as well as the valley fire. we'll bring you updates and this is happening "today in the bay." >> back at 7:25 with more updates on the fire. . this morning, one person dead and 400 homes destroyed by a large and fast spreading wild fire in california. the blaze out of control as the nation guard is called in. we're live on the frontlines. double digit deficit. new poles show hillary clinton behind bernie sanders by 10 points in iowa and 22 in new hampshire. when matched against donald trump it's a dead heat. vanessa williams gets an apology three decades after losing her miss america crown over a nude photo scandal.

>> i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less than the miss america you are and the miss america you always will be. >> this morning, her reaction and the odd answer to a surprising question posed to this year's winner. an nbc news exclusive, the prison worker who helped two convicted murders escaped tells how she got in over her head. >> you're in deep trouble at this point. >> yes, i am. >> you didn't go to anyone. >> who could i tell? >> joyce mitchell's first and only interview today, monday, september 14th, 2015. >> good morning everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. 7:00 on the west coast, i think for a couple of months now, for

a month or so a lot of people have been asking how a seemingly normal wife and mother could find herself at the center of one of the most talked about prison breaks. >> we were captivated by this this summer. we have never heard her side of the story and her interview is coming up in a few minutes. first though, the top story, an explosive wild fire in northern california. in less than two days they have destroyed more than 400 homes and more than 10,000 evacuati s evacuations. >> one official calls it is worst tragedy the county has ever seen. it takes a toll on firefighters suffering burns over the weekend. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. this is the epicenter of the fire. the same area where the one reported fatality took place. the blaze just ripped through the community. this use to be an apartment complex.

it was devoured in less than minutes. there was little time for firefighters to react. this morning, the fire is moving in multiple directions. >> it moved at speeds never seen before. wicked wall of flames turning a town into rubble. in hours, the fire becoming the most destructive blaze in california this year. 400 structures believed to be gone. >> this fire is like a run away train. it ran right over everybody. >> most only had minutes to evacuate. a race to get away, a scramble to stay alive. >> people have abandoned cars on the side of the roads running out of fuel. it's like a bomb went off. >> the heat, the flames, the explosions so intense even firefighte firefighters, there was nothing they could do. >> homes and building that are igniting on fire and know your powerless to try to save them

all, it's a very hard thing to feel. >> california is in the middle of a fire storm. 13 wild fires are raging across the state. more than half a million acres up in smoke. an epic fire season heated up and now exploding out of control. >> this wild fire was multiplying so quickly even crews could not run it. four fighters suffered second degree burns. the fire still 5% contained and wildly burning out of control. they have declared a state f o emergen of emergency and calling in the national guard. >> thank you very much. dylan in for al. is the forecast going to help at all. >> it's going to be better this week. humidity up to 49%. that's better than the 20 or so%. the temperature down to 69 degrees. we got moisture streaming in. the conditions in the air are certainly much better. the conditions on the ground still no good.

this is the extreme drought we have all across california. the brush, the trees, anything on the ground is very, very dry. the humidity has been low lately. now, here is the system that's going to make its way off the pacific and on shore. this is going to drag in the moisture and humidity levels with drag. another chance of rain with the cold front wednesday. that will help although we could use a lot more rain to help the fire fight more. it's the conditions on the ground that dry brush and tender that's causing the most problems. >> dylan, thanks. we'll get your forecast in a couple of minutes. >> we'll move now to the surprising pole numbers. hillary clinton trailing by substantial numbers. a fall out over her e-mail controversy while republican donald trump seeing his lead grow. we're in iowa this morning with more on the democrats. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. new this morning, a washington

post, abc news pole finds hillary clinton's support among democrats has dropped more than 20% since july when news of the e-mail controversy broke. the biggest decline coming among women as she holds in iowa and shows a softer side to the rest of the country. >> hillary clinton now highlighting her family. >> when i look at my new grand daughter, i think to myself we're going to do everything we can to make sure she has opportunities and likes. >> clinton getting personal in hopes of getting traction with voters squawking to rival bernie sandere sanderers. while she's ahead, she's behind standards in double dijs. >> enough is enough. >> i think we are generating a lot of excitement, not just for iowa and new hampshire but all across this country.

>> clinton's e-mail controversy, the topic of a new video by a conservative pack as new questions emerge about whether tens of thousands of deleted e-mails could be recovered. the washington post now reporting the tech accompany that set up clinton's home server has no knowledge of it being liked. her campaign isn't commenting but aware of the need to appear more successable, she's doing more lighthearted interviews. including jimmy fallon later this week and then there's joe biden back in the spotlight looking like a possible candidate as his supporters ramp up for a biden run.

>> biden supporters hoping to capitolize on the momentum. expect to see early endorsements in south carolina in the coming weeks, but remember, savannah, clinton's organization is strong. if he gets in the race he has a lot of ground to make up. >> and how a potential timetable providing to get in the race if he does. >> this coming out of bloomberg reporting there's a scenario in which biden advisers making a decision after the first democratic debate and after hillary clinton testifies in front of congress abo. >> thank you. >> in the meantime, republican front runner donald trump heads to texas today. nbc national course important nt peter alexander has that side of the story. hi, peter. >> hi, matt. good monday morning to you if you thought the end of summer would mean the fall of trump.

a new pole done online but still significant this morning shows donald trump holds a huge lead in iowa. in new hampshire there he has 40% of the vote leading carson by 28 points. the lead is just about equal to the next five candidates combined. with just two days to go until the next debate, donald trump is riding high and now getting traction against hillary clinton. this morning a new pole shows trump in the dead heat in a head to head match up 46-43%. trump keeps rolling with supporters over high a over the week and and boasting about his first place status. >> winning iowa, new hampshire, every place by a lot. >> still offering a possible preview, his debate strategy, trump hasn't missed a chance to attack his top competitor ben

carson whose popularity is serging. >> i don't think ben has the energy. >> he's a doctor, not a deal maker. >> carson was unphased by trump's criticism. >> it doesn't bother me because i recognize i have plenty of energy. >> with carly joining the top candidates at wednesday's debate, she's making her case against trump after he criticized her looks last week. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer and i think i am a leader. >> should be a pretty good show down wednesday night just outside of lass aos angeles. donald trump heading to a rally tonight. some of his loudest critics are going to be there as well. promising more than a thousand protesters with what they're calling dump a trump rally outside. >> going to be an interesting week, peter. thank you very much. >> this morning we're on the frontlines of the crisis in europe.

nbc nightly news has lester holt whose made his way to hungary. >> reporter: it's a remarkable scene. people still coming. more than 10,000 have come across the border, about a 20 minute walk from here. on their way they hope north ward every signal this morning is that they're going to close the boarder by the end of the day. at the same time jeremy announced they would halt train traffic from austria into germany. >> the crowd of grie grants swelled at vienna's train station sunday after rail service was temporarily halted. germany's decision came as migrants continued to come by sea. they were lucky their days sank so close to shore. 34 others including 15 children died after another sinking yesterday.

meantime, migrants pour into hungary threatening to seal its boarded boarder. this morning, for the first time army troops massed against a razor wire fence. on sunday, this little girl had to be carried across by a volunteer. >> where will you take her? >> this afghan teenager was separated from his family during the night. he has no money. only two eggs. two miles away a squall overrun and unofficial relief camp where there's food, water and medical aid. police are also there to take the migrants to government detention camps. the alternative returning his son to syria is too much to bare.

>> the crack down will largely depend on how quickly they can complete this boarder. once they do that, this may be the end of the road. >> what happens? what's your prediction? >> they're not going to stop because they reached a fence like this. they will find another way into europe. k >> many now see it as the promise land. >> you can see coming up the trail from the border, one thing that's changed in the last several hours. they're no longer taking them to the desense camp. they're loading them on buses to the train station to move them closer to the aus tree canadian border. people don't know where they'll go. they have no idea how they're going to get there. >> lester is going to have a lot more. he's reporting from hungary tonight on nbc nightly news. kcoming up in a little while we'll tell you how to help the children of the crisis.

>> janelle is in, you're talking about a frantic man hunt. >> a suspect has been arrested in the overnight shooting that killed a ken condition state trooper. 25-year-old joseph johnson was taken from a scene in an ambulance. he's accused of firing several shots at trooper joseph ponder after a traffic stop and high speed jace. county clerk kim davis returned to work in kentucky this morning since the first time she was jailed for denying manch license to same sex couples. she had to choose between her conscious and freedom. dave is in moorehead, kentucky. >> reporter: good morning. kim davis is back here at work. she says she will not stop her deputy clerk from issuing marriage license to same sex couples as long as they don't have her name and title. she argued those license are not valid. >> they don't have my authority

to issue any license whatsoever. i love my deputy clerks and i hate they have been caught in the middle. if any of them feel they must issue an unauthorized license to avoid being thrown in jail, i understand their choice. i will take no action against them. >> back to you. >> at least one airplane damaged when two planes took lax sunday night. they were taxiing toward the gateact with an alaska airlines plane. no one was hurt and the planes were taken out of service. an investigation was underway to determine who was at fault. for the second time in a little more than a week there was an confrontation between a referee and a texas high school football player. in the latest incident, after the play, you can see the quarterback shoving one of the defensive players. the referee throws a penalty flag and moments later, when the

referee throws another penalty flag, the teams quarterback shoves him backwards. he was retrained by teammates and tossed out of the game. this accompany deals with another incident in which two players tackled them late in the game. its his third grand slam title of the year leaving in the final of the french open and i should mentioned will be joined coming up later in the show. >> yes, we will. >> let me get my hair and make up ready. >> great match. >> yeah, i love roger. i love you too. see you in a little bit. >> all right, dylan. >> well, we've had a pretty rainy weekend across the northeast. the rain is exiting new england and going to be a quiet day throughout most of the country and out west. temperatures are still on the

cool side. it is going to start heating up. let's look at the weather across the country. your local forecast in 30 seconds. ccines. make your flu shot make a world of difference. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. good morning. i'm meteorologist carey hall. right now we're in the lower 60s across the bay area. a lot of clouds and mist and also a breezy southerly rain. we've got a chance of spotty light showers. highs in the 60s and 70s across the bay. the east bay 76 degree,

tri-valley, 78. much cooler temperatures in the north bay. dppt a chance of rain in san francisco, a high of 69 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. and that's your later forecast. >> dylan, thanks very much. miss america was crowned last night and the even began with a former winner in the spotlight. >> that's right. >> vanessa williams returned to the pageant for the first time since 1948. that's when her title was stripped amid a nude photo scandal. miss america ceo welcomed her back as head judge and apologized for the way she was treated three decades earlier. >> i want to apologize. >> oh. >> to you. [ cheers and applause ] and to your mother miss helen williams. i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the miss america you are and the miss america you always will be! >> that was nice. as for the pageant itself,

21-year-old betty cantrell of georgia took home the crown and raised some eyebrows when she was asked to weigh in on the nfl's deflategate scandal and whether tom brady cheated. >> did he cheat? >> that's a really good question. i'm not sure. i think i'd have to be there to see the ball and feel it and make sure it was deflated or not deflated, but if there was question there, then yes i think he cheated. if there was any question to be had i think he definitely cheated and he should have been suspended for that. that's not fair. >> what? >> nothing good can come out about me speaking about that. >> congratulations to her. that was a tricky one. >> coming up, an nbc news exclusive. joyce mitchell. the woman who admits helping two killers get the tools they needed to escape from a new york prison speaking out. this morning how their relationship developed and why she didn't turn to police when she got in over her head.

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we have a shift in the wind that takes the smoke away. winds will beic pg up 15 to 20 miles an hour. yesterday we had a northerly wind and that brought the low quality air into the bay area. and it will stay breezy from the afternoon into the evening. a light chance of rain and it will be 76 in san jose, 70 degrees in bark dare ro, 72, a chance of rain in santa rosa and antioch 82 degrees, in san ramon today 79 degrees. knot bound heading up into redwood city, southbound into mountain view, that is where the jam is. there's a crash at the embarcadero. coming down toward the exit. the northbound rout starting to build and continuing oef the last ten to 15 minutes.

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estamos al salir afuera, estaba crews in california struggling ending one of the fastest moving wild fires in that state's history. it's consumed 400 homes and 61,000 acres north of napa valley and officials expect those numbers to rise.

>> the kentucky clerk jailer has returned to work this morning. kim davis said she would not block them moving forward but won't authorize the license either. >> good news, you're paying less for gasoline. the nationwide average dropping $2.32 and that's down $0.30. the woman at the center of the prison break the captivated the nation. joyce mitchell opens up in an exclusive jailhouse interview about a relationship with the inmates and two convicted murders and how it all started and the tools she gave them. >> another big interview tomorrow. chelsey clinton here to talk about her book. tomorrow morning right here on today. >> first let's get a check on the weather from dylan. >> today's weather is brought to you by new dove body wash. get softer, smoother skin after

just one shower. >> so then it was legitimately chilly this morning. you were on to something there. it is only in the 40s to start off the day in most of the midwest. 42 in west virginia. we're looking for temperatures to be on the cool side for one more day before the heat is going to build. it's going to feel very summer-like tomorrow into wednesday and thursday. we should top out in the mid-80s. and we'll be cooler today across the bay area. good morning, i'm meteorologist carey hall. we're right at 60 degrees, cloudy skies and druz l and mist in some spots. we'll have a chance of light rain today, 75 in the north bay and 76 for the high today in east bay, san francisco 69 degrees, in the tri-valley 78 degrees, much cooler temperatures. and it will be in the mid 70s in south bay and we'll be keeping an eye on the chance of showers and breezy southerly winds.

and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much, dylan. now to the nbc news exclusive tied to the prison escape and manhunt that captivated this nation back in june. two convicted killers were on the run after breaking out of the clinton correctional facility in up state new york. >> earliy in the investigation name surfaced. she helped them gain important tools to aid in their escape. she reached a plea deal and set to be sentenced later this month. we visited mitchell at the county jail and i asked her what life behind bars is like. >> it's not -- i did wrong and i did i served to be punished but you know people need to know that i was only trying to save my family. >> save her family she contended

from two men david suiweat and richard matt. >> as part of job, how close were you and how close did you become to the inmates? it's fair to say you also became friends? >> it is fair to say that. >> was there flirtation? >> there was. >> do you think you were crossing some sort of a line? >> i was at first but then i guess i got a little too comfortable. >> did anybody ever stop you and say joyce, back off a little bit. get back behind the desk, treat them like inmates, stop being such a nice person, stop being friends with them. >> they never actually told me to stop but they did say, you know, you're too friendly. you're too nice. >> when they would say that to you, would you stop? >> i would a little bit but at

the time everything happened i was going through a time where i didn't feel like my husband loved me anymore and i guess it was just me, i was going through depression and i guess they felt my weakness and thousand how it all started. >> you were looking for something. you were looking for attention. >> yes. their attention made me feel good. >> both sweat and matt were violent offenders. something they never let mitchell forget. >> richard matt was in prison because he killed a man that was his boss and cut his body up. >> yes, and she had no problem telling anybody about that. he had a photo copy of the article showing when he went to court and he would show it to anybody. >> in some way like a street credit to say this is what i did

and i'm proud of it. >> and he would show them what he was in for. zwr david sweat shot a sheriff's deputy 15 times. these are two guys who committed heinous crimes and these are the guys you allowed yourself to have a friendship with. >> yes. everybody tells me i'm way too nice. >> when did they start asking you for favors? >> a few months before they decided to get out they were asking for me things. >> so what did you bring him? >> i brought cookies, brownies, stuff like that. >> pretending you were bringing them in for yourself? >> yes. >> how often did you do that? >> i did it a lot. >> were you ever nervous? were you afraid you would get caught? >> i was.

they're suppose to check our bags every morning when we came in and suppose to check them n when we go out but they never did. >> then they ask you for other things. richard matt came to you and said joyce, i need a star shaped drill bit. that's a lot different than cookies and brownies. >> at first, i'm like i can't get you that but then he's like i need it. >> for what? >> at first they didn't tell me and after they did it was because they were going to try to escape. >> had you already given it to them at that stage? >> yes. i given the stuff because they had threatened. he looked at me one day and said joyce, i do love you.

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transported the paintings outside the prison and the trading that went into that transaction led to trouble. it was how mitchell was able to get the tools hidden in hamburger meat delivered to the inmates. >> so you walked right in the prison, nobody checked your bag. >> nobody checked. >> and in it you had hacksaw blades. >> yes. >> you're in deep trouble at this point. >> yes, i am. >> you didn't go to anyone. >> who could i -- who could i tell? he bragged about how he had done paintings for several officers. who they are i don't know, but who could i trust? >> i've never been in prison, but i would tell you if i were you i think i would have said i'm going to go home and get my husband, i'm going to get him in a car and we're going to go to the police and i'm going to tell the police with my husband next to me so i know nobody can harm him exactly what's going on here. >> i should have done that, but i was too scared because mr. matt even asked where my mother lived, where my son

lived. >> speculation has run rampant, joyce, that while mr. matt told you he loved you, that by this point you loved him as well. >> no. it was -- it started out as a flirtation thing, but that's all it ever was. there was never any love between myself and mr. matt. >> at some point in addition to bringing food and now starting to bring the tools they would eventually use to break out of prison there was sexual contact between you and richard matt? >> there was never any actual sexual intercourse. mr. matt had grabbed me a couple times and kissed me, and then there was one point where he d had -- i'm sorry.

he wanted me to -- >> would you like a tissue? >> he wanted me to perform oral sex on him, and i said no, and when i said no, he grabbed my head and pushed me down. >> so just to be clear, at no point in this relationship with richard matt there was any consensu

consensual con. >> there was never consensual. >> and there was questions as far back as 2003 as to whether the two had a inappropriate sexual relationship. >> there was no sexual contact between you and in 2013. >> never any sexual content between us, whatsoever. >> if you can to the best of your ability, mrs. mitchell, tell us the complete list of things that you gave them. >> i gave them the star bit, four full-sized hack blades, and i give them chisel and punch, that's all that i give them. >> that's a lot. >> it is. >> so you would go in during the day and you'd see at least mr. matt in the tailor shop. >> yes. >> and he would say to you, hey, we've reached the wall of our cell, we're in the crawl and he would let you know this. >> yes. >> he actually told me at one point in one spot that they had found a toolbox and mr. sweat

picked the lock and they found power tools in it. >> and what was your reaction when you were hearing these storeies? wasn't it also astonishing to you that they were actually getting out of their cells at night. >> yes. >> and they were going behind the walls of the prison? >> they were waiting till after i think it was the 11:00 bed check and then they would go. >> you know, i'm trying to put myself in the position of someone watching this at home, and they are all saying -- you know what they are saying. she's hearing these stories every day. she's given them some of the tools they are using. >> and she's the monster. >> and she did nothing to stop it. >> i knew i was in way over my head so i had to keep going with whatever they were saying. >> and that is, i mean, the thing, there were many opportunities throughout this ordeal where she could have picked up a phone and called someone and i think that's what everybody has the hardest time.

>> even through that fear, as you say. >> right. >> you can go to the police station. >> you're still going to get in trouble but at least if you go earlier they don't get out of prison and put at risk the lives of people in that community. >> such an incredible story. there's so much more to hear from her. >> more of this interview with joyce mitchell friday here on "today," and later that night on a special "dateline." just ahead here this morning, in the age of blockbusters, the surprising movies that are winning you over movies that are winning you over at the coughing...sniffling... ...and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... ...maximum strength medicines available without a prescription... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms... ...so you can feel better fast and get back to the job at hand. new theraflu. the power to feel better.

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out of control wildfire burning th 7:56. breaking news this morning. the out of control wildfire borng in the north bay. cal fire says the valley fire has burned 61,000 acres, now lists at 5% contained. this is an improvement over data this morning. no hard numbers on how many homes have been destroyed but it's said to be at least 400 and one person has died. the fire started on saturday, just exploded overnight burning across the southern part of lake county and into napa and so known ma counties. flames wiped out a big portion of middletown. governor brown declared a state of emergency. some 10,000 people have been evacuat evacuated. many sheltering at the fairgrounds in napa county, one of thee evacuation centers now set up to help the victims. hundreds are there. so far many of them have no idea when they'll be going home or if there is a home to go home to.

well let's check your weather this morning. >> scott, we're feeling some cooler temperatures, a lot of clouds across the bay area and a chance of rain today. the winds are picking up from the southwest and as we go into the rest of the morning and early afternoon, winds out of the southwest at 15 tone 20 and sometimes higher. that may cause the wildfire to shift and change in wind direction. but at lowe's the temperatures are in the 50s and 60s across the bay area. a slight chance of rain later on this afternoon. north bay southbound 101, nevada down toward central center, an earlier report of a deer that was hit. it caused possibly a traffic break. now traffic is slowing down as it heads toward the golden gate. and of course you have your approach to the bay bring through berkeley. the most recent crash at foster city boulevard but traffic is

moving. we'll have an update on the fire coming up in half an hour. see you then.

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coming up, where are they now? we'll catch up with ashley smith. ten years ago the single mother was taken hostage by an escaped convict on a murder spree but convinced him to save her life. >> i just told him she didn't have a daddy anymore. if he killed me, she wouldn't have a mommy either. >> how that terrifying ordeal changed her forever. plus the pope for a price. the unholy price scalpers are asking for the visit to the u.s. . a hollywood invasion in studio 1a.

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it's the 14th day of september, 2014. you know, savannah was right. it kills me to say that. she was absolutely right. she walked out today, it absolutely feels like fall. >> feels good. >> wearing fur. >> not like fall, almost fall. >> chanel jones in for natalie with a check of the top stories. good morning. >> good morning. kim davis returned to her county clerk's job this morning for the first time since she was jailed for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. she said she will not interview with others issuing license. gabe gutierrez, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. kim davis supporters have been here outside the courthouse since early this morning to see what she would do next. just a few minutes ago, davis spoke to reporters. >> i want the whole world to know, no mistake about it, if my

deputy clerks who do not have my authorization or the authority -- they don't have my authority to issue any licenses whatsoever. i love my deputy clerks and i hate that they have been caught in the middle. if any of them feel that they must issue an unauthorized license to avoid being thrown in jail, i understand their tough choice and i will take no action against them. however, any unauthorized license that they issue will not have my name, my title, or my authority on it. instead, the license will state that they are issued pursuant to a federal court order. >> so kim davis will not stop her depp pty clerks from issuing those licenses but she says they are not valid. however, the county attorney and the governor's office had previously said they were valid. so this legal battle is clearly not over. chanel. >> continues. thank you, gabe. at least one person killed and hundreds of homes destroyed by a new series of wildfires in

california. one fire causing most of the damage spreading in several directions forcing thousands to evacuate. california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for areas impacted by the fire. hillary clinton leads the democratic field in a new "washington post" poll out this morning. however, it shows her support among democrats nationwide dropping 21 points since july when the story broke about her e-mails. other polls show her training bernie sanders in key starts. hillary clinton highlighted her family attending church with her husband. pog show hillary clinton in a tie with donald trump. he's now focusing attacks on closest competitor on ben carson whose popularity is surging. republicans square off in the second debate wednesday night at the ronald reagan library in california. public school students in seattle have yet to start the school year because of a week

old teachers strike. teachers and school districts at odds over issues, pay raises and the length of the school day. the district will not have to consider shortening holiday breaks or adding days at the end of the school year for some 53,000 students. japan raised volcano alert level after an eruption on the southern island. people kept more than a mile away from the mountain. clouds of smoke and ashes arising over the crater. some flights through the area had to be diverted. paddleboarders got some unexpected company. look at this riding waves off hermosa beach, california, one paddleboarder found himself in the middle of a dolphin pod. his gopro launched the moment when one dolphin launched himself straight at him knocking him in the water. wow. savannah, take it from there. >> thank you so much. coming up, we're going to start a special series "where are they now?" we'll talk to ashley smith, the woman taken hodge by the man who

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we're back now. 8:10 with what's trending today. earlier we told you about this match at the u.s. open on sunday, novak djokovic winning his second title. third grand slam of the year. wouldn't it be great to have the trophy here on the set. >> the trophy holder right here. [ applause ] >> well done. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i get to sit next to him. >> you have this late might match. you couldn't go out and party because you have to get up early with us. >> yes. well, i got together with family and friends. it was a late night but i'm glad i'm here. thanks for inviting me. >> second u.s. open title. feel different than the first one? >> it does because of in between

i lost i think three finals, so wasn't able to mike the final step. i'm glad i one one of the most prestigious trophies in our sport. it's been an unbelievable two weeks for my team and i and they deserve this as much as i. >> how will you look back at 2015, will this be your best year? >> yes, well, it's still not over yet. the season keeps going. we have a couple months, a couple of big tournaments. considering the grand slam season so far the best in my life. i'll nurture it and remember it the rest of my life. >> you won the championship, you played an up and coming player called roger federer, he's number 2 in the world. you're number 1. describe the rivalry that's developed between you two. >> yes. well, definitely one of the biggest rivals i had in my life. the very reason why i have been

successful so far in my career winning ten grand slams and he has been a big part of that because he made me understand one of the things i needed to work on, how i should improve, to challenge him, nadal and the best players of the world, the guys dominating the game. there were times when i was struggling and years i was you know, in doubt if the i can get to number one and win trophies. i managed to break that ice a couple years ago. and definitely he has contributed to the success as well. >> you are two of the class acts in tennis. i mean it's every tennis fan's dream to have the number one and two player have a shoot-out like that. i don't have a question here. >> can you drink a beer out thereof? >> i tried to open it. >> looks like someone tried to pry it open. >> it's original.

>> can we all take pictures with that? >> please. >> and can we do it -- >> there we go. >> send you on your way. sorry, i've never done this before. >> doesn't even want the trophy. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> and he always comes in and spends time in the morning after so it's nice of you. thank you. i know you got to run. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> even more in person. >> you can leave that here. >> thank you guys. >> okay. exciting. >> i can barely get through trending. >> schoolgirl crush. >> so good looking. >> plus, if this happened on your plane american airlines admitting it used the wrong plane on a recent trip from los angeles to honolulu. the airlines use different kinds of planes for different kind of trips. the plane american ended up using was not authorized to fly long distances over open water.

doesn't have certain extra equipment like medical oxygen. officials didn't notice until halfway through the flight. so, in other words, over the pacific ocean. so you want to know that in the middle of your flight? >> no. did they go back or continue on? >> i think they continued on. >> at that point. >> exactly right. i mean, the pilot realizing that has to think whoops. >> i know, i mean, at least it was just oxygen canisters mixing not like flotation feet or something. >> enough of those mini bottles. >> it crossed my mind. anticipation is building for the pope's visit to the u.s. next week. tens of thousands of tickets were given away for free. look at this, check out sites like ebay and craigslist and you'll find a bunch of sinners selling those tickets.

okay. some for as much as $3,000 a pair. by the way, the church is not happy about this scalping. it goes against everything pope francis stands for. one scalper saying this is the american way. unbelievable. >> the scalper donate that to the church? >> that would be a good thing. >> and the money people are planning to be in the area. we own property. people are offering to be able to stay at your place because it's close. >> how much are you taking? >> we all know the internet can be great but it can also be a bit dark. so now and then it seems there are rays of light. for example, last week we showed you the video of that elderly man waiting at the airport with flowers for his lady. and today there is this. umbrella dad. the photo. it's pouring rain, this man's shirt soaked and yet he shields his son from the downpour with the umbrella. this photo seen more than 3

million times under a simple headline -- dads. >> i do that to my dog. otherwise she stands there because she hates the rain. >> nice to know. >> that umbrella story is what we needed after that pope scalping tickets story. now the budget. the low budget movies that cleared a high bar and the role that george clooney thinks i can play that. >> the dog's going to go, wet, dry, doesn't matter. the surprise winner at the box office. coming out on top the thriller getting $27 million, close second with $26 million was the visit, that's the latest horror film. and here is the incredible thing, together these made about $53 million but cost less than a third to make. $12 million and $5 million for the visit. that's the right kind of math.

matt, duchess kate and her new hair style. she is back with banks. look everybody. bangs. she sported the new work, she and william drove to church. kate expected to return to her royal duties this week. you like the bangs? >> already growing them out. >> a little late on that. according to dylan. >> sandra bullock and george clooney in a new movie, sandra plays a role written for him so. george was asked which role of hers would he want? the passenger on the bus or maybe the law student in the time to kill. no, george picked miss congeniality. he could rock the swim suit better than anybody. >> nicely done. >> thank you. >> all settled down. carson. how about a check of the weather. >> dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> dylan, carson. >> we're looking at some rain in

the southwest. we've got moisture streaming in. moisture off the pacific from actually the remnants of hurricane linda, we are noticing that los angeles, the san diego, will start to see rain especially tomorrow, it has not rained in this area for a very long time. so we could use the rain and we could in the mountains end up with 1 to 2 inches of rain. there is a threat when that happens of mudslides but for the most part most of the lower lying areas will end up with a half inch up to perhaps an inch. it's this frontal system that's going to sag to the south and east making things unsettled. the rest of the country is looking absolutely fantastic, although it is nice in new york good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in the lower 60s with mostly cloudy skies. highs in the 60s and 70s across the bay area. we'll be 76 in the east bay. a slight chance of a shower there. in the tri-valley, 78. 69 today in san francisco. the north bay will be up to 75

degrees. we do still have those low clouds there. and a breezy southerly wind in the peninsula and the south bay, expect highs today in the mid to upper 70s. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much. this morning we begin a week-long series we're calling where are they now? it's a look back at stories that captivated the nation through the eyes of the people who lived through them. first up the victim of a hostage crisis who convinced the killer to let her go. we're going to talk with ashley smith in a moment. first, the events that would change her life forever. >> it was march 11, 2005. just after 9:00 in the morning. three people are now dead and one wounded when a man opened fire in a court house, breaking news reports of a shooting at the fulton county court house in atlanta. suspect brian nichols assaults an officer, takes her gun and guns down a judge, a court reporter and a sheriff's deputy. >> $60,000 reward is provided

for information leading to the apprehension and arrest of murder suspect brian nichols. >> during the manhunt that follows, nichols kills a customs agent. that same day ashley smith finishes work as a waitress. at 26 she is trying to put her life back together. her husband has been murdered four years prior and her 5-year-old daughter is living with an aunt while ashley tackles her substance abuse problems. more trouble came to her doorstep that night when nichols forced her to let him into her apartment in duluth, georgia, alone with a killer ashley appeals to his humanity, he reads from a self help book, gives him drugs, she cooks him pancakings. after seven hours nichols lets her go. >> someone is in custody and we do believe that it is court house shooting suspect brian

nichols. >> smith spoke about her ordeal. >> he thought i was an angel from god. >> instantly hailed a hero, matt conducted her first interview. >> you began to talk to brian about your family and about god and in particular about your little girl. tell me about that. >> i just told him that she didn't have a daddy anymore and if he kill immediate then she wouldn't have a mommy either. i saw her, her face in my head almost the entire time. >> ashley testified at nicholses' trial, now serving life in prison. good morning. good to see you. >> thank you. >> i should say you got married since this happened. you have a new child. tell us how life is. >> i've been married to my husband daniel for eight years, a 14-year-old step daughter and a 4-year-old little boy. we definitely have a very full busy life these days. >> how is miss page, she is 16 now. >> she is 16 and she is a very

good kid, you know. she's beautiful, blond hair and blue eyes, makes great grades. a typical teenage girl. >> that fateful day ten years ago, does it feel like it's that long? >> sometimes it seems like it's so long ago, other times i think about it, seems like it was yesterday. i would say the majority of the time just because i'm a different person today and the life i lead and the decisions i make are so much different today. it seems like i intefr knew that person. >> when you think back, you somehow were able to summon up to talk him into letting you go. that seven-hour ordeal is there one moment or key point that really still sticks with you? >> i think there was a defining moment in that night and actually in my life.

i was forced with the decision whether or not i was going to use drugs that night and drugs have been a way of life that i had let consume me for many years before that. and i had a choice whether i was going to use them or not. it was almost as if brian nichols, as if jesus took the body of brian in that one moment and said you want to do this or have a different life? and i looked at brian nichols and said i don't want to use them now and never again and by the grace of god i haven't used illegal drugs since the day before that happened. but i think immediately god began to take over my life and through that whole night i began to see brian nichols through the eyes of jesus, once i chose not to do the drugs and god has been in control of my life ever since then. i'm still a sinner saved by god's grace but i'm glad that he carries me through. >> and now ten years later of all things there is a movie about this story. >> yes. >> and two hollywood actor, one

playing you. what has that been like? it's called "captive." surreal? >> it has been very surreal. kate does a fantastic job playing me. she really, her and el, the little girl that plays page, that bond is captured almost perfectly. and david did a phenomenal job capturing brian nichols. he didn't get to speak with him. he had to go off of my memories and speak a little bit to brian's mother. but for the most part it's done very well. i don't think i would have changed anything about it. >> wow. so good to have you here to see you doing so well. >> thank you. >> our best to your family. we should mention the movie opens this friday. tomorrow on where are they now, we've got a heartbreaking case of mistaken identity. a lot of people remember. two women involved in a fatal car accident. now over to carson. >> thanks very much. there are 19.5 million reef gees, half are children as part

of a global initiative to send relief during the crisis. the group crowded house rereleased a single help is coming. a campaign has used that to create a compelling video to help spread the word. take a look. ♪ >> you can view that full video@today.com. head to itunes and donate by texting aid to 20222. proceeds to save the children's efforts. and of course you can continue to spread the word of the relief effort using the #help is coming. >> thank you very much. interesting to be in the green room and hear them commenting on

everything that goes on in the show. >> exciting. so many stories all happening. >> and you are agreeing a lot a very good monday morning to you. 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. cal fire now says the valley fire has burned 61,000 acres. this morning it's listed at 5% contained. there is still no hard numbers on the amount of homes destroyed but it's said to be at least 400. one person died. it started on saturday, exploded overnight, burning across the southern part of lake county into napa and sonoma counties. the flames wiped out a big portion of middletown in the process. some 10,000 people are evacuated. governor brown has now declared a state of emergency. let's check that morning commute now with mike. how's it looking for a monday? >> laura, for a monday it's all right but we have a lot of

slowing on westbound 92. it's just recovering. let me show you on the map. we had a crash on the foster city side. that did clear about 20 minutes ago. we've had a little recovery, of course, all that traffic coming off of 880. but things starting to sort themselves out. typical flow. slowing on the peninsula, north 101 extra slow from palo alto in toward redwood city. northbound through san jose also slow. the disabled vehicle still there. 87 just north of 280 and of course your approach to the bay bridge is very popular. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. have a good morning.

de niro and then seth has david oyelowo. on nbc all new tonight. 4:30 now. it's monday morning, 14th of september, 2015. what a pretty day on our plaza. fall is definitely in the air in the northeast. a little bit chilly but it feels good. by the way, we have a huge star here. mr. neil patrick harris. can't wait to talk to him. >> he always makes me laugh, really does. >> he's multi-talented, and the always hilarious mindy kaling "my secret besty on comedy,

confidence" and has a few thoughts about you, carson. >> about me. >> she wrote them in the book. >> be kind! >> also ahead, tough-talking dr. phil mcgraw is here to weigh in on some of the big stories in the headlines. also he's got an exciting new season of his show coming up. >> and this week on "today" food, it's all about breakfast. cooking up recipes that will start your day off right beginning with a new trend in smoothies. >> and while we were our favorite morning meals tell us what the ultimate breakfast food is. we've created our own battle. head to today.com to cast your food and at the end of the week we'll tell you the winner. >> it's like an ncaa bracket, pancakes and waffles. >> pancakes and bacon every saturday and morning. >> that would be your winner. >> yeah. >> okay. >> nobody else wants to. >> may the best bacon win. >> a check of the weather. >> a little chilly up in the northeast, and back through the midwest and the plains but it

will warm up as we go through this afternoon. especially back to parts of oklahoma and nebraska topping out in the mid-80s. only will feel like fall for one day on the east coast. temperatures back in the mid-'80s before you know it. tomorrow back in the mid-80s. there is a chance of pockets of heavier rain in pockets of southern california. some areas could have one to two inches of rain, northwest highs in the mid-60s and a little good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. low clouds are here this morning. and the wind now coming in from the southwest and blowing some of that smoke and ash from the valley fire away from the bay area. it i will with be 77 degrees today in san jose. burlingame, 70 degrees, cooler in the castro at 69 degrees and 72 degrees in novato. slight chance of rain as we go into the afternoon. oakland, 72. and san ramon today, 79 degrees.

>> and i love that we've got the red beret group here an you've founded this. what is the red beret? >> it is a project to show people around the world it's easy -- it's cool to be kind and it's also really easy. >> and these are all your founding members here, too. thanks so much for being here and we'll send it back inside to you. >> dylan, thank you very much. neil patrick harris has conquered television, movies and broadway, and he's putting all of his talents to use on a new live nbc show called "best time ev ever" with neil patrick harris. take a look. >> essentially seven shows happening simultaneously. it's a party. >> here goes nothing. >> gwen stefani from no doubt. she's beautiful like dog. >> no, that one is to the good. >> now that you're a successful coach on "the voice" whales do you coach? >> what else do i coach. >> little league. >> was that for real? >> was that for receipt. yes, it's for real. neil, good morning. good to have you here. >> yes, it's a pleasure.

>> i don't know why but the term variety show keeps coming up, and i know that's perhaps not exactly the way to describe this. >> well, it's a show filled with a variety of fun elements, but i think to claim that we're trying to reinvent the variety show makes me think of "sonny & cher" or trying to do sdg that's been done before. what's nice about the show it's a type of show not ever really done here in the states so it's hard to describe in many ways. >> but you're not putting down sonny and cher because i grew up on sonny and cher. >> they are amazing, carol burnett is fantastic. all those shows i watched growing up wholeheartedly but it makes me think of sketch comedy more or bubbles and accordians. >> right. >> it's not this. >> not show one. >> it's live. >> okay. >> it's got with you all your experience on broadway, the awards show, things like that. do you like live these days, do you prefer it? >> i don't know that i prefer it pause when you're not filming leave you have a better chance to edit it and use the best takes that you've done but i've done enough live stuff with awards shows and what not if

something goes wrong i'm excited by that and it will be fun to comment on. i think it will be fun for it being live for the audience at home because i really want to create this vibe in queens where the studio is that it's a bit of a party for the hour and if you're at home you're part of that experience. and that can only happen live. >> i'm not going to give anything away even to you because i don't think you fully know about this. >> right. >> but i will tell you your producers called me and asked me to do something for the show which i was unable to do which was the craziest request i've ever gotten in television. i couldn't do it. that's my tees. >> i don't even know what that means. >> pranks, you like pranks. >> sure. i like well-spirited pranks. >> so nobody gets hurt. >> nobody gets hurt and i don't want anybody tonight butt of a joke. i who never -- we would never put hidden cameras in a place and a celebrity come in and do something that makes them embarrassed and point at them and laugh. >> it's a nice way to keep friends. >> it's a good way to not have a second season, but, no, so we do

pranks, but they are in the spirit of the show which is -- then we'll bring the celebrity up on stage live and they will sit, not unlike this shot and you'll get to watch them watch the show. >> which is good. >> and see their reaction while it's happening live. >> how is life overwise? >> fantastic. wonderfullly business. family is good. took july off to sort of play and relax knowing that august would be ramping up for this big giant september and october. >> kids back in school. >> they start wednesday. >> nerve-racking? >> no, exciting. >> where they go to pre-k is fantastic called the weekday school and everyone is so wonderful there and the teachers are so nice, and -- and -- >> in the first day of school who is likely or more likely to have the meltdown, them or you in. >> them. >> really? >> them more than us. >> you're not a helicopter parent or david isn't. >> no, i'm not, because we spend our time trying to teach them things but i'm not an educator for children by design so i would rather spend them to

people who love teaching them and knows how to do it the most appropriate way for them. >> you're not an educator, but you're an entertainment machine. >> entertainment machine. that's a nice term. >> tell people this new show "the best time ever" premiers tomorrow night, 10:00, 9:00 central time right here on nbc. >> it's going to be a hoot. >> we're happy to have you. >> thank you, sir. >> really are. up next, dr. phil is in the house. we'll talk to him, but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. we're back now at 8:39. dr. phil mcgraw is famous for dishing out advice on everything from relationships to addiction, and today he launches his 14th season with ripped from the headlines exclusive. dr. phil, good morning. good to see you again. >> you had a rich luxurious head of hair 14 years ago when you started the show. >> been bald since being 12. the good thing about being bald is we always look the same. don't age.

>> no question. >> are you doing segments on your show this year and this time that you wouldn't have done when the show began 14 years ago? >> no question about it, and we're doing it because i think our viewers are interested in knowing why people are doing some of the things they are doing, and so they are writing in and saying, dr. phil, who does this kind of thing? why are they doing it? what do we say to our kids about this? how do we fold this into our lives? >> i want to kind of touch on that right now. just premiere week, okay. you've got a woman who survived a horrific craigslist ordealings an olympian turned prostitute, actor struggling with addiction and a transgender soldier who meets his family for the very first time. these are not easy stories to tell. >> they are not easy stories to tell, but every one of them has a takeaway. every one of them has a message. this woman who is on the show today answered a craigslist ad at a nice upscale home in a nice neighborhood, and this woman overpowers her and cuts the fetus from her body, and -- and

striking, stunningly the mother survives. i mean, people have done this before. they steal babies to sell them, but the mother survives, and we have the opportunity to talk to her, and i -- i just want to get people's attention. you cannot put yourself in harm's way with people on the internet. all you know about them is that they have a computer. she goes in a house with someone that she doesn't know behind closed doors and no safety zone. >> the transgender story, there's been a lot of attention in the headlines, caitlyn jenner getting a lot of attention, this is a story you tell from a different perspective. >> totally different. everybody talks about the rights of the person to come and claim their authentic self which i support 100% but rights come with responsibilities and there's not enough focus on what this does to the children, to the spouses, to the family members. this -- this individual was married, and the wife is saying whoa, what about me?

is this bait and switch? do i stay? do i go? driven to the point of suicide. >> you're great at kind of figuring out what's going on between people's ears. i want to ask you to comment. this joyce mitchell story that we ran a little earlier this morning. >> i watched it, matt. great job, by the way. >> here's a woman who says i got in over my head. i had these inmates, thee convicted murderers, and one of them manipulated me to that point. you buy that there are people who can manipulate others to that extent, or do you think she just presented an easy target? >> i think there are people that can manipulate, but i don't think she was in that situation. i don't buy what she is saying, not for a second. >> why? >> it's hard to talk your way out of a situation you behaved your way into, and that's what she's trying to do. she's trying to talk her way out of something that she behaved her way into. this wasn't something where you made a bad decision at the spur of a moment. this was a pattern of behavior over a long period of time. >> but she admits to that. >> sort of admits to that but

constantly trying to backpedal. they told me to do it but they didn't really follow up. they were supposed to check my bags and they really didn't do it. he was threatening me, and i -- i had many opportunities to get help, to go to the police, but she never did it. >> bewe have all also met people in our lives who present themselves as easy prey. >> there are people who present themselves as easy prey, but there are also safety zones. there are times where you can reach out for help, and show was not isolated. the number one tool of the abuser, the manipulator is isolation. they cut you off from family, friends, church, resources. she was not cut off from any of those things. she had all of them at her fingertips, availed herself of none. >> always interesting to get your perspective and, of course, people will get a lot more of that on season 14 of your show. congratulations. >> great job on that interview. i loved that. >> thank you very much, appreciate t.check your local

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we are pack at 8:46. as an actor, writer, producer and director mindy kaling is a very busy woman. has a new book coming out tomorrow called "why not me" to go along with yes the season premiere of "the mindy project" on hulu and in the premiere she finds herself in an alternate reality where she and danny never got together. >> where am i? oh, no, did i make into mariah carey's penthouse and fall asleep again? >> agh! >> oh, my god. are you a hot home invader? please don't kill me. >> it's me, it's matt. your husband. >> exsqueeze me? >> mindy, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you have so many irons in the fire, the book, tv show and

cheers to adventure. shall we talk about the book, the tv show or right to the probing personal questions. >> how about an aspiring modeling career as another part? >> let's start right there. >> i'm really excited about the show. i mean, if you can have jason be your pretend husband on the show everyone would do that. >> this is awl always may theory. you write these parts so you can make out with hot guys on the show. >> let's be cool, that's my secret, i don't need america to know midas tardily plot. >> is mindy suddenly kind of down now? i'm a little bit shocked. >> she's -- in the prehere she's eight and a half months pregnant and that's fun about her is she's still the same person. she is just now -- she has a baby this season and loves them more than she loves herself that we've never seen. >> never seen that. >> the show moves from fox to houlo. does that mean can you do things that you can do on fox?

>> i wanted people to feel like it's funny and could watch with their teenage daughters and not feel awkward but it's like a sexy show. we make it a little bit longer. that's the nice thing about being hulu. >> talk about the book. your second book. i think you read the first book you wanted people to see you or to like you? >> mm-hmm. >> this book you want them to know you. >> mm-hmm. >> say more about that, mindy. >> i feel like when i wrote my first book, it was really about introducing myself as people who knew me through "the office" and knew the character and now that i'm in my 30s and care less about what people think about me so it's filled with lots of juicy stories. >> it's ail airous. >> thank you. >> learn about your dating life and what it's like to work long days and that's it's like and i wanted to talk about us, the "today" show. we get a lot of mention. >> i'm obsessed with you guys.

i think we live in a treehouse together. >> you do reveal something that you swore that you would never tell is that we all wear hair extensions. >> yeah. >> i wrote in my first book about all the things in hollywood i didn't know before i was in hollywood and one is that no one is using their god-given hair and that i would have this beautiful -- i have like 40 strands of like sad witch hair. >> so does matt lauer, just fyi. teeny, tiny little extensions. >> and i say in the book as a joke you look this good because you're wearing giant interesting wigs that you change out all the day. >> by the way, you have a whole extended love-in with carson. >> yes. >> about how great carson is. >> i think he's evil twins because i don't understand how he's able to do all of his jobs on "the voice" and here and his own show back and forth so my theory is there's two. >> two carsons. >> and you used to, and i don't want to stir the pot, but you use to be in love with willie. have you moved on from willie?

are you kind of over him? >> it's a new season, i just want to keep it interesting. i don't want willie to get too comfortable and with carson, who knows what that will be like after today. >> i promise you some probing personal questions. >> yeah. >> do you kiss on the first date? >> sure, which should not i have said sure? >> maybe if i'm feeling it's a responsible thing to do. >> describe your ideal husband. >> ideal husband. >> yeah. >> tall, kind. >> nice. >> employed, yeah. >> do you think tom brady deflated those balls? >> hey, i'm from boston. >> i know, i know. >> so i'm like got to tread lightly. >> i think that he's in a wonderful relationship with his wife gisele and i can't imagine him doing anything untoward. >> you really are from boston. >> i'm running for president and starting a political career so i really want to answer things in a diplomatic way. >> mindy, you are ready to be a "today" show cohost. >> congratulations. >> you are co-hosting the 9:00 hour this morning. >> i'm very excited about it and

i'll try not to say anything terrible. >> please do, please, please do. the new season of "the mindy project" premiers tomorrow on hulu, and the new book is hilarious called "why not me." coming up next, we're helping wake up your tired breakfast routine and have a new twist on smoothies. would you like to do a food segment? >> i would love this. >> but first, this is "today

today's food is brought to you by new yoplait presenti greekio kurt with whole grain oats, flax and persian gulf kin seeds mixed right in. presenti is reinvented and packed full of goodness. >> today on "today food" stuck in a morning routine or sick of soggy cereal or toast on the goal registered dietician ellie krieger is here with a trending new recipe worth trying. >> good morning, savannah. >> this is the smoothy bowl. >> the hot thing. >> the smoothy bowl and literally it's a smoothy you pour into a bowl and make it extra thick and frothy, almost like a sorbet and eat it with a spoon and top it with all sorts of fun things. >> the first thing you're showing us is acai berry. >> acai. >> i always thought it was acai. >> no, it's a tropical berry and this is where it sort of started and how this smoothy bowl

started. it's a berry from the amazon and comes from these packets already frozen in individual servings which is kind of cool. >> all right. >> so it's frozen in here. just breaking it up a little bit. >> okay. >> run it under a little hot water. >> great. >> put it into your blender. >> put in the acai. >> you can say it however you wan, really and i use a frozen banana. >> why frozen. >> makes it really frothy so you really want that kind of sorbet texture. i like to always put in a little bit of nut butter or some kind of protein. >> that's nice. here it's almond butter, use peanut butter, whatever you like. >> all right. >> and then i use milk, quarter cup of milk and then you just blend it up, so there we go. really as simple as that. basically the same recipe as making a smoothy. let's see. >> but it's coming out a little chunkier. you blend it up. >> so it just comes out really frothy so it shouldn't be really liquidy and then you dress it up

with all sorts of fun things. i love to put green grapes on mine, things of color, contrast. >> okay. >> great, protein like nuts. >> nice. >> i want to show a couple more, only a minute and a half. >> what's this one? >> you don't need to buy any fancy berry, don't have to buy the acai. do it with dark cherries, another variation. dark cherries, frozen banana, vanilla. >> i love that. >> i love that none of these have added sugar so they are getting their sweetness from the ripe banna that i'm freezing. >> could you use almond milk if you like that better? >> almond milk, coconut milk. >> and i use coconut milk in this one. >> i think you're going to love it. it's just so -- >> it tastes great. >> but it almost taste lyric dessert, doesn't it? >> this one is with frozen mango, a little bit of ginger, again, banana for sweetness. >> okay. >> this is kind of cool because i put in -- i make like a cashew cream with some raw cashews, a little witt of coconut milk.

>> what's the serving size because i could see myself eating three bowls and gain 50 pounds? >> these are meant to serve four and a serving size is a couple. top it with ginger, a little nutmeg and that goes in there. >> blend that up. >> got the gang in here. want -- >> oh, by the way, all these recipes are on today.com. >> yes. >> and then we have the 300 calories. >> yum. >> oh, get in i'm ... our breake out of control wildfire burning in the north bay. ==topvo== cal-fire gave an update about an i'm scott mcgrew. our breaking news on the out-of-control wildfire burning in the north bay. cal fire gave us an update. firefighters now say the valley fire has burned 61,000 acres, listed at 5% contained. still no hard numbers on homes destroyed, but it said at least 400 buildings are down. one person has died. the fire started saturday, then just exploded, burning across

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this morning on "today's" take, mindy kaling has a new book, new season of her hit show and now a new gig as our co-host. then, the comedian with 1 billion views on youtube jeff dunham, and a celebrity style roundup with the stars of "fashion police." all that and more coming up next. >> 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. >> welcome to "today" on a beautiful monday morning. it's september the 14th, 2015. nice crowd outside on the plaz ars. al, natalie, tamron out today but my goodness do we have a couple of strong reinforcements, the great did i drier is here.

>> thanks. >> and mindy kaling, the new season of "the mindy project". >> thank you. >> her new book "why not me" both roll out tomorrow. thank you, mindy. >> you really miss al. i bring the al energy with me. >> and then some. >> and then the al mind and the tamron body, so i think like everyone -- i think we're going to be fine without them. i respect them a lot. but you know what the deal is. >> you capture both of them. we only need one mindy. >> "your book, "not me" that comes out tomorrow i read it on friday alone with a bottle of wine. that's all i did on friday. >> sexy. >> beyou're so warm and open and funny in the book that i feel like we're now best friends. >> oh, boy. >> i'm totally hanging out with you. we just hung out on friday, this is great. >> nice to have that kind of reaction because i feel like i've directed a lot towards this guy. >> thank you, dylan. >> funny you should say that. >> you gave me a nice gift last

holiday season, a wreath, i believe, a willie wreath or something like that. >> yeah. >> so i wanted to return the favor. i know because i feel like i know you. >> beautiful off the chair. >> what you love the most is this sort of obscure australian licorice. >> australian red licorice so i got you some. >> so delicious, incredibly fattening, thank you. >> more licorice than actual licorice. >> enjoy this over the course of the show. a lot of snacking to do. >> i want to know what's so different about it. >> taste it. more strawberry. >> twizzlers have the strawberry picture ton but these taste like strawberry. >> there's so many of them, too. >> it's an hour show. we'll be fine. >> i'm really excited. thank you. >> dylan just kind of got to know you on friday. i feel like i know you from way back when because i saw you in

the show matt and ben, was it 2003 or something like that? public converted. >> a little theater ps 122 downtown. >> saw you in that play which was totally brilliant. >> thank you. >> turned you on to so many people where you play ben affleck. >> very strange play, dylan. i think you were elementary school when this came out. i played ben affleck in a very weird little 45-minute play in the east village. >> and for a lot of people they said who is that and now it's the great mindy kaling and sheer she. >> the book is out, season four of "the mindy project" on hulu premiers tomorrow, very exciting. >> yeah. >> turned around quickly. when you left fox, it was the next day literally you got picked up by hulu. >> that same week which was nice. >> i went from basically having a crew of 150 people on my show and being like hearing the show we got cancelled to hearing we got 26 episodes. >> huge. >> kind of a fun roller coaster relief. fun to be at hulu. it's awesome. >> that's the way people are

watching television now. so exciting. 26 episodes, but it must be keeping you very busy. >> super busy. it is nice because i think our show, the demographic, like women, young women have been watching it on hulu from the start. that will be good. >> does it change the way you produce the show and write the show? does the hulu netflix change your feeling towards television is. >> my show is always pushing envelope with some sexy situations but thankfully we didn't do too much more. we wanted people to be able to still watch it and not feel like embarrassed though i have a family who doesn't need to see me but it's super funny and we actually -- it's a little bit longer. used to be 21 minutes and now we have like more time so it's nice. >> that season launches tomorrow. >> yeah. >> catch that "the mindy project" and the book again is "why not me" and let's get on to some news. did anybody watch the miss america pageant. >> i love the pageant. >> or dallas cowboys? >> every was split, miss america

or football. but a lot of interesting things happened, to say the least. betty cantrell of georgia was crowned the winner but she was asked an interesting question, of all things, about nfl, the whole deflategate scandal. >> right. >> take a listen. >> that's a really good question. i'm not sure. i think i'd have to be there to see the ball and feel it and make sure it was deflated or not deflated, but if there was question there, then, yes, i think he cheated. if there was any question to be had i think that he definitely cheated and that he should have been suspended for that. that's not fair. >> she won based on that answer. >> that's one of those answers where your mouth starts saying one thing and all of a sudden it's not sopg stopping what it's saying and sort of digs. >> she looked stressed. she was like stressed about that. >> that was a good time to say i don't know. >> another interesting moment, vanessa williams remember three decades ago she had her title taken away because of the scandal over some nude photos.

well, they offered her an apology and here's what the ceo had to say to her last night. >> i want to apologize to you. >> oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> a to your mother, miss helen williams. i want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the miss america you are and the miss america you always will be! >> there it is. >> yeah. >> 31 years later she got the apology. >> took long enough. >> when my apology comes from the miss america pageant, i think your number one question for never considering me for their competition. she's amazing. she came on our show and she's so gracious and cool. >> she is. >> i feel like i can say this because i have no relationship with that competition but i feel like she did so much for them by being gracious and cool. >> she's guest hosted with us for a couple weeks,w? incredibl smart, obviously talented and

just a lovely, lovely person. >> okay. we get it, she was a great co-host. >> we're only six months in. you've got time still, mindy. >> what was the miss colorado thing, the talent people? >> some people call this career, a profession, some call it a talent. she walked -- this is miss colorado, kelly johnson. she walked on the stage dressed in her scrubs, complete with a stethoscope and talked about her nursing career, especially specifically one patient, a man who had alzheimer's disease, so, i don't know, does that count as a talent or -- >> i love it. i think she's making a statement that i'm not -- i'm not her dog and pony show, you know what i mean. this is what i do, this is my talent right here. >> anyone can wear like a little cotton bikini on the stage and she's like a nurse. >> i love it. >> we're going to play a little quiz, buzzfeed does these from time to time. want you to play along. can you identify a movie by its first scene. you against me. >> i'm going to play host because i would get all of these

wrong. >> one frame. >> okay. >> like miss america, i'm getting scared now. >> first picture. this is harder than you think. >> all right. >> oh -- >> when harry met sally. >> no, but close. >> you've got mail." >> nice. >> upper west side. >> okay. here is number two. >> older movie by the coloring. >> let's just walk together. >> "willy wokea" not even a little bit close. >> it's a ramekin category. >> she's just 23 years old. >> julia roberts as a hint. >> "notting hill." >> "pretty bomb." >> i hate that i'm losing so badly. >> number three, it's a little more british. >> oh, you know this. >> isn't that supposed to be my bread and butter that i know

this? no idea. >> first opening idea. >> is it "frozen," that's animated. >> i don't think that car was in "frozen." >> do you know this this? >> is it the one -- >> british. there's a diary involved. >> "bridget jones." >> i didn't know bridget jones." >> if you don't have, that i don't know what you are. >> this one should be easy. >> "oh -- >> is it something about -- >> "my best friend's wedding." >> my best friend's wedding." >> you can whisper the answer to me. >> "princess bride." >> i think you ended up winning. >> i think we tied. >> after hosting the game show you get to do the weather and it is a little bit chilly outside. i have to do this whole, so far away. run over here as fast as i can. we've got a little bit of a chill in the air, fall-like feel and temperatures mostly in the 50s and 60s, we are though going

to warm up as we go through this week. area of high pressure, this ridge and jet stream and all of this heat is going to build to the east. temperatures for most of the plains, the midwest and into the northeast will good morning. i'm kari hall. it's in the low to mid-60s now. a lot of clouds in some spots, feeling mist and drizzle from those clouds. we will have a chance of light rain today in the east bay as well as the north bay. some clearing for the south bay and peninsula. highs today will be in the mid to upper 70s. 76 east bay. tri-valley 78. we're seeing the clouds moving in now and also in san francisco, expect a high of 69. a lot of clouds today. >> are you guys like totally flirting and making plans? >> don't worry about it. >> let's move on. coming up, if you're actually too lazy this would be sad to play fetch with your dog.

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all right. we're kicking off day one of our cool school week highlighting some of the nation's most inspiring and creative teachers, dillian. >> am i the only one without a basketball. among them high school english teacher david kroul who has a unique way of helping his students learn vocabulary out on basketball court. he was honored with the outstanding teacher award. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i was in the district intern program getting a second credential for -- for special education, and i decided to do something like what robin williams did in "dead poet's society" where he had the soccer ball and the quotes, and i said what can i do? what can i do to bring kids outside and do something different so i came up with vocabulary basketball. >> we love it. >> and we're glad you here. me and savannah, distinct height

advantage. >> we can do it. >> really unfair. >> you want to explain the game. >> sure, sure. >> i know. >> what happens is i'm going to give each of you a word and then if you define it correctly. >> yeah. >> you get two shots. >> okay. >> if you don't know the word, you can ask somebody -- give up a shot and do a lifeline or you can ask me for a sentence or something like that. >> okay. >> and i'll give you a little bit of help. >> okay. >> i'll go first. >> my students get an extra five points on their quiz. >> what do you get? >> bragging rights. >> you get bragging rights. >> all right. >> where we go. >> mibdy, you're first. >> mindy, you're first. your word is baleful. >> baleful is kind of like mournful and sad looking? >> no, not really. not really. >> i'm going to give you a sentence. i'm going to give you a sentence. >> okay. the vampire's look remained baleful but his eyes were blue,

not red. >> i think -- i think she was right. >> okay. >> we're going to give you a shot anyway. >> yay! >> oh, my god. am i like amazing at basketball? >> am i like an athlete star? >> all right. >> wow. >> you've got a ringer here. i was going to say. >> all right. savannah. your word is connotation. >> connotation is a meaning behind the literal meaning of something. >> the implied meaning of a word. >> okay. >> go for it. >> that was perfect. >> one more, one more, one more. >> you get two tries. >> i've got to get the shot. >> so we're still winning. >> come on, dylan. >> wring it hope, dylan.

>> dylan, your worth is poignant. >> poignant means like -- like on point, very delicate, like fancy, right? >> close enough. >> deeply effective. >> shake it off, shake it off. >> geez. >> your word is dissident. >> dissident. how do explain it. >> it's not quite indifferent. >> true. i'm ... ==anim== breaking

news... ==topvo== governor jerry brown is going to very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia cannon. governor brown will address the out of control wildfire in just minutes. the valley fire has consumed more than 60,000 acres. it is just 5% contained. an estimated 400 homes destroyed and one person has died. flames have wiped out a big portion of middletown. the burn area covers the southern part of laying county along with parts sonoma. we will stream his news conference in just minutes. meantime former stanford swimmer may find out today if he will stand trial on rape charges. he's pleaded not guilty to

sexually assaulting an connecticut issuco unconscious woman on campus. if convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison. happening today, 49ers football returns. packed trains and plenty of traffic expected in the south bay for tonight's first regular season game. more to do with traffic flow. some lanes are being added, sign allege bei signage is being used to help try to direct traffic. we'll have a look at weather and traching right after this break.

good morning. i'm kari hall. we have clouds all across the bay area. as we get a live look, there will be a chance of rain today, some spotty light sprinkles and much cooler temperatures. a high much 78 degrees in gilroy, burlingame 70. outer sunset at 61 degrees today. 65 -- or 75 rather in napa.

and 82 in antioch. expect a high of 79 in livermore. up to 80 degrees. we're looking at roadways that are looking allege better. slower spots through downtown typical for this too many of day. san mateo bridge much better flow. still a little slow across dunbar bridge and southbound out of redwood city. 101 slow past the airport. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. alaska. finally. the search for brown bears begins. denali highway. low on gas. pit stop. fill up. double points. yep, that's cold. tired. day 2. coffee. eggs. double points. beautiful. majestic... nothing. where are you, bear? warm. warmer. warmer. yes.

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"the visit" was second and "war room" was third. and a big congratulations to novak djokovic for wing the men's title at the u.s. open on sunday. djokovic beat roger federer in four sets to win his second u.s. open title, third grand slam title this year, losing only in the final of the french open. oh, dylan, can you make it a little warmer, please. >> i'm trying, sheinelle. tomorrow, wait it out one more day. a big area of high pressure. look at the sky. bright crystal clear blue. not much humidity. temperatures in the 60s and 70s across the northeast, but it will warm up as we go into tomorrow. some of the heat from the plains will spread eastward. looking at rain to take hold across southern california tomorrow. showers in the rockies and most of the country is pretty quiet good morning. i'm kari hall. we're in the low to mid-60s right now. a lot of cloud cover and some peeks of sunshine. we'll see that as we go throughout the day and a few

areas getting spotty light rain. highs in the mid-60s to the north bay. san francisco, 69 degrees. the east bay 76 degrees. and 78 degrees in the tri-valley. we will not see much in the way of sunshine today, but it dos back tomorrow with still mild temperatures. comes back tomorrow with still mild temperatures. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. thank you very much, stand-up comic and ventriloquist jeff dunham is one of the most popular performers in the willed, a billion views on youtube and now he's headed back to primetime tv. >> guests and cast of characters are starring on "jeff dunham, unhinged in hollywood." take a look. >> what else do you know about l.a.? >> the bad traffic here remind me of marriage. >> how's that? >> you're stuck in it because there was an accident. >> and jeff along with another

one of his friends walter is now here joining us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, jeff. >> thanks for having us. >> great to be here. good to see you. i wanted to say thanks for having the segment before me with the dog. that was fantastic. you know, used to be a freakin' tree so thank you. who cares, i don't know. >> walter, how are things going in new york? i mean, how does new york compare to hollywood? >> yeah. we live in l.a. >> it's fun. i love getting here. i love the sights here in l.a. and the sights in new york, fantastic, but there's also smells in new york during the summer, isn't there? >> oh, yeah. >> you get off a plane and it's like, ah, newark. i've got to put atic tack up my nose, you know what i'm saying, i don't care. >> i know you follow presidential politics very closely. what do you make of what we're seeing so far? >> what we're seeing so far. i think jeff is the donald trump of ventriloquism. >> what does that mean?

>> he doesn't really know what he's doing but he's actually pretty good at it. thank you. i got a little laugh from the crew of thanks, guys. thanks a lot. by the way, back that camera up a little bit, i'm going to do some dance moves and want to make sure you catch that. that's a joke from last week. >> mindy, you were saying -- >> a joke from last week. >> you were saying walter kind of dresses like your dad a little bit. >> that vest is -- yeah, his fashion is a lot like my father's. >> so your dad shops at gap for kids, that's great. >> yeah. >> fantastic. >> so jeff, tell us about the special, "unhinged in hollywood." what shall the crowd expect? >> shot it in hollywood. a little bit nervous shooting in hollywood, shot it at the dolwy where they do the oscars. >> how many actors on stage get a good laugh at the oscars. that's like never. >> actually turned out great. shot it there, and having the special on nbc, you can't do any better than that.

my first shot was on "the tonight show" with carson back in 1980 and did five spots with him and then leno and so happy to be on this network. >> you got brad paisley to perform. >> brad paisley will be on there. he was fantastic. >> you like country music, dylan? >> i do like country music. >> the only time i listen to country music is when i'm doing taxes. you know why? >> just nice hearing a lot of folks worse off than i am. another crew laugh. i'm killing. >> jeffings walter will have to make a little room because you've got twin boys on the way. >> don't blow the thing, yeah, thank you very much. audrey and i have been married now for three years and have three daughters, and they are now 1, 20 and 24 years of age, and so what's "full house" in poker, three of a kind and two of a kind and twin boys due in mid-november. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> got a little something for you. >> and now that you mentioned it, i think that might fit walter as well.

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minted cohost melissa rivers who joins guiliana rancic and brad goreski. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> want to play a game. melissa executive producer for a long time and stepping in as a cohost. >> yes. >> just about a year after the passing of your wonderful mother. >> a year and a week. >> a year and a week but it feels like you're keeping the spirit of your mother alive on the show. >> absolutely. we definitely wanted to figure out a way to embrace the last four and a half years that were so fun and so popular and my mom had such a distinct voice. but so much of it was a warmth. it was about recapturing the fun she brought back, and i think we're doing it. we are definitely having fun again. >> yes. >> at work. >> melissa is doing a great job as the new host. >> thank you. >> seriously. every week she has impressed me. it's a hard gig to step into those shoes and step into that chair but she's doing a great job. >> and the three of you are cohosting with a round robin of celebrity guests. how has that changed the dynamic? >> i think it's great because we get fresh new opinions every

week. >> yeah. >> and margaret cho who has been on the show once as one of our guests tonight, nene leakes, had such the best time. it's been a riot. >> we were demonstrating how you sit in a limo or a car on the way to a red carpet if you are in a fabric that wrinkles. >> yes. >> there was a celebrity with a wrinkled gown and trying to demonstrate that you cannot sit like a normal human being. >> we'll demonstrate is right here. >> my jeans are really tight. >> these chairs don't look -- >> is that why people watch your show. >> it's a takeaway. >> do that in the limo. >> when you go out in your wrinkly gown that's what you'll be doing. >> laying down in the back of a new york city taxi. this is a little game called leave it or lose it, you've got a paddle that you can flip. look, kim kardashian at fashion

week in veer givenchy. >> love it or leave it. >> love it. >> easy one for me. >> melissa, why lose it in. >> i love kin and think she is look amaze and beautiful and i flash back to what i was pregnant and i didn't want anyone looking at me or touching me and kind of throws me back into don't make me look at it. i was not one of those happy pretty pregnant women. maybe it's jealousy. i'm not 100% sure. >> you know what, i absolutely love it. such a gift that baby bump, you know. why not show it off, especially in givenchy. >> yeah. >> if you can do that, why not. she looks incredible. >> and kim also knows how to just kill it on the carpet. she knows how to get all eyes on her and there was a major front row at that show, and she was the one everyone was looking at. >> i just looked like someone shoved -- like i swallowed a beach ball. that's what i looked like. it was not a good look for me. >> jessica simpson also as fashion week, what do you think? >> let's see. >> i like it. >> i like it, do.

>> love it. >> giuliana a hold out. >> i'm so torn. >> okay. >> i'm feeling it now. >> peer pressure. >> too sheer? >> truly, i didn't know if it was too sheer and thought about the situation where she is so why not. >> her like launch party or something for her collection, right? anniversary party. >> pants,sp too. >> it's like a jumpsuit and we love the jumpsuit. >> i like the jumpsuit. >> hard to get the look that's perfect. >> and her body, hair and makeup never looked better. she's getting better age. >> her boobs are phenomenal. >> we're going to break but i want to throw up one more quick impression. this is rich el weis at the toronto film festival. >> oh. >> i don't feel it. >> have to explain that in the break. >> slain that in break. catch "fashion police" at new york fashion week tonight at 8:001 on our sister network e. great to see you guys >> thanks so much. up next, here's a turn,

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l'eggo my eggo breakfast sandwich. breakfast is good pretty much any time of the day so all this week on "today food" we're cooking up dishes that would be perfect for a brunch or weekend buffet. >> warren is the owner of a bakery in washington, d.c. and is making breakfast lasagna. >> and i'm very excited to show this to you. >> i love lasagna and breakfast and one of the things you can make ahead of time if you're having brunch. >> totally can, a day ahead, hours ahead, lots of time and lots of fun and lots of creativity you can bring to it. >> yeah. >> basically review the ingredients, different things, veg i, mush rooms and zucchini, we'll dice them up and put them right into here. eggs, cheese, gouda, one of my children's favorites, a lot of flavor to it. >> and bacon. >> bacon, eggs and we're doing a white sauce and that's what brings it all together, a bechamel.

>> sauteing up the vegetables. mindy, you're ready to go whisking those eggs. >> excited not to poison someone. >> you make it easier with the bacon because you're throwing that in the microwave. >> just in the microwave until crispy or even a little bit less, that's fine. >> okay. >> sometimes i do it with a little bit brown sugar, like that. >> a little bit of sweetness. >> and we take them to the point where it's crispy and then we just will crumble them up. >> okay. >> the eggs, people always asking how much do i do the eggs? not too much, like a half way kind of scramble. >> because they will finish in the oven. >> exactly. >> we leave that. >> and do you put like any vodka in it for fun? >> you could if i wanted to. >> thank you. >> i'm all about the fun. >> thank you. >> that's the bechamel sauce in the bottom. >> that's right. >> is that store bought? >> we make it. just butter, a little bit of salt, flower and you cook that until a nice blond color and then you'll whisk in milk, a little tricky, try some videos on youtube or read about it in

cook books but that's really what we're doing. >> okay. >> all about layering. >> and those are no-bake noodles or no-boil noodles. >> the simplest kind. >> so when we're doing the lasagna it's really about making sure you have a nice distribution of everything. our vegetables you saute and do some cheese down there. >> lots of cheese. >> and then with the next layer, we'll do this and go with the eggs and bacon. >> the breakfasty part is going on top. >> is that okay. >> yeah, we'll come back to that. just cooking. stressing me out. >> don't have to worry about it. >> once it's all layered up i love that you put some eggs on top. >> do a nice little look effect. crack an egg and drop it into a well that we make with a spoon. make a little divot for it. >> it's all about the presentation. >> we're watching you cook and we'll start eating. >> you go for it. what's awesome is it tastes good, an unusual combination. >> mmm. >> and it serves very, very

well. >> absolutely love it. my mouth is totally full. thank you very much for breakfast and brunch all in one. all this week on today.com we have a breakfast bracket going to pick your favorite food and cast your vote. >> breakfast lasagna.

has mindy become the new regis, a contributor to our show or what? what's going on, mind me. >> you know, it's a process. when you get -- i'm just so excited to be here. really excited. >> well, you're going to hang with us. she wrote the funniest book, you read it obviously. >> full of lies though, and we will -- we will expose your lies when we get back. >> and we're -- we can't reveal this, but we've got a lot happening. we have a surprise at the top of our show. >> and for once it's i'm ... our breaking news:

that out of control wildfire burning in the north bay. ==topvo== the valley fire has now bur 9:56. wildfire burning in the north bay, valley fire has now burned more than 60,000 acres and it is only 5% contained. an estimated 400 homes have been destroyed, one person has died.

flames yesterday wiped out a big portion of middletown in lake county about 10,000 people had to be evacuated. let's check your weather. >> we begin with cloudy skies and as we head into the day, there will be a chance of showers in some part of the bay area. mostly 60s and 70s. 69 in san francisco. tri-valley 78. east bay, 76. a little bit of light spotty rain there. and north bay, highs in the 70s. we keep this cooler than average weather in the next couple of days. let's see how the things are rolling on the roads. >> rolling well. winds starting to kick up. this is head down toward mission boulevard, in the 50s roughly. northbound 101 looking great.

dunbar bridge still slow. san mateo bridge, no major problems. tri-valley easing up, as well after a tough morning. here is the berkeley slow toward the bay bridge. we'll have another local news update in a half hour.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hello, evrybody, it is funday monday, and we hope you had a good weekend, and it is monday september 14th. happy rosh hashanah to those who celebrate it. >> why are we sitting in the kitchen. >> and now that it is actually happening, what were we thinking? >> here is the thing, we have two people on the show. jessica sinclair and