good morning. breaking overnight. under arrest. one man behind bars charged with capital murder in the death of two nuns. a crime that rocked the small town of mississippi and the nation. this morning, how capture the alleged killer. flooding fears. all eyes on florida as a tropical system in the caribbean is closer to landfall. major concerns it will dump up to 10 inches of rain. the middle of the country slammed by flash flooding forcing drivers to flee for their lives. governor under fire. maine's top official facing

vile voicemail on a state lawmakers phone. >> i want you to prove i'm a racist. you little son of a [ bleep ]. >> the governor apologizing saying he wishes he could have a duel. and saved by the sand. two sailors stranded on the tiny south pacific island for a week are spotted after writing sos on the beach. rescuers searching some 17,000 miles. now they are all safe. today, august 27th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on saturday. i'm sheinelle jones alongside craig melvin and stephanie ruhle and dave price here from wnbc. he is here for dylan. >> good morning.

>> it is perfect. let's get to the top story. the breaking news overnight. police in mississippi say they arrested a man accused of killing two nuns in their home. nbc's janet shambian is in mississippi this morning. >> reporter: good morning. he is a 46-year-old man from the nearby town of durant. he is charged with two count capital murder. rodney sanders was a suspect, but now they have enough to charge him. police say they have their man. 46-year-old rodney earl sanders of kosciusko, mississippi. charged with killing two nuns in durant this week. >> devastating. >> reporter: they were well known by their first names.

in one of the poorest counties, they settled with a wish. to serve. >> we make a difference in people's lives. we never know what that differs is. >> reporter: for many of little means, the nuns, both 68, were the only health care providers people have known. serving as doctors and nurses and friends. for years, they have given tirelessly. ultimate lives. >> a double homicide. this is the worst thing to happen to us since katrina. >> reporter: the women were found stabbed in their home. a back door ajar. their missing car discovered a mile away. >> their deaths are a shock to us. we are deeply grieved. >> reporter: police say sanders was a person of interest early on and after an interview

it won't bring back two treasured members of a community. >> they were the most beautiful women that ever drawn breath into their bodies. they were totally giving of themselves to everyone. >> reporter: authorities have not said how sanders was implicated or has a personal connection to the nuns. he is described as a drifter in the area. meanwhile services for the two sisters set for next week. sheinelle, back to you. >> a tropical storm brewing in the caribbean is close to landfall. that could cause problems for folks along the gulf coast in florida. dave price is here and tracking the storm. what are we seeing? >> let's walk to the weather wall and take a look. this is a busy time. typically august is really the high point in the atlantic hurricane season. as you can see, it is living true to form. these four areas are what we are most concerned about.

islands. this is the tropical wave we are watching. in the next five days, a 40% chance this will again strengthen into a tropical storm. we will keep an eye on this one right now. let's look at the things that are going to contribute to the strengthening or weakening. the warm water in the gulf at 90 degrees. that's fuel to the fire. there are also winds which are shearing this introducing dry air and that may weaken it. chance this continues to strengthen. two models, one the american model which takes it into the gulf state, and the euro, takes it into the southeastern of florida. no matter what happens, we will see heavy rains roll over the peninsula of florida right now. locally upwards of 5 or more inches over the next several days. it will be a wet weekend. let's see what we are expecting over the next several days.

will see wet weather stretching from florida straight through to texas over the next 48 hours or so. again, a 40% chance this really develops into something stronger over the next four or five days. >> lots of rain in store for the people in the sunshine state. we will get to the full forecast in a bit. this storm could be bad news for the residents of florida among growing fears against the battle of zika virus we have gabe gutierrez in florida with more on that. good morning, gabe. >> reporter: stephanie, good morning. any tropical storm could blow any mosquitoes out of the sky and could leave behind standing water. with more than 40 cases of home grown zika in florida so far, that is something health officials do not want to see. this morning, florida is bracing for a one-two punch mounting

standing water. >> reporter: that could lead to more mosquitoes. officials are urging people to watch containers. >> look at your property. drain it. >> reporter: there are more than 40 home grown cases of zika in four florida counties, but the vast majority have been contracted outside the country. a her daughter was born without microcephaly, the birth defect characterized by a small head. her mother says she is terrified about what the future might bring. a study out this week in the journal of radiology suggests that babies born without obvious zika symptoms can have issues later and the impact prompted the fda on friday to announce

for zika. sonya knight is eight months pregnant. she took a zika test. has hurricane season ramps up. she is worried. >> you are concerned about how your baby is developing and this thing you have no control over in a place like florida. >> reporter: florida's governor urging congress to approve more federal funds to fight zika. no matter how much rai particular system brings to the sunshine state, experts warn that an active hurricane season could divert resources from fighting the virus. stephanie. >> gabe gutierrez, thanks. to politics now. our exclusive interview with the doctor who said donald trump would be the healthiest president ever. kaci hunt is here with more on that and how he is preparing for the big speech on immigration. >> good morning.

donald trump and hillary clinton trading accusations of bigotry. there is another round of rumors of hillary clinton's medical condition. this morning, revelations about donald trump's bill of health. >> reporter: everything americans know about donald trump's health was written in five minutes. >> five minutes to sit at this desk and write the letter. >> reporter: this is the letter from harold borenstein. the nominee, his doctor wrote, the healthiest individual ever elected. now telling nbc news. >> i try to get four or five lines done as fast as possible. >> reporter: it is the latest twist in the presidential campaign that many voters think stink. trump spent the week pivoting back and forth on immigration. >> a softening.

legalization unless they leave the country. >> reporter: hillary clinton shrugged off questions of the foundation has a conflict of interest. >> my secretary of state was not influencesed. >> reporter: changing the subject to race and bigotry. putting money behind the tv ad. >> i had a great relationship with the blacks. >> what the hell do you have to lose? >> reporter: trump firing back in the interview on fox news. >> it gets worse and worse. all she wants to do is get the hispanics. >> reporter: in nevada on friday, again trying to reach out to hispanics. >> doing very, very well with latinos. >> reporter: the question now whether donald trump can win over new voters and not alienate the conservatives. >> donald trump is expected to visit the state as the campaign works on the upcoming immigration speech. hillary clinton in new york where she is expected to receive

fund-raisers. >> let's talk about the calls for bigotry and racism. this comes at a time when their favorable ratings are at an all-time high. are these reaching people in the middle? >> the challenge is they could turn off so many voters that each one would have a different set of problems. donald trump really needs his core base, white, working class voters to come outn potentially we have not seen before. he needs to make sure they get out and vote. hillary clinton needs to make sure they are not complacent and she is s so far ahead they don' need to vote. she needs the swing voters and african-american voters and hispanics to come out in record numbers. this could turn everyone off. >> what she said in reno and the exclusive yesterday, it seems as if the clinton folks are going

racist. they are not using the same brush for the entire gop. what are your campaign sources telling you about the strategy? >> craig, she is separating out republicans, conservatives and saying it is not the same as the bigoted rhetoric from the donald trump campaign. the difference is normalize and say you voted republican all your life. you cannot go to your neighbors and say i voted for a democrat. hillary clinton's campaign wants people to say i republican, but i will vote republican in the future, but this year i'm voting for hillary clinton. donald trump is not the same as the republican party.

[ bleep ]. >> reporter: democratic leaders in maine calling for his resignation after a week of controversial governor of the state of maine right now. >> it all started wednesday when lepage made racially charged comments about the state's drug offenders. >> the 90 plus percent of those pictures in my book, it's a three-ring binder are black and hispanic people. >> prompting this response from democratic representative drew gattine. >> these kinds of raeshlly charged comments from the governor don't do anything to try to solve this problem. >> reporter: so lepage left him

racist. you little son of a [ bleep ]. socialist [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it didn't stop there. when asked about that voicemail thursday afternoon lepage told a local reporter -- >> i wish it was 1825 and we'd have a duel. that's how angry i am. i'd point it right between his eyes. >> reporter: but it's the governor who came under fire, prompting a friday apology, sort of. >> i would like to apologize to the state of t i do not apologize to mr. gattine for what i said. everything i said it less insulting to me than being called a racist. >> gattine responded. >> i think his comments were racially charged. i didn't call him a racist. >> you don't like me and i don't like you. >> reporter: outspoken politician and strong trump supporters -- >> many people say we're a lot alike. >> reporter: lepage has said some eyebrow-raising things in

smoothy, shifty, they come up here, sell their heroin and go back home. incidentally they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave. >> reporter: as his critics mount, lepage shows no signs of backing down. >> all right, guys, the reaction to lepage's latest remarks have been strong. here's just a couple we found on twitter. look at this one, governor lepage is the reason we need background checks. unstable racists with anger management problems shouldn't have g thought i couldn't love this man even more. go lepage. guysmore. go lepage. this is the latest in a week of controversial remarks. >> not the last. morgan, thank you. heading overseas where overnight the death toll rose again in italy. mourners this morning are remembering the victims and searchers are hoping they can find someone alive.

>> reporter: it has been 80 hours since the earthquake hit. finding survivors are not easy. rescuers are not giving up and paying respects to the dead. in italy this morning, grief and farewells. a day of national mourning. the search goes on nearly gone. reality sinking in for those who made it out alive. >> it is incredible the town has been around for centuries. turned to rubble in an instant. now the sea of tents is the only thing they have to call home. >> reporter: little sophia was born three weeks before the quake. she won't remember the horror. her father will not forget.

walls crumbled. >> your family survived despite everything. was it luck? i was fortunate, he says. so many others died. >> reporter: danielle's children made it out alive. her parents did not. we lost everything, she says. it's all gone. even here among the darkness, light and life as the nation mourns its dead. a lot of soul searching today as people come to grips with the full scale of the disaster and finger pointing. italy has done an excellent job of rescuing people after earthquakes, but protecting buildings ahead of time, that is a different matter. sheinelle. >> thank you. back here at home, it was a night of heavy rain and floods for people in the midwest. indianapolis.

sweep it away. a flash flood emergency in kansas city, missouri covered cars there. search crews were dispatched throughout the night to rescue stranded motorists and stranded pedestrians as well. dave murphy -- excuse me. dave price is back with the full forecast in a moment. a tragic story. tragedy for nba star dwyane wade. his 32 death while she was pushing her baby in the stroller in chicago. she was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire with three men. wade spoke out this week about chicago's gun violence and took to twitter after the death to mourn the fact that her four children now don't have a mother. and the national park hit by tragedy. a 20-year-old concession worker

the incident occurred at 3:15 in the morning when she was with coworkers who saw her fall and called 911. there was a rescue at sea for two stranded boaters. check this out. stuck on the deserted pacific island for more than a week. writing sos in the sand. hoping it would catch the attention of searchers and it worked. ship saw the signal on friday. a coast g up. in a week-long ordeal. >> extraordinary. dave is back with a check on the report of the country's forecast. hey, dave. guys, it will be a little sloppy in the midwest. let's walk over and take a look at this together. kansas city overnight. 4 to 6 inches of rain. just deluge of shower activity. look at this as it begins to slowly advance to the midwest.

i would not be surprised if there are airport delays today if you head through those hubs. as far as the rest of the national map. it will be a really nice weekend in the northeast. especially along the i-95 corridor. plenty of sunshine. humidity beginning to decrease after a rough week. the stationary front is going to keep the rain kind of slowly meandering across the midwest. meanwhile, in florida, as we spoke of a couple means ago, heavy 5 inches of rain. monsoonal conditions for this time of year in the southwest. a mild day in the pacific northwest. finally we see temperatures begin to work their way down after record setters over the last several days. that's a quick look at the national maps.

showers and thunderstorms around southern nevada and today forecast calls for scattered showers and storms and some showers. it will be humid but not nearly as hot with afternoon highs only in the low 90s. we go upper 90s on sunday and dry out and then just hot one for the first day of school on monday with afternoon highs near 104 that's a look at the good to have you. >> you can call me murphy. >> murphy. price. >> we'll talk about this cutie. still to come, a look back at the most talked about stories and this brave boy who melted our hearts from the instant we met him. plus, president obama putting a pair of virtual reality google on and the internet goes wild. it was awesome.

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>> anchor: making headlines nhp trooper survived a close call in deadly gun fight thanks to badge he wears on chest. bolder highway near desert inn and when trooper pulled over a car. suspect then took off followed the suspect was killed and bullet hit the tttttttrroopt wherere he wears the medal badg. news three weather center. lingering showers and thunderstorms around this morning and evidence this afternoon on and off and humid but not nearly as hot as

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we are back this saturday morning on this 27th day of august, 2016. it is expected to be another scorcher here in new york cy. to say hi. for now, here is a look at the headlines. one man under arrest and facing capital murder charges in connection with the killing of two nuns in mississippi. rodney earl sanders is accused of killing the two nuns in their home on thursday. in a statement overnight, police say sanders ways person of interest early on in the investigation.

system down south. it is feared that the storm could make the zika situation in the state worse. residents are told to keep containers on the property covered and drain to avoid the build up of mosquitoes. and hillary clinton is in new york where she is expected to receive an intelligence briefing today. after that, she is heading to the hamptons. meantime, donald trump is in iowa for a fund-raiser and appearance at the state fair. now to a recap of the week >> ryan lochte is in more hot water after the gas station rhetoric. and it gets turned up between hillary clinton and donald trump. and the little boy makes us smile. those are some of the stories in "the download." >> gold medal winning swimmer still in hot water for falsely claiming he was robbed. speaking exclusively to matt. >> that's why i'm taking full

story and if i never had done that, we would not be in this mess. >> the brazilian police charging lochte with filing a false police report. >> the ripple effect is costing him millions. four sponsors dumping the swimmer after a drunken night out where he first claimed he was robbed at gun point. in the race for the white house, donald trump getting personal in his attacks. >> hillary clinton is a bigot who sees people of votes. >> while also taking aim at her ties to the clinton foundation. >> it is impossible to figure out where the clinton foundation ends and the state department begins. >> for her part, clinton accusing trump of a campaign based on prejudice and paranoia. >> he promoted the racist lie that president obama is not really an american citizen.

a massive earthquake to italy. >> massive quake as everyone slept. its clock stopped. they worked overnight to pull people out, but mostly it's bodies. amatrice reduced to rubble. >> there's nothing drugmaker mylan faced a huge backlash after hiking the life-saving epi-pen. >> used by many americans and likely children suffering a fatal reaction to allergies. the price from $90 to $600. >> under scrutiny, heather breasch.

>> the last thing we want is not to have an epi-pen due to price. and true bravery of 9-year-old zion. >> he was the first ever child recipient of the hand transplant. >> zion and his family talked about the journey on the "today" set. >> what is your favorite thing about your new hands? >> j around my mom. >> and giving al the forecast. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> and if that is not cute enough, we also got a puppy this week. our puppy with a purpose, charlie, started out with a meet and greet with wrangler and followed by the celebrity encounters with the final five and usher. >> can i take the lab with me? >> no, you can't have our dog.

any animal can do for morale. >> do you have a pet? >> no. >> you have to have one. anyone? >> no. >> maybe one day. i have kids to wrangle. besides a puppy. >> are you crying? >> that little boy zion. i saw him this week. he wants to wrap his hands around his mother. >> you are exuded in every interview i saw this week is something that has a lot of people feeling. gratitude. he is so grateful. so happy. he was the highlight of the week. >> we can learn so much from children. >> true. >> you know? that gratefulness coming from a kid his age. a lesson we can take. >> you are right. good word. amazing. >> the word of the day. amazing. >> take it away, dave.

guys having me today. let's walk over and take a look and see what is happening all around the country. it looks like we have high heat in the pacific northwest. that's what we are dealing with. we are off the record highs which we saw over the last several days. it is plenty warm out there. look at these numbers. 92 degrees in seattle on friday. up to 97 in portland. 98 degrees as you head to as we head through today's highs, we are two degrees which is our typical average. above average in portland and medford. in redding, lower. it is an improvement and we'll be grateful for it. as we head through the country, summer heat through sections of the northeast. back out west in pittsburgh. 93 degrees. 13 degrees above where you should be. 95 in charlotte. raleigh at 92 degrees.

taking a look at sections of columbus as we head through sunday. temperatures still 90 plus through most of the region. active night and still have showers and thunderstorms around southern nevada and today forecast calls for scattered showers and storms and some showers. it will be humid but not nearly as hot with afternoon highs we go upper 90s on sunday and dry out and then just hot one for the first day of school on monday with afternoon highs near 104 and that's a look at your local forecast. >> dave, thank you.

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>> i thought that was interesting. they sell 99%? >> yes. they only take about 60% of everything that's given to them or sent in. that 40% is donated or recycled. if you want it back, you have to think about it. pay an extra $10 to give back what they don't sell. >> let's talk about the money. how do you get paid? >> exactly. the payout here is on a sliding scale between 5% and 80% >> 5% and 80%? >> the higher the item, the higher the percentage. if it lists for under $60, you get that right away. if it is over $60, you have to wait until it sells. >> let's talk about this. they sell high end things. >> it is only women.

a special site. you can get things up to 70% to 90% off. brands that never go on sale. >> purses that cost you so much money. you can save 90% sometimes? >> that's right. they guarantee the authenticity. >> as we mosey down, how do they payout? >> they take a flat 9% commission. if you want a payout for a debit card or on your checking account, they take another 2.9%. that means you take selling price. >> not bad. and next is poshmark. craig and david, are you listening? this is for men. >> poshmark is the only site of the three that we are talking about that accept men's clothing in addition to women and children. this is more social. they have posh parties. you set up a profile. it suggests certain users listing items that are good for you. people are really into this that

they have a stronger network here of loyalists. >> i like that. posh party. you want to come to my posh party? >> yeah. i cleared my calendar. >> we plan our posh party. how do you get paid? >> you get paid -- they take a flat fee of $2.95. anything above that, you take 80%. that is not for a while. >> you can find really good items. special items. you can make a lot of money with stuff just sitting. >> you have a full three closets. >> i am wearing a tie from craig melvin this morning. he has been on this for weeks. >> did you go to his posh party? >> i did. fantastic. catering was amazing. coming up next, thank you, courtney. our producers put us to the

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>> anchor: making headlines nhp trooper survived a close call in deadly gun fight thanks to badge he wears on chest. bolder highway near desert inn and when trooper pulled over a car. suspect in the exchange of gun fire that followed the suspect was killed and bullet hit the trooper right where he wears the medal badge. it stopped bul news three weather center. lingering showers and thunderstorms around this morning and evidence this afternoon on and off and humid but not nearly as hot as

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good morning. flooding fears. a tropical system brewing in the caribbean getting closer to landfall. florida bracing for up to 10 inches of rain and that could cause major problems. this as the country are forced to abandon cars because of flash flooding there. jailed in venezuela. an american missionary in jail in south america accused of being a spy and hiding weapons. he was arrested days after getting married. his family speaking out about the efforts to get him back home. and the song of the summer is -- the twitter results are in.

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morning. such a crowd on the plaza. we will head out and say hello in a bit. first, the song of summer. we will get to it in a bit. dave? >> englebert humperdink. >> katy perry. ? cake by the ocean ?? >> let's start with the threat in the caribbean. dave price from our station wnbc, in for dylan this morning. he is tracking the latest. what do you see? >> active in the atlantic. let's show you what we are talking about. let's walk over and look at the maps. this is what we are looking at. the one of immediate concern right now is this one over the southern bahamian islands. it is kind of sitting there. the question is does it strengthen into something more

much less 20% chance in the next 48 hours. a chance of formation. let's zoom in and see what is actually going to help it strengthen and what will get in its way or hindrance? the warm water right now is 90 degrees in the gulf. really able to explode this thing quickly. at the same time in the upper levels of the atmosphere, you have wind shear. that introduces drier air. that may weaken this. two models. one t at this point, i think the most likely scenario is that it does not strengthen, but could bring upwards of 5 or more inches of rain. >> dave price, thank you. >> you bet. flash flooding swept through the streets of kansas city and indianapolis overnight. cars were quickly swamped as

and pedestrians. crews rescued people from the rising waters. in indianapolis, the fast-moving floods carried cars away. look at this woman. she had to wade through waist-deep water to safety. breaking news overnight as the arrest is made in the stabbing deaths of two nuns. police took rodney earl sanders into custody and charged him with two counts of capital murder. the bodies of the nuns discovered on thursday after they failed to show up at the clinic where they worked. and now to the doctor who wrote the letter about donald trump's health. dr. harold bornstein said he wrote the letter in five minutes. the doctor said he normally would not have used over the top phrases for a patient, but he probably picked up donald

for hillary clinton today, meanwhile, it is briefing day. the first classified briefing as the democratic nominee. now to the utah missionary held in venezuela accused of being a spy and hiding weapons. a judge ruled that josh holt will remain in jail until september. his family is pleading for answers this morning saying josh is not doing well and needs help now. nbc's >> reporter: his family says he is a teddy bear who spent two years doing missionary work. but the venezuelan government calls josh holt a spy. this morning, the newlywed is jailed in caracas. >> i will get him home. i will do whatever it takes. >> reporter: his mom says he left in june to marry a mellow

he planned to bring her to the u.s. soon after he arrived, he was arrested. claiming to find two assault rifles and a grenade. >> what is the possibility those weapons belong to your son? >> zero. there were five people that are witnesses to it. they are so afraid. >> witnesses to what? >> to the police bringing the weapons in the apartment. >> reporter: it happened in venezuela growing economic crisis. a socialist government criticized by human rights group for jailing political opponents. in a letter to his family, josh wrote, i am told i am here because i am american. >> a tiny family. >> reporter: josh's family says they cannot go it alone. asking the state department to do more. >> now we need the senior level of our government to step up and help us. >> reporter: venezuelan

nbc news request. in an televised statement called josh a u.s. intelligence agent and dangerous terrorist. >> if you could say anything to the government and the people who are holding your son in venezuela. >> please let him go. he's a good boy. >> reporter: a mother's plea seeking justice for josh. >> i just want him home. >> reporter: for "today," city. it may seem like yesterday we got to know the mccaugey septuplets. they will all go to college in missouri. they were offered a free ride when they were born. two going to a community college and one joined the army. congratulations to them.

highway patrol officer who was shot at a traffic stop last night. he says this is all that kept him alive because this is what the badge looked like before. take a look. as you can see, his badge stopped the bullet and he posted these pictures online with thoughts of gratitude. gratitude is the word of the day. it is in nevada. >> we don't talk a lot about the sacrifices of the officers are that is evidence. dave price has made his way outside now. he has a look at the rest of the forecast and he has a crowd. >> you have to get out here later. we have a terrific crowd out here from all over the world. from england to pittsburgh to pennsylvania and nottingham. that location as well. georgia is represented. tennessee. iowa and all over the country. i bet you are asking what's the

go to the maps. as we begin to the day in the pacific northwest. nice and mild. a change from record setting highs we saw 24 hours ago. monsoon showers typical for this time of year in the southwest. that could bring heavy rains to portions of that region of the country. more rain along the texas coastline through the gulf coast states and into florida where you may see upwards of 5 inches of rain in the next 48 hours. midwest, we showed you the pict f rough stuff rolling through places like chicago and minneapolis as well. right here, it is gorgeous. active night and still have showers and thunderstorms around southern nevada and today forecast calls for scattered showers and storms and some showers. it will be humid but not nearly as hot with afternoon highs only in the low 90s.

for the first day of school on monday with afternoon highs near 104 that's a look at your local weather. guys, right back inside to you. >> thank you, dave. coming up, the power of a social media post. how one man went from having virtually zero customers at his restaurant to a line that stretched around the corner. and in pop start, box office bombo s of the year i love that my shf the morning ritual around here. people rely on that first cup and i wouldn't want to mess with that. but when (my) back pain got bad, i couldn't sleep. i had trouble getting there on time. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a sleep aid plus the 12 hour strength of aleve. for pain relief that can last into the morning. ? look up at a new day...? hey guys! now i'm back.

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here is president obama dressed as a superhero in a meme. and then president obama delivering the state of the union address wearing the vr head set. >> anytime anyone puts on one of those things, they look ridiculous. next up, straight off the third olympic gold win. carmelo anthony proves he can do anything. he is taking a nighttime stroll to the convenience store. he is wearing his bathrobe and it has his name on it. needless to say, his wife wasn't thrilled. >> you had to wear the robe with your name on it, right? that wasn't going to attract any attention, right? you are talking real aggressive.

>> he has earned that. let's end on a high note. one restaurant owner in canada was having a tough time getting people through the door until one satisfied customer took to social media. he walked into the empty fish and chips store. after he learned the owner was not making a profit, he turned to social media to help him after that post, 400 people have turned up. the next day, 500. the line out the door. the shop owner said this is the biggest crowd he has ever seen. >> that's great. >> that is when people use social media for good. >> i hope it tasted great. >> shall we "pop start?" one last order of business. the coveted song of summer. twitter put together a list

from may 27th through august 19th. in no particular order, the top three. "into you." and "cold water" and "make me." >> that song is new. >> officially not involved. which one? here it is. >> what is it? ? let's go ?? cold ? >> i think that is "cold water" featuring justin bieber. song of the summer. >> i'm a huge g-easy fan. >> you told us that in commercial. >> you did not have to take me

bruce springsteen on why he is the boss. he broke a record performing for 3 hours and 52 minutes in new jersey. that was his then longest concert ever. two days later, he beat it again with a four-hour concert. and in the crowd that night, he spotted a little commotion and realized a couple just got engaged. he gave them the opportunity of a lifetime. take a look. >> what the hell is come on up. >> i'm happy you said yes. i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. >> come on and dance, man. >> and finally with the credits rolling on summer, the folks at business insider decided to take a look back at the 2016 box office. the biggest box office bombs, particularly. there are bright spots this year, but not so much for the

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this morning on "today's original" we have told you all week about the roker burger available at the shake shack. for everyone sold, $1 is given to the charity. >> and now al is giving the burgers to some very deserving kids. >> these children are the east harlem scholars academy.

city, energetic and smart kids. school partners with no kid hungry. >> it is an organization to working to end child hunger. with one in five kids struggling to put food on the table, we are working to connect meals where they live, learn and play. >> reporter: shake shack has raised $1.3 million to help end childhood hunger in america. >> how disruptive is food education? >> think about us? you come in to work hungry. can you focus or are you in a great mood? >> tell me how this helps kids? >> it starts with a healthy breakfast. students who are able to come in and focus and apply their cognitive energy to the concepts they are learning as opposed to where they get their next meal. >> reporter: today, they came to

>> it's a roker burger express. let's do it! >> reporter: helping me taste test my roker burger at shake shack. >> what do you think? >> it was good. >> really good? >> the roker burger was awesome because it had cheese in it. >> i liked it. >> reporter: in the spirit of full disclosure, this is not the meal they served. i promised the teachers this will never happen again. >> i'm happy you came here. >> that's nice. >> al roker. always doing some good. we have good news for you. if you have not had a chance to try the burger. shake shack will keep it on the menu through tomorrow. >> i have not had a chance to try it. tomorrow, coming up on sunday, willie sits down with a

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