good morning. tragic loss. >> beauy, i love you. >> vice president joe biden's son beau succumbs to brain cancer at the age of 46. a life dedicated to public service, both in office and in the military. an incredible bond with his father. we remember him as the finest man any of us have ever known. hospitalized. secretary of state john kerry airlifted to switzerland after crashing his bike in france. this morning we'll get you the latest on his condition. breaking their silence. the duggars now say they are ready to talk more than a week after those explosive allegations emerge that their oldest son josh fondled five underage girls when he was a young teen. and seismic start. the summer blockbuster about an

earthquake crushing california is smashing the competition at the box office. is wayne johnson becoming hollywood's biggest movie star? certainly looks like it today sunday, may 31st, 2015. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning, i'm erica hill. >> and i'm carl quintanilla in for lester holt. we'll start with the biden family this morning after that heartbreaking loss. >> that was just a picture. there he is with the vice president. they had such a special bond. we saw that before a picture with him, his wife, their two young children natalie and hunter. a lot of thoughts and prayers going out to the entire family. >> it is our top story this morning. the death of vice president joe biden's son beau at the age of 46. the cause brain cancer. nbc's kristen welker is at the

white house. kristen good morning.5h >> carl good morning. the nation's capital is in mourning today. vice president joe biden announced his son's death in a statement saying beau biden passed away at walter reed medical center saturday night after a, quote valiant fight. he was surrounded by his entire family including his wife, parents and children. those who knew beau biden say he was a public servant with a big heart and broad smile who valued family above all else. vice president biden announced his son's passing late saturday night writing in a statement it is with broken hearts that halle, hunter, ashley, jill and i announce the passing of our husband, brother and son beau after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. president obama also writing in part michelle and i are grieving. beau biden was a friend of ours. going on to write that biden was a man who made a difference in the lives of all he touched and

he lived on in their hearts. the younger biden was diagnosed with brain cancer nearly two years ago. a diagnosis he and his family largely kept private. still after aggressive treatment he was given a clean bill of health. but earlier this year he suffered a relapse, and was admitted to walter reed a week and a half ago. born in 1969 in wilmington, delaware, joseph robinette "beau" biden became a promising politician serving as delaware's 44th attorney general. he was also an iraq war veteran, awarded the bronze star. but his greatest high orty his wife hallie and his two children. for the bidens this is not the first time tragedy has struck. in 1972 beau was a little boy when he was injured in a car accident that killed his sister and mother. his father, joe biden, had just been elected to the u.s. senate, and was famously sworn in at beau's bedside. a heavy topic that beau talked about while introducing his father at the 2008 democratic national convention.

>> one of my earliest memories was being in that hospital. my dad always at my side. we, my brother and i, not the senate, were all that he cared about. >> condolences are now pouring in. for a young man whose future seemed as bright as his father's. biden was widely expected to run for the governor of delaware in 2016. speaking for his entire family joe biden said, quote, beau biden was quite simply the finest man any of us have ever known. carl? >> kristen welker at the white house this morning. kristen, thanks. nbc's chuck todd and andrea mitchell both join us now. good morning to both of you. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> andrea, i want to start with you. as kristen pointed out in her piece and as many americans have seen over the years the bidens are this very tight-knit family. that bond for beau and his father, of course, really strengthened at a young age in tragedy. talk to us about this side of beau biden, and family and its importance. >> beau biden was such a family

man, and the bond between that father and son was just inseparable. they did everything together. they loved politics. but more than politics, they loved family. he was such a father, a brother son, and the fact that, you know, we've done interviews with him on his anti-poverty crusade, his help for children as the attorney general of delaware his public service, his iraq war service, which so informed what jill and his dad joe biden did with iraq and iraq veterans and military familys went to iraq with them shortly after he served there and just watching jill and joe biden in baghdad with the troops and how informed they were by what their son had experienced there. i can't tell you what a fine person he was, and how much all of us who really cared about him and knew him well are really feeling this loss for the whole family. >> just a terrible loss. at the young age of 46, on the

national stage, chuck, he was, of course, known by many people across the country as the vice president's son. but as andrea just alluded to on the local level he was also very dedicated to serving his community. >> you know he was. in fact he, you know, he wasn't so ambitious that he put politics in front of sort of public service. you know when he won his first stint as attorney general in 2006 the assumption was he was going to try to go on some fast track to replace his father in the u.s. senate when his father became vice president. and he had an opportunity to run for his dad's senate seat and he said no because he felt as if it would break a commitment that he made when he ran for attorney general, and instead he ran for re-election as attorney general, and look, he got high marks. he had to deal with some very high profile, very tough cases. as an attorney general might in any state. he handled it with dignity, with grace. look joe biden and beau biden were fathers and sons have bonds everywhere. these two were forged because of tragedy. they were best friends.

joe biden spends every weekend and has been even more, made a more of a concerted effort over the last year to spend every weekend at home in delaware because his son was fighting this and he didn't want to miss a moment. this is just -- you can't fathom the ache, the aching that joe biden is feeling today. >> your heart just goes out to the entire family. andrea, chuck, we appreciate it. thanks for being here. >> you bet. >> now to the breaking news out of switzerland where secretary of state john kerry was airlifted to a hospital after a bike crash in france. let's go to nbc's katy tur for the latest. >> good morning carl. the u.s. press officer in geneva confirms secretary kerry did break his leg this morning while biking in france. secretary kerry was airlifted to a swiss hospital. we're told he never lost consciousness, and is now in stable condition. the accident happened about 25 miles from geneva, where kerry has been in ongoing nuclear talks with iran's foreign minister. the associated press reports that a paramedic traveling with

kerry's motorcade examined the secretary of state after his bike apparently hit a curb. x-rays show he broke his right leg, but officials stress his life is not in any danger. kerry was supposed to be traveling to madrid later today for meetings with spain's king and its prime minister. after that, two days in paris for an international conference on isis. now, he will be flying back to boston, and calling off the rest of his four-nation tour. kerry, as you know has been an avid cycler and cycling fan since childhood. this should come as no surprise. as we all know kerry is a big outdoor man. he was famous for the wind surfing pictures back in the 2004 election. he is said to be in good spirits right now but he does regret missing these upcoming meetings. guys? >> katy tur in london for us. thank you. turning now to the severe weather, which has been wreaking havoc across the plains. heavy storms once again in texas on saturday triggering more flooding, and left thousands without power. janet shamlian joins us this

morning from wimberley, texas. good morning. >> good morning. texas has not been able to catch a break but it may finally be coming. that's because most of the rivers that were being watched have now crested. and while as you said, there was very heavy rain in houston last night, for most of the area, and most of the state, the flood threat is over. what may be the storm's last punch landed in houston. at a major league baseball game. a deluge outside started to flood inside. it came after a week of record-breaking flooding from houston, to dallas, to hart-hit wimberley. where on saturday the community was overwhelmed when 1500 volunteers, most with no ties to the community turned up to help. >> it's all walks of life all people are here to provide support for wimberley. >> across the state, a week of historic flooding. hundreds of rescues. for some the only way out was to be lifted into the air.

not just texas, oklahoma, too. states issuing a combined 571 flash flood warnings in may, more than they issued in all of 2014. tens of millions in property damage. and the unspeakable human toll. michael callahan's father died as he tried to help a stranger push her car out of floodwater. >> you couldn't ask for a better father. for something like this to happen. i foal like i'm going to wake up -- to be able to see him. and it's not the case. >> on this last day of may, it's a month many would like to forget. take a look at the blanko river this morning. he has receded greatly from last weekend, even from last night. it's very hopeful news, erica, for people who live here and need to continue with that cleanup. >> janet shamlian this morning. thank you. let's get to dylan and see if there is any end in sight? >> there is an end to the rain

in texas. now keep in mind even though the rivers have crested they are still a little bit above flood stage so there will still be some gladding. but the fact that we are going to lose the rain in texas for the next several days is certainly a good sign for those waters can start to recede. this is the cold front that brought the most recent round of rain. we are still seeing some down near houston 7 that will end shortly. we are going to see this cold front move to the east. we do have a slight risk of some flooding across parts of the northeast because of the heavier downpours that we could see. this will mostly develop later on this afternoon and into this evening. we could see as much as an inch or so of rain down through memphis, but up into new england, some areas across upstate new york could end up with about two inches. if it comes down quickly in a short period of time we could see some brief flooding. we're also looking at a slight risk of stronger storms eastern ohio through southern pennsylvania stretching into northwestern new jersey. it's in this air why where we could see some larger hail, possibly some stronger wind gusts with those storms some heavier downpours and we can't rule out an isolated tornado. but it should be a weak tornado

if we saw one and that would be mostly across wednesday person. >> anything is better than the last few weeks. >> i know and texas needs the break. >> thanks dylan. want to turn over now to sheinelle who has more on this big showdown in the senate today over the patriot act. >> yes, good morning. the senate will convene today in a rare sunday session trying to save the patriot act. the controversial law is expected to expire at midnight tonight. kentucky senator and republican presidential candidate rand paul is blocking the vote on it. he opposes the nsa mass collection of phone records that is allowed under the law. president obama wants to keep the security measure, which was passed after the 9/11 attacks. but a number of liberal and conservative lawmakers complain it infringes on civil liberties. a woman's body has been found in ohio near the town where three women have disappeared without a trace. a cloud of fear hangs over the city since three women went missing in may of 2014. police have not identified the body. a support rally will be held in town this morning.

the body of a fallen marine has made his final journey home. lance corporal jacob hub was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this month in nepal. he was one of six u.s. service members who died delivering aid to earthquake victims. strong words from britain's prince williams on the corruption charges surrounding fifa, soccer's international governing body. on saturday the prince said in part, there seems to be a huge disconnect between the sense of fair play that guides those playing and supporting the game and the allegations of corruption that have long lingering around the management of the sport internationally. prince william represents the royal family as head of britain's soccer association. now to los angeles. and an amazing rescue from a school chimney. firefighters pulled a woman from a two foot wide chimney saturday. it's unclear how she got there. emergency crews were called to the school over a report that someone was going to jump off the building. they checked the roof and discovered the woman stuck 25

feet down the chimney shaft. the chicago black hawks will face off with the tampa bay lightning for hockey's stanley up championship. chicago advanced to the final with a 5-3 win over the anaheim ducks saturday. this is the black hawks third trip to the finals in six seasons. the stanley cup begins wednesday right here on nbc. and finally, take a look at this baseball play in oak land last night. the a's hosting the yankees. a perfect bunt right down the line. now watch this the a's watch it roll foul then fair then foul again, back and forth. kind of like the ball had a mind of its own until finally it stopped right on the line fair ball. yankees win it 5-3. for better or worse people love sports. >> i love the ump's kind of like, i don't know you figure it out. >> look at that. >> anyway, there you go. >> on the line. you can't even predict that. >> no, fair. >> dylan is back with a further check of the forecast for the rest of the country. >> yes, in the northeast we are going to get our chance at some

rain. we could see some stronger storms later on today. this slow-moving cold front that's been moving east all weekend. but look at what happens behind the front. temperatures are only in the 40s back through the midwest with highs only in the 50s. so this is a very cooling front and by the time we get in to early next week we are going to see a big cool down in the northeast as well. but we could see some stronger storms especially back through pennsylvania, can't rule out an isolated tornado but it's mostly wind gusts and possibly hi i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp, heading into the rest of may, temperatures will stay well above average, ranging between 86 and 89 degrees, hot with storms expected into the evening hours. wind speeds out of the southwest, 10 to 15 miles per hour. your seven-day forecast shows, pushing into monday another round of showers and thunderstorms. temperatures start to drop down 79 on monday 71 on tuesday. we dry out heading into wednesday.

>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thanks. now to the scandal surrounding the reality tv family the duggars. >> after more than a week of tabloid headlines the family is now apparently ready to talk about the exploebsive allegations against their oldest son josh. under fire for the past ten days members of the duggar family now say they will speak out. parents jim bob and michelle posting a short note saturday on the family's website. saying they'll sit down for an interview with fox news next week to quote, share our hearts with you about the pain we walked through as a family twelve years ago, and the tears we all shed on the forgiveness that was given. the family has faced fierce criticism since the allegations against josh duggar first surfaced. >> he had 12 in the house. >> those allegations revealed by "in touch" magazine based on a police report. they say the family's oldest child was accused of fondling five underage girls in 2002, and 2003.

in a statement josh duggar responded saying quote, twelve years ago as a young teenager i acted inexcusebly for which i have extremely sorry and deeply regret. his parents called the event one of the most difficult times of our lives. noting josh made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked. as for the fallout so far tlc yanked "19 kids and counting" from its lineup. hulu pulled streaming clips of the show and the number of advertisers cutting ties has grown almost daily, now up to at least 19. while the backlash continues across social media. now nbc news reached out to confirm josh would not be part of the interview. in response we were told by the duggar family representative that jim bob and michelle would be doing the interview. in terms of tlc there has been more of a push for a permanent decision from the network. no word from tlc. no further word but there has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not there may be a spinoff that would not involve josh and his family maybe

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i'm rosemary connors. it's 8:26 on this sunday. a hazy hot, and humid start to our day. meteorologist brittney shipp is also tracking the chance of some showers and storms. brittney? >> as we head into the evening, we are going to see a chance of storms moving in and into tomorrow, a live look at cape may, a mix of sun and clouds a mild start. temperatures already in the mid-70s for philadelphia. 74 in millville. 73 in wildwood. temperatures in the poconos at 67. 73 at the atlantic city airport. just a few little scattered showers moving near bridge water, but you can see, this is the unsettled weather that's going to head our way. as far as today is concerned, over the next eight hours, our temperatures will warm up nicely by the time you head out for lunch. temperatures in the mid-80s. 87 by 4:00 p.m. today's range, between 87 and 89. remember you can get important weather information delivered right the to your smartphone or tablet with the nbc 10 weather app. it is a free download from our website, nbc10.com. this morning, we continue to follow breaking news involving

the death of the vice president's son. beau biden lost his fight with brain cancer yesterday at the age of 46. delaware's former attorney general was also a bronze star recipient, who served in iraq. beau biden died surrounded by his family. in a statement, vice president joe biden called his son the finest man any of us have ever known. you can count on the nbc 10 news team through our nbc 10 app and our website for continuing team coverage of beau biden's life and death. i'm rosemary connors. brittney and i will see you right back here at 9:00.

my friend, my father my hero, the next vice president of the united states, joe biden. an emotional moment for a father and son. the late beau biden giving a touching tribute to his father joe biden, at the 2008 democratic national convention. >> 46-year-old beau biden succumbed to brain cancer on saturday, leaving behind not only his devoted father, but a wife and two small children. it is understandably a somber mood at the white house this sunday morning, may 31st, 2015. we want to go straight to nbc's kristen welker for more on this tragic news. good morning. >> erica, good morning. you're absolutely right. vice president biden announced his son's tragic passing late saturday night writing in a statement, quote it is with broken hearts that hallie, hunter ashley, jill and i announce the passing of our

husband, brother and son beau after he battled brain cancer with the same integrity, courage and strength he demonstrated every day of his life. president obama also released a statement writing, quote michelle and i are grieving tonight. beau biden was a friend of ours. the younger biden was diagnosed with brain cancer nearly two years ago. but after aggressive treatment was given a clean bill of health. then earlier this year in the spring he suffered a relapse and was admitted to walter reed about a week and a half ago. biden was a rising political star in his own right. an iraq war veteran who had earned a bronze star biden served as delaware's 44th attorney general from 2007 to 2015. he was widely expected to run for governor of delaware in 2016. those who knew beau biden say he valued family above all else. his wife hallie and children natalie and hunter. condolences have been pouring in from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle overnight. many noting beau was a lot like his dad. speaking for the entire family,

joe biden said quote, beau biden was quite simply the finest man any of us have ever known. erica? >> kristen welker this morning. kristen, thank you. >> we're joined this morning by nbc news medical contributor dr. natalie azar. good morning. it's such sad news. are there well established risk factors? do we know who's vulnerable to something like this? >> no carl. i think that's what makes these cancers challenging and frustrating for people. there really aren't any well established agreed upon risk factors. there may be some radiation exposure, perhaps some familial -- for brain cancer but because we don't have any well defined risk factors we also don't have any well established screening tests for primary brain cancer. >> 46 seems so young. does that -- does this fall within the expected age limits? >> it does. brain cancer can occur at any age. we see different types. different subtypes of brain cancer in the pediatric population. in the adult group, a particularly aggressive form of

brain cancer which is the most common is a glioblastoma. we don't know which one beau actually had. so we certainly can't make any definitive comments about his treatment and prognosis, necessarily. >> and then we've been saying he had a clean bill of health, quote/unquote. is there such a thing with brain cancer? >> well, i think that provided that the original stage that he was perhaps diagnosed at if he had a good clean margins with a surgical exigs, radiation and chemo, he was deemed to be in remission or cured at that time. but we know that, again certain brain cancers can be very aggressive. you know, five-year survival is roughly only 33%. so we do know that these cancers can recur. >> good information to have. dr. natalie, thank you so much. let's get back to dylan for a check of the weather. >> good morning, guys. we are going to see some scattered showers and storms make their way through the great lakes and into the northeast. we do have a lot of rain already moving through cleveland through southeastern parts of michigan. also across upstate new york.

now we do have some flood watches through indiana, ohio parts of southeastern michigan, again, and we it's mostly because of the heavier rain that we're seeing with some of these downpours. there's also a slight risk of stronger storms in eastern ohio. most of southern pennsylvania and northwestern new jersey we could see some stronger storms develop later on today. the middle of the country finally drying out. oklahoma sunny, texas is mainly sunny and that will last through tomorrow, too. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. tomorrow our slight risk pushes into the northern rockies, including montana and north and i'm first alert meteorologist, brittney shipp. heading into the rest of today, temperatures will still stay well above average, ranging between 86 and 89 degrees, hot with storms expected as we head into the evening hours. wind speeds out of the southwest, 10 to 15 miles per hour. your seven-day forecast shows, pushing into monday, another round of showers and thunderstorms. temperatures start to drop down 79 on monday. 71 on tuesday, we dry out, heading into wednesday.

rumor that rafael on the plaza wants to be a meteorologist. >> yes. >> you know the forecast for today? it's sunny right now right? we'll take right now. looking a whole lot better than later on today. guys? >> thanks. the summer blockbuster "san andreas" is shaking things up at the box office. on track to take in a whopping $53 million on its opening weekend alone. and that is turning dwayne johnson into an unlikely mega star. nbc's jacob rascon has more. >> before hollywood fell in love with dwayne johnson he was simply "the rock." >> the rock! >> reporter: the face of professional wrestling. then the rock became the king.

the scorpion king. small part with no dialogue in "the mummy returns" but soon with a film of his own. and the rock never looked back. >> i'm the tooth fairy. >> i'm not qualified for this. >> you just earned yourself a dance with the devil, boy. >> reporter: the former college football player had little trouble tackling the box office, bringing in far more money than bigger hollywood names. >> you might not think of him as a star the same way a george clooney is a star but he actually gets more people into movie theaters. >> reporter: the unlikely mega star similar to body builder turned terminator and later governor arnold schwarzenegger or bad boy and alien fighter will smith who first gained fame as a rapper. as for johnson -- >> just maintains this vibe all the time. whether he's on late night tv whether he's an instagram, on twitter. >> i got this. don't try and get by or you'll get dealt with and trapped. >> reporter: again, shaking things up on a different kind of stage. >> come on!

>> reporter: jacob rascon, nbc news, los angeles. >> i need to point out that the, very attuned folks downstairs in the control room including our executive producer happened to notice during the piece that carl was doing the eyebrow thing. what? >> really? >> do it again? >> oh, wait, wait, carl. don't let it go. this is a moment we want to capture. >> which eyebrow moment are you talking about? >> he raises an eyebrow. >> oh here we go. >> hello. >> carl "the rock" quintanilla. >> you can stop traffic -- >> that's not going to be exactly the same. sorry. >> now -- >> still to come this morning could your barbecue explode when you go out to grill some burgers and dogs maybe later today some scary stuff but very easy practical information to keep us al

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grilling. but i bet the last thing you think about when you hit the igniter is a big fireball coming out of here. an explosion. but fire officials say it actually happens all the time. and this morning, they're about to show us how quickly things can turn deadly. a fireball in your backyard. >> whoa. >> a scary blast that can literally knock you down. and experts say it happens more often than you'd think. 7,000 gas grill fires every year. many from leaking propane. like this. you're watching a fourth of july nightmare in progress. byron bends over to light his pro-bane barbecue and then the explosion. his body is engulfed in a wall of fire. >> as soon as i did it i looked down at my arm. i seen the skin melt off here. >> turns out he left the pro-bane on too long, building up inside and igniting. home surveillance cameras rolling, as he runs to his

swimming pool to put himself out. moments later, the paramedics arrive and rush him to the e.r. >> i got second degree burns all the way down through here. my face my hair caught on fire. >> and byron isn't alone. these dangerous explosions are posted all over youtube. to find out just how powerful a blast can be, we set up a demonstration. with minnesota firefighters standing by, we opened a gas valve to simulate a leak. >> i can actually smell the propane right now. >> after just a few minutes. >> three, two, one -- >> see that fireball? >> i mean that could be you standing at the grill. >> take another look. a giant ball of fire erupting from the grill. blowing the doors open. shooting out of the top. and look at those flames pouring out of the bottom. >> what's the most common mistake people make when grilling?

>> common mistake is they turn on the gas they leave the cover down, they hit the igniter and they get an explosion from a buildup of gas. >> so what you want to do what is keep the lid open before you light it? >> absolutely. lid open, turn it and light it right away. don't wait and let it build up gas. you don't lean over the top so you singe your face off or worse. another tip is soapy water test. you check it on your hose and connections to make sure there's no bubbling which means leaking gas. >> if you see the soapy water bubbling that means you have a gas leak. >> that's correct. and you either need to tighten that up or replace it if it can't be tightened up. >> the industry says grills are safe if used properly. simple tips. so this -- doesn't happen at your next barbecue. here's another tip. fire officials say don't do what i sometimes do, and that is you keep hitting the igniter you look over here, and it's not lighting up you keep hitting it. don't do that. close it up shut the gas off for three to five minutes, give

it time in case gas has built up to dissipate. then put the gas back on and try it again. hope it helps. back to you. >> jeff rossen, thank you so much. some scary video. >> i know. >> when you're grilling there's a good chance someone has opened some beer or some wine, there's probably kids playing around. >> that's true. i've never used the gas grill because i'm so afraid of that. i'm fine with the charcoal. i did okay with that. now i leave all the grilling to dave. thanks dave. >> people take it for granted. oh i can grill. >> not going to happen to me. >> let's send it over to dylan in the orange room with today's plaza fan of the day. >> we have nancy here with your beautiful family from the albany, new york area. this is your first time at the "today" show. we brought you inside because it's your birthday. >> my birthday. >> you get what you want on your birthday. i'll let you take it away. >> up next, beatles legend paul mccartney saying good-bye to an old friend but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ me and you, ♪ ♪ and you and me. ♪ ♪ no matter how they tossed the dice.

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sheinelle is following it all. >> first up some rough news for iggy azalea fans. the singer tweeted the tour is canceled. i'm so sad and sorry to let my fans down we'll be back out on the road when the next album is done. this is actually the second time the great escape tour has been canceled. she goes on to tweet about other concert dates in pittsburgh ottawa and quebec that are still on. a lot of people got to speculating it's because of poor ticket sales. i was reading this morning she said she wants more time for production, and you have all these ideas what you want your concert to be and she says it's not there yet. don't know what the truth is but people are disappointed. >> is there a difference between the two? >> nothing worse than buying concert tickets and having it cancel. like christmas was taken away. >> so you have tickets, huh? >> so our second story has to do with a familiar face. sir paul mccartney told the daily mirror that he has given up marijuana after many years of indulgence he now prefers wine or a nice margarita. why the change? sir paul says it's because he doesn't want to set a bad

example for his kids and grandchildren by using the drug. he said his decision is a parent thing and he goes on to say the last time i smoked was a long time ago. a lot of people are nodding their heads. they can probably relate he wants to do the right thing he's one of the world's most famous dads, of course, his kids are even famous in his own right he's the father of stella mccartney. so we respect him for that. no question about it. >> he'll get drunk instead. >> wine is not bad. so our last story has to do with kristen bell's memorable uber ride. she had requested a personal uber. little did she know she had requested an uber carpool ride. this is a new function of the app that you can now request a ride as a carpool and it maybes the fare a lot cheaper in the long run. well she began her tweets with this one. didn't know uber had a carpool option but my driver just pulled over and said got to pick someone else up. this should be fun. and then she tweets, no one is talking.

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we're back on this sunday morning with one of the best ways to get your kids interested in learning. by making it fun and interactive. >> a crazy number of teachers getting to that moment has become a global journey but it's one they can now take from the comfort of their classroom. it's not your average assignment for a third grader. >> can you do me a favor? >> yeah. >> can you just make sure that no polar bears come up behind me. is that a deal? >> okay. >> but max is more than happy to oblige. keeping an eye on the arctic landscape as he and his classmates pepper explorer jamie with questions. >> how cold is it right now? >> what are some dangerous animals you've encountered. >> reporter: the polar landscape is more than 3500 miles from the

suburban new york students. a bit far for a field trip. >> i think it's very difficult to organize a school outing to the arctic. so i think the next best thing that we can do is try to bring the arctic to you. >> what's it like for you to watch your class get so excited about learning in this way? and to have that moment with kids halfway around the world? >> it's like magic. the kids feel so motivated. they're enthusiastic. and what better way to learn than if you're interested in something? >> amy rosenstein first brought skype into her classroom six years ago when a friend moved to hong kong. while she initially used the video chats to stay in touch, as many people now do across the globe she soon realized her live chats could add a new dimension to her lessons. >> the results were beyond my wildest dreams. >> since then she's helped her students visit 25 countries. meeting people from paris to new zealand. learning how they lived. >> in your country near an

ocean? >> even chatting with fellow students like this class in barcelona. the focus of a mystery class. >> do you border france? >> yes. >> an opportunity for these third graders to test their knowledge. >> do you live in spain? >> yes! >> and learn much more in the process. >> what do you do when the weather gets really bad? >> we watch dvds and play scrabble. >> we value a third grader having an important question having adults respond you to is a really empowering thing. >> across the globe more than 400,000 educators are now actively using skype in their classroom. >> i think it's great to continue going on real field trips in real life. i think a lot of schools don't have the budgets for that anymore. and this is a way to travel virtually. >> say adios. >> adios! >> it was really cool to see. i would love for my kids to have this in her classroom. i asked amy who her dream skypes

were. she said astronauts at the international space station and she said the president. how cool it would be for the kids to actually have a chat with the white house. she has sent letters. she hasn't heard back. but in case anybody at the white house or the international space station is watching, you have third graders in ardsly, new york, who are ready for you. >> it's a great idea. >> which makes getting on the bus and going to the fire house seem so old-fashioned. >> although what she was saying is it's also a great way to integrate, she gave the example of china. so they'll skype with other kids in hong kong, then supplement that, too, because they're studying china in third grade and social studies with a trip to see a performance by a chinese dance troupe. so she loves that it's sort of an additional dimension and a lot cheaper than field trips which is a concern for a lot of schools. >> let's get back to chuck todd and see what's coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> my dream skype is just simply to skype with my kids by the way, when i'm traveling. anyway this morning, we're going to have a big 2016 special. three candidates on the shows bernie sanders rick santorum

and ohio governor john kasich. but the story that's stunned official washington, the bombshell charge es against the former speaker of the house dennis hastert. all of that coming up on "meet the press," couple minutes. >> chuck thanks, we'll be watching. >> one more programming note, tomorrow on "today," comic tracy wargen will sit down with matt for a life interview, his first since the deadly crash that nearly took his life, as well. be sure to tune in for that tomorrow only on "today." thanks for being with us this weekend. carl nice to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you for filling in. hope you enjoy the rest of your sunday. have a great day, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow on "today."

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this morning on nbc 10 news today, we are remembering beau biden, the son of the vice president died at the age of 46 after a battle with brain cancer. we are live in wilmington with reaction from the people he served in the first state. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's 9:00 on this sunday. we'll have more on the life and death of beau biden in just a moment. but first, we check in with meteorologist brittney shipp, who's tracking some changes in the forecast. brittney? >> that's right, we're tracking a chance of storms as we head into this evening, and even as we head into tomorrow and tomorrow night. more rain expected on tuesday. so a wet pattern on the way for us. here's a live look at lake