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Summerlike temperatures finally arrive. Fighting back. Cosbys attorney defiant as his client is ordered to stand trial on sex assault charges. But could the evidence and cosbys own words put the disgraced star behind bars for the next ten years . In the hot seat. The tsa chief heads back to capitol hill to face a grilling over the long screening lines. Today, wednesday, may 25th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We start today talking about politics and protests. Absolutely. Its breaking news overnight out of new mexico. It is our top story. A chaotic scene outside one of Donald Trumps rallies in albuquerque, new mexico. Demonstrators clashing with police, even as the republican nominee inches even closer to the magic delegate number. We have complete coverage beginning with nbcs hallie jackson. She is in albuquerque. Hallie, good morning to you. Hi, matt. Good morning. New this morning, police here say several officers have been treated for injuries after being hit by rocks. At least one person arrested after what started as a peaceful protest turned chaotic. Reporter protesters throwing rocks. Were behind the police line now. Reporter pepper spray from police. The tense clash unfolding in albuquerque. Demonstrators jumping on cop cars, lighting fires, smashing windows. Some agitators. Others, protesting with a purpose. Were here because the people of albuquerque dont want donald trump in our city. Were not going to tolerate trumps hate and speech. We dont support what he stands for, and this is what the people are demonstrated. Reporter escalating after trumps rally ended. His supporters streaming out, watching as police barricaded a shattered door at the convention center. Trying to stop protesters outside from getting in. Nearby, burnouts adding to the cha chaos. Its not uncommon to see protests at trump rallies. Chicago and california, there were violent. Demonstrations against the candidates often beginning hours beforehand, like in albuquerqua, where protesters surrounded the attendees in a socalled walkshame. Trump, unphased. His campaign, dismissive. A top aide tweeting, watching thugs and punks in albuquerque en route to california. They dont know what theyre protesting. Stop trump with love. Does it help to have a dem straight like this . No, but its selfdefense. Donald trump cannot come to our city after calling us in new mexico here, home to a large latino community, many of the protesters originally mobilized against trumps immigration positions. Remember, Orange County is where escalating protests last month ended in the arrests of 17 people. Matt and savannah . Hallie jackson, thank you very much. Despite the protests, trump launched new attacks against Hillary Clinton. He also picked up another primary win. Nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander has that part of the story this morning. Good morning. Good morning. You said it, donald trump easily won the Washington State primary last night, pulling him within 30 delegates of clinching the republican nomination. It also gave us a preview of the general Election Campaign ahead. As trump fights back, is Hillary Clinton and her campaign fighting him as a greedy businessman, in it for his own gain . If there is a bubble burst, as they call it, you could make a lot of money. Reporter the billionaire attacked for rooting for the real estate markets crash. She puts on an ad, donald trump is a terrible person, and he wanted to buy housing when it was at a low point. Who the hell doesnt . Reporter Hillary Clinton in california, standing firm. The fact is, donald trump thought he could make money off of peoples misery. Reporter last night, senator Elizabeth Warren with her own blistering critique. What kind of a man roots for people to get thrown out of their house . It is a man who cares about no one but himself. A small, insecure, moneygrubber who doesnt care who gets hurt, so long as he makes a profit off it. Reporter missing from trumps new mexico rally, the countrys first latina head of the republican governors association. Trump, critical of the governor. The governor has to do a better job. Shes not doing the job. Hey, maybe ill run for governor of new mexico. Ill get this place going. Reporter later, this response from the governors office. The governor will not be bullied into supporting a candidate until shes convinced that candidate will fight for new mexicans. Meanwhile, trumps escalating attacks on the clintons come in stark contrast to comments at the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Expressing scorn for a clinton accuser. Paula jones is a loser. Reporter and dismissing his political prospects by comparing his treatment to women to bill clintons. You think about him with the women. How about me with the women . Can you imagine . Reporter trump insisting the lewinsky look at the trouble bill clinton got into with something that was unimportant, and they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. This morning, there are published reports the Trump Campaign aides say paul ryan will endorse donald trump. Hes told confidants he wants to end the standoff for the sake of party unity. Paul ryans office says it has no update about a possible endorsement. Peter alexander, thanks. A lot to chew over with chuck todd. Good morning to you. Morning. Are we starting to see the contours of a general election battle, where Hillary Clinton focuses on the shady part of Donald Trumps business past and he focuses on what he considers the shady part of clintons past . I think its two ways of going about it. Donald trump is im comparing it, the New York Post cover versus the New York Times cover. The New York Times may have more substantive hits. It may have a whole train theyre going to do, a series o make this long case that donald trump is a phony, not who he says he is. No one day is going to feel like a bang. Trump is all New York Post. Every day, its going to be the bang, the big headline. It may not have a point to it in three months. There may not be a to b to c. For trumps strategy. But itll shake things up every day. How does he defend against the idea that he says whatever he wants to say, given the circumstance, how does he defend against two decades of praising the clintons, saying the allegations against bill clinton were nonsense. They were trumped up. Pardon the expression. And he supported him. How does he say, the guy is a bad guy . Honestly, i dont know. I dont know why people give him a pass on this. I mean, i asked him. I said, what trump do we believe . What you said about Hillary Clinton five years ago or what you say now . He said, whatever i said before, i was people. When im focused, this is what i do. Trying to support a friend. Or a politician in office who may help me. I sit there and throw up my hands. I dont know. He has contradicted every attack hes made on the clintons. You can find sound to contradict it. It doesnt touch him. I think hes counting on this that the clintons dont want to engage. He thinks he has free reign to do it because the Clinton Campaign doesnt want to get involved in it. The textbook way to go after a politician is on contradictions, and people like donald trump because hes not a politician hes a walking contradiction. Honestly, it looks like a lot of people dont care. I do think though, at some point, if she can make the case that, you know what . Hes just like every other politician, that is the most dangerous description you can have if youre donald trump. It just hasnt taken hold. On this idea that shes putting out, that he was licking his chops as the housing bubble was about to people dont say, wait a minute, thats smart business. Buy low and sell high. When were negotiating contracts the next four years, thats what i want a president to do. Every day when they go about laying this predicate, it doesnt you can sit there and undermine it. By the way, trump said that basically made that case in responding yesterday. Hey, i was being smart. Maybe thats what we need in government. What the Clinton Campaign is counting on is in the long run, if there are six or seven of these, then if trump has his own 47 moment, sort of the way with obama, all of a sudden, everything they said for six months becomes believed by the voters. Or hurts him in florida, ohio and places that were dramatically hit by the real estate bubble. Chuck, lots to talk about. Thank you. Lets switch over to the severe storms that are sweeping across the country. Several powerful tornadoes carrying across kansas and oklahoma overnight. Heres nbcs gabe heartland, natures fury on full display. Pieces of the house are falling apart. Oh, no. Reporter residents near dodge city, kansas, are cleaning up after a tornado yanked a home off its foundation. Onlookers caught this one on camera. They managed to capture another funnel cloud forming just miles away. Oh, my god reporter traffic, paralyzed, as the tornadoes barrelled down streets. Some drivers cut off by heavy debris lifted into the air. First, swirling around the twister and then dropped to the ground. Theres going to be an accident. Reporter one car, too close for comfort, heading straight for disaster before Police Stopped the driver. Across four states, 26 possible tornadoes reported tuesday. On social media, pictures of supercells and dark skies poured in. After hail had pounded colorado earlier in the day. In oklahoma, possible tornadoes tore through homes just outside of tulsa. Looked out our front window and, boy, the trees were just doing this number and this number. Geez, man. Reporter in arkansas, the problem wasnt wild wind, but furious flooding. High water swept away a 13yearold boy in jonesboro and sucked him into a drainage pipe. Incredibly, First Responders found him alive with minor injuries. A happy ending for one family. Parts of the midwest now expect more storms this week. For today, gabe gutierrez, nbc news. And we see the Severe Weather threat lingering today, al. Its going to go into friday, unfortunately. This is a very potent storm system. Weve got a lot going on right now. In fact, heavy storms from the dakotas all the way down into arkansas. Theyre going to continue to fire up today. Weve got a very strong jet stream. Warm, moist, unstable air. Weve got the risk of strong storms today. 17 Million People at risk today texas. Hail, damaging winds. We dont expect as large an outbreak of tornadoes today. Tomorrow, look at this, 23 Million People at risk. Tornadoes likely from nebraska all the way down to the texas oklahoma border. Just to the west of oklahoma city. And friday, the risk stretches from central oklahoma all the way down into southern texas. 58mileperhour wind gusts. Tornadoes likely. Flooding is going to be an issue, too. From del rio to kansas city, we could be looking at 6 to 8 more inches of rain in some of the areas until friday. Then it finally starts to calm down into the weekend. Al, thank you very much. The man who runs the tsa is back in the hot seat on capitol hill today for another hearing into the debacle at Airport Security checkpoints nationwide. Some cases, lines backed up for hours. It comes a day after a major shakeup at the agency. Nbcs tom costello aviation. Hes at Reagan National airport for us. Good morning to you. Good morning. A few days now until memorial day weekend. The unofficial kickoff to the summer. This morning, we have triple box cameras to show you a live view of the tsa checkpoints in chicago, atlanta, as well as here in washington. You know, the tsa is really feeling the pressure. In many cases, losing the confidence of members of congress, of airports and of the traveling public. Reporter atlanta to chicago, the misery long tsa lines turned many travelers against the very agency created to protect them. We were here three hours early and still concerned we may be late for our flight. They need better trained people. Reporter the anger and frustration boiling over in the airports and on capitol hill. Thats not acceptable. It may happen, but if that becomes routine, it just doesnt now were going to get real public resistance. Its just a huge failing reporter this week, the man who ran the tsas checkpoint security operations, assistant administrative kelly whoggan, ws demoted. He received 90,000 in merit bonuses while screeners were failing to catch mock agents. If you ask a tso, how do they feel when a Senior Executive gets 90,000 in bonuses, and they dont get bonuses, after they process millions of passengers a year, they get pretty irate with that uneven standard. Reporter a tso is a screening officer. In recent years, the tsa cut the number of officers by 5,000. Now, its urgently trying to staff up. Cant keep bleeding all the personnel out the door and expect any sort of consistency. Reporter meanwhile, at chicago ohare, where the tsa line stretched two to three hours last week, the tsa Leadership Team has been replaced. I sent in a team that identifimm ive accelerated increases to front line staff and canine teams. Reporter this week, travelers report shorter lines at ohare. Back out live, were going to take another look at the tsa checkpoints in chicago, in atlanta and in washington. Things moving along, but slowly in chicago and atlanta. A little better here in washington. The tsa chief so far has enjoyed some bipartisan support for trying to turn around an agency he inherited. Patience is wearing thin. Not just with congress, but with members of the traveling public. By the way, now the Union Representing all the tsa officers are calling on congress to spend the money now to hire another 6,000 officers immediately. Back to you. Tom, thank you very much. By the way, after that testimony on capitol hill, tsa administrator Peter Neffenger will come to new york and sit down with us for an exclusive interview tomorrow morning. A judge in pennsylvania ruled that bill cosby will face trial on Sexual Assault charges, stemming from an alleged assault in 2004. His accuser is a former Temple University employee named andrea constand. She alleges that on a visit to cosbys home, he gave her pills that incapacitated her, and then sexually molested her. Cosby said it was consensual. His lawyer spoke outside of court. There was no crime committed here. No evidence of a crime. The inconsistencies plagued the investigation at the beginning and continue now. It should end immediately. Thank you. Lets talk to ari melber. Good morning. Good morning. To get to a trial yesterday, the prosecution had to get over a low bar, right . How does it change now . As they go to the criminal trial, they basically have to prove there was sexual contact and it was on a separate offense, prove that bill cosby explicitly, deliberately drugged ms. Constand. The standard of proof is higher at a criminal trial. They have to have proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Weve seen the defense go aggressively after the accuser. Tried and true method. Is there reasonable doubt in this case . There certainly could be reasonable doubt. What we saw at the preliminary hearing yesterday was bill koz cosbys lawyer say the woman was, quote, lying. What other evidence can the prosecution have for an old case . 50 other women came forward, alleging there was sexual abuse on the part of bill cosby with them. What are the chances their stories make it into this trial . Thats the key trial in the case. Will this be a he said she said, or he said they said . If a jury hears from multiple women, three, five, ten, they may bring a different there is an idea that sometimes, you can bring in other allegations because they prove a pattern or practice. The idea that bill cosby may have been a bad person generally, that doesnt come in. If you can prove a pattern, for example, drugging people and trying to take advantage of them, a judge might allow some of that in. That could make all the difference. Ari, thank you. Lets turn to al now and get the rest of his forecast. Were looking at a Beautiful Day along the eastern seaboard. Plenty of sunshine. We have the wide area of strong storms in the midsection of the country. Get out west, temperatures actually cooler than usual. We see a little bit of a flipflop today. Were going to get to to your lt coming up in the next 30 seconds. Good morning. Im meteorologist chuck bell. Its a beautiful morning. Temperatures in the mid50s. Luray at 54, 62 arlington. Well have full sunshine and toasty warm. Temperatures today will be up into the mid80s. So if youre going to the ball mark, first pitch at 1 05, midafternoon temperatures again mid80s today. Plenty of sunshine around. Mostly sunny again tomorrow. Slig thats your latest weather. Ahead, a new rossen reports warning. Hot laced candy and treats. Theyre sold in stores and, yes, its enticing to kids. Could your children spot the difference . Could you . Plus, the conspiracy theories that donald trump is talking about on the campaign trail, and how theyre impacting this race. First, this is today on nbc. Just ahead, imagine youre camping when this happens. The story behind the incredibly close encounter. And the postit note war that led to this todays the day oh look creepy gloves for my feet. When i was a kid there was a handle. And a face. This is nice. Does it come in a california king . Getting roid rage. Hemorrhoid. These are the worst, right . Im gonna buy them. Boom. Ill take them. Impulse buy. Ommmmmmmmmmm. Presenting the American Express blue cash everyday card with cash back on purchases. Its all happening. And no annual fee. Here we go cash back on purchases. Backed by the service and security of American Express. Its time to get seriously silly, people. Join red nose day to do some serious good to help fight kids poverty. Its simple just get your red nose, only at walgreens, and get your silly on, seriously. Time is running out. Get your red nose today at walgreens. 7 26 is your time now on this wednesday, may 25th, 2016. Good morning to you. Ill eun yang. And im aaron gilchrist. Another day of testimony set to begin in the trial of andrew schmuhl, the attorney who is charged with kidnapping and torturing a Northern Virginia couple in 2014. New evidence released yesterday shows dash cam video from the night Fairfax County Police Chased schmuhl and his wife on the beltway. In the Police Cruiser schmuhl told the officers he had taken several prescription pills. A showdown on capitol hill on whether d. C. Can spend its own money. The house would vote on a bill that would repeal an act that gave the district to 13e7d local tax dollars without strong statement of support for the district. Senior advisers recommend the president veto the bill so d. C. Can gain Financial Independence from congress. A check of the morning commute now with Melissa Mollett. Breaking news continuing inbound 395, a nine mile backup. The cra has cleared but the backups are still around. Avoid this if you possibly can or maybe wait until later this afternoon. Inner loop at gw parkway, brand new crash there slowing things here headed across the American Legion bridge. Well have a look at your forecast next. Were off to a beautiful start this morning. Its in the 50s in the suburbs to about 60 in town and it will be another warm day to be outside today. Downtown temperatures mid to upper 80s, most of the suburbs mid80s. No chance for r and then best chance for the remainder of the workweek anyway short as it is for what is left. It will all be on friday. 7 30 now. Its a wednesday morning, may 25th, 2016. Now, youve heard about this postit note war between rival Office Buildings here in manhattan. Definitely got the attention of social media. This morning, big news. The war has come here to 30 rock. Well show you what these postit geniuses are creating for us in just a moment. Its kind of a onesided battle, but well find out what the creation is in a little while. Meanwhile, the stories making headlines. Several large tornadoes ripped through the plain states overnight. One of them targeting dodge city, kansas. At least two people suffered serious injuries. Several buildings were destroyed. A suspect is in cus on a phoenix area highway. Overnight, a gunman opened fire, hitting a Police Cruiser and several other vehicles. At least two people were injured. There was a chaotic scene outside of a donald trump rally in albuquerque, new mexico, last night. Police clashed with demonstrators after they rushed past a barricade, trying to get inside. Smoke grenades were used to move crowds away from the arena. Inside, trump kept up his attacks on Hillary Clinton. Hallie jackson is in albuquerque and factchecking trumps recent claims. Hallie, good morning again. Hi there, savannah. Good morning to you. Donald trump is speculating about a clintonrelated Conspiracy Theory. Not the first time hes talked about discrediting theorietheor. Look at this crowd. Reporter Donald Trumps latest 4a into the fringe. Questioning the death of foster. Trump calling debunked theories of foul play, very serious. Saying its very fishy. They accused me of murder. Reporter fosters death ruled suicide by an independent investigation. This, far from the first time trump has dabbled in the discredited. Theres a logical continuation of the kinds of things donald trump has been talking about for years. Reporter remember his birther claims against president obama . He led the movement in 2011 that ultimately prompted the president to release his long form birth certificate and unleash on trump. We can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter. Like did we fake the moon landing . The problem for donald trump is now as the gop nominee, he needs to win over a broader swath of the electorate. This is simply speaking to the converted. Hes only turned up the volume, making mainstream theories other politicians dont touch. Trump speculated about a tabloid rumor linking cruzs father to jfks assassination. The fact a picture was taken of him and lee harvey oswald. They didnt deny the picture and i asked what it was about. Reporter typical for trump, raising the question and leaving it hang for someone else to answer. This is nuts. Yes, my dad killed jfk, hes secretly elvis and jimmy hoffa is buried in his backyard. Reporter when asked about the death of justice scalia, trump repeated this. I cant give you an answer. Reporter Officials Say scalia died of natural causes. Even after theyre debunked, the headlines for days. Trump said this last year, about the reaction of Muslim Americans after 9 11. I watched as thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Reporter independent Fact Checkers say its just not true. But thats just not stopping trump. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Trump now coming under fire from democrats for that Conspiracy Theory talk. Hes argued in the past that hes simply responding to questions posed by others and doesnt bring it up on the campaign trail. Matt and savannah . Hallie jackson in albuquerque, thank you. Lets make a turn and get a check of the weather from mr. Roker. Like the 80s . I love the 80s. We havent had much of the 80s in the weather. I thought you meant the decades. S. Lets take a look for example in the northeast. What about the 80s . Okay. 80 ee weve hadt one. None this boston. One this pittsburgh. One in washington, d. C. Well,ru uujuj what . Ok thisw7r weekend well setexd to except for boston but youll still be warm. In the midwest, its been pretty chilly. How many 80 degree days for only three. One in detroit, seven in st. Louis. 80s minneapolis, chicago, detroit and st. Louis. Heres what is happening in your neck of the woods. Firsta 80 degree day of the month, first since april 26. Right now werejf in the 50s an 60s. Looking westbound towards tysons most of you. Hardly a cloud to beni foundfaco get that weather any time you need it. Weather channel on cable. Weather. Com online. By the way, liking your amended forecast for the memorial day weekend around here. Stick around. Way to go. Al, thank you. Coming up next, a warning that all parents need to see. Hi, good morning. Im jeff rossen. Coming up, doctors nationwide reporting more and more kids ending up in the hospital, poisoned by pops. I have two lollipops here. One is a regular one. The other, laced with marijuana. Can you tell the choose the one new revlon ultimateallinone. Our revolutionary mascara delivers 5 lashtransforming benefits. Volume, length, definition, lift, and intense color. Choose love from the new collection of revlon mascaras. In our house, imagination runs wild. But at my table, i keep the food real. Like country crocks recipe made with real simple ingredients. And no artificial flavors or preservatives. Real Country Fresh taste from real ingredients. 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Doctors nationwide are reporting a spike in children rushed to the er, poisoned by pot. This morning, police are issuing an urgent warning. Reporter all kinds of candy. It reporter even baked goods. I love brownies. Reporter they look so good but this one is actually edible marijuana. Oh, wow. Reporter its the latest craze. Edible marijuana that looks identical to candy. Just look at these, side by side. Can you see the difference . Thats real sugary candy on the right, and thats pot on the left. Marijuana, now legal for recreational or medical use in 24 states and d. C. The product is spreading everywhere. Children hurt from california to new york. Last year alone, poison controls across the country reporting over 4,000 kids and teens exposed to marijuana. Cookie and i eat it. Reporter this 8yearold boy rushed to the hospital after finding a pot cookie at the park. I felt like i was vibrating up and down. Everything looked like it wasnt real. Reporter in michigan, two chil getting into this mans gummie stash. We could siee seizures, hallucinations, loss of consciousness. This is very serious. Reporter its not easy to guess. Do you have cookies or brownies . Reporter a rossen reports team going shopping in denver. Looks like candy. For sure. Reporter then i hit the streets. Can these kids spot the pot . What does this look like . Gummie bears. Do you like them . It looks yummy. What looks yummy about it . It has sugar on it. Reporter this 3yearold, so enticed, watch. Would you eat this . Yeah. No, you cant touch that. Even older kids, confused. Would you eat these . Yeah. Why . Because theyre cookies. Reporter parents, theyre puzzled, too. Up close, can you tell the difference . I cant, no. Not at all. Looks like a regular absolutely. You can kind of smell it, maybe. Maybe now that you told me. You wouldnt know otherwise . No. Reporter now police are issuing an urgent warning to parents. You have little kids that accidentally get into this stuff, dont know better. Or a babysitter might give a child something out of the pantry, not realizing what it is. The accidental issues are on the rise, and its a big problem. Should pot candy will banned . Kids will want to get into this. Banning is the only way to deal with it. Heres the other fear, that kids will bring the candy to school and share it with friends. In fact, it just happened at a school in florida. Excuse me, getting over a cold here. Four kids. Reporter hospitfour kids we hospitalized after eating the gummies. Thats why we say dont take candy from strangers. Well test these out in the 8 00 hour of the show. Well test it in our office. Thanks. History made on the last night. A champion was crowned. And the postit war on our pl half the world does not have access to the internet. Without it, you are limited in what you can do, what impact you can have. 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Finally, its made it here. Weve been watching this for more than two weeks. Social media users have seen this postit war break out in lower manhattan. Each window creation outdoing the next. They are here. Members of horizon media, one of the ad agencies involved in the battle, brought postits to our plaza. Theyve been creation across the street. Nice to have you here. Thank you. We have your artwork behind me. How much work have you actually done the last couple of weeks, for your actual job . Oh, very little. I didnt think there was a whole lot of that going on. One of the buildings landlords said all the artwork has to come down at the end of the month. Were running out of time. Your competitors at Havas Worldwide made this as their grand finale. It was a mic drop. We invited them to compete live with you guys but they werent able to make it. Do you think what youve been working on this morning will compete with this . We call it a war, but everybody won in this situation. Its obviously epic. What we did for you is equally epic. Were excited to do this next year, too. We have a big reveal. Weve been waiting for it. Drum roll, please. Lets see what youve all been up to. I love the skyline of new york. This officially is the end of the battle, or you have a couple more days, is there anything else we can expect . I think its probably time for everyone to get back to actual work, unfortunately. Were looking forward, like i said, to picking this up next may. Okay, good. The landlord can get mad again. Exactly. Its been fun to watch. Thank you very much. Thanks so much. Just confused. The landlord will let you do it again next may, is that true . We ask efor forgiveness. Not permission. Everybody wins. No one more than postits. Just ahead, the campers who woke up to some very thirsty lions at their door. And whole foods getting more affordable . The popular the new ford escape. Life is a sport. We are the utility. Be unstoppable. 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Im storm teamxd 4 meteorologisr chuck spee3ezq eh svforecast, it will be an gi5 one. Temperatures will get up into the mid80s with plenty of sunshine for today. Your extended forecastni calls r more warm weather coming our way. Headed downni to the beach, saturday and sunday look a hazing. Surf side temperatures now im on the outside its 8 00 on today and coming up, whole lot of changes. Healthconscious supermarket whole foods to change its image with more affordable items. Well have a first look inside the new store opening today. Plus, kings of the campout. Tourists caught off guard when two lions approached their tent, then start licking it, in an effort to quench their thirst. F its all caught on video from inches away. And making a difference. Jack black takes on a serious cause for day initiative. Check this out. Fully transformed. Hell talk to us about the to change the lives of children all around the world. Today, wednesday, may 25th, 2016. Take you downtown good morning from illinois. Hey to our family and friends back in texas. And love you right yeah, thats my kind of night having a great time in new york city. Good morning, alabama holy toledo zblr, its our f time in new york city. Were back now. Wednesday morning, 25th day of may, 2016. Its another keeper here in new york city. Brilliant blue ie nice temperatures. Nice people. What have i missed . A great smell of smoke. Exactly. Good kind of smoke. Exactly, charcoal. Well have the abcs of grilling this morning. Why charcoal is the way to go, and other secrets you need to know to make your Summer Cookout better than the rest. By the way, we mentioned that jack black will be talking about an event that changed his perspective on the world. All part of red nose day. Tomorrow on the plaza, were all going to get on stationary bikes, and people across the country will join us, trying to raise awareness. Last year, i rode from boston to new york. I didnt have to do it this year. No new york to miami . Not happening. Well be here on the plaza tomorrow morning. We hope youll enjoy us all across the country for red nose day. First, lets go inside. Natalie is off today. Tamron has the headlines. The donald Trump Campaign is brushing off protesters who clashed with police at a rally in new mexico overnight. Nbcs albuquerque with the latest. Good morning. Hi there, tamron. Good morning. And new this morning, police here say several officers have been treated for injuries after being hit by rocks. At least one person arrested after what started as peaceful protests quickly turned chaotic. Demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles at police. At one point, lighting fires. Officers using pepper spray to try and clear the crowd from the streets. At the convention center, blocking doors to keep protesters o protesters outside from coming in to trumps rallies. Its not unusual to see protests at trump events, of course, but some have turned violent before. Like one in Southern California last month. 17 people were arrested. That is where donald trump is headed today. Now, this morning, a new warning from the police chief in anaheim ahead of the rally, that violence will not be tolerated. Tamron . Hallie, thank you very much. President obama arrived in japan this morning as part of a trip t visit to hiroshima by a hitting u. S. President. Earlier, he completed a threeday trip to vietnam, with a town hall meeting. The president held a q a session with young leaders, which led to an impromptu performance by a vietnamese rapper. Little beat . That was good. The meeting involved about 800 young adults, taking part in efforts to strengthen ties between the u. S. And southeast asia. As outrage grows over airport screening delays, the head of the tsa is back on capitol hill today. Peter neffenger being asked to explain if and how the long checkpoint lines can be reduced during the Summer Travel season. Meantime, the tsa Workers Union is calling on congress to pay for another 6,000 screeners interview with tsa administrator Peter Neffenger tomorrow on today. At least one death is blamed on the violent weather that swept across the heartland overnight. Millions of people are bracing for more storms like the ones that damaged homes in kansas and oklahoma overnight. Traffic came to a halt as debris swirled through the air. Two people were critically injured. About two dozen possible tornadoes were reported in four states. The storms also caused dangerous flash flooding. And how is this one for a wakeup call of the wild . Tourists on an African Safari woke up to find a pair of lions, yeah, pressed against the mesh screen. Listen closely. Fortunately, the lions were thirsty. The sound is licking. They are licking the rain drops that clung to the tent walls overnight. Hear the smashing sound . See the face . The lions never came i can barely read that without gulping. The door was open. They just wanted a lick. You know what they say . No. You dont have to run faster than lions. Just run faster than him. Youre in the tent. You just you play dead. I wouldnt have to play. You get your cell phone out and shoot the tape. There we go. Scary. Tamron, thank you. Up next, whole foods for the masses. We have a first look inside the new store that makes going organic a little bit more affordable. Plus, how willing are you to help a stranger . The surprising results of a new study. And you have got to hear Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grandes duet from last every ingredient is the main ingredient. The new Green Goddess cobb with avocado, bacon, freshly made dressing, tomato. And chicken. At panera. Food as it should be. Its time to get seriously silly, people. Join red nose day to do some serious good its simple just get your red nose, only at walgreens, and get your silly on, seriously. Time is running out. Get your red nose today at walgreens. My kids say go for it, mom. Ob . Yikes. Be that woman who does what she loves. Knows what she wants. Yeah, moms gonna go for it except. I dont have a clue where to start. Hey we hear you. Thats why aarp created life reimagined. Its designed to help you find your true passion with personal advice from experts, coaches and people like you who are going for it. If you dont think this is right for me when you think aarp, then you dont know aarp. Get to know us at aarp. Org possibilities were back at 8 10. Whole foods is one of the bestknown grocery chains in the country, but it has a reputation for being on the pricey side. Now, the company has a new plan to bring its products to the masses, starting with a new store that, by the way, is opening today. Nbcs Gadi Schwartz got a sneak peek. Reporter once a craze, now a Grocery Store must. Healthy and organic food on shelves everywhere. From safeway to target, these days, even mcdonalds uses kale in its salads. Much of it traces back to whole foods, the market turned health food giant, that helped take sustainable eating mainstream. Some shoppers will tell you, at a price. Whenou expensivexpensive. Whole paycheck, is what my mom says. High end. Good quality. Pricey. Reporter whole foods costs have been the bud of late night jokes. 6 . Water is free, and a pound of asparagus from whole foods costs 5. Reporter even the cartoon south park taking jabs. Congratulations. You have your whole foods. Reporter now, whole foods is firing back with 365, opening in the l. A. Hipster neighborhood of silver lake. Walking in here, this looks nothing like whole foods. No, no. It looks a lot different. We worked really hard on having it be open, really light feel, intuitive. Reporter inside, everything is designed to take the sticker shock out of shopping. We do want to reach a wider audien audience. We dont want people to come in and get freaked out. Reporter the costs are lower than its regular stores, and so are the shelves. With less space for affordable. Weve done a lot of work on our pricing. Weve looked very close at selecting the mix. Reporter even the labels are digital to cut down on man hours and pass its savings to the grocery bill. It allows us to not print any signage in the store. Reporter everywhere you look, theres do it yourself technology. The less service in the store, the smaller size, it equates into being able to have lower prices. Reporter we put the prices to the test around los angeles and found 365 costs equal to or sometimes less than trader joes or kroger brands. Quality there, and so are the prices. Reporter now, there are plans to open stores in states like washington, oregon, texas and ohio. Trying to create a new image of high quality at affordable prices. A concept thats already worked in retail before, but not with food. Think the gap, branching out with old navy, saks fifth avenue openg whole foods fighting to say competitive in a Health Food Industry it helped create. For today, Gadi Schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. Sparked a discussion here during that piece. It did. Wondering why they cant get the prices down lower in all the stores. Right. Kale for everyone. Time for whats trending today. How far would you go to help, or even please, a total stranger . Depends on what they want. Lets say this, researchers from cornell set out to answer the question. They found that people tend to underestimate the willingness of total strangers to lend a hand. Heres one experiment. Volunteers walked up to strangers on the street and said, may i borrow your cell phone . What would you do if someone said that . , n oh, no. Its a scam. Youre probably going to make Long Distance calls. Id probably say yes, unless it was a creeper. Id say no. Creeper. No. The expectation is it would take ten people before youd find one person who would say yes. In reality, volunteers got yeses after only six people. Wow. Little different experiment now. Volunteers were asked to vandalize a library book by writing the word pickle in it. What . The expectation was 25 would agree to do it. Guess what the actual percentage was. Surely, no one would agree. Not going to vandalize a book. 64 of people vandalized the book by writing pickle in it. What . The conclusion is you can get total strangers to do things, even if you dont think you can. Wait a minute, what does that say about humanity . You cant borrow my phone, but ill vandalize the book. Where was this study when we were in college . Weird. Speaking of influencing people, matt, i dont want you to doubt your power and influence, okay . This is more of an hourow thing. I think of you. Something called spaghetti pie, you raved about. Take a look. Best thing ive had in a month on this show. This is fantastic. It was. Last august, adam brought us spaghetti pie. We raved, but no one more than matt. I started salivating. I love that stuff. Get this, you sitting down . Yeah. Olive garden are you sitting . Olive garden says that starting this week, it is adding spaghetti pie to its menu. Olive garden can we get a round of applause . The power of lauer, baby. Cheese and pasta baked in a dish covered with pie crust. One version al, break yourself brace yourself comes with bacon. If youre saying, whats my legacy . What did i leave behind . I still get tweets from spaghetti pie last night and it was great. In between the nasty comments. Look at this, hover boards, the hot toy this year, right . Yeah. They can be a little tricky to ride. One girl learn thed that the ha way. She went spinning uncontrollably. She begged her sister to help her. The sister gets up and goes in the other direction. Oh, man no, she eventually helps her. Then the hover board stops spinning and goes into what they call a loop. Watch this. Now, were entering the loop phase. Oh, no. Come on wait, wait, wait. Yes. Was she okay . I think she was okay. We wouldnt run it if she wasnt okay. I dont know about that. Oh, my. So the rule here is, help when youre in the spin phase. Dont let it get to the loop phase. Exactly. I think the sister set hands over her head. How many times do you have to ask for help . The mom, i told you to help her send it to americas funniest home video. A winner on the voice and powerhouse Performers Team up with a diva duet. History was made on the Season Finale of season 10. The final two contestants, Adam Wakefield and the front runner, Alisan Porter from team christina. The winner was Alisan Porter, making Christina Aguilera the first female coach to win. Alisan started her career playing curly sue, and backstage, she said she waited 30 years for this moment. By the way, alisan will join us lets startco off with our pk city of the day and lets head out to hawaii, some we . Xd wereok looking tomorrow with some sunshine. And then friday,qlp tropical sunshine, temp degrees. Well, as you look right now, we have sunshine along the east coast, sunshine ouv3 west, but from bismarck all the way down to tennessee, we are looking at showers and thunderstorms thatn will be firing up today. Temperatures will bexd in the 7. 80s, nin90s as youco get in to southern florida. A little cooler out west. Well be looking at a risk of strong storms today. Xd Central Plains down on into texas. Thats what is going on around the country. Heres what is happening in your ie q woods. Generally ino[ the low rin aybnko leesburg, 66a5 inko heights, 63 inzv fredericksbur 67 in annapolis. Sunshine start to finish. Highs wellxd upi] into the mid. Nats ballpark, dont forgetp, r s mid70s. And another sunny and warm day coming up tomorrow with just thats your latest weather. Announcer the new middle age is created from our sponsor, aarp. Real possibilities. Al, thank you very much. This morning, we are wrapping up our special series, the new middle age today. Thats right. This morning, joan lunden is here again. This time, looking at ageism and how often it goes overlooked, even when it happens before our eyes, joan. Which is more often than we think. Hi, guys. Its been said that age is an issue of mind over matter. If you dont mind, it doesnt matter. I think thats great advice. Now as a growing number of americans are living longer and healthier lives, many are questioning the definition of midlife and how aging is perceived. Reporter what does your face say about your age . What does your age say about who you are . Getting older every day is experience and talent will always trump age. People are living younger, styling themselves younger. People are maybe a little bit quick to dismiss some of my opinions. Were not afraid of our age. We hold on to it and embrace it. Reporter we set out to challenge perceptions about aging, working with aarp. We gathered a panel of different ages to talk about ageism. We began by showing them a hidden camera video, produced by aarp, staged at a food truck with help from an actress. One question. Youre not over 40, are you . No. Perfect. Great. Theres an age limit . Youre not over 40, are you . If youre under 40. No. Older people dont fit into our culture. Reporter aarp created this social experiment as a metaphor for what many in midlife and older experience in their day to day encounters. Our panel watched as the and confounded. Were trying to look for a young, hip vibe. Thats fine. Im 28. As long as youre not eating it. No. I believe you. Can you have your mom step away . It gives the wrong impression. Reporter the video made an impression on our panel. Whats your reaction to seeing that . I hate to see it, but then i like to see it. Because now, we have to talk about it. To be so overt about it, and the one woman, walk away from the truck. Your old age, we dont want it to rub off on the truck. Old age . Wait a second, 40, hello. Youre 42, right . Yeah, 42. Do you think youve hit middle age . I do. Im okay with it. Ive accomplished a lot of great things, but now its like, what can i do for myself . Heres what i want to know. Right around the bend here, when does middle age start . I not hit it until maybe i cant do a push up. I think youre only as old as you feel. Who is society to put a number of on that . Because people are living longer, i would say at least mid 60s, i would consider middle age. There can be a 32yearold who is a deadweight, and you can have an 84yearold who is spunky and moxy and you want to spend the day with them. Ever feel like somebody treated you differently because you werent still 20 something or 30 something . In my heart, i am. Oh, i like that. Reporter according to our new today. Com survey, 27 of r participants admit to judging people because of their age. Its an issue that aarps ceo says needs to be exposed. Is ageism kind of accepted . Unfortunately, yes. I think what were trying to do, in calling this out, is to say, ageism to exist in this country. Reporter according to our survey, 30 of participants say theyve been passed over for a job because they were too old. It does bring up a certain ageism, where the generations clash. While you dont want to be, you know, seen as like, im too old to do this job, then youve got all these young people coming in and trying to go for the same job as the older person. People in the work force are being more productive when there are inner generational work teams working together, the young and the old. Extend the middleaged period. Better solutions are coming out of the different workplaces. So the question is, if were now 50 to 70 is middle age, what do we call ourselves . You asked people online. I asked online. Everyone definitively said, do not call us seniors. Goldens, thrivers, seasoned. Masters was one of my favorite. To that. No. Seasoned sounds like a steak. And golden is like golden years. Thats the 80s and 90s now. I like masters. Thats good. Nice ring. Fun series. Thanks, joan. Dylan has a little more. Hey, with definition of middle age changing by the day, were working with aarp and their disrupt aging to see how people are defying age stereotypes. Lets take a look. Suzy writes, i completed a 200hour yoga teacher training at 52 and teach yoga at our local, rural library. Kim writes, just at beyonces concert last night with my daughterinlaw, ripped jeans and all. Mary writes, never felt better and content with me. 51 and going strong. Keep sharing what the new middle age looks like to you on the today show Facebook Page or disrupt ages. Coming up, hoda introduces us to a remarkable guy who is well have that story. By the way, it came out of a graduation speech she gave down at tulane. Good morning. Its 8 26 on this wednesday, may 25. Lets get right over to Melissa Mollett tracking t backupsxd on. Still hanging away. Take a look at the 14th street rahrah ooking better than volume there, but remember we were shut down there earlier this morning. So right now have about a 6 mild backup there inbound e1395 becae of the earlier crash. As we zoom in a little bit, you can see little a problem southbound at shirlington what if there was a paint that made you look at paint differently question everything you know and what you dont know what if its built with better ingredients given super powers and even a secret base to test those powers. Since Benjamin Moore reinvented paint, it makes you wonder is it still paint . Find Benjamin Moore paint, only at one of our authorized retailers near you. It will be a nicet day to outside today. All sunshine, highs in the mid80s. Even byfa early this evening, temperatures still near 80. Xd getting home from work,e1 in th mid70s by 10 00 a. M. And staying warm through the rest of the week and very nice weather chuck, thank you. And you can getrthe latest news and weathere1 anytime on the nb washington app. Another update herin abouti1. Mie n good morning, everyone. Its wednesday morning. Youre watching today. Its 8 30 in the morning. It is an absolutely spectacular day on our plaza, and we have a spectacular crowd joining us, as well. Itll get down right hot tomorrow, and everybody will be complaining about the weather. Dierks bentley will be on our stage. Tomorrow. I thought you said his name was hubbahubba. Thats right. Dierks bentley. By the way, itll be hot on the plaza for another reason. Were gearing up for tomorrows return of red nose day. How you can get involved. Also, well hear from one of the supporters of the cause, jack black. Plus, can you smell it . Yeah. Smell it, everybody . We are grilling. Were going to show you how to set it up, clean it up, how you can make the best use of a barbecuers best friend. What is that, other than al roker . I think its charcoal, right . Adam is a fan of charcoal. I prefer it. Seems complicated. Well learn to do it. Can we do a shout out of impressive women of today . The gracie awards were handed out, and we took in a haul. Who is counting, but three awards kathie lee won. Ms. Natalie morales. And weekend today producers. All honored and looking good. So proud of them. Congratulations. Al, check of the weather . Today. We are looking at unseasonablyr the eastern third of the country. Look at xdit. Wichita,e1 14 degrees above average. 93. New york city going to bec near 90. Charlotte, 8cnt tomorrow look at these temperatures, almost 90 in washington, d. C. K t hahp hc memphis, above normal at 90. And out west, you can seeco temperatures much cooler. R San Francisco e1lpflagstaff, dea saluwlake, billings and portland, all below average. Thats what is going on around the country. Heres what is happeningq in yor neck of the woods. I] sunshine now and already in leesburg. Still 60 in in edgewater, maryland. Highs today mid to upper 80s. Upper 80s this town up to washington. Mid80s in the outlyingrsuburbs. Tomorrow just as warm, but a little bit more moisture in the air could lead to a couple showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon mainly in the accept value thats your latest weather. We want to tell you about a cool new contest in honor of fathers day. Were calling it, todays funniest dad. If you dream of being a comedian and dont we all were going to give you the opportunity to make that dream come true. Head to today. Com. Submit your best original joke or story about fatherhood. You could have a chance to perform standup live here on today. But wait, theres more. My good buddy jim gaffigan, star of the jim gaffigan show and well. He sent us a message. Hi, its jim gaffigan here. Ive been informed that al roker has tricked me into judging the funniest dad concert, which is going to be pretty interesting. We all know the funniest and the best dad ever is my dad, al roker. See you in a couple weeks. I love you, son. I really do. All you have to do is submit your entry at today. Com. You could become todays funniest dad. I love how were playing the funniest dad music. Red nose day is a big deal. Its a celebrity fundraiser raising money for children in poverty. For the second year in a row, jack black is one of the big names helping out with red nose day. This time around, he has good news about a young boy who had a profound impact on the comedian. R visited a slum in uganda last year, such a solemn setting seemed out of place for such a funny guy. Im a little kind of shocked at how it affected me. I didnt think people were very moved and also a little shocked to see me in that kind of context. Usually, im just, you know, clowning around and making people laugh. What about your mother and your father, where do they live . My mummy died. Reporter his most powerful memory, spending a night with a homeless boy named felix. Its unfathomable. This is not a place for a 12yearold boy to be sleeping alone. This is his life. This is where he lays his head at night. You dont want to what . Stay in the streets. You dont want to stay in the streets . I want to i dont think i can take you home. I dont think its reporter a year has passed, and black still reflects often on what he saw. Hes relieved to know felix got help through a program that benefits from red nose day. The boy now lives with a foster family and is pursuing his dream of getting an education. To know that felix is on the right path, how does that feel for you . It feels great. It feels great to be a small part of not just felixs life, but you know, a lot of kids that are feeling the Recovery Efforts of red nose day. I just started sponsoring a 10yearold kid from the mountains of chili. Reporter jack has another video thatll air tomorrow. I have to read this. Its his first email. Little lighter, little happier this year . Yeah, thats what i asked. Can i just be funny this year . No more tears, please. What is it youre doing this little comedic switcheroo. Youll see. No spoilers. Reporter motivation that leads to action. One of the things you can do to help out on red nose day is buy one of these. These sweet babies. By the way, great gift. Great stocking stuffer. Check this out. Fully transformed. A little more about felix. When he first left the streets, he was placed in a program where he could get counseling. Then when he was ready, he moved in with a foster family. Now even has brothers and sisters. His favorite subjects are math and english. Outside of school, he loves music, and thats how he and jack bonded last year, was their love of music with each other. And the power was to see a guy who is used to being only funny, be so moved by that situation. Exactly. Joe, thank you very much. You can help other kids like e today. Com. Call 18005004373. Or donate 10 right now by texting key word today to 80077. For every dollar donated through today, the bill and Melinda Gates foundation will contribute 2. Up to 500,000. Good time to get more out of your money. Lets go to dylan in the orange room. Announcer tour de red nose is sponsored by walgreens. Get your red nose to help kids in need. Time is running out to get your red nose. Hurry to walgreens and pick one up. We want you to share with us your red nose selfie, using red nose. Ill pop this on. Ill snap my selfie. Great, i swear. Watch the prime time special tomorrow night at 9 00 8 00 central here on sound like this. Dylan, thank you. Coming up next, some very simple tricks to save you time every day. Making the bed to folding towels and something to do with the toilet, too. We have it all. First, this is today on nbc. We are back at 8 41. Weve got more on our ongoing series, one small thing. Simple, smart changes to improve your every day life. This morning, muchneeded help if youre tired of spending your free time making beds and picking up wet towels, otherwise known as my house. Elizabeth, good morning. Morning. Ready to change lives this morning . I am. Nthis prevents the nagging. Yeah. For those of us who have messy partners and see the towels or the bed not made, these are easy things, to strip it down and make your life better. Okay. I dont make that bed that often. This is the easiest way to make a bed. Do away with the flat screen he the blanket. You have a duvet cover you can pull up, fold down and presto, in two seconds, your bed can be made. If you were on that side, id have you fix that. Easy. College students do this because its easier. The other big tip about duvet covers, these do go in the wash, just like sheets. Look for ones with zippers. I like a lot of them have buttons. They take forever. This is actually at the wrong end, but this is a zipper compartment. When you put it in the wash, zip it, too, so stuff isnt caught inside. Curtains, a lot of people have the shades, rolling up and all that. In the bedroom, do away with them. Not only do they break but often times, they dont block out all the light. Think of a hotel you go like this, and theyre dark. There are plaqblackout shades. Its good for them to go to the floor. It makes the window look bigger. Can it brush across the floor a bit . Sometimes you have a puddle on the floor. Its an aesthetic decision. Dont cut them off here. Gotcha. Welcome to my bathroom. Towels on the floor. First thing about towels, i say buy all the same towels for your house. Dont have different sets in different colors. It makes laundry more complicated and sorting it more come plated. Also, do away with the towel bar. Theyre a pain. Not only does it take time, i mean, what kid is going to fold it all . Replace it with hooks. Hygienic. It can air out. As opposed to folding it on itself. The wash, do not use fabric softener. It destroys them. Really . Little side bar. Okay. My favorite tip. I do not understand who invented this. The springy toilet paper makes no sense to me. The way to go is a single arm toilet paper holder. My kids never replace it. Here in the nbc bathrooms, you see toilet paper sitting on top of it. Im sorry i left it that way. Its disgusting. Anybody can do that. I say if youre redoing the bathroom, get rid of the springg thi springy things. Roll to the top, not the hygien youve changed our lived this morning. If you want more tips, sign up for the one small thing newsletter. Delivered to your inbox, easy as pie. Today. Com one small thing to sign up. Coming up, hoda catches up with a man w story inspired her for decades. First, this is today on nbc. Stand by me vo for dominion, part of delivering Affordable Energy need help. Our Energyshare Program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energysaving upgrades. Its more than helping customers, its helping neighbors. Stand by me we are back. Its 8 47. Graduation season. As we mentioned, hoda recently gave the commencement address at tulane university. In her speech, she honored an inspiring alum making his mark on the world, despite odds. Hoda has more on his story. Hes incredible, you guys. I got to share ten life lessons with the graduates. One was about a man gamed Derek Edwards. We worked 20 years ago when i worked in new orleans. Not only after, a freak accident on a High School Football field started him on the most improbable of journeys. I hadnt seen derek in years. When i heard what he had been up to, i had to share his story with the grads and all you. Reporter Derek Edwards was only 17 when his life changed forever during a High School Football game. Field, i collided with a player. When i fell backwards, i tried to get up and i tried to get up and i tried to get up. I couldnt get up. Reporter derek had broken his neck and would never walk again. I didnt want to live. Reporter but this very field its very emotional. Its the last place that i actually stepped foot. Reporter would become the start of a road where derek repeatedly defied the odds. He spent six months in the hospital, two in intensive care. His lungs collapsed several times, but he survived. When doctors said he would need 24hour care and would be better off in an institutional setting, his mother would not have it. She said, if god didnt take him tonight of his injury, im taking him home with me. Reporter a single mom and schoolteacher raising three boys. She didnt have the money to make their home wheelchair accessible, so she would drivers for whatever they could spare. I had a sign, Football Player paralyzed. Please help him. Reporter derek found the will to carry on, and carry on he did. He graduated with his High School Class on schedule. He earned a bachelors degree from tulane, a masters degree in accounting, and then a law degree at loyola. Derek edwards. Reporter today, putting the law degree to use as a practicing attorney. Words of encouragement from many people have actually pushed me and encouraged me to keep going. Reporter derek got encouragement from so many, and i was surprised to find that a little of that came from me. Im hoda kotb. Reporter and a conversation we had while i was a reporter in new orleans. Hoda encouraged me, motivated me. She indicated to me that, you know, just never give up in life. Ive always remembered what hoda told two decades ago. When i was asked to speak at tulanes graduation, i couldnt wait to see derek again. Lesson number nine is sitting right here in front of me. His name is Derek Edwards. Do you know what Derek Edwards is doing today . Derek edwards in the front row is running for the United States senate. Lesson number nine. Reporter you heard that right. Hes not done yet. Derek launched a u. S. Senate bid. I cant tell you what it meant seeing you. It meant the world. I appreciate everything youve done. Every time your son accomplished something, does he continue to amaze you or do you expect it from him because hes that guy . I am shocked. If anyone is going to encourage the kids, it aint going to be on stage, its going to be what youve done with your life. How did you keep the spirit alive . If you have faith, because of god, all things are possible. Believe in yourself. Work hard. Theres nothing you cant accomplish. S things. He speaks to groups and hospitals around. Can you believe this guy . Wow. Incredible. What an inspiration. Will they let me vote in texas or louisiana . Like to. Hoda, thank you. Up next, some grilling tips to get you ready for memorial day, and all the Summer Cookouts. First, this is today on nbc. Back now with today food. This week, all about burgers and barbecue because memorial day is almost here. Adam rapoport is here to take us back to the basics with the abcs of charcoal grilling. Adam, good morning. Good morning, matt. You love these chimney things. Best 15 youll spend all summer. Really . First of all, you like charcoal over gas. You get a more intense heat. Get yourself one of those chimneys. Put the coals in there. Newspaper. Print isnt dead. Exactly. Light it and within ten minutes, its flaming and smoking. As soon as the smoke stops, dump the charcoal . What were going to do is talk about what you cook on high heat grills and what you cook on medium heat grills. You think you should have two separate areas. If you were doing things like steaks or burgers, you want the crispy sear on the outside but maybe medium, mediumrare on the inside, you want high heat. If you like fajitas, and who doesnt, skirt steak. Once youve distributed the coals in your grill, how long do you let them go before you call that a high heat grill . When you dump it, youll see a lot of flame. Theyll be orange. Let the flame die down. After you dump it, wait about ten minutes. A nice glow is high heat. Dont mess with it. Put it on and let it sear. People fool around with it too much. No, no. Unless there is flareups. For meat, burgers, things like that, you want high heat. You dont press the burger down, right . Never. It takes the juice out. Thank you. Not his first rodeo. What do you cool on a medium heat . You didnt see that. The today show dog will get that. Things you want to cook evenly. Pork chops. Nobody wants chicken. You want things to cook through all the way. Want the fat to slowly render. Pork chops, no mediumrare. Anything youve marinated. If you put it on high heat, itll burn. They often have a lot of sugar. Also, marinade in a resealable bag. What if you dont have time to marinade overnight . You read the recipe and it says, marinate over night. Increase the acid and itll penetrate the meat more quickly. After weve cooked up a memorial day feast, now we have the grill with all the crud on it. This is my actual grate. I didnt clean it the last time i grilled. After you grill, always clean it. Get a wire brush and really get in there over heat. Let the heat burn off some. Clean it so two weeks later when you grill again, you have a clean grill. Take Vegetable Oil on a paper towel, clean it up. Theyre rushing to eat the food and afterwards, theyre too tired to go back to the grill. Steak rests five to ten minutes afterwards anyway. Adam, good to see you. For more tips and tricks and to get the steak and the wing s recipe, head to today. Com food. Were back after your local news and a check t 8 56 is your time. Good morning. Im eun yang. Lets check inee1 with Melissa Mollett. Shes tra[ some backups on q395. What is going on . Will. E1 inbound 14th street bridg you can see how slow it is. Taking a look at fa395, were still slow, bthatni big nine Rockville Pike at nicholson lane, left side blocked270 at s lanes look likeqn they are stoppel of an accident. Sunshine and beautiful outside. Already 69 here in northwest washington. 72 in leesburg. High temperatures mid80st lp ie suburbs, aboutlp 88 downtown. A chance for rain in thenb Shenandoah Valley tomorrow, a better chance here in the about we. Memorial day, a little unsettled. But dont worry, we might be able to put tha this morning on todays take, emmy winner sean hayes is here to talk about his sinfully funny new role. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams. Inside the secret lives of the super rich. Plus, the celebrity who is hitchhiking across the country and wants you to pick him up. Coming up now. Announcer from nbc ne, this is todays take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Its a wednesday morning, may 25th, 2016. Man, is it going to be a Beautiful Day here in new york city. You know what, it already is outside on our plaza. It is. No jackets this morning. No jacket required. Aisle wi im willie alongside tamron and dylan. Natalie on assignment, and al had to skip out a little early. Morning jam, we used to wait by arcade fire. Turn it up. You want to know why this song . Why . When they email you and want to know, i go to the as and arcade fire. I dont make it to the bs. Have you heard this song before . Oh, its a great song. Its on your itunes, right . Yeah. I start at the as, adele. Youre only at ar . I feel they ask for a song every day. It was just the first screen. If i had to guess, i would have guessed you conferred with lucy and george geist, the lovely children in your home, who are the hippest Little People i know, outside of the hip people in my family. Theyre pretty cool. It was this morning. No emotional attachment. What is the most surprising artist on your phone . I have my kids mus the wiggles are on there. That would surprise me. The most surprising artist, i dont have any surprises. Im an open book. Yes, you do. Who is yours . Buddy holly. Im a huge fan. I would have guessed that. I can see that. Its like im going for a run and its a mix of florida and buddy holly. Its great, nice variety. I love when you put the music on shuffle and then it pops up with buddy holly and Something Else. I like it. Ill look through this. You have something to tell us about . In honor of it being 90 degrees today finally in new york city, we havent hit 80 yet, were going for 90, were going to make frozen drinks. Great. With or without alcohol . I think these are without alcohol. Okay. Well keep it calm on a wednesday morning. We have our producer alex, and we are using the zoku slush and shake maker. Its like your own slurpee machine. What is the liquid . Orange soda and coke and grape soda. You can use whatever youd like. Im a grape soda gal. I gotcha. Im going to stir every 60 seconds. Down the line like this. In about seven or eight minutes, were all have slushes. Its nice. He doesnt know anything. Im just going with it here. You have to stir for seven minutes . Once a minute for a total of seven minutes . Thats something to have the kids do. Its a reason to have a child. Or an alex. Its 20. Get it at bed, ba bath and beyo williams tell us about the Chemical Reaction that takes place. The Science Behind it, alex. Its looking great, looking good. He was on andy cohens show serving up beverages, with the alcohol kind. Yesterday, you were dressed in a Curious George costume. The man with the yellow man. Remember the time you were dressed as the easter bunny and punched me in the head . I was convinced i was going to be fired. He cracked an egg on my ed. Theres nothing ill say no to. I also jumped in a pool with dogs for you. Now youre stirring. Downhill. Could we have timed this so right now, wed be drinking . At the end of this segment, theyll be ready. I probably messed up already. There are real ones backstage, just in case. Television imaginic magic, h finished product. Not as fun asat you know what goes good with slushies . Sushi. Bla Blake Shelton revealed on Jimmy Fallons show hes never tried sushi. Because he travels the world, his girlfriend is gwen stefani, queen of california, youd think shed be like, baby, try a california roll. It never happened. Jimmy fallon did say, baby, try a california roll, and heres what happened. Have you dressed the fresh ginger . I wouldnt know fresh ginger from old. What do you think about this . Kind of has the texture of prechewed gum. Can we get the next course, please . Just take half of this. Its good. I dont like that. Oh, c try it. Oh, man. Can we get some more of that rice wine . Gonads sea gonads . I cant do it. I cant do it. Can we have some wine . Did it. Come on. You dont want to be that guy. Delicious. How about a highfive. This is why country boys are so cool. I love that jimmy brings him, and he forces jimmy to t shot. He did try one piece of sushi that he liked. We cut that out. The wine, by was saki. Love that guy. Traffic jams are bad in new york. I ride my bike every day. Its too much. An elevated bus. Thats not the real thing. Its a mold del at a tech expo china. Its a bus that drives over the top of other cars. It runs on a rail, so a cross between a bus and a tram, you could say. The first tests are scheduled for later this year. This was in china at this expo. They think they could build it cheaply and quickly, and that it will be like a subway aboveground, basically. Its a great idea. Do they realize cars are merging and changing lanes . Now you have to look for two options here. Should be like the track, when you have your race cars and they stay in line. Did you see the movie finding nemo, where they were picked up by the stingray for school in the morning . It does look like that. Impressive. Nemo. Coming to a city near you. Good luck with that. When is that happening . Between now and never. Grab your nose. Red nose. Tomorrow is red nose day. Of course, it is raising money for children living in poverty around the world. It started in the uk. They brought it to the u. S. Last year for the first time, and it was a huge success. Matt rode his bike from he didnt need that bus thing. He rode his bike from boston to new york. We called it the tour de red nose. This year, our goal is to cycle 10,000 miles. Not individually. Youd never see us again. Not ridiculous. As a team. Team today family, well be on the plaza cycling. With our without our red noses on. It would be hard to breathe. Were cycling, they told us in an email. How long . An hour. I delete thad emad that em. I was like, i didnt get it. Abort. I didnt get it. Im not a good cycling. Stationary bike . How can you not be good at a stationary bike . It hurts. I told her where it hurts. Im trying to stay upright and i cant reach. Lower back. It hurts your bum. Were doing it for a great cause. Yeah. There is a difference in stationary bike and one on a real bike. One, you can fall off of, like you and sheinelle. We fell off the tandem bike. You can watch the special that airs tomorrow night, 9 00 1 9 00 9 00 9 00 9 00 9 00 8 00 central. No complaining tomorrow. Were on the plaza, grinding it out. Are you doing it . Yeah. Whats going on over here . This is a reflection on me and not zoku. The orange one is great. Enjoy. Was this from the back or you . From me. Seven minutes. Thats what theyre supposed to alex, this is what theyre supposed to look like. Serve it right out of the zoku. We didnt give you enough time either. Orange worked out. Jerrys worked out in every color. Ill have my own then. Delicious. I also just love orange soda. Its great as a slushy. Im going to buy this for everyone i know. Ill do it for you at home. Does it come with an alex if you buy it . No. Sit there a this is good. Legitimately good. Legit, and i was spectacle. Youre youll want a slushye1e1 on y like today. But back through the Central Plains, nothing severe right now, but we do havee1 a lot of cloud to ground lightning in northeastern, oklahoma. P but with the tip in the jet stream in the Central Plains, we will start to see the perfect setup with the warm moist air streaming this from thew3q sout. And it will trigger stronger e1 storms. Today its mostly down through southwestern texas where we could see large hail, but expands and right there the orange area including Central Kansas, South Central nebraskah and most of oklahoma,co we coul see large hail,faxd damaging wi gust and tornados too. Thats tomorrow afternoon. Thats a look across the country. Fa wi lj good morning. Nd sunny, what a nice day it will be to getut enjoy. Its already 66 in manassas and 69 here in washington. High temperature today, 79 by the bay, but 88 in downtown washington. Tomorrow just about as n ;1n a small chance, about a 30 ni chae ofxd a few thunderstorms tomorrr afternoon. No Severe Weather expected. Primarily in thew3 Shenandoah Valley. And your 7day forecast, toasty warm and nice and dry thats your latest weather. Good slushy, right . Im cold now. Delicious. I have goosebumps. Up next, sean hayes. Hell tell us about the act of god that brought him to broadway and brought him to us. So smooth. 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Call us when youre in trouble. Well work on that. Were here for you. Meanwhile, congratulations to you on this show. Thanks. Yeah, im here in town doing an act of god. I did it in los angeles and San Francisco before that. Now were on broadway. God hayes, the actor, so thank god i was available. Thank yourself that you were available. Very good. Thank me that im available. And hes grown weary, god has grown weary of the Ten Commandments so creates ten new commandments to bring to the world. Its at booth theatre. I saw jim parsons in the show last year. He was on stage for nearly an hour and a half by himself. That has to be hard. Its like a monologue. I was only there ten minutes. Its essentially a oneperson show. We call it a onegod show. There are two angels in it. They go to the audience and ask questions that have been on everybodys minds for centuries. Its clever, thought provoking. Head writer of the daily show. I thought it was an important show that brings up things weve all been thinking about. To me, i had the option to do it on broadway or not, but i think its an important show to see while still being entertaining. I know youve memorized lines for an hour, but do you sometimes forget and roll with it . You guys have prompters. This is all ad lib. Its magic. Nobody scripts a word we say. What did you ask me, little dylan . Is this donald trump . Little dylan. Ill take little dylan. I like it. When youre up there, do you ever shoot. I forgot my line. And make Something Else up . Is that the end of your question, dylan . Sorry. Thats it. That was a long one. Dylans shes visiting. Im joking. Be nice. Im very nice. Shes adorable. Were going on that date after this, right . No, shes where has this gone . You know it was a good question to begin with. Youre doing so well. Parents are going to be proud. Theyre dvring it right now. The show is constructed in a way you can ad lib if something goes wrong. One night, i said, whats the line, and pretended it was the virgin mary off stage giving me the line. Dylan, what is this, a tick tack . I was going to say, why didnt you put me on that side . Technically, one commandment you would add . Thou shalt drive better. Thats it . Whats one you would have . Eat burger every day. Wow. That was fast. Sean, thank you so much for beinhe you were amazing. I dont want to ask any more questions. An act of god begins may 28th at the booth theatre. Up next, a celebrity who wants you to pick him up as he hitchhikes across the country. When your type 2 diabetes numbers arent moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. But what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar . Imagine loving your numbers. Discover oncedaily invokana®. With over 7 million prescriptions and counting, its the 1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. 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Headed down to the beaches, saturday, su receives do 70s down by the beach. Keep an eye on the forecast and news with the nbc washington app. Taking a look at the headlines. For the first time ever, the cost of providing health care has topped 25,000 a year for a family of four. Covered by an Employer Sponsored Health plan. Thats triple what the cost was 15 years ago. There may be a new tool coming in the fight against obesity. A study found small balloons that can be swallowed and filled with gas can be effective in helping people lose weight. Those who got the balloons and weight loss counseling lost 7 of their body weight after six months. Theyre not approved by the fda, but a waterfilled version is already available. A new study is raising questions about the accuracy of fit bit heart rate monitors. Researchers tested the heart rates of 43 healthy adults using wristbands. Then hooked up the same adults to an ekg. The devices were off by as many as 20 heart beats per minute. 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A better rain chance in the metro area coming up on friday. No washout on friday. And then dry weather returns saturday and sunday. Thats your latest forecast. Imagine being so rich, you have a hard time finding how to spend your money. Every week, cnbcs secret lives of the super rich takes you inside the world of success and status. The most, robert frank, is here with a look at some of the wealthiest people in the world and how they spend the cash. Good morning. Were glad youre back. We love this segment. Lets start with an underground mansion. Why underground . This is just outside of l. A. On the outside looks like a onestory underground is a palace with a turkish spa. Its own massage room, hot stone room and a swimming pool. There it is. Underneath that is a fullsized, twostory tennis court that doubles as a ballroom for 350 of your closest friends. Do they not like the sun . Why underground . You can only build one story there. They said, okay, we want a giant palace and well build it underground. Theres so much concrete in the house, you could build a road from San Francisco to l. A. , just with the concrete they used for that house. And you point out the underground tennis court costs 14 million. The tennis court alone. Expensive hobby. Lets swing to las vegas. This is a tribute to Fashion Designer labels. What are we looking at here . This is a house in the most exclusive street in las vegas. This house is owned by two people that really love fashion. Theres a closet that is modelled after the chanel boutique. His closet is modelled after a versachi store. I cant afford the actual designer labels but theyre decorating their house wit. Outside, theyve thrown in trees from other countries . 1 million in palm trees. 2,400 rose bushes. The most expensive property in las vegas. How do they let you in these places . We ring the bell as many times astoys. Apparently for the super rich, you have to have a personal submarine . You dont have one . This is the 1. 5 million deep flight dragon. Its modelled after a drone in a formula 1 car. Electric gi you want a submarine to drop off the yacht and head underwater. Is there a market for this . Big market. There was a previous model that Richard Branson bought, founder of red bull. This is the newest one. People like this stuff. They look like fun. Well save up. Well have it in a million years. This guy loves his lamborghinis and wanted a boat to watch the car. 650,000 lamborghini. What i need for that is a speedboat to match. 1. 3 million race boat. The race boat goes 190. The car goes 216. Racing there . I was driving the boat. Thats me driving the boat. Thats the owner driving the car. I won the race because he got pulled over by the cops in miami. Did he so . Lucky for me, no police in the water. You were driving the boat . I went over 120 miles an hour in the boat. 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It wasnt until my psychiatry rotation in med school and i read about patients who suffered from depression that i finally diagnosed myself with depression. Realized that i had actually been suffering from this for quite a while. The depression felt like a lot of sadness, hopelessness and, eventually, when it was in its most severe state, suicidal thoughts. I just didnt have the right coping skills to deal with life. When i was finally diagnosed, it was a relief because it finally brought some clarity to the way i had been feeling for so long. I was deployed to the northern afghanistan for eight months. When i came home, i didnt have the interest in things in my life anymore. I would just go from feeling numb to just really angry all of a sudden. I was really afraid to tell my family, to tell my friends. They really embraced me. Whenever they finally heard it, they just wanted to support me. It gets better. It does get better. You do feel better. You do learn again how to love yourself. Dont be afraid of the person you are. To deny your feelings is to deny yourself. Dont judge these people. Dont judge me. Embrace these people. Theyre not weak because theyre getting help. Theyre so much stronger. Amy is editor in chief of Womens Health magazine and recently opened up about her own struggle with ocd in the may issue. And dr. Varma, a psychiatrist. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. To hear youre not alone and share your story, to tell the people at home theyre not alone, how important was that for you . I mean, that was the whole point of the story. We didnt just want to report a bunch of stats. In a vacuum. We wanted to show real people. We didnt just want to be talking at our readers, we wanted to talk with them. I felt it was obvious for me to participate. I think to show that people who have Mental Illness are not necessarily the stereotypical people you have in your mind. Its your sister, your coworker, the celeb on instagram. By showing these women, we hope people will see, oh, you know, this is just something that happens to people. Its a diagnosis like any other kind of medical diagnosis. Diabetes, youd talk about it and see a doctor. We want that to be the same take away people have with Mental Illness. Youve treated patients with depression, anxiety, things like that. Whats the one thing that the people around them . Yeah, its so important to realize that stigma is about thinking that somebody is deviating from a social norm. When 30 to 40 of people are going to have a Mental Health symptom in their lifetime, it is the norm. Its no longer the exception. Theres so many safe and effective treatments available. Psychotherapy, medication, exercise, yoga, mindfulness. When you talk about your symptoms, you are creating a society, a community of support, and youre also giving back. These two things are the hallmark of psychological resillian si. Whether a man or woman, being able to talk about it adds a safe zone and adds to the healing. For mothers and we heard the woman say, i couldnt love my child until i could love myself thats an extra guilt and all kinds of other emotions, i imagine, that go along with it. Exactly. Part of the stigma is selfstigma. You wonder, why is this happening to me . Did i do something wrong . No. Most is a biological thing thats happened genetically. Thats why we have this who n what. We want people to embrace, im a whole person, not a diagnosis. Congratulations on your bravery and you educating people about the struggles so many face. Thank you again. For more resources and information on Mental Health, go to today. Com. We are back in a moment. This is today on nbc. Look who is here. Oh hey, beautiful. Guess who we have. Who . I see the spaghetti pie there. Boy george. Do you want to hurt me . Do you really want to make me cry . No. Makeovers. We have a lot of stuff, guys. Its wor th. Good morning. Its 9 57. In our headline, the opening of a Regional Hospital has been pushed back for another three years. State regulators say the campus near the largo metro station is too big and too expensive. Regulators say project leaders must reduce the number of beds, shave off Square Footage and write down the price by more than 100 million. The Teaching Hospital wont open now a check on the forecast. Outside temperatures are soaring in to the 70s already. Well be well up into the mid and upper 80s by later on today and dry today, small chance for a shower or two tomorrow. A little better chance away the metro area on friday. Most of the shower risk tomorrow, that 30 chance, is focused on the i81 corridor. Saturday and sunday both look great. Monday memorial day itself, there is an increasing risk of showers, but that all depends on whether the low comes up the coast. So we may be able to take that out of there. Were back with more local news at 11 00. From nbc news, this is today with Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Happy winesday wednesday. Listen to this song on may 25, 2016. Jenna bush hager is here, kathie lee is on her way back from l. A. That is karma chameleon by the culture club and guess no is here with us today . Boy george can you believe it . Everyones taking bets on what color hes wearing. I said purple, what did you say . I think pink. I dont know. But anyway, we heard hes got gr