this morning on "today's take," the ball's in tamron's court as she takes on tennis champ andy murray. and then what's the best college for landing a job? the rankings are in and the greatest goal never scored that has everyone flipping out. that and much more com >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall and billy bush live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, august 13th, 2016. i'm billy bush. tamron is here. al is on assignment. >> for two days. >> looking at more weather gear. >> he's in l.a.

i don't know where he is. do you? >> i didn't know until this morning. he's in l.a. he never tells us anything. >> hope everything is going well. i saw the greatest -- by the way, some people can take a selfie and others can't. i'll take 50 and delete them all. i'm not good at it. i don't think i have a good side. you, my friend, take a fantastic selfie and your mom may take a better one. i love this from the u.s. open last night. >> that's last night hanging out with my mom. it was mom/daughter day. my mom is a tens other than her children, she loves tennis and i'm not sure some days the order, us or the tennis. >> she's beautiful. >> she's so good. she's a good mom. djokovic was playing. okay. here's the deal. i worked a long day yesterday. flew my mom in for the u.s. open opening and we were with usa tennis association in their

>> you might have gotten another seat. >> around 10:00 last night, i was, like, mom, i got to go to work. be quiet. mom, people are asking me don't you have to work tomorrow. i said just take a uber, take a cab home. she wouldn't leave. >> did you say the whole time? >> i pleaded with my mom. we got to go. she complained all the way. we're missing it. we got home. the match was still going on. >> awesome. >> she got to watch it. >> i got totally nailed yesterday on the flight home. we had the fake gun shots in los angeles and yesterday a 3 1/2 hour delay coming in. i didn't get in until 1:30. >> to your place in new york? >> 1:30 in the morning. by the way, air conditioning, they're units. they're units. so i forgot to leave it on or

i laid there for an hour and a half in the heat. >> he's going to come closer to the tv at home. i heard part of this story. >> i was going to leave that out. >> i overheard part of this story. come closer. tell them what you did? >> i went with limited -- no clothing at all because -- but a study out today if you sleep nude, you sleep better. i don't want to ask you a peal relationship here -- >> because we've been dating five days. >> did you sleep well? >> i slept great even with my mom staying with me. in separate rooms. the study is true. you came back. your place was hot. it was 90 degrees in new york yesterday. and so you -- >> it was 110 in my house. >> so you were there buck naked. >> buck. >> on top of the covers. >> i do that normally. >> you do?

my body temperature -- if you saw me in rio, i was sweating a lot. i run hot so i try to limit the amount of heat. >> i wonder about the woman/man dynamic. i'm always cold in the day. when i sleep, i have to sleep with the air conditioning on 69. i don't wear anything. i can't stand being in covers or pajamas but i need to sleep cold. the minute this air comes on in this building, i'm freaked ou we hibernate like a bear. he said that's hibernation sleep. he said 65. i negotiated with my wife. i got it down to 67 right now. she won't go below that. pretty good. we started at 70. and i'll continue. >> lilly's first day of school. what happened? >> the silver lining to this terrible confusion at lax is i went back home. i did the show yesterday with you from l.a. i got to take my daughter to her

it's her last -- there she is with her teacher. she's in sixth grade there. she decided to dye her hair red. >> when we met i said i love your hair and you and your wife looked at me with this suspicious look. >> it's half in and half out. a little silver lining there. i showed you yesterday this tattoo that we got, apparently i didn't know this was a thing. it hurt me a lot. >> you got a family tattoo. >> with our 18 year old and my they're allowed to -- you have to be 18 in california to get a tattoo, they'll join us i hope. it spawned something on our facebook page. they started loading up photos. rhonda, kendra, melissa, all kinds of people sending in their family tats. >> that's cute. i like that one a lot. >> everyone is getting tattoos

i went for fleshy. >> your beautiful mom, does she have a at that time with you? >> no. i have the state of texas with two dice in the middle. it says born lucky and then it has a yellow rose and i feel certain that my mother, mary, will not agree to anything like that. >> a lot going on there. >> it was in stage. we'll end with texas. we're not going to do the whole united states. >> jonas brothers got a couple performances. >> only two of the four brothers, right? >> kevin is at home with the kids. he's raising kids. i guess he's an app developer. i don't know if he got it. >> what does it say? just a line? it's an arrow pointing at each other. >> yeah. >> boom. that's my word by the way.

what just happened? >> it means we hit the high note and i'm out. >> gene wilder. >> favorite movie? >> i loved "stir crazy." i found it to be and find it to be just comedy magic the two of them and of course "willie wonka." >> this is wild. >> that's the best movie. >> then you have "young frankenstein" which and "willie wonka" was a box office failure when it came out. >> look at that. what a magical performer. just the range. you know, listen, 83 years old and to have this life and this honesty and he is one of the people that i admire the most from what we know of who he was as a man.

brooks. the original leo bloom on stage and when he met -- i found this -- when he met mel for the first time, he was on broadway. he was in a performance with mel's girlfriend at the time and he met mel backstage. mel was wearing a pea coat. they used to call them urine jackets. they didn't sell so well. >> is that true? >> they had a huge laugh and went on to do producers to >> we're done with our chat? >> coming up, james corden has fun with kanye's video for "fame." >> we have to talk about black china. >> i could talk about black china all day. >> that's after this. we'll be right back. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well.

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james corden was in the gym during the music video for "fade." did a lovely job and has a beautiful body. take a look. >> that's a dance place next door instead of doing it amongst the equipment. can you just maybe dial it down just a little bit. it fees like you're ramping up if anything. >> you know, she lays on the ground and does the fluctuation of the buttocks, his eyes are going like this when she does it. hysterical this guy. >> we've been researching her body like most of america. she's given a couple interviews.

does is dance. she doesn't eat vegetables. she says that it's dna. she doesn't really workout in the gym. >> don't want to hear that, do we? she's a carbo loader that doesn't love working out. >> if it's dna, there's nothing i can do. >> game over. >> already lost. >> people have been obsessed over her. she had baby last year. >> eight months. >> the cutest little bab >> her husband is in the video with her from the cleveland cavaliers. he's more of a private guy. i don't want my body in here. he did it for her. she had no idea. we wonder what is kanye going to do with his four minutes. she had no idea. he may do the video. he may not. i was watching with the rest of the world and he's private. no one had seen it. she never screened it before. saw herself for the first time. >> someone else is hot that

i realize i'm still on twitter. billy is not. you'll tweet why are you talking about the kardashians. people love that. >> tweet her. i'm not there. >> we have an agreement. >> everything you want addressed, please go through my mail room here. you'll forward me the necessaries. >> okay. please don't. >> i reeked havoc. >> i will receive your complaints about this i'll delete you. but kim kardashian's magazine cover we know famous paper magazine with the champagne. all that. >> and nude belly. >> angela kardashian, aka black china, she is on this issue. >> the kardashian baby, if it's a boy, i don't think we know the

that's the heir of the dynasty. the only child thus far with the last name kardashian so she is carrying the heir to the dynasty. hats off to china making a strong play here. >> there's a strong play for black china. this was something i saw tweeted out. it said, god give me the patience and the strategic mindset of black china when it comes to achieving my goal. >> i agree with that. >> there that kylie is dating tiga. tiga was originally with black china and they have a son and china out of retaliation steals rob kardashian's heart to get back at the kardashians. this was all this plan and then she swoops in and gets pregnant.

like that. if she did, china, i'm telling you, she's so strong. >> i actually think they're in love. >> her show is going to do well. coming out in the fall. >> it's a win it appears at this point. >> quick take a look at this. another soccer video. in colorado high school. over the goalie and finishes. they called him offsides. what referee is going to rob a he's questionably offsides. that's a heads-up play. >> you've seen me be athletic. >> we'll see more of that. we have you coming up playing tennis with andy murray. >> unfortunately, yes. i did play tennis and we went on an adventure. i don't profess to be athletic. i do like clothes. in a couple weeks, guess what? clothes that belong to me, dylan, savannah, hoda, will be

that's a tease there. i started cleaning my closets last night. >> your closet is so deep. i have a feeling i'll never seen the same outfit twice. >> dylan is in for al with a check of the weather. i started going through my closet last night. i'm opening up the vault. i'm giving away stuff i never thought i would give away. >> can i buy some of your stuff because i love your clothes. >> i'm a known cross dresser. i love your >> we are going to sell our clothes for charity and i'm opening the vault. >> i need to clean my closet. this is good on so many different levels. all right. let's take a look at all of the tropical systems we have going on. category 2 hurricane gaston is going to stay over the water. it's tropical depressions eight and nine that we're going to focus on. these could cause some flooding

carolina as well. so if we could get this advancing here you'll eventually see this area of low pressure, tropical depression 9, could become a tropical storm by the time we go into this afternoon. it looks like it will produce up to 10 to 15 inches of rain across parts of florida especially by the time we get to the end of the week. as for the storm in north carolina, we will see up to 1 to 3 inches of rain and also the rough surf and rip currents. both storms will eventually move away by the time we get into the >> good tuesday morning, everyone. we start off with sunshine. very comfortable saturday to the day with low humidity in place. only rain chance over the next several days will be on thursday with scattered showers and storms. warping it up tomorrow, temperatures, 85-90?, and here's the front producing scattered showers and storms on thursday. behind that front, we cool it off close to seasonal levels

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in any way. >> that's a nice one. my gosh. a beautiful forehand. >> that was out. >> here we go. >> she called that out. >> we need refs. >> i don't like this shot. >> boom. and he gives her a sky ball. >> did you see that? is it over? my gosh, tamron, very good. another slam. >> let's go. i'm done. >> did i win? >> it's a tie. we're a team. >> you take them. we're going out to give two tickets. we have to give a couple, right? >> should we set people on a date or find a couple having an anniversary? >> i like a couple having an anniversary. we put them on the first date at the u.s. open that could be awkward. >> can they hear us?

andy murray center court. u.s. open. opening round. >> that's amazing. great seats. >> it was so beautiful out at the u.s. open last night. arthur ash stadium. they have the roof that's convertible. phil collins performed last night. it's one of the most magical experiences in new york. so we're how the here. look. hi. >> you got to do it. >> is it your anniversary? >> yes. our 30th today. >> is that your husband behind you? >> yes. >> what's your wedding date? the date of the wedding? >> what day? >> the 30th. making sure you're not sandbagging here.

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>> tennis legend in the making. andy murray. >> i thought you were going to say me. >> fresh off the olympic gold in rio. you saw that. u.s. open is under way. murray starts tonight looking to score his second win and maybe on the way to grand slam. >> one of the nicest guys i've ever a champion. i was nervous when i got a chance to play him. i was invited to go out before the open. we went to queens. of course i was terrified. andy made me an offer i couldn't refuse. ever since he was three, britain's andy murray dreamt of becoming a tennis great. today you could say the international tennis star is at the top of his game. murray is currently the world

three-time grand slams champion o holding 39 career titles. >> the first tennis player to win two olympic singles gold medals. >> insteneedless to say, i was nervous to play against the tennis great at the u.s. open. i don't know how to swing. i'm going to go like that. and then like that. i'm going to try my speed serve. then don't hit me in my face. this i i throw it up and then hit it. i'm getting nervous. okay. the moment has come. i've warmed up. i had a few practice serves. i've gotten -- now here he is. hello. i'm tamron. nice to meet you. here you are after rio. back-to-back golds. first olympian to do it.

amazing feeling to win a gold medal for your country and do it a second time, i never, ever thought that would happen. yeah. it means a lot to me. >> do you have a tip for people when you're feeling tired? >> just try to bluff a little bit. >> poker face? >> yeah, a little bit. i don't have the best poker face. >> let me see your best poker face. >> my skin -- last year i was invited to play with serena and roger federer. >> that's interesting. >> tragic. i'm not coordinated. will you help me? >> i'll help you. before we go on the big court, we're going to start with the little net first, okay. >> i have to start with that. >> you have to start on that. >> to help me out, andy brought up two upcoming tennis greats

seriously, i don't know. really? the crowd booed andy murray. yes. does that count as a rally? >> that counts as a rally, yeah. >> with that, andy decided we were ready for the big court. here we go. i know how to serve. ot >> okay. did i hit a human being? what you got, murray. >> hey. >> is this game point? >> i think you won. >> we won?

you win? >> celebrate. >> not like that. >> on fire. well played. >> can i give you a kiss on the cheek. >> do i get a kiss? >> andy, andy. that was really cute. >> it was. guess what -- >> you invented your own serve? >> what are you saying. >> sideways serve. did they speed that up. >> that's why we were a great team. by the way, wife at the u.s. open in 2005. how romantic is that? that's where i'm going tonight to find love. >> enjoy. >> thank you, andy, for a great time. thank you to the u.s. open for the invitation. tickets are still available. usopen.org. >> which colleges offer the best financial aid? what about career placement? the princeton review annual best

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>> there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to choosing a college. how much does it cost? is the food good? >> we brought in our friend robert to deliver the news. parents and teenagers senior vice president publisher at princeton review and lead author of the best 381 colleges. interesting number. robert, good morning. >> good to be back. >> we love this list. you surveyed 140,000 students. 60 topics to come up with this big list. >> longest ongoing survey of student opinions in the country. 25 years this year we've been putting out this book and new edition. >> we have four categories. best career services. that's important. hard to get a job after college. >> absolutely. we put this in the book in 2008.

services in the book. number one on that list is spectacular school. bentley university in massachusetts. another two schools up there. northwestern and wake forest. spectacular schools when we talk about return on your investment specifically for bentley university. a four-year and four stages where they identify students interest. >> way to play on my phobia. >> nobody told us a big bird wo >> when we think about students with great return on their investment and internships in schools, this is the place. >> fantastic. so next up is huge important financial aid. it has dominated the conversation on the presidential campaign. >> absolutely. >> it's a big deal. >> the two and three schools are princeton and bowden. higher sticker cost.

pay back. >> i can't believe it. pick it up. let's go. >> at number one? >> number one is yassar college. >> so well deserved. >> here they come. >> are you yassar grads? >> no, they work here. we brought in eight-year college students. >> when wert vassar, numbers don't like. $45,000 this year. bringing it down to $16,000 for the average student. >> food. the best food. who has a good cafeteria? >> so many schools. top 20 list we put together.

first time this school made it is university of massachusetts at amherst. the flagship. my word. look at who we have here. a little surf and turf. savory and sweet. that was a five-step recipe for you to make. >> do they hire a famous chef or something? >> they have a series of different chefs. there are four main dining halls. 18 different cafes. two food delivery service. it's a glorious place academically and nourishing the body and mind. good stuff. >> final category is quality of life. >> pork belly category. went out to 140 students. everything outside the classroom. are you happy? is the food good? are beds comfortable? what's the interaction with faculty members on campus. there are some terrific schools

k. state. number one this year is virginia tech, which is hoda's school. i know. so well deserved. >> are you ready? >> hokey, hokey, hokey, hi. tech, tech, tech, vpi. deanna! she's a future hokey. >> so cu >> congratulations. my gosh. virginia tech is an awesome school. such great school. 24,500 students. a poll just surveyed alum that said over half said they found their perfect fit as a graduate. >> congratulations. >> robert, thank you very much. >> for top ten list of each

now over to dylan with the weather. >> i want to add dining hall at bush campus on rutgers university was top notch. just throwing that out there. we are looking at a chance of stronger storms today especially out ahead of this cold front moving through the midwest and stretching back down into texas. it's not looking like these storms will be that severe but we could still see some heavier downpours. perhaps one to three inches of rain falling in a short period of time. tomorrow we really need to focus on what will happen tropical systems kind of waiver through these areas. we could see as much as 10 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the week in parts of western >> good tuesday morning, everyone. we start off with sunshine. very comfortable start to the day with low humidity in place. only rain chance over the next several days will be on thursday with scattered showers and storms. warming it up tomorrow, temperatures, 85-90?, and here's

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it. newman. this guy is amazing. >> it's fun and serious then. >> look at that. >> martin freeman is amazing. he's so unhinged. like nothing you ever have seen him be before. >> powerful love scenes. we'll leave it there. >> he really does. primarily talking about the love scenes. >> i was talking about your mustache in "cps >> not my first mustache on screen. >> did you struggle? >> look at that. >> i struggled to keep it off. >> that's actually your hair? >> yes. it's my hair. >> how do you think you look there. do you like that look? >> i love it. i tell you the other thing, this is a secret. it does acting for you. if you put on a big mustache, you don't have to do much and

coins. >> it starts the character and it becomes itself. >> have you seen sam elliott without a mustache? >> i have seen him once up in the air he did it. >> once you get a stash you own it. "chips" reboot. you're a detective? >> fbi agent. i'm superior to detective. i'm angry shooting me throughout the movie accidentally. >> instead of the cheech played by chris pines father, they are going female with chief. great chief. >> very good. great together. >> you don't do social media.

>> it's too mean. >> are you thinking about getting on? >> maybe. it's not a hard line stance. it's more like it hasn't been a necessity. i'm not that interested. >> don't. stay pure. you're a lucky man. >> i know you want to go to commercial but you can't. i'm losing out on the lexicon so there are acronyms i lose out on. >> we're back after this. hi norman: that's a lot of vitamins there, harold. harold: oh, i'm stocking up before kelly ayotte gets her way on medicare. norman: what do you mean? harold: well, she wants to privatize medicare, turn it into a voucher program that'll cost families big time. norman: uhhh... the vitamins? harold: gotta keep my family strong because ayotte also wants to raise the medicare eligibility age. norman: ohhh... i think maybe i'll pick up a few too. narrator: tell kelly ayotte: oppose medicare privatization.

kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads... i'm out here knocking down every lie... because new hampshire deserves better. that's why i'm batting for good-paying jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what they're throwing at me...

new hampshire college students are packing their backpacks and heading back to school. and thanks to kelly ayotte, along with the textbooks and pencils, ayotte voted to cut pell grants and to raise student loan interest rates. because she sides with special interests looking out for their own bottom line, not our kids'. for new hampshire students and families, kelly ayotte is a heavy burden we can't afford. nea advocacy fund is responsible

narrator: funded by kelly ayotte's special interests backers, the ads attacking maggie hassan on the heroin crisis

"a vile smear," and "trash." the truth... david dubois: maggie hassan has been hands-on working with local police and community organizations. narrator: working across the aisle to secure millions in emergency funding for treatment and recovery. susan mckeown: maggie hassan. mark mitchell: to governor hassan, i know this is about people and families. mckeown: she's putting the families of new hampshire first. i'm maggie hassan

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller >> hello, everybody. it's booze day tuesday, august 30th. that's ready, set, roll by chase ride. >> he's going to be with us in a little bit. do you have a friend who is wearing two necklaces and they are all tangled up. >> i can't fix it. >> i think you're going the wrong way. >> no. >> all right. >> during commercial break i'll get that for you. >> okay. he is here. come a long way from his tv stint on "survivor."