kn morning. trump's turn. a day after hillary clinton attacks him and questions his readiness to be president. donald trump expected to deliver a blister take down of her and her husband in a speech today. going to extremes. more than 60 million americans at risk for severe storms. hail and tornadoes possible across the midwest. out west soaring temperatures and wildfires still a major concern. lost at sea. a father and his three teenagers vanished during the weekend sailing trip off florida. this morning, the desperate search to find them. and touchdown, a rescue plane has landed at the south pole

will the weather cooperation long enough to let them take off today, wednesday, june 22, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. not often that we ask al roker for a forecast for the south pole. >> but we need this because this is such a crucial rescue attempt going on right now. let us begin on a wednesday morning with the campaign trail and what is expected to be a blistering attack. this all comes after hillary clinton launched a preemptive attack on trump. our decision 2016 team has it all covered. let's start with haley jackson. that's where he'll deliver this speech. hallie, good morni

show he is moving into a new phase of his campaign moving into a rough week after that staff shakeup and move of low fund-raising numbers and plans it is hillary clinton not fighting for everyday americans as he looks to counter her blistering attack against him donald trump in hillary clinton's crosshairs now ready to attack back. >> we're going to cover it point by point. >> reporter: a senior campaign source eetetelling npc news he' hit her on immigration, clinton family foundation. through it all trying to counter his opponent's tuesday takedown when he knocked him on the business record he boasts about. >> he's written a lot of books about business. they all seem to end at chapter 11. >> reporter: her campaign sensing a vulnerability for odds. >> trump ties are made in

trump suits in mexico. i'd love for him to explain how all that fits with his talk about america first. >> reporter: trump's comeback? >> hillary clinton is only right about one thing. i understand debt and how to handle it. debt for this country is a disaster and obama has piled it on and she's been there watching. >> reporter: his team's rapid responses typical, missing from tump's until now. a sign of change after this week's staff shakeup. the candidate trying to prove his campaign can get more professional after struggling to raise money in may, looking to get more big-money donors onboard, including some of wall street's wealthiest. at a fund-raiser overnight and shore up support among evangelicals in manhattan where he questioned his rival's fate. >> she has been in the public eye for years and years and

>> reporter: clinton a long-time methodist. >> i am a person of faith. i am a christian. >> reporter: all of it previewing the general election fight this fall. both candidates clearly ready for battle. >> this is different. this is much nastier. i cannot believe it because i thought it would be, actually, you would think it would be easier. >> clinton, meanwhile, is set to head to washington, d.c., and then deliver another speech later today, not so much hitting trump but promoting her own policies on the economy and that's a topic where she trails trump, matt and savannah, for new poling so when more voters trust him on the economy. >> hallie, thank you. let's bring in our experts. guys, good morning to you. >> good morning. this is day one of trump 2.0. he got rid of his campaign manager who is more controversial and trying to act more like a campaign. >> it doesn't take much to calm their nerves.

it's an improvement and republicans are so desperate, washington republicans, a lot of the donors are so desperate to have someone to rally around that if they continue to improve baby step by baby step they won't catch up to the clinton campaign in terms of structure. >> goes out yesterday and speaks to evangelicals and questions her faith even though she's spoken on numerous occasions about her faith. sounds like misinformation. why is that on message? >> matt, i said baby steps. ten other things yesterday that you said that's not the way a formal, organized, traditional campaign would do it. they did have some improvements. they did respond to her speech and meeting organized with evangelicals. they're doing some basic things. they'll never catch up. the trick right now for trump is to convince people he can win. the national polls have spooked so many that this could be over. trump needs to get back in the game. >> yes, the national poll and

state polls and two of the ohio, pennsylvania, you have races that are dead heats. and trump has had some of the worst few weeks. how do you explain those numbers? >> if you just took the 2012 electoral map obama versus romney and you kept it the same. if you can flip ohio, pennsylvania and florida, you're the next president. for all the trouble he's had you have him. i think for republicans a lot of them look at this and say if they ran a confident campaign, imagine where we'd be. >> how worried is the clinton campaign about just that? as you just said and savannah just said, great weeks for hillary clinton, terrible weeks for donald trump and they look at those polls in those states. how do they explain that? >> also hallie just said at that poll on the economy. the subjects, the economy, she's trying to discredit trump on the economy and you look up and you see in that poll.

who do you trust more on the economy? trump leading clinton by eight points. that's where the speeches like you saw yesterday from hillary clinton is coming from. >> also head on issue of terrorism against clinton. some rays of light for donald trump. what did you think of clinton's speech yesterday. she does this point by point take down on the economy. was it effective? >> hillary clinton has a slogan. people want to say, i'm with her. clinton campaign wants to make, don't be with him. i thought she was pretty good at saying some of the vulnerabil y vulnerabilities trump has on his position on the economy and the record. there are indications and it's always such a big issue, the biggest issue for voters. the economy will be bigger and she'll keep talking about it. trump needs to fight back and convince people that her record on the economy isn't what people are looking for. >> can you put in perspective the fund-raising numbers compared to 42 million for hillary clinton. another campaign at this

have you seen anything like it? >> we've never seen a gap like this and normally you would look at these numbers and say impossible to win in the fall. you would look and impossible to become the nominee, and he did. >> he needs to write a really big check or working a lot harder to raise money. >> to write a check to get others to write a check. >> sometimes other people say, hey, that guy's got enough money. >> definitely brought up the idea of self-funding yesterday on our show. thanks, as always. let us turn to the severe weather threatening millions of americans today. serious, serious stuff, al. >> we're concerned about this especially over a wide swath. making its way from iowa into parts of northern illinois and central indiana and we're also looking at this afternoon and into this evening. low pressure moving into the planes and a lot of moisture

formation of strong storms. morning storms this morning in chicago. a wind and tornado threat later. a strong risk of severe weather, straight line wind gusts of 75 miles per hour. tornadoes likely from just south of milwaukee, chicago, indianapolis, cincinnati, columbus. what i'm really concerned about, a lot of folks live and work in high rises and these major metropolitan areas. what you want to do if there is a tornado warning, you want to get away from your windows. move from yoto your building's . if you get into the elevators, you may be looking at power outages that then get you stuck in there and then you can't get out. so, it's a real dangerous situation that's going to be in late this afternoon into this evening and we'll be watching this and the threat of flooding, as well. a lot going on today. we'll talk about the heat a little bit later. >> you don't often sound the rm

al, thank you very much. meantime, we're learning more about the orlando gunman final days and hours as more questions are being raised about whether the fbi missed warning signs. gabe gutierrez is on the story in orlando for us. gabe, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. this memorial continues to grow law enforcement sources say marteen went around the pulse nightclub around midnight and then returned two hours later and started his rampage. investigators are trying to figure out what he did during those two hours. all this as a man from 2014 is speaking out anti-muslim rhetoric on the campaign trail and muslims don't support suspicious behavior. this morning around the pulse nightclub, a new beginning. law enforcement digs even deeper into omar mateen's past. >> my guess it was self

radicalization. >> reporter: he worshipped with mateen at this center in ft. worth, florida. >> very introverted. >> reporter: he was the one who tipped off the fbi about mateen two years ago. investigating the first suicide bomber in syria who also worshipped at the same mosque and watched videos. >> omar had mentioned to me he had seen videos and he told me they were very powerful. >> reporter: the second time the fbi had heard about mateen. in 2013 he was investigated for inflammatory comments to workers. both inquiries turned up anothing of substance. >> did the fbi turn up crucial warning signs here. >> we're going back and looking at all of our context at him to determine what, if anything, we could have done better.

>> reporter: in nearby florida, officials are honoring three of the city's police officers who happen to be near pulse the night of the shooting and were among the first responders to arrive. officer brandon cornwell told "the washington post" there were tons of people running out of the club. i grabbed my assault rifle and ran towards the club. those first officers aimed them towards the bathroom where mateen was hold up. a source close to omar mateen's wife told nbc news that her husband bought plane tickets to northern california the friday before the shooting to visit her ailing mother in july. >> dave gutierrez in orlando, thank you. a teenager in federal custody accused of repeatedly trying to travel overseas to join the terror group, isis. pete williams has this story. good morning, what happened? >> judging from the account o

the fbi the story of an american teenager determined to join up with isis overseas and confused and scared on how to get there. this 18-year-old took these photos of himself making the same gesture that isis figures show in their propaganda. he was arrested tuesday at an indianapolis bus station with a plane ticket to morocco. his fourth try to get overseas. he was stopped a year ago at the chicago airport trying to get to turkey but without enough time on his passport. while he was still in high school he bought an isis flag and posted pro-isis messages and began texting with isis figures overseas. asking how he can get there to join him eventually an fbi undercover operative. was wondering musleh asked in one message, he was scared because another isis contact told him he should go through su

month and appeared to shop for pressure cookers after researching explosives online but he didn't buy anything. the fbi agents searched his apartment in brownsburg just inside indianapolis after he was arrested. the fbi says 2 1/2 years ago after he posted al qaeda propaganda online, his school tried to dissway him from radical extremism. no word yet on whether he has a lawyer. to washington now and a rare moment of cooperation between republicans and democrats. president obama set to sign into law the first overhaul of toxic chemical rules in 40 years. lawmakers plan to join the president for today's ceremony. updates rules for tens of thousands of chemical household chemicals and clothing and furniture. standardize on the national level a jumbo of state rules governing an $8 billion a year industry. now to a strange event tied to the olympics. a

escaped its handlers in brazil shortly after it posed for photographs with the olympic torch. the 8-year-old was initially shot with tranquilizers as she escaped, military officials tried to recapture her, but when she lunged at a shoeoldier she shot. later the rio 2016 organizing committee expressed regrets over the incident saying they were saddened by what happened. the golfer rory mcilroy will not be competing in the summer games because of concerns over the zika virus. in a statement released this morning the fourth time major winner said, i've come to realize that my health and my family's health comes before anything else." even though the risk is considered low, it is a risk he is unwilling to take. linked to severe birth defects and neurological problems in adults. another big sports story this

men's national soccer team. their hopes of capturing their first copa america title ended up in the semi finals last night. this free kick etched his name in argentina's record books as he became the country's all-time leading goal scorer. the final score, argentina 4, u.s. 0. argentina will play in sunday's championship game against the winner of the chile/columbia game. did you see that goal? he had that much room at that end and made the kick. >> amazing. all right, let's get the rest of your forecast. >> also talking about the heat and the fires out west. this is in the foothills of southern california. it's more than eight square miles. about 5,400 acres and still not under control. we're going to be watching that very, very closely. as you look at that heat, we'll be looking at really marine layer finally helping to bring a

going to be sizzling in the mid-section of the country. temperatures will feel like anywhere from 100 to 120 degrees in some parts and it's not going to really break down until early next week. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. after a stormy day yesterday we're back into the sunshinetop skies are clearing out and a nice west to northwesterly breeto

pleasant than yesterday morning. 63 in monanassas and temperatur will rise quickly out of the 70s and into the 80s before lunchtime and afternoon highs mid to upper 80s across the area and a chance for strong thunderstorms tomorrow and also a risk of flooding coming our way for thursday. be ready for that. >> all right, al, thanks for that. a rescue plane arrives to help save a sick worker, but will the weather allow them to get out in time. high-powered pair. how donald trump's daughter and her husband are emerging as the new power couple driving this year's campaign. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 7:26 is your time now on this wednesday, june 22nd, 2016. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. community leaders will work together to transform neighborhoods. there's a community meeting at 10:30 this morning in landover. the police chief and the county executive will be there and they will unveil new ways that police can support communities as they work to end violence. the second surge of metro safe track program is under way and that means trains stop at midnight. d.c. police are trying to make it safer for people who get home later using ride shares or taxies or by walking. they created five safe zone areas inud

northeast and adams morgan and northwest. you will see extra lighting and more police wednesday through sunday 11:30 to 3:30 in the morning. let's check in with jack taylor who is in for melissa. >> good morning, we had some trouble on route 7 both directions between the calvin run roads and we had delays expected both sides eastbound and a much slower traffic at this point. inner loop trying to move from 210 towards the woodrow russell bridge and moving from branch avenue. >> all right, jack, thank you. a look at your forecast is next.

we are in the 60s and 70s right now. temperatures in the mid and upper 80s later on this afternoon. sunny, breezy and er

and flash flood watches are posted until 2:00 thursday afternoon for the northern parts of the shenandoah valley and those may be expanded to include the d.c. metro and severe weather likely tomorrow afternoon and dry for the weekend.

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the water off engelwood, florida. they set off in their 29-foot sail boat and the father called the family member on sunday to say the boat was hitting rough seas. they have not been seen since. and a celebration 52 years in the making in cleveland this morning. around a million people expected and the victory parade for the nba champion cavaliers. the first title in a major sport for that city since 1964. and now to a rescue mission at the bottom of the world. there is some encouraging news this morning in the effort to rescue one sick worker stranded at a remote research center at the south pole facing risky weather conditions. one evacuation flight has finally arrived there. nbc bill neely on the latest this morning. bill, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. that emergency plane is poised to take off, but it has to wait for a break in this. terrible weather. such biting cold that aircraft ts

sick patients. nobody takes off in this for eight months of the year, but this is a life or death mission. a risky rescue is under way this morning. the fragile plane now in a brutal landscape on the darkest day of the winter. >> this is the toughest time of year we could possibly be going into antarctica. it's dark 24 hours a day and very cold. >> reporter: in fact, right now it's more than 100 below zero with wind chill. a real danger to the plane. >> well, you geet the point where the temperatures go low enough and the fuel itself could gel. >> reporter: the mission is to evacuate a worker at the south pole station who in spite of all the medical facilities there has a life-threatening illness. >> getting sick is definitely an issue. you know, just based on the isolation. so, that is absolutely something people worry about. >> reporter: the plane flew

antarctica to the base, but a second plane is waiting to rescue it, if it has problems. the conditions are horrendous. this is a previous rescue. today's crew has landed. they're now resting and then they have to wait unit ilthe polar weather is right to take off, again. >> you have to be very deliberate in this sort of thing. you justan't rush out. >> reporter: i know because i've been there. eight years ago in what counts as perfect conditions for a rescue. antarctica is already the windiest place on earth. 70 mile an hour gusts today and this is mid-summer. today it's mid-winter, so they wait in ice and dark at the bottom of the earth while a life hangs in the balance. now, how long they have to wait is anybody's guess. i waited four days in these conditions for a

check the very latest temperature. it's still dropping, 115 degrees below zero. your breath would freeze, guys. and the coffees would always be iced. fingers crossed for the success of that mission. >> incredible, bill, that you've been there and experienced some of that. thank you very much. mr. roker, what is going to happen there? >> the good news as far as any kind of precipitation, they're not going to have any problems there. but they are going to be looking at current airport temperature at the south pole, it's minus 78. the winds are out of the west at 14. wind chills are minus 82 but reaching about minus 100. going to be very, very difficult. >> all right, al, thank you very much. now more on the race for the white house and the surprising new power couple emerging as a force in this year's campaign shaking up the dynamic already. peter alexander has more on that. good morning. >> hi, matt, good morning.

new attention on the real power players behind the scenes. daughter ivanka trump has always had a direct line to her dad, but increasingly so does her husband. despite limited political experience operating with extraordinary access and quietly wielding his own brand of influence. while the spotlight often shines on donald and milania trump another power couple in the family gaining traction in the political world. the daughter and son-in-law, often the subject of trump's praise. >> dayou love ivanka? i love ivanka. >> a very successful real estate person but he likes politics more than real estate. he's very good at politics. >> reporter: now taking up central roles in the campaign, sources telling nbc news the family is fully in charge. >> he's not surrounded by political operatives but his kids and son-in-law

going. >> reporter: model, fashion and style mogul and also been a presence in her father's board rooms both on real estate and on tv. and ivanka who launched her father into their latest venture. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce to you today a man who i have loved and respected my entire life. my father, donald j. trump. >> reporter: her influence still running deep. a republican source saying friction between her father and corey lewandowski. >> she respects corey and it's absolutely true and she likes corey and i read all the reports about the children and all of this, it's all nonsense. >> reporter: >> reporter: ivanka's husband since 2009 has also been a player in trump's world. even crafting speeches like this one to the pro-israel

>> when i become president, the days of treating israel like a second class citizen will end on day one. >> reporter: no stranger to power or controversy. in 2004, at the age of 23, taking over the family's lucrative real estate business after his father went to jail for tax evasion. publisher of the high society newspaper "new york observer" for a decade. a paper that endorsed trump in april. and trump is counting on family to keep his campaign on course. and a little bit more new information this morning. he will help craft trump's speech. he will be delivering attacking hillary clinton later this afternoon. so, what's next? they may help fill out trump's kitchen cabinet right now but unlikely they'll fill out a role here in washington. asked if there is a role for them in a trump white house

simply, probably not. >> peter, thank you very much. speaking of the news, timing is everything. we just brought you that story about the rescue mission to the south pole. >> ten seconds later we got word that that rescue mission has taken off. we'll keep you posted on what happens there. we can also be looking at heavy rain later on today into tomorrow for parts of the mid-atlantic states. look what happened in washington, d.c., late last night into this morning. so much rain that metro station flooded out and people had to be evacuated actually off of subway trains there in washington, d.c. the other big story, the heat. this high pressure ridge has pushed the jet stream way up to the north. look at these temperatures. st. louis 102 degrees. 16 degrees above average. mid-80s in new england, new york city, buffalo, charleston and extend all the way into the southwest and, again, the big problem is, the heat in cars. if you have an air temperature outside of about 80

close windows in your car. within ten minutes it goes up to 93 degrees. within 30 minutes the temperature inside that car 109. within an hour, you can see a temperature of 127 degrees. and even if it's about in the mid-60s outside with the windows closed and even the window cracked, the temperature can get up to 100, 110 degrees in that car. that's why it's so dangerous to leave anybody in that car in a closed environment. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. 71 now in falls church and 72 in fredericksburg. forecast for today, it's going to be a nice day to be outside. way less humidity than yesterday. little breezy at times and warm. highs in the mid up toer 80s and your seven-day forecast, another chance for strong to severe storms coming up tomorrow. tomorrow another nbc washington weather alert day. have y

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7:43 now and we're back with something new in the air. the skies are getting a little bit friendlier for drones. with new government rules on those unmanned fliers. >> tom costello covers aviation and more on what it could mean for thousands of americans. tom, good morning. >> good morning. the new rules are opening the gates even wider for commercial drone use. everything from farm surveys to real estate photography. for the most part, they will only be allowed to fly during the day in line of sight and for big companies looking for profits from drones, it's not all good news. this morning new rules in the air for drones now clear for takeoff, commercial drones used by the likes of ski resorts, filmmakers, farmers and real estate agents. >> just gives you one more tool to make a buying choice. >> reporter: until now, you needed a special waiver to fly a commercial drone. 6,300 of them have been granted since 2014.

of thousands more without the special waiver. >> this is the faa doing something that they really have never done before, which is to create a permissive environment that makes it easy for people to be able to operate. >> reporter: a lot of ground rules. the drones must be under 55 pounds and fly within sight of the operator. they can't fly higher than 400 feet or faster than 100 miles per hour and they must stay at least five miles away from an airport. the rules are important because close calls happen. pilots report 100 run ins with drones each month, mostly around airports. >> the stakes are very high in the sense that nobody wants to see a catastrophic incident. >> reporter: still in the works, what is considered the next frontier for drones. >> you're getting a message on your tablet to say that your primary delivery is arriving. >> reporter: flown out of site of the operator and over people. that means companies like

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. >> 7:56 is your time now. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to check on your morning commute now with jack taylor and your first 4 traffic. >> eun, good morning. hasn't been a pleasant drive leaving branch avenue down towards the woodrow wilson bridge and activity in the through lanes and then there was a broken down vehicle in along the right side of the roadway a tough one trying to move in from pennsylvania avenue all the way from the wilson bridge. route 7, both directions still affected by the cleanup and the crash. biggest delay right now is going to be eastbound, obviously, trying to move towards the second interchange. eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a quick break right now and check your out the door forecast. stay with us.

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here's your check of that seven-day forecast. breezy and warm today. high 88 degrees. in the upper 80s tomorrow with an 88% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. some flash flood watches are posted, as well. dry for the weekend, eun? >> another update for you in 25 minutes. we're now back to "today" show.

it's 8:00 it's 8:00 on "today." . as temperatures heat up, so does hot car death across the nation. aimed at preventing the fatal and all too common mistake. >> we can sense there might be something in the back seat. we can let you know. plus, reunited. >> yes, sir, i do. >> the cast and creator of "the west wing" together for a reunion more than a decade in the making. >> seeing this guy with a staffer on the hill. >> he goes, hey, i just want to tell you, man, your show is the reason i went into politics.

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the plaza on what is a picture perfect summer day. al, explain this. this is not spring break any more. >> this is summer break now. >> it's awesome. >> this is it. wow. a lot of family reunions i see. girl scouts over there. >> yeah. >> it's so loud out here you may have missed natalie morales' throwback wednesday song. >> it's a good summer song. "california girls." she clearly doesn't know the words. coming up, summer entertainment made cheaper and sleeker. great steals and deals that will make you want to invite the whole neighborhood over. a whole new way to eat your veggies in cake. we' including a show stopping black velvet cake for dessert. >> man, can she cook. that's all i'm go

natalie has a check of the top stories. natalie? >> donald trump's turn to go on the attack today with a speech that is expected to hit hillary clinton hard and the clinton family foundation. on tuesday clinton mocked trump's record saying all his books seem to end at chapter 11 and he appeared to question her faith telling a group of evangelicals that clinton has been out there for years, yet the public doesn't know anything about her in terms of religion. clinton a long-time methodist says she is a person of faith. just days after several gun control measures failed in the senate, republicans are expected to bring a bipartisan gun control bill to a vote this week. the effort spear headed by maine republican senator susan collins would block people on two terrorist watch lists from buying guns. measured opposed by the nra and other conservative groups. it has been just over a month since the shocking news that pce

revealed that she was on the plane with the singer during his in-flight emergency. and she's speaking for the first time about that night and prince's death. this morning new details from onboard prince's plane during the emergency landing just six days before his death. >> what is the nature of the emergency? >> an unresponsive paernlths. >> reporter: onboard the flight, judith hill. prince's protege now speaking out publicly for the first time. telling "new york times" it was she who noticed prince suddenly lose consciousness. "the times" reporting if she had glanced away in that instant she may have thought he dozed off. >> what happened on the plane was a total shock to her. she had no idea that he was taking anything and she had never experienced him have an episode like that. >> reporter: hill who later went to the hospital says prince was

seriously about getting help. alluding to his reported problem with prescription pain pills. in a strange turn of events, hill was scheduled to perform a duet with michael jackson in his 2009 comeback tour "this is it." but three weeks before that show the king of pop passed away. >> such a overwhelming shock to go from almost on our way to this huge show. >> reporter: but hill tells "the times" that she knew jackson as a fan and someone who worked for him. her grief for prince was much more personal. asked whether her relationship with prince was romantic, only there was a very intense relationship. i deeply cared for him. >> his story is at the same time her story because they were so intertwined for the last two years. >> judith hill told "the new york times" that prince never revealed to her that he was in any pain. a portrait by pablo picasso has set a record. a

than $63 million tuesday night at ssotherby's in london. very nice. well, mischieves monkey forced officials to close a zoo. the 12-pound fugitive opened a door and escaped when a zoo employee who was cleaning his enclosure stepped out to help a visitor. he is not dangerous and he has been spotted climbing on trees and buildings within the zoo grounds but the tough part is luring him back down now that he had a little taste of the high life. bananas don't do it, i don't think. >> not enough bananas in the world. >> all right, natalie. thank you very much. coming up, protecting kids and pets from an all too common summer tragedy. the new technology that could make hot car deaths a thing of the past. prescription for help. how google, yes, may be the answer when i

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we're back it's 8:10 and life-saving technology to tell you about. the record-setting heat has already been deadly and children are especially vulnerable during these hot summer months. >> dozens of children die from heat stroke, but encouraging news this season. nbc joe fryer has more on that. >> reporter: with a heat wave gripping much of the country, we're already seeing reports of children dying inside hot cars. such stories may seem far too common this time of year, but hope that new tno

it's a deadly mistake being made by an increasing number of parents. >> this morning a 3-year-old is the latest hot car death. >> reporter: forgetting your most precious cargo in the car. >> i can understand how it can happen where parents you get in the routine and you just kind of forget. >> you do see the news and you wonder, yeah, it could easily happen to me where you can forget about things because so many things going on in your head. >> reporter: each year an average of 37 children die from heat stroke trapped in a hot car. >> children heat up three to five times faster than an adult. >> reporter: safe kids worldwide. >> a lot of research into how in the world can a parent forget their child and what we see is that in most cases, parents were operating outside of their routine. >> reporter: and now new high-tech products are adding reminders to stop hot car deaths. this week gmc is rolling out a

suvs. if you open your rear door when you get in, the reminder goes off when you get out. >> we can sense there might be something in the back seat. we can let you know. >> reporter: general motors safety engineer helped develop the technology she, herself, is a mom of two. >> we can use all the reminders we can get. >> reporter: in tampa, florida, two dads turned entrepreneurs sense a life, a new iphone app and censor. if your phone gets too far away from the sensor on the car seat an alarm sounds to remind parents their kids are in the back seat. dozens of products to keep your kids safe. ride and remind a device to sound your car alarm if you forget to open up your back door. after all, why not have a warning signal for what actually matters most. if you want a lower tech option, consider getting an extra large back seat mirror which serves as an added visual reminder. p

their briefcase or handbag in the back seat to direct their attention to the back before getting out of the car. matt and savannah. >> joe, anything that sparks your memory is important. thank you very much. >> joe, thank you. let's shift gears. it's trending time. and let us start with this. have you ever felt a little ache or pain and decide to go to the old google search internet for answers. >> sometimes the information can be very wrong. i think that's putting it mildly. sometimes you diagnose yourself. partnering what we google our own illnesses. on the google app, you will find approved information on common health problems like a stomach ache and the feature will also tell you if the issue can be treated at home or if it requires professional attention. who likes to google their own diseases. >> any time the kids have like a stomach ache, he immediately goes,

relax. >> certain things oh, your symptom is a headache and you're like it's brain cancer. dr. google. now, something interesting in a photo. people are noticing it, mark zuckerberg posted this photo online. take a look. do you notice anything unusual here. mark posted the photo on facebook. they own instagram. what really got people talking is mark's laptop. look closely. he has a piece of tape over the camera and the audio jack. security experts have warned that hackers can infiltrate taking control of cameras and recording sound. zuckerberg taking no chances. i also noticed an anchor of nbc "nightly news" who does the same thing on his phone. on the camera. he has a black circle.

selfie. >> we started doing that at home in our kids' rooms especially. >> do you have any black tape we can borrow? >> duct tape. >> in my near future. let's go around the table, quick survey. favorite condiment. >> relish. >> wow. >> you are pregnant. >> pickle. >> i like salsa. >> i'd pick salsa. >> sauerkraut. >> spicy mustered. >> we now have the best and worst condiments ranked on health. not taste. start with the best. the top three. number one, mustard. i love mustard. hot sauce and then pico de gallo. the worst, no surprises here. tarter sauce. ranch. just to kill your joy completely mayonnaise. dead last mayonnaise. >> if it

>> miracle whip. >> by the way, you did a good job but pico de gallo. >> everything a little saulsier. >> even if it's not meant to be said that way, she makes it up. we've given you all a piece of paper with a circle drawn on it. draw me a face. put the features on this circle. >> oh, al is going to be really good at this. >> a smily face? >> just add the smile. could be sour puss face. >> i'm drawing you, matt. >> all right. >> you did. >> al, how do we show this. that's al's. >> natalie's is good. >> really good. >> really good. >> hold on a second. you, okay. you k

here, everybody pretty much got this right. i'm picasso, that's why. what happens is according to researchers almost all people whether you're a child or an adult, you draw the eyes too high on the face. >> did we? >> no, most of you did pretty well. most people assume that the eyes are up in the forehead when technically they're right in the middle of your face. >> yours are a little too high. but you also did aen en a toon. >> i'm not the artist. this is the first. >> little button nose there. >> she can draw and say things elegantly. >> you said forehead because i've been getting made fun of my whole life for saying forehead. >> what did i say? >> forehead. i meant forehead. >> shoot, i thought i had someone who said it the way i did. >> if you engage in -- al

>> dark al, everybody. dark al. dylan, take it away. >> there is absolutely no segue. we are talking about selma blair first she is talking more about that bizarre incident she had on a plane the other day. she actually had to be pulled off on a stretcher after she was reportedly seen mixing some sort of medication with alcohol. witnesses said she had been crying and speaking incoherently. she went on to explain what happened. she did tell "vanity fair" i made a big mistake yesterday after a lovely trip with my son and his dad and i mixed alcohol with medication and led me to black out. it caused me to say and do things i deeply regret. she apologized for the passenger and crew calling herself a flawed human being who makes mistakes. eighth grade impersonator now getting the attention of jimmy fallon.

last week. he used his graduation speech to impersonate several of the presidents. >> you are hearing a speech from the magnificent donald trump. let me just tell you -- given us the skills we need to get through sixth grade and seventh grade and through eighth grade and now we're going to take those skills and apply them to high school! we start with the lunches. they are delicious. >> he's incredible. tonight jack shows off his skills next to jimmy fallon. >> we make quite a team. look at us. we have the same voice, we have the same hair. >> and we have the same size hands. >> they're big, beautiful hands, aren't they? we also have the same brain. >> we think exactly alike. in fact, we even finish each other's

you can see more of jimmy and jack later tonight on "tonight show" and that's your pop start. you can check out today's facebook page. >> well done, dylan. al, check of the weather. >> let's show you what we have going on and we are looking at some severe weather now moving, sliding just south of chicago into central illinois and indiana and we're going to see more of this developing later today. chicago some morning showers and thunderstorms and then we do have a wind tornado threat later this evening. in fact, we are looking for strong storms from chicago all the way to indianapolis, columbus and cincinnati. 62 million people at risk. we may even see a wide-spread long lived wind storm that goes more than 250 miles right through tonight. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. plenty warm outside. we're in the low to mid-70s right now and toasty, warm day to be outside. temperatures will get up into the mid and

the west, northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. little bit of a breeze and warmer humidity and toasty warm and tonight into tomorrow a chance for some heavier storms coming back in. severe weather a real possibility again tomorrow. tomorrow a storm team 4 weather alert day and download the app today. >> that's your latest weather. ten years after the fictional bartlett administration left the white house, the cast of the emmy award winning show "the west wing" and its creator reunited last week at the atx television festival in austin where they sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc haley jackson. >> how lucky am i? like a different kind of politics. the first time they said in more than a decade they had come together for this. obviously, they still love each other and love to tease each other, too. during the reunion taking a trip down memory lane and sounding off about this year's presidential campaign.

all saw each other in person? >> last night. >> when the show first came on, not an appetite for political television. >> very in the air that political shows don't work. and it turns out that bad political shows don't work. but now you have scandal, you have "house of cards" and it's incredibly rich environment that is full of conflict. >> a home run would have been positive critical reaction and just enough people watching so that we could stay on the air for a little bit. >> a show about the inner workings of the white house didn't seem like it would be a primetime hit. but the "west wing" was. a critical darling earning 26 emmy awards including nine wins in a single year and loyal fans not scared away by the show's deep dive. >> rece

>> census bureau. >> reporter: political nuance even prompted a surprising reaction from a future presidential candidate. >> one episode social security. >> only be two people working for every retiree down from every two workers per retiree. >> i still don't understand an entire word of that entire episode. hillary clinton wrote me a letter delineating ten reasons why my plan won't work. signed senator from new york. >> did you have experiences where people came to you and said, hey, you inspired me to get into politics. >> i was in d.c. and this guy was a staffer on the hill and he said, hey, i just want to tell you, man, your show is the reason i went into politics. oh, thanks, that really means a lot to me. >> actually, i'm exhausted and i'm broke and i don't think i'm going ever going to kiss. >> did you get the flowers? >> yes, i did. >> then one of the most closely followed story lines. the relationship b

and donna played by bradley woodford and janelle maloney. >> you had possibly the slowest burn romance in the history. was there ever a point where you said, let's just do this already. >> i never wanted it to happen. >> dramatically you don't want it to happen. >> once that tension was broken, i was afraid i wouldn't be on the show any more. >> if i had to do over. >> really good writers have proven to me that interesting things can happen after that. >> "the west wing" hill's first major tv role playing the president's personal aide. >> want to come help us out? >> yes, sir, i do. >> charlie looked to the president and was inspired by him and wanted to step into those shoes and martin did the same thing for me. i don't know if i'm as earnest as charlie is -- >> you're not. >> thanks for stopping by. >> thank you, mr. justice, mr. bartlett, mr. president, actuay.

west wing" in season four. >> rob lowe considering leaving the show, i said if that happens, how about somebody who is less handsome. less well known and work for less money. >> and the group couldn't resist chiming in about who could end up in the white house next. >> i don't think that among donald trump's base of support, there are probably a lotsy) wing viewers. but to the extent that there might be some, i think that they believe that0b0b0bey donald tru their jed bartlett and any crisis that comes up, we can take care of it by the end of the hour. >> he is fantastic television and a lot of horrible things can be really wonderful television. >> what are you thinking about? >> tomorrow. >> do you think about it bringing the show back? >> if there was a way to bring it back without harming its legacy, i wo

>> of course. >> you could do west wingolesters. >> so much fun to hang out. >> very cool. this is a news 4 today newsbreak. >> good morning, it's 8:26 now on this wednesday, june 22nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check on the morning commute with chjack taylor. jack? >> activity down through the through lanes and jamming traffic back to pennsylvania avenue and trying to get traffic back on the far right side of the roadway. incident down to 295 has cleared. route 7 still dealing with delays. both sides of route 7 are affected by the accident. eastbound 66 just before you get 29 to centerville activity blocking the right half of the roadway. aaron, back to you. >> jack, thank you. a check on your forecast right after this.

yesterday severe weather is gone. today will be comfortable outside. breezy and warm and lower humidity. highs today will be, temperatures will go from the low and mid-70s now up

today. plenty of sunshine early and clouds come back tonight and severe weather may be possible again tomorrow. aaron? >> chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather on the nbc washington app. rrato, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me.

♪ 8:30 now. it is a wednesday morning. 22nd of june. 2016. a lot of people very fired up about that music. hip-hop macklemore & ryan lewis performing on this very plaza in just 24 hours. we are so, so excited for that. >> imagine how loud they're going to be for that one when they're this loud this morning. on friday steven tyler

we can't wait. first, coming up this half hour, the name is lewis. damian lewis. the homeland actor is here to tell us about his latest turn as a spy and the question, is james bond next? jill martin has a special steals and deals to make a host or hostess out of any of us at 70% off no less. and zucchini is not just super fun to say. very tasty and cheap, meatless meal. cooking up some satisfying. delicious. okay, now, al, a check of the weather. >> all right. it's meaty and delicious. let's show you what we got as you look at today. a strong risk of storms in the upper midwest into illinois and indiana and ohio. we're also looking at strong rip currents in southern california. cooler and wetter in the pacific northwest. and then for tomorrow, that heat continues throughout the southwest and into the central

and mid-atlantic states, as well. more wet weather in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, everybody. it's a nice day outside. we're in the low to mid-70s now and it will be a very warm one to be outside. we'll be in the mid-to upper 80s today with a bit of a northwesterly breeze. the humidity comes back tomorrow, as does the chance for strong thunderstorms. so, an 80% chance of storms tomorrow could have some flash flooding concerns, as well. tomorrow will be an nbc 4 storm team 4 weather alert day. have our nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go. but the weekend looks great. >> go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. oh, savannah. >> all right, al, thank you so much. for three seasons damian lewis captivated in "homeland" as the reformed traitor that worked at the

now taking on a new spy thriller and this time an agent who recruits a couple to help a defecting russia mafia man. >> he should come back on the plane with me. >> no, we're staying with him. >> i can't guarantee your safety. they'll be coming after you. >> then you better hurry. >> damian lewis, good morning. >> hello. >> you play an mi 6 agent. i have to say, i watched the movie yesterday. for most of it i was wondering whether you were a good guy or a bad guy, which is kind of your specialty, if you think about it. you made a real career of this. >> yes, my wife is still wondering. yeah. well, he's a fantastic character. one of these great ambiguous characters, you

character because he's out to do something good and he sees an opportunity to do something for himself there. a personal story which he's very much involved in. and he gets a chance to exact revenge he sees against this crooked british politician. >> it's after a novel which i've been practicing saying it since 6:00 this morning. i wanted to say lecar. if you did the american accent. >> john lecar. >> well now you're just showing off. you're just showing off. but it is an interesting premise that a normal civilian couple on vacation is asked to help a russian mafia guy defect. i mean, if i were on vacation, i would be like keep it pushing russian mafia man, i'm going to sit here and drink my drink. >> i'm not going to take, yeah, exactly a little memory stick back to england for

you and play that couple. they play it brilliantly. dysfunctional relationship. they're not happy. plays an academic and gets sucked into this world of intrigue and larger than life character. and that's when they come back to london and they give me the memory stick and then the plot goes. >> we talked a little bit about your accent and facility with accents. we knew you from homeland and we see you in billions. do you like speaking in the queen's english for this role? >> quite nice having an accent because it removes you more from yourself and actors, i think, enjoy that. but i did enjoy playing, yes, playing a typical sort of maverick, iconic character. who i think actually, i think hector the character i play, i think he represents his beliefs and i think there's always one in his stories and i think hector is that guy in this. >> now, a lot of people ask you, i don't know i

about this or not, but people do you see as the potential james bond. it's a very bondy look. so, on a scale of one to ten and one being eh and ten being call me. would you like to play james bond? >> who wouldn't like to play james bond? it's james bond. be like meeting your heroes. you have to be careful when you meet your heroes. maybe one shouldn't play one's heroes either. but it would be, look, no one's called. i suspect, actually, this has been going on for such a long time, i suspect someone might have been called already. >> when you're doing your stomach crunches just in case. >> i will be bond. i will be bond. looking in the mirror. who knows. who knows. we'll see. it's fun. >> it's flattering. and i think you'd be great. you have my vote. >> thank you. you heard it first here, ladies and gentlemen. >> my vote doesn't count for anything. >> any kind of role that you

to? you have your start in the stage and accomplished shakespeare actor and we've seen you in these dramatic roles. maybe you should be in an animated picture. >> rom com. >> i never really talked to you before. i thought you would be bruty and serious and terrifying. >> matt leblanc who has become a friend of mine. went and interviewed with him for his last sit com that he was doing and he said he was very funny about it. so damian came in and i was very excited and we started improvdzing doing stuff and we finished seemed like we were going to have a bar fight. he said, so, he didn't get the role. i went, oh, i was just trying to be funny. >> yeah, that didn't work for you? >> no. >> damian lewis, a pleasure. thank you so much. coming up next, jill martin is here and help us toast to summer. oh,

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we're back now on a wednes we're back now on a wednesday morning with fresh start for today. this marks the first first week of summer. good weather gatherings today and jill martin has some steals and deals to help you entertain or be a party guest in style. jill, good to see you. >> good to see you. i love good weather gatherings. >> we're going to get to a good weather table here in just a second. let's start with a great host or hostess gift. >> retail $60. what i love about this, has a summer theme to it and also comes in a set of three, so you could split them up for three hostess gifts. instead of bringing a bottle of wine, just a nice thing to set the mood. the deal for 3, $18.

watch your step, a little bit of a rise there. >> hi, everybody. >> let's join the party over here and see what we've got. >> oh, thank you. >> we'll start with what you got on this table. it's beautiful, first of all. >> nice morning to start. i want to say these are nonalcoholic drinks for dylan. i asked for it but we didn't want to chance it, cheers. let's start with the table cloth. this is the retail is $98. what i love about this. it's a table cloth a beach blanket. a hole in the midful ydle if yot to put an umbrella it or a table and also a throw. all different colors. the retail $98. the retail $29. that's 70% off. >> big table cloth back there. >> okay, silverware sets. >> major silverware. i know, what i love about it is it's so elevated and really make t

>> very into the flatware. >> the retail $279 to 29$299.99. they're original or antique copper. go to today.com to see all the different versions. >> i love this gold. >> very pretty. >> it could really change the table and elevate. the retail is $279.99 and the deal $84. that's up to $72 off. a great gift, also. a random gift, but what a nice gift to give somebody. >> complement the two plates over here. >> we're all eating a little too much cheese at this hour. but the cheese board and fish plate. retail $74. five-piece set. the cutting board and the four little plates to go with it. ally prepared all the cheese. the retail $74. >> i don't know the answer to that. but i assume you can. >> s,

70% off. >> okay. bar ware. now, cheers. cheers. crystal bar ware. the retail $80. you get a set of eight and all different versions. red wine, white wine, balloon goblets and champagne flutes. the retail 80 and the deal 24 for eight glasses. 70% off and now you just need seven friends. >> really, really nice. >> this is your complete set. let me run low the products one more time. we have the candle sets, the table cloth from stacy woo and silverware sets from north and the bar ware from goddinger. any questions about these products or past orders go to stealsandde

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we're back now with "today" food. we're cutting back on meat and giving you some delicious vegetarian alternatives. great friend and author of "free range cook" all the way from new zealand with three great ways to use zucchini. great to see you, as always. we do recipes with zucchinis on this show and i were told they go crazy on our website. >> if there is a zucchini plant, it goes crazy. >> we have something that is readily available this summer and you're making it three different ways. >> it's so simple. >> let's look at the ingredients first. anything jump out? >> it's kind of italian. that's the

you'll saute some zucchini and lemon zest and chili and at the end add feta cheese and basil. really important old trick. you'll grate it on to a clean tea towel and then squeeze it. >> why do you need to get the moisture out of it? >> because it will be soggy. you'll notice all that water starts coming out. >> wow. that's a lot of moisture in there. >> then it just makes it soggy. we don't like soggy. then i'll sizzle a little bit of garlic and the lemon zest. the thing i like about this, the lemon zest and lemon juice, you get that bright flavor without the juice will make it loose its color. >> put the zucchini in there. all right. and it's only going to take about two or three minutes. >> okay, perfect.

it will come out looking like that. >> looking like this. once it's cooled down and i like it to cool down because what happens is the cheese will melt in and i don't want it to melt. i want it to have a little texture through it. little bit of feta cheese here. and some basil and you'll mix it it through. >> i will. >> i'll grill these. >> talk to me about the bread you use. what kind? >> either a chibatta or sour dough. but the little trick i have here to get those nice lines on there is i just put a frying pan on top and then weigh it down and then you get the beautiful little lines. >> can i say something? you know how much i love new zealand and i was there not long ago and annabel and her husband, ted, invited me over for dinner and they made these. let's talk about this next ingredient board. >> vers

>> that was savory and now we go to sweet. >> the great thing about putting a zucchini in a cake, it keeps it moist. you can change it out with the seasons. in the winter you can make it with pumpkin and beat fruit and get this dark, rich cake. super easy. >> i'll meet you around the middle here. >> in here, we've mixed together -- we just got these. sugar and then go the eggs. and this is one of these things that is so simple your kids could make it. >> or at least help you with it. >> no, i've had kids make it. then everything else goes in. you can start firing that in on your side. i'll put the zucchini in. so, we've got flour. we've got spices. i used that really nice pumpkin and you know how you have pumpkin pie spice makes it aromatic. >> lfr we go on. look downst.

>> just keep going in a circle and keep eating everything. >> i like is it. >> we love our vegetables. >> especially if it tastes like this. >> you don't really taste the zucchini in the chocolate. >> you don't taste a lot of zucchini. >> no, you don't. >> perfect. >> what i'm doing. you just activate it by adding it to the orange juice. >> why orange juice? >> because the acid in the orange juice makes it straight away. it will give you your rise. >> perfect. >> also what it does is the baking soda breaks down the zucchini so you wouldn't know the zucchini in there. this is the point you might want to cover that up or otherwise we'll get stuff all over us. just want to mix it until it comes together. oh, a bit of vanilla. i love vanilla. quite a moist mixture and sometimes you make something and you think, is it right? should i have that much liquid in there? this is your cake. >> you can put that in a cake

>> when you do it it as cupcakes you can make this beautiful frosting. what do you like more than butter? more butter. >> that's so delicious. annabel by the way we have one other thing. one other take on zucchini. how about these fries. >> aren't they good? so light. i just dip them in egg and then polenta or corn meal and then bake them. >> another reason to love new zealand. great to see you. >> it's a pleasure. >> you can find the recipe for zucchini fries as well as all these other dishes on today.com/food. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. oday" on.

we're back. it's wednesday morning. only one thing to do. bif birthdays. >> we're ready to go. let's spin the smucker's jar. let's get started. first up, happy 100th birthday to nell from new jersey. a positive lady known for finding something to laugh at. and seab celebrating 100 years serves as deacon at his church and happy 100thru

education and mani is 100 years old. rumor has it he makes the best indian chai tea in all of southern california and happy birthday to accomplished lady from washington township, new jersey. she became a published author when she was 94 years old. you're never too old. say hello to these love birds. clearance and lucille howard. they're celebrating their 75th anniversary. the two say the secret to a long and happy marriage is make sure you always laugh with one another. you know somebody turning 100 years old or celebrating an anniversary of more than 75 years, we want to know about them. please, don't forget the photo. >> all right, al, thank you so much. what do you have coming up? >> we have keeping up with the joneses, that new movie. best sunglasses for your face. >> sunglasses are tough.

high on their forehead. >> on your forehead. >> want to make that joke, again? nope, we're out of time.

this is a news 4 today newsbreak. >> 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday, june 22nd, 2016. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. let's check on your commute right now with jack taylor. how is it looking on the roads? >> well, it's getting better into centerville. 66 eastbound trying to move from manassas and activity finally all cleared to the shoulder. all your travel lanes are open. the new problem is southbound

i-95 after the prince william parkway all southbound lanes are closed. southbound at the prince william parkway for now that vehicle was trailing a trailer and jackknifed at this point and we have a lot to clear up. >> thank you, we'll take a quick break and check your forecast when you come back to us.

sunny and warm outside already. we're climbing up into the upper 70s already and culpeper reached 78 degrees. highs today mid to upper 80s and plenty warm and breezy, as well. chance for more strong to severe storms coming our way for tomorrow and then we dry out on friday and should be nice around here, just in time for the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather any time on the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes. ♪ ♪

this morning on "today's take" jon hamm hamming it up. and then a real life purple people eater. when a teen gets stuck inside a barney head. plus, snl bobby moynihan more animated through his role. all that coming up. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to a wednesday morning, june 22nd, 2016. i'm al with natalie and dylan. willie and tamron are not here this morning. you have t

appropriately given the size of our crowd, "vacation" by the go gos. >> summer song. every time i hear this. >> keeps me going. >> the song you can just kind of dance to. all right. we'll keep it on a nice level. starting -- this is a great story. thankfully everything turned out okay. everybody talking about 15-year-old darby risener from alabama. she got trapped inside this barney head for 45 minutes. super de duper. she put the head on to scare her friends and when it slid down over her shoulders she was a little scared. her friends did everything they could even rubbing vaseline over her arms. it didn't work for david schwimmer in

she ends up at the fire department where she was freed by firefighters who used tools to get her out. dylan, you spoke with darby this morning. >> i asked her if she was claustrophobic and here's what she said. >> initially i'm not. but when it came to being stuck in the barbie head, that changed. >> were you embarrassed to let the world know what was happening? >> honestly, no. it was actually really overwhelming and i was kind of stunned to see how far that it had gone. but, really, it's just a big laugh. >> where did she get the barney head? is that something you have lying around? >> it's something her and her friends have had, but it comes out on occasion. >> good thing she didn't try the rest, she might still be at the fire department. >> er

she looks like a t-rex. >> what kind of dinosaur is barney? >> t-rex. he's a purple dinosaur. i'm glad my kids just missed the whole barney thing. >> that song gets stuck in your head. >> courtney was into it and then it lasted just long enough for lela and then she got into teletubbies. >> that is scary. >> they don't use a lot of words. >> they don't use any words. >> they're weird. >> freak you out. >> that was a direct quote from the show. >> but our kids came out okay. >> i think. jury's still out. i don't know. all right, i don't know if you guys watched "america's got talent." i love this show. so fun. we watch it as a family. okay, this is an

first of all, how long did it take for you to get ready to go out? you're like no time. >> 50 minutes. >> 5-0. >> i thought you were less maintenance than that. >> oh, that's like from shower to out the door. if i don't have to shower, i can do 30. >> i thought you were low maintenance. >> pardon her for wanting to be clean. >> how long do you take? >> what about deborah? >> it's a good hour. >> i can be ready in 15 and out the door. hair is in a ponytail. >> i'm just like shower, wet hair, i don't care. i'm out the door. anyway -- >> if it's that kind of day. >> if you're talking about iic changes and how quickly you can get ready, this is the act for you. married magicians performing a very fashionable trick. take a look. ♪

>> this is great. ♪ >> that is crazy. >> they're not even outfits you could maybe spin it around and turn it into a new one. >> where is she hiding all those outfits. i don't know how she does that. i would like those tricks. >> that bag of glitter. >> make a mess if you're trying to ge r

studio. >> that's incredible. they did make it to the next round. >> that was pretty cool. so, we all use an alarm clock to wake up. how many do you use to wake up? i use three. >> i use one. >> i had no idea until this moment how high maintenance i am. do you press snooze? >> i'm a snoozer. i have three alarms and a snoozer. >> i usually wake up a little bit before the alarm. because i'm petrified for waking deborah up. >> oh, brian sleeps right through my many alarms. i'm getting to this, now an alarm that you can set to go to sleep to remind you to go to sleep at night. a new fitbit app. part of their app that has this sleep feature. it gets you more on a steady cycle. research done that it provides you with the amount of sleep logged. how much your body needs and it

schedule. someone's sleeping upstairs now. sleep experts from the university of arizona have said that this actually could get you on a much better cycle. >> i think that's a good idea. i would press ignore a lot. >> if you've got stuff to do, i mean, especially if you ahave kids. you know, you just, oh, sorry, kids, i have to go to bed. >> 8:00, my body is telling me at 8:00, it's time for bed. >> last night i will admit, at 10:00 i was trying to get to bed. deborah and lela came home and then nick came back downstairs. it's like 10:15 and then pepper is on the bed. i am like, where have to go to sleep. >> set an alarm. >> they would have ignored it. >> get rid of the family because that's not happening. >> deborah said, are you trying to get rid of us? yes. yes. >> some of us have to be up early. do you not know what i do? >> you're still wide awake. >> barely. >> he's always

energizer bunny, always ready to go. we have something we want you to help us out with. our red, white and you contest. we asked you last week to share photos and videos of your patriotic rides. this is getting us ready for independence day. for a chance to win annual macy's fireworks spectacular right here in new york. we have been overwhelmed already with entries. here are some of them. take a look in our orange room. 5-month-olded ed addie may. her first fourth of july and she's going to debut that gorgeous little outfit. cathy ott from illinois at last year's july's fourth parade. and here's karen wright and her mom, gwen. they had just completed the marine corps races in fredericksburg, virginia. looking very patriotic and congrats to them that you still

enter. share your red, white and you pictures. we like video, too. just head to our website, today.com. >> very cool. >> i like that. >> people getting patriotic already. mr. roker, what about you? >> we've been talking about this in the weather center that there is some really severe weather to talk about coming up. we've seen one line of storms already move south of chicago into central illinois, indiana. we're also looking at some more activity coming out of ohio. make that iowa. but look at this, at the surface this low pressure system. really hot temperatures and moisture coming out of the gulf. that will fuel the formation of these strong storms. chicago morning showers and thunderstorms and you'll see wind and tornado later this evening. look what we're expecting. the threat of really serious tornadoes. 62 million people at risk from chicago, milwaukee, ft. wayne, indianapolis, columbus and cincinnati. the thing we're concerned about, these are a lot of towns that have high rises that people work and live i

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any time moving in, are they? >> hey, honey. >> still spying on the neighbors. >> hi, we're the joneses. >> that's just the beginning. when jon hamm, they ensue. >> the all-star cast kept the laughs coming when willy joined them on set as they took a break from the action. take a look. >> imagine your neighbor were jon hamm and zach galifianakis. >> we're the joneses. i got to visit that dream neighborhood as the cast shot the upcoming film "keeping up with the joneses." this block party was just as fun as you'd expect. set the stage a little bit. what is going on in this movie? >> my character are married and my hardest acting job. >> me, too. >> i thought it was going to be

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befor before you go shopping for a new pair of sunies for summer, find ones that flatter the shape of your face and sunglasses that will look the best on you preston conrad. hi, good taso see you. >> good to see you. >> finding the right shades for the shape of your face and i never know what i really am. >> they don't. not as tricky as you think. finding your face shape used to be difficult and trace your face and outline it and now with the help shape meter. so, i kind of use you as my guinea pig. you take a picture and then you have your instant face shape. the results for you -- >> i'm a rectangle. >> you're a

>> what does that mean for glasses? >> you have a very strong face. very clean lines. you do. very strong lines in your jaw and your. something round or something curved on the bottom and majorly trending right now. cat eye. >> i always gravitate to cat eye. >> they're massive right now. $20 from urban outfitters. exactly. so, other trends you want to look out for colored lenses, clear frames. >> are these too round? >> these look great. with that very strong jaw line the round is perfect on you. what about al, what shape is he? >> it's a round face. you're right on it. look at the glasses you have now. with the round face you want to look for something

>> because i have no chin. >> an instant cheek bone upgrade. we want to look for something, this is a classic style. >> is that like a light tortoise. >> it's actually a matte. >> these are my elton john. a trend with lenses is reflective and color and little bit of attitude. i love this style here. this is very 1950s. >> how about dylan. >> those look good on you, too. >> this is a heart shape. for a heart shape face you want a sunglass to narrow out the bottom of the chin. something wider in the chin area. >> most sunglasses do not look good on me. >> i think you're right. >> i actually like this one. >> here's kind of as a mini cat eye to the top here. seeho

of the face. again, reflective lenses. >> they look a little big. >> try the middle ones here. this is the spin on the aviator which is also good for a heart shape face. >> those aren't bad. >> these are okay. >> again, that clear frame. >> shiny in right now, too. >> preston, you have an oval face, i've been told. >> you oval face people like myself are very lucky. you can wear a lot of things. round is huge. >> those look good on you. >> metallic lenses. >> preston, thanks so much. >> preston, these are awesome. thank you. >> local news and weather coming up.

this is a news 4 today newsbreak. >> good morning. it's 9:26 now on this wednesday, june 22nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. d.c. police are creating safety zones to help people get home safely during metro safetrack. include h street in northeast and china town and adams morgan in northwest. extra lighting and more police wednesday through sunday from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 in the morning. more than 200 customers are still without power in arlington after this transformer fire. yesterday an underground transformer exploded. we'll get a look at your forecast, next.

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diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. why mess around? for powerful flea and tick protection, ask your vet about nexgard. the #1 choice of vets for their dogs and yours. sunshine and nice breeze and temperatures already in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees and toasty warm to be outside today. temperatures hovering in the mid up toer 80s all day long with plenty of sunshine and clouds come back in for tonight and showers early tomorrow morning and more importantly, there could be somst

thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening especially. flash flood watches are already posted in the shenandoah. aaron? >> keep an eye on the forecast and the news with the nbc washington app.

taking a look at the headlines. more americans are spending money for complimentary health therapies for acupupgture, supplements and meditation. 59 million people spent over 30 billion on these treatments in 2012. the study finds people with the highest incomes spent over four times as much on complimentary health approaches than those with the lowest income. behavior problems in early childhood impacts the education of boys more than girls. a brown university study compared the long-term success of 4 and 5-year-old boys and it showed boy s were more likely t be punished and repeat grades and less likely to graduate from

girls. googles taking some of the fear out of your medical symptoms. not unusual to enter abdominal pain and google has unveiled a new symptom search with information from experts at harvard medical school and mayo clinic and tells you about common health problems related to your symptoms and whether they could be treated at home. as usual, though, you should consult with your doctor about any medical concerns. a story we first told you about back in april. the federal judge is allowing the bulk of the lawsuit accusing starbucks of underfilling lattes to move forward. two california residents are suing the coffee chain claiming that starbucks lattes are only filled to about 70% of the cup's capacity. starbucks instituted a recipe in 2009 to create smaller lattes in order to save money on milk. a starbucks spokesman says in a statement the company believes the lawsuit is without

will be prepared to defend itself in court. a new credit card promises to make it easier to donate to your favorite charity. americans failed to redeem billions of dollars worth of credit card rewards each year and now the charity charge mastercard gives your 1% cash reward to the nonprofit of your choice. and it does not deduct a processing fee which means that your charity gets the entire amount. let's get a check of the weather right now from al. >> thanks so much, natalie. for today, a strong risk of severe weather making its way from eastern iowa all the way to central ohio. we're watching that. wet weather around the central rockies. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest and showers and cooler conditions. the heat continues from the mid-atlantic states all the way into the southwest. tomorrow we do have a risk of strong storms, a slight risk of strong storms in the mid-atlantic states and look for some more wet weather in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the

noticeably lower humidity than yesterday. upper 70s to low 80s. near 90 degrees again later this afternoon. 88 degrees. but, again, lower humidity and a breeze. won't be too bad. tomorrow the humidity comes back and flash flood watches are issued for parts of the shenandoah valley for tomorrow and could be some severe weather, as well. nbc 4 weather alert day and clearing skies on friday and sunshine in time for the weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. if you thought comedian bobby moyihan was an animated cha character, wait until you see him in his latest role. >> he has made an adventure in "secret life of pets." take a look. >> we could all. last sunday my owner

small white pill and the next thing i know i wake up and i'm in the sky. >> wait a minute, the sky. >> suitcases everywhere. and i'm locked up in a crate. i pass out and when i wake up i'm in florida. >> this did not happen. >> i will never eat a pill like that, again. unless it's covered in peanut. because i mean, come on, right? it's peanut butter. >> welcome. >> it's true. >> you don't eat anything with peanut butter. >> i'll see you at lunch. >> tell us about mel. >> mel is a crazy little dog. mel is very energetic and run around in circles and spends most of his day barking at squirrels. he's a little maniac. >> where did nat accent come from? you're sitting in the animation booth. >> you look at that dog and hang your tongue out and start talking like that. >> is that what you do in the

and running around sounds. mel runs into a lot of things. >> you do look a little like mel. >> stick your tongue out. >> yes, i think that's it. >> so, speaking of the barking at squirrels and the grunting and everything else, are you actually making those noises, too? >> oh, yes. that is always a fun little time when you're doing voiceovers. 20 minutes of going and just making any sound you can imagine. lots of exertion in sounds. for mel, a lot of running into walls. he does a lot of that. >> we got the screener early and i watched it three times with my kids already. they love it. they're huge fans. so, you never had a dog, though. >> i never had a dog. i had family members who had dogs. i never had a dog of my own. >> but your pet is a goldfish. >> i had goldfish. my orientation day for college i won two goldfish at some fair and i was like tre

week. nine years. nine years they lasted. they were gigantic. >> they were in love. >> very special. nine-year goldfish. hard for me to believe, you have been on "snl" one year less than your goldfish. >> isn't that insane. first of all i would be like, why does al roker know where i am. i remember going to madam and saw your wax. >> one of the longest running cast members almost. it's bizarre. watching myself on "snl" i used to do it a lot in the beginning and now i get nervous an i can't. the best part when an old "snl" episode comes on tv and you're watching it and you're like, oh, that's me.

we want to see if you can guess a famous, a first famous pet. >> got it. >> first clue. this famous pet uses its owner's toothbrush to clean its ears. >> i don't know. >> to groom his ears. >> it's a real character. the owner of this famous pet is named john. >> i know. >> john hamm's famous tooth brushing dog. >> mike lasagna. >> garfield. >> this famous pet wrote a self-help book. can you name the famous pet? >> brian. >> brian from family guy. >> nice, there you go. >> that's all the time we have. >> thank you so much. i'll see you in nine ye

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actress and singer jaly lynn spears is known for her hit series "zoey 101." after becoming pregnant at the age of 16, everything changed. >> what her life has been out of the spotlight in the new documentary "jamie lynn spears when the lights go out." >> when i became pregnant the world that i knew came crashing down. i look back now and i'm like, oh, my gosh. i knew i had a lot of young girls who looked up to me and i felt that responsibility. but at the end of the day, i knew i had to make a decision as a young girl myself to do something that i knew i could sleep with every night. i knew deep down that i was going to have my little girl, even if i had to raise her on my own. and that's what i did. >> good morning. we

and this is the first time we are getting to see you talk about this time in your life that was, obviously, emotional and hard and you got through it and on the other side of it. why did you want to put this out on a documentary? >> like you said, the world met me as a young girl, little girl on "zoey" and britney's sister and all of those things. after i had my little girl i knew i needed to take time away, not only to just figure out my life and my future and what i was going to do for the rest of my life. i went to nashville and started writing music and started working on my craft. kind of like college for what i wanted to do for the rest of my life. and then i wanted to introduce myself to the world as the adult that i am. i needed to bridge that gap. i figured a one-hour documentary would kind of help bridge that gap of where i was to who i am now introducing myself as a young woman instead of the little girl that the world met me as. >> obviously, you stepped away to raise your daughter. what's the thing that surprised you the most

>> i think there's a lot of surprises. but the biggest thing for me is this is the purpose i have ever day when i get up. i feel no matter what it is, whether it's taking her to school or doing something like this today. there is just a different purpose and motivation behind what i'm doing that i guess at a young age you don't ever expect you're ever going to feel at such a young age. >> your daughter is now, just turned 8. you were telling us she had her birthday this weekend. what is motherhood like for you now? how do you think it changed you from that sort of superstar that you were to now back to your music, again. how have you grown? >> i made sure, though, when i took the eight years, although out of the spotlight, i was working very hard. really, you know, i was writing and living in nashville and just really focusing on that. i needed to grow not only as a person but as an artist to find my voice. when i came out and did something, i really had something to say. nd

biggest difference, i was a baby and i needed to grow up. and i feel like i've done that and i feel secure where i am now. i wanted to really tell my story for the first time. >> your sister, britney, has grown up in the limelight. you have for a certain period of time. how are you going to plect maddy from that same glare? >> it's hard. but this industry has its goods and its bads. i choose to embrace the good part of it. you can't protect people from anyone, but as a mother, of course. the mama bear comes out and you want to be extremely protective and i have to teach her to embrace the good part of it and understand the bad and just really focus on the good. >> you're back to making music, again. we look forward to hearing more from you. thank you so much. you can catch her documentary "jaly minspears when the lights go out." pool toys and beach gear that will make a big splash with

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already taking advantage. >> this is not a rubber ducky for the bathtub. you can have multiple riders on this. al is doing exactly what you're supposed to do on it. the pool, the lake ask also great just to lounge at the pool on. >> or lounge in studio 1a. >> now, this is the best cooler. tell us about this. >> the best cooler if you're going to have a party. this has a blender on it. it uses a rechargeable battery. removable blu tooth speakers. >> it is a party cooler. it has ubs waterproof cord and it has plates ask cork screws and everything you need for the ultimate party. >> this and the ducky, you're set. >> we all own noodles but noodles have come a long way. this is really cool because it's a fun chair. we put a noodle in and now have a great little lounge chair. we

fringes. they're awesome. >> put things on the end of a noodle. >> talk about games in the pool. this is tick tack splash. go ahead and play. we have water proof or floating bean bags. just like the regular game, you want to get three xs and three os. >> more water toys. >> the kids are sitting on these great little adirondack chairs. $5. and kiddy pools from jack pacific. everyone loves their favorite characters. throw in 40 gallons of water and you're set and your littlest ones can have a party. >> hi,>pónx ladies. >> start with these, we can have the ultimate water fight. these are hurricane reusable water balls. so, if i squeeze and you throw them and they get wet and you stick them back in the water and they fill right back up. of course.

>> all right. here comes al. >> if you're ready for a little -- we have our -- >> you're in trouble. >> thank you very much. >> our parents can operate this from up to 80 feet away. if you wanted some of the shark. this is the one to swim with. >> super shark pedo. you put it in the water. no batteries. put it down in the water and give it a little push. >> it picks up. >> 40 feet in the water. it's awesome. it's a lot of fun. >> all right. sometimes we need a little -- >> hide under the umbrella. >> look how cool this is. eight feet of protection. whether it's raining or you just need some shade, plus our sides come down. we have an extra two feet. you can have this umbrella standing up or down. >> get from under the umbrella,

>> this one i love. >> treadmill. it's huge. >> this can go in the water. >> it's supposed to go in the water. you're going ten miles an hour. when they're done, sit back, relax, you have some shade from the sun. >> are these only kids' toys or adults? >> for those young at heart. >> you had no idea this was coming. we're going to clean up. we're back in a moment "today on nbc. now at havertys furniture, it's our 4th of july sale. where you can create the perfect home. from now until july 4th, you'll find huge savings on stylish pieces. plus, you'll get an extra ten-percent off accessories! and, we're offering thirty-six month, no-interest financing. come in today for savings in every room. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't.

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>> so refreshing in here. >> everybody calm down. coming up, kathie lee and hoda and jennifer lopez. >> local news and weather.

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 9:57 is your time now. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. today we'll learn more about the alarming situation lead in the water at a dozen d.c. schools. a hearing today for an update on the lead testing at those schools. last year, a city contractor discovered higher than usual amounts of lead in several water fountains. no children tested positive for lead. now, let's check your forecast with storm team 4

looking nice out there, chuck? >> beautiful day outside today, eun. sunny, breezy and warm. flash flood watches in effect for today and tomorrow for the northern parts of the shenandoah valley as yet another chance for strong to severe storm comes our way tomorrow. so, today, enjoy the sunshine and the breeze and the low humidity. steamy and stormy tomorrow. it will be an nbc 4 weather alert day. have your app downloaded and ready to go. good news, the weekend still looks absolutely fantastic. coming up on midday, two children and a firefighter hurt in a fire in southeast washington. we'll have a live report at 11:00. we'll see you then.

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>> announcer: from nbc >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. good for you, you've made it to hump day. wines day wednesday. that is "ain't your mama" by the one and only jennifer lopez. sat down with our hoda to talk about her latest project "ice age collision course." hoda can get anybody to open up. >> didn't she look great, by the way. in that awesome orange jump suit thingy. >> ive