ing about the man accused of attacking that train headed for paris. beo lgium's chief prosecutor saying hcs name is ayyoub he will khazzani. he's being questioned in paris. spanish media reports he lives in the southern port town and attended a radical mosque under surveillance. nbc news has not confirmed the reports and the french interior minister cautioned against speculation. >> the three friends are together again in paris. the three are getting a hero's treatment and preparing to meet the french president. >> this is the scene seconds after they took down a gunman on a high-speed train to paris on friday. stone who is a trained paramedic is giving first aid to a man shot in the neckl

even with his own hand badly cu tt. top military brass visited stone in the hospital on saturday where he und rwent surgery. >> they're actually able to re uattach the portion pretty severely cut. i' abm very proud of him. i'm happy he's alive. >> alive and already recovering. stone was released late saturday afternoon with a smile and a wave. >> reporter: we understand stone's parents are meeting him in paris. we hear all the train heroes will get a personal thank you from french president francois hollande tomorrocsmorning, erica. a private ceremony. we're hoping to see some of the young men at least. >> i have a feeling there will be a picture at some point emerging. kelly, thank you. the latest on a horrific scene from southern england. vintage jet taking part in an air show crashed with thousands looking on. at least seven people were killed. mon,re than a dozen others injured. now a lot of people are asking an important question about

safety at these air shows. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. this was an awful scene there. >> it is. the video is terrible to watch. officials were worried they might find more victims overnight. that hasn't happened. the investigation is now under way. it leaves a lot of questions for ny. a warning which ou are about to see may be disturbing. >> the final fatef moments streaming live on the internet. >> that is such a beautiful airp ne. >> the plane like the announcers on the ground waiting for the pilot to pull up and then. >> oh, my word. >> the historic militar jet slams into a busy road erupting into a ball of fire in thick black smoke. >> you could see im fighting, fighting right toknhe last second. that's that close. there were babies and children there. >> this photo captures that moment. as stunned crowds looked up to see the hawker huntel jet barreling toward them. >> it went straight down. crashed into the traffic lights.

a iit fiicreball. that was that. >> the pilot was pulled from the wreckage in cd tical condition. seven bystanders on the ground were killed, another 14 injured. while fans of the shoreham air show could only stare. >> everyone stay in your places please. >> it is the latest in a string of air show disasters. in september 2011, ten bystanders and the pilot were killed in this crash at the reno, nevada air races. debris flying into the crowd. in 2013, a wing whis.r and her pilot jaed in this fiery crash. in 1988c 70 were killed and hundreds injured in ramstein, germsny twh this stunt by an 'sitaliaplam went terribly wrong. >> as this latest investigation ge shender way, it's with many asking if air shows are simply too dangerous. >> what is the audience looking for? they're looking for thrills. looking for something that looks

like oh, my goodness, how are they going to pull out of that and sometimes they don't. >> we're learning about another air show accident, two planes collided in switzerlandiandi ns sd to the ground. at least one person was killed. in england, the air show was nceled tsday.wthine was a moment of silence for them there. >>un trying t,find the balance ittweev entertainment and tragedy. thank you very much. we're keeping an eye on two storms. danny is tracking closer to puerto rico. tropical depression kilo could ke aim. dylan has a look at the storms ak this morning. >> good morning, erica. we're watching danny slowly weaken. it's a small storm. so that's why it strengthened quickly and made it up to a category 3. it weakens quickly too. it shouldn't be a tropical storm itby the time it makes ts way to a land mass like the leeward islands or puerto rico as we go into the next couple of days. here you see it's barely a tropical storm before it weakens to a depression by tuesday morning. it w

l bring beneficial sain to puerto rico. about 2 to 4 inches of rain. that should help with the system out that way and the drought that they're dealing rwith. out in pat invic, wm,have a trfiopical torm kilo doing the verse of what danny did. it's going to stren hen very rapidly and also take a turn up to northeast. watch what happens as a catueory 2 thursday evening. it takes this turn towards the western islands of hawaii. this one bears watching. we're already starting to see some of the outer bands produce heavier rainfall and we have flash flood watches in effect because of those downpours. we could see certainly some impacts from kilo going into the end of this week in the western islands of hawaii. peter? >> dylan, thanks very much. now to politics. there's a lot of buzz about a secret private meeting between vice president joe biden and senator elizabeth warren this weekend. is this another sign that biden may be closer to making a run for president. chuck todd is moderator of meet the press.

good morning to you. >> we know that the vice president has been privately courting some donors. he believes that he could be the heir to the obama legacy as it were here. elizabeth warren is the most popular name among progressi as ongside bernie sanders. what does this private meeting signal to us? does it say he's closer to making a decision? ip certainly ddas to me. you don't leak this o if you don't want to send a message of sort of h biden, what type of campaign he plans to run. by signalibg that a meeting with warren took place. i think that's also biden's campaign team's way of saying, hey, w kacw it isn't just hillary clinton we'd be challenging. it's also bernie sanders. obviously, he can't be competitive if he doesn't also not just take away from clinton but take away from sanders. i have to say, it perked my ears up. i started to think that bideno was going to talk himself out of this. i don't think he leaked this out

. >> let's talk timing for a bit. biden's aides have said that the deadline is the end of the summer. presumably labor day or sometime very soon. the first democratic debate is october 13th. that's really the drop-dead deadline for them. and se if hillary clinton's implodes and swoop in like a white knight as opposed to now, early, risking more divisiveness in the ranks. >> some democrats will go to biden and say hey, you're going to steal the thunder from the trump show. democrats love donald trump. they love what trump is doing to the republican fieland. if biden got in right now, it all of a deen, biden/clinton is the big story for a good 60 days and the republican field goes away. there is concern amongst the national democrats on that front. you talk about timing. i do think that democratic debate is the real deadline. october 1st, in or out, joe

biden has to make a decision. >> thanks, chuck todd. you'll have re on the race for president on "meet the press" ." we'll see you then. firefighters try to get a handle on the fires out west. >> lighter winds may be giving western firefighters the edge they need. they're battling dozens of fires across the region. in hard hit washington state, the blaze thatec.aimed the lives of three firefighters grew to 100 square miles before reductd winds helped firefighters gain ground. many towns are taking the unprecedentsed step of asking volunteers to join the fire lines. in afghanistan, three amlaican contractors are among those killed in a suicide bombing. the blast in kabul that left a total of 12 dead targeted the vehicles of dine core international. they provide training, security and maintenance for the afghan military and nato. they were traveling in a nato convoy twh they were attacked. a texas family is trying to

find out who stole their daughter's body from a san antonio funeral home hours after e service for julie mott. they found that the body had disappeared. it's offering a reward for information leading to the thieves. her family is confident that iice will bring her body home. >>mo> in ohio, there was a moving tribute to th golden knights parachutist who was killed in chicago. they fanned out over the high school stadium for cory seod. they performed with american flags as you see here floating across the sky and then landed join in the final salute for their fallen comrade. greensboro, north carolina, tiger woods is c losing in on the pga title. he's two strokes b ind leader jason gore in the third round of the wyndham championship. if he crinches the final round, it would be his first major pga tour win in more thansuwo yearc. pandemonium at the national

zoo in washington as the staff welcomes twin pandas. theer keeping a close eye on the tiny cubs. the two were born hours apart. i can't imagine. the second showing up as something of a surprise. officials say they're looking healthy and i should mention there's even more to celebrate today. a1birthday for big sister. baobao turns two today. >> a blowout at the zoo. >> welcome to them. infant twins and a to dler. good luck with that. >> the size of a stick of butter. n you imagine? >> then you can wait two hours. >> no in between. dylan as a check of the rest of the forecast. in throughgisthe midwest. we have heavier downpours even a severe thunderstorm watch there you see across northwestern arkansas. heavy downpours, something to keep an eye on this morning. it's a cold front moving eastward. not looking at widespread severe storms. look at how chilly it is. minneapolis highs only in the upper 60s.

again in the pacific northwest. because of the calm winds, it helps firefighters but it's smoky air quality is poor in the pacific northwest. that's a look at the weather across the co ttry. here's a peek out your window. >> good morning everyone. more muggy than yesterday at thhais timple. temperatures in the 70s heading back into the 80s later on today and dealing with more cloud cover. maybe not as much sunshine. it's not a washout. maybe a hit or miss shower or storm. do not cancel your plans today. you should be fine. a low of 70 degrees tonight. muggy side as well. the seven-day forecast, muggy and unsettled monday and tuesday with a few showers and stalms. dr iying out on wednesday. comfortsable with temperatures in the 80s. >> that's your latest forecast. dylan, thanks. court is back in session tomorrow in the trial of a former student accused of sexually assaulting a classmate at an elite prep school in new hampshire. the victim has taken the stand this week. the ccuser expected to do the same. gub gutierrez has more.

>> he was a popular athlete on scholarship who planned to study theology at harvard. his lawyer says he will testify on wednesday in a sexual assault trial that has rocked his former boarding school. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. of course, i was traumatized. i'm sorry. >> we're disguising his accuser's voice and not showing her voice. prosecutors say she was sexually asersaulted on the campus as part of a tradition known as senior salute. where older students ask out younger ones before graduationi metimes for sex. >> this case is about owen le bree sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. it's about how he thought about this for months. how he made a plan and he executed the plan. >> after also hearing from her mother, a friend and medical professionals, the jury is

expected to listen to testimony about dna evidence this week before the defense presents its case. >> he has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and other charges. he says they never had intercourse and the encounter was consensual. >> you were laughing at various points with owen, weren't you? >> again, laughing nervously, yes. >> high-profile defense attorney jay carney questioned seemingly friendly e-mails exchanged with him after the alleged attack and inconsistencies in her story. >> you try not to lie as much as ssible. >> i try not -- >> sometimes i guess you're unsuccessful. >> no. >> afeer that tense cross-examination, the alleged victim issued a statement. i can now say that i am a survivor. the trial is expected to last through the end of the week. for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news. up next on "today," have the millions of dollars raised in

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at lowe's. memories back on this sunday morning. do you remember when the ice bucket challenges were all the rage? it seemed like everybody was doing them. it was in an efforts to raise money for als research. tens of millions of dollars was raryised. >> that challenge is back. they're hoping a new round of videos spurs a new round of funding to help researchers find a cure. here's t story. >> reporter: it made a splash last summer. coast to coast all the way to 30 rock. now the ice bucket challenge is back. after raising $220 million for

research into als. >> it's always been known as a disease that was underfunded and now we have some real financial support. >> for pat quinn, one of the challenge co-founders, it's personal. he has a.l.s. and hopes the new individual gross major leaguers and major stars will spur a new round of donations. >> like being -- it can happen more than once. that money will have an effect and lead to a breakthrough. >> reporter: already the a.l.s. association funneled millions of dollars to researchers looking for a cure, like this team at johns hopkins which just published new findings on a protein cluster found in 97% of a.l.s. patients. >> this is a breakthrough in the sense that we've searched for a long time for what this protein does. without the kind of financial stability to pursue high risk, high reward research. we can't engage in these fundamental questions of disease. >> reporter: it's very

preliminary, still years from clinical trials. but to a.l.s. supporters, it's a start. to those living with a.l.s., it's about more than simply money. >> a.l.s. is very tough. when i get to -- i'm smiling, i'm laughing when i see the videos. >> reporter: another reason to take the challenge this summer and make every drop count. for "today," halle jackson, nbc news. >> so brilliant as you look back on that. such competition among charities to get everybody's attention. the ice bucket challenge. >> it's something that everybody can do. i have nieces and nephews who did it. they're 4, 5, 6 years old. >> get excited about it. a great way to raise the awareness level. important research dollars. the pregnant tv meteorologist who was fighting back against the viewers who body shamed her. first these messages. enter your username and password. a few clicks. and check out. simple as that. no re-entering payment

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she's finding a lot in studio 1a after she fought back against people body shaming her. this is ridiculous. sheinelle has more. >> katie works in philadelphia. she's nearly 35 weeks pregnant with twins. twin girls. she knows that being on tv can make her a target for criticism. but she was horrified after seeing comments calling her a "sausage encasing" and saying that sticking out your pregnant abdomen is disgusting. can you imagine? she had enough and took to facebook to express her displeasure. show wrote, "so this little manifesto of sorts is dedicated to every mother out there, other pregnant moms, moms reading this while toddlers play on the swing set, moms whose kids have gone off to college. you are beautiful. she goes on to say, frankly, i don't care how terrible or inappropriate anyone thinks i look, i will gladly gain 50 pounds and get uncomfortable sleepless nights if it increases my chances to deliver two

healthy baby girls. i want the babe toys have the best start possible. as you can imagine, the response to her message was over whechling and immediate. one mother said what a great role model you are already to your girls. as a mom of three girls, i applaud you. another person said you look great. working at eight months pregnant with twins. you go girl. >> i will tell you. you can imagine carrying twins and share it with the world is not easy. she looks amazing. >> you've done that. sheinelle you had twins. >> first of all, to make it to 35 weeks is an accomplish. ment. to still be working, she wins. >> being so rude. enough. >> we think kate looks great. >> that's a show. >> we should hash tag that. more "today" after this.

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morn g, august 23rd. i'm kerry barrett. at least seven people injured after a truck accident on i-95 in the bronx. police say the two box trucks and a van collided around 12:30 this morning. they were headed south near exit 14 in east chester. we're told the four people may have been ejected from that van. they're all expected to be okay. that accident shut down several lanes overnight and it caused major traffic backups. also, police are looking for thieves who tied up, beat and robbed a queens man in his own home. >> i tried to -- but he started punching. >> police say that two men and a woman broke into an ozone park home as he was sleeping. they tied up the 76-year-old owner. they pistol-whipped him. made off with electronics. he was able to get away. he ran down two sanitation workers who called for help. real life angry birds on the jersey shore. they're hungry and aggressive seagulls sending customers

running for cover. these notorious scavengers are at shops in the summer. they're a push to keep them out. one shop had success with sonic bird repellers. they're working to keep more of these deployed next year. a brief shower, maybe thunderstorms possible. highs in the low 80s. tonight, cloudy and warm with patchy fog. a low around 70. monday, muggy and warm again. another chance of some thunderstorms. highs in the mid-80s. then through the rest of the week, much of the same. although that sun comes into play on wednesday and doesn't leave again until the weekend. stay tuned for more "weekend today." see you back here at 10:00. have a great morning.

we are back on this beautiful sunday morning, august 23rd, 2015. we're back on this beautiful sunday morning on august 23, 2015. a nice morning here in new york city. we want to hear from the crowd outside right now. >> great crowd with us. >> that's my favorite part. the crowd roars real good. when you're home, it doesn't happen. you have to enjoy it when it does. thank you all for being here. >> good to have you with us. boy, you're all in for a treat this morning. we're joined by magician and mentalist who is going to get inside our heads so to speak. he's a semifinalist on >> good morning. you knew we were going to say that.

>> i did know that. >> you worked on wall street, gave it up to do this. what we really want to know about, what's it like to be your wife? do you know everything she's thinking? >> i know she's always right. happy wife, happy life. the best mind reading trick ever. she's like, take out the trash. i'm all over it. >> you don't have to ask where she wants to go for dinner. you already know. has there been somebody who was a tough cookie to crack. couldn't break into their mind? >> my parents. i tried. but they know me since i'm a kid. they've got the shield on. >> dylan dreyer has been giving you trouble. >> i'm trying to get inside her head. i would love to get inside all of your heads. the summer is almost over. i don't want the party to end. imagine you're all having a birthday party. >> okay. >> possibly separate unless you party together. quick, imagine it's not just the guests, the gifts, everything. peter, picture somebody you are inviting to your party right away. >> i see a wedding band. you're not thinking of your

wife, are you? >> she would definitely be there. i'm not thinking of her right now. >> dylan, hold on to this envelope. look at me for a moment. as soon as he said he's not thinking of his wife. you're thinking of a guy, is that right? >> it's a guy friend of mine. >> i can tell -- >> he did say he. come on. >> erica, how about this? >> wikipedia. ripping open a gift. your favorite thing, your buddy would he invite you to his birthday? >> absolutely. >> something was recent. do you see how nostalgic. don't say. august, july, june, may, april, is he born in may, your bud sni. >> he's not. >> it's close. march? >> november. >> hold on, hold on. go over here, you're thinking of somebody too. yours is a female. >> look at that reaction. >> look at that reaction. it's somebody recent. the person you're thinking of, don't say it. name starts with a j, is that right? >> i'm going to show america if we can get a closeup.

what month is she born in, this person you're thinking of? >> august. >> this month. >> august, august. come back. >> what? >> it was recent. i'm seeing it. it's -- it was recent. i'm going with this. can you see that? >> there is no way i can know this person. is there? >> no. august, what is her birthday, august 23rd. >> what? >> it's today. >> it's today. >> it is today. you're opening a gift, a gift and i want you to be ecstatic with this gift. >> you put a lot of thought into it. >> a lot of thought in the gift. it's not the gift right there. you rip open the box, you love it. what is it that we would get you number one on your list? >> am i saying it? >> a watch. >> and your guy, your buddy, what is his name? >> matt. >> open that up please. >> sheinelle, i didn't forget about you. your gift is not a present. hold on, you're thinking.

i see you outside your family on a beach. you just won want a day off with your family on the beach. open up that card. read that. >> happy birthday. >> this is concerning. >> dear peter, please wish your buddy matt a very happy birthday for me. erica, you deserve it. treat yourself to the nice watch you've been wanting. >> they've been working so hard. they deserve it. >> wow. >> that is crazy. >> are you kidding me? >> wow. >> walking away. >> get out of my -- >> killing me. we're getting a big wrap in our ear. we'll be watching america's got talent. you should too. live in tuesday and wednesday night at 8:00, 7:00 central. if you win that million dollars. >> i'm coming back. i'm flying you the watch. >> amazing. >> host a birthday party. still to come in this half an hour, our sunday stories. a chance to take time to introduce you to compelling people and some wonderful

extraordinary places. first up, have you heard of the fat jewish. that's his name. he has millions of followers. but it comes with controversy. critics accusing him of stealing their material. i talk to him about that and a lot more as you can see on a recent trip to the spa. >> nice. do you remember your first dairy queen treat? imt love the dill i bar. there's a unique dq in minnesota that might serve them as you remember. harry smith takes us for memory making moments to leave you smiling. we wants to begin with what is a reimagined theme park? everything you think you know about a theme park, throw it out the window, turn it upside down and stomp on it. that's exactly what the world's best known anonymous artist did. teamed up with artists around the world and boy it has people talking about this 3d art project. kelly cobiella went to check it out. >> it's known as the world over

as the happiest place on aerts. what if disneyland went to the dark side? >> welcome to dismal land. enjoy. >> this is dismal land. the staff is miserable. the castle is grim. the ferris wheel spins backwards. miniature golf. great. >> we know how this is going to ends. >> deeply unsatisfying. >> the final hole and there's nowhere to go. across this dilapidated park, art is meant to provoke. like the grim reaper in a bumper car. firehiwot dogs if you can guess what's in them. a fairytale ride gone wrong. paparazzi and all. >> it's disturbing. it asks a lot of hard questions. answers. >> a killer whale jumping out of a toilet into a kiddie pool with a trainer.

>> it's called escapism without the escape. >> what's this? >> journey of a lifetime. >> no. >> we just get in? >> and spin. >> that's it. >> journey of a lifetime, i don't know about that. >> i'm so confused. >> somehow the unhappiest place on earth can still make you laugh. >> i'm a little dizzy. oh, no. >> for "today," kelly cobiella. upside down on the british seaside. >> sheinelle is inside with a look at the headlines this morning. sheinelle, good morning to you again. >> good morning again. the american men being called heroes in the train attack in europe are expected to meet with france's president tomorrow. meantime, authorities in france say the suspect was a known radical who was flagged last year because of his alleged ties to terrorist groups. >> investigators in england are trying to figure out what went

wrong with a plane taking part in an air show crashed killing at least seven people on the ground. the air show has been canceled for today. everyone is talking about baby pandas. proud mama gave birth on saturday to the national zoo in washington to twins. let's head outside to dylan with a final check of the forecast. dylan? >> hey, sheinelle, since you read my mind and it's my friend's birthday today. happy birthday to my friend jeanine if she's watching. she has a newborn. let's take a look at the weather going on across the west. it's going to be a little bit more comfortable than it has been recently. seattle, 83 degrees for a high. we'll drop into the 70s going into the next couple of days. down south, it is still hot. temps in the 90s to 100 in san antonio. up across the midwest, chilly in minneapolis. 69 degrees for a high. that's it. 77 in chicago. 70 in green bay. ex stra clouds around. that's a look at the weather

across the country. here's a peek out your window. >> good morning everyone. muggier than yesterday. temperatures in the 70s. back into the 08s later on today. dealing with more cloud cover. not quite as much sunshine. maybe a hit or miss shower or storm. do not cancel your plans. overnight, down to a low of 70 degrees. the seven-day, muggy and unsettled monday. drying out on wednesday. comfortable with temperatures in the 80s. >> and that's your latest forecast. dylan, thank you very much. up next, sheinelle making a new bff when she and the social media star known as the fat jewish spend a day at the spa. sheinelle, fat jewish, all coming up after these messages. due to menopausal changes. it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse

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you may not be one of them. his real name is josh ostrowski. he's known as the fat jewish. sheinelle cat up with him. >> he has nearly 6 million dedicated instagram fans. he found himself in the middle of controversy from some critics who say he's stealing their material. we talked about that and his new projects beyond social media. he's an interesting guy. we metaphor the first time at the spa. >> what's up? >> hey. >> how are you? >> you meet somebody for the first time in a robe. >> best friends, that's what i'm saying. >> should i sit next to you? >> get in here. >> cheers after i got the obvious question out of the way. >> where did you get the fat jewish? >> it's just a literal nickname. >> ever since a video of josh

ostrowski teaching -- he has developed a cult following on social media the eventually becoming the self-proclaimed king of instagram with millions of followers, more than oprah and the president. even his dog totes boasts a massive following. >> i realized that maybe he was kind of perfect because it was a party everybody can come to. >> his auto humor is part celebration and part social commentary. from his love of food. he has undeniably cracked the code of what people find funny in a photo in a few words. it's not without controversy. comedians said he's ripped off their jokes and posting without credit with a backlash gaining momentum after a top talent agency signed him. >> what do you do twh people say you took my stuff? >> it's like a giant jacuzzi. it's filled with like -- there's all kinds of germs. we're sharing everything. >> all is fair in some ways.

>> that's my cat. i'm going to make it right. >> he's trying to make it right. attributing each and every instagram post after the onslaught of negative press, even adding an e-mail address on his accounts for people who want credit. >> but for josh, it's not about how many people follow him digitally but about the people he meets in real life. there was a moment he realized his social media fame had gone mainstream. >> a couple came up to me, they were kind of normal and said hey, will you sign our baby. i was like, um yeah. definitely. that moment i was like, this is kind of getting crazy. >> the engine that keeps everything up and running -- >> i read that you have a team of interns in the back of the mail shop in queens. i don't believe that. >> that's true. right now i have four interns. some are in college. they get college credits, which is super disturbing. you can't do this anywhere else. >> what is clear is that they're willing to pay him a lot of

money about products to his loyal audience. >> i'll push it in the way it's consumable. >> the time he sat in a giant jacuzzi -- >> it's kind of exfoliating. >> speaking of that. we decided to check out the spa. >> i don't want to lose weight. it's bad for my image. >> don't lose weight. >> chill the rose. this is perfect. >> this is where i'm going to make you cry. >> candles lit. this is like -- you know all my secrets. i will tell you whatever. >> almost anything. josh is newly married but doesn't post about his life. >> she's like super nice. i try to keep her out of this madness. she's like too good. >> did you ever in a million years think it would be this way? >> i feel -- i'm like having a good time. it's about being over the top and ridiculous. i kind of realized that people are like you helped me through

tough times and made me laugh. >> he kept me laughing all day long. >> i feel like we've had a great day of relaxation. >> this is perfect. this is best friend stuff. >> friends drink wine together. his wine that launched -- it has $2 million in sales. oh, he's also got a book coming this fall. >> called money, pizza respect. the title tattooed on me. >> then there's that modeling contract. >> to us. >> to us. >> you're my new bff. >> i already miss you. >> how about that. it's very clear after this week of controversy, josh understands why the people who created the original posts he plays with on instagram are upset. he will never post anything without credit again. it started as something fun, underground, some people knew about it.

now that it's so huge, he realizes, okay, he's totally smart. he totally gets it. he frankly, likes to have fun. fun guy to be with. >> how do you explain a workday like that to your family? >> words can't describe. i i wanted to watch that again. >> he can't lose weight. >> he has a modeling contract. >> endorsing his brand. pretty good stuff. >> a streak of luck panned something else. i don't know. >> it's fun. >> where is the wine, sheinelle? >> i have some at my desk. >> for all of us? >> yeah. happy sunday. just ahead, taking a step back in time. >> harry smith heads to a rebel dairy queen serving up treats probably won't find anywhere else. we'll take you there after these messages.

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this morning on this morning on sundays with harry. summer, of course, is a time of rituals including family trips to favorite stops and local attractions. usually the trips include several stops along the way for ice cream. it does in our family. harry smith here to tell us about his new favorite this morning. >> one of my new favorites. how about that. >> we went to moorehead, minnesota where they remember the way it used to be and they like to keep it that way.

>> we hold this truth to be self-evident. man, do we love ice cream. the dripp cone on a summer's day is the pursuit of happiness. >> think of beauty. >> at the dairy queen in moorehead, minnesota, they've declared independence. they still serve the stuff the corporation put the kibosh on. like the dearly departed raspberry soda or the oh, so awesome banana supreme. they have a chart with dq dishes long discontinued. they still serve almost all of them. >> showing the discontinued items on this chart. >> cherry topping. gone. >> raspberry. >> gone. >> butterscotch. >> gone. >> add to that, homemade chili and a sloppy joe recipe straight out of the lutheran church cookbook. >> make about 20 pounds a day. sometimes more. >> these people are renegades. >> troy and his wife diane

bought the business 20 years ago from the people who starting up in 1949. every day, they pour their heart and soul into making their store special. >> dairy queen is about family. family and good memories. >> if that means thwarting authority a bit, so be it. their contract allows it. >> do you get any blowback from corporate headquarters? >> we haven't yet. no. >> troy says if they did come by, they might learn a thing or two. >> i'd say how to run a business. >> the fact that they have almost no turnover. high school kids turn into college kids who come back year after year. from march to october, there's almost always a line. two years ago, opening day, the temperature was below zero. no matter. the portions tend to be a little larger and the prices cheaper

than the corporate stores. regulars say the ice cream is better. >> this is good stuff. >> august may be the best because you can get ice cream with peaches. peeled by hand when the good ones come in from colorado. >> when you taste that, what do you taste? >> tradition. >> they double down on minnesota nice. people come back again and again. >> people can be the grouchest in the world. they come up here and walk away and they lick the curl off the top of the cone, you did your job. >> here's to the rebel dq that's gleefully out of compliance. >> i love it. i love the joy on that man's face when he talks about licking the curl off the cone. i love it. harry smith. >> makes you want to go right now. >> what's your favorite? >> they have a thing there, i can't remember what it is.

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live from studio 3c in rockefeller center. this is "today in new york." now on "today in new york," a messy accident in the bronx sends several people to the hospital and snarls traffic for hours. we're live. ho>> h ve you'seen this man? he's wanted for a horrific chemical attack in long island city. >> hit me once over here with the gun and punched me on this side. >> he was beaten, bound up and robbed in his own home. this morning, he's telling his story. good morning, welcome to fork at 10:00 on a sunday morning. i'm pat battle. >> i'm kerry barrett in for gus this morning.

right now we're going to check in with raphael miranda. off to a decent start. we have more mugginess than yesterday and more cloud cover. that's our top weather headline in the sunday edition. >> in the afternoon and evening, a little unsettled pattern throughout the early part of the week. a live look at storm tracker. you can see the clouds hanging out, especially to the east of town. not much sunshine right now across eastern long islant. you have those clouds hanging around. same story down the jersey shore. as we head throughout the day, more clouds east, more sunshine west. we can't rule out stray showers and pop-up thunderstorms throughout the day because of the extra cloud cover. temperatures cooler than yesterday. 82 degrees is the high on this sunday. how long will the new mugginess stick around? we'll look at the forecast coming nup a few. pat and kerry, over to you. >> thank you, now to that nasty accident in the bronx. at least seven people rushed to the hospital after two box trucks and a van collided.

it caused a major traffic nightmare for hours. >> sheldon dutes is live at jacoby medical center where some are being mpeated. >> reporter: all lanes of the dhighway have reopened and jacoby hospital was one of the hospitals that treated some of those injured passengers. they were brought here and police tell melthat everyone who got hurt in the accident wa treated for nonlife-threatening injuries, which is inc dible when you see the devastating aftermath of that crash. now, we've been in touch with the nypd throughout the morning that the driver of the blue van was trying to get off of the new england thruway at exit 14. that's when the van crashed into a box truck and that truck hit a third vehicle. four were rejected from it and they have nonlife-threatening injuries along with two other