are waiting for that patrol hearing for o.j. simpson. we'll be covering the story throughout the morning. cheryl will bring us live reports. you can find those on our airwaves and also on nbcbayarea.com. . good morning. breaking overnight. senator john mccain diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer related to that blood clot revealed last week. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle uniting behind him. >> this disease has never had any more worthy opponent. >> this morning the tough fight ahead for the man known as the maverick. >> nooefz out. trump blasts his own attorney general for stepping away from the russia investigation. the bombshell new interview as trump's son and son-in-law are summoned to capitol hill to testify. decision day. o.j. simpson's parole hearing set to be one of the most watched in history, and now just hours away. is the country's most infamous

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have worked so closely with john mccain through the years. >> that's our breaking news overnight. senator john mccain, the arizona republican, one of the most vocal lawmakers on capitol hill, diagnosed with brain cancer. we have full coverage, and we'll start with national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. that news met with stunned disbelieve among mccain's colleagues here on capitol hill. it's already uniting bitterly divided republicans and democrats in support of the senator. >> he is one of america's bravest fighters, and this morning john mccain may be facing his toughest battle yet. on capitol hill his political partner and close friend lindsey graham emotional. >> this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> mr. senator. >> the 80-year-old mccain diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctors removed a blood

clot above his left eye last friday. overnight an outpouring of support from both sides of the aisle. president trump offering his thoughts and prayers. president obama, mccain's 2008 rival, tweeting cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. while mccain recovers at home in arizona, the mayo clinic says he and his family are reviewing treatment options, which may include chemotherapy and radiation. doctors have diagnosed mccain's brain tumor for glioblastoma. he has overcome several bouts of melanoma. his wife, cindy, posting this wedding photo overnight calling him her hero. from his daughter, megan, an emotional letter that reads, "it won't surprise you to learn that in all of this, the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father. cancer may afflict him in many ways, but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has." mccain, a former navy pilot, survived five and a half years as a prisoner of war in vietnam.

his grit and determination defining his more than three decades in public service. that includes two presidential runs. >> i always like to move forward with legislation that i haven't seen. >> never afraid to disagree with his own party, mccane's maverick reputation more present than ever during the health care debate, but just last week his health issues prompting senate leaders to delay the vote to repeal and replace obama care until after mccain returned to washington. president trump sending his well wishes earlier this week. >> we hope john mccain gets better very soon. because we miss him. he is a crusty voice in washington. plus, we need his vote. >> reporter: the man known for clashing with colleagues in both parties. this morning bringing the opposing sides together. >> god knows how this ends. not me. >> senator mccain's office says he will decide when to return as he consults with his doctors.

it was his friend lindsey graham that broke the news to many of his senate colleagues. he said he spoke to mccain for about five minutes largely about the diagnosis before the conversation turned to other issues, like health care reform. mccain's message to the other senators? get back to work. willie, savannah. >> peter, thanks very much. >> let's bring in medical correspondent dr. john torres. dr. torres, good to see you this morning. glioblastoma. we heard terms like aggressive and malignant. i know you're not treating senator mccain personally, but generally speaking, what kind of prognosis do we expect? >> prognosis is not that good. on average someone with a glioblastoma live 14 months. five year survival rates run 10%. not very good either. the one thing about this tumor, this brain cancer in particular, is very aggressive. it's very malignant. again, it has that low survival rate. >> i read that mayo clinic's statement, and it said that they believe they had gotten the tumor. it sounded like they had gotten most of it. that's not the end of the story, as i understand it. >> if you look closely at the

statement, they got the tumor that they could see. the problem is there's parts of it they can't see. microscopic parts. if those are left behind, which unfortunately they usually are because they're hard to get, they grow as well. this is a fast-growing tumor and it's aggressive, and typically it comes back. it's very hard to treat. >> as peter said, senator mccain has a history of melanoma. he has had several cases to it. could there be a connection between the two? >> there are some thoughts that those two are connected genetically in rare cases. more than likely these are two different types of cancers he has, which is not unusual for somebody at his age that has had cancer before. the next part is radiation treatment and then chemotherapy on top of that. the problem is with those two, the radiation and chemotherapy, they can take a toll on his health. they might do radiation and hold off on chemo or might do both. it just depends. >> some there's a moment where

senator mccain asked a question that was meandering and confused comey himself. senator mccain even joked later and said i'm sorry, i was up too late watching the diamondbacks game. can there be a connection there? >> there could be a connection. this brain tumor was in the frontal lobe. that part of the brain is responsible for a lot of things, including memory, language, decision making. it's usual logical i a sign. confusion, headaches, weakness. those kinds of things. that is what clues them in to get a cat scan. i think that's probably what happened in this case. >> our well wishes to senator mccain and his family. dr. torres, thank you so much. >> thank you, doctor. a lot more to get to this morning, including an explosive new interview with the president. the commander in chief sounding off on a wide range of issues and lashing out against his own attorney general. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker with more on that. kristen, good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. the president's interview with the "new york times" covers everything from domestic to foreign policy. the biggest bombshell, he takes

sharp aim at his attorney general. overnight president trump speaking out against one of his earliest supporters in an interview with the "new york times", the president said he never would have appointed jeff sessio sessions. he recuses himself from the russia investigation. the times -- >> jeff sessions takes the job, gets into the job. i then have -- which, frankly, i think is very unfair to the president. how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? if he would have recused himself before the job, i would have said thanks, jeff, but i can't. on james comey, he is accusing the fired fbi director of trying to leverage a dossier of damaging information to keep his job. mr. trump also warning special counsel robert mueller that he would cross a red line if he would try to delve into trump

family finances unrelated to russia. >> would that be a breach? >> i would say yes. by the way, i would say i don't -- i mean, it's possible. i saw a lot of condo units, and somebody from russia buys a condo. who knows? i don't make money from russia. >> the unfiltered comments ahead of a triple header on capitol hill next week. first the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, to be interviewed monday behind closed doors by senate intelligence committee staff members. on wednesday donald trump jr. and paul manafort's turn invited to testify before a separate senate committee. no word yet whether they'll appear, but leading senators are threatening to subpoena the man if they don't volunteer to attend. all three attending that highly krut niez scrutinized pitched as a promise of dirt about hillary clinton. at the capital overnight senate republicans hud willing in a last ditch effort to revive their bid to overhaul obama

care. >> we're going to keep talking if we reach agreement. >> president trump earlier delivering this stern message. >> we shouldn't leave town until this is complete. we're very close. >> the president's latest push, punctuating 72 hours of political whiplash. first touting repeal and replace. then wee peel only. >> just let obama care fail. >> then by wednesday back to square one. >> we have to repeal and replace obama care. >> as for the president's comments about jeff sessions, the attorney general hasn't responded, but right now he is holding a previously scheduled press conference where so far he has been discussing opioids and prescription drugs. this is a live picture. mr. trump also telling the "new york times" he doesn't think he is under investigation. sav al ariana and willie. >> all right. kristen welker at the white house for us.

thank you. it will take place in two locations. >> the nevada board of parole commissioners will convene in carson city. simpson will appear from the lovelaw correctional center. that's the medium security prison where he is currently serving up to 33 years sentence for a 2007 kidnapping and armed robbery in las vegas. >> nbc news will broadcast the hearing live, and we know that a decision will be announced today. >> let's get right to nbc's joe fryer standing by at the correctional facility with the very latest. joe, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah and willie. o.j. simpson is hours away from learning his future. will he walk out of prison in october, or will he stay behind bars longer? it is the latest high profile chapter in a life that is captivated the public for decades. one of the robbery victims bruce

fromong who plans to tell the board that simpson should be released. the four commissioners will then deliberate privately for about 20 minutes before voting publicly. if they don't reach a unanimous verdict, they'll immediately contact two additional commissioners to win his release needs at least four to vote yes, which many legal observers say is likely. >> i am sorry for what has happened. >> during his last hearing in 2013 simpson expressed regret for the armed robbery at a vegas hotel that landed him behind bars. >> they can have it all to get these last five years back. they have been somewhat illuminating at times and painful at times. >> if parole is granted, simpson could be released as early as october 1st, entering a whole new world of exposure. while behind bars, he remained constant fodder for the tabloids. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> he was the topic of the

wildly popular fx series the people versus oj simpson, and the oscar winning documentary oj, made in america. both of which introduce simpson's story to a new generation. first, today he must win his release. one of america's most infamous inmates grabbing the world's attention one more time. >> for the parole board, one of the key factors will be a risk assessment. four years ago he was deemed a low risk and was granted parole on some of the charges. if parole is rejected today, state officials say another hearing will likely take place anywhere from one to three years from now. willie and savannah. >> all right. joe, going to be a long day there in las vegas. excuse me. in lovelock correctional facility. in our next half hour we're going to talk to chris darden, who was the prosecutor in simpson's double murder trial. what does he think about the idea of simpson walking free? we will ask him.

again, special live coverage of that hearing on many of these nbc it will also stream on nbc news.com. in the meantime, there are new developments to tell you about in that deadly police shooting of a bride to be in minneapolis. authorities have now released. nbc's blake mccoy is covering the investigation for us. blake, good morning. >> willie, good morning to you. this is our first look at the 911 call that left a woman dead one month before her wedding day. we do want to warn our viewers that the contents of this call may be disturbing for some. skpro in her final moments just even damond was helping others. newly released transcripts of her 911 call the night she died. >> when you work in the quantum world. >> showed the 40-year-old bride to be trying to stop what she thought could have been a sexual assault. i can hear someone out the back, she told the operator. i'm not sure if she's having sex or being raped. i think she just yelled out

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defense attorneys. >> i jokingly say i have six words of advice. shut up, shut up, shut up. you only have one chance to tell your story, and let's do it correctly in front of the jury. >> a decision on whether to file charges will come later. he is currently planning a memorial service and is most concerned with how justean would want to be remembered. >> blake mccoy in minneapolis, again, for us this morning. blake, thanks. a sad update now remains found wednesday in a central arizona canyon are believed to be those of the missing 27-year-old man swept away in last weekend's flash flood. sheriff's officials say they will identify the body using dna analysis. rescue crews have been searching for hector when flash floods suddenly swept away 14 people during a family outing north of phoenix. nine of the man's relatives were killed, including his wife and

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raleigh, 101, and 100 in new york city. continues again tomorrow with all these cities facing over 100 degree heat indexes. by saturday it starts to cool off in the northeast. it stays brazing hot with high humidity throughout the midwest and on into the plains. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in san francisco we are seeing clouds, even some drizzle, right now and our temperatures will reach into the mid-60s.

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reaching into the low 90s for concord and antioch and livermore expect a high of 87 and 83 degrees in san jose. san francisco will be up to 66 degrees and some upper 80s today for the north bay and more of this weather into tomorrow. let's head over to mike for an update on the roadways. a nice pleasant drive. metering lights are on. peninsula southbound 280 at mariposa we do have a crash there, clearing to the shoulder. it's affecting mostly the on ramp and jumping all the way down to the south bay northbound route smoothly, 280 north. a big burst of traffic and pushing up to saratoga avenue and cupertino. back to you. thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour and every half hour after that. we hope you join us then. have a great thursday morning.

we're back at 7:30 thursday morning. the 20th of july, 2017. good morning to everyone. we've got willie in for matt this morning. hoda is here, and we have such a busy news morning. >> we do where. >> a lot of different topics, and we begin with the sad news about airy senator john mccain. he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. this follows his surgery last week to remove a blood clot above his left eye. in a statement from his office, mccain and his family say they're now reviewing their treatment options, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. president trump is taking his own attorney general to task. in an interview with the "new york times," the president says he never would have offered jeff sessions the job of attorney general if he had known sessions was going to step away and recuse himself from the russia

investigation. >> how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? if he would have recused himself before the job, i would have said, thanks, jeff, but i can't, you know, i'm not going to take you. >> president trump also had sharp words for special counsel robert mueller, who is conducting the russia probe, warning him about looking into any trump family finances unrelated to that investigation. and take a look at this frightening scene in nappal. a 14-year-old girl is crossing a flooded roadway. she suddenly disappears. she falls into a drain. a woman recording the incident, you can hear her screaming from a nearby building, but here's some good news. moments later the girl emerges from an underground sewer about 30 yards away. a bystander is there to pluck her out of that rushing water. amazingly, that story ends well. she's okay. officials have since ordered that all the drains be covered. that is a miracle right there. >> yeah. scary to look at. we mentioned it's a busy news day. o.j. simpson's closely watched parole hearing now just a few short hours away. he is 70 years old now.

he has served nearly nine years for an armed robbery in las vegas, and he is asking for officials to release him in october. chris darden served as one of the prosecutors during simpson's double murder trial back in 1995 and wrote a book about that experience. it's called "in contempt." chris, good morning. it's good to see you again. >> good morning. >> o.j. back in the headlines. >> oh, yes. >> put your lawyer hat on. do you think he will be granted parole and then take your lawyer hat off, how does that sit with you? >> well, i -- you know, i imagine he will be granted parole, unfortunately. what can we say? you know, he is not in jail for murder. he is in jail for robbery. it's an aiz amazing thing that can get a 33 year sentence and only do nine years. that's just incredible to me. you do 25%, 22% of your sentence in the state of nevada and they release you. >> when you think about him walking around as a free man, the potential of that, how does that hit you? >> well, you know, i like the

photographs of o.j. in handcuffs more than i like the photographs of o.j. with the golf club in his hand. you know, i think he has a lot to account for. we have yet to extract from him, you know, the punishment that he deserves. >> on a professional level, chris, this parole board should not take into account what happened 22 years ago in los angeles and his acquittal in the murder trial and everything they heard around that trial. do you think on a human level they'll be able to discount that and just focus on what happened in nevada? >> well, i think it will be difficult for them. you know, the board -- i'm sure these are people who believe in law, who believe in justice, and, you know, justice ain't killing two people, butchering two people, and getting away with it. you know, the murders in l.a. are slightly relevant because o.j. simpson is robbing people of property that really doesn't belong to him. he claims it belongs to him, but it actually belongs to the gomez. >> do you think that o.j. simpson is capable of rehabilitation? he says he has changed. he is different. do you think that's possible when it comes to o.j.?

>> well, i think that if you really want to see the real o.j., you look back at the video footage of o.j. leaving that hotel that night after robbing these people, after, you know, lining people up against a wall while a guy behind him, you know, stands there with a pistol pointed at them, but you look at his demeanor leaving that day. he is happy. he is jovial. that's how he really feels about this robbery. now, today he says, oh, i wish i could take it back, et cetera. well, yeah, he does because he got caught and he got nine years. >> they do say he is a model prisoner. they've been saying that about him. would you agree with that? >> well, you know, the fact that he is a model prisoner doesn't mean he is a model citizen, and the fact that he is it a model prisoner doesn't mean he doesn't pose a risk to the public. >> i don't know if you have seen excerpts of his parole hearing a few years ago, and he talked about what he has done in prison, and he talked about some of the things he has learned. when you watch that, did you think this is a man who has been humbled or chastenned or who has changed? >> i thought he was the same old guy i met in 1994, 1995. a very manipulative person.

a narcissist. i think he was saying what he needed to say, and he is doing what he needs to do to get out of prison. i mean, i heard that he leads a bible study class or something to that effect. that's not the o.j. simpson i know. >> do you believe, chris, i'll ask you bluntly, that o.j. simpson is a danger to the public if he is out walking the streets? >> i don't know. one of the things the parole board will have to review are his psychiatric records. i'm assuming that he received some psychiatric treatment, some therapy of some kind, and i would think that if he received therapy or psychiatric help that they should have addressed the issue of the murders. >> if you were on the parole board, what's the one question you would want to ask o.j.? >> did you kill ron and nicole? >> of course, that's not legally relevant. >> that's the one question i would like to ask. i think that's the one question everybody would like to ask. i think everybody ought to call the nevada parole board and tell them, hey, ask them. if you really are reformed and rehabilitated, if you really are remor remorseful, if you are really a

born-again christian, then let's move this discussion forward. admit the sins. >> you have been so candid, and we've had that pleasure of talking to you before about the impact of this trial and this case and you and i even joked about it this morning. it never goes away. it always comes back. how is it for you to be sitting here today and be reliving all of this? >> it's amazing. you know, it all started last summer with the television series on fx and then someone wins an oscar. people win emmys. we reintroduce all of this to a whole new generation of people, and it goes on and on. now we have the parole hearing of the century. it's incredible that this thing is being stringed aeamed all ov world for people to watch and witness. >> last time you were here, you said you wish you had never been part of it. never walked into that courtroom. >> never. >> still feel that way? >> i still feel that way. >> chris darden, always good to get your perspective. you know a lot about this case. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we should mention, by the way, chris is featured in

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without warning -- >> when i was charging it, it caught on fire while i was laying next to it. >> reporter: his sister heard the commotion. >> fire, fire, i ran in here. >> reporter: his mother posted the ordeal on facebook. the consumer product safety commission has since reached out to her. >> had he not grabbed it or been in the same room wit, it could have caught the whole house on fire. >> reporter: the toy had a lithium ion battery. the battery is similar to the kind that caused fires in whoever boards, some cell phones and laptops like this one that caught fire four times. its battery the suspected cause. another of the spinning toys also caught fire in michigan. >> right here in this bookcase, i can see the reflection. the fidget spinner on fire in the counter. >> and in california yet another incident. the spinner hissing and smoking in a child's hand after charging for two hours. the consumer products safety commission monitoring the situation and offering these important safety tips.

don't leave the item charging unattended. follow manufacturers instructions. only use the charger provided with the product. kayden says he wants his spinner back, but his mom not taking any chances. >> i just don't trust them anymore. >> the problem is, if you're going to follow the instruction that is come in the box, there should be instructions. but in these, there's no instructions at all, just the box. so for all the tips that the consumer products safety commission has given on what to do with these things, there's one they can't give to a parent and that's how to pry one of these from an obsessed child's hand. >> be careful with that. >> we've got spinners in our house. look at it differently. >> thanks, kerry. let's head to carson in the orange room. hi, car sentence. >> this fidget is on fire. up next, a heated debate over what's appropriate to do on a plane. we'll vitt for you right after

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we're back, 7:49. a new debate over airplane etiquette. what's that smell? scarson with that story. >> i don't know what there is to debate. let's get to it. jessica ordered a flight to sflan. she struck gold. has a row to herself. she tweeted, my two favorite people to sit with. her luck change when two bare feet crept up right there on the armrest. she now takes a little different tone saying it's a nightmare. the nightmare is over. tweets, you guys will never guess what happened next. the left foot reached over and opened a window. it's a talented mean person. social media users, disgusted. couple of tweets, this should be who is on the no-fly list. definitely do not he have do this for sure.

bare feet on a plane, that's a terrible idea. here is a question, what about taking your shoes off in general? we asked on twitter, got a no from willie, 67 agree with you, 33% saying yes. that may be the hour flight but what about across the country. >> what about international, you bring fuzzy socks. it's okay. fuzzy socks are okay. >> sometimes they give you socks to wear. >> what about that foot -- i can't get the image out of my head, the foot opening the window. >> i don't even wear shorts on a plane. >> the strap feature. most of the people who wear them shouldn't be wearing them. >> we really touched a nerve around here. carson, thank you. appreciate it. just ahead, muppet madness. the fight over the firing of the man behind kermit the frog.

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good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's 7:56. from belvedere in san francisco, a few clouds and haze there. but all clear as we look now in san jose. bright sunshine heats up the temperatures into the low 80s this afternoon. we'll be up to 91 degrees this in antioch and some upper 80s for the north bay. san francisco will see the high this afternoon reaching into the mid-60s. for the weekend it will stay in the upper 60s while the inland valleys are in for very hot temperatures reaching into the upper 90s by sunday. over to mike for an update on the roadways. looking at the san mateo bridge, you can see kind of all the way off in the distance, the center lane is a service lane. there is somebody there, a vehicle. will there must be something going on mid span. we had a crash also before you get to the toll plaza.

northbound 101 slowing and the arrow shows you off 880. eastbound we have reports so be careful. there may be debris. at this poitypical northbound p the silicon valley. a half hour to the bay bridge. thank you very much, mike. it's 7:57. police looking for who shot a father as he pushed his child in a stroller. police are investigating a reported rape inside a residents on the west side of campus. and the search for a popular business owner in marin will will continue this morning. friend is still missing in tomales bay. facebook working on a new subscription feature to let publisher charge for articles that they post on their site. another local fuse update for you in just half an hour. hope to see you then.

it's 8:00 on today. coming up breaking overnight senator john mccain diagnosed with a brain tumor as messages and support pour in from friends and colleagues. >> this disease has never had any more worthy opponent. >> the latest on his condition and what's next. plus kermit controversy. the puppeteer who took over the iconic role from jim henson now fired. the battle with henson's kid. >> he's not kermit. he's a performer hired to do kermit. there's a difference. >> what really happened? we'll talk to the puppeteer live. throw-back thursday at the gym. bob harper tells us how his workout regimen has changed

since suffering a massive heart attack. why when it comes to working out, everything old is new again. so feel the burn. today thursday, july 20th, 2017. >> how about a 30-year kiss. y'all are adorable i can't take it. >> dallas, texas. >> willie, i've got someone from vanderbilt who has something to say. >> anchor down, willie. >> welcome to the vandy family. anchor down. >> where are you ladies from? >> st. louis! >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today" where we welcome back to "today" where we anchor down every single day. >> you got to anchor down if you want to be a commodore. >> we anchor down five days a week. matt's got the day off so willie's pitching off.

>> there's a lot going on this morning and a sad development has united americans across the political spectrum today. they're standing behind republican senator john mccain after learning overnight that he has brain cancer. hallie jackson is on capitol hill with reaction to the news. halley, good morning. >> good morning to you. this is not john mccain's first fight with cancer but he will be his toughest. in support of one of the senate's most powerful people, both democrats and republicans here on capitol hill are coming together around him. >> reporter: this morning capitol hill shaken after senators in stunned disbelief describe how they heard about john mccain's brain tumor from his best friend and fellow lawmaker lindsey graham. >> so pray. god knows how this ends not me. but i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> reporter: the news delivered behind closed doors at a late

night meeting on health care. >> a great friend to so many of us. >> we asked james lankford to lead us in prayer. >> senator mccain is tough. tough as a bald owl. >> now prayers from presidents pouring in. president trump calling mccain a fighter. >> cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. >> reporter: doctors discovered the cancerous tumor after surgery to remove a blood clot above mccain's eye. no timeline as to when he might return to the senate as his family review treatment options can which may include chemo therapy and radiation. his daughter, it won't surprise you to learn that that in all of us the one that is most confident and calm is my father. cancer may afflict he in may ways but will not make him surrender. nothing ever has. feisty, tenacious at times. never afraid to speak his mind,

even if that pits him against president trump who two years ago dis paraged the senator sparking one of the earlier controversies. >> he's not a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, okay? >> reporter: mccain wants nicknamed the maverick sometimes goes his own way. senator graham explaining his bond with mccain earlier this year. >> if he has to stand up to authority for his country so be it, he would die for this country. i love him to death. >> [ applause ] >> reporter: wiping away a tear there. senator graham now says he spoke with mccain overnight and almost immediately mccain started talking about business here on the hill like next week's health care vote. it's not clear when mccain will be able to get back to d.c. but most folks haven't talked about the politics of mccain's absence. they're keeping in focus on the personal instead.

savannah? >> thank you very much. more than two decades after he was acquitted of murder and nine years after his conviction of armed robbery and kidnapping, o.j. simpson's fate could come down to a few krut minutes today. in lovelock nevada where simpson will seek an early release this morning. >> reporter: in just a couple hours o.j. simpson will learn his future when he goes before a parole board. he will be here at the lovelock correctional center in nevada. he'll appear by video conference before the parole board which is a couple hours away in carson city. this hearing is expected to last only about 15 minutes. during that time parole commissioners can pepper simpsons with questions. a friend or relative could speak on simpson's behalf and one of the robbery victims says he plans to testify and will tell the parole board he thinks o.j. simpson should be released. the parole board will deliberate privately before coming back out and voting publicly. simpson is now 70 years old.

he served nearly nine years for the armed confrontation as a las vegas hotel. he did have a parole hearing four years ago and was granted parole on some of the charges. this time he's eligible for full parole and many legal observers believe he's likely going to get it. if that happens, he could be released as early as october 1st if parole is not granted. another hearing is one to three years away, willie. >> a lot of people watching today, thank you very much. we will have special live coverage of that hearing on many of these nbc stations this afternoon. it also will be streaming on nbcnews.com. and you can watch a special documentary, o.j. simpson chasing freedom. new law will have millions of drivers thinking twice before they even pick up their cell phones and that is exactly what it's supposed to do. lucy kafanov has more on the strict approach to a growing and deadly problem. >> reporter: it's a crack down

on driving under the influence of electronics. while texting is illegal among most of the country, washington is the 14 states mandating drivers put down their phones or pay up. the law similar to others across the country but way headline making name, dui-e. driving under the influence of electronics. now, police officers can stop and ticket drivers just for holding an electronic device even while stopped. laws finally catching up to today's technology. >> it's wrong today's technology. >> it's wrong to drive while impaired, while drunk. it is equally more dangerous to drive while you are distracted. >> fatalities from distracted driving in washington increased 32% from 2014 to 2015. nationwide, statistics show one in four crashes involve cell phone use just before impact. one of those was gina's sister. >> to find out that my sister was killed for something so insignificant as a quick, fast, cell phone picture in a car, absolutely devastating.

>> stories like this caused the governor to put the law in effect two years ahead of scheduling. >> i saw you texting while driving. >> washington state troopers say the law is overdue. >> people are acting like drunk drivers, swerving because they are focused on their phone. >> minimal law allows use of a finger to activate a device only in a mounted cradle and the car is parked. you have to start your music and gps before you begin your drive. browsing social media or streaming movies is illegal. if you fail to follow these rules, the initial fine for violators, $136, nearly double that for a second citation. with every distracted driving offense going on your record, insurance rates could rise. no excuse for tragedy at the hands of distracted drivers. for today, lovey kafanov, nbc news, los angeles. >> that new law takes effect on

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>> reporter: want to set this up so we can explain. usually the only drama with the muppets is between kermit and miss piggy. the man fired leaving the character's fate hanging in the balance this morning ♪ it's not easy being green ♪ >> this morning kermit's signature line has taken on new meaning. long time puppeteer steve whitmire fired for what muppet studios calls repeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years. >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: whitmire was fired in october 2016 but only revealed details about his dismissal last week in a blog post. i remained silent the last nine months in hopes that the disney company might reverse their course, he wrote. given the opportunity, i remained willing to do whatever is required to remedy their concerns because i feel my continued involvement with the characters is in the best interest of the muppets. whitmire voiced kermit since

1990 when the muppets founder and first and only other voice of kermit, jim henson, died. henson's daughter cheryl tells "today" a voice recasting was long overdue. >> he was very difficult to work with. it's been many years of it being difficult, particularly for producers. he's not kermit. he's a performer who was hired to do kermit. there's a difference. >> reporter: in a facebook post this week, she said steve performed kermit as a bitter angry, depressed victim. kermit had his sad moments like on the "ellen" show in 2011. >> when i'm out on the street i'm confused for a green fire hydrant. >> that's terrible. that would be horrible. >> but he seemed pretty cheerful when he crashed "today's" control room in 2008. >> where have you been? i've been waiting for a half hour. >> reporter: while kermit's demeanor is debatable, henson's son whitmire's was not.

telling hollywood reporter outrage demands like you better make me happy because the muppets are kermit. >> reporter: all right. we did reach out to miss piggy but her representatives declined to comment. matt vogel will now be taking over as the voice of kermit. as you see, there's a tense back and forth between the children of jim henson and steve. >> we'll talk to steve now. steve whitmire joins us. hey, good morning to you. i'm sure that wasn't easy to watch. you'll get your chance to respond. >> sure, sure. >> you played this role nor 27 years. >> yeah. >> you got a call last october. >> yes. >> what went through your mind when they said we no longer want you in this role. >> i was stunned. it seemed like it was five minutes of silence. i'm sure it wasn't that long. i just immediately tried to get answers. i had had no advance warning on th that.

nothing had ever been framed to me as a career breaking problem. in fact, we had been talking prior to that for the two years before that about me becoming sort of a creative producer with them, working alongside the two executives who i spoke to where i would have been really a part of the day to day decision making on the muppets. i was thrilled about that. i felt like at last, after 12 years with disney, we would be able to integrate the great pact of the muppets which is what i wanted to do. >> let's go to allegations between the muppet studio and the henson family that you were bitter, angry depressed victim, you did kermit that way and you were difficult to work with. that begs the question why did they keep you around for 27 years. >> nobody likes these sharp cornered adjectives thrown at them. as i said, we were in talks to move this ahead just prior to the conversation, within three days before we had a conference call to talk about all the work

we were going to be doing going forward. you better get plenty of rest because you're going to be worked really hard. so it was a huge shock. in terms of the character stuff, kermit becoming stale or bitter, it isn't true in my mind. but the funny part of that is, i would expect the people saying that to have been my staunchest allies. >> were you personally difficult to work with? that's really the criticism. you offered notes and were hard to work with, quite frankly. >> i offered notes. i don't think that makes someone difficult. it was totally an idea of trying to do what was best for the muppets in terms of receiving material and ideas and concepts that were well out of the bounds of the character. >> cheryl pointed out that you are not kermit. you are simply somebody who plays the role of kermit. >> yeah. it's really interesting about that. in my mind, my mentoring with jim tells me that the minute the muppets are reduced to being roles that are auditioned for

and cast, it takes all the individuality out of them. their longevity is completely based on their consistency, and that is just super important. otherwise it's not kermit or any of the muppets at all. that's what i've tried to push for and be outspoken about. >> the implication that in some sense you had them over the barrel. you were saying, hey, i'm kermit. good luck, you can't get rid of me. >> that's an arrogance that's not in my body. that's just not the case. i don't make those decisions and i certainly never felt that way. >> you're just speaking out now. this happened nine months ago. >> yeah. >> were you hoping, frankly, maybe i can work this out and get this job back. >> i still would like that. i don't think it's going to happen now. yeah, i was hoping that. in the meantime, they were saying, you know, we're not ever going to have you back again. we refuse to offer you a chance to remedy this, which is the worst part. i could do whatever they needed. they were also offering me things that i called consolation prizes. they were going to honor me,

give me disney legends awards, things like that but that required signing nda. they wanted me to frame this as i had moved on and i had retired. it was disingenuous, i couldn't bring myself to do it. >> you decided to go public on your website when you wrote that post. was there any consideration of the tradition and brand of the muppets? maybe it's not the best idea to have this ugly fight in public about characters who were so beloved? >> i agree. that's why i'm not going to respond directly to all the accusations that the hensons have laid out. as i say, the reason i'm gone is because i was outspoken for the exact things they are talking about. at the end of the day, i'm a guy who got hired contract to contract to portray these characters however disney told me to. and the very issues they are talking about are the ones i was outspoken about and have now been pushed out for. >> steve whitmire, thank you for being here and sharing your story. all those years of kermit, i know you gave a lot of kids joy.

thank you very much. appreciate it. we'll go over to al and get a check of the weather. >> we've got strong storms firing up in chicago, moving across the midwest. a lot of airport delays there. we're going to be watching that. big story, big heat. we've got over 60 million people, 71 million people now under heat advisory or heat warning during the day today. you're going to see temperatures getting up into the 100 from texas all the way into the plains and the desert southwest. you add in the humidity, it's even hotter. the rest of the country, we are looking at a beautiful day in the northeast. although it is doing to be awfully hot, very hot and humid. the that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. look how nice and clear it is, live at ocean beach. we don't get many mornings like this. 61 degrees with high temperatures today reaching into the mid-60s for san francisco, upper 80s for the north bay and some low 90s for concord over toward antioch.

livermore, will top out at 87 degrees and some lower 80s for san jose. palo alto looking at a high of 81 and oakland, 74. our temperatures hold steady and heating up for weekend. >> that's your latest weather, guys. >> thanks so much. you guys ready to trend? let us do it. have you guys ever dreamt of doing something amazing and somebody puts a pin in it, a teacher, somebody, a coach. new england patriots player julian edelmann always dreamed he would make it in nfl. apparently he had a teacher in 2006 who told him that was unrealistic, he wasn't going to make it. edelmann tweeted a photo of an apology letter he got from the teacher 11 years later. this is what she said. she said, i don't think it fazed you frankly but whenever i think back on it, i feel terrible, not because you proved me wrong but because i stupidly voiced an uneducated opinion that i implied i had disdain for your

passion for the game. there are people who said to all of us at the table who said, wow, you're not going to make it. >> mom. >> no, come on. >> ended up getting that letter and it really made him feel better. you guys, has there ever been a time in your life where you have had a dream and someone said, no, that's not going to happen? >> i sent in a letter early in my career for a weekend weather job in baltimore and got a letter from the news director back, you're not ready. i ended up meeting that news director on a rokerthon. >> many years later. >> reminded him. >> claim to fame. >> you hadn't forgotten. >> no, i haven't. >> coach, high school football coach saying, you know what the odds are making it to nfl. if you're in high school football, 9 in 10,000. don't forget to hit the books. you're not going to play. sitting in my group in my high school a guy who went on to get drafted in the nfl. >> what about you hoda, ever

happen to you? >> yeah. i was roommates with a really beautiful, wonderful person in college. everyone knew she was going to be the one, really smart, make it in the business, i was roommate of. aid professor said to me, look, not a lot of people are going to make it >> it does hurt. people say to carson's point they often have their hearts in the right place, trying to protect you. i have to hand it to this teacher. way to own it. i was wrong. i didn't know you then. i shouldn't have doubted you. i give her a lot of credit for saying i did the wrong thing. i just want to get that off my chest and let you know. yeah. >> i felt supported by coaches and teachers. stop clowning around. i think professionally we all had this early in our career, somebody looked at a tape. you know what, i think behind the camera. or you should wear glasses. >> try radio. >> happened to me late in my career. literally someone said, don't

even bother. >> look where everybody is sitting today. >> can you believe -- keep going. that's the message. >> still be realistic while you're at it. >> balance. >> exactly. >> all right, guys. we're going to start pop start with beyonce, madame tussauds unveiling a wax figure. anything but flawless. queen bee. take a look. michelle tweeting, beyonce wax figure makers have actually never seen beyonce. people criticizing her likeness, white washed, flatter hair, drastically different facial figures, some think she looks more like lindsay lohan, and i quote, poor man's mariah carey. madame tussauds say they color match, sometimes lighting distorts it. if you're there in person might be closer to the images. >> i think that's true. >> we'll end on "america's got

talent." nine-year-old angelica hail returned to nbc, brought the house down with alicia keys hit "girl on fire." ♪ ♪ she's got her head in the clouds she's not backing down ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ this girl is on fire >> wow. >> the crowd going wild. a guest judge, coveted golden buzzer send her right to the show. watch her reaction. tuesday 8:00, 7:00 central. >> just give her the trophy. >> incredible. good for her. coming up, we'll catch up with trainer bob harper and find out how he's doing. he's going to tell us about old workouts new again.

get that stationary out. grapevine move. one of my favorites. i )m ... vo today o.j. simpson will plead for his freedom on live a very good morninging to you. 89:26. i'm claura garcia-cannon. today o.j. simpson pleads for his freedom on live television. about an hour and a half away from what some are calling the hearing of the century. the 70-year-old has spent almost nine years behind bars as part of a 33-year sentence for armed robbery. today he will ask parole officials to release him early in ok. nbc news is going to carry the hearing live. it is set to start at 10:00 a.m. right now, 8:26. it's time to look at morning commute with mike. how are we looking? >> great. look how much green there is. also the orange and the yellow so, that means slower speeds. a concern in the north bay, southbound 101, but over the last five minutes things are

starting to recover. chp has not yet updated but i think they've just cleared lanes sat san rafael there. towards san rafael, issues with the toll plaza but lane are cleared. a distraction, not a major problem. to the south bay, typical build, slowing 101 by the airport and a live look at san jose 101 by 680 shows traffic starting to thin out. should be a better commute in the next half hour. back to you. we hope it is for those commuters out there. another local news update in half an hour. enjoy your thursday morning. (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪

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rickie fowler. >> take a look at that. rickie fowler teeing off just moments ago at the open championship. >> that is a beautiful sight, carson daly, isn't it? >> can we just sit here and watch? >> moments ago. >> look at that shot. >> the third major of the year. birkdale this time of around.

watch the quest for the player today and tomorrow on sister network the golf channel here and on the weekend. get up early, pour your self a bloody, carson, 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> willie it with the weekend off. >> i'll be there. >> discover the crowd and find something. i found the most interesting set of twins. you're not going to believe this, you guys. these are twins who have different birth dates. can you figure that out? hi, ladies, what are your names? >> debbie and gayle. >> you have different birth dates. please explain. >> i was born at 11:47 p.m. and i was born at 12:01 a.m. >> and they are identical twins. >> walking into this. >> thank you for sharing this. we have birthday hats for you. >> that's so cool. >> how cute is that? >> you're born with a good

story. >> right off the bat. >> i love that. >> bob harper here, camp up with him on his health and take on newest fitness trends, really they are not new, how he tweaked his own workout since his heart attack. can't wait to catch up with him. >> star of movie, kara delevingne with us in a moment. >> and dining. turning summer fruits and vegetables into flat bread tweets. >> the dalys never dispoints. >> the hair looks fantastic. >> i worked on it last night, highlights. i brushed it, and here we are. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> let's take a look at your weekend outlook and show you what we have going on starting friday, severe storms in the great lakes to ohio river valley, oppressive heat middle section of the country. into the mid-atlantic states sunshine out weather. saturday severe storms.

mid-atlantic states gulf coast monsoonal moisture continues in the southwest. sunday -- sunday! -- very humid in the east. the heat in the very mott in the pacific northwest. we've got some nice folks from chicago. nice to see all of you. very nice. very nice. there they are. >> we can hear you, just didn't see you. what's your name? >> spokesperson for washington. >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be another hot day inland. reaching 92 degrees. in san jose, 82 there, and 81 in palo alto. oakland will be up to 74 and san francisco, the mid-60s today, and we'll keep those temperatures steady for tomorrow, slightly warmer for the weekend with mostly sunny skies. inland valleys in the upper 80s

today and tomorrow and upper 90s for saturday and sunday. >> very interesting. make sure you get your weather whenever you need it on the the weather channel. hoda. >> al, thank you so much. we're excited, joined by fitness trainer bob harper, creator of the daily burn, new workout program. >> sounds hard. >> here to tell us why what's old is new again in the world of fitness. hi, bob, good morning. >> good morning. >> don't trip. >> we have to give you a hug because we want to know how you're doing. are you feeling all right? >> i am feeling all right. it was -- it's been a rough couple of months but i'm doing a lot better. i'm getting back into the gym, doing a lot of workouts. that's where all this came from in my head. >> you've changed the way you work out. >> i've had to change everything. i'm definitely not as strong as i used to be. it's been a super challenge. so i've just been trying so many

different workouts in the city and los angeles. >> we're going through them all. getting over this emotionally must have been a huge part. >> that's a huge challenge. it's like you that day you asked how my heart was doing. that really moved me when you said that. everyone is just like, oh, my gosh, you're looking really great. how are you feeling? i am feeling good just having to reprogram what's going on in my head. >> get used to that new normal. >> that new normal. >> let's talk about working out. you're the perfect to talk about this with. i love what's old is new again. >> here is what i found out. i've gone back to the drawing bofrd trying different workouts and i'm thinking, wow, all these things have been reprogrammed and made bigger and flashier and stronger. >> like my grandma's stationary bike. >> remember, everyone had a stationary bike. now you've got soul cycle, peloton, which is like -- i feel like it's the jettison's bike

that would be in their house. they are basically bringing in trainers into your house. can you work out on your own, which i think is pretty amazing. >> it's expensive and you pay for the programs but it's kind of like having a spin class in your house. >> i have friends that have this and swear by it. they use it all the time. >> next circuit training, interval training. >> i remember, what was it called. >> the bo flex. >> the bo flex and all these old kind of circuit training, that was the big word. now you've got cross fit, of course, orange theory to name a few. these guys are doing this. crossfit has always been my workout. i'm doing like a crossfit light. >> what about interval training, heart rate goes up, goes down. >> i have to be careful about that. i can't have my heart shoot up quickly. i'm more or less doing lighter version of it.

with circuit training you're hitting upper body, lower body, cardiovascular. you're putting everything in. if you om have 20 minutes to work out, try out one of those classes because it's going to be a good one for you. >> move down here. oh, my gosh. we love this. >> remember taebo? >> i don't. >> i lived in los angeles and you could not get into this man's class. >> i remember that, i just didn't know. >> i'm doing these kickboxing classes in l.a. >> can you do that? >> there's like new gems popping up. my friend noah has rumble in the city that's starting to explode. i love kickboxing. for some girls, especially, that start to get a little worried about crossfit or orange theory, i don't want to bulk up, which it takes a lot to bulk someone up, you go into these classes, let me tell you, you're going to

get ripped and lean. >> get a lot of aggression out. you get a lot of aggression out, savannah. >> you think i need i. >> moving into savannah's wheelhouse. come on, savannah. >> when i found out about this, i was so excited. >> savannah is a former aerobics instructor. hello. >> we have this in common. >> i mean, i love old school aerobics, jane fonda, step. when they told me you're going to tell me that aerobics is coming back. >> aerobics is definitely coming back. >> my spirit animal right there. >> now you go on instagram, you see the girls -- tone it up girls, all these people that have millions and millions of followers, they are showing their workouts and doing a much more glamorous version of what was going on back in the day. i've got this whole system called black fire i did a while ago. it was daily burn, a great way to have your phone with you,

which is really cool. >> is it aerobics? maybe i'll try it. >> all this aerobic kind of stuff you're doing. you have minimal to no equipment. >> yes. >> that was like what we did, right? >> a video of savannah popped up. >> did you have leg warmers? >> sure i had leg warmers, leotards the whole thing. >> we're going to find it for you, bob. dig it out. >> did you love that. >> i still do honestly. >> they are wrapping us. all right. coming up next, we're going to sit down with the stars of eye popping movie it 811 is a free service to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe.

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city of a thousand planets." their characters fighting crime in space 1,000 years in the future and sometimes bickering with each other, too. take a look. >> whoa, easy. >> late. >> better late than dead. >> you want to drive? >> put your hands back on the joystick. put your hands back on the joystick. would you please place your hand back on the joystick. >> would you please stop complaining about my driving. >> you're the best driver in the universe. >> thank you. >> good to see you. i want to start with your kicks. you put your shoes on. good reason to put these on. these are official valerian. >> no, a young girl in england painted them, hand painted them. >> that's really cool. >> i feel bad. >> we're going to get a pair, too. help me explain to people who are going to see the movie this weekend the world they are stepping into. it really is mind blowing. a lot of special effects, cgi.

>> totally, yes. >> where are you taking viewers? >> it takes place in the year 2763 and most takes place on this space station alpha. like the space station of today has grown and grown and grown so people from all around the world and aliens from all around the universe are living together in peace and harmony for the greater good of one another. >> obviously so much of this had to be put together after the fact. so the 2011 you worked a lot together in front of blue screens and green screens i imagine. what is that like as an actress, cara, to have the 2011 you and basically nothing else around you. >> 90% of the time it was cgi. it was actually really amazing for us because it was a lot of using your imagination. the extent of his knowledge and wanting to -- there was a lot of things. he made sure we were prepared as much as possible. it was actually incredible. >> for people who adopt know, luke is the director, he did

fifth element, the lucy movie, another lucy movie to come. what is the experience? obviously this is his dream film and he cast you two in it. >> it was amazing. to be part of the movie, his studios, pretty much owns, this has been his baby for a long time. he's been working on this movie for ten years. he realized all the aliens names, where they are from, what they eat for breakfast. you see the movie and realize his imagination is so bad. technology has finally caught up with his imagination. >> i imagine it's got to be a little mind blowing to see the film gicven the way you shot it with cgi, not knowing quite what it would look like. what was that experience like for you. >> you have no idea. our expectations were money out. this movie is so mind blowing when you watch it in real life. we've seen it three or four

times. every time you watch it you see things you didn't see the first time. it's a feast for the eyes for sure. >> you two, one of your co-stars a an up and comer named rihanna. what's it likes when you're shooting a scene and on the set walks rihanna. >> she's amazing. she works so hard. she was filming our movie during the day and finishing her album at night. she really works around the clock. to see her come on the set and kind of turn everything off and focus on being an actress, she's so good in the movie. her part is really special. definitely a part everyone is talking about. >> what about you? >> it was incredible. we've been friends for five years. i said to her what an incredible actress she is and could be when she had the opportunity to. just to see her work that hard something that's let her vulnerable side out with luc, able to catch an amazing side of her. >> in the midst of launching blockbuster film you've launched

a new baby. three months in, how is the baby doing. >>? >> she's good. i hope she's good. she was when i left this morning. she's the best. it's been like a whole mind blowing new thing. we filmed the movie in paris, the city of love. i came back home and nine months she was born. >> that's how it works. >> funny how that math adds up. congratulations on the film. it is, as you said, a feast for the eyes. a lot to see and very cool. called "valerian and the city of a thousand planets" and it hits theaters tomorrow. >> thank you so much. coming up next, we're dining with the dalys to enjoy flat bird. first, "today" on nbc. [ indistinct chatter ]

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firing up the grill with summer recipes, some of the season's best fruts and vegetables but still delicious and yummy to eat. >> if we didn't eat fruits and vegetables on the show we wouldn't eat fruits and vegetables. >> today we're making summer flat bread with fresh seasonal ingredients. this one is a cheesy grilled corn flat bread with cilantro. >> is there a difference between flat bread? >> there is a difference. typically flat breads are thicker crust and pizzas are crispier. flat breads are a vessel for anything. here we government we're sticking. i like to buy tore bought pizza dough at my pizzeria and get it there. we have this rolled out to 1/4 inch thickness and 10 inches in

diameter. carson threw it on the grill. also some corn on the grill for ten minutes. would you grab me some corn. >> we'll show you how easy it is to it slice it. it goes right into the pan as you can see. >> that's clever. >> this is a skinny piece. why did you give me the skinny piece. >> you know what, i'm going to let you keep doing that. do you want to try it, savannah? >> here is the corn. two different pieces, queso fresco, monterey jack and chili powder. the butter is melting because it's 90 degrees out here. >> yes. >> we will stir that up. >> okay. >> this is a good hack. >> then to pizza over here. spread this onto the pizza and make the slocilantro.

agreeing yogurt, lime juice and clont cilantro. if you don't have greek yoegurt i use sour cream. i like took use greek yogurt. put in in here and it makes a nice drizzle. >> love it. >> thank you. >> over here we're going to make our poliblistered tomato and ara salad on flat bread. garlic, cast iron. >> on the grill. >> tomatoes. >> really i like to let them sit for a minute ago so they will pop and get caramelized. so those are cooking. then we make our arugula salad. balsamic is like my favorite thing. get it at the market. it's a little thicker, a little sweeter, it's perfect on any salad. we have arugula all the time. you can stop.

>> he's working so hard. >> you told me keep doing it until you told me to stop. >> keep doing that. >> you yell that all the time. keep doing it. >> i've learned. i've learned. will, you know what i'm talking about. >> just do your job. >> and then add this. i love salad on my flatbed. >> you're getting everything. >> it makes you feel like you're eating healthy even on delicious flat bread. >> here we go. >> how long are tomatoes on the pan. >> only about five minutes when they start to blister. >> really quick, easy. flat breads go two to three minutes. everything comes together very fast. >> all right. then we assemble it. >> over here we have our tomatoes and shaved parmesan. >> we do. put this back on the grill, too? >> the gapping, do you have a

favorite? >> the tomatoes. is this like a balsamic reduction? >> balsamic glaze. it comes in a bottle. >> i want that. yeah. >> they make white balsamic glaze, too. >> it looks like hoda is having the desert pizza over here. basil desert pizza. >> what's the white stuff. >> cream cheese with a little vanilla, sugar. can you do that with any seasonal fruit. like strawberries or peaches. >> that's the best thing here. >> it's really fun. >> you want recipes, they are on today.com, a lot of good ideas. flat bread is fun on the grill. the dalys. >> all right. we're back on nbc.

>> keep going, you missed it, buddy. >> the ever ready bunny. >> exactly. al, what's coming up next hour? >> we've got a lot of fun going on. first of all, we've got great ice cream -- special ice cream scoops, like charcoal ice cream. it's crazy. >> is it sweet? >> you'll have to wait and see.

plus we're doing a story about a great family in chicago, miguel cervantes and his wife kelly. his daughter has epilepsy. we've got a wonderful fundraiser. we're going to talk about that. and we've got an interview didi )m sam brock. here )s a big local story we )re watching right now. vo+rail good morning. i'm sam brock. let's get to an update on a major local story we're watching carefully. an update from cal fire on the detwiler fire burning nerio semitee that has forced people to evacuate. it does continue to grow. those are the latest figures on your screen. the fire has burnt through 70,000 acres, up through 48,000 and it's up at 10% containment,

up from 7%. 29 structures destroyed, 1,500 homes still threatened. state of emergency still in effect for mariposa county. happening right now, another controversy over free speech at uc, berkeley. cal student's republican party wants to host bret shapiro. the university says it doesn't have a venue available for a specific date. it's offered other dates and venues which require rental fees. in d.c., attorney general jeff sessions says he has no plans to resign, making that announcement a little over an hour ago, after some critical comments from the president. minutes ago, elon musk announcing he's got government verbal approval for the high-speed hyperloop transit line from new york city to d.c. he says that trip would take 29 minutes.

"today's take," surprising advice for her daughter. charcoal ice cream? what? crazy cone creation scooping the nation. bands like katy perry and harry styles trend viral coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, thursday morning july 20th, 2007. you're listening to life in lette letters. >> the most in tryitriguing titn

music. >> bring it in, zack. >> you want to know what we're talking about? >> yes. >> good morning. >> yesterday -- tuesday was the big day. it was nick's 15th birthday but he's away at summer camp. i couldn't go because we had some issues -- i had to resolve some visa issues for leila, thank you to the folks in the embassy of france. >> best dad ever. >> in any event, debra went up. she said he didn't want her there. he made this transition from little boy to boy to teenager that we are embarrassing. >> did she go thinking he would be surprised and excited to see her. >> he knew she was coming. she was bringing dunkin doughnut holes and he was basically, when

are you leaving? >> i told al, that is my fear. the other day i was walking with the kids. everybody argues who gets to hold my hand. we're walking down the street. my eight-year-old he just reaps for my hand. there's doing to be a time i'll reach out for it and he won't want to take my hand. >> it's coming. >> how do you live in that momen moment. she gets in bed with us and henry said one day we won't hear those tiny little feet. one day they will sleep to 10:00. >> leila will come down and lay across the bed at about 9:30. i'm thinking, i just want to go to bed. as deborah points out, she's gone. >> by the way, she wants to come and talk with you. >> she just kind of lays there. again, i'm of two minds because i like the covers and sheets

cool. she's laying on my side of the bed warming it up. it's like i look -- i remember when i brought her to kindergarten and they said welcome to the class of 2017. i said that will never happen. here it is. >> maybe it will boomerang back around. when they kind of appreciate you, their wedding? >> i would say 19. when i went off to college -- i was a difficult teenager. >> spirited. >> i was spirited. but also girls can be unconscionably rude toward their mothers. i was always pretty okay with my dad. i would say things to my mom like, you don't understand. she understood perfectly. then it comes back around about when. >> i would say when i went off to college i missed them. that was the first sort of instinct like, okay, wait. they have always done great by me. >> something we can all relate to. i never do out, hardly ever. no, i really don't.

>> you should see her. >> last night i went out with my girlfriends, it's funny. i notice when i leave the house. it was so much fun. >> jackie reeves. >> jackie, michelle, marilyn. >> famous friends. >> it was really fun. al, it was funny, i was leaving the house. i've learned not to make a big deal about it. where are you going? i feel guilty and don't go. i was going to slip out. my plan was to get there at 6:30, come back at 8:30 before they go to bed, won't notice. i was trying to get dressed. my daughter was, where are you going? going to get something to eat. putting on a dress? going to meet my friends. but i'll be right back. tomorrow or tonight. tonight. will i be awake. i put my heels on and i'm running out of the house. she said, are you going to bring food back or going to eat? >> nobody expects the spanish inquisition. >> you know what i also say, i get so many questions and i get, including this morning, mommy,

don't go. i don't want to go. i might bring her to work. i've never brought her to work. i might bring her to work next week. >> two nights in a row, we had the premier of dunkirk the night before. >> don't go. >> you said you'll see her tomorrow, which means it's not tonight. >> when she says it at night, i'll say, i have a friend's birthday because she gets birthdays. i sometimes repeat the friend's birthday because it's not always the friend's birthday. no, it's their birthday. that she understands. >> one thing i haven't done. let's do a bucket list for the year, what you want to do for the year. i've never thought about that. i wanted to think about things i want to do or never do.

when you told me you could stand up yesterday. i think it's som interesting you stepped out of your comfort zone. >> standup? how did this happen? >> it was forced. they forced me into -- i was nervous. i actually tried to get out of it, too. my daughter really doesn't want me to go. you're going. have you ever done that? >> i've done -- that is to me one of the hardest jobs to do. >> intimidating. i practiced with this awesome comedian, wally, he's world renowned. he's really funny. we work shopped some jokes. some of which bombed. >> in front of him. >> in front of him. i liked him a lot and i'm comfortable. i thought i wasn't going to have to do it in front of an audience. i get there and dan says down there in a room four times this size, there are 100 people at a

comedy festival. i was like, wait, what? yeah, you're going to go do it. it was fine. i wouldn't say i was excellent. >> but you didn't bomb. >> i got a couple of laughs. >> are people cheering you on or waiting for you to be funny. >> i think it was half and half. it was hot. you missed yesterday -- >> i heard about this. >> you heard about it? >> i did not see it. as you know, i never watched. >> that's about right. but your pad, armpit pad. >> i shouldn't have even worn it. it was really hot and sheinelle was trying to teach me about anti-sweat techniques. >> you remember when i was standing with you and mario lopez and there was something coming out of my sleeve and you go, what is that? you remember that? at the time i didn't know about pads. put it right there but i forgot i had it in there. then the napkin comes out in my

arm. >> that's what happened yesterday. she knew what it was. dylan was like, what is that? there goes the pad out of the dress. >> i don't know how we got on that again. it was one of those things. >> anyway, i needed those pads in the comedy place. it was fun. i recommend everybody do it. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> the bucket list. >> i would never do it. >> one bucket list, you know what henry and i are doing as a family, coming up with one thing, each of us, mila, poppy, henry. like park, okay, we can do that. the thing we want to do in a city we haven't done. mine is go to coney island with the girls. >> i've never done that either. >> great. we should all go to coney island. >> field trip. >> just with me and my family. come along. >> who needs family when you've got us? >> the family i never knew. all right. >> up next, surprising advice

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i would just talk to her, you know, and just say, hey, just look at this. there's no rush. >> that's very interesting. she was saying she would wait a little longer. how old were you all when you got married? >> i was 29, because we're going on ten years in september. you know what, i wouldn't trade it. a lot of my friends now, especially with things going on, are getting married later. but for me -- i was like this ridiculously long train. >> it's beautiful. >> the train is too long. >> anyway, you wouldn't have taken it back? >> no, i think 29 was good, because i had a chance to be single. i had a chance to live in an apartment on my own and pay bills on my own. i think it was good for me. but there are some people who are college sweet hearts and get married and they are 90 years old and they have been together. for me i'm glad i waited. >> i got married at 26, the same age as jada. although 26 and 29.

i wouldn't trade it for me. i will say my parents were very cognizant about having conversation wall street me. they loved henry. that's in texas. >> on the ranch? >> everybody was so mad we didn't get married in washington, d.c. we were like, you know what -- >> why would you? >> we wanted to get married where we felt at home. we cried through the entire thing. he said -- my parents would be like does he make you laugh? in 40 years, are you going to have things in common? are you going to want to go hiking together, travel together. the answers were yes. they did ask those questions. they liked henry. they just don't want to see -- nobody wants to see their children's heart broken. what about you and how old were you? what if leila came to you at 26.

>> depends on the guy. the same questions. courtney, the same thing. i was 41, but not my first marriage. everybody is different at a different time. >> it's funny how times have changed. i think my grandparents -- grandmother was in her early 20s. >> my mother was 20. i think she was 20. >> my mom was 18 and my dad was 20. they missed their 50th anniversary by thee months. >> having that time, that luxury of time. henry and i had five years together before we had children, so we had this really strong foundation. >> the hoda show. congratulations. the hoda show. >> it's so fun to listen to. >> mondays and wednesday 1:00 p.m. channel 108. >> video? >> weather. >> we want to see the video. >> it changed before our eyes. >> we're just going to do a local.

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twist. >> instead of a cone, a real waffle. >> this first? >> how do you do this? >> this is yummy. >> just like a regular waffle cone except there's fun bubbles in it. it's perfect for instagram, so i think that's why this trend fueled so well. >> this is a traditional dish in japan. it's a cake filled with red bean curd the modern twist is waffle corn. >> where can you get this? >> a place in new york, also a place in san francisco, berkeley, california, australia. so it's taking hold. >> just to warn you, there's something really hard in there. >> crumply. >> also take it to the next level with this.

>> unicorn. >> also nontraditional ice cream. this grabbed my attention. it's increasing in popularity. >> i think of this as like this decades coldstone creamery. they pour the base on a super cold surface. there we go. >> they pour batter on cold surface, pour the base on, mix in your flavors. then they flatten it out, take a spatula and scrape it into these rolls you see here and cover it in whatever topping. >> this i like. >> the same ingredients of regular ice cream. >> just that they have a new way of serving it. >> it's really, really good. >> i like this. >> it's been around a while, but now it's widespread. mochi. it's japanese rice paste around ice cream. so you can kind of mix and match and do all kinds of things with

it. >> like seaweed. >> not seaweed, a gummy. >> pick green one, green tea macha flavors. >> go with the chocolate. >> this is a really big trend right now. it's the charcoal ash. this is coconut ash. >> i'm going to try this even though my best instincts say -- >> it doesn't have a lot of flavor to it, so people flavor it with all sorts of things, coconut. people do think it's healthy. >> charcoal. >> one thing i definitely want to point out, toasted rice. i think savory is a big trend happening now. these guys are doing an amazing job with it. >> that's horrible. >> that's my favorite. >> me, too. >> no, good. >> somebody else can try it. >> i don't either but i sort of

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♪ expedia. vo we are just about 30 minutes away w good morning, it is 9:26 right now on your thursday, i'm sam brock. we're 30 minutes away that is being dubbed the parole hearing of the century. oj simpson has spent nine years behind bars of a a 33 year sentence for a robbery. nbc will carry that hearing live set to start at 10:00 this morning. we're in nevada covering the story. you can get instant updates on twitter. >> and police investigating an alleged rape that occurred in a student residence on the west side of the student campus. they got an alert on wednesday

morning saying the attack happened about 1:30 a.m. on tuesday morning. they say the suspect and victim are acquaintances and the suspect is in his 50s. >> we could know more next week about the future of mass transit in the north bay. reporting this morning that rail transit officials are very close now to getting federal approval to start regular commute service. the smart chief tells the paper he spoke with the federal railroad administration friday and they showed no red flags. weather and traffic after the break.

good morning, i'm kari hall. as we look at berkeley across the bay, it is all nice and clear. temperatures in the 60s, san francisco up to 66 degrees for the high temperature and 65 degrees tomorrow. this weekend will also be very nice. slightly warmer in a few spots but much warmer for the inland

valleys. upper 80s today, upper 90s for saturday and sunday and above average temperatures continuing into next week. >> the san mateo bridge is bunching up just past the toll plaza. the dunbarton bridge is clearer. the south bay is looking a litter better there. there is a crash reported west 580 at 80 at the maize and that might slow you down coming out of oakland. we'll track that. >> something to keep an eye on. we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes.

it's a dream come true to land a role in the hottest broadway show "hamilton." that's exactly what happened to miguel cervantes who stepped into the lead. >> the spotlight belongs on his daughter adelaide who is struggling with epilepsyy. >> one in 26 americans diagnosed with epilepsy. miguel is bringing a voice to the disorder people battle every day. 39-year-old actor miguel cervantes stepped into a role of a lifetime. >> it's unbelievable as an actor, i can't believe i'm the one that gets to say these words that all of these kids know. i'm humbled every day to be able to be the person that is at the center of it. >> but for miguel and his wife

kelly, the road to this dream was macdonald with personal hardship. while miguel was in the process of auditioning for "hamilton" his seven-month-old daughter adelaide had her first seizure. >> how frightening. >> i was at work and i got a call from miguel. i said i think adelaide just had a seizure. >> we rushed her to the doctor. she goes to the hospital. they start dropping this word epilepsy around. >> i didn't know what epilepsy was. i didn't realize how hard it was to treat. >> my wife and i looked at each other, what do we do now? >> on the same day as miguel's final audition, his daughter in a hospital undergoing a spinal tap. >> i can't imagine. how were you able to do the audition. >> half of my brain was over there in the hospital. my daughter was there with me and gave me the passion and the fire that i needed to get through this. >> i don't know how he made it through without just breaking into tears. >> no one knew what he was

dealing with. palin manuel miranda saw something special. >> miguel is a light. when he came to audition for "hamilton," the fire in his eye was incredible. you have to be young, strappy and hungry and he's all of those things. >> in one week we found out adelaide has epilepsy and miguel is going to play "hamilton." >> from finding new doctors to searching for a cause of her infantile spasm. >> until we know what's causing it, it's hard to treat it. >> in general children with infantile spasms, 10% can achieve normal cognitive outcome but majority have disabilities. >> there's in known cure. >> there are treatments that can reduce seizures and treatments that can aid in quality of life. >> wanting to help parents dealing with the same struggles, the cervantes family got

involved with chicago's citizens united research and epilepsy or cure. >> i have a son that's special needs. that affects not just him but his siblings. how is jackson? >> jackson is a rock star. it doesn't affect him at all. it's his paeb sister. when she smiles, he gets so excited. to see her through his eyes is refreshing. >> we don't have a diagnosis so we don't have a prognosis. i hope she can walk someday. i hope that she can talk. >> kelly and i say all the time, we want to meet her. we want to know her. >> inspired by adelaide, miguel teamed up with his "hamilton" castmates to write and record "until the time comes" with all proceeds going to epilepsy research. >> i wanted to express my feelings as a father, when i'm looking at my child and not knowing how to help. what i want to do is take this away from her. ♪ ♪

>> and so the calm comes when all of that is done. she can partly cloudy the little girl that i know is in there. >> i wish adelaide was healthy. do some good in the community while we're struggling to help ourselves. >> poem talk about milestones, this is what happens with a baby at this time in their life. we don't get that. so we take our milestones. when she looks at me and smiles, i'll take that. ♪ ♪ >> my gosh, that was beautiful. >> really beautiful. >> aaron brownley, our producer, nicely done. download on itunes, all proceeds going to fight epilepsy. we have more how you can help contribute to cure at today.com. thank you so much. >> a great way to raise

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. christopher nolan is the oss cash nominated writer, producer and director of blockbuster films including "the dark knight" trilogy and mind thriller "inception." more recently sci-fi interstellar. >> known for his role in bridge of spies, last year he was the voice of the friendly giant. >> now joined forces in "dunkirk" about heroic troops and citizens called into action in world war ii. earlier this week i caught up

with them both to talk about it. >> aren't you waiting to the navy? >> captain. >> thanks, george. >> you do know where we're going? >> france. >> into war, george. >> christopher and mark good morning. >> good morning. >> this movie, some of us in america know about "dunkirk" but you guys grew up, this is part of your history. i mean, this is one of these turning points that not a lot of people know the story about. what drew you to it? >> like most british people, i've grown up with the story of "dunkirk." you learn it as a kid. i don't remember the first time i heard about it. for british people, it's more

than history, it's culture. people talk about the "dunkirk" experience. that's something really about the human spirit, coming together. it comes from this incredible event. >> almost 400,000 british soldiers stranded on the beaches of "dunkirk." it's too shallow for the big ships to get in. and so individuals were called upon, individual mariners and weekend yachtsmen to bring their ships to try to bring these guys off the beach. mark, you play one of those sailors. >> i don't think eck call himself a sailor. >> what was that like, inhabiting that character, knowing you don't know what you're going to be going into? >> i didn't know. the government didn't want them to know how desperately bad the situation was. so my impression from listening to recordings of the men who dodid that, they just thought men were

stranded on the beach. they didn't know they were going to be bombed and shot at when they wen over. >> christopher, for you, this it is first time you're directing something paved in fact, a real life story. was there a certain pressure to be, you know, true to this story, do it justice that it deserves? >> very much. it's a very important piece of history. but continuing one of the greatest stories in human history. this race against time to rescue these 400,000 men while the enemy is closing in on all sides. my fascination with that, it hasn't been told in cinema. it's such a great story. as a filmmaker you're looking for that kind of opportunity. >> for that, you're well-known for in a sense being true to analog, you shoot in film. a lot of what we see is there. it's not computer generated. where is the challenge in that? and shooting imax at the same time. >> there were a lot of physical

challenges to the film. the story is divided into land, sea, and air. each of these stories unique challenges. on lapped we had thousands of extras, very difficult weather conditions to deal with. on the sea, mark and his crew, we were stuffed in a small poet for weeks at a time. the real elements. then for the aerial sequences, we use real planes, really dog fighting against each other. a huge imax camera, get it in the boat, out on the water, the spitfire. that was really the challenges. >> of course "dunkirk" hits theaters tomorrow. it is amazing. >> can't wait to see it. >> you've got to go. >> back in a moment but first this is today on nbc.

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good morning i'm kari hall, a lot of sunshine again today and the south bay reaching into the low 80s in san jose. you go to the south and it will be in the upper 80s today. to the east bay, low 90s in

concord, heyward. half moon bay is 60 degrees with clouds and fog. san francisco in the mid 60s and for the north bay, mid to upper 80s again this afternoon. let's get a update on the roads from mike. just seconds ago we had chp still on scene, a tow truck arrived and now both are cleared. we have a little slowing, west across the high-rise, they're following all of that activity. going to mission would be vard and south. >> here is a look at what is happening now. in moments oj simpson will ask parole officials to release him early from a 33 year armed robbery sentence. you can watch it right here live.

a serge farch for a popular business owner continues today. and facebook is working on a new subscription feature, the pay wall feature will be available this -- >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's lester holt. good day from new york. i'm here with our chief legal correspondent, savannah guthrie. we're about to hear publicly for the first time in many years from o.j. simpson. just moments from now, the former football star, now prison inmate number 1027820, will plead for his freedom before nevada parole board. simpson who just turned 70 just this month has been behind bars for more than eight years for a 2007 armed robbery of sports memorabilia, items he claimed belonged to him. >> lester, of course simpson will always be best known for being tried and acquitted for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend, ron goldman. simpson was then found liable for those deaths in a civil

trial and ordered to pay tens of millions. this is the story which so many of our national fault lines intercepted, race, celebrity, justice system, our media, and it all played out before a huge audience on television. now simpson will appear before a television camera once again in a few moments making his case to the nevada parole board. he'll speak by video link from the correctional center. >> we see the board has taken their seats. still waiting for mr. simpson to enter the room at the other end. nbc's joe fryar is there covering this story for us. joe, walk us through what we are about to see. >> reporter: o.j. simpson will be sitting in that room answering questions from the commissioner. to his left, his attorney, mall conlaverne. also inside that room some of his supporters. that include his sister, shirley baker, his daughter.

there is someone else who is in that room right now, and that's one of the robbery victims, bruce fromock. he has said he forgives simpson. he is set to testify in favor of o.j. simpson's release. our nbc senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden is also here. she covered the simpson murder trial in the '90s. cynthia, that trial, that case loomed so large over o.j. simpson. but as a legal matter, it is not supposed to come in to play for this parole question. >> exactly right, savannah. of course, many people believe that the sentence he received for this armed robbery was influenced by the fact that he did not get convicted in 1995. >> all right, cynthia. they have an on-time start of this hearing. let's take you there now to watch live. the officer and case worker assigned this morning come to the table there so we can see you and let us know who we're working with?