between russia and ukraine. road to recovery, the long battle back for the former miss usa who nearly lost it all after a very public battle with drugs and alcohol. >> i'm just a small town girl. it's like what is going on with my life right now? >> and kings of the world.

a thrilling double overtime victory for the los angeles kings over the new york rangers in game five of the stanley cup finals, and now the kings are nhl champs once again. today saturday, june 14th, 2014. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. we do want to get straight to today's top story, the growing cris in iraq. there have been a number of overnight developments. let's get you caught up at this hour. two of iraq's biggest cities, mosul and kirkuk have now fallen. mosul is in the hands of islamic militants while kirkuk has been

taken over by kurdish forces. >> hundreds of iraqi men are joining the fight to protect their country. they have come to volunteer centers answering a call to defend iraq. >> just a few hours ago, iran's president offered his country's help to iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in iraq this morning following all of the developments for us. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. hassan rouhani said that iran would consider helping the united states if the united states was sincere in its fight against terrorists in this country. that could be a change of alliances across the region. alliances are shifting. right now we are in the city of kirkuk. this place has long been contested. it is home to about 15% of all of iraq's known oil reserves. everybody in the country has long wanted it. now it is held by kurdish militias. things are changing her rapidly as militants from isis are

approaching baghdad. iraq's second biggest city, mosul, is now under islamic sharia law. militants from the al qaeda offshoot i d sis decreed all women must veil. mosul was one of the first cities occupied by u.s. troops a decade ago. american officials said democracy would then spread from here. and the men the united states trained to fight the isis assault are still surrendering. with no protection hundreds of thousands of civilians are leaving mosul. this family walked 20 miles to sul.pe mosul. now this 20 is their home. omar blames the u.s.-backed shiite prime minister, saying he alienated all sunnis in the country, made them feel second class. volunteers and aid workers are

building tents as fast as they can. there has been a massive wave of people fleeing their homes. the fear here is this is just the beginning. kathy robinson says the displaced hundreds of thousands need food and shelter. >> it's dusty, it's hot. there's nowhere to stay, there's nowhere to go. >> reporter: but this conflict may have changed. the shiite majority awoke. in the holy city of karbala where shia islam was forged in battle 13 centuries ago, volunteers signed up for a new war. shiite clerics called the faithful to arms. and promised those who died fighting isis a place in paradise. and today strong words from the iraqi prime minister. so far we have not seen much from the iraqi government or the iraqi security forces. they haven't been fighting, they have been dropping their uniforms. today maliki said that the government and the army will

soon launch a major counter attack. it's unclear if the iraqi army will now act or if we'll just see more uniforms on the road. lester, erica, back to you. >> richard, thank you. president obama is in close contact with his national security team this weekend as he weighs the u.s. options for military involvement in iraq. on friday he did make it clear that u.s. troops will not be sent into ground combat. >> we can't do it for them. and in the absence of this type of political effort, short-term military action, including any assistance we might provide, won't succeed. this should be a wake-up call. >> retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs is an nbc news military affairs analyst, a recipient of the medal of honor and two purple hearts for his service during the vietnam war. colonel jacobs, thanks for being here. >> good morning, lester. >> the president and his team say they're drafting responses right now and plans over the next few days.

this insurgent push didn't happen overnight. did the u.s. intelligence miss that? why wouldn't plans already be in place for something like this? >> they should be in place. if they weren't in place, it's because they did miss it. you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that maliki has alienated everybody from the instant he took office and something like this was bound to happen. there's been plenty of signs. there's no reason not to be prepared or have >> politically boots on the ground is a dead issue as far as the administration is concerned. the only option is air power. maybe drones, fighter planes. how limiting is that and would that get the job done in terms of holding back the offense. >> one of the things our intelligence capability. to give information 40 the iraqi forces if they fight. provide limited airstrikes in order to hit concentrations of the enemy. but these are tactical measures for what is effectively a strategic problem, it's not

going to change the arc of the conversation on the battlefield over the long term. >> i don't mean to open a political conversation any way you look at it the u.s. finger precipitates are on the situation in iraq that led to this at this point. is doing nothing an option for the u.s.? >> i think doing nothing is an option. it's a stronger option than putting boots on the ground. if we have boots on the ground there may be limited numbers of people in special operations and training but i don't think that it's going to change anything whatsoever. what's interesting is that you are liable to wind up with a big civil war that will last six months to two years and ultimately you wind up having a blood thirsty desperate in charge of iraq back where we started from. >> back where we started from. eight years of war, 4,000 american soldiers killed. are we looking at going back, that all that gets erased? >> yes. all that will have been erased. you can't make it up.

the difference between al maliki and saddam hussein, they are both crooks but maliki is weak. what is going to replace him is somebody as strong as saddam husse hussein. it's a bad completely bad scenario and like i said you can't make it up. if you presented this to somebody making a movie throw you out of the office as being unbelievable. and even more unbelievable is that we may wind up being the allies of iran in trying to get isis off the battlefield. >> thanks very much. appreciate it. >> there are new developments in ukrai ukraine. we report that a military plane was shot down. annabell, good morning. >> good morning. this was a big military transport plane carrying equipment and provisions and 40 troops and a crew of 9. it was coming in to land at luhansk and shot down by pro

russian separatists according to the defense ministry reportedly killing all 49 on board. the question is where the rebels get this military hardware from. the ukrainian government has accused the russians of supplying it and accusations denied by russia but yesterday the state department said it believes several rocket launchers and three tanks no longer used by the russian military crossed the border from russia into eastern ukraine. so with this loss of life the largest death toll for the ukraine military 18 single instance since unrest began, tensions are escalating again. the newly elected president petro poroshenko proposal for peace are not given much chance of success. >> thank you. >> former p.o.w. bowe bergdahl is spending his first full day back in the united states today, a day after he returned to texas for rehabilitation. a team of health care and army professionals is helping him

readjust. katy tur is at fort sam houston where he is recovering. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now he is undergoing what they call stage 3 of his reintegration. it's unclear how long he'll be here but in the coming days and weeks he will start to do more comprehensive testing including conversations about his five years in captivity. sergeant bowe bergdahl is said to be in stable condition after arriving early friday morning. his first steps on american soil in five years, also military transport plane on a tarmac in san antonio. this morning he's at brook medical center whan officials say is stage 3 of his reintegration. >> decompression, slowly improving. >> reporter: these letters reportedly written by sergeant bergdahl during captivity. nbc news has not verified the letter but in them he ufrnlged people to reserve judgment.

writing if this makes it to the usa tell those involved that there are more sides to the situation. please tell dc to wait for all evidence to come in. senator mccain dismissed >> you are not free to write what you want so to me that is totally irrelevant to this conversation. >> although stage 3 of the reintegration process involves reuniting with family, so far bergdahl has not chosen to contact his parents. military doctors say a reunion will take place once the sergeant says he is ready. as for being returned to service, officials say that is one of the goals of reintegration. and doctors wouldn't go into many details about his state of mind whether he is happy, sad, nervous or excited to be home. one of the things they did mention, though, a small thing really, that he started to request more peanut butter. right now lester, he does not

know, he has not been made aware of the controversy around him. >> katy tur, thanks very much. >> let's get you caught up on the other top stories. good morning again. >> good morning. the parents of an oregon teen who fatally shot a classmate and killed himselfish ued an apology in a letter. his family of 15-year-old jared michael said they were horrified and distraught and are deeply sorrowful. they said they had never promoted violence or hatred. >> after series of incidents where air traffic controllers found sleeping on the job, a new government report finds the faa is allowing controllers to work schedules that leave them with little or no sleep before an overnight shift. they responded saying it's adding limitations to its shift and scheduling rules. iconic football coach who transformed the pittsburgh steelers from a losing team to

super bowl champions has died. chuck noll passed away of natural causes friday at his home. under his leadership the steelers brought home the vince lom boardy trophy six times. noll was 82. >> a couple in texas made an interesting decision friday to deliberately burn down their house. and you might too if you were $700,000 home was dangling off a crumbling 75-foot cliff. had they let it drop they would have had to remove it from below. the house was evacuated two weeks ago and condelled. in retrospect they should have bought an apartment in the city. just my opinion. just an opinion. just saying. you may know this veteran anchor first time here. did you know tom brokaw hails from a town in south dakota, he returned to his roots on friday to dedicate a museum. the dedication was part of a larger celebration marking the state's 125th anniversary. >> and finally, if you stayed up

last night, you better than we are here on the desk. the battle of the better coasts, at least this morning goes to the west. the l.a. kings are kings of the cup. they claimed the stanley cup friday night on their home ice. the second win for the team in three years. after two nail-biting extra periods, the game winning goal in double overtime. finishing off the new york rangers with a 3-2 win and a 4-1 series win. a team hasn't won in under six games since like 2007. this is a big deal for the kings. huge. >> tough around here. >> it's not fun waking up in new york this morning. >> we're all actually glad that you went to bed. >> i don't know. hey, dylan. how is it going? >> a little bit. we're looking at pretty nasty storms that will develop flew the middle of the country although right now just to the southwest of dallas near san antonio we have heavier downpours and also to the west of minneapolis.

but it's in this area here where we are going to see some of our strongest storms, so in red from texas up into minnesota, that's where we could see stronger storms today with damaging wind gusts and hail. but in orange here, right through eastern nebraska, north central kansas and western parts of iyaw and even extreme northwest missouri where we could see some isolated tornados but large hail. perhaps baseball-size hail in this area and damaging wind gusts so we'll focus on that area. also watch out for brief flooding with two to three inches of rain a sun see start to the day so far, including 58 degrees in san francisco. we should see temperatures comfortably in the 70s as we head to the afternoon. near 70 around downtown san francisco and into the north bay we'll see highs in the low 80s for santa rosa today.

pleasantton and livermore near 80s and 90s today and cooler into father's day and the beginning of next week. up next a trip to the ballpark, game of golf or maybe a night out with the boys. just what do dads really want for father's day? we'll find out next. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans!

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number one, a day of golfing. but golf, number two, more time with the family. this baby. three, a lone time with the remote on the couch. four, a store bought gift and five, not to be outdone the popular hand made gift from the kids. overwhelmingly, you guys said get ready for the aw factor. oh, let's go back one. let me tell you what you guys said. spending more time with the family, look at her doing her thing. followed by a day of golf, alone time with the remote and couch. the point is alone time with the family was your winner. we did get nice comments, though, if john gray's family is watching all he wants to watch the u.s. open all day. you go get them, dad. let us know on twitter using

#orange room. alone time with the family. >> anybody asking for a fake baby? >> i know it's a doll but support the head, will you. >> one would think i didn't have a baby to learn from. >> amazing how quickly you forget these things. >> i think time with family is great to have some just time off to spend and enjoy, not have pressure. >> i agree. i think it's nice. >> i was going to go golfing but i stayed off the course for all of the dads. >> you are so good. >> we've got a lot more ahead including the important lessons two medium cappuccinos!

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time and temperature on your bay area is sponsored by ashley furniture stores. welcome. the time now is 6:27. check out that gorgeous shot of san francisco from our sky camera network. you can see a little bit of the moon still up there in the sky. good morning. meteorologist rob mayeda is here with a look at your weekend forecast. >> we have sunshine around san francisco, around san jose. temperatures inland around the trivalley today upper 80s, near 90s, 70s for san francisco. around the bay area today, 8 in san jose, around the peninsula in the mid to upper 70s, 84 in santa rosa. livermore getting up to 89 degrees where we have the

livermore rodeo parade starting at 10:00 this morning. temperatures looking fairly comfortable with that. and then as we head through the rest of the weekend, we'll continue to see those temperatures cooling down, dropping about 5 to 10 degrees for father's day but staying dry. >> an intense search continues right now for a missing 9-year-old girl. ida rothschild disappeared from a camp ground yesterday afternoon. she was with her family camp at the samuel p. taylor state park, west of lagunitas. last night about 100 people searched for 9-year-old ida. her family is visiting california from new mexico. sheriff deputies said ida wandered around from the camp ground while searching for her water bottle. she was last seen near the rugged area of the point rays

national seashore at about noon yesterday. this morning's search is expected to start in about half an hour. we will keep you updated. >> coming up, the crisis in iraq could be hitting your budget here at home. why experts say gas prices will be on the rise soon. that plus all of your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now we'll take you back to the "today" show.

we are back on this saturday morning. it's june 14, 2014. a beautiful weekend in store for all of the dads out there. starting the celebration early here on the plaza. we'll say hello to them. thanks for coming down, in just a moment. looking forward to that. >> we've got a lot coming up in this half hour. first i want to take a look at the top headlines. insurgents getting closer to baghdad. hundreds of volunteers come forward to defend iraq. iran says it will stand by to help. dozens ever dead in ukraine where a military plane was shot down by pro russian separatists. the ukrainian defense ministry says the plane was coming in for a landing when it was shot down. after a thrilling game that went into double o.t., the l.a. kings are the stanley cup winners,

they beat the new york rangers winning 4-1 in the series. >> brutal if you're a rangers fan. i'm just saying it's brutal. still to come, in this half hour, it's a finale everyone has been waiting for. game of thrones wraps up with an episode promising to be one of the biggest. if you have been watching this show you know that every sunday night is literally one of the biggest episodes ever for this series. it's been so great so far. we're looking forward to that in hollywood headlines. >> i might be the only one that doesn't watch. >> that's all right. >> also excited about this segment that we have coming up later. since father's day is tomorrow we take a look at our own dads, they us many important life lessons and we're looking forward to sharing some of those with you. >> we do begin, though, this half hour with a comeback of a former miss usa. you may raeb tara cotter who won in 2006.

when that happened she appeared at the top of her game. what happened in the months after threatened much more than her title. she was able to turn her life around and is speaking out not only about her spiral but redemption. >> this is the moment where all of the hard work pays off. >> tara connor was on cop of the world when she received the coveted crown in 2006. >> it's been my dream since i was around 13. >> shortly after that came the unwanted attention with reports of drinking, drug use, and wild partying. she opened up about all of it in a tv special called after shock, tara connor airing tonight on "e." i'm a small town girl like what is going won my life. it was the darkest period. >> in the midst of that connor braced for the worst from the hard nose owner of the miss usa pageant. >> donald trump catch phrase is

you're fired. did you think you were going to be fired? >> i did. and i was okay with it. >> but instead, something elhappened. >> i've always been a believer in second chances. >> connor got to keep her crown, agreeing to go to rehab. >> i plan on walking out of this the best miss usa you've seen. >> today, connor is sober, she travels the country speaking about alcoholism and addiction and sharing something personal about her childhood. >> i was sexually abused. my first sexual experience was at 3 years old. >> she says her story has encouraged others to come forward. >> and it was like someone pulled the veil off of their eyes and said hey, i'm not alone in this like she went through it. >> and she survived it and now hopes others can learn from it. >> before you go judge someone or give an opinion or spread poison out there, like maybe have a look at their life.

>> for tara connor winning miss usa might have been the easy part. delivering on her second chance has been the real victory. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> and you can see tara connor's full story on e tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> another check of the weather from dylan. >> good morning guys. we have a huge birthday to celebrate. how old is your great grandma? >> 102. >> you're having a party. that's going to be so much fun. happy birthday and you're going to enjoy nice weather in the northeast. we've lost some of the humidity and we are looking at pretty decent weather up and down the east coast. for all of the dads watching the u.s. open this weekend it's going to be in north carolina upper 80s but we aren't looking for a lot of rain. no watch out. maybe an isolated storm later today. we do have stronger storms expected right through eastern nebraska into kansas and western iowa.

isolated tornados and also large hail will be our biggest threat. tomorrow for father's day we do still have the slight risk across southern wisconsin down into oklahoma. but this is a slight risk of moderate thunderstorms with the hail and the damaging wind gusts. the rest of the country looks pretty nice . lots of sunshine and 50s outside right now. the giants game coming up at 1: 5, we should see temperatures in the low 70s. and cooling off into the upper 60s around oakland after 7:00 later on this evening. highs near 70 in san francisco. for the north bay, those highs mainly in the 80s. pleasanton on the warm side. today's top spot we're heading to tallahassee, florida our affiliate wtwc, the second annual tallahassee latin

dance festival. this is for everyone from beginners to experts. you'll be able to mambo and much more. live music and dance workshops to keep the family entertained. lester, going to break out your skills? >> i'm tempted but i won't. thank you very much. still to come on "today," 22 jump street is expected to be one of the biggest at the box office but it's the question, will the sequel be as good as the first? we're going to talk about it next in hollywood headlines. will you help us find a new house for you and your brother?

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been out with video of the scene that has alarped some people including the family of one of the victims. we're not going to show that video. tell me what's going on. >> arty to quau was opening. his daughter put out saying please take this down. nobody should see my father this way. a lot of comedians worked with on his show, zach shepherd, they have come out and said please take this video down. so far it has not been taken down. the plea from his daughter saying nobody should see my dad like this. that's what all of the comedians are tweeting, at least don't go click on the video and watch it. so it becomes that cycle of everybody has camera phones, what is for public consumption. you can't help but sympathize. >> tmz hasn't responded.

>> and they haven't taken the video down. >> really tough one for the family. let's talk about "22 jump street." jonah hill, not related, and channing tatum, getting great reviews. >> excellent. i have seen this. the best thing about the movie is that it's a sequel. they are in on the joke. >> finally. >> might get you past the critics. >> the critics can't make fun of it because the meef makes fun of it. half of the movie is improv. ta tum is more comfortable. two undercops in college. hilarious. >> i love them. >> we were talking a moment ago and we want to further the discussion, game of thrones. i got into it kind of late but i'm caught up. and the big finale is tomorrow. >> tomorrow. it's called the children for those of you dvring it 66

minutes so make sure you do the second. >> that's important. >> that might be the best thing we learn all morning. >> you want to catch up, make sure you do. the show creators say this is the best finale they have done in all four seasons. >> the whole cast is going to get killed? >> never know. peter's character is sentenced to death. we don't know what's going to happen. there are ten episodes. usually episode nine is the big one. this is the biggest ever. >> the most recent episode had us screaming in horror because of something that happened. >> this is supposedly going to top the last. >> cover my face. i had like the blanket over my head and pillow saying to my husband can you turn the sound down. it was so gruesome but good. >> i want a cam in your house. >> would be a good reality show. thanks. great to have you. you can watch e news week

nights. send it over to dylan. >> good morning guys. we've got adrian king here all the way from trenton, new jersey. you've got a huge crowd here. we'll show them. take it away. >> still to come on "today" show lester, erica, jenna and dylan, words and wisdom from their dads after these messages. so, duke, what do you think of our new bush's baked beans video game? i think i'm getting the hang of it. [ jay ] okay, now pick up the specially cured bacon! hit it with the brown sugar! now roll that beautiful bean footage! yes! [ jay ] bush's baked beans are slow-cooked according to our secret family recipe for a big flavor. high score! you get to put your name on the wall of fame! [ beeping ] whoa! game over... aww, you're no fun. [ jay ] enjoy bush's baked beans.

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just one more day to go now until father's day. we really enjoyed this week as we recognize all the amazing men out there in our modern dad series. this morning we're talking about our own dads and the impact they have had on our lives. >> they have loved us unconditionally and taught us about life, loyalty and resilience. my dad's name is lester holt. he's a sr., i'm a jr. my father is no nonsense.

at the same time he's got a wicked sense of humor. he was an aircraft mechanic in the air force so he's good with his hands and he's a woodworker. he likes good music but he's never picked up an instrument in his life. >> my dad was honest and funny and dedicated. my dad taught me to love food and to love cooking and to trust myself in the kitchen. i was really close to my dad and i miss him all the time. he always knew how to make us laugh and smile. he was never afraid to show affection or tell us he loved us. he was so proud of me and my sister, he just felt such pride, and that meant a lot to me. >> he is the most loving, caring man i've ever known. he's always right there rooting me on. he'll call me every single weekend after the show. >> it's me. good show. i'll get ahold of you later. say hello to everybody.

love you, bye. >> my dad's name is bennett and he is hands down the hardest working, kindest, sweetest soul on the planet. my dad was born in puerto rico. we both love caribbean music and both have reggae coursing through our veins. we both love football together. i don't know how he does it but my dad can do anything. i sound like a 5-year-old talking about their dad. >> it's not so much advice as just an example of living. he's always been there for his family, a guy that was there for other people and i think that has been one of the most impressive things about my father. >> a reminder that we're all just people. at the end of the day, the most important thing is to be kind to people and to treat other people the way that you want to be treated because especially because you may be on top today but maybe that's bottom tomorrow. >> act like you belong there. whether you walk into a room and don't feel comfortable, walk into a party and you feel

insecure, you act like you belong there and nobody will ask questions and nobody will make you feel insecure at all. >> i don't know if he knows how much my wedding day meant to me. that dance i had with him. my dad said to me, referring to my husband, i hope he loves you as much as i love you and i said you know he does and he said i absolutely do. you don't need me anymore. and it wasn't that he was saying you don't need me anymore, it was i know you're taken care of, that life was going to be great no matter what. >> i talk about my dad a lot to my kids because i want them to know him. he loved education, he loved learning, he loved reading. my older son was almost 3 and a half when my dad died. my younger son was six weeks old but he was named after my dad. and my dad knew that and my dad got to hold him. >> he has not made every right decision in his life but every single decision he's made has come from a fantastic place in his heart. that's what i have taken from him and what i will pass along.

>> my father was a strong disciplinarian. i think i've brought that to the way i've raised my children. not in that ogre sort of way but be respectful and speak in a certain way. >> he let us take our chances. >> if i could say one more thing to my dad, i think i would say thank you, just for setting such a great example and for being so good to us. >> well, i only have one of these with me. >> we'll have to pass it around and share. >> it we are so lucky to all have such powerful dads, powerful examples. >> a daddy's girl, you know, just talking about my dad just makes mush. i can -- i wish he was here right now, i'd just run up and give him a hug. >> we'll wait for his call. >> that usually comes around 9:30. >> we'll get the review. we'll all wait around for the call.

no, it's wonderful to have a dad's day but i always say every day is a father's day. being a dad is the coolest job in the world. you know, nothing tops it. maybe being a mother. >> isn't that funny how watching yourself as a dad you realize you're just like your dad? i notice it with my mom. >> some things that comes out of your mouth as awe parent. who just said that? >> you know, my dad is not around anymore but it means so much to me to see my boys with my father-in-law, they have this beautiful relationship. it's really cute, they all walk the same. they all have this walk and it's really sweet to see that kind of carry on. it's really nice. >> all right. well, we'll be back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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and just like that with a shorter time, it feels too short with you but we'll see you back tomorrow. an extra special father's day, some big surprises in store for great deserving dads. >> we'll see you then. have a great saturday, everybody. so long. ♪

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a lovely morning there, sunny look out at san francisco, b skies. you can still see a bit of the moon there still hanging out, but it's going to be a nice one for the giants game today at 1:00. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm vicky nguyen. we're going to get a quick check of your forecast for the entire bay