have a great day. stay cool. good morning, crying foul. donald trump blasts the fbi's recommendation not to prosecute hillary clinton over her e-mails. >> our system is absolutely, totally rigged. it's rigged. >> house speaker paul ryan threatening new hearings on capitol hill. can clinton finally put the controversy behind her or will the political fallout only intensify? breaking overnight, oscar pistorius sentenced to six years in prison. the former olympian taken into custody immediately, but the sentence was lighter than expected. deadly encounter. police shoot and kill a man during a confrontation outside of a convenience store in

louisiana. >> oh my [ bleep ] goodness. >> the officers involved placed on administrative leave. protests erupting overnight. and rolling over. no winner in the megamillions drawing. the jackpot now soaring for more than a half billion dollars today. wednesday, july 6, 2016. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today," wednesday morning, we have willie in for matt again. >> nothing short of a monumental day. >> politics is our stop story. donald trump and other leading republicans responding to the fbi's recommendation not to pursue criminal charges against hillary clinton over her use of a private e-mail server, actual multiple private servers while

she was secretary of state. we have complete coverage of the decision, the reaction, the fallout. andrea mitchell, good morning to you. >> good morning, we're here in atlantic city where hillary clinton had hoped to focus on donald trump's business empire, including several bankruptcies, but it is clinton whose on the defensive today over the fallout from the e-mail scandal including the stinging rebuke from the fbi director. donald trump in battleground, north carolina, attacking hillary clinton as unfit to be president. >> this is one of the most crooked politicians in history. >> reporter: his comments coming after the director of the fbi tuesday blasted clinton's use of a private e-mail address and server while she was secretary of state. but recommending no criminal charges be filed against her or her aids. >> today is the best evidence ever that we've seen that our system is absolutely, totally rigged. it's rigged. >> reporter: trump also teeing

off on a "new york times" report that clinton was open to keeping loretta lynch as attorney general, just days after the private meeting with bill clinton. >> it's a bribe! the attorney general sitting there saying if i get hillary off the hook, i'm going to have four more years or eight more years. but if she loses, i'm out of a job, it's a bribe! >> reporter: no mention of the bomb shell news by clinton or president obama. campaigning together for the first time also in north carolina. >> there has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than hillary clinton. >> reporter: both democrats tearing into trump. >> donald trump is simply unqualified ander it permently unfit to be our president and commander in chief. >> this is not a reality show, this is reality. >> reporter: but the political

heat remains on clinton after the fbi director scathing comments about her e-mail practices. >> there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information. >> reporter: james comey refuting clinton's past claims that no e-mails were classified. >> i did not send or receive any material marked classified. >> any reasonable person in secretary clinton's position or in the position of those with whom she was corresponding about those matters should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. >> reporter: and her claim that her private server was safe from hacking. >> there were no security breaches. >> we assessed it is possible that hostile actors gained access to secretary clinton's account. >> republicans were quick to bounce. >> she grossly was negligent, and now she wants to be commander in chief.

>> reporter: and the house speaker says house republicans will call hearings to demand that comey, the fbi director, explain why he decided to recommend against prosecuting clinton. clinton trying to turn the page here in atlantic city, is expected to join striking workers at trump's former taj mahal casino. they've lost their pensions because of his business practices, willie and savannah. >> on the trail, thank you. >> a lot to sift through here, let's bring in chuck todd, nicole wallace, and ari melvin. good morning. >> this is such a big story, we needed three of you today. let's start with you chuck and the reaction in clinton world. i suppose it's relief, on the other hand, if you're saying good thing we weren't indicted, not a good thing to celebrate. >> nothing to celebrate, but it is a minimal sense of relief. they have to sit here and rebut charge after charge. she had a couple of standard talking points, i never sent or

received classified. the director says no, that's not true. and then he said, somebody in your position should have known better even on some of the exchanges that were there. she has a credibility problem, it's the head of the fbi that says she has a credibility problem. on any other day against any other candidate, this would be a total and complete disaster, but it's something about trump that kind of you say, well, she can recover, i guess. >> nicole, no recommendation of charges. chuck though touched on just one of the contributions laid out, the account was vulnerable to hackers, perhaps to foreign actors. deleted work e-mails, multiple servers, multiple devices, this goes against what she said. even without a recommendation of an indictment, did you feel the race changing at all? >> i had this feeling that what i always think is true is that voters always get it right. even when they don't have all the information, their gut take on people is always right and on

the question, we talked about this yesterday, on the question of honesty and trust worthiness, she's a 22-point deficit to donald trump. what happened yesterday, affirms what voters already know to be true is that she has a complicated relationship to the truth. i would say to your point, i watched the 66-minute trump speech last night and nearly wept. he got to the points he needed to make to bring this into focus with the politically neutral fbi director said about hillary clinton lying on six occasions about e-mail practices, but it was wrapped in so much other stuff, i wasn't sure and i'm still not sure that it will be the effective, sort of honing in on a message that he needs to prosecute if he wants to win. >> the question is whether trump prosecutes the political case, still legal questions ari about whether this is a criminal case. if you look at that statute, there was an issue that was raised and people are keying into words that the fbi said. she was extremely careless with her e-mail practices.

there is a criminal statute that allows for a prosecution if someone is grossly negligent, and for many people, especially a lay ear, you hear careless and grossly nejts, sounds like the same thing, sounds like a case that could be brought. >> i think it's an important point, but one that jim comey is well aware and the bush administration, there is no standard that they didn't meet criminally, and the carelessness is a judgment call. it is a criticism, but i would call it a nonlegal criticism. he carefully picked those words to say that. and that goes to what happened yesterday. unusual presentation that allows people to process this information. it was effectively a very clean book of health on the ideaed that there were no crimes, because not only said we recommend no charges, no reasonable prosecutor would move forward on these facts, and then, as just discussed, the outlying many things that are disconcerting potentially for voters. i think what's important here if there's a page to turn is we have a legal process, we have an fbi that tries to be

nonpartisan. jim comey will be working for the next president no matter whom it is. and so this is a chance for folks to look at what he said, voters to assess, and to go back to policy and political analysis after the legal analysis from our career investigators has been no crime occurred here. >> trump has said, petraeus was charged for doing less. is that a correct analogy? >> legally that is not true. david petraeus took eight notebooks physically and handed them to someone who had no authorized access -- >> she had clearance -- >> let me finish. signed a plea deal with prosecutors that said he admitted to misleading fbi agents in october 2012. there are differences, there's a fair debate all of this, but that case does have different legal facts. >> chuck, quickly, hillary clinton was campaigning with president obama a couple hours after all of this happened, no reference, not even a hint about it. does this go away as easy as they hope? >> i don't think it goes away. i think the cloud is still there.

she didn't get the clean political bill of health, but again, i think it really depends on how well or not well the republicans prosecute this case. i think paul ryan's ready to prosecute this case, i think a lot of republicans are, i don't know about donald trump. i mean, mixing in as nicole said yesterday with the speech, mixing in saddam hussein and trashing comey. he ought to be praising comey and using his words against her. but this is donald trump. >> not tears of joy we should point out. real-life tears. >> this is where trump becomes a riddle wrapped in a headache wrapped in a conundrum. this was a day where you had such a clear, clear strike against hillary clinton made by the fbi director himself, he just had to point to it, played it at your rally and said don't believe me, listen to him. >> not heard the last of this guys, thank you for being here. >> ivanka trump's husband is coming to her aid. halle jackson has that story.

she's outside trump tower. good morning to you. >> hi savannah. jared kushner has seen donald trump insisting his father-in-law is not racist. all of this comes after new back lash from one of trump's stweets. >> reporter: from a son-in-law of a president that the rarely says sorry, no apologizes. jared kushner pushing back against accusations donald trump is anti-semitic. e who has embraced our family since i began dating my wife. written in by a jewish employee at the new york observer. a paper owned by his publishing company. >> to pretend it's not there is to just being willfully ignorant.

with text calling hillary clinton the most corrupt candidate ever. >> people are seeing having a jewish son-in-law is a get out of jail free card for donald trump. and want fact of the matter is, it's not. and i would want to know why jared kushner is willing to be so come police sit in that. >> reporter: he's arguing trump's not racist and any suggestion he's intolerant is not reflective of the man he knows. >> where's jared? my son-in-law, where is he? my son-in-law is jewish. >> reporter: kushner and his wife, powerful presences on the campaign trail. kushner playing an important part in trump's policy. his strategy, and his search for a vp. late tuesday, a kind of audition for one possible running mate, senator bob corker of tennessee stumping for trump. >> i have the incredible privilege today to spend time

with this man, to spend time with his family. and to spend time with those who know him so well. >> reporter: nbc news confirming he's being vetted as a potential vp pick. appeared at a rial late tuesday in north carolina where trump stirred up some new controversy, you heard chuck mention it a couple minutes ago, trump praising saddam hussein for how highway handled terrorists, listen. >> saddam hussein was a bad guy, really bad guy. if you know what he did well, he killed terrorists. he did that so good, they didn't read him rights, they didn't talk. they were terrorists, it was over. >> reporter: this is not the first time trump has made similar comments, but these are gaining traction overnight, trending on twitter, hillary clinton's camp quick to respond that trump's, quote, cavalier

compliments for brutal dictators and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as president, even house speaker paul ryan appearing to distance himself from the remarking calls hussein one of the most evil people. guys. >> all right, halle jackson with the last word on politics this morning, thank you. another major story we are following, oscar pistorius sentenced overnight for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. pierre simmons is here with that story. >> reporter: another roller coaster twist in the case. oscar pistorius will go back to jail, sentenced to six years, but not the recommended 15 years or more for murder. during a so-call aid peel trial, his copable homicide murder was overturned to murder with intent. stoney-faced oscar pistorius made his way into court this morning. hanging his head at times. >> mr. pistorius, please rise. >> reporter: facing his final,

stunning sentence. >> six years in prison. >> reporter: the judge calling pistorius a fallen hero who can never be at peace, his victim's family the judge said, will never be the same. reeva steenkamp killed on valentine's day 2013. begging her parents for forgiveness. >> i'd like toe apologize, there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about her family. >> reporter: steenkamp was shot by pistorius who fired four times through a birthday door. the olympian getting physically sick with photos of her body were shown during the trial. oscar knew how to handle a weapon, but at a recent sentencing hearing, he dramatically removed his legs in an attempt to demonstrate his vulnerability. he attempted to protect himself ultimately dismissed. conviction for copable homicide overturned. this morning, sentenced for murder.

the judge saying he did show remorse, unless the prosecution and lowered the minimum 15-year sentence. steenkamp's father insisted pistorius must pay for what he did. steenkamp's family reportedly saying this morning the sentence is fair while pistorius faces years in prison. this case has been so dramatic he had been released after 12 months. now his team says he won't appeal, incredible. >> incredible, thanks so much. meantime, extreme heat is gripping much of the nation and now spreading into the northeast today. just how hot will it be? dylan's in for al, she's wearing her weather forecast today. looking like the sun. >> yeah, i figured it was appropriate considering how intense the sun is right now. and it is not just the heat, it's the humidity that's going to make it so uncomfortable. i want to point out what a heat wave is. it's several consecutive days with temperatures above average and very uncomfortable heat. it's usually describinged as three days or more with highs the 90 degrees or higher. and that is certainly what we have been seeing. especially down south and we'll

eventually get that into the northeast as well. you really want to the limit your outdoor activities between 12:00 and 3:00. go into the ac, cool down. drink plenty of water and always watch out for children and pets, especially in cars. 50 million people under a heat advisory. 100 degrees, closer to about 105 to 110 down across texas. excessive heat warnings. not only is it hot, but it's humid. that's what makes it unbearable outside? it'll feel like well into the mid to upper 90s today, then the end of the week, we'll still be in the mid to upper 90s. most likely philadelphia and washington, d.c. will hit that criteria of a heat wave. new york on friday, we might get relief with thunderstorms, that'll knock it back into the 80s. >> steamy outside, dylan thank you so much. cockpit voice recorder recovered from jept airflight reveals pilots trying to

extinguish a fire in the plane moments before the crash. it is consistent with data recovered from the plane's wreckage that showed heat, fire, and smoke around a bathroom and the aifonics area. the crash of the flight from paris to cairo killed all 66 people on board. now frightening moments inside a california cell phone store where an attempted abduction was caught on camera. this happened on victorville. the left side of your screen. you can see a man open the front door and then grab a four-year-old girl. the mother who was holding a baby and another customer chased after the would-be abductor. he did not get far. and eventually the customer and the star owner caught the suspect. he is now facing kidnapping charges. there is good news and there's bad news this morning regarding that gigantic megamillions jackpot. bad news, you did not win $454 million. the good news is no one else did either. that means the jackpot is going up to a staggering $508 million

for friday's drawing. just because you didn't win the jackpot doesn't mean you can't match some of the numbers. i get to do the megamillions, this is fun. 29. 46. 53-64. 73, the megaball is 10. drawing is next friday. i feel like i should have been in a sequinned dress. >> i wanted to like roll the thing and do the whole kit and caboodle. >> won $6. >> among all six of you? >> among 25. >> let's get the rest of your forecast. >> yeah, we are looking at a chance of stronger storms today, especially back through the northern plains, including south dakota, this extends to iowa too. biggest threat to do will be like yesterday. da we've got road closures, interstate closures, major delays... [sigh] i wish i had a presidential escort. [police siren] ♪ ♪

wish bold in the 2017 camry. toyota. let's go places. good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. for today we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning from today until friday. 90-degree temperatures in the forecast. we'll stay dry today. tomorrow through saturday afternoon thunderstorms will provide a little bit of rain relief. by sunday, we're dry near 90 degrees. another stretch of 90-degree temperatures next week. try to avoid several hours out in the sun. and that's your latest forecast. >> dill within, thank you so much. the deadly police shooting of a louisiana man outside of a a co convenience store. it was caught on tape and protests have already been

sparked. plus the controversy over hot coal walks. after some people were injured at tony robins event. jeff ross takes a closer look, and yes, will try it for himself, live. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. it was warm when we got here early this morning. let's get our forecast from nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. >> a warm, humid start to the day. 77 in philadelphia. humid. 75 degrees in new jersey. even delaware coming in at 74. and as we go through the afternoon today, temperatures will be heating up very quickly across the area. looking at the 90s by the afternoon. high temperatures in the mid 90s. we have an excessive heat warning out with humidity it will feel close to 100 degrees. >> thank you. first alert traffic reporter pamela osborne is looking at the schuylkill this morning.

>> 76 you can see a disabled vehicle with flashing lights behind it. definitely slowing things down in that area. average speed right there at that particular point about 33 miles per hour. the commute into center city is going to take you about 23 minutes from there. we're also keeping an eye on mass transit this morning. we know that septa is operating under a limited schedule. we're seeing delays already. express trains and 20-minute delay for trenton. crews in atlantic city are setting up for hillary clinton's campaign visit. she's expected to go on the attack again donald trump's business record but clinton is still facing criticism for her handling of the e-mail scandal. he'll have another update in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news app. now back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour.

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7:30 now, it's wednesday morning, it is going to be a hot one here in manhattan, actually all over the country, but we will turn up that heat anymore. fox superstars shawn mendes is going to chill. he's going to be here for a live concert. let's get the headlines this morning. donald trump pouncing on the fbi's recommendation not to pursue criminal charges against hillary clinton for her use of e-mail servers, when she was secretary of state. tragedy during a guy in carolina, came to no surprise to him. >> our system is rigged. it's totally rigged.

okay. it's corrupt, it's rigged, it's disgraceful. >> there's no mention of the fbi investigation during president obama's first campaign the president using his speech to praise her and to take a shot at trump. >> everybody can tweet, but nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job. >> president obama also called secretary clinton the most qualified person to run for the office. and parents of beau solomon, found dead after vanishing in rome. the vatican expressed his deepest sympathies. police detained a homeless man connected with the investigation. we'll have more coming up in our next half hour. also this morning, a deadly police-involved shooting in louisiana is leading to protests. video that allegedly shows the incident quickly going viral. we do want to warn you, it could

be disturbing to many viewers. here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: police say they were dispatched after an anonymous 911 call claiming someone had a gun. when he arrived, two officers confronted 37-year-old alton sterling, and things escalated. this cell phone video reportedly shot by a witness from inside a car, and not verified by nbc news shows what happened next. it clearly shows that two police officers tackling and wrestling sterling to the ground. what happens next is not as clear. the camera turning away from the incident. seconds later, someone can be heard saying, he's got a gun followed by audible gunshots. nbc news does not know what happened before or after what is shown in the recording. baton rouge police released a statement saying sterling was killed. so far, authorities have not provided details about what happened or what caused the police to pull their firearms. both officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure. the fatal shooting sparking

protests outside the store. hundreds of residents chanting "black lives matter" and setting up a makeshift memorial. among them, sterling's sister. >> i think someone really need to be done, and something need to be done quick about this. there's no reason for you to handle him the way that you did. it wasn't right. >> reporter: on social media overnight, outrage, some tweeting, feel sick to my stomach after seeing the alton sterling video. and alton sterling could have been me or you or my uncle or my father. the owner of the convenience store where sterling was killed says he's sure it was caught on surveillance cameras, though he hasn't seen it. police reportedly took the video as evidence. for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> we'll continue to watch that case for sure. weather now from dylan in for al this morning. >> it was a wild day yesterday in parts of minnesota. we have reports of three tornados across minnesota, but most of the damage we saw was in and around minneapolis, st. paul, look at winds, near 80

miles per hour. golf ball-sized hail. we have tens of thousands without power because of the damage to trees and power lines and there were some flash flooding too. it postponed the twins game for a little while yesterday and we are going to continue to see that area sort of with the same chance of storms, especially as we go back into tomorrow. today we're seeing most of our stormy weather moving through chicago, look at the squaw line of storms. lots of cloud to ground lightning, still pouring in chicago and also springfield in missouri is under a severe thunderstorm warning right now with the next squaw line that's moving eastward towards that area. we have this zone of an enhanced risk of stronger storms today, that includes south dakota and northern nebraska, but you could see we also have the chance of storms today through waterloo, iowa, st. louis, missouri, and stretching into the kentucky. tomorrow the threat is mainly just south of minneapolis, but minneapolis still could see another round of stronger storms. threat today and tomorrow, isolated tornado is possible,

it's still the threat of those straight line damaging wind gusts which as you just saw can cause a lot of damage. also the dangerous lightning and flash flooding because we could see one to two inches of good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. for today we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning for today through friday. look at the 90-degree temperatures in the forecast. that's a heat wave. we'll stay dry today. tomorrow through saturday afternoon thunderstorms that will provide rain relief. by sunday, we're dry near 90 degrees. another stretch of around 90-degree temperatures next week. make sure to stay hydrated. try to avoid several hours out in the sun. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. cab driver finds nearly $200,000 in his cab. and returns it. so here's the question, why was this passenger carrying that much cash in the first place? >> that's what i want to know.

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we're back. it's 7:41 this morning on rossen reports, walking over hot coals. >> motivational tools definitely been in the headlines after dozens were injured after a tony robins event in dallas. so why were some people burned, others were not? national investigative correspondent jeff rossen decided to look into it, jeff, you are going to try it out yourself, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people calling me crazy back in the studio and back at my household, but we are going to do this to show you exactly thousand works. and it sort of lifts the vail, pull back the curtain on the motivational hot coal walks and debunk a little bit myth versus reality. we have hot coals laid out here, and do not be fooled, you can probably see how hot this is with some of the orange embers still flaring up. i am going to walk over these

live. something i have never done before. you're going to share this experience with me. i also wondered a lot like you, what is this all about, why would anyone do it? is it really about spiritualal? this morning, we're showing you everything. early this morning, 5:00 a.m., the experts lit the fire. >> nice, going to be a great bed of coals here. >> reporter: and laid out the burning walkway. we're working with a group called life courage. they hold these motivational seminars which include fire walking. >> i did the signs because it was helping me go over my fears. an hour doing mental. warning, if i'm not in the right

mindset, i could be hurt. but fire walks like this have become controversial. less than two weeks ago, famed motivational speaker tony robins hosted a fire walk for thousands in dallas, dozens were injured. >> the coals didn't do us good tonight. we got burned. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the event saying 911 wasn't necessary and only five of 7,000 participants requested any examination beyond what was readily available on site. so why do it? fire walking experts say it's about transforming your life and conquering your fears. but some doctors say, walking on hot coals is really about something else. >> mental fabrication will not get you across safely. it's not mind over matter. >> reporter: so what is the science? how does it work? first, they light a fire and let it the burn down. the charcoal is hot, 1,000

degrees. those coals are covered with a thin layer of ash. that's what your foot touches and it's cooler than what's burning below. protecting your feet from the fire, and doctors say, it's also the way you walk. >> you want to step lightly, but walk briskly. when you run, you have more contact with your feet on the hot coals, then you could risk having a burn. >> reporter: it is good advice as i'm about to do this live. just to point out to you, we're outside right now, but we're doing the actual walk inside of a tent because most of these fire walks happen at night, they mentally want you to be able to see the orange so you're not fooled with the daylight that it's just ash. i should point out to you, we have an ambulance on standby. we have paramedics ready to go, and we are joined by tony sim s simons, good to see you. i want to address the critics, this is a way to get people into the seminars, to pay money. and it's really got nothing to

do with spirituality or mentalism, it's got to do with sciences and physics. >> no problem, of course it's physics, everything comes down to physics, there's a bunch of reasons why it can work. the reason why people do it is because it helps them stay focussed. it gives people access to more courage which is useful in life as you face a scary, daunting situation, and you stay focussed and relaxed, and thoughtful in approaching that. >> reporter: so you're saying it's a way for people -- what your position is, it's a way for people to say, i've walked through fire, i can handle whatever challenge. >> it makes people realize how powerful they are. as for the money, i don't do this for money, my day job is i'm a professor at cornell university, i teach leadership, i research on integrity, and it pays way better than fire walking. >> reporter: let's do the burn. >> i do this because i love it. >> reporter: you'll walk in with me. we're going inside the tent. and i will tell you, i'm incredibly nervous. we'll sea how this works.

and geb, we've kept it dark, and if you'll come with me, bill. we kept it dark, there's a group in the back. how should i walk? >> walk with your palms up. i want you to unclench your bottom, stay close, breathe deep. and the group is going to start chanting, and listen to the song of the group, imagine the song carrying you safely through the fire. >> reporter: what is it going to feel like? >> it might feel like you're stepping on to a bed of popcorn, it might feel hot. either case, stay focussed. stay relaxed. >> reporter: okay, here we go. i'm really scared. >> yes, yes. >> yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. >> reporter: oh, it's hot. i did it. did you see that? wow. it feels really hot, but i have no burns. my feet, morning tv, but my feet are black, i don't have any blisters, it was incredibly hot, i did it guys, wow. how it works. >> how do you feel? >> no pain, jeff?

>> reporter: i'm okay, i'm okay. no need for the paramedics. >> can you reclench your bottom now? >> reporter: that's not happening for a couple of days. >> wow, okay. so i think we learned something. >> yes. >> it seems like maybe just the fear of it was worse than the actual thing. >> reporter: and that's what it is. they say when you're standing a that the edge, it's about that moment that you're about to walk over the coals, looking down at them. and it's that real singular moment in life when you're facing any fear. this is what they would tell you and the reason they go to motivational seminars, millions have done it across the country. and it's that moment. it's when you face something in life, you take that first step. that's what i did, and i don't know. >> we're proud of you. all right, jeff, thank you. >> thanks very much, appreciate it, you're next. >> i don't think so. >> that's why you're the best in the business. >> couldn't resist. coming up next, what president obama just shared with the world about one much his daughters that had sent twitter

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around route 1. you can see traffic is moving pretty slowly there especially on the lanes right over here where i'm standing. you can see the average speed right now about 37 miles per hour. 25 minutes is how long it will take you to get back and forth there. we're also watching some delays on regional rails this morning with septa. we know they are operating under that enhanced saturday schedule today. we're seeing some limitations there as well. some things moving slower this morning. back to you. this is what passengers are seeing at some stations. trains passing them by because they're already full. this is video from the jenkintown station in the last half hour. septa warns more people will be onboard today as they wrap up a long holiday weekend and return to work. today uber will outline its plan to help stranded commuters. uber philly will announce an initiative to keep commuters moving. we'll see you in a half hour.

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>> reporter: we took a drive in one with motor trend's testing director, kim reynolds. it's probably tempting to really want to take their hands off the wheel, isn't it? >> it can be tempting. . you understand the system's well enough, you resist that temptation. >> reporter: the autopilot technology uses sensors and cameras to accelerate, brake, even steer. still the cartels them to always have his hands on the wheel and be ready to take control in an instant. >> that beep was the car saying it wanted reassurance that i was behind the wheel. i gave it that reassurance. >> if you're using the autopilot technology, what's the most important thing to tell drivers? >> don't trust it. i've seen many, many scenarios in my own experience that could have been dangerous if i had trusted the system too much. >> reporter: dangerous, not just to the driver, but everyone else on the road. investigators are now looking into the first fatal crash involving autopilot, joshua brown died after his tesla

collided with a turning semi in may. tesla says neither autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor-trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied. the car maker says the technology is not perfect and still requires the driver to remain alert earlier this year, the company's ceo elon mosque said it's safer than manual driving. >> 50% lower if you have autopilot on. >> reporter: automakers now offer some level of self-driving technology. and companies are developing totally autonomous cars. this summer the federal government plans to release new guidelines for autonomous vehicles. >> it's true, there are real and significant questions about the safety of new technology. and at the same time, the new technology is bringing safety advancements, it is also creating new vulnerabilities and new risks. >> reporter: this morning, there are new reports of another tesla accident, this one happened last week on the pennsylvania

turnpike. according to to the detroit free press, a driver told the state patrol his tesla model s was in autopilot when it rolled. no major injuries. that crash is under investigation. back to you guys. >> all right joe frier, thank you very much. it feels like one of the things, we have questions right now, 20 years from now, everyone will have them. i want them to work out the kinks first. >> exactly. figure it out. >> as an assist, it's a handy tool, but not to take your hands off the wheel. >> don't sit in the back seat and read a book. all right. let's do trending, guys, and top trending this morning, the honest cab by who returned a bagful of cash, big bagful. he dropped off a passenger at a hotel in boston. he was supposed to come back because he left behind a bag. after 30 minutes, there was no sign of the passenger. $100 bills, ready for the grand total?

$187,000. >> where's he going? >> turned the money over to the police who then gave it back to the passenger. apparently this money was part of an inheritance that he just received. he got a $100 reward. >> that's it? >> more than that. simply finds it, let me know. and then they call you and say i found $50,000 in the back seat of a cab. >> then you return it with ious. >> is that inheritance work. backpack full of cash. sounds great. how would you refact you got to meet your idol? some kids at a basketball camp got the surprise of a lifetime when mvp steph curry knocked on their door. first step went to the boys

intended to fate, another kid another kid stepped over him. >> oh my god! >> oh my god! >> this video was shot at the warrior's overnight basketball camp in hawaii. steph may have been so excited because he got kevin durant to join his team. >> exactly. >> sounds cute. there is a heated debate, we talked about every year around this time. here's the question pending, is it ever okay for men to wear flip-flops? >> when is it not okay? why is this a debate? >> good feet, then why not? get a peti. >> the huffington post is the laying in, their verdict, men should not wear flip-flops, but not because their feet are gross, the writer says the real offense is that flip-flops provide little to no protection and women shouldn't wear them either. >> totally disagree. >> i'm from california,

flip-flops are a grumpl out west. >> you wear them every day. >> every morning. >> that's me every day. >> wait, willie, if you don't wear flip-flops, put on socks and sneakers? >> like to the beach, pool, places like that, not walking around the streets of new york. they're tough to walk in, i have no objections to flip-flops. i'm not a mandals guy. let's do pop start. >> walking on hot coals, yes. yes, yes, yes, yes. let's start, taylor swift, a ton on her, tuesday that epic july 4th bash that she threw at her mansion in rhode island. my goodness, fireworks, giant red slide, american flag bikinis everywhere, famous people, a ton of photos flooding social media, but here's the one picture people are talking about. you see taylor and tom, they're on the far left, taylor's friend on the the right. blake and ryan. people are asking, what is going through ryan reynolds mind, look at his face.

>> help me. >> social media, so many people are saying that. held against his own will. others are comparing them to chris christie's face during that donald trump rally back in march. meanwhile, there's a whole theory about this taylor swift relationship. buzzfeed says they're just shooting a giant music video. art and for the press because of the public's fascination. back offing in their matching outfits and posing, like i think this is a vird owe or some kind of performance art. and we're all being punked. >> the tank top. >> yeah, i love taylor. >> never seen anything like that. >> i love that taylor. you can't fool us, taylor. yeah, we're on to you. >> and still going out with calvin harris. >> victoria beckham.

♪ ♪ >> that of course is the spice girls song wanna be. 20 years after it's released. feeling old and? it's help lg women and girls. a group called project everyone is skz people to use the #what a really, really want to share their dreams of gender equality. >> victoria beckham says she's thrilled that it's not empowering a whole new generation. >> the video was great. carson, thank you. how about the weather? >> well, it's hot. and that's about it. let's look at the weather across the country. no good morning. first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. for today, we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning from today until friday. look at these 90 degree temperatures in the forecast. that's a heat wave. now, we're going to stay dry today, but tomorrow through saturday afternoon thunderstorms, so that will provide a little rain relief.

by sunday, dry, near 90 degrees and another stretch around 90 degree temperatures next week. so make sure you stay hydrated. try to avoid several hours out in the sun. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. we have more of the special series, billion dollar brands. >> jenna bush haguer is looking at the maicer minds behind some of the most successful in the country, good morning. >> hi guys, cat cole's success story is in so many ways the american dream. a one-time hooters waitress, went on to turn cinnabon into a billion dollar brand. >> i'm cat cole, group president at focus brands. i believe anyone has the potential to start and build a billion dollar brand. >> because she did. as president of cinnabon, cat cole led 30-year-old brand across the billion dollar threshold, that recipe for success came from an unlikely start. at 17, cole started working at a hooters restaurant in jacksonville, florida. >> i was a hostess, and then

when i turned 18, i became a waitress. i learned how to cook in the kitchen and i pulled bartender shifts and helped runl shifts with the managers. >> reporter: she says the work ethic came from her mom who worked hard to raise three girls on her own. >> she had to work three jobs. fed us $10 a week for three years. that is not 1933, this was in the '80s. >> reporter: and she encouraged her daughter to dream big. cat became the first to attend college with plans of becoming and attorney, but her life took a different turn. >> when i was 19, i was offered the opportunity to open the first hooters in australia. >> reporter: she was soon opening franchises all over the world. she dropped out of college and quick lit rose through the ranks backing the youngest vice president at 26. you say you worked at hooters, what type of reactions do you get? >> i got so many reactions, but i remember several times when people would say, how can you work there? how can you say you advocate for

women, yet you worked with this concept that has socially acceptable sex appeal at the center of it? my pride around what we had built was so high, and my gratitude for all the opportunities i received, let's be serious, i was a 19-year-old college dropout, child of a senior parent, kploik father, what large fortunate 100 company would have sent me around the world to open businesses, no one. >> reporter: that pride and fierce determination inspired her to earn her nba while attending school part-time, and in 2010, her immediate i don't recollect rise at hooters led to an opportunity at cinnabon where she was tasked with reenergizing the brand. cat's idea became a game-changer. it's what he calls a taste of the bond. >> we knew people loved a little taste, delight coffee creamer has been an awesome partnership, we launched cinnabon popcorn with wise snacks. >> reporter: that taste of the band was everywhere. restaurants, grocery stores,

online. that strategy helped turn it into a billion dollar brand. her success earned her a promotion. 37-year-old cole is now the group president of focus brands where she's hoping to work the same magic with all six of their companies. >> this is the research and development center. we call it our innovation campus. >> reporter: from mini bonns to cakes. really good. so salsas. >> salsa. salsa tasting. >> reporter: my expertise. and with all her success comes hard and fast rules of business. >> one, be honest and authentic and confident in who you are and what you stand for. because ultimately it's all that's going to differentiate you in the marketplace. two, stay incredibly close to the customer. they have all the answers. three, do the right thing for the right reasons. and use that to guide who you partner with, what products you launch, whether or not you take funding externally. >> as the architect of a billion

dollar brand, cole understands it the power of words and messaging. she has a brand of her own. your twitter handle, very important, reads connected, creative, conscious, community-building, capitalist, business advisor, nba-coffee loving chronic learner. is that the definition of you? >> i would say that definitely describes a lot of the things that i believe. i hope the definition of me is someone who helps people see their capable of more than they know. >> reporter: and cole responds to every tweet she receives. part of her business strategy is to listen to the customer. kat says she also makes a point to mentor other women coming through the ranks hoping to see more women reach america's board rooms. she's incredibly inspiring and i can report, i enjoyed every bite of my visit. >> well jenna, we are doing the same thing. >> impressive. >> hot plate of cinnabons. >> jeff's going to walk over them. >> there's a smell in every airport in this country that

comes from the cinnabon -- >> i know. >> and i follow it, floating through the airport. it's so good. >> so delicious. >> such a strong brand. >> it is. coming up, tomorrow, company that's well on its way to becoming a billion dollar brand. in fact one of the founders already has another billion dollar empire under his belt. so we'll talk about that. coming up, jill's stealing deals after the local news.

good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 8club 30. let's get our forecast from meteorologist sheena parveen. >> a warm start to the day. 80 degrees in philadelphia, also some of our new jersey neighborhoods. humid but sunny. we're going to get pretty hot this afternoon. temperatures in the mid 90s today across the board. every can expect the heat and humidity. with that, an excessive heat warning from new castle county up to mercer county, areas between, until 6:00 p.m. friday. if you notice the seven-day, we'll be in a heat wave and

temperatures will be feeling near 100 degrees. >> let's get a check on the roads with pamela osborne. >> vai, good morning. we're keeping an eye, septa is operating on that limited schedule. a modified saturday schedule. the latest alert we have seen pop up so far, thorndale seeing a 20-minute delay out. their best advice is to check online to see what the trains are doing. we're seeing a lot of delays and some trains are having to move by customers because they're full. also, an accident in lower merion. >> all right, thank you, pam. >> this is what septa passengers are seeing at some stations. trains passing them by because they're already full. this is video from the station this morning. septa warns more people will be onboard as they wrap up a long holiday weekend and return to work. when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place.

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it's wednesday morning, 6th of july, 2016 and we're counting down now to friday. we have a big concert coming up at the end of the workweek. sean mendes will be here. and we are expecting one of our largest crowds of the summer for him. >> news to add to that, just in, in september, shawn's going to be headlining, if you can believe this, at madison square garden. he's going to do it for the first time and to celebrate, we're going to sweeten the deal for fans. if you're here with us on friday

to see shawn, you might get an exclusive code that'll enable you to preorder tickets for that. what a huge gift, madison square garden. >> more incentive to be here. it's going to be huge. coming up this half hour, how to live your life in technicolor with a little help from our buddy, jill martin. she has an extra bright edition. we have the best apps and the websites for making your vacations easier and cheaper than ever. >> and right now a taste of summer from the lovely, mrs. daley, our "today" food contributor, and the best part, you do not need to even turn on the oven. sounds good to me. >> that's what i'm talking about. first, rio olympics now guys, 30 days and counting as we mentioned on tuesday, we're going to be sharing fun facts about the games, the host city, and more every day until then i get the duty. the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the stadium. and you know, it holds the world record for the most fans ever to attend a soccer match.

although, current capacity is about 79,000 fans, the stadium actually squeezed in 173,000 fans, this was during the 1950 world cup final. all right guys, who were the two teams in the final? >> wow. >> brazil. >> brazil. >> brazil lost. it was a devastating loss. >> i really when i saw that, i thought it said macarana. >> we're not doing that. >> let's get a check on the weather now. jill made her way to time's square, what are you up to? >> hey guys, we're getting closer to friday's big premier on the "secret life of pets," and if you've ever wondered what your pets do when you're not home, some have come here to time's square, and they have taken over time's square. these are the furry friends from the upcoming animated film. they have taken over one and a half blocks from 48th street to 51st street.

and 14 unique different billboards, and they're calling it the largest blockbuster movie signage domination. that's what it's being called if i believely, and some of these pets here are panting because it is hot down in time's square, we're already well up in the 80s, and it is going to be hot across the country today. in fact we have heat advisories in so many different areas from the south, even up into philadelphia, into the northeast as well. where temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s, it's going to feel like we're closer to 100. we have a chance of stronger storms through the northern plains and back t good morning. i'm sheena parveen. for today, we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning from today until friday. look at these 90 degree temperatures in the forecast. that's a heat wave. now, we'll stay dry today, but tomorrow through saturday, afternoon thunderstorms that will provide a little rain relief. by sunday, dry, near niebt degrees, and another stretch around 90 degree temperatures next week.

so make sure you stay hydrated. try to avoid several hours out in the sun. >> now "the secret life of pets" opens up on friday. that's sunday. make sure you get on down if you haven't seen them here in new york city, carson. >> you're in time's square, looks like you could be a blue screen or something. >> oh no, i'm here. >> well thank you. as you can see there, "the secret life of pets" taking over. and sharing sharing some fun pe, and it turns out pets they are indeed just like us. take a look here. they drive tractors, this is a video we got in from hillary. that's hillary's dog there, pretty impressive. they also water lawns. here's pork chop taking care of the outdoor duties. that's adorable. evil dr. pork chop. and pets like maigen's can play on their ipads. this. one hopefully an older

generation that has become megan's dogs. keep them coming in, go to today.com/pets or online with the #todaypets. let's go out to savannah. >> carson, thank you. and now, we have an all new steals and deals. as you can see this morning, it is all about color, you're about to see contributor jill martin is ready to walk us through this colorful bargains, good morning. >> good morning. >> in celebration of summer we are building our own rainbow here on the plaza. we to want thank our friends on the plaza for dressing up. as we move along. okay, so let's start with these pants. >> okay. >> comes in a variety of colors, they're called uppants, they retail $115. they are full on ankle pant, here's the deal, they have built-in tummy control. >> sign me up. >> let me read that. >> the retail 115, the retail $32, that's 71% off. >> great, i like them.

what do we have over here? >> okay. again, we see all of the color pops. these are the speck laptop cases, retail $49.95, they're from mac books, thank you for that commentary. for the mac book available, 11-inch and 13-inch, pro 13 and 15-inch. only for mac book. retail $49.95, $15, 70% off. >> oh my gosh. >> next over here, we have colorful candles. >> and we move to yellow. the dl and candles, retail $85. these are major candles. they come in a box, beautiful, great gift. they're soy blend with cotton wicks, they sold at bloomingdales, sachs, and niemann marcus, that's 71% off. that's a great house warming

gift. >> over here had some beautiful -- >> i think, i think team blue was the loudest, yes. okay. this is the ncla nail polish, it's a choice of two sets. it's the pastel paradise or boulevard bold. so you can see the difference on today.com. celebrity fans include beyonce and madonna. deal $29, that's 70% off. >> quite a deal then. >> now you get this entire stack of bracelets. for my mother did and broke them up in three and gave three celebrate gifts. >> good job, mom. >> retails $75, 18-piece set, three color combos, you're wearing one, and that's not all

of them. you can see some just look good. retail 75, the deal $22, 71% off. [ applause ] >> all right, i love it. nice job. let's recap our deals this morning. we have the pants from uppants, laptop cases from speck, candles from dl and company, ncla polish, if you have questions about these products, go to today.com. [ applause ] they're so excited. coming up next, more savings, the apps, and websites you need to know before heading out. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right, it's day two of design your life. olivia sterns is here with apps and websites to help you travel smarter so you can feel confident you're getting the best deal. always good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we have three categories, we're going to begin with air fare, this could be challenging, working, riding the internet trying to figure out which price is best. >> air fair prices are whacky. every time the guy next to you paid $300 more, the woman to your right paid half. you really want to do your research and don't settle for the first price you see. yapta is what you use. yapta will let you know if the price you paid actually drops, and it takes into account how much it would cost you to rebook and only lets you know if it's actually worth it, and then you can call up. >> that's a smart to here. >> all airlines and again oat the phone. >> hopper is before you buy. hopper is now actually helps you

predict the best and cheapest time to buy your flight. potentially save you a lot of money there. one downside though, it does charges about $5 for domestic, $8 for international tickets. on average, willie, save 50 bucks. >> okay. let's move on to car rental. this can be hard too. >> turo is a car-sharing app. >> put it your car to work, save up far vacation. turo connects car owners with car renters worldwide. you can pick up a car at an airport, hotel, it works in 2700 cities. and it covers the car owners insurance. >> that's cool. little ride share there. how about auto slash, somehow that different? >> it is two things. this is a website, it's not an app, but you can still use the website, and it does two things. it's a great first if you're already in a car, you can find lots of discounts for all the car rental agencies. the other thing is does is like yapta, after you book, it'll track the reservation if that

price drops, it'll let you know this also has the software to cancel and rebook for you. >> that's cool. now we're going to find somewhere to stay. hotel reservations, trip ban is the one you like. >> again a variation on rebooking. you put your criteria in. this will let you know if the hotel room you booked has dropped and will also say you know, you're going to atlanta, couple kids you want a three-star hotel under 200 bucks, you want a swimming pool, put in the criteria, it lets you know if a hotel similar to that or something that meets that criteria, that actually turns up that's cheaper and will automatically rebook you. >> comparison shopping there. one more for a last-minute hotel choice. >> up to a week and a half, half hour before you want to check in. hotel tonight is hugely successful. this app has been downloaded 11 million times. it works in 15,000 hotels worldwide. the cool thing is, they've got a new in-app personal concierge service where you can just go in and have one chats and say hey,

my flight got in early, i need ab early check-in or hey, i forgot my toothbrush or a sushi bar nearby. >> olivia sterns, always with the good tricks. no oven needed, siri daily has are the hot dog deals.

back at 8:46, sinful summer dishes. sarah daley is the creator of the seriously delicious.com. and she's here with a "today" original recipe. what are you doing with the nooifs. >> dancing, let's go, ladies. >> no hot oven required. >> exactly, row sis ri chicken, someone already cooked it. tomatoes, little mozzarella balls. >> i just learned that. >> red wine vinegar and croutons. i love working with row distance

distance ri chicken. you can use two forks or your hands. took the skin off, exactly. >> oh yeah. >> this looks really healthy. i'll shred away. >> and i'm going to cut a tomato. >> we didn't give the fancy name. >> roast chicken panzanella. >> use leftover chicken if you have that, you can use -- >> could you use chicken breast or something special about rotisserie chicken? >> now you can have dark and white meat. >> keeping in the fridge. >> chicken salad. >> exactly. anything i can do? anything you need from me? >> well, would you like to drain it? >> happy to. >> and we're going -- we're going to drain it in there. >> you put these in that? >> nope, it's actually store bought in the herbs and the oil. >> didn't do a whole lot which is great. >> exactly, that's my kind of summer cooking. >> i wanted to be clear on that. >> perfect. now what we're going to do, you

can just hold on to that for a second and use your muscles. put the rest of the oil in the vinegar. >> we do use it, that's nice. >> combination. >> and then we can add it altogether. >> right now? >> you want that to sit for ten minutes to marinate. then we're going to add our croutons. >> just over here shredding. >> that's good. you can stop. okay, you did so good. >> here's the tomato and just mix it altogether. and there it is, you want to do that. >> what kind of lettuce? >> that's just arugula, you don't need lettuce, but it's nice to serve it on a bed of lettuce. . >> before the group get mushy. >> delicious. >> it's really good. >> so fresh. >> you could be on this. >> i love it. >> the window into your marriage. >> it is. you haven't done anything today. >> yeah. supportive. so now we're going to make peach short cake parfaits. simple. we have peaches that are going to be peeled, short cake that's

store bought, crystallized ginger, bourbon. >> took a shot. >> we don't have bourbon anymore. sugar and heavy cream. to the peaches already peeled and sliced. we're going to add the sugar, let that sit for five or ten minutes. create yummy juices and develop flavor. >> we have a bowl we put in the freezer because it helps get whipped cream going faster. heavy cream, add sugar and bourbon, and savannah, you can use maple syrup or say you were pregnant db -- >> let's just say. >> we'll whip until it becomes heaviy. >> you put the empty bowl into the freezer. so then when you put the cream in. >> it'll whip it up faster. this will take a couple of minutes and we'll get some heavy peeps and there it is over there. you want it to thicken in. >> yeah. >> and carson's still drinking the bourbon. let's build them up. >> cubed short cake.

>> uh-huh. >> and bourbon. >> so our peaches because they have the sugar on them made that caramely sweetness. >> exactly. >> creates its own sauce. then over here, crystallized ginger. delicious. >> i love it. >> oh, okay, what are we thinking down stairs? yummy, yummy. >> i haven't moved on from the salad yet. >> it's great. >> e with like the peach bourbon. >> good breakfast, you could use yogurt. >> i was going to say, does siri recommend to drink most of the bourbon? >> good question. >> i don't recommend that. >> do you recommend that? >> i don't recommend that. >> okay. >> that's okay, you do what you want. >> thank you. >> sir daley, thank you for the full recipes, check out today.com/food. the kings of the barbershop the kings of the barbershop competitor tet performing live.

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international quartet champion, theo, david, and brothers cole and kyle. great to have you with us, guys. >> great to be here. >> you've been together seven years. >> yes. >> i'm always curious, how do you know which songs to pick which sounds good in your format? >> all four of us, and barbershop picks from a wide variety of generas. it's whatever song we like, we arrange it in our style and sing songs we love. >> it's fun because its been around what, 80 years, don't you think it's having a resurgence where it's really, pitch perfect really made it cool and fun again. >> absolutely. and barbershop is america's true art form. it started in america. and it's still thriving today. >> all right, what are you going to sing now? >> start of something big for you know. >> all right. take it away. ♪ watch the sun come up count your money ♪ ♪ or else in a dim cafe you're

ordering wine ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this could be the start of something ♪ ♪ something great ♪ start of something great [ applause ] >> instant classic-sounding. so good, thank you so much. are you out on tour? >> yeah, we're actually at the nashville international convention, happening in nashville, yeah, it's great. >> savannah does a little singing after a glass of wine. she wanted to join in. >> flip my mike very, very fast. thank you so much for being here. we're back after your local

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good wednesday morning. i'm tracy davidson. just before 9:00. let's get the forecast. a hot one, with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> yea, with the humidity already, things are heating up quickly. 84 now in philadelphia. even in wilmington, 84 degrees. vineland, 84. mt. holly, 82. atlantic city, 83 degrees.

if you see that seven-day at the bottom of the screen, we're looking at a stretch of 90 degree temperature wheres. also an excessive heat warning from new castle county to trenton, areas in between, until 6:00 p.m. friday. feeling cles to 100 degrees when you factor in the humidithumidi. by 1:00 today in philadelphia, temperatures s in the low 90s. >> traffic report with pamela osborne. >> we're looking at the pennsylvania turnpike. we got an alert about an accident in bensalem between bensalem and willow grove, slowing things down. keep an eye out for that. also a lot of delays and in some cases septa trains going right by passengers. one of thestations having that difficulty right now, west trenton there, so a lot of delays. a lot of alerts. in some cases because of the schedule that they're operating under right now, the modified schedule, some of the trains are completely full and they're just passing by stations.

tracy. >> and as pamela said, today is the second day of the septa slowdown, that's why all that is happening. delays and crowding at the stations. this is video from a station in montgomery county. here's why this is happening. 120 regional rail cars are out of service right now to have fatigue cracks fixed. now, septa is offering a refund to some riders. you can find information at nbc10.com. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes. ♪

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this morning, megan and matthew hitting the stake tonight as new york's newest pop stars. and find out the inspiration between beyonce's body suit that she helped create. and from top destinations to the best hotels and much more, we have your ultimate getaway guide coming up now up. from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live federal studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome, it's july 6, 2016, i'm along with natalie, tamron, and jillian.

natalie has her morning jam, the fighter. >> it's good song to get you motivated. getting up in the morning, the whole song is about waking up with the right -- >> every morning. >> it's a great motivational song. if we're going from the gym, the fighter. >> you do the victory pose too. >> yeah. all of that. >> there you go. you're ready to start your day. >> victory pose is like this. >> you know, when you cross a finish line, you're crossing the tape. you do that in the minute. >> you are like on fire today. >> yes. so ready to go while the rest are breaking up. we're going to talk about the megamillions. >> victory pulse for this? >> just, speaking for the viewers. >> no, you're not. tell me about the suit. >> that's all i'm saying. >> yeah. >> that's birds, that's good. >> tropical paradise. >> that's not what i said i was, but i'm not going to repeat what i look like in this jut fit. it's summer, you have summer

whites, summer yellow -- >> i forgot summer birds. >> you know, i collect birds, i was given a taxi dermied peacock. >> life size? >> it's a real bird. it's a real bird. >> it did when i got it as a gift, it's hard to give back a bird. >> aw, thank you, i'm kidding, it was phenomenal. it's all about the bright colors. it's not tamron's tuesday's trend, it's wednesday what to wear. wear bird, wear yellow, yellow, white, just be so fresh and so clean. >> fresh and clean. >> in honor of mr. willie. >> well, our producer bought 25 new tickets, no one won that huge megamillions. it was 454 million, now it's going up to 508 million for friday's drawing. these are new, fresh and clean tickets right there. the odds of picking the correct numbers, one and 259 million, but you never know as they like to say, right?

>> odds don't go up every time it rolls over. every week you have the same -- >> the only increase the chance of tickets you buy -- >> even that doesn't increase your odds? >> really. >> not each ticket, yeah? >> so what increases your odds. >> gambling, there are no increasing the odds. >> you're the gambler. >> i am, but i will stick to craps and blackjack. >> give it a shot. >> you might as well buy a ticket. >> you won $6. >> and won on how many? >> i think we bought -- 25 # us gave in $5. we had like -- if we just kept that money, we would be much richer than -- >> yeah. >> steak dinner somewhere. >> why would your odds increase the more tickets -- >> don't follow up on this, we don't know the answer. >> trying to change the subject. >> oh. >> and still only have a one and

x amount of chance with that set of numbers. this only has a one in whatever amount of chance. >> the person who buys $10 in tickets versus a person who buys $10,000, their odds are the same. each ticket only has a one in 296 million chance. >> i am not buying that. >> all right. >>ly. >> okay. >> great questions. >> asking requests you journalist, you. >> speaking of interesting things, i don't know why i said that -- >> good try at a transition. >> al was the king of transitions. >> fried chicken in the corner. >> we'll explain why. you go to a restaurant, you're ordering food, whether it's a restaurant you've been to before or a new one, do you turn to someone and say or the waiter, i'll have what he or she is having? do you mimic what the person you're dining with orders? >> no, but if they sound something -- we compare orders before they come.

i think i'm going to get that too. that sounds great. you tend to do that more often. and you end up with three people at the table eating the same thing. >> which is my fear. there's new research says that people, people who eat similar food to each other are more likely to trust each other and get along. but, i think do you really want to go and everyone's ordering chicken for example. >> i like to sample everybody else's plate. >> it's a unique restaurant or a new place, i want to sample. if everyone's ordering fried chicken, then do you go in? >> i think everyone -- >> that's that. >> it is national fried chicken today. >> todayed is national fried chicken day. >> oh. >> blue ribbon restaurant. they sent over fried chicken. >> fried chicken is amazing. >> it is delicious. i could take out all the time. and this got me to thinking last night when they told us they were going to do this, do you have a secret ingredient or tip to making great fried chicken? everyone thinks their fried sching good, people who fry it,

it's not always great. >> this is amazing. >> send us your tip, #today's take. tyler florence has a tip. he says slow and low. he puts the whole chicken in the oven at 200 for a couple of hours. >> he bakes it -- >> then takes it out and puts it in butter milk and puts it in the fridge overnight and then takes it out and, you know, crusts it up or whatever and fries it. >> so it's mostly cooked through. you get that crisp on the outside. >> so good. >> what's your tip? >> i've never fried chicken. >> natalie. >> butter milk. soaking in the butter milk and really it's about the spices and like good quality breading too. like i don't know what they used on theirs, this is really good, whatever it is. >> i like seeing people doing it in a cast iron skill let. >> after i cast iron and i try to fry chicken and i can't get the heat level just -- i bought a deep fryer i haven't used it

yet. >> turkey every super bowl. >> you do? >> and it doesn't require breading. >> you don't live in a new york city apartment, do you? you better not. >> go to my in-laws house. it's so delicious. you don't even need the breading or anything else, just deep fry the whole thing. >> that's good. >> yeah. i don't know. >> chipotle. >> let's do this. i'll talk about tech rage. you guys ever experience tech support rage when you're trying to call somebody to cancel? this happened to me yesterday, i got all these things i have to do before moving. and i was trying to call a newspaper to cancel it will because we're moving, and they put me through five different people -- are you sure you want to cancel it? you can get your subscription for 50% less, i just to want cancel it. >> then you give up and keep it. >> and they kept transferring back to the same person, and then that person finally hung up on me. i don't know what happened. i had a little tech support rage of my own yesterday, maybe you

recall this scene from office space. remember this? >> of course. >> they're destroying the fax machine. >> my problem is, it takes, your rage is building just trying to get on the phone with somebody. by the time you talk to someone, you're already on fire, but it's the i didn't understand that, the automated system, and it's like, you try to stay as distinctly clear as possible, but your voice is going higher and louder, and it's just -- >> and that makes it worse when you're on hold forever with music. and the same song, over, and over. >> you give up, once the person hung up -- >> not on the air. >> and i called back and they continued to try to get me to keep any subscription, i was like, i'm cancelling it, let me just say, i'm cancelling it. >> what if it shows up anyway. >> newspaper is busy these days. >> i get it. >> i can get it online too. >> you'll wait 20 minutes. doe i have 20 minutes.

they tell you now ahead of time. i'll put the phone on speaker. then you get through the person, oh, you needed this person. and then it's 20 more minutes. >> and get disconnected. >> exactly. >> please. it's the cutest thing i've ever seen in my life. off dog and a duck. >> you haven't had your child yet. >> that's a good point. but for right now, animal videos get me through. this just goes on and on, the dog outsmarts the dog. and turn start going the other way. >> yeah. >> this is so funny. >> are you there? so he's going around, when does the duck -- >> oh -- >> there you go. i wonder how long this went on. dog and duck. >> i don't know if they're chasing each other like a game or trying to attack each other. the puppy looks happy, the duck looks aggressive. >> it's a game.

all right girl, what's in the weather department? >> i don't to want leave the chicken, but i'm going to leave the chicken. >> not a heat wave here yet in new york. 90 degrees or higher yesterday in new york, we fell shy of 90 degrees, going forward, there's a possibility we could hit that. we have heat advisories through most of texas, through parts of oklahoma, down through the south. we even have a excessive heat warning in tulsa. we have an excessive heat warning for philadelphia too. and we have some heat advisories right into new york city. and it's not just for the heat because temperatures will be in the 90s, but it's the humidity on top of that that makes it very, very uncomfortable. stay hydrated when it's this hot and we have air quality alerts, especially across the northeast stretching from new england right down into the mid-atlantic because you add that humidity, it makes the pollution and suffer from any asthma symptoms. you could see those get even worse today. we are going to see temperatures today in the low to mid-90s, feels like temperature closer to

about 100 degrees, and it is going to stay hot through at least friday, new york will be borderline if we hit that 90 degrees on friday. depends on how many thunderstorms begin to pop up. but philadelphia in the mid-90s, good morning. i'm sheena parveen. for today, we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning from today until friday. look at these 90 degree temperatures in the forecast. that's a heat wave. now, we're going to stay dry today, but tomorrow through saturday, afternoon thunderstorms that will provide a little rain relief. by sunday, we're dry, near 90 degrees, and another stretch of around 90 degree temperatures next week. so make sure you stay hydrated, try to avoid several hours in the sun. have a great day. >> you made our breakfast. >> ability already to go here in the commercial break. from bug bites to poison ivy, not always great in the

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moves from the south up, so what is the actual -- look at the numbers here and what are the concerns? >> we have in the continental u.s., we have over 900 cases of zika that have all been imported from abroad, i want to reaffirm that to people, there's no local transmission yet. we expect to see sbradic outbreak, if someone is infected, they can pass it on to other people. we're also following close to 300 pregnant women also have have been infected bid zooe da abroad. when it comes to prevention, the stuff we want to reiterate, you can use insect repellants and the things you're looking for are products that are epa registered that contain deet, you want to also importantly a lot of people ask is this safe for children? and the answer is yes, use it on your kids, but importantly, afly for them. you don't want to get it anywhere near their face or eyes. so you apply it on your hands and apply it to them. wear long sleeve clothing with that be protects you as well. and removing that standing

water. i know we don't have the a lot of that necessarily in more industrial urban areas, but swimming pools and flower pots and things like that need to be watched for and, you know, dump the water out. >> good stuff to keep an eye on. let's move on to ticks, this has been around for a long time. people think lyme disease, what are the risk kps. >> they should. a lot of the sarm principles will apply mosquito repellant as well as tick repellant. you can use deet, two for one there. and something else that people need to know about is that, not to be put on the skin, but apply it and treat it to clothing and gear and things like that. what do you do if you see a tick on you. that's the million dollar question, remove as quickly as you can. use a fine tip tweezer. not all are going to be the one to transmit lyme disease. you can describe what you see. now you don't need to be given antibiotics unless you feel a certain way we have for that, but if you do notice the symptoms of early lyme disease,

rash or fever or joint pain and certainly if you have the classic bullseye rash, be treated. >> how soon after you have that tick -- >> potentially -- >> usually three to 30 days. is the time that you'll see that early on. >> let's move over to poison ivy. old classic. >> oh boy. >> here the trick is to identify it. i look at a whole thing of bushes and leaves and i have no idea what i'm looking for. >> great. >> nas what they say. exactly, so poison ivy has three leave it leaves and typically a red stem. something to think about, and i think it's perspective for people to understand, if you have the rash of poison ivy, you can't, you can't transmit it to somebody else simply by touching that. what it is, oil or resin from the poison ivy league that is the thing that causes the rash. importantly if you think you've been exposed, watch immediately with warm soap and water, and also, all of your clothing, you want to put in thor and get it off, that oil and resin can transmit.

>> and once you have it afterward, how do you treat and? >> calamine lotion, if it's severe. >> dries it out. exactly. now let's move over to the last one. dehydration. especially now as we're approaching a heat wave. so very important to always be on top of it. >> here it's sew simple. we want people to stay hydrated, avoid alcohol, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, things that contain a lot of water. once you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated. prevent that and not get yourself to that spot. >> doctor natalie, thanks so much. coming up next, the ledge dare new york pops gets star power. we're going to get a taste of wh

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these two don't need an introduction. megan, matthew are here with us. fans watched megan play at the triple threat in the musical drama smash here on nbc. >> and matthew morrison gave fans a big teachers crush on the musical comedy series "glee" starring as the director, mr. shuster. >> now both tv and broadway veterans are bringing their voices to american standards, the ledge dare new york pops. good morning. >> hi guys. >> nice to have you here. you're performing with the new york pops, what can we expect? >> well, we both, it's so funny because we do our own shows. i do like a night show, but we can't do that, we're like picking the best of. and it's great for me particularly because i, you know, the 90-minute show, you have to pace yourself. and this format, like i'm going to do like full throttle for three numbers. develop offstage and watch my

friend perform. >> i'm still going to hold back. >> yeah, i'm still there. >> and there are duets in here, too. give them a little -- >> we're going to rehearse them today. >> i don't think we can tell one of them. because it's not in the program. >> yeah. >> so do you have one in the program. >> we can tell them the other one. >> i don't know which which one you're talking about. >> that's chemistry. >> you have an arrangement, a beautiful arrangement of somewhere over the rainbow that we're doing that -- >> yeah. >> yeah. >> do you play? >> that's amazing. >> yeah. >> i love the ukulele, it's amazing. >> yeah. >> i did it with on my first album with gint paltrow, now i get to do it with someone that's actually amazing. oh no, no, no, no, i didn't mean it like that. >> i said, no -- >> you heard it here. >> someone who's also amazing.

>> you'll hear about that later. >> now you both are broadway stars first and then big tv stars as well. you've got a lot of projects in the works. you're in a pilot for the first wife's -- >> yeah, i leave this weekend to go to l.a. you're doing the first wives club for tv land, and it's different from the movie. it's based on those characters, but the changes they've made for television is incredible. >> still funny? still hilarious. >> and neverland in january, you got a break, do you feel recovered? >> i just got back from a honeymo honeymoon, we went all over europe and africa. it was life changing. >> reporter: broadway or the honeymo honeymoon? >> the honeymoon. >> africa, and just i said like europe is for the mind, but africa is for the soul. and it's just such a beautiful, beautiful place. >> all right, well thank you guys, congratulations, and we'll be at the show. what's the secret song again?

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friday. so from today until friday, expect high temperatures in the 90s. you can see that at the bottom of the screen with the seven-day, as the heat wave, you want to stay hydrated. >> thank you, sheena. let's check traffic with traffic reporter pamela osborne. pam, you're following a problem on the pennsylvania turnpike? >> that's right. this is bensalem. right in the westbound lanes there. you can see right near willow grove, this is where traffic is pretty significantly slow right now. we know that there was a vehicle accident that was there. it has since been cleared, but again, you can see significant delays still left over as a part of that. we're also keeping an eye on septa this morning. we know that they're operating on a limited or modified schedule, rather, norristown, a 10-minute delay out of there, and trains nearby are flying by because there isn't enough room for passengers. vai. >> thank you, pamela. >> septa says today's commute on the rails could have been even more congested as people return

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states. experts say it could be an important tool in treating the leading cause of death in the united states. big change comes for the next iphone release, according to to the "wall street journal." they'll ditch of the current 16 gigabyte model. some customers have complained that 16 gigs can't handle all the their apps, music, photos and videos. apple expected to unveil this fall. well if off verizon wireless plan, you may be paying for more if, c net is reporting the company's about to roll out data plans increasing by $5 a month, but increasing the amount of data available. larger plans would also offer more data and see prices go up by $10 a month. and verizon will allow customers to roll over unused data to the next month. latte lovers, listen up, starbucks prices also on the rise once again. starting next tuesday, some drinks will cost you as much as

30 cents more per cup. the company has raised prices in july for the last two years. coffee beans are actually cheaping than they were in 2014, but labor costs are up. so the expense is being passed on to you, one iced caramel mac ya toe at a time. and let's check on the weather. >> good morning, natalie. we're keeping an eye out for possibly strong storms through south dakota and northern nebraska. also stretching over to the midwest where we could see damaging wind gusts. especially later on this afternoon, it is hot and humid everywhere else. feels like 105 to 110 in some areas across the south. in the northeast, it'll feel closer than 100. tomorrow looking at the heat. most likely hit the heat wave, about 90 degrees or higher from philadelphia down through d.c., especially down through the south and parts of texas too. we have an enhanced risk of stronger storms through the upper midwest as good morning.

i'm meteorologist sheena parveen. for today, we stay dry. mid 90s. excessive heat warning from today until friday. look at these 90 degree temperatures in the forecast. that's a heat wave. now, we're going to stay dry today, but tomorrow through saturday, afternoon thunderstorms. so that will provide a little bit of rain relief. by sunday, we're dry, near 90 degrees and another stretch of around 90-degree temperatures neck week. stay hidrited. try to avoid several hours out in the sun. and that's your latest forecast, tamron. >> dylan, thank you. let's get pop bit going, we're getting details on the stunning body suit beyonce wore last month. here is the scoop here. sop it's apparently a little work that is -- i don't know what just happened to me. i was looking at the body suit and got confused. in an interview with uk fashion magazine, the designer julianne

mcdonald, i understand now, #fabulous, reveals that he and team worked day and night to create this custom piece which was made up of 30,000 black caveats crystals. the singer was hands on requesting a design inspired by african tattoos and body paint. you had no idea what to look for or what wear it again or at all. when he saw his creation on tv, he fell off his chair. there you have it. well everyone, maybe buzzing about taylor swift's epic july 4th bash with her celebrity squad. turns out george clooney, yes, he had a star-studded holiday of his very own. check out george with his wife iowa mall, bill murray lounging on a boat at a party hosted by the couple in italy, even better, bill is rocking a george is a beautiful man t-shirt in honor of his buddy. and clooney nannas, the tee's available for 25 bucks. you cannot get the beyonce body suit, but you can own that

t-shirt. and drake is making a run for the record books, he has been dominating the charts all summer long, this week his album is number one for the ninth straight week while his hit single, one dance, holds on to the top spot for the seventh week in a row. those numbers put him in rare company. the only other time a solo male artist enjoyed that kind of streak, 1983, and who was it? michael jackson held the top spot for seven straight weeks with the number one album "thriller," and song "billy jean." drake and michael jackson in the same category or similar category. it's awesome. up next, still haven't figured out where to vacation this summer? we're going to reveal the best destinations, hotels, airlines and much more than you voted for and much more than you voted for after this. clean food. words you don't often hear. words we at panera live by. because clean food is food as it should be. with no artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners,

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here to share with us, jackie giffords, special travel editor travel and leisure. >> good morning pech. >> let's dive in, our first the top city in the u.s. >> so, southern cities faired really well on the list this year. so number three was savannah, number two was new orleans, and the number one we're so excited to announce was charleston, south carolina. >> my husband just got back from a bachelor party there. >> it's great for bachelor parties. really readers on charleston again, there's so much to do. history, cultural attractions, amazing food. some of the things you don't to want miss doing going to water front park, take a stroll, see the sailboats, restaurants, so there's husks, chef sean's restaurant, you want to get the cheeseburger, go to gin joint, get a cocktail. oak steak house is famous. and that's really the shopping area, independent boutiques where i got this necklace. >> yeah. >> and it's really a stand

outdestination. and it won the best city in the world. best city in the u.s., but best city in the world. we're so excited for charleston. >> totally independent of this, i went down there for the south carolina primary, i called my wife and said we're moving to charleston, it's that good. it's an amazing city. let's move over to top city hotels. >> top city hotels really, we're really excited to announce again, charleston one, so the spectator, this is a new property. it opened about a year and a half ago, and it stands out from some of the other properties in the area because it's got that 19 tow art deck co. vibe. unique details, hand-painted wall paper near the ceilings. upstairs in the rooms, they've got fun amenities like velvet head boards, heated towel racks and downstairs, don't miss a cocktail in the library lounge. it's beautiful. deck co. inspired, warm, charismatic. number three was the story right here in new york city, boston was number two. >> really? >> so glamour seems to be such a draw. >> glamour, independent

properties, boutique properties, that's what they're responding to these day zplps you've got to get to these places somehow. airlines is one way to do it, that can be frustrating, but there are good ones. >> there are some great ones out there. the top domestic airline we're excited to announce is virgin america. it's the ninth year in a row they've won. and people love the vibe. when you board the a virgin america flight, it's standout customer service. you have a leather seat, they have a great inflight entertainment center. you can order a cocktail and send it to somebody else. again, it's that fun, playful vibe and we should note they are set to merge with alaska airlines. they won't really be happening for another 12 to 18 months, but are known for loyalty programs and number two is jetblue and number three was hawaiian. >> very nice. excellent list. top destination spas in the united states are -- >> yeah, so wellness. this is a big trend right now. top destination spas.

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. at just 19 years old, singer song writer grace is already taking the music industry by storm. it started with her chart-topping remark of you don't own me, produced by the legendary kwinsy jones. it racked up 58 million plays. number one in the uk and australia and went on to become certified gold here in the u.s. she made her tv debut right here when she was futured at elvis's artist of the month with kathie lee and hoda. it's called fma and she's over with natalie and tamron to tell them all about it. >> she's right here, that album titled fma, forgive my attitude. grace will be performing her latest sing, it's called hell of

a girl. congratulations. >> thank you. >> 19, but we to want know the scoop on fma. >> it stands for forgive my attitude. it's like, i'm a young woman and i think it's important to have someone stand up for and have attitudes and opinions on the world and what goes on it. >> take it away. ♪ ♪ ♪ time to be done with you ♪ feels good when i wake in the morning let the sun come through ♪ ♪ i'm not thinking' bout you ♪ feeling good when i look in the mere, my skies are blue ♪

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 10:00 a.m. it's a hot and humid wednesday morning. let's get our forecast from meteorologist sheena parveen. >> hey, vai. yeah, temperatures already heating up into the mid to upper 80s. look at wilmington right now, 88 degrees. 87 in philadelphia, 86, vineland, and we will be in the 90s this afternoon. excessive heat warning from trenton down to wilmington, arearea

s in between. highs in the mid 90s, feeling close to 100 degrees. this will run until friday. make sure to stay hydrated. this is potentially dangerous heat. >> thank you. let's get a check on the septa delays with first alert traffic reporter pamela osborne. what are you see sng. >> all kinds of delays popping up throughout the morning, spaelg as we get further into the morning commute. the norristown line is running about 10 minutes late. thorn dale running about 20 minutes late. there are also other trains operating at express, meaning they're so full they're not stopping to pick up passengeress. doystown, west trenton airport as well as the trenton lines there. >> thank you, pam. crowds of people waiting for a spot on a train at the jenkinstown septa station in montgomery county. septa is advising commuters closer to the city to find an alternate form of transportation, and we have modified routes on nbc10.com and also on the nbc10 app. i'm vai sikahema.

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