staying somewhat stable around 600 right now. >> we will provide you with updates throughout the morning as we keep a close eye on u.s. markets. we will be back in 25. test. this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. and good morning, everyone. this is an nbc news special report. 10:00 here on the east coast. 7:00 out on the west coast. it has been a brutal start to the day and week on wall street. the dow down more than 600 points right now after plummeting more than 1,000 points down just after the opening bell. >> let's get right to cnbc, they're keeping a close eye what is going on. you definitely are on a roller coaster this morning with the markets. what's behind all of this? >> basically, global growth worries. the market is worried that the global economy is slowing down and china is one of the biggest

economies in the world and their stock market and economy have been slowing dramatically. we've seen big losses in the chinese stock market. and although it might not seem important to u.s. investors, the problem is that a lot of big companies like mcdonald's and apple and intel, they all do business in china. if the chinese consumer pulls back and can't buy their products, it really hits their bottom line. wall street is very worried about that. they're also worried because the chinese government authorities which control that market don't seem to be putting in place the type of support that that market needs right now. so as a result of that, the selling intensified overnight in the european markets and the asian markets. and that's why we saw that 1,000 point plunge in the dow jones industrial average. we're down 600 points but it looks like it's starting to steady out a little bit. it's going to be a rocky day, certainly, but at least we didn't go back down and test that 1,000 minus point again on

the market. >> all right. sue, thank you very much. obviously, volatility something we're going to be keeping an eye on over the next several hours and next couple of days on the markets. we're going to have much more on cnbc right now and here on "today" for our viewers on the west coast.ah guthrie. this has been an nbc news special report. hi, we're back now, 10:02 on the west coast as we follow a rough day on wall street. here on the "today" show, let's bring in jim cramer, host of "mad money." he's at the stonew york stock exchange. investors are trying to get comfortable with the level of the market right now. did anything happen over the weekend after that 530 point drop on friday that intensified the selloff this morning? >> yes. china which unfortunately is the second largest market, unfortunately because we are

taking our cue from them, did pierce the key 3500 level that triggered a great deal of selling over there. i don't like us to be linked to china. even april which will is got most exposure, i commuted with tim cook this morning who indicated that sales of their iphones had accelerated in the last couple weeks. so we shouldn't be as linked to kline as we are. but now we're all in one world now. that means our market comes down perhaps to the benefit of people who are 100% cash who have been waiting for a decline. >> talking about a correction and we're overdue for one. is it that what we're seeing or is this jump-starting a correction that may should have happened, you know, 18 months ago? >> i think that's great question, savannah. if you look at previous corrections that were imported from overseas, it would take the dow down to 15,000. i'm not saying that's the worst case scenario, i'm saying that's the average scenario. we should remember that our country is much stronger than china in terms of our banking system. their banking system is weak. it is very easy to panic.

as matt and i talked about this morning, pan sick not a strategy. you're getting a reprieve to sell. i expect to revisit the declines again for fear of tomorrow what happens with china which is a very unstable situation. >> by the way, you were talking only about china so far, jim. other people have said that last week's troubles on the markets are in the markets were also a result of oil prices and some indecision on the part of the fed. has that now been factored out? >> yes. i think that the federal reserve at this point could come out and say we're not going to raise. it would certainly be important. i always waffle over oil. there are four states that are directly involved in oil. at least 46 that are actually beneficiaries. gasoline prices are going to go down. the cost of most of the products are made in this country go down. earnings per share should go higher. the euro out november where got strong versus the dollar. i know that i'm -- i'm not attesting to be calm. i am calm. i mean there's just not -- this is not a systemic risk 20007,

2009 situation where, matt, i think you are kmebting that i would happy to tell everybody out for the next five years. i'm not doing. that. >> a lot of people that don't pay attention to the market as closely as you do see drops like this. their hearts sink. they say is this going to be another financial crisis? are we on the verge of recession? in fact, the u.s. economy is funneled. fundamentally strong, is it not? >> yes. i saw steve yes and it was down at 1.20%. i think that other than the fact they don't carry cigarettes and people smoke more during a decline, that is an opportunity. i'm not telling people to jump in that aggressively. put a quarter of the cash in. if you haven't put anything in your 401(k) or ira, i would do that at the end of the day. i think that could be the weakest moment. i'm not telling people to flea the market. we're down a great deal. if you have an opportunity to buy dividends that are twice what the ten year treasury

yields, i'm sorry, you got to take it. >> yeah, but the headline is you got to have the stomach for volatility at least in the short term. >> well, i think that's true. but this is my eighth crash, matt. i mean, i can't -- it happens. fields like the other seven. i don't know. maybe the next two will be similar. >> you're kidding and you say feels like the last seven. you made the point with me on several occasions that the conditions throughout the economy are very different right now than they were back in 2008. >> yes. they are. this is not what we call systemic risk. i'm not worried about our banking system. it's the most solvent i've ever seen it. i'm concerned that stocks have such a big move. people forget what a correction is like. there is some panic. i'm sure people will see it down and call their broker on mutual fund and pull money out which is not my advice. and then tomorrow might be a little better price. but i am also confident about the fact that our country is strong. it's just that our stock market is fragile.

when a stock market is fragile but our country is strong, like that. >> some people heard you use the word crash but you're not talking about that in this case. >> no. clearly there is a crash in china. i think it's on going. their market has got another 1,000 points to fall. that's a 30% decline before i would even feel remotely safe about that market. but you know what? our economy very strong. our dow probably still 1,000 points too high before i would feel like, you know what? it's dirt cheap. we're not dirt cheap. but we're also not as expensive as we were three weeks ago. >> all right. jim cramer, jim as always, thanks very much. we tell people they're going to have much more information on cnbc all day long. >> he says that is the calm jim cramer. another big story this morning, heroes. the americans who overpowered a gunman on a train headed for paris were awarded with a big honor this morning. the highist -- highest civilian award. >> good morning, savannah.

it's an intense three days for these americans. traveling through europe together, childhood friends. never imagining they would have to take down a gunman on a train or be invited to the presidential palace here in very windy paris. their vacation has been cut short but they're leaving with france's top honor. >> reporter: arriving at the president's palace in paris, three modest americans. spencer stone, alex garlatos and anthony sadler receiving france's highest honor, a hero's welcome in the city of light for their bravery in disarming this man on a train. who was armed with an ak-47, a pistol and a bofbox cutter. a 26-year-old from morocco known to authorities in spain and france for alleged ties to islamic extremists. in their own words, the

americans giving reporters a play-by-play of the harrowing incident at a press conference. first the three men hear a gunshot and the sound of breaking glass. they turn and see the man struggling with an automatic weapon and immediately tackle him. during the struggle, they say he pulled out a hand gun and box cutter, slicing spencer in the arm. using their fists and a choke hold, the three men final lly render him unconscious, tying him up with the help of other passengers. >> we saw him cocking the ak-47. at that time he would do something or die. >> he seemed like he was ready to fight to the end. so were we. >> spencer was injured in the assault but ignored his own injuries to help a fellow passenger. identified as a french american. for the three men, friends since middle school, it was all for one-and-one for all. >> i saw spencer get up. i saw alex get up. and those are my close friends. i was just like -- i couldn't let them go alone.

>> fit wasn't for them, i would have been dead. >> alex and spence rer headed to germany next. we're not sure on the timing there. but spencer has a pretty bad wound to his hand and he's going to get more medical attention for that. as for anthony, he's headed back to the united states eventually and, guys, all three of them said we can't believe still that we're going through all of this. >> we're awfully proud of them and the action thez took. >> kelly, thank you. let's turn to the presidential race and the question on a lot of minds, is vice president joe biden closer to a run? a weekend meeting is serving to fuel that speculation. nbc national correspondent peter alex and alexander has more on that. >> this is the story lighting up the political word. joe biden, at least according to his team, making a last-minute trip to d.c. over the weekend to meet with a woman that many liberals wanted to run against hillary clinton. and this morning "the wall street journal" is reporting that biden is increasingly

leaning toward a run if he can mount a competitive bid. >> reporter: neither vice president biden nor elizabeth warren had to be seen for the message to be loudly heard. an hour long private lunch at the vp's residence. the surest sign yet biden is seriously weighing the 2016 run. >> you are ready to get throughout and fight? >> reporter: warren, a darling among progressives may be the second most prominent democratic woman trailing hillary clinton. but she's been lukewarm at best about clinton's campaign. most recently during an interview with wbz in boston. >> was irt to anoint her as the come knee so early? >> i don't think anybody is anointed. >> reporter: people briefed on the conversation say that biden and warren discussed policy issues important to progressives and touched on both parties' primary campaigns with biden making it clear he was seriously considering a bid of his own, still, he did not directly ask warren for her support. >> it has nothing do with me. >> reporter: with clinton still

fending off questions about her use of private e-mail, biden allies see a potential opening. this recent poll showing only 37% of voters say they find clinton honest and trustworthy. 57% don't. biden's numbers just the opposite with nearly 6 and 10 saying they trust the vp. some democrats think a biden challenge could benefit clinton. >> she is a terrible frontrunner. but she is a marvelous kan candidate. >> biden's aides said he would make a decision about it end of the summer that, deadline could slide. most agree if he chooses to run, biden would have to do it in time for the first democratic debate october 13th. and a long time democratic strategist tells me that biden's team understands his best chance to enter the race is to be effectively drafted, welcomed with open arms where he would be seen as a party savior not a party spoiler. savannah? >> all right. peter, thank you so much.

chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." i don't think you have to read the tea leaves to closely to conclude that he really wants to run, look forg a path. >> exactly. you don't do these things, you don't leak out the elizabeth warren meeting. you don't gather all the meetings. he wants to run. he wants to find a rational to run. he doesn't want to lose. he doesn't want to just do this to say he ran a third time. but he is looking for a way in and to peter's point, he's looking for -- he's looking for a groundswell. that's not there yet. and i think the hope in leaking out the elizabeth warren meeting for biden is to send a message to progressives. we focus on hillary clinton, there is another person in this race doing pretty well, bernie sanders. it's the elizabeth warren wing of the party that sand serz doing well with. he's hoping that maybe hinting about warren, hey, maybe she'll be a running mate type of thing, will create a groundswell. he needs that. >> he is trying to say, i could be your guy. >> i could be your guy. >> right. seems like hisself imposed

deadline of end of summer to disguise keeps slipping later. he is stalling to see if hillary clinton -- there's another shoe to fall? >> number he's not waiting for. that he's trying to put together a campaign. they've been making a lot of calls. i talked to people who have been -- there have been outreach to whether it's donors, whether it's strategists and key states. so it's about putting together the infrastructure. this is going to be very expensive. he has to use cost plane. he has air force one i. the down side, he has air force 2. he has to pay for it. he has to put together a big infrastructure. the deadline of october, the first democratic debate is set for october 13th. >> and president obama, i mean he's studiously avoided this so far. >> he's been on vacation for the last two weeks. he's back today. he can avoid a question today. maybe he avoids it tomorrow. at some point this week he's going to say something privately he's been very supportive of the idea. but he's not told by me yes or no when should run. it will be interesting to see what he says.

>> they have the weekly lunch today. >> we'll see. maybe -- the shouting question, at some point the president will say something. >> chuck, thank you very much. >> chuck talks about a groundswell, that's what joe biden is waiting for to get in or not. we had a facebook survey on the show on friday. we asked people should joe biden enter the presidential race? 56% of you said no, 44% said yes. >> biden wants to seat numbers go up if he's going to go through all. this let's turn to tameron now. >> i like that. >> a lot to discuss this morning in the news. let's get caught up. first up, multiple explosions lit up the night sky at a u.s. army depots near tokyo this morning. the u.s. army says the building that exploded was storing expressed nitrogen, oxygen and freon. no injuries were reported. japan's chief cabinet secretary said today that the incident triggered anxiety among

residents living near u.s. bases. he demanded that the u.s. take safety measures to prevent such incidents from happening again. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. british police say the death toll from saturday's air show crash could rise as high as 20 people. a fighter jet slammed into a busy highway in southernening glanld after the pilot failed to pull out of a maneuver. officials say 11 people are highly likely to be dead. but crews are still digging through the wreckage. the pilot remains in critical condition. indycar driver justin wilson is in a coma after he was hit by a large piece of debris during a crash at pocono raceway. it happened late in the race. driver sage carmon spun into the wall and one of the pieces hit wilson in head. he then veered left and hit a wall. wilson was airlifted to a nearby hospital. the descent has renewed the

conversation about how to make the sport safer for drivers. and congratulations to actor and comedian tracy morgan. he got married sunday night to his long time fiancee megan. the first photo from the ceremony was provided by people. it's a beautiful picture. it was a ceremony with a few close and friends including the couple as 2-year-old daughter. the wedding comes 14 months after morgan was critically injured in a highway crash. we're told "people" magazine after almost losing tracy last year, i'm so grateful to finally be married to the love of my life. and people report that tracy morgan wanted to walk down the aisle without using his cane that we've seen him with even when you interviewed him, matt. he did just that. beautiful news. >> happy for them. thank you. >> we are dealing with a big area of high pressure across the southwest. that is going to keep the heat around. temperatures up around 100 degrees. but in the northwest, it's actually going to help

firefighters a little bit. the winds will be calmer. the fires won't spread. it you ever think about how the cement of your driveway... ...connects to the ends of the earth? from roller coaster hills... ...to musical streets and movie chase scenes. it's all "one road." everywhere you take it tells your story. and wherever you are, is where the road begins. the camry. toyota. let's go places. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. fog and clouds especially near the bay and then as we go inland we're seeing the cloudy skies with us that will move out of here and give us some sunshine for the afternoon. i think even by midmorning we will get a lot of sun. the high of 79 degrees can be can expected in the peninsula, south bay 83 degrees, 83 in the

northway, east bay 71, tri-valley 87 degrees, san francisco is will be topping out at 70 degrees. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, is is fate in his own hands? we're live at the courthouse. >> and how safe is the ground beef you feed your family? the alarming results of a new consumer reports investigation. but first this is "today" on nbc. 3 f2

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>> it will be a comfortable day with skies clearing as those clouds roll back to give us a sunny afternoon. right now it's in the lower 60s across the bay area with highs reaching into the 70s and 80s. san francisco today 70 degrees, 71 in the east bay, tri-valley topping out at 87, 83 in the north and south bay and in the peninsula today look for a high of 79 degrees. let's see how the commute is moving with mike. things are starting to shift from the peninsula slow south already for about the last half hour from university to embarcadero. look at your map, that's a slower drive. also eastbound 237 a crash distracts the westbound commute direction so that is an issue in through sunnyvale. northbound 101 buildings but 87 just starting to recover now. there's the build for silicon valley. now, the east way a slower drive for southbound 880 bunching down around auto mall parkway where a crash still on the shoulder.

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7:30 now on monday morning, the 24th of august 2015. there's a big happy crowd to start the work week. we have a special concert lined up. i'm excited. rob thomas is here. >> i like rob thomas. >> we all do. looking forward to it. >> going to be fun. we'll get out in the 8:30 half hour. start by taking a look at the headlines. three americans and a british man tackled and subdued a gunman on a paris-bound train were awarded france's prestigious legion d'honneur overnight. president hollande said their actions gave the world a lesson in courage. >> investigators are trying to determine what caused powerful explosions at a u.s. army depot near tokyo. crews spent hours fighting the

fire to keep it from spreading. no injuries reported. >> the official sentencing hearing for james holmes begins today. he'll be given the chance to speak after the judge hears from survivors of the todattack. the jurors have determined holmes will spend life in prison without the chance of parole. coming up, the meteorologist fighting back against haters who were body shaming her for being pregnant. her manifesto that's touching moms around the world. >> but first let's begin this half hour with a trial in new hampshire we have been following closely. the suspect, a former student at an elite prep school accused of raping a younger classmate. he's expected to take the stand in his own defense this week. nbc's gabe gutierrez is covering the trial for us. good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. today the prosecution resumes its case and will soon discuss dna evidence. then all eyes will be on the

defense. this week his lawyer says 19-year-old owen labrie will tell his side of the story following days of emotional testimony by the other side. [ crying ] >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: we are disguising the girl's voice and not showing her face. investigators say labrie violated the then 15-year-old as part of a ritual where older students ask out younger ones before fwrgraduation, sometimesr sex. labrie has pleaded not guilty saying it was consensual and never involved intercourse. experts say the case could hang on his testimony. >> if his story is believable the jury is likely to vote not guilty. if he lies about even one fact he has credibility problems and that's where the case turns on him. >> reporter: labrie's attorney

tried tournd mine the accuser's credibility. >> you didn't telle him to stop because it wasn't a pleasurefeeling for you. >> i didn't. >> isn't it true that you held your arms up so it would be easier for owen to take your shirt off? >> yes, i did, in the end. >> reporter: an advocate for the girl's family said they are holding up. >> they are resilient. it's a trying situation. they are coming through it. >> reporter: catherine tarbucks who graduated the school in 2000 says the case under scores an old problem. >> this is a sector of the society that doesn't talk about sex crimes. i think it is allowed and enabled more of it to go on. >> reporter: st. paul's says the problem isn't emblematic of the school but they threatened to expel anyone participating in a

tradition like senior salute. >> gabe, thank you very much. meantime, new fall it is out over massive data dumps tied to ashley madison. craig melvin is following this one for us. >> good morning. more users who had their names posted online are speaking out with some claiming they are now becoming the targets of blackmail. >> reporter: private extortion and public atonement. the fallout spreads following last week's massive re-elise of ashley madison account holding information. one high profile apology coming from the prosecutor in the casey anthony trial, jeff ashton. >> my family was more important to me than anything. if i could have spared them what has happened in the last 24 hours, i would do it. >> reporter: he was asked whether using the site meant he was dishonest. >> the only person i owe that answer to is home with my kids.

and i will -- answer to her about that. >> reporter: other lesser known users are reportedly receiving letters threatening public exposure from extortionists. the anonymous letters demand blackmail payments in the form of online currency bitcoin with a promise of silence costing a few hundred dollars. those behind the letters warn recipients they have a week before their identities are publically revealed from the dark web. now one canadian man who said he briefly joined ashley madison square garden after his wife died from breast cancer is taking on the website. he's joining a $578 million class action lawsuit in a canadian court against the companies that run the service. the man claiming he never met anyone from the site and never cheated on his wife. one of the attorneys claims some users named haven't subscribed to ashley madison in years and

paid for a hard delete of the their data but the site failed to do so. ashley madison said in an earlier statement they are working with law enforcement agencies to figure out who is behind the hack. and it goes on. >> this is what matt would call a hot mess. >> no question. >> the hot mess is it's not going away for a while. >> thank you, craig. >> let's go across the temporary studio here to dylan with a check of the weather while she's in for al. >> we have a hot mess in the northwest. we have red flag warnings and warm temperatures. there are glimmers of hope with the forecast. winds are finally going to ease giving firefighters a good handle on the fires that are out there now. but when you have high pressure and lighter winds it makes the smoke hang around. the air quality is very poor in the northwest. it's recommended that even people in good health stay indoors if you are in a smoky area. it's a double-edged sword here. you lose the winds but you have

poor air quality. as we go into tonight we could see dry thunderstorms without rain. but you still get lightning. that's been a trigger for wildfires in the northwest. it could be a t i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're in the lower 60s, still some is clouds, but we will have a sunny afternoon. a high of 70 degrees in san francisco, 71 in the east bay. peninsula, 79 degrees. still very comfortable. coming down from a great weekend with some near average temperatures. for the north and south bay expect a high of 83 degrees, tri-valley tops out in the upper 80s and a slow warming trend headed this way for the workweek. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you so much. coming up, one direction taking a break? the big news from the music world and 1-d fans aren't coping well. >> next, should you feed your

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we are back at 7:42. red meat eaters? >> yeah. >> new concerns about the safety of the ground beef you could be feeding your family. could certain kinds pose a greater risk to your health? part of a new investigation by consumer reports and tom costello is in washington with the first look at the results. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. consumer reports said to have tested hundreds of pounds of ground beef from across the country and found concerning levels of bacteria in most samples but especially in conventionally raised cows, not organic i.'s food for thought as americans prepare for the last cookouts of the summer. >> moo! >> reporter: on nick's farm in maryland you might say the cows are home on the range.

>> we don't give them antibiotics. we don't give them hormones. >> reporter: raised and certified organic and grass fed, consumer reports this is how cows destined for store shelves should be raised. in an article titled how safe is your beef. >> beef, it's what's for dinner. >> reporter: it's what's for dinner to the tune of 66 poubd pounds a year for the average american. in the investigation consumer reports purchased 300 packages of ground beef from 103 stores across the country. the magazine categorized 181 packages as conventionally produced. cows raised on feedlots, grain-fed and given antibiotics. the other 119 packages were sustainable from cows which were either grass-fed, usda organic or antibiotics free. the samples were analyzed for five types of illness causing bacteria. >> there was a significant

difference between prevalence levels on conventional beef which was higher than those on the more sustainably produced beef. >> reporter: more than 80% of conventionally produced beef contained more than two types of bacteria compared with less than 60% of sustainable beef. two potentially harmful bacterias, staphylococcus aureus and e. coli are due to how cows are handled. but a group disagrees. >> with regard to food safety we don't see differences in the systems. not only does the usda test the product, so does the company itself to ensure the product is safe. >> reporter: the usda points out >> reporter: the usda points out that none of the e. coli found was responsible for headline making outbreaks. >> the brief industry in the u.s. is safe. whether it is a conventionally

raised product, an organic or natural product the consumer can have confidence that they have taken action to make the product safer over the last ten years. >> reporter: the usda tells nbc news measures taken to improve ground beef safety include a zero tolerance policy for six dangerous strains of e. coli, better procedures for detecting the source of outbreaks, improved laboratory testing and more. meanwhile, back at the farm, nick mar abel says he keeps his customers as happy as the animals. >> the consumer has a choice to buy the organically labeled food. they have the confidence to know how that food was produced. that's what my customers want. that's why they visit me at the farm and buy my product. >> reporter: both consumer reports and the beef industry emphasize the importance of cooking ground beef to at least

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. traffic flowing again on highway 237 in milpitas where earlier today a crash during a high speed chase led to a suspect search. police say it happened after an officer on patrol noticed a business with a smashed window. the officer then noticed the is suspect jump into a car, nearly striking the officer. that chase ended with a crash at the first street exit off of 237. the man took off on foot. officers have yet to locate him. north bay residents today will pause to mark one year since the devastating napa earthquake. the 6.0 magnitude quake shook the bay area at 3:20 in the morning. one person died. dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed. the damage totaled more than a half a billion dollars. some blags still awaiting repair. let's get a look at the forecast with kari. >> very nice week, especially with only slightly warmer temperatures to start and we do

have the clouds out there as we take a live look at san jose and it's about 63 degrees for most of the bay area. the clouds will roll out of here and give us a sunny afternoon and expect highs up to 86 degrees in saratoga, san mateo 72 degrees, san francisco 70 degrees, 83 in napa, oakland 71 and dublin topping out at 87 degrees. let's see how that commute is rolling. it's rolling, but slower. slow roll north 880 past the coliseum bogging down at high street. you see that's not so severe, though. 580 also smooth. the upper east shore freeway here as well as southbound 680 those are your worst drives. earlier crash south of the walnut creek interchange set things off and another one before you get will. slow across that benicia bridge as well. the rest of the bay moving slowly. the south bay just general northbound slowing. back to you. >> we will be back with another

local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming it's 8:00 on "today." >> a woman said that i look like a sausage in a casing. >> meteorologist expecting twins fights back against the haters who criticized her appearance. the message from moms around the world. >> then marriage in the modern age. >> it can be hard. running around and trying to maintain a household. >> we'll have three tips that can keep the bliss alive long after you say i do. >> and we're kicking off your week with a live concert from music superstar rob thomas. today is monday, august 24th,

2015. ♪ >> i've been listening to rob thomas for the last 20 years. >> i've been here since 11:30 last night to see my favorite, rob thomas. ♪ >> good morning, boston! >> we love you, savannah. >> and matt, too. from bradford, connecticut! >> we're back now 8:00 on a monday morning. it is the 24th day of august. 2015. we have a nice crowd. it's a muggy day. but they're going to get great concert coming up in our 8:30 half hour from rob thomas. >> that's right. well known big rob thomas. he's here. >> there is a bee buzzing around here. >> i know. >> that's what's going on. >> also ahead, summer is almost over. just amonth to go.

i don't think you know how much i'm dreading winter. it's time to start thinking about your wardrobe. we have the styles that we'll be wearing. >> we have a lot to get to. natalie is on vacation. we have the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. u.s. markets plunged at the open today following a big drop in chinese stocks. the dow jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points at the opening bell. stocks quickly bounced back somewhat later in the morning. the decline extended the loss of last week. already the worst for the stock market we've seen in four years. >> three young americans and a british man received france's highest honor this morning for overpowering a gunman who opened fire friday on an amsterdam to paris train. two of the americans are in the military. french president praised them as an example of the noble action when faced with terrorism. one of the americans airman spencer stone also saved the life of a wounded passenger. the gunman was armed with an

assault rifle, pistol and a box cutter. police say he is more of coursian who was known to authorities in europe for alleged ties to islamic extremists. police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of rosie o'donnell's daughter. she was found safe last week after vanishing for seven days. stephanie gosk is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. relieved rosie o'donnell spent the weekend with her daughter chelsea after police found her more than 100 miles away from her home. and now the man she was found with is in jail. >> 25-year-old stephen here is is behind bars this morning, arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and distribution of obscenity to a minor. that child is rosie o'donnell's daughter chelsea owe doenl. the 17-year-old was found in his new jersey home after going missing for a week. o'donnell turned over her daughter's cell phone to police who found evidence of inappropriate communications over the last several weeks

between the man and the minor. o'donnell says her daughter suffers mental illness. this isn't his first run in with the law. in 2012, he faced drug and child endanger dg ment charges after he found him in a car with heroin and a woman and her two young kids. after his arrest friday, a rep for o'donnell released a statement saying rosey's concern has been and always will be the health, safety and well-being of her daughter. her daughter now home safe as the investigation into what happened moves forward. if he is convicted, each of the charges comes with up to five years in prison. he is also been instructed not to contact the o'donnell family. he is expected to be arraigned this week in what has been a very difficult few weeks for the o'donnell family. rosie o'donnell's father lost his battle with cancer sunday afternoon. edward o'donnell was 81. >> stephanie, thank you very much. a british tourist owes i had life to a message in the sand. 63-year-old jeff tease was

growing desperate two days after getting lost in the rugged australian bush. so he wrote help in giant letters in a sand bank. the search helicopters spotted that message and hoisted the man to safety. that is incredible story there. back to matt and savannah. very happy ending. >> very smart. very smart. >> good move. >> thank you. all right. we go to philadelphia now and a new twist in the body shaming debate. y shaming debate. >> kristen dahlgren has the story. this will get people angry. >> not a big surprise to any of us. a tv meteorologist expecting twins say people crossed the line by criticizing her appearance as she delivered the weather. she decided to fight back. >> reporter: in philadelphia -- >> not as warm as yesterday. >> reporter: -- the forecast was for mean and snarky. >> one particular comment that really hurt where a woman basically said i looked like a sausage in casing.

nine months pregnant kate fehlinger talking about the comments she's been getting. >> earlier this week another comment that said sticking my pregnant abdomen out like that's disgusting. >> reporter: that was too much. the mom to be penned what she called a manifesto dedicated to every mother out there, pregnant moms to be, moms reading while their toddlers play on the swings. moms whose kids have dong since gone off to college, you are beautiful. she goes on, i will gladly gain 50 pounds and suffer uncomfortable nights if it means upping my chances to deliver two healthy baby girls. for those of you who think that's "disgusting," remember, a woman went through the very same thing to bring you into the world. the post went viral. instead of criticism, support flooded in from around the world. picture after picture of women who are pregnant and proud.

it's certainly not the first time a pregnant woman in the public eye had to endure criticism of her weight. who could forget all the talk about jessica simpson's baby weight. she answered, i wasn't going to let the media take away from what was one of the happiest times in my life. a pregnant kim kardashian was plastered all over the tabloids during her first pregnancy. she, too, lashed out saying, shame on you. i'm not perfect but i will never conform to your skinny standards. >> what a great example she's setting for those two girl babies she's going to be having soon. >> i know a little bit about this. >> you wrote a blog on it. >> people can be really mean. i think sometimes at home you watch someone on tv and like, they are never going to see it, they don't care. it does hurt your feelings. when you're pregnant it's harder to get bigger in front of everyone. >> i'm shocked. i told savannah i can't believe

people would write, especially in some cases other women. anyway, men or women. i'm stunned by it. i am. >> i agree. we are always told don't respond. don't -- but every once in a while you really want to. it feels good. >> my husband said i had to put a breathalyzer on -- well, not while i was pregnant. >> take ten seconds and walk away. >> on a computer you feel you can say anything. >> kristen, thank you very much. up next on trending, tv shows, movies, you name it. what's driving the world's obsession with zombies? >> what is it? plus, what does the future hold for one direction, the biggest boy band on the planet as they prepare for a lengthy break. >> and a live performance on the plaza from rob thomas. first, these mes

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really of trending online. >> wow. >> how about pet peeves from an airline's attendant's perspective. flight attendants shared the things they wish you would stop doing when you fly. what's the number one pet peeve? >> people wanting drinks. >> putting trash in the thing. >> when they come around with the cart and ask you what to drink and you take too long deciding. that's number one. also making the list, walking around the plane barefoot. my pet peeve as well. >> guilty. >> how about going to the bathroom when they are trying to sefb meals? >> sometimes you have to go. >> you can't hold it sometimes. >> hold it. all right? commenting on how small the plane is. >> that's hilarious. >> you try working in here 14 hours. >> handing them trash, including

used baby diapers. >> that's terrible. >> what would you do with it? >> put it in the trash. >> get up. >> bring a plastic bag. >> stick it in the seat box or the pocket. >> we have all been there. you spill a drink on your phone, it falls into the toilet, into the pool, maybe all three. water, liquid. do not lose hope. tech experts have told usa today exactly how to salvage a wet phone. >> take us through it. >> turn it off. don't turn it on to see if it still works. remove the sim card and battery, only if you can. you can't do it with an iphone. if you have an iphone skip step two straight to step three. suck out the liquid using a vacuum nozzle which you obviously have handy or a straw. >> where are you sucking it out of? >> anywhere. this works, i have done it.

into the battery? what if you got electrocuted or something? i'm kidding. >> look at mark's face. what? >> step four, absorb the remaining liquid letting it sit in uncooked rice. >> that works. >> i kept turning it on. >> don't turn it on. >> step one. do not heat it. >> don't do that. >> don't shake it. >> don't do a blow dryer. >> i dropped my phone in a pool. my niece fished it out. >> what's your theory? >> when it fell i think some weird bubble came out of the phone. >> she think it is phone was surrounded by an air bubble to the bottom of the pool. >> you're a scientist. >> that's some miraculous phone you have there. >> the little guy in there

blowing bubbles out. >> it works. >> show of hands, who likes zombie shows like "the walking dead". >> the new one was on last night. >> people are asking why there is a fascination with these shows. >> it could happen and we have to prepare. >> an expert tells business insider it's all about our digital lifestyle. we are in a constant loop of information. we have our cell phone, laptop, tablet with us. but in the zombie apocalypse shows there are no phones, no social media. you don't have computers. just you an your family on a hilltop watching slow moving zombies. the theory is it's relaxing. >> no. after "the walking dead" i have stayed up, couldn't sleep, came in with luggage. >> why do you do it? >> i think it shall you know i have a go bag. i think something might go down.

>> you're prepared? >> i need to be rick and save you all. >> do you have nonperishable food items? >> i have ready to eat meals. i have a go bag prepared. >> you're not kidding? >> i'm serious. it won't be a zombie apocalypse but if things go down, come to me. >> what did you drink over the weekend? >> i sound normal compared to that. >> and the little bubble man in your phone? >> this is the best revelation about you since we learned you check in to hotels as d.j. warmcookie. >> oh, that's right! >> i can't top that. >> now to the boy band going in different directions. and jon stewart's summer slam surprise. >> we have the news breaking

teenage hearts. the one direction will go in different directions. the group will begin an extended hiatus in march. they want to pursue separate projects. the news comes days after releasing their drag me down music video from the fifth studio album which they will continue to promote. there is a silver lining. this is not a break up, just a break. >> yeah, right. there is a certain amount of people on my twitter account who will blame me. >> # where's zayn? >> the next one, we knew jon stewart would have big things in store after "the daily show," but we wouldn't expect this. he posted the wwe summerslam championship. a huge wrestling fan he had a "the daily show" feud with sethseth rollins, but he supported him physically. >> you can't take a folding

chair in. >> get him out of there! >> i can't believe it. >> oh! >> he's always wanted to do that. >> was the rolled up newspaper not available? the video of the chair went viral and seth won the fight. something everybody's talking about. can you guess the stephen harper -- stars? two celebrities are blended into one photo. take a look and see if you can guess the two stars in each photo. here's the first. which two stars are here? >> taylor swift. >> and emma roberts. >> taylor swift and emma watson. >> that's who i meant! >> let's see if the second one is tougher.

>> brad pitt. >> christian bale? >> ethan hawke. >> and the next one. look at number three. >> megan fox. >> angelina jolie. >> that's beautiful. >> and take a look. >> colin farrell. >> i don't know if you will get it. >> george clooney. >> don't give it away too fast. >> go ahead. >> jason priestley? >> i will give it away. >> oh, wow. no. >> that's the only one i don't see. >> there is a lot of colin farrell in that one. >> i knew that one. >> i knew it. >> there is a lot of colin. >> that's like 90% colin farrell. just saying. >> i just bring it to you. >> thank you. >> you have a go bag. i can't believe it.

dylan, a check of the weather. >> across the country today it is going to be a decent day. we have to watch the tropics though danny is falling apart. we have a tropical wave off the coast of africa. if we head west a little bit farther we have a 90% chance of that cluster of clouds developing into something bigger. if it does that would beer ika. we have a cold front going to trigger scattered showers and storms. nothing too he have. not a wash out but behind the front it is chilly. international falls started off in the 40s and parts of the upper midwest with wind chills down in the 50 good morning. i'm kari hall. the clouds rolling out of here from the 60s to the 70s in the east bay and peninsula. san francisco expect a high of

70 degrees and north and south bay at 83 degrees. in the tri-valley a high of 87 degrees and our temperatures will be climbing a few more dew points as we go into the next several days but overall some nice quiet weather for the bay area. have a great day. that's your latest forecast. >> one more note on tamron's go bag. it has a pair of chanel pumps in it. >> just in case. >> have you ever seen how to get rid of a zombie? nothing like a stiletto. >> thank you. >> this week on our summer of secrets we are looking at marriage in the modern era. >> how have our expectations changed over the years and how do you over come the rough patches that are sure to arrive. andrea canning joins us. >> i'm part therapist now. i have the answers. the ashley madison scandal rocked the institution of marriage. what's the secret to a long and happy relationship? new research is shedding light

on what works and what doesn't after you say "i do." it's been the summer of celebrity break-ups. do these high profile splits mean modern marriage is in trouble? the high profile leading love expert says yes and no. >> marriage today is, in some senses better and in other senses worse than it's been in the past. >> reporter: eli finishkel studies marriages for a living. >> the best marriages today appear to be better than the best marriages humans have seen. at the same time the average marriage is worse today than it was a generation ago. >> reporter: he published a research paper on the history of marriage. he calls this era the all or nothing marriage. in recent decades we have increasingly looked to our spouse to be our best friend, to thrill us in the bedroom and promote our personal growth. as we look to our marriages to do more of these things and to do so for more years than ever

before a larger number of our marriages are falling short. audra and jeff tulinski have been married 14 years and have four kids. >> it can be hard running around, trying to maintain a household. >> we are usually not upset at the same time. so it's a good balance. >> we are spending more time at work, more with our children. in the middle comes this problem of there is not enough time for each other. >> reporter: how can you make your marriage sizzle? fini start writing. couples should spend 21 minutes, three times a year writing their conflicts. the trick, write about your fight from an impartial third party point of view. communication is key. the trick, don't just talk, respond. recalibrate expectations. the trick? stop expecting your spouse to be all things at all times.

what about the minority who are experiencing marital bliss? today's best marriages, spouses not only love each other but help each other on a life longle voyage of self-discovery and personal growth. >> the marriages that are successful in helping the two spouses achieve self-actualzation are through the roof in terms of how happy they are. that's what i mean by the all marriage. >> we have been married 11 beautiful, wonderful years. i love him dearly. >> i love her, too. >> when it comes to passion, finkel borrows a page from dan savage and his three gs, be good, giving and game. improve your skills, focus on your partner's pleasure and be willing to try new things. >> that took a turn. >> tomorrow we'lle introduce you to reveal, rewrite and renew, the three rs, part of marriage boot camp. we were there watching the whole

thing. it was intense and i learned a lot. i was in tears watching these people. some of the marriages are so broken. the advice they have for them i think worked. >> time will tell. but it was great advice. i highly recommend watching. >> that's a good tease. >> even if you have a good marriage. you will want to see this advice. >> if you want to join our conversation, head to today.com to take part in our marriage survey. >> coming up, grab the velvet. a first look at the hottest styles for fall. the new season a month away. and he's so smooth. rob thomas live in concert. i'm..=an== devopi sty itheoutba

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fantastic beautiful "the carole king musical." >> good. meantime, we are about to get a -- hit a major milestone on the twitter page, 3 million followers. yeah. here's the deal. we got a little challenge tied to it that involves wrangler. sheinelle? >> so here's the deal, if we get 3 million followers by the week we have a reward in the form of wrangler. the puppy will hit the road this fall. if you're not following the "today" show on twitter, start following and get your friends to join us. hit the road. >> i love when you do that. >> that's enough of that. wrangler going on tour. >> that's right. >> now a check of the weather. >> yeah, very humid morning, but it won't last. it will get much better all thanks to the cold front moving eastward. it will trigger a couple of showers. we are though looking for a major cooldown back behind it.

the humidity will be gone, temperatures in chicago today only in the 70s. staying there for a couple of days. and then tomorrow we are looking at the chance of that rain to make its way into the eastern seaboard. in the northwest though, we're dealing with very smoky conditions. so bad that some folks are good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be in the low to mid 80s and even upper 80s for gilroy and the south bay and peninsula. palo alto 79 degrees and sunset at 68 degrees. the clouds move out fairly quickly and napa will see afternoon sunshine, a high of 83. 71 in oakland and dublin at 87 degrees. hayward a high of 72 degrees and our temperatures will start to inch up as we go through the mid of the week. you guys are all very well behaved out here. very polite. thank you though. polite.

you're saving your this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer. >> and good morning, everybody. we have some breaking news it's a brutal start to the week, the day on wall street. the dow down 800 points right now. of course this comes after a global sell-off overnight. fueled by a lot of concerns with the economy in china. cnbc's dominic chiu is at the headquarters. i have been watching it, over 800 points what's the latest? >> matt, we are now down over 1,000 points on the dow. we went down 1,031 points, and we're down nearly 6% in one day. this is just in the first three minutes of trading. now up, this is not about panic but about traders trying to figure out what the right level

is for the current stock market. for a lot of investors out there, it's also about trying the figure out what their risk tolerance is in the market. we haven't seen a lot of these types of moves especially to the downside. many say since the great financial crisis. back in 2008, 2009. so for a lot of people, this is a very, very stark, very, very staunch reminder that there is risk in the marketplace. we are about 965 points on the dow right now. >> dominic, putting it in perspective and in the course of the last five days, a terrible week capped off on friday when it dropped 531 points. are we seeing an official correction? >> we did, matt, and that's a good point. as of friday's close we did pull back more than 10% in the dow jones industrial average. yes, we are in the correction territory. that is -- very negatively by some traders it may be an indicator for more downside to

come. it's interesting to put it in perspective. last week, the headlines you saw in the papers this past weekend said that the dow jones industrial average lost about 1,00 1,000-plus points in five days and we lost that in five minutes of the trading day. it will be interesting to see whether there's any kind of stability that's found right w now. the headlines of course right now are certainly not positive here. >> when you talk about stability though, aren't there some systems in place that would stop the carnage after a certain level of loss, dominic? >> there are. there are policies that are put in place by exchanges and in essence, to allow people who participate, who are involved directly with markets and exchanges to kind of put speed bumps up and stop signs up so that things can be halted and reassess and reopened and then halted again. there are a number of those emergency type measures being put into place.

but a lot of people feel strange about this. the last time we saw these instruments employed it was during the financial crisis. this is by no means the financial crisis right now. we're a much different country and economy than we were back then. much healthier some would argue, but it does provide some flash backs not in a good way about what it was like during those very, very bad days during 2009. >> we talked earlier on our show, dominic, about opportunity. a lot of people see this as devastation. others see it as opportunity. but do you hold back on opportunity until you get what you just talked about? some stability for the moment? >> that's tough. i mean, everybody should talk with their own financial adviser. what i would say is this. it's very, very difficult for anybody, trader, investor or otherwise to time the market. you can't say this is the very bottom, i'm going to buy now. or this is the very top, i'm going to sell now. many financial advisers will tell their clients and sit down

and figure out whether stocks or bonds or what investment is right for their portfolio and what kind of weighting should it have. this is a big reminder for a lot of investors out there, this is about dollar cost averaging. use opportunities to buy in small chunks and do it over time in the long run. >> a lot of people are focused on that number on the upper right of the numbers, down 885 right now after that 530-point loss on friday. people will be watching the market. dominic chiu of cnbc, thank you very much. we'll return most of you to "today." i'm matt lauer

we are back now at 8:39. this week on "today" food we are putting our timers to the test with simple, savory, 25-minute meals. first a chicken tender meal perfect for your family. kelly is the found of just the taste.com. >> thank you for having me. >> this recipe is the result of

a longstanding love affair with cheese-it can't have many ingredients. it's spimpl. >> exactly. >> this is going to take the place of bread crumbs. grab the rolling pin and crush them in the bag. it makes cleanup really easy because you don't have to deal with dishes. >> if you don't love cheez-its. >> anything salty, crunchy. pretty zels, chips, corn flakes cereal. those go into the pan. kids can crush the crackers while you prep the chicken. add a little bit of paprika for spice. dump it in there. you can stir it up. and we have chicken tenders

which you can buy already sliced up like this. i have eggs we have whisked together. add mustard and that's the secret ingredient. it adds tang and makes sure the crackers stick. >> you will whisk that? >> perfect. >> looks great. >> we give them a bath first. >> we're going into the flour to make sure the egg sticks. i will do this guy. get it on both sides an keep one hand for dry and one for wet. use the other hand for this guy. shake off any excess. looks great. right into the crackers. >> i didn't crush them as well as i should have. >> a little bit more rustic. sprinkle them on top. make sure we pat them on top there. >> okay. >> these go onto a baking sheet. >> yes. a foil-lined baking sheet. >> how long?

>> 475 degrees for 15 minutes. >> pop them into the oven. >> we have just enough time to whip up our vejy side dish. >> this is healthy. >> simple. everything is dumped into the bowl. we have shredded zucchini. you can actually buy it preshredded. this is dumping everything into one bowl. >> these? >> skal lons, absolutely. a pinch of salt and pepper. you could add cheese, do fresh herbs, other spices. give this a stir. get it all mixed together. this is a great way to sneak vegetables into the meal. if your kids don't love them, these are super crispy, hot, awesome way. >> put them in hot oil. >> what kind?

>> vegetable oil. anything with a high smoke point. use a scoop to scoop up the mixture and drop them into the pan. >> how long does it take them to cook? >> two or three minutes on one side. two minutes on the other side. that's it. top with sour cream or yogurt and done. >> first of all, the chicken tenders look fantastic. i will try one. thank you. great to have you here. >> absolutely. >> you can find these recipes and others at today.com/food. up next, rob thomas out on the plaza performing a huge hit. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> rob thomas rose to fame as the front man for matchbox 20.

>> his third solo album is called "the great unknown." rob, good to see you. >> how's it going. >> the reviews are great. rolling stone said you are still the same consummate pop-rock craftsman who's been making it sound smooth for years. you make it look effortless. is it? >> i only do one thing pretty well. if your car breaks down, i'm not fixing it. if your stereo is busted it stays busted. now and then i can pen a song. i can pat myself on the back a little bit. >> your music has evolved over the years. a lot of artists don't like to look back. it's been 16 years since the song that made you a mega star with carlos santana. how did that change your life? >> there is a big shift from being the nameless, faceless guy, the lead singer of a band who switched over to a guy named rob who's a song writer. it opened up doors for me to work with willie nelson, mick jagger and other people if they

had never seen me as a songwriter. >> we love that song. it's like we all needed time away from it. now we all love it. >> that happened to me. i got to the point where i couldn't hear it again. one day i heard it like 11 years later and i was like, oh, yeah, i'm back into it again. >> what are you going to play? >> "this is how a heart breaks." >> ladies and gentlemen, rob thomas. [ cheers and applause ] clear ♪ ♪ don't you want to go for a ride ♪ ♪ just keep your hands inside ♪ and make the most out of life ♪ ♪ now don't you take it for granted ♪ ♪ life is like a mean machine ♪ it made a mess out of me ♪ it let me come between

♪ a like an anchor dream i was stranded ♪ ♪ i was stranded ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ i'm steady but i'm starting to shake i don't know how much more i can take >> well, this is it now ♪ ♪ everybody get down ♪ this is all i can take ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ you take a hit now ♪ you feel it break down ♪ make you stay while i wait ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ don't you want to go for a ride ♪ ♪ down to the oh side ♪ feels so good you could cry ♪ won't you do what i told you ♪ i remember when you used to be shy ♪ ♪ you were so fine ♪ you why you got to make it so hard on me ♪ ♪ i'm sorry ♪ but it's not a mistake

♪ i keep running but you're getting away ♪ ♪ yeah this is it now ♪ everybody get down ♪ this is all i can take ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ you take a hit now ♪ you feel it break down ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ ♪ you're not the best thing that i knew ♪ ♪ never was never cared too much ♪ ♪ for all this hanging around ♪ it's just the same thing all the time ♪ ♪ never get what i want ♪ never get too close to the end of the line ♪ ♪ you're just the same thing that i knew back before the time ♪ ♪ when i was only for you ♪

well, this is it now ♪ ♪ everybody get down ♪ this is all i can take ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ you take a hit now ♪ you feel it break down ♪ make you stay while i wait ♪ this is how a heart breaks well, this is it now ♪ ♪ everybody get down ♪ this is all i can take ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ you take a hit now ♪ you feel it break down ♪ make you stay while i wait ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ yeah ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ i can't take it ♪ i can't take it ♪ i can't take this no more ♪ this is how a heart breaks ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ this is how a heart breaks [ cheers and applause ]

>> rob thomas, thank you. the new album is called the great unknown. he'll be back with more music later on. first, this is "today" on nbc.

time for birthdays with our good friend willard scott. >> this is the lovely vera cannata from mill stone township in new jersey. she's 100 today. she loves to bowl. ulysses jackson from roanoke, virginia. i love that town. 100 years old today. he loves to play checkers. he could beat me. >> from carmel, california, prettiest place in the world. 100 today and we wish him a happy birthday. he has coffee ice cream every night for dessert. how about that? we had fun. we'll have more fun later. don't go away. the "today" show continues. >> coffee ice cream has caffeine. >> not enough to keep you awake.

>> we can talk about this another time. we have rob with us. we were all saying as you were singing you sound great. >> thank you. >> you do such a great live show. >> thank you very much. that's the best compliment i can get. that and the hair. >> your hair looks great. >> looks good. >> does coffee ice cream keep you up? >> yes. >> the caffeine. >> yes. >> you will join us for another performance. >> more music from you. >> and jane krakowski. >> and back to school ideas. >> by the way, we have a lot of throw pillows. do you want one? >> this is my security pillow. >> you need it for the next hour. >> what's worrying you, rob? what's on your mind? >> say more about that. we have much more to come. fist a check of your local news and weather. i'...=too==oli arsearingor e m

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crash. the man ran off and officers could not locate him. wal-mart ceo is scheduled to visit a store here in the bay area in oakland later today. unhappy workers are vowing to protest outside the store that claims the company retaliated against employees who speak out. we have an eye on the market and will have an update in 25 minutes.

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this morning on "today's take," buckle your seat belts. jane krakowski returns to 30 rock as our guest co-host. then from the new movie "no escape" lake bell joins us. and a live performance from rob thomas. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> don't say it unless you mean it. >> i mean it. >> good morning. it's august 24, 2015. look who is with us.

"unbreakable kimmy schmidt" star jane krakowski in for natalie. seven nominations for kim my including one for you. >> it was a surprise. i'm so thankful and happy. we get to go to the emmys, pick fancy dresses like fancy people. >> you're so girly. straight to the dresses. yes, it's an award but we get to pick fancy dresses. have you picked your dress? >> i think -- well, i don't want to have any breaking news this morning. but i think i found my dress which is very early for me. i found one i love. why make it more complicated? >> is that a stressful thing? we don't have these problems. we don't get awards. >> it is. it is a joy to be nominated. but the first half hour of the red carpet is where the pressure is. once you're inside it's a party

with your friends. it's the judgment that's brutal. >> the shows the next morning. >> you always bring it. including today. you have impeccable style. brilliant. >> i'm happy. it keeps me motivated to stay on the diet to fit into the dresses. >> you're on the fashion diet. i like it. >> you have a date certain, september 20, to get into that dress. >> it's a goal date. >> we have had ellie here. you have a good crew. you, ellie, tina. >> great funny ladies. >> that was al's favorite day. you, ellie and tina. >> i watched it after you came back. he was like, you missed the best day ever. >> al, bring it down. >> still talks about it. man, that was a great day. >> he's like, that was the moment everything i had done. i worked with great teams, bryant, katie, the current

people. he doesn't know our names. >> it was fun for us. >> tina and the awesome trifecta. >> we'll be here friday. >> someone else you talk about as part of your family, tracy morgan got married over the weekend to his long-time fiance megan. "people" had an exclusive picture of the beautiful couple. they kept it intimate. their 2-year-old daughter was there. tracy had a goal of walki iningn the aisle without a cane. he accomplished that. think about it. it's only been 14 months since the accident that nearly took his life. took the life of a friend who was critically injured in new jersey. now he'll host snl. he got married.

it's the moments of reflection. here they are today. a happy couple. >> i'm so happy for them. >> right? >> you look at tracy and what happened there. this is a friend of yours. now being able to host snl. what does it mean for you? >> i just texted him yesterday morning saying congrats, i can't wait to see you. i'm happy this is happening. he wrote me back on the day of his wedding. >> losing him. so happy for you. let's get together. he said, i love you. let's get together next week. we have other things to do today. >> you do tracy's text messages in his voice. >> i love it. they are written in that font. >> the morgan font. >> i'm so happy for them. >> so beautiful. >> i feel like this is the year of tracy to come back. watching him on the "today" show, talking to matt, it broke my heart at home. i send all my love and prayers.

i'm happy for them. having this new joy and a new start this year. >> we love tracy. >> before this next thing we were on a commercial break. i said this and jane clutched her pearls. you doubted me. they broke up. >> don't say it unless you mean it. >> they did. one-d are taking a break of a year. when you take a one-year break. >> you start seeing other people. >> you start dating. >> is it main writing? this is major. >> your sources inside one-d are telling you this? >> it's everywhere. google it. two hours ago on the "today" show we reported this. like hoda and kathie lee. nothing exists before their hour. one-d separated for a year. they are doing solo projects. zayn splits first and then harry -- my one-d update.

harry stiles fell on stage this weekend. >> what? >> i don't know why at the end of their popularity i'm into them. i wasn't in when they were huge. >> harry will have a big solo career. >> his hair should. >> his hair. >> you were shocked by this news. >> i'm crying already. i can't believe you're breaking this to me early on a monday morning. one-d! >> you brought the tone of the show down. >> one-d! i didn't know that was their nickname. >> does your little guy do one-d? >> no, no. >> what's he into? >> flo rida is what willie's kids like. >> we listened to jendenna. >> "classic man". >> he like it iss the lego song.

"happy" "happy". >> crowd pleaser. >> taylor swift. makes all the kids love it. >> they love her. >> you were excited about the buzz feed body brain teasers. >> buzz feed had a list of body, brain teasers. i thought we could tease them out. >> this is where you pat your head and rub your stomach. >> oh, got it. >> first trace a circle with one hand this way and trace a circle in the other way with the opposite hand. now you have to try to do it at the same time which i am terrible at. >> circles? >> it's the same way. >> this is terrible. >> you're going this way. >> you have to go like this. out from your body and in with your body but then at the same time. wait a minute. i got it. >> did you get it? >> absolutely. i could never do these. this part of my brain never

developed. >> you have been practicing for hours. >> in the 70s that was a robot. the old standard, pat your head, rub your belly. >> that keeps kids entertained. if you are on a long road trip, make them do this. >> one more. stick up your thumb and point with your other hand. then switch it. is that right? what? >> harder than it sounds. >> i got it. no. that's not it at all. that's two thumbs. >> will this develop anything? pew-pew! >> what does this tell us about ourselves? >> that's that. >> thank you. >> don't dig too deep into it. >> we are genetically not coordinated? >> different type of intelligence. we are left side, not right. >> dylan is here for al with a

look at the weather. >> i'm working hard. once in a while i get some of these in there. then my hand is all kind of -- yeah. it goes downhill fast. we have a tropical depression now. this is danny. it's not holding together. it's falling apart as it runs into an unfavorable atmosphere for hurricanes. it's dry and windy in the upper levels of the atmosphere. the whole thing is stretching apart. winds at 35 miles per hour. watch what happens. it remains as a depression as it passes to the south of puerto rico. this is a very good thing. it's very dry. they are in extreme drought in puerto rico. this storm will bring rain but not the damaging winds you wouldle get with a bigger storm. we could get four inches of rain, perfect for that area. not enough for m good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. clouds are clearing and our temperatures are now in the mid-60s for most of the bay

area. and we'll see a lot of sunshine throughout the afternoon with highs in the 70s. san francisco will be at 70 degrees. 83 in the north and south bay. east bay at 71 degrees. and in the tri-valley expect a high of 87 degrees. our temperatures will be getting a little bit warmer as we head into the next couple of days. and enjoy today. back to you. >> thanks, shooter mcgavin. >> i'm in a tropical depression because of one-d now. >> hang in there. >> my own tropical depression. >> i like how you incorporated the weather. >> she's a pro. coming up next, rob thomas burned up the charts as a front-man for match box 20. earned three grammys as a solo shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and piano tuners were just as simple?

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fixture on top of the charts for nearly two decades now. >> now he's out with his first solo album in six years, "the great unknown". >> we'll talk about that in a moment. he has a song for us but first a look back at his red hot career. >> reporter: singer-songwriter rob thomas burst on the music scene with matchbox 20. ♪ give me your heart ♪ make it real or else forget about it ♪ >> reporter: his collaboration on "smooth" with santana ranks number two on the billboard top 100 all time list. his solo career proved to be more successful with hit songs like "lonely no more," "ever the same," "this is how a heart breaks." he's tied with pink for

the most number ones by a solo artist on the billboard adult top 40 chart and won the songwriter of the year award for two consecutive years. ♪ >> reporter: between matchbach 20, his solo career and collaborations rob has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. ♪ >> reporter: his latest album "the great unknown" was just released and you will want to take a listen. >> with us now is rob thomas. good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i love that we just listened to the accolades and you said, no, it just boils down to my hair. >> look at all the different hair. >> yeah. >> that's the secret. >> major collaborations there. >> a little bit of talent and the hair. >> the hair got you through the

'90s. >> you're an incredible songwriter. hit after hit. congratulations. >> you're just happy to still have somebody care after 20 years. >> you have collaborated with santana on "smooth." but this is your first album that's yours where you sought out the collaborators. is it a wish list, a fantasy team you put together? >> on the record there are only three, four songs i reached out to somebody. ryan is a monster. we became friends on my last solo record and got to work together. if you know you have a couple of things you feelle you want to accomplish, you're not sure if you can accomplish it. you want a new perspective in a different way. i would hand pick based on listening to the records i like. producers and writers. >> it's incredible to look at your fans. we don't go often at this hour to see fans.

looking at the age range, hey, fans, say hi. [ cheers ] they were frozen in fear to be this close to you. look at the age range of your fans and the loyalty from the matchbox years to now. what do you believe is the staying power? >> i don't know what it is. i look out and see people from 9 to 65. i realize the people that are 65 were my age when my first record came out and people my age are in college and bringing their kids now. you are seeing a new generation move through. there is no secret to success. if anybody knew it would be a billionaire. i wouldle show you how to do it. there is a lot of luck having good people around you. being in the right place at the right time. so much luck involved. >> speaking of the fans here today, next year is the 20th anniversary. are you doing something special for your fans. >> i will be working on my knees

at that point. we haven't figured it out. they are giving me a chance to figure out what my schedule will be like on the record. we'll do something. it's a big milestone. >> and love to your wife. she had a health scare. fans had signs giving her love. >> they have been so good. >> there they are. >> they have been so supportive. >> so amazing. we are on the right track. when you go through a health scare the big thing is not knowing what will happen. not having a plan. once we have the team in place and we have a plan, now the fear is gone. we have to move through with the motion of getting her better. >> thank you so much for joining us. guess what. rob will be back with his latest song "hold on forever." he has a dancer recruited already. >> yeah. >> that's coming up later. >> thanks, rob. up next, as kids get back to

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a good monday morning. it's 9:26. i'm sam brock. a developing story we continue to follow in the south bay. san jose police looking for two men they say got away after an overnight shooting that left another man dead. this happening at midnight in east san jose. officers responded very quickly, and they thought they had the man surrounded. but eventually police called off the search after they believe they left that neighborhood. also happening today, two santa clara county supervisors are going to explain their recent anti-oil train resolution. cindy chavez and ken yeager oppose a plan that would allow transportation of high sulfur crude from santa maria north to downtown san jose. critics cite an environmental impact report that indicates

high risk for heavily populated areas including santa clara county. marking one year since the devastating napa earthquake. the 6.0 quake shook the bay area at 3:20 in the morning one year ago today. we remember it very clearly. one person died in that earthquake and damage totalled more than half billion dollars. finally, keeping an eye on today's big selloff on wall street which has been more of a comeback. you can see right now the dow is down only 140 points. at the worst point today the dow had fallen almost 1,100 points. so it's shown some resiliency. we continue to follow the market to see if there is a selloff late or if it will hold. right after this break a look at weather and traffic. ckalalt101ponr

good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the skies are clearing as we get the view from mt. hamilton. now the temperature's 66 degrees. 63 in san francisco. expect highs in the 70s and 80s all across the bay area.

as skies continue to clear 81 in novato and oakland topping out atd 71. let's get a look at the commute. southbound 101 peninsula continues to slow. the sun in these folks eyes, part of the sunrise slowdown. we'll look at the map. a crash around willow caused more slowing. starting to recover coming in toward menlo park. all of your northbound routes recovering after a series of crashes throughout the south bay. unrelated but they were there. over here smoother from the east bay to the peninsula. we're jamming out on a monday. thank you very much, mike. we'll be back in 25 minutes for another update. return you to "today" show. it without a protein-packed, thick and creamy, power-me-up-with-something filling taste-bud-loving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity, dinner feels a million years away, grab and go, let's take on the world with 100 calories, snack

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duties have a better quality relationship and sex life. that's according to a new survey. researchers at georgia state university surveyed nearly 500 couples with varying child care dynamics. they found when women were responsible for the majority of parenting duties, the women and men reported lower quality relationships compared to couples who split child care tasks more equally. but a couple's relationship didn't suffer when the man was the primary caregiver. "straight outta compton" pulled in an estimated $26.8 million. "mission: impossible - rogue nation" was second at $12 million and "sinister 2" was third. the school year is off to an amazing start for incoming freshman at ball state at the university's pep rally. freshman lem turner won a game of musical chairs to earn a chance at a shot at half court for free tuition for a smets.

we wouldn't show it to you if it didn't go in. turner buried that shot, and the gym erupted into cheers. he'll receive the cost of in-state tuition for one semester at ball state. if you have cash left over, pizza's on him. now over to dylan for a check of the weather. >> and he won musical chairs, too? that's a good day. a chance of stronger storms today with this code front. they won't amount too much. it will be good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. skies are clearing and we're trending into the mid-60s right now. a high of 71 degrees can be expected in the east bay. san francisco 70. the north bay will be up to 83 as well as 83 in the south bay. tri-valley look for a high of 87 degrees. a lot of sunshine there. and with the mixture of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon we'll have our temperatures warming up as we go into the next few days.

>> that is your latest forecast. now to today food this week we're going to show you how to get dinner on the table in 25 minutes or less. it's incredible. here to get us started is molly gilbert, author of sheet pan suffers. i love everything in this cookbook and i made steak and asparagus last night, we are making this with one sheet pan and a trachy. >> exactly. >> talk us through the ingredients. >> we're doing a broiled steak and asparagus, we have a sirloin tip steak, this is a big, gorgeous one here. we have fresh asparagus. we need olive oil, salt and pepper, and then for the feda cream sauce, fetta cheese, sour cream, apple cider vinegar. >> i feel like for such an easy

meal, the sauce spices it up. >> yeah. >> this will go on the bottom of the pan. >> what i like do with asparagus, take it -- give it a snap, see where it wants to break. >> okay. >> then what i do is line up all the other asparagus in the same spot with the -- >> i lost mine. >> there it is. >> you can slice all the other ones around the same spot. >> okay. so they're all kind of even. >> yeah. >> when you buy asparagus, sometimes in the grocery store they're always sitting in water. is there a special way to store them at home? >> i like to store them in water in tupperware, nice and straight. they stay fresh that way. >> we get these all prepped. not everybody liked asparagus. what are some other vegetables? >> if you don't love asparagus, you can always substitute nice tomatoes, summer squash. you want something quick cooking this will go by quickly. >> the fact that you can cook all of this in about ten minutes, you were talking about

25, now we're down to ten. >> it's super simple. we throw them on our sheet pan. this is our sheet pan. >> lined with foil. >> lined with foil. this makes cleanup a total breeze, which i love. we will season the asparagus a little olive oil. >> my problem is i always think i put too much olive oil and they're sitting in this bath of olive oil. >> i think you're doing a great job. >> right there? >> perfect. a little salt and pepper for seasonin seasoning. >> season them around. >> once they're all kind of prepared, this is what i think is so amazing. you will put the tray on top of the asparagus. >> i will use a wire rack, i sprayed it with cooking spray, which makes cleanup much easier. we will move on to our steak which goes right on the rack. first blot it with paper towels.

the reason do you that is so the browning color gets nice and crispy right in the oven. >> especially broiling. >> yeah. we'll season these steaks as well. >> these are giant steaks, can you use any steak? >> i like using this cut because it's nice and lean, but it has a nice rim of fat around the edge which gives it good flavor. i'll flip it. we'll do both sides. >> right on top of the asparagus? >> right on top. a lot of that will drip down. >> yeah. >> eventually this goes into the broiler. >> yeah. >> we'll put the steak on top. >> perfect. >> take that over to the broil. >> all right. while this is cooking. this takes about ten minutes? >> ten minutes, yeah. >> depending on how thick the steak is. >> you'll flip it halfway through. >> while that's in there we'll get started on the sauce. >> this is the feta cream sauce. we have the sour cream in here. you can toss the feta in.

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a very good monday morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm laura garcia cannon. san jose police looking for two men they say got away after an overnight shooting that left another man dead. it happened around midnight in east san jose. officers responded quickly and

thought they had the man surrounded but eventually police called off the search. authorities have not identified who the man was that was actually killed. let's take a look at the forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. skies will clear and give us a sunny afternoon. and a high of 71 degrees. temperatures like yesterday with breezy westerly wind. in the peninsula 79 degrees. 83 degrees in the south bay and north bay. san francisco topping out at 70 degrees. the tri-valley a high of 87 degrees. let's see how the commute is moving with mike. still moving a little slowly southbound 101 here through san rafael. these are the curves approaching north san pedro. look at your map about the bottom end of that slowdown, top of your screen. move toward the east shore freeway we have a nice move, slow drive towards the bay bridge toll plaza which is full. no surprises there. and an easy drive developing on the east bay side of the san mateo and dumbarton bridges.

peninsula still slowing southbound 101.)q)e's north 101 those are the two slowest segments of the south bay commute. back to you. all right. thank you very much. and thank you for joining us as well. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. and a full hour of news starting at 11:00 a.m. welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm.

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from nbc news, this "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. don't they make you happy? >> lady a. >> something better. although i like it when they're singing better than the instrumental. but we don't have time. this is fun day monday, august 24th. it's going too fast. 2015. hoda, when august is over, it's over. >> it's over. >> we have a fun-filled show with you with the best celebrity moments from this year and we had some