that's what happened with cal currier, he did all of that.s possibly said yes. >> his mom was probably in a chaser we're going to go shopping this morning, get our steps in with good friends from "good housekeeping," their list of best sandals, whether you're looking for value, comfort or the perfect pair to pack on a trip. >> i like that. >>> and top chef winner jeremy ford is here with yummy vegetarian recipes your family will love, like a creamed spinach with a summer twist. >> i'll take that. ahead on the 3rd hour, a new "she made it," two entrepreneurs changing the manicure experience, including a chemist combining science with style. >> janice huff is visiting from wnbc >> much better weather now we're all much happier now for sure let's check the weather and talk about what's happening in other parts of the country we know it's cooler here and across the great lakes it's very hot across the southern states still, and in the pacific northwest you're looking at record high temperatures today that's going to be an issue for the next sever

. >>> a bay area teenager just made sailing history. 16-year-old cal currier just became the youngestr cross the atlantic solo. he pushed off from massachusetts last month and spent 28 days at sea. yesterday he finally reunited with his family in portugal. >> the whole brainstorming process for what i was going to do this summer happened with my dad, so he was kind of there for me deciding i was going to do it and my mom took a little bit more convincing, but after a couple long conversations and a couple long nights, we con villainsed her that it was safe to do. >> he's from palo alto and his hobby runs in the father. cal's father and grandfather are also transatlantic sailors. he only started training this year. >>> record high gas prices may cause many americans to drive less or save money in other ways. aaa asked drivers if they have changed their driving habits or lifestyles because of fuel costs. 64% said yes. people are now car pooling or combining errands or not shopping or dining out as much. this comes as gas prices begin to slow down which aaa says is partly due to lower de

yesterday cal currier reunited with his family in portugal and he had just started taking sailing lessonse brainstorming process for what i was going to do this summer happened, so my dad was helping me to decide to do it. my mom took a little bit more convincing. after a couple conversations, we convince her that it was safe to do. >> dad was like go for it . >> i'm going to ask dad . >>> the "today" show will be speaking with him one-on-one coming up right after "today in the bay." >>> also scary and trending this morning, christmas in july in an alabama neighborhood. it is looking a lot more like halloween . >> that is because there is a life-size chucky walking around scaring the neighbors. so the "today" show said a 5-year-old child dressed up in this and the person who posted this photo also advised parents to call the child inside because someone might have a heart attack. can you imagine that little chucky just walking around? >> the 16-year-old so the record but make that 5-year-old chucky to get on the boat next time . i would rather see cal hanging around the neighborhood then

joining me now are kells mom and dad, trina and james currier. us today. >> thank you for having u.s. morning. >> so us feel so proud that your son's chose instead in embark on this how you how you feeling about all this. i'm incredibly excited. i'm of course, a little nervous. and i think more than anything, i'm just so proud of cal and what he's accomplishing right now. >> yeah, he's he's he's a very special and he's always had this fearlessness and tenacious than us and the fixes things and, you know, just keeps going. and so that we felt comfortable with undertaking this because of that. >> you know, where he get that personality trait from? was it for mom or dad? haha. from both of and what it does interest in sailing come from and how did how to get into it. >> yes, so it's not out of the blue. so i i myself felt across the north atlantic in the south pacific and his grandfather's done twice the atlantic and his great grandfather. as a bill to vote in 1948. and sample the galapagos and back. and so it's all in calgary up with this sort of o