good morning. breaking overnight, the u.s. breaking overnight, the u.s. launches a long range missile test from california, another strong message for north korea. secretary of state rex tillerson weighing in on the crisis in his first briefing since taking office six months ago. is there still hope for a diplomatic solution? nbc news exclusive, the 71-year-old grandfather involved in this ugly airport confrontation with a united employee speaking out for the first time. >> i remember sort of stumbling back and then i remember falling. >> the united agent seeing it very differently. >> i think he lost his balance, i'm not sure he fell. >> so who is telling the truth? tfy

overnight of an airport groundworker being struck by lightning on the tarmac. this morning how he survived and why some are calling it a miracle. all that plus the last of the 12 escapees from an alabama jail caught. amazon's massive job fair. and he's out, the catch that has this player and fans head over heels today, wednesday, august 2nd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on this wednesday morning. we appreciate you joining us. steamy here in new york. >> it is. >> hoda is here while savannah continues on vacation. do you like that catch? >> i have to pick my jaw up off the ground. whether you are a baseball fan or not, you watch that and you go, wow. one more time. >> yeah.

bid for catch of the year. we will see how that works ut o we have a lot to talk about, though, on this wednesday morning. let's start with breaking news overnight. the u.s. military launching a long range missile test from california. the trump administration sending a signal to north korea in the face of a growing nuclear crisis. as secretary of state rex tillerson speaks out about the escalating tensions with the isolated regime. we have it all covered this morning, starting with nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. andrea, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. secretary of state tillerson juggling crises in both russia and north korea as the u.s. sends a strong signal to kim jong-un overnight. early this morning the u.s. military testing a long range missile from california's van den burring air force base a not so subtle show of strength coming days after north korea's second icbm test just last week. this as secretary tillerson in his first briefing

office six months ago sends a direct message to kim jong-un, let's talk. >> we are not your enemy, we are not your threat but you are present ing an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond. >> reporter: the twin approach, military muscle combined with diplomacy strongly endorsed by a former pentagon chief. >> you need a strong military effort, you need a strong diplomatic effort. if there's going to be any hope of dealing with north korea. >> reporter: but the conciliatory tone from tillerson offering a stark contrast with president trump. tuesday on "today" senator lindsey graham saying the president told him this about north korea. >> if there's going to be a war to stop him it will be over there. if thousands die they're going to die over there and they're not going to die there. >> reporter: on russia after vladimir putin's order to remove half of the u.s. embassy staff. >> i told mr. lavrov repeatedly the situation is bad but it can get worse and it just did. does it make our life more difficult? of course, it makes our

>> reporter: all this as tillerson tries to quiet rumors he might quit over disagreements with the president. >> he calls me late at night on the weekends when something comes into his head and he wants to talk, but i think if we are not having those differences i'm not sure i'm serving him and so that's -- the relationship between the president and myself is good. >> reporter: and brushing off concerns about the president's foreign policy tweets like recent ones blasting china for north korea. >> how complicated is it for you to do your job with sometimes the president, the commander in chief, contradicting u.s. foreign policy on twitter? >> just like anything else it's part of the environment in which we work. we will adapt to it. >> reporter: today tillerson joins defense secretary mattis at a closed briefing with the senate foreign relations committee which has been critical of tillerson's proposed deep cuts in the diplomatic core. hoda and matt, back to you. >> andrea, thanks so much. now to the new backlash president trump is facinro

as his own administration. the backlash is growing as the white house confirms he was personally involved in addressing the fallout from his son's 2016 trump tower meeting with the russians. peter alexander is at the white house with the latest on all of that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. increasingly the most important dispute here in washington right now, the growing tensions between the president and his party. president trump's own son eric taking aim at republican lawmakers, criticizing them for not fighting hard enough to advance his father's agenda, echoing the president's repeated complaints, even as republicans are looking for ways to work around president trump. >> call it the republican revolt, this morning new signs of the souring relationship between the president and members of his own party. on capitol hill gop senators like lamar alexander, jeff flake and lindsey graham are among those pushing back. breaking with the president on everything from healthcare to his attacks on attorney general jeff sessions. >> i will push back against hi

he's saying things bad for the country. >> reporter: president trump often venting his frustration with his party online, once tweeting, it's very sad that republicans, even some that were carried over the line on my back, do we will i will to protect their president. and tuesday white house press secretary sara huckabee sanders underscored that point. >> i think what's hurting the legislative agenda is congress' inability to get things passed. >> reporter: but the dissent isn't just coming from capitol hill, the president is facing a growing backlash within his own ranks. the acting head of the drug enforcement agency rebuking the president for his remarks to police appearing to endorse roughing up suspects. >> when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you just see them thrown in, rough, i said, please don't be too nice. >> reporter: the nays's top narcotics officer chuck rosenberg in this memo telling his neither 9,000 agents and staff worldwide to ignore the

president's comments that condone police misconduct. adding, i know that you would not mistreat defendants. why weigh in? because we have an obligation, rosenberg says, to speak out when something is wrong. attorney general jeff sessions in atlanta urging police to conduct themselves lawfully. >> i will also use the powers of the office i've been entrusted with to hold any officer responsible who violates the law. >> the president's press secretary insisting he was trying to be funny. >> it wasn't a directive, it was >> reporter: the white house still on the defense today after a report that the president personally dictated a statement from donald trump jr. about his son's 2016 meeting with a russian lawyer. despite denials from the president's personal lawyer last month. >> the president wasn't involved in the drafting of the statement >> reporter: the president's aides now seem to contradict that. >> he certainly didn't dictate, but, you know, he -- like i said, he weighed in, offered a suggestion like any daughter would .

president trump took a swing at his current residence, 1600 pennsylvania avenue. sports illustrated reporting the president recently explained his frequent visits to his bedminster, new jersey, golf club, telling a group of club members that white house is a real dump. again, a white house spokesperson denying that ever occurred. still, former first daughter chelsea clinton responded to the president's responded criticism tweeting thank you to all the white house ushers, butlers, maids, chefs, gardeners, engineers and curators for all you do every day. matt and hoda. >> peter, thank you so much. chuck todd joins us now, chuck, good to see you. >> happy august. >> let's start by talking about what seems to be a changing dynamic in washington with key republicans, even members of the president's own cabinet either distancing themselves from him or outright disagreeing with him. what's driving this? >> you know, you want to say i think it is this frustration at how things have gone the first

little quiet conversations that have had. for instance, in the foreign policy community we know that you had a rex tillerson and the defense secretary jim mattis among others that were hoping john kelly would take this chief of staff role because they were concerned with just some of the way the white house interacted with the pentagon. so they felt emboldened to do that almost to make sure people know. then you have on capitol hill i think this frankly just lack of fear of him that has contributed -- >> because of the failure of healthcare, because of low polling numbers. >> i think it's a combination of all of it and the fact that he just seems a bit feckless right now and there isn't a penalty -- there is no penalty for disagreeing with him. >> senator jeff flake was somebody who disagreed with him pretty strongly in the last couple of days and what was surprising to us was we expected to hear something from trump, a tweet or something, but there was nothing but crickets after that. >> you've got to give all the credit to john kelly. i think he's using his honeymoon period well. he want in and immediately got

was a boil that needed to be lanced immediately. he has had at least enough of an impact on the president to keep him from tweeting. yesterday could have gone horribly wrong for him, he could have trashed jeff flake early, republican senators would have felt compelled to defend jeff flake, their friend. he stays quiet, republican senators do what, distance them tefls from jeff flake not from the president. maybe he even learned something this morning. hey, when you keep your mouth shut you might actually stop people from trashing you. >> it's that allusive word discipline. >> why haven't we heard anything from trump on putin's call to expel the 755 diplomats and staff? nothing. >> it's one of those questions that isn't for me, it's for the president, right? it is amazing how much -- how often there is an open question like that. why haend he said something in response to what putin did? why are we responding to the russians this way?

don't sayities and all fall under the umbrella of we are doing -- we seem to be publicly pressuring the russians less. you could draw your own conclusions as to why that is but i think that is why he can't shake this cloud, never mind the actual evidence coming it's because of the way he acts. >> north korea, we heard rex tillerson talk about north korea stressing our military resolve while at the same time telling the north koreans we are not your enemies. we had lindsey graham on the show saying the president has told him to his face he's willing to fight a war on the korean peninsula to avoid the possibility of a nuclear strike by north korea here. the president says he's disappointed in china, tillerson says it's not china's fault. what's our policy on north korea? >> we don't have one yet. that was news yesterday when rex tillerson said let's negotiate. that harkens back to george w. bush. that was sort of the policy. they at least have to try. if you're -- >> donald trump said that earli

even thinking about using the military option you have to exhaust the diplomatic option. they have had one, i think, back channel attempt at having a conversation in these first six months and it fell through. i think there is a lot of spade work that needs to be done simply to start that back channel conversation. >> chuck, thank you very much. now to an update on a story we've been following all week. an escaped alabama inmate on the run since sunday is back behind bars this morning. 24-year-old brady kilpatrick was arrested last night in florida. kilpatrick and 11 others escaped after tricking a guard into opening a jailhouse door by using peanut butter by covering the numbers on the door. the other inmates were captured within ten hours. officials in florida say they will keep a close eye on kilpatrick. he is not getng

peanut butter. a groundworker is. at a airt is out of the hospital this morning, after getting struck by lightning on the tarmac. tammy leitner has the latest on his recovery. >> reporter: 21-year-old austin dunn suffered serious burns. but incredibly he's been released from the hospital just two weeks after this near-death experience. now, our nbc affiliate, wbbh got the surveillance video. and it shows a lightning bolt coming out of nowhere, nearly ending this young man's life. airport surveillance cameras capturing the exact moment a bolt of lightning struck a plane on the tarmac at southwest florida international airport. you can see the bolt hit the tail of a plane. the current traveling through the fuselage. another camera angle shows a burst of electricity toward airport worker, austin dunn. causing him to immediately

>> i was drivdriving. my dad called and said your brother was electrocuted. >> reporter: three workers back the airplane off. dunn, seen in orange, ducks under the plane's wing. that's when the lightning bolt hit him, traveling out of his left hand and out of his right. his co-workers are tying to flaggen in down for help. >> we got there and once we knew he was alive, we were -- it was a relief. but it was definitely a scary thing. >> reporter: the 21-year-old suffered third-degree burns on his body and bleeding on his brain. >> right now, he's doing what is expected. i mean, it's traumatizing. >> reporter: airport officials say lightning warning systems were activated at the time dunn was hit. this morning,

tre friends say, they are relieved he's alive and making progress. >> it's a miracle. i can't -- the prayers, we all prayed. and he came through. >> reporter: nbc news reached out to dunn's employer, as well as sun country airline to find out what their policy is at employees being near planes in a storm. we have not heard back yet. matt, back to you. >> tammy, thank you very much. let's show you that incredible catch we showed you at the top of the show. cleveland indians' austin jackson robbing ramirez of a home run. jackson leaps up. gets the ball, flips over the wall, right into the red sox bullpen. it happened at fenway park. even red sox fans gave jackson a real good ovation. a lot of people calling this the catch of the year. hard to disagree. boston went on to win that game -

>> just the first of your many birthday gifts today, dylan. happy bifrt day, sweetie. >> thank you so much. it's going to be a nice day in the northeast, but in the southwest and parts of the northwest we are looking at some extremely hot temperatures, but take a look at what happened down in florida yesterday. this is in miami where we had reports of more than 7 inches of rain in just a couple of hours and led to some extreme flooding, all of those cars just kind of picked up by the water. that particular baseball field flooded out. cars trying to drive through the flooded waters which again you should never do because you never know just how deep it is, but clearly a tow truck trying to bail out some people who did get stuck in the floodwaters. taking a look at the heat out west, we have heat warnings, heat advisories in effect from california and nevada, we're looking at several days of high temperatures above 100 degrees. in the northwest we could be breaking all time record high temperatures all because of this flow in from the southwest, this huge ridge in the jet stream introducing the dangerously high temperatures. salem, the al

all time hottest it's before been is 108 degrees, today we are forecasting a high of 109, yakima washington 103. on thursday the hottest it's ever been in portland is 107, we will come close to that with a forecast high of 106 in portland, 111 degrees in medford. as we go into the weekend while it will cool off temperatures will still be extremely hot. 99 portland on friday, then mid 90s as we head into the weekend. hanging around 100 in medford, saturday and sunday, even boise just dropping off by a couple degrees. your local forecast coming up next 30 seconds.

good morning. 74 degrees right now across the area, we have the clouds around, but it's nice and dry right now. through the afternoon, though, we have the chance for a few showers around, maybe a couple isolated thunderstorms. 68 degrees right now in lawyer ton, 70 degrees in clinton. so your planner for today feeling a little bit more like summer. 91 degrees by 4:00 p.m., humid, a few thunderstorms possible. same thing tomorrow into the week and much more comfortable. >> and that's your >> and that's your latest forecast. thank you very much. >> thank you, birthday girl. coming up, the passenger who says he was pushed to the ground in this caught on camera confrontation is speaking out for the first time as the former united employee accused of pushing him says he was the victim. >> plus one family's story of alleged bullying and the tragic consequences h

young daughter, her parents now suing the school, they will join us live. but first this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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stay cool with breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, everybody, it's 7:26 on this wednesday, august 2nd, 2017. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines this morning, a few hours ago police arrest add man for shooting and killing the manager of a cvs is puck year county. bernard duse junior shot rex olsen last week. olsen's body was found next to dumpster outside. warrenton police say duse is also an employee at the cvs. a major road many of you use to get to work is back open. a motorcyclist struck a car on indian head highway this morning. the required of that motorcycle

working to find that out. let's get a look at your commute with jack taylor. >> thanks, guys. good morning. it's been kind of uneventually since, the beltway is quiet, inner and outer loop should find nothing in your way. topside outer loop 95 to georgia, inner loop toward the wilson bridge. 50 west just before the bridge we had activity taking away a single right lane, cleanup from an earlier crash, eastbound columbia pike near madison lane a new reported accident. back to you. >> a check on your forecast is next. of it. it.

good wednesday morning. temperatures are pretty warm this morning, also it's a little humid out there, but areas like lorton, dulles, gaithersburg in the upper 60s, 74 degrees in washington. later today 91, hot and humid, isolated p.m. thunderstorm is possible, with he could see a few player up.

into the weekend we get back into the mid 80s, pretty comfortable. >> another local news update for you in about 25 minutes. >> for now we will send it back to the crew at the "today" show.

7:30 on a wednesday morning. it's the second day of august, 2017, the folks downstairs who make everything happen. >> what's going on down there? >> a lot. it looks like a lot. why don't we get a check of the headlines this morning. early in morning the u.s. launched a long range missile test from california sending another strong message to north korea t comes hours after rex tillerson weighed in on the growing conflict during his first news conference as secretary of state offering the first direct talks with the isolated regime in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis. this morning "the new york times" is reporting about a new uproar over affirmative action. the times saying that the trump a

resources from the justice department's civil rights division in a more conservative direction, instead using the funds to investigate and sue universities over policies they believe discriminate against white applicants. and the duke of he had borrow is heading into his last official day of royal duties, the grand finley to the 65 years of public engagements, a ceremony in buckingham palace to benefit the royal marines. prince phillip is the longest serving con sort in british history and today's event will be number 22,219. by the way, in other royal news did you see this report in travel and leisure magazine, according to the former royal chef the queen has four drinks over the course of the day. >> a woman after your own heart. >> a glass of champagne before bed. i knew i liked her. in other news, the battle between airlines and passengers back in the news with a little bit of a twist. in june we first sh

surveillance video seeming to capture a united airlines employee roughing up a 71-year-old grandfather, now there seems to be more to their confrontation than meets the eye. nbc's kerry sanders at houston's bush international airport with the latest. kerry. >> reporter: good morning, matt. i spoke exclusively to ronald tigner who was pushed and knocked out by former united service adding alejandro anastasia. mr. tigner says this is all very upsetting to him and he is suing at court, but fighting back mr. an tash is that who is counter suing. >> the video seems to show what happens when push came to shove at a united airlines terminal in houston. alejandro anastasia appears to push passenger ronald tigner to the ground, he says knocking him out. on the video no one from united is seen coming to help. i

exclusive interview. >> when you soo he that video what do you see? >> i go into a panic mode candidly. it's kind of scary. >> anastasia said he was bore yeed tigner would head butt him. >> i got scared. >> both men have different versions of what happened. they both agree it started when tigner was given an illegible boarding pass, tigner says the agent didn't help. >> the lady behind the counter didn't understand me, didn't really speak very good english. >> so he says he found united customer service agent anastasia and asked for help. >> he says, you need to hire people that speak english back there. anastasia says tigner started shouting profanities and racial slurs. tigner denies it. >> no, i did not make any racial slurs or anything. >> but then it gets physical. >>

like that and i remember sort of stumbling back and then i remember falling. >> anastasia says tigner stepped on his toe which tigner denies and, quote, he gets in my face. >> i just backed away, you know, backed away and then i think he lost his balance and that's when he fell. >> at the time united issued a statement writing in part the video shows completely unacceptable behavior by a united employee. anastasia was fired. he is now demanding a million dollars claiming tigner assaulted him and was negligent and the airline failed to provide proper training and a safe workplace. following anastasia's counterclaim the airline issued another statement tuesday saying it has nothing more to add because this is an ongoing legal matter. anastasia maintains he did nothing wrong. >> i'm not going around pushing

>> tigner says it's like he was sucker punched. >> it's sad because i think they've taken away something from me that i will never get back. >> reporter: mr. tigner's attorney says they are very much looking forward to a public trial because he says at that point everybody will be under oath and have to tell the truth. matt. >> a little confusing. kind of a he said/he said. >> right. >> kerry sanders, thanks, at bush intercontinental airport. i misspoke before. >> shall we turn to dylan, our birthday girl. we keep reminding people. >> i haven't opened twitter yet, thank you for the long stream i'm going to get. we are looking at some pretty strong storms likely through the northern plains later on today, a small area from south dakota right down into nebraska. you can see a couple storms for now, but we are going to see more severe weather redevelop later on this afternoon. it is a cold front so that's going to help cool off temperatures a bit. we could see isolated severe storms that couldro

tomorrow you can see the threat does include eastern iowa, southern wisconsin, it does include chicago, too. this is where we have 15 million people under risk of severe storms, large hail and damaging winds will be the biggest threat. we could also see a lot of rain, especially interest fargo right down into minneapolis, st. paul. 2 to 3 inches of rain possible over the course of the next couple of days. we do have that cooler air that's going to start moving in and by the time we get to the end of the week into the weekend we could see temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees below average for some spots. that's a look at the weather across the country now here is a peek out your window. we're dry right now across the area, we do have cloud cover around but it's going to be a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon. 74 degrees in washington, 69 dulles, 64 winchester, 70 in clinton, 72 quantico. if you're hanging out at the pool today you want the sunblock, we will be heating up quickly by noon 88 degrees, this afternoon 91, can't ruleut

couple isolated storms popping up, same thing tomorrow, friday and cooler for the weekend. >> you can find your full forecast anytime on the weather channel on cable. dylan, thank you very much. coming up, do you let your children's friends treat you like a peer instead of a parent? we will get into that debate. the heartbroken family of a 12-year-old girl who says their daughter was brutally bullied, now blaming her school for not doing enough to help her. we will speak with them live right after this. frankie popped the alligator floaty. plus, the snacks and drinks are gone, people. and one of us used up all the sunscreen! i wonder who... . we're gonna need some reinforcements...quick. copy that. walgreens makes it easy when summer needs a little help. your summer base camp is just around the corner so you can get in, out and back to those summer shenanigans. walgreens. at the corner of happy & healthy®. now with card, buy one, get one 50 percent off sunscreen.

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social media. the worst of it starting last january. >> it got to the point, she didn't want to go to school. chronic headaches. stomachaches. >> for months, she was told, she's a loser. she had no friends. and finally, she was even told, why don't you kill yourself? >> reporter: in june, 12-year-old mallory, a straight-a student who loved gymnastics, committed suicide. now, seth and diane grossman say they are planning to sue the school board in rockaway, new jersey, for not doing enough to stop the bullying. the school superintendent declined to talk to nbc news about the suit. but in june, the school board issued a statement, in part, saying, we wish to extend our deepest sympathies. it is cooperating with an ongoing cooperation and cannot respond to inaccurate rumors and accusations. mallory's case is an extreme example of what's happening across the country.

report being cyber bullied. 25% repeatedly. girls, more than boys. >> we're here today to bring light to the fact that this small device can be a lethal weapon in the hands of the wrong child. >> reporter: the grossmans want accountability, hoping their family tragedy may help prevent another. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news, roseland, new jersey. >> joined by diane and seth grossman, and their lawyer. we are so sorry for your loss. we thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> you know what jumped out at me. i was reading a lot about mallory last night. and she doesn't seem to fit the description of someone who would go through this. she was popular. she had a lot of friends. she was an athlete. tell me more about her. >> i think that's really it. i think the best way to describe mallory is she's you

she's the girl that you hope that your children would grow up to be. and that's who mallory is. >> what happened at school? did something start gradually? again, she's a popular kid. did kids start picking on her? >> i think the first was, that she kind of represented to the girls that did this to her what they could never be. so, i think that's really important. and it did start in early elementary. and then, from there, it kind of gradually got worse and worse and worse. >> did she come to you? did she talk about it? and what, as a parent, could you do? i know you did contact the school. and what were you told? >> it was being investigated. and that was as far as it wednesday. and nothing ever came of it. >> when a lot of kids come to their parents if they're getting picked on, they say, don't say anything. it will make it worse. >> labeled a tattle-tale.

>> that's what mallory did. she said, you're going to make it worse. please, don't. as she would bring information and things to us, we would take it to the school. and i think we followed the school's protocol. as parents, you don't want to be that parent, where you're constantly badgering the school. but when you start to see things at home that start to change who your child is, you do want to bring it to the school's attention. >> we reached out to the school district. they did not have a comment for us. you're filing suit against the school district. what do you think they should have done? what does the suit aim to accomplish? what should they have done? >> it's simple. this case is a wake-up call. sibl cyber bullying is going on in every school. school administrators need to do something. when there's a report of a problem like there was repeatedly, you have to move on it. and this school did not. every school needs to learn a lesson from this case

i'm watching you. my heart's breaking. how are you functioning? how are you sitting here talking to us? >> it's not easy. more mental survival than anything else. >> we want to honor here. we don't want another parent to walk in our shoes. it's the most painful -- it's just incredibly painful. and so, for us, we want to honor. >> you say you don't want another parent to walk in your shoes. another thing that disturbed me reading this story, you reached out, to one of the parents of the young ladies you felt was bullying mallory. and what did that parent say to you? >> dismissal, denial. she said, oh, my god, it's no big deal. do you want my daughter to apologize or something? it was complete outrage. i couldn't believe it. if i got a phone call like that -- >> she defended her position. didn't see anything wrong with it. >> we want to thank you guys for coming on with us. hopefully a lot of p

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wedding hashtags. >> adorable. >> so far 59% think they're lame. >> thank you. >> 41% say adorable. >> thank you. >> if you're really struggling and social media isn't around to help there are actually hashtag generators online that will help do the work for you. we know dylan dreyer you have your own. >> if i got married during the time of hashtags i wanted to be bride dyl party. it's genius. >> #adorable, dylan. >> i missed a golden opportunity. >> sheinelle, thank you very much. coming um, you go on amazon for everything else, today you can go to the giant retailer for a job. how they're hiring a whopping 50,000 people. plus do these fancy weather apps do they know exactly when it's going to rain? jeff rossen will check it out. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. hi, good morning, everyone, it's 7:56 on this 2nd day of august. i'm angie goff. we want to get straight to jack taylor. it's already been a busy wednesday morning on the roads. >> sure has. it's continuing. northbound on the baltimore washington parkway before 197 got a crash only the left lane getting by. freeway eastbound downtown before the 11th street bridge the crash, only the left lane is getting by. 50 westbound before the self rihn river bridge we had accident activity, right lane blocked at scene. on metro orange, blue and silver line riders expect residual delays from an earlier track problem outside federal triangle. >> more on the hot and humid weather expected. that's coming up.

good wednesday morning. 76 degrees now. we're going to keep the clouds around today but overall it will be dry until about the afternoon, then we will see those storm chances run isolated storm chance, not for everybody, but by 4:00 p.m. right around 91 degrees. feeling like summer. humid. tomorrow as well, we stay in the low 90s friday but over the weekend isolated chance, otherwise we are in the mid 80s. >> more news in 25 minutes. for now back to "today" after this break.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, primed and ready. thousands of people lining up this morning to score a job with amazon as the tech giant holds job fairs across the country. so is it a sign of the end of traditional retail jobs? we're live at one of the fairs. >> plus hope in tragedy. golf star david feherty speaks out after losing his son to a drug overdose. this morning how his family is urging others to reach out and seek the help they need. and how's the weather? >> it says rain starting any minute and i'm getting soaked. >> we put popular weather apps to the test. so just how a

what you need to know before heading outside. today wednesday, august 2nd, 2017. ♪ >> i love this. who do we have here? >> tennessee dance champions. >> all natural blonds. >> good-bye high school, hello college. where are you going? >> university of missouri. >> i've been seeing tweets from my birthday buddy. happy birthday, fin. >> happy birthday to you, dylan. >> i love this. they just took a 21 1/2 hour louisiana bar exam. all you want to do is -- >> be on the "today" show. >> girls trip from texas. >> i like the hairdos out there today. they are classic. >> it's a little sticky out there today. some frizzy hair today. welcome back, everyone. on this wednesday morning hoda is here while savannah continues

>> it's dylan's birthday. >> let us get right to your news at 8:00. the news from washington this morning being dominated by escalating tensions overseas and friction here at home between the president and his own party. nbc chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest on this. hallie, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. et cetera start with those tensions overseas because overnight the u.s. sending a strong signal to north korea, test launching an intercontinental ballistic missile from an air force base in california. this is a show of force meant to send a message to kim jong-un after north korea fired its own missile just a few days ago. for the trump administration that is just one of the thorny foreign policy problems facing them. you have russia now reportedly concerned about what it's describing as mixed messages about moscow as the president still has not signed that bill passed by congress last week that cracks down with tougher sanctions against russia. here at home mean while you have the president looking at his dost

some kind of compromise on healthcare but increasingly his own party is looking past the president to try and work something out themselves. it's a sign republicans may be getting ready to revolt and now there is push back elsewhere in the administration. from the president's own acting dea adviser, in an unusual memo he is rebuking president trump for making what the white house calls a joke about police violence. lots to follow today here in washington, but for now, matt, back to you. >> certainly is. hallie jackson, thank you very much. a safety hazard you may not know about. this one is behind the recall of hundreds of thousands of iphone cases. cases made by mixed bin electronics have liquid and glitter floating inside the plastic. the company has had two dozen reports of the liquid leaking out causing skin irritation, blisters, even some burns. the cases were sold online and in retail stores. owners should stop using them immediately and contact mixed bin online. this morning a lot of people are lining up across the country

by amazon. nbc business correspondent jo ling kent is in robinsville, new jersey, at one of amazon's crowded jobs day locations. jo, good morning to you. >> it is very crowded. we are at one of 12 job sites. amazon wants to hire about 50,000 people today, many of those jobs will be offered on the spot. take a look at this line, it's all happening right in here. they want to be competitive, but amazon is not the only major retailer staffing up right now. the amazon empire is expanding yet again, instead of striking mother retail deal jeff bezos is hiring 50,000 new workers, some on the spot. the company is calling the first ever amazon jobs day, rolling out tours, information sessions and interviews. at 12 locations across the country. >> i'm in between work and basically i need a job. >> reporter: an zom is beefing up staff in order to keep up with growing customer orders

centers. to lure in applicants amid an improving labor market amazon is offering what it's calling competitive pay and premium benefit packages, including health insurance, company stock and tuition assistance. >> we believe that we should give the same type of benefits to people across the company, whether you are in seattle or whether you are in a fulfillment center. >> reporter: amazon is one of several major retailers already staffing up for the coming holiday season and beyond. this week walmart the country's biggest private employer will also hold hiring events. macy's plans to hire 80,000 workers later this year and target says they're adding 2,600 jobs ahead of new store openings this fall. but amazon is proving once again to be a fierce competitor. in jacksonville, florida, last month so many job seekers turned out to an amazon job fair the company canceled its second day because they say their openings had been filled. >> amazon continues to grow and it's hard to predict what that means for the future of retail. as it is rightno

are having a very hard time competing and keeping up with amazon. >> delivering another threat to traditional retail from the inside out. >> now, here at this jobs fair in new jersey they want to hire about 1,500 workers today. this line snakes all around the block, around we are heading into the jobs fair now. this is all a part of amazon's larger plan to hire 130,000 workers by next year. >> that's a lot. >> that's something. >> jo, thank you very much. do you know what time it is? >> what time is it? >> it's time for hoda's morning boost. whatever that is. what do you have today? >> here is one. did you hear the one about the seven priests who walked into a bar? >> no, tell me about that. >> this is no joke. the doorman at the service arms pub at wales would not let them in. he thought they were there for some wild bachelor party dressed up in costume. it turned out the men were actually seminary students, they were priests in training. they were celebrating a ie

they were invited right back in the pub. do you know what they got? a round of applause from the regulars. they got a round of ale on the house. that's not so shabby. >> can't judge a book by its cover. >> exactly. if you have an idea for my morning boost share it with us at today.com and maybe we'll feature it just like that one. >> so that's what the morning boost is. >> okay. got it. much more to come on a wednesday morning including an exclusive look at the will and brace reboot, we will hear from the beloved stars. >> and on rossen reports, do those weather apps really work as well as they promise? >> and then we've got must haves for your outdoor adventures, from a solar powered phone charger to a chair that gets as small as a water bottle. >> wow. and don't forget the food, our camping cookout will be a feast with lasagna and drinks and dessert, too. but first these messages. welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird.

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the things that i consume a lot of it is very acidic. the enamel on the teeth was actually weakening. the whiteness wasn't there as much. my teeth didn't look as healthy as others. my dentist said that pronamel would help fight against that erosion that foods and drinks were causing. so it was really important to start using the pronamel. it will be one less thing you have to worry about. pronamel is now giving me the confidence to know that i'm doing the right thing. so it's nice to know that it was as simple as that. ♪ we're back now with a heart felt tribute from a member of our extended family here. >> david feherty works for the golf channel and nbc, he is a very smart and funny guy and he has been really open about his own struggles with addiction. now he's speaking out about a family tragedy hoping to help others. c

that. >> there is a message about really reaching out to each other here. it's every parents worst nightmare, your child killed by an overdose, but for david feherty the pain is particularly raw because it's a battle he fought himself. his beautiful blue eyes could captivate a room a family tribute reads, but they could not stair down the enemy that lurkd in the shadows. that enemy, his family says, drug addiction. through our heart break we share shea's story in the hope that it will touch another person who may battle with addiction either for themselves or for a loved ones. shea's father, nbc sports and golf channel announcer david feherty tweeting my firstborn son is gone from me, dying from an overdose on his 29th birthday. bless his sweetheart. i will fight on. a plane know, texas, police report says shea's mother called 911 to her home early saturday morning, she was doing cpr on her son by the time poce

arrived. >> good evening and welcome. >> david feherty's spirited personality has been a feature of golf coverage for two decades, but he has fought his own battle with depression and addiction, as he told bryant gumbel last year on hbo's real sports. >> i had bad elbows when i played and i got into painkillers. >> percocet, vicodin. >> yeah, vicodin mostly, percocet if i got lucky and i needed more and more to get to that place where i wanted to be, comfortably numb. >> reporter: this week is new federal health study revealed one-third of american adults used prescription opioids in 2015, that's 92 million people and david feherty telling rolling stone in 2015 there was cocaine, there was dope. when i think about it now, i'm like, why am i alive? a struggle with addiction david feherty shaved with his oldest son and that has now taken his boy's life. at shea feherty's funeral the family tribute going on to say please know this

our shey is gone from us now, but you can help us keep his light shining and focused. if you reach out to another who suffers. and the medical examiner's office tells us the results of an autopsy will be released within four to six weeks as toxicology results are pending. we don't know yet which drug may have caused feherty's death. we are all parents, there are just no words. >> i actually spent some time with david not long ago and he talked about the challenge of addiction and what a struggle it has been. so, david, if you're watching we condolences go out to you and your family. >> all right. let's turn now and take a check of the weather from dylan. >> yeah, guys. we are going to see a pretty significant cool down back through the northern plains and upper midwest. this cold front will trigger some storms today and it is going to significantly cool off as we go through tomorrow and the next day. so st. louis 89 today, bismarck, north dakota, about 73 anden

what happens to temperatures, 65 degrees in minneapolis, 73 in pierre, louisville still at 87 but then temperatures will start to dip down there as well. chicago by friday a high of only 64 degrees. so that has that fall feel which is a shock to the system considering it's early august. we do have the potential of strong storms with large hail and damaging winds through south central south dakota and most of nebraska as we go into this afternoon. that's a look at the weather across the country now here is a peek out your window. good morning. we are already in the mid 70s. 76 degrees in washington, rest of the area about the low 70s, 73 degrees in gaithersburg, 71 clinton. winchester, though, still in the mid 60s. later on today you will notice a mix of clouds and sun out there, 91 degrees, humid, isolated afternoon thunderstorms possible. into the weekend if you're already making beach plans mostly dry, highs around 80. elsewhere into the weekend we're going to be in the mid

>> your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. what do you say we start trending? >> let's do it. >> this topic i want to take you all back to your childhood. a longer trip for some of us than others. all right. when you were 10 or 12 years old what did you call your friends' parents? did you call them mr. and mrs. smith. >> absolutely. >> or did you call them by their first names? >> definitely mr. and mrs. >> mr. and mrs. >> most were mr. and mrs. but my one friend janine i called her mom ger. >> here is an op-ed that caught our eye titled time to teach your children that i'm not their friend, i'm a grown up. one mom says over time she has seen a blurring of lines between generations. these days her kids' friends see her more as a peer than a parent. she writes growing up i didn't even know my friends' parents had first names. there was a line between kids and adults that we all

i don't know why these boundaries seem to have eroded. do you think they have eroded? >> when i moved to new york i was so surprised all of my kids at their schools the teachers go by their first names. there is no more ms. jones. >> i don't like that. >> i told my kids not to but they are the only kids in class who use the mr. or mister. >> at mila's school it's the same thing. i have into mila say yes, ma'am mommy to me. when other friends ask her i'm like say yes, ms. goff. people think it's strange but it's what i grew up doing. >> i still have trouble calling my parents' parents by their first names. >> me, too. my kids with their friends i want them to call me mr. lawyue. i think it's presumptuous if they don't. >> is there an age limit to that. >> like after college. >> i still call my father-in-law mr. hager. >> really? >> he is my father-in-law. he is an older man and he is a

hager. he will say call me john -- >> when you were growing up your friends called your dad mr. president. >> and one time i had a boyfriend that called him big george. >> what? >> he wasn't a boyfriend for much longer. >> let's just say that didn't go on very long. >> there aren't many options, it's mr. or mrs. and the first name. sir would work as well. >> yes, sir. >> that was a good one. >> seems like we are all on the same -- >> exactly. >> we all agree. >> call me mr. >> should we pop now? >> yes, ms. jones. >> we begin with will and grace. we have the exclusive first look from entertainment weekly, the magazine sat down with the stars from the reboot. deborah messing, andrew mccormack, sean hayes explained how one small get together for an election video led to the reboot of our dreams.

election video and i read the script, i picked up my phone and i e-mailed max and i said, why can't we do the show again? and he e-mailed right back, we can. >> i always thought about the four of us as being like an orchestra and each of us playing a different instrument and creating a muse kalt together. once we started playing the music again it was like, oh. >> i think the show is going to always be what it's always been. >> just jack. >> yes. >> you missed it. >> they will be ignoring the season finale in which will and grace bumped into each other 20 years later. they are still roommates. we get at least 12 episodes. the episode hits news stands friday and will and grace premieres september 28th right here on nbc. now to ryan reynolds the actor covers the september issue of men's health and opens up about fame and fatherhood. he said, quote, i do t

admitted hollywood sometimes has its parenting perks such as being able to take time off in between projects. he said i hope i get to do that for a huge amount of their lives. he also joked about cooking for his wife confessing he is not so innovative in the kitchen. he said, quote, if i cook you will have a structure fire. >> i love it. >> that's your pop start. >> time for the daly click. >> rubik's cube. >> watch it. this is the daly clique. we have all been trying to find creative ways to pass the time on our commute but this new york subway rider was captured on camera, he is casually sitting in a seat solving a rubik's cube with one hand. >> appears to have his eyes closed. the best part around this here in

paying him any attention other than the passenger with the camera. now the video has been viewed thousands of times. >> i can't even maneuver with one hand. >> i think i solved it. >> did? >> once you pick off the stickers -- >> coming up, this morning on rossen reports more of a special series keeping you safe. so can these popular weather apps really protect you from severe weather? >> today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen went storm chasing to find out. jeff, good morning. >> good morning. we've been reporting on severe weather all week from monsoons out west to a tropical storm in the east, thunderstorms in the middle. when i watch the weather i want to know what to wear, what to bring and if there is a dangerous thunderstorm i want to know that, too, but now there are apps that tell you exactly when rain will start and stop, telling you if the rain will be a drizzle, light or heavy down to the minute. this he even know exactly where you're standing but the question is how well do they really work and just how accurate are they. this morning we a

out. >> wild weather this storm season. in tennessee hail smashing through car windows. in new jersey lightning toppling trees and worse, this summer surveillance video capturing this bolt of lightning striking just feet away from this woman, she runs for cover. in arizona, heavy rain triggering a flash flood. the sweeping water trapping 17 hikers, rescuers plucking the victims out of the rushing water to safety. so how can you make sure you're not caught in a dangerous storm? we're trying out three popular weather apps that make predictions minute by minute, rain aware, dark sky and fresh air using their default settings. >> okay. i've recruited my producers for a little help with this experiment. this is josh and jovanna. we have downloaded one of these apps. we are standing ie

weather. i've downloaded dark sky where it is saying there is possible drizzle for the hour, a 59% chance of rain. drizzle right now. but it's not doing anything. what is your saying. >> i'm using rain aware and it says for the next three hours dry. >> dry for the next three hours. >> dry, three hours. >> mine says it's going to rain soon. what does yours say? >> i'm using fresh air and mine says it's going to start raining in the next hour or so. >> we're going to stand here in the rain maybe and see. >> but just minutes later the skies open up. >> all right. it's raining out here now. dark sky is saying 100% chance of rain and that it's stopping in three minutes. but it just changed we quickly. it literally went from possible to it's raining after it started raining. >> rain aware changed, too, but it says rain starting any minute and i'm getting soaked. >> what does yours say? >> my says partly cloudy so i wouldn't have my umbrella up right now and i would be getting

cloudy. >> okay. so the apps struggled a bit with forecasting which, let's be honest, is sort of the reason we want them, but how will they perform in the middle of a big storm? we hit the road chasing severe cells in mississippi and, boy, do we find one. >> it is pouring here and we are drenched. let me show you my app first, this is dark sky, here it is, it says heavy rain and there is a flood warning here. so dark sky getting it right in the middle of the storm, which is good. what does your app say? >> i'm using fresh air and mine just says rain. >> just rain. >> i can confirm it's raining. >> also it's not saying a thunderstorm. i just heard thunder. >> rain aware saying raining as well. i will show you. raining. >> look at that lightning bolt. rain aware the only app warning this is actually a thunderstorm. rain aware telling nbc news there are various settings that make it more accurate, calling it a professional weather tool, adding, it takes t

proficient at using it. and the reviews speak for themselves. encouraging users to try it for an entire season. dark sky and fresh air did not respond to our request for comment. >> i am drenched all the way through. >> yeah. >> it's crazy. >> love you guys. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> please don't quit. >> no promises. >> by the way, you can apply for that producer job -- by the way, all the apps they are under $5 each. experts say they can be helpful. best to use them, though, along with a radar app to see where the weather is coming from, where it's headed. there is a free one i use all the time called my radar, really cool. that way you can actually watch the actual system and make a determination for yourself when it's going to come. >> what do you use, matt? >> the weather channel, i have dark sky and my radar. >> which one do you like? >> with these apps they're very much now casting, they're basically looking at the radar and predicting for the next five minutes, but just like we use all different weather models each apps

and it's all how they interpret it. always contact your local meteorologist for the most accurate forecast. >> dylan. >> that's right. >> happy birthday. >> jeff, thank you. coming up, you want to go on a camping trip -- this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, everybody, it's 8:26 on this 2nd day of august, i'm angie goff. let's get a check on your morning commute with jack taylor. >> good morning. we have had troubles in maryland all morning, 50 west again we're talking about activity at the severn river bridge, cleanup continues, still looking your right lane. northbound 95 near route 100 finally cleared an gent accident of the roadways, delays easing. downtown on the freeway eastbound before the exit for the 11th street bridge only the left lane is getting by, delays back on 395 near washington boulevard. plan ahead. sheena has your forecast next. stay with us.

good wednesday morning. temperatures are in the 70s but later today will be a lot like yerd

isolated afternoon thunderstorms certainly possible through a couple parts of the area, much of the same tomorrow. we are going to get a cold front for the weekend so temperatures will be in the mid 80s. back to "today."

♪ ♪ we're back now, 8:30 on this wednesday morning. it's the 2nd day of august, 2017. otherwise known as dylan dreyer's birthday. >> yes, it is. happy birthday. >> you can just keep saying it over and over again. >> it's a little sticky out here. these people stay here until friday. >> what happens. >> not going to be pleasant, but they will get to see a great concert from country superstar

he will be including a fan favorite, you guys have been sending in your pics all week long, he will perform the song you voted for right here on the plaza on friday morning. >> it's that time of day where we track somebody down in the crowd. this kid just asked me if it was wines day wednesday, which i said, yes, it is. >> come on. >> look what we've found, we've found the orlando champions, the 2017 world champions, the mdta stars from canton, ohio. you all are a dance team? >> yes. >> are you guys really to have some fun. >> yeah. >> hold on. we have do the five count back here with the big coach. we're ready. >> five, six, seven, eight. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. pos pose. >> you gus,

great job, you guys. one, two, three, four, five -- >> you didn't participate in that is the only shocking thing of the morning. >> coming up, you guys, who likes camping? do you guys like it? >> yeah. >> okay, ish. whether you're taking your family into the wild or just doing a cookout in the backyard we have some of the gear you will need and great recipes that will help you in your great outdoor adventure. >> birthday girl with a check of the weather. >> it's my birthday? >> yeah. >> we are looking at very hot temperatures in the northeast, humid, too. that's going to make it extremely uncomfortable. that stretches back through the midwest, but that cold front is going to help to cool things down a bit. severe storms are likely today, this afternoon through south central south dakota and into nebraska, too. heavy rain also possible through florida and eastern texas into louisiana. it's all about the record heat out west, even hotter tomorrow with some all time record high temperatures possible. on the flip side of that unusually cool weather will

front. we could see highs especially in chicago only in the 60s and 70s so it's going to be about 10 to 20 degrees below average. some of those severe storms will move into the chicago area and also tropical downpours along the gulf coast extending into florida, too. that's a look at the weather across the country now here is a peek out your window. and for today feeling a lot like summer, hot and humid this afternoon. warm and humid right now, 76 degrees in washington, we will see a mix of sun and clouds today. here is your planner for today, by lunchtime heating up to around 87 degrees, this afternoon 91 for a high, a few isolated storms possible, should be diminishing around sunset and not everyone will see these, but i think we will see at least a couple. same thing tomorrow into the weekend, we have a cold front moving through, isolated chance saturday, then we are in the mid 80s. >> and you can find your forecast anytime on the weather channel on cable. guys. >> dylan, thanks so much. >> speaking of the hot temperatures extreme heat

the summer can put a burden on your heart which increases the risk of cardiac arrest when you're active. >> in those moments cpr can be a real life saver. >> lack of training and fear make for dismal statistics, only 10% of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive, but one young woman on her last day of high school defied those odds and it's all thanks to her classmate. some famous faces are lending their hands to an important cause. >> one hand out, one hand over like this. >> cardiopulmonary resuscitation or cpr can be the difference between life and death. >> so this is the exact spot where it happened, right? >> have you been back here before? >> nope, first time. >> something 23-year-old molly alter found out on her last day of high school. >> i remember i was in the hallway with some of my best friends and then i started to feel dizzy. >> her eyes rolled back and she started to seize and then went into cardiac arrest. >> alter and

were seniors at new jersey's newark academy. in a moment of crisis jackie sprang into action. >> i just finished my emt training two weeks prior, my mind went blank and it was really instinctual. >> molly, when you think about what it took for jackie to do this, what goes through your mind. >> so imagine this sort of scenario, all of the panic signals going on and jackie first thinking logically what do i need to do here and starting cpr right away, that -- i can't even fathom that. >> quick thinking that gave molly a fighting chance. >> talk to me about what saved molly's life. >> nurse pat neary responded to jackie's cry for help that afternoon, administrating cpr and ultimately using a defibrillator to get molly's heart to beat again. >> students acted quickly, without that we would have had a different outcome. >> each year this this country there are roughly half a million cardiac arrests, 92% of those cases will flat line before they

for every minute cpr is not performed the chance of survival drops by 10%. after ten minutes it's virtually zero. >> your arms extended straight out, one hand flat, one interlocked do you know between it, that's it. >> dr. holly anderson is trying to change that. >> there are three easy steps that can save lives, what are they? >> when you see a victim of sudden cardiac arrest check to see if they're breathing, call 911 and then begin chest compressions to the song staying alive. you don't have to do mouth-to-mouth anymore. >> your hands can save a life. >> hands only cpr can double or triple a person's chance of living. a message that is spreading through campaigns like this. >> use the heel of your palm to push down in the center of the chest. >> and cpr parties are even popping up all over the country. >> how quickly do you have to act? >> you have to act right away. the worst thing you can do is do nothing. do soin

that day? >> i'm grateful that not only do i have my life but i have a healthy life and that's because jackie acted so quickly. >> and she's now sharing her story hoping others will act. in the 25 minutes it took for an ambulance to show up jackie and the nurse in molly's school managed to keep her heart beating. so check, call and compress. that's all you have to do, you don't need to use your mouth anymore as it said to the piece. by the way, with he should mention that molly is daughter of msnbc analyst jonathan alter. >> we are so happy she's okay. >> she then went on to go to harvard and graduated, sh he is a working in the city now. >> she's okay. >> she's okay. she had something that caused this, but then once she figured it out she's fine. >> also as someone i think said here in high school i think somebody else might assume they just passed out, they might not think it's cardiac arrest. >> right before she passed out she said don't call the ambulance, this has happened before because she was feeling sick. don't call the ambulance. >

jackie called the ambulance and saved her life. >> wow. that was a great story, jenna. >> so let's all act. coming up next, cool new gear for your next camping expedition, even if it's just in your backyard. but first this is "today" on nbc. force .

camping is truly a beloved american pastime. every year, 40 million americans try it out. if you're planning to have an outdoor adventure this summer, matt bean is here with the best products. >> we're setting up here in rock center. how about it? >> in your backyard or out in the wild. stuff like that. first thing you need is a tent. >> this is the coleman flat iron. it has the little switches. you press that button and you put it into place. >> for a novice, how long would it take me to set this tent up? >> i don't kn

maybe about 60 seconds, though. >> what else? cool lights. >> lumen noodles. they are l.e.d. lights. this works like a flashlight. you can go into disco mode with this guy. let's get this party started. stick them in the backyard and you're good. >> someone was going to have a lamp on their head. do you have yours, jenna? they have lamps that are great. >> i have a hard enough time getting into the sleeping bag. >> 40 bucks. we'll look at them in a little bit. >> look at these two babes in sleeping bags. >> heels in sleeping bags don't go well together. i couldn't get in. >> and it's a little hot. >> these are 55-degree rated. you can take them on the trail. they back down to this size. >> look how little. this is light and easy. >> keep it in the garage. right now, it's 80 degrees and

very cool. thank you, guys. >> this is from thermocell. i swear by this stuff. it's a mosquito beater. it has chips go in it that are mosquito repellents. this will keep the mosquitos away better than anything. >> we can use them in the back yard. >> we can use them here. >> speaking of mosquito netting, you have some over this hammock. >> everybody loves a hammock. but you want to be swinging without the bugs stinging you. we have a net on this one. and you can pull this guy right over the top. >> so smart. >> and cinch it clothes. you can chill without the bugs. >> look at that, matt lauer. >> get in that hammock. >> matt is in the adult version of this chair right here. i don't know if you want me to try this. >> those little guys? how does that fold up? >> just a

back. look how small that backpa pack up. >> yours is a little bigger. >> get them on big agnes.com. this is a yeti coaster. >> that's a camelback hydration back. that's the kids' version. it's shamed for their frame. and an eddie bauer bacon pack. >> it smells like bacon. >> smells delicious. >> let's come to the table top. >> if you used a head lamp, the most frustrating thing is digging around for the batteries. this is usb rechargeable. i love it. all you do is set it and forget it. >> lightweight hiking shoes. >> these are for kids. they're based off of a popular hiking shoe that adults have. and

picchu in a pair like these. >> would you wear them? >> light as a feather. >> 50,000 feet in a day. leatherman, multitools. everybody needs to be environmentally responsible. it's the solar charger. and in four hours, it will charge your iphone. >> this is a layering piece. every one you buy, they take a pound of trash out of the ocean. >> this is recycled. look at him. he's sweating. thank you. there's more information on all this, including a special deal on the sleeping bag we told you about and more on today.com. you got all the gear. now, it's time to eat. we'll have a camping cookout next. you'll be surprised at all of the delicious stuff you can make on the go. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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food." this morning we're living large outdoors, firing up a camping cookout, the debutante farmer is also a contributor. good morning. >> good morning. >> i say you need to prove this to me. you are going to make lasagna on a camping trip. >> normally it would just be a little too much sugar for a dime to bring lasagna to a campout but we will do most of the legwork at home. >> we have all of our ingredients for a meat sauce, a bechamel ingredients. look, we have onions, celery, it's sweating with a little bit of garlic. >> i'm sweating out here, too. >> kind of like me right now. we have that already done. this is our ground beef, it's already been cooked. >> we are home here, we're doing this at home. >> all of this is going to be at home. it would be a nightmare trying to take this to a camp site. we have basil, parsley, a little

salt and bay leaves. now we are just dumping. we will dump in our sauce, crushed tomatoes, you can help me with this, we have our beef broth, let's add that in and then a few more tomatoes. this is going to cook for about two hours. i want that cook down really, really well. now we have our roux. >> this is part of the bechamel sauce. >> it's a cream sauce. >> what's the roux. >> flower and butter, equal parts, that's what's going to thicken this milk and make a really beautiful, beautiful creamy sauce. we don't want to overcook this. once it gets thick, turn it off. we have our salt, nutmeg and again another bay leaf. we don't want play dough. >> when are we getting to our camping sight? >> what we did, we took our meat sauce, bechamel, we've put them in ziploc bags, those got thrown into the cooler. we've lined this

paper. this is why i'm a genius. all we have to do is start with our sauce, we will layer a little bit on the bottom, squeeze it out, use your spatula. next we will add our no boil -- these things, no boil lasagna noodles, it's the best invention since sliced bread. if you want to go ahead and add the cheese, we're doing the bechamel now. >> right on top of that. >> let's make a nice layer. >> how many layers would we be doing. >> i'm going to do about three. make sure when you finish that last layer the last noodle layer has to be covered completely in that sauce. >> what are we cooking on an open fire? >> it's going right on our fire. best ever lasagna. isn't that good? >> if i ever do this, hoda, you're carrying the iron pot for me. that's too heavy. >> that's the onl

pancake bites, my grandmother's recipe. if you don't want to make your own pound cake that's fine, but that's pretty good. >> that's good. >> melt our butter, let it toast up. we macerated berries, we cubed these at home, add your berries and we have caramel chocolate candy. whether you like cake, fruit, chocolate, caramel, this dessert will hit every single mark. >> technically this is lasagna and a berry dessert that you make at home and drag to a camping site. >> that does not sound no fun at all. >> he is such a fun sucker. >> that's okay. >> now, this is fun. if you don't like all that and a that's not fun -- i love it. it's not a camping dish, now. >> this is a little bit different than what we did in rosedale, mississippi. we are a little more sophisticated now. these are our mason jar hoe heat toes. you make your mojito, screw the

>> there whole on that? >> mama is having hers. isn't that good? >> how is that lasagna. >> everything is delicious. >> it doesn't taste like it's cooked on -- >> i can't believe you did that. >> it's so much fun and so easy because we did all the prep at home. >> we only kid the ones we love. elizabeth, thank you so much. for the recipes head to today.com/food. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back, everyb welcome back, everybody. it's that time of day when we celebrate birthday. >> more than just my birthday? >> yes, other people were born today. >> let's get to it and spin around those smuckers jars. first up happy 100th dearbirthdo vieira ken son. she educated minds for more than 70 years. mary haggerty is also 100. she is from walg ford, vermont. she says the secret to longevity a glass of scotch every night. happy 100 birthday to eileen dennis, she ran a nursing home for 30 years. graham hermson of wisconsin is celebrating 102 years. he worked in the cheese packing business and is a huge green bay packers fan. of course. arzella johnson is 100. her secret to longevity, hg

and a happy 100th birthday to joseph ackman of louisiana. his life story was featured in an award winning documentary, how cool is that? don't forget if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday on anniversary tell us about them at today.com/celebrate. speaking of celebrating, we've mentioned it only 17 times today. >> really want to get to 18. >> today is your birthday, dylan. so we have a cake back here, candles to be lit. there they are. right there. >> look at that. >> and a sun on there, too. thank you, guys. >> dylan, make a wish. >> elizabeth made this drink especially for you. >> it's extra strong. thank you. >> happy birthday, dylan. >> blow out the candles. >> make a wish. >> good luck with that. meanwhile, what do you have coming up in the next hour? nice job. >> dea

>> this is strong. >> dean cane is our co-host today, we also have the actress from the new movie "detroit" which comes out in theaters on friday. >> i hope we talk about my birthday some more. >> it's cool out here, it's chilly. >> good thing we have a fire. >> i am really sweating, the fire -- >> matt told me to get a towel. >> we are all a little is that vitsy here. happy birthday. we are back after these messages and your local news. and your local news.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, it's 8:56 now on this wednesday, august 2nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on your commute with wtop's jack taylor. hey, jack. >> hey, aaron. thank you. good morning. we have had our troubles and they were on the freeway eastbound before the exit for the 11th street bridge. sounds like we literally just reopened the roadway, we had only one left

boulevard. 50 westbound you still see this cleanup, two lanes get by to the left. 66 westbound before you get to 28 in centreville that new accident has only two left lanes getting by causing a delay. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we will get a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning. temperatures are back in the mid 70s, they are going to keep rising, upper 70s for frederick and leesburg, dulles 77, washington coming in at 77 degrees. 91 for a high today, isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. we go into the weekend we will have a cold front moving through with isolated shower plans chances and we are in the mid 80s. >> get the latest news and weather in the nbc washington app.

this morning on "today's take," dean cain is our celebrity co-host. be ready for surprises. and then, darren kcriss is leaving the dream and a new role. plus, some fast summer fashion that will save now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, august 2nd, 2017. this is "shoutout to my ex." >> not way back. but throwing back a little built. >> do you shoutout to your ex, though? >> no.

but probably not. al is on assignment. here to mix it up with us, is our celebrity co-host, dean cain. >> going to mix it up. shoutout to your ex. i don't want to talk about that. >> what? >> we didn't date. >> who? >> you and i. >> oh, i thought you were talking about the girl you went on the date with. >> you had to bring it right there. >> that's what america thought you were talking about. you've been quite the jet setter lately. you went to sleep at midnight? >> i landed here at midnight. came in from london, from spain. >> okay. >> via london. i was with you last, i was all over europe, running around, with my son. >> since i left you last, i've been working. you've been traveling around spain. >> i was in spain with my boy. in london there. about to fly home. therefore, the telephone booth. and that weird guy was following me on the escalator in heathrow. >> is that your son? >> that's my boy. he was angry with me.

>> were you fighting? >> i make him walk seven steps behind me. >> that it's just you. >> we were cruising. we had been up late the night before. celebrating my birthday. i know it's your birthday now. birthdays are happening. we're both 27. congratulations. >> we're both leos. >> i believe it. >> yeah. we're both leos. >> no sympathy for you. you haven't slept. but you have a big night tonight. a premiere. >> a short film at the l.a. short film festival. called "state of award." >> l.a.? you're flying back? >> after this, on a plane back in time for this. i'm not messing around. >> with the scruff. >> it's character. he's a police officer. his last name is ward. and a short, you can't give away too much information. things are not as they seem. we'll be doing that tonight. >> how short is it? >> about 15 nu

>> it's over. that's all i can say. but the whole scruff and everything. >> do you like having scruff? >> i want to shave in three days. sometimes, you're out and you're on vacation. get a little grizzly and it feels pretty good. i was happy to shave this morning. >> i can't wait to see this go down this morning. you're flying back after this. what time does it start? >> 8:00 tonight. my son is with me here. christopher, with me. there's my boy. >> part of the family. >> he is. i have been dragging him all through europe. he had a blast. has to see the orthodontist. >> why did you tell us that? >> he's trying to get them off early. and i am trying to make him keep them on. >> i didn't notice you had braces. >> why do you want them off early. can you do that? >> you're not supposed to. >> he can just wear a retainer or the head gear.

attractive. >> he says no to the head gear. >> you wear it to class, you're not getting dates. >> dylan doesn't have problem with that. >> i'm married. >> i mean in high school. you wore head gear recently? >> no. i wore it to bed. >> you kept it on as long as you're supposed to, right? >> yes. >> if you want teeth like these beauties, keep it on. >> you f you wear your retainer you're you're supposed to, i was throwing it away. they shift. they change. if you don't listen to them, they do move back. >> i'm going to say about the that whole thing is, never any braces. >> really? >> i got crooked teeth here. >> a little crooked. >> a little crooked. >> that's pretty cool. last night, i didn't get to sleep until 11:00. i can't talk. we went to a screener of

the movie that comes out on the 4th. it was good. >> intense. >> you know it's intense when the movie is over, the credits roll, and some theaters, people pop up. you stayed there and take it in. we're going to talk to the actors later this morning. it was heavy. very good. >> i happen to have been there. it was in 1967. i was born in detroit, 1966. i don't remember it very well. the fact i was there, i'm looking forward to the film. i don't remember anything. >> to know that was all going on around you. >> yeah. >> very excited. >> a good interview coming up this morning. the top of the show, we talked about the date that didn't keep going. or did it? >> my date? >> you went on a date with a woman that his mom chose. not a bad date, right? >> she's lovely. wonderful. i hadn't been home since there. i had not. i have been in europe and all over everywhere. but the date was nice. she is a very nice girl.

>> joe jonjje jonas was on tv t about the worst date. mine wasn't the worst date. what was joes? >> the best of the worst. >> he was saying he was on a hammock. and he leaned in for the kiss. but his date fell asleep because she had too much wine on the date. >> she was pulling one of those, i'm asleep. i'm kidding, joe. kidding. >> do you remember your worst dates? >> i wouldn't call them dates. people come over. and you're trying to impress somebody. >> hanging out. >> yeah. there was a guy over. let me cook something. >> it was over right there. >> i made some chicken. set it out. had everything nice. he goes to cut the chicken. and blood just gushes out. um, you want

>> he got to see you, you know, improvise. >> oops, i tried. i don't know what happened. did i have it up too high? it was like a fountain. >> gross. >> not a good look. what about you? >> mine wasn't a worst date at all. it's the reason why i fell in love with brian. we were on a date. it was like a brunch thing. and for him in his mind, he was mortified because the tables were close together. a little place in boston. he goes to step to his seat and he plants his whole foot in someone else's purse. he's trying to tip-toe around. would you look at that. my foot's in your purse. >> and that worked? >> it was the -- i fell for him in that moment because how embarrassing. your first date. and you just do something like that. and you're trying to be cool. >> that's pretty good. >> he's probably dying inside. >> and we laughed a

immediately just was -- this is going to be fun. >> i love that. >> quick thing. i had one date, it wasn't so good. she sang herself out of a next date. that's all i'm going to say, with the radio. it didn't work. she was singing as the radio was playing. this is not going to happen again. >> dean. >> you are picky. no wonder you don't have a girlfriend. >> yeah. she sang herself out. >> she is probably blasting her heart out. thinking -- that is horrible. >> i know. i'm a horrible person. >> that's not fair. talk about e-mail rules you should know. did you send an e-mail before you were finished? or you sent it before you corrected it. add the e-mail address last. >> that's so smart. >> i always do that. i type up the e-mail. and the last thing i do, was put in the e-mail address. >> just in case. >> that's good. >> rule number one, that's great. >> and here's another one, well, make sure -- this is true.

make sure you spell the recipients name correctly. and don't hit reply all. >> you don't know who is on there. >> one thing i will say for anyone e-mailing me, don't say mr. dylan. you have no idea who you are e-mailing if -- >> you get that all the time, probably? >> i won't play bills addressed to mr. >> that's why collection agencies are looking for you. just ahead, the play that got a standing ovation at fenway park. have you seen this? the baseball catch of the year. you have ♪ ♪ ♪

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playing against the boston red sox at fenway park during the fifth inning austin jackson leaped into the bullpen area to make a catch and held onto the ball as he fell in. my question -- that is insane, but once he's out of the ballpark does that make it a home run? i don't know. >> no, because he caught it. >> he stole it. >> he stole t even though he went over the fence it's still a home run? >> it's an out. >> it's an out. >> it's an out. >> the red sox still won, i will just say, but whatever. >> the red sox they would have won by five. >> ouch. >> look at that catch. look at his body control. he holds himself up. >> here is what i want to know, i was a second baseman, i never played outfield. do you know going into it that there's a fence there and you're going to topple over it? >> if you're start you do. >> or does it hip check you? >> he knew it. you do this, you look up and you go i'm going to get real close an lean over it. >> crazy, crazy. >>

>> do you remember the time i hit you in the face with a pie? >> i remember it very well. that was the last time i was here. >> speaking of pies can we talk about cake for a second? >> it's your birthday today. >> yay. >> i feel like on this show when we have birthdays we have to do something special. >> yay. >> we were just talking about this. >> and a sunshine cake. >> hi. >> happy birthday. >> i specifically asked him last night has anybody asked you to do anything? and you were like no. >> no. no. >> we waited innel this morning. >> excuse me. >> to say it. >> did you hear dylan talking about how much she loves you and your date when you put your foot in somebody's shoe. >> in my purse. >> that was the first date. >> it was make or break and i thought break. >> but it was make. >> my shoe it in your purse. >> so romantic. it was your birthday, too, so we don't want to leave you out. >> i saw someone chang

phone booth outside. >> that's why you married -- what are you talking about? >> oh. >> look, there's tears in her eye already. >> oh, my gosh. get out. i want to marry you now. >> this is for you. happy birthday. >> what's going on? can i hold him? >> absolutely. >> oh, my gosh. >> superman is holding my baby. >> would you like to stick your entire face in this cake? would you like to eat the whole cake? oh, my god. >> this is the best thing in the world. superman is holding calvin. >> hey, guys, thank you so much. i will see you later. >> i so want him. i can't hold christopher like this anymore, he shuns it. you are awesome. >> precious. >> it's superman, i mean -- >> that's true. >> this is kind of like a really awesome moment right now. >> her eyes are watering up. >> this is

>> oh, shoot, yes, but, no, this weather is actually pretty topical. >> okay. >> because it was your birthday. take a look at this weather map where we have all of these really cool places across the country. so we have clark, missouri, we have, let's see, deanville, west virginia, we have deans borrow, north carolina, we also have cape coral, the whole cape thing, we also have met police, louisiana, deanville. who knew so many places were named dean. >> not me. >> kent field, there's kent. i didn't talk about any of the weather i was just pointing out some of the towns across the country. that's a look at the weather across the country, your local -- what do i say? now here is a peek out your window. >> our weather is shaping up to be pretty nice so far, 77 degrees right now, just a mix of sun and clouds as we go through the day today, but pretty mild temperatures are. they will be warming up quickly now into the 80s soon, 77

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giving back for back to school is created with our sponsor jcpenney. this back to school season pair up with jcpenney to ensure all kids have what they need to succeed. >> for most kids heading back to school is exciting but for families without resources to shop for back to school items we all know it can be challenging. >> we wanted to show you how to help by teaching your children how to be thoughtful and kind to others. here with creative ideas is parenting expert on behalf of jcpenney meredith sinclair. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have a lot of good stuff. i want to get into it. i just noticed down here on the table you have paint swatches. >> yes. >> let's go. >> we're talking about teaching kids kindness. we want to do it in the things they're already doing every day. in the summertime kids craft a

fun and easy and then give back. so what we've done is made please book marks. i got these free paint cards and then i learned how to make these fun tassels on a video tutorial in ten seconds. then the idea is have a book drive in your neighborhood and take these book marks and those books and give them to a children's center, the y, struggling classroom. they've already had fun crafting with you and now we're going to give back as well. >> kind of brilliant. absolutely. i love it. >> the lemonade stand. >> lemonade stands are a staple of summertime for kids. instead of using all the profits for yourself. this is the perfect time to talk about giving back. we have got all these wonderful kids making lemonade and they are even making fun things like watermelon stars to go inside. what you're going to do is research with your kids fun places to give back, non-profits. give well.org or charity

navigator.org or are great resources for you and your family to look, find, pick one and give back. >> when the kids are involved it just makes the giving that much sweeter and then they learn to love it. >> it's activities they already love doing. >> get them busy, too. >> exactly. >> i like how he's using the tongs, too. >> fine motor skills. the next tip is to support businesses that are already giving back, especially for back to school. if there is a hair salon doing free haircuts or kids in need or this program, this is the pair up program from jcpenney. for every pair of underwear or socks that you buy they're going to match that and give a pair to the y, up to 750,000 pairs for back to school. as a former teacher we can think kids need pencils and paper for back to school, but then they do, but kids in need also need those basics. >> absolutely. >> you don't have the basics you are not going to feel good or confident going to school. >> it boosts their confidence. >> do you remember the day before you would set out your little outfit, all the wayow

to the undies. >> i just bought my boys back to school underwear and socks. >> my boy is 17, he buys his own stuff now. >> hawaii, guys. >> this last activity is really fun. not every kid goes back with a new lunchbox or healthy snacks. we have taken old school lunch boxes, we're painting them with chalkboard paint and then we will write encouraging notes on those, fill them with healthy snacks and then again donate it to your local y, to the children's center. they have had a fun time making a craft with you and now we are going to go give. >> i love this idea. you can make a little message on there for your kids, too. >> and make them for your kids, too. exactly. >> that's a win. >> way winner. well done. >> coming up from strap gee sandal blisters to torn hem. >> you know those things. >> we have all the hacks that will save your summer style, but first your local news. your summer style. first, your local news. i love this.

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♪ this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, it's 9:26 now on this wednesday, august 2nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines, a man is dead after he apparently crashed his motorcycle into a car on indian head highway. prince george's county police say that crash happened around 12:30 this morning in fort washington. the other driver is expected to be okay. the man's identity has not been released. an employee of cvs has been arrested in the murder of a manager of the store. warrenton police say 76-year-old bernard do you say jr. shot rex olsen last week at the store. olsen's body was found outside next to a dumpster. police have not revealed a possible motive. we will have a look at your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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as ever woman knows, summer fashion comes with its share of problems. blisters, scuffed sneakers, torn hems. >> today, we show you some of the fixes. >> thank you for having me. >> you start with a white shirt. after a while, they get dingy. >> what is the secret? >> caring for your whites is easy. you want to wash them often. pretty much after every wear. if you have a little discoloration around the neckline or underneath the arms, you can put a light bleach detergent on top of the stain. let it sit. and use a toothbrush and just throw it in the

also, sunlight is a natural brightener. it's the same reason a bright color would fade. the whites get really bright. having it out in the sun to dry for a little bit. >> how about the commercials, when they line-dry them. >> what's with the lemon? >> lemons have natural acidity. if you squeeze lemon juice and add it to the detergent, it's a natural bleaching agent. >> it probably smells good, too. sandals. i've had so many wears pairs of that i don't wear because they hurt. >> they can rub and be tight. >> i had sandaled stretch and they become misshapen and don't fit as well. i recommend wearing a thick sock and wearing the sandal. wear them around the house and they form to your foot. when you take them off, they fit you much better. and deodorant. you put a

your feet. it keeps them from perspiring. >> you have shoes that get funky. >> i have the shoes by the front door. i hope the door and you can't keep them there. what do we do? >> for kids' shoes, obviously, and slides, which are popular this summer. good old-fashioned baking soda. >> just pour it in? >> you can sprinkle it in the shoes. the kids are never wearing socks. you can let it sit overnight. you don't have to do anything to clean it. you just tap it out in the morning. >> dana, i will keep you posted. >> these shoes are so bright white. but i know they're not going to stay that way. >> you get your white sneaker and you get a scuff. mr. clean magic eraser, use it for the scuffs on your wall. it takes off any mark on a shoe. just like that.

>> is it that simple? >> it's that simple. >> the tub, the walls, amazing. >> it's perfect for sneakers. you're on the go. and the hem comes out of your dress. and double-stick tape is perfect. i pretaped this one. you just have to stick it. stick it. and before you have time to get to the taylor, it will hold you. >> i do that to my jeans. >> this last hip, this is a denim tip. if you don't have time, you are in a rush, and you don't want to try on denim, you can wrap the denim around your neck, if the waistband touches in the back, it will fit you in the waist. these are the same pair of

>> take it. >> and if it touches comfortably in the back, it will fit. if it doesn't reach, it will be too tight. if it overlaps, it will be too loose. >> that's the coolest thing i've ever heard. >> we tried in and all of the editors, we were getting a kick out of it. >> we're going to go downstairs. we wore jeans today. up next, the dramatic real-life event that played out on city streets. now, on the big screen. we will catch up

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there's a new there's a new movie coming out on friday called "detroit" getting amazing reviews and even some oscar buzz. >> it's about the race riots of 1967, the relationship between the police and the citizens of detroit and what really happened one night at the algiers motel. >> will bolter and

are two of the stars of the movie. it's heavy but it's so good. i told them you know it's good when at the end people just sit there and have to like let it sink in. it was directed by catherine big low, she won an oscar for "the hurt locker." >> talk to us about what drew you to the script. >> during my audition process i didn't know a lot about the film, catherine kept us in the unknown which was amazing because every day on set was like a new experience, but when i found out about the history that was involved in this and i never knew about the algiers motel, so when i found that part out i was just game, i was all in. >> what about you? talk a little bit about the movie for those who didn't know what happened at the algiers motel. >> set against the backdrop of the 1967 rebellion and the algiers motel incident actually unfortunately resulted in three young african-american men losing their lives at the hands

of the police. seven other people were kind of viciously brutalized including two women. so, you know, it's an important story to tell these people when giving social justice, while we can't give them that it's important we shed light on the story. >> this is a historical piece. in 1967 in detroit i was there, i was one year old. >> don't give away your age. >> my birthday was a couple days ago. but had you known anything about this before you started this film, about the whole story? >> i'm from saginaw, michigan. i knew about a lot of the rebel yons that were taking place all around the u.s., but like i said i didn't specifically know about the algiers. when i got this part that was a complete history lesson for me. one of our cast mates jason mitch else calls us historians because we get to play a part and tell a truth that hadn't been told. my little sisters and little brothers don't know about this. to be able to put this t

to finally hear truth is just a blessing. >> what's it like for you? you live in london, clearly you have a british accent. >> which surprised me by the way. i was like, what? what? >> what's it like for you to be in this movie that's so much a part of american history? >> yeah, you know, i think for as much as it's a part of american history i think it's also incredibly relevant for everyone worldwide. we have had amazing reactions from people, you know, on an international level, each just screening it here recently a woman from brazil, she was like thank you because this is so relevant to what's going on today. i'm british, jackíó rainer and n o'toole who play two of the other cops irish and australian and, you know, we all have our own kind of painful racial history, which is, you know, something that everyone needs to learn more about, you know, develop empathy around the subject. so it's entirely relevant for everyone. i would imploreve

>> a big part is music. in the movie you can part of a real life group called the dramatics but you sing also in real life. your song, isn't it already on the charts already? >> come on, now. >> the new edition november was out and we all were like you are ralph in the movie. you sang with the real -- is it larry reed. >> yeah, the real guy. >> you sang with him in a song. >> first of all, shout out to larry reed, he is such an amazing guy still even to this day. he was in a group called the dramatics which was an amazing group ♪ look in my eyes and don't you see water ♪ >> somebody is going to know that. i got a chance to be able to tell his story. i growth a song for the film called "grow" and me and larry got to sing that song together. you're right, my e.p. listen is out on itunes right now,e

to the top of the charts. >> congratulations. this is a phenomenal film. "detroit" hits theaters on friday. >> what are you guys doing tonight? >> i was already at the screening. what's tonight? >> i have a show tonight. we sold it out. >> he might know somebody that can get you tickets. >> you sneak in the back door. >> i know him. i know him. >> i swear i know him. >> can you do weather, too? dylan is about to do the weather. >> that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> good morning. 77 degrees right now in the district, southeast wind pretty light, though, but we will stay warm and humid today. because of that we have clouds around the area, but overall we're nice and dry right now. later on this afternoon we will see a couple pop up thunderstorms, isolated in nature, though, so not everyone is going to see this. 91 for a high temperature later on this afternoon. tomorrow we're looking at very similar conditions to today, 92 friday. into the weekend temperatures ba

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> audiences first got to know singer, actor, broadway star, darren criss seven years ago when he joined the series "glee." >> and soon, darren will be headed back to the small screen in "american crime story: the assassination of johnnier havy e versace." >> good morning. nice to have you here. >> i have a lot of stuff going on. >> you're busy. >> talk to us about elysefest. >> it went on sale yesterday. and goes on sale on the 4th, i believe friday. our third year, it started in new york city. the short hand is the coachella of

a pop culture cabaret, performing an outdoor situation, instead of a velvet seat. you can be loud and rowdy. we released this song in tandem with that. >> really quickly, we said you are starring in "american crime story." we saw the cover from "entertainment weekly." talk about your character and the photos. >> the best actor i did in my life is standing next to ricky martin and penelope cruz. that's the hardest acting job of the gig. >> performing "i dreamed a dream" from "les miserables" darren criss, take it away. >> thank you, guys. ♪ i dreamed a dream of time gone by ♪ ♪ and hope was high and life worth

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♪ now life has killed the dream i dreamed ♪ [ applause ] >> oh, yeah. >> thank you. >> fantas >> thank you. >> fantastic. >> thank you. >> well done. >> fantastic. >> outstanding. >> even calvin thought it was amazing. >> he was here. he was squealing for you. >> thank you. >> we are back in a moment but first this is "today" on nbc. "t. you make it seem so easy. pro tip for fruit lovers: giant has unbelievable produce prices. so you'll never have to choose between your favorites. i thought i was your favorite. that's right honey. bye!

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>> the next superman. >> the next generation superman. >> i can't handle it, dylan. will calvin be joining us at 10:00. >> do you want him to? >> we want him all the time? your amazing take is from davio's restaurant in new york city. >> brian, you're awesome. >> i just carry the baby. >> james vander beak and the dallas cowboys cheerleaders. >> it's your local news. we're going to it right now.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 9:57 now on this wednesday, august 2nd. i'm aaron gilchrist. in our headlines this morning an employee of a cvs store in fauquier county has been arrested in the murder of the manager of that store. warrenton police say bernard duse jr. shot rex olsen last week at the store on blackwell road. olsen's body was found on the side of the buildings, police have not released a possible motive. le u

now. >> temperatures are getting close to 80 degrees right now, through the afternoon we will be right around 90. similar to yesterday. hot and humid. mix of sun and clouds with a couple isolated thunderstorms later on this afternoon. mostly after about 2:00 p.m. and any showers or storms around will be winding down when the sun goes down. tomorrow could look very similar to today with that small storm chance. then for friday we are in the low 90s into the weekend. we will have a cold front moving through on saturday, that could give us an isolated shower chance, i think most of the area could be on the dry side, but either way temperatures will be nice in the mid 80s. aaron. thank you. coming up on news news 4 details considering an senate overhaul. so she can afford to feel at home even when she's miles away. and you can help her feel bright, without breaking your budget. and... who's there? hey. a boy? you never told your dad and i about any... oh, on the bed? absolutely not! okay... studying together is fine... and at ikea, we believe that letting go can be hard,

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