good morning, a far -- pharaoh is crowned. race nothing immortality at the bell tonight. >> american pharoah, fight to the end, american pharoah has won the triple crown! >>. >> what's next mor racial or life as a stud? this morning, american pharoah will join us and be seen right there exclusively along with winning jockey victor espinoza and hall of fame trainer, bob baffert. prison break two convicted killers on the loose this morning after escaping from a maximum security prison using power tools to cut the steel walls. >> it was elaborate. it was sophisticated. >> the up to and community on high alert this morning as

police deftly try to track these two men down. we are live outside the prison. going to extremes. another day of severe storms in the forecast today from denver all the way to detroit, while in the pacific, hurricane blanca takes aim at mexico's world famous beach resort. baby love a first look at prince george and princess charlotte together. the heir and a spare, too cute for words. so we will show you more pictures and they will all make you smile, sunday june 7th 2015. from innocence news this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we will tomorrow to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm carson daly. what a dud it says here the 37-year drought is over. what an exciting horse race american pharoah wins the triple

crown. we were there. >> it was, hands down the most exciting sporting event i have ever seen i have ever been to in my life. >> right now, there he is american pharoah, a live shot of him, just this morning, victor espinoza. >> shaking. >> 90,000 people you didn't know anybody, you were hugging everybody. i was there with willie geist and his wife just a real special moment to be a part of history there at belmont park. so much fun. electrifying a way to put it >> i was there with my family. document go to a sporting event everybody is rooting for the same thing to win. this was the first time. >> generational there's my ticket. didn't need to bet $20. >> where did you bet so high? >> when you cash it in you keep the ticket i forgot that part of t american pharoah's phenomenal victory our top story, the incredible run that had everyone in the park as they cheer history. rehema ellis is will for it all, she is at belmont park.

good morning. >> hey there, carson. it was a thrilling convenient. this morning, horse racing fans are waking up to a dream come true celebrating a victory not seen in a very long time. from the first glance at american farr rocker the crowd went wild. and when the 3-year-old thoroughbred took a commanding lead in the grueling mile and a half race it was sheer magic. >> american pharoah has opened up a two-length lead. >> the long 37-year wait for a triple crown winner that some horse racing fans thought they'd never see, was finally over. >> american pharoah is finally the one! >> reporter: american pharoah's owner says his horse was always ready to win. >> we knew that he is coming in as best as a horse can come to a race. >> reporter: belmont has been the toughest leg in the triple crown, a much longer race than the kentucky derby and the preakness. >> just an amazing day. i come here that i win already

the triple crown. >> reporter: hall of fame trainer, bob baffert, called american pharoah a dream come true. >> he is the with unthat did it we were just basically passengers. >> reporter: passengers in a test for greatness that began five weeks ago with a victory at the kentucky derby. >> american pharoah! >> reporter: two weeks later was another triumph finish at the breakness, the speculation shifted into high gear about american pharoah's chances for taking the triple crown, a feat last accomplished in 1978. and now, hope for what this win means for the sport. >> i think we will attract some fans. a horse game. it is an amazing thing to see. >> amazing to win it. this is history. >> reporter: now, american pharoah takes one of the most coveted prizes in sports and his own place in history. so what's next for american pharoah? his owner says the breeding rights have already been sold that the horse will likely retire at the end of this year

and live a very comfortable life. carson? >> rehema ellis at the park for us this morning. thanks. no the a bad way to start the rest of his life. victor espinoza is his jockey bob baffert is his trainer, joining us exclusively this morning with american pharoah. nice to have all three of you with us. congratulations. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you. >> we know american pharoah is a little quiet this morning, understandable he worked very hard yesterday. as for the two of you, i imagine you're still riding high this morning. victor how did you celebrate? >> oh man, stay up all night thinking about it. i'm really excited to be here with american pharoah and all three of us triple crown, you know? american pharoah and bob baffert and myself. honestly i didn't sleep one minute. >> somehow, i'm not shocked. i have to be honest with you. bob, as we heard in rehema's piece, we are basically just passengers here.

you guys did work very hard to get to this point. watching the race yesterday, probably felt like the longest two minutes and 26 seconds of your life. at what point did you let yourself realize this was going to happen? >> earlier in the race probably in the first turn i already know that american pharoah, he was gonna do it. but it was a little bit early for me to start celebrating down the stretch, you know i'm not gonna celebrate until i pass and cross that wire. and i know this because many times, when you know, horses have been so close and this time i said you know what i'm gonna celebrate two jumps after the wire. >> and you're still celebrating this morning. bob, what about for you this is your fourth run at a triple crown. boy, did it turn out well? how are you feeling this morning? was there a moment where you finally said i can breathe a sigh of relief now? >> well it's been hard to digest. i still can't believe. still a little numb from seeing

it happen. but i couldn't be prouder for this big guy right here next to me. he just is an incredible animal and so beautiful and kind and he deserved it's great horse. and what a ride it's been. and to win all three races and to see that i didn't think it was ever gonna happen. i was starting to doubt every -- all the good horse events there, having my family there with me it just -- an incredible experience. quite a moment watching him come through it. i know we heard the breeding rights have already been bided off at this point, rehema said. real quickly, bob, do you think the horse gets it? i don't mean that as a flippant question do you think american pharoah understood everything happening around him was for him? >> oh he -- he knows he is good. he really knows. he is a big ham. and he -- he is -- he enjoys the cameras, as you can see. >> he does. >> and so -- he is a really kind

sweetheart. and he has so many fans now that he has got a huge following and it was just -- this horse really deserved it. american pharoah name with those other greats he belongs in there and i'm just glad it happened. >> of course now comes the inhe have vetable, waited 37 years for american pharoah's name to join that list as you mentioned. will we see it again in the near future? >> well the one thing i can say about american pharoah, the only horse i have ever brought to new york that i didn't get one heckler. it was unbelievable. like a record. not one person was against him. and that was very rare. everybody was here to watch him win. and you know added pressure for me and i'm glad. he makes me look really really smart. >> hang out with him a little bit longer bob, but i think you're doing all right on your own. bob baffert, victor espinoza and american pharoah. congratulations. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks for having us.

pretty cool stuff there. turn to the ongoing search in and around northern new york for two convicted killers who broke out of a maximum security prison in a very elaborate scheme on saturday, like the scene out of movies men using power tools to cut through steel walls and escape through underground tunnels. nbc's john yang is outside the prison. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carson. moments ago, we saw dozens of searchers heading into the woods that surround this village. this is more than 24 hours after these two convicted killers escaped from this prison. part of their plan they stuffed clothing into their beds to disguise the fact that they were missing. levee armed police and state troopers used dogs on the ground and helicopters in the air to search for the two convicted murderers. >> this is an ongoing investigation. although i can assure that you no stone will be left unturned. >> reporter: 48-year-old richard matt was serving a sentence of 25 years to life for kidnapping and robbery after he beat a man to death in 1997.

34-year-old david sweat sentenced to life without parole for killing a sheriff's deputy in 2002. >> it was elaborate. it was sophisticated. it encon pass-- ecompassed drilling through steel pipes and walls. >> reporter: prison officials realized they were missing during a routine check saturday morning. governor cuomo taking a firsthand look at how authorities believe they'd scaped using power tools to cult through the wall of their cell before accessing tunnels, ultimately exiting through a manhole in a residential area several blocks away. >> when something like this happens, puts you on high alert. like out of a movie surreal. >> reporter: thought to be the first escape from the maximum security portion of the prison in 150 years. as the manhunt continues, so does the search for how the inmates acquired the tools and the technical knowledge for the escape.

now, all sorts of complicating fact norse this search we are in the middle of the adirondack mountains, thick forests around. to the west is an indian reservation with its own sovereignty. 25 miles north, the canadian border. before they left the two convicted killers left a note for officials urging them to have a nice day. carson? >> remarkable story. john yang thank you so much. millions of people across the plains co-be in for nasty weather today. chanel is here with that. >> forecasters say the conditions are right for at least two more nights of severe storms across the central plains. hail the size of golf balls pounded parts of colorado saturday as the storm system unleashed tornadoes and heavy rain. near denver thousands were without power saturday and several homes have been destroyed since the violent storm system began late last week. we will have more on this with dylan in a few minutes. president obama is in germany this morning for what's known as the g 7 meeting of world leaders with an ambitious

agenda of dealing with trouble spots around the world. nbc's senior white house correspondent, chris jansing, joins us from near the summit site in the alps. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chanel. this is a spectacular setting for some very serious business from the fight against isis to the greek debt crisis what to do about vladimir putin, who was kicked out of what used to be the g 8 last year. already this morning, president obama has met with the most powerful woman in the world, that's german chancellor angela merkel. really more than a photo op. meant to send a message to putin that the west is united against the ongoing russian aggression in ukraine and with germans still frankly indignant over the u.s. spying on merkel's cell phone, the president is also trying to win over the local, too. >> i forgot to bring my lederhosen but i'm going to see if i can buy some while i'm here. >> reporter: he also appraised the tradition of beer and sausage they have for sunday breakfast here and sampled the regional bruchl the rest of the

leaders have now arrived. the president wants to win their support for extending sanctions against russia and there are so many small alpine villages around here whose population has literally exploded there are 17,000 police in the region making sure that security is up to snuff. chanel? >> chris jansing, thanks. before leaving for germany on saturday the president and his family attended the delaware funeral for beau biden, he died of brain cancer last week. the president struggled to maintain his composure as he delivered an emotional eulogy for the 46-year-old son of vice president biden. >> he did in 46 years what most of us comment do in 146. he left nothing in the tank. he made you want to be a better person. isn't that finally the measure of a man? the way he lives, how he treats others, no matter what life may throw at him. >> the president went on to call joe biden a brother, citing their closeness and calling the

obama family honorary members of the biden clan. the memorial drew more than 1,000 people. chris martin performed during the service, he sang his band's "till kingdom come." beau biden was a fan of coldplay so martin honored him. >> i was in the airport yesterday on my way home and president obama's eulogy was up on the screen people just stopping. it was really such a moving speech and a moving tribute. >> we saw president clinton, willie and i did yesterday, at the belmont, had just come from the funeral, said it was very sad. very sad. well done but very sad. >> absolutely. i mentioned earlier, i had the opportunity to interview beau biden plenty of times and i told him to his face and i will say it again, he was a jewel, just a great gentleman. >> absolutely. a life taken too soon. dylan is here with a check of the weather. >> we is i will have some more strong storms in the forecast today. we do have a lane of storms approaching chicago now, but later on this afternoon and evening, basically from eastern colorado right up into the great lakes, where we will see some

scattered storms but in this area in orange including chicago, and including indianapolis that's where we could see our best chance of damaging wind gusts. that's our biggest threat today but also some larger hail and isolated tornado can't be ruled out a lot of the storms in indianapolis will hit overnight. also want to point out hurricane blanca, a category two storm now, with 105-mile-an-hour winds. it is expected to pass right along the west coast of the baja peninsula here but should be more of a tropical storm it is continuing that weakening phase but we could see as much as six to ten inches of rain in in

>> and that's your latest forecast. dylan, thanks. turning now to the pictures that have people around the world saying "a ww" this morning, prince george and princess charlotte. there we go on cue. together for their first unofficial photo shoot. looks kind of official. wasn't a royal photographer behind the camera though, it was their mom, duchess kate. kelly co-beyeah is in london with more. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica, what toward beat prince george in the high socks shall right? duchess kate, she actually studied photography as part of her art degree and she put those skills to use a couple of weeks ago while home with the children. prince george is perfectly posed, a smile, a kiss and a proud mom behind the camera.

kate snaps the four photos herself at the couple's country home two weeks after the giving birth to princess charlotte elizabeth diana. it's the first glitches of the future king not as a feisty only child, but a big brother. just like with george's first family picture, taken by grand pa middleton, prince william and duchess kate are doing things their own way. giving twitter followers the first look at george and charlotte together saturday night, as a thank you for the stacks of cards and gifts. and twitter responded with a chorus of so cute. prince george was kristened in the same london chapel where princess diana laid before she was buried ant memory of prince william's mother will be honored next month. princess charlotte christened at the same chapel diana was baptized. the public has only seen its future king a handful of times, glimpses of a little boy

discovering the world and now, becoming a big brother. william and kate are expected to be just as protective over princess charlotte, but we will see official photos of the entire family together early next month after charlotte's christening july 5th. erica? >> all be counting down to those. kelly cobiella thank you. up next on "today," love lost and found again, more than four decades later. that's right after this. ♪ ♪ call 1-800-royal caribbean or your travel agent today. shopping for a used car is so intimidating. i mean, you feel like you have to be this

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♪ back on sunday morning, june 7th, 2015, j. lo strutting her stuff at a recent concert in more rock know co-, now being sued for that performance. tell you why, coming up. meantime outside here rockefeller plaza, a good-looking sunday, the sun is shining, appreciate everybody coming out to hang out with us this morning on a beautiful, beautiful day. >> appreciate you spending your time. >> happy to be here. >> a lot to get to in this half hour do want to begin with the morning headlines. american pharoah is the toast of the town this morning, the first horse in 37 years to win the triple crown and this morning in an exclusive interview, his jockey told us he knew from the

start his horse was going to win. the search on in northern no for two convicted murderers who broke out of a maximum security police. the men used power tools to cult through prison walls and access tunnels and a manhole to make their way out. tiger woods is back at it in ohio today after a career-worst 85 on saturday. woods 12 over par and in last place entering today's round. >> not pretty. still to come in this half hour, your kids know not to talk to strangers, but what would they do if someone they have melt briefly before asked for a little help? before you say my kid would never do that you are going to want to watch natalie morales' incredible story. and police from u.s. to cuba a minnesota orchestra brings its music to that country, a momentous day with a 50-year hiatus. and a sneak peek at ""sharknado" 3" and this looks like as ridiculous as the others supporting back here. we are going to tell you coming up in pop starts.

and later, time to get your grill on. taking your average hot dog and turning it into a -- how do you pronounce that? >> fancy. >> wait until you see these. >> healthy. that's good option. >> in the morning, keeps you full throughout the day right? >> go for the decadent hot dog. we will get to that get a check of the weather here with dylan. a gorgeous day today in the northeast, but back through the chicago area where this morning, we are watching a line of storms actually, a pretty intense line of storms this morning could see gusty wind lots of cloud-to-ground lightning, too. in the northwest, talking about heat possibly record breaking heat seattle hit in the lower 80s today, 100 degrees further inland looking at 90s through parts of -- most of inland oregon. we are going see a chance of stronger storms again in that chicago/indianapolis area especially later on today and overnight, anywhere through the plains and eastern colorado could see stronger storms today and the biggest threat will be for damaging wind gusts, also some large hail but can't rule out a isolated tornado either.

tomorrow we looking at that chance of stron stron . well sunday morning starting off with some low clouds little misty skies around the coast and we'll see a chance of some thundershowers out around the sierra as our inland valley temperatures begin to climb up as we end the weekend. low 80s around the south bay, mid-80less inland as we get into monday. take a look at trit valleyhe tri valley. turning to 90 at the start of the work week and today peaking as we head into monday afternoon. morning, wearing orange you know we love that color. your 50th birthday. >> my 50th birthday. >> who do you got with you here? my sisters and brother and my daughter. >> have youing fun? >> a blast. >> nice. sounds like you're losing your voice, too, a lot of fun. erica and carson? >> thanks dylan. this morning, another look

at natalie morales' eye-opening series "my kid would never do that." many parent does a good job teaching kids about strangers but may forget a key part of that lesson. sometimes a stranger is someone the kids have met before. >> that's right. experts say most predators target kid these know and about to meet a teen who had to make a split-second decision. the questionly trust a lyis will he trust a familiar face? >> reporter: 14-year-old eric knows never to get into a car with a stranger. his parents have taught him that since he was little. but this test is different. we are about to find out what eric will do when he runs into a ma actually met before. >> how's it going? i'm john. >> reporter: a few days earlier, john the contractor, was at their house, eric thought, to fix the ac. now, john is parked on the street, where he will run into eric and attempt to lure him into his truck. eric's mom and dad are with me around the corner in the watch

mobile. they are worried that this is a trick their helpful son may fall for. you ready to see how he does? >> yes. let's see. >> reporter: their eyes are glued to our hidden camera monitors as eric walks out onto the street and sees our actor. >> what's up, john, remember me? >> yeah. >> reporter: as our actor draws eric in his parents are holding their breath. >> finishing work do you mind helping me out with this real quick? >> no problem. no problem, i'll help. >> reporter: now, as their son steps toward that open door -- >> can you just go in the middle, i'm going to hand it to you? >> reporter: his parents aren't surprised he agreed to help but pray he will no better than to get in the truck. >> you just want to grab -- >> he's goner. >> got him right in there. >> so just grab that. okay. >> our actor shuts the door. and drives off with eric in the truck.

>> we just lost our son. >> oh. >> what were you feeling in that moment when that door closed? >> that was the killer moment because as much as the door was open could go either way. once the door is closed he is gone. >> reporter: his stunned parents go outside to meet eric. our actor only drove around the corner and dropped him off at the watch mobile. what's up eric? you're actually here for a show called "my kid would never do that." what were you thinking what were you feeling when he was asking you for help? >> i was thinking i know him, i guess, i guess i could help him with a favor. >> did you really know him? >> not entirely. you know. >> reporter: eric says his parents always taught him to be polite to others. >> you know we trained him growing up to be helpful, but there's this gray area in the middle where we got in trouble because it was like once you got in the car, it could be over just like that. >> wow. >> scary moment. >> as parents, we could talk about this all day long really

great series natalie is doing. >> it is. and it offers an opportunity to have more of the conversations with your kids no matter the age. definitely something to chew on there natalie is going to have much more on all of. this the first episode of date line's special series "my kid would never do thats request "airs tonight at 8/7 central here on nbc. let's send it to dylan, she is in the orange room and with today's family of the day. >> we have a family from virginia. this whole trip a huge surprise. you thought you were getting off in d.c. and then you guys continued to new york your 16th birthday first time to new york city and you guys got engaged here 20 years ago? >> 20 years ago next month. >> nice. orange room is all yours. i will let you take it away. >> still to come on today, actor chris pratt talks about his dramatic weight loss to get ready for "jurassic world." >> all coming up on pop starts at tracfone, we believe that you should keep what you buy. that's why your unused talk, text and data never expires with active service.

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this morning in pop starts chris pratt talks about his remarkable weight loss and getting our first look at ""sharknado" 3". >> shenielle is following it all. hello there >> you ready? >> i'm ready. >> start when ever you want. >> jennifer lopez's smoking performance in morocco last weekend may have landed her in hot water with moroccan officials. the concert delivered all the sexy costumes and hot dance moves for morocco's international music festival apparently too racy for lawmakers, prompting an educational group to file a lawsuit against the event promoter and lopez, saying that she disturbed public order and tarnished women's honor and respect. if found guilty, she could face anywhere from one month to two

years in prison. >> wow. >> i will go out on a limb and say she is not going to prison. >> and what do you expect? you knew you were getting j. lo. >> it was on moroccan tv. that was the problem. next up have you noticed, you guys notice actor chris pratt's slimmed down fess seek in "jurassic world." he told "men's health uk" at his heaviest weighed nearly 300 pounds. he admitted he voluntarily gained weight for his role on "parks and recreation" eating three or four cheeseburgers during a table read but pratt said he battled fatigue and emotionally depressed. after slimming down for his role he committed to a healthier lifestyle and keep the weight off. less's great. >> great. >> the aftereffect. >> congratulations to him. he looks great. gentleman and just when you thought it was safe to go outside, you were wrong. we are getting our first look at "sharknado 3." the third installment of the sci-fi movie premieres july 22nd

and wreaks havoc this time on our nation's capital. take a look. >> not again. >> "sharknado 3." >> no. hell no. >> oh hell yes. >> there you have it. >> all right. >> did you see that coming dylan? >> i was hoping it was coming. they like to bang these movies out. >> yeah they do. and they are hits. instagram has a new member 93-year-old betty white joined this week her first post was a picture with her with "hot in cleveland" co-stars raising a glass of champagne honoring the season finally. for my first post i want to say how much i love these girls dearly what a great time we had. #hot finale and #thanks for the laughs. >> #i love her. >> 93-year-old will have more followers than all of us combined. >> deservedly so. >> ever since she picked up on the hashtags right away took me a while -- hashtag huh?

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this morning in today's kitchen, taking your average hot dog to a whole new level. forget your standard frankfurter and bun. brandy is here. i'm doing some hot dogs later for a birthday party, these will be good. >> hopefully, this will give you inspiration. >> put the hot dog aside you were at the bill month and saw a triple crown winner. >> victor espinoza is a friend of my i love going to the races, seeing american pharoah and kept the lead the whole time. think when he was coming around the turn -- >> maybe caught from behind. >> no. and actually yesterday, got a trifecta on the race. i was like yes. >> how was the food at the belmont? any of the food? hot dog there is? >> i got a sandwich. i was saving my hot dogs for today. >> get to the hot dogs. going to start, show us a regular old hot dogs. >> nothing regular about these hot dogs.

first, starting with the franky a bacon-wrapped hot dog, grab two buns i will grab our dogs. >> cut the bus right down the middle? >> load them up. this is bacon and cheese dog. this is the franky swanky in l.a. call it the victor dog, when your team wins got to get a bacon-wrapped hot dog. >> seen this wrapped, the way the up about is gut down the middle something i mised? a new trend? >> fancy. we have two types of cheeses, gruyere and sharp cheddar. i par cooked the bacon, the night before your party, cook the bacon until it's almost cooked and finish it off on the grill. that's how you get that yumy crispy bacon. you want it try that? >> i sure l. >> take a bathe of that isn't that -- >> so good. oh my god. >> everyone loves the swanky franky. the next dog. the downward dog. popular in california people are trying to watch their diet. healthy with name like that >> it is healthy because instead of using traditional buns shall using lettuce. >> skip this and go to the next

one. just kidding. >> okay. let me grab our turkey bun. a real hot dog or a turkey dog? >> a turkey dog, cook it perfectly, i have into my turkey dog roller. >> why do you use that? >> well do do do do do do. >> carnival hot dogmaker there? >> i like to make my own sound effects. >> that's cool. >> hey there you want a dog? i got it for u let me do this and think about what toppings you want for the downward dog -- >> something avocado? >> heirloom tomatoes avocado, red onion, how good is this? >> very california. >> don't worry about that bun, wrap it just like this and you can also use butter lettuce if you want too. >> okay. >> i love it just making you eat all these dogs. >> pretty good. that's the thing. you don't have to sacrifice flavor. this is the mack daddy hot dog, inspired by my show "eat the trend" on pop sugar, a culinary hybrid of sorts, taken buffalo

chicken wings and german brought, the boxer dropper bratwurst. >> i don't know what you said. itting loose delicious. >> things are happening. >> you eat a hot dog without the bun, it highlights the hot dog that much more. >> the bread gets in the way. this one is a pretzel dog, i lived in germany a couple years and nothing better than a brought in a pretzel bun. >> oh my god. >> you want to make me one as well. make the buffalo chicken dip. >> hold on. >> oh i got some. there we go. >> oh. >> you don't want the thing falling out, load it up. put buffalo chicken dip, shredded white chicken two types of cheeses, ranch dressing frank's hot wing sauce, a ton of it and cream cheese. >> okay. >> hold on. sorry. >> sorry. sorry. you get this one. you get this one, the pocket. >> you got to -- this is crazy, okay? >> oh my gosh you're gonna eat that you don't do that in real life? >> yes, i eat like this in real life. >> oh my. >> hello ladies.

>> help. >> whatever dog you want. >> of course. >> i want to man the grill here. try multiple ones. >> set up all the toppings and let your guests choose. i think my favorite dog a bacon wrapped hot dog with the buffalo chicken dip on top. >> i don't know what you would -- >> like this. >> so good. >> do you love that one? >> oh wait this is -- >> that was -- >> trying to get a bite. >> california healthy one. >> grab this one? >> yep. >> the right person. >> here we go. >> avocado. >> you can put avocado on anything. >> there you go >> find the recipes on today.com. you have to read this. >> un-unh. >> beautiful music to cuba. that story is coming up right after this messages. >> my god, yeah. i need to look for a used car. but i just keep putting it off. it's daunting. what if i make the wrong choice?

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we are very excited to kick off a series sun sundays with harry." he came back from a trip to cuba and after years of differences, find our countries have a lot to share. good morning. >> great to be here. recent thawed relations between cuba and at united states, a significant increase in the number of visitors coming from the u.s. to cuba. individuals, tour groups, even an entire orchestra. the national theater in havana. on stage, the minnesota orchestra, and the cuban youth orchestra, rehearsing together. >> we are sharing our music and we are meeting other musicianeician

and people and it is a wonderful thing. >> not about politics? >> not about politics for me. >> reporter: as musicians work to mast therapies of music there are problems the notes on the paper look the same but there is a matter of rhythm. it has to be felt not so easy. the mamba, as metaphor for u.s./cuba relation much the minnesotans are only the second u.s. orchestra to visit the island since the revolution. >> we are in havana cuba of all places. [ laughter ] it's crazy. >> reporter: in between clinics and performances, the minnesotans soaked up the city, where music seems to be around every corner. for cube music is like air or food or water, something they can't live without. the orchestra feels the same way. >> it's on opportunity to communicate. and communicating through music

means you communicate with everybody. >> reporter: playing to a packed house, the minnesota perform beethoven with one of cuba's best teens, frank hernandez and the cuban national chorus. the words say all that was harsh and hostile has turned into sublime delight. not long ago, that message could have seemed subversive. now, it might be prophetic. so this is a really important story for a lot of different-s. the orchestra was in a lockout over a year not so long ago, they almost stopped playing. so this opportunity came along and they said should go? orchestra said we will forego a week's vacation let's all go. they went. and they just tore the place apart. it was really fantastic. >> what about more on that mow heat

-- mow heat toe you told us about? >> right in the central old havana. the last time i was there when gorbachev visitsed cuba. i got to tell, the rum there the rum, the cigars. >> like no other, huh? >> you had a good time? >> you know we try to do what we can the places we go. >> the orchestra, how did they sound in cuba? >> well you saw the rehearsal where they played the cuban kids and it was just such -- it was magical. gave you goosebumps to see it happen. then they do the whole performance, bay ten, all-beethoven concert, place was packed. if you want to get a ticket to something like that in cuba costs about ten cents. >> wow. amazing. >> little different. >> we are starting this "sundays harry harry." you have such an incredible way of sharing stories and the way you tell them we are excited to have more with us on sundays. thanks for getting up early. >> running out of time. >> and next time bring the mojitos, harry. >> going to do it for us on a

sunday morning. >> thanks for being with us. see you

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