schedule. sky 4 10 is in the air. the "today" show starts next. have a great day! good morning. breaking overnight, tempers flare at a protest in louisiana over last week's police shooting. dozens arrested. while in dallas, investigators reveal more about the sniper who opened fire on officers at a rally there. this morning, did he have pns for an even bigger attack and the new mystery surrounding the letters he scrawled in his own blood on a parking garage wall. republican convention exactly one week ahead. trump vp pick likely this week. will he shake things up more by putting a registered democrat on the ticket? scary scene, legendary

aerosmith guitarist joe perry collapses. world exclusive. jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda team up for a touching tribute to the orlando shooting victim and we have an enormous crowd on our plaza as they get set to perform their song live for the first time "today," monday, july 11th, 2016. >> announcer: 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" on a monday morning. we have carson in for matt. we love our crowd every day. we really love them today. today we have some survivors and victims of the orlando shooting massacre. they're going to get a real treat. a song dedicated to them performed by none other than jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda of "hamilton."

>> we'll chat with lin-manuel miranda for the first time since his final show saturday night and historic run of his show "hamilton." >> let's start with our top story. more protests and arrests overnight. this as chilling new information surfaces about the gunman that killed five officers in dallas. we have two reports this morning. we'll start with nbc's gabe gutierrez. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is planning to travel here tomorrow for an interfaith prayer service and to meet with the victims' families. he'll be joined not just by vice president biden but former president george w. bush and former first lady laura bush. a somber visit. overnight in baton rouge, tensions flared. dozens of arrests as protesters clashed with police for a third straight night following the shooting death of alton sterling

by a police officer. emotions are running high across the country. demonstrators blocking traffic in atlanta and memphis. over the weekend, more than 100 arrests in minnesota after the death of philando castile. one st. paul officer had a broken vertebrae after a concrete block was dropped on his head. investigators now say the lone gunman, micah johnson may have had bigger plans. >> the suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and the materials was such that there was large enough to have devastating effects throughout our city. >> reporter: chief david brown also revealing a chilling mystery. johnson scrawled the letters "rb" in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage where s.w.a.t. sweet had cornered him. they're now digging through his laptop, journal and cell phone trying to determine the significant of those letters.

during the two-hour standoff, johnson taunted police negotiators and would only speak to black officers. >> this is a person who was well prepared, who was thinking ahead, who was talking about shoot and move tactics. >> reporter: a lawyer who said he represented johnson tells nbc news the army prematurely kicked johnson out of afghanistan in 2014 after he was accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier. the lawyer said the accuser requested a protective order and that johnson get mental help. a short time later, he took self-defense classes. how would you describe him? >> we didn't interact a lot with him. he came in and did his thing and left. >> reporter: right now investigators are combing through johnson's digital trail for clues and processing the massive crime scene. they hope to reopen several city blocks that have been closed since the shooting. we're hearing from one of

the civilians shot in dallas. a mother at that protest march with her four sons when the violence erupted. nbc's joe fryer is in dallas with her emotional story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in addition so the five police officers that were killed, nine other people were shot and injured including two civilians. one of them is now sharing her family's harrowing emotional story of survival. shot in the leg. right now it's shetamia taylor's heart that's hurting. she took four sons to the rally when gunfire erupted hitting an officer in front of their eyes. >> as he was going down, he said he has a gun. run. >> reporter: moments later taylor felt a bullet pierce her leg. >> all i hear is gunshots. >> reporter: she covered her son, andrew, as officers protected her. >> that officer jumped on top of me and covered me and my son.

and there was another one at our feet and there was another one over our head. >> reporter: amid the chaos, two other sons were also shielded by heroes. >> a police officer ran up to us and said go. i'll cover you. >> reporter: her son separated from his family was cared by a stranger who supplied the tay r taylors at their news conference. >> any mother would do that for somebody's child because you're a mother. i'm a mother. >> reporter: thanks to so many heroic actions, the entire family survived but later learned five officers did not. >> of course i'm thankful that my babies are okay but somebody's dad, somebody's husband isn't. >> reporter: one of the victims is brent thompson, an officer with dallas area rapid transit. he got married just over two weeks ago and is being remembered in his hometown. >> brent thompson said here i am. send me. he put himself in harm's way to

protect and save lives of his fellow officers and the citizens of dallas, texas. he is a hero. >> reporter: we now know funeral arrangements for two of the fallen officers. those services taking place on wednesday and thursday. as for those who were injured, nearly all are now out of the hospital. carson? >> emotional story this morning. joe fryer, thank you. let's shift gears and turn to politics with the republican national convention beginning one week from today, speculation is only mounting over donald trump's vice presidential pick. it's also crunch time for the city of cleveland preparing for what could be a highly contentious few days. we have complete coverage this morning. we'll start with peter alexander. good morning to you. >> good morning. as he zeros in on that vp pick, he may have to walk a tighter tight rope than others with an angry revolt simmering within the party's ranks.

social conservatives and grassroots republicans are demanding a selection that reinforces their position. it's decision week for donald trump with the republican convention in cleveland just seven days out, trump's highly anticipated vp pick could come any time now. could trump go with another political outsider? the latest contender being vetted, lieutenant general michael flynn. >> i think for women, these are difficult issues, i think women have to be able to choose. >> reporter: one anti-abortion group immediately rejecting that view as unacceptable saying flynn disqualified himself from vp consideration. further complicating matters, flynn is a registered democrat and also in the running is chris christie. and indiana governor mike pence likely to join trump outside of

indianapolis. newt gingrich telling ap if he's asked, it's not an automatic yes. meanwhile, following the dallas shootings, trump's response initially more restrained and inclusive. >> we must stand in solidarity with law enforcement. >> reporter: later attacking president obama citing his comment that the u.s. isn't as divided as some suggest saying the president lives in a world of make-believe and crit siiciz obama and clinton for weak leadership. police plan to further tighten security. >> the events in dallas heightened everyone's awareness. >> reporter: the city's chief promising enough officers are ready in case of violence. the team will be extra vigilant. a third of the team's 1,700 officers will be assigned to the

convention. many out of town forces from across the state of ohio will help secure the convention's perimeter now exactly one week away. >> peter alexander in washington. thanks. >> now to the democratic side. hillary clinton is poised for a big endorsement. bernie sanders set to appear with her in new hampshire tomorrow. kristen welker has that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: a long awaited win for hillary clinton and just moments ago she and bernie sanders made it official. their campaigns releasing statements announcing the two will appear tomorrow in new hampshire. sanders expected to endorse secretary clinton. a major symbol of party unity. hillary clinton and bernie sanders on the cusp of coming together. both campaigns confirming this morning that sanders will join clinton on the trail in new hampshire tomorrow. the move coming after clinton and democrats agreed to some of sanders' demands on health care, education reform and vowing to fight for his signature $15 minimum wage.

on sunday, sanders declared victory writing we now very the most progressive platform in the history of the democratic party. still, the party unity comes against the backdrop of the recent violence and unrest gripping the country. >> i have been following the news of the past few days with horror and grief. >> reporter: speaking at a church in philadelphia, clinton tried to strike a balance offering support to police while also calling for reform. >> we do need police and criminal justice reforms to save lives. we do need to support police departments and stand up for the men and women who put their lives on the line. >> reporter: the crisis also dominating the diplomatic trip of the current commander in chief. mr. obama cutting his european trip short after urging calm. >> whenever those of us who are concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system attack

police officers, you are doing a disservice to the cause. >> reporter: as for secretary clinton, she is off the trail today here at her home in new york. her aides tell me in addition to that big unity event in new hampshire tomorrow, expect her to talk about criminal justice reform this week. carson, savannah? >> thank you so much. >> good morning to both of you. nicole, let me start with you. this is the week we likely will get trump's vp pick. what do you think he's looking for aside from various names that we've heard about? what does he need to shore up his ticket? >> i think -- i agree with the list that peter gave us in his report. i think he's looking at curtain number one and curtain number two. behind curtain number one is the choice the party expects him to make. somebody safe.

someone who solves some of his political vulnerability. someone like governor pence. i think trump is more attracted to curtain number two. someone like mike flynn, a wild card like trump himself, or someone like chris christie who has been a partner during the lowest points of his candidacy but doesn't comes without his own risk for donald trump. >> we're reminded just how open this process has been for trump. we know who he's vetting. we know who he's campaigning with. high profile names that said no thank you. a smart process for him to be open? >> it's been a trump process more than other politician we've seen he's a showman. he keeps the audience guessing what is coming next. this idea of flynn, the name floated over the weekend, if you think back to 2008, john mccain was interested at one point in putting joe lieberman on the ticket. he's a democrat.

there's blow back. trump is a different political figure than mccain. i wonder if he says heck with it, i'll do it anyway. >> hillary clinton has two weeks. she could announce this week or next week. you're a former strategist. what's the smart timing? do you want to compete with the republican convention or wait until it's over or do it this week? >> when we announced sarah palin in 2008, our strategy was to step on a bounce. candidates come out of their convention with a bounce. they've been in the national news for four straight days. most campaigns go second try to step on that bounce by making that announcement on the heels of their opponent's convention. >> is hillary going to get the bounce she needs? it's reported that bernie will endorse her as early as this week. is it too late? >> she has the bounce already because talk a month ago when democratic primaries ended remember trump/clinton race was neck and neck and unless bernie sanders gets onboard, he's going

to hurt her. barack obama got onboard. elizabeth warren got onboard. joe biden got onboard. trump made a few mistakes. the political world looks very different now. the clinton campaign will be happy to take bernie sanders endorsement but it doesn't look as essential as it did a month ago. >> monicole will have an intervw at jeb bush at 10:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc tonight. two campers have been arrested for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed three homes and three buildings in boulder county, colorado. authorities say the men left a poorly extinguished campfire forcing evacuations of nearly 2,000 people and in california, 700 homes were evacuated over the weekend because of a brush fire burning north of los angeles. the sage fire is now about 50% contained and residents have been allowed to return home. scary moments this weekend for passengers on a delta flight from atlanta to denver.

some passengers were starting to feel sick. emergency crews say 12 passengers had elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their bodies. they all recovered after getting fresh air but it's still unclear where that carbon monoxide may have come from. for now, the plane has been taken out of service. now to that health scare for joe perry. the 65 year old hospitalized after staggering off stage at a concert last night. scary moments on stage for legendary aerosmith guitarist joe perry. shortly after the show started, a tired looking perry sits down near the drum set still playing his guitar. moments later he stands, suddenly staggering offstage behind a large speaker where he reportedly collapsed. video posted on instagram

showing emt workers appearing to rush perry off stage as the band plays on. one of the founding members of aerosmith, perry served as lead guitarist since 1970. aerosmith was inducted into the hall of fame in 2001. perry is listed as being in stable condition. thanks to all of the fans reaching out and asking about joe. he is stable right now with family and is under the best scare. we'll turn to dylan in for al this morning. i like your earrings. >> i don't normally wear big earrings. they're weighing me down a little bit. we're keeping an eye on storms today especially through the upper midwest and the northern

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. sun is up. let's get our forecast from bill henley. temperatures starting to climb. still really pleasant. 61 in the suburbs. live view. king of prussia, bright sunshine, 75 degrees. climbing. 80s today through it all. the nice breeze will be blowing so the humidity stays low. well into the 80s in inland, new jersey. 78 degrees. middle 80s for the lehigh valley. 86 this afternoon. jessica, bill, thank you.

>> septa riders are finding changes in the rails. any unveiled a new schedule in the service slowdown. let's see how things are rolling along with jessica. >> a few problems 95, headed southbound around cottman avenue. average speeds are dipping into the 20s. an overturned tractor-trailer on route 35 headed north boun. the ramp to 322 westbound is blocked because of that area. we are in the process of a scheduled opening scheduled for 7:25. septa seeing some delays. northbound train is at capacity. newark 205 as well. thank you. >> i'm vai sikahema, another update in 25 minutes. we'll see you in half an hour.

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♪ 7:30 on monday morning. july 11, 2016. we're all in for a major treat this morning. superstar jennifer lopez and "hamilton" creator, lin-manuel miranda are stopping by to perform their new song which is the live debut of the song. nice to have you along. 7/11. which means. >> free slurpies. >> you're excited. let's look at the headlines this morning. with their convention one week away, top republican officials are beginning to have a series of key meetings in cleveland today. first on the agenda, hammering out the republican party's

platform. texas governor greg abbott could miss that convention an after an accident. abbott was scalded by hot water and suffered second and third-degree burns on his legs. a spokesman for the governor says he's scheduled to see a burn specialist today. president obama heads to dallas tomorrow. he'll meet with families of the officers killed in last week's ambush sniper attack. he's also expected to speak at an interfaith memorial. former president george w. bush will also attend that service. also this morning, there's growing fallout over the death of a matador gored in spain. kelly, good morning? >> reporter: carson, good morning. these bull runs happen across the country and they end in bull fights but already this morning the debate is heating up about whether this tradition should be banned after a matador was mauled on live team. flash of his red cape and

suddenly he was in the air. the goring too gruesome to show. it pierced barrio's leg. the 29 year old is the first professional bull fighter in spain to die in the ring since 1985. on spanish streets where thousands of trying to outrun the one-ton bulls this week, they've been tossed, trampled, and a spaniard was killed. >> picked me up by my leg and smashed to spepeople side of me. >> reporter: the 23 year old said it's his first and last running of the bulls. >> dangerous. >> reporter: the bull runs end

in bull fights. both bloody and controversial. the animals almost always dies. on social media, barrio's death trending worldwide. one man writing score one for the bulls. this morning the nation is shocked by the matador's death. traditionally when a matador dies, both the bull and its mother are slaughtered to end the blood line but this morning there's a social media campaign with thousands signing on to save the bull's mother. guys? >> keep an eye on that part of the story. thank you. let's shift gears now and get weather from dylan in for al this morning. >> it will heat up across the northeast where we have seen cooler than normal temperatures up through maine and into boston this weekend temperatures in the 50s and 60s. you'll get into the 90s by the time we get to the end of the week. another area that's unseasonably cool for this time of year is the northwest.

spokane only 75 degrees today. boise, 77. missoula, 68 degrees. that's 15 degrees below average. we are also looking at a very chilly start to the day tomorrow morning with temperatures only in the 40s and 50s. here's where the heat is. dodge city, 99 degrees. not as humid as it has been. it will feel like 99 degrees. go farther south, much more humid. temperatures will feel like it's well above 100 degrees. memphis, 88. feel like 93. it will get hotter through the week. new york, back into the upper 80s with humidity slowly building through the week. it's going to be much more typical for this type of year. we're also again slight risk for stronger storms through the northern midwest where we could end up with isolated tornadoes and damag in good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. it is going to be a warm, beautiful summer day. the temperatures climb well into the 80s. the humidity will stay low.

86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86, allentown. sunny skies for hamilton up toship. 85 in hammonton. right on the beach, 70s, inland, 82 for ocean city. look at symrna. 85 this afternoon. have a great day! >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you. now to a closer look at the unique way police put an end to the killings in dallas last week. officials say it's the first time police have detonated a bomb to take out a out a suspec borrowing a tactic from america's wars in iraq and afghanistan. nbc's tom costello has been looking into this. tom, good morning. >> reporter: by in large, the dallas pd is applauded for using innovative tactics for putting an end to the killing. the discussion is how this is the latest example of law enforcement turning to military

tactics for policing. the decision facing dallas police was life or death. the heavily armed suspect, micah johnson, had already killed five police officers, wounded 14 people and was taunting officers warning that he planted bombs throughout the area. with police sharp shooters unable to get a clean shot of the suspect, s.w.a.t. commanders presented the chief with a plan. >> to improvise our robot with a device to detonate behind the corner within a few feet of where he was to take him out. i approved it. i'll do it again if presented with the same circumstances. >> reporter: police have been using robots for years most recently ramming holes in the orlando nightclub trying to free hostages but also to remove suspicious clothing from suspects, inspect suspect packages and fire weapons to detonate explosives. metro d.c. the bomb squad is run

by the fire department with a small fleet of remotely controlled robots. >> our main mission is to render a situation safe so instead of putting a bomb technician into harm's way, we'll send a robot. >> reporter: since 9/11, many police departments have beefed up their firepower. some departments criticized for showing up at lawful demonstrations in armored personnel carriers with semiweapons. now for the first time using a remotely controlled robot to set off a plastic explosive. >> police departments all over the country should be very careful how they use these kinds of technologies. confronting our own civilians with military-style equipment is probably the biggest problem here. >> reporter: veteran cops say you can't second-guess the dallas pd. >> in a case with this many policemen killed and shot, center of a major american city with all of these crisis facing them and possibly more bombs, it

was the right decision if that unique location of a parking garage on that unique day. >> reporter: dallas chief brown -- >> i have former s.w.a.t. experience here in dallas. you have to trust your people to make the calls necessary to save their lives. it's their lives at stake. not these critics lives who are in the comfort of their homes or offices. >> reporter: nypd commissioner bill bratton said dallas made the right call but he also says there needs to be a more public discussion before robot bombs become a more widely used police tactic. back to you. >> interesting discussion. tom, thank you. coming up on "trending" what does this building look like to you? we'll discuss it at length. the story behind that design has people talking. >> first, the new claims of sexual harassment against fox news ceo are

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allegations against fox news ceo roger ailes. >> nbc's senior legal correspondent cynthia mcfadden has been following this for us. good morning. >> the case gets uglier and uglier by the day. fox news saying a clause in gretch gretchen carlson's contract requires her to go to private arbitration to settle a lawsuit and her lawyer says it doesn't apply to ailes. it's been five days since gretchen carlson delivered her bombshell lawsuit accusing fox news chairman roger ailes of sexually harassing here and then firing her when she refused his advances. quoting ailes as saying, "i think you and i should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago." adding that "sometimes problems are easier to solve that way." since then a number of women have come forward regarding

their experiences with the head of the cable giant. some positive. some not. boyle told new york magazine in 1989 she declined ailes proposition in a car when she was 29 years old. she was up for a job with the republican national committee when she says he told her, "you know, if you want to play with the big boys, you have to lay with the big boys." the next morning she says ailes asked her if she changed her mind. she said no. the job didn't come through. she says a friend at the rnc told her, "word went out you weren't to be hired." boyle told nbc news she stands by her account. also included, five other women making similar allegations about ailes though none has been independently confirmed by nbc news. >> it depends ultimately on the judge but a lot of the times judges do not like to introduce evidence of other sexual harassment cases because it clouds up the case. >> reporter: meanwhile, several current high profile fox anchors

have stepped forward to defend ailes including maria bartiromo who was quoted in "variety" as saying i have known roger ailes for 25 years. i've known him to be nothing but a professional. similarly, two others told "the new york times" they have long-term working relationships with ailes and said neither witnessed the kind of behavior claimed by carlson. legal experts point out it is unusual that carlson is only suing ailes and that fox is not named in the suit. fox provided nbc news with a series of handwritten letters from carlson to ailes in which carlson gives no indication she's feeling harassed. this from a letter dated five days after the complaint alleges ailes harassed her. i've been a loyal employee who has worked really hard at fox for more than ten years. i would love to stay at fox and show you everything i can do. >> they are very damaging. you would be surprised how forgiving jurors are for people

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we're back with a new smartphone app that's sweeping the nation. sheinelle, please explain. tra translate. >> pokeman go takes players on a real life scavenger hunt. it leads users to dangerous situation. >> reporter: pokeman is back taking america by storm but catching them all is getting dangerous. >> i get paranoid that i'm going to bump into something. >> i ran into a pole the other day. >> it's tempting to run across the street. >> reporter: with kids and adults alike glued to the game, people are hurting themselves. >> i'm trying to catch them all.

>> reporter: pokeman go is a free so-called augmented reality gave to place cute animated monsters in the world around you on the street, at the mall and other local landmarks. the thing about pokeman go, people love playing it includeded in popular places like hollywood boulevard. i found a pokeman right here. the problem is sometimes people run into each other and other objects, too. players are posting bumps and bruises all over social media. the game has become so popular the washington state department of transportation tweeted "if your weekend includes pokeman go, please do so safely." it's causing bigger problems. outside of st. louis, these three suspects were arrested for allegedly using pokeman go to lure unsuspecting players into armed robberies.

in wyoming, this 19 year old stumbled upon a dead body facedown in the river. >> i went to a walk to catch pokeman. >> reporter: finding a dead man isn't stopping her from hunting down more pokeman. >> i may go get a water pokeman. >> reporter: she's not alone. users are now spending twice as much time on pokeman go than popular apps like snapchat turning a '90s fad into today's latest smartphone addiction. >> one social media user spotted this sign saying pokeman are for paying customers only. it's taking over the country. it's kind of hard to understand if you're not into it. trust me, obviously it's huge. >> i'm downloading it right now as we speak. >> i just got snapchat and thought i was cool. >> better hurry up, sister.

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jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda perform their new song "love make the world go round" live for the first time "today," monday, july 11th, 2016. ♪ >> love is love is love is love is love. >> love makes the world go round! >> welcome back to "today." it's 8:00. it's july 11th, 2016. this day is going to go down in history on our plaza.

we have such a treat. we have great crowd. we have survivors of the orlando shooting and they're here to hear a song dedicated to them by jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda. >> they're ready for that. we'll get to that in a second. let's head inside quickly to get top stories from tamron. good morning. no letup overnight in the outrage being expressed by proteste protesters. 50 people were arrested in baton rouge sunday night and more than 100 people were arrested this weekend in suburban minneapolis. meantime, president obama is preparing to travel to dallas where he'll meet tuesday with the families of five officers killed by that gunman described as an anti-police agenda. breaking overnight, ash carter has arrived in iraq to help local security forces retake the constitueity of mosu isis. they are prepared to

accompanying iraqi battalions as needed as they move toward iraq's second largest city. with just a week until the republican national convention, donald trump is expected to announce his running mate at any time now. the latest contender being vetted is retired army lieutenant general michael flynn. hillary clinton is poised for an expected endorsement from her democratic primary rival bernie sanders. they'll appear together tuesday in new hampshire. a texas jail guard probably owes his life to inmates who staged a break-out. listen to this officials rele e released videos of what happened during a medical emergency last month. several inmates kicked out the door of their holding cell to summon help for an armed guard who collapsed out of view of security cameras. deputies arrive with guns drawn but once they realized what was happening, they started cpr and paramedics shocked the guard to

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"today's olympic start." the rio games are just 25 days away. after an exciting weekend of competition, we can introduce you to the members of the u.s. women's gymnastics team. >> remember these names. laurie hernandez, aly raisman, simone biles, gabby douglas and madison kocian. good morning, natalie. >> a lot of excitement and a lot of drama here last night. now you know who they are. the newest members of team usa, the newest fierce five. i sat down with them for an exclusive interview. >> these are your olympic team members for 2016. >> for these five women, their olympic dreams are coming true. the leader of the pack, simone biles looking like an old pro on the way to her very first

olympic games. gabby douglas, the golden girl in london four years later hoping to add to her medal count in rio. >> that's what champions do. >> joining her, another familiar face, aly raisman. a three-time olympic medalist. >> that girl is going back to the olympics. >> you may not know the name madison kocian but that's about to change. and the breakout star and youngest member of the squad, 16-year-old laurie hernandez securing her spot on team usa. >> dreaming of this her whole life. >> what great way to end it. >> that was tremendous. >> laurie, they call you the human emoji. what emoji are you right now? >> i'm probably this one. >> cute. >> you were 12 years old when you were watching aly and gabby

compete. now you're part of the fiercest five perhaps. >> amazing superstars back then and now we're together on a team. >> simone, everybody expected you would make this team. when you heard your name in that locker room, tell me how emotional that was. >> they named me and everyone else and it was just a whole whirlwind of emotions. >> gabby, your second olympics. to say two-time olympian now. what does that mean to you? >> i don't know if i can put it into words right now because it's so special and just representing usa is so amazing and going to two olympics, wow. >> you were competing against each other for these spots and now you'll compete as a team. >> we're a team from start to finish. we work hard. with he cheer for each other. we're all working hard and doing everything we can possibly do and that's all you can ask. >> it's really special to have the support system.

something special i'll never forget. >> laurie you were the last routine. when you finished, everybody swarmed you. >> you guys made me cry. >> a lot of tears. >> i don't get that emotional. i look at aly and she's in tears and look at simone and she's crying. here they come. giant puddle of gymnast tears. >> simone, your first olympics. tell me about this group of women that you will be representing as team usa. >> team competition is always my favorite because once you reach your goal you can always cherish that moment together. together i think we're stronger than individually. >> that's great answer. >> round of applause for that one. >> excited and going to go to rio and dominate. >> i got to tell you, the girls were just giddy with excitement last night. it was hard to get through the

whole interview because they would just break down in laughter the entire time. a night full of excitement and tears of joys as we saw lots of emotions. no rest for the we'arweary. they head to a ten-day camp to training as a team all together again. back to you. we'll see a lot of them in rio. >> we're so excited. thank you so much. tomorrow they'll catch up with magnificent seven from the legendary 1996 women's gymnastics team. to other stories trending today, everybody. are you ready? a little something to eat right off the top. trending with snack. oreos latest limited edition fever. >> it's a chocolate chip cookie. >> i like the cookie but not the cream in the middle.

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attention. take a look at the picture. it does resemble a toilet. it's actually part of the north china university of water and electric power campus. no word on whether the design was intentional but china does have oddly shaped buildings. >> the blue tarp really sent it over the edge. >> the shape of a plunger right next door. >> jingle the giant handle. >> where is my open? we're going to start with lin-manuel miranda. the lead actor in and of course creator of "hamilton" final bow on broadway. received a standing ovation over his last performance in a musical that's become a cultural phenomenon. he also said good-bye to his hair. he chopped off his signature ponytail he grew for the role. we'll talk about that final show

after his performance with jennifer lopez coming up in just a few. derek jeter got married over the weekend to hannah davis. they tied the knot married at an intimate ceremony at a california resort. we wish both of them nothing but the best. and could spice girls reunion be in the works? it's what you want, what you really, really want. 20 years since they released their debut album and now this video has been released. >> we want to say a big thank you. >> we've had our ups and downs but you always have been there. >> we want to celebrate and have a party. when we do -- >> you're all invited! >> the question is it a reunion tour? some fans pointing out the video and website are titled j.e.m.

and they may form a new group or maybe it's a reunion. that's your "pop start." >> people want to know. >> we'll let you know when we know. >> please do weather. >> i'll distract you with weather. we're looking at the chance of fire-type weather out west. very low humidity. humidity about 5% to 15%. gusty winds perhaps as high as 40 miles per hour. there hasn't been a lot of rain. temperatures are very hot. in that red zone, that's where we have a critical fire risk and possibility of more fires developing and possibly spreading because of those conditions. currently right now you can see all of those flames indicate where we have some of our biggest fires. we also have some red flag warnings. again, because of those same conditions. the low humidity, gusty winds and very warm temperatures and with everything being so dry lately, any fire that does develop could spread rapidly. we also have to keep in mind that we could see some

thunderstorms in those areas that don't have the rain meaning you get lightning that could trigger fires but then the rain won't be there to squash the fires. something to keep an eye out for. strong storms through the midwest and most of minnesota where we could see isolated tornadoes break out later today. across eastern nebraska and western iowa, the biggest threat for very large hail. then tomorrow you can see that threat does shift a little farther to the east. we're looking at a chance of stronger storms across wisconsin. this stretches down in northern missouri. the biggest threats will be for the dangerous lightning and we're also looking at the possibility for hail and some damagi good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a warm, beautiful summer day. even though the temperatures climb well into the 80s, the humidity will stay low. 86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86 in allentown. new jersey, sunny skies for hamilton township. 85 in hammonton.

right on the beach, 70s just inland, 82 for ocean city. look at smyrna, 85 this afternoon. have a great day. >> that's your latest forecast. carson and savannah? >> a >> announcer: the citi concert series on today is proudly presented to you by citi. >> we are very happy to have two of the most in demand stars in the world with us this morning. jennifer lopez and "hamilton" create lin-manuel miranda joining forces for a new cause. >> their new song just released as a tribute to those affected by the shooting in orlando. here's jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda. ♪ and love is love is love is love is love is love is love ♪

>> everybody hands up. ♪ i'm, i'm wide awake ready to create ♪ ♪ everything i've imagined ♪ hearts without any hate ♪ crying for change ♪ causing a chain reaction ♪ those who hate us and fear us cannot keep us down ♪ ♪ cause we hear in our heart beat a beautiful sound ♪ ♪ if they try to deny us or silence us now ♪ ♪ we just say no, oh yeah we let them know ♪ ♪ love makes the world go round ♪ ♪ love makes the world go round ♪ ♪ love makes the world go rou round ♪ ♪ love makes the world go

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. it's just about 8:30. low humidity, so the makings of a good hair day. let's get our forecast from bill henley. >> you don't have bad hair days, do you, vai? beautiful sunshine today. a nice breeze blowing. not going to be strong enough to mess up the hair but strong enough to key the humidity low. dry air flowing into the area. 6-mile-per-hour wind into millville. a nice warmup for philadelphia, the suburbs and the lehigh valley. new jersey will warm into the middle to upper 80s while at the shore, most of the day in the 70s, topping out at 82 for ocean city. smyrna. 85. rehoboth beach up to 82. >> right now, septa riders are

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♪ love makes the world go round ♪ >> orlando! orlando! >> it's 8:30 now on a monday morning. monday, july 11th, 2016. such a touching morning. if you hear the crowd, they're chanting "orlando." there are victims, survivors, family members of the massacre in orlando. they were treated to the first live performance by jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda of their new single. we're so happy to have them here. hope you got to check it out. coming up, we'll talk about the special meaning of the song with lin and j. lo. and bryan cranston is here

to talk about his new film. we have the so-called hardcore carnivore in the kitchen working on a creative spin on chicken wings. pb&j. >> okay. we're gearing up for a new series about women and money because we all have different fears, make mistakes, even think about money differently than men do. ladies, we want to know where you stand. head to today.com right now to take our survey. >> let's get a check of the weather, dylan. >> no humidity out here right now. beautiful morning in new york city. it will stay that way all day long and through new england where temperatures will start warming up as well. we're going to see a chance of some stronger storms today through the upper midwest, areas like minnesota could see strong storms. hail is also possible through eastern nebraska and western iowa today. we're also looking at the heat to continue through the southwest.

very, very dry conditions. fires could spread. fire danger warnings out in that area. scattered thunderstorms down along the gulf coast. we could see scattered showers and storms into the carolinas and the southeast. we're looking at the chance tomorrow of some of those storms through the upper midwest to start to spread a little further to the east into the western great lakes and in the pacific northwest, temperatures staying below average. high temps only in the 70s running about 15 degrees below average for this time of good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a warm, beautiful summer day, even though the temperatures climb well into the 80s, the humidity will stay low. 86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86 in allentown. to the south, new jersey, sunny skies for hamilton township. 85 degrees also. 85 in hammonton. right at the beach, 70s just inland, 82 for ocean city. look at smyrna, 85 this afternoon. have a great day.

>> you can track your forecast any time on the weather channel and at weather.com. we want to thank our concert sponsor citi and the companies that brought orlando survivors and family members to our plaza today. air travel provided by united and accommodationed provided by marriott awards. let's head inside to savannah and carson. >> we just saw jennifer lopez and lin-manuel miranda perform. >> the song is called "love makes the world go round." all proceeds will go toward people affected by the shooting in orlando. good morning to both of you. i have to say, j. lo, usually you have us star struck but today lin-manuel miranda is here. none of us have gotten to meet him. >> millions of times. >> we love you just the same. >> i don't have questions for you. >> my favorite interview of all

time. >> this is a match made in heaven it seems to me. how did you get together and how did this idea come about? >> i had this song called "love make the world go round" for maybe eight months. i loved the song. i loved the hook. and when everything happened in orlando, kind of heard it in a different way for the first time. the world needs this right now. the world really needs the message of love being the answer. that's what really matters. that's what makes the world go round. nothing else. hate, anger, won't get us anywhere. so i decided that it needed a little rework. i wanted to put somebody on the bridge and great names came up and then lin's name came up. that's it. i had seen his speech on the tony's and thought he's a perfect person to do this with me. he said i have no time. i said we have to do this. i have to get on the phone with him. we did. once we spoke, he was, like, absolutely. i'll do this.

i want to do this. and here we are. >> that speech was incredible at the tony's. as you were giving it in the room, what did it feel like to you? >> it was a crazy day any way and to have that happen that morning was all on my mind as we were getting ready to perform at the tony's and have this night celebrate theater that became this different thing. i just wanted to sort of meet the moment and express what was on my mind and so when jen got in touch, it just felt like knowing what jen represents to the latino community and lgbt community, that's the music that's playing in every club in orlando. it felt like the perfect sort of way to amplify that message, message of the song and do something good for people. >> it's a movement. a moment to quote "hamilton" back to you. that was my segue. you had your last performance on saturday. >> a relaxing monday morning. >> got to sleep in.

you should go on vacation but that's because i'm selfish where you came up with "hamilton" in the first place during a vacation. how do you feel? >> i feel great. it was a very moving night. the paradox of performing "hamilton" is it's the most relaxing part of my day. for 2 hours and 45 minutes, i'm with this amazing group of actors. and all i have to do is be hamilton. in real life we're on our phones and doing a million things. that night was so special. so many friends and family in the audience and so many friends and family on stage. it was just an incredible night. >> who in the audience had the scissors? >> we had been plotting for two weeks. at 11:00, we cut it off. >> you were there for the last show. how was it? >> such an emotional night. all of the words had a different weight. i had seen it before.

i took my kids this time because they know a lot of the songs from the show already. it was just one of those magical moments on stage that is history making. it was great. >> we know you lost the hair. did you keep any souvenirs? anything that wasn't nailed down, i would take the outfits, the set. >> the show has to go on. >> this is his baby. >> first of all, i have to make sure security checks for you. nail everything down. but, no, you know, i'm going to go back and see the show tonight. it's my show. the fun for me is now i get to sit out in the house and see the show. i hear great things. i hear it's pretty good. i'm excited to be the writer. >> let's go back to this collaboration. just watching you guys perform that, how special to have 50 survivors, families, you could feel it. you have done a million shows, jennifer. there was special in the 3 1/2

minutes. >> when we sat down to write it, we wrote it in 20 minutes. the reworking of the lyrics to make it specifically for this message and i don't know. every time we listen to it, we get teary. my god. there's something going on here. we just knew that it would be a much needed message in this moment and to have all of the survivors out there, it was just -- they're all looking at me with tears in their eyes listening to each one of the words and me being able to know that this was in some way helping them not just with the message of the song but also because of the charity. all of the proceeds are going to the orlando fund. >> it was created by a hispanic foundation and the money will go to mental health services for families of the victims and the greater orlando community. >> it's a great song.

great message and great cause. thank you so much for being here. such a pleasure. let me take a selfie. do you have your phone with you? during a commercial. we got it next. we can't help it. we're thrilled to have you both here. "love make the world go round" now available for itunes. watch for hoda's interview with the new alexander hamilton tomorrow morning on "today." up next, oscar nominee bryan cranston is here. we'll talk about his new movie but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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back now at 8:41 with bryan cranston. >> come on. look at the dates. do the math. i would be 77 years old. >> that's about right. >> let's go. come on. are you even looking? >> i'm looking. >> here we go. dates are perfect. >> what about this one? >> close enough i suppose. >> kind of sexy. >> the dates work. >> sexy? who the hell cares if it's sexy? >> i care. i want to have a sexy name. >> bryan cranston, good to see you. i loved this. immediately i think classics. i loved this movie. shooting that scene, you picked that scene up. >> we stole it. it was on the cutting block to

lose the scene all together. we can't lose this scene. it's how they get their identities. we took three people in a van and dropped off at a cemetery. come on. get out. where's the camera. get the camera. go. >> what about the script? >> we improvised. a couple lines we knew we were going to say. then we just ad-libbed. >> lebron can't win a championship without his cast. you were incredible in this movie. you're in every frame. you had amazing support case. >> yes. >> effortless on screen. talk to me about this movie. real life story. heavy stuff here. >> for 2 1/2 years he went undercover with a cartel laundering money. he brought down -- this operation brought down the seventh largest bank in the world at the time. bcci. also garnered about 85 arrests.

almost all convictions. hugely successful. the thing that really got me about bob's story is how did he reconcile being the bad guy during the day and going home and being the husband and the father, taking the trash out, doing homework with the kids. >> you get a good sense of that in the anniversary scene where he and his wife are out to dinner. in the scene, he runs into somebody where he's supposed to be something else but as an actor there are layers and layers of acting. you're incredible in that moment. >> a lot of layers in acting. just like the layer cake served at the table. there was a couple things that our director suggested a certain action at one point during that scene. so i thought, that makes sense. so there was a lot of spontaneous work done as well. terrific script. >> stakes are so high. this is the cartel. reminded as he's in deep here

that if something goes wrong, he's not just going to get hurt, it's bad news for his family. >> for actors we're used to getting into the shoes of someone else. being another character. if i make a mistake, i get to do a take over again. if bob mazer makes a mistake, it could cost him his life. >> let me switch gears. you worked with larry. any thoughts on maybe working with him again? >> i would go in a second if larry called and said i have this idea. working on "seinfeld" was like going to comedy camp. you are immersed in their genius. jerry and larry and the rest of the cast were brilliant. i got to be part of that. >> real life historical figures you've played. anybody you think you would like to play? >> i would like to play donald trump at some point? he's huge. these this shakespearean character. this comedic character.

who wouldn't want to take a bite out of that? it's huge. let me tell you something, this i can tell you, it is huge. >> you got it down already. >> do i really? >> seinfeld is good, too. >> i'm offended as a comedian. >> this movie is unbelievable. you're great in it as always. >> thanks so much. >> be sure to check out "the infiltra infiltra infiltrator." coming up, a recipe for pb&j maybe so good because it's the only almondmilk made with california blue diamond almonds. but if you ask our almond growers... there's no maybe about it. almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. proud sponsor of usa volleyball.

we're kicking off our get grilling week. originally from australia but a texas girl now. a self-declared hardcore

carnivore. she has thousands of social media followers who cannot get enough of her meaty recipes. these recipes are unusual. i can't wait to get into that. i heard you actually took classes at meat science university part of texas a&m. >> yes. they have a meat science department. a couple different courses there. they do a barbecue university course as well. >> tell me about this first one. this is unusual. >> it's different. these are peanut butter and jelly wings. we have classic ingredients. brown sugar. let's get started making the sauce. i'll put you to work. we have peanut butter in the bowl. we'll go in with strawberry jelly and brown sugar as well. paprika and chili and garlic

sauce. >> a little spice. >> a little kick to balance out the sweetness. this is the fun part. >> we have tasters over there. they'll get a bite of it. >> we stir it up. >> put it right over the chicken. >> just pour it over. >> this is going to sit overnight. cover it in clean film and have it overnight, at least two hours in the refrigeratorefrigerator. >> i want to coat my chicken. >> stir it up and coat it. we won't get the pretty dress dirty. and then you want to go over to a grill that's got a nice medium-high heat. these will stay on for probably about two minutes each side and then just keep flipping them until they get to the color you want them to be. >> this is okay to keep messing with your meat. >> you want to. there's so much suigar in there

you don't want it to burn. >> a verdict from our tasters before we move on. >> delicious. it works. it does. >> this is a hack that i've got. i put peanuts in a baggy and towel down so it's not loud and any you have a meat tenderizer. bash them up. >> get out issues. >> and then sprinkle some on top. i do a couple scallions for color as well. >> another appetizer on the grill. these are steak bites. what do we have? >> a beautiful piece of new york strip here. we're going to do blue cheese and figure and bourbon jam steak bites. you can use steak as an appetizer. we'll start with this new york strip and season it with a lot of salt. i don't actually season with pepper because pepper can burn. a lot of people don't know that. you want to season with your pepper at the end table side.

season nicely on both sides. don't be afraid. get in there. >> then a marinade going? >> this is it for now. we'll go over to the grill again. and this is a grill where i have coals just to one side and we'll put it on the incorrect side. it's called reverse sear. it will make sure that you have perfectly cooked steak every time. >> when do you move it to hot? >> you'll keep flipping it. it will take 15 minutes. i take it to 130 which is medium rare. whatever you're happy with. >> how are you preparing it? >> we prepare it. slice it up. put it on the sear. get it done. blue cheese and your bourbon jam and that's it. >> do you love it, guys? >> thank you. >> if you want more on these recipes, go to today.com/food. this is "today" on nbc.

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>> we're back at 8:54. today's birthday wishes. dylan? >> perfect to everything we involved in our face. birthday cake. let's show you who is on our smucker's jar today. happy 100 birthday to betty hendrickson. her long list of skills include

sewing, plumbing and painting. you're hired. wilbert howard is 101 years old. serves as deacon as his local church and you'll find him singing along to his favorite song "this little light of mine. requestings "kenneth brown celebrating 100 years. self-employed farmer from kentucky. he says secret to longesvity isa bowl of oatmeal every day. and elsie young. and john is 107 years old. he goes to the local gym three days a week. i can't get myself to go once. feeling lazy. happy 75th anniversary to don and virginia campbell. two kids, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren and secret to a long and happy marriage is to simply put stay

out of trouble. as always, if you know someone celebrating their 100 birthday or 75th anniversary or more, send it to us. >> beautiful morning. we look forward to next hour. we're back after a check of your good morning. i'm tracy davidson. we're following breaking news in center city right now. we have launched sky force 10 to give you a better view of where protesters are marching through the streets during this rush hour. when you widen out the shot, you'll be able to see that police are blocking off streets to keep those protesters safe. but they're continuing to block roads and intersections, making it a challenging morning

commute. let's get the latest now from first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. >> tracy, as we can see from the video of sky force 10 above the scene, there are dozens, upwards of possibly hundreds of protesters right now in the heart of center city, philadelphia. and we're talking about close to 9:00 a.m. a lot of commuting public in the area right now. this is really making a mess of things. as we go to the map, i can show you the area specifically you want to avoid. you want to avoid the area of 15th and 16th streets around the market street and vine street area. police are on scene. we're getting up dots every view minutes that they're closing portions of roads in this quadrant right here. this is -- this protest, rather, is on the move. it's been walking for quite some time. they're going toward the city hall area. right now, you want to avoid this stretch of center city. we'll be back shortly with another update on how to get around this. >> thankser and of course, we'll keep the viewers updated on our

nbc10 app. now let's get the forecast from bill henley. >> strtracy, lots of sunshine outside on a really comfortable day. northwesterly winds are going to keep us clear and comfortable with low humidity. upper 80s this afternoon. looking for cooler temperatures, the shores, 70s to low 80s this afternoon. tracy. >> all right, bill, thanks. again, we have launched sky force 10 to keep you posted and updated on those road closures because of the protesters in center city.

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because you're not al or willie. you don't know this song? >> i can't hear it. >> go for it. >> this was the first record i ever owned. a 45. with the piece you put in the middle. the song is "whip it" by dazz band. i had a portable record player i could take around and i would open it up and plug it in my room and turn it up. i'll show you the move i did. are you ready? i would do this. >> how old were you? >> my mom would say what are these suggestive moves. i would go -- here it goes. >> you're suggesting. >> i don't know. what is that? >> stop. how old were you?

>> five, six, seven. >> it was organic. >> that doesn't happen in nature. >> soul train. let's think about it. for those kids at home, 45s were these record things. they were about yeah big. around the time the 45 was actually something, the only tv show that you probably watched and did that dance because they weren't doing that on american bandstand. it had to be soul train. >> maybe it was. i don't know. >> can i ask a question back to the records. do you remember when mcdonald's used to give out a record? >> yes. >> it was in the happy meal. if it made it through the whole song, you won a prize. and then it would trail off if you lost. >> at the restaurant?

>> they would hand out in their happy meal because we had record players to play it on. >> i feel like we should bring records back. aren't they coming back? >> they're expensive. i bought willie for his birthday last year nwa album. it was a rare limited edition. >> you're a good friend. >> my credit card bill is still not in use. vinyl is hot. we have to transition. that is beautiful. this morning on the plaza, a very powerful moment. jennifer lopez, lin-manuel miranda, you cannot find two bigger stars on the planet right now. they joined forces to perform their new song "love makes the world go round." it's a tribute song to those affected and lost after the orlando massacre at the pulse nightclub. here's what is incredible. the song can now be downloaded on itunes and all proceeds from the sale through october 5th

will go to the hispanic federation for the orlando fund, orlando survivors and relatives of the victims were jieoined on the plaza. a woman had a quilt that she was holding with faces of all of the victims who lost their lives that day. beautiful tribute. j. lo said it was a song she had for some time and after the massacre in orlando it took on a new meaning for her and she wanted to freshen it up in her words and she called the one and only lin-manuel miranda to give it a new edge to it. it's so special. >> i had my phone out. it was such a powerful moment. and then once everybody started waving the flags. it was one of those things where you could almost feel it. you could feel the energy of it. the strength of it. >> what was incredible was standing on the stage looking out at the people knowing survivors were in the audience.

i was recognizing them when we went through news coverage and these are people telling us the stories from their hearts. they had tears in their eyes and they were standing there and could embrace the moment. >> it's important, again, that these proceeds go to the families that are still trying to piece together and how do you piece something together when you lost someone forever, a piece of the fiber of your family. incredible. j. lo is brilliant as always. lin miranda with his final show. it has been a difficult time in dallas. we watched what happened in louisiana and minnesota. this is a very difficult time to say the least for our nation so to see j. lo on the front line not just being a celebrity but being a human. love is what we need.

>> bring people together. >> something else, speaking of powerful moments and coming together, can we talk about the u.s. women's gymnastics team. i'm so excited for usa and the fierce five. natalie morales in the thick of it all. we know who is headed to the olympics next month. >> it was so good here last night. i got to tell you, you can see confetti still on the ground behind me. there was so much tension in this building. people on the edge of their seats. a packed house here at the s.a.p. san jose arena. i got to tell you, we know who the fierce five are. a lot of names you probably recognize. simone biles, three-time world champion. everybody expected her to be here of course. she locked that top spot last night blowing away everyone here. she's headed to rio along with veterans gabby douglas, who struggled a little bit, i have to say, here in the trials. and she though making the team. she redeemed herself last night

and aly raisman also a former member of the fierce five. they're headed back to rio hoping to defend their team gold and joining them we have newcomers on the scene. madison kocian so solid especially on uneven bars. and then the newest breakout star of these games. when she was out here last night, the crowd yelling her name. laurie hernandez just 16 years old already making a name for herself. i talked to her last night. she was just 12 years old when she watched the fierce five compete in london. here's what she had to say when she talked about how much she idolized these now teammates of her. >> four years really does make a big difference. four years ago at 2012, i was this little kid struggling on the daily trying to -- >> asking for autographs.

>> did you get their autographs? >> i don't think so. >> now you're teammates. >> crazy to look back. these amazing superstars now and we can be together on a team. >> so what do you do when you're just named to the u.s. olympic team? well, you have a dance off in the locker room. that's what the girls did. laurie hernandez tweeting this out last night along with teammates aly raisman and simone biles. from here, it is hard work ahead. they've got just 25 days to go counting down to rio. ten days they'll spend in intense training as a team rather than as just competitors against one another. you're going to see those girls an awful lot in rio. >> work hard, play hard. >> thank you, natalie.

i went to the training facility before they were preparing for this. it's just intense. in a very loving way. they are so fun. i told dylan she has a lot in common with simone. not just athleticism, joke, joke, the love of zac efron. simone, she'll e-mail me directly after this. she loves zac efron. she's flipping and practicing and i would say zac efron. >> i'm not that bad. >> you both have the giggles. zac efron rules the world. >> i don't know if you saw this earlier today, on saturday there was a baseball fan watching a game and she was trying to catch a foul ball. it can be tough. there are ways to catch a foul ball. some catch it in their cup. some people hold baby to the side. she didn't stand a chance. this poor woman.

san francisco giants versus arizona diamondbacks. she holds up her tray. i mean, there are hot dogs and beer and everything on this tray and the ball just -- >> i'm not convinced she was trying to catch it. i think she was trying to protect her face. >> here we go. >> i see what you mean. >> here's some advice. next time that happens, if you just drop the tray a little bit and give a little give, there's a chance maybe everything won't splash all over. you have to give with the ball. >> give with the ball. >> i want to practice it but they said we can't in this particular area because of this equipment that we have. >> you give with it. >> great advice, dylan. >> i don't like when people have to waste food or beer. >> what do we have going on with the forecast? >> some showers and storms. heavy rain. lots of cloud to ground lightning to the west of st. cloud. brace yourself. we'll see strong storms move through shortly.

later this afternoon another round of storms develop through minnesota. we could end up with isolated tornadoes and eastern nebraska and western iowa we could see some very large hail. tomorrow, this whole threat will spread farther to the east across the western great lakes extending into parts of the midwest. hail and damaging winds a possibility and something to watch out f eachor good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. going to be a warm, beautiful summer day. even though the temperatures climb well into the 80s, the humidity will stay low. 86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86 degrees in allentown. to the south, new jersey, sunny skies for hamilton township. 85 degrees also. 85 in hammonton. at the shore, right on the beach, 70s just inland, 82 for ocean city. look at smyrna, 85 this afternoon. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> someone just wrote the jazz band was on american bandstand

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julian hough is a triple threat that danced her way to two ball trophies on "dancing with the stars." she won a lot aka. >> she also starred on the big screen in "safe haven" and most recently landed her dream role. now running wild with bear grills. check out what happened when they were dropped off in the african savannah. >> my gosh. bear was picking up the poop. wait, what? >> being this fresh, you get use out of that and that would hydrate you. i've done that before. >> have you really? >> wrong. bear and julianne, good morning. i'm not even talking to you right now. i'm not kidding.

five times a day people say how is the squirrel that bear made you eat? >> it went down for sure. >> did it come back up? >> it didn't. you know when you eat spinach, it tasted like that. the elephant dung was quite pleasant. is it actually the taste? >> i was worried about the pop. when you go to bite something. a little bug and insect guts come out. >> i worry about the gush. >> it's great food. >> okay. so this show is hugely popular. you have taken out so many

celebrities. why did you want to target the beautiful julianne. why did you want to teach her how to survive. >> that's such a loaded question. it's funny. the girls often outshine the guys. we have taken amazing men as well that are super fit and strong and the girls you have to think like you and same with julianne, pretty and petite, you have a streak of steel. julianne was in the african savannah eating the unimaginable sleeping under a rock. that's part of the adventure. "running wild" is a privilege to do. it's about you guys and guests and getting to know you in an honest unguarded way. >> julianne, i mean, you're very fit. you're athletic. you dance. yoga. workout. how would this compare to what you do normally? >> it's totally different.

that's definitely for exercise this is much more for survival and not dying. honestly, such a thrill and adventure. it reminded me off back when i grew up with my family and we would go on big hikes in utah and all of the big national parks and stuff. for me it was just like that sense of a little nostalgia. >> they didn't have elephant dung. >> you both got off lightly. a guest last week i found a rotting sheep. cut his testicle sack off. filled it full of maggots and gave it to him for dinner. >> are you going on "dancing with the stars"? that's the only way to pay him back for that. >> by the way, i did get off easy.

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so here we go. >> go. >> i'm going for that one, too. >> i thought about going with that. >> and then either razor. >> we can only do three. take the blade out. >> julianne is trying to -- okay. time is over. >> so the thing is you all went instantly for the obvious stuff. but if you look at it here, there's lot that you can use. julianne, you pulled out body spray. hair spray. hair spray was used to save julianne's life in our adventure. >> i can't wait to see that. >> signaling mirror. that would have been in there. the thing is even this water

bottle. you can boil it over a fire and it won't melt. it will boil the water. it's pretty clever. >> i had elephant dung for my hydration. i felt like i didn't need water. >> one quick tip that everyone should know if year stuck in the wild. >> it's about never giving up. you can have all of the skills and everything but ultimately it's about the human spirit. that's the great thing about it. it's about the fire inside. persistence, determination. that's what both of you girls showed. >> we heart you so much. thanks for giving us an experience of a lifetime. can't wait to see you. >> so fun. you have to watch it. >> you can catch a special two-night premiere. you're moving up. "running wild" august 1st and 2nd at 10:00 p.m. eastern. of all i've done in my career, this is what people ask about the most. and chris

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 9:30. we're following breaking news in center city right now where protesters are gathered at city hall. they had been marching through the streets of philadelphia during rush hour. let's get the latest from traffic reporter katy zachry. >> hi, vai. yeah, sky force 10 is over the scene here. in the courtyard of center city, we can see the protesters mingling about here. the good news is if we go to the maps, things for the most part have cleared. police that were on scene directing crowd control have reopened most of the roads around the 15th, 16th street area as well as the market and vine street area. we saw that moving protest is now centered at city hall. we'll monitor that. as soon as they leave and if

they disrupt the morning commute again, i'll let you know. we're following, of course, slowdowns on the septa regional rail line. newark, train 209 is running a few minutes late and also a train on the doylestown line. >> you can see the pictures, how clear the day is. let's get the forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> enjoy sunshine all day long. plan on taking your sunglasses with you. look at the high clouds and nothing more than that in the lehigh valley. easton, 79 degrees at noon time, and then into the low 80s at 3:00 this afternoon. and we'll all see a similar warmup during the day today. 87 degrees in new jersey. the cooler weather at the shore, 78 degrees. middle 80s for the suburbs and philadelphia. sunny skies and into theiates for the lehigh valley and delaware. a little bit of a breeze, but that's the dry air coming in. >> thank you. >> i'm vai sikahema, we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and

weather with the nbc10 app. now back to the "today" show. have a great day. and sort of focus on having fun or playing, even. hey, playing is a lot of fun. ♪

looking at the headlines, the new pokeman smartphone game is a big hit but robbers are taking advantage of the players. the game sends players on real world scavenger hunts to create virtual creatures but outside st. louis, robbers led a person to a parking lot. four teens have been linked to 11 robberies in the area. the workplace negotiation gap between men and women is shrinking but it is still sizable. according to a new survey, 42% of young men ask for more money when they get their first job offers. only 26% of young women do the same. the young men were also more likely to be successful in their negotiations.

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too southern for my own good. sorry, y'all. >> i can't pretend to go along with you. let's look at what will happen this week. early this week storms across the midwest. by the end of the week, scattered showers and storms from the southeast up through parts of the ohio and tennessee river valley. below normal in the northwest. above average temperatures expand making it into northern new england where this weekend was only in the 50s and 60s. you'll get into the 80s and 90s good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a warm, beautiful summer day, even though the temperatures climb well into the 80s the humidity will stay low. 86 in center city. lansdale, 87. 86 degrees in allentown. to the south, new yujersey, sun skies for hamilton township. 85 degrees. 85 in hammonton. at the shore, right on the

beach, 70s just inland. 82 degrees for ocean city. look at smyrna, 85 this afternoon. have a great day. >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. many of you may know chris color if -- colfer for his appearance on "glee" but what you may not know is he is also a "the new york times" bestselling author, not once, not twice,twice, four over. we love you. chris is out with the fifth installment of his "land of stories" series called "an author's odyssey." >> you sit down to write a book and hope people like it. you're just at the top of "the new york times" bestseller list. how does that feel? how does it hit you? >> it's wonderful. i never take it for granted. the books keep building. the audience keeps growing and

it makes it harder to write each book because every time i sit down at the computer. okay. this is not just a hundred kids i thought would read it. it's like a million kids. there's a lot of pressure to please them. >> have you always loved the writing and acting. you're doing both. >> as a kid i loved playing pretend. it wasn't until later someone had to tell me they are two different arts. they've been with me ever since i was a kid. >> since it's about the kids, we got a few viewers to give us a question. we picked out one from adriana. she's 9 years oweld. >> why did alex and connor have to go through so many challenges just to make the spell? >> a young journalist from msnbc there. she's very frustrated. >> they had to go through a lot of challenges to make the story fun and adventurist. i apologize for the trouble.

>> how do you navigate those waters? >> they have no filter. if they don't like a sentence, they'll tell you right to your face. it's hysterical and again lots of pressure. >> this is a series that seems like it's setting itself up for a good blockbuster movie. do you have anyone in mind for the main character? >> originally i was so against it. i would rather it be a good book that 100 people read than a terrible movie 100,000 people saw. the kids come up to me and they demand a movie. i no longer have that option. >> it's a done deal. people have spoken. >> right. so i think it's definitely going to happen. right now i'm taking my time to make sure it's with the right people and it's also a good movie and why make a movie that can't be a good movie. >> between writing bestselling novels, you found time to maintain your acting career. this is huge. you'll appear in a new film. your role came about

organically. >> i have been a huge fan of the show. jennifer saunders has been a personal hero for mine. a few years back, i didn't have friends in london so i just reached out to her and asked if she wanted to come to the show. she did. we became friendly. she said she was going to do a film and i to be in it. the rest is history. >> the biggest uk open of a british film since the last james bond movie. >> it's really good. really good. >> chris, thank you so much for coming in this morning. you have great hair. >> thank you so much. i try. >> it doesn't move. up next, need a few ideas for tonight's chicken? we're grilling up a taste of the mediterranean right after this. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had a lot of doubts going in. i was a smoker. hands down, it was,

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using is zaatar. >> it's a wild oregano. it's the base for marinade of our chicken today. we'll put our ingredients together. we have sumac and cumin. >> where do you get zaatar from? >> you can order it on amazon. it's a popular spice. you can get it at any supermarket now. >> you have your marinade here. >> we have our spices and lemon juice and olive oil. we'll put that right on top of our chicken thighs. >> i love chicken thighs. can you use something instead? >> i love this with chicken breast if you can't to keep it leaner. for me i love chicken thighs because it's juicier and takes in all of the flavor. keep the marinade for 20 minutes or do it for four hours or

overnight, which i love because it imparts all that flavor. so now take your chicken thighs and put it right on the grill. hot grill. we want it to go for around six, seven minutes on each side. get a nice beautiful char on it. >> do chicken thighs take longer? >> they do. especially with a bone. if you're not sure about the time or if it's ready, toss them into the oven to finish them off. we have our chicken. garnish with fresh herbs. >> next up is eggplant. >> eggplant. so this is one of my favorite dishes. this is a charred eggplant. you want to keep it whole and score it. put it right on the grill just like this. nothing on it. basically what you're doing is you want to char it and get that skin really dark. do it for 20 to 30 minutes.

it will steam the meat inside and give it a smoky delicious flavor. when it's done, we will make our sauce which goes on top of the eggplant. you want to put fresh lemon juice in there. we'll put garlic in there. we'll put some ice water because that will keep it nice and velvety and light and then mix it together. season it with salt. there you have it. >> you have your eggplant. now we want to garnish this. this is where you can get really creative. we have our beautiful sauce. >> you can go to today.com/food for the entire recipe. finish it off with lemon. >> delicious. go to our website. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> they started out singing on a boston street corner. it's true. the foursome known as lake street dive have a new number street dive have a new number one album and our

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> their music is described as an exuberant rich blend of soul and jazz. lake street dive continues their steady drive to the top. in 2012, they had this cover of "i want you back" which went viral. the acoustic performance has close to 4 million hits on youtube. earlier this year, their third full length album hit number one on billboard charts and got to meet with the president and vice president when they performed at the white house. their latest album is called "side pony" and the gang is over with tamron and dylan. >> let's say hello to rachel, michael, michael and bridgette. how are you doing? >> congratulations. >> shocked when you said 4 million views.

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good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 10:00 a.m. a great way to start off the week. let's get our forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> a cool start, a warm afternoon. through it all, the humidity stays low. 80s this afternoon for philadelphia, the suburbs, the lehigh valley, and south jersey. middleiates for hamilton township and hammonton. into the low 80s, just barely, for the jersey shore. delaware enjoys sunshine and 85

degrees. and smyrna, also up to 85 for wilmington. vai. >> all right, thank you. >> longer trains are a part of the solution for the septa slowdown. nbc10 at the cornwells height station in bucks county this morning. this is one of the stations where crews extended the platform. eight-car trains are running here this morning. there will be more room for passengers. get instant updates on septa delays with the nbc10 app. and new this morning, firefighters are putting out hot spots from this house fire in philadelphia. sky force 10 over the scene in strawberry mansion. we're working to get more details. we know that fire crews gave oxygen to a cat that had been pulled from the home. >> and today, new jersey governor chris christie will campaign with presumptive republican nominee donald trump. christie is a possible pick for vp. the two are schedules to appear in virginia beach later this afternoon. >> i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another update in 25

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. . . from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. everybody, fun day, monday. no need to adjust your seat. this is not hoda. >> what is it? i'm not hoda. >> surprise. >> i'm been bamboozled. >> she has a very deserved work day off. she is the hardest working woman. >> i get to be hoda for a day. >> you sort of took over her dressing room. >> so far, so good. >> there is nowhere