natalie morales. >> it's the pixie. i decided to go blonde. >> and you did it quickly.>> you look awesome. i love it. >> thanks so much. coming up next, what this crowd has been waiting for, the pixie cut yes, but flo rida live on our toyota summer concert stage coming up. >> the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> he has sold 80 million singles worldwide and he is frankly part of the family around here. we're delighted to welcome back to our toyota summer concert stage, mr. flo rida. ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one ♪ ♪ if i took you home itd be a home run. show me how you do. i want to shut down the club. with you ♪ ♪ hey i heard you like the wild ones ♪ ♪ oooh ♪ i like crazy foolish supd party going wild fist pumping music i might lose it blast to the roof that how we do it smoet i don't care the night she don't care ♪ ♪ said i got to be the man i'm the head of my band ♪ ♪ shut them down in the club while the playboy does it and y'all get louisiana ♪ ♪ club shuts down a hundred super model ♪ ♪ hey i heard you were a wild one oooh ♪ ♪ if i too

i'm savannah guthrie along side david gregory in for matt and natalie morales.ou have to have it in your wardrobe. >> you ladies have all about color this morning. >> this morning we are. but we like a white shirt. there's a lot of different ways you can style it. we'll show you one that will work for the office. one for a date. one for a big night out on the town. >> can you wear it past summertime, though? the crisp white shirt. >> first of all, it's me giving fashion advice but i say yes. we'll see what our expert says. >> we'll take you inside tracy morgan's over the top man cave. the main attraction is a shark tank. i have goldfish, he has sharks. but the point is they're both man caves. >> who gets in there and feeds them. >> also a reminder, we have not one but two big concerts for you here this week on the plaza. jimmy buffet, one of our all time favorites. he'll be here on thursday and then on friday country super star luke brian and he is letting you pick his final song. here are your choices. country girl shake it for me, drunk on you, or rain is a go

. >> i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker. we're hearing witness accounts of the chaotic scene that unfolded inside that building north of philadelphia. >> the alleged shooter is now in police custody. we want to get to matt from our sister station wcau. he's got the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. police say the alleged shooter, had a long-term dispute with town officials about his property. authorities say the shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. monday during a monthly municipal meeting in ross township, a rural community in northeastern pennsylvania. the alleged gunman who held a long time grudge against officials walked into the building and opened fire. 15 to 18 residents and town officials were at the meeting. >> he began to fire the gun into the township building, through the windows of the building. he continued to advance on the building firing as he walked forward. >> reporter: police say newell then left the building, wept to his car to get a handgun and returned to shoot mor

al roker and natalie morales with our normal hairdos. >>> also ahead, a serious story.been new developments in that emotional battle over baby veronica. her biological dad fighting an order to turn his daughter over to her adoptive parents. we'll tell you who's now getting involved in that case. >>> then, tearful testimony for michael jackson's ex-wife, debbie row, at the wrongful death trial. what she's revealing about jackson's history with powerful prescription drugs. >>> and are lewd texts and tweets the only way today's teenage boys know how to connect with girls? we've got a closer look at troubling new research from a harvard educator. scary stuff. >> it is. as the father of a 12, soon-to-be 13-year-old, i'm paying close attention. >>> let us begin with new scrutiny of the clinton family's charitable foundation amid reports of in-fighting and mismanagement. nbc's peter alexander's in washington with details on this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. with all the 2016 presidential speculation swirling, hillary clinton is now set to turn the fa

i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker and natalie morales.the answer to that. you might be surprised. what happens when you take the dry cleaning to the place. does your stuff get mixed up with other dry cleaning? we'll ask that question. why does it cost so much? >> we're going to find out, al. >> then we're going to head over to the grill and learn ten ways to make your grilled chicken taste even better. >> i like that. also we have a lot of us have a bad habit or two. care to share? >> okay. we're going to -- if you have a problem or a habit, we're going to answer your questions about what's normal, what's not normal. continuation of our series on that. >> the am i normal series. >> am i normal? >> everybody is real normal compared to us. >> let's get a check of the weather. >>> starting off with your weekend. start tomorrow, we'll be looking at wet weather in the east coast all the way into the plains. southern part of the country going to be sizzling. saturday, we expect to see that rain stay down to the south where they just do not need

i'm willie geist with natalie morales.let's look at the new york daily news. anthony weiner. >> a picture that caught our eye. given all the troubles of anthony weiner. >> open up to page 4. this is at the dominican day parade yesterday right out here on 6th avenue. >> look at this picture right here. i don't know if you can see it. he's making like this goggly eyed face and his tongue is sticking out. looks kind of crazy man. >> right. >> but even better than that is the picture right there which again very small -- i don't know if you can see it all that well -- but he is wealded a giant plantain. >> he is holding a plantain. >> didn't we talk about not holding produce or anything else. do not peel carrots. do not hold bananas. giant green plantains. >> you're at the dominican day parade. what do you reject it? >> you don't catch it. >> you know what, just stay away. >> he could probably use your help running that campaign. >> wow. >> moving on to a touching story. thank goodness, good news in all the bad news but this w

i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer and natalie morales.eet a 60-year-old woman that wrote an honest essay saying she proudly feels she looks great. she feels better at 60 than she did when she was 20 years old. this struck a nerve with a lot of readers. we'll get into that. >> also, if you're a parent, are you a parent that might consider yourself overly involved in every aspect of your child's life? the helicopter or hovering parent? we'll hear from one mom that decided it was time to loosen up the reigns a little bit. one of the things she said, she had to ditch the cell phone. >> tracking device. >> exactly. >> also we'll learn new uses for common gadgets to help you save time, money and space. >> what is that? >> it's a power drill and pepper mill. first a check of the weather. bill is here for al this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning to you savannah. who do we want to say hi to. >> my dad. >> chief summers. >> i love your sign. >> my dad deserves better skype connection. >> he's been on tour since february. she coming bac

. >> i'm david gregory in for matt today along with natalie morales. nice to hear from lea michele.n public. >> i thought she was so poised last night knowing eyes of the world were upon her. this is the first we heard from her since her boyfriend died and we'll have more on her a little bit later. there wasn't a dry eye. >> showed a lot of courage and a lot of support online for her and her statement as well. >> absolutely. also another story this morning, a bit of a controversy, a rodeo clown dawned a president obama mask and then announcers openly mocked. well, residents and policies on both sides of the aisle are not happy. details on that. >>> breaking news near orlando this morning. a sinkhole causing a resort to partially collapse. our nbc affiliate is in orlando this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. quite the scare for guests here. this resort is about 6 miles out from walt disneyworld. many of the guests coming back from the night after spending all day at the parks and once they got into their room they reported hearing popping noises, window shatt

. >>> i'm matt lauer with natalie morales and al roker. i've seen that video.keep trying to see if they're wearing seatbelts. there are seatbelts in the seats. the driver of the bus. >> unbelievable. >> the seatbelt broke or whatever. to see someone thrown out of a window like that. >> remarkably, everyone is okay. they survived. there was a fatality in the tractor-trailer. >> it was hit by a tractor-trailer. someone in the tractor-trailer did pass away. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> then we'll take a turn and have a happy story. we're live at the national zoo. we have an exclusive announcement. we can't tell you yet. we will. >> let's begin with breaking news. that fast moving wildfire that's racing through southern california in the mountains there. nbc's miguel almaguer is near the frontlines. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. each though we're positioned safely away from the front of the fire. a mile away you can see the flamesehind me, you can smell the smoke in the air. with the wind to its back, it's charred 6,000 acres and t

. >> i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales.morning off. >> see savannah. >> the glasses don't make you look more intellectual. they serve a purpose because of the pie in the face. >> i had a pie in my face, do you know it's quite irritating to eyes. >> cream. >> banana cream pie. my eyes are as red as can be although willie doesn't feel sorry for me. >> now that you mention it -- >> so i'm wearing my glasses and this is all part of an interview. jimmy is going to be here later on. he has great news about his new little girl. lots to talk about and my utter humiliation. >> that's a tough way to learn you're allergic to banana cream pie. >> i can eat it. i just can't snort and read it. >> we have an expression savannah pulled a savannah. i'm glad you lived up to your reputati reputation. >> did i ever. >> we have a big concert. flo rida. he is like the house band. we love him so much. he's here. >> 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 ha

. >> i'm matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. a lot to get to. meantime we're following a huge story out of boston. mob boss james whitey bulger has been convicted after 16 years on the run. we'll talk to a member of his defense team as well as the brother of one of his alleged victims. >> first, this breaking news overnight in atlanta. natalie has that. >> a tragic story. a baseball fan died after falling more than 60 feet from the upper deck at turner field in atlanta. we're joined with the very latest. randy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning natalie. at this hour the victim remains unidentified though an autopsy has been scheduled for later this morning. police tell us he fell into the parking lot and paramedics did rush him to atlanta's medical center but he ultimately died of the injuries. police this morning aren't saying what caused the fan to fall more than six stories to his death. >> the fall appears accidental. it appears the male fell 65 feet. there's no indication of foul play. >> only that it took place at monday night's rain

. >> i am willie geist along with al roker, and natalie morales. what is going on here? >> what i refer to as pie-gate, and you know it's quite irritating to eyes, and my eyes are as red as can be, and willie says he doesn't feel sorry for me. >> well, now that you mention it. >> this is all part of an interview. jimmy will be here later on, and he has lots to talk about, and my bitter humiliatiohumiliation. >> i can eat the pie, just can't snort it and eat it. >> i am glad you lived up to your reputation. >> we have a big concert this morning. he is almost like the house band around here, we love him so much. >> we will hear from him in a bit. >> we will start with the wicked weather. it's the raging wildfire in california to the torrential rains producing flash floods, and kerry sanders, good morning to you. >> reporter: folks having to shovel out mud from inside their homes, or even bigger messes, this building was hit by a flash flood and it was moved about 30 feet, and when the flash flood waters receded it deposited it right here in a parking lot. they are singing

. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. take a look at this house. >> michelle knight was there to watch it happen. she released several yellow balloons in the air, and we will have complete coverage of that in just a few minutes. >>> and then we have a lot of news this morning, including a cautionary tale of addiction. >>> let's go to the story out of cleveland. >> reporter: good morning, matt. dump trucks are lining up to take away the rubble of the house, not only to watch michelle knight here to watch it, but also de-jesus' aunt was here. it did not take long at all to erase the house, but it will take longer to remove the memories from inside. >> it's difficult. it's stressful to do this but this is one of the last steps. >> reporter: those empty of belongings the house is full of painful memories for amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight, the three women held captive here over 11 horrific years. years that knight described last week at castro's sentencing. >> days never got shorter. days turned into nights.

i'm natalie morales along with america's got talent judge and spice girl mel b. to have a lot of fun together you and i. i have a feeling you could be trouble. actually i know you are trouble. >> i'm not. not today anyway. >> what do you think of our set outside? >> i like it. look at everybody here. >> i know, right. >> we got a good crowd. >> the weather is nice. >> in honor of fan appreciation week. we have been honoring them all day long. >> i love that. i love it. >> if you stick around, the one direction guys are going to be here on friday, so. >> oh, i love those guys. >> i can see you singing along with them at some point. >> i would like to do that. they're going to be on america's got talent in two weeks time. >> are they? >> yeah. >> breaking the news f us. >> yes. >> speaking of big interviews, there's a big interview with prince william out right now. he has given his first interview since his wife kate middleton gave birth to prince george on july 22nd. he'll have a lot to say about being a new father. the cnn interviewer asked the prince about the

. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales. al is having fun today. he's at the iowa state fair. we'll check in with him in a few minutes. he's missing a great concert on our plaza. >> we just asked the question, are we alone today? not on the plaza. a lot of cowboy boots in that crowd. luke bryan is here in our 8:30 half hour. looking forward to that. >>> also ahead, 16-year-old hannah anderson made her first public appearance. she did it last night since the abduction ordeal. more on that return coming up. >> first, the calls on nationwide marches today. nbc's richard engel is in cairo. once again, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am now under a bridge in cairo with several protesters. they have been shot at by a police station just down the street, and there are casualties already. >> reporter: egypt is showing no signs of flexibility deploying more armored vehicles in cairo this morning. an emergency law in effect. detentions permitted. live ammunition authorized. negotiations with the protestors who demand that the president fr

. >>> i'm matt lauer with natalie morales and al roker. i've seen that video. about ten times of the bus crash. i keep trying to see if they're wearing seatbelts. there are seatbelts in the seats. the driver of the bus. >> unbelievable. >> the seatbelt broke or whatever. to see someone thrown out of a window like that. >> sucked outside the window. remarkably, everyone was okay, they survived. there was a fatality in the tractor-trailer. >> it was hit by a tractor-trailer. someone in the tractor-trailer did pass away. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> then we'll take a turn and have a happy story. we're live at the national zoo. we have an exclusive announcement. very exciting news. we can't tell you yet. we will. we'll get to that. >>> let's begin with breaking news. that fast moving wildfire that's racing through southern california in the mountains there. nbc's miguel almaguer is near the frontlines. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. for our safety we moved about a mile from the fire. earlier we saw the flames running down the hill.

number five, right across the river from natalie morales lives. >> no surprise there. >> new york is number four. >> i'm surprised. >> it takes the whole state. obviously manhattan is outrages you and nobody can live here. >> connecticut. >> the tri-state. >> alaska. >> number two is alaska. >> i guess energy prices part of the reason for it too. >> and number one always seems to be at or near the top. hawaii. >> guess what the average home price in hawaii is, $740,000. >> wow. >> that's a lot of pineapple. >> that is a little piece of paradise. >> it is gorgeous. >> you have to pay for it. >> there you go. >> did you see these comments kate upton made. >> shocking. >> she is on the cover of september's elle magazine and talks about her experiences as a sex symbol. she said after my first sports illustrated cover i felt terrible about myself for a solid month. every single guy i met was married or about to be married and i felt like i was their bachelor present or something. i'm not a toy. i'm a human. i'm not here to be used. i'm a grown woman and you need to figure your stuff out.

i'm willie geist with natalie morales.gnize it was them. >> getting back together. >> good song. >> as we know in this business, there's nothing worse than spelling and grammer mistakes. we thought we would show you a few classics. they check for more than 50 types of spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. some facebook fans submitted photos of public spelling mistakes. this is from nancy moran. >> we're missing a d. >> that was a dg trouble. >> that's hard to see, carlsbad caverns. >> it's a grammar error. >> we can't see it. >> it's like the anthony weiner photograph. we just can't see it. >> seen it all. >> seen it all. >> saw it all. >> okay. how about this one from tim thompson. >> 12th street. don't get that confused. next one submitted by lee an lawrence. >> wow, in a school zone, that's right. >> see, i believe someone closed the c on that one. >> yes. >> you can almost see that that's the case. >> all right. >> this one here, dride apples. >> that was pretty elementary. if we didn't get those we should probably

i'm al roker along with natalie morales and america' got talent judge mel b.night last night. >> i did. >> what a performance. >> it was great last night. they finished it off with catapult and how creative and inventive is that act? seriously. >> the person that created or put the group together is from connectic connecticut. it's an honor and tribute to the vicks of newtown. >> it was emotional. >> we have a clip of that. >> let's take a look. >>> everything about it was so lovely. the whole life story. i loved it. >> it's cool. >> it took my breath away. >> see i would want to go and see that show with my whole entire family. >> a great song. >> how do you know that? >> it's on the prompter. >> i was like you're good, al. >> it's so different. obviously you don't really see that kind of act. so i think that in las vegas would be an act. >> i think it would be a hit. >> beautiful. >> by the way, agt on tonight again at 8:00 eastern and then -- well, you mentioned it here on the show on monday i believe, but one direction is coming. [ screaming ] >> wow. >> a

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker, and fat natalie morales.>> coming up, they're going to tackle a controversial comment made in a press conference by the pope to facebook running television style ads on their site. >> and you've seen infomercials, the ones that promise amazing beauty response. do they really deliver? "woman's day" magazine is here. they reviewed and tested some of these beauty items. we'll have their results on the best of the best coming up. >>> we all remember moving to the suburbs in the '40s and '50s and '60s. are people over it? why are people ditching rural life and heading to the city? >>> we have an update today. susan spitzer discovered she had lou gehrig's. she decided to live a year of joy and typed it out one letter at a time on her iphone with her thumb. she can't do that anymore, but with new technology she has a head gaze device. she wrote a special essay exclusively on our website today.com. it's inspired by french bulldog lenny and so much more. she truly is an inspirational person and really believe she all

natalie's big sister patricia morales calling from florida."today" show. >> i got some calls from some friends. >> counselor, how do you plead? >> my sister is a high powered attorney and she is going to sue me now. thanks, guys. >> no contest. no contest. >> see, she remembers it. >> wow. >> she is pleading the 5th. >> we were kind of bad as sisters when we were young. >> that's amazing. >> well, you know what, my parents did level -- did not level the playing field here because natalie was always the young one who could not defend herself so always me that was getting in trouble for doing anything. >> oh. >> i should pick on her a little bit. >> so you're saying she deserved the beverage you served her. she had it coming. >> like they said in chicago. >> she had it coming. >> was that the worst thing you ever did to her patricia. >> i think that was about the worst thing. >> i think natalie has a better memory of these things. >> we had some big fights. we would knockdown drag out, i mean, like biting, clawing, pulling hair. >> what the -- >

. >> i'm matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. dick van dyke keeping that trademark sense of humor. could have been a really scary situation. >> the imagines are so scary but if he is smiling about it and making jokes then it's okay for to us smile, too. so happy he's okay. >> we'll have more on that in a little while. >>> meantime new developments tied to the ongoing saga tied to yankee star alex rodriguez. his attorneys are preparing a lawsuit now against the team doctor. we'll have details on that in a moment. >>> but let's begin this tuesday morning with developments on the tense situation in egypt following the violent crack following the violent crackdowns. richard engle is in cairo. richard, good morning to you. there is an article on the front of the "new york times" here's the headlines" egypt in tumult as court orders mubarak freed." he's free but the article goes on to say that may not actually ever happen. what are you hearing? >> yesterday when we spoke to legal analysts after they said that mubarak should be released

i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales.s a classic by johnny cash. >> we love it. but also there's a new biography with never before seen photos and unheard music. we'll give you a first look and listen coming up. >> also ahead, the professionals are here. much of them -- many of them wanting to discuss a controversial decision that effects law enforcement here in new york city. that is about stop and frisk and we'll be getting into that in just a couple of minutes. >> all right. then want to look years younger? we'll reveal the products that received high marks. >> we're ready to go shopping. >> and we'll head up to the kitchen. you can do this. one of the most respected chefs in america shows us how to make a simple, savory gourmet dinner. >> all right. but first how about a check of the weather? >> well, we have a lot of heavy showers and thunderstorms here in the northeast. all the way down in the mid-atlantic states. wet weather from the southwest up into the great plains. and for tomorrow, that wet weather moves throu

good morning everyone i'm savannah guthrie at studio 1a with al roker and carson daly and natalie moraleseard that this morning. >> it's good, though. one on air is a good one. >> i'm warming up. >> i think we're good. >> coming up with discovery in turkey that's generating buzz all around the world. this scientist uncovered a piece of the cross that jesus was crucified on. >> a 30-year-old namesake of amelia earhart attempting to retake the trip around the world. >> this morning the meet and greet hug. so many questions. how long should it last? do you go for two handed bear hug? the pat on the back? >> the good old warm, hold on. >> natalie might say hold on and never let go. never with a grope. it would be awkward if you were my boss. >> no, not at all. >> so let's begin this half hour with good news. good news for oprah winfrey. for the first time her cable network own is profitable. mara schiavocampo has more. >> reporter: good morning. oprah's midas touch is back. she's starring in a network movie and her note work is doing well. she's been called the queen of all media. and now tha

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist.is hour. i'm willie geist and al roker and brooke shields. this is your last day. we're going to miss you. >> i'm going to miss being here but i kept the seat warm for natalie. >> starting monday you can stop wearing them. >> they're supposed to fall off and you make a wish, right? >> we're going to embarrass you later in the hour. >> oh, really? and that's different how? >> we're going to group together all the embarrassment from the week. it's going to be great. >> it's a highlight. >> i can't wait to see the slow motion of me tying the cherry stem. >> i have a feeling that might be in it. >> it's on a loop in your house. >> let's talk about the cats on the track. have you heard about the kittens on the subway. >> so cute. >> temporarily halting the subway. brooklyn commuters waited for two hours as officials shut down power as workers tried to corral them. they're working under the third rail. >> got like 30,000 bolts running through it. if you touch the rail it's over. they were no

. >> morning everyone i'm savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. a lot happening in the news today. >> a lot of breaking news overnight including an intense bank. more on that story in a few minutes. >> first, right to that deadly cargo plane crash in alabama. tom costello is at reagan international airport. tom, good morning. what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning. this happened at about 6:00 a.m. eastern time, 5:00 a.m. central time this morning. this was u.p.s. cargo flight 1354 coming into birmingham, alabama, from louisville, kentucky, where ups's base is with a major cargo operation. the plane never made it to the runway, coming in and crashing in a field just short of the airport. we're told no structures nearby were involved. local authorities on the scene are telling us it appears both the pilot and co-pilot considwe killed in this crash. because this was a cargo plane, there should not have been any other passengers on board, just that crew. two-man crew, pilot and co-pilot. this reminds us of two other recent cargo crashes. in 201

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist, live fromoker. brooke shields with us all week. we love having you here. >> how is it getting up early for you? >> i'm partially an insomniac. it's easy for me. it's perfect. >> you'd be here anyway. >> i'd be here anyway. >> we had been noticing you were just hanging around. we finally said why don't we just have her come in and co-host the show. >> pressed against the glass behind the show. come on in, brooke. come on in. >> pick me! pick me! >> i've got something i want to give you, al. a couple days ago i gave brooke a handmade rainbow loom. she wanted me to know that she was working on one for you. lucy geist made this one for al roker. >> i like the color scheme. >> very nice. >> pink thing and royal pink thing. >> syracuse thing. lady vols. >> because we're friends. >> child services on the line for you. >> you had a cool day yesterday, al. you were down at the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. what was it like? >> it was really celebratory. even though it was raining. but it

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist.ning, august 27th, 2013. i'm willie geist with al roker an brooke shieldsack for another day. >> you did not scare me away. >> we learned a lot about brooke shields. >> so i heard. >> hs known me for a very long time. >> i have. >> did you know about her container store fetish? >> yes. >> you did. >> we have seen each other in the container store. >> can ty a cherry stem with her tongue. >> didn't know that. >> and could open a beer bottle with her forearm. >> i could assume that. >> got a lot of talent. we were talking yesterday about the rainbow loom. >> your daughter made one for me. >> well, there's a story there. your kids are out of town so they're not able to replenish your supply so i asked my daughter to make one for broo. so she said i'll do that. we heard there would be a blue dressed involved today so she had run out of blue rubber bands. so we went to michaels. >> she didn't stress. >> are you kidding? she lives for this. we went to michaels and got the rainbow loom and ou

. >>> from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist.t 28th, 2013. that is a look at washington d.c., the reflecting pool in front of the lincoln memorial where 50 years ago today, a quter of a million people marched on that city demanding their civil rights, the day culminated in the "i have a dream" speech made by martin luther king, jr. al is in washington and we'll check with him in a minut i'm willie geist with brooke shields all week for natalie. are you good? >> i'm good, tnk you. >> this is a good day, an emotional day. >> emotional day. >> we should start by listening to a little of the speech by martin luther king. >> when freedom rings, when we let it ring from every state and every city. we will be able to speed up that day when all of god's children, black men and white men, jews and gentiles, protestants and catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, free at last, free at last. thank god almigh, we are free at last. >> august 28th, 1963. that's a 34-year-old martin luther king, jr

. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's takeith al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist.t's august 26th, 2013. a little overcast. cooling off here in new york city. i'm willie geist along with brooke shields. she is my special guest cohost this week. al will be back tomorrow. it's cool to have you here. >> cool to be here. >> we're bonded immediately. >> instantly. >> we have the rainbow loom. >> my daughters made them. >> your daughters are 10 and 7. >> yes, this is the 7-year-old because the 10 made for me and then she took it. >> she took it back. >> yeah. they do them constant. there's double ones. i said what is it. she said it's a rainbow loom, mom. >> me too. my daughter now, you can barely distinguish where the rainbow loom ends and her skin begins. i told her she looked like mr. t. she is like who is mr. t? >> they're all doing it. >> we spent most of our vacation on the rainbow loom. >> it's actually sweet, too. we used to wear the rope bracelets in the summer. but it's sweet to watch them just play and actually play with thingsot electronic. >> they're outside

i'm alongside al roker and natalie morales. you're on the cell phone at the beach and saying, wait a second there's a military hovercraft, you're probably going to get told to lay off the beer and get into the shade. >> exactly. it's to say the least unexpected. people were wondering what the heck is that about. we'll tell you about it in a few moments. >>> we have a lot of news to get to. >>> we're hearing for the first time, the 911 calls from that brave bookkeeper who talked the gunman into giving up, this as students return to the school for the first time since the incident. today we'll be there live. >>> let's begin with 16-year-old hannah anderson talking for the first time since her kidnapping ordeal, as she prepares to bury her mother and brother this weekend. nbc's correspondent kate snow is in san diego. kate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hannah anderson isn't prepared yet to talk about the details of her kidnapping, but she did want to clarify a few things, including why she had communication with the ma

of feelings, if you .ill they came over me at a young age, and i knew it was morally wrong and biblically wrong. >> natalie from texas, thanks for your call. and another view from the american civil liberties union, the panel discussion we just showed you and what that ruling may mean for the laws in the states. here is what he had to say. >> they are technically right that it does not establish a nationwide right for homosexual couples to marry. but that is just people trying to deny what is going on in the country. if you go back to 2008 when we hadtion eight passed, two states that allowed same-sex couples to marry when prop eight passed. within a few weeks, we picked up two more. up,e then, we have picked quein re gay said -- enri said, california is the 13th. this is becoming something that needs to happen, something that historically is going to happen, that needs to happen soon. oft to underwrite the scope the victory by focusing on the technicalities. that was the director of the american civil liberties union discussing the proposition eight case in california. looking at a map of the united state