major problems coming down towards the bay bridge. earlier crash trar towards lafa cleared. >> an update on the rocky fire, too, on the "today" show. good good morning, the incrowd, the top ten candidates who will participate in tomorrow's prime time republican debate are set. donald trump, in. >> they don't know what's going to happen. >> two of the most vocal critics, lindsey graham and governor rick perry, out. the head of the republican party on what to expect. fbi investigation, america's top law enforce the agency now looking into the private e-mail server that hillary clinton used as secretary of state. how secure was it? more anger, vandals trash the florida home of the dentist

who killed cecil the lion and the guide expresses remorse but calls the charges against him crazy. one year to rio, the open ceremony exactly 12 months away, natalie is on cope pa ka ban na beach. today, wednesday, august 5th, 2015. 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 wednesday morning, one year from today we'll be saying -- >> good morning d., that's two years of the college portuguese. >> it will go by in a flash. we'll tell you more about that later on. we'll start with the top story, the field of ten now set for

tomorrow night's highly anticipated republican debate. this morning it leaves one candidate not be on the big stage is slamming that process. peter alexander is in cleveland. good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, good morning to you. you've got the main event in prime time tomorrow night, the under card hour earlier. one candidate put on the earlier ticket is calling the entire process pro posterous. john kasich is in and rick perry was out. they say what separated kasich from perry is the opinion of 50 people. front and center donald trumps at 23%. the billionaire developing mapping out his strategy overnight. >> i'm not looking to hurt anybody or embarrass anybody.

if i have to bring up deficiencies, i'll bring up deficiencies but certainly i'm not looking to do that. i would rather go straight down the middle. we don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: breathing a sigh of relief after barely making the cuts, chris christie and john kasich appearing on home turf. the happy hour debate, hours earlier with fewer viewers. santorum calling it a flawed election process, saying they should not be picking winners and losers. and also missing the cut, two republican vifales who hit trump the hardest, rick perry. >> it is the cancer on conservatism. >> and lindsey graham. >> reporter: tomorrow jeb bush will be asked to clarify his position on women's health issues.

>> i'm not sure we need a half billion dollars for women's health issue. >> reporter: late tuesday, hillary clinton pounced. >> got no problem giving billions to powerful super corporations but i guess women's health isn't a priority. >> reporter: in a statement bush said he misspoke noted he favors providing critical women aegs health service but federal money should not be spent on planned parenthood. also, overnight, jeb bush released his personal financial disclosure forms and while he is not a billionaire, like donald trump, he does have estimated net worth between 19 and $22 million. savannah? >> all right, peter alexander, thank you so much, reince priebus, chairman of the of the republican national committee. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the debate stage is set and anticipation is high and viewership is supposed to be enormous and right center stage,

donald trump as the run away favorite the are republican voters. did you think this is how you would introduce voters to your republican candidate? >> we have a lot of them, no question about that. he's been doing quite a job in the polls but you've got governors and successful business people and neurosurgeons, obviously members of congress. look, there's a diverse field. it's a young field. everyone is -- brings a little something different to the table. i think it's going to be a great night. that's really what we did anticipate of our party. >> how do you explain the phenomenon of donald trump? he's doubling up the competition. no one is even coming close to him. one of the candidates, rand paul, has called it a temporary loss of sanity in the republican party. do you agree with that?

>> well, look, what i think is that there's a lot of people out there that are pretty frustrated with government and both parties. and i think that donald trump has tapped into some of that and i know it's early. i think donald trump knows it is early and everybody understands it. it's going to be a long process but ultimately the real issue here is hillary clinton, barack obama and the fact that the country is really not in a good place right now and hillary clinton had a lot to do with it and she's got a lot of questions that people are asking her, including i think yesterday the fbi is now asking questions of hillary clinton. so that's really savannah, what the focus is. we're not going to focus on each other. i think you're going to see a republican party unified, talking about how to get the country back on track. >> in fact, the fbi, according to a report in "washington post" is looking into the setup of her e-mail server. we're going to get a report on that in a moment. not looking into hillary clinton herself. >> i think any time the fbi is

sniffing around your computers and your home, it's probably not a good thing. who knows what the fbi is looking at. >> let's talk about mr. trump and this final issue. last time you and i spoke on this show, you said you didn't think trump would mount an independent campaign and yet he's still hinting it it as recently as monday, saying right now the republican party has been treating me well but he won't rule out an independent run. it's almost like he's dangling this out there. be nice to me or else. >> well, look, i've had great communication with donald trump. we've had good communication with his campaign. we don't see it. i don't see it. he's a person that wants to win and obviously winning requires someone to run as a republican against hillary clinton or joe biden or whoever it is. he gets that and everyone understands that running as a third party is a death wish. and i don't see anyone doing

that that expects to be a winner in the end. he gets it. >> finally there's speculation, that vice president biden might get into the democratic side of the race. would you welcome him to the race? >> well, look, you look at these numbers for hillary clinton and just a casual observer, obviously something is wrong. joe biden is far more likeable. >> is he a tougher opponent? >> i think that he's -- i think he's probably tougher. i think hillary clinton has a lot of problems. i think she is an opponent easy to define, a lot of problems being associated with the state department that didn't get things done overseas and a lot of problems generally. if you look at the polling numbers, even women are really not even gravitating towards hillary clinton. so i think joe biden is someone that a lot of people, whether they like his politics or not,

they like him and likability, whether you can analyze politics all you want, likability is probably the number one issue on the ballot. >> reince priebus, i know you'll have the popcorn out tomorrow night when republican candidates take this stage. thank you. >> you bet, thank you, savannah. >> we'll be staying up to watch that tomorrow night. >> absolutely. >> savannah just mentioned that democratic front-runner and hillary clinton and e-mails as secretary of state back in the news. andrea mitchell has more on the new fbi investigation. good morning to you. >> good morning, mat matt, there is fallout about the private e-mail server. a government official confirms the fbi is looking into how the system at her home was set up. as part of this investigation as to how secure it was. this is in response to the two inspectors general who asked the justice department to look into how classified information was handled. the private system was first set up by a political staffer during

clinton's first run for the white house. it was later turned over to a private company after several system failures while she was secretary of state, including during super storm sandy. the official told nbc news, this is an investigation of the system, not of any person. in a statement the campaign said that clinton did not send or receive any e-mails that were marked classified at the time. but this of course has now emerged as a campaign issue and could have contributed to the sharp decline in our new polls in clinton's favorable ratings. >> andrea mitchell, thanks. crews in northern california are finally getting a better grip on the stubborn rocky fire. the state's largest wildfire, but they still have say long way to go. joe fryer is live once again. what is the latest there? >> reporter: good morning, savannah, cooler weather is helping firefighters slow the spread of flames. the fire 20% contained but temperatures should rise today. this thing has behave the so

erratically, they say no one is safe until the fire is out. as the rocky fire rages on this morning, thousands of ee vak cue ees are waiting and worrying. >> i'm going, oh, my god, that could be one of our homes. >> reporter: in the town of clear lake, the parking lot of the moose lodge has turn into an evacuation center filled with temporary homes. >> no everyone wants to sleep in a tent but you're not complaining, are you? >> not at all. i'm grateful for my life and community and everything they've done for us. >> reporter: but not everyone is willing to flee. >> i just decided to stay. i don't want to leave my home. i'm too old to start over again. >> reporter: the fire's fury is clear in this time lapse video taken over the weekend by film maker jeff frost. >> it was like waves of fire just going over everything, covering entire hillsides in seconds. and it was incredibly intense. >> reporter: two dozen major fires are burning in california

right now but the one named rocky is putting up the biggest fight. >> we're not out of the woods on this yet. we've done a lot of really good work but we've got a work to go from here on out. >> reporter: the commander here says he's worried about what's to come this fire season, typically a massive fire like this one does not happen until late august, september or even october. savannah? >> joe fryer, thank you so much. >> we could soon find out if the piece of a wing found on a remote island off the coast of madagascar was indeed from flight 370. it's now in france where specialists are beginning to examine it. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know that the part that's inside here is from a boeing aaa. the experts will be trying to answer two questions, is it from mh-370 and can it tell us anything about how or why or where that aircraft crashed. the answer to the first question is simpler.

is there paint or serial number on the wing flap that could identify it as being from malaysian airlines. the second one much, much harder. they'll use a machine that can magnify 100,000 times to look at the damage on the wing flap and rips and tears to see if it hit the water at speed. and from that to work out is the plane intact, largely or did it disintegrate on impact. they'll look at the shells, the barnicles on the wing flap to work out the temperature and chemical composition of the water. that might pinpoint exactly where the plane is. one leading expert told nbc news do not expect miracles. we might know soon if it's mh-370, the rest will have to wait, perhaps until the black box recorders are found. >> hopefully those answers will come very soon.

tamron is here fortunate lee. >> two air men were killed monday during a military free fall training in florida. 32-year-old technical sergeant timothy officer jun onand marty bedel gs yun were rushed to hospital. the cause of the accident is still being investigated. and now to that deadly circus tent collapse in new hampshire. authorities are asking for survivors for any pictures and video as they try to piece together the tragedy the circus operators are facing tough questions. ron allen is in lancaster. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. investigators say the circus did not have the proper permit to put up the tent and they say it's the circus operator's responsibility to be aware of severe weather warnings like the one issued just minutes before disaster struck, killing a father and his daughter. this morning investigators

placing the blame squarely on the walkers brother circus, now accused of not having a permit to set up a big top that came crashing doung on a crowd of 100 spectators. is that a criminal violation? >> we need to look at the statute in detail before i can say whether it falls into that category or not. >> she was really happy and energetic and loved everything. >> reporter: jonathan young lost his sister, 6 and dad, robert, when a circus tent was destroyed by what forecasters called a microburst, winds gusting up to 90 miles per hour and thunder and hail. >> the tent came down and beam came down on top of my father, crushed his skull. he was protecting my little sister anna bell at the time but unfortunately she didn't make it as well. >> reporter: then there are survivors like megan marion who escaped with son trevor while her mom was pinned under a huge beam, now hospitalized with head and neck injuries and other

bumps and bruises. >> her eyes rolled in the back of her head, just scary. hoping she'll be all right. >> reporter: in the chaos, she's grateful that several people stepped forward to help rescue her mom, lifting a heavy steel beam off of her to free her. no public comment from the circus operators why the disaster happened although investigators say they are cooperating with authorities. >> thank you very much. the search for a free driving great set to resume with little hope remaining she will be found alive. she disappeared during a dive off a spanish island on sunday. officials say the operation was complicated because the 53-year-old russian could have become trapped by weights she was wearing at the time of the dive. she is among the most decorated competitors in that sport. frightening moments for shoppers when an suv came crashing through the front glass. the incident was captured by

surveillance video. you can see the suv plowing through rows of clothing racks, four people were sent to the hospital but they since have been released. the driver of the vehicle was arrested after a brief struggle with police. and the question people have been asking for decades, when are we finally going to get a hover board? this time around -- i never ask it -- matt is shaking his head. lexus has given an answer. it is built from super conductors and magnets but you can't just take it anywhere yet. this is a specially built skate park. hold off on the trip to the lexus dealer. >> that is first time i've seen video that makes me think there will be flying cars in the lifetime. >> you have asked the question? >> every day, i love it. >> i thought we were doing this in trending though. but that's okay.

>> that's when i saw your brow move and -- >> in trending we're doing the time traveling delorean. >> marty mcfly, where are you? >> very cool stuff. >> really cool. >> mr. roker, they are still cleaning up from storms in new england. >> weefirst of all, look at thi hail, slow motion. just listen to it. that's amazing stuff. i love this. but we've also had dangerous weather move through rhode island. look -- charleston and state park in rhode island. at least a dozen campers were injured when trees came down on tents causing big problems. this is cranston rhode island. look at this live. the lawn literally ripped up like a carpet. the tree coming with it. i've never seen anything like that. that's natural lawn. that's not sod. it just got ripped up by the wind. amazing stuff. you can see it was pulled up like that.

we've also got more strong storms pushing through later today. more in the midwest though from tulsa to memphis and kansas city and strong storms in the northern plains. damaging winds and tornadoes possible and large hail a problem. anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain from norfolk to to peek ka, kansas. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. nice and cool to start out the

day but mostly sunny skies and we'll see more sun as we go into the afternoon. and the east bay will see a high of 78 degrees. peninsula 81. 84 in the south bay. in the tri-valley, look for a high of 87. temperatures warmer than yesterday. san francisco, high of 75 while the north bay tops out at 85 degrees. we reached the peak of the heat tomorrow. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you so much. let the countdown officially begin and the songs start playing, because the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer olympic games in rio de janeiro is one year away officially. we're going to celebrate all morning long, and we start with miss natalie herself, who's set up a nice stretch of beach for us there. natalie, good morning to you. >> bone gia, savannah and matt. i know you've been practicing your portuguese already. they call this the marvelous city. it's clearly easy to see why

with this stunning backdrop behind me of copacabana beach, but you can be sure that rio wants to not only put on a good show, they want to put on a spectacular show. everywhere we look, we're seeing signs of progress. of course, there have been major hurdles getting ready for these olympics, but we took a look at some of the venues. and coming up, we're going to show you the progress at those venues. now, clearly, most are halfway complete to being nearly complete. some are, though, still major concerns. and coming up, we're going to show you more, take you to those venues where there are some concerns. water quality at some of the swimming and sailing venues an issue as well that they're dealing with. but the mayor says for all of the issues that they are on track and on schedule, that they will deliver these olympics on time and in glorious fashion, as they do here in rio. but you can expect to be sure this year is crunch time coming up. i feel like i'm talking to the countdown music here as well. but with the crunch time come,

obviously, the last hurdles. and everybody here in rio, they are confident that rio's going to put on a spectacular show. guys? >> hey, natalie, just one more time, slower, what do they call that place where you are standing? >> cibaji -- say it with me -- >> we need to write it down. >> i'm glad we have natalie with the pronunciation. >> all right, natalie. we'll check with you in rio de janeiro in a few moments. and check it out, we are throwing our own party on the plaza with a host of olympians and olympic hopefuls. somebody running across. got a little golf. >> first time in the olympics. >> since 1904, right? >> over 100 years. >> yep. we've got table tennis, a lot going on. coming up, kelly osbourne. was this a poor choice of words? she's responding to claims of racism over something she just said on "the view." and the hunting guide involved in the killing of cecil

the lion in court this morning and speaking out. what he's saying about the controversy. but first, on a wednesday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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flames destroyed two dozen tomorrows and 26 structures. thousands structures remain threatened. east bay cities making it easier to install solar systems, thanks to a new program called east bay sun shares. it provides bulk discounts on solar equipment to homeowners in lafayette, walnut creek, concord, free month. people who work in the cities and live elsewhere also eligi e eligible. we're getting sunshine. look from mt. hamilton, clear sky. today we'll warm up after starting out around 60 degrees. expect highs to reach into the 80s for the south bay with a high of 86 degrees in los gatos and san mateo, 80. mission district 71. 77 in san rafael. and hayward reaching 76 degrees, dublin expect a high of 86 in livermore. we reach peak of the heat tomorrow. and let's check in with mike.

with the majority of the lanes southbound 101 and tully open we do have a nice smooth flow, a little slowing past the scene at northbound where we have slowing there. rest of the northbound routes out of silicon valley have the build continuing. not dramatic wednesday. dumbarton bridge, west 84, something went on causing slowdown. bui build-off after the hayward bridge as well. recovery for walnut creek and pleasant hill heading past lafayette exit where west 24 slows, crash around the shoulder. >> another update in a half hour.

7:30 now on a wednesday morning. there's a shot. that's rio de janeiro and in august 2016 the eyes of the world will be on that beautiful beach. it's the opening ceremony of the olympic games. to help us get ready and celebrate the plaza is filled with olympic medalists and hopefuls and they are ready to show off their awesome moves. >> i don't know how they do that. i really don't. should we all go for a jog on the beach this morning? >> sure. >> i was thinking speed walking. >> yes. >> let's look at what's making headlines this morning.

as expected, donald trump will be front and center during tomorrow night's first republican presidential debate. the others in the top ten, jeb bush, rand paul, scott walker, mike huckabee, ben carson, marco rubio, ted cruz, chris christie and john kasich. a new wildfire has forced the evacuation of a small town in washington state. officials ordered about 300 people to leave their homes in roosevelt tuesday after flames damaged several buildings and vehicles. >> investigators in france are beginning to examine that wing fragment found on reunion island to determine if it is from malaysia airlines flight 370. if it is, officials hope it will lead to answers about what brought the plane down nearly 17 months ago. we begin with the guide involved in the killing of cecil the lion. in an african court overnight speaking out about the charges he's facing. kristen dahlgren is following the story this morning. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the government of zimbabwe is waiting to see if american

dentist walter palmer will be extradited. but the man who was with him is already facing charges. the court granted a motion for his lawyer to postpone trial for another month. as outrage over cecil ea's deat only seems to be growing. outside a zimbabwe court the hunting guide expressed remorse. >> oh, absolutely. i regret shooting a lion called cecil. it was never the intention. >> reporter: he maintained his client, american dr. walter palmer did nothing wrong. but the researcher tracking the famed lion disagrees saying palmer should have known where he was and should now be punished. >> i think a zimbabwe jail is a harsh place. if you can't do the time don't do the crime. >> reporter: safari officers are calling it murder. >> we believe that the people who were the culprits lured him by using bait to an area where he was then met up. >> reporter: thousands of miles

away on marco island in florida, vandals scrawled "lion killer" leaving what appeared to be bloody pigs' feet on the driveway. palmer said he trusted his guide to make sure the hunt was legal. another american accused of an illegal kill is speaking out. he was in zimbabwe last month. during the trip dr. sesky did lawfully hunt and take a lion. he ensures he was in compliance with all rules adding dr. seski wishes to return to his medical practice and continue serving his patients. tourism is now a trickle hunting near where cecil was killed is suspended but officials say it is likely to resume next month pointing out hundred hunting contributes to $100 million a year to the nation's economy. likely changed forever as an american and his hunting guide face questions. >> what do you think about the way -- [ inaudible ]

>> it's crazy. crazy. absolutely. >> reporter: the court in zimbabwe will reconvene on september 28. as of now the second american dr. seski doesn't face any charges. >> we'll watch. thank you. how the weather looking? >> we have heat to talk about stretching from arizona all the way to texas. we are looking at some places with triple-digit heat. and that's not the air temperature or the feels-like temperature. the dome of high pressure dominated the jet stream way up to the north. so from palm springs, california, all the way to parts of arkansas and louisiana, we've got heat advisories, excessive heat warnings. look what's going on in texas. dallas will be 104. 99 in houston. jackson, 99. here in the northeast we have relief coming. tomorrow it will be 85 in new york. 82 in d.c. 76 in charleston. look at friday.

temperatures drop below average for new york, boston, washington, d.c. and charleston as well. that's what good morning. i'm meteorology kari hall. if you're heading out the door, 60 degrees with a lot of sunshine. today will be a touch warmer than yesterday. reaching 84 glee degrees if south bay, 81 in the east bay. 78 in tri-valley. highs topping out at 87 degrees. 75 in san francisco. live in the north bay a high of 85 degrees today. little bit warmer today, and even warmer tomorrow before it cools off ahead of the weekend. have a great day. don't forget. get your weather channel forecast on cable or weather.com online. >> the weather is so nice we should do a unity jog after the show. >> you like that idea? >> i love it. >> last time i suggest togetherness. >> i thought unity speed walk. >> we did jog once together. >> do you remember?

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part of the special celebration. one year to rio. in just 12 short months more than 10,000 athletes and millions of fans and four unity joggers will be in regiio de janeiro -- >> let it go. >> -- for the start of the olympic games. >> will the host city be ready? rio's obstacles and challenges have dominated the headlines. we sent natalie to get a look at the preparations. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning once again. that's right. this is a city that's been feeling the pressure. with a year to go there are a lot of obstacles to overcome. we are seeing signs of major progress at the venues. this morning we take a look and not only do people expect the glare of the spotlight to be harsh but many say a year from now the spotlight will be radiant on rio. ♪ >> reporter: from above the view of rio is stunning. sparkling beaches, postcard

views. it's a city of vibrant, happy people who know how to throw a party. on the ground, it's crunch time. every day, every hour, now matters in the massive build-up to rio's summer games. construction sites are everywhere. from infrastructure like the new bus and metro lines to the city's two dozen olympic venues. rio's mayor said the work is on track and on schedule. >> most will be ready by the end of this year, beginning of next year. so they are pretty much on time. this means great change. >> reporter: here's where the athletes will call home -- the olympic village. the buildings and grounds close to complete. the international broadcasting center or ibc almost ready to host the world's media. it will kick off in one of the world's most famous stadiums built in 1950 for the world cup and host of last year's finals. this time next year it will host

the opening and closing ceremonies. many venues are still major concerns like the velodrome and hall one which will host basketball. there are questions about the water conditions at some outdoor venues. the bay which will host olympic sailing is strewn with trash. recent testing by the associated press found high levels of viruses and bacteria. >> we have a long way to go on sewage treatment in the bay. we really challenge these studies. we had a test event in sailing last year and it was fine. >> reporter: the committee said it will keep testing the water and the health and welfare of the athletes is a top priority. the people of rio are not worried. in fact, they are confident and proud to tell potential visitors this will be one of the most speck tack lor olympics. >> it's a city that connects people. it will be a warm experience to

whoever comes to brazil. i think they will be surprised. >> reporter: they have already started holding test events here. this past saturday they held the triathlon olympic qualifier here in rio. starting today and on through the rest of the month as well they will hold more trials. horse, sailing, cycling, marathon swimming and rowing. all here, on track. that's the progress report. back to you. >> all right. speaking of trials, are you guys going thong shopping? >> no! what? >> i will answer for you. no, no, they are not. i protected you. >> don't give me that look. >> it's against the law. >> or it should be. >> coming up, we'll introduce you to some of the athletes from across the country who hope to make it to rio. >> and kelly osbourne takes a shot at donald trump and ends up being the one under fire. carson explains "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway...

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you're watching "today in the bay." >> very good morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. happening today, democratic presidential contender hillary clinton makes a stop at bay area. she'll attend a fund-raiser at a home in atherton. cost $2700 a person. clinton will attend a breakfast fund-raiser tomorrow in san francisco. i haven't done nothing. i've done absolutely nothing, no. put your gun down. really? >> this video going viral of a tense encounter involving a policeman. the video shows the officer pulling his gun a short time after getting out of his patrol car. the man who filmed it is the same person the officer approached. the man is talking to lawyers. the city manager says the incident is being reviewed. take a look at forecast. nice day? >> yes, beautiful day, warmer than yesterday. and now we're in the lower 60s,

all across the bay. upper 50s for the north bay. expect a high of 86 in los gatos. pacifica, 73. embarcadero will be at 75 degrees. mostly 70s and 80s today. but we will be warming up into the upper 80s in the tri-valley pleasanton, 87 degrees. walnut creek, 86 degrees. and healdsburg, 78 degrees. a little bit warmer tomorrow but we cool off in time for the weekend. >> traffic's bogging down in palo alto. southbound toward university, that's the lane shift, but that's not the big deal. just south of the camera shot, outside of our range, embarcadero, a crash reported. chp just arriving, no lane information. let's look at the map. another crash south of there. right around san antonio road, two of those combined causing more slowing in both directions for that portion of pali. northbound, slowing toward silicon valley, late crash north of saratoga causes traffic bogging down. dumbarton bridge slow recovering

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, gwyneth paltrow goes to washington. why the oscar winner and her mom are headed to capitol hill. plus, would you pay $6 for this? whole foods under fire once again. this time for selling asparagus water. getting ready for the games a year from today. the eyes of the world will be on rio de janeiro. we have an olympic-sized preview for you today, wednesday, august 5, 2015. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> from new jersey, celebrating

our august birthdays. >> celebrating my third 20th birthday. >> today is my 60th birthday. all i want is three wishes -- to meet al roker, to meet al roker, to meet al roker. [ cheers ] ♪ >> 14 years ago i was saying hello. now i brought her with me. >> we came with our grandparents from boston. >> my, grandpa and nani, we're at the "today" show. [ cheers ] >> w ♪ we're back now, 8:00 on a wednesday morning. it's the fifth day of august 2015. and yes, one year from today, we'll all be down in rio for the start of the 2016 summer olympic games. natalie is down on the beach, copacabana beach, right now, getting things warmed up! >> lola from copacabana. let's first go inside. tamron's got a check of the top

stories. good morning. hey, tamron. hi, everyone, and good morning. the field is set and some big names are being left out of thursday's prime time republican presidential debate. fox newschannel says it chose the ten candidates who will appear based on recent polls. billionaire donald trump leads the pack. barely making the cut were governor john kasich along with governor chris christie. the low-polling candidates shut out of the main event include former texas governor rick perry and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, who called the selection process "incredibly flawed." the fbi is investigating the security of the private e-mail system hillary clinton used when she was secretary of state. now, the justice department had been asked to look at whether any sensitive information could have been compromised. a government official told nbc news this is an investigation of the system, not of any person. her presidential campaign says mrs. clinton did not send or receive any e-mails that were marked classified at the time. firefighters have made headway against the largest of

the california wildfires. overnight, officials said the rocky fire north of san francisco was now 20% contained. fire crews got help from the weather as temperatures fell along with some rain. however, thousands of people who had to evacuate homes threatened by the fire are still living in emergency shelters. a new video is shedding more light on the dispute that led to a lifeguard beating at california's famed venice beach. it shows a small group arguing with a lifeguard standing in a tower. officials say the guard had asked one of the people to stop smoking, which is prohibited. after one man tries to climb the tower ladder, the lifeguard dumps water, dousing the woman and man next to her. video of the fight went viral last week and three people were arrested. what appeared to be an unusual, new health drink was

apparently all a misunderstanding. bottled label asparagus water appeared briefly on the shelves of a whole foods store in brentwood, california, at $6 a bottle. the asparagus stalks in liquid became a target of ridicule on social media. whole foods now says it was supposed to be water infused with the essence of vegetables like asparagus but was made incorrectly and has been removed. back to matt and savannah. >> should i return my bottle of asparagus water? tamron, thank you. >> all right, tamron, thanks. oscar winner gwyneth paltrow heads to capitol hill today with a specific message and nbc correspondent kate snow has that. >> good morning to you guys. members of congress love to invite in movie stars to make a point. well, today it's gwyneth paltrow's turn, joining montana senator jon tester in the middle of a contentious congressional fight over whether food labels should tell us if what we're eating has been genetically modified.

gwyneth paltrow is a serious foodie. >> it just makes me feel happy to think about food and think about new ways of combining things. >> reporter: on her lifestyle website, goop, the movie star's constantly talking about how to live healthy. >> you're amazing! cooking and -- >> just annoying people all over america. >> reporter: today she heads to capitol hill with her mom, actress blythe danner, supporting a coalition called "just label it." >> what mom doesn't want to know what's in their kids' food? >> you cannot conceal what's in our kids' food. >> reporter: they want food labels to say if a product contains genetically modified organisms, or gmos. common genetically modified crops like corn, canola and soybeans are designed to grow faster and be resistant to insects, disease and drought, and they're already in most processed foods. >> i think just the same way that people want to know whether there's sugar, salt or fat in whatever food they're eating, i think they also want to know if

it's a gmo-originated food. >> reporter: it's a cause that's definitely having a moment. >> most of us are eating genetically modified foods and we don't even know it. >> reporter: but there's a reason dr. oz came under fire for speaking out against gmos. the american medical association and other top scientists say there is no research to show genetically modified foods are harmful. for consume -- >> for consumers who are eating gmos, it's not a health risk. these are approved foods. they're in the food supply. they've been there for a long time. so, you're not doing yourself any harm if you choose to consume them. >> reporter: a group representing big food companies lashed out at paltrow, saying the labelling she and other celebrities want would create a patchwork of state mandates that would slow interstate commerce and drive up food costs for american families. so, people are really passionate on both sides of this issue, but if you're worried about this, if you prefer not to eat genetically modified food, here's what nutritionists tell us. look for labels that say "usda

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all right. 8:10. we are back with what's trending today. >> let's talk about airline seats. flying is not what it used to be. they charge for everything. bags, snacks. extra leg room, charge. everything. would you pay for this? say you land and want to get off first. would you pay more to be first to exit? >> i think you would be ridiculed. they make an announcement, everybody else sit down while matt gets off the plane first? >> pretty much. >> that's how it goes anyway. >> that's not a good idea. >> like jetblue, you pay to get on early. >> i would pay for perks. that wouldn't be one of them. >> in a new survey half those surveyed would pay. >> do you know what i would pay for, getting your bag off first. >> it's on the list.

>> also wifi with streaming so you can watch netflix. real-time luggage tracking. priority baggage claim. people are willing to pay. >> good ideas. >> okay. you have heard of the dog days of summer. but are june, july and august the best or worst time of the year? here's what happened. gallup conducted a poll and asked about 1,000 people for picks. we have the dry erase boards. everyone first write down your pick for the best month of the year. al. >> july. >> may. >> september. it's an extension of summer. >> erase that. now your pick for the worst month of the year. >> may won in the survey. >> worst month. >> oh, boy. >> february. >> january. >> january.

oh, yeah. >> holidays are over. our birthdays are over. >> one more. we asked people what the best day of the week and the worst day of the week. write them on the same board so we don't have to do it twice. best. >> i thought a lot about this. >> did you? >> yeah. >> okay. >> al. >> friday, sunday. >> sunday is the worst day of the week? >> thinking about going to work. >> friday, wednesday. >> friday, wednesday. >> friday, tuesday. >> why tuesday? >> tuesday there is no hope. wednesday is the hump today. you can see the weekend. >> no hope? >> thursday is a good night to go to the bar. you can stay up late if you're willing to be groggy. >> tuesday is work. monday you have hope to accomplish something. by tuesday you know you won't. >> anything is possible. >> friday is the best. >> trending this morning, it is

about what the paper calls summer's most satisfying comfort food. it's not ice cream, not mac and cheese, fried chicken or tater-tots. they say it is the wedge salad. >> yes! >> with the blue cheese dressing. >> yes! extra blue cheese. >> this creates controversy with savannah saying she hates it and it's lazy food. >> what? >> love it. >> it's useless lettuce. >> iceberg? >> it's so crunch write. >> it eeit's water. >> it's just to get the bacon and it shall pair it with a baked potato. >> for dinner, i had a salad. >> wave the white flag of surrender. >> i'm not going to piece out the lettuce. >> we'll get savannah some mixed

greens. >> arugala. >> a lot of people say holy smoke. introducing the rising star just cast as dorothy in nbc's "the wiz". >> was the pope caught smoking? that would be awesome. it's not true. it is not pope francis. that's jude law in rome filming a tv show called "the young pope." looking the part with the skull cap, white robe, red shoes t. sight of somebody wearing pope's clothing and lighting up took people by surprise. now to why this is the best day, the release of vanity fair's best dressed list. taylor swift makes the cover. i don't care about this issue. first you have eddie redmayne. third time on the list. he says his style icon is his dad. last year it was princess kate. this year it's prince harry. bringing back the top hat.

matt said no style list is complete without amal clooney and rihanna with her sultry swagger. find the list at today.com. you probably heard nbc's next big live musical is "the wiz." tuesday it was announced david alan grier will be the cowardly lion. who will be the lead role of dorothy? an exclusive this morning. not really. sounds good. we have your answer. ♪ you're standing strong >> i saw they were doing the wiz and thought it would be a perfect learning experience. >> for the nbc wiz live, you are

dorothy. >> i'm just doing what i love. >> mama, i have to tell you something. >> yes? >> i got the part! >> oh, my goodness. i love you! >> love you, too. ♪ >> yeah! she joins us live. easing on down the road right here in studio 1-a. congratulations. that's so awesome. >> thank you, guys. >> you have a great cast with you. you beat out hundreds of other young ladies, you're crying. >> it's really hitting me right now. >> so good to have you. >> can i say two things -- diana ross, stephanie mills, and you. >> yeah. >> were you a big fan of the wizard of oz and the wiz growing up? >> i was in it my 8th grade year. my grandma said why didn't you ever go for dorothy. here you go, grandma. this is for you. >> are you ready for how your

life will change? >> i don't know what's in store. this is always what i have wanted to do. i guess i'm ready now. >> the most adorable. >> perfect. >> when you called your mother what did it feel like to deliver the news. >> that's not even the whole clip. she was like, oh, my god, thank you, jesus. i know she's been rooting for me since forever. i was thankful i could give her that. >> we are rooting for you, too. >> we have silver slippers for you and maybe -- have they cast toto yet? wrangler could be toto. go in the orange room. we have some stuff for you. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> the production, they are working on it. watch "the wiz" live in december on nbc. that's your popstart. >> congrats. >> mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> who's the wizard? >> queen latifah. >> that's great.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's warming up into the low to mid-60s right now. a lot of sunshine across the bay. expect that through the afternoon. a high of 84 degrees in the south bay. me nins larks 81 degrees. east bay, 78 degrees. a little warmer in spots like the tri-valley, where highs top out at 87 degrees. san francisco, 75 in the north bay. a high of 85. even warmer into tomorrow with the temperatures coming down on friday. and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thank you, al. we are exploring the world of plastic surgery on our summer of secrets this week. beyond the facelifts and nose jobs, some surgeons are using their talents to give back. craig melvin caught up with a few of them. good morning. >> good morning to you as well. here's hands down the best kept secret of plastic surgery. forget the rich and famous. some of america's top doctors

are putting their skills to use to help our troops, healing the wounds of war and in the process making america's veterans feel whole again. a nip and a tuck, normally we think just for the skin deep with deep pockets. but in south beach, america's true silicon valley, this surgeon is opening his own heart. dr. sergio alvarez put his life under the knife going from the red carpet to the v.a. doing surgery for veterans two days a week. >> maybe my life is full of contrast. there is a sense of duty i have felt over the last few years that's really important for me to give back. >> reporter: dr. alvarez gave retired air force pilot alan jackson a new ear. >> everybody wants to look pretty. >> reporter: at walter reed near washington naval reservist elan singer makes a trip one weekend a month from his new york

practice, part of the only reserve unit that performs surgery. >> it is very different here than manhattan. it's eye-opening and humbling. >> reporter: to a find it more rewarding? >> it is. it's important for me emotionally. it grounds me. >> reporter: working with wounded warriors like captain greg galiaci whose life changed when an ied took his legs in afghanistan. >> i felt like a shell of a man. if plastic surgeons can help guys like me feel more confident, it's worth it. >> reporter: removing excess skin helped his prosthetic legs fit better. >> without surgery it is a stumbling block to continue with their life. >> reporter: now galiaci is following the man he calls doc hollywood studying medicine himself. >> i'm a medic. i like helping people. >> reporter: in an instant this army medic became the patient. >> injuries were head to toe. you name it, i had it.

>> reporter: she's endured more than 30 surgeries. >> once you get put back together you put on the finishing touches, right? >> reporter: before this at walter reed to remove stcars frm a roadside bomb. >> if i were a guy my scars would be cool. because i'm a girl, you know, you want to be pretty. time to make me pretty. >> reporter: the procedures we are able to do as plastic surgeons give people the ability to change the way they think, feel and interact on a day-to-day basis. i have been blessed. it gives me pleasure to give back. >> of course a big thanks to the doctors at walter reed who do great work every day. all soft surgeons said they feel drawn to do this as a way of serving our country. >> a big thanks to those who serve our country. >> amen. >> in our next hour we'll separate myth from fact when it comes to plastic surgery. tomorrow, the questions to ask

your doctor before undergoing a procedure and how to fix something if it gets botched. savannah? >> all right, matt. thank you. mamie gummer costars with her mom, meryl streep, in "ricki and the flash." take a look. >> uh, i don't have any money. do you have a credit card? >> yeah. but it's still linked to max's account. >> oh, that's not a problem. hop in. >> mamie gummer, good morning. >> thanks. >> i have to say did you see how they cast meryl streep's daughter? she looks just like her. i said, that is meryl streep's daughter. what was it like to take on the role and be playing opposite your mom and not just any role but as her daughter? >> it was a wonderful and actually quite profound experience. it was easier than i anticipa d

anticipated. i was nervous leading up to it. there are moments in the movie where i really just blow a gasket and am really kind of eviscerating. >> you're tough on her. you have to be mean to your mom. >> yeah. which is a little bit troubling to look at the person you love the most in the world. but i had -- it was a little bit alarming how quickly it was all accessed. i was worried that, you know, i would be wounding to her in some way. but after the first take she had a big smile on her face. >> she was joking that it was good. maybe all her kids should play a role across from her like that to work out the issues. anything you're mad about, get it all out there. >> yeah. >> it's a blessing, of course, to be meryl streep's daughter for a million reasons. to go and pursue acting, that's not an easy thing to do.

everybody says those are big shoes to fill. by taking the role were you like, okay, yeah. let's do it. let's take it head on. >> that's the thing that will precede me no matter where i go, no matter what room. every room that i walk into. getting on top of the elephant and riding it around the room felt like a better way to deal with it. >> how did you like this role? what made you think, okay, this is one that's interesting for me to play. >> i like -- dierksablo cody wr characters that are messy and ferocious. i like that. i embraced the opportunity to not have to worry about being pretty and just sort of, you know, instead tell a story and reveal the truth of someone who is in a lot of pain.

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dumbarton bridge, where we have traffic slowing in the westbound direction. a slower drive right here approaching mid span where that dump truck is blocking lanes. coming off the hayward side, the san mateo bridge also slow. the rest of your south bay shows a nice recovery. at 85, that late crash caused a big backup over here. we have a crash over at highway 4 here in antioch. it's blocking lanes right now. also still slow for pleasant hill on 680. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. another local news update coming up in half an hour. have a good morning.

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8:30 now on the 5th of august, 2015. let's get the party started. 365 days until the olympic games in rio. we have samba dancing going on the plaza this morning. nice to have you along. >> so strange. carson almost wore that outfit.

>> we have turned the plaza into team usa central. we have medalists here. medal hopefuls and we'll try our hand at some of the events -- [ cheers and applause ] >> you get excited. you said this morning it's fun to be here. we will be throwing ourselves a culinary olympics in studio. >> first a check of the weather. >> that's the reason i keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency. let's see what we have going on now. we are looking today at strong storms making their way across the plains into the mid mississippi river valley. plenty of sunshine around the gulf coast. look for sunny skies up and down the west coast. for tomorrow, more wet weather in the southeast. into the gulf coast. looking at showers and a risk of strong storms into the northern plains. west texas into the southwest, pacific northwest, red flag warnings in effect.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's 63 degrees in hayward as you head out the door. napa, 58 degrees. san francisco also at 63 degrees. in through the afternoon, a high of 86 in los gatos and san mateo. highs reaching into the upper 70s in the north bay. even though we'll see some mid-80s in parts of the east bay, it will be 77 degrees in oakland. dublin today, expect a high of 86 degrees. get your weather any time you need it. go to the weather channel on cable. weather.com online. guys? >> al, thank you very much. now more of the one year to rio celebration. getting ready for the 2016 summer games. >> natalie is excited. she's already in rio. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. i'm on the beautiful white sands

of copacabana beach. this is where beach volleyball will take place and this guy can't wait. taking a little nap here on the beach. common place here. i want to show you our fantastic view of what will be our studio for the "today" show. take a look down at the other end of the beach. that's where we will be right under the beautiful shu fwugarl mountain. it doesn't get more picturesque than that. i can't wait for you to see it in person. in rio, you have to have a party and you've got to have samba dancers. you have yours. i have mine. ♪ they are the oldestldest! schools as well. here is a move for you to practice. show me. got to roll the hips.

meanwhile from rio to new york right back here. ready? >> all right, natalie, nice toss. >> good hip rolling. >> i pulled a hammy. take a look at who's here. we have beach volleyball legend kerry walsh, how are you? >> we remember her of course. she was in athens and london. now she and her partner april ross hoping to get to rio. >> good morning. >> you look fabulous. you have a wonderful smile. >> thank you, mama. >> we'll talk to you about the kids in a moment. first you dislocated your shoulder. how are you feeling? >> amazing. >> frustrating injury. it's unstable and i need to be powerful and dynamic. baby steps. >> you have injured this shoulder before. >> yes. >> when will you know if you can get to rio. >> i can get to rio. nothing will stop me. >> did i ask the question? my mistake.

>> i feel good. i'm optimistic. we have a long time to qualify. the hard part is patience. i'm not good at it. >> i know. >> seeing you without misty may trainer is like laverne without shirley. you have a wonderful silver medalist partner. what's it like getting used to each other? while. >> we have been together a year and a half. april is a champ. amazing playing with a silver medalist. she's hungry for gold. that's fantastic. i'm just fwregreedy for gold. misty is in my heart. taking her with me to rio. april and i are a new team. >> talking about the beach, it has to be fun down there. >> looks like fun. copacabana is the mecca of beach volleyball. it will be a treem come true. >> bringing the kids with you? >> absolutely. camping on the beach.

>> kerri says she will be in rio. catch her at the world series of beach volleyball later this month on nbc. our one year to rio celebration is just getting started. we'll try out events with olympic hopefuls. first, this is "today" on nbc.

[ cheers and applause ] all right. we welcome back to "today" as we mark a year from the games in rio de janeiro. we are happy to have the plaza packed with athletes hoping to compete there. >> one event we are excited about is the fact that golf is reentering the games. more than 100 years. 1904. we have kristy kerr here. good to have you here this morning. >> thank you. >> what would an olympic medal mean in your already incredible resumé? >> oh, god. people have asked me. it would be the highlight of my

career. i have won the open. i don't know. olympic gold medal? i would have to hang it way high. >> four men, four women get to compete for team usa. what's it going to take to make the team? >> this year is so important. rolling 52-week point system. you have to play well the whole year. >> yeah. can we hit some? >> yeah. >> what does it take -- finesse or strength in rio? if it's length carson will hit some. if it's finesse it's me. >> let's watch the pro first. she won that major by 12 shots. >> i know. this is a simulator. it shows how far she hit. >> longest 8 iron i have hit. 230 yards. >> i'll go next. i have an 8 iron as well. >> see if you can out --

>> i want to take this thing with me. >> she got me. >> 8 iron. 230? >> 235 eight iron. >> i didn't know i played on the men's tour. >> right to left. >> i got a lot of that. >> come on! sit, boo-boo! >> go, go! >> good luck. we hope to see you in rio. we love watching you play. >> and for the simulator. >> thanks, tamron. >> matt, we are in the track and field area. i'm with heavy metal and we are not talking about rock and roll. we have with us four-time gold medalist sprinter sonja richards ross, david oliver, silver medalist in the high jump eric cannard. three-time gold medalist in the paralympic games.

good morning. >> good morning. >> one year to go. how many gold medals do you have? >> four. and one bronze. >> amazing. what are you looking forward to? >> if i make my fourth team, what a blessing it would be. so few athletes have that long history in track and field. i'm looking forward to going with my teammates and hopefully winning more gold. >> david, you're back, strong, ready after injury. scale of 1 to 10 a year out? >> about a 10. ready to defend my title in beijing. in a few weeks the world championships. stay healthy for the next year. we'll be in rio with my teammates. >> outstanding. how many jumps have you done today? >> too many. >> you're an olympian. no such thing. >> that's true. >> how are you feeling? london, exciting. this gives you the opportunity to bring home gold hardware. >> another opportunity for me. i'm looking to strike gold this time. >> tatiana, my darling. looking good. >> thank you. >> you have several gold medals.

accomplished so much here. one of the things you will do is teach me how to balance in this. >> yes. i will teach you the art of chicharito racing to get a feel for it and how strong you have to be. >> you have the best arms. we have an inside joke. we said no lenny kravitz moment. i have to put this down. your mom is here. she said to take off the shoes. mama knows best. i didn't know i was doing this. i have a skirt on. here we go. one leg here. >> yep. >> my bum here? >> yep. >> and sit on my bum. >> got it. lean forward. >> okay. >> this is the racing gloves. this is for your left hand. >> okay. >> thumb in here. and your fingers in here. >> all right. >> if you want to take the other one, right here.

>> thumb in there, okay. >> to get ready for the race you have your hands here. you take a push. >> ready? >> take a push. yeah. all right. whoo! you got it. here we go. savannah, what do you have? >> looking good, tamron. we are at table tennis with two-time oh olympian jimmy butler and lily yang. jimmy had great success at the olympics in 1992 and 1996. you have been out for 15 years because of a medical issue. what's it like to try to go to rio? >> i feel like a kid again. it's great to be back to hang with champions like lily. happy to play again. >> lily, you were 16 when you competed in london. what was that like? >> absolutely incredible.

i was the youngest table tennis athlete there. being among these amazing and accomplished athletes felt so inspiring and humbling. >> we are excited. we feel this is an olympic sport we may be able to dabble in. jimmy, you're my partner. what's the trick? it's a fast game. >> don't get cute. nothing fancy. >> i will start serving. >> all right. >> the trick is hit it as hard as you can. >> at lily. >> okay. >> ooh, sorry. >> good job. >> that was off the table. it was off. >> out, out. >> one more. jimmy. >> whoa! >> i'm sorry. sorry. i didn't know my own strength. >> almost pulled a lenny kravitz there. great to have you here. let's go to al. >> weight lifting. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> morgan, you're new to this. >> i am. >> we met in beijing and london.

>> old timer. >> how much weight do you lift? >> about 225 pounds. >> i'm at 475. >> 475. >> morgan will show us the clean and jerk. can you tell us what she's doing. >> i will explain it. this is a two-part movement. she's about to do the clean. that's going to bring the bar from the ground to the shoulders. this is a split jerk. she'll go from the shoulders overhead. and then down. 110 pounds. >> amazing. >> folks want to get involved. help the olympic athletes prepare for the games. there is the team usa register. >> if people want to get involved and be part of an athlete's journey go to team usa registry.org and you can help donate, be part of the team. it's really a cool thing. >> are you excited? >> oh, yeah. so excited. can't you tell? i'm ready, man. >> i bet you are.

morgan, kendrick, thank you so much. we want to see our athletes in rio. up next, we have the taste of brazil. we are headed inside to kick off the culinary olympics. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with today food more of the one year to rio celebration. we have chefs competing for gold in the culinary olympics. >> trash talking has started here. team carson, cynthia presser, daniel noche. one will move on to face another chef in the next hour. our finalists will go for gold with kathie lee and hoda. three olympian judges. swimmer janet evans, christine rampone and from u.s. men's olympic gymnastics team.

good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's get cooking. who wants to go first? >> start right here, chef. >> we have some tender loin here. you can chop. >> what's the dish? >> the dish is called beef stroganoff brazilian style. we have flavors you don't get in the american one. we have onion. that will sizzle with the meat. beautiful flavors together. mushrooms will be later added here. these mushrooms, you will have some rosemary and then when they are nice and hot, doing these beautiful flavors. a little bit of salt. >> what are these spices here? >> this goes here. we have brown shu fwar. ketchup and -- >> carson is an expert at adding

cognac. >> is it? >> it really is. >> judges. cognac. >> you can taste now and make a decision. how long does it cook? >> it's pretty much ready now. >> we're doing -- >> this is a shrimp stew. >> we have olive oil. garlic here, onions and then we are going to put tomato and red bell pepper and tomato sauce. a little bit of coconut oil -- milk. and then the oil. there is brazilian oil. also a little bit of

[ speaking in a foreign language ] and here we'll do the shrimp. >> we have a hot pan to saute shrimp. >> really hot oil to saute the shrimp. >> a little bit of salt and pepper. >> exactly. how is it going, judges? how is savannah doing with the shrimp? >> amazing cook. >> how long does it cook down? >> for a minute or so. we have one done. >> here we have shrimp stock with manioc blended. >> is this a dish you would make at home? >> yes, of course. this is a really home made dish. >> what was it called? >> bobo du something. >> correct. >> i remember that. >> let's pretend it's cooked down. how do you plate? >> you plate your dishes, too.

get ready. >> we have rice. >> we have coconut rice. that's made with coconut milk. here we have a really typical -- from brazil. it's sweet and salty. really good. we serve it with a little bit of cilantro and it's great. >> how do you plate yours? >> rice on the bottom. simple and easy. stroganoff on top. >> and a little floater. >> cognac floater. >> judges, you have tasted both. let's start with team carson's dish. that's the beef dish. what score do you give it? >> oh, man. it was really good. i think it was great because i usually don't like mushrooms but this dish made me like mushrooms. >> thank you, judge. >> for me, that deserves a -- 9.

>> turn it upside down there. there we go. >> love the presentation. not a big mushroom fan but love that. >> what's wrong with you athletes not liking athletes. >> i don't like them either. >> very flavorful. 9.5. >> i don't like mushrooms. it is so good but they are tender and good. 9.5, too. >> thank you. >> very good. let's move on to the bobo. >> shrimp is one of my favorite foods. i liked it a lot. i think i will give it a 9.5. >> whoa! >> boo. >> not a seafood fan, but tasteful. loed the presentation. 9. >> okay. do you understand what's happened here? a 9.5 is a tie. >> okay. i'm a beef girl.

not a shrimp girl. i love the shrimp but i thought the beef was so favorful. i like this, too. i'm going for a 9. >> which means team carson wins the first round of the culinary olympics. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> nice job. >> how does it feel giving out the scores for a change? thank you very much to our chefs for competing. again, this continues in our next hour. two more brazilian chefs doing battle. cynthia will face the winner in a dessert round with kathie lee and hoda. back with more from natalie in rio. first, this is "today" on nbc.

it's been a great morning here. let's go to natalie in rio. >> coming up we have much more for the road to rio and thei'm morning... ==topvo== a teenager is behind bars good wednesday morning. it's 8:56. i'm sam brock. new this morning, a teenager behind bars accused in a hit and run that injured a 4-year-old child. this happening last night in san jose outside of an apartment complex. police say that officers caught up with the 16-year-old a short time after his car struck the child. the child is expected to make a

full recovery. meantime, environmentalists are asking b.a.r.t. to inspect hundreds of train cars for asbestos. this after the krchronicle says the cars are identical to d.c. metro tan cars manufactured by the same kaen. some of those cars were found to contain asbestos. most b.a.r.t. cars are newer or have been remodeled and contain no asbestos. another update coming up.

this morning on "today's take," kelly osbourne sparking a social media firestorm after an offensive comment. what she's saying now. then from the office to the classroom. actor craig robinson is with us. and blame it on rio. why you will want to join natalie for fun in the sun. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on wednesday morning, august 5, 2015. that music can mean only one

thing. we are a year away from the simmer olympic games down in rio. that's natalie's music pick for the day. she's on copacabana beach in rio de janeiro celebrating a year before the games. while you speak we'll enjoy your stiff drinks you provided us. >> you could make a bartender. whoo! >> that's right. that's the national drink of brazil the caipirinha. i will show you how to make it. there have been a lot of hurdles, a lot of obstacles and challenges. the glare of the spotlight has been harsh at times. we saw signs of progress. most of the venues you see at least 50% completion to more than that. the mayor of rio says by february, march of next year they expect most everything to

be up and running and online. the infrastructure as well. they have added on to that with bus and rapid transit lines. the metro lines will be expanded throughout the city which is great news for the city. they need the infrastructure here. i'm on the beautiful white sands of copacabana beach, the venue of choice, the place you want to be not only because the backdrop is spectacular but the hottest ticket in town. this is where beach volleyball will take place. off to the side, that's where our "today" show home base will be. we have a beautiful backdrop of sugarloaf mountain. it doesn't get more spectacular than this. rio is called the marvelous city. i have lived here as a young girl. you have the samba school, one

of the most accomplished in brazil. you can see they do an amazing job. we have a chef making us a drink. this is the president of the tourism board. are you ready for the rio olympics? >> think we are. >> do you think everything will be perfect? >> everything is wonderful. it will be the most wonderful olympics ever. >> most wonderful olympics ever. >> this is a wonderful city. >> the beaches are stretching 40 kilometers. you can all come. >> amazing olympics. we have the caipirinha. it has cachaca and muddled lime.

a little bit of sugar. just a shot of cachaca goes into it. this is the passion fruit. that's what it looks like. this is where the cashew nut comes from, guys. to give you a taste of brazil. are you enjoying it? >> this is one of the greatest fail shows. we are already buzzed. >> i'm already halfway down my drink. >> this goes down well. >> we can't even talk. >> already stammering through the show. >> and the little biscuits. >> cheese biscuits. >> cheese balls. >> that's good. >> caipirinha. >> thank you, natalie. delicious. >> just a heads up -- >> saude!

>> the lenny kravitz trending thing is coming up in pop fix. tamron will have an extended look at that. >> wow! we have a disagreement at the table about it. that's all i will say. a large disagreement. >> 9:22ish we'll discuss what happened to lenny kravitz and why he is trending. [ sighs ] >> and should be proud. >> you're both married. >> yeah. >> if someone tells you something in confidence. >> yes. >> do you tell your spouse? if i came to you and said, al, i have something to tell you, it's a secret. i need your advice. i have come to you before. i need your advice. do you tell debra? >> depends on what it is. >> you have told her? >> innocuous things. other things that -- you have to have a sense. it's a fluid situation. >> willie? >> you're talking about a time

when you say, please don't tell anyone. this is so deeply personal. i would not tell my wife. >> a man asked the "washington post" if a friend tells you something in confidence should you keep the secret from your spouse. the husband believes spouses should have secrets from each other. the wife believes that a secret is a secret. should not. the husband believes spouses should not have secrets while the wife believes -- >> if your friend is going through something really personal or you're embarrassed and he needs one person to talk to, he trusted you to do it, i would not tell my wife. >> i will up the ante. your buddy. this is from a movie. your buddy maybe is debating stepping out on his significant other. do you mention it to your wife? like, oh, my gosh -- >> getting a divorce or exploring the waters? >> stepping out. yeah. do you turn to your spouse and say, gosh, i can't believe sam is -- he told me.

>> until something happens, i don't think so. >> this is a drinking game. go on. >> until something happens. >> maybe. no. >> you would tell. the post's answer is i don't think spouses should keep secrets of consequence to each other but marriage doesn't eliminate people's ability to be a vault for their friends. >> you're not a good friend spilling their secrets. >> pillow talk. >> i would tell. >> would you? >> i can't keep anything. don't tell me anything. don't commit a crime with me. don't tell me. >> she'd give you up in a minute. they don't have to threaten to torture. just show her a feather. >> flashlight. >> this is coming your way. >> al did it. here's where we hid the money. >> i don't want to go on and on but i love this story. in the new yorker there is a story in praise of the ramp. the article quotes a new york

times film critic who says the rant has its place. article mentions donald trump and kanye west getting notable rants like this one on jimmy kimmel. >> refresh our memory. >> all we want is a real shot. not -- okay, i'm a celebrity so my line has to cost $10 a t-shirt. i understand about quality. i understand about fabric. i spent 10,000 hours at this. i dedicated my life to this. people say, okay, well, you know, you have to do music. i'm going to keep doing music. but what if people tell me i couldn't rap? what would have happened? >> i love a good rant. >> he's still talking now. >> do you like a good rant? >> i like a good creative rant f. you read a negative movie review and it's mean, i don't love that. if somebody has gone out of their way to creatively attack a movie that's bad, i like that. >> what if you go down a road and you need bread crumbs to

find your way back. i'm direct. but i'm not a ranter. i say it. boom. >> that whole donald trump thing never would have happened if he hadn't started a rant. >> when we went off and ad libbed on the speech. >> yes, exactly. >> doesn't he always ad lib? >> it's a constant rant. i believe in the rant. lelt let's go to the orange room. can we #yesrant or #norant. what do you think? do you like a good rant? # yesrant, # norant. we have yes radar. # yesradar, yes thunderstorms moving through the mid section of the country from omaha, making its way to st. louis. we'll see showers and thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow. meantime look at the temperatures. hundreds from texas to oklahoma. heat advisories and heat warnings in effect including southern california, arizona and

new mexico. nice and cool in the northeast. northern new england. we have a risk of strong storms making their way through the mid mississippi river valley. beautiful day along the northeast mid-atlantic coast. look for sunshine out west. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're making it into the mid-60s across the bay. a lot of sunshine too. a few clouds will start to mix in. and it will be a little bit warmer today than yesterday with a high of 84 degrees in the south bay. 85 in the north bay. 81 in the peninsula. in the east bay topping out at 78 degrees. in the tri-valley you'll be warming up to 87 degrees while san francisco tops out at 75. over the next couple of days we're in for a warming trend, but cooling down in time for the weekend. what the heck happened to your drink? >> i have a weakness. when i have a cocktail with a straw, i drink it faster. >> a shtraw? really? what's coming up next, willie? [ slurring ] tell the people.

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discussing the budget? whoa. get out of town. when i say preheat you say oven. >> you're nasty delicious! i'm john dalton, eileen's boss. i have seen your band like a hundred times. what are you doing here? >> i'm subbing music class for the week to try to hook up with the english teacher. >> she'd be lucky to have you. >> craig robinson. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is sem auto biographical. >> very semi. >> it happened to you. >> i was a school teacher. i'm from chicago. i have a band named nasty delicious. yeah. i have those things in common. then megan good te plays the lo interest. >> did you have teachers in your school that looked like megan? >> no, no. >> when you were a teacher in

chicago you started to get into comedy. >> exactly. i started comedy, my last year of college. started to dabble a little bit. if i tried a joke and it didn't work i could say, your next act. i started getting into it. >> second city. you started taking classes. >> absolutely. sketch and improv. >> did the music help with the ladies? >> i'm going to have to say yes. >> it's a great connector. >> did you go on a dating site? is that true? you tweeted about potentially joining a dating website. >> well, that's the alter ego perry. he does profile pics. >> there's perry. >> yeah. >> he looks like you.

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people doing that. >> i didn't mean it like that, come on. i would never mean it like that. >> that's how it came out. >> kelly took to her facebook page to apologize for her poor choice of words. she added i will not apologize for being a racist as she said, i am not. she hopes it will spark conversation about it saying she cleans her own toilets. it was just five months ago she was critical of her former fashion police co-host for comments considered racist regarding zendaya's dredlocks tweeting i don't condone racism. >> let's get to lenny. >> cue the music. ♪ i want to get away >> he's al roker's cousin. true fact. that's lenny's song "fly away." one of the best. in a tribute to his fly away literally going away, the rocker is all over social media after

he introduced stockholm to a whole new front side of himself. kravitz was jamming to "american woman" when he did a squat and his leather pants just ripped right open. the jaws of life couldn't put these things back together. lenny was commando, exposing his manhood. lenny tweeted about the incident creating a not appropriate for morning tv hashtag, blbleepgate. we can't say the rest on morning tv. ladies and gentlemen at home, i have said if that happened to me, i would be in a fetal position at home crying. men apparently see it differently. is it embarrassing? >> it depends on what -- >> what your manhood -- >> what falls out you might be embarrassed. if you're okay with that then you're okay with it. >> mr. geist? >> exactly correct.

>> we asked craig robinson. same thing. gent gentlemen, show of hands? who is okay? >> matt lauer said men see it different. i would be horrified. >> if there is something you don't want the world to see, that you are embarrassed of it's a terrible day. if you're doing okay, it's a good day. >> you're all right. >> or if there is jewelry involved. >> i'm going to say, i have to say i felt guilty and i said a little prayer but i looked at it multiple times. >> you have showed everybody. >> i looked at the gift -- i can't stop. >> you can't stop. >> i feel horrible. i'm sorry, lenny. i'm sorry. >> he's not. that's the point. >> you have given him the idea for a christmas card. >> come on the show. let's talk about it. he was just here. >> i don't know if he wants to talk about it, but i don't think he's upset. he's fine. >> he's good. >> lenny kravitz is doing okay. >> yes, he is. lenny for president.

>> way to go. >> runs in the family. >> stop. i'm stopping the men right now. please stop. step aside kim kardashian and caitlyn jenner. khloe. my favorite kardashian. hotter than ever. the 31-year-old showing off her fit figure on "women's health" magazine. >> she's not upset. >> it's a controlled environment. she lost 35 and calls her body revenge body. she started just before her split with lamar odom. saying it began as a release from her marriage troubles she said her new body is just for all my critics who called me fat. not anymore. you got the last laugh, girl. we'll be right back. are incredibly good for you. because they're heart healthy because they're good for kids. and granddads and everyone else in the family. everything we do

is because of what really matters most. the goodness of oats and the people we love. good morning on this wednesday. it's 9:26. i'm sam brock. we're following breaking news. take you to an imright now from our helicopter. this is from antioch. it's the delta pine apartment complex where we've been closely following a three-alarm fire there. smoke as of a few minutes ago was pouring out of one of those apartment complexes. you see it right there, just a gaping hole in the building. that was a fire within the last 15 or 20 minutes. since that point in time contra costa firefighters have been able to respond and get the fire contained. you see those folks are still on scene right now trying to make sure the fire doesn't spread and

put out any hot spots. again, this is in antioch at delta pines apartment complex right off of route 4 there in antioch. it's a residential area that does have some commercial businesses nearby as well. but so far they have been successful in making sure those flames don't spread, continuing to douse that apartment complex, the delta pines apartment complex, we have not received any reports of injuries yet. we'll continue to follow this story. stephanie trong will have more in our midday show. a shred of improvements for firefighters battling the massimass ive lake county firefighter. it's grown to close to 70,000 acres burned, all this since last wednesday in an area east of clear lake. flames have destroyed at least two dozen homes and at least 26 other structures. thousands of structures remain threatened and evacuation still very much in high order. we're going to have a look at weather and traffic after this break.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. right now it's in the upper 60s

across most of the bay with a lot of sunshine. still some clouds along the coast. but today will be slightly warmer than yesterday with a high of 75 degrees in san francisco. 85 in the north bay. east bay 78 degrees. and also seeing those upper 80s as we head towards the tri-valley in the south bay. look for a high of 84 degrees. mike. kari, tough day across the bridges. san mateo bridge we have a crash before you get to the toll plaza. only your fast lane blocked now, but it caused backup because a number of lanes were blocked and that's jamming up traffic on the approach from 880 either direction. further south the dumbarton bridge until five minutes ago finally cleared all lanes. look how slow 880 is through fremont.

taking a look at the headlines a submersible robot is helping to search for a woman considered the bravest free driver in history. 53-year-old russian natalia molchanova disappeared sunday while diving off the spanish island. searchers think she may have been trapped by weights she was wearing at the time. netflix is offering a new perk to new parents. tuesday the company announced that new mothers and fathers can take unlimited leave during the first year after a child is born or adopted. netflix hopes the move will help it keep talented employees. one official said people perform better at work when they are not

worried about home. almost 3,000 children's elephant toys that attach to cribs and strollers are being recalled. my snuggly ellie toys are being recalled for causing a choking hazard. no reports of injuries. for more information go to today.com. there was a bad scare at a goodwill store in texas when an suv came crashing through the front glass, plowed into rows of clothing racks. four people were hurt. the incident was caught on camera in houston. the driver was arrested. rain or shine, a chinese company has you covered with the world's largest umbrella. guinness certified the record on monday. the umbrella is nearly 50 feet tall and 75 feet across. it can shelter more than 800 people from rain or sun rays. even better? you will never leave it behind in a taxicab. amen to that. now let's get a check of the

weather from al. you're impressed? >> one of the biggest umbrella i have seen until wind takes that thing. whee! we have a risk of strong storms from oklahoma to missouri. parts of arkansas. sunshine in the northeast. showers hit or miss into new england. down through florida. west coast could use the rain. they won't get it. into tomorrow, more of the same. clear skies, sunny conditions. temperatures in the 80s and 70s. wider swath of rain tomorrow from missouri all the way into the southeast midatlantic states. northeast looking great. cooler temperatures and lower humidity. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've got bright sunshine and now 68 degrees one of the warm spots now in livermore. san francisco at 65 degrees. expect a high of 86 today in los gatos. in pacifica 73.

embarcadero at 73 with a lot of sun. 86 in walnut creek, 79 in pleasanton topping out at 87 degrees while hayward today sees a high of 76 degrees. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. now to our series summer of secrets and debunking common myths when it comes to plastic surgery. >> here to help us separate fact from fiction -- i'm still out of breath from running upstairs -- dr. anthony yun and sarah eggenburger from new beauty magazine. you have a quiz for us. >> doctor, kick it off. >> is this a myth or a fact? according to the aesthetic society, liposuction is the most popular surgical procedure for men and women in the united states. >> fact. >> it is a fact. it is the most popular surgical procedure. last year about 340,000 men and women had liposuction surgery.

>> why do you believe it's popular? >> everybody wants to get rid of fat. it's the gold standard at this point for surgical reduction of fat. problem areas. not a weight loss procedure. if you can't get rid of the fat lipo suction is a proven way to get rid of it. >> if i get breast implants my breasts will never droop ever. >> myth. >> you know the answer. >> getting implants doesn't make you immune to aging unfortunately. >> if it happens, do you have to get new implants? >> every 10 to 15 years is standard. the implants themselves will not age but the breast will because of the pull of gravity. you can reshape toward your body because your body will have changed from when you originally got the implants. >> the bigger they are, the faster they droop. >> the bigger they are the harder they fall. unless they are made of the hover boards. >> then they're not going

anywhere. >> if you liposuction fat from one area, it will come back elsewhere. >> i have heard that it comes back in a different area. true? >> it is actually a myth. there was a study in 2011 that showed fat taken from the thighs seemed to come back to the forearms. i call it the popeye effect. subsequent studies, larger studies have disproven it. i do about 200 a year and have never had a patient come back with fat elsewhere. >> before the next question, is everyone a candidate for lipo suction if you are healthy but have weight issues? >> not necessarily. the trend now is you guys have been reporting this week toward noninvasive fat reduction as well. >> you have to be healthy before you go under the knife. if you are not healthy, you're not going to have the results you are looking for afterward. >> healthy diet, healthy lifestyle. >> and good skin. >> sleeping on your face will give you wrinkles. >> i believe that.

>> tamron, you are the winner. >> permanent wrinkles? >> i bought a pillow to keep me from getting them. satiny. >> it slides on your face. with a cotton pillow you crunch up your face and that can etch lines into your face over time. sleep lines are different from wrinkles you get from the sun. >> sleep lines come out. >> over time. it has to be consistent. sleep one night on your side. >> not for long periods of time at least. >> health insurance won't ever pay for cosmetic plastic surgery. >> what if i'm in an accident. >> cosmetic surgery. >> is it cosmetic if you need your nose redone? >> that's reconstructive. in general cosmetic surgery isn't paid for by insurance. two surgeries it does pay for. breast reduction when the breasts are so large they cause pain and eyelid lifts. every year hundreds of thousands of people have that covered by

insurance when the skin is excessive that the person can't see well. >> fascinating. >> you have to have a reason for it. there has to be a medical purpose. >> if you find a good surgeon they do it in a cosmetic way and it looks better. >> as opposed to a ziploc or something. thank you so much. up next on hope to it, not your ordinary summer camp. we visit a place for kids of american heroes after these messages. buying a used car can be a scary proposition. you walk onto that lot and immediately you are surrounded,

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this morning on today food we are making our own culinary competition. >> why are you reading like that? >> we had popular main courses last time. time for round two. tamron faces off against miami chef paula de silva and willie in the appetizer snack round. let's meet our three olympic judges. janet evans, four time swimming gold medalist. kristy rampone, in soccer and john orzoko, the men's olympic jgymnastics team. ready? >> ready. >> teams? >> yes, we are. >> let's get started. carolina? >> we are making what people like to make when out drinking in the afternoon. >> we have been drinking in the morning. you're sauteing garlic. >> add cooked chicken.

saute that. add some salt. >> pichblg of salt or so. >> yeah. one more. >> then hot sauce. >> the whole thing? >> go for it. why not? >> i love spicy food. >> let's do it. >> saute it down. how long do we saute? >> two minutes. it's already cooked. >> saute that. >> then we are going to add it to the cheese. >> is that cream cheese? >> it's the brazilian cream cheese. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> say it again? [ speaking in a foreign language ] if you want to -- >> i will gladly mix it up. >> then eventually over here it shall. >> it looks like this. >> tell me about our dough. >> the dough is made with water, flour, and a little bit of butter. you can use chicken stock. it adds flavor. >> we mix it up. eventually looks like that.

>> exactly. >> roll the dough balls. >> put flour in our hands. >> got to have that. it's like the gymnasts. judges? i was baiting you in. >> grab the dough and flatten it a little bit. you want the dough to meat ratio to be spot on. i will scoop some chicken. >> we'll get started over here. >> we are making a salted cod fish fritter. here it is important that when you take the cod that you soak it overnight and do a few drains of it. i cook it in milk, bay leaf and pepper corns for flavor. once it's cooked flake it like that in chunks. you can see we have some done hoo. we'll mix it with potatoes that have been milled, scallions.

>> scallions. >> egg. take this cod fish that we have flaked in here. mix it really good. you're doing great. >> thank you. >> if you want a job doing something else we're hiring. if this doesn't work out. so once you're done mixing that -- >> while you're finishing up let's go to the judges. janet, what do you say? >> i'm not usually a cod person. i love the chicken. i'm going to give my vote. i will give the cod a 9.5. >> wow! >> and the chicken a 9. >> okay. >> delicious. >> next judge. >> both are delicious. love chicken. i will give that a 9.5. >> wow. >> there we go. >> and the cod fish. >> i don't like fish. and this is amazing. i would eat this.

i will give this a 10. >> a 10! going with the 10! >> john? >> well done. >> i love bacalao. i will go with the 10. >> boom. >> i think team willie is the winner here. i have to say. team willie is the winner. final competition, dessert round next hour. we are back in a moment. thanks to the chefs and judges. back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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contracosta firefighters calling it a three-alarm fire. this is in the 2300 block of sycamore drive. we have reports police evacuated about 40 residents. just a short time ago we saw flames come out of the rooftop and jump from one building to another. we do not know of injuries but we have a reporter headed to the scene. also happening today, democratic presidential contender hillary clinton makes a stop in the bay area. she'll attend a fundraiser at a home in atherton. the cost to attend $2700 a person. she will then attend a breakfast fundraiser tomorrow in san francisco. let's check your weather with kari. good morning. we are seeing lots of sunshine and temperatures warming up into the upper 6 os across the bay area. it will be a little bit warmer than it was yesterday. a high of 78 degrees in the east bay, 81 in the peninsula and south bay. topping out at 84 in the tri-valley expect a high of 87 while the north bay tops out at 85. san francisco will also be a bit

warmer with a high of 75 degrees. now let's get a look at how traffic is moving with mike. all right, kari. we have a car fire that still has activity here west 24 right around fish ranch road. that's the reason for the late slowing out of walnut creek and pleasant hill. recovery after a couple crashes one on san mateo and one on dumbarton have cleared, still slow through the area. new 680 around mission trouble coming out of the sunol area. the rest of your northbound route slow through the silicon valley. back to you. mike, thanks. another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

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