tries to explain himself to his patients. and there is crying in baseball. new york mets player shedding tears on the field after being told he was traded. why it was all a big and emotional mix up. "today," thursday, july 30th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i don't usually watch a box of tissue when watching a baseball game -- >> there is crying in baseball. reference to "league of their own." this is a touching story. we'll tell you more about the new york mets player in awhile. what appears to be a piece of wreckage from malaysia airlines off the coast of madagascar. that is 4,000 miles from the plane's last known position. tom costello has been covering this from the beginning. >> reporter: good morning. the australian command center is not surprised that the debris washed ashore so far from the search zone. that's consistent with ocean modelling which suggests that the final resting place is in the on our indian ocean. there's this photograph this morning unconfirmed by nbc news what appears to be a suitcase that washed ashore. we don't know if it's from the missing plane but it's possible. the currents may have carried the debris all the way across the ocean. it's a huge break in potentially solving one of the world's biggest aviation mysteries. boeing investigators looked at these videos of the debris covered in seashells. their conclusion? the piece of wreckage is a wing component from a boeing triple a a flapperon. the deputy prime minister of australia called it a major lead. >> this is obviously a significant development. it's the first real evidence there's a possibility that a part of the aircraft may have been found. >> reporter: it was march 2013 when mh 370 with 239 people suddenly disappeared. radar data suggested the plane made a u-turn off course into the southern indian ocean. but why? search teams have been focussed on a remote stretch of ocean 1200 miles off australia. . the debris turned up closer to madagascar more than 4,000 miles from mh-370 location. investigators have a single piece of wreckage but they're missing the rest of the plane. >> the investigators will look carefully at the component, what kind of damage it sustained at impact. how it left the rest of the airplane. >> oceaningers say much of the indian ocean moves in a counter clock wise. it's possible the plane could be off the coast of australia or anywhere in the indian ocean. >> these large scale ocean currents aren't very fast. it can take months to even years for debris to go somewhere, say, from western australia across the ocean basin to madagascar. >> reporter: this morning one piece of evidence but we don't know where mh 370 went down. >> what looks like a break and what happened today you could see it was a new burst of energy. >> reporter: the ntsb australian information is working with boeing, australians, and malaysians and look at ocean flowchart to see if they can backtrack and find the rest of the plane. they'll be examining the sea line to see if it provides any clues as to the journey this piece of wreckage might have taken. >> all right, tom costello, thank you. a former investigator with the national transportation safety board. greg, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> aviation officials have looked at the footage and the images. they have concluded, i think, all of them this is a piece from a boeing 777 and tom mentioned, there's only one mentioning anywhere on the planet and that is malaysian air flight 370. is it a matter of matching numbers now? >> if the numbers exist, matt. all the parts have data tags. being the part has been in the water for so long, the numbers may be destroyed. they'll have to use other characteristics of this piece such as build diagrams to see the metal and the shape of the structure itself. they will confirm this, i'm sure, at some point. >> let me go to what tom referred to. let's say they do not find the rest of the plane, because that is still a massive undertaking. based on that one piece of debris, can they tell anything more? can they glean anymore information as to what might have brought that plane down? >> to answer your question, no. that one single piece isn't going to answer all the questions. but i think it will answer enough questions especially with the conspiracy they aoriste whod this landed somewhere and i think this confirms it went down in the water. how it went down in the water whether it was controlled or uncontrolled, you're not going to be able to tell that from one piece of wreckage. s it the bott-- it is the bottof the wing and may see it may separated during a controlled impact which is ditching rather than high speed. >> if they can reverse engineer and they can go back and find the rest of that wreckage, those black boxes, the flight data recorder, and voice recorder after all this time, are they of any use at all? >> well, as we talked about months ago, if they find the cockpit voice recorder, the cockpit voice recorder may not be useful because it overwrites itself every two hours. the flight data recorder records information for 25 hours. you would capture, of course, this event, but all that box is going to tell you is what parameters the pilot may have said to the flight management system, and what the airplane was doing to get to where it ended up. it's not going to give us the answers as to why the pilot flew the airplane to that point or why he programmed the auto pilot to fly the airplane to some point that either was in a controlled crash or it ran out of gas and went into a controlled event. >> all right former ntsb investigator greg fife, thank you very much. philip wood was the only american on mh-370. good morning. >> good morning. i can only imagine the mix of emotions you must have felt when the news hit yesterday. can you take me through it what you're feeling this morning? >> well, it's a bit of a rollercoaster ride, but that's been going on now for almost 18 months. i think most of the family members would feel the same way i do until they can verifies it 370 we can't deal with the emotional pressure of trying to make any decisions about it. >> because there have been so many false reports, so many theories over the long, long months. if this does turn out to be the wreckage of flight 370, what do you hope happens next? what do you hope gets answered? >> on the one hand, it hope it isn't because there's a threat of hope. ifs it, i hope it at least helps us find the airplane. that might help us understand what ultimately happened, and i think that we need to be able to trace it back to the source of the parties responsible. the malaysian government allowed this to happen. >> people use the word closure, and i don't know what it means, but in terms of what you've been going through and the hope you've held out for your partner, what does this mean to you if authorities come to you and say, yes, this is the wreckage of flight 370 in terms of your own healing? >> well, a part of the plane is not the same as a body, so i think true closure can only come for sure when you can say goodbye properly. for most of us, life has been stuck in march 8th, so at least some verification of the flight indeed crashed would be a step forward in being able to say goodbye. >> sara, we're happy to have you here. it reminds us of all that was truly lost on that flight. thank you for your time this morning. >> you're welcome. >> i think there's a fine line of a sense of closure and the reopening of wounds. >> it's clear the wounds are as raw as ever. a university of cincinnati police officer is facing up to life in prison if he's convicted for the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man. prosecutors handing down a murder indictment in that case ten days after what began as a routine traffic stop. we're seeing video of the incident for the first time. nbc is in cincinnati. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. officer ray is being arraigned here today in connection with the shooting death of samuel dafoe. s it that camera from the officer's body camera that has become critical evidence. samuel was a 43-year-old father reportedly going up to meet with his son when he was pulled over by officer ray. video from the body camera released by the prosecutor's office showed tensing telling him he was stopped for not having a front license plate. he was asked for the license several times. tensing asked debose to step out of the car. a second video posted on the cincinnati inquirer website reports to be the body camera of a fellow officer. tensing's shows tensing on the ground. the officer told supervisors debose took off and repeats eight times he was dragged. >>s it our belief he was not dragged. >> reporter: joseph, the hamilton county prosecutor called tensing's version of events nonsense and the shooting itself totally unwarranted. >> this is the most asinine act i've ever seen a police officer make. >> reporter: the officer's lawyer said his client has never had nidis plany discipline issu. >> his defense is going to be self-defense. he felt like his life was in danger and threatened, and he was trying to save his own life. >> reporter: in cincinnati wednesday night, there was a peaceful demonstration to protest the killing. for the debose family dealing with the pain of their loss, the body camera is all the evidence they need. >> seeing that video let me know my son did absolutely nothing. not nothing. >> reporter: 25-year-old ray tensing is the first officer in the city of cincinnati to be indicted for murder accused of killing someone in a line of duty. matt? >> thank you very much. we turn to natalie. you have the latest on the frantic search for the two boys in florida. >> the search is expanding and the chances are diminishing for the two teens missing at sea. kerry sanders is in jupiter, florida with the latest on the search. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at this hour a aircraft from the coast guard is right now flying over the search area. there are several coast guard on the water tasked with the same mission finding the boys. it's day six for the coast guard search for best friends 14-year-old perry cohen and austin stephanos lost at sea. >> there's been a lot of rumors the search has been suspended. i want to refute that. the search is still active and open. >> reporter: a search but no mention now of rescue. the boy's boat capsized. even if they have life vests, they likely have no drinking water. what may have helped save the boy is a emergency position indicating radio beacon. here is how it works. i'm going to drop in the water. even if i were unconscious, the salt water would activate with this. we have arranged with the national oceanic agency. >> it can be the only notification you're in trouble. >> at the noaaa control center it took minutes for my distressed signal to show up. >> we can see that the beacon has been picked up by the system. >> reporter: a device that might have made a huge difference had it be in the boys' boat. the beacons have saved 73 lives so far just this year. >> kerry sanders in uptjupiter, florida. a fast moving wild fire has burned at least 3,000 acres. the lake county fire northwest of sacramento started on wednesday afternoon and blew up in a matter of hours. air resources are being diverted now from the nearby fire to help fight the ongoing blaze. the fire destroyed at least one structure. officials say the wild fire is spreading fast because the terrain is heavy with brush and timber. a protest in portland, oregon getting a lot of attention this morning because demonstrators are dangling from the city's tallest bridge. at least 13 climbers are trying to prevent shell oil's ice breaker ship from leaving port where it was undergoing repairs. they are worried about shell's drilling in the arctic and the impact on the environment. the protesters say they plan to remain suspended from the bridge for several days. that can be very uncomfortable. now to the story of a thief and his very unusual getaway car. surveillance cameras captured the crime at the grocery store in belarus. you can see the man taking a seat on the winny the poo toy car. eventual lually the culprit was tracked down and he said he was drunk. >> i believe him. >> there's my car! >> natalie, thank you. this would be the third day of the heat wave? >> yeah. i think we're going to hit 90 in new york. in other places, no question. take a look -- you think about being in the heat. we complain but look at what trenton's bravest had to deal with yesterday. fighting fires. at least ten firefighters overcome by heat had to be resuscitated -- i shouldn't say that -- had to take a break fans, water, it was a cooling day. air temperatures got in the mid 90s. fighting a fire with 70 pounds of equipment that has to be difficult. and no relief in sight. the dome of high pressure is dominating. stays up to the north with a jet stream. so the heat is on top of us and the humidity add that on top of that. your skin can't evaporate. can't get the moisture off because the humidity. it just feels so much warmer. it's going to feel like 101 in richmond today. same in charleston, 102 in atlanta, new orleans will feel like 107. as we move to the weekend, you look at the temperatures stay in the 90s through saturday in new york city. it shifts to the west. look at the temperatures making the way to the pacific northwest. seattle in the upper 80s and low 90s. 90s. we'll get to your local forecast buying a used car can be 90s. we'll get to your local forecast a scary proposition. you walk onto that lot and immediately you are surrounded, like a guppy in a shark tank. it just feels like, car salesmen want to sell whatever car is best for them, not best for me. there's gotta be a better way. ♪ as long as people drive cars carmax will be the best way to buy them. meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day ahead. hot, humid conditions and strong storms this afternoon that could produce damaging winds. high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s and feel like middle to upper 90s thanks to the high humidity. but relief tl. less humidity. cooler in the morning. 92 in the afternoon. the humidity stays on the low side. saturday sunshine7j) of sunshine through the weekend and hot apple humid monday and tuesday. not as hot wednesday. have a great day. that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. coming up the growing backlash against the minnesota dentist who killed sicecil the lion. the letter he sent to his patients. plus coming up in rossen reports. the controversial traffic stops. what are your rights when you're pulled over by the police? 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that's about 64% of the population of those who are killed over in africa are brought here. matt and savannah, back to you. >> kevin tibbels thank you very much. dr. palmer is getting it from every corner. the front page of newspapers, celebrities weighing in. at this stage, is it clear if he has a legal problem or a massive pr problem? >> no one has prosecuted it yet. it would take a motivated prosecutor either in zimbabwe or the u.s. for him to face any charges. his compatriots have faced charges but not him. it if the zimbabwe officials go after him they have to get him extradited from the u.s. >> the question if there's anything to charge with him. >> poaching. >> as you alluded to, would the zimbabwe officials go after him when they care about tourism. >> tourism is a big part of their economy. do they want to deter other wealthy tourists from coming over and engaging in hunting. >> in his statement he said i understand i had the proper permits. i hired professionals. is that a good defense? >> no. normally no. ignorance of the law is not a excuse here in the u.s. any american that goes overseas so you to obey the laws of that country. it's generally not sufficient to say i relied on the locals. >> other people are saying what about u.s. laws. is there any violation of u.s. laws? >> that's a tough one. if he brought any part of the lion back and the lion was obtained illegally, that could be a crime. if any of the $50,000 he paid in zimbabwe went to pay a government official to do something illegal, that could be a problem for him. there's no evidence of that at this point. >> i mentioned the threats, the death threats, the fact he's had to go underground. he had to close his practice. you look at the front page of newspapers. they have basically tried and convicted him. are there laws in this country that protect this guy from that sort of thing? >> boycotts are legal. buts it not legal to criminally harass someone. defamation is a cause of action if somebody says something that is not true. >> we'll see where this goes. lisa, thank you. we have mr. roker here for the weather. >> over 40 million people under a heat advisory or heat warning. creative ways for our friends from "time" magazine. loose, lightweight linen cooling. cool the pulse points. don't eat just graze on smaller more frequent meals. that keeps your body core temperature down. eat to sweat. raise your body temperature. stay cool under the covers. use a water bottle with ice water or bag your sheets, toss them in the freezer for an hour or two before bed and then put them in the microwave and defrost them. that's a good idea. i like that. our friends in florida aren't worried about staying cool. they're worried about trying to stay dry. we have tropical moisture that is streaming in. some places picked up double digits amounts of moisture. it's going to continue this weekend into monday. some places picking up five inches of rain but could be locally eight inches as a stationary front as sets good morning. i'm meters bill henley. another steamy day taed ahead. hot humid conditions and storms could produce damaging winds this morning. high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s and feel like middle to upper 90s thanks to the high humidity. but relief tomorrow. less humid. cooler in the morning. 92 in the afternoon. the humidity stays on the low side. saturday sunshine and plenty of sunshine through on the weekend. hot and humid monday and tuesday. not as hot wednesday. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up next on rossen reports. what you can and cannot do during a traffic stop. jeff? 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"no." >> reporter: i'm not more likely to get a ticket? >> no , sir. >> reporter: what if i want to record this. am i allowed to record this? >> you're allowed to record it. i may have a body camera on myself or my car be equipped with one. first, don't make any sudden movements in the vehicle or reach in areas we can't see. last thing i want to do is think it's a weapon. >> reporter: i say "officer, i want to record this" i take my phone out and record you. >> that's fine. i may have to ask you out of the car. >> reporter: what if i don't want to? >> you have to. >> reporter: so i'm going to get out. i know, myself and i would say this is a regular traffic stop. why am i out of my car? >> i may tell you or may not. >> reporter: you don't have to? >> no , sir. >> i might ask if i can search your car. >> reporter: you don't have to say yes? >> no , sir. >> reporter: even though it sounds like command. cops say "come on, buddy." >> it's a tactic we use. >> reporter: e shouldn't feel bullied to say yes. >> no. >> reporter: can they use it in court? 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he thought he was out on the field. what a sweet heart. >> that's the kind of player you want. he really wants to be with your team. >> absolutely. >> i agree. >> he's been a part of it -- >> when we were growing up guys stayed with a team their entire career. >> yeah, no question. >> people didn't check social media when you were during the game. >> when we were growing up they had score boards with chalk. they didn't even have balls -- >> no. thank you. appreciate it. coming up katie couric is here with a powerful use for youtube after your local news. >> hi, katie. the thing is people think boys are loud and immature and don't care about feelings. but they're wrong. thanks. kleenex. someone needs one. after a dvt blood clot.mind when i got out of the hospital what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital but i wondered if this was the right treatment for me. then my doctor told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots, but eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. knowing eliquis had both... turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily... and it may take longer than usual for bleeding to stop. seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. eliquis treats dvt & pe blood clots. plus had less major bleeding. both made switching to eliquis right for me. ask your doctor if it's right for you. the goodness that goes into making a power kale chicken caesar salad is rivaled only, by the goodness felt while eating one. panera. food as it should be. thover 65 million years ago.rth like our van. yeah. we need to sell it. hi. need an appraisal? 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[ cheers and applause ] >> it is 8:00 on "today." thursday, july 30th, 2015. >> "walking on sunshine". >> you can't not smile when you sing that song. >> by the way, speaking of throwbacks, it's not that far but natalie is here this morning. she's going to sing for us. she's so talented. not only as a singer but actress as well. she'll sing for us later on. >> yes, we'll be singing along. tomorrow we'll continue the singing big country comes to the big city jason aldean is our summer concert. bring your cowboy hat and your boots. >> yeah. and next friday we have the great keith urban. he wants you to pick one of the songs. go to today.com to vote for "long hot summer" "good thing" or "once in a lifetime." >> we have a familiar face hanging out in studio 1-a. katie couric is back inside. we'll go to her in a few minutes. she has an interesting story about people using youtube for personal announcements. >> we'll check in with her in a bit. let's get the top story from natal natalie. a piece of airplane wreckage may help solve the mystery of malaysian airlines flight 370. the plane that vanished. tom costello, good morning. >> reporter: because there's only one 777 missing anywhere in the world, that is malaysian 370 investigators are fairly confident this is, in fact, a wing flap from mh-370. it washed ashore on reunion island thousands of miles from the last known position and the search zone they've been focussed on. oceanographers say the ocean currents move in a counter clock wise fashion in the indian ocean. it would make sense for the plane to have gone down in the eastern indian ocean 17 months ago, yet washed ashore in the west near madagascar. also, this morning there's this photograph unconfirmed by nbc news which proports to show a suitcase that washed ashore. investigators will have to use ocean modelling to backtrack where the debris might have originated. the australian command center still believes the flight is somewhere at the bottom of the ocean in that original search zone off australia. >> just the beginning of a very long mystery. tom costello, thank you. a court appearance today for a campus police officer now charged with murder in the killing of an unarmed black test university of cincinnati officer ray tensing was indicted on wednesday. prosecutors released the vid 12k3w4r6r7b8g9 debose. debose was shot in the head. the officer fired because the car took off, he says. tensing thought he was going to be dragged under it and killed. a small plane crashed and burst into flames at the milwaukee airplane wednesday evening killing both people on board. the pilot pulled up after a first landing attempt. the plane came in for the second time with one wing tilted and it appeared to have hit the ground first. the newest social media sensation is earl pug and beagle mix. he has a permanently frowny face. it's so adorable. his owner posted a few pictures online and animal lovers couldn't get enough. grumpy puppy has his own instagram account. got to start following him now. back to savannah. >> that reminds me of brf? >> oh, yes! >> google it. >> yeah. i won't say it again. >> all right. thank you. there's a new controversy this morning tied to one of the most iconic and fancy accessories in the world. the hermes birkin handbag. why is jane birkin saying she wants no part of it? sheinelle jones has the story. jane birkin is demanding the particular bag be remained amid concerns how the crocodiles are treated. she's not alone in her outrage. it's one of the hottest purses in the world. seen on the arms of celebrities and socialites. they can cost up to $100,000 or more with a rumored multiyear waiting tlois get one. so famous it only goes by one name. >> love it. >> the birkin bag? >> $4,000. >> sex in the city made it main stream but today british singer and style icon jane birkin the muse behind the purse wants nothing to do with one version of it. after peta published a graphic video how crocodiles are allegedly treated before being killed. hermes responded to jane birkin with a statement. respects and shares her emotions and also shocked by the images recently broadcast. the luxury brand also claims that investigation is underway at the texas farm which was implicated in the video. any breech breach -- breach of rules will be rectified. the crocodiles supplied are not used for the fabrication. it's a bag many dream of owning but how does this birkin blowout affect the average consume ensure. >> the question of how clothes and luxury goods are made are increasingly important to customers. it's exactly this kind of episode that reminds viewers to be mindful about how their clothes are made. >> the next time you hit the mall and want to be a conscious consumers, experts advise do your research. >> if you want to be a conscious consumer, you should feel free to ask questions when you go in a store. the more they know about how clothes are made the better they can feel about the purchase. >> there are also numerous websites for consumers who want to be a conscious consumer. i've noticed people are not just worried about spending their money that will harm animals. spending money that may harm workers or the environment. that's a movement right now, for sure. >> we're in a better position to know as consumers what is going into these products. that's a good thing. sheinelle, thank you very much. coming up next "pop start" and the letter from 18-year-old tom hanks that proved he knew he would be a star. ever hear the game six degrees of katie couric? 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>> yeah. >> whoever is a ten speaks first. step two, this is important -- listen to your partner. don't spend the time they're talking planning your attack and respond. >> guilty. >> here is the controversial one. step three, video tape the fight. >> oh, no! >> say here is where you were wrong. >> and then have another fight. >> in the words of sharknado "oh hell no!" . that's a terrible idea. >> can you imagine being the person suggesting video taping it? i can see someone secretly video taping. >> i guess the idea is to say this is what you said. this is how i heard it. >> not going to work. on to a comedy bit that has gone viral. this is from key and fiepeele. they covered teachers. take a look. >> i'm pleased to announce i'm taking my talents to new york city. thank you very much. >> apparent ly she was made an offer she couldn't refuse. now look at this. she looks left dead right. looks past the students with their arms up in the air. spots mac near the back. even though his hand isn't up he's engaged. >> see what she did there? bringing introvert into the discussion. that's teacher of the year there. >> we have things fouled up here. we talk about the athletes and stuff and teachers are important. they capture that perfectly in this bit. >> love it. anybody sleep with their mouth open? >> al. >> how do you know? >> i've seen him on a plane! >> all right, al. >> there you have it. >> let the next video be a cautionary tale for you, my friend. this is micah. when his mouth was wide open, his friend saw a golden opportunity and gave him a tw twizzle. gave him a few more. how many do you think he got stuck in there? >> six or seven. >> eleven! they start putting them in his lap only then did he wake up. he takes a bite and keeps rolling. >> every time i travel with katie she would pull something like that. >> yeah. >> seriously. that's so katie. look at her! she's laughing. that's something she would pull. >> you did that to me. >> yeah. >> remember the photo under the toilet seat? >> say more about that, katie! >> i'll tell you later. >> all right. >> that was my bad, i swear. >> yeah. now on to the boy band going solo in a touching throwback letter. >> one direction star zayn malik is going solo. he said i guess i never explained why i left. it's given me the opportunity to show you who i really am. he then tweeted #realme. we got it. this is the real him. >> is that a jab at one direction? >> he's alluded to that's why he left. he was comprising himself. anyway. simon cowell congratulated zayn on twitter. simon discovered him with one direction and saying wish you the best. on to the touching letter from tom hanks. he wrote it hoping to get his big break. he wrote it when he was 18 to oscar winner director. the letter is currently on display at the beverly hills exhibit. "now, right away i know what you're thinking: "who is this kid?" and i understand your apprehension. perfection! we're still paying to see mr. hanks and will forever. isn't that a cool letter? another pop start quiz. you didn't do great yesterday. we're going to win this win. i'm going to play a song and you guess which rock star is singing it. >> here we go. ♪ free my soul ♪ i know who that is. >> meryl streep. >> yeah. not a rock star but i saw the movie and she was rocking it. >> she is a rock star! >> why are we going to play a quiz -- >> what i believe, mr. roker, you can throw in a curve ball in a quiz. was that that hard? natalie got it. >> it's a movie! >> and it's great. >> yes. natalie wins today. >> congratulations! >> i didn't cheat this time. >> you saw the movie! >> katie, just like old times, right? >> oh, my gosh! who sang the original, matt? >> of which one? that song? >> yeah. >> say it in my ear, quickly. >> this is what katie used to do. point to her ears and she would go oh, i know! that's so and so! up next katie is exploring the new power of youtube. first, al has a check of the weather. >> all right. let's show you what we've got happening now. showers and thunderstorms monsoonal moisture coming out of the southwest. we have at lot of heavy rain through florida. we're going to be watching some areas picking up five to eight inches. there's a front pushing through western new york bringing lower humidity to the northeast but not cooler temperatures. we have 80s and 90s making their way from the mid atlantic states. hundreds in texas and the southwest even into central cali . good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day ahead. strong storms this afternoon. they could produce damaging winds. high temperatures in the upper '80s, low 90s, it will feel like middle to 90s, thanks to the highs. relief tomorrow, less humid, cooler in the morning, 92 in the afternoon. humidity stays on the low side, saturday, plenty of sunshine through the week him hot and humid monday and tuesday not as hot wednesday, have an great day. matt and katie. >> throw back thursday. youtube recently celebrated the tenth anniversary. it's becoming a real reflection of our rapidly changing culture. our palestini katie couric is h >> next year i'm going to take you with me to this massive convention in anaheim, california for the youtubers and 20,000 of their adoring fans. because i want you to feel as ancient as i did there. >> yeah. >> youtube, as we know is the go t to place. one of the things i discovered was the platform is providing a new outlet for so many young people to come to terms with their sexuality and to share it with the world. >> today i'm going to be sitting down with katie couric and i'm freaking out. >> meet shane he's 27 and with nearly 7 million subscribers, hosts some of the most popular channels on youtube. ♪ >> what did you do this weekend? >> oh. >> awesome. ♪ >> but on july 7th, he uploaded his most revealing video yet. >> i am bisexual, and i have said it out loud once before in therapy. >> once i pushed upload and once the first few comments rolled in being like this is how i feel. nobody talked about this. that's when it hit me. it's bigger than just "hey, i wanted to make this video so people stop calling me gay or whatever." this is i'm actually affecting a lot of people's lives. >> he's not the only one. other youtube stars have come out online like hannah. host of "my drunk kitchen." >> part one of the, you know, series of my experience coming out being gay. >> after i came out i remember getting these letters and e-mails from people who are, you know, dads in the conservative south that were like i watch "my drunk kitchen" and you made me rethink it. joey announced it with a music video and a kiss. >> i had never seen anyone else on youtube come out through a music video. i want to do it different and fun and have a positive message. >> the trend may have been partly inspired by the "it gets better project." a place where 50,000 people gay, straight, famous, and not have come to share their stories about bullying. >> i attempted to kill myself. it will get better! i promise. >>s it getting better. but it's still not easy. lgbt youth account for an incredible number of homeless youth across this country. kids who have come out and their parents have literally dropped them off on the side of a highway. it's a frightening prospect for someone so young, but i do think that youtube stars coming out really gives a sense of optimism and hope to that young person who may be struggling. >> do you think people like you -- do you think they're creating an atmosphere that is allowing kids to be more accepting? >> 100%. i think the amount of teenagers that just in the last month since the video went up that i see on the street who come up to me and say that gave me the courage to come out to my parents. i showed them your video and they got it. i think it changed everything. >> i love you guys. i hope this helps, and from now on you know everything about me. >> it's easy to see the upside. isn't there a downside? sharing something so deeply personal with people who sometimes aren't supportive? >> there are haters and trolls out there, matt. for the most part, the youtube stars found that being hon west their fans that makes them even more popular. they have such an intimate relationship with people, and i think in a medium that values sort of unvarnished authenticity it's a boom. not everyone is going to give that kind of acceptance or adoration. so, you know, i think that young kids have to have their eyes >> good morning. it's a few minutes before 8:30. let's get our forecast from bill henley. >> we have a high humidity this afternoon. the potential for strong storms later today. lots of clouds around we see scattered showers. we see storms move in, you see them in the mountains, and the strong storms potentially damaging winds high humidity will help the storms. we are watching the line of showers and thunderstorms in central pennsylvania ahead of those showers. humidity is so high. isolated showers right now just in the northwest. the heat already 80 degrees in philadelphi philadelphia. >> good morning. we are watching a slowup on 95 southbound. you can see a disabled vehicle 23 minutes and then we think that's your only green right there. have a good morning. >> thank you, katie. zplmplts. a hearing for a man who will face a montgomery county judge, earlier, they say he lured the victim outside his home before shooting and killing him. we will have more news. iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. 8:30 now on a thursday mornin morning, 30th of july, 2015. we have tons of people on the plaza this morning. >> new music out now after a bit of a break and we'll talk to natalie and hear from her in a little while. kevin bacon is here. we have a sneak peek at his dark new thriller. it's quite creepy. >> he looks great. >> yeah. we're officially welcoming former white house chef sam kass to our nbc family. he brought along a sweet treat for the summer. >> great! >> first, how about a check of the weather. >> we plan your weekend ahead. wet weather through the southeast florida as well. the heat continues in the pacific northwest tomorrow and also cooler weather through the great lakes. as we move into saturday, looking pretty nice. the rain through the southeast, florida, again, showers through the monsoonal moisture and the pacific northwest -- i should say the southwest. on sunday we've got sunshine in the east. cooler conditions and a little less humid. the rain continues in northern florida and southwest as well. the heat continues t >> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. another steamy day ihead. hot humid conditions. strong storms this afternoon that could produce damaging winds. high temperatures in the upper '80s and low 90s. it will feel like middle to 90s, relief tomorrow, less humid, cooler in the morning. the humidity stays on the low side saturday and sunshine, plenty of sunshine through the weekend. hot and humid monday and tuesday. not as hot wednesday. have a great day. don't forget. any time you need your weather go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com. now it's time to meet some of the people on our plaza. let's go back inside, guys? >> al, thank you very much. kevin bacon stars in a new thriller called "cop car." he plays a sheriff whose car is taken on a joyride by two young boys and he wants it back. >> you didn't touch anything, did you? a lot of dangerous equipment in my car. you didn't open the trunk, did you? >> no. >> okay. that's good. that's good. this is what i want you to do. sit yourself down in the backseat, don't touch anything. anybody comes by you're saying help is on the way. you're doing a special job guarding the car for the sheriff. understand? >> okay. >> good morning! >> this is a compliment. you are such a creep in this movie. you really do the whole creep thing very, very well. >> thank you for that. i appreciate that. >> you can do the sheriff, which is not the same as saying you're a good guy. >>well, no. he's not a good guy, i mean, he's a desperate man. i think he starts out probably his career thinking he's going to protect and serve, but he makes some bad choices along the way and part of what is fun about the movie is trying to have an audience kind of put their own theory together about why he might have gone down the wrong road. >> yeah. this is a script that doesn't answer every question. it kind of lets you -- leaves things to the imagination. in terms of the plot, we told you the two boys steal the car. there's something of value in the trunk. >> yes. >> are we allowed to say what is in the trunk? >> no. let's not. >> there's something that the sheriff wants back. >> yeah. he wants it back really bad. they stole their own cop car. >> they're bothering the wrong sheriff. not a lot of dialogue either. >> no. when i was younger i used to read a script and say i would judge it based on how many lines i had. if i had the big scene, but, you know, i think sometimes as i've gotten older i looked for some parts where you can kind of play between the lines, you know. and i think what is amazing about the film camera is that it gives you the opportunity to see things that the naked eye doesn't even see. it's an actor who has the opportunity to show some confusion, sadness, anger, and joy whatever without saying this is what i'm feeling. it's a good exercise >>well, there's some part of this movie that i want to focus on it's your mustache. >> okay. >> i want to put it on the screen and admire it. i have many, many questions about the mustache. first of all, did you grow it? is that your facial hair? >> this is all smoke and mirrors. we can't divulge any secrets. people say how did you get the kids driving the cop car? and the director of the film says i can't tell you that. i'm going to take his advice. >> i had all the questions. is it itchy? did you have to walk around on your off hours? >> yes. it was itchy. >> are you a fan of facial hair? have you ever had a beard? >> what is sad about that, i can grow a mustache and i can grow whatever this is so i end up looking like shaggy but i can't grow anything on the side of my face. >> really? >> yeah. when i've had side burns in the past, they've been glue ones. and, you know, it's a little frustrating as an actor because, you know, you want to be able to sort of change your look, you know, in terms of facial hair, but i always say to myself, listen, i'm not going to complain because i have the hair on top. and at my age, i'm a very small club. let's put it that way. >> you are, of course, not just an actor but a musician. i saw something cute on your twitter page. the bacon brothers were playing. a gal came dressed up as a human-sized piece of bacon. she comes up. >> we were at macguire air force base. it was a hot day and i see this -- excuse the pun sizzling piece of bacon walking across the tarmac. i said to one of our roadies, just please get her. she has to come up for the encore. it was a lot of fun. she has a lot of guts. >> i almost wore the same outfit today. >> you should have! >> kevin bacon, thank you very much. good to see you "cop car" is in theaters august 7th. it's on demand august 14th. sweet new summer tweet from the newest member of our "today" family. >> neither of us appreciated the comments about the hair -- >> my bad. anyway, about the food. we'll be back. he knows president obama so mind ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. 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[snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. . back now at 8:39 with the newest member of our "today" food team. >> i'm happy to say that sam kass is joining nbc news after advisor to the president on nutrition and white house staff. we'll talk to sam in a moment -- pretending he's not standing here. but first, how he thinks abou n. it brings us happiness, joy, and connection to our loved wuns. the challenge of cooking is great. they say a chef's job is to not mess up great ingredients. i try to live that. fresh ingredients drive the dish. that's when pure goodness on the plate. >> all my senses are active when i'm cooking and i feel great and engaged and happy. i enjoyed my time at the white house for six and a half years. i was their chef and lead the "let's move" initiative. right now this country wastes about 40% of the food we grow. the trends we're seeing with organic and farm fresh represent a transformation in food culture in this country. you can expect me to bring stories about innovation and seeing how we feed ourself. a total revolution when it comes to food in america. from cheese makers and beer brewers to local farmers. food is my life. it's what i think about morning, noon, and night. i couldn't be more excited to join the "today" show. thing are so many compelling stories and amazing people doing amazing things in is an amazing platform to tell the stories. >> welcome to the family! >> good morning! >> great to have you here. >> i'm excited to be here. >> you love great food but you care about nutrition and you know when you start to talk about nutrition, a lot of people young blah. how do you change perceptions? by telling us how we can make life better through food. we look at health, sustainability, technology, and innovation and how it's challenging the future of our food and do it in a fun, happy, loving way. i think that's the difference we can do. >> you're going the usual cooking lessons and et. cetera. >> this is sweet week. i have to get the fruits back. i saw the ice cream sandwich. so we're supposed to get about two cups of fruit a day, if you're an average adult. that's what this looks like. this is about two cups. right now we're consuming about 40% of the fruit we need. we need to double what we're taking in every day. >> we're going to help people get more fruit in their diets. when you buy fresh fruit you have to wash it carefully. >> yep. it's probably better to wash most fruit right before you eat it. if you get your berries wet and put them away, the moisture will help bring mildew and things fast per. >> some people worry about having too much fruit because the natural sugars it sugar. >> you have to worry about that with fruit juice because you're not getting the fiber. sugar is not an issue with fruit. we need to eat more fruit. you're going to jazz up a fruit salad. >> fruit salad is what everybody likes to eat. we need to give it more. i always lemon juice. >> to make the flavor of the fruit jump out more. >> it balances the sugar and sweetness in the fruit and herbs. you can add basil, mint, anything you want. it picks up the flavor. >> i thought it was cute. that's the culinary term for you, sam. >> cute. >> not what i would have gone with. >> you have salt here. would you use it? >> sometimes people like a little salt. when you have sweet, salty, acidity a nice ambulance thebal >> savannah is not an enormous melon fan. likes cantaloupe not honey due. >> that's a little interesting. melons i love to do some orange juice on it. you can put a little thyme or tarragon. i want to show you the fruit smoothy and slushies. >> okay. this is good are if the kids. >> if you didn't want to use juice can you use water or flavored water? >> absolutely. anything to pick it up a little bit, i think, for kids are great. >> okay. >> there's nothing better on a hot day than a fruit slushy. let me show you how we do this. you can take any fresh fruit you want and freeze it. it's best to freeze it on a sheet tray like this. >> oh, so it doesn't stick together. >> yeah. you can also just buy frozen fruit. so either way that works. we're going to do a blackberry slushy. you put these in there with fruit juice or some selzer water and blend it up. >> that's what it looks like when it's done. you have cold soups here. you're going to be a great addition to the family. we're going to chow down but get healthier. >> we'll get healthier in the process. >> sam kass, thank you. coming up next we have the toyota concert series on "today." brought to you by toyota. back now on a thursday. natalie imbruglia is an actress, song writer, and model. perhaps best known for 1997 hit song "torn" it earned her three grammy nominations and mtv video music award. it has nearly 60 million hits on youtube. now she's back with a new album called "male." great to have you here. >> good morning. >> fun to be back in music? the acting thing is great but are you happy to have new music? >> so much fun. i've been doing live shows in eastern europe and it's incredible be. >> the album is called "male" because it pays tribute to your favorite male singers. >> that's right. i'm covering songs from my male artists some from my producers and some from neil young. >> i mentioned "torn" such a huge hit. a lot of artists try to distance themselves from songs like that so they're only seen in a new light. you embrace the song quite a bit. >> i made a promise? 1997 when all the great things that happened to me. i hate when you go to a gig and they don't play the hit song. i just decided i was going to be singing it for awhile. i might as well make friends with it. >> will you sing it for us now? >> absolutely! natalie, take it away. ♪ i thought i saw a man brought to life he was warm he came around like he was dignified ♪ ♪ he showed me what it was to cry well you couldn't be that man i adored you don't seem to know or seem to care what your heart is for i don't know him anymore ♪ ♪ there's nothing where he used to lie my conversation has run dry that's what's going on ♪ ♪ nothing's fine i'm torn ♪ ♪ i'm all out of faith this is how i feel i'm cold and i am shamed lying naked on the floor illusion never changed into something real ♪ ♪ i'm wide awake and i can see the perfect sky is torn you're a little late i'm already torn ♪ ♪ so i guess the fortune teller is right and i should have seen what was there and not some holy light but you crawled beneath my veins and now i don't care i have no luck ♪ ♪ i don't miss it all that much there's just so many things ♪ ♪ i'm out of faith this is how i feel cold and i am shamed and lying naked on the floor ♪ ♪ illusion never change d into something real i'm wide awake and i can see the perfect sky is torn you're a little late i'm already torn ♪ ♪ there's nothing where he used to lie my inspiration has run dry that's what's going on nothing's right i'm torn ♪ ♪ i'm all out of faith this is how i feel i'm cold and i am shamed lying naked on the this floor ♪ ♪ illusion never changed into something real i'm wide awake and i can see the perfect sky is torn i'm all out of faith this is how i feel i'm cold and i'm ashamed bound and broken on the floor you're a little late i'm already torn ♪ ♪ torn [ cheers and applause ] natalie imbruglia. natalie, thank you so much. let me remind people your new album is called "male" she'll be back to sing the first single for kathie lee and hoda in the first hour. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. s it that time of the morning to find out who is celebrating the milestone birthday. here is mr. willard scott. >> hey, new york. we love you. you're the best. happy birthday to mary williams of east north fort the great state of new york. she's 100 years old today and crazy about irish music. this is lovely. estel lrk est est estelle hutchins she's 100 years old and she loves to play uno! this is william moss a handsome fellow from baltimore, maryland. he's 101 years old today and loves baseball. watches it on tv and goes to the game when he can. love them baltimore orioles. this is joe cusato. he make s biscotti. back to new york. >> thank you, willard! coming up. >> what's happening, guys? >> our plaza's got talent. we have people from the plaza. >> you won't believe the talent >> good morning, i'm tracy davidson. we are dealing with ootsdz first alert day because of the heat. meteorologist bill henley is tracking the heat, the humidity and potential storms this afternoon, bill. >> the temperatures are climbing in,er mostly cloudy skies, we're in the '80s, headed in the low 90s this afternoon, the humidity is so high. it will feel like the mid- to upper-90s, later on, we will be watching storms 82 degrees in philadelphia. low '80s now in south jersey. 88 degrees by 1:00 this afternoon. storms later today. >> you can stay on top of the storms later today, get an alert by downloading our free nbc 10 news app. police are investigating a deadly shooting. someone shot a man at the arbor wood condos last night in lyndonwold, still no word what caused an suv driver to crash into this condo. take a look at the video. three people were transported to the hospital. we are working to get an update on their condition. new castle police will announce their pilot program for body cameras. the department will show how the cameras will use and how much the program will cost. meantime, more police officers are controlling hot spots, 14 officers were reassigned to the city targeting gun violence and cracking down violent crime. the number of officers in that unit have been reviewed as a part of the broader restruk structuring plan. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get updates any time on the nbc 10 news app. now back to the "today" show. . >> twhoowhat happened to my son? it's vanilla ice. >> oh. it's the original. >> yeah. >> see what sampling has done for my head? >> that's a better choice. >> i knew you weren't an vanilla ice. >> willie has the day off. "under pressure." the two voices together so perfect. >> how often on your play list do you play this? >> it's on my running play list. >> so that's every day. every minute of the day. it's good to have you with us this morning. we're talking about this mystery surrounding mh 370 the missing aircraft. a piece of wreckage from a boeing 777 washed ashore, and it appears to be from malaysia air flight 370. here is why they come to the conclusion rather quickly. boeing officials and experts looked at the piece of aircraft. they confirm they believe with certainty according to tom costello this is a boeing 777. there's only one missing 777 in the world ands it that malaysia flight. there's a photograph what appears to be a suitcase that may have appeared to have washed up on the same island. s it unconfirmed by nbc news. the flight disappeared march 2014 on the way to beijing. the debris turned up close to madagascar. it's more than 4,000 miles from mh 370 last known location south of vietnam. thousands of miles from the search zone of australia. with the currents, experts says it likely it would have washed up in the vicinity. you think about the intrigue from the documentaries to the news coverage for over a year regarding what happened here. we still do not know but this could be the piece of a puzzle that tells us it's crashed. you know there's a lot of conspiracy theories that the plane landed somewhere, that the people were lost like the movie "lost" now it appears we finally know that the plane crashed. >> does it get any closer to finding -- >> i think it's a very small piece of a huge puzzle that we may never really truly know, i mean, as we heard our aviation expert greg was on earlier this morning and said even reconstruct -- if you get the black boxes and the flight data recording you may not be able to answer the questions. >> this broke during my news hour on msnbc. it was interesting a couple of things. you can see if you look closely at that piece you can see barnacles on it. the experts says it mh 370 because it's too much sea life. that turned to be wrong. it's to point out it's hard to come to a conclusive -- conclusion, rather, to what happened here. one boeing 777 has gone down and this, according to boeing, is a piece of a 777. >> and we had the partner of one of the -- >> the only american. >> sixteen months later the emotion is there. for the families looking for closure -- >> yeah. closure is a hard word. it's really not. >> you forever don't have that -- >> she made that point in her interview. as it stands now, they're waiting for experts to get to the remote location and perhaps provide more information. usually these aircrafts have identifying numbers on each piece, but tom costello reported that because it's been missing for so long and under water, those identifying markers may not exist. >> we'll keep our eye on that. we'll switch gears on a little bit lighter note. a lot of time we have discussions over food and how they're pronounced. >> yeah. >> bringing me the tray? >> i think a lot of -- depends on where you were raised. >> certainly there's a different country. >> yeah. >> for example, this is -- by the way, the website -- what is this coffee drink? >> espresso. >> espresso. >> some people say expresso. >> because they're in the line at starbucks saying can i have my expresso. >> espresso. okay. the yummy candies. >> caramels. >> caramels. >> caramels. a lot of people say car mel. >> there's several people from the northeast -- i'll take that one if it's clean. i'll eat it. thank you. i can't resist the caramel. they say "car mel." >> this delicious appetizer. br brusetta. i won't correct you for that. if you say expresso i'll correct you! >> this is one martha stewart has a different way of saying it. >> herb. >> we all say "herb." the culinaries y iey iey ies -- experts say "herbs." >> okay. >> yummy dip. >> this is the one i pronounce. hummus. >> we say hummus. truly, especially from the middle eastern pronoununciation "hu mus." >> put a little sea salt on the caramel. there's one thing we all agree on -- >> what? >> -- take a look at the classic scene. this is a truism in baseball. >> okay. >> are you crying? >> no. >> are you crying? are you crying! there's no crying! there's no crying in baseball! >> we thought that was the case, but guess what. there is crying in baseball and it's all right! mets infielder wilmer flores was in tears after hearing a rumor in the middle of the game he was going to be traded to the milwaukee brewers. that would bring a man to his knees. >> oh! >> flores reportedly learned about the trade from fans near the dugout and news quickly spreading on social media. guess what. it's wrong! at least for now. after the game mets manager said social media got ahead of the facts. there seem to be talks of a trade but never was a deal. flores is staying in snonew yor! >> he's been on the team since he's 16 and now he's in his 20s. >> emotions got the best of him, he said. >> i want his jersey now. i'm not a baseball fan -- i don't really know a whole lot but i love him now. >> he got a standing ovation. >> what are you getting, al? >> oh, yeah! it's national cheesecake day. this is no ordinary cheesecake. >> it doesn't look like an ordinary cheesecake. >> it's only got three ingredients. >> it looks fluffy like a cake. >> it looks like a cake. >> almost like a souffle. >> take a taste, first. >> you're going tell me after i eat it. >> it's actually a prank. >> i know the ingredients. >> because it's right up there. eggs, white chocolate, and cream cheese. >> just pretend. it's pretty good. >> no. >> it's a recipe -- >> no. >> how about this? it's had 2.6 million viewers. what if i said it wasn't a cheesecake. >> maybe that's that's whats it. if you hasn't told me -- my expectations were cheesecake. it doesn't taste like a cheesecake. i never say no -- i usually don't say i like a sweet thing. it's a psychological thing. >> the chocolate is what i like. i think i prefer the -- >> you ruined it for me. >> we'll place this on our website. okay. you try it out. >> don't tell your family it's a cheesecake. >> i like the fluffiness. >> what is it? 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>> good! it's had ten seasons and they're pulling out all the stops. i love being part of the show. >> it seems like the acts get more and more crazy and intry candidate. >> my special favorite when they come on stage and absolutely not good at all. and then they're like what do you mean i'm not good. you're telling me that you have talent. that's funny to me. >> i love the idea there's a puppet. >> yeah. >> that is a fan favorite. >> yeah. >> he has dreamy eyes. look how he's looking at you. that's interesting. >> he's a cute puppet. you go ah! okay. then. >> why do you think everybody loves this guy?endearing and haa sweet singing voice. i like a puppet. >> al mentioned 20th anniversary. i remember covering the spice girls' arrival in chicago and watching kids stand out -- by kids, i mean, myself stand outside to see you ladies make your entrance. it was a total package. how does it feel looking back at the videos and experience? >> i have so many great memories. i got to tour the world with four of my best friends. even today we all support each other. when you say it's our 20th anniversary coming up, it makes you think oh, my gosh. it has been that long. and hopefully we'll gather troops around and get to do something to celebrate next year. >> it's my plans. i don't know anybody else's. >> get a committee to get it going! >> a "today" show concert. >> yes. >> i think you shoulded do th d! >> come on! >> most of you are moms and traveling and is that why it's difficult to get the band back together? 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[ laughter ] >> okay. that is impressive, to say the least. i'm impressed that we have these people on our plaza every day. >> did you rehearse this? >> i think so. or did you make this up? >> well, yes. >> i knew it! >> oh. very sweet. i like that it's mother and daughter together. >> mel, you're the expert. you do this&1- -- >> everybody is a winner! >> everybody is a winner! >> thank you so much to o there are no medals won for earning a living. it's just what you do for family. but it's hard to build a future if you can't see past today. that's why walmart is investing in the most important part of our company - our people. because a raise in pay, raises us all. this is our promise. farmers of fairlife, we start with delicious, creamy, real milk that's then ultra filtered so fairlife has more protein and and only half the sugar. and never any artificial growth hormones. at fairlife, we believe in better. jill's gobbling up our new bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. and look ben is going for more buffalo cauliflower. everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? 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here is a "today" contributor and host of "house smarts" john from diy and a decorator and designer. good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> as we talked about this can be important when you have the renovation or before you get started, though. i think all of you say talk to your family and friends. get the referrals. lou, you say take it a couple of steps further. talk to the better business burrow. >> -- bureau. >> whether it's a professional organization that the contractor may be a part of, the better business bureau. the references are one of the most important things. people will get the references but won't take the time to call them. you have to do that. >> what about, john, getting bids. lots of bids. how many bids do you need? when it comes to the estimate, how close do the final price of a job should that estimate really be? >> have to get at least three bids. you probably never want to take the lowest bid. especially if it's super low. >> why? >> it doesn't fit. and you have to do your homework. you have to check the work they've done, the contractors before you hire them. listen, if you're going to trust that's the biggest mistake you can make. you have to protect yourself and everything has to be in writing. >> and so the estimate they give you -- >> right on the money? >> they give you an estimate your contract should read that exact number. >> really? >> that's never happened in my case! >>less l lesyou hire many contr a decorator. what do you look for? what is the most important thing people should be asking. >> trust my gut, mostly. i want to know how many other projects are they working on? who is in charge of payments to subs. who pays for materials? who is cleaning up things. who has to file permits? do i have to follow anything up with the building department. you want to know what is going on and what the builder's impact is in the area. i like to pop into the local building department and get a sense who is getting permits and doing work in the area and go from there to start talking with people. >> that's a good idea. you know it's coming from the source directly. john, what about payment plan? do you talk to them about how you break it up? >> it's the only way you can protect yourself. a strong payment plan. i recommend using an aia contract. it itemizes the complete scope of work materials and installation cost. if you see flooring show up you can pay them for that. but don't pay them before you see the material show up. and that's why the aia contract is brilliant. it protect use. >> do you not pay them until the job is how you like it? >> you have to hold back at least 10% at the end of the job. never give too much of a deposit. that's a big mistake. >> aia means -- >> american institute of architects contract. >> a very standardized contract. john brings up a good point. i hear from people all the time they give the contractor too much money and then things go south. maybe it's not done the way it was supposed to be or they stop showing up and say i have given them 80% of my money and the work is not done. >> what is the recourse? >> this is the thing -- so you to remember it's a business proposition. you want to make sure you try to take emotion out of it. this is your home so you're emotional about it. you have to go into this saying i'm hiring you to do this job. you want to stay on it. it can be overwhelming because we're talking about things people don't know about, sometimes. going with your gut, you have to make sure you can work with these people and the lines of communication are there. you want to be able to hold the cards and, you know, hopefully it goes well. because i tell people there's a handful of good contractors in every community. you need to seek out and wait for them. they're busy doing good work. >> great advice from you. thank you. coming up next, we have the travel hacks that could change your life. what you need to know before and when you bundle your home and auto insurance through progressive, you'll save a bundle! 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[ laughter ] >> come here! come here. come here. >> it's all right! it's okay. >> nothing matters. how do we get on >> good morning. we are seeing another first alert. temperatures expectedt to rise into the 90s today. let's get your forecast from first alert bill henley. >> humidity is already high the steamy weather is continuing to blow into the area. mostly cloudy skies, the temperatures are already on the rise. heat, high humidity will fuel strong storms later today. we're watching for some showers. we seen a few scattered showers already. we have already seen the temperatures climb into the middle '80s in philadelphia. 85 degrees right now. a few isolated showers in south jersey. it's the line of storms you see moving if from the west that could cause problems this afternoon. >> you can stay on top of the forecast and the storms this afternoon by downloading our free nbc 10 news app with smartphones and tablets. overnight, someone shot and killed a man at the arborwood condoss in lyndonwold last night. authorities tell us they have no suspect or a motive at this time. >> one, two, three. a banner welcoming pope frances. the basilica is hosting lectures until september. can you stay up to date by downloading a free nbc 10 news app for your smartphone or tablet. you requecan always get the lat with that news app. it is an guire transformation. it's like we have a real home. . >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studia 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> that should be our theme song. >> yes, indeedy. >> thirsty thursday. welcome. we're so happy you're with us. it's july 30th. two women are visiting the big apple, one fedex worker and one who works in her school system are supposed to gate vacation of the lifetime because they are getting ambush makeovers. >> we saw their families down stairs. it's not only