did he mistake sign language for a threat of violence. did they know? a new report out on that alligator attack at disney world. at least two tourists telling disney employees that an alligator was near the beach just hours before a 2 year old was killed. were their warnings ignored. and dropped. ryan lochte loses four major sponsors over the false claims he was robbed in rio. could it threaten the bid to bring the games back to los angeles, "today," tuesday, august 23rd, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to good morning, everybody. >> we still don't know what the usoc is going to do in terms of punisen when it comes to ryan lochte, the businesses are speaking out. and investigators have found 15,000 additional e-mails that hillary clinton never turned over. our decision 2016 team has it all covered. let's start with hallie jackson. good morning to you. >> reporter: this morning donald trump is playing offense after weeks of being on defense, still facing fire of his own now for comments on african-american voters. back on the trail, trailing in the polls, donald trump reading his speech but not changing the script. >> one more hillary clinton lie. >> trump pouncing on new leaked e-mails accusing hillary clinton of granting access to the state department in exchange for donations to the clinton foundation. immediately. >> he's now calling for an independent investigation after the release of those e-mails as part of a lawsuit by a conser conservative activist group. >> i've become increasingly shocked by the vast scope of hillary clinton's criminality. >> clinton's team argues "the foundation has already laid out the unprecedented steps the charity will take if she becomes president." bill clinton announcing if his wife was elected he would step down from the foundation board and no longer raise funds for it. another new twist threatens to keep clinton's e-mail controversy hanging over her campaign. a federal judge ordering the state department to release 15,000 more e-mails by late september. clinton brushing it off on "jimmy kimball live." >> my e-mails are s >> her team turning to a different topic to take on trump hitting him for these comments overnight in ohio intended for african-american voters. >> you'll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. right now you walk down the street and you get shot. >> clinton's campaign calling that bigotry. doubling down on insults, fear and stereotypes. trump also this morning making some news on his immigration policy front. canceling a speech set for later this week in colorado on that topic. now seeming to modify his stance saying he wants to obey existing laws and separate undocumented immigrants living here into two categories, criminals and those who haven't broken laws. in the meantime, a new snapshot of how this race is unfolding nationally. our new online poll has hillary clinton up eight points now over donald trump. about where she was last week. savannah? >> thank you. >> durin t brushed off questions being raised about her health claiming they're part of a wacky republican strategy. nbc's andrea mitchell has that part of the story. good morning to you. >> hillary clinton on a high dollar fund-raising swing through california today dismissing what her aides are calling deranged conspiracy theories by donald trump and his surrogates about her health. hillary clinton joking about the health issue. >> this has become one of their themes. take my pulse while i'm talking to you. make sure i'm alive. >> there's nothing there. >> there's nothing there. what can i say? >> it's an almost constant refrain from donald trump calling hillary clinton weak. >> she doesn't have strength and stamina. >> egged on by his frequent side man, former new york mayor rudy giuliani. on monday giuliani criticizing a recent clinton event. >> she looked sick. >> a day earlier offering widely criticized internet videos as supposed proof. >> go online and put down hillary clinton illness and take a look at yourself. >> hitting back, bringing up giuliani's prostate cancer diagnosis. you can see how he withdrew from 2007 race against clinton. in what appears to be a campaign strategy, trump's new campaign ceo is making the same charge about clinton's health. >> i am not saying she had a stroke or anything like that, but this is not the woman we are used to seeing. >> her doctor issuing a two-page report a year ago describing clinton in excellent physical condition and fit to serve as president of the fully recovered by a concussion in 2012. clinton's medical report detailed, if elected mr. trump, i can staten ae kweuf klee will be the healthiest. >> can you open the jar of pickles? this has not been tampered with. >> even though donald trump at 70 would be the oldest person to take office, none of these have released details about their health as other nominees. donald trump making a trip to the floodwaters, and he has been criticized for not making the trip sooner. hi, gabe,h >> the president set to arrive here later today fresh off his two-week vacation fresh off of martha's vineyard. the disaster claimed the lives of more than 13 people and 16,000 homes have been damaged and more than 100,000 people have already applied for federal aid. with louisiana suffering, the white house pushing back at critics. >> there's all-too common can taeugs to focus on the politics and optics. >> some are still questioning his be aens, sending the president one message, of course the presi i can tell you the president has been closely monitoring the situation here in louisiana. >> magnifying mr. obama's absence, gop candidate, donald trump, who visited the area on friday who handed out supplies to the victims. >> obama ought to get off the golf course and get down there. >> this is not the first time a president has been criticized. a. still the governor has said he's praising the federal response so far. hillary clinton released a statement saying she's committed to visiting the communities devastated by the floods when the campaign doesn't disrupt the recovery. an investigation is under way into a deadly police shooting of tamron has more on that. >> it happened in charlotte after an attempted traffic stop turned into a chase. what exactly led to that shooting is still a community in mourning, family and friends gathering monday night to remember daniel harris, his young son lighting a candle for his father, now gone from his life forever. he was fatally shot after failing to pull over for speeding, leading police on a chase that ended outside of his home. his brother, who is also deaf, remembered his sibling. >> great sense of humor, sociable. in a statement the north carolina highway patrol said in part the driver exited his vehicle and an encounter took place between the driver and the trooper cause inging a. >> they should have been trained to realize this is a entirely different situation. >> daniel's brother said he experienced similar situations. >> i pulled over and within a few seconds an officer is at my window with his weapon drawn and in my face, and i motion to him, i'm deaf, i'm deaf, i'm deaf. >> deaf individuals often are unable to understand the verbal commands of law enforcement officers and this has led to many physical altercations between law enforcement officers and deaf individuals over the years, and a site has been set up by the family for a memorial and any additional funds will go towards saning. the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. >> that is such a terrible story. the fatal alligator attack at disney world is back in the news tonight. nbc's kerry sanders is with us with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the report by the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is heart wrenching and clearly states matt graves did everything he could to try and rescue his son from the alligator but the alligator was too strong. >> unaware he was in mort you will danger, mort annual. he bent over to scoop the wet stand according to the final incident report. that's when his father, matt, heard a splash in the water and turned to find an alligator had his son's head in its powerful jaws. graves told police it grabbed him and pulled him back into the water. 16-year-old peter witnessed t 16-year-old peter kau raw cuss. kau rockious witnessed the attack. >> another bystander described matt running out of the water with blood all over the right side of his face and hand and unable to free his child, he was yelling, please come help my son, a gator got him. 's mother n the beach clutching her other child and screaming. after 16 hours of searching, the 2-year-old's body was found not far from the shore. florida wildlife officls examined and killed six alligators. they say evidence gathered say it's very likely one was the gator that killed lane but it is not certain. since the tragedy, disney has built a stone wall around the lagoon and added warning signs around waterfront areas. and this morning the report is raising questions about whether prior warnings were ignored. at least two people said they reported alligator sightings to disney employees but the report does not reveal how the employees reacted to those reports. nbc news reached out to disney for a comment but got no response. september 3rd is lane grave's birthday. he would have been 3 years old. matt and melissa graves say they do not plan to sue disney releasing in a statement on monday we're focused on the well-being >> we are focused on the well-being of our family, and that is our priority. >> thank you. exhausted firefighters out in washington state are getting stubborn wildfires near spokane. the fires have destroyed ten homes and forced families to evacuate 250 others, and in california more than 10,000 firefighters are making headway against a half dozen major firefighters there, but the one that has been threatening the famed hurst castle is spreading in the opposite direction, going deeper into monterey county. look at this. this was sunday at the annual float down on the st. claire river in michigan. a large group showed up along with 30-mile-per-hour winds and it blew more than 1,000 participants off course and into ontario where they had to be rescued by the canadian coast guard and it took six hours to get everybody back to the u.s. and through customs and the canadian coast guard officials said there were amer >> that's wild. >> that's right. break out the bacon, the nice and round canadian bacon. we are looking at strong storms firing up into international falls and makes its way into chicago by tomorrow where there could be airport delays with this. right now we have got a threat of severe weather from des moines to selena down to kansas city, and damaging winds and hail possible and we are watching the front push through and bring in small storms, and storms in chicago, travel delays by the afternoon and so we will watch the rainfall amount anywhere from two to three inches and locally could be upwards of three to four or even five inches from missouri and iowa. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. temperatures right now are back in the cool 50s across montgomergomery county, and som the nearby suburbs in the low to mid-60s right now, and bus stop weather mid-60s for now, and coming home from school this afternoon, temperatures will be in the low to mid-80s, so a great day to be outside today, plenty of sunshine. a little warming trend coming our way as we finish out the week, and low to mid-90s by friday. >> that's your latest weather, guys? thank you. and that fallout from rio involving lochte. the major endorsement deals it the push to bring the olympics back to the united states. since the death of her husband, muhammad ali to talk about his life and legacy. 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again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... again! 7:56 is your time on this tuesday, august 23rd, 2016. good morning to you. i am eun yang. melissa mollet is here with your traffic. >> we have a crash in the two left lanes here really blocking things as you head northbound, otherwise the beltway looking typical this morning and right now 270 southbound at montgomery village avenue had an earlier crash, seeing a little slowdown and you are off the brakes all the way to montross road. we will take a quick break and check your forecast next. stay with us. good morning, everybody. what a nice day it is to be outside today. temperatures in the mid-60s to around 70 degrees right now, and 100% sunshine through the course of your tuesday afternoon and highs up near 84 degrees downtown and 87 tomorrow and then a warming trend and plenty hot to finish out the week and go into the weekend, and what you will notice not much of anything of a rain chance in the next ten days. another local news update for you in 25 minutes, but now back to the "today" show. have a great day. ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, keeping his memory alive. >> i'm going to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. a man can't hit what his eyes can't see. >> in her first interview since the loss of her husband, lonnie ali opens up about the champ's life and his legacy. welcome home. the final five back from rio and joining us live on the plaza. >> we are the final five! >> as we catch up with the gold medalists and find out what's next. and the name is. after meeting the latest member of our "today" show family, we asked you to help us name our puppy and we tuesday, august 23rd, 2016. >> we're ready to start college for freshman year at "today." >> good morning, florida. >> all of the way from iowa to meet the "today" show puppy. >> celebrating my 50th birthday on the "today" show. >> i'm celebrating my 13th show in new york. >> i'm turning 50 on "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's august 23rd. it is absolutely beautiful out here on our plaza. we have a great crowd. we have bona fide olympic champs. we have a puppy. and we're going to name him in just a moment. >> that's going to break the internet right there. >> meanwhile, zac efron yesterday's news. puppy this week >> really quickly. i have to show you. there's simone. look at this young lady over here. >> wow. >> is that simone's sister? >> nice to see you. >> she's well known to us here. absolutely. >> speaking of games, we have a lot of folks dressed in their olympic finest hoping to go for the gold. on monday, grant gave it a try but after 30 seconds he failed to find that one gold ball in the massive pit worth $25,000. who is giving it a go today? where is meg from iowa? meg, come on down. i feel like "the price is t. [ applause ] >> all right. we're going to see you go for the gold in the next hour. yes! >> this is going to be great. >> i am so excited. meg, i feel good about you. >> it's 30 seconds but we may give you an extra 15. >> brace yourself. >> meg will have her chance at gold in just a minute. let's pause and get the news at 8. >> we will start with the presidential race. donald trump demanding a special prosecutor investigate hits the hollywood fund-raising trail. kristin welker with the latest on that. >> hillary clinton is out west today on a fund-raising blitz with some of the biggest names in hollywood. and it comes as our new news poll shows clinton holding on to the lead from message and on the hunt. >> donald trump sharpening his attacks in ohio monday for the first time calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the clinton foundation. >> the justice department is required to appoint an independent special prosecutor. >> the tough talk comes after hundreds of e-mails surface, raising questions. in one dated 2009 a foundation official e-mailed top clinton aide, hue ma be a adean. tion do prince of bahrain described as a good friend of ours. >> the clinton made the state department into the same kind of pay for play operation as the arkansas government was. >> the clinton campaign calling the criticism pure politics and earlier in the day bill clinton announced if his wife wins the white house, he'll step down from the last night on "jimmy kimball live" hillary clinton says she's not worried about the revelation the state department could release thousands of additional e-mails. >> my e-mails are so boring. i'm embarrassed about that. >> meanwhile trump showing signs he may be modifying his hard line on moderation to court moderate republicans. trump says he'll only deport criminals and then go through a legal process with the rest. that echoing the policy already in place under president obama. savannah? >> kristen welker in washingt there are troubling new statistics this morning on the number of people who are dying on the nation's roads. the national safety council puts the number at more than 19,000 people in the first half of 2016, up 9% from last year and we are entering the deadliest time of year for teenage drivers. good morning to you. >> back to school means, of course, a lot of new drivers out on the road. get this, august has 360,000 kids turning 16 nationwide. the most of any month, and that means a lot of new and inexperienced drivers going to and from school. it's the start of a new school year, but also the start of the deadliest three months of the year for teen drivers, with another new class getting behind the wheel. kids like eric kuhn of new jersey, who turns 17 on saturday and gets his license on monday. >> the only concern i am of driving on my own there's a chance something could happen that i can't prevent. >> it's emotional because you are proud and happy and they are becoming an adult and then you are scared because it's your baby and you are st constantly. >> and 35% admit to using social media, even video chatting. in atlanta, 18-year-old mcgee is facing felony charges and took this selfie after a high speed crash that left another driver with brain injuries, and mcgee is accused of snapchating while driving 107 miles per hour. >> just because they received their license doesn't mean they are a safe driver. >> it mutes the radio. chevrolet will mute the radio until they have on their seat belt. you can get a driving report braking. >> it gives them an opportunity to show their mom and dad they are driving responsibly. >> if not, they can have a discussion. >> safety advocates are urging parents to layout the expectations on cell phone use and putting the cell phone away and on driving at night and who can be in the car with and then occasionally get in your teen driver and driver around, and see how he or she is doing. back to you. >> one year away from that issue, tom. thank you very much. coming up, are your best days behind you? 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>> crazy in brazil. >> you posted your own beach picture. i saw the beach picture of the abs. did you believe the pick up it got? >> look at that. >> if hoda and i posted a beach picture it would be terrifying. >> when you get back home, does it get to be like business as usual? laura, you're from this area. do you have to do chores and go through your normal stuff again or are you a star now? >> i mean, kind of hoping that i don't have to do the dishes when i get back. >> what's the thing you look forward to most tous little break. one thing that i'm going to do. >> our dog. >> i have fish. >> by the way, we know why they call you the human emoji. do you like that? >> it fits me. >> i don't want to look to tokyo yet because we're just coming off of this. raise your hand if you think you'll be in tokyo again. >> raise your hands. we're all going again. >> have you come off the zac efron high? are we still floating a little? >> we didn't get pizza with him yet. >> he said we can come to the tour stop. >> he promised he would do pizza with you guys but it ended up not working out. >> our schedules were just busy. so l.a. it's okay. >> you guys are too zac. za zac is available but you're so huge that we'll call you. don't call us. >> let's do that. >> we love you guys. you know what our theme song is? do you remember our theme song? i think that we should -- ♪ don't believe me just watch ♪ >> okay. we love you. will you be on "fallon" tonight? >> yes. >> we love >> we love jimmy fallon. >> we do. >> you always have an eyelash onner face. >> make a wish. i think all of those wishes came through. final five thank you so much. we're so proud of you. >> we'll see you again at 10:00. let's go inside now. let's go inside and al has got a check of the weather. >> it has been a really and it just continues. 15 consecutive months of record warmth, global temperatures and if we continue on this trend, look at this, the days above 100 on average between 1991 and 2010, you can see for the most part it's in the southwest but look what happens if we project out to 2050, you see the deep red, and by 2100, new york city could see 16 days above 100 degrees, and atlanta could be looking at 39 days over 100 degrees for a year, and in chicago, 26 days of 100 plus. dallas would see 98 days and las vegas by 2100, 138 days a year of 100-plus temperatures if we don't do something to change this outcome. that's what is going on around the country, and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods? >> we already had days this summer, but no 100 degree weather this weekend. temperatures in the 60s and 70s now, and it will be a nice day to be outside. sunshine and low humidity and a light breeze from the northeast today, and a good night for baseball as well, the nats up in baltimore playing the orioles, and temperatures in the 70s for the game tonight. for tomorrow, right here at home, another nice day up near 87 degrees tomorrow afternoon. >> check us out on cirrus xm radio. seem longer. you kind of dread the end of it. there's a secret. a secret to prolonging your vacation. >> don't go back to work. >> there's that. that's an option. >> stay an extra day. the other way has to do with time perception. while making decisions vacation is good. they say you lose the spontaneity and you should ditch the itinerary and live in the moment because then you're present and soak it all in. worst thing you can do according to experts is to plan every single day because it goes by faster. if you have that loosy goosy attitude, it lasts long. >> don't say tomorrow we're going to go hiking. >> let it happen. >> let it unfold. >> let me ask this. what was your favorite age? >> i guess early 30s. >> early 30s i think. >> 50. >> when did you peak physically? >> 12. >> what about emotionally? >> 35. >> i feel the best ever right now. >> there you go. >>in roundup. a scientific piece of research. learning a second language easiest from ages 7 to 8. women are most attracted to men at age 22. moving onto age 23 is when life satisfaction is said to peak. math skills peak at age 50 and age both men and women feel best about their bodies, this one will surprise you. 75. >> i feel the best about my body right now. >> and you're far from 75. >> i like that. >> it shows that you appreciate your body for what it can do. you're still working. feeling good about it. >> no real segue here. let's talk about slurpy. 7-eleven may regret bring your own cup day promotion. here's what happened. customers brought their own cups and bowls. and storage containers. and yes, a baby pool. creative cup craze poured in on twitter. hello brain freeze. bring your own cup and fill it up with slurpies. >> i saw someone with a double gulp. i couldn't believe how big that was. >> bigger than the big gulp? >> yes. tamron, you have "pop starts." >> we'll begin with adele. we aren't the only ones getting puppy kisses around here. the singer was performing in los angeles and invited a furry fan onto the stage. casper the dog. he was even wearing -- wait for it -- an adele t-shirt. she asked if he could do any tricks? take a look at what happened next. i was thinking the same thing. how do you get a dog >> how do you get a dog into a conce concert? >> don't try the pants thing. >> one of the most repeated catch phrases, take a look. >> oh, my god! oh my god! >> oh my god. >> a lot of you certainly remember janice's infectious laugh. she said those three yes, she said those famous words. >> oh, my god. >> so the laugh happened organically in the first rehearsal because i needed to fined a way to laugh because matthew perry is so funny, and just working with him, i knew right away this guy i to be prepared. >> it's the matthew perry affect. let's send it over to matt. ma mom yesterday ally. his ideals in and out of the ring a standard to live by. his wife, lonnie, is carrying on his message called "ali 75" asking people to dedicate 75 hours of volunteer service to commemorate what would have been ali's 75th birthday next january. how are you doing? >> hanging in here. >> each day -- >> living each day with purpose. >> i thought about muhammad a lot in rio. we were there for the olympics. the olympics meant so much to him and he meant so much to the olympic movement. >> correct. he did. that's where he got his start on the world stage. he took advantage of it every minute he village in rome. >> we talked a number of times over the years about the power of muhammad ali. i was wondering as i sat at his memorial service about the stories and impact he >> we had planned for this for the last five or six years, and i kept thinking, it was muhammad's wish that it would be in an auditorium, and i said nobody does that, and he said i want all my fans to come, and i thought maybe there would be 1,000 people, and there was no way i was prepared for the outpouring we had. >> when i saw the hurst going through the streets of louisville, and people running out on the street just to put their happened on the car to feel some connection to muhammad, i thought it was one of the most moving things i had ever seen? >> i was in a car coming from all over the world to be part of this. >> muhammad's message was to bring people together, and we live in a time right now in this country, and around the world where there is so much division, and i wonder in the last year's of his life was he disappointed and distressed by that? >> he was pretty distressed, especially some of the things that were going on in the world because he thought we had crossed the line, crossed the barrier, and he was a little disappointed with that, and muhammad was a man of eternal optimism, and he believed in the power of humanity. >> you sent a message after some of the anti-muslim rhetoric that went around in the wake of isis-inspired attacks and it was profound and moving and powerful and i missed his voice. you know, i wish so much he could have spoken the words he wrote. >> this is what this movement that and all of us, it's the humanity in all of us, and that's what muhammad touched in people, humanity, regardless he could always see it, and if this was something i thought about for his birthday prior to his passing, the ali 75, 75 hours of service to others, and he said service to others is the rent we pay for the room we rent here on earth. that's the path he pursued. >> it's so easy for the people to do. 75 hours is not a lot. >> no, over the course of the year. it's simple. it's as simple as taking your neighbor to the grocery store, and joining a 5k run, it can be anything you want to do. >> what i love is this all came out of a conversation that you had with muhammad, and i loved his sense of self. he said i want my death, when it occurs, to be a teachable moment. >> absolutely. that's who he was, matt. with purpose to the end, and i think you were there, and you witnessed it, and it absolutely was a teachable moment. there were so many people across the world of all faiths and races that witnessed muhammad's memorial service. >> we have spoken a lot about what his legacy will be and i think that is yet to be determined but i am really confident that his legacy is in great hands with you. >> i hope so. >> i know he would be so proud. >> i hope so. i hope he is up there looking and giving me the guidance that i need to do this. >> we know he is. it's great to see you. >> great to see you, too, matt. thank you for having me. >> it's a pleasure. you can find out more about ali's 75 more on our website. thank you so much, and speaking of boxing greats, usher plays sugar ray leonard in his new movie, and we will talk about how you and we will talk more with usher after your local news. >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning, it's 8:26 right now on this tuesday morning. let's get straight to your weather with storm team meteorologist, chuck bell. >> nice looking day, plenty of sunshine start to finish and hardly a cloud to be found in the skies now, and temperatures in the mid-60s in the suburbs to around 70 downtown, and forecasted highs today, mid-80s for today and back in the mid-80s tomorrow, and just about average for the next few days and then warming up later in the week and on into the weekend, not much of a rain threat. we will get a look at the roads for you when we come back. i'm melissa mollet with your traffic. a crash on 228, and westbound 50 and then 29 north at 32 a crash. use the #firstdayface to tweet nbc washington. we're back at this 8:30 on tuesday morning and meg is about to explode if we don't let her jump in this pit here and have a shot at finding the gold ball. >> that's the only thing you have to do. somewhere in this pit is a gold ball. if you find it, you will win $25,000. >> i don't know what's worse. if you find it or you don't. >> 30 seconds. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> good luck. >> ready, set, go. >> remember ball. if she finds it, watch out, she's throwing things, she gets $25,000. >> meg is on fire. she's looking through every ball looking for that elusive gold ball. >> ten seconds, meg. >> you have it. five seconds. come on. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> come on out here. be careful. that was a great effort. what was the strategy there? >> don't stop. >> you lived up to that. we have a lovely consolation prize. rio swag for you. we'll play again tomorrow. come to the plaza outfitted like meg. wear your olympic best. make that olympic spirit shine and we could pick you and you could look for the gold ball for $25,000. >> all right, meg. thanks very much. purpose has a job to do training to become a service dog for a veteran. what he doesn't have is a name. will it be sarge, charlie or ace. we'll reveal what you picked in just a moment. >> usher is known for his great dance moves but he's showing off his boxing skills. he trained for years for this role. excellent in it. >> for our new series, each each of us teaming up with a company to come up with our own original product. part of the proceeds will go to a very good cause, helping kids. >> monday we revealed the roker burger that the folks worked on at shake shack, and i looked to see how my burger was doing, and they put me to work. the roker burger on sale at shake shack now, and we are excited about this because a dollar of every burger goes to kids that are hungry. i am surprising some people. >> hey, al's here, guys. >> hey, everybody! >> all right. how are those roker burgers going? >> all right. >> did i hear you say roker burger? don't you want to try a roker burger? all right. now's we're talking. >> roker burger, yes! >> you want to get a roker burger -- >> yes. >> -- oh, yeah, all right. >> thank you. >> but you are married? >> well, sort of. >> i don't know about you, but i think it's time for a little lunch break. >> yeah, i'm a little hungry. >> that's right. #rokerburger. >> roker burger. pretty good. >> you have until friday, get your roker burger at shake shacks all around the country and we want you to share your photos on social media using the #rokerburger. >> how many did you have? >> five tops. tops. >> they are worth it. they are so good. and now from your -- excuse me, from food, your other passion, to weather. >> they know where the ball is and they can't find it. >> for today, a cool start. it's lovely here in the northeast around the great lakes. we do have a slight risk of strong storms up through the mississippi valley, and gorgeous day in the pacific northwest today and into tomorrow, heating up in degrees, and warm and dry along the eastern seaboard, and a slight risk of strong storms in the midwest. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it will be a little cooler than average today, our average high is 86, and we will be a couple degrees below that in most neighborhoods for later on this afternoon and another good night for baseball, nats up in baltimore playing the orioles tonight, and game time temperatures will be mostly falling back down into the 70s. for tomorrow, mostly sunny once again with a high up near 87. >> and that is your latest weather. up next, time to reveal our puppy's name, but first this is "today" on nbc. but how did we end up here? 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the puppy's name is charlie, and it's inspired by the alphabet, alpha, bravo, to be spending your morning in this beautiful little pen. >> look at his little red, white and blue pen. >> cameron, tell us about the digs here. >> officially, it's personalized, with charlie's name, and there it is, all yours. i want to give a big thank you to our friends at petsmart for making charlie's home so special, and you have the best seat in the house in the orange room, and by the way, you are trending, of course. here's his official page. today, the puppy already 210,000 followers. and following 19, and that better be all of us, charlie. and also an instagram page and twitter and follow the instagrams. >> all right, charlie, make yourself at home. >> very comfortable. and now he has a name. what about a uniform. let's bring in olivia. talk to us about the vest. >> yeah, so when a service dog is working, they typically wear some piece of equipment, and not required by law to wear it but most service dogs do wear a vest or harness of some sort and you see one of these and it means the dog is doing an important dog, and always talk to the handler of the dog, and sometimes it can be okay to talk to the dog and sometimes not, so always ask permission before you interact with the dog and this is our little boy's vest to start out on his job. >> how many hours a day will he be actually working? >> well, when he's a puppy, everything is fun and more of a game than work. we are working on a training exercise, only like five minutes at a time and their attention span is short and we will do several sessions throughout the day. >> vest is working and off it's just be a puppy. >> and there's another special service dog, wrangler. check this out. a note from wrangler. he wrote that himself. good luck. he has great penmanship. we will fill you in on wrangler and fill you in on what he has been up to. >> and what is it like to step into the acting ring with none other than usher. ring 8:43. we're back with grammy winning artist usher. a big role in "hands of stone" playing sugar ray leonard who had a fierce rivalry with roberto durant. >> i don't like you. >> i think durant is a loveable guy. i want my son to be just like him. >> i think he's tough. intelligent fighter. we are in for a serious fight. >> usher raymond welcome. is the definition of a nanosecond the time between someone offers you this role and you say yes? >> i didn't want to accept it without permission of sugar ray leonard so i reached out to him. american icon. olympic medalist and world decorated and celebrated man. >> you get to play sugar ray leonard and act opposite of you have done acting before. >> i have but never quite like this. i didn't have as many scenes with de niro. i had scenes with edgar. it was amazing. >> can we describe why they came to you with this. this is interesting. we think of boxing and brute force of it. they were attracted to you because -- >> of my movement and also there was similarities in the way that we looked other than just being black. it was definitely the ability to choreograph and understand movement the way i did. a very aggressive role. there was tension and intimidation that went into every fight and exchanges. outside of the ring time, acting time was a bit intense. >> i was a huge fan of his in his prime and to watch his footwork and to watch the way he could move in kind of what you do on stage just in a different kind of venue. >> i pretty much know what i'm going to do before i hit the stage and sugar ray did as well. >> what about the actual physicality. did you have to be buff up a lot? >> i had to lose weight. i changed my eating habits. i worked out three times a day sometimes. had a trainer in atlanta. i worked at a gym here in brooklyn. and philly. i really didn't prepare like it was an acting role. i prepared like i was a boxer. >> you're too young to remember this -- >> i was alive, but i didn't see the actual fight. it's gone down in history. there was great deal of conflict between the two of them and a great deal of intimidation went into the first and second fight both ways. >> so many great fighters of the time. it was in my opinion other than the ali era, it was the heyday >> that weight class was a serious one. an amazing story for latin america and latinos all over to show their support. it's an amazing story for latinos. >> when you went to sugar ray leonard and talked to him, was there one thing you were looking for to get the character? >> i wanted intimate details about things i read in his book, "the big fight." he trained me and worked with me. i wanted to make sure i represented the right way. i feel like this is something for latinos. if there's ever been a notion that maybe there's negativity around latinos in america, some people have negative things to say. won't say names. this is an amazing film that in many ways represents the pride of latinos and i'm really happy that sugar ray leonard was able to be part of >> just so people don't panic even though you're a thesbian now, you do have moususic comin out. >> we have a stage out there for you. >> can i take the lab? >> no. up next, the live performance from the violinist who is taking youtube by storm. first, this is "today" o >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> electric violinist lindsey stirling is anything but ordinary. classical sign of violin with other mainstream genres of music. a huge following with more than a billion views on her youtube channel. her new album "brave enough" was just released debuting at number one itunes chart. thanks for having here. >> thanks for having me. >> this is your second album? >> it's my third. i look really good for third album. >> you wear it well. this one is very personal, isn't it? >> it is. it's about learning to be vulnerable and having the courage to be >> is there a song that's your favorite off the new album? >> i like them all for different reasons. they're my children. the one we're playing today "something wild." >> take it away, guys. ♪ ♪ you had your maps drawn ♪ you had other plans ♪ to hang your hopes on ♪ every road they let you down felt so wrong ♪ stoet so fo ♪ the way you see the world ♪ it got you this far ♪ you might have some bruises and a few of scars ♪ ♪ but you know you're going to be okay ♪ ♪ even though you're scared, you're stronger than you know ♪ ♪ if you're lout out there where the lights are blinding ♪ ♪ caught in all the stars are hading ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ if you fates the fear that keeps you frozen ♪ ♪ chase the sky into the ocean ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes the past can make the ground around you feel like quicksand ♪ ♪ ♪ reach for my hand ♪ and i know you're going to be okay ♪ ♪ you're going to be okay ♪ and even if you're scared, you're stronger than you know ♪ ♪ if you're lost out there where the lights are blinding ♪ ♪ caught in all the stars are hiding ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ if you face the fear that keeps you frozen chase the sky into the ocean ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ ♪ calls you home ♪ calls you home ♪ calls you home ♪ if you're lost out where the lights are blinding caught in all the stars are hiding ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ if you're lout out where the lights are blinding ♪ ♪ caught in all the stars are hiding ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ if you face the fear that keeps you frozen chase the sky into the ocean ♪ ♪ that's when something wild calls you home ♪ ♪ . >> lindsey stirling. thank you so much. 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what's the favorite thing you got that you cherished. >> lunch box. >> new pair of socks. new underwear. i like that. i burn them out during the summer. i was an active kid all summer long. when i got the new gear, that's what i like. >> you burned through underwear. wow. what were they feeding you. >> i did get new stuff. i liked that. >> i liked the big 64 box of crayola crayons with the built-in sharpener. that was the best. it had the one that said flesh. i was thinking whose? >> my kids are still here. next week they go to school. i'm ready for them to go. it is time to get out of the house. we have cabin fever going on. let's go. >> you've been on the them from 9:00 to 3:00. that's what i think. >> let's walk that back. did you realize -- >> your child is right there waving. >> except you. you stay with me. >> look at that smile. >> opening up for the voting for dad of the year. >> there it is. i've been looking at my phone every three seconds because my nieces are headed back to school today. last night i gave them the pep talk. they're like my children. >> what do you tell a 7 and 10 year old for a pep talk? >> don't embarrass us. >> what's going on? >> you might remember we went to universal and hung out and we did our disney. we did everything mostly they really loved universal not just because it's parent company that owns the park. they got to jump the line. >> and got in for free. >> they're going to school right now. their teach social media. >> look at how big that one backpack is. >> look how big the backpack is. >> it's huge. she could have another kid in there. she is carrying another kid in there. >> and then as the morning progressed, we have other pictures. they're all smiles. in front of the teacher sign. and they don't have it loaded yet. within five minutes they both look like they're ready to break out of alcatraz. miserable expressions. >> reality sets in. >> i said, okay, make this great day. own it. i gave them the big pep talk like we're about to win an olympic trial. ice cream at the end. laila says what about a puppy. connection is going bad. >> we got a puppy, why can't she get a puppy? >> because i'm the aunt. i'm the nervous aunt. >> i think of my oldest child was -- let's see, she was 6 years old when 9/11 happened. my oldest child, my youngest one who we saw a second ago doesn't remember 9/11 of course. so i said we got to go down there. we went down to ground zero with my kids. spent the afternoon. looked at the memorial pools and survivors tree and i told them about the day and we talked about it and just i figured that we need to see in new york and we'll get to statue of liberty probably never. >> you'll do it. >> it took me ten years to get to that one. >> and that time you get rid of them and let someone else watch them and it will be fine. >> it is interesting -- >> i'm not ready for that quite yet. >> how long you live somewhere before seeing the -- i didn't see the statue of liberty until i lived here ten years. i lived across from 9/11 and watched it build. took me statue and liberty and could see it from my window. >> it never gets tiring to see that. no matter how good the video or photograph is, until you stand in front of that statue of liberty, it takes your breath away. >> empire state building. >> there's a lot of stuff. the transit museum in brooklyn. my dad worked for transit authority so i put that in there. >> you have a tour guide. >> what did you do last night before you laid out this unbelievable suit. >> i love laying my clothes out the night before. deborah is out of town. the kids and i -- there's this indian restaurant that is a block and a half away from us. we've seen it since we've lived in our neighborhood. we said let's go in. turns out it's been there over 40 years. in fact, it's like one of these original new york -- >> like statue of liberty. it's there but you never go the food. i had the shrimp. nick had the lamb kabobs. >> look at nick giving two thumbs up. >> i can't show leila because i didn't get approval of the picture that i took. i have a 17-year-old daughter. >> are you at that stage? >> she's the photo editor. i'm on my way to the restroom and there is a pay phone on the wall. it says new york telephone. >> is it operating? >> it operates. it works. >> they're all over rio. phone booths everywhere. >> i literally was describing it and nick, who is 14, said what's a pay phone? and so i walked him back to show him what the pay phone was. >> how much does it cost? >> it's still a quarter. >> is it really? >> i think so. >> that's impossible. >> he doesn't know. >> i didn't putny it said 5, 10, 25 on the coin slot. >> i need to know how much. with inflation. come on. >> i don't know. >> there's still a couple around new york. my wife saw one. they're still here. >> that video we saw of you on this thing, what's that? >> that's called fly boarding. you'll see it in a little while. the theme here is the new guy is making a splash. this is the most relentless punishment i've ever undergone. >> what is the point? >> i think the point is to look like that. >> i am in some boots right there. and the cable is -- whatever that thing is, the tube is connected to a jet ski and they jam the throttle and the water comes out and up goes me. >> you're suppo balance? 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>> at actually make the labeling more easily decipherable when you go to the store, one quick conversion you can do, 1 teaspoon is 5 grams. you can do it on your smartphone if you can't do it in your head anymore. and this is an afternoon snack. >> yeah, as my producer said to me, you stick it in for a lunch and you have the child take that to school. >> you might as well hand your kids this right here and have them lick it up. >> when you look at it that way, you would just die if your child ate that at the table. >> we will have to make so many pha modifications in my house. >> two teaspoonser spaghetti sauce. it's 2 teaspoons per serving. not going to break it for the day. let's talk about sugary beverages. this is added sugars. breakfast cereals, anything that goes through manufacturing or processing and another little thing, especially if your kids drink sports drinks, no more than 8 ounces per week, not per day. >> an eye-opener. >> this is the american heart association and this is a recommendation, and you choose to follow it or not. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. coming up next, our boy, billy, making a flash and trying out one of the hottest water sports out there. e acquire a larger dwelling. but the mortgage process has proven to be challenging. not with rocket mortgage by quicken loans. it is the easiest and most logical way to secure financing for your living quarters online. you can securely share your financial information with the push of a button. it appears now is a sensible time to relocate. (whisper) rocket see star trek beyond in theatres. >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 9:26 on this tuesday, august 23rd. i am aaron gilchrist. metro transit police want your help identifying these persons of interest in a cell phone robbery and police say they boarded a green line train on sunday night and snatched a phone from another rider before hopping off, and call the police if you think you can identify any of these people. chuck bell will have the forecast coming up. sunshine and 74 degrees right now national airport, and still in the upper 60s across shenandoah valley, and plenty of sunshine today, and in the 70s in the mountains to the low and mid-80s around town and then the low and mid-90s and staying on the hot side into early next week with almost no chance for rain. chuck, thank you. you can and stay up-to-the-minute with weather on the nbc washington app. the "today" show continues in just a moment. >> billy is the new kid on the block. we want him to mak a splash and leave an impression every day. >> not only did i make a splash, i almost made a hospital visit. i tried out something called fly boarding. one of the fastest growing body sports. it was more like a full body slam over and over and over again. >> sounds fun. >> oh man. this is fly boarding. one of the most extreme new water sports around. riders fly, flip and spin through the air and dive like a dolphin into the ocean. all thanks to a small water propelled hoverboard. think ironman meets celebs like bieber, drake, decaprio, all are strapping on the boots. today it's my turn. my fate in the hand of this guy, jimmy j., owner and operator of fly board l.i. and definite adrenaline junky. >> come on. don't be scared. >> look at the tats. look at the buffness. i'm just a city boy, man. what's the feeling you get when you're up there? >> everyone wants to fly, right? it's simple. just standing up. that's all you got to do. >> simple. just getting the microphone on was a challenge. i think i just pulled a muscle doing that. things got off to a rocky start. >> stand up and thumbs up when you're ready to go. >> but then they got much, much worse. i think roker should be doing this. come on. hit this thing. do i suck. come on, bush. be a man. oh god, you have to wear a cup for this thing. i was determined. in a whole lot of pain but still determined. hit me, jimmy. finally i started to catch some air. oh my god. oh yeah. and after those very few glorious moments shooting out of the water soaring through the feet back on solid ground. where's the neosporin. that is without question the hardest thing i have ever done. jimmy, i never want to see you again. >> are you kidding me? your back was red. >> i got to tell you, some things don't work out. i thought for sure i'll get this for a little while. it didn't work out. i'll never fly board again. i don't recommend it. it's a terrible idea. unless you want to see jimmy j. he's a sweet guy. huge thanks to jimmy. fly board l.i. if you'll give it a shot. roker, you'll be better at this than me. i promise. >> what did you do wrong? do you need core? >> wrong. >> there were people who did it. he didn't do it. >> they are called professional stunt people. >> they do it over again. we only saw them up for a second. he was up for a few seconds. >> i was up for three seconds. >> what's the trick? core? >> just stick with it. y you'll do it eventually. >> up next, the original raging bull, robert de niro back in the ring for his new movie. 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>> he claims that he didn't say it. i'm not going to keep doing this or something like this. then it was interpreted that he said it and said it on the microphone and became a mythological phrase of that night. >> he was a national hero and watching this along the same time watching the olympics you see the national pride. on a different level with a boxer because it's just that guy in the ring. his impact on the country even at his lowest moment, how did you process that? >> it was something very him. i don't want to reveal too much. i also want people to discover by themselves when they see the film, he was fighting for more than just pride. he was fighting for his country and also fighting his feelings of being abandoned by america. his father was a marine stationed in panama who got his mother pregnant and left. a lot of things. there are a lot of players to each fight and especially that fight that night. >> what is your role is supporting roberto, the fighter, as his wife. he's still married to her today 40 years later. >> the nature of that relationship -- >> crazy about each other. it's a beautiful relationship. you think that he was born in middle class family and her father always wanted her to marry someone in a g >> if it wasn't for her, he would be lost for sure. it's a very endearing story. >> he would be loss without this love story between a trainer and his boxer. combing his hair before he goes out. that's strategy. >> that was one of the things that ray did. it was done -- my feelings he did it because he wanted to do it and psychology was to say he looks good. >> i'll comb billy's hair. >> i'm bleeding and you have a perfect part. what's going on? >> speaking of hair, how great does de niro's hair look. >> i enjoyed the film. check it out. >> "hands of stone" hits theaters friday. >> someone else that has beautiful hair, you just don't see a lot of it. i'm going to that's your cup stirring. >> beautiful day. nice and comfortable, low humidity. slight risk of strong storms back from iowa into minnesota. gully washers in the southwest and gorgeous in the pacific northwest. portland, a high of 92 tomorrow, and 80 in los angeles more wet weather in the upper mississippi river valley and perhaps airport delays in parts of chicago and up and down the east coast looking good, and florida will be on the damp side. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> a nice day outside and temperatures are continuing to climb and a lot of the shenandoah valley in the 50s this morning and now in the 60s to near 70 and downtown locations are still only in the mid-70s, so a nice day to be outside today. plenty of sunshine for a remainder of the daylight sun hours, and temperatures will be tomorrow morning and then tomorrow's highs, mid-80s with plenty of sunshine once again. >> that is your latest weather. up next, this next segment, worth it to see the doctor in exercise wear. look at the balance. easy exercises you can do to test your fitness level in your own living room. billy and tamron take the test when we come back. for mature skin. feels so luxurious it melts right in! hydra-nutrition deeply moisturizes with 10 precious oils plus calcium. with intense moisture for intense nourishment. it's the science i trust to help me look like me. toned, firmer, more comfortable. age perfect hydra-nutrition from l'oreal skin expert paris. my perfect age it's right now. and i'm worth it. cno artificial flavors.. philadelphia® garden vegetable. rich, creamy... ...and delicious nothing else tastes like philadelphia®. each year 17 billion toilet paper tubes are used... ...enough to fill the empire state building...twice. toss the tube for good with scott tube-free. someone's finally ready to start her day. time to work some magic. tada. get gooeyflakyhappy. toaster strudel. when you have type 2 diabetes, like me, hi, i'm dominique wilkins. there's a moment of truth. and with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. to lower blood sugar in three ways-- in the stomach, the lir and the pancreas. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. non-insulin victoza® comes in a pen and is taken once a day. 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try lactaid, it's real ice cream, without that annoying lactose. lactaid. it's the milk that doesn't mess with you. spending the day with my niece. that make me smile. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. try super poligrip free. >> do you want to know how fit you really are? i don't. we're about to show you a set of exercises you can do right now that will test your strength and endurance. billy and tamron are up for the challenge. you can tell by the fact billy has his hands on his hips. dr. natalie azar is back to put them to the test. these are exercises anyone can do at home. >> we're making it fun demonstrate how easily you can work out at home but number two, to see if you can do these simple exercises. are you doing them correctly? if not, figure out how to do it. first one i'm going to do, i demonstrated this an hour ago. it's called the popcorn pushup. plank position. hands under your shoulders. you go down. grab a piece of popcorn with your mouth. the whole point of that is when you do a real pushup, you have to get down low. >> billy works out all the time. as you know i'm not a fan of working out. >> do you want to do it on your knees? >> i'll do it the regular way. my point is for people at home you don't have to be buff and working out. >> start out being able to do ten pushups without practicing. >> okay. >> i spit on you. >> popcorn flying there. >> let's do this. all right. in a plank first. excellent. you'll go all of the way down and try to grab a piece of popcorn with your mouth and back up beautiful, tamron. we have to go to the next one. >> that's it? >> straighten it up. one more. >> how many you got, billy bush? >> one more. >> this is your moment. >> i can't do it. >> next one is simple. it's more difficult than it looks. it's balance. as we get older our balance goes. it means falls as you get older. >> you didn't fall. you fell on purpose. you know you can do this. >> awesome. wonderful. all kinds of activities for balance you want to do. billy is having trouble. >> i think the key is you have to go back. you can't just think about it. you have to go. maybe that's better. >> he's showing off. >> this is actually really blowing up a balloon is definitely a measure of your lung capacity. that means how deeply you can take a deep breath in and how well you get oxygen into your muscles which helps in an aerobic workout. don't stretch it. that's cheating. blow up balloons every day like 10 to 15 times and increases lung capacity like aerobic exercise does. you can blow it up. let it deflate. blow it up. >> so birthday clowns probably have -- >> blow it up. guess what? if you get dizzy or light-headed doing this a number of times means that your aerobic capacity is not that high. >> you can do multiple. you're showing off. >> it's going to pop. >> last thing is a karate you can do it this way to the side or this way to the side. the point is can you get your hip above your waist. >> that's pretty impressive. >> thank you. >> very nice. very nice. very nice. >> i should have done that pie. >> let's get back to it. >> the thing is that you actually really want to maintain hip flexibility as you get older. >> show us the right way. front particular you do that way and then side kick is that way. >> being able to touch your toes on the floor? >> that's a huge one. do it without bending your knees. >> wait. he's there. >> all right! >> excellent. >> it's all about strength and flexibility as we get older. it's so important. posture and low back pain is all connected. if you can't do t things, get to a gym. >> you get prize of the day for keeping focus in the midst of all of this. thank you. we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> don't mess up the hair. >> if you would like to raise money for a good cause, you have until friday to get your roker burger at shake shack. $1 from every burger will help no kid go hungry. go to today.com. we have more. >> burgers are awesome. >> we would like a track suit. >> i thought you said do you want to flex it. >> >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> it's 9:57 and i am aaron gilchrist. in headlines, more than 100,000 students in prince georges county are back in classes, and it's the second biggest district in the state of maryland, and you can help by the backpack school drive, just search backpacks for kids. it's outdoor recess weather for the kids back in school da temperatures are in the mid-70s around the metro area for now. we will have highs in the mid and upper 80s, and a little warming trend coming our way, still outdoor recess weather for the rest of the week because rain chances remain low through the next ten days. david culver in buoy this morning with the first day of classes and we will have a live report coming up on "news4 midday." the "today" show returning in just a moment. from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller. >> is that buble. >> it is buble. nobody but me, booze day tuesday, also august 23rd. excited for tuesday. terrific show. guess who is here? 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