degrees this afternoon. >> "today" show is up next. we'll have updates in 25 minutes. >> you can always get the local news and weather at nbc10.com. good morning. underestimated. the president admits his administration and u.s. intelligence officials misjudged the threat of isis. >> i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> while overnight the terror group manages to gain new ground despite ongoing air strikes. medical mystery. a new fear tied to that dangerous respiratory virus sweeping across the country. is it now causing paralysis in some children? airport chaos. hundreds of additional flights canceled in and out of chicago today after that troubling case of sabotage at an faa facility. why it could take weeks to get things back on schedule. and the happy couple, george clooney and his new bride, step

out in venice as husband and wife for the first time after a star-studded ceremony. we're live in venice where they'll be again "today," monday, september 29th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer along with tamron hall, al roker, natalie morales. savannah spending more time with baby vale. the pictures out of venice were stunning. >> cruising in his water taxi. everybody following. i'm george clooney. >> floatilla of vintage boats. we haven't seen the wedding gown

but the three dresses she wore leading up to it, she upstaged, perhaps, the superstar. >> vogue has the exclusive, they're saying. >> i imagine. they'll have the official ceremony today, dot the i's, cross the t's. got some big news to get to this morni morning. president obama acknowledging in a new interview that u.s. officials underestimated isis and overestimated the ability of the iraqi army to take on the terror group. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in turkey along the syrian border. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there seems to be a very candid interview, the president blamed the former u.s.-backed iraqi government for allowing isis to flourish and said american intelligence didn't fully appreciate the threat. the u.s. military reportedly launched more air strikes overnight after pounding isis in

syria over the weekend, targeting the militants, their oil facilities and armored vehicles but isis isn't in retreat in syria. its fight ers are still advancig on cities close to the turkish border. in iraq, the militants once again are reportedly on the edge of baghdad. on sunday, president obama told 60 minutes u.s. intelligence failed to see it coming. >> well, i think our head of the intelligence community, jim clapper, has acknowledged that i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. >> he didn't just say that we underestimated isil. he said we overestimated the ability and the will of our allies, the iraqi army, to fight. >> that's true. that's absolutely true. >> reporter: it's a major intelligence failure. islamic radicals were expanding in syria and iraq for two years. they bragged about their growing

strength online. foreign journalists often reported that foreign fighters were streaming into syria. we interviewed them as they went in. the rise of extremism in syria and iraq was no secret. now the president said america is leading the fight against the radicals. >> america leads. we -- we are the indispensable nation. we have capacity no one else has. our military is the best in the history of the world. and when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call beijing. they don't call moscow. they call us. >> reporter: so the u.s. is now leading an international coalition against isis and likely will be for years. matt? >> richard engel in turkey. there will be a lot of fallout from that admission over the coming days and weeks. >> absolutely. a mystery in colorado where a group of children are showing

polio-like symptoms, including paralysis. the question, could those symptoms be linked to that dangerous outbreak that expanded from ten states two weeks ago to now 40 and washington, d.c.? hallie jackson is in aurora, colorado. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. the cdc is concerned because of this cluster of kids in colorado, so many kids dealing with these symptoms at the same time in the same place. nine children have been treated at this hospital for weak or paralyzed arms or legs and we're learning now there may be a tenth child suffering from this at a different colorado hospital. at this denver playground, the kids, all smiles. some parents on edge. >> it actually terrifies me, having three kids and one who has severe asthma. a common cold is no longer a common cold. >> reporter: nearby, the hospital where doctors say nine children, all with respiratory illness, show symptoms similar to polio.

at least four of those kids test ed positive for entro virus 68. it typically acts like a bad cold and can make it hard to breathe. it has been confirmed in 277 people, mostly children, across 40 states, plus d.c. >> it is a bit of a mystery right now. just like any other mystery, we have some clues. >> reporter: dr. larry wilkes says the nine children in colorado are up-to-date on polio vaccinations. still, the cdc and others are trying to figure out if there's some link of enterovirus 68, a similar virus hit in 2012. he had trouble breathing before his left leg stopped working. he was diagnosed with polio-like syndrome. >> i had to take a breath. it was the hardest thing that i think i've heard. >> reporter: she says she understands what the families in colorado are going through.

>> my whole purpose is to let these families know, there's hope. >> reporter: hope this medical mystery may be solved soon. the cdc is asking doctors nationwide to report seeing similar clusters of kids with these symptoms across the country. six of the nine children treated here have been discharged. no deaths from enterovirus 68 according to the cdc. the agency is doing some tests after a toddler in new jersey died after a respiratory illness. the real message to parents from doctors here, don't be alarmed. just be aware. if a kid comes down with a cold, acting unusually or starts suffering from strange symptoms, that's when you want to call your pediatrician. >> back on friday, we were talking about this fire at this faa facility in chicago and all the damage to flights. here we are, monday morning. it's still going on. still lots and lots of headaches. if you are traveling today, be prepared for more flight

cancellations and delays at chicago's two main airports. intentionally set fire at an air traffic control center on friday is still disrupting flight schedules. kevin tibbles has the latest numbers. good morning. >> reporter: this body blow delivered to travelers friday in the form of a sabotage attack here in chicago continues to ripple throughout the transportation world in the united states. already close to 4,000 flights have been canceled at both chicago's o'hare airport, the largest airport in the world, and at midway airport. yesterday, some 600 flights were canceled and we can only expect the same again to take place again today. already they have moved faa specialists into chicago to try to bring in new equipment. that's essentially what they're doing. they're going to rebuild this facility that was hit by the fire. they're saying it may take as long as a couple of weeks, up to october 13th to get it back up

and running again as normal. a lot of wait ahead. >> and a huge nightmare. kevin tibbles in chicago for us. thanks, kevin. hundreds of friends and classmates gathered at north central texas for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the fatal bus crash. four of the women's soccer team were killed this weekend. more a dozen others were injured. monster truck show turned tragic in the negletherlands sunday. we have to warn you that the video you're about to see is disturbing. the truck had just finished riding over a row of cars, turned back around when it ran into a group of onlookers. drivers are now being questioned by police. the cause of the accident still under investigation. horrific to see that video. rescuers found five more victims today after a volcano

suddenly erupted in japan saturday, bringing the death toll to 36. the volcano erupted without warning and caught hikers on its slope. ash cloud enveloped the hikers. a search had to be called off because of rising levels of toxic gases. one of baseball's all-time greats said good-bye to the game on sunday. derek jeter played the last game of an il lustrious career. even red sox fans gave him a standing ovation. sixth place on baseball's all-time hit list. yankees won it 9-5. everyone chanting in the stands "derek jeter." >> the red sox really stepped up. >> they did. >> they did a great job. all that boo'ing over the years

put aside. they really handled it with class. >> what is the after care for all the fans who are going to have withdrawals? >> boston, the after care involves boo'ing immediately. >> they move on. >> exactly. >> we don't move on quite so quickly. >> natalie, thank you. mr. roker? >> the stationary front down in florida won't move on either. we've been talking about this thing about a week. it continues. flash flood watches in effect. southern georgia on into parts of florida. and why? it's just hanging around. low pressure will develop along it, push its way off the coast. as it slowly sags to the south, it will dump a lot of rain. some areas, five to seven inches of rain in southern georgia, northern florida. we'll be watching this system very, very closely. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. beautiful sunshine over the weekend, but today we've got clouds. a mostly cloudy day. but still warm, upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. tomorrow we'll see a little bit more sunshine in the morning. during the afternoon, a chance of some scattered light showers is possible. that threat will be around again on wednesday. cooler wednesday, high of just 73 degrees. and bright, sunny skies thursday. and we'll start with sunshine on friday, but clouds are back with a chance of showers late friday and cooler this weekend. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. there's new questions this

morning about the secret service and its ability to protect the president. a searing report in the washington post claims the agency grossly mishandled the shooting that occurred at the white house in 2011. kristen welker has more on that. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. the president and first lady were infouriated by the way the secret service handled that 2011 shooting, according to "the washington post." this all comes as the agency is facing an unprecedented security breach when a man jumped the fence at the white house and opened the unlocked front door. with the secret service under scrutiny for this fence-jumping intruder, new revelations about gunshots fired into the executive mansion three years ago. >> reporter: this is where investigators believe the shots came from. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports back in november of 2011, oscar ramiro-ortega

parked nearly a mile away, fired shots into the white house. >> stand down. disregard. it's just a construction noise. >> reporter: it took four days for the agency to realize the white house had been hit seven times. the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a windowsill and certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> reporter: sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides have described the president and she as fuming. >> reporter: an investigation was launched immediately, other law enforcement agencies were notified. hernandez was arrested and is now serving time in jail. >> i know the secret service is

on top of this and will take every necessary step. >> reporter: concern on capital hill. >> i have questions about the secret service. they've had far too many problems. this is not something that's acceptable. >> reporter: now the secret service director, julia piercen, will answer some of those tough questions when she answers questions on capitol hill tomorrow. they have enhanced security and surveillance after both that 2011 shooting and again after the most recent security breach. one more point, that shooter, hernandez, is serving 25 years on terrorism and weapons-related offenses. matt, now back to you. >> kristen, thank you very much. former secret service agent who served on president obama's personal detail. she was assigned to the white house residence on the day of the shooting. nice to see you, good morning. >> good to see you. good morning. >> were you aware a major incident had occurred?

>> no. i didn't have any personal experience on that day with the incident as we rotate shifts and whatnot. there was that delay in which the shots were found. i think that's really what the consensus is here, this concern. why does it take such a significant amount of time to find something like this out? >> when you think about what went on, five secret service officers on the white house grounds thought they heard gunshots. people actually witnessed the gunman shooting in the direction of the white house. a woman in a taxi tweeted about it. firearm and nine shell casings were found that day and same night in a crashed car and two secret service agents were on the scene of that crash and yet it was a housekeeper, four days later who actually sounds the alarm. how does that happen? >> complacency. you're there, day after day. day after day, nothing happens. it took place on constitution avenue. it's the inability to connect

those dots. in addition to that, it's also failure in the chain of command, when you have supervisors not really listening to the people undernea underneath. >> when you say complacency, when you get used to nothing ever happening, you fail to connect those dots properly when something does happen. when you're being there and there's not an incident that's actually happening. a lot of that job is waiting for the threat to come. so you have that combined with the fact that these shots were taken at a significant distance as well. >> how do you deal with complacency? when you add this to the prostitutes in columbia and the guy who climbs the fence and gets through the front door with a knife, how do you combine that with complacency. >> at end of the day it's

management style. this is where you have to stop investigating -- you have to investigate the incident itself but you also have to look inward and saying what are we doing collectively as a whole? that starts where, with leadership, with management. why are we failing? >> does leadership need to change? >> it needs to broaden its mind, bring in new perspective. it's kind of done its thing for a significant amount of time and it's worked up until now. this is when you have to change with the times, be progressive, prevent stuff like this from happening. >> evypompouras, thank you for your opinion. >> thank you. george clooney finally tied the knot, attended by some of the biggest names in movie, music and fashion. the celebration is not over yet. keir simmons, good morning. >> reporter: nervous moments. the couple have left their hotel. they are on their way here.

more police, italian police have just turned up. so, expecting them any second, perhaps. they need to be here. because in the building behind me, they're going to sign the legal documents that will make them, for real, mr. and mrs. clooney. but through the weekend they have had wedding celebrations that the bride's father described as grand, but simple. another way of putting it? simply stunning. george clooney with his new wife wearing, yes, a wedding ring. proof that he has finally made that lifelong commitment after decades as a committed bachelor. the bride, a british lebanese lawyer, amal alamuddin, is said to have worn a wedding dress by the same designer as kate middleton. they married in venice, traveling in a boat called amore, italian for love. one vessel seeming close to

capsizing. he wore a tuxedo for the ceremony saturday in front of 150 guests, including matt damon, cindy crawford, bono and bill murray. while crowding on to every canal, bank and bridge, thousands of well wishers. >> this is not a private place to get married. >> it's not only not private, it's probably the least private place you could choose to get married if you're a celebrity. >> reports say wedding in a seven-star hotel included classical music from a 12-piece string orchestra and was followed by a five-course meal, lobster and wild mushroom. despite the excitement -- >> we enjoyed seeing the paparazzi as much as anything. >> reporter: it claims that the couple requested no photographs. capturing the moment, this eternal bachelor says "i do."

and they're expected any moment now to come around that corner and head to this official office to sign those papers. she, of course, is an accomplished lawyer. but she will not have experienced the attention that she is getting like this and that she will now have for the rest of her married life. she'll need all of that courtroom poise, tamron, to deal with this in her married life ahead. >> and poised she is. it's interesting how george clooney has been so private, his life regarding dating and now he's like, here it is, the woman i love. take it. >> business women's website said accomplished female lawyer marries actor. >> what are they saying online, carson? >> they're saying everything. we will kick off this week an awesome -- the guest, guys. >> okay. >> trust me, this is the best one. we've had the "you've got mail"

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can laugh, let loose, and play together. disney parks. come on. it's time to show your disney side. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. cloudy but warm, huh, bill? >> yeah, clouds came in overnight, but yes, temperatures will stay warm. we're starting off warm from the city to the shore. just a little hinttle hint of s this morning. that's a cloudy view from the marquis de lafayette hotel, where temperatures are in the low 60s. 59 pottstown, millville's 58, 62 in wilmington, but 64 degrees in philadelphia. and we will warm not as warm as yesterday, thanks to the clouds, but warm for this time of year, up to 80 this afternoon. bill, thank you. let's get our first check on traffic in the 7:00 hour with katy zachry. >> hi, vai. it looks like a monday morning out there. taking a live look at 95 right

near the betsy ross bridge, this is the southbound side headed towards center city, philadelphia, just crawling. look at drive times. 95 southbound between woodhaven and the vine 35 minutes. i'm also following an accident in new jersey in south brunswick on route 1 northbound at new road. new information is that it's an accident involving injuries, an overturned vehicle. so, the left lane in that area is blocked. >> katy, thank you. this morning philadelphia police are looking for the driver who hit a 7-year-old girl and then took off. a witness gave us this video. he says this is the car that struck the child. he chased the green mitsubishi outlander, and now police are taking a look at this video. the accident happened just before 7:00 last night at 42nd and pennsgrove streets in west philadelphia. the 7-year-old, allure mclaine, is in guarded condition right now. we'll be back with another update in about 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. see you then.

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7:30 now on a monday morning, the 29th of september, 2014. like something out of a movie. and it could be. bedlam erupted in our studio a second ago, from the ladies next to me, seeing pants being worn. >> by george clooney. >> the look of a modern bride, beautiful long pants. hard to be still. i'm in love with her now. >> i think we all are. >> let's go to keir simmons who is is there. keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, guys. good morning. there are people who thought they would never hear the words

mr. and mrs. clooney, but it is happening right now behind me. let me step out of the way so you can get a better view. the boats you can see around on the canal here are paparazzi, trying to get that shot. as they arrive, italian police and a floatilla of paparazzi following them. they step out of the boat. she, wearing that cream suit. he looked like he was in a gray suit, similar to the one that he was wearing yesterday, but likely he is wearing a new outfit for the day because it is so important. inside this building they are signing those legal papers. they've had the celebration through the weekend. they've had the family. they've had the friends here but they have not made it legal until right now, as we speak, they are in there, signing the papers that will make him and her officially mr. and mrs. clooney. and how must he be feeling? how must she be feeling right now? and how must women around the

world be feeling at this very moment? there are women around the world crying tears that would flood the canals of venice. >> oh, keir. >> so poetic. >> you guys were looking, look what they're wearing. we're going, i've got to get one of those boat. >> just like in indiana jones. >> all right. keir, thank you. meantime, let's particular a look at what else is making headlines this morning. u.s. military led another wave of air strikes on syria overnight. hours after president obama admitted his administration and u.s. intelligence officials underestimated the rise of the terror group. more delays and cancellations expected at chicago's airports today. the faa is working to repair damage at a radar facility caused by a fire set intentionally. thousands of flights have been canceled since friday. 36-year-old contract worker has been charged in that case.

brace yourself. atm fees are on the rise, according to a new report. $35 that's an all-time high. >> isn't it nice if the machines had little masks? it would make you feel better about it. >> how about another check of the weather? we're looking at severe weather back through the plains and into the rockies. trough of low pressure developing along this low system. cold air aloft. warmer air pushing up from the south. that is a recipe for severe weather coming on in. a risk of severe weather east of denver down to los cruces, mexico. we're watching out for heavy downpours. gorgeous day here in the northeast and new england dtoda. that will be coming to an end. frontal system pushing into the northwest bringing showers

there. gorg good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. beautiful sunshine over the weekend, but today we've got clouds. a mostly cloudy day but still warm, upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. tomorrow we'll see a little bit more sunshine in the morning. during the afternoon, a chance of some scattered light showers is possible. that threat will be around again on wednesday. cooler wednesday, high of just 73 degrees. and bright, sunny skies thursday. we'll start with sunshine on friday, but clouds are back with a chance of showers late friday. and cooler this weekend. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. now a major break in a case we've been telling you b a missing real estate agent in arkansas. beverly carter disappeared late last week. an arrest warrant has been issued and a manhunt is under way for the suspect. here is janet shamlian. >> reporter: this morning, police say they have a break in the case of beverly carter,

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>> all right. back now at 7:48. time for carson to unmask the guest. >> that's right. guess the guest. millions "like" this guest. this guest is a person of few words. and moments ago, this guest has met many of the "today" anchors but has never been live on the show. some of the guesses coming in, mark zuckerberg, sally field, maybe derek jeter.

>> oh! >> are you guys ready to meet our mystery guest? >> okay. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our guess the guest -- there you have it. savannah and mike's lovely baby vale. >> look at that. >> why did we not think that? >> baby vale. >> oh, my goodness! >> how are you? >> how about that? congratulations. >> good morning. >> hi. >> hi, mike. >> hi, guys. >> what's up, michael? how are you? good to see you. >> hi, baby. >> she is perfect. >> did you guess, matt? >> no. >> i didn't ask the anchors on purpose. were you on to that? >> no. i thought it was mike zuckerberg. how old is she now? >> 7 weeks on wednesday. oh, she's up and at 'em.

>> i wonder where she gets -- >> over the weekend when you sent out unsolicited videos. >> i did. i was trying to convince you i was somewhere else. >> her eyes are open. gorgeous eyes. >> don't scare her. >> hi, honey. oh, my gosh. >> hi, sweetie. >> i guess no one wants to hold her. matt got the hand off. >> what's your secret? all the women will want to know. >> oh, my gosh. >> you're nice to say. first of all, i'm wearing black.

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breaking news out of the kensington area of philadelphia. just minutes ago we learned that a teenager was killed in this house fire. you see the flames inside that home. skyforce10 was over the scene just a few minutes ago. investigators say the victim is 18 years old. no identity released yet. no word yet on what caused the fire. we'll continue to follow this story throughout the morning. let's get your first alert forecast now with meteorologist bill henley. we're off to a cloudy start on this monday, bill. >> yeah, mostly cloudy, but there are some breaks of blue sky to be seen, but we're never going to clear out like what we saw over the weekend. that's a nice view from center city, the view from the mellon bank building. scattered clouds there and temperatures still in the 60s for now. 65 in northeast philadelphia. they started to climb in pottstown at 60 degrees and 61 in dover. bright sunshine won't happen, but we will get occasional breaks. 77 degrees at noontime and then 80 later today. and now it's time for a

check of traffic with nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. any problems out there, katy? >> chris, there are a handful of accidents, but really, the story this morning is the volume and congestion. take a live look right now 476 in mid-county. brake lights, that's southbound. and if we head further south from this point at mid-county, you can look at our drive times. between 95 and 76 on the blue route in both directions, upwards of a half hour in both directions. so, add plenty of time if you're headed in that area. in south brunswick, new jersey, we're following an accident on route 1 northbound right at new road. today, leaders from wilmington and camden will be in washington, d.c., as part of an anticrime summit put on by the department of justice called the violence reduction network. federal law enforcement authorities will be brought in to help the cities identify violent crime trends and also offer up resources to help them fight crime. i'm chris cato. we'll have another update in about 25 minutes. you can always find us on nbc10.com. have a great monday.

it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up "gone girl's" leading man. >> as you all know, my wife disappeared three days ago. >> ben affleck stops by studio 1a to talk about the new thriller and that other role that's making headlines. plus jamie oliver has an app for that. the super chef is here to walk you through the perfect dinner party menu step by step. ♪ standing in the hall of fame >> then speaking to the script. the pop super group hits the plaza for a live performance "today," monday, september 29th, 2014. ♪ if you gave me a chance i can take it ♪ >> good morning from lake

somerset, illinois. >> hello from scotland. >> hello to our grandchildren in mobile, alabama. >> hello from montana! ♪ >> hello, tamron. >> hi. how are you? >> guess what. it's a boy! >> we love "today"! >> all right. we're back now on a monday morning, 29th day of september, 2014. great crowd out on the plaza on a day that's clouding over, but sunny things happening here. we just had a little visit from vale feldman, which was very, very cool. i'm here with tamron hall while savannah is on the couch, al roker is here and carson daly. >> we're getting scoop on baby vale. she had four hours of sleep. she'll be able to hang with us pretty much all morning. look how cute she is. >> a lot coming up.

our famed chef jamie oliver over there, walking you through a three-course dinner party, starting with appetizers during our 8:30 half hour taking you right through dessert with kathie lee and hoda. >> that's going to be cool. joan lunden will be opening up about her battle with breast cancer, her recent surgery and what everybody is calling a truly brave cover photo for "people" magazine. breast cancer awareness month kicks off in a few days. joan will be serving as our special correspondent for our pink power series. i cannot wait for this. >> absolutely. let's get a check of the top stories. natalie is inside with those. natalie? >> isis militants in syria are advance i advancing despite air raids overnight that targeted facilities and armored vehicles. in iraq isis troops are on the edge of baghdad. on "60 minutes" sunday,

president obama admitted that american intelligence underestimated isis while overestimating the abilities of trained forces in iraq. more challenges ahead in the search tore missing university of virginia student hannah graham. gabe gutierrez is live in charlottesville with more. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. the search has expanded to some of virginia's most rural areas, combing the vast countryside. police have gotten more than 1,600 tips, but so far, no sign of hannah graham. at this weekend's uva football game, students passed out hope for han wra ribbon. the 18-year-old vanished two weeks ago, last seen on surveillance video with jesse matthew. he was arrested last week in texas, some 1,300 miles away. fbi agents brought him back here to virginia. he is now charged with abduction with intent to defile but has not entered a plea. he is being held in this jail without bail.

we could see him back in court as early as thursday. meanwhile, the big question on this community's mind, especially her parents, where is hannah? natalie? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. a medical mystery affecting children has the cdc looking for possible links to the enterovirus outbreak that reached 40 states and the district of columbia. nine children have been treated at a colorado hospital for weak or paralyzed limbs, symptoms similar to those seen with polio. six of them have been discharged since then. four children had tested positive for enterovirus 68 which sent hundreds to the hospital with breathing problems. tony stewart returned to competition sunday for the first time since learning that he will not be charged for the racetrack crash last month that killed driver kevin ward jr. he finished 14th at dover international speed way. kevin ward's aunt has posted an

open letter, asking why stewart was not indicted in her nephew's death and disagrees with the investigator's conclusion that ward had been smoking marijuana and wants to know why stewart was not tested. she also disputes a finding that racetrack lightning was -- or lighting, rather, was poor at the time of the accident. university of michigan football coach brady hoke is in the hot seat this morning. not only for the team's poor performance on the field but also for the handling of the quarterback, clearly shaken up in the game after a hit to the head. it clearly dazed him. morris was allowed to stay in for the next play. he came out for one play, but went right back in. asked about it after the game, coach hoke said i don't know if he had a concussion or not. i don't know that. shane is a pretty competitive, tough kid. a turtle watching trip turned into something much bigger when two swimmers encountered a hump back whale off australia's coast.

the humans and the curious whale spent hours observing each other. when you get a once-in-a lifetime chance, who can resist taking a whale selfie, if you're that comfortable getting that close to a whale? let's get another check of the weather now with al. >> we've got the first date for little vale who is this? >> sydney. >> how old? >> four months. >> i think vale likes older guys. we are looking at a lot of wet weather down in southern florida, down into the gulf, tampa. clouds now. showers, hit or miss thunderstorms later this afternoon with a high of 81 degrees. we are looking at a real mess throughout southern florida. as you get into central and northern florida, it will be even rainier.

. good morning i'm bill henley. beautiful sunshine other the weekend but we have clouds. a mostly cloudy day, but still warm. tomorrow we'll see more sunshine in the morning. in the afternoon a chance of scattered light showers are possible. that threat will be around again on wednesday. cooler on wednesday just 73 degrees. bright sunny skies on wednesday, clouds are back with a chance of late showers on friday. and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. up next on trending, does your dog get jealous when you play with other animals? the scientific reason why. >> all right. plus much more with our special mystery guest, savannah and baby vale. mystery guest, savannah and baby vale. >> and ben affleck on "gone your relaxing sideside is calling... your let's do it all side has arrived...

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>> what? >> yeah, on the left. is he growling and throwing a fit because his owner is showing affection to another dog. then he flops down on the couch, just like a spoiled toddler. a new study sos that dog is not alone. scientists are confirming dogs do get jealous, just like in that video. researchers at uc san diego say canines act out when their owners lavish attention on other dogs. matt, al and carson, are you huggers? >> yeah. >> hug it out? >> the paper says that times have changed and men have grown more comfortable going in for the big hug. some examples, popes benedict and francis, president obama and clinton and plenty of ball players love to hug. it doesn't always end well.

remember this embrace? little awkward positioning between john kerry and leonardo dicaprio. and the most awkward hug in white house history. that one is a little too high. you don't want it too low. >> you watch ball players. they have a quick pop. >> shoulder pop. >> handshake, bring it in. >> i hug my dad and kissed my dad every day. >> yeah. >> that's awesome. the other story from "the times" asks a question we now find ourselves asking all the time. when you see something happening before your eyes do you live in the moment and take it in or do you do one of these things and record the moment to watch and enjoy it maybe later? >> our generation is still trying to capture in our hearts. you see the younger people, boy -- >> they watch it through their

phone. >> i feel like you miss the moment. >> the moment is happening. >> look, there. especially something that's on tv already. >> more and more people are starting to try to -- the reverse. >> live in the moment? >> you want to live in the moment. >> i didn't see that this weekend. we were at the global citizens festival. that's the image of the iphones capturing the moment. they're not looking at beyonce, a surprise guest. they're all in the air with their phones. >> sign of the times. >> good news for you, matt. >> what's that? >> the world's most famous swimsuit. you can actually own it, since you've already tried the outfit. baywatch outfit that pamela anderson wore, made worldwide famous. the suit is said to be in very good condition, to fine condition and is expected to fetch at least $4,000 next month. >> i thought you already owned that. >> it comes with a flotation device. >> two flotations.

>> and the one that i wore for halloween will be put up for auction as well. should get $25, $30. >> yes. please do this. >> who wore it better? >> more than $4,000. >> i would think so. >> so will yours. we'll see. >> that is what's trending "today." we're back with a special mystery guest. all right.

carson really took us by surprise with our guess the guest contest. sav savannah, mike and baby vale. happy to spend more time with you. she is the best baby ever, i whisper, just in case. >> we're just going to spend the night here. >> has she been having a tough time? >> no, she's a good sleeper but she's a newborn, up every couple of hours. you know, just like mike. he fusses, i have to put him down. same thing. >> i'm trying to see who she resembles more. >> when she was first born, she was mike's twin. i don't know. the cheeks might be a little guthrie trait, but i don't know. she looks like vale. she looks like herself. what do you think? >> i think she's a perfect combination. i kind of see you from the eyes up and i see mike from the nose and cheeks down. >> the amazement of all this, babies don't come with

instruction manuals. >> no. i wish they did. >> how has it been, learning to be a mom? >> exhilarating, thrilling, and terrifying sometimes but terrifying because i love her so much. i couldn't love anything more. and i hold her life in my hands and that is so scary sometimes. but, you know, we just have the best time. she's such a sweet baby. i can't get over -- she amazes me every day. >> five second rule. >> she definitely knows what she wants and doesn't want. five second rule? i don't know if this count as clean. he's an experienced dad. i'm going to get a ton of tweets. >> she's wearing the mitts because she's a germaphobe like me? >> no, she has nails and i'm terrified to do it. i would rather -- >> cut off our own fingers. >> or defuse a live bomb.

i file them and keep the mittens on. >> has she managed to decompress and avoid staying wrapped up in work? >> yeah, yeah. she definitely found a way to check out and we have plenty to focus on here. it's been really great. it's been great having this time together. >> it's funny. everybody says you've been off for a while and how is it sleeping in. that's not really an issue, is it? >> no, no, sleeping in, we doesn't do. we've become avid viewers of the show. sometimes we do sleep in past the 7:00 hour. if we get a chance, we do. >> that's all right. tell everybody the story about the first time you took her out in the stroller and went far away from him? >> mike went back to work. it was just me and vale. we're going to go on a walk. i fed her. thought everything is great. i got about two miles from home. she started screaming. there was nothing i could do. >> people on the street -- >> people are looking. the nannies around are like, she needs to eat and i'm like, i know! >> but not here. >> i thought about breast feeding her right there.

i thought i better keep going. anyway, we didn't go out for another week after that. >> so good to see you guys and see her again. when are you coming back to work? >> november 3rd. what do you think? am i welcome? >> absolutely. sooner. come back sooner, too, would be fine. november 3rd. >> i'll see you in another tfew week all right. we're back with oscar winner ben affleck starring in "gone girl," one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. >> i don't see you sitting

quietly. oh, him? ironic hipster. so self aware -- >> i prefer men who are funny. what type are you? >> salt of the earth. >> cute. >> native new yorker. what's your name? >> amy. >> hey, ben, welcome back. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> it freaks people out, the wedding this weekend, were you on the invitation list? >> here i am, sadly. some of us have to work. it sounded like it went very well. >> did matt damon send you pictures and say you're not going to believe this? >> it sounded wonderful. >> you're obviously busy, as you mentioned, promoting a movie. this is hotly anticipated. you actually were set to direct another project and david pincher called you about this and you dropped everything. >> i was supposed to direct a movie which i will end up

directing in july next year. i was prepping, going, and david called me. one of the directors i've always admired from "fight club" and on and on. i love the book. i thought this is a really sharp, tough book. obviously it was very popular. i thought i could do that later. i'm not going to get a chance to do this later. >> i'm glad you mentioned the book. clearly, some people watching have read the book. they understand what's happening here. but there are a lot of people -- i really don't want to blow anything. what are my no-fly zones here? >> it's tricky. there's a lot of twists and turns. plotwise there's a lot of kind of engine. at the root of it, though, as men and women when we're getting into relationships we try to show one another just kind of our best side and once you get into a relationship the masks come off. you find out who the person really is. >> it's about a husband and a wife. >> right. >> it's about choices. >> the husband's wife disappears and the husband becomes a suspect, little scott peterson.

>> this movie will do for the institution of marriage what an outbreak of a stomach virus will do for a cruise ship industry. is that fair? >> yes. it's a love story. >> exactly. >> it is dark. but the thing about it, it's provocative, asks honest questions. the book was read by so many women. obviously, it's appealing to that demographic as well. it's not like hostile to the institution of marriage. it just asks searingly honest questions. >> it's a little hostile. >> all right. >> to the institution of the media. >> it is. >> okay. you're laughing. fair depiction? a certain area of the media. >> not media broadly. it's not -- you guys, "the new york times." it's about that stripe of media that's sort of the cable, 24-hour, who killed somebody today kind of hostile. scott peterson or lacey peterson, amanda knox, whatever horrible thing happens, there's

somebody sanctimonious, running a news show every day. >> that narrow strip of the media over the course of your career, did you enjoy poking them in their eye? >> i can identify with the idea of looking at myself through the prism of some media, tabloid, television show and not recognizing myself at all. like how did they put this on there? i or my wife haven't been accused of killing somebody. i haven't quite graduate to the amanda knox level. >> some people in the media should take away from this is wait until the facts are in. don't jump to conclusions. >> there's sort of a race to be first. and the internet has made that worse. >> exactly. >> you want viewers and somebody with new news is news. then you have the richard jewel type situations and so on.

>> there's another movie you're working on, the batman movie. what was it like to put the suit on for the first time? >> zach snyder, the director, working with the writer from "argo." they did it in a new and interesting way. >> can you give me an idea of how they did that? >> i could but warner brothers would crash through the wall and pull me out on a grappling. the movie is out in two years. >> two years? >> march 2016, yeah. >> oh, my gosh. what was your reaction to the online criticism? people went and said ben affleck should not be batman. i remember when they said that about daniel craig and 007. he became one of the best bonds ever. >> we have these relationships with -- it's part of -- not to the same extent but "gone girl,"

fgs fift "fifty shades of grey," people have attachments to. fans have imagined it. they get really into it. they're certainly entitled to those feelings, you know. the thing about this for me, this is the movie, more than any other movies combined, people come up to me and are so excited. to have all this attention, some of it is positive, some of it is negative. you make the movie and it works or it doesn't. >> i always want to look at people who fire off the criticism and say wait till you see one second of footage. give the guy -- i think you're going to be great in it. >> thank you very much. >> real quickly and, i'm sorry, robin williams is someone -- i think you said something like he made my dreams come true. his passing had to impact you deeply. >> it's a testament to how many people love robin, what a great guy he was. people pass but you don't often see that kind of outpouring that you saw around robin's death. for me and for matt, it was about, they weren't going to make "goodwill hunting" without

a star. he trusted us, took a shot at two nobodies and they made the movie and it made o good morning, let's get your first alert forecast. >> we're starting with lots of clouds. we saw some breaks of sunshine. that's a pretty cloudy view. in spite of the clouds, the temperatures will remain on the warm side for this time of year. 65 degrees right now with a light breeze. we will see the temperatures climb into the 70s into the low 80s this afternoon.

the sun glasses you won't need, but it will be warm today. you can't give your brake lights too much of a rest. take a look now. this stretch of 95 southbound is moving okay but look at the broader picture. 95 southbound between woodhaven and the vine. today leaders will be in washington dc to take part in an anti-crime summit hosted by the department of justice. it's all about making the streets safer. cities will identify violent crime trends and offer collus n solutions. we'll have another update for you in about 25 minutes. now back to "the today show." have a great monday.

8:30 now on a monday morning, september 29th, 2014. we have a special treat for all of these people lined up out here on the plaza. the hit "the script" will be performing for us. we love these guys. they've been here since their first album came out. they have their fourth album out now. i want to say good morning to goldie.

she's turning 88. she's down there. the cutest 88 you'll ever meet and my new best friend. i'm going to let her jump the barrier to come over here. >> uh-oh. she jumps the barrier, i'm out of here. >> we'll have more music tomorrow on "today." lady antebellum will celebrate the release of their new album on a tuesday morning. >> also jenna bush hager will be joining us in a little bit to reveal the next selection for "today's" book club. a very powerful and moving story, i'm told. if you're planning a dinner party, jamie oliver will be here whipping up the perfect dinner. >> the main course in our 9:00 hour, finish up with tasty desserts and probably drinks with kathie lee and hoda. >> first let's get to your forecast. >> let's see what we've got for you. wet weather in the southeast. midatlantic states. a risk of strong storms back through the plains, into the

eastern rockies. wet weather in the pacific northwest. tomorrow, ook for more rain in new england and the northeast. eastern great lakes. wet weather continues down through florida. risk of some strong storms in the northern plains. southwest looks awfully good good morning i'm bill henley, beautiful sunshine over the weekend but today we have clouds. a mostly cloudy day. still warm. upper 70s and lower 80s. a chance of scattered light showers is possible, that threat will be around again on wednesday. cooler on wednesday, just 73 degrees. we'll have sunshine on friday and clouds are back with a chance of showers on friday. cooler this weekend. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. tamron? >> thank you so much, al. now to "today's" book club. a new selection from an

inspiring young women. "today" correspondent jenna bush hager is here this morning. >> i'm really excited about this one. the new book club pick is positive. a first nonfiction book. it's a very personal memoir by a remarkable young woman who is breaking stereotypes and fighting against bullying. her name is paige rawl. just wait until you hear her story. >> yes! >> paige rawl lives life to the fullest. >> all the good things you have and all the positive people, there's nothing you can't achieve. >> reporter: at 20, she's like many young women, carefully navigating the post teen road that winds unpredictably into adulthood but paige is on another journey, too. one that impacts every turn. >> people out there have this stigma against hiv. that's why i'm sharing my story. >> reporter: born hiv positive, she contracted the disease at birth from her own mother, who wasn't aware she was infected by her late husband. despite being hiv positive,

paige's childhood was largely idyllic. however, she and her mom kept her disease a secret until one day she confided in her best friend. you told a friend in confidence that you were living with hiv. >> she told me something personal about her family and i was like, okay, this is my best friend. like we tell each other secrets. >> reporter: within hours, her secret spread and the relentless bullying began. her whole life crumbled around her. when all that have bullying was going on, talk to me specifically about what your every day was like. >> i had a note left on my locker one day during middle school say iing no at our schoo. they don't want me there just because i'm hiv positive. >> reporter: the tormenting took a toll. it got so bad at age 15 she attempted suicide. after seeking treatment and changing schools, eventually paige found a whole new

perspective and a new mission. >> i was like, okay. this is what i need to do to help other people. >> reporter: it's a story she shares in her new memoir "positive." paige considers ryan white her biggest inspiration. it's been nearly 25 years since he died from aids-related complications. >> he fought for the right for people who are hiv positive to go to school and i'm trying to fight for people to be treated right in sool. >> i think paige is one of the bravest people i've ever known. >> reporter: dr. elaine cox is a pediatric specialist and paige's long-time doctor. >> paige sets the bar for what we need to be doing in hiv education. >> reporter: paige is what's called undetectible. >> undetectible is the goal we strive for in every hiv patient in treatment. when we draw your blood, you cannot detect any virus circulating the body. people think that means you're cured. unfortunately we don't have a cure for hiv and aids at this

time. >> reporter: while much progress has been made in the three decades since the virus first struck, the numbers still remain significant, roughly 50,000 people in the u.s. contract hiv each year and about one in six still don't even know they have hiv because they haven't been tested. but speakby speaking out publicly, paige hopes she can play a part in making a difference. >> i just want to be that person that you guys look at and realize hiv does not define who i am. i don't let it live my every day life and i'm a normal teenager, just like you guys. thank you. >> i have a present for you. >> reporter: her mom, sandy, beams at every turn. >> i'm proud at everything that she's doing to help others. >> reporter: the book is titled "positive," which is obviously your hiv status. but it seems like that's a symbol for the way you live your life. >> yeah. i need to make this difference for others who are out there who are hiv positive or who are impacted by the disease.

if this book saves just one life, then everything i went through will all be worth it. >> paige is now in college, studying biology and hopes she can work on a treatment and a cure for hiv. she's also an advocate, who fights against bullying. and although she wrote this book for teens, i have to say, guys, i read it. i think it's important for high school students and college students to read but also parents. it talks about ending this stigma. and she's an amazing, amazing girl. >> i agree with the woman in the piece who said she's awfully bra brave. >> she sure is. >> thank you, jenna. we want you to know we're all trying to stay strong and positive around here and we want you to join the conversation. send us a picture or message using the #positive project. you can be part of our book club by heading to today.com. let us know your positive messages with that hash tag. >> do you know what's positive? famed chef james oliver is about as positive as you can get.

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all right. we're back now on a monday morning with a special edition of "today's kitchen" with famed chef james oliver. the next hour making the main course, ends up with hoda and kathie lee making desserts. jamie oliver's comfort foods and ultimate weekend cookbook. jamie, good to see you. >> thank you very much. are you ready to cook, matt? >> i am. >> are you hungry? >> tamron has the first --

>> we're doing this with a little twist. lovely whole wheat tortillas over here. a little bit of butter and olive oil. we'll add paprika and whole cumin seeds. not too many. if you don't mind adding some onions and a little bit of sprouts to here. braise them down 20 minutes, they go sweet, delicious. throw in some thyme in there as well. >> what kind of cheese is this? >> pecorino. this right here. now we've got some cheddar, gouda. mix up your cheeses but the pecorino works beautifully with the brussel sprouts and sweet onions. darling you have the next bit. >> i do. >> if you don't like brussel sprouts is there another vegetable you could substitute? >> absolutely, any venggies you want. people are getting into their greens these days. once they hated, instead of boiling the hell out of it,

they're learning how to cook it right. >> healthy tortillas. >> exactly. this case quesedilla. it's lovely, matt. i'm just going to load up here. extra flavor. what i like to do is just marble some chili sauce through some lovely sour cream or yogurt to give it nice heat and i give it a nice fire and refreshment all in one. finish it with a little coriander here. >> that's course number one. >> we've liquidized, matt, some flavors here. peanuts, scallions, lime, chile, ginger, paprika, tumeric here. look at the color of that. that's the flavor penetration

right there. we grill it over here. we want to get that char on. if you can do it on a barbecue, you know that's where that flavor comes from. >> on the stove top? >> on the stove top, under the broiler, griddle pan in the house. come on over. >> bring over the quesiadilla. >> beautiful quesadillas. lovely people of america, good morning, everyone. >> i love that. >> a big, lovely puff pastry and classic light herbs, little bit of mustard. just a little bit, if i may. you know i like to look after you. just a little bit there to take your breath way. that, my friends, is three beautiful appetizers. >> wow! >> this salsa is good. you can lay out a table like this. it's all about sharing.

just by way of previewing, this is a progressive dinner party. >> this is a progressive dinner party. >> in the next hour you're going to start on main courses. what kind of things will you be working on? >> incredible meatballs with a twist. and two other things but i've forgotten what they are because i just got off a plane. but i promise you're going to love it. last hour an incredible dessert of pear and tartan. >> a month ago, people were saying there's no real benefit to comfort food. i disagree completely. >> comfort food is psychological. it's from the heart. it makes people feel warm. it's good for the soul. every single one of these people have their own comfort food. >> this is dinner. >> thank you very much. >> comfort food can be good for you also, it can be healthy? >> in my book. other stuff is indulgent stuff.

you can never make a pie this super green. this is food for the weekend that makes the family come together and in its own way that's a really important thing. >> tasty. >> this is what you do when you serve this. we all end up gravitating around here. >> yeah. >> it takes the pressure off having to plate everything up. and you can just smash it and let people help themselves. >> in the next hour, jamie will try to remember what he's cooking. >> yes. >> and will tack on the main courses. with hoda and kathie lee, he will handle dessert. up next, the script, live on the plaza. this is "today" on nbc.

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it all your life you've been struggling to make things right that's how a superhero learns to fly every day, every hour, turn the pain into power ♪ ♪ when you've fighting for it all your life you've been working every day and night that's how a superhero learns to fly every day, every hour, turn the pain into power ♪ ♪ oh oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ all the hurt, all the lies all the tears that they cry when the moment is just right you see fire in their eyes ♪ ♪ 'cause he's stronger than you know a heart of steel starts to grow ♪ ♪ when you've been fighting for it all your life you've been struggling to make things right that's how a superhero learns to fly every day, every hour, turn the pain into power ♪ ♪ when you've fighting for it

all your life you've been working every day and night that's how a superhero learns to fly every day, every hour, turn the pain into power ♪ ♪ power power power power ♪ ♪ yes come on ♪ power power power ♪ ♪ every day, every hour, turn the pain into power ♪ ♪ she's got lions in her heart a fire in her soul he's got a beast in his belly that's so hard to control cause they've taken too much hits taking blow by blow now light a match stand back watch them explode she's got lions in her heart

a fire in her soul ♪ you've been struggling to make things right that's how a superhero learns to fly ♪ thank you! >> the script. they'll be back in the next hour. first this is "today" on nbc.

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now to find out who is celebrating birthday with his a little help from our friend, willard scott. hey, willard. >> hello, new york. how nice it is to see you by way of the tube. you look good up there. i want you to meet some of our birthday buddies, johanna jackson. she likes fruits and vegetables and eats them all the time. she says that's her secret to become 100. this is susie coan from alabama. she says her attitude is everything in her life. that's how she lived to be 100. we have sid waldman from cleveland, ohio. sid is 100 years old today. sid loves to play golf and bridge.

bridge, very, very good game for the brain. i should try it some time. this is james camp mayfield from athens, alabama. not georgia, alabama. he is 100 years old today. we wish him a happy birthday. the man is a craftsman. he makes cabinets, beautiful, beautiful woodwork. and that's it. that's all right now for birthdays. wish you had one. i would mention it. new york, you are always having a birthday. you're beautiful. >> willard, thank you so much. >> yeah. >> the gang is ready for the next hour. >> our mystery visit is sharing around. >> an accident withe geist that savannah and matt -- >> but he's okay. >> he's going to tell us what happened. >> oh, he's here? >> willie's here. >> in the e.r. >> the guys from the script will join us again. >> and jamie oliver is cooking, progressive dinner. >> not very often you work the emergency room into one of your

teases. that was very good. i want to know what happened. >> we're calling him lefty. >> we're not calling him lefty. he will be with us. first your local news and

good morning, i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast. still seeing lots of clouds out there. the clouds are not clearing up today, that's a cloudy view from center city. right now the temperature is at 67 degrees.

61 degrees in new jersey. temperatures climb in spite of clouds. >> we're learning more about the victim of a deadly house fire. officials say an 18-year-old man was found dead in the home on helen street. there was working smoke detec r detectors in the home. also an investigation under way to find out what started afire that killed the president of cooper university. prosecutors say the circumstances around the fire are still being investigated. it started around 6:00 a.m. on sunday. next they will performance autopsies of the couple to determine what caused their death. today leaders will take part in an anti-crime summit.

the cities will identify violent crime problems and offer solutions. the other cities involved are chicago, detroit, and oakland. we'll have another local update in 25 minutes. now back to "the today show." have a great day.

this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it's monday, september 29th, 2014. nice people on our plaza. i'm willie along with al, natalie and tamron and look who, baby vale. >> she is such a good baby. >> you know what, she is. i agree. we love her. we're going to keep her. >> wow! >> turn it is on for us, though, right? >> exactly. she's been wonderful all morning. >> we've been hooping and hollering. there's lights and ben affleck.

she didn't even wake up for ben affleck. >> i got a picture with him, though. i'll tweet it later. i was like, my baby really needs a picture with you. >> new excuse. >> exactly. >> it's not me. it's vale. >> have she just has to have it. >> i got some time to spend some v time with vale, which is great. >> she pulled a knife on you. >> we went up to mike and savannah's house. mike and i were working in the kitchen. >> working. >> cooking or repairing? >> no, we were cooking. >> work. >> prep work. >> even though dinner was over. >> right. >> the ladies were in the dining room and i'll be darned if i didn't get a big serrated kitchen knife and missed my target and took it across the hand like that. >> what was the target? >> lemon. >> lime. >> the target with his a bottle of bourbon. >> what? >> fact. >> i don't remember it that way. >> you guys don't remember

anything. >> please tell us -- >> she's off the topic point. mommy brain. >> we had a lovely, lovely dinner. christine and i were chatting after dinner. the guys went to go have an after-dinner cocktail. >> mike was struggling with the bottle. willie confidently said hand me that thing. they disappeared. 15 minutes past. you know when they say kids are quiet something bad is happening? they come in, is he holding his hand, big towel, blood. it's a gush er and he says, girls, we're going to urgent care. and willie had to get seven stitches. >> what? >> mike drove him there? >> that's me getting sewn up. >> look at you. >> it's a long story. >> you had this trick in college? >> it's a long story, trying to get the wax off. best part of the story, it ties into vale. mike had familiarized themselves so well with the route to the hospital in case baby vale came.

he was like, i got this. he throws on shoes, a hat and was like, we're good. i was like, i don't know where it is. he said trust me. we were there in nine minutes. i was in, getting my hand sewn up in 30 minutes. >> the bromance continues. you were with your legs up in the stirrup trying to prepare -- >> all i heard was, willie, this is why we drill. this is why we drill. >> really? my gosh! >> can we get back to vale? vale is rocking. she has burberry on. >> so fancy. >> i can assure you she's in her normal little onesies the rest of the time. >> you dolled it up. >> this is a gift somebody gave us and thought it was so cute on her. >> how fun is it dolling up a girl? >> it's so fun and natalie sends us a present practically every week. >> i never had a girl.

i'm living vicariously through savannah. this is so cute. >> another one from auntie natalie. >> this gave her an excuse to break her shopping -- >> it's for baby vale. >> i have a thank you card writing station just for natalie. another one for natalie. >> combine it. >> cute little thank you video over the weekend from baby vale. i was like, this is the best thank you card ever. >> you were telling us one of the things you had a hard time with, her nails. a lot of moms can relate. what is the issue here? >> she has these little razor sharp nails and i'm terrified to cut them. >> they have baby clippers but they're dangerous? >> so tiny. >> so tiny. they even come with a magnifying glass but i'm still -- uh, i can't do it! >> even the pediatricians won't do it for you. >> i asked my doctor, what do i do? i thought she would be like oh, don't worry or, bring her by. i'll cut them for you. she's like, yeah, those are one

of the main accidents we have with newborns. nails. >> great. thanks. >> she's been in mittens? >> every once in a while we take them off and let her have supervised freedom. >> they're little talons. >> they're sharp. old enough for the manicurist around 5 or 6. >> mani/pedi? >> i file them lamely but i keep those mittens on for now. >> hand injury aside, they have such a nice house, they are sch a good mother and father. i had such a nice time until i sawed my finger off. >> it was it the thing that they do with the sword and -- -- >> i wish i could say that. >> he had a reaction that a a little boy would have. he did it. he looked athe me for my reaction, i was afraid to give him one.

then we both recognized -- he didn't cry but said we should go. >> the e.r. doctor said -- >> i missed tendon and nerve, shaved off a little knuckle. >> is willie invited back? >> absolutely. >> really? >> yes, you are. we'll obviously have a first aid kit standing by. >> christine and i are like, you're all right. should i crack open another bottle of wine? >> the house has been baby proofed. >> now it's willie proofed. >> i'm the real problem right now. >> wow! >> good to see you guys. >> we love you, vale. >> we love you, vale. >> you're coming back november 2nd. >> the 3rd. the 3rd. >> one more month of fun. >> you'll be here halloween. >> if i get a good offer. >> what is vale going to go as? >> that's a good question. >> we were talking about that. i don't know. i thought maybe a snowball. >> frozen snowman costume. >> oh, yeah. >> olaf.

>> no sexy. no, no, no. >> people are crazy. >> let's talk to savannah. >> nobody wants to see that. >> don't go anywhere. we have some headlines we want you to hear about. >> the wedding of the weekend. >> you've got to go? >> i think we should go. >> stay. three more minutes. >> the baby's quiet. >> stay. >> i'm sure vale wants to know that george clooney is off the market. >> very devastated. >> as are a lot of women. george clooney, most eligible bachelor officiallies, as of today, with the signing of the documents there in venice, it is a done deal. married to amal alamu did din. >> a lot of guys upset about that. >> i think so, too. she is a stunner, so brilliant. civil ceremony happening earlier today. we were struck, tamron and i, by her out fit. >> gorgeous. >> that's the civil ceremony? >> civil ceremony. we're waiting to see what the gown was for the church ceremony. >> alexander mcqueen, beautiful

white dress with appliques. it's done by, natalie says -- >> who? what? >> expensive. >> who? >> the editor of vogue was there. so we believe -- >> everybody believing that there's a cover story. >> that's why the beautiful gowns and so they may appear on -- we do know that the wedding picture also show up in a publication. we don't know which publication. when the editor of vogue shows up at your wedding, mike is like, bourbon. >> do you want to go get a drink? >> willie has -- >> hey, you have another hand. >> are you sure there's not bourbon in here? >> he has been married before but people are saying the longest running bachelor. what do you think? >> he always said he was never going to remarry again and i just think he had to meet the right woman who would match his intellect. he's brilliant as well.

but his witty, sense of humor. >> the exes are saying -- >> you meet that one whose the one. >> the headline that came out from, i think it was, business woman media. >> spectacular. >> the best part of the story. it says something like world renowned barister marries an actor. >> she should get the credit for this. she is a winner, man. >> civil rights attorney, world renowned. >> you have to love, yesterday, the video, this floatilla of paparazzi and they were like, hey, how are you doing? >> it's smart they embraced it. >> just went with it. >> they're going to be there no matter what. just go with it. >> this is the least private place on the planet to get married. it seems as if he wanted to just show his love. >> even announced and said when it was going to happen. so, there was no like cloak and dagger thing. couple weeks, we're doing it in

venice. >> it was a beauty. >> they're leaving by sub. >> by submarine? >> that's the way to avoid the paparazzi. >> not subway. >> there's no subway in venice. it would be a little wet. monday moment. >> not to get confused with the tuesday trend. >> or manic monday. robert jordan and jackie bank in chicago have a unique way to spend commercial breaks. what they do. the pair has worked together for many years. i've known them for years. they've developed an elaborate handshake. this was on youtube in 2009. for some reason it is making the rounds now. check it out. >> what's the handshake?

>> so this whole thing goes on for 2:25, which gives robert and jackie five seconds to pose themselves. that's a lot. that's a lot. i love them both personally. that's too much greeting. >> why don't we ever do that, al? >> i think we would end up poking each other's eyes out. wow! >> goes on for 2 1/2 minutes. >> that's the sequel to bring it on. >> there it is. >> after you spend 20 years together you're going to do something in the breaks. >> how was your weekend? how did you cut your finger? something like that. >> wow! >> al, what's going on with the weather? >> nothing quite like the -- by the way, how spectacular was the weather here this weekend in the northeast and new england? >> summer all over again. >> unbelievable. however, not so great, as you get into florida. this stationary front has not been going anywhere. we've been talking about this thing for a week for gosh sake. flood watches in southern

georgia on into northern florida. stationary front really not going anywhere. low pressure traveling along this front. it will continue to dump a ton of rain. that's why we have flood possibilities. southern georgia, northern florida. five to seven inches good morning, beautiful sunshine over the weekend and we have clouds. still warm. tomorrow we'll see more sunshine in the morning. in the afternoon, a chance of scattered light showers is possible. that threat will be around again on wednesday. cooler on wednesday, high of just 73 degrees. start with sunshine on friday, but clouds are back with a chance of showers late on friday. cooler this weekend, have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> savannah handed me the baby and the pacifier -- i was like,

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guards. they were watching. >> for my protection. then -- >> you became a prisoner. >> wow! so demure and proper. but you pick a fight with her and, boy -- elizabeth, we're going to see a lot of that this season. right? >> yeah i think people like to see her tougher. she's definitely toughened up. >> you started off with a bang last week. >> uh-huh. >> and i'm sure this week will be no different. you've got a lot of great guest stars from -- >> paul ruben. >> what the heck is going on? >> we're writing great stories and casting great actors, i think! >> what a concept! oh, my god. >> mind blown. mind blown. >> is that how this works? i should take notes.

>> get another cast in here right now. >> this thing, megan, has blown up. you had to do a world press tour in europe and around the world it's become so popular. you can never be prepared for something. even if it's a great show they don't always succeed. >> you always do your best. always do your best. and i'm still doing that. you just always try to step up to the plate and hit a home run. and i actually -- i wanted to bring something up. >> okay. >> uh-oh. >> al, you're always pulling little pranks. i like that about your personality. you're very funny. >> what are you doing? >> i have a little prank for you. not as good at pranks because i announce them before they happen but what if we just roll the footage of the thanksgiving day parade. >> oh. >> one fbi profiler fresh out of quantico, playing that agent,

megan brook. >> wow! >> i just want to clarify something. >> her family was watching. >> that's right. >> all of america watched. >> you know what they didn't play? right after that, he pronounced diego klatenhoff's name perfectly. >> i practiced that. if you're going to blow something, it's going to be -- >> i love you, al, but i had to do that to you. >> i appreciate it. i was a little worried. i thought oh, my gosh. but that was nothing. i goof names every day. you've watched the show, i do it left and right. >> hard one to mess up. >> and no one knew anything about me at the time so it was perfect. >> perfect introduction to america. >> it was perfect. >> they know you now. >> some guy named al roper.

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(boys screaming) totino's pizza rolls... ready so fast, it's scary! good morning, i'm tracy davidson. more chouds today than yesterday. let's get your forecast with bill henley. >> skies were nice and clear. today the sun is taking the day off and the rest of us are back at work. cloudy skies over center city and a mostly cloudy view from the comcast center. the temperatures are climbing in spite of the clouds, 69 in northeast philadelphia and 64 in trenton. we'll see the temperatures continue to climb and skies will stay mostly cloudy. the search is on for the driver that his a 7-year-old girl and then took off. here is a look at cell phone

video taken by a witness. he shared the video with investigators who confirmed this is the car they're looking for. they say it is a lime green mitsubishi out lander. it happened last night in west philadelphia. the girl is in guarded condition right now at the hospital. we have more on the teenager killed in an early morning house fire. he is 18-year-old christian rivera. he was killed in this home on hellen street. he leaves behind a son. right now the trial is just getting started for a former philadelphia sports caster. he is accused of stealing money through a sports related charity scam. he duped people into buys

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welcome back to "today." it's monday morning, september 29th, 2014. i'm willie, along with al, natalie and tamron and, man, we've got halloween fever. >> oh, yeah. >> about a month away. >> it's happening. >> if your kids are dressing up like characters from "frozen" this year. i suspect a lot of kids will this year. >> oh, yeah. >> you can join them, too. yandy.com, not connected in any way to disney. >> you'll understand in a minute. >> did you ever -- olaf. >> sexy -- >> olaf the snowman. about as unsexy as you can possibly get. >> what? >> until -- >> that's olaf. it's really the snow babe. >> it's the snow babe.

>> i would love to see josh gad in the costume on the right. >> josh is a pal of the program. i know josh would not want us to -- no, i know josh. >> this is really crazy. that's all there is to it. >> and the carrot. >> put it up. >> they're all going to be talking -- >> put it up, the picture. she's wearing it on her nose. >> certainly could get creative. >> frozen in fear. the script, frozen in fear by this conversation. >> elsa. >> look at the elsa picture. >> there she is. >> okay. >> i mean, come on. >> little high. >> she's obviously letting something else go. >> who said that now? >> this is anna. >> that's not as bad. >> that doesn't look as bad. i looked at that time -- >> the fishnet stockings. >> the stockings and the front barely comes down. i looked at it on the table and i'm like, this is for like a

little kid. >> our producer, adam, said it's like eating lobster. >> like a lobster bib? >> halloween, my first time visiting new york city, the halloween parade, i had never seen anything like that. >> no, that's a whole other -- >> how many sexy firefighter costumes can you have? >> in this country we spend about $7 billion on halloween, costumes and decorations. >> candy. >> and, by the way, can we all agree that demon baby decorations should be banned ? >> we don't want those. >> we're sick of those. they're sick, demented. crazy clowns. nobody wants that. wet weather in the southeast down through florida. a beautiful day here in the northeast into new england. a slight risk of strong storms back through western plains, into the rockies. and a gorgeous day in the pacific northwest. a few showers hanging around. those dry out tomorrow. slight risk of strong storms in

the northern plains. more rain down in florida. down around the southern gulf coast. plenty of sunshine from the southwest into so good morning, i'm bill henley, beautiful sunshine over the weekend but today we have clouds. a mostly cloudy day but still warm. tomorrow we'll see a little more sunshine in the morning, in the afternoon, a chance of scattered light showers. cooler on wednesday. bright sunny skies on thursday and we'll start with sunshine on friday but clouds are back with a chance of showers on friday. cooler this weekend. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. it's not often that a band is invited by the queen of england to perform for her personally. the script did just that. they performed for us live on the plaza singing their newest hit "super heroes" off their

fourth album. >> called no sound without silence. it dropped tomorrow. danny o'donoghue, mark sheehan and glen power are, in fact, the script. i would imagine that the u.s. would make it 27. >> let's hope. >> does it ever get old? >> no. we're always nervous every time we release music. we're always nervous going on stage. i think that's because you care about what you want to do. it never gets old. >> fourth album. >> uh-huh. >> you said you wanted to go bigger, brighter. you wrote it on the back of the tour bus. how do you do that? >> we went out on tour with one republic. great guys. but we also had a tour bus. if you can imagine this tour bus that sounds amazing, we had a recording studio in the back and all the beds and you have a front. >> on the bus? >> it's not that nice. >> it sounds lovely.

>> when we got there, it was like -- it looked like it was made out of wood, like the flintstones. >> nothing worked on it. the air conditioning broke almost every day. the bus crashed one time. >> you guys are rock stars. you deserve better. >> what we tried to do was take the energy from live and somehow capture that and bottle it. so we were playing to 20,000, 30,000 a night and taking that energy, putting into the music. you can hear it if you buy the album. >> when you buy the album. >> you can hear the passion and the energy in there. >> the entire album has a low hum of a bus idling. >> we should have probably called it in the key of bus. >> we put the mileage from everywhere that we did in between on the songs to show you how long and what went into the making of it. >> glen, how did you guys find each other? >> it's a very interesting story i met some musical friends who

introduced me to mark, who said would you like to come out to visit l.a. and check it out? i slept on his couch for a week. he brought me straight to the studio. when i got there, danny was in there, tinkering on a piano. we had a jam and wrote two songs. i got back to dublin and mark called me and said we're playing this music for some record company people and they think we're a band. >> they think we're a band. >> so what's the name of the band? ah, script. call it script. >> and he played along with it. do you want to be in a band? i'm like, i'm not really doing anything right now. >> danny, you could also have a career in -- when we met outside on the plaza, first thing you said to me is we have the same hairstyle. but also you do a mean zoolander. yeah. i know this because when you copied my haircut, they told me. i do zoolander.

>> we'll do blue steel. >> you got one, too? >> one, two, three. >> now yours. >> ooh, got the eyebrow. >> got the brow up there. >> we'll have to teach you the brow trick. >> i'm getting brow tricks. >> that doesn't sound right. the script, congratulations, guys. new album. "no sound without silence" out tomorrow. go out and get it. all right. up next, performance in the upcoming film "whiplash" getting oscar buzz already. talking to one of our favorites, actor j.k. simmons about that and why he's partial to yellow m & ms.

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here he is in his most famous roles. >> you're fired. >> the russians? >> aren't you supposed to be consoling me. >> this job will be your last job. >> i don't know. i forget what i forgot to tell you. >> tell me which tree to cut down. >> now j.k. is getting a lot of oscar buzz for his new role in the new film "whiplash" where he plays a notoriously brutal music instructor who uses very unorthodoxed teaching methods. take a look. >> five, six, seven, eight. ♪ >> five, six and -- ♪ >> dragging. five, six and -- ♪

>> yeah! >> yep. >> yeah! >> flying objects. >> we all ducked when you threw that. >> he was dragging. >> or was he rushing? >> both, alternating. >> then he was ducking. >> yeah, yeah. >> you just fit right into that role, the swagger of the character, the intensity of it. what drew you to it? >> it was so well written. if it jumps off the page, whether it's, whatever, comedy, drama, good guy, bad guy, i want to do it. >> you're like, sign me up? >> exactly. >> did you channel any of your teachers? did you have any specifically that you were afraid of? like these guys are afraid of you in this movie? >> i didn't consciously at the time, no. looking back on it, there was a position coach in high school football that may have been partially represented there. and i had some music teachers who were real perfectionists but, you know, not brutal

perfectionists. >> this teacher, he is abusive, verbally abusive, occasionally physically abusive as we saw there. did you find anything redeeming in this guy? as you watch this movie you kind of want to like him. you think oh, he's going to turn a corner and then he slips back. >> i understood where he was coming from. the main question that the film asks, does the end justify the means? i'm glad i didn't have a teacher like this guy. frankly, i'm surprised you could find a 15-second clip that you didn't have to bleep. >> there is that. >> a lot of that. >> i have to watch this one alone. you can stay and watch your kiddie movie. >> don't bring the kids. >> not a good one for the kids. what was amazing, though, i understand you have a music degree. you play the conductor, of course. you don't really play instruments or you don't play them well? >> no. these don't really work, you know, as far as playing any -- i do play some piano in the movie and, yes, that was really me. but i had to practice a lot. i have a degree in music and

voice and composition and conducting. >> it shows. >> yeah. >> the timing of music. >> that was a nice coincidence. >> always comes in handy. we have these yellow m & ms, because you are the voice of the yellow m & m. >> i am, indeed. >> do you remember the line? >> no. because they're always written down. i don't have to learn those. >> and you're not on camera. >> no, exactly. >> there you have it. >> i can go in looking like this. >> this is so funny. >> i have no idea what you're saying. >> oh, man. >> j.k., thank you. do you like the yellow m & ms? >> yellow peanut m & ms. >> that's the plain. oh, my gosh, our staff -- you come back, bring the peanut. >> mr. simmons cannot work like this! in theaters october 10th. up next, whether it's dinner for

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british bowls. >> british bowls? >> yes. get ready, america. >> what makes them special? >> the name of your cookbook "jamie oliver's comfort food." gorgeous, fabulous. >> thank you. >> now your meatball. >> we're blending meat. beautiful pork and lovely chuck beef there. over here, if you can put rosemary in with the onions, we're going to have a pulse up, frieg onion frying onions in here. we all love meatballs. lovely economic dish. i want to take a different slant on it. we're going to go gravy and we're going to go with british flavors. english mustard. >> or just throw it all over the place, darling. you can put that in here. >> okay. >> i'll just get rid of this. fry these onions up about 15, 20 minutes. >> okay. >> and, as usual, we'll have a nice little, and season it up nicely. if you could do a little pepper, that would be lovely. >> beautiful.

>> once she cooked those onions, then we cool them down. if you would like to show -- >> you may not want me to do it. >> we don't want him around knive knives. >> al, if i may, can you mush these up? >> you can add the worcester sauce to this here. >> once the lovely al has mixed up those bowls we're divide it into 16 lovely evenly shaped bowls. that will look like this, ladies and gentlemen. blend of meat is very, very nice. can i have a nice close-up on that hand? we'll push it in like that and put a little secret of lovely cheddar inside. you asked what was different about my balls. my balls have a little surprise in the middle. >> wow! >> okay. >> it's a little uncomfortable in this studio right now but go with it. >> can you use any cheese?

>> you can mix it. it's all good. absolutely. now just very quickly, we're going to roast these balls very hot, and then we're going to seven ounces of beef, another onion, some more rosemary and we're going to go in with some b bullion, seasonal jam, malt vinegar. wonderful sweet and sour gravy and it will be thickened up nicely and it will look like this. and here is the finished gravy here. what i love to do, as that's kind of roasting away in the onion, just put that back in the oven. >> you're not serving this overpass ta. >> no, no, we're going to go with mashed potato. you can do smashed veg. we take the bowls, gravy and everyone is going to be happy. who would like to try one? >> i will.

>> jamie oliver, thank you so much. recipes are on today.com. and stick around. jamie is making dessert with kathie lee and hoda. we're back in a moment. it's a terrific cookbook. you've got to get it. this is "today" on nbc.

on friday we told you about the little boy darren who wanted people to turn on their porch light. boy, did you step up over the weekend. this porch light in san francisco. willie retweeted that one. i found this one from kentucky. lights on for darren. another one in manchester. ft. myers, florida, around the world. you stepped up for darren and his family. >> it was hundreds and hundreds of them. it was so moving to sit there

good morning i'm tracy davidson. cloudy skied to start your week. let's get to your forecast with bill henley. >> we have seen clouds and a few breaks of sunshine every so often. one thing we won't see is any showers today. they will hold off until tomorrow. the temperature climbing in philadelphia. already 69 degrees, just warmed

up to 71 degrees in northeast philadelphia. the warming continues and we will be in the upper 70s and low 80s today. we now know the identity of a teenager killed in a house fire this morning. the 18-year-old was christian rivera. he died in his home after a fire around 6:00 a.m. this morning. in the meantime, an investigation under way to find out what killed the president of the cooper health system and his wife. the bodies were found upstairs of their home. the circumstances of the fire are still being investigated. the next step will be to perform autopsies on the couple to find out what caused their deaths. you can always get the latest news and weather on our website

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from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it is fun day onday, september 29th. we hope you had had just an awesome, awesome weekend. we probably had the best weekend of the last four months this past week. >> you're right. >> just glorious. >> it felt like the best summer weekend, it happened at the very end of september. and you were out in it. >> i was out in it. everybody who knows who we have on today, american idol winner jordan sparks is here, she's in a terrific movie.

pastor joel osteen, he has a book out called "you can, you will". >> you know who has been here all day long. >> i never thought he would show up again. >> jamie oliver. >> he's been cooking all morning. first time i ever came on as co-host of the show with you and natalie and al and everybody, seven years ago, the food was fine and jamie has been sweet enough to forgive me and he's back on the show. >> we're excited. >> also just a quick happy birthday to -- every now and then someone wonderful like goldie shows up. >> 88 years old this week. i told her to stay away from frank. she said, you better hold on to him. we wish you a very happy birthday. also international coffee day. >> now, this means, if you didn't know this, at various coffee houses around the country you can get free coffee, okay. >> helping us in studio to celebrate -- >> vanessa. >> she's at lolita mart and

espresso bar. >> we don't want to pick it up because we don't want to ruin them. >> because it never looked so good. >> in the tops of the cups which maybe roke can find somehow -- >> no. >> well, forget it. >> here comes jimmy. get right on top. >> let me turn this around. >> there i am. here's hodi. >> here's me. >> wow, she's good. >> you have good hair. >> crazy. >> that's just amazing. >> she'll be doing that for the next 10, 15 minutes or so. we'll check in with her in a little bit. what did you do this weekend? you were extremely exhausted after hosting with matt for two weeks. >> yeah, yeah. >> and premiering your truly brave, which, by the way, everybody, it raised now on -- what is it called? >> crowd rise. >> how much money? >> more than $275,000 and it has got, like, 750,000 hits on you

cube. go to crowdrise.com/hoda. i got a tweet this morning, there was a picture of a little kid holding a jar and his mom tweeted, my son emptied his piggy bank for are you for truly brave. i was outside on the plaza and cecelia, one of our producers, was out there, she said my kids and i watched it, they wanted to give their tooth fairy money, $20, they gave 9 and i matched it, so it is 18, so all -- >> it has a life to it. well done, hoda woman, honestly. so, so proud of you. you took it easy this weekend. you did go to that global citizen festival, though, right? >> yeah, we did. we had fun. it was fun. we raised $274,533. >> john is going to make a donation today. john is loaded. john, i am personally making you to go way over $300,000. oh, john, it is -- he tips that in one day. come on, john.

come on, every time you go into a lowe's -- never mind. >> let's talk about you. let's talk about your weekend. >> i spent the weekend working, but it was so much fun. i didn't even know i was working. i was at the greenwich wine and food festival, sharing my stuff, with -- and look who showed up. >> look at reege. >> he showed up when we kicked it off. i was so thrilled. he and joy came by. it was a fun, fun, fun weekend. and thanks, everybody, for -- >> did you have a jumper on? >> no, that was my clara -- >> i love it. >> it is the jumper with the little jacket over it. >> i love that outfit. by the way, jumpers are in. >> they are. jump suits. and then we have a lovely surprise here this morning. carson played a game of guess the guest in the orange room. >> they do every week. sometimes you're like, who is it? today it was amazing, it happened to be savannah guthrie, her husband mike and baby.

they walked in the back. >> look how great she looks. >> everybody was totally shocked. the baby was so well behave edb. savan savannah looked like she's been a mother forever. >> we were in the makeup room watching this and we literally went flying down the stairs. >> we had to see the baby. >> into the studio. >> congratulations to them. >> my i also say congratulations to frank gifford, who, for the first time, over this weekend became a great grandfather. he's going to make me cry. our granddaughter, her name is kyle kennedy kerr, her other grandmother is ethel kennedy, and bobby kennedy, they had two babies over the weekend, a little premature, i don't want to give out any information about them, but the babies are doing well and great, great, congratulations to kyle. i hope she's watching along with her husband liam. beautiful babies. >> also, a lot of congratulations over the weekend, george clooney and amal

alamuddin. can we just say today -- >> i think she's the classiest thing. just a picture of elegance. >> she is. and today -- >> so happy. >> -- they signed the papers. to watch them in that boat, and look at how -- >> the hat, and -- >> so classy. >> do people still say pantsuit? i don't know. hillary clinton wears a pantsuit. >> what hillary clinton wears is a pantsuit. a jump suit -- >> you wore a jump suit. >> it is a dress. it is beautiful. >> it is a pantsuit. >> we wish them all success in their marriage and happiness. >> can you imagine standing at the end of the aisle, walking down the aisle and looking at the end and seeing george clooney standing there waiting for you. >> but he couldn't believe she was coming towards him. he just can't believe his good, good fortune in life. >> a funny newspaper article in

some business publication that said something like famous u.n. attorney amal -- >> yes, marries an actor. >> i loved it. genius. >> let's have fun. cute. first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the babies. we know that. here is the world's only surviving triplet pandas, born in china in july. we have a panda a day here. two months old. two boys and a girl. they opened their eyes for first time ten days ago. >> very cute. >> they're precious. >> love. >> you know what is cuter? >> what? >> bishons and tea cup -- hoda's shine a light was amazing. i'll never be able to top it. i announced after hurricane sandy two years ago, next month, that i -- the first organization that came to -- came to help, the lead organization was the

salvation army. now, the salvation army, i've worked with for over 30 years. frank and i both have. everybody knows about them during christmas time, they see the red kettles, but they do the most amazing work all year round. so what i wanted to do was for the first time ever in the 20 years that we lived in our home, i chronicled from the year -- the day i turned 60 to the your 50th birthday, also held at our house, it is a book. and it is called good gifts. it is for our shine a light. and -- are we getting the photos, you guys? this is about the baby bambino and lola rushing to have the -- on the back, it is me, with my favorite past time and the puppies. listen, every penny of this is going to go to the salvation army. we're not going to be able to do it on crowd rise like hoda did. if you make a donation, and to the salvation army, they will

send you the book. has to be a minimum donation of $65. here's the point, you know this, i have a time issue. i'm self-publishing this. i paid for every bit of it. i don't know how many to print. but i have to know this week how many to print. if you're interested in getting it at christmas time, it would be a lovely gift. i need to know your intentions, be sure to have a book for you in time for the christmas holidays. >> by the way, when you page through it, there are beautiful recipes, the pictures are incredible, there are beautiful songs. >> we need to know by the end of the week, please, and then you can preorder. if you don't let me know, i can't order it for you. >> it is important. good gifts, you guys. these are from jennifer miller. tear drop earrings, they are -- a chunk of the money is going toward breast cancer research. i'm not exactly -- it is a percentage of the cost. they have got gold and quartz

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people. >> millions of others. but the cool thing about this movie is, you know the book, this movie with nick and myself and a few other amazing actors and actresses, it is only about, like, the first page of the book. because it is mostly on the plane. and what would happen if you're on this plane, mass hysteria breaks out on a plane and you don't know what is happening. no cell service, you don't know what is happening in the rest the world. >> it happens in the twinkling of an eye. based on a biblical concept called the rapture. it is fascinating. >> was it a role you jumped on right away or did you have to think about, should i take on this role or not? >> i was excited about it. because the way it was presented in the way the script was is that it welcomes everybody to come to the theater and everybody to come and experience this. i love the idea. i read the teen version of the book when i was younger. and i loved it, and, you know, that's also my belief, so i was, like, i would love to be part of

this and be part of something i was a fan of growing up. and it is actually been really interesting as well because, you know, i just saw the completed version at the premiere. i loved it. i thought it was really great. it is hard for me to watch myself, you know, ♪ a snot all over my face and compromise irying. >> are you a cute crier? >> i think it was the ugliest cry ever but it worked for the part. i was watching ining myself li oh, no, no, no. >> what is going on in the music world with you right now? >> it has been crazy. i'm just now starting to post a lot of pictures while i'm in the studio, but i've been recording and i've been working and i just didn't want to get anybody excited before it was time. and now it's time. >> okay. >> so you got everything in the can as they say, basically. >> we're trying to figure out what is the first song. so -- >> that's such a process.

>> hand wringing. >> so much with the producers and the record company goes here's your single. >> did you write some of them? >> i've been writing a lot. and it's been a really great experience, like, before, i wrote about all love and pain and excitement and fear and just all of that good stuff and it is all being put into something i'm really proud of. >> a lot of people are watching this and they have been reading about you. i love you. and i read about you in the paper. and when i read about the breakup, it did kind of -- it was painful to me because i know your heart and i know -- are you okay or -- >> i'm good, actually, you know, the funny thing is that i read this quote the other day, no, yesterday, and it said when something unexpected happens in your life, or you think something bad happens, say, plot twist and move on. >> exactly. god's got something better for you. >> i'm good. >> you are an ambassador for nfl women's apparel. you're so busy.

>> your dad played for the giants. he played for the cowboys, right? >> i tried to get him to come this morning but he couldn't make it from jersey to come in, but hi, i know you're watching. i love you. >> you're mawhat is the name ofd why where the giant plays? >> met life. >> what state is it? >> new jersey. >> jinx. >> what is a nickname often used when referring to the new york giants. >> go blue. >> big blue. >> big blue. name the quarterback of the new york giants. >> eli manning. >> they both know him. who is the head coach of the new york giants? >> tom. >> what year did the giants first take the field? >> i don't -- back in the '20s. >> i don't know that one. >> last one -- >> what is it? >> '25. >> how many championships have the giants won? >> i'm going to say five, six, seven, eight, or nine. >> five. >> eight. >> really? >> i got to brush up on my stuff here. >> i think jordin won.

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we're back with more of "today" on this fun day monday. time to get you caught up on all the latest buzz. >> here with the hot hollywood gossip you cannot live without is bonnie fullefuller, editor i chief, and roseann colletti. >> hello, ladies. >> wedding of the century, huh? >> it was. >> george clooney, amal alamuddin, they looked absolutely gorgeous. every detail was planned. the most lavish wedding. i mean, we thought that kim's wedding was the wedding of the year but i think this took the cake. they rode everywhere in venice, a little boat named amore, a little love boat. >> so sweet. something that wanted to be so private, you know, venice is very interesting venue because

you can't get anywhere except by the water. so everyone can see you. >> couple of public moments on the water, but wasn't that all we saw of them, out in public, is when they were going to and from? >> we saw them going to all of their various -- a bachelorette party, a bachelor party, we saw them dressed in various outfits and amal dressed to the nines. looks so great. >> looked stunning. >> one designer after another from alexander mcqueen in the red to dolce and gabbana in the stripes. >> where is the wedding dress? what do we see that? >> we have to wait for vogue, don't we? sgli thought it was interesting that brad and angelina didn't make it. on a first name basis. i don't like to call them brangelina, they have their own names. >> very strange, because brad and george, they did the ocean -- they did movies together, and, you know, the thing is is that brad and angelina are shooting a film and she's directing. so perhaps she just couldn't get away. >> but there were a lot of other

celebrities there. you had cindy crawford. >> her husband was the best man. >> the best man. >> some pictures leak out. how do they stop it? >> this is very interesting. george had everybody's cell phones confiscated and gate everybody their own personal camera, leakike a special camero take inside the festivities, but they're all designed so that if anyone releases photos, he's going to know which camera they came from, so -- >> so smart. >> you won't be invited to the christening of the baby. >> it is official today, they made their public vows at city hall. >> i hope his dad was saying, now time for your grandchildren -- >> even better than george getting married, george with a baby in diapers. >> okay. there was an event for robin williams to sort of celebrate his life and memorial for him.

tell us about that. >> in san francisco over the weekend, at the curran theater. and a lot of hollywood showed up as well as his wife, and his three children. billy crystal was the host. he cried during part of it. there were a lot of tears, a lot of laughter, they celebrated his life. and his son spoke and said that even if the darkest times he would comfort his father and say it would be okay. and his wife said that he, his sobriety was in tact at the end, just very depressed over parkinson parkinson's. >> a lot of celebrities came. they made the trek to san francisco. josh groban was there. it was -- >> whoopi goldberg. >> a lot of people. >> sarah michelle gellar. >> let's talk about this -- >> you didn't see this part, right? >> the globe poverty concert in central park was crazy. beautiful. i was there when carrie underwood sang and then jay-z was going to sing and we were starving, so we left.

and then beyonce came. >> beyonce came. she shocked everybody. i think, you know, this was sort of another public statement, i think, about their marriage, you know, there was so many rumors over the summer that this pair was splitting apart and so what a show of togetherness to have his wife come out on the stage. >> she didn't look pregnant. you know, all the papers said she was pregnant. she didn't look it. >> they sang holy grail together and forever young. >> a lot of bleeping. >> yeah. >> a lot of bleeping. >> this is what makes it so endearing to her fans, is she will do something like this. >> yeah. >> it was a surprise. >> let's talk about j. lo and lisa remini. going to a demi lovato concert with their kids and someone hit them in the back. >> they were at a stop light and had a great weekend together, they had taken the kids to see a demi lovato show the day before. they're having girl time and this guy hits them from the back. and apparently he stopped and they were exchanging phone numbers and, you know, insurance

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joel osteen is one of the most well known pastors in the world. he's famous for his uplifting and powerful sermons as leader of lakewood church in houston, texas, founded by his father john in 1959. joel connects with millions of people on tv, online and starting today on his very own sirius xm channel. >> when i'm in a funky mood, i turn you on sundays and you feel

lighter. he wants you to follow your destiny with advice from his new book called " -- >> you can, you will". >> so good to have you for first time with us. welcome. >> my pleasure. you guys are so much fun. >> well, you should see us at night. >> that's when we really get going. >> we have a lot of fun at lunch if you care to join us. i did read the book a couple of weeks ago when i first got it. it is a fast read, but chalk full of good advice. >> people don't know what they want to do. i think that's part of it. you feel like you're rutterless and this book helps out. >> there are simple principles. eight things that can help you live a successful life. a lot of times we know them, but you need to be reminded. one important one is to run your own race. for instance, when my dad died, he pastored the church for 40 years, i got up there an he thought i have to be like my dad. >> he was so successful. >> he was. but then i was 40 years younger

than him, he was raised southern baptist, a different -- i had a different personality and when i finally accepted the fact that i'm not like my dad, i'm more low key, i'm not going to preach to people, just share stories and be encouraging, that's when it took off. >> when people said, you know what, he's not like his dad, did you feel like maybe i should change a little? maybe i should adjust? >> at first i did. there is 6,000 people at the church when my dad died and i thought every one of these people expects me be to be like my dad chld i lo. i loved my dad. i felt like i had to fulfill my purpose. >> i was moved to read that your father had asked you to preach and you were terrified and he passed away a week after. but he heard you preach. how sweet a gift is that? >> it was amazing. i told him no for 17 years, i worked behind the scenes. >> why? >> it wasn't in me. i liked being behind the scenes, i did the production work and my dad was a great minister.

why would anybody want to hear me? i felt luke i shouike i should. i didn't know he was going to die. he had a heart attack and died the next friday. that's where i had the desire to step up and take the church. >> your book is full of a lot of great advice. we have a couple of callers. people on the phone, probably calling into your sirius channel pretty soon. >> an hour show there, right? where people can call in and talk to you? >> here is cindy of north carolina. can you hear us? >> yes, i can. good morning. >> good morning. what's your question? >> hi, pastor joel. thank you for blessing me today by speaking with me. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> what words of encouragement do you have for me and other single moms who are trying to stay in faith and keep our hope alive that some day we will meet the right christian man? >> you know, i think it is just what you said, you got to believe that god's got you in the palm of your hand. when you do your best, when you

honor god, like this, you do what you can, god will do what you can't do. just keep believing, keep doing the right thing and i believe god will direct and guide your steps. you have to be comfortable when it is not happening on your timetable -- >> the waiting is the hardest. >> you got to be positive and get up each day and say, god, i know you have the right person in store for me. >> okay, jen sullivan of ohio, what's your question? >> hi. nice to talk to you, pastor osteen. >> thank you. >> go ahead, sweetie. >> i am a single mom of two boys. i became unemployed and went back to school. my unemployment is about to run out and i have two months of school left, and i want to continue school, but i'm not sure what to do. i'm trying to make the better future for myself and my boys. do you have any advice for me? >> did you hear everything she

said? >> yeah, those are tough situations. i encourage you to pray, believe, reach out to your friends. i believe god will bring the right people into your path. understand too, you want to finish school and, you know, we believe -- we believe for the best, my encouragement be would be too if a door closes, it doesn't mean it is the final door, you know. you can't get down on yourself. you got to do your best, do what you believe, you know, god led you to do and trust god to do the rest. it doesn't always turn out our way. we hope it z i'm going to be praying for you, but just stay in faith and don't give up on life after one bad break. >> that can be a good thing when you're in fellowship in a church situation. that's what the church is for, a family to take care of one another. >> friends are here to lift up each other. >> thank you so much for being with us. >> he's going to be on sirius xm. >> yes, he is. >> you can read an excerpt of "you can, you will" on our website, klgandhoda.com, press connect. >> a little tart, a little sweet. >> jamie oliver whips up some

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it is time to take you into "today's kitchen" where we're throwing a progressive dinner party. we're not talking about -- a chef who knows how to party. >> jamie oliver. earlier today he whipped of appetizers, main course, but saved the sweetest part for us, of course. >> dessert. in his book "jamie oliver's comfort food." that's what people want, right? comfort food? >> absolutely. what a lovely filling i am to a sandwich right here. are you going to look after me? >> remember when he used to be a mess and crazy. >> make it crazy. >> i thought i would grow up. go on. >> all right. now we can cook. >> now we're ready. >> we're going to do a real show

stopper, beautiful thing. you're going to quarter that pear there. what we have got here is three quarters of a cup of sugar. okay. goes into a pan, just shake it flat and don't touch it. and then i'm just going to add a -- sorry that was three quarters of a cup of sugar. now a quarter of a cup of butter. go in with a bay leaf. will give it a -- >> bay leaf? interesting. >> see this here, i'm going to spritz it and scrape the seeds out. if we can get right in there on the vanilla, it is an amazing thing. look at that. stickiness. that is the basis of your ice cream. >> i love it. >> that goes -- >> look at that. >> i never knew that. did you know that? >> i had no idea. >> it is a beautiful thing. >> you put the whole thing in. >> then the lovely pears you can use apples, apples and pears, a little amaretto, a lovely italian liqueur. and then to the other pan now. have a look at that.

>> that's beautiful. >> beautiful. >> i'll toss it around. now, the key is do not touch this. okay. >> don't touch it. >> as you can see, there is a lovely job being done here on the pastry. so i'm just going to roll this up. and i'm just going to lay it over the pan and it is an upside down -- look, it is trying to stick, but don't worry, if it sticks it will not beat me. i'm going to tuck it in. use the pastry to stop it -- don't touch it. tuck it in like it is going to bed. >> like it is going to bed. >> free form, doesn't have to be all perfect. >> absolutely. here is the nice thing. it is puff pastry so it will laminate and puff up. so far so good. we put it into the oven. this goes into the oven on 400 degrees and cook it for about 20 minutes. and then here is one i made earlier. and here's the thing. you can do that first bit first. and then when you're having your dinner party, you just pop that in, and all i need to do is

teach you how to have confidence and just -- >> oh, my. >> oh, my gosh. >> and that's what we have. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, stop! yeah, baby! >> as you all know, this say beautiful thing. we have got cream here. and -- >> can't have that. >> can i put some of these on top? >> there is some in there. i forgot to put -- >> but that's live telly for you. >> very live telly. >> the hair moves -- the hair disconnected the brain and -- >> it looks good. >> you get sticky bits. you get crispy bits. see how it burnt there, burnt in a very gorgeous way. a little cream here. >> that's for you. >> there is many desserts in comfort food that will enrich and -- >> one for you. >> you do. >> i did this just before.

>> this sis an upside down pineapple cake. >> you're the best. >> oh, my god. >> klgandhoda.com. >> we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> jamie. >> you're welcome.

tomorrow, we jazz things up with actress and singer rita wilson wi wilson, we love her. >> and elizabeth smart and if you have a question, you know who to ask. >> lou manfredini. >> and great ideas to organize all your summer photos. we could just stay here. >> and amy grant. >> amy grant too. have a great fun day monday, everybody. see you tomorrow. you know what tomorrow is? >> um

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