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fourth of july, 2012, united states air force brass been here all morning helping us celebrate and entertaining our crowd. great way to kick off independence day holiday here on the plaza. i'm natalie morales along with lovely and charming willie geist. >> what you can't see at home, natalie just conducted. >> i'm an air force brat so that song does something to me. >> rain flowing through, fireworks. >> getting ready. coming up, steals and deals, our july 4th edition, we're going patriotic. here with up to 70% on jewelry, leather, travel bags, pastamakers and other great items all at exclusively great prices for you, our "today" viewer. >> that sounds like a good deal. i've got another good deal. how about traveling the world for free. >> better deal. >> we'll meet a guy who did it by taking on odd-jobs along the

way to pay for the journey. wait until you hear what the guy did. >> later, if you find yourself suddenly in the spirit for throwing a backyard bash, we'll help you out. we've got food and drink ideas, patriotic decorations, last-minute ideas for today's holiday. first let's get a check of the news again from thomas roberts over at the news desk. good morning, tom. >> good morning, everybody. in much of the u.s., searing heat and misery across the atlantic with a million people with the heat on and power off, nbc's tom costello in the nation's capital with more for us. tom, good morning. >> thomas, good morning to you. this is still the scene as so much of maryland d.c. and virginia where we have massive trees down, cars crushed, power lines, telephone lines, cable line down as we're in day five following this storm that came through friday night.

the latest numbers we have, 850,000 people in a seven-state area as well as d.c. without power. that's an improvement over yesterday when one and a quarter million people were without power. last night in washington, more lightning and more severe weather. >> severe weather is approaching the capital. you are instructed to leave the area. >> late tuesday night another blow from mother nature. at the nation's capital a thunderstorm forced the evacuation of the dress rehearsal for tonight's capital 4th celebration. one more gut punch for a region on its heels buried under downed trees, dodging precarious power lines and sweltering in triple digit heat without power or air conditioning. so jimmy and corey, like many neighbors have retreated to their basement with their grandkids. >> much cooler down here. >> five days after the storm, the electric grid is still so

damaged, it could take until the weekend before everyone gets power. >> can you wait until friday at 11:00 p.m. for power? >> no, but you have to. >> even before the storm, the biggest power come in washington pepco was under intense strut any for a pattern. extends triple digits from the plains, atlantic, gulf coast to the great lakes. in wisconsin it caused highway 29 to buckle sending this suv flying. extreme temps on this july 4th and the massive cleanup still well under way. believe it or not, two people in that suv came away with just minor injuries but complained of neck and also some back injuries. health experts across the mid-atlantic urging people, please check on neighbors who may be elderly or sick because they are especially vulnerable in this kind of heat if they have no electricity or air conditioning. tom, ba to you. >> tributes this morning for

beloved actor andy griffith who passed away tuesday in north carolina, in a career that spanned half a century, best known as sheriff of fictional mayberry on andy griffith show. ron howard says he shaped his life and he's forever grateful. president obama called him an extraordinary talent. andy griffith was 86 years old. a new wildfire in the west to talk about. this one in palmdale, broke out overnight, spread to hundreds of acres before being brought under control. meantime air force tanker planes being used to fight the worst wildfires in decades. they had been temporarily grounded over the weekend when a tanker plane crashed and killed four members in south dakota. first for olympics today. south africa's olympic committee picked double amputee to be on his country's relay team in the olympics. he'll be the first amputee athlete to compete in the olympics. part of the national oceanic

and atmospheric administration declared mer maids don't exist, no evidence of aquatic humanoids has been found, just in case you're wondering out there, all the ariel fans. an orchestra in madrid performed a w a different percussion instrument, a manuel typewriter in a bowtie doing more than the old hunt and peck. percussion instrument, a manuel typewriter in a bowtie doing more than the old hunt and peck. percussion instrument, a manuel typewriter in a bowtie doing more than the old hunt and peck. percussion instrument, a manuel typewriter in a bowtie doing more than the old hunt and peck. > a little more extravagant than dolly parton playing her nails. it's featured on youtube. 9:06, back to stephanie with a check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather brought to you by international

delight gourmet coffee creamer. >> patrick, i'm hiding alongside heroes. thank you for your service, i appreciate it. those of you watching at home and of course your families as well. i've been telling you -- >> why are you telling him to move. come on. i want you to be by me. go to maps here and show you what we're dealing with on fourth of july. it's a hot one. heat indexes above 100. is it ever too hot to play your instruments? no. never too hot. he's tough. here in chicago, above 100 for you, above 100 in minneapolis. in the northeast not as hot. we're also getting cooled off by some of these storms. good news as weod >> good morning. we have a little rain and some neighborhoods to start the day today but skies will be clearing from north to south as we go into the morning and afternoon. this afternoon is to b

>> can you give me back into natalie, a little something on the drums. >> perfect music for our steals and deals. stephanie, thank you. time for another edition of jill's steals and deals. deeply discounted prices exclusively for you our "today" show viewers. jill martin is back once again with great offers. jill, good morning. >> good morning. >> let's get right to them. show people how it works, easy to do. >> go onto today.com right now. all these offers will be there. we'll link you to retailers website, up to 80% off.

if you want something, go on today. a lot of people shopping. i got a lot of tweets. >> they are clapping for on the plaza. >> thank you. i think it's for the band. get started here first with beautiful french caftan by stacy wu, great summer coverups. retail $175. macrame caftan, five colors, see all the colors here, made with ecofriendly fiber, go from the beach to summer bash. one size fits most. they are supposed to fit loose or belt them. sold at anthropology, retail $175, deal $39. that's 80% off. >> beautiful. love the colors, too. this is going to be a big hit. you rarely see this at a discount. >> retail $164. kit includes clarifies,

hydrolotion, omega 3com plex. fans call it liquid gold, skin's moisture levels, big fans. regular $164, $49. liquid gold but not the price of gold. >> next great travel bags, leather bags for cape cod, perfect for the weekend getaway going away for the 4th. >> depends where you're going but weekend bags that retail $283, pockets all over the place. the leather handle wrap is adjustable and strap is removable. black and tan shown here. holds a weekend's worth of clothing. depends who you are going away. retails $283, deal $85. that's 70% off. >> gorgeous, sturdy leather that's going to wear well.

okay. i love these. i'm already loading up on my bracelets here. jewelry this morning, bracelets by danielle stephens. can you personalize them and get somebody's initials on there. >> great gift, great to layer for the beach, retail $88. each with 12 carat gold plated disk that can have initials. four color combos. retail $88, deal $26. that's 70% off. i love it. >> love it. okay. now, if you're one of those who say you always want to make your own pasta, we've got that option for you. a pasta machine. i've always said i want to make my own pasta. >> i can make toast and you can make pasta. great for foodies, $70, the pasta machine. hand cranks, chrome steel construction.

a little room here. additional shapes like ravioli. the attachment helps make fettucine and perfect lasagna. retail is $70. the deal is $19.99. that's 71% off. >> that's amazing. all right. jill martin, thank you so much. let's recap our steals and deals. products are the staci woo caftan, sonia dakar, cape cod bag, bracelets and pasta machine. any questions on steals and deals, head to our website, todayshow.com. there's a deal for you, around the world for free. what did you buy with all the sales? right after this. ever year, sopi use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing.

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this morning on "today's" travel, forget about traveling on a dime, how about seeing the world without spending a single cent of your own money. that's what journalist, comedian and documentary filmmaker has done. traveled 150 days covering 25,000 miles from europe to antartica doing odd-jobs to pay for the trip. his book and documentary series called how to travel the world for nothing. good morning. >> good morning. >> the first question everyone wants to know is why. why would you do this? >> why? i wanted to see antartica, special place, excluded. it's very expensive to go there. if you book a cruise ship, $10,000. i want to see the place, my childhood dream, i don't have the money, let's try to do it for free. >> you did travel what credit

card over the course of the trip. were you ever tempted to use it? >> food and travel for free. if i was stuck in a situation, i offered certain services on the street like pillow fighting. look, if you want to pillow fight me, give me a dollar. >> let's take the pillow fighting. you're on the streets of san francisco. how do you propose to a stranger, i will pillow fight you for a dollar. how does that work? >> i had a big sign, pillow fighting for a dollar. i had two pillows from the people who hosted me. look, what do you offer? so okay, i want to do this. i want to pillow fight you for a dollar. it's nothing. >> a dollar a minute. how much did you make at the end of the pillow fighting. >> in san francisco, $300. >> which gets awe plane ticket to the next place. >> to costa rica. >> another job, a hill helper also in san francisco. >> hill helper, the hills are

steep in san francisco. i thought i'll offer a service of pushing people up a hill since it was warm and people were tired. yes, it worked for a dollar i helped them up the hill. >> a dollar for the hill helper. >> human sofa, this sounds demeaning. >> human sofa happened in las vegas. it was hot. more than 100 degrees. i thought people want to rest, sit on my back, the pillow on my back, people sit down and relax a minute and chip in a dollar. >> a dollar around the world. how about eating? how did you get through day to day? i know there were days you didn't eat. >> the easiest way to get food, i was going into a store or restaurant, look, i'm trying to travel the world for free, would you mind giving me a sandwich. i offered something in return. i offered something in return. at least a funny story. i can do dishes, sort out the shelf, wash the floor. when people heard i don't want to take something, i also want

to give something, it was quite easy. four out of five restaurants and shops in these 11 countries always gave me something. >> the next question, how did you get from place to place. i know you started hitchhiking, to get to antartica, that's going to cost you. >> i was hitchhiking. i went by foot. people gave me a bike at one stage. tie a bike partly across the united states. i worked on a cargo ship across the atlantic for free, free travel for working on the cargo ship. the final piece from argentina to antartica i worked for the expedition leader on a luxury cruise ship. i was the guy helping the tourists, doing all this, so i got a free trip for the final part. >> working on the love boat. i love it. what about moments along the way? there must have been many of them where you said, this is not worth it. i'm not doing this anymore. did you have those? >> yes, like i said, in las

vegas, it was very difficult to get free accommodation. i couldn't drink tap water. it had a lot of chlorine. i was in a difficult situation but i found solutions. with the drinking, i got a cup from a fast-food restaurant and i got free refills. >> free refills. so 11 countries, four continents. how do you begin to pack for a trip like that. that's what i wan to know? >> before i left, i packed a lot. i had a tent, sleeping bag, obviously i had medical stuff, camera for filming. a lot of things, like more than 80 pounds. so i soon realized this is not good, 80 pounds. so i left a lot of stuff on the way. i had a lot of travel books on me and travel books are heavy. i reached antartica with no more than 25 to 30 pounds. i advise people if they want to travel or travel for free, don't take much. it doesn't help. >> would you recommend that to somebody? >> if you go by the barter

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♪ ♪ >> have you heard we are having a dance party in the plaza. flo rida is stopping by for a great holiday week concert on friday. and then one week from friday, something for the country crowd as well. the zac brown band takes over the concert stage. for the whole list of concerts coming up, head to our website, today.com. i'm so looking forward to flo rida.

>> i know you are. >> we're excited. natalie morales, willie geist, thomas roberts helping us out on this fourth of july. we're talking sales. today is a day to get out and enjoy independence sales. sales open and sales across the board from beachwear to patio furniture. tell you where to find the best deals. >> all right. also if you're entertaining today, not too late, believe it or not, to start planning your party, even though we're on the fourth of july. show you how to whip up a patriotic party in a matter of hours without breaking a sweat. i've had an everything bagel taken from me this morning by the lovely stephanie abrams, ate a shrimp roll in my dressing room. but now because it's my segment coming up p. hot dogs wrapped in bacon coming up. >> ground beef. >> what can you do to make the best of your barbecue this

fourth of july. >> i feel good. >> all right. but now let's meet a little girl with a big passion for dancing. she was one of the eight acts eliminated from "america's got talent" semifinals last night. she is 6-year-old lilliana rose also known as lil star. good morning, lilliana, how are you? >> good. >> i know howie mandel, he loved your act. he thinks you're the next shirley temple. do you know who the shirley temple is? >> yes, do i. >> who is she? >> well. >> a great little actress, right? >> lilliana, what you do you want to do now. they said you're going to be a huge star. what's your next move? >> well, i'm gonna do a little dance move. >> what are we waiting for. >> let's see it, sweetie. >> do your dance for us. >> do your thing. >> go ahead. >> go for it. >> go ahead, girl.

>> wow. >> wow. [ applause ] >> she's got attitude. >> do you get nervous at all? >> no. >> not nervous at all? >> no. >> you're fantastic. >> you have a big future ahead of you. >> what did you say you wanted if you won the million dollar prize? what were you going to do? >> if i won a million dollars, i'd buy a tour bus. >> that would be good. we heard you say you wanted some headbands, a bunch of beautiful, colorful headbands and crowns and all of that. so you can add to this beautiful collection you have in your hair, all right? >> okay. >> lilliana rose, adorable. good luck to you and your future. >> okay. >> you're going to be a huge star. >> let's get a check of the weather right now. stephanie abrams is standing by for that.

hey, stef. >> i met mary from michigan. michigan, you hold your hand up like this and they will point out where you're from. >> right there. >> new cadet. >> for his service. the fourth of july, the heat goes on across much of the country with the exception of the east coast. as we head into the evening hours, of course watch fireworks over the hudson, right here on nbc. looks like storms willik >> we may start up with a little rain this holiday but it will clear up having this afternoon. shower of this possible this

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♪ you better shop around this morning on "today's" consumer, the fourth of july means barbecues, apple pie and, yes, sales. if you're looking for the best markdowns this independence day, style and beauty expert is here with us with deals you won't want to pass up. jen, good morning. >> good morning. >> fourth of july falls in the middle of the week this year. is that throwing off sales, you think snfr most sales started early, geared last weekend. today is the day to shop. there's still stuff in stores. what i love about july 4th sales, it's stuff you can do now. discounts may be bigger for labor day but stuff you won't use until next summer. you want to do home shopping first. then apparel, use shopittome.com. send brands in your size on

sale. use technology. >> good to know. let's get started first with the grill and great deals. barbecue essentials on sale. >> on sale. i love this for secures, pitch forks to get everything off. if you're having people over today and you notice you're missing something, you're in luck because everything is on sale up to 60% off. >> this is a great idea. >> i know. >> how perfect do s'mores turn out when you do it this way. >> mine never look like that. >> beachwear. >> best caftans, amazing scarves, tunics, up to 80% online. they are doing their big sample sale. if you're going away for the weekend the west of the summer, stock up. >> up to 80% off. >> you'll find it on the website. here t-shirts an essential, t-shirts starting at 10 bucks.

>> 10 bucks at the gap, men, women, kids, styles, patterns. stock up on t-shirts. >> sunscreen is the other item to stock up on. now is the time to buy and store it and use for the rest of the summer. >> sunscreen has gotten expensive. walgreen's.com has buy one get one free. all different brands, hawaiian tropics, coppertone. i'm a big fan of the spray. we got this at kmart, up to 60% off, men, women, kids. >> patio furniture specifically, now a good time to get the furniture for next year and years to come. >> and the rest of the summer. >> this is a members only site you can go on, sign up, up to 60% off, stuff you need for your lawn, lawn chairs, pillows. i'm obsessively shopping there all the time. good deals. great things to buy. >> thanks so much for shopping

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this morning on happy fourth of july day, last minute ideas that will make that celebration sparkle. believe it or not it's not too late to arrange your fourth of july party. here to help us do that, editor-at-large for southern living. good to see you. is it really not too late? the clock is ticking. >> it is fixing. all these things you can pull off at the last minute. you can make all they things with things you have at home. >> start with the red, white, blue stable. >> made up of stuff we had. it didn't all match. we didn't have enough red plates or white plates so we threw them together and made a red, white, blue combination. >> a little mix and match. >> something refreshing, a

watermelon cocktail. thank you. cheers. >> we also made this vase out of rope. i can show you right here actually. we made this out of rope we had in the garage around a vase from a floral arrangement that was delivered, not a great vase and glued it together. place cards for the guest. it's a simple touch but makes your guests feel special. we just used paper lunch bags, cut them apart, use stamp and markers, tied them with string you have at home to put your guests names down. of course we want to make sure all of the guests have a good time after the dinner watching fireworks. what you really want to create is that special family moment so the families can have that moment together they will remember. some towels, blankets for your guests, ask them to kick off their shoes, put on flip flops. we packaged the sparklers again in grocery paper bag and prapd them up, too. >> how long to put all this

together. >> just a few minutes. might take you a little while to pull it together. use your imagination, walk around your kitchen, garage and grab things you have. we have this super red velvet blueberry -- so good. this is on the cover of southern living. >> patriotic and delicious. green on the fourth of july. can we do this? >> of course. this is inspired by nature. we're looking things in our home. i had a lot of greenery in the black yard. look around your garden and see what you have you want to show sk case. i had ferns. put them on the butcher block in my kitchen and centerpiece. a lot of people have a white tablecloth, that's the way to start. greet your guest with something refreshing. popsicles in wine glasses and poured prosecco. i have one to make for you. that's really refreshinging, there's nothing more summery than popsicle. >> popsicle and important prosecco over it.

>> we picked our palette -- or menu based on palette, beautiful green and white salad, sandwiches, helps you decide what to serve your guests as well once you have your inspiration. >> place cards. >> don't have to be crafty, just use imagination. we wrote names on metallic marker. >> here we go. >> the best for last. >> a popsicle in a glass, poured prosecco. >> get prosecco at any wine shop. >> absolutely. grocery store. the popsicle will melt a little bit, which is nice, makes it a little more delicious. have you a nice and refreshing drink for your guest. >> you drink it with the popsicle in there. >> or you can take it out and work on the popsicle a little bit. >> all in your home. >> all at home or maybe a quick run to the grocery store. >> not too late. >> that's right. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >> when we come back, we're

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>> announcer: "today's" kitchen brought to you by hershey's s'mores. hershey brings you the s'mores, you make it special. this morning in "today's" kitchen, grillin' and chillin', sunny anderson host of the food network, cooking for real, goes beyond classic cookout fare, hot gaugs and hamburgers. i would say it's not the fourth of july if sunny isn't here. you've been here the last three or four. >> yes, and i enjoy it. i always have it here and have a great time. >> look at this. >> if i go to a cookout, guaranteed i'm going to have a burger and a hot dog. i'm showing my age here, i'm 37.

growing up we used to watch the cosby show and they had this mythical treat for theo when he did something good. it was called the bacon burger dog. there was no recipe so i thought i'd make up my own. we've got bratwurst. i put some beer and i'm poaching the bratwurst. >> what does the beer do for it. >> gives it that flavor. why do it with water when you can add good hoppy flavor. 15 or 20 minutes to cook completely. let them cool. some beach heef here. >> this is the tricky part. a little wooster shire sauce. >> salt and pepper. >> people scared at home, we're mixing a lot of things.

>> this is the summertime ans r answer. we'll be wrapping that with beef and pork. take a little bit of the beef here, grand chuck, nice and juicy, 20% fat, 80% beef. >> this whole thing is low fat. >> put your already poached dog on there and just start rolling. >> the trick is sar an rap so people don't have to feel nervous about trying to attempt this. there's a safety net. >> another safety next. >> fast on tv. get kitchen twice. each piece of bacon, tight it up into a knot. i've got one here already done. put that on the grill. get your hands dirt y, willie. so what we're going to do, i want you guys to give one a try. one other here. i'll try one for myself. >> i couldn't do it. >> before you beat into it.

serve yourself, there's one right there. >> wow. >> after a bagel. >> but for people that want to cook these, how long should they stay on the grill, don't take your eye off long. >> inside is already cooked. beef is to your liking. it's just getting that bacon done. everyone knows what bacon looks like good and crisp and charred. don't forget to cut off the twine. i'm convinced it tastes best when you pronounce it right. instead of bacon burger drawing. >> you have to say bacon burger dog. exactly. so take a bite of that and i'll show you how to do a grilled salad. >> i'm going to save my bite for the salad. >> here is my deal. i know for summertime everyone is grilling -- you like it? it's a meatfest and i'm a meat

and potatoes chick. grill your vegetables, fruit. the question is what are you going to do with it? put it on a plate? let's make a salad. i've got grilled romaine. salt and pepper and olive oil. what you do is grill up some corn, grill up some carrots, grill up some asparagus, the typical things you like to already grill. then you make a really easy vinegarette. let me show you what to do here. >> charring just so, kids running around, take you eye off for a second, how worried should you be? >> worried. a char should happen on romaine in a minute or two. put it over direct heat, don't walk away, get it done quick. this is something you can do the day before because the salad is excellent cold, hot, warm. >> dress it all up. >> grain dijon mustard, some sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper, applesi crider vinegar d

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