enjoy the outdoors. "today" is up next. we will be back with local updates in a few minutes. good morning. breaking overnight the director of the fbi declares isis a bigger terror threat to the u.s. than al qaeda. this morning the one thing that is keeping him up at night. >> i worry very much about what i can't see. border bound donald trump paying a visit to texas today. will he be welcomed? fighting back dramatic video shows airline passengers taking matters into their own hands. beating then restraining an unrulely flier. did they go too far? and waiting for our emmy. the critically acclaimed performance of the "today" show cast in the third installment of sharknado. was it our last? and the cliff hanger that is

putting all other cliff hangers to shame today thursday july 23rd 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. remember the time we got eaten by a flying shark? >> did we survive? >> they survived. it's a movie. it's not over. >> i believed you in the role of matt lauer. >> thank you. we'll have fun with sharknado 3 a little bit on. we start with a serious news. troubling comments from fbi director james comb my on threats from isis facing the united states. at the group's ability to inspire americans to extremism. kristin welker is at the white

house with more. >> reporter: officials here have long signalled the terrorist group isis also known as isil poses a risk to the u.s. the fbi director was asked if the group is a bigger threat to the u.s. than al qaeda. his answer is question underscoring the level of concern here. >> isil is not your parent's al qaeda. it's a very different model. by virtue that have model, it's currently the threat we're worried about in the homeland most of all. >> that's james combkoemy telling that isis has officially become a bigger threat to the united states than al qaeda. isis' radicalization efforts have been effective reach thousands of americans through social media urging followers who can't travel to the middle east to kill where you are. >> they take advantage of social media. >> they arrested a significant number of radicalized americans over the last eight weeks.

he didn't say how many but they include some of those who were planning attacks during the july 4th holiday. critics have accused the administration of underplaying the isis threat in the past. as recently as last september senior intelligence officials were down playing the group's capacity to attack the u.s. earlier this month, president obama held a press conference on the growing isis threat. >> this will not be quick. this is a long-term campaign. isil is opportunistic ands it nimble. >> the remarks highlight the concern among u.s. officials about isis' efforts to inspire violence to the united states. >> what keeps me up at night is the isil thrifteat in the homeland. i worry about what i can't see. >> he also said in addition to tracking people who have been radicalized within the united states officials have tracked dozens of americans ranging in age from 18 to 62 traveled

overseas to fight with the group. savannah back to you. >> kristin welker at the white house. thank you very much. let's bring in clint van zandt. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> everyone as we learned more and more about isis. it's been clear that isis has become more and more influence in the middle east. all along up until this point officials in washington would say but it's not as much as a threat to the u.s. homeland. they do more damage overseas. this is a real change to say that isis has eclipsed al qaeda in terms of the threat to this country. >> yeah two things are going on. u.s. military and others are doing a wonderful job overseas of eliminating that al qaeda threat. number two, isis is continued to improve its social media recruitment. realize right now there are 21,000 known individuals that are watching isis-type of social

media on the internet. so when the fbi director said it's what you can't see, it's at least 21,000 people that do see and what they see are isis recruitment, and realize what isis is doing many times is playing to the lowest dmom nater in the united states. they're looking for somebody who is troubled they're looking for somebody who wants a purpose in life who uses drugs, and who was vulnerable to social radicalization. that's the type of person that isis is targeting. >> and al qaeda all along has wanted to repeat that grand spectacular mass casualty attack along the lines of 9/11. isis seems satisfied to expire one person here or there, take whatever weapon you can get, do as much damage as you can. is that why they're more frightening now because they can attack any target in any number? >> as far as icesis is concerned,

you can recruit the individuals. it takes no training whatsoever. you don't have to provide funds for them. we witness that perhaps in chattanooga as we learn about the level of radicalization that individual had to kill five of our service people. it's a no cost brainer for isis to put out propaganda saying you in america, we can give you a reason to hate. now pick up a gun and go out and kill somebody. so when they see the level of media coverage that they're able to get from -- in that case killing five of our service-member, they say why should we invest more when we can get our puppets in america who are following the rhetoric to do it and it doesn't cost us anything other than the production of a video. >> yeah. the fbi director said it's crowd sourcing terror. clint van zandt, thank you. let's turn to politics. donald trump heads to the center of the storm today. in the wake of his controversial

comments about mexican immigrants a trip to the border. katy tur joins us from laredo texas. >> good morning. it's 2:00 p.m. eastern he's going to the border and after that having a town hall style meeting. trump staked his campaign on immigration, specifically illegal immigration from mexico angering many latinos. it's unclear what sort of reception he'll get here as this town is 86% latino here in laredo laredo. this morning donald trump is set to make his first visit to the mexican border as a presidential candidate. he's made border security his rallying cry with the controversial comments about undocumented mexican immigrants. >> they're bringing drugs, crime, they're rapists, and some i would assume are good people. >> two weeks ago trump told me

he visited the border three or four times before. >> when was the last time you were there? >> probably three years ago. >> if you haven't, there in three years, how do you know thats it such a problem? >> because i know it was bad then. it's worst now. >> insisting his comments about undocumented immigrants won't hurt him. >> i'm going to put them to work. >> but trump remains a lightning rod for criticism. much from fellow republicans. former texas governor rick perry tore into trump on wednesday calling his candidacy a cancer and blasting his comments on immigrants. >> donald trump the candidate is a sore of the vision. wrongly demonizing mexican-americans for political sport. >> and after trump revealed lindsey graham's cell phone number graeme used humor. starring in this tongue in cheek video showing how to destroy a cell phone. and joking to nbc's kelly

o'donnell about trump's temperament. >> would you want to give in if he had a bad day? maybe put him on the internet. >> on cnn late wednesday trump defended his tough talk arguing his rivals are picking fights with him. >> am i supposed to, you know just say, oh it's okay for them to say -- lindsay graemelindsey graham called me a jack -- you have to fight back. >> he's promised to build across the wall the border goes about four states about 2,000 miles long. he tells me it will be impenetrable. experts say if you were to build something like that it would cost billions of dollars. he said he'll have mexico pay for it. the hill is reporting that trump is considering runs assen independent if he says the rnc doesn't treat him fairly. back to you guys. it. >> katy tur, thank you very much.

from mr. trump's campaign. after saying he's worth $10 billion. we're getting a look inside his sources of income. peter alexander has more. good morning. >> good morning. heres it the man with 92 page financial disclosure form. the one thing is for sure trump is a rich man. by far the richest in the race. he holds executive positions or stakes in 515 business entities more than half of those are named after trump. his income last year alone about $362 million. ♪ ♪ his fame derived from his fortunate. only now is the world getting a detailed look how much donald trump is really worth. >> i don't need anybody's money. >> the answer more than $1.4 billion. trump posted he's worth $10 billion. >> donald trump's net worth is huge. we don't know how hugs it. the documents simply aren't

built to calculate this kind of wealthy wealth. >> the financial disclosure form asks for broad ranges. nearly $2 billion for seven speeches like this one for samsung. >> samsung is an amazing company. >> close to $600,000 from the central park carr sell. he's making money off the art of the deal. and before nbc dropped trump after the controversial comments the miss universe pajt was raking in the money. his golf empire worth more than half billion. his personal bottle water brand a cool $280,000. another million for licensing mattresses. trump is making money while you sleep. with acting credit like "home alone 2" and "zoolander." trump's pension from the screen

actor's guild $110,000. even his wife is bringing in at least $105,000 from licensing deals including a skin care collection called caviar. that actually has caviar in it. if donald trump wanted to he could sell a couple of buildings and finance the presidential campaign himself. the question is whether he wants to and whether the republican party will give him the chance to be the nominee. >> or if he runs the independent campaign he's been talking about. there are new twists in the sandra bland case this morning. the woman who died in a texas jail cell three days after being arrested during a traffic stop. john yang is outside the jail. john good morning. >> reporter: good morning. new twists indeed. this morning texas officials are saying that the autopsy on sandra bland found marijuana in her system. they don't know how long it had been there. they want to figure out what role it played in her death.

they made a request of the bland family that their attorney said is disturbing. >> late wednesday night authorities asked sandra bland's family to preserve her body for more testing. >> there have been reports in the media that marijuana was found in miss bland's system. i can't confirm that. as a result of new information we discovered today, the district attorney mr. mathis asked the civil attorney to please preserve the body. >> the prosecutor said there's evidence she tried to cut herself one to two weeks prior to her death. on her first night in jail, bland left a voice mail message for her a friend struggling to understand what was happening to her her. the voice mail was obtained by abc station ctrk of houston. newly released document showing that earlier that day she told

jail official she is tried to kill herself in 2014 after losing a baby but said she was not suicidal on that day. her family's attorney said they were unaware of the past attempts and that in any event, it doesn't matter. >> she had just gotten to texas the day before. she was about to start a job. >> now others are wondering how this traffic stop went so bad so fast. >> get out of the car now! >> texas state trooper brian insen ya said brand kicked him in the leg which lasted about 15 minutes. nbc edited excerpts. >> it's not good. >> we watched the video with houston defense attorney ruston hardin -- rusty hardin. >> he has certain

responsibilities to make the situation not escalade out of control. [ yelling ] >> she feels she's being treated unfairly. he knows of traffic encounters end up to be something bad. >> texas officials say the request should not delay bland's funeral, which is scheduled for saturday. the family attorney said it does not give them confidence in this investigation. matt? >> all right john yang on this story. john thank you very much. turning to natalie following two dangerous wild fires out west. >> that's right. good morning. the fast moving brush fire forcing evacuations in napa county california. it scorched about 4,000 acres. it's threatening about 150 structures. three hikers have been rescued from a popular trail nearby. strong winds are slowing efforts to contain a 4,000 acre wild fire in montana. ash carter arrived in baghdad this morning for an unannounced visit. carter is meeting with iraqi leaders and u.s. military commanders.

he's expected to focus on political reconciliation between the shiites and the minority sunnis and kurds. some tense moments on one of the world's largest cruise ships wednesday when a fire broke out. it happened in a mechanical area on board royal caribbean's "freedom of the sea" as it was approaching jamaica. one crew member was burned. passengers were sent to evacuation stations as a precaution. the fire was out about a half hour later. dramatic moments on a flight from hong kong to russia after a passenger became drunk and abusive. you see another passenger grab the man in the red tee shirt and several others punched and kicked the man. they used seat belts and tape to restrain him for the rest of the trip. the search is on now for the person who is holding a $7 million lottery ticket. the deadline to cash it in a few hours away. maybe you can help.

have you seen this man or woman? new york lottery officials circulating this wanted poster in brooklyn featuring a very accurate drawing of the ticketholder. the $7 million ticket expires tomorrow. officials are hoping with a little buzz that may get people to carefully check their tickets. anybody been to brooklyn check the tickets! >> imagine how bad you would feel if you missed the dlteadline. >> why does it expire? >> i don't know. i guess everything has to have an expiration. big thunderstorms you're talking about. >> yeah. turns out the lottery winner is the hang man. [ laughter ] >> let's show you what we got going on now. showers and thunderstorms along the stationary front. it's been here about two to three days. we'll wash pressure systems develop along it over the next 72 hours. bringing storms from tulsa, st.

louis, nashville brief heavy downpours locally damaging winds gusts of 20 to 30 miles per hour. rainfall amounts along the eastern coast 1 to 3 inches also 1 to 3 inches next 48 hours throughout parts of florida. over the next five days parts of florida could see up to five inches of you ever think about how ut how the cement of your driveway... ...connects to the ends of the earth? from roller coaster hills... ...to musical streets and movie chase scenes. it's all "one road." everywhere you take it tells your story. and wherever you are is where the road begins. the camry. toyota. let's go places. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another beautiful day ahead.

bright sunshine and nice and comfortable. the temperatures warming into the low to mid-80s this afternoon. still see a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest. the dry air continues to move in and give us another cool start this morning and another nice comfortable day tomorrow afternoon. that doesn't really change much for saturday. sunday, humidity returns are chance of late day showers and thunderstorms. humidity back next week. have a great day. last your latest weather. >> thank you. coming up an animal getting a lot of attention. the possible lion on the loose in milwaukee where they're live with the latest on the search. plus two 20 years after being sentenced to life by killing her two young sons by driving her into the lake. susan smith is speaking out. why she's not the monster you think she is she says. we'll hear from her.

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delaware, cloving 59 southbound. your best bet i-95 through the area. watching kensington a gas main break on allegheny avenue closing east and westbound. both directions there you can is a westmoreland avenue to get through the area. septa bus 60 and 89 on detour. teenager faces a pretrial hearing in a hit-and-run crash that injured a temple university student. roberts was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and investigators said he only had a learner's permit when he ran over rachel hall. hall still in a rehab center recovering from brain jourinjury. another local update in 25 minutes. downloading the nbc10 news app for more news alerts. thanks for watching.

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homes. it was sparked by a car accident on wednesday afternoon and high winds quickly spread those flames. more than 24 hours later firefighters are still on the scene of a massive blaze at a warehouse in new jersey. we showed you this live yesterday. they're making sure there are no flare ups. the five-alarm fire with plumes of smoke visible from space lead residents from six nearby apartment buildings to evacuate. some could be allowed to return today. donald trump made immigration a big issue in the presidential race. today she's expected to visit the mexico texas border in laredo. the case that transfixed the nation two decades ago. susan smith a south carolina mom convicted of murdering her two young boys by driving them into a lake. she's speaking out from behind bars. nbc stephanie gosk is here with more. good morning to you. >> good morning. the susan smith story captivated

the country in the mid '90s. there was heart wrenching sadness for a mother who said her kids were kidnapped following by horror when she admitted to killing them herself. smith talked to a reporter this week. it's a kind of explanation for something seemingly unexapplicable. signed simply susan. >> susan smith is finally getting her side of the story in a letter written to newspaper reporter harrison cahill from her south carolina jail cell. 20 years after she was sentenced to life for killing her two sons. >> i'm not the monster society thinks i am. i'm far from it. something went wrong that night. >> the last time she spoke publicly was in 1994. a distraught mother begging the public for help in finding her boys 14-month-old and

3-year-old. claiming they had been kidnapped by a black man during a car-jacking. >> i can't describe what i'm going through. my heart aches so bad. i can't sleep. i can't eat. i can't do anything but think about them. >> but in a jaw-dropping twist just days later, smith confessed to police that there was no kidnapping. she said she strapped her boys into the backseat of the family car and pushed it into a nearby lake. now in the handwritten page and a half letter smith writes i had planned to kill myself first and leave a note blind telling what happened. she denied years of speculation that she killed her sons in order to be with the man who she was having an affair with. i have yet been able to speak on my behalf. it has been hard to listen to lie after lie and not be able to defend myself. it's frustrating to say the least. but smith ends her letter by raising more questions writing, this is only a small piece of the story. >> smith allegations that a black man kidnapped her children

was explosive at the time. she said she made it up to protect the people she knew would be devastated by the news that her sons were dead. it's hard to imagine how this explanation is going to end their pain now. >> we were just on the set when the story broke. and the tragic and the controversy of it with the elements that you just mentioned. >> absolutely. it's a crushing story. >> yeah. all right, steph, thank you very much. let us get a check of the weather from al. >> and we're looking at two regions getting different kinds of weather around. first of all, the jet stream dipping down to the south welcome relief here in the northeast, but our friends in the south no relief in sight. so for today look at the temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s for portland to

washington cleveland, and the humidity levels are nice and low. the problem, though is for our friends down south. they're going to stay with that heat and humidity is going to feel like 104 today in dallas. tusk lou is a 103. atlanta will feel like 93. 110 in little rock. houston will feel like 108 even going to the weekend more of the same. the temperatures will feel well into the triple digits good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another beautiful day ahead. bright sunshine. nice and comfortable. the temperatures warming into the low to mid-80s this afternoon. still see a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest. the dry air that continues to move in. it will give us another cool start tomorrow morning and another nice comfortable day tomorrow afternoon. that doesn't really change much for saturday. but sunday humidity returns with a chance of some late day showers and thunderstorms and the heat and humidity back next week.

have a great day. and that's your latest weather. >> al thank you very much. an unusual story. an alert in florida people are being urged to stay away from armadillo armadillos. the reason fierce they are spreading leprosy. kerry sanders has the story. good morning to you, kerry. >> reporter: good morning. i'm at the zoo and i'm standing well back from the zoo's vet who is holding an armadillo. there are two schools of thought. some say contact with the armadillos at the petting area are fine. other scientists say because so little is understood about how an armadillo passes leprosy to humans it's best to keep all contact at nil. leprosy while the disfiguring disease dates back to the old testament, sadly it's still prevalent in many countries across asia africa and india. but here in the u.s. the centers for disease control said there are only 100 or so new leprosy cases diagnosed each

year. most in southern states including texas, louisiana, and florida. florida sees typically just 10 cases of leprosy a year. in the last seven months here there are already nine. the spike is being linked to armadillos. ron mcgill is the communications director for the zoo. >> other than human beings they're the only mammal that are believed to carry that disease. >> but 2001 genetic study found that armadillos naturally harbor the bacteria that causes leprosy in humans. one possible reason for the increased number of cases in florida? a surge in land development. armadillo habitats are being torn apart pushing the nocturnal animals into the daylight. all nine people in brevard county diagnosed with leprosy had exposure to armadillos. but this doctor from the department of health in brevard county said not to panic.

>> you're not going to die if you're exposed. >> no. usually people here in the united states do not die because of hansen disease. >> the doctor zechariah holding one of the armadillos here this morning. why do you thinks it safe to hold these at the zoo? >> we have checked all the armadillos at the zoo and we know they are healthy and don't have leprosy. >> of course another piece of the puzzle is only about 10% of the population is even susceptible to getting leprosy. the real problem is i don't know whether i'm in the 10% or the 90%. so matt guys i'm keeping my safe distance. if you heard my voice a little scratchy this morning, it has nothing to do with the armadillo. >> yeah. you sound pretty bad there. >> thank you, kerry. we appreciate it. >> thanks doc.

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several paw prints the dnr official confirming. the dnr official confirming it's one of the paw prints left behind. the good news is the lion hasn't been seen since monday morning. perhaps the bad news is the lion hasn't been seen since monday morning. look closely. could it be a lion hanging out in downtown milwaukee? kelly brooks didn't see one in his backyard monday morning, but he saw his neighbor's cell phone video. >> i'm like oh no. something could have happened to me. >> city officials received more than two dozen 9-1-1 calls from folks around northern milwaukee claiming to see a lion. >>s it definitely-- it's definitely not a dog or a house cat. it's larger. >> wildlife officials examined several paw prints like this andds

it a mountain lion. when the zoo said all the lions are present and concluded for. officials concluded it probably followed the river for food. >> i couldn't run fast enough. i don't know what i would do. the sighting sparked silliness on social media "the cat" with its own twitter account photo bomb -- photo shopping cats. last year this lion was spotted in the suburbs of los angeles. many are having fun with the idea of a lion on the loose in milwaukee. animal experts say we shouldn't be that surprised. >> sometimes these animals have nowhere to go. all the good available habitats and territories are already taken up by the existing population. >> as the search continues, people here hope the animal realizes that it belongs in the wild not downtown milwaukee.

>> if the lion had been outside when you come out, what would you have done? be honest! you would have run back inside. >> i would have ran back inside. so guys that's apparently the worst idea. an animal expert tells us if you should by chance come in contact with a lion you should raise your hand stare down said lion scream at it and try to chase it away. apparently predators want easy meals. they don't want to have to work for the food. you are supposed to try to scare off the lion. >> craig, what happens if you see a cougar? [ laughter ] >> it depends on where you are and your age. [ laughter ] >> the good news it hasn't been seen since monday. the bad news is al put ground beef in your back pocket. you might want to check it out.

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from the 60s and 70s and topping out in the 80s. cape may a live view there. the crowd will be growing. the temperature climbing. 73 degrees in cape may. millville at 71. now 72 in northeast philadelphia. three people are dead after a string of overnight shootings in philadelphia. one of the shootings happened in tacony and west kensington. here is the scene of the shooting in west kensington on north howard street before midnight. investigators say a man approached a man and had an argument and opened fire and killed the victim. no rests no arrests have been made in any of the shootings. now back to "today" show.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up car seat safety. we'll show you the brand new device that warns parents they accidentally left their child inside a hot car. ♪ ♪ plus, taking on taylor? did katy perry jump into taylor swift's twitter war? the pop star show down that has people talking. a throwback thursday special. ♪ ♪ classic rock band deep purple hits the plaza live today. thursday july 23rd 2015. ♪ ♪

throwback thursday with deep purple! >> all the way from utah to see deep purple! >> just with friends seeing the "today" show. >> matt, how about a birthday hug? we're the honeymooners from tennessee! [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome to "today." what a pretty morning. it's thursday july 23rd. this morning we're going to throw it back. we're going to throw it way back. we're going to throw it back to the heyday of matt lauer. the year was 1970 -- something. >> '76, 77, '78. >> you had long hair. >> i had hair. >> did i listen to the music of deep purple and machine head? absolutely! we'll hear "smoke and water" live. coming up we know about smartphones and how cool they are. what about the dumb phone? the dumb phone is making a come

back. nearly 600 basically talk and text devices are expected to be sold this year alone. we'll see the good and cheaper alternatives. >> it's coming back. >> that's right. wear it on your hip. >> first, go inside and natalie has a check of the top stories. good morning. isis is a bigger threat to the united states than al qaeda. that is according to fbi director james comey who warns the group has intensified its social media campaign to quote, sell its message to troubled souls. speaking in aspen, colorado comb comb -- comey said its twitter account has hundred of thousands of followers. the fbi has arrested a number of americans ss who wanted to carry out terror attacks in recent weeks. donald trump is set for an appearance on the u.s.-mexico border. trump's tough talk on border issues has been his campaign's rally cry. he called some undocumented

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it reached the space station about six hours later. here in new york last night u 2 rocked madison square gashdrden with a surprise guest. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> can't make out who that is in that's jimmy fallon. he joined the irish rockers on stage to sing "desire." he also drew a lot of cheers for his respectable imitation of bono. not an easy thing, he says. certainly isn't. let's send to savannah. >> thank you so much. all this week we've been talking about kids being left inside hot cars. there are two startling examples caught on camera this week. this morning we're showing you a first look at something we're hoping will help save lives with a new type of car seat from even flow. it alerts parents that a child is in the seat.

this is jason and he's going to show us how it works. >> good morning. >> this is timely. tell me how the seat works. we have a 7-week-old ava is doing to help us out. >> it's a brand new technology. we haven't used it at wired yet. it's untested by us. the way it works there's something you plug-in into the data port. this is what your mechanic uses to check a diagnostic. this attaches over the baby's chest. it will tell when the car is running. after you turn the car off, if the baby's buckle is still connected an alarm will sound to let you know don't forget there's a baby in the seat and the buckle is attached. >> can you demonstrate? >> the car is running now. what we do is turn it off. [ alarm sounding ] you should be able to hear it. >> i hear something that sounds like when the seat belt is not on or car door is open. >> right. it's a different tone that

plays. plays. >> maybe because the door is open. >> the idea is the sound is something distinct. it doesn't sound like anything else in the car. >> right. a little song plays. like a jingle. >> i guess the idea a lot of times if the baby is sleeping parents sleep deprived themselves might forget. >> it seems impossible to forget but you are exhausted. the seat is facing the other way. you're going by muscle memory and you can forget. this is a reminder, you know using wi-fi, using a sensor to keep the baby safe. >> you're on top of these kinds of trend. we're seeing the onsie that has a sensor in it. what other kinds of technology are you seeing in terms of keeping babies safe? >> you may have heard about the things that wi-fi transmitters and son or sos will be cheap and safety is a big part that have. you see security systems that have the similar things.

and elder elder care systems. >> all right. thank you so much. if you want to check it out, this goes on sale today it's about $140. i think it's walmart's website that has it. should be in stores in the next month. >> cool. thank you very much. comeing up next. the top ten ways you're embarrassing your kids. i'll give you a hint at number one. all right. that's enough. first, a look at caitlyn jenner's new series "i am cait" and we'll check in with carson. >> that's right, matt. siri is here. we're doing veggies this week. these are eggplants. i don't like them. siri is ♪ you don't have to look out the window at 35,000 feet to see the big picture. ♪ and who needs legroom with all this wide-open space? ♪ they say it's not the destination,

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all right. it's 8:11. time for the stories that are burning up the internet. we call it trending. the top ten ways parents humiliate and embarrass their kids. do you know them? >> oh yeah. i've been well versed in these. >> your kids tell you? >> yeah. >> actually a theme park has written the survey asked 2,000 parents popular responses were friending their kids on social media. the big talk about the birds and bees is embarrassing. here is the top three: number three trying to be on fleek. cool slang, you know. two, pda to their kids or with each other. >> my kids hate this!

they go oh! >> mine still like hugs and kisses. >> they get grossed out. >> i get that. top way parents embarrass their kids? dancing. >> oh yeah! >>, i mean >> i mean, right? >> break out the carlton. >> we do it and they get embarrassed and we keep doing it. >> don't ever let your parents know you're embarrassed. we'll just keep going. how about this one? this next video is the definition of -- it happened at the los angeles lakers press conference. the team lead by kobe bryant. the reporter asked the new guys about him and check out their reaction. >> have you heard from kobe and, if so what did he say? [ laughter ]

>> sure is quiet. crickets. >> wow. >> okay. in case you're counting that lasted 11 seconds. so apparently i think we can conclude that the players have not heard from kobe. >> wow. all right. they'll be hearing from him now. now to the latest pop start the niki minaj and taylor swift brouhaha. the first is confusing but i'll draw you a diagram. first katy perry. cay katy perry is jumping into the confrontation. niki suggested taylor was pitting women against each other. a lot of people think "bad blood" is a dig at katy perry. she tweeted this the other day. you get that?

>> who was in on the original feud? >> niki minaj and taylor. >> katy comes in and she's all -- and i'm all -- and we're out. >> now to cait lynnlyn jenner. her docu series "i am cait" is debuting this week. >> it's like 4:32 in the morning and i can't sleep. i look in the monitor and i look like crap. anyway. i feel bad that these -- especially young people are going through such a difficult time in their life. we don't want people dying over this. we don't want people murdered over this stuff. what a responsibility i have toward this community. am i going to do everything right? am i going say the right things? do i project the right image?

my mind is just spinning with thoughts. i just hope i get it right. i hope i get it right. >> you can watch the premier "i am cait" this sunday 8:00 7:00 central on e! here are some of the best moments from sharknado. >> the washington monument the white house, not far from where we are now. most destroyed by the worst sharknado this country has seen since the first formation two years ago. >> we can now go live to hoda and kathie lee. they are broadcasting from universal orlando. >> there's no indication there's any storm on the horizon here. >> no. beautiful blue skies, people are hanging out in their thongs at the beach. >> by the way, we're having a good time. >> i think we'll start calling it the meat coast. that's because for the first time it looks like there's not one incident but multiple pockets of sharknados developing. >> one, two, three!

[ screaming ] >> what is the safety zone for people who want to be away from the sharknado haboob? >> twenty 30 100 miles? we're less than 100 miles from there. it's been great working with you. >> oh! it was right on top of me. i think we were terrific. we wanted a real critique. we brought in someone. how about this? okay. james -- the man inside the cinema. the guy was nominated for his 18th emmy award. he's with our fellow thespian kathie lee. you watched it last night, how did we do? >> a few words -- turn to prayer. i would like to ask you a couple of questions. as the movie progresses your

roles darken and deepen. it's not easy for an actor to dig that deep. tell us how you did it. >> yeah so -- to be honest it came from a place i had never mined before. >> and we have just seen a very extraordinary scene suffice to say that you do your own stunts? guys did we do our own stunts? yes, we did. >> would you like to see us in sharknado 4? would you weigh in on that? >> yes. but, look now you have beared your -- bared your souls to us, where do you go from here? >> we don't give a riff around here. >> we go for the fourth hour of the "today" show is where we go. >> it should be dramatically subtitled "oh, hell no."

can you give us a hint whats it meant -- its meant to mean. >> it's the opposite of oh hell yes. i don't know about you -- oh hell no. i did the opposite. >> wtf was taken. >> got it. >> anything else for us? >> there are comments on people who would like to follow on your twitter account. do you have any advice for the budding thespians? >> oh hell no. >> oh hell no! >> ladies and gentlemen, james lipton! >> oh hell no! >> oh hell no. >> oh! >> and kathie lee gifford. >> yeah i stole it. >> thank you. >> we have the wine bottle. we could have defended

ourselves. >> by the way, you can check out sharknado. it will be on 3,700 times this month, i think. >> that was pretty awesome. >> top that al? >> i can't. but first, this. and our pick city today happens to be lamaina. today sunny 88. maybe a shower or two friday or saturday. our great station channel 8 in hawaii. the rest of the country we have showers and thunderstorms hanging around through the central of the country on to the southeastern atlantic coast along a stationary front triggering heavier showers and thunderstorms in florida. you'll look at rain until sunday. slight risk in the northern plains today.

west coast again spectacular 67 in san francisco, 82 in good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. another beautiful day ahead. nice sunshine temperatures warming in the low- to mid-'80s. we see a little breeze out of the northwest. that's the dry air that continues to move in and will give us another cool start tomorrow morning. another nice comfortable day tomorrow afternoon. >> that doesn't change much for saturday. sunday humidity returns with the chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms. the heat and humidity back next week. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. matt weather. >> al thank you very much. now to the surmt ofmmer of secrets. this week we're tackling pop diet trends. now it's back to basics counting your calories. it's the age-old question what is the secret to weight loss? despite all the diets out there -- >> at end of the day, unless

science can prove otherwise, maintaining your weight losing weight gaining weight is really just a function of how many calories in versus how many calories out. >> there's a catch. >> not all calories are created equal. so even though in a 24-hour period you might not have exceeded what you should be taking in you still want the vast majority of them to be coming from nutritionally sound sourcing. >> counting calories is easier than ever with many restaurants posting calorie information. the new technology began helped crunch the numbers. 31% of internet users in the u.s. track their health with apps and fitness trackers. of those people 42% are tracking their diet and calorie intake. people like ashley davidson. >> i had been overweight and obese for most of my life. it hit me as i was graduating college and graduation day came and i was looking at pictures

afterwards of myself in my cap and gown and i was like i don't like myself. i don't like who i am or what i've become. >> so in 2012 she started tracking her calories with the help of an app called "losing." >> every morning i generally lay out an outline of what i plan to eat and then as go through the day i mark it off on the piece of paper but then i transfer it on to the lose it app on my phone. >> she said the app motivated her to make wiser choices about food. >> adding more vegetables and fruits into my diet. taking out more of the processed stuff. not as doing as much take out. more home-based food. >> after three years of diligent daily calorie counting ashley dropped 63 pounds while gaining a new outlook. >> calorie counting has allowed me to motivate myself. i ran a half marathon last year. this is all because i don't have as much weight on my body and i

can do these things. >> let's crunch the numbers with joy bauer. what are the pros of counting calories? >> there are a lot of pros. first, it work. if you take in fewer calories than you're burning you're going to lose weight. also when you journal your food it makes you more comfortable. it's empowering. you're going stick with a plan. the other thing is calories are available everywhere and all foods can knitfit in. >> are there down sides? >> i would to say down sides but challenges. first thing because you're crunching numbers you have to focussed and committed. if you have obsessive personality it's not for you. it's frustrating when you can't find calorie information. all foods fit in can be a con. 500 calories of strawberry drink

will be different than chicken. >> do you have to divvy the calories up evenly throughout the day or can you have binges? >> anything goes. it's your range of calories. it's your a lotment. for women the 1200 to 1600 calories for today. for men, you have fast erer metabolism 1600 to 2,000. for women 300 calories. for men 400 calories. men get a few more egg whites and a full grapegrapefruit. it for women 400 calories. for women 500 calories. the men get more turkey and they get an apple. for snacks in the afternoon, i would say aim for no more than 200 calories. one snack for women is a handful

of nuts with a banana. and men can have one or two snacks. >> if i stay within my budget down here can i have junk food? can i have a snack? >> you can. you can trade this for anything that you're craving as long as you stick with your calories. you're going to lose weight. but if you want to keep your energy up and you want to have staying power, you want to focus on the high quality foods. and there are a lot of great apps out there. the woman in the tape uses lose it. also myfitnesspal. my calorie count. there's another one where you're in the grocery store and you can scan the bar codes. i'll tweet those out after the show. and look at this dinner! stir fry! i put whipped cream on the berries. you can trade it for a glass of wine. that's great. >> good to see you. we're going to have more on this on today.com. we want to know how your diet is going and what diet you're following. let us know with the #secrets.

matt thank you. the plaza is going to rock on the throwback . that breaking news is out of new castle county. this is the scene a short time ago. police say two vehicles collided in the southbound lanes. we are still weight to hear if anybody was seriously injured in that crash. the last time we chikd with jessica boyington, there was a crash behind that. >> reporter: we do have a backup behind this scene. they are diverting all traffic at route 13. as you see from that scene in our video all lanes were earlier blocked. route 13 would be your best bet to get around the area. we will see all traffic diverted off. you can take 95 to get to the

area as well. you will be just fine. out in kensington, monitoring a gas break. east and west is closed between kensington avenue and take westmoreland avenue to get through the area. >> thanks,. now, a check of your first alert forecast. bill henley has that. >> looking good outside tracy. we are seeing a northwesterly flow. you see atop the aramark building. the temperatures are slowly climbing. 71 degrees in philadelphia. 66 in potts town 73 in northeast philadelphia. a few scattered clouds and look at the warm-up. 74 degrees at 10:00. by 1:00 this afternoon, a little breeze at 6 miles an hour, 81 degrees. warm up to 84 at 4:00. the humidity stays nice and low. >> beautiful, thanks. we'll have another local update in 25 minutes. i'm tracy davidson, back to the "today" show, thanks for watching.

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. good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another beautiful day ahead. bright sunshine, nice and comfortable. the temperatures warming in the low- to mid-'80s. we see a little bit of a breeze out of the northwest. that dry air continues to move in. it will give us another cool start tomorrow morning. another nice comfortable day tomorrow afternoon. that doesn't change much for saturday. but sunday humidity returns with a chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms t. heat and humidity back next week. have a great day. . don't forget get that weather any time you need it go to weather channel or weather.com online. al thank you so much.

are you looking to simplify your life? maybes it time to consider ditching that complicated smartphone. this year alone almost 600 people are expected to buy so-called dumb phones those are the ones that do your basic talking and texting. tech expert katie linedahl is here. >> good morning. >> everybody talk abouts a smartphone. there's a huge market for a simple basic phone. >> there is. i have to tell you we call it a dumb phone but it's a smart choice for the consumer. if you want a more simple device. you don't want to lead the hyper connected lifestyle. if you're only using a fraction of the features on the smart phone, you can be saving a lot every month. i have to tell you, too, a study in 2013 said 110 times on average people are checking their phone. that's during sex, i hate to say it. that's in the study. >> come on. >> people are feeling less productive because of smartphones. >> if you have a simple phone you don't have that problem.

tell me about the first pick. >> this is my top pick. it's the jitterbug5. it's simple easy to read screen and you can't screw up the navigation menu. very simple. $14.99 the plan starts. no contracts and no cancellation fees and no commitments. for $10 extra a month you can get unlimited safety features that gives you full access to doctors and nurses. you hit the panic button and are you okay? this is a samsung. i choice it forse it for a number of reasons. it's rugged. it's drop proof, shock proof, and water proof. i think you know a thing or two about that? >> yeah. >> savannah may have left her phone on top of the vehicle. this would be great for you. >> this is your iphone after it's been run over a few dozen times. >> i think you can use the

samsung. >> if you have employees looking for cell phone it has one touch navigation. a program that said you can call the contacts inside the phone. >> that's good if you have kids you want to be them only calling people in the phone. >> i pick this because a lot of people love the keyboard. it's reminiscent of the blackberry. this is a z 432. very inexpensive. it's about the tactile keyboard for the touch and feel. there are things in here like blue tooth and camera. if you want the old school keyboard feel. >> it's middle of the road. it's not smart or dumb. it's average. >> this is a purchase like the yellow pages. this is from t-mobile. it's a kyocera rally. it starts at $15. >> the phone is $15?

>> yeah. the first purchase will be around $80. super simple. you can take photo and video but it's simple to use. >> last but not least? >> i picked it because this is jitterbug touch 3. no contracts, no commitments, no cancellation fees. plans starting at $15 a month. love it because the one-touch access to urgent care and unlimited access to doctors and nurses for $10 extra a month. it gives you access to internet and apps. a little bit higher end. >> if you like the touch screen you can -- >> exactly. katie linendoll thank you very much. >> carson? >> yes, that's right. up next siri tries the impossible? anyone not a fan of eggplant like it? first, this is "today" right

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we're back with more of the veggie challenge week on "today." this morning a couple battling it out. duking it out in the kitchen over eggplant. >> this is a fruit. >> i'm sorry. >>s it -- it's technically a fruit. >> why don't i like it? >> fruit or vegetable. i don't like it either. fruit or vegetable, we don't like it. >> you like it? >> love it. >> good. >> you're going to show us recipes? >> i'm going to convert you both i promise. the first is an eggplant chip. really if you make anything into a chip it's probably delicious. this is very easy. we have a variety of eggplant. i like to use the smaller ones for this. it's easier to slice. these are the japanese eggplants. these are the italian ones. any one of those will work well for the chip. >> okay.

>> four ingredients. the eggplant of course oil, i like to fry them in vegetable or can canola oil and salt. we're going to use the mandolin slicer. you want to slice them thin. >> yeah. it's less in your mouth. >> and it's a crispier chip. and fry it in oil. >> you have to be careful. >> we already fried them and i'm going to sprinkle some of the salt. >> you don't like -- eggplant is one of the things i grew up i don't like it and i keep eating it in the adulthood -- >> is it the texture or the flavor? >> i like zucchini which is weird. >> let's try it. pick a chip and see -- >> which is which? >> that's liver. >> savannah? >> i won't feed you. that's the eggplant. >> i can tell.

>> i don't care for it. right, savannah? >> i love you so much, siri. i don't love eggplant. if you're going to eat it i would eat that. >> is it the flavor or the texture? >> will you eat the zucchini one? >> i love these. >> okay. all right. those are delicious. >> they're absolutely healthier. eggplant has a ton of vitamins and minerals. now we're making a dip. >> let's talk about the ingredients. >> eggplant cooking spray oil, greek yogurt zucchini lemon, parsely for the garnish, and salt and pepper. we slice an eggplant in half and roast it in the oven for about 35 minutes. >> soften it up. >> now we're going to scoop out the flesh. >> turn around. >> when you say the flesh -- it's very easy. it's kind of falls out into the food prosersz.

you can use a blender. >> why don't you add the rest of the ingredients. >> you audiogurtdd yogurt, zucchini. >> the flesh is in there? >>s it. >> you needed to wear eggplant? >> it's a deep purple. >> that's nice. >> a little more salt. a little pepper. >> you're making your own eggplant? >> it's an eggplant dip. it's very similar to greek. >> but it has a little more yogurt. we're going to pulse it together together. >> you're not going to eat the skin or the flesh. >> okay. >> put that under carson's pillow tonight. >> no. i get to feed him this time. >> okay. >> you feed savannah. try that. >> don't break my heart. >> not bad. >> not bad!

>> the hummus is coming through, the garlic. that's eggplant? >> i like it a lot. that's very good. it's really good. >> you have to deep fry or pulse the crap out of it. you have to try to transform something you don't like. you did a great job with that. >> you have to thoroughly pulse the product before you do that. >> it helps to wear deep purple clothing while eating your eggplant. >> and there's, also a stuffed eggplant dish on the web that you can -- you like a lot of stuffed zucchini i like. >> an eggplant chip in the eggplant dip. >> that's a zucchini you're eating. >> don't tell! >> come on outside. we have deep purple live on the plaza. >> today.com/food you can get

siri siri's recipes. this is really good. we would not lie to you. throwback thursday on the plaza. deep purple in concert right after this. this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> one of the most classic rock and roll of all time. deep purple "smoke on the water" it's perfect for a special throwback thursday. the band formed in 1968. deep purple is on the plaza. nice to see you. how are you doing? >> top of the morning, meatate. >> you have been called the hardest working band in rock and roll. you have basically been on tour since 1968. >>s it a live band. what's the whole thing. we played i think, in 54 countries last year.

it could have been the year before. >> is it as much to stand on the stage in 2015 as it was in the '60s and '70s? >> for these guys? absolutely. >> you all get along still? >> yeah. just about. >> have you begun to calculate how many cover bands have done "smoke on the water"? >> no. there have been some strange ones. some orchestras and jazz bands. there was even an argue tin began stripper. >> there's a story i didn't expect. ever since we knew you've been coming we have been walking around going -- ♪ ♪ do it live for us! ladies and gentlemen, deep purple! ♪ ♪

♪ we all came out to montreux on the lake geneva shoreline to make records with a mobile we didn't have much time ♪ ♪ frank zappa and the mothers were at the best place around but some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground ♪ ♪ smoke on the water a fire in the sky smoke on the water ♪ ♪ they burned down the gambling

house it died with an awful sound funky claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground ♪ ♪ when it all was over we had to find another place but swiss time was running out it seemed that we would lose the race ♪ ♪ smoke on the water a fire in the sky smoke on the water ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ we ended up at the grand hotel it was empty cold and bare but with the rolling truck stoens thing just outside making our music there ♪ ♪ with a few red lights and a few old beds we made the place to sweat no matter what we get out of this i know i know we'll never

forget ♪ ♪ smoke on the water a fire in the sky smoke on the water ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> deep purple on a throwback thursday! guys thank you very much. this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back at 8:53. >> hey, willard. >> okay. good old new york. there's more fun up there. great broadway shows and there's more evidence. carmelina she's 103 years old today. gets what? she likes to cook. guess what kind of food? italian. eddy may beal and she's 108

years old. her favorite food is guess what? peanut butter. in the great state of south carolina richard rider. you meet him at a bowling alley. that's his favorite thing to do at 100. we love him. james mcclain that's a classy name. he's from clayton, georgia. he's 100 today. one of his favorite things is bird watching. we miss you and see you again soon. that's part of the contract. [ laughter ] >> i appreciate his candor. >> we miss you too, willard. we have siri sticking around. there's something we want to ask carson about. a young woman apparently tweeted you recently saying she has the name carson as well and because you share a name you ruined her childhood. >> you responded -- what

happened? >> i can't believe this is happening on the air now. i sent her cookies. i feel like with social media that actions are more powerful than words rather than writing back i'm sorry or what happened. and siri bakes like an amazing amount of cookies and usually every day you're like the butter is out which, i mean, she wants to make cookies. i thought it was good. siri whipped up chocolate chip cookies and i sent them to carson. she tweeted that back out. >> did she explain why having the name -- shared name ruined her childhood? >> there was a couple of tweets before that yeah because it was me and her name but she's a girl and so -- it posed issues for her that were annoying her or something like that. i wanted to apologize and cookies are the best way to do it. >> they are. >> what kind of cookies?

>> chocolate chip. >> classic. here's our breaking news, we found out two people died in this crash. two vehicles collided in the southbound lanes of 495 t. southbound lanes in the area of route 13 are still closed. we will continue to follow this and pass along any new information on air and on our

nbc 10 news app. let's pass on information about today's forecast with bill henley. >> a nice breeze is blowing. >> that humidity that is lower than yesterday. look at that live view of center city. a nice sunny start and a comfortable afternoon ahead. a warming trend and we'll see temperatures climb into the '80s like they did yesterday. right now 75 degrees humidity is way down, 46% at this hour. 60s for potts town and allentown, barely 69 degrees, already 74 degrees in atlantic city. a new report this morning says there has been a shooting in wilmington since police stopped their extended food patrols. if overtime patrols stopped on friday because of a lack of funding. since then the journal reports eight people have been shot. they still have officers on foot in targeted areas. police in camden are looking for a juice bandit.

the under surveillance shows the man that broke into the prodway day care early tuesday morning. according to investigator he grabbed four bottles of juice and took off. someone in pennsylvania is $152 million richer. lottery officials say somebody had the ticket at the 1080 flying day travel plaza in milton. it matched all the white balls plus the megaball. congratulations to that person. .

this morning on "today's" take. budapest the hit song with more than 55 million views on youtube. george ezra sings it live. and natalie goes sky high for a wild adventure. and hot dog hacks for the next summer cookout. >> announcer: from nbc news. this is "today's" take. live from studios 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, july 23rd 2015. the crowd outside the plaza amped up after a little deep purple. >> amped up. >> they sound great.

>> i think of the movie where he says turn it up. >> yeah. >> good to see you, tamron. >> she's like that one movie. >> i love you but you didn't know the name and you had the reference wrong. >> i give natalie props. >> you're getting closer. i'll say that. >> >> what was the movie the other day she revealed she didn't see? >> broken -- point-blank. >> yeah. >> how do you even search for movies online or on tv? >> i don't. >> it's got somebody in it. >> you were at the a movie last night. >> yeah. speaking of kids movies. you and i are the only two should be sitting here. the rest of our friends were killed off on the "today" show.

i saw "sharknado 3": oh hell no" was on last night. it was a sharknado haboob. from d.c. all the way to orlando, florida. >> yeah. >> al, natalie, matt, and savannah were in the movie as is kathie lee and hoda. let's watch what happened. >> we're not leaving. >> no. you know, it's been great working with all of you. [ screaming ] [ laughter ] you're telling me you survived? >> i like that. >> tara reid grew her hand back. we grew our heads back. >> we saw a surfer fight off a shark on a surf board. >> we didn't see you fight off. >> they cut out of it then right then. >> they cut to another scene. >> a spoiler alert for the next one you survive?

zbl>> what i thought was fascinating is exactly four sharks landed on us. >> right. not six just flopping around. not seven. four. one for each of us. >> i'm from new york so as a new yorker you would take down the shark. >> i think i survived that one. they went to savannah if they went close. >> they left the two of us so there were two surviving hosts to carry-on the show. >> sharknado 4 you have to carry it on. >> at the end you're not sure whether tara reid's character april survives. they want you to go online #aprillives #aprildies. so far april lives. >> okay. >> spoiler alert -- okay. here we go. look at the emotion. >> here we go. it's coming. oh, no! that's a shark at all. that's a piece of paper. >> it's a shuttle. >> piloted by david hasselhoff.

>> because they had sharks in space too. >> she gave birth inside the shark? >> yeah. that was a little strange. >> i saw a baby come out of the shark. a human baby. >> is that what happened? >> no. she had a congress with the shark and that's what happened. >> no. >> she had a little shark human. >> come on guys. ss pull it together. >> we haven't seen the dna. >> you have to lobby for sharknado 4. >> i think the last one i think we were still -- >> yeah. the part of the movie i loved the most was matt ice act's acting. >> right. >> matt's acting.

>> it's been a pleasure to work with you. >> are they making a new one? >> hasn't been confirmed. >> got it. all right. there's a wanted person in brooklyn. or perhaps somebody who visited brooklyn. the search is on. this is a good wanted. the search is on for a mystery lottery winner who has until tomorrow to claim their $7 million prize. there is somebody who is sitting on a $7 million ticket. anyone here been to canthe neighborhood in brooklyn? the new york lottery sold at the deli the milky way deli exactly an year ago today. it expires friday. lottery workers posted these funny little signs around town. >> theres it. >> i love the hat. >> very accurate drawing. >> very slim. >> fascinating drawing of the actual winner, apparently.

>> so for those who perhaps have a ticket you have yet to cash in here are the winning numbers for you. 5-20-35 -- where is the ball that comes out when i do that. 43-48-3. and there's a deadline. >> yes. >> if you have the winning ticket you need to immediately sign your name on the back call the state lottery right now and call us. >> why would you wait? it's probably lost. >> they probably just didn't know they had the winning ticket. >> right. >> how many times have you bought a ticket and not checked the numbers? i do it all the time. you sit on it and then you go somebody else won it in some other town that is not close to me. >> i just assume it's never going to be a winner. >> you're assuming it's not? >> no. you assume you're going win? >> i do.

i hope i'm going to win. >> okay. i like this one. yahoo! health. >> yeah. >> listed the five places you're most likely to fight with your partner. >> okay. >> how many of these do you agree with? >> while traveling together. >> every trimime. >> yeah. >> every time. >> this one at a group dinner. >> no. >> it's never happened. >> maybe after dinner if we said something. >> yeah. after dinner, absolutely. >> like the ride home. >> at a party or wedding? >> oh. debra and i had one of the worst fights ever at her trainer's wedding. >> really? >> what happened? >> it's a little too complicated. >> go on. >> but we got into a fight. i had a couple of drinks too many -- >> oh! >> some bozo was sitting next to us who knew -- who started running down her school so i walked away because -- it was just ugly. and to add insult to injury i

got a ticket going to the lincoln tunnel because the ez pass didn't register. it's a disaster. >> if a guy is talking trash about your daughter you're in the right. >> debra didn't agree. >> there's more. >> the other is in the car. >> yes. >> oh, yeah. as we said in the car on the way home. >> we had a fight at the wedding. also, in the car. mostly about my driving because i'm too slow. whenever we get in the car i go here you go and give her the keys. >> every time? >> yeah. really. >> you can take a. that -- nap. >> around your inlaws. >> that's because they instay combat -- instigate. >> ever had a fight in the weiner mobile? >> no, but i have a weanermo

biel. it has 10 hot dogs for you and condiments. it carries up to 10. this is not available in stores. don't tweet us and ask us. i already have it. >> why isn't it? >> i said the same thing! >> why is it not in stores? i asked if i could drive it and they -- >> are you from oscar mayer? why do you not have it in stores? >> you should sell it! we would buy it! we want this! >> the mobile has been around since 1936. this is the rover. >> you must make this available! >> so what do you like on your dog? >> i like mustard, onions, and relish. >> me too. >> mustardp:ká and ketchup.

>> without a beat too much of a -- do you know the song? >> oh. i'm an oscar mayer weiner because that's what i want to be. >> why don't you know songs like you know movies. >> natalie morales is in this week's tv guide. the color of taste makers. that's right. >> thanks for the "today" food series we have. "at home with natalie." >> very cool. my mother called me last night and said how was it? i said it was delicious. >> yeah. a lot of people said it was awesome. >> it was good. keep doing it. you're a great cook. >> thank you. >> come to my house! anyway. by the way --

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22-year-old singer-songwriter george ezra shot on the music scene with "budapest." we'll talk to george in a moment. first, a look at his rising career. ♪ ♪ >> singer-songwriter george ezra was first discovered on youtube at the anyonege of 18. ♪ ♪ he quickly landed a record deal and was named one of the new artists for 2014 by itunes uk. his popularity skyrocketed as his single "budapest" climbed the charts. ♪ ♪ in 2014 his best selling album "wanted" became the third-best selling record in the u.k.

and his success grew in the united states as well. with rolling stone featuring him as one of the artists you need to know this year. ♪ ♪ george performed on "saturday night live" this past march. ♪ ♪ and now his own voyage continues as his tour hits the road this summer. and george ezra is with us. so great to meet you. >> thank you for having me. >> we've been singing along to your songs for so long. of all the things you've done i was reading at 22 years old your musical influences blew me away. bob dylan is one of your favorites, woody guthrie you go back to the '20s and '30s. you're kind of an old soul. >> i don't know whats it. when i started listening to it it was bob dylan, first. i didn't find it strange at all that i connected with it as much

as i did as it was a curiosity of listening to him and being around it. i love it. >> and you were looking at some of these videos which had viral hits. map what is it like doing a video when you have sir ian with you? >> i walk into the canteen and there he was. he was a very charming person. he made me feel very comfortable because the idea at first was a bit nerve wracking. flattering, of course. >> you started singing, you know, i guess in your teens 16, 17 and you started uploading youtube videos. >> yeah. they have this red blow up sofa and you write a song on it and i must have been 18 when it went out. >> you signed a record deal shortly thereafter. what was it like to go to from

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also, we have an accident closing route 202. >> let's get you updated on the forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> lots of sunshine from the city to the shore a. growing crowd, notice right here in cape may, the like view from the market of the lafayette hotel. plenty of sunshine a light breeze, six miles an hour. the air continues to flow into the air. we announced 71 in cape may, if id is up to 75 and still in the 60s in the mountains, 65 degrees from mount pocono. sunshine 82 degrees by 2:00 this afternoon. happening now in burlington county, witness testimony begins with opening statements yesterday. they say his mother tried to rip off a bank and a mortgage company. dries see more police activity and work crews along shore routes today because the

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jimmy fallon. on wednesday night fallon returned the favor. ♪ ♪ sounds good. fallon joined took the mic for an impressive performance of the u 2 classic "desire." he was plucked out of the crowd holding a sign "singer with a broken finger." >> it sounds like two favors that fallon owes them. thank you so much. wet weather tomorrow through the southeast and northern new england. west coast looking spectacular. as we move into saturday you have showers in the central great lakes. more rain through the southeast gulf coast, on to florida beautiful weather in the northeast and the west coast67 looking good.

sunday we have rain from northern minnesota all the way to the mid mississippi river valley. some showers in the northeast on up to coastal new england. the southwest still . good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another beautiful day ahead. bright sunshine, nice and comfortable. the temperatures warming into the low- to mid-'80s this afternoon. still we see a little breeze out of the northwest. that's the dry air that continues to move in. we see another cool start tomorrow morning and another nice comfortable day tomorrow afternoon. >> that doesn't really change much for saturday. but sunday humidity returns with a chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms. the heat and humidity back next week. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al thanks a lot. now to "natalie's big adventure." natalie is always up for risking her life. >> apparently i am.

i'm never one to turn down opportunity for a little bit of fun. one of the greatest kite boarding places on the east coast. i decided to throw caution to the wind and jump in with the help of instructors at miami's kite boardsing. inging inging -- boarding. >> 200 feet off a colorado cliff. lunged 120 miles per hour down a roller coaster. and conquered my fear of sharks by getting up close and personal. my next adventure, the high speed high flying sport of kite boarding with the cutting-edge tricks. my friend matt lauer tried it once before. but for me, it was a breeze.

okay. full disclosure -- mother nature was determined to take the wind out of my sails. not much wind and not much surf. hello! >> nice to meet you. >> i'm your victim today. >> ready? >> i'm ready for this. >> did you bring the diva fan? >> i left it at home. >> first, we got3&ñz geared up. >> wait. i have to wear an impact vest? >> sunglasses. helmet. >> ready? >> i'm ready. ♪ ♪ can you till me where the wind is coming from? >> nowhere. there's no wind. let's go fly a kite! up the highest. >> goi

where hopefully there will be wind. we went out in search of wind. that's when i resorted to full on bigging. >> go, kite! up in the air! up! finally lift off. just like that, all our hopes and dreams came crashing down. [ laughter ] >> okay. okay. just set the record straight it's not me it's the lack of wind. all right. for the record. time for the back up plan. the kite board simulator used to help beginners get a feel for the sport. no wind needed. woo hoo! this is a lot of fun, but in the

end i finally found something more my speed. >> this is more like it. this is an adventure. matt lauer, the kite boarding battle roars on. >> finally. that fan i asked for. >> we got some wind. >> full breeze right here. >> thank you. thank you. >> are you serious? you throw me under the bus and show my falls. can we review -- >> i think maybe two second on the board? >> yeah. let's show the video. >> i have no surf board there. that's just feet. >> oh. >> that was learning to control the kite. now! >> oh. >> at least i actually got up. >> i think normally whenever you go there's a lot of wind. >> oh! >> i'm surprised it didn't

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>> "paper towels" we've had the stars on. what is the audience for this one? >> i think you can gets. it's based on a john green book. he has a massive ya following. i think kids will go out in droves to see "paper towns." it has a terrific sound track. >> i was going to ask you about that. "fault in our stars" help launched charlie xcx and other people. >> there are new tracks from multiple artists. it's good. >> and the small screen you've got "i am cait" beginning on e! this weekend. >> everywhere caitlyn jenner goes she makes news. people are so fascinated by her. we know she's been making a series about her transition kind of in the background. we're going to get to see that. from what i've heard, it's funny, it's touching, you know, you get to see her kind of

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♪ ♪ the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota toyota. british sicknger-songwriter george ezra is here to perform "budapest." ladies and gentlemen george ezra! ♪ ♪ ♪ my house in budapest my, my hidden treasure chest golden grand piano my beautiful castillo ♪ ♪ you ooh, you ooh, i'd leave it all my acres of a land ♪ ♪ that i've achieved it may be hard for you to stop and believe but for you ♪ ♪ ooh, you

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>> really good. yeah! this is a reminder to check out willie tonight on "lip sync battle." you have the words down! you got it. you got it! >> there you go. >> all right. >> we have make overs! >> and jenna bush hager. >> and jenna be usherush hager! >> first, watch

breaking news right now, all southbound lanes of 495 in the area of route 13 in new castle are closed after this deadly accident in new castle county. let's check on the latest in the area with jessica boyington. >> jessica, it is on 495 on the southbound lanes right around route 13, diverting all traffic off in delaware. you can see on route 13 there

will be a lot of volume and area city verted off. you can get to 95 to get through the area. as for 95 in the philadelphia area, a 20-minute drive time. no problems. now let's get you updated on the first alert forecast with bill henry. >> a cooler start. lots of sunshine, a nice breeze is going across that's a view look how clear it is. blue skies and now in the upper 60s in the mountains after a cooler start. it's in the 50s for mount pocono. 77 now in northeast philadelphia. we are warming into the '80s this afternoon. but the humidity that was so low kwled stay low today. >> happening today in philadelphia. demonstrators in center city will rally to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers.

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is what i get. >> alicia. >> oh my gosh. >> where were you? come on over so you get on mike. where were you, sweetie? >> i'm preparing your notes for today. >> we don't use any stinking notes. >> i'm out of breath. the elevator wasn't working so i had to climb the two flights of stairs. >> and look what happened. thank you for trying. >> can i have some water? >> here, here. there you go. >> i need to find some wine. >> okay. >> i'm so sorry! >> no, honey it's funny. >> and you spanked somebody already. >> i've spanked a few people already. i won't spank you because you're in a delicate position, aren't you? i usually love to spank. jenna is here with us. hoda has taken -- can you believe? >> i didn't even know this seat existed to be filled. i'm sitting here this doesn't feel right. >> you always take my seat. we're happy for her. she's off some place on a hot, sunny sandy beach with two of her favorite women in the world

besides you and me her mom and her sister. if you're watching, hoda woman we love you. have a ball. >> and we hope you're not watching having a pina colada outside right? >> she loves tequila. >> a margarita. it may be a little early. >> well, not where she is. okay. we do have a terrific show today. our favorite handy man. we have to come up with a word that it rhymes with. he has all kinds of 6 solutions like holes in your screen. he is such a love. then what are we going to do? >> we're going to do a race to escape which we've done before. do you remember when we got locked in the room? >> that was terrifying. it was scary. >> and i had fun because i brought your wine. >> that's right. and we -- you were great at it. i was not good at it because i can't see anything. >> well i'm going to be showing you how to escape a room. >> and i'm going to be blindfolded or something like that. >> that will be very fun. >> maybe i will enjoy

that's with comedian jimmy pardo. and jenna is going to -- >> i'm going to be handcuffed while you're blindfolded. >> this is getting better all the time. >> and we'll head in the kitchen with the irish lad. >> you got it. >> well, you haven't been here for like a year and a half. >> i was here on paddy's day. it wasn't that long ago. you've forgotten already. thank you very much. >> we're going to have vegetables, light, light light. he's a doll. >> beets. >> it's all about the beets. ♪ it's all about the beat ♪ it's thursday, we have a couple of fabulous thursday makeovers, too. all right. everybody is talking about it. "sharknado 3." all hell no. hoda and i had no idea what happened to us. we didn't know if we were going to end up in the next sequel. >> you will at some point. >> it sounds like we're the only

members of the "today" show team that actually make it out alive. i don't know how. >> the white house not far from where we are right now. >> you know what happens to be a great natural actor is that man. >> matt lauer. >> he is so good. remember him in the musical, "today the musical"? >> i loved that musical. here you are. the best part of the show. >> i think we're going to start calling it the coast, multiple pockets of sharknadoes developing. >> people want to be away from this sharknado? >> 10 miles, 30 miles, 100 miles. >> we're less than 100 miles. we're not leaving. >> here we go.

sometimes those are the circumstances you say they ate it. no, they got ated. it happens. >> you actually killed a shark. >> we killed them all. i didn't -- we didn't watch it. it's just too late for me, but i heard -- i hope it did well. we'll find out if there will be a sharknado 4. >> you're available? >> hoda and i checked with our agents and we are available. >> that's good to know. >> a shocking ending. hit by the space debris of the space shuttle just before the closing credits. >> uh-oh. oh no. and now they get the chance to decide if she lives or dies. >> the audience does? >> that's what it says. >> wouldn't that be a terrible thing if everybody votes to kill you? >> i know, but that might happen. >> i think that happened to me a couple of times. yeah. it's not fun. did you hear the story about

diner mom? >> yes, i did. i have a toddler so i relate. >> how old is she? >> 23 -- no, she's 2 1/2. how old is my child? >> you're forgetting lots of stuff. she's very hormonal. >> she's 2 1/2ish. >> this little girl is 2 years old and she was yelled at by a maine diner owner. and the toddler's mom tera carson, we hadn't heard from. she shared with "the washington post" that she will never, this is in quotes, never forget the look on her toddler's face after the diner owner yelled at her. carson was told there would be a 30-minute wait. after ordering her food it then took 40 minutes to arrive. this is all what she says. at that point she said her 21-month-old was getting antsy. i think she was there a long time. but wasn't having a meltdown. basically saying that they chose to stay because it was a downpour. you can understand that. but nobody -- i mean, i don't

think it was like the deal we just passed, the nuke deal. i don't think we need to spend this much time. >> this is the thing. people that have toddlers know or have had a toddler -- you've had a toddler -- they can be unpredictable and one thing that makes a toddler mad is the lack of food. my child in particular. >> lack of food, lack of sleep. >> if you're waiting and waiting and waiting for food, you can see how a toddler would be upset and i guess the bigger debate is how i would feel -- my child, if i want to tell her to please be quiet, not shut up which is what she said, the diner woman said. i feel i can do it. how do you feel about other people coming up and doing it? >> when it's your child it doesn't matter what your kid is doing, you want to take on the adult. hoda and i talked about it the other day. we could hear both sides of the story. >> i was in a situation when i was little in elementary school sitting next to my sister on a plane, and i was bullying her a little bit. i was being -- we were kind of

fighting and the man next to me said to my sister, do you want to hit her or should i? and my sister -- and that shut me up. immediately, i was like -- and my sister looked at him like, i would never hit my sister. that was enough to end the fight. >> right. was he a texan? >> of course. >> he would. >> he might hit me. and my mom wasn't on the flight, but he disciplined me. you know what, i might have needed that discipline. shocking as it is. >> what age were you at that point? >> i was probably -- we were going to visit my grandma in midland. i was probably 10. >> we're going to talk about her and her sister in a little bit too. something you told me about this morning that i love. i can't wait to talk about it. in the meantime doesn't it amazing how much your smartphone knows about you? this is another story you should tell. >> it scares me. >> google revealed a new time line feature that can show you the location history called time line designed to show users the

places they most often visit. google says this will help people remember restaurants more easily. some say it's a big bother. we think there are some creepy aspects to this. >> if you're going to use it that's one thing. if you get hacked and other people can say where you go -- your dry cleaners a lot of people have routines. everybody does. so then that's scary. but we realize this doesn't just exist -- google is the one that gets called out the most but i had a situation where instagram -- and i like instagram -- but they show your location. this sounds ignorant of me because most people that are younger than me know this. you can tag where you are, right? you can say i'm in wherever or whatever. and i did not know that. i had my location services on. i had zero idea. every time i took a picture of my apartment it showed where i was. >> and you got a telephone call from your mother. i love this. >> the secret service, which i'm glad they're still looking out

for me -- i love the secret service. i knew you were going to go there. >> i'm not going anywhere. they are busy. they have lots of things to do. >> they do. and one of the things they noticed when i would post a picture it would show where i was. and so they said can she please turn that instagram thing off? what i had to do was go in and delete and maybe, again, kyle -- >> kyle miller. our tech-savvy guy. >> do i sound like i'm an old person who doesn't understand technology a little bit? >> a little bit. but not as bad as kathie. some apps that you have will use your location to function. so like maps the weather app they need that to know how to get you that information. if you don't want your location to be shared on twitter instagram, facebook, go to settings on your iphone hit privacy. go to location services and then if you scroll down all the apps that use location there we hit instagram and we can put never. so never allow location access.

>> that's pretty darned simple. >> that was simple but okay -- >> the pictures that are already on your instagram you have to erase. >> then you have to go back and erase like jenna did. >> gindividually. it took you a long time. we're not going to get to talk about the world's biggest zit? >> tomorrow. >> oh, good. something to look forward to. >> i'm back tomorrow and we can discuss it then. >> google the world's biggest zit. >> and you know what -- >> we will discuss tomorrow. put your comments on facebook. >> mw>fj is your homework. if you're eating or if you have a weak stomach and somebody tells you to google this, be smart enough not to. >> she wasn't. she wasn't. they've been behind closed doors for about three hours after they were ambushed, so don't miss the big reveal. >> if you have a leaky faucetkxd a new test with pluggable febreze. we rented this resort, hid smelly objects all over each villa and plugged in febreze. then real people were asked to stay for a long weekend. would they smell anything?

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ready? ♪ lou manfredini he's got a nickname that rhymes with lamborghini ♪ >> they both rhyme. >> for the first time that's not bad. >> not bad. she didn't like it. what's up, lou? >> how are you? >> now what's broken? >> faucet? >> the first question was about a leaky faucet. my outdoor faucet for the house is leaking out of the handle. she wants to know if she needs to replace the handle or the whole thing. >> typically, in particular because she lives in chicago she has a faucet like this which is a frost-proof faucet. >> is it copper? >> it is it's copper. the way these work the valve is actually on this side which is on the inside warm of the house. the reason it's leaking is there's this very long shaft inside. >> whoa whoa. >> because the water turns on and off where it's heated, this little rubber needs to be

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jessica. >> what we're looking at right now is camera live right at that scene where you can see all traffic being diverted off at route 13. you can see the police officers scattered right there across the highway. all lanes are definitely blocked. you can see a massive backup. you can take route 13 to get by the area but it's being diverted off. you can take 95 which is starting to see delays headed southbound. that's what we have to do to get through the area. 13 looking okay there as well. tacony open, but delays and burlington bristol is all clear. let's get you updated on this glorious morning with bill henley. >> we had very similar conditions yesterday morning. we saw 80s yesterday. we're on our way today. sunshine over boathouse row. flags are blowing. comfortable breeze. 76 degrees in philadelphia.

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it's thirsty thursday. i'm here with my good friend jenna hager. >> it's ambush makeover time. >> we've taken two deserving ladies and placed them into very, very good hands of our experts. "today" contributor and hairstylist of the stars. ♪ and the fashion maven who knows how to work any outfit "today" contributor and author jill. >> we have two beautiful ladies. >> two great looking ladies. excited about the makeovers. you can see. >> starting out pretty good. >> they look great. to the first, janet 56.

she's from michigan. she caters, volunteers and is a full-time momajer to three talented daughters. she says she has a closet full of clothes but she doesn't know how to wear them. let's listen to her story. >> well, we couldn't miss these signs. so the first one help wanted. please ambush me. and then this is the first time i've been serenaded. so tell me about this sign. actually, sing it to us. ♪ today show is my destiny ♪ ♪ shut up and ambush me ♪ >> i love the song. you have a gorgeous voice. of course we picked you and i know you're so excited. >> i'm thrilled, thank you for having me. i can't wait to see what you're going to do. >> we can't wait either. >> two of her three daughters, vanessa and sabrina are here with husband bob. >> bob.

hello bob. >> are you guys ready? leave it on. we'll have her come out. >> take one last look at her before. now bring her out, jenna. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> you look amazing. okay. go for it, girls. >> and bob. >> and bob. >> who is that? >> you look beautiful. i love it. >> you look amazing. >> what did you do? >> should she look at herself first? go ahead. >> my gosh. >> wow. >> look how gorgeous she looks. >> wow. i'm glamorous. kind of blondish and i think it works for me. thank you. >> beautiful. >> all right, louis. i love it.

>> who else, the best in the business, the hair color. you are not quite blond but you are blondish. i added some soft, golden highlights and i did lighten the base color all at the same time. >> what would you call that color chestnut? >> honey brown, i think. >> it's beautiful. a little caramel. >> look at that body. >> hold it, bob. one second, bob. down boy. >> that dress is always flattering on almost every figure, so this is from maggie and blue is not only beautiful now it will go into next year. it's the color of next year. >> bob what do you think? >> i think it's fantastic. >> are you taking her out for a date? >> sure. she has always had long hair. it's the first time i've seen her with shorter hair. >> it frames your face. girls, are you happy? >> she looks beautiful. >> thank you so rbjñ

you can join your family. all right, our second lady is kathy burke. she's 42 from greenwood, south carolina. she's a grade school assistant and she has foundation, blush, and a brush through her hair. her girls says she doesn't have a routine at all. she describes her fashion sense as casual. let's hear her story. >> she's so pretty. >> lauren we're not going to make you sing but we've already made you cry. why are you crying already? >> i don't really know. >> you're excited for mom? >> i was just laughing too hard. >> i'll go with excited for mom. how do you feel about all this? >> overwhelmed. i'm speechless. >> you are going to be beyond gorgeous. >> i can't wait. i'm very excited. >> she already has beautiful bone structure. >> i love her accent. >> she is here with her husband stony and 6-year-old and

11-year-old matthew and 12-year-old fallon. the picture before and bring out the new kathy burke. >> wowie! >> right there, sweetie. right there. you see that on the floor? thank you. oh my gosh. everybody take off your blindfolds. >> take them off. >> oh, my gosh! >> look at your mom. >> you turn around and you'll see why. turn around and take a look at yourself. >> oh, my gosh! oh, my word. >> you look beautiful. >> you're gorgeous. >> i don't look like the same person. >> yep, that's the idea. do you need kleenex? >> oh my goodness. >> there you go. careful of the makeup, just dab. >> her daughter is crying too. what do you think about your

mommy? she doesn't even know what to say. >> tell us about the hair. >> okay, layered it around the face which is so flattering. it opens up her face and shows just how beautiful she really is. the hair color just brings out the blue eyes, which is accented by the makeup. she looks fantastic. i hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed giving it to you. >> and what about her cute outfit? i love the leather. >> it will take her throughout the whole year. you'll see a lot of hardware on a lot of leather pieces, and that's really in right now and it will make any outfit. the jeans are nydj. >> fantastic. let's bring our other lady out. thank you again to louis and jill, as usual. >> a delicious meal that can't be "beet."

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a challenge to come up with new ideas to use vegetables. it looks like our "today" food team has done it this time. >> from the emerald isle, our presenter as you like to go by. >> a delicious veggie dish and it's all about the beet, about the beet. >> she sings as well. so beet root risotto. >> it's a root. >> these are lovely beet root and they're in season now so they can come in lots of various hapes and sizes and colors. we're going to do an easy risotto. >> we need to show our english risotto. >> these are the ingredients

you'll use. >> we have rice beet, onion. it starts off with your onion and garlic. but ours will start off with roasting our beets. if you are peeling your beets and chopping -- >> you have to peel them? >> you have to peel them. you want to put the gloves on. >> she's cut herself twice already today. >> this is the best way to make sure you don't get -- that it doesn't stain your hands. >> so it's not for safety. i thought it was for safety. >> we're going to roast the beets, wrap them up in tinfoil and bake off for about 45 minutes at 400 degrees fahrenheit until they're nice and tender and you can pierce them through. we're looking for nice little chunks. once they're cooked and these chunks are going to be basically blitzed through our risotto and on top of the risotto. if you follow me this way -- >> two uses. >> thank you very mucfv÷d

can you get past me? i look like a large beet. >> you're a beautiful beet. >> it starts off with a good base of garlic and onions. 10 or 15 minutes until you get really good flavor from them. when they've gone nice and soft, nice quality white wine. i knew she'd be interested. >> she might just want to drink it out of the bottle. >> if it's my stuff i would. >> can you use your stuff for a beet risotto? >> of course. >> you want to make sure this cooks off a little bit and that wine evaporates off so you give really good flavor to it and the process is slowly ladle in the mixture. we have lovely broth here. this is vegetable broth. you can use chicken stock. >> you need to use risotto rice. >> it's a short grain rice and it goes nice and creamy. so come along this way. >> this is cooking through and

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so you may be wondering why i am handcuffed to my chair and kathie lee is blindfolded next to me. >> just another day. >> so are we. we're told you shouldn't worry and we shouldn't worry because comedian jimmy pardo, the host of the show "race to escape" is here to explain what this is all about. >> hey, jimmy. >> good morning kathie. it's not going to get that crazy. are we doing okay? >> yes so far.

>> i just don't like it. >> i don't blame you. here is the deal. on our show two teams of three that have an hour to break out of this room. their goal is to get out. your goal is to rescue that bottle of champagne from that case over there jenna. >> if there's anything i know about this woman, she will get to champagne. >> i'll get the champagne for hoda. >> you're not going to drink it, kathie? >> i didn't say that. >> you're pregnant and i'm an alcoholic. first things first, you have to break out of these things. how would you get out of that? you have to solve the clues, direct kathie lee to a way to get out of the handcuffs. >> i think i see the way. stand up. don't fall. walk to the left. keep walking straight straight, straight. now put your hand out. >> which hand? >> left. put it to the left. there you go, girl.

>> were you in a sorority? >> i've got it, right? >> take that key -- >> that's what they call a carabener. >> are these for the handcuffs? >> what do you think they're for? >> you have to work together as a team. kathie are you all right? very concerned. >> right there. >> maybe i can do it. >> can you guide it in? >> like houdini. should i help at all? >> that's against the rollsules. >> do the other one. kathie, you can take off the blindfold and you can move on. >> more? >> are we done? >> here is the beauty about our show. if anything could be a clue so maybe the blindfold has something to do with something. >> maybe. oh. >> are you still locked? >> help me out. >> kathie, head over to the

refrigerator and start on that baby. i'll get jenna loose. all right, jenna, you and i will be here the next 45 minutes. >> i don't know how to open it. there's no beer in there. >> there's a malfunction! >> kathie lee, look and, jenna come on this side. >> i get it. >> and then there's a beer bottle. you have to get to the bottom. >> look for the beer bottle. >> i can't tell if it's beer. >> it's hidden by the cozy. you have to knock that baby down and then when it gets down you'll get another clue. there we go. you're doing great. make a little fruit salad. >> oh, crap. crud. >> we have to knock it all the way down? >> yes. >> we don't have time for this. >> you're not even close, jenna. get it through the top and put that over. kathie lee is understanding everything. look. jenna, push it.

>> i'm trying. >> a pregnant woman. >> salt and pepper style. when are you due? in three weeks? >> close. >> now push it back. you push yours this way. >> i can't see. >> let me come over to the side. >> that is a horrible idea. >> there you go. way to go. >> can i help in any way? >> no! back off. >> that's it. that's all. >> listen -- >> that's the beauty. >> she's not giving up. >> give it another try. >> this is "today" on nbc.

during the break we got the bottle back and we opened the bottle and it said wine. and so we did that and there it is. >> we win. >> and there we go.

it's really fun. it premieres on the science channel this saturday night. >> tomorrow actress

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that breaking news is a deadly accident in new castle county. one person has died four others hurt when two cars collide on i-495 south of route 13. mow monique braxton live on route 13. >> reporter: like everybody else, we found it quite challenging. look at the backup on southbound route 13. this is where people are being rerouted because they simply cannot go down or continue down i-495 because of the accident scene. north on route 13 it