around the bay is not bad. >> we'll be back with local news in half an hour. >> join us at 7:25 and at 11:00. good morning. breaking overnight, soaked and suffering. more rain adding to the misery in southeast texas. historic flooding, paralyzing houston. officials warning the worst could still be yet to come. >> one of the largest disasters america has ever faced. the president vowing the government's full support, as he heads to texas today. >> we hurt together. we struggle together. and believe me, we endure together. >> the relentless storm back in the gulf now, gaining strength and getting set to head back to land, today, tuesday, august 29th, 2017.

from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the impact of hurricane harvey. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live in studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. it's tuesday morning, 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. glad you're with us. craig is in for matt once again. and we've got a shot over the skies of houston. downtown houston, this is a look from our drone. and you can see the situation that's unfolding there. still unfolding at this hour. >> it has been raining off and on there all morning in houston. but perhaps some good news coming. dylan said we're on the back end of this thing. we will get to her in just a moment. also some harrowing tales of neighbors helping neighbors as well. >> we've got a lot to get to. overnight developments on this storm. the official death toll in texas stands at three but dozens more are missing at this hour. and that includes six family members who are feared dead after relatives say their van was swept away by the rising

floodwaters. >> the coast guard alone says it is receiving upwards of 1,000 emergency calls per hour. and has already rescued more than 3,000 people by boat and by air. >> the shelters in houston are filling up and filling up quickly. some 7,000 people spent the night at the city's downtown convention center. officials had planned for about 5,000 people. so, this morning they're looking in to opening another major shelter in houston. >> president trump and the first lady are both heading to texas as we speak. they'll be meeting with local leaders and relief workers in cornice christy. and tour the emergency operations center in austin. >> there's a lot to get to this morning. we've got complete coverage. our correspondents are fanned out across the region. lester holt leads our coverage this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. what we wouldn't all give for this rain to stop for just a few minutes. we may get that break later today. here's the story. it's deja vu.

harvey is back over the gulf of mexico for an expected landfall tonight. it's not expected to become a hurricane again. but, it is soaking up a lot of moisture, and will bring more devastating wind, and rain. overnight, dramatic rescues as tropical storm harvey revs up again. families saved in southeast texas, after walking down a flooded freeway. the region bracing for another round of torrential rain, but with thousands trying to evacuate, the danger remains very high. this morning, a family of six is missing after their van was swept away by raging floodwaters. family members tell nbc news that four children and their great-grandparents were trying to escape the storm when the van ran off the road. the driver of the vehicle managed to escape. so far law enforcement has not been able to confirm the family's account. the governor of texas has activated all 12,000 members of the state's national guard. their job, to help evacuate those still stranded by harvey's

devastating power. from the sky, the coast guard, air-lifting people out of harm's way. harvey's devastating assault on the lone star state is causing damage and heartbreak. >> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> reporter: in bay city, a mandatory evacuation order is in place. rescuers rushing to move people out of the senior center. in sugarland, texas, volunteers help load families into the back of a dump truck while others drag supplies and beloved pets to safety. >> the bayou is coming up. it's bad. it's going to get bad down there. >> reporter: in missouri city, texas, floodwaters brought two alligators in one woman's yard. throughout the region, thousands are wading through waist deep water, many using rafts, boats, and in some cases, anything that floats, to get to higher ground. back in houston, some families were forced from their homes after two reservoirs were opened as a precaution. >> we were mine until they released the reservoirs.

so everything started happening really fast this morning. >> reporter: you weren't flooded before then? >> not yet, no. >> reporter: and if historic flooding wasn't bad enough, emergency crews were also forced to battle this raging fire in downtown houston. in washington, president trump praising the incredible spirit of the people of texas. >> we see neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend and stranger helping stranger. we endure together. we are one family. >> reporter: the president is expected to tour the devastation later today. president and first lady will be arriving in corpus christi, and that is near close to where harvey made landfall friday night. so a lot of damage between there and houston. a lot of what was feeding it was the release from one of those reservoirs to take that pressure off the dam.

but it continues to rain here, so a lot of the areas that they're having trouble getting into will remain impassable or difficult to get through until we get some kind of a break here. savannah and craig, back to you in new york. >> lester, thank you. we'll check back in in just a few moments. >> more rain is falling in backside of this storm unfortunately we've been on the back side for several hours. the whole storm itself is not moving very quickly so we are going to continue with rain for the next several hours. by the time we get into tonight, especially after 5:00, 6:00,

the third landfall near louisiana and that will eventually move up and bring several inches of rain to that area. so far they've -- >> nearly 45 inches of rain. rainfall from about three to six inches, but the surrounding area, such as eastern texas in to louisiana still has a chance of about 7 to 10 inches.

>> dylan, still stranded by this storm and celeste is with us now. good morning. it's great to see you. as i understand it, the water really started rising in your house overnight, about midnight. what happened? we had spent all day preparing, barricading the doors and everything, with the wood and everything, it started rising out of nowhere, and it came in through our walls, and through the floor and the carpet. so, we didn't have time to move all of our stuff. so we had to hurry and evacuate to our neighbor's house upstairs. >> that's where you are right now? you're at your neighbor's house? celeste, before you were able to get out safely, were you able to get anything to take with you? what did you have to leave behind? >> i just had a suitcase of some clothes, and my phone, computer, and we're at the old house right

now, actually, and we had to leave the animals behind. the neighbor would not allow animals in his house. so i've been spending all night trying to get them. >> and are you hoping for a rescue celeste? is that -- i mean, you can't leave? you're stranded in your house? are you hoping somebody will come? >> yeah, we called emergency services four or five times yesterday but no one ever showed up. >> how much -- >> -- all night and no one's been age to come by. >> to be clear, though, where you are right now, you're safe in your neighbor's house? the condition of your neighbor's house, not as bad as next door at your place? >> i'm at my house right now. we had to come back. >> got it. >> no the neighbor's house is fine upstairs. they still have power. but downstairs is flooded completely. it's almost to our knees. >> so celeste, how did this -- i mean, obviously it's been raining for days there. and did you think, okay, our house was safe, we'll be fine, and then suddenly the water started coming up?

>> yeah, it had gotten really high, but it stayed at the same level for a really long time. and so it didn't seem that threatening, and it seemed like it wouldn't happen all at once. but then it just happened all at once. like, within an hour it went from where it had been to inside our house. >> and i know celeste, you live with your family, and your brother. how are you guys doing? i mean, do you feel afraid at this hour? are you worried that you won't get out of there? >> we'll get out for awhile and that our animals won't be able to have anywhere to go. >> celeste, we appreciate you spending your time with us this morning. we send you our very best and hope somebody is listening and is able to get to you as soon as possible. thank you. and we're sending our love to you. >> thank you. >> craig? >> as we've mentioned harvey is still pounding southeast texas this morning. more than 30 inches of rain has

fallen so far with another two feet possible this week. that would bring the total to 50-plus inches from just one storm system. that's the most ever recorded in texas. just to give you a sense, if this studio was in the heart of houston texas, 50 inches of water would come up to about right here. that's just over four feet. if you think about all the low-lying stuff around your house, four feet of water can be catastrophic damage to a home, as we've seen from those heartbreaking images coming out of that region. >> well, that's certainly puts it in perspective, craig. thank you. a lot more on harvey's impact in a moment but a lot more to get to this morning, including some alarming new developments in the north korea crisis. the regime fired a ballistic missile that passed over northern japan, a defiant act prompting an immediate phone call between president trump and japan's prime minister. nbc's richard engel is in seoul, south korea this morning with the very latest on this. richard, good morning. >> good morning, savannah.

president trump has responded to this latest missile test, saying that all options are, quote, on the table. he issued that response in a written statement, and when pressed on what exactly the u.s. would do, he said we'll see. and that coming from president trump is showing quite a bit of restraint. north korea fired its latest missile at daybreak. it flew nearly 1700 miles. provocatively right over northern japan. before breaking into three pieces, and crashing into the pacific. defense systems in japan went into high gear. early warning systems advised people to find cover. prime minister shinzo abe holding an emergency 40 minute phone call with president trump calling the missile launch a grave threat. shinzo abe saying president trump expressed the u.s.' 100% with japan, its ally. mr. trump earlier this month

took a hard line on north korea. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: afterwards, north korea threatening to attack the u.s. territory of guam, home to a key military base. tensions are always high between the u.s. and north korea this time of year, because the u.s. military is carrying out military exercises with south korea. but with leaders now in pyongyang and washington, who both seem to thrive on provocation, tensions haven't been this high in years. today, south korea responded to the north korean missile launch by dropping bombs of its own. but only on a test base inside south korea. where, along the border today, we could hear north korean propaganda.

like the missile test, the calls from a regime demanding to be respected, and feared. kim jong-un has fired more missiles than his predecessors, his father and his grandfather, combined, and seems undeterred by threats or calls for restraint. back to you. >> all right, richard engel in seoul, thank you. also this morning, president trump is standing by his pardon of former arizona sheriff joe arpaio. this as the president faces new fallout tied to the russia investigation. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is live at the white house. peter, good morning to you. >> craig, good morning to you. president trump unapologetic and unfazed by his critics, fiercely defending his first presidential pardon, arguing joe arpaio was treated, in his words, unbelievably unfairly by the obama administration, while claiming he timed the announcement just as hurricane harvey coverage was wrapping up to maximize exposure for the move. president trump forcefully defending his controversial decision to pardon former

arizona sheriff joe arpaio. even as some republicans criticized the move. >> a lot of people think it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: the president raising arpaio, despite his conviction for contempt after defying a judge's orders to stop harsh anti-immigration tactics that racially profiled latinos. >> sheriff joe is a patriot. sheriff joe loves our country. sheriff joe protected our borders. >> reporter: anticipating the incoming, mr. trump pulling a list from his pocket. naming people pardoned by past democratic presidents. >> president clinton pardoned mark rich, susan rosenberg. president obama commuted the sentence of chelsea manning. >> reporter: and on the timing of his announcement just as hurricane harvey hammered texas, the president insisting he didn't want to bury the news, but build it up. >> even though it was a friday evening i assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. >> reporter: after recently threatening to shut down the governments if congress doesn't fund his border wall president trump argued mexico will ultimately foot the bill. >> one way or the other, mexico

is going to pay for the wall. that's right. it may be through reimbursement but begun way or the other mexico will pay for the wall. >> reporter: the president deflecting when 1kd specifically whether he considered russia a security threat. >> i consider many countries as a security threat unfortunately when you look at what's going on in the world today. i hope that we do have good relations with russia. >> reporter: as for the russia investigation, this morning, nbc news has learned according to three sources familiar with robert mueller's inquiry, investigators are ver focused on the president's role in crafting a response to an article about a june 2016 trump tower meeting between russians and his son donald trump jr. the sources say prosecutors want to nail down what the elder trump knew about the meeting and whether he tried to conceal its purpose. the president's in-house lawyer here at the white house tells nbc news he's not aware of any crime associated with that statement but said the meeting was primarily about russian adoption, even though e-mails would later show trump jr. took the meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton.

cob says the statement was true at the time it was written and true now. and described the president's role in crafting that statement as, quote, minimal. craig and savannah? >> peter alexander for us from the white house. thank you. >> let's go back to houston now. dylan is in for al and she's got more not only on harvey but also our quick look at the national forecast. good morning again. >> hey, good morning, guys. the rain is still steady but it's gotten a little bit lighter here as we try to get the back edge of this storm out of this area. we're also watching another tropical system off the coast of the carolinas. flood watches are posted through the mid-atlantic, and we could see several inches of rain and dangerous rip currents out that way. record high temperatures out west, and we will also see scattered showers and storms back to the midwest, heavy rain down through florida, too. electric light orchestra ] ♪ sailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic ♪

♪ rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin' ♪ ♪ it's magic introducing the all new volkswagen tiguan. ♪ higher and higher, baby the new king of the concrete jungle. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to have still hot temperatures today but not as hot as yesterday. we'll still be up to 898 degrees in concord and antioch. in livermore, 97 degrees. san jose, 87 degrees. oakland, 75. some upper 60s in san fran. low 90s in the north bay. over the next several days our temperatures will come down a few degrees and then heat right back up in time for friday which will be the peak of the heat. >> and that's your latest forecast. savannah and craig? >> all right, dylan, thank you. just ahead the people whose rescues were captured in these now iconic images share their

harrowing stories for the first time. >> mrs. ahead this morning, amazon wasting no time slashing prices on day one of its ownership of whole foods. what you need to know before doing your next round of grocery shopping. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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==live== breaking news - a le a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news this morning. this is a live look in san jose where police are investigating a hit-and-run that left the victim with life threatening injuries. it happened after 5:00 a.m. near monroe and moorpark, just a very short disfrom valley medical center. investigators so far not revealing many details about how the victim was hit but they say he was walking in the neighborhood. right now there is a very active search on for the driver. so far no vehicle description. police have closed nearby roads while they investigate. in the meantime a closer look at the traffic impact from mike inouye right now. on the map we've marked moorpark, not expecting any on or off ramps, between clover and

monroe for the foreseeable future. if you head south just a couple blocks to neal and that will connect you back. that one-block area that's closed. sensors back on the freeways is not having an impact on the south bay commute. it's looking great now and, in fact, most of the bay though it's tuesday, a good flow of traffic and not much major issue across the san mateo and dumbarton bridges and the east shore freeway and walnut creek interchange, crash cleared from highway 4 up at the top of the screen out ofxd bay point shoul be off to the shoulder. kari? mike, we start out with clouds across most of the bay area this morning as we take a live look outside in san jose that will help keep the temperatures down a few more degrees. we'll be up to 87 degrees in san jose and east san jose up to 90 degrees and for the east bay looking at some upper 90s here. oakland 75 and the peninsula in the mid-80s in palo alto. san francisco a high of 70 degrees in the mission district

and mostly 80s in the north bay. laura? >> all right. thank you very much. another update in half an hour.

but this flooding crisis in america's fourth-largest city goes on. nice to have you alongside. vannah guthrie, and craig in for matt and hoda, as well. astonishing to think about this storm about to hit land another time. >> raining right now in houston. >> when you did that bit when you can see what that rain meant rang true. >> more from houston. we want to get to a check of your headlines, beginning with the impact of harvey. >> one of the largest disasters america has ever faced. >> the death toll rises as harvey batters texas with more

devastating rain. tens of thousands flee the catastrophic flooding. >> this city is still very much paralyzed. >> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> devastating. devastating. president trump vows federal support as he heads to texas. >> we want to take care of the people of texas and louisiana when that happens. [ siren ] north korea fires a missile over japan in what is being described as an unprecedented threat. south korea responding with a test of its own. leaving the region on high alert. >> and pyongyang may not be done with its show of force. drink up. a new study shows four cups of coffee a day could lead to a longer life. and dramatic return. an emotional maria sharapova shocks the number-two seed at the u.s. open in her firstmatch f following a 15-month suspension.

tuesday, august 29th, 2015. >> plan, sure -- man, sure is good to see her back out there. >> it is. >> we will get back to that in a moment. first back to the morning's top story. the devastation from harvey. the thousands being rescued across southeast texas need places to stay. houston's main shelter at the city's convention center topped its capacity overnight. jacob rascon, good morning to you. they are nearly double the capacity. they arrived still by the truckload or busload. they're checked in by law enforcement. they are turning no one away. they're brought near to five auditoriums that are packed. and in most cases, these people have no home to return to. as houstonians leave homes by the thousands, many remain trapped by floodwaters, calling 911. and if that didn't work, some turned to social media, including maritza willis.

stranded with two children, tweet, "water is swallowing us up. please send help." her post shared more than 15,000 times. >> 30 to 40 minutes, the rain had gone from our ankles to our thighs. >> reporter: a half hour later, a firefighter went to the door. >> i went the, do and he was holding up his phone on. my phone was my picture and my tweet. he said, "this went viral." >> reporter: aaliyah fish turned to facebook. >> the flood keeps getting higher. >> reporter: others used instagram, a digital megaphone. wasn't that wasn't available during hurricane katrina. you told me you were getting hold of people through social media? >> seeing all of the things where everyone is at. >> reporter: flood survivors arriving by the truckload.

at the convention center, cynthia rodriguez came to volunteer. >> the kids are breaking my heart. the kids and lost look of the elderly. furniture, hundreds of harvey survivors sleep on display beds. >> we're reaching out trying to help our fellow houstonians who ve been devastated by this hurricane harvey and the horrific flooding. >> reporter: at makeshift evacuation centers like this elementary school, evacuees line the hallways. food and clothes for hundreds, all donated by volunteers. >> we have people bringing clothes, bringing foods. diapers, wipes, toothbrushes. anything that someone can donate would be appreciated. >> reporter: local paster joel osteen who runs the mega church was criticized. he'll -- people saying she should open his doors. he responded say, "we have never closed our doors.

once we reach capacity, we'll help business citizens rebuild their lives." to give you a sense of the catastrophe here, even the police officers and the first responders, many of them, i talked to them, and they say they have no idea if they have a home to go back to. >> jacob, thank you. >> they're working so hard. images coming out of texas speak

>> we were so grateful. if we can't run into them, and i don't know how long i would have been up there and how long it would have taken for somebody to find us. >> and 13-month-old aidan now full of energy, slept through the entire ordeal. >> once we got on the boat that cool breeze and i guess the motion of the boat, it was perfect nap time right now. >> reporter: is there something in this moment in the midst of the tragedy that brings the country together. >> it's people helping people and not caring who this person is, who that person is.

>> reporter: this shot has gone viral, as well. two kids in the midst of the storm, seemingly happy and secure with nick johnson. >> i'm a really nice guy plus the truck that we were riding on was awesome so that helped out a great deal. they're like, look at this. cool guy. let's go. >> reporter: for this humble hero, it was just another rescue. but this powerful image tells a very different story. >> you have a guy, myself, wearing the blue, my uniform which i take pride in, i'm an african-american male, and the kids were of caucasian descent, but, when i went there, that's not even a thought in my mind. it's not a thought at all. it's a person in need. i have the needs to help you, i'm here to help you. let's go. let's make this happen. that's what it was. >> reporter: the sheriff's deputy says he doesn't know those kids names. but he'll be tied to them forever. he may have more moments like it.

this crisis still unfolds. these photos keep coming in. guys, back to you. >> keep finding those stories, stephanie. that was amazing. >> that was beautiful. it's always nice to know what happens after. we always remember the image forever and we don't know. that was gorgeous. >> very pow earlful. >> let's go back to miss dylan working hard in houston. good morning. i wish you had some good news for us on the forecast front. >> i wish i did, too. somewhat decent news for the houston area, because we are going to see the back edge of this storm continue to slowly move eastward. it is still raining right now. but, it's going to not be as intense. by the time we get to 5:00, 6:00 tonight we should be done with the real heavy rain. this is still a tropical storm. so it does still have gusty winds. galveston reporting gusts over 47 miles per hour. still dealing with the heavy rain in galveston over to beaumont. most of louisiana dealing with heavy rain, as well. the flash flooding is very widespread. and those areas in red, that's where we have warnings. new orleans, and most of southeastern texas.

it's not just because of the rain that's falling, but it's also the rivers that are rising. and with an additional four to six inches of rainfall in some areas, some spots up to about ten inches, we will see dpishl flooding. but again, it's the water in the rivers that will continue to overflow their banks. and that is what's creating some low-lying flooding, and so many areas are in moderate to major flood stage and that will continue to be a concern. especially as we go through the weekend. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. the marine layer is back causing some drizzle and fog across the golden gate bridge and along the coastline this morning. temperatures starting out in the upper 50s heading up to 67 degrees today. we'll be slightly cooler today and tomorrow and then temperatures will be warming up to the end of the week and also into the weekend while inland areas will have some oppressive heat dealing with those triple digits returning on thursday continuing into the early part of next week.

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milk, eggs, and fruit. it's the first major move by amazon to make whole foods more appealing to the masses. since it purchased the grocery chain for $13.7 billion this summer. bananas that once sold for 79 cents a pound are going for 49 cents a pound today. organic apples, $3.49 a pound last week, now $1.99. and lean ground beef, $6.99 a pound last week, today just $4.99. for the estimated 80 million prime members in the u.s., amazon and whole foods are promising a new loyalty program and special savings. the word prime even spelled out in ground beef at a los angeles whole foods store. >> i'm a prime member, i think it will save me a lot of money, because i oftentimes eat here twice a day. >> i like the quality of whole foods but i don't like the price. if amazon makes it cheaper that's great. >> not one to miss a sales opportunity amazon is already pushing its own tech products, rolling out displays of the echo, the voice activated

digital speaker as the pick of the season. whole foods is changing amazon, too. listing its own 365 brand on amazon.com with everything from cashews to coconut oil. all the rapid changes on aisle 3 are probably just the beginning for whole foods. >> we will likely be seeing more of the technological advances that amazon has and bringing them to whole foods. such that they can get more loyalty and even bring some of those younger consumers in. >> the new amazon go concept store in seattle might provide some hints at what's coming next. the seattle shop uses sensors and artificial intelligence to monitor what a customer picks up and processes transactions without a register in sight. but to win over more customers, grocery analysts and shoppers say amazon must help whole foods shake its infamous nickname whole pay check. >> i think food prices should be lower and i think that organic foods should be accessible to more than just the wealthy. >> as all of these big changes come to whole foods we do want to point out that whole foods is a lot smaller than other

national chains like kroger, walmart, and albertson's. but the heads of those companies certainly watching amazon very closely. who can forget what amazon has done to books, and of course online retail. we'll send it back to you guys. >> jo ling kent for us this morning from california. it's awesome to see the prices come down so fast. >> and they seem to be real cuts not a little tinkering at the edges. hoda has made her wail over to the orange room. >> all right we're going to tell you about a remarkable challenge between big stars to help the city of houston coming up right after this. when you have allergies,

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orange room. comedian and actor, kevin hart, he is getting serious. he is challenging his hello actors to donate money to help hurricane victims. take a listen. >> at this point, it's a serious matter. people are in bad shape. i'm going to lead the charge and stepping up in this way. >> he challenged everybody from beyonce to jerry seinfeld. why don't you donate to the red sox. and dwayne johnson got into the act. he responded to kevin's challenge, donating $25,000, and telling his favorite actors, you know what to do. okay, swipe. it's not as easy and carson makes it look. other people and companies are doing what they can. defensive end, j.j. watts. he raised over $1 million in 20

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good tuesday morning. it is 7:56 and the cloudy start this morning as we take a live look outside in san jose. the cloud cover will keep our temperatures from warming up so quickly, and it will be a slightly cooler day especially for the inland areas where we will still feel some high heat in concord and antioch, up to 98 degrees. 97 in livermore. san jose dropping those temperatures about ten degrees to 87 degrees. and for san francisco some upper 60s. 90 in santa rosa and napa. our temperatures will be going right back up. day will be the warmest day. san francisco reaching 80 degrees. the inland valley will be up to 105 degrees. some dangerous heat returns to the bay area starting on thursday continuing into the weekend and into labor day as well. let's get an update on how the roads are moving with mike. >> very slowly westbound 90.

a jamup right at the high rise. reports of a disabled vehicle blocking your right lane and it has clearing that. the dumbarton bridge will see more traffic. southbound 880 will as a result. the south bay not so bad. and then down the east shore freeway traffic jams up. an earlier crash just off the richmond bridge. back to you. thank you very much, kari and mike. happening now a pivotal day in starting a new district if the east bay, a school district there. parents seeking to create the northgate district around walnut creek breaking off from the mt. diablo school district. board of education members are voting on whether or not to recommend the list. link to more on our home page. firefighters knocking down an early morning house fire in sunol. on our twitter page why they believe it may have been sparked in the basement. have a great tuesday morning.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 . it's 8:00 on today. coming up, gaining strenth. houston bracing for even more rain this morning as harvey intensifies off the coast. forecasters saying the worth is still to come. >> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> as stories of neighbors helping neighbors rise buff the storm. >> plus what you're eating personality. are you a night owl, a picker or plate clean erp. dr. oz here to make your type fork for you. >> and delivery goes driverless. >> thanks for using domino's self-driving delivery vehicle. >> why the way you get your pizza could be shifting gears.

>> guess what? i'm got three probation officers. >> and we're on today. >> i think i found the cutest little wons on the plaza. what are these guys' names? >> awe brie and lucas. >>. >> we have three sisters here. >> and we waited 30 years to be on "today." >> i want to say hello to my third graders. >> hey, pete, what's your birthday wish? >> to be on. >> good morning everybody. back back. look at that cutie. those probation officers. those are your probation officers. >> exactly. i want to make sure you're monitoring. good morning everybody. nice to have you with us. let's get right to your news at 8:00 this morning. the president is heading to

flood rav aged texas with words of encouragement and promises of help. nbc's lester holt good morning to you. >> savannah good morning, all night long i listened to pelting rain on the window. it hasn't stopped here, putting more pressure on the reservoirs and places like this. we can go to our drone shot right now over the buffalo bayou area. this adjacent to the perform mag art center. the water has come down a bit. but skill the area still flooded. area where people used to walk and ride bikes. meantime, the official death toll is 3, but likely much higher as there are a number of missing people. the storm system edging its way to the east and people here are praying for a break. >> overnight more evacuees flying to higher ground. >> devastating.

>> the rain relentless, water levels in this already saturated city continue to rise. some areas have seen up to 40 inches of rain already. forecasters preelg dicting they could see a lot more before it's all over. the latest victims, a family of six including four children, are missing and feared dead. family members say their van was swept away by raging flood waters. the driver managed to escape. so far law enforcement has not been able to confirm the family's account. >> i have my plthree kids. >> about 30,000 will need emergency shelter. federal officials predicting half a million people will seek federal aid. >> this is if not the largest has to be categorized as one of the largest disasters america has ever faced. >> all 12,000 members of a texas national guard are now pressed into action. the coast guard reporting

hundreds of air rescues. thousands of others have been rescued by boats. residenting holding on to whatever possessions they can carry. the u.s. army corps of engineers has started releasing water from two eu-houston reeservoirs. >> we were fine until they released the red vors. so everything started happening really fast this morning. >>reporter: you weren't flooded before then? >> no. >>reporter: one homeowner outside houston was surprised by unwanted visitors on mon. alligators able to swim into her backyard. the devastation creating a new landscape in the region. hundreds of thousands are still without power. >> i'm just thankful we got out when we did. >> many facing a grim new reality. >> i've lost my home and i'm think thankful my children are

safe. it ae just i have nowhere to go. >> and as harvey impacts soets eastern texas, the president has declared a disaster area in parts of louisiana as well allowing fema to take charge of any relief operations there. we'll tend it back to you guys. >> all right. thank you so much. of court we'll be looking for you tonight. >> that storm is hitting a region home to some of this countries largest oil refiners. drivers are going to feel the impact at the gas pump. al-mick gar is -- >> >> reporter: this is symbolic of the problem. that gas station is open but this is literally under water. it's going to affect drivers not just here but all across the country. this morning in houston, the lines for gas are long. the supplies short and the prices high. >> last couple days been trying to find gas and stores open, and

as of late, there's nothing right now from here down. >> many gas stations across this region are und but the bigger problem, so are some of the most critical refineries in the nation, facing onslaught of rain and flood waters, facilities like this one, that feed gas across the country, have trickled to a stop. >> everyone will be effected, it is just to what degree. houston is the nation's hub for oil refining. >> reporter: the gulf coast produce produces one-third of the refining average. department of energy says 2 million barrels a day are not being processed. drivers would feel the pinch on the pump. in the gulf coast and the rockies, prices could climb 15 cents a

gallon. in td the midwest, a quarter a gallon, in the gulf, a spike of 35 cents a gallon. it's too dangerous for thousands of workers to return and when the rain finally stops. they will face treacherous conditions getting back to the job. by the time they do, the pain at the pump may be felt coast-to-coast. before things get better, they'll get worse. like at this gas station. the real problem is floodwaters. as you know, there's more rain in the forecast. >> miguel, thank you. >> that leds us right to dylan. this storm is not going away soon. dylan is in houston with what comes next. dylan, good morning. >> good morning, guys.

good news is, if there were any, the fact that we're getting to the backside of this store in the houston area. same can't be said for beaumont and galveston where heavy rain is still coming down. there is a different feel to the air. it doesn't feel as tropical or as humid. that's a good thing. the drier air doesn't hold as much humidity. looking at the radar, you see that the heaviest of the rain is moving into southeastern texas and louisiana. we've had tornado warnings across louisiana. this is still very much a tropical storm. winds are making a 45-mile-per-hour landfall. it will make a third landfall wednesday. so far, we've picked up winds -- rainfall up to about 25 to 35 inches. some areas in the houston general area have picked up more than 40 inches of rain.

in houston, another four to six, could see 10 to 15 in louisiana. the rivers are flooding. they are above flood stage. that's going to be an issue through the weekend. the water will take a long time to recede. guys? >> dylan, thank you. we got your morning boost coming up. but it's about the storm. >> it's about acts of kindness. there's been so many people helping other people. we've seen action of neighbors helping neighbors. strangers helping strangers. we're going to do a special piece at the end of the program that i think you're going to enjoy and probably need to see. >> looking forward to that. this morning, president trump declared that all options are on the table after the most provocative missile test this year.

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also allows parents to intervene when necessary. thoughts? >> did you get an allowance? >> we didn't. we had chores to do. i don't getting paid. the only money was the tooth fairy. did you get it? >> sporadically i would get one. mine would get cut off periodically. i was a screw-up of a kid. >> we did chores. >> i believe in chores. i believe in starting toddlers in chores. can you do me a favor and clean up your barbie dream house. >> does she? >> if she doesn't, she will not get her vitamin. that's an allowance. >> isn't raising a toddler about

bribery? ism -- i am to the ee training. i give her an m&m to go potty. >> we had a play date. and in order to get mila to leave vale's house the, i had to give her an m&m. >> we've gotten in the bribery topic. >> we asked viewers to chime in. 66% do not give an allowance. >> if you don't have an allowance, you have to get a job. >> when did you have your first job? >> when i was 14. >> what did you do? >> she just needs a cigarette. >> that was just her zimas. >> i had a job when i was 14. that's the end of that story. >> i had a paper route. my brother and i did a paper route. >> this is getting too real. craig, you're in so much trouble. we're going to begin with kim

kardashian. she's been on the cover of many magazines. but this one is turning heads. she is dressed like jackie o. the story titled america's new first lady. kim opens up about her critics. underestimating her. you can't say i don't work hard. i don't sing, i don't dance, i don't act, but i'm not lazy. who is ready for football? "sports illustrated" is releasing its preview issue. here's a look at the cover. time brady on the covers. the regional covers that go around the country -- packers quarterback aaron rodgers, j.j. watt, and cardinal

running back, david johnson. who do you think will take home the next super bowl title? "sports illustrated" predicts that new england will win again. >> not like going out on a limb. >> that would be three in a row, right? that's extraordinary. >> right here. >> look at you. >> three in a row. you can catch that issue which hits newsstands on thursday. and mark and his wife welcome their second child this month. baby girl named august. check out the fellow family note toe by sharing it on facebook. you've got us for that. and we'll do everything we possibly can to make sure the world is a better place for us and your kids. congrats to them.

>> it's a lovely letter. they give away a lot of money. i think they're putting their money where their mouth is. >> we've all been on moving day when you had to move something, like a couch or whatever. you take it apart, but nobody moves furniture like this guy. he decides to hop on the back of his friend's motorcycle. here they go. holds on for dear life. the driver takes off. the man said while it would cost him 20 rails, his friend only charged him seven. >> the core strength that would take to hold that. that is impressive. >> more sports. who wins it? >> the eagles? >> no.

>> you're an eagles -- >> i can't know which one it was. should we send it to dylan? dylan, they put tom brady on the cover of "sports illustrated." that's got to make you happy. >> i heard. you can save a copy for me, that would be great. let's take a look at the weather going on across the rest of the country. we're looking at record breaking heat out west. off of the coast of the carolinas could bring heavier rain across the atlanta. that's what's going on around the country. here's a peek out your window. we are still tracking the fog, low clouds starting out this morning around the bay area, and also as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, it's 59 degrees and some mist at times. high temperatures in the south bay will be lower than yesterday, up to 87 degrees, 94 in gilroy. east bay look at upper 90s across the trivalley and the delta. for peninsula, some mid-80s in

palo alto today, and mostly some 60s in san francisco with some low to mid-90s today in the north bay. forecast. guys? >> dylan, thank you so much. now, to what could be the future of pizza delivery. >> forget driving to the store or have a delivery guy knock on your door. one chain is hoping to have self-driving delivery cars. thomas roberts is in ann arbor, michigan exclusive look. we are excited. >> you should be excited. savannah, craig, hoda and jenna, i have something for you to see. this is what dominos and ford came up with. the question remains, are customers going to be receptive to it? at domino's headquarters in ann arbor, michigan, pizza is a serious business.

each and every employee knows how to make one. perfect. >> and the cheese is sprinkled like sugar. it might surprise you that dominos puts equal stock in pizza and technology. unveiling its self-delivery car to "today." >> pizza takes any automobile to the next level. >> getting that testing today in ann arbor. >> we are trying to figure out the last 50 feet. if the vehicle doesn't show up, will be like a transformer and walk up to your house. >> reporter: last year, food delivery is a $13 million business. the concept of pizza delivery seems simple enough. here we are at the university of

michigan, on the grounds of the testing facility, where domino's and ford to test out the option. >> hi. your domino's is here. put in the last four digits of your phone number. >> when prompted, give the last four of your phone number. you can safely remove your order now. >> once the window rolls down, you can access your order right here. there you go. the car knows it's taken. >> thank you for using domino's. ford motors developed the eyes and ears of this car. that's me. moving my hand around the trunk, that's me. >> the car's technology processes everything like stop lights. >> it simulates how you look with your eyes and how your brain works.

future, focused on the steps of the front door settle for something else. a more impersonal pizza. what are you excited to find out about? >> i have a feeling we don't know. i have a feeling there's going to be something that blows us away that we never would have thought of. >> you hope to be blindsided by something cool. >> that means we've done something pretty amazing. >> all right. it really is amazing. there will be researchers inside the vehicle. this is it right on top of the image. you're going to see me next the door. it can pick up humans. can pick up bikes and pets. when the window comes down, easy breezy, there's your pizza. i made this for you. can you read what it says? jenna, hoda? >> thomas, thank you. >> i made it with love.

i will put it in my carry on. it's a medium. i hope that will do.good mornin. i )m ... ==topvo== breaking news - san jose police are investiga hit and run that left the victim good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. san jose police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a victim life threatening injuries. it happened in the intersection of monroe and moore park. a short distance from valley medical center. investigators are not revealing many details about how that victim was hit but say that he was walking in the neighborhood. right now there's an active search going on for the driver. so far there's no vehicle description. and nearby roads have been closed ever since that accident happened. and now we'll head over to mike inouye with a look at even more traffic problems. >> that's right. a couple of blocks to reroute for that particular incident. over here we're looking at the san mateo bridge. the earlier incident had been cleared from the high-rise. that's good news, still slow on

the hayward side, made a little worse because there's a crash south 880 at tennyson just past 92 so that may still be in lanes although the traffic is moving there, slow in north through oakland or west for 580. that's texally the direction on the map there. we're looking at the south bay with that build northbound routes continue with the push. there's a crash north 17 just at that 880/280 interchange, marcus, over on the shoulder but seen for a lot of traffic flow so that distraction slows things a little more than i think folks would like. >> isle have another local news update for you in half an hour.

♪ ♪ it's 8:30 now. tuesday morning, 29th of august, 2017. it's starting to feel a little bit like fall out on our plaza. 66 degrees. cloudy skies. our hearts are with everybody in southeast texas this morning. >> our pray for texas signs we saw. we have beautiful people in our crowd. we have three people who waited how many years to come to the "today" show.

>> 30 years. >> who wanted a button? >> i do. >> what's your name? >> carita. we promised her a button. we have a special delivery. watch your hands. >> thank you. >> olivia, thank you. how about that? >> i got it. >> charlie, you're the best. >> good job, charlie. we were going to bring the button in our mouths. we didn't think that would look good. >> that's three treats. just ahead here this morning, want to eat well? but overwhelmed with all of the advice that the world throws at you? dr. oz is here to reveal what kind of eater you are. >> i'm scared of that segment. then a look ahead to the most expected shows this fall. we are going to cook up some of the big events best issues.

-- dishes. first let's go to dylan in texas with another check of the weather. >> good morning, guys. as the rain comes down from harvey, we're keeping an eye on another tropical system off of the coast of the carolinas. it will produce rain off the coastline, it is off the coast of georgia now. it is potentially tropical cyclone ten. 40 miles per hour winds. it could be a tropical storm near cape hatteras. winds up to 45 miles per hour, then it will race away. that's what's going on around the country. here's a peek out your window. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall in san francisco, more clouds and drizzle, the return of a deeper marine layer brings those temperatures back down, but it will be heating up as we go through the week.

friday will be our hottest day in san francisco, up to 80 degrees, and the inland areas are going to have near record high temperatures expecting some dangerous heat on thursday into friday. and continues into the weekend with some triple-digit temperatures into labor day. >> and that's your latest forecast. i'll send it back to you guys in new york. >> all right, dylan. thank you. now, to a problem facing millions of us. are you overwhelmed by all the advice out there on how to eat healthy? it can be hard to figure out the best plan. we invited dr. oz here to help us understand our eating personality types. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> with diet, it is one size fits all. -- it is not one size fits all. all of us are different with our habits and temptations. >> you don't have to change a personality. but every personality has some thin people and heavy people. you know why? it's how we cope with stress. you understand your personality type and how you cope with

stress, you can hack the system. >> we posted a food personality quiz on today.com. you can take it. we have three types of folks. >> 15,000 people responded. >> we're just getting started. we're going to look at a couple of them. the first one, is a picker grazer. >> picker grazers know when their blood sugar drops, they get angry. you skip breakfast because you're rushing out to get there. so, you walk into the office, and you see the wonderful m&ms on your co-worker's desks. or do a food diary, and you picked up a bagel. if you look the task of keeping track of it, you would be walking around with this. >> i'm going to look at everything i ate and put it in a bag. >> i have ideas.

the whole goal is to keep food near you. i need to have nuts in my pocket. my wife complains i'm like a nomad when i travel. you can have blueberries, seeds. keep some water near you. the whole purpose to put something on your mouth. if you did eat some of the sweets, wash the taste away. and make sure there's babe fiber in your good. >> set yourself up for success. i'm a picker/grazer. >> 25% say that's the case. the next category is the biggest category. >> i took the quiz. i was the plate cleaner.

>> you are. >> are you shocked? >> plate cleaners tend to be ocd. they're controlling of the world around them. when someone puts them a full plate, guess what you do? you have to put it to waste. you have to figure out how to nudge your personality. all about your hormones. you get stressed, you have to finish what's in front of you. prepackage the foods that you want to eat. the other thing i want to point out, sometimes your visual cues won't work with you. typical american plate is ten inches. and this might be a large amount of food. it is twice the normal portion of chicken and rice. these prepackaged versions, guess what happens? you put these down, it's significantly less, but still, you will only eat this.

i didn't cheat on the peppers. that's the normal size. when you go to a restaurant, a lot of people who are plate cleaners, never say no to the offerings. when they bring you bread, they bring the bread. have them package half. eat the other half in front of you. >> and you have a tip of chewing 20 times. >> you can slow the world down by chewing. never swallow food without chewing 20 times. it lets you slow down a little bit to be aware of the food. it's the mindless eating. and it lets your hormones know you're boss. >> and the night owl eater. >> there's some things you can do to make sure it doesn't hurt you. and we'll teach you about the night owls. >> you can take that quiz on our website. today.com. you can get more advice from dr.

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♪ back at 8:40. with a new season just around the corner, it's a great time to get a sneak peek of the movies and the tv shows that we're all going to be talking about. dave carver is here with a huge fall entertainment preview. good to see you, my man. >> you, too, craig. >> let's talk about the summer. at the box office, it hasn't been very good. as i understand it, the last weekend, worst sales. >> this was the worst weekend since 9/11. there were some big movies, like "wonder woman" and sequels that

people didn't hurt. and it didn't help that there was a new "game of thrones" episode every sunday. >> let's talk about "home again." >> it's reese witherspoon, who agrees to have three 20-something guys live in her guest house. it's a tweet romantic camry from the daughter of nancy myers. >> here director debut. >> we have "kingsman" which was a great spy movie that came out a couple years ago. he's back with a bunch of new cast members. elton john, playing himself, who steals the movie. i love this film.

it's 2:15 of pure entertainment. tom cruise has a new one and he's not playing a good guy. >> i loved "edge of tomorrow" when he kept dying and coming back to life the next day. this is the true story of a guy who was an airline it, who was recruited by if ceo. and did illegal flights for him, as well. >> the next one, called "breathe," is starting to get oscar buzz. >> deservedly so. a true story of a coup until the united kingdom, whose life is turned upside down when the husband becomes paralyzed from the neck-down. andrew garfield, who was an oscar nominee, could easily get

another oscar nomination. and his wife is played by claire foy, who is the star of "the crow crown." >> what about animated movies? >> there is one called "wonder." about a guy who has been home schooled and goes to a real school. but he's pulleyed but it ends up being an inspirational and uplifted story. the boy is played by jacob trembly. i'm glad this exists. it's a great family story. >> let's turn to the small skroe screen here at the peacock. this is season two. >> i can't believe it's only season two.

yes, a ft the end of 11 nomina n nominations, we find out. of course, looking forward to the cameo by sylvester stallone. >> "will & grace" coming back. >> they look so happy together. minnie driver is coming back. they're going to have guest stars. >> is it true they already picked this up for another season? >> yes. >> "curb your enthusiasm" is back, as well. >> my parents are excited. he has six years of awkward homes he can bring back to hob. >> it's not just movies and tv shows, there's a big album coming out. >> taylor swift.

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welcome pack. this morning on "today food," a taste of tennis. over the next couple weeks, the biggest names in tennis are going to be competing at the u.s. open in new york city. another big star at the billy

king national center is the good. ed, good morning. >> good morning. >> when you go to the u.s. open, you can get some delicious cuisine. we're not talking hot dogs and hamburgers. >> there's wonderful food at the u.s. open. and i heard there's tennis, as well. >> you're going to make us a delicious fish. >> we're starting with potato chip trusted cad. anything with potato ship gooc good. pretty simple ingredients. give me a couple of pounds on there. >> you crunch up the potato chips. you have cad. can you use other types of fish? >> as a jersey boy, i like to use blue fish.

you can use salmon and bass. herbs and spices there, we take some mayo. mayonnaise is our glue. puts the chips on top. >> this is as simple, that savannah and i can do. >> the he put potato chips on official. >> we can do that. >> and a little wine. >> that's it? >> very simple. >> this isn't be it. first of all, we need our taste testers to tell us about the cod with potato chips. >> is it delicious? >> yes. delicious. >> probably our biggest seller at aces. portobello mushroom caps.

clean off the gills. then, we take this mushroom cap and make steak fries. >> you put flour on there? >> and i'm going to toss them into the batter. >> what's in the batter? flour, eggs, baking soda. >> i have a pot with oil so it doesn't double over. they go into the fryer. and we try them twice. >> is there any spice in this? >> my tongue is on fire. am i not supposed to eat that jalapeno? >> you take them out of the hot

oil. >> that sets the batter. >> oh, a double-tip of frying. >> yes. we keep them a second time to get them all crisp. >> what co-you duk dunk them in? >> get over that. >> can i use a salt and vinegar potato chip on the cod. >> you can. another big dish for us is the heirloom tomato solid. >> just cut it up? >> rustic shapes and vises. >> do you have a fire exfing wisher for my tongue? >> i'm going to try this. >> as we have this, you can find the recipes on our website, today.com/food.

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today's vote will be preceded by one last hearing on the matter. previous hearings have been crowded and contentious. it's supposed to get under way at 4:00 p.m. our pete suratos is following this story talking to concerned parents and students. he'll have a live report on our midday newscast. more on our home page. following developments in houston where rain through this afternoon is expected to compound the massive flooding people are already dealing with amidst the heartache, some remarkable rescue stories emerging. we've posted more on our twitter feed. and a bay area based national guard unit has reached ground zero at houston. go to you are twitter feed for a profile on that unit and their departure last ninth circuight. more local news in a half an hour. find your news and weather on nbcbayarea.com.

♪ this morning on "today's take," it's super tuesday, with dean cain joining as celebrity co-host. we brought in brian edgold, to co-host, as well. and james patterson is here to get your kids hooked on reading. all that and more on "today." >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, august 29th, 2017. how did we get here? the end of august already. we're listening to "rest of my life" by ludacris. and i'm joined by -- i'm a lucky

lady. i have dean cain to my right. and dylan is down at tropical storm harvey. we're going to check in with her in a moment. we're thinking a lot about houston. i know you guys are. we talked about it before the show. our thoughts are with everybody in texas that's affected by the storm. one of my favorite things is how people are rallying around houston. everyday people are supporting them and some celebrities have helped out with the cause. kevin hart. >> he's had a fantastic career. as he has risen and risen, he has given back. he did a challenge. he pledged 25,000 bucks. that's a big number. he was able to afford that. he asked other famous and wealthy individuals, beyonce and folks like that. the rock, dwayne johnson.

my favorite of the whole bunch, not that i'm playing favorites. j.j. watt has done a great job done there. and he's raised over $1 million for people down there. but it's the everyday people who are really coming together and being phenomenal. >> j.j. watt played for the texans. >> still does. >> i interviewed women when he first started. he was not a crazy star. but you can tell he has a big heart. he always supported houston. >> outstanding. >> we're going to check in with dylan in a little bit with the latest from houston. now, we have ryan and dean here. ryan, you had a crazy summer? >> we're working. we're busy. >> does that mean you can have fun or not? >> i'm here, aren't i? >> i like this is your definition of fun. talk to us. can you tell us secrets about

"the blacklist." >> tell us everything. >> every character dies. >> i knew it. >> they don't tell me half the secrets. we shoot it and i find out, as it goes. are you surprised? >> yeah. every time we read a script. >> you're working so many hours and do so much, you found time to write and direct a film, as well. >> you're going to see it. it's called "literally right before aaron." >> and that is based off of personal experienced, correct? >> it's inspired by true events. >> that's a good card. >> it's a comedy with a little bit of heart. it's fun. >> did you go to and

ex-girlfrie ex-girlfriend's wedding? >> i didn't go. i am not an insane person. but it was inspired by a situation in my life. >> i have a friend -- >> you're not going to tell. >> brian eggold. he had an experience with an ex-girlfriend? >> indeed. >> that led him to write a movie that i put my name on. >> but you're not in it. >> i left it to the professionals. >> joel morgan invited dean but not me to the hamptons. >> you were very busy. >> i was busy taking care of two childrens. >> i a never been to the hamptons. >> wow. >> i live in malibu, california. >> it's as close as we get to

mral malibu on the east coast. >> any hot tub action? >> that didn't happen. >> just rubbing it in. >> the pool was nice? >> and some sun screen involved and maybe a cocktail. >> thanks actions, like not inviting me to our house. and the dating world, it's how you tell how things are going. in your movie, it doesn't so well, right? >> doesn't go great. could have gone better. but there's a lot of comedy. >> this relationship expert, which we wonder who this person is. they share the tips with "the daily mail." >> that's the u.k. >> a different ball game.

if you're seated die eed side-b and she puts the purse between you? >> block. >> that mean you're out? >> that means no. >> have you had this experience? what if a man puts his murs between the two of you? >> you're out with a man with a murse. >> if she gently touches your arm, knee or hand, that's a good move? >> guys -- >> don't touch this hand. >> i'm a very tactile person. >> i am friendly. i agree. she happens to touch her face. >> her neck. >> heifer neck, or her hair,

she's attracted to you, too. >> does it? maybe she has tacking some drugs. >> maybe it was your girlfriend or boyfriend and they were sitting down at a table, would you be able to tell if they're fli flirting, in your opinion? >> yes. >> i think i could tell. >> you're on a date. >> and we used to date. let's practice. >> okay. i'll be here. >> she is in love with you. >> i just have to move my purse out of the way. here's something that may be more surprising. if she crosses or uncrosses her legs. wow. that's a signal. i had to stop there. maybe she had sciatic pain. that does not seem that subtle to me. or surprising.

>> that's an after-hours clue. >> it could mean you have sciati sciatica. >> or riding that rash on the knee. >> what about for women? >> for a man, his body language, his legs are spread a little more. >> not the man spreading, no. >> close those legs. >> and he's into you. >> mine are kind of spread-ish. >> oh, the lean. men tend to blink more, if if try are interested. >> look at that. >> do we have a score to "bambi" or something? >> a guy might brushes his hair

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we're back with more of "today's take." and our guest co-hosts, dean and ryan. here's the question, are you potty mouths? >> do you curse? >> i don't understand toddler talk. >> do you cuss? >> not in a mean way. but for fun. >> i feel like in certain times, it's necessary. >> i agree with you. >> when you stub your toe. >> sports, it comes out every now and again. >> here's another one. they do go hand in hand. you may not see it yet. do you walk around your apartment or your house cursing? >> sometimes while cursing. gosh darn it do i look good right now. >> i would say for women, you might look in the mirror and go -- >> son of a -- >> this is the hard part, though. if the answer is yes to nose things, it's good news to you. you can be pretty smart.

according to the study from the university of rochester, they found that people who are smarter, tend to curse more, and walk around the house naked. i'm a genius. >> two out of three. >> spicy breakfast? >> yes. >> doesn't that make you a little upset? >> what do you do? salsa all over the egg? >> like a nice spicy sauce. >> two out of three. that's the reason we did that topic. are we narcissists? >> everyone wanted to hear about ryan walking around naked in his apartment. >> okay. a commercial just recently caught our producer's eyes. let's look at what happens when two men meet up to catch up. >> it's been way too long. >> you know that feeling you get

when a man hug is going on a little too long? >> that is accurate. >> this is an ad for dial for men. how do you feel about man hugs? >> i think it's fantastic. >> how is it going, brother? let me get right in there. >> what up? >> and just hold it. just hold it, right here. >> sorry, jenna. >> i know. >> she's gotten out. >> that was what we call -- >> how can you tell if a man wants a hug? >> you can't. you have to take a shot. >> i want you to take a shot. you're good. >> my pack fell out. >> here we go. >> here's the thing. >>. >> that was almost too long. >> what's the average? >> two back pats. >> sometimes the arm gets

smooshed. that's all right. >> you always have to do the high-five? >> no. this is the move. just bring it in. >> i feel like a bro. >> bring it in, brother. >> i'm one of the brothers. >> that's like a -- this is a mom hug. and the bro hug. >> there has to be a slap. >> there has to be a slap? >> you just did it. you didn't realize. >> i got slapped. that was all-dave. >> i should have? >> yeah. >> now, i feel neglected. he is waiting for me to get to the next part, but also talking. can we go to dylan, who is in houston, covering the impact of harvey. i misyou. how are you doing? >> i miss you guys, too. we're doing okay. the rain is starting to wind

down a bit. we're on the back of the storm system. that's very good news. the flooding in the bayous and the rivers and the streams. this is buffalo bayou behind me. the water coming up to where i'm standing. they released a dam not far from here. and it did cause the water levels to rise here. that's what we're seeing. move around the water when you can. as for additional rain, we're going to sigh the steady rain for the next couple of hours. we'll finally see things taper off. galveston and bowmont will be affected. it will start to rain itself out across parts of arkansas and into tennessee, where

as we take a live look outside in san jose, still cloudy, and we will get some clearing here soon. at least for the earn land airs. hot temperatures again today. up to 87 degrees in san jose. napa looking at a high of 8990 today. san francisco expect a high of 67 and oakland today, 75 degrees. >> and that's your latest forecast. we'll send it back to you guys. >> thanks, dylan. that's good news coming out of houston. >> you look pretty somber, dylan. looks like it's a tough spot to be. >> it certainly is. we've seen people come together. i want to point out, my whole crew, we have been traveling together. and we caravan wherever we go. we're keeping each other safe here. >> thank you. thanks for that. >> stay safe. up next, ryan and dean, we'll get to know them very

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>> i went for it. >> did you go for it? >> this is what a woman would think. >> one, two -- >> don't cheat. one, two, three. >> we're in the double digits. >> 18. >> you win. >> that's too many for a man. >> i said three. >> yep. okay. >> he doesn't know what he's doing. you want somebody that knows a little bit than that. i was trying to go low. >> we're trying to be honest. >> i'm a prude. okay. >> the next one. >> guess how many partners men thought was too promiscuous for women? we never got to the actual number. 15. >> 15 was the number. woo hoo. >> did you read this study? >> yeah. >> cheater. this is how many women --

>> you get this confusing you. >> this is what man thinks is too promiscuous for a woman. >> i'm ready. >> one, two, three, ten. >> i went nine. >> i figured -- >> i knew you were going lower. >> that's not fair. if a woman had 14 partners. >> they would be promiscuous. >> they can have as many as they want. >> do you ask that question? >> no. whatever happened before you, not your deal. >> and it has variables. how old were you? how old are you? >> and it's not a number. >> it's all about the heart. >> i agree with that. >> it's about other body parts. >> coming up -- guess what is coming up. coming up, the diesel

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board of education members are supposed to vote today on whether or not to recommend the proposal to the full board which has the ultimate say. today's vote will be proceeded by one last hearing on the mat matt matter. the hearing is supposed to get underway at 4:00 p.m.

good tuesday morning, i'm kerry hall, you can see it's cloudy and still drizzly in san francisco. with our view from at&t park right now, 6 0e degrees with our high temperatures there. up to 70 today. oakland 75, and 87 in san jose, with upper 90s in the trivalley, anti-of course up to 98 degrees notice north bay, looking at lower 90s. this is a little built of a break from extreme temperatures before it gets really hot once again. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. looking over here. a slow drive through oakland

northbound 880 and westbound 580. there's a crash that just moved to the shoulder. keller starting to see recovery, still jammed up around the freeway split. down to the south bay, we have another crash that cleared to the shoulder a few minutes ago. highway 85, seymour slowing coming up to coopertino. the rest of the south bay, silicon valley looks pretty good. for a tuesday, overall, look at that picture. not bad for a tuesday. remember, holiday weekend. back to you. there's another local news update for you in half an hour. you can get your news, weather and traffic on nbc bay area.com.

♪ i like it. >> and now, the moment we've all been waiting for, dating advice from two of the most eligible bachelors out there, dean and ryan. we got questions from our staff, as well as some chocolates in this box. an awesome audience ready to ask these two their biggest dating dos and don'ts. >> false. >> is that the way it works? let's see. let's head across the street. hi, guys. i think we have michael. you're michael from georgia? >> i'm michael from georgia. i was wondering, if your date has something stuck in their teeth, do you tell them? >> absolutely. >> you always tell somebody if they have something in their teeth. >> make a joke of it. >> dean told you -- jill told me

i had something in my teeth. >> i would have. i didn't see it. shall we pick from the chocolate box. >> we share one first. >> how do you react when you catch your date checking someone else out? >> i got mixed feelings about this. i talk about this with my friends all the time. you're never going to stop being attracted to other people, right? that doesn't go away. it doesn't mean that you're not committed. what kind of a checkout is it? >> obviously, a gratuitous checkout, something might be wrong in your relationship. >> usually, it's women checking out other women. >> that's a true thing. >> okay. >> why aren't you looking at me? that's not right. >> and by the way, i don't think people check other people out when they're with y'all. i bet they day focussed. >> dean has been checking you out the whole time and he's sitting next to me.

>> let's get over to the studio. >> andromeda from canada. i proposed to my husband. how would you feel if your girlfriend proposed to you? >> good one. >> that's a great question. ryan? >> look. i'm all for it. i'm all for it. i love it. sometimes the girl will make the first move. i'm for that things. >> if you're going to get married, you have an idea. you should. i don't know. i've never been married. >> marriage terrifies me. >> it's great to be married. my husband told me after three months. i was like, i know, let's get he turned really red. >> no. >> i basically proposed to him. >> that's amazing. >> you put it all out there. >> is it okay to assume you're an exclusive couple after a couple dates. dean? >> no.

>> it's a conversation. >> have you had the conversations where -- >> with each other, not yet. >> when somebody says, okay, we're going to take this exclusive. and you have to say, no, we're not. >> i may have had that conversation. >> a lot of people won't have that conversation. they will say okay, and weasel out. >> and don't do it over text. >> do it face-to-pace. >> now, t. phillips. hi, t. >> we can't hear you. and that breaks our heart. >> we're coming back to you. let's fix that mic. we have a question right here. >> i'm going right here. and it says -- is it a bad sign when a guy asks you on a last-minute date. this is for you. on a last-minute date? >> no. it's not a bad sign at all. if it becomes a pattern, that's

not good. >> then, it's like, scrambling, oh, her. especially in a marriage, i will recommend. spontaneous, is key. do we have t. over there? >> how many people is it appropriate to date at one time? >> can we get the wipe boards again. >> this is a good question. >> what comes after 47? >> your age. >> i'm a single -- no. >> is it appropriate? is that the question? appropriate is for everybody. it really depends. if you're open and just seeing people, i don't know. certainly not more than you can count on one hand. one person at a time is the best. >> i think one person is enough. >> one person should be enough. and if they're not, maybe there's something wrong. >> i'm looking for the one. >> i say experiment. you have the time to date, i

would do it. >> how many dates in should a woman offer to pay? whenever you want. i don't care about that stuff. >> i'm old-school. i will want to pay. >> pretty much always. >> i also think, it's 2017. we have to pay right? >> is it 2017? >> we have one more. we can't get enough of this. this is mary. with are you from dd dd? >> i am. >> i was wondering what you think the appropriate protocol is for kissing on a first date. >> just go in. >> you mean, is it okay to kiss on the first date? >> what kind of kiss? >> ooh. >> what she is saying, can you french? >> can you -- i think it's subjective. it depends on the individuals and how the date's going. what's happening.

i think it can be anything. >> i'm going against the grain here. i almost never kiss on a first date. not ever. >> what? >> i don't know why. it's not like a prudish thing. you'll get there. >> what if you meet someone in a bar. >> then, you just go at it. >> i thought you were going to keep last night between you and i. coming up, two of discovery channel's most popular stars that only know how to go big. the diesel brothers rev up with their book and reality show. >> they're just big (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers.

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young, i want to be a reality star? >> no. just wanted to have fun. >> what can you believe this last year? talk about the -- how things have gone. >> it's been a wild ride. met this guy at church. >> i see you sitting in church together. >> we're very church-friendly. >> we were single people. >> did you meet those girls? >> eventually. we met each other first. i then met my wife. >> it took me a few years. >> you met at church and said, i like trucks. i like trucks. >> we pam buddies quick. we have been trying to justify doing what we do for fun for business, right? that's a tricky balance. we figured it out and made it happen. >> talk about the practical pranks. talk about the pranks. >> i think that's why they call us brothers. we treat each other like

brothers at the shop. there's more teasing going on. >> who is outpranking the other? >> he is pretty clever. his thought process is most different than most people. >> but there's this guy who took our shipping manager's car? he hung it upside down in the shop. he takes it past the line. >> i take everything way too far. >> you talk about having fun and doing stuff you love. you're not acting. you're having a great time. >> that's a big difference from our show, is the fact that we -- it's very real. 100%. discovery is probably always pulling their hair out because we're constantly behind schedule. >> we're about to pull our hair out. somehow we got into a tug-of-war contest. between trucks. >> we may not have the great beards. but we're dressed in suits.

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good morning, i'm kerry hall, we will have cool temperatures continuing along the coastline. the north bay will be heating up again today. not as hot as yesterday, but still reaching into the low 90s and upper 90s for concord, antioch and livermore today. expect a high of 87 degrees. palo alto 86 degrees. 93 in morgan hill. >> dean, that flexibility is something. >> we were in big trouble. up next, he has had more best sellers than any other author ever. now, james patterson has teamed up with his wife, susan, for a different type of wobook. we'll turn the page after this. . psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked.

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guinness world record for the most number one "new york times" best sellers. >> james wants to get your little ones reading, as well. he teamed up with his wife, susan, to write a children's book. "big words for little geniuses." >> we love this. obviously, you read it -- >> you have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. >> did you do your research? >> mila and poppy. >> i do. >> and the names and everything. >> i do. we are starting with expectations that are high for kids and calling them geniuses. tell us about how this came about? >> wince i got my masters, i wanted to write a children's book. >> how did we get together? >> talk about your dating. >> we did skip over that part. my thing has to provide tools -- i do a lot of kids books.

to provide tools to get kids read reading. get them to bh as good as ya can be. and just prepare them for the world. it's tough out there. >> my son is 17. but when he was younger, he didn't want to read anything. your son, jack -- tell me that story when it got you involved in writing. >> jack wasn't the big reader initially. one summer we said, you're going to read every day. and he did. he's now in an ivy league school. he went to usc. >> that's why he's a guinness world record holder. >> it's good to get all of the kids reading, and also, the boys in particular. >> we thought this was a good way to get kids who are reluctant to read -- >> have fun with it.

>> make it fun. and everybody's child is a genius. and it makes it more fun for the parents and siblings if there are words that they might get snagged on. and the visuals are really bright. >> they're so great. >> i started the book last night. i finished it this morning. a slow reader. >> he's a little reluctant. >> i learned a lot of the words. >> we're going to play a game. dean is a princeton student who does the research more than ryan and i do. >> and we were out last night. >> yes. we're baz usy. >> these words are not easy. >> this is an alphabet book. >> and each picture describes it. >> every letter has a big word. >> this is a "c" word.

c c cattywampus is -- >> it's "a" or "c." >> i know it's "c." >> go with the princeton person. >> get it right. >> i think jack, yeah. >> you should know this one. l lilipucians. >> lilliputian. >> it's a little person. >> tiny person. >> they're goofing up. >> we're not. i wish we were. >> remember the part about geniuses. >> now, a "g" word. >> gobbledygook?

justi >> is it "c"? or "a." >> "a." >> i was looking over here. and i noticed that the two of you must have called each other to match. >> we did. >> you're both wearing a nice -- >> thank you so much. >> thank you. we're back in a moment. but first this, is "today" on nbc.

all right. ryan and dean, thank you for being here. i had a great day. kathie lee and hoda are up next. they will tell you about all of the small changes that can

san francisco will be in the upper 60s today with clouds and fog, as we go into the next several days, get ready for warmer temperatures leading into the weekend. and the inland areas will take a little bit of a break from extreme heat. it does return on thursday opinion triple digits in the

forecast from thursday all the way to the start of next week, and now, let's get an update on how the roads are moving as we check in with mike. >> we have a slow drive still, anywhere north of 66, up toward high street, starting to thin out. we'll look at the map tuesday. not so bad. an earlier crash at keller has cleared up. we just saw it go from yellow to green. everywhere else is moving, the south bay starting to clear up. still slow out of valvisto. no big problems for the south bay. back to you. happening now, police are searching for the driver in a hit and run crash that sent a man to the hospital with life threatening injuries. this happened not far from valley medical center in san jose. you can link to more details in our twitter feed right now. we're following developments in

houston where the rain is through this afternoon and expected to compile the massive flooding already they're dealing with on the ground. a bay area based national guard unit also leaves for the flood zone.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. we're down here! >> hi! we're down here! [ laughter ] >> hi! >> hi, everybody. >> what are we doing? >> i don't know. you say -- >> everything's grown. around us. >> we're -- we're not in kansas anymore. >> okay. >> all right. you know what they say? it's the little things that count, hoda. >> oh, who's they? >> i don't know. the same who say good things come in good packages? >> it's a? idea that we're small. >> yes. >> althoug