>> i saw spencer and alek get up. i couldn't get them go alone. >> if it wasn't for them i would have been dead. >> reporter: alek and spencer are headed to germany next with their families. anthony is headed back to the united states with the medal and his family as well. in case you didn't notice, no suits on those young men. the weekend was so hectic they had to go in vacation khakis and polos. >> they are wearing their bravery. thank you very much. >> awfully proud of them. all eyes on wall street amid a global sell-off. the dow inching closer to correction territory coming off its worst week since 2011 including the 530-point fall on friday. we'll get jim cramer's take in a moment. first, whatle exactly is a market correction? it occurs when values decline 10% or more, stopping an upward trend. many analysts believe a correction fixes an over priced or inflated market bringing prices down to their actual value. for some it is an opportunity to get into market that may have been been out of reach. their buying pushes prices back up and stops the correction. a correction usually lasts less than two months, preventing a huge prolonged sell-off or a bubble burst, similar to what happened in 2000. while market corrections typically happen every 18 months, the last one was nearly four years ago. jim cramer is the host of kwoez "mad money" on cnbc. >> good morning, matt. >> a 530-point sell off. people thought the weekend would calm things down but it's not looking so good. >> no. this started in china. i have to call it a crash. there is no short way to put it. there is a tremendous decline coming from china and we are importing it. >> just explain why that impacts us dramatically here. >> first of all, i think what happened is we are all connected, we know that. second, china is the second largest economy in the world. there is no avoiding it. we are stronger than they are. we're the strongest we have been. we used numbers when we last had a correction. we are much better off. >> you said something to our produce overnight. the great myth is that the stock market always reacts rationally. it doesn't always. >> right. >> given that, is it reacting rationally now? >> we are going to get a 7 to 12% decline. if it's like the last three times we imported the problems from overseas. yes, that's over reaction because gasoline will be down. the dollar will go down. that's important. interest rates will be on holdle if the federal reserve pays attention. >> if we get to an official correction of 10% how do we know if it's just that? what are the signs it could go longer and deeper? >> we have to see a spike in unemployment which is unlikely. we have to see interest rates and inflation go higher which is off the table and we have to see a banking crisis which is inconceivable. >> one of the other things you have said on the show, nobody has ever made a dime panicking. >> right. >> having said that, what should the average investor do in this process? >> on friday, 403 of the 500 stocks in the s&p were up versus two years ago. if you have big profits there is nothing wrong with taking some off the table. it will be a bad today, probablile a bad week. if you have no stock, if you are looking to put some money to work for your retirement account, by the end of the day you should make a move today. >> good advice, jim cramer. savannah? matt, thank you. now to the presidential race and a question on minds this morning. is vice president joe biden inching closer to a run? a weekend meeting this weekend only serving to fuel speculation. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has more on this. good morning. you. this is the story electrifying democrats. joe biden, according to his team, making a last-minute trip to d.c. to meet with a woman many liberals wanted to run against hillary clinton and the wall street journal is saying biden is leaning toward a run if he can mount a competitive bid. neither vice president biden nor elizabeth warren had to be seen for the message to be heard. an hour-long private lunch at the vp's residence. the surest sign yet biden the weighing a 2016 run. >> are you ready to fight. >> reporter: warren, a darling among progressives may be the second most prominent woman trailing hillary clinton. she's been lukewarm about clinton's campaign. most recently during an interview in boston. >> was it a mistake for your party to anoint her as the candidate early on? >> i don't think anybody has been anointed. >> reporter: biden and war rep discussed policy issues important to progressives and touched on both parties' primary campaigns with biden making it clear he was seriously considering a bid of his own. still, he didn't directly ask warren for her support. >> it has nothing to do with me. >> reporter: with clinton fending off allegations about her use of her private e-mail this poll shows 37% of voters find her honest and trustworthy. 57% don't. biden's numbers are the opposite with nearly 6 in 10 saying they trust the vp. some democrats think a biden challenge could benefit clinton. >> she's a terrible front-runner. she's a marvelous candidate in the middle of the race. >> reporter: biden's aides said he'd make a decision by the end of summer, that deadline couldle slide. most agree if he chooses to run biden would have to do it in time for the first democratic debate -- october 13. a long-time democratic strategist says biden's team understands his best chance to successfully enter the race is to be effectively drafted, welcomed with open arms by the party where he would be seen as a party savior, not a spoiler. savannah? >> thank you. chuck todd is the political director for nbc and moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> biden really, really wants to run, looking for a path, a way to get in. >> exactly. looking for a rationale. you don't leak out the elizabeth warren meeting, gather meetings. he wants to run. he doesn't want to lose. he doesn't want to do it to say he ran a third time. but he's looking for a way in and to peter's point, he's looking for a ground swell. it's not there yet. the hope in leaking out the warren meeting is to send a message to progressives, we focus on hillary clinton but there is another person in the race doing well, bernie sanders and it's the liz wet warren wing that's going well. maybe she'll be a running mate type of thing could create a ground swell. >> telling progressives i could be the one. >> i could be your guy. >> seems like the end of summer deadline is slipping. is he stalling to see if there is another shoe to fall with hillary clinton? >> no. he's trying to put together a campaign. they have been making a lot of calls. i talked to people and there's been outreach to whether it's donors, strat ji egists in key states. this is expensive. he has to use a government plane. he has air force 2. the down side, he has air force 2 and he has to pay for it. the deadline of october, the first democratic debate is set for october 13. he has to decide. >> president obama. he's studiously avoided it so far. >> he's on vacation for the last two weeks but he's back today. he can avoid a shouted question today, maybe tomorrow. at some point he'll say something. privately he's been very supportive of the idea. he's not told biden yes or no he should run. >> they have their weekly lunch today the president and vice president. >>le the president has to say something at some point. >> thank you very much. a louisiana state trooper is fighting for his life after being shot in the head during a traffic stop. nbc's stephanie gosk has more on that. >> good morning, matt. trooper steven vincent is hospitalized in critical condition. his alleged attacker in custody thank tots the heroic action of bystanders. this morning police are investigating a traffic stop in louisiana sunday gone tragically wrong after a 13-year state trooper was shot by a man pulled over on the side of the road. according to police, trooper steven vincent was responding to reports of an erratic driver in a pickup truck. he found the truck in a ditch. the driver reportedly got out of the car, opening fire with a sawed-off shotgun, hitting critically injuring the officer. >> i watched the video. the door came open and i saw a shotgun blast. he was carrying a sawed off shotgun. that wasn't to do anything else but hurt somebody. kill somebody. i watched kevin dagle walk from his pickup truck, walk over to the trooper, ask if he's alive. you can hear him breathing saying, boy, you're lucky. you're going to die soon. >> reporter: the suspect was identified later as kevin dagle. other drivers pulled over to help the trooper, using his police radio to call authorities, the men tackling the suspect to the ground. >> the incredible good samaritan wrestling with him. other people stopped. they got him on the ground and used my trooper -- used his cuffs and handcuffed the guy. >> reporter: police don't know why kevin dagle allegedly did this. support is pouring in for trooper vincent. he ran a marathon on saturday before reporting for duty on sunday. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> tamron is here for natalie. strong blasts rocking a u.s. military facility. >> we have updates on that. good morning. multiple explosions lit up the night sky at a u.s. army depot near tokyo this morning. a statement from the army said the building that exploded was storing compressed nitrogen, oxygen and freon. no injuries were reported. japan's chief cabinet secretary demanded the u.s. take safety measures to prevent such incidents from happening again. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. british police say the death tolle from saturday's air show crash is highly likely to rise to 11 people. a fighter jet -- look at the video -- slammed into a busy highway in england after the pilot failed to pull out of the loop maneuver. seven bodies were found in the aftermath of the crash. officials are digging through the wreckage. the pilot remains in critical condition. indycar driver justin wilson is in critical condition after he was hit by a piece of debris at pocono raceway. the driver spun into the wall sending debris flying. one of the pieces hit wilson in the head. he hit an interior wall. wilson was airlifted from the raceway to a nearby hospital. the accident renewed the conversation about how to make that sport safer for the drivers. a massive sink hole in a florida neighborhood swallowed up part of the street and driveway. the sink hole is in groveland florida about 45 feet wide, 65 feet deep. one person was evacuated. the sink hole ruptured a watermain causing the opening to fill up with water. and congratulations to actor and comedian and our friend tracy morgan who married his long-time fiancee megan. the first photo was released. it was an intimate ceremony with close friends and family including their 2-year-old daughter maven. the wedding comes 14 months after morgan was injured in a highway crash. she told "people" after almost losing tra si last year i'm so happy to finally marry the love of my life. people are reporting tracy wanted to walk down the aisle without a cane or wheelchair and he did it. a handsome groom and a beautiful bride. >> they are a nice couple. she's lovely. >> tamron, thank you very much. al is out this morning. dylan is here. good morning. >> good morning, guys. we are talking about tropical storm danny. the storm doesn't stand much of a chance. it went up to a category three hurricane over the weekend. it will continue to weaken as it runs into dry air and high upper level winds. the winds are at 40 miles per hour. it's moving through the lee it is ward islands as a weak tropical storm, looking like it will stay south of puerto rico, but close enough to bring much needed rain. especially eastern puerto rico is under an extreme drought. it's right in this area. we could end up with four inches of rain. we could see more than that, especially in the western part of the islands. we are looking at the chance of heavier downpours. really not enough for mud slides. this is good news for puerto rico. we have a cold front across the eastern parts of the united states triggering scattered showers and storms. nothing widespread. look how chilly it is. temperatures in chicago, topping out in the mid 70s. you ever think about how the cement of your driveway... ...connects to the ends of the earth? from roller coaster hills... ...to musical streets and movie chase scenes. it's all "one road." everywhere you take it tells your story. and wherever you are, is where the road begins. the camry. toyota. let's go places. good morning, everyone. we got some patchy dense fog across new jersey. please be careful. visibility has been reduced at times. dry in the city. a couple of showers across eastern long island. temperatures in the 70s this hour. back to the 80s. 15i8 your high today. hazy, hot and humid as you 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[ crying ] >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: we are disguising the girl's voice and not showing her face. investigators say labrie violated the then 15-year-old as part of a ritual where older students ask out younger ones before fwraj graduation, sometimes for sex. labrie has pleaded not guilty saying it was consensual and never involved intercourse. experts say the case could hang on his testimony. >> if his story is believable the jury is likely to vote not guilty. if he lies about even one fact he has credibility problems and that's where the case turns on him. >> reporter: labrie's attorney tried tournd mine the accuser's credibility. >> you didn't telle him to stop because it wasn't a pleasurefeeling for you. >> i didn't. >> isn't it true that you held your arms up so it would be easier for owen to take your shirt off? >> yes, i did, in the end. >> reporter: an advocate for the girl's family said they are holding up. >> they are resilient. it's a trying situation. they are coming through it. >> reporter: catherine tarbucks who graduated the school in 2000 says the case under scores an old problem. >> this is a sector of the society that doesn't talk about sex crimes. i think it is allowed and enabled more of it to go on. >> reporter: st. paul's says the problem isn't emblematic of the school but they threatened to expel anyone participating in a tradition like senior salute. >> gabe, thank you very much. meantime, new fall it is out over massive data dumps tied to ashley madison. craig melvin is following this one for us. >> good morning. more users who had their names posted online are speaking out with some claiming they are now becoming the targets of blackmail. >> reporter: private extortion and public atonement. the fallout spreads following last week's massive re-elise of ashley madison account holding information. one high profile apology coming from the prosecutor in the casey anthony trial, jeff ashton. >> my family was more important to me than anything. if i could have spared them what has happened in the last 24 hours, i would do it. >> reporter: he was asked whether using the site meant he was dishonest. >> the only person i owe that answer to is home with my kids. and i will -- answer to her about that. >> reporter: other lesser known users are reportedly receiving letters threatening public exposure from extortionists. the anonymous letters demand blackmail payments in the form of online currency bitcoin with a promise of silence costing a few hundred dollars. those behind the letters warn recipients they have a week before their identities are publically revealed from the dark web. now one canadian man who said he briefly joined ashley madison square garden after his wife died from breast cancer is taking on the website. he's joining a $578 million class action lawsuit in a canadian court against the companies that run the service. the man claiming he never met anyone from the site and never cheated on his wife. one of the attorneys claims some users named haven't subscribed to ashley madison in years and paid for a hard delete of the their data but the site failed to do so. ashley madison said in an earlier statement they are working with law enforcement agencies to figure out who is behind the hack. and it goes on. >> this is what matt would call a hot mess. >> no question. >> the hot mess is it's not going away for a while. >> thank you, craig. >> let's go across the temporary studio here to dylan with a check of the weather while she's in for al. >> we have a hot mess in the northwest. we have red flag warnings and warm temperatures. there are glimmers of hope with the forecast. winds are finally going to ease giving firefighters a good handle on the fires that are out there now. but when you have high pressure and lighter winds it makes the smoke hang around. the air quality is very poor in the northwest. it's recommended that even people in good health stay indoors if you are in a smoky area. it's a double-edged sword here. you lose the winds but you have poor air quality. as we go into tonight we could see dry thunderstorms without rain. but you still get lightning. that's been a trigger for wildfires in the northwest. it could be a trigger into good morning, everyone. still tracking that dense fog off to the west. visibility down to near zero at morris town and also bell marr this morning. watch out as you head out the door. we're back to the mid 80s later on today. mostly sunny, hazy, hot, and humid weather on this monday. storms possible, later on tonight into tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 80s. humidity is gone. it's beautiful weather wednesday through saturday. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan. thank you so much. coming up, one direction taking a break? 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filled with clutter. we have a lot of subway changes right now. we have delays and service changes on the 1, 2, 3, a, and n lines. getting on the roads, watch out for an accident on the van wyck expressway. delays go past the q gardens interchange. another accident on the southern state parkway on peninsula boulevard causing heavy delays. back to you, michael. let's check the weather. hazy, hot, humid high of 85. slight chance of showers to the west. tonight, showers and storms possible, 71 degrees. 86. wednesday, less humid, high of 85. thursday, mostly sunny, 81 degrees. coming up on the "today" show, rob thomas performs live on the plaza. we'll have another local update. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, pregnant and proud. >> a woman basically said i looked like a sausage in a casing. >> a philadelphia meteorologist expecting twins fights back against the haters who criticized her appearance. the inspiring message touching moms around the world. then marriage in the modern age. >> it can be hard. just running around, trying to maintain a household. >> three tips to keep the bliss alive long after you say "i do." and rob thomas, today, monday, august 24, 2015. >> we are rob thomas's biggest fans for 20 years. >> we love you, rob thomas! >> i have been here since 11:30 last night to see my favorite musician, rob thomas. >> good morning, boston! >> i love you, savannah! >> matt, too, from brantford, connecticut! >> we are back now at 8:00 on a monday morning. the 24th day of august, 2015. we have a nice crowd on the plaza on a muggy day. but they will get a great concert coming up in the 8:30 half hour from rob thomas. >> that's right. >> well known babe rob thomas is here. >> there is a bee buzzing around here. >> i know. going on. >> and summer is almost over. i don't know if you know how much i'm dreading winter. before that time to think about your fall styles we'll all be wearing soon. >> lots to get to. tamron is inside. natalie is on vacation. tamron has the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. three young americans and a british man received france's highest honor this morning for overpowering a gunman who opened fire friday on an amsterdam to paris train. two of the men are in the litary. francois hollande praised them as the face for needing action in the time of terrorism. spencer stone also saved the life of a passenger. the attacker was armed with a pistol, and a box cutter. a weekend meeting is seen as the surest sign yet that joe biden is seriously considering a at his residence with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, popular with progressives. her endorsement would be valued. biden has also been reaching out to long-time donors. police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of rosie o'donnell's daughter. she was found safe after vanishing for seven days. stephanie gosk has more. good morning. >> reporter: a relieved rosie o'donnell spent the day with her daughter chelsea after police found her more than 100 miles from home. now the man she was found with is in jail. 25-year-old steven scherrer is in jail, arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and distribution of obscenity to a child. the child is chelsea o'donnell. the 17-year-old was found in his new jersey home after going missing for a week. o'donnell turned over her daughter's cell phone to police who found evidence of inappropriate c munications over the last several weeks between scherrer and the minor. this isn't his first run-in with the law. he faced drug and child endangerment charges after he was found in a drug with heroin par par fa aphernalia with a woman and her young kids. a publicist for o'donnell said rosy's concern has been and always will be the health, safety and well-being of her daughter. if he's con vicked each of the charges comes with up to five years in prison. he's been instructed not to contact the oh o'donnell family. he's expected to be arraigned this week. in what's been a difficult few weeks rosie o'donnell's father lost his battle with cancer. he was 81. >> thank you very much. a british tourist owes his life to a message in the sand. 63-year-old jeff keys was getting desperate two days after being lost in the rugged australian bush. he wrote "help" in giant letters in a sandback bank. a search helicopter spotted the message and hoisted the man to safety. that's an incredible story. back to matt and savannah. that's terrifying. >> smart. good move. >> we go to philadelphia now. a new twist in the body shaming debate. >> kristen dahlgren has the story. this will get people angry. >> not a big surprise to any of us. a tv meteorologist expecting twins say people crossed the line by criticizing her appearance as she delivered the weather. she decided to fight back. >> reporter: in philadelphia -- >> not as warm as yesterday. >> reporter: -- the forecast was for mean and snarky. >> one particular comment that really hurt where a woman basically said i looked like a sausage in casing. nine months pregnant kate fehlinger talking about the comments she's been getting. >> earlier this week another comment that said sticking my pregnant abdomen out like that's >> reporter: that was too much. the mom to be penned what she called a manifesto dedicated to every mother out there, pregnant moms to be, moms reading while swings. moms whose kids have dong since gone off to college, you are beautiful. she goes on, i will gladly gain 50 pounds and suffer uncomfortable nights if it means upping my chances to deliver two healthy baby girls. for those of you who think that's "disgusting," remember, a woman went through the very same thing to bring you into the world. the post went viral. instead of criticism, support flooded in from around the world. picture after picture of women who are pregnant and proud. it's certainly not the first time a pregnant woman in the public eye had to endure criticism of her weight. who could forget all the talk weight. she answered, i wasn't going to let the media take away from what was one of the happiest times in my life. a pregnant kim kardashian was plastered all over the tabloids during her first pregnancy. she, too, lashed out saying, shame on you. i'm not perfect but i will n er conform to your skinny standards. >> what a great example she's setting for those two girl babies she's going to be having soon. >> i know a little bit about this. >> you wrote a blog on it. >> people can be really mean. i think sometimes at home you watch someone on tv and like, they are never going to see it, they don't care. it does hurt your feelings. when you're pregnant it's harder to get bigger in front of everyone. >> i'm shocked. i told savannah i can't believe people would write, especially in some cases other women. anyway, men or women. i'm stunned by it. i am. >> i agree. we are always told don't respond. don't -- but every once in a while you really want to. it feels good. >> my husband said i had to put a breathalyzer on -- well, not while i was pregnant. >> take ten seconds and walk away. >> on a computer you feel you can say anything. >> kristen, thank you very much. up next on trending, tv shows, movies, you name it. what's driving the world's obsession with zombies? >> what is it? plus, what does the future hold for one direction, the biggest boy band on the planet as they prepare for a lengthy break. >> and a live performance on the plaza from rob thomas. first, these message buying a used car can be 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. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another 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flight attendants shared the things they wish you would stop doing when you fly. what's the number one pet peeve? >> people wanting drinks. >> putting trash in the thing. >> when they come around with the cart and ask you what to drink and you take too long deciding. that's number one. also making the list, walking around the plane barefoot. my pet peeve as well. >> guilty. >> how about going to the bathroom when they are trying to sefb meals? >> sometimes you have to go. >> you can't hold it sometimes. >> hold it. all right? commenting on how small the plane is. >> that's hilarious. >> you try working in here 14 hours. >> handing them trash, including used baby diapers. >> that's terrible. >> what would you do with it? >> put it in the trash. >> get up. >> bring a plastic bag. >> stick it in the seat box or the pocket. >> we have all been there. you spill a drink on your phone, it falls into the toilet, into the pool, maybe all three. water, liquid. do not lose hope. tech experts have told usa today exactly how to salvage a wet phone. >> tas ke us through it. >> turn it off. don't turn it on to see if it still works. remove the sim card and battery, only if you can. you can't do it with an iphone. if you have an iphone skip step two straight to step three. suck out the liquid using a vacuum nozzle which you obviously have handy or a straw. >> where are you tucking it out of? >> anywhere. this works, i have done it. into the battery? what if you got electrocuted or something? i'm kidding. >> look at mark's face. what? >> step four, absorb the remaining liquid letting it sit in uncooked rice. >> that works. >> i kept turning it on. >> don't turn it on. >> step one. do not heat it. >> don't do that. >> don't shake it. >> don't do a blow dryer. >> i dropped my phone in a pool. my niece fished it out. >> what's your theory? >> when it fell i think some weird bubble came out of the phone. >> she think it is phone was surrounded by an air bubble to the bottom of the pool. >> you're a scientist. >> that's some miraculous phone you have there. >> the little guy in there blowing bubbles out. >> it works. >> show of hands, who likes zombie shows like "the walking dead". >> the new one was on last night. >> people are asking why there is a fascination with these shows. >> it could happen and we have to prepare. >> an expert tells business insider it's all about our digital lifestyle. we are in a constant loop of information. we have our cell phone, laptop, tablet with us. but in the zombie apocalypse shows there are no phones, no social media. you don't have computers. just you an your family on a hilltop watching slow moving zombies. the theory is it's relaxing. >> no. after "the walking dead" i have stayed up, couldn't sleep, came in with luggage. >> why do you do it? >> i think it shall you know i have a go bag. i think something might go down. >> you're prepared? >> i need to be rick and save you all. >> do you have nonperishable food items? >> i have ready to eat meals. i have a go bag prepared. >> you're not kidding? >> i'm serious. it won't be a zombie apocalypse but if things go down, come to me. >> what did you drink over the weekend? >> i sound normal compared to that. your phone? >> this is the best revelation about you since we learned you warmcookie. >> oh, that's right! >> i can't top that. >> now to the boy band going in different directions. and jon stewart's summer slam surprise. >> we have the news breaking teenage hearts. the one direction will go in different directions. the group will begin an extended hiatus in march. they want to pursue separate projects. the news comes days after releasing their drag me down music video from the fifth studio album which they will continue to promote. there is a silver lining. this is not a break up, just a break. >> yeah, right. there is a certain amount of people on my twitter account who will blame me. >> # where's zayn? >> the next one, we knew jon stewart would have big things in store after "the daily show," but we wouldn't expect this. he posted the wwe summerslam championship. a huge wrestling fan he had a "the daily show" feud with sethle seth rollins, but he supported him physically. >> you can't take a folding chair in. >> get him out of there! >> i can't believe it. >> oh! >> he's always wanted to do that. >> was the rolled up newspaper not available? the video of the chair went viral and seth won the fight. something everybody's talking about. can you guess the stephen harper s -- stars? two celebrities are blended into one photo. take a look and see if you can guess the two stars in each photo. here's the first. which two stars are here? >> taylor swift. >> and emma roberts. >> taylor swift and emma watson. >> that's who i meant! >> let's see if the second one is tougher. >> brad pitt. >> christian bale? >> ethan hawke. >> and the next one. look at number three. >> megan fox. >> angelina jolie. >> that's beautiful. >> and take a look. >> colin farrell. >> i don't know if you will get >> george clooney. >> don't give it away too fast. >> go ahead. >> jason priestley? >> i will give it away. >> oh, wow. no. >> that's the only one i don't see. >> there is a lot of colin farrell in that one. >> i knew that one. >> i knew it. >> there is a lot of colin. >> that's like 90% colin farrell. just saying. >> i just bring it to you. >> thank you. >> you have a go bag. i can't believe it. dylan, a check of the weather. >> across the country today it is going to be a decent day. we have to watch the tropics though danny is falling apart. we have a tropical wave off the coast of africa. if we head west a little bit farther we have a 90% chance of that cluster of clouds developing into something bigger. if it does that would beer ika. we have a cold front going to trigger scattered showers and storms. nothing too he have. not a wash out but behind the front it is chilly. international falls started off in the 40s and parts of the upper midwest with wind chills down in the 50s and . good morning, everyone. that muggy feeling is back on this monday. hazy, hot and humid. high temperature back to the mid-80s. 85 the high today and again you're feeling that mugginess. a very slight chance of a pop-up storm to the west of town heading home this evening. overnight, 71 low temperature. showers and storms possible toward morning. then some of the showers may linger into tuesday morning. still sticky tomorrow. high 8 6 degrees. lower humidity and lots of sunshine for wednesday. that's your latest forecast. >> one more note on tamron's go bag. it has a pair of chanel pumps in it. >> just in case. >> have you ever seen how to get rid of a zombie? nothing like a stiletto. >> thank you. >> this week on our summer of secrets we are looking at marriage in the modern era. >> how have our expectations changed over the years and how do you over come the rough patches that are sure to arrive. andrea canning joins us. >> i'm part therapist now. i have the answers. the ashley madison scandal rocked the institution of marriage. what's the secret to a long and happy relationship? new research is shedding light on what works and what doesn't after you say "i do." it's been the summer of celebrity break-ups. do these high profile splits mean modern marriage is in trouble? the high profile leading love expert says yes and no. >> marriage today is, in some senses better and in other senses worse than it's been in the past. >> reporter: eli finishkel studies marriages for a living. >> the best marriages today appear to be better than the best marriages humans have seen. at the same time the average marriage is worse today than it was a generation ago. >> reporter: he published a research paper on the history of marriage. he calls this era the all or nothing marriage. in recent decades we have increasingly looked to our spouse to be our best friend, to thrill us in the bedroom and promote our personal growth. as we look to our marriages to do more of these things and to do so for more years than ever before a larger number of our marriages are falling short. audra and jeff tulinski have been married 14 years and have four kids. >> it can be hard running around, trying to maintain a household. >> we are usually not upset at the same time. so it's a good balance. >> we are spending more time at work, more with our children. in the middle comes this problem of there is not enough time for each other. >> reporter: how can you make your marriage sizzle? finish start writing. couples should spend 21 minutes, three times a year writing their conflicts. the trick, write about your fight from an impartial third party point of view. communication is key. the trick, don't just talk, respond. recalibrate expectations. the trick? stop expecting your spouse to be all things at all times. what about the minority who are experiencing marital bliss? today's best marriages, spouses not only love each other but help each other on a life longle personal growth. >> the marriages that are successful in helping the two spouses achieve self-actualzation are through the roof in terms of how happy they are. that's what i mean by the all marriage. >> we have been married 11 beautiful, wonderful years. i love him dearly. >> i love her, too. >> when it comes to passion, finkel borrows a page from dan savage and his three gs, be good, giving and game. improve your skills, focus on your partner's pleasure and be willing to try new things. >> that took a turn. >> tomorrow we'lle introduce you to reveal, rewrite and renew, boot camp. we were there watching the whole thing. it was intense and i learned a lot. i was in tears watching these people. some of the marriages are so broken. the advice they have for them i think worked. >> time will tell. but it was great advice. i highly recommend watching. >> that's a good tease. >> even if you have a good marriage. you will want to see this advice. >> if you want to join our conversation, head to today.com survey. >> coming up, grab the velvet. a first look at the hottest styles for fall. the new season a month away. and he's so smooth. rob thomas live in concert. a live look there looking at the holland tunnel. a bit of a wait. 8:26 on this monday, august 24th. north. i'm michael gargiulo. police released pictures of five men wanted in connection with a fatal beating in brooklyn. punched and kick 38-year-old michael brown early saturday morning in crown heights. it happened around the corner from his apartment. brown refused medical attention at the scene. later called for help in the day and died while at the hospital. a look at the morning commute. lauren has that. >> no much change and the subways. service changing and delays on the 1, 2, 3, a and m lines. on the roads, garden state parkway before exit 145. a slow ride. and one on long island. that's on the l.i.e. westbound after exit 61 that shuts down to two lanes and a slow ride here as well. back to you. hazy, hot humid weather, high 85. slight chance of showers to the west. tonight, showers and storms possible. 71 degrees. tomorrow, scattered showers in the morning. 86. humid. thursday, sunny. well. high of 84. coming up on the "today" show, it's rob thomas. he performs one of his new singles live on the plaza. and then we'll be back with another local update in half an hour. hope to see you then. morning. 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 8:30 now. 2015. our crowd is primed and ready. here. [ cheers and applause ] >> you will remember him from matchbox 20 and a solo artist. we can't wait for him to sing. >> if you love great music come down tomorrow. carol king will be here along with the women who play her in the fantastic, beautiful carol king musical. >> and meantime we are about to hit a major milestone on the "today" show twitter page -- 3 million followers. here's the deal. we have a little challenge tied to it that involves wrangler. what's the scoop? >> if we hit 3 million followers by the end of the week our "today" puppy will hit the road visiting three cities and a number of you. if you are not following the "today" show on twitter start following. if you are, get your friends to join. >> wrangler on the road. >> that's about enough of that. wrangler's going on tour. >> how about a check of the weather? >> humid this morning. it won't last. it will get much better as we head into the next couple of days thanks to the cold front. it will trigger a couple of showers but they will be hit and miss. most areas won't see rain today. we are looking for a major cool-down. the humidity will be gone. temperatures in chicago today only in the 70s. staying there for a couple of todays. tomorrow, we are looking at the chance of that rain to make its way into the eastern seaboard. hilt and miss showers. in the northwest, we are dealing with smoky conditions. so bad that some folks are recommended to stay indoors. the high pressure shutting off the wind, making things better good morning, everyone. tracking dense fog to the west of town. otherwise mug around hot today. high of 85 degrees. lots of sunshine throughout the day. kind of a few pop-up storms to the west of new york city later this after and evening as you're heading home. a couple more storms overnot tonight. low temperature of 71 degrees. muggy night ahead. that rain chance lingers into tuesday morning. the seven-day forecast, still hot. high of 86. clearing late tomorrow. lots of sunshine for wednesday. you guys are well behaved out here. very polite. you're saving your energy for rob thomas, right? [ cheers ] >> what time did you get here this morning? >> like about 5:00. >> 5:00 in the morning? are you tired or psyched? >> i'm good. >> she's good so we're good. savannah? >> fall is just a month away. time to make room in the closet for new styles. megan plays rachel zane on "suits." and she runs her own fashion and lifestyle websitele i can't believe we are talking about fall. >> i know. >> we have a nice faux fall set to get in the mood. >> gorgeous. >> you have four major trends. the first i love, velvet. >> it's making a huge come back. we have oh li i can't coming out. we are seeing a lot of throw backs. pastel pretty. this is in a great rich crimson color. in a mens wear inspired suiting look you can break it up with a velvet blazer, great jeans. put the pant with a turtleneck. you are seeing it on emma stone. so chic. >> it's not just black velvet. you are seeing other colors. >> and this deep cranberry, crushed red tone for fall is making a big comeback. >> if you are doing velvet keep everything else simple? >> nice neutrals. a simple button down. maybe interest there. let the velvet be the star. >> thank you so much. >> the next trend is interior inspired. friends like blake lively, kerry washington, alexa chung. >> this is your way to be a wallflour wall wallflower in a good way. >> these are prints you might see on a wallpaper. you can mix them and keep your accessories simple. you have a lot going on. >> that's the thing i would be intimidated about. i love how you mix and match prints but how do you know it looks good? >> play it safe. this jacket has the black. it's neutral. picking up the black in the skirt. it's complementing each other and not fighting. it's important to take a risk. shake it up. >> the risk paid off. you look beautiful. the next trend is neo victorian. we have seen it on nicole kidman, kendall jenner and kara dela vine. >> think about structured blazers, a nice ruffle top. we paired it with an a line skirt and booty. the other piece which is fun in terms of jewelry, have a broach. it's a big part of this look. take an earring you have. >> the high neck is so cute. when i have worn it people say, is that grandma's outfit? how do you make sure it's up to date? >> granny can look chic, too. look at the length on the skirt. it brings it up. it's fresh. her hair is fresh. the accessory ies are fresh. break it up so it's not too covered up. >> thank you so much. finally, and this is my favorite. pleats are back. we see selena gomez, kate hudson, lupita nyongo. >> this is still very of the moment. it's the thin lady like chic, dan ti, flirty pleats. this is a great look. you can put a nice turtle neck or button down, pair it with a sweater. it's flirty and fun. >> i'm in love with the hat. i see a lot of styling with loafers. >> we have to get loafers. it's huge for fall. penny loafers. not like a school uniform but an up dated classic on that feeling with a pleated skirt. >> i should have kept my penny loafers from third grade. thank you so much. the models look great. you can catch the summer finale of "suits" wednesday at 9:00/8:00 central. coming up next, a delicious dinner for your family, ready in 25 minutes and a live the plaza. first, this is "today" on nbc. 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. we are back now at 8:39. this week on "today" food we are putting our timers to the test with simple, savory, 25-minute meals. first a chicken tender meal perfect for your family. kelly is the found of just the taste.com. >> thank you for having me. >> this recipe is the result of a longstanding love affair with cheese-it crackers. >> i know. i'm obsessed and you can turn them into bread crumbs. it's amazing. >> let's give people the ingredients. >> sure. >> baked cheddar dijon chicken tenders. quick, easy and not deep fried william with 25 minutes or less you can't have many ingredients. it's spimpl. >> exactly. >> this is going to take the place of bread crumbs. grab the rolling pin and crush them thn the bag. it makes cleanup really easy because you don't have to deal with dishes. >> if you don't love cheez-its. >> anything salty, crunchy. pretty zels, chips, corn flakes cereal. those go into the pan. kids can crush the crackers while you prep the chicken. add a little bit of paprika for spice. dump it in there. you can stir it up. and we have chicken tenders which you can buy already sliced up like this. i have eggs we have whisked together. add mustard and that's the secret ingredient. it adds tang and makes sure the crackers stick. >> you will whisk that? >> perfect. >> looks great. >> we give them a bath first. .>> we're going into the flour to make sure the egg sticks. i will do this guy. get it on both sides an keep one hand for dry and one for wet. use the other hand for this guy. shake off any excess. looks great. right into the crackers. >> i didn't crush them as well as i should have. >> a little bit more rustic. sprinkle them on top. make sure we pat them on top there. >> okay. >> these go onto a baking sheet. >> yes. a foil-lined baking sheet. >> how long? >> 475 degrees for 15 minutes. >> pop them into the oven. >> we have just enough time to whip up our vejy side dish. >> this is healthy. >> it is. >> that's not so healthy. >> right. we have tons of zucchini. >> also eggs -- >> oil, sour cream and sal i don't knows and flour. >> perfect. >> simple. everything is dumped into the bowl. we have shredded zucchini. you can actually buy it preshredded. this is dumping everything into one bowl. >> these? >> skal lons, absolutely. a pinch of salt and pepper. you could add cheese, do fresh herbs, other spices. give this a stir. get it all mixed together. this is a great way to sneak vegetables into the meal. if your kids don't love them, these are super crispy, hot, awesome way. >> put them in hot oil. >> what kind? >> vegetable oil. anything with a high smoke point. use a scoop to scoop up the mixture and drop them into the pan. >> how long does it take them to cook? >> two or three minutes on one side. two minutes on the other side. that's it. top with sour cream or yogurt and done. >> first of all, the chicken tenders look fantastic. i will try one. thank you. great to have you here. >> absolutely. >> you can find these recipes and others at today.com/food. up next, rob thomas out on the plaza performing a huge hit. first, this is "today" on nbc. hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us two for the price of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry! you work here, right? yes... ok let's get to the point. we're going to take the deal. get a $1000 z z volkswagen\ \ reward| | card on select\ \ 2015| | jetta\\\ models. or lease\ \ a 2015||| jetta s z z for $139\\\ a month after a\ \ $1000z z volkswagen\ \ bonus. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> rob thomas rose tole fame as the front man for matchbox 20. >> his third solo album is called "the great unknown." rob, good to see you. >> how's it going. >> the reviews are great. rolling stone said you are still the same consummate pop-rock craftsman who's been making it sound smooth for years. you make it look effortless. is it? >> i only do one thing pretty well. your car breaks down, i'm not fixing it. if your stereo is busted it stays busted. now and then i can pen a song. i can pat myself on the back a little bit. >> your music has evolved over the years. a lot of artists don't like to look back. it's been 16 years since the song that made you a mega star with carlos santana. how did that change your life? >> there is a big shift from being the nameless, faceless guy, the lead singer of a band who switched over to a guy named rob who's a song writer. it opened up doors for me to work with willie nelson, mick jagger and other people if they had never seen me as a songwriter. >> we love that song. it's like we all needed time away from it. now we all love it. >> that happened to me. i got to the point where i couldn't hear it again. one day i heard it like 11 years later and i was like, oh, yeah, i'm back into it again. >> what are you going to play? >> "this is how a heart breaks." >> ladies and gentlemen, rob thomas. [ cheers and applause ] clear don't you want to go for a ride just keep your hands inside and make the most out of life now don't you take it for granted life is like a mean machine it made a mess out of me it let me ome between w a like an anchor dream i was st branded i was stranded yeah, yeah i'm steady but i'm starting to shake i don't know howomuch more i can take >> g well, this is it now everybody get down this is all i can take this is how a heart breaks you take a hit now you feel it bre down make you stay while i wait this is how a heart breaks don't you want to go for a ride down to the oh side feels so good you could cry won't you do what i told you rei remember when you used to be shy you were so fine you why you got to make it so hard on me i'm sorry ut it's not a mistake i keep running but you're getting away yeah this is it now everybody get down this is all i can take this is how a heart breaks you take a hit now you feel it break down this is how a heart breaks this is how a heart breaks you'r not the best thing that i knew never was neverared too much for all this hanging around it's just the same thing all the time never get what i want never get too close to the end of the line you're just the same thing that i knew back before the time when i was only for you well, this is it now everybody get down this is all i can take this is how a heart breaks you take a hit now you feel it break down make you stay while i wait this is how a heart breaks well, this is it now everybody get down this is all i can take this is how a heart breaks you take a hit now you feel it break down make you stay while i wait this is how a heart breaks oh, oh, oh eah this is how a heart breaks oh, oh, oh i can't take it i can't take it i can't take this no more this is how a heart breaks no more, no more, no more this is ow a heart breaks [ cheers and applause ] >> rob thomas, thank you. the new album is called the great unknown. he'll be back with more music later e . fi rst, this is "today" o nbc. time for birthdays with our good friend willard scott. >> this is the lovely vera cannata from mill stone township in new jersey. she's 100 today. she loves to bowl. ulysses jackson from roanoke, virginia. i love that town. 100 years old today. he loves to play checkers. he could beat me. from carmel, california, pret est place in the world. 100 today and we wish him a happy birthday. he has coffee ice cream every night for dessert. how about that? we had fun. we'll have more fun later. don't go away. the "today" show continues. >> coffee ice cream has caffeine. >> not enough to keep you awake. >> we can talk about this another time. we have rob with us. we were all saying as you were siaynging you sound great. thank you. >> you do such a great live show. >> hank you very much. that's the best compliment i can get. that and the hair. >> your hair looks great. >> looks good. >> does coffee ice cream keep you up? >> yes. >> the caffeine. >> yes. you will join us for another performance. >> more music from you. >> and jane krakowski. >> and back to school ideas. >> by the way, we have a lot of throw pillows. do you want one? >> this is my security pillow. >> you need it for the next hour. >> what's worrying you, rob? what's on your mind? >> say more about that. we have much more to come. fist a check of your local news and weather. live look at the george washington bridge. 8:57 on this monday august 24th. good morning. i'm michael gargiulo. how fire in brooklyn sent a 2-year-old boy to the hospital in critical condition. neighbors saw prayer s s paramedics carrying the boy out of the house in marine park. the fire at 1:00 a.m. and took firefighters about 45 minutes to get it under control. cause of the fire now under investigation. a check of weather. haze hot, humid. high 85. slight chance of showers to the west. night showers and storms possible. 71. tomorrow scattered showers i n the morning. 86. wednesday, lots of sun. less humid. high 85. ursday, mostly sunny. 81. friday another sunny day. aan high of 84 degrees. just ahead on the "today" show, this is interesting. dinner in a dash. tasty recipes that will help save you time and money in the kitchen. meantime, another local update in 30 minutes. have great monday morning. this morning on "today's take," buckle your seat belts. jane krakowski returns to 30 rock as our guest co-host. then from the new movie "no escape" lake bell joins us. and a live performance from rob thomas. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it. >> i mean it. >> good morning. it's august 24, 2015. look who is with us. "unbreakable kimmy schmidt" star jane krakowski in for natalie. seven nominations for kim my including one for you. >> it was a surprise. i'm so thankful and happy. we get to go to the emmys, pick fancy dresses like fancy people. >> you're so girly. straight to the dresses. yes, it's an award but we get to pick fancy dresses. have you picked your dress? >> i think -- well, i don't want to have any breaking news this morning. but i think i found my dress which is very early for me. i found one i love. why make it more complicated? >> is that a stressful thing? we don't have these problems. we don't get awards. >> it is. it is a joy to be nominated. but the first half hour of the is. once you're inside it's a party with your friends. it's the judgment that's brutal. >> the shows the next morning. >> you always bring it. including today. you have impeccable style. brilliant. >> i'm happy. it keeps me motivated to stay on dresses. >> you're on the fashion diet. i like it. >> you have a date certain, september 20, to get into that dress. >> econ it's a goal date. >> we have had ellie here. you have a good crew. you, ellie, tina. >> great funny ladies. >> that was al's favorite day. you, ellie and tina. >> i watched it after you came back. he was like, you missed the best day ever. >> al, bring it down. >> still talks about it. man, that was a great day. i worked with great teams, bryant, katie, the current people. he doesn't know our names. >> it was fun for us. >> tina and the awesome trifecta. >> we'll be here friday. >> someone else you talk about as part of your family, tracy morgan got married over the weekend to his long-time fiance megan. "people" had an exclusive picture of the beautiful couple. they kept it intimate. their 2-year-old daughter was there. tracy had a goal of walking ing ing down the aisle without a cane. he accomplished that. think about it. it's only been 14 months since the accident that nearly took his life. took the life of a friend who was critically injured in new jersey. now he'll host snl. he got married. it's the moments of reflection. here they are today. a happy couple. >> i'm so happy for them. >> right? >> you look at tracy and what happened there. this is a friend of yours. now being able to host snl. what does it mean for you? >> i just texted him yesterday morning saying congrats, i can't wait to see you. i'm happy this is happening. he wrote me back on the day of his wedding. >> losing him. so happy for you. let's get together. he said, i love you. let's get together next week. we have other things to do today. >> you do tracy's text messages in his voice. >> i love it. they are written in that font. >> the morgan font. >> i'm so happy for them. >> so beautiful. >> i feel like this is the year of tracy to come back. watching him on the "today" show, talking to matt, it broke my heart at home. i send all my love and prayers. i'm happy for them. having this new joy and a new start this year. >> we love tracy. >> before this next thing we were on a commercial break. i said this and jane clutched her pearls. you doubted me. they broke up. >> don't say it unless you mean it. >> they did. one-d are taking a break of a year. when you take a one-year break. >> you start seeing other people. >> you start dating. >> is it many in writing? this is major. >> your sources inside one-d are telling you this? >> it's everywhere. google it. two hours ago on the "today" show we reported this. like hoda and kathie lee. nothing exists before their hour. one-d separated for a year. they are doing solo projects. zayn splits first and then harry -- my one-d update. harry stiles fell on stage this weekend. >> what? >> i don't know why at the end of their popularity i'm into them. i wasn't in when they were huge. >> harry will have a big solo career. >> his hair should. >> his hair. >> you were shocked by this news. >> i'm crying already. i can't believe you're breaking this to me early on a monday morning. one-d! >> you brought the tone of the show down. >> one-d! i didn't know that was their nickname. >> does your little guy do one-d? >> no, no. >> what's he into? >> flo rida is what willie's kids like. >> we listened to jendenna. >> "classic man". >> he like it is l s the lego song. "happy" by "happy". >> crowd pleaser. >> taylor swift. makes all the kids love it. >> they love her. >> you were excited about the buzz feed body brain teasers. >> buzz feed had a list of body, brain teasers. i thought we could tease them out. >> this is where you pat your head and rub your stomach. >> oh, got it. >> first trace a circle with one hand this way and trace a circle in the other way with the opposite hand. now you have to try to do it at the same time which i am terrible at. >> circles? >> it's the same way. >> this is terrible. >> you're going this way. >> you have to go like this. out from your body and in with your body but then at the same time. wait a minute. i got it. >> did you get it? >> absolutely. i could never do these. this part of my brain never developed. >> you have been practicing for hours. >> in the 70s that was a robot. the old standard, pat your head, rub your belly. >> that keeps kids entertained. if you are on a long road trip, make them do this. >> one more. stick up your thumb and point with your other hand. then switch it. is that right? what? >> harder than it sounds. >> i got it. no. that's not it at all. that's two thumbs. >> will this develop anything? pew-pew! >> what does this tell us about ourselves? >> that's that. >> thank you. >> don't dig too deep into it. >> we are genetically not coordinated? >> different type of intelligence. we are left side, not right. >> dylan is here for al with a look at the weather. >> i'm working hard. once in a while i get some of these in there. then my hand is all kind of -- yeah. it goes downhill fast. we have a tropical depression now. this is danny. it's not holding together. it's falling apart as it runs into an unfavorable atmosphere for hurricanes. it's dry and windy in the upper levels of the atmosphere. the whole thing is stretching apart. winds at 35 miles per hour. watch what happens. it remains as a depression as it passes to the south of puerto rico. this is a very good thing. it's very dry. they are in extreme drought in puerto rico. this storm will bring rain but not the damaging winds you wouldle get with a bigger storm. we could get four inches of rain, perfect for that area. not enough for mud slides but thanks, dylan. good morning, everyone. lots of sunshine out there now. showers tapering off across the hamptons. it's hazy and it's humid today. right now at 77 degrees, warm sunshine in the city. back to the 80s by lunchtime. high today of 85 degrees. maybe a few storms popping to the wet of town as you're heading home. hazy and humid tomorrow again. a few storms possible throughout the morning then drying out by the afternoon. beautiful stretch of weather starting on wednesday. low humidity, sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. back to you. >> thanks, shooter mcgavin. >> i'm in a tropical depression because of one-d now. >> hang in there. >> my own tropical depression. >> i like how you incorporated the weather. >> she's a pro. coming up next, rob thomas burned up the charts as a front-man for match box 20. earned three grammys as a solo shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and piano tuners were just as simple? 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>> on the record there are only three, four songs i reached out to somebody. ryan is a monster. we became friends on my last solo record and got to work together. if you know you have a couple of things you feelle you want to accomplish, you're not sure if you can accomplish it. you want a new perspective in a different way. i would hand pick based on listening to the records i like. producers and writers. >> it's incredible to look at your fans. we don't go often at this hour to see fans. looking at the age range, hey, fans, say hi. [ cheers ] they were frozen in fear to be this close to you. look at the age range of your fans and the loyalty from the matchbox years to now. what do you believe is the staying power? >> i don't know what it is. i look out and see people from 9 to 65. i realize the people that are 65 were my age when my first record came out and people my age are in college and bringing their kids now. you are seeing a new generation move through. there is no secret to success. if anybody knew it would be a billionaire. i wouldle show you how to do it. there is a lot of luck having good people around you. being in the right place at the right time. so much luck involved. >> speaking of the fans here today, next year is the 20th anniversary. are you doing something special for your fans. >> i will be working on my knees at that point. we haven't figured it out. they are giving me a chance to figure out what my schedule will be like on the record. we'll do something. it's a big milestone. >> and love to your wife. she had a health scare. fans had signs giving her love. >> they have been so good. >> there they are. >> they have been so supportive. >> so amazing. we are on the right track. when you go through a health scare the big thing is not knowing what will happen. not having a plan. once we have the team in place and we have a plan, now the fear is gone. we have to move through with the motion of getting her better. >> thank you so much for joining us. guess what. rob will be back with his latest song "hold on forever." he has a dancer recruited already. >> yeah. >> that's coming up later. >> thanks, rob. up next, as kids get back to school we have hack to school to help you and your children ease let's discuss medical supplies i'm kind of happy with my guys. i think you'll love our newest line the stuff my vendor sells works fine. and my budget's small, just so you know. should i stay or should i go when you choose to go for business, go to the new choicehotels.com it makes finding the right room faster and easier than ever. p book now at choicehotels.com why are you deleting these photos? 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aww everyday stains tide, america's #1 detergent this morning we begin a series called hack to school. with day one teaching a lesson the routine. sinclair. good morning. >> good morning. >> we are both parents of young children. we need some of these. >> the key is getting them involved so they can take ownership of the back to school routine. the first thing is to break it down into what they need to do each week. i took picture frames, old ones from home. i spray painted them write, used sticky letters and mod podged them. that's so much fun. you brush it with mod podge and this letters stay on there. every day of the week write what your child has. i have soccer that day. it gives them a nice way to look at what they have. this is the same idea. only it's with a picture frame that's already been put together. >> such a clever idea. >> it breaks it down for smaller kids. >> i love the paint swatches. >> we got them for free. in a frame with wrapping paper behind it. you can write on here with your dry erase marker. >> does it work on any glass frame? >> this is plexi glass. color coding saves lives. everybody has their own color. your child can do it easily themselves. >> i have a four-year-old going to pre-k and this would be helpful. >> when i taught preschool it's all about visual cues. you can break it down into day of the week. i print out icons of what to do. maybe pack their backpack, 20 minutes of reading. maybe monday they take out the trash. they can manipulate it. give them ownership. get them involved. >> my son wants this one every day of the week. >> this or the garbage can? >> this goes with it. these are get ready sticks. each child gets their own color. every morning you put in there what they need to do. this helps you not to have the nagfest every morning of get your backpack 475 times. they take it out when they have done each thing. when it's empty we can go to school. >> such a sweet idea. >> these are 19 cents apiece. >> i love them. >> we have time for one more. >> this is wonder list. this is for betweens and teens. a free app. you can set up these agendas. it pops up on their devices. they can manage their own routine. that's key. wonder list.com. >> let's get the kids back to school. >> thanks. moms know their family's mouths often need a helping hand. after brushing, listerine total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine total care to the total family. listerine total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth . and for kids starting at age six, listerine smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after brushing. it's back to school time you think your car smells fine, but your passengers smell this... eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip break out the febreze, and [inhale/exhale mnemonic] breathe happy. and at 9:27 on this monday morning, just getting word of an arrest in the pellet gun shooting of a member of mayor de blasio's security detail. treated for minor injirs after being struck in the lower back outside gracie mansion about 7:00 p.m. two 19-year-olds arrested, the a man and woman, they will face charges including assault on a police officer. so far the woman, the 19-year-old harks not 19-year-old, has not been charged. a check of weather. high 85. slight chance of showers to the west. scattered showers in the morning. 86. wednesday, lots of sun. less humid. high 85. thursday, mostly sunny, 81. coming up on the "today" show, dinner in a dash. another local update in 30 minutes. hope to see you then. taking a look at the headlines three americans and a british businessman received france's highest honor today for overpowering a gunman on an amsterdam to paris train. the american friends were on vacation. french president francois hollande praised them as an example of the need for action when faced with terrorism. second cancers are on the rise. docking tors say nearly 1 in 5 cancer cases involve someone who's had the disease before. in the 1970s it was less than one in ten partly because more people are surviving cancer and living long enough to get it again. many of the treatments that help people survive their first cancers like radiation can raise the risk of a new cancer forming later in life. couples who share child care duties have a better quality relationship and sex life. researchers at georgia state university surveyed nearly 500 couples with varying child care dynamics. they found when women were responsible for the majority of parenting duties, the women and men reported lower quality relationships compared to couples who split child care tasks more equally. but a couple's relationship didn't suffer when the man was the primary caregiver. 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"mission: impossible - rogue nation" was second at $12 million and "sinister 2" was third. the school year is off to an amazing start for incoming freshman at ball state at the university's pep rally. lem turner won musical chairs to earn a chance at a shot at half court for free tuition for a smets. we shouldn't show you if it didn't go in. he buried the shot and the gym erupted into cheers. he'll receive the cost of in-state tuition for one semester at ball state. if you have cash left over, pizza's on him. now over to dylan for a check of the weather. >> musical chairs, too? that's a good day. it thanks, dylan. good morning, everyone. lots of sunshine out there. you see on strorm tracker, showers fady a way across eastern long island. muggy outside. the humidity we had yesterday carrying over into today. 77 already. headed back into the 80s late other than this afternoon. lots of sunshine throughout the day, and it's a sticky one on this august monday. 86, the high tomorrow. a couple storms possible tomorrow morning. humidity take as hike tuesday afternoon and it's drier and beautiful wednesday through friday. temperatures in the 80s. >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer. >> good morning. we have breaking news. it's a brutal start to the week and the day on wall street. the dow down more than 800 points right now. just moments after the opening bell. of course this after a global sell-off overnight fuelled by a lot of concerns with the economy in china. cnbc's domenic chu is at cnbc i have been watching it. points. what's the latest? >> matt, i want to tell you we are now down over 1,000 points on the dow. we printed down is 1,031 points, down nearly 6% in a day. just in the first three minutes of trading. this is not a panic now. this is about traders trying to figure out what exactly the right level is for the current stock market. for a lot of investors it's also about trying to figure out exactly what the risk tolerance is in the market. we haven't seen a lot of these types of moves especially to the downside. many say since the great financial crisis back in 2008, 2009. for a lot of people this is a very, very stark, very staunch reminder there is risk in the marketplace. we are down 165 points in the dow now. >> putting it in perspective and in the course of the last five days a terrible week for the dow last week, capped off on friday when it dropped about 530 points. are we seeing an official correction now? a 10% decline in values? >> we did. that's a good point here. as of friday's close, we did pull back more than 10% from the record highs in the dow jones industrial average average. we are in that correction territory. that's viewed negatively by some traders. it may be an indicator for more down side to come. it's also interesting here as well, to put it in perspective. last week the headlines you saw in the papers this weekend said the dow jones industrial average lost about 1,000 plus points in the course of a trading week. five days. we lost that many in the first three or four minutes of trading today. again, a very ugly open to start this monday. it will be interesting to see whether there is stability that's found right now. the headlines, of course, right now are certainly not positive here sc. >> when you talk about stability, aren't there systems in place that would stop the carnage after a certain level of loss? >> there are. there are policies that are put in place by exchanges. in essence, to allow people who participate, who are involved directly with markets and exchanges to kind of put speed bumps up and stop signs up so things can be halted, reassessed and possibly re-opened, halted again. there are a number of those emergency-type measures being put into place. a lot of people feel strange about this now. the last time we saw many of these types of instruments employed it was during the financial crisis. this is by no means a financial crisis now. we are a much different country and economy than we were back then. much healthier, some argue. it does provide flashbacks not in a good way, about what it was like during the bad days during 2009. >> we talked earlier on our show about opportunity. a lot of people see this as devastation. others see it as opportunity. do you hold back on opportunity until you get what you talked about -- some stability for the moment? >> that's tough. everybody should talk to their own financial adviser. what i would say is this -- it's very, very difficult for anybody -- trader, investor or otherwise -- to time the market. you can't say, i'm going to pick this as the bottom. i will buy now or this is the top, i will sell now. many financial advisers will tell clients, sit down and figure out whether stocks, bonds or currencies or commodities, any type of investment is right for their portfolio. what kind of waiting will it have? 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>> basically, global growth worries. the market is worried that the global economy is slowing down and china is one of the biggest economies in the world and their stock market and economy have been slowing dramatically. we've seen big losses in the chinese stock market. and although it might not seem important to u.s. investors, the problem is that a lot of big companies like mcdonald's and apple and intel, they all do business in china. if the chinese consumer pulls back and can't buy their products, it really hits their bottom line. wall street is very worried about that. they're also worried because the chinese government authorities which control that market don't seem to be putting in place the type of support that that market needs right now. so as a result of that, the selling intensified overnight in the european markets and the asian markets. and that's why we saw that 1,000 point plunge in the dow jones industrial average. we're down 600 points but it looks like it's starting to steady out a little bit. it's going to be a rocky day, certainly, but at least we didn't go back down and test that 1,000 minus point again on the market. >> all right. sue, thank you very much. obviously, volatility something we're going to be keeping an eye on over the next several hours and next couple of days on the markets. we're going to have much more on cnbc right now and here on "today" for our viewers on the west coast. >> the corn dog with the corn bread. that i love. >> but you don't like a fried y it oreo? 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