good morning. twitter smackdown, president trump in find for another tweet going out to the media sharing this video, slamming cnn. the white house defending his actions. >> i do think that he's beaten newspaper a way on cable platforms that he has a right to respond to. >> but doesn't go against these comments from last week. >> the president in no way want our factions or ever promoted or encouraged violence, if anything it's the contrary. >> we're live in washington. fiery landing rare smooth flight denver on a plane operated by

passengers and crew evacuated, emergency crews rushing to the tarmac. this morning, what went wrong. maria ma nunn necessary to blessing in disguise. she's speak out about a terrifying health development. >> i needed to change my life. >> her ongoing ordeal and the major life lesson she wants to share. all that, plus fire work safety 101. chris christy's day at the beach. and reunited. the family that was stuck on the mountain for days get the holiday homecoming today, july 3rd, 2017. from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah

in rock feller plaza. >> welcome today. thanks for joining us. >> good morning to you it's a beautiful start to the day and a busy one. >> dylan is standing by with your holiday forecast in just a moment, but first president trump setting off some fireworks of his own this fourth of july weekend. on sunday the president posted this video to his twitter account that shows him wrestling a figure with the cnn logo on it. he's been ramping up his attacks against the media in vent days and that's not all, still insisting his november victory was tarnished by voter fraud, he's fighting some states that are refruzing to hand over their voter roles. we've got it all this morning beginning with haw we jackson hali, good morning. >> reporter: whps while it's pretty quiet at the white house today, not so much on

his advisers insisting they'll all rather be talking poly one day after that clip of the president slamming the clip. >> this morning a fake fight with what the president calls a fake news network again rating real crory for the commander and chief. >> i know no one would perceive of that as a threat but i do think that he's beent up in a way on cable platforms that he has a right to respond to. >> the throwdown shown here, a throw back to donald trump's wwe cameo modified now to show a cnn graphic instead. a spokesperson for the cable network saying, it is a sad day when the president of the united states encuourages violence against reporters citing this comment from the press secretary just last week. >> the president in no way, form, or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence. in rig anything, quite the contrary.

to organize nail nate on the forum redit. but its aides aren't celebrate but ber raiding those who ask about them. >> your program, a program with the incredible history of "meet the press" and that's what you want to talk about. >> i zblont let me just suggest now. >> mr. secretary were are all due respect, you're claiming me for what the president of the united states has spent his entire week focused on? >> no, listen to me. with all due respect. the american people are concerned bay healthcare system that is not providing choices. >> why isn't president as devoted to this as you are? >> well i think that he is, absolutely. the fact of the matter is, that can he do more than one thing at a time. >> in the last five days, the president has tweeted 11 times about the media, just once about healthcare. with republicans still conflicted on how to move forward with repealing and

that might happen. >> we're getting close. >> i don't think we're getting anywhere with the bill we have. we're at an impasse. >> as republicans grapple with that, some democrats are defiant about something else. the president's election integrity commission to fight voter frautd. nearly half of all states, most with democrat voting officials refusing to turn over some information like dates of birth and last four digits of social security numbers. some concerned about potential voter suppression. the white house calling that backlash a political stunt. >> reporter: and while the president has tweeted about that this weekend he's also tweeted on what's happened on the foreign policy front hinting at calls today with germany and france with plenty of headlines coming up this week, he spoke with the heads of china and japan about the threat from north korea, something that will almost certainly come up when he leaves for his second international trip this week to the g20 summit in germany. that will

face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin. >> thank you. for more on the president's latest actions we're joined by elise jordan. elise, good morning to you. >> hi. >> the president has gone after the media repeatedly via twitter and occasionally cnn specifically. what's different this time? >> this is his favorite twitter activity, media criticism and it's a great punching bag for him. media's approval rating is hovering below his so this is a bat that will -- this is a fight he wants to pick. and what's a little bit different this time is that there were some in the white house who were actually upset that the president had chosen to engage in a spat with the host of morning joe and had deflected from cnn. so this is a way to bring it back to cnn. >> hets talk about healthcare reform as the republican's plan to deal with it fell apart last week. he also chose to repeal it and then replace it or coming up

time. here's the deal, the priz president may want to get anything done at. point, but whart implications for a member of congress and then the trump administration? >> congressional members are going home to their states this week and seeing the local coverage of the impact that the senate bill would von their constituents. so they're facing pressure at home that president trump is somewhat removed from. and he's also been disengaged from this policy process. and you look at how vice president pence was really quarterbacking this on the hill with the idea that keep president trump out of this, he's not thaen gauged on policy, he would rather be engaging in media spats on twitter. >> never a dull day. >> no. elise, good to have you. thanks for coming by this morning. new jersey governor chris christi stirring up some receiptic of his own starting at the beach. they show the christi family lounging in the sand on island beach

here's the issue. that beach closed and it's closed because the government order today amid a beach stand off. others beach goers. the christis are staying at a beach res e voter there and he's traveling between the state park and his office in trenton. iraqi forces backed up by the u.s. get ever closer to securing a major victory over isis. nbc nurz richard engel is in mosul, iraq. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it seems they are very close to finishing this operation but the last segment, the last few hundred yards is proving to be the most difficult. i'm now on a joint u.s./zraek base that's an american vehicle hint me we just returned from the frontline and the frontline is in the center of moos cull sul, the oldsy it

they were firing into houses just across the street, a very narrow ally and iraqis were clearing out. as this fighting sometimes house to house, sometimes room to room fighting is underway, the iraqi, the civilians who are leflt in the old city are taking the opportunity to leave. isis had been holding many people, thousands as human shields. so as they advance with american help, some of those human shields are being libber raerate some are being carried out. we saw women and children. we also had an opportunity to visit the historic mosque, and this is the place where the leader of isis declared the establishment of isis. it was in that mosque that he announced that he was going to be the cal leif of the so-called

and instead of losing this terrain and suffering a symbolic and humiliating defeat, isis decided to blow it up. a shocking road rage incident in pennsylvania from 28-year-old man is in custody and facing multiple charges this morning in a death of a recent high school graduate. police say david des sper shot and killed bee yanka roberson as the two tried to merge in a single lane. morgan r morgan rad ford has been covering this this morning. >> we know that a desperate man hunt ended just about 24 hours ago for what police call the savage, senseless, and brutal shooting death of a young woman who had just graduated from high school. >> we're here to announce murder charges. >> this morning, the mystery man at the center of a dramatic four-day man

barred charges charged in the road rage death. her ang kwishd parents hugging investigators. as police describe how 28-year-old david des per allegedly jock quid their daughter for one lane of a pennsylvania highway as soon on this surveillance video. police say he shot her in the head and then drove away. >> this defendant wasn't happy with the way it was going, so he pulled out a gun and killed this young woman. >> roberson's family devastated. >> she had a hafrt gold. this person that took her took so much out of this world. >> just as authorities got close to identifying the suspect, he turned himself into police sunday morning. investigators recover his red pickup truck and a 40 caliber gun like this one at home hlt hiss neighbors stunned. >> i never put two and two together. i didn't realize that's the vehicle they were searching for. >> i didn't think david would do something like this. >> late

the home reading our hearts go out to the roberson family. >> she had this bright future ahead of her. >> that family just miles away in shambles. >> what's wrong with people's minds today that we flip out like that? >> she wasn't the type of person that would cause a person to want to shoot her. >> this morning he is being held without bail face a slew of charges, including first and third degree murder. his preliminary hearing is set for july 13th and we did reach out to his defense attorney who says he recognize this is a tragic case indicating that his client voluntarily turned himself in. >> the weekend took a terrifying turn for passengers of a united flight when the plane burst into flames seconds after landing. everyone on board was forced to evacuate. we have that story. >> reporter: on this fourth o

july weekend, not the type of fireworks anyone wanted to see. >> there's visible flames on aircraft. >> a plane catching fire just moments after landing at the denver international airport. >> sheer terror going through my behind, everyone screaming and saying get off the plane, get off the plane. we smelled the smoke and thought, okay, if this thing blows, we're gone. >> this video showing black smoke and flames billowing from the planes left engine. the fire quickly spreading to the tarmac. >> we're stoet to evacuate. >> thankfully everyone got off the plane as the crews rushed to douse the flames. the passenger describing the ordeal as intense. >> it was a shock calming off the plane, you feel heat and you look and y

instikt is to make sure you move away from that as fast as possible. >> a rough landing now leaving stroefr investigators to figure out what went wrong. anticipation and anxietying riding high as wimbledon kicks off today. british police are not taking any chance, heavy barricades and a stepped-up security presence in place on the outskirts of london. we are at the all england club in wimbledon. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning and happy july from all of us on this side of the bond. this week marking the british tradition, 7,000 people stood in line overnight to get last-minute tickets and of course in today's security environment the police have to protect not just the players, but all of those folks. >> increased security

wimbledon's world-famous tennis tournament. the duchess of cambridge, one of the thousands attending today. this woman sworking at the event. >> it's scary because you have to teach them to be vigilant and make sure that they are always aware of their surroundings. >> brittain shaken by multiple attacks including outside the british parliament on westminster bridge in march, a suicide bomber in may, and another killing spree at rondlo fwlij judge june. they say they responded to the current uk threat level. >> i can feel safe? >> i think so. and i would urge you to feel safe. you look around and you'll see police officers visibly, some armed, some unarmed. we've got a range of specialists from across the network thong event different times of the day and night. >> world class players, fetter,

past few days hoping only the tennis will be making news this next few weeks. >> you're in london you realize you just have to carry on and not feel intimidated. >> the threat of terrorism changing the face of britain but not weak evening the british spirit. >> reporter: you're not allowed to take in a selfty stick, a coffee thermos so i think that's more about maintaining the pra decisions of wimbledon. >> good to see you, my friend. thank you. let's get a first check of the weather. dylan is in for al this morning. >> good weekend to you. it's definitely looking like some pretty nice weather. we have occasional scattered showers and storms in the forecast but most of the count is looking fairly quiet. this morning a lot of the activity is down across arkansas and into east texas. some of them producing heavy down falls. it's this area digging into parts of the central plains and

overnight we'll see an increase of this storms moving east ward. but we're not look at a tornado threat by any means just gusty winds and large hail. mainly in this zone in oklahoma and into most of sent patrol tral and southern kansas this is where we'll see the large hail and wind gusts but no threat of tornadoes for today. heavy rain is likely across northwestern tennessee and stretching in arkansas where we could see as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain. local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning we have a bright sunshine out there, a few clouds around as well. nothing to worry about rainwise here for the next couple of hours. it's 70 nait washington, noticeably more comfortable across the shen nin doa valley where temperatures are in the upper 60s this morning. forecasted highs by larlt on today 70 nait potomac right now. forecasted highs back into the upper 80s and low 90s. good day to be at the pool but it will abe hot one for sure. i'll have the 4th forecast coming up. >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right. thank you. still ahead, you'll be slokd when you hear how many kids are injured by fireworks every year, but there are ways you can help keep your family safe. >> we're standing by for a live presentation. also a sneak peak at a magazine exclusive, maria ma nunn

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning it's 7:26 on this monday, july 3rd, 2017. i'm alet green. >> and amir ra gilchrist in the news in morning the search continues in prince gorgeous county. this man was killed in his car on the outer loop near pennsylvania avenue saturday night. police say he was an innocent victim. they're searching for witnesses in this case. >> take a good look at robert mig gill who is 78 years old. he hasn't been seen since friday on shell street. police say mcgill has dementia and diabetes. we are a day away from the fourth of july but today

get a sneak peak at the big show. actor john stay moos is acting this year on the national mall. let's get a check on the roads. hey, jack. good morning, aaron, we're talking 29 southbound dealing with this crash, vehicle was overturned, been putback on its wheels but at least at this stage we still had southbound traffic possibly being diverted down ton wayne avenue putting you back on to 29 well past the accident scene. we also had h some issues on the rail, the green line your single track between nailer and southern avenue there's a signal problem outside southern avenue. back to you. a check of your forecast coming up. ♪ pro-tip for making ribs:

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30% chance tomorrow. but i'm optimistic about the fireworks. >> thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> now, back to the "today show" after this short break.

back now at 7:30 and a monday morning, july 3rd, 2017. many of you just mid-way through a long holiday weekend. >> let's start this half hour with a check your headlines. president trump sprengd the holiday at trump national golf course in new jersey as the white house defends his vent attacks on the media. the president coming under fire for tweeting a wrestling video with the president says his use of social media is modern day presidential. a flight ended in flames at denver international airport with an engine erupting just seconds after landing. 59 passengers and crew were safe will he evacuated as they raced to put out the fire. investigators are still working to determine what went so wrong.

was called ought sunday because of an apparent glitch in the guidance and navigation system. if the problem be fixed in time they will try a second attempt to launch that rocket tonight. this is midway through the holiday weekend. now to a story we hope everyone pays attention to, especially if you have kids on this fourth of july. each year thousands of people are injured in fireworks accidents and children are the most common victims. nbc tom ka tell low is at the fair fax county fire academy in virginia. good morning. >> joo good morning. 'this is the weekend and these are the days in which injuries involving fireworks suddenly spike. watch what happens to this child mannequin whose holding mortar rounds. watch what happens when we light the fuse. firefighter is lighting the fuse, itke

for him to get out of the way, and the blast can be significant. so you can see, you can see the injuries would be horrific. the mannequin having lost hands and arms. the injuries would be horrific. and we've already seen those types of injuries across the country in the last week or so. >> all my fingers blew off except for my pinky. i still got my pinky left. everything else is gone. it's all stitched back together. >> near tacoma, washington, this 17-year-old has been left with only the pinky on his left hand. his right hand frik fractured had the his chest and face covered with schlapp nal wounds. he admits he wasn't being very careful with fireworks ten days ago. >> i didn't know it was going to go off that fast. i knew ways doing something dangerous but i didn't know it was going t

i would thought i would have two to three stoekds throw it. >> the numbers are stunning. more than 11,000 people are injured each year and 7 days in fireworks accidents. 69% of the injuries involvolve . a police chief lost part of his arm last week. in virginia, they demonstrating the devastating power of fireworks that are legally bought in some states and often driven across state lines. the first blast, a simple mortar. >> you saw the arm come off of the mannequin, that's a good possibility that individual could lose their arm, lose their hand, lose their eyesight. >> reporter: to drive the point home, the same explosion in a watermelon. >> somebody would lose a hand or a finger with that. >> very easily. very easily. >> reporter: in new york, police set off a massive explosion using illegal

warning that storing fireworks can be dangerous. but it turns out sparklers in the hands of children often pose the most risk burning hot enough to melt bet metal. >> they get up to 1200 to 2 through degrees an it's easy to ignite clothing at that, very serious burns happen every year. >> reporter: so don't let kids around fireworks without adult supervision. don't let kids run around with sparklers and don't let them get it close to the body and always, say firefighters, have something around in the event that something goes bad, a fire extinguisher, a hose, a bucket. but if you talk to firefighters across the country, they'd say they prefer that all of us just enjoy the fourth of july at a professional show, sit back and enjoy that rather than take your chances with fireworks in the backyard. >> i'm with the firefighters. thank you, tom. i was a nervous wreck last fourth of july. who knew that sparklers were so n

dylan this morning looking for some good news. >> i actually do have fairly good news. there's not a lot of activity going on across the country. temperatures are going to be well above average. we're going it see another heat dome build into the set of southwest, so very hot temperatures are work in. tucson, arkansas has qualified as warmest june on record ever with temperatures well up over 100 degrees. in las vegas as we get to wednesday we're back up to 110. portland, oregon, should get back up to 90s by the middle of the week. salt lake city 102 and phoenix 118. temperatures will be warming up. in the midwest we're look for highs to get back into the 80s. chicago, dallas, pleasant. new york she we should dip down into the 70s later in the week. now here's a peek out your window. it's indeed a very muggy start to the day today. temperatures 60s and low 70s.

doubt about that, plenty of heat and humidity as well. highs today in the low 90s. then tomorrow for the fourth of july starting off in the 70s. there will abe slightly better chance for rain tomorrow but even that is still only about a 30% dhans chance. i do think we should be dry by the fireworks by about 9:00 tomorrow night. another chance for showers coming up on your wednesday. >> you can find your full forecast 24/7 on the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. a san diego family has been reunited after a hike through some dangerous terrain went way off course. >> a dad and his two daughters lost and tranded for days on a mountain in mexico. we have their story of survival and the moment they were saved. >> reporter: it's one of those rare moments of pure joy. a family finally reunited after a harrowing ordeal. >> how does it feel to be back home? >> so, so good. so grateful to be back. >> on june 20

morgan fox took his two daughters on a challenging hike just over the border in mexico's bah ha peninsula up 10,000 feet of devil's peek. >> it had been 20 years since i descended into the canyon and the terrain this changed quite a bit. >> i think that threw me off a little. >> there were times when we were really scared. >> when they didn't come home last sunday, mom, debbie, contacted mexican authorities leading to an extensive search. the timing critical. morgan is diabetic. morgan and his daughters wearing protective foil from their packs were spotted by a mexican helicopter on tuesday but it was too risky by a rescue by air, so a team set out on foot. after two niefts surviving freezing mountain temperatures, rescuers reached the family. >> we owe our lives to the mexican people. >> reporter: a hike this family

they will cherish forever. steve patterson, nbc news, san diego. >> we'll take a happy ending on a day like this. still to come, you can pay your way to a good night's sleep? how tech companies are taking on the big business of bedtime. but first we have a "people magazine" exclusive asthma ria menounos has her career, health and an ordeal that put it all in perspective right after this.

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exclusive neek spoo exclusive sneak peek. >> reporter: just last year she battled a health crisis involving her mother, and even though her mom's diagnosis was stage four brain cancer, she took the news in stride. >> i think that there have been a lot of beautiful things that have come even just from my mom's illness. >> i knew from the very beginning this was a bless thangd was a gift. >> i even knew it with my mom because it brought our whole family together. >> reporter: then just seven months later she was feeling off balance and found herself talking to the doctor about her own symptoms. >> every time i get off the couch i'm light head andes decide. he's like what else? i said, well, i'm getting really bad headaches. my speech has gone slurred a bunch of times. >> her doctors ran some tests and found a golf-ball size tumor in her brain. >> he showed met -- me the mri nd

>> her tumor is not cancerous. last month she had risky surgery to remove it and her prognosis is hopeful. and now maria views the whole ordeal as an opportunity to rethink her priorities. >> for me, i saw it as a huge blessing and a huge gift because i needed to change my life. >> reporter: so she's decided to step down asco anchor of e news. >> we're care takers and we help everybody and we are put ourselves last always. and i don't think that we, at least for me, i guess i realized like i didn't value myself in a lot of ways. and so i think that was a really important lesson. >> reporter: a lesson she now wants to share. >> when our bodies make weird noises we're like shut up i'm too busy to go to the doctor. >> reporter: she spokeh

everything she's endured. >> she has not said anything about this until now. she has just now recovering. she getting her balance back. she hopes by sharing this story that are she will encourage people to listen to their bodies and go get anything that feels wrong checked out because that's exactly what she did. >> reporter: even though her surgery was successful, maria's ordeal is not over. >> there's a 6% to 7% chance that this tumor could come back, even though it was benign you have to watch it. >> reporter: she hopes the decisions she's making are the beginning of her road to a full recovery and a new path for her life. >> i want to start a family put realize really quickly when something like this happens that nothing else matters. >> we wish her the best. >> we do. but what she said there and what the editor said about her using this as an opportunity to encourage other people to listen to your body. >> she's sharing her message and we're promising to take it to heart, that's true. >> good luck,

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we're we're back at 7:50 and we're in the ward room with some a pushback to disneyland. >> this is interesting. the iconic "pirates of the care beerian" ride opened. but this latest alteration has made a lot of waves on social media to the ride in the is the wench option, that's right, i said wench in the in this seen they're sold off as brides, it's a darker theme for sure but it's a ride about pirates. well they have revealed the wench option is walking the plank and instead this will take its place. this rendering shows an option where they will have to surrender their loot and knots the fan favorite red he

charge. so the reaction on social media has been mixed, tweeting ridiculous. disney parks has nothing better do than change a classic ride while leo writes on the flip side it's historic and nostalgic but we can move further. and the simple sons prediktded this was going to happen years ago way politically correct "pirates of the caribbean". there you have it. >> thank you. coming up, this scruffy stray pup cracked an ultra marathon walk its way into one athlete's heart and home. and how to trick your way to a better body using water bottles, even your toothbrush as well. that's after your local news. y . we all want strong bodies for our families, who we love... most of the time. the drive to whip up a gourmet dinner... or order out, and destroy the evidence.

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning it's 7:56 on this monday, july 3rd, 2017. let's get a check on your commute from wtop's jack taylor. thank you. the george washington parkway going northbound after the memorial bridge had a couple cars involved in a fender bender. everyone's left the scene now so will ease. we had an accident montgomery county west of new hamp spire avenue near locksly lane. update on metro red line and green line no longer single tracking. red line had residual delays from an earlier problem in weeden. green line had an earlier problem outside southern avenue. back to you. a check of your forecast coming up next. fios is not cable. your first four traffic drive times are brought to you by jiffy lube.

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good morning, everybody, we're in the 60s and 70s now. we're going to be in the upper 80s and low 90s for afternoon highs today so be ready for some hot weather around here the next couple of days. we had rain around here on the last three fourth of julys in a row, only a slight chance for a shower tomorrow to make it four in a row. he little better chance of rain coming up on wednesday and friday.

it's it's 8:00 on "today kwtsz. president trump goes after the media in another tweet. >> i do think that he's beaten up in a way on cable platforms that he has a right to respond to. >> so goe too far or is he just fighting back? we'll live in washington. the business of bedtime. >> it's been sort of a general guide but not as a specific measure. >> need help ghaegt shut eye? there's an app for that. we break down the latest gadgets that hip sleep through the night. and starting over today. >> we have the power to make change. we have the power to change our lives. >> we kick off a

traveling the country to meet people making a major life change and i spierg others to become their best selves. monday, july 3rd, 2017. whanchts we a . what are we celebrate over here? >> gradation. >> who do you want to say happy birthday too? >> my mom in arizona. >> we have someone from australia. >> good day, mate. >> what are you guys celebrating. >> my birthday. >> how many years have you been married? >> 45 years. >> look at. . you haven't changed a bit. where is this superhero dad of yours? >> right here all the way from parkland, florida. >> where are you all from? >> texas. >> we love if the welcome back to "today". we appreciate you joining us

fourth. matt and savannah are off today. >> we're here. i say it all the time it's one of my favorite parts the show. >> especially on the holidays because they've got so much energy. >> we'll see you outside in a bit but we'll start with your news at 8:00. president trump taking aim at the media once again this holiday weekend posting a video on twitter that shows him tackling willing a figure with the cnn logo over its face. hallie jackson has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning we're looking at the new fallout that from that fake fight you just showed showing the president slamming cnn tweeted to his tens of millions of followers or twitter. this throwdown to throwback to his wwe years ago. they say it was not intended tieb threat but the spokesperson for the kaebl network saying it's a sad day when the president of theit

encourages violence against reporters. and while it's fairly quiet here at the white house on this monday, not so much on twitter where the president's previewing his calls with the leaders of germany and france today as foreign policy starts to move front and center now. he said he talked about the threat from north korea with china and japan. that will almost certainly be on the agenda when he leaves for his second international trip later this week. he's headed to the g20 in germany where he's expected to have his first face-to-face feeting with vladimir putin of russia. craig. >> thank you. a desperate search for suspects is underway in little rock, arkansas, in connection with a horrific shooting spree at a rap concert over the weekend. 25 people were shot and three others hurt. police have arrested a rapper who was performing at the club on unrelated charges. we have the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: this morning dramatic new video from the stage of the power ultra lounge as shots ring out. [ gunshots

911 calls from panicked callers inside the club pleading for help. this man was inside. >> i maerd a lot of screaming and gunshots. >> a sing the dad with a 7-year-old son. he got shot three times in the hip. forced to crawl on the floor to get away. >> what was going through your mind when you were going through all of this? >> i was like, man, i just hope i don't die. >> i didn't even know how many times i was shot. i ward scared to look. >> and all 25 people were shot, three others injured. arrested this weekend, the headliner of the performance, ricky hampton known as rapper finesse two times. police say he's a person of interest in connection with the shooting but his arrest was for an outstanding warrant not related to the horror at the club. police believe there were multiple shooters. >> there were different shell casings found at the scene so frensically speaking we know there was more than one shooter. >> reporter: little rock

arkansas. the man muntz is over for a man accuse of shooting and killing a high school graduate in road rage. they say he turned himself in sunday. he's charged with first degree murder in the death of 18-year-old bianca wilberson. they say he shot her last wednesday after they jock doid merge into the same lane of a high just west of philadelphia if the they recovered his red pickup truck in a 40 caliber gun at his home. he's being held without bail and .limb nary hearing is set for july 13th. some frightening moments for passengers on an amtrak train after it derailed sunday. no one was seriously injured when the train with more than 2-60 people onboard came off the tracks. it happened near chambers golf course the site of the 2016 u.s. open. passengers were safe will he evacuate and taken by bus to seattle. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. we have an important recall to tell you about involving thousands of light fiur

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[ cheers and applause ] it takes a lot o it takes a lot of will power to keep technology out of it, but look at your phone in bed, one of the worst things you can do for a good night's sleep apparently. more than 30% of americans say their sleep quality is poor or only fair and the amount of time we spend sleeping also on the decline. >> now help may be on the way from an unlikely place. they say their high tech gadgets can help us get more and better shut guy eye but do they really work? >> reporter: from pajamas claiming to reflect energy waves to pillows that wake you up, the business of sleep is booming. americans shelling out more than $43 billion on sleep aides in tech last year and that number is rising. all that money in hopesch catching for "z's". consumer reports say tt

least once a week. the zeeq smart pillow feels like a normal memory foam pillow but it's stuffed with sensors, vibrating panels and tine aniy speakers. in the morning it shows you how much sleeping and snoring it detected. for $30 a smart shaker 2 from i love aims to wake you without disturbing your partner. >> you can take this alarm clock out on the road with you, stick it under your pillow it will vibrate and for the heavy sleepers out there there's an earthquake mode so it will probably wake you up. >> reporter: at $149 you can talk to the sense sleep tracker two. >> wake me up at 5:00 a.m. >> it pairs with the clippon sensor that monitors the conditions in your bedroom like temperature, humidity and noise level. doctors say the environmental factors are key to a good night's sleep. enter the american made cool control mattress from

can control its temperature for each side of the bed. under armor getting into the sleep bed as well. 80 to $100 each. they say the studies of infrared technology that they say use to reduce flan medication and improve circulation. sleep experts agree the gadgets can help you relax but this doctor says beware of did he advices clachling to track their sleep stages. >> use them as a again guide but not a specific measure. >> another step for a solid night sleep, spend a minute much one hour winding down before you hit the sack. for today, nbc news, san francisco. >> i'm not sure who has the hour to wind down before they go to bed. >> well, if you're tossing and turning for hours. >> do you sleep good? >> i sleep like a rock. never have a problem. >> 8:00 i'm like, all right. the alarm goes off. >> if you have small children. >> that works. if down the sleep well it's not fun.

roads as well. >> exactly. a lot of people on the roads and we're not look at too many problems which is good news. couple of spotty showers, storms, heavy rain across arkansas but the rest of the country looking ought right right now. with as we go through today we are going to see most of our trouble spots down near arkansas into western tennessee even into the southeast we'll see scattered showers and storms. and tomorrow looking at some of that wet weather to move into kentucky and tennessee and also right up from minneapolis we could see scatters showers and storms as well. airport delays today we could see some in charlotte and memphis because of those thunderstorms and on wednesday more activity in again memphis and charlotte but st. louis will also see scatters showers and storms as well. but san francisco could deal with fog by wednesday too. that's a look across the country now here's a peek out your window. a good monday morning to you. it's a very warm and humid start to what will turn into a hot and humid afternoon.

to upper 70s, low 80s around town, highs up around 93, 94 degrees. upper 80s in some of the cooler outlying areas but none of less it's going to be hot and humid around here all week long. a slightly cooler weather for wednesday and thursday with highs in the upper 80s, back to the 90s on friday. i'm optimistic this weekend will be much, much nicer. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. what's trending today? so is there often a time where we can relax and reflect on ourselves. >> sure. >> why not use a day to crack this mindfulness. we've got this article out that outlines five small ways to help your day be a mindful day. let's go down the list. number one, focus on being in the present for a solid ten minutes. the example is to use the time brushing your teeth and zone in on the enfryer says. you're laughing but. >> away from the gum, away

>> but think about the actual putting of the toothbrush on the brush, feel the bristles hit the teeth. >> he never puts the cap back on the toothpaste so i get the dry toothpaste so i put. >> i have a flip cap for that very reason. >> it's not mindfulness. this is not mindfulness. number two, stop talking for ten minutes. have you ever done that during the day? >> was that aimed -- why didn't you look at dylan. >> you know why i didn't look at dylan. >> i'll work on that, i am. >> siep lens, do you ever do it? >> when i walk the dog there's no one to talk to so, yeah. >> state of silence, number three. third tip from the article, mindfully choose your words. it's the article i'm just reporting on the article here. so often we're quick to say whatever comes to the top of your head because we find that awkward silence too unbearable, but we should pause, choose

respond. >> i'm a firm believer in that whenever i talk to the kids and classrooms i talk about the power of words or lack there of. >> take a breath before you speak. >> that's a good one. >> i have nothing to say to that one. >> number four, listen for silence. tune out all of the chatter and whies noise around you and just enjoy the silence. >> that's hard do in new york. >> on the ride in that's a great time do did that. the last tip and this is my favorite, pretend you're being watched on reality television. if you were to be watching yourself from the outside, you'd quickly notice and critique certain things about yourself like perhaps your posture. you can read more tips or practicing mindfulness, on td.com for those. there's a great app as well called head space that i use that also helps in terms of mindfulness. a lot of folks think mindfulness they think meditation and that's not it. >> little things you can do. >> i try ten

>> in the morning or at night. >> you never do that ten minutes at work, i can vouch for that. >> no. dylan used to pretend she was watching the kids. >> it sounds weird, but the last tip the true man show. >> yeah. >> there were cameras around, so. >> it became a reality. >> all right. let's go on to pop start. have beyonce and jay z finally threat slip what they named the twins? they're 'riverside and their name and gender has been kept tightly under wraps until now. according to people trademark documents were the names roomy, carter and sir carter were filed to the united states patent and trademark office on monday. the paper seems to trademark the names for a slew of items from clothing items, perfumes and baby products. it was brrks gk holders which also has the name blue ivy cart sorry could be it.

over the weekend the sicker was forced to cancel the rest her tour due to damaging her vocal chords. she took to instagram take this make the announcement saying on medical advice i'm unable to perform over the week. so a i'm heartbroken could wo be a complete understatement. there's no word yet on whether adele will reschedule the final two perform appearances but that doesn't hinder fans from putting on a concert of their own. they joined together in london to show support for adele and sing some of her biggest hits. ♪ >> that's beautiful. ♪ ♪ >> i can only imagine how that made her feel. >> they sound pretty good. >> she did say they would be reimbursed for their tickets if she is unable t

concert. and more news about the highly anticipated top gun sequel. they told us it was coming back in may but since then only few details have come out as to what the 23i8 film will entail. they say the name of the movie is top gun maverick and it includes combat in the age of drone technology. but now we have a release date and a director. producer jerry bruck heim rubbermaid the announcement on twitter saying kmieted to make it official. joe kaczynski is on board to direct and coming to theaters july 12th, 2019. yes, have you to wait till 2019 for the film so start planning accordingly. >> you can say block buster. >> yeah, that's going to be huge. the dally click here. >> he's not happy. >> all right. let's get to it. there's no better way to cool off on a hot summer day than with a dip in the po,

that's just ha this black lab decided to do along with his little friend sad did i. check it out. he's heading into the pool for a swim, right there jumps right in and sad did i says, me too and jumps with perfect former right on to riley's back. sad did i probably figured it's easier to mitch a ride than actually go in the water, so there you go. >> that's adorable. >> this is something that they've done many, many times. >> that was cute. >> charlie could probably do that. we're watch a new series called "starting over today" features people across this country who made a major chains change to turn their lives around. >> this morning we wrote about two women who did just that. it's a fight to havemen women make meaningful changes no matter their age

created a website where women share their stories and inspire each other with their changes. >> i started this so women have an opportunity to have a kbhunt and voice to provide them with ideas and insurance sprir operation on how to be their best sells. >> this woman was one such voice. she's a fashion writer and a jewelry designer from new york city who knew at 49 she needed to change her life. >> i wasn't taking care of myself. i wasn't really healthy. i was very heavy. i probably weighed i think at that time 188 pounds and i'm 5'1". >> i drafrpg a lot. i could have very well been on the verge of a divorce and i wasn't happy with myself. and i think i was basically in the throws of kmol addiction and it's a terrible thing to have an addiction. and i would wake up and think the only thing that could cure that was a little glass of wine. >> reporter: she knew she

e couldn't continue this way. >> i have to change, this has to stop. i had some bloc blood work done and when i got the lab work back my cholesterol was pretty sky high, did was 351. >> on her 30th birthday she gave herself the gift of sobrietity. >> when i made that decision, i had do it so to myself and i was giving myself a present for my 50th birthday, that kind of changed everything for me. >> exercise. >> one last inhale, the biggest one. >> yoga, eating well and become a vegan all changed kim's life. >> cheers, greenies. >> at aej 58 she's incredibly grateful she made the change. >> i think that yoeg saved my life. i think there were times when i went to yoga and i would cry at the end. we have the power to make change, we have the power to change our lives. >> reporter: christina johnson found than power when she was 36.

divorce and was diagnosed with high blood pressure and graves disease, an autoimmune disorder. >> i was going through so much stress and fain and guilt and resentment and anger. this led to some mindless beating binges. i'm like woofing this food down and the more i'm eat together more disgusted with myself i feel. this isn't a natural habit of mine to just eat this much food. and that was the moment that i knew my life had to change. so i called my trainer at the time and i said, you can help me save my life because if you don't, help me i'm going to die. >> so kristine and got fit. >> i was ill before and healthy and now i live a healthy lifestyle. >> restored her faith. >> a wake up and reaffirm things over my life. >> and most of all learned to find happiness from within. >> i think my biggest

learning to love myself. before you go to bed at night maybe write down at least ten things. >> she wants to share her life lessons with everyone so she's become a life coach. >> i hope hearing my story that others will understand is that there is a silver lining, there is sunshine after the rain. >> maria couldn't agree more. >> seeing all different kinds of women from all walks of life, they want something in their lives to make themselves happier is inspiring. >> i love that. >> amen never too late too, never too late. looking forward to the rest of that series. coming up, also looking forward to this. corn, two ways, what more could you ask for our grill master standing by ready to go with creative ribs.

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good morning 8:26 on this monday july 3rd i'm aaron gill greft let's start with a look at the roads with jack tanner. >> hay, good morning. randolph road west of knee hampshire, smunt cause too much of a problem. other wise we have reports of a downed tree, bot tox washington parkway northbound up near route 32 and the ramp for nsa along the left side of the roadway. not cause a slow down. things have been so light which is fantastic as you can see all the green everywhere. at this point if you've got to head out you should find nothing in your way. so not too bad espe

monday. back to you. >> we'll have a check on your holiday forecast when we come back. stay with us.

very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. already plenty warm outside this morning. highs in the upper 80s and low

if you're wondering about the fireworks forecast for tomorrow, down on the national mall there's a slight chance of shower right before then but for the fireworks and thereafter it will be dry, let's hope.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] we're back at 8:30 on this monday morning, july 3rd, 2017 with a nice live holiday crowd. we are expecting a lot more people on thursday. when ed sheer ran takes over our stage. here are your choices, thinking outloud, galaway girl or supermarke

thursday. >> i'm very excited by heed sheeran. >> i can tell you something, you guys are one of the best crowds. [ cheers j. >> we had something crowd scouting this morning. i think we found our most entuesday after the tick fans. are you jackie. >> i am. >> and i hear you're from midland, texas. happy birthday it's your 50th. >> yeah. >> is it true your kids paid for this trip four. >> every bit of it. >> it's true. >> every bit. i love you. >> we love you. so here's the thing, it's not a lot but here's a "today show" mug. thank you for your enthusiasm. it's a "today show" air. >> she's been full of enthusiasm since was out here at 8:00 this morning.

>> it was. coming up, coming up, the incredible journey of a stray dog named doby. he interrupted an ultra marathon and changed one athlete's life forever. >> and seven ways to strik trick yourself into working out. then grilling up some delicious all american fair because nothing says fourth of july like a barbecue. >> and up are right to the rim. >> i know. i had ribs like yesterday and i spilled ribd right on my white pants. so this is not going to go well. let's take a look at the weather for your fourth of july and we are looking at really nice weather today except for right down in arkansas and western tennessee. that's our best chance of seeing some rain. isolated severe storms through the middle of the country, biggest risk will be for hail and damaging winds but no real tornado threat today. on the fourth of july itself it does start to heat up out

degrees, up to the 80s and 90s and pacific northwest. strong storms move into the mid of the country. and for the most of the country you'll enjoy really nice weather for your fireworks although we will see spotty showers not enough to affect anything in the middle of the country and into virginia and the carolinas as well. and here in the city for anyone for the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night, temperatures comfortable about 76 degrees. so really a nice forecast across most of the country for the fourth of july. let's look at the weather across the country. good morning right here at home in washington it is a very steamy start to the day already 81 at national airport, 79 be in leesburg, temperatures today will top out in the low 90s across most of the area. then for tomorrow another day in the 90s and a slightly higher chance tomorrow than today for that isolated thunderstorm or two. i think most anything should be done by 9:00wh

wednesday and friday a better chance for some showers and a bit of a cooldown with highs only in the upper 80s. >> and you can find your forecast anytime on the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. have you ever set out on one journey but ended up on a very different path? >> that's what happened to one long distance runner when a tenacious stray dog first crashed his race and then changed his life forever. we have the remarkable story. >> as a long-distance runner dion leonard embraces adventure. >> done over 20 marathons over all parts of the globe. >> but little did he know through china'sa gobi desert he would discover a remarkable new challenge? >> what were the conditions like on this race? >> extremely hospitable, some of the toughest conditions in the world. >> it was the second day of his ultra marathon rare grueling

seven-day desert trek. while your running you look down and you seen this face. >> she was at my feet looking up at me and i just thought what a cute little dog. >> a tiny stray hundred 'suddenly appeared out of nowhere joining him on the run and amazingly even keeping pace. >> she's run ahead of me and looking back at me as if to say, hurry up, catch up. she was just having a great time. she thought it was a big game. >> that game continued for an entire day as dion and the stray dog became very fondch each other. but the next day he faced a striking decision at a river crossing. >> i started running through the water and i could hear this dog barking, whine, yelping and basically crying. >> because she couldn't swim. >> because she couldn't swim. i saw this dog in so much panic running up and down the water that i made the decision to go back and to pick her up. >> after turning back for the first time ever in a race, dion knew their bond was real. >

and put her in my arms, she just had this look of bliss in her eyes. >> naming his four-legged friend gobi, the pair incredibly went on to take second place in the overall race. >> she was with me all along. >> he wanted to bring gobi home to scotland but while awaiting processing in china, the unthinkable happened. she was accidentally release and she vanished in a dense city of 3 million people. dion returned to china desperate to find his furry friend with reward posters placed everywhere. >> i was heartbroken and i was incredibly worried for her safety. >> and then finally he received a text with a photo, was it really her? when he showed up at the home where gobi had been found alive, it was a miracle. >> she was across the other part of the living room and she came running up into my arms squealing, whine, barking, yelping like the river cross. she knew it was me. it was

it was the best moment of my life. >> in his new book "finding gobi" he documents their unique connection. i had a really tough depressive upbringing and i wanted to be the person that was going to be the one to help her thought of situation and to change her life. >> and in the process, she also changed his. now back in scotland, gobi say full fledged family member. >> she's formed a really great relationship at home with my wife and our cat as well and she's settled in so well. >> two best friends together in life's journey and in if for the long run. >> what has she taught you? >> her resill yens and determine medication has made me see anything is possible and good things will come to you. >> what a great story. >> what are the odds that they found each oerjt first time around and then again the second time. >> and hearing the dog's excitement when they were reunited it was so sw

of -- for a stray dog he hit the jackpot. up next, you can trick yourself into getting into shape? sneaky ways to work out.

[ cheers and applause ] welcome back this morning on "today." the seven ways to welcome back this morning. seven ways to trick yourself into working out even when it's the last thing you want to do, there are ways to sneak exercise in noo your daily routine. we have a woman's weight loss coach and health and fitness expert. good morning now. >> good morning. >> we started with first of all the -- where do we start. >> we start with the mind session. this is so important because so many women feel defeat when'd they fail at a diet or workout program. >> men too. >> men too. you want to make sure that you feel confident going into the day. we start with positive present tense affirmations. >> i am beautiful, i

fees, unstop able. >> what's on my toes. >> you're ready to go, ready to start the day. speaking of being on on your toes you've got tooth brushes here so as you're brushing your teeth you're going to trick yourself into working out by going on your tip toes. >> i wake one these heels so i can get even higher on that i toes, exactly. do you that while you're brushing your teeth. >> yes. you can do the mantras as well. that's going to trick your subconscious that you're already here so you're going to act like you're unstop able and on your toes. >> i read if you do these things you can burn a significant amount of calories by the end of the day. >> yes. when your drying your hair you can come down into a pulsing one. five minutes of hair drying like this is going to burn you 40 calories. >> 40 calories before you leave the house. >> yes. >> now we're doing laundry whew to laundry, really. >> part of this is being able to see it, believe it, achieve it. so you want to see what your goal actually looks like. so if you have a weight loss goal, you're trying to fit

a nice dress or pair of skinny jeans, hang that up. and research shows if you can see where you're going, if you can see your goal you're twice as dofd be able to reach that goal. >> i put a picture sometimes on the treadmill and i'll stare at it. >> when you're doing laundry, we're going to grab the laundry bask, trick yourself into doing hen overhead presses before you load the laundry into your washer. >> i have a feeling i know what you're going to do with these and i've done this. >> okay. >> i have done this. >> the biceps kwurlz. before you pour the deter gent in we're going to doing ten biceps curls. then you pour it in and you switch arms and do ten more. >> okay. >> you feel the guns working? >> you do feel it will zwland moving on into the kitchen, so we have a calendar here, sore just as you would a work calendar or family calendar for your kid's activities, you want to list out what you're eating and what times you're doing your

and it's not in your head vur a visual reminder, you're going to be more likely to follow through. >> and when i get in trouble when i'm eating it's probably something that's not listed. >> right. >> so the snacking and the handfuls of just stuff. >> if you plan to fail you will fail so we want to set up for success. you can turn on the blender trick yourself into doing ten push ups here so turning on the blender hands spread wider than your shoulders and then bend the elbows, feel that. >> yeah. >> good job. >> and we're going to do. >> you can imagine doing this every morning before you go to work? do ten. do ten. >> is that 15 i'm done. >> did you more that that, that was good. and then moving on to the dishwasher. this can actually become a fun chore. >> okay. >> because before you unload one dish you're going to do five squats.

>> booty back. >> exactly. >> and then you unload. >> that's good. >> so ten minutes of this you're going burn an extra 150 calories. and then when you're on your way out the door in the morning. >> we haven't left the house yet. >> no, we haven't left the house. you're really stepping it up, it's good. so we've got these ankle weights. if we strap these -- i can put it on you. >> of course. >> you put on these ankle weights. if you walk out of the house with two of these ankle weights on you're going to burn 10% more calories than without them. >> so walk to your car or walk into the building at work or something like that. >> yes. >> for you're going on a lite nightly walk in the summertime. and for a bonus you can hold these water bottles, pump your arms. >> people will look like you're crazy walking cown the street like this but you just keep drinking and keep going. >> you're going continue to spire them and for an add bonus you can drink this water and that's going to help. >> and i'll wake up and look just like you. >> thank you so much. >> up next, speaking of

the spicy we're cooking up a finger licking fourth of july feast. this is today.

this portion of "today" is brought to you by bush's beans. whatever your mood, we have a bean for you. >> back, now, with a special back now with a special holiday edition of "today food". we have ribs, con, two different ways that are very different. he's down in ashville, north carolina. good morning. >> good morning. >> i love ribs, my favorite barbecue dish. so you've got pork ribs here. >> we've got pork ribs. we're going to do the home cooked verks. we're

there's no substitute for smoke but we're going to cook them low and slow at 350 degrees in the oven air nice barbecue rub with all these delicious beautiful things here. >> these are the ingredients here. >> chili powder, mustard, cumin, perp, little bit of everything we like to eat. >> and you put it over both sides of the ribs. >> both sides. you've got to get it in there, too, make sure you get what you're looking for, you know. there we go. so 300 degrees, covered with foil in the oven. >> what kind of ribs, by the way. >> these are the st. louis cust ribs. basically a country style spare rib that they cut the bottom membrane off so it's a clean are, more beautiful nice cut of pork. >> and so we go from there to the oven. >> so we go from here to the oven and then we have -- >> what is the cooking in the oven do before the grilling? why is that essential? >> so you need cook low and slow, it breaks down the

juice skisy. if you throw a raw ribbon to the grill it's going to seize up and not be delicious. so we're going to take this over the grill right there. dwhu on the grill, you just want to kind of finish them. so the grill's going hard, you want to good on the bone side, it protects the meat, it doesn't athrough to get hard and seize up. >> bone side down. >> bone side down. about a minute and a half on this side and then we'll flip it on the other side when we sauce. and at the same time we can throw our corn on her. >> we're using charcoal but you can use gas as well. >> you can use gas but charcoal's the way to go. it gets that flavor. >> husk on with the corn i notice. >> husk on if you want to you don't have to but what we'll do is bail the corn and then soak the huffing in cold water so that it doesn't burn on the grill and it kind of looks nicer. >> ladies, what's the word? >> i think we need flip those. >> you think we need flip those. >> these once over here. >

these are amazing. you guys keep talking i'm just eating. >> this protected the meat and the bones in there are trps not going to -- >> let's talk about this cause. >> this is probably my favorite sauce. it's a blackberry hab narrow sauce. it's blackberry, ginger, ketchup. >> obviously the blackberry, hab narrow, what else. >> brown sugar, ginger, pretty much that's it, a little bit of honey. >> what do you start basting? >> about here. like wla right when we threw those ribs on the grill on the bone side. yep, go for it. and then we're going flip these back over and give them 30 seconds to get a little char on the sauce. >> dylan said we should have flipped them about five minutes ago. >> she knows better than we do. >> i learned that a long time ago. you want to flip them. >> yeah, about 30 sec

>> how you can tell on the grill when they're ready. >> when they're bubbling and look delicious. but if i didn't know i wouldn't have a job. blackberry hab narrow barbecue sauce is superese easy. it just blends all the ingredients in the blender and then a soft pen for about 20 minutes and strain it and you've got deliciousness. >> you've got ginger as well. >> the back of the spoon, it's not lfs of course it's not going to work on tv, just like this, nice and easy, nobody gets hurt. >> that's useful. >> right. cool. so we're going to blackberries, ketchup, brown sugar, honey. probably not going to turn this on because that's a lot spt. >> what's the verdict on that? >> we like it. it's very different. >> make sure we get a li

>> what's the fruit mixed with the pepper. >> so fruit savory sweet, acidic, it's got a little bit of everything. fruit's a good medium for that with the we do another barbecue sauce. >> it's so tender. oh, that's so tender. we have another sauce you'll have to go to the website to get that one. the corn, what's on the corn by the way. >> we love those. >> this is ranch dressing with saffron, potato chips and chiefz and country ham prochute toe with red peppers and parsley. >> a big thanks to you. go to today.com to get in res pay, td.com/food. i apologize for talking with my mouth open. we're back in a moment. >> happy fourth of july. of jul. >> this is "today" on nbc. bassett is unique in regards to that customability.

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smucker's celebrates today is sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> we're back. we're back and are you ready to celebrate some birthdays? >> yes. this month we are celebrating members of the armed forces who have birthdays in july. so let's start with phyllis's son-in-law lewis who just returned from serving nine months in korea. his birthday is next week. and elizabeth she just turned 24 on the first of the month, she's getting ready to leave for her second deployment. and we also have christi's brother here with his mom, she'll be 29 -- or he will be 29 at the end of the month and he is currently

of returning soon. we want to thank all of them for they're service and keep the birthday wishes coming at today.com/celebrates. guys. >> thank you so much. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow, fourth of july. >> 9:00 hour fourth of july barbecue etiquette. i can tell you i saw some of the questions. i don't know how well we'll do. >> oh. >> what do you think by barbecue etiquette, dylan. >> i have none because i have it all in my nails and in my teeth. >> but you know what? 2 was so good. >> it's so worth it so who cares. >> i hope you saved some for me. >> i hope you have something yummy as well. >> what are you doing for the holiday. >>? >> my girlfriends are coming over. girls from college in los angeles we're going to cook out today and tomorrow. >> we are going to cook out or they. >> i do the seasoning and my husband does the rest. >> i have to make my momma's potato salad what about you. >> my mom's in town. if she's wathi

we'll see you back here tomorrow. but first your local news. this is a news 4 today news break. it's 8:56 on this monday july 3rd. let's get a check of the roads with jack taylor. good morning. southbound bottom of the washington park wait word had been gravel spilled along the right side of the ramp bauf the bw parkway south to go inbound on to new york avenue. so not cause a big delay but just be careful if you're

the beltway. this son the outer loop at the bridge as you head toward the lane of the george washington parkway and georgetown pike. it's along the right side of the roadway so there's a potential for a slow down but v dot is aware. back in to you. >> we'll stay on top of it. thank you, jack. we'll get a check with the forecast when we come back.

good morning, everybody, temperatures are now moving into the upper 70s and low 80s rt. already 78 in gaugers birg, 84 at national airport. low 90s in most of the area, hot and humid, not much of a chance ever rain today. it should be dry for the fireworks. >> thank you. you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

♪ this morning on "today's take" party time. we have your fourth of july covered. nothing is off limits when sheinelle and dylan and i answer your questions. and a kicked-up barbecue chicken that will blow your guests away, coming up right now. >> from nbc ws, this is "today's take." this is today's take from suedio 1a in rock feller plaza. >> it is today, monday morning, july 3rd, 2017. >> i can't believe it's july already. >> boom. look at this, sum's almost over. before you know it, it's christmas. >> it's not over until my birthday. >> whez your birthday. >> august 2 zblnd yes, because

>> sometimes it is. >> if not about you, who should it be? no, you. >> reclaim it, dylan. >> i'm a big fan of birthday week. >> there you go. you do the birthday week? >> yes. >> i do that for my kids. >> oh, that's good. >> i think that's kind of selfish and annoying. all right. >> that's. >> selfish. >> there you go. >> always willing to oblige our stage manager. that was -- you're listening to america's sweetheart. of course we all know this is plerk's sweetheart. okay. >> if not i should. >> that's right. and that is the other american -- >> whatever. >> both of america's sweet hearts right here. >> this is is going downhill. >> it is. the fourth of july, you won't remember this at all, speaking of july fourth. what's your favorite july fourth memory? >>

recent. a few years ago when we lived in philadelphia we used to throw these epic parties. and we thought we should throw one for july fourth. we shut down the block by our house and we threw a party and invited all of our friends. >> a whole block party. >> a bouncesy house, all of our friends. >> were there kids there. >> kids were all over the place. >> an adult bouncy house. >> an adult bouncy house? >> where are you hanging out. >> i'm sorry, go ahead. >> it's about chanel now. so it was adults by day -- kids by day and adults by night. so you start off with the bouncy house, then my husband hired a dj, put the dj in the living room. >> because there's a picture -- >> which one? i have more tho share. >> we want the bouncy house picture. >> okay, fine. >> if we can. i just want -- is that barbed wire? >> where? >>

prison yard? the defiant house. >> how are you so observant? >> and just to the left there were guards. >> no -- >> with ak-47. >> you're going to have fun, you're not getting out of here. >> there's a parking lot right there and so i guess so people don't steal cars they put barbed wire over there mat. >> that used to bother me but after a while you don't bother it anymore. i can tell my story? >> no, not after that. >> they can look at the pictures. so we have the bouncy house first. >> let's see the swimming pool with the pa rona. >> it was like a video, it was amaze. inside we had kids all over the place, wi my colleague's kids. there's the next one. there we go, kids, everybody's kids. >> those aren't your kids. >> those are my old producer's

so then we had fireworks on the roof deck. and then -- so everybody was up all night. >> he looks photo shopped into that picture. >> he does. >> and then we watched the sunset on the deck that next morning. >> wouldn't it be the sunrise the next morning. >> yeah. what did i say? >> is un70. >> that's because you throw me off with your antics. >> what are you from the 20s? >> 20 things to do, yeah. >> what's your favorite memory i'm going to interrupt you. go ahead. >> i have none. my dad, when we were growing up here in brooklyn. >> now you make me feel bad i can't interrupt you. >> no. there was this whole thing where my dad would organize all the relatives and we have a care van of station wagons. this was before mini vans. and woe determine what time we would be passing your point and if you were not there, we're leaving you because we were driving up to bear mountain and you want to get there early because you want to gethe

picnic tables. >> yeah. >> not too far from the parking lot but close enough to the pool. >> that's awesome. >> and that was the deal. so we would get from n there and my dad had ais. >> blank inseed. >> oh. you were sol. >> sol. >> so that was -- we had a great time. if just thousands of family members all in those goofy barbecue grills that were on a pole. >> those work. >> yeah, then do. >> who needs a show, who are needs cards. >> and you're fourth of july memory. >> i'm trying to think. >> that was rogue shot from overhead. remember last week and you didn't -- >> that's what that camera does. >> what bob yager did with that camera. >> i will no longer take that camera for granted ever again. >> without that you wouldn't see that. that's amazing. your fourth of july memory. >> i don't know fourth of july just wasn't a big

i don't -- because i don't really remember fourth of july all that much. all i know like bark cues were just a big deal. so i know we always bash cure cue and i picked up my dad's skills. even when there are several men, i've got a lot of hot dogs and homemade hamburgers and that's my old apartment. >> looks like you've got some kill bassa or something on there. >> i think i bought really large hot dogs. >> those are big weaners. >> i miss having a grill so much. >> look at the sides of those things. >> those are huge. >> i'm trying to think what brand they were. like thuman. you ever heard of thuman. and that was my little garden. >> you can go to a park or something like that and do what al was talking about. >> it has to be. >> organized. >> they have to allow grilling in that park. >> no, i mean like the kind you were talking about. >> like those ones on a stick. >> you can't just go to central park and start grilling. >> you cannot. >> you can but that will

while. >> that's true. >> the old daf if i duck cartoon, i can only do it once. >> you guys always have those things, i don't have any of those. >> you need to watch more looney tunes. >> daffy duck does this thing where he eats dynamite, and blows himself up and el her fud goes that's fantastic. and as he floats up to heaven he goes yeah, it's fantastic but i can only do it once. it's a classic. >> and you know exactly what he's talking about. >> yeah, i know. >> it's a meteorology thing. >> know, it's just. >> i can relate to this next one. >> it is summer of of courseites cream, you've got to credit ice cream and not just ice cream but milk shakes. and there's place called bun's bar here in new york city. these are the flavors. >> oh my gosh. >> oh my goodness. that's insane. >> wow.

>> there are a couple more over there. >> i'm sure we could share. >> you know how i am. >> there's killa vanilla, death by chocolate, give me smor and the strawberry blast. >> that lucky charms? >> wow, that's crazy. it does look like lucky charms. >> indull get. that's fantastic. >> you can even drink it from a straw? >> i don't know. >> i know i'm not going to touch chanel's. there's two straws. >> no, don't drink from it she won't drink it. she won't touch it. >> are you serious? really? why? >> if you take a sip from that she will not even like. >> i'd like to know why. >> she won't even share it with her kids. >> why? >> and she won't even do this either. >> why wount. >> it just grosses me out. >> okay. here's the deal. if we were to synchronize this, just hear me out. >> i'm going to watch this happen i'm drink mieg milkshake. >> because dylan kno

never happening. >> hear me out. this success talking. >> i trust. >> you now if we both suck at the same time, there's no backwash. it's just suction, you, me, and a milkshake. come on, face your fears respect come on. >> you paint a very beautiful picture. >> come on. >> no. >> come on. >> no. >> come on. come on, sheinelle. >> i'll do anything, right. come on, sheinelle. come on. do it, do it, do it. >> do it, do it. >> come on. >> i can't. i can't. >> oh my god. wow. she's crying. >> because i don't want to. >> okay. all right. wow. this is going to be the most memorable july fourth ever. >> i can't. i really have a fear. like i can't. you know how you face those fears things, i'll touch a rat, i'll eat a cricket. >> let's get a rat in here. >> i'll -- what have i ever

>> wow. >> literally my heart was doing. [ indicating j. >> you never shared a drink with uchhay. >> uh-uh. >> or her kids for that matter. >> i remember when i was little -- >> that's good. that's good. >> i blew into my straw. >> never mind. we're about to get -- we're about -- that's the sound of ice cream. we're about to get grilling. dylan, sheinelle and i answer your questions. wow, we just found out so much about you. after these messages. wow. if i could, i would. it just makes me -- i can't. from the first moment you met it was love at first touch and all you wanted to do was surround them in comfort and protection that's why only pampers swaddlers is the #1 choice of hospitals

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why i don't share drinks pits just -- i can't. >> welcome to the rest of america. >> what? >> nobody understands that. >> anybody? okay, fine. no one. no one. anybody else from twitter world, facebook, anybody. >> dylan's like anybody got anything? i'll share with you. >> i'm sure you have quirks. >> i do, but. >> we haven't discovered them yet. >> okay. well, so you're going to be grilling, so we got our game, you've got grill. >> dylan is the griller, we've learned. >> i'll do the flipping. >> okay. >> i have one from austin from texas, what are the odds. >> that's good. do you have any morning rituals you do before the show? >> yes. i listen to the a-team theme, i recite the open and then i go about my day. >> do you not. >> i do too. >> zreelly? >> i've heard a lot of things

music related. >> what is it? >> there's a 30-second intro. >> okay. >> that goes in 1972 crack commander unit was sent ton prison by military court. these men probably escaped from maximum security stockade to the los angeles underground today still wanted by the government they survived the soldiers of fortune. if you have a problem were if no one else can help, you can fire the a-team. >> that was impressive. every morning. >> i've done that since i've worked at wnbc in new york '. >> what does that doing for. >> you how you cannot listen to the a-team theme and not get pumped up. >> how you can drink off people, i don't know. >> dylan your turn. >> tracy from new orleans. what pleasure snack do you sneak when nobody is listening. >> when nobody can hear me. >> you make a lot of noise. >> if anyone knows me they know

i'm right out in the open, but ice cream is my weakness and brownies and homemade chocolate chip cookies. >> for people who do not know droir not mean this as an insult, i mean this in all reverence. dylan drier is one of the world's greatest eaters. it is, i mean it doesn't seem phys iggically possible you'd be this size and eat the amount of food you do. it's unbelievable. >> i grew one two older brothers and if you didn't eat what was on your plate, you weren't going to get seconds because they would be gone. so you needed to eat and then grab your seconds. >> i've done dinner with her at this place called quality italian and we had this massive plate of. >> what's it called -- >> appetizers including the chicken parm. a size of a pizza. and then and dylan -- and then -- this was before she was expecting. and then she ate a toma hawk rib eye steak that was about a pound and af

over she's gnawing on the bone. >> i'm eating the steak and al's got 3-quarters of her steak left on his plate. >> it was unbelievable. >> and then she wanted mine. >> the bone's the best part. >> it sure is. that's what's going on around the country. gand morning, everybody. it's a warm and steamy day here in the washington area. temperatures already in the low 80s and many spots in the 82 in leesburg, 83 in warrenton, 84 in washington, 708 in gaugersberg. eyes today in the low 90s to mid-90s downtown. there's a slight chance for a little rain today or tomorrow, but rain chances tomorrow even on the fourth of july only at about 30%. a little better chance or wednesday and friday, but no washouts today or tomorrow. people have gotten their breath back. when we just kind of throw it out there before there's a map with all the local weather report people are running. all right. you going

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of july bark cue before the fireworks. >> but that didn't mean you can leave your manners at home. >> we're going to get grilled once again on the proper barbecue ed kwet. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we're ready for the challenge. >> to get started, using your hands or your utensils in front uh, show us the proper way to eat the following items. >> okay. >> first, buttering your bread. >> oh. i'd go like this. >> aren't you supposed to tear it in little pieces. >> okay. all right. very, very close. the thing about bread. >> shouldn't we get our own butter first. >> yeah, exactly. good job. you never cut your bred, you only break it in pieces, one piece you're going to eat at a time, you butter and you put it in. exactly. very, very good here. next one, corn on the could be. how do we eat corn on the could be? >> well, i'm going to take my -- this i know it's going to be wrong but i'm going to do it. >> that's right. especially off take a couple of bite

so this is great. dylan has spot on whenever we have corn on the could be holders we always use them but we want to -- >> did you hear that. >> you just want to avoid cutting the kernel. so you all did great there. >> did you hear her? i don't think so. >> wow. we haven't cooked it yet. >> okay. do you go left to right or around. >> you actually have to make little typewriter noiszs. >> very good. very good. >> like in a cartoon. >> which cartoon is that one? >> left to right. >> my husband does one bite here, one bite here. >> okay. chicken wings, what do you think. >> i don't eat them because it's just not worth of the effort. >> okay. >> so the correct etiquette is exactly with your fingers in the is perfect. and the key though is discard. so what do we do with those chicken bones when we're done. >> i usually hide it. >> they go in the top left part of the plate so that if you have a host that's

the sauce. exactly. what about hamburgers? how do you eat a hamburger. >> pick it up and you bite it. >> okay. this time a nice cut in the middle helps make it a little bit more manageable, a little bit more manageable and easier. what about cherries? any guesses on cherries. >> what do you think zwl i think you bite around it. >> with a. >> i what do we do. >> actually the way it goes in the same way it comes out put can use your fingers and put it in the discard section. >> we should put it in and spit it back out. >> exactly right. it's absolutely fine to do. >> she's a pretty good seed spitter. >> go for it dylan. >> whoa. everybody wants dinl dylan over. coming up party time make fourth of july fun and a blast with last minute ideas. grab the burger and just eat it, forget about cutting it, just eat it. the sunscreen!

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good morning, it's 9:26 now on this monday, july 3rd. i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning, they need help finding wits tods a dead whether i shooting on the beltway. 55-year-old was killed late sudden za noit. they think she was an innocent victim and that the shots came from another car. his daughter says he was a generous person who likes to spend time with his family. closed rehearsals start this morning for the capital 4th concert but there will abn open dress rehearsal tomorrow at 8:00. expect security to be tight. we will have a look at your holiday forecast when we come back. stay with us.

it is going to be a hot one day, sunny, heat, humidity, highs around 94 degrees around downtown. for tomorrow another hot one up in the 90s once again. slight chance for showers late in the day but by the time we get to the fireworks tomorrow about 9:00 things should be drying out and be

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if you have neighbors coming over today or tomorrow and you want to pump up the patriotism of your party, look no zblushlg we've got last-minute entertaining ideas with the hech better homes and gardens aem brekfield. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with the table because i love how simple it looks to put together and it looks amazing had. >> you probably have a lot of this at home and it's all disposable. but first we have to talk about the watermedical lone because what is july fourth party without watermelon. so we used block letters and printed out what we wanted to carve on to the front and then paste it on here and stens sild it in. it was super easy. we used a clam shuker. the rienz is much

than a pumpkin and we didn't go through to the middle of the fruit skou eat it afterwards. watermelon is super health thip. it's good for your heart. >> just what we're all thinking on the fourth of july. >> now with the plates were we mixed patterns. so we used our stars and stripes, but we also used polka dots and we also used an accent color of light blue when we woef into the plate. >> very nice. >> and also into our runner we used ban dabbas. >> this is going to be the day bandanas for a dollar. >> you might even have them 'if you have to buy them you can reuse them so we use this as at runner. and then for the center piece for the plates we have a little favor for kids, it's a glow stick so all did was we tied with it with a dies pose able paper napkin and they can tuesday which it gets dark. center piece is a mason jar with just red and white flowers. you could do that with anything. and these

silverware in. we used scrapbook paper to put around and we also used the accent color of light blup in the utensils as well. >> let's talk about the watermalmelon beverage. >> it's nonalcoholic. so all it is is pure raid watermelon juice with a mint. >> can i have a sip. >> no. you put in a little celt zerz to give it a little bit of -- >> um. >> if you want to make it abadult beverage you can put in champagne, little bit of rum, you can pretty much put whatever you want. >> so refreshing. >> really refreshing. watermelon juice is super hydrating as well. >> we've got de serts. >> ow patriotic tart and we're leaving in really healthy fruit so what better way to make

you can decorate it, you can cut it into squares and then put the berries on the squares. >> are you helping put those berries on? >> yeah. >> you did such a good job. >> how old are you. >> 3. >> you're so perfect. >> and of course the berries are kind of healthy. >> right. >> or very healthy with antioxidants so that gets kids kmie excited about eating fruit. >> these are mini s'mores, we took mini marsh mall lows and cut them into squards and let the kids dip it in the chocolate and then in the sprinkles ppt. it's dark chocolate which is healthier foryou it has antioxidants in it four as well and we have the kids decorate. we have stars, red and white stars, sprinkles and it's super easy for everybody to do. >> that's nice. >> have you guys eaten any? >> no. >> you really want one. >> go for it.

eaten we need to get some exercise, so this is a potato sack race but if down the have potato sack we actually used pillowcases. we got them until pretty fun colors, patriotic colors, but you can use old ones around the house and it's a great thing. >> that would be so fun. >> that's really fun. >> ready, go. >> go. >> he jumped the gun. >> oh, careful. >> thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> you had some fun ideas. >> kids will never be bored again. best outdoor toys to keep them entertained all sirm long right after this. a dog's big life is measured in wags. and when you feed your dog nature's recipe, you fuel the wag with our 35-year history of premium recipes like chicken, sweet potato and pumpkin. ( ♪ )

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>> yeah. fantastic. spiderman, ladies and gentlemen. spiderman. >> it does fly 200 feet, it is cool and i know nobody saw that the eyes light up. >> it does that eight times. all right. >> and temperature is meant for outdoors, i will say that. all right. so let's talk about this. it's so magical when a child plants a seed and watches something grow. here is, this is double fun. we have a garden that they'll actually create and grow but it's also a playset. so this is my fairy garden magical cottage. so what we have is the soil that it comes with. she's got fast-growing seeds so in about seven days they can see the sprouts. but plus i have this beautiful guard again e den. best of all our little watering can we can water right in the mushroom and it will trickle down and give it the exact amount of water that's needed. it's beautiful. they have otherer kids too but it's just gorgeous.

>> we love barbie. this is our dream tomorrowya, bubble taftic. pull her belt. >> who he. >> there you go. and we have hundreds an hundreds of bubbles. kids always love bubbles. you're never too old for it. >> and then off run out of -- you can use any. >> any kind of bubbles. but, look, it's beautiful, right. >> this is kind of cool stuff. >> this is cool. we love when we can get our hands noon things. so this is brand new and it's call more of. first i want you to feel it because it's so light. so light in fact it is mess free and so light that it actually will float in water all though the kids are having fun dipping it in. but look you can also take it if you make it into a ball and bounce if the you'll get some boups u bounce out of that. we can make ice cream cones, comes in six colors and kids can mix the colors to make other version, other colors. >> what's are they playing with? >> there's a reason that there are sidewalks and it's so that kids can create

crayola knows that in the is our paint sprayer. so what they have, they're pumping it up, there's no batteries or electric in the say washable paint sprayer, comes with stens sills were kids get to do this on the sidewalk or driveway it's a water hose or rain that washes it all away. give it a spray. shake it up if it's not spraying. been having a lot of fun with it over here. >> that's very cool. >> we know we want to keep those kids active and moving so look what we have. >> henry and deck he will. >> they or pogue goe wicks. >> it's new and improved. >> and it's an electronic bouncy game. there's two different game modes. go, you guys, go. >> look at that. >> and it keeps track. there's two modes with the one of them will keep track of how many bounces they can compete together or challenge themselves to do more and more. >> i love it. >> you guys are awesome. thank you. >> nice job. let's bring lucy in, what is this. hi

scooter and she is awesome on this. there's two wise to ride it like a regular scoot she can put her foot on or like the teettor to thor that she's using. if she went outside she can do this quickly and she can really take off on it. >> that's cool. >> it is cool will they want to make that for adults. >> and it's fun to ride. and you ready? so wyatt is on the mowing goe to the. look at it. lightning mcqueen cars is out and he's having a blast on this. it's a great first go cart. but this when you're looking for that extreme go cart, this sour rocker spot, look, the way she's steering this is by leaning. it is so awesome. and when they're outside they can really cruise on this. >> megan, could you get up just for a second our producer gavin wants to try in the could you let him try it? go ahead. i'm surprised you weren't in on this earlier. >> here we

okay. excellent, there you go, gavin. look at that. oh. >> it's easy. >> you're going too fast just put those pedals back and that's your brake. >> thank you so much and that's literally what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of woods. go, gavin, go. no surprise here a hot and humid day today for the 3ndrd and tomorrow as well for the fourth. currently upper 70s and mid-aetsz. up in the 90s we will go for most of the next ten days. might get a little break here and there. wednesday and thursday upper 80s and then over the weekend sunday and into monday of next week also perhaps into the 80s as well. but nonetheless, it will be hot around here for today and tomorrow. drink your water and take your shade breaks. all of our kid testers. megan you did so much better than gavin. up next

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and i used to think if you eat a slice you eat a pound. my grandma made plenty growing up. >> all the grandmas out there. >> so this is so simple, this what i do. these are recipes that you can actually see now and do today. >> all right. >> okay. so the first thing i'll show you how do is my oj barbecue butterfly chicken. >> okay. >> it's a long sentence but it's very simple. these are all refrigerator items it takes a little bit of orange juice, light brown sugar i don't care you got dark brown sugar use it. grainydion mustard, gar lis lick, hot sauce, olive oil and you're done. i've got the chicken here, it's been completely butterflied. >> okay. >> by that we mean we're taking out the backbone and dill land i were talking about this before. you can pull out the breast bones right here, the ribs, but i like to leave them in because more bone, more flavor. >> you can ask your butcher to do this. >> you ca

butcher to do it but don't smile too much, ladies, he might ask you out. it has happened. >> somebody speaks from experience. >> but if we do on a date and it's not good where do i get my meat from? you know what i'm saying. so salt and perp on both sides. you're just going to let this sit for about two hours at room temperature. i know what you're doing. you're not picking on me today, al. >> so you move on from your chicken, all right. okay. >> so the number one be mistake people make when they're grilling is they put the meat on the grill when it's cold. so two hours at room temperature. it's this say quickgraphy, just orange juice from the fridge, brown sugar, mow las says with the dark little grainydion, you whip that up. it's going to cook down and it's going to stick in slightly and this is the glaze that you use on your chick pent nice and thick. so we'll move down t

been sitting for a couple hours, you put any kind of oil. >> direct heat or inzblikt direct heat for the sear and then indirect heat when you flip it. if you're doing this on the grill you can do a base moment right now just over the ribs '. but if you're doing this in a pan it's going to impede the seerg process and so just leave it with the salt, perp and ole lip live oil. this is going to take about ten minutes to sear and then you're going to flip it. the oven temperature is 375 and then the grill just as hot as you can get it. we're going to come around here and i'll show you what happened. so we've got this over year and it's been searing. >> right. >> you don't have to put a weight on it. >> you'll see a lot of people do that brick oven chicken moment. sometimes i'll get a heavy pan on top or sometimes i'll just sit there and press it down and making love to it, you know, just falling in love with it and

>> so after you do that. >> dating out of your spees see skblz so you're going to get this in the oven. the goal temperature is 165, but you're going to take it out at about 145 ajds that's when you start glazing it with that oj barbecue sauce, okay. >> that's so simple you don't have to grind this chicken that's why you can could this today. have you heard of a poke cake. >> i have. >> poke cakes are coming back. everybody's poking cake now. so go to the bakery section and get the pound cake that i've already made four, okay. >> oh, now you're talking my language. >> poke cake actually started some housewife probably made a really dry cake and had to fix it, so she poked holes moo it, right, and that's what you're going to do with the end of your wooden spoon, just go along and make even-spaced holes. i like to go almost down to the bottom. >> right. >> and then what wife got here say simple syrup. had is jamat

with a little bit of lemon juice. so this is raspberry or strawberry jam, this is blackberry or blueberry jam. you take a funnel, you pour it in, it gets into there. you continue with the holes and then what you're going to do is then i've got some sour cream. this is all things have you in your fridge. a little bit of brown sugar or dark if you hike lt a little bit of vanilla, stir this up. >> that 'i alone. >> in say good fruit dip that's why i thought, you know, here's the thing. you're making holes on top of your cake you've got to cover it, right. then when we cover the holes with the actual sour cream that's sweet end with a little bit of tart which is perfect for the pound cake moment you're like wham i going to do now? >> that is good. >> can i say for the first time i'm getting stuffed. >> girl. >> wow. >> the way you but theered up that corn earlier, let me tell you, up can come over any

>> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and for these recipes head to today.com/food. we're back in a moment but first this is today on nbc.

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fireworks for that. expect to see stepped-up security for all of the festivities. and what many people want to know is what the weather will be like for tomorrow's picnics and fireworks. >> it's going to be hot today and hot tomorrow. no repeat performance of last year when the high on july fourth last year only 74 degrees. it was our coldest fourth of july in 75 years. tomorrow back to what you'd expect, in the 90s with a slight chance for thunderstorm late in the day but should be dry by the fireworks. >> thank you so much. coming up on news 4 midday we have more on a deadly shooting investigation on the beltway. swooe we'll see you then. we'll . i love you, couch. you give us comfort. and we give you bare feet... ...backsweat and gordo's everything. i love you, but sometimes you stink.

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