what i'm talking about. the same deal for the bay bridge approach, stop and go at metering lights on. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back in a half hour. . the president set to make it official today. nbc news exclusive we're behind the scenes with chris christie as he announces his white house bid. why he thinks he's the most qualified man for the job and how his time in new jersey has prepared him for washington. >> i think what sets me apart is the state where i come from.

this is hand to hand combat every day. and believe it. >> shoots and scores! usa! >> the u.s. women knock off top ranked germany in a thrilling world cup match, moving one step closer to winning it all today, wednesday, july 1st, 2015. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we know half of the match-up for the world cup final, u.s. is in and we find out who wins between japan and england. >> we have to wait until sunday to see the final but it will be an exciting one. they topple their rival, germany, so good but not good enough last night. we'll have more on the game in a minute. fire ripping through a

historic black church near charleston, south carolina, the same church forced to rebuild 20 years after being burned to the ground by the ku klux klan. this is the eighth fire at black churches in the last two weeks. tennessee, georgia and north carolina and south carolina. sarah is at the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, we're moments away from a press conference updating the investigation but the associated press is quoting a federal source as saying preliminary findings indicate this was not arson. regardless, the loss is devastating to congregation who watched helplessly as their church burned. this morning local and federal agencies are investigating the cause of a fire tuesday night at mt. zion methodist episcopal church in greeleyville, south carolina. 50 firefighters responded to the scene but authorities say it's too soon to tell what caused the fire citing storms and lightning strikes in the area.

>> sit and see that happening, it's really devastating. >> first i was shocked. it was just unbelievable. heart once again was torn into pieces. i pray this is not arson. but that this is an act of god. >> the blaze comes amid a rash of fires that erupted at black churches all across the south in the past two weeks. officials say at least two fires have already been declared arson. all of these reept fires occurred in the weeks following the shooting at emanuel methodist ee pispiscopal church. all of the victims were black. the fires have further fueled the national discussion about race relations with the hash tag, who is burning black churches trending online throughout the week. the south has a long history of racially motivated attacks against black churches. mt. zion was burned to the ground back in 1995 by members of the ku klux klan and visited by then president bill clinton

after it was rebuilt. and now that the sun is up, people are stopping by to see the destruction firsthand. many saying they are praying it was caused by nature and not man. the mayor tells me he will accept investigators findings though, no matter what they are. back to you. >> sarah dallof, thank you. united states government taking a major new step towards restoring ties with cuba this morning. in the next hour or so, president obama will noungs the reopening of embassies in both washington and havana. kristen welker has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. that's right, the president will make the announcement from the rose garden later this morning officially ending a dip pro mattic standoff that's been in place more than 50 years. in december the president announced he wanted to resume relations with cuba. diplomats have spent the past six months negotiating the details. key to this development, the u.s. removed cuba from the list

of state sponsors of terrorism last month. critics like republican presidential candidate marco rubio argue it empowers a government that carries out human rights abuses. the president says it's time to reopen trade. john kerry is negotiating a nuclear deal with iran but travel to cuba for the opening of the em baescy. >> thanks very much. we'll have live coverage of the president's remarks coming up in the next hour. breaking news in the financial crisis in greece that has caused a ripple effect on stocks here in the u.s. the country's prime minister is now signaling a willingness to accept a bailout package. keir simmons is live in athens. what are you hearing? >> reporter: savannah, good morning, we're expecting to hear from prime minister at any moment now and as you mentioned, he's expected to announce that he does agree to the demands of

europe that may well be able to keep greece inside europe, inside the euro, but this may be a roller coaster ride. as you mentioned, stocks have risen this morning but we're waiting to see whether europe is actually demanding that greece not hold a referendum on sunday. meanwhile, the financial crisis here gets more -- today we have seen retirees, pensioners, at banks, an emotional scenes, trying to get over $100 in order to get by because the amount of money they are able to take has been -- pensioners don't even have -- so this country is frankly facing a 1930s style depression unless it can rescue itself from this crisis. the problem is, savannah, they have no good choices. this is a poker game in which what is at stake is the future of greece. >> a lot of financial mystery right now, keir simmons, thank you. mean while here at home, federal law enforcement officials are boosting security

measures ahead of the fourth of july holiday weekend. the fbi and department of homeland security have issued a memo to 18,000 agencies nationwide warning them to be on alert. agents are also setting up command centers to monitor potential threats although nothing specific has been identified. there's new fallout over the brazen prison break in upstate new york as captured fugitive david sweat is revealing more to investigators about that escape. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: 12 officials at the prison, including the superintendent and top deputies have been put on leave. meantime the only man to escape and survive is holding little back from investigators. shot twice after 23 days on the run, david sweat says he was the mastermind, the man who planned the prison break for six months, according to the district

attorney, who also says sweat told investigators, he and richard matt only used hacksaw blades to cut through prison walls and into pipes. sweat says he was the one who navigated the maze of catwalks. sweat told investigators the night before the escape the duo slithered through this pipe, peeking out not from the man hole they escaped from but another in the middle of a neighborhood. >> he felt due to their being a number of houses in that area, that it might not be a good spot to exit from. >> reporter: the next night sweat and matt did it again. this time starting their three-week run through dense woods, swamps and mountains. some days they could hear helicopters, sweat even watched police close in. >> there was an occasion where he was in a tree stand and border patrol agents were surrounding the area but they did not locate him. >> reporter: along the way the convicts broke into cabins like

this one, using a radio to guide their movements. >> they were able to hear the progress of the search, where the perimeters were and to try to avoid those areas. >> reporter: days later matt was killed, sweat shot and finally captured. now the prison boss at clinton correctional and 11 other employees have been suspended as part of the prison probe. fallout as the only inmate still alive tells all. with sweat said to be cooperating, federal investigators tell nbc news they are conducting a probe inside the prison about a potential heroin ring that was run by the prisoners and whether that money was used to fund the escape. savannah. >> pan dora's box. thank you so much. meanwhile hillary clinton's e-mails back in the news. >> good morning, once again. a new batch of hillary clinton ree-mails released leaves little doubt that the obama administration was aware of her

personal e-mail address. the e-mail address was requested in 2009. the e-mails also show that she struggled to fit into the obama administration and worried about how much time she had with her new boss. they revealed the extent to which hillary received advice from long time confidant sidney blumenthal. new light being shed on jeb bush's personal finances. he released 33 years of tax returns and worth as much as $22 million. since leaving office in 2007, he earned nearly $29 million in a span of seven years and in 2013 alone, showed an adjusted gross income of 7.3 million. jeb also took the opportunity to go after hillary clinton stressing that he paid a higher average tax rate at 36% than the clintons who paid 30% even though he earned less income than the clintons. firefighters have been making progress fighting that

wildfire in washington but officials warn of hot dry weather for the july fourth holiday. the fire burned through more than four square miles and destroyed two dozen homes but now 47% contained. that's up from 10% on tuesday. take a look meanwhile at the national interagency fire centers forecast for the threat of fires for july. there's above normal potential in washington and oregon and the risk tracks south into california and arizona where a year's long drought has killed millions of trees creating perfect fuel of course for fires. as we mentioned at the top of the show, congratulations to team usa after a huge win after top-ranked germany. sending the americans back to the final. >> usa is going to the final. >> reporter: in last night's game against the number one ranked germany, the u.s. women's soccer team got one step closer to winning the world cup trophy. >> they did take great job,

played their hearts out tonight and so pleased for them. >> reporter: playing the best game of the tournament, the u.s. scored a 2-0 victory and clinched a spot in the world cup finals. >> it's a dream come true. this is what we train for. this is the blood, sweat, tears, everything. >> reporter: after a lucky break and germany missing a penalty kick, carli lloyd scored the team's first goal. later followed by a goal from kelly o'hara. it's been 15 years since the team has won the world cup but all of that could change sunday when they face either england or japan in the final game. >> we didn't come here to make the final. we came here to win it. we have to go after it next game. >> japan takes on england tonight. if it is a match between japan as many are expecting and the u.s., this would be a rematch to a rivalry back in 2011, japan won. >> that missed penalty kick was huge. they missed one 17 for 17 before

that. >> it did give them momentum after that. >> flooding in houston? >> more flooding in houston, 2 to 4 inches of rain yesterday produced up to a foot of rain so far for the month of june. now that we have wrapped up june, it is one of the top ten rainiest junes on record. cars were stranded and some cars were trying to pull over into gas stations to get higher ground to get out of the flooding. in the northwest, we could use a little bit of this rain. it has been hot and dry in boise. we have seen record breaking temperatures in june. we're looking for temps to stay ♪ ♪ ♪ you're unpacking already? yeah, help me find some mugs. sure. (beep) hey... o.k. they'll do. wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ so, where do you want to start? i think this is a pretty good place.

♪ is folgers in your cup ♪ good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. heat advisory in effect for inland valleys. areas in red in effect until 9:00 this evening. we're already starting out with warm temperatures in the tri-valley, 72 degrees. and today expect a high of 109 degrees. and it will even be warm in san francisco, reaching 80 degrees. north bay 99 today. we see a high of 97 degrees in south bay. 3 c3 matt. >> new jersey's governor chris christie is hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire today. after becoming the 14th republican to enter the race for the white house. he made it official with his old high school gym and i caught up with the governor exclusively as

he prepared to make that announcement. >> when we got together in april, you told me you hadn't decided and hadn't made up your mind. what got you from that moment of not deciding to this moment of getting ready to go out there and say i'm running for president? >> two things, first in high heart, i really felt ready, felt i had something to contribute to make the country a better place and change the world. the second part was these guys are ready. that was the other thing, they are ready and if i didn't have both of those, i couldn't go out and do this but i do. >> team christie, show of hands, everybody is in on this? you're all ready for it? >> yes. >> you're going to step out on a stage governor, you went to high school here, class president here three years in a row. you think it's going to be emotional? >> very. i love this place. this place helped to make me who i am today. it's a place my parents wanted to bring us to to have the most success in life.

i have so many friends who i love so dearly. that's why i wanted to be here. it will be very emotional for me. >> i'm proud to announce my candidacy for the republican nomination for president of the united states of america! [ applause ] >> it's been a long journey, governor to this announcement. back in 2012, a lot of your fellow republicans really urged you to run and you declined. some of those republicans now look and go, that was his moment. do you worry that you can't capture that genie and put him back in a bottle? >> no. here's the most important thing, in 2011 and 2012, i was not ready to be president. you don't run because you think you can win. you have to think you can win and you're ready to do the job. i wasn't ready, matt. >> you said to me on a couple of occasions, in your opinion a governor should get the nomination because governors have been accountable for running a state. so what sets you apart from a guy like scott walker and jeb bush and mike huckabee and rick

perry. >> what sets me apart is the state i come from. this is hands to hand combat every day. it's a democratic legislature, whose fighting you all the time, who you have to learn how to bring in and craft compromise. and in red states they don't have a lot of experience of doing that. i know how to do that. >> for all of your talk about compromise, you have a mixed bag of reaction in this state. i drove into your event today and drove past a pretty hefty group of protesters. i think a lot of them were teachers and holding up signs that said liar and bully. >> we've got to make these hard decisions and i don't shy away from it. you'll have some people that protest and are angry. >> when this country elected barack obama as president six years ago, history was made, the first african-american president in u.s. history. if you look at this country today, you could argue that it is as racially divided and racially tense as it has been in decades. if barack obama couldn't help

bridge the racial divide, how can president chris christie? >> i've learned in my state, the most ethnically diverse in the country, first place to do is is to show up and listen. for instance, when the tragedy happened in charleston, african-american ministers in my state called and said they wanted to have a prayer service. i went on father's day and sat with african-american ministers and members of their congregation and spoke very clearly about racism, that racism is the cause of what happened in charleston. >> so did the president. he went down and eulogized reverend pinckney. >> i don't think he's listening. he talks but doesn't listen. in camden, the murder rate is down 55%, who showed up a few weeks ago? the president, to say what a great job was going on in camden. >> but when president obama came to office there was all of that talk about hope and change. there was all of that feeling of inspiration, you can decide how

it worked out six years later. what could you do to inspire this country, a country that seems desperate for inspiration. >> first off by telling them the truth. they think politicians tell them a version of the truth they think will sell that day. i've never been accused of that. i'm going to tell the truth as i see it. >> a lot of the pundits will weigh in about his chances to win or not win. when you sit in the gym with him yesterday and watch him go 35 minutes without a teleprompter and couple of notes on a podium and watch him in that crowd, that part of chris christie is very impressive. >> i think that's what everyone acknowledges, he has great political gifts. where there's enough to distinguish him, we'll see. >> donald trump goes on offense after the miss usa pageant is dropped from television. what he's saying about his $500 million lawsuit. plus on rossen reports, the modern day robin hoods who feed

expiring meters to keep you from getting tickets and officials suing to stop them. response from iphone siri, if you ask her one specific math problem that has everyone talking. first, this is today on nbc.

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people as far away as san jose could smell it in the air. power grid operators issued a flex alert at 2:00. temps in triple dimgits exing. a big run on the use of electricity. regulators say rolling blackouts are out in of the question. they're have asking everyone to concern energy use as much as possible. the map behind kari hall filled up with red. >> that's where we have the heat advisories in effect for the inland valleys and that continues until 9:00 this evening. that's where temperatures will be the hottest today. we start out at 72 in the tri-valley and peninsula. 63 degrees. but it goes way up this afternoon. expect a high of 109 in the tri-valley. san francisco reaching 80 degrees in the north bay today. reaching 99 degrees. 97 for south bay and peninsula. reaching 94. let's check in with anthony. >> good morning. a couple of accidents through the altamont pass.

past livermore, you can see stretches towards tracy. 8 880 an accident past the san mateo bridge. getting on to the san mateo slowing there. let's show you ha what it looks like. there's the slowing. stop and go in towards westbound direction. otherwise, not bad as we head into the south bay, things looking good an accident towards 280, keeping things slow towards willow glen. >> not everybody's left for the july 4th holiday.

♪ 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, july 1st 2015. great crowd out on our plaza, and there's a reason we're playing that awesome throwback song. we are going to have a special concert tomorrow throwback thursday. boy george and culture club singing all their hits including, i think, "do you really want to hurt me?" one of my favorites of all time. >> absolutely. >> has to happen. >> it should be fun. that's tomorrow. meanwhile, here's a look at what's making headlines today. the cause of a fire at a historic black church in south carolina is now under investigation. it happened north of charleston at a church that was burned to the ground by kkk members 20 years ago. it is the eighth fire at a black church in the south in less than two weeks.

recreational marijuana now legal in oregon with a law passed last november going into effect today. adults can possess up to one ounce and keep up to eight ounces at home. that's one per household. and in the world of sports team usa knocked off top-ranked germany 2-0 last night to advance to sunday's final of the women's world cup. they'll face the winner of tonight's second semifinal that pits japan against england. meantime donald trump once again defending his controversial comments on immigration that have several networks including nbc, dropping planned broadcasts of his miss usa beauty pageant. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has more on this. and peter, this is all leading up to probably not shocking a very big lawsuit from trump. >> yeah i think that's right. everything's bigger in the land of trump, right, including the dollar figures. trump has now sued univision for $500 million, claiming his first amendment rights were violated when the company he says announced it wouldn't air the miss usa pageant. the suit reportedly says the

move was politically motivated, because trump says univision's owner supports hillary clinton. >> hi, everybody. >> reporter: like it or not, it's the controversy that's fueling donald trump's presidential campaign. back in new hampshire, trump this time attacked nbcuniversal and univision for abandoning miss usa contestants. >> they left 51 wonderful girls. what nbc and univision did to these young women was disgraceful. they never had them in mind. >> reporter: undeterred by the firestorm over these comments about undocumented immigrants from mexico -- >> they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: trump fiercely defended his argument on fox news tuesday night. >> it's totally accurate. the border is a disaster bill. people are pouring in and i mean illegal people. >> reporter: the billionaire tycoon is taking univision to court for pulling the plug on its miss usa broadcast. >> they terminated with a pr

statement. so we just sued them for $500 million. >> reporter: univision in a statement dismissed trump's suit as "factually false and legally ridiculous." still, trump remains defiant. >> it's a very good lawsuit. and let's see who comes next. >> so what's next for miss usa? the organization says the show will go on july 12th but both co-hosts also withdrew yesterday, by the way. fans will still be able to watch it. miss usa says it will stream the pageant live on its website. matt and savannah? >> all right, peter alexander. thank you so much. let us get a check of the weather from dylan, who's in for al. >> yeah and on the west coast, the conditions for fires are still very rampant. and we showed you this map a little bit earlier. also want to mention that parts of the southeast are also under the gun for potential fire weather as we go through the month of july because it's hot and dry, and there are minor drought conditions out that way. but it's really the west coast where we're still seeing the conditions with gusty winds up near 25 miles per hour temperatures well over 100

degrees, and also the fact that there hasn't been any rain in this area. so these fires that you're seeing here are all the current fires that are ongoing right now. and also want to include alaska in that where 399 fires burned through the month of june. now, we do have heat advisories excessive heat watches, excessive heat warnings in effect because of not only the heat but we also have some humidity down in the southwest because of the thunderstorms that are developing. so you need to stay hydrated. it is going to stay very very hot. temperatures running 15 to 25 degrees above average down through the southeast, again. we're about 15 degrees above average. reno 99 today. and this is going to last all through the weekend, perhaps even into most of next week at good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. heat advisory in effect today for areas shaded in red. for inland valleysing temperatures to top out over 100 degrees. but the good news that is the heat does back off in time for the weekend.

right now temperatures are in the 60s and 70s walking out the door. in san francisco you have low clouds patchy fog, 58. as we go into the rest of the day, hot spots the tri-valley reaching 109 degrees. 90s for most inland bay area. that's latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you very much. just ahead, did you guys see this one? a terrifying prank pulled on paris hilton. she thinks her plane is crashing. it was just a prank, but she may get her revenge in court. we'll have that story. and next on "rossen reports" -- >> reporter: hey, good morning. i'm jeff rossen. how annoying is it and we've all done it -- you park your car, forget to pay the meter, run in to get a bite to eat, you come out and you have a parking ticket. well there are a group of guys called the robin hoods, who are going around feeding strangers' meters to help them out. so, why is the city taking them to court? rock music) dad? can my team sleep over? uhhh... uhhh... yeah, please!! with your new samsung washer with activewash you can pre-treat stains in the built-in

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reports." and this morning, total strangers trying to save drivers from getting parking tickets, and the city officials who are trying to stop them. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen's here with more on that. hi jeff. >> hey, guys. good morning to you. look we've all been there, right? you run into the store to grab something and you forget to feed the meter. you walk out minutes later, and boom that's in your face a big, red "time expired," and worse yet, there's a ticket on your windshield. it can ruin your day. but fear not! the robin hoods are here to save you, pulling out bags of change and saving complete strangers from tickets. so, why are their acts of kindness landing them in court? they're the new crusaders. >> one minute? oh that's a save. yes! >> reporter: hitting the streets. you just saved this guy. with one goal -- >> oh, here's one that's expired. >> reporter: -- to stop you from getting a ticket. paying it forward, feeding expired meters for complete strangers. >> thank you very much! i appreciate it. >> reporter: they call

themselves the robin hoods. how much do you put in? >> one nickel bought him 15 minutes. >> reporter: following meter maids in keene, new hampshire, pumping meters with coins before officers can write them a ticket. >> we'll give them 36 tickets, three dimes. >> reporter: that's not all. the robin hoods always leave behind their calling card. "robin immediate, king of keene" and it says your time expired, however we saved you from the king's terror. >> people love it when we do these things. >> reporter: why do you do this? >> people feel good when they get a note from robin hood of keene. they know they've been saved from a ticket. i'm going to give them a little extra because i know they'll probably be in this spot for an extended period of time. >> reporter: wow, an hour's worth. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: but do they go too far? >> do they pay you to walk back and forth like that? >> reporter: the city suing them saying they harass the meter maids as they follow them. >> go back to your truck and walk away. >> okay. >> reporter: do you think you harass the parking enforcers?

>> no. criminal harassment that's a criminal charge. and if we were conducting harassment they could arrest us for that. >> reporter: and they haven't? >> and they have not done that. >> reporter: simply put, what do you think the lawsuit's about? >> it's about the revenue. they want to protect their thousands of dollars that they had coming in and they're upset. >> reporter: we sat down with the mayor of keene, kendall lane. >> the issue is about the fact that they're harassing the parking enforcement officers. they bump up against them. they stick cameras in their face. >> reporter: you say this is about harassment but in the city's follow-up lawsuit, you say you are seeking money damages for injuries sustained by the city. isn't this about money? >> no. it's really about getting an injunction to protect our employees. >> reporter: the state supreme court ruling the robin hoods are protected by the first amendment and can continue their work but adding the city can argue for a safety zone around the meter maids. >> saved just in the nick of time. >> reporter: the robin hoods say they'll be out there again today. >> absolutely. it's the right thing to do. >> the city tells us they are

planning to go back to court, asking for a 15-foot perimeter around those meter maids so the robin hoods can't get too close. lots of debate over this at this desk as well. by the way, we want to hear from you. facebook.com/rossenreports. let us know what you think. but you guys were talking about this the whole time. >> love everything they're doing except talking to the meter maids. >> yeah. >> there's no need to do that. >> those people are just doing their jobs probably are making a very little salary. why harris those people or even talk to them? >> this isn't even the story i thought it was. i thought they were suing because they don't like the revenue taken away. they're suing because they're harassing the parking employees. >> a meter maid actually had to quit their job after this. >> they're trying to do a good thing. >> do a good deed without being obnoxious about it. >> right, absolutely. >> i like that it's 5 cents for 15 minutes in keene. >> good point. >> we need that in new york city. >> but you didn't like the fact they left the card. what's your problem with that? >> i think if you're going to do something out of the kindness of your heart, you do it anonymously and be a good person. >> don't take credit for it.

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we are back at 7:48 with news out of hollywood. power couple ben affleck and jennifer garner are divorcing after ten years of marriage. >> reporter: rumors of a break-up bubbles sing for months it's official. after much thought and careful consideration we have made the difficult decision to divorcement the superstar couple says in a statement, we go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to coparenting our children. >> privately they have been dealing with issues and the trouble over the years. it really came to a head recently. they were going back and forth about when to make this personal announcement public. >> reporter: this morning, questions are swirling about the timing of the split. announced one day after their tenth anniversary. while california alimony changes

for couples married longer than a decade a source says the typing was coincidence. affleck and garner had plenty of picture perfect moments on the red carpet and at home but a source tells our sister network e news they have been living separate lives almost a year. affleck staying in hotels. now he'll live on the couple's property but in a different building as he and garnerer raise their three kids together. >> ben and jen are a relatable couple their whole relationship really. they have been honest about the fact that marriage isn't always a walk this the park. >> reporter: during his oscar speech in 2013 he described his marriage as work which garner joked about on snl. >> our marriage is the work of love. what would you call it? >> a gift. i would have said thank you for my wife our marriage is a gift. >> reporter: marriage may be work. in the end it wasn't working.

nbc news los angeles. >> never feel good about news like this. celebrity couples have are to go through it with so much public attention which makes it harder is. >> they are both nice people. we wish them the best. >> cheer things up for us tamron. >> i don't know if this will cheer you up but it will have you talking about siri. both siri and cookie monster were trending topics and many say it was a tweet from aaron paul that got the internet buzzing. here's what he posted. ask siri "what is zero divided by zero" right now. so people did it. her answer amusing. we'll try it here. what is zero divided by zero. >> imagine that you have zero cookies and you split them evenly among zero friends. how much cookies does each person get? see? it doesn't make sense. and cookie monster is sadded edsad that

there are no cookies and you are sad that you have no friends. >> i don't know if i could cheer you up. carson daly chimed in. he said i asked siri what zero divided by zero is and her answer has me weeping in the bathroom. my feelings are hurt. cookie monster clarified. he said me no know how to divide by zero. but me know how to divide cookies into crumbs. siri can throw shade from time to time. tweet some of the things you have heard many a siri conversation. also the controversial iphone case being called a death trap design and the lovely story of the are paris proposal that set off social media search. that will cheer you up. love in paris. >> after the siri thing, savannah had a brawl with her. >> i love that carson clarifies iphone siri.

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i'm ... ==anim== happening you're watching "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning. 7:56. i'm sam brock. happening today construction company tied to last month's deadly berkeley balcony collapse is arguing for a temporary restraining order. segue construct wanted to be present when investigators test evidence. in its court filing they argued evidence may have been damaged in the removal of the balcony taft collapsed, killing six young people. city investigators say they discovered severe dry rot in the balcony, likely result of water exposure. a live look outside now at sunol where the heat is already intensifying this morning. along with triple-digit temperatures there are concerns about elevated fire danger. cal has issued a statewide flex alert which means a possibility of rolling blackouts. they want you to be careful conserving energy. >> the heat advisory in full

effect. kari hall. >> humidity will be slightly higher and that will make it feel worse with all of the heat. areas in red, that's where we do have the heated avoozry that continues until 9:00. right now, nice and comfortable for the bay. it's 58 degrees in san francisco. so some spots staying cool. but look how hot it gets in the tri-valley reaching 109 degrees. the peninsula 94, 97 in the south bay. and the north bay, reaching near 100 degrees. san francisco tops out at 80 degrees. here's a look at traffic with anthony. >> good morning. a few accidents through the altamont pass. a couple of them earlier have cleared. but it's slowing towards dublin castro valley. 880 southbound past san mateo bridge another within has occurred. things are starting to get going. fremont, traffic does pick up past the accidents and even in the south bay, not too bad. just a little bit of red on the map. but through 101, 280 things are

slow. you can see that for yourself starting to pick up through this location. >> thank you very much. we'll be back in 25 minutes.

it it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up paris fights back. after a terrifying prank on a reality show, the star is report oedly set to sue the producers. plus, pitching tents with the president. meet the lucky girl scouts who just spent the night camping out on the south lawn of the white house. and dishing the dirt. why millions of americans may be loading their dishwasher the wrong way. today, wednesday, july 1st, 2015.

>> we're from indiana! >> celebrating our 25th anniversary! >> hello, everybody from san jose, california! >> texas loves wrangler! >> happy birthday, canada, from nyc! >> i'm alicia and this is my 16th birthday. >> celebrating his first birthday! >> all right. we're back now at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it is july 1st. or as savannah likes to say, the end of the summer. >> summer's over. no, actually, we are so excited because, well not only is wrangler excited, as usual. tomorrow is going to be quite the scene out here on the plaza. you know boy george is coming. going to do a special throwback thursday concert. culture club, the whole gang here doing the hits. "do you really want to hurt me."

it's all happening. >> we were talking about music streaming yesterday. pandora culture club radio. >> is that good? >> let me drop down. it's so fantastic and we'll keep the music party going friday on "today" when flo rida one of our favorites gets his turn on the toyota summer concert stage. get your moves ready. >> wrangler got your moves. >> not interested in the orange ball. looking forward to flo rida. >> natalie is in there and she has a check of all the natalie? >> another african-american church in south carolina burned to the ground late tuesday night. the mt. zion ame church is a total loss but a federal law enforcement source says the fire was not the work of an arsonist. lightning may be to blame. the same church was burned down 20 years ago by two former members of the kkk. federal authorities are ininvestigating. at least eight recent fires at predominantly black churches.

leaders in greece appear willing to give into demands of creditors in a bid to get more bailout aid. amud the crisis, long lines formed in front of greek banks today. allow pensioners without atm cards to access their money. on tuesday greece failed to repay $1.8 billion to the international monetary fund. it is the first developed nation to miss a payment to the imf and cause turmoil on world markets. much calmer day on wall street today. the u.s. and cuba have reached agreement on reopening embassies in each other's country. restoring diplomatic ties that were severed more than five decades ago. president obama is making the announcement today at the white house. last month the u.s. removed cuba from its list of state sponsors of terror. secretary of state john kerry is expexed to be on hand for the opening of the u.s. embassy in havana at the end of the month. a new study finds that people are not doing enough to protect themselves from skin cancer.

with more than 3 million new cases in this country every year, it found more than a quarter of all skin cells on middle-aged people had suffered sun-induced dna damage. nbc's news medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here. why is that significanat more than a quarter of us sustained some cell damage already. >> if you think about normally a tumor develops in a series of event. normal tissue, precancer and metastasis. you will not find cancerous mew muitations in normal skin. they don't speculate and say how many will turn into cancer but the take-home message is very clear. no cream or sunscreen that will reverse dna damage. prevent it in the first place. >> which would mean sunscreen. more than 43% oppeople don't understand what the spf means and how much sp, if you really need. >> i feel like it bears repeating over and over again. sun protectant factor. you want to look for a number between 30 and 50.

you don't need to go higher. you're looking for broad spectrum cover uva and uvb. preferably with the ingredients zincoxide. >> you have to reapply, reapply, what other tips can you give us? >> ideally we recommend to people to put it on 30 minutes before you go outside, which i always forget to do to my kids. you want to have it time to soak in. you want to reapply every one and a half to two hours and if you're swimming or sweating, you have to reapply more often. it will only work if you apply it the right way. >> great information and a reminder for us. thanks. two young boys had to be rescued from a river in maine tuesday after they became stranded on a rock in the swift water. one of the boys had on a life jacket. the other one didn't, however. so, rescuers used a drone to get him one. the water was so rough that rescuers had a hard time working their way to the boys and eventually they were able to pull them into their raft. history at the ballet. misty copeland was ecstatic on

tuesday when she learned she was promoted to principal ballerina. see becomes the first black female principal ballerina in the company's 75-year history. she has been with the group since 2001. she says it has been her dream since he was 13 years old to be a principal dancer and, in her words, to reach these heights. she's so incredible and her story is amazing. >> natalie, thank you. we have an update we have been following. california governor jerry brown signed into law which is one of the toughest pieces of legislation on vaccination in this country. it requirealize public school children to be vaccinated. unless there is a serious medical reason, it prevents parents from opting out based on religious or personal beliefs. it is expected to affect tens of thousands of students. and protesters have made it clear they will fight this decision. among them, actor jim carrey who has spoken out against vaccination in the past.

in a series of tweets on tuesday he wrote "california governor says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and alumnm children with mercury and alumnm in mandatory vaccines." despite lingering doubt -- this is is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. and good morning, everyone. the president, president obama about to make a historic announcement from the white house rose garden. he's going to be outlining the plan to restore formal diplomatic ties with cuba, including the reopening of embassies both in washington and havana for the first time in half a century. we're going to bring you the president's remarkz in a moment, but, first, let's bring in nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, as i say good morning, this has been a slow process built over years and years. it's picked up momentum in the last several months.

what will fwheebe the immediate impact when these embassies open? >> first of all, a lot easier for cubans to come to the united states and for americans to go to cuba. the embassies will be open and visas will be granted and already moving on airlines and other internet connections. more business opportunities. the form oal trade embargo that has been in place for more than half a century cannot be lifted without an act of congress and thought is not going to happen. a lot easier for diplomats in both countries to work and this has been negotiated since the december opening. first announced a long and hard process. they had to take cuba off the official terror list, give them banking privileges in the united states and guarantee that american diplomats, matt, will be able to move around havana and the outskirts, the rest of the island and talk to distdants and other people freely as they can in any other country. >> you talk about the fact that it would take congress to lift the economic embargo placed on cuba. and members of congress may oppose funding for this embassy

in havana? >> they will. they have tried. and we are told by the state department that there is no way that congress can stop this. frankly, they've got the budget for the u.s. intersection and that money can be used. i understand the president is coming up. >> thanks. >> please have a seat. more than 54 years ago at the height of the cold war the united states closed its embassy in havana. today, i can announce the united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba. and reopen embassies in our respective countries. this is a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people. and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. when the united states shuttered our embassy in 1961, i don't think anyone expected that it would be more than half a century before it reopened. after all, our nations are separated by only 90 miles and

their deep bonds of family and friendship between our people. but there have been very real, profound difference business between our governments. and sometimes we allow ourself to be trapped by a certain way of doing things. for the united states, that meant clinging to a policy that was not working. instead of supporting democracy and opportunity for the cuban people, our efforts to isolate cuba, despite good intentions, increasingly had the opposite effect. cementing the status quo and isolating the united states from our neighbors in this hemisphere. the progress that we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something isn't working, we can and will change. last december i announced that the united states and cuba had decided to take steps to normalize their relationship. negotiate the reestablishment of embassies. since then, our state department has worked hard with our cuban counterparts to achieve that goal.

and later this summer, secretary kerry will travel to havana normally to proudly raise the american flag over our embassy once more. this is not merely symbolic. with this change, we will be able to stalsy ysubstantially increase our contacts with the cuban people and our diplomats will have the ability to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. on issues of common interest, like counterterrorists, disaster response and development. we will find new ways to cooperate with cuba. and i have been clear that we will also continue to have some very serious differences. that will include america's enduring support for universal values like freedom of speech and assembly and the ability to access information. and we will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions

that contradict those values. strongly believe that the best way for america to support our values is through engagement. that's why we've already taken steps to allow for greater travel, people to people and commercial ties between the united states and cuba. and we will continue to do so going forward. since december we have already seen enormous enthusiasm for this new approach. leaders across the americas have support change for our change in policy. you heard that expressed by the president of brazil yesterday. public opinion surveys in both our countries show support for this engagement. one cuban said, i've reprepared for this all my life. one cuban teacher put it simply, we are neighbors and now we can be friends. here in the united states, we've seen that same enthusiasm. there are americans who want to travel to cuba and american businesses who want to invest in cuba. american colleges and

universities that want to partner with cuba. above all, americans want to get to know their neighbors to the south. and through that engagement, we can also help the cuban people improve their own lives. one cuban american look forward to reuniting families and opening lines of communications. another put it bluntly, you can't hold the future of cuba hostage to what happened in the past. that's what this is about. a choice between the future and the past. americans and cubans alike are ready to move forward. i believe it's time for congress to do the same. and i've called on congress to take steps to lift the embargo that prevents americans from traveling or doing business in cuba. we've already seen members from both parties begin that work. after all, why should washington stand in the way of our own people? yes, there are those who want to turn back the clock and double dawn down on a policy of isolation. time to realize this approach hasn't worked.

it hasn't worked for 50 years. shuts america out of cuba's future and only makes life worse for the cuban people. i'd ask congress to listen to cuban people. listen to the american people. listen to the words of a proud cuban american. carlos gutierrez who recently came out against the policy of the past saying i wonder if the cubans who have to stand in line for the most basic necessities for hours in the hot havana sun feel that this approach is helpful to them. of course, nobody expects cuba to be transformed overnight. but i believe that american engagement through our embassy, our businesses and most of all through our people is the best way to advance our interests in support for democracy and human rights. time and again american has demonstrated part of our leadership in the world is our capacity to change. a year ago it might have seemed impossible that the united states would once again be rising our flag the stars and stripes over an embassy in havana.

this is what change looks like. in january of 1961, the year i was born, when president eisenhower announced the termination of our relations with cuba, he said, it is my hope and my conviction that it is in the not too distant future it will be possible for the historic friendship between us, once again, to find its reflection in normal relations of every sort. well, it took a while. but i believe that time has come. and a better future lies ahead. thank you very much and i want to thank some of my team who worked diligently to make this happen. they're here. they don't always get acknowledged. we're really proud of them. good work. >> so, the president speaking in the rose garden at the white house. a dramatic announcement that he is formally restoring diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. announcing that secretary kerry will head to havana later this summer to proudly raise the

united states flag over the embassy, once again. that embassy was shuttered back in 1961. and as i bring kristen welker in from the white house. kristen, he also made a point to say that there are real and profound differences between our country and cuba. he took a special point on human rights issues, our values on human rights versus what we sometimes see from the cubans and that is where he's going to get a lot of push back from critics of this move. >> you're absolutely right, matt. you heard him say these differences arant going s arearen't going to go away overnight. no doubt a flash point on the campaign trail. a number of republican presidential candidates have already come out and express their opposition to this move. jeb bush, marco rubio saying that this only empowers a government that carries out human rights abuses. on the other hand, democrats and democratic frontrunner hillary clinton saying this is a step in the right direction. to bring about democratic and human rights reforms. this is an issue that is going

to resonate in a big swing state like florida where there is a big cuban american population. but polls show this is a widely popular move, matt. more broadly important to point out, this is one of president obama's major foreign policy goes. he campaigned and said that the united states can't isolate its enemies. so, from his perspective and the perspective of his democratic supporters, this is something that is going to undoubtly rally the democratic base. >> no date on when the u.s. embassy in havana will reopen, although he said some time later this summer. kristen, thanks very much. much more on msnbc and nbcnews.com and lester holt will have a full wrap up on "nightly news." we'll return some of you to local programming and the rest of you to "today."are actors. >> all actors. paris tweeted, i really believed the plane was going to crash and we were all going to die.

now a report says paris hilton is preparing to sue the tv show. >> so she's preparing to sue but also linking people in that video? >> there's a weird contradiction there. but if in fact she didn't know about this. she should sue. >> that's horrific. that's not a prank. >> by the way, the plane did actually dive. it's dangerous. >> it's a stunt pilot. once you start diving an airplane, anything can happen. >> even with an experienced pilot. ♪ meanwhile, that music means only one thing, you hear it? rocky is back. apollo creed died in rocky iv and in "creed" michael b. jordan plays his son apollo. >> tenth round in the first fight, right? i heard about a third fight between you and apollo behind closed doors. is that true? >> how do you know all this?

>> i'm his son. >> apollo asked rocky to come out of retirement to be his trainer. "creed" hits theaters in november. i don't know if i can wait for that and the new "ghostbusters." >> and there is the new "top gun." >> and boy george is here. >> we get immediate satisfaction. >> adrian! >> tamron thank you. how about a check of the weather? >> we are still focusing on the fourth of july holiday weekend. everybody making their outdoor plans. well the forecast is changing a little bit because of this area of showers and storms. it's trying to creep a little further to the north, but again this is not a washout. these will be those types of storms to keep an eye to the sky for during the afternoon popping up here and there. most of the country is looking okay in the northeast and new england. the west is looking good. same story here with showers and

storms moving into western pennsylvania but it's just the trend of scattered showers. and your outdoor plans and most of the country is i'm meteorologist kari hall. looking good for the fourth of july. still hot today. do have a heat advisory in effect for the areas shaded in red. that continues until 9:00 this evening. right now temperatures are in the 60s and 70s. still in the 50s in san francisco. today expect a high of 109 degrees. be careful out there in the tri-valley. try to stay cool. reaching oughtity in san francisco. and the north bay today topping out at 99 degrees. that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. we are beginning a new series this morning called "what if." nbc national correspondent kate snow will be introducing you to ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. >> the surprising number of young people having strokes and

one young man's remarkable journey. >> when you hear someone suffered are from a stroke we think of an older person with gray hair and a life of experience. what if a stroke hits while you are young? what if it came on suddenly and wiped out 95% of your memory. first day of school first kiss gone in a flash. it happened when joe miller was about to turn 25. he's committed to living life to the fullest all over again for the first time. you must be joe. >> hi. give me a hug. >> reporter: the way joe millerer greets you, you would never guess he was on hise is death bed. he was an aspiring artist working jobs to stay afloat constantly on instagram. in october he went to bed with a migraine. >> the only reason i remember is purely because of an instagram photo i took.

it came out twisted. it was a glitch. i posted it anyway because i felt like it accurately depicted how i was feeling at the time. >> reporter: three days later joe's roommate found him unconscious. it was a massive stroke. >> the most important thing with respect to the stroke treatment is to get to the hospital quickly. in this case he obviously did not. he may easily have died before coming to the hospital. >> reporter: joe's parents flew in from nebraska. were there types you thought you hugt lose him? >> definitely. >> i was so tore up on the inside. my wife, listen. i'm strong during the this time. if he passes away you're -- you have to be strong. >> reporter: surgery to relieve pressure on joe's brain saved his life. >> joe? joe. we love you. >> reporter: joe survived. >> i'm alive.

i didn't die. >> reporter: the stroke has taken a toll. joe lost feeling on the left eyde of his body. >> i have work to do. >> reporter: 95% of his memories were gone. >> the only person you are really remembered was your mom. >> true. yes. >> reporter: joe moved back to his parents' home in nebraska and now lives in the basement. if it sounds like a rough situatio for a 25-year-old, you haven't met joe. >> i believe i have a new beginning, a fresh start to try things for the first time. >> this is my first baseball game since my stroke. >> reporter: he's doing just that and documenting every moment. >> for the first time all over again. >> reporter: all the instagram posts from before the stroke were like a treasure trove. what was it like to open it up and see the photos and videos. >> i was like oh man, this kid is crazy. >> we are hiking -- >> reporter: to help joe remember friends sent videos

recounting favorite memories. >> you just started a massive conga line strks recovery has not been easy. medical bills piled up and he says his insurance won't cover certain kinds of rehab. >> this is a hard one. >> reporter: joe went online to find exercises to do at home. when you went to a support group for stroke survivors who was if the room? >> i wasser surrounded by 80 70 and 60-year-old men and women. >> reporter: no 20 somethings. >> no. >> reporter: joe has created his own informal support group, connecting with other young stroke survivors like maggie in los angeles. the most recent re search shows the number of young people having strokes has risen. recovery for them can be different than for older survivors. >> young brains tend to be more resilient. their power of recovery is much better. >> reporter: joe finds inspiration in his art. his small studio is his

sanctuary. has work changed since your stroke? >> i believe so. this work is right after my stroke. there is a lot of free form expression. there is to order. i just pretty much painted these lines sfrks he asked he to try. you want foe put a blindfold on. >> i do. >> reporter: joe's way of showing even when faced with limitations we can accomplish things we never expected. wow! my art is nothing like joe's. we tried to capture his enthusiasm. he's infectious. he's working on his art. he wants to go back to college. this summer he's working with fashion students at the university of nebraska to design hip clothes that will be easier for people with disabilities people who have had strokes to take off and on. doctors aren't sure why joe had the stroke . there are generally reasons including obesity, high blood pressure and problems with blood vessels and heart abnormalities

leading young people to have strokes. >> shocking. i can't imagine anyone handling it better than he did. thank you so i'm ... ==anim== happening today... ==topvo== state lawmakers are looking into the envirme good wednesday morning. it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. state lawmakers are looking into the environmental cost associated to california's marijuana industry. the hearing in sacramento coming in the wake of reports that illegal pot farms in northern california are sucking up billions of gallons of water in the midst of the drought. pot farmers are being blamed for damming streams and diverting creeks to bring more water to those crops. conservationists say the impact is being fact by north coast salmon fisheries, some of which are running nearly dry. as we look at what's going on the roadways no news is good news anthony. >> that's pretty much what we have today. no big accidents but small bender fenders and a couple of stalls every now and then. castro valley same deal on 880

southbound through the san mateo bridge. fremont, things start to slow. we will show you that outside coming through on the southbound side. stopping going as you head over towards milpitas. you can see things are moving slow coming in the southbound side northbound no problem there. again, sam, lots of good news here on the roadways this morning. back to you. >> heading into the roots of the holiday, no less. good to have you with us. we will be back in 25 minutes with another local news update. for now, back to the "today" show.

good morning. it's 8:30 on wednesday, july #1, 2015. a great morning on the plaza, great crowd, happy folks. remember so if i b.phie b. hawkins from are the '90s? >> yes. >> she's 50 and has an exciting project in the works. she's pregnant is having a baby and tells us all about it. >> plus with a little help from

wrangler we are going to talk to you about pet this is the summer months and how you can keep them coolment turns out they suffer with the heat just as much as we do. >> that's right. from delicious treats to clothes to a fragrance that can repel insects, summer stuff we love proud will will you made here in the usa. >> and the lovable guys from sordid are back in studio 1a after the cross country food add even temperature. they willer share recipes for their favorite ultimate party food. >> all right. let's pause for a moment to reck reniez -- recognize. >> a moment of silence. >> don nash our executive producer is turning 50 years old. happy birthday. we got you a cake and also i think we have a song by your favorite band styxx.

so we can roll "mr. roboto." >> he's actually 35 but feels 50. >> happy birthday, don. >> we love you. >> many happy returns. >> how about a check of the weather? >> you were complaining it's 90 in the studio. >> muggy. >> it's nice out here. the sun is coming out. we'll see a nice day in the northeast. we have a couple of scattered showers and storms making it into new england. we'll see improvements into this afternoon. the best chance of stronger storms today will be back through the midwest. we had a big round of rain moving through missouri earlier this morning. now we'll see another round of showers and storms. the biggest threat will be for hail and damaging wind gusts, lightning, too. tomorrow still in the same general area. a stalled front will stek around. that's the same general area. we'll see scatterered showers and good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

try to stay cool today. we have a heat advisory in effect for all the areas shaded in red today. and that's where temperatures could reach the triple digits today. gilroy reaching 107 degrees. burlingame 79. mission, 81 degrees. and santa rosa today, a high of 100 degrees. vallejo, 93. we'll also see the triple digits across the tri-valley. . that's your latest forecast. tamron? >> announcer: american selfie on "today" is sponsored by macy's. >> around the corner. we are working with our sponsor pay si macy's macy's. we want to see your pat rottic pride from family barbecues to fireworks celebrations. ryan sea crest celebrated the

beautiful sunshine in l.a. for every picture submitted now through july 4 macy's will have one dollar to got your six, an organization supporting your veterans. we'll have a chance to see your selfie on the "today" show and we'll host the the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular on nbc. >> sophie b. hawkins is known for topping the charts in the '90s but is known now for something different. sigh sheinelle jones has the story. >> at 50 she's having a baby using an embryo she froze nearly 20 years ago. ♪ i still recall ♪ >> reporter: the notes flow easily. in 1995 this song by sophie b.

hawkins was number one on the charts. ♪ as i lay me down to sleep ♪ >> reporter: thoser were heady times but these days the singer is running after her 6-year-old son. she decided it's time for a sibling. >> i had soaken to a fertility doctor. she said you're old. i said that's the point. my son has an old mother. why can't i give him somebody young to be in his family for the rest of his life? >> reporter: going for the second baby wasn't easy. to start she wanted to use embryo she froze nearly 20 years ago. ultimately one took the baby girl she's carrying. your doctor said do it. >> she said i'm the healthiest pregnant woman. i could have been 30 and had er more problems. at 50 i have no problems. >> reporter: somebody told me your little guy has a namer for the little gir. >> bubblegum he named her. >> reporter: where did that come

from is this is this. >> that's what he named her. >> reporter: whether the name sticks or not he's excited to have a little sister. she's still trying to work it out. what are the doubts you have is this you have them? >> well yeah. dash has his own relationship with the child . i'm a little rocked. that's just you know fear. it will end the minute she comes out. ♪ sthrks mu >> reporter: music is still a labor of love. is she played her new sing for me. "love yourself." ♪ >> reporter: if you had to write a title of a song dedicated to both of your children -- there are two. >> whoa. it would be something about thank you for letting me be your mother.

something like that. thank you for letting me be your mother. >> reporter: hawkins said she's grateful to be having a second child at 50. we don't foe many people who are 50 and 8 months pregnant. >> and i'm single. i decided to do this as a single woman. i think it was a great vision. >> reporter: do you want to date again? are you dating? >> i don't want to date. i do have dreams about a great love. >> reporter: i read something about rosie o'donnell. people are saying you're dating. >> we're not. >> reporter: just friends. >> totally just friends. we have known each other 25 years. no way. come up here for a second. >> reporter: what are you looking forward to the host? >> a painless birth and lying ifn bed with me dashell, bubblegum

and the dogs and hearing our hearts beat. >> we should note she's keeping busy working on a new album. the baby is due ethics week. we wish her well. >> little bubblegum. >> bubblegum hawkins is. >> she's beautiful. >> she does kwo ga. she -- yoga and she makes it look easy. >> coming up next, made thisin the usa. creative stuff we love from all across the country. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back at 8:40 with stuff we love. we are looking at what's making it big around the country. in honor of fourth of july every item you will see is made in the usa. kathy post joins us. you are looking patriotic. >> usa. >> this is all made in the usa. >> all made in the usa.

>> good prices? >> great prices. sometimes you pay more but you have craft ares man ship quality. you know where it's made and it is supporting american -- employing american workers. >> i love that. >> it's a total win. >> these pennants are vintage style. >> fantastic. check this out. eat more tacos. we need spirit for that. these are felt pennants by a company calleded three potato 4. they are in pennsylvania. they make these in the garage. this is an amazing wall decor idea. >> can you personalize them? >> you can get them at threepotatofour.com. starting at $12. >> very cute. >> you are not going to believe this. smell these amazing candles. it looks like a luxurious fragrance. >> yummy. >> it's botanical and doubles as an insect repellant. >> i love that. >> i know. smell this. another husband and wife team.

spray it on and the bugs magically disappear. >> i love et. >> it's ar are omaflage. starts at $30. >> great idea. >> food food. blackberry farm. a lot of people are aerd ofheard of this family-run farm. they also pride themselves on hand made locally sourced, mostly made on the farp food and products. here we have an amazing array from a beer they make which is delicious. >> got to love it. >> to charcuterie to great picklesment how good is it? >>really good. >> divine. >> to a great bacon they made cheese made eight on the farm. is. >> pie. we have to love that. >> the pies. they are the most amazing. they are by three babes bake

shop . this this is the honey walnut. they have won almost every accolade. started by two childhood friends. they met in 3errd grade. there are lines out the door. people fight a la seinfeld. >> that pie is where it's at. jewels. >> next we have statement-making jewelry from wire to wire. this is a girl who is 22 years old entrepreneur. just graduated from college. makes gorgeous amazing large ston jewelry. weaves them together. wire 2 wire designs. >> cuteness overload. can you get over this the matching mommy and me outfit by lollywolly doodle. a stay at home mom of four made in lexington, north carolina. they employ over a hundred people. they have one of the biggest unemployment percentages in the country. that's 'mazing. >> i love that she's doing this

business. they are so cute. >> adorable. >> last but not least we have mod cloth. the gorgeous christineachristina. high school sweet hearts started this company. it's a huge success. they started in pittsburgh and they are famous for the vintage inspired pieces. $59. >> i love it. great products. check them out. go on today.com to find out if you are getting a made in the usa product. we posted an expert guide on our website as well. up next wrangler helps with an important lesson on summer pet safety. first, this is "today" on nbc ment cleermz .

all rightment we have a special look at pet safety. animal planet's pet expert

andrea orden has important tips to the keep your pet healthy and happy during the dog days of summer. good morning. >> nice to see you. >> we complain about the heat. we have to remember our pets are vulnerable as well. >> they are actually more vulnerable. they are not good at dissipating heat. they do it through the feet and through panting. so don't take your pets out in the midday if you can avoid it. not for long periods of time. if you have an elderly pet you have to be careful system we have wrangler and saxon. talk about what wrangler is wearing. >> this is a cooling vest. you soak it this water. when you put it on the dog the water evaporates and helps them cool down. wrangler is lying on a cooling pad from the green pet shop. when the dog lays on it the gel is activated and cools them down. these are great things for your dog. >> thank you very much wrangler and saxon.

talk to me about this water bowl. >> it's important to remember that dogs want to keep up with us. they will be outside with you and run or walk with youer or go hiking. you need to make hoursure you provide water at all times. i know people talk about it but you should not leave your dog in the car at any time. this is a great sun visor available from animal legal defense fund. $20. it helps get the word out. >> reminds you. >> if you want to know if it's too hot to walk your dog on the pavement put the back of your hand down to test it. does that work? >> i don't think so. remember your hand is only there for a few seconds. your dog will be walking and the pads of their pete are on concrete for a long time. >> good point. pets get sun burned. nobody thinks about it. >> it's a serious issue. especially for light-colored dogs. especially dogs like my dog nora. hi savannah! >> i want to give her a hug. she's sweet.

>> i will grab her for a second. her nose is light-colored. that's one of the areas they are susceptible and their ears. and the belly. as you mentioned, on the pavement and the sun is up it can burn their under belly. this is a good product. out's epi-pet. it's one of the only sunscreens out there made for pets that meets fda regulations. doesn't have zinc oxide. that's important. that mean s you want a product without zinc oxide because it is toxic to petsment put it on their nose ears vulnerable spots. >> put your own sunscreen on and then the pet's. >> yes. >> a lot of thunderstorm this is the summer. a will the of pets freak out when they hear thunder. >> this is a thunderer shirt. it's been around a while. it's like giving your dog a hug. it is a compression vest. it's tight when fitted properly. it helps animals be calm during

thunderstorms and fireworks. there is a spray which has a pheremone that mimics what a mother dog releases. it's best not so to have your dog outside when there are festivities. >> good to see you. happy 4th. if you want more of wrangler he's live on periscope right now. up next our ultimate party food week rolls on with a favorite from the sordid guys. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ you should shop at grocery outlet first, ♪ ♪ because their prices are up to 60% less than what you'll ♪ ♪ find at regular stores. ♪ ♪ but wait - there's more! ♪ shop here first and you'll always find more bargains. ♪ but wait - there's more! ♪ amazing deals on big-name brands in

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8:51. time for today's food. we are all about the ultimate party foods. our guests this morning, our friends from sordid finished up their lost and hungry tour. took them to culinary hot spots in los angeles, the pacific northwest, las vegas, new orleans, chicago, miami, richmond virginia before finishing up back here in new york. jamie, ben, barry and mike. i'm looking at your profiles. how much weight did you gain? >> we measure in chins. >> did you have fun? >> incredible. >> amazing. we discovered so much. we started in l.a. and went to restaurants. we were invited into people's houses. invited by virginia the to vuft there. it's been -- the momentum has been ahazing is. >> that's fun. you're going to make one of your favorite dishes you sampled

along the way from the new orleans area. >> yep. >> what's the dish? >> it was inspired by a crawfish boil from new orleans. we went to a member of the community's home. they showed us how to make it properly. >> you're doing it with a twist. >> how do we get started? >> what we've got here is fresh shrimp mussels, corn celery potatoes mushrooms and seasonings and sies spices. it couldn't be easier. >> shrimp and mussels but no crawfish. >> crawfish is difficult or expensive to get ahold of if you are not in new orleans. this is inspired by the flavors. the method. something you can create at home. >> this is a one pot dish. >> potatoes go in. throw all of that tray in. >> what if you don't like mushroom ares? >> we have bell peppers there. add some color. >> now? >> add them in as well. it will be a spicy broth. we have creole seasoning, kay yen, brown clov.

then these beautiful aromatics. >> oranges? >> most people think lemon with fish but orange is awesome. thyme. and if anyone gets the whole clov of garlic it's a nugget. >> lucky to get that. >> in with the water. heat toyota a rapid boil for 15 minutes. we go in with the seafood. >> great job they are doing cleaning the shrimp back here. deveining, cleaning. >> a large part of what we do is in testing. >> this is the research department back here. >> absolutely. >> this has been bubbling away for 15 minutes. the potatoes are in with the are raw shell-on shrimp and the mussels we washed. >> we have our own re search department down stairs. we have the gang at the table already digging in. chime in. >> none of us can smile because we have been chowing down with corn. >> we love the fried pickles, too. >> don't give it away. they are called frickles.

>> the final step shrimp and mussels. you want to stop the cooking process. in the freezer we have frozen corn. topped it. you grab corn when in season. use the heel of a knife, rock it back. you have corn. bang it into the freezerer. then you can have it all year around. that goes into there to stop -- >> bung it into the freezer? is. >> very technical if i call. >> we still haven't lost our englishness. >> no idea what it means. >> drain it out and end up with this which is beautiful. >> is this the way it's meant to be served on an open platter or in a big tray. >> we served it in a boat. >> a canoe. >> it epitomizes social cooking. everyone gatherers around dives in. >> what would you serve it with? it's got everything you need. is that what the frickles are for? >> it's missing a drink. you need a nice beer something

refreshing. >> lemonade. >> you're the problem. i can tell. this looks fantastic. thanks to the folks in new orleans who turned you onto it and people across the country who were nice and receptive to you jumping around. >> let's bung it down stairs and see if everything is okay. we fi'm ... ==cam== a live look right now at sunol. that's where some of the good morning. 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. live look at sunol where some of the highest temperatures in the bay area will be on what is supposed to be the hottest day of the week. in some places temperatures could approach 110 degrees. there are also concerns about fire danger. cal ice though has issued a statewide flex alert which means

there is a possibility of rolling blackouts. alcatraz reveals the latest renovations. the site stayed open while they improved everything. crews also reroofed and repainted the prison. the price tag, about $3 million. but it is about preservation, right? we have lower local news in about half hour.

this morning on teaoday's take, jim carrey's comments about vaccination. plus why ben and jen are calling it quits after ten years. and we rock out with the barenaked ladies performing tear biggest hits. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, the first day of july 2015. we have a big summer crowd once again out on the plaza. i'm willie with natalie tamron and guest host miss ellie

kemper. we have a little bread on the table. not just because it's ellie's rider demand. >> i though whatknow what i want. >> there is a reason for this. we'll explain in a few minutes. it might be gone before we get to the story. >> you can't put bread in front of people. >> it's warm now. >> why not eat and talk and then explain? >> meanwhile there is sad news to talk about. a lot of people saying ben affleck and jennifer garner are splitting up after ten years of marriage. they released a statement. they said after much thought and careful consideration we have made the difficult decision to divorce. we go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to coparenting our children. of course they have three kids together.

a lot of people going back and looking at some of the things that were said over the years including the oscar speech back in 2013. you may remember affleck famous famously described the marriage as work. which i think everybody would say if you're married there is work involved. it's not always easy. >> wouldn't be the first term that came to mind though. >> not in an oscar speech. >> i wouldn't acknowledge my husband at all. i'm kidding, michael. >> one by one i will alienate everyone. >> you are america's sweetheart. >> it's just sad. one of those things. you hate to tell the news. but people are talking about it. >> we like both of them. jennifer was here a couple months ago. she was so emotional talking about her mother and sisters. >> they are so talented. we wish them well. >> ten years is a long time in

hollywood. to your point, it is sad. i think most because they have children. if two adults decide it's not working we don't know what's happening in their life. maybe sometimes there is a reason that's valid. but kids, i mean they don't know what's going on. >> a hard thing to go through this public. >> especially when people are looking back at your old oscar speech saying -- oh! you're a celebrity. how do you balance that. >> nice of you to call me that. >> you upped our cool factor. >> you are the cool kids. i'm sitting in. >> you are a television and movie star. you have a happy marriage. i'm sure people ask you questionsment. >> i don't know. don't comment on certain things. not a hard and fast rule. i don't know. bring on the questions.

>> they are so common. didn't you get the note. >> what happened? >> we have a speech your husband made at an awards show. roll it. >> my beautiful wife elaine i mean ellie. >> michael! >> we don't say anything. >> we are extra sassy. iphone siri as carson says to the differentiate between his fiancee and the phone siri. apparently aaron paul the actor we love, pabhab he was the first to do it, i'm not sure. posed this question. what is zero divided by zero. the answer to the question has all of us talking. i asked it earlier. you do it now. >> let's do it live. >> i didn't quite get that. >> siri what is zero divided by zero? >> imagine that you have zero

are cookies and you split them evenly among zero friends. how many cookies does each person get? see? it doesn't make sense. and cook yes monster is sad that the there are no cookies and you are sad that you have no friends. >> siri! >> no friends. >> that is so rude. >> i'm sorry. >> oh. >> you are not helpful whatsoever. >> i think that's subject to opinion. >> oh natalie! >> i'm sorry. >> she's sassy. >> it's early for so much sass. >> it is. >> we are arguing with -- maybe she's on to something. think about it. cookie monster, if this doesn't get more complicated, the great cookie monster had to step in this this battle because he was dragged in. siri referenced him.

>> called out. >> she gave cookie shade. cookie came back with his reply. he says i have practiced this because it's difficult to read. this is a direct quote. "me no know how to divide by zero but me though how to divide cookies into crumbs." >> you did the queen's voice the other dayment. >> i will try cookie. me no know how to divide by zero but me know how to divide cookies into crumbs. >> good! [ applause ] >> do i have the part? >> good except it was i don'tyoda. >> i thought it was count chocula. >> a little bit vague and ambiguous arepyre. >> -- vampire. >> you're back to america's sweet heart is. >> she's sassy on that one pt though friends. >> if you keep going back -- she

completely -- she keeps going. >> she retaliates. >> my kids love it. >> your kids battle with her? is. >> all the time. >> it's smart to do it. we are talking about it. it gets people engaged with siri. >> someone without a friend will be going back and forth. >> screaming at their phone. let's talk about this. you can start eating the breadment webread. we know it's delicious but the carbs can ruin your appetite. why not eat the bread at the end of the meal? >> why? >> a new study says making this simple swap reduce it is rise in blood sugar. it also could keep your appetite under control. a study done at cornell medical says wait for the end. the idea is by the time you get through the meal you won't want it anyway. >> they say your insulin level speaks when you eat it at first rather than if you wait, your

insulin level throughout the peel is regulated. >> you're full. >> but if you wait for the end of the meal it steps on dessert which is critical. very important part of the meal. >> right. >> i don't like that -- this is tasty bread. our rolls are amazing. outside of olive garden garlic bread biscuits at red lobster, those are worth it. it's when you get the dry sour dough -- >> don't waste your time. >> after a meal i find my stomach has expanded. so i feel like i could eater ermore bread. >> i don't know. i judge a restaurant by their bread. if the bread isn't good the meal and the restaurant isn't good. >> you walk out if the bread is bad? >> have you been known to throw the bread to the ground is this. >> the bread is unacceptable.

>> don't set your expectations high if the bread is bad. >> i'm sure a smart person -- people say biblical, break ing bread. but it's the beginning of the meal. >> why fill yourself up before the main event? >> you're starving, you eat all the bread. >> dylan wants some bread. >> i'm a fan of the double dose. >> before and after? >> anything to drink? >> absolutely delicious. >> it will be the most awkward forecast. i thought yesterday was bad. now this time. >> oh, you're going to eat. >> i can do both. let's look at boston. we have rain. also back through st. louis where we have rain. obviously this camera is full. this is full of rain drops and that's starting to clear out. the rain is moving south to st. louis. we are not done yet. another round of stronger storms from missouri over into northwestern georgia. we have 60 million people at risker for large hail damaging

wind gusts and a few isolated tornadoes. they won't be widespread. the bigger threat is the heavier downpours. i still have the same bread in my mouth. they are tropical in nature. we could get three to five inches of rain leading to flash flooding. the front will stall out to the southeast. the same general area will see more storms again tomorrow. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's starting to heat up across the bay area especially in the east bay. right now it's 80 degrees. 65 degrees in san francisco. and the peninsula at 68 degrees. and highs today will be reaching the triple digits in some spots, like gilroy reaching 107. palo alto 94 degrees. and mission district at 81 degrees today. still warm in spots. and san rafael reaches 95. 109 in livermore. it only takes 30 seconds to

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. all right. the band barenaked ladies has been taked nearly three decades creating hits like "one week" and "pinch me". >> they are still at it with their new album. ed, good morning. >> hello ed. >> nice to be here. good morning. >> how's it going out there, man ? >> no complaints. it's canada day! did you know? >> do you have any rituals you perform every canada day? >> we come to new york, play on the "today" show and the do jbl live at pier 97. we do et every canada day. >> see you next year. >> perfectment book it.

>> you have been together 27 years? >> 27 years this fall. >> you have the new album "sill "silver ball." how are things different in. >> they are different in so many ways. i think the foremost thing i have been 'wareaware of is i'm not trying to prove anything anymore. i'm so proud that we are still a band after this long. we're still making mu suck, still on tour. we are out this summer with violent femmes and colin aehaye opening. 27 years in. >> the most spot of that 27 years had to be a moment with natalie. >> vancouver olympics. >> we have history. we have videotape. >> this is a girls' night. meredith, kristi yamaguchi. ed.

they were performing barenaked ladies in canada. we had a good final. >> that was so fun. >> was that as memorable for you? >> it was actually. yeah . it was a good time. because vancouver was super under the microscope as was canada hosting the olympics. they did an amazing job. it was a great games. there was fear about the weather, no snow. the games came off great. >> how drunk were you? >> not much. >> not at all. >> we were working the whole time. so nothing. i had nothing to drink. >> i remember that you couldn't remember your name. >> hey! >> he shares the good nuggets. >> i'm changing the subject. silver ball, the name of the album, cops from -- you are a huge fan of pinball. >> i collect puninball machines system how many do you have?

>> 12. >> where do you keep them? >> most are in one room. >> are you good or do you just like collecting? >> i do okay. >> you're not that good, it sounds like. >> i'm better than you are. >> you have never seen me play. >> i know. i'm better. >> that's a ed in hot tubs. we don't have a pinball machine? >> i fix them, mod then. i'm super into it. >> we'll cop to your place with the 12 pinball machines for a show down. >> i told you i met patrick stewart. i got to say, you know hi favorite line you have ever delivered is all hands prepare for multi ball. which he says in the "star trek" the next generation pinball team. he said, all my friends tease me but i is have assured them it is correct.

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million twitter followers who slammed brown in the tweet saying california governor says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum and mandatory vaccines. thor corporate if a isfaschist must be stopped. he said they have taken some of the mercury out not at all. according to the fda it has been removed from or reduced to trace amounts for vaccines with kids with the exemptions of the flu vaccine. there is no convincing evidence of harm caused by low doses of it the in vaccines. he's been an activist since dating jenny mccarthy who believes her son's autism was caused by vaccines. >> he's been vocal.

science says otherwise. >> it's hp almost impossible to convince people like him otherwise even with what we know is scientific proof they believe the science is flawed. moving on, switching gears to a show any comedian would love to host but not amy schumer. she confided she was offered jon stewart's gig at "the daily show" after he leaves in august. she said to. in a new interview with howard stern she says the offer made her cry and she considered it because of money. she said, i just pick curetured all the blazers i would have to wear and thought i don't want to do it. she told the daily beast she loves the idea of not knowing what she's doing the next day and "the daily show" was too safe. she was also courted for "the bachelorette." everyone wants a piece of amy's red hot career. i'm torn. i wish she would have taken it. >> it would have been a gift to

us. it get it system she wants to mix it up. >> movies, stand-up. do what she does best. >> there is a lot of pressure. that's an everyday job. >> a lot of fittings. blazers. >> she rocks the cute dresses. imagine america's sweet hearts were all in one movie including julia roberts. your dreams will come true. according to deadline.com julia roberts signed on to work with garier marshall on his new film called "mother's day." jennifer aniston and kate hudson are the in negotiations to costar. productions will start in august. the movie is an ensemble film similar to "new year's eve" and "valentine's day." >> where are you in the mix? >> i'm wondering, gary marshall. >> we are direct tweeting him now. >> # ellie in.

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issued a statewide flex alert today starting at 2:00 this afternoon with temperatures in triple digits in many parts of the state including here in the bay area they are expecting a big run on electricity use. regulators say rolling blackouts are not entirely out of the question. they're asking everyone to conserve energy and use as little as possible. we have a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

traffic good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today will be a hot day. we're already at 80 degrees in the tri-valley at this hour. so temperatures will continue to go up. and reaching 80 degrees in san francisco. while the tri-valley sees a high of 109 degrees. during the hottest hours of the day be sure to drink lots of water and try to stay in the ac if you can. 94 degrees in the peninsula today in the south bay reaching 97 degrees. the north bay will top out at 99 degrees this afternoon.

let's check traffic with anthony anthony. good morning to you. this morning traffic was all over the place. this morning a few accidents coming through altamont pass. the bay bridge slow coming richmond to berkeley stop and go traffic. that's typical. no unusual slowing there. we have a little farther down a pair of accidents coming off the bridge and also on the san mateo bridge but not really effecting traffic that much on the northbound side coming through san jose 101 slowed. another accident at 880 at parkmore. back to you. we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. ♪ you should shop at grocery outlet first, ♪ ♪ because their prices are up to 60% less than what you'll ♪ ♪ find at regular stores. ♪ ♪ but wait - there's more! ♪ shop here first and you'll always find more bargains. ♪ but wait - there's more! ♪ amazing deals on big-name brands in every aisle. ♪ but wait - there's more! ♪ like right now mountain spring water, 24-packs are just $1.99.

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experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital survive. the survival rate is only 24% for patients who have it inside a hospital. the report calls for more cpr training. cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in the united states. youth sports may pay big benefits later in life. a study in canada looked at 3,000 elementary aged children and found those who played a structured sport in kindergarten were better at following direction this is the fourth grade. the sports environment and the feeling of belonging to a team may help chern understand the importance of responsibility and playing by the rules. speaking of team sports congratulations to team usa after a huge win over the top ranked germany in the semifinals of the women's worlder wor cup. after a deadlock in the first half the americans found the back of the net twice in the second half. first one on a penalty kick by carly lloyd. kelly o'hara scored the second goal. the final is sunday evening.

team usa faces the winner of tonight's semifinal between england and japan. huge congrats to the ladies. now a which can of thecheck of the weather from dylan. >> awesome game. we have brought weather into the orange room. the monitor is tinier than what i'm used to. the holiday forecast, we have a stalled front down near in the southeast with scattered showers and storms. most of the july 3 looks okay. still hot out west. comfortable in the northeast. still looking at the stalled front to produce showers and storm this is the southeast. there will be typical storms popping up the afternoon. the middle of the country looks fantastic. in the 80s. out west above 100. the for the pay si'sfireworks on the fourth of july in new york city, winds nice and calm. temperatures in the middle 70s. that's just about perfect in

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be very hot today. a heat advisory in effect for all of these areas shaded in red. and that continues until 9:00 this evening. expect temperatures to reach 97 degrees today in san jose. burlingame 79 degrees, but still cool at ocean beach at 64 degrees. 95 degrees for san rafael and 105 for walnut creek. expected to top out at 109 in livermore today. that's your latest forecast. willie? >> announcer: nailing it on today is brought to you by the home depot. er more saving, more doing. >> this morning on nailing it about mastering short cuts and hacks to make life easier we are getting your kids organized. art supplies, match boxcars, lego. how many of those things have you stepped on this horning? >> here with clever and stylish do it yourself storage ideas

lesley, co-host of the money pit radio show on sirius xm. >> what are we making? >> i have two boys, 2 and 7. things get messy fast. >> bless you. >> thank you. there are tons of cars. we talked about making something fun to store the cars. this became a fun parking garage. this is a basic basket from a craft store. i chose pvc pipe because i have boys that knock everything over and things break. you could use shipping tubes. paper towel holders wrapping paper tubes. whatever is in good condition that you can cutter or do. you don't need a lot of tools. i used my chop saw for the pvc. a hand saw would be a lot of exercise. for 25 cents a cut home centers will cut for you as well. i tried to the come up with things you didn't need a lot of tools or skills. >> how do you make it stick? >> with the pvc, i stacked them in. they stay in on their own.

with the paperer i would use foam tape to stick the tubes together so they didn't roll around give them rigidity. that was a fun idea for cars. toys are everywhere. beach toys, stuffed an imalanimals. there is stuff everywhere. i wanted a toy box that didn't require a lot of tools. if you go to home depot or your local home center they have prosecute recut boards. 2 x 2 and 2 x 4. there is a cut you have are to make. the side panels need an inch and a half off to make them fit. you can use a hammerer and nail brad nailer, screw gun, whatever you have. the wheels, just attach on the bottom. i used two thch wheels to make it portable. this is great in the garage or play room. >> nice to have a place to dump everything at the end of the day. >> exactly. it's like a catch all. that's important. >> messy inside but you don't see it. >> my sons have books, colors books and i encourage reading.

>> good. >> we are not anti-literacy. >> read a book, america. we like to find a clever way to store them without a bookcase. this is a no se w fabric bookshelf. we are using a fabric piece. you can use a precut yard ranging from $4 to $9. i used stitch witch which is iron on hem tape. you are don't have to sew anything. >> that i could manage. >> you can turn on an iron you can make this this. i use a dowel and a double hung curtain rod holder. you can store your books here. >> looks good, too. >> animals, small things whatsoever. summer is all about art stuff. simple plastic over the door shoe hanger. barbies, dresses, whatever. nice and easy. >> you saved us a lot of mess. thank you. >> and saved your feet from stepping on things.

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minutes after sitting down to send an e-mail monique's worst fear came true. >> i started the e-mail. violet was at my feet. by the time i sent the e-mail she was gone. i rush ared out of the office. she was nowhere to be seen. the back door was open. i just knew something was wrong. i ran out here. and found her in the pool. >> reporter: monique tried to resuscitate her and called 911. violet didn't survive p.m. i pulled her out and started giving cpr. but because i was so flustered by what was going on, i was doing it all wrong. but i was trying. >> reporter: tragically, violet's story is far too common. two children die every day from drowning, the leading cause of

unintentional death for kids under age 4. formal swimming lessons reduce the risk of drowning by more than 80%. >> parents need to know that drowning is a silent killer. it's not loud screams like the movies. what's going to happen is there is little noise. >> reporter: according to the usa swimming foundation most young drowning victims were last seen inside their homes in the care of one or both parents and were only out of sight for less than five minutes just like violet. >> she was maybe out of my sight for three to four minutes. 2-year-olds are quick. they are very quick. it literally happens in the blink of an eye. >> monique and bill have opened a kids' bookstore. today call it the purple chair to honorer their daughter's love for books. monique monique's plea is to be present and pay attention when children

are in the although. >> to help stay safe mario armstrong. >> good morning. >> we should point out this is not a replacement for proper supervision and being there with the kids at all times is. >> 80% better chance if you get formal swimming lessons as well. we saw a lot from the footage about pools. this goes for beaches, lakes, everywhere people hang out. >> start with swim by red cross. a great app. >> this one i like. it's easy to get through. you can find out a lot of things like prevention. how to prevent drowning. what can happen and where. there is video clips here as well that you can go through. lots of great -- how to wear a life jacket. pi favorite is kids can take quizzes. you can go through and say is it okay to bring glass into a pool area? yesser eror no. >> to. >> you go through questions to educate about the safety inside the pool and around the pool. >> tell us about the home pool

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♪ i have a history of taking off my shirt ♪ ♪ it's been one week since you looked at me ♪ ♪ threw your arms in the air and said, "you're crazy."♪ ♪ five days since you tackled me ♪ ♪ i've still got the rug burns on both my knees ♪ ♪ it's been three days since the afternoon ♪ ♪ you realized it's not my fault ♪ ♪ not a moment too soon yesterday you'd forgiven me ♪ ♪ and now i sit back and wait 'til you say you're sorry ♪ ♪ ♪ chickity china the chinese chicken ♪ ♪ chickity china the chinese chicken ♪ ♪ chickity china the chinese chicken ♪ ♪ you have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin'♪ ♪ watchin' x-files with no lights on ♪ ♪ we're dans la maison i hope the smoking man's in this one ♪ ♪ like harrison ford i'm getting frantic ♪ ♪ like sting i'm tantric ♪ ♪ like snickers, guaranteed to satisfy ♪ ♪ like kurosawa i make mad films ♪ ♪ okay, i don't make films but if i did they'd have a samurai ♪

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i'm ... ==anim== new details this morning... ==topvo== a one day postponement ha good morning to you. 9:56. i'm kris sanchez. new details this morning one day postponement has been issued in a hearing tied to last month's deadly berkeley balcony collapse. that means the company that built the property will argue for a temporary restraining

order tomorrow. sedway construction wants to be present when investigators test the evidence. segue believes that evidence may have been damaged in the removal of the balcony after it collapsed killing six young people. city investigators say severe dry rot likely the result of water exposure. a live look at sunol where the heat is already on this morning and only going to ramp up. along with triple digit temperatures there are concerns about fire danger as well. cal ice issued a statewide flex alert meaning there's a possibility of rolling blackouts. we have a look at that hot forecast coming up in just a few minutes. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. heat advisory will be in effect for inland valleys. that's where temperatures will be very hot today. be careful in the tri-valley. the high will reach 109 degrees. san francisco expect a high of 80 degrees. and the north bay reaching 99 degrees. so our temperatures in the 90s

and close to 100 degrees. be watching those numbers to see if we reach any records as we go through the afternoon. now here's a look at traffic with anthony. good morning. yeah, we have a few accidents in the east bay still coming through the altamont pass heading towards castro valley. a few of those headed in the westbound direction and also coming through concord down through walnut creek as well f. you're doing traveling through 680 a few areas of debris in the roadway especially coming through walnut creek. fremont couple accidents 880 eastbound, palo alto more slowing, no accidents typical slow spots headed into the silicon valley. more local news in just half an hour.

>> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> all right, we are rocking today. "our own house" by mr. wine but it's also winesday wednesday, july 1, can you believe it? >> i can't believe it. >> because in our kitchen -- is it canada day? >> it's canada day today. that's why i'm here. >> will you peru itrove it. >> it's july 1. >> only canadians know the canadian anthem. >> that's true. >> so give us a little if you

wouldn't mind. ♪ oh, canada, our home and native land ♪ >> all right that's enough. [ cheers and applause ] >> i was just about to go into the french. >> you can do in the french, too? >> oui. >> please! >>. [ singing in french ] >> in case you don't know -- and who doesn't -- ed robertson you are from the great band barenaked ladies from canada and you're going to be performing with us -- >> yeah, we're performing just you should a while. we're performing on the show. >> we are so excited. thank you very much for being here. and the love to our wonderful canadian friends out there who like the show. >> you know who else is here? >> who? >> jada pinkett smith. >> she's in "magic mike xxxl" she'd taken the role as the leader of the troupe. >> she's got it going on.

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fitzgerald? that's rude." >> you know, you want every couple to stay together. >> but they seemed like such a normal couple. ben affleck and jennifer garner officially announced they are ending their ten-year marriage. they just celebrated their ten year wedding anniversary. >> like monday. >> they have three beautiful kids. >> they sure do. and a lot of pictures you see her out and about in california with them, no makeup, jeans just with her kids. she's a lovely lovely girl. i don't know him, i've never met him who knows what the story is, it's none of our business but it's sad. >> here's their statement. "after much thought and careful consideration we've made the difficult decision to divorce. we have go forward with love and friendship and commitment to co-parenting our children." >> they also say this is the last time they're going to make a comment. that's smart. just don't. >> for anyone who's ever been in a marriage that fell apart if you look back, you can see --

>> the signs are there. >> and we were talking about a few things in their marriage that we've seen because they've publicly spoken. i think in 2013 when he won the oscar for argo he gave a speech and if you take a listen to the speech and just see what you think. >> i want to thank our friends in iran, living in a terrible circumstance right now, i want to thank my wife who i don't normally associate with iran. [ laughter ] but i want to thank you for working on our marriage for ten christmas it's good. it's work but it's the best kind of work and there's no one i'd rather work with. >> everything is different hindsight. >> he seemed so excited. sometimes, i can't imagine, i'll never win an oscar what it's like to be up there. >> and you forget the person who means a lot to you. in an interview jennifer said

the couple was no longer in the courtship phase. she said "you can't expect to be courted all the time and i don't want to court him right now i don't have the energy but we're making an effort to do things at the same time and be loving." >> i think that's all you can try to be. i think people -- and maybe there are those who exist -- who have that same blush of and that excitement and that rush of when you first are falling in love and just all you can think of is the other person. that is very hard to maintain. >> and it goes away quickly. >> especially with three children. your children need you in a way that your spouse doesn't, like urgently or immediately and sometimes relationships can be not ignored but kind of misplaced for a while, you know? and i'll get to it honey but right there with the baby screaming and -- and i know that. but love can get deeper, too. it can get deeper. if you expect to be in lust for the rest of your life you're probably going to need new partners all the time. right?

>> that's actually a great point. >> but if you want to have a solid, meaningful, deep, long time relationship into the old age years then just keep loving that person god's already given you. find new ways and try to remember the person you did fall in love with because that person is still there. i'm so exhausted. >> me too. [ laughter ] >> let's lighten it up. >> oh, this is awesome. >> misti copeland. if you don't know her name -- >> i love her name. look how beautiful she is. >> something amazing happened. she was premoatomoted at age 32 to principal dancer of the american ballet dancer. >> it makes you cry. >> she's the first female african-american to ever reach that status. keep in mind she's 32. that's interesting. >> she didn't even start dancing until she was 13 which is very old by ballet standards. >> she comes from a single mom and a difficult upbringing. here's a quick video instagram she showed when she got the

news. this is her reaction. [ applause ] >> it must have been something she couldn't even digest. >> they say at the ballet -- the ballet was filled with little girls, african-american girls white girls little girls -- >> she could probably do for ballet what tiger woods did for the golf world. open it up to unfold millions of people and it's just -- and ballet is so beautiful. just to watch her. she probably sleeps on one toe you know? >> and she's got the body -- when you picture a ballerina, usually they're so -- >> lithe is the world. >> but when you look at her, she's got a real woman's body. she's on the front page of the "new york times," too. she's everywhere. >> we're thrilled for her. >> what else is happening? >> well, we were told about this. hoda and i were kind of angry. when you enroll your child in

kindergarten you expect to answer a few personal questions. >> they have a lot of applications for a lot of schools, even public schools. but there was a mom of three who was so shocked about how personal they got. >> kara payek. >> she wrote about her experience that the "new york times." here's one of the questions on the application. was the type of birth you had vaginal or cesarean. >> and kara wondered why an answer to that question was necessary if, the baby who resulted from that birth was already five years old and it's none of anybody's business unless you care to tell someone personally. that is so invasive and so long. >> and i don't know what their intent was but she thought it was an absurd question so she met with -- >> absurdly inappropriate. she's right. >> she met with the school head nurse and the district medical advisor. here's what the nurse responded? >> a cord wrapped around the neck depriving a child of oxygen or fetal distress could lead to

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b, the jazz singer, or, c, independence day. >> whoa, a tough question. >> that was really good how he did that. he enunciated. >> excellent, ed. >> great for tv, hoda. >> we'll have the answer when we come back to play the full game of red white, and who new. >> plus, lilliana's picks for this week's lux for less for the fourth of july. >> and ed you're going to sing for us. >> yeah, brand new song. >> that's what we like to hear. right after your local news

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america would suggest. join us for all the day's news and what you need to know about this record heat. it's winesday wednesday. we're about to play our weekly trivia game called "who knew." we're putting your patriotic knowledge to the test. kathie lee and the canadian ed robertson of the barenaked ladies at the nbc experience store are ready to handout a hundred bucks to anybody who gets the questions right. those who don't get a copy of one of kathie lee's cd signed as is a special prize -- >> both! >> and one of ed's, too, a signed copy of the barenaked ladies album. here to help me out in studio is arien thompson, entertainment reporter for "usa today." we asked this question neil diamond's hit "america" is feature odden the grammy

nominated sound track of rocky iv the jazz singer or independence day. >> the correct answer is jazz singer because i'm such a huge neil diamond fan -- no, kidding. the movie flopped but the sound track did amazing. >> i love that whole sound track. all right, let's go across the street. >> he's an amazing performer, too, and a sweet sweet man. look at this beautiful family from hawaii right? >> yes. >> ed, you want to read the question for her? >> are you ready? >> we're ready. >> the question is the modern american flag which looks a lot like that was designed in 1958 by, a, a low-level government official. b, a retired seamstress. [ laughter ] c, a high school student. >> anybody know the answer? >> b. [ buzzer sounding ] >> you led her astray so she would -- no, so she would get our cd! there you go! [ cheers and applause ]

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oh the hugely popular barenaked ladies have been pumping out a string of sing-along hits for nearly three decades. >> 27 years and they're not stopping any time soon with the release of silverball which is their 14th album. they're here with us today.

>> ed robertson the singer, songwriter and co-founder. >> who's the other one? so exciting. they have such energy and such enthusiasm. >> and such a strong friendship after all these years. >> i think more so now, actually. i think we're just all appreciative that we're still in a rock band after a quarter of a century. >> and a brand new cd. >> brand new cd called silverball. we're touring this summer all over america. >> you're in new york tonight. >> new york tonight at pier 97 with violent femmes and colin hay. >> doris day isn't on the bill. >> not this time. >> que sera. >> what will you sing? >> we're going to sing a song called "duct tape heart". >> here they are, the barenaked ladies.

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♪ i could use another roll another roll ♪ i could use another roll right now ♪ stop messing with my duct tape heart ♪ your best won't make it fall apart ♪ because i'll always have enough enough, but when i've got to tape it up it up ♪ stop messing with my duct tape heart ♪ you know you're never gonna tear that thing apart ♪ ♪ ooo, oooo ♪ ♪ polyethylene gold, pressure sensitive tape ♪ it's tried it's true nothing it can't do ♪ fixed the fender on the rover that was left on the moon ♪ it's good enough for you ♪ stop messing with my duct taped heart ♪ your best won't make it fall apart

♪ because i'll always have enough, enough ♪ for when i've got to take it up, it up ♪ stop messing with my duct tape heart ♪ your best won't make it fall apart ♪ because i'll always have enough enough ♪ for when i've gotta tape it up, it up ♪ stop messing with my duct tape heart ♪ you know you're new england gonna tear that thing apart ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> barenaked ladies! >> yeah, thank you so much! >> you still got it. still got it. >> up next, lilliana reveals her lux for less for fourth of july clothes and things for the whole family. but first this is "today" on

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back now with lilliana vazquez in our segment lux for less. she's showcasing all things red white and blue. >> and all of these items are made in america and available for under 50 bucks. >> we love affordable american made. you can't bet that. >> you're looking good in those. >> printed leggings are in a huge trend. these are from tiki.com based in l.a. love the stars. this is a company called at the beach america and they make these great head bands, you can wear them as a turban or put it around your favorite hat to stress it up. they're only 14 bucks made in cape may, new jersey. >> love cape may. it's adorable. >> and how cute are these? these are from parachute $24.99. you can hold them by the hand or

shoulder strap. love these shoes. these are the modern take on jellies. these frz r from oka-b. >> how cute are those? >> under $28 made in atlanta georgia. >> stop it! >> they're comfy, too? >> so comfy. >> can we spend our last minute here. >> linger. >> who do we have? >> our gorgeous moms and our gorgeous babies. the moms have showing off the home tee t-shirt company. they're 30 bucks to show off your home state. this is avery right here and this is scotland right here and they are show inging up love fashions and they're playing on these play mats from cloud hunter made in l.a. little baby clothes and everything super affordable. >> everything made in the usa. >> having these babies around made everyone so happy. >> please go to klgandhoda.com to find more of the luxe for

less items. that will do it for us today. join us tomorrow when we have ambush makeovers. >> and we'll catch up with oscar winner hilary swank. >> we are? awesome. and a performance by the culture club. >> bye, everybody! oh! stay on them guys! [ laughter ]

breaking news out of hayward: that's where a small plane just landed -- without its landing gear. this a live look from our chopper above hayward airport. this is a twin-engine aero commander. the pilot was not hurt. he or she was the only one on board. the plane is registered to someone living out of san luis obispo. the f-a-a is now investigating the incident. sam/2shot good morning, and thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock -- in for scott mcgrew. kris/2shot and i'm kris sanchez. kris/vo now to our other top story: the bay area bracing for another day of scorching heat. while people try to find ways to cool down -- crews are battling a fire in the south bay -- and state leaders are asking everyone to flex their power.