took up rokering.ra special, we took photographs with the birthday balloon. tamron wearing a party hat there. and this from our affiliate in little rock. matt and mallory wishing you the best as well. and this was hard to pick from so many, but here's one on facebook from charles. he said i don't think you realize homa touch with your grace and good humor. have a terrific birthday. your people demand it. amen to that. >> people. >> yeah. got lots of surprises coming your way. zblifs afra >> i was afraid of that. >> how do you feel? >> queasy. very honored and blessed. >> thank you so much. >>> coming up, more celebrations of all things al. including one big surprise you don't want to miss. >>> plus what really goes on behind the palace walls. >>> plus what really goes on behin[ woman ] the cadillac summer collection is here. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] during the cadillac summer's best event, lease this all-new 2014 cts for around $459 a month or purchase with 0% apr. hurry in -- this exceptional offer ends

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proof that the roker-cabra is real.who hasn't heard this urban legend -- there are a group of people who think a creature lives in the basement of 30 rock that is half al roker and half chupacabra. [ laughter ] no one, and i mean no one, has ever proven it exists. let's see what these guys found. oh, they have a video. okay. let's play it. >> i've got a bad feeling about this. >> yeah. there's definitely something down here running around and being spooky. >> you hear that? >> oh, my god! it's a roker-cabra! [ screaming ] [ applause ] >> seth: that is proof! as terrified as i am, and know that i am truly terrified, there is nothing more terrifying than journeying deep, deep to the last page of deep google. [ dog barks ] [ laughter ] we did run out of scary animals noises. page 145, the last page, let's see. leafyporn.com. i think it's going to get weird here. if you're over 18 click here and watch the 30 rock christmas tree get lit up like never before. [ laughter ] i'm over 18. let's do this. [ laughter ] oh, no. what'

jennifer lawrence on the biggest night of her life was talking about al roker. >> roker technique.ing. keep going. stop. little bit more. little bit more. well, you looked amazing in your suit. and another amazing red carpet et moment. take a look at this one. that's al. >> that's not a good look. >> but 7-year-old edie. the make a wish foundation wanted to give her this opportunity. and giuliana rancic took her on the red carpet dressed up for this. edie is from lake mary, florida. she was diagnosed with cancer of the retina when she was only 19 months old. she is cancer free now and red carpet bringing it. adorable moment. you know what? thank you for making her wish come true. look at the pose. she gave a little angelina jolie. >> hip out. >> she was like i watch e. i know how to do it. >> incredible. >> okay. little bit different topic here. do you think where you fall in your family makes a difference how you're treated? >> birth order. >> "huffington post" ran a story, an apology letter to my second child. the mother of two writing you're only 11 months old and i already rais

we've got al roker and peter alexander as well. this young man will perform on the plaza in the 8:30 half hour is remarkable. >> and adorable. >> can play 31 instruments. >> i know. >> anyway, we've got a great concert coming up in our 8:30 half hour. but we start with more on the fallout. this terrible story, the brutal murder of american journalist james foley. the pentagon now labeling isis an imminent threat that goes beyond anything they have seen. we'll talk to james foley's parents exclusively in a moment. but first nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is along the syrian border in turkey. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. pope francis called james foley's parents to offer comfort and support. the vatican said they were deeply moved by the gesture. it came as u.s. defense officials say the american policy currently of attacking isis in iraq isn't enough to stop the group. the u.s. is now at war with isis. with daily air strikes. but so far the air campaign is only targeting isis in ira

roker popping up.he same as the hoda 50. i don't think we've actually stopped celebrating that. >> is it tomorrow? >> yes, it is. >> it is tomorrow. meanwhile, let's head inside to natalie for a check of the top stories. >> good morning to you all once again. good morning, everyone. more than 30 people were arrested overnight in ferguson, missouri, after police came under what they called heavy gunfire. this as the national guard was deployed to help maintain order. ron allen is in ferguson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, natalie. yes. police say they came under gunfire and they blame that on a small criminal element who they say are behind the problems here stirring up trouble. 30 arrests. last night they tried a new tactic. no curfew. the national guard here while more went to the street patrolling a designated protest area. but after dark, gunfire confrontation. so police went in to clear the streets. using vehicles, tactical units to get the streets clear as soon as possible. 30 ar

we should know it's al roker's birthday by the way. did they confuse that? >> very much. >> right. let's trade lower oil here, grasso. >> if you think oil is going to continue to move lower the names should be sold. i saw a couple new annual highs in the refiners, so that spot is always per nexting. >> what will get you back in the oil short? >> some kind of demand catalyst. some sort of reduction in demand we don't know about already. maybe it's europe. maybe peace breaks out around the world. >> wrej i hear there is tons of supply. it makes me think who uses that supply? tankers. >> they move with how much supply is looking to be moved around the world, not so much oil costs. >> mna shifted their members to much more of a tanker leak. now to janet yellin's speech on friday in jackson hole. will the fed share i chair be as dovich around the horn? >> it was amazing, steve liesman did this great poll and said 6% of investors thought yellin would be hawkish. to me, everybody on the cover side of the boat sets up a nice trade to be short treasuries in. that i have a small put on tlt.

al roker. up next on "dr.ow many of you know people say the weather helps predict pains and other medical issues? a lot of you do, right? really help er forecast your health or is this one of those many great myths that many of us believe?

al roker will recap the entire program with insights from the winners and of course, the fashion on the red carpet. it all begins tomorrow at 7:00. >>> good evening. in an effort to help clear tim lincecum's head and some of the pressures he's under, bruce bochy announced he will skip until thursday. tie game. cory dickerson, sack fly. 3-2, rockies. buster posey facing latroy hawkins. bruce bochy is beside himself when he gets tossed. the giants lose 3-2. a's and astros. oakland just 3-4. everything including the beard, of course, beards big in texas. josh reddick launches a big fly to right. a two-run shot. a's win 8-2. that is it sports wise. back to you guys. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. and our next newscast is today in the bay. tomorrow at 4:30 in the morning. thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." ♪ tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- julia roberts andy cohen comedian, ron funches

roker.nitely can. >> and he's still talking. >> i don't know. i've known al for years, he can run a good talk fest. >> we have a lot to get to beginning with a check of the top stories from willie. >> good morning, everyone. northern california is cleaning up this morning after the worst earthquake to hit the area in 25 years. sunday's quake injured more than 200 people and caused extensive damage. nbc's joe fryer is in napa for us. joe, good morning. >> good morning, willie. as you can see behind me there is a lot of damage especially here in downtown napa. this is a wine tasting room housed inside a historic building. all at least a hundred buildings have been red tagged. that means it's too dangerous to go inside. total damage could top a billion dollars. the earthquake, a 6.0 magnitude hit at 3:20 sunday morning. it lasted 10 to 20 seconds. eight more homes were either destroyed or damaged by fire. about 200 people have now been treated for injuries. mostly cuts and bruises. a few seriou

roker.ely can! >> and he's still talking. >> i've known al for 22 years. he can run a pretty good talk fest. i'll tell you that. >> love that. we have a lot to get to, beginning with a check of the morning's top stories from willie, who is in for natalie this morning. hey, willie. >> good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. more than two weeks after he was fatally shot by a police officer on the streets of ferguson, missouri, 18-year-old michael brown will be laid to rest today. craig melvin is at the church in missouri, where his funeral is being held. >> craig, good morning. >> willie, good morning to you. this church in north st. louis already starting to fill to capacity. you can take a look behind me here. the funeral set to start any moment now. folks have been lined up for the better part of an hour and a half. the main sanctuary is almost already filled. we're told they have some additional space, about 4,000 seats here all together. they expect the church to be filled to capacity

roker, how about a check of the weather? >> unfortunately, we've got more hot weather to talk about. dangerous heat. big upper-level high-pressure system pushing way up to the north. we've got heat advisories in effect from texas all the way to the south carolina coast. on into the ohio river valley as well. the feels-like temperatures, the temperature once you combine the humidity and the temperature is going to feel like 103 in memphis. 104 in charleston. st. louis, 105. friday, more of the same. 101 in dallas. and galveston, 105 in charleston. and on saturday, the heat continues feeling like 103 in memphis. atlanta, 102. this is very, very dangerous heat. so please, make sure you take care, limit your time outdoors. lots of water, decaffeinated beverages, nonalcoholic beverages, lightweight, loose-fitting clothing. don't blame me. that's the way it works. >> we blame you. >> check on your elderly neighbors and never leave your kids or pets in this kind of heat. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the ne

. >>> this morning on "today" al roker turns 60 wednesday.ving himself the good gift of good health. the behind the scenes of his milestone check-up. that's later on "today." >>> now it's time for the latest in sports with my good friend richard lui. good morning, richard. >> yeah, good morning, dara. we're going to start with a scary moment in boston. los angeles angels pitcher derek richards awkwardly falling here, trying to cover first base. richards was on the ground nearly ten minutes before being taken off on a gurney. he suffered an injured left knee, patella. >>> more than 34,000 fans at the little league world series wednesday. many eyes on philadelphia pitcher mo'ne davis. she struck out six batters in just over two innings, but the play of the game? this. a big hit to right field in the first. making the diving catch here. they don't look back. nevada dominates 8-1 advancing to saturday. pennsylvania faces illinois on thursday for a chance to join in in the championship as well. >>> an intense fight breaking outs at buffalo bills t

amy adams is 40, and the "today" show's al roker turns the big 60. >> big one. birthday celebration here. >> keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm dara brown with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today." have a great one. on august 4th, two unsuspecting men walked in to a mcdonald's and discovered an extraordinary burger with heaps of jalapeños... ...for only two dollars. within minutes, they had also discovered the phenomenon of "economnomnomics" nomnom... nom? nom nom the jalapeño double, try it now for just $2 on mcdonald's dollar menu and more. it's economnomnomcial. ♪ nom...nom...nom... >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning. it's 4:30 a.m. >> i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, everybody at home. happy wednesday to you. want to help you get over the hump so you can get closer to the gorgeous weekend shaping up across the bay area. but for today, we are going to get spoiled again. beautiful da

i'm willie geist with al roker, tamron hall. natalie is off.h ariana grahn da i. >> i don't think i sang with her. i was in the proximity. >> but you were there. the essence of ariana was flowing through. >> and by the way, her grandma, 80-year-old -- >> we are in love with her. >> and her mother joan. we got so to sit there and watch the show with her mother and grandmother. "bang bang" comes up, and nona said i love this one. >> she was dishing a little bit about what happened at the vmas. and joan said, mom, she said i'm 80 what are you going to do to me? i love this woman. >> she's traveling with her mom and her grandma. they're right there. they're in the mix. they're not like up in a little vip area off to the side. they're in the middle of everything. right behind us. look at dylan. hey. like when i'm at home and watch tv, i talk to people. >> so ariana will be here in a couple minutes. we're going to have a conversation with her. then she's coming back in this hour to do another song. so doing four songs. >> four songs. this is a show.

roker, check of the weather? >> looking ahead to labor day.lf coast and plains. east coast looks good. sunday sunday! we're looking at wet weather on the east coast. showers in the upper mississippi river valley. western third of this country looking spectacular. then labor day. wet weather along the atlantic coast. more rain in the great lakes into the mississippi river valley. person 2/3 of the >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. we have sunshine. stand by for heat. near 90 degrees in philadelphia. but tomorrow a nice breeze will be blowing and dry air rushing into place and much less humid for thursday and friday, as well. weekend a different story. mugginess returns saturday and 87 degrees and here comes the heat with a chance of showers and thunderstorms for sunday and labor day monday, a high of 92 degrees. still plenty hot tuesday. have a great day. >> oh, my gosh! it's the jones triplets. there they are. very nice to see you, ladies. all right. let's head back inside to matt. >> announcer: back to school with martha is bro

our coverage continues this morning on the today show, and al roker will recap the entire award show with insight from the winners to of course the fashion on the red carpet. it all starts following "today in the bay" at 7:00 this morning. >> i am five episodes away from finishing breaking bad. sop close. >> i won't spoil it for you. >> don't go on twitter. >>> 4:53 on your tuesday. traffic troubles. >> still ahead, how these wiggly lanes made a mess of the commute. not here, but we'll show you how it could happen. >>> and not a lot of wiggle room height here, this is the san mateo bridge, nothing on the edge except for barrier and no problems right here. we'll taush what you see on the hayward side though coming up. >>> forget walking in a straight line, drivers in virginia couldn't drive one. >> look at why. this is what the morning commute looked like yesterday heading towards washington, d.c. a project on the freeway went horribly wrong. turns out the temporary tape striping raid over the weekend peeled up contractor was sent out to fix the mix, but in the meantime, their traffic

roker. >> wow.ms all day today. they move into washington. and we're looking at some problems. flash flooding possible all the way down to the carolina coast because of 2 to 4 inches of rain. and we've got our second tropical storm bertha 110 miles east of barbados. 45 mile-per-hour winds moving west/northwest at 20 miles per hour. it's going to cut across puerto rico by saturday afternoon. then bahamas into the day. he's got a ball. >> you want to play face ball? i'm sorry. this is important. >> i don't think it's going to hit. face ball. are they rolling? okay. here we go. okay. and again, tamron nowhere to be seen. >> she's preplying to the foot fetish fans. >> ready? face ball. >> you can do better. come on. >> again, again. >> that's the best you got? that's it? >> do we have the slow mo? >> after weather. >> all right. >> this riveting. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your >>> he really took it like a man, didn't he? kids, do not try that at home, please.

it's a tease, roker.ff. call 1-800-dentist. >>> well, good morning, everyone. 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. kanye west, the killers, macl m and ryan lewis are some of the names. some of the other arts include tom petty and the heartbreakers. organizers are telling everybody that parking is going to be real limited. they're encouraging people to take public transit. >>> hundreds of kids in san jose will get a new head start on the school year. this is video from backpacks that are going to be distributed to kids in low-income families by sacred heart community services. this year, 2,800 kids will receive these backpacks. >>> well, let's check your weather with rob. good morning. >> good morning, scott. right now, sunshine from pleasanton over to san jose and down the peninsula, but still socked in with the low clouds around san francisco, closer to oakland, where you'll see temperatures around san francisco today in the upper 60s, low 80s in san jose. and into the north bay, highs in the low 80s around santa ros

end of month their routings 72 bus pick >> chicago police searching for a man sexually assaulted 40 roker on south side. >> we're going live outside 70 think how much growth of the latest. >> police have issued a community of art they want everyone in the debt rod where this happened to keep an eye out for a suspect as well as take precautions to protect themselves. at the 40 year-old was walking in an alley in greater back off abroad when man on a bicycle kim up in the 400 block of the 71st street. the demands of the teenager into a gang when ancestress of the kerr. the suspect is in his 20's or 30's, the assault happened in broad daylight around 1130 as the morning, the young girl ran to a nearby business after she was attacked. we spoke to the woman who helped her. >> dion of a guy she said i don't know. see said she never saw before and she had any discussions mordred his hair blue baseball caps with the letter and a blue jean pants and tattoos all over his neck and four arms and upper arms. >> we are told that the teenager was taken to the hospital, it is unclear if she is still ther

roker, thank you very much.al anthem in all 50 states. here is nbc's hallie jackson. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: janine stang has sung this song so many times -- ♪ what so proudly we hailed >> reporter: -- she could do it in her sleep. >> people call me at 2:00 in the morning and i will sing it to you without any problem, i promise. >> reporter: she's belted it out at madison square garden. ♪ and the rocket's red glare." >> reporter: and in wallace, idaho. >> the entire town showed up, all 900 of them. >> reporter: from florida to alaska, 49 states in all so far. where did the idea come from? how did you think, hey, let me do this? >> i love our military. i'm always a big supporter of people who embody the meaning of the national anthem. i thought it was a good fit. >> reporter: that's why stang is on a mission to take the anthem national, to thank the people who protect the star spangled banner and the freedom it represents. instead of giving autographs after her performances, she asks her audience to do t

arianna grande is in town. >> al roker at 60.aughter lela was so mortified. >> when you performed. come on. >> no, no. ♪ >> dancing with al is the best. >> nicki minaj was thinking about it until that moment. >> here is the weather al. >>> let's get to your weather and show you what we've got going done. for today, storms firing up in the mississippi river valley. sunshine in the pacific northwest. they could use some rain with the wildfires in oregon and washington. east coast looking pretty darn good. tomorrow we have rain making its way into the southeast, also the upper ohio and mississippi river valleys. the sunshine continues along the west coast. can you believe it's going to be warmer in portland at 80 than in los angeles at 74. we'll continue to track the latest on iselle and julio, both here and on the weather channel and >>> right now, still seeing low clouds, a little mist around san francisco, 63 degrees. we've got the sunshine, though, in san jose. the view of 101 there, approaching 280. partly cloudy, hazy skies, a

back over to jenna, willie and natalie. >>> did you know next week is al roker's 60th birthday.on this very show next week. we may pick a few people to be on the show to say happy birthday to him in person. go to today.com or our facebook page for more information on how to wish al roker, our good, good buddy, the great al roker happy 60th. >> we were saying we can't believe he's 60. >> a vibrant 60. >> more energy than any man i know. >> yes, he does. >> coming up, he scored a golden globe win and oscar nomination for his role as the wrefter, now mickie rourke is back in a cool new movie. he's here to it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we are asking the music city which 100-calorie strawberry greek yogurt is the next big thing. i'm a random lady with a table full of yogurt. want some greek yogurt? can i ask you a question? tell us what tastes best. this one is definitely the winner. that one is good. a is great. yoplait greek 100! that's the stuff right there. you want to see which one yoplait greek beat? chobani yes! yoplait greek wins again. take the taste-off for yourself!

. >> al roker has our check of the weather. >> unfortunately, we have more hot weather to talk about. dangerous heat. a big upper level pressure system pushing relief way up to the north. we have heat advisories in effect from texas to the south clone coast into the ohio river valley as well, the feels like temperature the temperature once you combine the humidity and the temperature, it will feel like 103 in memphis. st. louis has 105. friday more of the same. 101 in dallas and on saturday the heat continues feeling like 100 degrees, atlanta 102. this is very, very dangerous heat. make sure you cake care of time outdoors. lots of water, defirst half nated beverages, light weight loose fitting clothing. check on your elderly neighbors. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up. ♪ >>> oh, good thursday morning to you, we are going to warm up for today, but not by much. three to five degrees at best. this is bodega bay, temperatures looking really comfortable for san francisco. upper 60s coming your way. we'll boost those numbers up in the city even for today. shallow marine l

as the hurricanes grow closer to landfall, al roker will track their progress and have more on hurricane bertha and its target on the atlantic coast. >>> and the city of falls church is remembering an army major general killed in afghanistan. 55-year-old harold greene served in the army for 34 years. he is the highest ranking army general killed overseas since the vietnam war. flags are out in greene's falls church neighborhood this morning. neighbors showing support for the general's family. milg taker officials say the fact greene was not participating in combat made the loss especially difficult. gra greene was killed by a lone gunman. more than on dozen other soldiers were injured before the gunman was killed. >>> a new hotel and conference center at the university of maryland could soon be a reality. according for the "washington post," officials strongly support the project and promised a fast approval process and the hotel could open in the fall of 2016. the hotel will be built across the street from the university's main entrance. university president hopes it will attraction aca

good thing they didn't send al roker, i guess. comic-con wrapped up over the weekend in san diego. comic-con if you don't know is the world's largest gathering of people who know the difference between a modem and a router. a four-day convention where fans celebrate comic books, movies, tv shows, video games, things like that. here's a tip for next year. if you can't afford to go all the way to san diego for comic-con you can put on a batman costume and host a panel discussion in your living room. according to "time" magazine the number of women attending comic-con has doubled in the last five years. it went from four to eight. actually, of the 130,000 people who attended this year, they say almost half were women. and the woman who got the most attention was gal gadot, she was miss universe in israel. she's an actor, saturday warner brothers revealed the first image of gadot as wonder woman from the upcoming "batman versus superman" movie. why does the new wonder woman look like a kim kardashian at a louis vuitton trunk show? that is some outfit. she can fight any evildoer as long

what does the job picture look like, as al roker would say, in your neck of the woods? 23% say less our fewer jobs are available. 44% say it's been stagnant for a while. the mayor just gave a shoutout to congress, but sharp divisions, ron christie, remain in the house which derailed basically a vote on the border bill between the house and the senate. the question is in this another sign of dysfunction. i pose it a different way. does the failure to solve the matter of border security, like the failure really to move forward on tax inversions, suggest that our system -- not congress, our system is unable to tackle the tough ones? >> no, i think our system designed by our founding fathers is an excellent one, and i think there are appropriate checks and balances. we've had so much historical pieces of legislation moving through the house and senate signed by the president. you look 50 years later after the voting agents, the civil rights act of '64 in a tumultuous country at that point. i think there are issue that is can solve. i think we need to secure or border. i thi

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the corn maze to celebrate roker. >> we celebrate roker year round. >> this is true.. we've got chocolate on the table. we'll explain why in just a moment. first thing we're talking about is the weather. because it's been a cool summer here in the northeast. new york and boston by the way usually get 90 degrees about 15 times a year. 90 or higher. this day only four days. portland, oregon, is already triple that with 12. dallas didn't hit triple digits until july 13th. >> that is late. >> what do you guys think? >> i feel like i missed summer because i was away for a lot like in july. i was covering the world cup. >> you were in rio. >> but i missed it here. i missed being out with the kids in the pool somewhere. out on a beach. but, yeah, i feel like i missed summer. i feel like a lot of people are -- i think it's great. i don't like air conditioning. i don't like it. i don't like the feel of it. >> i don't have there in my house i don't turn it on here unless it's excruciating with humidity. if we could get a nice few days of 90 without humidity. >> i admit, i miss

al roker is still tied up in the greenroom. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is unreal.pany called igem claims they have made the first vegan cheese by injecting yeast with human dna. so the next time you're at a party, you may hear, "this cheese is fantastic, who is this?" [ laughter ] he -- whoever he is, he's great on a cracker. [ laughter ] anyone here from florida? [ cheers and applause ] all right. apologies in advance. [ laughter ] this past weekend, a 30-foot deep sinkhole opened up in a florida neighborhood. wow, even the ground doesn't want to be in florida. [ laughter ] not where you're from. [ applause ] the other part. the other part. listen to this, a washington, d.c. restaurant is selling a fried chicken sandwich that uses a sprinkled doughnut instead of bread. [ laughter ] and for dessert -- i think this is great. and for dessert, they're offering an insulin sorbet. [ laughter ] it goes great with it. more crazy food news. later this month, "testy festy" will take place in montana. a culinary festival dedicated to "rocky mountain oysters," or bull testicl

just ask al roker. during a "today" show report on hurricane wilma in 2005, a colleague has to hold him down to keep him from blowing away. >> i can hear you now, matt, just for a brief moment. the winds are -- cornell, pan down. this is how i'm staying out here. mike, our camera guy, is holding on. >> it doesn't work. our truck operator tom bare said, don't you wish you had your weight back. >> are you okay? >> we're okay. we're okay. we're coming inside. >> good idea. one that brian williams should have considered in hurricane isabel. >> we can get 70-mile-per-hour wind effect. >> during a live report in virginia beach, brian discovers what hurricane force really means when he calls over a weather channel colleague to take a wind speed reading. >> allow me to introduce to you mike seidel of the weather channel. what's your reading? >> we're kind of protected here -- >> it's not just hurricanes that have sent mike seidel flying. he's also found snow and ice on the ground can turn a weather report into

roker, check of the weather? >> looking ahead to labor day. the gulf coast and plains. east coast looks good. sunday sunday! we're looking at wet weather on the east coast. showers in the upper mississippi river valley. western third of this country looking spectacular. then labor day. wet weather along the atlantic coast. more rain in the great lakes into the mississippi river valley. person 2/3 of >>> 8:32. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. taking a live look at a mostly clear sky over point reyes. we've got some thick low clouds, kind of hugging the coastline, but they are clearing rapidly. just a shallow marine layer left over. meanwhile, we are nice and clear at this hour in sunol. going to be one of the hot spots later on today. about 90 in the north bay, 70 for san francisco, the east shore is at 82 degrees. 91 degrees, kind of warm out there in the tri-valley for today. 81 on the peninsula and 85 in beautiful san jose. >> oh, my gosh! it's the jones triplets. there they are. very nice to see you, ladies.

. >> spirit of al roker is here. >> i thought you were going to say we saw the hot dog buns there for a second. >> we did. >> he didn't relish the moment. >> my gosh. >> apparently al is here. >> exactly. >> dylan. >> i'm trying. >> al's off this week and you've got the forecast. >> yeah. it was a stormy weekend in parts of the southeast. especially near alabama. take a look at this. we saw up to an inch of rain in ten minutes. it just overwhelmed the roads. you saw that car just head-first into that puddle there. we saw overall about 3 inches of rain in that area. but some areas across alabama ended up with about 5 inches of rain. torrential down pours came down with some of these thunderstorms. we're going to see the same type of setup today. not in alabama but a little further to the north. we have heavy rain making a mess of the morning commute in chicago. we could end up with an inch or two there. this is going to spread eastward. also northwestern ohio we could see heavier pockets of rain that could cause some brief flash flooding. when you end up with an inch or two of rain in

. -- itill put it simply broke her a buys 100 shares from roker b than 100 shares sales -- sales.oker a can both claim they are 100% of the the volume. they are both 50% of the volume. >> even on a single counted basis, it is still less than 50%? >> it is less but this is another example of the industry making of jargon to confuse the broader issue. the aggregated volume should add up to 100%. that's what most people would hope to believe if they see 17% trading is proprietary trading and you would hope that is 100%. bart reached out to chilton to get a reaction to your article. he said i stand by my "new york times" opening in and he said the numbers are based on actual traders. he said iex does good things. he is saying 50%, 20% -- whatever that is, this is an important part of the market, how do we fix it? abouthink part of it is doing the research of what is happening in the market. the next part is educating people on what exactly is happening in the third part is letting them make decisions on how to best execute given the information we have always talked about. we talked a

roker. double barrel trouble in hawaii? >> that is not easy to say. for the first time in three decades. two tropical systems about to hit hawaii. hurricane iselle right now 745 miles east of hilo. 90-mile-an-hour winds. moving west afternoon 13. then hurricane julio. 1750 miles east of hilo. moving west/northwest at 17. iselle comes across the big island and hit thursday afternoon at 8:00. 65-mile-an-hour winds. a lot of rain. we are going to be looking at storm surge and looking at anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of rain plus 5 to 6 foot swells today. rip tides. heavy rain on thursday. then julio should stay to the north and that would be good news, but again, we will continue to watch this as the day progresses. by sunday it should be out of day progresses. by sunday it should be out of harm's way. ♪ ♪ hanes. a perfect fit for every body. now in colorful new styles. ♪ >>> right now, watching light rain pushing away from san jose. showers west of the golden gate and all activity will slide on off towards south and east, giving way for mostly cloudy skie

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, andit too? i could see you doing that, mixing up the patterns. >> you should mikts it up. >> what do you want from me? you want me to wear that anchoring the news? >> meanwhile they have another song coming up later on. so we're going to hear that. >> good guys. >> good songs. >> we finally heard from savannah this morning. >> matt and i went to the hospital yesterday and had a visit with her. we talked to her earlier this morning and she shared more photos with us as well. of course savannah and mike welcoming baby vale. >> mike looks different. oh, that's matt. sorry. mike's off to the left there. >> the cheeks have stolen the world. they're amazing. >> beautiful. >> and the softest little cheeks. >> you touched the famous cheeks? >> did it give you a baby wanting? >> any time i see a baby i'm like maybe one more. >> then joe calls and shuts it down. >> no, no. but savannah did say she's not getting much sleep. she got an hour the night before. she said she was so excited she couldn't g

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and 12th, 2014. hope your day's off to a good start. i'm willie along with natalie. al and tamron are off this week. the news on the front page of every newspaper you can find is about robin williams. also usa today saying death of a comic genius. >> that he was. that he was. >> and that's where we begin. tributes going on for robin williams found dead inside his california home yesterday in an apparent suicide. he was only 63 years old. he'd been candid over the years about his addiction and sobriety. he returned to rehab this year to fine tune that sobriety. yesterday his representative said he'd been battling severe depression lately. his wife susan snyder said i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. as he is remembered it is our hope the focus will be on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. >> the president also putting out a statement saying robin williams was an airman, a doctor, a g

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, andelcome to "today" on a drizzly wednesday morning, august 13th, 2014. we're grateful to the people on the plaza. al and tamron are off all week. we're talking again this morning about mr. robin williams. we're getting more details as the tributes continue to p i about the way he died. a lot of people wondering if the sheriff's office could have spared the details. >> too much detail. >> they gave details in the press conference to how he was found. we're not going to get into it for you. >> because the family asked for privacy and to respect and mourn him. it's understandable. i mean, they raised -- the questions were brought up by the media, obviously. it raises a lot of questions about how much you need to tell and how much you need to know in this day and age. >> and the press and public can access this information, usually the media sifts through it and decides what is important for the public to hear. and this came out really in graphic detail. i'm not sure they needed to do that.