good morning. breaking news. the u.s. breaking news. the u.s. attorney general saying she will let the fbi make all the decisions when it comes into the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. a democrat calling the meeting foolish. >> donald trump, pouncing. how will it impact the election? tesla tragedy. a driver in florida killed while his car was on auto pilot mode. the first known fatality related to a self driving car. the government look into what caused that crash. july fourth jitters. security stepped up for the

how will that, the weather and the clouds impact your plans? we have it all covered this morning. party on the plaza. >> we're kicking off the holiday weekend in a big way from rachel platen. >> this is today, with matt lauer, and savannah guthrie, from rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this friday morning. huge crowd out on the plaza for a summer concert, and tamron is in for savannah. we got it going on today. >> weather cooperating for the time being. we'll get to that later. first, our top story. a new twist in the go

clinton's e-mails and the role of attorney general loretta lynch after a controversial meeting with bill clinton raised eyebrows. nbc's andrea mitchell has this covered. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. because of the political uproar over the meeting between lynch and former president bill clinton, lynch will announce today that she'll accept the recommendation of career prosecutors and the fbi on the hillary clinton e-mail case and not overrule them. this stems from what she described as a chance encounter. the former president in phoenix campaigning for his wife. the attorney general visiting local police. but it was a 30-minute meeting on her government plane when they crossed paths at the airport that's causing controversy. >> i actually thought they were joking. i thought the people that told me -- i said no way. there's no way that's going to happen. and it i am just

flabbergasted by it. >> tlynch calling it a social chat about golf and grandchildren. >> there was no discussion of benghazi, no discussion of the state department e-mails by way of example. >> former obama adviser, david axelrod tweeting. saying i take their word but foolish to create such optics. senator cory booker and chuck schumer defending lynch. the president not commenting when asked. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: donald trump also courting controversy with a crack about mexico while blasting free trade deals. hearing a plane overhead during his remarks he quipped -- >> that could be a mexican plane there planning to

gingrich are being vetted as possible trump running mates. as trump moves toward his vice presidential choice, the clinton campaign is dealing with self-inflicted wound of the blowup over the e-mail investigation. a controversy not likely to be diminished by the attorney general's speech today. >> andrea, thank you very much. let's bring in mark halperin. you think loretta lynch is doing the right thing here but in some ways has this jeopardized the investigation? >> it hurts it. people suspicious of this will become more suspicious. she probably would have done this anyway and deferred to career prosecutors and fbi both both because it's the right thing to do, and because the appearance would be horrible. this is the president's appointee as attorney general. it makes the decision more high profile. >> the clintons know better than anybody else what the

in the divisive world that we live in. >> bill clinton is a really social guy, and we have all seen situations, it's fun, let's go and visit, bill clinton or loretta lynch should have said this is the wrong time. talking about golf and grandkids for 30 minutes? that's a long time. that's a solid 30 minutes. and the president knew this was a critical time. i am sure he regrets it, but the suspicion -- >> the former president. >> yeah, the former president bill clinton. >> yeah, and the look will never go away. >> they play by their own set of rules and they are above everything. this doesn't help her? >> it doesn't help. it's totally self inflicted and

that's why she has to take the extraordinary step today, and yesterday she defended it and said there was nothing to it. president clinton made a mistake and there was no reason for it. but the people critical of him say he did do it to hinder the investigation. security steps up as the nation's gears up for the fourth of july weekend. we have it covered from many angles, starting with peter alexander. he's in a helicopter over new york city. good morning. >> good morning to you. no less than the head of homeland security,

security. and we are en route to the george washington bridge, and the bridges and tunnels in new york city alone will have more than 2 million people traveling in and through them over the course of this weekend, and law enforcement officers are not giving specifics, but they will be highly visible. their priority to be seen and to keep you safe. in new york city this morning a haourbglien effort ahead of july fourth. a striking show of force, after recent terror attacks in orlando and istanbul. major cities across the country taking no chances. >> i don't think people should be afraid today but people should be more aware.

shamlian is there. >> there's a large security presence to protect the 1,000 people coming downtown for the concert and fireworks. >> and ron mott in chicago. >> security fencing ready to go up on chicago's navy pier. every visitor will be phaged and their bags checked so they can see two fireworks displays, saturday night and on the fourth. >> at this command center staffed by lapd 24/7. they say they are prepared for anything. >> late thursday the lapd training. restaurants and

impossible to fully protect. again right now live picture above the bridge that connects brooklyn and staten island. at this hour you can see traffic building up ahead of the holiday. police in major cities insist they are prepared. authorities nationally right now, federal authorities telling us there's no intelligence that suggests any attack of any kind right now is imminent. tamron, matt, back to you. >> thank you very much. let's go to dylan in the orange room. we turned it into a command center for travel this morning. dylan, what are you seeing? >> it sounds cooler when you put it that way. there will be a lot of people traveling this holiday weekend no doubt. in fact, aaa is predicting that more than 40 million people will be traveling from home and 3 million of those alone at the airport. let's take a look at some of the airports. here's chicago's o'hare where the current wait time is about 30 minutes. how do

you can logon to tsa.gov and check the wait times at different airports. plug it in if you're going to the airport and check the current wait time. at laguardia airport right now, things are slow going and part of the reason is because flight costs are 9% cheaper than this time last year and hotels of cheaper as well. that has a lot of people traveling. let's look at some of the flights that we're seeing in the northeast. all of this white you see on flightaware.com indicates where most of the activity is and it's busy in the northeast. talking about the roads, you can see in washington, d.c., things are starting to get slow going and i-95 corridor that's going to be one of the toughest roads to travel from washington, d.c. up to massachusetts. mainly because of the nice weather and clear skies, beach weather, that will have people traveling and of course there will be 32 million people on the roads making it slow as well. looking at atlanta, things are looking okay right now. one of the things they want to t

because they'll have to have emergency rescues for 300 vehicles, roadside assistance, because of dead batteries, flat tires and lockouts. make sure your car is up to speed before you hit the road and maybe that will help on the roads. either way, it will be slow going. >> thank you very much. >> will weather be well done for our cookouts? >> keep an extra set of keys. someone else should hold onto them. let's show you what happened in las vegas and we may see this again in parts of the midwest and plains. heavy rain all of a sudden dry washes turned into rivers causing big problems. dylan talked about dylan talked about the airports and roads, and here in the northeast we have a potential problem later this afternoon when a lot of flights will be taking off from burlington down to richmond, the risk of strong storms and 40 million people at risk for gusts and hail and

will watch this, and as the system pushes in we will look for the thunderstorms firing up by late in the afternoon and into the evening hours, and the other danger spot we are watching, we have got the potential for some serious flooding this weekend. abundant moisture coming out of the gulf, and we are talking flash flood. rainfall amounts, guys, over the next five days from central kansas into central indiana could reach 7 to 10 inches of rain by monday morning. >> thank you very much. now to what appears to be a tragic accident on a royal caribbean cruise ship. >> an 8-year-old boy nearly drowned in a pool last night not after the ship set sale towards the caribbean and this morning he is fighting for his life. this morning more

royal kcaribbean's anthem of th sea, a unidentified 8-year-old boy fell into one of the pools and the child was underwater for 8 to 10 minutes before he was pulled out. the ship was bound for bermuda. >> medical staff performed cpr and a medevac landed on the ship to whisk the boy off to the hospital. this morning caribbean tweeted out. the anthem of the seas made headlines in february after a

ship sailed into a storm, and then there was an outbreak of the tphaour yo virus. the child is from maryland and was traveling with a large group of around 50 people who were taken back to maryland by bus last night. to the latest on the istanbul airport attack, and police detained 11 more people in connection with the attack and there was a series of raids and detentions and turkish officials have not publicly identified the attackers, but police sources nbc news the assailants were from russia, and kirkishstan. now to a deadly first of its kind crash involving self-driving cars. it has tesla facing new scrutiny this morng

>> some customers and investors may be second guessing tesla this morning. u.s. regulators are launching an investigati investigation. in april josh brown posted this video of his 2015 test model in self driving mode and watch as it narrowly avoids a truck trying to enter his truck on the highway, when a tractor trailer turned left in front of him in florida, the tesla engaged in auto pilot mode didn't stop, and tesla declined our request for an interview about the statement, and said in a statement in p

pilot nor the driver noticed the white side of a tractor trailer against the bright sky. among all vehicles in the u.s., there's a fatality every 94 million miles. brown's death races questions about the safety of driverless car technology. other companies like general motors and google are racing to make it happen. automakers will be watching this investigation closely. >> what investigators are looking for is the data leading up to the accident, and did the auto pilot system tell the driver there's a truck up ahead or did it not see the truck? >> federal regulators say they are launching a

evaluation of 25 teslas across the country and veinvestors takg no tuesday the stock is down. let's get the forecast from al. >> we do have that risk of strong storms towards the latter part of the day, so if you are flying out early this morning or afternoon you should be all right. showers and thunderstorms stretching all the way down into florida today and a slight risk of strong storms back through the central plains. a big dome of high pressure dominating and a spectacular day in chicago, sunshine 73, and 77 in minneapolis. look for kansas city with a high of -- or st. louis a. high of 86 degrees. out west, plenty of sunshine in seattle and 77 degrees and a temperedy

we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. temperature in the 60s to near 70 degree outside right now and we will see a quick rise in temperatures today up into the mid and perhaps upper 80s and a 60% chance for rain today and right now the only showers close by are moving across the lower parts of the potomac river, and otherwise we are waiting on a better chance of rain

today as a cold front comes through so be ready for storms earlier this evening. >> and that's your latest weather, guys. >> thank you, al. just ahead a new trial ordered for a man whose murder conviction was a subject of the popular podcast. the special rossen reports to keep your family safe this fourth of july, but first on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

still to come, john mcin row ii. we have a big concert crowd. hey, guys. >> they are waiting for rachel platten. >> we left the weather

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plus a $1000 smart bonus cash on specially tagged vehicles. only at the ford freedom sales event. ♪ feel free... good morning. 7:26 now on this thursday, july 1st, 2016. i am aaron gilchrist. >> and it's actually friday. >> it is friday. >> you get a 15-minute window to enter and exit a station and that means if you tap into a station and leave that station within the first 15 minutes you don't have to pay. >> and you can expect more security on the national mall, and the crowds will be so large there will be eight access points with security checkpoints. we are told because of the potential for storms the national park service says fireworks could be moved

tuesday. >> let's get a look at how holiday travel is going with jack taylor. >> if you are trying to get into the city, i-66, trees in the way, and an accident on the far right transition lane not causing a huge delay but it is there, and we are starting to hear slow traffic moving down towards triangle with everything available so far. we will check your friday forecast next.

good morning, everybody. mostly a clear sky here in washington but there are more clouds the further south you live or travel, and temperatures in the upper 60s in most neighborhoods and 70s downtown. and today mid to upper 80s and a 60% chance for thunderstorms

delay in the national's game tonight and fireworks around 10:00 tonight after the game, and dry for most saturday and sunday. >> another update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show.

♪ cause i'm going stand by you >> 7: ♪ ♪ >> 7:30 on a friday morning. first day of july, 2016. you are looking from the top of the rock. so pretty up there looking south over manhattan island. you really squint, and can you see the statue of liberty in the new york harbor in the distance. hopefully the weather is nice where you are waking up. out on the plaza, a huge friday morning music crowd for rachel platten. she is a triple platinum recording star. >> inside studio

headlines. loretta lynch coming amid a uproar over lynch's private meeting on a plane earlier this week. and donald trump heads to colorado to speak at the summit, and the campaign is vetting vp candidates, including newt gingrich and chris christie. there are new developments in the murder case that was at the center of the hugely popular center of the podcast. willie is here. >> syed always maintained his innocence in the case.

he is getting another chance. a baltimore judge thursday ordering a new trial saying this case represents a unique juncture between the criminal justice system and a phenomenally strong interest created by modern media and his lawyer calling it a big win. >> i am feeling confident. >> odd non's best friend visited the syed family after the big announcement. few times we're getting together lately that we all had miles on our faces and felt a lot more at ease. >> it's been 16 years since he was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend. lee's body found in a baltimore park one month after she disappeared. the cause of death, strangulation. syed's story thrust into the podcast by serial. the 35 year old serving a life sentence haslw

his innocence. >> no one provided any evidence. i had n >> in february, his attorneys argued for a new trial questioning the effectiveness of syed's original lawyers and calling evidence from the first case unreliable. >> there's no doubt that this stunning development is as a result of serial, because for 15 years before "serial," he and his attorney were trying to get the result and couldn't get it. >> regardless of public interest, he did his best to handle syed's petition on its merit. >> the prosecutor. sarah is the host of "serial," and late last night the office of maryland's attorney generally lease add statement reading in part the state's responsibility remains t

what it believes is a valid conviction. lisa bloom said there's no question "serial" led to this. let's look to mr. roker for a check of the weather. al? >> let's take a look at what is going on on the fourth of july, and let's break it down as we look at some of the fabulous fireworks. during the day, lots of sunshine from boston, pittsburgh, more of the same in washington, and in time for the fireworks, it looks like everybody will have partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s. let's head to the midwest and show you what we have got there. during the day, clouds in omaha, and showers in st. louis and cincinnati, and temperatures in the 80s, detroit, sunshine, and then things clear out in time for the fireworks that evening. good news. as we go to the southern tier states, you will see we have showers in atlanta, and dallas will be hot as a

at 90. by the evening, should be dry, and fair skies, and partly cloudy skies and then let's move out west and show you that out there we have got showers in denver during the day, and 108 in phoenix, and partly cloudy skies throughout seattle, san francisco and salt lake, but by the evening, the fireworks are looking good. that's what is going on around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> skies are partly to at times mostly cloudy and temperatures mid to upper 60s in the suburbs and 70s downtown and the forecast for today, a 60% chance of storms this afternoon into this evening and a peak time for the storms might be between 4:00 and 9:00 into the evening, and today's highs in the upper 80s, and tomorrow's highs in the low 80s. >> go to thewe

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we're back at 7:40 on a friday morning. we want you to have a good time we want you to have a good time this weekend, but we have important safety warnings for you and your family. >> and jeff rossin is here with what you need to know. >> good morning. >> happy fourth to you and happy fourth weekend to you at home. i will be celebrating with my family this weekend, and hope you will be, too. you are, too. every year we hear about

accidents with fireworks, children dying in pools and even gas grills exploding. this morning we have you covered from top to bottom. one stop shopping for your holiday safety. you're watching a fireworks misfire in california. the display malfunctioned sending projectiles everywhere. a few dozen spectators injured and even more dangerous when people set off those powerful fireworks at home. we showed you what can happen live on "today." here we go. let's take that tight shot of the watermelon to see what this can do. fire. let's see what can happen when you lean over a firework. ready. fire. look at that. he's actually on fire. >> we saw a professional grade firework, consumers should not use them for two reasons in particular. they're far more potent and fuse time is far shorter. on a consumer firework you have 6 to 9 seconds to get away. you don't on these. that's a matter of life and

>> here's another potential danger and this one affects all of us who love a good barbecue. the hidden danger in your propane tank. you're watching a fourth of july nightmare in progress. byron bends over to light his propane barbecue and then the explosion. his body is engulfed in a wall of fire. >> as soon as i did it, i looked down at my arm and saw skin melt off. >> he left propane on too long building up inside and igniting. >> i got second-degree burns through here. of course my face, my hair caught on fire. >> to find out how powerful a blast can be, we set up a demonstration. with minnesota firefighters standing by, we opened the gas valve to simulate a leak. >> i can smell propane right now. >> after just a few minutes -- >> three, two, one. >> did you see that fireball? that could be you standing at the grill.

a giant ball of fire erupting from the grill blowing the doors open. what's the most common mistake people make when grilling? >> they turn on the gas and they leave the cover down and hit igniter and get an explosion from a buildup of gas. >> keep the lid open before you open it. don't wait and let it build up gas. don't lean over the top so you singe your face off or worst. >> just check it on your hose and connections to make sure there's no bubbling which means leaking gas. >> grills are safe if used properly but firefighters say it's easy for things to go wrong fast. and then there's your kids and the dangerous myth about drowning. >> i always thought when a child was drowning, when anyone is drowning they would be screaming help i can't swim. >> unfortunately that's not the case. they really can't breathe so they can't call out for help. >> what does i

what does it looks like this. >> their arms are going up and down, and there's no splashing that can be heard on the surface, and it looks similar to this. >> looks like you are relaxing on your back but you are vertic vertical. >> i am going to play the victim here. show us how to do it? >> scream for somebody to call 911. never jump in the pool after somebody in the water because they can pull you under. >> keep your pool skimmer handy. >> grab them by the wrist and pull them up out of the water and roll them over and start cpr. >> the proper way to do cpr, check out the video we just post online,

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good morning, everyone. it's 7:56. i am erica gonzalez. let's get a check of your commute. >> crews finally finished at 66 eastbound, and the tree limbs were blocking two, and now both travel lanes open and 95 getaway traffic in virginia, southbound delays near dale city headed towards humphreys. this is all getaway so far. we will get a check of your forecast coming up next. stay with us.

nice quiet start to the day and could have a few showers in maryland over the next hour or two in the low to mid-70s in the metro area right now and temperatures in the mid and upper 80s with shower and thunderstorms chances creeping up after 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon and the rain chance today, 60%. we will get another news update in about 25 minutes. now back to "today."

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, christmas in july. two of the nation's biggest retailers announce major discounts in a summer sales battle. how you can save big this holiday weekend. plus, professor mcconaughey. the actor announcing he's headed back to school to teach a film making class. will he make the grade? ♪ this is my fight song >> anthem of inspiration. pop superstar rachel platten joins us for the perfect start to the holiday weekend as she performs her hit songs on our

plaza, "today," july 1st, 2016. >> love rachel platten. >> we love you, rachel platten! ♪ i'm going to stand by you >> rachel platten, puerto rico loves you. ♪ >> we're back now 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the first day of july, 2016. we've got a really loud enthusiastic crowd on the plaza because rachel platten is here for a concert in our next half hour. rachel, can you hear me? >> totally. >> what w what was it you were telling about your choice of outfit? >>

fashioned it outfit after you. >> i thought you did, and i was going to say -- >> there he is there. i thought rachel told me she picked her outfit fashioned after me. >> it's your weekend outfit. >> this crowd! this morning. we also have another one of our favorites in studio. keri russell will talk about what's in store f. a growing controversy could have be a impact. loretta lynch said she will accept the recommendations of prosecutors and the fbi in the clinton case, and not override them. the two

on monday and the discussion was unplanned and did not have any relate of the investigation. an area near glacier national park after officials resume their hunt for a bear that killed a mountain biker. >> law enforcement have been searching for the bear for the last two days, and at this point it's still unclear what will happen to the bear once they find it. a well-born path where brad treat and a friend were riding bikes when they came upon a grizzly in the past. >> it's very tragic and our hearts and prayers certainly are with his family. >> authorities

montana has the highest pop leg of grizzlies in the lower 48 states, bear attacks are rare and there has not been one in this area in 18 years. >> he was a law enforcement forest, and he knew bears, and it was the wrong place at the wrong time. >> now on the busiest weekend of the year -- >> everybody, looks good. >> law enforcement is hunting a bear. the news stred quickly in this mountain town. >> we have bear spray. we don't go anywhere without it. >> and the campground is owned by brad treat's cousin. there are posted signs warning tourists but for a community used to living around bears the loss of one of their own is not easy to digest.

again, bear sightings are extremely common but bear attacks are rare and so law enforcement is saying be caution, but don't be afraid. >> a daring crime caught on camera. this woman left her purse inside her car while filling up at a los angeles gas station, and a thief creeped over to the driver's side door and sneaked inside the car and swipes the woman's wallet from her purse, and the victim offering a $5,000 reward. >> oh, my goodness. >> that's something you don't think about. you are filling up and you are right there. >> you don't think to lock your doors. >> that looked like a skit. i am thinking that looked like some kind of prank, the way he creeps up on her.

up next, christmas in july. those are words i love. the huge summer sale, two more i like, just announced by the nation's biggest retailers. why this guy let himself be launched in the air like a human sling shot. and rachel platten live on our summer concert stage, but first these messages.

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>> as we prepare to celebrate the red, white and blue, amazon announcing some star spangled savings. on july 12th the company will host its second annual prime day. a 24-hour blowout sale with 100,000 deals worldwide exclusively for pri amazon also priming these customers will countdown deals starting july 5th. and then amazon still came out on top last year. customers ordered more than 35 million items and 1 in 5 adults had a membership in 2015. the

be offering special deals today typically lasting 90 days or longer, proof no matter where you look this fourth of july weekend, americans will find ways to celebrate their freedom to shop. and jean, ur sales strategy. is it really "christmas in july"? >> it's also christmas in september for back to school and christmas in february for the >> the point is, everybody is perpetually on sale. just go online and see what the price should be and what people are actually paying. >> the psychology, being lured in and you look in the closet and you have all of these things that you bought on sale but are not using. >> yeah, i put myself on the sale

anything on sale because you get yourself sucked in, and you need to separate the things you are buying from the process and if you are not sure that you really wanted this thing at full price, then you should not be buying it on sale. >> when it's for a limited time? >> it means they want you in the door. that's one of the things about the amazon offer, they say they will offer new sales every five minutes and that's going to get people going and you want to make sure you are not getting too caught up. >> what should be we buying this weekend? >> okay, there are certain things that will be on sale, starting at summer clothes, and you can wait on denim because denim will be better back to school. things like air-conditioners, and that's not our next one, but camping out, outdoor gear, it will be marked down. electronics, the laptops will go on sale for september, and the air-conditionerye

items. >> that's interesting. if you are headed out to the mall, who often has the best sales this time of year? >> they have a broad list of sales. these are just a few of the good ones. macy's offering 20% off of everything, and home depot, fisher-price, and sam's club said to costco members, you can come and shop without a membership. >> likely a lot of people will stay at home and look at the amazon prime explosion of sales. >> the first thing you need to know is the amazon prime cost $99, and the walmart deal is half that but doesn't come with the streaming services that amazon offers. amazon has two-day shipping, and amazon has one-day shipping if you are in 27 metro areas and that's something that could be valuable to some people you can you do a 30-day trial with

it, cancel before the 30 days are up or they are going to charge you. >> good information. i will be clicking away and i know you will, too. let's head over to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> we are watching a frontal system pushing east into the northeast that will cause airport delays from boston to washington, d.c. and so we see that 40 million folks are under a risk of strong severe weather today, and isolated tornadoes, wind gusts, large hail, pwur ring ton down to richmond, and then we are concerned about this, we have moisture coming up out of the gulf and the system going to lay across here and it's going to train rain, just pound this area, and flash flood watches for 7 million people, upwards of 7 to 10 inch from kansas to st. louis over the next five days. good morning. i am storm team 4

chuck bell. skies are mostly cloudy especially washington southbound, and we're in the low to mid-70s right now, and forecast mid to upper 80s, and there's a chance for stronger storms this afternoon, and the rain chance today is at 60%. dry over the weekend and then another chance of rain coming in time for the fireworks on monday night. have a good weekend. on a friday morning? holiday edition. here we go. all week long we've been rooting for marcus willis. remember him? number 772 ranked tennis player in the world. went up against the titan in the sport, number 3 roger federer. he got crushed but he gave us a feel-good story. he was on centre court at wimbledon. that was feel good and then there's this guy. he unleashed an epic outburst on friday.

umpire that sided with an opponent and overruled a line call. >> no way. look at it. please, look at it. what? what? what are you doing? did you see the ball? answer. do you know what did you? do you know what you did? do you know what you did? you're horrible. >> this went on and on and on. he lost the match. the rant continued after the match. it was like he almost followed the umpire out of the court. it was not a pretty sight. >> you know it was awkward watching the fans. they looked like kids trapped between arguing parents. they can't believe what's happening there. >>

i don't know depends on if you're the friend getting dumped. july 4th just around the corner. when is the right time to declare your independence from a friend? advice you might expect from deadspin. take a step back to evaluate the relationship and be honest about your feelings. in the age of social media, is it ever okay to ghost, that means of course you just stop answers calls, text messages. you go ghost on them. have you ever done that? pull back from somebody that's too negative? >> negativity really bugs me. >> i agree. i hear you have a dilemma. >> my gosh. really? >> i believe we were discussing -- >> code of silence. >> i wasn't in the room. they said to me dylan loves this topic. i wasn't there, was i? >> no.

>> when they presented it to me, dylan loves it -- >> we all know who that friend is. >> all of dylan's friends are going i wonder if it's me? >> i don't know what to say. >> i wasn't in the room. i'm sorry, dylan. >> don't use your words. >> let's change subjects. >> i'm sorry. >> it's fine. >> dylan loves this story. >> this next story looks like something right out of a roadrunner cartoon. combines a russian being a sling shot to a jump. cameras capturing the stunt thanks to a parachute.

on earth. would you try that? >> no. >> natalie wood. >> it's from the acme company. crazy. >> let's turn to our friend, dylan. >> here we go. matthew mcconaughey or professor mcconaughey, this fall matthew will teach a film class at university of texas at austin. the class is designed to take students behind the scenes of his new movie "free state of jones." the class will be capped at 30 students. juniors and seniors only. it's matt's second time teaching and his co-star is keri russell and matt will talk to her in our next half hour. and rihanna and her new video called "sledge

rihanna transformed herself in a celestal god. finally, you are never too old to seize the day. 81st birth she got her first tattoo. >> best show ever. >> it started well before this. >> let's be clear. have you heard? she got a tattoo. inside her arm. >> latin for doody. >> she's been thinking of getting

>> go ahead, dylan. >> anyway. >> that was great. now to hoda introduced us to an upcoming star. >> vine, which is owned boy twitter has been around for nearly four years and it's a unique app that allows posters to post loops on any social media platform, and careers have been made with just a 6-second lunch line. if you find yourself watching vine loops over and over again, you are not alone. in fact, 200 million people watch the six-second video clips posted across the web eac

>> when vine was first made, it was an experiment. what we started to see happening is that comedy and entertainment was becoming a really big part of it. >> in the 3 1/2 years since the launch, it catapulted many entertainers to stardom. >> i have nearly 7 million followers on vine. >> i don't know who you are. >> before david lopez created juan, a popular character created after his grandfather, he worked at a bank. >> my girlfriend at the time showed me this thing called wine and i did not have any social media at the time. >> well over 3 billion loops later he is now a celebrity, signing autographs, and a california-based conference celebrating the video. >> i was very hesitant.

i was kind of scared. >> he says he has no regrets and it's one of the reasons he is eager to share his wisdom. >> i would love to be the next vine star. >> conner huff says vine has given him a voice and a renewed sense of confidence. >> i didn't consider myself to be a comedian. i was a bit insecure. i liked to make people smile. >> omg, i posted my favorite lol -- >> why are you talking in text. how long you have been doing vine? >> since january, about six months. >> i can check you out,

the way you edited, i would avoid the black bar, and time something a huge thing. >> everything. >> it's huge. >> especially in vine, you have six seconds. >> david is ready to help conner set summer goals. >> create a character, more character, that can do anything, really. i created juan, and juan can do anything. goal two, get a consistent posting schedule f. people know you are posting on a tuesday or saturday, they will come to your channel on those days and check out what you have. that helps. >> the most por lesson david has to share, hard work. this is a dream job. a fan base he doesn't take for granted. >> find a way to be able to think of these ideas and not be afraid, and you will see it grow, you will see it. >> with the support of a new friend and mentor -- >> they a

way. >> -- conner is off to the races, the six-second race, that is. by the way, conner is actually a bank teller just like david was before he made a career out of his vine post ppz o you. >> hoda, thank you very much. dylan tells us that after a break we're going to talk to we're looking forward to talking about a brand new movie and a lot more, and we have rachel platten on the plaza, but first your local news.

good morning. it's 8:26 on this friday, july 1st. let's start with a check on your traffic. >> we had trouble going south on 95 and it's purely volume, getaway, 95 southbound headed southbound and we are seeing a little of the getaway, and then the beltway, decent, enjoy it while you can. and you should find all your lanes open but a new crash on 66 eastbound on the left side of the roadway, and hopefully that is cleared out quickly. we will have a check on your forecast right after this.

it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank.

bank human. mild dry and more humid than yesterday and a 60% chance f

and highs mid to upper 80s and dry over the weekend and still a chance for rain on monday. thank you, chuck. get the latest news and weather anytime on the nbc washington app. we're back in 25 minutes.

♪ . >> it's 8:30 on a friday morning. a holiday weekend. concert friday. we have a great crowd in rockefeller plaza. the perfect way to start the weekend with a wonderful concert. >> and we lined up

>> we're adding new stars to our lineup. summer in the city. >> let's go. >> means music on the plaza. >> what a crowd. loving it. >> here we go. >> more music. >> "today" show, are you ready? >> more fans. >> here we go. >> and now, more shows are taking >> more shows are taking the stage. >> gwen stefani, jimmy buffett, and andy grammar, and your beats live on the plaza, the city concert series, only on today. >> again, our new editions, gwen stefani on july 15th, and the full concert lineup, head to

weren't you at a dinner and you thought that jimmy buffett was -- >> yeah, he was talking, and i said, well, larry david has a southern accent, and somebody said, that's jimmy buffett. >> coming up this morning, keri russell. >> you know where rachel platten is? she is singing happy birthday to our producer celebrating a birthday tomorrow. ♪ happy birthday >> happy birthday -- >> do it. >> ♪

>> that's the version of the song. happy birthday, don. get ready for a great summer concert. mr. roker a. check of the weather. >> a pretty party planned for tomorrow. let's show you what we have going on, and the fireworks forecast for monday, here we go. dallas, hot and humid 92. chicago, clear and cool, 73. washington, d.c., stormy and a temperature of 77. here in new york city, the grandaddy of them all, the macy's fireworks display, 9:00 p.m. temperature, and 82 degrees, and willie and cameron, hosting the festivities, whether is going to be spectacular. that's what is going on around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> outside skies are

little sunshine in, 76 in leesburg, and a dry start to the day and a couple showers in southern maryland here this morning and most of us will wait until after 2:00 or 3:00 today when temperatures get in the mid and upper 80s, there will be a chance for thunderstorms. mid-80s across places like manassas and fredericksburg, and the national's game tonight, there could be a rain delay but there are fireworks after the game and we should at least get that fireworks display in. weather.com online. we're with award winning actress keri russell. stars alongside matthew mcconaughey called "free state of jones." a real life story of a mississippi farmer who led an uprising against confederate authorities. take a look.

i can't do this anymore. i can't. >> hi, kerri. nice to see you. this is a fascinating story. it will be more fascinating to people because they have no idea of this story. most people never heard about this. >> it's virtually unhotold. based on a true, incredible story. epic historic film and i think matthew mcconaughey is great in it. >> newt knight, the farmer in this case, a guy that i think you have a different opinion of him based on your perspective. to a certain group of people he was a righteous guy that stood up to what he believed in and to another group, he was an yeah, he led an up rising against the confederacy and did it successfully for quite a time. yeah, he kind of played by the

he left the army and, you know, there's a lot of details that gary, our director, really researched and took a whole course on it, on reconstruction, but he's an epic character. he's not just an all truisic good guy. he has a lot of flaws and grit. >> and the movie deals with difficult issues, a lot of racially charged themes and some of the scenes as a result are hard to watch. >> yes. yeah. yeah. i mean, he stood up for incredible injustices in a time where it was almost impossible to do so. so he's an incredible figure. >> we just heard in the last day or so that matthew and gary ross haorbgs is the writer, director or producer of this movie are going to be teaching a course on behind the scenes of this movie at the university of texas. how do you think matthew is going to do as a college

professor? not the first time he has done it? >> really. >> i think he taught another course. >> honestly, the two of them will have more fun than anybody else. i think they would be amazing. i mean, they are both -- i think they would be great teachers. >> i would sign you up, but you don't have time. you just wrapped the fourth season of "the americans." do you like where the story is going? >> i do. one of the most fun jobs i have ever done. >> and everybody gets to morning and we talk about the shows we are addicted to. i hear this allot. >> good. >> that you had a baby. am i correct in reading you have not yet revealed the gender of the baby or the baby's name. >> i guess not. where do you reveal that? >> you can do that right now. >> we had a

>> what is his name? >> sam. >> how is he doing? >> he's so good. big and fat and nice. >> i guess that's a really big deal. congratulations. it's really nice. the other thing i want to congratulate you on, a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> i know, whoa. >> when did that come up? >> i just heard about it. pretty cool. >> do you know who you are between? >> no. >> who would you want to be near? >> i don't know. who do i get to be near. somebody cooler than me. >> i bet you many people are saying i wouldn't mind having a star next to keri russell. carry russell.

it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank.

>> the citi concert series on today is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back. we're getting in the holiday spirit kicking it off in a big way. this morning we have the live concert from rachel platten. but first -- >> my journey this is my fight song, take back my life song -- >> the song that put rachel matten on the map, and close to 200 million views on youtube, and a sign of strength for fans all over the world. >> rachel platen's fight song has a great hook and a really inspiring and powerful message. it's one of the defining and

inspirational anthems of the decade. >> her latest album, "wildfire," created more number one hits like "stand by you." and she went out on the road headlining her first national tour. now she's out with her newest single "better places." rachel has serenaded us in studio 1a, but now is out there on the city stage. >> here on the city stage is rachel platen.

♪ like a small boat on the ocean ♪ ♪ sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word can make a heart open ♪ ♪ i might only have one match but i can make an explosion ♪ ♪ all those things i didn't say ♪ ♪ wrecking balls inside my brain ♪ ♪ i will cream loud tonight ♪ can you hear my voice this time ♪ ♪ this is my fight song ♪ take back my life song ♪ prove i'm all right song ♪ my power's turned up ♪ starting right now i'll be strong ♪ ♪ i'll play my fight song ♪ and i don't really care if nobody else believes ♪ ♪ cause i still got a lot of

♪ losing friends and i'm chasing sleep ♪ ♪ everybody's worried about me ♪ in too deep say i'm in too deep ♪ ♪ and it's been two years i miss my home ♪ ♪ but there's a fire burning in my bones ♪ ♪ still believe ♪ and all those things i didn't say ♪ ♪ wrecking balls inside my brain ♪ ♪ i will scream them loud tonight ♪ ♪ can you hear my voice this time ♪ ♪ this is my fight song ♪ take back my life song ♪ prove i'm all right song ♪ my power's turned on ♪ starting right now i'll be strong ♪ ♪ i'll play my fight song ♪ and i don't really care if nobody else believes ♪ ♪

left in me ♪ ♪ a lot of fight left in me ♪ like a small boat on the ocean ♪ ♪ sending big waves into motion ♪ ♪ like how a single word can make a heart open ♪ ♪ i might only have one match but i can make an explosion ♪ ♪ this is my fight song ♪ take back my life song ♪ prove i'm all right song ♪ my power's turned on ♪ starting right now i'll be strong ♪ ♪ i'll play my fight song ♪ and i don't really c

nobody else believes ♪ ♪ cause i still got a lot of fight left in me ♪ ♪ i've still got a lot of fight in me ♪ >> our concert is just getting started. first this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ >> welcome back to our citi concert stage. rachel platten hit it big with the song we just heard. "fight song." >> more success with her latest album called "wildfire." nice to have you here. >> you have been in our studio performing, and this is the first time on the summer concert stage. what does it feel like to look out and know these guys got up early in the morning to come and

it's unbelievable. thank you so much. >> you have such a knack for finding way to inspire. matt and i were watching the crowd singing along, and i saw you pump your fist, and how does that feel? >> i love being able to do that. there's a lot of heavy stuff going on and i am proud that my songs empower people and give them strength. >> it's well known you waited a while to have a hit, about 15 years in the industry and then you hit it big. was it worth the wait? >> no. no, of course, of course. i played for five people when nobody was listening, so this is outrageous. >> now that you have them listening, what inspires you -- i said to matt, you are the anthem queen. you make us all feel your music and you zone in. >> thank you so much that

don't try to right anthems and i try to help myself. >> i loved to watch your family. the pride on their faces. >> what are you going to sing now? "better places." >> ladies and gentlemen, rachel platten. ♪ i'll tell the world i'll sing a song ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ since you came along ♪ your touch is sunlight through the trees ♪ ♪ your kisses are the ocean breeze ♪ ♪

you're with me ♪ ♪ you're my favorite thing ♪ all the love that you bring ♪ but it feels like i've opened my eyes again ♪ ♪ and the colors are golden and bright again ♪ ♪ there's a song in my heart i feel like i belong ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ i see the whole world in your eyes ♪ ♪ it's like i've known you all my life ♪ ♪ we just feel like so right ♪ so i pour my heart into your hands ♪ ♪ it's like you really understand ♪ ♪ you love the way i am ♪ you're my favorite thing ♪ all the happiness you bring ♪ but

my eyes again ♪ ♪ and the colors are golden and bright again ♪ ♪ and the sun paints the skies and the wind sings her song ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ ♪ now i'm all right, everything's all right ♪ ♪ cause it feels like i've opened my eyes again ♪ ♪ and the colors are golden and

feel like i belong ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ ♪ it's a better place since you came along ♪ [ applause ] >> hear more from rachel platten and all our summer concert artists at apple music.com/today. we're back with more. this is "today" on nbc.

>> rachel, we were watching you sing and listening. we saw one young lady trinity so moved by your songs so we wanted you to meet her and get to say hi. and it turns out it's her birthday. >> happy birthday, trinity. >> more music and much more ahead on a friday morning right after your local news and

hi, good morning. it's 8:56 on this friday, july 1st. wkop's jack taylor has a check of your holiday commute this morning. >> thank you and good morning. 66 eastbound the crash we had earlier, everything was put on the shoulder, and we are

and southbound on i-95, already beginning to stack up a bit and you should try to get away earlier possibly on a friday. have a great fourth. back to you. we will get a check of your forecast, next. with havertys furniture, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. the neighbor's back. oh, no. this is my husband, gibby! i wanted to show him your furniture! i like it! you wanna come in? oh no. that would be weird!

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this morning's on today's take, seth rogen. plus, rachel platten kicks off the weekend on our summer concert stage. all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, willie geist. >> it's the first day of july, 2016. a big crowd outside on our plaza to see rachel platten, and she

and do one more song for all these fans. and natalie has the day off. it's time for rachel platten because she pushed that into the control room. >> this is part of the cake, and here it's a confession -- >> i wake up at 4:00, and i had not had anything to eat, and it makes me hungry drunk. >> did you diagnose yourself? >> no, i literally feel before the commercial, and i took two bites of the cake and i am coming back. >> on july fourth, when you are hosting the macy's fireworks display, you better keep a -- >> normally i do. i feel like -- i am like, whoa, i can't control what i say. >> maybe eat more often.

morning -- >> i plan on it, i had big plans this morning. did jenna bush hager did a story, getting up early. >> did you get up early? >> no. none of it happened. i think people understand. i am not hangry -- >> no, you are not. >> you are just crunk. >> while you eat that -- >> thank you, willie. >> monday night, the fourth of july -- >> i need some of that, too. >> it's monday night, guys. it's the macy's -- >> i will be there tomorrow getting ready. monday night, 8:00, a two-hour show, and

and the united states air force bands plays under the fireworks. >> you are going to be able to stream the music? >> yeah, you can stream it on an app, and there's something called pyrotech writing. >> it's never been done. >> kaebg by the ocean. >> they will be part of the lineup. >> lottery winners. >> yes. i always make a list when i go grocery shopping. sometimes you make a list for your spouse to go shopping and they don't follow the list. guess what? one staten island woman

to our husband but he didn't follow it. she sent her husband to get power balls, and she wanted him to buy powerball tickets, and he bought mega millions. they won the $169 million jackpot. hit it! >> he actually bought -- he didn't listen to me, he bought $20 in powerball, and little did i know he also bought megatickets as well and had $1 leftover, and he bought a dollar of mega. >> i love her. >> nancy claimed the price. >> because she told him, mega. >> this is my giant check. >> she said powerball and he goes rogue and goes mega, and $64 million bucks, and they kept

>> guys, when you go shopping you do whatever you want. >> al roker will end your marriage with that advice. >> buy what you want! >> you put it in your phone, and then i buy ten more things. >> why? >> you come home with cheatios. >> you guys often go rogue away from what debra and christine -- >> no, i get what they ask for. that's specifically what we are having for dinner, and then we have -- i spend two hours in the grocery store. >> i can go rogue on myself. >> hey, you. >> what? >> get the cheetos. >> i think he needs cake.

>> you click on this and you never know if it's click bait. this one was headlined like epic wardrobe malfunction and lived up to it. this adorable baby, her picture has gone viral. you look at the picture and say, nothing wrong with that. well, olivia's dad, jeremy, dressed her and he didn't think there was a problem either with this until the text messages between mom and dad. brook writes, did you end olivia to daycare. that thing on. overalls? supposed to wear a short under overalls. look at her. >> she's happy about it. >> what?

topless. >> you know >> what is so funny about dads, and until i read the text, i thought she looked fine. >> you have to put on a shirt, guys. >> i like the one where we have the guy that -- >> there was one person that asked, ask keep them coming in on wardrobe malfunctions between mom and dad, and the dad dressed the baby in build abear clothing. and my husband put build a bare. build a bear. t's your dad story? >> i don't have one. i used to have to braid courtney's hair and had this huge head of hair. it would take me an hour. my

after a while i would just divide this in quarters and you're going to have four pig tails. that's it. >> hair is the one for me with lucy. you try to be helpful. let me do the braid. i tied the back of her hair in a knot. every time she saw me coming, she would run. i got this dad. we've had thousands of entries for our red, white and you contest to win two tickets to the fireworks spectacular on monday night. we asked you to show us your patriotic pride in photos or video. one really stood out. there were so many good ones. this is really tough. let's focus on one. dawn with her fiance, frank, and 12-year-old son, michael. dawn and michael are joining us now from queens, new york, via skype. guys, congratulations. you're going to the fireworks o

monday night. >> we are so thrilled. thank you so much. >> thank you so much, everyone. >> michael, you are little abe lincoln. tell me how this picture came together. i understand it wasn't a fourth of july shot but a new year's eve's picture. >> i basically chose it because we were learning about abraham lincoln in school and so we really like abraham lincoln. he freed the slaves and doing good things for the usa so that's why i dressed up for him. >> every year we have a themed new year's eve party. this year is was patriotic new year's eve. >> is that a dress? a shirt? i see the arm extended. >> it's an american flag. you can see it in that picture. >> it was a costume. i saw it and had to have it. >> if that

fourth of july? i can't imagine? >> father time. >> we go pretty much like this. >> dawn and michael, congratulations. we love your patriotic spirit. we'll see you monday night at the macy's fireworks spectacular. >> michael, guess what? do you know what my middle name is? >> no. >> lincoln. >> nice. >> i'm a junior. my dad was born on lincoln's birthday. >> we have a cousin born on lincoln's birthday as well. >> we could be related. >> she's named valentine. >> what a web we're weaving here. dawn, michael, thank you so much. we'll see you at the fireworks. >> thank you so much. >> anything more adorable when >> as i like to call it

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performing with taylor swift and getting my album certified gold yesterday. many things that i dreamed about happening that happened, having my own tour bus, and getting able to meet incredible fans. it has been an amazing year. >> and to have your family along for the ride. how proud are you for rachel? >> very proud. >> you are adorable. >> they are really cute. >>. >> that's a team. >> that's a team. team platten. i love it. >> speaking of "fight song." it's an inspiration for guysut

inspiration. when you're sitting down and you're writing, is that coming from a personal journey? what's inspiring it? >> absolutely. i tried really hard to write a hit for a long time. and it didn't work. finally i realized i needed to tell my story and be honest and "fight song" is what came out. it was me trying to encourage myself to keep believing even when things seemed totally impossible. >> you're going to make me cry my eyelash off. the tour bus. i'm always curious about this. anything on the tour bus you said i need so to be tricked out rachel style? >> i cried when i walked on the bus. i didn't need anything. it could have been empty. >> no toaster? >> there was a toaster. >> it came with a toaster. >> i'm fascinated by tour buses. >> a toaster. i'll sleep on the toaster. >> in

politics. every time hillary clinton walks on the stage. "fight song" plays. is that surreal? >> it's totally incredible. i really can't believe. you know my story. i really can't believe that i came from a place where a year and a half ago no one really knew who i was. i was playing to 20 or 30 people and driving around in my mom's car and now it's being used in sports arenas and political arena. >> national compassion. >> i'll tell you all about that. >> national compassion fund. >> i did a version of "fight song" last week for the logo tv awards. we did a stripped down acoustic version of "fight song" i performed on the "today" show. i was so moved by what happened in orlando like everyone else. what a tragedy. i wanted to do something. we're releasing the acoustic version of "fight song" today and all will benefit the national com

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 9:26. thank you for joining us for this news4 news break on this july 1st. starting today you will save some money at metro if delays hamper your commute, you get a 15-minute window to enter and exit a station, if you leave that same station within the 15-minute window you don't have to pay and the goal is to make it easier for riders that have too long to wait. you can expect more security for july fourth, and the crowds will be so large there will be eight access points with security checkpoints and because of potential storms the national park service says fireworks could be moveo

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request morning. we are in the mid-70s outside right now with a mix of clouds and sunshine and there's

done and dry saturday and sunday and still watching out for a chance for rain on the fourth. thank you, chuck. the latest news and weather anytime on the nbc washington app.

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think i'll take the cash. >> t let's look at your monday night fireworks forecast. dallas, hot and humid, 92. chicago, clear and cool, 73. the nation's capital, they have a big event, 77, and here in new york, we have the macy's fireworks display, temperature about 82 degrees with light winds. we have our pal, willie and tamron hosting the event here on nbc. that's what is going on around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, everybody. a check of your five-day forecast. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, and then as we get into the weekend, saturday and sunday. sunshine and nice weather with lower humidity and cooler than average temperatures, and monday looks like a pretty high likelihood of showers which may interfere with the

and good weather at the beach and in the mountains. >> back to your latest weather. not only one of the big comedy companies, but they are a powerful team. but a powerful team raising money for alzheimer's. >> over 5 million americans are living in the disease and according to the alzheimer's association it kills more people than breast and prostate cancer combined. >> i got so sit down with seth and lauren here in new york. they told me how they turned a personal tragedy into something positive. seth rogan met his wife over a decade ago long before his career in comedy took off. >> we started dating before even "40-year-old virgin" came out. i had never been in a movie when i started dating. >> early on their relationship was filled with love and laughter but

>> my mom was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's when she was 55. i spent a lot of time being very sad and depressed and feeling very powerless. there's no way to cure, treat or prevent alzheimer's. >> a unique experience for me. my family does not, knock on wood, have as many degenerative diseases as you would think looking at me so to enter a family starting this crisis was eye opening. >> she forgot how to speak, feed herself and dress herself by the age of 60. >> let's do an event. let's throw a variety show. we know comedians. we know funny people and make it a fundraisers for alzheimer's. >> in 2012 they created hill art

aurt -- hillarity for charity. >> we'll hopefully entertain people and distract them they're an alzheimer's event. >> 50% of the funds go to free in-home care. >> we've seen firsthand that it well changes people's lives in a meaningful way. >> since this is about laughter and about love. a couple questions. who makes you laugh? >> mcbride. all those guys. jonah. the same guys i've been working with for almost 20 years. it's why i haven't found new people. >> what's date night like? >> we're watching o.j. doc right now. we have a dog. spend a lot of time with her. she's lazy like us. >> everything you don't want me

>> you're a couch potato. >> exactly. >> fill in this sentence, lauren makes me laugh when she -- >> i laugh hard when she laughs at people. she laughs at people falling a lot. >> we'll go on youtube and watch falling videos. >> videos of people falling. i'm entertained by her entertainment. mostly. >> that's sweet. >> it is. >> it's just kind of a nice mundane life. >> in the end, alzheimer's disease changed their life but not their hope for the future. >> in a lot of ways it gave us this. the reasons we're doing it are terrible. i wish we didn't have to do it. we do get a lot of gratification from this. >> so cool they do this. over $200,000 raised. folks like bill murray, leslie jones, cecily strong attending. and next

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your mussels. you'll put them in a bowl with clean water. put corn meal in there. 20 minutes to an hour. you'll see the sentiment and washes sand out and on mussels you have to take another step. there's the beard. you grab it with a towel and pull through or have your fish monger clean it out. smash your garlic. take the side of the knife and just smash it. you'll cut in one inch supplili. adds a great flavor. cut that up. chop it up. you'll put that all in a pot. >> you notice how we're not saying anything. >> i noticed. >> you take whole potatoes. chopped onion. your salt. some water. some white wine. and you're going to bring that to a boil. ont'

going to now take your lobster, this is what it looks like inside. very nice. nice and juicy. that's good. okay. you'll take your mussels -- sorry. your clams. corn. lobster tail. put crab in here if you wanted. you'll cover that up. you'll let that boil for another five minutes. >> lobster is not cooked when you put it in? >> it's not cooked. let that boil five minutes. take that and you'll add after five minutes you'll add your mussels and your shrimp. you're going to boil that for five minutes. once the shrimp turns pink, you're done. you end up with something like this. you can add a little more old bay if you want. fish out the seafood and clams and corn and potatoes and all that. you're left with a beautiful broth.

combine it. boil it down a little bit so it gets a little thick. you have your dipping sauce and then you lay it out. put it on a table with newspaper. >> i love that aspect of it. dump it all in there. >> a lot of people if they're on the beach do this in the sand. we're not at a beach so here you go. >> we're not? >> we're not. >> i thought we were at the beach. >> we do want to mention today's food club members standout. kelly from philadelphia made a beautiful apricot dish. coming up next, rachel platten performing one of her biggest hits after these messages. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly.

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scars you hide ♪ ♪ and hey, if your wings are broken ♪ ♪ please take mine so yours can open mine too ♪ ♪ cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ oh tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes ♪ ♪ and hurt i know you're hurting but so am i ♪ ♪ and love, if your wings are broken, borrow mine until yours can open too ♪ ♪ cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ if we're breaking down we can find way to break through ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'll walk hell through you ♪ ♪ love you're not alone cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'll walk through hell with you ♪ ♪ and you'reot

going to stand by you ♪ ♪ you're all i every knew i needed ♪ ♪ and the heart sometimes it's unclear why it's beating ♪ ♪ and love if your wings are broken ♪ ♪ we can brave through those emotions too cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ truth, i guess truth is what you believe in ♪ ♪ and faith, i think faith is having a reason ♪ ♪ and i know now love if your wings are broken ♪ ♪ borrow mine until yours can open too. cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven ♪ i'll walk through hell with you ♪ ♪ love, you're not alone cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven

♪ even if we can't find heaven ♪ i'll walk through hell with you, love you're not alone ♪ ♪ cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ i'll be your eyes when yours can't shine ♪ ♪ and i'll be arms, i'll be your steady satellite ♪ ♪ and when you can't rise i'll crawl with you on hands and knees ♪ ♪ cause i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ if we're breaking down ♪ we can find a way to break through ♪ ♪ even if we can't find heaven ♪ i'll walk through hell with you ♪ ♪ love, you're not alone ♪ because i'm going to stand by you ♪ ♪ even if he can't find heaven ♪ i'm going to stand by you ♪ even if we can't find heaven ♪ i'll walk through hell with you ♪ ♪ love, youe

♪ i'm going to stand by you ♪ love, you're not alone ♪ i'm going to stand by you >> hear more from rachel platten and all our summer concert artists at applemusic.com/today. rachel platten, thank you very much. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

>> what do you have coming up is this. >> we're spending time with the star of and signature brand and she's expecting a baby any minute so we do baby shopping, too. that and a whole lot more on su

tamron, "the new york times" -- >> yes. they go through a little bit of my home. al says she blends in. we give you a tour. "unbreakable" on saddest days i watch a marathon. it's laughterville. it's amazing. i love her. by the way, good weather for macy's thanksgiving day -- macy's fireworks show. spectacular. >> we'll be there. thank you for feeding us today, papa. >> delicious.

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$2.28. chuck bell has a look at the holiday forecast. >> a lot of clouds outside and temperatures mid to upper 70s right now, and though it's not raining everywhere, one little shower across alexandria, more showers across southern maryland. 60% of chance of storms coming our way later in the afternoon, and highs in the 80s today and dry saturday and sunday and a good chance for rain monday afternoon and monday evening, and could interfere with the fireworks and we're watching that for you. we'll tell you the best time to get out of and back into town for the fourth. we'll see you at 11:00.

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