good good morning. breaking overnight, two cozy for comfort? news that the president had a second encounter with russian president vladimir putin earlier this month, just the two presidents and a russian interpreter. >> a basic failure in terms of national security protocol. >> so what was discussed and why did the white house seem to keep it under wraps? what the president himself is saying this morning. refusing to talk, the officer who shot and killed a bride to be in minneapolis declines to be interviewed by investigators as his partner reveals his account of what led to that tragic shooting. state of manual, a massive wildfire near yosemite forces thousands to evacuate. >> it's a little scary. i think everybody is panig

park's power supply now threatened. plus the ring of fire behind a dangerous heat wave. why the fbi is warning parents about those popular smart toys. and the flying shark that sent a surfing competition back to the beach. today, wednesday, july 19th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." so glad to have you with us on a wednesday morning. willie is in for matt again. i have to say i know you are a bit of a sweater sometimes and it's -- >> harry styles. i thought you were talking about harry styles is here, that's one reason. >> that and also the ring of fire, excessive heat around the country. >> you know it's real when the meteorologist drops the metrological terms and just goes with ring of fire. >> we will have more o

weather in a moment. let us start with yet another russia controversy with president trump. his face-to-face with vladimir putin at this month's g20 was highly scrutinized, everybody knew about that. now we have learned that that was not their only encounter that day. we have complete coverage. let's start with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, we are learning that trump and president putin had a second encounter at the g20 summit earlier this month. now, the white house is pushing back strongly this morning against criticism it should have disclosed that second encounter, by some accounts the meeting lasted an hour. officials here say it was shorter and merely part of a social gathering, still it's creating yet another russia-related flap for this administration. this morning a striking new revelation, a white house official telling nbc news president trump had a previously undisclosed conversation with russian president vladimir putin at this dinner held for world leaders at the g20 summit in

according to the "washington post" citing a senior administration official, mr. trump left his seat and sat next to mr. putin. critics say the undisclosed meeting is unusual with no american aides to witness it and no official u.s. government summary of that encounter ever released. the only russian/english interpreter available provided by putin as each couple at the dinner was allowed just one translator. the american translator accompanying the president spoke japanese because mr. trump was seated next to the prime minister of japan's wife, still, critics pounced. >> a basic failure in terms of national security protocol. there is only one person who really knows exactly what was said in the course of that conversation now and it's the russian translator. >> reporter: the white house pushing back, noting the president circulated freely and spoke to many leaders adding the insinuation that the white house has tried to hide a second meeting is false. malicious and absurd. the president himself tweeting late tuesday, story

dinner with putin is sick, insisting the press knew. the evening exchange happening on the same day the two leaders had their first official meeting which lasted more than two hours. the new disclosure comes as nbc news has learned there was an eighth person who attended that 2016 meeting with donald trump jr. and russian officials at trump tower. that person a senior vice president at the real estate development company run by russian oligarch off la involve. in 2000 he was the subject of government investigation into possible investigation into money laundering in u.s. banks. his attorney telling u.s. news the reality is he has never been accused of in any wrongdoing, period, but on capitol mounting concern. >> it's very disturbing to me that's taken us this long for this kind of information to come out. >> and this morning special counsel robert mueller

to hear from donald trump junior and paul manafort who was also at that meeting. >> reporter: the attorney for ike kovalotse plans on cooperating. no date has been set for that or trump junior to testify on capitol hill. overnight the white house announced its new ambassador to russia, jon huntsman. >> kristen welker, thank you. when he was a kand nate. >> thank you. let's bring in nicolle wallace, host of "deadline white house." and michael mcfaul, the former u.s. ambassador to russia. good morning to both of you. mr. ambassador, i'll start with you. let me be devil's advocate. there's a lot of heat around the second encounter that the president had with vladimir putin. and a lot of people watching might be thinking what's the big deal? it's a social dinner. there's all the world

around. why all the fuss? why all of the storm and fury? >> well, savannah, i agree. it's a good thing when the president of the united states is meeting with other heads of state, having face time to develop ideas in the first meeting. we should applaud that. what's strange about this particular meeting, that we've seen, he just focused on one leader for an hour. you know, that's not a good form at a dinner party, right? you need to work the room. you shouldn't just focus on one. how about a little time with the host, angela merkel, our closest ally. others were concerned about it. >> you've been -- >> the second thing i would just say, as somebody that used to staff the meetings for president o bam whbama when i worked at te house, you want him to have his talking points. if putin says this, you say this. and anything a president utters

policy. nose are the things you don't like to have happen without staff. >> that was when i was going. you have been in the meets. would putin confine the chat to vacation homes and kids? >> no. >> would he have a policy agenda? >> he is not a big chitchat guy. he is going to take advantage of the situation to push his agenda, which is concessions from the united states. things like lifting sank ining . and he has 17 years in experience in doing foreign policy. our president has a few months. >> nicolle, let's take an issue of disclosure. let's say this was an inknanaon meeting. and president goes and sits and chats with president putin. when it comes to russia, you would think he should put everything out there. >> they find themselves trapped between willful

defiance to accept their reality. their political reality is there's a cloud of suspicion over this white house about suspected, alleged, some would argue now known attempts to collude with the russian government, to tip the election in this president's favor, based on the e-mail change between don jr. that surfaced about a week ago. the fact they don't take a more cautious approach to how things look, really suggests that either the president himself has dug in and defiantly refuses to acknowledge his own political reali reality. or that people around him have become convinced his commitment -- it woucould have n anywhere, and we wouldn't be here. you wouldn't have woken up ambassador mcfaul if it was the leader of another ally. but the fact that the bottom line of all these stories runs through putin is why we're always having the same conversation about this president. >> if you had been communications director at the white house, would you

let's disclose it, get it out there. >> when i was communications director, steve hadley and condi rice read out the meetings to our press pool. there's not a lot of risk for any sort of public relations fiasco. this is another example of a self-inflicted p.r. crisis on behalf of this team. >> nicolle wallace, michael mcfaul. thank you. another fiissue facing the president, the collapse of the repeal and replace of obama care. he has invited senators to the white house. this as voters sound out on the health care battle and other key issues in washington. peter alexander is in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. >> the gorgeous susquehanna river behind us. think of this as the epicenter of that earthquake that jolted president trump in

setback for the president and senate republicans on health care, here, they back president trump but want to see results. this morning, the senate republicans still licking their wounds after a third-straight defeat in their bid to get rid of obamacare, the president is deflecting blame. >> the republicans are not going to own it. we'll let obamacare fail and the democrats will come to us. >> reporter: in trump counties that propelled the president to power, the republican health care plan never got traction. just one in four trump voters supporting it. only 12% overall. >> they need to go back to the drawing board. >> i think it's just stubbornness, lack of cooperation. >> reporter: at snyder's garage, barbara and bruce snyder are betting on trump. you wanted a guy that would change washington. is he changing washington? >> yes,

time. >> reporter: bob smith, another democrat that backed the president. >> i thought he was going to be a flash. he's going to be a flash, a bole of lightning. >> reporter: is it? >> and the bolt of light nick fizzled out a little bit. >> reporter: when you hear the outrage about the president, what do you want to say to the people? >> shut up. the people aren't backing him. give him a chance. >> reporter: in trump's counties, his policies resonate but his personalities doesn't. he gets high marks for ordering air strikes in syria and responding to north korea. the most approval, keeping jobs in america. furniture sales have improved here. >> i think they feel better. we were hopeless before. >> reporter: what isn't working -- the president's repeated attacks on the media, his refusal to release his tax returns, and the

tweets. six in ten saying cut it out. at chuck's main street diner, some have heard enough. >> he's so beneath the office. it gets worse every day. >> reporter: but supporters are sick of the criticism, including on russia. >> we laugh about it every day. what's the new joke about russia. a russia illusion not a russia collusion. >> reporter: six months after the election, the breakfast crowd still depp deeply divided. plenty of passion here over breakfast in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. the top republican to repeal obamacare appears to be on the brink of failure. he can afford to lose two senate republicans. three oppose it. at the urging of the president, mcconnell will force a vote to put all senators on the record early next week. >> peter alexander, in pennsylv

more to get to, including new developments in the deadly police shooting of a bride-to-be in minneapolis. one of the officers involved is telling his side of the story. this morning, there are more questions than answers. blake mccoy has the latest on the investigation. blake, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, >> reporter: savannah, good morning. this community and family finally getting some answers. investigators have now interviewed the partner of the officer who opened fire in the alley behind me. this is his account of what happened. this morning the first official account of what led to the death of australian bride to be justine damond, killed by a mooip police officer after calling 911 for help. state investigators say damond reported what she thought was an assault in the alley behind her home. two rookie officers responded in a patrol car, mohamed noor in the passenger's seat, matthew

as the patrol car drove down the alley, harty who has been interviewed by investigators says he was startled by a loud noise right as damond approached the driver's side of the vehicle, harty says that's when officer noor opened fire, shooting over him, hitting damond through the driver's side vehicle. >> shots fired and one down. >> copy. 533, cpr. >> the officer says they provided immediate medical attention but damond was pronounced dead at the scene, killed by a gunshot wound to the abdomen. according to investigators, officer noor has so far declined to be interviewed saying his attorney, quote, did not provide clarification on when, if ever, an interview would be possible. both officers were equipped with body cams which have to be manually turned on but they weren't. at a late nice press conference ci

outrage. >> we do have more information though it's frustrating to have some of the picture but not all of it. >> half a world away in damond's native australia. >> justine our daughter is so special to us. >> her heartbroken father is asking for answers. >> justine was a beacon to all of us, with he only ask that the light of justice shine down on the circumstances of her death. >> reporter: as mourners gathered for a sunset vigil on a beach near sydney, he joined them, paying final respects by tossing flowers into the sea. so when will we hear officer noor's account of what happened? well, under the law he doesn't have to give an interview to state investigators. keep in mind he could be facing charges. it's ultimately up to the county attorney here in minneapolis how to proceed. savannah and willie. >> blake, thank you. now to the massive wildfire burning in california that's forced the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people. the fire is

structures in and around the eight structures have been destroyed. the fire was consumed 25,000 acres and is threatening the power lines that feed yosemite national park. officials say tall grass from winter rains is fueling that fire. that fire. update on a story we've been following for several weeks. charl charlie gard has been granted u.s. citizenship. that move could pave the way for him to travel to america to receive experimental treatment. the terminally ill baby is on life support and is at the center of a legal battle that has gained worldwide attention. british courts have ruled his condition is too grave to keep him alive. but charlie's parents have been fighting for months to bring him to the u.s. to receive treatment. now, back to the dramatic video we showed you at the top of the show. a surfing competition was called off aft

the water. it happened two years after mick fanning was attacked by a shark at the exact same venue. competition expected to resume today. >> that's quite the shot, jumping, leaping out of the water. >> i don't know if i would hop back in the water today after seeing that. d dylan is in for al this morning, has our first check of weather. >> should we talk ring of fire? let's do t it is going to be extremely hot especially right through the middle of the country. we do have heat warnings and heat advisories. 34 million people are under some sort of heat advisory. here is that ring of fire, that area of high pressure producing those hot temperatures and around it is where we will see some of our strongest storms. the humidity is high, so st. louis it will feel like 104 today, jackson, mississippi, it will feel like 103, columbia, south carolina, feeling like 100 degrees, in new york city the high about 92 but it will feel warmer because of the high humidity. on thursday d.c. will[ly

feel like it's about 105. on friday the heat continues and finally we will start to see temperatures drop a bit as we go into the weekend. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, everybody. live picture over downtown washington, hazy skies out there, poor air quality today. we're code orange air quality, that means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups, the very old, very young and those with heart and respiratory issues. current temperatures are in the steamy 70s

today we should be near 90 degrees by lunchtime, highs today in the low to mid 90s, very small chances for a shower or a thunderstorm today with heat indexes eventually getting up over 100 degrees for the next few days. and that's your latest forecast. all right, dylan, thank you so much. coming up the mounting opposition to o.j. simpson's possible release on the eve of his much anticipated parole hearing. and the mystery surrounding the sudden death of a ten-year-old boy that has parents on edge. did he accidentally touch a powerful opioid at a public swimming pool? but first this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning, everybody. we're back at 7:30, it's wednesday, the 19th of july, 2017. there's the people that make the smart decisions in this building. our control room on a busy wednesday morning. got willie in for matt and hoda here, too. >> hi, guys. let's look at the headlines. the president inviting senate republicans to the white house today, to discuss the road ahead in the health care battle after a second failed attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. the partner of the minneapolis police officer who shot and killed a woman who called 911 has spoken to investigators. matthew harrity claims they were startled by a loud sound

their patrol car. officer noor who fired the shot has declined to be interviewed. both officers are on paid leave. check scene in massachusetts, a 37-year-old man fell into an abandoned well and suffered leg and back injuries. at one point they had to pump fresh air into the hole until emergency crews could carry out the rescue. officials say somebody had removed a steel cover that had been on top of that well. we are now just a day away from o.j. simpson's parole hearing which will be televised live. as he looks forward to a new chance at freedom opposition is growing over his possible release. nbc's joe fryer has more on that part of the story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've made our way to love lock correctional center where o.j. simpson has been locked up for nearly nine years now. he will be appearing by videoconference in front of the parole board two hours away. even the

parole is likely but that's not sitting well with some. as many wonder if the juice will soop be loose there is growing backlash after his potential release. a change.org petition with more than 100,000 signatures calls on people to let the parole board know if you do not want to see this man release nood free society. the petition was created by deborah tate sister of actress tate who was murdered by members of the manson family. among those signing the petition ron goldman's sister, kim, who tweeted, thank you, deborah tate for being such an advocate and starting this petition. love you, lady. tate says the goldman family is preparing for the worst. >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit. >> during a criminal trial that riveted the nation in 1995 simpson was acquitted of murdering goldman and brown but in a civil case he was found liable and had to pay a $33

is money and this is the only way they can seem recommend om pens for the lost. >> david cook says with interest simpson now owes $60 million. if he's released they will try to get what they can. >> if he's paid money for the use of his name, his likeness, his story, his brand it is our intention to seize it and we can seize it by legal process and that's what i intend to do. >> reporter: but first the board must grant simpson's parole. among those hoping for his release, carl douglas, one of the attorneys on his legal dream team. >> the fact that he has been in jail for nine years is not because of the crime in las vegas, but it is a consequence of what happened in los angeles. >> reporter: friends say if simpson is released he would like to move back to florida, legal experts tell us that is a possibility if officials in both nevada and florida approve thatç

board typically takes about three weeks to make a decision afterñl3 holding a hearing, interest in this case is so high they plan to make the decision on the same day. back to you guys. >> joe fryer in nevada a day we will have special live coverage of that hearing tomorrow and it will be the focus of a special documentary, o.j. simpson chasing freedom, this saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. we turn to dylan for another check of the weather. >> we talked about the heat with the ring of fire and now we will talk about the storms. they usually form on the outside of this dome of heat that we're dealing with. so right along this boundary right through eastern north and south dakota, southern minnesota, parts of wisconsin that's where we're looking at our best chance of severe storms today. in orange here that's our enhanced risk of seeing some isolated tornadoes, possibly large hail, but mainly the threat of damaging wind gusts. with he could see a line of storms move from west

overnight hours and that could produce very, very gusty winds, perhaps as high as 60 to 70 miles per hour, that could lead to some damage. you see by thursday morning some of those storms will work their way into the chicago area. we could see quite a bit of rain, too, about 2 to up to 3 inches of rain possible south of minneapolis, st. paul. that's a look at the weather across the country, here is peek out your window. 78 degrees already feels like 81. plenty of sun today, very little in the way of rain relief, most of the area will stay dry. 72 dulles, 72 clinton, 69 gaithersburg but it is humid. if you're heading to the pool today, good day to do so, you want the sunblock, want you to hydrate, stay in the shade. by 4:00 p.m. feeling around 100 degrees. look at the heat for the rest of the week, feeling like 105 tomorrow and friday. staying hot all the way across the weekend. and that's your latest forecast. all right, dylan, thanks so much. coming up, why the fbi has just issued a rare warning about

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welcome back. carson is in the orange room with a controversy over dad ads. what are we talking about here? >> did you guys color coordinate in

>> good-looking group here. >> looking good, guys. we're bombarded by ads all the time. and some are better than others, when it comes to the portrayal of men and women. ads like this, featurie ining c dads taking care of babies. they've been called out in the past for enforcing gender stereotypes. this was the boys the scholar, and the girl the butterfly. the advertise standards has put further regulations that attempt to crack down ads that show activities to one gender. they will be realistic approach and target problematic ads that could affect them. a woman cleaning or a man doing yardwork may not be in the crosshairs. but they will focus on the offensive ones, like the gap ad. the reaction is mixed. yes, at last.

look forward to seeing it. heather writes, i'm delighted about this. i'm a female engineer and i would like to see more people like me represented. saw people on the other side, too. tom arguing, if you need to remove someone to stop someone becoming judgmental that problem is with that person. we asked should there be regulations to prevent gender stereotyping. 70% said no. >> i think i'm a no. regulations is what it is. i like the idea -- i'm against stereotyping. i don't know if i want regulations about it. >> i do the cleaning and brian will take out the trash. >> the beer ads, it did bug me with the guy on the couch. we're a little more than that. >> are you sure? >> maybe it's too close to home. >> al says that. he gets mad. but we have very active dads. carson, willie, matt. they're real dads and al says, those

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. 7:56 is your time on this wednesday, july 19th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to get right to melissa mollet for a look at your commute. >> so looking at the beltway everything looking okay right now, no major problems here. southbound bw parkway at 175 a disabled vehicle in the road. southbound 270 the local lanes after falls road temporarily blocked right now, we are going to keep you updated on this problem at first 4 traffic on twitter, the main lanes moving just a little slowly. >> melissa, thank you. we will take a quick break, sheena is back with a look at your forecast.

good morning. we're already up to 81 degrees now in washington, 75 dulles, 72 clop, gaithersburg is at 74, still in the upper 60s over the higher elevations. another hot one today. 95 by 5:00 p.m., feeling around 100. if you are grilling out we're going to stay on the dryer side, maybe an isolated shower or storm, most of the area stays dry. rest of the weekend into the weekend we're looking at the upper 90s. >> another local news update in 25 minutes. back to the "today" show.

it's it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, new details. the partner of the officer who hot and killed bride to be justine damond sheds new light on how she died. >> while the officer who fired the shot refuses to talk. we're live with overnight developments. plus, foul play? >> i promise not to tell anyone. >> the fbi issues a rare public warning over smart toys and privacy. what parents need to know to keep their kids safe. and british invasion. we're live with the royals as they touchdown in germany. while harry styles swings by studio

acting debut, tuesday wednesday, july 19, 2017. >> i have a question, who are you guys here to see? >> harry styles please hug my daughter. >> and me. >> i may not be federer but i have a crush on savannah. don't tell my wife. i'm his wife. >> what are you celebrating, lynnette? >> my 60th birthday. woo-hoo. >> happy birthday to her. welcome back to "today." lots to celebrate on our plaza. matt has the morning off, willie is in again. we have harry styles here. >> and fin. >> you and i with harry styles and fin. >> we're going to crack the lens with the excitement. >> i don't know who has more plaza fans, harry styles or savannah guthri

anyway, busy morning. lots to get to. let's get right to your news at 8:00. the white house playing down a new controversy that erupted overnight involving russian president vladimir putin. kristen welker joins us with the latest on that. >> president trump will try to shift the focus back to his made in america theme this week, but it's a previously undisclosed meeting he had outside the country that is raising a fresh round of questions about his relationship with russia. this morning a white house official telling nbc news president trump had a second conversation is that we didn't learn about until yesterday with russian president vladimir putin at this dinner held for world leaders at the g20 summit in ham berg, germany. according to the "washington post" citing a senior administration official mr. trump left his seat and sat next to mr. putin for about an hour. critics say the undisclosed meeting is unusual with no american aides to witness it and no official u.s. government summary of that encounter of released.

available was provided by putin. the white house noted that the president circulated freely and spoke to many leaders adding, quote, the insinuation that the white house is trying to hide a second meeting is false, malicious and absurd. the president tweeting late tuesday, story of secret dinner with tuesday is sick, insisting the press knew. the exchange happening on the same day the two leaders had their first official meeting which lasted more than two hours. savannah. >> kristen, thank you. we have new information this morning about what happened just before a bride to be was shot and killed saturday by a minneapolis police officer. nbc's blake mccoy is there. blake, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. we're getting the first official account of what happened that led to the death of australian bride to be justine damond. investigators have interviewed the partner of the if err who opened fire. he says they were responding to a 911 call in the alley behind me on saturday night, driving down the alley with their lights

that startled officers right as damond approached the driver's side of the vehicle. the partner says that officer mohamed noor opened fire, killing damond. now, officer noor has not agreed to an interview with state investigators and it's unclear if or when that will ever happen. keep in mind he could face charges. it will ultimately be up to the county prosecutor here in minneapolis to decide how to proceed. >> still a lot of questions there in minneapolis. thank you. a grieving iowa couple is hoping that the loss of theiren fant daughter will help save the lives of other newborns. mariana was just 18 days old when she died on tuesday morning. doctors told her parents that mariana had contracted meningitis and that it probably had come from someone with a cold sore who had touched or kissed the baby. her parents believe the cause was the kiss from an infected friend or relative. experts say the cold sore virus rarely leads to meningitis but

to wash their hands before handling babies. our best to those parents. the fbi is out with a rare warning about children's toys. it's alerting parents that internet-connected smart toys can put a family's privacy and safety risk. here is jo ling kent. >> i promise not to tell anyone. >> reporter: the coolest smart toys are coming with a major warning. >> i can look up people, places and things. >> reporter: as more kids toys are connected to the internet concern is growing that they could be a new risk to your child's safety. it's prompted the fbi to issue a rare public safety announcement to parents this week stating the fbi encourages consumers to consider cyber security prior to introducing smart, interactive, internet-connected toys into their homes or trusted environments. the agency points out that the innocent conversations your child may have with a smart toy could reveal a large amount of personal informa,

name, school, location, likes and dislikes, endangering their privacy and physical safety. how? smart toys are often fitted with microphones, cameras, data storage, speech recognition and gps capabilities and toys connected to apps sometimes ask for a child's photo, which could be used to garner trust from a child and increase the risk of exploitation. in recent months smart toys like my friend kayla have come under fire for allegedly recording children and connecting to unsecured bluetooth and wifi networks. the fbi did not call out any toys by name but advises parents to only connect and use the toys with trusted and secure wifi internet access. closely monitor your child's activity with the toys through a toys app. use strong and unique passwords when creating user accounts and only provide the bare minimum when filling out registration information. of course, turn the toys off when not in use. toy time now subject to the

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coming up on 8:10. after a whirlwind tour of poland the duke and duchess of cambridge and their kids are touching down in germany this morning. we are following them every step of the way. >> we're stalkers. >> kelly obsercobiella is traveh them. >> reporter: poland, now germany, two countries president trump visited just a couple weeks ago. it shows the importance of these two allies for both the u.s. and the uk and it's why the brits sent in their power couple and those two little stars. prince george looking sleepy but managing a handshake this morning in berlin. his little sister, princess charlotte, was given her very own mini bouquet. prince william and wife kate headed state to a meeting with angela merkel. for the kids, down tim

earlier in the week the polish president turning a palace into a playhouse for them, tweeting this photo. while outside hundreds lined up to see will and kate. the duchess bonding with moms, prince william acting like a dad. >> you're very sweet. she will love this. >> reporter: at a visit with entrepreneurs kate joking about how to put this smart toy to good use. the couple is on an official charm offensive as their country divorces europe. kate dressing in a plunging polish design, the duke talking of the two countries' deep ties. >> polish is now the second most spoken language in the united kingdom. >> it was british soldiers who finally freed prisoners of this concentration camp in 1945. the royals are meeting with survivors from this camp, men held here as boys and now back for the first time more tha

>> this young royal couple have a quite out of the ordinary knack of making people feel at ease. >> reporter: the duke and duchess were a big hit in poland, toasting the end of their trip with a drink fit for royalty, made with gold flakes. though some of these littlest fans couldn't quite get the titles right. >> queen and the king are coming here and they are english so that's why we need an english flag. >> reporter: their own children just starting to learn about life as a working royal.-w7(pr(% they will be covering three cities over the next three days. they will visit disadvantaged kids this afternoon, there is a rowing competition tomorrow, then they're wrapping up their tour on friday in hamburg. just in time, guys, for a big event on saturday. prince george's fourth birthday. >> george is four. thank you so much. it's fun following them. >> the little accent, so cute those little kids.

gold beverage there. carson perked up at that point. let's trend now, shall we? >> job interviews as we all know can be tough but what would you do if the ceo of the company you're interviewing with texted you on a sunday night as part of a test. >> do you know it's a test. >> you will find out in a second. erika the ceo of barstool sports told the "new york times" about her unique way of vetting job candidates. she texts them on sunday night between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. to see how fast they respond. the maximum time she allows is three hours. if you don't get back to her in three hours you can forget the times. she told the times she doesn't plan to bug employees all weekend but does want to know if people are responsive and always thinking about the job, are you in it, what do you guys think? >> what's the point? you should be able to have some down time at 9:00 on a sunday night. >> worry about that when you get the job. if you're up for a job and you need a job and that potential employer texts you at midnight on sunday you

immediately, you kick that can down the road later. >> we interviewed judd apatow and he said he was trying to decide whether to work with a writer and he asked that writer to meet him at 7:00 on a sunday, he said if the person showed up late or said he couldn't do it the guy is out. i think it's about picking a weird time and see who responds and who plays. >> for me i would be asleep at 9:00 on a sunday. that's the only thing. i mean, what if you had -- >> if you had reasons to -- what if you were on a flight? >> we are sort of exceptional because we have this odd morning schedule, we are up all hours of the morning and night. if you are a 9:00 to 5:00 worker is it okay for your boss now once you have the job to text after hours or to reach out to you. >> now you have the job. >> now you've got the job. is that okay for your boss to reach out? >> it sort of depends on the job. >> what if it's quick question about something tomorrow. >> i think you have to say yes. >> i think it's just the day and age we live in. i wish it weren't the case, i wish we could check out friday at 5:00 or in our

a.m. but we don't live in that world anymore. >> you are on vacation, that should be the one time, a couple weeks a year, still if you are looking at your phone on vacation, reading an article, pictures, those e-mails come up. leave it alone and not respond. >> isn't it easier to attend to it. >> then you're working on vacation. >>est that the rub. >> but you've got a job. get the job first. pop start, we will start with, guess to, ed sheeran. pop start update. the singer receiving mixed reaction on social media in response to his game of thrones cameo. he also quit twitter recently. the episodes director is defending ed saying fans are focusing so much on his star power. he told news week he came into this with only lovely intentions to come and do a good job and sing well. people didn't know who ed was they wouldn't have thought about it twice. he said ed did a great job and was a pleasure to work with. on the twitter front looks like ed is back on twitter but his description states, quote, i don't use this anymore.

instagram page. we fulfilled our ed sheeran quota on pop start. not another ed story for 45 days. now to ma donna. an impending auction of the pop star's personal belongings was halted by a manhattan supreme court judge. on tuesday the items included an unbelievable read of a letter from tupac shakur. >> i didn't know they were together. >> a pair of previously worn underwear and a hair brush that does contain hair from madonna. she earlier sought an emergency court order saying that the auction violated her privacy. she said in court papers i understand that my dna could be extracted from a piece of my hair. it is outrageous and grossly offensive that my dna could be auctioned for sale to the general public. those court papers claim madonna's friend was behind the sale but the lawyer says it will be challenged. music streaming record for you this morning, one of the summer's biggest hits just became the most streamed song of all time.

>> now officially be sick of this song. justin bieber's remix have been streamed more than 5.6 billion times. >> by me. >> justin bieber also his song "sorry" had that record 4.3 billion. is this the song of the summer? >> i think so. >> we're going to call it. >> embrace t little by little. >> hard to pass up and beat the bear on the motorcycle but i did my best. >> we do this a lot on the show, we show those adorable gender reveal videos where parents do a cute little thing. i have some fails for you and they involve baseball bats. all right. so here is this first one, the ball is supposed to explode and the spoke will determine the gender. mom throws it inside. he's like why you got to jam me with a

other side of the camera that you can't see. it's a girl. >> give him a brushback pitch. >> exactly. >> that was forgetting my son at the fathers already been son dance, retaliation. >> another one, this mother to be gets it a little worse, inside. >> and we still don't know the gender. >> why is he using a metal bat. >> is she all right? >> there wasn't a gender reveal, i just thought this was funny. >> what? >> just kidding. no, the ball didn't explode. >> everything is all right with her. >> she's fine. >> he crushed it. >> and we don't know -- >> i'm sorry. you're not supposed to laugh at that. >> wow. she's okay. >> i like the person that she's fine, no one gets hurt in the daily clip. >> what are they having? >> we don't know. >> the bear didn't hurt anybody, the woman is fine. everything is fine in pop start. >> what about weather. >> i want to know if she's having a boy or

telling us about the ring of fire i'll know. >> we're going to move on from the ring of fire and talk more rain in the southwest, flooding rain possible. we do have flash flood watches in effect for arizona up through colorado over into utah, southern nevada and into southeastern california. it's all developing around this ring of fire but we are looking at that monsoonal moisture. so you get torrential downpours and the ground is very dry so it doesn't absorb all of that rain quickly, it's kind of like pouring water on cement. we are going to see the potential for more flooding, especially in some of the valleys, we are looking at as much as 3 to up to 5 inches of rain in some areas, again, within those heavier downpours. we are going to see that flood threat in the southwest, that heat in the middle of the country, isolated severe storms across the upper midwest and into southern minnesota. we could see a line of severe weather develop overnight with damaging wind gusts possible. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. hazy, hot and humid in the nation's capitol.

washington monument, look at all the gunky air around it. poor air quality today and the next several days as well. if you have heart or respiratory issues, limit your outdoor activities and any strenuous outdoor activities for sure. temperatures already in the id to upper 70s in the suburbs, 81 now in washington, high today 95 and only an outside chance at a thunderstorm today. >> and that's your latest forecast. savannah. now to more of our cutting calories saving cash series. al food and money. we start with helping you save less at the grocery store. this morning, it's about saving time by planning in advance. and let's talk to jean chatzky. this starts before we go to the store. >> with some planning. we want to start by shopping at home. shop your pantry, shop your fridge. oh, i have some frozen chicken breast, that's a meal. i found on sunday, some

cheese. i made gnocchi. it was there. use what you have. >> and you have to make the all-parent list. >> make the all-important list. and one way to make it easier is base it on what's on sale that week. i have my grocery store app on my phone. coupons come up. oh, $5 off on a $10 meat passenger sid purchase. amazing. i put it on my card and i have the other ingredients. >> you say know what to overbuy and when. >> right. when you go to the store, whether you're using coupons like this or using the circular, you're going to see things like chicken breast, on sale. nobody should ever pay full price for a chicken breast ever. >> words to live by. >> when you see it at $2.99 a pound, you buy four and you put it in the freezer and have it. we throw out a ton of food every week. you don't want to overbuy

milk will go bad. you see the numbers. it's insane how much we throw away. >> i feel guilty when i throw out the fresh fruits that nobody ate. >> then, we come home and we have our chicken breast. we want to separate them into the portions that we're going to cook because we know if we overcook them and make them all at one time, they're going to end up in the wasted category. there will be leftovers. separate them, put them in containers. label them so you know that you're using the most recently purchased ones last. want to use the oldest ones first. >> the freezer is your friend. >> so much. you can freeze things that people don't understand they can freeze. butter, put one stick in the fridge. fresh herbs, my basil garden, it's all going in the freezer. and bread, if you're in a small family, take out a couof

freeze the rest. now, up to willie and joy in the kitchen. >> what are you going to do with the groceries. joy bauer, let's look at that. >> you're going to defrost. if something is in the freezer, it goes from the freezer into the fridge. it's so tempting to defrost on the counter. but it could get in the temperature danger zone and bacteria grows rapidly. from the freezer into the fridge. if you're lucky enough for something to be defrosted, in the morning before you head out the door, marinade it. put it in the fridge. the longer it marinades for, the more flavorible that piece of meat will be. >> and right in the ziploc bag? >> yeah. it can be a bowl or a ziploc. >> what are we doing with the slow cooker? >> i call this a magic pot. a couple of times each week, in the morning, all you need to

the pot. you put the lid on. you're going to set the timer. and you head out the door. it's like having an accoffordab personal chef. it cooks for you when you're john. >> and you can set that and leave it all day. >> yes. and your house smells so good. then, what you do after dinner, is you're going to wrap up the leftovers before you start nibbling on them before lunch the next day. and you can either eat exactly the same thing or you can reimagine it. and you can create a sandwich or maybe a topping for a solialad. it's great to have lunch waiting for you. and the night before, you can get your coffee ready. get the machine ready and if you have a timer, set it. you don't have to go to the store and waste time and money buying your coffee. and if you don't have a timer on your machine, you can make a cup at night, pop it into the refrigerator and in the morning, you have ice coffee. >> a lot of them do have

what do we have here? >> this is during down time. on the weekends, you can find some time to cook. and if you can just make one recipe a week and double and triple the amounts, you get to cook it once and you eat it two times, three times, four times. portion them in freezer-friendly containers. label them. and stash them in the freezer. and the newer items you want to go in the back. you're recycling, eating the oler items first and the new items second and third. and you want to be imaginative about the base. it's all about the base. you want to re-create it. i made a huge amount of meatballs. one night, i had it with pennep. then, ke babs. and then, a meatball pizza. >> you're one resourceful woman. >> i'm going to get a slow cooker. tomorrow, more ways to save calories and cash by

your favorite restaurant dishes at home. by the way, guys, the gender reveal, that was a boy, by the way. we've got harry styles, fin whitehead, dunkirk the feel good movie of the summer. this is a breaking news 4 today news break. 8:26 on this wednesday, july 19th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we want to go to that breaking news in alexandria. melissa mollet is following this for us. melissa. >> good morning. what we know right now it is a shooting of some sort, possibly a road rage incident. again, this is the 4600 block of eisenhower avenue may see some closures because of this large police presence. this is near van dorn street. outer loop after st. barnabas debris on the roadway, inner loop brad dak crash on the right side.

good morning, everybody. it is a warm one to be outside already, temperatures mid to upper 70s, even a few locations now already over 80 degrees. high today near 95 in downtown, only a slight chance for a shower or a thunderstorm later

95 or higher for probably the next five or six days in a row, so remember to stay hydrated and check on the elderly neighbors and of course an extra bowl of water for your pets. >> the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

♪ good morning. thanks for being here. 8:30, now, on a wednesday morning. good morning, everybody. it's july 17th. got a great crowd on our plaza. big crowd. our guests coming up in the next half hour. harry styles is here along with fin whitehead. they're starring together in the movie "dunkirk." we'll talk with harry and fin. >> they're both adorable. sitting inside there. we like to look for our crowd moment. we have a huge crowd here.

who has a birthday? we have one, two, three. we have ann. ann, you're celebrating what? >> my 11th. >> and everybody around themselves has declared themselves ann fans. so, on three, let's say happy birthday, ann. you ready? >> one, two, three. happy birthday, ann. that's our fan moment. >> love it. >> happy birthday. >> one of our favorites. jason bateman is here. he will tell us about something he has coming up on netflix and why the project means so much to him. i have been watching the show. it is incredible. can't wait to talk to giada, sh foods to cook with us. >> i've been eating her

it's incredible. >> you can get the best news coverage right from the snapchat account. today marks the launch of stay tuned. a new show from nbc news, that airs exclusively on snapchat. the first daily show on that platform and it brings you the top news stories in three-minute videos. each episode are going to go at 7:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and you can find it under the featured section. very cool. >> dylan with a check of the weather. it's like hard to breathe out here, isn't it? >> it is thick. >> air is very thick. for the eastern two-thirds of the country the air is thick. high humidity will make it feel like it's well up over 100 degrees. we are calling it a heat wave back through the midwest under that dome of high pressure, it stretches into the northeast, the southeast. we also have severe storms possible on the northern edge of that heat wave where we could see damaging wind gusts, also some hail, isolated tornadoes across eastern dakotas and southern minnesota. more severe storms in that same re

monsoonal rains could lead to flash flooding in the southwest. oppressive heat and humidity, even hotter tomorrow, highs in the mid 90s to 100 and it will feel like it's up around 110 especially across parts of the midwest and into the tennessee and ohio river valleys. connecticut will see those hot temperatures as well. that's a look look at the weather across the country. >> good morning. 81 degrees right now in the district, but it's already feeling hotter with the humidity. 75 dulles, for the afternoon, though, we are looking at temperatures in the mid 90s but feeling around 100 degrees. 95 degrees out there by 5:00 p.m. if you're grilling maybe try to stay in the shade. you definitely want to stay hydrated. temperatures for the rest of the week upper 90s, no rain relief, not until the weekend, saturday and sunday in the upper 90s with a chance for afternoon thunderstorms. >> and of course you can find your forecast anytime on the weather channel on cable. savannah. >> all right. thank you so much.an

>> we both were. >> we had a little moment. >> had our moment. dylan, thanks so much. >> both making their big screen debuts. >> they are in a desperate attempt to make their way home. first, how acclaimed director, christopher nolan turned a real-life miracle into a suspenseful thriller. >> dunkirk is a town on the coast of france, where in 1940, the entire british and french army wound up trapped. 400,000 men on one beach. the enemy on all sides. >> you can practically see it from here. >> what? >> home. >> the fact this story doesn't end in surrender or anallation is one of the greatest

in human history. >> for the director behind "incepti "inception," "dunkirk," christopher nolan's first film depicting real life events. >> a telling of the story where you would put people on that boat or put them in the cockpit or the plane or put them on the beach for the soldiers. what would it feel like to be there? >> reporter: to achieve his vision, nolan put together an ensemble of acting veterans and newcomers. including fin whitehead as tommy. >> you see fin and you want him to survive. and you're very involved in his journey. >> hey, friend. >> reporter: and a name you recognize for his music rather than acting, harry styles. >> what i was looking for in the character of alex, and hadn't been able to fine, i saw in harry right away, it's truthful and real. and those are the highest complements you can pay an actor. >> and nolan pro

will be a film you can't look away from. >> don't take your eyes away from the screen. i want people to come out exhausted and a little challenged. having a white-knuckle ride. >> harry styles, and fin whitehead. >> thanks for having us. >> this is the big screen debut for both of you. is that intimidating? was there a lot of nerves on that set? >> i had a lot of nerves. it's only natural, isn't it? with a director like christopher nolan. and a story like "dunkirk." >> were you like, this is kind of scary? or was it we try to play it cool? we're good? >> i think it was -- everyone kind of got there. and the focus was everyone wanted to tell a story. it was an incredible story. and, yeah. the one focus. >> there's not a

dialogue. there was a lot in your faces. looking for emotion. christopher nolan, when he was directing, was he saying, do it like this or like that? did he give you room to do your thing? >> he gives you free rein. he is expect frespectful that pe there for a reason. it was the best crew. and in general, people, he's respectful that he put you there for a reason. >> maybe it was harry styles and he's famous and he's a box office star. >> hey. >> it didn't happen. >> you went through a really tough audition process. and this director was very picky. said you earned your place there. >> thanks. >> that's got to feel good. >> i

part of an amazing story. and the cast is, i'm such a massive fan. and a massive fan of chris'. what you're saying earlier, it was a lean script. there's not a ton of dialogue. you don't need it. the fact they're quite blank. you know, as an audience member, you're watching it projecting your own to them. as you're watching it, you're seeing these people as yourself. >> i think he's the perfect -- i think the amount of dialogue he used was calculated on his part. in a time like that, in the situation these young guys were in, you wouldn't be stopping for a monologue every five seconds. >> harry, you're comfortable on stage singing and doing that stuff. did you have a moment when you said during this setting, am i good enough for this? there's incredible actors.

>> i'm a fan of so many people on this film. >> fin is enjoying this. >> of course he is. this was amazing being on set. it was -- you know, sort of overwhelming to be on the scale. i don't know. it was amazing to be going through it, really. and i think everyone should watch it, several times. >> by the way, it's rated p.g. there's an opportunity for younger people to see it. you don't see -- you feel the violence and you see things. but there's not the gratuitousness. >> it's more about the emotional side of, you know, war. it just -- the story doesn't need, you know, gore and blood and stuff like that. it doesn't -- it's very, very intense. i think people that watch it. you never feel like you're watching the screen. you feel like you're

>> a few of us describe it -- a few of us describe it in different interviews. it's more of an experience than it is, something you zone out to in the cinema. >> you experience it. you guys really, peer lly exper this was shot on the beach at dunkirk. it's cold and windy. when you look miserable, you kind of are miserable. >> i think when they asked chris to make a movie on the beach. this isn't what i asked for. it was so special for us to be able to make this film, obviously, on the beach. we are very aware of the history that we're standing on. just made it, you know, very, very special for us, i think. >> last night at the premiere, there were tons of girls that came out. you don't see a war movie, screaming for you guys. >> an epic suspension thriller. >> good luck. >> got it. >> harry's like, check and check. you got the bug no

>> you want to act again? >> i mean, i really enjoyed it. really enjoyed it. it was a good experience. >> you guys are awesome. >> thanks for having us. >> feel-good movie of the summer. enjoy. >> everybody >> everybody works, right? thank you so much. and the movie "done quirk" the feel good movie of the summer, you heard it here, opens in theaters and i max friday. we're going to cook with giada, she has got recipes for hot summer days like today. first this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. jason bait man not only stars in, he also produces and is one of the directors of the new netflix series "ozark." he plays a family man who launders money for a drug kingpin. when the deal goes wrong he moves the operation, his money and his family to t

ozarks. >> where is my money? >> we can't cover that amount within 24 hours. >> okay. there's two federal agents here which means you wouldn't take the chance that there was a kidnapping and not have my money. so if you don't produce it immediately i'm going to walk into that lobby and i'm going to tell these people that i can't get my money out and we will see how long that takes to get viral and you get a good old fashioned run on this bank. >> binge watching bait man. >> that guy can act. >> he holds the screen. >> we brought your screen saver out. my name, bang, bang, bang. >> money falling from the sky. >> so this show is incredible. i told you i watched it cold without knowing a ton about the back story of it and, man, it just grabs you by the throat. it's dark, intense and really good. set it up a little bit for people so when they go on friday to watch the entire thing, where are we starting here? >> it's basically about a guy taking a shortcut t

he's smart, but he's not as smart as he thinks he is. he's trying to provide for his family. he thinks maybe if i launder money for this mexican drug cartel we can get our piece a little bit sooner. starting with the first episode the chim ens have come home to roost, he is to start paying his bill. >> i don't want to go right to the obvious comparison but i did feel a little "breaking bad." this regular guy living a quiet mundane life and a couple minutes into the show you peel that right away. >> true. i am not suffering from a debilitating illness. debilitating illness. accept except my character's arrogance. but, yeah. he's having to do things that are just outside what is sort of ethically acceptable in order to -- what he thinks, is a -- a justifiable reason,hi

provide for his family. obviously, you know, turns out not to be -- not to be a great decision. and that's what gives us a show. if it works out, we wouldn't have anything. >> you direct some of the episodes on the show. it's beautifully shot. it looks good. do you enjoy that role of directing? how tough is it to direct and star in the s >> yeah, i really, really like doing the directing. in fact, it was the -- i wanted to executive produce the whole thing and direct every episode. that was the draw to do another show because the challenge of basically directing a 600-page movie. we couldn't make -- we couldn't create enough time for me to direct all of them with pre production and all that stuff. ended up doing four of the ten, but having that oversight of producing it was really challenging and basically mounting a ten-chapter movie. and as far as the acting goes, it ends up being a little bit easier because you don't have to direct that guy, you know. >>nd

>> he's reading my mind every take, he's making these little adjustments. it's pretty fun. >> i have to ask you quickly before i let you go, arrested development coming back. when do you start shooting season five? >> two weeks. we start in two weeks. i can't wait. my favorite people and favorite job, favorite character and i get to sleep in my own bed and we shoot in l.a. which is a real rarity nowadays. >> all that and this man is getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame a week from today. >> that was a mistake, i think. they're going to see that they made a bigger record there. >> it was justine's star, wasn't it? >> it was justine's but we rubbed out a couple letters. >> i'm sorry savannah couldn't be here, she was tied up with harry styles. >> i think she's still tied up. >> owe zach start streaming on netflix this friday. thanks, jason. >> thank you. >> up next, giada is cooking up farm fresh dishes out on the plaza for us. first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ "today" food is brought to you by nature valley. be a powerful force. >> this morning on "today" food we're celebrating summer's farm fresh produce from tomatoes to corn to squash and snap peas. today giada is here with a menu full of delicious summer dishes. hi, giada. >> hi. today we're wearing our high, high, high heels today. >> and you wore your adorable sneakers. >> all of these look beautiful. fish pockets, i love that. >> this is something you can make in the summer and you can make it as well. >> okay. >> what you're going to do for me first is you're going to take -- zest this lemon. >> okay. >> do you know how to do that. >> just like this. >> over this bowl. salt and pepper, put it all in a bowl. just watch your nails.

about. am i doing is wrong. >> just go really quick so you stay right in the bowl. >> smells delicious. >> over here i have pieces of tinfoil and i'm doing snap peas, you can do whatever vegetable you like, bell peppers which are in season. anything in season goes in here. >> i'm zesting. >> we will mick that with a little salt and a little pepper. go ahead, put a little pepper. you know how to do that. >> i do. sorry, i zoned out. >> >> mix it up. >> okay. so then over the vegetables we will do a little bit of olive oil, we will do a little bit of white wine, give it some flavor. >> now you're speaking my language. >> a little lemon screws, just season it a little bit. >> spraingel. >> toss is to all the vegetables are coated. >> that's lovely. >> we take a

trout. you can use any fish you want. >> that was my next question. >> it can be sole, tilapia, anything. there we go. wrap it up, baby. >> i want it like a burrito really tight or loose? >> you want it tight otherwise all the liquid comes out. pop this in a 350 degree open for ten minutes or on the barbecue. >> tasters, what say you? >> beautiful. >> and delicious. >> fish pockets. >> which is your favorite? >> the tomatoes in the potato salad are ridiculous. >> we can do some mint. >> did you all see the finished product. >> the mint and i like to finish it with olive oil. i'm an olive oil freak. >> you've got a heavy pour there. >> that's where all the flavor is. >> this is what everybody is loving. >> potato salad, no y

you boil the red potatoes, cherry tomatoes -- oh, they want me to show you how to pick thyme. this is something val can do because her fingers are so little. take these and take them off. it's kind of a pain for an adult but it's very therapeutic, it's like green beans. >> how much do you do, just a bunch? >> yeah, there you go. >> got it. >> just don't put the stem on it if possible. >> i see. i see. >> okay. >> okay. see how therapeutic that is. snou try to chop it up. >> most people don't give me the knife. oh, my gosh. >> what do you think? >> savannah, that's so great. >> okay. >> now dump it right over the top. what we're going to do to this is add lemon zest -- what did he say? >> she's getting a little cocky. >> willie says i'm getting cocky. >> you need to boost her. thyme, capers, parsley, scallions and

olives to finish it off. you're going to toss and i'm going to dress. here we go with the olive oil again. lots of olive oil. >> it's so good. >> you really do pour a lot of it in. >> final verdict from everybody. >> excellent. light. we are all in. all in. >> i should have put a secret ingredient in and made you guys all -- >> guess what it was. >> what's the dessert. >> we're out of time. this is "today" on nbc. pors forks time.ser this is "toy" . s this?forks . .

we've had a good time today. giada, with whipp eped cream. love harry and fin here. it's a pg-13 not pg. >> and jason bateman. >> l this is a breaking news 4 today news break. 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday, july 19th, 2017. i'm eun yang. we're following that breaking news in alexandria. police there are searching for the person who shot another person in a possible road rage incident. the victim is in serious condition. the shooting happened in the 4600 block of eisenhower avenue and because of this incident

rerouted its buses away from that area. all students are safe at this point. police say drivers should expect police activity in the area and as you can see here the eisenhower exit is blocked from the beltway. we do have crews headed to the scene and you can also follow updates on the nbc washington app. we'll check your forecast when we come back.

good wednesday morning. temperatures already in the low 80s in washington, 78 gaithersburg, 81 leesburg, 80 quantico, 95 for a high this afternoon but feeling around 100. very hot for the rest of the week, even into the weekend, but the storms do return. back to the "today" show.

this morning on "today's take," jane lynch on her dramatic transformation for a real-life role. then, dylan relives her childhood job. and they say money can't buy happiness. we'll show you six reasons why they might be wrong. coming up now. >> from nbc news, is is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, july 19th, 2017. you're listening to "don't matter now," by george ezra. al is off this morning. we have the ladies in. >> girl talk. >> good morning to you. >> what's going on? >> we talk about the

this is a genuine moment. i haven't seen you all morning. we've been running around. where have you been? >> i don't know. >> i saw you. >> that's true. >> you are actually on television. >> i was doing the show. i was shoving food in my face because giada was cooking. i'm not going to not eat what she cooks. >> people ask me, you really eat, don't you? yes. >> that's better than my cousin said, one of the things you have with weight is that you eat so much in the morning. thank you, wendy. i didn't realize it was a problem. >> and it's not. >> we get that -- >> there are world-class chefs that cook on this show. there's no way i'm not going to eat. and every bite. it's so good. >> it's so good. they're worth coming on the show to cook for us. i'm going to eat what they cook. >> we're full by 10:00. you feel kind of guilty. you try to work out because you feel if you can work off a third of whatever you ate in the morning. you and va

like crazy. you're always working out. >> we're not. >> yes, you are. >> how do you describe the workout class? >> did you know that savannah was an aerobics instructor in the '90s? or maybe the '80s. >> she would have -- >> i'm telling savannah. >> why am i here? they're like, go in there. >> did you hear what jenna said? did you know that savannah was a workout in the '90s or maybe the '80s. >> really? >> can you do -- >> i'm just kidding. >> now, i can't. >> savannah has very nicely -- >> there's music. >> i'm going to need a little faster beat than that. >> this is the leg -- >> in the '80s? >> savannah was an aerobics instructor. we found a workout that we do jane fonda

>> i did jane fonda last night. >> it popped in my head. i didn't mean to cut you off because this is fascinating. >> it is. >> i don't know if it is. >> i think your dream light was fascinating. >> you know when you see a person at work and they're shrinking, and what are you doing? these guys are talking about this class. >> we're not shrinking. >> we're not shrinking. i was a little hesitant even to discuss this. >> why? >> because one, i'm wearing a shirt where it could look like i'm hiding something. >> i'm being asked when the next baby is due. >> we both have been asked. >> it's true. >> and it hurts our feelings. >> don't have it -- >> we're tryi ining so hard. >> we're not pregnant. >> we ain't pregnant. thank you for the congratulations. >> we all did it. >> for the people that you're seeing in person -- >> the aerobics? >> give us a move. >> where is the whole

we don't have enough space here. >> this is so unfair. >> i put my sneakers on. >> do the crisscross apple sauce. >> i have a fismicrophone on. >> maybe one day, we can bring you along. >> but it's a lot of -- like the grapevine. everyone knows -- yeah, we do this rodeo move. >> is this a class with other people? >> no. it's just us and our teacher hates us because we talk the whole time. >> there's a move like this. raise the leg. i'm like, savannah, so, what time? >> don't do the -- >> this looks terrible. >> horrible. >> i hope there's not a camera back there. >> savannah, tell me when you're going to do this. >> and l,

instructor, is like, if i hear anymore talk about the toddlers of tribeca, i'm out. >> exactly. >> what school do you think she's going to go to? it's not really working. >> but it's fun. >> it's so fun. i would like to do our aerobics moves. but we need to plan it. >> you want to come with us? >> yes. >> all right. >> why don't we set it up. you can come. what do you think? >> i'm like -- >> gavin is like, that's a segment. >> they're invited. >> maybe mel can come here and teach us live. >> oh, live? i think it's better when there's a sports bra involved. for everyone. but aerobics. we're coming back. >> as i told you, they were like, talk about how you and savannah work out. >> does anybody care? >> do we care about it? >> we do. and we motivate each other. and it helps to have a friend. >>

work out. we felt there was lead in our pants. >> but when you have each other, it makes you want to go. >> when you feel like, it's just a whole bowling ball. >> i'm rethinking this little big bird number. >> it's duet. >> hold up. they don't love me like i love you. >> you do like lemonade. >> i used to wear these shirts. >> it down. >> get her a bat. >> all i know when i used to wear the bohemian tops, my wikipedia page would be changed. >> it's your love of the boho shirt. >> jenna has a boho look in her real life. and it's very cute. she will come and she's like in this '70s cool outfit with her floppy hat and the bell bottoms. >> you like the floppy hat. >> she has a different alter ego, which is gott. >> like stalls and stuff.

>> the thing about it, we're total wannabes. >> we're like southwestern girls with a dream. >> yes. >> a dream of queso. that's another story. >> let's not get into that. >> it's a date. >> you're invited. thank you, savannah. i'm sorry i said you were an instructor in the '80s. >> did you have leg warmers? we wear leg warmers. once during a snowstorm, savannah walked through the snow. >> that was preleggings. >> i made her buy some new pants. >> that's a whole thing, too. when your friends tell you -- she was like, you need some new leggies. >> i toll her she needs to be pushier. more pushy. >> to get you to go? >> just in life. >> she goes, savannah, you need to be more pushy. said no one

late. i'm waiting. i'm not late. >> why did you have to push in real life? >> push in this life. be pushier. >> i don't know what we're talking about no >> i know. well, i'm sorry, i hope i didn't just dominate that -- >> well, you did, but i enjoyed listening to it. >> someone told me on twitter that i looked like big bird. >> why do people think it's okay to just be mean. >> hold up, they don't love me like i love you. >> does anybody have a bat. >> i have a question for you guys, do you ever take your kids to a bar? now, let me tell you why i'm asking this question. it was in the paper today, i will show you guys, and i don't know if this is -- i don't think it's just a new york city thing -- >> i think it's a new york city thing because i think people don't want to drive to a bar with their kids in the car seat because then you have to drive

>> in new york you can walk places. >> you guys do that. >> do i drive to a bar with my children. >> do you think it's okay to have a baby at a car? >> have you seen "sweet home alabama"? >> i don't bring calvin to the actual bar, i sit at a table. >> i feel like there's -- i feel like we have something -- >> but we are at a table at the bar. >> i believe there's another one with martinis. >> i have my mom feeding calvin, so brian and i -- >> is that elvis? >> no, they just opened up a dell frisco's. >> babies at the bar at the bar. >> toddlers in the bar just for mothers alone it's very difficult because they don't want to sit. >> i take the kids and if you give me crayons it's a safe place. up next if you're traveling this fall get ready to put a reminder on your calendar. we're going to save you money this morning. we're going to reveal the one day you will find cheaper

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back, now, with more of "today's take." did you know -- we're going to talk about world airfare day. >> so mean. >> if you're planning to travel this fall, put a little mark ma your phone the following day. do you want me to out you or no? >> no. i don't want to be outed anymore. >> august 22nd. according to faircompare.com, that's the date when domestic air prices get cheaper. >> i'm crying. >> should i keep going? >> you remember when you were in elementary school and you were a group of three friends and you felt left out or picked on? that's how i feel today. >> i'm not telling people what we see. >> i'm sorry.

and i pointed it out before we came on. >> okay. the day before august 21st, is when transatlantic ticket prices drop. august 22nd, a tuesday, that is the cheapest day. i know that because henry hager only buys airline tickets on a tuesday. >> i live in new york city and my family is in kansas. there's days when i try to go to get a ticket, you can't get a ticket under $500. listen, august 21st. that's when the tickets drop. all of us should go online. >> and the 22nd -- it's a tuesday. generally the cheapest day. we're going to try it. >> always august 22nd? >> always the last tuesday in august. >> the last tuesday in august. >> i think we're going to try it. and they know we're going to try it. >> and they jack up the price. >> we just ruined it for everybody. >> you get the weather and i'll help jenna with their situation. >>

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hot all the way through the end of the weekend. >> that's your latest forecast. >> it's really hot. >> the last time we worked together, jenna and i talk about that we sweat. >> it's really hot in here. >> and you put it under your arms. >> it's like an armpit pad. and she gave it to me. and it fell off. and dylan watched it fall off. and i didn't want to bring it up. >> in my defense, i didn't know what it was. i poked at it and i said, what's coming out of your shirt? >> and the pad fell out. and i wish i had never worn the damn pad. and i can't say that word, either. can we turn on the air conditioning? >> coming up, an exclusive sneak peek at the set of the movie. josh brolin, jeff bridges and more. the six ways money can buy happiness. >> not see

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well-being. here to tell us about them is the director of landmark research, randall bell and elizabeth lombardo. dr. bell, you say money can actually help you in some ways. some small purchases can make you happy. >> happiness is not expensive. we did research. we surveyed 5,000 people around the world. and we reconciled it to four habits. me habits improve our mindset. we habits, improve our relationships with others and be habits improve the future. >> it's not expensive. >> the research backs this up. >> if you remember people's birthdays you have a 14.1% chance of being happy. >> 14% higher. >> because you're making oving people happy. >> close

it goes way beyond a like on social media. you write a card, you share it. it helps us get closer. i love handwritten letters. >> we should get back to it. >> this makes me happy. sleep. you say a pillow. invest in a pillow, right? >> something as simple as a pillow. if you get a good night's sleep, you're 25.2% more likely to be happy. and better romance, better education, better wealth and income. >> this is for a lot of people. tickets to the big game. we know sports can make people happy. but what spuecifically about this? >> you're 208% more likely to be happy if you're into sports. i'm not into sports. but i have to rethink it myself. >> our mood is on our focus. we're focused on the future, or the past. we want to be present. when you're at a sporting

>> i love that. we should think of that number. 208%. that's high. >> double. over double. >> especially when your team is winning. >> if they're losing, you're part of something. that community. >> collection again. >> magazines? >> reading correlates with happiness. and staying away from gossip is unhappiness. if you're prone to gossip, stay away from it. and put your energy into reading. >> maybe it's a biography is about somebody that inspires you. >> i am a reader. i read passages to my friends. i think reading can bring joy. >> the book is called "the bright hour." >> tammy asked. >> speaking of tammy -- >> speaking of jenna and savannah exercising, this is supposed to make you

la core lates with happiness. as does exercise. that brings about solid, positive thinking. >> you have to use them. right? you have to use them. exercise gives us great bio chemicals. serotonin, dopamine. it makes us happier. >> the thing you want to do is open a bottle of wine or eat. but the thing that makes you feel better and savannah and i had this yesterday. we did not want to workout. but i felt so much better after >> finally, a file cabinet? >> this really surprised me. just getting organized and eliminating clutter, over 300% more likely to be happy over those who have clutter in their lives. >> these are all things we can do today. >> and by the way hasn't oprah said this for a thousand years. >> thank you, guys. coming up, just color the dairy queen, dylan revisits her

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july is national ice cream month. as part of our summer scoop series, we took a trip to the home of the original blizzard. >> dylan went back to work as a job she had a teen, serving ice cream. >> i got fired from that job. but uh wanted to give it another go. dairy queen give me a chance to make frozen treats. i know a thing or two about blizzards. but i think we should have fun. so, i'm heading to dairy queen. it has been a while since i had my hand in the ice cream world. >> soft serve is freshly made and served at 18 degrees. it's a little warmer. and the

doesn't numb your taste buds. >> the first dairy queen opened in 1940. now, there's 6, 600 stores in 29 countries. >> dairy queen introduced the blizzard in 1980. >> the blizzard, the new treat from dairy queen. >> and there's a special way to serve them. >> yes. we serve them upside down or they're free. this is where the magic happens. drea are you my lady? i'm dylan. this is like everybody's dream, to be around the ice cream and the toppings. do you eat the ice cream? >> every day. >> i'll start with a nice, simple, small, vanilla cone. is it weird to do it when somebody is watching over your shoulder? >> bring it down. and your curl will come out. >> which one is mine? i'm sure that's not

sorry. aborting that one. i got the curl. i'm not even going to eat that one. can we dip it? >> yeah. >> okay. >> there we go. complete with curl. come on. next up, it's all about the blizzard. and it's my turn to give it a whirl. now that i'm a blizzard pro, can i make my own? i'm going to go for it. strawberry. hot fudge. oreos. i need oreos. i did it. >> amazing. >> right? i'm on to something. all right. d.q., put this on your menu. we'll call it the dlizzard. now,

can i interest you in a new creation? it's strawberry, oreo and hot fudge. that's for you. is it good? should we add it to the menu? >> uh-huh. >> she said it. the cherry on top, the childhood treat that i love because, well, it sounded like my name. come on. i couldn't live without my dilly bar. just like i remember. >> you have a new name, which is called dlizzard. >> it's hard to say, right? >> dlizzard. i brought you some. these are regular blizzards. these are oreo blizzards. classic. >> we thought she said they were low-fat. coming up next, we can count on her for laughs. jane lynch is bringing a real-life story to the [music playing]

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unabomber." >> i just want to make certain that you're aware of the consequences here. what happened at waco, my decisions there, will haunt me for the rest of my natural life and i can say from experience that everything is different when the camera is pointed at you. >> yeah. but i'd rather respect the man i see in the mirror than the man i see on tv. >> okay. let's do it. you have the full support of the doj. >> wow. >> jane lynch, good morning. >> good morning. >> what an incredible project. we were just joking that she has like 90 billion projects but this one was worth it. >> this is an amazing thing. of course, i was a fan of janet reno when she was the attorney general, she held the job longest of everybody and she was a really independent force out there for the department of justice and she had a lot of really big cases on her desk. at the same time waco, she made a lot of

to all of them and this was a huge gamble printing ted co zin ski's manifesto in the newspaper which is akin to negotiating with a terrorist. gotiating with. >> so, when you got this role, did you have a pause? you're playing somebody that you admired for so long. >> i didn't pause. but definitely, that was a consideration of something that i feared. when somebody so familiar to the world, you know, there's always the gamble, you know, that you fall on your face. i tried to get rid of the fears immediately and work on it. >> what research did you do for this role? >> i know the case. i was alive and thinking as an adult in the '90s. i got ahold of a man who was her assistant and became one of her best friends. and he was invaluable. he filled in the personality traits for me. and the goodness of the heart and her huge sense of humor.

to following the facts. >> good stuff. congratulations is in order. does it ever sink in? you were nominated for an emmy. nominated nine times and won three. >> i did not know that. >> you don't count. >> you don't sit at home and count? >> i'm thrilled for this particular -- all of them are great. but this is for a ebb web series i did with friends called can p "dropping the soap." a soap opera. >> and you performed with the pittsburgh symphony orchestra? >> to show up and, i practiced with my piano player. and you have a world-renowned sympathy sympathy behind you. >> did you cry? >> i did. but the rehearsal was amazing. i did everything from cole porter to james brown. >> yeah? >>

>> i thought you said you were playing the piano. >> no. brad ellis does that. >> she probably could. >> i could if i wanted to. >> i don't have time. i have 90 billion projects. >> and perfect teeth. >> i was remarking on everybody's teeth. you included me in that group. thank you. >> you're in there. do you sleep? >> i do. the thing about it is, i have a lot of free time. >> no. >> i do. >> the nat geo show. >> this probably took a couple months? >> not for me. i was there for three days. >> we have to figure out, what would jane lynch do? >> because of the location stuff, they shoot the same location in the same days. >> i'm going to start marking things by what jane lynch would do. >> wwwjld. >> i love it. >> rubber bracelets? >> imo'm

"manhunt unabomber" august 1st on the weather. >> do you do weather? >> no, i don't do weather. i did a little weather on the nat geo thing. >> say heat wave. >> ladies and gentlemen, heat wave. >> that's the weather across the country, now here is your local forecast and a peek out your window. >> and currently we're sitting at 82 degrees, with the humidity, though, we're going to keep feeling hotter as we go through the day today. little to no rain relief in the forecast. rest of the area looking at temperatures close to 80 now, 82 in leesburg. if you're heading to the pool later on today you will certainly want to stay in the shade, hydrate, you will need the sunblock, too, especially the kids will lead the sunblock. temperatures mid 90s but feeling around 100 for the rest of the week, upper 90s even into the weekend and then the rain returns. and that's your latest forecast. coming up next, two moms who tell it like it is, they are quickly becoming internet

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everyone else. >> two mothers know that all too well. kristen and jen the creators behind the web series i mom so hard. >> they show series every mom can relate to, like swimsuit shopping. lovely. >> this is what dudes get to wear for the beach. >> i mean, this is more than i wore to the prom. >> you're wearing a practical outfit for what you have to do today. >> this was like, i wonder if there's a way to make your butt feel too big, to accentuate your love handles and make your bust feel inadequate. here is one swimsuit. nailed it. >> it looks like somebody is frowning. >> like i'm a bay watch beauty. >> it's like that whim suit was designed by -- >> spiderman. >> whoever made these. >> these sandals. >> this gives me four complete butt cheeks. >> kristen and jen, good morning. >> hi. >> we can relate with this. one of the things that you don't ge

actually put on a bathing suit when you have kids because you have to get in the poo. i used to have muumuus and now you have to get in there. >> and you have to bend over. >> so nothing is staying where it's supposed to and you're hunching. >> this video had almost 400 -- by the time this is over 400,000 views. i mean, what has resonated? everything? >> we thought it was because we looked so hot in the swim suits, a lot of men were sharing how good we looked but evidently -- >> it was all women who writed us and is like some day sports illustrated is going to reach out. we're going to make the cover. it's going to totally go a different direction. they have not called. >> there's still time. >> there's still time. >> the funny thing is when we came up with the idea for the literally i literally said to jen, god, i went swimsuit shopping, i left balling, it was

terrible. there was all these cutouts and stuff don't stay where it's supposed to, it's a reminder i need to work out more and eat less cheese and she was like we need to shoot this and i was like, no, we don't. i literally thought i was going to barf the night before. >> it was scary. >> it's terrifying. >> to openly talk about love handles. >> talk about them. >> do you have any regrets? >> no. the coolest thing is that we've had all these women not only moms like post pictures of themselves in swim suits and they are like, yeah, i'm going to go to the beach and we are like awesome. >> it's like mom therapy watching your video. >> you know you've reached rock star status when you have a tour bus with your face on it. >> oh, let me tell you -- >> look at this. >> are you taylor swift or what? >> no, we are like white snake. >> that is a real rock and

kind of bus. >> it's the most insane thing. so this bus is like -- listen, beyoncé is riding in something way different than us. we get on there -- >> you have a bus. >> we have a bus. >> talk about where you've been. modesto, california. >> back home to omaha. >> we've been to 25 places. >> grand rapids. we've been to 40 -- no, probably around 25 -- >> we've been to 40 or maybe 25. >> we have 15 more coming up. >> we've been to 2 places or 80. >> honestly that's what it feels like. >> i love that the groupies are moms. >> the moms are so fun. they are out by the bus taking pictures and having the best time. we made that decision to bring our kids and husbands on the bus. >> you bring everyone. >> this created another tour. traveling with your husbands, your kids and our aunts -- we have two aunties on the bus with us. >> that's a lot. >> we're getting some pretty

>> it's not much different than a rock band. it's just a bunch of people that don't know how to walk right, nobody pees in the toilet. >> we have people, oh, we know you, we saw your swimsuit video, what's up. go to apple bees and gap a bite. >> we have a rapid 30 seconds. what does i mom so hard think about working out? >> oh, boy. >> i donate to a gym every month. >> what about taking kids on vacation? >> don't do it. you've got the greatest excuse to never visit anybody. >> don't travel until they can carry their own luggage. >> what's the most necessary item in your pocketbook. >> wet wipes. >> i would say wine key. >> thank you so much. you can watch them on our mom's night out summer break tour. they will be in new york city. you have to stand up and be like new york city, y'all, tonight and cities through august 1st.

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so we've got an exclusive world trailer premiere for a film that's expected to get oscar buzz, it's called "only the brave" and it tells the true story of the granite mountain hot spots, the firefighters who battled the wildfire near arizona in 2013. >> you may remember this, it's based on a gq article and stars jeff bridges, josh brolen, myles teller and jennifer coally. take a look. >> what is that? >> fire is threatening homes and people's lives. >> i'm on granite mountain. >> there it is, your hot shots. >> i just had a daughter and i just really want to give her what i never had. >> the fire gets past our line it goes to our town. >> burnover seconds

going to feel like the end of the world. as long as you can breathe you can survive. >> we're going to take the fire head on and save our town. >> come on. >> you all are heroes. >> no one could be prouder of his boys than i am of you guys. >> only the brave hits theaters october 20th. up next with kathie lee and hoda, how to dress like caitlyn jenner, hoda hadid or beyoncé.

9:57 is your time on this wednesday, july 19th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. alexandria police just gave us an update on a shooting we've been following for you. they are searching for a driver who shot a woman in another car just before 8:00 this morning. police are calling this a road rage incident. the woman is now in stable condition. the shooting happened on eisenhower avenue near the capitol beltway. let's check your forecast

sheena parveen. really hot out there. >> yes, it's heating up quickly and the humidity is only making it feel hotter. for today 95 for a high temperature this afternoon, we're not going to see much in the way of rain relieve at all, you will be lucky if you see a shower around but most will stay dry. feeling around 100 degrees. tomorrow and friday we will feel closer to 105, actual high in the mid to upper 90s, with humidity and no rain relief into the weekend upper 90s. we do have afternoon storms in the forecast there. eun. >> sheena, thank you. we will have the latest on that shooting in alexandria coming up on news 4 midday at 11:00.

. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, we're so happy to have you with us today, it's wines day wednesday, it's july 19, it's the 200th day of the year. that's hard to say. >> by the way, you got to not -- >> not what? >> not what you're thinking, that's what you got to not do. >> another great show today, we can't help it, it's our 200th.