good morning, breaking overnight, it's happened again. a u.s. navy destroyer collides with another ship off the coast of singapore. at least ten sailors on the "uss john mccane" are missing. more boots on the ground. president trump set to outline hisny strategy on the war in afghanistan to a trooim prime trooim time address to the nation tonight. is the commander and chief about to send even more american troops to join the nation's longest war? let there be dark, the american eclipse just hours away. the first in 99 years to cross the nation coast to coast and we fanned out to give you the

views of this once in a generation event. all that, plus. >> lady. tributes pouring in for comedy icon jerry lewis. big ben goes silent, but the outrage is loud. and epic catch. >> unreal. wow. >> a kid makes the catch of the year. today, monday, august 21st, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" today's total eclipse with matt lauer and savannah guthrie and mat lawyers life from rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, thanks for joining us on this monday morning. we've been talking about it since 1979. >> i know. ground cont

thought we were going to wear our outfits. >> you dressinged the part, good for you. >> we're going to have much more on this eclipse coming to the show. but we want to get to this news overnight that is a frantic search for missing sailors off the coast of singapore of a collision between a u.s. destroyer and an oil tanker. nbc chief's koefrpt is in seoul, south carolina south korea well, the latest on this. brick us up to date. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the seas off singapore are in darkness now but the search for those ten mission sailors is now intensed by air and on the water. so too the search for answers. how on earth did this happen to one of the world's most sophisticated war ships, especially since it's not the first time. >> a gaping hole in its water line, american sailors lining the deck. the "uss john mccan

in waters nearby an intense search operation for ten mission sailors. the battleship moving here under its own power but the navy says only action by the crew stopped further flooding. it was hit fwhi oil tanker, the flying under a lie beerian flag. as well as ten mission five u.s. saliors, injured though none with life threatening injuries. it was heading for a routine stop in singapore, so was the tanker. just before dawn they cliemdsed. the much heavier tanker holing the war ship on the left port side. in a statement the navy said the significant damage resulted in flooding to nearby compartments including crew berthing, machinery, and communications rooms. returning to the white house, president trump's first response to the tragedy later tweeting thoughts and prayers are

"uss john mccane jts. >> the ship's name take are telling us that they're keeping thaem in hour prayers tonight and appreciating the work of search cruise. the ship's crew posted photographs saturday and just six days ago carried out damage control drills. it's the second such zment as many months for the u.s. navy. the" u.s.s. fits gard" was hit by a coin don tainer ship in june. seven sailors died, some other crew relieved of their duties. the cause of this latest collision is unknown. the ship now being examined in port. >> reporter: well, the search area is huge, more than 100 square miles and ship's aircraft and helicopters from four countries joining in that search. the "uss america" chief among them. in

the" uss mccain at is named after the senator and his father. and one told the press he was sleeping at the time and isn't sure how it happened, so a tragedy and a mystery. >> bill neale on the story for us. thank you very much. another major story, the president will address the nation tonight and lay out his vision for the u.s. military's path forward in afghanistan. this follows a lengthy strategy review and a flurry of activity inside his administration over the past few days. peter alexander is at the white house covering all it for us. good morning. >> reporter: donald trump the third president to grapple with the war in afghanistan. tonight as you noted he's going to speak to service members in person at a national audience from fort mire army base in virginia. it's only the third-time prime time address for this president. mr. trump who's complained to the advisers that the u.

discuss specific troop levels for afghanistan and new attempts for expanded diplomacy. >> back at the white house and back to business. after months of deliberations president trump the address the nation tonight to discuss the path forward for afghanistan. the decision, according to senior u.s. officials expected to include the addition of as many as 4,000 u.s. troops gumz comes after candidate trump slammed the war on the campaign trail. >> the people opposing us or the same people and think of this, who've wasted $6 trillion on wars in the middle east. woe have rebuilt our country twice. >> it follows a strategy session with the president's security team in camp david. en route to the middle east, defense secretary james mattis. >> once he announces what the

precise on afghanistan troop levels, what we're going to do. >> just days after his departure ousted chief strategist steve bannon saying aides are trying moderate mr. trump's ae agenda. bannon now back at the helm of conservative media breitbart warning about the gop in the washington post. if the republican party gets behind the president on his plans and not theirs, it will be all sweetness and light, adding he doesn't expect sweetness anytime soon. meanwhile, with tens of thousands this boston this weekend protesting racism and hate, overwhelming demonstrators at what was intended to be a rate-wing rally. and the secret service has run out of money unable to pay hundred fsz agents in part because of the president's large family, frequent travel and multiple residences up and down the east coast. if an n an exclusive interview, the director says more

thousand agents have hit cams for salary and overtime allowances meant to last the entire year adding the president has a large familiarly and our responsibility required in law. >> i can't change that vir no flexibility. >> reporter: one other item this morning, the president and first laid lady they say they'll skip the kennedy center honor this december after some of the artists said they would boycott that year. it's the fourth time in 40 years the president will miss the gueye. he said he is not going to participate to, quote, allow the honoraries to celebrate without any political distraction. >> all right. thank you. and of course nbc news will have live coverage of the president's address tonight at 9 clock eastern, 6:00 pacific. we have dimmed the lights for this morning's biggest talker. the day of the big eclipse is here. >> this is going to be the most-viewed eclipse ever and our clock support and running when totality hits

to south carolina. >> we've spread our team out at key locations all along the way wefrg you need to know. we're going to begin with nbc national correspondent miguel alma gar. he's camped out with thousands of his closest friends. what's it look like there? >> reporter: it really is incredible out here. we're expecting that eclipse to begin in six hours. and ma dris is so special. number one we're expecting clearly sunny guys and number two its location as you see on this map we're the furthest west where this will be one of the first american cities to goo dark as that solar eclipse goes from west to east that we're expecting to be in the dark here for about two minutes. as you mentioned, there are a lot of folks out here. ma dris is typically a town of 6,000, today it is home to over 100,000 people. they began camping early thursday and have been here over the last several days.

solar town. there are camps, rvs and tents as far as the eye can see. some people are paying upwards of $1,500 to camp out here, all for that perfect spot. it could be the best place in the world to see this solar eclipse. the lines here are getting longer and longer. we're expecting about two minutes of darkness, the sky here should plunge into darkness at around 10:19 in the morning. we are told by astronomers it's going to be a spectacular show, something they will never ever forget. because of that, folks are coming from all around the globe right here. >> thanks very much. let's head 2,000 miles to the east to carbondale, illinois. this is the town that will be in the dark the longest. nbc carrie sanders is in position at sa luke i can stadium at soerj illinois. no football but a lot of show this morning. >> reporter: it's game day. this stadium is is going to fill

consider the excitement and the mania, they actually sold tickets for folks to come here and the top selling price, $15,000 for folks who want to be in the air-conditioned booth here. so they're really paying a premium for something that everybody can step outside and see. one thing you should recognize is there's going to be a lot of traffic no matter where you are along this point of totality. here in carbondale, 2 minutes 38 seconds. no matter wrur when you put on your little paper glassors put on the fancy glass orsz maybe you have even a welder's shield, no matter what, if during the moment of totality you do a 360-degree turn, you should see what appears to be a sunset every direction you look. and as you can see over ny shoulder the sun's coming up, not a cloud in the sky, guys. looks like it's going to abi great day. >> you just blew my mind with that. we're going to do a dosesy do

the last of the 14 states along the path of totality go completely dark today willing south carolina. nbc tom costello is getting ready on mount pleasant on the deck of the "uss yorktown". good morning to you. >> reporter: we got a little bit of lightning this morning and some rain so we're going to be asking al very quickly will this clear out? we're expecting total darkness about 2:46 p.m. eastern time. it's going to last anywhere from a minute and a half to two minutes so it's just a few hours away till show time. >> it may be the most anticipated solar event in history but from coast to coast it's a traffic jam of epic proportions with mill ions rushing toet the good best few. 5 million people have flooded in south carolina, the last state to fade to black this afternoon. charleston has been sold out for months. >> how many people in this town? >> the city is packed. i would tell you that we're 100%

>> there is no rain date, absolutely vor people are going to come no matter what. >> we found eclipse chasers from across the country at the market. >> it's very unusual. >> an unusual phenomenon. >> and we'll remember it the rest of our lives. >> it is a communal experience to be in this unbelievable moment in time with everybody else, experiencing this moment. i think that it gave me goose bumps. >> nasa says the eclipse will move across the country at about 1500 miles an hour. the path of totality, 70 miles wide. for most people total darkness will only last two to two .5 minutes. at that moment, there be a bright flash, and you will see the faint outta atmosphere of the core ronna create a ring. >> again this morning we're urging people not to look at the sun without those special eclipse

>> gagz at the sun can burn a hole in your retina without the safe glasses. and especially remember if you're supervising kids, don't let the kids take the glasses off and gaze at the sun. >> and talk about distracted driving, triple "a" is warning drivers to pull off the frood they want to look up. please don't wear the eclipse shades while driving and for people who have to drive, turn on your headlights and keep your eyes on the road. >> reporter: and they also make this point it's not just whether you are paying attention but of course whether the guy next to you is paying attention and is distracted spot you've got to be really very much aware of what's going on around you. coast guard making a very similar warning for all the boaters out there, practice safe boating this afternoon. guys, back to you. >> there's a lot to think about, more than meets the eye, no pun intended. >> absolutely. tom, thank you so much and as mention dollars he's in good company. al's on the yorktown as well. good morning, al. >> good morning, guys. in fact, charleston harbor is

this morning with all these boats and they're all going to be looking up. unfortunately we've had some showers around and we're going to take a look at the forecast. we start in the pacific northwest and that is where it is going to be best from newport, oregon, sun valley idaho, casper wyoming great weather. then the midsections of the country. when this starts out it's going to be traveling at almost 3,000 miles per hour then slows down to its slowest point around carbondale illinois where it will startor cloed up for carrie and his friends. and then further to the east we're going to see nashville looking great roar hot and humid, greenville, south carolina, clouds, but the closer you get to the coast we are looking for thunderstorms here in charleston, totes tality at 2:46 p.m. eastern daylight time. we have another interesting graphic in the is the amount of solar radiation we expect. the wider it gets, the less the solar radiation. as this path comes across, we are going to see temperatures drop anywhere from five to 15 de

there, we could see a drop of 12,000 mega watts of solar energy, that's the difference between powering up to 2 million homes. so it is is going to be interesting as it makes its way across the country. that's what's going on around the country. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. they say glory awaits at the finish well, the sun is up and we're all the waying for the eclipse later on this afternoon.

we have a few sprinkles in parts of charles county those are moving into calvert county otherwise temperatures are in the mid-to low 70s. your eclipse forecast for today, right around 90 degrees but during eclipse peak at 2:42 we expect the temperature to drop a bit. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds then afternoon thunderstorms mainly after eclipse time. hotter tomorrow then we start to cool down. >> and that's your late eftd weather. coming up in the next half hour we're going to be taking a look at some severe weather that's going to be marching across the country so it's not just a solar eclipse making a trip. guys. >> all right. thank you very much. i'm still trying to get into that whole turn 360 to figure out the sunset thing. >> we're going to have a lot more coverage on the eclipse inchooid cliegd live report on these nbc stations so check out to if you're interested. also this morning tributes are pouring in for legendary comedian jerry lewis. he died at home

sunday. today national correspondent craig melvin is here with a look at his life and legacy. good morning. >> what a life of it was. for more than six decades he brought joy to millions, a comedy icon with not one but two stars on the hollywood walk of fame, one for his wok on television, one for his movies. he was equally well known for those fundraising telethons. he leaves behind a brilliant career. >> you said you loved me. >> this morning tributes are pouring in for comedy ledge end jerry lewis. show is honored at the comedy club the laugh fac trip as fans gathered at one of his stars on the hollywood walk of fame. born ton entertainers in 1926, lewis launched his show biz career after dropping out of high school and taking his comedy act on the road. become a starin

teaming up with singer dean martin. the suave straight man to lewis's per sonna. appearing in 13 movies, the pair became a pop culture phenomenon. he talked to matt about it here on "today" in 2005. >> what was it like in the height of all of this? >> well, i was in the bank most of the time. >> making deposz sits, not withdrawals, right. >> never withdrawal. >> but their relationship eventually strained and the two men called it quits. on his own, lewis began a prolific career in front of and behind the camera writing and directing several films. his biggest hit, 1963's "the nutty professor". but lewis's passion went beyond entertainment. he's best known foros

dystrophy. an achievement that earned him his only oscar in 2009, humanitarian award. for 40 years, those telethons became a star-studded event. >> i have a friend who loves what do you every year. >> with frank sa gnat tra even stage ailing reun yn fwreen e betwe -- between martin and louisiana wisconsin tv. this morning there's an outpouring of love saying he was an iconic icon and jim carey had adding that fool was no dumbly calling him a genius. >> i get paid for doing what children get punished for, don't ever forget it. >> as a fim maker he did more than just make folks laugh, he also helped change the industry as well developing an attachment for film cameras 2340e7b as a videois

immediately look at scenes right after they shoot those skoonz. it is a tool that is still widely used in hollywood today. what he was like. >> i can tell you i was soar in strous interview him. he walked over and put his arm around me when he walked in the studio and put me at ease immediately. he was so kind and generous and funny. >> and brilliant zblel miss him. we really will. we want to mention the fans are remembering another comedy legend and activist this morning. dick gregory died saturday at the age of 84. gregory broke racial barriers in the 1960s using his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health. is he survived by his wife lillian and ten children. our condolences. just ahead, an intriguing mystery for world war ii finally solved. 72 years later thanks that an unlikely explorer.

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> 7:26 is your time now on this monday, august 21st, 2017. good morning to you i'm eun yang zblnd mun i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning students waking up early here in the zroikt head back to be school. all d.c. public schools back in session today. the morning the marine read community center in northwest will also reopen after a major renovation. it's what everyone will be talking about today, we are working for you by counting down to the start of today's solar eclipse. it will begin at 1:17 in the afternoon but 82% totality won't be seen until about 2:42. one of the crime viewing spots for the eclipse is the air and space museum on the national

the viewing itself will happen at the public observer to around noon. be sure to tune into our special coverage of the eclipse at 1:00 on nbc 4. right now let's get you up to speet on the morning commute. robb stahl warj is at wpot. >> good morning. if you're traveling on the beltway look at the outer loop through montgomery county. look out for delays around new hampshire avenue. also south bond 270 between rockville headed toward the beltway on bethesda. if you're traveling southbound on the baltimore parkway we have a crash 197 blocking the left lane. use caution there. green line train service is suspended between bran' avenue and naylor road as a result. from the wtop traffic center i'm rob stahl warj, back to you. >> thank you, robb, your forecast is next.

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. morning, everybody. we're back, 7:30 on a busy monday morning. >> very busy if the a lot going on. let's go to a check of your headlines. breaking overnight, tragedy at sea as the "uss john mccain" collides with a tanker near singapore. ten sailors miss, five others injured. >> the waterpoured moo that ship in both the crew berthing areas -- >> president trump set to unveil his new strategy for troops in afghanistan in a prime time address to the nation. >> he announce the what the strategy is, we can get more precise -- >> a massive manhunt for the

barcelona four days later. >> eclipse mania sweeps the nation. tens of millions of americans plan to watch the first coast to coast solar eclipse in nearly a century. >> you will see the faint outer atmosphere of the coronna create a ring. >> and the catch heard round the world series. >> over the fence. >> junior league center fielder makes a very big leel catch leaping over the center field wall. >> unreal. >> today, monday, august 21, 2017. say this name with me, jack greggamy. >> is that our guy. >> new baseball hero. look at this catch. >> it's amazing. >> this kid sacrifices the body to make this catch. that's a big league play. congrats to him from pennsylvania. >> incredible. all right. now a remarkable discovery at 72 years in the

peddoed during a japanese submarine in world war ii pptd the location not a mystery anymore. joe has that story. good morning. >> the indianapolis played a key role for america before it was sunk biennitor peddoze throwing its crew into shark infested waters. lost at the bottom of the ocean for more than 70 years, the ship has now been found thanks to the passion and drive of a well-known innovator. >> that's it, paul, we've got it. >> 18,000 feet below the ocean's sur vais face one of the biggest mysteries of world war ii solved. >> it was the single worst event in u.s. navy hissly it. >> for 72 years explorers have been searching for the tragic wreckage of the "uss indianapolis" a ship critical to the war in world war ii. on saturday it was found by a high-tech

paul allen. >> we try do these tributes to the brave men that went down on these ships. >> it was july, 1945 the indianapolis and its crew had just finished a top secret mission bringing to asian cue components of the atomic bomb that would later be dropped on hero schooem shima. but month its return, it was hit by two japanesetor peddoze sinking the ship in just 12 minutes and throwing hundreds of navy men into the sea. >> could you hear some of the sailors when the sharks got them. >> 90-year-old survivor was asleep as the ship was engulfed in flames. had he to jump into the shark-infested waters surviving for five days before being rescued, one of only 300 some men who made it out alive. 900 perished in the attack. >> japanese submarine slammed twotor peddoze into our side, chief. >> the tragedy even inspired a famous scene in the movie jaws where the grizzly

the horror. >> the exact location of the ship's wreckage remain a mystery until 2016 when uncovered naval logs led the team to a new search area. their cameras capturing the first images of the indianapolis 3-quarters of a century after it was lost. >> even in a great tragedy like to one there is valor and brave very, there are also lessons learned that need to be presaerchd remembered. >> the expedition team has vowed not to the disturb the war ship and keep its location confidential honoring it as a military grave for the hundred of men who sacrificed their lives to help america win the war. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you very much. and now to london where the british icon big ben has just fallen silent for the next four years. it chimed for the last time at high noon ahead of some much-needed repairs with the prospect of a quieter

isn't sitting well with many s visitors. >> reporter: take a listen london a lot quiet today without those distickettive bongz of big ben. just a few minutes ago we heard the final toll for a while. there were hundred fsz people who came out here to listen but for most of them it really wasn't a moment to celebrate. >> at exactly 12:00 noon london time, big ben rang out one last time and then went silent. the clock's final hourly toll until 2021. >> it's a pity, really, because i think it's something all tourists want to see and hear. >> it will still ring on new year's eve and veteran's day, but the rest of the time radio silence. the clock and its chimes will be refurbished, a four-year undertaking. >> kids,

>> while many called the whole tower big ben, the nickname is actually for the clock's massive almost 15-ton bell. but the sound is just too loud for repair workers who will be getting up close and personal. >> we'll stop the mechanism, disassemble everything, it's last nuts and bolts. >> first built in 1859, the structure has survived london's soggy weather, one of the main reasons for the overhaul. but it's also bonged through the blitsz, royal events, the olympics, and even recent london terror attacks under its face. keeping the word's most famous clock quiet for the next four years isn't sitting well with the masses, including prime minister theresa may. >> i hope that the speak her is shareman of the house will urgently look into this and ensure that we can hear big ben through those four

>> reporter: another thing during the renovation three sides of the clock tower are going to be covered with scaffolding so that not sitting well with people. a lot of people pointing out to me that it was built from the ground up in just two years back in 1859, guys. >> that doesn't sound right, kristin. >> i guess google it. thank you so much. let's get another check of the weather. al's down in south carolina waiting the big event. al. >> we are and we're keeping our fingers crossed for the weather to hold off here but we've got some severe weather to talk about that's marching across the country. right now we have a risk of severe storms currently firing up in the mid plains, currently 20 million folks at risk as large hail develops. you can see them already firing up and then that moves east. tomorrow we're looking at strong storms stretching from sir kus back to cincinnati, detroit, just outside of that. 31 million people at risk. gops gog

spormgz. the threat is from missouri to kansas, makes its way into the midwest tomorrow and by wednesday along the east coast. rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 3 inches stretching from minnesota back down to kansas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, 75 degrees right now. we're seeing sunshine but we still have clouds around the as we go through the dayed to the clouds will be with us. so your day planner by 11:00 a.m. still mostly sunny, 85 degrees. 2:42 that's the eclipse time with the maximum of totality which inter82% here locally and temperatures will be warming up ahead of it then drop a bit by the afternoon, though. that's when we have more thunderstorms in the forecast. tomorrow feeling like 105 and then cooler for the rest of the week. >> and that is your latest weather. well here on the deck of the "uss yorktown" and mount pleasanton we are joined by

astro physicist from the harbor smithsonian center, kelly cork. nice to see. >> you pleasure too meet you. >> a lot of us have been asking this one question in regards to the solar eclipse. why is the shadow of the moon going so fast when it hits the pacific northwest then it kind of slows down in the middle and slooeds speeds up as it leaves? >> it starts at around 120 miles per hour in oregon and slows down to 1500 miles per hour and it's just the angle that the moon makes to the earth. >> and does toe pog grey graph if i have anything do with is it. >> little bit. >> and space it's traveling at a constant speed. >> that's correct. >> you're going to be with us during our coverage on nbc snuz start algt 1:00 today. thank you so much. guys there are is so exciting. we've got boy scouts here who spent the night here on the "uss yorktown" we've got all these nice folks.

hoping that the weather digs up. >> by the way we're digging your salmon collared pants, al. >> thank you very much. these are actually debra's pants. up next the stranger side of today's eclipse, how far some permanent willing to go for some of the best seats in the country, but first these messages. your clue is a great way to start the day. for the win. luten-free. this is hard. zzzz!

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good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt, this is where i spent the night at madras, people are backed in like sardines to be a part of this eclipse but find a place to stay and sleep is just part of what has been a wild journey. two-thirds of americans, around 200 million people live within a day's drive of the eclipse's path of totality and driving means a lot of waiting when you arrive. these people at madras have about a two-hour wait just to get inside. i'm getting in. how do you guys prepare for a total solar eclipse? >> we just bought everything. we were so worried that there wasn't going to be food or water or -- we have like toilet paper. >> madras is usually the 80th biggest town in all of oregon. today because 100,000 people have shown up it's the fourth largest city in the state. julian and greg vig nal plan to be here for

>> you have a nice set up here. >> we were really excited to come and experience totality. so we have the camp kitchen here. >> you have a full sink. >> a drying rack, and we've got the stove, we've got fridge right here. it's totally powered by a deep cell battery. >> so have you solar panels on the roof of your car. >> i have a very talented husband. >> you is he set the whole thing up. >> i did. >> we can fit nine people in here so if you don't a place to stay. >> i may join. >> you jayman rice wanted to be here so badly he posted ads waiting for a jet ride. >> renting an aircraft is expensive but i had in mind anywhere from 1 to $2,000 for something that i'm going to be talking about when i'm a little old man, i think that's a small price to pay. >> across the country business owners are looking to cash in on the excitement. brandon jones at the brewery is making a special beer for the occasion. >> i don't think i'm going to be

maybe i'll pass the recipe down to somebody else. >> it's not just people who could use something to take the eclipse buzz off. zoos across the country are wondering how animals will react. >> it's going to be night in the milled of the day and there are all of these hundreds of species around here that might have their each own unique reaction to that. >> back be in madras not everybody's thrilled the frenzy the eclipse has brought. this farmer spent sunday putting up barbed wire mensing to keep his horses in and perhaps eclipse watchers out. >> you like that everybody's here for the eclipse? >> no. >> you don't. >> no, be glad when it's over and everybody goes home. >> including us, right? >> yeah, including you. >> i guess it's safe to say there are a few folks who are not looking forward to what we'll be seeing here today but the thousand of people who have built up this place they're calling it solar town cannot wait. >> i love that dparmer. >> i know. he just smuts barbed

open safety welcome mat. dylan's on the orange room. she's got more on how people are preparing to see this. >> people are super excited about the eclipse and they're sharing their excitement on social media. we've got allison posting these eclipse cub cakes. we've got this guy caesar just saying eclipse time with his appropriately named beer in wyoming there. we've got the dogs ready with their eclipse sunglasses. i don't know if he'll even look up on the sun and mcdonald's give me a big mac, fries and a pair of eclipse glasses. >> i have some friends who waited a little long to find those glass and they koencouldn find any. >> just ahead total eclipse of the sun meets a "total eclipse of the heart" bonnie tyler going to join us live. one of your favorite songs, right? absolutely.

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> 7:56 is injury time now on to this monday, august 20 wirs, 2017. we're going to get right to your first 4 traffic right now with rob stahl worth. good morningtor are you rob. >> good morning. if you're traveling around the capital beltway watch out for the top side as you make your way through silver spring. delays there. also in virginia on the inner loop toward the american legion bridge. if you're traveling at this point on the northbound side of the george washington parkway a crash before 123 along the left side of the roadway. green line train service still suggestion spended from branch avenue and naylor road. from the wpot traffic center i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> we'll take a grik quick break now and then check your forecast. stay with us.

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good morning, we're looking at a beautiful picture of the sun waiting for the moon today and the eclipse will be right around 2:42. starting around 1:fen seen it or so. 77 degrees right now your eclipse viewing are a mix of sun and clouds, 901 degrees after about 2:00 p.m.

it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up frantic search, ten sailors missing off the coast of singapore after the "uss john mccain" collides with an oil tanker. four sailors air listed to hospitals as the search intensifies this morning. plus, sneak play. >> good morning. jackie. >> al and megan are on a secret mission to ghif middle school teacher an experience she'll never forget. >> come on. >> and total eclipse. we've got full coverage of the event 99 years under the making. we're live from coast to coast

bonnie tyler is set to perform her timely hit once again. today monday august 21, 2017. today is a special day. >> kaley's birthday. >> good morning to. >> girl scout troop 1985 from maryland. >> these lovely ladies would love to say something. >> hello. >> everyone on the plaza is. >> ready for the eclipse. >> we've got an eclipse on the plaza. >> it's tote almy birthday. >> devin from hugh new hampshire. >> i'm ready for the eclipse. >> yea. >> we are back now on this monday morning, appreciate you being with us. by the way here in new york we're expecting about 71% of a

>> right. so not quite a total eclipse. >> okay. better than nothing, right. we're going to talk more about that as the morning goes own. let's get to your news at 8:00. breaking overnight navy officials say the "uss john s. mccain" has arrived at singapore's naval base with significant damage to its hull. bill neale is in seoul, south korea, with the latest. he bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt, good morning everyone. the seas on singapore are in darkness but the search for those ten missing sailors is intense by air and on the water. so too is the search for answers. how on earth could this happen to one of the world's most sophisticated war ships especially since it's not the first time. a gaping hole in its waterline american sailors lining the deck. the guided missile destroying the "u u.s. u

mccain" is badly damaged. an intense surge operation for ten missing sailors. the battleship moving here under its own power but the navy says only action by the crew stopped further flooding. it was hilt by this oil tanker flying under a liberian flag, as well as ten miss, five u.s. sailors were injured, though none has life threatening injuries. the u.s. destroying was heading for a routine stop in sing' pore, so was the tanker full of ail in the narrow ma lacka strait. just before zaun they collided. the heavier tanker holding the left port side. in a statement, the navy said the significant damage resulted in flooding to nearby compartments including crew berthing, machinery, and communications rooms. returning to the white house, president trump's first response to the tragedy. later tweeting thoughts and prayers

sailors aborted "uss john s. mccain squ mccain". sps the second such accident in as many months for the u.s. navy. the container ship was hit in june, several sailors died. the captain and senior crew relieved of their duties. the cause of this newest accident unknown. >>. >> reporter: the search area is huge, more than 100 square miles, ships, aircraft and hell helicopters from four countries joining that search. the" uss john mccain is now in parts in singapore. one of the sailors on board has told the press he was sleeping at the time and isn't sure how on terj happened so a tragedy and a mystery. >> thank you very much. president trump will address the nation tonight to outline the path fo

the announcement comes after a laengny review by white house and pentagon officials. the decision is expected to include the additions of as many as 4,000 u.s. troops to that region and a renewed effort to put more pressure on pack stoon stop giving safe haif haven to terrorists. we'll have live coverage of the president's address tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >> weem be talking about that tomorrow morning on the show. meanwhile brack to the story everyone's talking about coast to coast, the great american eclipse. it's finally here. we're in mount pleasant, south carolina, where it's scheduled to end its stay in the continental united states. tom, to you. >> reporter: we're expecting 2000 people here on the yorktown and these people got up at 0 dark 30. are you excited? they're going total dark here in charleston about 2:46 this afternoon for about a minute and a half

turns out. a lot of different estimates and variables weigh into this. let's give you a couple of legality pointers about wearing these special eclipse shades. if you're going to be looking up at the sun to watch the eclipse, they say first look down, put on the shades, and then look up because you don't want to be looking up and putting on the shades. they've made this point repeatedly that you can seriously damage your retina if you look at the sun. so you've got to wear the eclipse shades. coast to coast then tire event will draw tens of millions of people, maybe even in excess of 100 million people who are going to be in the zone or close to the zone and watching the eclipse come across the country, oregon down here to charleston, south carolina and then it heads on out to sea. triple "a" reminding people be care ffl you're driving, keep your ieds on the road, watch out for somebody else who may not be keeping their eyes on the road and the coast guard reminding boaters to practice safe boating especially during those dark few minutes. k

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. 8:13, break time for what's trending today and we're joined by megyn kelly. megan. >> happy solar eclipse day. >> is this the event the total solar eclipse you think you should view with a group of op

solitary fashion. >> i think a group. it's fun, everybody gets into it. >> it's not like church. it's not like you need to experience this in your own deeper personal way. >> i think it depends on what you're looking for. i could see look at it and having deep thoughts and i could also see drinking margaritas with you. >> there are some people who think they should be meditating during this and really soaking it in and they want to make it a solitary event. "new york times" had an article on this, explains why it's better to watch it in a crowd. it argues that we are social creatures and we feed off of other people's energy. kind of like when i go to fireworks. >> yeah. >> you want to see those alone? you want to here the oohs and awes of other people. what are some other events that are much better with a crowd as owes pod to doing them alone. >> whale watching. >> like look, there is he. >> nobody believes if you you go back and say i saw a whale. >> yes. >> what about ot

what about viewing the stars. >> a wedding. >> a wed ago a group of people. >> yeah, it's nice to have a group of people there. >> it's nice to have a groom. >> the super bowl, a concert, rock concert. >> that would be lame to be there by yourself. >> what are things good to do alone? >> i like looking at the stars alone. >> i sometimes go out at night, lay on the grass and look up at the stars. >> but not the eclipse? >> i could see the eclipse alone except i have kids like you, we all have kids so i think it would be fun to watch them with kids. >> is. problem that the eclipse is not that exciting and we need to -- >> no, i'm not sure. there's an ejection button for that are seat. we are very big on the eclipse here. >> i'm saying i'm going to watch it with you i'm not feeling what you're feeling. >> she's wearing an eclipse necklace. >> you should be a football coach ever, you know why? >> why. >> here's what a couple football coaches said when he we were asked. nick saban of alabama and jim

>> i watch the weather chan nefrl day they're already saying what it's going to look like in every city in america, what what's going to be significant? >> when is it? >> monday. >> it's monday? >> yes. >> you can see if from everywhere? can sty from here? >> i think you can. it's going to be 80%. >> it's not 100% here. >> only if it's 100%. >> i mean, 80%, that's not -- we're chasing perfection here, all right. >> he wants 110%. >> by the way that was john harbaugh, my mistake. but once again proving football coaches are different. >> they really are. >> get involved, people. >> i'm kind of with them. you can see tonight weather channel the today show is going to tee it up tomorrow. you'll see it you don't have to waste an hour of your day. look, i'm going to go up to the top of the rock which apparently costs $40, i'm going to watch it for those four minutes but i can't -- >> universe,

>> with the guy and the tent, no, not for me. >> okay. sorry. >> see a pop star can measure up. >> you'll want to pay attention to this. let's first talk about tailor swift she's giving her hit song blank space a whole new meaning. on friday the sicker took down all of her posts across media platforms ranging from twitter to instagram even her website. all previous posts have been removed and while this might be alarming to some people, it has her fans excited. mr. speculating the move comes in anticipation of her dropping a new album had the per last album was released back in 2014. so hopefully she won't keep us waiting for new mikes too much longer. and rick ashley strikes again the rick rolled the crowd of festival goers. take a look. ♪ ♪ never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down ♪ ♪ never going

never going to say good-bye ♪ ♪ >> that's right, never going to give up up sung to the tune of sounds like spirit a former band of nirvana. and for those of you that don't know what rolling rick is it's where you think you hear one song but instead you hear the 1987 hit by ashley. >> i watch the that, i watched the whole video. >> you were rick rolled. >> exactly. let's go back to al down in south carolina. al. >> hey, guys, we're in mount pleasant we're on the deck of the "uss yorktown" a beautiful helicopter that's on the deck here. and charlie came zoun to visit us, hey, charlie, good to see you although charlie is not the first dog on this ship. they smuggled the dog ton ship back in 1943 from pearl harbor, on pearl harbor, scrappy, an

charlie's got his solar eclipse glasses on. however, your dogs don't need glasses. they know enough not to look up at the sun. so pay attention to your dogs. anyway, let's take a look and see what we've got. this is an interesting little tid bit. solar radiation, what you see coming across the map there, as the eclipse comes, the solar radiation drops down where the white is that's the least amount of solar radiation. temperatures can drop 5 to 15 degrees and we're probably going to lose about 12,000 kilowatts of energy that's generated by the sun. so there will -- but all the energy companies have made plans during that time that cooler air will be coming in behind that front as well. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. well we have a few clouds through the but not too bad really. 77 degrees right now and if you are going to be watching the eclipse this afternoon, which i'm sure almost everybody

mix of clouds and 88 degrees. at the totality time, 2:42 that's when we'll be dropping down to the mid-80s, afternoon once it's ending that's when we have the highest chance for thunderstorms. that's later today. tomorrow really hot and then we start to cool down. charleston, south carolina, last spot when the eclipse kpitsz the continental united states. and also boy scouts from georgia and florida spending night here on the uss yorktown at patriot point. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. now to our special summer series, the summer of yes. we many a lot of fun trying new and different things rewe wanted to you to take part as well. >> that's right. so megyn kelly and al recently hit the road to help a special viewer fulfill her own summer of yes dream. >> it was amazing in the is what i like to call delivering joy. we learned bay special woman who's always wanted to coach an nfl team, and not just a

vikings. this woman eats, sleeps, and breaths the vike lgz. so al and i showed up at the vikings training camp to deliver a big surprise. >> my name is jackieian any of i'm a seven jt and eighth grade lit tire teacher and athletic director in sioux city iowa and i love the vikings. >>my first jersey when i was 8 was supposed to be vikings on the front and number ten on the back and i was so excite i did put it on backwards. i bleed purple and gold. >> reporter: all right. we're going now to find jackie, >> so we're going now to find jackie and deliver her summer of yes. she thinks she's got a sideline pass for the day but it's going to be so much more. >> good morning. >> hi. >> hey, jackie. what's going on. >> surprise. >> oh my gosh. hi. >> hi. >> nice to meet. >> you nice to meet you. great to see. >> so

to coach abnfl team, right. >> not an nfl team, the vikings. >> the nfl team. >> yes. >> guess what? >> you're not just going to be a coach, you're general manager for a day. come on. >> mr. spielman. >> yes. >> nice to meet you. >> all right. get on in. >> oh, heart attack. oh my god. >> welcome. >> thank you so much. i'm going to die. thank you guys. >> oh, please. >> the summer of yes. >> all right. let's do it. >> come on. >> this is it. >> it is time for the front office go to work. >> jackie you have the power to cut, to hire, right. >> um. >> our first stop, the equipment room where jackie and her first test as general manager comes down hard on the staff. >> hi, jackie it's nice to meet you. do you need a rais raise? we could use -- >> just a little. >> we get a rare look at the state of the art gear for the players, helmets and carefully tend footballs. >> you guys buff the footballs. >>

>> really? >> we get the quarterback and the slickness off of it. >> you play -- nice and soft, it's beautiful. >> there's the right amount of air in here, right? >> right. >> just check. >> footballs spected, we suit up and head out to run this team. al and i are there to help jackie get it across the goal line. >> we work four today. >> we're you're athletic supporters. >> it's a day packed with big decision, meetings with trainers or coaches, salary cap discussions and team strategy. this takes place in minnesota state's football stadium. all eyes are on the 90 players at camp. they're playing for their jobs. for more than half september needs prep only 53 players make the team. jackie was shy. >> oh my god, no, i can't do that. >> you can. do it. >> no. >> for about 30 seconds. >> all right. let's go we're going to have a good day. come on guys. oh my god i

>> high 5 for gm to the day. >> if you want to get paid i need you injury free because you've got to make it to the last game. >> that's right. sounds good to me. >> holy crima nelly. mr. rose, thank you for signing this awesome contract and let's kick some butt this year. really important that we demolish everybody. i want to see us the last game winning the super bowl. >> i feel the same way but i think a little bit comes with a little bit of focus too. >> well you're always focused. >> you know, we got do it at a high level each and every day. >> what kind of advice would you have for my middle school football boys? >> work hard. >> what about classroom. >> that's number one, you know, without school, there's no football. so if you don't get the grades, you can't play. my mom she works, she'll give you a couple. >> i love it. >> she'll give me a couple if i don't have the grades, but no grades don't play. >> jackie gets an inside look at the team's technique, play execution

them through a series and that's all based on sports science too. different types of stretching and things like that. and it's not just calisthenics and the jumping jacks. >> and on a minnesota football field of dreams, this general manager delivers on her summer of yes. >> what are you going to tell your kids ghou back to school? >> that these guys are down to earth just like we are, they're hard workers, and that they believe of it all starts at home in the classroom and with their faith. >> did you great. thank you. >> thanks for doing this. >> thanks for being part of our summer of yes. >> thank you for giving me the opportunity. dream of a lifetime. yeah. >> yes. >> she's also getting sideline passes to this weekend's game with the vikings, that's good, preseason game. >> al, you looked like had fun too. >> it was

>> she really got into it. >> yeah, she did. >> she's like you want to get paid, get out there. >> and they were listening to her. >> they were. thank you. just ahead, secrets to make a take out favorite. if. this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning it's 8:26 n on this monday, august 21st. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a look at roads with rob stallworth. good morning. >> good morning to you approximately folks if you're traveling on the capital beltway look out on the outer loop just past knew hampshire avenue getting the first report of a crash there. also northbound on new hampshire avenue, crash there reported under police direction. if you're traveling northbound on the george parkway loot look out for a crash along 123 on the left sietd. then green line strain service has been restored as you make your way on the green line so you're looking good from the wpot traffic center

stallworth. aaron back to you. >> we will get a check on your solar eclipse day forecast when we come back.

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temperatures still comfortable out there. 77 washington, 73 leesburg, 74 in clinton and the solar eclipse is today. as we go through the day around 90 degrees but remember at the peek 2:40 twot temperatures will startor drop. (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you really are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out.

♪ i really need you tonight >> good morning, everybody, it's monday morning, august 21, 2017. great morning out on our plaza. now we were going to play it, the song, the song we love so much, kwet "total eclipse of the heart ". >> are you going to start singing? >> careful what you wish for. >> bonnie tyler herself is going to jo

there she is and she's going to talk to us and we're going to talk to her about her special performance of that epic song a little bit later. >> nice to see her. we've got a nice moment here. how many times have you heard dylan and al and others tell you you must have glasses to look up at the eclipse. [ cheers and applause ] >> they're very hard to come by so we've got some for members of our crowd. here you go. there you go. >> thank you. >> you get one, you get one. . there. there. here you go. got it. i can trust you to give them out to the rest in your neighborhood? there you go. >> we'll pass the rest out. i love it. also ahead a sneak peek at the fashions you're going to be seeing a lot of this fall and here's a hint, think disco. >> okay. boy, that brings back memories. but first, before summer and you're going to want to squeeze in a lot of grilling, right? this morning forget the buggers we've got a great

korean style beef short ribs we're going to make right here on the plaza. >> but first, we showed smuf our favorites so far, frefrg a yoga pose on a mountain top to a tree house swing. >> our viewers voted on today.com and the photo moving on is sara m. from clay, new york, with oh my gosh, a lobster. that photo moves on. we have five new photos four vote on at the end of the week and one could be yours. keep the pictures coming in, we're having a lot of fun with this. send them to the #todaysummermoment. >> let's go back to alally and get a check of the weather and pat pass out rest of these glasses. today's weather is brought to you by nationwide. nationwide is on your side. >> with the beautiful bridge in the background, and of course charleston harbor we're on the deck of the

we've gathered solar eclipse type food. we've told but these babies, first ever the basic krispy kreme glazed in dark chocolate. oh my goodness, whoa. barbecue very big here in charleston. we've got some of the best rodney scott's barbecue. we've got some pulled pork. that's very, very good. hush puppies, mack and cheese, coleslaw, potato salad, and of course those fabulous greens. this is eric from the rooftop restaurant here in charleston. puf got a drink called the ring of fire? >> correct. we just created this drink to celebrate the eclipse this very historical moment. >> if could you start mixing that up i'll do a little weather here. now as eric mixes up the ring of fire, we're going to tell you that the week ahead we're going to be seeing plenty of sunshine out west but monsoonal

in the west, get to the midweek period, strong storms move through the east and then clear out, cool and dry through the great lakes, heavy rain down through the gulf coast, sunshine out west then toward the end of the week we're looking on a great day in the northeast, mid atlantic states on into the gulf coast. we've got more wet weather. sunshine through the great lakes and plenty of sunshine make its way from the northwest down into southern california as eric puts the finishing touches on the ring of fire. whoa, i think i'm having my own eclipse. that's what's going on around the country. that is fantastic, eric. >> thank you very much. >> what was i saying? oh, yeah, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, 77 degrees right now in washington. we have clear skies out there, plenty of sun and pretty soon the moon will be meeting up with the sun and there's our eclipse for today. starts a

mix of sun and clouds so we'll have a few clouds out this afternoon. 88 degrees by then. during totality at 2:42 that's when the moon will be about 82% covering the sun. we'll be drop a little bit through the afternoon, a better chance of storms once its over. tomorrow feeling like 105 degrees. >> hall pinot spice in it. >> is it charcoal. >> it's activated charcoal. >> and you know how you improve the flavor? >> yes, oh yeah. >> look at that. >> that's my kind of breakfast. >> is that a donut? oh, man. we are having a blackout. if you have seen any of our buildup to the great american eclipse you knee savannah's been psyching herself up by playing one song over and over again. >> turn around -- just kidding. bonnie tyler's total eclipse of the heart has been on a constant loop and this morning's she's aboard royal caribbean's

ace sis to perform. first time, total eclipse. bonnie good morning. >> good morning from a very window osas sis of the sea. >> we are so excited for this. "total eclipse of the heart" is a classic we love it. when did they come to you and say why don't you come aboard and do this special performance? >> well, ways asked do it with a great band call dnc, you know, a young fantastic vibrant band. we had a rehearsal yesterday and they did a wonderful version of it, so looking forward to doing that just before the eclipse this afternoon. >> and, bonnie, since there hasn't been a total eclipse since 1979, your thinking ahead? i mean, years ago did you say well, wait a minute, 2017. >> o, yeah. >> the phone is going to ring off the hook? >> what do you think? no. but, you know -- but it is strangely enough, you know. but anyway, gets any t

looking forward to. but, yeah, total eclipse of the heart is such a popular song, it's the number one karaoke, you can sing it? >> not well. >> turn around, every now and then i get -- >> she's singing it. >> go bonnie, more. >> little bit loney and you're never coming round ♪ ♪ turn around. >> it's such a great care yoke i can song because it's got so many big moments in it. >> yes, yeah, everybody loves do if the i don't know why baups because it's not an easy song to sing but i love singing. py never get tired of singing it. i'm always on the road with my band. >> we always mix up the words when we try to sing it. do you ever confuse the versus since there are so many verses to the song? >> well, to be honest, i do get a bit mixed up in the last version. because, you know, the thing is, the thing is, unlike the eclipse which is going

was originally almost eight minutes and sim styman who wrote the song had to chop it about, you know, to get the single verse. decide to two versions, i do the single version, and then when i'm doing live shows i gotta remember the last version, the third, yeah. >> the eight-minute version is four times longer than an actual eclipse. >> exactly right. >> bonnie tyler, thank you so much. >> we're going to do thatted. >> i love it. >> great to see, you bonnie. >> you know that other good eclipse song. >> my carona. >> yes, exactly. >> she thut was the name of the song. >> up next our friends from instyle are here with a special fall fashion preview. >> think about it though. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

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take your wardrobe from summer to fall in a snapnd on a budget. laura brown has her finger on the pulse. lawyer are, good morning. >> good morning, how are you? thanks for having me. >> i'm so excited because this is the time of year when all the magazines are this thick. >> and we do so much work to just put so much fashion and we have wedged fashion into "in style ". >> we're going to focus on three big trends. let's start with the suiting look. >> suiting look, ex which honestly suiting good, if you want a job, good, good if you want to look like you feel together. i love suiting it's like a one-stop shop what we've done here is like to jazz up your regular suit. you'll see -- come in, come in, come in take our jobs. so that one sfars la may jacket which is great for wearing after work as approximately it's got that interest especially if you have a day

feeling as jazzy like a monday morning. also these trauzers are so great loose, love those. and this one i love red the color is really strong. what makes it more current is the oxford shirt. and you can wear this with jeans on the weekend. >> it's kind of oversized suiting so how do you get the proportions right so it looks-like nice. >> the longer jacket looks good with the lounging, that's why i wanted to tuck this in so you're not too falling around. and the she's here nude summer sandals. >> and if you're going to wear a heel. >> you want a little bit of height. but down the feel comfortable and isn't than where real spour from, ladies. >> i like it. ladies ladies, thank you so much. the next one is maxa mallism. >> so it was kind of born from gucci from the designer -- look at these girls. through everything and the kitchen sink and it works.

>> it means like putting everything on together with real heart and real enthusiasm and just loving cloez clothes. if you put all these elements together, you're like they're going to work but they do because, number one, this blazer from zar ra is so, so cool. and we it's so nice we've worn it twice. and you can put this sort of like tweety chic with mixed up patterns like this great dress with the green and pink which again is unexpected. these kind of acc centric glasses and these cool silver boots. this i love because this is foe foe, everybody, no reason to wear anything else these day and really really fun putting put together and dont you feel kind of cool zwl it does feel like by i feel like if i tried this it would be all wrong. >> you can try it right now. >> i could. give me that jacket. >> put that jacket over your cloud dress. >> yes. >> put the hat on. >> and you're good to go. >> and suddenly it's monday, 9:00 a.m. >> it minimalism is spare,

birthday cake and champagne. >> all right. ladies and gentlemen thank you so much. last but not least and i'm excited because i remember the '70s. disco fever trend. >> disco fever trend. look at these, look at these over here. disco was a big -- i love it. >> i know. >> i want an ovation whenever i wear sequins. but this was big on the runway. there were lots of mini dresses and, like, sequinned boots and everything. you can't wear those every day of the week, but what is good at taking this disco element and working it back to a bit more casual. we have a full top shop look. i'm still buying cute clothes from there and probably growing thought of but this crop denim jacket and silver skirt which you can mix and match wefrg. and ingrid here as the sequin zprirt j. crew. j. screw does a great line in sequins. and what makes

moral t-shirt you can roll up because you're casual. even as a disco you're casual. >> i like that because you kind of do that mix, it michltd the fancy sequins and then the casual jacket. let's have all our models come out one more time. >> you have the birthday cake you end up with the -- >> if you want to shop these looks go to today.com from in style magazine. coming up next we'll show you how to fire up the grill and show you how to make a great takeout dish but first this is "today" on nbc.

all right. we're back this morning on "today food" beef short ribs korean style. judy joo is here with a mouth watering menu. you've got to try this one. good to see you. i want to spend a little more time than unusual on

to be things that people don't necessarily at v at home. talk about them. >> this is your grid for classic world famous korean barbecue. have you had this before? >> yes, i have. >> you're about to taste some deliciousness going on. starts out with veg able oil, saysly oil, soy sauce, white rice. this is classic korean barbecue sous sauce. you can find thank you can buy it, make it with the recipe online on substitute your favorite hot sauce. >> >> pairs. >> berla leaves are it's kind of gray front, any kind of let tis leave if you want, something her by, something with a little spice, bit of bit bitter innocenceness. >> we're going to make sure that you give you something online to subta institute for the things you can't find. >> short ribs, l.a. cut style. >> perfect had the let's make the marinade. >> so this is going to start out with an asian pair. we're going to great this just like this. >> and they're juicy, look at that '. >> you're g t

marinade. this not only adds flavor and sweetness but acts as a tender rise sorry all of that is going to make your meet nice and buttery and soft and delicious. now you can whisk? whisking skills have you that? >> yes in there i'm used to a rounder bowl but that's okay. >> we're going to go off spees with you. jazz up your skills. >> my representa twar. >> this is brown sugar, ging, he garlic. >> how far in advance would you mayor nate the meat. >> 2 hours in advance and up to overnight. salt and pepper. not too long because that pear, the enzymes is going to break things down convenient wally. now we're going to put in your short ribs. you can use any kind of meat, you know, this have nicely thinly sliced so it cooks very quickly. but skirt steak, hanger steak. >> you flip if over once or twice. >> you can do this in a plastic bag and ma sage it in there. >> here's what it looks like

and then we're going pop this on to the grill. do you grill? >> i love to grill. >> i like to see more ladies grilling out there. we like to play with fire too, right. and son just plop it on, very fast. >> that's going to cook. >> couple minutes. >> super fast because of the way you've got it slice sod thin. while that's cooking let's talk a side dish. >> this is a cal tlood go on top of the all the mean and it starts out with spring onion, scal ions and this is kind of like a classic korean salad and sesame oil, soy sauce, apple vinegar, rice gin vinegar as well, and salt, korean chili flakes. you want to give it a try? you like spice in your life, matt. not too bad, right. >> how is this, guys. >> really good. >> even the white advice good. >> thinly slice some

them in ice cold water. that not sonl going to help hydrate everything but it's going to take away that sharp bite you get with onions and then you don't get onion breath. and then we'll take some scal ions and we'll slice them thinly lengthwise like this. >> let's pretend you've done that because we've got some of them prepared in this ball right here. >> in the ice water and that's going to make it beautifully curly. and then we're going to make a soy gin vin ga receipt. soy sauce, apple vinegar, rice vinegar. you can whisk along there, sesame oil, nice nuttiness, bit of sugar, and of course your chili flakes. pinch of salt, and we're going to take this, toss it altogether with your salad you can use chopsticks. >> even though there's an allot of ingredients it seems to simple. >> did you just seriously ask me if i could

you can. >> yes. >> so you have a bite but this is the way we eat fut see this beautiful platter here, you take a lettuce leave. >> pile it on, beautiful. >> eat it, rice, som jong, bit of beef, and some salad and that's it. >> thank you so much. you can get this recipe and much more at td.com/food. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. we want to check in with al down in mount pleasant where he's celebrating this special eclipse day. >> hey, guys, pretty special. let's take a look and show you some of these great folks who we happen to have on our smucker's jar. first off a happy 1 hundredth birthday to helen opearly, a chocolate lover from peoria, illinois. when she was 96 she went zip lining for the first time so we can only imagine what she's going to do today. that's awfully cool. howard wade of st. louis, missouri, 103, a proud granddad, been married to the love of his life for nearly 50 years. happy 1 hundredth birthday to juliet rossi of chandler,a arizona. she says the secret to longevity, close of wine every night. will ma turner

seattle mariners's fan from summer in, washington, celebrates her birthday every year at the ballpark watching her favorite team play. ms. allen is 100 graduated val tictorian from her high school a proud duke alum. happy 109th birthday to razz decide smith of clinton, north carolina, and usher and deacon at his church for more than 60 years. now that's worth a razz decide. i tell, you that's great. guys, in fact yesterday at fred's and barneys we had brunch with a lovely young lady named lee, 103, she was 4 years old the last time a total eclipse transversed the united states. >> wow. >> and she said says she's looking forward seeing this one. >> pretty cool. >> have fun today, al. >> thanks, guys. >> all right. just ahead, donny and marie

year to buy airline tickets. going to have all that. i thought she said you couldn't get onion breath. >> you are the worst. this is a news 4 today news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this monday, august 21, 2017. good morning to you i'm eun yang. we want to check on your commute right now with rob stallworth in your first lert traffic. good morning to you, robb. >> good morning i'm traveling on the welt fwha virginia on the ibber loop across the american legion bridge. we did have the broken down alo t

been cleared and all travel lanes have reopened so you're pretty good there. but delays are stretching back to tyson's corner. as you travel on the outer loop past knew hampshire avenue got the report of a crash there along the right side and also northbound on the george washington parkway two incidents, one a broken down and then another crash along the right side of the roadway. from the wpot traffic center i'm rob stahl worth. back to you. thank you. we're going to take a look at your eclipse forecast next.

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well, there it is, the sun. we have clear skies right now the. pretty soon will be meeting up with the moon for our eclipse. right now 708 degrees. this afternoon around 90. temperature dropping right at the peak. storms later this afternoon.

this morning on "today's take" wwe wwe superstar john cena is our celebrity co-host. plus donny and marie osmond are here way big announcement and the one day to get cheapest airline tickets of the year is coming up very soon so stay tuned right now. >> from nbc news there are is it "today's take" live from studio 1a in remembering feller plaza. >> good morning, welcome to today on this total eclipse monday morning, august 21, 2017. we are listening to broken drum by cash cow featuring fits. al's afford the uss yorktown in the harbor track the eclipse.

we're going to check in with al coming up. he has his fwlasz on. coming up in a minute. and speaking of which -- it's suppose $ to be black rk, right. >> you're not supposed to be able to see anything. have you watched any of the coverage. >> but this goes with it. skunt he anything if the. >> in fact we can't see our co-host. >> john's right here. john cena, everybody, can't see him. >> you can't see him. >> come on in. >> i'm here, and i'm fired up. >> we wanted to you have your belt. you didn't happen to have that laying around somewhere? >> congratulations. >> thank you. i just wanted to just close a few pieces of information about last night. >> yes. >> i won at summer slam, it's my first summer slam win since 2010. >> nice. >> i've been on a bit of a snide. so the last night was a slump buster, it was great. >> how'd it feel? >> it felt good. >> i feel a little underwhelmed because i didn't show up with the belt. >> where's your belt? >> i was not in the championship contest last night, it was more of a test of

>> okay. >> first place. >> so what do you get? do you goat hold anything? >> i get to hold my confidence high, because it's been since 2010 since i've been in summer slam. >> i'm surprised you have a voice sbli totally last it last night but today i'm back. one last night there's certain mem in the building that have me a little extra peppy today, i feel good about that. we're going to block out the sun eventually, that's going to be cool. >> are you into the eclipse? because of dylan i have to admit it at first i was like -- >> how you cannot be into it? it's so cool. >> i mean, just in general the facts that we are. >> hill lan has like the sun dial necklace. >> this is from deb wesh wardrobes. >> here's something i wouldn't mind. but the sun is going to get blocked out. >> yes. >> so will it indeed be cool? temperature change. >> absolutely. >> so it's actually really cool. >> yes. >> you weren't listening. >> no, i don't

parts of the country, birds will stop chirping, krikts crickets kl owl out. they'll think it's nighttime and temperatures will drop just as if it was nighttime. >> so it is cool. >> we're going to talk about it because you're right and the more dylan talks about it the more i realize i've the good to get on board. >> we've got props for demonstration because first let's talk about the little league. you've been watching the little league chance. >> i love the little league world series because i know it's been made a giant television scenario and they followed from the brackets to actually to pennsylvania. >> it's so cool. >> but it's still so very like boys of summer. >> yes. >> i love it. >> it's little league. i love it. this happened in the junior leek world series. this 14-year-old jack regular beganny. remade this catch that will rival anything you see in the big leagues. take a look. >> really tough way to go home. driven back, he's at the warning track, he goes over

unreal. wow. >> hat flying off, that was the coolest catch i've ever seen. now, was the winning catch in our eyes, but they did lose to chinese taipei. >> so they still lost. >> they still lost. >> but that's the great thing with the game. >> he'll remember that forever. >> and they're out there, they know they're the show piece of everybody, it's their chance 10 to joy the america's pastime, the world's -- it's awesome. i love seeing stuff u stuff like that. >> you know what would be really cool is in a photographer caught that moment and coget a picture of him with his feet in the air. >> all the cameras out there. >> wouldn't that be an awesome picture. so there's other things in case you miss today this weekend, power ball. >> is that your alarm going off. >> did that just happen? i can just tell you something. >> a timer. >> that's my alarm in the morning so it's giving me chills right now. >> but my phone is on silent. >> it's not. >> this phone is acting up today. i overslept today fth

time in 17 years. >> the alarm should override it. >> it's the first time in 17 years i graduated from college in 2000 i overslept this morning for work fortunately i'm still here so i got in on time but i woke and you it's light outside so you know it's a problem and i looked atmy phone and it was going zz, but it was on silent. >> because a time worry override it so i don't know why it deputy wake you up this morning. >> my bad. i don't know. so anyway, that was weird. >> anyway, you were saying. >> you build a system of alibis. >> i'm telling you, so weird. >> for your tardiness. >> but i'm rested. >> i like your dress. >> you know why i wore this? because it just happened to be hanging in my closet. >> i was so late this morning. >> i've never seen it before. >> that's just the truth. ways going to take it to the cleaners it just had to go for one more round. because -- >> here we are. >> because it doesn't really wrinkle. it's not quite

this is usually what i occur a thursday, friday. it's unspoken, but sth is a monday. >> i think it is. >> sometimes on monday i'm like whoa, what happened? gotta go. >> i'm talk about the fact that it's denim. >> but it works. you wouldn't know it's denim. >> okay. >> fair enough. >> i kwo be in denim later on tonight, that's kind of like my outfit. >> would you wear head to toll denim. >> if it called for it, yes. >> i bet you could pull off the stone wash. >> like a fullon zipped up den minimum mask wait down with denim shoes and gloves, i don't know. >> do they still make stone wash? >> of course they do. they have to. >> do you remember there for a while it was like big time stone wash. >> oh yeah, '90s, late '80s. >> all that stuff's back, the massive rips and the stone wash. guys i don't know anymore. >> so back to the power ball. >> so here's the thing, no one claimed the $535 million power balance jackpot on saturday, so now the surprise up to

$650 million. i think it's the second largest jackpot in the history of power ball. and nobody won around here, but normally. >> are these new tickets or old tickets. >> are these new or old. >> oh they're new. nice. >> you guys went in again. >> i'm in too. >> the highest before was 1.6 billion or something like that. >> 1.6 billion is the highest. >> so you guys pooled without us? >> they said yes. she said she's share have some that's legally binding. >> she did not disclose the percentages of which they would share, of course you know here's this $2. >> that is money. >> so when is the drawing? i don't even know. >> monday night, tonight. >> wednesday. >> oh is it wednesday. >> it's wednesday, yes. >> we'll hold out hope until then. >> so guess who celebrated a birthday. >> who? >> john stay moos, but he gave us a present. this is more you, john. >> that's a great picture. >> look at his picture he posted on instagram. >> a birthday cake. >> li f

full house style. >> a full moon on the full eclipse day. >> did the picture have the cake graphic. >> no, we put that in. you can see cheeks. >> so you went in. he went full stay moos. >> you went full stay moos. >> and it's a good picture. >> it is. >> i wake up, i'm 54 why go in the middle of trees, i just don't understand the thought. >> i think its artsy, maybe. >> he likes i think it looks good and he wants to slow it off, he's 54. >> maybe it's a statement of like kiss my butt, everybody, i'm 54. >> kiss my cake. >> yeah. >> it looks good. happy birthday, john. >> didn't do you that too? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> did you. wait, now that i think about it, did you. you and nikki, do you remember. >> i would never do anything like that. no, i dwoent something like that. >> was it your birthday or just because. >> to celebrate 500,000 subdescribers on the youtube channel. yeah, that's -- >> is that i home or you in the

>> that's actually a lobby. >> which makes that picture all that much better. >> exactly. >> it's a quaint coffee shop that's closed. so that was me. >> just because. >> yeah, okay, great. anybody else want to try that? >> so that's going to be fun. excellent. >> you must feel excited. you blushd a little when we stalked about it. >> i saw her in the green room, the dress she's wearing today, stunning. >> is it denim? >> it takes denim and turns it up times a billion. it's hot. just ahead, in addition to that, total eclipse hiss stairya. we're going to check in with al where the excitement is building for today's big event coming up right after this. you need a lek necklace, al. >> i didn't do anything like that formy birthday. i didn't do a video. >> there's still time. >> don't anything like that. >> you do it right now. >> no. >> there's still time. >> no. >> turn around. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures

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back now with more of back now with more of "today's take" and our guest co-host john cena. you're not really a guest now at this point. you're part of the show. >> you guys, thank you. that's nice. it's very nice. >> and we're going to give you glasses. actually i'm kid, those are for my kids. >> i'm trying them because they say they work. >> i'm glad we have glasses because in the meeting this morning sheinelle was like i do need the glasses in my husband said i'm just going to look up real quickly. but here's the thing return less you're in the total eclipse totality path. >> totality path. >> you are serious, dylan you are seriously joking that brine brian asked do you really need the glasses. >> i know, al, trust me. i said i got you a pair of glasses. >> you he said i'm just going to look up real quick. >> everybody says it, even one of

>> we're all guilty. everyone's saying i'm just going to look real quick. >> i'm going to take a stick of dynamite and light it just for a little while and see what happens. >> looking directly into the sun is bad ? >> no, i have a flash might here, okay. now, let's just say, let's just say that as the -- as you stick a martial in front of the flashlight, do you don't want look into this flashlight? >> i don't want to by krnt stop myself. >> you can't really see the martial. now if you were in the path the totality, now you can look, right, you can see the tennis ball. >> yes. >> so my point is, unless you're in the path of totality where the is unwilling completely blocked out, you cannot look at it without the glasses because you won't see anything, even if you squint and look up for a second, you just won't even see things so don't even bother. >> two things, because it's going to damage your eyes. >> one, calvin is lucky because if you're going to

of mom you're just mother of the year. number two, i didn't realize we lose perspective of the size of the earth, i think a lot of us thought that it was going to cover it so why not look. but you're right the marble and flashlight thing say good -- >> if you can see northwest sun, you're going to damage your eyes. >> al, i have a question four. when we looked this up a was talking to our colleagues here had the security guards, he said his teenage daughter and her friends went on to youtube and there are all these you too toortor yalz about take shup boxes and cutting holes in them. >> nor kru do that it's called a pinhole cam rand you'll use a shou box and put a hole in one end and then the eclipse will literally project to the other end of the shoe box and so you're looking at that other end. you're not looking at the sun, you're looking at the other end of it. you're not looking at the sun like this. >> don't look directly into the

sun. >> i think most people do. there's kids up here who understand it. >> no, no, i -- al, i think you're giving people a lot of credit because there are several that i've run into who said i'm just going to look real quick. >> i'm not going to look at the sun. >> were those adults? >> yes, they were adults. >> of course. you pull in any -- okay, this young lady, mckenzie, please come over here. mckenzie, should you look into the sun during the eclipse. >> no, not without glasses. >> not without glasses. how old are you. >> 8. >> thank you very much, mckenzie, i rest my case. are you smarter than an 8-year-old, come on, people. >> that's really good. >> and by the way, if you get a parity, one of these paper glass, make sure it has that logo, that iso logo on it, okay. because that means it's certified. >> wait a second. >> you see that? >> here it is riso 123-12. yes, solar viewin

and not even get to see it. >> i'm prepared. zbluft case i randomly want to look. >> and maybe it's a good idea you're inside. >> i knew. >> and your husband works inside. you knew, i know. oh well. anyway, let's take a look at the path of totality. hundred of millions of people are going to be seeing this, but along the path itself it's about 70 million people and it looks great in the pacific northwest all the way to casper, wyoming, mainly sunny. as we get into the med section the country that's where we start to see problems. few clouds in nebraska, missouri not so bad. carbondale where it's longest it will be mostly cloudy and as we make our way into the necht northeast it's very interesting. nashville looks great. by the time we goat to charlotte chance of thunderstorms. the other interesting thing when it hits the pacific north coast traveling billion 25 miles an hour, midsection 14 miles, by the time it gets here

we've got complete team coverage starting at 1:00 on msnbc and nbc news. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's napg your neck of the woods. we're waiting for it hered to. here's a live look at the sun, we have clear skies even a little rainbow on our camera lens this morning. temperaturewise we are warming up and we're going to be hot today, about the mid to upper 70s, but as we heat up this afternoon and we start to see that totality right around 2:42, temperature may drop about five, possibly closer to ten degrees but then after that once it all clears up again we'll heat up and then we have thunderstorms later on today. hotter tomorrow. ry har dylan, i don't know how many people know that your husband's a cameraman so that he would risk his livelihood. >> exactly. >> and he doesn't listen to you. this is a prime example, married couples not communicating. >> he sees for a living. >> wow. >> thank you,

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can you see anything? >> no. >> no. okay. you can see anything? >> no. >> you may have heard us talk about that little thing talking about the total eclipse a time or two today. >> it's the first to grace the united states in 1979 and the first to grace the coast since 1918. >> how you can get in on the action? jason tans is the site director at "wired" magazine. >> love it. >> yes, very pale. >> i didn't think about that. tell butts eclipse. >> define first an eclipse. >> it's basically when the moon sits between the sun and the earth. >> okay. >> so you get the shadow of the moon across the earth. and it doesn't happen very frequently. you think okay the moon rotates the sun every month.

the moon is at a 5 degree angle so it only directly comes in front of the sun very rarely. >> so sometimes it's above and below. >> exactly. >> so it's just in the right spot. >> exactly the right spot. >> even more rare that this happens overland where people can see it. a lot of times it happens over water. >> the last time it touched the u.s. as you said was in nine 79 and this time it traverses the entirety of the country which hasn't happened for 99 years. >> and the thing i think is so cool is just how fast this is happening to get from oregon to south carolina, how long does it take. >> been b an hour and a half. >> that's a shadow that's going to go across the ground. >> moving about four times the speefd a jet. >> there you go. >> around. >> yes. if you want to say. >> very nice. >> we were talking about flying later on. carbondale, illinois, why's that suft such an important place. >> it's going to have sort of the maximum moment of totality. there's going to be a moment when the moon starts coming in front of the sun and it's going going to be d

about 2.5 minutes at moecht most and that's going to happen in illinois. and what's great is weerl have another total eclipse in 2024 and it so happens that carbondale is the only city that's going to be in the path of both of those. >> wow. >> and during the totality time, you can actually take your glasses off and see. >> yes. so here's the deal. before -- before it's a total eclipse, when it's a partial eclipse, you need to put these glasses on because obviously you don't want to be starring at the sun for very long. >> right. >> but when it's actually blocked, in the totality you will not see the sun at all, you will just see the raiys coming out from behind the moon and then it's safe to take them off. but as soon as you start seeing little specs of sun behind you have to put them back on. >> do you have to put these in front your camera again? >> if you're not using a zoom lens you're probably okay because you've got a wide angle lens but if you've got a zoom lens, yes, absolutely is. >> thank s

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning, it's 9:26 now on this monday, august 21st. i'm aaron gilchrist. in you're headlines this morning it's back to school today for thousand of students in the direct the. more than 40,000 students are back in class. this morning the marine community learning center in northwest was among the schools to reopen after a major renovation. head to the nbc washington app to find out all you need to know to get your kids ready for school. we're working for you by counting down to the start of today's solar eclipse beginning at 1:seven seen it this afternoon. about 82% totality, won't happen until about 2:42, that will be the max in the district. one the prime viewing spots for the eclipse, the of courhe

the national mall and you can tune in for our special coverage starting at 1:00 this afternoon on nbc 4. we'll have a look at your eclipse forecast next.

good morning, temperatures warming up now almost at 80 degrees. we'll continue to see a m

so for the solar eclipse this afternoon, mix of sun and clouds the best storm chance will be afterwards. it pooeksz peaks at 2:42. the temperature should be drping too. tomorrow will feel like 105 degrees.

you can't have this fella without checking in with the bellas. talking about -- you can have this checking in with the bella, did you like that? i doesn't ride it but you know we're talk about the stoetal stars of the bell las are the hit series which is about to kick off season two. >> john seen and daniel bryan and they're all here with a sneak peak of what we can expect this season. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> so this show captures all of those huge life events, the wedding proposal for example. >> yeah. >> oh, it does. >> it's an awesome segment for me, this is awe many so thank you guys. >> i love when you're in love, like it's just so cute. >> it is cute. >> do you guys watch it again or

>> oh my -- and especially a moment like being proposed to wrestle mania, to relive that is so much better than reliving the arguments. but what's really cool is they got so much raw footage of cell phones like my mom had, they got her cell phone footage, so you're going to see from the cameras to people's cell phone footage in total bellas and it's so need. you just feel the emotion. >> it's cool. >> see we're watching it again. and another big moment the birth of your dauta. >> yes. >> congratulations first of all. >> thank you. >> how do you decide to let cameras in the delivery room. >> it was a hard decision but. >> it it was her decision. i have no input. >> i'm the boss. but for me it was, up know, our fans have really gone on this long journey with brian and i. we proposed in front of the cameras we got married in front of the cameras i thought they deserve to see me give birth to our first k450i8d. >> i was in labor for 21 hours, so the cameras twlrt whole time it which was hard. but i'm h

experience if the and it was to us the most beautiful thing to happen to us and i'm happy everyone gets to see it. >> i was telling her oh my gosh, by the way, congratulations because we all feel like -- berti joe jo is her name, right? >> yes. >> we've been able to keep along with social media and instagram, do you get that. >> yes. yesterday we were at summer slam and serve like this is my first time meeting her but i feel like i know her. i'm like i know, it's instagram. >> she's so cute. >> she loves her aunty cocoa. >> how are you razz an aunt. >> i'm actually a little jealous because she only laughs at aunty coke coke. >> we have an extremely special bond. like i totally get now the unconditional love feeling, he i just look at her i'm madly in love and i miss her when she's gone. but it's crazy like we have this thing like where we like to laugh with each other and smile super hard. and this one gets so jealous. >> i gotta hear the first time when she laughed out loud was with me and then had she gig 8d was with me. >>

bryan's like oh, cocoa. >> tell us about the reality show. people always wonder the cameras. for example your wed would you have the cameras follow you at your wedding? are you going to turn that off. >> i have no say in that. >> really? >> so you would be open to it? >> total bogss. >> i know this is certainly about the ladies but dpi say something about these two girls, i think the reason why aud yepss flock to the e network is because these women are so open and honest with their lives and thaen kofrp compasses everything. they run hard, they do -- they're just as busy as everyone. they have a pair line they're a wine coming out, they're filming this show, another show, successful youtube show. they're as trurnial as you can get about the but they still have so much time and make time for their family and time to share experiences who follow them on. i'm not going to speak for nicole and say we are but she will probably be like we have to kind of -- they just have such a good way of communicating with their audience and making time an

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donny and marie who have been in perfect harmony with 50 years in show business. >> oh my gosh. but whose counting. >> they're vegas act has been going strong for nine years. >> welcome, guys. >> it's good to be back. how are you guys. >> ninth anniversary. >> it was supposed to last six weeks. >> six weeks was the original contract and i remember talking to you saying how r we going to fill seats for six weeks and hee we are sees yar's wants us to do a tenth year. >> you can deal with me for another year. >> look. why do you think i wore this. >> girls can do anything. >> how do you guys do it night after -- what keeps you guys going in the audience, the range. >> formaldehyde. >> no, i don't know. i mean, i tell you -- >> people who have seen the show in las vegas, they go away saying we leave everything on stage. it's pure variety. some

is the funniest show because there's a lot of com by. it's the greatest show in las vegas and marie does a couple numbers as well. >> do you know what's crazy? >> john tliekd one. >> he's going to steal it actually. >> keep us with us, john. the. >> thing is that our demographics are so kraepz varied, so it's really kind of fun to be there as long as we've been because we change it up like you said all the time. but we have three, four, demos out there. >> different generations. >> and it's crazy to try to make sure they all leave -- you catch them up to where they left you off, wherever it is. >> you said you guys have been doing it for 55 years now. >> right. >> excuse me. >> yes, it's 55. >> 29. >> 29, a apologize, my math 'a little off. my point is you came in late last night, you're up this morning, the energy is palpable, what keeps you going? >> we love what you do. when you come see the donny marie show, some people don't know what to expect, you walk away saying, wow, they love

stage. we're going to be in atlantic city this friday. >> when you work for cease ar's, they tell you you're also working at atlantic city. >> but we do love it, john, we love what we do. >> stloz in generations had thanks to instagram i was talking to his fiancee about it we feel like we can stay connected to you. one of you guysry think donny you posted this clip it's a video of anne your family sing ♪ ♪ you are the sunshine of my life ♪ ♪ oh yeah ♪ that's why i'll always be around ♪ >> isn't that amazing. >> even the days before auto tune, there's no reverb on this. >> is that seven-part harmony? >> yeah. >> those were the days where you didn't have all the technicalities that we have today. that's true harmony. and i saw that i was going through some old files and i tho,

>> does it make you dis nostalgic to see that and make you wish it was still that way. >> i want to ask one question. being in this so long, being in the show business for smo so long and now with social media and everybody using their platforms to try to use their voice, what advice do you have to young people getting into show business, maybe the parents of young people? is there any piece of information that you can bestow upon them? >> run away. you know what? if it's your passion, go for it. we love what we do and even with the social media, any advice we could give that way. be kind first of all on social media, be kind. but if you have a passion, you have a dream, you go for and it that's what we've done. >> when you post something it's out there forever, so be careful. i mean, like we were talking to paul anca who years ago said did he things but he could hide it because it wasn't -- everything wasn't out the next day. >> i just think you have to be -- you really have to think through things before you do things. and love what you do.

>> yeah. and ooechb if our show we va such a rapport with the audience, the audience -- there's no fourth wall. >> we feel it right now. we're all lien leaning in. >> you break that fourth wall. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. as i mentioned, they'll be closing out their summer tour on august 25th in atlantic city so be sure to get those tickets. >> you have to see our wax figures. >> oh, yeah. >> we were like the first barbie dolls and now we're wax figures. >> don't call me barbie, i'm ken, okay. come on. >> al, these guys, look at that. there we go. they're fantastic. i love that. al. >> they're lucky they're not out here or their wax figures would be melting. hi, guys, how are you. it's -- we're here on the deck of the "uss yorktown" in fact i was given had the we're here and i was given an honor rarery captain's

yorktown" that's the bridge, charleston harbor, thousands of boats will be out here later today for the eclipse. let's show what you we've got looking ahead toward the week after we start off we could see some showers and storms here but strong storms the upper mississippi river valley. out west plenty of snooin, monsoonal moisture in the southwest. midpoint the count the midpoint of the week wet weather sweep across the northeast. sunshine out in the west were cool and dry in the great lakes and then toward the end of the week western third of the country looks great, great lakes, mississippi river valley and into the northeastern new england looking spectacular. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, we're dry right now across the area so that's good. we just have some passing clouds around as we go through the day. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. 79 degrees right now washington, 79 manassas. it's going to be a hot one this afternoon but as you're watching the eclipse starts at 1:17, mix of sun and clouds by 2:42

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the busy summer travel the busy summer travel season season winding down which means one thing, chooper airfares. >> so we're here and we're going to hip find the best deals and save hundred of dollars on your next flight with joe diaz. and since 2009 he has traveled over 150,000 miles a year. >> swoe brought him in to help us play a game called what would joe do. john and sheinelle are going bat it will out to hip make the most of some amazing travel deals. are you ready. >> let's go this. >> what would joe do and then jooez going to answer it see if you guys get it right. >> you're going 0 ask the question and he answers it or we do? >> just biz buzz in. >> does joe purchase a hot deal as soon he's sees it, yes or no. >> joe likes hot deals he goes for it as soon he's sees it. >> the answer is yes. >> yeah, do you.

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> 9:57 is your time now on this monday, august 21, 2017. good morning to you i'm yang wran. we are working for you by counting down to the start of today's solar eclipse. one of the best spots to watch it is at the air and national space museum on the national mall where there will be a viewing party today. the eclipse will bin gin right here in washington at 1:fen teen in the afternoon but 82% tote tal will not happen until 2:42.

coverage of the solar eclipse right here on nbc 4 start agent 1:00 p.m. now let's check your forecast with storm team four sheena parveen know has ore highs on the skies for the weather solar eclipse. zblorng as we go through the afternoon we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. the highest chance of storms will be after about 2:00 p.m. so we'll see that mix sun and clouds out there. tomorrow that's going to be a hot day feeling like 105 and then we cool down and highs only around eighties with we go through the end of the week and the weebds. >> coming up on news 4 midday we'll check in with chuck who's live in south carolina. we'll see you at 11:00.

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