update. >> always join us as nbc news at 11:0037 have a great day. good morning. new sheriff in town. moments after being sworn in, white house chief of staff, john kelly, fires communications director anthony scaramucci. shown the door just ten days into his job. is it the first step to bring discipline and order to the west wing? dangerous threat. the remnants of tropical storm emily across florida, dumping heavy rain along the way. smooth operation. how peanut butter helped the 12 inmates escape from an alabama jail. the search ramping up for the lone escapee on the run. "game of thrones" hacked.

redemption for the cubs' most infamous fan. and a class trip to celebrate a teacher's big day. august 1st, 2017. >> 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 this tuesday morning. hoda is in for savannah, while savannah enjoys some vacation time. >> good morning, everybody. the president's new chief of staff, john kelly, is showing it's not going to be business as usual as the white house. >> he immediately dismissed newly minted communications director, anthony scaramucci. five senior administration officials have been given the boot since president trump was sworn in five months ago. we're going to talk to lindsey graham to get his take on all this. nobody likes morning hours more than senator graham. it's good to have him here.

we have a lot of other news to cover, as well. let us start at the white house. nbc national correspondent, peter alexander, has the latest goings on. >> reporter: good morning to you. to be clear, let's try to break this down. sean spicer quit because of anthony scaramucci, who forced out reince priebus, who was replaced by general john kelly who forced out anthony scaramucci. that was just the last week and a half. this morning, underscoring the challenge that chief of staff kelly now faces. a new report says president trump overruled his closest advisers, including members of his own family, orchestrating his son's initial response to questions about a 2016 meeting with a russian lawyer. "the washington post" reports, that according to multiple sources with direct knowledge, president trump personally dictated the initial statement that donald trump jr. said he and a russian lawyer had primarily discussed, a program about the adoption of russian children, during the june 2016 meeting at trump tower.

a misstatement the younger trump had to clarify days later multiple times. days later, trump jr. released e-mails that he really took the meeting because he was promised dirt on hillary clinton from russian government operatives. the president himself has publicly downplayed the encounter. >> they talked about adoption and some things. adoption wasn't even part of the campaign. >> reporter: this morning, one of the president's lawyers saying "the washington post" story is fake news, incorrect, and misinformed, of no consequence. but two weeks ago, the president's outside counsel, jay sekulow, told chuck todd. >> the president was not involved in drafting the statement and did not issue the statement. it came from donald trump jr. >> reporter: barely an hour after donald trump insisted no white house chaos, his communications director, anthony scaramucci, was out. ousted by retired general john kelly, introduced as the new commander for president trump's troops. >> general kelly will go down in terms of position of chief of staff, one of the greatest ever.

>> reporter: dumping the communications director, who poungsed on his bred -- pounced on his predecessor, reince priebus, as a paranoid schizophrenic. the final straw for the president -- sources say both melania and ivanka trump were particularly offended by the tirade. >> the president felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for someone in that position. >> reporter: scaramucci, dining at the trump restaurant on monday in this photo taken by "the daily mail." gone just ten days after he was announced for the job, setting a new record for shortest stint in his position. the latest in a growing roster of rapid departures. chief of staff reince priebus and sean spicer both booted. the last communications director, mike dubke, didn't make it three months. and national security adviser michael flynn, just 23 days. president trump dismissing the disorder, tweeting, "a great day at the white house." top republicans, less impressed. in a sweeping critique released

monday, arizona senator jeff flake argues the gop is in denial about donald trump, writing, we created him. rationizing him. when tell stop? the broader question, how much political capital has this president squandered? and how much does he still hold to try to accomplish his agenda? many lawmakers, their aides say, no longer fear president trump's threats. in the wake of last week's failure to repeal and replace obamacare, many senators are ready to move on. we're joined by senator lindsey graham. want to ask you about "the washington post" story. saying president trump may have crafted that memo, released by donald trump jr., about the meeting with the russian lawyer, saying it was primarily about adopting russian children. we know that's not true. if the president was involved in creating that statement. it's not illegal to lie to the press, does it bother you?

>> it bothers me a lot. he put his son in jeopardy. now, we have to wonder about what don jr.'s team will tell you about what he did. if he didn't know about the e-mail, the statement may have fooled you. if you know about the e-mail with don jr. -- it's a misleading statement. >> it sounded like the president himself tried to cover up the truth about that meeting. >> if that's true, that was a bad decision by the president that will make us ask more questions. when you get caught in a lie about one thing, it makes it hard to just say let the other stuff go. >> let me ask you about john kelly's first day on the job. he's a military guy. he knows what discipline smells like and looks like. he wasted no time in getting rid of a loose canon in anthony scaramucci. do you feel confident that john kelly can bring discipline to the west wing? >> well, the marines can do almost anything. the marines have landed at the white house. he has a beach head. he's clearing the beach. and the only person who can kick him off the beach is president trump. this will only work if president

trump empowers him to continue to do what he's doing. >> and if he can install some discipline in the president himself. >> we're talking about health care and 40 other things in the same week. to give up on health care, it would be a mistake. i have a bill that's never been presented to the senate. i think there's another round of health care coming. but the president has to work with the governors. we should look outside of washington to fix obamacare. it was a mistake by republicans not to do that. but for this to work, mr. president, you have to listen to the governors. work with a group of us in the senate and stay on-message for round two of health care. >> you've been an outspoken critic of the president. as we just heard, senator flake -- i'll repeat what he said in the piece, he said, of trump, "we create the him, and now we are rationalizing him. when tell stop?" what can the president do starting today, to regain your confidence? >> having general kelly in

charge really helps. focusing on health care. can he make it between now and september 30th? focus on like a laser, trying to rally the congress, working with governors of both parties, coming up with a way to deliver health care. discipline is what we're looking for. we didn't create him. the american people chose him. but he beat me and 16 other republicans and the former secretary of state. we should honor his win. but he has an obligation to be president for all of us to stop the chaos. most of the chaos is generated by him and nobody else. >> do you think he's damaged the president, the credibility of the office in the last six months? >> he's done things to me are unpresidential. but it's not hopeless. if you can pass health care, to get money and power closer to the patient, away from washington, move on to taxes. effectively deal with north korea.

his presidency can be consequential. but general kelly was probably the best choice available to him. he's a good man. listen to him. >> with all due respect, you didn't quite answer her question. do you think he has damaged the credibility of the office of the presidency? >> i don't -- a lot of people thought obama had. it's in the eyes of the beholder. rather than critiquing the office of the president, why don't i do this -- not empower him when he does dangerous things. we're not going to change the rules of the senate because he tells us to. the minorities had a voice in the senate. i don't want to become the house. i've been in the house. i'm not going to change 200 years of histories because donald trump's mad. we rebuked him when it came to russia. 97-2, to pass new sanctions. would we have to look at a waiver he may give the russians,

is a pretty strong pushback against donald trump. i will push back against him. i will call him out when he says things bad about the country. but if he will help me and others to deliver new health care, i will help him. he is our president, by the way. >> on the subject of north korea, the president said, we'll handle north korea. it will be handled. in your opinion, over the next year, is it more likely there is some sort of military conflict on the korean peninsula? whether that's a surgical strike or something larger? or is it likely that north korea will cement its place as a nuclear threat in the world? >> this is the ultimate question. i know it's early in the morning. but president trump has said i will not allow them to get an icbm with a nuclear weapon on top to hit america. they're headed that way. the only way they're going to change is if they believe there's a credible threat of military force on the table. the chinese are miscalculating trump and so are the north koreans. he's got to choose between homeland security and regional stability. japan, south korea, china, with

all being in the cross hairs of a war if we start one with north korea. if they get a missile that can hit california and other parts of north america. >> every expert says there is no good military option. >> they're wrong. to destroy north korea's program and north korea itself. he's not going to allow president trump the ability of this madman to have a missile to hit america. the if there's going to be war to stop them, it will be over there. if thousands die, they're going to die over there. that may be provocative but not really. when you're president of the united states, where does your allegiance lie? to the people of the united states. this man, kim jong-un, is threatening america with a nuclear-tipped missile. president trump doesn't want a war. the chinese can stop this. but to china, south korea and japan, donald trump is not going to allow this missile -- >> are you saying it's okay to use a military option that immediately endangers the lives

of millions of people in that region? >> i'm saying it's inevitable unless north korea changes. you're making the president pick between regional stability and homeland stability. he's having to make a choice that no president wants to make. they've kicked the can down the road for 20 years. there's no place else to kick it. there will be a war with north korea over the missile program if they continue to try to hit america with an icbm. he's told me that. i believe him. if i were china, i would believe him, too, and do something about it. you can stop north korea, militarily or diplomatically. i prefer the diplomatic approach. but they will not be allowed to have a missile to hit america with a nuclear weapon on top. and to allow them to do that is abandoning homeland security. >> can we end with a quick note on senator john mccain. he's in a tough challenge. >> yeah. >> a friend to you. >> yeah. >> a patriot. >> yeah. >> describe what he means to you and to the nation? >> i can't think of anything i have done in 20 years of politics-plus that john hasn't been by my side.

i've been his wing man, he's been my wing man. i traveled every place in the world, mostly crappy places. i'm inspired by him. he taught me what it means to be an american patriot. he's a good example of what it means to be a senator. and above all that, he's a friend. not a washington friend, a friend. i don't know what god has in store for john. every day he's here is a blessing. he wants to come back to the senate. god willing he'll come back and help us fix health care and rebuild the military. >> nice to have you here, senator. really appreciate it. there's a lot more to get to including heavy rain from the short-lived tropical storm emily. drenching parts of florida this morning. but the rain isn't the only concern. al has his eyes on this guy. al? >> let's show you what we have to talk about. heavy rain from this. this is a fast-moving system. yesterday, 5:30. it was a tropical depression. topical depression number six.

by 10:45 it's tropical storm emily making landfall. it's continuing to cross the florida peninsula. now, a tropical depression. 50 miles north/northeast of vror beach. 30-mile-per-hour winds, moving east-northeast at 12. moving quickly offshore. as it does, it lessens its effects on the mainland. however, on the coast, we're looking at rip current threats and high waves into the midweek period. in the meantime, not all that bad. heavy rain is done. there's heavier rain along the southern florida peninsula. that's due to a cold front. nothing to do with emily. >> all right, al. thank you very much. now, to the search for the lone escapee who remains on the run after a brazen jailbreak in alabama. in all, 12 inmates escaped. and now, we're learning they used peanut butter to break free. gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: this morning, a manhunt is under way, to catch brady kilpatrick, the last of a

dozen inmates on the run in alabama after a bold escape sunday night. >> pretty smart on what their plan was. changing some numbers on the door with peanut butter. that may sound crazy. >> reporter: that's right, peanut butter. that may sound crazy, but these people are crazy like a fox. >> reporter: that's right, public. investigators say the inmates busted out of the walker county jail northwest of birmingham by covering the number on a cell door using peanut butter and tricking a guard to open an exit door instead. the prisoners, 18 to 30 years old. charges ranging from disorderly conduct to attempted murder. most caught within hours. but police say kilpatrick is still on the loose. keeping residents in jasper, alaba alabama, on edge. >> it strikes a nerve. >> reporter: as authorities investigate how one group of prisoners pull off a baffling jailbreak. >> i'm not going to make any excuses. it was a human error that caused this to happen.

>> reporter: gabe gutierrez, nbc news. now, to a special moment for one of the most infamous and beleaguered fans in the country. steve bartman interviewed with a foul ball. he was an instant scapegoat. he has received a priceless gift from his favorite team. this is a good one. >> good morning, guys. nearly 14 years after he became a household name for all the wrong reasons, steve bartman has a piece of cubs history that was more than a century in the making. he's speaking out about what it means to him. this infamous play in the 2003 national league championship series made him the lightning rod for a century of frustration. but now, long awaited redemption at wrigley field for steve bartman. the team giving bartman his own championship ring.

nearly 14 years after he became as tormented as his franchise. >> the guys who ran that team, all understood in time, what happened and why he did it. everyone would have done the exact same thing. >> reporter: it all began on an october night in 2003, when bartman interfered with a fall bowl in a critical playoff game. >> he's livid with a fan. >> reporter: rather than recording the out, the cubs allowed eight more runs, losing the game and essentially the series. >> i'm surprised someone hasn't thrown that fan on to the field. >> reporter: that night, the friendly confines of wrigley field were not so friendly. bartman, reportedly, had to be escorted from the stadium wearing a disguise. many long-suffering fans blamed him for another curse. rod blagojevich jokingly offered to place bartman in witness protection. >> he will never get a pardon out of this governor.

>> reporter: since then, bartman has maintained a low profile, never returning to wrigley. not even traveling to see the cubs end the title drought. the ring has 214 diamonds, along with rubies, sapphires and even the billy goat, that was a part of the perceived curse from 1908 until last fall. the cubs announcing, in part, we thought it was important that steve knows he has been fully embraced by this organization. bartman writing, although i do not consider myself worthy of such an honor, i am deeply moved and sincerely grateful. and saying the ring serves as an important reminder for how we should treat each other in today's society. >> you know, that's a great job by the cubs organization. this thing spiraled so far out

of control. if you talk to cubs fans, they thought it was ridiculous. to blame this guy for what we would have done. here comes a foul ball. that's a nice job. >> and governor blagojevich, what happened to him? >> well, there was some irony in that sound byte, yes. >> just curious. >> thanks, willie. all right, al. >> not at all. i'm sure he is. let's look at what we have around the rest of the country. humidity in the northeast, mid-atlantic states. and looking at record highs. going to take a look at that in the pacific northwest. and monsoonal moisture continues into the southwest. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. they say glory awaits at the finish but what about the start? that moment you suck up all that doubt that fear all those reasons why not and decide to begin.

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i )m scott mcgrew. here )s a big local headline we )re watching today. good morning, everyone, 7:26 i'm scott mcgrew, here's a big local headline we're watching today. both sides of the kate steinly murder case return to a san francisco courtroom for another hearing as we reported juan francisco lopez sanchez accused of shooting and killing her on pier 14 in 2015 last week the judge ruled that the federal agent whose gone was stolen and used in that killing will testify in the upcoming trial. jury selection is expected to begin very soon. let's check your very warm weather. >> yeah, it's going to be a much hotter day today. reaching into the triple digits for the inland valleys. look at that, concord up to 102, also 102 in livermore, antioch,

103, mid23r0u9 knapp pa towards santa rosa and san jose. oakland will see a high of 79. san francisco mid-70s, we will have a heat advisory in effect for some of the hills and some of those temperatures reaching over 100 degrees. does not include the inner bay and the coastline in san francisco, heat advisory continues until 9:00 tomorrow evening. let's head over to mike for an update on the roadways. >> it is tuesday, more traffic than yesterday, but it's all relative to the summer. we have this crash i'm still tracking on the hoe flyover we confirmed southbound on toward 237. over here, north 880, we had the earlier crash in the center divide. no longer causing a distraction. typical slowing heading down to the bridges which are moving westbound to the peninsula. easy drive to walnut creek. cal train reports train 207 northbound some problems with the doors in the station right now, ten minute delay. back to you.

>> mike, thanks. we'll have another local news update coming in a half hour. we'll see you then.

7:30, now, on this tuesday morning. it's august 1st, 2017. >> what do you say we get a check of the headlines, matt? the remnants of tropical storm emily are moving away from florida, after bringing flooding rains to pars of that state. the system is expected to bring rip currents along the east coast. it's day two of jury deliberations of the trial of martin shkreli, best known for hiking up the price of a life-saving drug. he lied about his investing prowess. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. and lobstermen in maine pulled off an unusual rescue.

they spotted a bald eagle struggling to stay afloat in the current. they got the bird onboard. and after about 40 minutes, that bird flew away towards land. another story we're talking about this morning. a major cyber attack hitting hbo and some of its most popular shows. miguel almaguer is in los angeles, with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. hollywood is a target for hackers. it appears three different series on hbo was targeted. "ballers," "room 104" and "game of thrones." the criminals are going after high-profile shows. a spoiler in "game of thrones" may be a medieval fantasy. but it touts high-tech security measures, including coded scripts to prevent plot leaks. but it may not have been enough.

cyber hacks claim to have a script and document from the hit show's final season. hbo not commenting on what was stolen or the hackers' demands. but confirms to nbc news, proprietary information was compromised. in a letter to employees, the network's chairman writes, any intrusion of this nature is obviously disruptive, sunsettlig and disturbing for all of us. the fbi tells nbc news, the agency does not support businesses paying up. saying, paying ransom cannot only embolden those demanding it, it perpetuates the ak ctivit activity. this season, the fifth season of "orange is the new black" was hacked and leaked online. and a major hack at sony revealed embarrassing e-mails and intel.

the breach comes on the heels of another headache for the cable giant. after the "game of thrones" writers, announced "confedera "confederate," where modern-day slavery exists, thousands of hbo fans launched a social media protest, making no "confederate" a topic worldwide. hbo execs are standing behind the show, asking fans to reserve judgment until there's something to see. as for "game of tloehrones" no future episodes or scripts have hit the web yet. but hbo is working with cyber security firms and law enforcement to stop any potential spoilers. this morning, it's unclear if authorities are dealing with an organized crime group or a single hacker looking to make a splash. but they certainly have had a big impact on hbo. back to you guys. >> all right, miguel, thank you

very much. tough times. showed we get another check of the weather? >> late tough in the pacific northwest. we're talking about record-settirecord-set ing heat. we have heat advisories and warnings for folks. the temperatures won't drop that much overnight. it will stay fawarm. look at these temperatures. 110 in medford. that will probably set a record. salem, eureka, all-time record in redding, california. wednesday, again, possible all-time records for salem, medford, a record possible for seattle. and on thursday, portland gets into the act with a possible all-time record. eugene, medford and yakima, the records all within danger of falling. . good morning, i'm meteorologist carey hall. some slightly warmer

temperatures in san francisco reaching into the mid-70s today. and up to 76 degrees tomorrow. and we will have some higher humidity while the inland area, it'll be up to 100 degrees, dangerous heat today and tomorrow. then a chance of thunderstorms on thursday. as we go into the weekend, expect highs in the low 90s. our temperatures coming down ten degrees, but it still will be very warm. >> get that weather anytime you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. >> thanks so much. still ahead, we have your morning boost. it is a class field trip like no other. have you been prescribed them? startling findings

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we're back on a tuesday morning with two major developments this morning, in the nation's opioid crisis. the president's commission looking into the president has made a dramatic request. this morning, an urgent plea to fix the opioid epidemic. the commission led by chris christie, asking trump monday to declare a federal state of emergency. >> 142 americans are dying every day of a drug overdose. to put that in context for everyone. that's having the equivalent of

the death toll on september 11th every three weeks in america. >> reporter: a startling statistic, bolstered by yet another stunning new federal report. more than one-third of americans use prescription opioids in 2015. that's 92 million people. 11.5 million of them reported misusing opioids. and 2 million of them said they were addicted. of the adults who reported misusing opioids, 60% said they did not have a prescription. >> this is what happens when you make bad choices. >> reporter: mike and linda are raising three young grandchildren after their daughter and husband died of overdoses. they were found on the side of a florida road on new year's eve. their sons strapped in car seats in the back. >> if the kids are left behind. it's the parents that are left behind. the grandparents left behind. they're the ones that suffer. >> reporter: a difficult road

ahead for millions of families battling addiction. >> let's bring in dr. john torres. dr. torres, welcome. >> good morning. >> why is it that doctors are prescribing so many of the opioids to people? >> there's a lot of things going on. i called it the perfect storm of events that are happening. we treated pain historically. back in 1990s and 2000s, pain getting overemphasized. the government was using it as inspection criteria. it was the fifth vital sign. because of that, it ges overemphasized. and because of that, pain made kagss are more out there. more numbers, more types and able to prescribe it more. the medication does work. and it works at a high cost. >> i've had my share of orth petic surgeries over the years. and sometimes you get refills and you thi what kind of conversation are doctors starting to have before they prescribe these? >> that's the main thing here.

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good tuesday morning, it's 7:56 and we are still tracking the low visibility and the fog right now across the golden gate bridge. we'll have the rest of san francisco is bright and sunny. our temperatures starting out in the low 60s. as we look at now at san jose, also some sunshine and some quickly warming temperatures expected. today's high temperature will be up to 91 degrees, 90 in palo alto, in oakland, high of 79. while we'll have some triple digit temperatures in the delta and tri-valley, morgan hill up to 99 degrees. half-moon bay, 66 degrees. mid-90s today in parts of the north bay from santa rosa to napa. and we are going to have those heat advisories in effect for some of the inland area hills. let's head over to mike for an update on the roadways. >> we're really seeing more volume of traffic until the south bay, but we're looking on the peninsula to start two crashes, northbound 101 at third, we had the crash in san

mateo, and now clearing to the shoulder, recovery, but look how slow it is heading north. looking down, southbound as well. things are jamming up in burrelling game heading down to a crash at highway 92. making suggestions for both directions as well at the freeway. san mateo, tough drive there. the south bay northbound route, no big surprise, they are moving well. just continuing to build up into sunnyville and a live look from the north bay shows you 1010 southbound here. nice drive. back to you. mike, happening now, police in san francisco say a woman is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after a bleach attack in the tenderloin. police say she was sitting on a sidewalk, a man poured bleach on her face sunday night. officers have not made any arrests. also right now, new parking rates in effect in vallejo. new rates for passes started this morning. as the city cracks down on parking violations. and finally hbo says it's working with law enforcement and outside security firms to investigate a hack.

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fresh start this morning after the new chief of staff laid down the law. but overnight a breaking story is putting team trump on the defensive. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with more on this. kristen, tell us about it. >> reporter: good morning. the latest revelation to rock this white house is yet again about russia. this time, "the washington post" reporting president trump personally dictated a misleading statement from his eldest son about that controversial meeting with a russian lawyer. all of it as mr. trump's new chief of staff is determined to show there's a new sheriff in town. this morning, "the washington post" citing multiple sources with knowledge of the deliberations, is reporting that president trump personally dictated a misleading statement, attributed to his son, donald trump jr. that statement meant to explain the 2016 campaign meeting between trump jr., jared kushner and paul manafort and a russian lawyer at trump tower. trump jr.'s initial statement said the meeting was primarily about russian adoptions, but days after that statement, trump

jr. released his e-mails, which showed he had set up the meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton by russian government operatives. the president has publicly downplayed the encounter. >> nothing came of the meeting. and i think it's a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> reporter: "the post," quoting trump advisers who fear the president's actions could place him and some members of his inner circle in legal jeopardy. the president's outside counsel, jay sekulow, telling nbc news, apart of being no consequence, the character accusations are misinformed. inaccurate and not pertinent. but two weeks ago, sekulow told chuck todd -- >> the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not tissue the statement. it came from donald trump jr. >> reporter: this as the white house hits the reset button again, with the ouster of communications director, anthony scaramucci, who was announced just ten days ago. the shortest tenure ever for that role. the move was carried out by the new chief of staff, retired

general, john kelly, sworn in first thing monday morning. >> he will do a spectacular job. >> reporter: scaramucci was in that oval office photo op but was gone before lunch. sources familiar with the decision say scaramucci may have overplayed his hand, assuming he was closer to the president than he actually was. >> i'm here to serve him. and i'm here to serve the people inside the west wing. >> reporter: but white house aides say it was scaramucci's profanity laced rant to a new yorker reporter targeting former chief of staff reince priebus and top aide steve bannon that accelerated his departure. that tirade infuriated a number of west wing officials who thought the language was disgraceful, even upsetting the first lady and a ivanka trump. >> the president felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. >> reporter: now, as the president tries to revive health care talks and his stalled agenda, one republican senator is lashing out at the entire situation, arizona senator, jeff flake, writing in an op-ed, to

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♪ it is now 8:10. we're back ♪ it is now 8:10. we're back with our series "pot nation." this morning, moms and marijuana. >> yeah. a growing number of them are putting down their wine glasses and lighting up to cope with stress and all the things that parenthood brings. special anchor maria shriver, is here with this. >> wow. nice to see you guys. according to the cdc, across cities and suburbs, more and more parents are using marijuana. its use among adults is up nearly 50%. we visited with one group of moms who smoke pot every day. even at play dates with their kids. and they claim it makes them better parents. for casey and her friends, play dates mean fun. food and for the moms, some herbal refreshment. >> mommy needs a joint just as much as mommy needs a glass of wine. you can be a good parent and use marijuana at the same time.

>> reporter: today, middle-aged parents are more likely to use pot than their teenage kids. for these moms, it's a panacea. taking it to treat their aches, pains and depression. and they say, as an easy way to relax and boost the productivity. here in california, recreational pot use is legal. >> i can smoke it and go clean my whole house and do all my laundry and just get everything done. >> i feel like i'm actually more attentive and focused, while i am medicated. it gives me the spruce of energy i don't have. >> reporter: casey, who suffers from migraines, says prescription pills left her feeling foggy and disconnected from her kids. so, she tried marijuana, having never used it before. now, she grows it on her patio. saying it's made her pain-free and a much better parent. she's even started a blog called the cannabis mom. >> i heard from hundreds of moms who use marijuana. they're happy i'm putting it out

there. there's so many moms that are still hiding because they're ashamed and you shouldn't be shamed. but some health experts warn that parenting on marijuana, is a slippery slope. >> coordination may be umpired. >> reporter: moms say, this calms me down. this is beneficial. this makes me a better mom. are they just trying to convince themselves of some storyline because they want to smoke pot? >> smoking is inherently unhealthy. and by sending the message that we're smoking something to take the edge off or to cope with pain, that sends a message to our children. >> reporter: casey says her moms all practice moderation. and use designated drivers when smoking. her kids know to never touch mommy's medicine. and she always stores it out of reach. but being a pot user comes with some backlash, like when the mom of one of her daughter's friends found her blog and banned her child from casey's home.

>> seeing that i was a cannabis mom. and savannah's mom is a pothead and i don't want you to hang out with her anymore. >> reporter: her goal is to remove the stigma. normalize moms using pot responsibly. >> i think people think that marijuana lakes you lazy, that you're going to sit on the couch and let life pass you by. and it doesn't. i'm playing with my kids. we're that normal family. >> health experts say about one in ten people who use marijuana become addicted to it. unlike alcohol and the quality of strength is also pot is unregulated. that's a really important thing to remember. and in eight states, it's still banned. i think it's really important to remember that most people don't know exactly what they're getting. >> did your opinion change after meeting the moms? >> living in california you hear

a lot about this. my era, when kids were young, women were mainly drinking alcohol. there was some vicodin, to take the edge off. this is new. i'm not in this mommy and me group. but i was very fascinated that all the parents here were paying close attention to the piece. moms and dads. >> the interns who sit at the front desk answering phones? they're in for a fun day today. >> you want to stick around for "trending"? >> i would love to. let's get to it. >> this portion of "today" is sponsored by citi. >> let's dive right in. what is more trendy than millennials? millennials put avocado toast. and they're taking credit for rose on the map. they're getting blame, too. matchable published a list of the 70 things that millennials have killed. here's what we decided to do. we wanted to call in the experts. here they are. our "today" show millennials. some of them work here and some just grabbed off the plaza. all right. hi. so, we're going to read you off some things on a list. we need you to weigh in.

these are things that mashable says you've killed. all right, raise your hand. bars of soap. do you use bars of soap? raise your hands if you do. >> i like bar soap. >> the millennials, they've been accused of killing golf. raise your hand if you play golf. one. >> you're not a millennial. >> raise your hands if you take a lunch break at work. you do? >> all right. >> wow. >> all right. okay, you guys. this is a big one. they say that millennials no longer shake hands when they greet someone. do you shake hands when you greet someone? >> who did this survey? >> mashable. >> old people who did it. >> raise your hand if you are not afraid of commitment. if you're great with commitment, raise your hand. all right. >> they're doing great. >> the boys raise it. >> raise your hand for commitment again.

>> there's only two guys. >> all right. >> are these kids not in the survey? >> no. mashable did their own. here's the ones we think will resonate more. talking on the phone. everybody texts now. raise your hand if you love to make a phone call. >> yeah. >> wow. >> those are my kind of millennials. >> my daughter says, stop leaving me voice messages. >> just text me. >> just texting. >> we have producers that say that about you. matt is the only one that leave voicemails. >> i like a nice phone conversation. >> you leave voicemails for each other. >> it's faster to get on the phone and to text back and forth. >> we think cash is dead. do you -- would you prefer cash or a credit card? that's a hard one to answer. >> cash. >> all right. and lastly, you've been accused of killing beer and wine.

would you choose cocktails or beer and wine? >> they want tequila. that worked really well. >> that was fantastic. >> we had this setup. people from -- we got t-shirts. >> we should talk to them first. >> what boomers are bringing back. >> we could have done it. >> we could do boomers. >> everything is analog again. let's go to "pop start." >> where is the cutoff for millennials? >> you can be a millennial. >> "pop start" with carol burnett. the actress is heading back to television. netflix announced its new series, titled a little help with carol burnett. an unscripted show where burnett and guests will have candid conversations with kids. check out the announcement. >> okay, kid. i'll give you a shot. >> well, thank you. that was easy enough.

>> here's what i will need you to do. don't use your phone to make phone calls. use text. >> text. >> when you sit, slouch. you have an instagram? get one. >> i have the job? >> yes. >> thank you. >> stay woke. >> stay woke. i will. >> i think that -- >> she's a millennial. >> looks like carol did keep her word and joined instagram. her handle is, it's carol burnett. here because an 8-year-old told me to. the series hits netflix in 2018. now, to billie lord, the daughter of carrie fisher and granddaughter of debbie reynolds. she tells the magazine, i've lived in their shadows. now, it's the first time i get to own my life and stand on my own. it's a lot of pressure because she, carrie, had an incredible regular legacy.

i have to uphold that and make it evolve. and the global citizen festival, now in its sixth year. the music festival has supported causes all working to combat world poverty. and this year's lineup will not disappoint. here are the stars coming together for the effort. stevie wonder. green day. the killers. the lumineers. and the chain smokers. special guest performances, from if real williams. many more artists. the global citizen festival will september 23rd in sen tlal -- central park. >> that's going to be great. how about "the daly click." >> we hear negativity when it comes to air travel. we may have found the friendliest passenger in the sky. >> hi, everyone.

>> that's so cute. >> thank you. >> that's 2-year-old guy. he boards a flight in style. the toddler made his way up the aisle, fist bumping everyone within reach, everyone including the flight attendant, dragging his blanket the whole way. the fist bump is his signature move. now, he does it every time he boards a flight and everywhere else he goes. >> very cute. nice way to end, dylan. thank you very much. mr. roker? a check of the weather? >> tha >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. hot, temperatures 99 in morgan hill, 100 in gilroy, and san jose up to 91 degrees. for the east bay, the trivalley and the delta, seeing those triple-digit temperatures today and in oakland, 79 degrees.

we'll have some cool temperatures along the coast and right on the other side of the hills those temperatures up to 90 degrees in palo alto, 75 in the mission district and the north bay reaching into the mid-90s with lots of sun. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you so much. now, to houston, where a pivotal place in history is in sad disrepair. >> nasa's mission control at the johnson space center, directed much of the space race, including the 1969 moon landing. and a new mission is under way to save that historic control room from ruin. nbc's kerry sanders is actually there. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. mission control here was last used for a shuttle mission in 1992. and since then, this room has been nothing more than a stop for tourists. its long ignored, falling apart. to take a twisted quote that was first heard in this room, during apollo 13, houston, we have a problem.

>> it's one small step for man. >> reporter: behind nearly every step in america's early space program were the people in this room. nasa's mission control. from gemini to apollo. to the first 21 space shuttle missions. >> all three engines, up and burning. >> reporter: nasa directed its space missions from here. >> three, two, one. >> this is the place where things happen. >> reporter: is it fun to be back here? >> hell, yes. >> reporter: this morning, former nasa flight director, 84-year-old, gene krans, is back in mission control. >> this room has memories for every person. >> reporter: but this temple to america's space program is in a shocking state of disrepair. >> brightness, you can adjust. as i said, the place is falling

apart. >> failure is not an option. >> reporter: when a crippled spaceship and a crew of three were brought back from the edge of disaster, mission control has seen its share of tough challenges. >> i believe this is going to be our finest hour. >> reporter: four years ago, the federal government declared mission control a threatened facility. equipment left to decay. some stolen by souvenir hunters. >> think about what was going on, disrespecting the history here? >> i don't think there was a sense of history. they don't have the feeling that comes from having worked and lived and sweat and saw people die in this room. we saw incredible tragedy. we also triumph. >> one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: now, krans and others are looking for another triumph. the restoration of this historic mission control center, using kickstarter. it's estimated $5 million can restore mission control to its former glory. >> all of the consuls will be

restored and illuminated. coffee cups and ashtrays, it will be as if they just stepped away for a moment and left the space as an operating mission control center. >> reporter: in 12 days, donations to kickstarter raising $300,000. the woodson family gave $35. >> felt compelled to give. i thought it was special. >> reporter: one small step for mission control. one giant leap for future generations. >> they're going to see this thing as it was. and they're going to live exactly what we did. and that's what we're going to create for them. that's going to be our gift to the next generation. >> reporter: as a nod to the engineers who did so much in this room, i put on the black tie, the short sleeve shirt, the glasses. new york, this is houston. how do you read me? >> loud and clear, kerry. what a great story. a lot of people are going to be interested in donating to that cause. >> jeff bezos, elon musk, are you listening?

just ahead, how to throw the perfect beach party in your own backyard. just ahead after local news. ♪i )m scott mcgrew. here )s a big local headline we )re watching today. ==live== tonight - the giants take on the a good morning, everyone. 8:26. i'm true grew. tonight the giants take on the a's for the second time in the bay brain damage r bridge series. overnight, a fan tweeted out video of a brawl in the stands during last night's game, showing a female security guard punching a fan. other security workers tried to pull her away. we're still trying to figure out what started. this the team reloosed a statement early this morning saying they are investigating. let's get a check of your traffic with mike. >> looking at smoother drive, things lightened up for most of the bay. we have the south bay with your typical northbound routes pushing through entirety of the silicon valley. northbound 101 from the earlier crash here at 3rd at hillsdale,

a second crash happened. i think it's just about cleared from roadway according to the progress chp was talk about. a smoother drive but all this slowing here that was on the upper east shore freeway condensed and compressing through richmond an berkeley so there's the issue. a disabed vehicle reported eastbound out of san francisco. it is no longer blocking lanes. no problems. coming through the maze, the travel times, we're not marking down below 40 minutes now, still hovering above a half hour from highway 4 toward the curve. more local news in half an hour. all the news is at nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com.

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♪ it is 8:30, now, on this tuesday morning. you know what it is? >> what? >> the first day of august 2017. >> it is. >> you know what that means about summer? >> it's over? >> no. >> i don't have a good feeling about this. we're listening to music of julia michaels. she's written all kinds of great songs. hits for big stars. now, quickly becoming a star herself. she's here for a special performance. >> she has written "sorry" for bieber. this is the time of day i love. we get to pick a couple of people or one person out from the crowd. someone who is special. come with me this way.

hold on. hold on. i'm coming this way. i'm coming this way. i'm coming this way. wait a minute. she says, i want to hug a host. can you all hear me? i want to hug a host. >> you are a host. we all go down for a hug. >> come on. who wants a hug? you want to hug a host? you get one from each of us. ready? >> one. two. come on. >> three. love you, too, olivia. four. >> i gave her a hug earlier. >> you did? all right. >> i have someone here. she wants to borrow $100 from a host. >> hi, guys. >> what else is coming up? what is better than eating seafood at the beach? we're going to show you how to

host. all you need is a little prepwork. >> i need a mic. >> what? >> oh. >> there you go. you got my mic. good boy. >> wait a minute. did that just happen? >> yes. olivia -- >> what's the point of that? why would you do that? >> well, this is part of his retrieval training to become a service dog. we used a directed retrieve. he learned this specific item and learned where to take it. >> that's really cool. and not that much slobber. really good. let's take a look and show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned. for today, we are looking at tropical downpours through southern florida. remnants of a cold front in the pacific northwest. humidity returns to the northeast. it will continue in the mid-atlantic states tomorrow. scorching heat, dangerous heat, making its way to the pacific northwest. a lot of wet weather from texas into the mid mississippi river

valley. 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. we still have some fog looking live right now in daly str for the peninsula, 63 degrees and 65 in the trivalley with some sunshine, 59 in the east bay looking live tt coliseum and some fog over the golden gate bridge. our temperatures will spread out going through the day, looking at highs up to 66 degrees in half moon bay, 103 in antioch and some mid-90s for the north bay. san jose looking at high of 91 degrees. >> don't forget. anytime you need your weather, you can check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. we got nice folks. you're behind this palm tree. what's your name? >> evan. >> where are you from? >> ohio. >> o.h. >> yep. >> i.o. >> you're supposed to go i.o.

>> yep. >> all right. you give me two. i give you two. let's go back inside. >> al, thanks so much. this year marks a somber anniversa anniversary. 75 years since a shameful chapter in american history. >> after pearl harbor, with paranoia relating to everything about japanese. president roosevelt signed an executive order, japanese-americans were shipped to primitive concentration camps in remote areas. nbc's tom brokaw spent the weekend at one of those in wyoming. tom, this is an incredible era in our history. >> i've been aware of it for a long time. but every time you bump up against it, you can't believe it happened. fdr signed that world. the chief of the supreme court signed off on it. i went to a place called heart mountain, in north-central wyoming. when you get there, you have a sense of the desperation and the

loneliness and the isolation and the un-american attitude that it caused all of that. in august, 1942, 10,000 japanese-americans from the west coast were shipped to a remote, barren concentration camp, that's what it was, in north-central wyoming. heart mountain. it was a shocking change from the lives they left behind. norman mineta, california congressman later and transportation secretary under president bush, was 10 years old when the signs went up. >> you see a big placard and it says, instructions to all those of japanese ancestry. >> reporter: housing was crude in wyoming. stifling hot in the summer. bitterly cold in the winter. the wind was relentless. towers with armed guards. wartime propaganda tried to

paint a false picture. >> they're not prisoners. they're dislocated people. >> reporter: after they arrived, the inmates, that's what they were, began to organize gardens and schools. but they also began to resist. the young men were drafted in the army from the camp. imagine that. a number were unwilling to fight if their country would not free their families. and so, many did hard time in prison. raymond uno, now 83 and a retired judge, cannot forget one night soon after his family arrived. his father, clarence, an american citizen, and world war i veteran, went to a uso meeting. >> he came home and never woke up. he died a prisoner of war for the united states governor that he served in world war i. dane in ono, a biologist,

entrepreneur, fishes a river his mother could only look at. his father sent to a camp in california, so the family's fishing fleet confiscated by the government. and no reason given. >> i am bitter. i am bitter. that legacy was lost. it's really my generation, who are obviously a little more ticked off about it. >> reporter: shirley is the child of a heart mountain family, making sure the world does not forget what executive order 9066 did to thousands of families. >> every time i come to this place and i see the photographs of my parents, i do start crying. it's very difficult. >> reporter: that is heart mountain in the ground, for which this camp was named. what an irony. heart mountain. in fact, this was an outrage. but it was also the beginning of a lifelong friendship. al simpson, the legendary

wyoming senator, came here as a boy scout from nearby cody and met norm mineta, another boy scout. >> there was barbed wire, guard towers, guys in the towers with a search light and a gun and a uniform. why would you want to come here? >> reporter: and the two have not stopped talking since. an enduring friendship. >> our friendship went back as if we were sitting in that tent, 1943. >> reporter: despite the painful memories, heart mountain, in its own way, called its people home this past weekend. families gathered to honor the sacrifices made and to bear witness. >> we've worked hard. we've survived. now, our story is here to tell others so it doesn't happen again. >> not only that. but young men of draft age were drafted out of the camp and sent to war. there's an amazing, new book out called "just americans" about the 442nd. that was danny inouye's outfit,

the most decorated in europe, while the relatives were in concentration camps effectively. and when they resisted, the young men, they were thrown in jail as draft dodgers. one after he got out, joined the army and fought in korea. >> we celebrated some proud moments in space exploration. it's important to remember those moments, it's really important for us to go back and remember some of the moments we are not proud of, in our nation's history. >> absolutely. and so many americans were unaware later, our generation. and younger generations like yours, were completely unaware of what had happened there. and we do need to be reminded during these days. >> tom, thank you. >> a powerful piece. we're back with much more on a tuesday morning. but first this, is "today" on nbc.

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this morning on "today food" living large outdoors. we're throwing a summer beach party. will is the owner of puritan company in cambridge, massachusetts. summer is flying by. how to make it last, throwing it a party. >> lobster rolls are so essential where we come from. we want to make it easier for everyone. lobster is the main ingredient here. want that to shine. >> when you mike lobster salad, you don't gunk it up. >> i want to start off with a little salt. a little. pepper here. >> you're going to do this at home, right? >> let's break down the lobster. the best thing is a sharp knife. start here, right down to the top of the tail. just like so.

and you can pull the meat right out and get ready to chop it. take one of the claws -- >> i should have put an apron on here. >> we start by cracking that meat, right there. got it. >> once you try to get the meat out, everybody has a skewer in their house. take that, use that, pick your meat out. perfect. good to go. >> we put together lobster lad salad at home. you do things like take the buns and you toast them up. >> you want to bring the buns with you. a little butter. a skillet is able to toast that. lobster salad there. a little lemon juice. little celery for crunch factor. and a little man noiyonnaise to

together. great to pack it up for the road. >> we have a lobster salad. we're going to talk about a clam boil or bake. how do you do that? >> this is going to make it easy. take it on the road with you. we're going to start off with a little sheet of foil and a little pat of butter. rub that down on the bottom. and leave that in there. that's going to add flavor to it. we start with clams, muscles. an you have to have a good sausage. all this is going to make its way into the boil. grab a couple pieces. if you don't have anything like this available to you, you can make this with shrimp, anything you want to grab. now, we add our aeromatics. we have a little onion. garlic. >> 30 seconds lef s left. >> you fold that up to the beach where you have a hibachi going. >> how long does it cook? >> 15, 20 minutes. >> you open that up.

and what's it look like when it's done? >> we got this right here. look at that. >> that's great. how is it, guys? >> fantastic. >> what do you mean? is that a trick question? this is great stuff. we're going to be chowing down. good way to extend summer. i like your jars of slaalad, to. >> thanks for having me. >> if you want this recipe, or any of our recipes, go to today.com/food. tomorrow on living large outdoors, all of the food and gear you need for a summer camping trim. just ahead, a special performance by one of the big names in music, julia michaels. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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music's rising stars. her name is julia michaels. she was named as best new artist at the mtv awards. you know some of her big hits that she's written. take a listen. ♪ you don't touch me as if you did, baby ♪ ♪ i would touch you, too >> reporter: julia michaels is making waves with her debut single, "issues." ♪ i have issues >> it's gone platinum. at just 23, she's one of pop music's most in-demand song writers, responsible for top 40 hits. like justin bieber's "sorry." and "good for you," by selena gomez. ♪ i don't know what it is i feel ♪ >> reporter: now, julia michaels is becoming a pop star in hen ore right. she released a bay bu minialbum,

called "nervous system" and her debut single, uh-huh" is heating up the charts. here she is, julia michaels. ♪ lit's electric, when my lipstick makes its own way right into your kiss ♪ ♪ and it's pathetic mow we both get kind of meshed up hanging on each other ♪ with our head down, should we slow down ♪ ♪ should we slow down now ♪ 'cause i'm getting some kind of shake without you ♪ ♪ uh-huh ♪ i think you're moving in to close i think it's my body wanting it the most ♪ ♪ uh-huh ♪ i don't know what it is i feel but i know it's my emotions

going in for the kill ♪ ♪ uh-huh ♪ but i know it's my emotions going in for the kill ♪ ♪ it's electric how symmetric we both get when you lay beside me ♪ ♪ it's phonetic how our mouths grip ♪ ♪ almost too tight to the words we're saying ♪ ♪ we're in deep now should we slow down ♪ ♪ should we slow down now ♪ i'm getting some kind of shake without you ♪ ♪ uh-huh i think you're moving in too close ♪ ♪ but i think that it's my body wanting it the most ♪ ♪ uh-huh i don't know what it is i feel ♪ ♪ but i know it's my emotions going in for the kill ♪ ♪ like uh-huh uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ ♪ but it's my emotions going in for the kill ♪ ♪ uh-huh, uh-huh

it's my emotions going in for the kill ♪ ♪ going in for the kill going in for the kill ♪ ♪ when the panic in my mind for something good ♪ ♪ i think you're moving in too close ♪ ♪ but i think that my body wanting it the most ♪ ♪ uh-huh i don't know what it is i feel ♪ ♪ but i know it's my emotions going in for the kill ♪ ♪ like uh-huh uh-huh, uh-huh ♪ ♪ but i know it's my emotions going nin for the kill ♪ ♪ uh-huh, uh-huh it's my i motions going in for the kill ♪

♪ going in for the kill ♪ uh-huh >> julia, thank you so much. back with more music a little later. and we'll be back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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on a story we first talked about last week. >> we did. a company in wisconsin, offering employees microchips to replace i.d. badges. it's hosting a chip day party to implant the devices in the employees. and our guy, ron mott, is at the party. how is it? >> hey, hoda and matt. we know people complain that their companies treat them like machines. but square market is giving it to their mow employees. let's look at what this looks like. it's about a grain of rice. we're going to see this now. i can't look. >> you're doing fine. >> i can't look. the needle is in. chip is in. >> bingo. not much blood at all. patrick, how did it feel? >> better than getting my wisdom teeth out. >> and you're still conscious.

melissa got chipped yesterday. how had to be talked into doing it. i was hesitant at first. and once i learned the facts, there was no question in my mind. >> they the buy their goodies here in the break room by using their hand. he's going to get a kit-kat bar. and it's paid for. $1.06. as we asked you last week, are you ready to be chipped? guys, back to you. >> wow. >> i don't know that i would do it. >> no? >> would you do it? >> for the convenience, of it, maybe. >> yeah. >> i don't know. >> not for a kit-kat bar. maybe for a klondike bar. certainly not a kit-kat. >> you've been asking folks about it. >> would you be willing to have a microchip implanted? what's wrong with this? >> you know what you do, you go

by the kit-kat machine and charge them. what do you have coming up? >> backyard makeovers, 100 bucs. new places to put your fax machine. new top rated colleges. and your august entertainment guide. >> love the ceo, i )m scott mcg vo both sides in the kate steinle muder case return to a san francisco courtroor good morning, everyone. 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. both sides in the kate styley murder case return to a san francisco courtroom today for another hearing. juan francisco lopez sanchez accused of shooting and killing steinle on pier 14 in 2015. last week, the judge ruled that the federal agent whose gun was stolen and used in steinle's killing will testify in the upcoming trial. jury selection is expected to begin very soon.

happening now, a spare the air alert is in effect for the entire bay area. commuters are asked to do their part to reduce pollution and it's a beat the heat day too. pg&e is asking customers to conserve energy today. also right now the first positive west nile virus test of the year. officials say two creek birds tested positive so, too, did a group of mosquitos in discovery bay. crews plan to spray parts of discovery bay as soon as tonight. so far this year, there are no reports of people contracting the virus. also happening now, uber ploys get a raise. the company is making salary changes to address the jender pay gap. "usa today" reports 12,000 workers are affected. more local news coming up in a half an hour. we seal see you then.

this morning on "today's take," major star power, matthew mcconaughey, idris a alba and more. and five ways to make over your backyard for under 100 bucks. what? coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. first day of august. is that possible? >> where did summer go? >> come on. no. to make it up to you, we're listening to "wild, wild love." just the description of my

co-hosts, by pit bull featuring grl. >> what does that mean? >> is it you? >> you know, low-key. >> crazy. nutty. wacky. >> hi. welcome back. haven't you in forever. you were on an island. >> all our schedules. >> we're back. >> we're here. >> over the weekend, i picked up -- nick was gone for a month. and he's already gotten kind of tall. but i was not prepared for what i saw. >> look at the picture. people were asking, is he standing on a box? he's not. he's in flip-flop. >> does height come from your side of the family? >> no. we are a small people. from the bahamas, we're built low to the ground, with one leg shorter than the other, to lean

into hurricanes. deborah's father was 6'2". >> your head is under his underarm. i went to hug him. his head was in his chest. >> his bosom. >> guys don't call it the bosom. >> come here, dad. >> i'm luke a little polly pocket next to him. that's crazy. >> in that short amount of time. >> in a month. >> what was he eating? >> fairly healthy food. they didn't do a lot of burgers. stir fry and indian food. i got a little nostalgic. leila, in three weeks we take her to college. we had a little tykes log cabin in the backyard. we got that when she was 2 years old. and i can't get rid of it. >> it's still there? >> still there. >> are there spider webs in the corner? >> we won't go in it because there's sounds coming from it. >> that's so cool.

>> i'm going with the no, sstal, though. >> just keep it there. >> oh, for your grandkids. not yet. i'm getting old. >> you should. my parents had a merry-go-round in the backyard. and now, my kids play on that merry-go-round. >> we have the swingset because leila and her friends -- i look out the kitchen window. and talking. >> i get motion sickness when i go on a swing. >> really? >> have you been on one lately? >> yeah. >> look at the sky. that good stuff. >> i would not picture as someone who gets nauseous. you do adventure stuff. >> i don't. people think i do -- i'm not that adventurous. >> you're athletic and stuff. >> don't you jump off stuff and things? >> i've skydived twice. but that's it. >> i haven't skydived. >> i don't like rollercoasters. >> i used to love rollercoasters. >> but a swing, you're good

with. >> didn't you go down that situation? >> that's not a rollercoaster. >> that's just a drop. >> the thing about the rollercoaster, it -- >> the anticipation. and then, bang. >> you're put in a tube and there's a countdown, and you did it right before the weather. >> i did that in college. >> boom. anyway. you were in los angeles. >> i was there for one day. i squeezed -- >> one day. >> you fly and take the red eye back? >> yeah. >> you're young, you can do that. >> i'm tired. so, i -- >> didn't get back this morning? >> i got back like 3:00, 4:00 a.m. >> yesterday. that's why i couldn't pull off. i did that and brushed my teeth in the bathroom. that was too much. >> that's a good place to brush them. >> the work bathroom. >> i had a suitcase. it was too much. >> i had a guy, i was in charlotte for a shoot.

and a guy coaposted on twitter, just the peed next to al roker. >> i saw that. but i didn't get the response. >> they were peeing on the side of the street. >> it owas the oddest thing? did he see the bottom of his feet? >> should he have said hi to you or no? >> no. eyes forward. >> people -- i had somebody slip a piece of paper under the stall, asking for an autograph. you know what? i'm -- >> how long were you in there? >> there's paper right there. >> in the bathroom? toiletexactly. >> like a post-it. >> that's funny. did you sign it? >> no. i'm not touching that pen.

>> you couldn't spare a square? >> that's good, dylan. >> she has no idea it's a "seinfeld" reference. >> why did you tell me? i gave you credit for that. dylan made a funny joke today. >> you make that sound like an unusual thing. >> i was witty and quick. >> why were you in l.a.? >> i feel like that's not as amazing. there's a professor, a coach out in l.a., in architecture and he lives in the midwest. but he's doing camps where he's traveling around. he's meeting kids from the city and exposing them to arch texture. you want to be a lawyer or a doctor, but he does it through hip-hop. it's so interesting. they rap and the rap, however they do it, they make bar graphs out of it. and they use that to build cities. it's really cool.

i can't wait to show you that. >> did you try your hand at rapping? >> i put it on instagram. but it was just a little clip. i don't know. ♪ you can't even hear it. you can't hear the clip. they wrote a rap for me. and there was a line that said, born in '78 and all the kids go, damn. just so hold. that's where that came from. it was really cool. >> now, everybody has been going on. i've not seen this. but everybody has been going on, you saw this crazy long line for chicken. >> yeah. on my way to the airport, if you live -- if you know somebody in l.a. and you can tell me about this place. it's called hal and ray's. we were going through this area in china town. >> this is in the airport? >> on the way to the airport. we decided to get something to eat. what are these people waiting for? they're waiting for chicken. the place is called hal and ray's. the line keeps going.

>> what kind of chicken is it? >> hot chicken. >> isn't all -- >> no. it's fried chicken, with a real hot sauce poured on it. started in nashville. >> yeah. >> i think the chef here was -- >> there's versions of it. the people have shirts. and the line still goes. >> wow. >> isn't that insane? >> you didn't wait. >> no. i'm so curious as to what the chicken tastes like. >> hal and ray. >> you know, on the other side of the country. >> might not be hot when it gets here. >> maybe they can send the chicken and the sauce on the side. >> would you wait in line -- >> no. six months ago, i had never been to pinks in l.a. >> oh. >> for the hot dogs. it's a famous hot dog stand. and waited in line. >> how long did you wait? >> i waited about 25 minutes. >> there's a restaurant in the north end of boston called jackmos. it's casual-only. you have to wait in line.

and the line is around the block. you stand in line and you wait an hour. and you sit down and have a nice italian meal. and it's so worth it. you need to do it once to prove to yourself it's worth it. >> you have to have a meal while you're waiting in line. >> a little snack. >> you wait online. >> no. you're in line. >> you notice that? >> brian gets mad at me for saying that. >> online? >> yeah. you both said that. >> there's an imaginary line and i'm on it. >> exactly. >> no. the rest of america is agreeing with me. but you can't hear them. >> all right. orange room. #inline. #online? >> and the east coast is watching us right now. >> #inline. #online. here's something a lot of people not on the east coast say. at our window. can i have my picture made with you? >> what? >> a ton of people from the

south, say, can i have my picture made with you? >> if you're drawing it, maybe. >> talking about taking a photo. >> really? >> what about this one. you're driving and giving a direction, make a right or take a right? >> make a right. you're making the car go right. >> you take a right. >> brian swears it's taking the right that the road gave you. >> by the way, speaking of which, obviously, brian didn't check on you before you left this morning because you had a little wardrobe malfunction. we all -- we all got to see your back. >> showing your back. >> you could have done that. it's like a style. >> well, this is not is what i did this morning. it's not like the best topic in the world. but my dress broke this morning. getting dressed is the most stressful thing. >> it is. trying to pick out your unioutf. all good to go. >> the night before. >> in my head. and i put it on -- my dress was

here. >> oh. >> i go to put it on. and the zipper is broke. shoot, what will i wear? >> you have clothes that you think you're going to wear without trying it on or anything? >> bless you. >> they say you can't sneeze if you're on tv. eric wasn't on tv. >> was he in tv? >> in tv or on tv? >> were you trying not to? >> you try to hold on and your head blows up? you have a closet with tons of dresses? >> they're all my dresses. i wear them i just leave them here. >> for anybody just to rifle through them. >> you can go flu tthrough the closet. >> we have to move on. we know marriage takes work. obviously, celebrities do, too. justin timberlake and jessica biel. she and justin constantly work on their relationship by spending time as a couple and staring at each other. >> justin said, you still have

to date each other. that was interesting. they plan a date night once a week, where they take a vacation, just the two of them. you do date nights? >> yeah. but somehow something always seems to come up. with the kids. and now, it's a little easier. now, we can just dump them. >> don't you find you talk about the kids most of the date? >> i try not to now. >> you learned. >> they're on their own. >> dumped them. >> all right. just ahead, you want to know the secret to living long center. >> yes. >> the easy way you can add years to your life. >> did you see this? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> depending on howhey! this is lloyd. to prove to you that the better choice for him is aleve. he's agreed to give it up. ok, but i have 30 acres to cover by sundown. we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. yeah, i was ok, but after lunch my knee started hurting again so... more pills. yep...

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they did a study over a course of a lifetime. over years. isn't that interesting? >> it makes sense. i feel out of shape and i feel bad about myself and i go for a 20-minute run. i feel great. it's like a mental thing. >> if you look around, you think you're healthier than your peers. what you think about, you bring about. that's interesting. tell yourself you're healthy, you're strong. >> what you think about, you bring about. >> is that living clean in 2017? >> i have that in my jewelry box. i wanted to be a news reporter. >> my high school yearbook quote was, i don't think about it, be about it. >> what did you say, al? to yourself? >> i hope i graduate. >> silly. >> get out of here. all right. >> you made it out. >> just barely.

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think you need a good laugh. let's start off with the newest comedy. >> yes. "fun mom dinner." have you had a chance to see the trailer for this? >> no. >> basically, it's "sixteen candles" meets "bad moms." four moms go out. it stars toni colette, paul r rudd. an all-female crew. the writer is julie rudd, paul rudd's wife. a lot of girl power. something you rarely see in hollywood. >> other end of the spectrum, if you want to go in the other direction. stephen king's "the dark tower" turn into a movie. >> yes. this is based on a series of books by stephen king. a classic tale of good and evil.

it starts idris elba and matthew mcconaughey. this has taken about a decade just to make. but it's considered to be one of stephen king's masterpiece stories. if you're a big stephen king fan, this is the movie to watch. >> and let's talk about something for the whole family. >> "leap." if you like animated movies for the whole family, this carries a great message. about pursuing your dreams to the fullfullest. and it's about a little girl who wishes to go to paris to become a dancer. it has a great soundtrack, too. on the it's carly rae jepsen. >> i would go by myself. we have one, this one is a tv movie from our sister network, sifi. and it includes al roker. >> that's right. "sharknado" returns for the fifth movie in the franchise. can you believe that?

it stars ian sheering. and al roker -- i feel like he's been in "sharknado" before. >> it's his thing. >> this time around, our heroes, have to go and travel all around the world to save their son, who is trapped inside a "sharknado." >> wow. let's talk about ray donovan. he's coming back this month. >> america's favor problem fixer for the rich and famous. this time around, susan sarandon is joining the cast. and this season is going to be a shocker. i'm sure that it has to do with susan sarandon's character. >> poeople don't have to wait fr the weekend to get their "weekend update" for next month. >> they've been going pretty well. this summer, there's a summer edition. it will be four weekly half-hour shows. i'm sure they will be talking about everything, especially what's happening in washington,

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about a third of the transit system's revenue. steph curry will hit the links in the east bay. curry will play a practice round this morning at tpc stonebreak golf course. this week, hosting the web.com tour. the ellie may classic. this is curry's first time competing at that level. the event officially gets underway thursday. they'll hold a celebrity shootout later as well. >> a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break.

good tuesday morning, i'm carrie hall, it's already 70 degrees right now as we take a look outside in the trivalley. with some coastal fog, a little cooler in the peninsula, 60 in the east bay, 58 in san francisco with high temperatures there heading up to 75 degrees, the mid-90s for the north bay. in the trivalley, antioch and concord up to 103 degrees. morgan hill will see a high of 99 and 91 in san jose.

what's happening on the roads now, mike? >> lighter volume for most of the bay. we have this problem -- chp just updated, everything is to the right shoulder. we see some recovery now from the san mateo bridge. in the south bay, your northbound routes continue to build around the airport. the rest of the routes are moving easier and you know what, a little easier drive as well down the east shore freeway. the back upstill fills in the bay bridge toll plaza. up to the minute traffic. thank you. more news coming up.

it's summer. you've probably been spending a lot of time in the backyard. and it may need some sprucing up. >> here with backyard makeover ideas for 100 bucks. >> under 100 bucks. >> is monica, the pinterest expert and host of weekend makeover series. >> we have a ton of summer left. okay? and we're going to be moving into the fall. it's not too late to create the ultimate entertaining space. all right? >> you got a before picture? >> a before picture to show you. let's look at this. >> that's pretty drab. >> plain as it gets. >> pretty sad. >> on my youtube show, "the weekender," i help homeowners tackle one space in a weekend with five projects. that's what we've done here.

five projects. let's look over at this finished space here. >> i love this. >> one of the big pinterest trends right here is bringing the inside out. bringing some items from your home into this space. that's what makes this feel like an extension of your home right now. we have an outdoor chalkboard. gallery calls have been popular. but outdoor gallery walls are up 32% right now. this space feels significantly different than before. >> it's cozy with all of the pillows. >> i'm going to give you tips and show you how you can replicate this. first thing are the papers. cement tile papers are very in right now. >> they're inexpensive, right? >> you see how fabulous they look over there? let's show you how we did this. >> i have four kids. i put the them right to work.

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have you ever been to a party and your face-to-face with someone who talks really close? and you back up and they're always in your face? or do you have a hard time saying no and standing your ground? >> we're going to show you how to get out of sticky social situations, with the help of our body language expert, janeane driver. you have a friend who is coming to you at the last minute. they need a babysitter. how do you stand your ground and get out of this? >> if you're the flexible person -- it's fine if it's one time. if you're the person going, our brain and our body are constantly in a conversation. as soon as you know a favor is coming, stand up.

when your body is feeling pressure, your brain will resist pressure. and you can push into the chair. can i borrow $100. you owe me $600. push into the chair. what your body feels, your mind feels. an increase in pressure with resist pressure. simply, you know the favor's coming. push in -- >> should you just plank? >> you can plank it out. >> that's a picture when you do that. >> let's say you're in front of your boss and he gives you bad news. you want to cry in front of him. how do you, when somebody gives you news, how do you not get emotional? >> not just your boss. >> when someone breaks up with you. your kid is not going to your favorite college? of your adult child is moving out of the country. you simply lift up your chin. politicians do this. relax your forehead, al.

your forehead, your eyebrows have to be together. chin up. look at someone else's forehead. and put the tongue on the roof of your mouth. it creates a distraction for you not to cry in the moments when crying is not the best. >> that's interesting. let's move on to a picnic. a close talker. especially if their breath stinks. >> close talking is connected to where you live. in new york city, you get more close talkers. but if you're in australia, they send to say hello close. and then back it up. be careful of thinking, they're aggressive. they're unaware of their surroundings. the more people in a town, the close talkers we're going to get. let's go inside, as we move our bodies. now, i'm beside you instead of

in front of you. if we're outside, we go inside. we're inside, we go outside. it's stuffy. let's move around. >> you stay here, i'll be right back. >> exactly. >> i'll get you a drink. move your body, move your mind. if it's outside, say it's buggy. inside, say it's stuffy. >> you see somebody and they start to argue. >> anytime that someone is arguing, do a palmdown gesture. atf on the ground. a palm down, but with your hips to the side. let me see your sex hip. >> your what hip? >> your sex hip. >> who knew? >> mine is this way. >> lock your hips and go, enough already. that's too aggressive. >> kick your hip to the side. >> hip to the side. palm down. let's get along. >> let's go over the situation in the office. we're walking like hop-along. marshal dylan? >> maybe there's a boss that's

intimidating. how do you stand your ground and not just buckle under the pressure? >> if you have a boss that's overly intimidating, maybe they do this handgun steeped to you? >> you want to be like a dog in heat and mark your territory. >> remember that. >> this is just like the guy in charlotte. >> hand on a wall, a desk, a chair and hand on your hip. watch this, buddy. if i'm sitting down. turn around for me. thank you. if i'm sitting in a chair, and you're being aggressive, i might want to do an elbow pop and take up space this way. >> you're a popper? >> take up space. it is subliminal. it sends a message, i'm not affected by you. your aggressiveness is boring. it's boring. >> that's interesting. >> mic drop. >> thank you very much. i'm going to go over here and get some space.

get my sex hip out and do some other things. let's do the weather first. am i talking too close? humidity returns in the atlantic states. remnants of a cold front. record highs are going to be continual right into the end of this week. scorching heat, could be all-time record highs in the pacific northwest. hot and humid in the mid-atlantic states. oppressive and wet down through florida. that's what's going on a good morning, i'm kari hall. we will have some really hot temperatures for the inland valleys today. in concord, expect a high of 102 degrees. oakland not too bad. 79 there, 75 in san francisco. some mid-90s for parts of the north bay. san francisco will be up to 91

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get ready to take notes. princeton review is out with the top colleges in 60 categories. >> the latest rankings appear in the new edition of their book, "best 382 colleges" available today. >> good to see you both. >> let's start with best classroom experience. sara lawrence college. >> and west point. 400 ka gcadets there.

talking about the faculty. >> that's a good school. >> once you finish, best career services. northeastern, bentley and clemson. >> clemson, in that spot. six years, five last year. one this year. best career services. >> you scared me. >> 75%, 18,000. 18,000 folks, 75% seat internships each year. >> congratulations. >> this is good for the moms. >> this is fantastic. >> great financial aid. colgate, vanderbilt and bowden college. the degree reviews, $42,000. the sticker cost over $60,000, bringing that cost down to $22,000. >> that's aggressive. so many parents are -- it's important to know that there's a lot of money out there. >> you say it correctly. two-thirds of all students in college, are getting some sort

of financial aid. >> that's fantastic. so much talking about happiness. >> absolutely. we as 130,000 how happy are you? vanderbilt, best run colleges. best food. awesome stuff. >> that scared me. >> are you happy? >> you're a little jumpy. >> it is a superlative. willie geist graduated from there. >> did you go to vanderbilt? >> no. >> and college food. >> one of the most popular, back in the number one spot. university of massachusetts, the flagship of the umass system. we have chef abad and matthew with us. 45,000 meals every given day to happy students. >> what are you serving? >> we have a vietnamese summer roll with peanut sauce.

really healthy. and tasty. >> and a chicken tiki indian food. and our chef made an almond tart. >> my daughter is going to college. but so many of her friends did not get into the schools they wanted. is there something going on out there? >> schools are continuing to get more and more competitive. if we were having this conversation 15 years ago, with a smaller subset of students. i tell students there's a best fit college out there for everybody. academically, campus culture. >> this is delicious. >> this is amazing. >> back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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