good morning. monsters. britain's prime minister reacting to another beheading by isis militants. vowing to help defeat the terror group. is there enough international backing to stop them? richardle is live in iraq. battling the e trextremes. firefighters try to knock down several raging wildfires. in the east, millions waking up to unseasonal cold snap. out of bounds? protests plan at football stadiums as an antinfl social media campaign grows online. this as ray rice gets a hero's welcome when he shows up at his

high school for a football game. and baby makes four? social media above the speculation jay-z may have announced baby number two. we'll let you be the judge. today sunday, september 14, 2014. and welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester hold along side jenna and dylan dreyer. a video surface add late yesterday afternoon, word that isis militants have beheaded another hostage. this time it's british aid worker david haynes. his murderer comes weeks after the isis extremist killed two americans.

our chief foreign correspondent is in iraq with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lester. unfortunately the british government said the video does appear to be genuine. isis now threaten ens to execu another hostage next. >> it appears to be the same executioner in the propaganda video, same british accent. the hostage in the same guantanamo style jump suit. this time he's a british aid worker named david haynes, kidnapped in syria. the beheading was rekreng for david cameron's decision to arm against militants who call themselves islamic state. cameron calls it pure evil. >> we'll hunt them down and bring them to justice no matter how long it takes. >> the obama administration says the u.s. is at war with isis.

in a statement, the president said u.s. will build a coalition to fight isis and condemn the murderer. our hearts go out to the family of mr. haynes and people of united kingdom. isis seems to be goating the world into a fight. >> what makes isis more dangerous than al qaeda is access to western operatives, large number of western recruits and the fact it has an ungoverned space now inside syria and iraq. >> isis has declared war on the world's powers. so far, that has only increased its reach and fame. >> reporter: the british prime minister said isis militants are not muslims but monsters. lester? >> richard, do you get a sense iraqis feel safer now that the u.s. is stepping up efforts, bombing against isis militants?

>> reporter: they certainly feel safer here in irbil. in baghdad, the march that the militants were on earlier this summer heading toward the iraqi capital has been stopped. we're at a stalemate now. the iraqi government hasn't been able to find footing again. it's not really on the offensive. even kurdish fighters where we are are not pushing out and taking much territory. in many places isis advance has been stopped or slowed down, but the fundamental tide of the battle hasn't been shifted. >> richard in iraq for us, thank you. for more, here's erica. >> thanks. chuck todd is with us this morning. >> nice to see you this morning. thank you. >> britain saying it will work with u.s. to support direct military action and emphasizing this wouldn't be about british troops on the ground. there's been a lot of question

about how this coalition will work moving forward. how does this latest development affect the support for the coalition? >> it's interesting to see what brits end up doing. obviously they have the same issues americans do when it comes to combat groups on the ground. iraq war fatigue is the same if not more so in the united kingdom. they've been hesitant to make the commitment of combat troops in the same way president obama has been reluctant to commit u.s. combat troops. this continues to raise the stakes. what countries will do this? nobody has said you can defeat isis without combat troops. there has to be somebody on the ground. the iraqi army is one thing in iraq. the president is proposing training to so called moderate opposition. this is moderate opposition a month ago in an interview the president was skeptical would be able to be filled if you got rid

of isis. secretary kerry hasn't got confirmation in the middle east to be a fighting force on the ground. >> one of the countries talked about is turkey. this has been a difficult relationship with the u.s. is this a coalition that could potentially work without the support of turkey? >> no. it doesn't work without turkey. that's the t bottom line. they're the strongest military in the middle east now. you need turkey. turkey is in a precarrious situation. richard angle has been reporting he thinks this is not necessarily a message to americans or brits but to turkey. there's a lot of hostages held from turkey by isis. they don't want to have those folks in harm's way. i think that's making it hard for turkey to commit. there are people in turkey that

say they want to be a part of this. it just can't be known that they're a part of this. so that -- you see how tricky this diplomacy really is. >> nice to have you with us this morning. we'll check with you later. thanks. >> all right. >> lester? >> all right erica. thanks. firefighters in the west are fact tough conditions today on what could be a historic heat wave. they firefighters are battling wildfires. halle jackson is near one of the fires in orange county, california. good morning. >> reporter: good morning lester. firefighters here have managed to prevent homes from burning near this silverado fire. today's record breaking heat could be a wildcard. as flames scale the canyon, people that live nearby rushed to get out.

>> flames were outside when we looked. i said grab a bag, valuables and whatever and run. >> more than 200 homes inside the evacuation zone with firefighters working from the air and ground. but the steep, rugged terrain is making access tricky. with temperatures soaring into the triple digits, southern california's heat wave adds a dangerous element to this 1600 acre fire futh. >> just working conditions. when hiking hills in 100 plus degrees the, it makes our job that much more difficult. >> the fire is one of more than 50 in the west including two new fires in northern california that flared up in the last 48 hours triggering evacuations. fires have torched 2.8 million acreses, an area half the size of new jersey. back in southern california, crews are bracing for yet another blistering day. >> just battling the elements

and take care of your body. it's 10 degrees out here. got to stay hydrated, eat well and look after each other. >> reporter: and firefighters here are making sure to drink plenty of water and take plenty of breaks lester. with fire season in california in full swing, it could be weeks before they get a real rest. >> thank you. >> dylan is tracking that heat out west and also the big cold snap moving east. she's got more on that for us. >> good morning erica. we're looking at the high pressure causing the ridge in the jet stream. we have the dry wind coming from the northeast. it's not crossing water so it's a dry wind that creates extreme heat. we're going to see again today most likely record breaking temperatures. we broke records the interior parts of california yesterday. that continues to keep the fire danger in full effect. it's hot, dry, excessive heat warnings and advisories across parts of southern california.

temperatures today will again be in the triple digits in river side. 12 degrees above average. not going to get releaf tomorrow. interior areas especially away from the immediate coast, we are going to see highs tomorrow again about 10 to 15 above average. la should top out around 93 degrees. on the flip side of, that we have very chilly temperatures below average starting off the day in the 40s across the great lakes and new york 48 now. high temperatures will stay about 10 to 15 below average. we're only going to top out in the 60s and 70s. burlington should be around 59 degrees today. it's certainly going to be on the chilly side. lester? >> dylan, thanks. football fans nationwide are headed to nfl stadiums to cheer on their teams after what has been a tough week for the league. two star running back side lined amid accusations of abusing family members and the pro football commissioner under fire from all sides. peter alexander is in washington

with the team to host the game later today. good morning. >> reporter: lester, good ma morning. one women's advocacy group is flying banner planes above four stadiums from san francisco to new york cleveland and indianapolis with the simple message directed at the nfl commissioner roger guidel. they'll read guidel must go. >> players and fans will return to stadiums nationwide after one of the nfl's worst weeks ever. the sports video criticism of the commissioner and another mug shot, one of the league's biggest stars this time. even though his face is on today's ticket, running back adrian peterson will miss the game, benched by the team after he was charged with injury to a child, reckless and neglect. he hasn't commented since he was disciplined for disciplining his son way wooden tree branch.

>> that was not reasonable and did not reflect the community standards of what was reasonable. >> some say he's a loving parent that used judgment as a parent. >> ray rice was on the sideline in new york, hipz arm wrapped around his wife janay over the weekend. also the couple's daughter named after his former team. still no comments for reporters. rice's former coach defended the suspended star. >> he made a very terrible mistake, but i know the character of a man. he will rise from this. >> with hand aling of domestic violence cases under fire, analysts say nfl is sensitive to the growing base of female fans. >> it's an untapped market. the other reason is if moms don't want their sons to playable too, that's a problem for continuing to grow the

sport. >> reporter: there's a tweet making the rounds on twitter now. we'll let you see it for yourself. the image of cover girl nfl makeup line. it says get your game face on. it's been photo shopped to look like that young model has a black eye. a lot of people speaking about that today. right now unlikely rule of justice per guidel is going anywhere. guidel made $44 million last year, twice the highest paid player in the nfl. aaron rogers of the green bay packers made. we don't know if he's going to be at any of the stadiums today. >> peter alexander, thanks. coming up our next half hour, we'll hear from nfl wives about their reaction to the ray rice scandal and how it's handled. jenna is following other top stories. good morning. >> good morning. we're going to start overseas. an american citizen was tried and sentenced to six years of hard labor. matthew miller accused of

espionage and entering the country illegally. he tore up his visa and demanded asylum when he entered the country in april. an injury from malaysia airlines overlight. a flight mh 198 landed safely. the airline lost two planes this year. flight 370 disappeared in march. no trace of it has been found. flight 17 is believed to have been shot down over ukraine in july with 298 a board. one of the world's greatest golfers has injured his hand with a chainsaw. greg norman posted from his hospital bed on instagram writing damaged but not down and out. still have left hand. he posted a picture of him with the chainsaw a week ago. he has not posted details. side note, let's be careful with chainsaws everyone. that's my opinion. potential presidential

candidate hillary clinton headed to iowa today. iowa is where she suffered a bitter loss to barack obama in 2008, the presidential race. she and president bill clinton will be there for the final fund-raiser for a friend. this is a key stop for democrats considered for president. finally this morning, have jay-z and beyonce left us with a pregnant include? the power couple wrapped up their on the run tour in paris last night. listen to the video making the rounds today. does it sound like jay-z changed the lyrics of the song from "i replace it with another one to pregnant with another one?" take a listen. ♪ ♪ >> i'm going to say it just seems obvious to me it jumped

out at me. i was like did he say pregnant with another? >> i wouldn't think it's anything else. i wouldn't think it's a story. >> my parents are like i can't understand what they're saying. >> we sort of already do. we were making a funny. >> it's making its way around the internet, world wide web. some think that's what's happening. dylan has another check of the rest of the country's forecast. >> another hurricane in the pacific. this is going to take almost the same path as hurricane norbert d. it's going to pass closer to baja, california. 290 miles southeast of cabo san lucas. it's going to weaken by the time we get to tuesday, down to a tropical storm. that will add to the monsoon moisture in the southwest. elsewhere in the country, a nice day. chilly in good morning, everyone. i'm meteorologist tedd florendo. it's beginning to feel comfortable today after a cool

start to our morning. sunny and cool and spectacular today. our high about 72 degrees, well below average for this time of the year. we're going to be nice and sunny again for our monday. next chance of showers going to be tuesday morning and the numbers stay in the mid to low 70s all week. more sunshine by thursday and friday. more clouds by saturday. but still, staying cool. have a great morning. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. dylan, thanks. up today, prince harry about to celebrate a big milestone. we'll look ♪ if you can clear a table without lifting a finger, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™. this week, save up to $10 on zyrtec® products.

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with no strings attached, at carmax. start here. one of the most watched men in the world is about to celebrate a milestone birthday. it all happens tomorrow. mark your calendars. britain's prince harry saying good-bye to 20s. some he'd like to forget as he turns 30. kelly is in london with how the party prince has turned into a more shall we say respectable royal? i'm sure you're getting ready to attend the party right? >> reporter: of course, of course. i'm waiting for that a invite coming any minute now. it was very telling this morning. there were no wild headlines or party boy pictures in the papers today. part of it is harry is so busy working. it seems on the eve of his 30th birthday, the prince is all grown up. >> welcome to invictu zblnchts

he played host to 400 wounded warrior athletes, learned he'd be an uncle again -- >> great. >> to top it off tomorrow, prince harry leaves his 20s behind. >> slowly starting to feel old. i don't feel too old. i'm always young at heart. >> the young man once known to the heir, he has had rough times. he was 12 when diana died. he later made headlines for the wrong reasons. >> he rebelled against the restrictions of being royal. >> now nearly 30, harry is embracing his royal name, using it to promote his cause, wounded soldiers. a soldier bonded with him after losing a leg in afghanistan. just a nice, decent guy. >> the prince with his mother's common touch who has everything but the girl.

his first love moved on. so has his second. >> nobody wanting to be with hip. >> on his 30th birthday, more than $15 million richer. >> reporter: that money coming from the estate of his late mother princess diana. all we've heard publicly from the prince about how he plans to celebrate is he's going to have a quiet beer with a friend tonight. erica? >> right. it's what comes after that they're keeping quiet. thanks. still to come on a sunday edition of "today," maybe dylan and i could make dinner for the prince. we're rolling up our sleeve to see what it takes to be a chef at a popular

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>> good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:30. it's chilly outside, but at least we've got the sun. let's check in now with tedd florendo. hey, tedd. >> temperatures right now in the 50s at this hour. a little chilly this morning. wildwood currently at 57. but guess what, plenty of sunshine for your day today. cool but speck tk ltaculspectac. this morning, the search continues in the poconos for if shooter or shooters who ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers. corporal brian dixon died. he worked in philadelphia and was transferred a few months ago to the state police barracks in pike county. they were ambushed friday night outside of the state police barracks in blooming grove. law enforcement from pennsylvania, new jersey, and

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always stop by and show your photos if in the neighborhood. love it. we have a lot coming up. first a look at this morning's top headlines. british prime minister calling the death of david haines an act of pure evil. this appears to be the same killer that murdered two americans. the extreme heat in california is making for difficult conditions for firefighters battling several wildfires around the state. meantime on the other end of the weather spectrum, the country dealing with unseasonably cold weather. hillary clinton is back iowa today. the clintons head to a steak fry in a place they've campaigned more than two decades. still to come this half hour, i'll share my conversation with four women married to former nfl players. this morning they talk about the friendship with ray rice and his wife and why they're not surprised the two are still together. and then a big turn.

erica and i put on our chef aprons and extra large hats to find out what it takes to work on a hibachi grill. we'll put lester and jenna to the test. get ready. >> it's all about the hat really. >> wait until there's food in that. >> i thought we were all doing it. i thought everybody does it. i didn't know. sorry about that. okay. one more weekend lester. >> don't say that. we always love it when magicians come on the show. one of the best acts from america's got talent. >> looking forward to. that. we begin with a massive man hunt for whoever gunned down a pennsylvania state trooper in cold blood. another trooper was injured in that attack. christian is following the developments for us. good morning. >> good morning erica. this is no longer just a pennsylvania man hunt. officers from new york and new

jersey are involved looking for whoever deliberately targeted the troopers in what pennsylvania's.g governor callsn attack on civilized society. >> for troopers stopping car after car on this roadway, it's personal. two of their fellow officers gunned down in the ambush friday night right at their police barracks. >> one thing i can say, this is unbelievably heart breaking to all of us. both of them were young troopers with families. >> corporal bryon was killed. trooper alex douglas was injured and rushed 20 surgery. police immediately fanned out into the dense woods nearby. several roads and a major highway were shut down. >> we saw a lot of state police. there were ambulances. >> from the air, choppers scanned any sign of a suspect or suspects. >> we're going to use every possible technique and piece of equipment we have until we have

this person in custody. >> there are still few details of the a attack. police from neighboring states are expanding the search, all on high alert as are those that live nearby. >> we're all sort of on pins and needles. >> i understand many member of the community are concerned. i wish i could lessen their concern, but we have a very dangerous, armed criminal. >> in the rural northeast pennsylvania town, people are also united in their sympathy. at this restaurant, gregory is feeding troopers who have been working non stop since friday. >> if we can do anything to help them, this is what we do. it's a small town. we're here to help any way we can. >> a community coming to grips with its loss even as the search for a killer can continues. >> our prayers go out to the officers, their families, the barracks, the whole local area. >> now police won't say if this was a lone gunman.

they're searching for a motivmo. they expect to talk to hundreds of people. thanks. a final check of the weather for you on this sunday with dylan. >> i walked outside. everybody said it's freezing. it's pretty chilly. you guys are moving soon? >> yes. >> where to? >> moving to germany. just around the corner. >> when do you leave? >> january 21st. >> nanyone to say hi to? >> hi mom and dad. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of year. in the south wewest, 10 to 15 above. carolinas and georgia stays unsettled into tomorrow today. late day showers and storms pop up through missouri, kansas, stretching to michigan. northeast looks pretty nice. still below average. highs topping out in the 60s in

new england, 70s mid atlantic. we'll stay in 60s and 70s >> good morning, everyone. i'm meteorologist tedd florendo. back to some sunshine for the day today and it's going to feel comfortable after a cool start to our morning. sunny and cool and spectacular today. our high about 72 degrees. well below average for this time of the year. we'll be nice and sunny again for our monday. next chance of showers going to be tuesday morning and the numbers stay in the mid to low 70s all week. more sunshine by thursday and friday. more clouds by saturday. but still, staying cool. have a great morning. and let's take you to today's top spot. we're heading to kentucky and our affiliate les. this is perfect as fall weather approaches. devine's seventh annual corn maize and pumpkin patch. bring the kids and go through

the maize which honors with its design. if not ready to get lost, go on a hay rise, zip line and check out the pumpkin patch. i love these as we get to fall. always my favorite. >> thanks. we'll have more of jenna's conversation with wives of nfl players about the ray rice conversation with wives of nfl players amusical chairs.ce fun, right? welllllllll, not when your travel rewards card makes it so hard to get a seat using your miles. that's their game. the flights you want are blacked out. or they ask for some ridiculous number of miles. honestly, it's time to switch to the venture card from capital one. with venture, use your miles on any airline, any flight, any time. no blackout dates. and with every purchase, you'll earn unlimited double miles. from now on, no one's taking your seat away. what's in your wallet?

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we are hearing more this morning from the wives of former nfl players. jenna sat down with them several days ago for a candid and open conversation about what it's like to be married to a professional football player. jenna? >> the ray rice incident with his wife sparked national conversation and raised disturbing questions. we met with four women who were married to former nfl players. these women understand the culture, the commitment and believe it or not, they understand how ray rice and his wife janay are still together. >> when you see a ray dragging janay out of the elevator, was there any question about what happened? >> devastation was the first thing that i felt when i saw this video because i know what kind of people they are. >> for the video to have not

been watched when first offered, i think is shameful. >> i absolutely think the baltimore ravens dropped the ball on this. >> i've spoken with janay many times on many occasions. like any friend, i just want her to know i'm there and going to stand beside her. >> nfl will go on, but these two people are in a crisis situation. they're traumatized. i think that sometimes people have a tendency to dehumanize athletes. they feel like the media and else else has wanted to attack them off the bat instead of help. >> for number of women being battered, you don't hear about it. you're not going to hear about it in nfl homes either. >> as women, escape willy wives of professional athletes, you take on a supportive role. it kind of comes with the deal. your job is to be there to support them, hold the family

together. >> there are really a lot of things that go into weather and whether or not you can walk away. i don't think that's any different for someone like janay. >> for this to become just an nfl and lose sight of the real issue, two people's lives who -- that has been forever altered. >> ray rice the professional football player probably the first pick on a lot of people's fantasy drafts, he's just a guy who's going to be sitting at home watching football this sunday with the rest of us. that's going to be difficult for her just as much as for him. >> i was completely -- i will tell you, i'll be honest, i was shocked they were all so understanding. i don't want to say forgiving, but understanding of janay staying in this relationship. they talked about the culture and what it's like to be married to a player. they didn't say excuse, but other circumstances why she would return of people wouldn't

know about. >> interesting perspective. thanks. let's go over to dylan. >> i'm hearing rumors you guys were the loudest on the plaza this morning? >> uh-huh. >> that's all you. take it away. >> still to come on "today," dylan and erica have a few tricks up their sleeves. >> they're getting crafty in the kitchen with chef lessons at the ♪ each year 17 billion toilet paper tubes are thrown away in the us alone. that's enough to fill the empire state building...twice. now there's scott naturals tube-free bath tissue. get the premium softness you need... ...without the wasteful tube.

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into our hats which we did. >> how did we do? take a look. >> we're here to become chefs. >> we're going to try. >> we use the term "chef" loosely. >> feel the weight. get the handle weight so you can push it straight up and catch it. >> very close. nice. we are ready to go. >> now we're going to attempt to flip the griddle and make the fried rice at the same time. >> nice. >> right? >> my eye. >> good? it was your recipe. >> i almost -- >> you got it.

that's awesome. >> we can make the onion volcano. >> i love the onion volcano. >> this is simple water. just pour it in. wa la. volcano. >> that's awesome. >> erupt. >> very nice. >> you push with the fork. you use spatula. you can make your sound. woo woo. >> wow. >> that's it for the demo? i i feel like i need to get down low. oka

okay? >> this much. you got it. >> i did? shut up. no way. >> we have some special visitors/guinea bigs who are joining who aren't old enough to sue us. that's good. >> i'm erica. >> i'm dylan. >> chug chug chug. choo choo. >> do you want your mom to start cooking like this at home? would you eat broccoli if i made it like this? >> yes. >> really? we have that on tape. >> now we have the reason why we did this. >> yes, to get you two to eat broccoli. >> wonderful. >> we had a great time. anyone can sign up for the program. it's a 101 lesson with one of the chefs to be the chef program at many locations across the country.

>> one of the hardest tricks was to actually learn how to flip a bowl of rice using your spatula. we the did it successfully. >> we don't remember how we did it. >> put it on the end like this. >> okay, ready? one -- >> okay. >> oh i thought we were supposed to catch it on here again? >> i forgot. >> how hard is that? good save. >> again, erica breaks another bowl. >> i did. >> it lands back on here like that? >> your hands cannot touch it. anybody want it? >> be careful with sharp

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looks like a simple card trick, but it can leave us speechless. impressive. happens every time the magician shows up on "america's got talent." no surprise nest in the top six. >> one has a chance to be crowned champion and win. good morning. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> this is the final week. one of the six finalists, reflect on this journey. can you believe what's happened over the last several weeks? >> no. just amazing. i never imagined i'd be the last magician. >> i bet you never thought this could turn into such a career. this has been since you were four years old? >> been an obsession since then. >> what was it at four?

>> i saw it on tv and just with it. i knew that's what i wanted to do before i really knew what that meant. >> there's a hefty prize if you win. i understand you have an idea of how to spend $1 million if you win? >> really no idea. maybe a nice vacation. >> have you used magic to get yourself out of a sticky situation? >> a sticky situation, wow. imagine sick a great ice breaker with people and so on. i don't think i've used it to get out of a situation. imagine how funny that would be. license and registration please. pick a card, sir. i never tried to pull that off. >> we're really excited to see what you've got. >> tell you what, "america's got talent" finale this week. i don't want to give away my ideas. i thought it would be good for erica to perform my trick tonight. this morning i should say.

we haven't prearranged anything, correct? >> i have no idea what i'm doing. >> any card you want. not an easy one like ace of spades. a harder one. you got it? visualize that a card turning face down. tell me when you've done that. the cards have been in your hand the entire time. for the first time, name outloud what was the card you thousandth of? >> six of hearts. >> she said the two of diamonds. i don't know what you are laughing at. what was it really erica? >> six of hearts. >> i don't think you understand how this works? >> was it really six of hearts? >> you mean two of diamonds? >> you said six of hearts. inside the deck, all cards face exactly the same way except for one. could you pull this out? >> show the camera.

[ applause ] >> very impressive. >> well done. >> got real competition here. i'm telling you. >> i still can't -- wow. i want to know how it works. >> i want to ask you a question. watch matt perform on "america's got talent" this week at 9/8 central here on nbc. let's check with chuck todd for what's coming up meet the press. hi chuck. >> no card trick. this sunday, we'll have the war against isis, president obama making it clear we're in this for the long haul but suggests this isn't a war we're going to win alone. hillary clinton is in iowa today is she a sure thing as people think? all that and roger goodell. >> thanks. that's going to do it for us on this sunday morning. thanks for being with us. >> i'll see you tonight for nbc "nightly news."

nbc 10 news starts now. >> today, pennsylvania state troopers continue their hunt for the killer of one of their own following the shooting at a state police barracks in pike county. there is new outrage this morning over another isis execution, this time a british humanitarian worker is the victim of a beheading. let's head outside right now to take a live look at the philadelphia museum of art where there is a hunt of fall in the air today. it will be sunny and cool for your sunday. good morning, i'm rosemary connors. this is nbc 10 news today. it's 9:00 on this sunday morning. tedd florendo is