nearly 200 bodies, victims, of mh-17, are gone, taken by pro-russian rebels to an unknown locations. this as anger arises over the ensecured crash site. are they widening the ground offensive against hamas militants. dozens of palestinians killed and hundreds more wounded a in you round of fighting. scare in the sky. a hot air balloon ride suddenly comes crashing down on to power lines. remember james garner, the legendary actor from "the rockford files" and so many

films, has died at the age of 86. we'll look back at his storied career sunday, july 20th, 2014. from nbc news, this is "today." with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaz sdwla. welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm e erica hill. >> i'm lester holt alongside dylan dreyer andrn tom llamas w is in for jenna. so much confusion at the crash site. it is so bizarre to see people traipsing you through the wreckage. >> one of the first things that happens is that that site is secured. >> the stakes are high. here is what's happening. at the site of the malaysian flight 17, bodies have been found, 196 of them have been taken away from the site. reports that pro-russian rebels

guarding the area forced the emergency workers to hand them over. >> all this comes as the international outrage over the handling of both the bodies and the crime scene only grows. world leaders calling on russia's president, putin, to allow international investigators to the site. we start with keir who is at that site this morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are mangled pieces of this plain like the section of tail behind me across the ukrainian countryside and confused accounts of whether or not the black boxes have been found. this morning, we are told that the bodies that have been found here have been removed. there are fears that many victims haven't been located. more than 100 people are still missing somewhere in this wreckage. the area is still largely unguarded. it's unbelievable that we can just walk right through the

middle of all of this. stretchers used to carry away the dead have been abandoned. passengers found in the field alongside their possessions. a wallet without money or credit cards and many cuddly toys, 80 children on board. people's bodies have hit the ground and left these horrific marks. the bodies of the victims will be sent back to their families, i was told, by a gun-yielding militia leader who calls himself prime minister. memorials are being held for victims from around the world. >> the downing of mh-17, was not an innocent accident. it was the outcome of a trail of human evil. >> reporter: the international anger is building. the dutch prime minister lost 103 countrymen.

russia's president putin has one last chance to help, he says. there is still no sign of crash investigators here. three full days of the flight mh-17 came down in flames. we did just see european m monitors arrive. they can confirm, they have seen it, that the bodies have been taken to a refrigerated train car a little ways away from here. they say they are being kept there in relatively safe and secure conditions. what they don't know, erica, is where they will be taken to next or even when. >> which is so confusing and so frustrating for so many. keir, as you showed, you can walk through that debris field, which so many are not used to seeing and yet the investigators have not made their way there. there was a lot of talk about their safety as this first happened. that one of the main concerns as they are trying to make their

way to the site? >> reporter: it really is. this is a war zone. at times here you can hear artillery fire in the distance. the front line moves at times. it could come across it. right now, we feel completely safe but that can change. that's a problem for the investigators. can they safely come here and find out what happened in the middle of this war. >> you may have heard some of the passengers on flight 17 were aids researchers on their way to an important conference in australia that was to begin today. they sorm of the bess the and t best and the brightest in the aids community. sarah melbourne is following it for us. >> reporter: at the aids conference that was held a short time ago, people from around the world paused to remember six remarkable colleagues who were aboard that doomed airliner.

>> a moment of silence will represent our sadness, our anger and our solidarity. >> reporter: one poignant moment that symbolized the enormity of loss, a tribute to victims who included pioneering past president jup long. >> he was simply a wonderful man and bright as hell. >> everywhere, talk of the tragedy and tokens of esteem. >> a red ribbon meant a lot to me to show my personal feelings towards the families, friends and relatives. >> there is great sadness amongst the community here as there is great sadness across australia with 28 aus stral yans and across the world with over 290 lives lost and wasteful, a shocking waste of lives. >> reporter: this was the worst air disaster for australia in more than half a century with 28 australians among the dead. every smiling photo, another heartbreaking story.

like albert and marie risk who knew most everyone in their small town. the couples children are in shock. >> i don't think they know what to think. the fact is, they have lost both of their parents. a missile blew through the plane and that's how they are going to depart this world is uncompre hence i believe. >> at church services today, the prime minister expressed his grief. >> i think it is important at a time like this to indicate that we are grieving with and praying for all of those who have been impacted by this dreadful, dreadful -- where the prime minister says he has grave concerns about russia, that they will say one thing and do another. he also has real reservations about the integrity of the crash site. in the meantime, the aids conference will continue here tomorrow and there will be a candlelight vigil later in the week. lester. sara james, this morning, thank you. elsewhere in the world, we

are following this story out of gaza, a horrific scene this morning from one of the most intense days of fighting between israeli military and hamas militants, one of the most intense days. richard engel, chief foreign correspondent is in gaza city with more for us. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i think you can say this is definitely the most intense day so far. scenes of devastation in a palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts of gaza city. we are seeing children and bodies in the streets, women and children. what happened, we are told, is that israeli forces, early this morning, tried to push into the area with tanks and armored vehicles. one israeli armored vehicle was attacked by a palestinian rocket, a shoulder-fired rocket. that vehicle was a catastrophic loss. there were heavy israeli casualties. then, israel moved in with a rescue operation sending in more

troops and to provide cover for that rescue operation, they unleashed a ferocious bomb bartment on the neighborhood. residents were desperately trying to call ambulances. ambulances, according to medical officials, were not able to reach the area. there was a lot of damage. dozens killed. one palestinian medical official said it was a war crime in the making. amid pressure to try and create some sort of cease-fire, the two sides agreed to a two-hour window to allow palestinians to go in and recover some of the bodies. even that window didn't hold. the fighting there continues. this is hardly over. >> richard engel, thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> i know you will be joined bisect of state, john kerry. with everything that richard just laid out for us, including that two-hour cease-fire that the red cross requested that could not hold, realistically,

what is it that the u.s. and secretary kerry can do at this point? >> well, they have influence over the israeli government. thus far, the obama white house has been very supportive of this military campaign. there was concern about civilian casualties, urgeings for restraint. i think you may see the administration try to exert influence over the future politically of gaza. it is president habas who exists and operates in the west bank but not in gaza. this is viewed as a potential moment for gazans themselves to turn against hamas and perhaps seek greater, better political leadership. does that create an opening for the administration on peace efforts that have recently failed? it may be a slim hope. i think those are the tracks that they are working on. >> they are looking towards every bit of hope, however slim it may be. this is not the only international crisis that the white house is facing at this point. there is also a lot of pressure to act in some way, pressure

from here at home when it comes to the situation over this downed flight and whether or not or just how involved russia may be. when it comes to that, again, what can the u.s. do realistically. also, what is the u.s.'s role technically in all of this? >> well, the investigation itself is more limited. this is an international investigation. what is striking, of course, is the fact that after the president called on russia to use its influence to get complete cooperation with the investigation, you have this outrageous conduct this morning of separatists removing bodies from the crash site. strong reaction from the administration is forthcoming on all of this. at the same time, they want to give president putin some room to maneuver here. this is the moment of truth as the administration describes it for vladmir putin. what does that mean? you have the ukraine government that wants more military aid and more sanctions rallying european

countries to perhaps try to cripple russia's economy to some degree. >> we will be checking with you in just a little bit for a further look on what's coming up on "meet the press." >> i want to get you caught up on some of the morning's other top stories. tom llamas is in for jenna. we start with wild video. a hot hair balloon wnt crashing into power lines in a residential neighborhood in massachusetts. leaving hundreds of homes without electricity in the town of clinton. this eyewitness video shows the balloon hitting the wires and causing a fiery explosion. five people aboard the balloon were burned. the faa is trying to figure out how this happened. dry conditions and gusty winds are fanning the flames of a massive wild fire, north central washington. the carlton complex fire has now scorched about 330 square miles in the matao valley. firefighters from new mexico, utah and wyoming are heading to the state to help battle those flames

to a "today" show exclusive. the widow of a chain smoker, who died of lung cancer in 1986 is awarded more than $23 billion in punitive damages against rj reynolds. $23 billion. she spoke only with nbc news and kristen welker has her story. >> first, i heard millions. i didn't know it was billions with a "b." i still can't believe it. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson says she is still in disbelief after a florida jury ordered r.j. troenlreynolds to r more than $23 billion for the wrongful death of her husband, michael johnson. >> birthday, christmas, father's day, i still go put flowers on his grave. >> johnson was a chain smoker who died of lung cancer in 1986 when he was just 36 years old. his widow still blames the company. >> they concealed information

that was harmful to a human for years. and still to this day, they have not admitted they were wrong. >> reporter: once part of a class action lawsuit talked out in 2006, robinson then sued r.j. reynolds on her own and on friday, she was awarded one of the largest verdicts in u.s. history. rj reynolds is vowing to appeal. the damages awarded in this case are grossly excessive and imperfect miss i believe under state and constitutional law. >> we beat them once and we will beat them again, because we are on the side of justice. we on the right side. >> reporter: according to one legal analyst, robinson may never see the billions she has been awarded. >> when you get an award this size, which is extremely, extremely rare. a lot of times the award portion will get appealed and nine times out of ten, they are very successful. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson said her husband would

be proud. >> he would say, we did it, we did it. the time has come and someone had to start somewhere. it started with me and michael johnson. >> reporter: for "today," cl kristen welker, nbc news. iconic tv and film actor, james garner, has died. he passed away of natural causes known for his roles in the rockford files and maverick. he also co-starred in the 1994 big screen version of maverick with mel gibson. more recently, he played the older version of ryan gosling's character in the notebook. he was 86 years old. ladies, grab your tisch yurs, adam levine is officially a married man. the marine front five man married victoria's secret model on tuesday. they said "i do" in new mexico. their yet to be born child has

already won america's next top model for next season. >> and has its own twitter handle and instagram account. >> i'm very happy for them. >> that's good. >> dylan has a check of the weather for us we have some interesting things in the forecast today. oda. adoes. hail and flash flooding across northern minnesota.

and we're watching a chance of showers moving through the bay area as more moisture comes out of the east and spreads into the east bay at times. we've seen a few sprinkles there around the tri-valley in the last three hours and a few more passing to the south and east of morgan hill, heading towards the peninsula and parts of the south bay. all this moisture will continue to give us clouds today and our temperatures are running fairly cool, if not somewhat muggy in the afternoon. highs around 70 in the peninsula. scattered showers in the forecast now through midday monday. that's your latest forecast. erica? dylan, thanks. still to come, prince george standing on his own two feet. talk about timing, the kid is getting ready to celebrate his firth birthday. we'll take a look book at the royal year that was right after this. and "getting major kudos." just look at you. you're being healthy, even in little ways. that's worth celebrating.

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one. in honor of that, the royal palace just release aid new photo of the new prince. duncan go duncan go la stan any has more. >> reporter: he is taking small steps at the end of a big royal year. this newly released photo shows prince george walking, a new party trick just in time for his first birthday on tuesday. what a year it has been since kate and william stepped out of that london hospital proudly showing their firstborn to the waiting world. from the small family chris sinning to this, george has become the royal to watch. >> prince george is so photogenic, he is very animated to the cameras. he seems to be getting involved has suggested that this is a future star of the royal family. that plays well with the press, no doubt about it. >> reporter: it wasn't until that trip to australia and new zealand that we really got a good look at the future king. until then, sightings were few and far between. at eight months old, he had his

very first royal engagement, a playdate. it was the perfect debut. >> when kate scooped george up and he nestled his head in her hair and gave her a big cuddle was parentally her favorite photograph to have the big tour. a beautiful image of a historic moment. >> when george wendt to the zoo, we started to learn more about the young prince. he is curious, noisy, and has no time for stuffed toys. since then, we have seen very little of george as his parents have protected him from the glare of the cameras. a lifetime of royal duty awaits. so for now, george is taking it one step at a time. for "today," duncan golestani, london. that's one cute kid. here come the terrible twos before you know it. >> i find the threes are worse. maybe they will enjoy it. >> 16 months, it is going to be interesting. still to come, are super foods really as super as they sound?

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good morning, everyone. good sunday morning, everyone. live picture this morning. a few clouds in the sky. no, you are not mistaken. those were rain drops you saw yesterday. rare sighting. rob mayeda is here to let us know are we going to see them again today? we have more moisture coming in. we're seeing that pushing to the south bay and lightning. you the see towards the tri valley, not too far away, light showers moving away from san ramone and a few more between san jose and morgan hill. there you see the showers from east to west. and the moisture rotating throughout central and southern

california throughout the day. that will bring a chance of showers off and on today. especially on the coastal hill tops. and even to monday morning you could see more showers across the east bay hills. so some rare summer showers for today with temperatures right now in the low 60s, highs headed to the mid to upper 70s today. muggy outside with a chance of a few passing showers. we'll have a full look at the unusual weather coming up today at 7:00. >> rob, thank you very much. this weekend in san francisco, remembering the the aids experts on board ma lay sha flight 17 that was downed in the ukraine. that as thousands of people are getting ready for the largest aids fund-raiser. former aids foundation president was one of six researchers on board the flight that was shot down. researchers were on their way to an international aids conference in australia. he is credited with broadening

the reach of anti-retro viral drugs, life saving drugs in third world countries. organizers say they are dedicating today's events to the researchers who will be making comments and remembering the immense loss. a grieving community gathers to remember the innocent mother killed in a police shootout. hundreds of mourners held a candle light vigil in stockton to remember misty holtz-sing. she died an hour later in a police gun battle, along with two suspects. it is not known if she was killed by gunfire from police or the bank robbers. police are now looking for a fourth suspect who dropped them off at the bank. they also believe the same robbers targeted the same bank in january. morgan hill police are warning about a phone scam making its way across the bay area. police say the scammers called

potential victims about an outstanding warning for their arrest. they should then deposit $750 into a prepaid debit card to clear up the matter. they got several calls on friday about the scam. # they say they will never call a individual to wire money or fee. we'll have all the top stories coming up at 7:00. right now, let's head back to the "today show."

hi, erica, it's our birthday too. >> i'm 65. >> hi, dylan. >> i come from texas. >> after 40 years, we made it to the "today" show. >> today is my 45th birthday. and 45 yearsyears. we're back. fantastic crowd on the plaza today, thanks for sharing their morning with us and happy birthday to erica. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> if you want to do this right, you would be out with the crowd holding up your sign. >> we're going to go meet them later. maybe i can borrow a sign. >> you share a birthday with the

moon landing. >> my father and i always joke about that. it is starting off very well with all of you guys. >> cupcakes. >> i had cupcakes last night, surprise birthday with my kids. >> leftovers around here somewhere. >> yeah. >> i think in your office. upstairs in your office. let's get you caught up on what is making headlines today. growing outrage at the crash site of flight mh-17. 196 bodies have been removed from the area, but the pro russian rebels who ordered them to be handed over have not said exactly where they're taking those remains. five people suffered minor injuries after the hot air balloon they were riding in crashed into a power line in massachusetts. no word on why it happened. tv and film star james garner being remembered this morning for his legendary career. he passed away overnight of natural causes at his home. he was 86 years old. still to come in this half hour, the incredible stories of survival from the people on board united airlines flight 232. it crashed in iowa, 25 years

ago. the pilot saving so many lives that day against incredible odds. we'll hear from them coming up. you heard about the power of superfoods like quinoa, wheat grass and kale. what foods you already have that work just as well. forget about auto tunes or dubbing. there is still one recording studio that is making music the old-fashioned way, just like elvis presley and johnny cash did there once. lester will take us there. did they offer lester a contract? we'll find out. >> if they were smart, they did. >> showed up for work today, so there's the answer. let's begin this half hour with the public outcry here in new york city. it is over the death of a man who died in police custody. cell phone video captured what appears to be officers using a choke hold on the man, which is a violation of the nypd's approved tactics. ron mott is following the story for us. ron, good morning. >> good morning. one of the officers involved has

had his gun and badge taken away while the investigation into exactly what happened here is well under way. it is an incident that left bystanders and a man's family outraged. >> i'm minding my business, officer. >> reporter: it happened on staten island. >> i didn't sell anything. >> reporter: cell phone video shows new york city police confronting 43-year-old eric garner, who they suspected of illegally selling cigarettes when things got physical. one of the officers appears to apply a choke hold to the father of six and after wrestling the man to the ground, the choke hold remained, with another officer pinning his head to the sidewalk. moments later. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: he complained he couldn't breathe at least eight times. he later went limp and died. >> all he did was break up a fight. >> reporter: ramsey recorded the incident on his phone. >> got a protocol to follow and they didn't follow none of it. >> reporter: the city's mayor and place commissioner acknowledged the officer appears to choke garner. >> the choke holds are in fact

prohibited by the new york city police department as they are, in fact, by most police departments in the united states because of the concerns of potential death arising from them. >> reporter: saturday, garner's widow collapsed at a rally before protesters marched to the police precinct near the incident, demanding justice. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: amid the growing anger is sadness, a sense garner's death was avoidable. this woman saw it all. >> i was angry because he didn't deserve to go like that. they literally jumped on this man and -- the one with the 99 on his shirt, i'm pretty sure, he crushed his windpipe. that's how hard he took him down. >> reporter: bill de blasio said he's disturbed by what he saw on the video and sent condolences to the family. an official cause of death has not been announced just yet, lester. >> incredibly disturbing. ron, thank you very much. let's go outside to dylan. she's got a final check of the weather. >> thanks, guys. we are looking at temperatures to be on the warmer side in

parts of the country today. actually very much above average, back through the plains states. taking a look at some of the temperatures, we'll see this afternoon, you can see we're going to be in the 90s to well up around 100 degrees from north dakota down into southern texas, the southwest is hot too. the northwest finally starting to cool off. and we do have a couple of spotty showers, especially the eastern great lakes stretching down to the southeast. and, again, it is going to be warm in the middle of the country and some of that heat will help fuel the storms we could see in northern minnesota today. we have a slight risk of stronger storms with the chance of isolated tornadoes and also some larger hail. tomorrow, that slight risk expands to include the dakotas and we will see a few spotty showers in the southeast. want to point out this time here, from wichita falls, texas, 40 years of marriage, you survived a tornado, the heat wave, 100 days of 100 plus heat, recycled affluent water, i don't know what that is, as a meteor

and we're seeing some showers right now moving out of the tri-valley and approaching oakland. you can see this line lifting to the the north and withest, eventually pushing to santa clara valley over the next hour or so. and this is a sign of things to come as the monsoon moisture. muggy with a chance of showers. 77 in san jose. upper 60s closer to san francisco. and mid 70s around the north bay. close to 80 in liver more. and that's your latest forecast. erica? >> all right, dylan, thanks. a somber anniversary this weekend that seems perhaps somewhat more poignant given the news of the downing of flight mh-17. it was 25 years ago that united airlines flight 232 crashed in sioux city, iowa, after suffering a failure that made a safe landing virtually impossible. >> despite insurmountable odds, two-thirds of those on board

survived. this weekend, many survivors came together to honor those who perished and remembered the day that forever changed their lives. in sioux city, iowa, this weekend, hugs and tears and still vivid memories among survivors of the day fate gave them a second chance. >> thank you. >> reporter: passengers and crew members of united flight 232 reunited, 25 years after their calm routine flight from denver to chicago devolved into terror. >> i remember the -- just a huge bang. >> it was just that -- from normalcy to just okay chaos, ju like that. >> reporter: in that incident, high over iowa, everything changed for the 296 people aboard the dc-10, an explosion in the rear end gin disabled the hydraulic system, rendering the flaen virt plane virtually uncontrollable. al haynes was the pilot. >> first thing he said, i can't

control the airplane. >> reporter: with the help of a second officer and off duty pilot, he improvised a way to steer the plane by manipulating thrust on the two good engines. they aim for the closest air field, sioux city. in the cabin, passengers took the crash position. >> i parade frayed for the pilo get strength to get down. >> reporter: but the plane was approaching almost 100 miles an hour faster than it should. and then just feet from the ground, this. >> smashed into the earth, it was incredible. i remember involuntarily closing my eyes and thinking, i just cannot believe that we hit this hard. and that our bones could all still be connected to our body. >> reporter: air traffic controller kevin bachman was working the control tower. >> you think everybody is going to die and then you think they're all going to make it and then in my mind's eye, they all

died because i saw it. the plane was gone. >> reporter: 112 people died. miraculously though, 184 others lived. >> somebody in the pile of debris was moaning and i said, relax, i see help coming. >> reporter: at this weekend's reunion, they honored those who were lost. >> renee lebeau. >> denise ben-ben. >> reporter: on friday, captain al haynes and first officer records walked down the runway that they so desperately tried to safely land on that day. still burdened by the memories of those who didn't make it. >> you know, that's all everybody talks about is we were responsible for saving all these people. but technically we were also responsible for 112 dead. >> reporter: but those they did save against impossible odds remain eternally grateful to the pilots of flight 232. and here's the most interesting fact of all this, in the investigation, they went back in the simulator and said let's see

how they might have been able to fly an airplane with that kind of damage they couldn't do it. they ruled this plane simply could not have been safely landed. >> which makes it even more miraculous that they were able to -- >> and they single out the incredible coordinated rescue effort in sioux city on the ground, they believe, saved dozens of lives as well. >> great story. >> thanks. still to come this morning, we are talking super foods. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day.

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up. >> super question of the day. i get one a day. tell me if they're important to eat. >> they're high in fiber, but they can lower cholesterol levels, so it is heart healthy. also good for your digestive tract. so it really -- it forms like this gel latinous texture. >> you find them in all kinds of things, muffins, smoothies. >> they're versatile and put them on oatmeal. i love them on oatmeal. it is great to eat them any time of day. this is worth it. not that expensive. it is good food for your dieet. >> that's why they're super. another thing is quinoa, not a grain, it is a seed. >> yes, which makes it perfect for a gluten free diet. but yet it is higher in protein than most grains. it is really good to eat, high in fiber, could help stabilize blood sugar levels and it really is a great swap for other grains because you're getting so much more from it. what i like about super foods is

they kind of multitask, like we do. so it is a food that really could do a lot of things at once. >> and quinoa fills you up quickly. >> yes, which can help with weight control. that's very important. >> all right. this is the -- from the berry family. i don't think i've tried this. goji? >> you should try it. they're not that sweet. they're on the bitter side, on the tart side. it has -- there is a lot of hype behind it, where there are tonics made of these, juices made of these. >> tasty. >> high in antioxidants. but if you're buying a goji berry juice, you could be getting more sugar than goji. be sure you read it before you eat it because you have to see what else is in there. >> what about the chocolate covered ones? >> dark chocolate is good for you, but there may be other things to eat, like kale, for example. >> this exploded everywhere. >> it is in every supermarket. i've seen it in tiny little convenience stores.

it is everywhere. i like it. it is pretty tasty. >> for good reason. kale has ten times the vitamin c of spinach. it is high in fiber. it has vitamin k, which is important for bone health. it also is -- since high in vitamin c, vitamin c helps the absorption of iron. the iron in here gets absorbed well because it has so much c in here. >> let's be honest. the foods you point out are good for us. there is a trendy quality to them. i say that because i want to walk you down here. these are things that most of us have in our refrigerators, eggs and potatoes and avocado. >> i love this table. >> good? >> as good. sometimes even better. >> even the regular potato which gets a lot of flack. >> the regular potato is loaded with potassium. a medium baked potato with skin has more potassium than two bananas. >> wow. >> and fiber in it and potassium and fiber are two nutrients we don't get enough of. >> and the egg, it is an egg and cholesterol. >> finally people are waking up to the benefits of the egg.

the egg is excellent. >> extraordinary. >> extraordinary source of protein. it also has lutein, important for your eyes, coleen, important for your nervous system and each is 15 cents own only 70 calories. >> it took me so long to realize i love avocados. >> now make up for lost time. if you mix them with eggs, they're good in the morning. great to have you here. good to know we have so many super foods available right at home. over to tom in the orange room, who is standing by with our plaza fan of the day. >> that's right. thank you so much. this is eileen dunlevy from new bedford, massachusetts. we're going to make this more difficult. you need to say this, what's on the prompter now, while taking us to break and doing the twist. i brought in some backup. >> still to come on "today," making new music like they did back in the day. but first, these messages.

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we are back on a sunday morning as we look back on the

music industry. 60 years ago, today or this month? >> this month. this month. >> okay. elvis presley entered a tiny storefront recording studio called sun studio. by the time he walked out, he had recorded what he thought would become his first of many hits. >> part of the rich past that made sun studio a sacred place for generations of musicians, a revered piece of american history that withstood the test of time. ♪ ♪ just you waking up >> reporter: there was a time music artists came to a studio to actually cut a record. the only thing digital about the process were the fingers working the piano key and fret board. >> let's hear it back. >> reporter: inside a tiny storefront studio in memphis, that time is now, just as it was 60 years ago this month. ♪ that's all right mama >> reporter: a young man named elvis presley cut his first hit

record, in this studio. >> he started playing the song "that's right mama" and sam philips ran out the door and said, that's it. play it again. he got the mikes, they cut it. two days later took it to the local deejay, played it 14 times in a row that night and after that, the world changed forever. >> reporter: sam philips founded the memphis recording service in 1950. it later became sun records. jerry philips is his son. >> listening to records of different record companies and weren't paying him. so he was forced into starting his only label. >> reporter: the wall still with the original acoustic tiles are lined with the photos of some of the famous artists who recorded here. >> that's considered to be the greatest picture in rock history, that's called the million dollar quartet. carl perkins in the middle. he had an unknown piano player jerry lee lewis playing, he got paid 15 bucks. elvis presley walked in and sam philips thought this was a great publicity opportunity, so he

called johnny cash, his biggest star at the time. >> reporter: audio engineer matt ross spang spent the last several years restoring the studio, complete with vintage mikes, tape decks and sound mixers. >> i like the human element and the raw energy and emotion in those early recordings. >> reporter: today's recordings, guitar plays by itself, the drums by itself, here, everybody plays together. >> and no headphones, no monitoring. >> reporter: by day, sun studio is a tourist attraction. >> call it the elvis mike, elvis and all the other musicians likely used it. >> reporter: by night, working musicians come to record and discover a simpler, authentic sound of a bygone era. how would you describe the sound? >> real. it is the truest sound you can get because it is what was done, everybody at one time together. >> reporter: on one recent night, a group that included singer dale watson and some of

the session musicians who played with the likes of johnny cash and jerry lee lewis among others came here to record and reflect. >> like home to me really. >> get a blend like you would at a rehearsal or live gig. >> want to do real rock 'n' roll, there is only one place to go. >> when you play an instrument, in this room, it sounds like the records you listen to. >> there is no faking it here. >> reporter: all these years later, sam philips' son thinks his dad would be happy to know sun studio is still hitting all the right notes. >> my dad said it was like a laboratory. get in there and just hunt and find the music that you're looking for. when you got it, you'll know it. >> yeah. >> as i pointed out, working studio. if you're in memphis, have some time, take the tour. worth seeing. >> stunning to see the microphones and just -- i love that whole era. you must have, being a musician, must have loved it. >> i couldn't resist. >> i wondering if you --

>> he let me record. see how crouched over the bass, i don't play that way, but no headphones and no monitors. i have to hear the instrument. it was great to be in the same room. i recorded the modern day and a lot of those you're by yourself. >> different experience. >> this must be more fun. >> very cool. >> did he offer you a contract in. >> no, they put a contract out on me. >> i think the truth of that story is somewhere in between. >> we'll be right back 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. still made from our secret family recipe.

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happy birthday to erica. since you didn't bring the cupcakes from -- >> no.

>> we decided to up the ante. >> this is such a great cake. oh. >> score. >> i love it when dylan shares her tiara with me. >> only the best. >> anyway, hope you do something fun. >> we're off to vacation, so i'll see you guys in two weeks. >> we'll cut the cake and celebrate. first to david gregory and find out what is coming up on "meet the press." >> good morning. worldwide outrage this morning, the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17, i'll speak exclusively -- not exclusively, but i'll speak with secretary of state john kerry who will be with us and some of the world's top aids experts skilled in that disaster, i'll speak exclusively dr. anthony fauci to get reaction, from the national institutes of health. all coming up on "meet the press." >> thanks very much. that's going to do it for us on a sunday morning. >> looks like chocolate. >> is it chocolate? >> let's get the chocolate. in my world, chocolate is a super food. >> yeah, yeah. it is a super food. we'll put chia seeds in, i

promise. we'll see you on

good morning. i'm garvin thomas. coming up on "today in the bay." new developments in crash malaysian air flight 17. what's being recovered. and marking a tragic loss for aids advocacy and research. the bay area event preparing to pay tribute to researchers twho died on the flight. and summer showers hit the bay area. rob mayeda will let us know when and wear to expect light rain and how long it will stick around. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning, everyone. 7:00 on sunday morning. thanks for making us part of your sunday morning. beautiful shot this morning.