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[ speaking portuguese ] >> i brought you a little puppy. i had to give you a welcome. >> i cannot wait to meet this little critter. it will be fun. meanwhile, we have a lot of olympic news to talk about. it's kind of the closing ceremony. after all the headlines that led up to these games, all the potential proble of rio pulled it off. it was a spectacular ending. nbc's peter alexander in rio. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. where did everybody go? you guys leave and the storm clouds move in here in rio. over the course of these games coming in, there were serious worries about the city's preparedness, about the zika virus, about toxic water, the games went off with only a few minor hiccups and after these exhilarating last couple weeks, this city came together. epic carnivale-like party. >> christ the redeemer arms outstretched. >> reporter: the closing ceremony as colorful as the games themselves. simone biles, america's 4'9" gymnastics giant. >> the most stunning athlete i have ever seen. >> reporter: leading the way for team usa. with four gold medals in rio, she was given the honor of carrying the american flag. the final celebration a culmination of olympic domination by the u.s. men's basketball team reigning supreme, earning its third consecutive gold medal. >> the united states has won the gold. >> reporter: blowing out serbia, a 30-point win. >> it was a special moment for me. >> reporter: nba star carmelo anthony overcome by emotion. announcing his olympic retirement. >> despite everything that's country, we got to be united. and i'm glad i did what i did. i stepped up to the challenge. >> reporter: so did brazil earning the gold medal this soccer crazed country so badly wanted. >> and scores! brazil strikes olympic gold! >> reporter: captain neymar brazil's biggest sports star filled with joy and relief after knocking home the game winning goal against germany in a adding to its medal count commanding in the ring. >> she knows she's closing in on the gold. >> reporter: claressa shields punching her way to the podium. >> golden again! >> reporter: her second straight boxing gold. the first american ever to do it. 20-year-old kyle snyder becoming the youngest wrestling champion in u.s. historic -- history. men's marathon got their medals including american galen rupp who took home bronze. stealing the show, japan's prime minister paying homage to super mario. tokyo will host the next summer olympics in 2020. with the olympic flame extinguished, the rio games have come to a close. here is the medal count one final time. team usa crushing the competition. dominant in these games. 121 total medals. 46 golds way ahead of china, great britain and russia. this is the most medals for the u.s. in more than three decades. the most medals ever in a nonboycotted olympic games. you can see behind me. three folks came out. them that everybody took off. >> probably still having a good time. thanks very much. there were other stories that came out of these games like the embarrassing incident that involved four american swimmers including ryan lochte that became a blemish on the games. he originally said that he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint but surveillance video from a rio gas station paints a different picture. over the weekend we sat down with lochte exclusively to get his side of the story. >> g in the bushes. the way it's been described to me is a metal framed poster of some kind or advertisement of some kind. and you just ripped it off the wall? >> yeah. and i have no idea -- i mean, i was very intoxicated. i have no idea why. it was immature. it was childish. >> it made a big noise. >> it made a big noise. and we continued to walk out and damage or destroy or vandalize anything in that gas station that night? >> i'm not speaking for them. >> you were with them. do you know if they also did things like that? >> no. >> you don't know or they didn't? >> no. no. it was me. i'm taking full responsibility for everything. i mean, it was childish and immature. >> i just want to make sure the bathroom side of this. you heard the police. the police say there was also damage in that bathroom. that a door was damaged. i think they said a mirror was damaged and soap dispenser was damaged. at any point did you enter the bathroom and damage those things? >> no. >> you never went in the bathroom? >> we never went in the bathroom. >> did you kick the door of the bathroom? >> like i said, i was very intoxicated. i don't remember. >> so is it possible you damaged the door to the bathroom, perhaps even kicked it open? >> all i know is we went to the bushes. >> international olympic committee has set up a disciplinary commission to investigate that incident. u.s. olympic officials promise further action. we'll have more with our exclusive interview with ryan lochte in our next half hour including his description of that confrontation with the security guard at the gas station. we move now to politics and the presidential race and an indication this morning that donald trump may be looking to change his tone on one of his most controversial proposals. nbc's hallie jackson is at trump tower for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. those new indications on immigration aren't coming from the candidate himself but from his new campaign manager who insists even after a tumultuous seven days that donald trump is having his best week. a new week and a new tone for donald trump's team. seeming to soften his stance supporting a so-called deportation force to remove the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the force? >> to be determined. >> reporter: the candidate himself still silent about it. his immigration policy still standing online with trump still struggling to win over minority voters. not just latinos but african-americans from whom he has about 1% support. >> you're living in povert 58% of your youth is unemployed. what the hell do you have to lose? >> reporter: that argument to black voters delivered to mostly white communities. >> his comments are for all americans, and i live in a white community. i'm white. i was very moved by his comment. in other words, he is trying to tell americans that we can do better. >> reporter: now as trump tries to stay on message for another week and on attack against hillary clinton, one of his top surrogates is raising eyebrows raising questions about clinton's health. >> go online and put down hillary clinton illness and take >> reporter: clinton's team has shot down what they have called deranged conspiracy theories about her physical fitness. she is off the campaign trail. she is facing questions now about why the clinton foundation will stop accepting corporate and foreign donations if she's elected but didn't do so while she was secretary of state. >> what the foundation is saying is that they don't want to become a distraction. they want to go as far as they ib interest. >> reporter: and this morning clinton's e-mail controversy is again in the headlines as colin powell pushes back against a report clinton told the fbi he advised her on the use of private e-mail. the former secretary of state is telling "people" magazine that clinton's people have been trying to pin it on him. his office acknowledged to nbc that powell did send a memo detailing his use of private e-mail but only after clinton >> all right. hallie jackson at trump tower. >> let's bring in james carville, the mastermind behind bill clinton's run to the white house in 1992. he's out with a new book. it's called, "we're still right, they're still wrong." james is still blunt. how are you? let's pick up where hallie left off. colin powell now saying to "people" magazine reportedly that that he had recommended she have her own email. let's pretend you're in your old job working for hillary clinton. what should she do about this e-mail issue that continues to dog her? >> maybe documentary evidence. a memo. if they have that, they should get that out and show that. i would stop there. we'll see what it is. well, it was a memo, so somewhere. >> do you think they handled this issue well? >> you can go back to anything in politics and say could you have done this better at this time and done that but right now they're up in the polls and they're ahead and anything that you do in politics you could say that we handle the gennifer flowers story well. there's always something you could have, would have, should have. >> they're ahead but a reboot on the trump side of things. a softer side of him. he's walking back some of his most controversial policy issues including this mass deportation. how worried should the clinton cagn to actually help him? >> we don't exactly know if he's apologizing but not sure for what. i read a story this morning and his campaign manager says that he's going to redo this. it's not trump himself saying that. i think that everything that i doing things that a campaign does. they don't have the organization. some people doubt that he's trying to win. i don't know. >> reince priebus said by labor day this will be an even race. would you like to take that bet? >> i would like to take that bet but it's not labor day that counts. it's election day that counts and i think she'll be way ahead by then. >> on friday donald trump went to louisiana. you have family in baton rouge. >> a lot. >> it's a mess down there. he goes down there and looks at the damage firsthand and talks to people before president obama. it wasn't until after his visit that hillary clinton picked up the did he appear more presidential in the wake of that tragedy than hillary clinton? >> i think the time line is that she and the governor spoke. the governor had said he would prefer that people come later because they have particularly the president come. i'm grateful that he came. he gave $100,000 to a church in the area. i'm sure the president is going to come on tuesday. the one thing everyone agrees on that's the total agreement. >> i want to ask you a question about the book. you say elections may be won in the center by converting independence, but they are lost by the base. right? >> that's why i wrote this book. if people don't understand that there's been a clear performance differential between the two parties, they will think there's not a stake in there. i think democrats have a large stake in there. we've had two successful democratic presidencies with a disastrous republican president in the middle. as democrats we have to remind our own people of that. that's part of -- this book is more a book for the converted than anything else. >> worried about overconfidence and democrats say why bother show up? >> in '92, we have a very negative view of the world. we never get overconfident about anything. knowing mrs. clinton and knowing and all of that, they're not going to suffer from little confidence. that's one thing i'm not going to worry about. >> the book is called, "we're still right, they're still wrong." available on amazon and bookstores tomorrow. to new developments in the battle against zika we want to tell you about this morning. texas and louisiana could be the next states where the mosquito borne virus could spread. dr. anthony fauci from the says flooding in those states expanded the mosquito breeding grounds. he said zika will hang around in the u.s. for up to two years. infections traced to local mosquitos have been found in two parts of south florida including in miami beach. now to the severe weather impacting millions across the country. there were at least 16 reports of tornadoes over the weekend. most of them in ohio, indiana and michigan. emergency crews spent much of the day on sunday clearing trees and power lines that came down on roads there. tens of thousands of homes and businesses had power knocked out. meanwhile in central wildfire there away from historic hearst castle. the so-called chimney fire has burned more than 27,000 acres and at one point was about two miles from the castle. farther south evacuation orders have been lifted after a massive fire destroyed more than 100 homes in san bernardino county. meanwhile, people in texas are cleaning up after a weekend of flash flooding. hard-hit louisiana, expecting more rain today. again, president obama will head there tomorrow. mr. roker, there's a lot going on. >> that's right and that rain that you were just talking about, it's still going to be coming down in parts of texas and louisiana, looking at more heavy rain and then it moves to the north. you can see heavy showers and thunderstorms firing up between corpus christi and san antonio. activity also firing up along the stationary front into louisiana and arkansas so lower days as we move further up into the mississippi river valley from peoria, des moines, quincy, we could look at severe storms and anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. yeah. i wish they'd name an event after me. same here. but the model year end becky event? 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the police said in their press conference that you were angry, that you were belligerent and that the security guard was that's not me is getting mad and angry and wanting to fight or anything like that. i was upset that we got pulled out of the taxi for i thought something that -- there's no reason for a gun to be pulled out for us for doing nothing. >> for gunnar in his statement to police said you got into a heated argument and discussion with that security guard. >> i was upset. sitting down with a gun pointed to us for nothing that we did. >> at any time during that exchange, ryan, when you were that upset and terrified as you just said, do you think you posed a threat to that security guard that would have made him believe he needed to continue to have that gun out of its holster? >> i think when i got up and i using some words -- this is bs. we shouldn't be treated like this. there's no way. we want to get back in the car. we want to go back. that's why it got heated. and the guy could probably draw his gun from that. and then once he did, you can definitely see me go like this and that's when we sat down. >> i guess what i'm trying to get a more about the mean streets of rio and the version we're hearing now is much more about a negotiated settlement to cover up some dumb behavior. >> and that's why i'm taking full responsibility for it is because i overexaggerated that story and if i never done that, we wouldn't be in this mess. >> how about the people of rio. comes this story with one of the highest profile u.s. athletes saying i got held up at gunpoint on the streets of rio. what would you say to them now? >> how sorry i am. my deepest apologies. they put on a great games. they did everything. the people of authorities, everyone there put on a great games. and my immature, intoxicated behavior tarnished that a little. >> when you saw the news conference of gunnar and jack being taken off that plane at the airport and you just said to me they didn't damage anything in that gas station and you're sitting at home in the united states safe and sound, how did >> hurt. i mean, i let my team down. and, you know, i wanted to be there. i don't want them to think that i left and left them to dry because they're my teammates, i definitely wanted to be there. i wanted to help out any way i could. i just wanted to make sure that they were homee came out and talked and i'm just really sorry about -- i'm embarrassed for myself, my family, especially those guys. usa swimming. the whole olympic games. everyone watching. i was immature and i made a stupid mistake. i'm human. i made a mistake. >> we mentioned before the ioc still investigating this. the chief executive of the usoc said we're going to have further action on this and not exactly sure what he means by that. >> you can never look inside someone's heart but he sure does seem like he gets it now and is really sorry. >> no question about that. >> take a turn now and get a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> the southwest dealing with some severe weather as well. stro of those. those haboobs working their way through. we do look for showers and thunderstorms firing up during the day today. the risk of especially by the afternoon enhanced storms. heavy rain, gusty winds. gully washers. flash floods could occur. we're not talking a lot of rain. quarter inch to half inch. some locally heavier amounts about an inch and then you can see gorgeous day warmer through the plains. next couple of days. that's what's g g >> get that weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. coming up next, a special week-long rossen report series aimed at saving you money. >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. coming up, we spend so much money on coffee every day, but do you need to? 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this morning, we're about to settle this once and with the blind taste test. matt and savannah, we're going to test you in a moment. first, we're heading out to test you. >> step right up. step right up. it's the "rossen reports" coffee taste test. we are setting up shop in new jersey's mall. who doesn't love coffee? the average american spending more than $1,000 a year on it. from the expensive stuff to the >> this is very scientific, by the way. don't stop me from doing the science. if you didn't know which was which, what would you really like better? guess what this is. lean in. >> what is it? >> you just turn down really expensive coffee. competing today, this cheap deli coffee price $1 a cup versus this fancy gourmet coffee coming in at $3.25 a cup. come on up. you're the next contestant. some tasters choose the expensive brew. >> it's bo >> unfortunately. >> you're going to have to come to terms with it. >> yeah. >> there are support groups. >> yeah. i'll go to one. >> many saying it packs more of a punch. >> this one is stronger. and i like it. i like the taste of it. >> this one has a little better taste to it. >> listen to what these tasters say about the cheap deli coffee. >> that one has a smoother flavor. >> i think it's lighter. i'll take this one. >> this is really good. i chose the cheap one. and left me with the expensive stuff to throw out. we taste tested for hours. dozens of people and the results in. >> i like this one. >> i like this one better. >> an overwhelming majority, 67% chose the cheap deli coffee. >> wow. go figure. i guess i have cheap tastes. >> what do you make of that? 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simone biles leads the way for team usa. japan who stole the show. >> that's pretty great. >> as tokyo takes the torch and looks ahead to 2020. plus, a roker burger. al gets behind the grill to create his perfect cheeseburger all for a good cause. burger. come get yours. and ready, set, puppy. the newest member of the "today" team is about to be revealed as we get set to introduce you to our new puppy with a purpose, "today," monday, august 22nd, 2016. >> sending our love to louisiana! >> all of the way from tennes it's her birthday! ?? >> hi to our daughter back in indiana. >> good morning, virginia! >> it's our first time in new york! we're back on a monday city. savannah has been holding down the fort and al and i have rejoined on this 22nd day of august. >> we missed you guys so much. >> we missed you. >> we just came out here every day to the plaza crowd and said where is matt and al? olympics are over. we put a contest together. if you came out dressed in your olympic clothing you are eligible to win money today. we'll find out the contestant that won. >> only eligible if you came out in olympic garb. >> if that person finds that gold ball, they win $25,000. that's right. >> there's one gold ball in that pile. >> you have 30 seconds to look. let's meet "today's" contestant. you? grant, come on over. there you go. we'll watch grant go for the gold. wow. look at you. you're the olympic mascot. >> did we take a picture together? >> yeah, i have it. i was there in the rain. >> all right, grant. >> have you seen the size of that pit of balls >> i'm a little more nervous. >> a tiny gold ball in there. 30 seconds though. >> anybody could do it. i feel good about you. >> we'll do it later. get ready. get psyched up. >> let's head down to rio. nbc's peter alexander is there putting a wrap on the games for us. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. copacabana beach this morning you can see pretty much feels like a ghost town. almost everybody has taken off. what a thrilling games. now finally in the books. final celebration that in many ways felt like the culmination of the domination here by team usa. here in brazil they say ciao but back at home it's good-bye, ryo. a carnival themed closing ceremonies with simone biles capping off her historic run in rio with one last honor. team usa. adding to that total, the men's basketball team who won its third straight gold medal. a 30-point blowout against serbia. >> can he hang on just a little longer? he will. >> kyle snyder contributing to the gold rush becoming the youngest wrestling championship in u.s. history and from the mat to the ring. claressa shields successfully but now a different kind of game as torch is passed to tokyo. japan's prime minister paying homage to one of his country's best known contributions. a super surprise appearance from his last night in rio where it's now game over. so one final time here is your medal count. team usa as we said dominating. 121 46 of them gold. this is the most medals for team usa in more than three decades. the most ever in a nonboycotted olympic games. now just 18 months away until more medals are handed out but just a couple weeks away from paralympic games here that begin september 7th. back to you. >> peter, before you come home, i lost a ball on the beach metal deal. >> come home, peter. great job. coming up next, the new version of katy perry's version of "firework" will take you back to the '80s. one of those puppies about to join our family. we'll reveal which is going to be our puppy with a purpose right after this. if you want to carmax will give you seven days to consider their offer. why seven days? 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because actually he came in second to last place but as you can see from his face completing a marathon is a feat in itself. he's 41 years old. he did it in under three hours. he's beaming with pride and, yes, just another image of the olympic spirit. >> that's the way it should be. i love that. let's change gears. we'll go back to a subject we things in bathrooms. from "the wall street journal." admit it, you don't always wash your hands after you use the bathroom. who would be willing to raise their hand and say they don't always wash their hands? always, always, always. okay. a behavioral economist says people don't admit to a lot of things or will admit to reckless things like texting and driving but people will never fess up to not washing their hands after you want people to know that you are clean. his solution for the people who don't wash their hands even though they say they do, you put the sink outside of the bathroom in the hallway and being in the public eye people will see you come out of the bathroom and if you don't come to the sink, it's shaming. >> i have seen it. you wash out of the toilet area >> you get to know someone. sing a song. >> "happy birthday" twice. >> i thought it was abcs. >> either one. put it right in the middle of the restaurant. tamron, let's do "pop start." >> let's bring with frank ocean. releasing his latest album saturday. his first in four years. the album debuted on apple music one day after he dropped a visual album. fansdl overjoyed. excitement pouring in on social media. his first album earned him two grammy awards and six nominations. if you want to be entertained, watch the frank ocean memes. fans happy about the album dropping. to something else super cute. miranda lambert got engaged over the weekend. did you hear? >> no. >> it's adorable. she was performing at a concert in new jersey. she told the crowd before the his name sebastian. he had a pink ring in hand. he got on one knee and popped the question. miranda shared the photo on instagram saying i said yes but he has to wait 25 years. i love how he brought the ring. class act he is. finally, raise your hand if you love and miss the music of the '80s. savannah guthrie. >> love it. >> do i have a treat for you today. one youtuber came up with a brilliant idea of pairing today's hits with '80s beats. so let's check out katy perry's "firework" here it is. ? baby you're a firework ? ? come and show them why you work ? >> the question is what dance do you do to this song? what was your dance in the '80s? >> i don't remember my dance in >> this is justin bieber's "what do you mean?" one more here. ?? >> arianna grande's hair is amazing. >> a little madonna. >> i miss the '80s. >> do not miss them anymore. >> you miss the authentic version of it, not the remix version. that's your "pop start." head to today's facebook page and i think sebastian wins today. >> this morning's winner, no question. until we get the puppy. mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> of course this time of year, this is when we start to see the atlantic start firing up. so we are going to watch -- we will be watching some development. tropical storm fiona out here, we also have another tropical wave that's probably going to become a depression later on today. then we've got this right here we're watching this 199-l. you can see we're watching this. look at this over the next several days brings it around the bahamas with a lot of models bringing it out there. we'll continue to track this as we watch it. now, week ahead, we are looking at all this wet weather down through the gulf continuing monday on into tuesday and wednesday and finally dries out. heavier showers and thunderstorms by the end of the week. >> and that is your latest weather. guys? >> announcer: "today's" puppy with a purpose is created with our sponsor, petsmart. >> mr. roker, get over here quickly. it's the moment we've been waiting for, our big reveal of the newest and by far the cutest member of the "today" show family. >> rlier this year we had to say after he spent 16 months calling our studio home while he prepared to be a guide dog. we'll update you on how wrangler is doing later in the week. >> this morning it's all about our new puppy with a purpose. this time we are partnering with an organization that has helped hundreds of our nation's heroes find freedom again. look. >> good girl. good girl. >> for man's best friend serving a veteran is more than just a duty, it's a badge of honor. she is my best friend on a dark day. she is my hearing. >> reporter: ten years ago gretchen evans' world suddenly went silent. >> you don't realize how devastating it is to be a hearing person for most of your life and then not be. >> the army has been in her blood for 27 years. she worked her way up to command sergeant major, the highest enlisted rank but it all changed one day. evans was hit by a rocket blast a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss. >> i looked down to see if i had arms and legs. i had an incredible headache. i couldn't hear but i didn't realize i was deaf yet. the doctor came in and said you're going to be deaf for the rest of your life. >> meet ora, evans' hearing dog helping her navigate through the day alerting her to sounds like the phone. >> thank you. what? who is it? >> and other cars. >> peeling out or slamming on brakes she'll turn her head quickly. i look the direction she's looking so that gives me a heads-up that something is going on. >> evans and ora met through america's vet dogs, a nonprofit giving veterans all ages a new sense of independence. >> they've provided a tremendous service to our country. we need to give back to allow a veteran to live a life without boundaries. >> the dogs' uniform, a vest. their mission, to help veterans suffering from vision and hearing loss. ptsd and other physical disabilities. >> these service dogs we train can do anything from pulling the wheelchair, push buttons, turn on and off lights, answer the phone and they can be there for you when your anxiety level or stress is going up. >> good boy. dogs with hundreds of soldiers. the connection, immediate. >> it was a friendship. he became so much a part of my family support system so quickly. >> joe whirly has been with his dog, benjamin, eight years. >> i was afraid to walk. i was afraid that if i fell, i would hurt myself bad or i would fall. >> he was a medical specialist serving with the marine corps when a bomb hit a truck in his convoy. he ran to help and stepped on an ied. >> i went up in the air. i remember coming down facedown and ended up, really, i assumed that i was going to die. >> after a dozen surgeries, he learned to walk again but it wasn't easy. benjamin gave him the confidence to get back on his feet helping him with retrieval, stability, even breaking the ice. >> people see the shiny leg. it's something to stare at. he takes a lot of that away from me. so often, people are staring at him and don't recognize my injury. >> men and women who have done >> i wish i could express to people how much it means to have that constant nonjudgmental companion that you can talk to that's always there. >> i knew that my country was going to take care of me. she gave back to me what was taken away. >> now we know our awesome purpose. let's meet our puppy. first, a special military tribute from none other than the west point band. take it away. ?? ?? ?? >> ladies, gentlemen, thank you very much. we have set the mood thanks to the west point band and now it is time for the big reveal. all right. it's time to meet our puppy. let's have a drum roll, please. >> hi, buddy. hi. >> i can't. i can't. look at him. >> hi, sweetie. hi. welcome. >> can we introduce to everyone? this is olivia. she comes from american vet dogs. she'll be with us every morning. helping us with this little puppy. he is adorable. >> can we bring in navy corpsman whirly as well and his dog benjamin. good to see you. >> good morning. >> joe, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> we saw you in the piece before we get to our new addition talk about benji and what he's done for you. >> i got benjamin in 2008 from america's vet dogs. it so quickly, to me, became apparent how necessary this was for veterans to have. he's part of my support system and mitigated the disability that i have. that i can walk. i'm not afraid of dropping things out of my lap. he can bring everything i need to me. walking and stability. he's one of the reasons why i don't spend 100% of my day in the wheelchair anymore. >> it's incredible what these dogs are able to do and this training is so much a part of it. olivia, what will this doggy -- we'll name him in a moment. what will he be able to learn being around here? >> yes. as a puppy razor, i have three social and health behaviors to make sure he's a welcome presence both out in public and in the home. i'm going to nurture his confidence, so that, just like people, dogs think and perform best when they feel comfortable and secure. and lastly and most excitingly, we'll be training him to do foundation service dog tasks like retrieving, pushing and tugging. and then we can combine those tasks and expand on them to do up to 150 different service know what kind of service dog he's going to be. you're going to wait to see how he develops and what his strengths are. >> yes. around 14 months we'll be excited to share his temperament test with you all. during the test he'll be able to show us what his strengths are and he could end up being a ptsd service dog, hearing dog, seizure response dog, guide dog for veterans that are blind or visually impaired and so we the dog does and how he helps but also the emotion of it. the connection is really evident. >> i think that animals are just good at that. dogs, i think, head and shoulders above the rest. it's something that people live longer when they have animals. there's a good reason for that. >> you actually brought benji to the office a while back. there's something interesting. when benji has his vest on, he is all work. >> if you take that vest off, he knows it's the signal that he can have fun. >> yes. at that point he's a dog on a leash. >> that's what we're going to have with our little friend as well, right? >> absolutely. he'll have work time and play time but honestly they love their job so much, work is not much of work. >> when you saw him come out of that curtain and paused, do you get a sense -- he didn't get scared or anything with all of the applause. he was taking it all in and then immediately recovered and came straight to us. >> he is definitely a puppy. he's playing and enjoying life. >> the first few weeks are just normal puppy stuff. >> olivia, we're excited to announce we teamed up with the nice folks at petsmart in this special effort to kick it off. they're showing their support for america's vet dogs. a $25,000 donation to your organization. >> awesom lick it. >> that's so great. olivia, we can't wait to work with you and him. >> we're excited. thank you. >> joe, thank you so much for giving us a sense of what this is all going to be like. >> thanks for giving me food this morning. >> you got it. >> you're welcome. >> of course, our new puppy needs a name and we're asking you folks at home to help with that. >> multiple choice. three military inspired names for you to choose from. will it be sarge, will it be your votes. we'll reveal the name you chose tomorrow morning. >> all the love for this little critter. i want to say hi to benji over there. >> kim: i'm kim wagner live in the ksnv studios the skies of southern nevada lock like the skies of rain in the forecast to talk about? >> tom: now a lot of sun. here is what will happen. you will notice the bubbly clouds build over the mountains first and they will filter over the las vegas valley. we will have isolated to scattered thunderstorms out there. we believe that southern nevada will get hit. where the rainfall there is is no way to tell. water smart stations in the 80s. 83 in downtown las vegas. 80 in anthem. and here is this afternoon will 96 degrees that is five below yesterday upon 5 below 101. plenty of clouds this afternoon and chance of showers. >> kim: nice to get out of the triple digits. dana, thank you. >> a progress report on the blue cut fire in san bernardino a 3-1/2 hour vegas. and evacuation orders have been lested for the people who live in that area. at the height of this fire, some 82,000 people were your honor evacuation orders and this has been an awful fire. veteran firefighters, some of them saying they have not seen anything like this . at one point they are having a hard point keeping up with the structures wiped out. that is the case. s have been swammode by flames. there is good news, this fire is 85% contained. we don't know how it started and the skies of southern nevada have cleared out. ?? 7:30 on this monday morning. it's the 22nd day of august, 2016. more patriotic music from the west point band. they're on the plaza as we celebrate our new puppy with a purpose. >> is he not just adorable? we love having the west point band here and of course this is our new puppy. he's going to be eventually used by america's vet dogs. we want you to go to today.com and vote for his name. please vote early and often. we have a really exciting announcement to make around here. our family is really growing. lexy rudolph and her husband, scott, welcomed twins overnight. meet brock asher rudolph and sasha brin. absolutely adorable. the only question is how are we going to survive around here without lexy. >> she's our senior booking producer. we have two new young bookers in the lexy scott, congratulations. that's great news. >> we're so happy for you. meanwhile, just ahead, grant will be going for the gold. >> he'll jump into that gigantic ball pit in search of one gold ball worth $25,000. the crowd is hyped up for him. we'll see what happens. >> he's got 30 seconds. and we're going to be kicking off our new series "today's original" where we market a new product for a good cause. delicious burger you'll ever taste. it's the roker burger. >> we have an oscar winner in the house. robert de niro is here with edgar ramirez. we'll catch up with them in a couple minutes. >> something big coming up on friday. our next concert series we'll live stream that performance in virtual reality. it will be just like you're here you can check out how to join in on the action at today.com. >> can we say hi to someone we love around here? henry winkler is here. new nbc comedy series "better late than never" the goal an international excursion with no assistance, no limos, in search of a life changing experience. i know what this is. it is roulette using sushi. >> go! >> wasabi. >> henry winkler joins us on the plaza. how are you? >> good morning. i want to say i go for the name ace. it's the name o >> i like ace too. >> you didn't know those guys before you went on this excursion. >> i knew bill shatner a little bit. when they said will you go to asia? i'll go anywhere i'm considered tall. >> this is a real adventure. it doesn't sound like it was incredibly scripted. you guys are just going out there and trying all kinds of new things. >> it's true. we had five cameras. we had five guys. we had six cities. fell in my lap out of the sky. >> would you do it again? >> i would do it again in a heartbeat. it was -- we had pork vagina which i spit out of my mouth. that was one of the adventures. >> we could have taken the cue a little earlier. >> i'll stick with chicken. the closest i came was breast. tomorrow with kathie lee and hoda. >> thank you, henry. love seeing you. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> announcer: "today" weather brought to you by dove hair. perfectly nourished hair plus more. >> we have great folks here. where are you from? >> new york city. >> you have perfect weather let's show you what we have as far as your weather for today. fresh breezes in the northeast getting warmer out west. scattered showers and thunderstorms through the gulf coast. tomorrow the weather continues. gorgeous in the eastern half of the country with showers down through the south. monsoon storms in the southwest. thatat's >> that is your latest weather. >> we're ready to go for the we picked our contestant who gets to jump into this ball pit. this is grant. the good news is there is $25,000 on the line. the bad news is you are looking for a gold ball like this. >> looks just like that. >> are you limber? are you ready? >> get ready. we're going to put 30 seconds on the clock. to go. >> three, two, one, go! >> don't know if he has a strategy. it's like a jigsaw puzzle. >> how many balls do you think are in this pit? thousands? he's looking for a gold ball. close. he saw an orange. time is up, grant. >> wow. >> fun experience though. >> you're a great contestant. by the way, we have a consolation prize, don't we? >> a rio gift basket. we don't have here but we'll give it to you. it's spectacular. >> it was right behind you. kidding. you did a great job. >> >> you know what this means, we'll roll it over for tomorrow. somebody else. so come down to the plaza. show your olympic spirit and you could have a chance like grant did. >> up up next, we're each picking designing and bringing something new to the market for a very good cause starting with the roker burger. we're back now. 8:39. a brand new series called "today's" original. here's how it works. savannah, al and i teamed up with a company to come up with our original product. >> we'll get in on this a little bit later. first, i should mention, part of the proceeds are going to charity. this is why we're doing it. you get started first. tell us about it. surprise there. i love to grill. we use that idea to come up with my "today" original. my "today" original creating the roker burger at shake shack. one of the first meals i remember ever cooking was on our backyard grill with my dad. who doesn't love a good burger? with the help of shake shake's culinary director, mark rosati, i created my "today" original, the roker burger. i know you're a barbecue fanatic. if we can take that and harness it into a shake shack burger, i think that will be exciting for everyone. >> do people get nervous when they see a new burger on the menu? >> i think they get excited, actually, because we don't do that very often. we take time and care to make something we know our fans are going to love. play around with here. >> sauces. >> i wanted to bring a couple different ones for you to try. >> what is that? does that have coffee in it? >> a little bit, yes. >> what that is is a take on a red eye gravy. >> we're a morning show. >> yes. >> everybody drinks coffee. that's fantastic. >> toppings. >> we have pulled pork. this pulled pork has more toppings. i have to think of pickles. >> i'd go with the dill. >> we have to talk about a bun here. classic bun right here which is super soft and squishy and pillowy. >> wow, you get sensual. honey, i've been spending my day around soft, squishy buns. >> i think this is the way to go. >> i think it's time to start cooking it. >> it's the shake shack, baby. let's mac a burger. ?? >> i'm just thinking, al, the barbecue is rich. we have sweet elements here. i don't know if one slice of cheese is enough. >> you are crazy! >> let's go big here. >> let's do it! >> two slices. >> breaking the bank on this one. >> shut the front door. this is fantastic. ladies and gentlemen, this is your 2016 shake shack roker come get yours. >> all right. it's time to taste test your burger. >> let's do it. >> double cheese. pulled pork. give that a try. >> sure. >> to get an honest response, i did not reveal that it's my burger. >> oh, my god, so good. >> mm-mm, this is good. >> don't like the >> hold on a second. wait a minute. now try it. >> oh, good. >> we're vegetarians. >> you're vegetarians, oh, my gosh, this is the wrong burger for you. yikes. would you love to see that on the menu every day? >> i would actually. >> you would. >> i totally would. >> and shake shack is banking my burger is a winner. for every burger sold, $1 is nonprofitfighting childhood hunger. what's happening, justin? what up? awesome. we are going to take a field trip. we're going to shake shack and we're going to test my burger. >> yay! >> all right. here we go. justen, what do you think? >> this is good. >> really good? >> fantastic. >> the burger is delicious. >> all right. all right, guys, when it comes to the roker burger, thumbs up or thumbs down? that's a big thumbs up. >> oh, my goodness. >> this burger. >> i ate half of this thing already. >> it's really, really good. >> i am so excited about this. not only because it's an amazing burger but we want you to head help us raise money for a good cause. it's going to no kid hungry. snap a selfie or photo while you enjoy it and use #rokerburger. in the local shake shack you go to, the money goes to the no kid hungry in that area. >> sorry, one for the baby. >> i like the pickles, lipitore in there. >> next time bring milk shakes up next, robert de niro and edgar ramirez. we'll talk to them next. first, on a monday morning, this we're back now 8:47 with de niro plays a trainer schooling duran on the psychological side of the sweet science. >> i have a question for you. why you always brushed my hair when we were in the corner. >> fighter punches you and feels proud. bell sounds. next round. goes out like you came out of the shower. drives him nuts like he can't hurt you. all >> strategy. >> you shmuck. >> now you're speaking yiddish. >> nice to see you both. >> good morning. >> huge boxing fan. especially during this time. duran and tommy and sugar ray leonard. are you a big fan? >> i am. i don't follow much these days unless it's a great fight. i knew duran at that time. to see him. >> he was ending his career in the early 1980s. you're 39 years old. were you aware of him at all? >> not at the time. of course i'm from latin america. i'm from venezuela. and hanson stone was always a name that was always in the air and of course my father was a huge fan of duran. american fighter. >> he was physically imposing. he was dominating. he just kind of willed his way to victory. and yet the whole story here is this relationship between these two characters. the fighter and the trainer and your job was to teach him a different side of the boxing game. >> to civilize him in a way to get him -- he was like a street could -- train him to think. to use his head. and at the same time he knew -- i feel, he knew that he had it in him. he says it in movie too. he had it in him and guide him and give him instruction and be a father figure at the same time. >> what's extraordinary here is robertour did you get to spend time and talk to him? >> he trained me for the movie and his sons. i moved to panama for -- >> what was that like to be with him? >> he's a force of nature. you know, he really -- he was very open and very generous and he shared a lot of his skills and a lot of his techniques with me. however, there was always something that he kept for himself as any other good fighter would. somewhere protected. that was something to me that was very revealing. and really helped me to play the character. >> you talk about tips and secrets. you've had success playing a boxer. a fighter. you play jack back in 1980 in "raging bull." split screen pictures up here. edgar playing roberto duran. what would vegas odds have been on this fight right here. who would have won that one? they did great job. they both work the way i work. >> you're ducking the question. >> they would tell great jokes. both of them. >> good sense of humor. >> great sense of humor. very charismatic. they do well on stage. >> i can't wait to see this. i'm a huge boxing fan. >> i just got back from rio. this is the period i fell in love with boxing and muhammad ali before that. a pleasure. "hands of stone" hits theaters on friday. we're back in a moment. >> look who we have here. this is kind of an unofficial official welcoming party. welcome. >> thank you. billy bush, ladies and gentlemen. >> if a new dog wasn't enough. >> i came to meet the new dog and try al's burger. >> if i can mention, it's available today through friday. this friday at shake shack near you. >> a passing of the baton here. >> you all know and viewers know, i've been wearing a lot of hats lately. i've been doing i've been doing our third our of the "today" show with al and tamron. i do "morning joe" every day. i have to take one of the hats off. i have a big hat. not big enough for all those hats. i'll step away from the third hour of the "today" show. it's hard to do that because of the love i have for you guys because of the love i have for all of our producers and our viewers who have been so good to all of us but i pass the hat to >> you mean that in the nicest way. >> physically a large melon. >> we'll see you all the time. >> i'll be here tomorrow morning working with you on early hours of "today" show and "sunday today" and "morning joe." >> tips for billy? things he needs to know about myself and al? >> tamron gets hangry every time. >> we'll feed her. >> billy bush is a good and friend. great guy we feel is part of the family. >> you've been shopping in matt's closet. >> lauer looked at the jacket. where did you get that? >> we just spent 2 1/2 weeks in rio with this guy and we survived. >> by the way, barely. >> that's the t-shirt you came back with? >> yes. >> they're all back after this. this morning on "today's take," ryan lochte speaks out and puppy love. meet the newest member of the "today" show family and i have one word for you. bacon. all of that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this monday morning. august 22nd, 2016. i'm billy bush along with al and tamron. i'm the newest member of the "today" show. we have a newer member. shakes his leg. enough about billy. we have our new "today" show puppy. our puppy with a purpose. >> he loves chewing on the buttons on my dress. he's unnamed. we can call him fancy for now. >> he's being trained to become a service dog for a military veteran. we'll be partnering with america's vet dogs. our trainer, olivia is here. >> come over. >> anything w >> so excited to be here. this is a wonderful opportunity for america's vet dogs and the puppy as well. >> do we let him teeth on our fingers or keep the bone that tamron has in the mouth? >> we try to set them up for success to learn good manners. he has the bone there to encourage him to chew on something appropriate. >> he chewed on my iphone already. >> he doesn't have a name yet. we're asking you to help us out here. today.com. let's see which one he's taking to so far? >> one more time. say sarge. >> likes that one. >> charlie. >> i think he's going with ace. hello. he's tired. he's a puppy. >> he had a very early morning this morning to prepare for his debut. >> and west point band. >> eventually he'll be able -- assuming he passes, he'll be up >> service dog behaviors. we start with just three foundation tasks and we expand it and combine it from there. >> we look forward. he'll be with us every day. we cannot wait. thank you so much. we do want to seriously welcome our pal, billy bush. we spent the last two weeks together. it was fun. >> a lot of fun in rio. >> we're not the only ones who want to welcome you. >> there are others? >> there are others. welcome, billy. i was lucky enough to be a co-host on the show for a month last summer. i have to tell you these people are crazy. the best of luck to you. you'll need it. just kidding. they're very nice. >> welcome, bushy, to the "today" show. get ready for those early mornings and no sleep but the nice smiling faces you'll see every day. >> billy, welcome. good luck. you're going to kill it. >> what up, billy. andy grammer saying welcome to the team because i'm a big part of the team. i want to welcome you to it. welcome to the "today" show. >> what's up? we are 98 degrees. we just want to say congrats on the "today" show gig. try not to screw it up, buddy. >> billy bush, congratulations on your new gig on the "today" show. we'll miss you on the west coast. the east coast is going to love you. i wish you all the best. >> what up billy bush. happy you joined the "today" show. >> it's time for you to come okay. good luck, billy. see you soon. >> your twin. that's your twin. you realize that? >> this looks like an old regis jacket. >> i had a jacket that color. >> you did. i took it. and now it's my jacket of this color. >> mine had blue checks in it. >> i know that one. >> it was louder. >> we spoke over the weekend. how was your birthday? >> i had a lovely time. thank you very much. spent it with the family. my brother, chris, moving back to new york city. queens hospital. >> how fantastic. >> that's not a small position. >> i'm telling you, he's a big deal. >> not the only one. >> don't mind standing in that shadow. >> also my kids were there. we had a lovely time. nice dinner. >> any big surprises? anything you need to tell us about? >> no. i didn't realize how tired i literally fell asleep in the barber chair. out. >> you texted me and say you woke up at 9:30. >> sunday morning. >> that's the next day. >> i never wake up that late. >> when did you fly back? >> friday night. landed saturday morning about 6:00 a.m. >> amazing anyone could sleep on the plane with the snoring that goes on with roker. unbelievable. >> you were making other noises. >> tamron and i were talking before in the underwent major ear damage this weekend. what happened? >> i put it on social media. i normally wear hoops. i've been wearing the same hoops for seven, eight years. well a pair of earrings at the white house correspondent dinner ripped my ear and tear kept going. i had to have surgery on my ears and so i -- i went to a guy who is known for body modification he does body modification. >> lots of -- >> tattoos. next level. >> does he do lifting? >> he's not a medical doctor but famous for what he does. sometimes people get those big disks in their ears and then you turn 40 and you don't want that anymore, let me sew that back. he does that. brilliant at it. i went in. we have a picture. i had stitches. i know. it was unbelievable. i wish i had both of you to hold each of my hands. i to go solo. >> you got some braids. >> i vowed i wanted to get braids inspired by al's daughter. this is the problem with braids when you have short hair. my hair. my friends say i look like -- >> is that like a bun. >> it's a man bun. >> that was my exciting time while you were out with beautiful models. >> i can't get my ears pierced for two more months. i just pierced this one at the top. >> sounds painful. >> celebrated your mom's hug, immediately went up to maine where my parents are. it's my mom's birthday yesterday. so we took a lovely -- we had a lovely lobster bake on the beach in maine with the fresh lobster and built a big fire pit. al, you would love this. dig a hole in the beach. you put the firewood. it gets hot. cover it and it steams the lobster and makes it smoke seaweed flavor. it was lovely. next day, look at these people. they like this photo. there are so many people liking this photo. then i realize it's a lot of lochte vengeance at the bottom with people fired up about that lochte situation which we are going to get into. >> quickly going back to this elaborate meal because al knows i love to eat, what part of the meal did you do? >> i helped fire. and then i helped put the lobsters on the fire. >> very good. >> here's the best thing. there was corn. when you're done, you can throw everything onto the beach in low tide and it washes away. >> i need proof of this. >> it's a great low maintenance meal. cooks itself. very nice. >> rio recap. you guys back from rio. the final medal count for the 2016 incredible. 121 total medals. 46, almost half, gold. we mentioned ryan lochte drama. we'll talk about it later in the show. let's look at the fun that my boys had without me. >> this is how you make an entrance, guys. >> he had to be gold. >> that was >> hey. >> here comes the boom, boom, boom. >> oh! ?? >> did your wish come true? >> tirico! >> wow. >> we had gre out. you are getting hangry. we know that. we got some lovely food provided by the nice folks. do we have -- is it coming in? there we go. >> is this my outfit too? >> how did you know i wanted this outfit. >> hi. >> we had a man in a thong but he didn't get past the censors. >> i love meat. let me have some of that. >> al, you know what this is, i believe. >> look at this. >> thank you. you guys are such gentlemen. what do i do with this? 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>> we never went in the bathroom. >> did you kick the door of the bathroom? >> like i said i was very intoxicated. i don't remember. >> is it possible that you damaged the door to the bathroom perhaps even kicked it open? bushes. >> later in the interview matt was talking to him. one of the things i raised, we raised together, the fact that he left his teammates there. i think he really regrets that. besides the part about insulting the folks of rio. take a look at what he talked about with his teammates. >> i let my team down. you know, i i left. i'm just really sorry. i'm embarrassed for myself, my family. especially those guys. usa swimming. the whole olympic games. everyone watching. i was immature and i made a stupid mistake. i'm human. i made a mistake. i definitely learned from this. >> it's my opinion that it's >> they're not going to continue the case down there. they're not going to bring ryan lochte back. >> will he be punished? >> he might be banned. not lifetime. >> we love a comeback. >> we love give your pound of flesh. we all have something that we've done, i'm sure, that you have apologized for, owned it, he's done so after being busted. nevertheless he did. at some point you have to say the person has given a pound of flesh. get off their back. move on. it's hot but nicer out. >> what do you mean by nicer? 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i feel pretty ? they had an coast "access hollywood" and that was 15 years ago. it ended up being the greatest thing for me in the world. there i met the unbelievable kit hoover. >> it's a wrestling match. >> the best thing about bill as i now call him, the guy is up for anything. he'll cross dress when it's not required. >> i have done wild things like early days. pizzas on delivery to victoria secret fashion show. >> he loves the high heels. >> hey. >> he makes some of the work really fun. >> my wife is polar opposite of me. she's the introvert. i'm the i have three girls. thrilled i don't have a boy. more so a boy like me. i'm a new york rangers hockey fan. new york giants football fan. i am home. my parents being close to them again in the twilight of my dear old dad's life, that's the biggest thing for me. he's my -- didn't expect that. he's my best friend. best father ever. this corner studio i looked at as a little kid and are you kidding me? never would imagine being on the other side of that window. now that i am, it's the most humbling thing i can possibly think of. >> i'll give you three pieces of advice. one, two, three. one, two, >> a little word of advice for you, billy, never ever press snooze. >> you'll bring an energy here that we haven't seen since al was 22. >> age old tradition on the "today" show at 9:00 a.m., the host buys his compatriots a new car. >> you have the warmest smile. i'll be able to look over at it five days a week. >> the bushman, billy bush, after years of having to travel on the road together to hang out can't wait for you to get here, my brother. >> hey, billy. >> hey, billy, if you haven't heard there's a show called "weekend today" on saturdays. drop by to join us. >> there will always be someone at the office party that did something crazier than i did. >> i'm looking forward for billy to join the show because it's impossible to walk into a room where billy bush is and not smile. >> you've g in the last 15 years of "access hollywood." you're coming home. we're going to have great fun watching the new show. >> thanks for all of the joy you've given us. we love you. >> we love you. we do love you. that's right. >> gosh. >> that was a cheap move right there. >> lovely people. >> you know how i feel about the old man and -- can't say the old >> welcome. >> you're making us cry. >> don't leave yet because we have the sandwich king with the ultimate school lunch your children will devour. a blt burrito. >> lots of real cheese people know how to pack uber flavor into ultra thin. sargento ultra thin slices, the same taste, just thinner and 45 calories a slice. that's 45 reasons to layer, fold, mix, match, beg, stack, unt, like, love. because real cheese people bite with abandon. hold the sacrifice, no compromise. sargento ultra thin slices, we're real cheese people. wahhhh... we're real cheese people. right. in. your. stomach! watch this!... >>yikes, that ice cream was messing with you, wasn't it? 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>> 70 minutes at 225. make cleanup easy. >> that's a long time. >> it's worth it. >> it's crispy. >> you put that immediately onto parchment paper off the rack. it will stick to that. make chicken salad using leftover chicken. your kids will love this. celery. dried cranberries. let it sit for a couple minutes. let that flavor s sugar sweat. pork sweats in a minute. billy, your day has been eating and it won't end. mayonnaise. kids love it. vitamin d with dijon and this way you can have a second life with that chicken. give them something new besides turkey and cheese. i love it. we'll add that rotisserie chicken in there. you mix it up. we chopped up that pig candy. got chicken. it's a perfect blt. there's a method to this. take crunchy pig candy right there and lay it around. all even. we won't clump it up. you can take that chicken salad. it's got the cranberries in there. all that. you can substitute grapes in there if you don't have cranberries. >> can you set aside the burrito and put the different container. >> check out today.com/food. also, i cooked up something. i teamed up with shake shack to make the roker burger. 100% all angus beef. pulled pork. double cheese. mayo. a dollar from every roker burger will support no kid hungry to end childhood hunger. most of the shake shacks will serve today through friday. eating it and #rokerburger. we'll put it on our facebook page. >> it needs pig candy. >> take a bite. what do you think of that? 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"the bachelor/bachelorette" or "teen mom." >> i was going to say "the bachelor." >> you're lined up. there's another show that billy currently hooked. we hear you can't get enough of billions. are we talking about music genre that makes billy cry. >> country music. >> i guess that's >> they're both right. good for you. >> i hope this is a good prize. >> here's one of country's biggest stars and someone who we know you're a fan of. tim mcgraw. >> i love tim mcgraw. >> you do. all right. now -- >> welcome to the "today" show family and thanks for your support of "humble and kind." >> "humble and kind" is the most beautiful song. i played it for natalie in rio. listen to the words of "humble and kind." >> we have a budget. >> one more. the craziest tv moment billy regrets and if he doesn't regret it, he should. was it when he got his chest accepting a hot dog eating challenge. which one? >> accepting the hot dog eating challenge. >> chest wax. >> al roker is right. >> when we were in rio, regis, he got a brozilian. he had his nether region cleaned and waxed. by super models. his children are here so we >> you won this one, al. you won. >> there you go. >> i think so. >> nicely done. >> thank you very much. fantastic. would you sign this for me. i'm putting this in my dressing room. >> i'm for once happy i lost. regis, thank you so much. we're back with more bro' waxing and all of the excitement. this is "today" on nbc. >> i have to get one we've got one more wish for you from some of your biggest fans. >> should i leave? >> not yet. take a look. >> we love you, billy! >> congratulations, dad. we're so proud of you. >> congratulations, daddy. i love you and i'm so proud of "today" show is lucky to have you. we wish you the best. >> we miss you! >> park city gang. >> the gang. the friends and of course my beautiful wife and kids. >> just there at the monitor. >> can we do this tomorrow? >> reliving your life over and over. >> there they are. >> we'll have more fun tomorrow. the party is just starting. >> kathie lee and hoda back news. ?? from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, i1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's august 22nd. hope you had a lovely, lovely weekend. hardest working woman in show business. >> if you call it work. >> you have been gone from me for three weeks. >> i know. you had the celine week. >> that was epic. >> amazing. >> and two weeks at the olympics. and it kicked off -- the

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