jason mraz inside studio 1a, i'm savannah guthrie next to lester holt in for matt. >> jason makes hiswho uses his muscles. he likes to use his muscles for a one-man ad campaign burning up the internet. >> is that real? >> all right. i'm a believer. >> that was real. >> we'll talk to him coming up. >> lester is going to show us what he's got, the gun show out. >>> new details on what led country singer leann rimes to check herself into a treatment facility. >> fifteen years to the day after princess diana's tragic death, we'll show you what her sons are doing to carry on her legacy. we want to begin this half hour with a 23 year prison sentence for a lacrosse player convicted of beating his ex-girlfriend to death. pete williams in charlottesville, virginia. pete, good morning. >> lester, good morning to you. the lawyers for george hugueley pushed for a much lighter sentence than the jury recommended when it convicted him six months ago. but the judge did what most courts in virginia do and stuck close to the jury's wishes. george hugueley was brought to court to hear his lawyer's plea

we had jason mraz.alf alive and now you want me one more time ♪ and who do you think you are? runnin' around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart you're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul so don't come back for me who do you think you are? ♪ ♪ i hear you're asking all around if i am anywhere to be found but i have grown too strong to ever fall back in your arms ♪ ♪ and i've learned to live half alive and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? runnin' around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart ♪ ♪ you're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul so don't come back for me who do you think you are? dear it took so long just to feel all right remember how to put back the light in my eyes i wish i had missed the first time that we kissed because you broke all your promises and now you're back you don't get to get me back ♪ ♪ who do you think you are? runnin' around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts an

we had jason mraz.hristina perri. >> she has a beautiful voice. >> she has a hit from her own debut album, "love strong." >> here she is, christina perri, with "jar of heart." ♪ i can't take one more step towards you call all that's waiting is regret don't you know i'm not your ghost anymore you lost the love i loved the most ♪ ♪ i learned to live half alive and now you want me one more time ♪ and who do you think you are? runnin' around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart you're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul so don't come back for me who do you think you are? ♪ ♪ i hear you're asking all around if i am anywhere to be found but i have grown too strong to ever fall back in your arms ♪ ♪ and i've learned to live half alive and now you want me one more time who do you think you are? runnin' around leaving scars collecting your jar of hearts and tearing love apart ♪ ♪ you're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul so don't come back for me who do yo

savannah about the role of women in her husband's presidential campaign, and singer/songwriter jason mraz performs live on the plaza. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a great holiday weekend. station. have a great holiday weekend. have a great holliday weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

jason mraz on the concert stage friday.ow on the plaza british hot sensation takes the stage. on the unofficial last day of summer, a rare reunion of matchbox 20, live labor day morning all right here on "today." love all of them. haven't seen them together. >> their first album in pfeifer years. >> savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. in the next half hour, get ready to do shopping. >> not a lot of damage. exclusive bargains in steals and deals. 70% off dresses, products, totes, jewelry and hair products. jill martin looking great in that dress, by the way. the best in beauty, the folks at shape magazine put dozens to the test from concealers to lip gloss. >> when we'll cook. the end of summer did not mean the end of grilling season. we've got easy recipes. you can throw these on any grill all year-round. >> that is an al menu. >> al, you're missing out, out there working hard in new orleans with jim cantore there, too. how are you guys holding up? >> hey, al, take it easy. holding on all right. >> doing great right

then friday more music, our concert superstar is singer songwriter jason mraz kicking off the labor dayr there. natalie morales with savannah guthrie, coming up switching gears talking about makeup secrets from the stars. >> from j. lo's glow, we all want that, to angelina's smoky eyes. we're going to show you how to get that perfect red carpet look at home. >>> also ahead, kids and lying. you know they do it whether it's homework or going out with friends. can you spot a fib and how do you deal with it? some expert advice. we'll have the polygraph out. just kidding. less aggressive techniques to spotlight. >>> from heights to flying, clowns, pfeifer facts about phobias to help you cope. we all have something bordering on phobias. >> yes, we do. now to al who is tracking isaac from new orleans this morning. hi, al. >> hi, guys. we want to take a look at other effects around the country weather wise. isaac will bring a risk of strong storms around the gulf today. we've also got a risk of showers in the northeast. beautiful weather in the pacific northwest today. look for a warm, toasty c

sounds like michael buble-ish and also jason mraz.a chance ♪ before you ♪ i never had a reason to dance ♪ >> isn't that great? >> cute. >> he is cute. >> he said we could show it only if we promised to let him come back and sing it in the studio for us live. >> maybe he could play christian grey. . >> cheyenne would be a great christian grey. >> a little cheyenne jackson. >> we are so happy for him. most talented people you meet do something else very, very well. so he's a doll. we are very, very happy. >> how's your coors light? >> i'm not -- i have to have maryland crabs to go with it. got any of those back there? all righty. let's face it, men and women are different. will we ever truly understand each other? >> our guys tell-all panel will chime in on, well, everything, as you've already heard. but first these messages. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, e

we'll have a live concert from the grammy winner jason mraz when we get started on a friday morning.> have a great weekend. >> thanks, you, too. >> thanks. >>> 6:36. 73 degrees. ahead, what metro will be giving out for free at local station. >>> plus, the bus stop shuffle that some local parents are angry and worried about. >>> also, if you're waiting for next iphone you may be waiting a while. the problem that could create a shortage. >>> i thought maybe it's an excuse -- what do you mean, shut up? >> it's the speech everyone is talking about this morning. we'll tell you how the president responded to it. >>> and a hot one ahead. your w >>> drive by shooting caught on tape in any fill. it happened last friday as you can see in this surveillance video a man is standing on the streets when a silver suv pulls up and someone starts shooting. one of the bullets hit thes the victim in the shoulder and takes off running. the passenger in the car steps out and keeps firing in the victim's direction as you can see right there. flashes from the gun, the victim is expected to make a full recov

looks like a bloated jason mraz. [ laughter ] [ bleep ] demarco. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: robister at wemadethismovie.com. thank you for being so great to us here. we're big fans. a$ap rocky after the break, come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest will release his highly anticipated debut album "long live a$ap" later this year. he's making his "late night" debut with us tonight to perform the song "goldie" with a little help from the roots. please welcome a$ap rocky! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ uh, uh, i said it must be cause a got dough extraordinary swag and a mouth full of gold ♪ ♪ all at my shows they be strippin' off they clothes and them college girls polishing my name ♪ ♪ on they toes talk 'til they get lockjaw chrome to ya dome 'til ya get glockjaw ♪ ♪ party like a cowboy or a rockstar/e everybody play the tough guy/e 'til pop off ♪ ♪ let's take it to the basics you in the midst the greatness my martin was a mason ♪ ♪ rocked margielas with no laces cristal go by the cases wait hold up ♪ ♪ that was racist i would prefer t

looks like a bloated jason mraz. [ laughter ] [ bleep ] demarco. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: robt wemadethismovie.com. thank you for being so great to us here. we're big fans. a$ap rocky after the break, come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest will release his highly anticipated debut album "long live a$ap" later this year. he's making his "late night" debut with us tonight to perform the song "goldie" with a little help from the roots. please welcome a$ap rocky! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ uh, uh, i said it must be cause a got dough

. >> friday morning grammy winner jason mraz with special guest. a cool half hour of music. on monday a special labor day concert, hit band gears up for release of their new album, the first in five years. looking forward to that. >> great to see those guys. just ahead we have martha stewart here. she has the i deal meal plan for your labor day celebration. if your weekend plans, we'll give you reasons to reconsider. things that annoy us most about travel. jenna wolfe here. >> a long story probably. al is in new orleans covering this storm this morning. al, good morning, again, to you. >> joined forces with jim cantore. jim, i don't think a moment too soon. if i didn't come along, you'd be halfway down canal. >> i appreciate you coming by, al. it's amazing, you and i have been standing here and all of a sudden within seconds the wind picks up. wind gusting 80 miles an hour in this wind zone. >> easy. it's a stinging rain. >> yeah. i wanted to thank mother nature for this free derma brags here. >> the fact is, we expect this to continue like this for at least another eight, t

friday, jason mraz taking to the holiday stage. bring a sign. show. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie outside the studio in new york. matt is in tampa for the republican convention. >> by the way, it's not all business, some people are having fun at the convention as well. thirty painted and embellished elephants are all around this city. they are sponsored by everyone from hooters to msnbc, the national watermelon promotion board. it just livens thanks up. quick reminder, nbc's convention coverage, including governor chris christie's keynote address at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. we'll sit down with florida senator marco rubio, the man who will introduce romney for his speech thursday night, savannah. >> we'll look forward to that. matt, we're going to talk about the political convention with "today's" professionals and ask the question are they even necessary anymore. also talk about a doctor who refuses to treat a patient who weighs more than 200 pounds. is it legal? ethical? natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, e

. ♪ ♪ ♪ it cannot wait, i'm sure there's no need ♪ >> that is jason mraz who hit it big ten years agos and mommy blogger soleil moon frye. you probably know what questions moms ask about getting kids back to school. >> i love the social community. we've had a lot of moms weighing in on those questions. we'll talk about what they said. and we'll talk about some of the must have and mother-approved tech gadgets to make learning interesting and fun. >> and our favorite bobbie thomas is here with a look at the hottest fall trends from your nails to your hair. >> and if you think ramen noodles only belong in a college dorm room, we'll show you how to transform them into delicious, easy dishes for the family. >> and from "america's got talent," todd oliver and his boston terrier -- >> good morning. give me a scratch, kid. would you give me a kiss on the head. >> so clearly the judges loved you. they think you have a great act. what do you think happened in the end? why did you get booted? >> you know, that's show business. it was a great ride. we had a great run. they are the nicest people,

. >> friday morning grammy winner jason mraz with special guest. a cool half hour of music. ets. on monday a special labor day concert, hit band gears up for release of their new album, the first in five years. looking forward to that. >> great to see those guys. just ahead we have martha stewart here. she has the i deal meal plan for your labor day celebration. if your weekend plans, we'll give you reasons to reconsider. things that annoy us most about travel. >> fist, we want to check with al who is in new orleans covering the storm this morning. al, good morning again to you. >> hey, guys, thanks so much. joined with stormtracker jim cantore from the weather channel. 75-mile-per-hour winds now, so dropping just a little bit. >> yeah. we can tell too a little bit because we can stand here without grabbing on to each other. i mean, before it was very hard. just -- >> now we just do it because we want to. >> i just saw the video of the pumps working in full force. they're just taking that water out. here's evidence of that. we've had a foot of rain, and the city is not floode