breaking overnight, senator john mccain diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer related to that blood clot removed last week. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle uniting behind him. >> this kids has never had a more worthy opponent. >> this morning the tough fight ahead for the man known as the maverick. knives out. president trump blasts his own attorney for stepping away from the russia investigation. >> how do you take a job and then recuse yourself? >> the president's bombshell new interview as trump's son and son-in-law are summoned to capitol hill to testify. decision day. o.j. simpson's parole hearing set to be one of the most with a chd in history. hours away is the country's most

infamous inmate about to win his freedom? a prosecutor on his murder trial weighs in on an exclusive live interview. plus a new fidget spinner danger. >> it caught on fire while i was laying next to it. a teen swallowed up on a flooded street before reemerging seconds later. and, kermit, you're fired, after 27 years the man behind the famous frog let go and he's speaking to us live today, thursday, july 20th, 2017. 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" on this thursday morning. glad to have you with us. the outpouring for senator mccain just immediate when he got this news last night. >> this coming from all corners of the country from the president of the united states to former president obama and

so closely with john mccain through the years. >> senator john mccain the arizona republican one of the most powerful and vocal lawmakers on capitol hill diagnosed with brain cancer. we have full coverage and we will start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that news met with stunned disbelief among senator mccain's colleagues on capitol hill. it's already uniting bitterly divided democrats and republicans in support of the senator. his office says he is in good spirits, that he appreciates the outpouring of support and his doctors say that his underlying health is excellent. he's one of america's bravest fighters and this morning senator john mccain may be facing his toughest battle yet. on capitol hill his political partner and close friend, lindsey graham, emotional. >> this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> the 80-year-old mccain diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctors removed a blood clot above his le e

overnight an outpouring of support from both sides of the aisle. president trump offering his thoughts and prayers. president obama, mccain's 2008 rival, tweeting, cancer doesn't know what it's up against. go i have it hell, john. while mccain recovers at home in arizona the mayo clinic says he and his family are reviewing treatment options. doctors have diagnosed mccain's brain tumor as glioblastoma an aggressive form of cancer, but mccain has beat cancer before, overcovering several bouts of melano melanoma. from his daughter megan an emotional letter that reads, it won't surprise you to learn that in all of this the one of usj[ko is most confident and calm is my father. cancer may a flikt him in many ways but it will not make him surrender, nothing ever has. mccain añr former navy pilot survived five and a half years as a prisoner of war in vietnam.

defining his more decades in public service. including two presidential runs. >> i haven't seen it. >> is that a problem? >> oh, no, never a problem. no. of course not. i always like to move forward with legislation that i haven't seen. >> never afraid to disagree with his own party mccain's maverick presentation more present during the healthcare gate. his health issues prompting senate leaders to play the vote to replace obamacare. him.8yseljb he's a crusty voice in washington, plus we need his vote. >> the man known for clark with colleagues in both parties. senator mccain's office said he'll decide when to return

it was his friend lindsey graham who broke the news to colleagues. he spoke for five minutes largely about the diagnoses before the conversation turned to other issues like health care reform. mccain's message to the other senators, get back to work. peter, savannah. >> thank you very much. let's bring in medical correspondent dr. john torres. good to see you this morning. glioblastoma. we heard terms like aggressive and malignant. i know you're not treating senator mccain but generally speaking what kind of prognosis do you expect. >> unfortunately not that good. once diagnosed, live 14 months, five year survival rate around 10%, not very good either. one thing about this tumor, brain cancer, very aggressive, malignant and a survival rate. >> mayo clinic's statement said they believed they had gotten the tumor. it sounded like they had gotten most of it. >> if yo

statement they said they got the tumor they could see. there's parts they can't say, microscopic parts, if those are left behind, which unfortunately they are, they are hard to get, they start growing. it's an aggressive tumor,ette comes back, very hard to treat. >> senator mccain a history of melanoma. could there be connection between melanoma and glioblastoma. >> there are some thoughts they are connected. more likely two types of cancer especially for somebody at his age who had cancer before. >> what kind of treatments are there. he said the plan is to fighting it as aggressively as possible. >> he went through stage one, which is the surgery to remove as much as you can. the next part is radiation and chemotherapy on top of that. the problem is radiation and chemotherapy could take a toll on his health. he is 80 years old. there might be radiation, chemo, it just depends. >> going back and looki

james comey hearing where he asked a question that was meandering and confused. later he said i'm sorry, i was up watching diamondback game. from what you've seen, could there be a connection? >> it's in the frontal lobe. that part is decision making, could come into play. doctors look for confusion, headaches, weakness, those kinds of things. that is what clues him in to get a cat scan and shows something is going on. i think that's probably what happened in this case. >> add our well wishes to senator mccain and his family. thank you so much. >> thank you, dr. a lot more to get to including explosive new enter vow with the president. commander in chief sounding off on a wide range of issues and lashing out against his own attorney general. nbc correspondent kristen welker with more on that. kristen, good morning. >> good morning to you. the president's interview with "new york times" touches on a number of topics. everything from foreign to domestic policy. but the biggest bombshell is that he takes a

attorney general jeff sessions. overnight president trump speaking out against one of his earliest supporters. in an interview with "new york times," the president said he never would have appointed jeff sessions attorney general if he knew he would recuse himself from the russia investigation. the "times" releasing edited audio excerpts of the conversati conversation. >> so jeff sessions takes the job, gets into the job, recuses himself. i then have -- which frankly, i think it's very unfair to the president. how do you take a job and then recuse your self. if he would have recused your self before the job, i would say, thanks, but i'm not going to take you. >> on james comey the president accusing the fired fbi director of trying to leverage a dossier of damaging information to keep his job. mr. trump also warning special counsel robertll

cross a red line if he tries to delve into trump finances related to russia. >> would that be a breach of what his actual charge is? >> i would say. i don't -- i mean, it's possible there's a condo or something, so, you know, i sell a lot of condo units and somebody from russia buys a condo, who knows? i don't make money from russia. >> the unfiltered comment ahead of a triple header on capitol hill next week. first the president's son-in-law jared kushner to be interviewed monday behind closed doors by senate intelligence committee staff members. on wednesday donald trump jr.'s and paul manafort's turn, invited to testify before a separate senate committee. no word yet whether they will appear, but leading senators are threatening to subpoena the men if they don't volunteer to attend. all three attending that highly scrutinized meeting last summer with a russian lawyer with a promise of dirt about hillary clinton. at the capital overnight, senate republicans huddling in last ditch effort to revise their

>> we're going to keep talking as a conference until we reach an agreement. >> president trump earlier delivering this stern message. >> we shouldn't leave town until this is complete. we're very close. >> the president's latest push punctuating 72 hours of political whiplash, first touting repeal and replace. then repeal only. >> just let obamacare fail. >> them by wednesday, back to square one. >> we have to repeal and replace obamacare. >> as for the president's comments about jeff sessions, the attorney general hasn't responded. mr. trump also telling "the new york times" he doesn't think he's under investigation arguing i didn't do anything wrong. those words despite the special counsel looking into whether the president obstructed justice. sava another major story we're watching today, o.j. simpson's much anticipated parole hearing now just a few hours away. let's set the stage for you. it begins at 1:00

that's 10:00 a.m. out west, it will take place in two locations. >> the nevada board of parole commissioners will convene in carson city. simpson will appear by videoconference from the lovelock correctional center. that is where he is currently serving an up to 33 year sentence for a 2007 kidnapping and armed robbery in las vegas. >> nbc news will broadcast the hearing live. we know that a decision will be announced today. >> let's get right to joe fryer standing by at the correctional facility with the latest. joe, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. o.j. simpson is just hours away from learning his future, will he walk out of prison in october or will he stay behind bars longer? it's the latest high profile chapter in a life that has captivated the public for decades. it's being called the parole hearing of the century, slated to last about 15 minutes, parole commissioners plan to hear from o.j. simpson, one of his friends or relatives and one of the robbery victims w

tell the board that simpson should be released. the four commissioners will deliberate privately for 20 minutes before voting publicly. if they don't reach a unanimous verdict they will contact two additional commissioners. simpson needs at least four to vote yes which legal observers say is likely. during his last hearing in 2013 simpson expressed regret for the armed robbery at a vegas hotel that landed him behind bars. >> make no mistake, i would give it all back to these guys. they could have it all to get these last five years back. they've been somewhat illuminating at times and painful a lot of times. >> reporter: if parole is granted state officials say simpson could be released as early as october 1st entering a whole new world of exposure. >> absolutely 100% not guilty. >> reporter: plus he was the topic of the wildly

series "the people versus o.j. simpson" and the documentary "o.j., made in america" both which introduced simpson's story to a new generation. troduced si new generation. in the age of smart cameras and social media, it would be harder for the former football star to stay out of the public eye. first today he must win his release, one of america's most infamous inmates grabbing the world's attention one more time. >> for the parole porboard, one the key factors, a risk assessment. he was deemed a low risk and was granted parole on some of the charges. if parole is rejected today, state officials say another hearing will likely take place anywhere from one to three years from now. willie and savannah. >> all right, joe. going to be a long day there in lovelock correctional facility. in next half hour we're going to talk to chris darden, prosecutor in simpson's double murder trial. what does he think about the idea of simpson walking free. we'll ask

special live coverage on many of these nbc stations this afternoon. it will also stream on nbcnews.c nbcnews.com. meanwhile new developments to tell you about about the deadly shooting of a bride. the transcript of the 911 call she made that set that tragedy into motion. nbc's playbook blake mccoy is c the investigation to you. good morning. >> good morning to you. this the first look at the 911 call that left a woman dead one month portfolio her wedding day. we do want to warn viewers the content of that call may be disturbing for some. in her final moments justine damond was helping others. newly released transcript of her 911 call when she died. >> when you work in the quantum word. >> reporter: showed the 40-year-old bride-to-be trying to stop what she thought could be a sexual assault. i can hear someone out back. i'm not s

or being raped. she called out help. she called back eight minutes to make sure police were on the way. shortly after she was shot by one of the responding police officers, mohamed noor as she approached their squad car. this according to their partner who also told investigators they were startled by a loud noise. his attorney said it's reasonable to assume any police officer would be concerned about >> it's a horrible tragedy. >> reporter: from minnesota's governor to the prime minister of australia where damond was from, lawmakers have been seeking answers. >> how can a woman out in the street in her pajamas seeking assistance from the police be shot like that? >> reporter: hoemd noor the officer who opened fire has still not agreed to be interviewed by investigators. a smart move according to one of minnesota's top criminal defense attorneys. >> why would you advise your client not to speak?

advice in any case i have with any client, shut up, shut up, shut up. you only have one chance to tell your story and let's do it correctly in front of the jury. >> reporter: a decision on whether to file charges will come later. i spoke with justine's fiancée who says he is still riddled with pain but overwhelmed by the outpouring of love the family has received. he is currently planning a memorial service and is most concerned with how justine would want to be remembered. >> blake mccoy. thanks. and a sad update for you now, remains found wednesday in a central arizona cannon are believed to be those of the missing 27-year-old man swept away in last weekend's flash floods. sheriffs officials say they will identify the body using dna analysis. rescue crews have been certain for hector garnica since last saturday. nine of the man's relatives were killed including his wi

three small children. a funeral for all of those victims is scheduled for next week. a raging wildfire that's forced thousands of california residents from their homes has nearly doubled now in size. the detwiler fire burning southwest of yosemite national park is now almost 46,000 acres in size. flames are threatening about 1,500 homes and buildings, eight structures already have been destroyed, firefighters facing hot and dry conditions with temperatures in the 90s. we see the fire there. al, you've been talking all week about this ring of fire, so much oppressive heat in this country right now. >> and it's going to continue unfortunately, guys. we are looking at this big area of high pressure, it is hot and humid throughout two-thirds of the u.s. 71 million people under a heat advisories or heat warnings from the midwest down to texas all the way into the northeast. look at these temperatures today, the heat indexes it will feel like 108 in st. louis, 99 in cincinnati, tallahassee 99, raleigh 10

city. continues again tomorrow with all these cities facing over 100 degree heat indexes. by saturday it starts to cool off in the northeast, but stays blazing hot with high humidity throughout the midwest and on into the plains. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, everyone. it's a hazy start to the day and it's humid as well. so if you plan to be outside today just know it is going to be dangerous hot once again. takhe

hydrated. that's the best advice we can give you. stay in the ac as much as you can. mid to upper 70s, already near 80 degrees. we do have a heat advisory until 7:00 today for the highlighted counties. heat indexes could be as high as 105 degrees. not just for today but for tomorrow and through the weekend. that's your latest weather. guys. all right, al, thank you. coming up much more on o.j. simpson's bid for freedom today. chris darden a leading prosecutor in that double murder trial is here to weigh in in an exclusive live interview. and the fire had a zard you never saw coming. first this is "today" on nbc. wildly popular fidget spinner. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back at 7:30 thursday morning 20th of july, 2017. good morning to everyone. we've got willie in for matt. hoda is here. we have such a busy news morning. a lot of different topics. we begin with sad news about arizona senator john mccain. he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. this follows the surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. in a statement from his office, mccain and his family say they are now reviewing treatment options including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. >> president trump is taking his own attorney general to task in an interview at the "new york times." the president said he never would have offered jeff sessions the job of attorney general

and recuse himself from the russia investigation. >> how do you take a job and recuse himself. if he would have recused himself before the job i would say, thanks, jeff but i'm not going to take you. >> also sharp words for special counsel robert mueller warning him about looking into any trump family finances unrelated to that investigation. and take a look at this frightening scene in nepal. a 14-year-old girl crossing the roadway. she suddenly disappears, falls into the drain. a woman recorded the incident. you can hear her screaming from moments later the girl emerges from an underground sewer about 30 yards away. a bystander is there to pluck her out of that rushing water. amazingly that story ends well, she's okay, officials have since ordered that all the drains be covered. that is a miracle right there. we mentioned it's a busy news day. o.j. simpson's closely watched

hours away. he's 70 years old, served almost nine years for an armed robbery in vegas and is asking for officials to release him in october. chris darden served as one of the prosecutors during simpson's double murder trial back in 1995, he broke a book about that experience it's called "in contempt." good to he soo you again. >> good morning. >> o.j. back in the headlines. put your lawyer hat on, do you think he will be granted parole and take your lawyer hat off, how does that sit with you? >> i imagine he will be granted parole unfortunately. you know -- you know, what can we say? you know, he is not in jail for murder, he is in jail for robbery. it's an amazing thing that you can get a 33-year sentence and only two nine years. i mean, that's just incredible to me. you do 25%, 22% of your sentence in the state of nevada releases you. >> when you think about him walking around as a freeman, the potential of that, how does that hit you?

photographs of o.j. in handcuffs more than i like the photographs of o.j. with a golf club in his hand. i think he has a lot to account for and, you know, we have yet to extract from him, you know, the punishment that he deserves. >> on a professional level, chris, this parole board should not take into account what happened 22 years ald in los angeles and his acquittal in the murder trial and everything they heard around that trial. do you think on a human level they will be able to discount that and focus on what happened in nevada? >> i think it will be difficult for them. you know, the board, i'm sure these are people who believe in law and believe in justice and justice ain't killing two people, butchering two people and getting away with it. the murders in l.a. are slightly relevant because o.j. simpson is robbing people of property that really doesn't belong to them. he claims it belongs to them but it actually belongs to the goldman's. >> do you think that o.j. simpson is capable of rehabilitation? he says he's changed, he's differen

>> i think that if you really want to see the real o.j. you look back at the video footage of o.j. leaving that hotel that night after robbing these people, after, you know, lining people up against a wall while a guy behind him stands there with a pistol pointed at them. you look at his demeanor leaving that day, he's happy, he's jovial. that's how he really feels about this robbery. now, today he says i wish i could take it back, et cetera. well, yeah, he does because he got caught and he got nine years. >> they do say he is a model prisoner. would you agree with that? >> the fact that he's a model prisoner doesn't mean he is a model citizen and the fact that he's a model prisoner doesn't mean that he doesn't pose a risk to the public. >> i don't know if you've seen excerpts of his parole hearing a few years ago and he talked about what he has done in prison and he talked about some of the things he has learned. when you watch that did you think this is a man who has been humbled or chase nd or who has changed? >> no, i thought he was the same old guy i met in 1994 and 195,

narcissist. i think that he was saying what he needed to say and is doing what he needs to do to get out of prison. i heard that he leads the bible study class or something to that effect. that's not the o.j. simpson i know. >> do you believe, chris, and i will just ask you bluntly, that o.j. simpson is a danger to the public if he's out walking the streets? >> well, i don't know. one of the things the parole board will have to review are his psychiatric records. i'm assuming that he received some psychiatric treatment, some therapy of some kind. i would think if he received therapy or psychiatric help that then they should have addressed the issue of the murders. >> if you are on the parole board what's the one question that you would want to ask o.j.? >> did you kill ron and nicolle. >> that's not legally relevant. >> that's the one question i would like to ask. that's the one question everybody would like to ask. everybody ought to call up the nevada parole board and tell them ask him. if you are really reformed and

remorseful, if you're really a born again christian then let's move this discussion forward. admit. >> you have had so candid and we have had that pleasure of talking to you before about the impact of this case and this trial. it never goes away, it always comes back. how is it for you to be sitting here today and be reliving all of this? >> it's amazing. you know, it all started last summer with the television series on fx and someone wins an oscar, people win emmys, we introduce to a new generation of people. now we have the parole hearing of the century. it's incredible that this thing is being streamed all over the world for people to watch and witness. >> last time you were here you said you wish you had never been part of it. never walked into that courtroom. >> never ever. >> you still feel that way. >> i still feel that way. >> chris darden, thank you. >> we should mentionhr

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spinners. >> amidst the craze, there are new reports certain versions of that toy can pose serious fire dangers. in alabama with what parents need to know about all this, hey, kerry. >> reporter: good morning. the toy we're talking about doesn't just spin. you can see it has lights, even a bluetooth that connects to your phone. take a look at this one. here is the problem. that lithium ion battery caught fire and melted the toy. for parents the real problem is trying to track down the manufacturer. they come in boxes like this. it doesn't even say who made it. it just simply says "made in china." ten-year-old caden smith was in his bedroom playing a video game on his phone. his new toy not just a spinner but one with flashing lights that often connects to his phone by

without warning -- >> when i was charging it, it caught on fire while i was laying next to it. >> reporter: his sister heard the commotion. >> fire, fire, i ran in here. >> reporter: his mother posted the ordeal on facebook. the consumer product safety commission has since reached out to her. >> had he not grabbed it or been in the same room wit, it could have caught the whole house on fire. >> reporter: the toy had a lithium ion battery. the battery is similar to the kind that caused fires in whoever boards, some cell phones and laptops like this one that caught fire four times. its battery the suspected cause. another of the spinning toys also caught fire in michigan. >> right here in this bookcase, i can see the reflection. the fidget spinner on fire in the counter. >> and in california yet another incident. the spinner hissing and smoking in a child's hand after charging for two hours. the consumer products safety commission monitoring the situation and offerin t

don't leave the item charging unattended. follow manufacturers instructions. only use the charger provided with the product. kayden says he wants his spinner back, but his mom not taking any chances. >> i just don't trust them anymore. >> the problem is, if you're going to follow the instruction that is come in the box, there should be instructions. but in these, there's no instructions at all, just the box. so for all the tips that the consumer products safety commission has given on what to do with these things, there's one they can't give to a parent and that's how to pry one of these from an obsessed child's hand. >> be careful with that. >> we've got spinners in our house. look at it differently. >> thanks, kerry. let's head to carson in the orange room. hi, car sentence. >> this fidget is on fire. up next, a heated debate over what's appropriate to do on a plane. we'll vitt for you right after

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we're back, 7:49. a new debate over airplane etiquette. what's that smell? scarson with that story. >> i don't know what there is to debate. let's get to it. jessica ordered a flight to sflan. she struck gold. has a row to herself. she tweeted, my two favorite people to sit with. her luck change when two bare feet crept up right there on the armrest. she now takes a little different tone saying it's a nightmare. the nightmare is over. tweets, you guys will never guess what happened next. the left foot reached over and opened a window. it's a talented mean person. social media users, disgusted. couple of tweets, this should be who is on the no-fly list. definitely do not he have do

bare feet on a plane, that's a terrible idea. here is a question, what about taking your shoes off in general? we asked on twitter, got a no from willie, 67 agree with you, 33% saying yes. that may be the hour flight but what about across the country. >> what about international, you bring fuzzy socks. it's okay. fuzzy socks are okay. >> sometimes they give you socks to wear. >> what about that foot -- i can't get the image out of my head, the foot opening the window. >> i don't even wear shorts on a plane. >> the strap feature. most of the people who wear them shouldn't be wearing them. >> we really touched a nerve around here. carson, thank just ahead, muppet madness, the fight over the firing to the mankind kermit the

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. 7:56 is your time on this thursday, july 20th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. someone has critically hurt in a crash in just the last hour. let's check in with melissa mollet. take a look at this. chopper 4 over this problem in upper marlboro. white house road shut down at harry s. truman drive. some of you use this route. take central avenue instead. critical injuries there this morning, we're trying to check and get more information on that. we will be treating it from @first4traffic. big problem 270 southbound on to the outer loop. beltway is okay, southbound 270 at falls was the problem. crash in the last lane. eun. >> thank you. we will check your forecast next.

well, it's going to be a hot one as we go through the day. heat advisory until 7:00 p.m., all the counties shaded in orange mostly south and west of the district, feeling like 105 degrees and same thing tomorrow, actual highs in the upper 90s, even over the weekend, but then we have storms moving in. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes, but for now back to the "today" show.

it's 8:00 on today. coming up breaking overnight senator john mccain diagnosed with a brain tumor as messages and support pour in from friends and colleagues. >> this disease has never had any more worthy opponent. >> the latest on his condition and what's next. plus kermit controversy. the puppeteer who took over the iconic role from jim henson now fired. the battle with henson's kid. >> he's not kermit. he's a performer hired to do kermit. there's a difference. >> what really happened? we'll talk to the puppeteer live. throw-back thursday at the gym. bob harper tells us how his

since suffering a massive heart attack. why when it comes to working out, everything old is new again. so feel the burn. today thursday, july 20th, 2017. >> how about a 30-year kiss. y'all are adorable i can't take it. >> dallas, texas. >> willie, i've got someone from vanderbilt who has something to say. >> anchor down, willie. >> welcome to the vandy family. ank ore down. >> where are you ladies from? >> st. louis! >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today" where we anchor down every single day. >> anchor down. if you want to be a commodore you have to anchor down. >> we anchor down this show five days a week. matt has the day off so wli

good morning, everybody. we'll get right to your news at 8:00. there's a lot going on. a sad development has united americans across political spectrum today. they are standing behind senator john mccain after learning overnight he has brain cancer. nbc white house correspondent hallie jackson on capitol hill with reaction to the news. hallie, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. this is not john mccain's first fight with cancer but it will be his toughest. in support of one of the senate's most powerful people, both democrats and republicans here on capitol hill are coming together around him. >> this morning capitol hill shaken after senators in what they call stunned disbelief describe how they heard about john mccain's brain tumor from his best friend and fellow lawmaker lindsey graham. >> so pray. i don't know. god knows how this ends, not me. i do know this, this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> reporter: the

behind closed doors at a meeting on health care. >> we ask for prayer. he's tough. tough as a bald owl. >> prayers from presidents pouring in. president trump calling mccain a fighter. barack obama tweeting, cancer doesn't know what it's up against. give it hell, john. the senator's office says doctors discovered the cancerous tumor after surgery to remove a blood clot above mccain's eye friday. no time line yet on when he might return to the senate as he and his family now review treatment options which may include chemotherapy and radiation. mccain's daughter in an emotional statement saying, it won't surprise you to learn that in all this, the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father. cancer may afflict him in many ways but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has. former vietnam p.o.w. and longtime senator, spicy, tenacious,t

curmudgeonly, never afraid to speak his mind. even if that pits him against president trump who two years ago disparaged the senator sparking one of the earliest controversies of his presidency. >> he's a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people who weren't captured, okay? >> mccain, once nicknamed the maverick sometimes goes his own way politically but rarely without his closest confidant. senator graham explaining this year. >> if he has to stand up for his country, so be it. he would die for this country. i love him to death. [ applause ] >> senator mccain wiping away a tear there. senator dpram said he spoke with senator mccain overnight and almost immediately mccain started talking about business here on the hill. next week's health care vote. not clear when mccain will get back to d.c. but most so far haven't talked about the politics of mccain's absence, they are keeping it focused on the personal

>> he has the well wishes of the nation. he was acquitted of murder and nine years after his conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, o.j. simpson's face could come down to a few crucial minutes today. nbc's joe fryer is at a correctional facility in lovelock, nevada, where simpson will seek an early release this morning. >> reporter: in a matter of hours o.j. simpson will learn his future during a parole hearing. he will be here at love lack correctional center, he will appeal by videoconference a couple hours away in carson city. this hearing is expected to last about 15 minutes, during that time the parole commissioners can pepper simpson with questions, one friend or relative could speak on simpson's behalf and we've heard that one of the victims in this robbery case has said he plans to testify and tell the parole board he thinks simpson should be released. the parole board will then deliberate privately before coming back out and voting publicly.

served nearly nine years for the armed confrontation at that las vegas hotel. he did have a hearing four years ago and did receive parole on some of the charges then. this time he is eligible for full parole. many legal observers expect he is going to get it. if that happens he could leave prison as early as october 1st if parole is rejected, then state officials say another hearing would take place likely one to three years from now. willie. >> a lot of people are going to be watching today. thank you very much. we will have special live coverage of that hearing on many of these nbc stations this afternoon. it also will be streaming on nbcnews.com. you can watch a special documentary o.j. simpson chasing freedom saturday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern time on msnbc. a new law will have millions of drivers thinking twice before they each pick up their cell phones and that is exactly what it's supposed to do. nbc's lucy kafanov has more on the strict approach to a growing and deadly problem. >> reporter: it'sr

of electronics. while texting is illegal across much of the country, washington is now the 14th state mandating drivers put down their phones or pay up. the law, similar to others across the country, but with a deadline making name, duie, driving under the influence of electronics. now police officers can stop and ticket drivers just for holding an electronic device, even while stopped. laws finally catching up to today's technology. >> it's wrong to drive while impaired, while drunk. it is equally and more dangerous to drive while you are distracted. >> fatalities from distracted driving in kwa increased 32% from 2014 to 2015 and nationwide statistics show that one in four crashes involve cellphone use just before impact. one of those this woman's sister. >> to find out that my sister was killed for something

insignificant as a quick fast cellphone picture in a car, absolutely devastating. >> reporter: stories like this led the governor to put the law into effect almost two years ahead of schedule. >> i saw you texting while you were driving. >> reporter: washington state troopers say the law is overdue. >> you see people acting like drunk drivers out here, swerving all over the place, you know, because they are so focused on their phone. >> the new law allows for minimal use of a finger to activate an app or device but only while the phone is in a mounted cradle and the car is parked. you have to start your music and gps before you begin your drive and browsing social media or streaming movies is illegal. if you fail to follow these rules the initial fine for violator violators, 136 bucks. nearly double that for a second citation. and with every distracted driving offense going on your record, insurance rates could rise. no more excuses for tragedy at the hands of distracted drivers. no excuse for tragedy at the hands of distracted drivers. for today,

news, los angeles. >> that new law takes effect on sunday, also applies to tablets and video games while driving. makes sense. >> good idea. ahead, including the feud of firing of long time puppeteer behind kermit the frog. we'll get his side of the story next. also head controversy over a new tribute to a music icon. we we can tell you who is that? >> fitness trainer bob harper on recovering from his heart attack and workouts from your past suddenly hot again. break out the leg warmers. >> i will. and a few favorite dogs can't see color like we do. but they see you like it's the first time, every time. they see a tough day a mile away. and things they can't unsee. they see life. and they see love. every time they see you. maybe dogs can't see color. but what they see is so much more.

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usually the only drama we see with the muppets is between kermit and miss piggy but the man who has given the voice to kermit for decades has been fired leaving the character's fate hanging in the balance this morning ♪ it's not easy being green >> this morning kermit the frog's signature line has taken on a whole new meaning. kermit's long time puppeteer steve whitmire fired for what the muppet studio calls repeated unacceptable business conduct over the period of many years. whitmire was fired in october 2016 but openly revealed details about his dismissal last week in a blog problems. i've remained silent the last nine months in hopes that the disney company might reverse their course. given the opportunity i remain willing to do whatever is required to remedy their concerns because i feel my continued involvement with the characters is in the best interest of the muppets. whitmire had voiced kermit since

1990 when the muppets founder and first and only other voice of kermit jim henson died. but henson's daughter tells "today" a voice recasting was long overdue. >> steve is very difficult to work with and it's been many years of being difficult for -- particularly for the producers. he is not kermit, he is a performer who was hired to do kermit. there is a difference. >> in a facebook post this week she also said steve performed kermit as a bitter, angry, depressed victim. kermit has had his sad moments, like on the "ellen" show in 2011. >> when i'm out on the street i'm often confused for like a green fire hydrant. >> that's terrible. it would be horrible. >> it's tough. >> but he seemed pretty cheerful when he crashed "today's" control room in 2008. >> guys, have have you been? i've been waiting here for a half hour. >> while kermit's demeanor is debatable henson's son says whitmire's was not. tel t

he said outrageous demands like you better make me happy because the muppets are kermit. >> we did reach out to miss piggy but her representatives declined to comment on this. muppet studio is saying that matt vogel is now going to be taking over as the voice of kermit. as you see there is an intense back and forth between the children of jim henson and with steve. >> we will talk to steve right now. steve whitmire joins us. good morning to you. >> hey. >> i'm sure that wasn't easy to watch, you will get your chance to respond. >> sure. >> you played this role for 27 years. >> yeah. >> you got a call last october. >> yes. >> what went through your mind when they said, with he no longer want you in this role? >> well, i was stunned, it seemed like it was about five minutes of silence, i'm sure it wasn't that long and i was just immediately trying to get answers. and i had had no advanced warning on that, you know? nothing had ever been framed to me as a career-breaking

in fact, we had been talking prior to that or the two careers before that about me becoming sort of a creative producer with them, working alongside the two executives who i spoke to, where i would have been really part of the day to day decision-making on the muppets and i was thrilled about that. i felt like at least we would be able to integrate this great package that is the muppets into a huge corporation. >> let's go right to some of the allegations from the muppet studio and the henson family that you were, quote, bitter, angry, depressed victim, that you performed kermit that way. that frankly you were difficult to work with. >> yeah. >> i guess it begs the question why they kept you around for 27 years if you were that difficult but how do you respond to that? >> it's interesting. nobody likes having these sharp cornered edges thrown at them. as i say, we were in talks to move things ahead just prior to this conversation within three days before we had a conference call with all the performers to talk about all the work we were

and you better get plenty of rest because you will be worked really hard. so it was a huge shock. in terms of the character stuff of kermit having become stale or bitter, it isn't true in my mind, but the funny part of that is i would have expected the people saying that to have been my staurchlest allies. >> were you personally difficult to work with because that's really the criticism. you offered notes and were hard to work with frankly. >> i offered notes. i don't think that makes someone difficult. it was a totally an idea of trying to do what's best for the muppets in terms of receiving ideas and concepts that were well out of the bounds of the character. >> cheryl pointed out that you are not kermit, you are simply somebody who plays the role of kermit. >> it's really interesting about that because in my mind my mentoring with jim tells me that the minute the muppets are reduced to being roles that are auditioned for and cast it takes

all of the individuality out of them. their longevity is based on their consistency and that is super important, otherwise it's not kermit or any of the muppets at all. that's what i've tried to be outspoken about. >> the implication is that in some sense you had them over the barrel. you were saying, hey, i'm kermit. good luck, you can't get rid of me. >> that's an arrogance that's just not in my body. that's not the case. i don't make those decisions and i certainly never dealt that way. >> you are just speaking out now. i mean, this happened nine months ago. >> yeah. >> why did you wait? were you hoping traipgly maybe i could work this out and get this job back? >> i still would like to hope that. i don't think it's going to happen now. yeah, i was hoping that and in the meantime they were saying we're not ever going to have you back again, we refuse to remedy this. which is the worst part, i could do whatever they needed. they were also offering thee things that i called consolation prizes. they were going to honor me,

things like that, but that required signing an nda. what they really wanted was for me to frame this as i moved on and i had retired and it was just disingenuous. i couldn't bring myself to do it. >> as you decided, steve, to go public with this when you wrote your web post was there any consideration of the tradition and brand of the muppets that maybe it's not the best idea to have this fight out in public about characters that are so beloved. >> i agree and that's why i'm not going to respond directly to all the accusations that the hen sons have laid out. as i say, the reason i'm gone is because i was outspoken for the exact things they're talking about, but at the end of the day i'm a guy that got hired contract to contract to portray these characters however disney told me to and the very issues they're talking about are the ones i was outspoken about and have now been pushed out for. >> steve whitmire, thank you for being here and sharing your story. i know you gave kids

thank you very much. we will go over to al now and get a check of the weather. >> we have strong storms firing up in chicago and that's moving across the midwest. a lot of airport delays there, we will be watching that. also big story, the heat, we've got over 60 million people, 71 million people now under some heat advisory or heat warning during the day today, you will see temperatures getting up into the 100s from texas all the way into the plains and the desert southwest. you add in the humidity it's even hotter. rest of the country we are looking at beautiful day in the northeast, although it is going to be awfully hot, very hot and humid and the monsoon continues in the southwest. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. good morning, everybody. it is a steamy start to the day for sure, temperatures are in the upper 70s and low 80s already, it's only 8:20 in the morning. heat advisory from noon until 7:00 p.m. today, heat index could be as high as 105 degrees this afternoon. here is the forecast from our computer model.

today, 102 fredericksburg. actual air temperatures will be mostly in the mid 90s across the area. for tomorrow no heat relieve at all and staying hot and stormy through the weekend. that's your latest weather. you guys really to trend? >> yes. >> let us do it. have you guys ever dreamt of doing something amazing and then somebody puts a pin in it, a teacher, somebody, a coach? well, new england's patriot player julian edelman always dreamed he would make it in the nfl. he had a teacher back in 2006 who told me that was unrealistic and he wasn't going to make it. edelman tweeted a photo of an apology letter he got from the teacher 11 years later. this is what she said. she said, i don't think it phased you, frankly, but whenever i think back on it i feel terrible not because you o proved me wrong but because i stupidly voiced an uneducated opinion that i implied disdain for your passion for the game. there are people i kno w

the table, wow, you are not going to make it. he ended up -- >> wow. >> i'm kidding. >> wow. >> he ended up getting that letter and it really made him feel better. has there ever been a time in your life where you have had a dream and someone said, no, that's not going to happen. al roker. >> i sent in a letter early in my career for a weekend weather position in baltimore and i got a letter back you are not ready. i ended up meeting that news director on a roker-thon and reminded him. >> your claim to fame. >> you haven't forgotten. >> no, i hadn't. >> i remember high school football coach saying, hey, listen, do you know what the odds are of making it to the nfl, it's 9 in 10,000. don't forget to hit the books, you are not going to play. sitting in my group at my high school was a guy named glen millburn who would go on to get drafted in the nfl. >> what about you,

beautiful, wonderful person in college and everyone knew that she was going to be the one, she was really smart, going to make it in this business and i was the roommate of. i had a professor who said to me, look, not a lot of people are going to make it in this business, i don't want you to put your hopes in. i don't think so. i remember how it hurt. >> it does hurt but the people who say it to carson's point often have their hearts in the right place, they're trying to protect you. i have to hand it to this teacher. way to own it, say, i was wrong, i didn't know you then, i shouldn't have doubted you. i give her a lot of credit for saying i did the wrong thing and i just want to get that off my chest and let you know. >> amen. >> i always felt supported by coaches and teachers, it was always constructive, quit clowning around. but i think professionally we had this early in our careers, somebody looked at a tape like with you, al, and saying, do you know what, i think behind the camera. or you should wear glasses. >> why don't you try radio. >> that happened to me late in my care.

literally somebody would think like -- don't even bother. >> look at where everybody is sitting today. >> if you believe, keep going. that's the message. >> still be realistic. balanced. we are going to stop pop start with beyoncé. pop start with beyonce, madame tussauds unveiling a wax figure. anything but flawless. queen bee. take a look. michelle tweeting, beyonce wax figure makers have actually never seen beyonce. people criticizing her likeness, white washed, flatter hair, drastically different facial figures, some think she looks more like lindsay lohan, and i quote, poor man's mariah carey. madame tussauds say they color match, sometimes lighting distorts it. if you're there in person might be closer to the images. >> i think that's

>> we'll end on "america's got talent." nine-year-old angelica hail returned to nbc, brought the house down with alicia keys hit "girl on fire." ♪ ♪ she's got her head in the clouds she's not backing down ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ this girl is on fire >> wow. >> the crowd going wild. a guest judge, coveted golden buzzer send her right to the show. watch her reaction. tuesday 8:00, 7:00 central. >> just give her the trophy. >> coming up we will catch up with trainer bob harper, we will

will tell us about some old workouts that are new again. get that stationary bike out. do you know the grapevine move? one of my favorites. this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, it's 8:26 now on this thursday, july 20th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we've learned that someone has died in this crash on whitehouse road in upper marlboro. the prince george's county fire department is in charge of the scene right now. let's go to melissa mollet with a look at the impact in first 4 traffic. >> if you normally take white house road you can take central avenue instead. really right now not a huge impact. very sad, but no major traffic impact this morning. white house road at harry s. truman drive still shut down for that skroefr turned dump truck. 270 south quite low down to montgomery mall. suitland parkway near silver hill, crash reported there. we will get alo

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temperatures mid to upper 90s all the way through today, tomorrow and the weekend. thunderstorms likely saturday and sunday afternoon.

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today and tomorrow on our sister network golf channel and right here on nbc over the weekend, both saturday and sunday. get up early, pour yourself a bloody maybe carson. 7:00 a.m. eastern open championship. >> guys, it's time to scour the crowd and find something. i found the most interesting set of twins. >> okay. >> you're not going to believe this, you guys. these are twins who have different birth dates. >> wow. >> can you figure that out? hi, ladies, what are your names? >> debbie and gail. >> you have different birth dates. please explain. >> i was born at 11:47 and -- >> p.m. >> and i was born at 12:01 a.m. >> and they're identical twins. >> i had seen them walking in today. >> thank you for sharing with us today. wait, we have birthday hats for you. >> that is so cool. >> how cute is that? >> you're born

story, right there. got to love that. >> coming up we have bob harper here, we will watch up with him on his health and also take on the newest fitness trends that really if they are not new how he has tweaked his own workout since his heart attack. then the stars of "vallerian" movie, kara delevingne with us in a moment. >> and dining. turning summer fruits and vegetables into flat bread tweets. >> t . dalys never dispoints. >> the hair looks fantastic. >> i worked on it last night, highlights. i brushed it, and here let's get a check of the weather. >> let's take a look at your weekend outlook and show you what we have going on. starting with friday, we're looking at severe storms over the great lakes on into the ohio river valley, opposite heat through the midsection of the country into the mid-atlantic states, sunshine out west. saturday

monsoonal moisture continues in the southwest. sunday, sunday very humid in the east, the heat eases in the plains, very hot in the pacific northwest. we've got nice folks here from chicago. >> chicago. >> looking glass theater. >> yes, sir. >> nice to see all of you. very nice. there they are. we could hear you, we just couldn't see you. very nice people from chicago. what's your names? >> the cliffords and the wises. >> that's what's going on around the country here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. we are warming up quickly, 83 right now in washington. 81 leesburg, 82 clinton, 81 frederick. we do have the heat advisory through 7:00 p.m., feeling anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees mainly around the district and areas to the south and east of that. beach forecast for the weekend starting with tomorrow, hot, 92 degrees saturday and sunday, around 90 but we do have

some of the storms into the weekend could be strong but temperatures still in the upper # 90s. >> very interesting. make sure you get your weather whenever you you need it on the weather channel. hoda. >> al, thanks so much. weather channel. hoda. >> al, thank you so much. we're excited, joined by fitness trainer bob harper, creator of the daily burn, new workout program. >> sounds hard. >> here to tell us why what's old is new again in the world of fitness. hi, bob, good morning. >> good morning. >> don't trip. >> we have to give you a hug because we want to know how you're doing. are you feeling all right? >> i am feeling all right. it was -- it's been a rough couple of months but i'm doing a lot better. i'm getting back into the gym, doing a lot of workouts. that's where all this came from in my head. >> you've changed the way you work out. >> i've had to change everything. i'm definitely not as strong as i used to be. it's been a super challenge. so i've just been

and los angeles. >> we're going through them all. getting over this emotionally must have been a huge part. >> that's a huge challenge. it's like you that day you asked how my heart was doing. that really moved me when you said that. everyone is just like, oh, my gosh, you're looking really great. how are you feeling? i am feeling good just having to reprogram what's going on in my head. >> get used to that new normal. >> that new normal. >> let's talk about working out. you're the perfect to talk about this with. i love what's old is new again. >> here is what i found out. i've gone back to the drawing bofrd trying different workouts and i'm thinking, wow, all these things have been reprogrammed and made bigger and flashier and stronger. >> like my grandma's stationary bike. >> remember, everyone had a stationary bike. now you've got soul cycle, peloton, which is like -- i fee

that would be in their house. they are basically bringing in trainers into your house. can you work out on your own, which i think is pretty amazing. >> it's expensive and you pay for the programs but it's kind of like having a spin class in your house. >> i have friends that have this and swear by it. they use it all the time. >> next circuit training, interval training. >> i remember, what was it called. >> the bo flex. >> the bo flex and all these old kind of circuit training, that was the big word. now you've got cross fit, of course, orange theory to name a few. these guys are doing this. crossfit has always been my workout. i'm doing like a crossfit light. >> what about interval training, heart rate goes up, goes down. >> i have to be careful about that. i can't have my heart shoot up quickly. i'm more or less doing lighter

with circuit training you're hitting upper body, lower body, cardiovascular. you're putting everything in. if you om have 20 minutes to work out, try out one of those classes because it's going to be a good one for you. >> move down here. oh, my gosh. we love this. >> remember taebo? >> i don't. >> i lived in los angeles and you could not get into this man's class. >> i remember that, i just didn't know. >> i'm doing these kickboxing classes in l.a. >> can you do that? >> there's like new gems popping up. my friend noah has rumble in the city that's starting to explode. i love kickboxing. for some girls, especially, that start to get a little worried about crossfit or orange theory, i don't want to bulk up, which it takes a lot to bulk someone up, you go into these classes, let me tell

get ripped and lean. >> get a lot of aggression out. you get a lot of aggression out, savannah. >> you think i need i. >> moving into savannah's wheelhouse. come on, savannah. >> when i found out about this, i was so excited. >> savannah is a former aerobics instructor. hello. >> we have this in common. >> i mean, i love old school aerobics, jane fonda, step. when they told me you're going to tell me that aerobics is coming back. >> aerobics is definitely coming back. >> my spirit animal right there. >> now you go on instagram, you see the girls -- tone it up girls, all these people that have millions and millions of followers, they are showing their workouts and doing a much more glamorous version of what was going on back in the day. i've got this whole system called black fire i did a while ago. it was daily burn, a great way to have your phone with

which is really cool. >> is it aerobics? maybe i'll try it. >> all this aerobic kind of stuff you're doing. you have minimal to no equipment. >> yes. >> that was like what we did, right? >> a video of savannah popped up. >> did you have leg warmers? >> sure i had leg warmers, leotards the whole thing. >> we're going to find it for you, bob. dig it out. >> did you love that. >> i still do honestly. coming up next we will sit down with the stars of ice hopping and epic new movie valerian and the city of a though sanity plants. first this is "today" on nbc. va

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city of a thousand planets." their characters fighting crime in space 1,000 years in the future and sometimes bickering with each other, too. take a look. >> whoa, easy. >> late. >> better late than dead. >> you want to drive? >> put your hands back on the joystick. put your hands back on the joystick. would you please place your hand back on the joystick. >> would you please stop complaining about my driving. >> you're the best driver in the universe. >> thank you. >> good to see you. i want to start with your kicks. you put your shoes on. good reason to put these on. these are official valerian. >> no, a young girl in england painted them, hand painted them. >> that's really cool. >> i feel bad. >> we're going to get a pair, too. help me explain to people who are going to see the movie this weekend the world they are stepping into. it really is mind blowing. a lot of special effects,

>> where are you taking viewers? >> it takes place in the year 2763 and most takes place on this space station alpha. like the space station of today has grown and grown and grown so people from all around the world and aliens from all around the universe are living together in peace and harmony for the greater good of one another. >> obviously so much of this had to be put together after the fact. so the 2011 you worked a lot together in front of blue screens and green screens i imagine. what is that like as an actress, cara, to have the 2011 you and basically nothing else around you. >> 90% of the time it was cgi. it was actually really amazing for us because it was a lot of using your imagination. the extent of his knowledge and wanting to -- there was a lot of things. he made sure we were prepared as much as possible. it was actually incredible. >> for people who adopt know, luke is

fifth element, the lucy movie, another lucy movie to come. what is the experience? obviously this is his dream film and he cast you two in it. >> it was amazing. to be part of the movie, his studios, pretty much owns, this has been his baby for a long time. he's been working on this movie for ten years. he realized all the aliens names, where they are from, what they eat for breakfast. you see the movie and realize his imagination is so bad. technology has finally caught up with his imagination. >> i imagine it's got to be a little mind blowing to see the film gicven the way you shot it with cgi, not knowing quite what it would look like. what was that experience like for you. >> you have no idea. our expectations were money out. this movie is so mind blowing when you watch it in real life. we've seen it three or

times. every time you watch it you see things you didn't see the first time. it's a feast for the eyes for sure. >> you two, one of your co-stars a an up and comer named rihanna. what's it likes when you're shooting a scene and on the set walks rihanna. >> she's amazing. she works so hard. she was filming our movie during the day and finishing her album at night. she really works around the clock. to see her come on the set and kind of turn everything off and focus on being an actress, she's so good in the movie. her part is really special. definitely a part everyone is talking about. >> what about you? >> it was incredible. we've been friends for five years. i said to her what an incredible actress she is and could be when she had the opportunity to. just to see her work that hard something that's let her vulnerable side out with luc, able to catch an amazing side of her. >> in the midst of launching blockbuster film ye

three months in, how is the baby doing. >>? >> she's good. i hope she's good. she was when i left this morning. she's the best. it's been like a whole mind blowing new thing. we filmed the movie in paris, the city of love. i came back home and nine months she was born. >> that's how it works. >> funny how that math adds up. congratulations on the film. it is, as you said, a feast for the eyes. a lot to see and very cool. called "valerian and the city of a thousand planets" and it hits theaters tomorrow. >> thank you so much. coming up next, we're dining with the dalys to enjoy flat bird. first,today" on nbc. "

welcome back. this morning on "today" food is new installment of our favorite series, dining with the daleys.

firing up the grill for summer recipes. some of the seasons best fruits and vegetables. still yummy to eat. >> if we didn't make fruits and vegetables on this show we would never eat fruits and vegetables. >> today we are going to make grilled flat bread. cheesy gril corn flat bread with cilantro. >> is there a difference between flat bread? >> there is a difference. typically flat breads are thicker crust and pizzas are crispier. flat breads are a vessel for anything. here we government we're sticking. i like to buy tore bought pizza dough at my pizzeria and get it there. we have this rolled out to 1/4 inch thickness and 10 inches in

diameter. carson threw it on the grill. also some corn on the grill for ten minutes. would you grab me some corn. >> we'll show you how easy it is to it slice it. it goes right into the pan as you can see. >> that's clever. >> this is a skinny piece. why did you give me the skinny piece. >> you know what, i'm going to let you keep doing that. do you want to try it, savannah? >> here is the corn. two different pieces, queso fresco, monterey jack and chili powder. the butter is melting because it's 90 degrees out here. >> yes. >> we will stir that up. >> okay. >> this is a good hack. >> then to pizza over here. spread this onto the pizza and make the

agreeing yogurt, lime juice and clont cilantro. if you don't have greek yoegurt i use sour cream. i like took use greek yogurt. put in in here and it makes a nice drizzle. >> love it. >> thank you. >> over here we're going to make our poliblistered tomato and ara salad on flat bread. garlic, cast iron. >> on the grill. >> tomatoes. >> really i like to let them sit for a minute ago so they will pop and get caramelized. so those are cooking. then we make our arugula salad. balsamic is like my favorite thing. get it at the market. it's a little thicker, a little sweeter, it's perfect on any salad. we have arugula all the time.

>> you told me keep doing it until you told me to stop. >> keep doing that. >> you yell that all the time. keep doing it. >> i've learned. i've learned. will, you know what i'm talking about. >> just do your job. >> and then add this. i love salad on my flatbed. >> you're getting everything. >> it makes you feel like you're eating healthy even on delicious flat bread. >> here we go. >> how long are tomatoes on the pan. >> only about five minutes when they start to blister. >> really quick, easy. flat breads go two to three minutes. everything comes together very fast. >> all right. then we assemble it. >> over here we have our tomatoes and shaved parmesan. >> we do. put this back on the grill, too? >>

favorite? >> the tomatoes. is this like a balsamic reduction? >> balsamic glaze. it comes in a bottle. >> i want that. yeah. >> they make white balsamic glaze, too. >> it looks like hoda is having the desert pizza over here. >> it's a cream cheese base with just a little vanilla, a little sugar. you can do that with any seasonal fruits, like vau berries or peaches. >> do you want to share this beer with me? >> this is the best thing here. >> cheers. >> if you want the recipes they are on today.com. a lot of good ideas with the flat bread. it's fun on the grill, too. thank you dining with the dalys. >> we're back in a moment with "today" on nbc.

keep going. the you missed a kernel there, buddy. >> keep going. >> al, what's coming up next hour? >> we have a lot of fun going on. first of all, we have great ice cream -- special ice cream scoops like charcoal ice cream. crazy. >> is it sweet? >> you will have to wait and see. >> okay. >> plus, we've got --

doing a story about this great family in chicago, their daughter has epilepsy, he is the lead of "hamilton" in chicago and they've done a wonderful fundraiser for this. we will talk about that. and we have an interview with [ inaudible ] from the movie dunkirk. >> are you announcing the o.j. parole verdict. >> yes, we will do that later. this is a "news 4 today" news break. 8:56 is your time now on this thursday, july 20th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to check on your morning commute right now with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. >> hi, eun. again, still have this shutdown in upper marlboro, fatal dump truck crash there overturned, so that is closed. white house road at harry s. truman drive. alternate there central avenue. really not that well used this

outer loop after 270 crash blocking the right lane here in morning and southbound fairfax county parkway before the toll road crash in the right lane as well. >> we're going to take a quick break now, we will check your forecast when we come back.

good morning. we have a lot of heat in the forecast later today, 87 right now, but it feels like 95 degrees already and it's only 9:00 in the morning. you can expect it to feel around 105 this afternoon. so we have a weather alert for today and tomorrow because of the extreme heat, upper 90s feeling around 105. storms returning for the weekend but still very hot. >> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes.

this morning on today's take jada pinkett smith getting personal. wait until you hear the surprising advice she has for her daughter. charcoal ice cream, crazy cone creations scooping the nation. plus the band that katy perry and harry styles trends viral. from nbc news, this is today's take, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, thursday morning, july 20th 20rks 17. you are listening to life in letters by pearce tilton. >> we have the most intriguing titles to music. >> i don't know what that means. >> zach is bringing in our

what, you want us to know what we're talking about? >> you want us to read. >> that's right, what a concept. >> good morning. >> yes. >> big day, right? >> yesterday was actually -- tuesday was the big day, it was nick's 15th birthday. >> wow. >> but he is away at summer camp and i couldn't go because i had some issues, i had to resolve some visa issues for lela. thank you to the folks down at the embassy. >> best dad ever. very true. >> in any event deborah went up. she said it's like he didn't even want her there. he has made that transition now from little boy to boy to teenager and that we are embarrassing. >> so did she go thinking he was going to be surprised and excited to see her? >> he knew she was coming but she was bringing doughnut holes because he loves dunkin' donuts holes and he was like

when are you leaving. >> i told al that is my fear. when i walk with the kids, i have three obviously so he argue over who gets to hold my hand. the other day we were walking down the street, everybody rotates and my eight-year-old without even thinking he reaches for my hand and i thought there's going to be a time when he doesn't just reach out for it and want to hold my hand. i don't know if i'll be able to take it. >> it's coming for you. >> how do you live in that moment? mela has been getting out of bed really early, which is frustrating. people love sleep. henry said one day we are not going to hear those tiny little feet. one day they will be sleeping until 10:00. >> lela still will come down and lay across the bed at about 9:30. i'm thinking i just want to go to bed, but as deborah points out she's gone -- >> off to college. >> she wants to come and hang out with you. >> she just kind of lays there. i'm of two minds because i like the covers and the sheets cool and she's laying on my side

the bed. >> you're making my sheets hot. >> but, you know, it's like i look and i remember when i brought her for kindergarten and they said welcome to the class of 2017 and i thought that will never come. here it is. >> maybe it about boomerang back around. he goes, do you know what, i kind of appreciate you. >> your wedding. >> i would say 19. >> 19 it comes back around. >> i was a difficult teenager. >> spirited. >> i was spirited but also girls can be unconscious blee rude towards their mothers. i was always pretty okay with my dad but i would say things to my mom like, mom, you just don't understand. she understood perfectly. then it comes back around about what? >> i would say when i went off to college i missed them and that was the first sort of instinct of, okay, wait, they've always done great by me. >> stuff that we can all relate to. so my latest, you know, i never go out, hardly ever. no, i really don't. >> you should see her out on the

last night i went out with my girlfriends. it's funny because i've noticed when i leave the house -- it was so much fun. >> that's jackie reed. >> jackie, michelle, camille, maryland. >> you have a lot of famous friends. >> i was leaving the house and i've learned not to make a big deal about t otherwise they are like where are you going and then i feel guilty and don't go. my plan was to leave at 6:30 and be back at 8:30. clair, my daughter, goes, where are you going? and i was like i'm just going to get something to eat. you're putting on a dress. well, i'm going to meet some of my friends and i will be right back. >> tomorrow or tonight? >> tonight. >> will we be awake? >> so then i put my heels on and i'm running out of the house and she was like so are you going to eat there or bring your food back if you're just going to eat. it's like 20 questions. >> nobody expects the spanish inn question situation. >> i get so many questions and including this morning, mommy, don't go. i dowa

work. i have never brought her to work. >> you should. >> i might bring her to work next week. >> they make you feel guilty the day before. with two nights in a row because we had the premiere of "dunkirk" the night before she runs down the steps, don't go, don't leave me. there are all these people outside and -- i was like i will be right back. the baby-sitter was there. you said you will see her tomorrow which means it's not tonight. >> when mela says it at night i will be like i have a friend's birthday because she gets birthdays. i sometimes repeat the friend's birthday. i'm like, no, we're celebrating a birthday and that she understands. i will say one thing they brought up yesterday that i haven't done, they were like let's do a bucket list for the year. one thing you want to do for the year. i've never even thought about that. i was trying to think of things i would want to do or things i would never do. wh

it was one of those things that i think it's so cool that you step out of your comfort zone and did something different. >> you did stand up. >> i know. it was so humiliating. >> how did this happen? >> well, it was forced. via tammy filler who likes to force me into sort of -- >> still. >> i was nervous. i actually tried to get out of it, too. my daughter doesn't really want me to go. tammy was like you're going. >> have you ever done that? >> that is to me one of the hardest -- >> most intimidating. >> jobs to do. >> so i practiced with this awesome comedian named wally and he is world renowned, he is really, really funny and that was really fun. so i just practiced with him, we work shopped some jokes, some of which bombed and some -- >> in front of him. >> in front of him. it was just in front of him and i liked him a lot and it felt comfortable. i thought i wasn't going to have to do it in front of an audience and i get there and dan the producer goes and the good news is down stairs in a room fo

people at a comedy festival. he was like, yeah, you're going to go do it. it was fine. i wouldn't say i was excellent. >> you didn't bomb. >> i got a couple laughs. >> there you go. >> do you find that people were trying to root you on or are they seriously waiting for you to be funny. >> i think there was a half and half situation. and it was hot so, you know, you missed yesterday some -- >> i heard about it. i just heard about this. >> you heard about it. >> i did not see it because as you know i never watch. >> thank you, al. >> that's about right. >> but your -- >> pad. >> pad. >> your armpit pad. >> i shouldn't have even worn it. it was really hot yesterday. >> they work. >> sheinelle was trying to teach me about anti-sweat techniques. >> do you remember i was with mario lopez and you were like what is that and i was like it's a pad for sweat.

yesterday. but she knew what it was and dylan was like what is that? and there goes the pad right out of the dress. >> i don't even know how we got on that again, but it was one of those things. >> anyway, i needed those pads at the comedy place. it was fun, i recommend everybody do it. do that as a bucket list. >> i would never do that. >> one bucket list thing, do you know what henry and i are doing this summer as a family, we're coming up with one thing each of us, mila, poppy can barely speak, poppy is like park, we're like, all right, great. one thing we want to do in the city that we haven't done. mine is go to coney island with the girls. >> that's great. >> i have never done that, either. >> we should all go to coney island. >> field trip. >> i was thinking just with me and my family, but come along. >> who needs family when you've got us. >> the family i never knew. >> exactly. >> up next, the surprising advice jada pinkett smith gave

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i would just talk to her, you know, and just say, hey, just look at this. there's no rush. >> that's very interesting. she was saying she would wait a little longer. how old were you all when you got married? >> i was 29, because we're going on ten years in september. you know what, i wouldn't trade it. a lot of my friends now, especially with things going on, are getting married later. but for me -- i was like this ridiculously long train. >> it's beautiful. >> the train is too long. >> anyway, you wouldn't have taken it back? >> no, i think 29 was good, because i had a chance to be single. i had a chance to live in an apartment on my own and pay bills on my own. i think it was good for me. but there are some people who are college sweet hearts and get married and they are 90 years old and they have been together. for me i'm glad i waited. >> i got married at 26, the same age as jada.

i wouldn't trade it for me. i will say my parents were very cognizant about having conversation wall street me. they loved henry. that's in texas. >> on the ranch? >> everybody was so mad we didn't get married in washington, d.c. we were like, you know what -- >> why would you? >> we wanted to get married where we felt at home. we cried through the entire thing. he said -- my parents would be like does he make you laugh? in 40 years, are you going to have things in common? are you going to want to go hiking

first marriage. so -- but, you know, everybody -- everybody is different at a different time. >> it's funny how times have changed. i think my grandmother was in her early 20s, maybe -- >> my grandmother was 20. >> my mom was 18 and my dad was 20 and they missed their 50th anniversary by three months. >> and i will say having that time, that luxury of time, i mean, henry and i had five years together before we had children so we had this really strong foundation. >> my grandparents are watching right now. 68 years. >> congratulations to them. the hoda show sirius radio mondays and wednesdays 1:00 p.m. eastern on channel 108. all right. now -- >> for a video? >> no, weather. >> oh, we are not doing it. >> i want to see the video. >> we were almost going to do it. >> we are just going to do a local.

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from coast to coast americans love their ice cream. so we asked you to share photos of the longest lines you found outside of your local scoop shops. boy, did you deliver. here are some of them. check out yummy bunny. look at this line. >> wow. >> fort wayne, indiana. tasty treat -- look at that -- >> michigan. >> in michigan. we've got to get there sheinelle. >> there's new friends taking over the country and here with the scoop is amanda klut. some look tastier than others. >> can we dig am here? this first one, this is from -- what did i see? >> egloo. this is a new trend we're seeing across the country, it's a hong kong style egg waffle. this is a street snack? hong kong since the 1950s but not people are putting ice cream in it. that's

>> instead of a cone they're using a real waufl. >> are you going to eat the he go roll part? >> i did. >> how did you do? >> it's really good. >> this is yummy. >> just like a regular waufl cone except there are all these fun bubbles in it. it's perfect for instagram. >> good. >> this is a fish cone? >> this is called a tiyaki. so this was traditional -- it's a traditional dish in japan, it's a cake filled with red burn kurd. they turned it into a waffle cone. >> where can you get this? >> you can get this in new york at a place called tiyaki nyk, it's in berkley, california, it's in australia. >> i will say just to warn you there's something really hard in there. i feel like i might have chipped a tooth. >> i heard a crunch. >> the toppings are crunchy. >> they also took it to the next

>> there are also nontraditional ice creams. tyroll ice cream. >> i think of this as this decade's coldstone creamery. they pour the base on to a super cold surface -- >> do you know what would be super helpful in this? >> a spoon. >> how do they do this? >> they pour a batter on a cold surface, they pour the base on, they mix in your flavors and then they flatten it out, take a spatula and scrape it into these rolls that you see here and cover it in whatever topping. >> this i like. >> are those the same ingredients of regular old ice. >> it's regular old ice cream, just a new way of serving it. >> i also like this mochi. >> this has been around for a while. it's so widespread. you can get it at whole foods, order it online. it's this japanese rice paste around ice cream. so you can kind of mix and match and do all kinds of things with

>> it's like a gum gee. >> did you pick the green one, it's green tea flavor. >> mistake. >> go with the chocolate. >> so this is a really big trend right now, it's the charcoal ash, this is coconut cash. >> i'm going to try this even though my best instinct was not to. >> it doesn't have a lot of flavor to itself so people will flavor it with all different kinds of things. >> is it supposed to be healthy? >> people do think it's healthy. >> have you tasted the charcoal? >> let's hurry. >> okay. so another thing i definitely want to point out is this toasted rice flavor, i think savory is a big trend that's happening now and these guys are doing an amazing job with it. >> oh, my god. >> that's great. >> it's horrible. >> really good. >> it's so good. >> i disagree. somebody else has to try it. al, come try it.

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♪ expedia. this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning, it's 9:26 now on this thursday, july 20th. i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines, the driver of a dump truck is dead after this crash in upper marlboro. this happened just before 7:30 this morning on white house road. prince george's county police are investigating now. a robotics team from africa that was here for an international competition is missing right now. these six teenagers disappeared earlier this week. d.c. police tweeted their photos out this morning. the "washington post" says the teens were from burundi and they went missing after the tomp competition's closing ceremonies. if you know anything call d.c. police. a look at your forecast after a quick break.

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it's a dream come true to land a role in the hottest broadway show "hamilton." that's exactly what happened to miguel cervantes who stepped into the lead. >> the spotlight belongs on his daughter adelaide who is struggling with epilepsyy. >> one in 26 americans diagnosed with epilepsy. miguel is bringing a voice to the disorder people battle every day. 39-year-old actor miguel cervantes stepped into a role of a lifetime. >> it's unbelievable as an actor, i can't believe i'm the one that gets to say these words that all of these kids know. i'm humbled every day to be able to be the person that is at the center of it. >> but for

kelly, the road to this dream was macdonald with personal hardship. while miguel was in the process of auditioning for "hamilton" his seven-month-old daughter adelaide had her first seizure. >> how frightening. >> i was at work and i got a call from miguel. i said i think adelaide just had a seizure. >> we rushed her to the doctor. she goes to the hospital. they start dropping this word epilepsy around. >> i didn't know what epilepsy was. i didn't realize how hard it was to treat. >> my wife and i looked at each other, what do we do now? >> on the same day as miguel's final audition, his daughter in a hospital undergoing a spinal tap. >> i can't imagine. how were you able to do the audition. >> half of my brain was over there in the hospital. my daughter was there with me and gave me the passion and the fire that i needed to get through this. >> i don't know how he made it through without just breaking into tears. >> no one knew what he was

dealing with. palin manuel miranda saw something special. >> miguel is a light. when he came to audition for "hamilton," the fire in his eye was incredible. you have to be young, strappy and hungry and he's all of those things. >> in one week we found out adelaide has epilepsy and miguel is going to play "hamilton." >> from finding new doctors to searching for a cause of her infantile spasm. >> until we know what's causing it, it's hard to treat it. >> in general children with infantile spasms, 10% can achieve normal cognitive outcome but majority have disabilities. >> there's in known cure. >> there are treatments that can reduce seizures and treatments that can aid in quality of life. >> wanting to help parents dealing with the same struggles, the cervantes

united research and epilepsy or cure. >> i have a son that's special needs. that affects not just him but his siblings. how is jackson? >> jackson is a rock star. it doesn't affect him at all. it's his paeb sister. when she smiles, he gets so excited. to see her through his eyes is refreshing. >> we don't have a diagnosis so we don't have a prognosis. i hope she can walk someday. i hope that she can talk. >> kelly and i say all the time, we want to meet her. we want to know her. >> inspired by adelaide, miguel teamed up with his "hamilton" castmates to write and record "until the time comes" with all proceeds going to epilepsy research. >> i wanted to express my feelings as a father, when i'm looking at my child and not knowing how to help. what i want to do is take this away from her. ♪ ♪

>> and so the calm comes when all of that is done. she can partly cloudy the little girl that i know is in there. >> i wish adelaide was healthy. do some good in the community while we're struggling to help ourselves. >> poem talk about milestones, this is what happens with a baby at this time in their life. we don't get that. so we take our milestones. when she looks at me and smiles, i'll take that. ♪ ♪ >> my gosh, that was beautiful. >> really beautiful. >> aaron brownley, our producer, nicely done. download on itunes, all proceeds going to fight epilepsy. we have more how you can help contribute to cure at today.com. thank you so re

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gaithersburg, 82 quantico, 85 right now in clinton. if you're headed to the beach this weekend it will still be hot. there is a good place to get relief from the heat but we will be around 90 across the weekend, better storm chance saturday and sunday. further inland look at these temperatures in the upper 90s. >> and that is your latest weather. coming up next the movie everybody is talking about, reviews have been unbelievable, short list for the oscars. we are talking "dunkirk." we will catch up with the director and one of its oscar winning stars after this these messages. r almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two.

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. christopher nolan is the oss cash nominated writer, producer and director of blockbuster films including "the dark knight" trilogy and mind thriller "inception." more recently sci-fi interstellar. >> known for his role in bridge of spies, last year he was the voice of the friendly giant. >> now joined forces in "dunkirk" about heroic troops and citizens called into action in world war ii. earlier this

with them both to talk about it. >> aren't you waiting to the navy? >> captain. >> thanks, >> what are you doing? you do know where we're going. >> george. >> i will be useful, sir. >> christopher and mark, good morning. >> good morning. >> this movie i think -- some of us in america know about dunkirk, but christopher, obser obviously and mark this is part of your history. this is one of those turning points that not a lot of people know the story about. >> like most british people i have known up with the story of dunkirk. you learn it as a kid. i don't remember the first time i heard about it. for british people it's more than just a piece of history it'st

people in britain talk about the dunkirk spirit. that's something really about coming together in the face of adversity and it comes from this incredible event in 1940. >> almost 400,000 british soldiers stranded on the beaches of dunkirk, it's too shallow on the big ships to get in. so individuals were called upon, individual mariners and weekend yachtsmen to bring their ships to try to bring these guys off the beach. mark, you play one of those sailors. >> i don't think he would even call himself a sailor. >> i know. what was that like inhabiting that can character? knowing that you don't know what you're going to be going into? >> they didn't know. no, the government didn't want them to know how desperately bad the situation was. my impression from listening to recordings of the men that did that was they just thought there were men stranded on the beach, they didn't know they were goi

they went over. >> and so, christopher, for you this is the first time you're directing something that's based in fact. there is a real life story. was there a certain pressure to be, you know, true to this story, to do it justice and so much of that it deserves? >> very much. i mean, it's a very important piece of history, but i think first and foremost it's just one of the greatest stories in human history. i mean, this race against time to rescue these 400,000 men while the enemy is closing in on all sides. my fascination with that is it hasn't been told in modern cinema. it's such a great story. as a filmmaker you're looking for that kind of opportunity. >> to that you're well known for in a sense being true to analog, you shoot in film and a lot of what we see is there, it's not computer generated. >> yeah. >> where is the challenge in that? and shooting in i max at the same time? >> well, there were a lot o

the story is divided into land, sea and air and each of these story strands had unique challenges. on land we had thousands of extras and difficult weather conditions to deal with on the sea. mark and his crew, we were stuffed on a small boat for weeks at a time out in the real elements. for the aerial sequences we used real planes really dog fighting against each other. we got a huge i max camera and found ways to get it on to water and into the cockpit of the spit fire. that was really the challenge. >> "dunkirk" hits theaters tomorrow. >> i can't wait to see it. >> back in a moment, but first this is "today" on nbc. ou've go >> back in a moment but first this is today on nbc.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. 9:57 is your time on this thursday, july 20th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we now know a man was killed in a shooting inside a home in montgomery county. this happened in the forest glen area of silver spring. police say someone inside the home on belvedere boulevard called 911 last night. that person told police a gunman came into the house, shot the man and ran away. now let's check your forecast with sheena

>> yes, really super hot. probably the perfect way to describe it, eun, both today and tomorrow. we do have a heat advisory until 7:00 p.m. in the district and areas south. it's going to be feeling like 100 to 105 degrees. we go into friday pretty much the same thing tomorrow, upper 90s for a high, feeling like 105, very dry, very little rain relief in the forecast until the weekend. that's when we have a chance of storms saturday afternoon, some could be strong to severe even on sunday. we don't get back into the 80s until tuesday. >> coming up on news 4 midday justin finch will have the latest on that missing robotics team.

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