happening "today in the bay." back with a live local news update. >> join us at nbc bay area news at 11:00. good morning. wall of water, wall of flames. at least 16 people killed, four others missing in those flash floods in utah. while crews battle what is now one of the most destructive wildfires in california's history, this morning dramatic images as part of that fire explodes. round two of the republican field descends on simi valley for tonight's second debate. trump's rivals vowing to hit him harder this time. can they say or do anything to stop his momentum? we're live at the reagan presidential library. out loud of bounds. high school football player rips the helmet off an opponent and bashes him in the head with the helmet. incredibly, the ref lets the

attacker finish the game. now police are weighing criminal charges. thumbs down. facebook weighing the introduction of a kind of a dislike button. we all know you need more ways to show your disapproval on social media today. wednesday, september 16th, 2015. probably the last person in the world you should ask about anything having to do with facebook. but this has been coming it seems for a long time. >> a lot of people who are used to liking photographs and posts on facebook have thought there should be another button that better conveys the complexities of human emotions. >> it's more about empathy than disliking something. the top story.

it is shaping up to be another difficult day for emergency crews out west. on one hand the devastating wildfire in northern california. on the other, the aftermath of deadly flooding in utah. two reports beginning with nbc's ron mott. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. the death toll from these floored flash floods have devastated the region. crews unearthed this mangled car. fortunately no one was inside that one when it was washed away. this morning we're learning a little bit more about those who did die. >> the van! >> there are two vehicles! >> reporter: shortly after one of three survivors fled this scary scene in search of help as flood waters threat. >> the van. it went over the thing! oh, no! >> reporter: the rapids moved in sweeping at least a dozen members of one family to their death. three sisters and their children. one still missing this morning

and feared lost as well. >> my name is joseph jesup. this is my son, joseph jesup. my family and my friend's family were sewept away. >> reporter: joseph jesup eldest son of one of the mothers could not reach help in time to save his family. distant relatives etraininged from warren jeff. >> we know god is guiding all things and trust in him to heal our wounded hearts at this time. i would not like to take any questions at this time. thank you. >> reporter: officials say the three sisters, seen in these family portraits, stopped short of the initial flooding when waters engulfed them from behind. many in this close-knit religious community stood watch throughout the day as cleanup

crews and rescuers continued to look for the last missing person. utah governor gary herbert took to twitter to express his sorrow over the tragedies. four people were found dead at zion national park. officials urged residents and visitors to be mindful of flooding threats. >> just be extremely careful. this area does flash flood. it does not take that much. >> reporter: 25 members of the utah national guard have been called in to help out around here, and unfortunately it might be another messy day for the third straight day. thunderstorms are in the forecast, matt. savannah. back to you. >> ron, thank you very much. to the wildfire that is still raging north of san francisco. still a threat to thousands of homes. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer is live in middletown this morning. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. here in the mountains only a few roads lead in and out of this community. we were on one when we hit smoke, then flames. we hunkered down with firefighters in a safety zone as

the blaze exploded. this is the eye of a firestorm, a blow torch whipping in multiple directions. on our way home on the only way out, this is what we found. you could hear the fury. and feel the intensity. crews tell us these flames are shooting at 40, 50 miles an hour in some places. even here in the vehicle you can feel the heat. we were with firefighters when the wave of flames exploded. how quickly can this fire take off and jump from hill to hill? >> in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: it looked like a furnace and felt like an often. crews moved into the mouth of the inferno as we retreated to the safety zone. you could see the blaze was out of control. you could hear the monster feeding on these drought-stricken mountains. >> sounds like the sucking sound people describe as a jet plane. >> reporter: when the fire torches in the trees the immediate concern is not necessarily the flames, which

are intense. it's the embers. they can travel for miles. those embers and hot ash sent crews scrambling. a vehicle catching fire. one firefighter called this biblical, conditions few will ever see. because we were on a two-lane road with experienced firefighters, the danger was as minimal as it gets in a hot zone like that. fortunately there were no homes in the area, so no homes were lost. the blaze burned towards an area that had burned a few years earlier so the fire snuffed itself out. another major story this morning the second republican presidential debate hours away. the site this time the reagan presidential library in simi valley. the man to meet remains donald trump. we'll talk to a former gop strategist about what to expect in a moment. first, nbc national correspondent peter alexander is outside the debate hall. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning.

as you can see, a gorgeous sunrise here above simi valley. the spotlight will shine most brightly on donald trump tonight. him and on some of his challengers. ben carson will be in the glare as well as carly fiorina, who has seen her numbers rise. the real challenge may be for those whose numbers have plummeted like jeb bush and scott walker, with only so many dollars available from donors, a bad performance tonight could mean the end of the road. >> i'm here for a certain reason. >> reporter: breaking out the big guns ahead of tonight's debate republican frontrunner donald trump revved up supporters on the uss iowa in los angeles delivering a speech heavy on promises but light on specifics. >> we're going to come out with some plans in a very short time. we're going to be building up our military. >> reporter: earlier predicting a barrage of attacks from his republican rivals. >> they're all coming after me is what i hear. >> reporter: the showdown is being touted as a heavyweight bout. rand paul sparred in the first

round. he says, i think he deserves both barrels. i want to make sure everyone in the whole country knows he is a fake conservative. >> trump's biggest challenge may come from the other republican outsiders. polls showing ben carson and carly fiorina gaining ground as jeb bush falls behind. the super pac supporting bush out with a new online ad saying trump is in a very dark place. >> the american dream is dead. >> reporter: looking to revive his own campaign, bush just released this bilingual ad. declaring hispanics an integral part of the american dream. bush's mexican-born wife who rarely campaigns publicly also speaking out. >> we have celebrations with the family. we keep our traditions. at the end, it's just that, you know, faith, friends and family. >> reporter: in another sign he may be nearing a run, vice president joe biden for the first time attacked trump

directly at a reception honoring hispanics. >> the trump and that stuff you're hearing on the other team, and not just the -- this isn't about democrat/republican. it's about a sick message. >> reporter: as for the republicans, the stakes are high tonight. so a lot of debate prep going on at the last minute right now. also some relaxing for john kasich. it means a trip to the gym. marco rubio will spend some of the day relaxing with his wife and supporters. carly fiorina says she needs an iphone and that's it. we talked to nbc analyst nicole wallace who served as george w. bush's communication director. i asked her if it was the mission tonight for any candidate not named trump to go after him. >> i think they all have to run their race and do what's comfortable for them. what's interesting to me is the only two humans who have laid a glove on donald trump are carly

fiorina with her attacks, her count counter-punch was tougher than anyone in the republican field where he said look at that face and she put up a great ad with all these beautiful women's faces and last night ronald reagan sons said you are no ronald reagan. >> this is round two. the next round doesn't come for another five or six weeks, an eternity in politics. some of these campaigns will wither on the vine in that time. >> that's right. >> so who is tonight do or die for? >> i agree with you. i think this is the last two-tiered debate night for the republicans. i think next time they'll all fit on one stage. i think that tonight is do or die for the establishment wolf pack, if you will. the group of former governors who are really struggling when compared, as a group, to carly fiorina, ben carson, and donald trump, who are viewed as outsiders. >> do you at this point feel like there is a decent chance that donald trump could actually be the republican nominee, that he could emerge from this

process the winner? >> i have said for a long time that republican primaries are better television than the kardashians. i'm going to stick by that prediction. this will be a roller coaster. it will be exciting. anything can happen. at the end of the day, though, for the same reasons that the reagan sons said that donald trump will not inherit the mantra of ronald reagan, the narcissism, making it all about himself, talking about how great he is, is not where i think the republican primary voters will land. could they? absolutely. i don't think it will happen. >> have you figured out the dynamic yet? the polling. three candidates with no experience in politics or governoring anything, no time in congress, in governors' offices. those three candidates, trump, carson and fiorina, have 54% of the total support. why is that? >> i think that, what trump has tapped into perfectly and what carson and fiorina are starting to talk about more is the abject disgust with politics as usual in washington.

and it is -- it is at the other folks' peril to fail to hear that. i think what trump is doing perfectly is listening to the sentiment. that at the end of the day we don't always vote for the person who echos our anger. we vote for the person who channels our hopes for the future. so far trump is not that guy. >> nicole wallace, earlier this morning. natalie is here with a developing story out of arizona. >> phoenix police investigating an overnight incident along the freeway where a number of vehicles, you recall they've been hit by gunfire. joe fryer joins us with the latest. >> reporter: authorities are trying to figure out if this is connected to the other interstate incidents. a driver says he was on i-10 in phoenix around 3:30 in the morning when a car pulled up alongside him. he heard a loud bang and his rear driver's side window was shattered. the department of public safety this morning says this was not caused by a bullet because it did not penetrate the window. but authorities don't know

exactly what caused it. this is once again raising fears along i-10 after nearly a week with no confirmed shootings. it started in late august. 11 confirmed incidents involving gunfire or projectiles. authorities have received more than a thousand tips as they search for a suspect or suspects. >> joe, thanks so much. all eyes on the federal reserve today and the big question, will it or won't it raise interest rates for the first time in nine years. the fed meets today and tomorrow. now that the job market is considered essentially recovered, many economists say it is time to start edging from a record low, near zero, towards normal rates. others argue that many other factors such as china's sputtering economy, raise serious concerns about raising rates. the decision will be announced thursday. hundreds of refugees and migrants remain stranded on a main highway near serbia's border with hungary today.

hungary sealed off the border with serbia tuesday by putting up a razor-wired topped fence and began detaining migrants trying to use the country as a gateway to western europe. thousands of asylum seekers are stuck on the serbian side of the border. in new jersey a stunt almost went terribly wrong. escape artist spencer horsman hanging in the box, attempted -- the water-filled plexiglass box. after being under the water for about two and a half minutes, he couldn't get the final lock opened, so the rescuers saw him struggling, they lowered the box, and they were able to pull him out. he was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown, but he was responsive at the time. now, this isn't the first time that he has failed to complete that stunt. in june he was unable to free himself at the foxwood could

casino and lost consciousness. he had to be freed by stage hands as well. a home run usually cause for celebration, right, and sometimes fireworks when a player sends one over the fence in the home-team crowd. you don't typically see fireworks when the other team hits a run until tuesday night in cleveland. take a look. >> alex rios, his second home run of the trip. [ fireworks ] [ laughing ] >> that is kansas city's alex rios. you heard the fireworks in the background. he hit the solo shot home run putting the kansas city royals up 2-0. the man in charge of the fireworks is that guy, hiding his face behind his hat. i guess he had an itchy trigger finger and set off the pyrotechnics display unintentionally. the home-town fans started to boo him. poor guy. >> love it in kansas city. nice schools, nice climate. >> aw. >> too bad. natalie, thank you very much.

rain out west, huh? >> in california much-needed rain. in los angeles yesterday we saw record-breaking rainfall, up to nearly 2.5 inches of rain. a lot of it, though, drains into the storm drains which run into the ocean, though. we're looking for more rain trying to move into central and northern california. this is good news for the fire fight in middletown where temperatures will only be in the 60s and we will get some showers. unfortunately, though, it will get back into the 90s by the weekend. very unsettled across most of the west. through the rockies could see flash flooding with heavier downpours. near seattle a cloudy day. temperatures mostly in the 60s. elsewhere we have an area of high pressure in control keeping things very warm through the plains. they'll be in the 90s.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. while we start out with clear skies, the rain is approaching. northern california, north of ukiah, and that will be spreading into the bay area later on today. most of the day will be sunny in the south bay, 75 degrees in los gatos, palo alto 73 degrees an increasing clouds in san francisco, highs in the mid 60s in the mission district, and rain off and on throughout the north bay today. 60s there and 70s and some 60s all across the bay area. >> all right, dylan, thank you. now to that shooting that shocked and saddened the country. a television reporter and photographer gunned down while they reported live on the air. well, now for first time the woman they were interviewing who was also shot is speaking out and nbc's hallie jackson has the

story this morning. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. millions of people have seen those images of vicki gardner standing with allison parker second before a gunman opened fire on live tv. gardner has also seen that video and said she had to watch it to move on but is still not ready to return to the scene. vicki gardner remembers every moment from this interview. >> i saw movement and then gunfire, lots and lots of gunfire. >> reporter: the shooting airing live on wdbj's morning news, a single image of the gunman captured on camera. >> i didn't know where he was. i felt the next shot -- i knew the next shot he was going to shoot me in the head because that's what he was doing. world goes in front of your -- in front of you, and it did real fast, and i said i'm ready. i'm ready. >> reporter: instead the shooter fired a bullet through gardner's

back as she lay on the ground in the fetal position. gardner tells fox news' greta van susteren she knew reporter alison parker and camera man adam ward had been shot. >> the only thing i could think of was play dead. i was just concentrating on being so still that he wouldn't shoot me again, and then it was quiet. >> reporter: at home her husband watched live, telling our willie geist after the shooting. >> immediately tried to call her on her cell phone. >> reporter: after the video cut away to show a stunned anchor on set, tim gardner waited 15 frantic minutes before his wife called from the ambulance. >> i spoke with vicki for about three, four minutes while she was being transported to the -- the emergency room at roanoke memorial. she explained what had happened to her and that she didn't know how she survived but she did and that she loved me. >> reporter: that day as doctors

rushed gardner into surgery at the hospital, the gunman, a former reporter at the news station, killed himself. >> we have a long way to go on understanding what would possess somebody to have that much anger. >> but instead of anger, she and others in roanoke are choosing to focus on healing. >> it's good to be back, folks. >> reporter: parker's boyfriend, a news anchor, returning to his position on air this week. >> i know the answer to what we all must do. it is to profess love, not hate, to love one another and to love strangers. >> reporter: gardner still struggling to understand why she was spared. >> my heart just goes out to alison and adam, and they are so young. why spare me and take them? >> reporter: gardner says she's hoping to create a lasting tribute to alison and to adam. as for the investigation, police tell me overnight they are working to come up with information to share with other agencies that might help prevent

shootings like this in the future. in the meantime, they say they are working with their community to try to regain some peace of mind and to heal. that will, of course, take a lot of time. guys. >> well, she has a lot of strength and spirit. hallie jackson, thank you very much. coming up, a disturbing scene, a high school football player slamming a helmet into an opposing player's head. the criminal investigation that he's now facing, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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less than perfect... we give you five days to change your mind. details... ==topvo== a very good wednesday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. new details on the massive valley wildfire in lake county. cal fire has issued a new update within the last hour. the fire still listed at 30% contained. flames have scorched 70,000 acres. the number of destroyed homes still stands at 585, along with hundreds of other buildings. investigators meantime may be nrchling closer to locating the source of the fire. cal fire says its origin point may be in or near a schwedhelm on cobb in high valley road. that schwedhelm still standing but heavily damaged. they say a trail of burned grass seems to lead to the rest of the fire. we are leading to some rain. kari has a look at the radar. >> in the north bay we are starting to see that rain moving

in, moving closer to where the valley fire has been going on now and it will bring in a lot of moisture and the rain that will continue and spread into the rest of the bay area as we go through the day t starts out in the north bay, it will be there around lunchtime, into san francisco and the east bay by early afternoon and the south bay we will see some light rain later on this evening, but the rain will be less intense and some spotty showers there. let's check on the commute with mike. we have a slow drive down san rafael, also the build down the east shore freeway, you expect that. better news for folks out of antioch and into bay point, all lanes have opened west highway 4 but worst news for concord, you are seeing a lot more traffic over the next half hour. we are seeing more traffic south 880 down toward whipple, there is a crash moving to the shoulder, continuing to fremont and also on the peninsula side because you've made your way over the bridges. the northbound routes through san jose not kick nothing fort volume making their way in towards silicon valley.

thank you for joining us. another update in half an hour. have a good morning.

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7:30 now. it's a wednesday morning, 16th of september, 2015. what a great crow. picture-perfect day in the heart of manhattan. good to have you along on a wednesday morning. >> let's bring you up to date on some headlines this morning. all eyes on ronald reagan presidential library for tonight's second republican debate. donald trump will be center stage again, and it's expected to be in the crosshairs of his gop rivals with rand paul vowing to expose trump as a fake conservative. >> the search is resuming this morning for victims of devastating flash floods in utah. 12 people were killed, another still missing after their vans were hit by a sudden wall of water, and in a nearby national park four hikers died and three

others still remain unaccounted for. and the salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumbers now growing. health officials say at least 418 people have been sickened in at least 31 different states. >> and coming up friday here on "today," more of matt's exclusive interview with joyce mitchell, of course, the woman who gave two killers the tools they needed to break out of a new york prison. she's going to open up about what she thought about when she heard they escaped. >> we'll talk more about that as the escape was imminent and when one of those inmates told her tonight's the night, and also about this talk about plans to kill her husband. all right. we begin this half hour though with a disturbing incident from a high school football game. take a look. a player rips the helmet off an opponent and then hits him in the head with that helmet. willie is here with more on that. willie, good morning. >> good morning, guys. game was last friday might in linden, new jersey. the player struck ended up at the hospital with ten stitches, and now police investigators are getting involved.

this morning police and school officials in new jersey are reviewing video released overnight of a high school football game between linden and immaculatea. during the second quarter of last night's injuriesity game number 73 and number 1 can be seen getting tangled up in a play at the line of scrimmage with the immaculatea lineman being tossed to the ground. his helmet then apparently ripped off by the linden defensive lineman who appears to swing it striking it across the head and sending him to a nearby hospital where he received ten stitches. linden player was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct though he was not ejected from the game. he now has reportedly been suspended from the team. school officials are demanding that player be punished. school officials in linden released a statement reading in part an investigation by the administration is taking place and disciplinary consequences will be issued accordingly. aggression on the high school football field has been in the spotlight in recent weeks. last friday a san antonio high

school football player was caught on camera apparently shoving a referee after a penalty call, and two players from a different school in san antonio have been accused of intentionally targeting a referee, knocking him to the ground and diving on to him during a game on september 4th. those two players have been suspended from school and placed in a county-run juvenile justice school. they could face criminal assault charges. back to the new jersey incident, the juvenile bureau of the linden, new jersey police department investigating the incident to determine if charges will be filed. the immaculatea coach said the high school has been effusive in its apology offering to help in any way you can. look at way the kid was hit. lucky he only got stitches. >> how did the referees not throw that kid out of the game? >> got a 15-yard penalty and stayed in the game. >> that's unreal. >> keep us posted on it, willie, thank you. now to a bit of a strange one involving sir elton john and vladimir putin. the music superstar says he got an unexpected phone call from

the russian president, but now the kremlin is saying don't believe that. nbc's kier simmons has more on this. key, good morning. >> reporter: full disclosure, i can't entirely explain what happened here so you'll have to decide for yourself what you think. elton john's team tell us this morning they are sticking with the statement that the singer made on insta gram suggesting he received a call from the president of russia to talk about gay rights except the kremlin says what phone call? ♪ it's the human side >> reporter: russians love elton john. his concerts sell out, so maybe, just maybe, he could help heal this kind of hatred. gay rights protesters attacked in moscow. i tried to persuade president putin to stop this, elton john said over the weekend. >> i would love to sit down and talk to him. i said, come on, this is not -- gay people are not the problem here. >> reporter: then a stunning development. on elton's instagram page a big putin picture. thank you to president vladimir

putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today, the spinninger posted. i look forward to meeting with you face-to-face to discuss lgbt equality in russia. incredible. actually maybe too incredible. ♪ back in the ussr >> reporter: phone call didn't happen says kremlin spokesman. i don't know who spoke to elton john. wait, what? was it some kind of prank call? if so, elton may not be laughing. a longtime campaigner for aids sufferers and against discrimination, while president putin seen here last month in the gym with his prime minister has faced international criticism for russia's laws against homosexuality. putin and elton really meeting, now that would be something to see while whoever made the call may be in hiding. now this morning putin's spokesman is quoted as saying if the president does get such a signal from elton john to meet up, the president has always been open to discuss any human

rights problems, any issues. he's always ready to clarify the real situation, so, guys, a p putin/elton meeting could be really be possible. want to be a fly on the wall. >> who made the call, was it a prank, a radio prank story? >> reporter: we just don't know. >> if it were a prank, supposedly -- wouldn't you think they would tape it and release it. >> we have would heard that already. >> key, thank you, appreciate it. let's get a check of the weather now from dylan. >> you guys liking the fall. >> love it. >> a little heat is on the way, perhaps one of the hottest sense on record. we've got an area of high pressure, so we are looking at upper 80s to low 90s to stick around for most of the week. if we take a look at the average september temperature up until this point in the month, in new york city we're averaging about 78 degrees. that's above the record by about almost five degrees. the record of warmest september was about 73 degrees so are

certainly seeing the chance of breaking some of these records. same goes for minneapolis where the average so far has been 70 degrees. st. louis averaging around 78. if it cools off out the end of the month obviously that will all balance out. we'll see what happens. meantime, looking for temperatures to stay well in the mid to upper 90s, dallas, shreveport, louisiana, upper 90s and st. louis and good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. after a clear and cool start to the day we're getting ready for some rain to move from north to south all across the bay area today. most of it getting here this afternoon to the evening hours with highs only in the 60s and 70s. 71 will be in the high in the east bay, 65 degrees in san francisco and the tri-valley also getting a chance of showers later today, 75 degrees. the north bay will get the heaviest rain, it starts this morning and continuing for several hours.

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you so much. coming up, ever wish upon a shooting star? brace yourself for what nasa says you could be actually looking at. stay tuned. >> not good. but, first, a new warning if you ever use wi-fi hot spots. the popular tourist destinations that top the list for hackers. we'll tell you about that right after this. ♪ ♪

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hackers are hoping that in fact it will be so enticing it will be too good for you to ignore. you touch down in a new city, and the first thing many of us do look for a wi-fi network and log on, but beware. that's exactly what cyber crooks are hoping you'll do. >> your video, your social security number, your insurance information, your credit card information, mobile payments and then after that information. >> reporter: varun kohli has worked in computer security for ten years and a vp with skycure which has released a list of top tourist attractions surrounded by potentially vicious wi-fi networks. first on the list, no square, times square, new york. each red pin represents a network that could be risky. in a two square block area you've got ten suspicious wi-fis. >> that's true. when we did the study we found hundreds of bad networks just around the top tourist destinations. >> reporter: one big washing sign, says varun the word free.

if you see free wi-fi advertised be wary. nearly one out of ten suspicious networks calls itself free so we asked tourists in times square how they pick a wi-fi. >> i'm not too picky. i just choose one and if it works i'm like whoo. >> we get to the hotel and use the hotel's wi-fi but if i'm desperate i would risk it. >> reporter: to prove how easily hackers can gain access to phones, varun hacked mine in less than a minute. >> i have access to your password, access to your bank information, access to your e-mail. >> reporter: you can see all of this. >> i can see all of that. >> reporter: studies suggest 922% of people who use free wi-fi never read the disclaimer which sometimes clearly states the network will access your personal information. on the list of tourist sites surrounded by risky wi-fi we weren't surprised to find the hollywood walk of fame. >> everywhere i go, i'm searching for a wi-fi to be with

my friends. >> i just assume that it's a safe network, i don't know. >> reporter: also on the list, area surrounding notre dame cathedral in paris, major theme parks in california and florida, golden gate park in san francisco and the vegas strip, but this one was a surprise. just outside vatican city in rome. >> around the vatican you've got six suspicious sites. you're not saying the vatican is suspicious. >> that is right. when people go they stay 30 minutes from the tourist destination and hackers know about it so they have set traps around the tourist destination. >> reporter: one big caveat, just because the network is suspicious doesn't mean it's malicious, but it may be worth avoiding. >> the safest way not to get sick is not to shake hands with sick people. >> reporter: good advice there, don't shake hands with sick people so you want to do everything you can to avoid, of course, the risky apps and also risky wi-fi networks.

here's a look of tips that you can from what the experts are telling us. to begin with, don't join free wi-fi networks unless you're really sure you can trust them. keep your phone's operating system up to date. if your phone or apps start to crash, turn off the wi-fi and phone immediately and download a mobile security app. lastly, check out this website, maps.skycure.com, type in your area or zip code and potentially suspicious wi-fi networks will pop up. it doesn't mean that they are all malicious. many could be very legit, but their history suggests that you might want to try avoiding them. guys, back to you. >> thank you very much. that's fascinating. >> i like how he says -- >> got all that dylan, you going to change your ways? >> i'm like, i'm in an airport, free. >> free wi-fi. >> in bangkok. >> all right. >> don't shake hands with a sick person, putting it in terms you understand. >> now i get it. coming up next, a dislike button, the new button that could be coming to your facebook feed. before earning enough cash back from bank of america

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tuesday mark zurkerberg announced that the often discussed dislike button is in the works. specifically he was to clarify the purpose was to show approval but instead to have a way to show empathy. here's how mr. suckerberg described the intended use. >> whether it's something like in current events, like the refugee crisis that touches you or if a family member passed away, then it may not feel comfortable to like that post, but -- but your friends and people want to be able to express the fact that they understand and relate to you so i do think it's important to give people more options than just like as a quick way to emote and share with their feeling on a post. >> we asked you at today.com is a dislike button a good idea. 77% saying yes, it expresses empathy and 23% saying no, not necessarily. fun fact. apparently facebook did have a dislike button back in the day. they removed their thumbs down

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==topvo== on the massive valley wildfire in lake count 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. we have new details on that valley wildfire in lake county. cal fire updated up saying it's still listed at 30% contained but growing. flames have scorched 70,000 acres, the number of destroyed homes stands at 585. many evacuees still in limbo facing ago nazing uncertainty about the fate of their homes. many residents worried about pets and other animals they may have left behind when they were forced to flee so suddenly. pg&e crews have a long road ahead in restoring power. 7,000 customers are without electricity. let's get a check of your weather this morning. >> we're getting ready for some rain to move into the valley fire area as well as the north bay. this large cluster of rain is moving in toward eureka and will

be near santa rosa by lunchtime and then moving into the rest of the bay area as it becomes lighter and kind of more spread out this afternoon. then into the south bay later on this evening. so awful us will get at least a few sprinkles, the farther south you are the lesser amount of rain you will see. most of the day will be sunny in the south bay, san jose 784 degrees, 60s and 70s across the bay area today and the rain continuing for the north bay. mike. looks like we're getting just enough to make my car look really dirty. south bay northbound a smooth commute. 101 boggs down around 85 all the way up to the airport. 87 into downtown picking a lot more steam. looking over toward the dumbarton bridge, crash on the menlo park side has cleared from the roadway. a couple crashes slow you down through union city. the rest of your approaching toward the bay bridge more smoothly. the congestion off of that

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, masking your blemishes. the trend that claims to reduce acne, wrinkles and turn back the clock. >> boys, girls, i'm healthy. then in seventh heaven. we catch up with the mccaughey sextuplets as they get ready to celebrate their 18th birthdays. ♪ what a feeling, dancing on the ceiling ♪ and from the ceiling to 1a, the one and only lionel richie stops by for a big announcement and a special live performance today, wednesday, september 16th, 2015. ♪ all night long ♪ all night long >> good morning, philly.

>> hello to our kids getting ready for school. >> hey, y'all. >> good morning, fairfield university! ♪ even's dancing thei >> good morning. >> trying to get a picture. >> we're back now. 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the 16th day of september, 2015. maybe my favorite comment ever on a plaza. i walked over and this nice young lady, can we take a picture please, we're normal people. >> wait a second, they have the best time we've seen in a long time. #momdaughter, #mattcrush. love it. >> they are normal people. >> good disclaimer.

>> they are normal people. >> yeah, that's cool. >> by the way, we're playing lionel richie for a reason. he's here. can't wait. he's going to sing for us this morning. he's got a big announcement. i'm excited to have lionel. duran duran will be here tomorrow on this plaza playing the classic. i can die now. >> what do you want to say about duran duran. mtv prolific, rated r versions we went to watch. you could find them before the internet. they are truly one of the best musicians. this many decades later they are fantastic. >> when i see justin bieber or one direction and i see teens crying and fainting, that was me. >> it will be fun. >> let's go inside. natalie has a check of the top stories. >> good morning.

ten republican rivals ready to confront donald trump in the gop debate. in simi valley, california, with a look at the candidates' strategy. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. the front-runner will have a big target on his back as they converge in simi valley for round two, some calling a heavyweight bout. first time around trump was a novelty. that's worn off as his lead solidified, including ahead of ben carson. this is more combative than first time around. moderators looking for a dogfight. they wan to pit one candidate against another. that may include rand paul who says his goal is to outtrump a fake conservative. trump has been unimpressed by the potential, possibility of those attacks. he said whatever when asked about it. it's also a big night for challengers, ben carson, carly

fiorina surging, those whose poll numbers plummeted, scott walker. with only so many dollars by the end of the month, a bad performance tonight could mean the end of the road. natalie, back to you. >> wait to see whps. pop your popcorn and get ready. thanks to peter alexander in simi valley, california. death toll from flash flood in utah is rising with the discovery of four bodies in zion national park. several other members of their hiking group still unaccounted for overnight. word of the death came just hours after a small polygamist community lost 12 loved ones. rescuers searched through mud and debris for another family member who was still missing. firefighters have made progress against the devastating wildfire that has burned nearly 100 square miles in northern california. they said it was 30% contained overnight and no additional homes were destroyed after the loss of more than 600 earlier this week. but officials say the swirling

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8:10. good time to trend. >> it is. do not adjust your tv set. don't be alarm the it's just carson, everybody. just testing out the latest beauty craze. >> where's my news credibility gone, everybody? this is what i've been brought on the "today" show to do now. >> carson, this is the latest in face masks, don't you know? >> supposed to make me younger. >> make me more beautiful. >> should put this mask on my heart, apparently. >> these face masks have been around forever like we all we all know the clay mask mom would put on. it was green usually. this is apparently where face masks are going. you peel it off. all the celebrities are doing it. it's coming back into style. leave it on a few minutes. we tried it this morning. here is what happened. here is what it looks like. >> it felt great, really hydrating.

>> there's something about it where you can't smile apparently. >> nobody smiles. >> your mouth is in a little hole. >> i knocked on matt's door with this on and he didn't even notice it. >> just a typical morning. >> others as well. >> space age. >> no eye holes. what is it? >> the light, red and blue light brings back the collagen. >> definitely look younger. >> very young. >> there's all these gadgets now. this the new thing. >> show you just how far people will go to get just a little bit of an edge. >> a lot of celebrities using it now. jessica alba. >> like onstorm trooper. >> i'm going to keep this on. >> uv mask not the only big trend now. how about wearing socks with sandals. do you guys like that look?

>> i don't like that look. >> sandals. >> can he take this off yet? >> it hasn't been five minutes. >> for a long time a no no. you don't wear socks and sandals but it's been popular with athletes and stars like snoop dogg. look who else is jumping in on the trend, big name designers. calvin klein, among those bringing the controversial look to the runway. footwear company teva has created a whole thing on how to pull off the look. >> not the sandals that have the thing that separates. >> no. >> tall guys like snoop, athletes they can pull that look off. >> are you carson daly? wow. >> look good. >> thank you very much. >> your skin is glowing. >> i'm so thirsty. >> very dewey. >> your kids have chores, right? >> yes. >> if they make a mistake, don't

iron it right, do you make them do it over? >> i don't have my kids ironing. >> i remake their beds sometimes. >> if they don't wipe up a mess, don't do it well or don't clean the table, i tend to recline it. >> apparently we're doing it wrong. you're not supposed to help them if they mess up. the website says you should let kids botch the chores. that makes them better at it. they are forced to tig if it out on their own. the website said don't try to bribe with cash. >> she takes her plate, walks to the counter, i said, that's great, and throws it in the trash. if we didn't fix it we'd have nothing to eat on. >> if you were the mom with accept teplets and had to remake all the beds, you'd be making all day. this is a story savannah pitched but didn't want to read. scientists are looking for ways to make science fun and more appealing to the masses. the folks at nasa came up with

an interesting guide to space. here is one little nugget. good choice of words. you look up at the sky and you think you might be seeing shooting stars, may not be a shooting star. it could be the result of an astronaut going number two. >> come on. >> seriously. >> apparently when astronauts on the space station go number two, they don't just store it for the six months they are up there, they eject it into space and then it burns up. >> nasa says it's like a shooting star. >> actually tweeted about it. when you go number two, you're not making shooting stars. >> don't look up. >> it's a flying pile of -- >> well -- >> meteorologically speaking. >> i'm pretty sure it was well understood. i think everybody got it. some things you don't need to know what's happening in space. >> information doesn't have to

be readily available for all of us. >> because of science. >> i feel better for it. if my wish comes true. retake on iconic movie scene that gave us nightmares. ariana grande did her best celine dion. >> from psycho, janet lee getting a surprise. now her daughter, jamie lee curtis striking the same pose for scream queen. she said the shooting felt right. next helen mirren and comments raising eyebrows. dame talking about gender equality and some forms of pda. she said, quote, it annoys me when i see men with arms slung around shoulder, it's like ownership. i see girls being leaned on. i wan to say tell him to get his blank arm off your shoulder. >> whoa. >> wow.

>> guys are doing this kind of thing. >> i think more talking about doing this. >> not cool? >> i think it's a show of endearment and love. >> i think handholding is better. >> we love when they do this on "the tonight show." wheel of musical impressions where jimmy and a guest take turns impersonating people singing. last night arianna grand earthquae was there and they made beautiful music together. ♪ i love it ♪ but i love it but i love it ♪ >> should we go for ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's kind of awesome. >> that's good. >> really talented.

>> kind of sounds good together. they do sound good. >> that's your pop start, guys. >> your skin looks fantastic. >> thank you. >> dylan, your skin looks good, too. want to do the weather? >> we are looking at some heavier rain and even some mountain snow across parts of the rockies, especially above 8,000 feet out in yellowstone. we have some showers moving in to parts of the pacific northwest, also in middletown. that's where we are going to see more showers move in along with temperatures in the upper 60s. i want to point out yesterday in los angeles, of all places, we ended up with almost 3 inches of rain in one day. i found out unfortunately 80 to 90% goes into the storm drains and out into the ocean. much needed rain wasted in that situation. afternoon temperatures will be cooler in the northwest but hot down through the plains. temperatures in the 90s in west texas topping out 100. will move eastward and some of the heat will stretch into the northeast as well. >> right there.

good morning. watching the much needed rain approaching the north bay. that will be spreading across the bay area later today by lunchtime, moving into santa rosa. into the south bay moving in this evening. looking at light rain later on today and the south bay will top out in the mid 70s. 65 in san francisco. rain in the north bay today and highs only in the upper 60s. >> and that's your latest forecast, savannah. >> dylan, thank you so much. now day thee of our special series of where are they now checking in on some of the most compelling stories we've covered on the show. this morning seven siblings who made history the moment they arrived. the year was 1997. president william jefferson clinton was sworn into office for a second term. we said good-bye to the people's

princess and "titanic" hit the big screen breaking box office records. ♪ i'm flying. >> and on november 19 in des moines, iowa, bobbi and kenny mccaughey made headlines of their own welcoming seven bundles of joy into the world. >> four boys, three girls, all healthy. >> the miracle babies will become the world's first surviving set of sextuplets making their television debut on our air at just four days old. these little fighters have had us wrapped around their little fingers ever since. growing up in front of our eyes. and our cameras. and with just two months to go follow the sextuplets' 18th birthday the mccaughey home is just as hectic as those early days, but now the tiny babies are practically all grown up heading into their senior year of high school. >> it's scary to think about all of them being out, choosing their career path, making those choices. when you have infants and

somebody tells you, you know, don't blink, it's going to be over, you think that they are out of their mind, but it really is true. >> here they are, natally, kelsey, kenny jr., we've got brandon, alexis, joel and nathan and their parents, of course, kenny and bobbi. good morning to all of you. good to see you. >> good morning. >> i don't know about you, bobbi and kenny, but these 18 years have really flown by for us. >> they have flown by. >> do you feel a little differently? >> no, they have flown by. >> yeah. >> what's the biggest memory when you look back at that video we just showed and, kenny, what's the biggest memory from that time, the little baby time? >> it was in the e.r., for me it was seeing each one of the kids come out of the womb, and it was really -- it was really quite a sight to see that. >> has it been fun to reminisce, bobbi? is your heart twingeing a little bit as you see those images? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> why? can you explain. >> because there's been so many things that have happened and the memories, the joys, the

heartaches that have happened, and -- but it's all -- you know, it's what has gotten us to where we are today and it's very special. >> it's just a little bit of wonderful, isn't it? >> yes. >> these seven beautiful faces against all odds. i want to catch up with the kids. now, we followed you over the years, right? our cameras were around in the early years, and some of these descriptions were given by you guys about the kids and i want to see if they hold up. who would you say is the class clown? >> kenny. >> kenny. that is you. it's true. >> yes. >> okay. >> who is the book worm, the reader. >> joel. >> joel. >> i had it as natalie. >> smarty pants. >> okay. >> what do you think in. >> well, joel's the one who likes to read a lot, but i'm the one who takes school very seriously and spends a lot of time like doing homework and studying so i can try to keep my grades up. >> okay. that's good. someone said one your siblings

is stubborn and fearless. >> brandon. >> brandon. >> do you plead guilt? >> yeah. >> what's the best thing, guys, about being a sextuplet, the best thing? >> i would say just having a big family, a lot of brothers and sisters to hang out with. you're never alone. always someone to hang out with and talk to. i think that's the best. >> do you agree best? >> you know what's coming. what's the worst thing about being a sextuplet. >> kelsey, you look like you have something to say. >> i don't know, it's just -- i don't think there's a worst part. i've enjoyed all of it, so there's not been a worst part >> you know, just sit here and marvel how wonderful you have all turned out. bobbi and kenny, that's such a testament, couldn't handle seven babies in diapers and seven driver's licenses and now tuition bills coming.

how have you been able to manage, bobbi? >> early on we had so much help from family and friends and if there was anything that we needed there was always someone there who was willing to help us and, you know, we have a super strong support system. we have a super strong faith that has been the rock that we have had just to stand on. >> great foundation is absolutely key. bobbi, i mean, it was so public. you guys were on the cover of magazines and for a while our cameras followed you and you did a little bit of press but you said okay, that's enough. we're going on with our lives. you didn't go the reality tv route. was that on purpose? >> yes, because i really want us to be, you know, as normal of a family as we could be. that's the best way to raise a family is just let the normal everyday, you know, things. >> yeah. >> is it fun, guys, to be in the spotlight now? you're almost 18, or are you ready to just go back to normal life?

>> it's fun, i like it. >> of course, you would say that, kenny. you're the class clown. >> well, good luck to all of you. it's so good to see you, and i think so many people in this country feel like they really know that they watched that miracle when you were born and we're glad to catch up with you. thank you so much. >> thanks for having us. >> coming up tomorrow another great story we followed, jessica lynch the army soldier captured and dramatically rescued in the 2003 iraq war. we will get up to date on her life and check in with jessica. carson, over to you. >> savannah, thank you so much. to my left, one of our friends, music ledgend lionel richie, wil perform one of his biggest hits and you'll share i'm ... ==anim== new details...

==topvo== a very good morning to you. 8:26. new details on the massive fire. they issued a new update. the fire remains at 30% contained. flames have scorched 70,000 acres. the numbers of destroyed homes is 585 along with hundreds of other buildings. investigators may be inching closer to locating the source of the fire. it may be in or near a shed on high valley road. that shed still standing as you see here but heavily damaged. a trail of burned grass seems to lead to the rest of fire. let's see how the roadways are looking. >> we are looking at slower drives around the bay. let's look over at the south bay

maps. 101, it's jammed up. the earlier crash has finally cleared. now we have some recovery that has to happen. in general, compared to yesterday, it's a lighter flow of traffic. if you are in the red zone, you don't like it. the latest of the crash is off. the flow across toward the peninsula, that's the south bay map. oakland, steady, starting to lighten up. a crash on 24 has cleared. >> thank you very much.

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8:30 now on this wednesday morning, 16th of february, 2015. guys, it is a great morning. they are playing our song. we are going to party, siesta, forever. all night long because lionel richie is here. >> not only is he going to sing, we looked it up on lyrics.com. >> i thought it was carumba, too. >> i thought it was -- >> whatever, one of the greatest artists of all time, lionel richie going back to the commodores in the '60s and hands down one of the nicest human beings alive. >> absolutely and a big announcement ahead. >> and tom brokaw reintroduced us to the greatest generation. he's written so eloquently about that generation, but now we's

talking about millennials this morning and what they can do to serve their country in some very different ways. >> all right. we'll catch up with him. meantime, if you happened to catch last night's premiere of neil patrick harris' show "the best time ever" here on nbc, well, you probably notice that had carson put in an appearance along with some of his friends from "the voice." and that man in disguise, as you see, is neil patrick harris. he's trying to be an international interviewer and the guys from "best time ever" shared an exclusive outtake. >> here goes nothing. >> pharrell, i love your style and energy. who choose your outfits. >> i choose my outfits. >> my wife is a seamstress in austria and i wear your outfits like costumes. >> bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s. >> had no idea who he was,

pretending to be a host of another "voice" in another country and everyone was trying to be nice but he was just so weird. so weird the whole time and it turns out he sang, no coach turned around and it's like it's me, neil patrick harris, you're on my show "best time ever." >> i don't think i've ever seen pharrell not smile. >> he was bewildered. >> awkward. >> by the way, catch "the best time ever" with neil patrick harris next tuesday 10:00 p.m. volumes kwltd the voice." also a very good show i hear on nbc. >> dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> the heat is building. it feels like anything but fall, that's for sure. temperatures in the 90s to even 100s down through texas. we are going to see some of the heat and the humidity build back in across the northeast, even up into new england where we could be flirting with some records, especially tomorrow. more rain is likely down through florida, and we also have some pockets of heavier rain that could lead to more flash flooding through the rockies and also mountain snow before that at 8,000 feet. still still unsettled across washington and oregon and much-needed rain in that area and temperatures only in the 60s

and a front that moves in that will bring showers good morning. a mostly clear start to the day and cool temperatures. the winds will start to pick up. we will see rain moving. it starts in the north bay. moves into san francisco this afternoon. the east bay will see showers later this afternoon as well as the tri-valley, the south bay. maybe a spotty shower or two this evening and rain accumulations will be very light, especially in the south bay with more rain for the north bay. >> just signed this gentleman's cast, the first signature. got to get anybody else out here. thank you very much. feel better. >> thanks very much. from time to time our good friend and colleague tom brokaw stops by with an issue that has caught his attention. today the impact millennials will have in particular through public service here, at home and abroad. it's a popular theme in his

commencement speeches. >> we must all take a role in exporting the american ideals and culture and the american dream so i would hope that each of you would dedicate a part of your life to the idea that american citizenship goes beyond our own selfish purposes. it is a privilege and an obligation and an opportunity not to be taken for granted. it is hard-earned. >> arizona state university president michael crow has embrace that had message in a big way kicking off a first of its kind public service academy, training both civilian and military leaders together. dr. crowe, tom, good to see you both. >> good to be here. >> well, i just -- i so admire michael as a university president but also as a guy who is willing to seize on ideas. would i come back from iraq and afghanistan and think we're putting all the burden on our military people, less than 1% of our population, and we have the millennials who feel disconnected from their government and from the idea of

public service. he heard me give that speech about we need to kick start public service and use land grants to do it so this fall he's started the public service academy at arizona state. >> what happens with this academy, and what exactly will take place when students are a part of that? >> think of it like rotc but it's to produce civilian leaders for civilian roles so we're building an academy where people will learn practical aspects of leadership and will take their regular major and will have scholarships training side by side with future military officers to produce the new kinds of leaders. we've created a new academy, new environment for them. >> tom, how many times in the past have we talked about only really respecting people who put their money where their mouth is? dr. crowe is putting money where his mouth, is personally donated more than $1 million to this academy. >> really by all accounts i'm not afraid of embarrassing him but everybody regards him as one of the two or three greatest university presidents that we have in this country because he is so dynamic.

the other piece of it is that we want to have the private sector have an engagement with these people in the public service academy as well so they emerge with it from real job skills. >> tom has written so much about the greatest generation, doctor, and all they did to contribute to the betterment of the world, and i think sometimes millennials don't get a fair shake when it comes to our expectations of what they might accomplish. would you agree with that? >> i think that's true. when we look at the millennials and particularly the millennial nets, people born after '94, we see them as wanting their lives to have purpose and what we're doing is expanding their opportunity to have purpose and to be of service and building an academy, adding to america's capabilities to produce new leaders. >> real quickly, when you give that speech and you talk to them about exporting the ideals of our country and their civic and civilian responsibility, what kind of response do you get? >> i get in every kind of audience, conservative, liberal, young, old, corporate, standing

ovation, you must say. i'm quite stunned by it. i describe it as a big idea that can bring the country together. this is not a partisan idea, matt. this is an idea that everyone can rally around during a campaign in which the country seems to be broken in a lot of parts. >> you may get standing ovations but you may not realize it because you're also tom brokaw. that probably contributes a little bit, too. >> i don't think it has much. if i was mattite be out there on the golf course with jordan spieth. >> we can all do that. doctor, great to see you. thank you very much. >> great, matt. >> my pleasure. coming up, a talent invasion in studio 1a, oscar winner benzio

we're back now at 8:39. the new movie that delves into the high-stakes world of illegal drug trafficking and a task force and oscar winner benzio

del toro stars as a mysterious consultant. take a look. >> where were you sent from in. >> cartagena. >> colombia. >> nothing will make sense to your american ears, and you will doubt everything that we do. but in the end, you will understand. >> benicio del toro, good morning. >> good morning. >> this is an intense film, and there are good guys and bad guys but you don't actually know who is who for quite a bit. >> yeah. well, i think that's -- that's the point of the film. you're compelled by -- by -- you understand what they are doing but then you don't -- you're not so sure if their tactics are the right ones. >> from almost your first scene i felt like watching, it like i liked you but i didn't know -- i wasn't ready to commit because i thought there's a good chance that you're going to be really

terrible. does that mean mission accomplished? >> yeah, yeah. he's the type of guy that he's going to win no matter what, you know. >> you're the kind of actor i would assume who just has the pick of scripts right now. are you somebody who gets a script and it's love at first sight, that this is a movie that i want to do, or do you pull it over and let it marin ate and think about it in. >> usually when i read a script i can tell if it's original and that this one was very original so i was motivated to go the next step which would be meet the director and the director of "sicario," his enthusiasm, his point of view, his vision just was contagious, and i said yes. and then the cast josh brolin and emily blunt, great. >> it's amazing. the movie, of course, deals with the war against cartels, the war on drugs. this is an area that many of your movies have dealt with, but you've played different perspectives. you've been a recovering addict

in one film, an addict in one film, a good cop and this mysterious creature. >> i've played all -- most of the angles. >> yeah. >> i think, and this one is different because this one is the guy that -- that is bent on revenge and he's going to do anything he can to be on the good side and that's -- that's a journey. >> emily blunt is coming on tomorrow. she's in the movie as well. she says, by the way, that you're amazing to work with, and we asked her were you intimidated by benicio and i think it was tongue and cheek and she said i think he may be intimidated by me. >> i think that's true. when you sit down and work with an actor that is like so good as she is, it's like -- and in particular there's this one scene in the movie that it's like -- i'm not going to say which scene, but it's like i was amazed, you know. it was like -- every now and then you -- you work with an actor and you see the scene goes to another level, and -- and it happened in this movie. it doesn't happen that often that you're with an actor and

you go, oh, my god, this scene went to a place where i thought it would never go and it's because of her. she's intimidating that way but she's a lot of fun, a prankster. >> we look forward to talking to her tomorrow. i can't let you go without telling you that i did a little research and i have a piece of video to share with you. this is you, benicio del toro in madonna's video. >> oh, yeah, that's me in the back. >> that is not you. >> got to get a nice tight shot of you because you're 20 years old. this had to be one of your first acting gigs. we're going to show you in a second. >> oh, there it is. >> no, come on. you're the main guy in there. >> no, i'm the guy sitting in the back, smiling, trying to find a camera. >> you look good, but i have to say i thought you were the maybe star, watched the whole video, the guy strumming the guitar, i thought it was you. >> no, no. >> that's good. i think we knew good things were coming. >> yeah, yeah. thank you for reminding me not to forget where i come from. >> exactly. benicio del toro, the movie is

incredible. his co-star emily blunt will be here tomorrow and "sicario" opens live october

the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> we're back now at 8:46 with a guy who needs no introduction, but we'll give him one anyway. >> and it goes easy like sunday morning. >> like sunday morning. >> in key "c." >> lionel richie has sold 100 million albums, won grammys and oscar and golen globe and here with very exciting news. lionel, good morning to you. >> good morning. early morning. >> what's the news in. >> the news is, of course, vegas. vegas. >> that's cool. >> it's very cool. >> so you're doing a residency. >> i'm doing a residency. and i don't know who is excited more, my kids or my 21-year-old son for sure that says, dad,

we're going to vegas. >> this starts in april. you're going to do a lot of shows out there, planet hollywood, i think. >> planet hollywood, and i will tell you something it's going to be very interesting. i'm doing april may and september and october. >> we were talking a second ago in the commercial break, like having your cake and eat it, too, because you get to do all these concerts which i love and you're not on planes and trains. >> and also every imaginable thing you want to do for a show. >> yeah. >> you can now do it because there's nothing -- you don't have to move around. >> there we go. >> you sound even better on a microphone. >> thank you very much. you don't have to play around anymore. all the ideas i want to put on the stage, any hydraulics, anything you want to do it's there. >> what is the song that hands down people always want to hear and the crowd always goes craze? >> it's so tough because, you know, there are the diehards, the -- the commodore people. >> yes. >> you've got to play "brick house." and "easy like sunday morning" and of course when you get to "dancing on the ceiling" and

"all that night" and the crowd that sings the loudest is on "hello." >> really. >> that's me. >> i don't sing that song anymore. >> why not? >> i kind of start it off and then the crowd takes over. >> that video, was that video moving. >> you're going to sing requests easy." >> 45 years ago. what did matt just say. >> i want to be good, are we good with this mike or this mike when lionel sings. >> this mike. this is the one. >> want to make sure it's all good. >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, lionel richie. >> thank you. >> love it. >> all right. let's do this thing. here we go. ♪ ♪ know it sounds funny but i just can't stand the pain ♪ ♪ girl i'm leaving you

tomorrow ♪ ♪ seems to me girl you know i've done all i can ♪ ♪ wow ♪ you see i begged, stole and i borrowed ♪ ♪ yeah, ooh ♪ that's why i'm easy, baby ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ i've been so easy ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning ♪ ♪ why in the world would anybody put chains on me ♪ ♪ i've paid my dues to make it

>> y'all help me right here. ♪ everybody wants me to be what they want me to be ♪ ♪ i'm not happy when i try to fake it ♪ ♪ oh, no ♪ that's why i'm easy ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning ♪ ♪ i feel so easy, yeah, yeah ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning ♪ >> come on now. ♪ i wanna be high, so high ♪ i wanna be free to know the things i do are right ♪ ♪ i wanna to be free, just me,

oh, baby ♪ ♪ that's why i'm easy, baby ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning, yeah ♪ ♪ i feel so easy, yeah ♪ well, i'm easy like sunday morning, yeah ♪ ♪ i'm easy like sunday morning ♪ easy like sunday morning, yeah ♪ ♪ i'm easy like sunday morni

morning ♪ >> lionel richie, and chucky booker also, and we can't wait to see you out in las vegas at planet hollywood. >> yes, it's going to be fun. >> congratulations. >> going to be so much fun. >> you'll be back with hoda and kathie lee. you going to -- hoda is out there. almost threw her bra. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> perfect.

still on that post-lionel hall. birthday wishes from our friend willard scott. hey, willard. >> we've got birthday cakes and pies and everything you can ask for, candy. we're having a party and hope you'll join us. leslie barnes brown from cleveland heights, ohio. she is 100, get this and 11 years old. we love her very much. she loves to watch old movies. can't beat it. rosalie robertson, flint texas, 100 years old today, loves to make flower arrangements, beautiful flower arrangements. william tear nova from revere, massachusetts, good man. loves to volunteer at the oncology department at mass jen. euclides herrera is 101 years old today from hadden heights, new jersey. wish him a happy birthday.

loves to paint. quite an artist. new york, i hope you're ready for it again because we've had fun and now it's your turn. >> thank you, willard. >> hey, guys, a quick reminder, don't forget about our ultimate breakfast bat. all week long you've been voting for your favorite things like wakon, friday eggs, pancakes. >> pancakes. >> savannah is -- >> go to today.com/food and we'll reveal our breakfast bracket champion on friday. >> got to be the pancakes. >> big upset when blintses beat granola. >> scrambled egg for the championship. >> scrambled eggs and pancakes in the finals. >> wow. >> might be on the same side of the bracket so i don't know if that can happen. >> where did french toast fall in that earlier in. >> scrambled eggs at home, hard to beat at home. >> we've got a chef coming up who is making a french toast casserole. >> mmm. >> that sounds delicious.

>> john cena is hosting with us by the way and we'll have a lot of fun with him and alissa morina is i'm ... ==anim== new details... ==topvo== on the massive valley wildfire burning in lake county. 8:55. updates on the valley wildfire. a new update saying the fire is 30% contained but now flames have scorched 70,000 acres. that is growth. the number of destroyed homes stands at 585. 585 homes gone, hundreds of other buildings. investigators may be inching closer to locating the source of that fire. it may be in or near a shed in

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this morning on "today's take" wwe superstar jon koreana is here to give us an attitude adjustment as our guest cohost and could there be a "who's the boss" reboot? we'll ask alyssa milano and get a season style update with all the latest looks. all that and more coming up now >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ we are the champions, my friend ♪ >> oh, man. >> who chose this song? >> i'll toll you, willie along with natalie and al and tamron are off so our cohost, the

champ. >> wwe superstar jon cena "we are the champions" by queen. >> hoping i can celebrate, sunday night of champions and i have a chance to be the united states champion. >> and you've been the united states champion. >> and i want it back. >> and i think you're going to get it. >> that's a story, we'll get to that. >> we're going to get into that in a second. man, you've had an unbelievable year, "train wreck," so good in that movie. you and lebron were like these crazy surprises. >> the acting, amazing. >> the one scene with miss schumer that you got to shoot over and over and over. >> we're here, the best part of the year so far. >> can i point out something that you put up on twitter yesterday because i had a good laugh about this. >> sure. >> you were at the gym and you tweeted this out. >> just so happened to be thinking about willie, man about 9:00, sure he's doing his thing. >> time for #sunriseandsquats,

at monday motivation. were you doing your squats? >> i was having a monday danish, my monday exercise. i do love that you think about me when you're on the squat rack. >> why weren't you thinking about me. >> what's that? >> why weren't you thinking about me? >> i was just focused on making sure that willie was doing some hard work. >> yes. >> maybe getting his mind in the right place. >> this is my hard work right here. >> okay. >> so i've got to show you something. on saturday we had a bunch of people over to the house. >> okay. >> my wife said got to get out, fran some stuff, fancy napkins and fancy people coming over and here's the cocktail napkins i got in tribute to john cena. >> nothing says a classy cocktail napkin like john cena. >> where did you find them in. >> wwe, party store. >> i've never seen this. >> you can't see them sometimes, that's my thing. some of you get it, some of you

won't. don't write. how did they go over in. >> huge, people loved them. >> otherwise you've got like a doily or a thing with a pattern on it. nobody wants to see that. >> what kind of drinks do you serve with that, though in. >> any drink, beer, wine, the kids liked it. >> chocolate milk even. that will work. >> anything you neath need. anything you need. >> yeah. >> so i've seen mr. cena in action live. he's always so generous with fans backstage with a lot of people. does such a good job with that, an after monday night's episode of wwe john surprised a very special kid in the crowd. this is great. check it out. >> we've got a special fighter in the house. we have a young lady who is 7 years old and she just got some amazing news. she has been fighting quite a tough battle, and i'm proud to announce that she won! >> that's kiara.

7-year-old cancer survivor. that's an awesome moment. >> and what a great thing. there's a lot of preconceived notions what i do in my other job. what we do is we get good people together and have a good time and kiara is a 7-year-old that beat cancer, and she was there with her family to celebrate and have a good time, and the rest of memphis, tennessee, celebrated with us. it's great. shows when you get a bunch of people together and give them an escape and let them have a good time that good things happen. >> you're a big guy with a big heart and give so much of yourself to make a wish and to all those kids. >> thanks so much for airing that clip. it was a wonderful moment. i'm happy to share it with you guys. >> an awesome, awesome moment. >> now a moment i don't even know if i want to bring up again just last month jon stewart comes in the ring. >> he does. >> at the summer fling. >> and it also has its drawbacks. >> comes into summer slam on a sunday night and basically strips you of your title by helping rollins. >> yeah. >> so the next night he comes

back from "monday night raw" and you confronted him. >> i know you're going to understand this because right now i'm just going to do what i've got to do. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> that's jon stewart. >> john cena. >> let him down. >> with jon stewart. >> oh, i was told to put him down. >> that's a hard -- you put him down hard though. >> oh, my gosh. >> he was down for the count for a while. >> jon was actually great. wanted to be proactively involved in our show and his son is such a fan. son was so excited for his dad and summer slam didn't go my way but i got my comeuppance the next night. >> and you could the stewart. >> john has a match for the championship the against seth rollins at wwe's "night of champions" and airs on the wwe network sunday night at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific. >> i'm going to do my best.

>> have you changed your strategy to get it back. >> got to watch out for jon stewart. that's my main focus going on. keep leek looking over my shoulder. >> a cheap shot from stewart there. this is an incredible piece of video. you know sometimes major league baseball teams, when the home team hits a home run, tradition, see it all over the country. >> shoot off the fireworks. >> when the home team hits a home run. that's what happens. well last night the man in charge of fireworks at progressive field in cleveland had kind of an itchy trigger finger because at the top of the fifth inning alex rios of the visiting kansas city royals, the away team, hit a home run, an here's what happened. >> high drive deep left field. if it's fair, it's gone, and it is a home run deep on to the porch in left field and kansas city leads 2-0. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> oops, wrong team. >> he knows immediately what he did and buries his head in the hands and watching him put his hat over his head in shame.

>> didn't help that kansas city ended up and winning it there. >> i think he was doing something nice, following the royals, in a bit of a snide so congratulating them for getting back on their winning track. just happened to be against the indians. >> yeah. >> or maybe waking up the cleveland fans. >> guys, a lot worse things can happen when fireworks go wrong. >> that's true. >> guy in shame syrup at home in cleveland. >> ever had a moment -- >> i think we've all had embarrassing moments we kind of wish never happened but i've never had that public and involving pyrotechnics as well. >> that's a good thing. >> there's a great story a couple years ago, red sox pitcher had given up so many home runs at a visiting game and fireworks were going off and terry francona, manager, goes out to the mound and he says i'm not taking you out, i just wanted to give the fireworks guy a break. he's got to reload. >> oh, my gosh. a little moment of levity in a blowout loss. >> all right. you're on facebook, right? >> yeah. >> a little bit.

>> yeah, yeah, put out your promotional stuff. >> with the billions of people on facebook. >> there's a proposal in the works and mark zuckerberg is talking about possibly adding another button. of course, when you like something, you like it, right, the little thumbs up thing. >> yeah. >> there used to be a button a was a thumbs down but years ago they did away with that, but what do you do when say somebody is putting something out there that is sad or some disappointing news. >> and i get this, i get this. >> you want another button because you don't want to like it, right so mark zuckerberg in a q&a announced they are now discussing what could be a sort of button, like the dislike button, although he's not calling it that. didn't say what it was going to be but here's how he explained it. take a look. >> whether it's something in current events like the refugee crisis that touches you or if a family member passed away, then it may not feel comfortable to

like that post, but -- but your friends and people want to be able to express that they understand and that they relate to you so i do think that it is important to give people more options than just like as a quick way to emote and share with their feeling on a post. >> definitely. it's time. >> great definition. >> yeah. as posts get more and more broad in their range and people are opening up to social networks and putting more out there, it's more than just a like. i think the emotional spectrum has to be more diverse. >> can't be dislike. >> that implies a boo of some kind, a sad face or something. >> we don't need my more of that on social media. >> cyber bullying is out of control already. don't need to go into the dislike territory. >> see what they end up doing. >> we'll keep you posted. dylan you have a really cool new map. >> look at that. >> probably the coolest map i've ever seen. totally made of play d-dohplay- play-doh made in 1956 with four

cullers and now up to 56 colors and the play-doh sculptor who made this thing, and i sniffed it, it does smell like play-doh, the salty smell and he said the hardest part was opening the 250 cans of play-doh that you need to -- to create this. this took 30 hours to create, and i've got a sun right here so i'm going to stick this on and we'll bring this map to life now so close your eyes and use your imagination and now open up your eyes, just so life like. we've got motion and everything in here. this is incredible. we've got lots of rain down through florida. keep in mind we could see some flash flooding because some of these downpours could end up producing perhaps up to two to three inches of rain, and over the course of the next 72 hours we could see even more rain, perhaps as much as five inches, especially across the eastern coast of florida where moisture is streaming in. this high pressure system up here is sort of blocking the whole

good morning. i'm kari hall. the weather is changing, we're seeing the clouds in the north bay in san francisco as well as the east bay. still clear in the peninsula in the south bay. but the clouds will be moving in as we go into the rest of the morning and early afternoon. we have rain on the way. it starts in the north and heads to the south. we will see the rain in the south bay later on this evening. highs in the 60s and 70s. winds picking up, gusts up to 30 miles per hour. if i didn't live in a shoebox in new york city i'd love to take this thing home, guys? >> put it in your office, dylan. >> world play-doh day. >> i'm making you a sign. >> i made a play-doh mustache. >> that's fantastic. >> made out of play-doh. >> ever eaten play-doh. >> the salty scent, we all eat it. >> tastes yummy. >> up next, alyssa milano was

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co-watching with your kids and they are relaunching on september 26th with a whole new look, and their slogan is free to grow which i love, and it's just super exciting. >> tenth year. >> yeah. >> the tenth anniversary which is crazy. >> funny how your perspective on different projects changes when you have kids. >> i need to do that so my kids will think i'm cool. >> exactly, yeah. so it's great. we're going to go over to sprout later and i'll bring my daughter and she will get to meet chico which is very exciting. >> a huge celebrity. >> a big deal. mom's pretty cool. >> i couldn't meet chico. couldn't get through. >> cena. >> chico with all the bodyguards around her. there she is. >> didn't want to get body slammed. >> exactly. >> attitude adjustment. >> look how cute that chicken is. >> that's awesome. so you're also obviously the host of "project runway all stars" and your 1-year-old daughter is a little bit of a fashionista herself. >> she is.

i brought her to her first fashion show at new york fashion week last week. >> at 1. >> she's been to fashion week. >> took my son to super bowl when he was 1 so this is like the equivalent of that. look at her little outfit. has her little tie on because i took her to the marissa webb and she's all about men's wear for women and had a great time. she's funny. she's like girly but then loves bams and cars at the same time. >> i like that. >> i like that, too. >> as the woman i feel i'll ask you the question about you posting pictures of yourself breastfeeding on social media. i don't think the guys want to go there. >> it's interesting. >> i think it's great what you're doing. you're taking a stand for women breastfeeding. >> i didn't really set out posting those pictures, like taking a stand for breastfe breastfeeding, just kind of sharing a moment and i realized through the response is that it was a moment that kind of needed to happen to start a dialogue because people are still very

anti-breastfeeding in public. >> a lot of backlash on this as well. >> someone once told me to go breastfeed my baby in the bathroom, and i just thought, yeah, that didn't go over too well. i thought do you eat in the bathroom in a stall? it's so weird, but i think that, you know, this was a moment that needed to happen. i'm glad the dialogue started and hopefully i can make things easier for moms in the future, whether they are breastfeeding or bottle feeding. it doesn't matter. >> also talking about facebook's revamp of social networking and social networking, you are the boss of our own social network accounts. you put the stuff that you want to put up for people to interpret. speaking of being the boss, the boss, are we going to see it. >> a good segue. >> are we going to see it? >> we've been talking a lot about it because they have been doing all these reboots. i mean, it would make sense to me. there's a lot of things that went unanswered, like did tony and angela actually end up together? >> we don't know. i want to know.

>> i want toy? >> if they said go, are you in. >> i'm in if the script is good. i'm sure tony would feel the same way. >> and you can see you grown up with your own kids and him as a grandfather. how great would that be. >> net. ics, amazon, somebody do it. it would be awesome. >> thanks so much. >> thank you for having me. >> good to have you a part of sprout as well. >> i'm so excited. >> coming up next, the elementary gym teacher using some creativity to get his kids moving. ♪ >> oh, yeah. ♪ watch me, oh, yeah, you with me ♪ >> with nene. >> he's from harvest, alabama he has his kids whipping and has his kids whipping and neneing and we'll ♪ crisp garden vegetables... fresh local milk, real cream... and no artificial flavors.

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>> well, mrs. clark was going through some ideas, and i thought that no one would do probability plinko because it's probably too big. >> yeah. >> so i chose that. >> yeah. >> i'm glad you did. like the coolest game in the world. >> it's a fun game, like carnival game. >> we're going to break into teams and play. i want to be your teammate since you invented the game. is that cool. >> sure. >> lawyer ark and i are on the same team. we've got the whites and the originals here, right, so you're going to drop the disc. >> we drop from the top. >> yes. >> and the discs will land in the white area, white means win for us and original means nothing. >> because the probability -- >> mori, can you say the probability. >> the probability of losing the red squares, it's 80% that you will lose and 40% that you will win. >> because three out of five versus two out of five. >> very good. you know your math.

>> did you want to drop the first chip. >> sure. >> excellent. i see a win here for you. >> look at that. >> winner, winner chicken dinner. we're off to a great start. >> now my turn. >> let's go. >> all right. >> my probability of winning is not good. >> still 40%. >> uh-oh. >> i'm going to go. i'm going to go. >> he doesn't need the ladder. i'm scared of heights. all right. we were lucky on this side and i'm going this side. >> okay. >> now it's my turn. >> all right. let's see. >> right down here. >> oh, we're good. >> we are good. >> excellent. >> you know, i give you a little bit of advantage. >> back to mori. >> we've got a special message from your school. >> put that one in here. >> little message from the school.

>> hi. we're at pinewood elementary school in michigan and we have a quick message for mrs. clark and mori. we love you. we are proud of you. >> yay! >> all right, for the win, go ahead, mori. >> hopefully the winner. >> julie and mori, thank you so ♪

==topvo== on the massive valley wildfire burning in lake county good morning. it is 9:26. new details on the wildfire burning in lake county. calfire issued a new update, the fire remains at 30% contained. flames have scorched 70,000 agers. 585 homes destroyed along with hundreds of other buildings. investigators may be locating the source of the fire. its origin point may be in or near a shed that is still standing but heavily damaged. they say a trail seems to lead to the rest of the fire 37. and a long road ahead to get power back online. there are still more than 7,000 customers without electricity.

at&t is offering a reward for anyone with information on the cutting of two fiberoptic cables in livermore earlier this week. those cables carrying massive amounts of data. service has been restored, but the fbi is launching an investigation into this and other similar attacks.

i'm kari hall tracking the rain moving across northern california and a few light spotty showers moving into the north bay right now. around petaluma and just to the south of santa rose. we'll start to see more of that moving this. by lunchtime, a steady rain into the north bay and east bay as well as the peninsula. by early afternoon and this evening, seeing the rain moving into the south bay which will be a little bit more spotty and light. let's get look at how the traffic is moving with mike. we're looking at a slow drive here fremont, typically

the pattern. compressing down here by the truck scale. it's basically south of the dumbarton bridge. anywhere south of there, northbound routes starting to ease except for 87. a crash keeps slowing it there. san mateo bridge and north, we're starting to ease. typical pattern for a wednesday. slowing past the qucoliseum. bay bridge toll plaza still has metering lights on. another update in half an hour.

taking a look at the headlines today. the federal reserve beings two days of meetings that may have a big impact on your pocketbook. it's considering whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years. economists are about evenly split over whether rates affecting mortgages and cds will begin creeping up. the fed's decision comes tomorrow. the recent salmonella outbreak is growing and spreading. the cdc says the outbreak linked to the important cucumbers have now sickened at least 418 people in 31 states. it's an increase of 77 patients in a week. at least 92 people have been hospitalized. two people have died. a new study suggests the use of anti-depressants during pregnancy has now long-term effect on children.

researchers in norway say children whose mother took anti-depressants had a slight delay in developing large and small motor skills, but the delay was considered insignificant. one expert called the findings reassuring but stressed it is important to consider the risks and the benefits of any medication, especially during pregnancy. do you want to see that snapchat again after it disappears? well, now you can, but for a price. for just under $1 users can replay up to three snaps that they have received, but they won't be able to replay the same snap over and over again. snapchat has rolled out a new feature calls lenses that lets users enhance their selfies like that one. this might be one for your bucket list. take a look. in the netherlands you can now stay in these hotels. they are made of sand. they have reinforced walls and ceilings so don't worry. they are not going to collapse. the guest rooms are hidden inside massive sand sculptures inspired by scenes in china and even as you see bedrock from

"the flintstones." the one-room suites have electricity and running water and windows and don't worry they do have wi-fi as well. let's get a check of the weather right now from dylan. >> hey good morning. i'm kari hall. we'll have a mixture of sun and clouds in the south bay, rain moving in later on this evening. highs in the 70s and it will be breezy. san francisco, outer sunset at 60 degrees today. more clouds. rain moving in early afternoon. and the north bay will see the rain falling for a little while longer throughout the morning. parts of the day with highs in the upper 60s. 60s and 70s all across the bay area. and some light showers once again moving in later on this evening. >> and that's your latest forecast. natalie? >> dylan, thank you. well, with more than 70 film and tv credits to his name michael shannon is considered one of the

most versatile actors in hollywood. >> he was nominated for an academy award in his role in "revolutionary road" opposite kate winslet and leonardo di caprio and starred in "man of steel". >> and haven't even mentioned "boardwalk empire". >> and now he plays a different kind of villain, a routeless real estate agent taking advantage during the crisis. >> america was built by bailing the winners. you go to church? >> sure. >> only 1 in 100 is going to get on that ark, son. and every other poor soul is going to drown. i'm not going to drown. >> wow. >> michael shannon. >> i don't like you very much. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> that's pretty sinister. >> we were just talking about

how powerful this movie is, the foreclosure crisis over the last couple of years to a lot of people has been number and statistics about how we know how bad the problem was, but this really humanizes it in such a personal way. who is your character? how do you describe that guy? >> well, i think it's a guy who really studies the system and he understands how it works. i know for myself i found it pretty incomprehensible when i would read about it. couldn't make heads or tails about what was going on and that's honestly what the system relies on, that people just can't fathom what's happening, so rick is somebody who actually studied it and figured out the ins and outs of it and figured out how to use it to his rang. >> not only studied it and i saw the film last night and thought it was amazing, i'm a florida resident myself. i was there when the crash happened and communities turned into ghost towns and it seemed as if all the scenes in this movie which are very movie that people are getting evicted from their house and rick is so jaded

and cold and systematic in his approach, how -- >> i don't want to give anything away, but the movie starts with about the worst result you could possibly imagine, you know, so it's -- if that's where he starts off. yeah, you know, it's funny because i spent time with somebody who was in a very similar situation to rick, and like rick says in the movie, a lot of these brokers, they just started off wanting to sell homes. they didn't anticipate that this was going to happen, and it just kind of got thrust into their laps by, you know, the banks and the regulatory committees. they said, oh, would you mind doing this, too. we know you really want to sell homes but we just happen to have a lot of foreclosures. rick's attitude is if he woke up tomorrow morning and said, you know what, i'm not going to do this anymore, i can't take it then they would just send somebody else so he's really in a way hopefully -- hoping to take responsibility for it. >> the underlying theme in the movie, across many characters in the movie they had that choice of sink or swim an they choose

to swim. i don't want to give the movie away at all but truly riveting and truly amazing movie. thought you did fantastic, coming out next friday. >> yes, sir. >> i think everybody should see this, a very realistic look at a real crisis. i was there for all of it. i thought it was amazing and i thought you did fantastic. >> thank you very much. >> i'm going to lighten things up just a little bit because we've got to clear something up with our word on the web game that we like to play so you can clear up something that you put out on the internet. >> this. >> yes. >> the fins. >> okay. >> so you said your character general zod in the batman versus superman film will not only be a ghost but have flippers. can you explain? >> well, honestly, that was just kind of me having a life because the weird thing about this is that you do a movie like that and the studio begs you not to say anything like that and then people constantly ask you about it, so there's this tension there, and every once in a while i just let off some steam by

making up something silly. >> rattled the cage a little bit. >> increases the anticipation. >> we love that. >> they are also going to make an aquaman pretty soon so i was trying to make it so my character could segue into flippers and then can be the bad guy. >> career move. big fan of your work, particularly this movie. it's really strong. "99 homes" opens next friday, september 25th. thanks very much. >> hope everybody goes to see it. coming up next, three brave men agreed to get a style upgrade at the urging of their significant others. we will reveal the n

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for guilt.com. let's do this and jump right in with todd. this is the old look and his girlfriend vicky is tired of the sloppy sweats. >> so what do you think? >> yeah, you know, we've been out of college for a few years now and, you know, i kind of want him to upgrade from that and have more of that adult look on the weekends, too. >> so this is the problem we see all the time, so, you know, he's comfortable and maybe a little bit too comfortable so we see this at the local starbucks and at airports and see it at my brother's house. just a few small tweaks will make the world of difference. >> shall we take a look. let's have todd step out from behind. let's go for it. >> oh, my god. >> twirl. >> what do you think? >> i love it. >> yeah. >> i love the joggers. >> yeah. >> what did you do, andrew? >> what he did here is we wanted to keep the comfort but, you know, we didn't want to sacrifice the style so like i said, probably getting a little bit too comfortable here so keeping some of the favorite items like the hoodie and the

sweatpants but just making it a little bit more tailors. these are joggers, are great and have a panded botd tomorrow so they can show off a new streamlined sneaker which is really on trend. really super comfortable with the sweatshirt, that's fine but let's add a new bomber over the top of it. >> do you like it, todd? >> it's good. >> going to stick with it. >> ready to get rid of those track pants. >> let's do it. >> with deditch them. >> into the can. >> there we go. >> there goes the pants. >> has the option if he wants to keep them. >> thanks so much. let's move down a little bit here. >> okay, and check out ted's old look. his girlfriend does nont not like it one bit. what's the problem? >> you know, he's an entrepreneur, super busy and doesn't devote a lot of time to his wardrobe, always wearing the baggy shirts and i just want to see him in something -- >> a victim of that myself. >> it does make a difference. >> what do you think you do here? >> another common problem, see

this all over the streets outside. not an overhaul, just a really small tweak, like lena said, an entrepreneur so we don't just want him to look like the boggs. we want him to feel like the boss as well so a really tailored slim suit is going to do that. >> ted, come on out, my man. >> oh, wow. >> ted, tapered up, look as this. >> he looks fantastic. believe it or not, this is a $200 suit. he's got a much slimmer shirt on. we picked this one up from bar street, 55 bucks so a great value and something that's been selling for past couple years, a double monk strap shoe and he normally would wear a laceup so god something more modern. >> you happy? >> very important decisions behind the scoreboard. >> i think it's time, the baggy shirt. >> away it goes. >> look at that. >> with the assist. >> come on. >> looking good, man. >> you look great.

>> thank you. >> down one. okay. we've got sort of a -- >> what's the problem here? >> we've known each other for six years and he's not necessarily a bad dresser but he's in love with this oversized leather jacket and loves to wear it with everything. it's a 3x and he does not wear a 3x so i'm ready to see it go. we're getting married in a couple of weeks and i'm ready to see the jacket gone. >> step out. let's see what we did here. >> oh, look at this. >> again, just a little bit more polished, a little bit more modern. we're getting into the fall season so a lot of guys kind of reach in their closet and pull out something heavy. more updated and we have a lightweight down vest underneath a lighter weight jacket so he still gets to keep the leather but looks a little more polished. >> you like it in. >> love it. >> good look. >> congratulations, guys. >> thank you. >> you can get married now. >> three success stories.

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>> feels it's so easy and you f like had a chef doing it. we have eggs, milk, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and brown sugar, cinnamon nutmeg and the ricotta. >> you can do this before. >> a great time-saving test or up to an hour before and here's some different breads that you can use, halla with rasin and at christmastime i use panetone and others use a savory kind of field. i leave the bread out for a day. you cut them into one-inch cubes and it's okay if it gets messed up. doesn't have to be perfect because this is not a pretty dish, and you want to fill your casserole -- fill your casserole dish at least three-quarters full but if you want to go more you can go more. >> how about the custard is.

>> custard, we have four eggs and cinnamon and nutmeg and a great little chef tip. you now how the cinnamon and nutmeg float to the top. whip in the egg yolks first and then pour in the milk. >> willie, what do you any? >> i cannot stop eating this, it is so good. >> the whole thing. >> cream. >> you want all the milk in there, too. >> actually, yes. >> you need more because you need to coat all the bread. >> vanilla extract because you don't want it to be dry and brown sugar. >> would you like to pour, john. >> i'll do my best. >> this could be a catastrophe. >> pour it right all over everything. >> just pour and stir really well and a little butter and a little cinnamon sugar. >> okay. >> here we go. >> we want a little extra on top. >> and then you'll pop it in the oven at 350. >> go ahead. >> go ahead, and i'm going to take the one that's out. >> see what it looks like.

this is great. >> i'm going to jump ahead like willie. >> when you're entertaining on the weekends. >> so good. >> having trouble here. >> there you go. >> now how did you make the riccotta topping. >> ciccotta, vanilla extract and warmed with maple syrup, it's delicious. >> come on, john. >> we've got to break. break the diets. today.com has the recipe/food. >> you're really eating all of that. >> every bite of it. >> this is great.

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stand at 585 along with hundreds of other buildings. let's check your weather. clouds move in this afternoon. and a chance of showers later. meantime we'll see the highs reaching 75 degrees. mostly sunny for most of the day. 68 and 65 in the mission district. 67degrees. and showers continuing morning and early afternoon. we'll see showers moving in to the east bay as well as the tri-valley later on today with highs in the 60s and 70s. thousa now the morning commute. >> southbound 101 at the curve, still a little sticking point here. the happen will show you that coming out, a smoother drive south of 580, a nice drive in toward the golden gate bridge. city congestion. dream force is in town, so still closures and slow down down the east shore freeway.

san mateo bridge an easier drive, but slow down across the dunbar. fremont the same and north 101 by the airport, that's the last of the slowing. >> another local update in half an hour.

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