? this morning on "today's take," little monsters rejoice and lady gaga dropping a new tune. james cameron, director of the world's highest grossing movie. and a pumpkin milk shake. all that and more, coming up now. 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 wednesday morning. september 7th, 2016. want to say thank you to both of you, checking in on me this morning. i took my daughter to school yesterday, boarding school.

don't know. i went to boarding school. you kind of eat, work, play with your peers. >> are you there the entire school season? do you get to go home? >> oh, yeah. built-in study hall. how many times do you want to tell your kid, go up to your room for two-and-a-half hours, don't come out. >> instead you say, go up to your room for the next three months and i'll see you -- don't play video games. >> in this case, they have to do that. it's really regimented. this kid is a self-regulator anyway. >>ti >> my wife had a whole list of things for me to do. this was the firefly lights up in the corner. she really made it homey and beautiful. and the last text we got last night was "i love my room, thank you both so much." and the sweet thing -- i texted a kid, keep an eye on her. i saw her with her mom, she was crying -- she said she's home sick. last thing she sent me, i am with her right now, we went to the ice cream social and we're watching a movie.

>> did you cry a lot? >> there was a lot of moms crying, and me -- my wife -- she's not a big cryer. i'm a huge cryer. so i tried not to let her see it. i turned after i hugged her and walked and ba boom. >> i remember -- my parents dropping me off at college and that was the first time. and -- i went to high school here in the city. and i went to go see them and they were staying at the howard johnson in oswego. i went to go pick -- to say good night to them. my mom comes, okay. the first time i -- what's wrong with my dad? he had been crying. i mean, just -- i mean -- >> yes. >> tough guy and he was just crying. >> that was his moment. >> i remember crying in kindergarten. that's how -- when you're a kid and your parent leaves you for the first time. all these years later i remember sitting on the carpet and our of mercy catholic school with all of the other kids and watching

and i can still to this day see her face, and i was, what, 4 or 5 years old. i just remember thinking, what happened? they've left me and even in college. i grew up very conservative. i wasn't allowed to sleep over at anyone's house. the first time i slept over at anyone's home, other than my family's home, college. >> wow. 1,578 miles from my parents' door to temple university, and i had never slept over at someone's house. isn't that crazy? my parents let giving her wings. >> thank you. >> she's more worried than you are. you know what you can to to take your mind off of it? go see this movie, "sully." i saw it last night, the premier last night. and it was spectacular. >> wow. >> miracle of the hudson. sully sullen berger, landing -- u.s. airplane in the hudson river. an amazing story.

clint eastwood has done a masterful job collecting this. tom hanks and aaron eckhart are the pilots. just amazing. you know how this thing turns out. >> right. >> right. >> but i will guarantee you -- first three minutes of this movie -- >> the landing first? >> i'm not -- i'm not -- it is -- clint eastwood also composed the theme. and, by the captain, tom hanks and aaron eckhart. >> i love the product placement in the background. >> now owns usair. but it is -- it's only 90 minutes. which, you know -- how many movies have you seen in the last, say, five years where you thought, i could cut 20 to 30 minutes out of this movie easily. >> it's one of the reasons i don't like going to movies. >> there is not a wasted frame in this movie. >> really? and you said it's one of the best movies.

seen in five years. and, by the way, sitting next to deborah and myself, regis philbin and his beautiful wife, joy. >> they love it? >> they love it too. fantastic! >> i thought i was sitting next to billy bush. >> twins celebrated at birth. adorable. >> so you, by the way, will be looking at that scene today, going over -- intrepid. >> i'll be at the intrepid to host my msnbc hour, tonight. i'll leave here, rush down the street. it should take me about 20 minutes to make it, i'll be live at 11:00. >> we think there is a car. >> there is a car or cab and i may have to jump out, depending on traffic. but this is incredible. you'll have both candidates there. they are -- not together. they'll both be there answering questions not only from matt, but veterans will be in iraq and afghanistan. i'm actually interviewing a man who had both children in the military, his daughter-in-law,

up. we're heading over -- >> one of the things i don't think people realize, how many active duty families there actually are in service right now. and when i was at the air base, the number of families -- >> generational. >> generational, together and active duty right now is mind-boggling. >> you had a mom and tad? >> a mom, dad, son and daughter, all stationed in afghanistan. at the same base. i don't know that i could do that. it's just -- police family, firefighter family, generational? >> like you said, with police officers or firefighters. you know your family member is going out, and you don't know that they're coming back. >> yeah. >> i can't even imagine. >> this is important, as it relates, of course, to our national security, who will be the next commander-in-chief. be sure to watch. >> and now we make a turn on two wheels. >> we'll lighten up.

coming back and guess what, they're not coming back. >> do we really doubt that? >> tom hiddleston, done, according to "people" magazine. an amicable swift. >> why do they say that? if you're splitting, it's likely not amicable. three months? >> i think instead of -- who didn't see this coming? can we celebrate a small success? it was a beautiful summer love. >> i love it. i think that's what summer love is supposed to be. you meet, you go on the beach, you introduce each other to family members. >> no, no. you don't. >> you wear a t-shirt. no, i love that. summer love. >> too early. >> he didn't get a tattoo, at least. there they are. oh. that's what summer love is supposed to be like. and then when the leaves start to change -- they said yesterday, what is it -- what's

>> hilths-split was trending. >> i wish i was the guy who could come up with the hash tags. >> you don't get anything -- >> what was the first major one? branjelina? >> bennifer? >> that's right. isn't that a laxative? no, that's bennaful. >> time to go to break. >> coming up, the long wait is over. the hot new single from lady gaga is on the way.

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bennett, touring, doing a lot of things. she ended the engagement. >> she ended the engagement. >> oh, right. >> had to cut the two of them to my house one time, a charity ski event, and they came over, having an after party for all those who participated. some were very kind to show up. she made a huge donation, like $150,000. >> you had it in your backyard? >> yeah. >> amazing. >> and then i invite her, thinking there is no way she would come. to in a big pink floppy -- remember what johnny weir was wearing in rio? a giant mop, and she walks in -- she took it off and was wearing like a skin-tight cat suit and she said, "darling, make me a martini" and i said okay, and called her stephanie. the hot boyfriend was there. >> i love her. she is on my top five list. >> have we heard the song? >> we don't have the song.

but we know it was announced she is going to co star with bradley cooper. it was supposed to go to beyonce. but she and bradley cooper have been spotted around town in los angeles, probably bonding, getting to know each other. i think he's the executive producer. but that's her older picture, hanging out. i can't wait. i love her. >> "american horror story." >> brilliant in that. she is a total -- and she -- if you follow her on restaurant. she makes home made pasta. she is the total package. everything. >> remake a role from barbra streisand. >> she can do it. >> when i first met her, she said you and i met before. and i want i don't think so. and she said yeah, in catholic school. she and her mom ran into at the fairway on the west side. >> you don't run into weather

here's the thing i would like to forget. i would like to forget these chip reader cards. the cards with the chips. they are the worst. 91% of us debit card users are frustrated with these new chip cards. they take so long at the register. and they're supposed to be more secure. within the first week of me getting one of these cards, i had fraud. i had to get a new card. >> that's the whole point. >> no i was out on a shoot when we were doing the national parks thing. one of our camera guys, he had had his for two weeks, he had a fraud alert. he had to give up his card. they're worthless. >> i don't like them at the atm, you have to put them in, take it out -- it's frustrating. >> i do have a little anxiety when i put it in and the longer it's in, and that's about nine, ten seconds. >> processing. >> i feel like they're downloading way too much information and -- every dollar

cayman islands or something. i want to take it out. and then it makes a rude noise. if you listen -- [ beeping sound ] hey, idiot! [ beeping sound ] i hate it. nothing good about these cards. >> the kids have the nfc going -- you just touch it to the thing and it's done. >> that's right. this thing. >> have you used it? i have it on my phone, but if i show it, it shows my credit card number. i have not used it yet. i want to be that cool. >> swipe. most let you swipe. >> some have chips now. >> and then it gets stuck, and you want to give the guy cash. no, you can't do that. what do you mean, i can't do that. you can't do it. you've got the card. i have cash, and i can't give you cash? >> okay, okay. >> just when you thought we were complaining way too much, here is something we all agree. >> yes! >> that we love. i saw this yesterday. i have now watched it at least

getting back in louisville, kentucky, apparently had no time to wait. >> no patience. >> he wanted to connectwecht wi lord. take a look at the best moment of the day. >> in the lord, jesus christ, i now baptize you in the name of the father and of the son. >> oh, do it! [ laughter ] >> kids will never take to the chip re chip reader. >> water is getting a little cold. >> i'm gonna do it! >> al, hermine has got to be gone. >> no, not quite. >> no! >> not quite. but -- it's going. we've also got newton.

newton, that moisture streaming up, 130 miles south of tucson, arizona. 60-mile-an-hour winds, north at 18 miles per hour. and that moisture makes its way in. we're looking at that rain stretching from new mexico into arizona, texas, where we have flash flood alerts going on. and look at the rainfall. anywhere from 3 to 5 inches, parts of southeastern arizona, gusty winds, heavy rain, flash flooding possible. as far as hermine is concerned, slowly getting out of here. still see some scattered showers here in the northeast and tomorrow. but high surf advisory, high surf today into southern new england and new york, as well. that's what's going on around . >> good wednesday morning, everyone. a mild and muggy start in the remnant low from hermine continues to spin its wheels to the south of us. occasionally showers. and breaks of sun this afternoon. low clouds filling back if for all of us tonight. and a couple of spotty showers

then we'll transition to partly sunny skies in the afternoon. 80 this afternoon, spotty showers. 7-on-7 forecast, bringing the heat on friday and temperatures pushing 90 in the afternoon. that's your latest weather. you know, you can take your chip card and put it in a pumpkin spice latte and then toss them. but if you have to have a spice latte, how about a pumpkin spice milk shake? quick and delicious fall snack.

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? okay, so autumn not getting here for another two weeks but the season of pumpkin spice already upon us. here to show us an easy food hack, host of "food and wine" magazine, our pal, justin chapel. >> good to see you. thanks for having me back. >> as a host of the fake stuff, you're going to put some real flavoring in. >> i heard you're not a fan of that -- you spice flavor. >> the fake stuff. >> i'm giving you something to love. real pumpkin. >> pumpkin puree. >> and vanilla ice cream. cinnam cinnamon, super fine sugar and add the milk. so milk -- kind of like a vanilla milk shake, instead ear adding that awesome spice flavor. let's see if this converts you into the pumpkin spice world. a little bit? >> see, now that's good.

delicious. >> a little pumpkin pasta? >> yes. so you love squash, you told me. >> i do. >> so we're going to actually hack some butter nut squash soup. whether this is leftover or store-bought, keep it on hand. you're going to saute some onion and butter, garlic, sage. add your soup here and use pumpkin puree if you like and cook it until it's nice and thick. we're going to pretend it's there. add in some boile >> so there this is already cooked. >> you get this almost like mac-n-cheese, except it's healthier, lighter. this is some -- you can use spaghetti if you like. >> that's really good. >> you have a little hazelnuts here, and maybe some chives. >> that's fantastic. now here you've got a -- an apple pie, sort of pumpkin thing. without a big crust. >> right. apple pie in an apple. so what you do is --

>> there you go. we're going to take this and go make a million bucks with it, you and me. so you cut the top off and hollow it out just like that. and you take -- everything you scooped out, sugar, cinnamon, and give it a good mix. >> right. >> and here we have some pie dough. yep. going to put it right in there. and then you take, you know -- this is about four inches round, put it right on top. >> and you made the i love that. >> the "today" food team made them and they're beautiful here. and then you cut -- >> brush butter on this? >> a wash. egg wash. and then after you bake it, 350, 45 minutes, you get these -- almost like a whole entire pie. you can basically eat the whole thing. >> thank you so much. still ahead, cirque du soleil makes "avatar" off the big screen thanks to james cameron and an

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? what's in the movie "terminator," "alien," "true lies," all have in common? the legendary director james cameron. >> indeed, also responsible for "avatar" the highest-grossing movie of all-time and now moving from the a production by cirque du soleil. >> toruk brings "avatar" to life with visuals and acrobatics. the man behind it all is james cameron, good to see you, sir. >> good morning. >> has this been something you've been thinking about? kind of popped up? >> kind of popped up. cirque du soleil came to us. i had known them for years and it closes a circle because the

me when i was writing and des designing "avatar" as i love that worldly dream like quality. and so when they said let's do a show, i said i'm in. absolutely. >> and from a different perspective, you said let me put some 3-d behind this and we'll make it stunning and they said no, we want to do your show. something inspired by you. >> yeah, well, it's inspired by the movie. but the thing is, what they always do in all of their shows if you're a cirque du soleil fa performance. the amazing, exotic characters, costumes, other language. you can't really understand what they're saying, which is exactly what we did in the movie. so there was a great kind of synchronicity between the film and the stage show. >> where are we next with the four sequels? where are with he? >> we meaning -- as fans, you're

epic event, which is four films coming out, one after the other. hopefully we can do that. that tell a kind of huge saga story across the four movies. >> are you one of the few people that just doesn't feel the pressure? music stars have to come out with their next single, because they feel like, okay, this is hot. i've got to get the neck one out. you encally take your time, and it's like a every director -- you earned it. are you alone in that? >> no, you look at peter jackson, you know, who worked in the middle earth kind of stories for -- six movies. and george lucas who did it with "star wars," created his own universe and everything i can say in these four "avatars" so it's all good. >> you waited until the technology caught up. >> ten years. >> ten years. and in that time, the technology

how is that going to aid you in telling these stories? >> much better. much better. because we've improved all of the cg animation, the facial animation, our whole pipeline to be more efficient. so, yeah, we've been working on the software. >> so you're in a lab doing stuff -- >> a lab, yeah, exactly. in a white smock. >> goggles on. >> gogss, right. >> no iphone for you. no smartphone, no social media. >> i'm a low- g high-tech when i need it and when i don't need it -- i feel like i need to set an example for my kids, which is don't spend all day like this. >> i need to follow your lead. >> look people in the eye and actually live my life. >> how are you that disciplined? it has to be tempting. i can't keep it out of my hands. >> on twitter, what people are saying about james cameron right now. trending. >> 25-year anniversary of

>> you're going to be rereleasing in 3-d. >> in 3-d, yeah. >> does it seem possible it's been 25 years? >> no, it doesn't. because i can remember like it was yesterday making the picture. i'm still friends with all of the actors and everything. it doesn't seem like it could have been possible a quarter of a century. you know -- >> arnold's son joseph -- >> doing a riff. >> can you see -- >> sure, we'll just start over. do all of the films together. >> exactly. >> george lucas -- >> i don't think it would be that. >> probably not. >> thank you very much. the new show called "toruk", a

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>> to cirque du soleil, thank you very much. you can catch the show on tour. now in the barclay center i brooklyn. >> are you inviting me? >> yeah! >> you sound surprised. >> of course, i'm inviting you. >> let's head over to al with a check on the weather. >> all right. let's see what we've got for you. starting with today. a lot of wet weather could be some flooding in the southwest. windy and rainy, thanks to newton. storms and flooding up through the upper midwest. slight risk of strong storms there, heating up in the southeast, trying to get rid of hermine, the remnants of hermine. for tomorrow, it finally gets out of here.

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? we are officially ready to rock out, because group love is in the house. you know them with hits like "colors" and "ways to go" which had gold and "tongue tied". >> and this is called "big mess". good to see you. what's behind the title mess?" >> i guess life can be a big mess and we found that to be the most creative time for us. the album was really written during a indicachaotic time. >> you've got your baby, willa. >> yes. >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> sleeping in brooklyn. >> nice. >> we hope she is sleeping. >> and you just celebrated her birthday in korea. you said you gave her a little bit of cake for the first time. >> cake. and we got to learn -- it is not a myth about sugar.

>> how has she changed the band? >> babysitters. >> group love has just got more love. >> aww. >> one more in the group. >> and you're headed out on a big tour. >> soon. >> how excited are you about that? >> very excited. we can share this album with our audien audience. >> this is called "welcome to your life." >> anything we should know before we launch in? >> life can beautiful. >> group love. ? ? we're back in business ? ? you're such a big mess and i love you ? ? yeah i love you ? ? we're back in business ?

love you ? ? yeah i love you ? ? ? mean man promised land ? ? nothing but a devil's hand ? ? trying to keep saying i feel okay telling myself this now for days ? ? mean man machine man ? i've been nothing but a puppet's hand ? ? but nothing ever comes without a change ? ? welcome to your life yeah ? ? it could be a fantasy yeah, yeah ? ? welcome to your world my girl ? ? let it be your fantasy oh yeah ? ? we're back in business ? ? you're such a big mess but i love you ?

? you're such a big mess but i love you yeah i love you ? ? ? been wondering i take a chance ? ? that chance is circumstance ? ? nothing ever comes without a change ? ? welcome to your life ? ? yeah, yeah ? ? it could be a fantasy yeah, ye ? ? let it be your fantasy oh yeah ? ? yeah i've figured it out i've seen the unknown ? ? like a shot in the dark i'll carry you home ? ? ask a wise man he'll say what's been done ? ? all the roads in this world

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? >> woo! >> nice! group love, thank you so much. you should have seen billy's air guitar. fascinating. >> i love group love. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. group love! ? new hampshire college students are packing their backpacks and heading back to school. and thanks to kelly ayotte, and pencils, many students are carrying more student loan debt. 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

so so cameron has a big announcement. >> do tell. >> what are you doing? is this not bad. >> she's hosting the 2016 global citizens festival september 24th. we will be live streaming it and it will start 3:00 p.m. eastern.

come on out. we'll make it a party. >> but i promise you there will eventually be a big announcement. >> that wasn't the big announcement? >> no. >> will we know first. >> you will. >> we have the wonderful tv jake on today and molly shanon. >> this is a daily show. >> you had it last night with my dinner. when your -- forget it. >> back to your local news and

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. . . from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live 1-a in rockefeller plaza. we are going to like this song. >> gavin degraw. >> my daughter wants to go to his concert. >> he kicks it. when he is at a concert, he kicks it and so does andy. >> it is winesday wednesday. it is september 7th. we're happy you are here with us. >> we have funny woman former