february. that's what i do. >> is that going to help? >> we'll be back in a few minutes with local updates. the "today" show is next. always get updates anytime with the nbc 10 news app. good morning. the hot zone. a big portion of the eastern u.s. bracing for a heat wave. while out west more than a hundred wildfires rage. dozens of homes destroyed by an unprecedented blaze in washington state. we are there live. worth the wait? donald trump finally gets specific on key issues in the presidential campaign, hitting on immigration -- >> they have to go. >> -- sending ground troops back to iraq. >> you knock the hell out of the oil, take back the oil. >> and the surprising place he gets military advice. >> well, i watch the show. fatal accident. a navy parachutist ties after colliding with another.

their team on a safety standdown. we'll have the latest. and it's a jungle out there. a blistering article about working conditions at amazon goes viral. claims of 80-hour work weeks, brutal competition, employees reduced to tears. how the company's ceo is firing back today, monday, august 17, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from stay in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i talk about that amazon story, the working conditions at amazon going viral. it hit the front page of the "new york times" yesterday and it is getting enormous traction. >> that's right. it's the most e-mailed, most read story on the "new york times" website now. it describes a cruel and backstabbing culture. jeff bezos said this is not the company i recognize.

we'll have more coming up. >> we will. starting with the heat. a hot and humid day on tap for millions. dylan is here for al with a first look at the weather. >> we are in the middle of a heat wave in the northeast. it takes three temperatures at 90 or higher. with the area of high pressure dominating the eastern half of the country it's not only pumping in heat but humidity. in the southwest, we have near record heat again today with the area of high pressure producing some excessive heat warnings and heat advisories across southern california, 9/11 into southwestern arizona. temperatures rubbing 5 to 10 degrees above average. yuma, arizona, 115. palm springs 115. this is dangerous for the fires out west. the ground the still dry. there is no rain in sight and the extreme temperatures are dangerous for firefighters, too. in the northwest, temperatures running 5 to 10 degrees above average. 89 in portland. 99 in medford, oregon. it's the combination of the heat

and humidity, the feels-like temperature because of the high humidity up near 97 in philadelphia. in washington, d.c. it will feel close to that. in new york city as well. over the course of the next couple of days we'll see relief. we'll lose the 90s. we'll hang in the mid to upper 80s but the humidity will drop. that will make it more comfortable for the end of the week i.'s been brutally hot here this weekend and will last a couple more days. >> you mentioned the extreme heat out west helping to fuel wildfires burning out of control in at least four states. one of the most dangerous fires in eastern washington where homes have been destroyed and evacuations are ongoing. miguel almaguer is there for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. because the wildfire is moving so quickly, firefighters aren't sure how many homes have been lost. it is feared the number is roughly 75. this property and others in the tourist destination still

smoldering as flames race toward even more neighborhoods. this morning in washington state, this is what they face -- a firefight so explosive, so unpredictable the national guard was called to help from the air and on the ground. the so called chelan complex fire has been nearly impossible to stop. what began as four small lightning fires here merged into a monster blaze. neighborhoods, a warehouse, a lumberyard lost. 2,700 people forced to flee. the fire stretched 14 miles in some spots, jumping a river, hopscotching toward homes. >> there was fire everywhere around you could look. >> reporter: this morning the west is raging out of control. more than a hundred large wildfires spreading resources dangerously thin. in oregon, idaho, and california, dozens of homes swallowed by flames.

many of these wildfires are wind-driven with mother nature in control, the outlook isn't pretty. in nine western states what was once beautiful is now in ruins. firefighters face a triple threat this morning. incredible heat here, drought conditions and gusty winds. the blaze is roughly 30% contained though it is poised to make another run later on today. to give you an example of how stretched resources are the u.s. forest service is spending $100 million a week on fighting fires. next week they will burn through their budget. matt? >> miguel almaguer, thank you very much. let's turn to presidential politics now and republican frontrunner donald trump's policy proposals. they are controversial like the man himself. katy tur has more. good morning. >> good morning. they include his plan for undocumented immigrants, their families and paying for the wall at least partly with increased

visa fees not to mention his ideas on foreign policy and the military. this as hillary clinton tries to maintain standing among democratic voters. today the republican frontrunner is unveiling his immigration plan including undocumented immigrants. >> they have to go. chuck, we either have a country or we don't. >> reporter: discussing how to defeat isis trump opened the door to sending ground troops. >> take back the oil. we take over the oil which we should have done in the first place. >> reporter: ground troops. what you are talking about is ground troops. >> that's okay. >> reporter: trump offered a window into his thinking. >> who do you talk to for military advice now. >> well, i watch the shows. >> reporter: trump isn't ready to rule out a third-party bid but offered praise for the gop. >> i'm not prepared to close the door yet. i wouldn't be surprised if it happens. they are treating me very well. i just want to be treated fairly. >> reporter: that's not good enough for trump's gop rivals.

>> it's not clear to me that donald trump is a republican, first of all, based upon his willingness to run a third-party bid and some of the positions he's taken. >> reporter: this as the democratic frontrunner hillary clinton tries to reset her campaign while attack iing further. not to mention the threat of a joe biden candidacy. over the weekend the washington times reported at least 60 e-mails have been flagged as potentially having classified information. after clinton dismissed the controversy as partisan games in iowa friday. >> it's not about e-mails or servers either. it is about politics. >> trump heads to court today appearing for jury duty in manhattan. his spokesperson saying he will continue to campaign, even if he gets picked. >> all right. katy, thank you very much. let's bring in mark halpern from blumberg politics.

he's at the iowa state fair. good morning. >> good morning. >> seems like trump was listening to critics saying he was all sizzle, no steak. he spoke to chuck todd on issues like immigration, iran, isis. was it worth the wait? >> reporter: the immigration plan is relatively specific by the standards of a presidential campaign. chuck took him through issues and people heard him talk. the trump candidacy is doing it to punch the ticket, talk about policy. the big thing was at the fair. the day chuck interviewed him he took people in the helicopter. i went up. he was in the best mood i have ever seen. then he walked around. people yelled stuff at him. not "i love you on celebrity apprentice." they yelled you're the only one who can beat hillary. there are clearly flaws but he has the ability to say imfwrags is a big issue, here's what i think on it. >> compare what you saw in terms

of the reaction to donald trump at the iowa state fair with how people there reacted to the other candidates because basically all of them were there. >> reporter: i have been here with sarah palin when she was hot. i have been here with barack obama, george w. bush and i saw the reaction here. mr. trump got a bigger reaction. it wasn't just celebrity. it was people really traun to him. the other republican campaigns monitored him at the fair. they think for the first time trump not only could win the iowa caucuses but could win other contests, maybe be the nominee. this is a change in how other candidates are viewing things. >> hillary clinton is there tealing with the continued familyo -- fallout of the e-mai scandal. she has bernie sanders and other other big names floating the

idea they could jump into the race. how did iowans react to her? >> reporter: she got a big reaction saying iowa isn't asking her about sanders or e-mail. hard to question the first lady on e-mail practices if you are a citizen. reporters are asking and republicans are asking. there is a lot of unease. i talked to rank and file folks and elite democrats worried about her e-mail issue. the clinton folks can say and spin it and say this isn't what voters care about. she made a joke on friday that people thought was off key. make no mistake, i think she's the likely next president because she's the most likely democratic nominee and the republican race is scrambled. there is a lot of unease in iowa and amongst democrats around the country. you are hearing chatter about will someone else big get in the race but sanders got a big reaction. he continues to grow and expand. hilla hillary's people aren't under

estimating his threat or of somebody else getting in the race. >> mark, nice talking to you. >> thanks, matt. now to natalie with breaking news overnight on the search for a missing plane. >> search teams struggled to get to the site where an indonesian passenger plane crashed while on a domestic flight. wreck kage of the plane was fou in a mountainous region. the plane was carrying almost half a million in cash for remote villages. federal safety officials are investigating a deadly midair crash in california. five people were killed when two small planes collided on approach on sunday in san diego county. both planes caught fire when they hit the ground. firefighters put out several brush fires after that crash. tragedy over the weekend at an air show in chicago. 32-year-old u.s. army skydiver cory hood died sunday, one day after he collided with another

skydiver and was knocked unconscious and hit a building. hood served five tours in iraq and afghanistan and had been awarded two bronze stars. the accident is now under investigation. in china, dozens missing after last week's industrial explosion. there are at least 114 people killed. keir simmons has more from london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the numbers are stunning. you mentioned the number of dead. with ten more bodies found today. there are still 70 people missing, mostly firefighters, and 700 remain in the hospital. this morning the chemical warehouses which blow up last wednesday haven't stopped smoldering. the fire continues to burn at one last point, five days after the explosion. now some of the 6,000 displaced from their homes are protesting, demanding compensation with reports cyanide was found in the water and fears that storms

could release poisonous hydrogen cyanide in into the area. the communist leaders are promising an fwags and punishment if regulations were violated. the protests while small are unusualle in china. >> thank you, keir. tributes today for julian bond, a key leader in the civil rights movement. he died in florida after a brief illness. president obama called bond a hero who helped change this country for the better. others called him a giant and a trailblazer. a georgia lawmaker and long-time head of the naacp, julian bond was 75. australian jason day is celebrating a record-settling win in the pga championship. he won the championship with a record-breaking 20 under par. it was day's first win in a major. he said to finish the way he did was amazing. congratulated by his son dash right there. here is a lesson in how not to

drive. a truck driver was headed down a highway with the trailer in the up position. that's when he approached a sign. the whole thing caught on another truck driver's dash cam video. not so good for the sign. not a happy ending. >> what could possibly go wrong. >> despite attempts of other motorists to stop him. >> thank you, natalie. >> you got it. >> dylan, what's shaking? >> we have scattered showers and storms in the southeast. storms through the eastern rockies into the western plains including denver which, they could see damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. we'll see the front cool things down. temperatures only in the 60s in minneapolis. that's a look at the weather across the country.

good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day, hotter than yesterday. low to mid-90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid than the last couple days. the humidity on the rise again tomorrow. so it won't be as hot in the afternoon. it will feel about the same as today. 92 degrees the high temperature tuesday. then we get a break from the 90s. wednesday with a chance of showers, a better chance of widespread rainfall later thursday and into friday. then partly sunny and warm this weekend. have a great day. hat's your latest forecast. >> thank you. now to the article we talked

about at the top of the show. a scathing piece about amazon and swift reaction from the ceo. over the weekend the "times" exposed what it called a bruising workplace with a backstabbing, abusive culture that left some employees in tears. former staffers said they were pitted against each other and pushed to the brink all in the name of ruthless efficiency. 80-hour weeks were normal and expected. another claimed she was put on performance improvement plan after contracting breast cancer. >> the founder and ceo of the company is issuing a rare response. he's strongly defending his company. bezos is encouraging employees to read the article and e-mail him directly with any allegations of abuse . in a staff memo he says the article doesn't describe the amazon i know or the caring amazonians i work with every day. even if it is rare or isolated, our tolerance for any such lack of empathy needs to be zero.

he said i strongly believe that anyone working in a company that's really like the one tribed in the "new york times" would be crazy to stay. i know i would leave such a company. obviously saying i won't let this stand. what i have read about. there are a lot of people quoted in the article. >> there were many, many interviews and this piece obviously went into a whole culture in a period of time. a lot of people are reacting to it. of course they know this company so well. >> it went beyond just typical griping that a lot of people hear in the hallways of the office every day. >> tamron, what are you hearing? >> it's interesting to read the comments. jeff bezos is not the only one speaking out. there was a huge reaction on social media. some fans of amazon have already turned on the company. for example, best selling author john green tweeted this one. this nyt story made me cancel my amazon prime subscription. worst cult ever.

at least one employee is coming to the company's defense. amazon.com's head of infrastructure shared on linkedin what he calls an amazonian response. in it he wrote in part, i am not going to stand idly by as a horribly misinformed piece of journalism slanders my company in public without merit. he's an executive. as you pointed out a lot of people quoted in the article perhaps not on the top of the food chain. that's a lot to think about as a consumer and honestly workplace culture in general. >> yeah. >> there are a lot of horror stories. if you read it you feel better about your own workplace. all right, tamron, thank you very much. coming up a young man texts his mother that he's being assaulted by his air b & b host and the mother could not get anyone from the company to help. the terrifying ordeal in their own words. >> plus, the recruitment video that has a sorority at the

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♪ 7:30 now. it's monday morning, the 17th of august 2015. a nice start to hot day on rockefeller plaza. around the east, into the 90s, dylan. >> easily. feels like a hundred. it will be a wet heat. >> take a look at the headlines this morning. crews are pushed to the limit by more than a hundred wildfires raging across the west. in eastern washington, four fires merged into one massive blaze over the weekend destroying dozens of homes. the flames are fuelled by a combination of high winds, heat and very dry conditions. >> wreckage from a missing passenger plane in indonesia was found overnight. the flight vanished on sunday. 54 people were on board. a search plane spotted the

debris in a rugged mountainous areas and rescue teams are trying to reach the site. >> reporter: donald trump is taking a break from the campaign trail. the republican presidential frontrunner has been summoned for jury duty in new york city. also, research revealing the one thing you should have in your life for sustained happiness. >> a lot of people won't be surprised by the answer. some might be. let's start this half hour with an arrest in the stabbing death of morgan freeman's granddaughter. we are hearing from the oscar winner about the tragedy. nbc's betty nguyen is here with this. it's a horrible story. >> just tragic. edena hines was killed in front of her home in new york. the actor and the family are trying to figure out what led to the shocking crime. this morning new york city police arrested and charged a suspect with second-degree murder in the death of morgan

freeman's step-granddaughter. the actor calling it tragic and senseless. the 33-year-old who was also an actress was found lying in the street near her home sunday with multiple stab wounds to her torso. she was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. neighbors called 911 after they heard screams coming from outside. >> i looked out the window. this person was on the ground. this guy was on top. she screamed again. i went and called 911. >> reporter: police took 30-year-old lamar davenport into custody at the scene and transported him to a medical center for a psychological evaluation. he was later charged. witnesses say it appears davenport was performing some sort of exorcism. >> i cast you out, devil. in the name of jesus christ, i cast you out. >> reporter: reports identify davenport as hines's boyfriend though it wasn't confirmed and say the two just enjoyed dinner

with friends hours before. >> have you been here before? >> reporter: hines a graduate from nyu's school of arts shared her grandfather's love of acting. she returned for a role in an upcoming independent film. in a statement freeman said the world will never know her artistry and talent and how much she had to offer. her star will shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. may she rest in peace. >> davenport is being held for evaluation. freeman thanked supporters for the tremendous outpouring of love. i can't imagine what the family is going through, especially considering the circumstances of it. >> betty, thank you very much. >> now a look at dylan for the weather forecast. >> we have stormy weather, especially through the midwest today stretching back into the eastern rockies. this is a system that's going to intensify more tomorrow. this morning we have scattered showers moving into southeastern

colorado. the heavier rain is into iowa. we had a lot of lightning earlier but the lightning with the storms fizzled out a bit. this is the general area where we'll see the chance of super cells developing this afternoon. large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours. an isolated tornado is possible. that includes denver, too. tomorrow it strengthens a bit and shifts to the east. des moines into wichita, parts of kansas city. we could see the risk of strong storms once again. it also includes large hail, damaging winds and a risk of tornadoes. 10 million people in the risk area for tomorrow. today, keep an eye along the gulf coast. they have pop-up storms creating rainfall. we could have an inch or two. hot and humid in the northeast. hot and dry out west. could bes close to good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day, hotter than yesterday. low to mid-90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid

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7:39 on a monday morning. we are back with a disturbing story tied to the home sharing website air b & b. >> a massachusetts man claimed he was locked in a room and assaulted by his host. his mother could not get anyone to help. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: for 19-year-old jacob lopez what was supposed to be a memorable trip to madrid turned into what he claims was a nightmare he'll never forget. >> i kept telling my mom i need help. she was telling me, they are not helping, they're not helping. >> reporter: mikayla giles was thousands of miles away in massachusetts when she got her son's frantic messages. >> jacob told me she's locked the door and has the key. i can't get out. >> reporter: according to jacob his airbnb host had him trapped and was making threats, demanding a sexual encounter. >> my husband wasn't home at the time. i was texting him and my

brother, trying to find out how to call for help. >> reporter: she called airbnb but said they wouldn't tell her where her son was, drekirectingr to the local police. >> i tried to call madrid. when i did get through to the number he gave me it was a recording in spanish which i couldn't understand. it kept disconnecting me. >> reporter: she said her calls back to airbnb went unanswered. jacob said he was sexually assaulted by a trans-gender host, which the host denies according to the "new york times.." >> it's hard for me to imagine any human being including the multiple employees i spoke with not being able to intervene and offer help under those circumstances. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc airbnb said over 800,000 people stayed on airbnb around the world.

70,000 were staying in spain. even one incident is one too many. while no industry has 100% safety record, that's what we strive for, adding we are clarifying our policy so that our team will always contact law enforcement if we are made aware of an emergency situation. they are also adding an emergency contact to bookings and making it easier to share itineraries. in order to protect yourself, travel experts say to make sure you have the local emergency number. >> if you are staying with a host in the same unit, start by having a chat with that person well before you arrive. >> reporter: something jacob said he did. >> if i could do it differently, i would trust my instincts more about little things that don't check out. >> reporter: a young man and his mother. >> i don't want to see anyone have to go through the same thing i went through. >> reporter: turning terror into a lesson. >> i'm so proud of you. >> reporter: for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new

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7:47 now. a university of alabama sorority is in the spotlight over a can he recall recruitment video. tamron? >> good morning. that video raked up half a million views in just a few days. one writer took issue with the portrayal of college life sparking a big conversation online. ♪ >> reporter: this morning you can't find this recruiting video on the chapter website, perhaps because of the growing outcry about the lack of diversity and the way it portrays women. ♪ >> reporter: the controversy was touched off by this opinion piece titled sorority video worse for women than donald trump. saying it's object identifying standing out in beauty and bounts and the women poster children for detrimental

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nbc 10 news starts now. good morning, i'm chris cato. 7:56. we'll see if those temperatures are coming up as promised out there. here's meteorologist bill henley with your first alert forecast. bill? >> it won't be long, we'll see a quick warmup to the 70s, 80s and topping out in the 90s for the third day in a row, a heat wave. it is hazier and more humid today. a little bit of a breeze blowing. that's not a cooling breeze. that's a southwesterly wind at 6 miles an hour in philadelphia, just enough to bring in additional humidity today. the temperature now 79 degrees in northeast philadelphia. holding at 73 for allentown, wilmington and millville. won't be long before all of those locations will warm into the 90s. 88 degrees by lunch time. 3:00, 92 degrees. all right. time to check traffic now. nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter katy zachry will show us how the morning rush is

shaping up. >> just a few minutes before 8:00. we're seeing volume on 95 southbound as well as 76 westbound where you're seeing speeds on average of high 20s, around 30 miles an hour. it will take you 26 minutes to go between the vine and the blue route, about 20 minutes to go between the blue route and the vine. you can see some of the stacked traffic. in pottstown, there's a hazardous road situation on ocean street. a staggering number of crashes over the past two years, including 11 fatal ones prompted a push for safety. police from various agencies will use marked andç unmarked cars to crack down an aggressive driving. also in ocean county, state environmental officials approved a plan to rebuild after damage if hurricane sandy.

i'm chris cato. back in 20 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, what's the key to happiness -- good friends, good food, more free time? nope. the new research claiming the answer could depend on your faith. plus, looking for love online. >> why can't i go to a bar and meet someone? there are so many millions of men here. >> you like someone or you don't. how you meet them has changed. >> is your soul mate a swipe away? we have a week-long look at what it takes to find love in the digital age. and they call it poppy love. the new addition to jenna bush hager's family meets her grandparents. we'll hear from the proud mom about life with baby number two today, monday, august 17, 2015. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> happy monday from indiana! >> we are the halls from houston, here to tell friends and family that it's a boy! >> good morning to oklahoma. >> good morning, virginia! >> good morning, mississippi. go state. [ cheers and applause ] >> we are back now. 8:00 on a monday morning, the 17th day of august, 2015. yeah, we have been talking about it all morning long. it's a steamy one in the northeast. the temperature going way into the 90s. by the way, the humidity, not great either. >> not good at all. >> we agreed. feels kind of nice now. >> big concerts this week.

on wednesday, lil mix fresh from a performance with taylor swift over the weekend brings their bland of black magic to the plaza. >> and you will really, really, really, really, really like our concert on friday. carly rae jepsen will be front and center on our concert stage. come on down to the plaza and hang out with us. >> going to be fun. really, really, really, really. we can wait for friday though. let's check on the top stories. it's nice and cool inside with natalie. >> good morning again, everyone. more than a hundred wildfires in the west. fast moving blazes fuelled by gusty winds and searing heat forced evacuations in washington, oregon and it idaho. many fires were started by a lightning storm that swept through the region. calmer weather is helping firefighters beat back some of the flames. in california, wildfires burning in a forest near los angeles has been cut in half.

today, search teams in indonesia are struggling to get to the rugged site where a passenger plane crashed while on a domestic flight. wreckage of the trigana airplane disappeared in bad weather on sunday. villagers say the plane flew into a mountain. there were 54 people on board including five children. a trial gets under way in new hampshire today that's expected to shine a harsh spotlight on an elite boarding school. a former student at the st. paul's school in concord faces rape and other charges. he's pleaded not guilty. officials allege what happened was part of a sordid school tradition. according to authorities it's called the senior salute. it involves taking the virginity of younger girls before they graduate. for the first time since revealing he had cancer, former president jimmy carter did what he usually does on sunday -- went to church. he and his wife rosalyn greeted

people in georgia. the former president hasn't revealed the cancer he's battling. he said he would be back next week to teach sunday school. good to see him back. a ball boy made a great effort trying to chase down a foul ball at the dodgers game. take a look. leaping high for it, he went head over heels into the stands. he missed the ball but got an a for effort. big cheers from the crowd. there was a huge outpouring of support for the clear the shelters effort over the weekend. the goal was to find new homes for as many unwanted cats and dogs as possible. most were born this spring and have been overwhelming crowded shelters. guess what. you did your part. nearly 20,000 furry friends were adopted by people across the country. more than 400 shelters took part in the campaign by eliminating adoption fees and in the process, a lot of lives were saved. aw, look at that face. good for everybody who got their

new fur babies. savannah? >> natalie, thank you. what's the key to true happiness? new research claims to have finally solved the age old question. according to a new study in the american journal of epidemiology, joining a religious group does more for sustained happiness than other form of social participation. the study involved more than 9,000 people over 50 and compared religion to activities like volunteering and charity work, taking a class or participating in a political or community organization. the study found religion led to the greatest mental health benefit. it lessened depression and helped the sick better cope with illness. suggesting that the key to true happinessle would begin with faith. let's bring in jennifer hartstein, a psychologist who specializes in treating children and their families. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks. >> in a way i don't think this

is terribly surprising. what's interesting about the study is it looked at all kinds of different groups. even those with community like a sports group or a political group or whatever. didn't offer the same sustained happiness as religion and faith. what do you think of that? >> it's not really surprising. one thing i think is noteworthy is a religious affiliation is longer term. you can go, leave. it's always there. it's sustained like the happiness. where the sports group ends. it might be seasonal or a volunteer opportunity might end. there is judgment in sports groups and other things where in a religious affiliation it's welcoming, brings you in and creates a sense of community that people need. >> to state the obvious, it goes teeper. >> it absolutely goes deeper. we know spirituality is something that helps people feel like they feel a higher power. they find the center, groundedness. it could be anything for anybody. whatever it is we know meditation, mindfmindfulens,en

our brain chemistry and helps us feel centered. that's good for all of us. >> and the research shows people of faith have a better time coping with illness or something going wrong. is this something you see in your practice? >> sure. we all need to find that place for ourselves. we know religion or houses of worship provide that for us. we can go there and say, you know, help me through this and hand it over. that relieves us of some of the intense pain we might be carrying around when we are ill or there is death and dying. >> some people aren't fans of organized religion. spiritual ti and faith can be practiced in different ways. >> you can find it. whatever works for you will be helpful. >> good to see you, thank you. what do you wear when you travel? sweats, shorts, dress up? meet the man on a mission to get us to dress better. plus, should your kids get a trophy just for participating in something? the nfl player taking a hard line with his kids.

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8:10. great time to check out the stories trending today. this one will get conversation going. we are familiar with participation trophies in sports. everybody get astroif i no matter how the season turns out, no matter how well they do. do you know who wasn't happy when his sons came home with a participation trophy? pittsburgh steel rs player james harrison. he's giving them back saying i'm sorry. i'm not sorry for believing that

everything in life should be earned. sometimes your best isn't enough. that should drive you to want to do better. # harrison family values. >> he's got a point. my kids play sports. they give out little trophies. but as you get more competitive that stops. i do think it's hard to raise kids and give them something and take it away from them. >> taking it away might be a step too far. i don't like the participation trophies. >> neither do i. >> when you do something exceptional it's nice to be recognized. if everybody get astroif i -- >> you did it just for the cause, the game, the sport and not for something in return. but we're not 7-year-olds looking at a line of trophies and wanting one. >> exactly. by the way, we asked people online to weigh in on this. 93% of you said, no. kids should not receive participation trophies. >> they're not as special if everybody gets them. >> exactly right.

>> so true. >> we travel all the time. i think i know your answer. do you dress up when you travel? >> not even a little bit. sweats. >> three piece suit, matt? >> no. >> comfortable. >> middle ground. >> middle ground. >> people come down different ways on this. i know you try to look nice. i tease you. >> i have a pet peeve of people in gym shorts, flip-flops, tank tops. >> you have a friend online who wrote an oral you are going to agree with. i'm not sure you didn't write it. here is a quote. i like to think i am performing a small act of resistance against the increasingly slob beneficiary status quo. >> i wouldn't use those words. >> join with me. dress decently when you travel. seven hours to madrid in la clase turista is trying enough without your mangy old t-shirt adding to the sensory assault. >> i'm clean though. >> i dress comfortable. i'm showered. didn't put on makeup because we

wear it enough. >> the line is the smell. i don't care what you wear. >> oh, listen. >> i draw the line. want to wear flip-flops, wear them. keep them on during the flight. don't put your feet up on the seat. >> i see a lot of bed head. did you shower the night before? >> all right, we are excited. jenna bush hager has a new addition. we told you about it. jenna, henry and big sister mila welcomed poppy louise hager on thursday. we have the new mom or the second-time mom on the phone with us now. jenna, how are you feeling? >> hi, guys. i'm feeling pretty good. feeling great. >> how is poppy louise? >> she's the cutest baby in the world. tied with her big sister mila. >> how's mila handling baby sissy? >> well, she loves her. calls her poppy louise. maybe we have a child with a double name. she's like, poppy louise my baby sissy.

when we were face timing she goes, where's poppy louise's mom it is my? this could be a lesson. she thinks the nurse is poppy's mom. >> oh, let you borrow her. >> we saw the adorable family photos with the grandparents. how are they loving having their two adorable gorgeous granddaughters? >> oh, my gosh. they had fun. i think it was mila's best day of her life. she was looking at boats out the window, eating about 1,784 calories both of muffins, playing on the ipad. doing everything she wanted with her grandparents. they're thrilled. i'm so lucky to have such sweet parents that love their girls. >> congratulations again, jenna. we look forward to seeing her in person. >> and jenna, i sent you wine to the hospital.

i think the secret service stopped it. i'm sorry. >> i think savannah tried to sneak in contraband. >> i did. >> we miss you. can't wait to see you and meet poppy. >> thank you, guys. >> congratulations. >> take care. >> to popstart. slamming the dating rumors, tamron. >> this is good. let's start with good news. "straight outta compton" went straight to number one. the biopic pulled in $56.1 million after costing only $29 million to make. you don't see those numbers in hollywood anymore. the film is produced by our sister company nbc universal. next up, rihanna and nba player matt barnes. after rumors of a romantic spark, tmz caught up with barnes who said they possibly have a future together adding, quote, i

think it's just past the crush stage a little bit. one problem. rihanna and matt barnes have never met. when the singer heard the news she took to instagram saying, # the devil is a liar. # she's not into you at all, # she's never even met you, # this actually hurt my feelings. don't mess with bad fwalgal rir. he was on a reality show and he is a publicity speaker. >> how did he expect to get away with that? >> i don't know. but he didn't. don't miss with bad girl riri. finally the mtv video music awards creates buzz whether the live performances, guests or suspense around who will win the moon man trophy. this year the moon man got a makeover and guess what. this morning for you we have the

first look at it. here it is in all its glory. mtv worked with jeremy scott who is amazing to come up with the new look this year. >> very cool. >> tv color bars, a tribute to the early days of tv, the new moon man wears a peace sign and scott's signature wings on his shoes. >> what do you think? >> it's heavy. >> i always wonder when i see them. >> everybody gets one. >> just for participating. >> it would be better if it was doing this. >> very cool. catch the mtv music awards hosted by miley cyrus the 30th at 9:00 p.m. >> what do you think we'll be talking about that monday morning? >> she's amping up already. it will be something. >> dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> we are getting into the peak

of hurricane season. there could be one in the atlantic. it will be danny if it happens. the peak is between september 10 and 11 where we hit the peak of hurricane season. it's been very quiet in the atlantic, mostly because of el nino. it keeps things quiet over the atlantic ocean. we have a disturbance off africa that has a 70% chance of becoming something bigger. the problem is as it missouoves it will move into an unfavorable environment. it may not last that long. it's the most activity we have seen in the atlantic. something to keep an eye on. in the southeast, scattered showers and storms. a slight risk of stronger storms . ich in >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day. hotter than yesterday. low to mid 90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid than the last couple days. the humidity on the rise again tomorrow, though it won't be as hot in the afternoon. it will feel about the same as

today. 92 degrees with the high temperature tuesday. then we get a break from the 90s wednesday with a chance of showers, a better chance of widespread rainfall later thursday and into friday. then partly sunny and warm this weekend. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. matt and savannah? >> dylan, thank you very much. now to the ongoing summer of secrets. we are pulling back the curtain on digital dating. >> swiping for romance is everywhere. is it a good thing? ronan has more on that. good morning. >> that's exactly right. a lot of questions now especially in the past few years dating apps have exploded in popularity. some of the questions, is having so many people at your fingertips helpful or dem dehumanizing. we turn to the research and two volunteers willing to give it a try. meet emily. she's 25 years old, lives in manhattan. she works at the "today" show and she's a self-described

foodie and die hard patriots fan. >> sometimes i'm like, why can't i go to a bar and meet someone? there are so many millions of men here, but it's really hard. >> reporter: meet eric, a 48-year-old divorced father of two and does plenty of traveling with a busy job in entertainment. >> i have tried match, tinder, ok cupid and hinge at various times. various levels of success. >> reporter: one in ten americans is looking for love online. 23% say they found it there. meeting a spouse or a long-term partner through the sites and apps. >> it's fun. it's like playing a video game almost. just swiping through people. >> reporter: if you are single and searching for love there are more options than ever before. >> there are a lot of choices in the marketplace. it's a bit of a crap shoot. i think most people jump around and try different ones. >> reporter: there is also more controversy than ever over whether the explosion of digital

dating does more harm than good. a new vanity fair article set off a fire storm calling the rise of apps a dating apocalypse. >> you see so many 25-year-old women in a row it feels like a commodity. it gives you a lot more to choose from so you never have to set until the way you might have had to before. >> reporter: christian rudder cofounded ok cupid. he's mined data. >> the most important algorithm is in a user. none of the services can predict whether you will fall in love with someone. >> reporter: he uncovered secrets while combing the data. do you like the taste of beer? what does the answer for that question tell you? >> that correlates highly with someone's interest in having sex on the first date. >> reporter: and the love will last? >> first, do you like scary movies? 75% of couples agree on that

question. >> reporter: he said the best way to make yourself stand out is simple. >> spend as much time as possible on your picture and not much time on your profile text. it's a visual world. >> reporter: our daters agree. >> if you think of it, it's simple. you're looking at someone and saying am i attracted to them or not? i have to be honest. i don't like a man in a horizontal pinstriped shirt. that's a no. >> reporter: harsh. >> there are a billion people here. so i can make decisions like that if i want to. >> reporter: have you found that it makes people more interchangeable or disposable? you can just swipe in a second an move on? >> absolutely. that guy i said no to maybe he was my soul mate but he was wearing a shirt i didn't like. >> reporter: a new dating frontier. >> you either like someone or you don't. how you meet them has changed. >> christian from ok cupid said the questions like sharing a

taste for scary movies get at a sense of adventure and beer lovers being more likely to have sex on a first date, that might be a signal for a lack of inhibition. do you like the taste of beer? >> i do, but that's the end of it, okay? no, no, no. >> doesn't matter. i wear whorizontal pinstriped shirts. >> you're looking at pictures, deciding and making snap judgments. but isn't that the human condition? >> that's what the defenders say. we are getting into a lot of the controversy. tomorrow we have a look behind the scenes at tinder. probably the company most associated with turning dating into a game. >> the more i meet couples i said how did you meet and more people say online. >> there are definitely success stories, too. >> coming up, heavy hitters live on the plaza. alex rodriguez and yankee

teammates up signing autographs this morning. fist on a monday morning a check of your local news and weather.

nbc 10 news starts now. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. another steamy day ahead. let's get details from meteorologist bill henley. >> one place to beat the heat the mountains. the cool spot in our entire region. temperatures are in the 60s but just barely for the pocono mountains. that's a live sunny view from lake wallenpaupack. now 69 degrees for mount pocono, 79 in northeast philadelphia and 72 in cape may. a quick warmup today, 90 at 1:00, 4:00, 91 will feel like it's in the middle 90s thanks to higher humidity today. >> if you're heading out the door check the roads, katy zachry is doing that for us. what are you seeing? >> hi, tracy. first off an accident into our system, montgomery county along

sumeny town pike and seeing heavy volume on the majors in pennsylvania starting off with things along 95, right at girard avenue. look at southbound, things are just stacked as you approach girard. southbound will take you about 25 minutes to go between woodhaven and the vine. northbound between the vine and woodhaven it will take you half that time. thanks. happening today, crews will be spraying for mosquitos in the philadelphia suburbs. see spray trucks this evening in upper chichester, delaware county. trucks will be in montgomery county sprague spraying scheduled for upper maryland, upper dorland and abbing tog, designed to help stop the spread of mosquito borne illnesses like west nile. always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news app. it's a free download. back to the "today" show. thanks for watching. have a great day.

8:30 now on monday morning. 17th of august 2015. nice crowd out on our plaza. a very pretty morning. getting hot later on but it's pretty now, nice and breezy. >> coming up, matt damon's mission to mars. all about his space-themed thriller and an exclusive visit to the set. >> meantime, al is resting up this morning because he's about to go on an epic adventure. we are teaming up with travel channel to give two lucky viewers a trip of a lifetime.

so if you are coming to the plaza this week head to today.com/visit to rsvp. i have one hint for this. you must bring your passport. >> your real passport. >> do you have a fake one? a real one. >> make sure it's not expired. >> we'll be having a good time. >> something else exciting on the plaza. some fans are sharing their vision for challenges like giving all girls an education or clean water for all. >> all part of the global citizens project holding its festivalle september 26 in central park. beyonce, pearl jam, ed sheeran, coldplay performing. willie will be hosting in late september. >> speaking of people doing good things 7th year for the yankees hope week.

guys, good to see you. seven times this has happened. you have been part of every single one of them. take a shot at explaining what happens. >> just a great opportunity for us. we have a crazy schedule. for one week we get an opportunity to get into the community and give back. the message is you don't have to be an athlete or a celebrity to give back. there are tons of people that need help. that's what we are trying to do. >> we see great stories every year. what does it do for the players? we know it does a great thing for the community. it must feel good. >> it does. i have been a part of it. this is the 7th year, something we look forward to every summer. we enjoy getting involved in the community and shedding light on special stories and special people. i think today we'll see it's a special person. >> you're a newcomer. >> oh, yeah. this is my second year doing it. it's awesome. obviously i grew up in new york. to be here coming into the community, just to be a part of

this and hear some of the inspiring stories is awesome. you know, we are fwlad to be here, be a part of this. >> he makes you look little. >> i know. alex, are you happy with the way you're playing and the fact you are back as one of the faces of the team? >> i'm excited to be back. it's been a special year. certainly feel grateful to the yankees and for allowing me to come back. it's been a good year. we want to finish strong. >> good luck. yankees hope week. i have been part of it, too. you always find great stories. i know you have again this year. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. >> we've got a surprise for a big yankees fan coming up. that happens in the next hour. >> it's a good one. let's get a check of the weather. >> it's hot and humid in the northeast. cooling by the end of the week. that's something to look forward to. in the southeast scattered showers and storms. some could be heavy especially into the tennessee area where we

could get two or three inches of rain. we are looking at a chance of stronger storms across the eastern rockies and western great lakes. just a little farther to the east tomorrow includes iowa and parts of the plains states. we could see large hail, damaging wind gusts and dangerous cloud to ground lightning, too. in the southeast, more storms scattered about. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day. hotter than yesterday. low to mid 90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid than the last couple days. the humidity on the rise again tomorrow, though it won't be as hot in the afternoon. it will feel about the same as today. 92 degrees with the high temperature tuesday. then we get a break from the 90s wednesday with a chance of showers, a better chance of widespread rainfall later thursday and into friday. then partly sunny and warm this weekend. have a great day. that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much. up next, out of this world with

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] all right. we're back at 8:37. time for a walk on the red planet. >> matt damon stars in "the martian" and gave katy tur an exclusive look at the set. >> reporter: 45 minutes outside of budapest, just past a set of 15th century rome is another world -- mars to be specific. well, not really. but matt damon is here, so just go with it. >> this is mars after hours. the crew has gone home. >> reporter: after hours mars. the bars are shut down? >> everything's shut down. >> reporter: welcome to the set of "the martian" where damon plays an astronaut and botanist who is stranded and alone on the

red planet. >> reporter: tell me about where we are standing now in terms of the action. >> in terms of the movie it's about a mission in the very near future that goes wrong. one guy gets left by himself on mars. that's the character i play. he ends up inside this hab here. basically for more than a year he has to try to figure out how to stay alive basically on an un inhabitable planet. >> reporter: can you show us? >> it's pretty empty now. when you see it in flashback you see how we were living there. there was a crew. the commander is jessica chastain. we have great actors. >> as a doctor you are accust accustomed to high pressure situations. >> reporter: we caught up with kate marr in the spaceship. >> one thing i learned from making this movie. i would not survive.

>> reporter: the movie magic on screen not to be outdone by the ingenuity behind the scenes. yes, that's a martian rover. yes, they did let me drive it. so the fact that i failed my driving test isn't a big deal? >> you didn't tell me that. now she tells me. >> reporter: back on mars damon spends most of the movie alone, a first for a guy whose career includes turns as a corrupt come, genius janitor, and asas tin repeatedly, even a zoo owner. how does a botanist stack up? >> i love this character. it's about a guy kind of trying to save his life with science, you know. which i thought was really great. kind offal ce celebrates human ingenuity. >> reporter: sounds like a heavy, serious film. >> it has a lot of humor. >> in your face, neil armstrong. >> his situation is dire but he has a very great attitude about

it. >> reporter: bad '80s music? >> and bad '70s music. stuck on mars with just disco which is a bummer. >> reporter: not to mention being stranded in outer space. for "today" katy tur, budapest -- i mean mars. >> that would be like you stuck with my playlist. >> this is eternity. please, no more ccr or steely dan. >> what about marvin gaye? >> that would be good. >> "the martian" opens october 2. >> up next, home staging secrets. you want to sell your house, five tips to take the stress out of selling your home and make it look good from the curb and inside. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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when it fits, you feel it. >> we are back at 8:43. if you were thinking about getting ready to sell your home, listen to this. "today" contributor elizabeth mayhew has five home staging secrets to maximize your offers. curb appeal is everything in real estate. >> 100%. you want it to look good. you want to have a great first impression. i say think about painting your door. it makes -- i really like that house with the red door. >> use a bright color. >> that was a before and after. this is a house in kentucky. it was dull before. by painting the door red it gave it a snap, put some shrubs in and you have instantaneous first impression that's better. >> one of the key issues is how much should i spend to make my house look better? because you don't want to pour a ton of money into a house you are moving out of. >> there are things that cost no money but in general people spend about $675 just to up it. that could be something as

simple as shrubs. you can do a lot of this yourself, even painting the door. >> i love the bright door idea. good tip. next, fake it until you make it. >> not everyone has a lot of money to spend. check out the rooms. make sure rooms you dumped junk in that you can show people it would be a great place for a bedroom, for example. you do not need to go out and buy a bed. this is just an air mattress. >> i love that. >> it's just an air mattress but it shows somebody that a room or a small place that you would consider an office could be another bedroom. >> what's the next tip? >> our next tip is you need to clear clutter. get rid of it. you are going to -- likely you will be moving. better to get rid of stuff before it shall. >> there is a sweet spot. you don't want an empty room. >> you don't. in general you should remove about a fourth of the furniture.

take out about a third of the books and half of your knickknacks. >> okay. >> make sure the storage space -- it's key. people want to see the organized closets. make sure you're coat closet is not a dumping ground for your christmas ornaments. >> if i had to make my house look pretty i would put my junk into the closet. >> don't put it in the closet. stick it under the bed if anything. people are less likely to look there or in the washing machine and dryer. >> people may want to open the closets to see the space. >> they will go through pretty up every closet, even your medicine cabinet. streamline it. you have to do it anyway. you might as well do it now. >> we have more staging ideas. >> knickknacks. you want to take a third or a half of it away. three items looks better. always go in odds. do not buy fresh flowers.

you have to keep replacing them. buy plants. put them around. fruit, lemons. >> something that doesn't need a lot of maintenance. >> they want to imagine they live there, not you live there. >> right. lighting is key. the overheads are much too bright. instead rely on ambient light. dimmers are amazing. this is $59. it's a lutron dimmer. plug the lights in. you have a little remote control you can turn off and on. also take all air conditioners out of the windows and put the toilet seats down. two little tips you want to do when people come through the house. >> i never would have thought of that. makes sense. it looks better. elizabeth, thank you. if you want more decorating tips from a staging expert go to today.com/home to find the

information you need. up next, patricia clarkson is here. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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trying to navigate life and the road alone for the first time after her marriage falls apart. good to see you. >> thank you. >> this movie grew out of a new yorker article from several years back. as i understand it this is a story that stuck with you and you have been wanting to make it for a long time. >> i read this beautiful essay many years ago. i loved it. it resonated with me ten years ago. i wanted to make this film for ten years. sarah kernish adapted it and this producer never gave up. in this business, never give up. i realize now when i played it, i needed to wait ten years to play it. it was a good reason. >> there are a lot of layers here. ben kingsly, taxi driver, teaches you to drive. if he were a taxi driver and i got in the cab i would never get out. he's fantastic. but he teaches you a lot of things.

>> yes. the metaphors abound here. what's beautiful about the film is this isn't about a woman finding herself. this is about finding a better self. this woman had everything. she's brilliant, accomplished, has a gorgeous husband in jake weber -- gorgeous. a beautiful daughter in grace gummer. and then her -- she's thrust from an intellectual, great life to a deeply emotional life and she has to look up and pay attention and take somebody else in, put down her phone. put down a book and drive. you know, i have often wondered if all of us as adults had to learn to drive again it might make our relationships better. >> is it true you are a mood jupgy. >> you still showed up.

>> -- news junkie? >> radio person, stuck in front of the cable news? >> i love cable news, morning news. i love -- i'm seriously watching news all day long. it's a little bit obsessive. >> we like that. >> you can guest host one day. it would be fun to have you. >> of course. yes. i'm there. >> she immediately said, here are dates. >> i heard -- the movie is called "learning to drive." it's a metaphor but you mentioned you haven't driven much lately. in a way it was learning to drive. >> i have become a new yorker. i was born and raised in new orleans. my father taught me to drive at 16. just a side note, i have four older sisters, five daughters. my father taught five teenager girls to drive and he's still alive. >> wow! >> but i learned to drive. i drove all the time.

slowly i lost my ability. a lot of the times i will be driving. really driving and really learning to drive. >> watch yourself. >> patricia clarkson, it's a pleasure. she'll be back later with kathie lee and hoda. >> most people in new york don't know how to drive but they get .

nbc 10 news starts now. good monday morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> tracy, temperatures are warming up, hazy sunshine and more humid today. we're in the 90s again today, that's the third day in a row, heat wave on our hands. no sign of any thick clouds in the area, just lots of haze and 74 at nbc 10 but we're seeing

the first 80s of the day, 82 now in northeast philadelphia. toms river is up to 79 degrees. and 77 in wilmington and warming up considerably at the shore. cape may airport was in the 60s, now 79 degrees. 76 right now for north wildwood. sunshine bright, 90 degrees at 1:00, just a few scattered clouds later this afternoon. a 12-year-old girl is missing and philadelphia police are asking for your help. police say myasia mcfarland's family reported her missing yesterday afternoon. she was last seen walking behind her home on east millne street. she suffers bipolars disorder. a judge will decide if this philadelphia woman will stand trial for the attempted murder of her kwuds plegic son. police say in april she left her son lying in the woods in cobbs creek park to visit her boyfriend in maryland. the disabled man survived five days without food or water, exposed to rain and cold temperatures.

a bucks county police department is hosting a demonstration for its new body cameras. police in lower makefield have the ability to record, store and manage all audio and video encounters with the public. other members of local law enforcement agencies are expected to attend today's demonstration. i'm tracy davidson. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news app. it's a free download. back to the "today" show. thanks for watching.

this morning on "today's take" john cena flexes his muscle as our special guest co-host. wait until you see the big surprise for a deserving kid. and from "the men" actor josh lucas is here. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >> okay. welcome to "today" on this monday morning, august 17, 2015. i'm tamron hall along with my buddy dylan. al and willie are off.

natalie is on assignment. look who's here. >> he should have come out with smoke, flair. >> shirtless. >> i had pyrotechnics and guitars planned. it fell through. i apologize. >> hair from the '80s. >> i lost the budget. i have this fantastic coffee. >> it's a wonderful cup of black coffee. >> we are jamming to the special morning jam in honor of "straight out it ta compton." the only tv friendly song we could find. >> this is a good one. >> all of them are great but not morning show friendly. what do you think of the movie making cash? you're in the business. >> it's the biggest opening ever for a music film. i can remember how revolutionary it was. everyone in my generation wants to see the story. i can't wait to see the film. >> it was predicted, you know,

it would sell over $55 million worth of tickets and it played out that way. >> it cost $22 million to take. we really aren't being paid. it's true. there's 29 million budget. $55 million it came in. >> universal does great business. >> love nbc universal. i also love the first thing when i saw john in addition to thinking he should have smoke, this suit. i said to john, um, do they sell this -- >> i can't put anybody in a headlock. >> do you buy that off the rock? it's wider than me and dylan put together. but then you have -- your waist is smaller than ours. >> i go to the suit store, get three of the same coat and tape them together. >> and make one jacket. >> got it. >> wow. >> this is a pant actually.

>> a pant it is leg. >> it looks nice. >> did your girlfriend pick it out? >> she gives me tips on how to re main distinguished. >> smart man. was that something you established in the beginning of the relationship? >> absolutely. >> she's beautiful and makes a beautiful fashion choice. >> is she watching? >> she is. nervous. >> we're happy you're here. i have dissected your fashion and rechoreographed the show. what's going on with the nose? >> i got my face smashed. that's my other job. monday nights i work in this environment. a few weeks ago i took a shot to the face you saw there. i came to with my nose on the right side of my face. if you look at it in slow motion, wait a second. >> ooh! >> what does that feel like? >> like that. if you could put a feeling or

sensation to that. >> that's really on the other side of your face. >> it was awesome. i could stare at my nose. it was moved over. >> does it make you nervous going back in? >> no, as a matter of fact, after today i'm flying to minneapolis. >> your nose is still broken? >> it's set, healed. i have to get my hands on the guy that did it. >> we heard also your girlfriend believes you have this incredible ability to heal rapidly. it took two weeks for your nose to get back in place. mortal men would be on the mat still. >> she continues to spread the propaganda on me. >> it's not true? >> i like what i to. i want to get back in the swing of things. they said six weeks is conservative. i err on the side of aggressive. >> your nose looks great but there is a scratch that hasn'tle healed yet. >> cancel the show. i can't do it. >> we'll talk about your reality

show. you are looking for the next superstar. >> with wwe having a global following we figured we'll see if they can be superstars. the show searches for the next male and female superstars. tuesdays on usa. >> you have so much going on. you're in "trainwreck." >> just snuck into a comedy. it was funny. >> did you sleep? >> no, why? >> i will ask you about it later. >> remember, put a pen mark in the spot where i asked john does he sleep. we'll pay that off. also what was it like before the internet. buzzfeed has things you will only remember if you existed before the internet. >> some of the things that were our favorites on the list. calling a girl and hoping her dad didn't answer. >> tad, parent in general. calling a girl was bold.

the girl picking up, you would be nervous. >> on the other line. >> if the parents picked up, man. >> you bypass parents now with a text. >> get a direct connection. >> being tethered to the wall in order to make a phone call. >> do you remember that? >> and if somebody was in the kitchen you would stretch the wire as long as you could to get around to the hallway. >> they caught on so they made extra long phone cords. houses with tons of tied up cable. >> swirled around the kitchen. where are you? writing out directions to places. now we google maps. you would have to write. >> we don't think about going anywhere anymore. easy places. pla places i went to growing up. now i have to type it into google maps and follow the maps. >> you had to write down the directions or ask the local guy. >> or a map. >> when we would travel we'd

pull into a gas station. get your rental car, pull in and say, where is the arena. man, we never made it there. gas station people don't know how to get around town. >> i don't know why that was the place to go for directions. >> it never works. >> they never knew where to go. i stay in this gas station all day. i don't know. >> yeah. >> something else on the list. valuing the library as a resource. people used to go to the library. and having to meet people at a previously agreed upon time and place. >> and you can't change it. otherwise no one it shall. >> you can't get the word to everybody. >> my favorite on the list was looking up movie times in the newspaper. when kate mentioned it, i forgot we used to open the newspaper to get movie times. >> how about being able to see a movie on a device that plays it like a vcr. now with the internet you get movies on the internet. >> i still own a vcr.

>> do you know how many fines i paid for not rewinder? i wasn't kind. >> be kind. >> oh, my god. >> you mentioned sticking a pin in something about sleeping. was it to do with the snooze strap? >> it is. >> this is awesome. my husband steals the sheets. they twist, curl up in a ball. it's a nightmare of trying to sleep. enter the snooze strap. it's a strap that divides the bed in half so you can sleep on one side with your sheets however you want them and your partner sleeps on the other side with his however he wants them. this was created by a north carolina couple. stephanie and rick have been married for 32 years. $19.99 for pure comfort when you sleep. are you a tangled mess? >> there are many things i don't know about this. when you draw a line in the middle of the bed that means, hey, don't cross this. sometimes there is more than sleep that happens in the bed.

>> i think you can undo the strap for that. >> that's awful. let me get the strap. ready? spontanei spontaneity. >> it's awful. >> this is for married couples. >> that's terrible. wait a minute. adam told me the whole reason i showed up for work today -- the whole reason -- was to discuss this "wall street journal" story that asks the question do men wear pajamas in bed. they told me john would be on the show. i called your girlfriend and asked if it is okay if i ask you on nationalle television. >> yeah. >> do you sleep in pajamas? >> i always keep clothes close by when i'm lucky enough to spend the evening with the one i love i sleep as i was made. >> how is that? >> without clothes. >> without clothes. >> if i'm alone i will wear shorts, comfortable shorts just in case i have to get up in the night or i forget in the morning

and i have to run and meet someone. in the emergency i have to get out of bed there are clothes close by. >> not to objectify you the "wall street journal" article, this writer said they were looking through a catalog and saw men's pajamas and the writer said who wears pajamas? hugh hefner wears a robe. >> and pajamas, always. >> it's cool for guys to wear pajamas? >> it's cool. but i don't own a set of formal pajamas. >> they had to show the guy on tv shows in the '60s so he wore pajamas. >> who really sees you? >> good question. >> if a tree falls in the forest -- >> we'll think about that. lack of pajamas. ponder that. >> he's here. >> we have an area of high pressure in the east. one in the southwest pumping up

the temperatures. it will be exceptionally hot in the southwest. we have excessive heat warnings. we could be close to records once again with highs above 110. palm springs, 115. 7 degrees above average. in the northwest unfortunately for all the fires out there, the ground is dry. temperatures are still hot. it will be b >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day. hotter than yesterday. low to mid 90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid than the last couple days. the humidity on the rise again tomorrow, though it won't be as hot in the afternoon. it will feel about the same as today. 92 degrees with the high temperature tuesday. then we get a break from the 90s wednesday with a chance of showers, a better chance of widespread rainfall later thursday and into friday. then partly sunny and warm this weekend. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. up next, he laid on the southern

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chomping on the scenery. to an extent that's what matt is. he's just a guy who let himself go and doesn't care about the constraints of responsibility that most of us face. he's bordering on homelessness and letting go in every way. it's a lot of fun as an actor. >> there you have it. >> you get to eat, sleep, drink, smoke. >> the movie is oh so -- >> i got to gain some weight. still trying to lose it. >> the movie is well done. it looks like a big budget film but you didn't have much to work with on this one. >> we didn't. the tightest constraints i have experienced. people say that. going to work every morning you know you go to work early in the morning. we were doing splits where i was taking a subway at 3:00 a.m. which was -- seeing new york city at a different level. you would arrive on set at 4:00

a.m. the director and producer of the movie who are a couple in real life. we'd wake them up, put the cameras around the bed and i would get in the bed. >> no time to change the sheets. >> for matt, the grossness of the sheets is what he wanted. >> the film is based on the love-hate relationship between brothers trying to co-exist. you crash at your brother's place. did you pull anything from real life? >> you know, i have a much better relationship with my brother. probably because we live on different coasts and enjoy each other once in a while. >> matt is a character who will show up in his brother's house unannounced and stay as long as he chooses. they are brothers. there is family that's a lack of respect you have with your friends because it's family. there is no snooze strap in a sense. >> that will bring it back

around. >> you weren't just there hanging out. >> just paying attention. the movie is really about the boundaries that are messed up in families often times. one of them is trying to live a responsible life, trying to get engaged and begin a responsible life and the other is at another point in his life where he doesn't care. you might get punched and get a drink thrown in your face. the excitement of it dulls quickly. >> congratulations on this. to the team who let you sleep in their bed. a labor of love to sleep on someone's dirty sheets. josh, thank you so much. "the men" will be in select theaters this friday. up next, the body pains you should never ignore. >> and later, a-rod, brett >> and later, a-rod, brett gardener and dillen

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we all experience splitting headaches or an upset stomach from time to time. in some cases you need to get it checked out. >> here to tell us about the pains you should never ignore nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar. >> good morning. nice to see you. >> consult with your doctor but we'll run through problems people may need to explore. >> exactly. >> first up, morning headache. what does it mean? >> right out of the gate, primary brain tumors are incredibly uncommon. incidence is less than 1%. however, headache can be an associated symptom of a brain tumor. what we typically say is patients who have a complaint of a headache that's much worse in the morning, perhaps relieved by vomiting, gets better as the day goes on, perhaps worse with coughing or exercise might be a symptom of a primary brain tumor. that's not something you want to necessarily ignore.

probably one of the most important things is that, again, a headache as a presenting symptom of a brain tumor sh n, common. if it is associated with numbness or weakness in the hand or mental status changes, something you should see your doctor about. >> stomach aches, a lot of us get them. something about abdominal pain. >> here we are talking about could your belly pain be a symptom of an ulcer. typically we would experience pain in the belly from the nhl to the breastbone. it's called a burning pain. it would be typically worse on an empty stomach. often relieved by foods that buffer stomach acid. any of the pains that could be associated with a pain in stool. for example a black tarry stool, see your doctor. >> swelling pain in one leg. >> we all know about people who have fluid retention. or congestive heart failure. they will have swelling in both legs. but swelling in only one leg, particularly in the calf

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the pope's visit to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. we're just more than 40 days away. 40 days and 18 hours. planning on taking new jersey transit during the visit there are rail passes still available. they went on sale on saturday but might want to get them sooner than later because no tickets will be sold on the weekends that the pope is here. a long list of transportation changes for the papal visit. tap on the nbc 10 news app to see them. visit our special section preparing for the pope that has everything you need to know about the papal visit including the pope's itinerary. crews will be out spraying for mosquitos today in montgomery and delaware counties. expect to see the trucks this evening in upper chichester, upper marion, upper dublin, upper moreland and abington. the goal to prevent the spread of mosquitos carrying west nile. if you have standing water in your property dump it out. it's a breeding ground for the insects. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes and get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news app. back to the "today" show. have a great day.

taking a look at the headlines there is an important new study on teens and health. researchers at harvard studied data from 15,000 people and found people who don't see a doctor for medical reasons in their teens are likely to have health problems as adults. the study found the risk of adult chronic health issues is as much as 52% higher among people who needed medical help as teens an didn't get it. security experts have advice if you conduct personal business over public wifi, don't do it. hackers and scammers ramped up efforts to steal info from public users sometimes with a fake account to look like a hotel or airport wifi connection. their best advice is never enter credit or debit information or

other account numbers when using public wifi. it's always been a galaxy far, far away but disney has plans to create two "star wars" themed lands at parks in california and florida. visitors can visit a new planet and ride the millennium falcon into battle. no date from disney when the new attractions will open. i hope we go there. anyway, "straight outta compton" took in more than $56 million over the weekend according to early estimates. "mission: impossible - rogue nation" was second and "the mann from u.n.c.l.e." was in third. now a check of the weather from dylan. >> thanks, tamron. i want to see each of those. today isn't a bad day considering how hot it is outside. if you can get in the a.c., do that in the northeast t midatlantic. we have scattered showers and storms in and around the gulf coast states and a risk in the eastern rockies including

denver. we could see large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavier downpours. the west is hot and dry. we could be close to record-breaking heats in the southwest. heat advisories are in effect. tomorrow, the risk of storms will spread into eastern kansas and nebraska. includes most of iowa. the hail and damaging wind gusts. we can't rule out an isolated tornado. tomorrow the storms could be stronger than today. unsettled in the southeast. another hot one in the northeast. we'll see improvements as far as >> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day. hotter than yesterday. low to mid 90s this afternoon. hazy sunshine and more humid than the last couple days. the humidity on the rise again tomorrow, though it won't be as hot in the afternoon. it will feel about the same as today. 92 degrees with the high temperature tuesday. then we get a break from the 90s wednesday with a chance of showers, a better chance of widespread rainfall later thursday and into friday. then partly sunny and warm this weekend. have a great day.

and that's your latest forecast. >> on june 17 a gunman opened fire at the emmanuel african church in south carolina. nine people lost their lives including a mother of three who was also a part-time minister. we are going to talk to her son chris in a moment. first a look at his life since that fateful evening. it was a tragic night in charleston, south carolina. >> breaking overnight church massacre. nine people killed when a man walked into a prayer meeting and started shooting. >> reporter: one of the worst mass killings in south carolina history. >> charleston is a city in mourning. >> reporter: among the victims, shrhonda coleman singleton, a single mother of three. her son chris, a student at charleston southern university remembers getting the call that night. >> i got the phone call. i knew something was wrong. someone called me on her phone

and it wasn't her. i was praying it wasn't severe. when i got down there i realized it was something major. >> reporter: when chris found out she'd passed away his focus turned to his family. >> i felt bad for my brother and sister. they haven't had the time i spent with her. i felt worse for them than myself. >> reporter: speaking at a vigil for the victims he preached forgiveness for the gun man. >> love is stronger than hate. if we just love the way my mom would then the hate won't be anywhere close to what love is. i felt there were only two things i could do in that situation. i could be hateful and not forgive him. or i could forgive him. i just chose to love him and forgive him. >> reporter: since then chris has been keeping himself occupied, focused on baseball. he thinks about his mom often. >> i have a ton of pictures of her. i think about her smiling in her pictures. i think about her cheering at my

baseball games. >> reporter: his coach and mentor stuart lake said chris is a remarkable young man. >> chris has helped me more than i have helped chris. i have tried to be here in the classroom and as a person. the strength he's shown is incredible. >> reporter: as he keeps his eyes set on a career in the major leagues, chris knows his mom is guiding him every step of the way. >> she loved everybody with all she had. she gave you a hug even if she didn't know you. i feel she's watching every game. >> chris singleton is with us. first of all our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. to hear people talk about what a strong young man you are, how have you found this ability in this tremendous loss, chris? >> honestly, i think it's because everybody has been praying for me. when something like this happens you never think it will happen to you. i think everybody praying for me has allowed me to be strong. >> chris is being extremely humble.

his coach is right. he's a remarkable human being for having gone through something which few of us could begin to understand. your approach and attitude is nothing short of commendable. you sent out a tweet about a month after the incident saying that the good outweighs the bad, even on your worst day. i find your attitude, your approach to life in general truly inspirational and a motivation. to match that, today we have a surprise for you. >> yes. we do. you're such a wonderful person. you have dreams and your mother is your angel over you. we thought we wanted to share love with you this morning. so your visit is, yes, to talk about you -- my hands are nervous. i'm so happy for you. we have a little surprise for you. courtesy of some really famous stars who wanted to meet you because you have inspired them as well. gentlemen, can you please come

on out. ♪ look who's with us. alex rodriguez, brett gardener and dellin betances here to meet chris. do you recognize the fellows? from tears to a smile from these great yankees here. it's hope week. we wanted to share love with you. >> thank you very much. chris, we know you will make it to the majors but we figured we'd get you there early. tonight on behalf of the yankee s 7th annual hope week you are attending the game and you will take the mound to throw out the first pitch if that's okay. sound like a good idea? >> yeah! >> so you can impress them now if you would like to throw a pitch. don't hit the millions of people watching. i will hold this. >> we'll set up a makeshift bullpen. >> come on over with the guys. come on over.

how do you feel, chris? intimidated? dellin is tall. all right. dellin is here. chris, come on over here. i'll be your coach. okay. i have never played baseball in my life. i just know hey, batter, batter, swing. a-rod help out. >> you got it. all right. >> here we go. >> there you have it! [ applause ] >> you ready to throw out -- don't throw it like 50 cent. did you see that? don't do that. >> i did see that. >> congratulations. >> it's a pleasure to meet you. >> thank you to the great yankees organization. we appreciate it. >> good luck. great season. can i have a hug? thank you so much. we'll be right back. the fun continues. we are back with olympia dukakis and jason schwartzman after this.

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sometimes movie magic is made when hollywood teams up an unlikely duo. that's what you get in the new film starring jason schwartzman and olympia dukakis. >> you may remember jason from "the grand budapest motel." olympia was in "moonstruck" and "steel magnolia". >> now they are starring in "7 chinese brothers." take a look. >> what are you drinking? >> this is my drink. >> let me have some. >> no. >> why not? >> because it's my drink. >> yeah, yeah. you've got booze in there. >> no. >> you've got booze in there. >> can i have it, please? >> tequila.

>> jason and olympia are with us. good morning. it's so good to have you. i cannot imagine what it was like being together. that scene just captures so much of what it was like to be with jason? >> it was really terrific. totally unexpected. oh, not totally. we had done -- what was the name -- >> i was on two years. my experience -- everything was funny. they wouldn't laugh. they just said, that's funny. comics do that. >> i'm a big laugher, but i know what you mean. yeah. sometimes zack will say, "that's funny." for me, if i'm around someone who doesn't laugh, i don't know about you. it's hard to be around someone. >> okay. that's it. let's go. >> it was incredible to work together. that thing you saw wasn't in the

script. i think that was your idea on the fly maybe that you said, i should taste this drink and say tequila. we had a great time. olympia is a legend, an incredible person. i don't mean to embarrass you. but you know it. >> it's true. >> i feel like something out of english prehistory. a legend! the vikings! something like that. >> vikings? english prehistory. olympia dukakis, fine. >> it wasn't anything that he did that wasn't like food for something. everything he did was -- had a potential in it. >> and you had a lot of -- another interesting costar, your dog arrow the frenchie. >> yes.

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and this week on "today" food, quick easy recipes to help busy parents as the kids head back to school. >> the cooking channel's roger mooking is here. >> you're making chicken fingers. >> every family needs to feed the family quickly. we'll show you how. take the chicken breast. see this little thing at the bottom? this is the tenderloin. >> i cut it off. >> handy with a knife, john? >> absolutely not. >> you can do it. >> a bunch of litigation. you do the cutting. >> we'll do four strips like this. add garlic powder, black pepper, mix it up. can you mix that for me? >> she's on the job now. >> flour, too? >> sprinkle flour in. >> i'll supervise.

>> how much? >> we want to get the flavor stuck to it, first. >> next. >> into here. >> i will touch it. right in. >> i like that. you're not shy. >> getting prepared. >> i like to keep one hand dry, one wet. >> you got three forks. you're rolling. >> want to use a fork? >> he doesn't want to do it. >> there we go. i contributed. >> dump them in here for me. >> the panko, why? >> i like the texture of it. nice and crispy and crunchy. >> how hot is the oil? >> 325, 350.yúo

take those off and you don't get the white membrane. you get all grapefruit. >> reduce this down. >> reduce down. you chop it like this. >> these are frying. >> those are frying. when those are golden brown take them out and sprinkle with salt, then good to go. >> check out the recipe on today.com/food. back in a moment. >> appreciate it. >> this is "today" on nbc. sorry. this is "today" on nbc.

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. nbc 10 news starts now. >> good morning. i'm tracy davidson. another steamy day ahead. let's get your first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> you can feel that extra steaminess in the air. one of the cooler spots normally is the beach but it's still going to be warm there with temperatures pushing to near 90 degrees this afternoon. we're looking at numbers that are already in the 70s at the shore. we'll climb to the 92 degrees in philadelphia at 2:00, top out in the middle 90s and a few extra

clouds and 91 degrees at 5:00 today. >> thanks. a 12-year-old girl is missing and philadelphia police are asking for your help to find her. police say myasia mcfarland's family reported her missing yesterday afternoon last seen walking behind her home on east milne street in germantown and suffers from bipolar disorder. if you think you've seen her call police. police in ocean county will target aggressive drivers on route 539. officials say a staggering number of crashes in the last two years including 11 fatal ones prompted this push for safety. police from various agencies will use marked and unmarked cars to crack down on aggressive driving. police tell us alcohol may have played a role in a boat crash in monmouth county. take a look at these pictures from spring lake. emergency crews rescued two men and a woman who were on a fishing boat that hit a jetty. police arrested the driver of the boat who faces charges. i'm tracy davidson. we'll have another update in 25 minutes and always get the latest news and weather with the

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ what a world, what a life i'm in love ♪ >> oh, yeah! that, of course, is frank sinatra. it's monday, august 17. i hope you had a lovely weekend, everybody. we've got a terrific show today for you. the emmy winning patricia clarkson is here who stars in a new movie about navigating middle age. >> and the emmy winning dana delaney who has a chilling drama on amazon