breaking overnight, soaked and suffering, more rain adding to the misery in southeast texas. historic flooding paralyzing houston.rnoñ officials warning the worst could still be yet to come. >> one of the largest disasters america has ever faced. >> the president vowing the government's full support as he heads to texas today. >> we hurt together, wezfg strue together and, believe me, we endure together. >> the relentless storm back in the gulf now gaining strength and getting set to head right back to land today, tuesday, august 29th, 2017.

is a special edition of "today," the impact of hurricane harvey. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to today. it's a toous morning. we're glad to have you with us, craig is in for matt once again this morning. man, does your heart go out to the folks who are suffering so much in southeast, texas. >> it does, it continues to go out. i've been heartened over the last 24 hours to see random strangers pitching in to help out their neighbors. >> the help is sorely needed. let's get you caught up on the overnight developments on this storm. the official death toll at texas is at three, but dozens more people are missing including six family members who are feared dead after relatives said their van was swept away by rising floodwaters. >> the coast guard alone says it's receiving upwards of 1,000 emergency calls every hour. they also sayey

>> shelters in the houston area are filling up and filling up quickly. some 7,000 people spent the night at the city's downtown convention center. officials had originally planned for about 5,000 people so this morning they're looking into opening another major shelter in houst houston. >> as we mentioned, president trump and the first lady are both heading to texas this morning, they will meet with local leaders and relief workers in corpus christi before touring emergency operations center in austin. >> we have complete coverage across the region and we will begin with nbc's lester holt who is leading our coverage this morning. lester, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. remarkably, harvey is back over the water, back over the gulf of mexico, not expected to pick up in intensification but expected to bring more moisture to the area and make another landfall sometime tonight and that means for this area more wind and more in

tropical storm harvey refs up again. families saved in southeast texas after walking down a flooded freeway. the region bracing for yet another round of torrential rain, but with thousands trying to evacuate, the danger remains very high. this morning a family of six is missing after their van was swept away by raging floodwaters, family members tell nbc news that four children and their great-grandparents were trying to escape the storm when the van ran off the road, the driver of the vehicle managed to escape. so far law enforcement has not been able to confirm the family's account. the governor of texas has now activated all 12,000 members of the state's national guard. their job, to help evacuate those still stranded by harvey's devastating power. from the sky the coast guard airlifting people out of harm's way. harvey's devastating assault on the lone star state is

>> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> in bay city a mandatory evacuation order is in place, rescuers rushing to move people out of this senior center. in sugar land, texas, volunteers helped load families into the back of a dump truck. while others dragged supplies and beloved pets to safety. >> the bayou was coming up and cars -- it's going to get bad down there. >> in missouri city, texas, floodwaters brought at least two alligators into one woman's yard. throughout the region thousands are wading through waist deep water, many using rafts, boats and in some cases anything that floats to get to higher ground. back in houston some families were forced from their homes after two reservoirs were opened jut fine until they released the reservoirs, to serving started happening really fast this morning. >> you weren't flooded before then? >> not yet, no. >> and if historic flooding wasn't bad enough emergency crews were also forced to battle this raging fi

houston. in washington president trump praising the incredible spirit of the people of texas. >> we see neighbor helping neighbor, friend helping friend and stranger helping stranger. we endure together. we are one family. >> the president is expected to tour the devastation later today. he will be going to corpus christi near where harvey initially made its landfall. we can show you a picture from the air along the buffalo bayou in downtown houston. this is kind of a rubber band effect and we did nightly news here yesterday, the water was up considerably closer to where we're standing right now, it has receded for now but it is largely dependent on that8cñ release from one of those reservoirs as we watch the effect in downtown houston. we will send it back to you now. >> remarkable to see it from that perspective. thank you. with more rain falling this morning as you saw there an already dire situation is worsening and feet more, feet, on the

dylan dreyer is in houston for us this morning. what can we expect in that region today and tomorrow? >> well, with the storm back out over the water it's going to maintain its strength so we are going to continue to see these bands of moisture just stream in off the gulf of mexico. one thing to note, even though it is over the gulf of mexico, because of the hurricane already passing through here it's kind of caused upwelling so the water is not as warm as you would typically see, so that's why we are not looking at it tha. winds are up to 45 miles per hour, it is still very slow moving. a lot of the heaviest rain affecting galveston and bow font, bands of heavy downpours moving through louisiana as well. so we are going to see this storm make a third landfall, now it's looking likeúzu southwesten ouisiana will see that second landfall sometime wednesday morning into early wednesday afternoon. in the meantime we are going to continue to see the rain with this storm. eventually it will make its way up into the tennessee river valley and bring perhaps 4

since friday morning we have already picked up more than 35 almost 45 inches of rain ju7qhfo the southeast of houston in the town of webster and we are going to continue to see more rain likely. now, there's a chance that by about 5:00 this afternoon houston could finally get on the backside of this system and turn over to more showers as opposed to the steady heavy rain. that being said, eastern texas will see more rain and louisiana as well. we will see possibly another 7 to 10 isolated 12 inch reports from here on out and that would put storm totals up around 40 to 50 inches for so many areas. we're getting to the end but unfortunately we are not at the end yet. guys. >> dylan dreyer in houston this morning as well. thank you. with the rain still falling there's growing concern for the thousands of people in and around houston who are still stranded by this storm. among them is our next guest celeste la russa.

as i understand it the water really started rising in your house overnight about midnight. what happened? >> we had spent all day preparing, barricading the doors and everything with wood and caulk and glue and everything. it started rising out of in russell westbrook and came in through our walls and the floor and the carpet. we spent all day barricading, we didn't have time to move all of our stuff. we had to hurry and evacuate to our neighbor's house upstairs. >> that's where you are right now, you are at your neighbor's house. celeste, before you were able to get out safely were you able to get anything to take with you? what did you have to leave behind? >> i just had a suitcase of some clothes and my phone, computer. we are at the old house right now, actually, and we had to leave the animals behind, the neighbor would not allow animals in his house so i've been spending all night trying to call le

>> are you hoping for a xwrescu celeste? i mean, you can't leave? you're stranded in your house, are you hoping somebody will come? >> yeah, we called emergency services four or five times yesterday but no one ever$ñ shod up. i've been calling all night and no one has been able to come by. >> to be clear where you are right now you're safe in your neighbor's house, the condition of your neighbor's house not as bad as next door at your place? >> i'm at my house right now, we had to come back to see the animals, but, no, the neighbor's house is fine upstairs, they still have power, but down stairs is flooded completely, it's almost to our knees. >> so, celeste, how did this -- i mean, obviously it's been raining for days there. did you think, okay, our house is safe, we will be fine, and then shouldly the water started coming up? >> it had gotten really high but it stayed at the same level for a really long time and so it didn't seem that

it seemed like it wouldn't happen all at once, but then it just happened all at once. within an hour it went from where it had been to inside our house. >> and i know, celeste, you live with your family and your brother. how are you guys doing? i mean, do you feel afraid at this hour? are you worried that you won't get out of there? >> that we won't get out for a while and our animals won't be able to have anywhere to go. >> celeste, we appreciate you spending your time with us this morning. we send you our very best and hope somebody is listening and is able to get to you as soon as possible. thank you. and we're sending our love to you. >> thank you. craig. >> as we've mentioned, harvey is still pounding southeast texas this morning. more than 30 inches of rain has fallen so far with another two feet possible this week. that would bring the total to 50 plus inches from just one storm

texas. just to give you a sense if this studio was in the heart of houston, texas, 50 inches of water would come up to about right here, that's just over 4 feet. if you think about all the low lying stuff around your house, 4 feet of water can do catastrophic damage to a home as we've seen from those heart breaking images coming out of that region. >> well, that certainly puts it in perspective, craig, thank you. we will have a lot more on harvey impact in a moment. a lot more to get to this morning including alarming new developments in the north korea crisis. the regime fired a ballistic missile that passed over northern japan, a defiant act prompting an immediate phone call between president trump and japan's prime minister. nbc's richard engel is in seoul, south korea with the latest on this, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. that missile flew for about 15 minutes, it's the second missile test that north korea's launch just in the past four days. whatm

is the path that it took. north korea fired its latest missile at day break. it flew nearly 1700 miles, provocatively right over northern japan, before breaking into three pieces and crashing into the pacific. defense systems in japan went into high gear. early warning systems advised people to find cover. prime minister shinzo abe holding an emergency 40 minute phone call with president trump, calling the missile launch a grave threat. shinzo abe saying, president trump expressed the u.s.'s 100% is with japan, it's ally. mr. trump earlier this month took a hard line on north korea. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: afterwards north korea threatened to attack the s.

a key military base. tensions are always high between the u.s. and north korea this time of year because the u.s. military is carrying out military exercises with south korea. but with leaders now in pyongyang and washington who both seem to thrive on provocations, tensions haven't been this high in years. today south korea responded to the north korean missile launch by dropping bombs of its ommown but only on a test basin side south korea. where along the border today we could hear north korean propaganda. like the missile test, the calls from a regime demanding to be respected and feared. kim jong-un has fired more missiles than his predecessors, his father and grandfather combined, and seems undeterred by threats or

restraint. also this morning president former arizona sheriff joe arpaio, this as he faces new fallout tied to the russia investigation. peter alexander is at the white house. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trump unapologetic and unphased by his critics, presidential pardon arguing that joe arpaio was treated in his words unbelievably unfairly by the obama administration and claiming he timed the announcement just as hurricane coverage was ramping up to maximize exposure for the rrrrñ. president trump forcefully defending his controversial decision to pardon former arizona sheriff joe arpaio, even as some republicans criticized the move. >> a lot of people think it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: the president praising arpaio after defying a judge's orders to stop harsh anti-immigration damn particulars that raciallypr

filed latinos. >> sheriff joe is a patriot, he loves our country, he protected our borders. >> reporter: anticipating the incoming, mr. trump pulling a list from his pocket naming people pardoned by past democratic presidents. >> president clinton pardoned mark rich, susan rosenberg. >> and on the timing of his announcement just as hurricane harvey hammered texas the president insisting he didn't want to bury the news but build it up. >> even though it was a friday evening i assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. >> reporter: after recently threatening to shut down the government if they don't build his border wall. >> one way or the other mexico is going to pay for the wall. one way or the other mexico will pay for the wall. >> reporter: the president deflecting when asked specifically whether he considered russia a security threat. deflecting whether he considers russia a security threat. >> i hope we do have good relations with russia.

investigation, nbc news has learned, according to three courses familiar with robert mueller's inquiry, investigators are interested in the president's role and drafted response, in a meeting between he, and his son. he wants to know what the elder trump knew about the meeting. the president's in-house lawyer tells nbc news he's not associated with that statement, that said the meeting was primarily russian adoption. trump jr. was promised dirt on hillary clinton. it was true at the time of the statement and is true now. and defined the crafting of the statement minimal. a gunman opened fire in a public library i

new mexico. when police entered the library, the suspect surrendered without incident. his name and age has not been released. the four injured victims are being treated at area hospitals. let's head back down to dylan for future on harvey. hey, >> hey, good morning, guys. yeah, we are obviously focused on the rain especially through eastern texas into louisiana but we also have heavy rain falling across florida and we're watching a system, tropical system just off the coast of north carolina producing flood watches and most likely going to bring a few inches of rain to parts of the mid-atlantic. out west it's record hot, temperatures will be in the upper 90s and lower 100s so the record highs continues. that's a look at the weather across the country, your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, everybody. storm team 4 radar on this weather alert tuesday showing rain everywhere across the dmv this morning. this rain is not going to come to an end anytime soon, probably not until after the sun goes down tonight. in addition to the rain it's cool outside, we're only in the low to mid 60s now, most areas ill stay in the upps to barrel near 70 degrees. this afternoon and this evening going to be windy as well. winds today could be 20 to 35 miles per hour, even windier down by the bay. >> and that's your latest forecast. i will send it back to you guys. >>

rescues were captured in these iconic images are sharing their harrowing stories for the first time. amazon wasting into time slashing prices on day one of its ownership of whole foods. what you need to know before doing your next round of grocery shopping. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ore your next round of grocery

just ahead this just ahead this morning, a "today" exclusive, the driverless cars that could soon deliver food right to your door. >> and hoda. >> we're talking about food. are you a picker? are you a plate cleaner? dr. oz is going to tell you about your eating personality. the moments that connect us

don't happen overnight. they happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. allergies with find fast relief behind the counter with claritin-d. strut past that aisle for the steroid free allergy relief that starts working in as little as 30 minutes. and contains the best oral decongestant. live claritin clear with claritin-d. dates, peanuts, chocolate chips and sea salt. looks like the most complicated part of this bar will be unwrapping it. lärabar food made from food. with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses and automatically adjusts on both sides. the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed.

ready? ok! we got pencils, yes we do! wide-ruled notebooks, scissors, glue! we've got ice cream... ...sprinkles, too! everything you need to ready, set, go! back to school. watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? come on. s'cuse me. mind if i sit here? not if you want your phone to work. let me guess, you can't livestream your lobster roll. and my mobile pay isn't connecting and i just got an unlimited plan. right plan, wrong network. you see verizon is america's largest most reliable 4g lte network and now unlimited plans start at $40 per line, you know what i am saying? (laughs.) oh this is your seat. definitely. yep. just tucking it in.

asn't going to pull it out. (vo) when it really, really matters you need the best network and the best unlimited. now plans start at $40 per line for four lines. heri think i might burst..... totally immersed weekenders. whatever kind of weekender you are, there's a hilton for you. book your weekend break direct with hilton.com and join the summer weekenders. bmilk and fresh cream,a. and only sustainably farmed vanilla. what is this? a vanilla bean? mmm! breyers the good vanilla. we use non-gmo sourced ingredients in some of america's favorite flavors. mmm!

tim & charlie, 4th graders. 3rd graders these days. their new gogurt tubes are easy open. what's next? welcome to the future tim. new ez open gogurt. kids never had it so easy. when i walked through for a cigarette, that's when i knew i had to quit. for real this time. that's why i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste, plus intense craving relief. every great why needs a great how. ♪

this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, everybody. wet and cool out there. today is a weather alert day. 7:26 on this tuesday morning, august 29th. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning it's the start of a new school year and 18 american university students have just been expelled. an underground fraternity. epps low iota or ei allegedly took part in hazing, underage drinking, physical violence and sexual assault. now let's check on your traffic with dave dill line. crashes in the wet weather this morning and a big wreck in maryland northbound towa

tractor-trailer. you're staying right to get by. we've also got delays inbound on 395 in virginia to cross the 14th street bridge, a crash in the express lanes on the right side. back to you. >> thanks, dave. a check on your forecast on this weather alert day that's next.

good morning, everybody. moderate to pockets of heavy rain are going to impact all parts of your outdoor plans, morning, noon and evening as well as rain is in the forecast all day long today. rainfall amounts could be around an inch in the metro area, perhaps an inch to an inch and a half down across southern maryland. temperature wise we are stuck, we are in the low to mid 60s now, we will be lucky to get into the upper 60s to maybe briefly near 70 today. we will be back to sunshine and 79 tomorrow, 85 on thursday, then cooler weather friday and what's left of harvey may rain on us

>> chuck, thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> but for now we will send it back to the "today" show after this short break.

we're back at 7:30. and millions in houston are we are back at 7:30. millions in houston are waking up to a fifth straight day of rain and we wish we could say it's the last, but this flooding crisis in america's fourth largest city goes on. goes on. nice to have you alongside. savannah guthrie, and craig in for matt and hoda, as well. asp astonishing to think about this storm about to hit land another time. >> when you did that bit when you can see what that rain meant rang true. >> more from houston. we want to get to a check of your headlines, beginning with the impact of harvey. >> one of the largest disasters america has ever faced.

delivers more rain. >> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> devastating. devastating. >> president trump vows support as he heads to texas. >> north korea fires a missile over japan in what is being described as an unprecedented threat. south korea responding with a test of its own. leaving the region on high alert. >> and pyongyang may not be done with its show of force. a new study says four cups of coffee a day could lead to a longer life. and maria sharapova shocks at the u.s. open after a 15-month

>> everything is just for this moment. >> today, august 29th, 2017. back to this morning's top story. the devastation from harvey. the thousands being rescued across southeast texas need places to stay. houston's main shelter at the city's convention center topped its capacity overnight. jacob rascon, good morning to you. they are nearly double the capacity. they are turning no one away. they're brought near to five auditori auditoriums, that are packed. and they don't have home to return to. many remain trapped by floodwaters, calling 911. and if that didn't work, some turned to social

including maritza willis. water is swallowing us up. >> 30 to 40 minutes, the rain had gone from our ankles to our thighs. >> reporter: a half hour later, a firefighter went to the door. he was holding up the door. and on his phone was my picture and my tweet. and he said, this went viral. >> reporter: ali you know ya, all of it on the phone. >> you were getting ahold of people through social media. >> seeing all of the things where everyone is at. >> reporter: flood survivors arriving by the

cynthia came to volunteer. >> the kids are breaking my heart. >> reporter: at gallery furniture, opens its survivors are sleeping on display beds. at makeshift evacuation centers like this elementary schools, e evacuees line the hallways. >> we have people bringing clothes, bringing foods. anything that someone can donate would be preetappreciated. >> reporter: people are saying joel osteen should open his church. he has sponlded saying, we have never closed our

once we reach capacity, we'll help business citizens rebuild their lives. even the police officers and the first responders, many of them, i talk to them and they say, they have no idea if they have a home to go back to us. >> jacob, thank you. >> they're working so far. images coming out of texas speak volumes about what's happening there. stephanie gosk has what is behind these pictures. >> there's been countless images. some show great loss. some show great coverage. a few of them really stand out. >> reunite ed families. all these scenes capture a moment in time,

natural disaster. out of so many powerful images, a few stood out. like this one the kathy says this shot, which made the cover of several newspapers, was taken after she and her family had been brought out by boat. >> we were so grateful. if we can't run into them, and how long would it take for somebody to find us? >> and now, aidan swept through the whole ordeal. >> it was nap time. >> reporter: is there something in this moment in the midst of the tragedy that brings the country together. >> it's about people caring for

people. >> reporter: this shot has gone viral, as well. two kids in the midst of the storm, seemingly happy and secure with nick johnson. >> the truck we were riding on was school. wow, let's go the. >> reporter: for this humble hero, it was just another rescue. but this powerful image tells a different story. >> you have a guy, myself, wearing the blue, which i take pride in. i'm an african-american male and the kids were of asaw kags thats what it was. >> reporter: the sheriff's deputy says he doesn't know those kids na

like this. the photos keep coming. >> keep finding those stories. >> it is nice to remember the half. that was gorgeous. let's go back to dylan who is working in houston. i wish you had good news for us on the >> thanks. >> you know, eventually we will because especially by this evening we will start to at least in houston see some of this rain wind down. you can feel the air is a little bit different, it's not as humid as it has been and more humid air holds a lot more water. so the fact that it's cooling off a bit means that we're transitioning out of these tropical down pours and will start to see some improvement. taking a look at the radar you can see houston is close to the back edge of the heaviest rain. galveston, though, is still dealing with heavy downpours and most of louisiana seeing that torrential rain as well. we just had a reported wind gust in galvon

tropical storm and because of that we do have warnings extending through the coast of central louisiana down through the central coast of texas, too. flash flood warnings are still in effect because the ground is saturated and the rain is stillo coming down n houston we're looking at another 4 to 6 inches of rain throughout the day and into tonight, but we still have about 10 to 12 inches of rain to go, especially across parts of louisiana and eventually that will start to spread up into the tennessee river valley as we get to the end of this week. that's a look at the weather across the country now here is a peek out your window. >> good morning. we have a lot of rain and wind from a weather system that's off the coast of the carolinas, steady rain across the area will continue today, could see some heavy pockets, but there is that low, it's a tropical system. as it gets closer this afternoon our winds will be increasing. rainy, windy day. temperatures pretty cool outside, am id to low 60s, only, winchester 57 degrees, only near

dry tomorrow and then rain into the weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> all right, dylan, thanks so much. nice to hear the end may be in sight. just ahead, a new pain at the pump, how harvey will impact your gas prices. >> amazon rolling out major price cuts as it becomes the official owner of whole foods today. so will other stores follow suit? but first these messages. go inside an abandoned chicken coop. where our founder discovered a retired teacher living. no home. no healthcare. so she said "no" to this injustice, and "yes" to transforming lives. it's this drive, this compassion, that inspired aarp. today, we empower people to choose how they live as they age. we advocate for health and financial security. we strengthen communities everywhere. we are aarp. creating real possibilities.

hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. only citi lets you earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double.

i kept looking for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought i was doing okay. then it hit me... managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor, i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease even after trying other medications. in clinical studies, the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection.

ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. it starts up very quickly. it's instant, in fact. powerful. takes you by surprise, because it breaks from the norm. my name is brodie neill, and i'm a furniture designer. outer layer of your enamel tooth surface. white, the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action.

the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ ♪ welcome back, everybody. we've been telling you about amazon's merger with whole foods. on day one, customers say they saw an immediate benefit in the form of lower prices. >> what does that mean for you even if you don't shop at whole foods? jo ling kent has more on that. jo, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it didn't take long. just three days after amazon finalized its purchase to buy whole foods, prices are coming down. some by as much as 40%. big changes are coming to whole foods and fast. from avocados, to kale, to waln walnuts. amazon is coming out swinging. slashing prices by as many as 43% on household staples,

this part of the feeling to make whole foods more appealing to the masses. bananas are going for 49 cents a pound today. and marine ground beef, $6.99 a pound last week. today, just $4.99. amazon and whole foods are promising a loyal ty membership. >> i'm a prime member. it will save me money. >> like the quality of whole foods. but i don't like the price. >> and another one to miss a sales opportunity, amazon is posting its own tech products. rolling out displays of the echo as the pick of the

whole foods is changing amazon, too. with everything from cash shoes to coconut oil. all of the changes on aisle 3 might be just the beginning for whole foods. >> we're seeing the technological advances that amazon has. they can get more loyalty and bringing more younger consumers in. >> the amazon go uses sensors and intelligence to monitor what a customer picks up. but to win over more customers, grocery analysts say amazon must help whole foods shake its nickname, whole paycheck. >> organic foods should be accessible to more than just the wealthy. >> reporter: howhole foods is still a lot

grocery chains. but they're keeping an eye on everything that amazon and whole foods do here because you'll never forget what amazon has done to look books and online retail. >> jo kent, from california. >> so fast and they are real cuts. what am i doing in here? we're going to tell you about

triggers pop up everywhere. luckily there's powerful, 24-hour, non-drowsy claritin. it provides relief of symptoms that can be triggered by over 200 different allergens. live claritin clear. wnongenemodi. nongen. oh, triscuit! it's non-genetically modified. nongenemodiscuit. triscuit is now non-gmo project verified. triscuit. make 'scuit happen. i am also not genetically-modified. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ bmilk and fresh cream,a.

is this? a vanilla bean? mmm! breyers the good vanilla. we use non-gmo sourced ingredients in some of america's favorite flavors. mmm! [ cheers and applause ] 7:50. we're back with some of the ways that people are pitching in to help with victims of harvey. >> it's kind of fun inhe

comedian and actor, kevin hart, he is getting serious. he is challenging his hello actors to donate money to help hurricane victims. take a listen. >> at this point, it's a serious matter. people are in bad shape. i'm going to lead the charge and stepping up in this way. >> he challenged everybody from beyonce to jerry seinfeld. why don't you donate to the red sox. and dwayne johnson got into the act. he responded to kevin's challenge, donating $25,000, and telling his favorite actors, you know what to do. okay, swipe. it's not as easy and carson makes it look. other people and companies are doing what they can. defensive end, j.j. watts. he raised over

hours. the beer company is canning water. they are delivering cans to the red cross. putting our production and logistic strengths to work by providing safe, clean, drinking water. it makes you feel good, you guys. everybody seems to be pitching in any light, transitions® lenses help protect from uv rays and harmful blue light. both indoors... and out. they seamlessly adapt. so you can live the good light™. find an eyecare professional at transitions.com. now, finance your glasses with no interest if paid in full within six months, and get up to $30 back when you combine select essilor® brand lenses. visit transitions.com for more details.

my mom's pain from moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us which is kinda, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse. joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common. or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu.

since enbrel, my mom's back to being my mom. visit enbrel.com... and use the joint damage simulator to see how joint damage could progress. ask about enbrel. enbrel. fda approved for over 18 years. with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses and automatically adjusts on both sides. the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. is more than one thing. with floral fusion oil it's soft skin and fine fragrance. discover more than one thing with caress. soft skin, fine fragrance. caress.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> hi, 7:56 is your time on this tuesday morning. i'm angie goff. and it is a weather alert day. tr avoid and for that we go to 3h wtop's dave dildine. >> angie, traffic and weather are going hand in hand this morning. the truck wreck northbound on 95 between 212 and 200, the heavy duty wrecker is on scene, for now it is slow both ways. we're seeing traffic across the board with the wet weather and back to school traffic. give yourself extra time this morning if you're headed out. that's where we're staying in traffic land. a check on why are forecast is next.

havertys furniture helps even when life isn't.t nice pick. pops, your pick. art monk! retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works. art monk! i want to change my name to hot momma!

you're lame. no! i'm not writing down somebody who's retired! baby, i'm changing my name to hot momma. that's not how this works... the labor day sale is on now at havertys. life looks good

good tuesday morning. rain for the entire area now and you can expect this through the day. you see a lot of it still down to our south, that area of low pressure will get close there are afternoon, that's going to continue with our wind increasing, could be gusting near 35 miles an hour, but a cool day, only near 70 degrees for a high. tomorrow we're dry, thursday, friday looking pretty good÷/gmj into the weekend we will be tracking the remnants of harvey. angie. >> thank you, sheena. more news in 25 minutes. for now we will send it back to the "today" show.

♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, gaining strength. houston bracing for even more rain this morning, azhar i have intensifies off the coast. forecasters saying the worst is still to come. >> i wasn't expecting this at all. >> as stories of neighbors helping neighbors rise above the storm. plus, what's your eating personality? are you a night owl? a picker? or a plate cleaner? and delivery goes driverless. >> thanks for using domino's self-driving delivery vehicle. >> why the way you get your pizza could s

gears. today, tuesday, august 29th, 2017. i have three probation officers. >> and we're on today. >> i think i found the cutest little ones on the plaza. what are their names? >> we have aubrey and lewis. >> we're on "today." >> we have three sisters here. >> and we waited 30 years to be on "today." >> what's your birthday wish? >> to be on "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. look at that cutie. those probation officers, those are your probation officers. good morning, everybody. nice to have you with us. let's get to your news at

the president is heading to flood-ravaged texas. lester holt, good morning to you. >> reporter: all night long i listened to the pelting rain on the window. it hasn't sop stopped here. putting more pressure on reservoirs. and we can go to our drone shot. this is adjacent to the perfo performing arts center. you can see the area is flooded. an area where people would walk and ride bikes and enjoy nature here. the likely death toll is three. but it's likely higher because there's a lot of missing people. the storm surge is edging its way to the east. overnight, more evacuees fleeing to higher

>> reporter: the rain relentless. walter levels in this saturated city continues to rise. some areas could see a lot more before it's all over. the latest victims of harvey, a family of six. family members said their van was swept away from floodwaters. law enforcement has not been able to confirm the family's account. >> i have my three kids and two babies. >> reporter: about 30,000 will need shelter. federal officials believe that half will seek federal eight. >> that has to be one of the largest daemps has ever faced. >> reporter: all 12,000 members of the n

pressed into action. the coast guard doing air rescues. thousands others are being rescued by boat. the u.s. army corps engineers has started to release water from reservoirs. >> everything started happening fast this morning. >> reporter: you weren't flooding before then? >> no. >> reporter: one homeowner outside houston was surprised by unvant e unwanted visitors on monday. the devastation creating a new landscape in the region. hundreds are thousands without power. many texans facing a grim, new reali reality. >> i losy

i'm thankful my children are kaf. i have nowhere to go. >> reporter: azhar i have impacts southeastern texas, the president has declared a disaster area, in parts of louisiana, as well. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> lester, thank you so much. that storm is hitting a region to is home to some of the most oil refineries. miguel almaguer is in houston and has that part of the stir. >> reporter: good morning. this is symbolic of the problem. that gas station behind me is open. but this one is under water. and it's going to affect drivers, not just here, but all across the country. this morning, in houston, the lines for gas are

to find some gas and stores that are open. >> reporter: many gas stations across this region are under water or just deserted. but is bigger problem, so are some of the most critical refineries in the nation, facilities like this one, that feed gas across the country, have trickled to a stop. >> houston is the hub for oil refining. >> reporter: the gulf coast produce produces one-third of the refining average. two oils a barrel a day are not being processed. drivers would feel the pinch on the mp

gallon. in the gulf, a spike of 35 scces a gal lan. it's too dangerous for thousands of workers to return and when the rain finally stops. they will face treacherous conditions getting back to the job. by the time they do, coast-to-coast. before things get better, they'll get worse. like at this gas station. the real problem is floodwaters. as you know, there's more rain in the forecast. >> miguel, thank you. >> that leds us right to dylan. this storm is not going away soon. >> good morning, again, guys. you know, the good news is, if there were any, the fact

this storm, at least in the houston area, although the same can't be said for beaumont, texas, and galveston where the heaviest of the rain is still coming down. the air doesn't feel as tropical or humid and that's a good thing because the dryer air can't hold as much water. looking at the radar you can see that the heaviest of the rain is now moving into -- farther into eastern texas and louisiana. we've even had some tornado warnings popping up across louisiana. so this is still very much a tropical storm. winds are at 45 miles per hour. it's out over the water and it is going to make a third landfall in southwestern louisiana on wednesday. so that's why we're still looking at the heavy rain and these gusty winds to stick around. so fare+/e we've picked up rain up to about 25 to 35 inches, some areasqñ9e in the houston general area have picked up more

[001:08:58;00] houston itself we're looking at another 4 to 6 inches of rain, but we could see about 10 to 15 inches of rain in parts of louisiana. the rivers are flooding, they're going well above flood stage so we do have those flash flood warnings still in effect. that's going to be an issue through the weekend as the water is going to take a very long time to recede. guys. >> dylan, thank you. recede. guys? >> dylan, thank you. we got your morning boost coming up. but it's about the storm. >> it's about acts of kindness. there's been so many people helping other people. we've seen action of neighbors helping neighbors. we're going to do a special piece at the end of the program that i think you're going to enjoy and probably need to see. >> looking forward to that. this morning, president trump declared that all options

are on the table after t provocative missile test this year. it flew over japan. it eventually broke into pieces and into the pacific. they called it a grave and unprecedented threat to a reengen that's on-edge. a woman had a fright ing escalator accident. and she's about to step on to the escalator when the floor beneath her feet collapses. this happened at a subway station in china. a fellow passenger was able to reach down and get ahold of her. and others came over to help him pull her to safety. minor injuries. >> wow. much more ahead of this morning. including the uproar over kim kardashi kardashian's photo shoot.

>>d a revolutionary look at technology. and what kind of eater are you? dr. oz is going to end your die♪ when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum

tums chewy bites. ation of one corn chex, one rye chip, and two pretzel pieces. then she won $27,000 on scratchers. coincidence? yes, but now she calls it money mix and we're okay with that. pick your mix with chex mix™. how'd we rethink light yogurt? kicked out artificial sweeteners, added real fruit, and made it 90 calories. new light and fit greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. you'll go from "mmm" to "wow." some use equipment to be at their best. and some use it to sleep their best. the beautyrest black hybrid provides exceptional support and unique conforming feel. exclusively at mattress firm. come on. exceptional support and unique conforming s'cuse me. mind if i sit here? not if you want your phone to work. let me guess, you can't livestream your lobster roll. and my mobile pay isn't connecting and i just got an unlimited plan. right plan, wrong network. you see verizon is america's largest most reliable 4g lte network

and now unlimited plans you know what i am saying? (laughs.) oh this is your seat. definitely. yep. just tucking it in. nah, i wasn't going to pull it out. (vo) when it really, really matters you need the best network and the best unlimited. now plans start at $40 per line for four lines. ♪ caress, with floral fusion oil is more than one thing. it's soft skin and fine fragrance. discover more than one thing with caress. soft skin, fine fragrance. caress. ready, ok! be impressive! b-e impressive! be impressive! b-e impressive! b-e i-m-p-r-e-s-s-i-v-e everything you need to ready, set, go! back to school.

when you make a pb&j with smucker's, erence between ordinary everyday and exquisitely delicious in an everyday sort of way. because with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. we gave people "how clean do you feel after going to the bathroom?" and exquisitely delicious in an everyday sort of way. (laughter) (laughter) then we asked the experts i feel as clean as a little, white tiny kitten. a ah ooh, a twinkling iceberg! that's because only cottonelle® has cleanripple® texture. designed to clean better... ...as clean as a shimmering mermaid. cottonelle® wants everyone to feel as clean as a shimmering mermaid. how cottonelle® do you feel? when you wanna put allergies with nasal congestion on notice... find fast, all-day sweet relief behind the pharmacy counter with claritin-d. strut right on past that aisle... and tell your stuffed up nose to stuff it

with non-drowsy claritin-d. that contains the best oral decongestant. it starts working in as little as 30 minutes. so you can get back to living the good life. live claritin clear with claritin-d. we're back. 8:15. "trend "trending" today. we made room for jenna bush hager. >> this is a good one. here's a question that many parents have had to face at one point or another. should you give your kids an alawrena allowan allowance? we asked two experts to weigh in. it teaches kids that the way to get money is to earn it. but before you reach for you wallet, here's the argument

against it. giving kids money as they conversations about spending habits. thoughts? >> did you get an allowance? >> we didn't. i don't getting paid. the only money was the tooth fairy. did you get it? >> sporadically i would get one. i was a screw-up of a kid. >> we did chores. >> i believe in choirs. i believe in starting toddlers in chores. >> can you do me a favor and clean up your barbie dream house. >> does she? >> if she doesn't, she will not get her vitamin. >> isn't raising a toddler about

describery. i give her >> we had a play date. and in order to get mila to leave vale's house the, i had to give her an m&m. >> we've gotten in the bribery topic. >> we asked our viewers to shame in. 66% do not give an allowance. >> if you don't have an allowance, you have to get a job. >> when did you have your first job? >> when i was 13. >> what did you do? >> she just needs a cigarette. >> that was just her zimas. >> i had a job when i was 14. that's the end of that story.

>> i had a paper route. >> this is getting too craig, you're in so much trouble. we're going to begin with kim kardashian. she's been on the cover of many magazines. but this one is turning heads. she is dressed like jackie o. america's new first lady. kim opens up objeabout her crit. you can't say i don't work hard. i don't sing, i don't nbc, i don't act, but i'm not lazy. who sexual reis ready for f? "sports illustrated" is releasing its preview issue. here's a look at the cover. time brady on the covers.

the regional covers that go around the country -- who do you think will take home the next super bowl title? "sports illustrated" predicts that new england will win again. >> not like going out on a limb. >> that would be three in a row, right? >> right here. >> look at you. >> three in a row. you can catch that issue which hides news stanlds on thursday. mark and his wife welcome their second child this month. check out the fellow family note toe by sharing it on facebook. you've got us for that. and we'll do everything we possibly can to make sure the world is a better place for us

and your kids. congrats to >> i kid. it's a lovely letter. how about "the daly click." >> do it. >> we've all been on moving day when you had to move something, like a couch or whatever. you take it apart, but nobody moves turn ch s furniture like . he decides to hop on the back of his friend's motorcycle. here they go. holds on for dear life. the driver takes off. the fan hold local newses, his friends only charged him $7. >> the core strength that could take to hold that. that is impressive. >> more sports.

who wins it? >> the eagle >> you're an eagles -- >> i can't know which one it was. should we send it to >> i heard. if you could save a copy for me that would be great. >> you've got it. >> let's take a look at the weather going on across the rest of the country where we are looking at record breaking heat out west, we're also keeping an eye on a tropical system off the coast of the carolinas and that could bring heavier rain to the mid-atlantic. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> heavier rains right he in the mid-atlantic for sure, moderate rain across most of the d.c. metro area for now and heavier rain down across the lower parts of the bay, that's coming in our direction. there will be precious little if anything in the way of an improving weather picture for the remainder of the daylight hours. this steady rain will eventually come to an end overnight but

rainfall amounts could easily be in excess of an inch to maybe as localities. highs today will be staying mostly in the 60s, we will get back into the sunshine tomorrow. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> all right, dylan, thank you so much. now to what could be the future of pizza delivery. future of pizza delivery. >> forget driving to the store or have a delivery guy knock on your door. one chain is hoping to have self-driving delivery cars. thomas, we are excited. >> you should be excited. savannah, craig, hoda and jenna, i have something for you to see. this is what dominos and ford are some up with. are customers going to be receptive to it? at domino's headquarters in an arbor, michigan, pizza is a

serious business. each andve make one. perfect. >> and the cheese is like sugar. it might surprise you that dominos puts equal stock in pizza and technology. unveiling its self-delivery car to "today." >> pizza takes any automobile to the next level. >> getting that testing today in ann arbor. >> the vehicle wasn't show up like a performer and walk up to your house. >> reporter: last year, food delivery is expea 3$31 million business.

here we michigan, on the grounds of the testing facility, where domino's and ford to test out the option. >> hi. your domino's is here. put in the last four digits of your phone number. >> when promtded, give the last four of your phone number. you can safely remove your order now. >> you can access your order right here. there you go. the car knows it's taken. >> thank you for using domino's. ford motors developed the eyes and ears of this car. that's me. >> the car's eyes see everything. >> it's what you see with your

eyes and how your brain works. >> reporter: a future, bogused on the steps of the front door settle for something else. a more impersonal pizza. what are you excited to find out about? >> i have a feeling we don't know. i have a feeling there's going to be something that blows us away that we never would have thought of. >> you hope to be blind sided by something cool. >> that means we've done something pretty amazing. >> all right. it really is amazing. there will be researchers inside the vehicle. this is it right on top of the image. you're going to see me next the door. it can pick up humans. when the window comes down, easy pizza. i made this for you.

can you read what it says? jenna, ho >> i made it with love. it's a medium. this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning. it's 8:26 now on this tuesday, august 29th. i'm aaron gilchrist and we want to start with a check on your morning commute at wtop with dave dildine. >> it's a slow one, aaron. on 95 northbound in maryland getting a little better before the icc, the big truck wreck that was in our hair most of the morning rush hour has been cleared. this graphic says getting by to the right, should be getting by in all lanes. slow traffic across the board with the wet weather, very slow traffic on the outer loop of the beltway and many other places. back to you. >> thank you. a closer look at that wet

weather when we come back. stay with us. pretty much going to rain on you start to finish stood. radar all lit up with pockets of moderate to briefly heavy rain.

temperatures mid to upper 50s mid 60s around town now. going to stay cool and wet all day today with temperatures in the 60s. get the sunshine back starting tomorrow and we keep it the rest

of the week. ♪ it's 8:30 now. tuesday morning, 29th of august, 2017. it's starting to feel a little bit like fall out on our plaza. 66 degrees. cloudy skis. our hearts are with everybody in southeast texas this morning. >> our pray for texas signs we saw. we have beautiful people in our crowd.

we have three people who waited how many years c what wanted a button? >> i do. >> what's your name? >> carita. we promised her a button. we have a special delivery. watch your hands. >> thank you. >> olivia, thank you. how about that? >> i got it. >> charlie, you're the best. >> good job, charlie. we were going to bring the button in our mouths. we didn't think that would look good. >> that's three treats. just ahead here this morning, want to eat well? but overwhelmed with all of the advice that the world throws at you? dr. oz is here to reveal what kind of eater you are. >> i'm scared of that segment.

then a look ahead to the most expected shows we are going to cook up some of the big events best issues. let's go down to dylan in texas with another check of the >> good morning, again, guys. you know, as the rain comes down from harvey we are keeping an eye on another tropical system off the coast of the carolinas and that one is goingl÷8) heavy rain right along the coastline, you can see it's just off the coast of georgia right now, it is potentially tropical cyclone 10, 40 mile per hour winds at this time and it is expected to possibly become a tropical storm near cape hatteras with winds up to 45 miles per hour, then it will race out to sea. this one is not stalling out like we've seen with harvey. we could see several inches of rain and we do have tropical storm warnings along the coast of north carolina. that's a look at the weather across the country now here is a peek out your window. and we have steady rain across the entire area now, even pockets of heavier rain headed towards 95. we've seen the rain for a while and we're really going to see it

all day long. there'th carolina coast, the moisture out ahead of it and it's going to get windy later on this afternoon as that low gets closer. 65 right now washington, chilly outside with the rain, 61 dulles, 60 degrees gaithersburg, only near 70 degrees today with rain and increasing wind, dry tomorrow through friday and harvey rain over part of your weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast. i'll send it back to you guys in new york. >> all right, dylan. thank you. now, to a problem facing millions of us. are you overwhelmed by all the advice out there on how to eat healthy? it can be hard to figure out the best plan. we invited dr. oz here to help us understand our eating personality types. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> with diet, it is one size fits all. all of us are different with our habits and temptations. >> you don't have to change a personality. but every personality has some thin people and heavy people.

you know why? it's how we cope with stress. stress, you can hack the system. >> we posted a food personality quiz on today.com. you can take it. we have three types of folks. >> 15,000 people responded. >> we're just getting started. we're going to look at a couple of them. the first one, is a picker grazer. >> picker grazers know when their blood sugar props, they get angry. you skip breakfast because you're rushing out to get there. so, you walk into the office, and you see the wonderful m&ms on your co-worker's desks. and you picked up a bagel. if you look the task of keeping track of it, you would be walking around with this. >> i'm going to look at

everything i ate and it it in bag. >> i have ideas. the whole goal is to keep food near you. i need to have nuts in my pocket. my wife complains i'm like a no mad when i travel. you can have blueberries, seeds. keep some water near you. the whole purpose to put something on your mouth. if you did eat some of the sweets, wash the taste away. and make sure there's babe fiber in your good. >> set yourself up for success. i'm a picker/grazer. >> the next category is the biggest category. >> i took the quiz. i was the plate cleaner. >> you have. >> are you shocked?

>> plate ocd. they're controlling of the world around them. when someone puts them a full plate, guess what you do? you have to put it to waste. you have to figure out how to nudge your personality. prepackage the foots that you want to eat. the other thing i want to point out, sometimes your visual cues won't work with you. typical american plate is ten inches. and this might be a large amount of food. these prepackaged versions, guess what happens? you put these down, it's significantly mess, but still, you will only eat this.

that's the when you go to a restaurant, a lot of people who are plate cleaners, never say no to the offerings. when they bring you bread, they bring the bread. have them package half. eat the other half you're in front of you. >> and you have a tip of chewing 20 times. >> you can slow the world down by chewing. it lets you slow down a little bit to be aware of the food. it's the mindless eating. and it lets your hormones know you're boss. >> and the night owl eater. >> there's some things you can do to make sure it doesn't hurt you. and we'll teach you about the night owls.

you can get more dr. oz. coming up next, a sneak peek at the movies and tv shows that will have you talking all fall

long. ♪ back at 8:40. with a new season just around the corner, it's a great time to get a sneak peek of the movies and the tv shows that we're all going to be talking about. dave carver is here with a huge fall entertainment preview. good to see you, my man. >> you, too, craig. >> let's talk about the summer. at the box office, it hasn't been very good. as i understand it, the last weekend, worst sales. >> this was the worst weekend since 9/11.

there were some big movies, like "wonder woman" and seqls people didn't hurt. and it didn't help that there was a new "game of thrones" episode every sunday. >> let's talk about "home again." >> it's reese witherspoon, who agrees to have three 20-something guys live in her guest house. it's a tweet romantic camry from the daughter of nancy myers. >> here director debut. >> we have "kingsman" which was a great spy movie that came out a couple years ago. he's back with a bunch of new cast members. elton john, playing himself, who steals the movie.

i love this tom cruise has a new one and he's not playing a good guy. >> i loved "edge of tomorrow" when he kept dying and coming back to life the next day. this is the true story of a guy who was an airline it, who was recruited by if ceo. and did illegal flights for him, as well. >> the next one, called "breathe," is starting to get oscar buzz. >> deservedly so. a true story of a coup until the united kingdom, whose life is turned upside down when the husband becomes paralyzed from the neck-down. andrew garfield, who was an

oscar nominee, c another oscar nomination. and his wife is played by claire foy, who is the star of "the crow crown." >> what about animated movies? >> there is one called "wonder." about a guy who has been home schooled and goes to a real school. but he's pulleyed but it ends up being an inspirational and uplifted story. the boy is played by jacob trembly. i'm glad this exists. it's a great family story. >> let's turn to the small skroe screen here at the peacock. this is season two. >> i can't believe it's only

season two. yes, a ft the end of 11 nomina n nominations, we find out. of course, looking forward to the cameo by sylvester stallone. >> "will & grace" coming back. >> they look so happy together. minnie driver is coming back. they're going to have guest stars. >> is it true they already picked this up for another season? >> yes. >> "curb your enthusiasm" is back, as well. >> my parents are excited. he has six years of awkward homes he can bring back to hob. >> it's not just movies and tv shows, there's a big album

coming out. >> >> "reputation" an album that many are looking forward to. especially after the release of the first single. she's going to take on kanye and who knows whichever of her nemeses will come out. you almost forget she was a country singer once. also look for new albums by marine 5 and pink. just ahead, a taste of the u.s. open. the delicious dishes that are

being served up. and how you can make them welcome pack. this morning on "today food," a taste of tennis. over the next couple weeks, the biggest names in tennis are going to be competing at the

u.s. open in new york city. another big star at king national center is the good. ed, good morning. >> good morning. >> when you go to the u.s. open, you can get some delicious cuisine. we're not talking hot dogs and hamburgers. >> there's wonderful food at the u.s. open. and i heard there's tennis, as well. >> you're going to make us a delicious fish. >> we're starting with potato chip trusted cad. anything with potato ship gooc good. pretty simple ingredients. give me a couple of pounds on there. >> you crunch up the potato chips. you have cad. can you use other types of fish?

>> as a jersey boy, i like to use blue fish. herbs and spices there, we take some mayo. mayonnaise is our glue. puts the chips on top. >> this is as simple, that savannah and i can do. >> the he put potato chips on official. >> we can do that. >> and a little wine. >> that's it? >> very simple. >> this isn't be it. first of all, we need our taste testers to tell us about the cod with potato chips. >> is it delicious? >> yes. delicious. >> probably our biggest seller

at aces. portobello mushroom caps. then, we take this mushroom cap and make steak fries. >> you put flour on there? >> and i'm going to toss them into the batter. >> what's in the batter? flour, eggs, baking soda. >> i have a pot with oil so it doesn't double over. they go into the fryer. and we try them twice. >> is there any spice in this? >> my tongue is on fire. am i not supposed to eat that

jalapeno? >> you take them out of the hot >> oh, a double-tip of frying. >> yes. we keep them a second time to get them all crisp. >> what co-you duk dunk them in? >> get over that. >> can i use a salt and vinegar potato chip on the cod. >> you can. another big dish for us is the heirloom tomato solid. >> just cut it up? >> rustic shapes and vises. >> do you have a fire exfing wisher for my tongue? >> i'm going to try this. >> as we have this, you can find the recipes on our website,

today.com/food.

first, this is "today" on nbc. we're back with your "morning boost." we wanted to end this hour with am uplift, amid the tensions in texas. we thought this would be a good way to end the show. we hope you have a great day today. and enjoy.

♪ >> i lost my home. >> you're good. ♪ >> we're not going to leave our brothers behind. >> i just pray. ♪ ♪ >> i'm just so grateful that they came.

♪ this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> hi, good morning. the time right now 8:56 on this tuesday, august 28th. i'm angie dpof. we want to get a check on your traffic with wtop's dave dildine. hey, dave. >> hey, angie. it's been a slippery morning. to show you how slick it's been, rock creek parkway, southbound

traffic stopped at peach tree, a car went down the embankment, one right lane getting by for now. take it slow on the concerns out there this morning if you're headed out. lots of slow traffic on the beltway in maryland. back to you. >> a check on your traffic when we return. stay with us. off.

. good morning. the study rainfall continues across the entire area right now, it's going to keep going through the afternoon, too, so the evening drive is going to be wet as well. there is that center of that low pressure system, that's going to get closer later this afternoon so the winds will be increasing, a rainy, windy, chilly day today, highs could be near 70 degrees. tomorrow through friday looks pretty good. into the weekend we're tracking the remnants of harvey. >> get your latestdvh weather a news anytime in our nbc

washington app. ♪ this morning on "today's take," it's super tuesday, with dean cain joining as celebrity co-host. we brought in brian edgold, to co-host, as well. and james patterson is here to get your kids hooked on reading. l that and more on "today." >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, august 29th, 2017. how did we get here? the end of august already. we're listening to "rest of my life" by ludacris.

and i'm joined by -- i'm a lucky and dylan is down at tropical storm harvey. we're going to check in with her in a moment. we're thinking a lot about houston. i know you guys are. we talked about it before the show. our thoughts are with everybody in texas that's affected by the storm. one of my favorite things is how people are rallying around houston. everyday people are supporting them and some celebrities have helped out with the cause. kevin hart. >> he's had a fantastic career. as he has risen and risen, he has given back. he did a challenge. he pledged 25,000 bucks. that's a big number. he was able to afford that. he asked other famous and wealthy individuals, beyonce and

folks like that. the rock, dwayne johnson. my favorite of the whole bunch, not that i'm playing favorites. j.j. watt has done a great job done there. and he's raised over $1 million for people down there. but it's the everyday people who are really coming together and being phenomenal. >> j.j. watt played for the texans. >> still does. >> i interviewed women when he first started. he was not a crazy star. but you can tell he has a big heart. he always supported houston. >> outstanding. >> we're going to check in with dylan in a little bit with the latest from houston. now, we have ryan and dean here. ryan, you had a crazy summer? >> we're working. we're busy. >> does that mean you can have fun or not? >> i'm here, aren't i? >> i like this is your definition of fun. talk to us.

can you tell us secretsut >> tell us everything. >> every character dies. >> i knew it. >> they don't tell me half the secrets. we shoot it and i find out, as it goes. are you surprised? >> yeah. every time we read a script. >> you're working so many hours and do so much, you found time to write and direct a film, as well. >> you're going to see it. it's called "literally right before aaron." >> and that is based off of personal experienced, correct? >> it's inspired by true events. >> that's a good card. >> it's a comedy with a little bit of heart.

it's fun. >> did you ex-girlfrie ex-girlfriend's wedding? >> i didn't go. i am not an insane person. but it was inspired by a situation in my life. >> i have a friend -- >> you're not going to tell. >> brian eggold. he had an experience with an ex-girlfriend? >> indeed. >> that led him to write a movie that i put my name on. >> but you're not in it. >> i left it to the professionals. >> joel morgan invited dean but not me to the hamptons. >> you were very busy. >> i was busy taking care of two childrens. >> i a never been to the hamptons. >> wow. >> i live in malibu, california.

>> it's as mral malibu on the east coast. >> any hot tub action? >> that didn't happen. >> just rubbing it in. >> the pool was nice? >> and some sun screen involved and maybe a cocktail. >> thanks actions, like not inviting me to our house. and the dating world, it's how you tell how things are going. in your movie, it doesn't so well, right? >> doesn't go great. could have gone better. but there's a lot of comedy. >> this relationship expert, which we wonder who this person is. they share the tips with "the daily mail."

>> that's the u.k. >> a different ball game. if you're seated die eed side-b and she puts the purse between you? >> block. >> that mean you're out? >> that means no. >> have you had this experience? what if a man puts his murs between the two of you? >> you're out with a man with a murse. >> if she gently touches your arm, knee or hand, that's a good move? >> guys -- >> don't touch this hand. >> i'm a very tactile person. >> i am friendly. i agree. she happens to touch her face.

>> her neck. >> heifer she's attracted to you, too. >> does it? maybe she has tacking some drugs. >> maybe it was your girlfriend or boyfriend and they were sitting down at a table, would you be able to tell if they're fli flirting, in your opinion? >> yes. >> i think i could tell. >> you're on a date. >> and we used to date. let's practice. >> okay. i'll be here. >> she is in love with you. >> i just have to move my purse out of the way. here's something that may be more surprising. if she crosses or uncrosses her legs. wow. that's a signal. i had to stop there. maybe she had sciatic pain. that does not seem that subtle to me.

or surprising. >> that's an after-hours clue. >> it could mean you have sciati sciatica. >> or riding that rash on the knee. >> what about for women? >> for a man, his body language, his legs are spread a little more. >> not the man spreading, no. >> close those legs. >> and he's into you. >> mine are kind of spread-ish. >> oh, the lean. men tend to blink more, if if try are interested. >> look at that. >> do we have a score to "bambi" or something?

>> a guy out. >> your hair. get something off your coat. >> brush the hair out of your eyes. >> dean starts brushing his hair at the table. >> it's a wrong message. it's over if i start doing that. >> pull out a compact at dinner. >> with your murse. >> that means he's just not into you. >> thank you. that helped with some dating times. just ahead -- some of you might get something from this. does someone who curses a lot or walked around the house naked. what a new study says about enamel is the strong, white, outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend

pronamel strong and bright. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ c(puppy barks) you can do it duck. hurry up duck! you can do it duck. iams. helps keep your dog healthy at every stage. so you can always look forward to what's next. that just tastes better. with 10 times more vitamin e. and twice the omega 3s. because why have ordinary when you can have the best. only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition.

better eggs. y earns double miles on purchases she makes from that airline. what'd you earn double miles on, please? ugh. that's unfortunate. there's a better option. the capital one venture card. with venture, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, everywhere, every day. not just airline purchases. seems like a no-brainer. what's in your wallet? wiback like it could used to? neutrogena hydro boost water gel. with hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin. hydro boost. from neutrogena wecage-free eggs.ng and we care about amazing taste. because at hellmann's,

we're on the side of food. we're back with more of "today's take." and our guest co-hosts, dean and ryan. here's the question, are you potty mouths? >> do you curse? >> i don't understand toddler talk. >> do you cuss? >> not in a mean way. but for fun. >> i feel like in certain times, it's necessary. >> i agree with you. >> when you stub your toe. >> sports, it comes out every now and again. >> here's another one. they do go hand in hand. you may not see it yet. do you walk around your apartment or your house cursing? >> sometimes while cursing. gosh darn it do i look good right now. >> i would say for women, you might look in the mirror and go -- >> son of a -- >> this is the hard part, though. if the answer is yes to nose things, it's good news to you.

you cane according to the study from the university of rochester, they found that people who are smarter, tend to curse more, and walk around the house naked. i'm a genius. >> two out of three. >> spicy breakfast? >> yes. >> doesn't that make you a little upset? >> what do you do? salsa all over the egg? >> like a nice spicy sauce. >> two out of three. that's the reason we did that topic. are we narcissists? >> everyone wanted to hear about ryan walking around naked in his apartment. >> okay. a commercial just recently caught our producer's eyes. let's look at what happens when two men meet up to catch up.

>> it's been way too long. >> you know that little too long? >> that is accurate. >> this is an ad for dial for men. how do you feel about man hugs? >> i think it's fantastic. >> how is it going, brother? let me get right in there. >> what up? >> and just hold it. just hold it, right here. >> sorry, jenna. >> i know. >> she's gotten out. >> that was what we call -- >> how can you tell if a man wants a hug? >> you can't. you have to take a shot. >> i want you to take a shot. you're good. >> my pack fell out. >> here we go. >> here's the thing. >>. >> that was almost too long.

>> what's the >> all right. >> okay. >> i should have? >> now you feel neglected. >> by the way, dave -- >> i learned something today. >> i want the slap. >> david is writing for me to get to the next part and then he goes to talking. all right, guys, can we go to dylan who is in houston covering the impact of harvey. dylan, i miss you, how are you doing? >> i miss you guys, too. we're doing okay and the rain is finally starting to wind down a

bit here, we're getting on the backside of this storm here in houston. that is very good news, although the flooding in the bayous and rivers and streams will continue to be an issue for quite some sometime. this is buffalo bayou behind me, it was very high, that's because they released a dam not far from here and it did cause the water levels to rise here. that's what we're seeing, trying to move around the water when you can. as for additional rain we are still going to see this steady rain for the next couple of hours. by 5:00 or so tonight we will finally start to see things taper off here in houston. galveston and beaumont seeing heavy rain, louisiana seeing heavy rain as well. this is a tropical storm so there have been wind gusts along the coast, too. we will continue to see this storm finally make its way back on shore for:nqa a third landfa tomorrow in louisiana, then start to rain itself out across parts of arkansas up into tennessee where each there we could see 4 to 6 inches of rain with this storm. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is

a peek out your window. this rain is going nowhere for the remainder of your tuesday plans. temperatures are also not going to move a whole lot, 50s and low to mid 60s now, might be able to squeak up to the upper 60s to maybe near 70 briefly later on this afternoon, but most of the area in the 60s with the rain today. back to sunshine and 79 tomorrow. warmest day of the week by far going to be thursday with 85 degrees, we may be dealing with harvey-based rain drops coming up on your saturday. >> and that's your latest forecast. we will send it back to you guys. >> thanks so much, dylan. that's good news coming out of houston. >> you look pretty somber, dylan, looks like it's a tough spot to be. thank you for being out there. >> it certainly is. we've seen a lot of people come together but i also want to point out my whole crew we have been traveling together and we caravan wherever we go so we're all just keeping each other safe, too. >> thanks for that. >> stay safe. up next, ryan and dean, we will get to know them very personally.

>> oh, you, too. >> right afteth right after this. (woman) when you have type 2 diabetes, there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. the one i used to take. victoza® lowers blood sugar in three ways. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. non-insulin victoza® comes in a pen and is taken once a day. (announcer) victoza® is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and is not for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take victoza® if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza® or any of its ingredients. stop taking victoza® and call your doctor right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck or if you develop any allergic symptoms including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing.

serious side effects may happen, including pancreatitis, ht away if you have severe pain in your stomach area. tell your doctor your medical history. taking victoza® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. the most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. now's the time for a better moment of proof. ask your doctor about victoza®. good starts with g. great tasting whole grains. they're whole. glazed with... genuine peanut butter, just for you. g'yes real cocoa, honey and cinnamon too. good starts with g. what bad back?gels work so fast you'll ask what pulled hammy? advil liqui - gels make pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain?

advil. victory. it happens at the wall. and after eight hours of glorious sleep. the beautyrest black hybrid provides personalized back support. available exclusively at mattress firm. l'oréal's magic root cover up. 3 seconds to flawless roots. 3 2 1 roots gone! magic root cover up by l'oréal paris. oh, my gosh! that trop50 could taste so good and still have 50% fewer calories. can i stop, jane? no. trop50. tastes so good you won't believe it has 50% fewer calories. heare you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day.

stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. so, because it seems like we can't get enough of surveys for you, we have a new one. and this one is a little bit personal. >> yeah. >> a man hug is pretty personal. the u.k. drugstore surveyed 2,000 people to find out how many partners is considered too promiscuo promiscuous. let's guess what that number is, by writing it down on our white boards. >> what are we doing first? >> women. this is how many women think that is too many for a man. >> a man telling a room. >> it makes a man promiscuous. >> how ma did you say? >> she thinks this is too much for a man.

>> okay. all right. >> i went for it. >> did you go for it? >> this is what a woman would think. >> one, two -- >> don't cheat. one, two, three. >> we're in the double digits. >> 18. >> you win. >> that's too many for a man. >> i said three. >> yep. okay. >> he doesn't know what he's doing. you want somebody that knows a little bit than that. i was trying to go low. >> we're trying to be honest. >> i'm a prude. okay. >> the next one. >> guess how many partners men thought was too promiscuous for women? we never got to the actual number. 15. >> 15 was the number. woo hoo. >> did you read this study? >> yeah. >> cheater.

this is h >> you get this confusing you. >> this is what man thinks is too promiscuous for a woman. >> i'm ready. >> one, two, three, ten. >> i went nine. >> i figured -- >> i knew you were going lower. >> that's not fair. if a woman had 14 partners. >> they would be promiscuous. >> they can have as many as they want. >> do you ask that question? >> no. whatever happened before you, not your deal. >> and it has variables. how old were you? how old are you? >> and it's not a number. >> it's all about the heart. >> i agree with that. >> it's about other body parts. >> coming up -- guess what is coming up.

coming up, the diesel brothers. james patters ♪ ♪ ♪ give extra. get extra. olive garden now offershen you catering delivery.nt? we make the food and deliver it to your door... so you can enjoy what's important. how'd we rethink light yogurt? kicked out artificial sweeteners, added real fruit, and made it 90 calories. new light and fit greek nonfat yogurt

with zero artificial sweeteners. this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning, it's 9:26 now on this tuesday, august 29th. i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning, 18 american university students have been expelled. they were accused of taking part in an underground fraternity. the school claims that epsilon iota or ei engaged in hazing, underaged drinking, physical violence and sexual assault. in a few hours bowie university and university of maryland will both hold a moment of silence for richard collins iii. he was stobd to death in may on maryland's campus days before his graduation from bowie state. we will have a look at your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

duke's is the perfect companion for so many things. it makes bacon taste more like bacon. it's a unique flavor. the texture is incredible. duke's really adds integrity to our recipes. duke's is smooth and creamy. it has a lemony edge. it's not sweet. it tastes like real ingredients because it's made with real ingredients. i don't think there's another mayonnaise

that compares to duke's. steady rain continuing to fall all over the dmv today and that's not going to change anytime too soon. so whether you have lunch hour plans or trying to get something done after school and work today, it will still be raining up through at least 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. temperaturewise also not a lot of change will take place, we

will stay mostly in the 60s to maybe near 70 for a briefi with sunshine back for tomorrow. thursday looks nice, friday looks on the cool side, maybe dealing with harvey related rain drops on saturday. >> get the latest news and

weather in the nbc washington app. ♪ i like it. >> and now, the moment we've all been waiting for, dating advice from two of the most eligible bachelors out there, dean and ryan. we got questions from our staff, as well as some chocolates in this box. an awesome audience ready to ask these two their biggest dating dos and don'ts. >> false. >> is that the way it works? let's see. let's head across the street. hi, guys. i think we have michael. you're michael from georgia? >> i'm michael from georgia. i was wondering, if your date has something stuck in their teeth, do you tell them? >> absolutely. >> you always tell somebody if they have something in their teeth.

>> make a joke of it. >> dean told i had something in my teeth. >> i would have. i didn't see it. shall we pick from the chocolate box. >> we share one first. >> how do you react when you catch your date checking someone else out? >> i got mixed feelings about this. i talk about this with my friends all the time. you're never going to stop being attracted to other people, right? that doesn't go away. it doesn't mean that you're not committed. what kind of a checkout is it? >> obviously, a gratuitous checkout, something might be wrong in your relationship. >> usually, it's women checking out other women. >> that's a true thing. >> okay. >> why aren't you looking at me? that's not right. >> and by the way, i don't think people check other people out when they're with y'all. i bet they day focussed. >> dean has been checking you

out the whole time and he's sitting next to me. >> andromeda from canada. i proposed to my husband. how would you feel if your girlfriend proposed to you? >> good one. >> that's a great question. ryan? >> look. i'm all for it. i'm all for it. i love it. sometimes the girl will make the first move. i'm for that things. >> if you're going to get married, you have an idea. you should. i don't know. i've never been married. >> marriage terrifies me. >> it's great to be married. my husband told me after three months. i was like, i know, let's get he turned really red. >> no. >> i basically proposed to him. >> that's amazing. >> you put it all out there. >> is it okay to assume you're an exclusive couple after a couple dates.

dean? >> no. >> it's a conversation. >> have you had the conversations where -- >> with each other, not yet. >> when somebody says, okay, we're going to take this exclusive. and you have to say, no, we're not. >> i may have had that conversation. >> a lot of people won't have that conversation. they will say okay, and weasel out. >> and don't do it over text. >> do it face-to-pace. >> now, t. phillips. hi, t. >> we can't hear you. and that breaks our heart. >> we're coming back to you. let's fix that mic. we have a question right here. >> i'm going right here. and it says -- is it a bad sign when a guy asks you on a last-minute date. this is for you. on a last-minute date? >> no. it's not a bad sign at all.

if it becomes a pattern, that's >> then, it's like, scrambling, oh, her. especially in a marriage, i will recommend. spontaneous, is key. do we have t. over there? >> how many people is it appropriate to date at one time? >> can we get the wipe boards again. >> this is a good question. >> what comes after 47? >> your age. >> i'm a single -- no. >> is it appropriate? is that the question? appropriate is for everybody. it really depends. if you're open and just seeing people, i don't know. certainly not more than you can count on one hand. one person at a time is the best. >> i think one person is enough. >> one person should be enough. and if they're not, maybe there's something wrong. >> i'm looking for the one. >> i say experiment.

you have the time to date, i >> how many dates in should a woman offer to pay? whenever you want. i don't care about that stuff. >> i'm old-school. i will want to pay. >> pretty much always. >> i also think, it's 2017. we have to pay right? >> is it 2017? >> we have one more. we can't get enough of this. this is mary. with are you from dd dd? >> i am. >> i was wondering what you think the appropriate protocol is for kissing on a first date. >> just go in. >> you mean, is it okay to kiss on the first date? >> what kind of kiss? >> ooh. >> what she is saying, can you french? >> can you -- i think it's subjective. it depends on the individuals

and how the date's going. what's happening. i think it can be anything. >> i'm going against the grain here. i almost never kiss on a first date. not ever. >> what? >> i don't know why. it's not like a prudish thing. you'll get there. >> what if you meet someone in a bar. >> then, you just go at it. >> i thought you were going to keep last night between you and i. coming up, two of discovery channel's most popular stars that only know how to go big. the diesel brothers rev up with their book and reality show. >> they're just big (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen.

talk to farmers. ng or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ precisely shaped. totally natural. brow precise micro pencil from maybelline new york. just fill with natural hair-like strokes, and blend for precise, natural brows. maybelline's brow precise micro pencil make it happen ♪ maybelline new york ♪ oreo thins. ♪ a thin twist on the oreo cookie you love. ♪ why do people have eyebrows? why do people put milk on cereal? oh, are you reading why people put milk on cereal? why does your tummy go "grumbily, grumbily, grumbily"? why is it all? no more questions for you! ouph, that milk in your cereal was messing with you, wasn't it? yeah, happens to more people than you think... try lactaid, it's real milk, without that annoying lactose. good, right?

mmm, yeah. i got your back. lactaid. it's the milk that doesn't mess with you. ♪ you♪ what makes me smile you'when i fall down ♪e. ♪ ♪ and can't get back, get back get back up on my feet ♪ ♪ you're a beautiful thing. ♪ sc johnson. at hellmann's, we care about sourcing 100% of our oils responsibly. and we care about incredible taste. because at hellmann's,

we're on the side of food. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. try super poligrip free. ♪ there are the wildcats 'til we die weekenders. the watch me let if fly. this i gotta try weekenders. then we've got the bendy... ... spendy weekenders. the tranquility awaits. hanging with our mates weekenders and the it's been quite a day... ...so glad we got away weekenders. whatever kind of weekender you are,

there's a hilton for you. eak direct at hilton.com and join the weekenders. last year, the diesel brothers who wept from two guys that built trucks in utah, to two big-time television stars. >> now, they've written all a about their success in "the diesel brothers." >> heavy d. and diesel dave. welcome, gentleman. >> you see what we did there with the word truckin'? >> it's morning television friendly. we appreciate that.

>> story of our life. >> did you star? >> no. just wanted to have fun. >> what can you believe this last year? talk about the -- how things have gone. >> it's been a wild ride. met this guy at church. >> i see you sitting in church together. >> we're very church-friendly. >> we were single people. >> did you meet those girls? >> eventually. we met each other first. i then met my wife. >> it took me a few years. >> you met at church and said, i like trucks. i like trucks. >> we pam buddies quick. we have been trying to justify doing what we do for fun for business, right? that's a tricky balance. we figured it out and made it happen. >> talk about the practical pranks. talk about the pranks. >> i think that's why they call

us brothers. we treat each other like there's more teasing going on. >> who is outpranking the other? >> he is pretty clever. his thought process is most different than most people. >> but there's this guy who took our shipping manager's car? he hung it upside down in the shop. he takes it past the line. >> i take everything way too far. >> you talk about having fun and doing stuff you love. you're not acting. you're having a great time. >> that's a big difference from our show, is the fact that we -- it's very real. 100%. discovery is probably always pulling their hair out because we're constantly behind schedule. >> we're about to pull our hair out.

somehow we got into a tug-of-war returning to discovery next monday night. >> before we go there, let's get to the local news, guys. >> oh, yeah. >> let's get some local weather.

whatever. good morning. around the entire area. heavier rain in parts of charles county. through the day the rain will continue and the heavier rain could come in waves. there is low pressure centered down to our south, as it gets closer the winds will be increasing. for today a rainy windy afternoon, winds could be gusting near 30, 35 miles an hour, temperatures only reaching near 70 degrees, some areas could stay in the upper 60s. mainly dry through friday and tracking more rain across your weekend. >> dean, that flexibility is something. >> we were in big trouble. up next, he has had more best sellers than any other author ever. now, james patterson has teamed up with his wife, susan, for a different type of wobook. we'll turn the page after this. . psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting.

i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. if you have inflammatory bowel disease, tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. never give up. see me. see me. clear skin can last. don't hold back... ...ask your dermatologist if cosentyx can help you find clear skin that lasts. on tuesday afternoon, linda discovered the chex mix™ combination of one corn chex, one rye chip, and two pretzel pieces. then she won $27,000 on scratchers. coincidence? yes, but now she calls it money mix and we're okay with that.

pick your mix with chex mix™. a-detox for your skin? l'oreal's pure-clay masks with charcoal brightens eucalyptus absorbs oil. red algae refines pores, and new seaweed comforts. pure clay your way. pure clay masks from l'oreal paris. you need the best equipment. for the best ride. the best fit. and the best night's sleep. the beautyrest black hybrid features advanced memory foams for individualized support and a conforming feel. you'll find it exclusively at mattress firm, home of the love your mattress guarantee. if you don't love your mattress, exchange it or get your money back within 120 days. if you don't love your mattress, how'd we rethink light yogurt? kicked out artificial sweeteners, added real fruit, and made it 90 calories. new light and fit greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners.

you'll go from "mmm" to "wow." that's when i knew i had to quit. for real this time. that's why i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste, plus intense craving relief. every great why needs a great how. ♪ that gives you better taste and better nutrition in so many varieties. classic. cage free. and organic. only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. mom doesn't know we have him. it's something about responsibility. but she's got the nose of a blood hound. we have to be super duper careful. so we're using fresh step with the power of febreze.

it's designed to trap and eliminate odors victory is ours, mr. kitty! fresh step with the power of febreze. and for a tropical freshness, try new hawaiian aloha. aleksandra. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. test. ♪ welcome back. there's, perhaps, no name that looks better on the spine of a

book than patterson. >> james patterson holds the guinness world record for the most number one "new york times" best sellers. >> james wants to get your little ones reading, as well. he teamed up with his wife, susan, to write a children's book. "big words for little geniuses." >> we love this. obviously, you read it -- >> you have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. >> did you do your research? >> mila and poppy. >> i do. >> and the names and everything. >> i do. we are starting with expectations that are high for kids and calling them geniuses. tell us about how this came about? >> wince i got my masters, i wanted to write a children's book. >> how did we get together? >> talk about your dating. >> we did skip over that part. my thing has to provide tools --

i do a lot of to provide tools to get kids read reading. get them to bh as good as ya can be. and just prepare them for the world. it's tough out there. >> my son is 17. but when he was younger, he didn't want to read anything. your son, jack -- tell me that story when it got you involved in writing. >> jack wasn't the big reader initially. one summer we said, you're going to read every day. and he did. he's now in an ivy league school. he went to usc. >> that's why he's a guinness world record holder. >> it's good to get all of the kids reading, and also, the boys in particular. >> we thought this was a good way to get kids who are reluctant to read --

>> have fun with it. >> make it fun. and everybody's child is a genius. and it makes it more fun for the parents and siblings if there are words that they might get snagged on. and the visuals are really bright. >> they're so great. >> i started the book last night. i finished it this morning. a slow reader. >> he's a little reluctant. >> i learned a lot of the words. >> we're going to play a game. dean is a princeton student who does the research more than ryan and i do. >> and we were out last night. >> yes. we're baz usy. >> these words are not easy. >> this is an alphabet book. >> and each picture describes it. >> every letter has a big word.

>> this is a "c" word. c c cattywampus is -- >> it's "a" or "c." >> i know it's "c." >> go with the princeton person. >> get it right. >> i think jack, yeah. >> you should know this one. l lilipucians. >> lilliputian. >> it's a little person. >> tiny person. >> they're goofing up. >> we're not. i wish we were. >> remember the part about geniuses. >> now, a "g" word.

>> gobbledygook? justi >> is it "c"? or "a." >> "a." >> i was looking over here. and i noticed that the two of you must have called each other to match. >> we did. >> you're both wearing a nice -- >> thank you so much. >> thank you. we're back in a moment. but first this, is "today" on nbc. now at havertys furniture, our labor day sale is on. fill your home with well-crafted pieces at affordable prices. and through september 4th, enjoy free delivery. plus save $100 off every $1000 you spend. hurry in. summer is ending and so are these exceptional offers. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. come in today to save $100 off every $1000 you spend at havertys.

life looks good. all right. ryan and dean, thank you for being here. i had a great day. kathie lee and hoda are up next. they will tell you about all of

the small changes that can this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> hey, everybody, the time 9:57 on this august 29th, 2017. i'm angie goff. in the news this morning d.c. police just releasing this alarming video of a shooting at the columbia heights metro station. it happened on friday around lunchtime. at this point d.c. police say one man fired a gun at someone down that escalator as you can tell right there. still not clear if a person was hit.

the weapon was tossed and poli you don't have much time left to see and smell that stinky plant. the third and final corpse flower is blooming at the u.s. boat nick garden happening right now. you have number 10:00 tonight to take in the stench. now let's hand it over to sheena, she has your forecast. >> good morning. we still have the steady rain across the area, heavier rain in parts of charles and prince george's county. area of low pressure will get closer so it will start to get windy. temperatures barrel near 70 but much nicer a after that. >> get the latest news and

weather in our nbc washington app. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. we're down here! >> hi! we're down here! [ laughter ] >> hi! >> hi, everybody. >> what are we doing? >> i don't know. you say -- >> everything's grown. around us. >> we're -- we're not in kansas anymore. >> okay. >> all right. you know what they say? it's the little things that count, hoda. >> oh, who's they? >> i don't know. the same who say good things come in good packages? >> it's a? idea that we're small. >> yes. >> although it's hard to reach