then we move to evansville, indiana. i drove from milwaukee to chicago.is: i am struck by how dedicated you and gary have been to each other and to your broader family of children and nieces and nephews, the story just told now. i am struck by how family- oriented you all have been, would you growing up in a house where your parents did not like each other. >> maybe they like each other when my brother and sister were born, but when they moved to the bronx, then i came along, the mistake, the bad seed, that did not expect nor wanted. so my father, before he left, even though i was too young to remember it so well, to my sister and me aside and said you need to help us out. all the kids in the neighborhood love my mother, by the way. i respected certain things about her, but she said we are going to have to stick together, because they are not going to help us. so a few years later, it turns out, my brother did stick to his word. tavis: how you grow up in any way well adjusted if you have that kind of tension in your relationship with your mother? who says

the worst drive out there appears to be right along interstate 64 north of evansville and heading towards louisville. line of showers and heavy downpours. be prepared louisville and northward. cincinnati will deal with a period of rain. forecast, definitely have the umbrella ready, kansas city, oklahoma city, especially along the ohio river there all the way to areas of west virginia and pittsburgh. tomorrow we'll see similar areas with rainfall and it looks like towards friday. heavy rain in texas. that's where we really need it. if you are yo' watching us on nbc 4, washington, d.c., look at gaming technology. at the art of video games at the smithsonian art museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. i remember playing mousetrap on my come mow door vic 20. >>> >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. pop star katy perry, the year keeps getting better. billboard announced she'll take home their woman of the year award in november. >> did russell brant vote for her. >> i was going to say. >>> responding to criticism about her recent weight gai

david from the university of evansville. kathie lee and hoda of the "today show" get stached. admissions interns love hoda kotb and kathie lee gifford. >> thank you, sarah. >> who are you wearing? >> fashion police joan rivers, kelly osbourne are going to -- >> and i learned to tweet somebody. i guess a crash course in texts. it's not a pretty sight. first these messages. hritis pai. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. so the production of twix was divided between two separate factories. left twix factory cascades caramel and chocolate onto cookie, while right twix factory flows caramel and chocolate onto cookie. today they share nothing, but a wrapper and a driveway. try both and pick a side. degree created

is to get our attention so use your imagine nation and -- like this one from the university of evansville in indiana. >> hey, time to get your school spirit showing on "the today show." kathie lee and hoda are going back to college and all you have to do is tweet a photo, short video or just message using the #klgandhodau and ue big free. today's show will be broadcast live at the winning school. let's show the nation what we are all about. u.a.'s 15 minutes of fame is just a tweet away. >> that is really, really well done. all right. >> wow. we have a lot of them coming in. we are going to show you more as we go. >> okay. >> by the way, ms. fancy, i don't know if you're aware, but "people" magazine does something every year and they come out with their best dressed list. and for women -- >> over 50. >> at any age. which includes a lot. here you are. kathie lee is on the beautiful -- the best dressed every age. christie brinkley. gayle king. kim catrell and ann curry. wow. >> i just want to thank michael khors. i was wearing his dress. that's very nice. >> isn't that sweet? >> look who's

. >>> check out this photo from the university of evansville in indiana. they have school spirit.t to come to your college. go to twitter page #klgandhodau. talking about something serious, a party, and we always are. bite-sized treats make things easier. >> peter callahan is here with an italian-themed soiree. >> he makes little foods. >> he's a genius. just one of our favorite guys. what do you have for us? >> we will start with a drink, ladies. >> that's unusual. >> called a scorpino. we make it in a bowl. this is lemon sorbet. i like to make it in front of the guests. we have a station here and we get our whisk out and we have it already soft to begin with. >> is there alcohol in there? >> alcohol goes in next. >> hoda doesn't like to wait for alcohol. a little vodka. what kind do you like? >> i'm happy with anything. >> okay. this is on top. limocella on top. anyway, we will drink one. look how cute these are. thank you. >> they gave us an extra one. look at this caprese salad. here's a little mini pita. got some mozzarella. >> can we live here for one second. this lemon thin

evansville, down to paducah, including memphis, and cape girardeau. i want to show you the southwest. a lot of folks this holiday weekend, thinking about hitting the beach. keep that in mind. vegas might see some flooding, too. >> just as we say good-bye to isaac, we're saying hello to leslie, the tropical storm we'll be tracking. dan?please, stay with us. >> thank you, ginger. >>> beachgoers in cape cod are thinking twice about the refreshing body surf. this summer's shark scare heating up, with even more sightings, forcing many beaches to close, as swimmers are being told to stay extra alert and close to shore. ron is back with the story. >> well, dan, they are back. and they back in force. seven sharks sighted off the coast of cape cod in just one day. that means a whole lot of people hoping to get one last dip in the ocean this holiday weend, well, they're going to be beach-bound. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it's scenes like this. this youtube video of a great white shark munching on a seal off the coast of cape cod just a few days ago, that has b

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pick city today, evansville, indiana. going to be gorgeous today. sunny, 79 degrees.u what's going on satellite radar-wise, not much. showers down to southern florida. wet weather through the southwest where we may see some flash flooding over the next 24 hours. a few showers moving into the pacific northwest. breezy into the northern plains. nice and cool in chicago. 78 and sunny. beautiful weather here in the northeast with cooler conditions. plenty of sunshine. really only serious wet weather is going to be in the central hawaiian islands and also looking at wet weather down >> good morning. it is a beautiful start on this monday. we expect mostly sunny skies as we head into the afternoon. >>> and you're only here because your daughter made you come for your birthday. very nice. >> exactly. >> you feel better that you're here now? >> yes. i kind of like it. >> i kind of like it. i love you. >> well, there you go. it's all right then. happy birthday. >> thank you. >> savannah. >> she came for her daughter but stayed for the good music that we've been playing all mor

some these thunderstorms have punch to them, one heading towards evansville, indiana and a low in the go, we have those in southern california. the one in san diego, only 40% contain. it will be toasty inland today. across the pacific northwest we ten to see large fires burn there to the extent where we have low visibility and bad air quality. especially east of the cascade. another cool shot of air is making its way down across the northern tier into the western great lakes. that will push rain into the northeast tomorrow. but until then, looks to be a nice day. another chilly start to the day in places like atlanta, 57 degrees. 54 currently in washington, d.c. and 56 in new york city. you'll get up to the mid-70s in the big apple, 73. 76 expected in chicago. there's the heat building across dallas, 94 degrees. some spots it still feels like summer. back over to you. >> thanks, rob. >>> it is 52 minutes past the hour. we have a packed hour ahead on "early start," including why your vacation may turn into a staycation if you're booked on american airlines. flyer frustration, sky high

evansville back up to indianapolis and this is through thursday morning. and then we lighten the amounts as we head off towards the north and east. so about half an inch possible around pittsburgh. warming temperatures. a lot of areas across the south started off for the weekend early week in the 70s. well, now we're seeing 80s and even 90s. so feel something warmth here even though we have officially entered in to fall. by wednesday, mid-80s and a few 90s, as well. guys, back to you. >> aim not finishi'm not finish yet. it was a shocker. last year do you remember quhapd in october last year? >> yeah, a snowstorm. >> and so all the leaves, power lines came down. anyway, send up -- we don't wear about 80s. 80s will be good. it was only 48 this morning. morgan stanley is wlaufrnling a n launching a new ad campaign. smith barney name now part of wall street history. used to work for them at one point. as morgan stanley -- smith barney becomes morgan stanley wealth management. in an exclusive interview with mary thompson -- oh, no, you had an exclusive intervi

this next week i'll be visiting in evansville, illinois where working together they define the schoolshey believe need that intensive assistance, they developed an academy for principals, teachers and counselors who would work in that school saying what is it we need to know to address the needs of the children and now they're entering their third year. i'm really excited to be there and see the kinds of things they're figuring out that do make a difference in those difficult circumstances. host: one followup to susan's point from boston, if you are an educator and want to use this network in the classroom, go to c-span.org and click on c-span in the classroom. it's your chance to use what we talk about and write about each day. click on c-span in the classroom. we turning other attention to public education, leta is on the phone from florida, our line for democrats, good morning. caller: >> are you with us? >> caller: yes. host: good morning, go ahead, please. caller: yes. well, i understand we're in education now, so i'll just say one thing on education. i have a daughter who's in th

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pick city today, evansville, indiana. nbc 14. going to be gorgeous today. sunny, 79 degrees. going on satellite radar-wise, not much. showers down to southern florida. wet weather through the southwest where we may see some flash flooding over the next 24 hours. a few showers moving into the pacific northwest. breezy into the northern plains. nice and cool in chicago. 78 and sunny. beautiful weather here in the northeast with cooler conditions. plenty of sunshine. really only serious wet weather is going to be in the central hawaiian islands and also looking at wet weather down through central and southern florida. that's what's going on across the country. here's what's ha >>> 8:06 now on a back to work monday. a lot of clearing over san francisco. we still have low clouds. visibility is reduced over the bridges. the sunshine will make for 70 in san francisco. 73 in santa cruz. 81 right here in san jose. happy birthday. 87 by tuesday. temperatures come down by a touch. we ramp the numbers up to the end of the week. >>> and you're only here because your daughter made you come

pick city today, evansville, indiana. going to be going to be gorgeous today. sunny, 79 degrees.at's going on, not much. some showers down through southern florida. wet weather through the southwest where we may see flash flooding over the next 24 hours. a few showers moving to the pacific northwest. nice and cool in chicago. 78 and sunny. beautiful weather here in the northeast with cooler conditions. really, the only serious wet weather going to be in the central hawaiian islands. we're looking at wet weather down through central and southern florida. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> still an autumn naal chill i the air. we're still in the 50s through much of the region. 63 now at reagan national. later today, here's your forecast, highs reaching the upper 70s. lots of sun and a blue sky, few clouds, blustery wind. tomorrow, still chilly, but sunny afternoons and mild. maybe showers saturday night >>> and you're only here because your daughter made you come for your birthday. very nice. >> exactly. >> you feel better that you're here now? >> yes. i kind of

this next week i'll be visiting in evansville, illinois where working together they define the schools they believe need that intensive assistance, they developed an academy for principals, teachers and counselors who would work in that school saying what is it we need to know to address the needs of the children and now they're entering their third year. i'm really excited to be there and see the kinds of things they're figuring out that do make a difference in those difficult circumstances. host: one followup to susan's point from boston, if you are an educator and want to use this network in the classroom, go to c-span.org and click on c-span in the classroom. it's your chance to use what we talk about and write about each day. click on c-span in the classroom. we turn our attention to public education, leta is on the phone from florida, our line for democrats, good morning. are you with us? caller: yes. host: good morning, go ahead, please. caller: yes. well, i understand we're in education now, so i'll just say one thing on education. i have a daughter who's in the eighth grade, w