good morning. breaking news. panic at l.a.x. all from a false alarm. passengers run onto the tarmac after mistaken reports of an active shooter. chaos, confusion and massive delays. what triggered it all and it slow your travel today? we're there live. > bracing for the storm. hurricane gaston gains strength in the atlantic as a separate storm system moves toward florida. a concern that all of the water could make the zika outbreak eefr wor even worse. a police officer puts his life on the line to save a stranger in the path of an oncoming train. >> i was bracing for the worst but hoping for the best.

dramatic rescue. and starry, starry night. the biggest names in music terms out for mtv's music awards from beyon beyonce, to britney, to jimmy fallon as ryan lochte. >> is it too late now to say sorry? >> we've got the biggest moments today, monday, august 29th, 2016. >> announcerro this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it's monday morning. matt is off. carson is back. >> good morning, friends. >> i'm not going to hide my excitement. you've been gone forever. >> we have a new member of the "today" show family. as excited as i was to come back

my new roommate in the orange room. >> bribing him with the world's largest bone. >> what did you get charlie? >> affection and undying care. >> turns out he likes bones better. >> there are liver treats in your pocket. we know how you get those dogs to love you so much. great to have you back. let's get to our top story. false alarm at l.a.x. overnight. reports of an active shooter spread like airport employees are trying to resume travel as usual this morning. miguel almaguer is there. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. police have given the all clear and flights have resumed but for many passengers it's anything but a routine day. tense moments overnight and many look to get their travel back on track after a major lockdown here at l.a.x. during the panic, fear and chaos, thousands of passengers

looking for anyway out of the terminal they could find. a loud noise mistaken for shots fired inside at least three terminals triggering a wild mass evacuation at the nation's second largest airport just before 9:00 p.m. >> why are we running? >> security said to run. >> security said to run. >> reporter: there was confusion on the ground and uncertainty in the air. >> ground, this apparently there's an active shooting in the terminal. can you please advise us what's happening? >> reporter: the airport shutdown for more than an hour. gridlock on the road and in the sky. >> you're not going to be able to get into terminal 8. there's a situation going on there. >> reporter: our own lester holt was there arriving at l.a.x. during the incident reporting live on facebook. >> we're about to walk up the stairs and the door opened and

passengers, security people, i heard shots fired or active shooter, run. people didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: lester spoke to witnesses inside the terminal. >> what did you hear? >> we didn't hear anything. we saw people run so we started running also. >> reporter: adding to the chaos, guns drawn, police approached this guy dressed as zoro. the after a similar scare at jfk. police sweeping that airport after a similar report. this morning back at l.a.x., the all clear but only after this terrifying scene. again, police believe those reports of shots fired was simply a loud noise. this incident triggered nationwide delays and some diversions. all of this comes three years after a tsa agent was shot and killed here at the airport.

on the east coast, millions from the carolinas to the gulf coast are bracing for possible torrential downpours as the atlantic hurricane season kicks into high gear. mr. roker is here tracking it all. good morning. >> we got a lot of stuff going on right now. the season is really packing a punch. we've got a major hurricane in gaston. we've got another system coming off the african coast and two systems will affect the east coast before ait's all over. we start with number 9 to the it's 155 miles west-southwest of key west. 35-mile-per-hour winds. it's sometime thursday morning going to make landfall possibly as a strong tropical storm or weak hurricane. we have to watch this very closely. the big problem is going to be the rain. we're talking some areas 6 to 8 inches and that's going to cause problems. we also have a system that's off the carolina coast. it's going to come onshore and bring more rain.

in the gulf. a tropical wave will bring another 3 to 5 inches as you can see and there could be possibly flooding throughout southeast texas and if that's not enough, we've got two systems out in the pacific. we've got hurricane lester, not holt, and tropical storm madeleine which is now hurricane madeleine. it's going to brush the big island sometime wednesday evening with 80-mile-per-hour s atlantic and pacific very active right now. >> hurricanes aren't all that common for hawaii, right? >> they get brushed but they don't usually take direct hits. >> thank you, al. donald trump appearing to address his signature issue of immigration with a major speech in arizona this week.

contra contradictory answers. hallie jackson is live for us. >> reporter: one of the bedrocks of donald trump's campaign for months and now the candidate says he'll deliver a major speech on wednesday in phoenix. it comes after he spent the weekend preparing to face-off against hillary clinton at their debate next month and now issuing a new challenge to his democratic rival. donald trump hinting at clarity on a topic that needs it. his immigration position and what to do with the million undocumented immigrants living here. here's what he said back in november. >> you're going to have a deportation force. you're going to do it humanely. >> he's not talking about a deportation force, but he is talking about being fair and humane. >> reporter: trump's surrogates insist he's moving forward. >> you'll find out from donald trump very shortly.

wednesday in arizona, he says, he's also looking ahead to the first debate with hillary clinton. both candidates preparing. they're playbooks, very different. trump is keeping it loose. no thick binders or mock podiums. instead informal chats at his weekend home with chris christie and his kids. clinton laying low to study carefully timing her answers to fit debate expectations game warning trump could be a formidable foe. trump now challenging clinton to release more detailed medical records. pledging if she does, he will too. trump's physical fitness in the spotlight again after nbc news interviewed trump's physician exclusively standing his

effects elected, trump would be the fittest president ever. a clinton aide tells nbc news they see no reason for her to release more medical records saying it's up to trump to produce a legitimate and detailed letter of his own. and new this morning, donald trump is now expanding his tv ads. a new one out and his campaign tells nbc news just moments ago he's buying $10 million air time expanding to five new swing states including the battlegrounds of virginia and colorado. over the weekend, by the way, trump raised eyebrows with something else. a tweet about the death of basketball star dwyane wade's cousin who was shot and killed in chicago. trump writing, just what i have been saying. african-americans will vote trump. that struck some as insensitive, savannah. only hours did trump tweet condolences to wade's family.

shooting death of nialdridge. her tragic death drawing attention to the city's ongoing problem with gun violence as we learn two men now charged in her murder had a long criminal history. nbc's kevin tibbles joins us now with more. kevin, good morning. >> reporter: another murder on the streets of chicago. this time the cousin of well known basketball dwyane wade and has people in this city saying enough is enough. a family heartbroken. >> this is my baby girl. >> reporter: the city of chicago once again caught in the crosshairs of senseless violence. aldridge, a mother of four, shot and killed friday while pushing her 3 week old baby girl in a stroller on the city's south

>> reporter: two brothers charged with her murder on sunday are being held without bail. police say they were allegedly gunning for someone else. a man who was targeted simply because he came from a different neighborhood. >> these two offenders are the prime example of the challenge we face here in chicago with repeat gun offenders that don't care who they shoot, don't care whose life they take, and consequences of their action. >> aldridge's first time cousin of dwyane wade used social media to speak out. my cousin was killed today in chicago. another act of senseless gun violence. four kids lost their mom for no reason. unreal. enough is enough. in a twist a day before the shooting, the nba star addressed

start today. it's not going to end tomorrow. some day we can start a conversation and start the work today. >> this thing was personal. it hit him. >> wade's mother is a local pastor. >> i just keep hearing unity. we need to unite. we need to bring all parties to the table. >> reporter: dwyane wade's homecoming to play for the bulls was supposed to light on this city which has seen more than 460 murders so far this year. the cook county sheriff's department says the two brothers are expected to appear in court this morning. carson? >> tragic story. thank you. two united airlines pilots are in a courtroom of scotland this morning accused of attempting to fly back to the united states drunk. the men were arrested by police on saturday.

us. good morning. >> reporter: under scottish law they could face two years in prison, a fine or both. appearing in a scottish courtroom this morning, two united airlines pilots accused of showing up for their transatlantic flight to the u.s. saturday morning too intoxicated to fly. veteran pilots were taken into custody here minutes before they were scheduled to leave for newark with 150 people onboard. one passenger tweeting what's going on? police in the tunnel very little information. veteran pilot captain john cox. >> this is one of the areas where pilots and all flight crew members have a virtual zero tolerance for impairment for any reason. >> reporter: in a statement united airlines said the two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties. we are cooperating with

own investigation as well. among passengers at newark airport, disbelief. >> these people have a huge responsibility. so many lives that they have to be responsible for. >> reporter: flight 162 finally took off from glasgow saturday with a new crew nearly ten hours late landing in newark at 8:32 p.m. the faa prohibits the consumption of alcohol within eight hours of the flight. most airlines make that rule 12 hours. we've had about a half dozen pilots attempting to fly intoxicated. savannah, back to you. >> all right. tom costello, thank you. there are new developments this morning in the murder of two nuns in a small mississippi town. police have arrested and charged a suspect in that case that left their community reeling as mourners gather to pay respects at a memorial mass today. here's nbc's janet shamlian. >> reporter: this morning a heartbroken community remembering two selfless servants.

margaret howl. >> they were always doing something for others. >> reporter: sunday night friends and family turned out for an emotional wake at the church where the nuns taught bible class. >> there's a reason for everything. we may not understand today. but we will understand. >> authorities say rodney sanders who lived in the area has been charged with two counts of capital murder after confessing to killing the motive still unknown and no word on how sanders was implicated. at the time of the killing he was on probation. he served six years after being sentenced for armed robbery in 1986. police say sanders became a person of interest early in their investigation following tips from the community. >> it hurt me in my heart. i love these two ladies. >> reporter: the nuns were found stabbed in their home after

where they work as nurse practition practitioners. for some in this improverished region, they were the only source of health care. >> health care will never be the same. >> reporter: two lives lost. the impact for a community immeasurable. for "today," janet shamlian, nbc news. and now to some new video this morning of a new jersey hero. >> a split second decision that saved a life but this morning he tells us he was just doing his job. an act of higheroism just in the nick of time. victor ortiz putting his life on the line saving a man laying on the tracks seconds between life and death. >> i was bracing for the worst,

oncoming train. its headlights approaching fast. >> in my mind, i said this is not going to happen. not while i'm here. i'm going to do what i can to pull this guy through. >> reporter: ortiz admitting it was a struggle. the man significantly larger than him wasn't cooperating but ortiz found the strength to pull him off the tracks with no more than two seconds to spare. >> that last pull had it not worked we already know what would have happened. >> reporter: this morning police are calling ortiz a hero >> if i had done nothing, i wouldn't be able to bear that thought in my mind. >> reporter: a humble and proud cop, ortiz says the man later apologized and thanked him. >> i didn't mean to do what i did. i told him at that point that's my job. my job is to protect and serve. >> the man's identity and condition have not been released. right now officer ortiz is on a well deserved and preplanned

>> just in the nick of time. that video is incredible. >> seconds. seconds. >> thank you, tamron. let's go to al. flooding in cincinnati. >> we've had really heavy rain. we've seen the last couple weeks just some really heavy rainstorms that inundate areas. you can see garbage cans flying. we'll watch today. nothing as bad but we're at strong storms down through florida also some flooding possible in texas. gorgeous day. a lot of folks drying out in the ohio area on into kentucky and parts of tennessee. out west looking good as well. out west looking good as well. that's what's going on. alright, how's this for a tv show. sous chef. lawyer by day, prep-cook by night. also, his name is sous. no. sloppy joseph. a middle-aged man who's trying to get his life together, but he can't - he's to sloppy. huhhh - no! here you go. i got this. i get cash back so it's like everything's on sale.

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7:30. it's monday morning. 29th of august, 2016. can you believe it? summer is almost over. look at this crowd. centennial of the marine corps. happy to have >> let's take a quick check of today's headlines. reports of an active shooter sunday night at l.a.x. caused chaos, flight delays and evacuations. authorities determined it was a false alarm. donald trump is preparing to give a much anticipated speech on immigration this week as his campaign faces questions about that controversial deportation

deportation force? first time since 1964, good news, a team from new york has won the little league world series. the boys beat their rivals from seoul, south korea, 2-1 in a dramatic victory. congratulations, boys. we begin this half hour with growing controversy around nfl star colin kaepernick. the san francisco 49ers quarterback causing uproar when he refused to stand during the national anthem and he's not backing down. >> reporter: colin kaepernick is no stranger to controversy. protesting police violence and racial injustice frequently on social media. now he's taken a stand again by refusing to stand during the national anthem angering fans and fellow players. >> i know what i'm doing what's right. >> reporter: san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick speaking out on camera for the first time addressing his decision not to stand for the

game friday as a protest of racial injustice. >> there's people being murdered injusticely and not held accountable. cops are getting paid leave for killing people. >> reporter: the 28-year-old who is biracial had harsh words for both presidential candidates. >> you have hillary has called black teens or black kids super predators and donald trump who is openly racist. one of my roommates was moving out of the house i people in that neighborhood, the cops got called and all of us had guns drawn on us. >> reporter: his position causing backlash from victor cruz -- >> you have to respect the flag and you have to stand up with your teammates. >> people die every single day defending that flag that you refuse to stand for. i won't stand for that. >> reporter: this man setti iti

kaepernick from his own team. >> at the end of the day, he's a 49er. he's our brother. we'll go forward. >> reporter: billionaire team owner mark cuban say i may not agree with him but colin kaepernick taught us we can still disagree in this country peacefully. the 49ers trying to find middle ground saying the national anthem is an opportunity to honor our country. we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate or not. kaepernick is unlikely. the nfl says players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem. kaepernick willing to take the risk to stand up for what he believes in. >> i can't look in the mirror and see people dying on the street and say i can live with myself. >> reporter: kaepernick will refuse to stand for the national anthem going forward until

of that story. >> a turn now and al has a check of our weather. >> labor day coming up this weekend. unofficial end of summer. especially here in the east. we have summer heat stretching from the great lakes all of the way into the mid-atlantic states. today, new york city, 91 degrees. charlotte, 92 . one more day of the heat. there's a front that will push through. temperatures above average and then look at time we get to the weekend. syracuse down to 72 on friday. 73 in boston. 81 in d.c. jackson will feel like it's 80 degrees. again, some cooler air heading for the labor day weekend. that's what's goi good monday morning, everyone. a mix of some clouds, more sunshine at times this

this afternoon. temperatures surge back to near 90s in boston, mid-80s across booster hills. 55 in the suburbs, 65 with a seven day forecast, featuring a lot of dry days. in the next best opportunity to become don't forget to get that weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. programming note to tell you about, coming up tomorrow, a "today" exclusive in a story we we have an interview with the victim in the st. paul sexual assault case. she's coming forward talking about what life was like on campus after the assault and what it was like to testify and how she is doing today and how she hopes to help others in that position. we'll have that interview tomorrow morning. coming up next, natalie holloway's mother tells us why the quest for justice is not over 11 years after her daughter

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disappearance is an unsolved mystery. something her mother, beth, thinks about all of the time. >> you're never over feeling the loss of your loved one. >> has every avenue been exhausted at this point? do you try to pursue new information? >> every avenue has been explored. >> natalie was celebrating with classmates in aruba. on the final day of the trip, the teen went missing. hundreds flew in from america to search the island and the investigation soon focused on locals joran van der sloot and two of his friends, the men she was last seen with. he was arrested three times but never charged with holloway's disappearance. over the years, a number of confession videos have surfaced but beth holloway and her attorney have dismissed them as publicity stunts. in the last few months there

when you hear that, what's your reaction? >> nothing. i already have my answer anyway. i have my answers to what happened to natalee and he's sitting in prison in peru. >> van der sloot is serving time in peru for the murder of flores who he killed in 2010 on the five-year anniversary of holloway's disappearance. any part of you that looked at his sentence in peru a his sentence for natalee. >> no because it's not. >> at this point after 11 years what does justice look like for you? >> justice is being served for stephanie flores thank god but justice has not been served for natalee. it would be justice to see him serve prison time in the united states. that would be justice for natalee. >> reporter: van der sloot faces charges in america. he's accused of extorting money

natalee's remains. before he's kextradited to the u.s., he has to serve his time in purreru which won't be until 2038. will it be hard? >> no. i left him in prison in peru. i feel good about that. >> law enforcement officials asked if she deal. she said no. >> there are no deals. i don't want a deal. >> today beth holloway focuses on things that make her happy. family. motivational speaking and spending summers in montana managing a horse ranch moving forward yet never forgetting. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, montana. >> tomorrow in our series, we'll revisit the saga of drew

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back now at 7:49. tamron is on orange room duty with moments from a star studded night at the video music awards. >> welcome back, carson. you'll be back in here tomorrow. we kept it nice and tight. meanwhile, madison square garden was the place as music a list gathered for the mtv video music awards. queen bee ruled the night from the start showing u daughter blue ivy on the red carpet. blue ivy's dress, $11,000. beyonce's dominance continued as she brought home her 25th career overtaking madonna. took a bat to the camera while

jimmy fallon showed up dressed as ryan lochte and no one in the audience was more shocked than fellow teammate michael phelps who was quick to capture the moment. it was funny. it was only fitting for that night that fallon started his speech in song, which i think you heard he said it's too late to say i'm sorry. rihanna performed four times throughout the show before accepting the michael jackson video vanguard award from her rumored boyfriend drake. whether or not drake has won rihanna's heart, the speech took over the internet last night. >> we love the music that can change styles from album to album. we love the videos which change their artistic vision from year to year but most of all we love the woman who hasn't changed since day one. she's someone i've been in love with since i was 22 years old. >> so rihanna accepted the award with a kiss on the cheek.

thought he was going to propose. people thought he was going to propose to rihanna. that didn't happen. >> what's going on, tamron? >> what's the scoop? >> listen, she's very private about her personal life clearly he took out a billboard congratulating her on this vanguard award. that's the look of love. let's face it. >> so cute. >> a guy says i love you and didn't really come back. >> gorgeous couple. >> they are a good couple. >> very cool. tamron, thank you very much. coming up next, talk about fiery passion. the which one daring couple pulled off a wedding shoot. >> michael phelps is here. he'll talk retirement and why he's about to joi see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i'm not contagious.

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decorated olympian of all-time. michael phelps is here. he's ready to receive yet another honor. >> very, very cool. we'll talk to michael in just a bit. you have baby with you. >> most fashionable baby. >> where are these baby's parents? >> they gave her to me. her name is zoe. i've been given her for five minutes. >> we have charlie and now zoe in the "today" show family. arrived on the plaza. we'll put the fruits of our labor to good use in a summer recipe you may want to make tonight. >> dibs on the truck. i got to have that. i'll fight you for it. let's get the news at 8:00. >> we begin this morning with the race for the white house. i'm kristen welker in washington. donald trump is vowing to unveil details about his immigration policy in phoenix on wednesday. hillary clinton is facing more fallout from the controversy over the clinton foundation.

the debates. this morning hillary clinton is surging ahead with a four-day fund-raising tour and getting help on the trail from celebrities. iowa native ashton kutcher visiting a campaign office and barbra streisand helping to raise campaign cash and now the former secretary of state is gearing up for a one-on-one with donald trump with just four weeks to go before the first debate. one issue she'll have to too much coziness between donors at the clinton foundation and her state department. over the weekend, top democrats trying to turn the page. >> we think criminalized behavior is normal. i don't see what the smoke is. >> reporter: trump is also preparing huddling with friends, family and top advisers. a hot topic for him, immigration. >> the media as it usually does has missed the whole point on immigration. >> reporter: speaking in iowa

>> on day one i'm going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants. >> reporter: originally the republican nominee said he would deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants. >> we're going to have a deportation force. you're going to do it humanely. >> reporter: republicans argued he's been completely consistent but offered little clarity about the details of his one signature issue. >> his pos his position is going to be fair but his position will be humane. >> i think donald trump will articulate what we do with people that are here. >> you'll find out from donald trump very shortly. he'll give prepared remarks. >> reporter: this as clinton supporters try to turn up the heat on trump. >> basically a psychopath running for president. he meets the clinical definition. >> this morning trump announcing his biggest ad buy of the campaign expanding states he's

clinton to release detailed medical records. the clinton firing back that she already has and that it is trump who should release a legitimate detailed letter from a doctor after his physician told nbc news last week he wrote trump's medical assessment in just five minutes. savannah, carson? >> kristen welker, thank you very much. now to los angeles international airport slowly getting back to normal after a major security scare. reports of gunfire resulted in chaos. it was a false alarm. it disrupted nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is at l.a.x. for us. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police have given the all clear here after some very tense and scary moments overnight. just before 9:00 p.m., police say they received multiple reports of shots fired inside several terminals here. thousands of passengers ran for the streets. others spilled onto the tarmac as they tried to get away from some potential danger. turns out later police said those reports of shots fired

didn't calm the chaos, at least not immediately. officers had to sweep through all of the terminals looking for a suspected gunman who was never here. police say it shutdown the terminal for well over an hour as miles and miles of traffic built up. there were nearly 300 cancellations. other flights were also diverted and delayed. a big mess here at l.a.x. things are slowly returning to normal here. carson, back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you very much. manhunt for three dangerous inmas prison in northwestern louisiana this weekend. the inmates jumped over two rolls of razor wire fence late saturday night. one of the men was serving time for attempted murder and armed robbery. police are warning residents there to use extreme caution if they see those suspects. a major announcement this morning from the maker of epipens following recent outrage

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>> there's so many rumors, who knows what's true. >> let's do business here. you know what's coming, right. >> i haven't seen it yet. >> so this is the lifetime achievement award wheaties box. there it is. pretty awesome. >> it is. and we've worked together in the past and you think of the greatest athletes in the world have been able to be on the box of wheaties and to be able to have the first achievement box, the career just keeps getting better and better. >> it's like adding accolades. it's empty. >> since rio, we saw a picture of you in a pool with the family. kind of hanging out. then we saw you on "america's got talent." we saw you at the vmas last night. when are you just going to chill

2,000 yards. i gained 30, 40 pounds after 2012. i'm going to try not to do that this time. nicole and i have been working out together and traveling a little bit and i've been on the golf course a couple times. >> any splurge food that you have to have? >> i've always really eaten whatever whenever. now it's nice not having to wake up at the crack of jump in a freezing cold pool. i can sleep until boomer says it's time to get up and then i get up. and i go and workout or grab a cop of coffee or hang out. it's nice. he found a new love for football. preseason has been coming on. he's been glued to the tv. it's been really cool. >> a football buddy. i have to ask you. since you left rio, all of this happened with ryan lochte. i'm sure you've been following

it, but your reaction as a teammate and somebody who did so much for the team. >> ryan and i have been teammates forever. it's always hard to see a friend and competitor go through a hard time like this. i know what it feels like. i've been through it before. and hopefully he can come out of this a better person. i reached out to him a couple times and he understands a lot and he this. >> how about bob, he'll be at arizona state. are you going to help him coach there? >> i told him i may not be there at the beginning of the year. i'll travel around doing things at the beginning of the year. i'm looking forward. this is a sport that identify be -- i've been able to get so much from and to help the college kid, any kid. >> do you know what kind of coach you would like to be?

feeling i'm going to have to learn to have better patience because bob used to be, like, m.p. do this. do that. fine. no problem. so i think patience is something that i'm going to have to learn. i think he can help me with that. >> boomer is going to help you with that. trust me. >> ever since i've gotten back it's been awesome to kind of feel like i'm doing my daddy duties. i got diaper bag on my back. car seat in so it's nice being back and being able to really spend time with him. >> you come back from rio and it's all about you. >> everybody wants boomer. >> we were walking out with a couple of beyonce's people last night and you guys have to follow me on instagram? really? we already do. he's become a crazy little dude overnight basically from rio.

>> i love his outfit today. >> boomer will be on lifetime achievement award box soon. >> he hasn't woken up yet. >> good morning to nicole and boomer. thank you for being here. you have earned every bit of your relaxation. thank you so much. >> good to see you. >> best of luck. >> thank you. we'll get a check of the weather now. >> that's great to see. all right. thanks so much. something we're not happy about seeing. tropical number nine. the models agree it's going to come across the northern florida peninsula sometime early thursday morning. probably as a tropical storm but we have to watch it. it could strengthen. the big problem we're worried is rain. six inches plus for a good portion of florida. flooding and of course the zika virus a big concern too. we have tropical depression eight that's about 210 miles east-southeast of cape hatteras.

banks around wednesday morning. rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 3 inches locally could be upwards of 5 inches right along the coast. and sunshine here in the northeast. monsoon showers in the southwest. that's what' good monday morning, a mix of some clouds, more sunshine at times this afternoon with low humidity this afternoon. temperatures surge back to near 90s in boston, mid-80s across booster hills. 55 in the suburbs, 65 with a seven day forecast, featuring a lot of dry days. in the next best opportunity to become >> that is your latest weather. savannah? >> you know what time it is? it's "trending."

everyone is about to meet their teachers. check out this headline. i mean, don't we know this? students do learn more from attractive teachers. researchers at the university of nevada say students absorbed more from a lecture if the teacher was physically attractive. here's the thing. they say it's not about gender. it's not about sexual attraction. it's a matter of motivation and attention and male or female, people pay more attention. >> you may stare at the teacher but do you take in the information? >> two of my most memorable teachers in high school, social studies, big guy and english teacher looked like lieu castilca -- lou castillo. got his excited. >> i learned plenty.

>> it is. >> i keep thinking about that horrible van halen video. i don't know why. >> sting was a high school teacher. >> that's a whole other thing. it's interesting. >> to the wedding photos that have gone viral. these newlyweds heated things up during their photo shoot as they posed on a volcano. it was taken on one of active tornadoes. they were staying at a campsite nearby and hiked to the volcano at sunrise to get these amazing photos. >> she hiked in that dress. that's the real deal. >> hot love. >> okay. one of the top pieces of advice any new parent hears, do not wake a sleeping baby. so it's not a surprise that parents will do anything to

on their door bells to deter visitors from ringing the doorbell. let's start with this one. doorbell is broken like your face if you ring it. look at this one. this is not a doorbell. it's a button that opens a trap door beneath you. here's another. this doorbell sporadically electrocutes you. final one. ring this a prize, my screaming kid. >> i would disagree. you want your kid to get used to interruptions. >> i thought for the first week baby came home, everybody go about your business. now i'm, like, be quiet. >> all right. carson, your "pop starts." >> let's do it. let's begin with vmas.

this morning we have your roundup of the top moments. let's walk through. number three, the photo from the red carpet got 1.1 million likes. we move to second place, blue ivy. beyonce sharing this behind the scenes picture of her 4-year-old daughter. at one point, 5 million likes and the top instagram moment from the vmas, beyonce strikes again with this photo of her and blue ivy. pulled in 1.8 mil their outfits. and j. lo, the singer took the stage with her ex-husband, mark anthony, during their tour of new york city. jennifer and mark performed their latin pop hit. the song came out years before they dated and who was there cheering them on in their audience? their 8 year old twins. mark shared this photo on instagram. that's his wife there. he used #allaboutfamily. >> very cool.

spotify and need a wedding singer? who do you call. bruno mars of course setting the bar high for wedding music. and mark zuckerberg was there and other stars of silicon valley. who wouldn't want bruno mars to perform at their wedding? for more pop stories go, to "today's" facebook page. they are there for you. that's your pop start. >> thank you. i moved over here. we're having called cost cutting today. on tap this morning, we'll start with student loans. 2016 college students will graduate with an average of $37,000 in student loan debt yet 2.7 billion in free federal student aid goes unclaimed every year. so here with simple strategies to help you tap into that and reduce those monthly payments, let's go to jean chatzky. good morning. >> good morning. >> student loans is a big piece of business.

$37,000 in debt. >> you'll walk us through it before and after you borrow. what do we need to know? >> you have to act sooner than last year. the free application for federal student aid is coming out october 1st. "the new york times" is reporting that some schools may move up their aid deadlines. whether they do or not, get on it asap. some aid once it's gone is gone. >> what else? >> once you know that you are going to be borrowing, you want to go f and private loans second and that's just because the interest rates on federal loans are generally lower and once you are going into repayment, there are a lot of programs that can make your life a lot easier. >> if you can borrow all federal, you should. >> absolutely. >> then check out commercial loans. >> if you're going commercial, new discounts to be aware of. wells fargo teamed up with amazon giving half point reduction. discover is giving 1% rebate on

decent grades. sally mae is giving you a discount if you pay interest while in school but with private loans you may need a co-signer. >> potentially your parents. your next tip is get help before you borrow. >> if you're not sure and you're listening to this and i don't know what i should be doing, there's a website that hooks you up with kids who have already been through it as a money mentor. this girl from the university of and it's available in 20 states. really nice way to go. >> it's actually better to talk to someone who has been through it as opposed to someone that speaks your financial language, no offense to you. okay. fast forward. now it's after you borrow. >> after you borrow, know what's the cheapest, fastest way for me to pay back this money. gratify is a tool we like. you input your loan information, what you borrowed both federal and private. it tells you whether you should

reparm repayment, whether you should refinance, if you decide you're going to refinance your loans, do research. there are a lot of options out there. finally, you want to make sure that you pick the right job or employer. >> does that mean the one that pays you the most? >> that certainly helps. there are some employers now like pwc and fidelity and common bond that have made student loan repayment an employee benefit. they help you payback your this in the coming years. something to look for. also, a quarter of kids in this country work in jobs where they qualify for public loan forgiveness. this means you do this kind of a job for ten years, the rest of your loans will be wiped away. these are only federal loans. you want to make sure that if you're in this, you are registered. >> ten consecutive years? >> it doesn't. for med students that work in not for profit hospitals, this

>> you say don't defer life even if you have that student loan debt. what do you mean? >> make sure you put money into your 401(k) and pay down high interest rate credit card debt. return on your money you get from doing these things rather than rushing to pay off student loans faster is better. >> pay off credit card debt because interest rates are higher. >> and in 401(k) you get the match. >> pay the commercial loans first. okay. thank you so much. you can find all of jean's advice on t >> thank you so much, savannah. you know, we got our garden on the go. we'll put the fruits of our labor onto the plaza and cook up a fantastic meal for you. it's all coming up. first, your local news and weather.

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as we get into midweek period in the plains and it just stays toasty as we continue out west and then finally chills down in the pacific northwest and the eastern seaboard. that's wha good monday morning, everyone. a mix of some clouds, more sunshine at times this afternoon with low humidity this afternoon. temperatures surge booster hills. 55 in the suburbs, 65 with a seven day forecast, featuring a lot of dry days. in the next best opportunity to become >> in honor of the marine corps, reserve centennial, my suit is made out of marine corps shirts. carson? >> great to have those men and women here. the 2016 ryder cup is right

davis love is kicking off a nationwide trophy tour starting here at "today." good to see you. here she is. we have to get this sucker back on american soil. europeans for the last decade have been dominating. what have you done differently with our team? >> we're working really hard to get this cup back from darren clark and started a team usa great assistant captain helping me, tiger woods, steve stricker, tom lehman. i read that tiger is the reason you're back for your second time being captain. >> we had a task force that set up this new program we're doing and tiger and raymond floyd and rickie fowler said we would like to have davis do it again. >> what do the europeans team do. what do they do that we're trying to change our program to think about ryder cup teams of the future. >> they're on a roll. they're making more putts than

prepared and calm them down a bit and let them play golf. >> what does the team look like right now? >> we have final eight after the barclays and now we have to think about picks. we pick four guys over the next month. guys are going to play hard the next couple weeks trying to make a captain's picks. you want anyone in the top 100 is in it. th we go to ryder cup after the tour championships. anybody is still in it. a lot of guys, ryan moore has been playing well. obviously rickie. there's a lot of guys still in it. >> take me for a putting lesson here. >> i came out early. got some practice. >> this is a replica of a famous hole here. >> payne stewart bridge at hazelton. there you go. >> come on. >> you're up.

>> my gosh. if i make this, i want to be one of your captain's picks. >> come on! >> come on. >> i came out and i'm prepared. i practiced and you didn't get to practice. >> is this the stanley cup now? >> like the stanley cup we'll tour the ryder cup around the country and take it a lot of places. carolina/georgia game next weekend. a lot of fun. let the fans see the cup before we go win it back. >> that's awesome. good luck to you. we're counting on you. >> thank you very much. september 30th on the golf channel and of course right here on nbc. coming up next, is it worth splurging on high tech beauty products? we'll put them all to the test.

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back now at 8:45 with "today's" garden on the go. at the beginning of the summer, we planted the seeds of healthy living when we took our truck from the white house to our plaza. the message being healthy isn't all that hard. over the summer i brought 1952 dodge truck to 1600 pennsylvania avenue, home to the white house and its kitchen garden. >> exact same varieties that grow in the white house kitchen garden. >> there we got dirty potting and planting to put together "today's" garden on the go. america, we're bringing the "today" show garden to you. from eggplant to peppers, strawberries and sage in two months this moveable beast has

can be. and take a look at how our garden is growing. all week we're going to deliver recipes putting our garden on the go to good use. you are competing on grocery games on the food network. good to see you. we got a very cool hanger steak with salsa that has surprises in it. here's our recipe grid. you can get it on toda you have interesting items. >> i have golden raisins, capers, a lot of fresh stuff. this is peppers. pickles. herbs. garden on the go mixed with cool stuff. i stole some oregano from garden on the go. cooking that with hanger steak.

i love integrating herbs there. eggplant is an alternative. >> really in abundance right now. easy to grow. when you do your eggplant, do you salt it first? >> i salt the eggplant a little bit and i let it sit. that liquid and bitterness come out and cook it until tender. a fun idea instead of steaks, eggplant or both. >> you could do both. far as health is concerned. >> you can get it from that garden on the go. >> these are the same vegetables and herbs that are grown in the white house kitchen garden and we're taking it all over. now, you're going to start to slice up the hanger steak. meantime, our group here, tasting. >> garden on the go, phenomenal. >> i would take salsa on everything.

right. >> you definitely want to cut it against the grain. makes it tenderized. i'll have you put salsa we just put together. look at this gorgeous beef. everything from ingredient grid. >> this is a real surprise. raisins have sweetness to it. >> they do. chewiness. wonderful texture. part of the freshness of vegetables is having contrast and texture and theat >> here's another one that i would never have put these two together. you brought a tomato and strawberry salad. what do you think of this? >> it's fantastic. >> really interesting. >> i love it. >> i'm getting immediate feedback. >> there you go. we appreciate it. thank you so much. head to our "today" food facebook page.

fantastic tomato salad and don't forget our garden on the go from the white house kitchen garden coming your way. coming up next, wrabel sings his hit song but thirst this is

series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> you may not know the name wrabel yet but that will change. this talented singer songwriter has been compared to artists like sam smith. >> his single "11 blocks" is out now. he's heading on tour this is his tv debut. happy to have you here. congratulations on everything. >> thank you very much. >> when i'm not here, i'm on radio national momentum. what does that feel like? have you heard it on the radio yet? >> i heard it on the radio. i actually got a tattoo first time i heard it on the radio. >> that's awesome. >> it's crazy. it's weird. i keep saying it's weird. i need to come up with a new word. >> surreal. >> it's your voice. >> it's like looking around like is this happening? turning it off.

of that. you're going out on tour which is amazing. you'll open for them. >> my first date is september 12th with them. northern california. first time on tour. >> pretty cool. how do you describe your music for people watching now getting to know you as an artist? >> it's my life. it's emotion first. consequences. >> we can relate to that. let's hear your song. take it aw >> thank you. ? ? 11 blocks from my door to your doorstep ? ? three years later and it feels too close ? ? i thought i broke the last of that break indonesia ?

? it doesn't feel right when i'm grabbing a coffee ? ? the same old spot but i'm on my own ? ? i feel okay in the day but at nighttime. you know how i get when i'm alone ? ? cause my mind won't stop it's just 11 blocks ? ? i know that you're home ? ? cause it's friday night you're not thatyp ? i know that you're home ? ? 14 blocks from your door to this party ? ? i caught myself counting on the way ? ? and right when i stepped in the door to the party ? ? i stepped outside to grab a

alone no ? ? cause my mind won't stop it's just 14 blocks ? ? i know that you're home ? ? cause it's friday night you're not that type ? ? i know that you're home ? ? someone stop me please from hurting myself ? ? cause i'm two blocks away and you're ? and it's friday night you're not that tiype ? ? i know that you're home ? ? somebody stop me ? ? i should be going home ? ? somebody stop me ?

? well i met someone ? ? and i think i'm in love ? ? but my mind won't stop, it's just 11 blocks ? ? i know that you're home ? ? cause it's friday night, you're not that type ? ? i know that you're home ? ? i met someone in love ? ? but i'm two blocks away and you're just like a drug ? ? my mind won't stop, it's just 11 blocks ? ? i know that you're home ? ? i got somebody ?

? i got somebody oh yeah, yeah, yeah ? yeah ? >> making his "today" show the roast looks good dad. 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother

the roast looks good dad. 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother because she needs more followers. ok. >> fires breaking out around southbridge the flames now under investigation. crews just stretched their limits over the weekend. >> more flames in lawrence overnight leaving people with

on the run in lax people fleeing the terminals after reports of shots being fired. just months after a major terror attack another explosion in brussels. why this incident may not be terror this time around. clouds will break for sunshine. temperatures going from the 70s well into the 80s if not close to 90s.

>> businesses and building damaged. crews fighting several fires in southbrink now the flames are under investigation. a roof ripped off the wrong way turn that led a dangerous collision within an overpass for one duck boat in boston. an all clear given after chaotic night at lax when shots fire sent people running to the exits >> good monday morning everybody. it's can. thanks for joining us. >> for all of you headed back to school you have the all clear to wear t-shirts today. chris lambert with the forecast. in april after the winter when it's 45 that may be a different story. when it's in the 70s on way to 90. yes, all clear. shorts and t-shirts back into the forecast today. umbrellas not so much. we have isolated spot shower sprinkle possibility as the