good morning. monsters. britain's prime minister reacting to another beheading by isis militants. vowing to help defeat the terror group. is there enough international backing to stop them? richard angle is live in iraq. battling the e trextremes. firefighters try to knock down several raging wildfires. in the east, millions waking up to unseasonal cold snap. out of bounds? protests plan at football stadiums as an antinfl social media campaign grows online. this as ray rice gets a hero's welcome when he shows up at his

high school for a football game. and baby makes four? social media above the speculation jay-z may have announced baby number two. we'll let you be the judge. today sunday, september 14, 2014. and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester hold along side jenna and dylan dreyer. a video surface add late yesterday afternoon, word that isis militants have beheaded another hostage. this time it's british aid worker david haynes. his murderer comes weeks after the isis extremist killed two

americans. our chief foreign correspondent is in iraq with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lester. unfortunately the british government said the video does appear to be genuine. isis now threaten ens to execu another hostage next. >> it appears to be the same executioner in the propaganda video, same british accent. the hostage in the same guantanamo style jump suit. this time he's a british aid worker named david haynes, kidnapped in syria. the beheading was rekreng for david cameron's decision to arm against militants who call themselves islamic state. cameron calls it pure evil. >> we'll hunt them down and bring them to justice no matter how long it takes. >> the obama administration says

the u.s. is at war with isis. in a statement, the president said u.s. will build a coalition to fight isis and condemn the murderer. our hearts go out to the family of mr. haynes and people of united kingdom. isis seems to be goating the world into a fight. >> what makes isis more dangerous than al qaeda is access to western operatives, large number of western recruits and the fact it has an ungoverned space now inside syria and iraq. >> isis has declared war on the world's powers. so far, that has only increased its reach and fame. >> reporter: the british prime minister said isis militants are not muslims but monsters. lester? >> richard, do you get a sense iraqis feel safer now that the u.s. is stepping up efforts, bombing against isis militants?

>> reporter: they certainly feel safer here in irbil. in baghdad, the march that the militants were on earlier this summer heading toward the iraqi capital has been stopped. we're at a stalemate now. the iraqi government hasn't been able to find footing again. it's not really on the offensive. even kurdish fighters where we are are not pushing out and taking much territory. in many places isis advance has been stopped or slowed down, but the fundamental tide of the battle hasn't been shifted. >> richard in iraq for us, thank you. for more, here's erica. >> thanks. chuck todd is with us this morning. >> nice to see you this morning. thank you. >> britain saying it will work with u.s. to support direct military action and emphasizing this wouldn't be about british

troops on the ground. there's been a lot of question about how this coalition will work moving forward. how does this latest development affect the support for the coalition? >> it's interesting to see what brits end up doing. obviously they have the same issues americans do when it comes to combat groups on the ground. iraq war fatigue is the same if not more so in the united kingdom. they've been hesitant to make the commitment of combat troops in the same way president obama has been reluctant to commit u.s. combat troops. this continues to raise the stakes. what countries will do this? nobody has said you can defeat isis without combat troops. there has to be somebody on the ground. the iraqi army is one thing in iraq. the president is proposing training to so called moderate opposition. this is moderate opposition a month ago in an interview the president was skeptical would be

able to be filled if you got rid of isis. secretary kerry hasn't got confirmation in the middle east to be a fighting force on the ground. >> one of the countries talked about is turkey. this has been a difficult relationship with the u.s. is this a coalition that could potentially work without the support of turkey? >> no. it doesn't work without turkey. that's the t bottom line. they're the strongest military in the middle east now. you need turkey. turkey is in a precarrious situation. richard angle has been reporting he thinks this is not necessarily a message to americans or brits but to turkey. there's a lot of hostages held from turkey by isis. they don't want to have those folks in harm's way. i think that's making it hard for turkey to commit. there are people in turkey that

say they want to be a part of this. it just can't be known that they're a part of this. so that -- you see how tricky this diplomacy really is. >> nice to have you with us this morning. we'll check with you later. thanks. >> all right. >> lester? >> all right erica. thanks. firefighters in the west are fact tough conditions today on what could be a historic heat wave. they firefighters are battling wildfires. halle jackson is near one of the fires in orange county, california. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lester. firefighters here have managed to prevent homes from burning near this silverado fire. today's record breaking heat could be a wildcard. as flames scale the canyon, people that live nearby rushed

to get out. >> flames were outside when we looked. i said grab a bag, valuables and whatever and run. >> more than 200 homes inside the evacuation zone with firefighters working from the air and ground. but the steep, rugged terrain is making access tricky. with temperatures soaring into the triple digits, southern california's heat wave adds a dangerous element to this 1600 acre fire futh. >> just working conditions. when hiking hills in 100 plus degrees the, it makes our job that much more difficult. >> the fire is one of more than 50 in the west including two new fires in northern california that flared up in the last 48 hours triggering evacuations. fires have torched 2.8 million acreses, an area half the size of new jersey. back in southern california, crews are bracing for yet another blistering day. >> just battling the elements

and take care of your body. it's 10 degrees out here. got to stay hydrated, eat well and look after each other. >> reporter: and firefighters here are making sure to drink plenty of water and take plenty of breaks lester. with fire season in california in full swing, it could be weeks before they get a real rest. >> thank you. >> dylan is tracking that heat out west and also the big cold snap moving east. she's got more on that for us. >> good morning erica. we're looking at the high pressure causing the ridge in the jet stream. we have the dry wind coming from the northeast. it's not crossing water so it's a dry wind that creates extreme heat. we're going to see again today most likely record breaking temperatures. we broke records the interior parts of california yesterday. that continues to keep the fire danger in full effect. it's hot, dry, excessive heat warnings and advisories across parts of southern california.

temperatures today will again be in the triple digits in river side. 12 degrees above average. not going to get releaf tomorrow. interior areas especially away from the immediate coast, we are going to see highs tomorrow again about 10 to 15 above average. la should top out around 93 degrees. on the flip side of, that we have very chilly temperatures below average starting off the day in the 40s across the great lakes and new york 48 now. high temperatures will stay about 10 to 15 below average. we're only going to top out in the 60s and 70s. burlington should be around 59 degrees today. it's certainly going to be on the chilly side. lester? >> dylan, thanks. football fans nationwide are headed to nfl stadiums to cheer on their teams after what has been a tough week for the league. two star running back side lined amid accusations of abusing family members and the pro football commissioner under fire from all sides.

peter alexander is in washington with the team to host the game s >> reporter: lester, good ma morning. one women's advocacy group is flying banner planes above four stadiums from san francisco to new york cleveland and indianapolis with the simple message directed at the nfl commissioner roger guidel. they'll read guidel must go. >> players and fans will return to stadiums nationwide after one of the nfl's worst weeks ever. the sports video criticism of the commissioner and another mug shot, one of the league's biggest stars this time. even though his face is on today's ticket, running back adrian peterson will miss the game, benched by the team after he was charged with injury to a child, reckless and neglect. he hasn't commented since he was disciplined for disciplining his son way wooden tree branch.

>> that was not reasonable and did not reflect the community standards of what was reasonable. >> some say he's a . >> he was on the sidelines saturday at his high school's football game in new york. his arm wrapped around his wife janae. also with him, the couple's two-year-old daughter raven. >> ray, is there anything you want to say to your fans? rice's former coach defended the former star. >> he made a very terrible mistake, but i know the character of the man and he will rise from this. >> with its handling of domestic violence cases under fire, the nfl is particularly sensitive to its growing base of female fans. >> it's a more untapped market and if moms don't want their sons to play football, that's going to be a problem for the --

continuing to grow the sport. >> reporter: there's a tweet making the rounds on twitter right now. let you see it. it is the image of cover girl's nfl make up line. it says get your game face on. you can see it's photo shopped to make it look like that young woman has a blackeye. roger goodell is not going anywhere right now. we don't know if he's going to be at any of the nfl stadiums today. coming up in the next hour, we'll hear from nfl wives about their reaction. we're going to start overseas, an american citizen was tried and sentenced to six years of hard labor by a north korean court this morning, matthew miller is accused of

espionage and entering the country illegally. he entered the country in april. a new incident for malaysia airlines overnight, flight 198 was forced to turn back because of problems with its auto pilot. the plane landed safely. the airline lost two planes this year, flight 17 and 298. one of the world's greatest golfers has injured his hand with a chainsaw. greg norman posted on instagram. damaged but still not out. still have left hand. he has not posted details on the severity of his injuries. side note, let's be careful with chainsaws, everyone.

potential presidential candidate hillary clinton is headed to iowa. that's where she suffered a bitter loss to barack obama. she and president blict -- bill clinton will be there. it's a key stop for democrats considering a run for the president. the power couple have finished their on the run tour today. does it sound like jay z, to pregnant with another one? take a listen? ♪ >> i was going to say it just seems so obvious to me, it jumped right out at me when i

heard it. >> did he say pregnant -- i didn't think it was anything else? >> i don't even think it's a story. >> i can't understand what they are singing. >> that's what we started doing too. we were making a funny. it's making its way around the internet, the world wide web and people seem to think that's what's happening. >> dylan is here with another check with the rest of the country's forecast. >> we have another hurricane in the pacific. this one is going to take almost the same path as hurricane norbert did. it's 270 miles east of cabo san lucas. we are going to see the rough surf and that will

expect to see limited sunshine this morning. it's not a hot day coming down even more to 83 in the south bay. east shore you're back in the low 70s. san francisco 72 yesterday livermore got close to 100 degrees. have a gad sunday. >> a that's your latest forecas. >> up next on today, britain's prince harry will celebrate a big milestone. he turns 30. that's right after this. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™.

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sell your car the fast and easy way, with no strings attached, at carmax. start here. one of the most watched men in the world is about to celebrate a milestone birthday. it all happens tomorrow. mark your calendars. britain's prince harry saying good-bye to 20s. some he'd like to forget as he turns 30. kelly is in london with how the party prince has turned into a more shall we say respectable royal? i'm sure you're getting ready to attend the party right? >> reporter: of course, of course. i'm waiting for that a invite coming any minute now. it was very telling this morning. there were no wild headlines or party boy pictures in the papers today. part of it is harry is so busy working. it seems on the eve of his 30th birthday, the prince is all grown up. >> welcome to invictu zblnchts

he played host to 400 wounded warrior athletes, learned he'd be an uncle again -- >> great. >> to top it off tomorrow, prince harry leaves his 20s behind. >> slowly starting to feel old. i don't feel too old. i'm always young at heart. >> the young man once known to the heir, he has had rough times. he was 12 when diana died. he later made headlines for the wrong reasons. >> he rebelled against the restrictions of being royal. >> now nearly 30, harry is embracing his royal name, using it to promote his cause, wounded soldiers. a soldier bonded with him after losing a leg in afghanistan. just a nice, decent guy. >> the prince with his mother's common touch who has everything

but the girl. his first love moved on. so has his second. >> nobody wanting to be with hip. >> on his 30th birthday, more than $15 million richer. >> reporter: that money coming from the estate of his late mother princess diana. all we've heard publicly from the prince about how he plans to celebrate is he's going to have a quiet beer with a friend tonight. erica? >> right. it's what comes after that they're keeping quiet. thanks. still to come on a sunday edition of "today," maybe dylan and i could make dinner for the prince. we're rolling up our sleeve to see what it takes to be a chef at a popular

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still to come. the all out man hunt for whoever is responsible for killing a pennsylvania state trooper and seriously injuring another. in line of the ray rice incident, jenna sits down with in line of the ray rice incident, jenna sits down with four nfl wives dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. man when i got shingles it was like being blindsided by some linebacker.

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the time is 6:26. take a look at that beautiful shot of the san francisco from our sky camera network. you're waking toup another beautiful day here in the bay area. i'm vicky alongside anthony with a check of your climate. >> we're looking at foggy conditions across the board. the cloud cover is all the way to our inland valleys and it's more dense this morning. we're going to take a little while longer to see sunshine. it will get in here but that means a cooler day because it will take longer fer the clouds to burn off. temperatures continue to go down. the trivalley closer to 100 yesterday and it will be in the 90s today. closer to 80 for today.

we're talk ugh about a cooling trend as we head in the next couple of days and the chance of the all the important rainfall. we'll talk more about that at 7:00 this morning. does look more promising than yesterday. we may see a few showers midweek. the day has finally arooifred. we're less than 12 hours from kick off from the 49ers first regular season game at levi stadium. about 70,000 fans are getting ready to converge on stadium grounds this afternoon which makes surroundi ining hotels an restaurants very happy. business is up 30% in that area. there will be plenty to check out including a pre-game rally in the hilton parking lot or at great america which includes a roller coaster ride. game time is 5:30 as the 9ers try to open the new stadium with a win over the chicago bears. the 49ers game will air right here on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 4:00 with football night in america.

kickoff at 5:20. check out this second installment of the face bowl. people in a peninsula neighborhood are trying to stay calm after hearing about another mountain lion sighting. this comes days after wardens track down the animal that slashed the 6-year-old boy. after intense search that animal was shot and killed. a resident reported the mountain lion late friday night in a yard. there was another sighting just last month in the area and one near san carlos. neighbors say they try to be smart but careful. >> it's a beautiful area. just kind of reminds us that we just share the same environment. we just have to be careful. >> a spokesperson said the sightings are not a cause for concern but they do remind people to be aware and take safety measures for their children and pets.

we'll have plenty more coverage of today's 49ers openering including a live report and more of your top stories. anthony slaughter will be live as well. back to the "today show."

>> happy birthday valerie. >> marking the today show off our bucket list. >> happy birthday carrie-anne. representing the 302 on the today show. we are back on a sunday morning, september 14th, 2014. starting to feel like fall in new york, a crisp sunday morning with a great crowd enjoying it all bundled up in some cases.

great to have you here. always stop by and share your photos if you are in the neighbor. first a look at this morning's top headlines. british prime minister calls the murder of david haines an act of pure evil. a video released on saturday shows the same killer that murdered two americans. extreme conditions in california making it difficult for firefighters to deal with. hillary clinton will be visiting iowa today. the clintons will head to a steak fry. i'll share more of my conversation of four women married to four nfl players are. this morning, they are talking about the friendship with ray rice and his wife.

erica and i are putting on our chef aprons and we'll show you how it went. get ready. it's all about the hat, really. >> one more weekend, lester. >> don't say that. we always love it when magicians come on this show. we're looking forward to a performance on the plaza from one of best acts on america's got talent. we begin this half hour with the massive manhunt for whoever gunned down a pennsylvania state trooper in cold blood. another trooper was seriously injured in that attack in a pennsylvania police barracks. we're following the latest developments. >> this is no longer just a pennsylvania manhunt. officers from new york and new jersey are now involved, looking for any sign of whoever might

have deliberately targeted these troopers in what pennsylvania's governor now calls an attack on civilized society. >> for troopers stopping car after car on this pennsylvania roadway, it's personal. two of their fellow officers gunned down in a brazen ambush friday night. >> this is unbelievably heart breaking to all of us. both of them were young troopers with families. >> trooper alex douglass was injured and underwent surgery. police fanned out into the dense woods nearby. >> we saw a lot of state police. there were some ambulances. >> from the air, choppers scanned for any sign of a suspect or suspects. >> we're going to use every possible technique and piece of equipment we have until we have

this person in custody. >> reporter: there are still few details of attack. the police from neighboring states are now expanding the search, all on high alert. as are those who live nearby. >> we're all sort of on pins and needles. >> i understand that many members of the community are concerned and i wish i could lessen their concern but we have a very dangerous, armed criminal. >> reporter: but in the rural northeast pennsylvania town, people are also united in their sympathy. at his restaurant, gregory is feeding troopers who have been working almost nonstop since friday. >> if we could do anything to help them, this is what we do. it's a small town, so we're here to help any way we can. >> a community coming to grips with its loss even with its search for a killer continues. >> our prayers go out to the officers, the family, the barracks, and, you know, the whole local area. police won't say if this is

a lone gunman and they are searching for a motive in the attack. they are expecting to talk to hundreds of people and explore every option. i want to head outside now with dylan who has a final check of the weather on this sunday. >> i walked outside and everyone says it's freezing out here. you guys are moving soon. >> yes. >> where are you moving to? >> we're moving to germany. >> just right around the corner. >> we leave january 21st. hi, mom and dad. >> we are looking at some really chilly temperatures in the northeast today. back through the great lakes, back through the midwest, temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of year. in the southwest, it's the flip side, it will be 10 to 15 degrees above average. watch out for some scattered showers and storms down into carolinas and into georgia. is stays unsettled tomorrow into. we'll see late day storms pop up through missouri and kans, stretching up into michigan.

the northeast still a below average, in the 60s and close up to 80 degrees in the south bay. east shore you'll be at 74. tri-valley one of our hottest but not as hot as it has been. san francisco up to 72 today and the north bay mid to upper 80s. we'll talk about our chance of rain coming up at 7:00. hope to see you then. >> let's take you to today's top spot. we're heading to kentucky and our affiliate. it's devines's 7th annual corn

maze and pumpkin patch. you are also go on a hay rooid, do a zip line. the fall ones are always my favorite. up next, more of jenna's conversation with the wives of nfl players. how they feel about the ray ice controversy and what it's like to be married to a pro football star. right after this. that's their game. the flights you want are blacked out. or they ask for some ridiculous number of miles. honestly, it's time to switch to the venture card from capital one. with venture, use your miles on any airline, any flight, any time. no blackout dates. and with every purchase, you'll earn unlimited double miles. from now on, no one's taking your seat away. what's in your wallet?

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both: the more you know. we are hearing more this morning from the wives of former nfl players. >> we're hearing jenna sat down with them several days ago for a candid and open conversation about what it's like to be married to a professional football player. jenna? >> the ray rice incident with his wife sparked national conversation and raised disturbing questions. we met with four women who were married to former nfl players. these women understand the culture, the commitment and believe it or not, they understand how ray rice and his wife janay are still together. >> when you see a ray dragging janay out of the elevator, was there any question about what happened? >> devastation was the first thing that i felt when i saw this video because i know what kind of people they are. >> for the video to have not

been watched when first offered, i think is shameful. >> i absolutely think the baltimore ravens dropped the ball on this. >> i've spoken with janay many times on many occasions. like any friend, i just want her to know i'm there and going to stand beside her. >> nfl will go on, but these two people are in a crisis situation. they're traumatized. i think that sometimes people have a tendency to dehumanize athletes. they feel like the media and else else has wanted to attack them off the bat instead of help. >> for number of women being battered, you don't hear about it. you're not going to hear about it in nfl homes either. >> as women, escape willy wives of professional athletes, you take on a supportive role. it kind of comes with the deal. your job is to be there to support them, hold the family

together. >> there are really a lot of things that go into weather and whether or not you can walk away. i don't think that's any different for someone like janay. >> for this to become just an nfl and lose sight of the real issue, two people's lives who -- that has been forever altered. >> ray rice the professional football player probably the first pick on a lot of people's fantasy drafts, he's just a guy who's going to be sitting at home watching football this sunday with the rest of us. that's going to be difficult for her just as much as for him. >> i was completely -- i will tell you, i'll be honest, i was shocked they were all so understanding. i don't want to say forgiving, but understanding of janay staying in this relationship. they talked about the culture and what it's like to be married to a player. they didn't say excuse, but other circumstances why she

would return of people wouldn't know about. >> interesting perspective. thanks. let's go over to dylan. >> i'm hearing rumors you guys were the loudest on the plaza this morning? >> uh-huh. >> that's all you. take it away. >> still to come on "today," dylan and erica have a few tricks up their sleeves. >> they're getting crafty in the kitchen with chef lessons at the ♪ each year 17 billion toilet paper tubes are thrown away in the us alone. that's enough to fill the empire state building...twice. now there's scott naturals tube-free bath tissue. get the premium softness you need without the wasteful tube.

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we're back now on a sunday morning. erica, you and dylan had a fun time with knives. >> it's no secret we consider ourselves cooks. when we heard about the chef program which turns average joes like us into hibachi masters, we knew was up our alley. >> he did his best to teach us everything from how to build an onion volcano to flipping shrimp

into our hats which we did. >> how did we do? take a look. >> we're here to become chefs. >> we're going to try. >> we use the term "chef" loosely. >> feel the weight. get the handle weight so you can push it straight up and catch it. >> very close. nice. we are ready to go. >> now we're going to attempt to flip the griddle and make the fried rice at the same time. >> nice. >> right? >> my eye. >> good? it was your recipe. >> i almost -- >> you got it.

that's awesome. >> we can make the onion volcano. >> i love the onion volcano. >> this is simple water. just pour it in. wa la. volcano. >> that's awesome. >> erupt. >> very nice. >> you push with the fork. you use spatula. you can make your sound. woo woo. >> wow. >> that's it for the demo? i i feel like i need to get down low. oka

okay? >> this much. you got it. >> i did? shut up. no way. >> we have some special visitors/guinea bigs who are joining who aren't old enough to sue us. that's good. >> i'm erica. >> i'm dylan. >> chug chug chug. choo choo. >> do you want your mom to start cooking like this at home? would you eat broccoli if i made it like this? >> yes. >> really? we have that on tape. >> now we have the reason why we did this. >> yes, to get you two to eat broccoli. >> wonderful. >> we had a great time. anyone can sign up for the program. it's a 101 lesson with one of the chefs to be the chef program at many locations across the

country. >> one of the hardest tricks was to actually learn how to flip a bowl of rice using your spatula. we the did it successfully. >> we don't remember how we did it. >> put it on the end like this. >> okay, ready? one -- >> okay. >> oh i thought we were supposed to catch it on here again? >> i forgot. >> how hard is that? good save. >> again, erica breaks another bowl. >> i did. >> it lands back on here like that? >> your hands cannot touch it. anybody want it? >> be careful with sharp

objects. my goodness. it was all in good fun. >> you can do this. anybody can do this? >> anybody can do it, yep. sign up at many location across the country. obviously you pay a fee. then you bring in people that you like or don't like depending on your skill and cook for them. >> the onion volcano is something you could try at home and impress dinner guests. >> you could. and the train. >> don't invite me over. one of the top finalists on america's got talent. will he be the million winner? first these messages. ♪ it's not every day that you find yourself at the corner of "a little flu shot" and "a world of difference." when you get any immunization at walgreens, you'll help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in a developing country through the un foundation's shot@life campaign. thanks to customers like you,

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looks like a simple card trick, but it can leave us speechless. impressive. happens every time the magician shows up on "america's got talent." no surprise nest in the top six. >> one has a chance to be crowned champion and win. good morning. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> this is the final week. one of the six finalists, reflect on this journey. can you believe what's happened over the last several weeks? >> no. just amazing. i never imagined i'd be the last magician. >> i bet you never thought this could turn into such a career. this has been since you were four years old? >> been an obsession since then. >> what was it at four?

>> i saw it on tv and just with it. i knew that's what i wanted to do before i really knew what that meant. >> there's a hefty prize if you win. i understand you have an idea of how to spend $1 million if you win? >> really no idea. maybe a nice vacation. >> have you used magic to get yourself out of a sticky situation? >> a sticky situation, wow. imagine sick a great ice breaker with people and so on. i don't think i've used it to get out of a situation. imagine how funny that would be. license and registration please. pick a card, sir. i never tried to pull that off. >> we're really excited to see what you've got. >> tell you what, "america's got talent" finale this week. i don't want to give away my ideas. i thought it would be good for erica to perform my trick tonight. this morning i should say.

we haven't prearranged anything, correct? >> i have no idea what i'm doing. >> any card you want. not an easy one like ace of spades. a harder one. you got it? visualize that a card turning face down. tell me when you've done that. the cards have been in your hand the entire time. for the first time, name outloud what was the card you thousandth of? >> six of hearts. >> she said the two of diamonds. i don't know what you are laughing at. what was it really erica? >> six of hearts. >> i don't think you understand how this works? >> was it really six of hearts? >> you mean two of diamonds? >> you said six of hearts. inside the deck, all cards face exactly the same way except for one. could you pull this out? >> show the camera.

[ applause ] >> very impressive. >> well done. >> got real competition here. i'm telling you. >> i still can't -- wow. i want to know how it works. >> i want to ask you a question. watch matt perform on "america's got talent" this week at 9/8 central here on nbc. let's check with chuck todd for what's coming up meet the press. hi chuck. >> no card trick. this sunday, we'll have the war against isis, president obama making it clear we're in this for the long haul but suggests this isn't a war we're going to win alone. hillary clinton is in iowa today is she a sure thing as people think? all that and roger goodell. >> thanks. that's going to do it for us on this sunday morning. thanks for being with us. >> i'll see you tonight for nbc

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a live look at levi stadium. it's the dawn of a new era for the 49ers and the city of santa clara. in less than an hour the 49ers will be breaking in their new home. good morning. >> it was a long two-year journey to get to this point. by all accounts construction moved at a rapid pace. ground first broke on april 19th, 2012. a few months later crews installed the first steel beams. the crews installed if first seat and finally on july 17th,