>> oh! >> not me. >> all right. thank you, bill. "today" is up next. we will have local update in 25 minutes. good morning. breaking overnight church massacre. nine people killed when a man walked into a prayer meeting in a charleston south carolina church. authorities looking for this suspect. >> this is a tragedy that no community should have to experience. >> this morning investigators are calling this a hate crime. >> minutea community in ag any and a desperate search for the man responsible. today june 18 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of

"today" charleston church massacre with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. nine people killed in an unthinkable crime in charleston south carolina. this morning this image is the one being spread across the country. who is this man who opened fire during a prayer meeting? >> obviously police taking close look at the images. it's our top story. we'll be talking about a lot about it this morning. as savannah said ten people were shot. at least nine are dead after a gunman opened fire during the prayer meeting at the emanuel church. >> police have not released the names of the victim. we know the church pastor clement they pinckney. he was also a state senator. >> a clean-shaven white male said to be in his early 20s,

sandy blond or light brown hair. >> the fbi is already on the scene. so far the suspect hasn't been found. an e intense manhunt underway at this hour. we go right to chris jansing. >> reporter: police are hoping the surveillance video will help them catch the suspect quickly. all starting to unfold after 9:00 last night. you can see part of the emanuel church just down the street from where i'm standing. a place where members said to be everyone is welcome. it wouldn't have seemed out of the ordinary they said if a young white man came in during the bible study. apparently he came in sat down for a bit, and stood and opened fire. this morning the city of charleston is in mourning and on edge. >> at this point, we want everybody to be vigilant. >> this morning police

canvassing the streets of charleston south carolina. searching for this man they say opened fire at a historically black church. >> if they see anything suspicious call us. >> the shooting descend upon parishioners opened fire killing nine people. eight who died inside the church. one person pronounced dead at the hospital. >> i believe this was a hate crime. >> is that why the fbi is investigating it as a hate crime? >> it will be investigated as a hate crime. the fbi would be here regardless because the size and scope of the investigation. >> police describing the gunman a white male 21-year-old with sandy blond hair. >> we were tracking this individual with canines. we were making sure that he was not in the area to commit other crimes. >> police have not confirmed the names of victims.

reportedly among the dead state senator clement they pinckney. >> his cousin adied in the attack. a local basher in his early 20s with a positive attitude. >> it doesn't surprise you he was at a bible study? >> no. because that's what he is. he's a prishs man. >> the shooting comes two months after walter scott was shot by a white police officer in neighboring north charleston. multiple people in the community didn't want to rush to condemn the shooter. instead calling for peace. >> we're trying to keep calm. we're trying to keep peace within the community. we're trying to be the barrier of good news in a time of war. we're trying to have peace. >> and there will be a prayer vigil at noon today. it is unclear how many people

were in that bible study. we know that one person is recovering and our local nbc reporter said he spoke to a witness who described the young girl at the bible study who pretended to be dead and she survived. we're going to continue to follow this obviously, very closely. police are trying to get things back to normal but obviously there's a tremendous amount of concern in this city this morning with that mass murder on the loose. >> chris jansing, thank you very much. nbc justice correspondent pete williams following the latest on the search for the suspect. pete what can you tell us? >> matt good morning. charleston police are in charge of this investigation and likely will remain so but the fbi is helping out. an fbi official said it is photoic experts are looking to enhance the surveillance video. both the suspect and the suspect's car -- as for the car, it's difficult to read the license plate number from the surveillance picture, but

photoenmance may help there. you can be sure that agents will help the police scour the area searching for other surveillance cameras showing the suspect coming or going. they will be checking state data bases about the make and model year to narrow down the possible owners. and the fbi can help with interviews of the members of the church looking for any information of possible past threats. >> thank you very much. clin vanzant is a former fbi profiler. good morning. we heard from pete the fbi trying to enhance the images of the suspect and the car. they're obviously scouring that church looking for physical evidence. what else can they go on? >> well, there's a lot of things. as pete says number one, they'll look for any type of video surveillance on the outside. in a terrible shooting situation like this matt it's probably a semi all pistol. there would have been empty

rounds ejected. likely could have the fingerprints or the dna of the shooter. this is going to be a combination of physical evidence gathered at the scene both one more time -- we have a good photograph we have a picture of the car. somebody knows the guy. dial 9-1-1 and we'll get him. >> anybody who is capable of this level of violence and this level of hate probably has vented his anger either to someone he knows or maybe even online is that where police will look as well? >> yeah. they'll be looking at past threats. somebody of this individual's age probably has been active with social media. he probably suggested to other people ease anger. either specific individuals at the church or at african-americans. somehow he would have told someone. people don't just snap. there's a build up to it. those around should be aware. >> we often look at churches and think they are places of refuge.

we were talking on the phone earlier this morning and you relayed a shocking statistic, i think. >> yeah matt. last year there were 176 incidents of significant violence inside houses of worship. 74 resulted in death. we think schools, houses of warship should be places isn't a ty -- sanctity. >> clint vanzant, good to get your perspective. i had a chance to talk to thes spastor of the nearby church and a close friend of pastor pinckney who passed away. i asked him how he and the community are doing this morning. >> terrible. terrible but very supportive of the mayor and the police department, but most of all, franklin norris bishop of the

ame church continues to lead us and have us to respond in kind that we lean on one another to help the community get through this terrible situation. >> it is shocking in every sense, and already authorities are calling it a hate crime. how do you feel about what has happened here? i mean is there anything that would ever have made you think this could happen in your community? >> yeah for me it's a shock, but when you look at america. america has a great love affair with guns and anybody can get them whether they're mentally disturbed, whether they're crazy, part of a hate group. give them a gun and nobody wants to police it or reign it in. when you have things like this it would be absurd to think that every church that has a service or a meeting would lock their

doors and lock people out. you just can't do that. when you look at this country and the direction it's going in it's a lot of violence everywhere. it's almost nonstop. >> reverend i know we're just counting the human toll of what has happened here. i know you were close to reverend pinckney what can you tell me about him? >> he was a leader for the young people group. when he became an elder person as a man, there was no doubt he did not address yes, ma'am or yes, sir. always had the demeanor about him. >> i know he had a young family a wife and two daughters. do you know anything about how they're doing this morning? >> well, we were with the families last night. they're definitely in our prayers and the church has come to their aid and rescue so has the community along with other nine persons who were gunned

down. >> you're all in our prayers this morning. thank you for your time reverend. >> thank you very much. god bless you. >> thank you, sir. nine people dead as a result of this church shooting. the mayor of charleston joe reilly speaking out at a moment ago at the press conference and said this is quote, an unfathomable and unspeakable act by someone filled with hate and a deranged mind. they're doing all they can to bring this person into custody. >> it's an unfolding story. we'll keep an eye on it and bring you any updates. there's a lot of other news to get to. chanel is here now. isis inspired plots to attack the u.s. the most recent came wednesday when the fbi said one of the agents was attacked in new york city. agents were attempting to search the suspect's home when 21-year-old fareed mooney repeatedly tried to stab an agent in the chest.

character charged with trying to kill an federal office. he was plotting with a college student arrested over the weekend to stage a terror attack in new york. the u.s. supreme court could rule on several high profile cases today. among them is a decision on extending subsidizes for the affordable care act. congressional republicans now say they will move to temporarily continue aid if subsidizes are overturned. supreme court justices could vote on legalizing same-sex marriages. a white tiger that broke through a zoo killed one man and injured another in georgia when the flooding took place. >> good morning to you. people there once again afraid to go outside. they have been told that all of the most dangerous animals from the zoo had either died or been recaptured but that clearly wasn't the case. late wednesday a volunteer

helping to clean up after the floods was attacked by a tiger. it was the full-grown white tiger. it had crouched in a warehouse. zoo keepers thought it died in a flood. but when a clean up crew went in it lunched. the eye witness said the man who went in first was bitten in the throat. he didn't survive. throughout the night armed searchers were looking for another missing tiger and a striped highee that. the flooding on sunday swept away cars and people killing at least 20 and destroying much of the zoo. about half of the 600 animals either drowned or escaped. this hippo swam out of his pen. it was tranquilized and herded back to an enclosure. but bears and big cats were loose in the city. >> it was necessary to shoot

animals because they could harm people. >> officials say the last missing tiger and highee that may be buried in the mud and debris. debris. there's lots of false alarms overnight but no sightings of a tiger or hiee that. there was a sighting from the endangered african penguin swimming in a river 40 miles from the capitol. >> thank you. frightening moments this week at the airport in kazakhstan when a commercial airliner burst into flames moments before passengers were about to board. look at this boeing 737 after a oxygen cylinder exploded. cell phone videos shows 15-foot flames erupting from the fuselage. the golden state warriors were in a playful mood when they flew home on wednesday with

their nba trophy. they beat the cleveland caf looers on wednesday. a few dozen supporters were at the airport to greet them. the victory parade will be held on friday to celebrate the first championship since 19 75. and when you're at the baseball game and the rain pours down time to go home right? of course not! if you're a raneal fan you stick it out. how do you stay dry? you grab a poncho but getting one on can be easier said than done. the fan struggled. he didn't know what to do with his hat. the good news this morning he's threw. >> -- through. >> and he didn't miss any of the action. >> thank you. al you're back from texas. >> we still have bill to deal with. it's causing massive flooding and it may have turned tragic. artmoor, oklahoma, last night a

father clinging to a tree while the flooding caught him off guard. he his 2-year-old daughter. she was swept out of his arms. searchers are searching for her this morning. we keep him in our thoughts and prayers as they continue to do that search. look this is the latest on bill 80 miles southeast of oklahoma city. 25 miles per hour winds. you can see the spin still hanging in there. we talked about the fact there's so much moisture in the soil it's releasing energy and heat and keeping the circulation together. look at the track goes through friday morning into missouri and central and southern illinois and indiana dumping a ton of rain. flood watches from texas all the way into illinois including st. louis, hot springs. locally up to 8 inches of rain on down south of branson. throughout the region heavy rain and flooding is going to be a possibility.

5 rrá tjujjt)áu ill henley. a rainy start but it's not going to be an all day rainfall. keep an umbrella handy. mostly cloudy skies and chance of showers and late could see thunderstorm in the area. tomorrow a break in the rain but 88 tomorrow afternoon. sunday is damp and possibly thunderstorms. heat on monday and sunny skies for tuesday.

a tragic shooting at the church there. nine people killed and one injured. we'll go back live to that scene. >> day 13 no sign of the escaped killers in upstate new york. police focus on the mitchells, the couple at the center of the story. we'll speak exclusively with lyle mitchell's attorney coming up. carson? >> on the way a new face on the $10. this time it's going to be a woman. we'll have more on that. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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warm only into the 70s this afternoon. >> let's check what the rain is doing to the roads. jessica, what are you seeing? >> wet roads and slippery conditions and roofed speeds as well. the schuylkill expressway is jammed heading westbound here and heading toward the king prussia area. slow on and off and some spots and ponding in the area as well. deptford road is closed between route 47 and take the black horse pike to get through or route 55. a fire at a seafood market on hook road in sharon hill. crews responded arnound 5:00 and brought it under control in an hour. nobody hurt and they will be looking for a cause of this fire. another update in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather with a free download with the nbc10 news app.

7:30 now on a thursday morning, and you're looking at the city of charleston south carolina. an unspeakable tragedy occurring this overnight. a gunman walking into a church sitting there for perhapsing an hour opening fire and nine have been killed. police released this surveillance image of the suspected gunman. male early 20s, sandy blond or brown church. >> he walked into the church during an evening prayer meeting and opened fire. the massacre being called a hate crime. and charleston's mayor said it is an unfathomable and

unspeakable act. chris jansing is following this from charleston. good morning. >> we got an update from visibly shake city officials, savannah and they said resources have been pouring in both state and federal. one of the things calling this a hate crime allows them to get more federal resources. they need more forensic they need more investigative. they vowed not to stop until the kus suspect is in custody. and police chief mullen described more of what happened last night. >> the individual was in the church attending a meeting that was going on there and stayed there almost an hour with the group for the event. there's some information that has been developed in the investigation would lead us to believe that. we're not going to put it out right now, because if we capture the individual we want to make sure that during the interview process that we're getting real information from him.

>> one of the thing they're going to put out are some more stills from the surveillance video. they said they don't know if anybody was targeted or if it was just the church itself. i can tell you, i spent a lot of time a last night at the local hotels where family members were. to say it was heartbreaking doesn't describe it. the question they want answered is why. >> chris jansing, thank you very much. let's go back to clint van zandt. it's a chilling detail saying the suspect may have been sitting in the house of warship for up to an hour as people said their prayers before he started firing. >> yeah and i think what that suggests to us savannah he made a decision to do something. obviously he's in the church. he's carrying a gun. he's ready to shoot. did he have to build up his courage? did he have to identify a specific target? whatever it was that took him that one hour period to make a

decision but he could also be looking around to see if there is anyone who could stop him. we know more and more houses of worship are employing armed guards. he may have been looking for something that too. but the question is always from a profiler's perspective -- we understand somebody committed a terrible act but why not yesterday and why not tomorrow? we know he chose wednesday night because that's when people met there. was there any specific target inside the church. >> they're still looking for the gunman. they have surveillance images. they have a shot of the car where the license plate should be visible but in the shot we see it is very fuzzy. do the feds have the kind of technology that should be able to reveal more once they enhance it? >> well you know, you and i see tom clancy movies where we see a satellite from space zero in on a license plate, but you have to have something workable. you are to have a fairly good

picture to begin to work with. but i know as an fbi agent, i've had photos enhanced and they can do wonderful things. if the fbi can't do it there are other agencies they'll bring in too. but again, there is a lot of information they're going to develop at the scene, and this is the type of individual who would be active on social media and probably expressed to others that he was angry and he might act out. all that information is available. it's going to take one person watching your show to raise their hand and say i know who this is guy is and they can get him. >> clint van zandt, thank you very much. >> let's get another check from the weather from mr. roker. >> we're looking at possibly record-setting heat. two areas of high pressure both ends of the country. we'll start in the southeast, and again, temperatures today going to be anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. you figure in the humidity level it's going to feel like 104 in

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escape. lyle's attorney joins us now. >> noto say lyle mitchell's life has been turned upside down is an understatement. his wife accused of having a sexual relationship with one or both of the inmates. as part of the escape there might have been plans to kill him. it almost sounds ridiculous to ask, but how is he doing? >> he's in shock still. he thought this woman was his best friend for 21 years, and now he finds out she was possibly even part of a plot to kill him. >> he was interviewed by the police on wednesday, was it purely an attempt to get information about his wife or is there any chance that they're also considering the possibility that he was somehow involved in this? >> right now i don't see any indication that they're looking at him as a suspect. he did give a statement earlier on and yesterday it was an effort to go through the

statement to make sure that everyone in that statement was accurate accurate. they did want to turn over a few other stones. they wanted to know how it was he didn't know about this beforehand. >> let me ask you about that. there had been an investigation inside the prison awhile ago, long before the break that possibly his wife had an inappropriate relationship with one of these inmates. that inmate was actually removed from the thaiailor shop for awhile before returning. was mr. mitchell aware of that? did he confront his wife? >> he was aware of it. he talked to his wife about it at the time and i believe he talked to the inmate at that time. the inmate came up to him and assured him there was no inappropriate relationship. his wife assured him there was no inappropriate relationship that they just worked together. >> we should mention when you say the inmate came up to him. mr. mitchell also works at the prison. just to make sure that people understand that.

i know that mr. mitchell spoke to his wife in jail on tuesday. what was the nature of that conversation? can you describe it for me? >> he went into talk to her. like i said this is a woman that he cares deeply about and he still cares deeply about her. he needed some answers. he was just blown away by what was coming out. the fact that she told him that these two inmates had a plot to kill him. that she was part of the plot. >> she confirmed that when you talked to her? >> she did. she did. she also told him that she was not in agreement with it. that she was getting threatened by the inmates at that point. >> obviously the attorney for his wife saying mr. mitchell continues to standby his wife. is that the case or would he testify against her if it comes to that? >> i think that is a strong

comment. like i said lyle still cares about his wife but he realizes that he can't stand by her. that she's kind of made her own bed in this situation, and he's got to distance himself from that. he's cooperating with the police. he told the police everything that his wife has told him. whether or not any of that can come in is a real question of privilege. >> and obviously he can't go back to work in the immediate future because he does work at that prison where the investigation continues, correct? >> yeah he's out on administrative leave right now with pay, but that's one of the things he's worried about. he loved his job. he wants to go back and he wants to work there again. >> peter dumas, i appreciate your time this morning. thank you very much for talking to me. >> sure. >> can you imagine a man's world more turned upside down than

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good morning. i'm tracy davidson. a rainy morning out there. let's find out when it will move out. meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> it's slowly moving out of the area and still coming down in center city. this is the rain. low clouds and cool temperatures. we are in the 60s and holding at 65 degrees in philadelphia. steady rainfall delaware new jersey. but just scattered showers for some of the western suburbs. chester county and bucks county seeing a break in the rainfall. but the break in the cool? that is going to be hard to shake because the clouds will hang in there most of the day. a chance we will see more raindrops following this afternoon. 70 at lunch time. mostly cloudy skies and 73 at 3:00. >> remember, you can get the latest weather updates and storm alerts with our nbc10 news app.

download it for free. now to the rain what it's doing to the morning commutes with jessica boyington. >> the rain is messing with us all morning. the schuylkill expressway jammed early so far. 27 minutes on the vine street expressway and seeing the impact on the westbound side. over half an hour. headed toward the blue route. as we head out to the door to philadelphia. main break closing 52nd in both directions. take market to get through the area. we are dealing with about 15-minute delays on septa. wilmington city council will consider hiring four new people. they are trying to put police more into touch through the community and reduce vilsolence in the area.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up sugar detox for two long days into our ten-day detox. how will we do it? >> tick tacks. i don't even feel bad about it. >> we'll get a progress report. then making dad's dreams come true. al brings us a touching story of one man who puts his path to music on hold to care for his family. >> because they mean so much to me. >> a little star power to honor this certain dad. plus grey christian grey. >> i would like to know more about you. >> today is the day fifty shades

have been waiting for. the newbook in the steamy saga is out. this time it's from the guy's perspective. we'll get all the details from the author herself on this day, june 18 2015. 8:00 on today it is thursday june 18 2015. hey, everybody. we have wrangler carson matt.

it's throwback thursday. >> thank you very much. i could listen to this song all day long. >> you do listen to it all day long. >> i do. let's go inside to sheinelle is in for miss natalie. >> good morning. we begin with the latest on the deadly shooting rampage in charleston, south carolina. this morning police are hunting for the man who opened fire inside a historic church killing nine people. nbc chris jansing is there with new details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. city officials dealing what they're calling an indescribable tragedy. they say they'll do whatever it takes to get the suspect in custody. they say resources have been pouring in so have tips. ever since they released part of the surveillance video near the church. in fact they released new photos a short time ago. police are still on the hunt for the suspect.

a while male approximately in his early 20s believed to open fire wednesday night at the historically black church in charleston south carolina. >> we're committed to do whatever is necessary to bring the individual to justice. >> officials are investigating the incident as a hate crime. federal, state, and local law enforcement on the scene are asking the community for help. >> this is a all-hands-on-deck effort with the community as well as law enforcement, and i think with that effort we'll find this person quickly. >> active shooter. >> the suspect fired upon church goers during a bible study shortly after 9:00 p.m. killing eight people at the scene and another who later died at the hospital. among the dead the church's pastor clementa pinckney also a state senator. >> this man died -- lost his life trying to bring together people for peace. that's really what we need. we need peace. >> church members and residents alike gathered together in

prayer and song looking for answers and calling for peace. in fact they were out there until almost 3:00 in the morning trying to send the message that violence should not be answered with violence. that they're going to have a prayer vigil at noon today. in the meantime we know that among the victims six females, three males. their names won't be released until all the family members are notified. pete williams has been following the latest on the search for the suspect. pete good morning. >> good morning. the fbi and atf are helping out. atf officials are looking at the shell casings expended by the weapon to see if they can trace it and find the owner that way. fbi photographic experts are working to enhance the surveillance pictures of the suspect and the suspect's car. it's difficult to read the license plate number but photoenhancement can help and agents are scouring the area around the church looking for other surveillance cameras that

might show the suspect coming or going, and they're checking state vehicle registration data bases for information about that make and model year to narrow down possible owners. they're also interviewing people inside the church because officials say the gunman sat in the church for an hour before opening fire. sheinelle? >> pete thank you. more problems this morning for the former naacp leader embroiled in a controversy oefrl racial identification. rachel dolezal will not resign her post on the spokane police oversight commission. she and others violated commission rules. the alleged misconduct is not related to the racial issues. in arizona a wild fire is burning out of control this morning. the fire has consumed 300 acres and several houses. 200 homes were initially evacuated but some residents were allowed back as weather conditions improved. no injuries reported. a cycling celebration in england turned into chaos. british olympics star plowed

into photographer setting off a chain-reaction. you can see cycles ss sists crashed. she was bruised and had to sit out of the race. thank you very much. it has been two long days since we started our ten-day sugar detox. and to say it has been rough on some of us might be an understatement. take a look. >> hey, everybody. yeah. the sugar thing. didn't work out so well for me. i gave it a try. i gave up one morning of my coffee 4:30 this morning. i didn't have any steve ya in the raw it. i have to tell you, it didn't set me out on the best foot. >> sugar is one of my best food groups. it's killing me. i'm looking forward to the minty sweet taste. >> i had two tic-tacs and i

don't even feel bad about it. >> wait a minute! >> we also checked in with natalie, who is on vacation. she said she broke down and had to eat two energy chews after she went on an all-day -- >> of course she cheats with energy chews. >> three musketeers. >> it happened after a 45-mile hike. she said she's planning on enjoying an extra glass of wine. he she'll make up for it later in the week. >> she's hard core. >> all of you doing this with us if you have questions we'll help. why are we doing this? >> it's not supposed to be a form of torture, matt lauer. >> not for me. >> it's an awareness activity. on average, we're consuming more than double the recommended amount of added sugars. unlike natural sugarscome

come packaged with nutritional value. we're talling all sugar out of the diet and the hope is we'll experience all sorts of flavor and textures. when we go back to the regular foods we'll be more selective. hey, we might have looked some of the foods with less sugar. >> that's an important question. >> lerts get to it. why are white carbs like bread, white pasta allowed? >> the white carbs metabolize in the body into sugar but they don't contain added sugar. i didn't want it to be so restrictive that everybody jumped ship. even though the white stuff is allowed, i'm hoping our viewers and all of you guys for the most part pick the whole grains like whole grain bread pa draftsta

queen watch keen with a. >> i have a question about balsam balsamic. >> it has a little bit of sugar naturally from grapes but it's okay. >> what is the difference between whole milk versus skim snilg. >> a lot of people ask the question. for some there's a fallacy that skim milk is loaded with added sugar. it's not the case. all cow's milk whether it is whole milk 2% 1% or skim has exactly the same amount of naturally occurring sugar. 12 grams per cup. we don't need to worry about that because that sugar comes packaged with calcium and protein. the only difference between whole milk and skim milk they skim off the fat. try some of the nondairy milks as well. >> follow milkshake. >> on to the next question! >> i had an avocado milkshake. matt love it is. >> we tasted it. wouldn't recommend it al.

you banned not just sugar but artificial sweeteners. the people who take the blue or the pink stuff in their coffee it's hard. >> there's a few things you can tripe. the first is take advantage of the flavored ground beans that come in the pods. things like hazel nut moand vanilla. they don't have any added sugar. the other thing you can sprinkle on cinnamon nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice. i take milk and add it to my coffee and no sugar vanilla latte. >> people are starting to feel the adverse effects. they're getting cranky a headache. give them one tip to get through the krajcrankies and keep going. >> ice cream? >> no. well, it could be my ice cream, matt. >> no. >> my advice to head to

today.com and look at the sample meals. there's so many things you can do oatmeal with bananas. you can have eggs with fresh fruit, apples with peanut butter. we have a huge list of snack ideas i'll be tweeting out. there's a lot of great things you can do. it's a matter of knowing what to eat. once you get your groove and you know the first 48 hours are the toughest but after that you've got it! you know exactly what you can eat. there's a lot of satisfying delicious items. it's not torture. >> no. >> it's a great learning curve. >> thank you. >> potato chips -- >> they're okay actually. >> thank you very much. up next the bride is supposed to be the focus of any wedding photo, but the little flower girl getting a lot of attention. that story is trending. then al makes one deserving dad's day with a dream come true. wait until you see the surprise of this father who put his musical ambitions on hold to raise a family.

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thing. right? >> unless it gets a lot cheaper, it's not going to be something that we all want to do over and over again. >> you don't think one day it will be the norm? >> not unless it's cheaper. >> but fillers and that kind of stuff. i don't know. what do you think? >> i love the look of a woman who allows herself to age naturally. when i pass somebody and i go whoa! they've had a lot of work done that's not attractive to me. it just isn't. >> i agree. some plastic surgery is exquisitely done. i don't think the filler makes us look younger, i think it makes us look older trying to look younger. the next mom probably speaks for a lot of parents with her article. the title is "i hate all the graduations." kids get special ceremonies from moving one grade to the next. the mom writes i don't want to

send my child the message that each and every step in their winding path is one where we need to stop drop and celebrate. if you ask me passing the grade you're expecting to pass is not worthy of a graduation. >> oh! >> so how do you feel about this? >> it's a little grumpy. >> i agree. >> one of my favorite pictures and pictures of my kids is kindergarten graduation middle school graduation. >> jackson graduated from kindergarten yesterday. we captured it and watched it. it was fantastic. >> my daughter is graduating from fifth grade tomorrow. i'm looking forward to it. especially the performance -- >> what performance? >> i don't know. there's some kind of performance. >> you can tell all the parents are zooming into their own kid. >> you're blocking my kid! >> can we ask people to please

not take pictures with iphone ipads? come on! too big. >> or the iphone 6 which is just as big as an ipad. >> that's what i'm going to do with vail graduates. >> check out the pictures of this i little girl who stole the show at her mom's wedding. when the photographer asked the bride and groom to kiss. oh yeah! >> anderson went for it! she put her arm around the ring bearer and planted a massive kiss! >> holy molly. >> she had a perfectly good reason for it. >> it was my wedding, too. >> it was her wedding, too! >> the little ring bearer went online volunteering to appear in any wedding in the future. >> exactly. >> what a great photograph. >> yep.

>> great today show story. >> that's right. >> all right. janet jackson shares her first new song in the years, and the most beloved movie dads of all time. carson "pop start." >> janet jackson is back with new music and a new tour this fall. she will release her first album a new one, that is, in seven years it is called "unbreakable" janet thanks her fans on twitter for their support with this heart-felt song. ♪ ♪ >> i'm beyond excited. >> i was a kid with the earring. >> there you go. "unbreakable" that tour will kick off in august. the most beloved movie dads things remember is out with the results of the survey.

down the list don in the "god father." this is the list of the most beloved dads. >> what! >> darth vader is not on the list. >> i didn't see that. finch on to kil al a mockingbird. george bailey from "it's a wonderful life" new face is a. and the most loved movie dad clark griswold. >> didn't i read something the other day you were named one of the hottest fathers in the world by "working woman" magazine? >> really? >> next up! >> that's hilarious. >> that's your "pop start." >> why don't you admit that? >> i don't know if that is true. >> you're the hottest from "working mom magazine." i think that's what it was. we're sending the interns off. >> i wondered why you put the copy of "working mom magazine"

in my office now i know. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a rainy start. keep an umbrella handy. mostly cloudy skies and a chance of some scattered showers. then late this afternoon and early this evening we could see thunderstorms in the area. tomorrow we get a break from the heat. a bit cooler. dry on saturday. it's sunday that's looking damp, showers and possible thunderstorms t. heat is on monday. then sunny skies for tuesday. have a great day. right. >> now to the series "make your today dads" we surprise some deserving fathers for father's day. >> we have a good one this morning. a touching story about a man who put his dreams on his hold for his family. >> i love doing this. lewis wanted to be a country singer and country song writer. for a lot of years he put it

aside to put his family first and run a successful small business. he loves composing and singing still. we partnered with our friends who tell us about louis' story. we went to memphis, tennessee where he thought he was there to play at the party when we had something just a little bit better. >> hey, there. louis? >> yes? >> louis? >> hey! >> al roker from the "today" show. how is it going? >> i thought i recognized you. >> louis showed up expecting to perform a few country tunes at the small luncheon but something better was in store. >> i know you're supposed to be doing a gig, right? >> yeah. >>well you know, not real. follow me. walk with me this way, louis. we have a little surprise for you on the bus here. inside members louis's whole family. friends and family inside for the surprise that lie ahead for louis. his son jeff pulled it together.

>> >> it means a lot to me. >> he was a dad. he raised you. >> he did. >> i've always thought of them first because they meant so much to me. i don't know what i would have done without them. >> our bus took off and louis still had no idea what was about to happen. >> we play nursing homes and stuff, too. they look forward to it. >> sure. >> i do, too. i enjoy it. >> our destination? memphis' iconic sun studio where music legends like elvis, jerry lee lewis, and johnny cash recorded some of their biggest hits. >> have you ever been to sun? >> i have not. >> come on! >> louis was here to record his own original track. something he always dreamed of. >> soaking it in huh?

>> unbelievable. >> that wasn't all josh turner was here ready and waiting to help coach louis. >> i brought a friend here who has been on the "today" show a number of times. >> i've seen him a time or two. >> you know josh turner? >> hey, louis. good to meet you. glad to have you here. >> you're helping us make louis' today for father's day. we thought it would be nice to give him a chance to to record here. >> pretty awesome opportunity. >> it is absolutely. >> i'm honored to be here. >> i am too. it's nice to meet you. >> josh and the studio team helping louis perfect his original song "sally and jack" before the session. >> i never had any doubt when i was 13 years old that one day i was going to be doing like you're doing. >> yeah? >> but more important things came on. i had to take care of my family and feed the kids.

>> what do you think of the song josh? >> straight from louis' heart. that's the beauty of it. it's raw and untouched. i love it. it's cool. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> and i would say that even if the camera wasn't rolling. [ laughter ] >> then louis hit the famous floor to lay down his own original track. >> all right. here we go. ♪ ♪ >> i'm behind music. >> it's going to sound better and better as we get further into the song. ♪ ♪ >> you're getting better and better! >> your timing is spot on now. >> after enough takes, we brought louis' family and friends to hear the brand new studio version. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> finally, a keepsake recording

of "sally and jack" for louis and his family to treasure forever. >> wow! >> recorded by sun studios. >> these little girls here are going to have this, you know when they grow up get married, have children they'll be able to play it for their children and hear your voice and hear your heart in it. >> it's wonderful. and i really really appreciate it. thank you. and to my family. >> yeah. >> it's been a dream come true for me. >> and if you would like to hear the full version of "sally and jack" by mr. louis, head to today.com. great guy and i want to thank josh turner as well. >> had a good country singer name. >> all right. we spoke the truth a little while ago. working mother magazine named carson daily one of the hottest celebrity dads in the world. i think they might have said on the planet! >> stop it!

i'm sorry, ladies! i'm taken. my fiancè is here. what a nice good morning. i'm tracy davidson. a rainy morning to start your day. let's get an update with meteorologist bill henley. bill. >> we're not seeing the heavy rain we had this morning. there are still showers outside. umbrellas necessary at times this morning. less likely to use them this afternoon. cameras a bit damp. that's a live view from somewhere in our viewing area. we can see the rain. steadiest along the jersey coastline. there are showers in delaware and pennsylvania, montgomery county seeing rain. chester county is getting a break. temperatures are still cool. in philadelphia 63 degrees in

doyles town. >> let's see what the rain is doing to the roads. jessica boyington. >> the drive times are stacked. unfortunately around trooper road. the eastbound delay, a seven or eight minute trip is 28 minutes. if you look at the rest of the drive time ford the philadelphia area 50 minutes. 35 minutes headed eastbound on the schuylkill slow speeds as well on the southbound. happening today an appeals court in philadelphia will hear arguments on whether to reinstate the murder conviction of a man woes daughter died in a fire. officials freed him from prison last year after he served 24 hour years. the arson used to convict lee was flawed. prosecutors say he set up fire in 1989 in the poconos. more news in 29 minutes.

more james taylor and chad smith. the new tonight show nbc tonight. 8:30 on the thursday morning. the 18th day of june. we have a huge crowd on the plaza. unfortunately the weather is turning a little against us here. >> not against you. >> no. >> it's for you. all for you. >> all right. meanwhile in hours we're hoping it clears up here on the plaza

because we have nate roous coming to our stage tomorrow morning. he brought us we are young and he's going solo. live performance from nate tomorrow morning on the plaza. also something very very exciting. carson and matt remember when you went to the book club for fifty"fifty shades of grey" and you were thinking we wish we knew the man's perspective. >> yes. >> your book club prayers have been answered. the point of view of christian grey is now out. >> there's a book about it? >> indeed. "grey." we'll talk exclusively with the author e.l. james about the new book. >> i don't know how you come up with a whole book. we're not that complicated. men taking a massive mess and turning it into a man cave. easy tips for you. >> i hope you are hungry. we have a grilled bone in ribeye

one my favorite cuts. we'll do it with veggies that are delicious. we have that on the weather. >> mr. roker, check of the weather. >> i can't wait for the steak! risk of strong storms especially up into the northern plains where we have an enhanced risk. wet weather from bill still stretching north to the mid atlantic states and the heat continues in the southwest. on saturday we're looking for a risk 77of strong storms in the upper midwest. beautiful weather in the third. sunday father's day! wet weather in the northeast, mid atlantic states. the rest of the country looking pretty good. a few hit or miss scattered good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. it's mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers.

later this afternoon, we could see thunderstorms in the area. tomorrow we get a break from rain. look at the heat. 88 degrees tomorrow. a bit cooler. dry on saturday, sunday it's look damp t. heat is on monday. sunny skies for tuesday. have a great day. don't forget get your weather weather.com online. today is the day that "fifty shades of grey" fans have been waiting for. the hotly anticipated new novel by author e.l. james was already number of one on amazon and barnes & noble even before its release a few hours ago. and erica hill caught up with people who there for the late night release. >> i have the hot number. today is christian grey's birthday. which i know you knew savannah. what better way to celebrate than with this? >> some 200 fifty shades super

fans finally get to read the book in the successful series. >> i'm excited. >> while getting the book before it hits shelves is a plus it's a rare chance to meet the author. >> i'll definitely buy it. >> e.l. james was lovely. >> has anyone got any tissues? >> she dead dedicated her latest book for readers who asked, asked, and asked for this. >> jenny from queens would like to know if the books have improved your love life. [ laughter ] >> well that's your answer right there, i think. [ applause ] >> i think we should move on. >> grey tells the story of anna

and christian. this time from his perspective. >> robin who flew in by the way, from utah wants to know if it is hard to switch to telling it from christian's point of view. >> i thought it would be hard but actually once i found his voice it was quite easy. like any man, he's not -- >> the original fifty"fifty shades of grey" trilogy has sold more than 125 million copies worldwide. making one of the best selling book series ever. >> i would like to know more about you. >> the first film shattered box office records. host of the book club event was an early promoter of the series. >> she gives women this sense of fantasy, and a lot of these women don't have every day in their regular lives. >> it brought many fans together. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer, and fifty"fifty shades of

grey" was what made me join the book club. when i became ill, those friendships came to the forefront. >> you remember! >> so much to celebrate on the eve of christian grey's birthday. a fictional character with millions of real life fans. >> this is from laurie wants to know why do you think we love christian grey so much? >> because he doesn't exist. [ cheers and applause ] >> so the initial printing was a million copies but the only reason it was over a million because they literally couldn't do more than that. they had such a short period of time. they had, like six weeks to get it to press. they ordered their third printing. >> carson was wondering is it on tape yet? >> i thought you were recording that later today. [ laughter ] >> are you doing christian's voice? >> well, it is christian's

perspective. >> and cue ellen. [ laughter ] >> your work is done! >> a reminder the book "grey" is out today. you can see an extended version of the conversation with e.l. james on today.com. >> can we do that again? all right. kathie lee and hoeda will have more on the book with a surprise guest later on. the incredible basement transformation for one deserving today. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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well for the chase family it's the basement. so just in time for father's day. i helped them turn this mess into the ultimate man cave. >> we are here in the chase basement in connecticut. so are we ready to surprise dad? [ cheers and applause ] so is steve going to be surprised? >> yes, i told him he needed to be home early. >> christmas decorations, a broken fish even a crib. this small space has a whothle lot of stuff. >> have you ever used this workout equipment? >> no. i didn't know it was down here. >> the girls can't wait to surprise dad, but for steve, this year's father's day is bittersweet after losing his own dad in february. >> he's so much like his dad, and it is going to be hard for him. just the way he is.

always helping everyone else. >> i think it is nice for him to have something like this. he's going to be so surprised and so happy. >> on father's day, especially it will give him something to think about. >> it's time for me to go to work. i called my pals from the container store and pier 1. we only have five hours, guys. ♪ after a total transformation an unsuspecting guy returns home to a big surprise that includes a blindfold. now it's time steve, and the chase family take off your blindfolds! >> oh my god! >> wow! >> it doesn't even look like our basement. >> do you remember what this area looked like before? >> yeah it was like the gym in there. >> you never used.

and it's long gone. >> how did this happen? and the furniture that was here and the dresser? >> did you have any idea? >> i had no idea. >> you thought you were being -- >> yes. absolutely. absolutely. >> so girls, what do you think? >> we love it! >> we love you. >> my man cave. >> i love this idea because it says you take the time to think about your dad, you also put the time and the energy into it. >> and he so appreciated it. his personality is like yours. he's not like that where he was start crying all of a sudden but it was so emotional that the girls did this for him. after losing his own dad, it was an amazing five hours. >> it's a refuge for him. you have ideas for quick fixes for spaces like this. you say start with paint. >> right. so if you're at home and you want to do this immediately for your man cave on father's day. we painted one wall -- if you

saw the back wall used to be white and it was navy and it changed the room. for $18 you can get a gallon. all can be done under $50 in time for father's day. paint one wall. then you come over here just throw pillows from pier 1. they start at $15. look what it a difference they make on a otherwise plain couch. >> it warms them up. >> a lot are indoor outdoor. you can even create a man cave outside if the weather is nice. moving on we have a lot of "today" show dads here. these are also from pier 1. a great way to hang your pictures. little clips that little kids can do. you can print them out from the computer and that go jump in the lake. he was a sailor so we put that in the room. >> that's very cool. >> organization. you love everything to have a place. >> i love everything to have a home. we're only up to $33 now. i have $17 more. these are from the container store. whatever you want, whatever you

need to sort of put all his stuff in. they have every size and every shape. it's starting at $7.99 and it changes the look. >> when it comes to paper work and stuff like that you have to be going through dad's stuff and making choices about what to keep. >> yeah but it's your dad. >> yeah. it used to be filled with chunkies your favorite candy for a center piece. because we're on the sugar detox for 10 days we'll fill it with fruit and be healthy. >> it's an amazing space. it's fantastic. way to go! >> happy father's day. >> thank you very much. coming up next carson and siri are cooking up carson's favorite father's day dinner. we're talking about bonny rib eye here. and up next why are so many people obsessed with extreme sports? first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back. it's 8:46. have you noticed more people than ever are turning to extreme sports like tough mudders? in a new documentary they're looking at the business of these sports and why people are pushing themselves to new limits. and then it is replaced by this. >> i can barely look at that. this is your documentary all about base jumpers. all kind of extreme sports. they've gotten to be so popular. >> we're looking at a generation now that has grown up with a different idea of what sports is. they didn't just watch the olympics. they watched the x games. they didn't ski they snowboarded. they're interested in not perfecting what happened before but rather trying to do something totally new and break the rules. >> social media has to be a big part of it too.

selfies and cool stuff like that. >> the smartphone youtube, go pro. if you can put a camera on yourself doing something interesting and then getting a bunch of likes, getting a bunch of clicks. somebody said there's no better profile picture than jumping off a cliff like this one. >> is it a good business? are these extreme sports -- i don't think they'll be displacing football or baseball but are they big business? >> it's still early. this is spartan races, for example. like a tough mudder. only about five or six years old. they're duking it out. they're not making a lot of money. they're spending it back in the business. that's going to be a process to see a. if it lasts and who remains standing. >> and the other thing is some of these sports are very very dangerous. that could spook sponsors. >> cliff bar, for example, stopped sponsoring five rock climbers because they cannot feel comfortable benefitting from the risks the athletes are taking. >> i want to commend you.

you didn't base jump but you did one of the crazy spartan races. >>bahamas. i can't believe we're showing that. that's me kite boarding and i got a face full of sand. i need a vacation. >> i know! well it's a good thing you're a superior athlete. look at you there! i'm impressed. i never knew. by the way, this airs when? >> tonight. >> 10:00 eastern on cnbc "the new high of extreme sports". coming up next. what is father's day without steak? carson is going to show us one of carson's favorites. first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right this morning in "today's kitchen." the father's day favorite in my house. the rib eye and baked veggies. this is the lovely siri. she has a lovely blog. as thefor father's day i'm going to try to chime in with one of my favorite recipe. i hope you like it. along the way while we do the cooking segment, we come up with great last-minute gift ideas for dad. >> sunday. >> that's right. i'm glad you know that. the inspiration came to us from a friend of us from a fantastic

chef. chef. any dad needs to have that. >> it will change your life. >> it'll change your life. rib eyes are great as they are. this is a lot of fun to cook. mist it with canola oil. >> we're going to baste with the fat, garlic and herbs. it's low calories. but it's delicious. >> we're going to take that baste and put it on the grill while we're cooking these things. go ahead and do that. >> okay. >> here is your basting skillet. >> that's right. >> can i mention my apron for a second? this is another great gift. this is from brookestone. not expensive. it's custom. >> look at the pockets. every guy needs a pocket for, you know -- >> siri is a summer ale. i have a pbr.

>> cheers! >> happy father's day. >> so this is the herb -- what do you put in here? >> this is a ma gooifr way. you take the back of the wooden spine and tie rosemary, thyme, oregano oregano. >> how much thyme do we have? >> that's funny. >> if you don't have that you can pick up this which is an awesome gift. stick the stems in here. >> 3:00 that's how much time we have. >> this is the brush we're going to use that. >> look how manly it is. >> it's very manly. >> we're going to use it and constantly baste the beautiful rib eyes like this to get the herb rubbing off. about 15 or 20 minutes. there's -- >> that's yeah. it's the cheat sheet. >> yeah. >> it's the manly version. >> so carson is more of a meat and veggies kind of guy. like is like a alternative to

potato. zucchini and summer squash that i cooked in garlic and olive oil for a couple of minutes. now i'm going to thinly layer it with some parmesan and bread crumbs. no butter no cream, no sugar, matt! no sugar. >> the steak is great but the zucchini and squash -- >> my mom used to make the potatoes and did it thin but siri does it with the veggies. >> it tastes delicious. >> there's a mandolin slicer to get them thin. you can also slice them thin. >> every dad needs one. >> they're very affordable. >> i have one in my apron. this is an electric thermometer. i'm looking for the rib eyes to get 125. we're almost there. we're going to pull them off. you have to let your meat rest. >> wait a minute. gift alert!

siri slipped me something earlier. look at the monitor. >> what's that? >> take a look. >> i love dad because he always plays with me. >> i like daddy -- yeah! >> happy father's day! [ cheers and applause ] >> how many m & m's did that take? >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. wow. that's so nice. are they not in school now? what is going on. >> this is a dressing board. we actually serve this on our wooden chopping board. this has a mixture of the delicious olive oil and the herbs. we pile it up with sliced

sustainingsteaks for the different temperatures. happy father's day. >> happy father's day. >> job well done siri. good to see you. coming up kathie lee and hoda. their special edition of ambush make over. >> and super model cathy ireland after your local news. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. let's get you caught up with the forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> the rain is tapering off in some areas. mostly cloudy skies will persist into the afternoon hours keeping temperatures cool across the boards not just in the

mountains, radar showing the showers drying out in the pocono mountains, starting to taper off in some of the suburbs chester county seeing cloudy skies there with. light rain temperatures holding in the 60s. there is a local connection to the deadly shooting in a church in south carolina. one of the church's senior pastors was killed. the reverend and mother bethel ame in philadelphia hill section is a personal friend. the reverend said he went to south carolina to offer support to his widow. authorities say nine people were killed at the church last night when a man opened fire in a prayer meeting. the fbi joined in the search for that shooter. we have new information on

the murder of a woman committed by her boyfriend in the military t. lehigh da says he will not seek the death penalty. he conspired to kill her mother. both suspects were arraigned with the teen charged as an adult. the victim was stabbed to death in the driveway of her home in allentown in march. we will have another update in 25 minutes. can you get the latest with updates with the nbc 10 news app. thank you for watching.

this morning on "today's" take. channing tatum's secret wish. he reveals the naked truth. and the stars "the overnight" plus super model cathy ireland on turning a passion into fortune. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morrellis, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on thursday morning, june 18, 2015. i'm willie along with al and tamron. natalie has the morning off. we start with terrible news in one of the great american cities.

charleston, south carolina. nine people were killed last night when a gunman opened fire at the emanuel ame church in charleston south carolina known as "mother emanuel." police calling it a hate crime. police say the gunman was sitting inside a wednesday night bible study for nearly an hour. he was part of the study before he opened fire. the church pastor clementa pinckney dead also a state senator. pinckney's cousin spoke in the aftermath and described an disturbing account we should tell you what the survivor saw inside the church. >> i spoke one of the survivors and he said he reloaded five different times and her son was trying to talk him out of doing that act of killing people, and he -- he just said i have to do

it. he said you have taken over our country. you have to go. at the conclusion of the bible study, from what i understand they just start hearing loud noises ringing out, and he had already moved in -- the suspect had already moved a couple of individuals, including my cousin reverend clementa pinckney. >> the account passed along by one of the survivors. and the fact confirmed by the chief of police of charleston that the gunman did sit in the church for an awful long time and was interacting with the people before he opened fire. a manhunt underway for the gunman at large. described as a white man police say between the ages of 21 and 12525. 25. clint van zandt a contributor at nbc told matt there were 176

acts of violence inside houses of warshop last year. and 74 of those resulted in death. >> acts of violence in house of war worships. >> to me it's akin to a school shots. you go to a place that is supposed to be peaceful and visit unthinkable violence on families, on young children apparently in there. not among the dead, we don't think. >> a child survived. >> not just a random act. he got to know the people. he talked to them and then to do that. it's just unspeakable. >> what is also striking is the age of the suspect. authorities believe he could be in his early 20s, and when you think of these violent hate crimes you think we live in this multicultural world of understanding and acceptance, and if those words are correct

that he uttered to the innocent people in the church believing they were taking over his country, it's obviously despicable and authorities in south carolina say they will dedicate every person available in this search. obviously several authorities are now involved. we're thankful we have surveillance cameras in all places a church but thankfully the church was equipped with the surveillance camera. there's an image that is not a perfect image but authorities believe it is clear enough if anyone knows the individual they will recognize them. and they also have the vehicle and what seems to be a distinct marking on the license plate. so you got those images. we've seen so many times before, it only takes one person to say, sadly i know that person. >> and another element that speaks to the cold calculation of this. he let one woman survive and said to her "go tell people what i've done inside this church."

we'll stay on this story for you and bring you more details as we get them. on another note, we're talking about something that we've been talking about for a few weeks. will a woman represent women in this country on currency? is the time now? well, guess what? the new $10 bill which will be released in 2020 will have a woman on that currency. for the new bill will mark the 100th anniversary of the constitutional amendment that gave women to vote. perfect timing. among the poplar candidates susan b. anthony, betsy ross. you can say on today's take you learned that martha washington was the only woman to appear on a u.s. currency note and that was the u.s. dollar in the great year of 1896. >> wow. >> a long time. a long time coming. so we've been talking to people in the orange room. kind of polling people on who

they say. currently i'm going to walk outside, i'm told and i have with me an actual $10 bill. >> okay. >> you know who is on the $10? i actually had to look. i didn't off the top of my head know. we know it is alexander hamilton established in 1928. i'm going to walk on the plaza and see if people know it is on the $10. i'm going give them money if they do. it's not my money. sadly, i think it is a brand new employee that alleyy hit up for the currency in her pocket. >> go that way. >> yeah. okay. >> by that camera. >> hey. go ahead. >> last time they changed the face was in 1929 when andrew jackson replaced grover cleveland on the $20 bill. >> you can still go on ebay and get a grover cleveland $20. it will cost you about $200 for one from 1914.

the $10 bill is a little controversial. not to put a woman on the bill but because alexander hamilton was so influential. >> okay. good. you're cute. i'm curious if any of you -- i'll start with this beautiful lady here. al and willie are listening in. do you know who is currently on the $10 bill? >> i didn't know either. that's okay. anybody --? you look like dan rather. >> dan rather? >> dan rather is on the plaza. anybody? oh you knew! >> yes. $10! go buy yourself a coffee. let's see i don't know if they heard down here. >> who is on the $10 bill? >> hamilton. >> oh! >> that's very right! very good! >> okay. >> george hamilton was the creator of the $10 bill. >> right now?

>> it's going to be harriet tubman or bob costa. >> who is on first? >> bob costas. who is on -- okay anybody who is on the $10 bill? >> alexander hamilton. i'm going to give you $20! there grow.you go. >> wow they got a $20. >> i think we need to start a costas movement. bob costas on the $10 bill. >> i love this change gning tatum's latest answered fan questions in the ask me anything questions. they asked him what would your super power be. you think maybe fly, visibility. he says he would like to be able to just point at somebody and make them naked. >> i bet he would. >> because he thinks that would make anybody not just for the reasons that everybody thinks but because people get really nice when they get naked. >> do they? >> i don't -- >> i haven't noticed that. >> channing tatum wants his

super power to be able to make people naked. >> he has that power. >> thank you. >> very impressive. >> when asked what he would want to bring on a desert island. he said how about a magical seashell that is always filled with bourbon. and a magical palm tree that had me nut butter and jelly sandwiches and cheetos underneath. and his wife who is possibly happy and possibly naked. >> there's a lot of nudity. >> he is the magic mike and he wants a magic seashell filled with bourbon. >> i'm down with that. >> what would you want? >> to be able to fly. >> no on the island. >> oh, on a deserted island. debra. >> but then the kids got nobody. they're living off the grid. where is mom and dad?

who cares! party! >> lord of the flies. >> but, first, this. >> >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by yoplait. 25% less sugar and all 25 delicious flavors. we're still talking tropical transportation bill 50 miles east southeast of oklahoma city. it's got winds of 25 miles per hour north northeast. it still has the circulation. there's so much moisture in the soil of texas and oklahoma and moisture -- it has not deter youruated any further. it's a tropical depression. it's moving to missouri and by tomorrow afternoon illinois and indiana on saturday. it has a lot of moisture to dump. thursday through friday we have flood watches from texas all the way into illinois. rainfall upwards of 8 inches in some spots. but generally about 3 to 5

good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a rainy start, but it's not going to be an all-day rainfall. keep an umbrella handy. mostly cloudy skies. a chance of scattered showers. late this afternoon, early evening, could see thunderstorms. tomorrow we get a break from the rain. look at the heat. 88 degrees tomorrow afternoon. a bit cooler. dry on saturday. it's sunday that's looking damp showers and possibly torls t. heat is on monday. sunny skies for tuesday. have a great day. >> tha .

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. good morning, just a few minutes before 9:30. let's go to our meteorologist bill henley. cloudy. >> and rainy. there has been a steady rain, still coming down this morning. look at the camera at the lafayette hotel. the rain is coming down a little steadier in wildwood at this hour. there are some breaks in the rain. the steadiest rain is pushing offshore. we will see clouds hanging in there for most of the afternoon t. temperature versus not budged. 65 at philadelphia. dover is at 70 degrees, looking

for sunshine in delaware. mainly cloudy skies and highs in the 70s for philadelphia. >> thank you, bill a fire ripped through this morning in delaware county. nbc 10 was on the scene. the fire was reported just after 5:00 a.m. there are no reports of anyone being hurt. investigators will be looking for the cause of the fire. and a crash involving six cars on i-95 in chester sent several people to the hospital. one in critical condition. the pile-up happened around 11:30 last night neartth street. police say a tire from the crash flew into the southbound lanes, hitting a car. that driver was fought hurt. today support herbs of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants will hold vigils in pennsylvania and philadelphia. organizers say they'll also be delivering more than 2,000 letters to state lawmakers urging them to introduce a bill. they say drivers licenses will conduct business and help the

economy. a philadelphia vigil will be held in port richmond this afternoon. you can always get the latest news and weather with the latest nbc 10 app.

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food companies to remove the transfats from their products within three years. all state said the faa cleared the way for insurance company to continue experimenting with drones to take pictures of accident areas. drone access to neighborhoods hit by catastrophes could help serve experts. they must stay 400 feet above the ground and several miles away from the airports. they can only be used over a private property by a controller with a pilot's license. americans are spending their time and money getting to and from work. a study by citibank shows the average person spends an average of 45 minutes commuting each day. the cost of a daily round-trip costs $12 each year. los angeles commuters spend the most. on the plus side 72% of women surveyed said those hours spent commuting end up being the only "me time" they get. the hippopotamus took to the

water for the first time today. with a little nudge from its mother. he did the quick dive and swam all the way to the bottom of the pool. they are native to west africa and classified as endangered specie species. there's your cute video of the day, al. >> thank you, sheinelle. let's look what we got going on for the weekend planner. sunshine nice swath from the west coast to the gulf coast. more showers and thunderstorms left over from bill. moving into saturday we have the western two-thirds of the country looking spectacular, all though i'm sure california wouldn't mind a little rain. we have a slight risk of strong storms in the upper midwest. on sunday sunday! father's day. we're expecting wet weather in the northeast mid atlantic states, gulf coast will see hit or miss showers. the heat is on in the southwest. 111 on sunday in las vegas.

. good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a rainy start. it's not going to be an all day rainfall. keep an umbrella handy. mostly cloudy skies a. chance of showers. late this afternoon and early this evening, could see thunderstorms in the area. tomorrow we get a break from the rain. look at the heat. a bit cooler. dry on saturday. it's sunday that's looking damp showers and possibly thunderstorms t. heat is on monday. sunny skies for tuesday. have a great day. that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. all week we've been reflecting on the lessons we learned from our dads al you're going share yours. >> my dad taught me the importance of affection. it's something that was pretty rare for the men in my dad's generation but had a huge impact on the kind of dad i try to be today. the funny thing about my dad, he was a larger than life character.

he was a sharp dresser he had a great smile. then i look at the pictures of him and the two of us standing together he's shorter than i am. he was a little guy. he was like a polly pocket but he was just this big person, and it was because he was generous in spirit. one of the greatest lessons i learned from my dad was to make sure your children know that you love them. he made sure at the end of every conversation over the phone i love you. if you were in person it was a hug and a kiss and an i love you. there's nothing better. i try to emulate him. i try to let my children know how much i love them. i'm a hugger. i like to go in for a hug and a kiss. i think much to the chagrin of many. there's kind of the side guy hug

where you kind of -- as opposed to the wrap around bear hug. that's the hug. you always knew where you stood with him. i realized i most appreciated was without being too sappy when he lost the ability to talk. you know, he didn't need to say anything because you already knew. he was all about his children. he wanted his children to be better than he was. he was a great bar to try to rise above. >> wow. it's funny i think -- i didn't realize how special he was about this. when he would have family get togethers and i say hi to my uncles and give them a hug and a kiss hey, hold on a sec! the handshake. >> there's still the awkward moment. my dad and i have grown to be

huggers but with other men in your life, friends brothers-in-law huggers or handshakers? some guys don't want the hugs. i've become a big hugger. >> i love hugs. and you see guys embrace each other. there's an extra connection there. >> my dad was a bus driver for most of my childhood. in a way my youngest brother who was 16 years different had a different dad. he moved to transit dad. my dad worked in a bus depot and i got to ride the buss with him! i had a subway repair card so i got see the subway cars up on lifts. i had a great time. bus drivers were buying me candy and ice cream. my brother got to play with a xerox machine. >> but he got the management dad that meant more money. >> i got more time. my dad was a bus driver.

skbli i love that! sibling rivalry. >> i got the better dad! >> one great thing about you, you're such a great dad. it's a great thing to watch and emulate how good you are with your kids. >> the three of them are the best. >> you are both great dads. i love to hear the details. you going home to cook. you dancing hip-hop with lucy. >> we get down. >> we get down in the house. >> everybody up! we have to do the hug! >> group hug! >> there it is. >> i love you guys. >> a little longer. up next cathy ireland here is and her success story. some cash back cards make things so complicated. they limit where you earn bonus cash back ... here's the way i see it, you are point a, and your cash back is point b. the simple way between them, the quicksilver card from capital one. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5%

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retail according to forbes magazine. she lands spot on forbes' newest list. america's richest self-made women. kathy ireland is with us this morning. great to see you! >> thank you! great to be with you. >> i'm struck looking at that cover in 1989. that was my wheel house by the way. i was a teenager. kathy ireland. yeah. that was my time. now seeing you on the cover of forbes magazine and the list of best most successful self-made women in this country, how did you get here? >> trial by error. a lot of sweat equity, and learned a lot through mistakes. something i find discouraging particularly when i meet women who are starting a business is people give up too quickly and i encourage -- rejection is one of my greatest gifts from that long ago modelling career. >> i've said to people that some of the greatest inventions, some

of the greatest successors have to come through the mistakes and failure. >> absolutely. we learn so much. i don't want to make the same mistake twice, but learning each time is a powerful lesson. >> it's also facing fear. i mean as a woman and i hope you opera and the others are to a higher level because you faced adversity and broke out of your comfort zone. here you are a model i can't imagine going into business and someone thinking about you in a swim suit and you're saying let's talk brass tacks here. >> i think that's why it's important we have a passion for our work for what we're doing, and we have conviction for it. i encourage people of every age figure out what your values are, have conviction put boundaries in place to protect them because they'll be challenged. when you face that tough rejection, it's not going to deter you or stop you. if you really believe what you have is going to serve someone and it's going bring a solution

and make people's day better you're willing to fight for it. >> it turns out long before you were a super model, you had the entrepreneurial spirit. i understand you fought for the paper boy job in your neighborhood is that right? >> i did. i was 11 years old and as i became old enough for that responsibility my dad showed me an ad which read newspaper carrier wanted. are you the boy for the job? i was not the boy for the job. i'm the girl. i can do it just as well as any boy. dad taught me give 110%. if the customer expects the paper on the driveway, you put it on the porch. that skill has come in handy. i had -- i have some incredible mentors in my life. i believe in having mentors. you don't have to know them. julie campbell, founder of the sports illustrated issue, he

continues to consult on our design team. elizabeth taylor my mom and dad and through the nebraska furniture mart i had the privilege of meeting mr. warren buffett who is genius. and every year he has a newspaper toss at his berkshire hathaway meeting. this year was the third year i competed with mr. buffett and mr. bill gates. warren buffett is a fierce competitor. he comes from the generation where you don't use rubber bands. >> yeah. >> and so i feel -- i will never throw papers as well as mr. buffett i feel a sense of victory that i learned this year how to -- he gave me a tutorial on folding newspapers and i was able to learn that skill. >> delivered the long island press. >> you did it, too! >> all right. >> competition next time you come on. >> isn't that right. >> great american story. paper boy cover, sports

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the that's right tomorrow is irish actor aiden turner's birthday. aiden kind of celebrating early with us. coming across the pond and making a splash in this country. fans known his as the heartthrob

in the block buster "hobt trilogy". >> he's starring about a british army officer returning home after the american war of independence. happy early birthday! >> yeah. >> she just wanted your attention. it's day early. speaking of getting attention, we talk about paul, but i have to ask you about the photograph. you don't know the photograph? >> which one? >> this one. i've never seen that before. >> it's gone viral around the world. are you kidding me? so what is going on there? >> you tell me. >> i can describe it but -- >> that's my make up artist. i don't know what she's doing. she's painting something on me. >> are you -- i mean, i thought it was al roker when i first saw it. but then -- >> oh, stop it! >> what do you make of that reaction that men and women are having?

>> yeah, i heard about the reaction when it was going on. there was bit of a buzz but i live in dublin so nothing really -- it doesn't reach over there. people leave you alone and you can get in your own groove. >> interesting. >> so many are excited about the shoot. for those that need that fix, a lot of people are excited. tell us about this character. >> right. it starts off with ross returning from fighting in the american revolutionary war to the southwest of england, cornwall. it's changed since he's been away. his father has died. tenants are leaving the land. he's broke. the mining industry is on his knees. he's returning for his sweet heart elizabeth. he wants to marry there. he realizes he gate crashed her engagement party. >> did you have to study a lot

of american history? i know you're filming here in the new york area as well. how has that been? >> yeah. a lot of history. it's part of what you do. there's a lot of training that goes into it. there's horse riding and dancing and, you know, historical studies of part of what we do. >> everybody was in great shape back then. >> yeah. keep things physical. he's on the horse all day. >> aiden, thank you. congratulations on everything. you can catch the new series sunday night on tbs. get your "downton abbey" fix. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning a few minutes before 10:00 a.m. let's get a look at our from the from meteorologist bill henley. >> guess what, the lawns and gardens needed steady rainfall. we got tickets to the ball game this afternoon. shouldn't be a problem. should be drying out. cloudy skies but it will stay

cool. right now the rain is looking kind of spotty and the temperatures, we're at 66 now in philadelphia. that's 1 degree warmer than it was an hour ago. northeast philadelphia is at 65. not much different in south philadelphia. a rainy start and a cloudy day. high temperatures only in the 70s. this morning police are trying to find a man who sexually attacked a woman at a bus stop. police say the victim was attacked early yesterday morning at 56 and digs in philadelphia. he tried to pull her into a driveway and sexually assaulted her. the attacker got away with cash i.d. and debit card. a police corporeal will stand trial for an alleged caught on camera. take a look. >> get on the ground! >> the case against dover corporeal thomas webster is expected to go to court in late november. last month police released this

dash-cam video from 2013. it appears to show him kicking him in the face on his hands and knees. webster pleaded not guilty. we have an update in 45 minutes. you can always get the weather a nbc 10 ap ap. app. . app. p. app. . app. app. app. app. app.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and that's "want to want me" by jason derulo. and we sometimes don't know how we make it to the air, do we, hoda? >> but we did today. it was not easy. >> good. because it's thirsty thursday and it's june 18th. big news for you. >> yes. you know what? guess who's here. i mean, we have such a big show with lots of excellent and interesting things. >> extra surprises. >> and some surprises. but the first surprise -- my

brother adel's here. and he's cooking. >> in honor of father's day. >> adel's actually one of the people who can cook in our family. my mom my brother, and everybody but me basically. >> great to have him here. what's he going to make? adel, what are you going to make? >> nice middle eastern burgers. middle eastern burgers. >> all right. and what's lou manfredini doing? is it fifty shades of lou? >> this is all tangled up. were you the favorite one? were you the favorite one in the family? >> apparently. >> all right. really, if you are tired of seeing electrical cords all over the house, lou manfredini's going to tell you what you can do with them. also, it is a big birthday today. do you know whose birthday it is? >> no. >> christian grey from "fifty shades of grey." >> he's not real! >> but he has a real birthday. okay? and so we chose some fans from the plaza that came especially down to celebrate the birthday and they may get a little bit of a surprise too. >> and the father's day edition

of ambush makeovers for two lucky dads. speaking of father's day. adel's in the house. and this is going to be neat. we have three guys from a new show called "alone" who survived the wild. but can they survive our show? >> they look weird. >> we're going to put them in different places in our building and see if they can actually find their way to wherever we're going to -- >> i have a feeling they'll be pretty good at it. >> yeah. >> some exciting news to start off our program today. broadcasting in cable is a big organization in our field. and to get inducted into the broadcasting and cable hall of fame, i have to say, is a very big deal. so what happens? i'm minding my own business, and a google alert pops up. >> wa, wa. >> and i said who is it? do you know who's getting induct inducted into the broadcasting and cable hall of fame 2015? >> jerry? >> kathie lee gifford. >> thank you. very, very nice. thank you. >> it is the 25th anniversary.

and there is champagne because it is a celebration. >> thank you, jerry. that's so kind. thank you sweetheart. >> it's going to be in october. you are in a very distinguished class. bob iger. >> who was my boss for many years at abc. >> he's being inducted. he's the chairman and ceo right? and then dr. phil mcgraw's inducted. >> phil. >> a lot of people are. but kath. >> yes, sweetheart. >> you know what i love about kath? you knew about this how long ago? >> two months i think. >> two months ago. i read it and i said oh, my gosh what's this? and i told everyone and they wraul excited and you said you've known about this for a while. it's a big deal to get in the hall of fame. >> thank you sweetie. i'm honored. i really am. but anytime you're honored you either do what frank does which he goes, aren't i already in that? or you're so humbled by it that you just don't want to talk about it. and i'm sort of in the qulaert. >> latter. >> well, congratulations. >> thank you. >> thelman had james taylor on. >> he had better than james

taylor. he had two james taylors. >> they dressed alike and they performed on seesaws. >> and why wouldn't they? ♪ you go up while i go down ♪ ♪ and this old world keeps spinning round ♪ ♪ i get short and you get tall ♪ ♪ we're just two james taylors on a seesaw ♪ ♪ i go up and i see wee ♪ ♪ we is also you and me ♪ ♪ waving as we pass on by ♪ ♪ don't jump off ♪ ♪ don't jump off ♪ ♪ don't jump off ♪ ♪ if you hurt me you'll just hurt yourself ♪ >> so cute. so cute. so so -- >> adorable. >> -- stupid you love it. you know it? >> brilliant. >> i love james. >> i do too. >> makes you just so happy, doesn't he? and so does fallon. it's a good combination. we're happy for our friend

melissa rivers. it's official. she will be the new co-host of "fashion police." a lot of people were wondering who it would be. giuliana rancic and brad goreski are together. >> and they're going to have a roving guest. >> special guest every time. >> it's going to return august 31st. i think she'll be great. she's got a strong wit about her. people don't really realize. >> she does. and she's got a strong personality. and she's got -- she loves fashion like her mom. she inherited that from her. >> people just shouldn't compare her to her mom because that's where it won't go well. >> never, never, never. melissa said i'm very excited to be given the opportunity to work with my e! and fashion news families. her mom would be thrilled with all of that because that means two paychecks. and boy, did joan like her paycheck. >> so there's a cute photo that's making the rounds. there's this wedding in tennessee and a woman was getting married and her daughter was the bride's 4-year-old daughter was the flower girl.

and the girl kept saying this is my wedding. the flower girl thought it was her wedding. so when the photographer went up to take the picture she told the wedding couple to hold a, and i this is what happened. first that. she goes in for the eye. and then there's more. oh! she went right in. she went right in. and the kid looks terrified. the boy. >> although he later told her that she was the best flower girl ever and we're best friends. see? that's how it starts. 4 years old. zbls kind of a little zbls. >> this is a fun ihoda. it's very short because of rights. i know you love kelly clarkson. >> i do. >> kelly clarkson covered a rihanna song. the rihanna song is not family friendly. but kelly "uss. it's called "better have my money." and it was on bbc 1 radio. take a look at the tiny beautiful clip that we can show.

♪ don't act like you forgot ♪ ♪ better have my better have my money ♪ ♪ better have my money ♪ ♪ better have my, better have my money ♪ >> if you could listen to this whole thing, she is so -- >> she's amazing. >> kelly clarkson with no -- >> she kills it. >> she's amazing. anyway if you can download that song p pp it's on bbc 1 radio. >> it's a great great song. >> but not for the children. >> but even hers is. she turned it to y'all better have my money. and the other one was witch better have my money. but kelly made it so all the kids can listen. >> good, good. just a reminder that you can listen to us. why you'd want to we still don't know. on the radio on sirius xm channel 108. and hoda woman every monday and wednesday. >> tonight, you guys, there's a special thing happening at radio city. it's called garden of dreams and it's a great thing where young kids who come from varied backgrounds, either poverty or they're facing obstacles in life, they get up on stage at radio city and they perform. >> there's your little boy.

>> this little boy's name is matthew. he suffers from blindness. and he sings. and this is sisters who are going through some difficult things. i was listening to this, you guys, and seriously i cried through all of it because it's the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen. >> it's great. anyway. so 22 acts have been rehearsing. they'll be at radio city. and miss hoda woman will be there too. >> i'll be there. >> all right. does your vinyl siding need some help? >> you know what to do. >> i've never had any complaints. >> well, ask lou why don't you? >> and a father's day gift they'll always remember. two dads get head to toe new looks. >> ambush makeovers coming up right after this. ♪ why do you want great glasses for $38, backed by a replacement guarantee? mom! mom! because you all really need glasses... mom!

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this sunday's all about dads. so we're going to celebrate with a special father's day edition of "ambush makeovers." >> we pick two deserving men who are ready for a brand new look and couldn't wait to get their hands on our crack makeover team. or maybe our crack makeover team couldn't wait to get their hands on them. >> whatever. they're here today. krishtd and contributor and stylist to the stars -- ♪ louis licari, la, la, la, la, la ♪ >> and "today" contributor and author jill martin. hey, kids. how was it today? >> warm. we were out there. >> it's balmy, warm and we were looking for fellas, and we found two guys that i think we really morphed them over into --

>> superstars. >> super superstars. >> mike weiss is our first lucky gentleman. he's 43 years old from rutherford, new jersey. his amazing wife rebecca wrote in to tell us what an amazing man her husband is. not only does he take care of the family daily, he was their backbone while she was battling breast cancer. so she wanted someone to take care of him for a change. let's take a listen. >> valerie just screamed "i want to be on tv." and you are on tv. so i know this is exciting. tell me why dad is the best dad. >> because he cooks dinner. >> he cooks dinner. and what else does he do for you? >> he drops us off at school. >> he sounds like a really good daddy. and rebecca, i know you're already crying. and busting about this. >> yes. well, mike is the glue that holds our family together. he really makes everything possible for us. he's the best. >> so are you ready to switch this up a little bit? >> let's do it. i'm ready. let's do it. and i like him. laid back and cool.

all right. we're here with rebecca, obviously and their children franklin and valerie. all right guys please keep your blindfolds on or keep your eyes closed for just a second. here is mike weiss before. all right. let's see the new mike. >> not yet. ♪ >> oh my god! wow. >> all right, you guys. take off your blindfolds. look at daddy. glow, my god! you look like you did in college. oh, my god. >> you want to take a spin? take a look at yourself. >> wow. >> you look 20 years younger. >> i haven't seen that guy in a long time. >> still the same great guy though. >> louis the hair. >> isn't that great? today we had bretto do the haircuts. >> same here as franklin. she's right. >> tell us, louis.

>> just made him into your basic stud muffin. >> he doesn't play for the grateful dead anymore. >> no, not at all. breno, who is probably the best men's haircutter in new york. shaped the sides, brought out his face. left the curl because that is his natural texture. he's not going to ever bother to blow dry. and it's just perfect. and he had natural highlights that were cut off. so i painted in a few. >> we won't tell. >> what do you guys think? are you freaking out? >> you look so incredible. just gorgeous. and a little pampering for you for a change. >> thank you. >> aw. jill, i love the suit. >> the suit's beautiful. >> he said i never wear suits. i said perfect. so we'll put you in a suit. nothing better. this is joseph abboud for men's wearhouse. we picked a great summer color. and just look at the tie. the pop of brown. >> i love it. >> big round of applause. mike you can join your family. >> aw. so sweet. our second gentleman is ron

madden from lansdale, pennsylvania. he's 63. his daughter kate submitted her dad for a makeover because he's always putting others before himself and never asks for anything in return. she's also a little eager to get rid of a new addition. we'll find out what she means. let's listen to the story. zbll, >> well it is father's day. but you actually want something taken away from him, not given to him on father's day. tell us about that. >> my dad is so handsome, and he just recently grew back his mustache, and we want you to take it away. >> we'll do that. but tell me why you want this for him. >> my dad is the best. he's the absolute best. he is always giving of himself, and now it's time that he gets something nice for him. >> and to take off your mustache. you ready? >> it'll grow back. it will grow back. >> it sure will. all righty. and his daughter kate, of course you just met. >> she's got her mustache too. >> let's take one last look at

ron madden before and bring out ron. don't look, kate. come on, ron. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> wow. okay. okay, kate, your turn. >> oh my god! oh, my god. >> turn around, please, ron. see how snazzy you look. >> different. a little younger. >> a little younger, yeah. tell us what you did. >> younger? this is your basic movie star. i hate to tell you. you're ready for your close-up. >> look at that profile. >> look right into this camera. >> again, this is breno who gave him this close in on the sides, which is obviously the new trend. it is also great for fellas because if you're thin on top it gives you the illusion of more hair. >> it does yes. >> then what i did is his hair, he was blond went gray, and we just put a color on for maybe about five minutes, just to give it a pinch of color. it will grow out.

it will wear out. and of course we did a little bit of makeup too, gave him a little more bronze tan. >> a little bit of tan. okay. jill. >> his son is getting married. so we wanted to give him just a dark beautiful suit with a little bit of baby blue pop. so joseph abboud for men's wearhouse. we want to thank them for all the tailoring. >> you like, kate? >> oh my gosh. he looks amazing. my mom is going to be so happy. and now you have an outfit for danny's wedding. >> for the wedding. >> let's bring mike back out. is it warm in here hoda? >> fifty shades of surprise for some lucky fans after this. you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying well - physically, financially, emotionally - its hard on your own. so cigna's got your back and your knees, 24/7. cigna's there to answer your questions. or when you need some coaching. in sickness and in health, cigna's there, helping you

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now the phenomenon continues today with the release of author e.l. james's newest book. it is called "grey: fifty shades of grey as told by christian." >> so we grabbed some of the biggest fifty shades fans off the plaza to help us celebrate the book and christian grey's 28th birthday. it's today. >> okay. beth is with us. rachel. sharmane and helen. >> welcome ladies. >> have you got enyour hands yet on the hottest ticket, the book? who has the book? >> i have a digital copy. >> the download is happening at midnight? >> yes. >> why are you guys such huge fans? >> the fantasy reality of the good. >> how's your reality? >> not too good. >> does anybody here have a sex life like they do? >> i don't think anybody -- >> i read the books. >> do you want to know -- this is about christian grey's backstory, obviously.

how interested are you in knowing where he came from and what he's about? >> very. >> how come? >> just because how did he get the way that he is? and what made him -- >> did you use stuff from the book at snoem is that what the people did? >> you did, i know. zblaz the >> what's the question? >> do you utilize some of the tricks? >> my husband. >> it is christian grey's birthday. i know you're excited. we're going to have a little birthday party. and joining us to roll out the cake is somebody you might be familiar with. glow >> oh, my god! [ cheers and applause ] >> it's the author e.l. james. >> hi, ladies. >> let me get that turned around so everyone can see that. >> it's not easy. come on. >> hello, ladies. >> you know what i love?

she writes these books but she's so modest she doesn't want to flash anything. >> she's a proper english lady. >> we're going to learn about christian grey's backstory. >> we are. >> what little tidbits are we going to learn? what can you give up about the book? >> he had mommy problems, huh? >> just a little. don't they always? i think we can find out about his relationship with his brother. >> oh. >> which is not what it seems. >> aaron. his relationship with elena. >> oh. >> can you believe what's in her head, you guys? can you believe the stuff that she comes up with? she's like an x-rated potter, harry potter. >> exactly. >> i wonder what j.k. rowling would think about that. >> thank you for coming. i have a feeling this book is going to be a runaway success just because of the pattern that has already been set. i think we had four copies of the book earlier this morning. >> what? where are they? >> here. >> oh yes, yes.

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like? let's get the first forecast from bill henley. >> we had rain this morning. it's starting to thin out. the clouds will hang in there but the rain tapering off in center city. that's a live view. looking live in delaware, the radar shows steady rain for northeast philadelphia into lower bucks county. that rain, though, is going to break this afternoon. clouds will hang in there. it's a cool start. we're at 66 degrees. it's only been up a degree so far this morning. it's going to be a slow climb into the 70s this afternoon. >> thank you. there's a local connection to a deadly shooting at a church in charleston south carolina. one of the church's senior pastor was killed he leaves hyped a wife and two daughters. the rev end at mother bethel a a.m.e. in south philadelphia is a personal friend.

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we're back on this thirsty thursday, and our series father's day favorites. earlier this week i shared the meal that reminds me of my daddy. >> by the way that was delicious. >> wasn't it good? >> my dad was a griller and he used to make these egyptian sliders that i can still remember the taste of to this day. dinner was really a special time when we were growing up. this is my brother adel, by the way. and here's why. >> he's going to be okay. >> every memory i have from childhood revolves around our table. and like you remember where each of us were sitting, my mom, my dad my sister my brother. our meals were together. and we knew as scattered as we were during the day, my parents were at work, we were at school or practice, when it came time for dinner, that's where you could find all five.

that's when i felt our family was complete. like that was when everyone was where they were supposed to be. there are four now. there were five then. if you've ever lost a parent, you know that's one of the first thing you notice. you sit down at the table. and you realize it's not like it used to be. we had some great food in our house. and the smells and the garlic and a lot of the middle eastern spices and the stuff. just all of it. the grape leaves. it was awesome. we thought every house smelled as good as ours. my dad was a griller. he was an outdoor kind of cook. my dad used to make this -- it's kind of an egyptian hamburger, i guess you'd call it. it's called kofta. and it's kind of smaller. looks a little bit like a slider. but it's got other stuff in it. it's got more garlic and it's

got mint, and it's got other kinds of flavors in there that you wouldn't normally have in a hamburger because our parents raised us like red, white and blue. but the foods that we had were from egypt. my dad worked a lot, and he was always building a career, a business, and all those kind of things. and the fact that he was back there cooking ever is a big memory for me. >> beautiful. >> thank you. my brother adel's here. yay. and i'll tell you why. adel came to help make the kofta because one of us is a better cook than the other. >> it's not hoda. >> it's not me, right? >> hey, by the way, happy father's day to you. >> thank you very much. >> you have beautiful little -- >> show the picture of hannah and ella. >> it's okay. there's enough pictures of her. >> you're right. how do you make -- since you paid attention when we were kids and i didn't, how do you make

it? >> it's pretty straightforward. i mean you've got onions, parsley, mint, garlic. >> paprika? >> cayenne pepper. >> oh cayenne pepper. uh-huh. >> salt and regular pepper. >> you dump it in there. zblos toss it all in. >> do it. >> would youmom always did it with her hands. would you like me to get in there? >> get in there. >> i don't remember. you can make them big or small, right? >> were they little? >> ours were -- i think because we were littler too. >> we were little. so you mix it up like that and then you make it into burger patties. >> patties like that. >> and then what happened? glenn you pop them on the grill? >> pop them on the grill. >> let's do it. you cook them for how long on either side? do you know? >> five to eight minutes. something like that. >> and by the way the smell --

because of the different spices, you can really -- >> mint's an interesting food in there. >> oh yeah. it's great. >> while it's cooking then you put something on top of it? >> yep. this is the yogurt relish. same thing. mint and parsley. pepper. dump it all in. >> by the way kath, adel's actually a very good cook. unlike his older sister, me. >> palis pala a good cook? >> pala's good. >> my wife's great. colleen. she's amazing. >> mush it up. put the cucumbers in. >> nobody told me. >> all right. >> you could have had it except for the yogurt, right? so you can have it without the yogurt. >> and then so you dress them up? >> yep. dress this up. >> that's all right.

let me pop this here. that's here. that's here. and then you put the stuff on top. >> yep. >> all right. we have just a few seconds. kath, how did adel do? >> he did great. he did great. and you can find the recipe of course on klgandhoda.com. and we want to see a picture of hannah and ella, please. >> and i'll take a bite of the old one. oh yes. you did good! >> both her brother and her sister. lou

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♪ if you've got a home project and you don't know what to do, it's time to ask lou. >> he can fix all those pesky problems around the house you wish you could fix yourself if you only knew how. all you need are a few smart tips from "today" contributor and host of "house smart" -- ♪ lou manfredini ♪ ♪ he's got a name that rhymes with -- ♪ ♪ cannelini ♪ >> i love cannelini. there are so many pastas you can use. >> she wants to hide the cord that runs up her stairs. it's a tripping hazard. >> this is a dangerous situation. the easiest thing to fix this problem is using these command strip hooks from 3m.

these things are awesome. people use them around the holidays. and they're little clear plastic clips that have little double-sided tape you can put. and it won't mar the finish whatsoever. you can see on the table we placed them. and if you need to remove the cord it simply comes apart. but now managing cords becomes a much bigger issue for people. one of the things i get a lot of is cords on the phones. this is from a company called quirky. when you're plug the phones in on your counter. this helps organize that so you don't see all those cords. >> not crazy about the color but -- >> understood. zblausome. >> >> awesome. >> with the whole advent of flat-screen tvs the cords you see on the wall, this little item, you put a panel on the wall put a cover plate over the top you paint it and when you're done it essentially disappears. then they have this better version i think where you actually poke holes it. you poke a hole in the top and

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our next guests -- well, our next guests aren't here. we've got them scattered around the studio 1a building. and they've got to find their own way to us with no help at all. >> why are we doing? because lucas miller, chris weatherman and alan kay are three of the guys competing on the history channel's new survival show. it's called "alone." where ten men are left in the wilderness with no supplies, no camera crew, and no help to see who could make it the longest.

>> so they had to film each other. >> and he. >> okay. so this should be a breeze, right, guys? how are you doing? >> good. >> i'm good. >> are you nervous? i know you are. wandering around the halls here. >> a little. >> it's a little different environment. that's for sure. >> where's alan? alan, raise your hand. where are you? >> i'm in a room with hamburgers. >> oh we know where you are. >> don't you -- okay. >> kitchen environment. >> you guys you're going to have to find your way to us. we want you guys to get going, and then we're going to help you. all right? on your mark get set, get to studio 1a. alan, pass the hamburgers. >> yeah i'll leave the hamburgers alone. >> where's lucas? raise your hand. >> i'm here. zblur? >> >> where are you? >> i'm in a gold and red room. >> oh. it's going to take you a minute. >> oh he's in the back staircase. >> i believe in chris. i don't know why. i have a thing.

>> are we supposed to help them? >> i don't know where they are. >> if you see stairs go up them. >> that's interesting. lucas is the one that started out on our floor. >> lucas, get in here. >> lucas! >> reporter: did chris. >> chris made it. >> where's alan? >> i think he's lost. >> alan is lost. we're not starting without alan. >> come on in have a seat. >> alan, let's see you. where are you? alan. >> alan. >> alan, come on in, you crazy kids. >> alan shaved. so i didn't recognize alan. come on, you guys. can you find your chair? >> yeah. >> can we take these things off? >> oh, you had the whole megilla

going. >> welcome to studio 1a. >> we're so glad you made it. >> thanks for having us. >> a question about what you were doing. this thing in the wilderness struck me as very scary because you didn't have backup. you didn't have help. >> how long were you alone? >> as long as we were there. >> we can't reveal it. >> to build the drama. >> did you have to hunt for food? >> yeah. >> and sleep outside? >> pretty much. >> and we didn't film each other. we were literally alone. we were by ourselves. >> so you weren't as a group. >> no. >> ooh. >> they dropped us off over the course of 164 miles just different people different places. helicopter for you, boat for me. >> they got close to shore for me. >> 60 pounds of camera equipment. >> why? why did you want to do that? >> you get to go camping. why not? come on. >> but you could also get eaten alive. and we'd have videotape to show it. >> true. >> what did you guys do when you were distressed? because you are on your own and clearly no one wants anything to happen to you. when you were in real trouble did you have a way out? you needed it?

>> yeah. in the event we actually needed to call for help we could do that. we had a satellite phone and also a little beacon with a red button we could -- >> in the event of emergency we could. but that meant we were done. >> you were out of the competition. >> and even though once you've done that it was a long time in help coming. it's not like they were going to show up immediately. >> by the time they got there it would have been just in time for the funeral. because we were really far out. >> you guys are tough guys. zblaz >> has it been great for your self-esteem? you dropped out first, didn't you? >> it depends on how they edited it. we'll see. >> "alone" premieres tonight on the history channel. i love the history channel. okay, guys. thank you. >> congrats. >> is it okay or not okay to lie about your age? find out what we think about that. >> everyone would know. >> this is "today" on nbc.

all righty. >> have you ever shaved two years off your age when somebody asked you how old you were? >> apparently some stars have admitted to saying they were younger or older than they were. we asked is it okay or not okay to lie about your age? >> wheerzhere's what we had to say about it. >> seems silly in this day and age when it's so easy to check the facts. what's worse, having people know your age or having them know you're a liar? >> oh, my gosh. i agree. hello. there's this thing out there called google. we know when you were born. duh. >> all right. tomorrow oscar winner holly hunter on her new film with al pacino. >> i love that. >> plus the beach essential you've hopefully never heard of. >> and father's day cakes you don't have to bake that will impress any dad with cupcake

that breaking news a mass car at an historic church in charleston south carolina. nine team killed. the gunman has just been identified as 21-year-old dylan roof of charleston. the massacre happened at emanuel a.m.e. church. a young white man believed to be dylann roof joined a prayer meeting and stayed for an hour before the suspect open fire. the gunman killed