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Troubles, sunday, august 11, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. And im kraig mall vin alongside jen na wolf. A great way to start the broadcast here. Dylan. People think were identical twins all the time, craig. In for lester today. And very nice to have you here. Were all excited to have you here, but were not the only ones. Your wife, lindsay, posted something very sweet on facebook this morning and we couldnt help bringing it up saying if theres ever a good reason to set the alarm on sunday, i found it. My husband hosting the today at 8 00 a. M. Thats so sweet. Its sweet. And to think i screwed up the start just like that. No. Not at all. Thank you. Now we know why she loves you too. Wow. I might be able to get through the show now. Great to have yu here. Thanks for your hospitality. A lot to get to this morning especially when were talking about the rescue of 16yearold Hannah Anderson in the idaho wilderness. Her alleged kidnapper is dead. Joe is live in cascade, idaho, with t very latest. Reporter good morning, erica. Authorities plan to reunite Hannah Anderson with her father at some point today in idaho. And the fbi is giving them all the resources they need after such a traumatic week. A sigh of relief this morning after a week long manhunt that started with a fire in Southern California and ended with gunfire in idahos rugged wilderness. It was here on saturday authorities in a helicopter spotted James Dimaggio and hand na handerson at a website. Fbi agents moved in on the ground leading to a confrontation. Suspect James Lee Dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent. Obviously we would like mr. Dimaggio to surrender and face justice in a court of law, but thats not going to be the case. Hannah appears to be in good shape. Hannah is safe, and that was our First Priority from the very beginning. Reporter in san diego hannahs family erased the message on their car that said bring our hannah home replacing it with welcome home hannah. Were just so happy. So happy and relieved. And hannah will be fine. Well make sure that she has everything she needs and wants. Shes a strong girl. Shell be fine. Reporter still, relatives are left to mourn the loss of hannahs mother and brother. Investigators believe dimaggio killed them, set his house on fire and then kidnapped the 16yearold girl. Thanks to an amber alert they were spotted in the idaho wilderness on wednesday and by friday investigators located dimaggios blue nissan which was towed away from the scene. What authorities arent saying is what led to the deadly conclusion of a weeklong ordeal. I know its not good for you all because everybody wants to know what happened. Whats important here is hannah is safe tonight. Reporter the fbi is sending a special team here to investigate the shooting. They plan to interview witnesses to determine exactly what happened. Erica. Joe, thanks. This is obviously a huge relief for Law Enforcement whod been looking across the west for hannah hoping theyd be able to bring her home alive. And now thats reality. Andrea deirden with the idaho county sheriffs office. Good morning to you. Good morning. What can you tell us first of all about how the manhunt ended and how the rescue itself went down . It was really a very challenging rescue. It began on saturday afternoon. And what happened is they were spotted, the pair believed to be hannah and dimaggio, were spotted from the air by those Law Enforcement teams that were flying overhead. They saw them on the ground and could not get close enough safely to the pair, so they had to land about a two and a half hour hike away. They sent two teams in by air, landed those teams on the ground as safely as possible and then those tactical teams did move closer to the camp. Took about two and a half hours to get to the camp and surround that area so that they could have good visuals of what was going on. And as soon as they were able to see that hannah was separate from dimaggio, then thats when they moved in and rescued her. What happened in the woods that led the fbi agent to shoot and kill dimaggio . None of that information is being released right now. That is exactly what the shooting review team is on its way here to determine. They will interview witnesses, interview everyone involved. And it is that teams job to get those pieces of information and all of the evidence together. And that will happen in the next few days and weeks ahead. Aiden county sheriffs department. Andrea, thank you. Youre welcome. We want to turn now to hannahs maternal grandparents who join us this morning. Thank you both for joining us. And our condolences because we know this is a tough morning and a mix of emotions for you as youre mourning the loss of your daughter and grandson, obviously celebrating the rescue of your granddaughter hannah as well. Take us back to that phone call you got from your soninlaw, brett, yesterday, and what happened when you heard the news ha hannah had in fact been found and rescued . Well, we got the phone call from brett yesterday afternoon. All he did was say can you come over to his house and we have some news. So we got in our car. And we didnt know if it was good news or bad news. And it was a long drive there. We werent sure what to expect. And then when we got there, brett greeted us. He said hannah was safe and jim was dead. And then hugs, joy. We were so happy. Can only imagine. I know youre both wearing tshirts this morning with hannahs picture on them. You must be pretty anxious to get your arms around your granddaughter. Do you know when you may be able to speak with her or see her . No, we dont. Shell be in the hospital for a bit. And i imagine when they feel the time is right, well be able to speak with her. Jim dimaggio has been described as a close family friend, the kids called him uncle jim. Ralph, you both have known him as well. When all of this happened and his name was associated with this tragedy, was it a surprise to you . Had you noticed any change at all . Not really. It was just complete shock. He was uncle jim. And he helped. Weve known him for years. When hannah was born. And just complete shock. Does hannah know at this point about what happened to her and her brother . We dont know. We dont know what she saw or heard or we dont know any of that. Hannahs the only person that knows what happened that night. Weve heard some wonderful things though about your daughter and about your grandchildren over this past week. Sarah, is there something you would like us to know about tina . She was a strong person. She loved her children dearly. Very protective of them. Shes like our family. Our familys very strong. She was an excellent mother. Would do anything for her children. And apparently she just trusted jim and we all trusted jim. There was no reason not to ever. He was great to the children and to everyone in the family. And, you know, we just dont know what happened. Let it serve as a warning. Thats all we can say. It is unimaginable. Please know that so many people are really thinking of you and sending you their best this morning. We appreciate you taking your time to share with us. We hope you get your arms around hannah very soon. Thanks again. Thank you. Want to take a look now at some of the mornings other top stories. Theres also new information about the victims of the plane crash thats landed on two homes in connecticut. Jenna has the latest on that. Good morning, everyone. A community is in mourning today after learning two sisters were killed in the deadly connecticut plane crash. Police confirmed the sisters ages 13 and 1. They were inside the home when the small plane hit. Their mother was able to escape unharmed. The pilot and his son were also killed. Investigators say the pilot was coming in for a landing when the plane hit the home. It will be torn down this week. A week of car bombings killed more than 60 people in iraq as they celebrated the end of ramadan. The attacks took place in mostly shiite neighborhoods on saturday. They happened within an hour of each other suggesting they may have been coordinated. No group has claimed responsibility as yetd for the bombings. Almost all the embassies and consulates overseas closed last week are back open this morning. Outposts across the middle east and africa shut down over a potential terrorist threat. The embassy in yemen will remain closed. And finally music fans are remembering eyiedie gorme. She sang solos like the 1960s hit blame it on bosonova. In 1963 she joined steven allens tv show later became nbcs tonight show. She was 84 years old. Firefighters are getting an upper hand on the Massive Wildfire in Southern California. The socalled silver fire is 70 contained. It charred 30 square miles in three days and burned 26 homes. That is the news. Now back to craig. Jenna, thank you. Now to colorado and the search for the missing in the week of that massive flash flood that swept cars away outside Colorado Springs. Leann greg is on the scene for us. Leann, good morning to you. Whats the scene like right now . Reporter good morning, craig. Well, this morning the crews will continue to search for the missing after that wall of water raged through this downtown area surging more than 12 feet above the creekbed. This is one of the buildings that was damaged. Later this morning the cleanup crews will continue to sort through the debris. They will also pump water out of the low lying areas. It happened extremely quickly on friday night. More than an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes causing flash floods and mudslides. The downpour west of Colorado Springs was in an area burned by the waldo canyon fire, vulnerable to flash flooding because charred soil just doesnt absorb very much water. The roads turned into raging rivers rushing up to 30 miles an hour, sweeping away cars and buildings in the resort town. The storm hit during Business Hours forcing visitors and residents to scramble for higher ground. Officials report one person is dead, several injured and two are still missing. The rain let up, much of the downtown was covered in debris. Several roads impassable. Colorado is one of six states this week that has suffered from severe flash flooding. Now, the volunteer cleanup crews are going to be told to leave by early afternoon. The town is concerned about more flooding. Craig. All right, leann greg for us there. Thank you. Severe storms could be on the way for parts of the country today. Dylan is keeping an eye on all of that for us amid those fears of more flooding. Dylan, good morning. Good morning. Good morning everyone. We are seeing this setup where we could see some severe storms today across the northern plains, but this type of setup with mild dry air to the north and very hot and humid air to the south and along that line you have that stationary front that is producing some heavier downpours. Look at what weve seen since the beginning of august. We have already picked up about 10 to 18 inches of rainfall in parts of southern missouri. Right now though things are quiet. And it should be mostly quiet over the course of the day today. But tomorrow more wet weather is going to move in. And between monday and tuesday we could end up with another two to four inches of rain in already rainsoaked areas of kansas, oklahoma and into missouri and arkansas. So especially tomorrow well be stepping up those flooding concerns once again. Craig. President obamas trying to get a little r r today as he and the first Family Vacation on marthas vineyard. Of course no president really gets to unplug really. He has a number of major issues on his plate. David gregory is moderator of meet the press. David, good morning. Hey, craig. Good morning. Gun control, immigration reform, grand bargain on the budget, all of those things of course are on hold right now. Has the president s secondterm agenda, has it already stalled out . It does seem to be a neutral in a couple ways. One, there are the distractions, those things the president didnt count on including the leaking of this nsa program, the series of programs hes got to defend and try to reform. You mentioned gun control, other issues. I also think he has some of these interact problems especially with issues like immigration. This is the legacy item, this is a big campaign item and it does not appear to be heading in the direction that the president would want, let alone the fact you refer to the budget and continuing to fund the government, that comes up in september. We could see repeat then of fights weve seen over the last couple of years. In his News Conference president obama practically dared republicans to shut down the government. Is the president gearing up for a showdown with congress when it returns in september . I think he is. I think theres a different strategy too. I think youre seeing it from the president whos out there traveling around saying that they want to republicans want to cut programs that are necessary for people, that the sequester is an undue burden, part of an irrational scheme of cutting spending in washington. So i think he wants to push republicans harder. And almost dare them to shut the government down feeling like hell win that battle politically. Mr. Obama used his News Conference attack on the nsa spy program announcing among other things this task force to review the program and propose possible changes. Do task forces like the one that president obamas proposing, do those have a history of working . Well, not necessarily. I think this is really going to be about Congress Working with these kind of strange bedfellows, these various coalitions both on the right and left to say how do we deal with privacy. This long after 9 11 can we review how we institute or rather execute the surveillance programs in the u. S. So how they put some of those safeguards in place become very difficult. I keep going back to a former director of the nsa who said the programs may have to be less successful in order to be more politically sustainable. David gregory, well check in with you later for a look at whats coming up on meet the press. Thank you. Thanks. We want to check in with dylan one more time. She got a Little Something more for us, rielgt, dylan . Yeah, we are looking at that threat of severe storms especially up across parts of kansas and nebraska today stretching into iowa. Biggest threat would be for some hail and gusty and thats your latest forecast. Craig. Dylan, thank you. Up next, a football dream come true for a young man who was wrongly convicted of a serious crime. That story right after this. This day calls you. To fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. To fight chronic low back pain. To take action. To take the next step. Today, you will know you did something for your pain. Cymbalta can help. Cymbalta is a pain reliever fdaapproved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. One nonnarcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. Tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. Antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. Cymbalta is not for children under 18. 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We told you about brian banks, he was that promising Football Player whose career was cut short when he was convicted of a crime he didnt commit. So he spent a decade clearing his name, but today hes making his nfl dreams come true practicing with the Atlanta Falcons just days after playing in his first game. The story now from michelle franzen. Reporter before the first down of the first preseason game was played when brian banks burst out of the tunnel, the longest yard was already behind him. I played an nfl game today. Reporter thats something banks couldnt have dreamed of 11 years ago. At the age of 16 he was a highly recruited prospect, a College Scholarship and a possible nfl career was ahead of him. All of that was suddenly snatched from him when he was falsely convicted of rape. Hed served five years in prison and another four on probation before his accuser recanted shed made the whole thing up. I know what ive been through. Reporter a year ago was his name cleared banks began mounting a comeback. Thursday night after standing on the sidelines for three quarters he got his shot with the Atlanta Falcons. A 28yearold rookie, but no rookie nerves. Nervous is when you walk into a courtroom and you dont know what your fates going to be. Nervous is when you walk into a prison yard for the first time at the age of 18. Reporter hes credited with making a tackle in the game. And while he might not make the teams final roster brian banks may have already achieved his greatest victory. I feel in just that one game if it all ended yesterday that that dream was fulfilled. Reporter for today, michelle franzen, nbc news. Such a great story. Still ahead this morning, the woman who accidentally got up close and personal with a venomous snake. Sounds like that woul probably be the worst thing that could happen to you on that day. Maybe not. Not after you get stung by something else. Well explain. First these messages. 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Well continue to see the allday sea breeze. 65 right now, 61 in san jose, and the sea breeze still getting to fairfield. Clouds all through the east bay, to liverp livermore, and a litt sun around santa cruz. 6 00, the fog is sweeping back in across san francisco. 63 in san francisco. 70s around san jose. Should manage mid80s over towards the trivalley. Not much change starting the work week. The warmest days should be wednesday and thursday. And were talking upper 80s. Not much change. Thanks, rob. Breaking news in the south bay to start the day. Two teenagers are dead this morning. Three others are fighting for their lives following a horrific crash in san jose overnight. The crash happened about a block away from the intersection of chynoweth and snell avenues. A car with five people inside lost control and crashed into a tree. Police say two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Three others are in the hospital this morning in critical condition. All of the victims are men between the ages of 17 and 19 years old. Its unknown if they were wearing seat belts at this time, but one of the passengers was ejected. The cause of that crash is under investigation, but Authorities Say speed may have been a factor. Testing is also under way to determine whether alcohol played a role as well. In just over two hours, a hearing on governor jerry browns request to prevent b. A. R. T. Workers from striking come tomorrow morning is set to begin in san francisco. It is the first time the Civic Center Courthouse has opened for a hearing on the weekend since 1998. Governor brown requested that judge order a 60day cooling off period to block b. A. R. T. s two largest unions from walking off the job if no deal is reached by midnight. The court ultimately has the power to grant that order. Some after some 13 hours of negotiations that went very late into the night, both sides walked away from the bargaining table just before midnight with no agreement in place. Union Officials Say they did receive a comprehensive proposal from the district last night and they are taking the time to evaluate it this morning. Despite this mornings hearing, both sides theyll be back at the bargaining table at 1 00 this afternoon. What i said from the very beginning, we are trying to get a deal. Our team, united, have done everything we can to get that deal. Were going to continue to do that. The two sides are reportedly between 56 million and 62 million apart on a fouryear contract. At 7 00 on today in the bay, found alive. We have our granddaughter. Couldnt ask for anything more at this point. Theic end to a search for a 16yearold missing girl. And all the latest news. Well be back. Hi and we are back on this beautiful sunday morning. It is the 11th of august, 2013. Not quite sure how its already august 11, but thats another story for another day. Plenty of folks out here joining us this morning. Im erica hill along with craig melvin, jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. Lester is enjoying the morning off. And i think probably the reason lester is not here is because if youre not aware, we certainly are, lester holt not a fan of snakes. Hates snakes. Not even close. So maybe hes trying to avoid this story. This is crazy. This one is a little nutty. The deal is its not what you think it is. You know what i mean . Just ahead, a nightmare come true for one woman. It involves snakes but, again, not the worst part of her day. She pulls off the highway for some fresh air. She runs into this poisonous snake. You wont believe what happened next. Plus, we have always been told how Important Role models can be. We are asked all the time, who do you look up to . It turns out some of the super successful people you may look up to for inspiration, the president , bill gates, maybe lady gaga really, lady gaga . They may not be the best choices for you. Why finding success in people who maybe are closer to home could actually be somewhat more beneficial. And then our tech guru mario a armstrong is here. He doesnt just do regular tech gadgets. Hes actually playing the role of mommy today. He brought along if you have a newborn or you are pregnant, i wont throw any names out there, things like really cool Baby Monitors hes obsess the. The pack and play. That thing is amazing. Mine was a nightmare. I guess money is okay because it saves you so much, the stress and the headache. They are impossible to put together. Theyre for the grandparents, when the kid comes to sleep over. Well have him here to talk to us. And one of our favorite guests is back, the foodie magician. He amazed me, blew my mind last time. So apparently he has an even better trick up his sleeve this time around. We will see what he has planned for us. Hes going to make calories disappear. That would be amazing. If he could do that, he can be here every day. While hes working on that trick, dylan has a final check of the weather for us. Real nice around the great lakes. Really nice weather with low humidity. Not the a whole lot of rain. Back across parts of the northern plains, we are seeing the threat of some severe weather, large hail is certainly a possibility, damaging winds, tornadoes would be isolated at best. We are looking at that threat through the afternoon especially across nebraska and into iowa as well. You can see some of the they have ier rain is already falling across parts of northern iowa, southern minnesota. The good news is missouri and arkansas should get a bit of a break but more wet weather is going to move back in tomorrow right along that stationary front that is still not really going anywhere anytime soon. So tomorrow the threat of showers and thunderstorms with heavier downpours and the risk of flooding moves back into the plains and continues to spread eastward o and thats your latest forecast. Craig . Dylan, thank you. Now to a woman who really got hit with a double whammy when she was out for a drive and decided to get a little fresh drive. Jenna wolfe is here to explain. This is a crazy one. This one stings. Its a twostart sting. Here is the deal. A maryland woman got too close for comfort with a poisonous snake. Thats not even whats bothering her the most today. They terrify Harrison Ford or Indiana Jones in raiders of the lost ark. Snakes . Why does it have to be snakes . More recently it was snakes on a plane that crashed in on our worst fears. And now a maryland woman is really feeling the pain. First, jules white thought she was stung by a bee along a d. C. Area highway. I started walking back to my car and only made it about a step, so it was right about here, and i felt what felt just like a bee sting. But it wasnt a sting from a bee. Instead it was a bite from a copperhead snake that caused her foot to balloon in epic proportions. There were two fang marks with a little bit of liquid coming out. Little did she know the real pain hadnt even started yet. After getting treatment the hospital sent her an eye popping bill for nearly 55,000. My insurance had just expired, they said i was ten days too late to get it rhett troe actively added. The antivenom can cost 40,000. But how does that compare to other medical treatments . Dealing with Heart Failure would cost about 38,000. Kidney failure more than 40,000. Or replacing your lower joints more than 50,000. All still less expensive than treating a snake bite. Weiss says she hopes the hospital will reconsider. Everyone is hoping the hospital will work with me. Its not a number i can work around. Meanwhile she is keeping a pos it tiff attitude and certainly watching where she steps. I will buy a Lottery Ticket and a cheap bottle of wine. So jules weiss says while she does regret going to the hospital there was also the chance if she had waited she could have faced kidney failure as a result of the venom going through her body. Whats your choice there . You dont have a choice. You have to go. You mentioned the picture of her foot. Wow. I said she either got bit by a poisonous snake or is 8 1 2 months pregnant. Lets not go down to anyones feet. Somebody is awake. Erica, are lets low it over to you. Everyone says you need a role model and its certainly true. But should you try to imitate the people who have made it all the way to the very top . According to a piece we saw in the new york times, you might be better off looking closer to home. They are some of the most powerful players in business, politics, sports, and entertainment and all at the top of their game. But recent Research Published in the proceedings of the National Academy of sciences suggests the most successful people make only soso role models because we actually learn less from them. Sometimes the most successful person, what theyve achieved seems unobtainable and so they create feelings of envy. Sheryl sandberg may not be a role model for lots of people because she is too perfect. At the university of richmond, women reported feelings of inferiority when shown photos of ruth bader beginsberg and connie chung but they felt are more connected to local success stories. The most important thing about a role model is it doesnt have to be a famous person. The role model could be in your very own family. They could be in your community. All you need to do is look around. To the everyday folks in your life, not necessarily the rich and famous. Its a fascinating article, t too, for folks who havent read that. They should head over to the website. Who are your role mod snls. I know that is coming. Not to be cliche, my mother. Me, too. Same thing. She sacrificed a great deal to bring up myself and i have a younger brother, and we were not, you know, easy kids to raise. So she and my dad, they had their hands full. How about yours . You have to go with parents. Theyre the ones who made you who you are today. Its a nobrainer. I agree. Mine is dylan. Youre not going to let that go, are you . No. Thank you, dylan. Up next, here is a guy who is a true role model in our there he is, Mario Armstrong showing off some really cool gadgets that just might help jenna with that new baby, that baby to be named later. Well have that right after this. Right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. A quarter million tweeters are tweeting. And 900 Million Dollars are changing hands online. Thats why hp built a new kind of server. 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Mine was the vhs like a little screen and i could only watch it in the house. I didnt even have the video monitor. She had a sketch artist. This is called the drop cam. Its wireless, connects to your wireless internet at home. That is different, you can also hear your baby and also talk to your baby. Oh, they can hear you. They can hear you. You can sing your baby a lullaby. And this just works on your mobile device. So while youre out in the field, you can pull it up, see whats going on. As the baby gets over, have a babysitter over, you can have a baby cam. And thats about 150. 179. Great night vision and motion detection. Night vision. And you can record things like your babys first step. It does do a lot of things. Can i just no one will notice. Up next is an app. The web md baby 101 app. This is a free app. So anyone can use this it right now and it has everything you need, jenna, and all parents out there, illness and emergencies, are you worried about choking. I dont want to see this. Different app. Different app. You are going to induce labor on the air. Come on. Much better. And just for mom section as well. Perfect. Lots of information here plus a cool journal. So as youre going about with your baby you can keep little notes and photos, even feeding times and schedules. As you mentioned if somebody doesnt want to download the app they can do it online, too. You can do this at work its a pediatrician in your pocket. My boss just said dont do it at work. If you do it at home, that would be great. Is this a play yard. You cant call them playpens by the way. That is actually easy to open and close. They are a bear. Christopher, love you, son, are every time we had to set this thing up, you needed an army to get around and make it really sturdy. One touch. Made by four moms, the brief play yard. I pull up the handle and that is it. That is fantastic. Get up and go. You dont understand how easy this is. Im jealous. I dont have it. You push it down and it locks 0 in place. Wow. Isnt that amazing . 29 and its made by four moms. It comes with a bassinet. You have 30 seconds. Baby scale at home. A baby scale at home is important. You want to measure how your baby is doing, how its growing. You put the baby down. Thats a moms responsibility is to measure and weigh it . I think its in between in between visits. In between the visits. You turn on your little scale here, put it down. You have a little app thats on your phone and as you can see you can keep track of the measurements. Is this how big she is going to be . Bigger. Thats like a 6monthold. Just ahead he really works his magic in restaurants. Hes not a chef, though. Hell be back with us. The foodie magician. A couple months ago here on the today show we introduced you to the foodie magician. Also known as josh beckerman. He knocked our socks off with his tricks. In case you missed it, we want to give you a refresher and then youll see why we invited him back. Im josh beckerman, an entertainment. No nobu. That was on 57th street or the one on my pad . When im out i start entertaining people. I strike up a conversation with the person next to me. The next thing they say is show me a trick. This magic moment my dad got me a magic kit when i was 4 years old. And thats when i caught the magic bug. And i literally havent stopped since. Whats the name of your dog . Say it out loud . Stewart. Hes wowed diners with his magic. Do you believe in magic wow. Deborah, thats your moms name . Amazing, yes. We had to see it to believe it. Be aware of every frustration, every touch did you feel a touch . On my chin. You are doing very good. We are all in the weekend today studios. Where did i touch you. On my forehead. Youve known lester for how long . Six months. We have to watch this tape. I wasnt touching you, i was touching lester. He was touching me the whole time. What . What . I think all day long i was Walking Around going, huh . I couldnt believe it. And so youre back with more. Im back with more. So are you ready for a little entertainment . My first trick, one of my newest, craig, do you have a bill on you, 100, a black amex . All i have is this . Fold it up in your hand so i dont look at it. Im going to have you just two ways. Just so i cant see it actually. You all have random cards. You can face the camera. You obviously dont go to the gym. Im going too much you all get random cards from a regular deck of cards. Ace equals one, king zero. Well start to my left. Well start with you, craig, say stop. Stop. Take this card. Do not look at it. Were getting random cards from a regular deck of cards. Can you say stop, erica . Stop. The reason im asking them not to look at the cards is im trying to build the spence and the climax. The suspense is building. Stop. Dylan, dont look at it yet. Last but certainly not least, miss jenna, can you say stop . Do not look at it yet. All right, guys, here we go. Four random cards chosen by you Beautiful People some who may or may not be taller than me. The dollar, the 5, 10. Sometimes the South Carolina half dollar have unique serial numbers. The bill came from your pocket. What was the denomination . The 20 at last check. Wonderful. Open up your 20 and look at the serial number of the bill. Forget about the letters. Sometimes the first couple digits and bills are the same. What are the last four digits of your bill . Serial number . Yeah. 7477. What did he just say . 7477. 7477 are the last four digits of the 20 that was in your hand from your pocket from your wallet from South Carolina, United States of america. What was the first card you took, craig . Can you flip it over and show the camera . Seven. Why do i have a feeling stop. That was amazing. Thats kind of amazing. 4. 74. We have to move it along. I dont want to play. They match the serial number of craigs bill. Hold the bill tight. Hold it tight. Stay standing, everyone. Stay standing. Thats a special bill. Made a sponge disappear, you saw it, do you feel it . Look inside your bill. Oh, my goodness. No. You have seconds. Seconds. Really quick. Look at my eyes. Last time i read your guessed your favorite restaurant, dylan, can you think of a dish in your mind . Any dish . A favorite or any dish . Any dish. Got one in your mind . Yes. So before i came to the today show i had a vision and it was a vision of food. I always think about food. And i went to a restaurant near me and i picked up one dish. I have a question for you. Whats the dish in your mind right now . I can say it . Yes. A lobster roll. I went to Lukes Lobster and i actually picked up i dont believe you. A bunch of lobster for everyone come can on. I would say i dont know. I dont have a favorite food. Theyre amazinging. The worst part is we have to go. The best part is we have lob [ male announcer ] what if there was a help line for dinner ideas . [ superfan ] helper help line. Were on our way. You have got to try this sweet sour chicken helper. I didnt know they made chicken thats really good. Could i get another one of those, actually . Thank you. [ male announcer ] were here to help. Americashelper. Com. From a family that performs together stays together. Yes. 14 strong. They are wowing the country on americas got talent with the High Energy Performance combining basketball, unicycles. They call themselves champions forever. The name is fitting. They are here this morning with their 12 kids who range in age from 4 to 25. Yes. This is quite a little thing youve put together here. Thank you. You put the act on the road but you started 20 years ago. I did. It has been a journey. We started out driving in one car and now we have a big bus. You need that. How does it work with the smallest kids . It works very well. They do a great job and we just start them right when they come out of the womb. In labor. Start them early. You have a few tricks. Were going to set a record on tv here, the most anchors spinning the most basketballs at the same time. Hey. You hold that. This is so much pressure. Mine is going crazy. Clearly we are not part of craig melvin. We get a lot of offers. How do you teach that . How does that even keep spinning the basketball, everybody grab a basketball real quick. A quick lesson. Put your hands like this, like a y. Hold it, then twist it. Put your finger on the bottom just like that. Just like that. Just like that. So you are back tuesday night, right . Yes, tuesday night. Excited . Nervous . What do you think your chances are . Some great talent. Great to have you here this morning. Thank you very much. Well be watching. Of course americas got talent you can catch it tuesday and wednesday this week. Tuesdays and wednesdays nbc. And now time for a check with our good friend david gregory. Coming up on the program the debate over government surveillance programs, the chairman of the House Homeland Security committee, republican congressman michael mccall, is here. Plus Sexual Assault in the military. How to stop them. Senator Claire Mccaskill joins me for that conversation. All of that and our political roundtable coming up. The future of journalism after the Washington Post among our topics. All on the program this morning. Definitely plenty to talk about this week. Thanks to all of you for joining us this morning. Look at the right now on today in the bay. Horrific crash in the south bay kills two teenagers and leaved two more clinging to dealife. Plus im afraid to know what she saw, what she experienced. Emotions run high in Southern California as word that the 16yearold girl that was the subject of an amber alert is found alive. Well show you when shes expected to reunite with her family. And stopping the strike. The hearing getting under way this morning to keep b. 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