good morning. pay for play. donald trump asks for a special prosecutor to investigate hillary clinton after a watchdog group accuses of her of giving clinton foundation donors special access when wa >> i've become increasingly shocked by the vast scope of hillary clinton's criminality. on late night, clinton laughed off trump's unfounded claims that she's in failing health. >> it's part of the wacky strategy. just say all these crazy things and maybe you can get some people to believe you. deadly encounter. a north carolina trooper shoots

a chase. that officer now on leave. an investigation under way. did he mistake sign language for a threat of violence. did they know? a new report out on that alligator attack at disney world. at least two tourists telling disney employees that an alligator was near the beach just hours before a 2-year-old was killed. were their warnings ignored. and dropped. ryan lochte loses four major sponsors over the false claims he was robbed in rio. the bid to bring the games back to los angeles? today, tuesday, august 23rd, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's a tuesday morning. >> we still don't know what the usoc is going to do in terms of punishment for these four swimmers.

already speaking out. >> paying a heavy price indeed. we're going to have the latest on that. let's start with new developments in the presidential race including the revelation that investigators found 15,000 additional e-mails that hillary clinton never turned over. our decision 2016 team has it all covered. let's start with nbc's hallie jackson. hallie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. after weeks of playing defense, donald trump is trying to get on offense, where his campaign wants him, as he faces fire now african-american voters. back on the trail trailing in the polls, donald trump reading his speech but not changing the script. >> one more hillary clinton lie. >> reporter: trump pouncing on new leaked e-mails accusing hillary clinton of granting access to the state department in exchange for donations to the clinton foundation. >> an expedited investigation by

immediately. >> he's now calling for an independent investigation after the release of those e-mails as part of a lawsuit by a conservative activist group. >> i've become increasingly shocked by the vast scope of hillary clinton's criminality. >> clinton's team argues "the foundation has already laid out the unprecedented steps the charity will take if she becomes president." bill clinton announcing if his wife was elected he would step down from the foundation board and no longer raise funds for it. another new twist threatens to keep clinton's e-mail controversy hanging over her campaign. a federal judge ordering the state department to release 15,000 more e-mails by late september. clinton brushing it off on "jimmy kimball live." >> my e-mails are so boring. i'm embarrassed about that. they're so boring.

so what's a few more? >> her team turning to a different topic to take on trump hitting him for these comments overnight in ohio intended for african-american voters. >> you'll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. right now you walk down the street and you get shot. >> clinton's campaign calling that bigotry. doubling down on insults, fear and stereotypes. trump now making some news on the immigration front, too, cancelinee denver and now seeming to shift his stance saying that those undocumented immigrants he would deport would be split into two categories. those who have broken other laws, and those who haven't. in the meantime, we're getting a snapshot of how the race is looking nationally. our new nbc news survey poll shows clinton leading trump by eight points now. that margin is right around where she was last week and where she's been about since july. savannah? >> all right, hallie jackson, thank you.

appearance hillary clinton brushed off questions being raised about her health claiming they're part of a wacky republican strategy. nbc's andrea mitchell has that part of the story. andrea, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. hillary clinton on a high dollar fund-raising swing through california today dismissing what her aides are calling deranged conspiracy theories by donald trump and his surrogates about her health. hillary clinton on jimmy kimmel live joking about the health issue. take my pulse while i'm talking to you. >> okay. >> make sure i'm alive. >> oh, my god, there's nothing there. >> there's nothing there. what can i say? >> it's an almost constant refrain from donald trump calling clinton weak. >> she doesn't have the strength or the stamina. she also lacks the mental and physical stamina.

observers, by his frequent side man, former new york mayor rudy giuliani. >> i think she's tired. >> reporter: on monday giuliani criticizing a recent clinton event. >> she looked sick. >> a day earlier offering widely criticized internet videos as supposed proof. >> go online and put down hillary clinton illness and take at the videos for yourself. >> reporter: hitting back clinton spokesman brought up giuliani's prostate cancer diagnosis. 16 years ago. tweeting google rudy and health and you can read about h withdrew from 2000 senate race against clinton. in what appears to be a campaign strategy, trump's new campaign ceo steve bannon is making the same charge about clinton's health. >> i'm not saying she is had a stroke or anything like that, but this is not the woman that we're used to seeing. >> reporter: all this despite no evidence clinton has a health problem. her doctor issuing a two-page report a year ago describing clinton as in excellent physical condition and fit to serve as

fully recovered from a concussion in 2012. clinton's medical report more detailed than this brief note from trump's doctor saying "if elected mr. trump i can state unequivocally will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. >> can you open this jar of pickles? this has not been tampered with. this is -- >> oh. 70 would be the oldest president to take the oath of office if elected and clinton is 68, neither of these candidates has provided as much detailed information about their health as other recent presidential nominees. savannah and matt? >> thank you very much. >> president obama travels to louisiana this morning to survey flood damage in the baton rouge area. a trip he's been criticized for not making sooner. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in baton rouge again for us this morning. hi, gabe.

morning. the president is expected here later today fresh off his two-week vacation in martha's vineyard. as you can see behind me, the cleanup effort is well under way. at least 13 people have died as a result of these floods. more than 60,000 homes have been damaged. and more than 100,000 people have already applied for federal aid. with louisiana suffering from what the red cross calls the country's worst natural disaster since superstorm sandy, the white house pushing back at critics who claim the president >> there's all too common temptation to focus on the politics and to focus on the optics. >> while the president signed a federal disaster declaration almost nine days ago, some are still questioning his absence including a louisiana newspaper that wrote a scathing op-ed, sending the president one message, hurting louisiana needs you now. last week homeland security secretary jeh johnson toured the

president has been closely monitoring the situation here in louisiana. >> reporter: but magnifying mr. obama's absence, gop presidential candidate donald trump who visited the area on friday, handing out food and supplies to victims. trump laying into the president. >> obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. >> reporter: this is not the first time a president has been criticized after a natural disaster in louisiana. president bush was blasted in 2005 for the federal response following hurricane katrina. louisiana governor john bell edwards has said that so far he's praising the federal response. as for hillary clinton, she has released a statement saying she's committed to visiting the communities devastated by the floods, when and if the political campaign does not disrupt from the response. safin in >> all right, gabe, thank you. to north carolina where an investigation is under way into a deadly police

tamron has more on that. >> it happened in charlotte after an attempted traffic stop turned into a chase. what exactly led to that shooting is still unclear. a community in mourning. family and friends gathering monday night to remember daniel harris. his young son lighting a candle for his father now gone from his life forever. harris, who was deaf, was fatally shot by a state trooper last thursday night after allegedly failing to pull over for speeding leading police on a outside his home. harris' brother, sam, who is also deaf remembered his sibling. >> handsome man. he had a beautiful smile. easy to smile, too. great sense of humor. sociable. >> reporter: in a statement, the north carolina highway patrol said in part the driver exited his vehicle and an encounter took place between the driver and the trooper, causing a shot to be fired.

you know, really scary. >> reporter: mark barringer is harris' neighbor and witnessed the shooting. >> they should have been trained to realize this is an entirely different situation. you're pulling someone that's over that's deaf, they're handicapped. >> daniel's brother says he experienced similar situations. >> i pulled over and was within a few seconds, officers at my window with his weapon drawn, and in my office. and it's like i motioned to him, i'm deaf, i'm deaf, i'm deaf. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc nehe association of the deaf says in part deaf individuals often are unable to understand the verbal commands of law enforcement officers, and this has led to many physical altercations between law enforcement officers, and deaf individuals, over the years. with some resulting in death. a crowd funding site was set up by the harris family for a memorial. and according to one post, any additional funding will go toward educating and training law enforcement in dealing with the deaf. harris' family hopes to create

police know when they run a license plate check that they are pulling over a deaf driver. the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave which is police department protocol pending an investigation. >> that's such a terrible story. >> horrible. maybe as a result of it some change will be enacted as a result. it's heartbreaking. >> sounds like it's necessary. this summer's fatal alligator attack in disney world is back in the headlines this morning. a new report outlining the father to save his son and alligator warnings from other park guests. nbc's kerry sanders is with us for more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the report by the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is heart wrenching. it clearly states that matt graves did everything he could to try to rescue his son blain from the clutches of an attacking alligator but the

unaware he was in mortal danger. building a sand castle on the shore of disney's seven seas lagoon. he bent over to scoop the wet sand according to the final incident report. that's when his father matt heard a splash in the water and turned to find an al gator had his son's head in its powerful jaws. graves told police it grabbed him and pulled him back into the water. 16-year-old peter witnessed the terror. >> i saw the father jump in after the gator and he rolled around ie matt running out of the water with blood all over the right side of his face and right hand. unable to free his child he was yelling please come help my son. a gator got him. a sheriff's deputy says he saw lane's mother melissa pacing up and down the beach, clutching her other child and screaming. after 16 hours of searching, the 2-year-old's body was found not far from the shore. florida wildlife officials

alligators. they say the evidence gathered show it's very likely one was the gator that killed lane. but it is not certain. since the tragedy, disney has built a stone wall around the lagoon and added warning signs around waterfront areas. and this morning the report is raising questions about whether prior warnings were ignored. at least two people said they reported alligator sightings to disney employees but the report does not reveal how the employees reacted to those reports. for a comment but got no response. september 3rd is lane grave's birthday. he would have been 3 years old. matt and melissa graves say they do not plan to sue disney releasing in a statement on monday we're focused on the well-being of our family. that is our priority. matt, savannah? >> our hearts are with them. kerry sanders, thank you. exhausted firefighters out

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staff of giving special treatment to clinton foundation donors when she served as secretary of state. >> we will have one set of rules for everyone. in hillary clinton's world, we have one set of rules for her and another set of rules for everyone else. >> clinton's campaign has not addressed trump's comments but has said if she's elected, the clinton foundation will stop accepting foreign donations and bill clinton would step down fromts president obama travels to baton rouge, louisiana, today. he'll meet with local leaders to discuss the government's response to the historic flooding in that region. more than 60,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. to developments from the incident at gas station in rio. it has cost ryan lochte a number of high profile endorsement deals but could the fallout extend beyond the gold medal winner. nbc's peter alexander in rio

peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. as you can imagine, it's all quiet at the olympic park. that is the aquatic center. the games are in the books but ryan lochte is hit in his wallet losing four corporate sponsors within hours of these olympics coming to a close. here in rio, ryan lochte made a splash all right but not the kind he wanted and now the ripple effect is costing him millions. four sponsors now dumping th swimmer after a drunken night out where he first claimed he was robbed at gunpoint. >> i am speedo fit. >> speedo saying we can't condone behavior that is not what this brand stands for. lochte says he supports the decision. ralph lauren not renewing his contract. the photo yanked from the rio athlete's page on its website.

firm behind gentle hair removal. this weekend the 12-time olympic medalist apologized in an interview with matt. >> that's why i'm taking full responsibility for it is because i overexaggerated that story. if i never done that, we wouldn't be in this mess. >> i think he can rebuild his image but more than arguing over the specifics of what happened, i think it's more about maturity in his case. >> usoc made clear discipline swimmers is coming. >> they let down our athletes. they let down americans and they really let down our hosts in rio. >> the lochte incident comes at a time when the u.s. is making a bid before the ioc for summer games to be held in los angeles in 2024. >> it would be hard to imagine the international olympic committee would not give the games to los angeles because of what ryan lochte did or did not do at a gas station in rio in 2016.

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it's 8:00 on today. coming up, keeping his memory alive. >> i'm going to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. what his eyes can't see. loss of her husband. his life and legacy. ? all i do is win ? >> plus, welcome home. the final five back from rio and joining us live on the plaza. >> we are the final five! >> the gold medallists and find out what's next. and the name is after meeting the newest member of "the today show" family. we reveal the results.

2016. >> we're ready for the first premiere of today! >> good morning from florida. at the "today" show puppy! >> celebrating my 50th birthday on the "today" show. >> i'm here for my 13th birthday in new york. >> i'm turning 50 >> hey, everybody! >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." as august 23rd. it absolutely beautiful out here on our plaza. we got a great crowd. we have bona fide olympic champs. we have a puppy, and we're going to name him in just a moment. >> that's going to break the

yesterday's news. >> is that a phone? >> yes. >> nice to he sue. >> do you know that adria is well known to us here. >> yes, absolutely. >> adorable. >> speaking of games, we have a lot of folks dressed in their olympic finest hoping to go for the gold on monday. grant gave it a try. after 30 seconds, he failed to find that one gold massive pit that is worth $25,000. so who do we have giving it a go today? where is meg from iowa? meg! come on down! i feel like "the price is right". >> come on, meg. >> hey, meg. >> i feel like "the price is right." >> oh, my god.

>> all right. we're going to see you go for the gold in the next hour. >> yes! >> yes! >> this is going to be great. >> i am so excited. meg, i feel good about you. >> it took 30 seconds, i think we may give you an extra 15. >> brace yourself. >> she'll get her chance at gold in just a minute. first, let's pause and get the news at 8:00. and we'll start with the presidential race. donald trump demanding that a special prosecutornv secretary of state as clinton hits the hollywood fund-raising trail. kristen welker with the latest on. that good morning. >> good morning to you. hillary clinton is out west today on a fund-raising blitz with the biggest names in hollywood. on monday with magic johnson and tonight attending a fund-raiser at the home of justin timberlake and jessica beal. it comes as our poll shows clinton holding on to her lead over donald trump 50-42%. versely unchanged from last week.

on message and on the hunt. >> reporter: donald trump sharpening his attacks in ohio monday for the first time calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the clinton foundation. >> the justice department is required to appoint an independent special prosecutor. >> reporter: the tough talk comes after hundreds of e-mails were produced by a conservative legal group raising questions about the relationship between the clinton foundation and hillary clinton's state department. in one, dated 2009, a aide arrange ag meeting between hillary clinton and foundation donor the crown prince of bahrain, described as a good friend of ours. >> the clintons made the state department into the same kind of pay for play operation as the arkansas government was. >> reporter: they call it pure politics. earlier in the day, bill clinton announced if his wife wins the

last night on "jimmy kimmel live," she is not worried. they could release thousands of additional e-mails. >> my e-mails are so boring. >> mine aren't. >> i'm embarrassed about. that. >> trump showing signs he may be modifying the hard line on immigration to moderate republicans. trump is now saying he'll only deport the criminals and then go through a legal process with the rest. that echoing the policy that is aly savannah? matt? >> thank you. there are troubling new statistics this morning on the number of people dying on the nation's roads. the national safety counsel puts the number at more than 19,000 people in the first half of 2016. that's up 9% over last year. and we're now entering the deadliest time of the year for teenage drivers. tom costello is at a high school in washington, d.c.

back to school means, of course, a lot of new drivers out on the roads. get this august has 360,000 kids turning 16 nationwide. most of any month. and that means a lot of new inexperienced drivers going to and from school. it's the start of a new school year but also the start of the deadliest three moves the year for teen drivers. with yet another new class getting behind the kids like eric koon in new jersey. who turns 17 on saturday and got his full license monday. >> i'm concerned about driving on my own is just there's always that chance that something could happen that i can't prevent. >> it's very motional. you're proud, happy, growing up, they're becoming adults. but then you're scared because it's still your baby. you worry constantly. >> reporter: there is a lot to

cause of death among teenagers, up 10% alone. 43% admit to texting while drifg and 35% add mi mitt to using social media, snapchat, facebook and video chatting. crystal mcgee is facing felony charges. she took this selfie after a crash that left another driver with serious brain injuries. she is accused of snap chatting while driving 107 miles per hour. >> parents need to remember just because they rve license doesn't mean that they're a safe driver. it muts the radio. >> pete: it turns out chevrolet has an app for that. >> it will mute the music until they're wearing the seat belt. >> that's a good incentive. >> reporter: new software allows parents to program the key fob used by teen drivers secretary maximum volume levels for the radio and excessive speed warnings. then get a driving report that includes distance traveled,

>> it gives them an opportunity to show they're mom and dad that they've been driving responsibly. >> if not, they can have a discussion. >> they encourage parents to sign a contract with the new teen driver and lay out the expectations on when they did drive. no driving at night. who can be in the car. putting the cell phone away in the glove box. and then give them a call -- get in the car occasionally and drive with your teen driver to see how they're doing. >> whether you're away issue, tom, thank you very much. coming up, are your best days behind you? you may be surprised what the age scientists say is your life most satisfying. >> all right. plus, the adorable adelle super fan who managed to get very, very close to the singer. and from rio to rockefeller plaza, we're catching up with the final five right after this. no fair h sense mom. so you'll notice every little thing.

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all right. welcome back. hoda was so thrilled about our next guest. you consider yourself besties with the final five, right? >> the final six. >> love it. >> i'm so happy. >> we all know this, but let's go over it one more time. it's so exciting. they won a record nine medals in rio, four gold, four silver, one bronze. the most ever by the united states at the olympics. >> i over at copacabana beach. we're so excited you came from the beach to meet us here in new york city. here they are sh you guys. cy the final five! >> yay! >> good morning, ladies. i know you haven't really been home yet. you just came straight from rio. what is it been like to come back to the united states? are people stopping you on the street? does everyone know it's your

protected. it was like before we left. it was fine. it was, good right? >> yeah. >> we had a lot of security. >> what are people doing? what are they doing if the airport when they see you or on the plaza? >> it is crazy in brazil. there was a lot of paparazzi. >> yes. >> there was paparazzi on the beach. >> you posted your own beach picture. i saw that picture of the abs. did you believe how much pickup that got, that photo? >> it was insane. look at that. >> l a >> hoda and i posted a beach picture. >> so you guys, when you get back home, does it get to be like business as usual? like you're from this area. do you have to do colors? do you have to go through the normal stuff again or are you a star now? >> i mean, i'm kind of hoping i don't have to do the dishes when i get back. it's okay if i have to. >> what is the thing you're

taking a little break? is there one thing you're like i'm going to do -- >> our dogs. >> your dogs. >> i have fish. >> by the way, we know why they call you the human emoji. do you like that nickname? >> i do. i think it suits me pretty well. >> i don't want to look ahead to tokyo yet. we were just coming off. this raise your hand if you think you'll be in tokyo coming up. >> everyone raise their hands. we're all going again. >> we're all >> have you guys come off the zac efron high? are we still floating a little? >> we're going to get pizza with him? >> what? >> we didn't get pizza with him yet. we will in l.a. it's a sensitive subject. >> so he promised he was going to do pizza with you but it ended up not working out. >> yeah, because our schedules were busy. so l.a.

huge. >> yeah. >> we'll call. don't call us. >> yeah. >> we love you guys. you know what our theme song? do you remember our theme song? ? this is the ice cold ? >> i think we should do -- ? don't believe me just watch ? >> oh, my god. >> we have to do. >> i like it. you're going to be on falon tonight? >> we love jimmy fallon. >> us too! i always have an eyelash in my face. >> there you go. i got her. >> that's good luck. make a wish. simone, aly, madison, gabby, laurie, thank you. we'll see you at 10:00. >> let's go inside now. al has a check of the weather. >> guys, thanks so much.

and it just continues. 15 consecutive months of record warmth. global temperatures and if we continue on this trend, look at the days above 100, between on average between 1991 and 2010, you can see mostly for the most part it is in the southwest. but look what happens if we project out to 2050. look at how much further you start to see that deep red of 50 plus days above 100. by 2100, new york city could see an average degrees. atlanta could be looking at 39 days over 100 degrees for a year. in chicago, 26 days of 100 plus. dallas would see 98 days. and las vegas, by 2100, 138 days a year of 100 plus temperatures if we don't do something to

don't forget, check us out on the to day sho sirius/xm. >> what's trending today? >> a lot of people talking about their vacations. vacation you think how do i make it seem longer. you kind of dread the end of it. there's a secret. a secret to prolonging your vacation. >> don't go back to work. >> there's that. that's an option. >> stay an extra day. the other way has to do with time perception.

time has its perks in planning a vacation is good. they say you lose the spontaneity and you should ditch the itinerary and live in the moment because then you're present and soak it all in. worst thing you can do according to experts is to plan every single day because it goes by faster. if you have that loosy goosy attitude, it lasts long. >> don't say tomorrow we're going to go hiking. >> let it happen. >> let me ask this. what was your favorite age? >> i guess early 30s. >> early 30s i think. >> 50. >> when did you peak physically? >> 12. >> what about emotionally? >> 35. >> i feel the best ever right

roundup. a scientific piece of research. learning a second language easiest from ages 7 to 8. women are most attracted to men at age 22. moving onto age 23 is when life satisfaction is said to peak. math skills peak at age 50 and age both men and women feel best about their will surprise you. 75. >> i feel the best about my body right now. >> and you're far from 75. >> i like that. >> it shows that you appreciate your body for what it can do. you're still working. feeling good about it. >> no real segue here. let's talk about slurpy. 7-eleven may regret bring your own cup day promotion. here's what happened. customers brought their own cups and bowls.

storage containers. and yes, a baby pool. creative cup craze poured in on twitter. hello brain freeze. bring your own cup and fill it up with slurpies. >> i saw someone with a double gulp. i couldn't believe how big that was. >> bigger than the big gulp? >> yes. tamron,ou we aren't the only ones getting puppy kisses around here. the singer was performing in los angeles and invited a furry fan onto the stage. casper the dog. he was even wearing -- wait for it -- an adele t-shirt. she asked if he could do any tricks? take a look at what happened

i was thinking the same thing. how do you get a dog into a concert? and it's been more than 21 years since "friends" premiered but the sitcom continues to be a fan favorite and one of the most repeated catch phrases, take a look. >> oh my god! >> >> a lot of you certainly remember janice's infectious laugh. she said those three famous words. >> oh my god. the laugh happened organically in the first rehearsal because i needed to find a way to laugh because matthew perry is so funny and working with him i knew right away, i thought this

what am i going to do. >> for more "pop start" stories head to "today's" facebook page. >> thank you. let's send it over to matt. >> i appreciate it, savannah. thanks. muhammad ali is perhaps the world's most recognized sports figure. the greatest died in june. his ideals in and out of the ring a standard to live by. his wife, lonnie, is carrying on his message called "ali asking people to dedicate 75 hours of volunteer service to commemorate what would have been ali's 75th birthday next january. how are you doing? >> hanging in here. >> each day -- >> living each day with purpose. >> i thought about muhammad a lot in rio. we were there for the olympics. the olympics meant so much to him and he meant so much to the olympic movement. >> correct. he did. that's where he got his start on the world stage. he took advantage of it every

village in rome. >> we talked a number of times over the years about the power of muhammad ali. i was wondering as i sat at his memorial service about the stories and impact he had on other lives. >> we planned for this for the last five or six years. i kept thinking it was muhammad's wish that it be in an auditorium. i okay. so we did it. i really thought maybe it would be about 1,000 people. there was no way was i prepared for the outpouring that we had. >> when i saw the hearse going through the streets of louisville and people running out of the street to put their hand on the car to feel some connection to muhammad, i thought it was one of the most moving things i of ever seen. >> it was. i was a couple cars behind. even i was stunned. i was stunned at how many people

over the world to be part of this. >> muhammad's message was bring people together. and we lived in a time right now in this country and around the world when there's so much division. i wonder if the last years of his life was he disappointed and distressed by that? >> he was pretty distressed especially some of the things that were going on in the world because he thought that we had sort of crossed the line, crd muhammad was a man of eternal optimism. he always believed in the power of humanity. that's what he touched in most people. >> i remember you sent me a message after some of the anti-muslim rhetoric that started to go around in the wake of some isis inspired attacks. and it was profound and it was moving. and it was powerful. i missed his voice. i wish so much that he could have spoken the words he wrote.

all of us. when i say ali in all of us, it's humanity in all of us. that's what he touched. regardless, he could always see it. this was something i thought about for his birthday prior to his passing. the ali 75 because 75 hours of service to others because he had a saying service to others is rent we pay for our room on earth. he lived that every day of his life. that's the path he pursued. >> it's easy f >> over the course of the year. it's very simple. it's as simple as taking your neighbor to the grocery who can't drive or who is infirm or a 5k run. >> i love the sense of self. he said i want my death when it occurs to be a teachable moment. >> absolutely.

with purpose to the end. i think you were there. you witnessed it. it absolutely was a teachable moment. there was so many people across the world of all faiths and all races that witnessed muhammad's memorial service. >> we spoke a lot about what his legacy will be. i think that's yet to be determined. i'm really confident that it is in his legacy is in great hands with you. >> i hope so. >> i know he would be so proud. i hope he is up there looking and giving me the guidance that i need to do this. >> we know he is. it's great to see you. >> great to see you, too, matt. thank you for having me. >> a pleasure. you can find out more about ali 75 on our website, today.com. tamron? >> it's wonderful. thank you. usher plays sugar ray leonard in his new movie.

trained in this film. we'll talk more with usher after

we're back at this 8:30 on tuesday morning and meg is about to explode if we don't let her shot at finding the gold ball. >> that's the only thing you have to do. somewhere in this pit is a gold ball. if you find it, you will win $25,000. >> i don't know what's worse. if you find it or you don't. >> 30 seconds. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> good luck.

ball. if she finds it, watch out, she's throwing things, she gets $25,000. >> meg is on fire. she's looking through every ball looking for that elusive gold ball. >> ten seconds, meg. >> you have it. five seconds. come on. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> come on be careful. that was a great effort. what was the strategy there? >> don't stop. >> you lived up to that. we have a lovely consolation prize. rio swag for you. we'll play again tomorrow. come to the plaza outfitted like meg. wear your olympic best. make that olympic spirit shine and we could pick you and you could look for the gold ball for $25,000.

purpose has a job to do training to become a service dog for a veteran. what he doesn't have is a name. will it be sarge, charlie or ace. we'll reveal what you picked in just a moment. >> usher is known for his great dance moves but he's showing off his boxing skills. he trained for years for this ro. >> for our new series, each of us teaming up with a company to come up with our own original product. part of the proceeds will go to a very good cause, helping kids. >> monday we revealed the roker burger. i worked on with the folks at shake shack. i decided to head over to the original at madison square park to see how my burger was doing. they put me to work. the roker burger is on sale at

because a dollar of every burger goes to no kid hungry. i'm going into that shake shack. i'm selling some burgers. surprising some people. hey. >> what's up, al. >> chris, how are you? >> al is here, guys. >> hey, everybody. how are those roker burgers going? all right. did i hear you say roker burger? >> don't you want to try a roker >> all right. now we're talking. >> roker burger. want to get a roker burger? yes. all right. yes. >> thank you. >> i love you. >> but you're married. >> sort of. >> i don't know about you, but i think it's time for a little

>> that's right. #rokerburger. >> pretty good. >> you have until friday to get your roker burger at shake shacks all around the country. we want you to share your photos on social media using #rokerburger. >> you had one here. >> five ps >> all right. and now from food to your other passion, the weather. >> i'm distracted. they know where the ball is and they can't find it. >> not in 30 seconds they can't. >> let's show you what we've got going on right now. for "today," a cool start. it's lovely here in the northeast around the great lakes we do have a slight risk of strong storms up through the upper mississippi river valley. southwest some gully washers possible. gorgeous day in the pacific northwest.

portland, oregon, 92 degrees. warm and dry along the eastern seaboard. >> and that is your latest weather. >> up next, time to reveal our puppy's name but first this is

>> announcer: "today's" puppy with a purpose is created with our sponsor, petsmart. >> we're back now. second day with our new new puppy with a purpose. he left his first paw prints on monday and he's being raised by america's vet dog to become a service dog for a military veteran. >> time to give him a name. we asked you to vote at home. here sarge, charlie or ace. we got 22,000 votes. we have a winner. is that drum roll around? okay. the puppy's name is charlie. >> all right. >> the name inspired by the

bravo, charlie. >> let's go see your new home. this is where you'll spend your mornings in this beautiful pen. there you go. >> tell us about the digs here. >> it's personalized with charlie's name. there it is. it's all yours. a big thank you to our great friends at petsmart for the bedding, toys, bowls, all of this to make charlie's h special. you have the best seat in the house in the orange room here. by the way, you are trending of course. here's his official page. already 210,000 followers. that better include all of us. so that's just some of the stuff that we've got going on for him and instagram page and twitter and just follow all of the antics of our beautiful boy, charlie. >> adorable. >> we all conked out yesterday.

all right. make yourself at home. >> very comfortable. >> now he's got a name. what about a uniform? let's bring in his puppy raiser, olivia. talk to us about the vest. >> so when a service dog is working, they typically wear some piece of equipment. it's not required by law to wear it but most service dogs do wear a vest or a harness of some sort. whenever you see one of these out in public, it means the dog isng and to always talk to the handler of the dog. sometimes it's an appropriate time to interact with the dog and sometimes it will not because typically the dog is doing a very important job that involves safety so always ask permission before you interact with the dog and this is our little boy vest to start off on his big job. >> very cool. how many hours a day will he be actually working? >> when he's a puppy, everything

work. he'll have this vest on when we are on a training exercise. only five minutes at a time. their attention span is very short and we'll do several sessions throughout the day. >> vest on means working. rest of the time just be a puppy. >> that's right. >> we have one more thing. a lot of people at home are probably thinking about the very special service dog that we all grew to love. wrangler. check this out. a note from wrangler. he wrote that himself. he has great penmanship. we'll fill you in on wrangler and what he's up to tomorrow on "today." >> here, charlie. >> coming up, what is it like to step into the acting ring with none other than robert de centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sports, and more --

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8:43. we're back with grammy winning artist usher. a big role in "hands of stone" playing sugar ray leonard who had a fierce rivalry with roberto durant. >> i don't like you. >> i think durant is a loveable guy. i want my son to be just like him. >> i think he's intelligent fighter. we are in for a serious fight. >> usher raymond welcome. is the definition of a nanosecond the time between someone offers you this role and you say yes? >> i didn't want to accept it without permission of sugar ray leonard so i reached out to him. american icon. olympic medalist and world decorated and celebrated man. >> you get to play sugar ray

what's that like? you have done acting before. >> i have but never quite like this. i didn't have as many scenes with de niro. i had scenes with edgar. it was amazing. >> can we describe why they came to you with this. this is interesting. we think of boxing and brute force of it. they were attracted to you because -- >> of my movement and also there was similarities in the way that we looked other than just black. it was definitely the ability to choreograph and understand movement the way i did. a very aggressive role. there was tension and intimidation that went into every fight and exchanges. outside of the ring time, acting time was a bit intense. >> i was a huge fan of his in his prime and to watch his footwork and to watch the way he

kind of what you do on stage just in a different kind of venue. >> i pretty much know what i'm going to do before i hit the stage and sugar ray did as well. >> what about the actual physicality. did you have to be buff up a lot? >> i had to lose weight. i changed my eating habits. i worked out three times a day sometimes. had a trainer in atlanta. i worked at a gym here in brooklyn. and philly. i really didn't prepare was an acting role. i prepared like i was a boxer. >> you're too young to remember this -- >> i was alive, but i didn't see the actual fight. it's gone down in history. there was great deal of conflict between the two of them and a great deal of intimidation went into the first and second fight both ways. >> so many great fighters of the time. it was in my opinion other than

of boxing. >> that weight class was a serious one. an amazing story for latin america and latinos all over to show their support. it's an amazing story for latinos. >> when you went to sugar ray leonard and talked to him, was there one thing you were looking for to get the character? >> i wanted intimate details about things i read in his book, he trained me and worked with me. i wanted to make sure i represented the right way. i feel like this is something for latinos. if there's ever been a notion that maybe there's negativity around latinos in america, some people have negative things to say. won't say names. this is an amazing film that in many ways represents the pride of latinos and i'm really happy that sugar ray leonard was able

>> just so people don't panic even though you're a thesbian now, you do have music coming out. >> we have a stage out there for you. >> can i take the lab? >> no. from the violinist who is taking youtube by storm.

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> electric violinist lindsey stirling is anything but ordinary. classical sign of violin with music. a huge following with more than a billion views on her youtube channel. her new album "brave enough" was just released debuting at number one itunes chart. thanks for having here. >> thanks for having me. >> this is your second album? >> it's my third. i look really good for third album. >> you wear it well. this one is very personal, isn't it? >> it is. it's about learning to be vulnerable and having the

>> is there a song that's your favorite off the new album? >> i like them all for different reasons. they're my children. the one we're playing today "something wild." >> take it away, guys. ?? ? you had your maps drawn ? ? you had other plans ? ? to hang your hopes on ? ? every road they let you down felt so wrong

? the way you see the world ? ? it got you this far ? ? you might have some bruises and a few of scars ? ? but you know you're going to be okay ? ? even though you're scared, you're stronger than you know ? ? if you're lout out there where the lights are blinding ? ? caught in all the stars are hading ? ? that's when something wild calls you home ? ? if you fates the fear that keeps you frozen ? that's when something wild calls you home ? ?? ? sometimes the past can make

? you don't have to worry ? ? reach for my hand ? ? and i know you're going to be okay ? ? you're going to be okay ? ? and even if you're scared, you're stronger than you know ? ? if you're lost out there where the lights are blinding ? ? caught in all the stars are hiding ? ? that's when something wild calls you home ? ? if you face the fear that keeps you frozen chase the sky into the ocean ? ? that's calls you home ?

? calls you home ? ? calls you home ? ? calls you home ? ? if you're lost out where the lights are blinding caught in all the stars are hiding ? ? that's when something wild calls you home ? ? if you're lout out where the lights are ? caught in all the stars are hiding ? ? that's when something wild calls you home ? ? if you face the fear that keeps you frozen chase the sky into the ocean ? ? that's when something wild calls you home ?

. >> lindsey stirling. thank you so much. "brave enough" is out now. you can catch more with lindsey later this morning with kathie lee and hoda. i'm impressed. violin.

>> announcer: this morning on "today's take," oscar winner robert de niro pulling no punches about his new role and eat while you workout pushups. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, august 23rd, 2016. i'm billy bush along with al and tam ron and i feel like the new kid sitting at the desk here with returning kids.

>> what was the favorite thing when you were going back to school? what's the favorite thing you got that you cherished. >> lunch box. >> new pair of socks. new underwear. i like that. i burn them out during the summer. i was an active kid all summer long. when i got the new gear, that's what i like. >> you burned through underwear. wow. what were they feeding you. >> i did get new stuff. i liked that. >> i liked the crayola crayons with the built-in sharpener. that was the best. it had the one that said flesh. i was thinking whose? >> my kids are still here. next week they go to school. i'm ready for them to go. it is time to get out of the house. we have cabin fever going on. let's go.

them from 9:00 to 3:00. that's what i think. >> let's walk that back. did you realize -- >> your child is right there waving. >> except you. you stay with me. >> look at that smile. >> opening up for the voting for dad of the year. >> there it is. i've been looking at my phone every three seconds because my nieces are headed back to school today. last night i gave talk. they're like my children. >> what do you tell a 7 and 10 year old for a pep talk? >> don't embarrass us. >> what's going on? >> you might remember we went to universal and hung out and we did our disney. we did everything mostly they really loved universal not just because it's parent company that owns the park. they got to jump the line. >> and got in for free. >> they're going to school right

social media. >> look at how big that one backpack is. >> look how big the backpack is. >> it's huge. she could have another kid in there. she is carrying another kid in there. >> and then as the morning progressed, we have other pictures. they're all smiles. in front of the teacher sign. and they don't have it loaded yet. within five minutes they both look like they're ready out of alcatraz. miserable expressions. >> reality sets in. >> i said, okay, make this great day. own it. i gave them the big pep talk like we're about to win an olympic trial. ice cream at the end. laila says what about a puppy. connection is going bad. >> we got a puppy, why can't she get a puppy? >> because i'm the aunt.

here we are in new york. i think of my oldest child was -- let's see, she was 6 years old when 9/11 happened. my oldest child, my youngest one who we saw a second ago doesn't remember 9/11 of course. so i said we got to go down there. we went down to ground zero with my kids. spent the afternoon. looked at the memorial pools and survivors tree and i told them about the day and we talked about it and just i figured that we need to see in newor probably never. >> you'll do it. >> it took me ten years to get to that one. >> and that time you get rid of them and let someone else watch them and it will be fine. >> it is interesting -- >> i'm not ready for that quite yet. >> how long you live somewhere before seeing the -- i didn't see the statue of liberty until i lived here ten years. i lived across from 9/11 and

statue and liberty and could see it from my window. >> it never gets tiring to see that. no matter how good the video or photograph is, until you stand in front of that statue of liberty, it takes your breath away. >> empire state building. >> there's a lot of stuff. the transit museum in brooklyn. my dad worked for transit authority so i put that in there. >> you have a tour guide. >> what did you d unbelievable suit. >> i love laying my clothes out the night before. deborah is out of town. the kids and i -- there's this indian restaurant that is a block and a half away from us. we've seen it since we've lived in our neighborhood. we said let's go in. turns out it's been there over 40 years. in fact, it's like one of these original new york -- >> like statue of liberty.

>> it's so old this is some of the food. i had the shrimp. nick had the lamb kabobs. >> look at nick giving two thumbs up. >> i can't show leila because i didn't get approval of the picture that i took. i have a 17-year-old daughter. >> are you at that stage? >> she's the photo editor. i'm on my way to the restroom and there is a pay phone on wall. it says new york telephone. >> is it operating? >> it operates. it works. >> they're all over rio. phone booths everywhere. >> i literally was describing it and nick, who is 14, said what's a pay phone? and so i walked him back to show him what the pay phone was. >> how much does it cost? >> it's still a quarter. >> is it really? >> i think so. >> that's impossible. >> he doesn't know.

it said 5, 10, 25 on the coin slot. >> i need to know how much. with inflation. come on. >> i don't know. >> there's still a couple around new york. my wife saw one. they're still here. >> that video we saw of you on this thing, what's that? >> that's called fly boarding. you'll see it in a little while. the theme here is the new guy is this is the most relentless punishment i've ever undergone. >> what is the point? >> i think the point is to look like that. >> i am in some boots right there. and the cable is -- whatever that thing is, the tube is connected to a jet ski and they jam the throttle and the water comes out and up goes me.

balance? >> you know what it is? you know the standup you lean forward -- >> hoverboard? >> yeah. all the rage at christmas. it's that in the air. >> what did you tell me on the commercial break before we started the show? >> that i got hit multiple times all over the place. you'll see it coming up. >> when you were in rio, you took a pretty good hit by a surfboard. you had a good stick sticking me in the water. >> we have a wonder team of producers who are kind to their parents, children, but to us, we got an e-mail -- this is a true story. a couple weeks ago, what are your fears. name the things that frightens you most. we are going to expose you.

how's rio. what are your fears. ladies and gentlemen, what do you think that e-mail will result in? >> absolutely. >> good times. >> i answered that and now i'm doing a shoot dangling from 30 rock with my ankles. >> i'm afraid of adult cats. >> adult cats? >> we're taking you to the broadway show. >> senior citizen cats forget about it. >> if you get aarp and you're a cat, i don't want any part of >> here's one guy we're not done with. ryan lochte, new fallout from ryan lochte's rio trip. which sponsors are dropping ryan. one of them is skin care. >> hair removal specifically. >> hair removal specifically. >> what does that a box is where you keep things safe. which might be some people's goal. but not mine. when you dare to move forward... so much is possible. and what helps me do it?

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>> actually, i think that's good advice. not a bad idea. it's a good idea. >> well played. right now it's all about her health. the donald has managed to get off the topic of foreign policy or anything else and get back to where the donald operates very strongly and that's in the area of personal fights. >> that's his wish. that's not happening. >> by the way, the e-mail thing is right in front of him. why is he trying to get off the health and whether or not she's fit enough or not to be president. >> that's why they may give money to senators and congressmen and they're not ready to completely give -- he's got his own controversy today. it's now reported that he was paying the rent for trump towers campaign office based in the tower when the campaign took over he raised the rent. so the rent was, like, $30,000

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we're joined by natalie azar. this is a cup of yogurt. how much added sugar can be in that? >> a limit of the new recommendation. the american heart association says no more than six teaspoons of added sugar a day. >> are you surprised by that? >> i'm not. >> if you look at it -- >> now here we go. it sous over a day. let's look at this. a cup of yogurt. my child will get calcium and protein. 5.4 teaspoons. >> that's in there. you would be done for the day. >> look at the pudding. what you guys said was coloring at first. that should be a little bit of an alarm right away. >> what are you looking for on the label?

part of this movement is to actually make the labeling more easily decipherable so you know what it means. one quick conversion is one teaspoon is five grams. you can convert that back. everyone has a smartphone you can do on there. a cup of chocolate pudding. 6.8. i hope my daughter is watching right now. that's 30 grams of sugar. >> this is an afternoon snack. >> or as stick it in for a lunch and you have the child take that to school. >> you might as well hand your kids this right here. and have them lick that up. >> that's why we do it that way. you would just die if your child did that. >> this is a big surprise. >> we'll have to make so many modifications in my house starting tonight. tomato sauce two teaspoons per serving. we use this.

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it's become so popular thrill seekers flock to the international competition. celebs like bieber, drake, dicaprio, all are strapping on the boots. today it's my turn. my fate in the hand of this guy, jimmy j., owner and operator of fly board l.i. and definite adrenaline junky. >> come on. don't be scared. >> look at the tats. look at the buffness. i'm just a city boy, man. why do you do it? >> everyone wants to fly, right? it's simple. just standing up. that's all you got to do. >> simple. just getting the microphone on was a challenge. i think i just pulled a muscle doing that. things got off to a rocky start. >> stand up and thumbs up when you're ready to go. >> okay.

worse. i think roker should be doing this. come on. hit this thing. do i suck. come on, bush. be a man. oh god, you have to wear a cup for this thing. but i was determined. in a whole lot of pain but still determined. hit me, jimmy. finally i started to catch some air. oh my god. oh yeah. and after those very few glorious moments shooting out of

air, i was very ready to get my feet back on solid ground. where's the neosporin. i can't even put my arms down. oh, i'm so agonized. that is without question the hardest thing i have ever done. jimmy, i never want to see you again. >> are you kidding me? your back was red. >> i got to tell you, some things don't work out. i thought for sure i'll get this for a little while. it didn't work out. i don't recommend it. it's a terrible idea. unless you want to see jimmy j. he's a sweet guy. huge thanks to jimmy. fly board l.i. if you'll give it a shot. roker, you'll be better at this than me. i promise. >> what did you do wrong? do you need core? >> wrong? no! >> there were people who did it. he didn't do it. >> they are called professional stunt people. >> they do it over and over

second. he was up for a few seconds. >> i was up for three seconds. >> exactly. >> what's the trick? if we were to go, like, core, like -- >> just stick with it. you got a little stick-to-itiveness as my dad would say, you'll be able to pull it off. >> we won't be doing it. >> up next the original raging bull, robert de niro gets back in the ring for his new movie, this is a good one i've watched it twice i thought it was so good "hands of stone" we sit

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>> you got to fight him. you got to. you have to fight. >> fight! you have to fight! >> robert de niro, edgar ramirez, good morning. you have to fight. who was the stronger one in the corner? >> the question always in my head i think, which is the strongest one of that moment. >> that's an important pivotal and important scene in his life. it's debated whether he said i don't want to fight anymore. you put truth to light in that one scene alone and it is captured in the film. >> apparently i haven't asked roberto directly but apparently he said he didn't say that. the referee interpreted that he

fight anymore. i'm not strong enough to do this. i know where this is headed. this is the rematch fight, not the one he won in 1980 but the rematch that sugar engaged in november of that year. so will we ever know? >> he claims that he didn't say it. i'm not going to keep doing this or something like this. it was interpreted that he said it and said it on the microphone and became a mythological phrase of that night. >> he was a national hero and watching this along the same time watching the olympics you see the national pride. on a different level with a boxer because it's just that guy in the ring. his impact on the country even at his lowest moment, how did you process that?

him. i don't want to reveal too much. i also want people to discover by themselves when they see the film, he was fighting for more than just pride. he was fighting for his country and also fighting his feelings of being abandoned by america. his father was a marine stationed in panama who got his mother pregnant and left. a lot of things. there are a lot ofye fight that night. >> what is your role is supporting roberto, the fighter, as his wife. he's still married to her today 40 years later. >> the nature of that relationship -- >> crazy about each other. it's a beautiful relationship. you think that he was born in middle class family and her father always wanted her to

and they met when they were 14. >> if it wasn't for her, he would be lost for sure. it's a very endearing story. >> he would be loss without this love story between a trainer and his boxer. combing his hair before he goes out. that's strategy. >> that was one of the things that ray did. it it and psychology was to say he looks good. >> i'll comb billy's hair. >> i'm bleeding and you have a perfect part. what's going on? >> speaking of hair, how great does de niro's hair look. >> i enjoyed the film. check it out. >> "hands of stone" hits theaters friday. >> someone else that has beautiful hair, you just don't

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>> do you want to know how fit you really are? i don't. we're about to show you a set of exercises you can do right now that will test your strength and endurance. billy and tamron are up for the challenge. you can tell by the fact billy has his hands on his hips. dr. natalie azar is back to put them to the test. these are exercises anyone can do at home.

demonstrate how easily you can work out at home but number two, to see if you can do these simple exercises. are you doing them correctly? if not, figure out how to do it. first one i'm going to do, i demonstrated this an hour ago. it's called the popcorn pushup. plank position. hands under your shoulders. you go down. grab a piece of popcorn with your mouth. the whole point of that is when you do a real pushup, you have to as you know i'm not a fan of working out. >> do you want to do it on your knees? >> i'll do it the regular way. my point is for people at home you don't have to be buff and working out. >> start out being able to do ten pushups without practicing. >> okay. >> i spit on you. >> popcorn flying there. >> let's do this. all right. in a plank first. excellent. you'll go all of the way down and try to grab a piece of

beautiful, tamron. we have to go to the next one. >> that's it? >> straighten it up. one more. >> how many you got, billy bush? >> one more. >> this is your moment. >> i can't do it. >> next one is simple. it's more difficult than it looks. it's goes. it means falls as you get older. >> you didn't fall. you fell on purpose. you know you can do this. >> awesome. wonderful. all kinds of activities for balance you want to do. billy is having trouble. >> i think the key is you have to go back. you can't just think about it. you have to go. maybe that's better. >> he's showing off.

amazing. i didn't realize this. blowing up a balloon is definitely a measure of your lung capacity. that means how deeply you can take a deep breath in and how well you get oxygen into your muscles which helps in an aerobic workout. don't stretch it. that's cheating. blow up balloons every day like 10 to 15 times and increases lung capacity like aerobic exercise does. you can blow it up. let blow it up. >> so birthday clowns probably have -- >> blow it up. guess what? if you get dizzy or light-headed doing this a number of times means that your aerobic capacity is not that high. >> you can do multiple. you're showing off. >> it's going to pop.

side or this way to the side. the point is can you get your hip above your waist. >> that's pretty impressive. >> thank you. >> very nice. very nice. very nice. >> i should have done that pie. >> let's get back to it. >> the thing is that you actually really want to maintain hip flexibility as you get older. >> show us the right way. front particular you do and then side kick is that way. >> being able to touch your toes on the floor? >> that's a huge one. do it without bending your knees. >> wait. he's there. >> all right! >> excellent. >> it's all about strength and flexibility as we get older. it's so important. posture and low back pain is all connected.

things, get to a gym. >> you get prize of the day for keeping focus in the midst of all of this. thank you. we'll be back in a moment.

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