90 degrees today. >> the "today" show is up next. local updates every 30 minutes. good morning. danger in the water. two separate shark attacks just hours apart off the coast of north carolina. two teenagers suffer vicious bites, each losing a limb. this morning, why is that beach still open is this. what was her plan? joyce mitchell faces a judge again day. the twocaped killers to where to be found as questions swirl about what the three may have been planning. ready for launch. jeb bush ready to announce his run for the white house this afternoon. is he still the one to beat? and taking a bite out of the box office. >> one, two, three -- >> reporter: a huge opening weekend for "jurassic world"

making more than a half billion dollars, if i believely lyofficially the biggest open ever. today, monday june 15 2015. >> announcer: this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning and welcome to "today" on a monday morning. that's the crowd outside and they are here for one reason and one reason only. james taylor is here. this is a live picture. he's giving the crowd a rehearsal before he gets started. >> not great weather on the west coast. that didn't stop fans of james taylor who lined up early for a glimpse of him. we're excited he'll perform songs. according to the numbers, james taylor and you, everybody but us went to see kwoezer"jurassic world"." biggest opening ever for a film.

>> half a billion. we'll see two, three, four lots more sequels for sure. the big story in entertainment. but the bier story are shark attacks that happened miles away from one another on a stretch of beach in north carolina. two teens are reare covering in the hospital. this morning the beaches are open but authorities are on high alert. gabe gutierrez arehas the story. >> reporter: this morning two teenagers are out of surgery and in stable condition after a pair of terrifying close calls owned on the beaches of north carolina. the first around 4:00 in the afternoon. a teenage girl losing part of her arm and possibly her leg from a shark attack in oak island south of wilmington. an hour later, another call. this time a teenage boy losing his arm in another attack just a few miles from the first. both near ocean isle beach where a shark bit a 13-year-old girl

on thursday. the beaches are open today but authorities are on control. >> we'll continue to monitor and maybe be a little bit more beach-oriented tomorrow in the water until we can get a handle on the situation. >> reporter: for the last century in north carolina there were just 90 shark attacks. >> this is highly unusual. >> reporter: thursday's was the first reported in the state this season. with others turning up in florida and hawaii already this year beach-goers this summer are on high alert. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> chris anselmo is the okay island fear chief. good morning. >> good morning. >> what can you are tell us about the condition of the two teenagers who suffered shark bites over the weekend? >> what i can tell you is about 4:20 yesterday afternoon we did receive a call for a possible shark attack right about where we are standing. about an hour and a half late at

5:40 we received another call about two miles down the road from here down the beach. this one here involved a 13-year-old girl and down the beach involved a 16-year-old male. >> i guess a lot of people are wonderering this morning. you have the first attack and 90 minutes later another attack. was there thought to closing the beaches or closing the water? >> at this time they are not closing the beach. they did go out last night in the few hours that we had left of daylight and warn people to try to stay out of the water at that time. this is an isolated incident. i have been here for 16 years. i have been the chief for three. i have been on this island in the fire department for 16 years. we have never had this incident not just on this beach but on the other beaches in this county. >> let me ask you about that. you say it is an isolated incident. it's pretty rare but there was an attack thursday and two

yesterday. can you really guarantee, can you really say the waters are are safe right now? >> well we can't guarantee anything. i mean you know these are ocean waters. so i mean you know there is a lot of fish and sharks that live i out in the ocean-. there is nothing we can do to control that the.. we can only educate people to be careful this the water. and from 4:00 on i would stay out of the water. that would be my thoughts. >> all right, chief. i know you are working hard with the other authorities to make sure the beaches are safe. thank you for your time, sir. we appreciate it. >> okay. thank you. >> now to the other big story we have been following. the search for escaped prisoners from upstate new york this morning. joyce mitchell the woman accused of helping them break free goes before a judge for the second time as authorities appear though closer to catching them.

miguel almaguer is in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is where joyce mitchell will make her second court appearance. she's pled not guilty. investigators say she tried to help the inmates escape and they say she planned a life with them on the run. >> reporter: she's the prison employee now behind bars. the district attorney says over the last 18 months joyce mitchell had an unusual relationship with convicted killers david sweat and richard matt. >> individuals such as matt and sweat can become very manipulative. >> reporter: while at the prison multiple sources say mitchell was investigated for a sexual relationship with sweat. then matt charmed her. so much so she thought she was in love. after learning plans of their escape this criminal complaint said mitchell smuggled hacksaw blades chisels, a punch and a screwdriver bit into the prison. sources say after they squeezed

and crawled their way out, sweat and matt left behind not one but a trail of post-it notes like this one. mitchell agreed to be the getaway driver meeting the durks o at a power plant for a midnight rendezvous. was her thought process to help them escape and go on the run with them? >> it appears that way. based on her statements and i think at the last moment she bailed out. >> reporter: the district attorney said mitchell was told the three would drive seven hours toward an unknown location where they would meet an off road vehicle. pit which he will never showed getting cold feet says the d.a. because she didn't want to hurt her husband, also a prison employee. >> to the extent any state employee was involved in facilitating the escape that's a crime in and of itself. that will be fully prosecuted.

>> reporter: this morning, 800 officers are searching for two dangerous men. gone ten days now. convicted killers who could be anywhere while their alleged acome police is behind bars. the district attorney believes the inhates stole tools from contractors at the prison used them overnight from midnight to 5:00 a.m. and replaced them every morning so they would not notice they were missing. the d.a. is investigating joyce mitchell and what she planned to do after she was to be their getaway driver. carson? >> bernard carrick was the corrections commissioner before being police commissionerer. he served three year ifs in federal prisoner. good morning. >> thank you. >> day ten and gov for cuomo saying we don't know if they are in the immediate area or in mexico by thousand. time for a new game plan is this. >> one thing i think of is these guys were looking at life locked in a 12 x 8 cell.

they have a plan, a good plan. took weeks to months to come to fruition. i don't know if she was the key to the escape. these guys, you know you have one shot at this. you have one shot. you make a plan. they knew where they were going. i think she could have been a decoy. >> let's put up google papmaps to get an idea where it is. they have a two-hour drive to vermont. montreal is an hour and 20 minutes away. >> they could have had a secondary plan. she thought she was supposed to be the pick-up. they had to have cell phones communications. they could have contacted somebody on the outside. >> she couldn't have been the only person to help out on the insidement tell me about it. >> well, there are security issues. there are hour ly checks half hourly checks at night. keep in mind last time they were seen at night was 10:30. they were discovered missing at

5:30 in the morning. that's probably 14 different checks within the cell that should have been made obviously wasn't with. they had a long time before anybody realized they were gone. you know seven hours. >> most prisons are on the outskirts of cities. clinton seems to be in the middle middle. there is a car dealership school bus picking up kids. tees are criminals. one escaped from prisons before. are you surprised at the freedoms they had inside? >> as a corrections commissioner i want to know who created the honor dorm to put somebody that killed a cop and an escape artist already convicted of escape who put them in an honor dorm? who gave them freedoms kwo think they should have had. >> do you think they slipped through or is it a matter of time is? >> it's a matter of time. they will get caught eventually. >> back to you, savannah. >> carson thank you. turn to politics t race for the white house. two familiar name thes kick the

campaign into high gear today. jeb bush will announce he's running in miami and hillary clinton is trying to woo voterers in iowa after her announcement and relaunch over the weekend. nbc senior white house correspondent chris jansing is in miami where governor bush will announce today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is where it starts for jeb bush in the state where he twice served as governor. today his job is to deliver a speech to regain lost momentum and set up a battle of political heavy-hitters. the stage is set, swathed in red, white and blue and the videos are rolling. >> proud we could make a difference to change lives slives. >> reporter: after six months of planning and pressing the flesh jeb goes after the office once held by his father and brother. >> it's an exciting time. >> reporter: it's not the

campaign he expected. there was a staff shake up and policy stumbles on iraq. bush faces a crowded field that even the competition calls impressive. >> he they have a lot of youth, energy significant diversity. and they are no dummies. >> reporter: that's not all jeb bush is facing. after her weekend campaign kickoff, hillary clinton is back in the state she lost in 2008 for an iowa house party. simulcast to 650 other watch parties around the country. at her rally she called on her old boss to negotiate a better trade deal. >> the president should listen to and work with his allies in congress starting with nancy pelo pelosi. >> reporter: that comment an example of the challenge for both members of american political dynasties. how to embody the future. >> i don't have to disassociate from my fan. i love them.

i i know that for me to be successful i have to the show my heart, tell my story. sthrks when >> reporter: when the cap pain show -- campaign showed off its new logo no sign of the family name. voters don't know that much about jeb bush. he'll talk about his record as governor. he'll talk about leadership and about washington dysfunction. kind of a jab at the four republican senators running for president. then like hillary clinton, he'll hit the road to the early primary states. savannah carson? >> and we're off. thank you very much. now to the weather as tens of thousands face storms and flooding this this week. what are they dealing with? >> it's interesting. this system doesn't have to be named to cause massive problems and devastating flooding. this is san antonio. they got several inches of rain yesterday. this is before the big system comes on shore.

this is amazing. o odessa texas, add three inches of rain causing massive flooding big problems. flooded roads and a lot of businesses and homes getting flooded as well. they had to have evacuations. here's what we are watching. there is what's called an invest area. 91- 91-l. they are investigating. they have hurricane hunters there thousand. it's 430 miles southeast of houston. 40 miles per hour winds with an open circulation. not a closed circulation yet. we think it will be called bill the in the next 48 hours. high pressure is locked in place. that's the steering mechanism bringing moisture on shore. even if it doesn't get named all of the moisture gets pumped up into texas where they have already had at least ten to 12 inches of rain. we have widespread flooding in this area. look at the rainfall amounts

through thursday morning. we are talking about 7 to 8 inches of rain. some areas locally could be a foot or more of rain already in a saturated year. as the system comes on shore usually they weaken because there is so much moisture in the ground. as the moisture evaporated it brings out energy. this can strengthen as it moves inland. texas, oklahoma missouri. we'll talk about it all week. >> turn to natalie now. >> in libya, the u.s. military was targeting the leader of an al qaeda affiliate in libya. belmokhtar was killed in an attack but they are looking at the on radiation and cannot confirm the death. the pentagon says he 's

responsible that killed 38 people eni colluding three americans. a louse vile police officer is on administrative leave after shooting a man who charged at him with a flagpole. saturday's incident was caught by a sur va lancesay lance capra. one of the officers confronted the suspect. he grabbed a flagpole and swung it at the officer. the suspect died at the hospital. a full investigation is now under way. a natural gas pipeline ruptured in south texas overnight sparking a massive fire. it happened 85 miles southeast of san antonio. the ball of flames could be seen from 20 miles away. there were no reports of injuries fortunately. seven homes were evacuated. the fire is now out. the golden state warriors now just one win away from an nba championship after beating the cleveland cavaliers sunday night in game five of the nba finals.

lebron james had 40 points for the cavs. that wasn't enough. er curry led the warriors with 37 points. they win it 104-91. golden state now leading the series 3-2. game six tomorrow night back in cleveland. that would be heartbreaking for cleveland if the golden state warriors win. game six of the stanley cup final. the blackhawks and lightning. chicago with a 3-2 lead. you can see it right here on nbc tonight, 8:00 eastern/5:00 pacific time. >> two good series there. >> excellent. >> got to keep it all straight. >> especially hockey because it's on nbc. >> exactly. kiss up to the boss today. >> ding, ding ding! >> do you have a shiny apple as well? >> it's monday. we'll get to your local forecast

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a stormy and steamy day. hot and humid conditions. afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees. fueling showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. in fact there's potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. and then we'll get a break. humidity comes way down. a nice day wednesday. you will really feel the difference. 83 wednesday afternoon. 84 on thursday. chance of late-day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. and that's your latest weather.

savannah? >> thank you very much. what a story overseas. there are an undetermined fubnumber of animals on the loose after flooding sent them into the streets. kier simmons is here. good to see you. >> you, too. imagine how terrifying it would be. your house is flooded. you are trying to escape and you are face to face with some of the most vicious animals. stunning pictures as rescuers search for 20 missing people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animal. on one of the main streets of this major city, a hip popotamushippopotamus loose for hours before being tranquilized and herded out of a city of a million people. 30 animals escaped. lions, rare white tigers a crocodile which was captured. a bear trying to climb up and away from the wet and wild scenes.

devastating floods left at least 12 people deadment rescuers working while watching out for the dangerous animals. vehicles were smashed. 4 million dollars of daniel was done according to one report. look at these heartbreaking images. many of the escaped zoo animals were shot dead. >> it was necessary unfortunately to shoot animals because they could harm people. >> reporter: there was also some relief. these bear cubs rescued miles from the zoo. today has been declared a day of mourning. isn't it often the case these traumatic events bring out the best in people is this in this case rescuing some animals. >> terrifying story. >> thank you so much. coming up the naacp, the leader accused of lying about being african-american cancels a public meeting today. what's next for her? we'll talk to her parent s live. >> plus a new warning from

police about car jackings and home invasions with escaped inmates on the run. would you know what to do? life-saving skills if you come face to face with an attacker. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier and it was a real easy switch to make. good morning. i'm vai sikahema just before 7:30 this monday morning. let's get our forecast from bill henley. cloudy out there. >> lots of clouds. breaks of sunshine this morning and more sunshine this afternoon. still tracking showers and thunderstorms not in center city. that's a live view from comcast center. just clouds there. it's delaware and south jersey seeing heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity. this is where it's been since 4:00 this morning rolling to the southeast. heavier showers now moving into cumberland county from salem county in new jersey. temperatures will climb to near 90 this afternoon. right now it's 76 and steamy in philadelphia. >> let's get a check on the roads with jessica boyington in

the first alert traffic center. >> slippery conditions out on the vine street expressway. it's 16-minute drive time westbound from 95 to schuylkill expressway due to this accident on the westbound side approaching schuylkill around 24th street blocking off the right-hand lane and shoulder. we're also dealing with airport delays of up to 26 minutes. vie? four people were injured and one person died in an overnight house fire in montgomery county. this fire broke out around 2:00 this morning. the cause is still under investigation. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. of course you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show. have a great day. see you in a half hour.

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♪ no one can tell me that i ♪ ♪ doing wrong today ♪ >> 7:30 on monday morning the 15th of june 2015. when we hear that smiling face we have to the smile ourselves, especially when james taylor is here live. he's going to to play some classics and a new song we really like around this show. >> so good. >> it's called "today today, today". >> his first album of original music in 13 years which is exciting. we look forward to that. first a look at the headlines this morning. two teenagers are in the hospital after separate shark attacks in north carolina. the 13-year-old and 16-year-old were attacked two mile aces apart

off oak island. both lost limbs is. >> more than 800 officers involved in the search for richard matt and david sweat. joyce mitchell the prison employee police say helped them escape will be in court . >> and jeb bush will announce he's running for president this afternoon. he'll launch his bid during a campaign event in florida. coming up as the search for the two escaped killers go on oh officials warn they could be getting more desperate and dangerous. jeff rossen looks at how to protect yourself and your family from a terrifying home invasion including what to have an your night stand and how to escape a car jacking alive. >> we are going to start with a controversy swirling around a civil rights leader in washington state accused about lying about her race. rachel dolajol was to make an announcement but that's been cancelled. we'll talk to her parents. first the latest from hallie

jackson. good morning. >> good morning. many folks here in spokane just want to know why she did what she did. she's been expected to talk about it tonight before the abrupt change of plans less than 24 hours ago. we have learned local naacp leaders may still meet even without her as fallout from the controversy intensifies. >> i was wondering if your dad really is an african-american man. >> that's a very -- i don't know what you're implying. >> reporter: this morning, more questions about when she may talk about why she's apparently been pretending to be black. >> i think she was only trying to match how she felt on the inside. >> reporter: angela works with her in the africana studies program. >> if she feels there is injustice, boom she'll be on it. if people perceive her as an

angry black woman she finds that empowering. >> if you are living in an all-black community you understand. >> reporter: she's lectured on top yeks like african-american women and hair and mentored members of the black student union. >> i don't think it matters what your ethnicity is. it was a gift what she taught us. >> reporter: others feel betrayed. we are learning more about the complicated family history. >> she told me not to blow her cover about what she was doing over there in spokane with her new identity. >> reporter: her brother says they last spoke in 20. >> she's done some good. she could have done so much better if she stayed honest. >> reporter: dolezal is estranged from her parents saying she's caucasian prompting this viral exchange with a reporter. >> are you african-american? >> i don't understand -- i don't understand the question. >> reporter: she's reported being the victim of more than

half a dozen possible hate crimes in mostly white areas of washington and idaho. investigators say they have found forthing to substantiate the allegation. the fallout is far from over. we could know as early as this week the results of an investigation by the city of spokane into whether she lied about her race on a government application. meantime the naacp released a statement backing her advocacy record pointing out you don't have to be black to be a leader within the organization. >> thank you so much. larry and ruth ann are rachel's parents. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> good morning. >> i think a lot of people look at the story and scratch their heads. it's one thing to identify with a culture, care about it advocator for it. you are suggesting she's lying about her background. you know her better than anybody, presumably. why would she do that? >> we are puzzled.

we're not sure. >> she may have felt she had some advantage in her activism by being portrayed as a black woman. >> some of the claims she's reportedly made over the years are dramatic. that she was born in a tepee had to use bows and arrows to hunt for food as a child, live ied if south africa. what's the motive for making such claims assuming those aren't true? >> those are all false claims. i think rachel has tried to damage her biological family and those kind of claims as false as they were seem to serve her purposes in her mind. >> have you ever confronted her about this? >> no. we have not. rachel has not wanted to talk to us. she's distanced herself from us. head it clear she doesn't want us around or in communication with her.

>> let me ask you. one of the other surprising aspects of this story for a lot of people is this all became public when you, her parents reveal ed what her true heritage is. i guess the question is why did you feel you needed to go public with it? >> well we had never been asked to to be involved. we had never been questioned before. but just short of a week ago we were contacteded by the press. i guess it was part of some investigative reporting being done. somehow they got wind of us as her parents as a possibility. they contacted us the to see if we were in fact her parentsment we taught our children, as we raised all six of them, tell the truth. always be honest. so we weren't going to lie.

we told the truth. rachel is our birth daughter. >> you mentioned you haven't talked to her in several years. it sounds like you are estranged and there are complicated family dike dynamics here. she's made a claim of physical abuse in you are your home. do you have fig to say about that? >> yes. she knows we were not abusive parents. peep who know us also know that. before rachel tried to change her identity she was proud of us as her parents. wanted to introduce us to her friends. it's a dramatic change. >> before i let you go what do you want to happen here? what do you hope the outcome is and what would you say if you had a chance to speak to her? >> well i will comment on the first question. we still hold out hope that we'll be able to be reconciled some day. >> we hope rachel will get the help she needs to deal with her

identity issues. of course we love her and hope that she will come to a place are where where she knows and believes and speaks the truth. >> we are always ready, as parents, to forgive and move on. >> lar erie and ruth ann dolezal, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> thank you, savannah. >> let's get a check on the weather now from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by royal caribbean international. though one knows the caribbean like royal caribbean. >> we have wet weather moving through the northeast. getting more showers and thunderstorms passing through philadelphia and just to south. we are looking for rain today through thursday from the northeast. about an inch. as you get into the midwest the tropical moisture that will hit texas. eventually you see some areas picking up 5 to 7 inches of rain from st. louis to springfield. we've got a ring of fire the big ridge of high pressure

bringing in all the moisture. it's also funneling in cures. 90 in philly. 102 in raleigh. tallahassee will feel like 99. no relief for the next three days. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a stormy and steamy day. hot and humid conditions. afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees fueling showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. there's potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we'll get a break. humidity comes way down. a nice day wednesday. you really will feel the difference. high of just 83 wednesday afternoon. 84 on thursday. a chance of late-day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. get the wet wither any time you need it on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. savannah? >> thanks al. coming up on trending has this ever happened to you? the woman up staged by the floor.

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need money, food clothing a place to hide. cops say this is when the car jacking and home invasions could start. if these killers, if any attacker showed up at your doorstep would you know what to do? this morning we are about to show you. the escaped inmates are probably on foot. no getawayer car. with police searching the woods and every road in between officials fear they will try to steal someone's wheels. car jackings happen fast and they are often violent. in fact, escaped inmates have done it in the past. from detroit to virginia. >> we have a car jacking. >> reporter: preying on innocent drivers to get away. >> there are things you can do to prevent an attack. >> reporter: john peek is a self-defense expert with 15 years' experience. today he's playing the attackerer showing me how to get away alive. he says you need to be ready the

moment a criminal approaches like this. >> get out of the car! >> hit the horn hit the gas, get out of there. >> here's another tip. if you can't drive away run away. they threw you out of the car, run, run run. >> reporter: the key is to get away. the most car jackerers don't want you, just the car. >> most want the car but with the prison break in new york they may want your car, money, clothes, home to hide out. if they are shoving you in the car and you can't run, do whatever you have to do to crawl out the other door. >> reporter: get out this way. >> don't let them take you. >> reporter: get out at all costs. >> get away. if you find a gun in your face -- >> reporter: i would be panicked and do what they say. >> if you allow them to take you hostage the likelihood of you being killed goes up greatly. >> reporter: what do i do? >> push the gun to the dash accelerate and drive off. >> reporter: now i have the gun.

perhaps more scary the inmates breaking into your home as you sleep, holding your family hostage as they try to hide. some of the invaders caught on video, kicking this in doors. getting violent. even attacking victims in their own beds. so how can you get your family out alive is? wallace signs was an nypd detective and 22-year hostage negotiator. i hear what noise, what do i do? >> a lot of people don't have alarms. they are expensive. put your car keys on the night table. hear a noise, hit the red button. built in alarm. >> reporter: he says there is something else you feed in the bed room. >> buy a can of wasp spray in the hardware store or the supermarket. this is potent. more powerful than police mace.

if you spray it it goes 20 25 feet. >> reporter: you could be in the corner of the room. if someone gets to to your bed roop room -- >> spray them. they are temporarily blind. >> reporter: check your state and local laws. sleep with your bedroom doors open. you want the kids to hear what's going on. then you go to them. the key is to get the family together all this one place and get out. >> exactly. as quickly as you can. >> reporter: one other tip. we love giving you tips. this seems obvious. experts say lock your doors and windows at night. a lot of us forget especially now during the summer when it's nice outside. same goes for cars. when you are driving around they say to keep the windows up. it is nice out. definitely keep your doors locked while driving. they will try to grab the handle. if you have an extra second when you feel someone trying to get in and can nail the gas, that's the difference. >> i look in the back seat to see if anyone is hiding in the

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good morning. i'm warm and muggy out there, bill? >> the moisture will stay with us. we'll see more showers and more thunderstorms. you can see rain moving back into this view. that's a live view from center city. rain there. storms in delaware and south jersey. two active thunderstorms. one affecting dover rolling through the dover area at this hour and millville also getting pounded with heavy rain and lightning as well. heavy rainfall is pushing to the southeast and heading toward the shore. >> thank you, bill. let's get a check on traffic with jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. >> we're dealing with lots of volume and wet roadways. schuylkill expressway where you can see westbound lanes are really jammed solid pretty much

bumper to bumper. slow going there on the schuylkill expressway and watching that water main break in west philadelphia on north 52th street at westminster. four people injured and one person died in an overnight house fire in montgomery county. this fire broke out around 2:00 this morning in lower salford township. fire officials spoke to nbc 10 a short time ago. >> it is clear there was one woman trapped in the rear of the house. we attempted to enter the house is when the floors collapsed underneath us and no firefighters were injured. we're able to get out of the house safely. >> the cause is still under investigation. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. of course you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. we'll send you back to the "today" show. have a great day. we'll see you in about a half hour.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up george steals the show from the balcony of buckingham palace to the polo field, a big weekend for the little prince. we'll have all the adorable details. then a father's day surprise. >> my right leg took all the shrapnel and i thought about seeing my son againment by big fear was not being able to say good-bye to him. >> reporter: a former presidenter navy s.e.a.l. gets the surprise of a lifetime to share with his family. ♪ how sweet it is ♪ ♪ to be loved by you ♪ and how sweet it is. the great james taylor hits the summer concert stage live today, monday june 15, 2015.

[ cheers ] >> hey, james taylor! we love your smiling face! >> we came from massachusetts just to see james taylor on "today." >> celebrating my 30th birthday with japs taylor. >> celebrating my 50th from pittsburgh. whoo! ♪ >> best friends for 40 years. >> here to see james taylor! >> we got four hours of sleep to see james taylor. [ cheers ] ♪ >> 8:00 june 15, 2015. matt's got the morning off. the rest of the team is here. >> give it up for james taylor! [ cheers and applause ] >> not yet, everybody. we have been waiting 13 years. we'll bring mr. taylor out in a

little bit. tomorrow on "today" we are kicking off a ten-day sugar detox. fun fact. did you know the american heart association recommends 60 teaspoons of added sugar a day. too much can lead to serious health issues and weight gain. >>er for ten days we are swearing off added sugar. candy candy, desserts things like that but also ketchup and flavored yogurt. >> and alcohol. >> why would you bring that up? i don't know. >> we'll see what we learn from it. we'll have the details coming up torp on "today." >> i have the shakes already. let's get a check on the top stories with natalie at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, guys. news of two terrifying shark attacks have officials watching the waters off north carolina this morning. on sunday two teens were

seriously hurt in separate shark attacks. both happened off oak island. a 13-year-old girl lost part of her arp and suffer issed lower leg tissue damage. an hour later a 16-year-old boy was a tacked, the shark taking part of his left arm. the fire chief spoke early kwer today. >> there is nothing we can do to control that. we can only educate people to be careful in the water and really the main -- you know i would say 4:00 you know from 4:00 on i would stay out of the water. >> there had been a third attack last thursday. neither beach has been closed at this point. helicopters will be back up looking for any more activity. this morning as the search for two escaped killers in upstate new york expands the woman charged with helping them makes he second court appearance. police are are moving teams further east in the search for matt and sweat. they admit there are no new leads. meantime the dcht a. says he's getting more details from joyce

mitchell. the prison employee is said so are have are told authorities the three planned to drive to a getaway location at least seven hours from the prison. a portion of philadelphia was turned into a raging river after a you are water main break. the flooding in west philly spenter more than 12 million gallons. there were no injuries. crews were able to stop the flow of water in a few hours. there is a new star in are britain's royal family. katy tur has more on the young royal stealing hearts as he stole the show. >> reporter: with a wave and a cheeky grin prince george made history on the buckingham palace balcony as the almost 2-year-old joined mom, dad and the rest of the royal gang the to celebrate grand grandma, queen elizabeth's birthday. >> didn't appear to be phased. gave the royal wave and was seen to take it all in.

>> reporter: four mo tharks one current and three future watched the fly-by. george took up his royal duties without a hitch. appearing on prince william's arm in the same blue outfit his dad had worn on his first balcony appearance. also making a splash kate in public for the first type since introducing the world to princess charlotte six weeks ago. looking sleek and relaxed. a day later, from formal mom to normal mom, playing this the grass with george during a polo patch . while dad tried to explain the finer points of the game of kings, george made it his own, delighting in this changing the rules of play and enjoying having mom all to himself before his next formal appearance at the christening of his little sisterer charlotte early next month. katy tur, nbc news london. >> so cute. only one baby matches cuteness this that category and that's baby vail savannah. >> thank you for that. i'm objective and i agree.

meantime we have kate snow here talking about a lot of families ready to head out on vacation this summer. there is a new law in connecticut that's designed to make the waters safer. this is thanks to a family's work after a tragic accident took their daughter's life. nbc national correspondent kate snow has more. good morning. >> reporter: from good morning. emily was just 16 years old when she died in a tubing accident last august. now just ten months after her death, emily's family helped pass emily's law, hoping to prevent another tragedy from happening again. >> em ly was a beautiful girl. she always always smiled. >> she's missed because her personality and her smile, you just knew they were there. now we know they're not. >> reporter: 16-year-old emily grew up on the water. so her mom didn't worry when emily said she was headed out tubing with three friends last

august. emily's best friend a licensed 16-year-old was driving the boat when emily fell off the tube and the boat came around to pick her up she was hit by the propellor. >> just an unimaginable feeling. disbelief. like this is not happening. >> reporter: despite the grief, joe and pam, the parents of two other children decided to honor emily by calling for stricter guidelines for towing people on boats, just ten months after emily's death, a new law -- emily's law -- was signed in connecticut on june 4th. >> we felt like emily was really a driving force, honestly. really making this happen. >> you think her spirit was around? >> i really truly feel in my heart and i think you do too, that she was a deaf gnat driving force and part of this.

>> in 2014 there were more than 4,000 incidents in the u.s. the main reasons on rayer tor inattention, look outs and inexperience. emily's law raise it is legal age to tow another person on a boat from 13 to 16. the law also calls for more education about towing people on boats. >> you don't allow our children to drive until they are 16 and 17 in a lot of states. how is it that you allow them to drive a boat and tube? >> as we enter the summer and everybody is thinking about getting on the water, going tubing what would you say to other parents? >> i would say don't be afraid to ask questions. encourage having fun. but encourage making good choices and being safe. >> pam said she has n't been out on the water yet since emily died but joe has. did you feel any connection to her when you were out there?

>> well if you mean talking to her with full conversations, yeah. i have. i think she's everywhere. >> reporter: there have been signs, joe says like a heart-shaped sand bar in front of the family's beach house he said first appeared the night of emily's wake. >> i think that's what got us through. that in particular was her way of telling us you know i'm here with you. >> she's okay . >> the family hopes other states adopt laws like emily's law. they have a foundation now. they have been giving out tool kits. one of the things in here says turn it off for emily. it's to put around the ig physician switch. a simple reminder to turn off the engine if somebody falls off and you come around to pick them up. >> it happened just ten months ago. they are trying to find a purpose in their sadness. >> absolutely. really quickly. >> thank you very much kate. appreciate it. let's send toyota carson. >> thank you, savannah.

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>> the research says ipads, tablets are better than books saying children will learn faster with them and the lead-off says it's shocking how fast babies learn to do things like scroll text, fasterer than adults. you should see them on candy crush. >> and they learn to be anti-social quickly. >> i have to say i spend three quarters of my time trying to keep the phone and ipad away from vail. i feel like she'll break it. >> we gave in. this makes me feel better. i'm waiting for my kid to get on the bus. >> but for london? she's a baby. >> you can never take it away. you opt in early. >> remember the video we showed you of the 2-year-old pinching the magazine trying -- >> they don't have the dexterity. >> they learn how to click. it's amazing. >> i will wait for further are research research. >> the hov lanes, you have to have at least one passenger in your car.

a lone driver decided to put a minnesota quinn mannequin. she thought she might get away with it. got pulled over by a state trooper when he noticed the unusual passenger. he gave her a citation but said at least it was a seahawks fan. >> she got pulled over for speeding. not the mannequin. >> curb your enthusiasm did that. >> that was different. >> i i'll google it. >> one thing when you show up at an event wearing the same outfit but what if you were wearing the same thing as the floor? it happens to people. this lady walked into a room realized her dress matched the floor. so she decided what else? >> i see blue and gold. >> she's lying on top of it not because shh's covering her face. she didn't know if she should smile so went with the safe option. >> that's amazing.

>> who pointed it out? >> when you walk? . >> sound like she realized it herself. >> we mentioned a dyno-mite weekend. get it? and a teen rocker burned on stage. carson? commence popstart. >> it shall start here. we're starting with the opening weekend from "jurassic world" from universal. the sequel grabbed the biggest debut in history. more than $500 million. and chris pratt confirmed he's on board for another sequel. >> he's not crazy, is he? >> amazing. >> you saw it? love it? >> we waited 20-plus years to see the park finally open. >> to spoilno spoilers. >> they show the park open in the teaser. >> january stamos is okay after he was arrested in beverly hills for driving under the influence. he tweeted thanks to everyone

for their love and support. i'm home and well very appreciative for their care. due in court in december. nice touch tweeting a thanks to the cops. >> and the hospital. >> that helps. the guitarist from five seconds of summer is recover inging after a scary mishap overseas on saturday. that's michael clifford. he catches fire while playing next to a shoot ing flame in london on just the second night of the tour. fans have been flooding social media with well wishes. michael instagramed this photo saying hello world. i'm doing okay. thanks for worrying. >> scary. that looks bad. >> like when michael jackson caught fire in the pepsi commercial. >> there is you are your popstart. coming up we'll kick off a week of surprises for deserving dads the navy s.e.a.l. gets help building his home. al a check of the weather. >> we are watching the moisture

streaming up from this invest area. invest 9 # 1-l. in the meantime we have wet weather making its way into corpus christi. but look at the sunrise. that's gorgeous. rain and showers develop right through the day with temperatures getting into the 80s. we've got flood watches in effect already. they will probably spread as the moisture starts to make its way in. look at this. by thursday morning a widespread area between houston and dallas of up to eight inches of rain. there could be locally 12 inches of rain possible by thursday morning. the showers and thunderstorms extend into the northeast but not as heavy as in texas and later oklahoma missouri and arkansas. beautiful weather along the west coast. morning fog in southern california. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. hot, humid conditions. afternoon temperatures near 90

degrees. and there's a potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we'll get a break. the humidity comes way down. a nice day wednesday. you'll really feel the difference. 84 on thursday. a chance of late day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. that's your latest weather system we are kicking off the series make your today dads where we are surprising deserving fatherers in time for father's day. >> "today" national correspondent craig melvin starts things off. >> good morning. bo served his country and is now building a home in montana with his dad and son landon. he did it all with some surprise help. >> tell me about bo. >> he's an awesome kid. he played sports since he was 4 years old. got him into hockey .

>> reporter: bo riche nback married his high school sweetheart lacy and he trained to be a navy s.e.a.l. he became part of the military's elite. how proud are you? >> couldn't be prouder. he's the best of the best. >> reporter: he was deployed to afghanistan in 2012. while on patrol in one moment his life changed. >> take me back to that day. >> july 17 2012. walking back and when i stepped on it i set it off. i immediately lost my left leg. my right leg took all the shrapnel. i thought would i ever see my son again? that was my fear is not being able to say good-bye or see him again. >> i got a phone call said he lost his leg. they said we are tying to save the other. i went down on one knee. it just rips your heart out.

>> reporter: bo had over 30 surgeries in two years while at walter reed medical center. his dad by his side through his recovery. how hard was it for you as a father? >> it's tough. to see your son, amazing athlete. your first thought is boy, that's all taken away from him. there were times i sat there with tears in my eyes. i said i wish i could trade places with you. >> reporter: bo's fan is in the construction businessment when he came back to montana he and his dad wanted to build a home together. the home depot foundation along with the with tunnel to towers foundation stepped in to help fund a smarthome for bo. >> it's difficult doing different things being a double amputee. you find a new way to do et it. i love working with my dad. he's been probably one of the biggest parts of my recovery. building this house . it's making a dream for me come true. >> reporter: why was it so important for you and him

building the house together ? >> i want to show him that he can do all those things that he used to. as his father i will tell him there is nothing that can stop you. you can go out there and achieve anything you want to. >> reporter: you seem to have an amazing outlook on all of this considering all that's happened. >> i get to wake up to my wife and my son, my family that cares. it's about living for them living a full happy life for my family and being able to do everything with then. >> reporter: these are our friends from home depot. >> there were surprises for bo. >> surprise! >> reporter: home depot fully stocked all the tools for bo's new workshop. what do you think? >> wow. this is crazy. >> we've got everything for you, man. we're excited for you guys to call this a home. we thank everyone for everything you guys have done. >> another surprise. >> tunnel to towers donated a

custom designed utv. want to hop in and take it for a spin? >> yeah. >> that's all right. >> bo hopes to have are the house completed by his alive day, the day he lost his legs july 17th. it will be a special day for him, his son and his dad. his gland father was also there. thanks to the home depot foundation and the tunnels to tower foundation. they have been raising tens of millions of dollars over the past few years to build homes for veterans. >> what a story. >> great story. spaesh with father's day coming up up. >> and the story of he is father. >> the four-wheel drive comes with a seat belt. that's a good one. we'll be celebrating dads all week leading to father's day on make your today. now outside to dylan. >> thanks carson.

coming up we have james taylor live on the plaza performing some of his biggest hits. that's all coming up right after good morning. get ready for a stormy and steamy day. let's get the details. >> a few areas are seeing the storms while everybody's feeling the heat and humidity. up near 90 this afternoon. big storms are rolling through delaware bay. thunderstorms have just deported central delaware. look at the heavy downpours and lots of lightning moving into upper cape may county. dennis now seeing the rain about to intenseify there. the chance of showers and thunderstorms will stay with us. temperatures near 90 today.

>> now let's get a check of traffic. what are you seeing jessica? >> we've had a bunch of accidents on and off all morning due to the rain. now we're looking at volume. 27-minute trip. we're seeing rain in the distance here through montgomery county. and a 20-minute trip if you're headed eastbound. 30 minute delays at the airport for arriving flights. a police chase end with two state troopers hurt and a suspect behind bars. state police were pursuing a robbery suspect from berks county. they followed him into montgomery county where they set up road spikes. the suspect drove over the spikes came to a stop. i'm tracey davidson.

♪ how sweet it is ♪ ♪ to be loved by you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's the shot. 8:30 on a monday morning. no not friday. your eyes do not deceive you. we have a monday concert from james taylor that man right here about to take our stage. we have a great crowd. can't wait to hear from him. >> one of the best singerer-songwriters of all type. he's got a new record out. it's been 13 years since he's put out an album of original

songs. he'll do songs including our new theme song "today today, today". >> i hope for "shed a little light," my favorite. >> so beautiful. >> i love "mention xico". >> maybe he can stay until monday and do a rokerthon of music. >> anybody up for tennis? that's not the new part but it's not the game we are used to. there is a few way to play the game called pop tennis. a sport where anyone can play at any anyone. jump in. this is your sport. >> i have to check it out. >> let's check on the weather. >> great idea. let's start with today. we are looking for wet weather starting in the gulf coast, texas to louisiana. makes its way to oklahoma . we have hot weather in the pacific northwest. 84 in seattle. 90 in portland. heat continues through the southeast. tomorrow a risk of strong storms. texas. back through the mid mississippi river valley into the northeast

to new england. a slight risk in the western plains. along the west coast, gorgeous weather. plenty of sunshine. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley a stormy and steamy day. afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees fueling showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. there's a potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we'll get break. a nice day wednesday. you'll really feel the difference. high of just zb83 wednesday afternoon. 84 on thursday. a chance of late day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. don't forget. get the weather any time you need it on the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. now let's head back inside. >> all right, al. thank you very much. let me fix my tie. all right. >> looks great. >> a new form of tennis gaining

in popularity called pop tennis. it's a new take on a classic sport. jenna wolf is here to tell us about it. >> good morning. natalie said it's for you. >> yeah? >> it's for all of us. if tennis is too big, big racket big court, small expense and ping-pong is too small let me show you the perfect mid size game. it's pop tennis. as you will see, very appropriately named. if ever a sport was defined by the sound -- [ popping ] -- it's pop tennis with an emphasis on pop. >> pop ten fis like pop art, pop entertainment, pop culture. the ball pops off the racket paychecks a popping sound. >> meet the king of pop. ♪ >> reporter: pop tennis. kenny is by day agent to a few familiar faces. by nights and weekends he's the president of the u.s. pop tennis association. if it looks like tennis it is.

he wanted to pluck his favorite sport from the well of similar games. racquetball, whiffle ball pickle ball. the result is pop tennis. >> we want to rebrand it to make it a national and international sport. >> reporter: what's the appeal? think tennis only smaller. smaller court, smaller racket and on the day we visited, smaller people. this is avatar, 9 years old and already turning heads in the sport. >> then i will be a great player. >> reporter: same scoring rules but you serve under hand here instead of over hand and the ball is punctured to slow it down. the result a broad appeal. a 5-year-old can play? >> absolutely. >> reporter: a 6 zbreerld . >> a 92-year-old. >> reporter: can a 7-year-old play? 11-year-old? the personality, courtesy of one half of the twins, scott and austin.

former top collegiate tennis players. now the current number one pop tennis doubles team in the country. >> the more noise the better. there is music, bikes going past. look at the colors. to white wimbledon here. that's the appeal for us. >> reporter: for others looking for tennis lite i love itment it's competitive. i put my skills to test against the best of the best because why not? >> she's ripping it. >> first impression, the short hoer game made it easier to play. as for the shorter tips. >> don't step over the line. it's a foot fault. >> you and your fancy rules. not so much. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> come on! let's go. >> you're good. >> really good. >> really good. >> with a does the future of pop ten fis look like? just like the current pop tennis but in the future. >> you set up your own joke and

give the punch line? it's fantastic. >> it's two-thirds the size of a regular court. >> you missed it. >> you can have more in schools,er more in parks. and the goal is to eventually -- >> so you're gnashly ranked now? >> yes. >> you looked good out there. >> you did. >> this is the racket. they describe it as buttery. it's a soft middle. there is a great pop sound. anyone can pick it up. young, old. >> ease stairway find? >> it helps your tennis game a lot. if you can get good at this this is the way to go. >> it seems leek a fast game. >> it's a fast game but you have an opportunity to move around since it is a smaller court. >> same rules? >> except for serving underhand instead of overhand. >> do they have it here ? >> they're on their way. >> thank you. we'll check out your stand-up routine later. >> okay. >> coming up the moment is

almost here. james taylor live on the plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ cheers and

♪ >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> james taylor this morning. we are exciteded to see him with us this morning. first let's not wait anymore. ladies and gentlemen, here is james taylor. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ whenever i see your smiling face ♪ ♪ i have to smile myself because i love you ♪

♪ and when you give me that pretty little pout ♪ ♪ it turns me inside out ♪ ♪ there's something about you, baby ♪ ♪ i don't know ♪ ♪ isn't it amazing a man leekike me could feel this way ♪ ♪ tell me how much longer ♪ ♪ it can grow stronger every day ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ thought i was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door ♪ ♪ but that was long before i met you ♪ ♪ now i'm sure that i won't forget you ♪ ♪ and i thank my lucky stars ♪ ♪ that you are who you are ♪ ♪ break my heart ♪ ♪ isn't it amazing a man like me ♪ ♪ can feel this way ♪

♪ tell me how much longer ♪ ♪ cause it grows strong theer every day ♪ ♪ no one can tell me that i'm doing wrong today ♪ ♪ whenever i see your smile ♪ ♪ nobody can tell me that ♪ ♪ tell me that ♪ ♪ i'm doing wongrong today ♪ ♪ whenever i see you smiling ♪ ♪ no no no ♪ ♪ no, no no ♪ ♪ la la, la ♪ ♪ come on ♪ ♪ no no, no ♪

♪ la, la, la ♪ ♪ nobody going turn me round ♪ ♪ nobody going to put me down ♪ ♪ nobody going to put me around ♪ ♪ whenever i see you smile no one can tell me that i'm doing wrong today ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> james taylor is just getting started! more music from the toyota summer concert stage in a few minutes. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> we are on stage now with a pichblg myself moment. >> it is. for nearly 50 years, five-time grammy award winner james taylor as been touring the word. his fans are incredible. they showed up early. he's with us now. >> so happy to have are him. for the first time in over a decade he has a new album full of original songs called "before this world." great to have you here. >> thank you, savannah and carson. >> first original music this 13 years. el i would say what took you so long. >> i can't imagine what i could have been thinking. i guess i was trying to catch up with my correspondence or something. >> mr. taylor you have been writing great music since you were a teenager. has the writing process changed from then to now? >> a little bit.

it's like life is full now. i have to sort of hide myself away for about a week at a time to get anything done. but it was great to get back to the well you know. >> you have been touring pretty much nonstop. >> pretty much. >> how do you keep the energy going? >> i don't know. it's these people that do iter for me. >> yeah. [ cheers ] >> we should mention the new single is "today today, today" which is a perfect song for us here. >> we like it is. >> how did that inspire you? >> i don't know. it's a song about beginning work again. it's appropriate, i think, for "today." >> you will sing it for us now. >> absolutely. >> james taylor. "today today, today." take it away. ♪

♪ today, today, today ♪ ♪ i'm finally on my way ♪ ♪ the time has come to say ♪ ♪ good-bye good-bye, good-bye ♪ ♪ the bird is on the way ♪ ♪ and the bell is about to ring ring ♪ ♪ the girl is about to sing ♪

♪ today, today, today ♪ ♪ and the world will open wide ♪ ♪ and i'm running with the tide ♪ ♪ time for me to cut this tie ♪ ♪

♪ somehow i haven't died ♪ ♪ and i feel the same inside ♪ ♪ as when i caught this ride ♪ ♪ when first i sold my pride ♪ ♪ the way ahead is clear ♪ ♪ my heart is fear from fear ♪ ♪ i'll plant my flag right hoar ♪ ♪ right about here ♪ ♪ today, today, today ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> that is the great james taylor. he isn't done yet. we'll be treated to oner more song in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

♪ >> one more time here is james taylor with his all-star band to "shed a little light."

james, take it away. ♪ ♪ o let us turn our thoughts today to martin luther king ♪ ♪ and recognize that there are ties between us ♪ ♪ oh men and women ♪ ♪ living on the earth ♪ ♪ ties of hope and love ♪ ♪ sisserte r and brotherhood ♪ ♪ and we are bound together ♪ ♪ in our desire to see the world become a place in which our children can grow free and strong ♪ ♪ and we are bound together ♪

♪ by the -- that stands before us ♪ ♪ and the road that lies ahead ♪ ♪ we are bound ♪ ♪ we are bound ♪ ♪ there is a beating like invention ♪ ♪ there is a hunger in the sent of my chest ♪ ♪ there is a passage through the darkness and the mist ♪ ♪ and though the body sleeps ♪ ♪ the heart will never rest ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪ ♪ shed a little light, oh lord ♪ ♪ so we can see ♪ ♪ help my lord ♪ ♪ just a little light ♪ ♪ just a little light ♪ ♪ lord ♪ ♪ stand it on up ♪ ♪ stand on up ♪

♪ walk it on down ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪ ♪ shine your light on the government ♪ ♪ i don't see a light from no dollar bill ♪ ♪ no light from a tv screen ♪ ♪ to no ♪ ♪ you know what i mean ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪ ♪ so we can see ♪ ♪ just a little light ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪ ♪ stand it on up ♪ ♪ walk it on down ♪ ♪ shed a little light ♪

♪ there is a beating like the clenching of a fist ♪ ♪ there is a hunger in the center of my chest ♪ ♪ it is a passage through the darkness ♪ ♪ yes, and the mist ♪ ♪ until the body sleeps ♪ ♪ the heart will never rest ♪ ♪ oh let us turn our thoughts today to par tin luther king ♪ ♪ and recognize that there are ties between us ♪ ♪ oh men and women ♪ ♪ living on the earth ♪ ♪ ties of hope and love ♪ ♪ sister and brotherhood ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> sounding better than ever. that's james taylor. thank you good morning. if you're heading out today, you'll need the umbrella. let's get the details. >> at times it will really be coming down. one of the areas really getting pounded right now is cape may. it's part of an area of

thunderstorms quickly moving through the area. you want to stay inside for the next half hour as lightning is about to follow the heavy rainfall. now in delaware bay. just offshore of upper cape may county some very heavy rainfall moving in. it's going to quickly move out. we'll get a break from the storms for much of the day. but more thunderstorms possible this afternoon. >> four people are hurt and one person died after an overnight house fire in montgomery county. it started around 2:00 this morning. fire chief spoke about some scary moments while fighting the fire. >> it was clear there was one woman trapped in the rear of the house. we attempted to enter the house when the floors collapsed beneath us. >> the cause of that fire is under investigation. a police chase overnight through berks ended with two state troopers hurt.

the troopers have minor injuries. the suspect hit them with his car after he drove over a spike strip in roadway yearsburg. in delaware one person was taken to the hospital. their car crashed and caught fire on route one in new castle. you can see lanes were blocked for a while while fire and ems responded to the crash. i'm tracey davidson you can always get updates with your nbc10 news app, a free download.

this morning on today's take, one word who, shot her. he boldly goes where he's gone beforer for a new role. and you know him as papa pope from can zal. and we are counting down to father's day with lessons learned from our dad. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is today's take with al roker natalie morales are willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it's monday morning, june 15 2015ment mr. james taylor giving a couple of free songs to the crowd. the toyota concert series. i could listen to james taylor

all day. i'm willie with al, natalie and tamron. good weekend? >> great are times. >> not a good weekend for airline passengers. 176 passengers were flying, they thought, from chicago to london. three hours the in they were diverted to canada because of a maintenance issue. passengers after they landed were put up not in hotels but in army barracks overnight. >> oops. >> one passenger took a photo of the flight crew and said they slept in a nearby hotel. here's what passengers had to say. >> no united representative ever reached out to anybody. no phone call no human being, nothing. >> our biggest complaint was nobody came around to give us any information. >> we froze through the night because there wasn't heat. >> the issue boils down to the way they handled us once we got down. we didn't know what was going on. we were treated in a very

inhumanein mu inhumane mannerer. >> that's not good. >> this was friday night. they landed in goose bay, canada. temperatures reaching near freezing. they were given a few blankets while the flight crew went to a nearby ho tell . >> eight. >> it was more than 20 hours. a are placement aircraft arrived and flew them to newark where they took oth plane to london. united said hotel space wasn't available so we accommodated our kpers at a local military base and provided peels. the airline said the tickets will be refunded. >> that's it? just a refund? >> additional compensation as well. >> okay. >> it's the absence of information that would have driven me crazy. tell me what's going on . if it's beyond your control, no one wants to be on a malfunctioning plane. the tell me. gosh. >> guessing, united probably doesn't have anybody there. so it's left to the crew to try

to the explain and they are probably just as much in the dark. >> the pilot is the senior representative of the airline. maybe through him, you know the spoke s person says tell the passengers this. explain why they are in a cold barracks. there is no hotel or whatever. for safety reasons that's why they put up the pilot and crew. >> they have to have a certain amount of rest and go on. >> united tweeted in order for the flight crew to continue on they have to be well rested. you guys can sleep on the plane which doesn't exactly help ease the tension with passengers. >> i want the crew rest ed, all that. just let us know what's going on. >> you would think maybe the hotel could have rented out the lobby done something. it's -- goosei'm sure they could have accommodated people better. >> the airline said they did the best they could under the circumstances. >> they said they will learn from it and do better. >> who saw kwoezer"jurassic world" this weekend?

am i the only one is this so, so good. two thups s thumbs up. second biggest opening ever bringing in $204.6 million. mega block buster. they are saying it could surpass "the avengers." >> natalie started to spoil it for me earlier. >> i'm sorry. i won't give away the plot. but the velociraptors are involved. and there is a cool new genetically engineered dinosaur. >> we knew that. >> indominant rex. cool name. >> how big is chris pratt? >> huge. we knew after "guardians of the galaxy." break out star. comparisons made to harrison ford. there is talk of him rebooting the indiana jones franchise as

well. >> you better believe they will boot this one hr time. >> he already said yes. what a shock. >> half a billion globally. >> he's the it guy. you were saying it after "guardians of the galaxy." >> the soundtrack, movie, everything. even tv as well. >> and the le go movie. i remember his voice. it was like, the guy is funny. who is this. googling him and learning about chris pratt during the lego movie. he was amazing. >> i like his twitter handle, pratt pratt. >> our sister company is nbc universal. >> win-win! >> and the minions are coming up. >> your kid wills love it. >> they should mash up the minions and "jurassic park"." >> a gently engineered minion

that's half dinosaur. >> that was the plot of the last despicable me. genetically engineered minions. >> the deepest concentration known to man. >> there are never any girls. >> they dress like girls. >> where do the -- more -- where do minions come from? are they created? >> i love their language. you will see it in the move vi. cute. >> there is a new york times story that says aspirational rsvp saying yes when you mean no. aspirational rsvp is when somebody replies yes to an invitation though they know the odds are they are not going. but they want people to feel good. >> who does that? >> i do that. >> i don't. if i know i can't go. if there is a chance i can go i

let them know i may be there. we get invited to stuff. >> debra can does it all the time. i don't want to disappoint them. but you are going to when you don't show up. >> i hold out open that maybe. >> that means there is a portion of your mind that says -- might. >> just say no. the power of no. if i'm throwing a party i would much rather know you're not coming than think you're coming and at the last minute you don't show up. what am i going to do with all these pigs in a blanket? eat them. more for me! >> you're the guy who hates -- >> i like the old fashioned snail mail invitation. >> you don't like e-vites? >> no. it's not like you don't get other e-mail. they get lost. you don't open hem. >> they have reminders. you can decorate them now. >> annoying. >> i like putting an invitation

up on a bulletin board. >> they get lost in the mail all the time. people say did you get my e-vite. >> you can send a remind. just reminding you, natalie, i'm having a cookout. >> maybe. >> and people -- >> yes or no. >> don't maybe me. >> i didn't get your e-vite. >> mail. >> odds are when was the last time you didn't get something in the mail? >> i get junk mail because i niemi 'm in 2015 and i don't carry a brick cell phone:. i can't believe you don't like e-vites. >> classic. >> this is a strange story from georgia. the country of georgia. dozens of zoo animals. lions, tigers and bears escaped after a devastating flood. i believe around 12 people died. >> including three of the zoo keepers.

not from animals but from flooding. 20 people are missing. >> the animals were in highly populated areas. in some cases they died. they were forced to take them down. this hippo was wandering in a parking lot. they tranquilized it and were able to move it to a place of safety. is this area known for flash floods? >> not this kind of flooding. no, no. this is a 500-year storm that hit. if you look at the other devastation in the area, it's just unbelievable. >> i was on twitterer when this happened. i saw that still image of a hippopotamus in the street. >> scary. >> another scary thing is we have flooding maybe not that bad on tap. but we have horrific rain coming for friends this texas, oklahoma, missouri. they have already been hard hit . it will happen. we have a developing tropical disturbance. it's called invest 91-l.

430 miles southeast of houston. hurricane hunters are there now. 40 miles per hour winds. an invest doesn't have a closed circulationment it is not a tropical system. it's a step before. in all likelihood it will be named bill. what we've got now is the high pressure that's locked in place. with that it is pumping up a lot of moisture. a lot of moisture is coming in here. even if it doesn't become a tropical system it's still going to dump a ton of rain into this area. just pumpeded into the plains. it will be devastating. rainfall amounts are going to be really widespread. we are talking about anywhere from 9 to 12 inches of rain. rainfall through thursday. houston, 4 to 6. dallas, 3 to 5 inches of rain. you go to indianapolis. 2 to 3 inches. 3 to 4 in st. louis. this isn't just in texas. here's where we are looking at. we are talking 5 to 7 inches in

a wide swath. up to a foot of rain possible between houston and dallas. this will be devastating and it will continue to move up into the central plains. good morning. a stormy and steamy day. hot, humid conditions. afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees fueling showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. in fact there's a potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we'll get a break. the humidity comes way down. a nice day wednesday. high of just 83 wednesday afternoon. 84 on thursday. a chance of late day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much, al. coming up the one, the only william shatner returning to the final frontier for something

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>> it's a wonderful children's program on a wonderful children's network. >> sprout is great stuff. you get locked on sprout and leave it on. they will love your voice. what did you think when you got the phone call is this children's show, stop motion animation. >> i looked at it carefully. and it was beautiful. i was -- i have my own children and grandchildren. renowned as a story teller. in the family. grandpa grandpa's going to tell you a story. even before that i was a counselor at many camps when i was a teenager. i would be called up to tell -- and i would tell edgar allen poe stories to 12-year-olds in the middle of the night. >> no one's sleeping tonight. >> scared a generation of

canadians. they are frightened of everything . >> you're worried. you will be on a three wheeled futuristic motorcycle. >> and next week rivet motors.com will tell you everything. the motorcycle is unique. >> that's like a batmobile. >> i helped design it. american wrench made and designed it. we are setting out filming it and setting out next tuesday, a week from tuesday. today is, what, monday? a week from tomorrow. we set out from chicago to los angeles. i'm listening to you talk about 12 inches of rain. i'm wondering -- >> well, look. it's happening this week. hopefully -- >> it is this week? so the front will move in. >> the system moves up. just behind -- >> behind that front we set out in the clear, blue skies. our first stop is st. louis. 12 inches of rain they will have had.

>> hopefully -- >> keep al on speed dial from your futuristic car. >> i will text you. >> call al. >> call al. >> every hour on the hour. >> you can call me al. paul simon might do a song like that. >> you made him laugh. >> everything makes me laugh. >> you have a cool project coming up better late than never. >> in the fall. >> george foreman, henry winkler. >> terry bradshaw. we are going to asia. six cities. none of us are have ever been to asia before. at least i though i haven't and henry hasn't. so we are going to live the tourist thing with these four idiots blundering around asia taking in the sites and filming it, calling it better late than never. >> it crosses off your bucket list. >> i'm okay with late.

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joe morton has more than 70 roles under his belt. fans know him for his work on the hit show "scandal" as the calculating dad of a washington crisis manager. >> now joe stars in "proof" playing a hospital administrator trying to raise money while handling a rebellious doctor. good morning. >> good morningment. >> fist for the scandal fans like me, what's the deal? papa pope's in jail. he won't stay for long right is this. >> whether or not knows?

we are talking about chanda so who knows what will end up on the page. you would think being in jail for embezzlement sounds easy to get out of. we'll see. i'm sure she has something wonderful. >> no chance you won't be back though, right? >> who knows? i can't tell you one way or another. i would guess i am coming back. >> what do you like about the character? >> what do i like? >> we were talking about the films we love. al reenacted a scene from "speed." what is it about the character in the show that just really gets to you? >> i'm not usually playing bad guys. for most of the career i have played good guys. i thought if i played a bad guy would have to have a reason. he has reasons for what he does. one is to protect the united states and the other is to protect his daughter. two things people identify with. to help the country and your family. >> noble. >> most villains believe themselves to be noble.

i think -- well, as an actor you have to play a positive not a negative. most villains believe they are making their world or the world this general a better place to live. >> talk about "proof." fascinating concept coming up. >> it's about proving whether or not there is life after death which is a question we are asked all the time. it's pitting science against belief. the story line is that matthew modine plays a wealthy, ill man who manages to talk jennifer beals, an opinionated heart surgeon into following files he's accumulated over the years about near death experiences. she gets hooked because she's just lost her son. she's also had a near death experience. i play a brain surgeon who is in charge of the surgical wing of the hospital. her boss. jennifer's boss. i know nothing about their,

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rules of greek! good morning everyone. 9:26. humidity, heat a chance of storms, we have them all in the forecast today. bill? >> feels a lot like summer even though we're in the final days of spring. we're seeing breaks of sunshine now in philadelphia. not raining in center city. the rain is just pushing offshore of cape may. now we'll get a break for the next several hours. as the temperatures heat up, there's a chance of more scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day. nice breaks of sunshine already in parts of the area. chester county and into

lancaster county. investigators looking at this hour fire in the germantown neighborhood. it spread to two other homes. the family that lives in the home where the fire started is out of town. and the people inside one of the other homes escaped without injury. and cleanup continues in west philadelphia this morning after a water main break sent more than 12 million gallons of water rushing into the street and into cars and homes. a main broke early yesterday morning. amazing video here. it knocked out power and forced families and flee their homes. neighbors say this is a the fourth time a water main has flooded the neighborhood. they say this one is by far the worst. >> already behind already struggling. a lot of people aren't insured. >> none of those homeowners have insurance. the city of philadelphia has not

yet responded to questions about who is going to pay for the damage. we're back in about 25 minutes with another update. have a great morning.

taking a look at the headlines. two young swimmers are out of surgery this morning after they were haimmaimed in shark attacks on sunday. a 12-year-old girl lost part of her arm and a leg was badly injured while she was swimming off oak island, north carolina. an hour later a couple of miles away a teenage boy lost his arm. both attacks took place in waist deep water near the same beach where a shark bit a girl last thursday. the beaches are open today with extra patrols. the prison sewing teacher accused of helping two inmates escape in upstate new york will appear in court. investigators say joyce mitchell planned to go on the

run with the fugitives taking a 7-hour drive to an unknown location. she backed out last minute. the ten-day man hunt remained centered many the rural area near the prison. lawmakers in many states are rushing to predict powderered alcohol which hit it is market this summerer. one pact of so called palcohol is mixed with liquid to create an instant cocktail. a dozen states have banned it hr already with bills under creation in a dozen more. a poll from the university of michigan finds the top concern is that powdered alcohol will be abused by under aged drinkers. ikea is expanding the house call program with the goal of visiting 1,000 american homes this year. they are trying to pump up u.s. sales by making the stores better reflect local tastes and needs. a team of ikea employees will visit each home to observe how people spend their time prepare meals and are where they store pots and pans. you can sign up on ikea's

youtube page. a florida man snapped the photo of a lifetime while watching alligators with his family. he said his son startled a racoon causing the animal to jump on a gayer tor's back. looks like the racoon is gator surfing. did it happen and who are we to judge? it's a great shot. let's get a check on the weather from mr. roker. hopefully the racoon ended up okay on the other side. >> that's cool. thanks so much. let's see what we have for today. wet weather stretching from the northeast into texas. also the central great lakes and back into the southwest and central rockies. pacific northwest, hot and sunny. 90 in portland. 79 thisin los angeles. morning fog. the june gloom will be burning off through san diego. more wet weather through texas oklahoma arkansas, missouri. we have a risk of strong storms from eastern missouri into the northeast and a slight risk of strong storms, isolated

tornadoes through the western plains. the heat continues. phoenix tomorrow to, 112. good morning. a stormy and steamy day. hot, humid conditions. afternoon temperatures near 90 degrees fueling showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow. in fact there's a potential for severe weather tomorrow. 92 degrees tomorrow afternoon. then we'll get a break. the humidity comes way down. a nice day wednesday. you'll really feel the difference. high of just 83 wednesday afternoon. 84 on thursday. a chance of late day showers on thursday and this weekend. have a great day. that's your latest weather. >> all right. father's day is coming up on sunday. we are kicking off the series called lessons learned from dad where we each sar an important lesson our fathers taught us. natalie is kicking things off. >> you will get a lesson this morning. that's the chalk board be. one of the amazing things my

father taught me to appreciate was a love for travel and speaking other languages. it saped me into the person i am today. my dad is an amazing man. he served in the military. he served our country for over 24 years. he is the strongest person i though one of the smartest people i know. he can make friends with anyone. he talks to everyone and it doesn't matter if they don't speak his language. he figures out a way to communicate. be ing a military brat having lived in different places my father taught me to really appreciate everything that was around me. you know living the in brazil i learned portuguese. pi mom is brazilian. it was important for us to speak her language. we moved to spain, i was 12 to 17 years old. that's where i learned spanish. wherever we went my parents instilled in us the belief that you need to be part of the culture part of the military up bringing. learning languages as opened so

many doors for me. i have covered the chilean miner rescue. >> this is an unbelievable scene here. it's impossible to have a dry eye. >> i have covered stories honduras. being able to talk to people in different languages really opens up the world to opportunities to tell the story. i i got to see the world at a young age because of my dad. it really opened my eyes. it's the reason are i am who i am today. i have the same sense of adventure. in spanish -- [ speaking in a foreign language ] in portuguese -- [ speaking in a foreign language ] and, of course happy father's day! never too late to learn. we'll get a lesson. first the benefits of being bilingual. great for your brain, obviously. they say it helps with the plasticity of the brain. the brain is more nimble. you can resolve conflicts, solve

puzzles and you are more resistant to the on set of dementia and alzheimer's. it's never too late to start.ing our rs today. i love the pointer system you do. >> so you behave. >> whoa, whoa. >> let's start with rolling the r ares. can you do it? [ rolling rs ] >> you can all do it. that's good. say -- [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> come back. you guys are good. >> we have a great teach er. >> you speak a little bit of spanish. [ speaking spanish ] >> you're bilingual. >> i interrupted. >> if you put le in front of everything it's french. >> for a real challenge we'll tease now. >> oh. >> i will get you to --

>> we have more time? we have more time. ready? this one is a long one. >> okay. you each get a speaking part here. tamron, let's start with you. >> that's not what i was told. ♪ cuando ♪ [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> bueno! >> taking over in the kitchen. you will teach us your dad's favorite recipe coming up. >> mucho this guy first roamed the earth over 65 million years ago. like our van. yeah. we need to sell it.

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this morning on our series hope to it an organization helping to cheer up children through the magic of movies is. >> movies delivered to hundreds of hospitals helping to make a child's stay as painless as possible. >> want snow white? >> yeah. >> reporter: a red wagon full of donated dvds delivered to ucla's children's hospital for these patients to watch during their stay. >> you feel like it's fun and you don't worry that you're in the hospital that much. >> reporter: that's the premise of the this nonprofit organization created by sisters after a family childhood friend was battling leukemia. >> she watched a lot of movies while she was there. she would december tract herself and pass the time.

we thought if we had a lot of movies lying around our house that our family and friends must also have a lot of movies. we got over a hundred movies within the first week. >> reporter: 13 years later they have donated more than 90000 movies to almost 900 hospitals across the country. >> gets my mind off the problems and all the surgeries and bad things. on the bright side you're watching movies, laughing and having fun. >> when i was in the hospital if i didn't err music or anything. when i got out of the hospital i the didn't know any songs. it's good to have movies so you know what your sisters or brothers or your family is singing or seeing. >> i thinker for our kids when you watch a movie it takes you to a place that's outside of the hospital. >> reporter: these dvds do more than just entertain. >> we use them in radiology procedures for mri. it helps them focus on something else while on their way to the

operating room arement it helps with coping, relieve stress. it is a great tool. >> reporter: 11-year-old noah watches movies for her own reasons. >> i like watching while the doctors are doing something to me so i don't have to like, look at what they are doing because that can be kind of -- i don't know -- uncomfortable to watch. so the movies kind of help relax you. so you're not as scared. >> we can't help with whatever medical situation they are dealing with. i think it's empowering for us and for people who donate too to feel they are helping people going through such a difficult situation. >> reporter: difficult situations distracted by pictures on the big screen. such a great idea. kid flicks accepts movies that are g, pg and pg-13. if you have movies to donate go to today.com for more information. >> we were saying we need to do it.

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fresh ingredients like ground sirloin. fair to say it's a hot chili? >> delicious. >> it's the hall ees's jalapeno that i i added. >> you cook it and leave it on the stove all day if the fall and winterer. people come back. >> in a crock pot? >> one of these guys. first we have grilled sirloin chopped onion cooking in the pan. >> mm-hmm. >> this is the heart and soul. we have chopped peppers. you can use canned tomatoes. a lot of the stuff you find right inside the cabinet. my dad says to put in a whole beer. >> yes! put in a couple. >> why argue? >> beer makes everything better. >> pour in a full beer. waterment. >> you don't know how to open a beer? >> want me to do it the way i do

it? >> that was great. >> now you squeeze a full -- >> delicious. >> come in, hoda. >> what are you eating? >> willie's dad's chili. >> oh. >> this is red wine vinaigrette, sugar, chili powder, worcestersire, cumin. >> look at that. >> so good. >> it's a party. >> how long do you cook it down? >> two hours. it sits in there for two hours. now we'll fast forward as we do sometimes on tv. this is what it will look like. you will see beans in here if you can get a shot. after twoer hours of this cooking here you dump beans this inner for another 30 minutes. all told it's on the stove for two and a half hours. beans, too. my dad puts it over macaroni. >> even better is. >> cincinnati. >> hoda, have that. >> can i get in there?

>> and put whatever you like. there is sour cream. >> whatever you want. >> cheese. >> jalapeno. crunch it up with tor till la chips. tamron likes fritos. >> that's awesome. >> it's something we do in the fall or winter. it's good. >> bill geist has never led us wrong. >> he's so willing to share the les pea. recipe . >> i asked for the secret. he said you can't put enough chili powder in it. >> the recipe is at today.com. we'll be right back in a moment. this is "today" on on nbc.

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it's weird. this way? >> there we go. [ applause ] >> your frat brothers are proud. >> this chili is amazing. so good! >> gosh, tank you big, big bill. >> big bill. there you go . >> what's coming up? >> we are talking celeb stuff john stamos made headlines this weekend and other stuff. >> and two people lost 400 pounds combined. and father's day gadgets and we'll be eating chili. >> we have a wonderful make a wish story you will love. >> first

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody,we hope you had a lovely weekend. it's june 15. we have an awesome show for you today, including the latest on john stamos' arrest over the weekend. i hate to see that happen. we love him. remember the little boy whose make-a-wish dreams to become bat kid came true and they turn sfd into a mini gotham? they're turning that story into a documentary and it's going to be a great one. we've got a little surprise for

another young boy today. >> plus, two people who lost 400 pounds but found each other and fell in love. they're our newest story. >> i love a love story. can we say happy birthday to a cute five-year-old? >> of course. >> a cute little five-year-old girl named ella. she's so adorable. >> ella, the birthday girl. she's a cute little thing and i want to wish her a happy happy birthday. >> you had a very big weekend. you were out with rugby players. >> i was. by the way, rugby players are very beef cakey, as you pointed out. >> yes, they are. >> joel had a rugby banquet so we went to celebrate guys getting inducted to the hall of fame. we went to manhattan beach -- i'm on snapchat. by the way, that takes ten seconds. >> thank the lord. >> but it's cool. beautiful place fun group and nice people and just one last little thing -- i waited patiently for five weeks, i

think. my dog has been gone at boot camp and he's coming back tomorrow. for behavioral issues. >> i wonder why. phenomenon i wonder how you looked the day that was taken. [ laughter ] well, nothing like the picture of a cute dog except if it's a cute picture of little royal babies. they're at a polo match. look at george. look at that he's in the same little thing, right? >> they do look so similar that's one of our favorite all time. >> we throw this in because it's so precious. but he did kind of steal the show at great grandma's birthday. >> of course he did. >> you know the old saying, it doesn't matter who wears the abouts in the family, the one who wears the diapers calls the shots. now it's charlotte. so what else will we talk about? do you want to talk about --

>> we have to. >> okay. some days are better than others for the headlines as we know. you know about this story about these inmates who escaped the prison in upstate and it was an inside job and this love sick woman allegedly although they're saying she has confessed. >> i think she has -- no, i think she plead not guilty to the whole situation but they said when they were questioning her she did talk about how there was some kind of a romantic deal between two. okay, so she apparently, according to what police believe, she aided and abetted. she helped them escape and she was supposed to be the getaway driver, she didn't show up, she got cold feet and in a lot of the papers and things they're talking about how another layer to this was one of those guys was supposed to whack her husband and they'd all live happily ever after. >> her first husband was on the air a few days ago talking about how his wife was a vulnerable

kind of country girl and she's susceptible to people convincing her of things and maybe that's what happened. but our takeaway was when you open up the papers in morning and look at the headlines, i'm sorry, no one has funnier headlines. >> the "daily news" says "not tonight, i have a killer headache." >> and the "new york post" went "whack job" which is clever but not kind. conned planned hits on hubby. that was hoda's personal favorite. she pled not guilty to a felony charge of promoting prison contraband and nbc news is reporting that mitchell was investigated for having some kind of a sexual ins twenty the escapee david sweat. >> it happens. [ laughter ] >> you know, it's so crazy how that goes down you know what i mean? >> that's -- i've never watched but i guess you can't write this stuff, it's like "orange is the new black" is this unbelievable

stuff that goes on. >> but when you think about how -- you know, look -- and i think her husband, this woman's husband lyle worked for the prison, too doing something else. everybody's there. anyway -- >> who said prison is boring? >> where are these guys snow. >> that's the sad part. people are living in fear. all right based on that story, do you trust women who don't have girlfriends? >> so think about your friends or the people out there, the women you know. so if you're -- the friends who have fewer female friends, think about them. there are some women who get along better with men. there are some women -- >> or they're just more comfortable with them. anyway this woman wrote an essay basically that says she doesn't trust girls with no female friends. i get it. i get. that i think it's a little -- i think if you can't bond with other women and you only bond

with men i think there's something that's a little off about that to me. >> what if you have been like, abandoned by friends or women or somebody and you have an abandonment issue or intimacy issue you're afraid to be close to people because you've been hurt in the past. that might explain it as well. >> that i get. but i also think if you have trouble making female friends it might be you, you know what i mean? >> you have to look at it. you have to ask yourself the question. >> hoda won't give up on. >> this okay. there's an article in the paper and it's about chris rock getting a divorce. but there's a picture here of a girl who looks exactly like somebody else. >> sean roth. >> it's not the case. speaking of that there's something about the length of a man's fingers. [ laughter ] just letted that sink in for a

minute. apparently if the index finger is shorter than the ring finger which -- yeah. it could hint -- everything from your personality to your sbi tloekt your facial a attractiveness unless you have had an accident with a -- >> weed whacker. >> okay if your index finger is shorter than your ring finger apparently you will make more effort to impress women. >> okay, so if your index finger is shorter than your ring finger. davie? you want to brung it over here? oh, yours is longer. your index fing -- okay, hold on. if your index finger is shorter -- >> yours is! >> you're more likely to want to impress women and give us romantic gifts and dinners and you care for your appearance more. >> wait a minute, that's his right hand. >> it doesn't matter.

[ laughter ] >> it's supposed to be your ring finger. >> they're the same. >> no -- >> yes, it is. >> they're not the same. this is still longer. >> so there's an aberration on his right hand. >> no, they're the same! >> they're both on my body. >> i know they're both on your body. the pointer is shorter, see? the pointer is shorter! thank you davie for all you do. >> we love you sweetie. >> the study was by montreal university's business school. why are they studying things like that? >> because it matters. look at the guys who look at their hands. look at jerry putting his hands in his pocket. our guys are smart, they're really smart. for father's day, we want to do a little special something. we want too ambush some deserving dads. if your guy can be in new york thursday morning early and in desperate need of a shave and hair cut and new outfit, we want to hear about him.

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all right we can't kick off the week without filling you in on the hot hollywood headlines you missed over the weekend. here to keep us in the loop is host of vh-1's "the gossip table" rob. how are you? >> really good? >> serious news, john stamos arrested? >> took everybody by surprise. one of the nicest guys in show business. he's never, ever in trouble. we never see him outside clubs or being naughty. this weekend he was spotted in beverly hills driving erratically. so much so, several people called 911. >> oh, that kind of thing. >> the cops turned up breath liesed him. it was during the day. he's such a charming chap when he got out of hospital, he thanked the police department of beverly hills for taking good care of him. >> why was he hospitalized? >> they haven't said but we're hearing he's under tremendous pressure. this seems to be a one off for him. he's a great guy.

but he's bringing "full house" back to television. >> but he's been in this business all of his life. that's -- comes with the territory. >> it will become clear, i guess, as days go on. they don't think he's keeping this one a secret. i think once he's ready to tell us -- >> we wish him the best. we love him. >> we do love him. taylor swift has been a busy, busy, busy young lady. >> she's so good to her fans. >> that's really what the story was about. her biggest fan in the world got married just outside of philadelphia and then tweeted everybody this photograph. it went viral and she tagged taylor swift on this. >> so this is where her concert is going on? >> just outside the concert they got married. she said one of the reasons she fell in love with her adorable husband is he knows every lyric to every taylor swift song. so mommy swift who's her manager and runs that machine saw that this couple, saw the photograph on twitter, dragged them

backstage after the concert. >> that's what she does. remember my best friend's daughter? >> taylor swift signed stuff for them. they said it was the best wedding ever. and a soldout show. >> so also -- there that's a great shot! >> the wedding dress their best dreams come true. last night there she is on twitter thanking taylor. also too at the concert the next night mariska hargitay, one of taylor's things in her whole life is her cat named after mariska's character on her tv show. there she is backstage. olivia meet's livia. >> awesome! how did it go down? >> it went very, very well. mariska was thrilled to meet the cat. what i love about this is that taylor swift takes her cat on tour with her. >> i'm so confused now. [ laughter ] which one was mariska?

[ laughter ] never mind! >> they both got along. that's the take away for that. >> all right. sofia vergara, one year since meeting her fiance. >> she put up a lovely picture of the two of them saying what a fantastic year it was. this caused controversy because we didn't find out they were engaged until july when he was on the cover of people's sexiest bachelors. he wasn't a bachelor at the time, remember that? so people were concerned, we'll give him a pass, he's a great guy. >> he's awesome. but they got engaged in december right? >> got engaged in december but met a year ago and started dating at the white house correspondent's dinner. rumors on the wedding, she said it's going to be very, very soon. we know this is going to be a big wedding. she says she has a huge family and what she counts as a good wedding? lots of singing and booze. >> like it. so quick there was a scary photograph that when you saw the picture you won't "oh my god."

>> it's like a new one direction, they did a concert at weller bely, one of the young singers ran into the pyrotechnics. his hair caught on fire. there he is at the bottom of the scream. he ran off stage. it looks really dangerous. >> it's like the michael jackson pepsi thing. >> he took to twitter to say his face will be fine. it doesn't look fine there but he says he'll be just fine so thankfully -- >> and "jurassic world." whoa! >> biggest movie in the history of movies. i love this. >> it's amazing. >> even my fancy friends who don't like these sorts of movies loved it. i was rooting for dinosaurs though. >> well, they've been through so much. >> every time they ate somebody i cheered? >> that's the real rob. a little boy's real life adventure of becoming bat kid

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we're back with a deserving little boy who has a special wish. >> it's been rough going for six-year-old corey. he was born with a severe case of sickle cell anemia he lost his spleen at age two, had four strokes by age four and after monthly transfusions his only hope was a bone marrow transplant. >> so his older sister was tested and she was a match. she donated her bone marrow last august. the transplant went fine, corey no longer has sickle cell but after his immune system woke up, the-cells in his body began to attack his stomach and liver. >> but his mom prayed and corey rallied and lorraine and corey are here along with their big sister nickessa.

you guys have had a tough time new how are you doing? >> i'm good, i'm blessed? >> and how is yory doing? he's tired today? >> he is. >> tell us how he's doing day to day. >> he's getting better day by day. he's doing good with his physical therapy. they've cut back his chemo meds from twice a week to once a week. >> and nickessa, you're the houn of -- heroine of the story. how is your little brother doing? >> great. >> so when they asked you to help out your little brother, what did you think nickessa? >> i thought that it would be awesome to help out my little brother. >> mom did you have any reservations about how this was going to happen? >> no. i trust god completely and i knew that he could make a way. >> well, one of the great things about your beautiful, wonderful

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fdny. hi guys. oh, look! now he's happy. >> do you like these guys? yeah? >> and we'd like to also bring out -- oh, here they come. we've got our commissioner daniel nigro and chief of the department james leonard are here. >> hello and welcome. welcome. some of new york's finest firemen. >> why don't we spin corey back around a little bit. >> hey, corey! good morning, corey. >> can you say hi? >> look all your guys are here! you have a little presentation for our wonderful little boy. >> we certainly do. good morning, corey, welcome to new york city. and we're all here today to swear you in as a firefighter. >> what? stop it! wow! so if you can answer three simple questions all you have to do is say yes -- >> or give a thumb's up. you'll be a new york city

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wow. he's a lot happier than he was a few minutes ago when he came in. >> we've got shirts and hats. >> is that okay? >> we we put this sweatshirt on for him? >> we'll put it on a little later. >> oh, look, it's got your name on it, corey! this is awesome! >> you guy that was beautiful. thank you, guys. >> all righty, how to -- new members of the joy fit will be with us in a little bit to tell us their story and how it changed their lives. >> coming up right after this.

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time to neat two members of the joy fit club who lost a combined 401 pounds. >> but it's what they gained that makes their story truly special. here to introduce us is the leader of the joy fit pack joy bauer. hi, sweetheart. >> this is really cool. it's a uniquely special joy fit club because not only did they lose an extraordinary amount of weight, but while they were each

on their own weight loss journey, they found each other and they're dating! >> that's our favorite story. who's first? >> we'll start with 31-year-old josh steel from wabash, indiana. you know, just from college life by the age of 25 he weighed 579 pounds. >> oh, dear, not healthy. >> he was out in the working world, he was depressed, everything ached, his feet were swollen and he felt like he was unworthy of happiness. he submitted his story to a bunch of the weight loss television shows and you know what? when he was rejected he decided he was going do this on his own. >> good for him. >> this guy cleaned up his food, he started regularly exercising and if you can believe, in just two months he lost 100 pounds. >> what? >> that's how much this weight wanted off his body. he was not restrictive. it just fell off. he then started sharing his story on a facebook page, on instagram.

this guy's going to walk out here, he is the 300 pounds lighter and he is a successful personal trainer. >> i can't take it. >> oh, my god. >> here is josh's before picture. come on josh, join the joy fit club. oh, my gosh! yeah baby! hello! >> hello. >> how are you? >> you look great congratulations. >> now you guys are going to meet his other half. this is 25-year-old christine strange. she's from columbus ohio. and by 13 she was 190 pounds and that's when the yo-yo dieting started. in her teens she hit her heaviest 231 pounds. her mother, who just wanted to do everything for her daughter, saw how unhappy she was she suggested the weight loss surgery. christine said not a chance but thank you for caring so much. she did it on her own just like josh, started posting her success stories on instagram. josh saw her transformation -- >> of course he did. >> -- fell in love.

she's 101 pounds thinner and she is josh's stunning girlfriend. come on out, christine! [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> oh my god! [ laughter ] >> i love this. >> oh, my gosh, you guys. >> how long have you been dating now? >> five months. >> oh, my gosh. the smiles on your faces. >> and it was all through social media, instagram. >> did you know when he started texting you or facebooking or whatever he did you thought there might be something here? >> i had no idea. pretty clueless. i mean, we were friends and then it just blossomed from there. >> careful with that friend thing! >> i called instaflirting. >> if we wanted to give a visual on what 400 pounds looks like so we weren't sure how to do it, joy had an idea. >> this is what 400 pounds of cantaloupes look like. are you ready? >> 400 pounds of cantaloupes?

wow. and thanks this cool display, we'll be donating this to city harvest. >> if you can carry a couple of them they're heavy. you guys congratulations on everything. >> you win a cantaloupe. >> our favorite things next but first this is "today" on nbc. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking.

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it's such a great thing. you can follow diets and it all comes up. it's such an awesome -- it's like my favorite app. flip board get it. >> i'm going to be with gretchen carlson tonight at the first presbyterian church in greenwich, connecticut, from 6:30 to 9:00 and get her great book. it is an incredible story of accomplishment. >> and tomorrow you know him as mcsteamy from grey's anatomy. eric dane is year? and ashley tisdale. >> and we are kicking off our new sugar detox. >> plus lillianna takes you from beach to chic in

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