and signal. that's my platform. >> and signal. no road rage out there on this wednesday morning. than bs for joining us. back at 7:25. leaders from around the world good morning. breaking news. shimon peres, israel's former prime minister, has died. leaders from around the world paying tribute to his visionary leadership and his unrelenting drive for peace in the middle east. victory laps. donald trump and hillary clinton both claiming wins in the most-watched debate ever. >> one down, two to go. >> almost every single poll had us winning the debate against crooked hillary clinton. >> as the former miss universe who was thrust into the showdown steps forward in an interview with nbc news. >> what were the names that he called you? >> miss piggy, miss housekeeping, miss eating machine.

back in the headlines, a new documentary on the amanda knox murder case reigniting questions over her guilt or innocence. >> either i'm a psychopath in sheep's clothing or i am you. >> this morning we'll talk to the team behind that controversial project. and error on the diamond. a guy tries to pop the question during a baseball game but drops the ring. >> look at this poor guy. >> the frantic search captivating fans in the stadium and watching at home. we'll tell you if it all turned out happily ever after today, wednesday, september 28th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. we start with sad news coming out of the middle east. the breaking news is the death of one of the defining political

figures in the world. former israeli president and prime minister shimon peres. nbc's kelly cobiella has a look at his life and also his legacy. kelly, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. a man of vision and peace, the essence of israel. just some of the tributes pouring in this morning for shimon peres. he was 93, hospitalized two weeks ago after suffering a stroke. the face of israel, the elder statesman, the eternal optimist. overnight shimon peres lost his last fight, dying of complications from a stroke, his family by his side. >> he worked tirelessly for israel, from the very first day of the state to the last day of his life. >> reporter: peres born in poland, served alongside israel ace founding fathers.

first a hawk building the military and nuclear program, a strong supporter of jewish settlements in the west bank, and later a dove. peace with israel's arab neighbors became his life's mission. >> let us take the risk of trying peace rather than allowing the risk of war. >> reporter: peres led secret talks with the palestinians, ending in the signing of the 1993 oslo peace agreement and this historic handshake between sworn enemies, israeli yitzhak rubine. all three awarded the nobel peace prize. today former president bill clinton called peres a genius with a big heart who used his gifts to imagine a future of reconciliation, not conflict. and from president obama, a light has gone out, but the hope he gave us will burn forever. peres retired two years ago but stayed involved, recently criticizing presidential candidate donald trump's policies in an interview with bloomberg tv. >> the worlds will not separate people.

people are stronger than walls. >> reporter: this morning, israel's prime minister led a moment of silence for the man who served his country for seven decades as both prime minister and president. israel's warrior for peace, gone at 93. the state funeral now planned for friday in jerusalem. former president bill clinton has said he will be there along with leaders and dignitaries from around the world. matt, savannah. >> kelly, thank you very much. former president george w. bush also released a statement saying his family will miss peres and his grace, dignity and optimism. >> hard to overstate his impact on world affairs. we move to politics now. let's get you the state of the presidential race. 41 days left to go until the election and donald trump will hold back-to-back rallies today. the first this afternoon in iowa followed by an event in wisconsin later tonight. >> hillary clinton and her one-time democratic rival, bernie sanders, will share the

same stage in new hampshire. they'll appear at a college event. they'll be discussing the cost of education. and the numbers are in from monday night's debate. according to nielsen, an estimated 84 million people tuned in. that makes it the most watched presidential debate ever. we've got a lot to get to. our decision 2016 team is ready to go. we'll start nbc national correspondent peter alexander. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, matt, good morning to you. donald trump now has 11 days to try to improve on his debate performance but he's already fielding new questions about his judgment and temperament, all of it about a new feud with a former miss universe. 20 years later, still criticizing her as overweight and the clinton campaign thinks it can capitalize. donald trump back on the trail and back on teleprompter, trying to frame monday night's debate as a win, touting unscientific online surveys. >> almost every single poll had us winning the debate against

crooked hillary clinton big league. >> reporter: trump insisting he intentionally went easy on his rival. >> i watched her very carefully and i was also holding back. i didn't want to do anything to embarrass her. >> reporter: hillary clinton enjoying her own victory lap. >> did anybody see that debate last night? oh, yes. one down, two to go. >> reporter: her husband praising the performance. >> instead of personal insults, she ran it on issues and i was tickled to death. >> reporter: president obama tweeting her vision and command showed that she's ready to be our next president. clinton mocking trump's claim that he was given a faulty microphone. >> anybody that complains about the microphone is not having a good night. >> reporter: this morning for the first time we're hearing from alicia machado who said that trump repeatedly bullied her for gaining weight after she was crowned at the age of 19.

here with natalie morales. >> what were the names that he called you? >> miss piggy, miss housekeeping, miss eating machine. >> all to your face? >> yes, all the time. >> reporter: the clinton campaign unleashing this new web video where machado said she was forced to work out in front of the cameras. >> she weighed 118 pounds or 117 pounds and she went up to 160 or 70. so this is somebody that likes to eat. >> reporter: trump on fox news tuesday making no apologies. >> she gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem. >> reporter: the political discourse taking the low road. former presidential candidate howard dean highlighting trump's case of the sniffles, accusing him without any evidence of using cocaine. >> the sniffling, the grandiosity, the delusions, the pressured speech, you know, this guy's already proven himself to be unstable. the question is why is he unstable? >> reporter: overnight donald trump's campaign responded to howard dean's comments calling

them beyond the pale. as for that battle right now to woo women, the latest is that michelle obama, one of the most popular women in america will be campaigning today in pennsylvania for hillary clinton. she's also part of a new ad praising clinton as a good role model for america's children. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. by the way, we'll have a lot more with natalie's interview of alicia machado coming up in our next half hour. mark halperin is here, the managing editor of bloomberg politics. good to see you. >> good morning. >> one of the things about debates, the campaigns get to see what works, what gets traction and they go out the next day, the candidates do, and either refine those messages or double down on them. based on what we saw on the campaign trail yesterday, what does each campaign think worked for them monday night? >> hillary clinton's campaign thought almost everything works. they liked her performance. they thought donald trump gave them plenty to work with. i initially thought there wasn't an oops moment for him but there was, i think, in his attack on the former miss universe.

so they think -- their confidence is sky high and you saw in the clip in peter's piece, she's as confident as i've seen her as a candidate. donald trump is doing what a lot of candidates do. not just donald trump. they lose a debate and they pretend they didn't lose and try to bully their way through it. but there are people around him who know that the message of washington change is a good one. the message of attacking a woman for being overweight or eating too much is not. and he's got to change that. >> let's talk about that because you say that's an oops moment. in the moment he was not as strident as he was the next day on a call-in show where he brought it up by himself. he wasn't asked about alicia machado but he transformed this into a second day story saying she gained so much weight. >> he turned this not into only a second day story but a third day story and a fourth day story. this will be a real test to see -- if he thinks this is going to go away, i think he's wrong and the clinton people

have no intention of letting it go away. it affects people's perceptions of him about women, about hispanics, but also about whether he's a gracious person. >> there's this other thing that he continues to talk about yesterday, this idea that he did not go there, that he showed restraint against hillary clinton when it comes to issues in her marriage. >> right. >> it's this thing where you get to go there by saying you're not going there. it's like if i said i'm not even going to talk about that suit you're wearing and i just did. so is this working? >> i don't think it is. i think it's a distraction from, again, the winning message, there are a lot of people around donald trump that will say the winning message is she's been in politics a long time, washington isn't working. washington needs to change. things like bill clinton's personal life, benghazi, even her e-mail, while they're concerns for voters, there are a lot of republicans say you can talk about this other stuff but it's not to be about issues. and this will he or won't he, for a lot of people, is a distraction. >> he has demonstrated in the recent past an ability to change. when the polls were in freefall

and kellyanne conway came on as campaign manager, he did seem to adjust. do you think that is something that might happen again? >> we're all waiting for the post-debate polls in the battleground states, does he go down. ironically the best thing might be if he does go down. typically the only way he changes course is when the polls show him slipping a little bit. >> by the way, there's nothing wrong with your suit. just wanted to let you know. thank you. >> thank you, guys. now to a developing story overnight, officials are pleading for calm after a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in southern california. protesters gathered at the scene of the shooting last night, a shopping center in el cajon which is about 30 miles east of san diego. officers were called in over reports that a man was acting erratically. now, police say he was not armed, but they say he pulled an object from his pocket and pointed it in a, quote, shooting stance toward the officers and that prompted one of the officers to open fire. the man died several hours later at a hospital. there are some new developments today in a major banking scandal. wells fargo is launching its own

investigation into millions of accounts opened without customer consent. key executives are paying up. nbc's jolene kent is here with more on that. good morning. >> wells fargo succumbing to public pressure this morning, forcing its ceo and dollars in compensation. and it seems this might only be the beginning. this morning, the major fallout at wells fargo. >> here are the transcripts. >> after a brutal grilling on capitol hill. >> have you returned one nickel of the money you earned by while this scam was going on? >> and the board will do -- >> i will take that as a no, then. >> wells fargo said plans to take $41 million away from john stumpf's compensation package. this comes after investigations found over 2 million accounts created credit accounts.

carrie tolstedt, also penalized. she left the bank ahead of her scheduled retirement with no bonus or receive advance. she will forfeit $19 million in stock awards. but she could still reportedly walk away with $100 million. wells fargo board of directors has retained a law firm for an independent investigation during which the ceo will not be paid a salary. >> there's criminal behavior, there's unethical behavior, and there's sometimes simply bad business. >> former employees now suing wells fargo in a class action lawsuit. some telling nbc news the fraudulent behavior was a direct result of pressure from managers. >> what felt strange was how adamant they were that every customer had to have seven accounts. >> some customers say they had to sound the alarm. >> i have long detailed e-mails sharing with them some of the things i was witnessing. >> shareholders pushing back and filing a class action lawsuit in

northern california saying the fake accounts goosed the stock price, directly affecting the stocks. that's securities fraud. >> to give you an idea, the ceo reportedly stood to make an estimate dollars $123 million when he retired. and he is not done yet. he's going to testify in front of the house financial services committee tomorrow. this is only just beginning. the board of directors now saying there could be more action on the horizon. >> a lot of public interest in this one, jo. thanks very much. former republican presidential candidate chris christie speaking to new allegations coming out of that bridgegate scandal. a key witness is now saying christie was in fact aware of the lane closures. stephanie is in new jersey with the latest on this. >> good morning, savannah. the george washington bridge is the busiest in the world. so when four of these access

lanes were shut down unexpectedly in 2013, this place was a nightmare. when people realized that it had been done deliberately as a form of kind of political revenge, there was an june roar. now federal prosecutors say that governor chris christie, despite his denials, knew what was going on. two days into the 2013 lane closures on the george washington bridge with cars, emergency vehicles and school buses stuck in massive traffic jams, new jersey governor chris christie spoke with two former port authority officials at this year's 9/11 memorial service. in a federal courthouse tuesday, widesteen testified that during that conversation, his boss said, governor, there is a tremendous amount of traffic in ft. lee. please know the mayor is frustrated. a democrat, mayor sokolich did not endorse christie for governor. according to the testimony, the governor sarcastically replied

using the online pen name. well, i'm sure mr. edge would not be involved in any political. governor christie has repeatedly denied any involvement or knowledge in what would soon be called bridgegate. once again this week, the governor was forced to respond to accusations that he knew more than he admits. christie has not been charged with a crime. >> i had no role in authorizing it. i had no knowledge of it. and there has been no evidence ever put forward that i did. >> wildsteen pleaded guilty to his involvement and is now the prosecution's chief witness in the case against fironi and christie's former chief of staff. bridgegate dogged christie throughout his president campaign becoming fodder for his opponents. >> he knew about it. he totally knew about it. >> now one of trump's surrogates is still far from over.

>> the new jersey governor has not been charged with a crime. there have been call necessary this state by some democrats to start an impeachment process, but with little time in his term and no substantial evidence, that seems unb likely. savannah. >> stephanie, thank you. scientists are saying the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines dna from three people. the mother, the father and an egg donor. the goal is to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from the mother who previously lost two children due to that illness. doctors say it's not the first so-called three-parent baby, but it is the first time modern techniques have resulted in a healthy birth. fertility specialists from the united states and britain did the experimental treatment in mexico. it has not been approved in the united states. al is here. time to get our first check of the weather. good morning. >> good morning. we have a lot going on today. out west, this santa cruz aerial

view, we are looking at homes threatened quarterback hundred d threatened, hundreds of people have had to evacuate. this fire only 10% contained. and in phoenix, arizona, a duststorm, a haboob making its way just a massive wall of dust. they have the threat of that again today. in the east, wet weather over the great lakes thanks to that upper level low. a lot of rain in the mid-atlantic. 9 million people under the flood risk for hazardous travel, urban flooding as rain starts to develop from the northeast into the mid-atlantic states as two surface lows start to bring in moisture from the atlantic. we'll look at the heaviest rain from pennsylvania, maryland, dreary conditions through friday. we need this rain in the northeast and new england for drought, but the heaviest rain will be a bull's eye around washington, upwards of 7 inches of rain through northern virginia and parts of washington. we're going to get to your local

forecast, coming up in the next 30 seconds. right now we're watching san francisco, kind of sticking out hear a sea of stratus. the ocean air conditioning effect, temperatures around 60s in san francisco. 70s around the peninsula and mid 80s inland. the trend will stick around for a while. as we head into the weekend, more clouds, even a chance of showers early next week. stay tuned on those sunday weekend plans.

cooling temperatures especially inland into next week. >> and that's your latest weather, matt. >> al, thank you very much. just ahead, taking on trump. what the former miss universe is saying to nbc news about being at the center of the newest campaign controversy. and then, an exclusive look at a highly anticipated new documentary. it explores the amanda knox case, including interviews with knox herself. we'll talk to the filmmakers behind it. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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what a pretty day. 7:30 wednesday morning. the 28th of september, 2016. a beautiful morning. we'll shoot on out there in a couple of minutes. >> yes, we will. today's headlines, former israeli president shimon peres has die at 93 years old. he led israel through many defining moments in his seven decades in politics. in a statement, president obama called peres the essence of israel. spacex chief elon musk has unveiled his ambitious plan to build a human colony on mars. his vision is a giant rocket

that would send people to the red planet. this could happen as early as the year 2024, but acknowledges the first trips are going to be really very dangerous. and monday's face-off between hillary clinton and donald trump was the most on watched presidential debate ever. the neeielsen company says it dw 84 million viewers in all, topping jimmy carter and ronald reagan's only debate in 1990. an ad from apple music showing mary jo blige speak to go hillary clinton about racial injusti injustice. ♪ it ain't no secret my secret my friend ♪ ♪ you can get killed just living in your american skin ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh >> apple music tweeted that teaser video for a new showed call the 411 with mary jo blige.

now the campaign moment getting a lot of attention. hillary clinton brought up the nake of alicia machado, miss universe 1996 as evidence of donald trump's attitude toward women. natalie has more of her interview with alicia. good morning. >> good morning to you, matt. alicia machado says she was surprised to hear hillary clinton bring up her story on live and national tv, but she is an enthusiastic clinton supporter who have added her voice to a list of women who accused donald trump of sexist behavior over the years. >> she has a year. >> where did you find her? >> her name is alicia machado. >> where did you find her? >> and she has become a u.s. citizen. >> oh, really? >> what names did you call you? >> miss piggy, miss housekeeping, miss eating machine. >> all to your face?

>> yes. at 18 years old, when you are growing up, that was horrible for me. i was myself -- on the floor. >> machado says trump's insults contributed to an eating disorder that she struggled for years to overcome. and while machado says she didn't know clinton planned telling her story during the debate, she did participate in this ad released by the clinton campaign immediately after the debate. trump's response? attacking machado on "fox & friends." >> and she was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst. >> mr. trump immediately today said you're no mother teresa. >> no, i am not. i know they will try and to distractions about my story.

this happened 20 years ago and that happened. and that's it. >> in 1997, trump brought cameras to film machado exercising and discussing her weight in an interview with howard stern. >> she gained about 55 pounds in a period of nine months. >> how did she did that? >> she was an eating machine. >> machado calls it a lie saying she gained only a total of 18 pounds after her pageant win. the latest campaign ad features young girls looking at themselves in the mirror. >> i look right in the fat ugly face of hers. >> machado, recently profiled by "kos cosmopolitan.com, she tells me the trump we see on television seems no different than the man she knew 20 years ago.

[ speaking foreign language ]. >> and we should mention, machado says she is not being paid by the clinton campaign or compensated in any way. matt and savannah. >> natalie, thank you very much. as mark halpren says, he thinks this will be more than a one or two-day story. let's turn to al now with the weather. what are you looking at? >> a tale of two countries in a way. when it comes to the temperatures, we have a dip in the jet stream that helps provide that up out west, the jet stream to the north keeping the warmer air in. but today, an upper level low bringing around cooler air in the great lakes and northeast. reno, billings, denver, durango, all above normal. st. louis, cincinnati, below normal temperatures. thursday, more of the same out west. pittsburgh will be down to 69 tomorrow. nashville, 13 degrees below average. as we head into the weekend, the chilly air, boston, you're going to have a high of only 59 degrees while denver will be up

to 78. this morning we're seeing the return of a lot of low clouds across san bruno mountains, at least below 1200 feet, 60 degrees right now. numbers in the 70s for the peninsula. into the afternoon, temperatures around the south bay and tri-valley mid to upper 80s. 60s closer to san francisco. overall much cooler weather. that's a trend ahead of the seven-day forecast. san francisco temperatures in the low 60s. check out the inland temperatures, into the 70s as we head into the weekend and a chance of showers early next week. get that weather any time you need it, check out the weather channel on cable 24/7. al, thanks very much. how do you feel about ice cream? >> love it. >> according to someone, they are overrated. we'll give you the complete list of the foods that are apparently getting too much hype. >> if you say guacamole next, i'm going to hurt you. >> we'll have that in trending. coming up next, a revealing new look at the amanda knox

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netflix documentary. >> either i'm a psychopath in sheep's clothing or i am you. >> november 2nd, 2007, police discovered a gruesome crime scene. 21-year-old british student meredith kercher stabbed multiple times inside her home in perugia, italy. police accused knox and her boyfriend, rafaelle sollecito, of the crime. >> when that happened, i realized that they weren't ever going to listen to me again. >> knox, sollecito and a drifter were charged with kercher's murder in what police claimed was a drug-fueled sex game gone wrong. the trial splashed across front pajds around the world. papers labeling knox ever from she-devil to foxy knoxy. knox and sollecito were found guilty and sentenced to 26 and

25 years respectively. they appealed and were released due to a lack of dna evidence but they would not be fully exonerated by the italian supreme court until march of last year. rod blackhurst and brian mcginn are the filmmakers behind "amanda knox." gentlemen, good morning to both of you. congratulations on the film. was it hard to get amanda knox to sit down and talk to you? >> it was a little hard. we let it be known to her if and when she wanted to talk to us, she could talk to us. we first approached her and rafaelle when they were acquitted but two years later amanda said she was ready to tell her side of the story. >> and what did you hear, brian, when she finally sat down and talked about what had happened. what did you learn that we haven't heard about this case? this is one of those people think they know everything about it. >> that was one of the things interesting for us going in. what we found is she has this kind of bird's-eye perspective on these years looking back that's very unexpected for

someone that was caught up with the story. everyone in the case has been thinking about it so much that they're able to step back and tie it to a larger ideas and larger philosophies. >> you spoke to amanda and to raffaele who was her boyfriend. they were pretty open with you. we have another clip, i want to play it right now. >> my heart is beating so fast. you know, like, oh, there's romance now and i kissed her. >> compared to so many other guys who were just automatically like, hey, baby, like he was super nice and i was completely charmed and, yeah. >> did you find them to be pretty open? that is a side of them i think we haven't seen. >> they were all very open with us. i think they all felt like there had been these different versions of them painted and portrayed in the way the media was covering the story and they wanted the opportunity to talk been themselves in their own words. >> you found some home video and see this other side to amanda.

some of this other video which is before all of this happened, you see this young man who is so vivacious and so full of life and so different from the public image we associate with her. what does she say about how this experience changed her, brian, and is that something you notice in terms of her demeanor. >> we keyed into this idea of accidental select. these people have been caught up in the story. it's not only amanda and raffaele, but it's the prosecutor as well. everyone in the world kind of has an idea of who they are. they walk around on the street and people recognize them and think that they know them already. one of the moments in the movie i think is interesting is amanda says people recognize me in line at the grocery store and they say i know you. and she says you don't know me. and for us that idea that after eight years of headlines all over the world, it was really, really fascinating. >> i have to say it's not without controversy because although you talked to many players in the case, you weren't able to talk to the kercher family. meredith kercher is the person

who lost her life here. she's the center of the case. did you try to talk to them? and how do you feel about the film without that perspective? >> we did reach out to the kercher family twice directly in 2015 and 2016. we'd still very much like to talk to them if they'd like to talk to us. they made it clear that every time they have to talk about this it's re-examining this wound. we wanted to make sure people in the film remembered this was a tragedy at its core that became this piece of entertainment and this set of headlines that caught the world up for the better part of a decade. >> we also reached out to the kercher family who declined to comment. it's an interesting film, takes a look at the media's role in all of this as well. rod blackhurst, brian mcginn, congratulations to you. it starts on netflix tomorrow. we'll send it over to carson. coming up next, the botched proposal and the missing ring that had baseball fans on the edge of their seat. it has a good

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7:50. back now with a dream proposal that didn't go so well, carson. >> yeah, matt. a yankees fan wanted to surprise his girlfriend by popping the big question at tuesday's game. but when the time game, a bit of a curveball. he was ready, but something very important was missing. >> they're looking for the ring! >> my goodness. >> oh, that's not a good start. >> it was the bottom of the fifth. the home team up by two against the rival boston red sox. when the crowd's attention suddenly shifted to left field

for the play of the game. in the stands, 29-year-old andrew fox proposing to his girlfriend, heather, with an empty box. >> there's the young man right here. >> oh, poor guy. he went through all of that to plan it. >> the big league proposal, turning into a frantic search for the missing engagement ring. >> that's definitely not the way i planned it out. i thought it was going to be a simple kneeldown, pop it open and ask her but it instantly dropped out and i was like -- i was so scared, i started to cry. >> and while the ring was lost, hope was not. >> wait a minute, they're smiling. >> they found it! >> oh, that's great. >> a second chance for andrew to knock it out of the park. >> he's on one knee. >> oh, she better say yes now. >> the baseball fans finding out the hard way, diamonds really are a girl's best friend. >> and there's a base hit after she says yes. >> i didn't know what to think, it was all a shock.

it was good that we found it. >> what a story! it's like a movie! then the base hit right after it. they actually ended up finding the ring. it was in the cuff of heather's jeans. social media absolutely lit up. this proposal nearly gone wrong is the best part of any baseball game this evening. from despair to standing o. wishing this couple all the best. a baby fairy tale ending and somebody in pinstripes is getting a ring this year. back to you. >> nicely done, carson. >> thank you. coming up, are you freaked about that sudden change to your zodiac sign? we told you about this one. why nasa says everyone, relax, it's going to be fine. we'll tell you all about it coming up after your local news. smoking with chantix. smoking's a monkey on my back. it was, it was always controlling your time, your actions, your money. it had me. it had me. i would not be a non-smoker today

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wx toss to traffic traffic toss traffic ==traffic maps full== the morning starting off with low clouds. 55 degrees, cloud-free in san jose. by the afternoon, an all-day sea breeze bringing down inland highs for today. mid to upper 80s around the tri-valley. san jose, not too bad. low 80s downtown, mid 80s south of downtown. smoke from the aloma fire, morgan hill and santa cruz. cooling changes that will take us through the weekend and beyond. a few showers in san francisco on monday. same are to our inland locations as highs drop out of the 80s, into the 70s starting friday and at least through the middle part of next week. mike? >> the commute kicking in over the last half hour. northbound through san jose, 20 miles per hour. looking also at southbound 880, typically not as bad in the commute direction.

jammed up passing by the 101 enter change which may be complicated because of all the traffic around the airport. we're watching that. no incidents reported. 880 both directions here very slow through hayward and union city. southbound at union city around alvarado we have reports of another crash over the last 30 minutes. that's adding to the slowdown. a smooth drive over the bay. the dumbarton bridge very slow, though. oakland north of here, looking at congestion by the coliseum. 7:57. happening now, firefighters say conditions are improving in the battle to stop the loma wildfire. some 2,200 acres have burned. we're posting updates and much more. angry people demanding answers after a police shooting outside san diego. witnesses claim police did not follow procedures when they killed a black man near a strip mall in el cajon. on the facebook page you can read more.

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♪ i saw the sign and it opened up my eyes i saw the sign ♪ coming up, zodiac chaos. >> my birthday is may 23rd, 1990. >> i hate to break it to you, you're a taurus now. >> what? >> fallout over the changes to your astrological sign. how a billion dollar industry is being rocked from above. then, going green. the royal family takes in the spectacular sights on their whirlwind tour of the pacific northwest as prince william and the duchess of cambridge are treated to a toe-tapping performance. and ice cream overrated, guacamole not all that good?

we'll look at which foods may not be worth all the hype. today is wednesday, september 28th, 2016. ♪ >> hey to our fans, look where we are. you're missing out. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> all the way from paris island to see savannah guthrie. go cats! ♪ i love the small town girl i love the country girl ♪ >> to all our friends in columbia, south carolina, we made it to "today." >> to new york city! >> we're back now, 8:00 on a wednesday morning. 28th day of september, 2016. got a nice crowd on the plaza. and as we said, we're going to be talking about this list of

overrated foods. and, in my opinion, unless liver and lama lima beans are on that list, it's a bad list. >> i can't hear a word you're saying. >> because we have a -- >> coming up, we're going to save you money by telling you exactly what you should buy when the calendar flip toes october in just a few days. barbie, right there. i know some little girls in your house who would like that. >> but first, your check of the morning's top stories. >> i'm kristin wellker at the university of new hampshire where hillary clinton will contain with bernie sanders today and, of course, those all-porchbt millennial voters who overwhelmingly chose senator sanders during the primary. this as donald trump try toes turn the page on that debate performance that even many of his fellow republicans considered rocky. donald trump aiming to get back on offense in critical florida tuesday. >> what has hillary clinton accomplished? >> again, declaring victory in

monday night's debate. >> almost every single poll had us winning the debate. >> and threatening he may get personal next time. >> and i was also holding back. i didn't want to do anything to embarrass her. >> but clinton's team also took a victory lap. >> she won that debate. >> clinton herself flexing her muscles in north carolina. >> did anybody see that debate last night? >> the fallout from their first face-off still reverb rating after clinton called out trump for his treatment of women like alicia machado, miss universe in 1996. >> he called this woman miss piggy. then he called her miss housekeeping because she was latina. donald, she has a name. where did you find this? >> her name is alicia machado. >> where sduvend this? >> the clinton campaign wasted little time launching the new ad after the debate featuring machado. now she is speaking out saying

trump ridiculed her after winning the pageant. >> he was all the time saying things like, no, she gained 60 pounds. 40 pounds. that is not true. >> machado says she suffered from eating disorders and depression, but tuesday trump showed no signs of backing down. >> she gained a massive amount of weight. and it watts a real problem. >> meanwhile, clinton also trying to make trump pay for seeming to say he has not paid federal income taxes. >> that makes me smart. >> if not paying taxes makes him smart, what does that make all the rest of us? >> the current commander in chief weighing in after trump slammed him monday night. >> obama goes out and leaves and goes out to the golf course for the rest of his life to play fwofl. >> the other guy doesn't have the preparation, the temperament or the core values of inclusion. >> first lady michelle obama out

with her first ad for secretary clinton of the general election campaign. she will be stumping in philadelphia and pittsburgh today. now, pennsylvania is secretary clinton's fire wall. and right now, polls show a tighten iing race there. donald trump's first stop today, chicago. matt. >> thank you very much. dutch-led investigators are saying this morning that malaysia airlines flight mh17 was shot down in 2014 by a missile fired from a launcher brought in from russia. in part of eastern ukraine controlled by pro russian rebels. all 298 people aboard the flight from amsterdam to kuala lumpur were killed. investigators were not able to conclude tt missile was fired at the passenger jet deliberately. russia maintains the plane was brought down by the ukrainian military. police executed a search warrant at the vermont home of a boater who says his mother disappeared during their fishing trip ten days ago.

22-year-old nathan carman was rescued from a lift raft on sunday off the coast of massachusetts. his 54-year-old mother is still missing. nathan told the coast guard he lost sight of her when their boat sank. according to court records, carman was investigated but never charged in the murder of his grandfather, who was a real estate developer. >> one giant leap saved a man from a serious jury. take a look at this. he was stepping out of his car when an out of control vehicle barrelled toward him. the man jumped clear of that car just getting nicked in the leg, but he faired a lot better than the planter that was sent clear across the sidewalk. that is a close call. >> scary to watch. coming up next, the member of our "today show" family just dubbed one of the world's most famous celebrities. >> see if you can pick who it is. and does it disturb you? why police say this decoration is too creepy for halloween.

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their way to the famed yukon territory and so has keir simmons. hi, keir, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the uss klondike here used to work the yukon river the in the days when people came to get rich finding gold. william and kate are here without the children, which has some folks calling it kind of like a date night. for william and kate, a night away from the children. arriving in picturesque white horse, a town built during the gold rush, located on the yukon river, it's now said to have the cleanest air in the world. a spectacular setting. last night, stunning performances that almost got william on his feet. >> he almost danced. >> that's what he said. >>. >> reporter: and there was more to see. >> there is one more experience they might not want to miss. a display that would make

leaving the children behind for the night really worth it. the question is will the clouds clear or will they stay up. >> reporter: the world's famous northern lights, often visible from white horse at this time of year. earlier the royal couple picked grapes and tried local food where william's parents visited during a tour of canada 30 years ago. tomorrow the duke and dutchess head back to their own children with plenty of stories to tell. it was cute to see them on the front row of that concert. they often whispered to each other. you can see the connection. and seeing the northern lights would have been romantic. our team, including our producer, stayed up most of the night watching to see if they did appear, and we didn't see anything, guys. so, you know, one night, one opportunity, we didn't see anything. we didn't get much sleep. >> but you got to see grape picking.

>> reporter: exactly. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: enough for us. >> what do you say we do some trending now. here's one from the "what were they thinking" files, the halloween decoration intended to be amusing, but now even home depot admits this one crossed the line. it's called the scary peeper creeper. the idea is to hang this with suction cups in a window to give the impression that a stranger is looking in the window. home depot's website described it as a perfect item for scaring friends and family. some customers didn't think it was that funny saying the decoration verifies voyeurism. home depot released a statement saying the product isn't in line with its core values and promising to remove it from store shelves in the u.s. and canada, but right now it is still for sale online. >> it's pretty creepy. >> i was going to say it was kind of cute. >> people don't seem to be bothered by the scary baby,

zombie baby. >> sexy looker. i have an issue with this next story. "usa today" published this article called the definitive takedown of 11 popular, completely overrated foods. the foods are good, but they don't deserve such a high pedestal. that's all fine except when you look at the list. ice cream. >> what? >> he says ice cream is overrated. >> i think it could be slightly overrated. >> i don't think that's possible. >> chocolate-covered strawberries, i will give it. quinoa, i'll give them that. sriracha, i'll give them. >> you're not going to like this, guacamole. >> overrated. >> you don't think it's overrated. >> it's my favorite thing. >> it's the perfect food. >> i'm okay with that. >> i like salsa better than guacamole. >> any food that turns brown i think is overrated.

>> you'd rather than queso dip than guac? >> yes. >> what's your order? >> guac, queso, salsa. >> you would put salsa before queso? >> yeah. >> i don't even know you anymore. >> queso is great when you start, but later on -- >> you know what's a great sbren invention, guacamole mixed with salsa. >> that's like peanut butter 34 mixed with jelly. >> so you didn't like the list of the overrated foods. here's a list i did like, though, objects that are so perfectly designed they cannot possibly be made any better. they are perfection personified. this one from business insider. first on the list, paper clips.

>> really? >> those big things, those are good. by the way, this list -- they date to 1867. other items that stand out, the sharpie. >> i don't know. >> it's perfect. >> you write and wait for it to dry. >> we're lefties. >> why does that make a difference? >> because we smear it when we go by. >> sorry. i'm new to being a lefty. >> chapstick, number 2 pencil, and here's one that i used to agree with, levi's 501 jeans. >> perfect engineering? >> i loved them and then i got a picture taken of them and someone said matt is wearing mom jeans. >> really? >> so i stopped buying them. >> i thought you changed for skinny capri jeans. >> halfway up the calf? >> carson, let's do popstart. >> an interesting list.

the most dangerous selects on the internet. they looked at what happened when you search certain stars online and whose names generate results that could lead to malware. topping the list is amy schumer with a 16% risk. justin bieber came in second place. they have musicians, hosts. >> there's someone else on that list. >> who's number three? >> who? >> carson, show it. >> me. >> what? >> yeah. >> number three on the most dangerous celebrity list. >> if we google you, we'll get some dreaded virus? >> go to your google window and type in how in the heck is carson daly still on television, you run the risk, you run the risk of getting some malware, so be careful. >> we're not saying you should try that. >> i don't know what it means really. but look out! >> you're dangerous. >> it will be my face creeping in the window. warren beatty opening up

about his playboy reputation. you might remember earlier this year carly simon confirmed part of the song "you're so vain" was about him. back in the day warren beatty had been with 12,775 women. it's a claim -- >> no, no. >> he does dispute that claim in the aarp magazine saying think about it, sleeping with 12,775 people. that would mean not just that there were more multiple people a day but there was repetition. >> you remember his carpet was apricot. >> scarpet. >> that's one of the things you have to look up. >> what's a scarpet? >> what are you saying? >> do you know the lyrics to "you're so vain"? >> but what's a scarpet. >> i think it does but then i

saw one place that said a word i'd never heard of. >> what are they talking about? >> never mind, it's a song. >> he does admit to being a ladies man. he said, look, i never misled anyone and i'm a nice guy. he has been together with his wife for almost 25 years. terry crews can be an imposing guy so one cost conscious student is using terry's image to discipline. he recently tweeted this photo. i keep this pic of terry crews in my wallet so i can see it when i'm about to waste money on things i don't need. terry crews has this picture. i keep this pic of myself in my wallet so i can see it when i'm about to waste money on things i don't need, lol. that's your popstart. >> your had strategically dipped below one eye, your hat was -- >> i feel like you're not even

speaking english right now. >> we looked it up. >> you said scarpet. >> it was apricot. never mind. al, do the weather. >> wow. >> i'm googling it. >> look it up now. >> in the meantime, we've been watching this little area of investigation out in the atlantic, 97-l, with a 90% chance of formation the next 48 hours and really in the next 90 days. the five-day formation zone has moved a little further south bringing it out -- matt is singing. this is great. we are looking for a flood threat along the mid-atlantic coast. we've got the warm weather continuing out in the plains. plenty of sunshine through the plains as well. wet weather around the great lakes. that ask. seeing a return of low clouds around, san francisco, golden gate bridge and taking over mountain cameras. 50s and 60s this afternoon,

mid-60s along the coast. san jose 83 and 70s near oakland. mid to upper 80s across tri-valley. the trend over the next seven days. certainly looks cooler outside and a chance early next week a few showers. look at these inland temperatures in your seven-day forecast. dropping out of the 80s into the 70s starting friday. >> have we determined that it's -- >> your scarf was apricot. >> so it's a lyric. i just want to say it's like this. your scarf, hyphen, comma, it was apricot. >> but it's a song. >> now, comma, it's time. >> al, comma, thanks. we've got an update on a story we were talking about on tuesday, the shakeup to the zodiac calendar. >> jolene kent is back in the fallout. jo. >> this is a very important breaking story. what is your zodiac sign really?

horoscope readers freaked out when they learned aries may not be aries anymore. some are blaming nasa. here's the real story, people, they're not taking it well. it's a cosmic level freakout. >> i'm a gemini all my life. >> okay. you really think you're a gemini? >> yes, i think i am to the core. i'm a social individual. >> what's your birthday? >> my birthday is may 23rd, 1990. >> i hate to break it to you. you're a taurus now. >> what? >> seriously. >> you can't just change it. >> it's a debate that could disrupt big business. last year americans spent a whopping $2 billion on the more than 81,000 astrology and psychic businesses in the country. websites like horoscope.com get five million visitors a month. but did anything really change? astrologers and astronomers both say no. it started with nasa posting a new article for kids,

highlighting a 13th constellation called leading many to believe their signs had suddenly changed. >> hoda, you were a leo. >> don't say were. >> girl, you're a cancer. >> no! >> we're good. >> no, no, no. >> but it turns out that so-called new constellation was discovered 3,000 years ago. the strologers who write your wore row scopes say they've always known about it, but never planned to use it. >> your zodiac sign has not changed. it's not based on the constellations directly. your zodiac sign is based on the planets. >> what if i told thaw you're now actually an aries. >> i always kind of thought i was a taurus. >> i think people are are attached to their zodiac signs because we all want permission on be our quirky, human selves.

astrology gives me permission to be flawed and be human and not have it all figured out. >> as you might imagine, this is huge relief for people who were really worried about their zodiac sign tattoos, right? tweeting pictures like this one. thankfully, no need to get them lasered off from the astrology gists and from nasa. >> i'm so glad you're here. thank you. >> so happy to be. >> i'm cancer. i have that on my leg. >> what were you going to do? >> i don't know. get another one. >> seriously. >> thank you. just ahead, from lavish trips to hot toys to big deals waiting for you in the month of october. and nathan lane and john goodman, they're right here after your local news. i'm ...

==topvo== and lower temperaturemidity good wednesday morning 8:26 i'm sam brock. a bit of good news. firefighters say the humidity and lower temperatures are slowing the rate of the wildfire burning at the ridge line there. flames scorched 250 additional acres of terrain over the last 24 hours. that is far better than the 2,000 acres burned the time the fire first broke out monday through yesterday morning. evacuations still in effect for 300 homes and the manpower at this point has now tripled with more than 1100 firefighters on the front lines. that fire has already destroyed at least seven structures including one home. let's turn our tension to the roadways. mike is following another crack in san jose. >> we've had a number of

crashes. as is typical during the morning commute. a smoother slow, although very slow around the bay. in the south bay the new crash i'm worried about is northbound 880 around the expressway, closer to north 1st. perhaps the onslow pattern clearing up, lanes the last few. the bulk of the morning commute, northbound throughout san jose slow. santa mat and dumbarton bridges. oakland 580, 880, a new crash could complicate things going downtown. back to you. >> thank you very much. that's going to do it for now. see you again in 30 minutes with more news. for now back to the "today show."

8:30 now on wednesday morning. good morning, everybody. midtown, midweek, midmonth, great crowd. >> can we do one thing. can you hear this? we've got a young man over here named jack. you know what just happened to jack? jack, smile. jack just lost his front tooth! way to go! the tooth fairy on her way. >> or his way. >> awesome, jack.

cute. >> very cool. >> congratulations. coming up, be prepared to be entertained. look who's inside our studio. we've got nathan lane and john goodman. they're going to talk about their brand new project. and then we are going bargain hunting for clothes and toys and gadgets and everything you should wait until october to buy. a couple of days left. also making ribs and buffalo bites. it might sound complicated and expensive but it doesn't have to be. we have some cheap and easy recipes that will impress your entire family. >> but first, al, you start with apricot. >> actually i'm going to scarf up the ribs. let's show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned starting with today. warm weather continues out through the plains and down through southern california. we've got a flood threat in the mid-atlantic states, wet weather down into florida. look for showers around the great lakes. sunshine in the plains all the way down into texas. that continues tomorrow. flooding likely along the mid-atlantic states, some gully washers in the southwest.

cooler weather in the pacific northwest with sunshine and temperatures finally cooling down along your southern california seeing clear skies, cool start to the morning in the north bay but see the fog in san francisco 55 degrees, 60s into san jose, tri-valley and across the peninsula. for the afternoon, those temperatures will be staying in the 60s from san francisco down the coast, low 70s around santa cruz, low 80s san jose, mid-80s inland. temperatures going to cool off heading towards the weekend with increasing clouds. by sunday a chance of showers back in the picture early next week and inland highs dropping into the 70s starting friday. don't forget, get that weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable or weatherchannel.com online. mr. lauer. >> we're just getting a little shopping advice here. al, thank you very much. we're happy to have two acting giants with us this morning, nathan lane and john goodman.

they are coming together for the revival of one of the most ground-breaking plays in broadway history, "the front page." nathan, john, good morning. good to see you guys. >> good to see you. >> the year was 1978. way back when, when you two worked together for the first time. >> about this time of year at the equity library theater on 103rd street. >> what was the show? >> "midsummer night's dream" which had a disco theme. >> it was the disco version. >> and john and i and dan floric who's also in the play said every 38 years we have to do this. >> what was your impression of him at the time and what was your impression of him, back in 1978? >> he was -- i had seen him before in a comedy review. a friend of mine from college. he was funny, a really hard-working actor. >> he was playing oberon. a dashing leading man. >> 185 pounds. >> of pure talent.

>> so the story goes you run into scott rudin at a party and he says i want to work with you, i want to do a show. what show do you want to do, and you picked "the front page." was that the story? >> you know, we were talking about things and then talking about titles and it came up. he had seen it, there was a famous production in 1969 with robert ryan and so he thought it would be a great idea to do it on broadway. and was very brave to take it on, because there's so many people. >> it's a cast of 20 something, right? >> 25. >> when the show was first on broadway, john, which i think was 1928 or something like that, it was ground-breaking because it was considered profane, it was considered shocking. there were a lot of words in the dialogue that actors had not spoken onstage before. that must have been the big attraction for you. >> it was.

>> does it hold up? is it still -- does it still feel like something the audience is going to -- obviously people curse on stage all the time now, but does the show hold up over the years? >> absolutely it holds up. it was extremely well constructed, it's funny. you love the characters and you want to know what happens to them. you get a lot of information in the first act that holds up and really pays off in the other two acts. >> the great thing about it is you can sense -- you know, it's obviously new -- people are seeing it whoever never seen it before, and you can hear them being shocked or surprised by twists in the plot. you know, the last line in the play is one of the most famous curtain lines in the american theater, and every night now i can hear them like totally shocked because of what i'm about to do. when, you know, there's nothing better than that, surprising

them. >> the dialogue, the profanity aside, is rapid fire. i mean it is fast paced. i think somebody said it takes a lot of vocal stamina. how do you prep for something like that? >> we have a brilliant woman called kate wilson who comes and warms us up all evening but everybody every day is just getting loose. >> what's your warmup? >> prescription drugs. yeah. no, no, it really is almost like doing a musical. you do have to warm up beforehand because you could hurt yourself, so much yelling and screaming. >> my eyes hurt. >> do they? >> that's all i got. >> at this stage in your career, still jitters for opening night? what are you, it's like 25, 22 shows on broadway? >> something like that. yeah. sure, oh, yeah, i'm a wreck. it's always nerve racking.

i mean, you know, you want -- especially if you said why don't we do "the front page" and if it doesn't go well. >> he broke a guy's arm last night. >> how did that happen? >> got in his way. >> so you've got to see this show. between the prescription drugs and the violence and the profanity. >> really. >> it has everything. >> no, of course. but when you're with a company of actors like this, like john slattery and robert morris and it goes on and on, all these wonderful people, that's the fun of being part of an ensemble like that. >> can't wait to see you guys together. it's always nice to see you. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having us. >> "the front page" currently in previews. the opening is at the broadhurst theater on october 20th. up next, some great bargains, all these things waiting for you in october. first, this is "today" on nbc.

are you in the mood to save? who isn't. if you're tying to tie the knight, take a trip or indulge the kids, we have the inside scoop on what to buy to save big in october. we have a today.com contributor. good morning. >> good morning. >> i love these segments. i find it fascinating that there are certain times when it's good to buy certain things. >> absolutely. you can be a totally strategic shopper and that way you save money and get what you want. >> and some of these offers do have a limited time or a window. >> that's right. the deals and the dates do matter, so the details counting. go on the website later to get the exact dates. >> okay. we don't always think of an october wedding but a lot of people get married in the fall and this is the time to buy wedding stuff? >> that's right. summer is typically peak season. so in the fall we're seeing lots of great deals on decor. for example, fabrics are up to 40% off. you can use them for a veil or decor. you can get those at joanne fabrics. up to 50% off on paper goods.

invites, save the dates, thank you cards, and really good deals at places like minted and tiny prints. you can also get cute personalized robes for the bride or the bridesmaids. 50% off. finally personalized stemware that says bride and groom up to 40% off at places like party city and of course shutterfly. >> if you're planning a honeymoon, some travel deals to be had. >> amazing travel deals to be had. the biggest one that we saw is save $1,000 on international airfare. this is through viking cruises. so the deal here is you save $500 per person, per couple. again, this is on specific viking river cruises. check out the specific deals to see exactly where it's going. another thing that we saw as far as travel is now is the time to go to europe. on orbitz we are seeing airfares down by 30% to really great places like dublin, paris and london. if you want to go somewhere

warm, kayak has some deals from some all-inclusive places from hyatt where you can go to jamaica or even mexico. >> check, check and check, it all sounds good. all right, denim, which is great because we're getting into jeans weather. >> if you didn't get back-to-school denim, now is the time to save. deals up to 50% off at places like sears. we're seeing denim designer deals at lord & taylor. you can save about $58. and at overstock there's a cool 15% off on blueberry denim going on right now. >> i really admire the folks that shop early for christmas. al roker is one of them. you say this is a good time. if you're that person and can plan, get going. >> we're seeing up to 50% off at places like amazon.com, target has some cool "star wars" stuff and really cool select play sets from barbie and disney infiniti are on sale. right now is the time to stock up. you can get these at toys r us.

>> i like this disco outfit that barbie has. some big ticket items. gril grills. maybe stock up for next year. >> if you need a new mower, now is the time. you can save $100 on select craftsman mowers. these are actually from ace hardware. leaf blowers are also on sale at tru value. and these big, big grills, they're beautiful. >> pretty nice. >> they're usually pretty expensive. save $100 at places like lowe's. >> i'm going to follow my nose to the next deal. >> i love this deal. >> now you're speaking my language, pizza. is this real or prop pizza? >> this is real, it's warm and brand new from papa john's. they came out with this new pan pizza. the deal is three toppings, $10. >> because it's national pizza month. >> oh, sorry, national pizza month. i got so excited, i forgot. >> keep going because i have my mouth full. >> you can see amazing deals from papa john's, domino's, two

toppings, $5.99 each. >> right next to guacamole it's like the perfect food. for more deals go to our website, today.com, to check it out. coming up next, recipes for ribs and they're not messy to eat. first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. it's 8:46. we're back with a new "today" food discount. feeding your family doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. danielle walker, author of the cookbook "celebrations" is here with a family favorite that's perfect for any day of the week. good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> this is one of your husband's favorite recipes. >> it is. we've been eating these ribs at a restaurant for like the last 16 years at this restaurant for his birthday so i recreated them. >> these are pork ribs. we've got them right there. talk to me about the other ingredients. >> these are baby back ribs. then we put a little liquid

smoke to give it that smoky flavor but not having to smoke it for hours and hours on end. >> liquid smoke? >> it's a natural condiment. they use the flavorings from the chips. >> coincidentally it was cars carson's nickname in high school. >> we have some vinegar and coconut sugar, which is a substitute for brown sugar. >> we're going to mix all these in a second. let's get to the process. first you're going to make the rub. >> so this is our coconut sugar, so give them a little sweetness to go with the smokiness. we have chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt and perpendiculapepper. the great thing about this rub, you can put it on chicken and barbecue it or a steak. so we're going to use a couple of tablespoons and we can save the rest in this jar. >> how far in advance to cooking do you put the rub on? >> you can do it right before it, do it a few days and wrap it up and get it in your fridge so they're ready to go into the oven but it really is up to you. but the rub you can keep in your

pantry for six months. >> we're not using a grill today, we're not using a smoker, but we're going to cook these two different ways. >> yes. we're going to do them in the oven. i love that because we do love to do that during the summer where we can put them on the barbecue but we also like to enjoy them in the winter so we put them low and slow in the oven. they get really nice and tender and we finish them under the broiler to get them kind of crisp on top. i'm using parchment paper, you can use tin foil. you make a tighty sealed pouch. then flip it over and this locks in all of the steam which helps get them really, really tender. >> 275 how long? >> three or four hours until they're really coming apart with a fork. >> you go that way, i'll go this way. after 20 or 30 minutes you start to smell those in the house, which is the best part of making ribs. guys, how is it tasting down there? >> great. >> spicy. >> spicy.

>> a little bit of cayenne. >> so barbecue sauce is really easy to make. the store-bought versions have caramel coloring and a lot of sugar so we saved some of our rub and we have tomato puree and a few more spices. we're going to add that together and mix it up and brush the ribs to finish it. they're going to have some fat in them so we can drain that out. this is vinegar, a little bit of that coconut sugar, a teeny bit of the smoke. you know what, if they're too spicy too, you can lead a little cayenne or chili powder out. i have young kids, so i like to make them a little bit less spicy. my husband likes spice. perfect. >> so that gets all mixed up and you brush it on again? >> you brush it on again and pop them under the broiler. kind of like if you were finishing it over a fire grill but it's just a little bit easi easier. >> how long under the broiler. >> a couple of minutes. you just brush the sauce on and then stick them back in and that's what they end up looking

like. >> al, you're kind of a rib maven. how would you compare these to what you make at home. >> well, they don't have the natural smokiness that you would get in a smoker, but for what it is being done in an oven -- >> low and slow. >> it's delicious. >> really nice. >> good. >> i love this. here's what they look like when they're done. talk to me about your buffalo bites here. >> gamedays, there's lots of gamedays coming up but we also serve these all the time. they're a substitute for chicken wings but they're buffalo cauliflower bites. so i bread them a little bit in coconut flour and i make them. i have a dairy-free ranch dressing. i can't tolerate dairy, i have an autoimmune disease so i eat dairy-free for that reason. they're delicious and coated in a buffalo sauce. >> this is great. we can put the recipe up on our website. danielle, thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> we appreciate it. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >>

we're back. it's 8:52. al, it's birthday time, isn't it? >> let's introduce you to some very nice folks with help from our friends at smuckers. first up, happy 101st birthday to william bowers. this guy could teach matt a thing or too from marquette, michigan. he uses his ipad to e-mail family and friends. and he's on twitter.

unlike you. miss moselle smith, 100 years old. taught beauty culture before opening up her own beauty shop. happy 100 years old to richard kaiser. didn't retire until he was in his 80s. melvin boonstra. 100 years old. he hit his first hole in one when he was 97. >> eleanor deblaay, said the secret to longevity, eat a doughnut every day. and happy 100th birthday to lynn irish of vancouver, washington. he enjoys reading about the weather. all right. even worked as an air force weather service officer. we salute your service, sir, thank you very much. >> vancouver, that's near where the royals are. >> that's right. >> if someone you know is celebrating a birthday or

anniversary, tell us all about them on today.com/celebrate. >> you're just like making mischief all day today. >> i don't know why. what do you guys have coming up? >> i have no idea. >> the whole show is dedicated to dissecting carly simon later. >> we googled the lyrics and the next line has something to do with a gava. >> i thought it was one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself go bye. >> it's gova. it's a dance. >> we're actually going to be making a brooky. >> what's that? here it is. ♪ you probably think this song is about you ♪ ♪ you're so vain ♪ i bet you think this song is about you ♪ ♪ don't you, don't you

♪ are you happy several years ago. >> what are we doing? we're like in the wrong part of this song. >> i think it's in the next verse. >> anyway -- i'm ...

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this morning on "today's take" uliza schlessinger killing it in comedy. then the tricks to making box desserts taste like you made them from scratch. is your laundry room a mess? the diy makeover you've got to see to believe. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, september 28th. we are the law firm of roker, bush and hall. >> we're here to represent you. >> and if you've been injured in an accident. >> we've got you covered. >> al, we were just in rio here.

i did something last night just to bring back the memories with a couple of our producers who are with us on the ground there in rio. i went to a brazilian charasqueria last night. i had salted meats. i'm puffed up like a tick this morning. i can't eat meat for a month. >> where? >> fogo de chow. >> they drilled me last night with lamb chops and ribs. >> they do chicken too, right? >> nobody eats that. >> you had a better night. >> well, i had an amazing night. no meat sweats for me. this time of the year a lot of charity events take place. they call it the gala season. when i moved to new york, i never heard of the gala season. but last night i spent some time with day one. this is an organization based in new york. what they do is teach teenagers, girls and boys, about domestic violence. they have this inspirational

message that love doesn't have to hurt and these are a couple of girls. then i had to jet over to another event. >> you were double booked. >> i was double booked. ran, slid in the car, slid out of the car and i ended up with angelique kujo. she is an african musician, three-time grammy winner and she has a foundation. she's one of the most inspirational and influential women in the world. google some of her music. you will dance all day, all night long. i should have played some but she's amazing. i was at her foundation. and so one of the things as we get to know each other, in fact we have this segment coming up soon where viewers get to ask us questions and then we get to submit. so we got an e-mail last night saying what do you want to ask billy. i saw yours but i kept mine secret. i was thinking at this event i was at, one of the things i am trying to work on, i have no small talk game. like i go to an event, i stand in the corner. like now i'm starting to sweat. right now i'm sweating in this

sweater. >> not a good small talker. >> i get there and i get one drink and then i'm like mm-hmm. i grab one person and feel awful because i hold that one person hostage all night long and i don't know how to move on. it's awful. >> i've got to get away from this lady. >> i have a recommendation for you. two drinks. have a second drink and you'll start to become a little more verbose. >> this is my rule. i have one drink because then if i do have two, my drink becomes my company and then i stand there and just -- >> what do you think about this? i don't know. >> how do you work the room? >> i ramp up for it. >> no, i don't work a room. i generally don't go. >> that's one way for me to cure it, just stay at home. what's the other option? >> i ramp up for it. it's like going to a game. before i go in the room, i go -- and then i walk in how are you, hand in there, boom, boom, i make it happen, then i'm

exhausted in ten minutes and then i'm done. >> here comes the billy bush family. you know, i've got to learn because this is cocktail season, holiday parties, halloween parties. this is when you start going everywhere. if you are like socially awkward like me -- >> this is in-depth talking. >> we talk to the tv and i feel like i can see you at home right now in your pajamas or whatever you've got going. i see you. but it's a camera in the middle of me and you. >> yes. >> johnny carson was like that, though. i love that, selfies, i'm your queen, come on, knock it out. it's talking after the selfie. >> chitchat. >> it's the chitchat. >> we've got some suggestions for you. yesterday you told everybody that you're going to have your knee surgery middle of next month. some suggestions have come in. you wanted to bedazzle your cane. here's some great ones from the viewership. >> that's a seahawks fan. >> yeah, cindy sent that. >> turn it into a gold post.

two of them. >> it's a walker. >> no, it's a walker. >> i don't think i'm going to be that bad. >> i love that, though. >> this was my favorite. i thought this was wrapped in bacon. but it said you could do yours wrapped in bacon like this. >> make it like that. but it's very christmas-like. it looks like a giant peppermint stick. >> i kind of like that. >> i like that. >> i like that. now, i could do that for you in about a day. i could bling that up. is that what you're looking for or do you want more? >> more. the more, the merrier. >> you know it gets heavy, though. it will be a muscle workout. >> i'll need that. >> surgery is -- people are rebounding from surgery these days so much -- you get the hip done, people are walking 45 minutes later. >> you'll be back in a week. we got the numbers in. >> a lot of hype. >> did it deliver on the hype? we said like 100 million. >> that was the estimate that said 100 million. that's what they said. >> still broke a record, though. >> it did.

the number of people. >> not quite the super bowl numbers of 110, but still -- >> the previous record was reagan and carter with 81 back in 1980. that said, the population at the time was about 226 or something million people. now we're -- >> 330. so technically more people did watch the reagan/carter debate. proportionate. >> right. >> but you had fewer choices back then and now this doesn't take into account streaming, because a lot of people watched it on streaming. >> a couple million. >> it doesn't count on several unrated cable networks. so probably when all was said and done, it was viewed by probably over 100 million. >> but the super bowl still 110 -- that is a staggering number to me. >> spanish language. >> 110 million people watched the super bowl. >> i spoke to my 11-year-old last night. you know, she's in the sixth grade. and her home room teacher made them watch the debate, which was

so terrific. and so i was so excited to talk to her. by the way, i have an 18-year-old, turned 18 last month. did you watch the debate, because you're going to actually be voting. she did not catch that one, so hopefully she'll watch it online. but my 11-year-old, i said what do you think? she said, mmm, i didn't like it. i said who do you think won? no one. i need the third-party candidate. she's holding out for the third-party candidate. >> does she know -- or she was just saying that? she knows it? >> well, she doesn't look at gary johnson. she hasn't really looked into and sadly polling at 5% right now. but she didn't like either one of the candidates. so they're going to have to work a little harder to swing over lily bush, who's 11 years old. >> what was her assignment in school, write about what they saw? >> they came in the next day and got ten questions about it. who was the moderator. lester holt. what was donald trump's best position and she thought -- lily said, unless she was quoting an adult here, she said i thought he was strong on trade.

i'm like -- >> that sounds like an 11-year-old. >> trading what? >> baseball cards. >> unless she watches msnbc. >> do you guys help with homework? >> no. it's interesting because i just went to nick's parent night, teacher night, and they do not want you to help because they want -- >> oh, that's perfect. >> they want to see where they're weakest and where they need help at. so, you know, you can check to make sure they have done it, but do not correct them. >> like complete hands off. >> what about you. >> my wife is great at it. i just don't have the focus, i'm add. >> lily is like let me ask mom. >> it's like it's too much pressure, dad, i can't work with you on this. quickly, we've all seen the stadium proposal before up on the jumbotron, but one at yankees stadium, andrew fox. the guy opens the box, the ring falls out. look what happens. >> well, they have got a story. >> yeah.

>> maybe somehow -- >> oh, look at this poor guy. >> maybe he can come up with a save somehow. do you get it? wait a minute, they're smiling. they found it! >> oh, that's great. >> he's on one knee. that is awesome. >> oh, she better say -- >> the whole crowd in the second deck is standing up, giving them an ovation. >> it's great. they found it in the cuff of her bell-bottom jeans. >> her jeans were folded up. >> boom. >> unless she has french cuff bell bottoms, which i want to see. >> so we know somebody in pinstripes ended up with a ring at yankees stadium. >> again. and it was a mariano jersey who was wearing which was the man who comes in with the save. could actress kate hudson

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of the she got into a little impromptu version of their song "hold on." take a look. >> what was in vogue's song -- ♪ when i and you >> that one, "hold on." >> i should have taken you to the concert. >> they were like my girls. ♪ loving you ♪ >> kate hudson in concert on the plaza. >> so that was in commercial break, that was not on the show. >> that wasn't on the show? >> always be rolling.

always be rolling. >> abr. >> and by the way, his running man is so effortless. he can just do it down the street. >> he does it all. >> he is truly the variety guy. >> you know, i love that funny people get paid a lot of money. >> you're funny. >> but i don't get paid like this. from "forbes" magazine, the top five highest paid comedians. >> are. >> i could have stuck with this. i had a ventriloquist dummy. ventriloquist jeff dunn, $13.5 million a year. got a vegas residency, making that cash. >> that's why people go to vegas. the backstreet boys, that's why people go to vegas. >> amy schumer, number four. >> how much? >> 17 mil. >> all in like a couple of years. she's been grinding, but -- >> two ventriloquists are on

this list, i'm going to be blown away. >> terry spader. very funny man. $21 million. >> does he use multiple muppep pets? >> stick your hand up my back and i'll go to work. >> number two, jerry seinfeld, $43.5 mill. >> what? >> is this old money? >> he tours, plus the show is still in syndication. he makes money off of that. he's got the show, "comedians and cars" renewed for a ninth season. that show "seinfeld" prints money. >> 90% of his cash comes from "seinfeld," right? >> doesn't matter. >> i'm not complaining, i'm just crunching the numbers. >> i went to college with him for the first two years of college. >> do you know his phone number? >> i do, but i'm not telling. number one, ladies and gentlemen, we love him, kevin

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developing. we'll watch this over the next several days. the heat continues out in california and the southwest. cooler in the northeast and the great lakes. 50s and 60s. 70s as you get to the mid-atlantic states. look for possible flooding as you get along the mid-atlantic coast. we're also looking for warm weather continuing out in the plains. the showers work their way all the way down to florida. plenty of sunshine from the great lakes into the gulf coast. right now seeing temperatures in the mid to upper 60s around the tri-valley. cooler in san francisco, all day sea breeze which will keep your temperatures along the coast into the inner bay in the 60s and 70s. still some mid and upper 80s. temperatures should cool even more. san francisco, low 60s heading into the weekend and in land spots, we are talking highs in the 70s with a chance of increasing clouds and a few showers early next week. and that is your latest weather. >> billy is dieting.

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we all love homemade desserts but who has the time to go from scratch. we'll show you how to use box mixes and make it look like you've been cooking for hours. we're going to take -- make kind of a hybrid. >> yes. >> a brookie. >> that way you don't have to choose. >> okay. brownie and cookie. >> brownie and i cookie all in one bite. we're starting off with our box mix and make it a little fancier with espresso powder. just follow the instructions on the package about the oil, the egg, get that all in there. whisk is up with our mix. i'll let you do the whisking and

i'll pour. i'm just using a regular brownie mix. i like a dark chocolate. >> so you whisk that up and get it to that point. >> then you have our beautiful perfect little mix over here. so we get this in the pan. i'll hold, you scoop in there. >> i notice you've lined it with foil. >> you get the foil in there so it overhangs on both sides. then you can just pull them right up. you don't have to dig them out of the pan. >> and you smooth that out? >> yes. you smooth that out. i'm going to stick this over here. and now the fun part. so you've got cookie dough. get the kind in the package. you can use chocolate chip, peanut butter, whatever you like. just crumble the whole thing. you may not need the whole thing. what i like to do because i like cookie dough icebergs, so push part of it down and then put a little bit more on top. >> so it's multi layered. >> exactly, yes. multi layered.

so since brownies and cookies bake at different times, the trick is you cover it with foil for the first part of the baking and take it off at the end so you can brown up the cookies a little bit. >> so that gets that crunch on the top. >> exactly. so you get these magical crunchy cookies on top and your delicious fudgy brownie on the bottom. >> look at this. look at how you can see it all the way through. >> gorgeous, right? >> it's just swirled all the way through. oh, that's beautiful. that's magic. >> it's magic, it's magic. >> it's so much magic, we're going to keep you around here because you're going to show us how to make tiramisu from a chocolate box. also our good pal, comedian iliza schlessinger is here. she's going to tell us how she's bringing the laughs after your local news. we love you, iliz. a. all that and more. we've got your local news and in a world that needs a hero, justice is spelled b-o-x.

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banking account scandal. john stump is going to make the announcement, the details are still mysterious. >> wells fargo accused of opening phony accounts without the permission of their customers. >> the bank has been nailed with $185 million federal fine. friends of robin williams have renamed the golden park to honor the comedian. well, today could be a day to get out and go to the park, a break in all of this heat, rob mayeda has the cooling trend right after this break. wx

weather toss to traffic traffic ==traffic maps full== right now we are seeing temperatures around san jose. well, how about 20 degrees cooler right now than yesterday. big cooling around san francisco into the north bay and highs in

lands today 70s and 80s and 60s around san francisco and down the coast with low 70s around santa cruz. more clouds coming in and a chance of showers early next week >> mike. >> we have a big commute out there. things are easing up a little bit. northbound 880, the crash from 29 did clear from the freeway. a couple of the crashes are out of lane and 580 westbound is a great drive through oakland. the crash is near mccarthy. >> back to you. >> a little bit of easing. mike, thank you very much, we'll see you again in 30 minutes.

iliza schlessinger knows how to bring the funny. she dropped her last name. >> sorry, dad. >> but it is easier because sometimes i stress over schlessinger. >> how do you think i feel? >> this is called confirmed kills, great title, and she's holding nothing back. >> do you ever feel that because you're not trashy, you can pull off doing something that's trashy? you're like i can wear fishnet stockings, i went sto stanford. like it's okay for some reason. that's how i felt about body glitter. i'll just do a little bit.

i've got some time. fun fact. you know what body glitter up close looks like? con junt i'vitis. >> showing off the guns and wearing the outfit -- >> i worked out for a full month. i got a trainer. i wanted my body to reflect the material. >> you do a whole bit on cross fit. do you do cross fit? >> no, i don't do cross fit. america, it's a cult, it's snake oil. 9:00 a.m. flipping a monster truck tire. who needs to know the form for that? in what post apocalyptic gorilla playground do you have to know how to flip a monster truck tire. stop. >> it's helpful. >> when? >> in case you've got to change a tire. >> you love your monster trucks. and the rope thing? >> it's so hard. >> it's hard. it's all so hard, that's why i don't want to do it. >> this is a great -- there's real great social commentary here and a lot on the world of the woman.

i mean you do -- i like the fact that you said, this is amazing, that physical strength is the root of female oppression. i think that's right. >> it doesn't sound funny when you say it but when i do it with microphones -- >> give us context. >> the word oppression oar it's the idea that because women aren't as physically strong as women, that's why women are scared when you -- hello, they're all drunk. hello, when you leave the house because we can't physically fight off men. society is like you're strong. you're a strong woman. no, it's physical strength. and so i think that's what puts us at a disadvantage from the get-go. if women were strong, we wouldn't have waited for the right to vote. >> but we have mental strength. we have mental and it has to take a certain amount of mental strength to do standup, i can't imagine. >> what do i do what a rapist runs at me, math? >> no, i'm thinking more like onstage getting ready for a

heckler, i'm bringing it down some. >> oh, you're bringing it down. it does take strength. >> and stamina. >> a good core workout. this special was about ten months in the making and it was just week in, week out on tour and then just working out. you know, it's frozen in time, this special, so you want to make sure you get it the best you can but it's gotten better since. >> you're a very physical comedian. you are on the floor. you're kind of a contortionist in ways. >> yeah. >> you must be exhausted when you're done. >> exhausted. if you watch the last frame of this special, i literally put my hands on my knees like i finished an uneven bar return. i go back to my hotel and melt into a king-size bed and order room service and i'm like bring me the men. bring men to me. >> what hotel is that? what's the deal with you, why do you dislike mermaids? >> yeah, what is that about? >> i know there's moms watching

and maybe some little girls and other people. mermaids, all these women are like i want to be a mermaid. let's start adulting and be mermaids. nancy, you've got a job at hr. you've got to pay taxes. we have a war on our hands. to be a mermaid means you want to be a fictional sex toy for a horny sailor. that's what a mermaid is. >> what about the little mermaid? >> the little mermaid was a horder and we let it go because she was hot. if you went back to a girl's apartment and there's garbage stacked up and she's in the corner like look at this stuff. you'll be like i'm calling the police, there are catfish everywhere, this is a hazard. >> and that's just a taste. >> that's just an opening joke. >> that's just the beginning. >> it's streaming now on netflix. it's so good to see you. >> thank you so much for having me back. >> you guys are travel buddies. >> uso. >> uso together. >> my hot spot. >> up next, one lucky family gets a much-needed laundry room

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they are two country music artists from canada who met in nashville, started a family and then started flipping houses. courtney and dave nelson, the husband and wife team with their own hgtv show called "masters of flip." they give new life to old rundown nashville homes. >> courtney and dave are here with some diy projects that you can do, but first they helped one lucky family with a much-needed room makeover. >> we are at the williams family home in nashville, tennessee, today. we are in their mud room/laundry room. there's no focal point to this room. ana williams, the mom, home schools all five of her kids. she probably doesn't have a lot of time to organize her laundry. her focus is probably just to get the laundry done. >> things can be quite chaotic around here, as you can imagine. i do 20 loads of laundry a week. it would be nice to not be

frustrated all the time. i don't even like necessarily to go back in that space because it's so chaotic. the washer and drier don't even fit in the space that was fibui for it. i need help getting that space organized so i can use my attention for my kids. >> if we can gain some organization with a diy prom, fitting the washer and drier into the space that wasn't large enough and adding some color in here. so i'm hoping that we can make this pretty for her by the end of the day. >> i think we're going to make it stunning by the end of the day. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> get over on your side. >> okay, anna, come on in. >> oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh! >> do you like it? >> i really love it.

please tell me everything. >> all of this is completely doable. dave built the shelves. >> it's galvanized piping you can get very yip expensive and you spray gold on whatever color you want and boom. >> the rug was a little accent to pull the whole room together. we added some curtains but we built a curtain rod out of the same piping to pull the entire room together. everything else is just organization. baskets for the skateboards, for the soccer cleats and the best part for you being a mom of five is that you have baskets for everybody's clothes. it's actually a room that you guys can use now. >> it's a great room. >> i really love it. yay. >> oh, my gosh. >> do you like it? >> 1, 2, 3 -- >> home run! >> that is awesome. so next week they come to our homes.

>> our home is always the last home. >> that's a lot of laundry. a lot of stuff on the floor, but you guys were great. >> well, come on, five kids, 20 loads of laundry. >> home schooling. >> is there somebody helping her out? she needs a lot of help. we start with galvanized piping in the laundry room. >> these projects are all under $50. very doable, very inexpensive. everybody needs a table. whether it's in your laundry room, in your kids play room, in your craft room. all i did here was used some plywood, cleaned it up and put repositional, very important, very positional wallpaper, just sticky wallpaper. and just stuck it on this baby. >> if i put it on wrong, you can fix it. >> and you can find great patterns everywhere. they have whole websites related to this. >> and you can do an old table as well. >> the galvanized piping, you can spray paint it black in this case over here. >> yes. >> look at this.

or gold. it's perfect. >> don't forget, especially if you're doing this in a laundry room, it defeats the purpose to not clean it because it is greasy, so do that first. >> and you did the table under here? >> you can get all of this at any home improvement store and the big box stores will cut it and threat it for you. >> this is important. they will cut it for you for free and usually thread it. so all you have to do is put it together and then you have a table. >> so a not very handy man, kinda handy. >> it looks like you actually did something. >> absolutely. but then this project also with the galvanized steel, it's really important to know that -- >> oh, wow. >> suspended cabinet reand shelving is huge now because it opens up the space and makes it really clean. if you want a glam look, like the laundry room, we painted it gold but you don't have to do that. >> these shelves are routered

edges and stained and look vintage. >> you get more books, you have more laundry, add more shelves. >> and you're skrieping it as something so easy right now. >> this is very easy because it's right here and all we're doing is screwing the thing back on. but this is a great project for two people. only for measurements. and these are flanged, the big rings they go into. ideally you've got screws into a stud. if that doesn't work, you need toggle bolts to come in and open it up and secure it. >> let the more creative of the person design it out. honestly if i left this to dave, it may look a little -- well, not like this. >> it wouldn't be level but it would be screwed in somewhere. >> i know you mean well, but seriously -- >> so you have the creativity. >> i love you as a couple. courtney and dave, "masters of flip" on hgtv.

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ramos. we start with tiramisu. >> yes. so we are using just a regular old chocolate box mix. starting out a little bit similar to what the directions say. add an extra egg which makes it really moist, a little bit espresso because it's got that espresso taste. some rum. so we're replacing the wuater with rum. >> i love that. replacing the water with rum. >> it's what i do. i'm puerto rican, so. we just mix this all up. >> right. >> get it all delicious. yeah, just nice and smooth. this goes into our prepared bake pans. put a little parchment and spray in there. >> so pour that in, it bakes. boom, boom, boom. >> gorgeous cake layers. a little more rum. >> yes! >> i told you that's what i do. if you put it over the rack and just pour right on top, that way

it just soaks right in. it's good, it's good. good stuff, right? then once those are cool, rum-soaked, then you slice the layers in half and then we're doing a mascarpone frosting. it sounds fancy. really just a kind of cream cheese. it's italian cream cheese with powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract. >> could you put a little rum in there if you wanted? >> you could put a little rum in there, yes. >> clearly this is a party where children aren't invited. >> you start layering and keep putting the layers on. >> put more frosting on top, it's delicious. >> shaved chocolate? >> and a little bit of cocoa right on top. >> and drizzle it with more rum and, boom. here you're making a corn bread peach upside down cake. >> we're using just the corn mix. so two boxes of the kind you find in your grocery store. mix that up according to the directions. then over here we have our

topping. this is butter and brown sugar. just let that bubble a little bit. then put our peach slices right in. it's kind of like in a nice pattern. you don't have to be too, too fancy. then you pour -- >> on top of it? >> right on top it. it goes in the oven and we get this. >> and cast iron. >> it's not too bad. >> flip it out. >> i am glad you handled that one. >> boom. look at that. >> look at that. >> smell that. >> good, right? brown sugar, a little butter. >> billy is dieting, i am not. >> billy, he had all that meat. >> keep going, al. if you could get there, it would be so great. >> thank you so much. we're back in a moment, but first this is "today" on nbc. >> peer pressure to eat. peer pressure to eat.

debbie mason and hillary duff? >> oh, i saw the movie last night. "girl on a train." >> how was it? >> you'll have to wait until the next hour to get a review. >> we have lauren to help people get out of debt because so many people are. >> we have a lot of things. >> are you going to be on for 90 minutes? that's so much. >> we might need it. >> is it a super sized klg and hoda today?

=trx at ck= ck tra we are seeing the return of coastal fog and low clouds and an all day sea breeze. 60s closer to san francisco and 70s around the peninsula and that's the trend ahead in the next seven days. cooling temperatures from san

francisco and maybe some interesting weather. by the end of the weekend, look at the temperatures in land and 70s. there is a chance we could see some showers and light rain north of the golden gate on sunday into monday. now, to see what's happening with your wednesday's morning drive, here is mike. >> still kind of slow. everything else is lighting up. earlier crashes have cleared for the road way. 580 now has a crash. some more slowing for the travel pa pass. compression on 880. lets take a look at the san mateo bridge, westbound was really tight up. 20 minutes since there was a good backup in the peninsula and now everybody is heading towards 101 and 92. back to you. >> it is 9:57, thank you very much. firefighters are finding their foot ng ting to stop the loma f. it has stabilized to 2250.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >> hey, everybody. you made it. hay wednesday. winesday wednesday. hoda calls it hump day. september 28. that's act like you don't by brook eden. >> i haven't heard that. i like it already. >> yeah. >> we have a great show. two lovely talented stars are here. hilary duff and debbie mazar from "younger" which we happen to have a cameo in tonight. >> that's what we hear. >> home cooking. >> yeah,