this morning on "today's take," ian zering. then the movie that's set to live long and prosper in theaters, ""star trek" and all that and so much more coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. july 27th, 2016. i'm hoda kotb along with jenna bush hager. the group from this table is in philly. they're at the democratic convention. we'll get their latest in a couple of minutes.

a keith urban song. it is such a good mood song. it is called "raise 'em up" featuring eric church. ? black umbrellas in the pouring rain ? >> do you know more? >> -- ? amazing grace ? here comes the chorus. here it comes. ? say good-bye tonight we're gonna raise 'em up ? you raise up a glass. you raise up your eyes, your >> like michael jackson. you're raising your baby. >> you know what he did this song for, the olympics. people getting their medals up. getting pumped. are you ready for the olympics, by the way? >> no. >> jenna and i are going to rio de janeiro. >> we can't wait. >> we're going to the copacabana, that's where we're going to be hanging out,

>> i'm excited. i love the olympics. i feel like our world needs the olympics. >> i was thinking the exact same thing. i feel like we've been having one conversation for a long time. >> time to come together. speaking of getting distracted and putting your mind somewhere else, let's talk movies for a second. do you have a favorite movie cliche? >> i do. >> i like how you have an answer. what is yours? >> i like a makeover. like remember "clueless" when they made over? >> yes. >> or "can't watch that? >> no. i cliliked "clueless." >> anyway, when they make somebody over from geek to chic. >> seventeen magazine has a list of ridiculous goals of young girls. here's one of the cliches. meeting the love of your life by tripping in front of -- like one

planner," with j. lo. then matthew mcconaughey rescues her from the oncoming dumpster. look how close they get. right here, right here. >> that's close. hope he didn't have onion breath. >> why are you ruining these magical moments? you know he smells like flowers and peppermint. and manly, too. >> what about this cliche? >> i'm sorry. do you want to stay in that mont in the movie they don't like the guy, they can't stand guy. then they realize they didn't see the sensitive side. ten things i hate about you. >> i've never seen that movie. >> it was sort of popular in my teens. >> that's what's her name. >> yeah. by the way, that's how i live my whole life now. that's what's her name from that

those cliches come true in real life? >> like so you were with the dork? i dated one time a guy who i thought was a diamond in the rough because he was not your typical gorgeous guy. but i didn't realize that the magic of him was he knew how to set the table. he drew girls in because they thought they were discovering this unpolished stone. when really, he knew he had it all figured out. he set the table, he lured girls in. he was so good -- >> was that a good thing or n so this is one of our favorites here. this is one where you are about to get married to someone and you know in your heart you are in love with someone else. this movie i could watch a thousand times over. "sweet home alabama." remember? reese witherspoon was about to marry mcdreamy and she can't sign the divorce papers for her husband. she's puzzled. what happens? she can't do it. she goes to the beach --

>> josh lucas. he's like "i can kiss you whenever i want." remember? remember? had. >> that's thing. she's got the life in new york, and now she has to move back to alabama. you never really think about the details of these things. so as a little girl, i thought, you're supposed to meet somebody, get hit by a dumpster or you're maybe supposed to leave your husband right at the altar for the old high schoolboy friend who wants you back when really didn't want me back. >> did you want him back? >> no. >> sometimes the person you marry isn't. >> mine is. we're going to head over to the democratic national convention where tamron, as us a, has the latest from philly. >> how serious could it be? i'm sitting next to al roker.

>> and we have our great friends with us. hi, guys! but we're mixing serious and fun and just democracy as we are on independence mall. i know you saw it last night, huge moment for this country. hillary clinton made history becoming the first woman officially nominated for president by a major party. president bill clinton took the stage and gave a very personal speech. filled with hillary as a mother. >> my daughter had the best mother in the whole world. for the next 17 years, through nursery school, montessori, kindergarten, through t-ball, softball, soccer, volleyball and her passion for ballet. through sleepovers, summer camp, family vacations, and chelsea's own very ambitious excursions

neighborhood, to a viennese waltz in the white house. hillary first and foremost was a mother. she became, as she often said, our family's designated worrier, born with an extra responsibility gene. >> bill clinton spoke for about 45 minutes about his wife, just chronicling when they met in college, and all of the work that she's done leading up to this moment. earlier, jenna and hoda, democratic officials in arizona decided to honor 102-year-old gerry emmitt, she was appointed to serve as the honorary delegate and was able to just bring everybody to their feet as she counted the delegates for arizona. it was a big moment and what this really means. also another moment that's gone

emotional as his brother larry cast his vote talking about how proud their parents who both passed away would have been. and you saw senator sanders getting emotional. it was really family, tears, cheering. it was just incredible to be there. tonight's speakers who, of course, president obama, vice president joe biden who's been making the rounds, including on "morning joe" this morning -- and hillary's vice presidential who can chronicle the history, the struggles and battle for women to be able to have this right and now to be represented by hillary clinton. it was very, very powerful. >> definitely was. tamron, thank you so much. >> no, no, we're not done. al roker's here and -- no, we're not done yet. i know you want to get rid of us. we're not done, right? >> shamelessly corrupting the

geno's steak, pat's steak. i lived here for 14 years. i will is happen to love jim's. >> i went to jim's steak yesterday on south street. they opened up 1939. went and shot this on my iphone. they chop the meat. >> yes, they chop the meat. >> pat's does not. geno's >> ishkibibble's is good. >> they all do provolone. they press that down, then they put the fried onions on it. >> i do have to have, hoda, a ketchup on mine. >> ketchup. >> i know. i have to have ketchup but i have to have geno's because they have a picture of me up. >> there you have it.

if you shamelessly put a picture of her in your establishment, you get a thumbs >> we are starting off with a ton of sunshine, and the humidity in check, and the temperatures won't be, and it is going to be a hot afternoon, and along the coast line, the mid 80s with the sea breezes kicking in and just shy of 90, in boston, and it will be because of that sea breeze, the front is pressing in toward the area on friday and, this will deliver, scattered showend if we have a wave of low pressure, ride ago long it, it could enhance, on friday. >> and seasonable temperatures, and the isolated shower cannot be ruled out. >> that's your latest weather. by the way, go to bob's rats on a stick. tamron's got her picture there. >> rats on a stick. >> guys, when we were watching you eat, we kept thinking any minute someone was going to walk

us. thank you. >> al, by the way, you'll like this next segment. it is another episode of "sharknado" and someone from the "today" show staff, one or two people, happen to be in this new one. it's in las vegas. you can bet i am there right after this. after this. >> or maybe right now. if you suffer from a dry mouth, then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. after this. >> or maybe right now. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants... biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. check this out. covergirl introduces new supersizer fibers mascara 400% volume plus so much

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>> ian's character has moved afas far away from the coast as possible. i can't believe you're doing four. this is hysterical. >> this is such a asia. south america. >> what do they ask you when you go to news conferences there? >> what are you going to do for "sharknado" 5? >> what are you going to do? >> i don't know how they could have topped april, giving birth in a space suit in the belly of a shark as it fell unrestrained to earth. only to survive and then get killed or sort of killed. >> okay.

natalie morales and it -- >> natalie had an eye patch. >> what? >> hi, al. nice to see you. >> how you doing? >> i'm doing great. >> i thought we all died in "sharknado 3." >> you can't really say you're dead in any of these movies. we bring david hasslehoff back from the moon and he was strandedp . pirate natalie. >> what happened to her eye? >> i don't know. >> she was attacked by a shark. >> clearly. i think she had something going on with her eye that day. but it was a good character choice. >> okay. you know what? kathie lee and i were in one, too, and we fought them off with wine bottles. you remember? >> right. >> cracked wine bottles. >> that doesn't mean you can't

maybe? bring some bribe money, just like everyone else has and maybe you, too, can get in. >> how do the sharks and the ocean make it to vegas? >> that's a good question, hoda. . clearly you are a deep thinker. this movie is not for you. you just have to accept this. we very creatively accomplish getting sharks to the desert. there's a tremend fantastic new hotel, and they have an 80-story aquarium. >> oh! >> yes. yes. and it's only because someone who is an environmentalists has rescued these sharks and put them in this enormous aquarium. >> sorry, you've done two iconic roles. quickly, i grew up sneaking in to watch "90210s" because i

pregnancies and such. >> i think they've both reached the iconic level. >> you are an icon. drop the mike. >> i don't lead by that. >> or drop the chainsaw. >> drop the chainsaw. oh, it vibrates. >> thank you so much. ""sharknado" 4 premiers this sunday july 31st. >> look scared. look scared. >> we have some sweet treats to help you s long. i don't know why i talked like

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>> you like the sour patch kid? >> go for it. next up, we are making some no-bake cheesecake, frozen cheesecake. >> how is that possible? from that's a genius idea because sometimes you want something sweet and you don't want to turn the oven on. >> is that ricotta? >> this is ricotta. we already have some plain old cream cheese in here. you're going to beat it in a go ahead and do that. obviously you let that go until it is really smooth. you have this wonderful mixture here, lemony, cheesy. eye lemon zest, agave. you can use honey. once you get . firm. then use the plastic to take it

>> how is that? i can't have cheese. >> these is good for me. >> this is perfect for me. >> this is frozen lemonade. >> frozen rose is all the rage! >> what you do is just pour some lemonade, fresh lemonade into use cube trays, pop in the freezer, then just puree them with some water. you get frozen lemonade right here. >> that's a nice presentation. >> that is such ave you can hollow your lemons out, juice them, make your lemonade, pop them in the freezer -- >> oh, my gosh, this is good. really good. >> yogurt covered frozen blueberries. we want to stay cool. put a little toothpick on it. dip them in your plain yogurt or flavored yogurt. put them on to a baking sheet. these are them. these are great for kids.

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al? that means you have a chance. >> you always have a chance. thanks, sheinelle. let's see what we have, the chance for good or bad weather. gulf coast and mississippi river valley, ohio river valley, let for wet weather. 90 today in worth land, oregon. heat and humidity continues for at least one more day in the northeast and new england. tomorrow we've got strong storms along the mid-atlantic coast. also in the central plains. wet weather moves into the ohio river valley, mississippi river valley as well. the heat continues to bake the west. low humidity, but lots of sunshine, lots of heat, and that is not great >> good wednesday morning everyone, starting off with a ton of sunshine.

along the coastline mid 80s. front pressing in towards the area friday. this will deliver scattered showers and storms. it could enhance the rain fall friday and friday evening. isolated showers can't be ruled out. >> and that is your latest weather. ladies. al, thanks. so everybody wants to g town during the summer and hopefully cut down on the travel costs. but choosing the budget airline over the full-service airline, can it save you money? >> to answer that question and so much more, we called in the guy who knows how to do it, national investigative correspondent, jeff rossen, to compare the price of the exact same trip on two different airlines. one of them is a budget and one is a full service. jeff? >> so we're going to walk you through this. we have our beautiful planes out. rossen reports airlines. i would not fly this airline.

>> i would not either. >> i know you wouldn't. we have some original information right here. we wanted an accurate comparison, we picked los angeles to phoenix, round-trip ticket, departing on the same date, returning on the same date, morning flight, same cities and everything. we're doing delta and spirit. look at the price on delta. it's $171.20. the original price on spirit, $86.10. you're like i'm going to go with spirit me. >> you can get good deals. but when you see that spirit deal, you're like i need to buy that. but then come the fees. so carry-on baggage, delta, free. that's included. >> carry on. >> this is luggage you put into the overhead. >> they charge you for that on spirit. >> spirit they charge you $35 per carry on bag each way. $70. put the new grand total.

changed. still at $171.20 but spirit is now up to $156.18. choosing a seat. on delta and on most mainstream ar airlines it is free to get a seat assignment. unless you upgrade yourself in some way. of course when you get a preferred seat, it is different. regular seat, free on delta to get a seat assignment. on spirit it is going to cost you -- take a look at the sign here. going to cost you $4 each way just to pick a seat. >> they'll assign you one. but you don't want to pick it. grand total. seat assignment when you factor that in, delta, unchanged. getting close. >> this shocked me. talk about printing tickets. you would think this would be free. >> so many of us have the airlines apps. but if you don't, you go to a kiosk or to the ticket agent. on delta you can print it anywhere you want for free.

charge you -- actually, the details are pretty interesting. if you go up to a ticket agent they're going to charge you $10 to print a boarding pass. >> is that right? >> yes. >> per pass. >> yes. it's free if you print it at home. you can print it at home for free -- >> per pass. meaning if i'm a family of four, that's $40. >> that's exactly right. so guys, grand total, spirit -- has now on spirit, $171.20 on delta. >> that's crazy. >> spirit telling nbc news only under rare circumstances will it be more expensive. on average they say you'll save 40% on spirit versus other airlines. but occasionally they say you can find a rare needle in a haysta haystack. >> what's your takeaway? >> do the shopping, read the actual policies of these airlines before you buy the ticket because that original ticket price may not actually be

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very talented john cho has appeared in nearly 100 tv series and movies. >> we counted. >> you're busy! we've watched him in films like "american kumar." >> now in the new "star trek beyond" movie, going where no man has ever gone before. >> you can fly the thing, right? >> you kidding me, sir? >> oh, my gosh. >> wow.

>> how much fun is this movie? >> i'm moved by my own performance. >> you like watching clips of yourself or your own movies? what does that feel like? >> it feels really awkward. >> you like watching yourself on television? >> i hate it. but some movie stars who we have on watch and are sort of enjoying your performance. you were sort of cringing, turning away from yours. >> i was just watching my fake button >> number one in the country though, people are enjoying the performance. >> yeah, i'm so happy about it. i was so worried because it is the o50th anniversary of the "star trek" franchise. i really wanted it to go 50 more years and didn't want to let the series down because of the respect i have for what went before this. >> fans have this standard that's so high.

it. >> it feels like a good pressure. the fans of "star trek" save the series from cancellation and they sort of define what fandom is in today's era. but yes, still the pressure. >> i think we grew up together, possibly the same generation. you really related with the show because of the diversity. is that true? did you love the show as a kid? >> you're 25 as well. >> how >> yes. when i was a kid, i emigrated to houston, texas when i was 6. i just didn't see anyone on tv that looked like me. then i saw george takei being cool and piloting the spaceship on television. i thought wow, there's a beacon for me. >> something's getting a lot of

george takei said why? >> i totally respect where he's coming from. he originated the role and he played -- he was a gehman playing a straight character. i can appreciate that. our movie is in an alternate timeline, so this is getting real nerdy. so our characters do different things and we're positing that he is gay. but the real take-away has been hasn't been an lgbt character in the "star trek" universe and people have been very great about it. they really appreciated that movie. >> so somewhere in houston, texas there might be a boy or girl watching having somebody to relate to. >> yeah. >> quick before we say good-bye,

? we are the world ? ? we are the children ? ? we are the children ? ? i'm so excited i just can't hide it ? ? i'm about to lose control and i think i like it ? >> i love how you close your eyes for dramatic reasons. >> i'm overcome with the spirit. >> you are the bomb! >> thank you. you can catch "star trek beyond" in theaters now. up next from high school musical to a wild and amateur night. >> we're talking way crazy. >> right after this. real cheese people, don't eat pasteurized processed cheese food. it's only required to contain 51% real cheese. with sargento 100% real natural cheese slices, a patty melt becomes more than just patty. ham unites with its better half. and a club sandwich becomes part of a club you definitely want to be in. real cheese people would never eat a slice

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biggs. i am a huge fan of his. to work with him was so much fun. >> you play a stripper. >> yes. >> how did you prepare? >> well, it is based on a true story on the director's actual true story. so thehe would tell us about th girls. we did have the dance choreography. >> that's a good workout. >> the dancing's definit >> one of the filmmakers said, and i quote, when whe saw ashle tisdale she was only one out of a dozen that seemed like a real stripper. that's a compliment. >> i've never heard that. >> he means that as a compliment, i'm sure. >> when i audition, i'm obviously fighting for the role

i really dressed the part. you got to get the role, right? >> were you wracking up a lot with jason on set? >> yeah. the thing about our directors, they would just let us improvise a lot of the time. it was just so much fun to work off of jason and the other girls. he's just so professional. jason one of the guys that we have 17 days to shoot this. which is not a lot. to have someone who is the lead of the movie just time and kind of set the tone for everybody. we all had to be professional. >> you have a lot going on. we read that you are are an executive producer of a show called "young and hungry." >> yeah. >> what is that all about? >> yeah. i produce "young and hungry," a show on free form. it's been on for i think four seasons at this point. i had a production company about seven years ago that i created.

i'm excited for more things to come out. >> i wish it was called "old and hungry." >> it's the ten-year anniversary. we have to bring it up. "high school musical." when you think back, can you even believe it? i get you started your production company at 18. just a baby. >> it feels so long ago. yeah. but i think because we keep talking about it, doesn't feel that long ago. >> y people from "high school musical"? >> of course. yeah. yeah. they're all my best friends. >> ashley, we wish you good luck with this. thanks for coming to see us. "amateur night" hits select theaters august 5, available on demand august 12.

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