tomorrow. we'll be returning you to your normally scheduled weather later this week. "today" show is up next. we'll see you for an update in 25 minutes. icon lost. the world is mourning the death of robin williams. a life filled with highs and lows. considered one of the funniest men on the planet. and beloved for his dramatic turns. one of them even earning him on oscar. president obama saying he arrived in our lives an alien but ended up touching every element of the human spirit. we'll celebrate the life of robin williams. a true national treasure today. tuesday, august 12th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of "today." remembering robin williams.

with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. a special edition of "today." remembering robin williams. savannah's starting her maternity leave. here with natalie morales, dylan dreyer, and craig melvin. this news was hard to take. >> a gut punch. >> in these jobs we're so privileged to meet and experience some of the most talented people in the world. you have to put him in that category. every time he came to this studio it was a force of nature. he was wild and it was as if a switch would flip and he could be calm and quiet and kind. >> the way he greeted our fans here. every single one of them has memories of robin williams and how great he was with people. there have been an outpouring of

tributes this morning. from his home in tiburon where he died to his star on the hollywood walk of fame you saw there. the memorial growing in his honor. his costar on "mork and mindy" released a statement saying i'm completely devastated. what more can be said. how do you even begin to talk about him and the greatness that he brought. >> we will begin. we're going to spend a lot of time remembering him. get reaction from one of his costars meryl streep. joe fryer is in los angeles. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. from robin williams' star on the hollywood walk of fame where so many are coming to pay their respects. later today authorities do plan to release more information on the apparent suicide of this comedy legend. across the country there is mourning for the man who kept us laughing. >> and maybe they should be a gps for the age with you.

saying there's your turn, hello. yeah, that's the one. there used to be a gas station there, yeah. >> reporter: tributes are growing from his star on the hollywood walk of fame to his home in northern california where the life of this comic genius came to a tragic end. >> robin was a great guy. all-star neighbor. he'd ride his bike everywhere and come and say hi. >> reporter: williams was found dead in his house in tiburon. an apparent suicide from asphyxia. as of late he was battling severe depression. >> depression is a serious condition. it can lead to things like death. >> reporter: over the years williams was candid with his issues with addiction and sobriety. >> rehab is this whole thing. it's like college without the beer. you come out and realize it's a program to kind of deal with it. >> reporter: earlier this summer williams returned to rehab.

according to his rep, to fine tune his sobriety. >> what we didn't know was the depth of his despair or the demons that haunted him and troubled him. and that's so sad. >> reporter: in 1978, williams got his big break that was out of this world on "mork and mindy." the house depicted in that show still stands in boulder, colorado. this morning it's a memorial. >> just so sad. he was relatively young. he brought laughter to so many of us. >> reporter: he made the jump to the big screen with roles that were silly and serious. earning an oscar for his role in "good will hunting." social media with flooded. from his daughter, i love you, i miss you, i'll try to keep looking up. to ellen degeneres. i can't believe the news about robin williams. i am heartbroken. and from steve martin. i could not be more stunned by the loss of robin williams. great talent, acting partner,

genuine soul. his good friend billy crystal writing simply, no words. even the president released a statement saying he arrived in our lives as an alien but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. once williams was actually asked what he would like to hear upon entering the pearly gates. >> just nice to know there is laughter. to hear god go, two jews walk into a bar. >> reporter: one comedy club hopes he'll return the favor. robin williams, the marquee reads. make god laugh. williams leaves behind three children and his wife who said she lost her husband and best friend. she is utterly heartbroken. robin williams was 63 years old. matt? >> all right, joe fryer, thank you very much. we just saw a portion of williams on ideas the actors studio. it was the first to last two

hours. and out of all 250 guests on the show's history, viewers picked williams as their favorite. james lipton is the host. it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> his wife said let's not focus on his death. let's focus on the fact he brought laughter to millions of people. let's start there. what was his gift? >> his gift was the most mysterious of all gifts. it was genius. genius is inexplicable. geniuses can do things we have to learn how to do. it's in their bones. they're born with it. you can't teach genius. >> you are a student of cinema. you're a student of actors. but you're an interviewer as well. we have an expression here. when somebody comes to the show and we're interviewing them, some guests bring something to the party. he brought something to the party. >> when he was on inside the actors studio, i introduced him to our students.

and he took off. it was six minutes before i could ask the first question. i'm sure you understand that. >> i do. >> six minutes before i could raise my hand and he said, yes, i said may i can ask a question. >> over the course of an interview you'd find yourself interviewing ten different characters. >> we talked about aladdin, the genie he played. i went through the characters he did. can you guess how many characters he did in two and a half minutes? 52. 52 separate characters. >> you mentioned genius, james. what allowed him to break away from the comedic roles and touch us so deeply with the dramatic roles? >> because he was a wonderful actor. great actors have to be comedians. he reaches deep into his soul

and bring out something, a total surprise we can't predict but which is inevitable. inevitable. he could do that. he could do that as a comedian and actor. when he reaches in and brings that out to us, it is unique. it's something we've never seen or heard before. it's totally his. and that is the definition of a great actor. >> i often wondered what it must have been like to be a director directing robin williams. the script must have become a guideline. >> five words for the director. get out of my way. >> he thrived on the audience. you talked about how he walked out on inside the actors studio and he reacted to the emotion he got from the crowd. i would notice here when he would get laughs from the crew members he was off and running. i just hope he's hearing the applause now and the reaction to his life. >> well, you know what he said when i asked him if heaven exists and what god would say at

the pearly gates. i have a suspicion that god is laughing now. >> james lipton, thanks for sharing your thoughts. >> thank you. >> let's go over to natalie. in the announcement of robin williams' death, his publicist said williams had been battling severe depression. he also fought addiction. dr. nancy snyderman, good morning. >> good morning. >> you hear the word depression and it's such a puzzle. here's the guy who was always the life of the party. he experienced such highs, but he also apparently experienced such lows as well. >> i think for those of us who followed him for so long, that sort of bipolar aspect of him, that manic genius and the lows of the lows really sort of defines mental illness in a way we are reluctant to talk about. today we are talking about mental illness the way we talked about breast cancer years ago. there's still a hush hush.

why can't we talk about mental illness the way we talk about cancer? we aren't quite there yet. and yet when we have heath ledger dying, robin williams dying. these brilliant flameouts of extraordinary talents. we talk about it for a short period of time and then we shove it away. hopefully this is the turning point we really talk about mental illness in a different way. >> you didn't hear him talk necessarily about depression, but he did talk openly about his troubles with addiction. how are those linked? >> well, so many times people are struggling with mental illness, they self-medicate. the problem with if you just take bipolar, that manic genius of the high high is the brilliance of the performance but the low lows are so devastating many times people segregate themselves from society and family. but when you treat the depression, you dull the mania.

and a lot of times you dull the talent. sometimes a lot of people don't like that. they feel their comedic genius disappear. this can be a tough one. they try to self-medicate. in this case, alcohol, cocaine, you name it. but those end up being sort of lousy ways to cope. but they're a person's attempt to not rob the true spirit of the genius. >> he brought us such joy. it's sad in his own life he couldn't find that. >> and for every parent out there who has a child who suffers from depression or bipolar disease, they don't want this finality to it. so hopefully this is an opportunity to start talking. >> it needs to start a national conversation once again. thank you so much. back over to you, matt. >> thank you very much. a lot of people as you mentioned earlier tweeting about the loss of robin williams. one of the more poignant ones coming from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. it's an image of williams'

character from aladdin and the words, genie, you're free. >> that's obviously one of his biggest movies. i think people didn't realize how prolific he was. you start looking at the movies and tv shows as well. >> so many generations only at 63, i know him from aladdin and hook and mrs. doubtfire. but going back to mork and min i did i watched those two. craig, you've got some headlines. >> good morning. fbi joining the investigation into the shooting of an unarmed teen in st. louis. nbc's john yang is in ferguson, missouri, for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. sunrise ends a night that saw police use rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds before major problems could begin. one thing that's still lingering, the emotions still running high here.

for a second straight night, anger, outrage, and a heavy police presence. shots fired as tear gas filled the streets the day michael brown was to have started college. >> nothing can justify what he did to my son. nothing. nothing. >> reporter: investigators said the unarmed brown was shot multiple times after he assaulted a police officer and struggled over his gun. the officer who has not been named is on paid leave. brown's parents say their son was not a troublemaker. >> no. he ain't never fight in school. >> reporter: as the fbi opens its own investigation, locals warn answers may not come quickly. >> there are many sides to the story. we have not all the facts at this point in time. >> reporter: brown's parents have heard from the father of trayvon martin, the florida teen killed by neighborhood watch

coordinator george zimmerman who was acquitted of criminal charges. as brown's father looks to the days ahead. >> we need this justice for our son. we expect to learn the name of the officer involved in this shooting later today. craig? >> john yang for us in st. louis. thank you. a political showdown is shaping up in iraq. iraq's new president on monday announced his choice to replace nuri al maliki. but al maliki is not stepping aside quietly. keir simmons is in iraq for us this morning. hey, keir. >> reporter: craig, good morning. this morning it appears the prime minister of iraq nuri al maliki has been forced from power, but he is trying to cling on. a new leader has been chosen again supported by america. and while those political battles unfold in baghdad, the fighting with those separate -- with those jihadists, i.s.i.s.

continues to rage. the fighting that was near here seems to shift closer to baghdad. u.s. air raids do appear to be having an effect. pushing i.s.i.s. back in places but the pentagon concedes they may not stop i.s.i.s. in areas. >> keir simmons for us in iraq. thank you. now to an extraordinary close call in manchester, england. you can see two people walking down the sidewalk. then a car comes barrelling through the railings just missing the pedestrians. it slammed into a college building there. the driver was take ton the hospital with minor injuries. amazingly those pedestrians were not hurt. and some frightening video this morning that proves as a parent you can never be too careful. you can see a man place a stroller with a baby in it against a wall. the guy then goes back up the

stairs to help family members. a big gust of win rolls the stroller on the tracks. the mother jumps on the track and lifts it back up just seconds before that train pulls into the station. police are still looking for the kpoum. they just want to make sure that the child wasn't hurt. >> oh, my gosh. >> he tried to do the right thing by putting it against the wall, you think that braces it in some way. >> but the wind gust takes it. >> and the mother, the speed with which that mother got down -- >> a lot of parents would do the same. >> thanks very much. dylan, check of the weather. >> we'll see heavier rain in the northeast. take a look at some of the flooding. one of the local meteorologists out of detroit said this was the worst flooding he had seen. they broke a record for rainfall for august 11th with about 4.5 inches of rain. it is well above people's

waists. it calm down in a short period of time. do not drive through flooded waters. this truck seems to be trying to do it and lots of vehicles were stuck in that flooding rain. now, we are going to see this rain spread eastward. you can see all the reds and oranges across new york state, back through pennsylvania, and parts of maryland. that is your heavy rain and it's slow moving. we'll see this make its way into the northeast. it will take a few hours to get to new york city. but we could end up with up to 3 inches of rain. watch for that flash flooding. that's a look at the weather across the country, your local forecast coming up in 30 seconds. 5 on verizon's 4g lte network? go! go! take the outside! aw man. not again... oh yes. again. for the win! because you need performance that matters. wow. when it really matters. please stop. get the best devices on verizon, america's largest and most reliable network. like the samsung galaxy s5 now on rollback.

the tech you want. online and in-store. save money. live better. walmart. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. don't forget the umbrella today. rain this morning on and off. thunderstorms could turn severe this afternoon. we'll see high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees with winds to 20 miles an hour. tomorrow, still some showers but then breaks of sunshine, a high of 83 degrees and look at the sunshine as we head toward the weekend. thursday, friday, saturday, very low humidity. high temperatures in the low 80s and turning partly sunny sunday and monday. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. >> back on the subject of the death of robin williams. if you look at his resume, what jumps out at me, the movies and television roles but also he was a supporter of men and women wearing the uniform of this country. took a lot of trips to iraq and afghanistan and kuwait. one of the most memorable, 2007.

he was caught off guard when the audience in kuwait suddenly turned away at the sound of a bugle. >> i'm not going to forget that. i've never had an audience just go forget you. i was also wondering what's coming from that way. that an entire group of military people turn that way. >> his improv. the ability of know what to do. >> again, he cared for people in difficult circumstances like the men and women serving overseas. for that he should be remembered as well. willie geist is in here as well in the orange room. there's such an outpouring of grief on social media last night. >> not just here in the united states, around the world for robin williams. he was the number one trending topic in the world yesterday. as of just a few minutes ago was as well. eight of the nine trending spots

here in the united states. the #riprobinwilliams all over the place. let's look at reaction from his colleagues. henry winkler writes, robin williams was like no other to watch him create on the spot was a privilege to behold. rest in peace. then some of the comics he influenced. steve carell, robin williams, he tweeted, made the world a little bit better. rip. ben stiller, a tweet cannot begin to describe the hugeness of robin williams' heart and soul and talent. this is so sad. we love this one. from sesame street tweeted out yesterday we mourn the loss of our friend robin williams who always made us laugh and smile. we want to hear your memories of robin williams. the thing that really strikes me, guys, is the range of people's favorite movies. everything from mork and mindy up to good will hunting and awakenings. he had such range. that's reflected online

yesterday. >> my favorite, dead poets society. got to rewatch that one now. thanks. coming up, we'll have much more on the brilliant and versatile appearances of robin williams. also the son of the american woman being treat for ebola. he'll open up about her recovery and when he saw her in isolation for the first time. but first this is "today" on

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nbc 10 news starts now. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. going to be a wet day out there, bill. >> onç and off showers of what we're seeing right now. those will continue this morning and this afternoon we'll likely see thunderstorms. you can see mainly scattered light showers in the immediate philadelphia area. heavier rain off to the north and to the west where storms are moving into central pennsylvania. 73 and holding now in philadelphia. it will be a cooler day overall thanks to the clouds and the occasional rain. on and off rain this morning, storms later today. >> thanks, bill. let's get a check on traffic with jillian mele. an accident in delaware county. >> montgomery county in abington right now is where we're seeing this accident.

huntington pike. use caution there. we're still dealing with an accident 422 eastbound at armon hammer boulevard. city avenue westbound 25 minutes your drive time from the vine to the blue route. eastbound it will take you about 16 minutes. vai. three people are hurt after they jumped out of a urn burning home in montgomery county this morning. flames broke out around 3:30 this morning on the 900 block of yerkes road in moorestown. one person hurt a leg, another injured their shoulder and a third suffered smoke inhalation. some neighboring homes have smoke and water damage. an arson dog was brought to the scene a short time to ago to help with the investigation. i'm vai sikahema. another update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather on nbc10.com. now back to the "today" show. have a great day. mara: it's easy to lose your way in a place like this.

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are you 50? >> yeah. are you gay? [ laughter ] what does it matter to you i'm 50? yeah, i'm 50 matty! >> 7:30 now on this tuesday morning with one of robin williams' many appearances right here on the "today" show. a man who always lifted up this studio and cracked up our crew. we're going to share our favorite moments in just a moment. a look at what else is making headlines. unrest in st. louis over the police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. tear gas and rubber to be used to break up one crowd.

meantime the fbi has launched an investigation into brown's death. nascar driver tony stewart has been interviewed twice by police after he struck and killed another driver in upstate new york. at this time officials say there is nothing that would lead to criminal charges. and the death toll from ebola now topping 1,000 people. by the way, coming up our exclusive interview with the son of nancy writebol. he'll open up about what it's like to see his mom being treated by people in protective suits as he looks through a pane of glass at emory university hospital. and he'll talk about the possibility his parents may one day go back to africa. we've got something special coming up tomorrow here on "today." kerry sanders, daredevil he is, will be at ft. bragg jumping out of a plane live. part of our ongoing hiring our

heroes. >> what hasn't he done? exactly. >> also we just launched a job fair for our service members. head online for more. let's continue on the tragic death of robin williams. we welcome a lot of guests here on "today." none were quite as memorable as robert. >> i love you. i love you big time. >> robin williams has been on "today" many, many times throughout the years. each appearance like a gift you couldn't wait to open. >> a of me was saying stop this. >> and the other half was going hello! >> then we put a chin on it. it was margaret thatcher. and all of a sudden, i miss you ron. >> if you knew robin was on the show that morning, you always knew anything was possible. >> there's tammy baker at home

going my eyes are sealed. let me go. >> and the truth shall let you go! >> yeah, i'm 50 matty! and you're looking good! >> always whacky. >> gynecologist who's a magician. wouldn't that be a little frightening? oh! look, a dove! >> always wild. >> they made a lot of fun in the movie about your hair. >> i may have gone to the zoo and had monkeys come up saying what in here? you're walking around? hey hey hey hey! >> we'll beith the live colon cam. katie! >> that would really hurt, robin. >> really? we're doing the imax shot. >> sometimes a bit wicked. >> here's willard.

matt simmons is 114. oops, we're a little late with the call. we're bouncing the ball. >> we were always left wanting more. >> look out! >> oh, no. >> no, no, no. >> i've got children to put through college. >> i didn't say anything. precious needs cash. >> you may remember seeing him on "today." but what we remember is what you didn't see. introducing himself to every single person backstage. wanting to hear their stories. making our crew laugh until tears were streaming down their faces. running around the plaza high fiving the crowd long after the cameras had gone. quite simply, he loved people. we mourn a future without him as our guest, but mostly we'll miss our friend.

i'm glad we re-aired that piece. because that's the guy we saw around here. >> he's such a gift and so extraordinary. i was talking to people in our studio this morning and everybody has a great memory of him. >> there were times interviewing him where you came this close to losing your job. >> that's true. that is true. >> those were the days before delays. and it got close a couple of times. >> you got to keep asking questions until you knew it was in his hands. >> pretend you didn't hear what he said. all right. let's get a check of the weather from dylan. >> we are going to see heavy rain today in parts of the southwest. in fact, we do have flash flood watches in effect for areas like the desert southwest where we could end up with heavier down pours that could lead to some flash flooding. a lot of rain coming down in a quick period of time and the roads flood up quickly. we also have scattered showers moving into seattle. we could end up with an inch of rain. but it's between phoenix and

flagstaff where we could end up with an inch of rain that could come down in just about a half hour. that's why we're looking at the threat of flash flooding in the southwest. keep that in mind. elsewhere across the country, the plains states enjoying high pressure keeping it in the 70s. and also down through the southeast we'll see some scattered showers and storms. in red here from western new york state to virginia. that's where we could see large hail today. also damaging wind gusts. just the threat of good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. don't forget the umbrella today. rain this morning on and off. thunderstorms could turn severe this afternoon. we'll see high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees with winds to 20 miles an hour. tomorrow, stl ut then breaks of sunshine, a high of 83 degrees and look at the sunshine as we head toward the weekend. thursday, friday, saturday, very

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>> she's been doing well. we've seen her get physically better, her eyes brighten up, smiling, even joking a little bit. when she came in on tuesday last week, we were really concerned that she wasn't going to make it. >> when your mom arrived here, i thought about you. just a couple of days earlier kent brantly had come in and the balance door opened and he walked out. i think everybody went, wow. he's in pretty good shape. then your mom came and they carried her in on a stretcher. i thought that has to be very deflating for jeremy and his family. >> to see her wheeled out of the ambulance and in, i was on the floor sobbing. it was just sort of emotionally wrenching moment for all of us, i think. >> now jeremy's able to visit his mother twice a day through these glass windows in a special isolation unit. that must be odd to see, jeremy. it's your mom in there. anybody who approaches her, they're all suited up.

what's it like to see that? >> when they're in the suit, there's still a human come passionate face there with them. that made it all the easier. >> did you have to go through any special procedures at all? >> we had to learn how to put on gloves. >> because you're in no way exposed to her. >> i could see her through the window. >> did she immediately see you and signal that she recognized you? >> there was a little crease of a smile that came up. we were both in tears. i was able just to say, mom, i love you. it was very emotional just to see your mom there in that way for the first time after thinking you might never see her again. >> as you're in that room, your mom's through one window, and dr. brantly is through the other window. have you had a chance to say something to him? >> i have. >> what'd you say to him? >> i told him thank you. he really cared for my mom. very christlike in his demeanor and attitude. we had a chance to briefly

converse and give a thumbs up through the window. my mom has said this, she said jeremy you have a third brother now and it's dr. brantly. >> talk to me about the care they're getting here at emory university. >> fantastic. the people here have been spectacular. we were thanking one of the doctors for even bringing in mom. he said, i'm a doctor i help people. that's what i'm here to do. talt when they can considerr out of ? >> i've heard very optimistic cautiously. >> have they talked about a complete recovery or are there lingering effects that couldimp? >> there could be small things. physically the body gets destroyed. but they do feel that recovery is going to be complete in some way for her. so i'm anxious for that. >> his father still remains hundreds of miles from his wife

to make sure he's free from ebola. is he checking off on the calendar? >> absolutely. >> and taking his own temperature several times a day. >> correct. my father has known my mom over 40 years. >> i'm envisioning the day your mom is completely healthy again and your dad is out from under any suspicion of having the virus. and they look at you and they say, that's still my calling. and we want to go back to liberia where there is ebola and where those people are suffering. how are you going to feel about it? >> go for it. >> really? no hesitation in. >> no. this is what they've been called to do. it won't be an easy decision for them, but i won't be surprised. >> will you have a say in that decision? >> probably not. >> whether you like it or not. >> if i do have a say, i'll say yes. >> wow. >> that's remarkable.

>> extraordinary. >> that's amazing they'd go back. >> the is is their mission. this is their calling. and so there's a better than average chance they would want to be back with the people of liber liberia. >> amazing. coming up, robin williams' unmatched wit and charm through his many roles. plus kim kardashian west is going to be here to talk about plus kim kardashian west is going to be here to talk about her empire and welcome to the corner of and "getting major kudos." just look at you. you're being healthy, even in little ways. that's worth celebrating. that's why walgreens created the first program that gives you rewards points just for healthy behavior. so stick with it. you've got a lot of people cheering you on... download the app and start getting rewarded today. at the corner of happy and healthy. ♪

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>> and made us all laugh in the process. let's heads over to the orange room with willie. he has more. >> we're learn sog much about robin williams today and his life. including his relationship with christopher reeve. they were buddies from julliard. they agreed the first twoone to make it would take care of the other. when reeve had his accident he was laying in bed preparing for surgery which the doctors gave him 50/50 chance to live. he was there pondering his mortality and into the hospital room bursts robin williams and slaps on a glove and says your proctologist is here for the exam. he said this was the first time i laughed since my accident. a long enduring friendship between robin williams and the late christopher reeve. >> thank you have been much. come iing up, much more on ts

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nbc 10 news starts now. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. sort of a gloomy overcast day out there. let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> good morning, vai. in some spots those clouds are producing rain or seeing scattered showers in the area. heavier showers are in western pennsylvania and central pennsylvania, they'll be here this afternoon. steady rain now in the allentown area, parts of montgomery and bucks countys as well. more scattered showers in delaware and south jersey. storms likely this afternoon when temperatures will be warmer, back down into the 60s now in pottstown and reading. rain cooled there. 74 and climbing in philadelphia. the wind is blowing, too, that wind will be increasing. occasional showers this morning and early this afternoon. storms later today and this evening. let's get a check on traffic with a look at 95 with jillian mele. >> this is what it's looking

like near cottman avenue. we have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. we'riinining seeing a delay. ingt abington, hunting done pike at moredon road. vai. atlantic city police are investigating two shootings that left four people hurt but they do not believe they are connected. police say around 12:30, three people were shot in an apartment complex at arctic avenue. no word on their conditions. so far, no one has been arrested. about 30 minutes later, a mile away, another person was shot several times. this happened on the 800 block of north maryland avenue. we do not know that victim's condition either. there's been no arrest in this incident. the shooting comes one day after a man was shot four times in the same area. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather on nbc10.com. send you back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering robin williams. more on the life and career of the legendary comedian as we look back at his most memorable roles. [ screaming ] ♪ plus the one and only meryl streep. >> what i'm about to tell you you may never repeat to anyone. >> the oscar winner joins us in studio 1a to tell us about her newest blockbuster. and keeping um with kim. the queen of reality tv kim kardashian west live on her new app, her new book, and her new name. today, august 12th, 2014.

♪ >> celebrating my 12th birthday on "today." >> we just turned 21! >> all the way from seattle. >> from north carolina. >> i drove 6,000 miles just for a "today" show mug. >> we're back now 8:00 on a tuesday morning. the 13th day of august. 12th day of august 2014. nice crowd under what looked like dreary skies. i'm getting used to kim kardashian west. that is a name change we'll be talking to her about in just a little while. >> all right. also we'll have meryl streep coming by. and tomorrow we should mention, carson is talking to one direction. best boy band in the country

right now. before that, though, we want to turn it over to craig melvin. he has the latest on the passing of robin williams. the death of the oscar winner has fans reflecting on the enormous range of his talents. joe fryer is in hollywood for us this morning. joe? >> reporter: good morning, craig. we are at robin williams' star on the walk of fame where many are paying respects. there are memorials like this one growing all across the country growing from comedy clubs to his home where he died. authorities found williams not breathing. minutes later he was pronounced dead. the apparent cause of death, suicide by asphyxia. williams is being remembered by celebrities and his family. his daughter zelda tweeting, i love you i miss you i'll try o keep looking up. williams leaves behind three children and his wife who says that she is utterly heartbroken.

he was 63 years old. >> joe fryer for us this morning. joe, thank you. now to the investigation of that fatal weekend crash in upstate new york involving nascar champ tony stewart. the coroner has made a ruling in the case. more now from kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: the accident over in a split second. >> tony stewart just hit that guy! >> reporter: the cause of death, no mystery. the coroner ruling kevin ward jr. died of massive blunt trauma. but investigators are still trying to piece together why the sprint car race ended in tragedy. >> at this time there are no facts that exist that support any criminal behavior or conduct. >> reporter: investigators have interviewed stewart and are working to reconstruct the accident. they're also pouring over videotape. >> we're looking also for persons outside that are familiar with dirt racing. >> reporter: video from before the accident shows cars driven

by stewart and ward colliding. with ward crashing into the wall. in the moments before his death ward appears to get out of his car to confront stewart. racer paul kinney drove right past ward. >> drivers do it all the time. they get out of their car and go after somebody. i've been to the races since i was a little kid, i've seen it dozens of times. >> reporter: stewart has done it himself on more than one occasion. becoming known for his fiery style on and off the track. this morning stewart remains in seclusion. his representative says he's grieving. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. a wily chicago cubs fan risked his neck to catch a home run by mark reynolds. you see him right there. the fan appeared to follow transition and toss the ball back. but a closer look reveals the

old switcheroo there. he kept the souvenir for himself. that fan telling mlb.com that the one he threw back actually belongs to his dog. so much for tradition. it is now 8:05. let's get another check of the weather from dylan outside. >> good morning, everyone. i was told there's a sign out here with origami and after searching i found it. is this the only shape you make? >> no. i can make others too. >> nice. so you did it and you did the sign? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> plymouth, minnesota. >> getting hobbies done in minnesota. we are going to see in the northeast today a couple of scattered showers that could produce heavy down pours. because of that we have flood watches in effect. all up across new england and stretching to new york and long island too. this is really heavy rain up near syracuse and back into northeastern pennsylvania and north of washington, d.c. we are going to see this move very, very slowly. that's why we're going to see the risk of some flooding.

because of these storms that will just train over the same area. meaning they just occur over and over again. we also have a slight risk of strong storms today in red from new york right down into maryland and virginia. we could end up with some very large hail. and also som thunderstorms could turning severe this afternoon. we'll see high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees with winds near 15 miles an hour. look at the sunshine as we head toward the weekend. thursday, friday, saturday, very low humidity, high temperatures in the low 80s and turning partly sunny sunday and monday. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. coming up, we're going to have more on the death of robin williams and the memorable roles that defined his oscar-winning

career. also meryl streep stops as well. and we're going to talk to the oscar winner about her new role. a scene out here on the plaza, kim kardashian west is at my professors guidancet's kelleand supportschool

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all right. we're back at 8:11 with "what's trending" today. let's start with a question for the panel. show of hands. do you know your neighbors? >> next door or just in general? >> in general. next door especially. >> i live in a small town so i know my neighbors. >> it seems the neighborhood is becoming a place where nobody knows your name. half of americans admit they do not know the folks living next door. and over in britain, a third say they couldn't even pick their neighbors out of a police lineup. you're living in a neighborhood where you have to pick your neighbors out of a lineup -- >> different story altogether. >> researchers say between the internet, longer work hours, and

busy lives you have less time to get to know your neighbors. i would say it's true. >> what about when you go out of town, who's going to pick up your package? >> or saying i saw a package i'm assuming you're out of town. >> this is a photo you have to see to believe. check this out. seeing a humpback whale breach the water, but notice what's in the background there. that's the empire state building. researchers are calling this whale jerry. and sightings off the shore of new york and new jersey are becoming more common. that is because the waters are much cleaner. so it's attracting new kinds of fish that the whales apparently like to eat. you didn't believe that photo was real. >> i'm a cynic. i thought somebody created that photo. but i'll buy it. >> jerry they call him. >> there's a big barbecue coming

up. you want to fire up steaks. should you bother thawing them out or just toss them on the grill frozen? a cook decided to test this out. he did this with a trip loin steak. cut them in half. some thaw, some frozen. >> what he found, the frozen steaks took longer to cook but the frozen meat retained more moisture and cooked more evenly. the editor also said they tasted better than the thawed steaks and had less of a gray band. that's the area of overcooked meat. >> did they eat the steak? >> they agreed. [ laughter ] >> after the steak dinner. a little canoodling.

>> let's move on now. a surprise one mom will never forget. her son cory hoping to surprise her with the dream car she had always wanted. it took him a year to get her this vintage saab you're going see. but when you see her reaction, it was worth that wait. [ screaming ] >> are you kidding me? >> wow. >> cory's story going viral. the 25-year-old said he was moved to buy the 1973 saab for his mother after she lost her job and had been without her car about a year. he saved and saved and got enough cash to buy that car and get it shipped to her. >> for a vintage saab.

imagine if he bought her a beamer. >> crazy. >> priceless reaction. that's "what's trending" today. coming up, the one and only meryl streep. we do bow down to her. we're back in just 30 seco and we are back with more on the tragic loss and brilliant career of robin williams. >> robin williams as we've been saying all morning will be impossible to remember for just

one role. he wowed audiences from an alien to an elderly nanny to a teacher to teddy roosevelt. whether in comedy or drama, robin williams will be remembered as an innovator. his high energy rapid fire brand of comedy first jumped from the stage of his standup career -- >> i'm melting. help me. >> reporter: to the small screen as an alien on tv's "mork and mindy." >> your suit's on backwards. >> it is? boy, do i feel like a clone. >> reporter: before launching a long and varied film career. there williams handled everything from waking up servicemen -- >> good morning, vietnam! >> reporter: -- to wrangling a house full of children as mrs. doubtfire. to giving some dance pointers as

the bird cage. >> you do fossi, martha graham. >> reporter: even granting wishes as one of disney's all-time most beloved characters. ♪ never had a friend like me >> he wasn't a comedian. he was a comedy machine. whirling in front of your very eyes. >> reporter: in his more serious roles, williams often was a mentor. >> i want you to find your own walk right now. >> reporter: like the inspirational professor leading the dead poets society. >> no matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. >> reporter: or an imperfect psychologist challenging matt damon in "good will hunting." >> never disrespect my wife again. i will end you. got that, chief? >> reporter: that role earned him an oscar. >> this might be the one time i'm speechless. >> he also had a huge heart and

the ability to be dramatic and sympathetic in roles like that. >> reporter: his talent was revered by critics, actors, and fellow comics. >> robin williams is the master comedian. and his genius will keep us all very happy for a long time. >> reporter: but for generations of fans who grew up watching robin williams, his rare genius will live on through his work. >> you are here. that life exists. and identity. that the powerful plague goes on and you may contribute a verse. what will your verse be? >> reporter: and his unique verse will echo in both the laughter and the tears of others. we were watching these clips saying how do you pick one of these as your favorites? >> i don't think i could pick one. mrs. doubtfire was my

generation. but the genie is my all-time favorite disney character. >> i would have to say dead poets society. >> i loved his movies but my wife and i saw him perform live four or five years ago in d.c. and it was 90 minutes -- i mean, he was a comedy tornado. it seemed like all of it. >> good will hunting. some of those monologues are incredible. >> all right. let's send it over to matt. >> thank you very much. we're joined now by oscar winner meryl streep. it's always nice to see you. welcome back. >> great to see you. >> why don't we talk about robin. what was your reaction? >> well, it's hard to imagine unstoppable energy stopped. he was such a generous soul. he was somebody who -- i never worked with anybody -- he was a

great friend of chris and dana reeve. he was always loyal to them and their foundation. >> he will be truly missed. >> yes. >> thank you for sharing that. you've done comedy and drama. you're now tackling sci-fi. but when i think of you, i don't think there's a sci-fi lover. have you always been? >> well, is this science fiction? i don't know. >> it's a futuristic society. >> yeah. it kind of is. but i hope that's not our future. and it's sort of hard to imagine that it would be. >> i'm so glad to hear you say you hope it's not our future. you play the chief elder in this weird society. you're the chief elder of bizarre-o world. describe it a bit to me. >> well, it's a very controlled -- the reason i don't

think it's our future is because it's so controlled. and if anything, i think our world is spinning out of control and is in danger of chaos. so this is an interesting sort of idea to imagine societies that are ordered and where war has been eliminated. illness has been eliminated. >> memories. all memories eliminated. >> color. >> i don't want to make it sound like a trick, but is there something in a script, is there something in the visual of a character that you latch onto to help you get the character? and i bring this up only the hair of this character you're playing in this movie, it is odd. what is it about her character that you cling onto? >> i think i just imagined being in charge. the hair was difficult to

understand in a future world where a woman was in charge, they wouldn't color their hair at least. >> take a little time. >> i mean, really. when everything's so perfect. why do we have to -- but whatever. i submit. >> was that one of those things that helped you understand her a little bit? >> no. >> apparently not. >> no. that didn't help me in. but it made her singular. and in that way it was valuable. because this person who has the responsibility for her society who'd been put in this position to make sure nothing falls off the edge literally, that she has a sort of singularity and inviable space of authority. >> jeff bridges, one of your

costars was here the other day talking about you saying nice things. one of the things he said about you is by the way you need to know meryl streep was a soccer mom. apparently your kids played soccer with his kids. i'm trying to picture you on the si sidelines. did you ever do or say anything at a game that would make those oscars blush? >> i was not allowed to make a sound at games. ever. and i would be like -- >> could you do that again? that's quite a noise. that's that whale we saw over in the hudson. >> oh, thanks, matt. >> that's how you communicate. it's a beautiful thing. >> quite an image. >> yeah. you are going to do some acting with one of your daughters in a movie coming up. >> yeah. we actually appeared together once before. >> is it hard? i mean, do you have to kind of pull back not to be that mom on set?

>> no, because she's a grownup. and we're playing people who are very, very estranged. and we're very close. so it's not going to be helpful to pull on your own relationship. >> you say she's an adult and you have another daughter who -- >> i have so many daughters. >> did you ever have that talk with them? that talk about the business? >> you mean, don't do it? >> no, not don't do it, but just go into it with your eyes wide open and here are things you should know from someone who's done it so well for so long. >> i think their eyes were open the whole time they were growing up. they saw all the good stuff and they saw all the whining. because home is where you bring all your whining. >> you don't seem like a whiner to me. >> oh, you have no idea. >> yeah? you can put a good whine on? >> oh, honey. there's always a problem. so they saw the good things and

they have seen the stuff that's difficult about being famous, all that stuff. they go in with more knowledge than the bright eyed kid from kansas who comes to town and wants to make it. >> nobody's going to let me let you out of here without asking, sequel to "devil wears prada." there's a new book. >> i wouldn't think so. >> no? >> i don't think so. >> okay. >> it depends on the script, a good script. if there's no good script, there's no new movie. >> take that to the bank. okay. meryl, it's always good to see you. come back for often. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and "the giver" hits theaters on friday. coming up, kim kardashian on her empire, her family, and her game app. she has

it is 8:26, this tuesday morning august 12. a house fire in west philadelphia. this broke out about a half hour ago. live at 58th and chestnut where the fire was burning in the basement, they mostly have doused it out. everyone is reported to have escaped. the fire was just placed under control. >> it is a rainy morning in the lehigh valley. it's been a steady rain there. there's a good chance we'll see some thunderstorms this afternoon. the wet weather tracking on the required, shows those heavier

showers just north of allentown now. more is on the way to the west. that's all going to be moving into the area. storms expected this afternoon. temperatures in the 70s, and not warming up today. southeasterly wind will -- in addition to the rain we're seeing along route 22 at airport road. you can see heavy volume so leave yourself extra time. if you're traveling 95 south into the city. 16-mile-per-hour is the average speed in ther >> we'll have another update in about 25 minutes, you can always get the latest news and weather on nbc.com.

it's 8:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 12th of august 2014. kim kardashian west is in our studio this morning. we're going to sit down and talk to her in just a couple of minutes. talk about all things reality, all things app. question about whether she's planning to expand her family. we're going to talk to her in a couple minutes. >> going to go there already? >> i was hoping you would go there. also ahead, we're going to talk about remarkable advances

in 3d printing technology. we have one going on right now. we're going to show you what you can make and how you can customize and make things that you can call your own. >> all right. cool. and pretty cool music coming up on the plaza in the next couple weeks. neon trees will take over this plaza on friday. look forward to seeing them. and one week from today, oscar and grammy winner, the great jennifer hudson will be here with us on "today." >> in fact, jennifer, you can pick one of her songs. your choices. pick one. she'll perform that song. to cast your vote, head to today.com. you get one vote. >> we're going to get a lot of votes on that one. miss dreier, how about a check of the weather? >> you felt a little springer? later on we'll see >> we could see some stronger storms today, especially back through western new york,

stretching all the way into virginia as well. we could see some damaging wind gusts and large hail. in the plains states, gorgeous, gorgeous weather. we also have a slight risk of strong storms. you can see tomorrow that only spreads eastward, just ever so slightly. we'll see heavier rain, three to five inches of rain in parts of new england. it does start to clear out back to the midwest and into the plain states as well. you came 6,552 miles all for the "today" show mug. >> my mom loves the show and she said you better come back with a mug. >> there you go, mom. it's all worth it, right? that's a look at the weather across the country, now here's a peek out your window. >> don't forget the umbrella today, rain will be on and off, thunderstorms could turn severe

this afternoon. winds to 20-mile-per-hour, tomorrow, still some showers, but then breaks of sunshine, a high of 83 degrees, and look at the sunshine as we head toward the weekend, thursday, friday, saturday, very low humidity, high temperatures in the low 80s and turning partly sunny sunday and monday, have a great day. >> and that is your latest forecast. >> thanks very much. now to one of the biggest reality television stars on the planet, as they say. kim kardashian west got married back in may to music superstar kanye west. she's busy taking care of their 1-year-old daughter north and now kim is in the middle of the ninth season of "keeping up with the kardashians" on our sister network e. we have a lot to talk about. how's north? >> she's so good. she's getting so big. everyone tells you how fast it happens and how big they get so

fast, and you really don't understand what anyone means until you're going through it. a picture of her a month ago looks so different than now. she grows. >> isn't it annoying when people -- she's one, and they already ask you whose personality does she have? so let me ask you. whose does she have? yours or kanye's? >> i'd say she definitely isn't shy like her dad. but she also if you ask her to do anything on command, like clap, walk, she just shuts down. like she does not want to perform. >> don't put me on the spot. >> yeah. but she's really sweet. and she's a momma's girl right now. the phase she's going through now. >> you've been married for a short time. you weren't married the last time you were here, so let me ask you today. is there anything surprising about marriage to you? i always hear people say that piece of paper makes a difference in a relationship. >> i think it does.

you know, it's just how you feel as a unit and how you feel like a team together. there's something about being married that just unites that and bonds you. i think it does mean something. and, you know, it does feel different. >> have you seen a different side of kanye after getting married? >> i have. just because also -- i mean, he's always been really protective and always just treated me like we were that team from day one. but, you know, i think i've seen more of a change in him as a dad and just as a person just to really soften up since he's become a dad. everything is just -- if this doesn't make sense for our family, i'm not going to waste my time doing it. >> i think it was in the last episode of last season's "keeping up with the kardashians" you hinted about expanding your family. i think you said here's a room for a second child. or something like that. >> yes. >> so? >> i mean, i grew up with siblings. if i could just snap my fingers and have four, i would have four. but i do realize i'm going to have to go through the pregnancy

again which mine was a really difficult -- >> was it really hard? >> it was a really difficult pregnancy. so it's tough. of course i want to have another child. i would love two more. but we'll see. i'm going to have one more and see what it's like. >> you made some headlines recently for this game app. okay? and i have not seen it, i'll be honest. but it's all about kind of the celebrity lifestyle and people can download it and go to parties and -- >> i am your friend taking you through your journey of hollywood to become on the a-list. and you can do photoshoots and i guide you along the way. and you can pick out fun outfits. >> is it good for young people to be aspiring to be on the a-list? do you think it's healthy? >> i think in the game you see it's just fun and it's not really serious. you pick your fun and clothes. it's just a fun little game. kind of like when people get into candy crush so much. is it good to be obsessed with candy? it's just something fun to do. all games, i think, are just

entertaining. >> are the numbers that have been thrown out there accurate, kim? does this rake in something like $200 million this year? >> you know, i think that glu mobile has been very pleased with their numbers. and i'm very surprised at how well it's done. i didn't think it would do this well. and i wasn't underestimating it at all, but i'm pleasantly surprised with how it's turned out. >> and these kids racking up bills on their parents' credit cards, how's that happening and what's your advice to the parents and the kids with the app? >> i think it's the same thing any time for any game app that has in-app purchases. make sure your parental controls are all set. you know, i did see there was someone that was upset that their kid spent all this money. my sister kylie called me the other day and said i just spent $300 on your game. i'm so addicted. i know you can figure a way for me to cheat. so i think you have to just be responsible and don't have your

credit card linked to where your kid can just spend if they want to. or ask permission. >> you were out on the plaza taking selfies with the crowd. now you have a book of selfies coming out. >> i do. it's going to be called "selfish." isn't that what selfie means? it takes 15 to 20 selfies that someone takes on their phone before they post the right one. so there was this one i took where i was wearing a white bathing suit after i had the baby. it took about 15 pictures to get the one i posted. so you'll see all the ones that didn't make it. and you'll see just all the selfies that i've taken for the past years. including my first-ever selfie when i was 4 years old. >> and it goes on and on. always good to see you. >> you too. thank you for having me. >> say hi to north for us. >> i will. >> you can catch "keeping up with the kardashians" sunday nights on e. up next, how to be cruise

savvy when picking your next adventu adventure. and remarkable advances in 3d printing. but first on a tuesday morning, this is "today"

. back now at 8:41. these days you can create it seems almost anything with a 3d printer. from prosthetics to even food. but how does it really work? "today's" jenna wolfe has more on this technology. >> we were just talking about this. this is like the beta max. no one knew they could have one. but in a few years we'll have have one. it's amazing what you can create. we've got a birdhouse here, there's a pair of shoes, this is a ukulele. amazon is now taking this to the next level. they're launching their own 3d printing store. we've got a machine here making a bracelet. we're going to see that in a second. so this gives online shoppers the power to design all their own items.

i decided to find out how items like these come out of a little printer and all the things we could create. >> why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam. >> reporter: oh, the printer. we've all been there. and admit it, you've had dreams of doing this. but wait. there's hope. it's only been a few years since 3d printers have become available to the public. but in that short time, users have printed everything from makeup to food, even a house. so how does ut work? we tracked down a 3d printing expert. >> you can take any object you can think of. even complex ones. you take a file and it gets split up into many layers. then the machine lays down a layer, solidifies another on top of it and stacks them up until they become the object you've made. >> reporter: justine trouby knos

what she's talking about. her company prints what is designed in the amazon store. the design sent out to a 3d printing company and shipped directly to your house. >> amazon is doing it in a smart way. by making it so that you just hit little check boxes and being able to customize things in that simple level. it's a great way for people to get used to it and for amazon to test out the market. >> reporter: so what can you order in these 3d printing stores? you can personalize just about anything. so what's the most personal think i know? well, me. and matt, savannah, natalie, al, and carson. so i decided to make us, only smaller. hair styles, eye shape. so many decisions. i'm not wearing green pants. there we go.

perfect. okay. my possible head design, done. now it's off to the printers where my designs are laid out layer by layer along with a powder containing ink and glue. after four hours of printing and drying and voila. mini jenna. the question now, does it really work? and i'm going to go with mini jenna turns into -- seems like it works to me. so look. this is the beginning stages of the 3d printer. this in five years will look identical to the face, scary as that sounds. >> looks identical right now. >> you really think so? >> look at matt right here in his plaid jacket. adorable. >> we made a pregnant savannah. >> i suppose this is me down here. is that carson? that's willie. okay this has to be al.

>> this is how it works. so this is the printer. it's small enough. you can buy it at your local store. >> i nearly broke it. >> you did break it. >> this is what it looks like it's when done. >> how much does it run? >> they can run a few thousand dollars or as low as $500 to $800. in a couple years this is what we're all probably going to have in our houses. >> i don't know about the idea of fooding coming out of that. >> the whole point is you can design your own things. >> all right. jenna wolfe. it is fascinating. it's fun to watch it being made. coming up next, are you considering a cruise? the new changes coming to the popular industry and where to find the best deal. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: "today's" travel is brought to you by sleep inn. dream better here. >> back at 8:48. this morning on "today's" travel, a guide to cruises with so many shipping sailing the globe, the industry is no longer one size fits all. how do you find the best price and trip for you? mark, good morning. >> morning. >> the cruise industry always seems to be trying to outdo one another. >> which we benefit from. thank goodness. the thrills that they've tee up for us right now is wonderful. have you seen this walk the plank? >> i heard about this. you actually walk a plank. >> it's 180 feet above the ocean. you've just got a harness on. would you do it? >> i would. i think my executive producer is probably saying they're going to

do that. i would do that. that looks fun. >> you've got the harness on there. this is royal caribbean. >> so that's a big thing. it's all about the adventure. but also you're seeing it's not longer the buffet anywhere on the cruise ships. they've stepped it up when it comes to menu. >> you've got american cruiselines which is an old school cruiseliner with a lot of mississippi style paddle steamers where all the food is themed to the destination. on the mississippi river, you're going to get wonderful southern food. in the northeast, lobster. >> fantastic. and of course they seem like floating cities, but you do have a lot more smaller more luxurious options as well to choose from. >> if you take something like crystal which is a wonderful small niche cruiseline, you could take things like a pga trip around the british aisisle with real pros helping you out. or a microbrew trip. >> i think that would be fun.

there are a lot of good deals out there this season. what did you find for us? >> for families we've got an incredible deal. seven days in the bahamas, kids travel free. what i love about this, you can stop off in orlando and there's the big harry potter theme park everyone wants to see. i wouldn't mind seeing that myself. >> we've been there and love it. it's worth going to see. $599 for seven days. >> and kids stay free. >> that is a good deal. >> in alaska, $799. that's leaving later this month. and of course a repo cruise. >> what does that mean? >> this is a little secret. the industry has to move its ships from the summer season to the winter season. so they have to sail. what are they going to do? sail empty or sell it cheaply so you can be on board? this is a 15-night from san

diego to oakland just $212 a person per night. >> my parents are known for the repo cruises. of course there are a lot of concerns sometimes with the norovirus you've been reading about and seeing some of the passengers have become sick on board. what do you do to protect yourself? >> i think it's worth putting it in perspective. 11 million americans took cruises last year and .013% of people got sick. wash your hands, use sanitizers, be careful. and remember. on-board ships medical care isn't free so take a medical kit so you've got a few aspirin. you'll be fine. >> good advice. good deals there. thank you. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

back at 8:53. been a busy morning already. have a little bow on the package with a look at birthday wishes from our friend willard scott. >> you've got to come see us down here. beautiful state of connecticut. take a look, if you will. we have eugene mccarther. is from mt. airy, north carolina. he's 100 years old today.

we wish him a happy birthday. this is mary moniz from east providence, rhode island. 100 years old today. and she loves to sing the "star spangled banner." that's a tough one to sing, darling. you do all right. this is nar raw hatling. she is from north bend in the state of washington. 102 years old today. this is alton brolliar from california. he loves horses and fishing. but not at the same time. he's 100 years old today. happy birthday to you. that's it. that's all. now back to the great city and the great state of new york. >> thank you very much. got the gang here takes us through the next hour or so. >> we're going to celebrate the life of robin williams a little bit more and look back at some of the most iconic roles he's had.

>> other hot topics as well. there was a woman in texas that had to change her child's diaper in a restaurant. got thrown out. on the chair next to the table. she got thrown out of the place. >> depends on the diaper. >> no, i don't think it does. but we'll talk about that. >> let's got get into numbers.

we're following breaking news in gloucester county where authorities are searching for whoever fired shots at the west end police station. you can see sky force 10 live over the station. police say a dark colored sedan drove through the parking lot.

we'll bring you an update as soon as we get it on air and online at nbc10.com. >> we have got clouds and we have seen some showers in cape may, not much of a beach day, and you can see the crowd is looking pretty thin. inland, that's where you'll finding the rain, look at the steadier showers moving through the harrisberg area, those are going to fill back in this morning. we're seeing heavy downpours in upper montgomery county. >> now an update on that breaking news story that we told you about a half an hour ago. sky force 10 was over the scene at 58th and chestnut. at that time the fire was contained in the basement on the first floor. today homeowners in atlantic city will protest a recent decision to raise property

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. it's august the 12th, 2014. hope your day's off to a good start. i'm willie along with natalie. al and tamron are off this week. the news on the front page of every newspaper you can find is about robin williams. also usa today saying death of a comic genius. >> that he was. that he was. >> and that's where we begin. tributes going on for robin williams found dead inside his california home yesterday in an apparent suicide.

he was only 63 years old. he'd been candid over the years about his addiction and sobriety. he returned to rehab this year to fine tune that sobriety. yesterday his representative said he'd been battling severe depression lately. his wife susan snyder said i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. as he is remembered it is our hope the focus will be on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. >> the president also putting out a statement saying robin williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang, peter pan, and everything in between but he was one of a kind. he arrived in our lives as an alien but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. he made us laugh. he made us cry. as i saw this news break in the evening yesterday, i just -- it was like a gut punch, it really was. i mean, i think so many of us

grew up watching his movies and the iconic roles he's had over the years. he just gave us so much joy. and to think how sad it is that he couldn't find that joy in his life. >> you know, meryl streep was on talking to matt a few minutes ago. she put it well. she said it's stunning to see an unstoppable energy stopped. a guy you never thought would stop. we can go down the list of his movies. good morning vietnam, dead poets society, good will hunting. dramatic roles where he won an oscar. p p popeye. mork and mindy, the bird cage. on and on. >> of course he did comedy brilliantly, but how well he could steal those dramatic moments as well. and one of your favorite clips is from good will hunting. >> yeah. it's one of the many scenes he had as he played the

psychologist where they were talking to each other and he was explaining the way the world works, the way life and love works. >> take a look. >> it's the little idiosyncrasies that only i know about. that's what made her my wife. she knew all my little peccadillos. people call these things imperfections but they're not. oh, that's the good stuff. and then we choose who we let into our weird little worlds. you're not perfect, sport. and let the save you the suspense. this girl you met, she isn't perfect either. but the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. that's the whole deal. that's what intimacy is all about. >> so many good moments from that movie. i feel like now i've got to rewatch so many. i had just seen good will hunting a couple of weeks ago. it was on an airplane. once again i was in tears.

it's one of those movies where the dialogue throughout, the writing is so deep. dead poets society, one of my all-time favorites as well. but i chose a moment where we could laugh and just cherish the joy of robin williams. of course as mrs. doubtfire. take a look. [ screaming ] >> oh, i love that. as the british nanny taking care of his kids. the unsuspected -- his kids not knowing all along it was their dad dressed up as mrs. doubtfire. >> he was hysterical in the physical comedy. look at the movie like awakenings. he was so good in that movie. and good morning, vietnam is like a one-man show for two hours. a lot of that is ad-libbed. you can see the actors breaking down as they watched him.

>> this was his breakout role, really, in film. just incredible. he is so going to be missed. we're going to talk more coming up in a little bit about depression and how important it is to have the conversation about treating mental illness. we're going to take a turn now. have you heard about this? the lone star deer tick? they're starting to see more and more cases of this. doctors are seeing a surge of people having meat allergies. apparently people have been bitten by this lone star tick. it's spreading from the southwest now more to the east and parts of the united states. and more recently i think they found a couple cases in long island. so it's mostly found in the woodlands as you would imagine where there are deer and where they like to be. but they say what tends to happen is it triggers an allergic reaction when people are eating meat or steak. people have been bitten by the

tick, it causes swelling of the tongue and apparently a severe reaction of hives and itching. and the throat can swell. so the center of disease control and prevention is recommending that people same as they do with lyme disease ticks, to steer clear of brushy areas, cover yourself up to avoid getting bitten. although you could say maybe it's, you know, a tick that could help you become a vegetarian. >> wow. that is a glass half full way to look at that. you know, we do that when we're outside with our kids. take a check every time. this is something -- these are people with no previous reaction to red meat. now they don't know they've been bitten and they have a horrifying reaction. >> absolutely can be. >> do the tick check for sure. ice bucket challenge. >> i threw down the gauntlet. i got issued the challenge. now this is all to help support the als association for

research. and so i am now tossing it back to you. all right? >> i want to see that you did it before i say so. >> hi, this is natalie morales from the "today" show. and it was thrown down for me. so here with the ice bucket challenge. cold! very cold. all right. so now in support of als, i challenge willie geist, carson daly, and dylan dreyer. you have 24 hours from now. >> i am in. >> this started in boston -- well it started awhile back. but it's really caught on in boston. it's now since been -- it's gone around. hoda was challenged. i think in the next hour she's going to do it. so now you've been challenged. >> dylan's done it already. she's going to do it again for you. isn't that right? >> i don't know if you can do it twice, but i'm going to do it again today. i highly recommend after a long

run, middle of the day, bright sunshine. >> good idea. hot and sweaty. >> by the way, this has raised a ton of money over the last month. over $1.3 million. they said this time last year the als association had raised $22 thourk2 22$,000. >> send a check in as well. >> dylan, what's going on on the map? >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by advil. the pain reliever that's built to be as fast as it is strong. >> and does it cou and does it count if you do the ice bucket challenge in the pouring rain? we have rain coming down in new york city. we are looking at some heavier pockets of rain, moving through up binghamton, new york. we're going to see perhaps as much as three to five inches of rain in some of those heavier downpowers. >> don't forget the umbrella today, rain this morning will be

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his ability to make millions around the world laugh and cry was unparalleled. >> along with his career highs came some tremendous lows as williams had admitted to substance abuse and severe depression for years. whether in comedy or drama, robin williams will be remembered as an innovator. his high energy rapid fire brand of comedy first jumped from the stage of his standup career -- >> i'm melting. help me. >> reporter: -- to the small screen as an alien from the planet ork on "mork and mindy." >> your suit's on backwards. >> it is? don't i feel like a clone. >> reporter: before launching a long and varied film career. in his more serious roles, williams often was a mentor. >> i want you to find your own walk right now. >> reporter: like the inspirational professor leading the "dead poets society." >> no matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change

the world. >> reporter: or an imperfect psychologist challenging matt damon in "good will hunting." >> you ever disrespect my wife again, i will end you. got that, chief? >> reporter: that role earned him an oscar for best supporting actor. >> this might be the one time i'm speechless. >> reporter: over the years williams was candid about his struggle with addiction and sobriety. opening up during a 2006 visit to the "today" show. >> rehab is this whole thing, it's like college without the beer. and you come out and you realize that, you know, they give you a program to kind of deal with it. >> reporter: earlier this summer williams returned to rehab according to his rep to fine tune in sobriety. >> i love you big time. >> reporter: robin williams has been on "today" many, many times throughout the years. each appearance like a gift you couldn't wait to open. >> half of me was saying stop this. >> and the other half was going, hello! >> they made a lot of fun the the movie about your hair. >> i have to. i may have actually gone to the

zoo and had monkeys come up to the cage going what i am doing here? and you're walking around? hey hey hey! >> reporter: you may remember seeing him on "today," but what we remember is what you didn't see. introducing himself to every single person backstage. wanting to hear their story. making our crew laugh until tears were streaming down their faces. running around the plaza high fiving the crowd long after the cameras had gone away. quite simply he loved people. we mourn a future without him as our guest. but mostly we will miss our friend. >> now here to talk about robin williams' legacy and his battle with addiction and depression is a senior editor at variety and a

psychologist. good morning. his career so brilliant. in comedy and drama as well. he was really, though, an innovator in the sense we hear comic genius and the words used all the time. when it comes to truly being an innovator breaking off script and doing the improvisation. do we see that kind of actor these days? >> not really. you look back to mork and mindy which was 1978. often tv is so scripted because they have to film so much of it. but with him it was completely unscripted. they would have notes and then he'd kind of go off and create the character. and he was in so many good movies. we saw in that clip, but everything from mrs. doubtfire to good will hunting to the bird cage. growing up in the '80s and '90s he made so many good movies people still watch today. >> he was open about his struggles with sobriety and depression. and it's something -- a pattern we see sometimes with comedians. chevy chase said last night i have depression too.

i understand what robin williams was feeling. these guys with big comedic personalities are often suffering on the inside. >> it's true. when they're brave enough to come out and talk about it, it helps so many people. because there are millions and millions of people who are suffering on the inside. some are not as comedic, but they are suffering. and people don't talk about it because there's a lot of shame associated with any kind of mental illness. and when we talk about depression, we have to talk about substance abuse. they often go together. you've got to treat both simultaneously. and they're caring for so many people. what we really need to do is pair attention to how we can help people who we know in our lives deal with those pains within themselves and not abandon them and help through. because in many cases, we really can help people get through depression. >> and let's talk about that. because there is still somewhat

it seems a little bit of a stigma when it comes to talking about mental illness. so how do we cut through that and how do you recognize the symptoms? >> it's a really good question. and yes people are still very much in the closet about mental illness. i think some of the symptoms we can notice in our family and friends and help people to deal with have to do with a sense of being unhappy, sad, depressed in the way they can't even think of joy in life. they generally sleep a lot or don't sleep a lot. appetites change. but generally there is a sense of helplessness were of feeling guilty, of failure. and they don't feel a value. our role is to help them remember that they are still of value. >> and how do you do that as a practical matter? if i'm a father or a mother or brother or sister or friend who's watching one of my friends or relatives go through this, what's the first thing to do?

>> you commit to being with that person. you don't try to change them. you just understand where they're coming from. you listen. and you say that's not true. you're not really feeling that. what you really say is i can only imagine the pain you're having. but you are so important to me. and you bring so much value to me. i really want to help you get the help you need that you may not think that you need. and be there with them. and ask them to do things with you. don't expect that you can fix it. what you can do is support and be available. and i think that his family, you know, probably was and did everything they could do. but sometimes we just need to be able to help someone see that there can be some light through the darkness. and you have to be with them. >> he was in treatment as recently as just last month. so he knew that he was not feeling good, obviously. >> he was very open about it. he spoke about his addiction which he was sober for 20 years starting in the '80s. he was open about it.

it wasn't like he was trying to hide it. >> right. let's go back to remembering who he was and the impact he's had. i love what sally fields wrote. she said i feel stunned about robin. i'm sad for his family. i'm sad for robin. he was able to make people laugh and he made them laugh his whole life long tirelessly. he was one of a kind. please, god, let him now rest in peace. talk about his impact really quickly. >> sure. i think he influenced an entire generation of comedians. everyone from ben stiller to jim carrey and judd apatow. they're all remembering what he was. >> we appreciate you being here with us this morning as we remember robin williams and some important conversations for families watching. we'll be back with more of "today" right a this. [ female announcer ] how do you eat your eggo?

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share of rain. grab an umbrella if you're heading out the door. temperatures have moved up a little bit. now 75 degrees in philadelphia. at the shore today, look for thundershowers and a high near 80. >> sky force 10 was over the police station on crown point road about a half hour ago. a dark colored sedan drove through the parking lot and fired several shots at the building just after 4:00 a.m. police are investigating two shootings in atlantic city that left four people hurt. police say around 12:30, three people were shot at an apartment complex on arctic avenue. about 30 minutes later, another person shot several times. this was on north maryland avenue. we don't know that victim's condition either, no arrests here either. police do not believe the two

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welcome back to "today." it's tuesday morning, august 12th, 2014. i'm willie with natalie. al and tamron are off this week. we've got you covered. a new survey is out. we're laughing because -- i'm just going to say it. we're laughing because the surgery is from -- >> survey. >> survey is from the national rail association of great britain. railroads. it claims to pinpoint a good relationship. sex twice a week. saying i love you. >> those are good. >> also saying sorry after an argument. sharing two hobbies. dividing up the household chores.

>> i agree with all of those. those are pretty good. twice a week is a lot. >> i'm glad you went there. >> on our schedules? come on. >> one thing that's not a secret to good relationships, talking about your sex life on television. >> i didn't comment on mine. >> just go through the checklist. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather from dylan. who is still a newlywed. >> it is. but i like the five cuddles. >> do you do that? >> we do cuddle. >> that's a lot of cuddle. >> i don't know what constitutes a cuddle though. i just like saying the word cuddles. it's cute. we are looking at scattered showers across the southwest. you can see north of phoenix you do have some of those heavier downpours occurring. in and out of clouds today. rain and thunderstorms. temperatures, though, a little bit below average. topping out at 98 degrees today.

watch areas in the northeast down into the mid-atlantic. we could see some strong storms today that produce large hail and also some damaging wind gusts. an isolated tornado is not out of the question. these will produce heavier downpours as well. flash flooding is also a concern over the course of today and into tonight. we could end up with 3 to 5 inches of rain. then into tomorrow we're go i think to see that rain start to spread a little further into the northeast. and then new england could end up with 3 to 5 inches of rain. a slight risk of >> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. don't forget the umbrella today. rain will be on and off and could turn severe this afternoon. highs in the upper 70s to near 08 degrees, with winds up to 20 miles an hour. tomorrow the sunshine will break through with a high of 83 degrees. then look at the rest of the week and the weekend.

thursd have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. "today's" health is brought to you by pro-namel toothpaste. protect your teeth from everyday acids. >> we always experience strange things from time to time. but sometimes your body is telling you something more serious. >> here to tell us more is dr. carrie peterson. >> good morning. >> important to say before we get the conversation going, talk to your doctor if you're experiencing unusual symptoms in general. >> absolutely. >> okay. if you don't smoke but if you are not around someone who does and you suddenly start to smell what seems like the smell of smoke, it could be actually the sign of a seizure coming on? >> that's correct. it's a visual disturbance or an auditory disturbance or an

olfactory disturbance that happens a few seconds to an hour before a seizure is about to occur. and it's caused by nerves firing in the brain abnormally. those suffering from epilepsy or seizures often have the same one every time. it can serve as a warning to help themselves. >> we also hear about the smell of burnt toast is that what we're talking about? >> yes. >> next one, thinning hair can be a sign of thyroid disease. >> it can. it can be a sign of an over-active or under-active thyroid. the reason that this happens is our hair has a resting phase and a growing phase. and most of our hair is in the growing phase. when you have thyroid disease, it pushes the hair to the resting phase so it sheds. but if you treat the condition, it grows back. it depends whether they're over-actor or under-active. >> our next is cracked corners on the side of your mouth.

could be more than chapped lips. >> it can. if you have red irritated cracks in your corners, people think it's just dry lips. i'll put chap stick on it. >> right. >> but it actually can be from vitamin deficiencies. it's often seen in people with eating disorders. and it's typically vitamins b-2, b-2, and folic acid. >> next surprising symptom, talk about our nails. what are we looking for? >> our nails can be a sign of many underlying diseases. one of the more common one is called spoon nails. normally our nails when you look at them from the side are curved like this. when you have iron deficiency, they start to flatten and then scoop called spooning. and it's characteristic of iron deficiency. if you replace iron in your diet

over many months it will reverse. >> what about the pits in your nails? >> it's different. it looks like a little crater almost like what you would see on the surface of the moon or indentations. this is a sign of psoriasis. we characteristically of this as a skin problem with red patches and scales. but it can impact the nails as well. so oftentimes you'll see the pits before you even get the skin reaction. and that is diagnostic of psoriasis. and the treatments first cosmetically you can file it down. but you can try topicals. they often don't work because they don't penetrate the nail well. sometimes you have to take prescription drugs that treat the skin psoriasis to treat the nails as well. >> all right. fascinating. our bodies are telling us a lot. got to pay attention. thank you. coming up next, does the picture match the product? we're going to open up some of your favorite foods to see if so, duke, what do you think of our new bush's baked beans video game?

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all right. who can't relate to this? you decide to try out a new product because the image on the packaging looks delicious. then you open it and you're disappointed. >> exactly. a lot of people signed in to complain about this. we're talking here about the discrepancy about what you see on the box and what comes out of the box. not talking about taste here, right? >> absolutely. we're talking about reality. a lot of these food products we see look more like a product of hyperbole than the kitchen. and that's the problem. people don't always get what they see. people can decide for themselves. >> let's start with the first one. the first is the whole grain organic blueberry waffles. what was the issue with this? >> looks good. look at those chunky

blueberries. >> well they don't come with it. inside it. >> there are no whole or chunks. but what about a speck? they're prominently displayed, and you couldn't find it. >> this is what they look like. >> let's read the statement from van's here. they say we make organic waffles batch by batch. because of the distribution some have more and some have less. our waffles are non-gmo with no artificial ingredients colors or flavors. we stand behind the ingredients in our foods. fair enough. >> healthy choice oven roasted chicken. >> all right. >> let's face it. who doesn't love a beautifully bronze chicken with golden gravy. but the reality is kind of bland and white looking. it looked more like something of a steamed product. it didn't have that it factor you look for in these foods or might think of.

>> we heard from the companies themselves that they've admitted on occasion we get a lot of complaints about this. come companies even say we're going to re-look at the photograph photography we use. >> so a statement, food that's frozen can sometimes look different than the picture. freezing can mute the vibrant colors or change the overall look. water in the veggies changes when heating. the expansion may change the overall shape of the meal. >> let's move over here to the cheese manicotti. >> boy, they look delectable. >> they do. >> it doesn't look that much different. >> interesting thing, if you look at these they look like they should be overflowing the

plate. they're small. the line says let momma feed you. one said momma must think i'm obese. >> their statement. we listen to their feedbacks and refining the photography to reflect it. >> unfortunately we've got to stop it there. we'll talk about these soon. thanks so much. >> my pleasure. coming up next, you know the great song "let it go." well, now the man behind the hit is out with a whole album of new music to perform a new song with that yuk beautiful voice live right after this.

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beautiful and your voice is unique. how has that song changed your life this year? >> it's been crazy. the last five or six years, you know, i didn't have a record label, i didn't have any funding. i was just playing in the street. you know? and i was playing in tiny parks. and suddenly this song i wrote just went completely crazy. overnight my whole life changed. >> and on a beer commercial. >> you filled up central park on sunday, we should point out. >> i paid everyone $50 to come in. >> well, you're going to play a new song called "scare away the dark." take it away. ♪ ♪ well, sing, sing at the top of your voice ♪

♪ love without fear in your heart ♪ ♪ feel, feel like you still have a choice ♪ ♪ if we all light up we can scare away the dark ♪ ♪ we wish our weekdays away ♪ spend our weekends in bed ♪ drink ourselves stupid and work ourselves dead ♪ ♪ and all just because that's what mom and dad said we should do ♪ ♪ we should run through the forest ♪ ♪ we should swim in the streams ♪ ♪ we should laugh ♪ we should cry ♪ we should love ♪ we should dream ♪ we should stare at the stars and not just the screens ♪ ♪ you should hear what i'm saying and know what it means ♪ ♪ to sing, singthe your voice ♪ ♪ love without fear in your heart ♪ ♪ can you feel, feel like you

still have a choice ♪ ♪ if we all light up we can scare away the dark ♪ ♪ well, we wish we were happier, thinner, and fitter ♪ ♪ we wish we weren't losers and liars and quitters ♪ ♪ we want something more, not just nasty and bitter ♪ ♪ we want something real not just hash tags and twitter ♪ ♪ it's the meaning of life and it's streamed live on youtube ♪ ♪ but i bet gangnam style will still get more views ♪ ♪ we're scared of drowning, flying, and shooters ♪ ♪ but we're all slowly dying in front of computers ♪ ♪ so sing, sing at the top of your voice ♪ ♪ can you love without fear in your heart ♪ ♪ go on feel, feel like you still have a choice ♪ ♪ if we all light up we can scare away the dark ♪ ♪ sing oh oh oh oh oh

♪ sing oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ so sing, sing at the top of your voice ♪ ♪ can you love without fear in your heart ♪ ♪ and feel, feel like you still have a choice ♪ ♪ if we all light up we can scare away the dark ♪

>> wow. wow. amazing. passenger, thank you so much. amazing. the new album called "whispers." back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

going to have big guests coming up. >> kim kardashian, susan lucci, and jobs after retirement. >> you didn't have to rush through it. >> why are we racing? >> now what? >> because you guys never leave us any time. >> we love passenger, by the way. >> wasn't he incredible? >> by the way, this album is beautiful. it's like a picture book for children.

we are following breaking news out of atlantic city, revel will close next month after failing to line up a buyer. the company says it still hopes to find a buyer through the bankruptcy process, but if that happens, it will be after the casino shuts down on september 10. now to get you updated on

the weather, first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> we have seen some showers in the greater philadelphia area, this afternoon we'll likely see some thunderstorms. we're already getting some pretty big downpours. look to the west, you can see what is moving into the area, so heading out the door, be sure to take the rain gear with you, 77 degrees and climbing, it's. in millville, with rain and temperatures holding in the low 70s. a chance of some strong thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. three people are hurt after they jumped out of a second story window of a bumping home this morning. officials say one person hurt their leg, another injured their shoulder, a third suffered smoke inhalation. neighboring homes do have smoke and water damage. an arson dog was brought into the scene to help with the

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guitar lesson yesterday and a special report came on. i listened to it. you just stop in your tracks. certain things surprise you and he had no illnesses that we knew of. >> a little mention that he had gone back to rehab for fine tuning of his sobriety recently. we knew he battled that forever. we interviewed him several times. talk about universally beloved. that is what he was. i don't think he had an enemy on earth. >> and beloved through generations. i remember sitting at the table almost like a wave of people learning about the news. younger people were talking about "aladdin" and things like that. i was thinking i loved him in all of his comedic roles like "mrs. doubtfire" but something

about the dramatic roles. >> one of my all-time favorites was "dead poets society". it made you believe in writing. he was so transformative. >> i thought he deserved the oscar for that one. >> he won only one for "good will hunting". >> they are saying that the cause is suspected suicide by asphyxiation. >> there will be more to come on that. >> an autopsy being done today. the despair that someone has to be in to make that choice. philip philip seymour hoffman we think was an overdose. to choose to end your life. he won oscars. he had family that he loved. the last instagram was a picture

with his daughter. >> it was her birthday and he used an old picture. he had three great kids, was married. he had a career that was still continuing. he has four movies still to be coming out later. it wasn't as if someone was saying what ever happened to robin williams. >> i love what matt did earlier about how we remember him as the guy that would come in and a lot of people come to sell their movie or book or whatever and they are in and out. most people are polite. he literally did make it -- he did standup everywhere he went. >> he met the crew members. >> he was so gracious to everybody. i hated to see him leave the room. he is very bow legged. there is such a profound sense of sadness when he would leave because he is so joyful. gary marshall said he could make everyone happy but himself.

steve martin said i cannot be more stunned by the loss of robin williams. >> the think is a lot of people come and do business and sell their movie and leave. he would stay and greet the crowd. he enjoyed people. he liked being around them. >> maybe that ishe wasn't oavih bird cage". >> that is great. >> it is just genius. "mrs. doubtfire". we heard rumors they are going to be doing a sequel to that. our love to his family. . moving on we have a couple of other items to get to. i don't know if you are aware of this, but half of the people out there do not know their neighbors. they couldn't pick them out of a lineup because they are busy in

their own lives doing their own thing. we wanted to know if the era of the neighborhood is over. >> we are the post human society. we are more for the first time in all of history, more comfortable with technology than with actual human beings. that does not bode well for the future. this doesn't either. >> when i was a kid we knew every neighbor. >> schneider schneiders. we knew all the way up and down the street. now it is like who is that? >> you live in an apartment building now. i know all of our neighbors. we have a small community. when hurricane sandy hit -- i

just got rid of a couple of them. i loved raising our kids that way, too, so they knew the neighbors. a couple of times a year we do a cleanup of our street. >> you guys do have a great little community. >> we do. so the tonight show and jimmy fallon decided it was time to talk about -- >> here is jimmy fallon's latest joke. ♪ >> thank you the "today" show for planning to perform a musical written by kathie lee or also known "the wine king". ♪ merlot

♪ riesling and pinot grigio >> that might be his best one yet. >> i beat him at beer pong all the time. >> he was road kill. >> you are about to make road kill out of somebody. >> yesterday you guys remember her son, cody, heard about this ice bucket challenge. >> he was challenged by his friends. >> you dump a bucket of ice and the proceeds go to als. >> he called me out. >> i challenge hoda kotb. >> he did it yesterday. >> this morning 6:30. >> i took the challenge. >> take a look. >> i hear you. i am going to take the als ice

bucket challenge. i am prepared and ready to go. >> what we are going to do is -- >> these are people from the crowd. you guys ready to help me out. >> you know i hate to get my air wet. here we go. five, four, three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] i will challenge three people. the first person i am challenging is kathie lee gifford. second person i'm challenging is drew brees. and the final person i'm challenging is blake shelton! [ cheers and applause ] look at my pants. >> here we go.

you have 24 hours. >> i am writing a check. >> kathie lee, drew brees, blake shelton. >> we'll see what happens. >> got to keep them guessing. >> on july 29 when the campaign kicked off more than $1.35 million has been donated to the als association. and that is 22,000 more than the same time last year. this is really catching on like fire. there is a magazine called "new you" which i'm not on the cover. to the part we care about i put that humanitarian on the inside. >> exactly. so this is talking all about your cody house and kathie lee place. it has been around for -- >> pretty much since 1991.

it was the first time i held -- the first lady, barbara bush. that was quite a while ago. and kathie lee's place was kr believe 1996. >> still taking care of kids all of these years. >> about 200 kids. >> it started because of the crack epidemic and the aids epidemic. it was a pandemic at that time. babies weren't living. we later worked to unblind aids testing. when the governor signed that he was standing in the -- he mandated standing in the garden of cody house and mandated unblinding of hiv testing. next year was the first year the

aids death rate went down because the aids birth rate went down. then it was adopted by every other state. >> that is really great. >> we bonded over that. you see what happens when you sue to the state. in his defense rarely do you hear politicians say -- i explained to him one night what would happen if the women got the cocktail. he said i didn't know that. number two, we are on the wrong side of this issue and then he said i'm going to do something about that. i left that night thinking yeah right. within one month he mandated. we need more people like that. we have a lot coming out. scandal, dangers, romances. >> enough about hoda's sex life. >> susan luci is back for more. >> kim kardashian west going to

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the kardashians" on e. we get a glimpse of the wedding planning drama. >> i got an e-mail from the wedding planner and sharon said kim, i just want you to know your mom wants to do favors for the night before the wedding. what should i do? >> kim has made it so clear she doesn't want help with the wedding. you have your signature style and kanye and i want the wedding just about me and him. >> i get it. >> mom, i said it to you five times like that. >> more than five. >> hi, kim. we haven't seen you since the big wedding. everybody saw all of the pictures. how is married life? >> married life is amazing. we have so much fun. it's the best. >> is it different? is it a lot different now than when you guys were dating? >> to me it is the same. i mean, when we got together we

just knew this was it. we always treated each other like we are this unit and this team. it does feel different to be married but we always treated each other that way anyway. >> were you aware all those years before how much kanye was in love with you? did he make that well known to you? >> we always had a connection. >> we did have a few conversations about it and the timing just wasn't right. it is crazy how timing really is everything and how it changes so much. >> did it -- you got married, does it change your relationship with your sisters and family? now you have your own family unit. you are together. did it affect it? >> it does. i think in a really good way but we all -- it's like, it seems like kourtney and scott are so

solid. it feels like i have my own family now. and i think i have -- i have always had my family as my family. it has always been that way through other relationships but this is different. >> i can't believe you all lived with kris all this time. >> that is bizarre to me. >> we do have another -- we have always had kanye's home that we never sold. we never moved into it. we are making it a fun project of redoing it and flipping it. i bought that when i was single. your needs change as you have a baby. so we wanted something bigger and more spacious and more private. >> how is that baby? every time a picture pops up -- what is motherhood like?

>> last night i was so tired. i had to get up at 4:00 in the morning. she is on a different schedule. i was sitting there dozing off. we both passed out on top of each other. it is the best feeling in the world. i was so scared when i was pregnant. >> you had a tough one, too. >> it was such a hard pregnancy. it has been so worth it and more. >> do you think that baby is going to like the spotlight? >> i don't know. every time there is a camera out and paparazzi taking pictures i do a lot of things indoors and just in privateigated communities and things and figure out where to keep her as private as possible. when there are times when we are going to the airport or places where i can't really shield her she does like this mean angry kanye face or a pose. i can't tell which one it is.

she will be cracking up and the second the camera comes on she does -- >> you have a selfie book coming out. >> it is called "selfish". >> why is it taking until april? >> i needed to get the best collection of all of my selfies. i always say it takes about 15 to 20 selfies to get the one. >> that is what you are doing wrong. >> i took this one in a white bathing suit right after i had the baby from the back. it took about 20 pictures to get the one. you will see the buildup. >> good luck to your family. >> thank you. you can catch "keeping up with the kardashians" sunday nights at 9:00 on e. >> to help you look like a pro when you are faking it. nobody knows how to fake it as

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update at 11:00. now let's get your first alert forecast, it's a wet one, with bill henley. >> especially west of the city. we're seeing plenty of clouds over the entire region but f philadelphia west look at the wet weather moving into thely high valley, parts of montgomery. you can see heavier downpours and the possibility of thunderstorms this afternoon. staying away from the city for now but not much longer. 80 in millville, 72 with rain in potstown and allentown at 72 degrees. the wind will be picking up and we could see damaging winds with strong thunderstorms later today. authorities in gloucester county are searching for the person or people who opened fire at the west dep ford police station this morning. police say a dark-colored sedan drove through the parking lot and fired seven shots at the building just after 4:00 a.m. matt is gathering more information and will have a report at 11:00. meantime, police are investigating two shootings in atlantic city that left four people hurt. police say around 12:30, three

people were shot in an apartment complex in arctic avenue. no word on their conditions and we don't know of any arrests. about 30 minutes later, a mile away, another person was shot several times on north maryland avenue. we don't know this victim's condition either. no arrests here. police do not believe the shootings are related. i'm tracy davidson. we'll have a full hour of news coming up in about 30 minutes. remember, you can always get the latest news and weather on our website, nbc10.com. thanks for watching. have a great day.

we are back with more of "today." before the break we gave you this riddle to solve. >> what word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? we did it in the commercial. you know who came out with the correct answer without help? kathie lee. >> the answer is short. you add e-r and the word becomes shorter. >> if you did figure it out you used intative thinking. it is time to turn to susan lucci. >> she is known as the queen of daytime television for her long

runner role as erica cane on "all my children". >> and now on investigation discovery series called "deadly affairs". >> with hard work a happy marriage is as easy as pulling a rabbit out of a hat or something even better. >> diamonds. and la lucci as regis used to call you is here today. >> you look beautiful. >> we are sick of it. you get more gorgeous every time you are here. we are over it. >> good to see you. >> good to be here. >> everything he touches turns to gold. the man is amazing. >> when he brought this piece to me i was taken by how smart it was and how funny it was

presented. i have to meet this man. it is ingenious because i'm hosting but i'm hosting as a character. it is a whole different thing. i narrate these crimes of passion. i host it in the voice of the character, too. it is a little different take. you can see in this particular episode. >> what happens? >> you have to see them. even when i do the narration at the studio the man learning it is -- >> i love it. so i'm this character but i do other things. i'm a magician. felt. >> you are having fun? >> having a lot of fun, exactly. >> and acting still in parts in movies and tv. >> i am on "devious maids". >> how is it going? >> it is such a sexy show and

fun show. >> it is fun to be la lucci. at the end of the season my character is in need of a kidney. >> again? >> i was at fresco the other night and he says a gentleman saw you come in and he would give you his kidney. >> that is love. that's a great show. i'm having such a wonderful time. >> we want to play a game called spin the bottle. >> with girls? >> it is our own version. >> i don't know why we go through the motion. >> it is fun. >> what would you rather have, another emmy or an extra year of life? >> extra year of life.

>> doesn't it depend on what is going on later in life? >> i never thought about that. >> what good is an emmy going to do you if you are dead? >> i'm still going to choose -- >> hello. >> we got to go. >> how much of erica cain's wardrobe is hanging in susan lucci's closet? >> not enough. >> give our love to henry. a real man of mystery is here. >> and jill is here with surprises to help get you through your day. >> going to be nice to see her again after this. [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard.

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"today" contributor jill martin. >> i have to fake it a lot. >> you look beautiful. >> thank you. first way of how to fake it is how to fake you cook a gourmet dinner party without doing much. the first situation is from harry and david starting at $39.95. you put it in pans that you have in your house. >> what? >> this whole turkey? >> you put it in the pan. you put it in your own pan so it looks like you made it. but you didn't. >> hoda dared me to do that. >> get on the turkey. >> are we ready for the moment? >> rip it. yeah, baby. >> bite, bite, bite. >> that's so good. >> this whole situation is harry and david. plus they deliver cheese cake

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look at these. these are solo cups but they are real. >> look at the plate. >> you can wash them so it looks like you are having a chic dinner party. >> did i ask if you are going to fill them with alcohol? >> she thinks this is chic? >> it is like a picnic. >> move on. >> we don't judge. >> now, this for the living room. you want to spruce up your living room. ikea starting at $14.99. this is a year round smore maker. it is $69.95. if you are throwing a party this is how to fake. >> party in a box. everything comes to you. you look like you went shopping and put everything together. party of 24. everything together. this comes all made up in the

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british actor sean bean has played intense roles from a serial kill toor a spy. if you are a fan of "game of thrones" then you know him best as the star of the series until he met his demise. >> he is starring as martin odom in the new tmz drama called "legends". take a look. >> nothing from you in six months, not a word. then i get a call you crush a weapons bust and i am cleaning up after you. >> the last time i looped you

one of your people blew my cover so forgive me if i didn't send you a memo. >> so nice to meet you. we are a little afraid because you have played some -- >> villains -- >> -- some really bad guys. that is where the fun is. >> that is what i was cast as when i got into film and tv. >> you are a very handsome man. >> i think so, too. [ laughter ] >> charming. >> you know what is great about this "legends" the producers came from "24" and "homeland" so you know this is going to be big. >> when i first had the conversation with howard gordon he developed this idea of this man who takes on different personalities and invents characters. it was fascinating the

enthusiasm. he is such -- >> you play a different kind of character in each episode? >> it is kind of over the period of the ten episodes i play about ten characters. so they kind of filter through each episode. i'm not playing a different guy every week. >> just kind of making a very believable character. >> you lose who you are, your real identity. >> i am playing somebody who doesn't know who they are. i find that very intriguing to take on that kind of role. >> you met your demise so many times. we wonder if you can remember. we want to play a game with you if that is okay. >> so are you ready? let's see which film it is.

you get the film in which you were murdered. >> beheading. "game of thrones"? >> crushed by a giant antenna after falling into a giant satellite dish. >> "golden eye". >> a boat anchor followed by an explosion. >> a comedy. >> "patriot games". >> they were easy. >> there you go. >> excellent. >> it is a pleasure to meet you. >> "legends" premieres tomorrow night. finding a job you love in your golden years. some advice for working after retirement. first this is "today" on nbc.

so much of our working lives we can't wait to retire but when the time comes we don't know what to do with ourselves. >> new study from merrill lynch show more than half plan to work during retirement. >> we have jobs that may be perfect for you. here to tell you about all of that is tom gimball president and ceo of lasalle network. >> you know why we like you? >> why? >> we like you because you actually have real answers for people. you really do help them. there are areas you are probably more able to find a job. >> the number one thing is let's eliminate the word retirement. people are not retiring. they are retiring from a job and not the workforce. they have to eliminate that word. >> if you work your whole life for one company and get the gold watch and retire. >> people don't have the money they used to. >> some people do age out.

you want to continue working. what are things that some people want to do, jobs where there are opportunities for people? >> they have to look at areas that are in need of people. >> health care, nonprofits and even the government at times will hire in certain sectors. a lot of medical, a lot of things that have the word assisted following it because you don't need certifications or special degrees. >> you say book keeper, executive assistant. for those jobs what do you need to do that? >> i think you need a great attitude and need patience. somebody might not be able to say i want to hire this person as an executive assistance. it is all comparison. if you had a job in logistics or transportation or hospitality you might be able to transition into an asissant role. it keeps the income coming in. >> are they looking for younger people? >> i think they are looking for good people. i have a lot of companies we

work with where the ceo senior level management team want to get people who are matured and focused to outweigh some of the millennial generation-type people. >> home health care, child care. >> there is a lot of in-home daycare. >> you need a license for that. >> you need a license for out of home daycare and to run a daycare. to be a nanny, neighborhood nannies you are talking about not knowing your neighbors. know your neighbors can help you get a job and also employ you. >> you say work for a former employer. >> a lot of times people want to check that box off and say i'm never going back there again. the fact of the matter is sometimes those people say i need somebody with your skill set. we have a six-month project it would be great to have you come in. you are not going to be looking to get promoted.

>> all the more reason not to burn bridges along the way. >> should you get on linked in. a lot of people put their profile up. >> a lot of people who don't have big jobs don't have a linked in profile. have it on there. don't focus on 30 years of work experience but actual tasks. >> thank you. >> thanks. tomorrow we have actor john hamm and fixing pesky problems around the house with -- [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal.

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right now at 11:00 a.m., breaking news to tell you about. rebel casino announces this morning it will shut down in less than a month after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy court. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenburg has been covering rebel's struggles from the beginning and joins with us more on the announcement. >> reporter: renee, we reported yesterday this was likely coming. rebel made it official at 9:00 this morning by sending out this statement. certainly a disappointing day for rebel's customers and a devastating one for employees. more than 3,000 of whom will soon be out of work. >> got to keep going on, find another job. >> reporter: on his way out of