problems but you won't be one like what ♪ ♪ head in the clouds got no weight on my shoulders ♪ ♪ i should be wiser and realize that i've got ♪ let's go! ♪ one less problem without ya ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less, one less problem ♪ ♪ one less problem without ya ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less, one less problem ♪ ♪ one less problem without ya ♪ i got one less problem without ya ♪ ♪ i got one less, one less problem ♪ ♪ thank you.

>> ariana grande, there's more music where that came from on a friday morning. but first this is "today" on nbc. (gnome) instead of hanging out on the couch, you could be hanging ten.

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♪ back now with more from pop superstar ariana grande. having a good time over here. >> i thought you almost just fell off your shoe there. >> i said let me grab you. okay. we were thinking earlier, this line stretches for miles, blocks. who would you have stood out to see when you were 15, 14 years old? >> madonna. >> you would have slept on 5th avenue for that? >> yeah. >> so what would you like to say to all these young ladies and men who did this? >> i love you so much. thank you so, so, so, so much.

>> do you feel that energy in return when they scream we love you? this kid said i love you, ariana. >> yeah. it's amazing. >> well, you've got another song for us. >> yes, i do. >> how do you keep this energy up? >> i don't know. i haven't slept in a good minute. >> you haven't slept in a minute. well you earned it after this. are you ready? >> what are you going to sing? >> i think i'm going to sing "break free." >> all right. take it away. ♪ ♪ if you want it, take it ♪ i should've said it before ♪ tried to hide it, fake it ♪ i can't pretend anymore

♪ i only want to die alive ♪ never by the hands of a broken heart ♪ ♪ don't want to hear you lie tonight ♪ ♪ now that i've become who i really are ♪ let's go! ♪ ♪ this is the part when i say i don't you ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more ♪ ♪ this is the part when i say i don't want ya ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more ♪ ♪ you were better, deeper ♪ i was under your spell ♪ like a deadly fever, yeah,

baby ♪ ♪ on the highway to hell ♪ i only want to die alive ♪ never by the hands of a broken heart ♪ ♪ doesn't want to hear you lie tonight ♪ ♪ now that i've become who i really are ♪ let's go! ♪ this is the part when i say i don't want ya ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more ♪ ♪ this is the part when i say i don't ya ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more ♪ ♪ thought on your body i came

alive ♪ ♪ it was lethal ♪ it was fatal ♪ in my dreams it felt so right ♪ ♪ but i woke up every time ♪ oh baby ♪ this is the part when i say i don't want ya ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more ♪ ♪ this is the part when i say i don't want ya ♪ ♪ i'm stronger than i've been before ♪ ♪ this is the part when i break free ♪ ♪ cause i can't resist it no more, babe ♪ ♪ thank you so much. >> ariana grande, thank you so

much. up next she'll bring a little "bang bang" to the plaza with one more song. but first this is "today" on nbc. safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save.

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hit. ladies and gentlemen, "bang bang," ariana grande. ♪ ♪ bang bang into the room ♪ i know you want it ♪ bang bang all over you ♪ i'll let you have it ♪ wait a minute let me take you there ♪ ♪ wait a minute 'til ya ♪ she might have let you hold her hand in school but i'm show you how to graduate ♪ ♪ no i don't need to hear you talk the talk ♪ ♪ just come and show me what your momma gave ♪ ♪ you've got a very big shhh ♪ mouth but don't say a thing ♪ see anybody could be good to you ♪ ♪ you need a bad girl to blow your mind ♪ ♪ bang bang into the room ♪ i know you want it ♪ bang bang all over you

♪ i'll let you have it ♪ wait a minute let me take you there ♪ ♪ wait a minute 'til ya ♪ bang bang into the room ♪ i know you want it ♪ bang bang all over you ♪ bang bang bang bang bang ♪ bang bang bang bang bang bang ♪ ♪ bang bang all over you ♪ i know you want it ♪ wait a minute let me take you there ♪ ♪ wait a minute 'til ya ♪ thank so much! >> ariana, thank you so much for making time in your busy summer. we appreciate it. ladies and gentlemen, once again, ariana grande. >> wow. whoo! >> and we're going to have much more ahead on a friday morning. again, the album is "my everything." it's out right now.

one more song a little later on, but first a look at these messages, your local news and weather. well, good morning, everyone. it's 8:56. lawyers hope to move forward with a lawsuit against a proposition to tax sugary drinks in berkeley. the city plans to put measure "d" on the november ballot, but two berkeley residents filed a lawsuit opposing the tax, claiming the wording is biased and misleading to voters. let's check your weather with christina. >> then we'll get back to arianna grande.

i know what you're really looking to see. temperatures will be comfortable for the first part of the day. we're actually getting some showers activity. northern sonoma county right now, not a lot, enough to where you might have to use your windshield wipers, 5 to 10 minutes a day. temps overall not too hot. taken these numbers down a couple of degrees. more of the same for your holiday weekend. hope you have a great one.

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. >> it is friday morning the 29th of august 201414. i'm willie geist with al roker, tamron hall. natalie is off. the story of the morning here at the "today" show, ariana grande filling most of mid-town manhattan. kicking off our labor day weekend with a huge crowd. she just did three songs, boom boom boom. >> coming down 5th avenue at 4:30 in the morning, the line was down to almost 56th street. >> wow. >> i mean, it's incredible.

her crowd and their love for her. but that's the moment right there. okay, i have to say the girls were cute and all the boys and girls that showed up. my dream was to see al sing "bang bang" with ariana grahn da i. >> i don't think i sang with her. i was in the proximity. >> but you were there. the essence of ariana was flowing through. >> and by the way, her grandma, 80-year-old -- >> we are in love with her. >> and her mother joan. we got so to sit there and watch the show with her mother and grandmother. "bang bang" comes up, and nona said i love this one. >> she was dishing a little bit about what happened at the vmas. and joan said, mom, she said i'm 80 what are you going to do to me? i love this woman. >> she's traveling with her mom and her grandma. they're right there. they're in the mix. they're not like up in a little

vip area off to the side. they're in the middle of everything. right behind us. look at dylan. hey. like when i'm at home and watch tv, i talk to people. >> so ariana will be here in a couple minutes. we're going to have a conversation with her. then she's coming back in this hour to do another song. so doing four songs. >> four songs. this is a show. >> she's amazing. we'll talk to her in a mu fnts. meanwhile a lot of people still talking about the wedding of brad pitt and angelina jolie that took place at their vineyard in france. a source told e! news she wore a floor length lace and silk dress. brad wore a linen suit. and reportedly gasped when he lifted the veil. >> the fact that the report is that he gasped seeing her --

>> maybe he did. >> i don't know. but i believe he did. i'm just saying that we're so thirsty for details that -- not we, i'm just saying, people are so thirsty for details. what are you going to do? no, that's not the one. of course he gasped. >> i mean you raise the veil and it's angelina jolie, things are going well. >> he's a lucky fella. >> and she's a lucky lady. >> who's luckier? >> i don't know. i think they're both blessed and they have six beautiful children. so they're doing okay. >> i'm just thinking. >> and, you know, everybody's going on about how could they pull this off? you've got a vineyard with a thousand acres. >> that helps. >> i think that's going to help. and good for them. >> by the way, they have a tight circle. they're not kicking it in vegas like willie. i mean, they have a very tight

circle. what i do love about their relationship from what we see from afar, they are friends and family. you know, a lot of times you see people just with crews and entourages. their crew, their posse is their kids. and that's how you keep something like that private. you roll with your team. and it's so sweet. they got married at this vineyard they own. what did we both say? their rose is delicious. >> i didn't say that. >> yes, you did. >> i haven't had had their rose. >> are you going to fight again today? >> it was willie. >> i didn't say that either. maybe it was matt. could it have been matt? i bet it was matt. >> really? >> there are three guys. you're 0 for 2. >> well, one of the guys said it. i'll say it. they make a rose from this vineyard where they got married. >> right. >> it is amazing. i mean, they can do it all. they do it all. >> everything. >> congratulations, brad and angelina. >> am i too enthusiastic? >> i've just never had it. i believe you.

>> you make me feel like i'm a walking "us weekly." >> i've just never tried the rose. i'm not a rose guy. >> we're going to move on. when this came across the wire, everybody was just so heartbroken. >> of course. >> and we wish joan rivers and her family well but she is in the hospital as you probably have heard remaining in critical condition. she was rushed to e the hospital after she stopped breathing having a medical procedure at a clinic. they wouldn't divulge what was wrong under the hippa laws. her daughter saying she wants to thank everyone for the support she is resting comfortably. keep her in your thoughts and prayers. she has been so much part of our consciousness. i mean, i remember the first

time i saw her on "the tonight show" as a comedian. johnny carson loved her. and then she was a permanent fill in. '85 she went on to fox to start in her own -- >> the first woman to host a late night show. >> she hosted that. so again, we wish her a speedy recovery and hopefully people aren't trying to pry into what's going on. give the family their space. >> her daughter melissa is very open and candid. if there are updates that are appropriate, she is the type because she knows how loved her mother is and respected. she's a legend. and she's got a very busy schedule. 81 years old. "fashion police." she was expected to perform tonight in new jersey. she's a hard working woman. >> she's got -- you know, she's got this full line of clothing and jewelry. i went over to her showroom and it's amazing to watch her in the middle going through this stuff. i mean, and she approves everything. she's quite the woman. >> you know, you run into

different celebrities. about 15, 16 years ago i met joan rivers, i said you smell amazing. she took the perfume out of her bag and gave it to me. she didn't know me from anyone. again, those are the lessons you learn in life how to treat people. you never know. >> and she's funny just about every time she opens her mouth. >> you don't know what's going to happen. >> no. she embraces her edge. >> that's what we love. >> something a lot of people are not loving today, a teacher in hot water. here we are back to school time. a lot of kids going back this week and next week. before the summer session ended in newark, california, apparently a high school teacher krista tweeted this. i already want to stab some kids. is that bad? 19 more days. other tweets including, quote, so happy to be done with school for ten days but especially to be away from the one who is

truly try my patience and make my trigger finger itchy. yes. it goes on. another tweet said the problem with teaching summer school is i'm going to get all the blank who fail my class, two of whom i wish would get hit by a car. the district told nbc news a thorough investigation was conducted and they did take action. but action is what has a lot of people upset. reportedly a written reprimand and she kept teaching. >> you've got to be kidding me. >> yeah. police learned what happened. and they said the teacher has apologized. she's declined to comment to us. but, you know, if this were a student who tweeted that out -- >> they'd be expelled. they'd lock down the school. >> zero tolerance applies to kids. so what happens here? >> and this wasn't just one burst. you just read three separate tweets. i don't know why people feel the need to go on social media and

talk. you have a friend and want to call and say summer school is not going well. but to threaten kids with stabbing and a trigger finger, how do you let the teacher near the school again? >> in her class she's done that. >> hope nay fix that. we've got a check of the weather. and we have a special guest meteorologist. >> you do again? what? >> let me find out who's at the weather wall. oh, my. what did you do? >> i touched the monitor. and i pressed it. >> hit that button. look at that. now touch the west coast. >> west coast, ladies and gentlemen. >> all right. there you go. you want to hit that there. we have some rough surf out west because there was a hurricane that was moving away. and as it does, you can see we're going to get rid of some of those heavy waves. do you surf? >> i don't. >> you want to? >> yes.

right here. i'll dive into the screen. >> boom. and we've got more stuff going out on the east coast. we had cristobal. did you hear cristobal, he's moving away. that's very good. yes. >> thank you. >> i'd love to have you also help us out. your nona. she is fantastic. >> she's outside right now. >> i know. hanging out. we've got wave heights three to seven feet. moderate rip currents. so good news, things are calming down. >> yes. >> what's your favorite kind of weather? >> i love rainy weather. gloomy, romantic weather. when do we get that? >> some people will see that this weekend, in fact. as we look at what's happening. >> i'm going to let you go ahead. bo >> we have showers from the gulf coast into the great lakes. >> lovely. >> your perfect weather. >> you like the sunglasses? >> that's me. >> that's you. ♪

>> get it, al. >> oh, here we go. bang bang! >> i know you want it! >> bang bang! ♪ oh, sorry. 9:11 now. you can see, we've got some subtropical moisture moves into the bay area. and this is going to provide the kind of weather arianna grande likes. kind of gloomy for today, for the first part of the day. overcast sky and a little shower activity moving through as we head throughout the second half of the day. a lot of that's going to clear up, but we've already had a little action up in sonoma county. you'll notice that humidity increasing as we head lout the day. 87 for the north bay, 85 in the south bay, and 79 degrees today on the peninsula. >> that made my life. and you said it made your life. >> mine too. >> my 15-year-old is cringing right now and hoping none of their friends saw that.

>> what? that makes you the coolest dad ever. >> my nona is going to brag about the shoutout you gave her for the rest of her life. she's so happy. >> nona was bouncing backstage when you were doing your show. >> i'm so happy she's here with me. >> and your mom. we're going to talk to ariana in just a few minutes. tamron, want to talk about what you're up to these days. sneak peek of "running wild with bear grylls." >> it airs monday, but here's a look. >> okay have a look at me. inch it out bit by bit. >> no. what do i do? >> okay, now sit down. >> facing you? >> yeah. that's it. that's it. you're doing great, tamron. very strong.

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the pop superstar on stage. >> and she's promoting her second album called "my everything." good to see you. >> good to see you guys. >> when you're out there and you see this crowd covering four city blocks, what do you think? >> it's overwhelming. i was here last year and there weren't even half as many people. so it's just a lot and it's amazing and i feel so blessed and i'm so grateful. and i'm not taking a second for granted. i'm very excited. >> it's funny you mentioned last year. we were talking about that this week as we looked forward to you being here. you were out on the plaza memorial day last year, it was a good crowd. but nothing like this. what has this last year been like for you? >> well, it's been crazy, obviously. it's been insane. i've been working nonstop and i've been just focused and spending time with my family and working. the two things have been family and work and that's really it. it just sort of happened

overnight, i guess. >> you've put in hard work. your grandma, speaking of family, she's watching from over there. you have worked your ponytail off. i mean, you've got a lot of things you've accomplished in a short period of time. what was your inspiration? >> my family. my grandpa and my mom, their work ethic. i think i get my drive definitely from my mom. she's like the hardest working woman ever. >> really? >> yeah. i guess that's where i get it from. >> i'm going to give nona is seat over here. you guys go ahead. come on over. >> everybody first saw you and now this singing career of yours has blown up. will you go back to acting at some point? >> nona! >> she said she's supposed to be in bed. >> please, please. >> you're the queen. >> oh, my. >> nona's in the building.

[ applause ] >> when did you know she had it? that all of this talent was inside of her? >> when she was about 6, 7, 8 years old. i made her audition for "annie" in boca raton. i said ariana can do that. she said, okay, i'll do it. she said, but even if i get a little part. she became a star. >> of course. >> she auditioned and she became ann annie. >> we've got fans here with questions. we have jionna. what's your question? >> hi, ariana. if you could sing with one person from the past or the present, who would it be? >> oh, my goodness. like a dream, if it could be anybody from any time ever, i'd probably say frank sinatra. >> wow. that is nice. >> classic. >> yeah. >> nona, thumbs up.

>> tyler 12 years old. are you there? >> hello. what is your favorite thing about performing? >> what's my favorite thing about performing? i guess just putting the music on and see my friends sing along and letting the music come to life. >> how about 7-year-old grace. >> hi ariana. wh what is your favorite food? >> good question, grace. >> i think my favorite food, i like a lot of fruit. i'm vegan. strawberries and mango. >> what made you decide to go vegan? >> my goodness, it's a long story. but i wanted to do it for a long time. growing up in an italian-american family where it's prosciutto and cheese and pasta, it was a hard transition. because, you know, my family thought i should be eating more of that stuff. so it was hard. but i finally did it. >> no chicken parm from nona?

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me too... we're practically twins! good morning. it's 9:26. i'm kris sanchez. new this morning, in just about an hour, san ramon police plan to search again for this elderly woman with dementia who walked off thursday night. the 77-year-old last her home last night at 11:00 and was last seen at the bus stop on bullingger canyon road. that's where investigators will be searching this morning. she has dementia and has not been taking her medication. her family says she has wandered away before, but always stayed in the san ramon area. san jose police are searching for clues after finding the body of a woman inside a parked car in a church parking lot. a passerby called police around 11:00 last night, reporting the woman. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

police say the woman had been stabbed at least one time. her identity has not been released. this body was found in the parking lot of grace church on aborn road, across from a san jose public library branch. investigators are now reviewing nearby surveillance camera tape and this is san jose's 26th homicide of the year. and we have a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

happy friday to you. the time now, 9:28. look at this, we've got some subtropical moisture moving into the bay area. this is all coming up from the south. the remnants of what was once hurricane marie. and take a look at this. we're actually getting a little shower activity, measurable rainfall, right in the northern most portion of sonoma county. all of this is going to move onshore. we're not expecting a lot of action for today. nonetheless, you will notice that moisture out there. it will be more humid, more mid-level clouds today. 83 on the south bay side. in the north bay today, upper 80s, a nice-looking weekend coming your way. here's mike and your drive.

>> we're looking over here towards 880 northbound, and that big rig just moving from the shoulder clearing lanes. there's a slower drive where the arrow is. 580 finally recovering after an earlier crash and a bunch to have debris in mcarthur has finally cleared. so a recovery from the warren freeway up into the maze. a smoother drive across the city. we haven't had any problems for the bay bridge toll plaza, but getting into the city, look how jammed it is from brisbane and daly city, getting up to the city. that it will 0 extension closed and that's what's causing all this jam, kris. back to you. >> more local news coming up in a half an hour, hopefully with better news on that front. we'll see you then.

back to stds on a friday morning. this is your start of labor day weekend. the time has come. the heavyweight fight of the year it's the nach-off. it says so right there. in this corner, al macho nacho in this corner. in this corner, tamron jalapeno hall. >> jalapeno? >> who are you channelling there? >> nothing between these. this should have been a blind taste test but it's too late. this is yours, i can tell because of the velveeta.

>> you have to tell people how this started. yesterday we were talking about nachos. and i said i prefer velveeta. mr. roker said he's a cheddar man and it tastings better. al does not want to do this. i do because he is my guide in all things cooking. i don't want you to think i'm getting too big for my britches. >> we saw the bear grylls shot. >> oh, no. ariana can say that. you can't. i'm going to have the guys from the crew help me out. talk through what you did. >> i did a combo of ground meat and jimmy dean sausage. i did rotel chili mixed with velveeta and topped off with guacamole and sour cream. i have some pepper on it. plus banana peppers as well. >> how about yours?

>> i got a mix of monterey jack and cheddar. some chorizo and jalapenos. >> guys, come out and let me know what you think. >> let me let you know i did say i was having a party at my house and you're all invited. >> delicious. >> oh, delicious. i won? >> there you go. >> al, i'm at your house. >> what do you mean? just because you've known him longer? can't we all be winners? can't we use suburban soccer rules? can i be a winner? i don't want to lose. i stayed up all night making these. >> we've reached a decision. it was a very close vote. i just want to say. >> but mine are more --

>> mostly because we don't want to hear her whine about it, tamron hall is the winner. >> thank you. thank you. >> oh, i had no idea. >> one for you too al. >> thank you, america. thank you to my mom. i love you, mom. i love you, mom. thank you, everyone. >> al. >> their recipes are on today.com. >> hey. >> oh, yes you were. let's look at your labor day weekend forecast. saturday looking great on the eastern seaboard. great weather to talk about. sunshine. some showers making their way from the great lakes into the gulf coast. slight risk of strong storms. sunny out west. as we move on into sunday sunday! we do have the risk of strong storms in the upper mississippi river valley. western third of the country spectacular. also into the appalachians and the ohio river valley. then on labor day, rain in the northeast. look for showers and

thunderstorms, great lakes through chicago. we've got the heat for the western half of the country with plenty of sunshine. few showers 9:34. good morning to you. happy friday. tracking a little shower activity, and look at this, a little thunderstorm just developed offshore here. all this moisture is going to push onshore. we're not expecting a lot of activity. might be wondering, what's it coming from? well, this is all the remnants of what was once hurricane marie. and it's steadily streaming into the bay area. temperatures for today work like this. 72 in san francisco. 85 for the south bay, getting into your all-important holiday weekend, temperatures stay steady all weekend long, a little humid saturday and sunday. >> and that's your latest weather. congratulations, by the way. >> thank you. a celebrity photo bomb and a feline that's more friendly than ferocious. we're taking a look at the week

in pictures. >> good to see you. >> does this mean i get nachos today? >> yes. you came on the right day, my man. >> perfect. >> let's talk about the effects of marie and hurricane cristobal on both coasts. you have some pictures to show us. >> yes. started out in mexico hurricane marie did. that's at newport beach. and surfers have been going out. certainly the lifesavers are working. people people think it's so great. >> i like your surf accent. >> all right. celebrity photobomb time. >> yeah. william h. macy and felicity huffman. >> they were going crazy. he was changing her shoes on the red carpet. they were playing around. and when she had a perfect photo lined up, he just jumped in and

photobombed her. they've been married since 1997. they've got a couple of beautiful daughters. >> so great. >> this next photo is a grand slam with an epic jump. two baseball players -- wow. >> look at that. >> this is in japan in kobe. this is the second baseman and he's catching that -- look at the dedication there. that's dangerous. i don't care if i land on my testicl testicles, i'm just going to make this happen. i'm going to do it. it's all for the good of baseball. >> wow. thank you. >> you just lost your nacho privilege. >> really? >> talk about a foul ball. hey! >> let's go to gratuitous adorable animals. it's friday. let's do it. >> ha! >> always on the adorable animal photos. but this is a ferocious tiger. that's a tiger. it's a 25-day-old tiger in

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so this steak now has been resting. the trick to cooking steak is you want to let them rest for a i while. the other trick is to actually cut across the grain. >> this is the hardest thing for me. what does that mean? >> if you can pick up the steak, you can see where it goes that way. you want to cut right across it. all it does is lock all the moisture in. you don't get those unnecessary juices that run all out. >> across the grain locks in the juices. >> yeah. you can use flank too. it's a great way to do it. we're going to start balding these. bring down what you made. so we're going to put a nice healthy -- >> the ricotta. >> and then we've got some wonderful heirloom tomatoes on there. just like my dad taught me. good seasoning. and we're going to lay these over the top like this. >> okay. >> this is like a steak sandwich

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erica hill is here. she's got a preview of what's coming up this weekend. does it have to do with this. >> on wednesday night i went to ball. with the boston ski and sports club i tried playing kick ball. the last time we played was probably when we were your guy's age. so it's growing in popularity for a number of reasons. number one because you don't need to be good at it to play. there's no division one in college. there's no varsity. so put it down. >> okay. >> let's do a little kicking. >> we'll show you more this weekend. >> you want to kick with the inside of your foot. you want to kick the ball low, guys. if you send it too high and too far, you're going to get out. >> o

good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. the los altos police department placing new restrictions on how it uses information it gets from license plate readers. according to the "mercury news," the police department just adopted a policy that says it could only keep the information

taken from those automated license plate readers for a year. but there's a giant loophole if the police think your information could be used as evidence later on, they think keep it forever. menlo park taking immediate action to the state's new water restrictions. the city calling for residents to cut back their water by 30%, 10% more than what the state was even asking for. many residents say that's way too much. city officials say they had to do it quickly. they needed to make up a water ordinance, because they hadn't had one since the 1990s. the ordinance will affect more than 16,000 people. well, let's check your weather with anthony. >> good morning, scott. we're still talking about marie, that hurricane that weakened. the subtropical moisture is already streaming across the bay area. you can see that, as we zoom in a little bit closer, we're actually find right now that we have a few showers coming into the bay area. right now, mostly up across the north bay, you can see that, but elsewhere, we're just seeing the cloud cover. that's going to be with us, at least for the next couple of hours. the low clouds, we'll see plenty

of mid-level clouds today, really a picture-perfect day headed our way. temperatures will be very similar, 72 in sf. let's check that friday drive. >> this is some of that subtropical moisture, i read that off of anthony's screen. a smooth drive, you can see that from the look at the golden gate bridge. the issue getting into san francisco is not the north bay into the city, it's the peninsula. right now we have a big jam, that segment of 280 i just showed you with the arrow closed from 280 from 101 up into at&t park, 101 has been jammed all evening from brisbane all the way up into the city. south 101 at cesar chavez, there's a crash there, congesting things on city streets as well. the rest of your bay is very light. we see this before a holiday weekend. >> all right, mike, thank you. another local news update in half an hour.

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find them in the cookie aisle. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hope you have great plans this weekend. if you don't here's something you might want to try. >> you know you've heard of speed dating which is when you go into a room and they have a bunch of singles and you spend a minute or two with each person. >> even if you're in love you got to go. >> it's like a tasting menu. now they have something in london where they've added another wrinkle to the speed dating. >> a component. >> they added a paper bag overyour head so you're not

distracted by someone's looks. this is how they were doing it. you listen and hear them and feel their karma and vibe. now they said it made you not materialistic. so we decided we wanted to try, but -- >> we couldn't find a bag that would fit hoda's head. so here we go. let's pretend. wait a minute. you can still see the person. what's the point of this. you can still see the person. i can already judge she has a huge head. i don't understand this. >> you can decorate the bags. >> put it on me, please. eye see you. hoda turn it around. hey what's your sign? >> i can't believe i'm doing this. first of all --

>> what? that's the way you have to do it in there. >> i can't breathe in there. >> they encourage people to use the hash tag, #saynotoshallow. >> you're distracted because he's so hunky and you go on for months and months and you don't realize he's not so nice. >> if they are narcissitic they are are out of here. >> what about short hair. you can't see it. >> okay. >> i think it's ridiculous. >> here's a good social accuse

question. if you're getting married, should you -- you can't stop folding. what's wrong with you? here, give me those. thank you. thank you so much. >> can i play with my cards? >> no. she wants to straighten and pick things off. okay. >> i'm not perfect? >> you're close. if you're getting married should notify your ex? >> i notify my ex. >> did you think about it >> no. we had been apart for a long, long time. >> and everyone knew you were getting married. >> it was kind of public. but this is something i still pray for every day. there's no animosity. i know for a fact you would not. >> i would not. >> not for a second.

tell us why. >> i wouldn't. >> in detail. >> i would not feel the need to -- >> tell us why. >> i just wouldn't feel the need to tell him. >> look, everyone has their own thing and some things end well and some things don't end as well. >> but tell us why. i'm asking the question. >> okay. so the writer said she discovered one set, her ex got married. should i tell my friend. when you find out, why not? >> well then they are going to be hurt. i guess you should. >> here's a question i want to ask you. if you were out some place and went into a restaurant and all of a sudden and you look over and see one of your best friends' husband with another woman, canoodling, would you tell your best friend? >> i would tell my tight inner circle, about four people.

other people i'm not sure. >> it's a can of worms. >> it's a can of worms. how clear is the canoodling, are they kissing and stuff? >> yeah. >> i could never be around the jerk and -- >> and act normal. >> maybe i would go to him first and say i saw you. you don't have any explaining to do to me but if you don't explain it to your wife i have to tell her. i love her too much and this is wrong what you're doing to her. >> what he says it wasn't like that. >> you're the one that saw it. >> i know. >> unless you were wearing a bag over your head. >> phil galanis he says don't tell. instead keep quiet. better steer clear of overheated drama that doesn't involve us. if it's your sister or dear

friends you tell. other people let them figure it out. >> spontaneous summer road trip. road trip! >> stop doing that. so the question is have you ever gotten into a car and started driving? >> no. >> never got in a car and kept driving. >> i was working in florida and one of those things where nothing was right. the job wasn't right. the guy wasn't right. i still remember i was driving out of fort myers and i just kept driving and i drove to the keys and i stopped -- >> that's a schlep. >> i stopped at a hotel, it was late at night. a group of people went on a-month fishing tour. they said come on we need one more. i got on that boat and we were fishing got a beer for the first one you caught. we cooked all the fish at 2:00

in the morning. it was so awesome. >> you got in like at 4:00 in the morning. >> i remember it so vividly. i remember taking a shower with fresh towels. everything was clean. >> everything in mine is nicely goed. >> you're right. it's our fan friday. every friday we'll show you some of the things you've been sharing with us on facebook or twitter. >> we've been counting down the days until hoda turns 50. guess what? only 30. so we noticed this photo from terry. she celebrated her 50th by jumping out of a plane. >> who does that? no, no. i wouldn't. >> not me either. >> she has a facebook chat. she didn't have a chance to answer every question. what did you splurge on with your first really big paycheck? >> a house. >> that's a good one.

>> becky smith weber asked what's your favorite movie of all time. >> hoda's pick was "love actually." >> remember this? >> thank you. but will be nice. yes be my husband. >> could you watch it a thousand times. >> i've never seen it. >> he proposes in portuguese and doesn't know how to do it and she says yes in front of the whole world. >> he could have asked me anything and i would say yes. >> mine is "amazing grace." a movie based on my friend's book based on the life of william wilbur force who battled english parliament for 25 years to end the british slave trade. i know, you're already out.

it is the most amazing, amazing movie. if you've never seen it, that's so unbelievable. >> she's right. >> "love actually" if you want to get deep. >> you know what? i've been playing my guitar. >> you know what? this is not thirsty thursday and you're abusing the privilege of my friendship. >> let's watch a little of it. >> i've taken two guitar lessons. i'm turning 50 i have to learn something. this is the g note. ♪ here's an e minor. down, down, up down. >> that's enough. >> you need to call them chords. that's a note.

that's a chord. >> oh. >> when you were putting your fingers on the strings -- >> the g note. >> no g chord. >> exactly. >> you know what today is? friday funny. try to stay awake. >> i'm trying. >> one summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her son into bed. she was about to turn off the light and her son lifted his head and whispered mommy. as she walked back to the side of his bed. he said mommy will you sleep with me tonight i'm scared. the mother's smile gave him a reassuring hug, i'm sorry honey i have to sleep in daddy's room tonight. the little boy sighed and said, the big scaredy cat. do you get it? daddy is a big scaredy cat.

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>> good to see you both. >> so there are reasons, we know we do it. i guess we should figure out why we do it. >> stop doing it. >> what are some of the reasons we overspend. >> one of the scariest things, 76% of the country lives paycheck to paycheck, including 30% of people who make over $100,000. one of the big reasons is social media. when you're on social media for more than five minutes you may overspend from low self-esteem. >> when you're stressed out like -- okay you're trying to make sure your budget is right. you have that stress. that stress makes you buy more things. >> can make you spend. yourself-control ge self-contro.

you think when i get that i'll feel better. the opposite is true. you feel guilty. if you're is going to spend money, spend it on other people or buy experiences not stuff. >> that's good. if you carry small bills you spend more? >> yep. >> why? >> if you're running around with fives, ten, you'll break them, buy the gum or coffee. if you keep like $5 bills oro b $100 bills you don't want to break it. >> seems counter intuitive to me. >> you say we spend more when we're relaxed. i'm getting stressed now. >> being in a beautiful environment, hearing chasslassi music, chandlers and that's why

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good morning to you. it is 10:26. i'm kris sanchez. new this morning, right now, san ramon police are searching again for an elderly woman with dementia who walked off thursday night. the 77-year-old left her home

last night at 11:00 and was last seen at the bus stop on bollinger canyon road. that's where investigators say they will focus their search later this morning. she has dementia and her family says she hasn't been taking medication. they say she's wandered away before, but always stayed in the san ramon area. lawyers hope to move forward with a lawsuit against a proposition to tax sugary drinks in berkeley. two berkeley residents followed a lawsuit opposing the resolution saying the wording is biased and misleading to voters. we have a look at weather and traffic for your holiday weekend coming up after break.

welcome back. 10:29, the time right now. we are tracking some showers, believe it or not. this is remnants of marie, that hurricane that was out in the pacific just a few days ago. it's weakened, but nonetheless, the clouds are with us and showers are with us as well. a lot of mid-level clouds today, kind of like those simpson clouds. but we are lacking at beautiful conditions. temperatures will be nice today, a little warm, mid-80s inland, 70s in san francisco, but staying nice through the upcoming weekend. >> looks like homer simpson's in charge of some of this traffic. look at 101, moving very smoothly. but san francisco, doh, 101 is jammed from brisbane up towards that 280 closure. 280 is closed from 101 up to at&t ballpark. things are starting to ease off, but the surface streets really jammed up. going to the giants game this evening, take 101 on your exit over to cesar chavez.

overall, the bay area looking really nice, because it's pre-holiday. >> you sound like marge. the day's news coming up at 11:00. see you then. we're back with more of ways never to pay retail again. >> imagine getting an alert when your favorite pair of shoes go on sale or scanning and i temple in the store to see if it's less expensive some place else. >> say good-bye to clipping coupons. >> here is senior market editor from instyle magazine. >> we like her. >> let's start talking about these apps. >> shop savvy is all about bar codes. you can walk through a store and scan the products with your phone and then it will instantly tell you if a store in the area or online retailer is carrying it for less. >> do they mind that in the stores or are they used to it? >> the nice thing about that is

that it also let's you know if the store is willing to do a price match. a lot of these big retailers will honor the lowest price you find so you don't have to leave the store. >> it's okay to walk up to someone like a j. crew and say hey they are selling it cheaper here. >> stores like walmart they want people to do that because they want you to keep shopping at their stores. if you use the app to your adventure. >> huckster is the best app to download to never miss a sale again. the way that huckster works sue select and i temple and you huck that item. when you huck it it notifies you the second that item goes on sale. it can be as specific i want to know when it goes 25% off or 50% off. not only are you getting the sale but the exact price you want to pay for it. >> it will tell you what store it's in. >> you can scroll through the items, you know, on your mobile

and just swipe left if you're not interested or swipe right if you want it. >> how about shop dealer. >> shop dealer, it works with proximity. when you're walking past a store it notifies you if there's and i temple on sale in that store. very dangerous. what's nice about it it allows to you pick the store that you're interested in caring about. you're not getting a zillion notices. only stores you want to shop at. >> otherwise who would want to be bothered. >> shop style is a gigantic search engine. it allows you to put in items you're interested in. let's say you're looking for a red pump. put in that item and get all of the red pumps -- >> in the world. >> they work with over 1,000 retailers. but you can refine the search by hitting the refine button. search by category, by brand, by

store, by price. the more specific you are the more results will reflect what you want. my other favorite is that you can put in for free shipping because who doesn't want free shipping. >> quickly the last one is called honey. >> this is not an app but it's a website that you can put in your browser, like a pin it button. what it does when you check out it gives you coupons and promotions right into your shopping cart. >> great. >> it saves trolling all those sites. >> great job, girl. from your closet to your crib, how to decorate your home for a lot less than you thought coming up right after this. ney? what's our son doing in the bennett family portrait? [ husband ] i don't know. [ laughter ] hey buddy?

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i have figured out the no fail recipe for any gorgeous coffee table. you need only three things. you want a tray to put your remotes on. >> right. >> you want a couple of cute decorative objects like these cute vases. then you want a box. >> why count you put the remost in the box. >> you could. done. >> what's next? >> so above the sofa is the most important real estate on your walls. walls don't look done until they have art. think outside of the box. it's not about framed art. these found. they are cute. so we're putting -- >> putting up little leverages. i can handle this. >> this is summer.

>> we're styling them up. then we found these create cand candle sconces at world market. >> remind me not to work out with ex-marines. >> everything on the wall is under 20 bucks. >> what am i doing? >> glue sticking. >> we love the lamp shades that come with lamps. designers don't use them. we switched them out for more stylish ones. add trim with just a glue gun. >> perfect. look how much better this looks already. >> put it right on top. >> finally, throw pillows. throw pillows are so inexpensive you can switch them out twice a year. have some solid ones that anchor the look.

keep those out all year round. switch the colorful ones out twice a year. >> excellent. >> okay. >> i like it. >> everything here is under 50 bucks. it's not about spending millions. >> thank you. >> you want to head to the big city without big ticket prices. we have the tips to get you there. bobby thomas has the most to get for your money. but first these messages. on our honeymoon, sara was glowing. years later, she still is. nice'n easy color looks lit by the sun

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we're back with a special bargain bonanza. >> we'll show you some beauty bargains that will save you. >> absolutely. who better to tell us than bobby thomas. >> who doesn't want free stuff. what i love is that you're going to do something good to get it. all these brands if you bring back containers they will give

you a free item. at mack if you bring back six of their primary packaging, you get a free lipstick. and at lush if you bring back this you get a free facemask. this is breaking news, brand spanking new technology. this is called the makeup genius app. it is. you can look into the camera of your ipad or your iphone and you can literally try looks on, complete face looks have been made and you can scan over 300 items from the drugstore. while they play this is basically the idea -- so the people at home who are looking at this. go the drugstore and try before you buy.

the drugstore doesn't let you bring back open products. try on the color or stare at yourself all day long. can i just say no one on earth is going to get any work done ever. >> it's fun. >> this is amazing. avon, i love you guys. this is a three in one brush. see the hollow handle. comes with the hair elastic you can hide inside. a mirror on the back and 5.19. >> what took avon so long. >> a soap saver. you slip the soap into it. it doesn't stoirk counter. and i talked about the beauty

spatula. cut open a tube and you basically scrape the very last remnant. you can get every bet with this beauty spatula. you'll see other ones around. >> can we look at ourselves again. >> everything is online on bobby.com. >> new york, chicago, san francisco, here we come. how to visit a big city on a small budget. but first this is "today" on nbc.

is there a big city you want to visit without blowing your paycheck. if you plan your trip right you could just make that dream trip. >> we took at that look at the top ten most visited cities in the u.s. and chose the best

deals. contributing editor of budget travel is here with all the info to get you packing and get you on your way. hello. nice to hear something is affordable. you're talking about san francisco which is an expensive city. >> san francisco can be expensive but if you visit from november to may you can find some good deals and we suggest doing some fun? inexpensive free things in the city. hop on a cable are a and explore chinatown. >> does it cost anything? i jumped on and off and no one asked for any money. >> you lucked out. it will cost you $15 for a one day pass but you can go all over the city. we suggest going down to the waterfront. go down pier 39. hopefully you'll see those iconic california sea lions barking and you got have some clam chowder.

iconic san francisco dish. >> what about that market down there? is there a hotel that's infomercial. >> hotel del sol. afternoon cookies and milk. heated pool and free breakfast and starts at $120. >> new york city how are you going to get us on a budget. >> new york there's so much that's free and inexpensive year round. always walking in central park is nice. last night i went and walked the high line. the high line made from old railroad tracks. this is an elevated track. an urban oasis. free activities for all ages. star gazing and story telling. museum of natural history. if you ever brought kids there you know they love it. they want to spend days there hanging under that giant blue whale, checking out the dinosaur fossil. >> jane hotel you like. >> it's a funky cool hotel in the west village.

survivors of the "titanic" once stayed there. you can stay there for a great price. this summer it's $105 and up. >> wow. new york is such an expensive city. >> year round the prices at the jane are good. check it out. if you want to stay in manhattan check out the jane. >> orlando is popular. >> orlando always popular. theme parks can be expensive. those ticket prices are expensive. have you heard about the opening at universal studios. harry potter fans have been lining up. we found you a dale with the hilton orlando. stay four nights and see the harry potter sections. early admission to the parks to beat those crowds. >> that's huge. >> that's huge. it starts at $102 per night. four night minimum but think

about the price of getting into a theme park. >> vegas. >> vegas baby. >> vegas baby is known as a party destination but increasingly so also a family destination. and there's a show that's free that you might want to check out. called the viva vision light show. it's a music and light show that you can walk under. 90 feet up in the air, the length of five football fields and if you're feeling inspired you can zip line through it as well. >> lastly chicago, your final spot. >> chicago is a great city. hit the zoo. go the navy pier which was voted by budget travel as one of the most awesome board walks. huge ferris wheel you can ride in. when in chicago you got to eat. why not try some chicago deep dish pizza. >> delicious. >> we have been polling our twitter fans to find out where people should go to have this

chicago deep dish pizza. >> where should they go? >> gino's east. there's many places in chicago to get deep dish pizza. >> we'll have the rest on our website. >> that does it for us today. >> have a great day everybody. bye-bye. >> bye hon. >> nice talking to you.

right now at 11:00, new developments in a possible terror plot that has the nypd working with the fbi. and a live look at the golden gate bridge, where it is getaway day for the bay. tens of thousands of drivers looking to start their labor day weekend early. we have team coverage on what you need to know to make it through the mess. and the napa wine region open for this holiday weekend, in spite of this week's 6.0 quake. i'm bob redell. that story, coming up. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. new this morning and right now, san ramon police are searching again for an ely