overnight, back home and backlash. not tough enough with vladimir putin over russia's meddling in th.s. elections. >> preside putin, he just said it's not ssia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> the president openly questioning his own intelligence agencies, and in an interview overnight saying he's taking putin at his word. >> he said there's noonclusion whatsoever. i guess he said as strongly as you can say it. >> so where do things go from here? we are live at the white house. search for a serial killer. a manhunt under way in houston

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>> i think a woman should feed a baby when she needs to feed them and it shouldn't be a topic of discussion. the bryce is right. wins the home run derby in dramatic fashionn front of his hometown fans and gives the trophy directly to his dad. >> hold that up, hold that up. >> the father-son moment they will never fort tod tuesday, july 17th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc ws, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, thank you for joining usue thisay morning. another busy news today. >> a loto get to including backlash with president's summit with leader vladimir putin. no question the president got a lot of people talking. he turned down the direct utportunity to call putin on the world stage, and then went

to partly blame america in this key moment. >> do you hold russia at all accountableor anything in t particul particular? if so, what would you them responsible for. >> yes, do i. i hold both countries insponsible. i the united states has been foolish. i think we've all been foolish. i thinke should have had this dialogue a long time ago, a long time before i got to office. i think we're a to plame. >> some of the word being used y republicans to describe the president's remarks, disgraceful, detrimental, a sign of weakne. former house speaker and ally newt gingrich named it the most serious mistake of his presidency that t needsbe corrected. >> we have in-depth coverage for you. we're going to start with c's's peter alexander at the white house. peter, good morning.

>> good morning. this was unlike anything we've seen president trump's stunning embrace of the enemy on foreign soil still reverberating. many allies saying alying overlf with vladimir putin his own intelligence agencies president trump appeared morely cowa than courageous. overnight president trump returning back home hailing a summit in helsinki with russian president vladimir putin a success. i >> i thoughtt was a really amazing time. >> fox news focusing on his own fate using putin as a character witness. >> you were very strong at the o end that press conference. >> he said there was no conclusion whatsoever. i guess he said as strongly as you can say it. they have no information on trump. >> again blaming justice partment and f f mueller investigation he trashed as a disaster for the country, ruining relation wall street russia. >> it h a driven wedge. president putin said they drove a phony wedge, phony witch

hunt rigged deal. >> putin also appearing on fox newsepting denials about any russian interference in the u.s. election. >> translator: do you really believe that someone acting from the russian territory could have influenced the united states and influenced the choice ofns mill of americans? >> mr. trump's attempt to do damage control after refusing to defend the russian leader. >> i hold both countries responsible. i think the united states has been foolish. i think we've all beenis foolh. >> failing to erase a chorus of criticism from docrats and republicans. >> let's not mince words. today was a terrible today for nhe american brand, ameri people and all our allies. >> i never thought i would say the amerin president throw the intelligence community under the bus like that. >> his behavior is so inexplicable ando against the interest of the united states. >> john mccain blasting it as one of the mostdisgrateful performances by any american

public inme ry. president obama's cia director john brennan branding mr. trump's performance treasonous, even stunning his own aides siding with an adversary overs hiintelligence experts. >> they said it's russia. president putin said it's not russia. i'll say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> drawing a quickebe electric dan coats, director of national intelligence delivered without whipr house al. we've been clear of our azments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national curity. many republicans warning the president's comments will emboen putin to interfere again in future eltions. >> i feel we have both made some mistakes. i think the probe is a disaster for our country. i think it's kept us apart, kept

us separated. >> putin's key revelation admitting he wanted trump to win bringing he'd bring u.s.-russian relationship back to normal. privately multiple aides said the president ignored his advisers urging him to take a tougher strapped with putin for alasthe bac especially among republicans, the real question, will there be any action. so far what's notable many republican lawmakers drawing an distinct criticizing the president's position but not criticizing him personally. savannah. >> all right. peter alexander, thank you so much. let's bring in former cia director john brennan. he's wked for six u.s. presidents both republican and democrat and now nbc national security expert. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> you had very strongwords. you said this is treasonous. when i look at the press what happened see to president trump, i go back to a child of the '80s when presidentrump stood up to

mikhail gorbachev and stood up to russia. here is an opportunity where tha president had chance and didn't take america's side. is that how you see it? >> yes he was given a chance to the world stage to say russia interfered in our election and it's intolerable andll the s not happen again. he didn't. he sided with hputin. blamed the u.s. >> he asked questions, whato you hold russia accountable for. right away he wenthiack to ary clinton and the election. he continued to criticizes americans and our intelligence. >> what does that do to fox news. he looked like a guy who just had a very satisfying lunch. he was smiling, relaxed,jovial. the foreign minister said it was better supper this meeting.

what does that do forss ? >> it emboldens russia to do iat he's doing for a long time, try toluence other countries. we only saw the press conference. we didn't see his performance in th meeting one-on-one. for two hours what did president trump talk to mr. putin i have no idea. i'm certainly concerned about what might have been discussed there, shared. did he discuss about.s. intelligence capabilities, further denreat fbi and others. when i use nothing short of treasonous i say aiding and . etting, giving comfort to the enemy. ump had the opportunity to say to american people and countries around the world and mr. putin, do not do t s again or there will be consequences and he failed to meet even she minimundards of that. >> what about him saying, i talked to putin -- i've heard what our intelligence agents say. i've talked to putin and his denialsrore really . >> yes. i've said publicly the russians

feign sincerity better than anyone i know. he's age trained intele officer. his kgb past is coming i'm sure he gave a persuasive effort why he dependent do. mr. trump said i don't know why they would do it. come on. are you not reading your intelligence papers, presidents daily brief, listening to dan coats. thankfully the director of intelligence stood up ahi stood the men and women of the intelligen community. >> to deny russia's involvements and attempts to the election is tantamount to saying i wasn't elected legitimately? don'tnk you t that's what's motivating all this. >> he's conflating a lot of things. he's conflating charges of conclusion. unfortunately he received overt and publiconclusion between mr. trump and president putin o. russ i think he's very concerned if he gives any credence to the intelligence community

assessment it undermines his legitimacy. his paranoia, narcissism comes out. that's why he lashes out and continues to focus on his election and how he won. >> i mentioned you worked in intelligence under six presidents. what did you think when you saw president putin's denial of whether he had any compromising information on president trump. >> it's what i've heard over the years, whi is they deny deny deny. that's fine. he's going to do that. he's n going t acknowledge publicly what he did. that doesn't mean mr. trump shouldn't hold him to account and say, yes, you did. we need to move on. os need to have better relations betweenw and washington, and i very much hope we're going to get there. we can't give putin a pass, whether it'se interference in election, crimea or other things. that's what he's doing. w that outrage on both sides of the aisle is so vehement.

>> do you think there should be resignations. >> i think so. people are going to decide to leave thepa republican y. he's the titular head of the republican party. republican hat the party is, it's not the party of ronaldn and george bush throughout the years who really keep erything possible t this country strong and safe. when i was listening to mr. trump's press conference,he words of ronald reagan, bring down that wall, mr. gosh -- gorbachev, bring down thatwall, re ringing in my ears. i'm sure he was rolling over in his grave. >> thank you for your time. appreciate it. >> a close look at where the russia investigation stands. pete, a lot o people are confused about the nut of this whole thing, the mueller investigation. bring us up to date what we know so far about what's going on with that. >> to be clear nothing in the mueller indictments said it affected the outcom

nor have azments of the intelligence committee questioned theit lacy of president trump's victory. what you have in the mueller charges and intel community assessments they agree russia wanted to interfere in the election. most of them concluded the goal was to hurt hillary clinton and help donaltrump. what mueller's team accusings the officers of doing, hacking into computeas, lng stolen e-mails to undermine the campaign and inth a case orchestrating social media in the u.s. using fake sites to attack candidates, mainly clinton, hoda. >> pete, just to folupw the investigation for all of its breadth is not looking into whether russian meddling actually affected the election will that's not what ty are looking into. >> that's not mueller's homework assignment what he's tnswer is the big question remaining, did anybody in the u.s. knowingly hel the russians interfere in the election. two separate points.

legitimacy of his election isg, one th the actions of russians is another. so far none of thees cha filed by mueller have made that allegations of help in the u.s. there are signs that his investigation is n its final stages. >> all right. pete williams in washington. pete, thank you. >> thank you, pete. lots more to get to including a desperathunt in texas to out. you authorities in the houston area looking for a possible serial killer. after a week long crime spree l thatt at least three people dead. gabe gutierrez has the latest fo us. gabe, good morning. >> good morning. veis case quickly gaining national attentionight after police in and around houston warned residents to be on vy highalert. they now say a suspected serial killer is on the loose. two of the victims eloyees at separate mattress stores. this morning the hunt is on. >> we want everybody to be on the very high alert. >> houston area police are 46-year-oldrack down jose gilberto rodriguez calling him a possible serial killer. investigators say he was on

parole and cut off his tracking monitor days ago. >> we are convinced this man is extremelys. danger we are convinced that he has absolutely no regard for the sanctity of life. >> rodriguez i o a personf interest in a recent violent crime spree includingmu three ers and attempted murder and home invasion. >> serious concerns this individual will strike again and we all need to be vigilant no matter the circumstances. >> on monday afternoon in houston mattressas employee shot and killed. his sons describe their dad as funny and hardworking say they are devastated byhe loss. >> we're all holding each other up right now, like manyrs pilla holding a structure up. we're all structurally sound getting tteough it one at a time. >> this after the death of 20-year-oldalie barrow, a worker at another mattress store, whose body was found sunday and 62-year-old pamela johnson who police found in her home on friday. police releasing this

surveillance video showingal rodriguezng through a mall a day after johnson's body was found. johnson's car was later found in the mall's parking lot. rodriguez, a registeredex offender, was last seen driving gray 2017 nissan sentraith texas plates. police say he has a number of distinctive tattoos including both forearms, neck and top of his head. >> if he's hearing this, we know who you are. we know you're looking for you. you can come turn your self in. you'll be much better off. >> investigators say they don't have a mive yet. police are asking for help. they are stressing r riguez is considered armed and extremely dangerous. savannah and hoda. >> gabe,u. thank yo time for first check of thee weather, c in with mr. roker. hi, al. >> hi, guys. thanks for getting your first weather from us. this is an amazing piece of video. this is a wildfire a little california boer, looking into

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stormeam 4 meteorologist chuck bell. steamy start today. temperatures are already in the 70s. afternoon highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s. these rain showers and out of west virginia are coming in our direction. so there's an 80% chance tha you're going to get rained on

later in the day today. most likely time will be 2:00 this afternoon up until about 7:00 or 8:00 this evening. be ready for thunderstorms today. less humid weather returns tomorrow.weather. guys. >> all right, al. thank you so much. coming up, terror in hawaii. the chilling moment a lav bomb crashes through the roof of a tour boat. dozens of people hurt. wee going to hear from the people there. >> a break in a little girl's murder three decades in the making. how popular new dna technology finally helped police make an arrest. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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bus like that. >> halted. a federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of reunited migrant families. aclu saying parents need time to figure out what's next. >> ultimatum. nypd demanding action over the rideath of ec garner telling depallment of justice they wi start disciplinary proceedings against the officers involved unless the federal investigation speeds up. >> speaking out. >> ipapa john. >> he said it was a mistake to resign as chairman after using racial slur into a conference call questioning the board's investigation into the incident. >> hometown hero. >> washington national star bryce harper winning the home run derby in thrilling fashion. taking the title with a walkoff homer and immediately handing the trophy to his dad today

tuesday, july 17th, 2018. that's a sweet father/son moment. good moment. >> meantime, more than two months kilauea volno erupting on the big island. now the super hot lava blamed for a freak accident tt injured two dozen tourists on a boat. miguel almaguer spent a monthe n big island. he >> geologists sayea kilill continue to erupt during the summer. many lost homes aed were inj but this the first time we've heard of a case s atea hurt because of the volcano's incredible power. this the moment a fireball exploded out of the sea showering a nearby tour boat with flaming rocks. the palace is nerve rattling as the screams of terror from the passengers on board.

>> we could hear the rocks hit the boat and people yelling. >> reporter: the phenomenon, known as a lava bo, occurs when molten rock explodes into oming intoafter contact with cold ocean water. >> we all thought at some point we could die here. >> steve monahan was on the boat when the fiery rocks rained down. >> i we knewwas lava. we didn't know was it going to stink t sink the boat, burn through because there was hot red lava all obor the . >> video of the aftermath shows ash, cracked engines and gaping le in the poet's roof. according to state officials, 23 passengers were treated for injuries some serious. >> primary soft-tissue injuries. there was one obvious femur fracture and minor burns. >> lava from kilauea has been flowing for more than two

months. we've seen firsthand just how exosive the volcano can be. >> it was a beautiful, yet incredibly scary sight just behi. >> with at least 700 homes damaged or destroyed, this frning lava is pouring out of massivesures or cracks in the ground. in just the past few days, a new island of lava just off the coast has begun twi form d tourists who want to get close to the action. >> i definitelyould not tell other people not to do it because of this. this is probably ance in a lifetime happening. >> a once in a letime experience in more ways tha one. despite the immense power, there have not bee any reports of fatality as a result of the volcano whichnas now b erupting since early may. back to you. >> miguel, thank you. >> why don't we turn to a check of the weather. mr. roker, how are we going? >> coast-to-coast heat.

heat index values over 90 good morning. 78 degrees right now. we are dry.

it's sunny outside, but it's all going to change later on today. 75 gaithersburg, 78 in quantico. out to our west we have understorms. those will be here this afternoon. 92 for a high before the storms get here. humid throughout the day. storms mainly after2:00 p.m. and then into the early evening hours we should be mainly dry by 8:00 p.m. for the all-star game. can't rule out a couple of strat showerugh and then we're dry for the rest of the week.an that's your latest weather. guys. >> al, thank you. this morningad including are you being spied on inside your own home. a new rossen reports on what's really going on with that technology we use every day. plus is eugh b done to protect kids with peanut allergies. the new controversy as one familyights for change. >> on "pop start," carson hasth e first look at highly anticipated new season of "the own." >> but first the murder case that baffled police for 30 years and the new dna t

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just disapp really a subprime start to one of amazon's biggest sales events. an epic online shopping event not qui p ready forme time this year. nbc news got exclusive behind the scenes access t prime date war room during preparations for azon's biggestale of the year. designed to celebrate the founding of amazon 24 years agfo this year's prime day kicked off amazon executives were projectg confidence. >> it's really energizing. this is our superbowl. we work all year and train all year for days like this. >> buthe big day ended up being a bumpy ride for consumers.rs millions of u seeking deals ended up with error messages and apology puppies. the retail giant apparently unable to handle the traffic p load onme day. frustratedir shoppers airing t gripes on social media, writing amazon prime day is making me feel like kids in line at

build-a-bear pay yr age day that debate get a stuffed animal. while others joked the outag helped them save so much money after all. amazon hasn't explainededhat ca the problem, writing on twitter while many are shoppingf succly, some customers are having difficulty shopping and we're working to resolve the issue quickly. the company, which did not respond to nbc' request for comment, offered no further details. >> right now we don't know what caused the problem. amazon actually isn't saying. amazon getting a slow and rough start to one of its own self-generated promotional days is hard to believe. >> the slow start could teaten estimated $3.4 billion amazon was expected to rake in this prime day alone. and even if it does recover, this is not what thecompany's exacting founder and ceo likely had in mind. jeff bezos there. amazon stock fell 1% in after hours trading. about $20 or so, all eyes on the company today whether it can recover. by the way, prime day actually

runs 36 hours. it doesn't end until 3:00 a.m. eastern time morrow. guys, plenty of time to waste a little time at work going back on the keys trying to get a deal through. >> i'm sorry, they had a puppy, didn't feel quite so bad. >> i think they are doing okay. >> ttom,nk you so much. still ahead, the model and mom getting attention foriv provoc choice on the runway. runway. >> coming up, well it finally happened, zachary. runway. >> coming up, somebody burned down my she shed.

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good tuesday morning. another warm, humid start to the day. 81 already in washington. here's future ather. we have storms in the forecast. by lunchtime mostly cloudy. the mod b mig overdoing it. by 3:30 storms moving through the area. by 8:00 p.m. in time f all-star game. can't rule out a stray shower. 92 for a daytime high beforeorhe get here. dry the rest of the week. showers here. gie. >> more news in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" show after the short break.

it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, under fire -- >> today was a terrible day a f merican brand. >> his behavior is so inexplicable. >> i thought it was really an amazing time. >> president trump not backing down amid growing criticism he wasn't tough enough with vlngimir putin refuo confront the russian leader for meddling in the 2016 election and openly questioning his own in lligence agencies. so what happens next. we'reive at the white house. plus msed signs. one mother reaching out after her teenager daughter with allergies failed to se a peanut warning. >> she knew her limits and was aware of filiar packaging. was. ew what safe >> how she's now taking action

and calling for big changes at the grocery store. an you hear me now? >> it looks like it's targeted ad because they are listening. >> jeff rossen takes a look at the question on everyone's mind. is your phone listening to you and offering ads based on what you're saying. the surprising answer today tuesday, july 17th, 2018. >> hello. >> denver, colorado. >> illois! ♪ ♪ >> high school sweet hearts. >> married 18 years. hey, kids. >> first time in new york. >> celebrating our birthdays. >> from minnesota. >> minnesota is in the house. lcome back to "today" on this tuesday morning. what a fun crowd outside. us.ks, guys, for being with >> remember, if you want to send

your video in do #mytodayplaza. >> starting with your news at 8:00, president trump has returned home to face outrage over his public display of trust in vladi er putin at theense of u.s. intelligence agencies. nbc national corresponnt peter alexander joins us from the white house with more. peter, good morning. the president's actions and words from senators of both sides were appalling, shoing and sad. multiple aides privately here tell me they were embarrassed by the president's performance, embracing a longtime enemy and refusing to call out russia's leader for interfering in the u.s. election. this morning tk president b home heralding his widely panned performance in helsinki. >> i thought it was a really amazing time. >> on fox news focusing on his own fate using vladimir putin as a character witness. >> you were very strong a end of that press conference. >> said there was collusion

whatsoever. they have no information on trump. >> blamingue fbi forer investigation arguing it's ruined relations with russ. >> it hasriven a wedge. president putin said it drove a phonywedge. it's a phony witch hunt rigged deal. >> putin also on fox news repeating his denials about russia's interference in u.s. elections saying do you really believe that someone acting from the russian territory could have influenced the united states and influenc the choice of millions of americans? mr. trump's aempt to do damage control after refusing to condemn the russian leader. >> i hold both countries responsible. i think the united states has been foolish. i think we've all been foolish. >> nailing to erase a chorus of criticism from both democrats and republicans. ht>> i never thoug i'd see an american president throw the intelligence community under the this. e > his behavior is so inexplicable and so against the interest of the united states.

>> john mccain blasting it as one of the most disgraceful performances byn any ameri president in memory. former vice president joe biden calling mr. trump's comments, beneath the dignity of the office of the prest ent. presidenump even stunning his ownides siding with an american adversary over his own intelligence experts. >> they said they think it's russia. i have presidentputin,e just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> that drawing a quick rebuke from dan coats, the directorf national intelligence delivered without white house approval. we've been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election, and we will continue to provide unvarnished and intelligence in support of our national security. the president offering no condemnation but gushing over his gift. >> that soccer ball was rvelly nice. i have to say it was very niceo >> reporter:ill leaders of the u.s. intelligence agencies confront the president?

the white house initially said president trump would receive his intelligedae briefing but overpass they released a new schedule with no briefing onit. what happens now many national security leaders warn by not standing up to vladimir putin, effectively ab solving him of wrongdoing, the president is only emboldening the russian leader to interfere again in future elections. hoda. alexander at the white house. peter, thank you. we move to wild video out of las vegas. it shows the moments a police officer fires a gun through his own windshield while pursuing a pair of suspects. police say the suspect fired dozens of shots at pursuing officers, so then one officer decided to fireback. he couldn't get a s chot from the driver's side window, so you saw hit,e fired through his ldwindsh. the pursuit ended outside an elementary school, more shots fired. the passenger killed. the two w mene suspects from a

homicide earlier in the day. this morning, a warning for ts with children with food allergies. tragically it she missed awa ing sign. stephanie gosk with this. steph. >> it's an incredibly sad story. her mother i trying to increase awareness with package labeling having what she calls screaming warnings. 15-year-old alex irks never saw the warning findit before she into a chips ahoy. she had a p severenut allergy. the package was open. according to her mother kelly she didn't see the reese's logo indicating peanuts before grabbing a cookie. kelly writes on her pa, she started feeling tingling in her mouth and came home. she said her condition rapidly .

deteriat she was given two epipen shots but went into shock. within 90 minutes she stopped breathing. she writes sheig dtly taught her what to in guest. she knew her limits and was aware of familiar packaging. she knew what safe was. now the grieving mother has an urgent warning for other parents. the company has different coloredic packaging to ie chunky, chewey or regular but no screaming warnings about such a fatal ingredient to many people, especily children the packages of chewy chips ahoy with peanuts and without do look very similar, both the same color and graphic layout. the most visible difference is reese's lo and peanut butter cups on the front, which can be hidden if the flap sopen. the words peanut butter do appear in some form on every side of the package including in the ingredients in small type. nabisco's parent company issued a statement writing in part, we

were very saddened to hear about this situation. we take allergies very seriously and all of o pducts are clearly labeled on the information panel of the packaging for thed major f allergens in the u.s. we always encourage conmers to read the packaging labeling. allergists say kids need to pay attention. kelly stafford says her heart is broken over the loss but wants to spread awareness so this horrible mistake doesn't happen again. so far kelly stafford's post has been shared almost 70,000 times. it does look like through facebook she's getting the word out toee some guys. >> that's the saddest thing. >> it's an awful story. >> i hope it helps people. >> thank you. hawaii's kilauea volcano back in the news after a lava bomb shattered a tour boat with flaming rocks. fragments went right through the boat's roof during that freak accident over the weekend.

two dozenri ts were injured, some of them seriously. lava bombs happen when molten rock from volcano comes in contact with cooler ocean water and then explodes. kilauea h damagedr destroyed homes with just a few injuries, this is the first report of anybody being hurt while on the hywater. >> won't you say we switch gears and get a morning boost. >> let's dolait. >>ma college student, his car broke down the night before start agnew job. he was rewarded for his determination. walter carr walked 20 miles in the dark to stak w at a moving company. twenty miles in the dark. when he got to town local police officers bought him breakfast. the woman whose furniture he was moving was so impressed she posted the story online. the new boss found out and handed him the keys to the car. >> the car right here, right now, i couldn't think of a better way toart ways with this and put it to better use. >> really?

>> walter was pretty overcome with emotion. he and his family moved to alabama after hurricane katrina destroyed their home in new orleans.al that kidd 20 miles. they say he wants to be a marine. so congrats. >> i love it. hicredible young man. still aheadmorning, our first look at "the crown's" new queen. >> first, are you being spied on in your own home? >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen.al our speci series, are they watching you? from your phone to tv set. what about instagram, arehey really listening to you? november 17th is national take a hike day. not like, "get outta here" take a hike. but like a real hike. with deer and stuff. at a-a-r-p, we're all about hikes, bikes... swims... and... whatever this is... because we're here to help you become your healthiest self. it's why we offer health tips for your body... ...and your brain. yeah, your brain! today is your day to make fitness happen... and a-a-r-p is here to help

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♪oh, it must be love ♪oh, something's got a hold on me right now, child♪ ♪oh, it must be love ♪let me tell you now, oh it must be love♪ well, we're launchi a new rossen report series this morning. are they watching? it's all about debunking myths about your online privacy. >> today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen who is watching us is here to show us what we need to know. hi, jeff, good mornin >> whisper all you want. i got you. got you. talking about your computer, tv, the stuff wally use every day. are they listening to you inside your home right now? sims like it. creepy targeted ads thatpop u in your feed. what's going on?

this morning we're getting answers for you and showing you how to protect your t'ivacy. >> iprobably happened to you. you're in the market for new sunglasses. suddenly, ouweirdly, see an ad for sunglasses on instagram. you've beenut talking a taking a vacation. then lo and behold, anor ad f a hotel nearby there appears in your facebook feed. soere is the question, are faceok and instagram listening to you? no. so what's really o going here, then? >> facebok ads are able t build a profile on you based on what you do. every time you click like, an ad, the apps you install, even things not directly related to facebook have partnershipte imes with facebook. >> it looks like it's ad targe ad because they are listeng this 's because of a other stuff. >> absolutely. >> there's a way tfind out what facebook knows about you. >> facebook open. >> go to settings. >> okay. >> settings click on ads.

you'll see everything, your interests. >> everything, business and , industews and entertainment, hobbies and activities, travel pl es, events, everything. >> it's really accurate. >> why then do social media apps like facebook and instagram have a microphone setting at all? it's because you need a microphone for some features like making and postingvideos. >> all right. for people like me that are really, ready paranoid, though. jim showed me a little trick if you're really paranoid. i know you said they aren't listening. here is something you can do. on your iphone, come into settings. go down to the apps like this, if you wt to show the microphone on okfacebook. ow the microphone is on. i shut the microphone off and, boom, paranoid me, we're good now. >> solving the problem. >> it's not just social media, ny think shopping apps are tracking you, too. it's called geo-fencing. retailers mapping your gps location so when you'reearby

y send you discounts or coupons luring you in. so the question, can stores track your locations? yes. >> we install apps. we hit agree, age, agree. nobody is really paying attention. that's giving apps permission to a lot of things, including your location. >> how do we shut this off. >> take your phone. >> come in here.ow you know h we do it. through. >> settings, then privacy. >> scroll down to privacy. the's privacy. >> location services. >>ight on top location services. >> find the app for whatever terrell you have concerns about. >> reen's, for example, following me. i've given them permission to do that. click on that. you have the choice while using the app or never and you click never andou're good to go. >> that simple. >> your phone isn't the only w deviching you. recent headlines your smart tv may be monitoring you, so can your tv really track what you're yes.ng? >> when you installed your tv set, odds are you enabled ito

can track position you're watching and you didn't realize it. >> must be aay to shut it off. >> every tv is a little different. i'll show you this one. >> settings. >> preference, setup. i'll go to privacy policy. >> okay. >> this is really important. that's w lt you'reking for on any tv. here you'll see there's a lot of iting. >> what is it saying? >> what this is summing up, heyc wean monitor everything you watch and you're giving us permission to do this. >> right here you can go to hdisagree. whpens when you do that? >> you could. if you disagree, know what it says here. if you disagree you're not going to have acces to internet content or interactive communications which is the most important part of your tv. that's why we love our smart tv. as we pointed out, every tv ist differ some tvs you lose no functionality. on my smart tv iried it and it gave me a warning some rk, others s would wouldn't work fully. check your tv so you know what to lose. a lot going on here, a lot of

tips we ygave. missed any of them go on the website today.com/ro reports. a step by step instructional thing here. >> so if aress i like happens feedep popping up on my it's because i've shopped for it before. >> the big misconception, i didn't go on facebook for that. if you're on a rular url or app you may have given permission to interact with facebook or on your computer. >> the worst is if it's a dress you don't like and it follows yo all over the internet. >> or a dress jeff likes. >> a regular saturday. >> al roker, over to you. th here i washington area it is a sunny, humid and very warmtart to the day. just after 8:00 in the morning

and already 81 degrees here in wn. 81 also in annapolis. upper 70s across most western suburbs. it will be a hot one today. already rain out here to our wein. that is c our way and 80% chance you're going to be rained on at some point during the afternoon. mostim likely for thunderstorms, we've seen about 2:00 in the afternoon up until about 8: this evening. sunny and less humid weather returns tomorrow. as you head out the door, don't forget take us with you today show radio sirius 108, today 1:00 t.m. off rails with dylan and sheinelle. we're live on facebook live so you can wat us and listen at the same time. >> they will be watching you. >> just like jeff rossen report >> okay, thanks. we all love our jobs but carson in the orange room with new position that is sound ideal. >> mattress firm, nationwide search for first ever snooze turn. the company isooking for a professional napper. somebody who is going to test out their bedsutnd post a it

on social media. dream job. the application site says, we are searchingor someone who can put their rest to the test. if you think you're a slumberar apply to sleep on the job. some of the snooze qualifications so you have be proficient inrdapping regaless of the time of day. passionate about sleep and comfort.ci media users obviously chiming in. lisa saying, i have been f traini this my whole life. thomas adds i couldill this le easily. i have references. jennifer posts, this is what drea are made of. mattress firm says they are going to post video of final three snooze turn applicants. people will be able toote for their favorites. all applicants available to start snoozing at the company's bed quartersn houston. can you guys sleep on queue like that? >> no. i like to nap but conditions have to be perfect. i don't think i'd be good. >> sleep on a plane but i don't

know about that. >> late for your first day of work because you overslt. >> snooze-tern. >> "pop start" for us. ds will apply i for that job. start with reese witherspoon as part of the actress's shine on with reese series. d get to see her r dolly parton's closet. it goes exactly the way witherspoon has imagined it. >> oh, my gosh, dolly. >> that's okay. that happens all the ytime. come in my house and tear up my stuff. >> i'm sorry. your original costumes. i always imaned dolly parton's closet opens and sequins come flying out. >> it did. >> fun fact -- godmother of -- cyrus. y >> the first guest on witherspoon's docuseries which focuses on female trail plrs. shine on with reese appears

day for directv and u-verse. up next, the crown season two. th last we'll see of her. a time jump, back to th 1970s. now netflix has provided first look of olivia coleman as the queen in the photo we see her as the middle aged monarch having nice shot there. season three of "the crown" on netflix in 2019. jennifer garner loves to post cooking videos sharing home made recipes with millions of foasowers. this weekend she got to play the role of fan spending the day wit ina garten. schett to look at her new cookbook. they didn't mention the reason for the meeting, maybe a new cookbook but they didn't tell. the story behind one model's unexpected accessory on the

runway. kristen dahlgren here with that. >> good moing, guys. the model is a mom first, so when duty called she strutted her stuff while breastfeeding her five-month-old daughterov people areing it. >> fashion forward and forward thinking. model marae martin mad a splash at this week's miami swim week breastfeeding her baby while trutting her stuff on the catwalk. >> she was getting a little hungry. it was her dinnertime because the show kept getting pushed back. >> mara was holding her baby and nursing her. i was like, you want to just nue when youalk down the runway? she was like, i would love to do that. >> the 30-year-oldke model w the swimwear show in a metallic gold one-shoulder bikini nursing herfive-month-old daughter aria wearing noise canceling headphones and a diaper. >> honestly i didn't think twice about it because i do it every day. >> many people praisin martin and "spts illustrated."

before the show she uploaded an ram with her baby. >> she was smiling. i could see in her smile she was so proud o me. >> the breastfeeding image drawing a wid range of comments. i'm really glad this mother is fnfident and responsible enough tod her child regardless if you think it's icky. >> unbelievable. thiss incredibly beautiful. >> tv producer shonda rhimes this.ng, love it's not the first time fhion world celebrated motherhood. three years ago dolce and banna dedicated ready to wear for moms. the spring show cast a woman pregnant. >> ang mom should be able to feed their baby when a how they want to feed them and it shouldn't ab topic ofsc sion. >> she posted on instagram she wants to normalize breastfeeding all. sted women can do it >> i'm grateful to be part of i an they chose me to represent a mom, which is exactly who i am. >> she was part o a contest.

they also had models up to size 24. "sports illustrated" trying to show all types of beauty. >> a baby has got to eat. >> just ahead, no school, no problem. fun apps and gadts to slow your kids summer luslide. >> p a grilling lesson to make sure your burger night is coming just right. coming up after your local news.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning. it's 8: now on this tuesday, july 17th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a look at your co melissa mollet has a look at your first four traffic. upperro marl inner loop before pennsylvania avenue. have a crash with response on the scenes. seeing delays on the inner college park, westbound university, crash reported there and fairfax in bound 66 at 123 cras on the right side. you can see the slowdowns. we'll get a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

it is steamyum and outside. temperatures already around 80 degrees.f showers west winchester and that will fill into a line of showers and storms. it will come through here. 2:00 and 8:00 chances of rain today are high at 80%. most of that chance rain should be fading away until 8:00. if you're headedo downe

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> 8:30 now it's a tuesday morning, 17th of july, out here on the plaza with some great fans. lots ofolks enjoying this hot, steamy, steamy weather on the plaza. >> we're happy you're back. >> i'm happy to be back. what's going on? >> i've got the crowd moment da >> do you. >> on a day like today it would be great to be out on a boat cruising. we have two folks, dustin and here.ver you guys did the great loop. what's the great loop? >> it's a 6,000 mile journey through the intracoastal waterways of th united states. >> how long will it take. >>ar

>> we're in the middle. >> so you quit the job, saved the money? >> yes. >> what kind of boat. >> craft. >> that's amazing. when are you going to finish it up? >> november. >> just in time. >> where will you finish. >> kentucky. >> perfect place. congratulations. there you go, sailing all the great loop, arrrrrgh. >> a band from illinois. thanks for coming. ng up, country meets pop. chris lane and tori kelly teamed up for a new song. it's cli the charts and they are going to perform it live. >> sounds so good something all parents worry about, keeping kids engaged during dog days of summer, brain drain. apps for all agesut that will p their minds to work and put your mind at ease. >> also it's always a good morning when we ge to fire up

the gril we're putting new spins on burgers, chef abdo is . he >> a new series teaching how to grill during the summer. >> let's check the weather. >> see what good morning. we're dry across the area right now, but you see the storms off to our west are heading in this they'll be here this afternoon. in the meantime, we're going to be humid and hot. 81 in .washingt many suburbs mid to upper 70s. by lunchtime, mostly cloudy. could see a shower but most

stormse arrter 2:00 p.m. by 8:00 p.m. in time for the all-star cagame. t rule out a stray shower. wednesday through friday will be dry and sunny with lower humidity. that is your latest weather. don't forget you're going oute thdoor, can you take us with you. go to "today" sirius xm channel 108. at 1:00. it's "off the rails" with sheinelle, dylan dryer, yours truly. r have phil rosenthal created everybody lovesmond and created a new show. we're going to talk to him. taking your calls. facebook live everywhere. nons backe to you guys. >> all right, al. are kids spending a summer break playing video games, watching random clips online and llowing people on social media. why not give them other options fun but educational as well. mario host of theshow, good morning. a bunch of apps fun but use our

minds. an this impo 1.8 months are lost from summer learning from our kids. so this is really g. the first thing is go tough apps. first one i have is big box, dragon box big numbers. th is an awesome app that does long addition and subtraction as well. as the kids solve problems they get to collect and trade items where they start to buy things, unlock worlds, buy houses. $7.99 for the app, kids tluf this. >> next. >> brain pop. lots of parents love brain it's a favorite with parents and kids. over 1,000 topics with this ad. what's new you have creative coding. kids can learn how toode with some of the lessons. >> what are the ages. >> first was six to nine. this is for grades three through twelve. what's really great is it has movie making abilities. they can make brain pop movies about what they have actually learned. >> the next one is with languas, early lingo.

>> early lingo language app. this is really great. each app only $3.99 to learn a language, six different languages from english to mandarin you can learn on this. interactive lessons, videos, tests, quizzes, all types of things to ensure your kid is learning the language. >> finally an app forlder kids. c high school and adults, it's different, onlinlege courses. these are places like stanford, duke,le $29 to start for the classes. the app is free if yo want tonight hans your career or seek some personal development. >> okay. that's what carson is doing right now. he's playing with robots. what's this about? >> talk about enhancing careers. this is wonder workshop. it's all about using robots to teach kids to code. on my ipad tab let i can launch this robot to draw. this is what's new. i don't want to hit you.'m carson,sorry. what you can do, kids are earning problem solving,

computational thinking, the sics of coding are all being ern learned by this. it's draggin drop coding. very simple what to do to adjust to make different shapes and designs. kids can imagine what t,y wa program the robot, and the robot delivers it. >> did you learn how to >> i just made a whole code, a whole game. fortnite is over. >> a lookver here. >> i'm very busy. > this experiment, look a this, this is amazing. this is science kids forgirls, specifically for girls. >> that's fun. >> made by two moms w are also scientists. the reason why they wanted to do this, when gls hit eighth grade, they start to lose confidence and competence in science. they want to create activity high. >> back off, you don't have your goggles on. >> we' doing a chemistry experiment right now. they have ak workb with 19 different experiments you can do. we're mixing sodium bicarbonate

with citric aci and that's creating a chemical reaction. kids get to learn different t'things. >> t fun. under the circumstances a payoff with the colorful foam. >> it's "today" show. >> mario, thank you so coming up next new recipes for ultimate burger night. illing it up two different ways. tht first is is "today" on ♪

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test. this time with yours truly. >> forecast calls for sunny skies and al. hot gr time for you to start cooking. for this onlinela i'm grilling with chef matt abdoo, a new york w restaurateuh barbecue in his blood. peach. we are at p >> an instructor for blueprint and will be leading nline lessons as we teach you how to become a grill master. >> screaming to me summertime. >> summertime! >> oh, my goodness. >> here is a sneak peek. >> that's right. we're going to make some burgers. >> but we're going to do special burger, my asian insred burger with nice asian slaw. i wanted to make it light be have s juiciness. so i'm taking a pound of ground turkey and a pound of ground pork for a little more flavor and a little more moisture. >> i really like how you jump it up. what's the first thing, get right in. >> get right in there. dad remember growing up my

would have three-legged things and get briquettes, put a half a can of lighter fluid. >> that's worse. >> step back. >> that's national lampo poopoo disaster. >> fhevor it imparts on food is horrible. find goo charcoal starter, get them hot first. >> used to say, i love it when a plan comes together. we're going to have much more how to watch the two of us in owtion. right matt abdoo, my pal, is going to show us how easysto make fan burgers. ready to go? >>urkey pork burgers. >> start with slaw. to save time prepackaged. >> gat job. >> this has different colors of cabbage, scallions and carrots, ginger, all kinds of neat stuff, apple. basically to make your d you're going to take have

negar. we've got beautiful sesame oil, peanut oil, some lemon juice, some sugar, salt, pepper, some ginger, garlic, whisk them all together. this sets up even better once you put it in the frig. >> brings out fvors of cole slaw. >> put that togeth, pourt in and mix. >> good old mix. >> you've got a little green apple to go in there, too. tarte that, sweet and >> a little cilantro, put it all together and it's a beautiful thing. now let's move to the burger. and autiful turkey meat pork. ginger scallion. mix it all together. >> the beautiful thing, a lot of times folks in our lives want us to eat more healthy. you've got turkey but you hide the pork in there, s it's thee color. they have no idea. >> pork has flavor and moisture and also leaner than most ground beef and even chicken thighs.

it's healthy, too. >> ming the patty, your fastidious about the edges. why. >> you have to make sure they are smooth because if they representative you put them on the gll and they crumble. >> delicious. >> cooking on the grill now. >> how long each side for your turkey po. >> morebout the temp, probably a burger 4 ounces, this thick, two to three min a side. once you start to see it bubble on the top, a good time to flip. see the char that's good flavor there. >> for traditional i like brisket but you'veicked it up a notch. >> this our famous pig beach burger we do. >> on the kiwanis canal, it's spectacular. >> so much fun there, we love having you guys. first thi w wet to do season with salt and pepper first. very important. get all that flavor, delicious meat there. put it on the grill.

you want it super, superhot. with a burger this in, it's only a minute, minute and a half each side. you want it tbe super hot to get a good char on the one side to bring out the ouflavor. >>ay the burger will tell you when to flip it. >> if it's stuck and n moving it's not ready. gino it aer minute. when you see juices bubble up on the top side that's a great sign. flip, nice toss, back on the grill. at thi point you put a piece of cheese on it. >> what kind of cheese to you ke >> simple white american cheese, perfect for burger, classic bugger. by the time it's melted on the burger it's ready to come off d we're ready to assemble it. >> what's the mistake people make with burgers. >> they don't let them rest enough. it's important to let them sit for minute so juices don't sog out your bun. if you don't givet enough time it will get your burger soggy. the way we build our burgers at

the beach we put sauce o ,boom pickles, patty on top. another little dolp of sauce on top so it gets all juicy. this is o b pigch burger sauce. ketchup, mayonnaise, barbecue mustard, chopped pickles and shallots. what do you think? >> it's so good. how do you make this this is delicious. >> this beer is an incredibleec pr an ipa we sell at pig beach we partner with them and sell tons in cans and on top. >> didn't expect that answer. it's delicious. awesome. >> matt, thank you so much. >> go on the road. >> we're going on th road. >> let's do it. >> this gu dup anone and done. >> for these recipes and more head to today.com/food. if you want the class, what you get when you buy a subscription check out my bluprint, lve off the e. sign up for a free sneak peek plus a downloadable cookbook

with all our recipes. >> yes, sir. >> justta ahead country chris lane, pop star tori kelly teaming up for a new hit song. they are going to perform it thve. but firs is "today" on nbc. >> i love that song.

chris lane's star has beenry rising e since he burst onto the scene with number one smash hit ix he just released his sophomore album, "laps around the sun." this morning, i still can'te beli this, chris. this is your "today" show debu >> it is, my "today" show debut. >> how do you feel today? >> gosh,t's an honor to be he, i'm so dpited. my mom and dad and grandma and dog ruddy are at home watching now. >> would you like to say hi to

rudy. >> rudy, what's up, fella? >> tell us about this song. >> i wantedon a that would connect with people, a good summer vibe. >> it's a great joining you with this song is tori kelly, standing here off camera you're going to sing along. >> she's going to sing along. >> queen t. >> queen t in the house. >> taket away, chris. >> thank you. ♪ ♪

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>> tori, you weree. awes we'll be back. that new album, "laps around t soul." >> it kept building. ♪

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good morning,elc everyone. e to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we begin with an important warning for s. a teenager from florida had a severe peanut allergy. you know somebody with this, an alrgy to peanuts. the 15-year-old made a tragic mistake weeks ago and the results were dire. nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk explains. watch this. >> reporter: