82 degrees. >> we will take it. that's perfect. >> where are you going, vai? >> no. >> he doesn't have a chair. i offered my chair to jessica. >> bye guys. >> "today" show is up next. good morning. under water -- 33 million people under a flash flood watch today from texas to ohio. cars submerged, roads turned into rivers as tropical depression bill moves north. al roker is tracking the storm's path. foul play? the fbi investigating the card falls, the number one team in baseball over allegations they hacked into a rival team's computers. could the organization face federal charges? what does it say about america's past time? bob costas weighs in. survivor. the 16-year-old who lost his arm after coming face to face with a shark this week opens up about that horrific attack.

>> that was the first i saw it was biting up my left arm. >> reporter: more from him this morning. and golden moment. after a 40-year dry spell the golden state warriors back on top clinching the championship against the cleveland cavaliers. >> and the dream season is now complete. the golden stater warriors are the 2015 nba champions. >> and they're partying like it was 1975 today, wednesday, june 17 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. [ cheers and applause ] good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. it is an event decades in the making -- >> it is. >> not the warriors. getting bob costas out of bed early. that doesn't happen often. >> bob found out there were all these hours before noon and he

has to be upper for them he today. >> he's so wrong. so wrong. >> he'll be talking about the st. louis cardinals story which is bizarre. >> absolutely bizarre. just another black eye for a major league sport. we'll talk to bob in a moment. first to today's top story. not sports but weather. flooding fears in the south as tropical depression bill is on the move. a big threat of heavy rain as many regions hit by the storms weeks ago are about to get slammed again. al is tracking it from dallas this morning. hey, al. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. bill came on shore and while it is not dealing a devastating blow it is causing big problems throughout this state and will continue its march north ward. take a look at wapd when it came on shore yesterday afternoon. the winds were howling 60 to 70 miles per hour. as you look along the galveston shoreline, a real mess. flooding big problems there.

high waters. some folks taking to kayaks to get around. this is in seabrook texas. flooding is complete throughout much of coastal texas. as the system makes its way north we are going to be looking at hr more ator more problems. bill has been downgraded to a tropical depression. 45 miles south of waco . 35 miles per hour winds moving north at 13. we have tornado watches in effect. coastal into central texas. as it move s north it will spread heavy rain and winds. can't rule out quick spin-up tornadoes causing problems into oklahoma thursday. continues into missouri by friday causing big problems there. flooding possibilities. rainfall amounts generally three to eight inches but locally around northern texas and into central parts of oklahoma we could have up to a foot of rain. we continue to track this. and we've got a severe risk of

weather for about 45le million people from texas all the way into the northeast. we are going to detail that later. guys bill still packing a punch. we continue to track it. back to you. >> your live shot says it all. we can see and hear it. >> we are getting news about two major terror plots here at home. one involving thorks. the other last year's super bowl. pete williams is following it all. good morning. >> matt good morning. the talk of attacking the super bowl came from a man who helped plan last month's shooting in garland, texas. federal prosecutors charged abdul malik able dull kareem who runs a carpet cleaning business in phoenix with helping to plan the garland attack with two men who began firing guns. they were shot and killed almost paidly. kareem met with them at his

house, practiced shooting and provided the guns used in the attack. an fbi agent testified kareem also considered some kind of attack on the 2015 super bowl in phoenix, but there is no suggestion it got beyond the talking stage. one prosecutor called him off the charts dangerous. kareem's lawyer say it is fbi's case is based on a source he described as a typical jailhouse snitch. in a separate case a new york area college student has been arrested accused of planning attacks there. the 20-year-old was twice found walking on the george washington bridge. authorities say he was acquiring frvegs on how to build a bomb. in both cases the fbi said the menner were inspired by isis social media. >> pete williams in washington. thanks as always. now to the search for the two es capeded convicts from upstate new york. the husband of the prison employee accused of helping them break out of jail meets with

investigators and lyle mitchell said there is no way he's standing by his wife joyce. this as the manhunt is expanding, enterering its 12th day. stephanie gosk on the story in upstate new york. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. joyce mitchell is behind bars. no one has posted her $100,000 bail. her husband lyle will be questioned by investigators this morning. his lawyer says there have been no charges. he doesn't expect that there will be. his wife joyce is behind bars accused of helping two convicted murderers escape. allegedly having are affairs with both behind prison walls. lyle mitchell's attorney tells fbs nbc news his client is shell-shocked. mitchell visited his wife in jail. joyce's lawyer said this to reporters. >> he said he's standing by her. that's what he told me when i

spoke with him. >> reporter: lyle's attorney said his client told him, nothing could be further from the truth. he said lyle believes richard matt and david sweat may have killed him if joyce had followed through with the escape plan. jeff dumas worked as a prison officer for 25 years, 22 in clinton correctional. he thinks joyce mitt which he will and a failing system are to blame for the historic prison break. >> it'ser more like a college campus than a prison. >> reporter: after a fight broke out on the yard the superintendent's request for lockdown was denied by the corrections office. according to multiple and current officers. >> we check the bars the cell. those hole ifs they existed at that time they would have been found. >> reporter: many wondered how guards could admit the escape in overnight bed checks. current ander former guards say the cell blocks are dark.

they are not allowed to use flash liegts and prisoners can pull blankets over their heads. we reached out to the new york state department of corrections and the governor's office multi times. they didn't respond to our requests. >> i'm sure they are look at those procedures. thank you. >> there is another big story in sports that has people talking. the fbi is investigating a possible computer hack in major league baseball. federal authorities are looking into whether the st. louis card that will -- cardinals illegally hacked into the astros' computers. craig melvin has more on this in st. louis. good morning. >> reporter: matt good morning. in a sport that's not a strangerer to cheating this would be unprecedented. if the allegations are true it would mark the first case of corporate es pea nanl involving professional sports teams. >> ground ball foul.

>> reporter: could it be foul play? the number one team in sbaeb, the st. louis cardinals fielding questions about whether an employee stole insider information from the houston astros. >> we heard from the front office this is something that will be addressed soon. >> reporter: citing federal law enforcement sources the new york times reports authorities have uncovered evidence employees for the cardinals hacked into the astros' computers, stealing secrets about player stats, potential trades scouting reports. >> any allegation like this no matter how serious it turns out, is of great concern to us. >> reporter: as tros general managerer jeff luno left. someone connected to them may have used his old passer words to access the network. >> corporate espionage company versus company it is unusual to see it in professional sports takes it to another level. >> reporter: neither team is commenting citing the ongoing

investigation. this is the latest potential scandal from the world of pro sports. in may the nfl fined the new england patriots a million dollars and suspended tom bradier for four games for using underinflated footballs. >> i'm from houston. despicable. >> i can't imagine they would get information to help them win a game. >> reporter: with accusations of cheating america's past time could take another hit. again, so far no one has been carriaged in the case. officials haven't said which employee or employees were even involved in the hacking. yesterday the commissioner of major league baseball did say if the allegations are true the league will act swiftly. matt bob? >> bob costas has covered baseball for decades. good morning. >> hey, matt. >> corporate espionage, mayjor league baseball one of the most respected teams in the game. you're a st. louis guy. is it real? >> seems plausible.

one of the keys will be is this just a coup of low level guys in the cardinals' analytics departments and the higherer ups, did they know about et? >> you mentioned the word analytics. without getting into statistics and analytics which isser very sophisticated, wie is this kind of information that was hacked important? >> every team has been analytics department now. think of hundreds of jonah hills from "money ball" running around. computer nerds, baseball wonks they have them. a guy like jeff luno has algorithms into which he feeds this information. there was some belief he took proprietary information to houston. it could be a revenge play or a search for a competitive edge. >> we don't know how deep this runs at the moment does it sound like mischief to you or does it

sound like somethinger more me the fars-- nefarious. >> it could be either. the key is going to be how high up does it go in if it goes near the top of the cardinals pyramid it 's a blow to st. louis's sense of itself. the card falls are viewed as not just a successful team but a model franchise. >> you take it out of baseball and take it to a city. why should a nonbaseball, nonsports fan care about this story? >> in theory if there is a motivation to do this if sports then there is a motivation for another network to do it to nbc, for any competitor to do it to his or her competitors. information is extremely valuable now. there is hoetmotivation here. who acted on it is important. >> we'll talk about something

good. the nba champs have been announced. it is golden state warriors. first time they have won it this in 40 years. >> and the dream season is now complete. the golden stater war warrer yors sriors are the camp i don't knows. >> the warriors curry and iguadala left with 20 points each. lebron jaums had had had 32. iguodala was mvp of the series. bob costas here. you covered baseballer for decades and basketballer for decades. >> i have been around for decades. this is a big deal. >> a big storier for oakland. >> golden state was the best in the team. they had the best record in a strongerer western conference than east. it might have been a different outcome had irving and love

speaking of the cavs not been hurt lebron carried them as far as he could on his back. not far enough. >> double duty this morning. >> there you have it. >> you can go back to bed. >> i have a cot in the dressing room. >> sheinelle is here for natalie with more on the balcony collapse in california. >> authorities are still trying to figure out what caused a balcony to break loose, killing six and seriously injuring seven others. some engineers say rotting wood is to blame. jacob rascon has the latest. >> reporter: the absolute shock is written all over their faces, remembering six friend s taken so suddenly. >> they were so full of energy so full of excitement. >> reporter: the five 21-year-old students from ireland were celebrating a birthday peep. 13 people crowded onto the balcony four stories up when it gave by. >> a balcony just collapsed.

>> reporter: this morning a local engineer with 34 years of experience said don't blame the kids. the ball co any should have been able to support 3,000 pounds. he said aftermath immanuals make it clear the wood was rot ared. >> the wood failed because it was compromised by water seeping in. >> property managers at the apartment complex say their hearts go out to the victims. they are limiting access to other balconies and are cooperating with investigators. the city released 57 pages of documents showing inspections of the building. seven students still injured, some critically, the ho risk accident unimaginable for so many in ireland and at home. jacob rascon, nbc news, berkeley california. some backlash over comments head by real are estate mogul donald trump when he announced he's running for president. he's the 12th high profile

republican to enter the race. the billionaire said if elected he'll build a wall along the u.s.'s southern border. trump said pex cois sending drugs, crime and rapists into the country. a tourist the in london learned the hard way the queen's guards yield for no one. this is the trooping the colors ceremony in st. james park. you can see the man with the camera watch this. totally unaware they were marching toward him. as the soldiers plow in you can hear them yell make way. lesson learned. be on your guard when the guards come marching in. >> kind of surprised they just mowed him down. >> a little zig zag would work. >> they said "make way". >> sheinelle, thank you very much. let's get the rest of the forecast from al this dallas. mr. roker?

>> we have really strong winds here. i have big sean reese trying to hold this down. we have a tent to protect the cameras. it is blowing like crazy. we have heavy rain moving through dallas as we continue to track bill. maybe a quick look at the heat hitting the southeast. record-setting heat again with a heat advisory stretching down into parts of florida with temperatures feeling like well over 100 over the next couple of days. we'll get you do all this research on the perfect car. gas mileage , horse power... torque ratios. three spreadsheets later you finally bring home the one. then smash it into a tree. your insurance company's all too happy to raise your rates. maybe you should've done a little more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance.

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. plenty of sunshine today and much less humid. comfortable as we warm into the 80s. this time of year, 80s, that's normal. 70s on the cool side. tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms start the day and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a warmup for friday. near 90 degrees. and a bit more comfortable saturday but wet weather returns on sunday with the remnants of tropical storm bill arriving in our area. have a great day. we've got a risk of severe weather as well. we'll detail that coming up this the half hour guys. >> geez al. >> al you will be there a long time this morning. good luck. hang in there. >> you've got it. >> all right. meantime big story from yesterday. we arer hearinger inging more from the 16-year-old boy who lost his arm after he was attacked by a shark

on sunday. he's doing okay and he and his family talked in an interview released by the hospital. gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: this morning hunter treschl is somehow in good spirits after a horrifying ordeal. >> i felt this kind of hit on my left leg. i felt it one more time. then it hit my arm and it was -- that was the first i saw it was when it was biting up my left arm kind of. got that off. >> reporter: the 16-year-old lost his arm but kept his sense of humor when a shark attacked him on a north carolina beach. >> i have two options. i can try to live my life the way i was and make an effort to do that even though i don't have an arm or i can just let this be completely debilitating. >> reporter: his doctors say he should be ready for a prosthetic limb in six weeks. >> he's walking around eating a regular diet. he's a tough kid.

>> reporter: hunter's attack followed a similar incident with a 12-year-old girl just an hour earlier. the family of kiersten yow said she's in stable condition. she lost her arm but is expected to keep her leg. the family said we want to thank the good samaritans and emergency responders whose quick actions saved kiersten's life. several possible shark sight ings keeping beach goers on edge. >> i'm worried. >> we have gone here for years. nothing like this has happened before. >> reporter: for hunterer treschl, it will be a vacation he'll never forget. >> thank you for everybody's support. >> reporter:er for "today" gabe git residenceutierrez gutierrez, nbc news. >> we wish them well. >> he has an amazing attitude. coming up more with rachel dolezal who is at the center of a national debate.

i sat down with her yesterday. i asked if she'd ever been deceptive. >> i feel like there have been are moments of some level of creative nonfiction. >> that's coming up. >> plus the latest science behind one of the great mysteries of all time the shroud of turin. is it the burial shroud of jesus? we'll get possible new answers. >> and a new kind of slow jam as republican presidential candidate jeb bush steps into the spotlight on "the tonight

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...without the wasteful tube. toss the tube for good with scott naturals® tube-free. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henley. a lot less humidity this morning. >> yes, it really feels comfortable. that low humidity will stay with us right on into this afternoon. look at what we have this morning, sunshine blue sky over center city. that's a live view looking across delaware this morning. sunshine will warm temperatures up, will be in the 80s this afternoon. right now it's a mix of 60s and 70s. 65 in pottstown, mt. holly 68. low 70s for wilmington philadelphia and northeast philadelphia. the warmup 80 degrees at lunch time, then 82 at 3:00 with just a few scattered clouds. for your ride to work jessica boyington is watching delays from an accident. where is that jessica.

>> 422. these are our cameras around 29 where the accident is between 23 and 202. so you can see the drive time. it's affecting the eastbound lanes from 29 towards the schuylkill expressway. which is normally an eight-minute trip is now a 49-minute trip. out in pennsauken new jersey ten-minute delays around 130 in both directions. two left lanes are being blocked. happening today, a former chester county teacher accuse of sexually assaulting a student is expected in court for a preliminary hearing. matthew scavitto was a staffer and coach at the phelps school in malvern. authorities say he assaulted a 17-year-old student both on campus and at a cam new hampshire in. the boarding school fired scavitto after the allegations surfaced. i'm tracy davidson, more news in 25 minutes.

7:30 on this wednesday morning june 17 2015. that's a great crowd. a happy crowd kicking off the day with us in rockefeller plaza. nice to have you along at home as well on a wednesday morning. >> let's look at the headlines. tropical depression bill on the move bringing several inches of rain. up to a foot in some areas. the storm could affect people from texas up into ohio. >> the fbi is investigating the st. louis cardinals for possible hacking into a rival team's computers. the investigation is focused on whether they tried to steal data on houston astros players. both teams are cooperating with authorities. one of the swimmers attacked by a shark said he'll fight for

a formal life after losing an arm in the i attack. 16-year-old hunter treschl should be ready for a prosthetic limb in six weeks. >> we have a programming note. tomorrow on "today" an exclusive interview with national security adviser susan rice at the center of hot button issues tr from eye sis to negotiations with iran and the looming deadline and the long-term national security challenges facing the u.s. susan rice tomorrow morning on "today." we'll begin this half hour with more from the woman at the center of controversy over her race. rachel dolezal broke her silence with matt on "today" sitting down for her first live interview. later on i had a chance to sit down with her as well. she elaborated on her race how she identified and her relationship with her parents. >> well i definitely am not white. nothing about being white describes who i am. i'm more black than i am whitement that's the accurate

answer from my truth. >> do you feel you have been deceptive at all? >> i feel there have been moments of some level of creative nonfiction where i have kind of had to explain or justify some of the timelines and logistics of my life. >> you just said i'm not white. i know i'm not white. >> right. >> in 2002 you filed a lawsuit againster howard university alleging discrimination on the basis of you being white in a predominantly black university. how do you explain toes tinges? >> again that's based on the perception of the individual who terminated my scholarship and teaching position. that was definitely an injustice. it is one of the few times i have stood up for myself and, again, i didn't financially gain anything from that. >> in essence that lawsuit says i'm white and i'm being treated

poorly because of it. >> is it? or is it saying i'm being treated as white, seen as white? >> the world has pictures of you as a little girl a young woman. you look different from how you look now. have you changed your physical appearance? >> i have definitely experimented with my hair since living this mississippi really. >> have you changed your skin color. >> i have not taken shots, had surgeries or anything like that. certainly maybe some daysbronzer, glow. >> rachel's identity was shown by her parents. >> they have denied physical abuse. i know you claimed among other things they punished you and your siblings with whips that you compared to those used

during the time of slavery. is that what happened? >> baboon whips in south africa were used. >> by your parents? >> yes. there are scars on the bodies of at least two, if not three or four. i don't know about the other two siblings. >> just to be clear because i read rea prior interview, you are not alleging that you were physically abused in south africa? >> no. no. >> you have never been to south africa? >> no. >> okay. >> there are prior statements in which you said you had been. >> right. that's definitely a misrepresentation that i will own. i have never been to south africa. yeah. i wasn't whipped. but i was physically abused. >> there was another claim you told a reporter you were born in a tepee. >> right. >> is that true? >> i was not born this a tepee that i know of. i don't know where i was born.

>> a lot of peep made comparisons to the trans gender community and how you can feel one way inside and your physical body may not match that. >> right. >> do youer consider this to be like that. >> i hadn't considered this. yesterday i had a chance to read caitlyn jenner's piece in the magazine. i cried. because i resonated with some of the themes of isolation, of being misunderstood. to not know if you have a conversation with somebody will that relationship then end because they have seen you as one way? even in dating relationships one of the things -- and i'm bi-sexual. i have dated men and women. i will intentionally ask --

like so do you date light-skinned women? >> do you feel under siege by all of this? >> oh for sure. yeah. definitely. >> we should add her parents deny all of rachel's abuse claims. her 2002 lawsuit againster howard university was dismissed by an appellate court. >> there is a lot in there. i don't know where to go with most of that. it's like everything she says she drops another little morsel that takes you in a different direction. >> yeah. there is a lot to unpack the to use one of the trendy words. she's spoken out a lot. she answered questions and there is a lot for people to chew over. >> let us get a check of the weather. al is in dallas. mr. roker? >> guys, thank soss so much. we are dealing with the remnants of tropical depression bill. our friends to the north are dealing with severe weather from the plains states into the

northeast. take a look. show you what's happen ing. at least as far as this is concerned. you can see it stretches if the from the plains back into the south. we are talking millions from the rockies and the plains with this. strong storms will be fires up later this morning into the afternoon hours, especially through the midwest and into the northeast later today into tonight. the remnants of bill will start to fill that in as well. again, we are looking at one to three inches through the ohio river valley and lesser amounts as you get along good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. plenty of sunshine today and much less humid. comfortable as we warm into the 80s. this time of year, 80s, that's normal. 70s on the cool side. tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms start the day and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a warmup for friday. near 90 degrees. and a bit more comfortable

saturday but wet weather returns on sunday with the remnants of tropical storm bill arriving in our area. have a great day. we've got about a 45 50 miles per hour wind gust going on now, guys. this is serious stuff. back to you. >> al be careful down there. we appreciate it. we'll check if with you in a little while. >> coming up why do so many of us love the online cat videos? can't stop watching? there may be science behind it. >> up next the unsolved mesist ary of the shroud of turin. one ♪ ♪ nah nah nah ♪ kraft natural shreds not made with just any milk we start with fresh milk carefully selected from

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7:43 on a wednesday morning. we are back with the unsolved mystery of the shroud of turin. it is on rare public display now in the italian city it is named for. but is it really the cloth that covered christ after his death? the question is still up for debate. kier simmons has more. >> reporter: good morning. what you are about to see is an unexplained cloth hidden away for five years. it's mystified the world for centuries. pope francis will see it for the first time as pope next week as a theory emerges that may explain the origins of the shroud.

♪ its claim to the sho-- claimed the shroud was wrapped around wroois. on it is a feger and a ghostly face. to pray around it is for many a deeply holy experience. such a spirle khal atmosphere. its true origin is a mystery that goes back centuries. carbon dating concluded it was a fake. is it? in recent years there's been research into two questions. how was the ghostly image formed and when? across turin, i will meet a scientist who says it could be from jesus's time. there was an earthquake around the time of jesus 's death. >> this simulates what happens in the earth when we have an earthquake. >> reporter: his machine crushes solid rock. the pressure is increasing. >> increasing. >> reporter: it feels tense.

[ cracking ] >> reporter: that was a force. this explosive moment a burst of neutrons is released. those neutrons may have affected the shroud's carbon dating. >> neutrons rejuvenated it. >> reporter: meaning it may have come from the time of jesus. in another italian city profa professor whose research suggests the shh roud is 2,000 years old. >> this is from a corner. >> reporter: he measured the strength and properties of the fibers to establish age. >> the shroud is awe thenuthenticauthentic. >> reporter: after a life long obsession. >> i was interested this thein the shroud when i was 12.

>> reporter: he reached a stunning conclusion. sending electricity through a shroud like fabric he produced images similar to the original. while many disagree -- you believe that jesus left a photograph of himself? >> yes. >> reporter: just this month what jesus might have looked like as a teen. a simple piece of linen that shaped our image of christ with a history that to this day, is deeply puzzling. and a million people signed up to see it in the next few weeks. then it will be hidden away. we don't know when you will have a chance to see it again. >> is it real keir? >> as the son of irish catholics i was left with the question of not what's real but what you believe. that's maybe the important thing. >> do you see the image not in black and white? >> it's faint.

when you stand in front of it you get this incredible sense of the mystery. it's mystical. it's a really faint mark on the cloth. >> fascinating stuff. you have us all leaning in. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. up next carson has a look at jeb bush's slow jam with jimmy fallon if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight

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where they had fun talking about his mom barbara. >> i love your mom ho. she's so funny, so quick. she was at the speech and said some things like yeah there are enough bushes in the white house. >> i was watching that on the "today" show. she did it without telling me. thanks, mom. >> thank youer for the shoutout. he was excited to be in 30 rock. he wrote, this is pretty cool. guys back to you. >> it is cool. jimmy fallon cracks me up. all right, carson. thank you. coming up a big surprise for a deserve ing dad and elementary school principal. first, your local news and weather. ♪ hi! what happened to your hair? i got it. walgreens has all you need to keep it all under control. from a little touch-up... come on, guys! to finding that perfect finishing touch...

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nbc 10 news starts now. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> tracy, we're on our way to a beautiful day today. the humidity is down the sun is up and the temperatures will be climbing. at the shore, 70s right now. that's a live view from cape may. look at the snain on beach avenue. the crowd will be growing on the beach, no doubt as temperature climbs into upper 70s for cape may. 72 in philadelphia. cooler spots in the 60s for pottstown, allentown and reading. but not for long. with sunshine a few scattered high clouds nothing more than that. 80 degrees at 12:00. by 3:00, we'll be up to 82. remember get the latest weather updates and prepare for any storms headed our way with the nbc 10 news app. get updates to your smartphone or tablet.

jessica boyington has a look at the roads. >> we're seeing some relief on 422 due to an earlier accident. these are our cameras around 29. it's still a 34-minute drive town eastbound 29 up towards the schuylkill expressway. that's normally an 8-minute drive time. in or out of the city, 95 southbound from woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway, a 40-minute trip, heavy there. slow on the schuylkill and the blue route headed southbound. tracy? now to a developing story we first you you as breaking news this morning. a man is fighting for his life after he was robbed shot and stabbed in philadelphia happening just before midnight at 6th and somerville in olney. the police rushed him to einstein medical center. he is still in critical condition. police say the victim told them he was attacked by two men and a woman. detectives found cameras in the area and they're hoping video and witnesses can lead them to the attackers. i'm tracy davidson. we'll have another local update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up staying safe this in the wake of the deadly balcony collapse in california with a you need to though before you step onto your deck or ballcony this summer. >> good morning ! and less sons on giving back. surprises for a the dad who's not just taking care of his own kids but his own school. >> he makes our school special. >> he'll be here live to make his dream come true. >> that's my dream. this is my dream. >> your dream will come true. >> then punks with help from a company that made a business out

of pranking people. we set up fun. this time natalie is the unsuspecting victim. we'll show you what happened "today," wednesday, june 17 2015. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> on our honeymoon in new york city! >> it's my birthday from oklahoma. >> from yuma, arizona! ♪ >> just want to say hello to my grandson in the army in kuwait. >> good morning, georgia! >> all the way from arkansas. >> all the iway from michigan here on the "today" show! >> we are back at 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it is the 17th day of june 2015. we have a big crowd. lots of nice people on the

plaza. we complain a lot here. >> we do. >> this is a beautiful day. >> beautiful. >> really nice. >> come on buddy. we have an exciting announcement. nbc news launched its first app on the amazon fire tv platform. users can access news live video. with the click of a button you can get live streaming video, breaking news and the best of nightly news and meet the press all in one place. download it on amazon or at the app store on amazon fire tv. pretty cool. >> let's go inside to sighheinelle for the top stories. tropical storm bill is now a tropical depression. it is still dumping heavy rains after battering the texas coast overnight with high winds and half a foot of rein. it is -- rain are. forecasters warn the region could see tornadoes and several days of flash flooding. texas has had so much rain it can't absorb more moisture. the fbi says a plan to

attack the super bowl was discussed by a phoenix man charged with helping to plan the attack on the muhammed contest. abdul malik kareem planned an attack on the super bowl in phoenix. this is based on information from a jailhouse snitch. lyle mitchell, the husband of the woman accused of helping two inmates stage a prison break. his attorney said he believe believes richard matt and david sweat were set to kill him if his wife joyce followed through on the plan to drive the getaway car. investigators think the two may no longerer be near the prison. in health news a study in the journal of the american medical association is raising questions about going under the knife for appendicitis.

retcher researchers found taking antibiotics may do the trick. natalie azar joins us. >> good morning. >> over 300,000 appendectomyies are performed in the u.s. but this this study says not so fast. >> today had 530 patients. they randomly assigned them to treatment with antibioticser for ten days versus open surgical appendectomy. they were aged 18 to 60 and had uncomplicated appendicitis. that's no evidence of perforation or abscess. they found around 73% of patients treated with antibiotics did well and didn't require surgery. patients who needed subsequent surgery had no complications. the researchers concluded in select patients -- the no pregnant women, nobody with complicated appendicitis and no children a select group of patients may do well with antibiotics rather than the standard of care which is surgery. >> not everybody --

>> absolutely not. the authors were clear. >> when you have a bad stomachache people say check your appendix. can you talk about the symptoms that something is wrong. >> right. we say the classic scenario for appendicitis is pain that begins somewhere in the naval or mid abdominal area. within a day or two or three it localizes to the right lower quadrant of the belly down here where the appendix is located associated with nausea vomiting, low grade fever. it can be worse when you cough or put pressure on it. any concerning signs, see your docker tor. with children we have a lower threshold for having them evaluated. >> interesting that sometimes you don't have are to rush to surgery. >> exactly. i don't know that this is a ground-breaking study. it won't be definitive but it is provocative enough to be discussion among surgeons about whether they need to rethink the standard of care which has been surgery for the last century or so. >> thank you for coming in. it is 8:05. let's send it to matt and

savannah. >> this morning on rossen report in the wake of the deadly ball co any collapse how safe is yours? jeff rossen has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. this is especially important now . the weather is nice. the summer kicks off. many of us on our ball cothinks or our friends' decks. when you see this tragedy in california, people killed when the balcony collapse you wonderer is my deck safe? this morning the simple things you can do now before the bottom falls out. today a college campus in mourning. 13 people falling from this fourth floor balcony. the accident killing is six. >> a balcony just collapseded. people just fell off. >> reporter: others critically injured. >> could have been me our roommate our apartment. we're shocked. >> reporter: it happens every summer. >> maybe 25 to 30 people were on the balcony. it collapsed. it just dropped.

>> reporter: tens of thousands of people injured in recent years. several of them killed. watch this the deck collapse in indiana dropping this entire family 15 feet to the groundment everyone survived. cameras rolling again as these teenagers take pictures for the prom. chaos as this deck falls apart. luckily, everyone was okay. when you walk onto your deck could it collapse? james molito is a licensed architect. >> this is a wood framed balcony with decorative covering. >> reporter: so it looks pretty. but you can't see the wood. >> exactly. when we pull this down that enables us to see this. on this ball coif i we can see wood damage from moisture getting through. >> reporter: there are water marks. >> water stains. it's even wet to the touch. >> reporter: if you see moisture

on balconies it shouldn't be there. they are water proof. >> correct. >> reporter: what does this mean? >> that's an indication that the wood is getting wet and could prematurely fail. >> reporter: could collapse. >> could collapse. >> reporter: how often do you check this? >> we recommend after ten years and every three years after that. >> reporter: so pull this back and check it. >> yes. if you see moisture up there, moisture water staining that's a sign it's due to be replaced. >> reporter: if you don't -- this a deck equipment company in california showing us what can happen. and offering another important tip. >> the first thing you want the to look at is where the deck attaches to the house. in this case we have only nails. >> reporter: nails, bad. >> real bad. >> reporter: here's how it should look. >> the difference here is you can see lots of metal. you see bolts. you see screws attaching the deck to the house. this is all good. >> reporter: now this new tragedy in berkeley a reminder

how fast this can happen. scary just to watch that. one other tip. something we can do if we have a terrace or a balcony. check the strength of the guardrail. shake it. make sure it isn't wobbly. it has to be strong enough to hold several people. in california 13 people were there. you have to check. >> people think too many people on a balcony. >> it could be rotting wood and should hold them. >> ten years after it is built and then every three years. good stuff. we'll see him in a little while. coming up a look at his fitness regimen. and a picture is worth a thousand words. what some are saying about this photo and why it may prove hollywood is sixexist. >> a principal and dad gets a huge surprise in timer for father's day. >> later on a little help from the kitchen from katie lee as we talk about a breakfast dish we

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>> okay . >> researchers at indiana university surveyed 7,000 people and decided watching cat videos is not only fun it boosts energy and positivity. they say it's like a form of pet therapy. that's even with people feeling guiltier for the time they waste. the internet is 80% cat videos. look around the room are. everybody is smiling. >> i can't believe we are showing that. check out this photo. this is a sign an artist painted on the roof of his studio. it says "welcome the to cleveland." there is an airport nearby. so to are greet the planes coming in for a landing which is nice. the artist and the studio are in milwaukee, not cleveland. milwaukee about 335 miles away. the artist said he gets a kick out of giving flyers a scare. >> relative?

>> the best jokes are when you're not there. this guy get as chuckle knowing they are on a final approach that agot on the wrong plane. >> i love that guy. >> all right. have you heard this? body language experts say don't cross your arms. makes you look bored. not true. >> good. i do it all the time. >> i do too. our body language expert janine driver says crossing your arms means you mean business. you are ready to solve a problem. >> we have a body language expert? >> she's over with wrangler. >> we have one of everything. >> she says crossed arms cause both sides of the brain to focus. >> i find myself in conversations in work and i do this. i catch myself and think do they think i'm being rude? i don't know what to do with my hands. >> i might be cold. >> i feel like i'm giving myself

a little hug. >> fantastic. >> now the only superstar who can bump billy joel and the photo that captures everything wrong with hollywood. a perfect cue for carson and popstart. >> like it or not, popstart. billy joel a superstar performing to packed crowds in madison square garden. get this. his september show is getting bumped to headache wayer for another headliner. >> pitbull? >> who could be trumping the piano man? >> i have no idea. >> the pope. pope francis will be in the middle of his first u.s. visit as pope. he'll address the faithful from one of the world's most famous venues. >> will they let the pope use the new york knicks locker room? he could bless the boys over there. >> we could use it. >> for a good season. >> does one photo prove sexism is alive in hollywood? you have adam sandler, selena

gomez and kevin james. see anything wrong? >> not really. >> the guys don't look their best. >> yahoo! says there is a double standard this in hollywood. you have men looking like they rolled out of bed or came from the gym along with the female costar who put in effort, probably hours, in her appearance. >> what does it say? is that a statement about hollywood or these guys. >> sandler is known for that. he's always comfortable. >> maybe she wants to get dressed up. >> other guys would put on suits. >> take it up with yahoo!. popstart will keep moving here. this is for matt lauer. i know it's early. we have a father's day gift for you. here it is. you cannot pull it out of the bag. just look at it. >> oh! >> it's the book. "fifty shades of grey" as told by christian. >> why can't i take it out of the bag. >> you can't show the logo or

anything. >> you cannot. >> you can. >> don't take the book out of the thing. >> exclusive. >> isn't there a light that's supposed to shine and music to start? there you go. >> it's coming out tomorrow. you have some light reading tonight. >> really? >> tomorrow on the "today" show we'll have e.l. james and plenty of surprises. there you go. >> i need it for research. >> last time someone handed me a bag like this savannah put a cactus in it. i was nervous. >> happy father's day. >> good popstart. now a check of the weather. al is in dallas. it's pouring there. hey, al. >> j.k. rowling announced a new book called "voldemort." not to be outdone. show you what's going on now.

i'm sorry. it's wet. we are all wet here. it would have been funnier if it was dry. five miles south of waco is a center of circulation of tropical depression bill. 35 pirpmiles per hour winds moving north at 13. there is a secondary spin around corpus christi in houston. they are getting heavy rain. tornado watches. you can see dallas a lot of wet weather pushing through. we are looking at the system making its way up through texas into oklahoma later today and tonight. moves into missouri. late thursday into friday. rainfall amounts. another 5 to 8 inches of rain. some areas pick up up to a foot. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. plenty of sunshine and less humid, comfortable as we warm into the 80s. that's normal. 70s, on the cool side tomorrow.

showers and thunderstorms start the day and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a warmup for friday, near 90 degrees and a bit more comfortable saturday. wet weather returns on sunday with the remnants of tropical storm bill arriving in our area. and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. >> thank you so much. now to our start today summererer shape-up as we check in with jeff's progress. six months after jenna wolf helped to whip him into shape. good morning. >> good morning. you hay remember our january start today, i took our resident on the go no time for exercise tons of excuses dad jeff rossen under my wing. helped with his new year's resolution to get healthy and lose weight. since then he's been on his own. how is he doing? check it out. when we last left rossen in january his discipline at the gym. >> it burns. >> it burns.

>> reporter: and the dinner table. >> guess what else is on the table? the bread basket. but, of course i can't eat it. >> reporter: had paid off to the tune of 12 pounds. >> i have always worn my pants and belt on the third buck. look how loose it is. today for the first time, going to number four. it fits perfectly. this is huge for me. >> reporter: not only did his waistline change but his hindset had as well. >> can you keep it up without jenna? >> there will be a penne binge but i will keep it up. >> reporter: that was then and this is june when 54% of people have quit on their new year's resolutions. had rossen slipped back to his old ways? i had him send me mid-year progress reports. >> one of the number one questions i get is without jenna around every day to boss you around are you slipping into not working out as much? if i'm honest yes. types i take cabs.

i try to walk a lot. i'm walking now from a business meeting. i'm walking back to nbc headquarters. mainly because i like the way i look now. i'm afraid of jennageneraljenna. >> reporter: walking is easy and free. i asked jeff to walk 10,000 steps a day and sometimes that was his only form of exercise. as for diet. >> it's 7:45. i'm in an airport. these are moments i want to carb out for dinner but i can't. i went to a takeout place. they have sloppy joe on a brio brioche bun. hold the bun. are you proud? >> reporter: beyond. the no carbs after 6:00 p.m. still if tact and the results are in. >> clothes are bigger on me he. this shirt used to be tight. now it goes to my mid thigh and my jeans, without getting gross, look how loose they are. trust me. i can pull then down without

unbuttoning. >> no no. >> reporter: lest you think it's been no fun. >> we talk about cheat meals. i'm on the road now. yeah. we just killed this chocolate cake. cheat meal once a week. >> reporter: proving you can have your cake and occasionally eat it too. >> jeff is here to update us on his progress. we saw you in a wetsuit yesterday. >> that was nice. >> it's not easy especially with your lifestyle. how has it gone? you lost 12 pounds. did you keep it off? >> we'll do a thing on you about baby weight. you look amazing. >> oh thanks. >> jenna has been amazing with tips about walking, huge. there is an escalator and a starbucks down stairs. i took the escalator. i always walk the steps now. here and everywhere else. >> how much weight have you lost? has it been ease stairway keep it off? >> at the end of january i lost

12. i'm now 22 pounds down. >> wow! >> yeah. 22 pounds. >> notice he's got a new wardrobe a new hair cut. >> wearing skinny jeans like matt. >> for a month straight rossen kept complaining i'm not losing weight. nothing is happening. incessant complaining. this isn't working for me. i said you didn't put the weight on in a month. you won't lose it in a month. be patient. it will be patient with you and you will keep it off. it's a lifestyle thing. rush it and you will end up gaining it back. look at him. >> you said something important in the piece. we all spend time in airports. that's where i have the biggest problems. i walk by something. i see it i want it. snickers chunky bar, pizza. >> look at you. >> i eat crummy in airports. >> you're traveling, tired. it's all that's available really. >> we're all doing the sugar detox. >> no. >> do i have to? >> yeah. it started yesterday, dude.

>> i had a lot of sugar yesterday. >> we're proud of you. >> well done. >> sign up for jenna's newsletter and get good morning. >> a lot to like about today's weather. the humidity is out. sunshine is bright. nothing more than a few scattered high clouds looking from the melon bank building a view of the comcast center. temperatures are climbing but nowhere near as hot today as what we say yesterday. 75 in philadelphia. in the 70s for tom's river. northeast philadelphia is 74 degrees. bright sunshine, 80s this afternoon and the humidity is low. >> if you're heading out the

door. there's an accident. jessica is watching that. >> we have a multiple vehicle accident on the southbound side. one lane is getting by with police activity on the scene to clear that out of the way. a major back-up behind there. we haven't recovered from a multi-vehicle accident on 22. 32 minutes drives time. >> a community will honor a volunteer firefighter. a hero plaque will be presented to michael brezinski. he administered to cpr to an an umpire and he's now recovering.

8:30 now on wednesday morning. it is the 17th of june 2015. we have a great crowd on the plaza right now. i'm hoping they will come back tomorrow because we have a concert. fun front man nate russ is out with his solo album. we'll sing classics and favorites. nate ruess will be here live. >> that will be fun. obviously father's day is

sunday. if you are looking for great ideas on what the cook dad for breakfast, we are continuing the series this morning. we'll make perfect french toast. that's katie lee with a great recipe. we might have a problem with the sugar detox here. that's all right. we'll get around it. we'll find a way to put some on there. >> this taxi may not be what you think it is. we'll is show you what happened when the gang got into an altercation with a cabby. savannah came to the residence coo . >> as always. >> thank you. >> more of our special series make your today dads as we honorer some really deserving fathers. i went on a bike journey from boston to thork in honor of red nose day to raise money for children living in poverty to inspire others. it was a group of school children their incredible principal and one small selfless act that inspired me and will soon inspire you, too.

during my tour du red nose there were moments i wasn't sure i could push through. then there would be a sign of hope. hope. >> go matt go! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you for being here. nothing like hugs and high fives from children to remind you who you're riding for. >> i'm riding on okay? thank you very much. >> when matt left i remember him looking at me giving me this look with his hand to his heart saying thank you. we needed to do something. >> good morning. >> reporter: do something they did. >> have a good day, robby. >> reporter: the man with the mega phone was joe jenkorelli principal of the hope valley school in rhode island. >> i e-mailed the school body and in a couple of days we got $161. >> reporter: a meager amount to some perhaps. but not to these students or this principal.

their play ground as been in bad shape for years. $161 could help them but they decideded to help others instead. >> that's the lesson. they are helping to make a difference in the world. is. >> reporter: it's this world, this community joe or mr. g has been making a difference in for years. >> hope valley school! >> reporter: to say he's beloved by students is an under statement. >> he never yells. he just works it out. >> he likes to play games with us. >> he makes our school special. >> they need to be happy. if they're not happy their hind is somewhere else. >> reporter: the road here was not without bumps. growing up the son of i that yan immigrants english was his second language and joe strugged with dyslexia. >> i barely made it out of high school. my guidance counselor thought

the best thing for he was to work at a mill like my mother worked at. >> reporter: he was the first in his family to graduate college and become a teacher. >> i felt like i could make a difference in kids' lives that have similar backgrounds. >> reporter: on this day we were happy to have the opportunity to make a difference in mr. g's leaf. a surprise for him and the students he loves. >> oh my gosh! >> how are you? >> doing well. tanks for coming. >> there are a lot of things you need at this school right here. but you were teaching a lesson on generosity. >> yes. >> that really got to me. it really got to me. so we wanted you to know that generosity is a two-way street. can we open the door again? [ applause ] they heard one of the things you

need at this school is a play ground. >> yes! [ cheers and applause ] >> joe, not only are the people from home depot going to pay for that play ground they are going to build it for you. >> awesome! [ cheers and applause ] >> we have more surprises. so you are the father of two great kids. i know you are proud of them. >> very proud. >> so we have another surprise. okay? can we open the door again? anybody who knows this guy will tell you if he weren't a principal and he weren't a teacher, do you know what he would love to do? he would love to be a weatherman. so in honor of you and what you do here and father's day, we are inviting you to come to new york. we are inviting you to do the weather on the "today" show with al roker.

[ cheers and applause ] >> that's my dream! >> your dream will come true. happy father's day. >> thank you. >> joe is here. fies nice to see you. >> fiesnice to see you. >> did you think the day you watched me ride my bike would end up on the "today" show? sp. >> what a ride sp. >> running into matt can be a good thing. >> you touched so many people. you are loved by your kids. we want to thank home depot for their generosity building the new play groundment. you get to do the weather. ready? >> i'm ready. >> have you been studying the forecast? >> i have been. >> al is in dallas covering a bad storm. so he couldn't be here today. we have dylan dryer to help. first down to dallas. we'll go to al and get ready for the debut of joe this. al take it away.

>> pabmaybe the last time you see me. a star is born! i love this. first of all, as far as today's weather is concerned, again, bill is the big story. tropical depression bill causing big problems. we have a risk of strong storm this is the mid ohio river valley. we are watching this. also back through the plains we have severe weather. plenty of sunshine along the west coast. tomorrow we have remnants of bill causing problems. a risk of strong storms. western p.a. ohio into western new york. in the northern plains looker for severe weather as well. and now let's go back to new york and mr. g and dylan. double d. >> al rokerekker threw to you so you can do the weather. >> thank you, al. very exciting. >> now you're stuck with me. i know you have been doing your research. what's going on for hope valley? >> let's hit the button here.

>> it worked. you never know how it will go. what's going on today? >> today we have sunny skies with high pressure building the if from canada. it will be a little bit breezy this afternoon. clear skies this evening with highs in the mid 70s. >> do you know what's happening beyond that? >> of course i do. the weather will be -- nice day tomorrow. dry with passing showers possibly at fight. sunday early morning clouds followed by sunshine. >> you though your stuff. >> i do. >> we have a budding meteorologist on our hands. [ cheers and applause ] >> now the best part. that's a look at the weather across the c good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. plenty of sunshine today and much less humid. comfortable as we warm into the 80s. this time of year 80s, that's normal. 70s, on the cool side tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms start the day and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a warmup for friday near 90

degrees and a bit more comfortable saturday. wet weather returns on sunday with the remnants of tropical storm bill arriving in our area. have a great day. for your forecast any time head to the weather channel or weather.com. >> way to go joe. we have paula, joseph and julia, he is family. there is another forecast you should mention for the fall at your school the forecast calls for a beautiful new play ground. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. >> happy father's day. >> thank you. >> dylan, good job. coming up next you know matt sometimes gets in a fight with a cab and i have to step in. >> good to have this one in your corner especially if you get in trouble in new york city. natalie though clueless on this one. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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all right. we're back. matt and i are in the car. we are not playing steely dan. don't put that on the radio. have you ever heard of the marketing company that made a business out of pranking people and creating viral videos to the tune of 100 million views. that he say pranks and we say, yes, please. >> yes, please. >> we had to get in in on the latest one. they are synonymous with online shock and awe. think moto terrified us with a satanic baby a tricked out mirror and a psychic terror. >> pretty easy. i can do it when i want to. >> get away from me. >> turning viral videos into a screaming success allowing us to have fun with them. [ screaming ] this time james and michael, the masterer minds are working with car lister a car selling app.

together they tricked out a fake taxicab, the key to pulling off the prank. >> we removed the engine drive train and transmission all the things that would make the car heavy in front. this the back we added 5,000 pounds of weight behind the rear ax and another thousand in the bumper. it's a see-saw. >> reporter: we put it into action outside studio 1-a. the think moto team planted the car on 49th street where hidden cameras were ready to capture every moment. an actor played the driver. matt and i were in on it. our target an unsuspecting natalie pomorales who joined us to tape something for the job. >> my favorite, run for today. >> sir, do me a favor and turn that down for a second. we are shooting one more time. >> last time i checked this was a free country. i will play my music as loud as i want. >> it's a free country, but will the's not be a jerk about it

all right? two seconds of your time. >> go somewhere else. >> then it was my turn to jump in. >> let that be a lesson to you. >> natalie is always a great sport. we love you, natty. >> you said i wasn't working out enough! >> way to go. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, natalie morales. >> she had choice words for think moto. >> i hate you! i hate you! you are not my friend! >> all in good fun. our prank mission now pleshed. -- accomplished. >> it was funny. it was. >> way to go. >> it was harder to lift than i thought it would be.

try it. >> we're going to try this? >> whoa! >> wouldn't it be fun ny if we switched the 5,000 pounds to the front and you couldn't do it? >> hilarious. crazy how easy it is. it's simple. >> we want to thank think moto. they always allow us to have fun. >> at natalie's experience. she's a great sport as always. coming up katie lee in the kitchen helping matt inging matt make french toast. a dish kids love. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ this morning on today's kitchen, father's day favorites in honor of the big day on sunday we are sharing some of our favorite recipes our dads loved as we were kids and we like making for our kids. one of my favorites is french

toast. since i usually wing it i'm calling in reinforcements. katie lee will help me with a classic breakfast dish. "endless summer" is her new cookbook. good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> this is an excuse to get you in to cook breakfast for the crew. you reallize that? >> there's no sugar! we're on a detox. >> the guys down stairs cannot eat sugar. i'll be honest. i'm not great at this in the morning. annette is better than i am as she is with most things. talk about the basics. >> french toast is easy. the french name is pain per du which means lost bread so it's a way to bring stale bread back to life. >> a week? >> a couple of days. >> people say it holds juice better. >> it absorbs ss better because the bread lost its moisture. so it soaks up the good stuff.

the best are challah brioche and country white. we'll use the country white because it's not made with sugar. >> we got you. >> i thought i was the one pranked this morning. >> ingredients. >> eggs whole milk vanilla. there are usually two tablespoons of sugar. a pinch of salt. without sugar you can punch up flavor with orange zest lemon zest cinnamon. >> you say it is important to make sure you get this mixed well. why? >> you don't want egg bits on your french toast. if you don't whisk them it gets a crust of weird eggs. we'll add to it four eggs three quarters of a cup of whole milk and the milk has more fat in it for a richerer custard. a little van nil la. >> the thickness of the bread matters. >> it does matterer.

three-quarters of an inch to an inch thick. >> if it's too thick. >> it won't get done in the center. it will be soggy. too thin it can fall apart in the custard. >> let me check with the guys down stairs. they have started to dive in. how is it? >> when you can't have sugar, bacon is good to have around. >> i'm glad you like it even without sugar. >> really good. >> the bread will soak. you can do this the night before. >> put it in a bag. >> make a casserole out of it. put it in a dish and bake it the ethics day. hear's some that's soaked. i have a griddle preheated. important to preheat for a nice crust on the outside. >> do you put butter on there? >> yeah. you're having french toast. you might as well. a coup of minutes on each side. it comes out like this. really nice. let's get you a piece, matt. >> why are they giggleinggiggling.

>> carson's doing air syrup. >> i want sugar, matt. i need it. >> we have -- is this confectioner's sugar? >> i will have some on mine because i'm not on the detox. >> matt aren't you doing the sugar thing? you're off? >> there you go. that goes down to you. >> i topped yours with fruit for natural sweetness. we have french toast sandwich withes. >> carson made reference. congress passed a law several years ago. when you have french toast you must have crisp bacon with it. >> that's a good law. >> savannah how is your portion? are you in this? >> i have not eaten anything sugar yes. i love the bacon as well. >> sheinelle? >> fantastic pt. can i eat the bread or not? >> there is no sugar in the bread. it's okay. >> i can go back in.

>> this is a good sugar substitute. that helps. >> this is good. >> we have the sugar. >> i'm on the detox. joy will have a heart attack. >> are you? >> i i'm trying to. >> he ran down stairs and you're not using the sugar? >> i'm going to use it. >> don't do it. it's only day two. >> i broke carson already. >> traditional french toast. check it out. for that and other recipes head to today.com. up next must have gifts for father's day. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this portion of "today" is brought to you by the bold 2015 toyota camry. this year make father's day mean something. >> all rightment we are back. 8:54. howie and jenna and tamron are here. have you forgotten to buy your dad a gift for father's day is this carson is your hero. tell us. >> father's day is right around the corner. it can be tough to shop for dads. americans spend $7 billion less for father's day than for mother's day. er our friends at toyota launched a campaign to headache fathers feel special and asked people to share gifts they have given for father's day. and a theme developed. let's look at those. take a look.

i'm sorry. >> got a rock on the side of the road and painted a smile face on it. >> i got my dad socks forrer father's day. >> socks? >> i didn't know what to get him. >> you can see the video at today.com. we asked viewers to share the funniest gifts they have given for father's day. amk writes what else do you give the biggest horse racing fan for father's day? dad must have thought he stang. old spice, soap on a rope. celebrate all the dads and keep the father's day fun coming using the hashtag orangeroom. back to you. >> cute. >> all right. an unusual grouper erhere. >> i'm mel b. and that's heidi. >> you can't tell? >> you're in trouble. >> look at this. >> you're co-hosting with these ladies? >> i will be co-hosting the third hour. >> are you scared?

>> i practiced last night. we had friends for drinks, dinnerer and a movie. i hosted the third hour. i have it down. >> you have the anchor man suit going, too. adorable. >> i'm coming up with stuff. >> it will be great great. >> i like that you had drinks last night good morning a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. this wednesday morning. let's get our forecast from meteorologist bell henley. >> it's springtime but it hasn't felt like it. sunshine is bright and a much more comfortable day ahead. that's a sunny view from center city where the temperature is

climbing. it's 77 degrees in philadelphia 70s fo are allentown, wilmington and trenton, heading to the 80s this afternoon. through the all humidity stays low. 82 degrees by 4:00. to a developing story we first brought you as breaking news. a man is fighting for his life after he was robbed stabbed and shot in philadelphia. it happened just before midnight in summerville. police rushing to einstein medical center and we just checked. he's still in critical condition. police say the victim told them he was attacked by two men and a woman. detectives are hoping video and witnesses can lead them to the attackers.kúcí matthew ska veto is expected in court. authorities say he assaulted a 17-year-old student both on campus and at a camp in new hampshire. the boarder school fired him

after the allegations surfaced. we'll have another update coming up in 25 minutes and of course you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the today show. have a great day.

this morning on today's take, howie mandel is here. he's our co-host. plus actress lauren graham. and you won't believe the lucky stars in madonna's new video. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie pomorales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, june 17, 2015. i am mel b. along with the -- >> you're not. >> -- woman known as the body. >> can't you it will ?

>> heidi klum and our co-host on "america's got talent" one of the judges howie mandel. >> it was extreme. this is our extreme show which was harder for me. i'm glad it's morning. i got nervous. did you see it? >> we were there. >> oh, you're a method actor. >> i'm heidi. >> i see what you're doing. they are nuts. it's crazy. almost stupid. why would you do some of the things those people did. >> the moto cross. >> let's sow ees's show it from last night on "america's got talent." >> that's insane. >> it is. >> he called one of the tricks -- can they hear me still? >> yeah. >> they called one of the tricks the kiss of death. if it's called the kiss of death. >> run away. >> i wouldn't kiss it . >> no. >> no. >> when you have a contestant and they say, howie, he's going to do the kiss of death, what --

>> one word comes to mind. that's stupid. don't do -- if it is called the kiss of death there is a good cannes. >> look at that. go begger or go home on this show. that's the only way. >> every year they push harder faster higher, crazier. look at that. >> my gosh. >> that's amazing. you have no idea what it feels like when we are standing right there and they are going over our heads. they have told us. you're looking at a clip before they went on. howard was asking the questions. a few of their friends have died. they have had broken backs. i'm thinking, just sit. sit. that would be extreme. just sit. there is to reason to do that. it was wonderful. it went off without a hitch. everybody is alive. we had a great show. >> they could win right? >> they could win. they are moving on . also, not everything was extreme. some things were funny. we had great acts.

we went from inside to outside. some of it was -- >> how are you when you're watching this extreme action? do you cover your eyes? >> i'm torn between turning my head, covering my eyes and judging. as a judge, i can't say "i couldn't look." i'm looking at the screen now. it's so hard to not -- to look. you don't know if he'll hit the ramp. if he misses, that's like 85 feet or 45 feet in the air. it looks like stories. if they hit wrong they are just on two wheels. >> amazing. >> it makes my palms sweaty watching that. >> that's just sitting beside me. >> i love when they push the limits on the sow. >> -- show. >> really? >> i want them to survive. that's why i love the show. >> did you see dr. danger? >> yes. >> him and eight friends. one who doesn't make great

decisions was missing an arm and a leg. he had fallen asleep on a railroad track. they got into a school bus and drove up a ramp into two other school buses. now, that's talent. >> seriously. >> speaking of talent, how did you get wrangled into visiting us is this we haven't done a formal welcome, of course. >> welcome! >> thank you. because i'm just part of the nbc family. this is a thanksgiving dinner. when you're part of the family they invite you over. they don't serve anything. >> we have water. >> it's not bickerering but things are going on. >> like seating arrangements. >> i was not supposed to be there. stage manager said sit there. tamron said to. >> we want you many the middle. it's a jew sandwich with estrogen bread. >> and a largely pregnant person.

are you ready to deliver the baby? >>er what are you -- i won't shake hands. are you that close? >> not that close. but milla came nearly a month early. >> this is a hontmonth early? >> why are you trying to frighten us? >> i knew he liked germs. >> he doesn't oh i didn't read the notes. >> a misquote. i knew howie loved germs. you read the notes but not the words. it's not germs. birth is a wonderful thing. >> a miracle. >> do you know what it is? >> it's a girl. >> i have two girs sgirls and a boy and a granddaughter. >> we were blown away. howie got the middle seat here. said you told me how old you are. >> i tell people. >> okay. >> i will be 60 this year. >> you look ahazing hazemazeingamazing. >> yes. you could be my daughter. >> tamron's like tell me more.

>> you look so young. >> you don't want to know you could be my daughter. >> something about that doesn't feel right. >> what if you were my daughter but you are identifying yourself as a black cop. >> a woman said that. >> this is a young jewish girl. i don't know what you are thinking. >> the hair straightening. i went all in. >> you should have seen her at her bat mitzvah. >> how is she so brown. we took her on vacation. >> not to change the subject or anything. >> but to change it before we get in troub. >> there is sports news. the st. louis cardinals are facing questions about whether an employee stole inside information from their rival the

astros. we are texas girls. citing law enforcement sources the new york times reports authorities uncovered evidence that employees for the cardinals hacked into the astros' computer stealing secrets about player statistics potential trade and scouting reports system wow. >> this is big. we have seen the hacking. >> do you think it's the astros or the koreans. >> the chinese mostly. >> the chinese? >> they say -- investigators say -- >> this is the thing. >> -- traced the origin back to a house in st. louis with members of the team's staff have lived. the fbi won't say who the target of the investigation is. nobody is in charge so far. but it's still crazy, right? it shows it could happen to any business. >> it is a business. >> yeah . >> it's amazing how much goes on off the field. there seems to be a little -- it

seems to be a theme. >> we have deflategate. >> this is a high level. even if you went back to the early days of baseball they were sending scouts, people to spy. this is another level fit's true. both teams say they are cooperating. i love the fan reaction. we love our teams. >> we love the rangers. sadly the cardinals have beat us a lot. >> that needs to be investigated. >> what's the fan reaction? >> listen to with a sop of the cardinals fans said. >> i'm from houston. it's despicable. >> ifinals are guilty they should be con depped. >> i can't believe it. >> i can't imagine they would get information to help them win a game. >> i can't believe it. not myrd card cardinals. >> like with your child. my child would never do that. he's a good boy. he must have been provoked. >> all wrong. >> my child is a genius.

yours, i'm not sure. >> your trouble making kid. >> pushed my child. >> you're a music man. >> you know i am. when you think music, the two words that come to mind are howie mandel. >> can you sing? >> can i sing? >> sing us a song. >> no. >> "america's got talent." >> howie, not so much. >> i have a quiz for you. >> quiz? >> we love testing people. >> it's fun. >> very fun. spotify has a list of what they call the top songs of each decade. they figured out the songs that were the most streamed over that time. >> the most streamed over that time. what decade? >> now. >> because there was no streaming in these decades. don't get hooked up in the details. 1960s. -- '80s. we are going in reverse. >> okay. >> the answer is yes.

>> we are not -- >> i have the '80s. it's got to be m.j. >> no. >> madonna? >> no. >> it's not? the '80s would have to be -- ♪ video killed ♪ >> no. ♪ don't stop believing ♪ >> want to sing? >> am i supposed to guess with a it is? >> you don't foeknow ? >> i'm trying to understand. it's a quiz. >> it's going all wrong. >> here's a quiz. here's the answer. wrong decade. the quiz is for the viewer at overwhelm. guess what this game is. >> we are supposed to guess before the song is playeded. i said michael jackson, madonna. >> "don't stop believing." i know. we performed it for meredith. on the card it says the '60s and '70s. they threw a curve ball because

we were talking about baseball. >> '90s. >> you are on the wrong side of the table. >> guess the '90s song. >> play the song and i will guess it. >> no. that's not how we are doing it. >> i don't care. >> we wish. '90s straight into another madonna song. >> no. >> do you know what i want to guess? what the weather is like in dallas. >> guess the '90s. >> i don't want to. we are not going to guess a song. er there are people with horrible weather in dallas. i don't want to play the quiz anymore. al, what's going on? >> father figurer. >> thank you. >> thank you, howie. >> i'm here for you. >> this is a horrible quiz. not a good plan. what's going on down there, al? >> we're scared. >> i'm terrified. >> my turn. thank you, howie. we've got what's left of

tropical storm bill. it's now a depression. it's just north of waco now. we have been getting good rain here. there is a secondary system developing down around houston where they are getting heavy rain and thunderstorms as well. bill is going to continue to track north. it's moving north at 13 miles per hour. it's a quick mover. it is dumping from three to eight inches of rain as it makes its way into oklahoma tonight and then beyond. it goes into missouri late thursday into friday. rainfall amounts again anywhere from 5 to 8 inches. could be more locally. there is going to be localized flooding and big problems. the main trouble here is that we have had so much rain in the past month, some areas picking up 18 to 20 inches of rain so that the ground is completely saturated saturated. there is nowhere for the rain to go. we'll con

good morning, i'm meteorology bill henley. plenty of sunshine and much less humid, comfortable as we warm into the 80s. this time of year 80s, that's normal. 70 on the cool side. tomorrow showers and thunderstorms start the day and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a warmup for friday near 90. a bit more comfortable saturday. wet weather returns on sunday with the remnants the tropical storm bill arriving in our area. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. back to you guys. >> thank you, al. >> our turn! >> twitter is lighting up. howie is so funny. way to go. and they think you're my dad. >> you are. >> well, you did say -- >> okay. we'll work out the biology later. up next, you know her from "parenthood" and "gilmore girls." lauren graham tells us about her

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nbc 10. look at the sunshine in center city. a live view from the adventure aquarium. we will see 80s this afternoon, philadelphia 77 degrees. trenton at 74. wilmington, a beautiful view from the comcast center. 82 degrees at 2:00 and a little cooler at 5:00 this afternoon. philadelphia police are warning people to be safe when taking a taxi because someone has stolen a dozen cabs. police say the cabs are being stolen from southwest and west philadelphia. two of them were allegedly used in crimes. investigators released this video with people -- hoping that people will recognize this man in the video. police think this guy is behind the 12 stolen cabs. two of them were used during crimes. all of the stolen taxi cabs bear the logo of 215 get a cab. we'll have another update in another 25 minutes and of course you can always get the latest

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>> it is, indeed. my dad had a huge impact on my life and career. the lessons he taught me are a big reason i'm sitting in this chair right now. my dad was a fantastic fatherer. i call him my dad. he was pi step-father. i say i was born to a different father but god brought the man who should be my dad. that is clarence newton sr. my dad spent his entire adult life this thein the military and brought discipline to my life. i don't leave home without making my bed. my dad when he would come into my room it was like sergeant newton in effect. i was notorious for eating cookies late at night. i would slide my dirty dish under my bed. my dad would go in my room with a fine tooth comb looking through everything and would find my stashed cookie plates. it's funny i ended up in morning

tv. many of the things my father taught me i implement daily. i have never missed my alarm. i have never been late for work. even on my latest nights out that clock, boom, i hit it. it's an order and discipline he brought to your lives. it pops up in the smallest ways. then it pops up in monumental ways. i'm very proud that that's a part of his legacy with me every day. since my dad passed away, every father's day has been difficult. while it is a celebration for dads and all they do for those of us whose fathers have have passed away, it means two things. it's a reminder that you had to say good-bye. but it's also through the tears a chance to say "i love you." thanks for what you did. >> so sweet! >> we are not going to weep here

. >> wonderful as a father. i have two girls and a boy. he has to know how proud you make him. it's so wonderful. that was so moving for me. >> this is coming from your jewish father. >> shalom. meanwhile my dad wasn't the disciplinarian. that was my mom. dad was disciplined meaning order because of being in the militarier for years. here is what dad taught me. organize your clothes. lay out everything. i grew up and we were not well off. i had five pairs of pants and five shirts. that's where i learned how to mix and match. now i have more than five pairs of pants, thank the lord. this is what i do every sunday night. i lay out pi outfits-- my outfit. put out the access aries, the shoes. i put it in my closet in order. i'm not going to show my

underwear but i hang my bra and panties on the hack hanger. so i don't waste time looking. that's the clarence newton order. then when the work week starts you're not in you are your closet wasting time. >> this is a brilliant thing to do with kids, too. >> i tell my nieces. >> so you don't have the struggle of getting dressed in the morning is. >> i do it with my under pants. monday, tuesday wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday. i don't wear any on sunday. >> i'm taking my lingerie away

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ñ just before 10 latch had afternoon a.m. police are investigating in logan where they say they found a woman dead inside a home after a chilling phone call. this is video from about a half-hour ago and sky force 10 as over the home on warnock street. around 7:15 this morning they got a call saying that a woman

was killed in the home. police found the woman stabbed to death inside a bedroom. police say they know who they're looking for but right now he is on the run. we'll continue to monitor that situation. it's shaping up to be a nice day. let's get our first look from meteorologist bill henley. it's about time the temperature comes down. 80s is typically what we'll see. 70s is what we're getting today. look at the sunshine. just scattered fair weather clouds there. the numbers, 79 in philadelphia. 69 degrees in mount pocono. 77 degrees for atlantic city. sunshine and 80s this afternoon but the humidity stays low. >> thank you, bill. happening today, a community in delaware county will honor a volunteer fire fighter who helped save the life of a baseball umpire. michael broad zin ski was

playing ball when the umpire collapsedt]r&h!ehind the plate. he administered cpr and the ump is now recovering. more news coming up in 25 minutes. we'll see you then.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody! >> welcome to winesday wednesday. >> it's june 17. that's "black magic" by little mix. >> i like little mix. >> are they related to lil wayne? we have somebody hiding in a garden right over here. we don't know why he's taking -- >> we're disguising him. >> he's hiding out behind a potted plant. a phony potted plant. >> we hear he's got a great show on --

>> how's it going, drunks? >> what have you got in your cup? i bet it's dunkin' donuts or something. >> i'm promoting something called visa checkout later on, ladies. >> excellent. >> you know what frightens me? i find him extremely attractive. >> i'm on the 11th hour of the "today" show. >> nobody can hear what you're saying? >> then why did you put me on camera? >> also lillianna vasquez is back with her lux for less. >> lilliana, are you coming out here? >> i am. i'm scared of joel. we have two dads and we're going to have you guess what the splurges and the skills on their outfits for their father's day

outfits. >> look at that little romper. >> it's under 40 bucks. it's $39.95 from justfab.com. 40 bucks. see you later. >> if you here in the weeds when it comes to your garden, we'll get solutions to keep your backyard beautiful. >> keep your families safe from tick this is summer. lyme disease a big thing. we'll talk about that. >> how about words of wisdom. would you like some? >> i'm so ready. >> i'll pass. >> assume the position, please. [ laughter ] >> some things just fill your heart without trying. the reason i selected that quote -- wait some things fill your heart without trying -- >> i know why that is. you had a homecoming yesterday. >> no because the heart is an

autoreflexive muscle that fills with blood on his own. >> what does that have to do with her dog? >> i got my dog after six weeks at camp because he went to naughty boy camp, like you need go. >> where's the naughty boy camp? >> in connecticut. >> so before we show this the woman who is training blake said to me i have to be very strict et cetera, et cetera. i asked one thing. when he comes out of the elevator on my floor will you let him go and come to me because after that we have to be -- and she sedley let you that. so here is that moment. okay. it's almost tyke for me to see blake. i haven't seen him in six weeks. i didn't sleep well last night, i was excited. look at him! all i can picture a reunion and i'm concerned he might have forgotten me. i hope he doesn't give me the hand. get here, little boy. get here.

hi! oh hi! oh, hi pup! >> are you crying? >> just got a little misty hi my good boy! hi! >> had she given him a bathy and everything? >> yes. >> oh! oh, it's so -- i'm sorry, that was like the best. >> and then you got to work, right? two hours -- >> he was saying like -- i let him -- when i walk him i let him noodle around, you have to keep him by the side, she said. don't let him hop up on the couch unless you invite him. you know why? he does what he wants and i just let it go so i started yesterday and i was good. >> and you've been good? >> i've been good. >> we'll see how long that lasts. how's your sugar detox lasting? >> i'm miserable. but they say you just do it -- the first two days are hard. so i haven't had anything. >> she has a horrendous sugar addiction. do you? >> i haven't listened to

anything. i'm just glad the dog's home. off boyfriend, right, dheehoda? no wonder you sent it away for six weeks. >> her boyfriend does the same thing. >> where's that slow motion video? >> we'll shoot that when joel comes back. >> so we're continuing our detox -- >> what do you mean one of us is continuing? >> you said you weren't doing it! >> i did it this morning. when you get to be as old as i am, there's certain things in your life that are just joyful to you. joyful, joyful. my cup of coffee in the morning when i do my devotions is -- the best part of my day. and i had no stevia in the raw this morning and i went this is just not right. >> that's the only sweet thing you have. and isn't that a fake sugar? >> it comes from a plant. >> it sounds like off lot of problems, kathie lee. you have some hard times. >> i do. i have had hard times. >> i know.

no sugar in your coffee this morning? ugh. [ laughter ] >> so this -- >> now it's time to get diabetes with that thick in front of you. >> joy made this. look what -- >> joy made this for matt because matt loves chocolate ice cream. this is a substitute. >> let's see how that went down. >> let's see what matt thought. >> a chocolate no-sugar-added ice cream and carson for you a mint. wait they stole your mint ice cream. that's mint chocolate ice cream. >> that's not good. that's not good. >> are you serious? >> it's not good. >> how do you really feel? >> what do you think? >> it's not bad. >> made from bananas unsweetened cocoa powder. almond milk and vanilla extract. >> i haven't had ice cream in years. >> you guys show clips from the show that was on right before you? [ laughter ] this should be the half hour after the "today" show. [ laughter ]

well? how is the second time of this dessert being on television? >> i am totally with matt on this. >> i don't think it's terrible. sorry. >> it's not terrible. look -- you don't even like sweets. have joel taste it. >> taste it. >> she's going to hit me. >> no, we're going to taste it. you like one with raspberries? >> yeah that's great. . uh -- all i want is real ice cream now. >> i know. >> it's not as bad as i thought it would be. what a great way to promote a product. "not as bad as you thought it would be." [ laughter ] >> if you can't have ice cream -- you don't like sweet, how come you don't like it? it's not sweet. it's bananas and -- >> i'd rather have a banana. it's not my thing. >> somebody get kathie lee a banana. [ laughter ] >> i have something a lot of people want, including joel --

that's what she said. joel, that's the name of my boyfriend by the way. >> uh-huh. i know that. >> anyway. so we have something here that very few people have. carson had it and now we have it. it is the new "fifty shades" book. we have so many rules about this book. we can't open it we can't read from it we can't show any pages. they said even if you do that you're in trouble. [ laughter ] okay? [ laughter ] i'm with you joel. i am with you. did you see the movie? did you see the movie? >> i would rather have more of that sugar less chocolate than see that movie. >> we are looking for "fifty shades" fans to come to the plaza tomorrow morning at 7:00, which also happens to be christian christian gray's birthday, the fake guy in the book. how about that? >> he's right. this is unbelieveable.

>> no it's not. there will be thousands of people out there. we have two naysayers. is here is the book. you know you want it. >> i like the lady that writes them very much. she's nice. >> it's called "gray." >> how much time is left in this show? >> we're going to get around to you in a moment. >> you're going to love this. joel, pay attention. >> oh, no. >> you know how the queen's guards march in -- >> it's called the trooping of the color. trooping of the color. >> they march in perfect step always. don't look around always in sync. well a tourist got in the way. this is what happened when the guards are marching and the unaware tourist gets cloud. take a look. oh no oh no. they just knocked -- [ laughter ] okay, now they don't care who's in front. they do what they're supposed to do. as is evidence, it happened again with a young girl there to

meet the queen, she showed up, she's six years old or something, a soldier saluted, look at her, here's the little girl. i'm seeing the queen, oh. okay? look at you laughing your face off! she's fine by the way. >> he's doing his job! he's doing his job. let him do his job. >> she's fine she hugged her mother nothing broken. >> what did the queen do? >> she kept walking. she walked off. >> i don't think she noticed. she just walked on. the poor little girl. >> i'm going to be here tomorrow, too, right? >> all right, he has dropped by our community for a little chat too. >> hi. >> we're stirring things up with the soup's joel mchale. we've forgiven him for all his cruelty to us in the past. >> what about today's cruelty. >> you won't remember this you're too drunk. >> that is so ridiculous. >> so true. >> not yet. >> not

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he likes to poke fun at us from time to time but that's okay because we still love him. >> joel mchale. of course many of us know him as the star of the hit nbc series "community," which now, by the way, is no longer on nbc but on yahoo! >> well, you canceled so thank you, yahoo! for bringing it back. >> and, of course long time host of "the soup" on e where he dishes on reality tv and talk shows every now and then. >> that's why we act up. >> thank you for paying my bills. >> and putting your kids through college. >> yes. they are seven and 10 so -- >> well, yeah but you know what it costs now? you better start -- >> i can afford it don't worry. [ whispering ] why would he say that? >> this is important. >> joel is a paid spokesperson for visa checkout and dunkin'

donuts. now the new get stuffed dunkin' campaign with a bunch of funny web videos. >> they're all over facebook and my friends love it. >> those videos are wherever. >> they are. >> you have to wait to see the content of your videos because first you have to watch your video. >> you know it's getting around if my friends are saying "fine, i'll buy doughnuts and visa checkout." >> so what were the suits thinking when they asked you to do it? >> yeah, what was that? >> they were like -- i was the only choice. they asked you guys but is when the bar closed at 2:00 they didn't realized you were going to sleep there and they don't want to wait around all night. i'm sorry. they wanted to. it's winesday wednesday. >> how much material do we give you. >> you give us about 70 hours a week the soup is only supposed to be a half hour but we might devote an entire show to you. it will be on after the kardashians. >> are you still having fun with it? >> yes! because of people like you.

thank you. it's very fun and it's all my friends there. it's once a week. it's great. >> we heard a rumor that "community" may become a movie. >> it may be. >> is that true? >> did you see "mad max"? that was the "community" movie. [ laughter ] very similar to the show. yes, yahoo! would like to make it. the actors would like to make it. i think if dan harmon, the creators of the show, the best writer in the world, he'll make it and you guys will be in it. >> we want that. >> you can play my sister. [ laughter ] >> don't even go there. whatever road you were thinking about going down -- >> i can do go down -- look, there's a lot of roads my head can go down right now and -- what? >> okay, wait. father's day coming up. what are you doing? it's hard to believe you're a father. >> yeah. i think father's day is invented by greeting card companies and so i don't know. my wife has a surprise planned. >> she does? >> ooh!

>> does it involve a lilt french maid outfit? >> yes, but i'll be wearing it. [ laughter ] i always -- those things are -- i'm like -- >> you're not into it? >> i don't -- i feel like my kids are forced into it and then they want to like "let's have breakfast in bed" then they eat in bed and we have to clean it up. then i have to call my dad and be like "i still love you. i appreciate you. and i'm doing this because a greeting card company told me to do it." >> you feel manipulated. >> i'm not jaded at all. >> by the way, mr. host of the espys. the espys are going to be big this year. >> they're on abc, did you hear that? are we allowed to say abc? >> no. >> it doesn't exist apparently. >> so caitlin is going to -- what did you think when they told you caitlyn jenner is going to get this award? >> as long as there are more e personalities on another network than i'm happy. >> i don't -- >> she is -- she's a kardashian. that helps.

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>> are you guys ready for a well thought through game? >> before the break we talked to dole about his doughnut-inspired digital app. >> so we decided to challenge joel to a game of ice kofd fee pong. it's like beer pong but iced coffee instead of beer and doughnut holes instead of ping-pongs. >> does that make sense, folks at home? >> each cup has a question so if you get the doughnut the hole -- >> oh, i see, okay. i thought you were going to catch in the your mouth. >> fire away. >> so all right here we go. >> careful! >> i missed. [ laughter ]

>> i got that one! >> okay it says "klg or hoda?" i think i have to choose between you. >> be care. i'm going with matt lauer. >> give him room. ooh! >> didn't go in. >> shoot! >> here you go i got you! i got one! >> oh, gross. >> this is what i thought i would do. >> men in boxers or men in briefs? >> both at once! oh, go ahead. your turn. >> wait we have to answer. >> oh, we're supposed to answer it? >> i say boxers. >> definitely boxers. >> really? >> what do you wear, joel? >> i don't wear anything. >> yeah! i can't hit anything. >> my turn. oh! >> yeah! [ applause ] >> that went in perfect. >> "what was the last thing you ever googled?" is that for us? >> i don't google. >> wait! >> i don't google. >> she uses visa checkout instead of google. you got it.

"do you man scape?" i am right now. i am right now. look at that. >> you played football in college, didn't you? >> thank you for saying that. i was a walkoff. >> biggest lie you ever told. >> well, that's for us to say. that i like joel mchale. >> oh! >> got it! good one. go. >> nice shot. >> mulder or scully. >> "the x-files." >> that i'm going to be on. thanks for mentioning that. >> what's your role going to be? >> on fox. not this network at all. >> what's your role? >> i play a talk show host. i am not kidding. i'm not kidding. you should watch it. >> wait, who did you pick? >> i've got to go with scully. she's cuter. >> okay, we've got to run. nice talking to you. >> it's red or white wine, guys. >> red! >> white! >> that wasn't a hard one. you guys ever have a rose?

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police say they chooefd a chilling phone call around 7:15 this morning saying a family member had just killed his girlfriend. police went to the home on warnock street and found a woman stabbed to death in the bedroom. police say they know who they're looking for and that man is on the run right now. let's get our first alert forecast from bill henley. bill? >> this time yesterday, the temperatures were in the 80s. we're getting close to the 80-degree mark but the humidity is so much lower today, even in the 80s. it will still feel much more comfortable than yesterday. plenty of sunshine. looking at the schuylkill. 79 degrees in philadelphia. 74 in doylestown. 77 in millville. southeast and northeast philadelphia, up to 78 already. we'll be in the low 80s. by 6:00 the temperatures will start coming down. now to a developing story we first brought you as breaking news. a man is fighting for his life after he was robbed, stabbed and shot in philadelphia.

this happened just before midnight at sixth and summerville in olney. police rushed him to einstein medical condition. we just checked, he's in critical condition. detectives are hoping victims and witnesses can lead them to the attackers. we'll have a full hour of news coming up in about 30 minutes. of course, you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10. we'll send you back to the "today" show. see you in hachl an hour.

it's winesday wednesday and we're about to play "who knew?" with father's day just about four days away, we're about to test your knowledge of all things dad related. kathie lee and "the soup's" joel mchale are across the street at the nbc experience store. they'll handout a hundred bucks to anybody who gets the questions right. [ cheers and applause ] those who don't get a fabulous cd. how about that? >> all righty. where are you from -- >> wait, one second kathie lee hold on. we have here "wired" editor at large jason tans who will be celebrating father's day with his own it will boil. >> this is such a well-organized show hoda. >> the national retail federation estimated americans would spend $173 on mother's day. how much are they projected to

spend on father's day? is it $115 $162 or $175. >> clock's ticking guys, come on? >> a. a. a. >> that's right! [ cheers and applause ] >> yes, indeed. that's right. $115. ? the lowest number of the options, i noticed. so it turns out that this year americans spend $21 billion in presents for mother's day and about $12 billion for dads. >> all right, that's going along with what joel thinks is the right way to go. over to you. >> you want to do this one? >> what's your name? >> i'm caroline -- >> all right, marie. here we go. [ laughter ] name this 1976 hit by stevie wonder about his love for his daughter. his daughter. name it. here it is. can you hear it? >> "isn't she lovely"! >> oh, that's wrong. wrong.

[ laughter ] >> hand over, baby. >> that's the correct answer. >> that's right. from "songs in the key of life," one of the greatest albums ever and last year stevie toured the country playing that album and, of course i missed it because i was at home being a good dad. >> of course you were. >> instead of rocking out with stevie. >> back across the street. >> what's your name? >> i'm tim. >> okay. according to the pew research center -- you know what the pew research center is? >> no clue. >> you've already lost. how many fathers admit to checking their teenagers' profile on a social networking site. 26%? 58%? 89% or 110%? >> i'm going to go with b. >> you're right, i guess. [ laughter ] >> wow. you win. and this. what did you get in? >> you got money? >> you got $2 million from visa. that's great. >> pretty good. >> oh, we're still going? they're still discussing here.

>> the voice of god. yes, that's right. 58%. actually if you look at just facebook just 85% of parents look at their kids' profiles on facebook which is why they stopped using facebook and started using snapchat. >> back across. >> nobody's watching, let's do this. steve martin's character in "father of the bride" had the same name as the father in a, mary poppins, b, field of dreams, c sleepless in seattle. >> that's hard. sleepless in seattle. >> oh! so kathie, wait. the loser gets your cd? >> yes, isn't that wonderful? >> wow, all right. >> the answer there was mary poppins. >> that's right the character's name was george banks, the guy who sang "let's go fly a kite." and the author of "mary poppins" based that character on his own father. >> a big thanks to joel and kath

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>> people wrote in like crazy. jill wrote she manage hearse yard on her own and she says i feel like the wildness keeps trying to move in. weeds constant work. how do i get rid of them? >> i'm big on not putting too many chemicals in the garden. if you can go organic, don't panic, that's the way to go. so a couple little concoctions might help out. this is just a cup full of salt, then you literally just mix the water into it and a lot of plants actually really don't like salt. it's quite rare for a plant to be subtlealt-resistant. >> will you kill the plants you love? >> pop it in here and play it directly on to the plant and the plant takes it up and goes "i don't like that." that's just for the weeds. now i know you guys are into vino but i brought some london

again. >> -- gin. a little bit of vinegar equal parts. are you getting thirsty? >> no. >> and then a little lemon juice, pop that into your prayer. plants don't like this. weeds will actually -- a lot of them will curl up and die. >> do they come back? weeds are the things that the next year there they are again. >> well, if they have a bulb under the ground you need to dig it out. >> julie abram from california, she lives about 15 miles from yosemite national park and sent us a photo that shows her dog jesse. she writes "i need drought tolerant plant. that deers and goefrphers will not eat." >> wait is there a rabbit here? >> yes, there you go. >> looks like bambino. >> he looks very, very cute and he is gorgeous but, of course,

this guy will start to eat up some of your vegetables and stuff so if you're looking for deer-resistant or animal-resistant plant, here's a couple for you. and they're drought tolerant. you want to hold him. put your hand under his bum there. >> okay! yes, yes. >> do they bite? >> well, they have these amazing teeth. this one won't bite. alvin is very, very calm. >> he might nurse. [ laughter ] >> let's not go there, shall we? myrtle, heather and zinnia down the front. all water wise and that's their great solution now this here is my little concoction to keep the vermin away. although he's cute we don't want him eating vegetables be. >> but we don't want to hurt him either. >> and if we don't want to hurt

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more than 30000 cases of lyme disease are reported to the cdc everiy, but according to "parents" magazine, experts claim about 300,000 are actually infected every year in this country, mainly in boys aged five to nine. >> but if you're like a lot of people you may not know what lyme disease is or how to recognize the signs. it's nothing to do with the fruit lime. >> so here for tick talk is the health director for "parents" magazine and dr. richard horowitz, author of the book "why can't i get better solving the mystery of lyme disease." this is one of those things

that's often misdiagnose and there are patients who are told it can't be real. >> or it's multiple sclerosis or lots of other things. >> chronic fatigue syndrome, fibro my al fine fibromyalgia. >> there's a hundred different strains of lyme in the united states so you can get an acute flu-like illness with a sore throat, swollen glands, a headache even nausea, vomiting and dee rheaee diarrhea and you think it's the flu but it's lyme disease. >> lyme will be reported in every state in the country. it's mostly in the northeast and wisconsin and minnesota but there are cases on the rise in florida texas and california. >> let's talk warning signs because i think people don't know. so we have some of those. tell us what the warning signs are. >> well, the bull's-eye rash does appear in some cases but in 20% to 30% of cases there is no rash at all.

>> that's a misconception. >> or it's not necessarily a bull's-eye, it's a reddish oval. >> and you get flu-like symptoms. >> but the thing is the hallmark of lyme is the symptoms come and go with good and bad days. the joint pain muscle pain, nerve pain tingling, mull pain, burning can go throughout your body. you get psychiatric problems. it's the great imitator. if you've been diagnosed with chronic fatigue, fibro my alga, check it out. >> if you have a tick on you -- >> the proper way to get rid of it. you're afraid you might do more harm, right. >> don't pick it off with your fing fingers. he's got a great tool. >> you can carry these, i carry this. for example, i carry a tick removal device on my key chain and you get underneath the tick where the mouthpiece has attached and you pull up on it. you don't want to squeeze the tick or put chemicals on it

because you can inject the organisms into the body. or you take a fine-pointed tweezer and get at the base of the tick and use a magnifier, grab it and pull it straight out. >> and save it for testing? >> correct. the red cross and health departments have baggies they'll give you. when did you get the bite, how long was it on for? you can put in the hear what a blade of grass get it to the health department. >> so if your dogs run out and play and come in the house, is it possible they get a tick on them and it's an easy way for someone inside to get it? >> sure. >> so a tick -- your dog can have a tick yo you are dog can have lyme disease but your dog can't give you lyme disease. >> only the tick can. >> so what about prevention? >> prevention? go ahead. >> so keep your child out of wooded areas, keep your grass cut low, have a barrier of mulch between any wooded areas in your yard and the main part of your yard. just kind of keep your kids out

of those wooded areas. >> no wonder it's boys five to nine. >> and clothing. parents can buy a spray and you can take the clothes outside and spray it and this will help repel the ticks for one two weeks. don't wear it while spraying it. take it outside. and you can get deet at 20% or products with eucalyptus oil, natural products you can put on. >> and spray your yard too. >> thank you very, very much. lilliana is dressing up dads in the game of "splurge versus steal." >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with our friend lilliana vazquez. >> we brought in two cute dads, mike and jason. we're going to guess which of the items they're wearing are splurges or steals. >> so you have stickers splurge and steal.

there's five items, the sunglasses t-shirt, the shorts, the bag and the shoes. you guys have to deside which item is the splurge and which is the steel. wait, i haven't started the clock! 30 seconds on the clock. and go. you guys are fast. don't forget the sunglasses. >> i can't -- what's the other thing? >> shorts you have to guess on the shorts. >> careful. >> well, watch out guys. they get frisky. okay. and then we -- wait. and the shoes and the bag. we have six seconds left. >> i don't know. and i'm going to put steal. i don't know. >> there we go. okay, all right. >> what just happened? >> so those are both wrong. those are actually -- those aren't splurges? >> no these are steals for $15.95. no one got right. the sweater, who got steal on

this? hoda that's you? that's wrong. >> i guessed splurge on that. what have? >> i said splurge on this. >> this is the steal for $29.95. you were right. so then the shorts are actually $16. both of you are wrong on that one. >> i can't believe it! >> i cannot believe it either. then the bag, hoda, this is wrong. so kathie you get this right by default. and then steal for the shoes. kathie lee got it right. >> it's father's day and all the kids are here. >> oh, look how precious they are. >> this is the best thing ever right now. >> wait they're related. they're all cousins so they're celebrating father's day together on sunday. >> fantastic. >> oh, my god! >> thank you so much for coming. come on in, everybody. don't forget to go to klgandhoda.com because we're giving it away this friday. >> and look at this, look how happy right now. >> and hoda you'll share your

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