lost and friend, the bridal party, family members getting the call they awaited for. >> there she is. >> baby! where are you? >> the happy homecoming today, thursday, september 18, 2014. ♪ from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. >> i'm matt lauer, and savannah continues on maternity leave. nice moment for the bridal party. >> captured that live, can't believe we had that moment, amazing. >> fell out of communication after the her cane in mexico, and, by the way, the remnants of that storm is causing problems in the southwest. >> it really is. this is a long lasting system. in fact, take a look at the flooding falling in the southwest. this was el paso, etexas, heavy downpours, flash flood warnings overnight, high water rescues, parts of i-10 shut down, and it continues today as we show you the latest, the rem napts of odile stretching from dallas to south of austin caught up in the stationary front. we are watching the activity, and it's going to keep falling, the rain will continue and continue. we're looking at during the day today that remnant low, what's left of odile, moves slowly east. as it does, heavy thunderstorms train over the area. we have flood watches and warnings on into west texas far east as austin. flood watches as far east as houston as well. rainfall amounts, though they don't look heavy, but an inch and a half to two and a half inches per hour in the southwest and up to 3 to 5 inches per hour in southeastern texas. that's where we look at the big flood threat. there's a lot of rain that fell overnight in arizona, and that's where we find dylan dreier by one of the washes, and that looks fierce behind you. >> reporter: good morning, al, these washes are designed to take water that rushes down the mountains and steer them in the right direction. opposed to this traveling along the roadways and in areas where we could see more flash flooding. a lot of the water is actually originating from mexico, the higher elevations out there that, which, as you know, was hit hard by the hurricane. combine that with two and a half inches of rain the area picked up yesterday yesterday alone, the fact that it's seen five inches of rain in the last 48 hours. that raises the flooding issue in the entire area. however, residents were on top of things sandbagging early and well prepared this time around because it was just ten days ago that the remnants of hurricane norberg caused so many issues in the same area. now the threat is pushing into new mexico and panhandle of texas so that's the next area we'll watch. al? all right, thank you so much. again, this will continue right on into the weekend as that system gets caught up along the front and mean more rain and more flooding for the midsection of the country into the southwest, guys. we're going to see the effects of odile into the weekend. >> amazing how long it lasted. al, thank you so much. a chilling terror plot foiled in australia overnight. supporter of isis were going to randomly grab people in sidney and publicly execute them. we have more on the story. jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. australian officials say counterterrorism police intercepted a phone call two days ago in sydney between amar, 22, and another, 33, believed to be a high ranking isis operative in the middle east running a unit in australia. according to the police, the ore was to show isis's reach by carrying out and videotaping a public beheading of someone, as you say, picked randomly in the streets of sidney. one still at large with an arrest warrant out for him. police say the plot had been in the works since may, and it was just last week that the prime minister raised the terrorist alert in australia from medium to high. this is just the kind of nightmare scenario, hoda, the u.s. and allies fear. in this case, dozens of isis veterans return from the fight to commit terrorism at home. this one, it appears, was caught in time. >> thank you so much for that report. in the meantime, the nfl deals with another domestic abuse case this morning. a member of the arizona cardi l cardinals now deactivated after being arrested. this as corporate pressure is on the league and its commissioner, roger goodell, mounts. peter alexander has the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. as nfl kicks off another game tonight trying to put the crisis behind them, one more arrest offering a new face of the league's domestic violence scand scandal. the arizona cardinals' dwyer charged with aggravated assault after two fights in july. the alleged victims? his 18 month old son and child's mother. >> after he was physically assaulted, he took a shoe and threw it at their 18 month old child. >> the woman denied he was home, but he was hiding in the bathroom and threatened to harm himself. >> the suspect's threat of commits suicide occurred in an attempt to keep her from calling the police. she had fractured bones, and another fight, he threw her phone out the window before leaving arizona contacting authorities last week. he denies allegations, but the cardinals wasted no times with this statement pulling him from all team activity. wednesday, the carolina panthers announced the probowler, hardy, the only player under scrutiny actually convicted in a domestic case is taking a paid leave week, $772,000 a week. >> our goal is to do the right thing. >> across the league, officials tried to do the right thing, but the right thing changes by the day. monday, the vikings brought back peterson fighting a charge of using his stick to discipline his 4-year-old son. wednesday, they shipped him out. >> we strive as an organization to do the right thing. >> reporter: and not making a public appearance in more than a week, the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, considered the most powerful man in supports 18 months ago. >> he's made himself the face of the n phenomena, and he's now invisible. that's the problem now with this going on. he's just not there. >> reporter: the league said dwyer's case will be reviewed-under-par the personnel conduct policy which could be a six game suspension. this weekend, the teammate face off against the 49ers, and ray mcdonald arrested for abuse as well. matt? >> thank you, matt lupica, good to see you. facing witherring criticism for the handling of the situation, most powerful commissioner in pro-sports r and he did not knock anyone out. he did not discipline anyone with a switch. how much responsibility does he bear? >> he bears tremendous responsibility because now metaphorically it's like he's been hit. he's been hit and the credibility of the league is hit. he set himself up as the law. he set himself up as the new sheriff this town for the national football league, but then ae allows prosecutors in atlantic city to take the lead on the ray rice thing, and i laugh when people stand behind due process. they are not a court. they are not a legal system. they are a great big fat company. >> the league says itments to do the right thing, the owners want to do the right thing. occurs to me they make a decision, stand back and wait for reaction, and when it's outraged, they make the opposite decision. there's not a moral compass in that. >> not only not a moral compass, but they make up the rules on cocktail napkin, and when they don't like the reaction, they change them again. rice is suspended for two games, incredibly bone-headed wrong side of history decision. then the video. the circumstances of the case have not changed. now there's indefinite suspension. >> peterson reinstated and now put on indefinite suspension. >> over the weekend in minnesota, a huge legal day, di covered due process, undiscovered it, and now a friend of mine, hill, said yesterday, if doing the right things was a drinking game, they would have been pie-eyed by the end of the conference because they said 20 times yesterday, why not do the right thing on monday when they reactivated him. >> great for your perspective. >> an amazing situation. >> later in the show, answering questions about the nfl scandals, but right now, here's hoda. >> more now on the intense man hunt for the suspect accused of killing a pennsylvania state trooper and injurying another. this morning, that search is expanding as we learn more about the alleged gunman. we have the latest, stefanie, good morning. >> reporter: this is the wanted poster on people's doors, restaurants, and stores. police say that eric may not not look like this now, that he may have shaved sides of his head and have a mohawk in getting ready for what they call a personal battle against law enforcement. while they search for him, not far, the community is preparing for a funeral. the lines to pay respect stretched down the street, shot dead on the job, a husband and father of two. >> it is a very difficult time right now for everyone. a lot to swallow in such a short time. >> reporter: the funeral held today while the man hunt for the alleged killer, 31-year-old, eric fourteen kicks into high gear. a survivalist with a passion for the military, accused of killing one and injurying the other state trooper. schools are shut down and he was sent a warning. >> we are coming for you. >> they spoke with his sister who did not want to go on camera. he's not a psycho, did something messed up, but he is a human and has feelings. it's not our family's fault. according to a police aft, he was a member of the rifle club, and he told police he trained and quote, doesn't miss. the area where he may be hiding? big state forest that he knows well. >> very rural, bunches of places he could be if he's hiding. >> a man walking his dog tipped police off to the car finding camouflage face paint, military gear, and spent rifle casings matching the ones found at the crime scene. >> i'm convinced he's engaged in a personal battle with law enforcement, particularly, the pennsylvania state police. will likely stay focused on that fight. >> reporter: state troopers say the search area is expanding crossing over borders asking people to lock their doors and stay vigilant. this area of pennsylvania is known for sleepy vacations, not man hunts. they are waking up, and this guy is on the loose. >> frightening, thank you so much. >> natalie has more on the fight against isis. >> the house of representatives voted wednesday to authorize president obama's request to train and equip syrian rebels to train and fight against isis. lawmakers say the money already exists in the pentagon's budget. the u.s. senate is expected to vote on legislation today. in an exclusive interview with nbc news, the iran's president issued a blistering criticism of the isis militant group and president obama. he called the u.s. led coalition against isis ridiculous. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. the president declared himself an enemy of isis, calling a liar that betrayed everything islam stands for, but he made clear he has equal contempt of president obama's strategy to fight it. what's your reaction to john kerry's recent statement it was not appropriate to include iran in the u.s. led coalition against isis? >> translator: they have formed various coalitions in the region, and what have they achieved? this coalition is somehow ridiculous, and there are people who have created these terrorist groups are now inside this coalition. they are countries who are financing these terrorist groups. they have been financing the terrorist groups, and in this coalition, this are people who are supporting them politically, and they are equipping them with weapons. >> reporter: the president made it clear iran would spare no effort to help the iraqi government, not ruling out boots on the ground. >> translator: i said that cities who are hosting our holy shrines, religious, you know, cities in iraq for all the muslims across the world and even in baghdad, this is our red line if they are under danger. >> i see, so there is a red line? if those religious sites are in danger, iran is prepared to defend them? >> translator: we use our capability. >> reporter: what else could be necessary? >> translator: what is necessary is very clear, but we say the red line remains a red line. >> translator: washington had faint hopes they could harnness the cloud in the region for some degree of collaboration in fight against isis, but the president has dashed the hopes soundly. natalie, now back to you. >> thank you. two suspects wake up in jail this morning after a wild police chase through the streets of los angeles. police tried to pull over a white van after someone reported it stolen, but the driver would not stop. police performed a pit maneuver, but the suspect kept driving, at one point, even on the sidewalk. the suspect allegedly hit a dog that's recovering this morning in an animal hospital. eventually, police surrounded the suspect and took them into custody. fortune smiles on a maryland math teacher, third person ever to win the $1 million grand prize on the "wheel of fortune" wednesday. the puzzle was a two word thing which se solved. after calculating the odds, she assessed the probability was low. i'd think so. a huge celebration there. >> that's the mom laughing there. >> that's a loud noise. >> don't you love when a teacher wins? >> that's what you want to hear, exactly. >>ed good for her. >> natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker? >> besides the rain in the southwest, things are relatively quiet in much of the country, chilly conditions in northern new england, new york state, sunny skies, showers in interior sections of the pacific northwest, sun in the plains, and hit or miss storms in florida. your weather in the next 30 seconds. that can read your hand, a wide-screen multimedia center, and a head-up display for enhanced driver focus. all inside a newly redesigned cabin of unrivaled style and comfort. ♪ the all-new c-class. at the very touch point of performance and innovation. ♪ 7:18. good thursday morning. we have rain on the radar thorn. we' -- this morning. we're expecting the bulk of this moisture this morning. as we head throughout the day, we're not going to be dealing with this all day long, we should be clearing you out by about 2:00 in most bay area spots. then isolated thunderstorms expected in the north bay later on today, 76 there, 72 on the east shore. be independence day for scotland? a vote is under way there right now that asks voters to decide if it's time to break away from the uk. nbc's kelly cobiella is there in edinboro this morning with more on that. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. you know, the numbers are incredible. nearly every person in this country who's eligible to vote is registered to vote today. and this headline really says it all. "day of destiny." across scotland, they're finally checking the box. yes to independence or no and remain part of the uk. >> it's so exciting. very, very exciting. >> reporter: it's been a two-year battle. as times lighthearted. >> two pints of the yes. >> reporter: but not always. you're from texas. joe goldblat is a british citizen voting yes. he says for scotland's children. >> we are this close to achieving the dream of independence. >> reporter: something 17-year-old archie understands. >> it seems like we've got a future now and something to look forward to. >> reporter: for others, it's a question of identity. >> the shield says aye for yes. >> we're not british. we're scottish. ♪ >> reporter: on the flip side, these 5,000 nos say they're british and scottish. and want to stay that way. gary and allison mcdonald were in that crowd. >> if we vote yes, it's irreversible, that's it. and if it goes wrong, we will live with that forever. >> reporter: 300 years of tradition or something new. >> hello. >> how are you? >> great kilt. >> reporter: kilt maker howie nicholsby does tradition with a twist. a passionate no voter who changed his mind. how does your wife feel? >> she's english and she's a definite no. >> reporter: so are you still talking? >> yeah, just. >> reporter: a lot of divided couples in this country today. and this morning andy murray, tennis champ, finally weighed in in a tweet. he said, "huge day for scotland today. campaign negativity swayed my view. let's do this." matt? >> wow! >> interesting. >> kelly, thank you very much. >> carson is here with big news from our friends across the street at "snl." what is happening? >> take a listen to this familiar voice. >> it's "saturday night live." >> that's right, the great don pardo delivering that line that he did for 39 seasons as the announcer. of course, he passed away last month at 96. it was announced that darrell hammond will be taking over that gig which makes a lot of sense. darrell great on the show. he was there. he did a lot of great impressions. he actually filled in for don pardo when he was sick. don pardo's own family couldn't tell that he wasn't there. here's what darrell said this morning. to "usa today." 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from home run champion barry bonds today. he wants the court to overturn his 2011 obstruction of justice conviction. he was found guilty of giving evasive testimony to a federal grand jury investigating steroid abuse. >> and numerous power poles burning in san pablo. the fires weren't huge but enough to knock out power to thousands of people in the north bay. it's not uncommon after a big dry spell. dust builds up on the poles so when water hits it, it starts a small fire. let's go to christina. >> good morning to you. we are tracking showers widespread on the radar this morning. a little activity right here even in the south bay where it's been pretty dry this morning. mostly on the east side, the east foot hills getting wet. but there's more on the way. you can see it is cloudy out there. we need the rain. the highest accumulations have come from the santa cruz mountains and bodega bay. here's mike on your drive. >> at the top of the radar, the east shore freeway, that's what we see at the top of the screen. low clouds hovering around. not a problem for visibility here but still slick conditions. a lot more sunlight. wind for the san mateo hills. not a major concern but a watch, i guess. back to you. >> we'll be back with an update in half an hour. see you then. ♪ my love ♪ there's only you in my life ♪ the only thing that's right ♪ my first love ♪ you're every breath that i take ♪ you're every step i make ♪ love. >> i could watch this all day, this was the lip sync challenge between gwen stefani and blake shelton. it's fantastic. >> i think we should show it and roll it. i love what they do. it's incredible. >> he has bigger bts that fit the parts. >> boots. >> she has a huge crush on blake shelton. she learned something about him in that segment that heightened the romance. >> i feel i cannot love him anymore. we will reveal in trending why there is a little more of make to love. adam levine will be here. blake next week. >> meantime, flooding rains from hurricane odile were washing auto rods in part of the southwest. part of texas were hit hard with another five inches of rain. >> another player has been arrested in connection with domestic violent. jonathan dwyer is charged with aggravated assaults involving fights with his 18-year-old son and the boy's mother t. cardinals have deactivated dwyer from all activities. >> rob ford embattled mayor has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. she has been hospitalize all week after complaining of stomach pains. he will undergo 40 days of chemotherapy. they are optimistic. a bridal party lost in hurricane odile finally returns home. the family gets the good news and found out they were safe. >> later, carson has more of his interview with jennifer aniston. she will reveal how she spend her time when she is not making movies. >> what could be a big break in the desperate search for a missing university of virginia student. new under surveillance video released tied to that case. >> reporter: good morning, this is the area where police now believe hannah graham was last seen late last night. they started looking for the man that they believe was likely seen talking to her just moments before she texted her friend she was lost and the second the cell phone went silent. overnight they released under surveillance showing this man following hannah graham in a downtown pedestrian mall. two minutes later graham is seen walking with the same man following her. shortly after it was released, police say the man in the video showed up at the police department and admitted following hannah because she appeared distressed, physically intoxicated adding he wanted to make sure he was okay. the man said he never talked about her and stopped fol her after he saw another man approach and put his arm around her. he told police it seems the other man either knew hannah or were trying to help. they are now looking for that man. meanwhile, other under surveillance images show her from earlier that evening outside a monita irish pub where she is seen walking by herself but never goes pence the bar. ten minutes later the second year uva student can be seen running then walking in front of this charlottes villegas station. police say no one seems to be chasing her. a frustrating police chief wednesday begged for answers. >> i'd be very disturbed that someone in this downtown mall did not see that young lead. pick up the phone and tell us something. >> students painted this plea for their classmate's safe return. meanwhile, graham's parents issued another statement wednesday saying it is totally out of character for us not to have heard from her, and we fare foul play. i had a chance yesterday to speak with the parents of a 20-year-old woman abducted and killed in this same area in 2009. they told me they feel a special kinship to heather graham's parents. at this time the police insist the cases themselves are not connected. nonetheless they have looked at the area, that rural area where the first woman's remains were found. they are also asking people who live in this area, especially if they own large tracts of land to inspect their property as well, matt. >> craig melvin. thank you very much. >> let's get a check of the weather now from al roker. >> besides the area that we have been watching from the relevant nantz of hurricane odile. we have more activity in the mid-west and the central plains. if you take a look right now, we have heavy showers and thunderstorms-to-peca and tulsa, mostly cloudy skies and by the afternoon we are looking at sunny skies, temperatures in the low 70s. much of the country fairly dry today through the northern plains, the great lakes, northeast as well. 7:35, good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren, tracking a steady batch of rain up and down the peninsula at this point. a little moisture pushing into oakland. we're getting a little here on the east foot hills in san jose. clearing you up for the second part of the day. 70 degrees for you, 70, damp and rainy for san francisco, isolated thunderstorms in the tri-valley and north bay as we get into this afternoon. hope you have a great day. frightening scare for families in california. natalie has more on that. >> that's right. 8g women traveled to mexico for a bachelorette party. they became stranded by hurricane odile. they had no way of reaching out to their families until last night. here comes the bride, finally. the families of a california bridal party are breathing a sigh of relief there morning after hurricane odile slammed into cabo san lucas, mexico sunday stranding them without cell service. the bride and her seven bride made arrived after odile clobbered the popular resort destination. they were unable to reach loved ones until last night. >> there there she is, there she. >> baby, where are you? you're landing where? you're landing in san diego right now watervliet! >> reporter: ending days of anything sit and frausstration. >> are you on speaker. >> we love you, honey, we have been so worried. >> reporter: the women were among the 40,000 tourists stranded after the category 3 hurricane left many without power and clean drinking water. >> the town of cabo is destroyed. we are lucky we actually got a flight out. >> at least now we can get on to planning the wedding two months from now. but a happy ending there. >> the situation is dire there. >> at least until october 10th, probably longer. and small fishing boats along the coast there. >> yeah. >> coming up on trend, nick cannon shows the world what $2 million shoes look like. guess what. we have them in the studio. >> are those yours? >> i think they're your size. >> could. >> when should you step in, a report using hidden cameras and a young boy all alone to see if people will help him out coming up right after this. with one small catch. . . >> we are back. would you notice a young choild wandering around on his own? would you get involved? jeff rossen is here on what is i think an alarming social experiment. >> good morning. for those parents especially, school is back in session. so this is an important warning. kids wandering off from school or getting separated from you somehow. we see the headlines across the country all too often. likely, you'd think a stranger would see your child alone and say "are you lost?" don't be so sure. this 7-year-old boy made headlines when he rode the subway five days straight. they were finally reunited. are we that oblivious? our hidden cameras are rolling. what we found is on eye opener. from the carnival to the park to the beach boardwalk, would you notice this little boy walking all by himself? to find out, we're wiring him up with hidden cameras and setting him loose all on his own. will anyone stop him? at this carnival, he goes on ride after ride after ride. for the mom or dad in sight. he even bought his ticket with his own money. can i get three tickets? >> $12k3w4r she never questions him. >> thank you. >> in fact, for the one at the carnival stops him. we showed our foot annual to child safety advocate john walsh. >> as the father of a murdered child it's very disturbing tore me. it only takes a predator a minute to identify a vulnerable child, swoop. in you may never see your child again. >> on this boardwalk, not much better. our boy wandering around for more than an hour, no one stops him. so what will happen when he walks up to them. >> excuse me, do you want me to take your photo? smile. thank you. >> and the women walk away. so we upped the stakes again. we tell him to ask these two strangers for directions. >> excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is? >> i know there was one over there it was way over there. >> okay, thank you. >> they never ask he was by himself. did you notice he was by himself? >> he seemed comfortable, confident. >> it didn't concern you? >> no, broad daylight. everyone is around. >> his real mom is watching everything from a distance. >> i think it's scary. i understand if this had truly happened the likelihood of anyone reaching out and helping him, if he's not breaking down and crying it's zero. >> they're not going to be breaking down and crying. kid are so vulnerable. they're so trusting. they're so incident and you don't want the badgy to come up and say i can help you. >> reporter: look, >> how about m a a quieter park were our boy walking through there group of adults. past these women pushing a stroller, listening to this musician. no one even looks twice. we take it up another notch telling our boy to sit alone on a packed bench. the minutes pass with no guardian in sight and no one says anything. >> did you notice this child right over here sitting next to you without a parent for several minutes. >> i did think about why he was sitting there by himself. >> you never said anything to him. >> if there was something bad happening i would have stepped in to help the kid out. >> i would like to think i would notice a child sitting by himself, but i didn't. it makes me really think about it for next time. >> a lot of people told us they saw our boy was alone but didn't want to get involved because they didn't want to be accused of creepiness. sometimes just asking are you alone, where's your mom or dad? >> e he looked like my older son's age and he walks home or can walk home all the time. >> if he looked more distressed like scared or lost. >> experts say at that age, kids won't always do that. kids would be screaming. they want to seem like they are in control and figure it out for themselves. >> you have kids like that age going to school themselves on their own. >> my niece did about that age. . >> if it was a younger child, i think that's where it's more alarming. >> we're going to ask you next time. >> he is on. >> coming up, jennifer aniston opens up. why she says her 40s are the best years of her life. next on a throwback thursday, carson's ditching the 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[ cheers ] >> 67 years young. you guys don't look a day over 50. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you all. >> thank you so much. >> all right. >> hey, coming up, the million dollar magician. matt franco crowned champion on "america's got talent." he will be here to dazzle us. >> by the way, what are you holding? >> these two young ladies brought gift for my new baby. i don't even know them. >> how sweet. >> thanks, guys. appreciate it. >> look at this. >> london gifts. >> that's very cool. >> let's go pence, natalie has a check of all the stories. >> flash flood watches were up again from arizona, lousiana. the remnants of odile began sweeping across the southwest, dumping record rainfall. it forced the closing of several bridges in arizona. the worst of the weather is moving into new mexico and texas where it will pose a flooding threat throughout the weekend. thousands of firefighters are making a heroic effort to protect people from raging wildfires. nbc's miguel almaguer is in redding, california. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning the air attack will be used to reach hot spots. crews on the ground find difficultly reaching. there are more than 12 major wildfires burning all across california. it's going to be a red flag warning today. which means it will be difficult for many of these planes to get into the air. still it will be an important asset to so many of these crews on the ground. some 6,000 firefighters trying to put out hot spots. more than 90,000 acres have burned across california today. there are several fires threatening home. just this week, more than 100 homes were lost north of where we are today. it will be a busy day, not just here on the ground, in the air, for firefighters putting out hot spots across california. natalie. >> we can see how windy it is where you are there. they will have their jobs cut out for them. police say they have foiled a chilling isis plot to seize random victims in sydney, australia and to publicly behead them. as thousands of police officers spanned out to conduct raids across australia, at least 15 suspects were detained. they say it was designed to show fear to show the long reach of the terrorist group. new troubles for the nfl this morning. jonathan dwyer spent the night in jail following his arrest wednesday in a domestic violence case. he's accused of assaulting the 18-month-old son and the mother of the son in july. meantime, defensive end greg hardy has taken a leave of absence from the team while he appeals his july conviction for assaulting his former girlfriend. by doing this, he appeals the league suspension and gets portions of $13 million salary. dare devils. they come in all shapes and sizes, meet reilly, a 4-year-old dakson. they parachuted back to earth. it sure looks like reilly is enjoying himself there. his owner says they will definitely be doing it again. let's send it being outside to al for another check of your weather. >> well, thank you very much, natalie. we have all of our friend hanging out here, three sisters, your dream is? >> to be here. together. >> wow. where are you from? >> newfoundland, canada. >> oh, newfy. we heard of you. these are remnants of odile causing big problems. you look at nogales, arizona, look at all the rain to the south of austin. this will continue right into the weekend. in fact, you can see as you look on the future-cast that low pressure. that's what's left of odile pushes in, albuquerque, santa angelo, del rio into austin, we got a serious flood threat through friday in nogales into houston and we look for rainfall amounts anywhere from two to three inches. locally, we could see up to three to five inches per hour in southeastern texas. so we've got to really watch over the next several days. that's what's going on around the country. here's water happening in your 8:06, good thursday morning to you. welcome sight, showers on the radar, they are quick moving, hit or miss, and there's some parts of the bay area where the sun is already breaking through the thick clouds. basically, you want to keep your umbrella with you. this is what we're expecting. a lot of activity is going to wind down before lunchtime. 78 degrees, spotty showers, peninsula is at 76. damp and rainy in san francisco at 70 degrees. could see thunderstorms develop in the north bay later on, mostly over the higher elevations. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much. up next on trending, more of that classic lip sync battle between jimmy fallon, gwen stephanie and blake shelton. >> you got to see that, plus, alex bald win's wife on the cutting edge of a celebrity craze doing yoga everywhere. carson, over to you. >> when it comes to saving money, recurring bills are big issues for a lot of families. we want to know what bill is busting and y. we will get answers to your financial questions and show you how you can save $1,000 by the end of the year. we are back right after this. when change is in the air you see things in a whole new way. it's in this spirit that ing u.s. is becoming a new kind of company. one that helps you think differently about what's ahead, and what's possible when you get things organized. ing u.s. is now voya. changing the way you think of retirement. with these little guys? 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(coffee being poured into a cup.) ♪ save your coffee from the artificial stuff. switch to truvia. great tasting, zero-calorie sweetness from the stevia leaf. . >> 8:16. by the way, my first mobile phone is trending. carson, way to go. >> people are writing in. my first phone was in a briefcase. they are sending us pictures. my first cell phone you had to crank. first up if you are someone who techs while you are driving. we have said this is an awful thing to do a dozen times. people may have a tool a. company in virginia is developing a device that sends a radio signal out when someone is using their cell phone. similar to a radar gun. the technology can tell when someone is using it to make phone calls or tech messages. but the virginia pilot newspaper says there is still a lot of hurdles to clear including some privacy. >> it sounds like it can save lives. >> hop on the side of the road with that detector. >> it can be a deterrent for sure. have you ever run into a celebrity? you have been too nervous. they got a-list stars to reveal the strange things asked by fans. >> i said i was anne hathaway. they said no, they won't believe me. >> who are you again? >> even colbert loves you. >> you are my best friend, you don't know it. >> we don't want to talk to you, we just want to take a picture with you. >> did you ever have those moments? >> people always say, you look so much better in person. >> i mind the opposite. i was at the gym once, all sweaty and gross and coming out of the gym. a woman goes, you look so pretty on tv. >> i love you so much and i love oprah. you have the best season. >> wow. >> i can see that. >> we were in public and one guy comes up to al and goes willard! >> high praise, high praise. >> in just a minute, we will be talking to the winner of "america's got talent," matt franco. did you all happen to see nick cannon's blingy blingy shoes? the slip-ons. you couldn't miss them. they feature 340 carets of real diamonds. they cost $2 million. he happened to walk out of the sew with them. he loved them. >> these are mine! >> wow! >> they come in a pump also. >> there's just one pair in the world? they're not available for purchase? >> no. >> jay said the jeweler crafted the shoes especially for nick joining us. how is this whole idea and design concept come about? i said nick came to you said he wanted it. when did he ask for it? >> a little less than a year ago, he's never been afraid to step out of the box. he wanted a wow factor. something fitting for the finale of "america's got talent." >> they are heavy. they are heavy. >> his feet were ohurting the whole time. they are extremely heavy. >> are you wearing another man's shoes? >> oh. >> why don't you go bowl sfg. >> i have socks. i have those little baggys on my feet. >> these are really cool wachl are you go to go do with tell now? >> they will probably go on tour. he wanted to wear, he purchased them before the show. there will be an almost right afterwards, he will put them on tour and do nate them to charity. >> can they come with cletos? >> how long did it take to make them? >> it took over one year, over 200 man hours. over 300 diamonds. >> nice and cool. he's not going anywhere. >> we showed you some of this earlier the last time on the "tonight" show, my friends, blake shelton, gwen stefani, this is great. they staged a lip sync battle with jimmy. here's a little more of that ♪ all my love [ music playing ] ♪ nothing's going to stop us now ♪ hey ♪ it's crazy ♪ so here's my number ♪ so call me maybe [ music playing ] ♪ putting on the ritz ♪ wait. wait. go back. >> come on. show the tap dancers. this is super [ music playing ] >> wow! >> really? >> that's real. >> he still has the moves. >> that's a bucket shot. >> somebody say take one. >> go back. . >> awesome. by the way, how adorable is blake shelton now? >> i may have a crush on him. >> yes! . >> but we like him. >> come on. >> i hate to say it. he watches the "today" show every day. he watches you guys. >> adam is here tomorrow. >> that's right. >> blake in 2 million cowboy boots. >> i'm sure he'd love those. that's what's . >> back with more of our special series the secret lives of teens, could your child be hiding an addiction to the internet? here's special anchor maria schriver. >> it's kind of like a full body buzz. i kept pushing out everything else in my life. >> reporter: in high school, andrew fulton was your typical good kid. a shy honor student and talented musician. but behind his family facts, andrew says he was an addict. not of alcohol or drugs but to the internet, surfing the web and playing video games up to six hours a day. what was it about the computer that hooked you? >> really like a therapeutic release. because you don't have to think about anything. all that social anxiety i felt in school just went away because i can be whoever i wanted to be. you kind of stay in that little high. >> reporter: his parents says typical teen behavior. >> it didn't raise alarm bells for us because he was still very successful kid. >> that's what teen boys do. they play games and it didn't jump right out and say, this could be aticketive. >> reporter: but in his first month at college andrew's habits spiraled out of control. >> i stopped going to classes and gained like sometimes 16 hours a day all through the night. sometimes i had like a piece of bread and cheese, that was my meal the whole day. >> it had such a hold on you? >> yeah. i kept doing it as long as i could. >> reporter: by the time his parents caught on. he flunked out and lost over 30 pound. >> i opened the door to a shell of a son, someone i didn't recognize. >> reporter: experts say getting hooked on the internet can be as debilitating as drug use. according to a survey, one out of ten people may show signs of internet addiction. well, to recognize this disorder in china. not so here in the u.s. the american psychiatric association saying further study is needed. >> i find it's a great puzzle because this is such a huge problem. >> reporter: hillary cash runs restart t. fishs international program for internet addicts him cloelt e loelted outside seattle, it's treated dozens of pen like andrew with same to hims. >> academic failure, poor few tristian. all these are the negative consequences of the videogame plays. >> reporter: is it like coming offer off a drug? >> for the first few weeks, i had trouble sleeping. i felt a little depressed and withdrawn. >> reporter: andrew says after six months in the program, with intensive therapy, regular exercise and monitors computer use, he's been transformed, gaining new confidence in himself outside the virtual world. >> what do you think will keep you sober when you leave here and for the one will be watching what you do? >> i think one of the big things will be self-respect and how harmful it was and i don't want to go book to. it's a scary subject for a lot of parents. can you find more on the warning signs of internet addiction on our website at today.com. tomorrow, maria takes a look at teens and prescription drug abuse. last night the finale of "america's got talent." in case you missed the moment as the winner was crowned. take a look. >> the winner of the $1 million and the star head headline show in las vegas is -- matt franco. >> that moment. that is amazing. how did it feel? >> just amazing. it's an overwhelming feeling. you don't feel thought. it's more a head-to-toe body feeling. >> the singer in there at the end, you pulled it out as the only magician. >> that's crazy. >> first magician to win? >> yeah, right, it's like making history. an unbelievable feeling. >> i know you have one trick up your sleeve for us. >> all right. well, matt. i made a prediction about you. it's on the being of the joker. the cards are all different. matt, stay stop any time as i ripple through the cards. >> stop. >> right there. >> i want you to take it. sew it to the camera, not to me. now i want you to imagine. take a tight shot. >> there you go. >> i want you to imagine how crazy would it be if the prediction i made matches the card you picked.n. would that be cool? >> you would win "america's got talent". >> 3 of clubs? >> there is not over. >> visualize your card right here visualize your card, one, two, three. look. >> you're watching today in the bay. >> trying to figure out that trick. 8:26 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. there's a reminder before you head out to the store this morning, like a lot of places in the bay area, starting today, plastic bags are banned in walnut creek. the bag ban applies to all department and pharmacy stores. shoppers can either bring a reusable bag or shell out ten cents for paper bag. the city hopes the ban will cut down on trash. in december it will span to all restaurants. stores that refuse to follow that ban could be fined up to $500. just got to keep the extra ones in the trunk no matter where you go. speaking of trunks of cars, cars on the road. >> all moving slowly. look at this getting off that high-rise, look at the map. not just that slow drive, but look at 101 tied up in both directions. 92 approaching hillsdale, we have a crash there. east of 92, as well. farther over, skyline, another crash, car went off the road highway 35 and causing a problem to and from half moon bay. slow moving, as well, both directions off 238 and the south bay still drags. back to you. >> we're going to go practice the card trick. we'll be back in half an hour. can't hold my breath ♪ ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable offender ♪ boom, boom, shake the room ♪ the unstoppable -- [ male announcer ] an electric city car here... makes about as much sense as a gas guzzling suv here. ♪ the quick charging, zero emission, all-electric smart electric drive. just $139 a month. . >> 8:30 on a murs morning, the 18th of september, 2014. you know what it is, a perfect morning here in new york city. are you waking up as well, i'll matt lauer, along with hoda kotbe and al roker and natalie morales as well. >> jennifer aniston sits down with carson. everyone can use an exthat thousand, how to cut your expenses and save that amount by the end of the year. meantime, i'm busting. guess what we have coming next week. country superstar kenny chesney, a live concert. a brand-new album "american kids." the 25th of his kreempl i love that song. i can't wait for kenny to come to the plaza on tuesday. >> number one country fan right there. >> have you checked out savannah's facebook page? >> not yet. >> she's changeled her promo picture. take a look. >> man, it can't get any better. >> very cute. >> that is perfect. the definition of perfection right there. >> you don't even see her hand in the selfie. perfect. >> she's very talented. >> how about a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we got starting with today, into tomorrow. still remnants of odile is causing problems in texas. much of the country is from sunny skies. moving in saturday, wet weather in florida. a lot of moisture from the great lakes back into northern texas. hot in the interior sections of the northwest. sunday, sunday! look for rain upstate new york. back again into texas. the heat continues in the pacific northwest a. gorgeous day on the west coast, 8:32. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is the radar. you haven't seen it for awhile, but it's lit up this morning with hit or miss shower activity. basically at this point a lot of activity is starting to subside, but we have a good batch of rain over the santa cruz mountains and the east shore. temperatures right now in the 60s and 70s. we're going to stay in the 70s this afternoon. 70 degrees straight up for san francisco. 76 in the north bay, with temperatures warming up in time for the final weekend of summer. n. >> that's your latest weather. we got some friend here to talk about awareness. >> hi, we're half of people moving a common distonya debilitating, for the curing effort. we have awareness, visit www.dystonia.org. >> thank you for the shirt. very nice. all right, guys, back pence. >> thank you so much. a couple weeks ago, carson brought up the first part of an interview with jennifer aniston. >> mickey in "life of crime" is one of the roles the star turned 45 this year. her life off screen is busier than ever. you said recently it was awkward, that's strange, it's hard to find anything documented or awkward about you. >> actually the '90s were awkward. it was a just physically looking. >> what about your 40s? >> foertsdz are awesome. i love my 40s. i have a gaggle of amazing women i know if their late 40s and 50s and 60s and '80s now, who always say, it just gets better and i know it's a sort of a cliche. it really does. >> reporter: better for aniston also means busy yempl she served as a spokes woman for smart water for over seven years an more recently skin care brand aveeno. >> where do i wear aveeno? everywhere. >> when it colt to her famous feature. >> couldn't you copy my haircut? >> aniston is all in. she is front and center in the living proof ad campaign and right behind the hair caroline as co-owner of the business. >> i have been approached before by hair companies. but when they broke it down and brought up m.i.t. and the whole process they went to, to create this formula. i was so riveted. i thought, this is really exciting. >> are you in the lab? >> yeah. i go to bauvenlt i go to the living groups lab in boston and that's what's so much fun is these goes literally in lab coats an bikers and they show you all of the new technology and all of the few products that they're working on. >> what is the key to defrizz something. >> it's the molecule and some wonderful, do you need something? >> yes, can you evaluate my hair if in there your hair is so beautifully not frizzing. >> i can go through a win tunnel and it would not move. >> can i touch snit. >> sure. >> it's nice. >> the actress has been a long time supporter of st. jude's chin's hospital and amazing when it stands up tore cancer. >> cancer goes after the ones we love. >> it's not just about the moving side of it. it's about this use of power and success for good go yeah. >> that's important to you. >> it is important. it should be important. it's easy to rest on your laurels and go lay being on your lounge chair and have a margarita, watch the sun set. it's more fun to really foe you can do things. >> she's great. when you are younger they talk about quantity. in your 20s and 30s, in your 40s the call of your time crystallizes. that's what i got from her. >> thanks, for asking the fridzy hair question. >> i got it. it does feel great. >> it feels great. >> you are weird. >> i'd return the favor. >> coming up next, a few trend that has celebrities doing yoga just about anywhere. first this is start shopping a new way. start maximizing at the place where you always get more than you pay for. t.j.maxx. brands you love, prices that work for you. you deserve it. maxx life at t.j.maxx. . >> back now with a business trend not with celebrities practicing yoga. it has been around a long time. now those poses are being taken to some untraditional places. today's new fitness an lifestyle correspondent brand-new jenna wolf has more. >> you have to come down with me. no more excuses. >> okay. exactly. >> we are talking yoga this morning. yoga is often associated with inner peace, is inner peace associated with the business streets of new york or the mechanic's shop or the grocery store? people in unpredictable places doing yoga has become a hollywood trend. leah michelle flying high. giselle bundchen, return rodriguez in a kick stand. it's the latest trend of the stars proudly posting their unique yoga poses on instagram inspiring fans to do the same. the most poseer of them all my be celebrity yogi alaria baldwin. i tracked her down. >> well, i start out like this. obviously. >> reporter: earlier, she launched herrio ba posture of the day, 165 yoga poses in the most unexpected places from the laundry room to the kitchen. each picture racking up thousands of likes on instagram. >> are you surprised with how quickly and widespread this has taken off? >> yeah. i definitely -- i didn't step out to do anything in particular, or do silly things. if that's what it takes to get people to go yoga then i'm game. >> reporter: not auto are on board with the craze, many call it self reflekt. you heard the criticism. >> any time you judge somebody and something that is making them happy, that's their weakness speaking. i'm going to say i'm sorry feel that way. i hope you do a couple exercises. >> reporter: for alaria, the opinions that matter most are those of her husband alec and their daughter carmen, they struck a pose or two. >> he has been in a couple of pictures? >> he has been in some of the picture. one of the things is he is extremely supportive. when he met me teach income this space. he was coming to visit me and peek in and see what i was doing. we have our, you know, what i think i want to do, what he thinks i should do. i go, who is the yoga buff you or me? >> alec your daughter was involved in a couple of them? >> yeah. >> does she understand what you are doing? she is about a year old. >> i don't think she understands. it's kind of weird. >> reporter: so we hit the streets of new york city in search of our own inner peace and what better place to find it than -- >> i feel so strong. >> reporter: and after a little body repair, it was time for a post-workout meal. >> you mind if i pick up something for dinner? >> right now? >> why not. >> that can't be comfortable for you. >> i need some apples. >> reporter: so make mustard and yoga don't exactly mix. in the end i found then the presence in the most unusual places. >> i really don't have patience to doio gas,yoga. i feel mixing the inner peace with the outer chaos. >> how did people react to you getting contortist down the street. >> people react anyway. >> it's normal. you are so crazy. by the way, you can check out our good night's sleep poses on today.com. scandals rocking the nfl. first this is "toda . >> 8:45. we are back with one of the country's most prominent sports columnist and author of books for young adults. 17th fantasy lee, about a guru who reaches national fame when an owner starts taking his advice. mike, good morning. good to see you. >> hey, matt, are you a fantasy to be fan? do you participate? >> my general manager is my son. i'm hoping things go well that we don't sister to make some changes. >> my chief competitor is my oldest. i might need your help. charlie is 12-years-old. he really makes a splash him tell me about him. >> his best friend is the grand.of the elderly man in the league. he starts making a couple of suggestion, which she passes on to her grandfather. one of them is about an ageing quarterback. it turns around the fortunes of the team. until the world find out that a 12-year-old boy has been defacto general. by the way the heart of this book is this. kids know more about this stuff. >> absolutely. >> every kid will think, i can do that. >> your books are great. you weave messages, there is a page there about second chances for that aging quarterback. also, there is this great theme in this fwhook you don't have to be physically talented to be talented at sports and charlie is that kid. >> matt, we talked a lot in my books. they come down to the big game. except this boy's brain, his passions, his love for football, knowing as much as he does about fantasy. it gives him a status in the 7th grade. that to me is essential to this book. >> a young lady anna in this book. right? there is another theme in the book. we saw it with mo'ne' davis in the little league series, here's a young lady. girls are interested in sports. we stop and don't think about that often enough. >> i love this friendship. she thinks she knows everything about football. they're constantly in conflict. even that friendship is tested throughout the book. she kind of lets it out he's the one calling the shots. >> i hope you write these books. "fantasy league" sit title. it has been anything but a fantasy start to the nfl. how much permanent damage has been done? >> i think a lot of permanent damage. this is something, arthur ashe once said this about his tennis game, a nick here, a nick here, you are bleeding to death thatry not bleeding to death. the they're like a boxer who has been hurt. what's odd to me this punch that is called the shot heard around the world with ray rice, it's like the league has been hit now. we will see how they respond. >> tweets, first question from ira kudis. why do the mlb, not have a fraction the nfl experienced? >> i think some of it has to deal with the violent sport. not as violent as this sport. we're not hearing about the statistics, the damage it has done to explayers as much in hockey. matt, think about this, in maybe i baseball, it suffered all of the bad headlines the nfl suffered,ed their be a congressional investigation. i sometimes think baseball is held to a higher standards. >> question number two from laurean nolte, should we hold these guys at a better level at the college level so they learn earlier? >> anyyoung athlete knowing these action versus consequences, then it's on them when they get on the big stage. >> everything we are seeing with these players, it makes you feel even better about derek jeter? >> we got to say good bye to him in about ten days. >> thanks. again the book is called "fantasy league." up next the secret to saving $1,000 by the 1st of the year. first this is "today" on nbc. . >> back now. how can you save $1,000 by the end of the year. carson is standing by in the orange room with questions about bills. we have some simple steps that you can take today that will quickly add up. sharon eperson is cnbc personal correspondent. easy, breezy things to pocket a thousand bucks? in there simple steps. >> let's begin. you say lose change, stuff in the bottom of the purse. >> put away 50 cents a day. over the next three months, you will be able save $46. one place to start. >> you say drive sensibly. >> a lot of folks want to get there as quickly as possible if are you an aggressive driver, that goes above the speed limit. driving sensibly can save you 5% on gas mileage around as much as $23 by the end of the year. >> it's adding up here, speaking of savings on gas, people should shop and save on gas, find the keepest gas, right? >> find the cheapest gas to shop and save. what i'm talking about is using the money you use on grocerys to save on gasoline. >> wow. >> there are many stores you can earn points based on groceries, for the average family of four that's $245. you get points and save on gas 10 cents a dplan. that can up to $33 by the end of the year. >> we are talking discipline. a little becomes a lot. people have to be disciplined, right? >> you do have to be disciplined. >> let's move on to our next one. you have turned down your thermostat. >> as it's getting colder, keep your thermostat at 68 degrees. few turn it at night, lower than that, you can save money on energy costs. as much as 5 morris on the heating bills. you think about many people spend over $6 billion. you can save as much as 50 bucks by turning down your thermostat between now and the end of the year. >> invest in a couple extra blankets. this one gets a lot of people. it works sometimes. you will think, i will grab something when i'm out for lunch. you say it's much better. >> it can add up. if you are spending $20 or so a week on lunch, it can add up quickly. you can save yourself as much as $140 by the end of the year. >> you have to invest. take the time to adjust to your payroll withholdings. sometimes we think we'd rather have the money in our hand now. >> a lot of people don't do this. one way to free up cash now so you can save and get to that $1,000 mark, definitely by the end of the year, adjust your payroll withholding. maybe you can wait until then. you need the.right now f. you adjust your withholding. go on the irs website, work it out. many people got as much as $2800 if refund checks last year. get that now. a little more than $700 between now and the end of the year. extra money for to you save to get to that $1,000 mark and put it away for retirement. >> we will not sit here. we will go to the orange room and talk to carson. we will find other ways, do you mind? come on in, we will talk to carson. >> she hangs out in here with you. >> we have been admireing the hashtag, if you can imagine the questions. col on this side. >> we sure will. >> let's take a couple. rachel wants to know, student loans or yikes. >> people don't understand there are a lot of repayment plans to take advantage of. one is an income-based repayment plans, go to the government's education website t. student aid portion, see if you are eligible for those, talk to a non-profit credit counsellor who can figure out the other parts. >> it's daunting when you see those bills. >> advice.org. cell phone, i absolutely hate paying my cell phone bill. >> we do this with our data. so one of the things can you do is manage that more carefully. make sure you are using wifi when you can. get the text alerts that let you know when you are close to going over on your data, check out which is the best carrier. there may be a low cost carrier. that may be a better bet. >> some people don't do, micromanage that data. >> when you have a child. the roaming charges the. >> the roaming charges will kill you. thank you. >> keep this going. hashtag get a plan. >> we appreciate it. >> take part in our live you are watching today in the bay. >> good morning to you, 8:56 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are seeing slick roads and wet conditions across the bay area this morning. let's get to christina loren with the latest. >> good morning to you, laura. so far the highest accumulations over the santa cruz mountains, picked up over a half inch of rainfall, more on the way, although i have to tell you, this is the bulk of the moisture. as we get into the second half of the day, all the shower activity will deteriorate, but it's going to leave us with good air quality and comfortable temperatures. right now the 60s and 70s, mild out there as we are still on the warm side of the system. later today, even with daytime heating only climbing to 72 degrees in the east shore, 70 degrees in san francisco, and 78 degrees right here in the soit bay. more rain in the forecast. from nbc news, this is "today's" take, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza in there welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, september 18th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales and tamron hall. >> it's the first time our studio is comfortable. mr. geist went to work. >> we have been trying to find that sweet spot. we started hot two years ago. we went the other way. meat locker cold. >> i feel good but i'm worried because i feel comfort also, which i means i'm worried you are cold. you are hot. >> when i start sweating. >> let's not complain yet, no, no, no. >> it's perfect right now. today, embrace the moment. >> we are talking about a terrible story this morning that we have been following closely in the last couple days, police have been searching for a missing university student named hannah graham. she went missing early saturday morning. police are looking for the man they believe was the last person seen with hannah. here's kind of the way things unfolded. 9:30 p.m. under surveillance shows her leaving her apartment to go to a party t. last time is 12:46 a.m. outside an irish pub. ten minutes later she is seen rung outside a charts villegas station, police say no one appears to be chasing her. she starts running and about 1:00 in the morning, she texts her friends she is lost. her cell phone goes silent. police release video from 1:06 a.m., a man following her in a downtown mall area. >> this is a college town. >> two minutes later at 1:08, she is seen walking with the same man following her. after that tape was released, that man came forward and told police he never talked to her, but he did stop following her because he saw her, another man approach her and put his arm around her. the first man said he stopped because he was concerned about her, she was alone and didn't look in good shape. >> the press conference, long the frustration, obviously. you can hear, take a look. >> i'd be very disturbed that someone in this downtown mall did not see that young lady and has not yet called the police to report it. so we're hoping that there were people on the mall and i'm hoping that they're hearing my words and seeing my frustration and hearing the pain of the this family that's experiencing and pick up the phone and tell us something regardless of how insignificant you think it might be. >> wow. hannah's parents say it's totally out of characterer to not hear from her. they fear that foul play involved. the police are not ready to go there the foul play some the big thing the cops are looking at, who is that second man? the first man said i saw another pan with his arm around her. >> the creepy part about this is at least three other pooim women have disappeared there in the last five years. >> yep. >> they're suspects for each of those missing girls. police continue to maintain, though, there is no connection. although, it starts to be a pattern the route 29 corridor. one young woman if 2009 was at uva in charlottesville for a concert. they found her a few months later on a farm moninearby. >> we seen before cameras are not working. in the case, there are pieces. we see her, there is somewhat of a time line. to your point, al the law enforcement people here and their passion. can you feel that they care. this is to the just a job. this is someone's daughter who is feared missing right now. she deserves to go home to them. >> they do say cell phones basically go dead. she texts her friends, saying that she's lost. they immediately, the phone goes dead. you don't know what's happened there. >> the friend said there didn't appear to be panic. she said she is lost. she didn't indicate she was being pursued. >> if anybody knows anything. >> we have updates on the nfl ongoing crisis involving domestic abuse, child abuse, jonathan dwyer arizona cardinals is out on bond after being arrested and charged with aggravated assault after two fights in his home that happened back in july, by the way. the alleged victims are his 18-month-old son and the child's mother after the boy's mom was reportedly assaulted, he allegedly took shoe and threw it at the little boy t. allegations frightening, he denied these allegations, adrian peterson, nike suspended his contract with him saying nike in no way condones child abuse or violence of any time i kind. >> that is their statement. it makes them clear. peterson's mom, this is the big buzz, his mom lolita jackson spoke to the houston chronicle. she lives in texas. she says, i don't care about what everybody says, most of us discipline our kids a little more than we meant sometimes, but we were only trying to prepare them for the real world, when you whip those you love. it's not about abuse, it's about love. you want to make them understand that they did wrong. she said she and peterson have been barred with any contact with that child. >> whipping out of love, i don't think anybody agrees with that. >> it's ha ready to use the words whip and love in the same sentence, maybe a different choice of words, but it's -- even if it had happened in the past, you don't continue. >> there is a great op-ed in the new york times, michael dyson has written i don't want to get too heavy from a black perspective. he says a lot of these things go back to slavery and when you watch "12 years a slave" the horrible end of this movie, people beat human beings to make them work a certain way. people of color look at this whipping. look back at history and ask yourself who are you saying is okay? it's a remarkable op-ed. you should check it out. >> on a happier note, a happier ending, 8g women were missing since monday since hurricane odile hit cabo san lucas, several brides made stranded. they lost power, no cell service. good news, they couldn't reach loved ones because of that until last night. watch this, one woman's husband find out his wife is okay during an interview. >> it's great. >> they are in san diego. take a listen. >> people are on airplanes. >> there she is. >> baby, where are you? you're landing where? you're landing in san diego right now! whew! >> oh. that's relief! wow! >> there are 3,000 former tourists stranded there. now they have military and private jets taking people out t. airport is a shambles. you look at some of the pictures. >> it has been weeks. >> it will be mid-october before they get out of there. >> it's making a mess all over the place. >> we will show you a little later. it's causing problems from texas. >> we have to say it's a bad situation to be stranded. if i'm in mexico, i want to be stranded with my girls. >> not without power or water. >> liquor, with my girls. a girl party. >> it will only be good for a few hours. if you were complaining after your birthday party for an hour or two. >> i wasn't prepared, but, i was stuck in new orleans with gustav. that was pretty fun at the end, down the hatch. thankfully nothing happened. we had fun with the staff. >> here's a story that will have a lot of parents talking. at what age should your children be able play outside unsupervised. she was investigated for letting her six-year-old son play outside by himself. her son was about 150 yards from her home. she could see him across the way on the bench. it's a football field-and-a-half away. he had been out there with his 8-year-old sister. the daughter comes back to bring the dog home. the woman was out sorting her mail. she opens the door and sees her child with the neighbor. he says, i'm returning him, he was out there at the park bench all by himself, seemed to be unsupervised. >> so far, so good. wait. then, knock, knock, knock t. police show up. they start to question her, child protective services question her later on that week. >> so the neighbor reported her, not sure. i guess it's the first time she's met this neighbor t. neighbor reports cps statement. they say cps cases are confidential according to state law and what the reporter described to us meets the legal definition of neglect, in texas next neglectful vision. the mom goes on why when a neighbor sees a child, instead of hey, there is a kid playing outside, she is thinking of the danger rather than there is a kid playing outside enjoying himself, where is the freedom in being able to have your kids outside and play outside anymore? >> jeff rossen did that piece in our 7:30 half hour about a child by himself. look the neighbor i think did the right thing, bring the child. >> agreed. >> bomb. >> the question is, should she have gone further and reported it? >> why wouldn't she introduce herself? what happened? nice to meet you. come on in. >> it's the neighborly thing to do. >> don't call 911 unless you open the door and there are other things you see and the kid is scared to go home something like that. you say, hey, how are you doing? >> we don't tow what this neighbor is like. it's in austin, texas. we don't know what concerns there are in that area. that said. >> we know the mother was surprised the cops came. the men said. >> surprise! >> my son can now walk himself home from school if he wants. he's 11-years-old. he doesn't want to. when you are ready, can you do that. i'm glad, are you not ready, good, are you not ready. i think you have to let your kids have some freedom and indianapolis. in this case, 150 yards away, if something happened, if a dog came out and attacked that child, you would be in a position to do something like that right away. >> does it meet the level of neglect? >> i agreement certainly, it's not the neighborly thing to do. >> we were talking about this before. i remember i walked to school in the 3rd grade. you had to wait for the crossing gampld i was outside my parents' sight for a long time. >> when it was dark, you went pence. >> we live in different times. >> i have been from a rural community. we'd meet kids and talk about taking the subway and walk alone, isaiah visits, my nephew, no, look both ways. you are in new york city, he's 17. in texas, at least in our small area, something can happen anywhere, but the thing that sticks with me is the neighbor calling the cops. >> it's not a neighborly thing. i remember when i was young, we had the torchs. back in my day, we had something before we went to weather. watch this. >> here are the remnants of odile. look at the rain from arizona all the way into texas him we are talking some heavy rain right now. and it's going to continue. this, as this system makes its way to the east, we will be looking at strong showers and thunderstorms. in fact. we have flash flood watches around warnings, arizona all the way into texas. rainfall apples one to three inches. but there could be upwards of five inches her hour in parts of southeastern texas. that's why 9:13. happy thursday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. really happy to show you these showers on the radar, although they are hit or miss. you might walk out your front door, nice and sunny, then you hit the highway and have to turn on your windshield wipers for five minutes or so, but overall the general nature of these showers are thinning out pretty rapidly. 72 degrees on the east shore, 70 degrees right now san francisco. 75 in the north bay. cool air ushered in behind that front. . >> and that your latest weather, up next, his sudden exit left his exshocked and out loud. natalie has something to speak ability. >> yes. >> dan stevens is back with two new movies, two good moifls i have to say. >> t it's the yoplait greek taste-off and we are asking the music city which 100-calorie strawberry greek yogurt is the next big thing. i'm a random lady with a table full of yogurt. want some greek yogurt? 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>> thank you, bam. >> i know one thing, that's not a good idea. >> he's charming. >> you used to have an act sent. >> now i have several accents. what could be more charming tan british? southern charm. >> what brought you to this movie? >> well, i seen it, it's a playful film and i red "the guest," laughed from beginning to the end. i read it. it reminded me of all the films i loved growing up. the terminator films. i sat there with adam and quickly established our favorite films. as soon as we did that, we were off to a great start. it was a lot of fun making a movie that makes me feel good. it's a fun one. it's crazy. >> you are really creepy, you are far from matthew crawly. >> clarming and creepy? >> hostile at first. >> charming creepy? needing therapy creepy? creepy crawly. >> creepy crawly you are, indeed. >> was that a decision to walk away from "down town abbie" you thought it was a guest thing? >> i didn't know what i was going to be stepping on to. something in my gut told me it was time to explore. pack up my bags and head west. yeah, it's been a fun couple of years. >> you could be a life coach. that's a luge u huge leap of faith. >> in a raw way. yeah. and it has. it's been an interesting journey, sort of you know pushing envelopes and seeing what can col up with. >> you got another movie with lian neeson. >> it's intense, it's a suspense thriller that draws out all the way through. neeson is on fire. >> it's not too bad working with am. >> not bad at all. action super hero. >> it's a gritty, raw side of him i love. >> charming. >> charming. >> he's not creepy. >> no. >> thank you so much. the film is "the guest." it's in select theaters "a walk along tombstones" from our sister universal opposite tomorrow. later, do you know where the germiest place in your home is? 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nobody was hurt? >> we don't know that. >> nobody really got hurt, no, he's okay. >> he's just fine. >> what could go wrong? >> i love the kid in the striped shirt behind, like, oh, that's got to hurt. >> leave the hat, use the hands. >> catch it with the hands, come on, guys. >> try to catch it with a floppy hat? >> show you what's happening -- wonder what's happening over the weekend? >> yes. >> you know what's going to be happening over the weekend? come on, you want to know. >> it's beautiful. >> we are talking a beautiful saturday or friday here in the northeast into new england. wet weather in florida. looking at showers and thunderstorms still hanging around, the remnants of odile in texas, 78 degrees, 80 in l.a., and 90 in portland. western third, eastern thinker of the country, i should say, looking good, and southeastern florida wet. sunday, sunday! we got wonderful weather along the east coast. more wet weather for western new york into texas and the southwest. again, odile just hanging around, and 9:31. good thursday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. take a look at this, more showers developing offshore. this is all going to move in through the next couple hours. then a lot of this activity is going to wind down through the second half of the day. you can see pretty steady rainfall at this point in the san jose area. temperatures will be cool. we're still on the warm side of this system. bring a jacket with you, 72 degrees on the east shore, 70 for san francisco. north bay at 75 degrees. nice warm weekend, then more rain on the way for wednesday of next week. and that's your latest weather. >> good morning, good to see you. welcome to my home. earlier we asked you to tell us where you think the germyist spot in your home is. 51% said the kitchen is. we'll find out if you are right. >> here with tips on how to stick proof your home is the editor at large at "shape" amazing. okay. you walk in, front door, little germy action? >> absolutely. think about it. you walk in from, you know, whatever outside things you did, hands are not clean, hit the light switch, the doors, number one germ place is there. it's bad when you walk in. disinfect it once a week. >> is that the most germy? >> we'll reveal that at the en. >> it's important to know that if you're going through a home renovation, a good tip is to choose copper fixtures. other than looking chic, they are naturally antibacteria. they kill germs. get them 15 to 20 bucks sometimes. >> they are lovely. >> they are cute. >> you still need to clean them? >> with soap and water. >> okay. >> the kitchen is, in fact, the most germy. >> there you have it, 51% agreed with that, obviously. >> the culprit is the sprungs. they are moist, you use to wash dishes. wash this with hot water, wring out dry every time, and replace every two to four weeks. >> oh, i do it every week. >> i gave up on sponges because i forget, and i just gave up. >> or if you like to use them, put them in the microwave for 60 seconds to zap things. the drains are dirty. you wash your poultry, dirty dishes, it's a good idea to clean drains once a week with a regular disinfect -- >> what about the faucet? >> yes, because juices splash on there or your dish rag. take the filter out, dip it in white vinegar. >> now to the bedroom. >> yes, with the bedroom, the mattress is harmful. seven to ten years 1 you need to change it. you can get neck pains and back pains if i coils are not working. health-wise, the longer and older the mattress is, the more allergens it collects causing coughing. >> what if you can't replace it immediately? >> use a dust mite protector and mattress pad cover to keep the oils and the allergens at bay. >> the bathroom, another germy place. >> the key here is instead of bar soap, something you share, recommend use a soap pump, however, regular pumps keep bacteria. automatic pump is the way to go. they are not as expensive as you think. some are $30. >> that's cool. the faucet? >> exactly -- make sure again, clean them in your bathroom once a week, and if you're sick, more often. >> store the toothbrushes in the open like that? >> do not store them next to the actual toilet, and close the top when you're flushing. the particles disperse. >> thank you so much. >> thank you suture. >> we love you, not germs. >> oh, thank you. >> up next, any idea why this ring is lighting up? 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>> this is a service last year. it allows you to pay for it, you can list it. if you are looking for a last minute get away in your city, you can grab a hotel room for almost 15% off the original price. >> all right. that's a good idea. tell us about "love you back. request itself. >> one of the national foundations, it's a really emotional book that follows a single mom and the one is a kind of bracy crime thriller. it feels very contemporary. there is cyber crime very dark. you will love it. >> on the weekend. we're ready. >> thank you so much. we are back in a moment. first this is "today" on . >> we have samples. >> we have a lot coming up. >> you do? >> ambush makeovers. >> and a really great, everyone has a story. >> really great. this woman whose husband is taking care of her through a devastating illness. >> it's really terminal. >> on this side of the table and gorge, 9:56. i'm scott mcgrew. crews trying to figure out what started a fire at a vacant house in san jose just after 6:00 this morning, east san jose. investigators say a neighbor called 911 after hearing a large boom in the home, reportedly under construction. fire contained around 7:00 this morning. new details on the massive fire near sacramento. fire exploded in size overnight from around 21,000 acres to 70,000 acres. cal fire just updated these numbers early this morning and it's only 5% contained. more than 2,000 homes are in danger. let's check your weather this morning with christina loren. >> good morning. little bit of precipitation over the king fire later today, but not enough to put it out, as you can see, showers are really light. nonetheless, we'll take every drop we can accumulate. after all, we're in a drought and hills are thirsty for rain. 72 for the east shore, san francisco 70. see on the seven-day forecast, bottom of your screen, more rain wednesday next week. let's check your drive with mike. >> rain kind of scared folks a bit, hit the brakes, bit of a slow drive in many spots. it was a tough one this morning. southbound 101, don't have any problems as far as puddles, but crash recovering now. northbound 101 jamming up from university all the way up in toward whipple avenue, where we had a crash which just cleared lanes five minutes ago and westbound, still slow from 92. a number of crashes in the san mateo hills kept things slow from hayward. >> all right, mike, thanks. another local news update coming up in a half hour. so glad you're with us for thirsty thursday, september 18th. you're looking fetching for a woman who has been up since the dawn of time. you look great, hoda. >> stop it. >> how's it going? >> it's nice to be here where there are beverages and light dancing. >> i know. a light dancer, yes. >> breaking news, according to one publication that may or may not be correct. >> yes. >> and here it is. harry, prince harry and cressida may be back together. >> i know. >> we thought the same thing. >> he was pining for her and so it was his 30th birthday, and, you know, a lot of people -- i guess they start rethinking their life at that milestone. they were seen at a movie. nothing more romantic than that. >> the sun is a publication, reporting -- keep in mind, credit or not -- they said they rekindled their love. >> remember that happened to will and kate. they broke up for a while. >> yes, they did. >> they broke up for a while and they're expecting their second child now. >> i like those two, harry and cressida. she seems like she doesn't care. she wears scrunchies, she looks a little -- she don't care. >> she doesn't care. which is, you know -- i would look for that if i was a -- >> i do too. let's hope that is happening. okay. this is interesting. now, we showed you -- yesterday, was it? >> yeah, earlier hour yesterday they were showing -- the "ellen show". >> no, married at first sight. >> oh that. >> you remember we showed you the couple that had not met until their wedding day. she walked down the aisle, practically in tears when she saw him, totally not -- >> she looks good, though. >> we showed you -- now they're in love. she declared it for the very first time on television to her -- >> which was my first red flag, not my first, about my fourth flag. anyway -- >> so i -- >> we never got to the other couples. hoda got is crying. >> which you said i could just be tired, which could be the case. >> they are happy. i don't know what is reality and what is made up. >> there are two other couples that did the same thing, walked down the aisle and saw her husband as she was walking down. courtney and jason, those two are together and after the six month mark, they seem to be happy. >> okay. >> and the last couple, monet and vaughn. they had incredible chemistry right away. they said they consummated their marriage on their wedding night. and they were apparently -- it was really hot and heavy for months and then suddenly, it wasn't. listen. >> was it always compatible or did it get to a point where one of you was, like, i don't want you to touch me? >> yeah. >> what happened? >> we stopped having sex or i stopped having sex with him and -- >> yeah. >> i feel extremely frustrated to be around somebody who i know didn't trust me from the jump, but wanted to act super bubbly and out there on camera, but then give me the cold shoulder off camera. it would have been nice if my wife, my peace, who i look to as i'm struggling through this process. >> no, i was your target. >> no, you added to your -- >> no, you liked to play the victim. >> i don't like to play the victim. >> you do. you didn't do this, you didn't do that. >> you're a cold person. >> it is my fault you can't manage your emotions. >> you're cold. >> i wonder if -- this is cynical. >> say it. >> i wonder if the longer you stay on the show, the more money you make. >> you wonder if that's what's happening. >> sometimes money can be a motivator. i'm not saying in any case. but we should consider all these things. that was ugly. that was ugly. i keep my ugliness at home where nobody can see it but the dogs. >> can you imagine if our dogs could talk? >> oh, my gosh. all three of them in with us last night because cas was home from a very long, very arduous film shoot and those dogs like to bark and stuff. it was -- i was like this all night long so she could get rest. >> every time they barked -- >> oh, and david wild, plays keyboards for us, was our houseguest and he had to leave really, really early. i'm like -- i'm not going to live like that. i hope she got a good night's sleep. >> she did, i bet you. if you were up late and saw this on fallon, so many great moments. they do this thing called the lip-synch off between gwen stefani, blake shelton and jimmy fallon. >> this is for you, hoda. >> okay. ♪ perfect fit putting on the ritz ♪ ♪ dressed up like a million dollar trooper ♪ ♪ trying hard to look like gary cooper ♪ ♪ putting on the ritz ♪ ♪ >> that was the best song. how about that tapping? >> not too much different from the texas two-step. maybe a little oklahoma dancing. he's adorable. he was here a couple of weeks ago during your birthday, remember that, and people heard him in the -- >> the break room? >> no, where was he, in the dressing room downstairs in the concourse and he was singing "endless love". >> practicing. >> nobody knew why and then -- >> they did a song. he did a song with gwen stefani. >> he was doing the song. >> ellen is having some fun. she has a game, a new game she started just this year called "this minus that". usually it is this plus that, they merged two things together, they're mixing it up this year, this minus that. this is what would be imagined if kathie lee and hoda minus me. let's take a look. >> i'm nothing without you. >> my dentist used to say to me, you know what something's worth. and i said what? he said whatever you're willing to pay for it. see what you're worth in the marketplace and you'll find out. huh? i love that. we took it to the next level and here is hoda minus me. take a look. >> right. and then shake it. >> i don't even remember what we are were talking about, do you? >> that was genius. >> that's -- >> that was genius. >> somebody said one of the funniest things you can do is just mute us and just, you know, watch the closed captions. >> by the way, i think it was buzzfeed put up our show with closed captioning, you couldn't see -- there was so much babbling. >> so sad. anyway, this is fun. cheerios debuted a new commercial honoring shift workers. let's take a look. >> i know. the third shift is rough. >> it is just a few more weeks. >> max, what are you doing up? it's late. >> i just wanted to have breakfast with you. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> that, i love. >> okay. >> so sweet. the writer of the commercial drew upon his own experience, growing up with a working parent wanted to show breakfast can be anytime. that's really sweet. >> beautiful. >> let's make it -- >> do we have to ruin it with your play list? >> we're going it ruin the mood. i'm going to educate you about the music. okay. you know the song anaconda by nicki minaj? >> yeah, one of my favorites. >> some people thought she wrote the whole thing, but there is actually a track in it by a guy who i love called sir mix a lot. and he has -- he has a song called "i like big butts". >> and i cannot lie, that one? >> this is the original song. okay, go ahead. ♪ work out takes my fonda ♪ ♪ fonda ain't got a motor my anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hon ♪ ♪ please don't lose that butt they toss it and leave it ♪ ♪ i'm quick to retrieve it i ain't down with that to the bean pole in the magazines ♪ ♪ you ain't it miss thing ♪ ♪ i can't resist her >> every word is so distressing to me. that'se ed that's sad. that's sad. is it almost over? ♪ when the butt is round >> okay. so that -- isn't that awesome, though? >> no. not awesome. audra mcdonald singing "somewhere" from "west side story," or something like that, i save the word awesome for something awesome, hoda, okay. >> so anyway nicki minaj's song, that came from that. remember whenever i go to a broadway show, i go, that song, that's from that? now you can say it. that's from that. that is from that? >> hoda, there is a difference when the song is "some enchanted evening" from "south pacific," or your favorite, your favorite song you thought of all time -- >> what? >> "send in the clowns". >> and we're at a little night music on broadway, and bernadette peters is singing her heart out and you said, that's from this? >> i didn't know. now i returned the favor. now, anyway, sirius radio, we're on sirius radio, sirius xm. >> that's the other thing that scares me. >> channel 108. >> we're on channel 108 with none of the visual stuff. >> no sense. >> no sense at all. >> we're sorry. is it okay or not okay to stretch out birthday celebrat n celebrations? 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>> we're ready to reveal our "ambush makeovers" for two wonderful women who got up bright and early to be plucked off our plaza. >> they came here to get a brand-new look from head to toe and we gave it to them with our crack makeover team. >> don't say crack. >> stylist to the stars, louis licari. and "today" contributor and author jill martin. kids. >> hey. >> beautiful day out there. >> beautiful day. >> gorgeous. >> perfect. a little breeze. we found two makeovers we were absolutely drawn to. >> okay. >> christie miller is the first one, 40 years old from st. louis, missouri. she has never had her hair colored. she keeps her makeup to a minimum. she's here in new york, celebrating her 40th birthday with her mom. her mom marilyn and sister judy. they gave her a brand-new look. let's take a listen to her story. >> are you flipping out? >> i'm very nervous. excited but nervous. >> i know someone who is excited. let's talk to mom marilyn. >> i'm very excited for her. this will be fantastic. >> what do you think of all this for your daughter? >> i think it is great. i think it is great. something she would never do for herself, so it is fantastic. >> and your sister is excited too. >> very excited. i've always wanted her to have an opportunity like this, so it is perfect. perfect. >> we're going to take good care of you. >> okay. >> are you crying? >> i'm not crying. i'm not crying. should i? >> no, no. all smiles. >> all righty. mom and sis, please keep your blindfolds on for a second. here is christie miller before. all right. christie, let's see the new you. come on out. oh my gosh. >> wow. >> wow. >> all right, mom, sis, take off your blindfolds. >> oh, my gosh! look at her. >> oh, my gosh. >> ready? >> right here. >> oh, my god. >> the hair with the angles. >> fantastic. >> right for one second so we can check you out. >> louis, beautiful color. >> christie never colored her hair, it looked a little dull. i made her hair more dynamic with a single color, less than 30 minutes. texturized layers that made her flat hair full. she looks fantastic. >> beautiful. >> what are we thinking? >> amazing. you look great. >> oh, my gosh. >> tell us about this. >> is that awesome? at first we did a dress and i thought it is a big birthday. when you sort of mix and match, you have stuff for the whole year. >> i like the leather. >> nydj jeans. >> and that signature -- >> that necklace, under $10. >> are you kidding? >> she's so fantastic. okay. all right. >> geneva share, she's 77 from -- tallahassee, alabama. she hasn't had her hair colored in a year. when she wears makeup, she said she splashes it on. she was nervous about a makeup but was excited to see her style updated. let's see her story. >> a lot of tears here, but happy tears. and, david, you keep bragging, you've been married 59 years to this gorgeous woman. >> 59 years. >> what do you think of all this? >> i still love her, just like i did the first time i've seen her. >> what do you think of this? you have tears, but i know you're really happy. >> i'm very excited. nothing like this has ever happened to me before and i'm just -- i'm just thrilled. >> we're going to take great care of you. you're going to look even hotter. what do you think? >> well, not to me it won't be. she's always hot. >> that is so sweet. >> so cute. >> she's here with her husband of 59 years. let's look at one last look at geneva before and bring out the new geneva share. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. >> look at her. >> look at her. >> don't look. >> okay. all right. take off your blindfold. >> she's right over there. >> still beautiful. >> now you can look at yourself. >> you look gorgeous. >> that's a good sign. >> that's a great sign. >> always so relieved. >> she said i look like a movie star. >> she does look like a movie star. >> yes. >> wow. amazing. >> great to meet you. >> great to meet you too. >> mission accomplished. >> stay right there, dave. >> we don't want to break you guys up. >> wow. >> that's a makeover. with this -- >> louis is crying. i'm going to go get some kleenex. okay. this is a haircut, she had naturally curly hair, he brought the curls out by playing with the layers. >> it looks beautiful. >> i washed away the gray. again, washing it away, 10, 15, perhaps 20 years, i don't know. you look so fabulous. >> beautiful. >> and enid made everything come together with makeup. >> you are beautiful. you always were. >> she needs a little -- her eyes need a little dab. >> we all do. >> jill, the dress is awesome. >> this is one of our most meaningful makeovers because she told us she wanted it so much and how it would change her life and i feel like it has, even when you walked in. this is a dress we picked out together from maggie london. i'm glad we could give this to you. >> come on in. >> congratulations. great to see you all. >> a relationship put to the test. >> now their love is stronger than ever. they'll share their story right after this. 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how is the parkinson's? >> i'm feeling better than when i had to get up at 4:30 in the morning and do the 12-hour days because -- >> you had to get up early just -- >> so the medicine would kick in so i could drive, a 45-minute drive and my kids were waiting outside the door to get in to have breakfast before class at 6:45. but i have a wonderful neurologist at the cleveland clinic. i just -- oh, my. just amazing. and i think they worked on what they call the parkinson cocktail of the right medicine blend through the years. and i'm telling you, as long as i get some -- get enough rest, i'm ready to party. >> it is fun with her. >> i bet it is. >> sometimes it is harder to be the one next to the person, the one who loves the person who is going through something than it is to actually go through it. you want to take it on yourself. i know she keeps you positive. we can tell just now. >> yeah, yeah. that's how she's been her -- as long as i've known her. always had this positive attitude and she doesn't let anything get her down. she's just a go getter and if something will start to get her down, she fights that much harder. >> and did you know she had written the letter to us? or was it a surprise to you? >> it was a huge surprise. >> you're a humble guy. >> i about had a heart attack. i couldn't believe it at first. i was in total shock. and then -- but i wasn't -- i was surprised but i wasn't surprised because she -- >> that's what she does. >> you're terrific. i can't wait to hear this song that you -- don't go anywhere. we have a special performance just for janie and bill. >> and song by broadway star terry kelly called "grooving to the music," not slow and maudlin, i promise you. got a little beat for hoda. right after this. >> come on, bill. what's my advice for healthy looking radiant skin. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. 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