>> in the meantime, we'll see you for the news at 11:00. you can find all the news at bayarea.com. have a wonderful day. good morning. breaking news. the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting baby number two. the queen is said to be delighted. why the palace was forced to release that news today. helicopter in yosemite national park where there is a dangerous wildfire. the president plans to reveal his strategy on isis to the american public this week. >> this is not going to be an announcement about u.s. ground troops. this is not the equivalent of the iraq war. >> while the u.s. carries out new air strikes in iraq against those militants. and she's back. our good friend, meredith

vieira, returns to the anchor chair in studio 1a, as we kick off our special homecoming week "today," monday, september 8th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. it's been a while since i've said this. i'm matt lauer alongside meredith vieira, and al roker and natalie morales. >> yeah. >> how does it feel to wake up? >> it feels really good -- to wake up, no. >> this is so much fun. >> it's great. >> great for us, too. meredith was already in, in my room, on my table with this wonderful little note that said, hey, censored, your worst nightmare is back. >> i'm here! >> you needed to put that little censored on there. >> normally i draw it on your

mirror in lipstick. security told me i couldn't do that anymore. >> i know they did. meanwhile, how about this breaking news? >> it's great. >> natalie -- >> the royal family is set to expand as william and kate revealed that she is expecting. nbc's kelly cobiella is outside buckingham palace. good morning to you. >> reporter: it was supposed to be all about harry's 30th birthday this week, coming up next monday. kate just stole the show with the news she's expecting baby number two. the announcement was made this morning. it's only been over a year since we were awaiting the big arrival of prince george, the heir to the throne, the future king of england. prince william and kate made the announcement that they're expecting their second child saying in a statement, we're delighted with the news. they're getting a number of well wishes online, including from

the prime minister, offering his many congratulations. as with the first pregnancy, the duchess is finding out it's not so easy the second time around either. she's apparently suffering from severe morning sickness again. she has canceled her events for the immediate future and is being treated by doctors at kensington palace. matt? >> big news, kelly cobiella at buckingham palace. here at home, dangerous wildfire at yosemite national park has led to the evacuations of more than 100,000 tourists as the flames were fan bid high winds. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. a very popular destination for tourists. during the day, you can see the smoke from this fire rolling over the top of these trees. at this hour more than 700 acres have been burned and this fire is a long way from being contained. >> it was pretty scary.

>> reporter: this morning, about 100 hikers at california's yosemite national park are glad to be safe after a fast-moving wildfire forced a series of helicopter rescues sunday. >> it's raging the opposite side of the mountain. >> reporter: it burned at least 700 acres and sent smoke rising up the half peak in yosemite valley. no injuries were reported. >> the fire is moving quickly. we're not sure what the fire behavior is going to do. in an effort to keep everybody safe who may be back there, we're just getting them out as quickly as possible. right now that is by helicopter. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters, backed by seven helicopters and a plane were working to extinguish the fire. the blaze is believed to have been sparked by a lightning strike july 20th. >> because of this fire a number of different trails are blocked in the park. we don't want people hiking on them for visitor safety. >> reporter: despite smoke and alternative route down the mountain, some evacuated hikers still maintained a positive attitude.

>> i was really proud. it was a big, adventurous hike for me to do 14 miles today. i didn't expect the helicopter ending, but things happen. >> reporter: despite the blaze, yosemite national park and its facilities remain open. if you're hoping to hike the iconic half dome any time soon, you're going to have to wait. matt, meredith? >> thank you very much. let's talk now about the growing threat from isis militants and how the u.s. is going to handle that situation. in an exclusive interview on "meet the press," president obama said he will lay out his plan a little later this week. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in northern iraq. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president said there is no indication of any imminent isis threat to the u.s. but that the threat is growing and must be addressed. the u.s. military has carried out nearly 150 air strikes in iraq, dropped food and helped refugees, but this morning, isis remains strong and savagely

brutal. the group released new video of its men, humiliating and executing roughly 200 syrian troops. >> the next phase is now to start going on some offense. >> reporter: the president told "meet the press" he now has a strategy. >> what i want people to understand, though, is that over the course of months, we are going to be able to not just blunt the momentum of isil -- >> reporter: he will outline his full plan in a speech on wednesday. on sunday, he gave chuck todd a preview. >> we are going to systematically degrade their capabilities, we're going to shrink the territory that they control. and ultimately we're going to defeat them. >> reporter: that's easier said than done. the plan is to rebuild the iraqi army, which has mostly collapsed even though the u.s. spent a decade training it. and back ethnic kurdish militias, which the iraqi army

doesn't trust. the u.s. will also try to form a coalition with neighboring muslim states and breathe life into the moderate opposition in syria, which the administration has largely ignored for years. they plan to do all of this from afar. >> the notion that the united states should be putting boots on the ground, i think, would be a profound mistake. >> reporter: u.s. officials have suggested the plan to defeat isis in syria and iraq could take three years. there are those who say it could take a lot longer. the president keeps talking about pakistan as a model, how u.s. air strikes and drone strikes in the tribal areas have weakened al qaeda there. but the u.s. has been doing that in the tribal areas of pakistan for nearly a decade. it seems the u.s. has become the air force for failed states. matt? >> richard engel in iraq this morning. chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press."

chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the president says no boots on the ground. he does say we're going to systematically degrade their capabilities, shrink the territory that they control and ultimately defeat them. how specific is he going to get in terms of his plan on wednesday? >> i think he wants to get fairly specific. he has to get buy-in from congress. he meets with congressional leaders tomorrow. while he claims he doesn't need a full operation to expand for his plan, for his strategy to deal with isis, he does have enough that he wants them to have an up or down vote on it, have a debate on it. i think he will get somewhat specific because he needs boots on the ground, matt. they're not going to be american boots, as he pledged on the interview with me. he does need some boots on the ground. will they be saudi arabian

boots, kurdish boots? that's the job of secretary of state john kerry right now. >> isis is a sunni extremist group that only pose a threat to syria and iraq, but many nations in the middle east. how much help do you think the administration will get? >> they think they're going to get a lot of help. of course, there is a little bit of a credibility issue. saudis and jordanians have not been happy with this administration. at this point, it does look as if the president's pledges that he's going to do these air strikes, what he has already done in iraq is going to turn the tide a little bit and perhaps the jordanians and saudis, in particular, will come into this coalition. their goal, matt, is to make this coalition against isis, make it look like the coalition that george h.w. bush, back in 1990 and '91, the one he put together to go after saddam hussein. they don't want a small coalition of two or three nations where it's just the united states and a couple of symbolic countries. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. doctors with the centers for disease control are keeping an

eye on a mysterious respirator virus that has sent kids to hospitals. the outbreak could get even worse with the school sessions under way. >> reporter: this is what doctors call ground zero of their outbreak, all kids like 4-year-old cali ann have arrived at children's mercy hospital with a respiratory virus. >> she started out with coughing, not being able to stop. >> reporter: with cold-like symptoms, fever, body aches and coughing, up to 30 kids a day are arriving at this hospital. many so sick, they've been placed in intensive care. >> i was scared and i knew this one was a really bad virus. >> reporter: with children who suffer from asthma most at risk, doctors in missouri suspect the outbreak is called by enterovirus d-68, a cousin of the common cold, likely spread at school and rarely seen in the u.s. >> more children are going into our critical care unit from this

virus than any of the other respiratory viruses that we commonly see. >> children's mercy isn't alone. states like illinois and ohio have outbreaks. in colorado, more than 900 cases at children's hospital in aurora. this morning, the cdc says 10 states are asking for help. >> it felt like i was going to day. >> reporter: 13-year-old was lifted to e.r. when he couldn't breathe. his mother thought she was losing her baby boy. >> he was unresponsive. he was laying on the couch and couldn't speak to me, was turning white and had blue lips. >> reporter: with no deaths reported, today will is making a full recovery. back in missouri, cali ann's doctors hope she'll be out of the hospital soon. a widespread virus that some doctors now call an epidemic. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles.

>> really scary. >> very scary stuff. >> no question. natalie is here right now with some encouraging news tied to the ebola outbreak. natalie? the third american stricken with ebola is showing some signs of improvement. it's still too early to say if dr. rick sacra is in the clear. he contracted the illness while working with pregnant women at a hospital in liberia. he is being treated at the nebraska medical center in omaha where doctors are using a research drug to treat him. rescue efforts are under way in india this morning to find victims swept away by violent floodwaters. thousands of people are stranded in kashmir and northern parts of pakistan. 320 people have died, 2500 villages have been submerged and thousands of people have climbed on to rooftops to try to survive. it's been called the worst flooding in the country in 60 years. a car crash leads to a gas explosion and partial collapse of a hotel in lexington,

kentucky. police say a man accidentally drove his car into the side of a fairfield inn. they say he hit a gas line. the hotel manager went from room to room, knocking on doors, and was able to evacuate the hotel just in time, because then minutes later, there was a gas explosion. and, thankfully, there were no serious injuries. but the hotel is likely a total loss, as you see by the damage there. the hunt is on for a mountain lion after it attacked a 6-year-old california boy. the boy was hiking with his parents. another family on the trail near cupertino when the big cat attacked boy and tried to drag him away. boy's parents were able to fight the mountain lion off and they rushed their son to the hospital. he is recovering this morning from puncture wounds and scratches. tracking dogs were brought in to find the mountain lion and, if found, the animal will be euthanized.

winning her third straight u.s. open title, the win a big milestone for serena. it marks her 18th career grand slam championship, tying a couple of all-time greats, chris everett and martina navratilova. she'll be joining us later. >> wow! >> that's mazing. many titles do you have of anything? >> nothing. thanks for being approximate back. mr. roker is here. how many titles do you have? >> i just have one. i can't say it. >> chief meteorologist. >> that's right. pain in the tuckus week continues, we'll show you what we've got going on. a lot of wet weather making its way up the coast. atlanta, they had flash flood warnings in effect until 10:00 this morning. low clouds, heavier rain this morning. then we'll look for storms developing later in the day. so not quite out of the woods yet. along a weak stationary front, low pressure is going to be developing during the afternoon

and into the evening hours. tonight, the systems are going to kind of sit and spin and bring a lot of rain. in fact, right along the north carolina/virginia coast, we could see locally three to five inches of rain. this rain will start to push up into the northeast by this time tomorrow. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. small measures that add up to make our whole even greater. little by little we can do a lot. because... small is huge. visit www.wellsfargo.com to see how big small can be. 7:15. good monday this morning.

i'm meteorologist christina loren. a strong onshore flow means the cool ocean air will continue to move inland all day long. we have plenty of stratus clouds over the golden grate brid een . 76 on the peninsula, 70 on the east short, 82 degrees out in the tri-valley. now to a fitting farewell to comedian joan rivers. she received the star-studded red carpet sendoff that she had joked about on sunday. nbc's ron mott, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. it may be a long while before we stop talking about joan rivers. fans are still streaming by to pay their final respects here at her home. books are surging online and her legacy is being honored, just as she would want. it was a final farewell joan rivers envisioned for herself,

a-list celebrities like sarah jessica parker and hugh jackman showing up in bunches for a memorial service that might have deserved an r rating, exactly what friends say she would want. there was the donald, barbara walters, whoopi and rosie. >> hugh jackman sang this song and the entire congregation gave joan one last standing ovation and nobody wanted to sit down. >> reporter: the sendoff the comic legend ordered up was classic joan rivers, light on formality. heavy on the flippant. >> i want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights and cameras and action. i want it to be hollywood all the way. don't give me some rabbi rambling on. >> reporter: outside the legion of fans took it all in, while inside howard stern took the program in a direction no one saw coming. >> the rabbi did a beautiful job opening up.

and joan said i don't want a rambling rabbi. howard stern gets up, unannounced, opens with a line that brought the house down. but, boy, was it risky. >> reporter: chorus opened, bagpipes finished. melissa rivers and her son, cooper, getting cheers from the crowd as they left. >> she read a letter she had written to her mother. and melissa is so strong. it was poignant and funny. she has been a rock throughout all of this. >> reporter: and as the week gets under way, the investigation into what caused joan rivers' death continues. matt? >> ron, thank you very much. >> great lady. really great lady. >> no question about it. carson is on duty in the orange room following reaction from the big news from the royal family. >> good morning, meredith. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> you would think that at the rate that we've been announcing babies on the "today" show -- i had three last month -- you would think they were working on the "today" show.

the heir and the spare. the spare is on the way. kate middleton is pregnant. battle stations, everyone. this is what we've been waiting for. it feels like that. there's prince george overjoyed at the idea of having a younger sibling. remember the doors, natalie? >> i sure do. >> st. mary's. natalie in front of those door. >> sounds lovely, springtime in london. >> you can send your well wishes, #orangeroom. >> carson, thank you. the search for malaysia 370 six months later. why hasn't a single trace of that plane or passengers been found? would you know what to do if someone broke into your house in the middle of the night? jeff rossen and a team show you how to survive a home invasion.

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near the embarcadero area. we see a good volume through the sonoma area along 680. >> the department of fish and wildlife held an overnight news conference to talk about the search for a mountain lion that pounced on a boy in cupertino. it jumped on the 6-year-old as he walked about ten feet ahead of his family on a hike. the cat tried to drag it away but the family managed to fight it off. let's check the forecast now with christina loren. how are we looking right now? >> we have a beautiful this morning shaping up. upper 50s and lower 60. our days are getting shorter as we transition closer to fall. the official official day is the 22nd of this month. san jose, mostly cloudy. same cloudy sky over the golden

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7:30 7:30 now on a monday morning. it's the 8th day of september, 2014. wow, look at the pretty shot of detroit, michigan. sun rising there on a monday morning. if you want to share some photos of your morning with us, you can do that using the #todaysunrise. speaking of sunshine, look who is back in studio 1a, our very own meredith vieira. i was talking about you. >> it's been a while since you've seen the sunrise. >> oh, okay then. >> yow! >> starting a brand new show today. >> i am. >> good to have you with us, too. >> and hopefully it's going to last a week. >> it's going to be a lot more. >> long time. >> we're calling it homecoming week. we start with meredith on a monday morning. brian williams gets an early

wake-up call as he will join us tomorrow morning. >> and then kathie lee and hoda take a turn and then our old buddy, tom brokaw, and we round out the week with maria shriver on friday. let's take a look at what's making headlines. the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting another baby. they had to make the announcement because kate is being treated for severe morning sickness. we'll have more from buckingham palace coming up. a wildfire burning in yosemite national park forcing the evacuation of more than 100 hikers. helicopters were used to get them to safety after fierce winds pushed the fire to a popular trail. gasoline is down 25 cents since the start of the summer driving season. we want to begin this half hour with a haunting anniversary. six months ago today that malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared on a flight to beijing.

search teams have spent months searching for that plane. so far, they haven't found a single trace of it or the 239 people on board. nbc's tom costello has been on this story from the very beginning. tom, good morning to you. >> a new search off the coast of australia, after spending months thoroughly mapping the ocean floor. this comes down to hard science and a certain amount of guess work. it's a mystery that, for six months, has held the world in spence. >> no word what went wrong. no word on the lives of the 239 souls on board. >> malaysia airports holding -- >> still no closer to knowing what actually happened. >> reporter: this morning, there's still frustratingly little to go on for the search of malaysia flight 370 and the 239 people on board. for the families, agony. sarah bajc's partner is still missing. >> i miss his daily presence.

i still feel him in my heart because that will never go away. >> reporter: disappeared from kuala lumpur to beijing on march 8th. the last communication sounded routine. >> malaysian 370, contact ho chi minh. >> good night, malaysian 370. >> soon after, they stopped their data transmissions and investigators soon discovered evidence that someone turned the plane around and drove it into the remote indian ocean. suspicion has focused on the captain. engineers attempt at satellite communications or handshakes with the plane believe it went down here somewhere in this arc. but where? it's 23,000 square miles and the ocean is vast and deep. on the air, surface and under water, unmanned submarine found nothing. now they've refined the search

area again and a new phase of the search is about to begin. >> we will not give up until we have found what's left of flight mh 370. >> reporter: for months, dutch and chinese ships have been mapping the ocean's floor. soon they'll be using advanced deep sea sonar technology and special sniffers that can detect traces of oil or jet fuel. aviation experts can't understand why, six months later, not a single piece of wreckage has washed ashore. >> it's one of the largest mysteries to me. there are so many light objects in the airplane, styrofoam cups, seat cushions themselves. those things float for a very, very long time. >> and nothing has washed ashore. the indian ocean is deep, something like three miles deep in places. if they ever do find the plane and recover the black boxes, the

data on these boxes should still be good and that will hopefully help them solve the mystery of flight 370. matt? >> tom costello, thank you very much. now a check of the weather from al. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by chico's. find your fall fashion must haves at chico's and chicos.com. good morning. a lot of wet weather to talk about in the southwest. yesterday, southern california, look at this car submerged in riverside, california. folks driving in. that's why we tell you, turn around, don't drown. some areas picking up three inches of rain in an hour. also, stay out of the water. you do not know what's in there. it could be very hazardous. that rain has now shifted into the southwest. phoenix, they got flash flood watches in effect. heavy showers and thunderstorms, just training on top of that. it's going to continue today. we've got flash flood watches. phoenix under a flash flood

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screaming. it seemed heroic at the time. experts say that's the worst thing you can possibly do. so, what are you supposed to do? this morning, we've got some quick and simple tips to keep your family safe. it's the middle of the night and these attackers are moving in. home invaders, caught on surveillance video, kicking in doors. and getting violent, even attacking victims in their own bed. home invasions are more common than you think, happening nearly 50,000 times a year. that's 135 home invasions every day. just this summer, it happened to sandra bullock. an intruder got within steps of her bedroom. just weeks ago, nba star ray allen's family was hit, waking up to seven intruders inside their home. not even the kennedys are immune. a stranger getting into their sprawling compound in hyannis

port this summer. so if the rich and famous can't keep them out, how can you? >> was absolutely one of the most frightening things i've ever gone through. >> reporter: susan dawson came face to face with a home intruder. >> i went, oh, my gosh, who are you? he took a couple of steps and punched me in the nose and down i went. >> reporter: the attacker did tied her up and ransacked her home. >> i laid there and he would keep going through the bedroom, looking for stuff. what i was thinking about most is, how is he going to kill me? >> reporter: so how can you get your family out alive? wallace zeins was an nypd detective and 22-year hostage negotiator. i hear a noise, what do i do? >> a lot of people don't have alarms. they're very expensive. instead of leaving your car keys downstairs, take it, leaving it on your night table. you hear the noise, hit the red button on it.

built-in automatic alarm. >> something else you'll need in your bedroom, too. >> wasp hornet spray. this is so potent, it's more powerful than police mace. the great part is if you spray it, it will go 20, 25 feet. >> you could be standing at the corner of your room and if somebody does get to your bedroom -- >> spray them. >> what happens to them? >> temporarily they are blind. >> reporter: here is another tip, sleep with all your bedroom doors open. you want your kids to hear what's going on. then you go to them. >> the key is to get the family together, all in one place and then get out? >> exactly, as quickly as you can. >> reporter: but what about a worst case scenario? the intruder captures you, like what happened to susan dawson? >> they're holding you downstairs on a couch like this saying where is the money, where is the jewelry? do you tell them? >> absolutely. you want to treat them like royalty. on top of that, you don't want to lie to them. >> reporter: that's exactly what susan did. she cooperated with her captor and got out alive.

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a very good morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. muni service has resumed in san francisco several hours after a light rail train hit a man. the accident happened just after 5:00 this morning near the intersect of third and carroll avenue. the man was taken to the hospital with head injuries. >> the next legal battle over same-sex marriage heats up today in a san francisco courtroom. that's where the 9th circuit appeals court will hear argument in hawaii, idaho and nevada. the court will hear one argument from from each state over two hours. same-sex marriage legal in 19 states along with washington,

d.c. let's check in on our forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> what a beautiful day coming your way in the bay area. temperatures below average for this type of year. we're in the 50s and 60s to start, headed toward the 70s. san francisco, you'll be at 65 for today. coolest day of the week. as we head into the work week, temperatures will start to climb back into the mid 80s. more on your weekend forecast coming back just a little bit. here's mike with your drive. >> we have a good slow down on west 580. some folks are probably taking the road train instead of the a-train number one because they are having mechanical difficulties for that train. second 880, a crash slowed that direction as well. industrial, a crash cleared to

the shoulder. >> back to you. >> look good. see you in half an hour.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." it's 8:00 on "today." coming up great expectations. news this morning that william and kate are expecting a second child. we'll go live to buckingham palace for the latest on how the royal family is reacting. ♪ you make me feel >> the secrets to steve success. steve harvey stops by to kick off the new season of his hit talk show. and for the love of pets, wee we'll kick off with friendly competition. so who will be crowned top dog? today monday, september 8th, 1 2014. ♪

>> turning 13. >> she said yes! >> celebrating her birthday. >> portland, oregon. >> we came from rockwell, texas to join the "today" show. >> we're back now. 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 8th day of september, 2014. it's a monday, and meredith vieira is back anchoring with us on the "today" show. savannah is on maternity leave. how does it feel? >> to be here? look at these beautiful people. it feels great. >> here's a picture of matt when he first heard that meredith was coming back. really? are you serious?

she's coming back? >> i'm impressed. appreciate that. we have a lot coming up. friends of yours stopping by including steve harvey. big week. let's go back inside, natalie is at the news desk, a check of all of the headlines. >> hello again. more than 100 hikers and campers are safe after they were evacuated from yosemite national park. many by helicopters. officials say a small fire started by lightning almost two months ago flared up on sunday, and it quickly spread to about 700 acres cutting off access to some popular hiking trails. president obama's preparing to brief congress and the nation this week ond his new strategy for elum nating the global threat posed by isis. the group put its brutality on display with a video of fighters executing about 200 captured syrian soldiers. on "meet the press" sunday the

president said his strategy is to systematically degrade isis, shrink the territory it controls and ultimately defeat the group. >> the majority owner of an nba's atlanta hawks is apologizing for an emooel mail he wrote two year ago suggesting that the fan base was too heavily african-american. bruce levinson theorized that the quote black crowd scared away whites. he voluntarily reported the e-mail to the league and said he plans to sell his share of the team. a case of severe morning sickness led to the surprise announcement that prince william and duchess kate are once again expecting. baby number 2. kelly cobiella is at buckingham palace. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. it's no secret that kate and william wanted more children. now kate, pregnant with baby number 2, is finding

>> the little prince who just celebrated his first birthday in july proved to be a real crowd pleaser on the royal family's recent tour of australia and new zealand.

he even earned himself a coveted spot on the cover of ""vanity fair."" the newest member of the royal family will replace prince harry as fourth in line to the throne. of course the royal family is thrilled. this will create all sorts of scheduling issues including what to do about an upcoming trip to malta and appearances all this week which are now on hold. natalie? >> great news, kelly, thank you. the ohio state marching band hasn't lost a step since losing its director in a hazing scandal. the band's season debut this weekend was a tribute to television which we have sped up. you see they wowed the half-time crowd by forming an image of bart simpson, just as impressive of this batmobile and then what really broad the stadium to its

feet was this lone ranger's stallion reerg up on the hyped legs. back outside to al. impressive stuff. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by advil, the pain relief that's built to be as fast as it is strong. >> got some nice folks here hanging out. where are you from? >> chicago and san diego. >> wow. san diego, good group. all right. let's see what we've got for you out west. we're looking at wet weather. here in the east looking at wet weather. along florida's west coast, heavy showers and thunderstorms. tampa, you'll be seeing heavier rain later this afternoon into the evening hours. that moisture making its way up to the south. afternoon temperatures, we have 90s from texas into the central plains. we have a big cooldown later in the week. we'll detail that coming up tomorrow.

8:06. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina lauren. you can see plenty of low clouds on your satellite imagery. and a strong onshore flow for today. that's going to translate to cooler than average temperatures. we're starting out in the 50s and 60s, headed towards widespread 70s today. mid-70s for this afternoon. in the south bay. we're looking towards about 81 degrees tomorrow. then we're going to boost that number up to 87 degrees as we head through your wednesday. warmer days in the forecast this week. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> >> and that's your latest weather. guys sf. >> al, thank you very much. we wanted to have a couple of surprises for you. carson and i put our heads together. we said who could we bring here from your days at the "today" show that would make for a great surprise for your first day back. you want to guess? >> who? i don't know. >> somebody loved here, someone who was like your favorite person ever here?

>> is that so hard? >> my favorite person? will -- >> oh, my gosh. >> meredith -- >> abe vigota back on the "today" show couch. >> hello, abe, nice to see you. you know carson. >> al roker, of course. oh, you lost weight. >> doesn't he look great? >> he looks terrific. >> abe used to come on the show all the time when you were here because you adored this guy. >> abe was on my very last show. yeah. >> yes, i was. i remember now, very well. congratulations to you. >> there you are, honey. >> that was on meredith's last day. >> i look really happy there. >> you've heard she's got a brand new talk show starting today? >> i heard, starting today. what time will you be on the air? >> it depends because it's syndicated. here in new york 2:00.

>> at 2:00 in new york. >> what are you normally doing at 2:00? >> at 2:00 i'm going have coffee and corn muffin with my daughter. >> very nice. >> and watch the show. >> and watch the show. >> oh, i want to watch. at 2:00. what channel? >> channel 4 here in new york. >> all right. channel 4. >> i think meredith will be asking you to be a guest on that show very soon. >> of course, any time you want. bring the corn muffins. >> where, here? >> you're nice to come in, abe. >> such a lovely thing to be here matt. >> always a pleasure. >> so great to be with matt and meredith and al and carson, of course. >> our new-found friendship. >> abe vigota, wishing meredith luck on her show today. next, fathers making the dreams

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it's a ritual. romanticized in shows dating all the way back to "leave it to beaver." what about decision advantages? these days, a new study taking a closer look at the stress it places on moms in particular. some of the pressures may sound familiar. trying to save time, trying to save money, trying to coordinate everyone's schedules and satisfy picky eaters. researchers saying trying to live up to all those expectations may cause more harm than good when it comes to moms. >> last night, i spent all my afternoon cooking up a great meal and luke turns to me, mom, this is yucky. >> wasn't it some weird chicken thing? >> it was good. >> you bring the family together, in this day and age, everyone is going different ways, it's worth it. it may not be easy, but it's worth it. we had that with my family growing up. i cherish it. >> a lot of people feel they

have pressure to do it seven days aweek. >> sundays are my big cooking days. >> the problem is all your healthy stuff. you got to start throwing in junk food. >> chicken nuggets, you can only do them so much. moving on, parents will do anything for their kids, whether it's planning a family dinner or braving tweens at a concert. look at the dads in the crowd. a picture really is worth a thousand words. >> looking dazed and confused. >> some of their images captured. guessing what these dads are thinking, everything from thinking, this concert is how long? >> which one is harry? >> or louie. >> have you ever done that, taken your kids?

>> i took lela to a drake concert last year. >> you sent out a great picture. >> this was the vine. >> that's fantastic. >> i just got my hearing back. >> so i know you're a huge fan of the boston red sox, right? >> major. >> one of the young fans winning praise this morning for a random act of kindness. 12-year-old ryan gets a foul ball. so what does he do with it? he immediately turns around and gives it to the little girl behind him. she's happy to get the ball. take a look at her mom's priceless reaction, somebody so nice to do that. >> so sweet. >> later a reporter asked ryan why he gave away his big catch. here is what ryan said? >> i've seen people do it before and i thought it's a nice thing. it's good thing to make people happy. >> in return, the tv station broadcasting the game, they gave ryan, not one, but two

baseballs. >> very cool. >> so sweet. >> his strategy worked. >> only two? >> two for the price of one. >> that's what's trending today. now to a man who is always trending, one of the busiest guys in hollywood, steve harvey. >> a best-selling author, comedian, radio personality and the host of his own emmy winning talk show returning for season three. let's say things appear to be heating up. >> i put a lot of women with men on this show. we've got four marriages out of this show. i really specialize. but just about dating, man, where are you at with the dating scene? >> you should know my slogan. single, bilingual and ready to mingle. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love this dude right here. >> if you could have seen the little jockeying for chairs

here. i'm surprised nobody got hurt. >> how are you, mr. harvey? >> how are you? you call most got knocked to the floor. >> so back for another season. >> excited, and i've got a lead-in. >> yes, you do. good luck to you. >> i need you like a squirrel need nuts right now. i've got to tell you. >> can you believe when you started out -- this is your third season. did you ever think you would be here with the emmy and the whole thing? >> not really. i didn't never think i would be on daytime tv to begin with. i thought i was going to get one of them late night slots. i'm glad i didn't. but that was my ultimate dream. it's a blessing to be here in year three. a lot of shows don't get through the clutter. i'm very, very blessed to be one of them. today, season three is going to be a big one in chicago on the rooftop. >> taking the show on the road. shows like this have to evolve.

do you like that? do you like the energy when you're on the road? >> i thought it was hot. you get a superstar like pit bull come on the show, it's pretty good. his followers are gorgeous. it's like watching telemundo. >> you're also getting more personal, revealing more about your family. marjory is going to be on on a regular basis. >> bringing the cameras to my house which is how i know now that keeping up with the harveys will never happen. me on camera live at home, not a good look. >> uncensored? >> very much. >> any rules of engagement when your wife starts telling stories about what happens at the house? have you talked to her and said this is okay, this is not okay. >> i've done all that. you can't tell your wife anything. what good does it do? i told her whatnot to say. she goes, yeah, and she says it anyway

one of the things you're famous for is offering advice on love and life. it comes very natural to you. can i ask you to offer a little advice to our friend meredith who starts her first daytime talk show today? >> meredith, if she's just meredith, honest and candid. open it up and just do you. people love you. people don't stop loving you unless you give them a reason. do you, be candid, honest, open and throw a couple jokes in there and you've got a hit. >> that's all it takes, really? >> that's all it takes. >> you're an author as well. your new book "act like a success, think like a success." what does that mean to you, when you say act like a success, think like a success? >> for me the whole book is a chance for me to return the favor. i've scooped a lot of stuff off the ground so you don't have to slide in it.

i tell that to my kids that all the time. i scooped enough of this crap off the ground to keep you from sliding in it. i put all this in the book to return to people what they've given me over my career. some of these people didn't grow up with parents that sat them at the dining room table and talked about success. i put it all in an easy read book, common, simple practice of how to become successful, not just principles, but the how-to. >> all about finding your gift? >> you've got to locate that gift. you do your gift every day. i do my gift. but gifts are not just run and jump and sing and dance. gifts are a lot of other things. when people discover their gift, they discover their purpose. once you get into your purpose, your life becomes a lot richer, whatever that is. >> i remember having you on here, steve, before your first season. i said it's hard to do a daytime talk show, do you think you'll be good at it? you said, i truly believe i'm going to bring something

different to the party. you've lived up to that promise. >> thank you, matt. >> congratulations on the emmy. you can catch mr. harvey's show weekdays, check your local listings. >> let's go meredith. meredith vieira today. >> putting the dogs to the test live on the plaza. that's coming up. danielle fishel stole our hearts and now she's shattering myths about life as a celebrity in her new memoir "normally this would be cause for concern:

tales of calamity and relentless awkwardness." great to have you here. >> the title rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it? >> it sure does. that's how you live your life. there's been a little bit of awkwardness, some moments that you haven't been proud of. i guess what i got, reading the book, is that in some ways stars are just like us. is that what you wanted people to get? >> absolutely. i wanted to dispel the myth that actors or celebrities in general always have it together and tend to put out this image we're perfect and leave the house looking great all the time. at least in my case that couldn't be further from the truth. >> a couple of moments of klutziness in the book that you write about. >> speaking of which, i have a new one. >> what happened? >> i broke my pinky six weeks ago, running up my stairs, jammed my pinky and now i have this very cute little thing. >> looks like a paper clip. >> this is to hold it straight and i bought pink tape so i could be kind of cute. >> this is sort of an ongoing theme with you, isn't it?

>> yeah. i keep wearing heels. i'm not sure why. if there's something to trip over, i will trip on it. if there's nothing to trip over, i will still trip. >> there's a college presentation you thought you aced. you walk away from it, you get home and you look in the mirror. what did you see? >> i had a few minutes before my class started and decided to take a quick power nap in the car and then woke up, didn't even bother to look in the mirror, got up did a presentation in front of my class, went home. my neighbor said, have you been crying? i was like, no, i just had a great college day and i looked in the mirror and i had mascara all down my face, and pancake syrup in my hair and on my dress. yes. >> just like me. i do that all the time. you hear people call out topanga, having played her in "boy meets world" now the spinoff "girl meets world." you felt like she sort of empowered you. >> absolutely. as a character goes, i couldn't be more proud to be associated

with. incredibly strong, very, very smart. seeing her as a mother and getting to play her as a mother is very fun for me. >> now in the spinoff "girl meets world." >> yes. i'm really excited about it. >> there's lessons in life that you feel the show teaches. what does it mean to have such loyal viewers that 15 years later are back to see the show? >> when "boy meets world" ended, we had absolutely no idea the impact it would have on fans, and so to see them come out and support "girl meets world" in such droves is great to see. i'm very proud of our show. >> the first day on set did not go as you thought it did. you ended up thinking you were going to be fired. >> on "boy meets world." after i got the role of topanga, it was my first day. i was excited. i thought i was doing a great job. at run through i found out i had a little bit more work to be done. i worked hard and thankfully, it turned out well in the end. >> you learned the lesson of hard work. >> absolutely. and thankfully, my mom helped

me. >> danielle fisher, "normally this would be cause for concern." major announcement for one a very good morning to you. it's 8:26. state regulators holding a public hearing in san jose today to get input on upcoming pg & e rate hikes. the california public utilities commission is allowing pg & e to raise rates to help improve the natural gas pipeline effort and electrical grid system. pg & e says it amounts to about $7.50 more a month on a customer's bill. breaks down $3 more for electricity, $4.50 more for gas. starting this month. gas of a different kind being used out there on the bay area roadways. how are we looking? >> looks like a lot of folks are using that gasoline. idling in some spots. where we had a slow drive westbound. now, things are a little bit

smoother. look at that. the low clouds and the haze in the area. not a problem for visibility for drivers. we can't see the bridge itself. it is moving, though. over in oakland, the slowdown down through downtown. the toll plaza has your metering lights for a lot of folks, their destination in towards san francisco. on the peninsula, slows a bit, southbound through san mateo, a typical pattern. back to you. >> thank you very much. i'll have another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. have a great monday morning.

8:30 now on a monday morning, september 8th, 2014. a bright start to the morning here in the new york city area with a nice crowd and also always nice to have meredith vieira stop by studio 1a as we kick off homecoming week here on the show. >> it's great to be here, seriously. i'm having a great time. >> come back some more. >> can't wait to see the new

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storms in the upper midwest, wet weather through the plains, along the eastern seaboard, into the southeast. look for more wet weather. gorgeous day, northern new england, upstate new york and along the western coast, it will be a picture perfect day. well, we have some interesting weather firing off just to our east. look at all this lightning activity over the sierra nevada. now for us, it's another scenario because we've got a strong westerly flow. as we continue that for today, that's going to keep all those muggy conditions, all that humidity out of the area, as well as those thunderstorms. this is what you can expect. the sun will breakthrough those clouds between 10:00 a.m. and noon. your sun will set. tonight at about 7:27, we're going to see beautiful temperatures. today, mostly in the 70s. >> and that's your latest weather. carson? >> thank you so much, al. kicking off our exciting week of fans of one direction. first the boys have an announcement for you. take a look. >> hi. we're one direction and we are

very, very excited to announce the release of our fourth and brand new album. drum roll, please. november 17th, people. >> fans will be competing in the orange room and at home for a chance to win a very special surprise that any fan will love. >> good luck. >> peace. >> november 17th their record comes out. as the guys said we're hosting our one direction fan face-off, receiving thousands of your videos. thanks for those. we picked our four finalists. the four finalists are rifka, colleen cassie from new hampshire, kylie booth and jaycee reed from indiana. four finalists. it will start tomorrow. if you want to watch their videos they submitted feel free to go to today.com to do that. willie geist working on the facebook chat. an open book this guy. he will answer anything.

>> the more personal, the better. >> there you go. check that out. over to matt and al. >> thank you very much. kirsten gillibrand is on a mission to recruit more women into politics. "off the sidelines" pulling back the curtain on the challenges she faced as only the sixth woman to give birth while serving in congress. revealing the comments made to her by several male colleagues. senator, good to see you. >> good morning, matt. >> because of some of what you've written about your colleagues and their comments to you during and after your pregnancy. some examples, one house member said good thing you're working out because you wouldn't want to get porky. another colleague had the audacity to say you're even pretty when you're fat and a senator acres guy you admire, squeezed your waist from behind and told you not to lose too much weight because he likes his girls chubby. and you didn't name names. why? >> because it's about these challenges we all face.

i use these illustrations to show these are challenges women face in the workplace in every career, in every profession. and i want to create a conversation with women about the issues they care about. >> but you write in the book when you heard these comments you wanted to explode. and you would have liked to have thrown some expletives out. you also write in the book comments about appearance belittle women professionally. we need to start to change it by calling out undercutting remarks and educating our peers. why didn't you call them out? >> when you're pregnant, matt, out to here and someone says you're even pretty when you're fat, it's crazy for someone to equate pregnancy with being fat. and it was outrageous, but those comments weren't the worst. the worst were after i had the baby. the worst were when i'm just being appointed to be senator and i'm told by labor leaders and advisers that i can't win a statewide race being heavy. i was literally told you need to be beautiful again to win a

statewide race. >> if you had named names, do you fear a backlash? >> not at all. >> you know how things work in washington and in politics, that you would have been cut off at the knees? >> it's not about the specifics of any one insult throughout my career. it's about elevating the conversation so women can understand, these are challenges they're facing in the workplace that are real. we have to be able to talk about it, to have a national conversation about how women are treated and whether they're supported in the workplace. >> can i say in reading sections of this book, i don't remember a member of congress or the senate, a woman being so candid about some of the things you write in this book. you really pull no punches. you talk a lot about work/life balance. you doesn't like the question about can women have it all. >> yep. >> you prefer can they do it all. >> yeah. >> you admit in this book that at times in your life with your marriage and your kids it's been really hard. >> it's hard for everybody, matt. you know, my struggle -- i have it easy compared to a lot of

working moms. you know, my struggles are real. and so just getting the breakfast fed to the kids, making their lunch, getting them out the door on time, getting them to school, picking them up. i was about to go on a national fox news interview and get a call from the school. it. heo can't breathe. as a mom, you just drop everything and you race to meet the needs. imagine the woman who has no flexibility in her job. imagine the woman stuck on a work site or a woman cleaning these beautiful sets tonight. she has no flexibility. and so my stories, while they are universal and really do share the commonality of our struggles, i have such a different life than a lot of folks because i have some flexibility. what the book is about is asking women to fight for the things that would make their lives better so we can see their full potential in the workplace. >> people think this book is a way of reintroducing yourself to the public in preparation for a run for the white house. you leave the door open to that? >> no. i'm supporting hillary clinton,

2016. i think she's going to be a great candidate. i really admire her. as i tell in the book, hillary was one of my role models. when i saw her give that speech in china and said women's rights are human rights, i thought i'm not doing anything. i'm pushing paper in a big law firm. i'm not fighting for others or making a difference. i remember going to my first political meeting, standing in the back of the room, she's talking to a roomful of women and said if you're not participating in politics decisions are going to be made every day and if you're not part of those decisions you may not like what they decide. >> she said your heart had to be in it also. i wasn't referring to 2016, senator. i was referring beyond 2016. >> no. i feel so blessed to get the job i get to do. i can take on this issue of sexual assault in the military or fight for our 9/11 heroes. create a national debate. we're talking about sexual assault on college campuses right now. women's voices need to be heard. if i could be part of that, if i could be part of telling their

stories, i could change outcomes. the book is all about asking women to be heard because we only have 20 women in the senate, 18% in the house. whether you're talking about pta meeting or your local community, when women express how they feel about things, when they tell their personal views, it changes the outcomes. that's why it's raise your voice, change the world. women can make the difference. >> and once again the book is called "off the sidelines." senator, always good to see you. >> thank you, matt. >> thank you. meredith gives us a tour of her new home here at 30 rock. first on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

look where we are. we made our way to meredith's

brand new studio here in rockefeller center. >> studio 6a. >> what am i going to see? >> you're about to see my home away from home. >> can i open? after you. >> the only difference is i don't have a band in my real home i have one here. meet bradley and the mvps, rachel, alex, carmela. >> what do you mean you've met them before? >> i want to look around. it's like your home. >> that chair is from my home. >> with the shredded front? >> that's the way -- you know our family room. >> i've never been invited to your home. >> you have been invited. >> i've never been there. >> hi, jas. >> jasper is the one who shredded that chair? >> real art work from my kids and photos of my family all around, my father's sign from

his office. >> let's get back to the mvps here. we've worked together. we're going to play a little meredith vieira name that tune. right? >> yeah. >> what? >> these are songs that we have picked that remind me of you and your debut on tv television. mvps, the first song is -- ♪ evil woman evil woman ♪ >> uncalled for. >> that wasn't fair. that was my mistake. that wasn't right. song number two, this one is much more appropriate. go ahead. ♪ you're so vain >> what is the matter with you? ♪ you probably think this song is about you ♪ >> no, no, not "you're so vain." song number three. name that tune. ♪ you're my hero and everything i would like to

be ♪ >> wind beneath my wings. these guys are good, by the way. do you do requests all the time? >> no. >> they have to think on their feet. >> they're very good. >> you talk about your studio, decorations and the art work. we have a little bit of a "today" show care package that we have put together. we would like it if you would take some of these things and put them around the place, okay? we've got pictures. >> i don't know who this guy is, but -- >> this is regifting. >> that is regifting. that's my -- i gave you this clock. >> i'm loaning it to you, jasper clock. great picture here of you and hoda. you can put them on the floor. you're not going to have enough hands. >> lovely. >> okay. what's that one? >> us with some members of the military. >> this is in sochi. >> that's right. >> hi, jasper. >> i didn't say it was our military. >> last day at the "today" show. oh, matt, these are really sweet. who did this? you didn't. >> no, i did. don't laugh at her. i know she pill pais the bills

but don't laugh at her. >> sthu picking up -- >> jasper pooper scooper you can keep on the set. >> "today" loves mer. >> oh, my gosh! >> one other thing i wanted to give you. oh, okay. this, you have to promise to keep here, okay? >> oh! that's so disturbing. >> isn't it freaky? where did you touch it? >> i didn't touch it. >> don't touch it there. bryant gumbel gave me that for christmas one year so i need that back at some point. >> do you really? >> yes. i have a doll of me. it's not on set. darn it. >> don't push pins in it. >> you never looked better, the hair. >> i had that hair until i started working with you.

>> like i said to steve harvey ay few years ago, i knew he would be a success and i know you're going to be a success. love you. >> i love you, too. get off my couch. >> so nice. and you can check out meredith's show. check your local listing here on "today." we're going to have much more in a couple of minutes. just right after this. thanks. >> this is unbelievable. >> isn't it cool? ♪

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pepper in a little bit, meredith will be here and natalie's dog, zara will be here. we'll put our dog's to an agility test. first, let's say hello to uncle willie with some birthday wishes. >> great to see the new york crowd. one of the truly great little restaurants along the shore.

they have marvelous oysters. fantastic. happy birthday to the lovely laura bertinelli. i like it. how sweet it is. happy birthday. laura is 100 years old today. woodie mclean, happy birthday. what a beautiful lady. hee is 100 years old today. one of her claims to fame, she beat bill gates in bridge one time. how about that? gene donaldson. gene, bless your heart. handsome devil. 100 years old today from lafayette, california. wish him a happy hundredth birthday. albert stewart, 100 years old today, mt. pleasant, the great state of texas. they're happy, they're jumping and it's the best show in town. back to new york. >> announcer: for the love of pets on "today" is brought to you by purina. your pet, our passion.

>> all right. now to our week-long special series for the love of pets, according to the american pets products association -- bedlam has broken out here -- 68% of u.s. households own a pet. we thought it would be fun to have our dogs compete on the plaza. the american kennel club's vice president, gina, good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> jasper, zahra and pepper here. you're going to talk about ag e agility here. this is great to keep dogs in shape and also good for bonding. >> it's great for bonding, great exercise for the dogs and the people. it's the fastest growing event in the american kennel club. over a million entries last year in akc agility. we'll give everyone a mini agility lesson. it's super easy to start to learn. >> natalie is showing off with her dog here.

for mixed breeds and purebreds. you can all enter. >> give a little lesson, okay? >> okay. let's have jasper come do a mini practice of the jump. come over. jump. >> good boy. >> come on. >> pepper. >> try to get pickuper to go through the tunnel. >> okay, sweetie, come on. >> with the leash on? >> yeah. let go of the leash. >> come on. good girl. >> over here, sweetie. >> try one more time. >> pepper. >> come on, pepper. >> pepper? >> oh, okay. >> >> okay. so you always need treats. and this is a mini training tunnel. this is what you practice with. when you get to be an expert, you do the big tunnel.

>> does anybody think their dog could attempt the bigger tunnel? >> i think zahra might. jasper might. >> go ahead and do zahra. >> she's nuts with the food. come on, girl. no, wait, not that tunnel. come here, girl. >> do the tunnel. >> no, no, go through the tunnel. >> meredith, i think you could try the weave pole. with a treat, bring her through. >> there you go. there you go. there you go. through go. >> that's pretty good. >> there you go. >> keep going. keep going. >> come on, pep. >> that's interesting. obviously that's a little more advanced. how do you get them to know that you're at the other end of that when they can't see you? >> they can hear you. and you start training them on the mini. you put the dog through the tunnel and then the other side. >> is it ever okay to crawl in the tunnel with them? >> absolutely, for training.

>> we have some kind of professional dog here that we can watch go through this? >> we have an agility dog and we can watch them do it. >> meredith, we're going to bring some professionals in here, okay? >> okay. thank goodness. >> professionals are going to use the big tunnel and the little tunnel and we're going to show you how it's done. >> come here, zahra. >> who do we have here? >> we have sheltie here. go! and we're going to make it higher. >> oh, look what they're doing. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> you have to -- whoa! >> hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! >> wow! >> which dog is this? >> it's an italian breed. >> okay. here we go.

>> wow! >> thank you very much. thanks to our dogs and jasper, zahra and pepper. and we're going to be right back with much more on "today." first this is "today" on nbc.

we want to thank meredith for stopping by on day one of homecoming week. did you have fun?

>> yes. because you gave me this doll of you, i wanted you to have this doll of me. >> freaky. >> they can live together. thank you so much. they can live a very good monday morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. you might notice something different on your twitter feed this morning. testing a way to let users shop between tweets. the small percentage of users will get tweets from twitter test partners today featuring a buy button that lets them make purchases or even donate money. well, here's a free forecast for

you, that's good, right, christina? >> yeah, we do have to pay the big bucks to live here. it's going to be lovely. 76 degrees on the peninsula, 65 degrees in san francisco. and enjoy today because as we get into tomorrow, temperatures are going to soar by about 5 to 10 degrees. all the way through the midsection of your week. looks like the hottest day was wednesday and thursday.

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because together, we thrive. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a monday morning. it's september 8th, 2014. i'm willie geist, along with al roker, natalie morales, tamron hall and a good-looking crowd outside on the plaza. >> good looking and good looking dogs earlier with the agility. how did you guy s fare at the end? >> mine gets too crazy. >> over the jump and that was about it. >> pepper went through the -- >> that was a facebook chat. not to brag. >> first time on facebook, too. >> no, no. it was my first facebook chat.

>> what were you chatting about? >> all kinds of stuff. >> all kinds of dirt. >> strangest question was when will you be replaced? >> not. really? no. >> but it came from joe scarborough. >> it was my wife, actually. it was my wife. no, it's fun over there. people are really nice. they have all kinds of deep questions. >> are you still answering questions? >> yes. i'm going to try to focus on this show right now. >> that would be nice. >> to be continued. >> we might as well say good-bye to natalie. >> pack my bags? >> yeah. >> because of the royal baby? >> the royal baby. >> part deux. >> expecting a second child. prince george is going to be a big brother. >> this is ex-asperating. >> she does have nine months. >> this is a brand new situation? >> yes. >> they're telling people early? >> yes. my guess is springtime in london, that would be great, unless it's raining. >> the palace says the duchess

has acute morning sickness, just like in her first pregnancy. being treated by doctors at kensington palace. the baby is now the fourth in line to the throne after charles, william and george. >> where does that leave harry? >> he's down to fifth. got knocked down. >> that's what happens. >> just relax. >> i think harry love that is. >> i do, too. >> pressure is off. >> he can just have fun. >> exactly. >> how fun would it be if he was the king? >> i think he's okay. turning 30 this week. >> harry is? >> yes. >> or william? >> william is. >> no. >> who is turning 30? which one? >> harry. >> this is depressing, when i know that -- >> yeah. >> vat of information this morning. >> how old is baby george now? >> one. >> this don't make no sense. another one? >> got to work fast, you know. >> not quite two years apart.

>> that's right. >> that's a good window. >> it's kind of like women and harr -- william and harry. they're sort of that same age. >> that little baby cseptor. >> they need to make a line of baby ceptors. >> i don't think the duchess has anything to worry about. there is a story this morning called the motherhood penalty versus the fatherhood bonus and it argues it's one of the worst career moves a woman can make is to apparently have children. mothers are less likely to be hired for jobs. moms also less likely to be paid as much as their male colleagues with the same qualifications. men's earnings increase more than 6% when they have children while women, however, their earnings go down about 4% each child that they have. so, fathers also more likely to be hired more so than childless men. >> is this like that sexist kind of thing, the father is the

bredwbre bread winner? >> fatherhood maybe grounds some people, makes them work harder ambition, i suppose. >> i was really surprised by this. if we're going to operate under stereotypes, a woman, a mom, more reliable. >> right. >> more consistent versus a guy without kids who might, you know -- again, if we're operating in stereotypes, would be preoccupied with climbing up the corporate ladder. >> why are you looking at me when you say all of this? >> because you're a dad and you're reliable and all of those things. >> don't go there. >> i will say, christina went in for a job at a major -- i'll just say it, johnson & johnson. she was pregnant. she got the job. she was worried about it going in. are they going to discriminate against me and they said the opposite. she was working on children's brands.

that was a unique case. it's great. we know you're going to be gone for a while in a few months. we respect your time away. in that case, it was an asset. in other companies, different situation. >> it depends on the company. >> more companies are providing daycare facilities, flex time for moms. obviously it's on a case by case basis. >> but a lot of companies don't want to pay for a lot, including maternity leave, you name it. i don't think you can really broad stroke it. i do think there is a situation where you see probably a lot of that in the workplace. >> unfortunate. >> this is interesting. in a lot of the cities, people will be paying attention to this, because they're busy roadways. ft. lauderdale is asking pedestrians to safely cross the road. step into the crosswalk, make eye contact with the oncoming driver. then you wave a neon flag. >> they say this is the safest way to do this. >> the city put out buckets at one intersection last month. miami herald reporting, a lot of pedestrians ignored the flags

and press the button to turn on flashing lights to stop the drivers. other cities have tried it, like seattle. they said people were stealing the flags. >> kind of odd. >> yeah. >> don't you just have the -- little man that turns on when you can walk and when you can't? >> on street sign. >> yeah. >> i don't know. but a lot of places don't have that, especially smaller towns. you're supposed to, say up in new york state and massachusetts, people in the crosswalk, drivers are supposed to stop. >> how safe do you feel? i'm going to walk out with a flag. wait, wait, wait. eye contact. >> eye contact. >> and the flag. >> in the air. that's craze. >> i they said something about the drivers in ft. lauderdale, that they had to go this far that they're not watching and paying close enough attention. >> with texting and driving, in order to get people to look up and pay attention sometimes -- >> air horns. >> yeah. >> i'm walking out! i like that.

something else we like, this is an incredible story, act of kindness from one of the best nfl teams out there these days. defensive tackle so he can pay for his 4-year-old daughter's cancer treatment. this story went viral earlier in the month. bengals told him that he wasn't going to make the squad. but they since re-signed him to the practice squad so he can continue to use the nfl's health insurance policy. he said it's like a blessing in disguise for me. as of last week, his daughter, l leyla, had her fourth cancer treatment. that's phenomenal. >> nfl taking a lot of heat lately, rightfully so. but this team has put their best foot forward to. he is on the practice squad. it's a good situation. he doesn't have to travel with the team. he can be in cincinnati with his daughter by her side while she gets this care and hopes to make the full roster as soon as she gets well.

>> she's adorable. >> cutie. absolutely. >> cincinnati bengals jersey now. go team bengals after that. >> there you go. >> what's going on outside this morning? we'll get to this in a second. breaking situation in phoenix. there are literally dozens of cars swamped. we'll show you this in just a second. dozens of cars swamped out in phoenix. they're getting massive rain right now and, as you can see, they're looking at a live picture from our station in phoenix. people stuck in cars right now. they have a heavy rain situation. these cars kind of came in and you see the reporter doing a live shot right now. very dangerous situation. flash flooding has been a big problem there. so, as you can see, flash flood warnings in effect for phoenix right now. and they're going to continue today because of the heavy showers and thunderstorms that are going on. we've had monsoonal moisture plus norbert off the pacific coast. some areas will pick up three

inches. because the ground is already saturated we're talking about massive flooding. in fact, you can see right now live on the radar heavy, heavy thunderstorms just sitting right on top of phoenix. this is a very dangerous situation going on. we're going to continue to track this, as this rain just continues to stream up. so, this will be going on all day today. please, whatever you do, turn around, don't drown. you see high water, do not drive into it. odds are, you are not going to ma 9:09, good monday morning to you. i'm christina lauren. i wanted to show you the radar which is lit up like a krachriss tree. all this activity well out of the bay area as we have a strong westerly flow. and that's going to keep all the thunderstorms out of our area and keep our temperatures nice. as we head throughout the day today, this is what you can expect. we're going to get that sunshine between 10:00 a.m. and noon, then that breeze will build. your sun will set at about 7:27 this evening. temperatures comfortable, 76

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whether you're a fan of the movies or comic books, we know how batman began, but what happened before the mask and cape? >> a rookie detective and his partner was harvey, played in the tv prequel, gotham. >> said you had to keep me. >> she said you were a war hero and your daddy was a big shot da in the old day, so i have to keep my trap shut and do as i'm told. >> ouch. >> listen, kid, do me a favor. ask for a transfer. >> sorry, this is where the action is. you'll get used to me. >> jim, you seem like a nice guy, but this is not a city for

nice guys. you understand? >> no. >> then that's your problem. >> never point a finger. >> the intensity there. were you prepared for the fandom that comes with gotham? >> i knew of it, but it's overwhelming, but i think it's great. it's a little daunting. we're so aware and respectful of the huge comicbook fan universe, believe me, we feel the responsible thety to do a good job for them. >> for people that don't know the back story, explain what's going on here. harvey is a partner, this young man that's going to become commissioner gordon. >> bruce wayne, his parents were murdered. then they know 20 years later when he becomes batman, but this is like what happens in those 20, what happens before that, what makes it so bad that you need a caped crusader.

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it the q and a, it's a skeleton on a motorcycle that's on fire, but the leather jacket doesn't burn. how academically deep do we want to get into this thing? they're so important. they are the most important segment of the fan population and when someone cares so much about something, you feel that responsibility to give it to them. >> i was going to say, you're in so many movies, just trying to like figure out your career over the last 30 year, pretty crazy. want to play a game. name the movie and first thing that pops in your head. >> might burst into tears. >> al will hold your hand through it. jerry mcguire. >> cameron crow, tom cruz, amazing. >> blade. >> had the best time. it was the most fun i ever had. >> wow, nice.

the patriot, with mel gibson. >> my son was 4 months old at the time and mel overheard me arguing with the producers to try and take this flight back and get back and rent a car, he's like, you want to go see your kid, come with me every weekend, i fly back. incredibly generous of him. >> grounded for life. tv series. >> working for fox, the people i'm working were now. that was you know, for us in this world, that was the first time i had some stability. i could live near home for five years. my kids were in preschool, it was great. >> you own a trucking company. >> out of central point, oregon with bud and cathy williams and all the great drivers. this guy names kevin, we do kind of just big slabs and furniture and so, and i always feel that when acting, if it gets slower, you can stay, i just don't want to wait and see if someone in an

office somewhere gives me permission to be vital on a daily basis. wrote a book last year. book coming out next year. yeah. >> big slabs here, but usually, we're talking ribs. >> yeah. that's kansas city. >> all right, good luck to you. >> thank you so much. it was great. of ours. monday, september 22nd. up next, all the news you need to know before you leave the house, but first, these messages. is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs.

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and a good monday morning to you. it's 9:26. the department of fish and wildlife held an overnight news conference to talk about the search for the mountain lion that pounced on a boy . he jumped on the 6-year-old during a hike. the cat reportedly tried to drag the child away, but the family managed to fight it off. the boy is currently being treated for moderate injuries. tomorrow marks four years since the deadly pg & e pipeline explosion that flattened parts of san bruno. and today, city officials will provide an update on the recovery in the crestmore neighborhood where 38 homes were destroyed and eight people died. so far, 22 families have returned as rebuilding efforts continue.

and state regulators are holding a public hearing in san jose today to get your input on upcoming pg & e rate hikes. the utilities commission is allowing pg & e to raise its rates to help improve the company's natural gas pipeline network and electrical grid system. pg & e says the increase essentially amounts to about $7.50 more per month on a typical customer's bill. that would break down to $3 more for your electricity and $4.50 more for gas starting this month. something to chew on there. in the meantime, we'll have a look at your weather and traffic coming up after the break.

welcome back. fog, it's that low cloud cover that's going to keep us nice and comfortable later on. 77 degrees in the south bay, that's a nice day. although it's a little murky out there for now and it will be for the next couple of hours. 70 for today, on the east shore, out in the tri-valley. temperatures in the low 80s. not as hot there, 65 in san

francisco, we're going to come back and take a close look at your 7-day forecast. >> haze on the highways right there. 580 westbound coming toward us. a little bit heavier than we typically see as far as the volume of traffic. look, it's almost 9:30 on the maps and we'll show you a slower drive toward 580 and south 680, we're starting to recover. and someone has been hit by a golf course that's been -- golf cart that's been reported to the fire department. there's a slower drive through fremont. yes, someone was hit by the golf cart. >> how could it be haze in the highway? that sounds horrific. we'll see you again in 25 minutes with news and weather. ♪ i ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ deep inside... ♪

[ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. welcome back to "today." i'm willie, along with al, natalie, tamron. >> i'm so excited about this. >> are you ready for this? >> uh-huh. >> i can see this. >> denzel has his eye on becoming the next james bond. that's right. denyzel washington took part in a q & a session and was asked would you be interested in being the next james bond? he answered yes. everyone should tweet denzel is james bond. send it to the studio. he wants this gig. >> that would be great. >> everyone knows sean connery,

roger moore, pierce brosnan, n daniel craig. >> i don't think craig is ready to give it up. >> even though daniel craig is not ready to switch it up and go back, do you have to have -- >> sean con nery, didn't they -- >> there was one bond movie or book that was not under the umbrella so he did "never say never." >> i think he's saying he wants to do it now. 59, he looks amazing. >> he does. he also said he wants to host snl, which he has never done. let's get him up there. >> i can't believe he has never hosted snl. >> he has never done weather. he has never come on and done the weather. >> why don't we start that hashtag? do the weather with al. >> start with his weather, snl, james bond. >> what's your hashtag for that?

denzel meets al? >> denzal. >> #denzal. denzel does the weather. >> do weather with al. >> let's start with the weather now without him. >> this is how it all starts. this is how it all gets rolling. we do have heavy rain going on right now in the southwest, including phoenix. flash flooding going on. very dangerous situation. we'll continue to track that. go to weather.com or the weather channel for more information on that. sunshine up and down the east coast. high surf advisory, i should say, west coast. wet weather along the southeastern atlantic coast. heavy rain there as well. tomorrow, that will continue. we've got a risk of strong storms in the upper mississippi river valley later. look for showers along the plains. again, west coast looking pretty spectacular and the flooding potential continues in the southwest of the again tomo 9:32. happy monday morning to you.

we've got a lot of lightning, thunder, even shower activity coming up and down the spine of the sierra nevada. us, we're seeing westerly flow pushing that activity out of the area. and it'll continue to do so throughout the day. so we do have a chance for some drizzle, but not expecting much action here in the bay area as our flow stays to the west. 65 degrees in san francisco, 70 degrees on the east shore, a little warm out there for today in the tri-valley. you're going to hit the mid-80s. but as we head throughout the week, we'll all climb by 5 to 10 degrees. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks, al. it's always tough to watch your kids go off to the first day of school but even more worrisome if they have food allergies. >> a concern for parents and teachers, with the number of children suffering from allergies on the rise. >> every three minutes a food allergy sends someone to the emergency room. it's a growing epidemic. doctors say there's no clear answer as to why. according to the cdc, the number of kids with food allergies went up 50% from 1997 to 2011.

15 million americans have food allergies. that's roughly two kids in every classroom. although your body can have a reaction to almost any food, the biggest culprits are peanuts, tree nuts, almonds and walnuts, dairy, seafood and soy. the risk of death is low but every year 200 people die from allergic reactions from food found in most family kitchens. how do you keep your children safe at school? madelyn fernstrom is a nutritionist. we're seeing more of these food allergies, obviously. if you're sending them off to school, dr. pyen, what can we do to be prepared ? >> as parents you should definitely be in contact with the school and develop a team that can help to care for your child, talking to the teachers, talking to the school cafeteria manager to see what menu options may be safe and talking to the nurse to come up with an allergy

plan and having epinephrine injections available. >> you don't want everybody staring at you, looking at you. what things do you have here that can alert others in a subtle way that you have an allergy? >> really cool things like bracelets and necklaces and even some temporary tattoos that are fun for kids that don't scare other people. >> here behind us, stickers. >> they're really cute. they can be like dog tags for boys and for girls. interactive medical record can be engraved on some of these that you can set up that in cases of emergency all the medical information will be there. the pin number and login is there. >> somebody on facebook, sarah writes to us, my kid sits at the no peanut table almost every day. he is a very social kid. he is getting depressed about it. how can we fix this? kids are very self conscious about it. >> this is a no peanut table not a no friend table. this is so easy to fix. mom can get ahold of any of the

playmates and plan a lunch for two or speak to the mom of the nonallergic kids and say here are the things to have. you need to be social. it's really important. people don't know a lot about food allergies. pointing this out and having that child be social is really important. no nuts just means the food, not the socializing. >> dr. pyen, what about other parents, kids that don't have the allergies, what responsibility do they have as they pack their own kid's lunch? >> it's a controversial point. definitely you want to be aware, especially at play dates when you have other children who may be allergic to foods, finding out what those allergies rrks and what to do in case of an emergency. >> one of the big issues comes to like birthday parties and cupcakes and stuff. i'm bringing cupcakes for my son's birthday tomorrow. what food allergies? should we reach out to other pare parents and find out and just make sure it's okay but also the parents that have child who has a food allergy, they have a responsibility as well.

>> right. >> i think it would be definitely progressive and aware thing to do if you have a nonallergic child. but definitely as a parent of an allergic child it behooves you to let others know so they can take actions and be safe for everyone. >> madelyn fernstrom and dr. pyen, thank you very much. head to our website today.com. if you have more questions for dr. pyen and madelyn, they are sticking around. send them #foodallergies at the orange room. after i school al in a game we're calling fall or stall. we're trash talking about fall sales after this. family prius. he insisted on using the rain to save water. fourteen years ago, i insisted on buying our first prius.

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you should make now the answer is fall. if it's something you should wait on the answer is stall. got it? >> yes. >> ready? >> yes. >> fall or stall, the best deals on grills in the fall. >> i'll take the contrarian view. >> summer is grilling season so now would be a good time to get sales but people are still grilling, tailgating. december, january are the best deals. fall or stall? fall is a good time to buy a ca car. >> it is fall actually. 2014 models, you can get 10% to 20% off right now because 2015 models are starting to come on the lot. if you're in the market for a car not a bad time to buy. >> what she said. >> bicycles often go on sale in the fall, fall or stall?

bicycles follow the same schedule as cars. if it's on your christmas list, you should buy now. hide it in the garage. fall or stall, right now is the best time to buy a refrigerator. >> i'm going to stall. >> you can get a lot of good deals on appliances in the fall but refrigerators are the one exception. you do want to wait. may actually is the best time to get deals on refrigerators. >> come on, al. >> fall or stall? paul is known for great real estate deals. >> to buy or to sell? >> to buy. to buy real estate. good clarification. >> it's a stall. you will get the best deals in spring, when there's the most inventory. if you're on the market, it doesn't hurt to look. don't buy unless you see something you love. >> or you really need a house. >> wait until spring for real estate. fall or stall? you should start booking your holiday travel now. >> what holiday?

>> thanksgiving, christmas. any holiday. >> i'll go ahead and do that. sure i will. >> with air fare, your sweet spot is two months ahead of time. with holiday air fare, you want to start shopping as soon as possible. if you haven't done it yet, put it on your to-do list this week. fall or stall, gym memberships? can you get great deals on memberships in the fall. >> i will say no. >> you can get great deals in the fall because this is a time when people are not really thinking about -- they're busy, holiday travel. you can get great deals, initiation fee off and enjoy your pick of treadmills. >> cool. another one for us? >> last one. fall or stall, the best time to get new luggage. >> no. yes. >> yeah. >> definitely. >> it's the travel season right now. we're coming up in the big holiday travel season. best time to get luggage is march. you want to wait until the spring.

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if you're finding your way to local orchard, great recipes for you to try. >> a chef here in new york city. >> good morning. how are you? >> we're great. did you the dirty work, picked apples for us. >> that's the first sign of fall, always better than pork chops and applesauce? >> nothing. >> pork chops, homemade apple sauce, little apple crisp at the end. >> what kind of apples do you like? >> granmy smith is my favorite. substitute is honey crisp. >> they're hard, hold their structure better and give a little more of a punch. start by peeling an apple. >> mr. roker. >> after that apple is peeled, just -- there you go. after that is peeled, you will end up with this. take out the core.

use the melon baller. >> right. >> okay. use your muscle. you have to get in there. >> joe, don't heckle. >> wow! >> what's next? >> after that, you're going to chop the apple and you end up with this, okay? >> thank you. >> the power of tv magic. we have chopped apples, okay? add some brown sugar. now you have to do the work. >> the whole thing? >> cinnamon sticks. stir it up. >> you can do that. >> i can do that. >> you're going to simmer this a little while, actually, a long while, half hour. >> you don't add any liquid? >> the apples will create the liquid themselves. you have this final product here. when it's done -- >> mash it? >> little bit of mash, okay. and you will reserve and have some apple sauce for later. >> love it. >> quick, quick pork chop recipe. it's baked pork chop. spray it with pam and what we're going to do is coat it with bread crumbs. bread crumb mixture is a variety

of stuff, paprika, lemon zest, chopped herbs. >> you don't have to make your own bread crumbs. >> you can do store bought bread crumbs and doctor it up a little bit. >> nice. i like that. >> dredge the pork chops right in here. >> why do we love the combo of pork chop and apple so much? >> the nice earthiness of the pork and sweetness of the apple go hand in hand. >> how long do you bake this? >> 375 degrees in the oven for 45 minutes. >> you have your apple sauce here and baked pork chops and then we're going to basically just spoon it over. >> could you do a bone-in pork chop? >> you could. don't go too thick with the bone-in pork chops. they'll dry out because they take longer to cook. >> quick apple crisp. the same cooking method as the apple sauce. just not cooked as long. a nice dutch crumble, oats, sugar, little bit of spice. a quick tip is buy some cookie

dough. put it on top and bake it. >> what? >> you have an amazing apple crisp. >> that sounds heavenly. >> when you're all done and the apple crisp is baked, what better than vanilla ice cream? >> could you make the apple crisp without the apple? >> that's called a cookie. there you go. but, yeah, it's great. enjoy. >> thank you, joe. give me a bowl, please. this is fantastic. thank you. the recipe is on today.com. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

that was hysterical. >> yes, it was. >> hello, everybody. >> hi, kids. >> hey, how are you, buddy? >> good. >> what's coming up, my ladies? >> annaleigh ashford. i've been watching the tape. >> isn't it great? >> wow! something as we like to say.

>> and scientific. >> that's all about the study. >> it's all about the study. we'll talk about going to joan's funeral. >> yes, we will. yes, al. >> your local news.

and a good monday morning to you. i'm sam brock. the next legal battle over same-sex marriage heats up today in a san francisco courtroom. that is where the ninth circuit appeals court will hear

arguments on same-sex marriage in three different states. a big turnout is expected. public seating in that courtroom will be limited through a lottery system. same-sex marriage is now legal in 19 different states along with washington, d.c. bay area crews are now helping to fight a 400-acre wildfire burning in yosemite national park. that fire is forcing trail closures and evacuations. this is what it looked like on top of half dome recently where evacuees were waiting to be airlifted to safety. that situation is more so under control. let's see what's going on at the start of your workday with the weather front and christina. >> welcome back, now, i'm meteorologist christina loren. really lovely temperatures coming your way for today. we have that onshore flow. as a result, we are only going to climb into the 70s as of this afternoon. these are your numbers. about 76 degrees on the peninsula, 77 for the south bay today. 70 degrees straight up on the east shore. a comfortable day.

out in wine country, about 77. and we're looking good for most of the week. today, temps will be cooler than average, we'll get the cool breeze. by tomorrow, much warmer, and then we're going to hold on to that summer-like weather for this weekend. your full forecast today at 11:00. first, here's mike on your drive. >> quick look over here. and seeing the slow, fast track, big advantage, lighter flow of traffic started earlier. the rest of the bay looking pretty smooth. we'll show you the maps, and we do have a late slowdown. being kind of a tough, slower drive through the tri-valley. nothing unusual about fremont right here. typical slowing for southbound 880 and 680 toward mission boulevard. back to you. >> thank you for the check, mike. we'll see you in 25 minutes for another look at weather and traffic. safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards.

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. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is fun day monday, september 8th. we hope you had a good weekend. we had a busy one, didn't we, hoda? >> yes, we did. >> we fimd -- lmed -- we taped special in honor of joan rivers, something that so many of you seemed to enjoy on friday night. we went to her service yesterday at temple emanu-el and it was quite the tribute to lady joan. >> you saw a lot of new york

luminaries there. there was tons of press. so many people just came out, they were across the street behind barricades watching to see, you know, joan's daughter, and grandson. it is nice to see just the outpouring of people who just wanted to say hi or give a flower to her daughter, things like that. there was melissa and cooper. and it was, you know, you wonder what kind of funeral it was going to be. you heard all the things she wanted. she wanted to have all the -- she wanted to be a big hollywood affair. and it had a lot of really great new yorkers there. what did you think of the service? >> when i was leaving and tweeting about it, i said i think it was the perfect combination between the profane and the sacred, because joan was like that. we all know the profane part of joan, but there was a sacred -- there were things that were sacred to her. the person that surprised me the most was howard stern. we didn't know -- it was announced he was going to be a speaker. he was one of the first ones and

he was hysterically funny, but very, very touching too, because he was deeply loved joan. apparently she had been very, very instrumental in his early success here in new york. and then at the end, one of my favorite parts was hugh jackman can just walk in a room and make me happy he was just perfect. he said, joan, this is for you. you already know that because you asked for it. and he sang a great peter alan song called "quiet, please, there is a lady on stage," he sang many, many times. >> it ended in a standing ovation for joan, in the temple. >> put your hands together. >> and no one wanted to stop clapping. like the song was over and everyone was still giving her a standing o. >> the bagpipers came out. >> the bagpipers. >> the new york city police department bagpipers. >> they were great too. she had a best friend who came up named margy and she got up there with glasses on and she said, joan and i used to try to outfunny each other and here is a couple of examples.

i thought this is going to be interesting. i broke my hip and i was on clutches. we went to a broadway show. when we left, i was on clutched and joan was saying, drop your crutches and yell, it's a miracle. so i did. and you totally understood why those two were great, great friends. >> i love the other one. what we shouldn't say. >> yeah, no. but it was funny too. >> and cindy adams was very funny. everybody was terrific. >> and totally their own personality. when cindy adams got up there and said a few things that brought down the house, you knew why they were friends too. yeah. >> i'm just -- it has been tough months, hasn't it, losing robin williams and losing sweet joan. there is a lot less laughter in the world. she would want us to move on and find the humor in the ridiculous. so this is not ridiculous, but this is lovely news. >> great news for kate middleton. >> we have another baby. >> the spare is on its way.

>> the spare. they're expecting their second child. it has been confirmed. the reason it is confirmed is because kate was experiencing morning sickness as she did -- >> she had severe. it is called hyper -- something harry potter would say. doesn't it? she's being treated by doctors at kensington palace. she's home. we wish her -- she's probably watching right now. we wish her -- >> kate, hey! >> she watches us. we wish you all the best. so that would be the fourth in the line. harry moved -- >> harry keeps getting bum pd do down. >> i don't think harry cares. >> george is now 13 months old. he'll have to learn how to share. >> i wish we had more pictures of him. >> i know. they'll be less than two years apart. my sister and i were 20 months apart. and you and your sister -- >> about three years, yeah. >> we decided to look into the

pros of a small age gap. sometimes, you know, depending on the gap. so the good things are kids will play well together. they're usually more patient. and self-reliant, you have to share more. >> to this day, the closest person in my life is my best friend is my sister. and my mom used to say to me when she was pregnant, our baby's coming pretty soon, our baby. and when the baby came, she would go, let's watch our baby. and she made me such a part of it that i felt like she was also my child too. and the only trouble we ever had was in high school when i was a senior and my sister was a sophomore, and she looked at me one time and the only fight we ever had and she goes, i have a mother, thank you. yeah. but other than that, it is just amazing, i felt like she was my baby. >> i think it is important to have someone who can protect you and look out for you. my sister is a few years older than me. i always felt protected in high school when kids picked on me,

she always rescued me. >> do not mess with that one. >> thank god. >> my brother was like that too. blessed. >> our good friend meredith vieira who is on the cover of "usa today," the life section, she's starting her new show today and i know that she's got butterflies, first day of school jitters. >> she's such a pro. just going to be just great. >> she hosted with matt this morning, guys, and in typical meredith vieira fashion, this is how the show began. >> 4:30 this morning, walked in, meredith was already in and in my room, on my table was this wonderful little note that said, hey, censored, your worst nightmare is back. we needed to put that little censored on there. >> she does have a little mouth on her. >> yes. >> we're happy for her. the reason she's so nervous about it, i believe whether it

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you understand. so, first of all, i was tolding do something on ohio state, the band, the halftime show. i thought, ohio state, because virginia tech, not rated, played ohio state and won. >> is that what you mean? >> look what the band did. let's watch. >> they're doing a tribute to television, right? yeah, tv. >> unbelievable. >> oh, my -- >> miami vice. no, hawaii 5-0. >> are you kidding? >> that is really unbelievable. we sped it up, we got to tell you, because it was -- but that's still very impressive. >> that was amazing. have tech won the game. my alma matemater, i want to po out, it is a big win.

and now everyone is showing the band. >> all right. that's the way it goes. this monday, it is time for favorite things. mine is a book. >> a new book. >> a book called hope for the caregiver by peter rosenberg. peter's wife gracie was one of our early "everyone has a story." i think we have b-roll of it. and she was -- she's just been through so many operations and peter is her caregiver and she's -- well, it was -- actually very funny interview because they were talking about -- never mind, you can go back and look at it, but dear, dear people. this book, you don't realize how many people out there have completely dedicated their own lives to the care of somebody in their life, that they love. and no greater love is there than you lay down your life for your friends. i really, really recommend this book. it is "hope for the caregiver". it is really, really inspirational.

how about you, baby? >> i was watching joan rivers' documentary that we both have seen called "a piece of work." i decided to watch it again. it is my favorite thing. it tells you everything you want to know about joan. if you have a couple of hours, this beginning scene is so astonishing. she's taking off her makeup. and putting it on. it is not a scene she cared about in the documentary, but if you have a free couple of hours, download it, watch it, a piece of work. >> look at where she is, going into a -- that says so much about joan too. she just wanted to work. >> she just -- you look at her schedule, if you think your schedule is hard, and you take a look at her schedule and what she was able to fit into a day, you'll feel incredibly lazy. >> yeah. >> at the age of 81. she had a full, full, full calendar ahead of her. >> they are back, better than -- billy bush and kit are here. they'll tell you something. you'll hear from them, all the

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>> hey. >> you get the work. >> hallelujah, amen. >> we saw you in kinky boots and you practically stole the show. >> do you miss that? >> i miss the show so much. i saw a couple of the cast members this weekend and it is truly a family over there. sharing a message of love that is just i think going to last a long time from there to them. >> and tell us about masters of sex. i was surprised that -- i'd never seen it, i watched the tape this morning. it is not full of just gratuitous sex. it is about the lives of the people. i knew billy master. he was my -- the son of the dr. master, was a producer of mine. >> explain what -- who he is. >> tell us who william masters was. >> he was an incredible ob-gyn who lived in st. louis, dong a lot of research on fertility in the late '50s and realized we had no knowledge of sexual behavior and also the physiology of sex. >> just outside of freud.

>> nothing. so him and virginia johnson, his research assistant, then became his partner and then later became his wife, took a long time to get there, so we had many years left to explore. >> yes, you do. >> they came together and they really uncovered multiple mysteries in the world of sex, physiologically and psychologically. >> so used to be a prostitute but now you play a secretary. >> it is crazy. thank you to tv. incredible, incredible writers have given me such a beautiful journaly. sta started out in the pilot that i'm the first prostitute he does the work on, does some work on. so, you know, we do that. so that happens. >> but you break my heart in it. >> he's so wonderful. >> she's an infertile prostitute. >> they had a lot of issues in that area.

so, anyway, i get to come back later on in their journey and end up becoming elevated in my social status. >> do you get to use any singing skills or anything -- >> well there is one episode where betty does things to her husband to cheer him up, but betty wouldn't really be a good singer. we have to explore that. >> you were a terrific singer. >> i do love to sing. i have been studying it since i can't remember when, you know, been taking two voice lessons a week forever, but i sing poorly and dance poorly every night right now and can't take it with you. >> great, great show. love that show. >> give james our love. the sweetest man on the planet. >> the best. >> how old is he now? >> i think he's in his early 80s. >> he is. i believe so. >> i don't know the exact year, but i feel if we google it, we can find it immediately.

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>> what is your news? >> do we have news? >> we have major news. tell them. >> go ahead. >> we're back on at 11:00. we like the time. >> the right show to follow us. >> it is an honor to replace the steve harvey rerun show. >> which replaced you. >> but that's in new york. in other places you are on at -- >> when you replace us, we replace you again. we love the steve harvey rerun show. >> we're the little engine. i had a poster of gary coleman on my wall, it said my engine may be small, but watch out, toot, toot, we keep going. >> you have chemistry, that spark. it has grown into a friendship, which i think why it has lasted so long, doing so well. >> it is like you guys. we were out to lunch and hoda was calling you with dinner plans. we're going out to kenney chesney with our spouses. >> you then bring that to your partnership which brings

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gorgeous conditions. afternoon ocean breeze, temperatures will be really comfortable. as we have the strong offshore flow in place. the breeze will strengthen as we head throughout the afternoon. 77 degrees in the south bay today. 76 degrees on the peninsula. you'll hit about 70 degrees on the east shore. and looking comfortable out there. tri-valley, 83 degrees, 77, meanwhile in the north bay. we'll talk about the changes coming to your forecast. big warming on the way. that's all today at 11:00. first, here's mike and your drive. a quick look at the toll plaza where we have backup on the right, approach, there it is, the metering lights still open. and overall, the bay nothing unexpected except for south bay, northbound, 85, crash clearing at fremont drive. back to you.

>> thank you very much, mike. keep tabs on the roadways. we'll see you in 25 minutes for the news at 11:00. we're back with more of "today" on this fun day monday, ready for "today's buzz." we're starting off your week with a hot hollywood gaossip yo can't live without. >> here with the hollywood scoop you won't get anywhere else is "entertainment weekly" writer tim stack. >> tim stackable. >> that's true. that's correct. thank you. >> love is in the air big time this weekend. neil patrick harris tied the knot. >> yes, neil patrick harris and his long time before david burka, been together for ten years, they have twins that are 4. they tied the knot in italy, it was officiated by pam fryman, the long time director for "how i met your mother" and elton john performed, a good friend. they're very close friends. they got married. it is shocking because neil has

had a crazy year. he was in "hedwig "hedwig ," hn "gone girl." >> they'll work it out. >> did they tweet about it? >> everybody tweets about everything. they instagramed a photo of themselves, surprise, we're married. it looked beautiful. like a very small, intimate wedding. >> another surprise wedding, fran drescher got married. >> she told us about him last time she was here. we're so happy. fran is just a good, good egg. >> love her. exactly. love her. she married this guy dr. shiba who has -- who has copy righted a patent for creating e-mail. so, yes, he created a form of e-mail. some controversy surrounding it, but he created a form of the e-mail situation of the

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and beyonce is not wearing shirts, she's wearing a crop top, of course. but they have been vacationing, very lovey-dovey, 33rd birthday last week and she instagramed a photo of herself doing a back flip because that's what you do when -- >> yesterday. >> of course. i was doing that yesterday too. we should have taken a photo. god -- >> who knows. they have two more dates on their tour. shooting this weekend in paris and shooting for the hbo special airing on september 20th. maybe they're holding out until the tour is over and they can shoot this movie, but who knows. it is just -- no one knows what goes on -- >> you hear the rumor that they started the rumors just to spur ticket sales for their tour and i'm thinking of all the people in the music business, do they need to -- >> i know. i think, you know, it is -- they're a high powered couple, they're very busy, but no one really knows what is going on with them.

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for all ages is "today" digital lifestyle contributor, mario armstrong. hey, mario. >> hey, family. how are you guys? >> nice. there is an app for everything. >> yes, there is. the first one is about literacy for the young ones. we're talking about ages 3 to 8. really want to help them with their vocabulary, reading compensation, phonics, spelling, all that good stuff, this is award winning site, called learn with homer. it is a lot of fun. you can see here, the first level is going to start to teach me the letter a as in a, the sound. it will ask me to touch the alligator. i don't think we can hear the audio, but it is asking you to touch the alligator and we teach the sound. >> that's cool. >> i can see why that would work. >> you're the one doing it. >> what is cool about this app, they can record their own voice and hear it back too. >> so there is something called tool kit.com. >> yes.

it is a parent tool kit. let's bring that one up right quick here. i used this. this is something that was done by -- it is going to refresh and reload in a second here. this is something done by nbc, with pierson. this is a parent tool kit that will help you as a parent really understand all the things that your kids are going to be going through in certain grades. so from pre-k to high school, everything from nutrition as well as the academics, what they should be eating, what you can expect to get in terms of homework. for example, i'm in the math section for sixth grade. one of the things you'll learn, you should learn there is understanding ratios. i'm going to ask you two -- yes. what is the ratio of the red star to the green star. >> three to one. >> because it says it right there. >> i can't read that far. >> i can't read. i see now. we can also count. >> i had to pull out my ruler. wanted to make sure. you get the idea. this is a lot of fun for you -- >> is this all standard, like standard throughout the country?

>> yes, it does match to the core standards and curriculum in school. what i like about it too is it also does health and wellness as well, about nutrition and what you're supposed to be he'd ooea >> next one is cool if you like ice age, the movie. a great way for kids to learn fractions. anything that is fun works great in this department. >> this is called splice fractions. you learn matching up shapes. so, the object is to get the mammoth in the left-hand corner to go across the screen. i have to make a way. the little block i'm going to slice through here for one to one. i'll splice this block one -- that's two for two. so i'm matching up the amount of shapes and blocks. you haven't seen any fractions yet. >> no. >> you don't see fractions until way late ner into the game. the whole idea is to get you into matching up shapes and sizes and then it helps you comprehend better fractions later on. later on it will show you that was two-fourths that was

one-half or one-eighth. >> like luminosity for little ones. >> does this stuff work? does this help kids get smarter? >> there is a lot of different studies that have been out that have been produced. certain apps are doing a great job. learn with homer is based on harvard research and as well as stanford research. they have taken it a step further. some of the apps you have to watch. some are just fun to play and you wonder if you get the educational value. >> it is not going to hurt you, though. >> sometimes the kids come home with homework and, you're like, i don't know how to do it. you can go to tutor.com. >> they have tutors available online 24/7, professional tutors. >> a human being? >> you'll get a human being. algebra. >> don't worry about it. >> i wanted to get a tutor right now, i could go to the website, there is a fee you have to pay, but you can see the ratings of the different tutors who are

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right now at 11:00, the hunt is on for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy in the south bay. fish and game wardens looking for the big cat as the boy recovers in the hospital. good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> we are learning new details this morning. the boy's condition has improved. but the big cat remains on the prowl. nbc bay area is live in cupertino. and you told us wardens say this mountain lion they say will strike again if it has the chance. >> well, there's a high probability it'll strike again. that's why there's a sort of