shoulder. >> we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> see you for nbc bay area news at 11:00. and a gray date. good morning, breaking overnight, severe weather hammers the midwest as 50 million people brace for new storms today while a massive mudslide swallows part of a town in alaska. three people missing and presumed dead. data dump, hackers reportedly makgood on a threat to release personal information of people who use the popular affairs website, ashley madison. have the identities of millions of cheaters just been exposed? leveled, a motel explodes near seattle after reports of a gas leak. two people unaccounted for. a quick thinking manager helps to save others. >> my gut told me and i'm glad they did.

>> reporter: a pass from senator marco rubio to a young fan doesn't go quite as planned. why the presidential hopeful says the quarterback always gets the blame today, wednesday, august 19th, 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. quarterback should not get the blame in this case. rubio clearly told the kid you do a four-step -- not the post pattern -- >> let's do the slow motion replay. it's much safer if politicians kiss babies, we've established that. more on that in a bit. >> we'll start with a weather related top story, strong storms lash the midwest. new severe weather cropping up again. what's the latest? >> we'll be watching this, about

a 24-hour to 36-hour problem. as we start off wrigley field, look at that rain. there's wrigley field. you have heavy rain, a bit of a rain delay as you can imagine. all of that pushing through. then we go to kansas and you can see more strong storms pushing through that area. heavy rain. we have no reports of tornadoes but there was localized flooding and in nebraska, we had more heavy weather as well and we're looking to see this rerepeated throughout the day, heavy lightning and severe thunderstorms pushing through the area. here's what's going on. we basically got another area stretching from central indiana all the way down to oklahoma and oklahoma city. strong storms firing up. we've got the risk of strong weather today, marginal risk from del rio to detroit. damaging winds mainly the big problem. super cells through much of michigan. we'll be watching that.

we also have our fourth tropical named storm. we have danny. it's 1440 miles east of the lesser antilles and moving west at 14. this will be over open water for a while. it's not going to be until early monday that it approaches the leeward islands but it continues on this path, there is going to be risk for parts of the caribbean and still way too early to tell whether it affects the united states but we'll continue to watch that as well. >> all right, al, thank you very much. three men are presumed dead in alaska this morning where torrential rains triggered landslides that buried part of the coastal town of sitka. emergency crews raced to the scene but unstable terrain forced them to put the search on hold. they are planning to reassess later this morning. another story we're following overnight, could spell trouble for millions of users of cheating website, ashley madison. hackers are claiming they

followed through on their threats and just posted personal information of in of the site's clients online. justice correspondent pete williams is following this. what can you tell us? >> these hackers call themself the impact team and they appear to have followed through on a threat last month to make this data public if the site didn't shut itself down. it's a kind of dating went called ashleymadison.com with this slogan, life is short, have an affair. late tuesday an enormous amount of data was posted on the dark web, that can't be found with conventional browsers like google. and experts who analyzed it say it includes millions of names addresses and credit card numbers and amounts paid, data that stretches back several years. many users may not have used their real name. in a statement the data dump is an account of criminality and attack on free thinking people who choose to engage in lawful

online activities. the company said it is cooperating with canadian and u.s. authorities who are investigating the computer attack. and is studying the data to satisfy if it was after all, in fact stolen from the website. the hackers say they didn't want money, they wanted to embarrass the users. savannah. >> we'll see if they have. thank you. >> now to the overnight explosion that leveled part of a motel near seattle. several people are unaccounted for but one woman is being credited with quick thinking that saved others lives. jake on rascon has that story. good morning. >> it looked as if a bomb had been detonated. the explosion obliterated a large section of the hotel, tossing responding firefighters into the air and shattering windows of nearby businesses and homes as dozens of motel guests escaped just in time and two of them remain unaccounted for. >> let's all head on over. >> reporter: it was a close call for guests crowded together on the street tuesday night evacuateded from their homes minutes from a gas explosion

leveled a large part of a motel 6 in washington. the motel manager made the split second decision to sound the alarm after getting a call about a gas leak. >> okay, this could cause a major pandemonium me pulling this alrm but my gut told me to and i'm glad i did. >> enroute, motel 6. fires on scene. >> engine 2 will be evacuating the motel 6 at 3400 11th street. >> guests were immediately evacuated, 30 minutes later the explosion rocked the area blowing firefighters on the scene back 20 feet. witnesses reporting it felt like a shock wave. >> the building collapsed on top of each other. my car was pushed out of the way by the force. >> reporter: most guests were uninjured but crews are searching for two mem who remain unaccounted for. a gas company employee was air lifted to a seattle medical

center in critical condition. this morning police continue to investigate just what caused the explosion. crews are right now still digging in the rubble looking for those missing guests. federal investigators meanwhile are on their way to help determine why this gas pipeline apparently failed. matt and savannah. >> as we move to politics, hillary clinton getting fiery amid new criticism over the e-mails as secretary of state. this is a controversy she is blaming republicans and media for keeping alive. kristen welker is on trail this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. secretary clinton is about to start a slower week filled with fund raising and little bit of down time. after campaigning here in vegas on tuesday, it's clear that e-mail issue isn't going away and could be getting to her. >> i do want to be the champion for every day americans, to help each and every one of you.

>> reporter: under mounting pressure, hillary clinton launched an offense on tuesday, the issue that continues to threaten her second bid for the white house. >> what i did was legally permitted, number one, first and foremost. i did not send classified material and i did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified. >> reporter: in exchanges that often became testy, clinton insisted she hasn't done anything wrong. >> in retrospect this didn't turn out to be convenient at all. i regret this has become such a cause celebre. this doesn't change the facts. no matter what anybody tries to say, the facts are stubborn. >> reporter: clinton even tried to laugh off a question whether she wiped her public server. >> what, like with a cloth or something? well, no. i don't know how it works digitally at all. >> reporter: this comes as fbi forensic experts are now examining clinton's private server.

two sources familiar with the process tell nbc news, analysts are optimistic they can recover at least some of the data. even though they've determined it was wiped clean as previously reported when the ktd was deactivated. investigators are working to determine whether any classified information was mishandled. giving republicans fresh fodder. >> it shows incompetence on her part to not know this was information she needed to protect. >> the fact she's not been forthright in explaining the situation is also a problem. >> reporter: clinton walked away tuesday as questions about her e-mails were still being shouted out, the nagging political problem she can't turn her back on. now, according to a new cnn poll, just out, it shows secretary clinton still the strong democratic front-runner and leads bernie sanders by double digits, but for the first time her number has dropped below 50% in that poll. now, in a general election match-up, donald trump is

catching up to her, now just six points behind her. this e-mail issue could be taking a toll. >> thank you. >> meanwhile in the republican race an interesting scene is going to play out in new hampshire, dueling town hall meetings involving front-runner donald trump and gop rival jeb bush. katy tur is in derry where trump is scheduled to speak. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, trump will get to derry later tonight and it is no accident that he's picked today of all days to come back to new hampshire, trying to do as he does, which is steal all of the air out of the room and steal the spotlight. it's going to be a big day here in new hampshire, an education summit that will be attended by a number of candidates, including carly fiorina and jeb bush and scott walker as well as john kasich. kasich will have a town hall and so will jeb bush, just 20

minutes away. trump has been sparring with bush every chance he gets, often unprovoked trying to slam him on immigration and military. trump seeing and treating bush as his biggest threat right now. all while bush is getting ann annoyed having to answer questions about trump and trying to just refer to him as the big personality in the room. bush is having to respond to him, specifically to his immigration plan on monday, forgsed to comment on it, saying it was unrealistic. trump is going to try to sell the plan here to voters today and you can bet he's going to try to steal voters and reporters and all. attention from the other candidates, especially jeb bush. matt? >> katy tur, thanks very much. members of the media will be jumping county to county. >> we have an update on something we talked about on tuesday, the fda has approved the first prescription drug to boost sexual desire in women.

the so-called female version of viagra. the pill will be marketed under a different brand name and it will carry bold warnings about possible side effects. doctor will be required to talk to patients about this before writing a prescription. natalie joins us now with more on fires out west. >> another grueling day unfortunately for crews battling 95 wildfires burning in washington state and idaho. a group of fires in northern idaho scorched 90 square miles and destroyed 42 homes and in washington flames burned through grass, brush and timber. air tankers established containment lines to keep the flames from reaching downtown. 1,000 people remain under mandatory evacuations there. the search is intensifying this morning for the man accused of bombing a shrine in bangkok killing 20 people and possible accomplices. police have released this sketch and they are offering a reward for information leading to the suspect. he's apparently the same man seen in a video leaving a back pack at the downtown shrine that

authorities believe contained an explosive device weighing more than six pounds. police believe the man did not act alone but is part of a network. breaking news out of indiana, federal documents were aleased. prosecutors say foegle will plead guilt when he appears before a federal judge this morning. subway recently ended its relationship with him. a new mexico hospital left one worker dead and serve others injured, the scaffolding right outside the presbyterian medical center buckled and collapsed. three construction workers now being treated for life threatening injuries. and investigators are still trying to figure out how it happened. some incredible video to showa close encounter between a shark and seal. this happened off the coast of cape cod. take a look as the shark jumps

right out of the water to grab onto the seal but the seal managed to wrigle out of the way. the encounter was captured by the atlantic white shark conservancy. videos like this one are important to studies on great white sharks in the atlantic ocean. you want to make sure they are far off the coast of cape cod. >> the beach is right there. that looked bad. not good at all. >> core strength, very good abs. doing crunches. natalie, thank you. >> mr. roker, a quick look what's going on around the rest of the country. we look for wet weather up and down the mid-atlantic coast through florida. the heat continues out west. smokey conditions through the pacific northwest into the inner mountain region because of all of the wildfires going on there. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. uffering.

birds hate that. so they came back home. come home to verizon and now get 12 gigs for $80 a month plus $20 per line. verizon. come home to a better network. into good morning, i'm meteorology kari hall. in the lower 60s and clouds all across the bay area. but they will be clearing out into the afternoon. and a little bit cooler than yesterday. the south bay will be at 87 degrees. peninsula 79. in the east bay, expect a high of 80 degrees. tri-valley will be up to 87. average temperature is returning and it will be 69 degrees in san francisco. the north bay will be at 81. a warm day. mostly sunny skies. keeping this weather the next few days. coming up at 7:30, we have a rare firenado. you'll have to try and look and see why it's rare. >> all right. >> interesting, all right, al. thank you so much.

olympic sprinter oscar pistorius is expected to leave a south african prison on friday, ten months after being convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has covered this case from the beginning. he's in pretoria this morning. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, there. good morning. the countdown is on. oscar pistorius now spending his final 48 hours behind bars right here in this prison behind me in pretoria. on friday, he'll be released and placed on house arrest. this morning we are with getting exclusive, new details about his life inside, plus, the prosecutor's new push for a new trial. it is one of the most notorious prisons in the world, known for violence and gangs. but oscar pistorius is reportedly isolated in the hospital wing, living in a tiny, six by eight-foot cell with only a bed, a sink, a toilet and a cupboard. pistorius said to be so paranoid, the prison food could be poisoned. he eats canned sardines and

baked beans. he's only allowed outside one hour a day, getting another hour in the weight room. >> pistorius was a vip prisoner. everything was right for him. he can do whatever he wants. >> reporter: but boswell mohango says pistorius got unusual treatment, beyond the perks for good behavior. he was an inmate there at the same time as pistorius. >> how can you get your own gym, your own gym alone? why the cell we were in were never given curtains, but his cell was prepared special. >> reporter: why do you think this happened. >> because he's got money. i mean, he's oscar pistorius. >> reporter: the pistorius families denies he's getting special treatment and prison officials didn't respond to our request for comment. it was a trial that captivated the world. >> oscar, any idea when you're going to take the stand? >> reporter: oscar pistorius, the olympic hero, shooting and killing his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. prosecutors say he shot her four times in a fit of rage and jealousy. >> i did not fire at reeva! >> reporter: in court, pistorius

claiming it was all an accident. he mistook reeva for an intruder. the judge believed him, convicting him of the lesser charge, involuntary manslaughter. >> you killed her! you shot and killed her. when will you take responsibility for that? >> reporter: now prosecutors are filing their official appeal, saying the judge made a mistake. in papers filed this week, the court not only approached the circumstantial evidence incorrectly, but also incorrectly excluded relevant evidence, and pistorius should have been convicted of murder, calling it "inescapable." do you think it's possible the prosecution could be suggestionful here? >> yes, i do think there's a great possibility that appeal can succeed and that will have the effect that he goes back to prison. >> reporter: when pistorius is released on friday, he will reportedly go straight to his uncle's sprawling estate just a few miles away. in fact, here in south africa, many are calling it mansion arrest. we'll be here covering it all. now back to you. >> all right. >> put your lawyer's hat on for a second. are there other systems around the world where a guy can be

convicted of a crime, serve time in jail and then be tried again for evidence in the same crime? >> in other legal systems, the prosecution has the right to appeal. that's something we don't do in this country. once the defendant is acquitted or has his appeal, the prosecutor has no right to appeal, meaning you can't go back to jail after that. >> all right, we'll keep our eyes on that one. coming up, emotions running high at the trial of a former student at an elite prep school as the accuser faces her alleged attacker in court. this morning, a representative for her family speaks out in an exclusive, live interview. plus, delivering on a deadline. why the post office is getting into the same-day shipping game. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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like virtual doctor visits. what happened here? i came in too hot. 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. good morning to you. new details to tell you about. good news in san jose, firefighters have put out a fire that was happening in rugged terrain. start started 10:00 last night heartland way near the silver creek country club. in the last hour crews put out the after of the flames. keeping an eye out for hot spots. it burned six acres, no homes were threatened. they had hard time putting it out because fuels were flamed by brush that was inaccessible. it will be nice. low clouds this morning. you can see them settling below mt. hamilton.

as we go through the day, clearing very nice day. temperatures coming down, here's your lunchtime temperature in the peninsulaen 72 degrees. tri-valley at 80. highs topping out into the 70 and a 80s across the area. north bay 81. san francisco a high of 69 degrees. traffic with mike. >> a slower drive now in north bay. southbound 101, that volume of traffic's the only source of that. we'll look at the map. slow south out of novato and into san rafael. smoother drive towards san francisco. east shore freeway, walnut creek interchange showing the build. west 92 recovers nicely after a traffic break. typical slower drive off of 880 and san mateo. same for dumbarton bridge, billing and slowing toward 101. northbound san jose bill in the slowing and significant for 85. >> back with another update in a

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♪ ♪ 7:30 on this wednesday morning, august 19th, 2015. that's a friday level crowd right there. they are all here to see little mick. we're going to get to that concert in our next hour. >> let's look at what's making headlines on this wednesday morning. >> two people are missing after a powerful explosion leveled part of a motel. a gas leak had been reported and building evacuated when the motel's manager pulled the fire alarm. gas company employee was also injured in that blast. the search is on hold for three men missing and feared dead in the wake of powerful landslides in southeastern alaska. officials say the ground remains

too unstable there after more than two inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. the eyes and i guess the eefrs of the political world will be on new hampshire tonight when donald trump and jeb bush host rival town hall meetings. bush is set to speak at the education summit and trump has announced plans to hold his own event at the exact same time just a couple of towns away. we begin this half hour with another story out of new hampshire, a closely watched trial there. today the teenager who says she was assaulted by an older classmate at an elite prep school is returning to the witness stand. we're going to talk to a representative from her family in just a moment. but first, nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. more emotional testimony is expected today after the alleged victim broke down on the witness stand here at the courthouse on tuesday. both the defense and prosecution revealing details of a school traditional st. paul that appears to have been afrn for decades.

this morning 19-year-old owen labrie is set to face his accuser in the courtroom. >> do you see owen in the courtroom today? >> i do. >> reporter: we're not showing her face and disguising her voice, the first witness in a trial that has rocked one of the most elite boarding schools. labrie is accused of raping the 15-year-old freshman last year. prosecutors say it was part of a tradition called the senior salute where older student sought to intimate encounters with younger ones. >> what kind of time? >> from showing them a cool place on campus or taking them someplace, to trying to have sex with them. >> reporter: the girl testified that she initially rejected labrie's invitation. >> thought his intentions were really, really wrong. >> reporter: but later reconsidered after a friend of hers vouched for labrie.

>> it made it feel more genuine that someone had taken the time to seek me out. >> reporter: labrie watched as jurors toured the campus building where the attack allegedly took place. he has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault, saying he did not have intercourse with the girl. labrie's attorney says many messages suggest the victim was willing to meet with the client. it could refer to hugging or kissing, not just sex. >> it was a source of pride for girls of the school to be asked to participate in the senior salute. >> reporter: in his initial interview with police, labrie denied the tradition had anything to do with the incident. >> was this part of senior salute? >> i'm pleased the case has gone in the way it has. i'm looking forward to my opportunity to ask questions of

the complainant tomorrow. >> but was it part of senior salute or not sir? >> reporter: mr. carney says his client has decided to testify during this trial. for its part, st. paul says the current allegations about our culture are not emblematic of our school. laura dunne is working as a representative for the family. she's the executive director of serve justice, a group working to decrease sexual violence. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> it's been a year since the incident and the accuser now 16 years old sat in court and begun to tell her story with her alleged attacker right there in the room. how is sis she doing and the family doing? >> both her and her family are holding up but they are actively asking for privacy. there has been a lot of media attention to the case and some people threatened to reveal the victim's name.

so they are speaking up at this moment to let everyone know this is a tough time for them and their family and want to focus on getting justice in this case. >> it's not easy to go to court and pursue a case in court, many, many rape victims decide not to do that because of the spectacle of it. what is this young woman's mindset as she faces this process? what is she hoping happens here? >> i think she's hoping for an opportunity to be heard for the state to present evidence in this case and to get justice. i mean, she has shown great courage in the face of a lot of adversity to speak out and go through the process. it's very challenging on her an her family. it has really zajsed them from the community in which she grew up in. it is a tough time but she's staying strong and doing what she needs to do and getting on stand again today. >> the defense attorney in opening statements needless to say portray a very different picture of what happened here and also said that she knew what she was getting into. he said there's a text message exchange, for example, between the two individuals after this incident where the defendant

writes you're an angel and she writes back, you're an angel yourself. is she ready to face this kind of tough questions? is she ready to face this cross-examination? how does she explain all of that? >> well, we won't get into the facts of the case right now. that's for the court and for later today. but you know, she like many survivors has faced a lot of adversary in coming forward and she's ready to explain the actions she took. she's from a small community and there's a lot of pressure someone she knew that had committed this against her. i think she has opportunity to explain herself today. we're going to let the jury decide in this case what has actually occurred. >> there's been a real spotlight on the school and alleged culture at that school. does she and her family feel that the school turned a blind eye to this kind of behavior? do they feel the school bears some responsibility as well? >> i think at this time their focus is mostly on making sure that the perpetrator is

accountable but there is concern i think more broadly about the culture at that school. there has been a lot of scrutiny in the media about it. there was some traditions that were known by members of the community and i think more could have been done but at this time their focus is solely getting through the trial one step at a time. >> how has she been treated since all of this happened? does she feel people are taking sides? >> unfortunately, that is the case and in a small town and small community, often when these cases arise, people do choose sides. there has been a lot of effort from the defendant and his side to garner support financially or otherwise for his cause. and so it really has pushed the family out of that community. they are no longer at that school or living in the area. but they have some strong supporters. they are supporting each other at this time. and they are doing what they believe is right, which is speaking out against sexual violence. >> these are important days in the trial. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> not at all. thank you for having me on. >> let's take a turn now and get

a look at the weather. >> we've shown you these firenados, right? we've got one kind of rare. if you look at this, what do you -- is there anything you notice differently from this than what we normally see? if you look closely. bob yeager. >> spinning the other way. you're absolutely correct. normally it spins in a counterclockwise direction. this is spinning in a clockwise direction. why? we don't know. but it's very rare that that's happens. rob yeager, head of the class. very nice. this was in idaho and you can see it is brutal lly hot up the. we have red flag warnings and the problem is all of the temperature readings, look at this, it's 13 degrees above, medford going to be 101. 102 in redding. burns 93. in the midwest, look at these temperatures, a big drop, 10 to 25 degrees below average. this low pressure dragging in

colder air from canada, oklahoma city today, 27 degrees below average. dodge city, 16 below average. cooler conditions thursday indianapolis to shreveport and good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're back to feeling ocean breeze and morning clouds with afternoon sunshine. we're in the low 60s right now. after the skies clear, expect a high of 87 degrees in the south bay. 79 in the peninsula. east bay topping out at 80 degrees today. tri-valley, 87. north bay a high of 18 degrees. san francisco in the upper 60s. pleasant weather today and the next few days as we keep our cooler than average temperatures. get your weather any >> get your weather any time 24/7, weather channel on cable or weather.com. coming up, rosie o'donnell speaks up after her daughter is

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at last. >> reporter: today's usps is taking it up a notch, ramping up same day delivery including groceries, fresh fish and bottled water. while amazon.com dreams of flying drones for faster delivery, am ston is already using the postal service for same-day rush shipments which is offering to do it cheaper than u.p.s. or fedex. >> customers should have as many options as possible to get the server vis they are looking for. >> reporter: the usps has its work cut out. e-mail and the internet cut by 20% first class mail volumes. the post office's bread and butter. online shopping and package delivery are booming. now same-day rush tlifryes. in a statement the usps tells nbc news it is all about enhancing the customer experience and increasing customer convenience. >> we believe the services we are uniquely capable of

providing make the postal service both viable and necessary in the future. >> reporter: what's next? the new post master general wants congress to approve shipments of alcohol, illegal since the days of prohibition. the agency still has big financial problems. buried under congressional requirements that prepay billions in retiree benefits. last year posting a $5.5 billion loss. >> the postal service is coming through with a bold initiative. will it turn the tide as quickly as they need to do so remains to be seen. >> reporter: the postal service gets no taxpayer dollars but because it is a quasi government agency u.p.s. and fedex are complaining about an unfair pricing advantage. 1200 cities already get same-day sunday package delivery from the post office. same day grocery deliveries are under way in san francisco, l.a., the bronx in new york.

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campaign trail. tamron? >> this is why viral moments are made. marco rubio made a campaign stop in des moines, iowa, tuesday. s toed around the football with kids in the area. that's fun. other than some incomplete passes all was going beautifully until this unfortunate incident. don't worry, the little boy is oak but a gif was born and the tweets were quick to follow. you see there, boink. igor bob it is ic writing marco rubio's campaign is spiralling out of control. that's an al joke. brett friedman saying it's the worst florida sports performance since the rose bowl. and this brady bunch moment.

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very good wednesday morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. for the first time we are seeing chilling surveillance video linked to homicide last week in san jose. the police say it shows three armed men chasing a victim through a san jose business. it happened at an office complex on lundy avenue last thursday. three men terrorizes and killed another man. since then, two of those men died in police shooting. one suspect 38-year-old matthew castillo died on sunday. he's on the left. the next day, police killed another suspect, 40-year-old richard jacquez, the man in the middle. police are still look for the third suspect, the one there on the right in the mask. also, investigators have not revealed what may have led to the initial homicide. let's get a look at forecast. got to be better news there. >> we have great news in the forecast. after clouds we get afternoon sunshine. and highs reaching 85 degrees,

los gatos. san mateo 76. embarcadero, at 69 degrees. about normal for the time of year. also, in the north bay, napa, 81. fremont, 80. dublin, a high of 84 degrees. we'll see this for a few more days. so enjoy. let's see how the morning commute is going with mike. >> we are looking here toward 880 north bound past the coliseum starting to get sticky here around high street. look at the map, volume of traffic. continuing to bill for oaklanden reminder we have a midday game 12:35, lunchtime traffic around the home of the a's. smoother drive but the bay bridge metering lights are on and continues to have that flow there. in san francisco, fill more, earlier crash leaves one lane blocked. we're trying to get word from the san francisco p.d. on what their investigation is right there meanwhile, the build continues westbound across the san mateo. dumbarton bridge pushing towards 101, slowing through san mateo and palo alto. and the south bay, bridge, the build continues northbound. >> here we go.

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, safe and sound. rosie o'donnell's daughter found after the comedian issues a desperate plea to find her. her disappearance is bringing a major health issue into focus. then, move over tinder. the buzz is all about bumble. >> the woman has to make the first move on bumble. >> reporter: we'll tell you about the new apps putting women in charge and the brave new world of digital dating. ♪ and get ready to fly with little mix, the british sensations are about to take the plaza by storm with a live concert, "today," wednesday, august 19, 2015.

[ cheers and applause ] >> we're here for little mix on "today." >> black magic! ♪ >> we're for you, little mix! [ cheers ] >> this is on our new york bucket list. >> we love little mix! [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. we're back now. 8:00 on a wednesday morning, the 19th of august, 2015. and it is a steamy one out on the plaza with a big crowd here for the british sensations little mix. >> yeah. we have a great little mix crowd.3 f2 una chica de diez años de >> lilliana.

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>> little straps. at least 50 million people are bracing for severe weather today with a risk of heavy thunderstorms from texas into ohio. on tuesday, heavy rain and high winds hit parts of kansas, and in nebraska, dangerous lightning. last night heavy rain poured down on the field and fans at wrigley field. and torrential rains hit the streets of charleston, north carolina. more of the forecast coming up. investigators trying to find out what caused a gas leak during the night at a motel in bremerton, washington. the leak triggered an explosion that demolished part of the building. told about the leak, the motel manager pulled the fire alarm and got guests out of the building before the blast. fire officials say two people are unaccounted for. a gas company worker who had gone to the scene was critically injured in the explosion. today south africa's justice department put oscar pistorius's release from prison on hold until the case is reviewed again by a parole board.

as jeff rossen reported, he was due to be moved to house arrest on friday after serving ten months in the killing of girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the 17-year-old daughter of rosie o'donnell was missing for more than a week is now safe following following an online plea from new jersey. s --ly from rosie o'donnell. >> reporter: rosie o'donnell has no shortage of followers on twitter or facebook. when a week went by and she couldn't find her daughter, the former talk show host reached out for help. twice on twitter, pictures of chelsea and her puppy. a message on facebook where concerned fans left hundreds of comments. a link to her website with a detailed description. her daughter was last seen at the family home in a suburb of new york city. chelsea was wearing a dark sweatshirt hoodie, dark, ripped jeans.

she left with her 6-month-old therapy dog named bear. the message said, "chelsea stopped taking her medication and is in need of medical attention." o'donnell reported the disappearance to police sunday. >> at this point there's nothing giving us any indication that she's in any danger. >> reporter: in a statement, rosie's publicist said, "chelsea, like millions of people, lives with mental illness. it has been a difficult road for chelsea and her family." by the evening, some good news. >> one of the residences, spoke to a subject there. good old-fashioned police work, recognized something wasn't right. he was acting nervous. and the officer just advised him that we believed she was there. and we certainly weren't leaving without her. >> reporter: while she wouldn't answer questions, rose stepped out after the ordeal to express her thanks. the story has a happy ending, but for a flurry of hours tuesday, it shined a light on a troubling national problem. up to three million children who run away every year.

for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >> glad she was found safe and sound. matt? >> thank you very much. just in time for the new school year, there's a new warning about head lice to worry about. researchers at southern illinois university suggest that lice populations in at least 25 states have developed resistance to over-the-counter treatments. doctor natalie azar is an nbc news medical contributor. good to see you. >> good morning. >> lice, second only to the common cold in terms of thing that infect school-age children. this will get a lot of attention. are we talking about lice that are of a different variety or that have just become reassassinate. >> not a new vietnam war -- resistant? >> not a new variety. this researcher has been following this for 15 years. it's not new. the newer study that this researcher has done has illuminated the problem much more clearly. >> does it mean the lice are immune, immune to treatment, or just resistant? >> not necessarily. that's the important distinction here. that having a genetic variation

that might make you imean doesn't necessarily mean -- ierksmmune doesn't innocentsly mean the treatments won't work, it means they may be less effective. >> the basics, how do you know if your child has head lice? >> the most common symptom is intense itching, the feeling of creepy crawlies. you need to look at the child's scalp. what is more effective than visualizing it like that is to have the hair completely wet and go through with what's the nit comb. you can see a live louse on the scalp or the nits or eggs at the base of the hair shaft. >> given what we know about lice in these 25 states at least, how do you go about treating it? >> i think the first recommendation that i think we will make, you can still try the over-the-counter. by the way, the resistance is to the most common remedy, a chemical compound called premethryn. you can follow instructions carefully. i would go immediately to the pediatrician for advisement if it doesn't work. you may need to move to a

prescription topical therapy. >> people have home remedies. you -- >> they're not -- >> i can tell by your expression, not a fan? >> i think some potentially could work. there's the idea that you suffocate them. people have used lotions, cetaphil lotion or mayonnaise. but these are not well studied or regulated. >> last one, the american academy of pediatrics said it's okay for parents to send their kids to school even if they had head lice. >> in spite of the fact. >> that freaked out parents. is that still the recommendation? >> that is still the recommendation. the idea is that -- specifically the aap even recommended with lice or nits, the idea is even if you have a nit or egg, if it's further away than six millimeters from the scalp, on the hair shaft but further away from the scalp, it might not be indicative of an active infection. therefore, the kids should be allowed to go to school. we know this is -- it's a difficult thing, the kids miss out on camp, school activities.

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back now at all right, back now at 8:12. it's trending time so let's do it. >> have your kids ever asked for help with math homework? >> oh, yes. i hate it. >> i hire a tutor. >> so hard. >> a lot of parents are more nervous than the kids are. a new study suggests you just let the kids figure it out on their own. this is from the university of chicago. researchers found that your kids will pick up on your anxiety when it comes to math and they, too, will become anxious. also, kids whose parents help with math homework ended up learning less than those kids who do it all by themselves, which i think comes from the journal "duh." makes sense, but anyway. >> wow. you're on your own, josh. >> my kids ask for math help. i'm brutal at it. i get nervous and they go, dad, back off. >> that's interesting that your anxiety is contagious. makes sense. >> sure. >> speaking of school, parents have been looking forward to this time of year. kids heading back to class.

hear what a reporter in los angeles got from a little kid when she asked him about it. take a look. >> are you going to miss your mom? >> no. >> no? oh, don't cry. >> there you go. >> do you miss your mom? >> no. >> aw. >> just watching him crumble. poor little guy. >> it just hit him. >> in keeping with marco rubio, tell him to buck up. get a little tougher. >> i'm going to show you a piece of video of that kid. you know the website yelp? you get to review everything -- restaurants, bars, doctors, beauty salons. now you can review the federal government. >> uh-oh. >> if you are stuck in a tsa line at the airport or rubbed the wrong way by the irs, you have a new place to complain.

officials say they will respond in realtime and though they are not worried about the onslaught of mean comments. can you review congress, things like that? >> have they been on the internet? >> my name is -- >> social security number -- >> i think you guys are terrific! >> i feel bad for the poor people who sign up for this job. >> how about people talking about a thai restaurant. like a bad thai order? how do you think the federal government is going to do? it's scary. are you familiar with the real means behind the number -- >> bad thai? >> you have probably never used yelp. you're talking about a thai restaurant. you haven't either? >> i wish thai didn't come to mind. >> could be sushi, foie gras. >> could be people from thailand. >> i order thai food all the time. you read the yelp and that's the

worst thai, it was like, licking the ground, blah, blah, blah. >> somebody's been complaining. >> i have been reading yelp reviews in my continuing search. >> my bad. go ahead. >> you know the number 420? >> yes, i do. >> do you know the deeper meaning? explain it to everybody. >> a lot of people think 420 is code for smoking pot. >> right. it's kind of a thing. so stoners all around the country have been stealing highway markers like this one in colorado. 420 is cool, right? they collect them as souvenirs. so officials in idaho decided to be creative. they are sick of it and now it's 419.9. >> smart. the thought was it was the police code for smoking marijuana. people would say we have a 420 in progress. i think that's not true. i don't think there's any truth to that. april 20th, yeah. >> those people. yeah. this is interesting. the supermodel insisting all

women are tens and stephen colbert's moves like jagger. >> let me first tell you about that thai restaurant i was at. first up, heidi klum isn't finished getting back at donald trump. we told you yesterday how he dissed her saying heidi is no longer a 10 and we showed you her joking response video declaring herself a 9.99. now in a new interview with access hollywood, heidi is serious. >> i was just making light of the situation. because it was kind of funny, i thought. i just thought make it even more funny. but really, the whole entire situation about women is not really funny, you know, to put a number on a woman, especially women. we do so many things, so in my book, every woman is a 10. >> strong words from heidi. and heidi has no idea why trump dragged her into his campaign in the first place. next, "the goonies," an '80s

cult classic is loved so much that fans are still swarming the home 30 years after the release. i love this timing. it's a big time tourist attraction in astoria, oregon. before you travel there the owner is fed up with visitors. she lives in the house and wants fans to back off. she covered it in blue tarps to keep fans away. the city has put up a sign that says access closed to the goonies house. >> let that be a warning. finally stephen colbert is set to take over "the late show." but did you know he was once in a boy band? stephen fronted a rolling stone cover band. he played the role of mick jagger. so on howard stern stephen colbert showed off his moves like jagger. ♪ brown sugar ♪ how come you taste so good >> the dance is good. wow! ♪ brown sugar ♪ just like a young girl

should ♪ >> all right, i've had enough of that. >> only howard. stephen admitted the band "a shot in the dark" was bad. but colbert giving -- enough of that. >> i was looking to have an example. but i couldn't pull it off. what people say about thai food, check it out. they feel very strongly. >> anybody there slam a czech restaurant or anything? >> i'm sure if you yelp it. a check of the weather. >> hopefully nobody yelps our forecast. here's what we have going on. first of all, the fourth tropical storm -- named storm of the season. about a week early this time of the year. 144 miles east of the lesser antilles. 50-mile-per-hour winds moving west at 14 miles an hour. also severe weather, 50 million people under some risk today. the greatest risk through michigan. damaging wind gusts, isolated tornadoes possible. we're going to be watching it very closely. and we've got a frontal system

that will bring in cooler air behind it, but b, strong storms stretching all the way into the northeast by thursday. we'll watch that. rainfall amounts anywhere from one to two inches. in parts of the del marva peninsula, outside of washington, d.c., could see two to three inches before it's over in the next 72 good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures are coming down across the bay area, and it will be 85 degrees today in lo los gatos. in san francisco, the upper 60s with some clouds this morning that will part ways this afternoon, give us a little sunshine. 86 in concord. san ramon reaching 81 degrees. more of this weather for the next couple of days. this weekend looking like it will be a touch warmer than this. and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. now to more of our summer of

secrets and an exploration of digital dating. overnight a hacking group released personal details of users of ashley madison. that's setting new scrutiny on ethics within the online dating industry. ronan farrow has a look at one area of criticism and a potential solution. good morning. >> good to see you again, savannah. this is an issue being raised by the potential leak. a lot of early reports suggest ashley madison users are overwhelmingly male. no surprise there. one study said almost ... apps designed by and for women. apps like lulu, siren, and bumble. whitney is no stranger to the world of digital dating. >> as technology takes such a

leading role in our lives it also sets young women up for huge risk of being bullied and facing all sorts of very scary treatment. >> reporter: she cofounded the popular dating app tinder but left in 2014, filing a sexual harassment lawsuit later settled out of court. she set out to found a new kind . dating.

>> i spent three years researching my book on on line dating. i met maybe one female executive at an online dating company and that was a p.r. person. >> reporter: behind the scenes at bumble in austin, texas, whitney wolf wants to see it change. how much of a difference does bumble's approach make? the company pointed us to these popular users to make their case. >> the girls are serious because they have to reach out to you first. >> you can't necessarily tell bumble was created by females but it feels safer for me as a girl. >> reporter: for some of .th to go up to a guy in a barer oh restaurant and say, hey, i think you're a good-looking man. can we have a chat, have a drink? >> reporter: some fundamentals never change. >> a lot of hot guys. i was pleasantly surprised. >> you're attracted to them as well. >> some of the new apps like bumble actually only allow women

to initiate conversation. what kind of impact do you see it having? >> zero. obviously the goal is to put the power on the female side of things. i don't think it works at all. >> reporter: he says real empowerment comes from apps sharing more data with users of both sexes like how often your digital suitor logs in and how many users they are chatting with. until then, an old fashioned love and the digital kind, slater says there are no silver bullets. >> all a dating site can do is put you in the same room with someone with some of the same interests. you have to get out there and meet lots of people. >> reporter: whitney agrees digital problems and solutions begin in the real world. >> by taking a real life issue and solving that you end up solving online issues as well. >> bumble has not been immune to bad press hitting other dating apps. a recent critical vanity fair

article questions whether the approach change it is fundamentals of digital dating culture at all. whether or not bumble has the answer people agree they are onto the right question. this is something every dating company is after -- how to empower women. >> it's interesting. through the series i have the same thought which is, yes, maybe there are problems with digital dating but aren't these just problems that happen in the regular world as well? >> just reveals what dating culture is rather than just digital dating culture. >> it's been interesting and educational. learned a lot. >> so now you can sign up. >> well, i'm married. that's a different site. >> getting ahead of myself. >> let's go to al. >> thank you so much. coming up, the ladies of little mix cast a spell on rockefeller plaza with their performance of i' ..==am==ew tai

good wednesday morning. it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. we have new details this morning. some good news to report in san jose where firefighters have put out a pesky fire in rugged terrain. that fire started around 10:00 last night in southeastern san jose along heartland way. that's near the silver creek country club, well off of 101. within the last couple hours, crews have been able to extinguish all the flames. they're now keeping a close eye out for hot spots. firefighters say it burned about six acres in total and no homes were threatened. crews say they had a hard time putting it out because those flames were fueled by dry brush in some areas that were mostly inaccessible, but they were able to get the job done. trying to get to your job today, let's see how the roads look right now with mike. >> we just found this right in

front of our oakland camera. traffic jamming up approaching high street, right there the flashing lights with a stalled vehicle. it was sticking out into the fast lane. that will hopefully clear in the next few. we see that buildup right before the coliseum. the approach to the bay bridge not a major concern, but we have a crash which is clearing as you approach that toll plaza. that's westbound 580 toward 101. in the south bay, we have a slower drive developing heading through palo alto. a crash at university and the northbound route starting to move better. >> mike, thank you very much. of course, we're keeping a close eye on things. another update in just 25 minutes. we'll return you to the "today" show.

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♪ it is now 8:30. >> it is. it's a wednesday morning, the 19th of august, 2015. we have a special midweek summer concert featuring the british girl group little mix. they are getting ready. >> we are looking forward to the concert. the ladies will stick around for an exclusive live stream and acoustic performance across the street hosted by hoda.

>> we are keeping little mix busy. they are taking over our "today" instagram and snapchat accounts as well. go online. stare at your phone. >> and if you see the magnetometer behind us, we are ready for al's epic adventure. we have a friendly adventure to see who joins al on the trip of a lifetime to an unknown mystery location. >> 50 hours. >> $50,000 worth of vacation. a once in a lifetime action. >> they brought their passports and they are leaving today. >> i believe some of the teams may not have known each other before today. >> right there. >> they met in line. >> great. >> i love it. we'll get to the epic adventure. how about a check of the weather? >> let's see what's going on as far as the forecast. wet weather on the east coast, midatlantic states to florida. cooler weather back behind the front that brings a slight risk of strong storms back to texas.

look for sun. look for the sunshine to continue in the southwest. more rain midatlantic states into the northeast into the gulf good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still clouds all across the bay. right now in the 60s across the bay area. into the afternoon, our temperatures will be cooler than we've seen recently, reaching 80 degrees in the east bay, 79 in the peninsula. in the tri-valley, look for a high of 87 degrees. south bay, 87. san francisco, a high of 69 degrees. the clouds will slowly part as we go into the day. and the north bay, expect a high of 81 degrees. have a great one. there you have it. >> ready? >> i'm ready. >> this is a little involved. bear was. >> going to be fun. >> it's time to kick off al's epic ed dadventure.

it's a 50-hour, $50,000 vacation. the only catch -- the flight leaves in a few hours. >> as we said, it is all for travel channel. they have a new show, 50-50. we have been scouting for willing participants all morning. in a moment, meet the "today" fans willing to drop everything and run away with me. just for a trip. that's all that happens. first, we want to say hello to the host of 50-50, samantha brown and chris g rundy. >> hello. >> it's so exciting. we have been doing it for six months. it is amazing. ambushing people on the street. they are on their way to work. we say come with us. >> they go for 50 hours. do they have any choice of activities at the destination? >> absolutely. we have two things for them at any moment. they choose and we all do what they want to do. anything they want. boom. >> sailing, scuba dive. >> jump out of planes. >> playing it safe is what we do.

>> that's day one. >> what's been the most exciting location? >> we ambushed a couple and took them to south africa. they had three hours' notice. you have ten minutes to pack a bag if you go. bring your passport and you're on the way. >> sounds great. again, two viewers will be lucky enough to join al, chris and sam on this 50-50 trip. they have to earn it. we have narrowed it down to three teams who have to compete in three events. al, let's meet the competitors. >> here they are. ready to play. first of all, we have shamin and claudia. how you guys doing? they live in new york. they have been best friends for 20 years. did you know each other when you were 5? that's fantastic. all right. next we have team b, naomi and sara who met in grad school. how long have you known each other? >> about four years. >> and they have the great

hearts on. have heart, will travel. and team c, alexandra and david anthony who met two hours ago standing in line. >> we bonded over our travel experiences and we are ready for another one. >> that's gutsy. >> everybody has passports in hand. right? >> ready to go. >> what do you need to do to win the trip? >> welcome to the travel zone. ready? we have three competitions. savannah will be helping team a. tamron on team b and natalie is the ringer for team c. walk us through the first challenge. >> first challenge is what the beep. someone from each team must put on a lovely vest. here they are. you have to put the vests on. in one of the many pockets is a metallic item that won't fly with the f.a.a. everybody step through. >> claudia, come back here. assume the position. >> we'll start on this side.

>> okay. put this on. >> you have 30 seconds to find the item. >> that's the offending, actionable item and come through. until they stop beeping and identify the item they are still in the game. once they find it they get a point. ready? don't start looking yet. >> go through. >> are you ready? one, two, three. go. >> go! come on. >> go back to find the item. >> dump it. come on. try again. go through again. >> all right. let's see. >> come on. you can do it. >> got about 15 seconds left. >> go through again. >> still beeping here. still beeping. >> go through. >> you guys have to go back. >> go through. >> did you get through? >> he beeped. >> david got through here. we have a beep.

>> okay, guys. nice job. >> team c gets a point. >> all right. you found the correct item. you have one point in the overall competition. alex, nice job. way to go. that brings us to the second challenge. this is a contest we are calling master packer. pretty simple. you see the suitcase in front of you. each table has the same items. your job is to fill the suitcase so it weighs 50 pounds but not over. the closest to 50 pounds without going over will win the next challenge. stand in front of your tables. what's up? >> if you put it all in and they weigh after. >> as soon as we are done. >> you can want weigh along the way. you have 30 seconds to pack a bag. it doesn't matter if it closes. >> you don't have to zip it up. >> team a, b, c. ready? >> three, two, one, go.

>> remember, team c already has one point. >> there is an iron. you don't want to go over. >> teams are trying to get close to 50 without going over. >> we have the teams. first team going. >> ten seconds left, guys. >> you have five seconds. four, three, two, one. step away from the suitcases. everybody step away. savannah, why don't you have your team put the suitcase on the scale over here. al will read it out. >> i feel good about this. >> this one cost a lot of money at check-in. >> 36.7. >> okay. 13.3 pounds to go. team b, put your suitcase on the scale. >> come on. >> good luck. >> 15. >> 15 pounds. >> we're in it.

>> are you serious? >> no, no. no way. >> 15.6. >> no way! try it on that scale. >> weigh it on the other scale. take it off for a second. >> this is working out well. >> i don't like that. >> that's not 15 pounds. definitely not. >> good thing you have a lawyer on your side. >> 34.9. >> okay. >> this one's 36. 34.9. >> bring the new scale over here. >> all on the same scale. >> no way. >> okay. david, put it on this scale here. if it is more than 36.7 without -- it's 30 pounds. this team gets the point. >> team a and c tied. >> listen, don't worry. if you win the third challenge it's all tied up. step through. >> okay. >> come on, ladies. >> make your way here and listen up.

the next game we are calling connecting flights. >> you can do it. >> let's spin around to see this. john, come on through. behind me you see boards. we are going to flip themle in a second. there are two columns. in one there are airport codes for cities. three-letter codes. the other column, cities and towns. your job is to match the correct code with the correct city at a certain airport. do you understand? >> okay. >> i will get out of the way. we'll flip over the boards. first team to get them right gets the point. three, two, one. go! >> match it up. >> got it? >> stop the clock right here. >> done. [ buzzer ] >> wait a minute. >> two labels for that one. >> we're done.

>> correct. >> that's correct. >> absolutely correct. >> we have the winners over here. team c. >> all right. >> alexandra and david. >> team a. >> no. >> let's go over this. charles de gaulle, paris. south africa, johannesburg. kansas city, nti. chicago, ord. >> o'hare, right. >> and beijing, pek. do you know what that mean s? >> are we going? >> you win the trip! >> our winners. >> everybody come over this way. come on down. come on through. come on through. >> let's go! >> first of all, for our runners up who did a magnificent job we have a one-night stay anywhere in the world for you at the four

seasons. there you go. congratulations. you guys were terrific. david and alexandra, come on over. we want to tell you where you're going. are you ready to find out? here we go. ladies and gentlemen, you are going to abu dhabi! we are leaving this afternoon on etienne air, abu dhabi. are you ready? >> have you ever been? >> no. >> never, never. >> it's almost 7,000 miles to abu dhabi. i hope you've got warm weather clothing to pack. look at the forecast. over the next several days for abu dhabi, ladies and gentlemen. here we go. it's going to be toasty. feels like temperatures approaching 120. so it will be a lot of fun. >> what activities are on the agenda? >> i can't even begin to tell

you. do you know buggy racing, the grand mosque in abu dhabi. so many cool things. can't wait to travel with you. >> i'm so happy. >> we are going to see you guys starting tomorrow. >> you met this morning and here we are going to abu dhabi together. >> live on the "today" show from the grand mosque. >> coming up next, a concert from little mix on the plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to "today." little mix has ruled the british music charts with "black magic" off their album "get weird" which is due out later this year. here they are to perform. ladies and gentlemen, little mix.

♪ all the girls on the block ♪ knocking at my door. >> want to know what it is make the boys want more ♪ ♪ and he loves you ♪ but he ain't got time ♪ come and get it ♪ at a knocked down price ♪ ♪ hey ♪ full of honey ♪ just to make him sweet ♪ crystal balling ♪ just to help him see ♪ what he's been missing ♪ so come and get it ♪ while you've still got time ♪ hey ♪ get your boy on his knees ♪ ♪ repeat after me

♪ say ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ i'll make you fall in love ♪ for a spell that can't be broken ♪ ♪ one drop should be enough ♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ one taste and you'll be mine ♪ it's a spell that can't be broken ♪ ♪ it'll keep you up all night ♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ if you're looking for mr. right ♪ ♪ need that magic ♪ to change him overnight ♪ here's the answer ♪ come and get it ♪ while you've still got time ♪ hey ♪ get your boy on his knees ♪ repeat after me ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ i'll make you fall in love ♪ for a spell that can't be broken ♪ ♪ one drop should be enough

♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ i'll make you fall in love ♪ for a spell that can't be broken ♪ ♪ one drop should be enough ♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ all the girls on the block knocking on my door ♪ ♪ want to know what it is ♪ makes the boys want more ♪ i got the recipe ♪ now you belong to me ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ i'll make you fall in love ♪ for a spell that can't be broken ♪ ♪ one drop should be enough ♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ take a sip of my secret potion ♪ ♪ i'll make you fall in love ♪ for a spell that can't be broken ♪

♪ one drop should be enough ♪ boy, you belong to me ♪ i got the recipe ♪ it's called black magic ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love ♪ hey ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love ♪ falling in love [ cheers and applause ] >> little mix! we'll get more music and talk to the ladies. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this has been a big week for little mix. they performed with taylor swift, picked up a teen choice

award. ladies, good morning. i should say happy anniversary. this is the fourth anniversary of when you got together as a group. >> thank you. >> we are big fans, best day ever. it will be emotional. >> very, very emotional. >> do you feel you still remember the moment when it was suggested maybe you would be better as a group than individuals? >> i remember it so well. it was meant to be. we got together and clicked straight away. we have had the best time of our lives these past four years all thanks to our fans. thank you very much. >> i love reading about how you put together your latest album, "get weird." due out later this year. you had another album and you all got together to listen to it. you realized this isn't the album we want to put out. >> we're such perfectionists. we went back to perrie's house and listened to the album and said, it's not good enough. it didn't fit together.

we got back in the studio , wrote a new album. we feel this is our best yet. >> feels like the one? >> 100%. >> we love having you. we know you'll be back later. talk to everybody in the next hour. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> we have a great crowd who came to see you. we're back with more music. first, this is "today" on nbc.

back now with some birthday wishes from our friend willard scott. willard. >> always a pleasure to work with smucker's, especially to salute birthdays. we've got them for you. this is laverne mayfield from cedar falls, iowa. another great town. 100 today. 18 grandchildren. how about that? i'll bet christmas is fantastic in that house. this is beatrice, single it is ton from eastpointe in the great state of michigan. all along the shore. beautiful. 100 years old today. for 40 years she sang in the church choir. how about that? this handsome dude is wayne carr from imperial beach, california. plays the saxaphone. 100 today. we wish him a very happy birthday. this is james granger from beloit, wisconsin. he is 100 years old today. his big thing is making fruit

cakes every christmas for lots of people. i like fruitcake. some people don't. i love it. we hate to give it back but it's yours, new york. take it away. >> willard, thank you very much. guys, what's come up? >> chiwetel ejiofor, talking about his new project. >> and little mix will join us some more. >> more music. >> and you're headed to -- >> abu dhabi! yeah, ouri ..==am==appingtoy and good morning. it's 8:56. i'm sam brock. happening later today, it's a dirty job that may actually help fight crime in san jose. later today city councilmembers are planning on discussing a plan to enlist garbage trucks. the idea, to put license plate readers installed on them that could be used to help catch criminals and also help out understaffed police. the mayor wants to make sure it doesn't compromise personal

information, but supporters say the devices could help track down fugitives, stolen cars, even missing kids. if a deal were to come to pass, don't expect garbage collection companies and workers to have access to the data that's collected. at least that's the city's position. we'll be back in 25 minutes with a look at weather and traffic.

this morning on "today's take," singing sensations little mix working their "black magic" on our crowd. then the place where special families find comfort. a story that will tug at your heartstrings. plus, award-winning actor chiwetel ejiofor is here. all that and more coming up right now. >> announcer:rom nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on wednesday, august 19, 2015. willie is on assignment. i'm al with natalie and tamron.

natalie picked our morning jam "bright" by echosmith. >> can't really hear it. ♪ >> they appeared on "today." >> i love this song. the message is beautiful. >> natalie already throwing shade that she picked al's ep ic adventure team winner. we are going to abu dhabi. >> they are all winners. >> if ever in the next year i have a child which might happen, you're raising my child. >> wait, wait. don't bury the lead. >> you're the most fierce competitor i have ever met in my life. my kid would be a straight a student, kicking butt in sports. you are the most competitive -- in a great way. >> let's back up. within three months you may have news for us? >> i didn't say three months. >> you said "within a year". >> within 12 months.

>> meanwhile our executive producer is like, come on. let's get the bets going on. >> i can't wait. >> imagine the contests. name tamron's baby. >> no. >> who's the baby daddy? >> moving along. >> this is too good not to see again. presidential candidate marco rubio stopped in des moines, iowa, yesterday. tossing around a football with kids in the area. what could go wrong? >> oh! >> that's just rough. one more time. >> oh! >> and look at this. this isn't the first time this happened to him. take a look. he should have known -- >> oh! >> that's not right. >> marcia. >> marco, marco, marco. >> it's always the qb who gets the blame, he tweeted out. >> the little boy is okay. >> you're the kid's mom.

you're there. turn around. receive the ball. >> how can you catch with the back of your head? you don't have eyes in the back of your head. >> it was a good throw. >> it was not. >> the kid -- >> perfect spiral motion. >> straight down. goes long. >> it was an accident. >> the kid's fine. he got back up right away. >> he has his arms open. he's like, i'm getting a ball from a senator. >> look. the kid's not a football player. that would have been me. >> would have taken you down. no kid of mine does that. >> my kids make a lot of mistakes but they learn. >> did bloomingdale's make a huge mistake that potentially benefitted customers? it does seem too good to be

true. there is a glitch meant for a bloomingdale's loyalty customers. they were given gift cards but in incorrect amounts. sometimes you go in. you spend $100, they give you $15. >> or 10,000 points. >> you're a valued customer. >> it's like a $25 gift card. >> buzzfeed is reporting customers who earned 10,000 loyalist points under the program which was about $25. they were instead given $10,000 credit. >> where was my card? i didn't get mine. >> you can't shop more loyally. >> $10,000. >> one customer reportedly went on a shopping spree. he was asked to return a $10,000 pair of bloomingdale's diamond earrings, a $5,000 watch, louis vuitton bag bought with the store credit. >> that's more than $10,000. >> he kept it under.

he got the earrings -- >> you said $10,000 earrings. >> that's $15,000. >> they owe him $5,000. >> no. he owes -- >> well, the gift card -- if they gave you $10,000 you could only use $10,000. >> maybe they were on sale. >> maybe that's the value. bloomingdale's told him he'd get a $100 gift card if he brings the merchandise back and be banned from the loyalty program if he refuses. i will take the hit. i'll say, okay. >> moving on. >> i'll go to macy's. i'm sorry. >> bloomingle dale's statement to nbc news, we'll be banned. the company caught the mistake last week and is reissuing replacement gift cards with correct amounts. the company is in contact with customers and apologized to those affected. he spent it already. >> what's interesting is you know when you see something like that there is a glitch. do you take advantage of it or report it?

>> it's not like my bank account. you hear people go to the atm machine and you went from $200 to there's 200,000. >> so he thinks jackpot. >> it happens all the time. >> he first bought a tie over a certain amount. they took out of $10,000 they credited him for the tie. so he was like, oh, this is $10,000 for real. it's not just -- you know. so he kept racking up the charges wuncharge s once he got the first purchase. >> maybe they can find common ground. face it. the mark-up on the items, i will get technical here. >> oh, wow. >> the mark-up on the items was probably a lot. >> on the upside bloomingdale's is getting publicity. >> exactly. >> chalk it township a mistake. >> the airlines do it all the time. >> the airlines had glitches and allowed customers who hit the

jackpot to go. >> wrong tag, the wrong price. i'm like, are you sure? they have to give you the price marked. >> i'm one of those people. i don't think i would take advantage. i would think there's got to be something wrong. eventually it will catch up to me. >> i'm sorry. >> not bad. >> incredible, incredible video to show you. this is a 16-year-old cheerleader angel rice. when you see this you will be like, what, your mouth will fall to the table. this is a little over a year old, this video . it's just now going viral. she performed five double twists, four passes, goes back. but wait. not over yet. she goes back again. are you dizzy yet? i am. i'm about ready to throw up watching this. amazing. can you believe it? she should be in the olympics. she's competed in national,

international trampoline and tumbling. i don't know the school she's going to or cheers for. she needs to be in the olympics. this is a floor exercise beyond most floor exercises i have seen. >> incredible. >> man. i think her father's name was meineke. she has shocks built in. >> amazing. >> wow. >> we have been talking about my epic adventure with the travel channel. two viewers, $50,000 trip as part of 50-50. six fans grabbed from the crowd. we had a competition. boom, alexandra obey and david grabbed the golden tickets you guys met waiting for this. >> hit the line at quarter to 5:00, talked about places we have visited throughout the

world. bonded and here we are going to abu dhabi. >> have you ever been? >> never. >> never. >> always wanted to go, but never thought i would. >> what's the first thing you will pack? what's the one thing in the suitcase? >> comfortable shoes. >> a bathing suit. >> it's 120. >> feels like 120. >> al has amazing adventures planned for you. >> can't wait. >> it's going to be great. >> we'll go to supermarkets and -- >> are you cooking? >> visit a factory. no, no. we have amazing stuff. >> nice. thank you. can't wait. >> looking forward to hanging out with you guys. >> likewise. >> take lots of selfies with al. >> we will. >> be thankful it's not her. she snores. you would be on the plane with her -- [ snoring ] >> that's you, al. we have video. >> i heard it from somewhere. let's see what's going on. tropical storm danny. fourth tropical named storm of

the season. a week early from when we would normally see it. moving west at 14. it has time to go before it approaches the lesser ant dtsil. makes its way to the caribbean. we are looking at wet weather up and down the eastern seaboard. northeast staying dry. storms in michigan and the western third of the country. awfully toasty. smoky conditions in the pacific northwest, interior sections as well because of the wildfires g good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're getting rid of the smoke, improving the air quality and temperatures are coming down. today we'll see a high of 85 in los gatos. mountain view 81. embarcadero will be at 69 degrees. a mixture of sun after we see those clouds rolling out of here. and a high of 81 degrees in napa. oakland 75 degrees. san ramon 81. dublin 84 degrees.

and we'll keep this weather for a few more days. have a great one. that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up, four ladies who are one of the hottest acts around. little mix have come to the plaza to share it all with the fans. we'll hang out more with the ♪ this isn't just the start of school, this is the new year. find the styles and brands they'll love for every big moment. where? famous footwear.

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good morning. >> hi. >> good morning. >> what was it like out there -- rocking the plaza? >> it was incredible. we love them so much. it was incredible. >> what i love about watching you and your message, it's about girl power. about empowerment. >> definitely. >> about getting up there, being independent and getting weird. >> yeah. >> right? >> yeah! >> i think that's what we do, having fun. >> there's flog weird about looking here -- give me one weird thing about you. >> we can be extremely loud. >> everybody's got a little weird in them. you have to let it out. >> someone doesn't like sandwiches? >> me. >> not even grilled cheese? a sandwich phobiphobia? >> i don't like it on bread -- >> you're missing out. >> you can use mustard. let's get your mind off that.

this today, to this day, it's your further anniversary. heavy anniversary. >> thank you! >> we literally have been together for longer. seems like it's been 20 years, doesn't it, girls? forever. i cannot remember my life before you. >> that's the way we feel. >> natalie and i are of a certain age. around the time that we were teenagers, it was the spice girls. they were huge. now for my niece who is 16 and the other is 9, are you their spice girl added on. from that point it is this message of empowerment. you don't sing a lot about heartbreak. you sing about bringing the mixes into the mix. >> we want to give our young fans, especially the girls, confidence. we feel like that was missing in the industry for a while. that's what we wanted to bring to the table. >> you guys are the breakout artist of the year at the teen choice awf the year at the teen choice awards.

[ cheers ] >> so cool. >> fun. >> it was the most scared we have been. >> the only time we get scared is back on the x factor. this was terrifying. >> why? >> it was such a huge thing for us. >> wr >> yeah. >> it was our first time at the teen choice awards. >> crowds around the world screaming your name and this was your moment. >> it was a massive deal. seeing the mixes there was amazing, too. >> first award we have won as well. >> congratulations. >> many more to come. >> you guys will keep on going. that's terrific. little mix, thank you so much. they will be back singing "wings" later on. yay! [ cheers ] >> and "scandal" starkerry washington speaking about her post baby body. what she's saying that's got everybody talking. t before earning enough cash back

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shelle see has been found and is safe in police custody. thank you all for the help. this after an alarming few days a. spokesperson said chelsea ran away and was last seen by the family august 11. the 17-year-old left home with her therapy dog. she's safe at this point and her family is helping her. just terrifying for a parent. imagine that. >> absolutely. >> "scandal" actress kerry washington welcomed her first baby daughter in april of last year. judging by her figure you would never know it. the 38-year-old appears on "self"'s september issue. she opens up about the post baby body and said she isn't trying to go back to the prepregnancy figure. in the interview washington said i'm focused on not being back to anything. she said, my body is the site of a miracle now. i don't want to be premiracle. washington did, however, stress the importance of finding time for fitness adding i try to get it in so i can be back with my

kid early. i have to take care of myself in order to live life the way i want to. it's important to have rest days. but in the long run if i don't work out for three days i feel worse, not better. >> i like that. >> powerful message. >> absolutely. >> especially in hollywood, six weeks later she got her body prebaby back. >> puts pressure on noncelebrities. why am i not losing the weight like she did? it's pressure. >> you brought life into the world. that's a miracle. >> absolutely. enjoy the time with your baby. she's not the only actress peeved by hollywood's weight and labels. melissa mccarthy can add designer to her resumé. her collection will aim to fit women of all sizes without using the plus size description. saying 70% of women are a size 14 or above. that's technically plus-sized.

you are taking your biggest category of people and telling them you're not worthy. i find that strange. she went on to say i find it bad business. it doesn't make sense, numbers-wise. it's like if you open a restaurant and say, we are primarily going to serve people that don't eat. in an interview on hsn.com she said i have been every size and i know i don't lose my sense of style just because i went above a size 12. >> good for her. >> she's my favorite. >> it's a theme of girl power. >> keep it going. >> one more? >> one more. >> supermodel heidi klum is responding to presidential candidate donald trump saying she's no longer a 10. the mom of four and judge of "america's got talent" on nbc didn't appear too offended but did stick up for women when she appeared on "access hollywood". >> really the whole entire situation about women really isn't funny to put a number on a

woman. we juggle so many things. i feel women who support their families, who have children, make their lunches, drive them all over the place, work at the same time. we do so many things. in my book, every woman is a 10. >> amen, sister. i just saw her out with her children just managing the kids like a brilliant mom. i love her. coming up, he stunned audiences with ♪ now at chili's, new smoked chicken burritos for lunch.

make it a lunch combo. then tap, swipe, and go. ♪ good wednesday morning. it's 9:26. i'm sam brock. right now firefighters in san jose still on scene where a pesky fire burned in rugged terrain overnight. this starting last night around 10:00 in soeutheastern san jose near the civil creek country club well off 101. they had the fire out before 7:00 a.m. firefighters say at its peak it burned about six acres, but no homes were ever threatened. for the first time we are seeing chilling surveillance video linked to a homicide last week in san jose. police say it shows three men, there's two of them, chasing the victim through a san jose business. it happened at an office complex on lundy avenue last thursday. there's the confrontation. police say three men terrorized and then killed another man. and since then two of those men have died in police shootings.

they're still looking for the third one. one suspect, 38-year-old matthew castillo died on sunday. he's seen on the left hand side of the screen. the next day police killed another suspect 40-year-old richard yaquez. police are still looking for that third suspect. he's the one seen wearing a mask. friends and family tomorrow will say a final farewell to contra costa county deputy carlos francies. he jumped into the water to try to help a friend who was struggling and then drowned. the friend was able to survive that incident. okay. rielgt now it's 9:27. a look at weather and traffic into the weekend after this.

welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like my second in command... and my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't like. and in my castle we only eat chex cereal. chex cereal. it's full of delicious crunchability. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. and that's something even my brother ... sister can understand. mom, brian threw a ball in the house! good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. well, we're starting to get some clearing across the bay area. and temperatures rising into the upper 60s. very comfortable now all across the bay. and our temperatures today reaching 79 degrees in the peninsula, east bay 890 degrees. tri-valley up to 87 degrees.

san francisco the clouds will slowly clear. and you'll make it up to 69 degrees. 81 in the north bay. and 87 in the south bay. how's traffic looking, mike? it's slow in the north bay. look at this, kari. this is san rafael. this is late for slowing. we have a transition around the curve, reports of transmission fluid on the roadway. don't have that officially but that's what some folks driving through the area are saying. meanwhile the south bay continues to ease but the slowest drive for this portion is 85 up into cupertino, back to you. >> that s-curve stands for slow right now. thank you very much, mike. that will do it for us right now. we'll have another look at weather and traffic in 25 minutes.

taking a look at the headlines, the fda has approved the first prescription drug to boost sexual desire in women. it will be sold under the name addyi although some refer to it as a female vying arachie aagrv. doctors will be able to prescribe it for premenopausal women. a new study finds that a drug used to control blood sugar in diabetics may help some people lose weight. british researchers looked at overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes. some got an injection and all were asked to eat a low calorie diet and step up physical activity. after a year those who received the drug lost more weight, especially those who were given

the highest dose. a new march of dimes study found that shorter women may be more likely to give birth prematurely. researchers looked at more than 3,000 women and their babies. they found that a mother's height helped shape the environment in which a baby grows during pregnancy and taller women have more room to allow a baby to grow. almost half a million babies are born prematury in the u.s. every year. as the new school year begins here's something the parents of fourth graders should know. beginning this school year all fourth graders and their families can get into national parks and other federal lands for free. it's part of the every kid in a park initiative announced by president obama this year to get children outdoors. and video of a utah police officer is now going viral. the officer often stops in at the same convenience store in pleasant grove and one morning got the urge to just dance and cut loose, forgetting about the surveillance camera. you see he's doing the popular

whip nene kansadance. it ended up on the department's facebook page. he said he may never live that down with the other officers. let's sending it over to al. can you do that dance, al? >> i don't know, that's a very arresting dance. sorry. all right, thank you so much. hey, so you know on our al's epic adventure, we are traveling from new york, jfk, to abu dhabi, almost 7,000 miles. it's a 13-hour flight. when we land, a little warmer than it is here in new york. it's going to feel like 118 both friday, saturday and sunday because not only is it heat, but it's not a dry heat. the rest of the country wet weather makes its way into the upper midwest, into the midatlantic southeastern koecoal states down into florida where they need the rain. the western third of the country, warm and toasty. that's what's going on

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures coming down all across the bay area after some sizzling couple of days to start out the week. we're going to see a high of 85 degrees today in los gatos. mountain view 81 degrees. and the castro at 67 degrees. sunshine for a little while in san francisco. in napa 81. and concord reaching 86 degrees. livermore look for a high of 87. and we'll see more of this weather heading into the weekend. and that's your latest weather. >> all right. well, he's one of hollywood's most talented actors and it's easy to see y who can forget his oscar nominated performance as solomon northrop, in the academy winning film "12 years a slave." he's giving another memorable performance playing a nuclear war survivor who thinks he's the last person on earth. >> until he meets a woman. although they don't share the

same beliefs, he needs to convince her they are there for the same reason. >> it's about rebuilding. maybe god our father put this here for us so we can start again. >> good morning. this is a fascinating concept. one i don't think a lot of people wanting to think about. tell us about it. >> it's exactly that. it's a post-apocalyptic landscape, this nuclear fallout. i play john lumas and he thinks he's the last person on the planet. he finds this valley that's been protected from all of the nuclear fallout and on it is ann and so they develop kind of this friendship, this relationship, this beginning to find each

other, sort of feel each other out, potentially possibly a romantic one. but he's sort of taking that quite slowly in a way. i think he's worried about getting into a bad relationship. which would suck. >> where do you go from there. >> i'm leaving you. where are you going to go? >> good luck with that. >> okay. see ya later. >> but then there is a love triangle because enter chris pine, who becomes the third person in the mix. so it is fascinating. it leads to this whole like what would you do in this situation, right? it really makes you think. >> yeah. it's such an interesting -- i mean i love the idea of doing a film that was just about the sort of interpersonal relationships of two or three people, very small, that have these wide and really epic things, you know, so i was -- i mean i was thrilled to get on board. >> how did you prepare for that? do you tell your friends, everyone, don't call me for a few weeks, i need to absorb loneliness?

how do you prepare for that? >> in a sense we were quite lucky. we went out to the south island in new zealand, which is absolutely a beautiful place but pretty remote. so we ended up with the cast and crew and kind of a small unit, small group and quite unplugged. it was hard to even get -- you had to walk half a mile down the road and there's a little box down there and two feet from the box if you turn at a slight angle you can get one bar of signal on your cell phone. by lunchtime everybody is marching there. so, you know, it kind of had that unplugged feel anyway, kind of quite a remote feel, which i think was really good for the film. >> when you do something like that, when it's such a small cast, does it stretch different muscles actingwise? >> yeah, i think it does. i think we have to get really sort of -- we have to think about the script very intensely. the director is brilliant and we were just able to work together in a very detailed form because

there's nothing really else to hold onto. you're working on these characters and that's the tension and the dramatic tension is built just between these few people. >> well, it is thought provoking. i'm still thinking about it. >> i'm thinking about the ending. >> you're worried about a bad relationship isn't. >> no, no, i'm just worried about surviving. >> "z for zachariah" will be in theaters and on demand august 28th. up next, congratulations, all of the comforts of home away from home for families that need it most. a heart warming hope after this. but then the illusion begins. the flights you really want - surprise - they're not available because they cost a ridiculous number of miles. enough is enough... switch to the capital one venture card. with venture, you'll earn unlimited double miles. and using those miles is easy.

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belt, never in a hospital, never sick. all of the sudden i have this rare, really serious cancer. >> reporter: in may peter had a stemle cell transplant and is required to stay near his hospital. >> i have been affected by the fact that i'm not home with my family. and that essentially i have had to establish a temporary home here for almost four months. hope lodge is decorated in a manner that's very much like a home. it take as lot of emotional strain off of me. >> reporter: it also helped his wife samantha. >> here we can sit together. he's not in a hospital gown. doesn't have machines and everything. >> we do board games, watch movies. it's better than the hospital. >> reporter: families supporting their loved ones with all the comforts of home. >> being able to spend time with him has been fabulous. >> such a great program. we are happy to report next year

extended stay america plans to double the program and the hope lodge is in the process of expanding with seven more lodging facilities for cancer patients. so necessary and so important to have loved ones close to you when you are going through some so difficult. >> coming up, we'll have little what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. i tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. not this time. not with xarelto®. i'll have another arnold palmer. make mine a kevin nealon. really, brian? hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor,

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series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> a huge crowd turned out this morning for british girl group little mix. >> now they have one more song for their fans. here they are performing one of their biggest hits, "wings." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ mama told me not to waste my life ♪ ♪ she said spread your wings ♪ my little butterfly ♪ don't let what they say ♪ keep you up at night ♪ we, we can't touch the ground ♪ ♪ i can't hear a sound ♪ but you keep running your mouth, yeah ♪ ♪ walk on over there ♪ not too proud to care ♪ oh, yeah ♪ your words tonight mean a thing ♪ ♪ i'm not listening ♪ keep talking ♪ all i know is ♪ mama told me not to waste my

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♪ mama toldle me not to waste my life ♪ ♪ she said spread your wings, my little butterfly ♪ ♪ tonight let what they say keep you up at night ♪ ♪ they can't contain you ♪ these wings are made to fly ♪ and we don't let nobody bring us down p.m. no matter what you say, it won't hurt me no matter if i fall from the sky ♪ ♪ these wings are made to fly ♪ i don't need no one ♪ say hey, hey, hey ♪ i don't hear no one saying ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ keep on watching ♪ i don't want to hear them talking, boy i don't want to hear them talking, boy ♪ ♪ your words don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ not listening ♪ thai just like water off my wings ♪

♪ mama told me not to waste my life ♪ ♪ she said spread your wings my little butterfly ♪ ♪ don't let what they say keep you up at night ♪ ♪ they can't contain you ♪ these wings are made to fly ♪ we don't let nobody bring us down ♪ ♪ no matter what you say it won't hurt me ♪ ♪ no matter if i fall from the sky ♪ ♪ we don't let nobody bring us down ♪ ♪ no matter what you say it won't hurt me ♪ ♪ no matter if i fall from the sky ♪ ♪ these wings are made to fly [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, little mix. back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. happening today, san jose city council members plan to discuss a plan to enlist garbage trucks to help fight crime. the idea is to have license plate readers on those trucks to help, they say, catch criminals, locate stolen cars, possibly

even missing children. critics don't want their garbage trucks spying on them. garbage collection companies and their workers would not have access to that data. well, let's check your weather this morning. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. skies will continue to clear. and we're in for another sunny day. but temperatures will be so much cooler than we've had recently. a high of 87 degrees in the south bay. 79 degrees in the peninsula. east bay 80 degrees. and the tri-valley up to 87 degrees. san francisco 69. and the north bay topping out at 81 degrees. and more of this weather the rest of the week. let's see how the commute is moving with mike. we're looking at still a smooth drive but still some slow spots for the south bay. mostly 880 up toward 101. that's traditional pattern right here for the south bay. we're also looking at approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. nothing dramatic but i want to show you the toll plaza itself. still a good amount of cars through the area, kind of gumming up right here. looks like there was a stall at some point but everything in the

last few minutes have been moving. just folks wanting to get into a lane already occupied. back to you. all right. we'll have another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

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