flo rida.we love you too. 8:00 now on a friday morning. it's the 9th of august, 2013. we have a great crowd. someone just shouted al roker rocks. >> it has nothing to do with flo rida. >> he also rocks. he'll be here in a few moments taking our toyota summer concert stage. i'm savannah guthrie along side willie geist in for matt and the rocking al roker. >> yes. >> coming up guys, we'll discuss the reason i'm wearing glasses this morning. it has to do with two things, jimmy fallon and pi. we'll explain. >> those two meet in just a few moments. we'll explain. get the scissors ready. the pixie cut is all the rage in hollywood. beyonce the latest star to cut her locks. could you pull off that look? this morning with help from the stylist that cut beyonce's hair in the past, britney as you can see there, a volunteer from the crowd about to find out. no turning back now britney. >> it will be all right. >> it's going to be good and to electronic devices and what really goes on in the cockpit we're g

(laughter) well, on friday "today" had my favorite rapper, flo-rida. the last black man willing to be associated with the state of florida. (laughter) far and away mr. rida is the best state-named based rapper out there. even better than i sda ho. (laughter) illin' noise and, orthodox jewish hip-hop artist ari zona. (laughter) holla! (cheers and applause) and i applaud the venerable institution that is "today" for giving mr. rida a forum for discussing his love of big, juicy butts. ♪ i wanna see that butt ♪ turn left, turn right ♪ turn around, you can tell what i like ♪ (laughter) >> stephen: now, that may seem like a large serving of butt for breakfast-- (laughter) -- but remember "today" waited until 8:47 a.m. that's just journalism 10 1. 6:00 a.m., hard news; 7:00 a.m. human interest pieces; 8:30 jackhammering badonkadonk. (cheers and applause) plus, as you know (cheers and applause) plus, did you know that this ode to his incurable sickness for the thickness -- (laughter) -- was inspired by our lord. >> >> well, i have to ask the first question. te

big flo rida fans? >> yeah! >> all right. can't beat that. down in miami, florida, flo's hometown. nbc 6, scattered showers and storms, 89 degrees. and as you look, we show you the afternoon temperatures, the heat continues in texas one more day where they're over 100 degrees. gorgeous here in the northeast with average temperatures 70s and 80s at least. look for the 90s to continue in interior sections of the northwest. rain will stretch from new england into the central plains where there's more flooding possible in missouri and arkansas. and sunshine in the southwest on up along the west >>> 8:05. ' and natural ac stays with us here in san jose. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. mostly cloudy conditions here, we will see some sunshine by about 10 and then completely sunny skies by about noon mtod. still have some light shower activity from sonoma county down through marin and that will likely be the case for the next couple of hours, then we will start to see that area of low pressure lift to the north. for us that means a

. >> stephen: flo-rida puts god first in everything. wrote "bubble yum bum" because jesus was a booty fan. after all, he did say "turn the other cheek." probably so he could watch the ladies twerk it! (cheers and applause) so thank you, flo-rida and thank you, "today" show because i had my morning toast already and you knew i was ready for that jelly. (laughter) now i am become death. (laughter) destroyer of worlds. (laughter) oh, hi there! i was just putting the finishing touches on thpl. (cheers and applause) i told my neighbor to stop trim mig side of the hedges or he would regret it. now, this little puppy down here would not be possibly without j. robert oppenheimer often called the father of the atomic bomb-- leading to deep insecuritys for his son jeffrey who just never managed to blow up hiroshima. (audience reacts) now, oppenheimer lived in princeton, new jersey, which is located in the subject of the 72nd installment of my 434-part series "better know a district." tonight, new jersey's 12th, the fighting 12th! (cheers and appl

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flo rida performs live on the plaza.f the bat. i don't believe so, no. no, i don't think so. why would you ask that question? >> my dad's name is matt. >> okay. >> all right. i guess -- no. but thank you for coming. >> first of all, your nose is too small. >> thank you. >> in this case, that's fine. that's all right. >>> coming up, we've got another music superstar to talk about. beyonce has a great new look this morning. see what you think of it. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> also ahead, we're going to talk about the opt-out generation looking to opt back in. we're going to talk to three women who left high-powered careers years ago to raise their families, to spend more time at home. now, they have decided they want to get back in. how difficult is that and would they have done anything differently in the first place? it's a fascinating story. >> all right. if you were with us a few moments ago, we launched the new today show app. which is available on your smartphone, tablet right now. we're going to reveal our f

. ♪ >> rapping her version of flo rida's song. "low." >> this song is one of my favorites. hates it. so i'm like how can we make this a song she'll never forget? blown-out hair, botox is her friend. turning 70 is just around the bend. >> turning 60 just one wild and crazy party. >> those girls are having way too much fun over there. now some hot star sightings, like jennifer aniston rocking the l.b.d. overseas. >> for those who are loving beyonce's short new hair rs it may have been short-lived. >> beyonce suffering from chopper's remorse? spotted for the first time since premiering her picsy cut last week, her hair appeared magically inches longer with her daughter. maybe beyonce will surprise us all with another 'do at the awards. lady gaga will be there as well. we just spotted her in los angeles. gaga rocking a tight black dress to greet her little monsters thankings them for making her single "applause" a success after its first week out. ♪ >> jennifer aniston back in black. just a day after her out of left field fashion tour in london, jen slipped into this classic be

my grandson really is into, like, flo rida. you say, fea? free grandpa hug. just one. just one. oh! oh! oh, i can't believe it. it's wonderful. oh, oh, oh. okay. oh! oh. mm. can i hug you, too? yeah! oh, this feels so good. oh. oh! oh, that's good. oh. here, sweetie. oh! bye-bye. that really felt so good. my friends and i are having a little party. i know. let's play charades, guys. i love charades! can i go first? well, sure. i love the passion, michael. go ahead. woman: go, michael, go. man: come on. man #2: go ahead, michael. come on, mike. let's hear it. let's hear it. movie. yeah. [ groaning ] nick. throat. "deep throat." oh, stop. [ groaning continues ] dying? death. "death of a salesman." [ groaning continues ] "die hard." looks like this may take a little while. i don't mean to disturb you. i'm from the midwest. it's my first time ever at the beach. i'm 72 years old. [ laughs ] really? no kidding? yeah. what state? kansas. all right. kansas city. right. the thing is -- you know, they say you can hear the ocean in this.

(laughter) well, on friday "today" had my favorite rapper, flo-rida.ast black man willing to be associated with the state of florida. (laughter) far and away mr. rida is the best state-named based rapper out there. even better than i sda ho. (laughter) illin' noise and, orthodox jewish hip-hop artist ari zona. (laughter) holla! (cheers and applause) and i applaud the venerable institution that is "today" for

(laughter) well, on friday "today" had my favorite rapper, flo-rida.he last black man willing to be associated with the state of florida. (laughter) far and away mr. rida is the best state-named based rapper out there. even better than i sda ho. (laughter) illin' noise and, orthodox jewish hip-hop artist ari zona. (laughter) holla! (cheers and applause) and i applaud the venerable institution that is "today" for giving mr. rida a forum for discussing his love of big, juicy butts. ♪ i wanna see that butt ♪ turn left, turn right ♪ turn around, you can tell what i like ♪ (laughter) >> stephen: now, that may seem like a large serving of butt for breakfast-- (laughter) -- but remember "today" waited until 8:47 a.m. that's just journalism 10 1. 6:00 a.m., hard news; 7:00 a.m. human interest pieces; 8:30 jackhammering badonkadonk. (cheers and applause) plus, as you know (cheers and applause) plus, did you know that this ode to his incurable sickness for the thickness -- (laughter)

flo rida. he is like the house band. we love him so much. when we need him, we call him, he comes in. we'll hear from him. >> all right but we're going to start with the wicked weather. we have it covered for you this morning from the raging wildfire in california to the rains producing dangerous flash floods. that's where we'll begin with kerry sanders. he's in hard hit nashville this morning. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. today will be a day of clean up. folks having to shovel out mud inside their homes or bigger jobs like here. a construction crew is going to have to come in. this building was hit by a flash flood. it was lifted off it's foundation and moved 30 feet and when the waters receded it deposited it right here in a parking lot. >> reporter: they're singing a very wet tune in parts of the music city. >> your heart is beating out of your chest because you're so scared. >> reporter: flash flooding forced residents to their roof tops and rescuers into the neighborhoods. >> coming completely into th

[♪ flo rida featuring nelly furtado: jump] hey, bro? get used to all this "secret agent" stuff if you're ever looking for a new recruit. hurley, just be quiet and lean right.

i love flo-rida but i hate that song. >> but the cheeseburger is great. >> this is a delicious drinkved. don't you love shaved ice? >> what is in this? all right. is it okay or not okay to go clubbing with your parents, hoda woman? >> with your parents? >> i said this and she said that. >> something else. >> not when your children should be in rehab. >> no? >> no. personally, my kids would drop dead before they'd let me go clubbing with them. their loss. >> sure it's okay. why not take a walk on the wild side? >> hoda. >> get to the clubs with cody and cass immediately. >> that is never going to happen. >> are you excited? it's almost time. >> i'm learning to embrace. i think we went way too far. please. most of america does, too. >> no, they don't. all right. it's been happening all week, and we're not stopping now. two more amazing ambush makeovers. >> i'm glad for all the other ladies. when do i get mine? i look like tan mom. all right. and you can crash my party anytime. country music hottie luke bryan is here. >> right. >> i'm going to have one more bite because it's almost my b

that is one of our favorite artists, flo rida.u know that flo rida is taking over our plaza for our summer concert tomorrow at 8:30 half hour tomorrow. we always like having him here. but we want to particularly thank him for stopping by tomorrow because he's pinch hitting for us. >> that's true. my dancing moves. a little bit of an emerging situation. will you be ready? >> i'm ready. >> party with flo. >> michael buble was supposed to perform tomorrow. something came up. we'll let him explain what happened. ♪ it's a beautiful day and i can't stop myself from smiling ♪ you guys can tell that i've been working on this day and night. anyway, i want to say hi to my friends at the "today" show. i'm so tore sorry i won't be there. thank you flo rida for filling in. you're the man. fortunately and unfortunately, there's something really big and close in my life. it's right here. so i won't be there. but i'm going to see you guys really soon on the road and i'll be bringing somebody extra with me. thanks guys, love ya. >> that is a good

. >>> on friday today had my favorite rapper flo rida.o be associated with the state of florida. far and away mr. rida is the best state named rapper out there, even better than i da ho and ari zona. holla. >> that's hilarious. i liked it. >> looking at twitter. lot of people telling me i should get out more. >> i like flo rida. >> another saying you're a hotty. >> what have we learned today? we've completely redone the house. it's hard to find contractors with the passion and the skill, and that's why we use angie's list. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first time with honest reviews on over 720 local services. i want it done right. i don't want to have to worry about it or have to come back and redo it. with angie's list, i was able to turn my home into the home of my dreams. for over 18 years, we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today. "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you i did. email? so what did you think of the house? did you see the school ratings? oh, you're right. hey babe, i

so we're happy to tell you that stepping in, pitching in, flo rida will be here. on friday morning.k out what is always a great concert when flo rida stops by. >> because our executive producer's wife has a shirt and flo on speed dial. # >> maybe he'll do buble tunes. that would be interesting. >> let's >>> it is rare to change command of an aircraft so close to safety issues. 16 people were injured when the planes' nose gear collapsed and the plane skidded to a stop. >>> the cleveland house where ariel castro held three women captive for a decade is now a pile of rubble. it took demolition crews less than two hours this morning to tear down the house. castro agreed to pay for the demolition as part of the guilty plea. his victims and neighbors will help decide what should be done with the property. >>> health officials say there's a significant decrease in childhood obesity nationwide. in 18 states the obesity rates for low income preschoolers are down slightly after rising for decades. despite that decline the cdc says obesity rates are too high. more than two-thirds of adults in

i love flo rida, but i hate that song. >> but the cheeseburger is great. >> this is a delicious drink cass immediately. >> that is never going to happen. >> are you excited? it's almost time. >> no. >> i'm learning to embrace. >> i think we went way too far. most of america does, too. >> no, they don't. >>> it's been happening all week. we're not stopping now. two more amazing ambush makeovers. >> when do i get mine? i look like tan mom. all right. and you can crash my party any time. country music hottie luke brian is here. i'm going to have one more bite because it's almost my birthday. hi, i'm karissa. hi, i'm sherri. and i'm going to show sherri how collecting box tops for education earns cash for our school by shopping at walmart. come on. sherri, look at all these products that you can buy for your family with box tops. and look, four box tops in one box. that's awesome! more cash for our school. only at walmart you get 4 box tops on over 100 items. karissa i got it and you only had to tell me four times. find 4 box tops on your family favorites like general mills cereals and na

. >> our executive producer, his wife is constantly wearing the shirt from flo rida that he gave her.ght. >> i'm sure it's great. >> let's take a look at the weather. >> i don't know because i don't have a monitor to see the maps. >> oh. >> you take a look among yourselves. you can see that. >> i'm putting myself out of a job here. we have showers in the southeast. we got some wet weather making it -- now on sunday, sunday, more wet weather along the east coast back through the great lakes. southwest looking a little on the wet side and then labor day, not a lot of great news from new england down to florida. more rain, sunny from the plains down into texas. look for showers in the southwest. a gorgeous day down through california. sunny and hot with temperatures >>> now we are seeing sunshine in san jose, just a few leftover ram nants of the low clouds this morning and we will be on our way to temperatures 80s, san jose, 90s, santa theresa and morgan hill, 72, 80s to low 90s in toward the trivalley, mid to upper 80s in the north bay. we should turn cooler the weekend, seabreeze turns

we also have a special labor day concert from flo rida. florida georgia line and nelly. in baltimore and here on the plaza. enter today and check out the details. >>> remember, michael buble was scheduled to be here a couple of weeks ago and he had to postpone because he thought his wife was going into labor. well, apparently, he wasn't faking because the canadian crooner and his wife welcomed their first child, noah, on tuesday. buble says he's overjoyed and filled with gratitude. our best to both of them. >> a headful of hair. >> he sings all the lullabies you want to hear. >> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much, guys. well, the showers have let up here right now. that's good news, but they're probably going to start in again in earnest around 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. lasts on through the ceremony. we'll have to keep an eye on that. let's show you what we've got around the rest of the country. showers throughout the mid-atlantic states into the northeast. we are looking at wet weather down in the gulf. moisture making its way into the