morni morning, and a day we will certainly never forget. more than 3,000 lives forgot. >> go out and hang your american flag today if you can. good morning, no safe haven. the president announces a broad expansion of u.s. military patrols in the battle against isis. for the first time, air strikes in syria. >> we will hunt them down, wherever they are. >> oscar pistorius cleared of murder this morning as the judge gave her decision, but faces prison time on other charges. we are live at the court. formatter head of the fbi set to lead an investigation in the nfl's handling of the ray rice scandal after a bomb shell report that someone in the league's office received the videotape of that infamous

elevator attack five months ago. and america remembers. the nation pauses to honor the thousands lost in the worst terrorist attack in this country's history 13 years ago today, thursday, september 11th, 2014. from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," tom is filling in while savannah is on maternity leave. homecoming week, happy to have you here on this important day in american history, 13 years ago we sat there for hours of the 9/11 attack. >> we were talking about that, all my journalistic career, and

life for that matter, it was a day i had no idea what was coming next. everything i knew as a journalist, a father, as a husband, as a citizen, to get through that day. we talked through the day, don't speculate. tell what we know, and we knew so little. they learned as we did. >> even as we were just astonished by the images we saw on the monitor in front of us. friends and colleagues we've known for a long time, honor to do that broadcast with you. >> i felt the same way, all in good company, knew what we had to do, and what was important. >> happy to have you here. a lot to talk to you about and drama unfolding at the oscar pistorius trial in south africa this morning. the judge there delivering part of the verdict before adjourning for the day. live in a moment. we'd like to begin with the pledge from the president in a prime time speech to the nation to destroy the terrorist group known as isis. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with that.

peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. after weeks of criticism of not having a clear strategy, he said he would lead a broad coalition to destroy isis. the president delivered expanded air strikes to hit targets in iraq and syria as well and insisted the u.s. will not be dragged into another ground war. vowing a steady, relentless effort, president obama put it clearly that the u.s. is at war with isis. >> we will take down terrorists that threaten our kri, wherever they are. >> reporter: the president prepared to launch air strikes in syria. >> this is the core principle of my presidency. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> reporter: while again ruling out u.s. combat troops, the president announced 475 more american troops will head to iraq to advise the security forces. the war like that of yemen and

somalia, president obama stressed, not iraq and afghanistan. while emphasizing that isis is a danger to the middle east, he also offered a blunt warning. >> what's left unchecked, the terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that region, including the united states. >> reporter: still, the president concede eradicating a cancer like isis is not without challenges. >> any time we take military actions, there are risks involved especially to the men and women who carry out the missions. >> reporter: the president insisted he has the authority to target isis, but on wednesday night, welcomed congressional support for his strategy. >> i believe we are strongest as a nation when the president and congress work together. >> reporter: but the president's toughest critics say, again, he missed the markets. >> isis is well armed, rich, they have a huge control of areas as large as the state of indiana. obviously, he doesn't understand

the nature of the threat. >> reporter: here at the white house, senior administration officials tell nbc news that saudi arabia will hold training for anti-isis fighters. president obama did not mention a timetable, or an estimated cost, but clear the second straight president to surpass his successor with another war. >> thank you very much. >> our political director and moderate of "meet the press," chuck todd, of course, watching the speech last night. begin with the obvious. the president is taking his presidency on this move, this is a very dramatic change in his policies in the middle east. not so long ago, he was trying to disengage from the war, and now he's reigniting it and putting a big bet on the troops on the ground there who come from iraq and saudi arabia and other places to be partners. that's a big risk, isn't it? >> it is.

in fact, he's hoping somehow the same strategy that has worked to degrade al qaeda in places in the ungoverned parts of afghanistan will somehow work here, but the question is will others truly put boots on the ground in syria? what happens when the u.s. military destroys isis? i don't think anybody has any doubt when the u.s. military wants to go about doing this, we did it with al qaeda, could do it with isis. what happens to syria then? what happens to the vacuum? that's something the president did not address last night. while the country is clearly horrified over what they saw in the beheadings, they want some action. they want something. i don't know if it's going to be something that is going to be as quick as the country thinks it's going to be. >> but, chuck, the latest poll you indicated shows 61% of the people think it is now time to do something about isis. can that help him with his republican adversaries on the hill? >> well, it is. look, he's going to get some support for what he wants to do. he wants money to train the

syria opposition, but what does the opposition look like? what is it going to be that it's going to take a long period of time to do this? that's something that i think overtime you're going to start seeing someone on capitol hill say, okay, there's no end date in this. is it the type of war that's just never going to end? once you get rid of isis, who comes next? that's the part of this that the president failed to address last night and something he wish he did. >> we'll have more about that, of course, on "meet the press" this sunday. thank you. more on oscar pistorius, broke down repeatedly as the judge issued part of the verdict clearing pistorius of murder and premedicated murder charges. today, we are at the white house in south africa, jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you and those on the west coast. let me start by saying things work differently in south africa than back home in the u.s.

the verdict, a long process. the judge explains why she reached the verdict before announcing the verdict. we have breaking news we mentioned. the judge today ruling out premeditated murder and lesser charge of murder because there's not enough evidence to prove murder. she said he did not intend to kill his girlfriend, but could go to jail for culpable homicide. oscar had to fight his way into court today. inside, the moment of truth, the judge reading her ruling analyzing every witness, 37 in all including oscar pi tstorius himself. >> the accused was a poor witness, he failed to witness

properly and self-examination given the fashion that he was more worried about what the impact his answers cause rather than the questions asked. >> reporter: but in a courtroom bomb shell, the judge did a complete 180 saying she believes pistorius that it was an accident, that he didn't mean to kill reeva. >> the question is did the accused seek the possibility of the results of death? clearly, he did not subjectively foresee this as a possibility that he would kill the person behind the door. >> reporter: cleared of murder, a victory for the defense. reeva's family in disbelief, pistorius crying in court. surprising? >> entirely. i think the entire law is surprised. found that he had no intention to kill who was behind the door. >> even though he fired four shots? >> exactly. i find it odd as well.

>> reporter: could be convicted of culpable homicide, which is negligence, and the judge hinted today that's likely. >> i am of the view that he acted too hastily and used excessive force. in the second force, it's clear that his conduct was negligence. >> reporter: so to recap the breaking news in this case, the judge now says there's not enough evidence to find pistorius guilty of murder so two options now are culpable homicide, which goes towards negligence. should he have known better to go to the door and fire it. or, by the way, could get a full acquittal, walk out a free man. the judge just said a short time ago that pistorius was clearly negligent. she used that word "negligent," pointing to culpable homicide, but then suddenly adjourned court today. we'll learn his fate tomorrow, matt. >> all right, again because the system of justice in south

africa is different from what we are acustomed to seeing in the country, the reading of the verdict takes a longer time with the judge going through the evidence she heard over this period of time, so jeff will be back at the courthouse tomorrow. the culmination of the verdict, and we'll be there live with him. right now, it's 11 after the hour, and here's tom. major developments in the ray rice scandal, getting so much attention in this country on every outlet. they hired robert mueller to conduct an independent investigation into the investigation. this comes after a law enforcement claims he sent a video of the elevator assault to the nfl executive, the rorchal one that was graphic. we have the latest to tell us what's going on. >> good morning to you, tom. the nfl commissioner roger go

goodell said he never saw the tape in question and said he never had it. there's reports countering the claim saying they had the tape in april, and there's audio confirming the reseat. if true, the holding of the job and league as credibility could be in serious jeopardy. that disturbing video in an elevator surfaced this week in the possession of league officials five months ago. this according to an unidentified source speaking with the associated press, a voice mail left on april 9th confirming the tape's arrival in which she says, you're right, it's terrible. nfl spokesperson responded saying, in part, what we are not aware of anyone who possessed or saw the video before it was made public on monday, end quote. that echoes the stance of nfl commissioner roger goodell in speaking with cbs news tuesday.

>> we assume there was a video. we asked forred voo. we asked for anything that was pertinent, but we were never granted that opportunity. >> reporter: the ap report rendered goodell's stance and in the eyes of many, his nfl future tenuous. the organization of women is calling for goodell's resignation. >> we know he took action against ray rice not because he saw a video, but because we saw that video. >> reporter: meanwhile, a dozen members of congress sent a letter to goodell demanding the highest level of transparency in detailing the extent of the n nfl's investigation. while others claim anger at the timeline saying the first video of him dragging an unconscious needed a worse penalty. >> he should have been fired right there and then.

>> reporter: rice has been fired since and suspended indefinitely, but the question at this hour, will goodell survive? nbc's bob costas. >> i take him at his word for the time being, but if credible evidence surfaces that he saw the tape or knew essentially of its contents before this week, then i think that could cost him his job. >> reporter: as rice's former team prepares to host the steelers tonight, the owner says he never imagined the graphic and one-sided nature of the attack and regrets not doing more to obtain the tape that reveals this. >> i was picture her wailing on him and him smacking her and maybe her head was this far from the wall, and with her inebriation dropped. why did i conclude that? i wanted to. i loved him. >> reporter: we contacted the atlantic city police department and atlantic county district attorney attempting to confirm details in the ap's report, but,

again, they declined to comment. >> all right, josh, thank you very much for that. let's turn to dan patrick, cohost of nbc's football night in america and national syndicated radio program "the dan patrick show," dan, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> robert mueller a credible guy, and we have two owners overseeing the investigation, steelers and giants respectively. let's be honest, they have invested interest to turn out well for the league. is it a fair investigation? >> i think it's too early to say. i want to see what they come up with. the nfl investigating itself is the concern i have. i was told on august 4 they had not seen the tape. in the meantime, and they knew it was a big issue, you either made the ruling www.se ining wi the tape or don't go out to see what was on the tape and made the ruling. the nfl backed itself in a

corner with what happened to ray rice. >> yeah, who knew what and how much did they know? this is a point that you talked about on your show, dan. a couple years ago, the new orleans saints were involved in bounty gate, where the defensive coordinator was accused of using money from a slush fund to injury players on other teams. the coach of new orleans was never said to be involved but suspended for a year, and the reasoning that commissioner goodell used for that is that if you're running a team, you should know what happens on that team. do you think that same reasoning is going to be used against roger goodell in this case? >> well, i think it's fair to bring it up. if you're running a league, would roger suspend roger? that's what it coming down to for me, matt. they want answers to it. we fire somebody. i want to know those answers, and if roger goodell is transparent with this, is it

something where he would suspend himself or owners big on reve e revenue, be big on brand as well. when your audience is 44 % female, you have people to answer to here, and i don't think we've had complete answers, complete transparency. >> we'll wait to see what develops, dan, good to talk to you, more on "the dan patrick show" today on the nbc sports network. natalie is here with 9/11 tributes. >> good morning to you. today is the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. memorials will be held, and we are in lower manhattan. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. ceremonies in new york, in lower manhattan, started just after the first national moment of silence at 8:46 when the country paused when the first plane struck the north tower. after that, family members begin reading the names of the

victims. the victims not only of the 2001 terrorist attacks, but also of the world trade center bombing in 1993. that ceremony will wrap up just after 12:30 eastern time today, and for the first time ever, the national memorial, which opened three years ago, will be open to the public on 9/11, opening to the public at 6:00 p.m. tonight. meantime, as you mentioned, there are also observances happening in washington and in pennsylvania. at the pentagon this morning, the president and first lady attending. in the remarks, the president talked about how america stands tall, in his words, 13 years later. in pennsylvania where flight 93 went down, the medal will be presented to the 43 people who lost lives on that aircraft. people remember across the country as we mark this, the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. natalie? >> thank you. dozens of michael brown supporters arrested wednesday

after trying to shut down a major interstate highway. the protest on i-70 near downtown st. louis was aimed at forcing the special appointment of a prrs to investigate the brown's shooting. the 18 -year-old was shot by a ferguson police officer on august 9 creating unrest in the streets. rough waves too much for a kayaker. they have huge waves on like michigan. waves reached almost ten feet, but the fun quickly turned dangerous as rip currents knocked him out of the boat. a camera man noticed he was struggling, and someone threw him a flotation device, surfers assisted, and he was pulled on shore. the cay yakker said, quote, sometimes you are humble by mother nature a bit. the game of golf, if you play it, you know t challenging, frustrating, and not everyone takes the same approach. however, when they go after the

flag stick on the green, including this baby bear who would not stop at nothing to get that flag. spinning around and around in circles. are we sure that's a baby bear? i think so. eventually, he did, but he could not rip it from the pole, got bored, and gave up there. the baby bear saw the ball on the green and decided let me go for that. that looks like more fun to play with. such great video. >> we see the golfer in the shot there. that's a montana bear emulating my putting stroke. >> you're right, it was. >> natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker, i see rain. >> we have a system pushing along, and we'll see possibilities of flooding making our way down to memphis. in fact, the showers and thunderstorms causing big problems, flash flood watches and warnings from jones borrow into memphis today. we'll continue to watch that

moving on in with the showers and thunderstorms, little rock, memphis, the storms move along the track line trains on the track. could produce up to 3 inches of rain causing problems there later this morning. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ocal weather coming up in the next 30 seconds. thank you for being my hero and my dad. . to you.

in san bruno, high pressure is forcing everything right to the surface. as a result we have that thick fog over the golden gate bridge. you can actually see above the clouds. 88 on the peninsula. it's going to be warm. that's it, after we get through this heat wave, temperatures are going to crash and expecting showers potentially next wednesday. >> coming up, toronto mayor rob ford. >> coming up, the toronto mayor rob ford, hospitalized and the health crisis he's facing. >> why did she stay in an abusive relationship and why she sees the ray rice video as a water shed moment for domestic violence. first on thursday morning this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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>> here's a brightly lit beautiful view in palo alto. the bad news is we have the traffic building because of the commute here as well as 101 bogging down. a crash east bond 237 will affect that off ramp. nothing really unpredictable but fog right around the hayward area. we to have a good amount of traffic coming to the city. >> we'll have another update in half an hour. we'll see you then.

7:30 now on a thursday morning. it's september 11, 2014. you're looking now at the memorial here in new york on this 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, memorial events held across the country to honor the people who were lost in new york, at the pentagon, and, of course, in shanksville, pennsylvania. the flag on the pentagon this morning. meantime here in studio 1a with savannah continuing maternity leave, we are very happy to have tom brokaw with us, and you said at the opening of the show on 9/1113 years ago, we were at this desk trying to make sense

of the images we saw in the monitor on a moment-to-moment basis, but you were the first to look at us and audience and say, this day changes our world forever. >> i also said that morning, we are at war. that was fairly clear. i did not anticipate, however, 13 years we'd be in our third war. effectively, with the announcement of the president last night. 13 years ago at this hour, in line waiting for flight 11, and other hijackers at logan, newark, and washington, d.c. we were completely unaware what was going on and what they had in mind. astonishing day. >> as we mentioned, happy to have you here on homecoming week, and maria shriver here tomorrow with an exclusive interview with former president bill clinton. we look forward to that. the judge of pistorius cleared the sprinter of murder and premeditated murder in the death of reeva before adjourning

for the day, but the possibility raised that pistorius could be convicted of culpable homicide. president obama authorized u.s. air strikes in syria and expanded strikes in iraq to defeat isis militants laying out the strategy in an address to the nation last night vowing to hunt down terrorists wherever they are. officials in hawaii are dealing with a slow moving disaster. lava from a volcano threatens several key roads and could eventually cut off at least one town from the rest of the big island. let us start this half hour, though, with the toronto mayors an embattled man waking up in the hospital this morning. rob ford, time in office rocked by admitted drug use and very unusual behavior, undergoing tests for what doctors say is a tumor in his stomach. we have more on this. >> doctors say the toronto mayor was in unbearable pain entering

the hospital wednesday. >> said his stomach was bothering him and went to the doctor. >> reporter: 45 and in the midst of a heated re-election campaign complained of abdomen pain for more than three months. >> examination and investigation today reveals that he has a tumor. >> reporter: ford's administration rocked by scandal since may of 2013 when a cell phone video went public showing the mayor ranting about the detractors and reportedly speaking crack in another. he sat down with matt and talked about the substance abuse. >> the best excuse you gave was that i was in a drunken stupor. is that supposed to make anybody feel better? >> no, not at all. i can barely remember it. i was very, very inebriated. >> reporter: he spent two months in rehab for alcohol and cocaine

addiction and completed it in july. >> i was my own worst enemy. >> reporter: ford refuses to resign and vigorously campaigning for re-election. two weeks ago, ford broke into song and dance before a city council meeting, and just tuesday, he met with retired boxer mike tyson. no word yet on what impact, if any, ford's health crisis will

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a very good thursday morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a home that caught fire in milpitas this morning is a total loss. when firefighters showed up, they evacuated the people who lived next door and behind the house as well. no one was at home at the time of the fire. the cause of that fire is under investigation. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading, however. >> san francisco's historic flower mart could soon be a thing of the past. today they will vote to sell the flower mart to kilroy reality. the opponents say they're afraid they want to buy the property so it can eventually lease the building to tech companies and maybe build something else. kilroy reality hasn't saed if

that is the case. one to watch. and watching our forecast this morning, kristine -- christinia it's going to be a hot one. >> yes, it is. these are your highs for today, 88 degrees on the peninsula. 89 degrees for the south bay. 97 in the north bay for today. that's where it will be very warm, 84 for the east shore and sunny and hot out in the tri-valley. there is a chance of rain. more on that in a moment. first here's mike with your drive. >> look at the haze and look at this jam. jammed westbound. look how this ripples back. 101 backed into palo alto. a bus is blocking three lanes, minor injuries at least, maybe more.

back to you. >> thank you very much. another update in half an hour.

coming up, a hero's homecoming. >> when she sees the pile, she's ready to go to work. she's like, let me in. let me do my job. >> tom brokaw introduces us to the last living 9/11 rescue dog and shows us>> the last 9/11 re their emotional return to hallowed ground. plus it's a magic pill we have all be waiting for. a new weight loss drug just approved by the fda that promises you to shed the pounds. and the cab controversy, a new taxi service for women only. good idea or discrimination? today, thursday, september 11th,

201 2014. >> good morning, ohio. we are happily retired. >> we are your people in california. >> good morning from the hometown state. >> tom brokaw! >> our mom is 50. she looks great on "today.". >> "today" has been starting my day sense 1962. >> i'm celebrating my birthday with the girls. >> and which are back now 8:00 on a thursday morning, september 11th, 2014. we are out on the plaza. many here are welcoming our very dear friend tom brokaw on this thursday morning as a part of home coming week while savannah is on maternity leave. >> i came here for the all star,

stood outside the window and it says watch "today," they gave me a great round. on the second round, they said, get on, kid, move along. >> well, you are brave to wake up this morning at this hour. you are even braver to do what we are going to do in this half hour in the ask tom brokaw anything segment. >> i am looking for some questions, they may be helpful to me. i am looking forward to it. >> you want to send a question. >> use the hashtag was a very poor witness,

full of contradictions, seemingly doing a complete reversal, clearing him of the two most serious charges. he is not guilty of premeditated murder. that's what the prosecutor wanted. not guilty of premeditated murder, also not guilty of the lesser charge. all that is available now is culpable manslaughter. when he was cleared of murder, you could hear gasps in the courtroom. reeva steenkamp's family shaking their head in disbelief. oscar pistorius emotional as well. court has been adjourned for the day. they are back here tomorrow morning with the rest of the verdict. if he is guilty of culpable homicide.

>> all right. thank you. president and mrs. obama joined their fellow americans this morning commemorating the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. in new york city, the traditional reading of victims names began near the new september 11th memorial museum. a service is also being held at the site where hijacked flight 93 crashed near shanksville, pennsylvania. the united states is now virtually at war with a group that many americans had never even heard of until just a few months ago. in a prime time speech to the nation on wednesday, president obama for the first time said he has authorized u.s. air strikes against isis forces in syria. he's also sending 475 additional troops to advise security forces in iraq where the u.s. has been bombing isis targets since last month.

>> i will not hesitate to take force against isil in syria. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. >> the president called on congress to approve the training of opposition forces inside syria. bill neely is in syria with reaction to the president's vow to pursue isis in that country. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you might expect the syrian government to protest the prospective bombing of its country by u.s. warplanes. there are no protests in damascus. quite the opposite, i spoke to a senior regime official who all but welcomed the president's plan and insisted only that the u.s. coordinate any attacks with the syrian government. what they don't like here is the second half of the president's plan, arming and training the rebels. how can you bomb isis, they say on the one hand and arm and

train fighters in other country like saudi arabia and send them here. quiet satisfaction for the president's plan. that's the problem how do you weaken isis without strengthening president assad. natalie? >> bill, thank you. after 5 1/2 months on board the international space station, american astronaut steve swanson and two russian cosmonauts returned to earth this morning. the space travelers were carried from the soyuz capsule and placed in special reclining chairs to help them adjust slowly to the earth's gravity. >> let's get another check of the weather with mr. rokerment. >> thank you very much, natalie. it is your ninth birthday. yeah! yeah! yeah! it's the jumpy family. what's your name, bud? >> kevin. >> kevin, where you from? >> chicago. >> this is a great head of hair. i like that. you look like you could have a credit card in there. happy birthday.

let's so he you what we have going on. heavy showers and thunderstorms passing through southern ohio. cincinnati, you can see the clouds hanging around, showers and thunderstorms. it clears out by the afternoon. decent sunshine. ahead of the front, look at these temperatures today. into the 90s as you get down to the south. but behind it, temperatures anywhere from 20 to 30 degrees below normal. this is going to happen again on friday. 8:07. good morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren. it's going to be a hot one today, then the numbers come down for the weekend. 97 for the north bay, 81 for san francisco, 84 on the east shore. close to the triple digits in the tri-valley. yu going to get up to 98 degrees today. then the weekend, temperatures start to drop off. upper 80s for the south bay, saturday, into sunday, then cooling off next week. showers on wednesday.

and happy anniversary. happy 50th an very sari. what's your name? >> actually, it's third anniversary. we went to high school 50 -- >> 50 years ago together. happy anniversary. there you go. >> so glad you didn't say it just feels like 50 years. >> that's right. >> that would have been bad. >> it's one of those couples that met in high school 50 years ago, separated, got married again, found each other at a reunion and then reignited the old flame. >> that's tom brokaw, ladies and gentlemen. tom brokaw. >> coming up in the wake of the ray rice saga, actress and activist robin give vens will open up about why she stayed in an abusive relationship. plus, will it help you shed the unwanted pounds? the newest weight loss pill just approved by the fda. and james mcavoy on his newest movie. a big departure from the x men

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she taxis will partner with existing cab companies to provide rides at competitive rates. the service will collect fares through an app. it asks the requester if there is a woman in the party. if it isn't, the app will redirect them to another car service. natalie. you are representing the women this morning. what do you think of this? >> does the champagne flow with the she ride taxi? is there anything special besides the pink? i do like it's employing women. also it can be a little more pleasant experience i think. but as long as i get a car, as long as i get a taxi, i'm happy. >> from the woman's point of view, would you feel more comfortable if you don't know the driver and that driver a woman? >> i don't think it makes a difference to me, i feel safe when i get in a taxi generally. >> new yorkers have become a part of who we are. i think other cities they may

have a much different attitude. if you take san francisco, you can't get a taxi, uber can dial them up and get them. my kids, all women, they're as tough as i am. they ride in cabs in the city. they know how to deal with the car companies that they deal with. they call them over the phone, just like you. >> exactly. so when was the last time we had a bowl of cereal when we were kids. >> now i am upscale, rarely. >> you are on the healthy side. >> i have always done cereal. >> cereal sales are actually on the decline, they were at $13.9 billion in 2000. thousand they dip to $10 billion just in the last year. consumers research estimates a further dip this year some why the decline? why the slump? >> it is too expensive. >> i think a lot of us have

changed our eating habits as well. we have gotten healthier. >> i tell you they tend to be snackers. >> and grab and go. >> exactly. >> all right. well, channing tatum wasn't afwrad to take off his clothes on "magic mike." he has a fear of personal indulge. it has to do with a porcelain doll from "friday the 13th" take a look. >> i think they're super freaky. they have real eyes, they look real. i imagine when i walk by them their heads turn. >> i now have. >> oh, come on. >> look. >> is that not freaky to anyone else? >> come on, no, man. >> that one is freaky. that one looks possessed. >> like it's kryptonite.

>> imagine having worse fears like frags and savannah. >> i'm with him on the porcelain dolls. >> a porcelain clown doll. >> and that is "today." coming up, will it work for you? the new weight loss pill we are getting a unique perspective on the ray rice saga this morning from activist and actress robin givens. tamron is here with more. >> good morning, everyone. robin givens had a short lived volatile marriage to mike tyson

in the '90s. she opens up about that relationship and how domestic violence is being viewed in this country. robin givens joins the discussion on the ray rice abuse scandal by sharing some of her experiences saying when i saw the second video of him actually punching janay rice unconscious, i thoughts, this is what happened to me. the only difference was that when i came to, a doorman was carrying me over his shoulder, out of my apartment and into a car. givens married mike tyson in 1988, says tyson was abusive. people ask why you don't live after the first time he hit me. you want it to be only one time. the same year they married the couple gave an unforgettable interview to barbara walters on abc with givens telling walters tyson had an extremely volatile temper. michael is intimidating to say

the least. i think that there's times when he cannot control his temper. >> does he hit you? >> he shakes, he pushes, he swings. >> givens filed for divorce soon after the interview, tyson later revealed they continued to zee see each other. givens says our digital age changes the way we view relationships. i remember being dragged down a hallway in a hole in the bahamas on a night i thought i was really going to die. today there would be a camera in the hall. someone would know. she believes the ray rice moment is a watershed moment. it's very difficult for people to wrap their minds around the concept of a man actually balling up his fist and hitting a woman. but the video forces you to take

it in. there is no way around it. we reached out to mike tyson, that's an interesting area, for robin givens and others they believe it puts domestic violence into a real light. you can't turn away. >> and the domestic violence hotline is increasing substantially. women are realizing i got to get out now. thank you. >> thank you very much. now a potential new tool in the battle against obesity. the fda has given the green light to a weight loss drug contrave. dr. raj is a "today" contributor and a professor. it's one truck, one treats addiction and the other depression. >> we are finally reaching obesity is not just about people eating too much.

it has to do with brain chemistry and going on a diet and exercise may not be enough for a lot of people. >> you use the word obesity, this is drugs for the obese. it isn't for the person that wants to drop a few pounds. >> it's abused for people with a bmi 30 or over or 27 bmi if they have high blood pressure, high cholesterol. >> in the clinical trial, what were the results? >> on average people lost about 5% of their body weight. it is significant. this was in conjunction with reduced calories as well as exercise. this is on par with some of the other weight loss drugs we seen approved. so is this the miracle cure for everything? >> no. it is a step in the right direction. >> side effects? >> high blood pressure and increased heart rate. if you have a heart condition, talk to your doctors about this. seizures are a contraindication.

>> doctor, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i will get up and leave you right now. time to go over to the legend who is joining us this morning. tom brokaw, he has interviewed presidents and filed reports from all around the world. the question, though, now, can tom take the heat when it comes to the questions you are sending if, in a segment we call "ask tom brokaw anything.". >> i'm ready. i want to say, i didn't realize until i got what appeared to be a shuffled deck of cards of my script this morning as if this was an s.a.t. test. by the end, i may be able to get them in order. i'm well behind. >> it's a lot of questions. you know what, over wellingly the question most people are asking is, they want to know how you are feeling. >> actually i am feeling fievenl i got good news there was a multimillion myeloma survivor on deck, we talked about it. i hope in six weeks i can be on

a drug maintenance program. the myeloma appears to be gone. i have one more marker to be down to zero, zero, i'll be all right. leak i said, i have a good family. i am conscious of what other cancer victims are going through. this will not go away, away, we can manage it methodically. that's all i ask. >> a question from sheila on facebook. she asks, what has been the most challenging aspect of being retired? we all know, is this a question for you or mrs. brokaw, appropriately? >> mr. and mrs. brokaw has been running challenging lives. the most challenging thing is to balance my life between doing the work i love to do for more than 50 years and finding a new track, spending more time with the fly fishing, reading books that i wouldn't have got to. i haven't quite worked out i

think, i'm not capable of that yet. but it is an interesting time. >> i worked across from him, they say he is working harder now than when he was here. >> carson has some stuff in the orange room. >> twitter is going crazy. >> rhonda would like to know, which day were you the most nervous? your very first day on "today" or coming back for one? >> well, the first day on "today" was a soft beginning. it was right before labor day in 1976. we didn't have a good cast. we had developed that day for the program. nbc was kind of in an odd place. we were being challenged by abc at that time. i didn't know how it was going to work out. i had been a white house correspondent. i think our first guest was the new miss america. i thought what do you think of the tiara? are you sure that came from the miss america contest? i went after her like she was a suspect in watergate.

so i changed my tone. >> we had a few questions online wants to know what is the secret to the perfect anchorman hair. those were for me and al. now we have some special guests that want to ask questions of tom brokaw. so please enter our studio, can we please enter andy brokaw simon, vivienne simon and charlotte simon, your daughter, your son-in-law and granddaughter. >> these are my granddaughters in new york. i have two others in san francisco and i have a new grandson in the santa monica area. we call these to the hooligans. when we were talking about women taxis, this is our fashionista she likes to get in a car that i get in from time to time i have a mirror. she says, tom, i can do my makeup here. >> i love they call you tom. charlotte has a question or vivienne? go ahead, sorry.

>> can i go fishing with you? >> the question answers itself, they have just been in montana where they collect rocks, ride horses, so they're trying to decide, you want to stay in new york or move to montana? >> move to montana. >> andy, what is he like as a grandpa? we know him as a colleague and a friend. >> the best thing about him is as long as he's got dad's grandfathering style. he wakes up in the morning. the girls are just getting up. he goes, who wants ice cream? >> i love it. >> he's a pushover. >> my line as a grandsparnt when are you a parent, you have a business plan. within are you a grandpaempbt parent. it's white collar crime. whatever they want. these are good. the wonderful thing when i was quite sick, the hooligans would come to visit. they're very inner jetic.

i tried to describe to them the meaning of decibels, keeping things douvenl she said, tom, we're going you're watching today in the bay. >> very enduring way to see tom brokaw. good morning to you, 8:26 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. more than two weeks after the napa earthquake, the first death is being reported. laurie thompson was hit in the head by a falling television during the quake. she ended up with a large black eye but didn't go to the hospital. the next day she collapsed and suffered a seizure. she was rushed to the hospital and died days later. experts say if you suffer a head injury, get to a doctor as soon as possible. let's switch gears now, take a look at the morning commute. >> all right, laura. looking towards the san mateo bridge, but a look on the peninsula, this is a problem. folks getting off south 101 is jammed towards redwood city.

woodside, we have a bus crash, the northbound side also jamming up from dunbar bridge north in toward the area. that's the peninsula jam. 280 is mostly clear, but woodside down in towards woodside off 92. looking at the rest of your day, typical slow across the peninsula. toward 87, new crash there near the off-ramp. the rest on the east bay shows a traditional slowdown both directions, as well. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour or so.

♪ it's 8:30 now on a thursday morning september 11th, the year 2014. a nice crowd outside enjoying the presence of one tom brokaw here all morning lending a hand while savannah is on maternity leave, a part of our homecoming week. maria schriver joins us tomorrow. are you having a good day? >> i am. the ting about the "today" show,

if you are a viewer, you never know what's going to happen next. it's engaging, it will start your day. i saw a faithful viewer i first saw her back in the mid-1950s. there was a window on the wall we never expected to have. >> you never know what's going to happen. something never changes. >> meanwhile, we are marking, of course the 13th anniversary of 9/11. so many people are thinking ability the le ros and rescuers in the days that followed. tom, coming up, i know you have an incredible story tied to the anniversary. this is the last living rescue dog. her name is britney. she was sent to ground zero. she is such a special dog. we look forward to that story. we look forward to that. later on, a spot-on savior in the x-men franchise.

james mcavoy. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> for tomorrow, wet weather in the mid-plains. saturday more rain moves into the northeast, mid-atlantic states right on down to florida the gulf coast. the western third of the country is looking great and sunday, sunday! more rain into the 8:32. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. starting with a live look here at the golden gate bridge, fog is going to vanish. through the next hour, strong high pressure is going to bring about temperatures unusually warm for this time of year. 89 degrees in the south bay, 88 degrees for the peninsula, and even a taste of the low 80s in san francisco. the hot spot, the tri-valley at 98. 97 in the north bay today. hot conditions. taking the numbers down just in

time for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. now, let's say hello to uncle willard scott. >> from connecticut to little fork city, how nice to be a part of the big crowd occupy there. we love you guys. ethel eshinsky, she is 100-years-old, one of the best in the business. she has grown up in edgewood, maryland. alice chavers. 100 fabulous years today from ft. pierce, florida. alice loves her veggies. >> i never met a vegetable i didn't like. there is gerald howell. gerald is 100-years-old today from wellington, florida. you can't beat the combination. exercise and milk shakes. is he my kind of guy, everything but the examiner sides, another birthday buddy bill nesbitt.

bill is 100 years today and he is from lubbock, happy birthday. old bill raised and raced quarter horses, from quarter horses to real thoroughbreds. back to new york. i like that line. >> all right. thank you so much, uncle willie, nbc's hit show, "the biggest loser" returning for tonight. joining us we have two leaders. good to see you guys, welcome. >> thank you. >> so how does it feel to join the team? >> they hate us. it's actually pretty amazing, as a trainer, you train one on one. people do it on the biggest loser, it's a totally different being. it's a surreal experience. >> it's fun, it's emotional. we play a lot of games. we work hard, we are there step by step with any of our contestants. >> this time around the contestants want to lose weight. they have something in common. >> glory days.

>> they are trying to get that back. >> they were at the top of their game not just in life but in the world class athletics. it's our job to have to reconnect with that. >> we have two time super bowl and a three time gold medal athletes. their game quit and they quit and now they're trying to play the game of life. >> is that exciting, that competitive spirit rekindled in these folks? >> yes, there is healthy competition. we have top tracks, at the end of the day they come back together, they're here for the same reason, to change their lives. >> "the biggest loser" season premier glory days tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central here on nbc. now let's go back pence. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. our special series, an emotional return to ground zero for a

rescue dog and her owner called into action on 9-11. >> matt, denise was watching the tragedy unfold from her hometown in texas. soon she was on the way to new york with her specially trained golden retriever britney. 13 years later she believed britney is the only 9/11 search dog alive. i caught up with them on their visit to the 9/11 museum and memorial. when you saw it for the first time, what did you think? >> it took my breath away. i thought i was mentally prepared him within i approached it the first time, i just could not believe it had happened. >> does britney kick into a different kind of mode when you get to a site, a disaster leak that? she's got a job to do, right? >> exactly. i think she was in that moed once we were activated. once she hit the pile, she is ready to go to work. she is right on the end, i will do my job. >> it is a difficult job.

with time running out for survivors, britney was often the last resort. >> britney would go into an area and begin to look for something and if she didn't find something, what would you do? >> we'd search an area and then i would report back to whether we found anything or not. if we did not, they would come in and remove that area of the pile. you know, it was concerning, you wanted to make sure you had a thorough search before they removed that area. >> that's a big responsibility. >> there are no easy assignments for these teams, but no matter how difficult the job, pride is a big dividend. pride in the k-9s and the partnership that is critical to the assignment. >> how does she mete out what she needs to do? >> through training, they are rewarded. >> being back at the site 13 years later the raw memories remain. is it so vivid as it was when you arrived that day?

>> it is always vivid. it is always a difficult time. it's not gotten any easier through the years. >> what was for you the moment that kind of crystallized what her role was here and the moment that you will never forget while you were working with her here? >> i this i that moment was not when we were searching in the mile, but when we were staged adjacent to the pile, just waiting, searchers and rescuers came by to pet her and to thank her and tell us their stories why they were here, so it became an expected role of a therapy dog. that's kind of some of the things that stick out to me the most. >> we are happy to say that britney is one of 8g dogs considered the humane association top hero award. britney and denise are with us with the president and ceo of the association. it's good to see all of you.

texas task force one, right, you got to ground zero about a week, your job was to relieve the first wave of first responders. it was your dirs deployment. >> it was. it was, it was obviously an eye opening experience. i had seen the images before we left texas and i could not believe what we saw. >> what was the difference between this visit and that initial visit? that initial visit it took your breath away. you said ied a been down there as well. i could not believe the magnitude of the violence, now when i go down there, it is about new york constantly. >> it is. when we com back, this time was the first time i had been to a memorial site. it was an emotional time, but it's very calming and peaceful as opposed to the destruction that was there before. >> when you arrived here a week after the attacks, your goal, obviously, was, you were hoping

beyond hope that brettny would find someone survived. >> obviously, we knew the chances were diminishing as time went on, but i was hopeful that we would be able find someone and some voice space that might have made it. >> with these kind of dogs, will is an exploding population around the country and their unique skills and we are beginning to honor them. how do you find people that are willing to train them and make the commitment that defees did. >> corresponding, realizing their power. they have an ability 100 times greater than us humans. we realize that and turn that into our community. that's what a working dog is all about. >> so if i want to train a service dog, how do i get in tuch touch with you? a website? >> american humane.org. we can connect you to working dog programs.

we can also educate, educate our communities. >> and the kind of dogs. i'm bird dog guy. i have a labrador. they have great noses. is that the kind of breed you are looking for? >> we are looking for all kind. there are eight different dogs we celebrate in our annual campaign dog award. you knowdogs like britty, dogs like the other ones you will meet later in the hour, they are nominated by americans, voted on by americans and then you take them to hollywood to celebrate their wonderful contribution, how they save lives. >> how is brittany doing? >> she is doing great. she is 16-years-old. i'm amazed at how healthy she is, i am very blessed. >> i want to say to red my labrador if you are watching, look at how well behaved. for the barking going on here. >> thank you both as well. for more information on the hero dog awards, head to today.com.

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excu . and we welcome you back to "today." from coffee shops to hotels to your own home, you probably don't think twice before hopping on to your phone or your laptop to check your e-mail, but are you also leaving your private information up for grabs? in the wi-fi age security has become a major, major concern as we conduct more business online. but experts say there are easy ways to protect yourself, and here to explain that nbc's

miguel almaguer. >> reporter: on a short ride through the streets of san francisco, internet security expert james line finds a hacker's paradise. >> i think a lot of members of the public would be very surprised to find that they're beaming out so much information about where they live, where they work, and openly broadcasting their e-mails. >> reporter: using the bicycle outfitted with technology, he finds endless data. while the green dots represent the most secure networks. >> each of these red dots are networks that are insecure. >> reporter: from his war room, he shows us how many public and private networks a hacker could hack. >> i was picking up people's cars, people's phones where, you know, you could find the contact address book. we found all kinds of interesting devices. >> reporter: line says hackers can gain access to these devices in less than 30 seconds with the right equipment allowing them to

either mirror your device seeing everything you do or install software that will feed them all of your data later. so we're talking about bank account information, home personal information, contacts, all that stuff? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and because wi-fi is designed to be shared, line says everyone is vulnerable unless they have up to date security software, not a given on every wi-fi device. >> they expect their apple iphone or their google android device is just going to be secure by default when in reality it's up to them to make those configuration changes. >> reporter: but there are simple ways to protect yourself, select the right settings, making sure you have a secure password and using a little internet savvy. >> when you go to a coffee shop and use wi-fi, don't do anything sensitive. leave the online banking at home. >> reporter: remember, the first step to protecting yourself is to know you're at risk. for "today," miguel almaguer,

san francisco. up next, golden globe nominee james mcavoy on his new movie. how he lost his accent for the role. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:51 with james mcavoy, he earned great acclaims in the blockbuster "x-men" franchise. eleanor rigby follows a married couple torn apart after and i vent in their lives. take a look. >> what are we doing here? >> you tell me. you are the one that said you need to talk. you need to talk. what are we doing? >> recently an hour ago you

walked into my bar in the perfect storm here. >> this is funny. >> james mackay voy, good morning. >> good morning. >> jessica chastain says it's a haunting love story, it's a role you turned down. why did you come back to it? >> i thought it was harrowing at titles and it was about people in a lot of ways. so i said, no, however, two years later it was still in production. the company at last minute came back to me. two years down the line it wasn't still raw. >> you say it's about parental loss. the way the story unfolds to the viewer is normally at the

beginning we are given lay of the land. here we don't have the lay of the land. it's revealed in pieces. do you like that? >> i also think in life people are suffering, quietly suffering, hoe, my god, that terrible thing happened to them in the last ten years. they have been carrying it. i think they're saying, it's quite, we see them walk alone and not using it, they don't pour out their emotion to every day people. they try to hold back as much as possible. of course it comes out. >> i'm watching you here and listening to you. you have a tad of an act sent. you have zero in this movie. i don't know how you lose it. >> i don't think of it too much. i at least try and forget that i'm working on an act sent. i think i'd rather be doing a bad accent than have an act sent

and be bound up. i try not to think of it. >> i imagine it's hard to go out on the projects these days an leave the little one behind. >> ah, yes. >> you better say yes. >> no, it's a nightmare. he's a lot of fun. but you got to do, it's what we do, it's our world, our environment. >> we are proud of you. this experience, this movie opposite nationwide next friday. it's good to see you. >> my pleasure. >> we are back in a

you're watching today in the bay. >> a very good morning to you. it is 8:56 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. in just about an hour, state agents will post a notice for suspension on the door of the nowhere bar and grill in san jose. the suspension is a result of an investigation stemming from a deadly crash involving alcohol and a minor. officials will release more details at 10:00 a.m. right now let's check the forecast. >> going to be a hot one today,

laura. 98 degrees for the tri-valley. cooler weather, head to the west, 84 degrees on the east shore, so some relief closer to the water. 88 on the peninsula. 89 degrees in the south bay for today, with changes coming your way, significant changes. temperatures climb a touch more for tomorrow. numbers down for the weekend and maybe rain on wednesday. more on that in a few moments. ♪

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>> from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, tamron and willie geist. >> this is a thursday morning, september 11th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and tam ron hall. today it is a day of reflection for us, you have to think my gosh last night on the eve of september 11th, which was launched us into a couple of wars. now we are talking about a third war as we take a look at ground zero here in new york city. last night the president

announceing the united states will lead a broad coalition to defeat i islamic terrorist isis. airstrikes will be launched into syria, the president says for the first time. 475 more american troops will head to iraq. in his speech the president says we continue to face a terrorist threat now 13 years on after the attacks of 9/11. >> we can't erase every trace of evil from the world and small groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. that was the case before 9/11. >> that remains true today. that's why we must remain vigilant as threats emerge. at this moment, the greatest there etc. come from the middle east and north africa where radical groups exploit freedom for their own gain. one group is isil, which calls itself the islamic state. >> so the president is making a case for the united states engaging here. he says this will be different from the wars in iraq and

afghanistan. he says the united states has to take the lead if fighting terrorism. >> it is america that has the capacity and the will to mobilize against terrorists. america's endless blessings. it is americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead. from europe to asia, from the far reaches of africa to war torn capitals in the middle east, we stand for freedom, for justice and dignitary. >> the president said exactly what the united states and his administration plans to do. putting it into four parts beginning with airstrikes and providing support for forces fighting the terrorists on the ground saying no american groups will partner with troops on the ground from those countries, stepping up counterterrorism efforts to prevent isis attacks and continue the humanitarian assistance for innocent civilians who have been displaced by isis. it was a pretty remarkable

night. on the eve of 9/11 for a president's entire campaign and presidency has been predicated in rolling back a couple wars, now events change and it steps into a third war of its own. >> one of the keys he said, too, which will be a successful campaign is the involvement of arab nations. i believe that is a comfort to americans concerned about boots on the ground. the president says no boots on the ground, all military analysts say to be successful in a campaign, you can't just have airstrikes. so who will be the boots on the ground and that is why secretary kerry is working so hard to get those allies, like jordan, saudi arabia to provide those troops on the ground so our men and women will not have to be there in mass numbers. you know there are boots on the ground. several hundreds, but in the mass numbers. the american people don't have the stomach for. >> the president said those 475 men and women going there as troops to aid in this effort

will, of course, be putting themselves in harm's way and at risk. so our thoughts are with those entering this third war, once again. especially when you think about what happened in iraq and afghanistan, you hope this time there will be a more successful conclusion and that we can get isis and stop their growth. >> if there will ever be a conclusion. this time it's isis or isil. the next time it will be something else. there is no way, that's a big part of the conversation people will have around the table, there is never a point on the calendar where this will end. this is the reality of life, the global war against terror. so there won't be a point where we can push a button and this will be over and the next president will have to deal with it. >> that brings us to the events we were thinking and we remember this day of reflection. every year we pause and think about those who lost their lives

and it certainly goes without saying. we think about those who will be entering this new front in combating isis. this is the first anniversary, though, on this 13th anniversary of 9-11. this is taking place at the national memorial in new york which opened this past may. touching ceremonies going on throughout the day today in new york, washington, d.c. and shanksville, pennsylvania as well. >> it's one of those things where we still go back to where you were. >> always. >> what you were doing. and something that changed our lives forever and it will continue to. >> we think about our children, they don't know any dichl all children have all grown up in this post-9-11 era. you do have to explain to them they can't take their freedom for granted. you have to remind them constantly of that. >> you hope to remember some of those people who have signed up

for the military were kids when -11 happened. they went to fight and hand him the after effects of. that so as we talk about this third war, i think a lot of us have learned just dip your toe into the waters of war. its not going to be easy. it's not going to be a couple of weeks. this will be a long slog. there is no such thing as a quick war. let's hope this is different this time. >> the other story that everybody is talking about if it were just when did they know and when tad di know it? it would be one thing. this is a storyripples out. the fbi hiring robert mueller to investigate this ray rice domestic violence case. i think everybody was stunned yesterday, although not surprised when the a.p. came out with a report saying the nfl was actually allegedly sent the tape in april five months ago saying a female league official can be

heard on an april 9th recording confirming she'd received it and saying the law enforcement who sent it saying, you are right, it's essential the. of course, the nfl responded. they're saying they are not aware of anybody who possessed or saw the tape before it was made public on monday. >> willie spoke with the a.p. reporter. >> yes. >> who broke this story. what did he say? >> i interviewed him an hour ago. he said basically he could not identify who the quote league official was. i said, does it mean it was the person at the front desk or roger goodell's right hand? he couldn't say with any confidence that this is somebody who could get this tape into roger goodell's hands or raise a red flag. but what he did say was that this tape was sent by a law enforcement officer unsolicited to the nfl. in other words the nfl did not request this tape. this guy took it on his noen own quietly and anonymity sent it to

the nfl office and got the call back. he doesn't know who she is. >> did the nfl ever ask was there a tape? >> roger goodell says they did ask for the tape and weren't provided the tape. i don't know if you saw social media traffic the a. perform says they receive it, a flood of people saying, of course they did. >> the tip of the ice boring. >> the credibility right now, the nfl and roger goodell is zilcho. who thoughs who the people are on social media, you' at the flood of not really or oh my? of course they did. >> it will be interesting with this investigation that is being conducted by former fbi director robert mueller but also to football owner league owners are involved as well. so you wonder how open they're going to be with the investigation. i think people demand it. >> if they demand it. again, it's a new world. you have now the national

organization of women calling for, roger goodell to step down and so i think transparency and the ability to hide things, it's very difficult now when you have people who will like this law enforcement person on his or her own send that tape, people blow the whistle when they see something wrong. i think it will be very difficult for them to cover anything up, if they are. we don't foe. >> i know it's not the actual crime. it's the cover up. >> always the case. >> all right. mr. roker, a check of the kweth. >> after this. [ music playing ] 6r7b8g9s let's check outs what's happening as far as our weather is concerned. we have a line of thunderstorms stretching their way from new england all the way down into

memphis where they got flash flooding going on. we are keeping an eye on that. in fact, you can see we have flash flood warnings in effect around the memphis area. surrounding it, we have flash flood watches in effect. the reason for that, strong storms, basically, literally like train tracks and the storms keep riding up along it. so we get local amounts up to 3 inches of rain. ♪ jeff goldblum? >> yes, al roker. >> a little jazz? >> yeah. a little jazz. i was just playing, to go with your thing "penneys from heaven." do you know that song? ♪ every time it rains an rains ♪ penneys from heaven. >> you have oh, good morning.

9:10 now. san francisco showing you a mostly clear sky. we are going to get paid in sunshine for today and temperatures are going to be warm with all that sun coming in so early. up to 81 degrees in san francisco. 88 for the peninsula. 89 degrees here in the south bay, and it's going to be pretty hot out in the tri-valley, up to 98 degrees. little wind out there, so it is a spare the air day with the unhealthiest levels of pollution in the east bay and south bay valleys. [ music playing ] and that's your latest weather. now back to you ♪ >> wow! >> he's good. >> did you know, have you heard that before? >> we didn't know good you were, mr. does it all, actor, also piano player very accomplished now, bladesing at the carlisle. >> i walked by the carlisle, i saw the ad. we will talk about this. it is so cool.

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[ music playing ] >> you know your thompson twins. >> the thompson twins? >> twisted sister. i know some of the few groups. >> oh, yeah, i stay up on it. >> jeff goldblum ran from dinosaurs and has played a fly. he has been researching this role for years. >> he has been singing in and around los angeles with the jazz band the mildred snitzer orchestra at a swanky cafe carlisle, jeff goldblum, we love when you come to visit. >> topping, natalie. >> this is awesome. this is this talent we didn't know you had. you are amazing at it. >> i love it. i have been playing as a kid. >> who is mildred snitzer.

>> mildred snitzer was a lady in pittsburgh where i grew up who lived to be over 100-years-old. she was a friend of my mom. i thought that was a cool name. >> and the cafe carlisle, bobby short, woody allen have been there. >> the kid was there, really, rrrr? wasn't she good? i'm thrilled and honored to be there. we're a great band w. we have great musicians with us next tuesday to saturday. you will come? >> sign me up. great. >> jeff, what's the show leak? i know you described yourself, your term, a social lubricant. >> it's a spontaneous surprise. i like to be surprised. i don't know what we will play, if we've never played it. i like that best.

people get up and sing with us. >> you are here. >> we are watching it. >> i love the hat. >> oh, really? >> you love playing the classic. you refer to the music the kids listen to as yaya music. >> we do, we are interested in jazz, some of the standards. >> but how does that work with your fiancee who danced with nicki minaj at the vma. she was behind the back side, an anaconda. >> you heard that story? >> oh my god, you did? she told me this snake around the other contortionist. she was like, i don't know, i'm very careful about this. >> a contortionist. >> emily livingston. she was in the olympics. she's fantastic. she was there, the snake was right there. hey, she locked on to this girl's arm, it's not letting go,

i'm seeing blood? how about that, the next day it was almost, this girl was almost going to do it again with the snake until the lawyer said, no, i don't think animals should be in show business anyway. >> can you imagine doing a movie about really say old animals that come back to life. >> yes, who would do a thing like that. >> or a fly. >> you recreated it for a family friend, take a look at this picture. >> people do that, there was some kind of formal wedding in canada, they said we are going to photo shop this, hey, you are here, you want to be a part of this? you said, sure. i was at the wedding, a girlhood friend of emilys. >> quickly. i want to hear you guys sing. yes, sing. i'll play. >> all right. >> wait, they took my -- hang on, here is the music. you know this, okay.

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better lunch choices never tasted so good. under 600 calorie lunch combos starting at just $6.99 only at applebee's. or they'll be ready for pick-up when you order online. you're watching today in the bay. >> a good thursday morning to you. it's 9:26. i'm sam brock. thousands of people who get their insurance through blue shield want a piece of the nonprofit's multimillion dollar luxury box at levi's stadium. today they'll be delivering 22,000 signatures in an attempt to get access to blue shield's sky box. blue shield spokesperson told the chronicle last month the box will be used to interact socially with large membership groups and will not be available to the company's executives for personal use. wildlife officials believe they have killed the mountain lion responsible for attacking a 6-year-old boy in cupertino yesterday close to where the boy was first attacked on sunday.

the cat displayed unusually aggressive behave after dogs chased it into a tree. officials say killing the cat was absolutely necessary and it could not be relocated because of the fact it attacked a human. the lion will undergo a full dna analysis to make sure it was the cat responsible for the attack. football and much more going on this weekend. we'll have a look at your weather and traffic after the break.

9:28. welcome back now. i'm meteorologist christina loren. not feeling like september today. temperatures more like a late june afternoon. 89 degrees in the south bay. 88 degrees on the peninsula. 81 degrees in san francisco today. and you're going to hit the mid 80s even out there on the east shore. we have a stagnant air mass overhead and no wind for today. as a result, it's a spare the air day with the unhealthiest levels of pollution in your east bay and south bay valleys. limit your outdoor activities today if you can in those areas. throughout the rest of the week

and weekend, temperatures will gradually start to drop. >> looking towards san jose, 101 looking slow, look at this north 87 just starting to recover. we had a crash that blocked a couple of lanes for about 40 minutes and this caused a huge jam. 280 both directions coming into that area also jammed up. as i said, we're covering now, but look at the entire southbound routes still slow. rest looking pretty smooth. sam? >> 87, 101 junction, never a lot of fun. looks like today is no exception. thank you, mike, see you in 25 minutes.

. welcome back to "today." it's thursday morning, september 11th, 2014. i'm willie along with tamron and al, we have a packed house. why don't we get right to the weather. >> all right. for tomorrow, sunshine in the northeast. we got rain in the mid-atlantic states right on into central plains. look for plenty of sunshine, western third of the country. moving ahead saturday looks wet here in the east. otherwise mid-section of the country, mississippi river valley, gorgeous weather. temperature will be rebounding after a chilly start on friday, sunday, sunday, more showers, down to the southeast on into florida, gorgeous in new england

into the great lakes, texas, a fe rapid clearing happening in our neck of the woods and a big warmup for today. san francisco showing you a mostly clear sky and it's not even 10:00 a.m. just yet. throughout the rest of the day, it's going to be very warm in san francisco, up to 81 degrees there. 89 in the south bay. gradually cooling you off into the upcoming weekend, but here's the big weather story, looks like we might see shower activity into wednesday of next week. we'll keep you updated. and that's your latest weather. guys. >> now to our series for the love of pets. today we are recognizing outstanding hero dogs. >> the american humane association is dedicated to the bond of humans and animals, now in its fourth year, let's meet the 8g finalists up for the

title of top dog. >> my dog is coda. he's a law enforcement dog. he suffered severe injuries to make sure officers were safe and his job was complete in there susie is a hero, she didn't stay a victim. she inspired a north carolina law to protect all our animals so they have a voice now. >> my dog is zina, she is a hero not only bus of her miraculous story of survival but because she is a savior to our nine-year-old son johnny who has autism. my dog's j. j., she is a hero, she saved my daughter's life. she is our only monitor to let us know when she has a reaction. >> she keeps me safe. >> my dog is excellent. i lost my sight in afghanistan, exxon gives me back my independence and mobility. >> my dog kye is an arson dog.

she represents what a search and rescue represents. >> cheney, my dog is a hero, ehis service didn't end in the military. he continues to train people with ptsd. >> britdny, a search and rescue dog, like all outs disaster dogs are ready at a moment's notice to respond to their community, tear state and their nation. they're truly the k-9 patriot. >> and here with us now are six of just some of the amazing animals, hero dogs and their owners. welcome everyone, good to have you here. we have j.j., michelle and kk, jj has saved your life many times, how? >> yes. she went in the o.r. with me if december, right? >> yeah, because you have a serious condition and j. j. i understand, michel, warns you when she's going to have a

reaction? >> yes, we don't have any kind of monitor, jj is our only monitor that allows us to know when she has these life-threatening reactions so we can medicate her and keep her safe. >> happy birthday saturday. a big day. >> zina, it's nice to see you, given a 1% chance of survival at one point? >> she was, she was abused and neglected and dumped in somebody's front lawn. they found her and brought her to the shelter. the vet gave her a 1 chrs chance of survival have she helps your son johnny with autism. >> she was, johnny has such difficulty in down into indication. she somehow is able pull all those words out of him. >> amazing. >> len da, it's incredible. here we have kye along with justin davis and kye is an incredible dog also rescued from a shelter. i understand he has worked over

200 arson cases, is that right? >> kye is a kes rescued in illinois, she was put in the state arson program and trained by main specialty dogs. we have been partner for four years with the fire department and we work with the arson bureau. >> wow, incredible the work these dogs do is remarkable. >> susie, you helped pass susie's law. >> susie was found five years ago. she had been beaten, severely left for dead in a park in north carolina. she was estimated to be ten days old she was in the park ten days and covered with over 300 maggots. she had a strong will to survive. she made it and helped to change the laws in north cloevenlt she saved me, i was attacked by a dog and almost died and lost my ability to have kids through a

miscarriage. >> an incredible dog. >> now, we have over here britney quite the hero. yeah, very nice tie. tell us about britney. >> coda. >> coda basically suffered severe injuries while apprehending a burglar suspect. he ignored his instinct of self preservation and come back up the stairs since he had a severe broken leg to finish the job and protect me. >> amazing, get back to work. she okay now? >> he came back last week. >> cheney is a remarkable dog, detecting iuds for our troops overseas. >> cheney did four deployments, one with myself, in afghanistan an searched for ieds over there. after we got back, i didn't see him for about two yeempls i was finally able to adopt him. at that time i was working with

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this morning on the 13th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. we remember the family still trying to heal. >> this week, a group of widows came together for a comfort retreat. they comforted each other and reflected on their common loss. >> i want you to each take one of these cards and write down the things that you know that you need to overcome. >> reporter: these women belong to a sorority no wife ever wants to join. >> they're real, they're wooden and they're not plastic. >> in this strength exercise each woman breaks an era of the tragedy of losing a husband and pushes forward to a set of positive goals taped to the wall. united by tragedy. half of the women became widows because of the september 11th attacks on u.s. soil. the other half were brought here by the american widow project, a non-profit focused on military

widows. >> so many of the women that we served, their husbands joined because of what happened on 9-11 and lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan and to be here this week and meet the women on the other side of the men who gave their life on -11, it's kind of like giving them both that knowledge that their sacrifice at least between those two people was not in vain. >> terrin davis started awp when her husband died serving in iraq. she was only 22 at the time. her group takes military widows on adventures like skydiving so they can remind themselves it is possible to move forward from some devastating loss. they have been brought together for a new york retreat by tuesday's children, a non-profit devoted to the families of those killed in the september 11th attacks. the group from tuesday's children includes women like

christy cohns whose husband died on board one of the planes that crashed into the world trade center. >> 13 years seems like a long time, but when you are dealing with, you are dealing with grief and you are dealing with grief and a national tragedy that comes up again every year, having the support of people who are living that world with us is extremely important. >> over three days of reflection and fun, the military wives provide sol darty with the widows. >> the majority of the women see it's okay to smile. it's okay to laugh. even more so knowing doing it, their husband and sacrifice is not forgotten. >> on the anniversary of a tragedy that devastated so many, the sisterhood is finding the strength to break through the grief towing. >> it's okay to laugh. it's okay to cry. it's okay to live because we are still left here on this earth to live. that's all we need to do.

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♪ >> it's that time of the year when you dust off the fall and winter coats sitting in your closet, but if your kids have outgrown them or you need a with you one, yourself, we have the hottest trend in coats. >> we have the lifestyle editor at zulily.com i should say. good to see you. >> yes, it's fun to be here. >> what fashion trends are we looking at? in there lots of amazing ones. it's about the deluxe details, access rising with the coats. really affordable prices. they're great mini-me styles for kids. >> i love that.

>> you think about fun, it's a first impression. something you will wear multiple times, match up your style penalty for the kids and the whole family. >> let's get the party started with rocking lets, nothing like a kid rocking leather. >> up and down the runway. we will take it off with the moto jacket. both sophia and i are wearing a leather jacket. mine is by zulily. all of them are wearing soul leather. >> vegan leather. >> it's the masculine look. on joanna, it's a touch of leather. for her h & m woven coat you have the men's wear, a touch on the arms. then lastly the varsity jacket on diego. so even though he's in the 6th grade, kids can get down with the varsity jacket. very fun. >> cool.

valencia family. very cool. >> let's bring out the hartner family. they're wearing the puffer. >> yeah, the puffers, it's been really great evolution the puffer used to be black, lots of different styles. here we have the little baby here arc quilted puffer with the bubble tile. it's so absolutely adorable. >> cute. >> here also on grandma sherry she has one from land's end, puffer details in the styling there. >> that's a great color there. that itself the color of the season. >> and this is a synthetic insulator. it's a great alternative for people allergic to down. next on the little one down below ainsley is wearing a city jacket. it's $80. it's 80% down, 20% feathers. mama lexi is wearing a maternity

from maternity.com. she looks amazing, 8 months pregnant. >> lexi you will need a newborn puffer. >> that is so cute. you are so pregnant. i love the boots. the purple boots are a winner, super cute. it's a segment in itself. >> they are anderson mr. occasin boots. >> we will bring in the arctic the hickmans. >> it's so fur for coats and jackets. at home it's great to do a touch for the families. she and her mother are wearing faux trimmed hoods, on salay. this is a great way to get a touch of the trend. they have the parka thing going on and channeling the pacific northwest. zulily loves to feature the

brands. this is a great sweater mixed in with a bit of puffer from capital k. >> pouring out the jock, make sure the coat fits properly. he broke his arm. >> how'd you break your arm, bud? what happened? >> i fell off the monkey bars. >> oh, i hate when that happens, let's bring everybody back in. >> come on families. good stuff. >> only your coats can protect you from the dangers of the dreaded monkey bars in the playground. >> topping ahank you all so muc. first this is "today" on

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you're watching today in the bay. >> good morning, everyone, 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a neighbor called 911 around 5:00 this morning and when firefighters showed up, they evacuated people who lived next

door and behind the house as a precaution. the cause is under investigation. san francisco's iconic flower mart could soon be a thing of the past. today the san francisco flower growers association will vote on whether to sell the flower mart, but opponents are afraid kilroy wants to lease the building to tech companies. let's check your weather this morning with christina. >> temperatures are going to be hot, upper 80s on the peninsula, south bay in the upper 80s and low 80s, not a big temperature spread today between the south bay and san francisco. and that only occurs when we have full sunshine right off the bat, and that is the story of the day. 98 degrees in the tri-valley, hot conditions out there for today, staying warm on the east shore and as we head throughout your weekend, temperatures will start to drop off, easing that heat for saturday and sunday. today at 11:00, i can't wait to tell you about the first chance

for rain this season coming up at 11:00. first, a check of your drive, here's mark. >> we're looking over here towards 101, still slow in south bay, look at that, north 87 recovering after the earlier crash, just getting better. 280 is backed up and ripples back to 101 through the area we just show you, which also is complicated by another crash. all finally starting to see improvement. slow drive for south 101, nothing surprising for the east bay. we'll look at the bay bridge toll plaza. still folks waiting there in all lanes, but only back to the 880, back to you. >> thanks, we'll have another update for you coming up in half an hour.

♪ from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. it is september 11th, 2014. it is always a somber day for everyone. and a remembrance of that crystal clear, the most beautiful september day i could have -- it is very hazy usually and sort of muggy back east in september. it was one of those unbelievably beautiful days. and the ceremonies taking place, down -- >> they're happening right now, where they're reading the names of the victims. and, you know, to put in perspective just how long ago it was, and sometimes other people

around the country, you know, will forget. kids who were in kindergarten when the attacks happened are now in their first year of college. so that shows you -- a lot of people don't have a memory of it. >> right. >> and it is just -- it is interesting. but our thoughts go out to all the victims and including those from flight 93, the one that went down in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> my assistant at the time was you know this, hoda, she was eight months pregnant when her first child when her husband was killed in the first tower. i tried to go down to ground zero as it was called for a long, long time, three times in the last 13 years. that child now is going to be 13 in a couple of weeks and they have built a new life together, and she's remarried. she has another child now, and it is all about bringing beauty out of ashes. there are so many sad stories, if you go back and tell the stories today, so many people have found some beauty in the ashes of 9/11. >> yes. they have learned to begin

again. so everyone take a minute today and just think about the folks who perished in 9/11. all right, let's move on, shall we? this is something that was on "nightly news" last night. i thought -- i was cracking up. we all have seen great pictures of dogs. there is a photographer out there named seth castile who's doing something unique. he is taking pictures of dogs underwalker. okay. look at this. he wanted to take a picture of one dog, and he got these incredible photos. and he sold the book, ended up on "the new york times" best-sellers list. >> they're all so wide eyed. >> oh, my gosh. i thought it was a shark! >> look at this one. he's like, what am i doing under here. >> and little -- >> what are those? little guinea pigs? >> no, they're all dogs. some of them look scary too. >> wasn't he down on his luck? >> yeah. >> and now he has a "the new york times" best seller. good for him! >> and writing -- getting another book out called underwater puppies. so now -- can you imagine?

>> can babies and puppies be far behind? >> oh, my gosh! little floaties around their necks, remember? >> yes, their little feet. >> if you love dogs, tonight is your night. tonight is your night. >> yes. okay. >> i have a primetime special on tonight called -- >> that's two in one week by the way, missy. >> all right. we have the other one. "the secret lives of pets." amazing animals and we'll have experts and i'm going to -- i'm doing home cooking because i had to put my own dog in, how could i not? >> you had to because your dog is acting up lately. your dog is causing incidents. >> well, look, a little cujo going on. but that happens. let's take a tiny peek at it. >> reporter: the test gauges things from blake's eye contact with me. >> oh, my god! that's a lot of eye contact and very cute! >> i have the best dog! you're the best dog ever! to how well he responded to my pointing and gesturing. good boy. good boy.

fun and treats for blake and me. but for hair, a treasure trove of information. >> very impassive dog. i think he makes a lot of eye contact. he's obviously using your gestures. >> reporter: no shock there. us dog lovers have known forever that they can understand us when we point and gesture. but apparently they hadn't gotten the memo in academia. anyway. it is going to be fun. it's ton at 10:00. so if you're not watching the football game. >> what football game? there is no football on tonight! >> exactly! jimmy> does on his show called hysterical, called lie witness news. fashion week here in new york. he sent a crew to ask the people out on the street about the fashion shows making the news this week. the issue? all of the designers and trends they asked about are completely fictional. totally made up! keep that in mind. take a look at how far people will go to make it seem like they know what they're talking about. >> someone like you would know about. what about betsy ross? have you heard of betsy ross? >> yes, i love her.

>> love betsy ross? you don't think it is too much, the stars with the stripes? >> for me, it is never enough. >> never enough. what about bartels and james? >> great as well. >> fantastic. right? >> yeah. just sparkling and effervescent. >> absolutely. very elegant. very stylish. >> refreshing, would you say? >> yeah, absolutely. >> what about phil robertson? >> phil robertson, you know what, is beyond one of my favorites as well. >> really burst on to the scene two years ago, the whole robertson family. >> yes! >> and what do you think of that style? >> you know what? i love the style. but i think the name really says it all because he's following a legacy. when you follow a legacy and walk into those shoes, you're doing your part. >> it is really a dynasty. >> yes, yes. i love it. >> i don't understand. i understand why people -- the psychology of the people wanting to feel like, yeah, they're in the know. yeah, i saw that. but they have to sign a waiver

to be used on the actual show. so they have to give permission for their responses to be included. be if i had just -- i make an idiot of myself anyway. but i get paid for it. but if i had a chance to get something back, i would be like i'm not signing that. >> you're right. if you had to sign something, the news, regular news, you're interviewing somebody, you don't have to sign anything. you ask them and they give you consent and you go, good-bye. you may not know this, but according to "vogue" we are officially in the era of the big booty. >> yeah. >> everybody knew. it has been creeping up on us. go ahead and do the squats. they say in the past a large butt was not something one aspired to, rather something one tried to -- >> oh, remember? ♪ big booty big big booty ♪ >> give credit to j. lo. >> kim kardashian. >> and nicki minaj. >> jennifer lopez.

she started it p. >> iggy or izzy? >> iggy azalea. >> i knew there was a z in there. >> by the way, iggy azalea has a board flat stomach and the booty. how -- what is going on with that? usually you get one good thing, she got two. j. lo started it 20 years ago. all right. that's before -- >> when kate moss was -- >> everybody was like a bean pole. be it's all changed. >> it is two decades later. she's 45 now and she looks like she looks. >> remember how we shook ours with her? she was not alone. we didn't want her to feel bad. >> that was a weird -- >> that was unfortunate. how did that happen? >> i don't know. >> look at the bra goo on me! that is just -- >> look at our faces. >> the faces show we don't know what we're doing. >> okay. >> we want you to guess -- >> that's one i would like to have back too. >> we're going to play a little game. guess who this is. >> okay. >> former child actor.

>> okay, look closely. does anyone have any idea who he is? >> i know, but i would never know it from this picture. >> here is a hint. i see dead people. haley joel osment. >> still a snappy dresser. you know, give him that. he's still a snappy -- that was 15 years ago. >> he's 26. >> is that for a part? he's playing a nazi, i think, in a movie. somebody has to. >> okay. >> so we thought it would only be fair if we also did a 15-year retrospective on bruce willis, his co-star on that. >> bruce is holding up. >> he looks exactly the same. minus the hair. i mean, he had a hat on, you can't even tell. >> he looks great. he takes look care of himself. i love this. there was a swing legend back in the 1940s, and for her 90th birthday, she wanted to celebrate.

so gene phelps vellos wanted to make a video of her dancing. >> look at her. take a look at her dancing with her partner. ♪ >> look at the body on her. >> she can move. i can't believe she's 90. >> here comes her next partner. >> they're wearing her out. >> oh, my gosh. she's so light on her feet. >> these kids are like a third of her age. >> she was a famous dancer in the '40s. and she still dances. you know what? it must keep her so young. >> oh, my gosh. >> if she does a flip, i'm in. >> that is awesome. that's awesome. >> still so limber. i bet she does yoga or something. she still dances. obviously. good for her. >> let's play a little music for her, shall we? >> oh. >> here's what i did with my ihoda this morning. i decided to show a video because this song works so brilliantly when there is a video with it.

it is an easy lyric to learn. >> they are all are! >> it is called, "this is how we do." watch this. ♪ no big deal it's no big deal ♪ it's no big deal this is no big deal ♪ ♪ this is how we do yeah, do it like that ♪ ♪ this is how we do do, do, do ♪ this is how we do this is how we do ♪ ♪ yeah, do it like that something we do it like that ♪ ♪ this is how we do do, do, do ♪ this is how we do maroon lips ♪ hopping in my maserati at the super reek and checking out hotties ♪ ♪ getting our nails did all japanesy ♪ drinking at the ♪ wildcats mariah carey >> it is no big deal. >> it sure isn't. >> that's a great song.

this is how we do! ♪ where over the rainbow that's a song. shoutout to sirius radio, you can and why you would want to, we don't know. but you can listen to us while you're driving. >> see? they are probably going to love that song while they're driving. >> i doubt it. >> how about that? >> i doubt it. i doubt it. we're on sirius xm channel 108. okay. >> thanks, everybody. >> today, really quick, before we go, i got some sad news today. i told you guys about this wonderful guy, a man named stan sandroni, the very first man who hired me when 27 news directors said no. >> in a row. >> in a row. i met stan after and he looked at me and he said, "i like what i see." and i remember -- i saw my twitter that he passed away and i thought, oh, my gosh, there must be something wrong with this tweet and it turned out that he died of a heart attack and he is survived by his wife glenda, so sweet and son christopher.

>> i'm so sorry. >> so, stan, thank you, thank you for everything you did for me. i mean, i wouldn't be sitting in this seat next to you if it weren't for stan all those years ago. >> yeah. very, very -- i met him. so nice, he came -- you stayed close all those years. he would come by when he was in new york. all our best to his family. did you ever zone out when people are talking to you? >> were you talking or -- >> the key to being a better listener and how to get people to listen to you. to listen to you. > >> and these ladies will be the center of attention once our "ambush makeover" team gets through with them. >> their hot new looks after this. but it wasn't always that way. ahh!! ahhhh!! let go! let go! no. no, budget. no. but thanks to fingerhut.com we got approved to shop with low monthly payments. they've got over 70,000 items from brands like samsung, dyson, dewalt. all you gotta do is click on over to fingerhut.com. and get the credit you deserve to get all kinds of great stuff.

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>> children of the world coming together, cutting down trees to make paper, but not in a child labor way. >> just up and down, like a person. >> i am a person. >> yes, we can do this. >> then we thought we would -- >> i can't with that face. look at that. i'm going to get nightmares with that face. >> i love it. >> i love it. >> tonya ruttman is the author of "the power of body language." >> having a problem. >> this is tremendous. one of the most important facets of any kind of communication is letting people know that you hear them and you're paying attention to them and what they have to say is important. >> there are people who you know who looking at you but not with you. you know what that's like. you are present, but your brain isn't there. >> the brain is somewhere else, it is wandering. >> what is that called in psychology? >> wandering brain.

>> something i can pronounce, good. >> it is a distraction because you then really can't be present for the person as you mentioned, being present is the most important thing, because the person feels special, they feel heard and like someone really cares about them. if your mind is doing all kinds of things, you can't really be there. we have to just kind of train our minds to be where we want it to be at that moment. >> yeah. i think it is interesting because sometimes someone will say something and i'll gee, my gosh, that's right. i need to buy salmon or whatever because what they said sparked it. >> that's a good point, hoda woman. >> and then you go back again -- >> it triggers something and you're gone. >> what we find today is people are so busy formulating their responses that they're not really listening to what be somebody is saying. you can see when it happens. you'll see eye movement or sudden a-ha and you know they've stopped listening. >> is any of this getting worse because of social media, that we're spending -- >> absolutely. >> explain that for us. how that is affecting our interpersonal relationships.

because smmachines don't talk - well, they do talk back to us, but how is that harming us as human beings? >> when we talk about listening to someone, all devices have to be away. when i'm in the room with you, you're the only person here and you get my full attention, my cell phone is down, people are breaking dishes, noises here, all it is about is you. my eye contact with you and body language. >> there are certain people when they speak, you try to be engaged, but something about the way they're talking that makes your mind wander. are there things you can do as a speaker -- as a person to say, you know, some people go this is the most important thing, they underscore something and you lean in. something speakers can do. >> a lot that speakers can do. we have to be mindful of how we look when we're speaking. are we in somebody's face like this, personal space is very, very important to be respected. are we screaming? are we whispering? and what are we doing with our eyes? are we looking around? are we kind of just predominating and saying this is

the most important thing in the whole world and not giving the idea we're interested in what people want to tell us as a response. also, if you're always complaining, always negative -- >> people tune out. >> a lot of people will tune you out because they're not sure you are interested in what they might have to say to you. they feel as if they're a place to be dumped on. that may be a role you play, but good to know that's what you're there for. >> as a body language expert, are you aware all the time of your own body language? >> yes, and no. there are times i get shocked about something, i do go on auto pilot and just react. for the most part, that's what it is about, self-awareness. >> what is the best thing we can do bodily to express or to communicate to the person that we're talking to that i am with you, ai am listening? >> orient yourself towards that person. >> let's do it, hoda. but that's rude to hoda. >> if you're a woman, you tilt your head just a little bit. >> flirtatious?

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welcome back. meteorologist christina loren, temperatures are going to be hot yet again. in fact, a touch warmer than yesterday. 89 degrees, hazy sunshine in the south bay, 88 degrees on the peninsula today. around 81 degrees in san francisco. 98 degrees in the tri-valley. warm today on the east shore, 84. about 97 for the north bay. spare the air day, as we get into the weekend, temperatures will drop off, it will feel more comfortable as the numbers start to ease. today at 11:00, we're going to talk about our first chance for rain this season. that's coming up at 11:00. first a check of your drive, here's mike. >> south bay continues to see recovery. look at the map, north 87 towards capital, where the crash in the backup also started to clear after the big crash. again, everything's improving here. a look at the golden gate bridge, still a little fog touching the bridge, but not a big concern anymore.

folks coming into the city here and bay bridge, back to you. >> mike, thank you. more local news coming up in a half an hour on the big show at 11:00. we'll see you then. we're back with more of "today" on this thursday. ready to reveal our "ambush makeovers" for two lucky ladies who were swept off the plaza and into our makeup chairs for their new looks. >> "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, louis licari, and "today" contributor and author jill martin. >> hey, kiddos. how are you? >> you picked two lucky ladies. >> two lucky ladies, mother and daughter, and from texas. what more could you ask for? >> nothing at all. regina mockridge is the daughter. she's 52 years old from mckinney, texas. she's here with her mom, frankie, who turned 75 earlier this year. this trip is part of the birthday bucket list and she

says this ambush is the perfect way to wrap up their memorable vacation. let's listen to their story. >> we're very excited here. okay, so first of all, frankie, why do you want this for your daughter regina? >> i want her to be beautiful again. >> and i know you're busting and crying and you want this too. >> i do. my mother, she's 75, and this is our fun little bucket list trip and this will be the most exciting thing ever for us. >> oh, all right. we're going to make you feel and look beautiful. >> thank you. because this big hoda hair needs to go! >> okay. so this is regina before and remember, her mom hasn't seen her yet, but she'll be our next person ambushed. this is regina before. all right, regina, let's see the new you! oh, wow! >> wow. >> all right, hot totty. ready to see yourself? you ready? >> i'm ready. >> right here.

>> now i'm the runway girl. >> you look awesome. look right here at camera 12 so we can hear what happened. tell us, louis. >> the first thing i had to do, regina had a common problem, you color your hair, it turns too black. softer hair color. igor just cut off the dead ends, gave her this great shape, and it all fit together. >> the dress is so elegant. >> i had nothing do with it. she picked it out on the rack. adriana papel. and winter white. perfect for fall. i love it. >> thank you so much. >> excited to see your mom? >> yes, so excited. >> come over here and face davie, our -- yes, face davie. >> her mom is frankie, 75 from texas. and frankie got our attention for holding a sign that said she

was 75 and ready to dye, meaning d-y-e, as in her hair, which she hasn't colored in four decades. she's ready for the glam new look. let's listen to her story. >> the tears are going to flow now because it is time to talk about mom and why this is so important for her. >> because she is the greatest mom. she's always been there for all of me and my brothers, forever and ever. she's the greatest grandmother to my kids. she's just wonderful. and we're here on our bucket list trip. she's 75. and we just had so much fun and this will be the greatest way to end our new york city trip, to glam us up, to go back to texas. >> you're excited? >> yes, i'm excited. >> all right. get ready, you two. we're so excited. >> thank you so much. >> i love them. >> they're adorable. okay. let's take one last look at frankie before and bring out frankie cam. >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, my gosh.

>> oh, my goodness. right here. right here. >> okay. regina, want to turn around and see your mom. >> and you'll see your daughter. >> oh, my gosh, you look fabulous. >> your mom hasn't seen herself. so -- >> oh, my gosh. okay. >> what? are you all sure that's me? >> that's you. and you're adorable. >> look at the camera. come stand with your mom. >> i can't even -- >> tell us everything. >> number one, we colored frankie's hair. we washed away the gray and washed away years. igor, again -- igor gave her this great haircut. just shaping it up, softness and fullness. and, of course, it is a complete color story with a pinch of soft

makeup. >> and the dress. >> gorgeous. >> i know. look at that little figure. >> best figure ever. >> wrap dress by maggie london. >> gorgeous. >> oh, my gosh. >> what do you think? >> we are fabulous. >> we have done our new york makeover. >> you have to go some place fantastic for lunch and show yourselves off. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> so we made over these ladies and now we're going to make over your room. >> grab a paintbrush. some little changes go a long way coming up right after this. looking for one of these?

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langdon. >> these are things that are inexpensive and things that change the room. >> absolutely. there are so many small changes you can make that will create a dramatic difference in your space. >> without blowing up the budget. >> absolutely. >> okeydokey. >> let's start with some of our people who -- they sent stuff in on facebook. here is from tiffany in new jersey. she sent a picture of her living room. okay, tell us what needs work on this. >> well, you can see, first off, the area rug is really small. and also in a living room this size, layout is everything. people never sit on one end of the room and talk to the person at the other end of the room. >> they do. >> i'm not sure they do. >> but you don't have to put your stuff up against the wall. >> exactly. in this particular space, you can see the windows look very boxy, so it is important to sort of soften that but not lose the light. and also, i love the idea of

hanging some pictures on the wall, they're just sort of leaning on the -- >> undecided. >> exactly, exactly. so i just wanted to put together some ideas that can help them -- >> a new baby so that -- >> exactly. so this -- here you can see, what i would do is do floor to ceiling drapes but let the drapes stack on the wall, so you get a drapery rod all the way to the ceiling. that way you're not losing any natural light. then there is a larger area rug and, again -- >> how big should the area rug be? >> it should probably be about 18 inches of a wood margin perimeter around the furniture. >> if you have a big room, but don't want to spend a gazillion dollars on an area rug, go to a carpet warehouse, get a remnant, leftover piece and have them bind it to the size of your room. >> they'll do that. people don't realize they'll do that. >> yeah, yeah. and then to create some great family photos on the wall, and

not -- it doesn't have to be one huge piece of art work, you can create a dramatic impact with multiple things. and those could just be pictures of family that you print off of your computer. >> and plants. nice ficus or something. >> something green really brings a room alive. >> what would you do with the foosball table? >> all right, that's still at one end because it is livable. >> let's move on to our next. this is debbie from tennessee. this is her kitchen. tell us what you think needed work here. >> kitchens naturally just become a place for clutter. and you can see what is happening over in that dining area, the two walls on either side of the window, you could put drapes there. but what debbie needs is something more functional as well as something with some height to balance the kitchen cabinets. so what i would do is put two sort of tall shelving units that we could lift some of that stuff off of the counter, get it up on

to the walls. >> look at the difference. >> yeah. and then also a back splash. now, this is something a lot of times people think this has to be really expensive. if you don't have a back splash, that can make a huge difference in a space. and it is also -- you're not covering a lot of area with the back splash. it helps delineate the look between the upper cabinet and your counter. and it just gives you a little zip. >> you can easily wash it. >> hoda's not sure about the back splash. >> i didn't know what it was. i'm just learning. >> that's all terrific. and an area rug. >> an area rug. outdoor area rug in a kitchen dining area is great. >> and put the dog food away. >> all the befores look like my place. there is a bathroom, i think, right? >> yeah. bathroom. let's see -- what are you going to do with those doors? there is nothing to do with the doors. and you got that sort of small little low boarder that is

chopping the room in half and the small area rug and it is all kind of creamy and just blahhing together. what i would do is cover up the doors. and these are actually outdoor drapes that have a grommet at the top. and it will still work with the tension rod. but the key to this, instead of a shower curtain, is the fact that the drapes go all the way to the floor. >> makes it bigger. >> exactly. and it is a vertical stripe. so it draws your eye upward, makes the ceiling seem higher and the room feel bigger. >> okay. >> the other thing with painting the vanity, it is so easy to paint a little wood vanity and it can make the sink top that you already have look completely new. >> and you got rid of the boarder. >> exactly. the border had to go. >> the tile -- >> it was a wallpaper border. and we painted the room sort of a cooler color and it just made all the creamy stuff look fresh. >> thank you for all you do. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> so now we'll tell you how to

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it is time to take you into "today's kitchen." what is better than a home cooked meal? >> a cheap one. >> that's right. >> 5 buckers. >> you can have a tasty dinner for $5 for your family on any night of the week acorcording t erin chase, the author of "$5 dinners." >> i have a 9-year-old, 7-year-old, 4-year-old and 1-year-old. i'm in the trenches. i understand. >> thrilled to come to new york and leave them at home. >> really, really $5 meals? >> yes, i can make all of these for $5. i'm on a mission to help people spend less money on groceries, challenging you to pay closer attention to the ingredients you're buying. get them when they're on sale. i have food allergies.

we have to do from scratch, traditional. >> and depends where you live in the country too. >> enchiladas. these are my slow cooker black bean and corn enchiladas. we'll match up the beans. kathie lee, if you add in corn and we'll add in cheese. we have green chiles to give it a little kick and ground cumin and we'll mix all this together. >> what is that stuff? >> green chiles. gives it a little kick, not spicy like a jalapeno or habanero. >> the salt? >> dump it in there. >> we'll roll it up. the key is warm them ahead of time so they won't crack and break when you're adding them in. we're going to spoon this in here. we'll put 12 inenchiladas into e base of the slow cooker. >> your boys like this? >> my boys love this. a little salsa into the bottom. >> a slow cooker.

>> isn't this fantastic? >> yes. >> spread it around in there. and we'll place these seam side down into the base. >> wow. >> they'll get real cozy in here. it will be super are tight. we'll fit 12 in here and enough to feed 12. cheese on top of that. cook them on low for three or four hours. >> how much did this cost? >> this is $5.52 for four servings. >> that's amazing. >> down to the chicken part. >> i want to try those. >> let's get them out of here. >> there they are. >> i'll do the taste test and you go ahead and -- >> i want it see what it tastes like. i like to watch people. do it. >> so good. >> five minutes. >> i want it. i want to do the chicken. what am i having? >> citrus, rosemary, roasted chicken. we're going to zest the ends of the lemon, not the middle part.

we're zest those and then -- >> put that stuff on there, okay. >> we'll drizzle olive oil, sea salt, garlic powder, we'll put that all on top and tuck the rosemary sprigs on there. the reason i didn't zest the middle is we'll slice the lemon and oranges. >> i love lemon chicken. >> i like the piney flavor of the rosemary with the sweet and tart of the citrus. that's what i love with this. we'll nestle the rosemary in there and add the sliced lemmens and oranges. >> oranges too? how fun. >> a little sweeter. >> the lemon itself would be too tart. >> while you're nestling, we'll try this. >> taste that, hoda. >> this is actually a double portion. this is $9.42 for eight servings, because you'll have enough chicken for two meals. >> tell me about the last one. >> here is your fall dish. a new fun spin on pork chops.

we'll mix together cranberry sauce with a spicy mustard, put it on top of the pork chop, bake them for 30, 40 minutes depending how thick they are, serve them with rice, a perfect meal. >> all the recipes are on klgandhoda.com. >> delicious. we're going to shine a spotlight on one of our most spirited fans. first this is "today" on nbc.

all right, it is time to shine our fan spotlight on a little guy who caught our eye on facebook. >> last week football season kicked off and sarah heninberry sent us this adorable new photo of her nephew jack. he knows how to celebrate games. oh, my gosh. he looks like a football. >> oh, my gosh. just like his dad, his mom and dad are big miami dolphin fans, watches the game with him.

>> thank you for sharing. share your photos. we want to show them at the end of the show some days. >> his fingers are wet. that means he's been sucking them. i love that. suze orman will be here

nbc bay area news starts now. >> good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. changes need to happen now. that is the message from four former san jose police chiefs today. they are worried about the police accident from the department and crime rate. those chiefs are coming together and speaking only with nbc bay area's damian trujillo. damian, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. let's get one thing clear, this was a political event. this was organized by the police union to have them endorse the supervisor for mayor, but when you have four former police chiefs talking about public safety in san jose, it's kind of something you want to listen to. former san jose police