the things we put kerry sanders through. we'll explain what he's going to be doing and why in a couple minutes. >> it's for a great cause. thanks to kerry. >>> also coming up, sadly another death in hollywood. legendary icon lauren bacall is now gone, as you've heard. we're going to be speaking to tom brokaw who was good friends with her. share some of the stories of her over the years. >>> let's start with the top story. that is the dangerous flooding from some very potent storms that have dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of the east coast. take a look at this. that's the southern state parkway in nassau county in long island. probably less than an hour's drive from where we're sitting. cars stranded there as you can see. dylan has the latest on this storm. >> that's not driving into flood waters. that's driving and downpours coming at such a rate there's nowhere to go. the water came down. 5 inches in islip, new york. that came down in one hour. that's the scene we've seen up and down the east coast. yesterday

the big moment has arrived for our own kerry sanders. knights. kerry in a warm embrace with noah watts. guys, take it away. >> reporter: we're two miles up. we're all doing this to draw attention to hiring our heroes. so do we make a layover? >> about 30 seconds over there we're going to be heading right to the door. army strong. >> reporter: he's got my back. this is army first class noah watts. i've got my life in your hands. okay. here we go. i can't believe i'm doing this. this is "today" on nbc. okay. >> he disappears so fast. >> he does. that plane gets tiny in a hurry. technically we're going to lose him for awhile here while they're free falling. once they're under canopy, we should be aebl to communicate with kerry and talk to him about what he's experiencing as he floats back to earth. >> it's a great initiative for hiring our heroes. so important to highlight all the veterans who come home weather ser whether serving abroad. >> these people have served their country. they put in their time, get out of the service and then stru

kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> it is so conflicting because there's dangers there as we felt withhe one wedding but cool images to see. >> pretty cool. >> from above. >> she's still laughing about the drone that crashed into the couple. >> first time i saw that. i don't know why. but this is a pretty lucrative business. they're saying these photographers are charging $400 for 30 minutes of the dronearou. $400 for that. but this is something that we're not going to see just with weddings but law enforcement using it, news media trying to use it. >> you bet. >> people. i just got a catalog christmas catalog where they were selling them as christmas gifts. how do you regulate your 15-year-old christmas. >> if you want a drone. >> absolutely. >> storm team 4. >> i don't trust you that much. >> i'm sure i can fly it in downtown washington where i live. >> right around the monument. >> the faa pounding on my door. good day for flying. don't fly your drone, everybody. just go outside, free date idea of the day. gravly point, the planes are coming down the river so you get to have the lan

the the very people raising money to help injured in a freak accident. >> nbc's kerry sanders reportingls association issued a statement saying their hearts go out to the injured firefighters and their families. >>> the cincinnati archdiocese says catholics can take part in the ice bucket challenge, but they shouldn't donate money to the als association. that's because the archdiocese in cincinnati says the als group backs a study that uses embryonic stem cells. the archdiocese schools plan to ask people to donate their minute money to an organization that only uses adult stem cells in the research. >>> they will look at the congressional gold medal that will be given to the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. it will be shownur/11 observance near the site where united airlines flight 93 crashed. three medals were made to honor the americans killed in the terrorist attacks. they will be displayed in the memorial in new york, shanksville and the pentagon. >>> california's drought is having a serious impact on the state's wine and grape industry and that could cost you more the ne

nbc's kerry sanders is in burbank, illinois, for us tonight. kerry. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the rain here was not a surprise. but so much of it that it created a flood was unexpected. quick moving storms dumped nearly ten inches of heavy rain on parts of the midwest early this morning. stretches of highway under waist-deep water had to be closed as cars were nearly swept away. in illinois drivers scrambled for alternate routes. dozens were stranded when roads in and around chicago submerged. >> hopefully my car will start. i'm letting it dry out. >> reporter: the worst of it, in the chicago suburb of burbank where flooding left several square miles of this residential neighborhood under waist-deep water. and for some like jim reed the only way to navigate was by boat. >> there ain't much we can do today until this water goes down. >> reporter: schools here were forced to close just as the school year begins. >> it rained really hard for like until 4:00 in the morning. school was flooded really bad. >> reporter: in indiana dozens of dr

kerry sanders has the answer.r on today. >>> in sports we begin with the yankees-tigers. yankees elsbur where i with a deep shot to left center. it's going, going, and not gone. outfielder car era with an amazing over the shoulder catch in his first start of the we're for the tigers. even derek jeter was impressed. oh, a miracle catch. the yanks will go on to beat the tigers 2-1. >>> yahoo sports reports that team usa will cut john wahl and paul mill sapp from the fifa world cup roster leaving 16 to compete for the spot of the 12-man roster. a ufc stare down in vegas turned violent. john "bone" jones and daniel cornea started the melee with damage and the security broke up the press event. shortly after they took to twitter. jones tweeted "come on d.c., where was your takedown defense? "i put you on your back in six seconds." kormier responded. "i got some takedown defense for you. don't ever put your dirty face on me again." they meet in the octagon on september 27th. >>> now to the nfl. bears behaving badly at t

kerry sanders, a very frequent flyer offered some tips. >> reporter: for the airlines, these are theds at 80% of capacity. with so few empty seats, the battle for limited overhead space to avoid checked luggage space, leg room tight and sometimes battle for the armrest is perhaps no surprise passengers in coach are literally fighting for personal space. it happened twice this week on wednesday, 61-year-old edmond was taken into custody, but released following a fight with a passenger over leg room. the american airlines flight from miami to paris diverted to boston only after under cover air marshals broke their cover to end the dispute. earlier this week, another incident on united airlines where the seat was blocked from reclining with a mechanical device called the knee defender. videos on youtube show the $22 device attaches to the tray table locking the seat in front in the upright position. etiquette experts say treat strangers on a plane as you would like to be treated. >> common courtesy on an airline is just as important as anywhere else in society. think of the other person

kerry sanders will tell us about the program. "today" show begins in just minutes at 7:00. >>> your children in montgomery county could face crowded hallways when they head back to school later this month. according to the "washington post," the schoost expects nearly 3,000 more students this fall. that is the largest one year jump since 2000. the news 4 iteam looked into this issue just last week. we found montgomery county is one ever several school systems adding more portable classrooms to deal with increased enrollment p. >>> four things to kn. a new app lets you take your traffic aggravation to the people who can to something about it. i'm stuck sends your complaints to elected officials. >>> and 130 u.s. troops arrived in iraq. the pent goagon says thy are to help with the humanitarian effort. >>> body of a woman found stuffed inside a suitcase in bali. we're told police have two people in custody. >>> and we have breaking news. police are investigating an attempted carjacking and shooting of a d.c. detective. one person w

. >> nbc reporter kerry sanders put hiring our heroes in the spotlight with a live sky dive.e jumped from about 2 1/2 miles up on the "today" show this morning. more soldiers now are leaving the military to enter day-to-day life. today they are looking for jobs. job fairs like one going on now will help them adjust and get jobs in a civilian world. >>> hillary clinton is apologizing. for more on that, we're joined by nbc's political writer kerry dan. good morning. what'she apologizing about? what she said earlier about the president? >> that's right. over the weekend an interview with hillary clintas published in "the atlantic." she was very critical of the president on foreign policy, specifically on the issue of whether or not the esen should ha armed the syrian rebels but also toooashs at the psint fei polys a whole. as of last night, a spokesman was apologizing, saying hillary clinton had spoken to the president, said she didn't intend to attack him, and that she praises his foreign policy overall, says they're on the same page. when they see each other tonight, they're i

kerry sanders, nbc news new york. >> night at the museum, the third installment in the movie series debutstakes place at a london museum. i'm not going to lie, i'd be freaked out sleeping in a museum. >> and i love that museum. i get creeped out during the daylight. >> i did it two or three years ago. everything was great except there was one bathroom for like 450 kids. >> that was the nightmare. >> that was the nightmare for me. >> meantime, looks like we're auditioning for the remake of mary pop pins here's. >>> up next, the newport jazz festival is celebrating its 60th year. festival is celebrating its 60th year. i got the opportunity to help my motheit's delicious. toffee in the world. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on yo

let's bring in kerry sanders live in ft. lauderdale, kerry, what the heck happened?d the knee defender. it's these two bits of plastic that somebody can actually use in the seat in front of them. what they do is you install it will and it keeps the seat from reclining. holds is rigidly upright. well, when this was used, it wound up triggering a fight between two passengers. call it the mile high snub. when a passenger on united flight 1462 could not recline because the man seated behind her had blocked the seat with a device known as the knee defender amid air argument ensued. this youtube video shows how the knee defender attaches to the legs of the tray table blocking movement from the flyer in front of you. the upset passenger threw her glass of water at the man behind her causing such a ruckus, the pilot diverted where they were both removed from the flight by chicago law enforcement. so what do you think? is it confrontational to mechanically block the seat in front of you from reclining? as you can see now, there is very little room for know work. >> i think it

nbc's kerry sanders has that report coming up next.n before we head to break they say to keep both hands on the wheel and stay in your lane but if you're driving on interstate 66 in northern skra you are in for a real treat. a lane striping epic fail. look at your screen right now. it's wiggly, broken and curvy. causing confusion and slowdowns to say the least. the virginia department of transportation says it was a temporary tape mishap. it was put down over the weekend when joe was driving for some repairs -- >> couldn't believe it. look at this. >> but then started peeling up. >> i'm trying to follow them exactly and it kept -- >> yeah. >> the tape is peeling up. >> really good handling. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." are hotels going the way of airlines? that's the question. extra fees showing up on your hotel bill all over the country much the way airlines charge baggage fees or extras for an aisle seat. nbc's kerry sanders joins us now with more. kerry. unbelievable story. >> well, good morning. i'm here on south beach on miam

kerry sanders, nbc news. >> a halloween deadline. >>> let's go over to matt. >> all right. her fault. all right? ariana grande had four number one hits from her new album "my everything" before the album was even released. now it's out and it's soaring to number one in the world. good to see you. good morning. >> good to see you. >> how do you deal with this? look what's going on behind you. you're 21 years old, right? >> yeah. >> you have this enormous fame going on. how do you keep yourself in charge of it and grounded? >> well, i spend a lot of time with my family. i'm very grateful for my fans and everything. i think it's a blessing. i have to remind myself how lucky i am to do what i love. so i keep my family close and my friends. >> does the fact you've been in the entertainment business for a long time help because you kind of have a little bit of a road map of what this the going to be like? >> i guess so. but it's a little -- you know, it's full of surprises. so i never know what to expect. but yeah, i guess so. >> i think a lot of people -- maybe a lot of these yo

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we got to put this pricture of kerry sanders. mika got him to get on a horse.d that. >> he is on it or behind it? >> he is on a horse and rides off into the sunset. >> this ranch picks up his trombone and guess who it is? in a couple of minutes we are going to tell you. ♪ >> that man with the white hat and the trumpet is donny deutsche. >> exactly. >> when did you do it? >> it's not donny. >> when did you do it? >> the weekend before last. i like cows. >> and birds. >>> still ahead at the top of the hour, rand paul walks a thin line between sitting senator and presidential hopeful. a tale of two rand paul's coming up straight ahead. >>> he makes it official. he is crazy. one final push to win mississippi's republican nomination for the u.s. senate and new initiative to strengthen the u.s. and african officials. michael bloomberg hopeful will be here handing out money. he is going to throw it up in the air and we will catch it? why not? come on! gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when it'

nbc kerry sanders is live in miami beach, florida, with more on why you may have to dig a lot deeper orter: yes. it's really going on catch you off guard if you haven't been to a hotel recently. the palm trees look so beautiful here on south beach. people will make last-minute decisions. whether it's here or all the way across the country, hotels have ripped a page out of the playbook of airlines. you know those little nickel and dime fees? they are going to cost consumers a lot more. before you check in and check out, the up charges. 20 and each 80 dollar resort fees and hotel service fees. one virginia hotel makes you pay for parking. whether you brought your car or not. and guests could feel robbed by a fee for the inroom safe that you maybe didn't even use. in family friendly orlando, 70 dollars sounds cheap for a hotel package but that is the charge to pick up ups from the front desk. when leaving las vegas, you may wake up with more than a hangover. a mandatory resort fee on top of any other charges you -- well, may have forgotten about. resort fees are often bundled to provide

kerry sanders is in south florida. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, tamron.rees behind me, the palm trees swaying in the wind and the soft tropical light might say to yourself i'm going to make a last minute quick vacation and head to the beach. but whether you're coming here to south beach or any hotel across the country, the hotels have ripped a page right out of the playbook from the airline industry. some people call it nickel and diming. bottom line is as a consumer it's going to cost you more. before you check in, check out the upcharges. $20, $30, $80 resort fees, hotel service fees. one virginia hotel makes you pay for parking. whether you brought your car or not. and guests could feel robbed by a fee for the in-room safe. that you maybe didn't even use. in family-friendly orlando, $70 sounds cheap for a hotel package except when that's the charge to pick up a fedex or u.p.s. from the front desk. and when leaving las vegas, you may wake up with more than a hangover. a mandatory resort fee on top of any other charges you, well, may have forgotten about

kerry sanders is in louisville with the latest. rry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. in all four firefighters were injured after they had completed successfully pulling off an inventive ice bucket challenge. turns out they were too close to a high voltage line and an arc of electricity jolted them. they are here at the hospital after suffering severe burns. the ice bucket challenge worked. 80 students, all members of the marching band huddled together as the fire department douzed them. as the band members started to leave and firefighters were breaking down, investigators say the metal ladder on the fire truck was too close to the high voltage power lines. more than 69,000 volts, enough to power 4,000 homes and businesses, arced from the line to the firefighters. the most seriously injured, 41-year-old captain tony grider, a 16-year veteran. and 22-year-old part-time firefighters alex quinn. >> first we heard the explosion and looked up and saw a big flash. then there was another explosion. so they were both down t

kerry sanders joins us from downtown miami with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carson. i'm inside the alfred dupont building. this location is a popular venue for people to have weddings. enter the drones. yes, it can be a little noisy indoors, but outdoors not so much. as you see the drone going up, on board there's a camera. and that camera can provide a unique angle that folks getting married say they must have as an ever lasting memory for the wedding album. it's all the rage. spectacular drone images posted on youtube. the uncommon angles intoxicating to an amateur audience that has only seen footage like this in the movies. last week martha stewart posted pictures from her drone. photos of her new york estate. with drones costing as little as $80, it was only a matter of time before they started making the guest list. for today's newlyweds, capturing that special day like this is about being different and cutting edge. >> it's neat we have one of a kind photos from our wedding day that no one else has had before. >>

nbc's kerry sanders is in memphis. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, natalie.n states, it's going to be a heat advisory because it's going to feel up to 104 degrees in kansas, missouri, illinois, indiana, kentucky, texas, florida, georgia, alabama and south carolina. st. louis is forecast to have eight straight days of this heat wave to prepare for that weather. fortunately for folks who live in philadelphia, boston, new york, the heat wave will not extend into that area. forecasters say the highs will probably hit in the upper 70s. remember, if you're out in the heat, drink water, not soda pop. wear cotton, not polyester. it will help you feel a little bit cooler. make sure you're in the shade where it's 10 to 15 degrees cooler. and if you take your phone out and you say i'm checking the temperature and it feels a lot remember with aer, remember the national weather service takes its temperature readings in the shade. and of course, don't forget your pets. one last little tip, natalie, eating ice cream does cool you down. but interestingly, eating spicy food c

nbc's kerry sanders is at the airport in ft. lauderdale, florida. rning. >> reporter: good morning. it's called the knee defender. these two bits of plastic that can be inserted in the seat in front of you on the plane and it causes that seat to remain rigidly upright. the use of one of these on a flight recently set off a fight between two passengers. call it the mile high snub. when a passenger on united flight 1462 could not recline because the man seated behind her had blocked the seat with a device known as the knee defender. a mid-air argument ensued. this youtube video shows how the knee defender attached to the legs of the tray table blocking any movement from the passenger in front of you. the upset passenger threw her glass of water at the man behind her causing such a ruckus the pilot diverted to the nearest airport where they were both removed from the flight by chicago law enforcement. so what do you think? is it confrontational to mechanically block the seat in front of you from reclining? as you can see now, there's very little room fo

kerry sanders, daredevil he is, will be at ft. bragg jumping out of a plane live.t he done? exactly. >> also we just launched a job fair for our service members. head online for more. >>> let's continue on the tragic death of robin williams. we welcome a lot of guests here on "today." none were quite as memorable as robert. >> i love you. i love you big time. >> robin williams has been on "today" many, many times throughout the years. each appearance like a gift you couldn't wait to open. >> a of me was saying stop this. >> and the other half was going hello! >> then we put a chin on it. it was margaret thatcher. and all of a sudden, i miss you ron. >> if you knew robin was on the show that morning, you always knew anything was possible. >> there's tammy baker at home going my eyes are sealed. let me go. >> and the truth shall let you go! >> yeah, i'm 50 matty! and you're looking good! >> always whacky. >> gynecologist who's a magician. wouldn't that be a little frightening? oh! look, a dove! >> always wild. >> they made a lot of fun in the movie about your hair. >

kerry sanders, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ere it's too bad it's not smell-o-vision. this is the odor so many americans wake up to every morning enjoying this for breakfast. the only problem is with the recent price increase, bringing home the bacon can cost a pretty penny. it can be addictive, but at these record prices, you might have to back away. the average price of a pound of bacon rose another 6 cents in june. up to an all-time high of $6.11 a pound. that's 38 cents for an every single strip. ten years ago bacon rang in at almost half that price. so what's driving the most recent sudden spike in price? a virus not harmful to humans has killed more than 7 million pig llets in the past year. fewer full grown pigs have forced feed prices to husk highs. the demand for bacon continues to soar. once just a breakfast staple l, breakfast is now for lunch and dinner. most popular on burgers and salads. and even dipped in chocolate for dessert. it would appear just like $4 a gallon gasoline, people just have to have what they have