good morning. tragic loss. >> beauy, i love you. >> vice president joe biden's son beau succumbs to brain cancer at the age of 46. a life dedicated to public service, both in office and in the military. an incredible bond with his father. we remember him as the finest man any of us have ever known. hospitalized. secretary of state john kerry airlifted to switzerland after crashing his bike in france. this morning we'll get you the latest on his condition. breaking their silence. the duggars now say they are ready talk more than a week after those explosive allegations emerge that their oldest son josh fondled five underage girls when he was a young teen. and seismic start. the summer blockbuster about an

earthquake crushing california is smashing the competition at the box office. is wayne johnson becoming hollywood's biggest movie star? certainly looks like it today sunday, may 31st, 2015. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning, i'm erica hill. >> and i'm carl quintanilla in for lester holt. we'll start with the biden family this morning after that heartbreaking loss. >> that was just a picture. there he is with the vice president. they had such a special bond. we saw that before a picture with him, his wife, their two young children natalie and hunter. a lot of thoughts and prayers going out to the entire family. >> it is our top story this morning. the death of vice president joe biden's son beau at the age of 46. the cause brain cancer. nbc's kristen welker is at the

white house. kristen good morning.5h >> carl good morning. the nation's capital is in mourning today. vice president joe biden announced his son's death in a statement saying beau biden passed away at walter reed medical center saturday night after a, quote valiant fight. he was surrounded by his entire family including his wife, parents and children. those who knew beau biden say he was a public servant with a big heart and broad smile who valued family above all else. vice president biden announced his son's passing late saturday night writing in a statement it is with broken hearts that halle, hunter, ashley, jill and i announce the passing of our husband, brother and son beau after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. president obama also writing in part michelle and i are grieving. beau biden was a friend of ours. going on to write that biden was a man who made a difference in

the lives of all he touched and he lived on in their hearts. the younger biden was diagnosed with brain cancer nearly two years ago. a diagnosis he and his family largely kept private. still after aggressive treatment he was given a clean bill of health. but earlier this year he suffered a relapse, and was admitted to walter reed a week and a half ago. born in 1969 in wilmington, delaware, joseph robinette "beau" biden became a promising politician serving as delaware's 44th attorney general. he was also an iraq war veteran, awarded the bronze star. but his greatest high orty his wife hallie and his two children. for the bidens this is not the first time tragedy has struck. in 1972 beau was a little boy when he was injured in a car accident that killed his sister and mother. his father, joe biden, had just been elected to the u.s. senate, and was famously sworn in at beau's bedside. a heavy topic that beau talked about while introducing his father at the 2008 democratic national convention.

>> one of my earliest memories was being in that hospital. my dad always at my side. we, my brother and i, not the senate, were all that he cared about. >> condolences are now pouring in. for a young man whose future seemed as bright as his father's. biden was widely expected to run for the governor of delaware in 2016. speaking for his entire family joe biden said, quote, beau biden was quite simply the finest man any of us have ever known. carl? >> kristen welker at the white house this morning. kristen, thanks. nbc's chuck todd and andrea mitchell both join us now. good morning to both of you. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> andrea, i want to start with you. as kristen pointed out in her piece and as many americans have seen over the years the bidens are this very tight-knit family. that bond for beau and his father, of course, really strengthened at a young age in tragedy. talk to us about this side of beau biden, and family and its importance. >> beau biden was such a family

man, and the bond between that father and son was just inseparable. they did everything together. they loved politics. but more than politics, they loved family. he was such a father, a brother son, and the fact that, you know, we've done interviews with him on his anti-poverty crusade, his help for children as the attorney general of delaware his public service, his iraq war service, which so informed what jill and his dad joe biden did with iraq and iraq veterans and military familys went to iraq with them shortly after he served there and just watching jill and joe biden in baghdad with the troops and how informed they were by what their son had experienced there. i can't tell you what a fine person he was, and how much all of us who really cared about him and knew him well are really feeling this loss for the whole family. >> just a terrible loss. at the young age of 46, on the

national stage, chuck, he was, of course, known by many people across the country as the vice president's son. but as andrea just alluded to on the local level he was also very dedicated to serving his community. >> you know he was. in fact he, you know, he wasn't so ambitious that he put politics in front of sort of public service. you know when he won his first stint as attorney general in 2006 the assumption was he was going to try to go on some fast track to replace his father in the u.s. senate when his father became vice president. and he had an opportunity to run for his dad's senate seat and he said no because he felt as if it would break a commitment that he made when he ran for attorney general, and instead he ran for re-election as attorney general, and look, he got high marks. he had to deal with some very high profile, very tough cases. as an attorney general might in any state. he handled it with dignity, with grace. look joe biden and beau biden were fathers and sons have bonds everywhere. these two were forged because of tragedy.

they were best friends. joe biden spends every weekend and has been even more, made a more of a concerted effort over the last year to spend every weekend at home in delaware because his son was fighting this and he didn't want to miss a moment. this is just -- you can't fathom the ache, the aching that joe biden is feeling today. >> your heart just goes out to the entire family. andrea, chuck, we appreciate it. thanks for being here. >> you bet. >> now to the breaking news out of switzerland where secretary of state john kerry was airlifted to a hospital after a bike crash in france. let's go to nbc's katy tur for the latest. >> good morning carl. the u.s. press officer in geneva confirms secretary kerry did break his leg this morning while biking in france. secretary kerry was airlifted to a swiss hospital. we're told he never lost consciousness, and is now in stable condition. the accident happened about 25 miles from geneva, where kerry has been in ongoing nuclear talks with iran's foreign minister. the associated press reports

that a paramedic traveling with kerry's motorcade examined the secretary of state after his bike apparently hit a curb. x-rays show he broke his right leg, but officials stress his life is not in any danger. kerry was supposed to be traveling to madrid later today for meetings with spain's king and its prime minister. after that, two days in paris for an international conference on isis. now, he will be flying back to boston, and calling off the rest of his four-nation tour. kerry, as you know has been an avid cycler and cycling fan since childhood. this should come as no surprise. as we all know kerry is a big outdoor man. he was famous for the wind surfing pictures back in the 2004 election. he is said to be in good spirits right now but he does regret missing these upcoming meetings. guys? >> katy tur in london for us. thank you. turning now to the severe weather, which has been wreaking havoc across the plains. heavy storms once again in texas on saturday triggering more flooding, and left thousands without power.

janet shamlian joins us this morning from wimberley, texas. good morning. >> good morning. texas has not been able to catch a break but it may finally be coming. that's because most of the rivers that were being watched have now crested. and while as you said, there was very heavy rain in houston last night, for most of the area, and mo de. it came after a week of record-breaking flooding from houston, to dallas, to hart-hit wimberley. where on saturday the community was overwhelmed when 1500 volunteers, most with no ties to the community turned up to help. >> it's all walks of life all people are here to provide support for wimberley. >> across the state, a week of historic flooding. hundreds of rescues. for some the only way out was to

be lifted into the air. not just texas, oklahoma, too. states issuing a combined 571 flash flood warnings in may, more than they issued in all of 2014. tens of millions in property damage. and the unspeakable human toll.duggar michael callahan's father died as he tried to help a stranger push her car out of flood waters. >> you couldn't ask for a better father. for something like this to happen i feel like i'm going to wake up and be able to see him. and that's not the case. >> reporter: on this last day of may, it's a month that many would like to forget. take a look at the blanco river. it had receded greatly, even from last night. it's very hopeful nudes for people who live here. >> they need every bit of hopeful news they can get. >> let's get to dylan and see if

there is any end in sight to all this rain. >> even though the rivers have crested, they are a little bit above flood stage. the fact that we are going to lose the rain in texas for the next several days is certainly a good sign. this is the cold front that brought the most recent round of rain. it's going to move to the east. we have a slight risk of flooding across parts of northeast. this will mostly develop later on this afternoon and into this evening. we could see as much an as inch or so of rain down into memphis. again, if it comes down quickly in a short period of time you could see some brief flooding. we are also looking at a slight risk of stronger storms in eastern ohio southern pennsylvania stretching into northwestern new jersey. we could see larger hail and stronger wind gusts, heavier downpours and we can't

rule out an isolated tornado across western pennsylvania. >> anything is better than the last few weeks. >> texas needs a break. >> i want to turn it over now to chanel who has more on this big show down in the senate today over the patriot act. >> the senate will convene today in a rare sunday session trying to save the patriot act. the controversial law is expected to expire at midnight tonight. rand paul is blocking a vote on it. he opposed the nsa mass collection of phone records that is allowed under the law. president obama wants to keep the security medicinesasures. a woman's body has been found in ohio near the town where three women had disappeared without a trace. a cloud of fear hangs over ohio since three women went misdsses there in may of 2014.

a support rally will be held in town this morning. the body of a fallen marine has made its final journey home. he was one of six u.s. service members who died delivering aid to earthquake victims in nepal. strong words from britain's prince william on fifa. the prince said in part there seems to be a huge disconnect between the sense of fair play and the allegations of corruption that have long lingered around the management of the sport nationally. prince william represents the royal family. an amazing rescue. firefighters pull the woman from a two foot wide chimney on saturday. emergency crews wered to the school over a report that someone was going to jump off the building. they discovered the woman stuck

25 feet down the chimney shaft. >> hockey's stanley cup championship. chicago advanced with a 5-3 win over the ducks saturday. the stanley cup begins wednesday. take a look at oakland. the a's hosting the yankees. watch this. the a's watch it roll. foul then fair then foul again. back and forth. kind of like the ball had a mind of it own until finally it stopped right on the line. fair ball. yankees win it 5-3. that is buy forwhy people love sports. look at that. >> on the line you can't even predict that. >> fair. >> dylan is back with a further check of the forecast.

>> in the northeast we are going to get our chance at some rain. we could see some stronger storms later on today. it's this cold front that's been moving east all weekend. temperatures are only in the 40s back through the midwest with highs only in the 50s. this is a very cooling front. by the time we get into early next week we are going to see a big cool down in the northeast as well. we could see some stronger storms especially back through pennsylvania. it's mostly wind . hey, good sunday morning to you. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. we're tracking a storm system that's expected to bring some showers to the bay area tonight through monday morning, so keep that in mind. today will be a dry day for many of us however, the north bay already seeing some drizzle, and i do think that will be the case for the first half of the day. in the afternoon we'll see sunshine for the north bay as well. san francisco will be cool and cloudy today with drizzle on and off. sunshine for the south bay. alts bit

a little bit of sunshine for the north bay. nd that's your latest forecast. now to the scandal surrounding the duggars. >> after more hanthan a week of headlines the family is readily to talk about the allegations against their oldest son josh. under fire for the past ten days members of the duggar family now say they will soon speak out parents jimbob and michelle posting on the family's website saying they'll sit down for an interview with fox news next week. the family has faced fierce criticism since the allegations against josh duggar first surfaced. those allegations revealed by "in touch" magazine based on a police report. he was accused of fondling five

under age girls in 2002 and 2003. he responded, saying i acted inexcuse -- noting josh made some very bad mistakes. and we were shocked. the tlc yanked the show from its line-up. and the number of advertisers cutting ties has grown almost daily, now up to at least 19 while the backlash continues across social media. we reached out to confirm josh would not be part of the interview. we were told by a duggar family representative that jim bob and michelle would be doing the intervuiew interview. there has been a push for a final decision from the network. there has been a lot of speculation that there may be a

spin-off that would not involve josh and his family. maybe dealing with the older sisters. >> next up on "today" hats off to the class of 2015. we'll show you the creative graduation caps turning heads right after this. boys? (music) stop less, go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. hurry in, and you can get 0% apr for 72 months on 2015 passat tdi models plus a total of $1500 in available bonuses. anything. anywhere. anytime. anyone. spread the delicious taste you know and love. hershey's is mine, yours, our chocolate spreads.

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but they're not all making headlines. >> the graduates are trying to stand out with some very creative artwork. sheinelle has more. >> students have been doing this as a cool and creative way to show off individually during graduation. buzzfeed posted a recent article asking for incredible graduation caps and the results are so creative. take a look at this one a quote from the movie up adventure is out there. this graduate gave a little love to a dr. seuss classic oh, the places you'll go. this cap is literally a work of art. a little alice in wonderland. this one uses one of the hottest catch phrases see if i can say this right. and finally this cap is a funny spin on game of thrones simply saying game of loans. don't you love it? have you seen any creative graduations caps? send them to us via twitter #orangeroom. i remember 15 20 years ago we used scotch tape or was it masking tape just to say hi mom. that was about it. to say a word or two on the top.

>> it's a good thing when you throw them you can find yours. >> yeah. you're like there it is. that's mine. i have a dr. seuss. oh i've got the loans. >> right, exactly. >> everybody has loans. good to know. >> still to come, a big light change for legendary beatles paul mccartney. why he says he won't be getting high with a little help fr why are all these people so asleep yet i'm so awake? did you know your brain has two systems? one helps keep you awake- the other helps you sleep. science suggests when you have insomnia, the wake system in your brain may be too strong and your neurotransmitters remain too active as you try to sleep, which could be leading to your insomnia. ohh...maybe that's what's preventing me from getting the sleep i need! talk to your doctor about ways to manage your insomnia. lowe's presents: how to plan for the future. happy valentine's day. happy birthday. sorry i forgot our anniversary. happy mother's day. select hanging baskets

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. good morning. your time now is 6:26. we're getting a live look now at a foggy san francisco on this sunday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen along with anthony slaughter who is giving us a check on the forecast. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. we have a storm system that will bring rain to the bay area tonight. excellent news for many of us. the unfortunate thing is it's not going to provide enough rain to do much for the drought. we will see rain tonight and tomorrow morning and that will put off the fire danger which actually begins tomorrow. showers and light drizzle making its way toward the coastline toward the north bay, and i

think that's where the drizzle and light sprinkles will stay today at the coastline. san francisco, that includes you. not a lot of sunshine today. 62 degrees. gray skies, on and off drizzle. the north bay, you'll see a little built bit ofit of limited sunshine there, 73. san francisco bay at midnight and the rest of us will see the rain tonight. have an umbrella and a little extra time in the morning. >> a little extra time doesn't hurt. an unwelcome change. a new jail is in the works in san francisco, but many people say there is no need for it. many attended a meeting yesterday to hear the proposed plan of the justice project. the building seems to be in rough condition and millions of dollars that would be invested in the new jail could be put to better use. san francisco's jail population has dropped dramatically but

the county says the space is necessary because one of the county jails shut down fast in 2013. is looks like a rematch between mike honda and ro khanna. ro khanna launched another campaign to challenge mike honda. ro khanna edged out honda by 54%. he's worked closely with san jose mayor liccardo. both spent more than $3 million on their campaigns last year. more than $3100. that is now the average price to rent a one-bedroom apartment in san francisco. yesterday activists targeted a san francisco city leader calling on him to help make prices more affordable. ♪ >> about 50 people rallied at harvey mill plaza before

marching to the home of supervisor scott weiner. weiner represents the castro and part of the mission district. they believe those homes are needed for renters, not condominiums. an adoption day that could save a pet's life. we'll tell you how to add a furry friend to your life and it's free. we'll come back with anthony slaughter with a look at the forecast. for now we send you back to the "today" show.

. my friend my father my hero the next vice president of the united states joe biden. >> an emotional moment for a father and son. the late bo biden giving a touching tribute to his father joe biden. >> 46-year-old biden succumbed to brain cancer. leaving behind not only his father but a wife and two small children. we want to go straight to nbc's kristin welker for minnesotaore. >> reporter: he announced his son's tragic passing writing in a statement, it is with broken

hart hearts that we announce the passing after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength that he demonstrated every day of his life. president obama, michelle and i are grieving tonight. the younger biden was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago. earlier this year in the spring he suffered a relapse and was admitted to walter reed about a week and a half ago. he was a rising political star in his own right. he was widely expected to run for governor of delaware in 2016. he valued family above all else. his wife and children. many noting bo was a lot like his dad.

speaking for the entire family he said quote, bo biden was the finest man any of his have ever known. >> dr. natalie, good morning. it's such sad nudes. are there well established risk factors? >> no. and that's what i think makes one of these kinds of cancers particularly challenging and frustrating for people. there really aren't any well established agreed upon risk factors. perhaps some family risk factors. but we also don't have any well established screening tests for primary brain cancer. >> 46 seems so young. does this fall within the expected age range? >> it does. in fact brain cancer can occur at any age. we see different types and subtypes of brain cancer in the pediatric population. in the adult group, a

particularly aggressive form of brain cancer is called a blas toe ma. we don't know which one bo had. we certainly can't make any definty tyitive comments about his treatment and prognosis necessarily. >> he had a clean bill of health quote, unquote. is there such a thing with brain cancer? >> i think that provided the original stage he was diagnosed, if he had clean margins with the surgical excision. we know that again certain brain cancers can be very aggressive. five year survival is roughly 33% 33%. we do know these cancered eds can reoccur. >> good morning guys. today we are going to see some scattered showers and storms make their way from the great lakes into the northeast. we have rain moving through

cleveland and southeastern parts of michigan. we have flood watches through indiana, ohio parts of southeastern michigan again. it's mostly because of the heavier rain that we're seeing with these downpours. most of southern pennsylvania and northwestern new jersey we could see storms develop later on today. oklahoma sunny, texas is mainly sunny. tomorrow our risk pushes into the northern rockies including hey, good sunday morning to you. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. you know we have some showers developing off the coastline this morning. a lot of this will be light and spotty for the north bay, mostly and san francisco. as we head through the day, we'll see a few peeks of sunshine for san francisco and the north bay. more sunshine for the east bay, the peninsula and the south bay. temperatures will be in the mid-70s. san francisco great skies today. on and off drizzle and showers arrive for all of us tonight and

into tomorrow morning. so i hear a rumor that raphael here wants to be a meteorologist. >> yeah. >> do you know the forecast today. >> it's sunny right now, huh? >> the summer blockbuster san andreas is shaking things up at the box office. that is turning duane johnson into an unlikely mega star. >> reporter: before hollywood fell in love with duane johnson, he was simply the rock. the face and eyebrow of professional wrestling. then the rock became the king

the scorpion king. a small part in the mum my returns, but soon with a film of his own. and the rock never looked back. >> you just earned yourself a dance with the devil, boy. >> reporter: the former college football player has had little trouble tackling the box office bringing in far more money than bigger hollywood names. >> he actually gets more people into movie theaters. >> the unlikely movie star, will smith first gained fame adds as a rapper. >> whether he's an late night tv or instagram or twitter -- >> reporter: again, shaking things up on a different kind of stage. >> come on!

>> reporter: for today nbc news los angeles. >> i need to point out that the folks in the control room happened to notice during the piece that carl was doing the eyebrow thing. what? can you do it again? wait wait carl don't let it go. >> which eyebrow moment are you about? >> when he raises an eyebrow. >> here. hello. >> carl "the rock." >> that's not going to be exactly the same. sorry. >> not bad. >> still to come this morning, could your barbecue explode when you go out to grill burgers and dogs later tadoday? scary stuff. that's coming up right after this.

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be in our backyards today grilling. the last thing you think about when you hit the igniter is a big fire ball coming out of here an explosion. fire officials say it actually happens all the time. this morning they're about to show us how quickly things can turn deadly. a fire ball in your back yard. >> whoa. >> reporter: a scary blast that can literally knock you down. and experts say it happens more often than you'd think. 7,000 gas grill fires every year. many from leaking propane like this. you're watching a 4th of july nightmare in progress. byron bends over to light his propane barbecue and then the explosion. his body is engulfed in a wall of fire. >> i saw the skin melt off here. >> turns out he left the pro-pane

on too long. he runs to his swimming pool to put himself out. moments later the paramedics arrive and rush him to the e.r. >> i've got second degree burns. my face and hair caught on fire. >> reporter: these dangerous explosions are posted all over youtube. to find out just how powerful a blast can be we set up a demonstration. with minnesota firefighters standing by we opened the gas valve to simulate a leak. after just a few minutes. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: you see that fire ball? that could be you standing at the grill. take another look. a giant ball of fire erupting from the grill. blowing the doors open shooting out of the top. and look at those flames pouring out of the bottom.

>> a common mistake is they turn on the gas, they leave the cover down they hit the igniter and they get an explosion from a build-up of gas. >> reporter: you want to keep the lid open before you light it? >> absolutely. don't wait and let it build up gas. and don't lean over the top. the soapy water test. make sure there's no bubbling. >> if you see the soapy water bubbling that means you have a gas leak. >> absolutely. tighten it up or replace it if it can't be tightened up. >> reporter: simple tips so this doesn't happen at your next barbecue. here's another tip. fire officials say don't do what i sometimes do. keep hitting the igniter and it's not lighting up and you keep hitting it.

don't do that. close it up shut the gas up for three to five minutes to dissipate, then put the gas back on and try it again. hope it helps back to you. >> thank you so much. some scary video. when you're grilling there's a good chance someone had opened some beer or wine. there's probably kids playing. you over got to be extra careful. >> i've never used a gas grill because i'm so afraid of that. i've used the charcoal. >> be careful. >> let's send it over to dylan in the orange room. >> we have nancy here with your beautiful family from the albany new york area. this is your first time at the today show. i'll let you take it away. >> up next beatles legend paul mccartney saying good-bye to an old friend. first, this is "today" on nbc. and you and me. ♪

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>> pop in whenever you feel like it. rough nudesews for iggy azalea fans. the tour is cancelled. we'll be back out on the road when the next album is done. this is actually the second time the great escape tour has been cancel cancelled. she goes on to tweet about other concert dates that are still on. a lot of people are speculating it's because of poor ticket sales. she says it's not there yet. i don't know what the truth is but people are disappointed. >> nothing worse than buying concert tickets and having it cancelled, like christmas was taken away. >> so our second story had to do with a familiar face sir paul mccartney told the daily mirror that he had given up marijuana. after many years of indulgence he now prefers wine or a nice

margarita. he said he doesn't want to set a bad example for his kids and grandchildren grandchildren. a lot of people are nodding their head. they can probably relate. he's one of the world's most famous dad. of course he's the father of stella mccartney famed fashion designer. >> wine is not bad. our last story had to do with kristen bell's uber ride. little did she know she had requested an uber carpool ride. i've seen that function. this is a new function that you can now request a ride adds a carpool and it makes the fare a lot cheaper. didn't know uber had a carpool option but my driver just pulled over and said i have to pick

someone else up. then she tweets no one is talking. this silence is the only thing more awkward than if all of us were talking. breaking nudes inging news one of them is singing. hashtag uber carpool. thank you for the ride. it was full of surprises. >> bon jovi just called. he wants his song back. >> you know it's a long night when bon jovi comes out and everyone starts singing it. >> isn't that funny? >> can you imagine if people who got in the car who may have recognized here? >> just ahead, a new window on the world from your child's class room right after these messages. le creams come with high hopes, but hope... doesn't work on wrinkles. clinically proven

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we're back on this sunday morning with one of the best ways to get your kids interested in learning. by making it fun and interactive. >> a crazy number of teachers getting to that moment has become a global journey but it's one they can now take from the comfort of their classroom. it's not your average assignment for a third grader. >> can you do me a favor? >> yeah. >> can you just make sure that no polar bears come up behind me. is that a deal? >> okay. >> but max is more than happy to oblige. keeping an eye on the arctic landscape as he and his classmates pepper explorer jamie with questions. >> how cold is it right now? >> what are some dangerous animals you've encountered. >> reporter: the polar landscape is more than 3500 miles from the

suburban new york students. a bit far for a field trip. >> i think it's very difficult to organize a school outing to the arctic. so i think the next best thing that we can do is try to bring the arctic to you. >> what's it like for you to watch your class get so excited about learning in this way? and to have that moment with kids halfway around the world? >> it's like magic. the kids feel so motivated. they're enthusiastic. and what better way to learn than if you're interested in something? >> amy rosenstein first brought skype into her classroom six years ago when a friend moved to hong kong. while she initially used the video chats to stay in touch, as many people now do across the globe she soon realized her live chats could add a new dimension to her lessons. >> the results were beyond my wildest dreams. >> since then she's helped her students visit 25 countries. meeting people from paris to new zealand. learning how they lived. >> in your country near an

ocean? >> even chatting with fellow students like this class in barcelona. the focus of a mystery class. >> do you border france? >> yes. >> an opportunity for these third graders to test their knowledge. >> do you live in spain? >> yes! >> and learn much more in the process. >> what do you do when the weather gets really bad? >> we watch dvds and play scrabble. >> we value a third grader having an important question having adults respond you to is a really empowering thing. >> across the globe more than 400,000 educators are now actively using skype in their classroom. >> i think it's great to continue going on real field trips in real life. i think a lot of schools don't have the budgets for that anymore. and this is a way to travel virtually. >> say adios. >> adios! >> it was really cool to see. i would love for my kids to have this in her classroom.

i asked amy who her dream skypes were. she said astronauts at the international space station and she said the president. how cool it would be for the kids to actually have a chat with the white house. she has sent letters. she hasn't heard back. but in case anybody at the white house or the international space station is watching, you have third graders in ardsly, new york, who are ready for you. >> it's a great idea. >> which makes getting on the bus and going to the fire house seem so old-fashioned. >> although what she was saying is it's also a great way to integrate, she gave the example of china. so they'll skype with other kids in hong kong, then supplement that, too, because they're studying china in third grade and social studies with a trip to see a performance by a chinese dance troupe. so she loves that it's sort of an additional dimension and a lot cheaper than field trips which is a concern for a lot of schools. >> let's get back to chuck todd and see what's coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> my dream skype is just simply to skype with my kids by the way, when i'm traveling. anyway this morning, we're going to have a big 2016 special. three candidates on the shows

bernie sanders rick santorum and ohio governor john kasich. but the story that's stunned official washington, the bombshell charge es against the former speaker of the house dennis hastert. all of that coming up on "meet the press," couple minutes. >> chuck thanks, we'll be watching. >> one more programming note, tomorrow on "today," comic tracy wargen will sit down with matt for a life interview, his first since the deadly crash that nearly took his life, as well. be sure to tune in for that tomorrow only on "today." thanks for being with us this weekend. carl nice to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you for filling in. hope you enjoy the rest of your sunday. have a great day, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow on "today."

good sunday morning to you. we want to give you a live look right now at lake cunningham in san jose. still a little bit hazy out there and a little bit cooler. good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm vicky nguyen and we'll get a look at your forecast with anthony slaughter. maybe some moisture? >> we've seen some showers this morning. just some drizzle, mist and light activity in san francisco and the coastline. there's the storm system off the coast. it's not organized and most of this activity is headed into northern california. we're just going to get a passing blow of this storm system as it moves through.