roker's favorite cocktail in the world. have flat champagne, you have sugar in here. you're going to shake it and do it over heat, with a whisk. champagne syrup. we have that right here. we have an egg white in the other one. lemon juice here. we have some gin because it goes well with it. then we have aperol. this is if the aperol fits, wear it. we'll top this off. we are going to dry shake it. get it all mixed in there. just a little bit. little bit. huh? >> can't have it explode on you. that's add some ice into it. so at the end, what you're going to have is the aperol sour here. everyone like to imbibe on this? >> cheers. >> happy birthday, al. >> cheers. >> folks, let's go down to the cake. what have you got al-inspired? >> seriously. oh, we got birthday cake for the birthday guy here. i heard that you love strawberry short cake. >> i do indeed. >> i made the absolute best birthday cake ever. we are going to make it from scratch. we have a perfect yellow cake batter. sometimes people love to use bis biscuits, we're goi

roker, tell us the latest here. >> all right, guys. we are still waiting for the latest update from the national hurricane center which should come in in about an hour, but right now ernesto just below hurricane strength, it's moving northwest at 16. as you can see inundating puerto rico right now. we do have tropical storm warnings for puerto rico, tropical storm hurricane watches for parts of the virgin islands. we are expecting anywhere from six to ten inches of rain in all when all is said and done for puerto rico. flood watches and warnings, worried about mudslide, as well. so we'll be watching for that very closely. so it will start to rapidly intensify during the day today into tomorrow, approaching bermuda as a category 2 storm and right now it goes right over bermuda. we'll have to watch and see what happens there. as far as the continental u.s. from miami into new england, large swells, dangerous surf and strong rip currents and then heat. we are talking about 45 million people from kansas city down to corpus christi and back

roker standing by. >> yes, we are, as we show you what we've got today.lion people from chicago to springfield, kansas city, as well. a couple of tornadoes possible in this area. wind gusts and damaging hail. as you can see, this system will be pushing from minneapolis right on into ohio later today. severe threat from missouri into illinois tomorrow. it moves into new york and pennsylvania. gusty winds and storms likely from michigan down to missouri. we are looking at a risk of flash flooding from columbia, st. louis, paducah, on into bowling green. and that's because we're looking at anywhere from 2 to 4 inches, but locally could be higher from knoxville, st. louis, springfield, all the way up to green bay. that's what's going on arounrou the country. >> that's your latest weather. >> thanks, buddy. >> just ahead, we'll celebrate the life and award-winning career of beloved actress and star of "the notebook," gena rolands. we'll have that plus a morning boost from hoda right after this. yday, more dog people are deciding it's time to quit the kibble an

that's because today shows legendary weatherman al roker turns 70. al has been a fixture there for decades, and today there's going to be a big party on the plaza. and as he was approaching his big day, he actually thought it would be really helpful to talk to others who mark this milestone recently to get some life advice and who better to impart wisdom and sage guidance than the queen of talk, oprah winfrey, who turned 70 back in january. the pair had an intimate conversation over dinner. do you feel like you've done what you were put here to do? i feel like it continues. i think until the last breath it continues. and i think that ultimately there is no offering greater than your love. people may forget what you did or what you said. they never forget how you made them feel. so true. did you see that spread there on the table too? that was one thing i was looking at. well, look, you can tune in this morning on today to hear more about that personal conversation and to hear the lessons that oprah says she's learned that helped shaped her perspectiv

roker? >> all right. i'll try to do it as fast. not as fast as noah, but pretty fast. along the west coast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening your in get to see your boo? >> that's true. i just looked up at the monitor and there she is. good morning. okay. we will do carson proud today, starting with taylor swift. yesterday she premiered the music video for "i can do it with a broken heart." the video giving a peek behind the scenes at putting together the eras tour. take a look. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> listen, everything she does explodes, so this will be big too. taylor's tour is on a brief break until it picks up in miami. all right. next up, lainey wilson. last week she helped celebrate miley cyrus, revealing that in her early days, lainey got her start as a hannah montana impersonator. in a conversation on apple later today, lainey is opening up about those gigs. >> from 8th grade to 12th grade i impersonated hannah montana. i had the wig, the portable sound system. y'all, i would do like three or four parties a weekend. >> that's a jaw drop

roker, war you looking at?rk television news. if we just get jacob soboroff here, we would run the table. any way, we do have some severe weather. minnesota, we've got a risk for 6 million people stretching minneapolis included, ames, iowa. a few tornadoes are possible in this system. and with the heavy rain, we have a likelihood of flooding from omaha, cedar rapids, la cross, minneapolis as well. some places picking up 5 inches of rain. but generally 2 to 3 inches >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you, buddy. >>> still ahead, is it time to develop your lack of loyalty? we'll take you inside the new style of shopping that could lead to big savings on your weekly grocery bill. we'll have that and a can't-miss morning boost, right after this. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. ♪ ♪ and i'm keeping the weight off. wegovy® helps you lose weight and keep it off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only fda-approved weight-management medicine that's proven to reduce risk of

daly, roker is not here. can you do the honors. >> i should get jasmine over here to do it. gospel music and spending time with her families. and happy birthday to bill mills from modesto, california, a busy guy. bill loves camping and fishing and photography. happy 102nd birthday to mary williams. from walkertown, north carolina, this bird enthusiast spends her time painting nature pictures on canvass. bernard indelicato. from new jersey, he's 100. this world war ii vet is also celebrating his 76th wedding anniversary with his wife. congratulations and thank you for your service. happy 100th birthday to milka bamond. she proudly served as a rosie the riveter. working in a factory during world war ii. here's to you, happy birthday, and, of course, thanks for your service as well. >> you made roker proud. >> nice job! >> don't forget tomorrow we're doing roker fest right here, celebrating his 70th birthday tomorrow. >>> in just a few minutes, coming up on the th"3rd hour of today," country star josh turner is going to perform live. yeah, yeah! >> and on the 4th hour, we're ch

roker. back in action next thursday, september 5th. peacock. >> i'm smiling. i'm excited about it. >> that game will happen in brazil. i will be in kansas city next week. not brazil, just kansas city. >> can i come with you? >> come on! me and roker will go. >> wait. i want to go home. >> yeah. they said no. >> oh, okay. all right. who is ready for the roller coaster temperatures? here we go. keep your hands and feet inside the area of 100 in d.c. philadelphia 13 degrees above average. new york city 13 degrees. 93. boston will be 89. here it comes. here it comes. temperatures are dropping, whoa! down 19 degrees in boston tomorrow. 71 in providence. whoa, philadelphia, we're dropping down 70 degrees. d.c. you will see the temperature of 12-degree drops, at 8 degrees. -- 88 degrees. glad you didn't have that popcorn before. for banger, look at these temperatures in the 70s over the weekend. going to be spectacular. weather. guys? >> thank you to the weather graphics department. >> absolutely. >> they're the best. >>> still ahead, the eye

roker? what is the word? >> the word is right now heavy showers and thunderstorms near chicago, probably some delays there. houston has thunderstorms. also heavier, wet weather off miami's coast. we could see airport delays there. we had heavy showers here in the new york city area. today thunderstorms will dot the eastern half of the country. the threat of wind, hail and flash flooding. airport delays, houston with possible delays down to miami, orlando, up into detroit and st. louis. heavy delays along the roads. i-40 and i-10 especially down the gulf. monday on your way home a holiday washout from the south and southeast, localized flash flooding, airport delays, houston, tampa, charlotte, atlanta, dallas-fort worth and the interstates again. i-10 a big problem. i-35 and parts of i-95 in the southeast and heavy rain down through the gulf. locally seven inches of rain possible from houston to new orleans. guys? >> thank you, al. we have a lot more to get to, including dangerous mosquito born viruses. nbc's

roker and get a check of the weather.this olympics that i could do. and i know that. so i feel good. let's show you what's going on, as far as your weather is concerned. we're looking at some severe weather again in the midwest. 29 million people at risk from chicago, st. louis, out to london. and we've got a risk of severe weather over to washington, d.c. isolated tornadoes possible. there's really heavy rain, upwards of 2.5 to 3 inches of rain from green bay down to blue field. we could be looking at flooding. look at all that rain from indianapolis to new york. and we're watching this area that's developing in the tropics that could see a storm system develop and that includes much of florida as we make our way into early next week. the models agree on a shift toward the gulf, but we still don't know exactly development, weather. >> all right, al, thank you! >>> coming up, guys, an exclusive look inside the iconic brand that defines french fashion. we are talking about the house of dior. >>> plus, a heart-warming olymp

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that's at 7 a.m. and of course, happy birthday to al roker.re we going to meet for drinks when we're 70? i hope so. i hope so. i pray so. coming up next, top stories we're following today, including new concerns for parents in oakland as they learn about possible lead contamination. we'll have the details just ahead. developing news here in the south bay where you can see cal fire still on the scene of a wildfire here in the east foothills of san jose. the latest numbers on the progress made overght. stayni football season already and not a satellite dish in sight! i hardly recognize the roofs i grew up on. enough squawkin'! oh great... coach prime! y'all are whining while everyone else is watching nonstop football on directv! tell me! whose house is this? their house? i think they're renting. listen, listen— i know they get easy access to all this football... but you know what you got? what, coach? a crumb bum attitude! now drop and give me twenty! twenty what? we're live at the scene with an update on containment and the latest on a possible

and, here's al roker with a look at what else is ahead. >> this morning on the third hour of "today",shalube. and back to school science fun with kate the chemist. all that and more coming up this morning on the third hour of "today." >>> thanks for starting your morning with "early today." i'm frances rivera. see yoearly friday mni.u >>> tim walz

roker, how about a check of the weather, honey? hot and humid through the gulf. we move on through saturday. flood risk in the northeast. hot in the gulf. plenty of sunshine out west. and then sunday, sunday, we're looking at wet weather along the eastern sea board. hot and humid through texas. and closing ceremonies. you can see on sunday, 9:00 p.m. paris time, 3:00 p.m. eastern time, clear skies, warm and 86 degrees. so it will be a lot drier for the closing than it was for the opening. too bad because hoda still has poncho. that's what's going on around the country. i'm glad your weekend happening in your neck of the woods. you never know. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari today. we'll see temperatures in the upper 90s in the inland valleys. and we are going to see it's still pretty warm for tomorrow as well with some mid 90s. the temperatures come down a few degrees for the end of the week, but we are expecting some warm valley temperatures for the weekend and then a little bit cooler for early next week. meanwhile,

roker, how about a check of the weather?he eastern seaboard toward the end of the week, more of the same, the heat good monday morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we're going to see temperatures warming up just a little bit in the valleys while staying comfortable for much of the bay area 60s and san francisco. and along the coastline to the peninsula and 70s from oakland down to fremont, san jose headed for 81 degrees and low 90s for concord. it gets even hotter tomorrow as some of our temperatures reach into the triple digits, and still pretty hot on wednesday, but slightly lower temperatures will be here here. >> where's your mom? >> my mom is right here. >> hi! i'm so excited. lainey, we're so excited. >> lainey's mom. >> a little nervous, but excited. >> that was awesome, you guys. >> do you want us to be bridesmaids? >> we're available. we're available. >> you're invited to the wedding. >> we're available. >>> coming up next, brace yourselves. craig and i tried our hands at shot put. and we could not have asked

roker, what are you looking at, buddy?st going to be gorgeous with plenty of sunshine. aat's what's going on >>> that's your latest weather. best time of the morning. >> i'm glad i can sit in for this. let's start with the nfl. guys, football is back. today the league is unveiling a new campaign for this season. it's called "this is football country," featuring some of the biggest stars of the sport, including the cleveland browns myles garrett, cowboys demarcus lawrence and philadelphia legends jason and kylie kelce. we, of course, have a "popstart" exclusive sneak peek. take a look. >> all day like -- >> all night like -- >> we and the boys like -- >> our time like -- >> damn. >> all day like -- >> all night like -- >> all day, all night, all day, all night. >> come on! come on! >> put me in, coach! >> i want to bump some chests. >> don't forget, you can catch the nfl kickoff game between th the nfl kickoff game between baltimore ravens and the kansas city chiefs september 5th. where? right here on nbc and peacock. >> yo

roker, what you got, buddy? >> big al!. >> wow! >> we are live. okay. all right, guys. this is awesome. we cannot get enough of the incredible moment you had on display. let's take a look. >> team usa is leading the way. they are closest to the finish line and the men's four delivers gold! >> wow! they sure did. they delivered gold. made history, too. didn't they? >> they did. the first since the 1960 rome olympics. >> and we've got the entire crew here. liam, michael, nick, congrats! >> oh, man. >> let's just start there. first time in 64 years we hadn't had gold. what does it feel like breaking the strategic, making history? >> it feels incredible. you hear about all these guys that came before you. you have their names in your mind and to put your mark on the history of it, it feels like a dream come true. >> did you feel like underdogs going in? >> it is always good to have that mentally going in because the only way you can go is up. >> justin, i heard you listened to a speech, a certain speech. >> in kind of a hype-u

roker, we'll send it baaing to you. >> that's great stuff, craig.d, heavy rain in the northeast, below average highs out west. sunshine along the west coast. then we get to saturday. some morning rain in new england. heat continues through texas. and then sunday/sunday, we're looking at pleasant highs in the northeast, great lakes, hot and humid. hot and dry out west. and as far as the closing ceremony, 9:00 p.m. in paris time, 3:00 p.m. eastern, going good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we're headed for the low 90s in the east bay as well as the south county. and we're going to see it dipping down to about 60 tonight. it's basically on repeat through at least saturday. and there's a slight cooldown on sunday. we'll continue to see lower temperatures in our forecast through the middle of next week in san francisco. it is foggy to start out. we won't see much sunshine today. highs up to 70 and more of the cool >>> and that is your latest weather. >> all right, guys. here we go! we're going to go inside and welcome in our gold me

did you just mention al rokeryo and she just call you a roker?n't know, but she's definitely not drunk. i just want to make that make make it clear she is knockers way different than woke up. nt yeah. e to anyway, i'd like to bottle that laugh, then toss that bottle into nd pacific ocean.. >> you know, i understand someone saying somethingas once in a while, but where are the clips of kamala saying anythingn ? seriously, has anyone foundg ant a single clias anybop of her sag something smart? you know, if they did, they ita clubld be spreading around like genital warts at club me md. >> oh, that brings back bad memories. >> heather, what do you make of this pick? i think it's just the. well, look, i guesshere he's supposed to be there to support her radical policies. her radicar. o liet you were saying, look, you're a leftist. stop calling yoursel yourselffe a moderate. it's okay to embrace who you emd and where you stan o in life. >> i can't even imagine that. who want to run with her. you didn't play the clip. you played the clip about her being

roker, thank you.ter race. and silver in the women's hammer throw. we have never medaled in hammer. brat knee brittney bran taking bronze in the 200 meter race. the only american boxer to medal here in paris. bonjour! congratulations! >> thank you. >> congrats. >>> let me start with you. just 20 years old. when i read you were the youngest of 6, i figured out why you probably went into wrestling. but to have that gold medal around your neck, what goes through your mind when you hear olympic medalist? >> i think it will take a while for everything to sink in. this has been my dream ever since i was four or five years old ever since i started wrestling and i heard about the olympics. i don't know. the last 12 hours have been a blur. most of us have barely slept last night and here we are today. so it just feels like a dream. >> i want to talk about your performance yesterday. i don't know if it came out of nowhere because if you are at the olympics, clearly you know what you are doing. a lot of folks are

roker? >> tom didn't even bring up the coronal mass ejection. >> oh no. >> here we go. >> no.knew you would. we knew you would. >> come on. who doesn't like saying that? we have a beautiful day today. here in the northeast. you okay, craig? just checking. beautiful day. lots of sunshine. great temperatures in the great lakes. lovely. showers through the southeast, we will be watching that. the heat and humidity firing up down south. strong storms out west and along the west coast, another gorgeous day. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪ music ♪ ♪ music ♪ ♪ music ♪ ♪ music ♪ ♪ music ♪ >>> and that's your latest weather. guys weather. guys? >> all right, al. thank you. still to come, new developments and outrage over that olympic medal controversy. jordan chiles facing a new setback in the fight to keep that bronze medal on the floor. kaylee hartung is following that for us. hey, kaylee. >> hey, good morning, guys. by no fault of her own, jordan chiles is caught in the middle of this mess. usa gymnastics is making it clear, they have got her back

roker is at his post. >> wow, what the cluck. i understand that one.ortheast. we're looking at showers down throug >>> and that's your latest weather. brian? >> all right, al. thank you. >>> coming up, the excitement of college football going international. tomorrow's kickoff game is in dublin, ireland. kelly cobiella got to make that trip along with tens of thousands of fans. kelly will give us a live report. and we have a morning boost coming up right after this. tas? not this dark chocolate. (♪♪) now what? we wait. (♪♪) i can't... (♪♪) mmmm... it's delicious! mhmm. i told you it wasn't bitter. [laughter] from the lindt master chocolatier. discover excellence. expect delicious. deodorant... but not as you know it. for thighs... folds... pits... and bits. seventy-two-hour odor control... full of skin-loving ingredients. plus, it's dermatologist and gynecologist approved. introducing whole body deodorant from dove. you've got a pepto predicament, ace. you overdid it on the loaded fries and now your gut is in the gutter. undo it with pepto fast melts. s

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