?? good good morning. battle ready. donald trump and hillary clinton set to take the stage tonight at our commander in chief forum. a new poll shows trump way ahead with active service members and veterans. clinton takes a swipe at her forces. >> the own things that is clear is he has no clue about what he's talking about. >> what will both candidates have to do to win the military vote? $1.7 billion. that's how much the obama administration now admits it sent iran in cash earlier this year. more than four times what it initially said it delivered. what was the money for, and why wasn't the government more up

mystery solved nearly 27 years after the crime. a minnesota man confesses in graphic detail to the kidnapping and killing of an 11-year-old boy. the victim's heartbroken mother speaking out for the first time since her son's body was found just days ago. >> for us, jacob was alive until we found him. >> this morning, the link to another crime that helped crack the case. and under pressure. amid sinking sales, expected to unveil the new iphone 7 at a big event. how will it be different, and will it help the tech giant cook up big sales today? wednesday, september 7th, 2016. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer, live from the "intrepid" air and space museum in new york. and savannah guthrie live from

welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. i'm standing here at new york's intrepid air and space museum along the hudson river. this is the site of tonight's commander in chief forum. the first joint candidate event of this general election season. we'll tell you much more about what we have in store for the candidates later on. savannah's back in studio 1a, a few blocks from here. good morning to you. >> good morning. what a sighting you have there. these are the issues that voters consistently say are at the top of >> no question about it. let me set the stage for you. during this hour-long event that i'll be moderating, clinton and trump will appear back to back, taking questions on national security, military affairs, and veterans issues from an audience of active and veteran service members. last night there was a coin toss. it was held to determine the order of appearance. trump won the coin toss and has chosen to go second. hillary clinton will go first. >> okay.

going to get a lot of attention. the election, of course, 62 days away now. with that in mind, here's a quick look at the state of the race today. ahead of your forum, trump has stumped in new york and philadelphia where the republican nominee will also be addressing veterans issues and national security. chelsea clinton will be in the battleground state of pennsylvania, as well, hitting the campaign trail for her mom for the first time since the birth of her second child, aidan, in june. and the race tight. the latest poll shows hillary clinton leading trump in that state, but now just by four points. a tight race. >> all right. thank you very much. a lot to get to in the presidential race including another new poll that's significant to tonight's forum. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is here with me with more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. upon a bad backdrop for tonight certainly. on deck, the issues of veterans and national security.

president that of commander in chief. both hillary clinton and donald trump are facing skeptical voters. a brand-new poll out this morning shows nearly 60% of american say they do not have confidence in trump's ability to head our armed forces, and 52% say they lack the same confidence in clinton. facing their first fierce battle, hillary clinton and donald trump's task tonight, to portray themselves a commander in chief. clinton launching a presumptive message on air and trump's controversial comments -- >> john mccain, he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, okay. >> reporter: our poll shows trump leads clinton by 19 votes among veteran voters.

letter regarding his signing, and hillary clinton says she has 95 retired admirals and generals supporting her. she weighed in on global hot spots like north korea. >> what i would simply say is, china, this is your baby, this is your problem. you solve the problem. >> reporter: on syria, ducking a question about whether he supports a regime change. >> look, we have a problem. it's called isis. isis is fighting syria. >> reporter: and on russia -- ou along with russia? >> reporter: even using vladimir putin to bash clinton. >> putin looks at her and laughs, okay. he laughs. then he smiles. boy, would he like to see her. >> reporter: clinton firing back -- >> we're going to work with our allies, not insult them. we're going to stand up to our adversaries, not cozy up to them. >> reporter: in a tightening race, clinton's trying to get pack on offense. hammering trump for refusing to

is, but we're getting better guesses about what it probably is. >> reporter: trump slamming clinton after the fbi revealed after the interview with her about her private e-mail server she repeatedly couldn't recall key details. >> if she really can't remember, she can't be president. she doesn't remember anything. >> reporter: back to the topic of tonight. here's another statistic that stuck out us to. more americans trust hillary clinton to make the right decisions with the nuclear codes. 44% f just 24% for trump. 26% of americans say they don't trust either of them. just to emphasize the importance of the national security debate, remember this sunday marks the 15th anniversary of 9/11. and american voters already making up their minds. early voting including mail-in ballots by active duty military, matt, begins in many states this month. >> all right. peter, thank you very much. we appreciate it. let's talk more about what

let's bring in nicole wallace and steve kornacki, made their way to the "intrepid." talk about the polling. 59% of people don't trust donald trump with the future of our military. 52% don't trust hillary clinton. yet, she is trailing him by 19 points with active military and veterans. why? >> well, this is a group of voters who really measure your toughness. if donald trump has one asset that wasn't dampened by his tumultuous and disastrous sense that he's still tough enough. i think that was one of the attributes that held up. what he has to prove is that he also can be measured. i think that's his testimony. >> steve, this is about the 3:00 a.m. phone call. this is about national security. what does donald trump have to say to prove to american voters that he is in fact ready for the role of commander in chief? >> yeah, the other poll number out there that always jumps out at me is temperament. when you ask people which of these candidates has the better temperament, she beats him 2-1,

competence here. but i think he needs to find a way to reassure people, again, it's when you have gut decisions as president, you have the poll about your finger on the button. they don't trust him now with something that basic and that fundamental. >> steve brings up a good point. with donald trump, the word you hear more often than any other is temperament. when it comes to hillary clinton, you hear judgment. >> right. >> you hear trust. what does she need to say to veterans and voters tonight that lets them understand that she's got the right judgment and can trust her to make the key decisions? >> there's a hillary clinton that did pretty well on that question and who forged relationships across the aisle. and that was the hillary clinton who served in the united states senate as new york state's representative. she was on the senate armed service the committee. she made many trips to the region. we were a country at war while she was a senator. she needs to -- this is sort of her weakness and her asset. her weakness is that there are different versions of her that she showcases.

that's the hillary clinton that needs to show up tonight. >> if you put their resumes side to side, steve, she has much more experience in these areas. resumes are double-edged swords. on the one hand you've got the experience nicole talked about. on the other hand, you have to run on your record. is it a problem for her? >> remember in 2008 when she was running against barack obama, at the beginning of the campaign they thought foreign policy, national security would be the big trump card. it turned out it was the iraq war vote from 2002. it was the legacy of the i war. you have that something situation where donald trump, he had made comments in the run-up to the iraq war on the radio saying he was for. he's trying to run as a candidate saying i was against this from the beginning. it was a disaster. he's trying to pin that on her. something to see if there's a back and forth. >> unscientific poll as i'm conductsing with people heading -- conducting with people heading into the event. what's the number-one threat with national security? >> i think people feel the lone wolf attacks with content on the

with a weapon which are pretty easy to get in this country and wreak havoc. >> that's it. self-radicalization. we talk about the threats externally coming in. it's people who don't have to go overseas, don't have to meet anybody. things can happen from them. >> thank you very much. >> we'll be watching. >> thank you very much. again, you can watch our forum live tonight, 8:00 eastern time on nbc and msnbc. back to studio 1a and savannah. thanks. new fuel in the controversy facing over payments it sent to iran earlier this year. the white house is now saying the overall total, entirely in cash, amounted to $1.7 billion. nbc's ron allen is traveling with the president in laos this morning and has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: under pressure, the administration admit that it spent some $400 million using money as leverage to help free four americans being held in iran. now the "wall street journal" reports that within a few weeks,

all that money in cash. the timing raising new questions about whether all that money was ransom. the obama administration has said all that money, $1.7 billion, was owed to iran, settling a decades' old dispute about a failed arms deal. an agreement they say that co-insighted with the prisoner -- so insided with the prisoner release and arms deal. the president says it was not ransom. >> we do not pay hostages. >> reporter: critics of the deal with iran say the administration has refused to reveal complete details about when and how the cash was sent and say hundreds of millions in cash could end up in the hands of terrorist iran back and endanger americans. the white house insists it revealed the cash payments in august when asked whether an additional $1.3 million had been sent to iran like the initial $400 million payment. >> we haven't been as specific about the mechanism of the

interest other than to say that we had a similar arrangement with a central bank. >> reporter: the administration insists some of the details must be kept secret and that it had to use cash because of sanctions against iran. still, republicans on the hill want to introduce legislation that bans any payments to iran and demands billions from the regime to compensate victims of terror. savannah? >> ron allen traveling with the president. thank you. new developments this morning in the bill cosby sexual assault comedian is the victim of racial bias. they complain that a barrage of new accusers has gone public while cosby's supporters have been silenced. attorneys took particular aim at gloria allred, a lawyer who represented some of cosby's accusers. the statements came after a court hearing in pennsylvania at which a judge set a june 5th trial date for cosby. he's charged with drugging and molesting a former temple university employee at his home in 2004.

in a minnesota courtroom to a murder mystery that has haunted that state for nearly three decades. a man finally admitting to the 1989 abduction, assault, and killing of an 11-year-old boy. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in minneapolis for us with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, for 9,827 mornings since the young boy's mother had woken up wondering in agony what had really happened to her son, today she no longer has to wonder after t chilling confession in this courthouse. we should warn our viewers that some of the details of this story are disturbing. >> for us, jacob was alive until we found -- until we found him. >> reporter: this morning, patty wetterling finally knows what happened to her son, jacob. confessed killer danny heinrich now providing answers in terrifying detail. the small minnesota town of st. joseph in shock. >> nobody should have to go

brought national attention here when 11-year-old jacob, his younger brother, and a friend were forced from their bikes by a masked gunman. >> told me to run to the woods as fast as i could. and then grabbed jacob. >> reporter: now in that confession, according to reporters in court, heinrich told the judge jacob asked, "what did i do wrong?" he also started to cry and said, "take me home." instead, heinrich told the court he sexually abused jacob, then executed him at the edge woods. at the time, heinrich was questioned about the boy's disappearance but never arrested. a break in the investigation came last october when new technology linked heinrich's dna to another unsolved sexual assault case. police searched his home leading to an arrest on child pornography charges. heinrich later told police where he buried jacob's body in exchange for prosecutors dropping potential kidnapping and murder charges. >> he's not getting away with

signed off on that plea deal. this morning the search for their son is finally over. their pain is not. >> his legacy will go on. i want to say, jacob, i'm so sorry. >> reporter: heinrich's sentencing is now set for late november on the child pornography charge. the u.s. attorney here says he expects the 53-year-old heinrich will go to prison for at least 20 years. savannah? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. got some other itt technical institute is going out of business. the for-profit college chain is shutting down all 130 of its u.s. campuses because it says it can no longer operate under new rules set up by the federal government. itt has been under investigation for allegations of fraud and deceptive marketing tactics. in august, the u.s. department of education banned that college from enrolling students who get federal aid. that shutdown affected about

employees. a big event is happening in san francisco today. tech giant apple expected to unveil the newest version of its popular iphone. nbc has more. jo, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. whenever apple has an event like this, it is veiled in secrecy. that doesn't stop the rumor mill from churning on line. and here in san francisco, we're expecting a potential new iphone 7 this morning. it's all about what feature could be missing -- the headphone jack. apple, under major pressure to make a big splash. the most valuable company in the world widely expected to unveil a new iphone 7 today. ?? the company that made white earbuds a fashion statement now rumored to be eliminating them. according to websites that focus on -- on apple products, earbuds that may connect via bluetooth. >> it better be good. users are used to plugging in

behavior, it better for a great reason. >> reporter: getting rid of traditional head iphones could allow the phone to be thinner and potentially waterproof. these photos posted to the mac rumors website report the device has a more advanced camera. the company will issue a new and improved watch with a new gps feature, plus a longer lasting battery to satisfy user complaints. sales of the apple watch have disappointed analysts since it launched two years ago. apple currently lagging behind fitbit and more in the wearables category. the announcement amid a global smartphone war against samsung. last week, samsung recalled 2.5 million galaxy note 7 phones because of fires linked to its lithium ion batteries. >> we have one more things -- [ applause ] >> reporter: as for today's big announcement, analysts say anything could happen. apple's known to keep a surprise up its sleeve until the very last minute.

morning. you know, ceo tim cook has been the head of this company for about five years now. a lot of critics say is he innovating enough, and today is another chance for him to prove those critics wrong. savannah? >> jo up there early to get it. let's get a first check of weather from al who probably already has the iphone 7. >> i do not, but i'm very, very excited. >> i know you are. i can feel the energy. >> like christmas morning! let's show you, we've got -- unfortunately, not like christmas in the upper midwest. bringing heavy thunderstorms from green bay all the way to minneapolis. eventually, those storms will make their way into chicago. very humid air up ahead of this front. along the front, looking at showers and thunderstorms firing up today. midwest severe threat. we could see flooding with these storms from oklahoma into the northeast by thursday. look at this -- we've got some heavy rain, upwards of six inches from wichita all the way into decatur, illinois.

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?? we're back at 7:30. look at the flags. september 7th, 2016. it's windy, cloudy, cool day here in new york city. look what the wind blew in, matt lauer from the intrepid. >> you know what wednesday means in y garbage pickup day. got behind a couple of trucks on the way back. >> the debris is carrying a little odor, as well. >> traffic, as well. let's get right to the headlines this morning. speaking of the weather, tropical storm newton will bring heavy rain to parts of new mexico and arizona today. it made landfall as a hurricane in mexico. actually, twice on tuesday, including near the resort in los cabos. as we mentioned, after a day of campaigning, hillary clinton and donald trump will take part

they'll take the stage at the intrepid sea, air and museum taking questions from service members and veterans. and you can watch it at 8:00 eastern on msnbc and nbc. >> by the way, there is a new nbc new survey monkey poll, it shows that trump leads clinton by 19 points, 55% to 36%, among voters currently serving or who have previously served in the u.s. military. >> thaad campaign moment, where we show you something you may have missed on the campaign trail. here's one that's actually been a tradition on campaign planes for years. the old orange roll. on tuesday, reporters traveling with hillary clinton rolled oranges toward the front of the plane where she sits. written on each orange, a question for her to answer. only one made it all the way to the front and this was its question. who would you rather have dinner with, donald trump or vladimir putin?

with putin's name circled, but a clinton aide admitted he actually answered the question for his boss. and i would call it a time-honored practice tradition. you told me you had never heard of it or can't remember it? >> we rolled a stone. that's how long ago it was. also this morning, learning more about the massive $20 million settlement to the sexual harassment lawsuit that rocked fox news and cost roger ailes his job at cynthia mcfadden on the case. >> good morning, savannah. it would have been hard to imagine two months ago what would happen happened with gretchen carlson bringing suit against roger ailes. the media titan was forced to step down over the summer, though multiple sources tell us that whopping $14 million to do so. today, a new twist. this morning, fox news is yet again making news. >> good morning, everybody.

$20 million payout after accusing former ceo, roger ailes, of sexual harassment. in just a short time later, one of the network's top anchors calling it quits. >> really this is the slow-motion dismantling of the machine and the roster that roger ailes had built over 20 years. >> on the record -- >> reporter: greta van susteren suddenly leaving fox on tuesday, writing on faceb felt like home to me for a few years." she was one of several high-profile employees who came defend roger ailes in a sexual harassment lawsuit, then firing her when she refused his advances. 21st century fox, the parent company of fox news, which was not named in the lawsuit, saying in a statement, "we sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that gretchen was not treated with the respect and

carlson saying in a statement, "all women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace." her $20 million settlement, a culmination of a summer of allegations. according to the lawsuit, ailes allegedly said, "i think you and i should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago," adding that "sometimes problems are easier to solve that way." carlso secretly record his alleged advances. a person familiar tells nbc news contributor, gabe sherman. >> she meticulously built this case over more than a year recording him on her iphone in private meetings. in private settings and meetings, and 21st century fox couldn't walk away from this. the proof was there. >> reporter: an internal investigation by 21st century fox uncovered other women who said roger ailes harassed them too. he has repeatedly denied all allegations against him and is reportedly considering legal action himself. his attorney telling nbc news,

carlson's settlement. so this morning, questioned by some about the future of fox news. >> the problem is that the network is in disarray. the man who created fox news is gone, and there's a lot of uncertainty about its place in the world. >> reporter: sources close to the settlement talks tell nbc news that two other sexual harassment cases besides carlson's have recently been settled by the company. meanwhile, "new york" magazine and writer gabe sherman have been threatened with litigation by roger ailes, who has hired hulk hogan's lawyer. >> the one who just successfully sued gawker. >> it continues. thank you very much. let us get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> all right, guys. as you mentioned, bottom of the program, we were talking about our good friend spinning around out here, newton. that's right. newton is now 130 miles south of tucson, 70-mile-an-hour winds

storm. and that moisture is going to make its way as already started to make its way into arizona, new mexico, texas, and that's where we have flash flood watches, and could see flash flood warnings. three million people under this. the impacts, two to four inches in southeastern arizona, gusty winds, heavy rain, could see gully washers and flash floods, we're watching that. and the remnants of hermine continue to spin off the northeast coast. high surf for southern new england and new york. scattered showers and finally of dodge. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your

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son being a deployed army ranger. jeremy lane here of seattle, more recently u.s. women soccer player, megan repinot. many watching closely to see if there are any additional protests. back to you. >> and the president, by the way, weighed in and says that kaepernick has the right to do that to raise awareness for a social issue. >> and veterans and service members think the same thin just ahead, hoda is playing fairy godmother again. fairy godmother again. and well? i love it. this piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "oh, i have to have it..." is it suede? it's suede. i love suede. state farm knows that every one those moments, there's one of these... well? i love it. this piece is so you. i know, right? i saw it and i was just like "i have to have it..." is it suede?

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team from cirque du soleil here. oscar winning director james cameron. the new show that's inspired by avatar. we think it will blow you away because it's windy and also because it's awesome. >> for this morning's guinness world record attempt, by the guy who holds the record for holding the most guinness world records. i'll draw you a chart savannah. that is coming up soon. >> pretty awesome. >> first, it's time for the news at 8:00. we begin this morning with the race for the white house. i'm hallie jackson on the deck of the aircraft carrier "intrepid" where tonight both presidential candidates will take our stage to face questions about what it means to be commander in chief. but a majority of voters don't have confidence in either donald trump or hillary clinton to

out today. for clinton, national security, again, in the spotlight. today ahead of nbc's commander in chief forum, donald trump previewing his plan for the military. a senior aide telling nbc news trump will call for an end to automatic defense cuts, raising questions about how he'll pay for it without ballooning the deficit. the gop nominee also revealing part of his plan to fight isis. back in april -- >> i said i have a great what is it? i'd rather not say. i want to be unpredictable. >> now? >> going to convene my top generals and give them a simple instruction. they will have 30 days to submit to the oval office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating isis. we have no choice. >> trump's trying to capitalize on his advantage with military and veteran voters. where he leads hillary clinton

our new nbc news survey monkey online tracking poll. clinton not conceding that vote. >> his whole campaign has been one long insult to all those who have worn the uniform. >> and not letting up on trump's refusal to release his tax returns. >> he's also said that it's none of our business. i just think he's dead wrong. >> trump quickly brushing off the tax talk. >> nobody cares about some of the folks in the media. nobody cares about it. >> reporter: instead, turning the topic to his rival's appearance. >> i just don't think she has a presidential look. you need a presidential look. you have to get the job done. >> reporter: clinton's running mate, tim kaine, called a similar knock against clinton's appearance an idiotic comment. by the way, one more note on our new poll, it shows that clinton has an edge over trump when it comes to who voters trust more on the use of nuclear weapons.

wouldn't trust either candidate. you can watch our commander in chief's forum right here on nbc news at 8:00 eastern. also on msnbc. matt, of course, moderating that. getting ready for big event. savannah? >> all right, halle, thank you so much. meantime, the obama administration is facing new questions this morning about huge cash payments to the government of iran. week ago the white house admitted that a $400 million cash shipment in january was in fact used as leverage to free four american on acknowledging that iran got additional cash transfers for a total of $1.7 billion. however, the white house insists the money was not ransom. it says all of this money was owed to iran to settle a failed arms deal from the '70s and the white house says these funds were previously disposed publicly. the astronaut that log more

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what are the things in life that make you feel the happiest? >> music. >> my children. >> kids. >> family. >> i would say most people would say getting marry or having a baby, family things. would you add to that list getting comments on your facebook post? >> not our comments. >> a new study says for some people, the answer is yes. this from researchers at facebook and carnegie mellon. they say the magic number is 60. getting at least 60 comments inkroos a person's satisfaction as much as a major life event. >> the crazy. >> that's nuts. when i read that, i thought that's weird. >> to the extent facebook is now an online way of getting appreciation, connecting with friends, i think it's another way of saying having a connection with your friends is as good as having a baby. >> i do think most people who follow you are your friends.

here. not really. >> wait till tonight. >> wait till tomorrow. . >> all right. victoria's secret known for racy ads, some people not loving the new campaign. shows models posing on streets in their lingerie. bras and slips being worn like shirts and blouses. on facebook, victoria's secret is marketing as a look you can work into your real victoria's secret. also, this must be a man's idea. one provided this tag lien, how to get fired by victoria's secret. so far, no comments from victoria's secret. >> look at our men. >> i don't mind it. >> look at our men. >> you'd let your daughter do that? >> heck no. no way. >> that's ridiculous. >> nowhere that's happening. classes have just started at a lot of colleges.

already a hero. his organic chemistry teacher promised if he made a basket from one level of the lecture hall to the other, everyone in the class would get an "a" on their first quiz. here's what happened. he nails the shot from across the room. of course vinnie will nail the shot. the whole room goes crazy. the teacher decided to demonstrate a lesson about chemistry, needless to say, vinnie and his classmateson forget that lesson. they love organic chemistry. >> another candidate for play of the day, check out what happened at the u.s. open on tuesday after caroline wozniacki won her match. we all know the tradition at the u.s. open. where does it land? off it goes. yes. >> wow. >> caught with one hand. she happens to be at the right

no one seems more surprised than she is. >> caroline advanced to the semifinals and she gets quite the souvenir. >> 134 baseball fans may start to say, throw it back. >> i'm impressed that her instinct was to catch it. i'd be like, no. >> she was holding a drink in the other hand. >> pop start. >> let's get to it. big story at the top. i guess we'll start with a breakup no one saw coming. >> seriously? >> the couple hiddleswift, yep, they split after three months. >> hiddleswift. >> telling "people" magazine it was amicable. news of the split follows speculation that it was a publicity stunt to begin with. so many fans are devastated. one guy tweeting with i my wife asked me to take out the garbage as if the taylor swift/tom hiddleston news didn't tear my world apart.

in the new october issue of "vanity fair," talk about battling depression. he's telling the magazines, you don't know the illness's parameters. later this month springsteen will release an autobiography "born to run." we don't have a release date for the solo album. zayn malik. what does this direction singer and this sound have in common? >> "law & order". >> he's not joining them. he's teaming up with the mastermind behind the franchise. they're developing a scripted show about a boy band. it will feature original music and draw from his experiences. we don't have a premiere date yet. it will air right here on nbc. >> wow. >> that's your "pop start." for more pop culture news, check out today's facebook page. >> well done.

weather. >> we have really a big change temperaturewise. in the pacific northwest we'll see these temperatures really cool down. anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees cooler than average, right through the middle of this week. but here in the east, a big dome of high pressure unseasonably hot weather starting to set up. look at today. lexington, 11 degrees above average. new york city getting up to 83. 6 degrees above average. cleveland, 91. that's 16 degrees above average. look at t thursday, friday, from d.c. to new york city. highs will be reaching into the

and that's your latest weather, guys. >> al, thank you very much. hoda is back. she's got more of her bucket list granted sers. >> you strapped a 63-year-old grandma into a monster truck and she loved it. >> she went over the big junk cars. >> how are we goi today? >> this one is one of my favorites. a viewer's family asked me to surprise her. we were on it immediately. i don't want to give anything away. just watch. >> hi. we're here. >> reporter: sara malone thinks she's on a new york girls getaway. >> you're saying, wait a second. you might have been in the shot. >> just a few blocks away i'm conspireing with a cast and crew of hundreds. >> and go. >> including sara's family to

>> oh, my god! >> who is sara malone? >> she's the most caring and dependable friend you could ever have in your life. she's always a phone call away. >> as a wife she's loyal, caring, strong. >> reporter: she also just endured the worst year of her life. doctors broke the news that a routine visit six months after her son was born. >> the day after her 31st positive for breast cancer. >> she went through 20 weeks of chemo. she also tested positive for the brcka one gene. she had a double mastectomy and has a hysterectomy in her future. >> reporter: she changed one thing during recovery. she moved a tv into her bedroom to watch her favorite show.

would be watching svu and bingeing, even on episodes she's seen a thousand times. >> i thought of the craziest thing sara would like to do, why not be on svu. >> reporter: she says oh, my gosh, this is exciting. i know it's exciting but we're in the middle of shooting. the easy part, convincing friends at svu to gave sara a small but pivotal. near impossible? pulling off the actual surprise. >> l t >> action. >> the ruse is sara will think she's walked on to a live film set and ruin the shot. >> this is our ear piece. >> reporter: best friend starr will leave sara into our trap. >> tinted windows. >> reporter: while i hide out nearby, awaiting my victim. >> sara is going to be floored. >> she's just going to keep asking is this for real? >> here she comes. here she comes. here she comes. >> what's happening? >> okay, can we go around?

filming right now. >> oh. >> wait here for just a moment. >> did she get into the shot? oh, shoot, yes. you got into the shot by accident. >> i'm so sorry. >> no worries about it. i'm just going to see if we can get a release form. >> shut up. >> do you see what it is? >> can you get me a release form, please? >> someone walk in the shot? >> yes, two people were walking into tho >> i got two release forms. >> hi. >> wait, is this for real? >> this is for real! can i tell you something? >> yes. >> all of this, all of this -- >> yes. >> hi. is for you. it's all for you. your dear friend was telling us

were. your sister-in-law, your husband. >> what! >> i love you. >> your sister-in-law wrote this beautiful note and told us you love a couple of things. this is a real "svu" set down there. and guess who is not only going to be on "svu" but have a speaking part. >> stop it. >> yes, y >> oh, my gosh. >> i don't even know what to say. >> come on. come with us. >> all of this is the svu set. >> okay. >> where's mariska? >> don't tell me you watch this show. >> that would be mariska hargatay, olivia benson. >> oh, my gosh!

hello and welcome! >> oh, my god, it's really you. >> i took off my badge because i didn't want to freak you out. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> we were shooting the scene and i was like, wrap it up, i have guests. >> she's like this, talk amongst yourselves. >> sara, welcome to svu. >> thank you. >> i'm going to take my sunglasses off. how are you? >> reporter: i leave sara in good hands with the svu crew. your very own trailer. >> reporter: it doesn't take long to transform sara into character. she'll be playing the part of woman. >> you're the busy body that knows everybody's business. you probably have a lot of cats. i'm going to say is he around here? you're going to say, check the

>> is he around? >> check the roof. >> i like it. >> okay. >> sara, we're ready for you. >> sara is the last scene of the day. >> ready and action. >> we're looking for charlie dobson. >> is he around? >> check the roof. >> reporter: she kills it in rehearsal. >> nailed it. >> that was very good. >> okay. >> action! >> action! action! >> rorter: and on the subsequent 10,000 takes. >> is he around? >> check the roof. >> i hope sara always it's all about her. she went through a hard year. i hope she understands how much we care about her. >> i think she's going to make a great television star. >> reporter: finally -- >> that does it. >> ladies and gentlemen, that's a wrap on sara malone! >> hopefully that part doesn't get cut. >> reporter: her part is not getting cut. by the way, catch sara's big episode of "law & order:svu" on

>> why are you bothering me? >> shut the front door. that was great. >> she must have been flipping out. >> can i tell you, you know how you feel like you're at a surprise party and you duck behind the couch? that's what it felt like that for us. >> nobody blows it in this, which is great. >> tomorrow we'll zero in on a guy who hates to be the center of attention. >> uh-oh. >> he's the type who quietly changes people's lives. he refuses to take any credit. we enlisted one of his idols to help him out. you'll love him too, tomorrow. >> this is so great. >> so fun. >> thank you, hoda. >> thank you very much. coming up, a mind-blowing performance from cirque du soleil with inspiration from the great james cameron. carson? >> oh, it's so -- look who's here, mollie shannon, everybody. we're going to hang, talk about your softer side in your new

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?? ?? we're back on a wednesday morning. how cool is that? a scene from cirque du soleil, getting ready to bring "avatar" to life on our plaza. hi there! you up there. pretty exciting.

with the help of a legend. james cameron. we're going to talk to him about the collaboration in just a little while. >> and then coming up, you're going to laugh, you're going to cry. molly shannon here to tell us about her heavy but humorous role in that show called "other people." >> and we are going to try to break more guinness world records. popping a whole balloons. and the opening ceremony of the 2016 para olympic games in brazil. we urge you to watch on the nbc sports network, 7:00 p.m. eastern and also stream it on s team usa.org and right here on nbc. nbc sports network and team usa.org, as well. we wish them the best of luck. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> starting with today, looking at some strong storms through

possible and also in the southwest with moisture from newton, heating up in the southeast and gulf coast. cool and wet in the pacific northwest. tomorrow we're expecting to see more strong storms in the mid section of the country. hot and humid through the southeast into the mid atlantic states. the sunshine returns to the southwest with a few showers still hanging around and a few sprinkles in the morning plains. that's what's going on

but they do look a little blue. >> good one, al. good one. let's see what molly shannon thinks, a legend at snl. she, of course, made a name for herself with comedy. but in her new movie, "other people," she plays a mother dying of cancer who can still put a humorous spin on things. take a look. >> cremation. >> we talked about this. >> i know we >> i'm not going to be burned up, okay? how would you like it if somebody set you on fire? no, thank you. >> it's not like they light you -- >> i don't want to be lit on fire. i don't like that. i don't like camping and fires and i don't want to be personally lit on fire. no. i want to be frozen. that is an option, frozen. can i be frozen? check the frozen option. >> molly shannon, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> talk about range. i mean, there are those moments of lefty in this.

role. full stop. >> yes, it really is. i felt so lucky to get this script. chris kelly, who just became the head writer at "snl," sent the script to me. and it's about a struggling comedy writer who moves home to take care of his dying mother, me. and the script is just breath taking. i really cried when i read it. and i have two kids myself, i'm a mother and i related to how this mother wants to fight to the end of the earth for her kids. an their children and how families deal with loss. and it explores -- it's a drama, but explores the comedic elements and the family dealing with this tough time. >> and chris kelly, writer at "snl," you guys never crossed paths, but he, of course, knew of your work and he really sought you out, because he wanted that unique combination of somebody who could do the dramatic parts of it, but find that humor, because it sounds like that was the story he wanted to tell about his own mother. >> exactly.

family was funny and his mother was really funny. so i'm so -- i just feel so lucky to get such a juicy part like this. i'm like -- thank you! i feel so fortunate. >> and you actually have a background in drama, right? you studied at nyu, straight drama. you were not a comedy actress then. >> no, not at all. i was a regular actress doing dramatic monologues and even on "saturday night live," i consider myself more of a dramatic comedian. i would always do kathryn gallacher monologues. i like drama or drama with comedy. >> yeah. it's funny, because i was reading your background and realized, oh, my gosh, you left snl in 2001, it feels like yesterday. you made such an impact. >> aww. >> and that has to feel good to have characters that have with stood the test of time and people still talk about them. >> it does, savannah. it feels so good and i get it --

airport or i was elevator in the hotel yesterday. and i get it all of the time and i feel so lucky. that was a great job for me and such a great break. i saw lauren michaels last night and we're still really close. and it's such a unique show and i feel so -- it was just the greatest. >> and you've made such an interesting career with a lot of different kinds of roles since. you have also a new tv series, iv >> you get to play sarah jessica parker's besty. and i would like to be her besty in real life. tell me about the show. >> the show is called "divorced" and i play her best friend and it explores marriages and people look at their own marriages and my particular character is in a push/pull relationship with my husband. the show is excellent. so juicy. sarah jessica parker is a delight. i feel like a fan who won a part

she comes on-set. and she's so pretty and look at her sparkly shoes. everything you would want her to be and more. >> i would want to one-click everything she is wearing and i love how they describe the first episode. something juicy happens at your house. and that's where this whole thing starts. >> yes. >> but i guess you're not going to tell us what that juicy thing is. >> no, i can't. you'll have to tune in october. >> molly shannon, thank you. >> and "other people" opens in >> and itunes, as well. and "divorced" october 9th. >> what a pleasure! you look fabulous. >> thank you. oh, my goodness. we're on the path there. next, the king of world records tries one more jewel for the crown.

time for break-it today. this is fun. trying for some new records all week long in honor of the brand-new guinness world record holder, the farthest back flips in japan. and then remember yesterday, the fastest straight jacket escape. almost. this morning, this is exciting. we have brought in the man who holds the record for records. take a look. ?? meet the record-breaker. since 1979, he has made a career out of breaking guinness world records and has broken more than 500 so far. from the longest somersaulting distance to the fastest staff

mid-air and more. to top it off, holds the record for holding the most begin necessary records title. he will attempt to set a new record by popping the most balloons with his mouth in 30 seconds and kids, don't try this at home. hope you have been practicing. he's here and the guinness world record communicator. you have 587 records, total you have accomplishe current. >> right. >> this sounds like a career for you. how come you love doing this? >> i love it. had always been a fan as a kid and then started -- a teenager, i had a teacher and the whole philosophy is about self transcendence, we have this inner strength which we never use and you can always challenge yourself and do better and push the limits. >> but you've got a great imagination, because you have to come up with a lot of these things to set the record. >> yeah, but -- i do, but a lot of them -- they have a

always find crazy new things in the guinness book. >> there are a couple rules. what does he have to do to make the record? >> a couple rules. the balloons themselves have to be at least 27 -- 20 centimeters in diameter, just under eight inches. >> all right. >> ease he's got to burst at least 27 of them and he can only use his mouth or teeth to burst them. >> no nose. >> have you been filing your teeth? >> i've been workin >> okay. all right. i'm going to let -- you're the official here. so you start it up, okay? >> 30 seconds. >> okay. >> are you ready? >> yeah. >> for the record, 3, 2, 1, go! >> go! >> come on, you can do it. you've got to get to seven. oh, my goodness. he's on fire. on fire. >> ten seconds gone.

>> we've got some tricky ones. it has to completely deflate to count. all right. going. you've got about five seconds left. >> 4, 3, 2, 1! stop! >> so let's see. >> the last one didn't -- >> rob, you want to count them up for us? >> sure. >> that's a lot of work! i have to say! >> wouldn't it be great if they were >> i did it! >> okay. we're doing a little calculation here. now you hold the record for one minute. most balloons popped in one minute, right? so we're going for a new record here. >> okay. so we said the minimum he had to achieve for this record seven. >> right. >> there was a few we had to discount because he used his hands to assist with the bursting of the balloon. but with a total of 19, i can

?? you are the winner! >> awesome! >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. thanks, guys. that was fun. >> was it harder than you thought it was going to be? >> absolutely. it was harder than i thought, yeah. >> and you now currently hold 210 guinness world records. >> you are no longer invited to my daughter's birthday party. >> thank you so much! >> thanks very much. >> good to have you. >> thank you. >> ra show, inspired by james cameron's movie "avatar."

russ feingold: so, what do you girls want to be when you grow up? girl 1: i want to be an astronomer. girl 2: i want to be a doctor! russ feingold: do you think you should be paid the same as boys? girl 1: definitely. girl 2: yep! russ feingold: well, i raised my two girls right here, and they agree with you - and so do i. unfortunately, in wisconsin, a lot of women make less than men doing the same job. i'll work for equal pay for women, and for paid leave for a sick family member. discrimination against any women is flat out wrong. what you think of that? girls: good call! feingold: i'm russ feingold

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legendary oscar winning director, james cameron, behind blockbusters like "terminator", "titanic" and the highest-grossing movie of all-time, "avatar". >> now from the screen to the stage, teamed up with cirque du soleil. it's a multimedia experience, complete with stunning visuals, acrobatics, special performance coming up in a moment. mr. cameron, nice to see you. me, it's been seven years. it seemed like it was just last year. >> yeah, i know. in a cave, writing all four of them. >> when you released "avatar" did you envision something bigger than the screen? >> no, i didn't envision. they came to me with the idea. it's a match made in heaven. it's about these alien guys, but

they're like the better aspects of ourselves and i think that's what these performers do. >> i feel like you're adding another level, because there's a real story here, not just the visual. >> yeah. it is a story. and cirque du soleil hasn't done that before. they are separated from each other and this is all one story with a continuous cast for all of the acts. >> and you mentioned busy writing the other movies. when are we going to see the other movi you'll be briefed on that. >> all right. should we watch? >> i think we should. >> james cameron, thanks. ladies and gentlemen, cirque du soleil!

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>> amazing. cirque du soleil, james cameron, thank you so much. they're going to all be back in our next hour. that was incredible. and you know what -- i would be panting. >> they're just amazing. >> they really are.

we upped a reate the new crispy southwest chicken sandwich. all-natural, whole white meat chicken breast. topped with spicy pepper jack cheese and jalape?o ranch. on a lightly buttered, toasted ciabatta roll. the perfect cheese for pepper jack is going to be creamy and mild, and it's really going to tone down the spiciness of the peppers. you're going to taste the cheese first, and then you're going to get just a little bit of warmth from the peppers. it's really good. a bold new flavor and only here for a limited time. mmmhmm.

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teachers. >> love that. thank you very much. what have you got next hour? >> some great fall food hacks coming up. live performance from groupon. no, group love. sorry. >> we're going to get a coupon for group love. >> and james cameron and another performance from cirque du soleil. so that's going to be kind of neat. and we're going to be talking about -- i saw the movie "sully" last night. it is amazing. first of all, besides it being great, it's 09 minutes. 90 minutes. >> and tom hanks. >> i was just going to say.

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