holiday as well. the metering lights are working, they're functioning, they're activated. but you know, there's no slowing on the span itself, which is the goal. of course, the only slowing is at those metering lights. look at vasco road under 20 minutes. still usually we see about 30 33 minutes at this time of day. and a light flow across the san mateo bridge as well. not bad. all right, well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. happy juneteenth. and if you can get out and celebrate the day, just remember what the day is all about and enjoy the weather too. that's true. very, very important. join us for our 8 a.m. newscast. we stream live at nbcbayarea.com or wherever you find your streaming shows. also join us for our midday show. that's at 11 a.m. have a great wednesday good wednesday morning. the baseball world is remembering one of its legends this morning. >> the great willie mays. good morning. it's june 19th.

this is "today." in for an american icon, willie honoring the say hey kid. >> tributes pouring in for an american icon, willie mays, one of the greatest players of all time. his passing announced in ballparks across the country tonight. >> please join us in a moment of silence. >> just days before mlb's special tribute to the hall of famer and other former negro league legends. we'll celebrate his life and legacy when bob costa joins us, live. >> feeling the heat. >> it's hot. >> that record set heat building. tens of millions set to face a third straight sweltering day. moving wildfires now raging, consuming homes and forcin in the west, dozens of fast-moving wildfires raging, consuming homes and forcing evacuations. >> it's been tough because i have never been through this before. >> and parts of the south brace for what's expected to be the

first tropical storm of the season. complete coverage and your full forecast straight ahead. breaking overnight. striking a deal.eir nation's ties during the russian president's rare visit to north korea. what it means for the u.s. and the white house. we'll have a live report. put it vladimir putin and kim jong-un agree to deepen their nations' ties during the russian president's rare visit to north korea. what it means for the u.s. and the white house. we'll have a live report. put it away. los angeles moves to ban cell phones and social media in school days after the surgeon general sounded the alarm about their harm. the push to remove a major classroom distraction. and why some teachers say it doesn't go far enough. all that, plus under arrest. new details on the dwi charge against music star justin timberlake. this morning what police say he told them when he was pulled over and the potential impact on his world tour. and living the stream. netflix set to bring its most popular shows and movies to a

mall near you. >> we want to give fans a chance to get closer to those stories. >> why the streaming giant actually wants to get you off the couch to netflix and cha-ching, today, wednesday, 1, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this i june 19th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. along. peter alexander in for hi, everybody. good morning. it is wednesday morning. welcome to "today." happy juneteenth. nice to have you along. >> thanks for having me. it is cooking in dc. i thought i'd save five degrees by driving up to new york. we will start off with the brutal heat. it is not just building this morning. we are ready to break records from the midwest to the northeast.

what's likely to become the first named storm on the move right now. dylan will have our full forecast. >> we will start with the passing of a baseball legend. willie mays died at the age of 93. known as the say hey kid. he's considered one of the best ever to play the game, maybe the best, responsible for some of baseball's most iconic moments, including the play forever known simply as the catch. >> we'll show it to you, but, kids, if you have never seen it, it's worth the youtube search, that's for sure. take a look at this. this is the memorial. oracle park in san francisco where fans are paying tributes to the giants legend at a statue right outside the park. >> in a moment, we will be joined by bob costas to talk about the icon's life and legacy. >> savannah, good morning to you. it is hard to imagine a better ballplayer than willie mays. 660 home runs. more than 3,000 hits, 24 all-star games, two mvps and of course a world series ring, but it is his energy. it is his passion, his love for life that truly made him an

american hero. even seven years later, the catch still takes your breath away. it happened during game one of the 1954 world series when willie mays, the say hey kid made the impossible possible. >> i'm talking to myself as i'm running, and i'm saying to myself, you have got to get this ball back in the infield. >> overnight fans paying tribute at legendary rickwood field in alabama. >> we will always cherish the memory and life of the great willie mays. >> the home of the negro league's birmingham black barons where he started his career as a teenager and the site of a special game tomorrow night. the mlb honoring black players. >> his energy is from here. they grew up different, helped each other. >> one of those who helped,

legendary player bill greason speaking with craig ahead of the game. >> we never stopped looking after each other. willie and i were just like brothers. >> tributes pouring in for the american hero. >> greatest ballplayer i have ever seen, willie mays, has passed away. >> barry bonds, mays' godson writing, i have no words to describe what you mean to me. >> i was very fortunate to play sports. all the anger in me went out. >> mays was one of the first black players to play in the majors, winning rookie of the year in 1951 with the then new york giants, but he was soon drafted to serve his country in the korean war. when mays returned, the catch helped lead the giants to a world series title. >> the say hey kid, the amazing and blazing willie mays. >> four years later, the giants relocated to san francisco where mays and his family faced prejudice, but mays stayed focused on the game.

>> i, along with other ballplayers, admired about him was the way he carried himself on the field. >> in 2014, the hall of famer received a presidential medal of freedom. >> it is because of giants like freedom that someone like me could even think about running for president. >> a champion on the field, an icon off it. >> what i did, i loved every moment of it. >> and to give you a sense of the kind of man that mays was off the field, check this out. before games when he was still in new york, mays would often get woken up by kids in the neighborhood, play stick ball with them, buy everyone ice cream and then head to the ballpark to play. he was truly a once in a lifetime player and more importantly a person. >> so wonderful. steve, thank you so much. we're joined by legendary sportscaster bob costas who got to know willie mays over the years. of course we want to lionize someone who passed, but i was

struck by what joe dimaggio said about willie mays, saying he's the closest to being perfect as i've ever seen. >> that's pretty much true. that last item in steve's report about willie and his apartment on saint nicholas place in harlem, it was a ground floor apartment. and the little kids would knock on the window in the morning. let's say the giants had a game in the afternoon or later that night, he'd come out and by his testimony, i'll play stick ball with them for a couple of hours. willie was about, yes, greatness, but his statistics, as great as they are, do not do him justice because you had to see him play. he was great, but he was also wondrous. even on a day when he went 0 for 4 and there were no spectacular plays, if that was the first baseball game you ever saw, your eyes would go to willie mays. there was something charismatic about him and he emanated joy, and i think it is both poetic and poignant that he died just a

couple of days before the game, which is now tomorrow night at rickwood field where so much negro league and history resides. that game was designed specifically as a tribute to willie mays who played for the birmingham black barons when he was just 17 years old in 1948. there will be tributes throughout baseball, but it will be especially poignant tomorrow night. >> he's such a towering figure. we just saw president obama and awarding him the highest civilian honor there at the white house saying i don't think i would be president if not for people like willie mays. you talk about the way he played. obviously, the stats are there, like you said, but he was so dazzling. i read somewhere this morning that he used to buy his cats a little small so when he would run, it would fall off. >> the way he put it is, you have got to entertain the people.

he had that high-pitched voice. there was something boyish about him even well into old age, and people responded to that. he once said, i can make a hard play look easy. but for entertainment value, i'll make an easy play look hard. he was going to make the catch anyway. you know, he was just one-of-a-kind. >> what do you think he meant for the culture at large? >> well, that's an interesting point. and you mention what president obama said. martin luther king told willie and other black players the same thing. willie mays was not as overtly political as muhammad ali or bill russell or others. but without people like willie mays and other ballplayers and public figures in the '50s and '60s who gained, perhaps, grudging acceptance from the

larger white culture, that played a part. it might have been a more subtle part, but it played a part in the long march to justice. >> well, it is good to remember him alongside you, bob, this morning. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you, savannah. always nice to see you. >> all right. you, too. >> i grew up in the san francisco bay area. he was definitely the best giant. i have a willie mays ball on my mantle. he meant so much to baseball fans and families. for my dad to share stories about him and there's so many people i know thinking about his legacy today. >> you're right, anyone should go back and watch that catch. how did you do that. >> it was insane. what a great conversation. now to a summit being closely watched in washington. russia's vladimir putin meeting one-on-one with kim jong-un. the two nations announcing a deal to bolster their ties with the north korean leader vowing his full support of russia's war in ukraine. nbc's janis mackey frayer has

that for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. a historic visit for vladimir putin, strengthening a partnership raising alarms in the u.s. overnight russian president vladimir putin was welcomed on a red carpet by kim jong un and lavished with the warmth of a good friend, even debating about who would be first to get into kim's luxury car that incidentally was a gift from putin. the two leaders having drawn closer by the war in ukraine, now reaching a strategic partnership agreement after meeting one-on-one for two hours. during the visit, projecting unity side by side, walking passed soldiers, horses and crowds of children. the state department said

tuesday that north korea had unlawfully provided 11,000 containers of munitions to russia. >> north korea is providing significant munitions to russia. >> reporter: tension between moscow and washington is at a high, with americans still being held in russia, including paul whelan and evan gershkovich who the state department consider unlawfully detained. just today a u.s. soldier, gordon black was sentenced to four years on a penal colony on charges of theft and assault filed by a woman he traveled to russia to see. for putin, his last visit to north korea was 24 years ago to meet kim's father. today he told the younger kim he was impressed with how pyongyang had changed. since then, putin's position in the world has changed, too. the visit revealing how dependent he is on russia's few partners. the fanfare saw an exchange of

gifts that saw kim jong-un giving a tea set and another limousine. it is what follows this visit that poses concern. not only the transfer of arms to russia, but what russia might give in return and whether that includes the sort of technologies that could push north korea's nuclear and missile programs further ahead. >> thank you. the big story we're following this morning, the extreme weather from coast to coast. this week's brutal heat wave is only building. it is set to smash more records from the midwest up to new england. the hot and dry conditions out west are continuing to fuel fast-moving wild fires. in the south, tropical storm warnings in parts of texas. let's start with maura barrett in steamy chicago for us. good morning. >> reporter: steamy is right. thankfully a little breezy right now. tomorrow is the first official day of summer, but don't try

telling that to millions of americans already trying to stay cool thanks to this brutal heat wave bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the country. this morning, there is no relief from the unrelenting heat as scorching temperatures expand from the midwest to the northeast. >> i'm not looking forward to this week at all. it will be a killer. >> reporter: 11 cities tieing or hitting record highs on tuesday with another 75 heat records poised to fall by the end of the week. in syracuse, the heat index topping 100 degrees, while as far north as maine is expected to feel like 102 degrees. >> it's hot. really, really hot. >> it is sweltering out here. >> reporter: the historic temperatures triggering air quality alerts in six states. with many off for juneteenth, people doing whatever they can to beat the heat. >> what have you done to stay school? >> hats, sunglasses, drinking a lot of, you know, cold, ice water.

>> reporter: americans up and down the east coast feeling the heat, even at the white house where a member of the press corps fainted during tuesday's meeting. >> hold on. did somebody pass out? >> reporter: out west, the extreme heat fuelling more than 20 wild fires. california firemen working 24-hour shifts to help get them under control. in southern california, the post fire now under 15,000 acres burned, while in the northern part of the state, the sites tripling in size and 5% contained. >> it's been tough because i have never been through this before. >> reporter: in new mexico, a state of emergency is in effect after two fast-moving fires merged, leaving one person dead and residents told to evacuate immediately. getting back to the heat today, the last day of spring may be the hottest of this unexpectedly early heat dome. with more of those air quality warnings in effect and coming,

people should be careful about how much time they're spending outside because that can trigger breathing issues or lung irritation. the national weather service is advising the best place to seek cooler temperatures is right where i am, right along the water. savannah. >> or maybe in the water. take a dip there. thank you very much. to the gulf coast of texas where people are preparing for what is expected to be the first tropical storm of the season. the pay major concerns, heavy rain, flooding, high winds and even possible tornadoes. sam brock joins us from galveston. how bad are the conditions expected to get? >> reporter: yeah. i think soaked is the word you are looking for, peter. good morning. look, as the sun comes up, coastal flooding right now a significant concern for southeast texas. i am on galveston beach. expectations of a few inches of rain coming down a little bit. parts of south texas up to 12 plus inches in pockets. i want to draw your attention up

here. i will keep a few feet back. this is a 17-foot high seawall, and the violent gulf of mexico is kicking waves up easily clearing it and at times going over my head. i'm trying to avoid that happening again right now. a flood watch from where i'm standing all the way down to brownsville, texas. we are talking about 400 miles. that is a six-hour long drive. the winds at 40 miles an hour up to those wind gusts speeds but getting stronger as the storm expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning. i want to show you this video. this is treasure island, texas. you are seeing the streets there flooded already. strong enough winds to be moving signs side to side. see a lot of those homes are raised up a couple stories because of events like this. a couple more notes. one, the governor here greg abbott ordered 20 state agencies for emergency responsiveness. the national guard as well.

of course, today is juneteenth. galveston canceling those events because of conditions right now. obviously, it is an important day, but this is what we're looking at at the moment. back to you. >> sam, you be safe out there. we will always appreciate that face as you just got smashed by the water there, brother, be careful. >> that picture tells the story. then we have the big heat wave still going on. >> yeah. we don't have a named tropical system yet, which tells you how strong it can be before it becomes a named storm. we want to focus on the heat. so many people will be impacted. 70 million people under heat advisories, watches, warnings, extending back toward it is great lakes and ohio river valley. we have a big area of high pressure. we will see this heat last for several days. huge ridge in the jet stream means the entire eastern part of the country will be part of it. go up to syracuse.

104 is what it feels like today. bangor, maine 105 which is hotter than what it feels like in new york with the heat index of about 91 degrees. then we continue into tomorrow. burlington will feel like 98. looking at province feeling like 98 as well. pittsburgh, about 96 degrees. and then as we go through friday into the weekend, temperatures, actual air temperatures will be staying in the mid to upper 90s, even 100 degrees on st. louis on saturday. it is going to be brutally hot. stay indoors. stay cool. here is the rain from corpus christi into brownsville. it is potential tropical cyclone one. it could become tropical storm alberto as we go into tonight and tomorrow morning, and we'll show you the impacts of this storm, where it is headed in the next half hour. that's a look at the weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

that's the new target circle. [ "good day" ends ] and that's and that's your latest forecast. >> still ahead, new details on music star justin timberlake's arrest in the hamptons on dwi charges. erin mclaughlin is following

that story and the new reaction. >> reporter: hey there, peter. that's right. according to court documents, justin timberlake was pulled over for a traffic violation. the officer determined he was intoxicated and brought him here. i'll have all the latest on the arrest. plus, what one famous local is saying about it. >> erin, thank you. and then the push to ban cell phones in the classroom, it is gaining momentum. one of the nation's largest school districts taking a major step towards joining that trend. step towards joining that trend. there is a debate sparked the rash on your back, has traveled south to well... let's just call it south. thanks to amazon pharmacy, you've avoided the added discomfort of having to pick up your itchy bum cream... in person.

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i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where baseball fans and beyond continue to remember the say, hey kid, willie mays. he died peacefully yesterday at the age of 93. thursday, the giants will play cardinals at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, in a game honoring mays and the leagues. this was a game scheduled more than a year ago with willie mays in mind. he was expected to be honored. he was not expected to attend. want to check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall? looking good today. yes, it will be nice and cool for a lot of spots around the bay area, only making it up to 80 degrees in some of our inland valleys like morgan hill or over toward concord and fairfield. but then as we go into the next few days, it's going to be heating up as we officially welcome in summer. it's going to feel like it. with a high of 90 on friday and 96 degrees on saturday, the temperatures do start to come down by early next week, but

we'll have that quick spike in the heat in the valleys. meanwhile, in san francisco, there won't be as much of a range in temperatures. it will be a nice one with our saturday temperatures in the mid 70s and back to the upper 60s, with more clouds and fog lingering for a lot longer from sunday into early next week. laura. thank you kari. don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. you can watch on roku, pluto, or other streaming platforms. we've also been told that power has been restored at sfo. it was affecting terminals one, three and the international terminal. we'll see if there are any flight delays. another local news update for you in about half an hour. hope to see you then. also, our 8

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sun is shining. wednesday morning, it's juneteenth, a day of celebration across the country. we're so happy to have peter here, laura jarett joining us now. we're getting big "saturday today" vibes. >> all good vibes. >> good to have you along as hoda and craig get the morning off. >> we have a lot to get to in this half hour. we will start with new details on a celebrity arrest in the spotlights. >> yeah. grammy award winner justin timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated after a night out in the hamptons on new york's long island. >> erin mclaughlin is there for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: justin timberlake spent this monday night at this police station night me. now charged with a dwi. justin timberlake arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. the district attorney saying he pleaded not guilty and was released. the "sexy back" singer filmed on

tuesday morning heading to court in sag harbor. a source close to timberlake says the 43-year-old was spotted monday night at the exclusive american hotel, a favorite among celebrities. he was driving to a friend's house after midnight when according to court documents he failed to stop at a stop sign and swerved in two different places. police pulled him over. the officer determined timberlake was intoxicated whiting his eyes were glassy. a strong odor of alcohol was emanating from his breath. he had poor speech and he performed poorly on all field sobriety tests. telling the officer, i had one martini and i followed my friends home.

he refused a chemical test to determine his blood-alcohol level, according to court documents. nbc news reached out to court representatives and has yet to hear back. the performer was in sag harbor on a break from his world tour, promoting his album, "everything i thought i was," which has before suffering weak sales. he has come under scrutiny for his treatment of janet jackson following the wardrobe malfinance chun malfunction in 2004 for which he later apologized. his wife writing, you're so many things to so many people, but to us, you are the rock. on tuesday, the legendary singer billy joel was at the same hotel as timberlake's now infamous outing saying --

>> judge not lest ye be judged. >> you mentioned justin is on a world tour. how does the arrest impact those plans, that schedule? >> reporter: well, savannah, his next court hearing is on july 26th, which coincides for when he is expected to be in poland for the european leg of that tour. although we're told the hearing will be virtual. his next concert is expected to be on friday in chicago. >> erin mclaughlin, thanks very much. the ceo of boeing issuing dramatic apologies to the 737 max crash victims. tom costello was there and we'll have that story. first this morning, kids, smart phones and the push to ban them in schools that is now gaining new momentum. kaylee hartung has that story. >> it is a national movement with los angeles now in the spotlight. the school board voting to van all smartphones all day long starting next year. how they're planning to make classrooms distraction free and the heated reaction to it all right after this. e heated react

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we're talking kids and smartphones. >> every family has had this conversation. now schools in los angeles are one step closer to banning cell phones in the classroom after a key vote. >> nbc's kaylee hartung joins us more with this story we cannot stop talking about. >> we can't. we can't at all. so by january, students in l.a.

public schools could be separated from their phones. the school board hopes it will help kids be kids again without the digital distractions. while it is easy to find value in this, there is also plenty of pushback. this morning one of the nation's largest school districts joining a growing effort nationwide to ban cell phones on campus. board members in the los angeles unified school district passing a resolution tuesday that will prevent students from using phones during the entire school day and limit social media use at school for educational purposes only. according to the resolution, excessive cell phone use can increase anxiety and depression among students, stifle meaningful personal interaction and enable bullying. >> they will be more present, not only with their teachers, but with one another as well. >> reporter: if details can be worked out, it will be implemented in january. on the table, age appropriate enforcement, differentiated by

grade level. cell phone storage like lock pouchs or lockers and using technology to block access to social media platforms. this high school music teacher says she's skeptical about the potential ban, calling it a drastic shift not only for students but teachers as well. >> as long as we have any mobile devices, students will always be using it in ways that we might not necessarily want them to. >> reporter: parents' reaction mixed. >> we socialize more, like hung out with friends. i don't see that that often anymore. >> it is a privilege to have a phone. especially with these days now, you want to know what's going on. >> reporter: 77% of schools prohibit cell phones at school for non-academic use. florida became the first to make public schools phone free. half a dozen other states are pushing similar legislation. the u.s. surgeon general calling for congressional action against social media here on "today" earlier this week.

>> a warning label would help parents to understand these risks. >> now with los angeles one step closer to stricter school policies, students are facing the possibility of schools becoming a phone free zone. >> so how is the district going to go about enforcing this? >> the school board now has 120 days to come back with a plan. they want to gather information, right, from students and parents, teachers and experts to figure out the best way to implement this because that's the thing. the execution of all of this is what's so important and i think we can all agree the hardest part of it. one board member said the plans could vary from school to school. some schools may bar phones from being brought on campus. others could say you could have them in your backpack in a locked case. so the district is also going to have to discuss other distracting devices. think about smart watches. this is far from a done deal. >> there is so much momentum

around this. it is so difficult. no one said it will be easy. >> at least they're trying. >> we didn't have smartphones in schools 15, 20 years ago. it is always like, we know how to do this. >> the last time the policy was updated in l.a., 2011. that's like 10 iphone generations ago. instagram was in its infancy. >> it's almost immediate the scores go up, the reports and anxiety and depression. you know what side of it i'm on. >> the conversation continues. >> thank you. let's get a check of the weather. dylan. good morning, guys. we do have this tropical system in the gulf of mexico we're keeping a close eye on. we have tropical storm warnings along the coastline of texas. we're likely going to see some flash flooding, some river flooding, storm surge and winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour or higher. now, the bulk of the rain today will be across southern texas. but then as this storm strengthens into tropical storm alberto, it will bring a lot of heavier rain over across mexico. we have a mod cat risk from basically southern texas where

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"bridgerton" ball or eating foods cooked up on the platform. >> one of the things we found at netflix is when you find a movie or tv show that you are a fan of, you don't just love it, you want to live it. >> it is an idea netflix has been experiments with for years, opening temporary pop-up shops across the country. starts next year, the so-called netflix house will open in permanent locations at the king of prussia mall near philadelphia and in dallas. >> this project has been over a year in discussion. we have never done anything at this scale at this level. >> this won't be the streamer's first investment in brick and mortar. they purchased iconic theaters in new york and l.a. now it is going all in on immersion. >> we definitely plan to refresh it during the year. we want to be able to give fans

a chance to get closer to those stories. >> it comes as interest in immersive entertain is booming. pop-ups are going viral on social media and sending fans into a frenzy with new ways to experience the things they love, while on the small screen netflix has been making big bank. after a password sharing crack down, the platform added more than 9 million subscribers. the media giant will stream two nfl games live on christmas day, boosting stock prices as the company attempts to flip the script and get streaming subscribers off the couch. we asked netflix about the cost. they did not give us any details on pricing, but we know there are other smaller pop-ups range from $30 to $50. of course the company promises these will be bigger and better versions of those. there are plans for a theater in the king of prussia location to host screenings and live events. could be good news formals struggling to find something to do, put immersive experiences in there. a little movies, and there you

go. >> i love it. finally somewhere to wear that "bridgerton" outfit. >> joe, thank you. stick around for "popstart". >> i'm on hoda duty this morning. a little girl went to see adele. she noticed she was wearing a dress that she had, so she stopped by to say hello. ♪ ♪ >> hi. ♪ ♪ >> okay. day made. see how she even got the picture while singing? very impressive. her mom posted the video on instagram and captioned it, an unforgettable night with my little love. okay.

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wait till i get warmed up. pop-tarts! crazy good. washington, and i'm laura garcia. here's what we're working on. i'm streaming newscast. i'm bob redell. late last night, the city of richmond city council voted unanimously, 7 to 0, to put on the november

ballot a measure that, if approved by voters, could tax the chevron refinery tens of millions of dollars a year. backers of the measure hope some of that money would be used to help offset the costs of dealing with the health and environmental problems caused by pollution from the refinery. a chevron spokesman before the vote says the tax plan was rushed, without considering the fact that the new tax will drain funds that are earmarked for improvements at the refinery or the potential long term impact on the facility's ability to produce union jobs and millions of dollars in local income. let's get a look at that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. nice day ahead. yes, and we're starting out with a low clouds and fog over san francisco. that's going to help keep our temperatures a little bit cooler for this time of year. only up to 80 in santa rosa. and normally we're in the low 80s. we're going to continue to see slightly cooler temperatures for today, but heating up. so you'll want to keep checking back in for that forecast laura marcus. all right. and make sure you watch

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♪♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering willie mays. fans everywhere paying tribute

to the baseball legend this morning. >> it is caught by mays! >> how they're honoring the american heroes extraordinary life and legacy. plus, relentless. >> it's hot, really, really hot. >> millions still under heat alerts from the midwest to the northeast. the hot, dry conditions fuelling more wild fires out west as the first expected tropical storm of the season grows in the gulf. dylan has the full forecast. and one-on-one. tennis legend roger federer looks back at the final days of his historic career. >> so your home movies kind of have just turned into a documentary. >> yeah. seeing that footage made it part of rehab, to get it over and done with finally. >> inside his decision to let the world in and what he's been up to since retirement. all that, plus pat sajak's huge final spin. >> it's been an incredible

privilege to be invited into millions of homes, night after night, year after year. >> matt and ben together again? >> how do you like them apples? and what do you call this? the hot debate on the cool street coming up wednesday, june 19th, 2024. >> on our first annual girls' trip. >> from columbia, south carolina. >> celebrating my 70th birthday. >> from florida. >> it's my first trip to new york with my mom. >> mom is turning 95. >> visiting from wichita falls, texas. >> newton, iowa. >> louisiana. >> birmingham, alabama. >> california. and tempe, arizona. >> from lake charles, louisiana. ♪♪ >> on a mother-daughter trip from lagrange, illinois. >> hi to our brother brooks.

>> in indianapolis. today is my 12th birthday! >> how about that? happy birthday. happy everything. it's wednesday morning, juneteenth. happy juneteenth. got hoda and craig taking the day off. we have the "saturday today" team in full force. we have some peter alexander. we got joe fryer doing "popstart." i love it. and dylan dreyer over there on the weather wall. >> we're out in full force. >> i don't know what you call this ice cream sandwich, but as long as you have some in studio today, i'm fine. >> exactly. tributes pouring in this morning for willie mays. the baseball legend died yesterday. he was 93. the say hey kid was known by many as the greatest player of all time. the stats, of course, impressive. 616 home runs, more than 3,000 hits, two mvps and a world series ring. but as bob koss to told us earlier on "today," mays meant so much more to the game.

>> he was about, yes, greatness. but statistics, as tremendous as they are do not do him justice because you had to see him play. he was great, but he was also wondrous. >> overnight fans paid tribute at legendary rickwood field in alabama. the form of the black barons where he started his career as a teenager. now to the extreme weather from coast to coast. sheltering heat is making things uncomfortable for millions of americans from iowa to maine. in the gulf coast of texas where people are preparing for the first tropical storm of the season, dylan will have the forecast in just a moment. but, first, to the ground on nbc. sam brock is in galveston this morning, and he is soaked. sam? >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we're right now just experiencing these waves kicking up off the deck where i'm standing. it is a 17 foot high sea wall,

clearing me easily and moving on. in galveston right here, peter, i would say the issue is less the rain fall. there is some of that coming in sideways. the bigger problem the wind and the surf with 2 to 4 feet of storms predicted. from where i'm standing all the way down to brownsville is roughly 400 miles or a six-hour long drive. video we've got in overnight, this is treasure island texas. you are seeing already some of that storm surge and flood waters coming through the streets with winds strong enough to sway things side to side. obviously, a lot of folks are alerting messaging. do not try to drive through standing water. that is always where we see the highest percentage of dangers. here in texas the state's governor has 20 different state agencies from rescue boats to even helicopters, high-profile vehicles and states standing by as we're waiting to see what level of flooding we will see

here throughout southeast texas. >> we're watching the big waves crash behind you. >> and this extreme heat. >> yeah. the heat is going to be a major factor going through this week and the weekend. we have got this area of high pressure. strong southwest winds creating a warm wind to pump in the heat and humidity. maine will feel like 105 degrees. that's even hotter than hartford in philadelphia where it will feel like it's in the 90s. tomorrow more of the same, the heat and the humidity. it will feel like it is in the triple digits for some, especially across new england. look at this, friday, saturday, sunday, staying up around 99 to 100 degrees in st. louis. philadelphia mid to upper 90s, too. here is this storm system in the gulf of mexico. it is still a potential tropical cyclone. likely will become tropical storm alberto. a lot of the heavy rain will

transition down into mexico, but that's before we could end up seeing about 4 to 6, maybe up to 12 inches of rain across southern texas. >> dylan, we will check back. of the aisls recent problems with the 737 max planes and a number of other quality control breakdowns. tom costello on the story for us. david calhoun knew what he was in for and he got it. >> he did. he has very few friends on capitol hill these days, and he came face to face with the families of people who died in two cars five years ago, still demanding that boeing and calhoun face criminal prosecution for those crashes. facing chants of "shame," the ceo of america's biggest aviation company turned to face the anger. family members holding photos of

their loved ones that died in two crashes five years ago. >> i would like to apologize on behalf of all of our boeing associates spread throughout the world past and present for your losses. >> reporter: but boeing's ceo david calhoun quickly faced withering, unrelenting bipartisan fury for those overseas crashes. a breakdown in quality control at boeing. >> we understand the gravity and we're committed to moving forward with transparency and accountability. >> i wonder whether boeing really wants change. >> you're proud of the safety record? >> i am proud of every action we have taken. >> wow. wow. there is some news for you. you're the problem and i just hope to god you don't destroy this company before it can be saved. >> reporter: a new whistleblower came forward claiming boeing's

max 737 assembly line lost hundreds of parts that did not meet boeing's specifications. they may have been hidden from faa inspectors and ended up in new planes. boeing says it is investigating. several whistleblowers claim they have been retaliated against, even threatened. >> i have not directly spoken to any of the whistleblowers. >> do you think it would be a good idea to do that? >> yes, i would. >> reporter: boeing is making dramatic changes. >> we have tried to look at literally everything we do to make everything that that can never happen again. >> reporter: but family members of those who died want calhoun and boeing to face criminal charges for those overseas crashes. something the justice department is now considering. >> responsibility and accountability is for them to be tried in court, for them to be put in jail if you find guilty. >> reporter: the justice department has until july 7th to decide whether to file charges.

justice actually agreed not to file charges as long as boeing undertook serious internal reforms. but justice says boeing broke that agreement. the company is critical, though, to the economy, to national security, to the space program and the criminal prosecution could pose a real challenge to the government. >> all right, tom. what a day. thank you very much. to hockey now and the edmonton oilers kept their championship hopes alive after a dramatic finish in game five of the stanley cup final. >> played out again toward the empty net. this one is on target. it is swept away by tkachuk at the last moment. scores! >> got to love the play-by-play there. the oilers win it 5-3. florida still leads the series 3-2. game six is friday night back in edmonton. all right. coming up, we are going to dip our toe into this raging debate online. what do you call a very popular dessert treat?

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welcome back. it has been almost two years since roger federer devastated the tennis world when he announced he was leaving the game that he helped define. >> a documentary follows the final days of his iconic career. and of course he told savannah all about it. >> we had to chat. how lucky am i? we sat down for a conversation where we spoke about his decision to let the world behind the scenes of his final days and what he's been up to since his retirement. ♪♪ >> it's hard enough watching you retire the first time. now we have this documentary and you are breaking our hearts all over again. >> it is never supposed to be, you know, for the wider

audience. it was more just having something in the vault for my children, my friends and my closest ones, my team. and then i think the footage was just too good not to share it. >> so your home movies have kind of just turned into a documentary on the final 12 days. >> yeah. seeing back the footage maybe it is a rehab to get it over and done with finally. >> the final stage of grief. >> it is an intimate look at a legend saying good-bye to the sport he loved. >> i feel stressed. >> federer, 12 final days, zeros in on the end of roger federer storied 24-year career. >> ready? to my tennis family and beyond. >> with cameras capturing the emotional retirement announcement and tears on and off the court in his final match alongside rafael nadal. >> what i see is a mix of sorrow and uncertainty and grief and a little relief maybe.

resignation. what do you see when you look at it now? >> grief but also a lot of happiness and relief. seeing my wife, she hasn't spoken to the media i think in 18 years. for her to be so vulnerable in front of the camera. >> she's so stoic when she watches your matches. >> i know it's been hard for her. >> in the documentary, it almost feels like a war of wills within yourself. >> i thought i had emotions in check. >> but in the end, emotions win. >> i was so grateful for an incredible career. it's been the most magical of journeys and to be there and show thankfulness was what it was all about for me. and in the corner of my eye, my kids are standing there. all the legends of the sport. you felt like time stood still for a second. it was great. >> there was nothing like seeing your rival and friend rafael nadal. talk about tears. he had oceans of tears for you.

>> it was a flood. >> it was a flood. >> yeah. >> and it is impossible to watch that and not cry. >> yeah. that surprised me a lot. i think the moment it was all said and done, this is when i think everybody started to realize actually how fortunate we still are to be playing and competing and think their careers flashed in front of their eyes as well. this is what rafa maybe felt. i'm not sure. i never heard him speak about it other than saying, i don't know, it was just a hard moment. >> his retirement marking an end but not the end for federer, who is making the most of life off the tennis court. >> does the family like to have you at home. >> it is a beautiful thing for me now. a match or a practice again the next day. mentally, i'm in the moment and i think my family enjoys that. >> people have been wondering what you have been up to in the last 18 months or so. here you are.

you are on stage with coldplay. >> that's right. chris called me up the day before, come up on stage. >> okay. you haven't skied in 14 years. you never risked it before. how is your golf? >> my golf is improving. the swing, i mean, it is not bad. but the balls are going everywhere. >> okay. i'm still going. met gala hosting. >> yeah. you got to do it, yeah. >> the oscars. >> trying to look dapper, yeah. >> still got a good seat at wimbledon. >> that's right. i still have some connections. >> there you go. savannah guthrie going to bruce springsteen's concerts. >> this is just in. you have been playing beer pong? >> there we go. so i was at a graduation at dartmouth. more difficult than i thought it was. i thought i was going to sink every shot into cups and i thought i was going to dominate. i mean, i won. we won together in a come-from-behind victory. >> giving a commencement speech

at dartmouth as you did, it is a moment. it is a time when you collect all the wisdom you acquired over the years and try to share it. >> you want to become the master at overcoming hard moments. that is, to me, the sign of a champion. >> i was trying to pass on, you know, the things that i learned about, about winning and losing and dealing with those situations and about, i guess, positive mind set and also about travelphilanthropy. >> and you got a doctorate. >> yeah. so, of course, that was a super bonus. >> thank you, doctor. good to catch up. >> amazing. thanks, savannah. always fun to see rog. >> he seems so at peace with it. does he miss it? >> he does miss it. i think he would have played tennis forever if he could. he was the happy warrior out there and loved it to the last minute. but he also knew when it was time. he's having a good time in retirement. he still plays a little tennis. his wife was a professional

tennis player, too. kids play a little bit. so he's doing great. >> you look at rafael nadal, that was a moment. >> oh, it's beautiful. at the end of the documentary, maybe you are a super fan like me. you don't have to. you will be crying. like it is just a beautiful -- it is about sportsmanship. >> i know you played tennis with him before. you could take him on at beer pong. >> i don't know. my tennis was terrible. he still laughs about how terrible i played when i played with him. at one point, he goes, stop looking at me and look at the ball. >> good advice. >> anyway, it is fun. we should mention the movie is out tomorrow. it is on prime video. >> that was great. all right. let's take a look at what's going on across the country. we do have the heat across the eastern half of the country. record highs. we also have the potential for stronger storms today along that cold front where we could see heavy downpours across kansas. we could see 2 to 4 inches of

pain per hour. and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, thank you, dylan. >> we have joe fryer in for carson. >> first up, "wheel of fortune." earlier this month, the show's beloved host bid a sweet farewell to his long-time game. >> it's been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade. and i have always felt that the

privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half hour a safe place for family fun. >> well, now the numbers are in. it looks like the show is the big winner. pat's final episode on june 7th reached 11 million viewers making it the game's most watched episode in more than four years. it comes after 40 plus years of hosting. next season the show will return with his partner vanna white teaming up with ryan seacrest. congrats, pat, on a good run. next up, matt damon and ben affleck. it has been three decades since this duo debuted on the big screen. >> look, you are my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. in 20 years if you are still living here, coming over to my house to watch the patriots games, still working construction, i'll kill you. that's not a threat. that's a fact. >> well, it looks like that oscar winning team is pairing up once again. yesterday deadline reporting that matt and ben are set to

star in an upcoming thriller flick called "rip." details about the plot are being kept tightly under wraps, but we can't wait to see what the boston boys are cooking up. can you believe it's been 27 years since "good will hunts". >> we're all aging with them together. finally, something going viral. earlier this week one user on x shared this text exchange with the hilarious caption, i know my brother and his girlfriend are fighting when i receive a text like this. so here's the text. it's a picture of a certain beloved frozen treat with a question, what do you call this? so, everyone, what? >> i mean, a chipwich. >> this is an ice cream sandwich. >> that is not an ice cream sand ditch. that is a rectangle with chocolate outside. this is a chipwich. >> peter, what say you? >> you have bread and cookies.

>> in the bay area, we call these ipsits. >> it tastes good. >> i'm on chipwich. this was my favorite treat when he was in high school. >> is this really a controversy. >> some people say it is called an ice cream cookie sandwich, which is way too long. but laura apparently feels that's -- >> what would you call it? >> ice cream sandwich. >> if i asked for an ice cream sandwich and you brought me back this -- >> me, too. >> we can all call it delicious. austin butler stopping by to talk about tapping into

♪♪ we are back, stepping out on the plaza to say hello to our amazing crowd. not too hot yet. >> it is a beautiful day. and the plaza, look who is here, austin butler. and he brought some friends. austin is in a new book, a new movie called "the bike riders." are these personal? are these your harleys? >> these are my personals. >> but you do have a harley or two? >> yeah, i do. >> we will talk about the film and more. an inspiring but little known story tied to today's juneteenth celebrations. plus, we will take you on a first of its kind walking tour

through harry styles hometown, giving fans the chance to know the star before he was a star. kelly cobiella is there for the debut. looking ahead to tomorrow on "today," the stars will be out in studio 1a. two-time oscar winner emma stone will be here, along with jesse clemens to share a peek at their new movie. and eva longoria with a look at our series. >> i just want to introduce everybody to a young lady named elana. good morning. >> hello. >> where are you from? >> i'm from new jersey. >> and you have a big day tomorrow, the end of your cancer treatment. >> end of my cancer treatment. this is going to be the second time i'm beating it. >> congratulations. are you going to ring that bell tomorrow? >> yes, i am. >> what does it mean to you? >> it is just -- it's amazing to be able to ring the ball. >> long time coming. >> yeah, for the second time. >> so gla y are here. congratulations.

thank you so much for being here. dylan, over tou. >> thank yo savannah. we are going to take a look at what is going on across the country. record high temperatures are likely throughout the northeast, stretching back into the ohio river valley today. we're also looking at fing rains across southern texas where we could end up with a foot of rain as the tropical system makes its way closer. could see heavy rain with that cold front. then tomorrow, a few severe storms acros the interior northeast. e hea wavel also continue really for several more days and heavy rain possible across the upper midwest. and that flood good wednesday morning. and happy juneteenth to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to have the coolest day of the week happen this afternoon. we're only headed up to 80 degrees for our warmer spots inland. most of us in the 70s and summer officially begins tomorrow with a slight warm up with some mid 80s. but then we really feel that heat on friday

into the weekend we're going to see temperatures peaking at 96 degrees on saturday and a little bit cooler early next week, while and you know we love birthdays on the plaza. look at this young lady right here. how old are you turning? >> 95! >> 95 years old. and how old were you the last time you were here? >> 80. >> 80, so that's a while ago. >> okay. so you got me instead. have a wonderful birthday. 95. >> 80? 95. we'll see you at 110. so nice to see you. >> happy birthday to everyone out here on the plaza celebrating. up next, as the nation marks juneteenth, we have shining the light on a woman who risked everything to help people reach freedom. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back this morning with a very special story as the country marks juneteenth. >> we have all heard of harriet tubman. but have you heard of sylvia hector weber, the so-called harriet tubman of texas? >> well, you are about to. a new exhibit is lining a light on her story. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. her remarkable story is at the center of an exhibit at ut austin's brisco center. it began with the discovery of her freedom papers found in an unassuming box on how she gained her freedom. along the winding rio grande lies a history never of us have ever heard. to look at this river and think that so many years ago it was

the route that people used to find freedom from slavery. >> yeah. it -- it's so close but yet so far for so many people. and knowing they just had to get there. >> reporter: this property, researchers say, was one of the final stops on the underground railroad south. run by sylvia hector weber. oj and sophi a's grandmother generations over. >> reporter: the ferry that they would use. >> use to go back and forth into mexico. >> reporter: sylvia's story part of a family history that was largely secret until now. >> it wasn't allowed for you to know that you were part of a black family. jeremiah, they protected him from society so they wouldn't know that he was half black.

can you imagine if they found out he was black? >> understanding she was formally enslaved. they helped other people that were enslaved into freedom. it is a pride knowing that you had family that did that. >> reporter: her story is now on display for the world to see at ut austin's brisco center. >> these are her freedom papers. >> correct. >> reporter: how significant is this? >> this is an extremely rare type of document. >> reporter: sara curated the exhibit, freedom papers, evidence of emancipation, featuring dozens of never seen before documents from the 1800s that reveal the high cost of freedom before the civil war for enslaved women and children, including sylvia married to a white man named john weber. >> sylvia was a remarkable person. her home offered a place of

refuge. we also know the steep price that she and john were asked to pay to achieve the freedom for sylvia and her three children. >> reporter: what was the cost? >> they were asked to pay with the lives of two enslaved children. >> reporter: not one of their own children? >> no. in payment they would have perpetuated the system they were trying to escape. >> reporter: put up as collateral. in the decades after, researchers say they operated ranches along the colorado river and rio grande, fairing escapees to freedom in mexico. so sylvia is buried somewhere in here. >> yes. we know she's somewhere in the cemetery. not sure exactly what spot. >> reporter: today her family is focused on preserving that legacy. as we celebrate juneteenth and we think about freedom and what it means to be free, what do you

hope people will take away and learn from sylvia's story? >> an appreciation for what people had to go through to gain that freedom. there was so much more than just physical harm that was done. the emotional damage that was done, generational damage that was done. >> reporter: a reminder of the fight and the fragility of freedom. >> i'm so privileged to be part of this family, a part of her family because she was an example for all of us. >> reporter: and just so much pride among those two. it is interesting. oj and sophia lived there right in the same area and didn't even know each other growing up. they met through this discovery. this exhibit will run through the end of june, after which, the descendants are hoping to take sylvia's story on the road, while also hopefully helping other descendants of enslaved people begin to piece together

their history. guys? >> what a story. thank you very much. when we come back, we will sit down with a bike rider star austin butler. he's bringing his rebel cool style back to

we are back at 8:43 with star austin butler. from transforming into the king of rock 'n' roll to flying high in tom hanks' latest series, he has mastered the art of playing it cool and kicking up dust in "the bike riders." alongside tom hardy, austin playing the club's youngest member who never says no to a fight. >> what were you thinking back

there? >> screwing off with them guys. >> austin, good morning. >> good morning. >> got to see a little bit of it last night. this is a really cool movie. cool is the right word. did you like being in a motorcycle gang? >> yeah. it is about the coolest they could make me look. i felt lucky. i got to be with tom hardy, one of my heroes. >> jody's voice is unrecognizable. it is almost just the price of admission just to hear her in this midwest accent. and she's british, right? >> she's british. she's from liverpool. there is this recording of a woman she's playing and she sounds identical. it is amazing. >> it is incredible. it is fun to see. it is the story of a biker gang. as i said, real events. i didn't know this about you. you love motorcycles. this was perfect for you. >> my dad rode one.

so many great memories of being a kid. it's been in my blood. >> when this came along, you were like, and i know how to ride. >> but i wasn't that great. so i kind of lied and said, oh, yeah, i ride motorcycles a lot. and then i trained. >> you were like, i can do a wheelie. was that a thing when you were starting out in hollywood, would you ever pad the resume. >> yeah. you say i could do archery and juggling. >> and then what happens when you show up and you're like, we have different balls. >> you figure it out somehow. you fake it. >> you have been on such a rocket ship. and elvis is so memorable. we just had you for "masters of the air." you have been doing so many interesting projects. are you still kind of just like letting it sink in. do you still get star struck when you are working with all these folks? >> completely. i was telling the story about getting star struck by ryan gosling. >> what happened?

>> it is when you don't expect to see somebody. i saw him outside of a hotel i was staying in. i had to go in through another door. i couldn't say hello. i grew up admiring him so much, yeah. i love him. >> but you are austin butler. >> i know. but that doesn't feel real. >> yeah. i saw an interview with jimmy kimmel and you were at some crazy celebrity party. taylor swift dj'd. >> you keep waiting to wake up from moments like that. >> what do you like? >> paul i met a few times. i never met springsteen, and that was really -- i mean, that is one of the moments you can't hardly fathom. >> yeah. it's so fun. you had the premier the other day and cher came. >> yeah, she's another person that i never met. what a legend. >> wow. tell me about this time for you because, i mean, you have been in acting a long time.

people always think it is an overnight success when they are introduced to you. >> yeah. >> what has it been like for you to kind of -- because you seem like a shy person and then suddenly it's -- you are. you don't have that persona that people put on. but that can be hard, too. >> yeah. i guess i started when i was 12. so acting 30 years. no, i have been acting 20 years. and most of that time just trying to pay the rent and pay for gas. so right now i just feel very grateful. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and tell me more about the movie. like what was it like to kind of get into that character and inhabit those clothes and that accept and be working alongside those actors? >> it is a great time. it was inspired by this book where he followed around chicago outlaws and he took amazing

photographs. some of the best pictures that you have ever seen of motorcycle clubs. and, so, there is an incredible romance around him. and in the back of the book, he's interviewed. those are unvarnished and just the humanity of them really comes forward. but the guy i'm playing, you never see his face in the book. you see the top of his head as he's leaned over the pool table or you see him from behind on a pool table. so he's this mystery. i just got to play this really fun character on a motorcycle. it was amazing. >> i heard you were inspired to buy a new old harley. >> yeah. >> little momento from the shoot. austin, it is always a pleasure to have you. >> thank you so much. the movie is called "the bike riders," and it opens in theaters nationwide on friday. coming up next, something special for harry styles fans.

kelly cobiella is there for us this rning.mo

welcome back. and harry styles' fans, listen up. there is a new way to get closer to your favorite superstar by walking in his tucked into the english countryside, holmes chapel, where a young harry styles dreamed of becoming a star. >> harry styles. >> okay. >> reporter: holmes castle,

harry's house, we're here. arriving at the train station, you can't miss him. >> hi there. >> have you met harry? >> reporter: there he is. >> yeah, that's harry. >> reporter: the ticket office now the first stop in the new walking tour proud locals have put together, so fans can visit the place where the pop star grew up. the tour guide today, 16-year-old ben. >> follow me. >> reporter: this tiny quintessential english village a mecca for styles super fans. writing messages to the superstar on a heart-shaped piece of slate. the viaduct where locals say harry had his first kiss. now a world famous landmark with its own hashtag, drawing over a million clicks on tiktok, a place for fans to leave messages, hoping harry will see them. you can really see how dedicated harry fans are looking at this wall. >> this is obviously a shrine.

>> reporter: for some an emotional connection. better. he makes me smile. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: back then, harry describing his hometown as -- >> it's quite boring. there is nothing that happens there. >> reporter: now fans flying across the globe, bringing the fan. >> it's now a quite lively place. ♪♪ you don't know you're beautiful. >> reporter: and leaving their mark. and there are all sorts of messages. ♪ ♪ walk through fire for you ♪ ♪ >> reporter: wandering down these oath paths, farmlands and country roads where harry might have once walked. >> the fans have taken over. >> yes, very much so. >> reporter: everybody loves harry. part of the tour, dropping in at the local bakery where harry worked as a young boy.

now a popular spot, not just for the tasty pastries. in 2010, 16-year-old harry talked about his job here during that breakthrough x factor audition. >> i work in a bakery. >> reporter: over the years, the pop sensation keeping close to his hometown, coming back for the one direction "this is us" documentary. >> barbara! >> hi! >> i spent quite a bit of time with these people. >> reporter: bringing his then girlfriend taylor swift in 2012. >> my favorite ones. >> reporter: oh, my gosh! this rural village no longer as it was. ♪ ♪ you know it's not the same as it ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a place where fans, including the four-legged ones could feel just that much closer to their idol. and that viaduct is actually a protected site. locals wanted to find a way for people to express their love for harry without writing on it.

you have the tour. you have the t-shirts now. and, guys, look at this. does that look familiar? a little cardigan. very much like the one harry wore on "today," the one that went viral. >> yeah, the coat of many colors. >> reporter: this is a non-for-profit tour, so all of the proceeds stay in harry's village. otherwise known as holmes chapel. >> kelly, thank you. >> kelly has now become a super fan. >> who do you love so much you would tour their hometown like that? >> cher. >> that was fast! >> okay. anybody? >> i need time. >> beyoncé. >> 15 seconds. >> that's like -- that's a real challenge. l challenge. >> i went to where she had her first kiss. >> john legend, john legend. >> all right.

good morning. it is 856. i'm marcus washington. happening now. the effort to recall oakland mayor shengtao has now qualified for the november ballot. the city of oakland notified the group, called oakland united, to recall xing tao or outs, that it has enough signatures for that. recall the requirements included nearly 25,000 signatures. recall supporters gathered more than 40,000 oust for short way will speak in about an hour from now. we've asked mayor tao's office for a comment, but we have not heard back. just yet. well, state fair and sacramento will be a bit more green this year. they will be able to buy marijuana there. this is for the first time ever, fair

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