reid: so, dungeons & dragons. emily: ok. so, when i was -- and actually, the way i got into dungeons & dragons was my dad, when i was nine, hired a babysitter for me who introduced me to dungeons & dragons. and i was like, 'ooh, creating new worlds, and thinking about how stories come together' -- and kind of like an interactive novel. emily: so you went to stanford. reid: yes. emily: you majored in symbolic systems. marissa mayer also majored in symbolic systems. what is that? reid: so, symbolic systems -- it's a unique major to stanford. and, it's -- the simple explanation is cognitive science and artificial intelligence -- although most people will think, 'that isn't simple.' but really, it's actually a step deeper, which is -- part of what is transforming the world are these notions of systems of symbols. whether they're computer programs, whether it's mathematics and logic, whether it's models of how we think and psychology -- i think i was the eighth or ninth person to declare the major. emily: so while you are at stan

we turned around and head downstairs and that's when we went into the basement also known as the dungeonen you go into the garage you see these two huge amazing wooden doors with original handles on them all you're not kidding. >> i don't think you one touch that. >> look at this old-fashioned lock. >> how much. >> 3.55 million. >> what i mean that is way over. >> i do have to say is much as i know it's a castle and a lot of money, every single thing of inside that house is brand-new. >> would. >> would you live there. >> 1000%. [laughter] >> i can't believe it works is so cool. >> ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> hi, everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist, scott williams. after a lot of rainfall during the day on tuesday get ready for a wonderful wednesday. talking low humidity. pretty comfortable conditions, 74 degrees at 9 o'clock. by 1:00, 82, expect a high temperature right around 85 degrees. sue will have your entire forecaster, preview of the weekend plus what to expect at the linc on sunday with the (exclaiming) (school bell ringing) (barney belches) ( whistle blows ) (

it's selling for $300,000 but it does not include a dungeon. >>> jennifer aniston made her first red carpet appearance since getting married. showing up there we have it -- >> she's only wearing the band. she's so modest. >>> last night jimmy fallon created math equations to understand the 2016 presidential race. >> you got larry david, plus vermont, equals bernie sanders. when there's abraham lincoln, plus running in short-shorts, equals lincoln chafee. >> grumpy cat, plus grumpy dog, plus donald trump equals grumpy trumpy. >> how do they come up with those things? >> this is a gold mine. snl stars. >> comedian heyday. >>> i'm dara brown, this is "early today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news, "u.s.a. today" scientists discover how a key gene makes people fat. experiments reveal that a faulty version of a gene causes energy from food to be stored as fat rather than burned. scientists say the research could lead to an entirely new approach to treating obesity beyond diet and exercise. >>> and on nbc news.com, yuck, vomit machine shows why nor

we have a show called dungeon dark. there are amazing experiences happening in very intimate theaters downtown. >> any -- >> not in the 19 years we've done this. we'll see. but we have mazing opportunities this year for our audience to meet the artists up close and personal. they're called fringe-plus performances. look for the plus sign online. those performances are followed by a meet-up in a restaurant or a bar where you can actually get to know the artist. >> real quick before we say goodbye. starts on the 14th. the website if people are interested? >> fringenyc.org. >> thanks for coming in. >> snanks for having us. >>> back to kerry. >>> we're back with a final you're watching "today in new york." jessica with a special message for pet parents. parents are rascals by nature. they can get lost in many ways. give them the protection they need with a home again microchip. microchipping a cat or dog is a simple procedure and can be done with a routine visit to the veterinarian. they don't wear out but give your pet a b

it does not include a dungeon. >> that is one of the creepiest. >> frightening right?n on msnbc. "way too early" starts now. >>> i mean, all of them change from the bottom go up and down like yoyos. i've been up there a long time. i'm not going anywhere folks. i'm not doing this for my health. i'm doing this to make america great again. >> donald trump defending place at the top of the polls as he and jeb bush dual down the street from each other in new hampshire. >>> firefighters killed and several injured on the front lines of the inferno. >>> the fallout from the ashley madison hack is just beginning. wait until you hear how much government e-mail addresses are traced back to the site that helps cheating spouses hook up. >>> 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is the show that's skeptical with e-mail addresses ending with .gov. >>> good morning everyone. it's thursday, august 20th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. we begin with three firefighters were killed and four injured yesterday battling the wildfire on the move this morning. it happened near the town of twist, wa

it's the dungeon. ain't no rules back here. it's like walking in -- everything is everything. just be a grown man when you come back here. i love it. i wouldn't want to be nowhere else. >> agner is charged with possession of a controlled substance. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. >> i did beat a dude in the face with a gun. i don't know if there's a time limit on how long you're supposed to beat somebody in the face but i did it till he couldn't move. he was beat bad. it was awful. it was an awful beating. >> while he's done time in jail and prison, he says he'd have a hard time giving up on the life that has led to his incarceration. >> certain things people do that would have remorse for, i do not. i'm addicted to it because it's never a dull moment. one day i might cook dope all day long. if my girl's tired of walking, i steal a car. normal people could not live my lifestyle. >> he says one of the benefits of the reduced oversight in unit 5 is the availability of contraband significant cigarettes. >> you come back there tonight, i'll be smoking a cigarette.

. >>> throwing the clinton campaign into high dungeon and high anxiety whether her presidential ambitions can be fulfilled, the fbi is investigating her private e-mail system to determine whether the former secretary of state compromised classified information, jeopardizing national security. two inspector generals state and the intelligence community ask for the probe of her conduct. federal investigators have reportedly contacted now the i.t. company that helps maintain her private server and contacted mrs. clinton's personal attorney who has a copy of her e-mails including those with classified information on a thumb driver, a thumb drive again in his possession. fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry with our report. >> reporter: when your team has to again stress technically you're not under criminal investigation, as hillary clinton's allies did for the second time in three weeks, it's a sign your campaign hit major turbulence. clinton's self-inflicted wounds are helping bernie sanders. he vaulted to within six points of clinton in new hampshire. in a new wmur survey. and

anyway, dungeons & dragons will be role-playing this time on the big screen. warner brothers and hasbro announced plans to turn the world's most wanted fancy rotating blades into a blockbuster film. the announcement comes after a settlement on a two-year movie rights lawsuit between aspirin production company sweep your agreement. turning to sports than that's now in sole possession of first place in the national league east. rookies hitting his first career homer and 31 drive as the mets pounded 12 to one. recently acquired hit three doubles. the mets haven't been in first place this late in the season in seven years. this is the time they usually begin to stink to high heaven. but they are not. the diamondbacks gave them that the league by beating six to four homer four times to their fourth straight loss. a wild night in atlanta. ray's himelfarb six to nothing in the sixth inning and they rallied for four runs and tied the game in the night. they just took the lead in the bottom of the inning with a runner on base. but jonas garcia did this. >> one strike.

as gorgeous as it is, don't expect to find a dungeon like in the movie.ungeon doesn't exist. >>> big changes coming to the nation's biggest movie theater chain. regal will start checking bags before you can enter the movie theater. this is in the wake at several movie theaters nationwide. regal knows checking bags will be an inconvenience, but it will be better for security there. the company operates 570 theaters around the country, including locations in oakland, dublin, and san ramon. >>> kelly clarkston shared big knows with her fans. >> >> totally pregnant. >> not just a little pregnant. totally pregnant. that happened as she as performing at the staples center in los angeles yesterday. she made the surprise announcement. she and her husband brandon black met in 2013. they have a daughter, river rose. she sky rock connected to fame after winning -- sky rocketed to fame after winning the 2002 season. >>> let's look at the commute here at the toll plaza. it is backed up for a 25-minute delay. a couple of incidents made things slow. 880 is slow into oak

. >> reporter: no castle is complete without a dungeon. >> there's dragons, gar goods goyles and griffins. >> click the link on fox5ny.com. reporting from a castle, i'm baruch shemtov, fox 5 news. dari: i absolutely adored that piece. that was fantastic. steve: fascinating look inside. dari: we'll see you at 10:00. steve: here's christina park with what's coming up. >> tonight as manhattan continues to build taller towers, what impact does the shade have on the neighborhood? as we deal with the heat, two long range forecasts expect two very different winter. we'll try to sort it out next at 6:00. a heat wave burning in my heart i can't keep from crying it's tearing me apart whenever he calls my name what's the most important thing your parents do for you? they buy me food. they make sure i'm never lost. well... they pay my allowance. encourage me. they sing us a lullaby at night... a lullaby at night. oh! now i remember... why does it matter that cigna covers preventive care? because the next most important thing you can do for them is take care of yourself. p cigna. together, all the way

it's the dungeon. ain't no rules back here. it's like walking in a jungle. everything is everything. just be a grown man when you come back here. i love it. i wouldn't want to be nowhere else. >> agner is charged with possession of a controlled substance. he has pled not guilty. he has previous convictions for theft, first-degree forgery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that he says is as a result of beating a man during a home invasion robbery. >> i did beat a dude in the face with a gun. i don't know if there's a time limit on how long you're supposed to beat somebody in the face but i did it 'til he couldn't move. he was beat bad. it was awful. it was an awful beating. >> while agner has done time in jail and prison, he says it would be hard to give up a life that has led to his inkars vasion. >> certain things people do that would have remorse for, i do not. i'm addicted to it because it's never a dull moment. always something happening. one day i might cook dope all day long. we might move from one city to the next city. if my girl's tired of

of course no castle would be complete without a dungeon. everywhere you look, that are architectural almosts that would make any knight proud. >> huge fireballs that really bring you back to medieval times. there is dragons. there is gargoyles and trappings that knights never imagined. the top. more approximately the foundation, click the length on fox 5ny.com. reporting the castle, "fox 5 news." dari: well, an australian mod well down syndrome is set to make history at new york fashion week. 18-year-oldle madeline stewart will making the debut for american label ftl at vanderbilt hall next mnt and currently modeled for fitness brand and echo handbag line. so besides down syndrome, as we told you, she has three holes in her hert and loose valve which are imagined by medication. j a color-blind man, tries on color-correcting sunglasses and uploads emotional reaction or his friend did. the glasses use mathematical formula to boost color vision by working with the brown's vision system. all right. that is all well and good. what you can tell h

kentucky state penitentiary more than a century ago, built a structure that resembles a castle where dungeons might have served as torture chambers. for even the most hardened criminals in kentucky today, the first sight of the prison can be overwhelming. during the next hour, we'll take you inside kentucky's maximum security prison, known as the castle on the cumberland.♪ the cumberland river winds through the western kentucky town of eddyville. looming around a bend is a virtual fortress. the kentucky state penitentiary, also known as the castle on the cumberland. >> i was really intimidated by this place. it's an intimidating place to walk into. >> this could be the worst place you have ever been in your life. >> the eddyville castle will get you. somebody will take your life from you if you come through here with that old chip on your shoulder, there's going to be somebody to take it off you. >> ksp is kentucky's only maximum security facility. a group of stone masons from italy teamed with inmates from various prisons to construct the castle which opened in 1889. >> when they first built

kentucky state penitentiary more than a century ago, built a structure that resembles a castle where dungeons might have served as torture chambers. for even the most hardened criminals in kentucky today, the first sight of the prison can be overwhelming. during the next hour, we'll take you inside kentucky's maximum security prison, known as the castle on the cumberland. ♪ the cumberland river winds through the western kentucky town of eddyville. looming around a bend is a virtual fortress. the kentucky state penitentiary, also known as the castle on the cumberland. >> i was really intimidated by this place. it's an intimidating place to walk into. >> this could be the worst place you have ever been in your life. >> the eddyville castle will get you. somebody will take your life from you if you come through here with that old chip on your shoulder, there's going to be somebody to take it off you. >> ksp is kentucky's only maximum security facility. a group of stone masons from italy teamed with inmates from various prisons to construct the castle which opened in 1889. >> when they first buil

a dungeon master. prepare for torture which i do! all right, are we comfy? doesn't matter!han i thought. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that is the voice of jon hamm and minions which is the prequel to "despicable me." it opens july 10th. i never saw "despicable me." this movie so is good, it's so funny, those minions are crazy. >> when you meet them in person, the little minions? they are amazing. they speak 900 languages, none of them well. they'll make you laugh. >> jimmy: who plays the voice of your wife? >> sandra bullock. >> jimmy: oh, that's fun. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and did you, do you tape that together? >> no, it's weird, because it takes so long to make an animated film, i mean, it took over three years to make this movie. there's so many moving parts and so many artists have to draw little frames and things like that, that it takes a long time. so sandy bullock has a lot going on in her life, it turns out. she's busy! >> jimmy: yeah. >> and so she would come in and do her voiceovers when it was time, and i would come in and do mine, and it took a

and the farmer populist victories and the victories of industrial trade unions in those horrific dungeon factories in the late 19th century. you learn from them. you learn why our founders used the word "posterity" again and again. but we don't use that word anymore because we're too shortsighted as a society. we want it now. the corporations want it for the next quarterly report. the politicians want it for their next report on how much money they've raised. so the idea that ordinary people cannot become extraordinary citizens is nonsense. it's a lot easier than we all think to change it. how do you turn the country around? well, where do you start? you start where the lever is the most physically effective, and that's the u.s. congress. congress has the tax power, the spending power, the war declaration power, the confirmation of nominees power, the investigative power, the power to say no, the power to say yes. it affects us all the way down to our stockings. congress is made up of 535 men and women who put their shoes on every day like you and i. they want our votes. 1,500 corporatio

dungeon not included i'm told. no more truffle shuffle for goonies fans. featured in the movie put up blue tarps and closing the doors to visitors. everyday thousands of people visit the house in oregon. the owner says they park on the lawn, leave beer bottles and cigarettes. look at that. any way, they've changed all that. that's news from hollywood. ♪ ♪ >>> pack your bags anna. time for another road trip. i don't know if you're familiar with where you're going. this is a series we send her around the country to do cool stuff. the smile never leaves her face. >> let's cross off my latest trip. we were in one of the most beautiful parts of the country outside wyoming. going fly fishing, catching trout, i had one of the best in the biz by my side. >> hey anna cooman. welcome. >> thank you. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> this is an american gem. what a cute town. >> it's the best place. >> let's do fly fishing. >> i've got a full day for you. we're going to have a great time. >> i need to put on my outfit, right? >> let's get you suited up. >> aft