Slipped my mind, what do i get that guy on his big y, is really, well, that must have you know, if youre one of those people who says please, no gifts on my birthday, you and i are very different because i like gifts i demand them. And i can tell you, the video is actually for a good cause he asked people to send monetary donations via venmo for one of his favorite organizations. Earlier this month, caught oprah driving away after her visit to Morehouse College and the freshman decided to meet the take a look. Hey, oprah. Hey, thats me. Thats me in your cracked phone. Hey, oprah. Heres the thing, you can hear oprah tease him about his phone, the cracked screen, but the media mogul made up for it, guess what he got in the mail. Her team tracked him down and sent him a brand new phone she wrote, we cant have y r acked cover, the new me a cin the window, and kind of over. This is a good one, im sure they decided to go right on a lot of people or every parent can relate to this one it captures the moment you try to push your favorite musician or favorite band on to your kids, that they learn to love it just as much as you do except in this case, it didnt work this is actor jerry oconnells valiant effort look at this real music. This is real music, listen maybe im just too demanding, and the thing is, singing along. Jerry struggling to get hi or when daughters cry. Now craig has more of his exclusive oneonone with Michael Jordan. Exciting nor beegood. It was. Michael jordan of course one of the most iconic figures in the famous for his epic moves both on and off the court but much of jordans most remarkable achievements are out of the public eye now, and 16 iy its a stark departure from how he was once known, air jordan is now grandpa mike, and who is this guy pleasure to meet you. This is Rakeem Michael Christmas in his public debut. Youre a grandfather now, i saw your face light up there whats that like actually, its fun, you know having fun watching him. I because i can actually hold him and play with him, and im having fun watching him. Its your first time, right yeah, first time, its actually beautiful. The legendary competitor now in a new phase of life, 16 years after retiring from basketball Michael Jordan is building on r s legacy with philanthropyion the africanamerican History Museum are you at a point in your life where you want the legacy to be about more than basketball is that part of the motivation here thats not my purpose for doing it my purpose for doing it is because i see a certain need, i feel a certain warmth about it. If i feel like im making a difference, thats all that matters to me. Reporter by our estimation, its 30 million in donations in his home state of North Carolina the last five years alone, and his latest project, a Health Clinic for the underserved in his home state of North Carolina as you can see its a very emotional thing for me. Reporter something near and dear to his heart. Im able to give back to the community that supported me over the years when i was in basketball to now where im a hobans brain child. The audience in terms of the folks who come here, all kinds or we care for everybody in our community. Were here to serve our entire community, and were passionate mobility in the community. When michael heard the idea, he decided to donate enough to fund two. At the end of the day, if you know youre providing services for people in need, thats all that matters. And the accolades that come with his generosity, somethingo he would rather he would rather avoid. I give for the basis of giving, not to advertise or not to promote. Reporter these days he would rather stay out of the spotlight, opening up to us about his reluctant participation in an upcoming tenpart series about his career and the 1998 chicago bulls. 500 hours of never before seen foota winner and to be a leader, and im still nervous about it its going to be interesting to see how people interpret the whole thing. Thats going to be the most fame in the court ofub opinion remains delicate, hes buila hornets and hes worth an estimated 1. 9 billion, making him the fourth richest africanamerican in the world, and hes not done. If the team wasnt enough, the brands not enough, underwear is not enough. What is this we decided to do our own tequila. If we sell it, we sell it. If not, at least we got enough to drink thats a lot youre pouring buddy. Its Michael Jordan tequila. I do have a lot of stuff to do pour me a lot. Pour you a little. I like the way you do it. If someone asked you if you could pick four guys for your pickup team. Hakeem olajuwon, magic johnson, scottie pippen, james worthy, would you keep the same four. In a heartbm gog in tre these guys im going with who i know. Every single night the responsibility to go out there and represent greatness every night. Steph curry shouldnt be offended when he watches. I hope not. Hes still a great player. Not a hall of famer yet though. Cheers. I enjoyed this. Remember when Michael Jordan called you my friend. I remember that and we sipped some tequila. Were you dying. I died a little bit did you bring any i did but i dont have it with me. We should point out, he was getting a flu shot you would think he would py of his competitive nature he doesnt want to pick up a ball again because hes afraid it would take over. Bother him. He would Start Playing more, and then he would pull like his achilles. But hes working out. Oh, yeah, were going to have more in the 3rd hour, hes picked up a new hobby as well. He does weathhank you that was cool. Guys, look whats going on in our control room right now. It seems like some less experienced staff are taking over cookie monster. We do not have time to worry about that we must go to commercial in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 commercial. I feel better that the count is, you know, producing the show right now. The whole gang from sesame street is going to be out with us on the plaza. Were looking forward to it. Theres only one thing missing. What. The big bird. Wheres big bird . I dont know. But well see him right after this ood ready to expand into an area right now with no rail service at all. Were talking aboutdistct. This is not the first time they talked about extending into the richmond. But they say it may final i will be time to take the idea seriously. 100,000 commuters take buses to and from the richmond every day. Bart is planning to the system. Speaking of traffic right now, lets go to mike inouye. Were looking at a better flow of traffic down to the 24. A earlier crash is cleared. No major problems heading toward the bay ridge but oakland is a very slow drive. A disabled vehicle at 29th. On the approach, a clear from the freeway, approaching the capital express way and the 87 going for you in 30 minutes. The more things in your home you make yourself, the more it feels like your home. Theres something just really special about putting in our own time, sweat, blood, tears into our home. Were learning how to do these things as we go. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, but its really fun. We want to create a place for more people than just ourselves. Im candida. Im jeff. And were airbnb hosts. Its 8 30 on a monday morning. It is october 21st a sunny day on the plaza weve got a crazy crowd out here you want to say hi to elmo. Were sweeping the clouds away we have our special guests from sesame street elmo, bi, rd exu here hi everybody. Which one brought the cookie. Hi, everybody this is awesome are you warm enough yeah this is melting my heart. Its so cute. Hi, guys, you all want to come over . Come on over. Day. Johnny, who do you see. Little elmo i guess we have to do weather. I guess we do, the kids are mesmerized, were going to chat with more of the sesame street characters in just a minute. Charlie, who do you see . This is just what we needed right now. Yes, it is. It really is. There you go look at th okay thats whats going on around the country, heres whats happening in your neck of the good morning, im kari hall. Here is a live look outside in san jose. Were starting out withll b sli temperatures in the mid 80s. And well see highs in napa and clear lake reaching 84 degrees with 70s in san francisco. Well be warming up and it will feel more like summer, also a high fire danger for the inland hills for the middle of the workweek. All right we are back with a Little Something extra to brighten your day. Its coming from an unlikely place. A maximum security prison for women just north of new york city we sent our own Cynthia Mcfadden there to check it out. Over the years i have spent a lot of time in prison telling stories, never have i had such a delightful and uplifting experience in prison as i did on this one thanks to a program bringing together those on two legs and on four. Deep inside a maximum security prison for women, just north of new york city, a sound you might not expect thats right well, the doghousee big house. Meet mcdonald, a 2yearold pup beasley is serving ten years for assault. Training with donald, taking care of him, feeling his love, she says is helping her trust people again. Has mcdonald changed doing time, what that means to you yeah, he has. He let me feel again but in a way what youre describing is raising a dog to be a therapy dog is therapy in itself. Yeah. Absolutely crystal and mcdonald are not alone. For more than 20 years, inmates have trained more than 1,200 dogs to work as service dogs to the not for profit, puppies behind bars. Dogs like scout, and angel, ultimately each dog is given to a veteran or first responder, struggling with ptsd or other issues each dog knows close to a d coa turning off the lights andf this day is a happy but hard the dogs poised to leave the inmates who raised them going home with the vets and First Responders who will be their forever family, and this year, a first, mcdonald is the first dog to ever be given to an active duty police officer. Heather mcclellan is taking him back home to connecticut. You dont have ptsd. I do not. You dont personally need a service dog. Right. Hes going to be a member of the force. He is and were referring to him as a Police Service dog hes going to help our officers as they, you know, make their way through some really dog lowe right g can bring to a p really bring a couple of weeks after mcdonald settled in as a member of the groton force, we went for a visit. Could one dog make a difference. Jackie killby richards has been a dispatcher for 33 years. Her answer is yes. So why does it help its just unconditional love and the feeling of theres no pressure. Officer tellss suicides across the country, well over 160 so far this year has groton had anybody. Thankfully we have not, even though it hasnt hit us and hopefully never will, every time we lose an officer to suicide, it strikes a chord in all of us. Chief louis fusaro knows firsthand how emotionally devastating the job can be E State Police during the tragat elemen. Mcdonald to his team. It goes beyond our officer wellness, theres so many benefits were going to see in the coming years. The smiles that welcome mcdonald inside the Police Station clearly extend outside it and while kisses are welcome, even they can sometimes get to be too much. If he gets up and wants to walk away a lot of love for a pup set to serve, a sweet life that all started behind bars with a woman serving time. Ive never started until now. M proud of him good story. The Groton Police department has already gotten calls from departments across the country interested in having a service dog of their own like mcdonald, theres somebody else i want you to meet. This is doyle. Good morning, doyle watch me, there you go now, doyle is crystals new dog. He and larry, who craig is trying to control over there, they both went to prison last month. Theyre three months old theyre going to be ready to ry gthd. 2021. This is so fun. So they already know like 20 commands, guys, and theyre only 3 months old i have only learned two commands. Awesome now, look, they can do sit stand up, doyle. Come on, hold itjust a second, this is operat error, not dog error you know, it really is amazing its awesome. We want to thank you, and we want to thank larry and doyle. For more information on puppies behind bars, head to our website at today. Com. Ahead how parents can help their kids learn safe driving. Natalie gives it a whirl with her own son. First, this is today on nbc. So that early retirement we planned. Now im spending more time with the kids. Im introducing them to crab. Crab . They love it. So, you mentioned that at outdoor kitchen. Eas yup with room for the whole gang. See how investing with a j. P. Morgan advisor can help you. Visit your local chase branch. It is the start of National TeenDriver Safety week. Our own Natalie Morales is facing a big challenge and milestone too. This is a bold task shes teaching her son josh how to drive natalie joins us from l. A. Tell us how its going. Its going, guys, let me tell you, seeing your little ones, in a blink they grow up and researchers say the most important thing that parents can do to make your teens a safer driver is practice and have them practice in a variety of road and weather conditions of course that also means handing over the keys which i know firsthand is pretty terrifying, especially here in los angeles. We have seen how teen driving in this viral video, the familys garage door is no more, a fate im hoping to avoid with my soon to be 16yearold son josh. If the weather conditions are bad, then i have to go slower. Reporter learning to drive is a huge responsibility, and many teens a wheel. 26 of teenagers had their drivers license in 2017, young people who put it off say they are too busy or theres not enough time to get a license they also say owning and maintaining a vehicle is too expensive and they can count on others to get around but josh does want his license, and we want to help him prepare. Josh, this is dr. Winston. Dr. Flora winston and her team from Childrens Hospital of philadelphia and diagnostic driving have developed a virtual test its used by dmzs in ohio and delaware and today in our kitchen. Are you ready to get to work . Yes, im ready. Mom. Im out. No extra pressure on him. Exactly for seven minutes youre going to go through normal driving and the whole point hern awesome all right good luck. Roais key cambridge mobile telematics who worked with our sponsor state farm found that distracted driving occurs on nearly 40 of trips. Overall, josh did pretty well. Nice. No collisions, just a little hesitancy at some intersections and a close call with a car pulling out of a parking spot. He because thats really typical. Josh will learn how to anticipate common hazards with more experience. He has been practicing with l. A. s driving academy. How was he on the 405 because im actually getting in the backseat for the very first time with you guys. He did a nice job he did a good job on the freeway. Y know. She doesnt believe me. Do you feel pretty good im not sure im ready. Help smog, signal mirrors overtheshoulder belt yeah. Here we are getting on to the 405. Mom. Youre going to be saying mom, be calm an awful lot in your life. Written learners permit test, the next step so he can practice with us before he gets his license. You passed . Yeah, i passed. Cheesy mom. Classic teenager but i was cool enough to hand over the key to my car for joshs First Official drive home. Time for me to get in the passengers seat here we go and off he goes, well, dr. Winston and her team found that teens who have more rules which my kids are going to have loys, theyre actually half as parents who also share the car keys, theyre actually half as likely to have their teenagers crash and theres a lot of technology designed to track teen drivers and to keep them safe theres an app called steer clear from our sponsor state farm, and it gives customers under 25 the opportunity to improve their driving and get a discount at the same time on their insurance. That will be you two soon. I cant believe it. Look at josh, hes so big. Good job mama staying calm. Coming up, our friends from sesame street are in studio 1a celebratg nbc. We are back, and we are celebrating a big anniversary in studio 1a. Sesame street has been educating and entering for years. Incredible, monsters, birds, and humans gather to learn and play its a special place loved by little kids and some of us big ones too take a look. Sunny days sweeping the cloud away sesame street launched in 1969 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and the war on poverty, hoping to answer a powerful question, could television help prepare less advantaged children for school this is near. This is far. It was an overnight success proving that, yes, children could learn not just letters and street. With a big yellow bird, the shows popularity skyrocketed w broadcasting in 150 countries,on kids how to read and write and understand some of lifes Biggest Challenges its helped children understand timely topics like military deployment, autism, and most lie recently the opioid crisis, along with Historic Events like 9 11 and hurricane katrina. But whats a hurricane . Yes, what is a hurricane . Lot wind and rain. And this street is no stranger to celebrity friends from actors and politicians to comedians and musicians. All ri were all right the reason theres humor and celebrities parodies was because they thought if an adult were watching with a child, the learning would be deeper last year our today family got to visit the famous street th grownps were starould meet struck as sesame street prepares to launch its 50th season this november, it is sure to bring more laughs, lessons and love, more than ever before. Wow this is so fun. Here are some of our friends from sesaons. Thank you lots of celebrations. How are you going to celebrate, elmo . Were going to have a big cake what cake c word. The cake is coming later. Abby, what are some of your best memories from sesamestree. I love that you showed the hugs because those are nice. I love the people that come and visit, and share music, like Meghan Trainor came by i like the birdseed, milk shakes and hoopers thats what i like oscar, what is it about sesame street thats made itself such a special place for 50 years. I