will that new strategy help win back minority voters or is it too late? wild weather. damaging tornadoes in the midwest. a new round of devastating flooding in the south while in california a raging wildfire forces new evacuations and now threatens the historic first castle. and expanding the family. we're getting a new puppy with a purpose raising a service dog for a deserving veteran. our new friend is in that litter and you're about to meet him, "today," monday, august 22nd, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. our first day back all of us in studio 1a. nothing better than walking in to that new puppy smell. >> wait, what? i hug you and you get new puppy smell. we're so happy to have you guys back. it's boring around here without you. 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 this game, all the potential problems, the people 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. the games concluding with an epic carnival-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 american athletes here in rio. 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. nba star carmelo anthony overcome by emotion. announcing his olympic retirement. >> despite everything that's going on right now in our 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. >> brazil strikes olympic gold. >> reporter: captain namar filled with joy and relief after knocking home the game winning goal against germany in a dramatic shootout. this weekend the u.s. kept adding to its medal count commanding in the ring. >> she knows she's closing in on the gold. >> reporter: clarissa shields punching her way to the podium. her second straight boxing gold. the first american ever to do it. kyle snyder becoming the youngest olympic champion in u.s. history. >> kyle snyder, olympic champion. >> reporter: the winners of the men's marathon got their medals including the american that took home bronze. steeling the show, japan's prime minister paying homage to super mario. with the olympic flame extingui 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. the most medals for the u.s. in more than three decades and the most medals ever in a nonboycotted olympic games. three folks came out. i didn't have the heart to tell them everyone 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 said he and his teammates were robbed at gun point but surveillance video paints a different picture. over the weekend we sat down with lochte exclusive to get his side of the story. >> you guys go to the bathroom 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 get in the taxi. >> jimmy, jack, gunnar, did they 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. it was me. i'm taking full responsibility for everything. i mean, it was childish and immature. >> i want to make sure about 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? >> i 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? >> all i know is we went to the bathroom outside in the bushes. >> international olympic committee 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 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 u.s. will trump actually use that force? >> to be determined. >> reporter: the candidate himself 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 poverty. your schools are no good. you have no jobs. 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 a look at the videos for yourself. >> reporter: clinton's team has shutdown what they call deranged conspiracy theories about her physical fitness. 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 possibly can to make sure there's no possible conflict of 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 started using hers. >> let's bring in james carville, the mastermind behind bill clinton's run to the white house. u he's out with a new book. "we're still right, they're still wrong." still blunt. let's pick up where hallie left off. collin powell saying to "people" magazine that clinton people are trying to pin this on him. 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. it was a memo so after there's a piece of paper floating around 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 handled this 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 campaign be that this is going 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 read indicates to me they're not 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. 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 phone and called the governor there. 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 congratulagrateful that he . i'm sure the president is going to come on tuesday. the one thing everyone agrees on down there is federal response has been really good. that's the total agreement. >> i want to ask you a question about the book. you say elections are lost by the base. >> 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 presidency 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 for converted than anything. >> worried about overconfidence and democrats say why bother show up? >> we never get overconfident about anything. knowing mrs. clinton and knowing the campaign and all that, they're not going to suffer from little confidence. >> the book is called, "we're still right, they're still wrong." available on amazon and bookstores tomorrow. texas and louisiana could be the next state where zika will spread. a doctor from the national institutes of health says flooding in those states expanded 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 california, firefighters are struggling to keep a raging wildfire there away from historic castle. the chimney fire burned more than 27,000 acres and at one point was 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. people in texas are cleaning up after a weekend of flash flooding in hard hit louisiana expecting more rain today. again, president obama will head there tomorrow. mr. roker, there's a lot going on. >> that rain you're talking about is going to come 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 flood threat for louisiana but we look for flooding possible later on in the next several days as we move further up into the mississippi river valley from 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 hey, you're clarence! yes, sir. you know, at the model year end clarence event, you can get a great deal on this 2016 passat. steve. yeah? 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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 afraid you would get aggressive. >> not me getting aggressive. 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. there was no reason for us to be 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 started being like this is -- 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 at is first version of the story you told, ryan, was much 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. they dealt with headlines going into the games about pollution and violence and crime and here 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 rio, brazil, 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 it make you feel? >> 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 home safe before i 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. i definitely learned from this. >> 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. strong storms. dust storms and we'll see more 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. fresh breezes in the northeast. spectacular weather over the next couple of days. that's what's goi ng good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful day ahead. we've got sunshine. look at these temperatures. low 80s this afternoon. a little bit below normal for center city, 83 degrees. the suburbs, lansdale, 81 and nothing but sunshine for the lehigh valley. that will warm allentown and easton up to 80 degrees this afternoon. new jersey, sunny skies, gusty winds this afternoon. that drops the temperatures compared to yesterday and the humidity, too. you'll feel the difference in delaware and at the jersey shore. have a great day. >> 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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today jeff rossen set up a test to find out. you're going where we live. coffee very important around here. >> you guys always have mugs. i never ask what's actually in them. >> we don't pay for it. >> we are all obsessed with our morning cup of coffee down to the exact brands we like. some of you swear cheap deli coffee is the best. then there's the other group saying expensive coffee just tastes better. do you really need to pay that much and beyond that can you really tell the difference? this morning we're about to settle this once and for all with a blind taste test. matt and savannah, we're about to test you live in a moment. first, we're heading out to test you. 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 cheap stuff. this is scientific. 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? you turned 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 bold. >> you like fancy stuff. >> unfortunately. >> you're going to have to come to terms with it. there are support groups. >> i'll go to one. >> many saying it packs more of a punch. >> this one is stronger. i like it. i like the taste of it. >> it has a better taste to it. >> listen to what these tasters say about the cheap deli coffee. >> that one has a smoother flavor. >> i'll take this one. >> this is really good. i chose the cheap one. >> are you taking it with you? >> can i. >> absolutely. he took the cheap stuff with him and left me are the expensive tough to throw out. we taste test for hours dozens of people and the results are 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? >> i'm dumbfounded. >> i thought i was high maintenance girl. i guess i'm not. i like cheap coffee. >> why is expensive coffee so expensive? coffee experts say it's all about higher quality beans but your taste buds don't lie. what is the lesson here? >> people think more money means better but not always. >> cheaper can be just as good or better. saves me money. >> it's not about price. it's about the quality. >> we're saving money now. high five to that. some clear results there. as you can see, we have you guys here for our blind taste test to see what kind of palliate -- palettes you have. >> i'm going to fool myself. >> now comes the red. we have cards for you to hold up. which one you like better. which one do you like better? >> it's the lesser of two evils. this one. >> all three choosing cheap. you all chose the cheap. why did you choose green versus red? >> red was bitter. >> absolutely. it was bitter. >> we all have cheap tastes. you don't have to spend that much on coffee. saving you money left and right. >> can i run back to my latte now. >> next team bring half and half. next up, miranda lambert gets engaged. it's not what you think. why this u.s. pole volt er ♪ the ford freedom sales event is on! our biggest event of the year just got better! ♪ announcing zero for seventy-two across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs. plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. that's freedom from interest... and freedom to choose with ford. america's best selling brand. ♪ now get 0% financing for 72 months across the entire ford lineup, plus specially tagged vehicles get a thousand smart bonus. what knee pain?? 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(baby laughs) ♪ ♪ ♪ (baby laughs) nbc 10 news starts now. i'm vai sikahema. just about 8:00 a.m. let's get right to your first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist bill henley. bill, a little windy but that will keep the temperatures down. >> that wind will help us out, keeping the temperatures down and bringing the humidity down. 70 degrees in delaware with sunshine, nice and bright in delaware and the lehigh valley. still in the 60s in the lehigh valley and suburbs after a cool morning. 69 degrees in new jersey and 70 in philadelphia. afternoon temperatures into the low 80s today. 83 degrees in the city, even at the shore, the temperatures will be in the low 80s. the humidity dropping all across the area. vai? all right, bill, thank you. let's get a check on the roads with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter pamela osborne what are you seeing? >> we're watching a vehicle accident that's slowing things down in lower merion in mendonway and berwin road. looking at significant delay on the xx k this morning. average speeds, i mean, it says they're about 30 miles per hour. you can see none of the traffic is really moving right there. that's heading into the city. new this morning, a man is dead and a woman in critical condition after a home invasion shooting in philadelphia. police tell us six children were inside this home on north 7th street in hunting park when two men entered and demand money around 1:00 this morning. investigators say the kids witnessed their father being shot to death right in front of them. the victim's wife was shot twice, the kids are okay. now they are with their grandparents. so far, no arrests. investigators believe the man who was killed knew his attackers. and donald trump's running mate, mike pence, will hold a rally in bucks county tomorrow afternoon in çpiperville at worth & company, a mechanical contractor. i'm vai sikahema. another update coming up in 25 minutes. get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. but i like to think of retirement like it's a 30-year vacation. so how are you going to get there? don't worry. it just takes some planning. and i can help. so if you have a question about retirement, ask me. sincerely, bernard tynes fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, closing the games in style. ♪ simone biles leads the way for team usa. it was the prime minister of 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. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is your 2016 shake shack rocker 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 tennessee. 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 morning. we made it back to new york 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. grant from new york, where are 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 over there? >> 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. the rio olympics punctuated by a 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. becoming the first female gymnast to carry the flag for 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 defending her olympic title. 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 medals in all. 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 o eed ou 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 there. could you look for it? >> i'm going to bring out my 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 sell your car 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 talk about a lot here. 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 using the restroom. he says it's human nature. 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 and there's a long sink. >> 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. fans needless to say were 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 show she met a 6 year old. 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" the remix. ♪ 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 the '80s. >> my dance in the '80s is the same as my dance in the '70s. >> this is justin bieber's "what do you mean?" one more here. >> a little madonna. >> i miss the '80s. >> you miss authentic version and not remix version. that's your "pop start." head to today's facebook page and i think sebastian wins today. >> no question. until we get the puppy. mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> let's see what's going on. this time of year this is when we start to really see the atlantic start firing up and so we're going to watch. we're watching some development. we have tropical storm fiona out here. we also have another tropical wave that will probably become a depression later on today and then we've got this right here investigation area 90-l will probably become a tropical system. we're watching this 199-l. look at this over the next several days brings it about 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. middle of the week from great lakes down into the gulf coast. good morning. i'm meteorologist ben henley. a beautiful day ahead. we've got sunshine. look at these temperatures. ly 80s this afternoon. a little below normal for center city. 83 degrees. the suburbs, 81, nothing but sunshine for the lehigh valley. that will warm allentown and easton up to 80. new jersey, sunny skies. gusty winds this afternoon. that drops temperatures compared to yesterday, and the humidity, too. you'll feel the difference in delaware and at the jersey shore. have a great day. >> 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. our big reveal of the newest and by far the could yutest member "today" show family. >> we had to say good-bye to wrangler 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's my pal. she's my battle buddy. 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 in afghanistan leaving her with 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. >> the doorbell. >> 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 americans vet dogs. giving veterans of all ages a new sense of independence. >> they 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. the mission to help veterans suffering from vision, hearing loss, ptsd. >> they can be this for you when your stress level is going on. >> since 2003, they've placed dogs with hundreds of soldiers. connection immediate. >> it was a friendship. he became so much a part of my family support system so quickly. >> joe has been with his dog benjamin for eight years. >> 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 assume 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. >> people see the shiny leg. it's something to stare at. he takes that away from me. people are staring at him and don't recognize my injury. >> men and women who have done so much in the name of service finding comfort in the ones now serving them. >> 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 and 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. >> there you go! >> i can't. i can't. look at him. >> hi, sweetie. hi. welcome. >> this is olivia. she comes from american vet dogs. she'll be with us every morning. he'll learn new skills. he's adorable. >> he's so cute. can we bring in joe as well and his dog, benjamin. great 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 became apparent how necessary it was for veterans to have. he's part of my support system and mitigated the disability that i have. 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 learn being around here? >> so as a puppy raiser, i have three main objectives. first and foremost, i'm going to lay the foundation for good 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 like people, dogs think and perform best when they feel comfortable and secure and lastly and most excitedly will training him to do tasks like retrieving, pushing and tugging and then we can combine those tasks and expand on them to do up to 150 different service behaviors. >> isn't it true that we don't 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 can't wait to find out what he does. >> we learned so much about what 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. >> these people weren't here this morning. he took it owl in and 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 petsmart. they are showing support for america's vet dogs. $25,000 donation to your organization. look at that. >> lick it. >> that's so great. 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. sarge, charlie, or will it be ace? head to today.com and cast your votes. we'll reveal the name you chose tomorrow morning. >> all the love for this little good morning, i'm vai sikahema. just about 8:30. let's get to the first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist bill henley. pretty perfect day today. >> really nice. a live view of cape may. look closely, and you see the awnings and umbrellas are flapping in the breeze. that has reached the shore, too. the winds eight miles per hour in wildwood. wind gusts up to 16 miles per hour. to the afternoon the northwesterly winds continue and get a bit stronger. this dry air flooding to the area making for a really comfortable day today. via? trouble spots out there, pamela? >> yeah. 476 near baltimore pike. you see traffic moving slowly in either direction there. pretty congested on the roadways. we're also keeping an eye on an accident for you. this is in springfield at paperhill road. via? >> thank you. jerry sandusky expected back in court today resume his appeal hearing. the former penn state coach is trying to have his child sex abuse conviction overturned. sandusky testified earlier this month that he never molested boys, and he wasn't properly represented at his trial in 2012. a successful appeal could mean a new trial. tonight at 6:00, crews in north philadelphia will start demolishing the west edgily bridge for a new bridge. demolition is expected to be done by tomorrow morning. i'm vai sikahema. another update coming up in about 25 minutes. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips. and pat toomey? against an assault weapons ban and against banning high capacity ammo clips like those used in the orlando massacre. listen to pat toomey brag: "i have had a perfect record with the nra." pat toomey gets an "a" from the nra. he's not for you. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ we're back now. 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. do you like sarge, charlie or ace. those are the three choices. 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 family. 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. first up, i think the most 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 on our plaza. 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 wri 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. take a look. >> i see what it is. 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 of my grandfather. >> 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. no script. it was like an adventure that 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. >> henry winkler will be back 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 until you go back to school. 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. that's what' good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful day ahead. we've got sunshine. look at these temperatures -- low 80s this afternoon. a little below normal. for center city, 83. the suburbs, landshill, 81. and nothing but sunshine for the lehigh valley. warming allentown and easton up to 80 this afternoon. new jersey, sunny, gusty winds this afternoon. that drops the temperature compared to yesterday and humidity, too. you'll feel the difference in delaware and at the jersey shore. have a great day. >> that is yours your latest we. >> we're ready to go for the gold this morning. we brought the spirit of rio to our plaza. 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. three, two, one and you're going 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. >> how much longer on the clock? >> three, two, one. 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. >> it was fun. >> 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 next, we're each picking designing and bringing something new to the market for a very good cause starting with the roker burger. first, this is "today" on nbc. is one of those robots from an other bank, td bank's new intern, bart, we're training him to bank human. uh-uh, bart? why are you winding the clock back? the clock stated 11:35 pm, but they are still working. the clock is fine. our live customer service is available all night, and all day for that matter. he's learning. at td bank we do things differently, like live customer service 24/7. bart: hello? hello! don't just bank, bank human. we're back now. 8:39. a brand new series called "today's" original. savannah, al and i teamed up with a company to come up with our original product. >> we'll get into this later. i should mention part of the proceeds are going to go to charity. this is why we're doing it. you get started first. tell us about it. >> i'm excited about this. i love food. 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, i created my "today" original. the roker burger. how original is this burger? >> it's based on your creativity and your passion. i know you're a barbecue fanatic. if we can harness that into a shake shack burger, that would be exciting for everyone. >> do people get nervous when any see aburger on the menu? >> they're excited. we take care to find something our fans will love. a couple ingredients to play around with here. >> sauces. >> a couple different ones for you to try here. >> what is that? does that have coffee in it? >> a little bit, yeah. it's a take on a redeye gravy. >> we're a morning show. everybody drinks coffee. this is fantastic. now toppings. >> we have pulled pork. this pulled pork has more barbecue sauce to amplify it more. >> definitely the pulled pork. toppings. i would go with dill pickles. >> we have to talk about a bun here. classic bun right here which is super soft and squishy and pillowy. >> honey, i've been spending my day around soft, squishy buns. this is the way to go. it's the shake shack, baby. let's make a burger. >> just thinking, al, the barbecue is rich. we have sweet elements here. pickle bringing acidity. i don't know if one slice of cheese is enough. >> you're crazy. >> let's go big here. >> 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 burger. come get yours. >> 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. >> my god. so good. >> this is really good. >> don't like the pickles. hold on a second. wait a minute. now try it. >> really good. >> we're vegetarians. >> my gosh. this is the wrong burger for you. yikes. would you love to see that on the menu every day? >> i would actually. i totally would. >> and shake shack is banking my burger is a winner. for every burger is sold, $1 is donated to no kid hungry. a nonprofit fighting child 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. here we go. >> what do you think? >> really good. >> the burger is delicious. >> all right. when it comes to the roker burger, thumbs up or thumbs down. that's a big thumbs up. >> my goodness. >> so good. >> i hate half of this thing already. >> it's really good. >> i'm so excited about this. not only because it's an amazing burger but we want you to head to your nearest shake shack. you get a juice ji roy roker bud help us raise money for great cause. snap a selfie or photo while you enjoy it and use #rokerburger. the money goes to no kid hungry in that area. >> one for the baby. >> it's great. this is so good. >> next time bring milkshakes. it's shake shack. up next, robert de niro and edgar ramirez. we'll talk to them next. first, o a monday mornni you've probably heard a lot about the zika virus. pennsylvania is working hard to track and prevent the virus from spreading. the best way for you to prevent zika is to avoid mosquito bites, especially if you're pregnant. here are some simple steps you can take to help protect you and your family. use insect repellent on your skin and clothing. cover up with loose, light-colored clothing when outdoors. repair window screens and get rid of standing water. announcer: to learn more, visit zika.pa.gov. we're back now 8:47 with oscar winner robert de niro and edgar ramirez. 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 psychological. >> strategy. >> 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. he's a great fighter. any time he fights, i would like 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. by far the most legendary latin 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 fighter to get him what i 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 roberto duran is living. 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. the fighter are like magicians. they keep tricks and secrets 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? >> these guys are great. 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. >> you haven't seen it? >> i just got back from rio. this is the period i fell in love with boxing and muhammad ali before that. a pleasure. 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"she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. votevets is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> look who we have here. more of the gang. 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 the sunday show. i've been doing our third our of the "today" show with al and tamron. i do j"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 a guy with another big head. billy bush. the hat is yours. >> 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 old 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. check your good monday morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get to the first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> enjoying bright sunshine. temperatures running cooler this morning. they're starting to climb. now 73 degrees in delaware. the lehigh valley, an even 70 degrees. see some scattered clouds, just fair weather clouds. they'll be blowing through the area this morning. 77 degrees at 11:00. at 2:00, 82 degrees. in philadelphia, the winds are starting to pick up now. northwesterly at ten miles per hour. they'll be topping ten and going up to 13, 14 miles per hour with gusts to more than 20 miles per hour this afternoon. that's dry air, humidity coming down. the temperatures, they'll be topping out in the low 80s as a result. tracy? if you're getting ready to head out, let's check the roads with pamela osborne. >> good morning. major backups and delays on i-4/76. you see an accident out of view of the camera that slowed things quite a bit. we're also looking out for an accident. this is springfield, chelten ham avenue and paper mill road. start could today, repairs to a gas main will cut down lanes of traffic at cherry hill. psg&e is working between 295 and glenview place. the project should be finished by saturday. for updates, catch the nbc 10 app. a man is dead, a woman in critical condition after a home invasion in hunting park. six children were in the home on north 7th when two men went to the home. police say the children witnessed their father shot to death in front of them. their mom was shot twice. the kids are with their grandparents. police saying this was not a random shooting. i'm tracy davidson. guest the latest news and weather on the nbc 10 app. 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. a new twist on a blt. 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. >> we rub his tummy and he 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 we should know? >> 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? sarge, charlie, ace. >> 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 to 150 different -- >> 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. >> take a look. >> hello. 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. >> billy, it's luke here. 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 back to new york and i'm going to be watching for you. 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. he was in town. he's going to be the new ceo of 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 was. i mean on saturday i went to get my head shaved again and 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 chair. 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 art because i heard he was the best ear reconstruction artist. 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. highly recommended. 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. we swooped it around. my friend, pat, came and braided 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 birthday. >> i bid farewell, gave you a 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. then you put seaweed on top and 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 my brother make the 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. team usa dominating. 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 fantastic. >> hey. >> here comes the boom, boom, boom. >> oh! ♪ >> did your wish come true? >> no, billy is still here. >> tirico! >> wow. >> we had great time. we don't want you to feel left 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. >> i knew. >> 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? >> one memory coming back and that's the meat sweats. >> when you eat a lot of meat -- >> in the middle of the night, you get the sweats. >> i'll have the lean part. that's good. >> coming up, more on the ryan lochte drama while we eat meat. first, we'll eat meat. your car got rear-ended and you needed a tow. did your 22-page insurance policy say, "great news. you're covered?" no. it said, "blah blah blah blah..." the liberty mutual app with coverage compass™ makes it easy to know what you're covered for and what you're not. liberty mutual insurance. but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber® works. inside us are trillions of good microflora that support digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber® nourishes them... and what helps them, helps you. clear, taste-free, benefiber®. is caring.ng because covering heals faster. to seal out water, dirt and germs, cover with a water block clear bandage from band-aid brand. mom doesn't know we have him. so we're using fresh step with the power of febreze to eliminate litter box odors for 10 days. guaranteed. victory is ours, mr. kitty! fresh step. with the power of febreze. we could brag about what's in new light & fit yogurt. but we'd rather talk about what's not in it. like no artificial colors porserervative ingredients. and with 70 calories... maybe we're kind of bragging? 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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? >> all i know is that we went to the bathroom outside in the 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 wanted to be there. i don't want them to think that 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 over. >> let's move on. >> 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. >> what's going on out there? >> let's show you what we got. it's hot but nicer out. >> what do you mean by nicer? >> in the northeast spectacular for the week ahead. low humidity. plenty of sunshine. wet weather making its way through the gulf coast through tuesday strong storms through the plains. strong showers into the northeast but they'll clear out good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful day ahead. we've got sunshine. look at the temperatures. low 80s this afternoon. a little below normal. for center city, 83. the suburbs, landshill, 81. nothing but sunshine for the lehigh valley. that will warm allentown and easton up to 80 this afternoon. new jersey, sunny skies. gusty winds this afternoon. that drops the temperatures compared to yesterday and the humidity, too. you'll feel the difference in delaware and at the jersey shore. have a great day. >> that is that is your latest . we'll talk about the roker burger that we're teaming up with shake shake. shake shack for a good cause donating. >> is it low cal? 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too bad i already filled up on raisins. kellogg's raisin bran. deliciously heart healthy. we're getting to know our new co-host, billy bush. we'll play a game of who knows billy better. >> i'm going to lose. i went on wikipedia but studied everything. we want to know what to expect. billy will give us a preview. he has a question for us. >> all right. here we go. first question, what is my favorite new york food? a, pizza. b, hot dogs. c, soft serve ice cream. >> pizza. hot dog is not new york. >> it's a trick question, all of the love. >> bringing them in is your hero, regis philbin. >> how are you? >> the king is here. >> how many years have i seen you. >> you are looking so sporty. gosh, you're fit. >> billy bush lived down the street and grew up 20 blocks from here. i see him all these years in l.a. here he is finally back in new york where you belong. >> did you forget about tuesdays with regis. what night of the week are we having dinner regularly? >> this is billy bush i met out there. where are we eating. >> this is amazing. it's like a time machine. this is like -- >> good irish guy. >> he has the better hair. look how handsome. >> more surprises after your local news. my challenge is to be in sync, with my body, myself, my life. it all starts with a healthy routine. begin the activia two week probiotic challenge by enjoying activia yogurt with billions of probiotics everyday. take the activia probiotic challenge! strike! sfx: "boop" billions of probiotics everyday. ♪ complete pair of eyeglasses, 1 year replacement warranty, $38 save money. live better. walmart. good monday morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's start with the first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful morning, bill. >> yeah. we're starting with sunshine. it's going to stay true today. e a live view of cape may. 80s at the shore. humidity will fall through the area including the shore. winds gusting to 16 miles per hour. right now, wildwood at ten miles per hour. the wind will be ramping up as we go through the morning. 70s at the shore. 74 in atlantic city already. tracy? now we're continuing to follow that backup on the blue route. pam giganela osborne has more. you see things moving slowly this morning in these lanes here. there was an earlier accident that was there. again, this is a backup left over from that. also want to look at mass transit. everything is doing well except for septa. the doylestown train 23 minutes late because of equipment problems. >> thanks. jerry sandusky's expected to be back in court today resume his appeal hearing. the former penn state coach is trying to have his child sex abuse conviction overturned. he testified he never molested boys and wasn't properly 2012. a successful appeal could mean a new trial. also today, registration for kindergarten begins at elementary schools across philadelphia. parents need to bring i.d., the child's birth certificate record of vaccinations and two forms of proof of address. tonight at 6:00, crews in north philadelphia will start demolishing the bridge for a new bridge. demolition is expected to be done by tomorrow morning. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. iso let me tell you what i knowe about senator pat toomey.. my mom was the principal at sandy hook school in newtown. she died that day protecting the young children in her care. when it came time to vote on background checks, pat toomey crossed party lines to do the right thing. that's who he is, and i'm grateful. independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. codogs just won't quit.! neither does frontline. introducing new frontline gold. with its new easy applicator frontline gold delivers powerful protection that doesn't quit for a full 30 days. its new triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks. frontline gold. the latest innovation from the maker of frontline plus. for persistent protection you can trust... good boy! go for the gold. new frontline gold. available at your vet. all morning long we've been welcoming billy bush to our "today" show family. what better way to get to know him than through his own words. >> born and raised in new york city so this is a coming home for me in many ways. i was wild. i was unfocused. when i got through school and i had to get through it, i got to radio and television, i started to excel finally. i have one brother named john. he is my best friend. my parents were great. my dad is sort of the fun, charming, joke teller. and my mom is the salt and backbone of the family. >> welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. >> i watched bryant gumbel and katie couric every morning. my parents loved that team. i thought that's the mecca of television. >> billy bush is joining us. >> first moment i was on television, i was terrified. live television. it was locally. wnbc. i was terrified. ♪ i feel pretty they had an opening for west 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 dress up in disguise in the 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 extrvert. 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. i look up to him. 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, and three! >> 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 and see each other, now we get to do it here in new york city. 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 given us a lot of joy 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 woman. >> mom. >> 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 brourrito. >> 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, sneak, peek, tease, taunt, like, love. because real cheese people bite with abandon. hold the sacrifice, no compromise. sargento ultra thin slices, we're real cheese people. 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. slow on the rack. 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 sweat out. salt sweats. 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. take your tortilla and do this with lettuce. 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 brourro and put the chicken salad in a 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. take a picture of yourself 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? >> balanced. nothing better on a burger than more pork. >> there you go. very nice. >> let's show you -- >> very nice. >> i can hear myself. >> okay. >> don't ruin that beautiful dress. >> this is a big burger. >> it is very good. >> my gosh. >> that'shat's w good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a beautiful day ahead. sunshine, and temperatures in the low 80s this afternoon. a little below normal. for center city, 83 degrees. the suburbs, nothing but sunshine, allentown and easton up to 80 this afternoon. new jersey, sunny skies. gusty winds this afternoon. that drops temperatures compared to yesterday and humidity, too. you'll feel the difference in delaware and at the jersey shore. weather.s your latest weather. your daughter is eating it right now. come over here. >> no. >> come on over here. do you like the burger? all right. lilly loves fashion and food. coming up next, get ready to play who knows billy bush better with special i've been taking fish oil from nature's bounty to support my heart. i'm running, four times a week. eating better, keeping healthy. so that no matter what happens in the future, my "future self" will thank me. thank you! you're welcome! hey listen. whatever you do, don't marry dan! hey babe, i'm dan. hey babe, can i get 14 dollars for... thank you. 45 years of experience has taught us: no matter what the future holds, you're always better off healthy. nature's bounty plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation. -without the need for fillers. your concert tee might show your age...your skin never will. olay regenerist. olay. ageless. and try the micro-sculpting cream you love now with lightweight spf 30. ♪ ♪ give extra. get extra. ziploc® sandwich bags, 180 ct,p" easy-open with a strong, quality seal, $4.46 save money. live better. walmart on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates... maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. liberty mutual insurance. anseems to have taken al over the country. we'll bring you more as soon as new updates come in. this house was literally invaded minutes after the mom came back from a grocery run. hi , i'm stuck in an elevator with a cow. a what ? 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"the bachelor/bachelorette" or "teen mom." >> "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 it. >> 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." we know you love that record. we love you. you're going to be great. >> "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 waxed. dressing in the drag repeatedly. 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 won't show it all. >> 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. 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 you. >> congratulations, billy. "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 together again after your local news. >> time for more good monday morning. i'm trace i davidson. a beautiful forecast. bill? >> lots of sunshine, not much in the way of humidity. a nice breeze blowing out of the northwest. nice because it's bringing in drier air and keeping temperatures cooler. low 70s now. just warmed to 75 in the suburbs. 77 in delaware. we're heading to the 80s. just the low 80s this afternoon. even at the shore, northwesterly winds will bring in drier air. you'll feel is it on the beach as well as through philadelphia and the suburbs. tracy? if you're headed out, let's check the roads. there's a backup on the schuylkill expressway. where is this, pamela? >> this is our camera at montgomery avenue. you see the way things are packed -- backed up now. average speeds 35 miles per hour. commute time to 676 about 29 minutes there. if you are in new jersey, though, things are looking little better. this is washington township. the atlantic city expressway at route 42. things moving quickly there this morning. today a job fair for local veterans happening at the wilmington university dover campus from 10:00 to 2:00. the job fair is free. no registration required. you can see a list of employers and more information on nbc10.com. and three catholic churches will close, st. john of the cross it in ross rain, st.y is ceasia in coatville, and dell rosa in frankfurt are shutting december 16th. the archdiocese placemented financial problems. another update in 25 minutes. you can always stay updated with the latest news and weather by tapping the nbc 10 app. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue... headache, muscle pain, and chills. ask your doctor or pharmacist about all the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if you've received any other meningitis b vaccines. meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing like... a drink... a spoon... a kiss. it all started here... it might have been prevented with trumenba. ask your doctor or pharmacist about trumenba. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips. and pat toomey? against an assault weapons ban and against banning high capacity ammo clips like those used in the orlando massacre. listen to pat toomey brag: "i have had a perfect record with the nra." pat toomey gets an "a" from the nra. he's not for you. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio i 1a 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 olympics kicked off with michael phelps as the flag

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