with that big banner, kevin durant. >> yes. >> see you back here in half hour. the victim's girlfriend streaming the immediate aftermath live online. >> he just shot his arm off. >> i told him not to reach for it! i told him to get his hand off of it! >> you told him to get his driver's license. please don't tell me he's dead. he was getting his i.d. >> protest erupt overnight while new video surfaces of the fatal shooting in louisiana. the justice department now joining that investigation. showdown on capitol hill. the director of the fbi set to testify before congress this morning about the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. the case now formally closed

without criminal charges. donald trump again slamming what he says is a rigged system, while rolling out newt gingrich on the campaign trail. >> in one form or another, newt gingrich is going to be involved with our government. >> is the former house speaker now the favorite to be trump's running mate? sizzling, the brutal heat wave rolls on. another 41 million people bracing for extreme temperatures and high humidity, but relief may be in sight today, thursday, july 7th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast thursday morning. we have willie in for matt again we have our eyes on a hearing room on capitol hill. any moment, james comey the fbi director expected to walk

through those doors and testify about his decision not to charge hillary clinton criminally in connection with her e-mail practices. we'll have more on that in a moment. >> be watching that very closely. first our top story, deadly police shootings sparking outrage and protest. the latest last night in minnesota. the aftermath captured in graphic video and streamed live on facebook by the man's girlfriend. melissa colorado from our nbc affiliate in minneapolis has the latest for us this morning. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what started out as a routine traffic stop ended up in a deadly encounter wednesday night. family members are now identifying the victim at 32-year-old philando castile. we want to warn our viewers, the video you're about to watch may be disturbing. police are investigating the shooting death of a minnesota man after shocking cell phone video going viral overnight. the video not verified by nbc news appears to show the moments

following the shooting as it was streaming live on facebook. >> stay with me. we got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back. >> reporter: a blood soaked man identified by family members as 32-year-old philando castile is seen slumped next to his girlfriend and moaning in pain, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. the man's girlfriend describing how it all unfolded. >> he's licensed. he's licensed to carry. he was trying to get out his i.d. and his wallet out of his pocket and he let the officer know that he was -- he had a firearm and he was reaching for his wallet. >> reporter: a uniformed police officer is seen holding a pistol outside of the car yelling that castile should have kept his hands visible. >> i told him not to reach for it! i told him to get his hand off of it. >> you told him to get his i.d., sir. you told him to get his driver's license. please don't tell me he's dead. please don't tell my boyfriend just went like that. >> keep your hands where they

are. >> yes, i will, sir. i'll keep my hands where they are. please, officer, don't tell me that you just did this to him. you shot four bullets into him, sir. he was just getting his license and registration, sir. >> get the female passenger out. >> ma'am exit the car with your hands up. let me see your hands. exit now. keep them up. keep them up. >> reporter: authorities say st. anthony police were conducting a traffic stop for an alleged broken taillight when the officer fired at least once at the man driving the vehicle. >> the initial traffic stop was initiated by a primary officer and then a backup officer responded. i do not know anything about the facebook video at this time. that was live streaming. i haven't seen the video. >> reporter: overnight a crowd of about 50 to 60 people gathered outside of the governor's mansion in st. paul chanting in protest. >> this is completely unacceptable. somebody say enough is enough. >> reporter: there's now about five to six dozen protesters

standing outside of the governor's mansion. i spoke to st. paul police chief, he said the city will accommodate these protesters and will shut down this road right in front of the governor's mansion. as for governor mark dayton, we're told he is still inside the residence. guys, back to you. >> melissa colorado, thank you. new protests in baton rouge, louisiana, overnight over a deadly police shooting there. new video of that incident coming out as the justice department launches its own investigation. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in baton rouge for us. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. less than 36 hours after the incident the department of justice became involved and is now leading the investigation. state authorities as well will be looking at surveillance video from this convenience store plus body cameras, that police say became dislodged during the incident. this morning after the death of alton sterling, the outrage is mounting but the protests are peaceful. >> some people say we couldn't come out here without burning up our own building, without

flipping over cars. but this is not ferguson. >> reporter: baton rouge police say early tuesday a 911 caller said someone matching sterling's description threatened him with a gun outside a convenience store. it's not clear exactly what happened before the cell phone started recording but police say when two officers arrived, they confronted sterling. the officers tackling and wrestling him to the ground. seconds later -- >> shots fired. shots fired. >> horrifying. >> reporter: abdul muflahi said he shot his own video and owns the store. he said that sterling recently started carrying a gun for protection and had been selling cds outside his store for years. >> reporter: at any point did you see mr. sterling reach for that gun or threaten the officers with that gun? >> no. no. they were on top of him. >> reporter: his video appears to show an officer pull an object from sterling's pocket although police have not said what that object is. >> there's a lot that we do not understand. like you, i am demanding answers.

>> reporter: so is the aunt who helped raise him. >> they sat down and watched my child die. >> reporter: sterling's 15-year-old son grief stricken. >> i for one will not rest and will not allow y'all to sweep him in the dirt. >> reporter: sterling's name has has now become the latest hashtag in the national heated debate over excessive force. to his family, he was much more than that. the two officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave. as is standard practice in these type of cases. they were three and four-year veterans of the force. willy and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez in baton rouge this morning. thanks, gabe. also this morning the fbi director james comey testimony is just getting under way. that's a live picture. we'll hear from the chairman of the house committee holding that hearing in just a moment. but first nbc's hali jackson life on the hill for us this morning.

good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, good morning on this very busy day from washington. and just moments ago, we heard representatives chaffetz ask director comey in his opening statements what he considers a double standard. comey in the hot seat after explaining his reasoning not to prosecute hillary clinton because of that e-mail controversy, a decision backed up by attorney general loretta lynch. the justice department's investigation of the e-mail is now over, but for republicans it's not going anywhere. many of them, including donald trump, sensing political opportunity and ready to pounce. >> crooked hillary. crooked. so crooked. >> reporter: donald trump trying to stay on message in ohio and focus on hillary clinton's e-mail controversy -- >> lie! dirty, rotten, liar. >> reporter: the gop aiming fire at her and at fbi director james comey, who will testify today in a congressional hearing called

that'sly. >> the fbi director pointed out that hillary clinton broke the law. >> we have seen nothing but stonewalling and dishonesty from secretary clinton on this issue. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan now arguing clinton should not get the classified breachings all presidential nominees receive. his democratic counterpart -- >> the secretary said she made a mistake. wouldn't do it again. he said there's not enough here to prosecute anything. i think that's that. >> reporter: political pushback as donald trump pushes back against new controversy of his own. his now deleted tweet showing what appears to be a jewish star of david on top of hundred dollar bills, an image some found anti-semitic. >> oh, there's money behind it. they're profiling. they're profiling, not us. why would they bring it up? >> reporter: trump tweeting overnight a similar image of a star on a "frozen" children's book as the candidate himself heats up, ranting in rare form about the press --

>> they are liars. these are bad people. >> reporter: about saddam hussein. >> i don't love saddam hussein. i hate saddam hussein. but he was damn good at killing terrorists. >> reporter: all of it against the backdrop of a potential presidential ticket. >> i'm not saying if it's newt. if it's newt, nobody will beat him in those debates. that's for sure. >> reporter: the possible political team now teaming up against clinton. >> is there a single person here who believes that if you had done what hillary clinton had done that you would not be prosecuted? >> no! >> reporter: and this morning house speaker paul ryan is formally requesting that intelligence officials not give hillary clinton the classified briefings that presidential nominees typically receive, all of this, by the way, comes as donald trump is visiting with congressional members here on capitol hill today. i'm told by sources inside the room, savannah and willy, that

he did not bring up, nor was he asked about that tweet controversy we've been talking about. back to you. >> hallie jackson on the hill. thank you so much. the hearing is being held by the house committee on oversight and government reform. little earlier we spoke to its chairman republican congressman jason chaffetz. take a listen. >> before we get to the ins and outs of director comey's discuss his findings. >> we want to get into that in a moment. let me be clear because there are allegations particularly by donald trump that this is a rigged system, that hillary clinton got preferential treatment by the federal government. do you suspect that? do you agree with that?

>> that's legitimate question for the fbi director. if you listen to the fact pattern laid out by the director, i'm mystified, there seems to be a double standard. if the average joe had gone through that, they probably have handcuffs on them and probably be in jail. but if your name is clinton, if you happen to be part of the powerful and elite, there seems to be a different set of standards. certainly the department of justice is prosecuted people for far less and here hillary clinton they're just letting her go. >> mr. chairman, you said the fbi's recommendation quoting surprising and confusing. based on the facts that you heard from director comey the other day, do you believe hillary clinton committed a criminal act? >> i do believe that there's statutes on the book, there are laws on the book that were clearly broken. you cannot put classified information in a non-secure formatd. she did it for years. it put people in jeopardy. it may have been hacked. she lied and misled the american people. and the ultimate jury in this is going to be the american people. they get to make this decision.

do they want somebody so untrustworthy to be the chief executive. >> from where you're sitting, did she commit a criminal act? >> i do believe that she broke the law. and that's what we want to ask. >> let me ask you because there will be a lot of people who look at this and they'll see politics on both sides frankly and they may say, look, these are house republicans want to drag this out because they think it's politically beneficial. let me ask it this way -- if she had been indicted, would you be calling director comey before your committee to ask him his rational and his basis for that decision? >> oh, absolutely. i mean, i spoke with the fbi director. he is coming up here less than 48 hours after he made his announcement. we need to understand it. the american people should be able to see everything that the fbi sees, now that it's closed, now that the department of justice is not going to prosecute, then show the american people all the information. and if they had moved to indict her, i would have the same hearing, absolutely.

>> mr. chairman, you just heard hallie jackson recommend that hillary clinton is a democratic nominee does get briefings, should be denied access to that cia information she's been getting. do you agree with speaker ryan on that? >> i do. the fbi director conclusively saying that she's extremely careless with this. classified information is classified for a reason. it put's people's lives in dang fer you mistreat it and she has done this over a pattern of years. this is not an innocent mistake. she knows better and she misled the american people. she lied under oath to congress. you can't do that without any consequences. but in this case, she seems to just skate above it. >> just asking a tactical question, in some ways is having a hearing like this pushing it? if you listen to what director comey said, he did her no favors in that press conference. as you mentioned several times, he called her extremely careless with classified information and essentially dismantled every excuse she's offered as to why she needed a private e-mail

server. now you're having him before the committee to explain in detail why she didn't merit the criminal charge. >> well, exactly. look, the american people deserve to see this information. congress needs to see this information. because the precedent has been set, if you're not going to prosecute this case, what case are you going to prosecute? and what is the message you send to the millions of people that do have security clearances, go ahead and be lax. go ahead and let that information out and there's going to be no consequence. i think that's totally unacceptable. >> our conversation a bit earlier this morning with congressman jason chaffetz. >> there's fresh signs that bernie sanders, hillary clinton's challenger in the democratic primaries may be getting closer to endorsing his former rival. nbc's kristen welker has more on that angle. >> good morning to you. hillary clinton has been working to turn the page on her e-mail controversy, taking aim at donald trump in atlantic city and now her campaign is touting new signs of party unity. trying to move on from her on

going e-mail controversy, hillary clinton may be getting a boost from her former rival, bernie sanders telling msnbc's chris hayes -- >> we are now working with the clinton campaign. >> you're not denying the report that there are talks about a possible endorsement? >> that's correct. >> reporter: campaign sources tell nbc news sanders could endorse clinton as early as next tuesday if they remove sticking points. >> he calls himself the king of death -- and he earned that title right here in ac. >> reporter: wednesday clinton tried to turn the bright lights of atlantic city on to donald trump's business record, pointing to the now shuttered casinos dotting the boardwalk that once held trump's name. >> what he did here in atlantic city is exactly what he will do if he wins in november. it is the same scam over and over again. >> reporter: trump argued bankruptcy proceedings are common and can save jobs, firing back on fox news. >> as far as atlantaics city, for years and years i had

success. i created thousands and thousands of jobs. i left atlantic city seven years ago. i haven't been back for years. i haven't seen it. most of the hotels -- many of the hotels are bruptd. >> reporter: in 1984, trump sounded like the hotel casino and plaza could not fail. >> without question the largest and the finest gambling casino, hotel complex anywhere in the world. >> reporter: but atlantic city and the plaza hit bumps in the road. it closed in 2014, making the casino clinton's key prop. >> when this casino collapsed because of how badly he managed it, hundreds of people lost their jobs. he walked away with millions. >> reporter: dismissing the criticism, trump accused his rival of trying to change the subject away from her e-mails. >> she just wants to get off the subject of all the lies that she told to the fbi and to everybody else. >> reporter: clinton is off the trail today here at her home in d.c.

she will undoubtedly be watching what happens on capitol hill very closely. her surrogates will be out in ten states railing against donald trump's business practices and touting clinton's new plan to give small businesses enhanced legal protection. >> busy week for secretary clinton. kristen welker, thank you. one of the world's most famous traditions is off and running in pamplona, spain. thousands of thrill seekers raced down a half million course alongside fighting bulls, all part of the festival. four people were injured today. thankfully, though, none of those were life threatening. this takes place every morning for the next seven days. >> i love watching that from right here. let's bring in dylan with a first look at the forecast and the heat and humidity. >> it's affecting so many people. that's the issue with this. it's not just the heat. it is the humidity also that's making it feel like it's well above 100 degrees. we have an excessive heat warning through oklahoma, elsewhere across texas and

arkansas down into louisiana. we have heat advisories, more than 40 million people are under some sort of heat advisory. philadelphia is also under an excessive heat warning in new york city under that heat advisory as temperatures continue to soar into the 90s. we are looking at a heat wave here. oklahoma city 100 degrees but it will feel like 110. shreveport will feel like 107. this will extends into the southeast and last until sunday. the northeast, temperatures will cool off a bit and lose the humidity on sunday. charleston, west virginia, still stuck in the 90s. washington, d.c. will be in the mid 80s by the time we get into sunday.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as you head out the door, a lot of clouds and temperatures now in the mid to upper 50s and h d heading into the upper 70s. san francisco will hold steady at 60 degrees. some peaks of sunshine president mild temperatures there and low 70s in the east bay and the peninsula. it will also be breezy today with a fairly strong onshore flow with those winds coming in from the west. that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you so much. a longtime fox news anchor suing the network's ceo claiming she was fired for refusing his sexual advances. navy s.e.a.l. training under

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>> sam, we're seeing the typical clouds over san francisco this time of year. very cool as well. now, that will be clearing out after a morning start in the mid to upper 50s. with some sunshine later on today. and some much warmer temperatures expect a high of 77 in south bay. in san jose, 65 in oakland and san francisco holding steady at about 60 degrees. upper 70s for fairfield and morgan hill. 76 degrees. feeling nice. cooler than average. and this weather continues as we go into the next several days until it starts to warm up early in enext week. take it in and enjoy. as we go into the next several days. we're going to see this weather continuing. i'll talk about that but let's head over to mike now to see what's happening on the roadways. >> san mateo bridge westbound, see how slow it is on the right side. chp was driving through the access lane now at the end of the section from what i can see, may be flashing lights. look at the maps, slow across the san mateo bridge. they don't report anything. use the dumbarton bridge because

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♪ ♪ i know what you did last summer ♪ 7:30. it's thursday morning. 7th of july, 2016. the minus 25 hours and counting until our next big concert on the plaza. pop sensation shawn mendez will be here in the flesh to kick off a world tour. we would like to think he's kicking it off in style with us. >> if you plan to be out on the plaza, get here early. this crowd is going to be huge tomorrow. >> absolutely. let's look at the headlines from the morning. fbi director james comey testifying on capitol hill later this morning about his agency's recommendation not to prosecute hillary clinton over her use of personal e-mail servers as secretary of state. on wednesday, the attorney general said she would accept

that decision from comey bringing the year-long investigation to a close. donald trump stokes speculation over his possible pick for a running mate during a campaign rally last night in cincinnati. he was joined by newt gingrich and hinted at the former house speaker's potential role in the trump administration. >> newt has been my friend for a long time. and i'm not saying anything and i'm not telling even newt anything, but i can tell you, in one form or another, newt gingrich is going to be involved with our government. that i can tell you. okay? >> trump says he plans to reveal his vp pick just prior to the republican convention. a police officer in minnesota is on administrative leave this morning after fatally shooting a man during a traffic stop. this is video of the aftermath, the moments after the shooting live streamed on facebook by the victim's girlfriend. the shooting is now under investigation. now to some bombshell allegations being made by a popular former fox news anchor

gretchen carlson claims she was let go from the network after claning about repeated sexual harassment at work. nbc seen yore legal correspondent cynthia mcfadden is following that story for us. cynthia, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit against roger ailes, one of the most popular people in media but carlson claims he pressured to have a sexual relationship with him and when she refused, carlson claims that he fired her. ailes is firing back saying the lawsuit is a retaliation for the network's decision not to renew her contract. gretchen carlson says in her newly filed lawsuit it started when she complained about how she was being treated by her "fox & friends" co-host steve doocy. in 2009, carlson said she complained about doocy saying he was belittling her on air and off. attorneys for carlson allege fox

news chief roger ailes responded by calling her a man hater and telling her she needed to learn to get along with the boys. in 2013, carlson said she was removed as a co-anchor of "fox & friends" and given her own show. in the afternoons on fox. >> a big thanks to our boss here, roger ailes for believing in me. >> reporter: in the suit, carlson accused him of ogling her in his office and asking her to turn around so he could view her posterior. carlson said she confronted ailes last september claiming he told her, i think you and i should have had a sexual relationship. adding that sometimes problems are easier to solve that way. carlson says she refused to have a sexual relationship with ailes and was fired nine months later. in a statement last evening, ailes said carlson's allegations were "offensive and defamatory

and would be defended vigorously. he also denied that she had been fired. when fox news did not commence negotiations to renew her contract, ms. carlson became aware that her career with the network was likely over and conveniently began to pursue a lawsuit. carlson hasn't always been critical of ailes writing in her book roger was razor sharp and inscrutable and we seemed to have a real connection. we should make clear that carlson's lawsuit is only against roger ailes and not fox news itself. according to lawyers representing carlson, several female former fox employees have contacted them since carlson went public yesterday with her lawsuit saying they want to discuss how women are treated at the network. the parent company of fox news 21st century fox says it stands by ailes but also has begun an internal review of the allegations. >> distinct feeling we have not

heard the end of this yet. cynthia, thank you. >> i think you're right. new questions over the death of a navy s.e.a.l. trainee in california now that the medical examiner's report has been released. nbc's joe fryer has been following this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the sailor drown in may during a training exercise at the naval base here in coronado. the coroner's report says some may view this as an accident, the medical examiner is calling it a homicide. it was his first week in the grueling six-month navy s.e.a.l. training program. loveless died. at age 21. according to the medical record loveless and other trainees were swimming in fatigue and boots. medical examiner shows loveless appeared to be struggling before an instructor is seen to dunk loveless under the water and follow him around the pool for approximately five minutes on video. he continually splashes loveless and dunks him at least one additional time. eventually loveless was pulled

from the water still breathing but an hour later he was dead. the medical examiner writes it's our opinion that action and inactions of the instructors and other individuals involved were excessive and directly contributed to his death and the manner of death is best classified as homicide. >> water training is always going to be dangerous and for some it is a defining moment. and instructors don't know where different students stand. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l. training is so demanding 80% don't make the cut. that includes kevin. >> i'm a good swimmer. i was a swimmer in high school. there was one incidence when i thought i would drown when i was in the pool. >> reporter: as for loveless's death, the navy criminal investigative service is still looking into it and says it's important to understand that homicide refers to death at the hands of another and a homicide is not inherently a crime. the instructor was removed from duty after nbc news and a

virginia pilot newspaper started asking questions about the death in may. he's on administrative duty. no charges have been filed. as for the young man that died, the medical examiner says he did have an enlarged heart and that is a possible contributing factor to his death. back to you. >> a lot of questions. joe fryer, thank you. let's turn and get a check of the weather from dylan. i believe the correct term is gross outside. is that what you use in your business? >> everything about it is gross. we also had severe weather that we're watching today and yesterday, too. we had reports more than 300 wind damage reports and look at that tree down on that car. we had wind gusts up near 60 miles per hour obviously knocking down trees and power lines falling on to these signs here. we saw home damage as well. it's kind of the similar setup that we'll see today through parts of the midwest. in the meantime, it's been all about the heavy rain. parts of north central tennessee have seen 3 to 7 inches of rain so far this morning and that heavy rain is still training over those same areas so flash

flooding is still possible. we also have severe thunderstorm watches in effect that include st. louis until 1:00 this afternoon. we also have several severe thunderstorm warnings with this squall line moving through areas across missouri and cloud to ground lightning and winds that the heavy downpours, wind gusts up near 60 miles per hour later this afternoon we'll see more showers and thunderstorms develop. supercells are likely. isolated tornadoes are likely. as you saw from that video, you don't need a tornado to produce severe damage and winds gusting up near 60 to 70 miles per hour we're looking at mostly cloudy skies across the bay area. and some mild temperatures. it's in the mid to upper 50s. highs rising into the 70s for the south bay. up to 76 degrees in morgan hill. 59 in half-moon bay. palo alto, 76 degrees. low 60s in san francisco. clouds will hang around a little

while longer today. meanwhile, get some system sunshine in the north bay. and napa up to 71 degrees. oakland, 65 and 77 in san ramon. forecast 24/7 on its weather channel and weather.com. >> thank you, dylan. coming up, what donald trump said at his latest rally that people on both sides of the aisle will agree on. >> definitely. and texting 911 in an emergency. why very few cities allow you to do it and the growing push to expand the technology. but first, these messages. (vo) combine the right things.

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back at 7:44. you may be surprised to learn that despite the explosion of texting, a lot of 911 dispatch centers, in fact most of them, cannot receive a text message. >> why aren't more departments using the potentially life saving technology? nbc's tom costello has been looking into that. he's a firestation in tyson's corner virginia. >> reporter: good morning. fairfax county, virginia, has a reputation for embracing technology and they can receive text messages if they can't talk on the phone for a medical reason or a suspect they don't want to alert but 90% of 911 centers nation wide cannot receive a text message. walk into any major 911 center, the tempo is the same.

>> i'm going to stay on the line with you until help comes. >> reporter: in this age of instant messaging, only a handful of 911 centers can receive text messages. in orlando, eddie justice was trapped in the nightclub restroom with the gunman fast approaching. he texted his mom. >> call police. i'm going to die. >> reporter: while orlando police were flooded with 911 calls, the department wasn't able to receive text messages. out of nearly 6,600 dispatch centers nationwide, only about 10% can accept text messages. new york, l.a., miami, and seattle are among big cities where people can't send a text. >> if we're waiting for police departments to spend the money to do this, they don't have the money. it's not in their budgets. >> in loudon county, virginia, text messages began in march.

they get several each week. >> this is what we see. we click on this. screen pops up. >> reporter: along with the message, the caller's gps coordina coordinates. dealing with caller over a text message instead of a voice call can take much longer. 90 seconds or longer. precious seconds lost in an emergency. dispatchers say text messages often don't convey the urgency or emotion that they can pick up from a caller. >> they take control of their emotions and say listen to me. we're going to deliver a baby. listen to me. we need to get everybody out of the house. you can't do that on the text machine. it's definitely the human interaction is what's missing with the text. >> reporter: the message from 911 centers that are text enabled, call if you can. text if you can't. and text messaging can be used

to send police photos or video of a suspect they need to be looking for but it's a slow rollout nationwide for this technology and in fact you should never assume that your 911 center can receive a text message. guys, back to you. >> would like to think law enforcement will catch up to the technology. tom costello, thanks so much. just ahead, a new look at what princess diana was like before she became a member of the royal family. >> (man) what i love about the

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welcome back. carson is in the orange room. what's shaking? >> what's shaking, guys. walked right into the shot and do something different. we all look forward to the fourth of july. you have fireworks. that's good for us. not so good for pets. earlier this week we mentioned that july 5th is the busiest day for dog shelters because so many dogs and animals get scared and run away from the fireworks in fear. one clever dog owner found a way to keep her golden retriever occupied. this was video posted by emily. that's joey captivated by the headphones and watching the ipad. pretty smart. this three-second clip went viral over 300,000 retweets on twitter and counting. others chimed in with ways they helped their animals get through the holiday. headphones again. taylor made a fort for her dog. carson set up camp in the bathroom. you see ipad and speakers.

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. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we start out with low clouds and ocean beach in parts of san francisco. temperatures in the upper 50s. as we head lieu the day we're looking at some 50s to start but then we'll see some sunshine and highs reaching up to 78 degrees in los galos. redwood city, 74 degrees. in napa, 71. 87 in brentwood. while oakland today, might reach 65 and some mid to upper 70s for parts of the tri-valley. as we head into the weekend looks like more of the same weather but heating up early next week. as we look at what's happen og the roadway, it's a wonder, mike, the fog and the mist affecting any drivers? >> we've seen windshield wipers once in a while. they will be for the golden gate brinl. here at the san mateo bridge, half hour ago we do have slowing westbound. no incidents on the chp report. i did see on the map a lot of slowing across the flat section

and i thought i saw a chp cruiser heading over there across the westbound direction. use the dumbarton bridge as an alternate. north, heading toward the bay bridge, oakland, 580 starts to build. and in the south bay, a smooth flow of traffic northbound. moving well but as kari said, watch for mist and may use your windshield wipers. back to you. mike, thank you very much. happening right now, the story reverberating across the country. minnesota man shot and killed by police during a traffic stop. his girlfriend streamed the dramatic aftermath on facebook live. in the last hour that woman spoke at an emotional news conference. you can link to that on our facebook page. police seized close to 2,000 pot plants in suburban san jose. investigators say seven separate homes served a little more than greenhouse '. that story is posted on our home page. word for a trade for the warriors. andrew bogut is officially gone.

♪ it's 8:00 on today. sunscreen research shows how some of the most popular brands may not meet doctors' standards. plus a photo appeared to show kate middleton levitating. and top dog. >> attack on three, two -- >> modern family's eric sto stonestreet gets animated over his new role in the secret life of pets today, thursday july 7th, 2016.

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hill for us. >> reporter: good morning. this morning right now james comey is on the hot seat on capitol hill getting grilled, explaining his reasoning for recommending not to prosecute. this comes, by the way, as attorney general loretta lynch has accepted that decision. this means the justice department's investigation into clinton's e-mail controversy has ended officially. but for republicans it's far from over. listen to this exchange that just happened between congress jason chaffetz and comey. >> did hillary clinton break the law? >> in connection with her use of the e-mail server, my judgment is she did not. >> were you just not able to prosecute it or did hillary clinton break the law? >> well, i don't want to give an overly lawyerly answer. the question i was looking at is is there evidence that established beyond a reasonable doubt that somebody engaged in conduct that violated a criminal statute. and my judgment here is there is

not. >> reporter: this morning house speaker paul ryan is formally requested that intelligence officials not give hillary clinton the briefing that presidential nominees normally receive.ive. all of it by truwhile trump is hill too. while trump is on the hill too. for the first time the u.s. for the first time the u.s. has sanctioned kim jong-un has sanctioned kim jong-un citing notorious abuses of human rights.otorious abuses of human rights the sanctions affect propert and over assets within u.s. jurisdiction and are aimed at five north korean ministries and departments as well as ten other people. the sanctions are the first to target any north koreans for any human rights abuses. >> earlier today a single bunch of grapes sold for $11,000 at an auction in central japan. ruby roman grapes are valued for their sweetness, beautiful color and very large in size. they're just a little bit smaller than a ping-pong ball. the store says it's going to

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recommendation, a sunscreen must be 30 spf or higher, have broad spectrum protection and has to be water and/or sweat resistant. the fda regulates sunscreens and requires rigorous testing but the northwestern university researchers who conducted the study found that 26 of those 65 top consumer rated sunscreens didn't meet all three criteria. the reviews suggest consumers paid more attention to how the sunscreen smelled and felt rather than whether or not it was water resistant. nbc news reached out to amazon. it politely declined to comment. we get more on findings. doctor, good morning. good to see you. these are some of the products that did not meet aad standards. what's the takeaway? >> the consumer needs to be shopper savvy. these products didn't meet the standards because they are not water resistant. most of them. now some of them were an

appropriate spf. it doesn't mean they're bad products. it means they're not water resistant and water resistance is key when you spend time at the beach or going outdoors for long periods of time. there are times when products like these might be beneficial. >> we reached out to personal care products council and call into question because the requirement that effective sunscreen be water resistant and not all consumers need that. i guess the point is if you're going to wear sunscreen every day under your makeup in winter, maybe you don't need water resistant. >> that's correct. make sure you use a product that's good for your skin type and you want to be personal about it. you want to look at the active ingredients and make sure what you're using is good for what you're looking for. it doesn't necessarily mean that the product has to be water resistant if you're going to and from work and you're indoors most of the time. make sure it as an appropriate

spf. >> some products were moisturizers and not sunscreens. what do you recommend as a dermatologist? >> all sunscreens contain an spf of 30 or higher, water resistant and broad spectrum to cover both uva and uvb. these criteria are best used for products going to be used on the beach, whether you're going to the park, spending long periods of time or going to be near the water. if you're going to use a moisturizer with an spf, it's okay to use one that's not water resistant. it's still important to use a broad spectrum product and one with a high spf. >> higher you go, better sunscreen is? >> less likely you'll make a mistake with your sunscreen. if you use lower spf, you don't apply the correct quantity. 25% to 50% of people do not apply the right quantity. if you don't apply enough, you're not getting spf on that bottle. >> these are products that did

meet the requirements. it was interesting to see people's reviews. they were reviewing based on how it felt and how it smelled and that's a legitimate thing to look into, isn't it? >> as long as you get the right spf and meeting criteria that are necessary, pick a product that you're going to use. you want to look at whether you want a lotion or a cream or a spray or a gel. you want it to be kcosmetically acceptable. it needs to be user friendly or it won't work for you. >> this is the proper amount of sunscreen you should use. it's a shot glass. always a good reminder. thank you. let us get a check of the weather now from dylan. >> announcer: today's weather brought to you by camping world. get one stop shopping for everything rv at your nearby camping world rv supercenter. >> from sun to storms. we're keeping an eye out for more storms that will move eastward tomorrow. here's the area we're watching from pittsburgh through

charleston, west virginia, back into louisville where we will see the chance of isolated tornadoes. mostly damaging winds and small hail is possible and these will redevelop as we go into tomorrow afternoon. you can see storms are spotty and scattered in nature. they'll move through the new york city area friday night into early saturday morning. then those storms should pull away and we could see some pop-up storms that redevelop on saturday. today the enhanced risk includes areas like iowa and most of illinois where again we could see wind gusts near 60 to 70 miles per hour. can't rule out a tornado. it's straight line winds that could cause damage. it's still very hot and very humid across most of the country. temperatures still running above average. feels like temperature 5 t i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have typical morning low clouds for summertime. as we go into the day, it clears

out and it will be a nice one. up to 71 degrees in the east bay and the peninsula. the south bay, 77. san francisco reaching 60 degrees. the morning clouds and fog will clear out for a few hours during the day and along the coastline. and some cool air all around the bay area. don't forget you can find us any time on "today's" show radio sirius 108. >> it is trending time, people. i think if you're a viewer of the "today" show we never miss an opportunity to show a picture of the royals? we love the royals here. do you see anything strange? it looks like the duchess of cambridge is levitating. she's not just pretty, she levita levitates. when you zoom in, it's just an optical illusion. i don't know, i think she's levita

levitating. >> royals, they're not just like us. >> cool. >> all right, anyway. >> pretty cool. >> another moment caught on camera trending this morning. last night at donald trump's rally in cincinnati, he deviated from his speech, which he does quite a bit when he was distracted by a mosquito. check it out. >> the democrats -- ooh, there was a mosquito. i don't want mosquitos around me. i don't like mosquitos! i don't like those mosquitos, i never did. okay, speaking of mosquitos. hello, hillary, how are you doing? >> he's tough on mosquitos, too. what's not to like about that. >> off prompter. >> exactly. >> trending. >> a little moment of bipartisan agreement. nobody likes mosquitos. >> let's talk fashion a designer dress getting a lot of buzz this morning. fashion designer, sarah bryant, do you like her creation? >> hmm. >> what if i told you it was

made entirely out of human head and body hair. >> she actually reached out to her social followers and asked for donation of hairs to create that. her inspiration was to make something that would top for -- wait for it, lady gaga's meat dress. which is better, meat or the hair? >> they're both equally gross. >> something about human hair. back hair, what hair? >> all different colors. >> let's just say head hair. who knows where it's from. >> it could be back hair. >> this is leading breakfast. >> sorry. we should have put a disclaimer. >> sorry. >> let's hope it doesn't catch on. >> we had to show you this because many men can relate to this feeling. not these circumstances, but this feeling. check it out. >> oh! >> meant to do that! >> oh! >> come on! >> yeah! >> how many times can we loop

that? >> what are the odds of that? >> it's one thing to step on a rake, this is something else enti entirely. the objective of the sport is to throw the heavy metal ball as far as you can go. >> can you describe what exactly that might feel like? >> not a hammer? that guy will pick up the check next time. he'll never recommend going dutch. >> wow. >> i will think about that. >> carson take it away. >> we will start with adele who did kick off the u.s. leg of her tour and chose st. paul, minnesota tuesday night. while the crowd was excited, adel did warn the audience this concert might not be exactly what they expected. >> it's not going to be a party because i write very sad songs. you know that, right? you're not expecting it. it's [ bleep ] great. >> it's like a sailor.

someone counted 15 "f" bombs. love her. she put engagement rumors to rest, this about her boyfriend, he simply hasn't proposed yet and let's move on from that. christie tiegen, new mother, saw this tweet and went on amazon for a blender and ended up buying @chrissy tiegen's cookbook and she wrote back and offered to take care of the blender herself and is indeed a woman of her word because she shared the evidence of the gift in wrapping and all. that's a good blender, from vit ta mix. 400 bucks. >> i love vit ta mix. >> the price is right. >> finally, guys, princess diana would have turned 55 this month but before the royal icon became one of the most famous people in

this world, a young diana spencer worked as a nanny in britain. we get an inside look at the young woman just on the brink of fame and mary robinson who hired her to take care of her young son recalls the day she visited. >> i said, was it with prince andrew? she said, no, it was actually, it was charles. but his mother invited me. and i just burst out laughing at the thought of her, you know, referring to the queen of england as a friend's mother. and i did say, oh, my gosh, do you think anything's going to definitive develop? and very regretfully staring down at the floor, she said, no, i don't think he'd look twice at me, after all, he's 31 and i'm only 19. i said, i wouldn't be too sure. >> the documentary "princess

diana behind closed doors," at 9:00 eastern and you can find more on your facebook page. >> thank you. we are wrapping up our billion dollar brand series with a company well on its way to becoming a billion dollar empire. good morning. >> you want to be successful. obviously, appearance is important. you want to make a billion dollars, all you have to do is shave. meet two guys who realized they could change the shaving experience for themselves and men everywhere. sometimes inspiration is staring back at you in the mirror. >> i'm andy. >> i'm jeff. and we founded harry's. >> a dream so powerful they can't let it go. >> andy and i were talking to people incessantly about razors, pulling our friends together at parties to have focus groups.

>> to get an invite to the party. >> andy and jeff wanted to give men the best shave ever. their company, harry's was born, equal start-up and old craftsmanship. >> one of our values was to look 11th to find right. >> to look left to find right. what does that mean? >> it means we shouldn't take the status quo for granted. >> like the everyday shave. >> i need a shave. can any help around here? >> this is our neighborhood. we live here, our office is here. >> down the block, their very own barber shop. dedicated to the art of shaving, where you'll walk out feeling like a million bucks. actually make that a billion, jeff already has one success under his belt. he founded warby parker, a company that transformed the eyeglass industry and worth over

a billion dollars, a unicorn in a company of start-ups and harry's isn't easy. they're not talking about whether they're there yet. >> how close are you to being a unicorn company. >> i think -- >> you hate that question? >> no. we don't think about valuation as a goal. >> has there ever been a moment where you have felt like i just can't keep doing this? >> there's certainly been moments that have tried my patience and ability to keep going, but like i don't like -- what's the alternative? the way jeff and i are both wired is like figure out a way. >> they met as college interns, becoming friends. they always wanted to start a company together but they never imagined it would lead them thousands of miles from new york to germany where they've been making razors for 100 years. >> the secret sauce is the blade itself and the blade edge.

>> they were so impressed they bought the factory, itself a challenge. they don't speak german and it took a year of top negotiations. >> you're two guys in your 30s. you buy for 1$100 million a factory in germany. you walk in day one and you think -- >> we thought, oh, boy, this is going to be a lot, but we fundamentally believed in our vision to go do this. >> these two young business school buddies were now employing 500 german workers. >> it's actually grinding the edge of the blade. >> their factory, making harry's raz razors, shipped to the u.s., sold online and delivered to your doorstep. back in new york the pair reflecting on their journey so far. >> i find it inspiring. >> me, too. >> what are your three tips? >> you have to have a level of drive to push through those moments where things feel really bleak, sort of manage the highs and the lows. i think it's surrounding

yourself with really talented people, particularly people that are better at what ever it is they do than you are. >> you have to love your idea and what you're doing. you have to be so deeply passionate about it. >> need a good point. >> all you can do is like think about it and want to work on it. >> andy's next challenge, his wife will have their first child. >> my wife tells me all the time, you have no idea what we're getting into. >> and harry's doesn't release figures but last year it was valued at 7$750 million. you know, guys, while we were doing that filming, i ran into those guys at the airport late at night. they looked exhausted and you think another secret is you have to work really really hard. that's how you make a billion dollars. >> did he indicate his next idea so i can invest this morning? i want to get in early on that. >> amazing. >> thanks. >> let's send it over to carson. >> look who's here. we have eric in the house.

we will talk about his very animated new role and much more. after the local weather. i'm ... ==im== ppening tay... a live look at orae are - he good morning. it's 8:26. happening now, live look at oracle arena where there's big time buzz brewing. see that big banner in the background? it's a giant k.d. welcome side. the golden state warriors today will officially welcome kevin durant as part of the team. durant arrives after nine seasons with the oklahoma city thunder. nearly ended the warriors in their run to the nba playoffs. warriors coach steve kerr and general manager both among those expected to attend today's welcoming event. >> let's take a look at traffic. >> we also say bye-bye to bogut

and barbosa. it's light flow of traffic. we'll talk about oakland. there is a little bit of slowing maybe because that sign, also heading toward the bridge. you see westbound still slow. it goes about halfway across the flat section. whatever was going on there, that is cleared and a nicer drive over the high-rise. highway 84 west is a much easier drive than 92. >> we have more local news in 30 minutes.

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♪ >> 8:30 now. it's thursday, july 7th, 2016. great day on our plaza. happy crowd. they're happy. it's a little hot and sticky. not going to lie. toasty out here. tomorrow it's going to be great. we have superstar shawn mendes here for a live concert. come early and often. >> we'll all be here. hope you'll join us. coming up, eric stonestreet is

here. earned two emmys. trying something different for a new role on the big screen. he'll tell us about it. it can be difficult to navigate the airport with your family. lucky for you, a travel expert here with a few tips to take the hassle out. and katie quinn will help to save you time preparing your favorite summer treat. take a look at the games by the numbers. around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 306 different events. 28 sports in all in 17 days of fun filled competition. >> all right. >> memorize that. there will be a quiz. let's get the weather. >> the weather is hot. not just heat but humidity. we still have these drought conditions down across the southeast. we've had some scattered showers and storms but most of the heavy rain has been to the north of areas like atlanta and

birmingham. today we could see a little bit of light rain in birmingham. a quarter inch. it's up into kentucky and tennessee and back through parts of the midwest where we'll see most of our heaviest rain today. we also have a chance of stronger storms through iowa and most of illinois. this also extends through indiana and the biggest threat will be for damaging wind gusts perhaps as high as 60 miles per hour. elsewhere, it's going to be hot. we could see spotty thunderstorms through the northeast today. maybe some of those could be severe. something to keep an eye out for. out west, 60s and 70s and in the southwest, temperatures will be above 100. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a live look now over san jose. cloudy skies have rolled in. temperatures now in the upper 50s to lower 60s. feeling nice and cool. we'll have more comfortable weather with highs in the inland valleys in the upper 70s.

s santa rosa up to 75 degrees. we'll have the 60s right along the immediate coastline. clouds and fog that will clear out later on today. >> that's your latest forecast. carson? >> thank you very much, dylan. all right. there's just one more day until the premiere of "the secret life of pets" from our sister company universal. here's a couple pictures. amanda shared security footage catching rosie on the table when nobody is home. up to no good there. robin says my pet goat thinks she's a dog. there's a goat in the middle. and megan shared this special moment saying probably the sweetest thing you'll see all morning. beau loves her. keep those pet photos and videos coming to today.com/pets or online using #todaypets. catch "the secret life of pets," it's in theaters tomorrow. >> carson, thank you. speaking of that movie, we have one of the stars with us. eric stonestreet. >> the emmy winner from "modern family" plays a rescue dog named duke.

>> we hate humans. hate them. don't get me started on people. am i right, duke? >> that's why we burned our collars, man. >> burned them to the ground. >> killed our owners. >> that's too far maybe. they dig it. we whacked them. bang-bang with our own paws. >> if i had a dime for every owner i killed, i would have a dime because i just killed the one. >> eric, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. how are you guys? >> let's set up what's happening right there. you're brought home and max, her dog, is not happy that you're joining the house. >> i have to say, i wouldn't be either. he's got a perfect new york life going on. one-dog apartment. she takes kindness and brings me home and all of a sudden i'm changing the makeup of the home. i don't blame louie and max for

being upset that this big dog comes into their life. >> you are chased by unruly band of rejected pets led by a bunny. >> and underbelly of flushed pets in new york city. it's a great message. at the end of the movie you realize that pets need humans to keep them sustained in life. >> i got a chance last week to interview kevin and louie. louie said his character, max is like him. a dog that likes to hang out in his apartment and not go out too much. how about you and duke? >> you know, when duke comes into the apartment, he tries his best to be fair and then when max is not into that, he uses his size and girth to sort of get what he wants. i maybe have used that in my life. i know what it feels like to be the biggest kid in class for sure. >> this is your first animated feature.

what did you think when you saw the finished product? were you excited? >> it was really fun. you're so compartmentalized in what you're doing. in the studio alone reading lines they give to you. for me to see the movie for the first time is the way it was and is for you and fans to see the movie for the first time. i'm just a small part of this big project. it was exciting to see it all come together. >> we mentioned incredible cast that you have in this. you're on the red carpet and kevin hart is a master of instagram taught you how to do a proper instagram post. let's look at it. >> video again. >> you're not even -- there's no introduction. >> hey, everybody. here i am with kevin hart at the premiere of "the secret life of pets." >> you see how i do it? >> what's going on. >> don't do that. don't try to talk like i talk. i'm showing you how to be energetic. what's going on, y'all. we're here at "the secret life of pets" premiere me and my guy eric stonestreet.

>> you'll get it eventually. >> we had to bleep something there. go to my instagram. >> for my money, your role on "modern family" is one of the best on tv. it's the character within the character. the clown who people love and last time you and i got together and talked you said that it's based on something in your real life and then you later to prove it tweeted a photograph that we have of your license plate back in the day. there you are. >> if i couldn't have gotten any less cool, i just proved it. you know, look, that's one of the things that led me to become an actor. that was unwavering belief in myself that my parents instilled in me and made me not feel like a weird kid. i was driving my cutlass through life and not thinking about it. people would give me crap about it and i would be, like, whatever, bro', i'm making clown

money. >> who is laughing now. eric, thank you. >> that's why we love you. "the secret life of pets" from our sister campaign universal opens tomorrow. streamlining your airport experience. how to get to security faster and fuss free, yes, with little ones. first this is "today" on nbc. f and fuss free, yes, with little ones. first this is "today" on nbc. my name is melissa snyder, i'm a customer relationship manager with pg&e.

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try. good morning. here we are. we're at the security line. we're going to assume we're ready to go through. what's the best line to go through. >> you know, there's no longer a family line at the tsa. so what you can look for is a priority lane for people needing additional assistance and you can travel with medical liquids and breast milk is considered one, you can ask to go through that line. if you are traveling with breast milk, you should know you're not limited to the 3 ounce rule. you can bring as much breast milk, formula, juice, even jarred baby food. keep those separate from your other carry-on items. let the tsa officer know as soon as possible. >> is tsa precheck or global entry worth it for families? >> if you travel frequently, it's worth it. it will save you time and bypass zigzagging we just did. global entry is for international travel. it's good for five years. $100 per person. everybody in the family has to

have it. tsa precheck is for domestic travel and valid for five years. $85 per adult. children under 12 get to go with their families. >> good to know. ready to do the conveyer belt? >> are you ready? i'll let you followed the stroller. this is not my forte. i have a baby it makes it hard for me to fold strollers. that's right. >> we put it on there. >> do they let us walk together or send the kids individually? >> usually individually. we'll see if they'll go through. >> you go first. we walk through. you can follow us. you say know your airport. what do you mean by that. once your through security you have time to kill. >> you do. you can check online before you actually get to the airport to see if there are play areas. a lot of airports have these great play areas for kids.

chicago o'hare, dallas-ft. worth, san francisco. they have live entertainment in the airport as well. >> we have our stroller. comes through the conveyer belt. you say bring it all of the way to the gate, right? >> bring it all of the way to the gate. you want to gate check it. every airline now u.s. carrier allows preboarding for families. make sure you have the stroller. they like to gate check them. it gets you ready for preboarding. >> most of the airlines let families go on early. maybe not first but early. this is a big question. seat strategy. what do you recommend? let's say we have a family of four. we're gate checking this. >> excellent. thank you. for a family of four we say to go ahead and have the parents on the aisle seats and have kiddos on middle seats.

>> you sit in that middle seat. i'll sit next to you. >> the reason for this is man to man defense here. that way you maximize your space and you can turn your attention to one child. now if it's one adult traveling with both kids, we say adults sits in the middle. child on each side. >> good job, girls. nice traveling with you. coming up next, it's never too late to make your summer garden grow. what to plant right now that you can enjoy well into fall. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good to see you this morning. >> thank you. >> gardening is one of those things that scares people. leave it to the professionals. i can't do it. true or no? >> not true. first of all, you need to know it's easy. all of us can plant a garden and enjoy these beautiful flowers. all we need is sun, soil and water. that's it. these are some ideas of what you can grow in containers. really almost anything. this is lavender. whatever pleases you and makes you happy and you want to fill your world with. >> you can cut them out of your garden and replant if you want to? >> you can cut them and put them in these containers here. you know, you can grow them in all different size pots depending on what you want to do. >> let's talk about these planters over here. >> okay. are you ready to get dirty? >> let's do it. >> these are fantastic.

these are great. they bring the bees, butterflies. we need our pollenators. i'm going to get you started. pick one of these up. i'll do mine over here. pick up one of your containers. and you're going to gently just squeeze. you don't want to pull straight out. tilt and squeeze. >> got it. >> then you'll dig a hole big enough to get all of the roots into the soil. all of the way to the stem. i'll do it on mine so you can see here. and then you just cover it. >> recover. >> yeah. that's beautiful. that's great. soil line meets there. i think we can fit one more. let's try that. you're going to -- i'll help you out here. >> these are buy at the nursery and get potting soil and planting them myself.

>> exactly. go to your local nursery. they are great resource. farmer's market. they'll really, really help you. >> what are we looking at here? is this perennials versus annuals conversation? >> a lot of these are perennials. plants that come back every year for us. annuals you replant every new season. they don't stay around in the garden. i like a combination of both. really great. again, plant what you love. >> how do you take care of these in the winter by the way? >> every plant has different needs in the winter depending on where you live. for example, this hydrangea if you have it in a pot, if you have it in the ground, the same kind of care for winter. before the first freeze. a lot of people have hydrangeas and love them. if you live in a place where it gets colder than 15 degrees, you want to bring the hydrangea if it's in a pot in the house.

you can also protect it in the ground with covering or in either case, what you want to do is trim it back before the first freeze. a lot of people get confused. how do i trim my hydrangea. what you want to do is the wood -- you never want to cut the part that looks like dead wood. that's where new growth comes out of. you want to go up two nodes and make the cut just above. >> great tips. thank you so much. great to see you. up next, a better way to slice watermelon and drinks in a flash. hacks you need to know right now. first it's "today" on nbc.

summertime. all about barbecues and sometimes watermelon isn't easy to prepare. we have super easy hacks this morning. let's do a segment. >> let's do it. >> watermelon. you have the grid method. >> it's my favorite way to cut into a delightful watermelon. it will impress everyone at your ba barbecue. cut it in half. cut lateral lines. don't cut it all of the way through. you'll cut around the rind and

then cut a grid so i will let you do -- >> you scare me with that big knife. >> i have it under control. just dump it in the bowl. >> wow? >> enyou dump it out and it's cubed. >> you did a series of lines. >> i want to show what you did. >> lateral lines this way and then around and a grid on top. >> so good. >> ice cream. i tend to nuke it when it's too hard and then it gets gross. >> let me grab the carton out of here. you bring it out of the freezer and it is rock solid, right? take a little paring knife. cut it in a grid an inch thick. when you cut it in a grid and dip your scoop in at water, it's

so much easier to take out. isn't that wild? >> let me try it to make sure it tastes the same. okay. talk about peaches. they're in season. >> one of my favorite things to get at the farmer's market. so you want to depit it. you cut around one half comes off. easy. you place that no biggy. what about the stuff that's attached to the pit? i like to again cut a grid on the pit and then all you have to do is slice next to the pit and there you go. you don't even have to deal with it. >> cut the grid around and cut the pit out and it's all ready to go. this is the tricky one here. let's say i want to get skin off. >> for peach pie, you want skin off. cut an x on it and pop it in boiling water and leave it in there for 30 seconds. you can see where the x was.

the skin starts to come off already. we'll shock it in ice water so we don't burn our fingers off for five or ten seconds and then with fingers take it off. >> it looks super fun. >> it's easy. >> it is. okay. there you go. this one is ready for the next person. >> definitely put it in the cold bath. it gets toasty. corn. >> corn. all right. whenever you try to take kernels off they fly everywhere. when you cut it off, it falls into the bunt pan instead of on your counter. >> do you sit around an think of clever ideas? >> it's a thing called the internet. >> you googled it to us. >> throw it in a bowl. you don't have to scoop it off the counter.

it's how i serve corn to my little girls. >> okay. keeping water cool or a bottle of rose. >> you wrap it in a paper towel. pop it in the fridge or freezer for ten minutes and it's as cold as can be. >> that's if you want to chill a bottle of water in a hurry. >> more of these hacks on today.com/food. thank youi'm ... "this is n right - th is not acceptable good morning. it is 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. >> this is not right. it's not acceptable. >> that is the minnesota woman who last night live streamed the death of her boyfriend shot by a police officer. she held a press conference this morning. that shooting is sending out shock waves across the nation. the woman began filming shortly after the officer fired. she captured the death of her

boyfriend soon after. it all unfolded during what was a routine traffic stop outside minneapolis. authorities confirm there was also a 4-year-old child in that vehicle. the police officer who fired his weapon has now been placed on administrative leave. it also sparked a protest outside the governor's mansion in minneapolis today. the governor calling for a federal investigation. happening now, following the developments in that story. he will have a live update in our midday newscast at 11:00. you can also link to raw video from this morning on our facebook page. also, kevin durant, he's coming to town. today, the warriors will officially introduce their newest star. we will bring that to you later on today as well.

this morning on "today's take," john bn bon jovi's surpr performance. we'll jump-start your weekend with zac efron and best entertainment and say cheese for all you pasta lovers. all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it's thursday, july 7th, 2016. it's hot and humid. people fanning themselves off on the plaza and probably where you live right now.

inside studio 1a, tamron has a great morning jam. >> slow groove because it's hot out. look for songs that will get you going and pump you up. we got to bring it down. bring it down. >> get in air conditioning and listen to this song. >> it's a popsicle song. >> nevertheless, that's my slow it down because of the heat wave in some places. >> i just have to point out because i know this is what viewers are thinking, how beautiful and colorful the ladies are again today. >> so many bright colors you can wear so in a couple days we'll walk out ironically in white wash. >> i feel like all winter i wear black and white and navy. my mother says the same thing when she watches it. stop watching black.

it's hot summomewhere. i'm freezing in new york. wearing black in summer is wimps. we should bust out of that and into color. >> we're not wimpy this morning. >> no wimps at this table. "living on a prayer" from bon jovi one of the greats. the hair. get everybody on a dance floor at a wedding. it's perfect. what do you do when jon bon jovi is a guest at your wedding and you play the song. let's see what happens. ♪ living on a prayer ♪

♪ hold on to what we've got ♪ it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not ♪ ♪ we got each other and that's a lot for love ♪ ♪ we'll give it a shot >> he's such a good sport. >> they think they're at a concert. >> at least your arms are up in the air. >> jon bon jovi was a guest at the wedding in florida. the band knew that he might go with them. if you're bon jovi, you know the band will do it. do you have to get up every time that song comes on? someone lucky enough to have jon bon jovi at their wedding and said do not play a bon jovi song. don't put him on the spot so he has to get up and do it. >> i feel bad for him. any time he's at a karaoke, you know people are, like, come on. >> such great dude and a good

sport to do that. >> he's a great sport. i have to say the other thing that's so obvious, does he just get more handsome with time? in his long hair days -- >> he's aged very well. >> i think it's all about the hair. >> it's more than the hair. >> hair goes along with it. >> i was on the amtrac train with him. i said hi, jon jovi. he's the most handsome over time. >> and a good guy. >> we grew up in new jersey. you had bon jovi and springsteen. >> you go to a springsteen concert, the athleticism. the stuff that he does. he's ripped. >> rock stars from new jersey. >> this is a really, really sweet story.

it caught our eye and wanted to share with you. a little girl who was tasked by her older sister to peel some potatoes. maria asked her sister and the sister is peeling potatoes. she starts snap chatting pictures of the potatoes with these deep and inspirational messages on snapchat. people are like potatoes. the color of skin or having marks doesn't matter because they're all the same once the skin is removed. it's gone viral. they've been re-tweeted and snapchated. can you say that? however they forward it. >> you screen grab it. >> it's great a kid can recognize that. if only adults. >> 12 year old take that in. >> a lot of wisdom for a 12 year old. >> finding something deep in a menial task of peeling potatoes. my kids would be like, i have to

peel these potatoes? >> mine would say when are the french fries ready? who is going to do this one? this one is interesting. you have insight. tough to get a kid to eat healthy food. one aussie mom got a very creative way to do this. her 3-year-old son's jacob's meals she turns into famous characters. >> this is like art work. >> what was he made of? >> avocado. >> elsa from "frozen." pinocchio. >> pancakes. >> johnny depp. carrots in the hair. >> she's an artist. >> and then here's jacob and so apparently jacob is not a picky eater but she enjoys doing it. is there a tip that you use with the boys to get them to eat

certain things? >> mine is to mush it up to things they can't identify. >> you're the opposite. >> don't try to make out the food. here it is now eat it. >> that's popular parenting when you grind things up or blend them and throw them in the mashed potatoes. cauliflower. >> not that we were picky eaters but you're not leaving the table until you finish everything on your plate. >> i remember my brother sitting there in the dark kitchen with a lamp just still not finishing food. he cannot leave. >> i would stick it in my cheeks and go to the bathroom. or a soda can. i would smuggle slowly the green bean into the soda can. >> i don't like forcing kids to have to finish their meal. i have to believe they have to try it. if you don't like it, we'll move on and we'll try it again.

they say it takes seven attempts to get your kid to really -- you'll find this out -- to finally like something. >> is there one thing you won't eat that your parents try to get you to eat? one thing you can name that i could never get into it? >> i had no idea but in spain it's a delicacy. cow brain. yes. >> gosh. >> and i tried it. this is weird. it's mushy. it was weird. is it garlic? what is this? never again. >> if he hadn't told you what it was, you wouldn't have disliked it that much. >> i did not like it. >> texture. >> brain has a texture. >> we should do a week of strange things we'll try. >> no, thank you. i'm going to pass on that. hidden talent contest we've not forgotten about it.

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down through parts of the south we'll stay in the 90s. even 100s in jacksonville, morning clouds have rolled in across the bay area with some comfortable temperatures right now in the upper 50s to low 60s and heading into the upper 70s for the south bay. the peninsula will be at 70 degrees with some clearing today. partly cloudy skies in san francisco with a high of 60 and some breezy winds. 7 in the south bay. in the north bay and the the trivalley. we are looking at more comfortable weather over the several days and this weekend is looking really nice. >> that's your latest forecast. coming up next, is now the right time to buy school supplies and other things. tamron is on a conveyer belt. we'll tell you the best deals on all products your car insurance policy is 22 pages long.

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later in order to get the best prices? here to answer it is a retail analyst for h-squared services. good morning. >> good to see you guys. >> got our conveyor belt out and will do a little shopping for some of these things that we'll put in our cart for now and other things we'll save for later. >> right. >> school supplies. >> seems a little counterintuitive to go shopping for school supplies right now. kids just got out of school but check this out. amazon prime. >> yeah. >> thing called amazon prime day. they launched it last year and now it's going to be july 12th and they will incredible discounts of up to 70%. we have here elmer's glue. it will be on amazon prime 50 cents, but a huge discount and if you buy mass quantities it will be a lot. >> for teachers it would be great. >> actually for teachers. walmart is also launching about, you know, all the rollbacks that's happening today to kind of compete with that. they are also doing this pay pass. >> are we going to put it in. >> can't let the cart go by. >> put the whole thing in.

>> totally forgot about that. we want to put that in. walmart also has this pay pass where you can go ahead and get two-day shipping to kind of compete with that so they want to get that buy because right now 92%, according to research, 92% of people are going on and getting information online on how to shop. >> yeah. >> so they want to go -- they are mostly going online to get all this stuff. >> a lot of kids go back to school next month so it's not even that early for them. >> it's not even august. >> let's talk about electronics. >> we're not going to put this in the shopping cart, because electronics, the best time to buy those is in august. so let's say, a lot of kids are now going in and they have to have laptops, tablets. the reason why august is because that's when people know, you know, kids want to bulk up on these electronics. this wants to be up to between 1 $100 an $400 toe 20% to 30% so wait on the electronics. >> wait on those until august. >> two specific weeks for those

deals. >> that's going to be the second week of august, second and third week of august, to willie's point, right before kids start going back to school in certain areas. >> all right. luggage. we're traveling a lot right around this time. wait or buy. >> this is really interesting. so you want to go ahead and wait until march so if you can hold your horses until march, that's when you get the best deals on luggage. now, i understand people probably last minute want to go ahead and buy some luggage. if you want to get the older models, let's say at jc penney, they are having a 50% discount on the older model. >> hello. but if you want to go ahead. >> move on on the luggage. >> put this over here. going off the edge. >> a little fitness equipment here. this is really interesting. fitness equipment, put this in the cart. go ahead hand buy this now and the reason why is in july summer months doing a lot of outdoor sports. i'm going out running, and i know you're a runner, people are going out. >> maybe not today.

a little hot today. >> so you want to go ahead and stock up. >> okay. >> sears is having a 25% discount on -- and kmart, too. i know that this isn't a kettle belt. >> gently used, good stuff. >> let's talk about outdoors and gardening tools. is this the time or usually after labor day? >> okay. it's actually -- they have garden tool retailers like home depot and lowe's have massive sales over father's day so if you missed out on that you're going to want to wait until labor day so a couple days before labor day and a couple days after. during labor day and after, because that's when people are finished sort of gardening their tomatoes, their strawberries. >> you can stock up for next year on the things you need and maybe the seeds and all of that that you want to plant. >> exactly. but you want to wait until labor day and you can probably get a 40% discount on rakes, shovels, gloves, some of these seeds as well. >> gardening tools.

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♪ >> okay. so if there's a bell, it's reminding you that it's national macaroni day. >> we called in our dear friend justin chapel to show us his best mac hacks. good to see you. >> good to be back. >> these are good things to share. >> it's national macaroni day but i decided to bring a bunch of cheese doing mac and cheese hacks. >> we're cheesy around here. >> i heard the crew likes it. we're starting with a batch of stove top mac and cheese. give it a quick mix. get your biceps going here. >> is there a hack to make sure macaroni doesn't stick when you cook it initially. >> make sure you have enough liquid or a little butter. you're going to spread it nice and flat. then you're going to chill that

overnight. this is great if you make a double batch or if you have leftovers. and put it right on your baking sheet and then here we're going to cut it into four-inch squares. you cut it like that and then pop one out here. and you're going to add it to a greased waffle iron. >> you cut that a perfect size. and you get these beautiful little mac and cheese waffles. what more can you want from there? and now this is crazy. we heard of spaghetti sandwiches. we have macaroni and cheese sandwiches. macaroni and grilled cheese. >> what made you think of this? >> i love spaghetti sandwiches. >> is that mustard? >> dijon mustard to give it kick. you brush it on your buttered

bread. add your mac and cheese here. close it up. and we have a finished sandwich here. add it to your griddle. butter the outside. flatten it. >> mustard in there is awesome. >> if you don't feel like waiting for water to boil, you can make mac and cheese with dry pasta? >> it's so easy. just throw in cheese, salt, flour, half and half. mix it up. mix it up. transfer to 9 x 13 baking dish. it takes about an hour. look at this. so easy. >> you did that so fast. >> and if you have leftovers of that, you can then fry. >> so what do you is you take your leftover. scoop it into balls. freeze this. do your regular coat. freeze it again and toss it in

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look at the arena where there's big-time buzz this morning. it's a giant kd welcome sign. the golden state warriors will officially announce and welcome kevin.edu rabb kevin durant is part of the team. he arrived after nine seasons with the oklahoma city thunder. he has led the nba in scoring four separate times. we have a look at weather and traffic after the break.

good thursday morning. a cloudy sky across part of the south bay. most of the bay area, in fact. temperatures are now in the upper 50s to lower 60s as you step out the door. into the day, it will be nice with highs in the upper 70s for the south bay. mid-70s for most of the peninsula. along the coast it will be 59 degrees and right around 60 for san francisco. 71 in napa.

oakland, 65. and 78 degrees in livermore. let's head over to check on the roadways. >> things are calm iing down fo most of the bay. 85 northbound just got word of a crash. you see a little slowing. we'll zoom in toward oakland where the coliseum of the sign welcoming kevin durant to the area. it sounds like folks are pulling over to take pictures. slower drive at downtown. >> it is an exciting time. more local news coming up in just a half hour.

taking a looked a headlines, a new study is raising concerns over sunscreens many americans are using. the study looked at 65 sunscreen products with best reviews on amazon and found only 40% of them meet the guidelines from american academy of determine no -- dermatology. the study found many consumers tend to pay more attention to how the sunscreen smells or feels than whether it is water resistant. american airlines is looking for ways to get you to your gate even faster. it's teaming up with the tsa this fall to test automatic security screening.

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boosting sales at mcdonald's by 5% after three down years. in dog days of summer, sometimes it's easier to hitch a right or hoof it or in this case paw it. take a look. this is a skateboarding dog. super talented spotted outside of at&t park in san francisco. even using its right hindleg. >> my dog will never ever do that. we are looking at a chance of stronger storms today through the midwest where we could see damaging winds and hail and look out for crowd to ground lightning. keep an eye to the sky that way. heavy rain moved through parts of tennessee. in the meantime, it's hot and humid up and down the east coast and down south as well. humidity making it feel 5 to 10 degrees warmer than it is. out west, temperatures on the warm side through the southwest up around 110 degrees. showery in the pacific

northwest. a slight risk of stronger storms tomorrow from pittsburgh area right back through most of kentucky. we could see a spotty shower begin to approach the northeast as we go into friday night and heavier rain possible through early saturday morning and then still hot and we continue to take a break from the heat across the bay area with a live look outside at the sunset. the clouds we are seeing will slowly clear out through the rest of the morning. a a little bit more of a quick clearing for the south bay and the inland valleys. it's 61 in livermore and san jose. highs reaching the upper 70s for fairfield, concorde and livermore. some mid-60s for the inner bay. san francisco today reaching 60 and santa rosa at 75. >> and that's your latest forecast. tamron? >> let's admit that we all know

or met someone that's a close talker. that was the infamous scene in an episode of "seinfeld." >> that is one mistake successful people never make. here with body language mistakes to avoid is president of the body language institute. good morning. happy birthday to mr. angus. >> my son is 11 today. >> go ahead. is he a close talker? >> he knows a lot about body language. first mistake we talk about is that close talker. we have an intimate space. less than 18 inches from people, it's intimate space for whispering private moments. put your hand in front of you. if you touch someone, you're too close. 18 inches to 4 feet.

we're in personal zone. so now we're here at this personal zone. this is where we talk in a work environment. successful people know about it. as we get further out, you stay there. further out now we get into a social zone. 4 to 12 feet. and then there's the public zone. >> you feel far away. >> this is a work environment. you're with colleagues. they all aren't standing like this. it's not red refover, red rover send willie over. 4 to 12 feet with multiple people. >> you say these are things that we're learning that politicians, successful people, they know this. were they taught it? >> successful people have been taught it and they have a good vibe of self-awareness. they know when to come close. it's a secret. when to create space. i need you to come in on time. unsuccessful people think they're doing a favor up close. they are breaking rapport. >> next up, inappropriate eye contact.

what does that mean? >> below the neck? >> that's not eye contact. >> the appropriate amount is 60% eye contact. i look for you and to you and anything above that 80% and above as i talk to you, this is safe for cops and lawyers and moms. libran librarians. i'm not going to break that contact. salesmen will do this. confident people, they know. eyebrows to our nose when we talk to people. if i look at your lips, it's sexual. yore head, i'm talking down to you. it says i don't care what you're saying. changing where we look. >> hand shakes now. >> this is one of my favorites. my son angus is good at this. traditional is thumbs up. some will come in and do what you're doing. this is palm down gesture. you literally have the upper hand. you put me in beggar's pose.

dollar. you're dominating me. successful people take back the power and stroke your ego saying i heard many powerful things about you. >> people put your hand out. >> you're doing a great job on the weekend segment. good job. you don't realize -- >> they're passing something illegal. >> powerful people know it. >> all of this is getting in your way when i give you that palm up. you're crazy. mirroring mistakes. there's a concept that people like people who are like themselves. we know that. soccer moms like soccer moms. athletes like athletes. we can mirror someone to expedite rapport. i can stand here with willie and do what he does. >> is that a good thing or bad thing? >> people who don't know what

they're doing will do what i'm doing quickly. people who have heard about mirroring try to mirror too quickly and comes across phony. they need to wait two or three seconds for an elbow pop. i can wait a couple seconds. fix my earring. it's more natural than trying to be a robot. >> all right. thank you so much. coming up next, where you'll see zac efron tomorrow when we jump-start all of your weekend entertai

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one of those films you can just definitely kind of just want to watch over and over again with the whole family. basically any age. >> another one opening tonight for zac efron. >> yes. this is based on a true story of brothers who back in 2013 posted an online ad on craigslist about searching for the perfect dates to take to their sister's wedding in hawaii. now, the film what it explores is what would happen if the sisters were much more mischievous than the brothers. it has memorable moments with zac efron and adam divine. >> they have corner on raunchy. >> definitely fun. >> this is a tear jerker now. totally switching gears. "fathers and daughters." >> this is probably the best assembled cast of 2016 in my opinion. it stars russell crowe.

jane fonda. tells the story of love, loss and tragedies that bring people together. critics aren't crazy about it. the good thing is that audiences seem to like the production and performances here. >> incredible cast. let's hop over to tv. sunday night premiere of "night of." >> the role originally intended for the actor that passed. it's called the summer's next binge obsession. that's huge praise for a show about a pakistani man accused of death he may not have committed. >> let's talk summer concert season. gwen stefani. >> 27 cities kicking off july 12th in massachusetts. she's also going to perform on

the "today" show plaza live on july 15th. tickets are available for her tours which promises all of the hits from "no doubt" along with solo stuff. >> so great. >> let's throw in a summer book. "seinfeld" fans going nuts about this new one. >> jennifer armstrong does a remarkable job in detailing sort of the back story of the phenomenon of the "seinfeld" tv show and breaks everything down from origins of how they met and how the show got started to the long lasting effects it has had on pop culture. if you're a "seinfeld" fan, an incredible collection you should have. >> jack, thank you so much. >> thanks. good to see you. coming up next, think you can do this? willie can do that. that's just a weekend for you, right? calls lasso texas skip. we'll attempt to shatter -- we are not, he is.

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ask your heart doctor about entresto. and help make tomorrow possible. ♪ you're only a day away ♪ >> it is day two of our supreme summer series when we attempt to set a guinness world record here in studio 1a. >> we brought in a pro this time that knows how to work a lasso. bull fighter. traditional trick roper. he will try to shatter the record for the most lasso texas skips in one minute. >> making sure it's all legit is michael. hello again. javier, what is a texas lasso skip? >> the record is right now 80.

i want to get it if i can. it's the hardest trick of the art in mexico. >> skipping through the lasso. >> yes. >> i just want to learn how to lasso like this guy. >> you almost got him. >> that was great. >> we'll leave it up to you and pros. michael, he has to break 80. >> it was set in 2006. this is a long standing record. it's pretty tough to break. javier, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> let's cue the music. we'll get out of your way and give you room. >> you will start on my go. start spinning. are you ready? >> ready. >> three, two, one. go. ♪

>> 30 seconds left. ♪ >> 15 seconds. 10 seconds. five, four, three, two, one. [ applause ] >> were you keeping count? >> i counted all of them. javier, i can now announce you

had 100! >> yeah! congratulations. >> amazing. great job. >> flawless. amazing. >> thank you so much. >> beautiful. >> congratulations. javier, that's awesome. michael, thank you. tomorrow we'll try to break a guinness world record for catching popcorn. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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reach 76 degrees. upper 70s for the south bay. and north bay, more of the same. oakland at 65. 87 in brentwood. the trivalley topping out at 78 degrees. let's head over to mike to see what's happening on the roadways. >> this is the arena. there's the sign welcoming kevin durant. we have had folks slowing in this area possibly to look at the sign or pulling over to take pictures. we're looking at the map. you have a little slowing through oakland. the rest of the bay moves well. 880 toward the san mateo bridge toll plaza. we had a crash at fremont that has just cleared. happening now, police seized close to 2,000 pot plants. investigators say seven separate homes served as more than greenhouses. that story is on nbcbayarea.com. and the warriors shs as you point out v a new team member but they are saying good-bye to

andrew. he's a member of the dallas mavericks. they are welcoming kevin durant at a news conference later today. we'll have all that on our 11:00 a.m. news.

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