bill neely has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. tragedy with 54 dead, but not the mystery we have seen with other plane crashes in the past year. the two black box flight recorders have been recovered along with all of the bodies. the plane was carrying three babies, two other children, and 49 adults. it took often heavy rain and fog and lost contact. half an hour later crashing into dense jungle on a mountainside. me planes that crashed there have never been found. this one was spotted frooam ts, air. search teams still had to hike for two days to reach it. it was carrying nearly halfee million in cash for local villages. the money not found. the plane totally destroyed. the airline trigana has a deadly safety record. it lost ten planes in 20 years. it is the third deadly air saeter in indonesia in the past year. for peopl ore in this reemote area, planes are the only wayuout. all the dead here indonesian. matt? >> bill ne ely, thank you very much. o t top story in politics, the nhiber of e-mails from hillary clinton's time as secretary of state flagged for tentially classified information. it's topping 300 and the number is expected to go higher. kristen welker is in nevada where clinton is campaigning today. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. questions mount about hillary clinton's e-mails as her campaign urges suppoters not to panic. issue today intelligence community reviewers expressed concern that more than 300 do scuments from her e-mails may have contained c assified information. in a court filing yesterday they asked that the e-mails undergo further review before the state department releases them to the public as partus of nee ongoing efforts to release all of her e-mails to the public. the clinton campaign continues to insist that she never sent or received any e-mails that were marked class fiwd. efis all comes as we are getting our first glimpse of clinton meeting with black lives matters protesters after a campaign event in new hampshire. last week the meeting got somewhat tense. take a look.ou>> look, i don't believe you change hearts. believe you change laws, allocation and resources, you change t way systems operate. you're not going to change every heart. you're not. but at the end of the day, we can do a whole lot to change some hearts and change some systems and create more opportunities for people who deserve to have them to live up to their own -- >> reporter: black lives matters protesters have been urging candidates on the campaign trail to focus on mounting tensions between minority communities and police departments. it is an issue that's gaining traction. still for secretary clinton the e-mail issue looms large and continues to dog her campaign. today she'll try to turn the page in las vegas where she'll focus on college affordability and immigration. back to you. >> kristen welker, thank you. >> let's turn to republican front-runner donald trump and his proposals to deal with undocumented immigrants and to fight isis. how much would they cost? hallie jackson did the math. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. mixed reaction about the new immigration policies proposed by the front-runner and questions about how much they cost. donald trump talks about how much money he has but how much taxpayer money is he willing to spend? we tallied the trump tabs to find out. >> we either have a country or we don't. >> reporter: swarmed by immediate i can't at jury duty in manhattan, donald trump ignored questions about haw he'd pay for the policies he's flesoing out now on immigration -- >> they have to go. >> reporter: on fighting isis. >> go and knock out the oil, take back the oil. >> reporter: on health care. >> we have to r onpeel e peel peel -- repeal obamacare. >> reporter: the candidate known for big money. >> i have built a net worth of more than $10 million. >> reporter: deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants estimated to cost $138 billion. taking back iraqi oil field which means u.s. boots on the ground, $13 billion to $22 billion and repealing obamacare may cost $137 billion in the next decade. trump told nbc monday his immigration plae would be very, very easily paid for. but he dodged nbc's katy tur's question aeout where the money would come from. >> it's something we have to do. >> reporter: the front-runner leading by double digits under fire from one of his biggest opponents, hitting back. >> i think the better approach is to ite with the 11 million people here illegally in a way at's realistic. >> reporter: bush now 11 points behind trump in a new cnn poll out this morning. other candidates like carly fiorina, scott walker are embracing part of trump's plan as they focus on their own immigration stance and shift the conversation to other priorities. frankly, a little bit sick of talking about trump. >> hallie, thank you very much. now to natalie for the other news of the morning and a dramatic blast in thailand, already on edge arer yesterday . >> yet again this morning. tense moments again in bangkok after a second explosion in the capital comes just a day after mo nday's deadly bomb blast that killed 22 people and injured more than a hundred others at a shrine. pier. no one was hurt. surveillance video shows a sudden blast of water dousing away. cell phone video shows the terrifying moments of monday's plosion outside the hindu shrine in bangkok. police are looking for a suspect seen on video near the site of the blast. according to reuters the man in the yelle low shirt you see is the suspect they are after. the irs say it is cyber attack on the agency earlier this year is far worse than they feared. back in may the agency said criminals stole personal information from more than 100,000 taxpayers. now the irs says data on 338,000 taxpayers may have been compromised. the agency said it believes the thieves will try ti use the boformation to file fake tax returns next year. so the irs is now sending letters to taxpayers whose accounts may have been accessed offeringal new identification number to verify next year's return. one man was killed monday night when an amtrak train slammed into a car in central florida. auburndale police say the driver attempted to go around the crossing investigate just before it was hit by the southbound amtrak train. no one on the train was hurt. a couple of robbers in pittsburgh learned the hard way not to bring a machete to a sword fight. the men attempted to rob a store armed with a foot-long knife but the cashier responded by pulling out a much larger sword known as a scimitar, chasing them out of the store. i think he's saying, you call that a knife? this is a knife. >> wow. scary moment more pitcher brian mitchell as the yankees hosted the twins in the second intning. mitchell was facing eduardo nunez who returned a line drive up the middle hitting mitchell in the face. he stayed on his knees while trainers attended to him. mitchell left the game under his own power. he suffered a small nasal fracture and has been released fr com the hospital. >> so scary. >> very scary moment. and an escaped elephant with a nose for a bargain surprised shoppers at a car boot sale which is similar to a flea market in the netherlands. it had escaped from a nearby circus. it didn't buy anything. just browsing. eventually an elephant handler came and led it away. very strange. and a football player whose skills go well beyond the field. look at what happened during a time-out of the arizona rattlers arena football game. the dance squad to the field but you see that guy -- looks like he really knows the moves, right? he knows what he's doing, clearly. turns out he's really not a player. just in case you were wondering he's part of the act. he's a dancer and choreographer named oscar hernandez. every time. he puts on quite a show. don't expect him to score a touchdown though. >> he's good. >> that split was a touchdown. >> i could watch that all day. al, welcome back. >> thanks so much. i wish we could welcome back cooler weather for our friends in the northeast back into the pacific northwest. that's not going to happen. two big areas of high pressure. we have cooler air that will get into the midwest in the next couple of days. meantime in the northeast, temperatures will feel like the mid 90s. cooling down a little bit. unfortunately in the pacific northwest the wildfires going on now. there is so much smoke from the fires that we are seeing air quality advice. so we've got widespread smoke, hazardous air quality through thursday. there is a chance of rain by friday. look at the temperatures. cooler in seattle. portland with record-setting temperatures and as we get into red bluff, reno, medford, oregon, temperatures well into the triple digits. we'll get to your loc imagine - she won't have to remember passwords. or obsess about security. she'll log in with her smile. he'll have his very own personal assistant. and this guy won't just surf the web. he'll touch it. scribble on it. and share it. because these kids will grow up with windows 10. get started today. windows 10. a more human way to do. >> most of the heavy showers that came through the city earlier weakening now to the north of us. one little batch to the north and west, and there's another one in the long island sound area. a couple of hit or miss isolated downpours this morning. it's hot and sticky that wasn't up around 90. watch for isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. late storms thursday and scattered thunderstorms but not as hot and humid low 80s into the weekend that's your latest weather, savannah. >> later today the fda will announce a pill called female viagra viagra. it's the first medication that says it can treat a lack of sexual desire among women. they are using tv ads for a major public relations pitch. >> lucky for you, you have countless medication options that will make you as randy as a teenager. too bad your lady doesn't have any. >> let's bring in dr. natalie azar. good morning. >> i want to talk about the sales pitch. it's interesting. first of all, it's called female viagra but it's nothing like viagra. how does it work? 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tamron is here with that. >> how many times do we say wait until you see this. the guys who tried to wrangle the tiger recorded it all. in the video even they admit what they were doing was ridiculous. it was a different kind of concrete jungle monday when a photo shoot gone wild ended with a tiger on the loose in detroit's historic pack card plant. >> this feels like the dumbest thing we have ever done. >> it started when british photographer david yarrow arrived with fierce models -- the tiger, a bobcat and two wolves, a small detail the plant owner forgot to mention. >> there was never a situation we had to shut down a shoot, had any kind of animals on site. >> reporter: after the tiger escaped from the cage two volunteers attempted to scare it back in using a large piece of blue tarp. >> we want to be the nice guys at the bottom. you have to be the big scary blue thing at the top. >> sounds good. we'll get ready. >> reporter: and a weed whacker. >> let us know when you want us to come out. >> reporter: this comes less than a month after a resident in milwaukee spotted what appeared to be a mountain line on the loose. back in troit yar detroit yarrow said he did nothing wrong posting on facebook. saying at no point were there animals on the loose or out of control as mentioned in social media. motor city residents took it in stride, one poking fun at the local baseball team tweeting, seeing it's a detroit tiger it shouldn't be hard to get him out. the company that provided the wild animals told our detroit affiliate none of them was harmed. this weed whacker -- >> plan b if something goes wrong. >> what do we have? 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>> reporter: then 18-year-old owen labrie is accused of raping a 15-year-old freshman on the roof of a school building last year, the prestigious st. paul's in new hampshire where tuition tops $50,000 a year. its alumni include secretary of state john kerry, former fbi director robert muller, actors, bankers and members of congress. according to a search warrant one of the counselors at the school said there is a horrible tradition at the school called the senior salute in which a senior e-mails a younger student regarding a conquest before they graduate. in an interview with a detective labrie described sexual score boards in which other boys tallied conquests on a dorm wall and on inloo. he denied that senior salute had anything to do with the rooftop encounter with the girl. labrie planned to studilele theology at harvard and said they kissed but he experienced a moment of divine inspiration and stopped himself from going further. a friend says labrie comes from a modest background, was beloved by crass mates who raised money for his defense. st. paul's says current allegations about the culture are not emblematic of the school or our values. >> it would be great if the senior girls and guys could stand up and say these rights and traditions aren't things i want my sisters and others to engage in so we need to stop it. >> reporter: labrie pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault. >> it's traumatic for any citizen to be put on trial for any offense, never mind a serious offense. that's the case with owen. >> reporter: later today, the jury of 11 men and three women is scheduled to visit the school and tour the scene of the alleged crime. matt? >> gabe gutierrez on the story for us. thank you very much. ari melber is nbc's chief legal correspondent. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this young man publically denied having sex with this girl but it is alleged he told another student they did have sex and he knew she was under aged. he went to the police without a lawyer and spoke to them. is that admissible? >> it may be adadmissible. they will debate what he said and some of what he said to the police and his friends goes to what was more truthful than what he may want to deny now that he's facing trial. >> there is a piece of physical evidence here, a laceration that, according to some, is consistent with sexual assault. might this entire case hinge on that? >> it will be the biggest piece of nontestimonial evidence. he said/she said and then this physical evidence the prosecution believes goes to her point that this physical act occurred. he's saying it stopped well short of intercourse. >> now the attorney in this county was heard in court yesterday in an unguarded moment saying that the senior salute, which is what the conquest is apparently called on campus, will play a prominent role in this case. is that a good strategy for the prosecution to put the school on trial at the same time you put this young man on trial? >> it may be. here's why. what the prosecution needs to argue is not that this was highjinks or consensual relations between two individuals that got out of hand or was misunderstood but rather this defendant had a plan to go in and do this with or without consent to someone he knew to be young -- under new hampshire law too young. and the senior salute, this set of traditions goes to his mental state in the prosecution's view. >> if it was a well known horrible tradition at this school, couldn't that be a double-edged sword? if you are the defense don't you say this young lady might have known about it and never should have been in that situation in that remote location? >> that's typically considered a good defense for adults when everything turns on consent. here there are three charges related to consent and rape, three more just about her youth. meaning it doesn't matter what she thought, what she thought she was entering into. it was illegal even if she said it was okay. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much. covington, mississippi. this was the scene yesterday. you can hear the sirens going off. this is from the emergency room parking lot. you can see a huge funnel making its way through the area. fortunately no injuries. there was damage and the national weather service will be going out today to assess the damage and rate the strength. we have more severe thunderstorms firing up around chicago, des moines through the plains. ahead of a frontal system pushing in. the system is bringing in warm air ahead of it. much cooler air behind it. we'll look at strong storms stretching from omaha, st. louis, down to woodward. kansas city, 8 million people at risk. possible tornadoes in iowa and missouri. rainfall amounts, the heaviest up into the upper mississippi river valley. two to three inches of rain before it's over. more heat heading our way. expecting a hive 90. if we get there, that would be four in a row of 90 or better. also one isolated storm, some thunderstorms could pop in the city north and west late this afternoon. warm and muggy tonight. down around 75. patchy cloudy tomorrow, more humid, 86. scattered showers and thunderstorms from late thursday, we'll have them around friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. highs generally lower 80s. it on the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. savannah? 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that's a new one. a passengers' rights group said this is the new tactic to get more of your dollars. tom costello covers the airline industry for us. good morning. >> reporter: how many times have you been among the last to board a plane only to notice all the overhead bin space is gone or your seat was in the rear near the lavatory? if you felt embarrassed to be sitting in the caboose, some airlines bet you will pay to avoid feeling the same way again. if it feels like you are being nickelled and dimed every time you buy an airline ticket you are not alone. >> it's getting more expensive. >> i go with the cheapest one i can find. >> reporter: some passenger rights advocates have a name for a new marketing practice they call upselling. reeling in customers with promises of low fathers and encouraging them to pay for extras from better seats to early boarding privileges. they claim delta is among the airlines taking it to a new low by warning passengers who are about to buy a basic economy seat that they will be the last to board and the last to access overhead bin space unless they choose to upgrade. critics charge delta is shaming customers into paying more. >> airlines are trying to upsell you on things -- pay for your bag, for extra leg room on your seat and the way to do it is to shame you to then pay more for anything extra. >> reporter: the costs add up quickly. earlier boarding, a better seat, extra legroom, checked bags can add hundreds more to an airline ticket. a delta spokesperson tells nbc news the company is only providing pricing transparent si to customers. we don't want anyone to select something they ultimately didn't want to purchase. but consumer advocates say the transparency only goes so far since airlines don't disclose additional fees up front. >> where delta says they will be transparent about what we are not going to get, they are not transparent about how much it will cost us. >> reporter: even ultra low cost carriers like spirit airlines encouraged customers to pile on extras, sometimes using almost passive-aggressive language. not interested in joining the $9 fare club? 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"saturday night live" shared this image announcing the host for the upcoming 41st season. as you see there miley cyrus will handle the premiere on october 3, amy schumer october 10. it is this date, october 17, tracy morgan's return to his snl home that's gotten so much attention. morgan was trending on twitter, many sharing support for the comeback following the horrific car accident in 2014. you will remember matt got to speak with tracy in june to talk about his emotional return to studio 8-h. >> when you walk in the room what do you think of? >> home. this is home. i love comedy. i wonder how i'm going to be funny again. how i'm going to get to it. and the fans have let me know we can't wait for you to come back. we can't wait for you to come back. i can't wait to make them laugh again. >> we can't wait to laugh with you, tracy. meanwhile, he did tweet out this. stoked to be going home, # snl. the season kicks off october 3. when you see the emotion, knowing it's just around the corner that he'll make us laugh it's incredible his recovery and the spirit. that's tracy morgan. >> he said if lorne michaels gives me the opportunity to stand on stage, i will be there. >> standing ovation, no doubt. >> absolutely. >> coming up, a parenting phenomenon, but does it work. a book that promises to put your kids to sleep in minutes. >> have you read this? 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then love at first swipe. >> it's all based on attraction. she's hot. i'm swiping right. >> reporter: we take you behind tinder, the app changing the world of online dating. >> we want every new relationship to start on tinder. >> reporter: and the docu-comedy. >> promise me you will not go there. >> s wh promise we won't go. >> reporter: the new project at has seth meyers,g ill hader and fred ar then joining forces. they join uh in studio today, tuesday, august 18, 2015. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." niet mllning on the plaza. give some face time to the crowd. hav a niceeonouout here as summer is winding down, matt. nding down. >> it's a little bit thick. >> little clammy. >> coming up, jill's got something for everyone on a special steals & deals. doesn't she say everyone is special? >> always. >> including a bargain on the brndacelet right there. >> i like the colorso >>vi pretty. >>. le s go to natalie for a check of the top stories of the morning. >> good morning once again. more help is on the way for ficorefighter' battling almost a hundred wildfires in six states in the west. national guard troops are being mobilize tand hundreds of active duty soldiers will be trained d sent to helpebattl a raging wildfire in washington state. the fire destroyed at least 32 homes and burned more than 50,000 acres. it's the first time the military has been called to fight fires in almost a decade. search teams today reached the wreckage of the indonesian passenger plane that crashed into a mountain sunday, killing all 54 people on board. officials say the plane's black boxes were recovered in good condition and may help explain what caused the crash. the trigana air service planes was on a domestic flight when it crashed in bad weather. new questions about hillary clinton's private e-mails. intelligence community reviewers have expressed concerns that moyo than 300 e-mails from her personal server may have contained classified information. in a court filing, they are recommending a further review her campaign maintained she ver sent or received any e-mails mar ed classified at the time. r thexfirst time ever, two women have successfully completed the army's elite ranger school which is widely considered one yf the toughest combat training courses in the world. the army didn't identify the female soldiers by name. they are described as west poi int-trained officers. they were among 96 soldiers who will graduate friday at fort benning, georgia, with a coveted ranger tag. congrats, ladies. remarkable baby pictures. 65-year-old grandmother in germany who shocked everyone by giving birth to quadruplets has been given the go ahead to take them home from the hospital. they were born prematurely, most under two pounds. the girl and three boys are six pounds now and are strong enough to go home. the retired teacher has 13 children ranging from the ages of 10 to 44. remarkable. >> wow. >> priorities put to the test on monday night in anaheim, california, widhen albert pujols slammed his 32nd homerun over the fence, into the left field. watch the fan in the head t-shirt leaning over to reach the ball with his glove with a baby. >> no, no. >> thankfully didn't drop the baby. but he didn't get the ball either. a team employee did give it to someone else later. with some prompting the broadcasting team and another employee gave the family a replacement ball. oh, man. >> almost lost the kid, almost knocked over the garbage can. >> be car ul when you knock over the garbage can in the middle of natalie's newscast. >> yeah. >> most parents know getting your kids to sleep at night can be challenging. >> there is a book that promises to have your kids in dreamland in no time. how does it work? keir simmons tested it out. >> reporter: bedtime stories. thmee magical end of the day when you connect with your children. an d they -- [ crying ] -- have a meltdown. well, now into the chaos at our house comes a new book from sweden. once upon a time there was a little rabbit called roger who really wanted to fall asleep. it's changed parents' lives. >> is it making you feel tired? >> yeah . >> it is? with its relaxed, ypnotic reading. when thereby will be the best time for you to go to sleep? the book uses bold text to emphasize words or sentence s s in a slow or calm voice. the book advocates sleepy action like yawning and saying your child's name repeatedly. while he was lying there thinking about falling asleep -- [ yawn ] . the author is a psychologist and father. >> some of it is helping the ild to focus on the goal which is to relax and fall asleep. >> reporter: of course for it to work your children have to pay attention. let me read it. perhaps we shouldn't have used the ipad at bedtime. >>wo i can't read it if you keep switching it. >> reporter: the author say it is secret is to keep trying. >> it's mos y about creating a habit. and children are different. some children just want to listen one time to a story and then they fall asleep. some other children want to hear it a few veni.gs in a row. >> repor er: the book has rocketed up the bestseller list. parents are e.r.a. raving about it online. the effects are lost on my children. did she bite you? oh. after all, who wants to sleep when daddy is reading? the kind sleepy snail said to you, you will fall asleep -- [ yelling ] isn't bedtime wonderful? allow yourself to fall -- [ yelling ] >> reporter: for "today" keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> oh! >> i don't care if it works or not. his kids are cute. >> i want keir to record it for me so i have an audio book to fall asleep to. >> you were afraid you might fall asleep reading it. >> i would. >> coming up, the mystery of what happens to your luggage when you walk away from the ticket counter. it's finally been solved. >> plus, is his app changing the dating world for the better or for worse? the man behind the popular and controversial tinder speaks out. >> and it's beauty, style and entertainment d you went to school to learn now. things you never, never knew before. like "i" before "e", except after "c". why two plus two makes four. now, now, now, now. all you gotta do is repeat after me. say... a-b-c, it's easy as 1-2-3. as simple as, do-re-mi, a-b-c, 1-2-3 baby you and me. it's easy to go back to schotl in style with target. yoplait greek 100. the protein-packed need something filling, taste bud loving, deliciously fruity, grab-and-go, take on the world with 100 calories, snack. yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to snack on it. new lipton sparkling iced tea. refreshing tea infused with light, crisp, tiny bubbles. for a taste that lifts you up. you ever think about how the cement of your driveway... ...connects to the ends of the earth? 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i don't know. i would feel -- >> you have to know what stuff costs. you don't want to stiff the waiter. >> i think a lot of people will say, okay, that's a bargain, i can pay less. then people like us will feel guilty and pay more and hopefully the law of averages works out for the restaurant. >> what would you pay for a fast food cheeseburger? like mcdonald's or burger king. >> five bucks. >> but a gourmet new york burger? >> five bucks. >> 30. >> midnight on saturday night, $20. >> good for the owner for doing that. >> you know when you're in a public restroom, look at the photo. >> mind the gap. >> buzzfeed is asking america, why are there huge gaps at the edge of toilet doors? people are cringing at the thought of someone walking by, making eye contact with you. >> it happens. >> okay. sometimes people go to great lengths to be sure it opportunity happen. have you thought about putting in toilet paper to fill the gap? >> why would anybody walk by and make eye contact. >> you're trying to see if it's. >> look for feet. >> the rule is to look under but your eye gravitates. >> then you have people looking out at you. whoa! >> it's the worst. you want to dissolve. >> i can give you five things worse. >> probably, yes. >> do you know what you make eye contact with? these ladies in times square. they are grabbing attention. >> really looking at their eyes? >> there are female performers walking around topless. >> okay. >> that's right. perfectly legal. they are covered in body paint but some city officials say it's not enough. they deemed it inappropriate for the families, especially kids that trek through times square every today. now some comes probably in trouble for posing with those women. they were in the paper this morning. a source telling "the daily news" it could be conduct unbecoming a police officer. what do you think of the practice? first we have the naked cowboy, the guy in his underwear with a guitar. now women toplessle with body paint. what do we think? >> i'll tell you what my kids think. whoa! >> matt had the same reaction. >> no, i think it's bad. >> they have racy t-shirts. i was walking around and there was a t-shirt with a swear word. if you're walking through times square with your 5-year-old who can read and there is this -- >> i think -- >> you can't walk around naked. >> those seedy-looking mascots. to me that's traumatic to kids. >> the ones who get in fistfights. >> exactly. >> have you ever wondered what happens to your luggage after you check it at the airport? >> i don't want to know. >> an airport in amsterdam strapped a camera to a bag and traces the roller coaster ride through the maze of airport sorting systems. you see the robotic arms lifting the suitcase. the video goes on and on. >> remarkable. >> it's cool. i'm glad my suitcase is having a good time. >> they ought to make a roller coaster ride. >> natalie will ride the suitcase down. >> put natalie on it. >> tamron? >> bungee natalie on. >> jenna is screaming, mommy! >> sean diddy combs talks about the confrontation with his son's football coach. tamron? >> first up sean combs finally speaking out about the altercation with his son's football coach which led to diddy's arrest last month. he allegedly took a swing with a kettle bell. diddy said it boils down to something almost any parent can understand. >> when you have a child that plays sports you're giving your child up to the coaches. you have to be able to take a lot. as a combs, my sons have to take a lot. can't have no soft skin. at the end of the day it's just about communication. i went there to communicate. i can't speak about anything else that happen. >> was there a kettle bell involved? >> i went there to communicate. >> what we have here is a failure to communicate when there is a kettle bell -- adding to that he's not sure if he's allowed back on his kid's college campus. he's been called a helicopter parent and other allegations of the behavior. next, heidi klum is the latest target of donald trump's insultfest. she's not mad. she's getting a laugh out of it. trump told the "new york times" that heidi klum, sadly, is no longer a 10. she posted a video of a guy in a trump mask revealing she's a 9.99. the video ends with # heidi trumps trump and added # beauty is in the eye of the beheld. >> good for her. finally, i didn't sleep because of this. the reason people are kicking themselves around new york city, steve wonder's big surprise for his fans. you can feel it all over >> it may have been sweltering outside, around 100 in the northeast according to al roker. that didn't stop stevie wonder. he performed not one, not two but three surprise shows in three cities -- d.c., fill philly and new york, all for free to celebrate the beginning of his fall tour, kicking off next month. on social media, stevie wonder will have a surprise concert in new york. i read it and followed it when he was in philly. i thought he would be in new york tuesday. i thought he wouldn't perform three concerts on the same day. twitter started blowing up in the evening. spike lee, people tweeting. there was stevie wonder at central park for a free concert. >> amazing. >> can you imagine? >> we're going. >> november is concert day. go on down to madison square garden. >> that would have been nice. central park. would have been so cool. >> iconic night. tamron, thank you very much. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> we have the tropics starting to heat up hotter than the fourth of july. 700 miles south-southwest, the cape verde islands, moving west at 12. we are watching this thing n. the next five days got a 90% chance of development. as we put this into motion, give you an idea where it's going. we have the spaghetti strands, models and the plots. can be anywhere along the caribbean. headed to the east, we'll see if it holds together. we're going to watch this. closer to home, wet weather from new england down into the gulf coast. slight risk of strong storms central iowa to northern oklahoma. out west, the heat continues. temperatures in the 90s near 100. interior sections of the pacific northwest. al, muggy morning out there. a few showers pep erg the five boroughs in and around the city. just to the west in places like hoboken and looks like southern queens seeing a few showers. nothing terribly heavy, but nonetheless, a quick burst of a downpour. can't be excluded from the forecast in the morning hours. a little brat laker today. clouds and sun. high temperature near 90 degrees. watch for an isolated storm late, and then tomorrow best chance of storms inland. 86. knock down temperatures to low 80s into the weekend, but showers out there through the forecast. and that's your weather, signed, sealed and delivered. >> nice one, al. way to go. now to our summer of secrets. day two of the look at digital dating. >> we are taking you behind the scenes at tinder, the company that helped mobile dating go main stream and the subject of recent controversy. ronan farrow is here. >> i had separation from yesterday. >> we missed you, too. >> let me give you a number. 1.7 billion. that's how many times every day tinder says its use rs swipe on the app to find potential mates. the rise of digital dating could be the biggest change to how we pair off since marriage emerged as a social contract. is that a good thing? the brains behind tinder seems to think so. at first glance it looks like any other tech start-up. code flickering across computer screens. the occasional rubik's cube and plenty of late night programmer food. what's being built behind these walls one scientist called unprecedented from an evolutionary standpoint. >> we are changing the world in that we are bringing people closer together and enabling connections that never would have otherwise existed. >> reporter: he said 8 billion connections so far and counting. these are the headquarters of tinder. one of the most popular dating apps in the world. and the inventor of the icon nick dating app swipe. >> swipe right. >> it's a match. >> reporter: the premise is simple enough. based on your location, tinder gives you what looks like a deck of cards. if you are interested, swipe right. if not, 'tis card it to the left. if you both swiped right, you're a match. you can start talking. there is not much information except photos. many offer no bio at all. what made you confident that it would be enough? >> i think you have less information to go by in the real world. a lot of times all i have is somebody's physical appearance. on tinder, you have a variety of photos that represent a story about the person. a lot of the science behind doing that sort of matching was developed in the e-commerce world for things like amazon or ebay where you are trying to find the right product. >> reporter: dan gould program it is algorithm that determines who you see on tinder. >> it looks on who you swipe on. you never had to say "i'm into skiing" but if you swipe right on every person into skiing it will figure out, oh, well, you are interested in that. >> the more you swipe, the more information we use to make better recommendations the next time around. >> reporter: such as? >> i can't go into too much detail. say we pay attention to the details of what you are swiping on. >> reporter: also paying attention -- critics who charge that tinder isn't expanding relationships, it is making them disposable. an explosive article in "vanity fair" describes tinder's high tech low commitment swiping culture as a dating apocalypse. how do you respond to the press that describes tinder as a hook-up app? >> it's more fun to focus on a narrow part of what tinder means to the world. it's more can he recall ontroversial. if you talk to the users, not the one out of 100 people "vanity fair" found. you will hear something different from the perception or how the press wants to portray it. >> reporter: tinder introduced us to three of the most right-swiped profiles in los angeles. all spoke to the idea that deep down tinder culture can be a little shallow. >> it's based on attraction. oh, man, she 's hot. i will swipe right. >> show me what you look like. most of the time i don't flip the card. >> of course it's creepy. you're saying yes or no to people's faces. >> reporter: plenty felt the possibility outweigh the perils. tinder points to couples like kaitlyn and jason who went from swiping right to getting engaged. >> i don't think we knew what we were getting to. it worked for us. >> one day our kids will tell their kids, our parents met the old fashioned way -- on tinder. >> reporter: for sean, it's just the beginning. >> we want every new relationship to start on tinder. if we were solving that problem for single people, believe me, that's a lifetime of conquests. >> just days after we visited tinder the company made headlines with what a lot of people called a twitter meltdown responding to the critical article with a string of tweets slamming the magazine. tinder is growing fast but has plenty of nay sayers. getting past them falls now to sean rad, the tinder cofounder you heard from. days ago he was reinstated as the company's ceo. >> a lot of imitators at well. >> a lot. we are looking at different facets of that tomorrow. actually tomorrow in particular we are drilling down on the gender war. a lot of companies wrestling with the fact that guys aren't as selective on the platforms and some trying to respond by getting women in the driver's seat. we are looking at bumble which is trying to do that. >> it's been an education, ronan. >> signing up? >> we are in the learning phase. thank you. coming up, an snl reunion going on in the orange room. we'll catch up with seth meyers, bill hader and fred armisen. work it. boom. live look, the george washington bridge. 8:26 on this tuesday morning. good morning, i'm michael gargiulo. the nypd released security video showing a violent purse snatcher in action. the video shows the suspect tackling a woman in the vestibule of a building in morning view heights. this was actually last month. that woman fought back. the man still got away with her purse. police found it with everything inside but the suspect still on the loose. call olice have you have any information. now the morning commute. lauren scala. emergency maintenance by kennedy boulevard causing delays by the outbound link coln tunnel. inbound, delays. at the george washington bridge. once you're off it heading down the west side highway, delays because of an accident bip y 96th street. weather, hot and hazy. chance for more showers. 90 the high. tomorrow, a chance for showers with a high of 86. thursday storms late into the day. 83 for the high. friday, scattered showers, temperatures in low 80s. saturday, more showers. high of 82. coming up on the "today" show, from the new film "learning to drive" it's oscar winner sir ben kingsley. other updates coming up in a half hour, and we hope to see you then. >> wrangler. >> good morning. >> we are back 589:30 on a tuesday morning, the 18th day of august, 2015. nice big crowd on the plaza this morning. getting some hellos from natalie. by the way, tomorrow morning, we expect a bigger crowd. we have lil mix on the show tomorrow. they just picked up a teen choice award as music's breakout artist group. they will be here for a live concert. >> coming up, three guys who are very familiar to 30 rock. seth meyers, fred armisen and bill hader. >> and a big day for bargain hunters. up to 80% off jewelry, toys and more. it's jill with another epic steals & deals. . al, we announced monday you are ready for what's described as an epic adventure. >> i'm excited about this. we are teaming up with the travel channel to give lucky viewers the trip of a lifetime. two fans from on the plaza will join me on what we are calling an epic adventure. if you are coming to see us tomorrow, bring your passport. >> they leave from here? >> we are leaving from here. bring your passports. go to today.com/visit to rsvp. >> do they know where they are going? >> they don't know and i don't know. >> did you pack a suitcase with clothes? >> just pack a suitcase and we'll steal clothes from other people. >> a 24-hour adventure? >> more than that. >> we have a lot of questions. >> they will all be answered tomorrow. >> prepare for a couple of days. >> we are blindfolding people. it will be unbelievable. in fact, we are picking people off the plaza against their will. >> don't bring your passport then. how about a check of the weather? >> very exciting. i'm serious. bring your passport. check out what's happening today from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast. showers and thunderstorms, a risk of strong storms from the mid mississippi river valley to northern oklahoma. the heat continues in the pacific northwest. tomorrow, we've got more rain from the great lakes, stretching into the midatlantic states back into texas where we need the rain. heat continues in the pacific northwest. fire danger still hanging out there. temperatures a little cooler as you get into the southwest, although 107 in phoenix, 108 in lost wages. here's a look. all right. 81 now in middle village. 74 in the park. rain cooled. in the basin, and a few showers lingering in parts of the area. mainly in and close to the city. most folks in the 70s now. cloud and hazy sunshine. showers diminishing now. camping a break in the action through the middle of the day. pop-up showers late in the day. storms and shower inland. scattered showers and storms thursday. stay in the low 80s in the weekend but stay with a risk of scattered showers and thunderstorms. and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks so much. these guys can't stay away from each other. after successful runs on "saturday night live," seth meyers, bill hadder and fred armisen are teaming up for a new series called "documentary now" parodying some of the most iconic documentaries of all time. >> do you know i could have gotten married? i could have. but every boy i brought home -- do you remember the czech count? he played violin. mother got hid of him in 15 minutes. >> his family was pennyless. >> he proposed to me from that tree. >> please. >> a dog chased him up it, but he still proposed. >> something wrong with each and every one of you. i want you to know. >> yeah. >> i want to know who the ringleader was. >> it was based on a sketch we did our last year on snl together, history of punk. bill suggested it would make a good show. sort of parodying documents. >> do you have to be a documentary buff to get the joke here. >> i don't think so. >> no. if you are a documentary buff you will enjoy it more. but we definitely wrote it so you didn't have to know the source material. >> what we were just watching i watched yesterday. i loved it. these are the van kimpton ladies, vivi and little vivi. tell me about them, fred . >> it's based on the people from oak okay gardens. it's actually scripted. >> seth wrote that. >> this is all scripted? >> seth wrote it. we are not improvising at all. usually when you get them you do it once as written and improvise, but it was so good. what seth wrote was so good. >> to me it was a little bit like gray gardens meets "psych tlo." fair? >> very fair. >> if there was an emmy nomination for this, i think it should go to the wardrobe person for your outfits. >> incredible. >> i had 33 dhaeng changes in a 20-minute thing. >> at the very beginning we talked about it. we picked documentaries we wanted to mess with. as soon as "gray gardens" came up we wanted them to look like that. >> sweat pants on his head. >> which we actually had. >> do these things work well because you have the shared experience of snl? >> 100%. >> i think so. >> yeah. >> every step of the way. the writing, performing, everything. >> we worked with directors from snl, reese thomas and alex bono. >> unreal. >> fantastic. >> we had so many things going on so we had to have a project where everyone knew the same shorthand. we couldn't silt in t in a room together for a month. >> the whole show was written via e-mail. we were in the middle of casting and everything. we said, i don't think it's working. let's throw it out. we said, we have snl training where we can do something in 48 hours. >> take it from me, it works. just reaction before you go. snl announced some of the hosts for the coming season. one of the names that jumps out obviously is tracy morgan in the middle of october. >> so happy. >> do you want to see it? >> i would love to. i can't think of a more fitting place for tracy to make his return. >> it's really, really wonderful. >> this is called "documentary now." sat in front of my computer yesterday laughing like an idiot alone. it's great. itpre premieres thursday at 10:00. >> i wish we had a life feed of you watching. >> up next, beauty, style and entertainment. something for everyone on steals & deals. fist on first on a tuesday morning thi my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. this is the view i had of her in the nicu. my tip to you is speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. you can quit. talk with your doctor. for more help call 1-866-ny-quits we are back. it's 8:39. time for jill's steals & deals. must have items from beauty sets to beach reads and deep discounts. jill martin is here to reveal all. >> i can't believe we have only a couple of weeks for beach reads. you have to read them all in one day. >> get them at a good discount. tell me what we start with. >> starting with beauty, this is the cosmetic skin care set. retail is $200. four-piece essential regimen kit. exfoliating cleanser, moisturizer with spf, exfoliating treatment and mixing crystals which you mix in with the moisturizer for firming and rejuvenation. >> okay. >> contains no chemicals or harmful additives. retails for $200. the deal is $48. that's 78% off. >> you get all of that. what about the spa set? 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>> it's a secret on today.com. the deal is $40 for the retail. the deal is $15 including shipping. 63% off. >> great. love it. let me run through the products. we have skin care, the spa sets from urban body care, laggo clutches or wristlets, ipanema bracelets, novel sets from penguin random house and the thomas the train book and train set. go to the steals & deals page at today.com. jill, thank you very much for my new bracelet. up next, how to transform your life by looking at the brighter side. first, this is "today" on nbc. when was the last time you stopped to reflect on things you are grateful for. what a difference it can make in "the gratitude diaries" from janice kaplan. she also captured the thoughts of famous faces. >> gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. >> i express gratitude. >> every which way. we all have it. >> my life is incredible. >> i have no superstition about expressing gratitude. it's important. i start and end every day with a moment to be grateful. >> i have great moments of gratitude for the things i have in my life. >> i write down ten things i'm grateful for every day. i always start with my kids. >> i have one answer. the health and well-being of my children. that's it. >> i love my job. i love the opportunities i get. getting to do it is profoundly meaningful to me. >> usually before i eat a meal i list things for which i'm grateful. >> gratitude keeps me believing. i'm grateful. >> i would be a horrible person if i wasn't fwratful. i'm living my dream. >> i stop and pinch myself all the time and think, wow, look at what i have been able to be a part of and people i'm working with and everything. you know, trying never to feel too comfortable with it. >> we are surrounded by things that the plaza crowd is grateful for. great to see you. >> great to see you, matt. >> did anything surprise you about gratitude and expressing it? >> i realized how important it is to express it and how bad we are at doing it. we saul say we are grateful but we never remember to tell for them. this. the day goes by quickly. if you don't do it the next day happens and you still haven't done it. you want people to keep a gratitude diary. >> write down one thing every day that you are grateful for. it will change how you look at the day. you will start thinking during the day, maybe i'm grateful for that. >> if you try to write a gratitude letter, what do you want to write -- one every day? one a week? what's the purpose? >> gratitude letters have been found to make you happier for weeks afterwards. find somebody who's done something nice for you in the past. a teacher, clergy person, the guy who gave you the fist job. thank them. >> it is important in this era of social media. >> right. >> use it for good. >> for positive. >> use it to express positive things as opposed to venting on negative things. >> make it something the family can do. it's tuesday. make it photo tuesday. put up a photo of something you are grateful for. >> i imagine you department wake up and decide to write a book about gratitude. was there an event that inspired this? >> it was naive ew year's eve.w i wondered how to be happy. i was happy. i was fine. how could you make things special? i realized about it was my attitude not events. >> what about the work place? how can expressing gratitude make us happier at work? >> hugely. we want to be appreciated. the paycheck is nice but we want to be appreciated. people say they work harder if a boss appreciates them. we can be nice to each other. if it is not coming from the top, tell somebody wo works with you how much you appreciate them. >> you set out to do it for a year. >> wouldn't give it up. >> it's a fantastic idea. thank you very much. >> thank you. the book is the gratitude diaries. up next, nick cannon will preview this week's rounds of "america's got talent." fist on a tuesday morning this is "today" on nbc. who is marking a mmlestone rthday? let's find out from mr. willard scott. >> how sweet it is to be part of the great "today" show for smucker's. my favorite sponsor. happy birthday to maggie. this is for you, my dear. maggie agnew from boonsville, mississippi. drinks three cups of coffee a day straight. no fooling around with cream or sugar. ruth wilson is 103 from springfield, missouri. she loves all sorts of things. rode an alligator as a kid. i don't know about that. louis callamati from down the road. he's 100 today and loves to garden. marvin strong from rogue river, oregon. he's 100 years old today. loves to collect antiques. maybe i could be in his collection. okay, that's it. that's all for now. we'lnt see you later. >> all right, willard. thank you. >> look who's near. nick cannon, host of nbc's "america's got talent" with a preview of the next round of li.ve shows from down the road, radio city music hall. good to see you. good morning. >> always a pleasure. >> do you know what i love when i watch? my family is addicted to the show. you're a cheerleader for all of the acts. you make everybody feel good whether they are a smash or a bomb. >> right. you know, i just believe what they tell me at the end of the day. if they tell me they're the greatest thing, let's go. you're the greatest singer, the best ventriloquist, whatever it is. that's what i'm there for, to motivate them. someone on stage understands the idea of -- it takes so much courage just to step in front of people. i'm rooting for them already at that point. >> now we are in the live shows. there is extra energy. we were there last year, i jess. we got to see for the actswti's so exciting and terrifying and exhilarating. >> especially the radio city music hall. it's live television. anything can happen. these acts are stepping up. is is our best season, season 10. >> was anhere one last week you wish america saved? >> i'm a sucker for the kids. the geotleme. with their little hats. we have so many more amazing acts. you hate to see the young kids go. you have to remind them that's what it's about. this is just a television show. your life will be amazing. embrace this period. but the kids always touch me . >> you look great. >> thank you. >> you were in the hospital, i believe, two weeks ago. >> yeah. that was my summer vacation. >> what happen? >> i have lupus'snd with that condition it can flare up. you just deal with it. we all have to deal with ttthing.erkind of went down for a little bit. i'm back to tip-top.uos>> grs. for you. >> take care. >> hospitals are never fun. >> you're working too hard. we are glad to see you. "america's got talent," live shows, 8:00/7:00 central on nbc. we'll be watching. >> just ahead, sir 8:56 on this tuesday morning, following breaking news. an accident involved an nj transit bus. it happened in jersey city. outside lincoln park, just east of the hackensack river. the bus apparently crashed into several p ked vehicles at that intersection. 13 passengers werl on the bus at the time. some were hurt. the extent of the injuries is not known at this point and no word exactly what caused this crash. emergency responders are there on the scene right now. we also have a crew there gathering more information and will bring you more details throughout our morning. > meantime a check of weather. heat wave continues. 90 the aigh. a chance for ore showers. to night warm and humid. 75. tomorrhe, a chance ofsshowers. 86 and thursday s ttorms late in the day. 83 degrees. this is "today" on nbc, the supplies you need to get your kids prepared for this upcoming school year, almost here. another local update in 30 minutes. meantime, enjoy your morning. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. p get your first month' s payment r plus five years wearr and tear coverage. p make the most of summer... t with volvo. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. this morning on "today's take," oscar winner sir ben ngsley on his new movie and the music that omuld have made him a rock star? then the must see video of the day. you will never guess what happens next. and from the new thriller "zipper" patrick wilson is here. all thdt and more coming up r-right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, thlsis is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning, august 18th, 2015. al along with natalie, tamron. willie is off. our morning jam since i'm just oming off my w end it's the weeknd, "can't feel my face." >> my son cranks this song. >> yes. >> my husband was going to change the channel. luke was like, no! love that song! we tonight know what it means. >> he was in studio and it's cold. he can't feel his face. >> that's tne good hing about having the kids older. they keep you hip with the music. >> they do. sometimes i'm not sure if the lyrics are what they should be singing along to. it's a good tune. >> as long as it's on the radio at least there is a radio edit version of whatever it is. >> it's on hits 1. >> it's interesting what they will blur on radio or buzz out as opposed to what they don't. i'm flummoxed by that. >> i will stumble on a cable show a they say certain words. i know it's cable. should you really say that? i don't know. the song is the jam. >> we'll play stuff in the kitchen. i feel like my neck is hurting. >> she's 16? >> 17 in november. but nick is in the kitchen, too. okay. just put on the head phones. >> you have the dad whiplash? >> yeah. >> what does she do in response? >> just -- >> turns it up higher? >> she's respectful. turns it down and then goes upstairs. >> yesterday you were both on assignment. you were on a vacation day. it was a beautiful moment. i know you saw it. coleman singleton in the south carolina massacre at mother emmanuel episcopal church at the shooting in june. he's a baseball star. >> sure. his mother is his angel. he got to meet alex rodriguez, brett gardener and dellin betances. they surprised him as part of the hope week. look, he gets to throw on live television. here is what chris said to wnbc about the surprise he experienced. >> i lit up more than times square. that was amazing. >> aw. >> the players hung out with him. he's walking around new york with yankees, the stars of the te . they had lunch. his family, siblings were there. then the dream, the icing on the cake. he got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in the minnesota twins yankees game. >> good pitch. >> guess what. the yanke s won. they were presented with a generous check for their mother's memorial fund. he had a chance to really bond. it's funny. off camera, it was a big surprise on live television. your mind is thinking but your mouth isn't moving. he was in shock. a-rod pulled him over and said, you know, you get to the come to thste dugout, the locker room. you can hang out with us. he said, really? i m? >> the yankees do hope week every year. you see kids who really just need the hope. here is a kid who's hurting. >> truth be told, they have publicized this week. they do so much. all the players do so much throughout the year in their communities. >> we should give it up to major league baseball thr ghout the city. they have different programs like that. we highlight the yankees. they do a great job. chris is so deserving. we root for him and his spirit love. the social media reaction on the w bsite was amazing. you could feel it through the television. >> and they got to meet john cena, too. he does so much for charity. >> he's amazing. >> he'll be back on thursday. >> stick around like that. >> you're an amazing style man. >> thank you. >> first of all, john cena's jacket was beautiful. he said he has to take three jackets and combine them into one because he's so wide. but his waist is the size of ours. it's a pencil waist. >> crazy. >> isn't it? >> he's a triangle. >> we have an incredible story. >> we need john cena for this. >> he could have done this. this is a great example of when siri works. it can save a life. a teenager was pinned under his truck. he said his iphone and siri, i guess me butt dialled siri. it saved his life. 18 years old. his name is sam ray. he was working under his truck in tennessee. the jack -- the truck was jacked up. it buckled and broke, as you see there. the full weight of the truck fell on him, pinned his leg. he said he felt the crushing force of the truck coming town down on him. he was surprised when he heard that siri button come on. it lit up in his back pocket. listen to what he had to say. >> you know, siri goes off at inopportune times, you get angry. why are you going off? i said, call 911. that was all i said. >> well, siri answered. minutes later the dispatcher on the 911 call answered and christina lee was the dispatcher. here is what she has to say about the life-saving call. >> it was scary. i was hopeful. i didn't know if he could hear me. it was a shot in the dark. i kept yelling so if he could hear me he would know help is on the way. >> that's an incredible stery. sam had broken ribs, damage to his kidney. he's still recovering from the accident. he had burns on his face. he said he thinks that the reason he survived was for a real purpose and a reason in life. he wants to go into the ministry. >> his dad is a baptist pastor. >> amazing. he'll be headed to college in mississippi to possibly do that, follow in his father's foot steps. >> incredible. >> a lot of people get annoyed when siri goes off. but there is a reason. it can be life saving technology. >> you know how many times you say, siri, directions. blah, blah, i don't understand you. >> or my kids ask ridiculous questions of siri. >> siri comes up with good answers. >> really good. >> this is a great story. sunday morning seattle police pull over a car running red lights. so they pulled him over. turns out the driver is taking his pregnant wife who was in labor to the hospital. it was all caught on dash cam. check it out. >> in labor? >> is this your first highland? >> -- child? >> fourth. >> how far apart are the contractions? >> oh, my god! the baby is coming. my baby! [ baby crying ] >> oh, my god. >> amazing. goose bumps. there's dad getting congratulations around. baby girl born. medics arrive taking mom and child to a nearby hospital. there's dad. sent a note thanking the officers for their work. you have helped deliver a precious gift. they wrote, we are so grateful. don't have the family's name. the we'll bring you the baby's name. >> i have goosebumps from that. >> i saw the photo but i didn't hear the audio until now. you hear her -- the mother and -- >> fist prize. prize of a newborn. >> one of the most affirming dash cam videos we have seen. >> exactly. >> we needed that. >> the rest of her little life, roll tape, dad. >> we've got some video of you giving birth in the back of a squad car. it was fantastic. >> like heaven singing. >> honorary police officer. >> i love that. >> this is another video that will bring a smile to your day. during a time-out at the arizona rattlers arena football game saturday night the dance squad took to the field. beautiful dancers. they are getting it in. look what happened. >> do you think that's one of the football players who didn't want to go to the halftime meeting? not with those moves. he's not a player. he's a dancer and a choreographer. you can do that, right? >> no. >> that one. >> i can't get back up. i can do none of that nor do you want to see them? >> can you do it walking to weather? >> no. he's a graceful fellow for a big man. >> light on his feet. >> the idea that he went down and came back up. >> you don't have to go all the way down. try a little. >> that was awful-looking. >> it was. that's why i told you not to do it. that's why wrote do it. >> you've got moves. come on. >> i have no moves whatsoever. we are going to move in on the map. cooler air will be invading into the mid section of the country. on both ends we have lots of heat. starting in the northeast. temperatures in the 90s. it will feel like 100. as we make our way tomorrow, temperatures cool down throughout the day. look what's going on out west. so many fires. 106 fires in eight states that we have air quality advisories. hazardous air through thursday. a chance of rain comes in on friday. look at the heat. it continues. 90s. record-setting heat in parts of portland, oregon. upstate -- i should say western washington state and oregon state. even into california. temperatures in triple digits. looking for the heat wave to continue today. yesterday made it three in a row with record-tying 94 degrees. high today around 90 with the heat and humidity, air quality alert as well for all of new jersey, the city, hudson valley and most of connecticut croft's areas. the sea breeze mixing in a little bit, a little better. tomorrow, scattered thundershowers early and late in the day. 86 tomorrow. 83 thursday. same scenario friday, saturday, sunday, monday. low 80s with scattered thunderstorms. >> that's your latest weather. >> i can't wait for the next segment. coming up, we have a legend in the studio. he won an oscar for his portrayal of gandhi and his career has been in over drive ever since. we catch up with sir ben kingsley and talk about his beautiful movie coming up right only nexium 24hr gives you nexium level protection for frequent heartburn all day and all night. try nexium 24hr, the #1 prescribed acid-blocking brand, and get all day, all night protection. nexium level protection. they've always been your second pair of eyes. so when you need glasses, you gather the girls... to find your look. bashful. bold. smart. flirty. sometimes it's unanimous. and sometimes you need a deciding vote. oh i need another opinion... excuse me, what do you think... love them! pspark your style for less...with hundreds of frames from new v brands like flower by drew barrymore. v backed by our 12- month guarantee. we're twinsies now your favorite ranch has a fresh new taste so crisp, you'll be surprised it doesn't crunch. introducing hidden valley's new cucumber ranch. just one of our delicious ranch flavors. you wouldn't do half of your daily routine. so why treat your mouth any differently. brushing alone does less than half the job, leaving behind millions of germs. complete the job with listerine . kill up to 99 percent of germs. and prevent plaque, early gum disease and bad breath. complete the job with listerine . power to your mouth ! also try listerine pocket packs to kill bad breath germs on the go. pdoug, we have the results, but first, we have pa very special guest. pcome on out, flo! r [house band playing] you have anything p to say to flo? 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[ mumbling ] >> i said thank you very much. >> to this day spsh -- >> they were encouraging you. >> i'm still trying to design if they said, don't think about it or said, think about it. >> whatever it was, it's turned out pretty good. sir ben kingsley, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> "learning to drive" hits theaters friday. coming up next, speaking of driving, a hollywood bus tour like you have never seen before. you won't believe who shows up. the funny guys behind crash test. that's not right. right after these messages. you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . 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been together? what's that like? >> so long. it's been so long. we have known each other for a long time. we have gotten to the point where now we sort of -- we certainly dress alike. >> i noticed that. >> not even planned. >> when guys don't call each other. what are you going to wear? this is what happens. >> yeah. we have known each oh for a long time. >> 15 years. >> paul found the bus in new york. it's an all glass bus. we thought it would be perfect. we had them drive it to l.a. and we just called all of our funny, famous friends and said -- >> why don't you drive? >> we don't have a bus license. >> that would have been another show. >> that's like texting and driving. you can't do a comedy show and drive. the next special would be driving a bus. >> just driving. >> we wanted to try this out on the plaza, do a crash test of our own. al is out there. now the people on the plaza don't know what's going down. >> one of the things we did was put an ear bud in someone's ear and told them what to say. we want to do it with al. >> they don't know he's on camera. >> perfect. >> eshd we should check in with al. >> al, raise your hand if you hear us. >> he raised it. >> do your thing. >> tell this lady that we had problems with the doppler and i need you to tell me what you think the weather will do this morning. >> so do you like watching the weather? >> yeah. >> are you a fan? >> we have a little problem with the satellite. we can't see. why don't you tell us what the weather is. >> well, it was rainy earlier. >> yes. >> now it's kind of humid. >> mm-hmm. very good. >> is that good? all right? >> very good. >> al, go to somebody else and tell them it's so hot. can you fan me down? >> i'm sorry. somebody was just talking in my ear. we were just on tv. we're doing a fun thing, a little experiment. did you know that? >> no. >> you were just on tv. >> your weather we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe 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is with us. you know, we did say we are on morning tv but the timing could not be better. we are ramping up for an incredible election. >> yes. >> in this country. for good or bad, subject to interpretation. nevertheless it's great timing for politics and something edgy. >> right. >> is that what attracted you to the film? >> to be honest we put it together several years ago. prior to the previous election. it just happened to work out this way. took a while to get it going. >> you don't want to rush it. >> that's the way it works. >> the way it works out in our favor. fascination with politics and the seedy side comes into play as i'm sure we'll sadly see in the coming months. >> when you play a role like this what do you think is behind sex scandals. the so-called perfect candidate. turns out not to be perfect after all. is it power? >> it's different for every person. part of what we do with the movie is it's hard to say he's a sex addict and did it. he'll go to rehab and everything will be perfect. it's different for every person we have seen sadly so many of them that have had the affairs and downfalls. it's different. whether it's a fascination and power hungry people. >> nars simple. >> all of that. there has to be a lot of that just to run for office. >> not like we are in a business like that. >> enough about you. let's talk more about me. i'm so excited about the movie. you are also coming out with the second season of "fargo." that's got to be a hoot. >> it was great. to be part of that with the success of last year and what the show did both critically and commercially which almost never happens, we felt we were carrying not the weight in a bad way but the support of last season. i can't wait. every trailer i have seen gets you more excited. when you do this and shoot everything you never see what anyone else does. there are so many mouths to feed, character arcs. i can't wait to see it. >> we need to talk about something with you two. >> look at the time. >> the year was 2000. the full monty was upon us. >> yes. >> look at you. >> you had to teach a certain mr. roker how to go full monty. >> we did. yeah. >> do you remember that? >> i do. how do you forget that? >> yeah. really. >> a nightmare to wake up in a cold sweat. >> just beautiful al roker dreams. >> do you keep it on a loop at home? >> wow. >> do you remember that, al? >> i tried to forget. i thought i burned all the copies. >> we weren't here yet. i had never seen the video. >> my first time seeing it. i will never forget it. >> can't unring that bell. >> my eyes are burning. >> thank you so much for the memory. thank you for "zipper" in theaters august 28. >> nice segue. >> up next, patterns, jewels, bedazzling things. the most buzzed about dress that appeared on the take last week and how to make it. it is not a dress natalie wore or shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and piano tuners were just as simple? thanks 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drugstores, rows of school supplies everywhere. al? >> i love this already. this is fantastic. if you haven't checked everything off the teacher list yet, our good pal amy goodman from zulily.com is here with our favorite essentials. i love this stuff. >> cameron loves the unicorn. >> minions rule. >> i picked that unicorn for you. we are going from preschool, middle elementary to upper elementary. this is from pottery barn kids. you want one compartment. not lots of different compartments with zippers. the 3-d capabilitile here with the horn and fur. >> the size is important, too. my 7-year-old could wear this. >> yours is a character backpack. minions, look for snoopy, "star wars," big movie hits leading into fall. al is busy with arts & crafts. you have an o'neal backpack. >> this is neat. >> for older kids they do a lot wear and tear with backpacks. >> my son would wear this. >> something sturdy for your gear. >> moving into the lunchboxes. we love you to have and find your individual style for school. this is cute from skip hop. they have 21 different adorable te sign designs. it has a pocket and cute eyes that pop out. it gives you lots of pop. >> i love this lunch box. it's a bento box. >> it has different compartments. the environmentally friendly option. it has a matching magnet with matching bag. if you buy the kit you will save rmoney. it does compartmentalize but you don't need other packaging with it. you will la save. >> great on the individual elements. >> al, you have the r2d2 backpack. it's a novelty. we like to uncover the un unexpected. ready for me to uncover the un unexpected? >> yes. >> press the eye. [ beeping ] >> how great is that? >> adorable. >> fantastic. >> that puts you on the cool kid's list. >> until the teacher says, enough! >> they were never like that with al. not at all. >> when you can consolidate supplies you save money. you have the ready set school kit from alex toys. it has tons of activities to get ready for school. natalie you have the super art coloring kit. it comes with 100 supplies. so many items are on the supply list already like the crayons, washable markers, pens. you can buy it and break it up. for al we have the bloom supply kit. they claim -- these are organized by grade level. they claim it has 80% of supplies on the average list. than's saying something. >> great. >> personalized gifts last but not least. you have bea iful notebooks from shutterfly and tiny prints infused with photos. when you're missing your family you realize they are close by and near you. yor don't have to get sad. >> personalized folders. >> they are monogrammed that i love. from designer erin condren. kids love taking those important reports to schoolle when they have a pretty folder to take it in. al, this is the notebook you can take the tiles and add your name and nickname or class from waft. >> like legos. >> add and subtract as you please. you have allergy cards here. you list the allergies and what to do in the case of emergency. >> great stuff. we'll put it on the website, today.com. first, this is a "today" on nbc. kathie lee and hoda are next with "america's got talent" judge, our pal howie mandel. >> turn up the volume on your tv for one of the hottest songs of the good morning. a look at the alexander hamilton this morning. its 78 degrees and 9:57 on this tuesday, august 18th. i'm kerry barrett. a summit held this morning med at working out a plan to fund a new hudson river rail tunnel. governor chris christie, new jersey governor expected to meet with the transportation secretary, anthony foxx, to discuss the plan. governor cuomo was also invited but declined r cently saying the outlook for the tunne project was "not especially bright." a quick check of weather. hot, haze a chance of more showers. 90ed 90 the high. tomorrow another chance of showers. high 86. thursday, storms late in the day. 83 the high. friday, more scattered showers. temperatures staying in the low 80s. more of the same on saturday. showers, high 82. coming up a little late other than the "today" show with kathie lee and hoda, the travel etiquette you need to know during these last summer trips. and, of course, another local update for you in 30 minutes. have a wonderful morning. we'll see you then. blinds to go's summer celebration sale's so hot you're gonna need shades. not those shades. these shades! take a cool 20-35% off all sun shades, cascade shades, basswood and more. shades on sale. there's nothing cooler than that. blinds to go. blinds for life. cannonball! summer celebration sale is going on now make a splash with new sun shades, cascade shades, basswood and more, all at 20-35% off! it's the hottest sale of the year. just when you need to cool off most. blinds to go. blinds for life. >> an nouncer: this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> you have to go to your happy place by oh, hush. thank you fog that. it's boozeday tuesday, august 18 already. hope you're having a lovely beginning louchl you, miss hody? >> i'm fine, how are you? >> i'm good. we have a good show, howie mandel from "america's got talent" is here. there's something about that guy. he's also got that other show he's doing about pranking people. >> he's big prankster. doesn't love pranks on him but loves to be on the other side of him. and he's also got "america's got talent." always a busy guy. >> and with the school season creeping up, we have a snack you can pack in your kids' lunc.hbox that's so good, so delicious they will have no id it's they will think. >> and if you're in need of a pick me up today -- and who isn't, tuesdays are you have to -- rachel platten has catapulted up the charts with her song "fight song" and i hope she sings that song here. >> this song is anthemy for kids, for people who are older, everybody. she's such a sweet girl. >> and she was about ready to give up on her career. sometimes it takes one moment. good for her. >> and our pal mr. manners is here and he has great havice. his is about mmer vacaton with frien . >> it can be tricky. >> all those kinds of things coming up. >> traveling together, it's hard enough with your own family. then you put in another person's family and it's whole other thing. >> we'll talk to him about that. >> so we want to thank all of you yesterday for your amazing reaction to my -- just the words i said about franks. it resonated with so many of you out there. many more than i ever dreamed? 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