washington and fremont boulevard, five points and safeway shopping center, avoid that area. good morning. wild wild west, candidates take aim and fire in the all-out battle in california. >> we saw someone who is unqualified and unfit to be president of the united states. >> she has no natural talent to be president. >> hillary clinton racing to california, bill clinton racing to california, maybe they think the campaign is not quite over. >> just ahead the race out west. campus chaos, a ucla professor shot and killed, why

did a gunman target a professor. cries for help, newly released 911 calls from the mother of the boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo. >> be calm, be calm. he's dragging my son. i cannot watch this. >> where the investigation stands and the latest on the boy's condition. serving with pride, the first openly gay man to lead the army opens up in a today exclusive. >> the mission goes onened a the army continues to protects the country. here is this talk about him being the first and he's doing his job. >> on his historic accompli accomplishment today. from nbc news this is "today" live from studio 1a. >> good morning everybody. welcome to "today".

we spent the day at the pentagon with someone making history. >> he made history when he was confirmed a couple much weeks ago. his resume makes him one of the most people qualified to hold the job. the race for the white house with democrats waking up to find themselves neck in neck in delegate rich california. according to our new nbc wall street journal poll hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders by two percentage points 49% to 47%, this as clinton begin a swing across the country and donald trump attacks her at a late night rally. let's start with hally in san joe athis morning. >> reporter: donald trump is also cris crossing california with stops in the bay area and ahead of what's expected to be a fiery speech from hillary

clinton taking him to task on national security trump seems to have adopted this fillfy don't hit back hit first. in california an air conditioner planted at his podium donald trump turning up the hit against hillary clinton. >> she has no natural tal enlts to be president. >> reporter: lashing out against his likely democratic rival. >> she doesn't know what she's doing. it's going to be another four years of disaster. you're better off with bernie. >> reporter: trump taking aim at another democrat with this warning for president obama. >> he campaigns that means i'm allowed to hit him just like i hit bill clinton, right. >> reporter: sources telling us the president plans to begin campaigning in ernest after the campaign wraps up. >> why don't you mention donald trump by name.

>> he seems do a good job mentioning his own name so i'll let him do his advertising for him. >> at trump university we teach success. >> reporter: not mentioned by the presumptive republican nominee the lawsuit against trump university. >> he is trying to scam america the way he scammed all those people at trump u. >> reporter: legal action is nothing new for the candidate. a new analysis finding trump and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 lawsuits over the last three decades, unprecedented for a presidential nominee but for trump par for the course, this as the golfer takes aim at the pga. >> the moved the world golf championships from miami to mexico city. >> reporter: moving to mexico because the pga says it couldn't

find a title sponsor. officials insisting it's not about politics. >> it is fundamentally a sponsorship issue. >> if i become your president this stuff is all going to stop. >> reporter: but it's promises like that that have voters skeptical. new polling this morning shows most americans don't believe trump or clinton would follow through on their campaign pledges. only 24% believe trump would actually believe a boarder wall and have mexico pay for it and 15% believe clinton be able to curb the power of wall street. >> all right. thanks. as we mentioned hillary clinton begins focusing her campaign in california today. she's there along with her husband, former president bill clinton. andrea mitchell is in san diego. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and that donald trump attack against hillary clinton comes as she is preparing to deliver today a scathing attack against

his foreign policy, calling him unfit to serve, even as she detours here to california to try to deal with that surprisingly tight race against bernie sanders. this morning the democratic battle for california a dead heat, bernie sanders rallying supporters here overnight. >> tell the world you are going to help lead us into the political revolution. thank you all. >> reporter: the tight race forcing hillary clinton to shift gears, cancelling events today in new jersey to head to california where she would blast donald trump for the second day in a row. >> on issue after issue we see someone who is unqualified and unfit to be president of the united states. >> reporter: clinton campaigning in new jersey wednesday with a possible running mate, the state's senator. bernie sanders far behind in delegates looking for a

california victory and leverage heading into the convention next month. >> hillary clinton racing to california, bill clinton racing to california, maybe they think this campaign is not quite over. >> reporter: even if sanders wins in the golden state clinton is set to clench the nomination next tuesday night before the polls close out west, but sanders wife jane insists clinton should not be declared the winner. >> don't call something that's no true. unless he says i'm out of the race, there is not a democratic nominee until the convention. >> reporter: still clinton is already looking past sanders to her likely republican rival taking on trump directly. >> can the president unify us and here donald trump fails at every turn. he doesn't want to unify us, he wants to divide us. that's why he started his campaign attacking people and he hasn't stopped. >> reporter: clinton's speech

today will be the first on national security. she will call trump's policies dangerous seeing he's not fit to be commander in chief. >> all right. thank you very much. turn now to the south where relentless rainfall has devastated parts of texas. 22 million people across texas and oklahoma are under flash flood riches we gabe is in texas this morning and the forecast calling for more rain. >> reporter: texas's governor has declared states a disaster in 31 counties. right now we're getting more rain and authorities here say that over the past few days there have been more than 450 water rescues here. this morning insult to injury, texas with another round of rain after days of historic flooding. relentless downpours drenched the houston area.

>> i would not recommend anyone to go through that type of water, no one. >> reporter: throughout the state the evacuations seemed endle endless. looking around this area what really strikes me is the scope of this disaster, the river is overflowing its banks. this town is essentially wiped out. >> it's total devastation. obviously this ground is so saturated that some of these trees are falling over on top of the homes. >> reporter: where the river is topping a record 54 feet this man has lost his home, butexas born and bread thd this cowboy checking on his neighbors. >> we've always helped each other. >> reporter: finding this family trapped. ever flood like this? >> never, ever. >> reporter: today this family is grateful for a good samaritan, but dreading more rain in the forecast.

many parts of the state remain under flash flood watches and as you can see behind me there is no place for this water to go. authorities say it could be days, even weeks before some of these waters recede. guys, back to you. >> thank you. >> texas, texas, texas. here we go again. we have no good news to talk about. again we are watching right now more heavy thunderstorms stretching from san antonio. they're going to keep coming over the next several days. we've got 24 million people under a flash flood watch and warnings from oklahoma city all the way down to brownsville and what we're watching is this stationary front plus an upper level low add a juicy atmosphere so flash flood watches remain in effect through tomorrow through texas and through parts of southwestern arkansas will be

involved as well. flooding will ease towd the end of the weekend but look at the rainfall amounts. a wide swath of rainfall, two to three inches per hour but we could see up wards of ten inches of rain for south central and central texas. the flooding is going to continue and we don't see any relief until early next week. stick around and we'll be back in a couple of minutes. now the deadly shooting at ucla. police are trying to figure out why a man shot and killed that professor before taking his own life. nbc is at ucla this morning. >> reporter: good morning. all classes are expected to resume as normal here at the ucla campus except over at the engineering center where this deadly shooting took place. now students are trying to refocus on school after a tragic day that left them on edge.

>> shots fired in a parking lot. >> reporter: frantic moments. students rushing in to save students. for nearly two hours tactical teams spread out searching for the gunmen, students searched by police. students in the lock down posting pictures of heavily armed police going from door-to-door. some of those doors impossible to lock from within so students improvised using cables, stacking chairs to stay safe. >> we barricaded the door. >> in the lock down site i was at some students were calling their parents telling them they loved them and they were crying. it was crazy. >> reporter: police say the shooting took place in an office inside this engineering building. the gunmen killed a professor and took his own life. law enforcement sources say there was a personal conflict

between the gunmen and the professor. he was a husband and father of two. >> it's hard fathom it to -- excuse me, to have your son grow up without a day. >> reporter: his former student says he's outraged. >> i'm mad someone would do that to a young professor who started his career. he was one of my favorite professors. >> we're very saddened by the loss of these two lives. >> reporter: for 43,000 students this shooting taking place right before finals. how do you concentrate on finals after this. >> that's what i was thinking. i was worried my brain can't just go back to that now but we'll see later how it shakes out. >> reporter: school officials say they have been troubled by reports of those doors not being able to be locked from the inside. they are now reviewing campus

safety, a vigil has been planned for the professor. back to you guys. >> thank you. in other news president obama will deliver his final commencement speech today in colorado springs. after today the president will have delivered the address twice at each of the four academies while he has been in office. he plans to discuss security challenges facing the u.s. and the role the next generation of service members will play in protecting this country. the city of minneapolis will proceed with an informativestigf two white polices who shot a black man in november. they will not criminally charge the two officers with violating the civil rights of the man. they cite insufficient evidence. the officers had been cleared by the state. police say the man was shot while resisting arrest. his death sparked weeks of protests.

this is a bizarre story out of washington where a top pentagon official is charged with stealing license plates in a neighborhood dispute. the top public affairs official has entered an agreement with prosecutors to keep him out of jail after he was charged with stealing license plates from a car in his neighborhood. the charges will be dismissed next year if he pays rest stush, completes community service and doesn't get in any more trouble. he remains on the job at the pentagon. a high profile case back in the national spotlight this morning. the school with owen lee bree assaulted a classmate is being sued by the victim's family. we are in new jersey wihampshire latest. >> reporter: these are strong charges for a prep school known to turn out senators. they say the school is

responsible because they knew what was going on and turned a blind eye. >> guilty or not guilty. >> guilty. >> reporter: this morning the parents of the young woman sexually assaulted are suing the school alleging the elite prep school knew of a troubling sexual culture and did nothing to stop it. >> i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: her voice disniezed the victim was 15 at the time. the school was guilt of promoting a tradition of statutory rape. the prosecution alleged he was following a tradition of the young men in the final year known as a secret salute. it was a secret club where male students tried to score with girls they called fresh meat. the encounters the suit alleges were often held here, a school storage shed nick named the mars hotel.

the suit claims school officials knew of the culture. the school is accused of negligence. >> they have a duty to protect these children as if they're their own children. >> reporter: the school denies wrongdoing saying in part we reject any allegations that the school has an unhealthy culture. the safety of our students has been and will continue to be the highest priority for our school. the suit says the victim will suffer for the rest of her life. >> what he did to me made me feel like i didn't belong on the plan planet. >> reporter: the boys attorneys said they have no comment on the suit. the girls family is asking for damages close to $400,000. regardless of how this turns out it could be very expensive to the school in the court of public opinion. back to you. >> all right. thank you. on a much lighter note a

couple of big sports stories this morning. the penguins have a 2-0 lead in the stanley cup final. they scored in overtime to give the penguins a 2-1 win orthe sharks. you can watch that right here. now to the hardwood which is baseball, the two biggest stars in baseball square off tonight in oakland. steph curry and the golden state warriors will host lebron james and the cavaliers in a rematch. the defending champions are favored to win that series but the cavs say they're confident they can bring cleveland the city's first championship since 1964. so predictions who wins that series. >> the best team. >> no, not going to let you do that. >> the cavs. >> i'm going to go with the cavs too. >> you are?

>> i think it's time for cleveland. i really do. >> all right. we'll see. what's going on in the weather. let's show you what we've got as far as the rest of the country is concerned. gorgeous day on the east day. remnants of bonnie moving away. they'll see some showers in the pacific northwest and everywhere else we're looking at heat building out west. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good thursday morning to you. anthony slaughter here.

i'm going for the golden state warriors. they were talking about the cavaliers earlier. 61 in the peninsula. still looking at 50s across the rest of the bay area. later on this afternoon, temperatures are really going to be all over the place. 71 for san francisco. 80s for thor in bay. expecting 90s for the south bay. 95 there. 90 for the north bay. even the tri-valley up to 98. this weekend, a chance of thunderstorms. latest weather. >> al, thank . he >> do you ever have those wild moments when the doors shut and you're in this office alone and you stop to think about the significance of what you've accomplished?

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before the fire department started putting water on it, they did not see the suspect come out. it's hard to imagine based on how much flame and smoke there was that anyone would survive that. this is a suspect accused of shooting two fremont police officers. one in stable and one in critical condition. watching the weather. anthony in for kari. >> we are looking at sunshine across the south bay. in san jose live cam showing that sun. across the rest of the bay low clouds. san francisco fogged in at 56. later on, you'll be up to 71. 80s for thor in bay today. 90s for the south bay. tri-valley and the north bay. we push hotter for tomorrow and the weekend cools off. how are the roads moving? >> over all things are looking good. 87 and 101 jamming up. the earlier crash cleared.

fremont avoiding fremont boulevard at washington, five points area because of the activity. the bay moves well.

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of state saying she had no talent to be president. >> police are looking for the motive in an aparent murder-suicide on the ucla campus. a student shot and killed his professor before turning the gun on himself. the shooting creating moments of terror and a lock down on the campus. the student had a strained relationship with the professor and may have been dispondent about grades. >> texas bracing for more rain after relentless downpours there. a state of emergency in 30 counts now. entire communities are underwater. the historic flooding led to rescues in the past four days. >> let's begin with the just released 911 calls made when that 3-year-old boy fell into the exhibit at the cincinnati zoo. the incident forcing them to shoot and kill the gorilla. joe, good morning. >> matt, good morning. the prosecutor is now reviewing

this case to determine if anyone from the boy's family should face any charges. we're hearing the 911 calls made by those that witnessed the drama including the boy's mother. >> my son fell in the zoo exhibit of gorillas. my son fell in with a gorilla. >> with her 3-year-old son trapped inside the cincinnati zoo's gorilla enclosure she made a frantic call to 911. the child had fallen 15 feet to the moat below coming face to face with a silver pack. he swiftly dragged the boy across the enclosure. >> just like he was a little rag doll. >> a number of helpless witnesses called 911. >> he's taking the baby. he's taking the baby into the cave. oh my god. >> everybody better calm down and quite. be quite. quite. you're going to make him riled

up. >> okay. ma'am. >> you're riling him up. quite, quite! >> now he's up on top of the child. he has him by the shirt going back and forth. zoo officials made the decision to shoot and kill the gorilla. the boy's family has now released a new statement saying our child has had a checkup by his doctor and is still doing well. police said they would review the actions of the family leading up to the incident but the cincinnati zoo is not under investigation and saturday plans to reopen the gorilla world exhibit. following his death ten western gorillas remain here including one other silver back. the zoo has not said if it's making any changes before welcoming back visitors. the zoo said it was already in the process of making big changes over the next year doubling the size of the gorilla exhibit. as for the boy's family in their statement they thank the zoo for actions taken to protect their child. a spokesperson tells us that the

family has no plans to hire a lawyer. matt and savannah. >> all right, joe, thank you. >> now to the latest on what is quickly becoming a nasty divorce battle between johnny depp and his wife of 15 months amber heard. this morning new text messages are being revealed and natalie is following this for us. >> obviously the tone of these divorce proceedings has quickly gone downhill. last friday heard was granted a temporary restraining order based on allegations of domestic violence and now the texts allegedly between heard and johnny depp's assistant suggest the abuse detailed in that restraining order may have been going on even before they got married. the down side to the glamour of a hollywood marriage is a messy hollywood divorce. the stakes can be high and it can get ugly fast. now a series of text messages which seem to show a history of abuse. the text messages on stained by e.t. appear to be from may 2014

and sources close to heard tell nbc news they're an exchange between heard and depp's assistant at the time. the texts predate the couple's marriage and read like a high budget hollywood drama. >> think he's just texted you. he's incredibly apologetic and knows she has done wrong. he wants to get better now. he has been very explicit about that this morning. heard's alleged response yes but i don't know how to be around him after what he did to me yesterday. i don't know if i can stay with him. he persists. he wants to see you so much. he's distraught. obviously he has no idea what he did or the extent that he did it, heard responds. unfortunately for me i remember in full detail everything that happened. he was appalled when i told him he kick you he cried. it was disgusting and he knows it. he's done this many times before. tokyo, the island, london,

remember that? and i always stay. always believe he's going to get better. and then every 3 or so months i'm in the exact same position. in addition to the texts these new photos from people magazine show heard with a bruised face and cut lip. injuries heard alleges were caused by depp in december 2015. another potential issue for depp and his lawyers. >> johnny depp is seeking to resolve this issue. the entire case. not only the restraining order but no further court intervention. >> as of wednesday evening the lapd didn't have an official stalt from amber heard other than what was released to the media and no criminal report has been filed. neither johnny depp nor his representatives responded to our repeated requests for comments. >> let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> let's see what we have got. we're talking about a lot of heat way out west and it is just going to keep building as the weekend rolls on.

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headlines, five years after the repeal of don't ask don't tell, fanning becoming the first openly gay secretary of a major military branch. and i asked him about all the attention when he sat down at the pentagon on wednesday. >> i've gotten used to the fact that this is going to be a part of any time i get a new job or do something. and when it first happened, i was more bothered by it because i didn't quite have the track record that people know now, and i wanted to focus on qualifications. now i embrace it. it's so important to so many people, i realize, and something i didn't have 25 years ago. >> i'm glad you said that, as you're growing up, and i don't know if or when you ever considered a potential career in the military, but there were no role models for you. so now do you look at yourself as having an extra responsibility to others? >> i think any time you're in a job like this, i feel responsible as secretary of the army, not just because of the historic nature, historical nature because i'm gay and i

take that responsibility very seriously. i grew up in a military family, i have two ungs that went to west point and it was absolutely something that i considered, i wasn't allowed to everybody. >> it was less than five years ago that a gay man or woman serving in the military had to keep it a secret. and here we are less than five years later become you're running the army. >> well first of all, it's a remarkable honor, and i was first in this building in the clinton administration as a 24-year-old junior aid and i ended up leaving because i didn't see that there was a future for me as an openly gay man. and to be able to come back in this job is beyond what i had ever imagined. >> when's the last time you ever consciously concealed your sexuality? >> you know, its been, its been a while. and that's part of the silver lining of the attention of that gun. the thing i realized, i can't hide it anymore, everybody knows. and it certainly has become even more of a story as each wrung in

the career takes place. >> policy is one thing to change, culture is another, have you ever had to confront someone here at the pentagon because of something they said to your face, something you heard they said behind your back, or a careless comment that may have made -- >> careless comment, sure. we all use lingo that maybe we don't understand the impact it has on other people. >> have you confronted someone? >> confronted is a strong word. it's an educational moment. at no time did anybody do anything where there was any menace behind it. i haven't had to confront anyone for what they've said or done either to me or behind my back. this is too of a culture. once you're an undersecretary. >> you're the wrong guy to mess with. >> i never thought i would be back here. >> fanning inherits an army facing budget cuts and fatigue after more than a decade of

wars. >> the army looks tired. explain that to me. it worries a lot of people. >> it's the strain that we're putting on our soldiers as we continuingly deploy them and families. that's when i say tired. it's still a very strong, lethal army, but we're running it hard. >> so you're saying there are cracks that are beginning to show. one of the statistics that alarm me, mr. secretary, is the suicide rate is the highest in the army of any other branch of the military. why is that? and how do you go about fixing it? >> well, that's a hard issue to get after. and it's going to be one of my top priorities. and the trend over the last five years has been going down, but not fast enough. and we need to get to zero, even one suicide is too much. >> fanning technically only has eight months job security, a new president will pick a new secretary of the army. do you want the job after january of next year? do you want to stay in this post? >> it is the best job that i

have ever had. >> some people say there are better jobs. >> no, i think the service secretaries are just amazingly rewarding job. with that said, january 21st, i imagine myself on a beach some place. >> would you be willing to go through a confirmation process to be secretary of defense? >> this confirmation process is too recent to talk about going through begin. i can't imagine going through the -- >> it's not a firm no for the record. let's just say that. >> he is a assumer star within the pentagon. people think very highly of him. as for his personal life, fanning is in a relationship, in fact, after being sworn in, he thanked his partner for his patience and understanding during what he called a confusing confirmation process. >> the confirmation process, not a pleasant experience, he's not anxious to repeat it any time soon. good conversation. the ed sheeran look alike who says his look alike is ruining his love life. >> okay. but up next, carson's got a look at the song of the summer in the orange room.

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. already talking songs of the summer. technical technically, it's not summer yet. >> it's an important thing, guys. it's that time of the year, what is the song of the summer? here's a quick look back from the song 2014, iggy and fancy, last yore, you heard cheerleader by omi, everywhere, that was a big summer song. this morning, spotify has their predictions, by the way, this is how they come up with their list. they consult experts, look at streaming activity as well as social buzz. honorable mentions from spotify, number three, can't stop the feeling from j.t., one dance

from drake, spotify's predictions for this season's biggist song is actually into you by ariana grande. e-mails went around yesterday to all of us here at the show, we all weighed in, it was unanimous, we all said it was justin timberlake can't stop the feeling. it feels like, like happy, that pharrell song. just such a happy go lucky song. nothing against ariana, it's a great song too. >> can't help by sing along. >> you and al submitted this video here dancing. >> viewers. if you're watching, let us know. you can vote. it's a good crop this summer. calvin harris, a ton of rihanna songs, drake songs, j.t. obviously. >> by the ocean. >> yeah. >> listen to it too much by now. >> yeah. all right carson, thank you. coming up the olympic team that won't be winning any medals when it comes to best-dressed.

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our breaking news: ==dbox== a very good morning. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we follow breaking news out of fremont where police and firefighters surrounded a home burning where a man suspected of shooting two police officers was thought to be holed up inside. outside is our own bob redell with the latest. >> as you can see down a couple of blocks on roberts avenue in fremont that, fire is out. the police department tweeted out these pictures of this small home where they believe the suspect had been holed up. the fire started 6:30 after oakland s.w.a.t. fired a tear gas. they let the fire burn and kept the house surrounded. they did not see the suspect come out. it's hard to imagine he survived that fire. it is not clear if they searched for possible remains, but he is

suspected of shooting two fremont police officers after a traffic stop yesterday afternoon. one officer in stable condition, the other in critical. bob redell, nbc bay area news. let's check your forecast. another hot one. >> fog at the coast line. san francisco looking at fog there. 51 in the peninsula. 52 in the south bay. lots of sunshine headed to the south bay. 95 expected there for your afternoon temperatures. 98 for the tri-valley. pushing 90 for the north bay. we expect thunder for the weekend. >> looking at slow but still smoother drive across 92. the earlier crash cleared from the span. that is a slow drive across there northbound routes continue. we have a slower drive over from richmond. fog, patchy clouds across the golden gate bridge. ♪

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, snapping and driving. a georgia teenager faces charges this morning after a high-speed crash. she was using snapchat speed filter driving more than 100 miles an hour of the popular app now under fire. plus shake off the salt. fda releases new guidelines for sodium intake. is it an update for your diet or do you take it with a grain of salt? dr. oz joins us with answers. can you keep a secret? the science why some people

spill it and some don't. thursday, june 2nd, 2016. >> buenos días louisiana. >> good morning, louisiana. ♪ in the summertime >> today is my birthday, being on the "today" show tops my bucket list. >> good morning. it's 8:00 on "today," thursday june 2nd, a beautiful day on our plaza. say good morning to folks who gather here. everyone is in good spectators. it's absolutely gorgeous out here. >> one of my all time faves.

mungo jerry "in the summertime." >> i didn't know that was mungo jerry. >> did he have other songs. >> this was it. >> talking about entertaining well done. we're in the kitchen with a very simple stake recipe. love the sound of that. this one bursting with unique flavors. >> a check of the top stories, natalie at the news desk. >> good morning once again. donald trump is threatening to slam president obama with the same kind of attacks he's unleashed on former president bill clinton. trump's remarks coming at a late night rally in california where he also knocked hillary clinton's qualifications. nbc's hallie jackson in san jose for us. hallie, good morning. >> hi, natalie, good morning to you. donald trump, like his democratic rivals, is crisscrossing california with a stop here in the bay area tonight. ahead of what's expected to be a fiery speech from hillary clinton today taking him to task

on national security, trump seems to have adopted this philosophy, don't hit back, hit first. he's preemptively lashing out at attacks from hillary clinton he's unfit to be commander in chief. listen what he had to say. >> she has no natural talents to be president. she doesn't know what she's doing. it's going to be another four years of disaster. you're probably better off with bernie but that's not going to happen either. >> at that same late night rally in sacramento, trump had a kind of warning for a different democrat, president obama, who is expected to go after trump on the campaign trail in the coming weeks. trump arguing if that happens, he should be allowed to go after the president. notably not mentioned by presumptive republican nominee nothing about the lawsuits about trump university even after clinton called him a fraud. those class action suits back in the headlines after a federal judge unsealed records related to that case. natalie, back to you. >> hallie jackson in san jose. thank you so much, hallie. just five days until the

california primary, our new nbc news "wall street journal" maris poll shows hillary clinton with a two-point lead over bernie sanders among likely democratic voters. that is within the margin of errors. sanders told people in the silicon valley he still has a shot at winning the nomination. clinton launches a foreign policy speech expected to portray donald trump as a threat to national security. an update on a story we've been following. the georgia teen accused of using a snapchat speed tracking filter just before a serious car crash is now facing criminal charges. officials say she was distracted while going close to 100 miles an hour. high speed, twisted metal, and this morning a warrant for the arrest of crystal mcgee. the 19-year-old now facing three misdemeanor speeding charges and a felony, serious injury by vehicle. in september mcgee's mercedes

slammed into wentworth maynard's mitsubishi. court documents say he speed climbed to 80, 90, 107 miles an hour while using a snapchat filter that calculated her speed. she denied using the crash when it happened. maynard left with permanent brain damage. his attorney saying today, we look forward to pursuing justice against snapchat and miss mcgee. in a civil lawsuit against the company and young driver they argue mcgee was motivated to drive at an excessive speed in order to gain recognition by snapchat trophy. snapchat denied giving trophies for speed filter and declined reest for comment on the new charges. last week the judge grant add 30-day stay in the case after snapchat argue it has activity logs that demonstrate mcgee was not, in fact, using the snapchat application at the time or immediately prior to the collision. for its part snapchat does warn

its users to not snap and drive. even the crash didn't stop mcgee from snapchating. attorneys for maynard said mcgee sent out this picture on a stretcher, lucky to be alive. >> we reached out, she did not provide a comment but directed us to latest court filing where mcgee denied using snapchat when the crash happened. nobody expected this, shoppers at a home improvement store in anchorage got to watch a moose giving birth in the parking lot. although the mother got plenty of attention, they gave her plenty of room. alaskans know and many of us have been taught never come between a mother moose and her baby. >> it's cute. >> they grow up fast and they can be aggressive. [ laughter ] >> that sweet story. >> always delivers.

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dr. oz is here to weigh in on all this. we're not talking about the people who take the salt shaker and do a little of this at dinner and lunch, we're talking about a lot of salt here. >> the reason we have so much salt is because three-quarters of it comes from outside the home. we add salt to the foods that we buy in stores because it makes it taste better, it's probably also the oldest preservative we know. it has so much to do with our food industry that the fda finally said enough. we need to help consumers figure out where that salt is. >> one of the things you want to do, you say to them, you got to read the labels. >> let's show an example. here are two different products. sodium, 590 milligrams here, 410 milligrams here. on the surface you say, i want to get this product. don't go for the head fake. look at the serving size. this actually has more sodium. being attentive and being able to read the food label.

>> we spend a lot of time training people to look for calories on food, we have to also look at sodium. >> sodium causes bloating in your blood vessels. >> some big culprits here. these are some of the things you see at home all the time. >> people don't expect that bread is probably the single most important source of sodium. cold cuts, it's a preservative. condiments and then cereal. >> this is what we're doing to ourselves at home. then we go out to eat in the restaurant and we have to worry about what's happening in the kitchen there. >> this is the big change. we consume -- half of our food is outside the home. the amount of salt added can vary dramatically. the marinara salt is a wonderful

example. by the end of this coming year, all restaurants with more than 20 branches are going to have to list on the food label how much salt is there. you can check on your phone ahead of time. >> we like the taste of salty foods. but there are ways to get an alternative into your diet. >> first is spicy foods. all these hot sauces can actually help you enjoy foods in a different way. if you don't like the spicy kick, then try the acidic foods. or you can make spice bundles. mix them together, get used to different kinds of sauce. you're sort of addicted to it, cut it back gently. >> really important. dr. oz always good to have you here. a reminder, you can catch dr. oz weekdays, just check your local listings. up next, why it's so hard to

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he was in the brand-new car, my mommy's car. and he had to go to the car wash and then he went past the red light. >> he did? >> uh-huh. >> got to love that here, robby. he spills the beans, then he puts his dad on the phone with the same dispatcher. >> oh, no. >> he wanted to let us know you ran a red light. >> oh, no. i apologize. >> the dispatcher let the dad off the hook once he was sure that everything was okay. >> cutest kid award. >> that was cute. >> honest kid. >> have you ever gotten in a car with a toddler and they're like, everyone's not buckled. can you guys keep a secret? >> i'm really good. >> it's hard for a lot of people to keep secrets. they're revealing why. he says, our brain sometimes

have trouble keeping track of what we already know, what we're allowed to know. and especially in the middle of a conversation, the confusion can cause us to let the secret slip. personally, i forget everything. that's the perfect way to keep a secret. >> you've told me thinks, i know i've got all kinds of dirt on you. but i can't remember what it is. >> a couple years ago. >> that's right. >> absolutely. it was killing me too. but i kept it. let's talk about the olympics. countries are unveiling the uniforms their athletes are going to wear at the games. china is the latest. they're getting grief. critics are already weighing in. they're calling this look the worst olympic uniforms ever. the ladies are in yellow jackets and white skirts. on social media, which is really a fun place to find -- >> i don't mind it. >> users are saying the uniforms look like fried eggs with tomato. >> i was just going to say i

want fries with that. >> yeah. little microphones -- >> it's going to be worse. the design is supposed to be a nod to the colors used in china's flag. >> it's not terrible. >> i've seen worse. >> we have seen worse. >> carson still wears his olympic uniform. yes, he does. the white pants, the sweater. now to why ryan gosling will make you swoon even more. >> we'll start with ryan gosling. leading, you already find him irresistib irresistible. he said, and i quote, i think women are better than men. they're stronger, more evolved. you can tell especially when you have daughters, you see in the early stages they are leaps and bounds beyond boys immediately. ryan also says that america's ready for a female president, although he did not name any

names. next to ed sheeran. nothing unusual here, right? what if i told you that's actually not ed sheeran. that's a 21-year-old look alike. he actually met ed a couple years ago. he says the striking resemblance is rye winning his love life someone. one might say who cares. >> why is that a problem? >> and he wasn't on the script -- >> when he did have a girlfriend. the girlfriend got so jealous because he'd be mobbed by female fans. >> can he sing? >> he cannot sing at all. >> it's okay every now and then to use your super power for evil. have you ever thought that penelope cruz and anne hathaway looked alike? >> no. >> this was posted on facebook. it setoff this huge online debate about who this woman is

supposed to be. the consensus seems to be anne hathaway. >> i see penelope. >> it could be neither. boy, it's got -- it's like that dress. >> pretty. >> the white/gold or -- >> i would like to go back to the super power for evil and find out exactly what that means. >> i think we know what it means. >> look so much like a super star. go have some fun. >> go tell everybody you're ed sheeran? >> i didn't say that. >> come on, look like a super star. >> female fans are constantly harassing me. enjoy it. >> my friend looks just like you, i said, poor guy. >> carson, thank you. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by camping world. get one-stop shopping for everything rv at your nearby

camping world rv super center. >> big story continues to be the rain that is relentless for our friends in texas. now it's going to be spilling over into louisiana and parts of alaska k arkansas as well. houston just -- just left houston. you can also see that we've got flash flood warnings and watches for 23 million people stretching from central oklahoma all the way down into southern texas. those warnings will probably expand. there's more rain to come. for example, dallas, rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour. austin, texas, isolated amounts of up to 10 inches per hour. you've already gotten since may 1st over 15.5 inches of rain. and san antonio, a flash flood threat through tomorrow. we're looking for another 9 inches. you've gotten 9 inches of rain since may 1st. you could see 3 to 5 more inches of rain. and z big picture as far as

rainfall is concerned, talking about 2 to 3 inches per hour. few areas up to 10 inches and it spreads over into louisiana and also into arkansas. rest of the country today, sunshine here in the east, remnant low from bonnie still causing some showers. and look for some morning fog that will burn off hey, well, we've got some fog ourselves. in fan fact, in san francisco, but san jose, no fog. same for san francisco, 57 degrees right now. later this afternoon it's going to be a warm day. inland 95 for the south bay. east bay in the 80s. 98 today for the tri-valley. and san francisco, staying cool there, 71 degrees. we have the potential of seeing some lightning and thunder this weekend, saturday and sunday night. dry for the sky. fortunately, we won't see any rain. have a good one. and that's your latest weather.

carson? thank you so much, al. daniel is here. we're going to talk movies and magic. we'll do that after your local news and weather. stick around. i'm ...

our breaking news: ==dbox== good thursday morning at 8:26. i'm sam brock. we are following breaking news. moments ago, we learned that the man who police believe shot two fremont officers died this morning in a house fire. bob redell has watched the chaotic scene all morning and joins us live in fremont. >> reporter: good morning, sam. we just got confirmation of that fact from fremont fire within the past five minutes, that the man accused of killing two fremont police officers is dead, his remains in the home on roberts avenue in fremont. it's smoldering now. this is a house this man had been hold up in since last night. police had been in contact with him via phone from around 11:30 to 3:30, trying to get him to come out.

he wouldn't come out. around 6:30 this morning they fired more tear gas canisters inside the home, and that's when the house caught fire. they had the house surrounded. they never saw him come out. again, confirmation that he is dead inside. reporting live in fremont, bob rede redell, "nbc bay area news." >> bob, thank you very much. that is a busy area and mike inou inouye, one of them has reopened. >> yes, but the rest of the area running smoothly as far as the freeways. nothing unexpected. south bay slowing as well. slowing in oakland past the coliseum. watch out at the bay bridge.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] we are back now at 8:30 on this thursday morning, the 2nd of june, 2016. another beautiful day here in new york on the plaza. just 24 hours away from billboard's top country artist luke bryan bringing his brand of music to the "today" show. we look forward to that. >> speaking of music, ryan lewis going to stop by. they sent us a nice message from the road. >> checking in with you on one of our many stops on the u.s. tour. on june 23rd, we are going to be

liez on the plaza. that's right. we'll see you guys. much love. peace. >> that's right. thursday, june 23rd, a live performance. go to today.com. come down to the plaza on the 23rd for a great show. >> that's going to be a good one. coming up, have you ever had an emoji fail? etiquette expert is going to help us out and let you know what you need to know before you hit send. >> you are constantly sending emojis. i feel like every expression can be said in emoji. >> it's fantastic. you're both 16. sa ravory recipe for your n summer shin dig. cannot wait. keep it going, al. check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got

going on. looking ahead to the weekend. we start with tomorrow. wet weather along the mid-atlantic states. heavy rain continues in texas. western third of the country looking good. saturday, that rain splits in the mid-atlantic states. rain from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast. record highs out west, sunday, sunday, more record highs out west. looking at wet weather from the great lakes into the northeast, mid-atlantic states. showers and thunderstorms hanging hey, good thursday morning to you. meteorologist anthony slaughter here, tracking fog through the golden gate bridge this morning. this will eventually burn out of here to a nice, sunny day, but temperatures won't be overly hot at coastline today. it will be hot in the south bay, 95 degrees. 83 for the east bay. oakland up into the 80s today. 98 today for the tri-valley, so it's going to be hot there. again, staying cool at the coastline. 71 degrees for san francisco. this area of high pressure gets out of here for the weekend and

then an area of low pressure's going to develop, giving us the chance of lightning and thunder saturday night into sunday night. hey, don't forget, make sure you check that weather out wlvr you need it. go to the weather channel on cable, weather.com. now back to our special series featuring can do kids. this morning, the youngest photographer ever published by national geographic. >> more on the talented photographer who has an unforgettable name. >> hi, guys, hawkeye is just 6. when he's not enjoying recess, he's taking beautiful photos for national geographic and vogue. all in a day's work for this kindergartener. he's a pro when it comes to hide and seek, and view finder's. the only toddler to be published in the paging of national geographic.

hawkeye started taking pictures when he was just 4 while on a road trip with his father. >> on that first trip, i guess just on the way, on the fly, i decided it would be fun for him to have a camera. i immediately, you know, was drawn to analog cameras. >> that meant nostalgic style shaped by that rather than instagram. >> the idea of having this object focused the interaction down so much to that one moment. he had to think and make one picture and an object would come out he could share with someone. >> it's an old school style this kindergartener loves. >> sometimes it's like -- >> you can't delete it. >> oh, that's an interesting idea. i like that. >> this is on a computer. can't put it in the garbage.

>> more family road trips follow, with hawkeye capturing the american west along the way. >> i really wanted to take a picture of this. my dad was like come on, come on. i really wanted to take a picture of the truck with her in front of it. >> i was trying to make us hurry away and you saw a picture i didn't see. i think that's probably one of the skills of all children. they're not waiting to find the thing that is -- everyone else calls good light or good pictures. they're just living in those moments and these photographs are the evidence of that. >> now those photos are reaching a lot of other eyes as well. the 6-year-old has racked up over 200,000 followers on instagram and a photo book of his travels comes out this week. his father says shared creativity between father and son was always the goal. >> i see this as really the evidence of the genius inside all children. i think that this is something that's accessible to any parent. it's about the investment you

put into spending creative time with a child. >> for hawkeye, his photos have been snapshot lessons in photography, but also a real world education in his other passions, science and engineering. like taking a photo of this nuclear jet engine in oregon. >> how is the whole thing -- >> i don't know. >> it's as big as like a house. it's as big as this house. >> lessons one monument or rodeo or portrait at a time. >> this was about trying to teach my son how to interact with the world, how to engage with people in a real way, how to ask questions, how to look people in the eye. >> and now it's about seeing how those life lessons will develop. and for more info on hawkeye's photography and his book, head to today.com. >> jenna, thank you very much. >> the common demom nay tore has been very involved parents who have really encouraged their

children to whatever skills or talents they have. >> without going over the line. >> exactly. coming up, now we see him, daniel radcliffe is here. he's talking about his new role. first, this is "today" on nbc.

daniel radcliffe, no stranger to magic afterall he played the role of harry in the iconic potter series, now he's back as a villain actually, kind of, in the sequel, now you see me two where he plays the recruited four horsemen to steal a valuable computer chip that could potentially rule the world. take a look. >> why would i buy it when i can have you steal it for me? preview tomorrow is the various suitors. that's up to you. but, once you do, you just need to inspect it and steal it. >> that's it? >> you're magicians and thieves.

>> what makes you consider you would do this. >> oh wait, i have a reason, what was it? oh yes, if you don't, i'll have you killed. >> good to see you. >> were you a fan as a kid. >> yeah, i think a marvin's magic, like junior magic set. >> 1999. >> just trying desperately to try to get good at that. then on the set there were people that would like teach us tricks. i managed to come out with a few tricks. >> the big deal when you look at potter magic versus this, it's special effects, and this, you and your cast members you were practicing real tricks. >> yeah, dave franco is lentil matly amazing at the stuff he does in the film. and yeah, just to like have a job where you get to -- this sequence is amazing. i love this. the idea of like slight handing to steal stuff is so cool.

and yeah, we were all on set with these amazing magicians who would like give us lessons, what kind of job is that? >> the limit of my magical talent is when i pull the penny out of my kid's ear, and they're 15 and they still don't get it. >> that's a great trick. talk about the character here, i call him a villain, do you go out after being known as the good guy and the fun protagonist, do you go out looking for a role like this. >> i think it definitely fulfills a long held ambition to like play that sort of classic bad guy. there's a rich tradition of britts being bad guys. i've always wanted to do that. i don't know if i'll do it all the time, but the chance to do it now, woody and michael and incredible actors was too good to pass up.

>> things are going well for you. nobody had any doubt, but you have another movie coming out "swiss army man." >> yes. >> you play a dead guy. >> yes. >> how hard is that? how hard can that be? >> yeah, harder than you think. >> you just lay there. >> we did one of the things we want is during the movie, like i don't talk for like the first 10, 15 minutes, and we really wanted to push it where the audience is like, why did he do this film? and but then it turns into, yeah, it's like a gross, funny, buddy comedy between -- >> the role reveals itself. >> yeah, i do do more than just lay there. and myself and paul dano, and we play like best friends. because one of us is dead. >> i talk about how well things are going. you're about to do another play. >> yeah. >> and the fascinating part about this is the play changes every single night because you ask for audience participation. >> yeah, there's a certain amount of audience interaction

you will be encouraged to keep your phones turned on for the duration of the performance. it's called "privacy," but it, and it's really, i think it's something very, very special and fun. >> we've got a potter prequel movie coming out. a play going in london. have you been able to remove yourself from that phenomenon? >> it's not that i'm like unemotional about it, but i don't -- yeah, i mean, i'm sort of now in a straeng position of anyone assumes i have a lot of information or, you know, i'm going to be very involved in these things, but like i'm genuinely not. like i wish them nothing but obviously success, i'm sure they'll be great, but i'm kind of like finding out with everyone else. >> you're a spectator with the rest of us. things going great. what a pleasure. and i want to tell people that now you see me two hits theaters

june 10. up next, the dos and don'ts of emoji etiquette. maybe more don'ts than dos. this is "today" on nbc thanks. >> thank you so much. i haven't been on the snet quite some time.

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i can't look. okay, back at 8:46, the whole world has gone emoji mad, especially matt lauer. more than six million sent every day. the sad emoji truth is emoji misuse is on the rise people. here to help us decipher emojis and learn to use them appropriately is etiquette expert, thomas farley, happy face, good morning. >> i love emojis. guilty, love them. savannah was on the band wagon before anybody else. >> they're a fun way for all of us to communicate, they cross linguistic barriers quick and half of our posts have an emoji

on them. they're everywhere. >> if you want to irritate matt. >> is there an age limit? it's fun to feel like you're three again, but is there an age limit where you should stop using them? >> what's interesting in fact is the that it's the older generation that's really overusing them. >> yes. >> mom. >> people get a text from mom or dad. >> martini glasses. >> i like your mom. >> what about things where it's simply not appropriate? >> yes. so certainly for workplace interactions with a boss and you're on a little bit more of a formal relationship with that person. you don't want to do a string of emojis either, one or two, and you're good to express the emotion you wanted to do and move on. >> sometimes you could send an emoji to someone with a different kind of phone and it may not translate, right? >> that's right. this is interesting. if you're on an iphone and you sended that we all know the grinning face smiling eyes which

looks like you're stressed out. someone on an android platform gets a big grinning smile when in fact you're trying to say i'm stressed out, do you think the message you're sending? the recipient is getting something that's different. from platform to platform, they look different. >> does anyone else have the problem where their eyesight is good and if they decide they're going stoned an emoji, they look down and think they're sending one, and you're sending a smiley face with someone, you're sending the one with the tongue sticking out. not good. >> no. and they're tiny to begin with, regardless of your eyesight, they're very similar to each other. >> except the poop one. >> i thought it was a chocolate ice cream. >> you thought it was dairy queen. >> sending me something nice. >> we have some examples of emoji fails. we have examples, for example this one, yeah. that's the poop one, but the laughing while crying so hard, that's one that people don't really seem to get, right? >> there's an example right

here. >> and the daughter, dad, that's a laughing face. >> wrong one there. >> the tears of joy emoji is the most commonly used emoji. >> really? >> 20% of emoji uses, tears of joy, and consistently the most popular one on twitter too. >> can i ask you something, i find myself unable to express myself, because there's no white wine glass emoji, there's only red. >> it wouldn't show up. >> at least rosae, don't you think? >> there are a new batch emojis introduced at another year. perhaps you'll seem the white wine. >> real quickly, testing, i'll hold one up, tell me what the emoji is. >> heart. >> i love you. >> yeah. >> lots of love. >> many hearts on as we know with emojis, this is love is in the air. >> really? >> yes. >> what's this? >> crying. >> not sad. >> be careful with this, this is

the sleepy emoji, it's coming from your nose. >> stop it. >> no. >> he doesn't have a nose. >> right. >> this is talk to the hand. >> this is waving, you're saying hello. >> okay. >> because of the rotation lines there. >> al. >> that is i don't know. >> yeah. she's like, hi. what? >> this is actually, the opposite carson of i don't know, it's the information desk person. and also works when you're trying to be sassy. hair flip. >> that didn't translate well. >> that's sad. >> that's easy. >> correct. >> one more, one more. wait, here's the nuance. this is disappointed, but relieved. >> oh my gosh. >> sweat, not a tear. >> the tear thing is confusing. >> are we glaringly missing anything? >> what we don't have and the rolling on the floor and the shrug. >> and white wine.

>> or just type, rolling on the floor laughing. >> eye roll emoji, like every teen does? >> upside down face which is -- but i think the eye roll would be great. >> we have to cut this. >> thank you. up next, easy and delicious flank steak recipe for your next backyard bash. this is "today" on nbc. >> moving on.

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we have good food summer entertaining needs covered. next weekend barbecue, time for a simple yet delicious steak recipe from you do your company's going to love this. we have the food network here with just a dish. my mouth is watering. that's why i can't speak. what is it? >> we're making a flank steak, that is the meern recipe, and it's one culture that knows thousand cook, it's middle eastern. >> sign me up. >> usually cooked on a spit. we're going to hurry things up with a flank steak. sauce with a sesame paste then a simple salad with jarred pickled beets, cucumber and carrots. >> lovely. >> first the marinade. if you could stop putting those and and there's. >> what's that. >> and how long do we marinate? >> you could do it for an hour,

overnight, that's what's so great. >> right in here, put the flank steak in a bag. >> okay. >> and we're going to massage it in here. >> show us the massage technique. right here on my shoulders. >> wait a minute. okay, so we're massaging it so the flavors really penetrate. >> right. get in there or get your kids to do it. >> okay great. >> now so the sauce, we're going to do hot water in here, that's my tip for working with it, it can get a little -- >> okay. >> hot water will break it up. then if you could add the olive oil, i'll add garlic and lemon juice. and it is just sesame paste, you can find in the international aisle at your supermarket. >> i guess you could do store bought if you had to. tasters are down stairs. what do you think, you guys. >> great. >> i love it. >> i love the that highwayny. >> yeah. >> really good. >> these are some of my favorite flavors. >> and this is the salad. usually there are pickled turn-ups in it, that takes a week, we don't have the no time for that. we're going to make a quick

version. pickled beets from a jar, mint, and parsley. and then a little bit of lemon juice, and if you could just do a swirl of olive oil. >> where does my cucumber put in? >> right before the end so the pickle the beets don't turn pink. >> this is the flank steak, toss it in a grill pan. takes five minutes on one side, three minutes on the other. that's it. >> and show us combined, how we put it altogether. >> the great thing about this dish is you can have your guest do all the work for you. >> okay. >> so you have them put a little bit of meat in a pocket. >> tough kind of rare. >> well, the thing with flank steak, you need it to be rare so it's tend per. >> okay. >> little bit of that highwayny right off on top and the sold, then then you have the sandwich. >> oh my gosh, team downstairs, what do we think? >> i love it. >> oh my gosh, amazing. >> i love it. >> i would eat that little salsa all by itself. it looks delicious. >> this is going to be my salad for sure. >> gorgeous.

thank you so much. if you want more on this recipe, go to today.com/food. we'll be right back after she gives me that massage she promised me. >> oh my gosh. i'm very tense, very tense. the cooking segment stresses me out. thank you. i can't wait to taste it. >> here. >> i know you have your make-up on. >> i don't care. i'm ... continuing our breaking news coverage: ==dbox== about 30 minutes ago - we leaedhe man policeev good morning at 8:56 on your thursday morning. i'm sack brock. continuing now, our breaking news coverage. about 30 minutes ago, we learned that the man police believe shot and injured two fremont police officers died this morning in a house fire. today in the bay's bob redell watched the situation evolve over the course of the morning and joins us live from fremont. it looks like that house is basically a total loss. good morning. >> reporter: it is. good morning to you there, sam. we just found out that this suspect, the man accused of

shooting two fremont police officers, was found dead in a closet inside this home on roberts avenue, presumably where he was hiding when the house caught fire. this is our first time getting this close to the house. a couple of things you'll notice, how small it was and how much open space there was around it, which meant that when the fire started, he didn't have many places to hide. and if he wanted to escape, it would have been very difficult because s.w.a.t.s had the house surrounded. the fire started around 6:30 this morning after the s.w.a.t. team fired a few tear gas canisters at the home. they believe that's what might have started the fire. he had been hold up in there since last night. they did try to talk him out for several hours, but he never gave up. reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "nbc bay area news." >> all right. as we mentioned, two police officers injured. we'll have updates.

this morning on "today's" take, modern family's jesse tyler ferguson on why he's committed to playing 40 new roles. which repellants work the best? we put them toot test. and how to win $25,000 hand delivered by al. all that and more coming up next. from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie goois, and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on at beautiful day in new york city, it's thursday morning, june 2, 2016. nice crowd outside, inside studio 1a. we have the whole gang here, al, you have a special morning jam for a very special guest. >> that's right.

later on, the floor east will be performing, she's going to be making her newest morning show debut right there on today's take. she has that song called sacks, and played on sax which is spectacular. >> she's also a fitness instructor. so you can tell i mean -- >> you can tell. >> i've been playing this video all night. >> are you working out? >> i've been working out, yes, i have, yes, i have. >> doesn't she remind you label the of whitney houston in that? >> yeah. >> yep. >> is that right? look at it the some more, just so you can compare. >> heavily focus on the neck up. >> she's adorable. >> richardson and sweating to the oldies in the morning. >> who? >> transition. that's what i hear. let's talk about song of the summer. spotify has predicted the song of the summer. number three, they say, can't stop the feeling by justin

timberlake. >> he got shortchanged on that. >> i don't know how they determine this. we think al and i think that. >> i think they're completely off. >> yeah. i agree. >> you two have a dance party or something? >> al every morning, he's jammed, pumped his music up. i happened to be walking by and got in on the act. >> terrible lip syncing. ♪ ♪ >> that's like what, 5:00 a.m.? >> work. >> yes. >> keep dancing. >> okay. >> number two on the spotify list, one dance by drake. i was listening to that in my office. he did it on snl a couple of weeks ago. >> it is one of the most played, i think. >> too slow though. >> winding down. >> yeah, you kicking people out. >> you're in vegas, cat banana. >> it's cool. >> flashbook. >> flak back, back to one.

and number one according to spotify, song of the summer, ariana grande, into you. ♪ ♪ >> again, but it's that wind down, the barbecue's winding down, everybody's like chilling. >> the song of the summer a generally a little more family-friendly. >> i agree. >> we saw the lyrics, we don't know, and your kid is jamming in the back. >> oh yeah, you've had that. >> by the ocean. >> yeah. >> taste by the ocean. >> or a whistle. it's a whistle. >> summer classic. summer classic that your child once you realize what that kid in the back is saying. >> and find out where that is. >> happy. >> put your feet together. . the weeknd. >> that's why radio senior there. >> that's why we like and tamron is on board with al, we all say can't stop the feeling.

justin timberlake. >> that would be our pick. >> i agreed with yours too. >> i knew erin was going to pick j.t., i went within one off the board. somewhere on a beach. number one single for him. it's huge country hit. it's out right now. >> when he performed, that is definitely one of the top songs. >> got it. >> you're on the beach, chilling, drinking, having a good time. i think that's a good song. >> i love the couple matching in this video. he's like yeah, i like that. >> the whole story in there. >> i went with freedom by beyoncé. that's barbecue, you're at the park. then tough. >> clearly i'm on a barbecue. >> convertible rule, picture yourself in a convertible that you don't own. >> here we are. drive guys. >> it's a little too slow. >> no, look, we're -- >> turn it up, i can't hear it.

>> aretha franklin's look. she e-mailed me. she said thank you, al, for mentioning the song, but that's the measure. look it up. okay, here we go. see the hair, the wind is blowing in our hair. >> you'll never see that on me. >> you can vote for your favorite, today.com, right now it's justin timberlake leading with 51%. >> that's right. >> too bad. back it up. >> that's another song. >> that is not kid-friendly. >> natalie is back. love you, juvenile. how often, to the parents at the table, do we lie, little white lies to our kids? >> just about every chance. >> all the time. >> every day. i would say it's an every day occurrence. >> yeah. >> you fly your nieces and nephews. >> absolutely. >> what they don't know won't hurt them. >> especially about like mya is 16 now, and she's talking of

dating, and i'm like, what, i didn't date until i was 35. first time i ever met a man. that's my lie. what's yours? >> best little white lie. your kids are at all. your kids are at school. >> they're at school. >> george was having his first ever sleepover, he and his buddy ben wanted to stay up at midnight. they're six years old. kristina went in and 10:30 and said it's midnight. they high fived, they hugged, like yeah, we did it. and then they passed out. >> i'm glad they didn't question you. they can't tell time, it's a beautiful day. >> exactly. >> how about you, al? >> there was a lost item that -- >> uh-oh. >> wasn't really lost. >> oh gosh, i know where you're going on this one. >> so i just stick with lost. >> your youngest is nikki -- >> 13. >> he's at school.

it was actually corgie. courtney upstairs at work. >> and you still haven't told them the truth? >> it was, it was a doll. that, yeah. >> so we actually -- actually, this is even better, there was a goldfish that went to its maker. >> oh yeah. >> and i replaced it, and oh, he's fine, everything's fine. he was a little sick before. he comes back. >> mine is a lot having to do with al's lost item, i'm packing up our whole house, getting ready to put it on the market. there are a lot of things that between kids artwork and stuffed animals that you kind of have to weed through, which ones are important and which ones are in storage. storage. and which ones are the ones that didn't make it to california. >> right.

>> toy story, they got out of the bag and ran off. woody ran off. >> he went to our home in hoboken. >> threatened by lots of love, lots of hugging. >> kids, what you don't know won't hurt you. >> until you learn what it is. >> whatever happened to. >> i love that al roker's daughter is in her 20s and in this building right now and you won't -- >> what's the name of the doll? >> no. i don't even remember now. but it was, there was like a wailing and gnashing of teeth, you know, i don't know what happened, sweetie. >> okay. quick, got something for you. >> i know exactly how that feels. >> to get you off the hook from court any. throwback thursday photo, i've been told who this person is, they asked me to have you guys guess. it's a person foesed the photo, he was 20 at the time, he was 20 at the time, he captioned a throwback thursday 1996. >> he's famous?

>> very famous. >> gosh. >> he'd even been in this building before. he's been here. >> 20 years ago he was 20. not on our hour, but he's been. >> is it keanu rooefs? >> i'll give you two more -- >> joe manganiello. hotty. >> i thought you said somebody -- >> i'm just joking. i didn't know who he is. who is he? >> that looks nothing like him. >> i never saw trueblood. never watched that. >> sophia vergara's husband. >> oh, oh that guy. i didn't recognize him with the beard. >> yeah. >> and his shirt on. >> yeah. >> my man got in the gym over the last 20 years. that's what happened. he got big. >> he was blond. just dyed his hair blond. >> right. >> much better now. >> fine line. >> he's a hotty. >> yes. >> and he's married to sophia vergara. does it get any berth? hey, i got a test for you

guys. i've got to tell you, it's called the brain teaser dot taste. you find letters hidden in a series of dot grids, they are slightly different color shapes, do you see a different letter -- >> we can't see it. >> can you take us full for us. that'd be helpful. do you see any letter kps. >> t. because you can make a t out of it. m, l, hwb. >> i can. >> is this an eye exam? i don't know. it looks the same. >> i'm going to guess. >> well,s that doesn't make, that's it, you could make out of anything. >> it's like this? >> so they're darker. it's an h. you got it. i honestly was guessing. i'm telling you, i'm guessing. here's another one. these all look the same. >> f. >> f. no, that not one of the choices. >> f is one of the choices.

>> i can't see the bottom. >> i'm just guessing again. i have no idea. >> it's m. >> it's m. >> is there any other games we can play? >> well, you know, if you love this, you can play the whole test on playbuzz.com. >> connect four then. >> wow. you know what, get a buzzer. beep. beep. >> so bizarre. i could not see, i couldn't see any dimpbls. >> then i need new glasses. i clearly need glasses. >> wow, anyway, there you go. >> there you go. >> we've been talking more rain for texas. just horrid, and it's just going to continue. unfortunately, and in fact, flood watches we've got 23 million people and there's some sort of flash flood warning or watch, brownsville up to oklahoma city. that's how bad this is. and it's not going to get better. today, more flood watches, tomorrow the rain continues for

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continuing our breaking news coverage: good morning. at 9:26 on your thursday, i'm sam brock. continuing our breaking news kumpl. fremont police believe the man they believe shot and injured two of their officers died this morning in a house fire. the department just wrapped up a press conference minutes ago. bob redell is joining us live from fremont. did we learn anything new about the condition of the injured officers? >> reporter: fremont police telling us, sam, that both officers are in the same respective conditions. the detective that was shot twice is still in stable. the first officer who had the initial contact with the suspect, he is still in critical condition. the officer out here saying that he is considered to be very hard working, relatively new to the force, only on the force one to two years. you're looking at the burned remains of this home here where

the suspect accused of shooting those two men was holed up. that house you can see burned down and they did find the suspect in a closet. the body of that suspect in a closet in this home where he had been holed up since last night. and overnight starting around 11:30, negotiators did talk to the man on the phone, tried to get him to come out, he refused. s.w.a.t. started shooting tear gas canisters. around 6:30 they shot a few tear gas canisters, the house was fully engulfed in flames. they never saw him come out and they did find his body inside. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. we'll have more updates throughout the course of the morning. coming up right after this break we'll have a look at weather and traffic. we'll be right back.

welcome back here on this thursday morning, i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. still waking up to some clouds over daly city and sanrancisco low clouds as well. temperatures headed back into the low 70s for sf, low 80s for

the inner bay, the east bay and peninsula. the tri-valley getting up to 98 degrees, the south bay 95 a the north bay 90 so another hot day inland. cool at the coastline. we'll talk about more warming as we head through the warming. in the meantime let's toss things to mike. >> things are moving well, although slow northbound cast the coliseum for 880. the warriors play tonight so there's going to be a lot of activity and hopefully celebrations after the game. northbound 101, we had a crash at the airport which cleared finally from 87. now 87 just north of 280 another crash but mild flowing. it moves well. back to the "today" show.

looking at the headlines, report finds four big automakers are selling cars with takata air bag deflators that are defected. that reports say fiat, myths bee that, and the volkswagen vehicles from the model years have the same type of air bag inflaters as those already being recalled, but new model years are not yet covered by the recall. one wants automakers to replace them before the vehicles are sold. takata inflaters have been linked to at least 13 deaths. the government is hoping to cut the amount of salt that americans take in. the fda is proposing big voluntary reductions in sodium in 150 categories much processed and restaurant foods. now the aim is to reduce the

3,400 milligrams consumed by the average american every day by one-third over the next ten years. too much salt in the diet can cause high blood pressure and other problems. scientists say they've discovered this a gene mutation can be linked to multiple sclerosis in some patients. the findings show that some cases of ms are inherited and that at least one gene is soerkted with certain risk factors. researchers think the result was their study have the potential for developing new treatments for the symptoms of ms and perhaps the underlying causes of the disease which affects more than 400,000 people in the u.s. well there's a special delivery on wednesday, outside of a home improvement store in alaska. take a look, a mother moose giving birth to her calf in the parking lot as shoppers looked on. the two gots lots of attention from the adoring crowd in anchorage at the makeshift moose maternity ward right outside

that home improvement store. go figure. let's get a check of the weather from mr. red oak per. >> cute baby moose. tomorrow starteding your weekend off, wet weather from the northeast all the down into texas where the heavy rain will continue. slight risk through the upper mississippi river valley. moving into saturday, record highs, western third of the country, wet weather all the way down to the gulf coast, more heavy rain for texas, sunshine returns to the northeast and the mid-atlantic states, and then sunday, gets wet again in the northeast, mid-atlantic, eastern third of the country, record highs continue good thursday morning to you. meteorologist anthony slaughter here. still looking at fog across parts of the bay area. elsewhere we're seeing some sunshine and we'll continue to see increased sunshine with warm temperatures today. 91 degrees for san jose, 95 for los gatos. san mateo 78 and san francisco today expecting upper 60s to low 70s so cool at the coastline but very warm for our inland valleys.

up to 89 for santa rosa. 78 for oakland and low to mid-90s, even upper 90s for the tri-valley today. even halter for tomorrow with weekend cooling. that's your latest weather, willie. >> your weather is heating up, there's growing concern about mosquitos and the spread of the zika virus. just this week, doctors revealed that a baby was born with zika-linked birth defect. >> according to to the cdc, no reports of mosquito born illnesses originating here in the continental u.s. the number of travelers visiting or returning to the u.s. will likely increase. >> so we thought we'd bring in business correspondent olivia sterns to check out the best ways to keep your family safe this morning. good to see you. >> good to see you guys. from bracelets to iphone apps, there are more products than ever that promise to keep the mosquitos off your arms. do any of them actually work? we'll find out. went to a lab just outside washington and actually volunteered not exactly sure

why, to try out some of the latest ones, and yes, still itchy. >> reporter: ah summer. time for swimming whereby barbecue, and fending off the dreaded mosquito. michael ross, known as the bug guy is a professor at the university of maryland. . his lab of creepy crawlies, he's got thousands of mosquitos. the first thing i want to know about though is zika. do i have to do anything to protect myself against zika versus regular mosquito bites? >> no, every day mosquito is going to work just as effectively for the yellow season mosquito. >> which transmits zooe da ka. >> yes. >> the prevention guide recommends using repellants as one step to prevent bites. soipted to put some of the newest products to the test. >> we've got about $400 worth of gear all designed to keep my

mosquito-free. does any of it work? >> some are excellent. >> reporter: let's try them out. an app that admits will help keep the bucks away. >> you have several on your hand. this is horrible. >> uh-oh. >> maybe mosquitos -- >> out, out, out. >> reporter: i am not sure the app works, what do you think? >> my hand is telling me that that app wasn't so good. it's not 100% effective, but will help keep some away. next, wristbands. lots of new models this year, and it's my turn to brave the mosquito cage. >> beeper. >> they're not really landing. they're not really landing. that's amazing. they're not landing. there's one on my wrist. while the band did keep most of the bugs off my wrist, it's still not the full blown cover i'm looking for. the company says they're independent studies show a 95% success rate. and i got zero bites. and of course, we have to test the good old fashioned spray.

this is what i grew up with. >> this is the gold standard of mosquito repellant. >> whoa. >> they're not even coming near me. that's great. >> yes. >> reporter: turns out the claims hold up. natural oil of yuk lip distance. >> if i'm working out in the yard, this is the one i'm putting on here in yoond. >> this is a little more natural? >> this is a natural product, sure. >> reporter: one tip that's free, avoid fragrances or scented deodorants, they may be attracted to the smell. advice to help you enjoy summer instead of getting eaten up. >> now if you don't like the idea of putting sprays or lotions all over your skin, consider the new clothes that are laced with repellant. i'm wearing a skirt, i found that fabulous hat is the a like a beekeeper. >> it repels guys too. >> man repeller, right here. they've all been treated with the chemical. >> but it did work, the bracelet worked. >> yeah. consider all of those things one

line of defense in a broader arsenal against mosquitos this summer. >> i can see you wearing that out this weekend. >> very hot on the beach. >> thank you. coming up next, her funky song sacks became a smash hit in the uk and has over 30 million views on youtube. we have singing sensation, she's going to sing it for us right after this.

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>> she hit the stable in 2005 as auditioning as part of a girl's group called addictive ladies for the x factor uk. >> what would you do with these beginning e girls? >> give them singing lessons. >> they survived auditions, the group failed to make it to the end. but nearly ten years later, fleur returned to the show as a solo artist. setting the audience and judges on fire with her rendition of "uptown funk." and eventually placing second in the competition. >> a fantastic runner up, fleur. >> on the heels of the x factor, he signed with simon cowell. >> this show changes lives, i'm living proof. >> and dropped her debut album in the uk. ♪ featuring sax, a funky town with a music video that has more than 30 million views and counting on youtube. >> fleur, boom. okay, so many questions, looking back at early days when you were

with the girl group, do you recognize her anymore? >> no. >> who is that girl? >> i was kind of just like going along with things. i didn't really think about what i was actually getting into, but funny enough, i left that show and i was so determined and really motivated to actually make it in the industry. that was my first taste, and i was so hungry after that first chance. >> so, is fleur east your real name? >> yes. >> are it's french. fleur is french for flower. my parents loved it. and then east is my dad's family name. >> yeah. >> you were made for hollywood from day one. they knew. >> they knew what they were doing. >> and also looking at the video of simon when he congratulated you from are for coming in second. you could see he was all about you and your career, and he's along with you for this ride as well. >> yeah, he's such a great mentor. encouraged me and really believed a man, ultimately give me the chance. >> hey, we've got a picture from your instagram that shows that

you were musically inclined all along. this is baby fleur. >> headphones even then. >> they are bigger than you. >> exactly. when my mother was pregnant, they used to put headphones onnier belly and play music and i was like singing along from the raid row from the age of two. it happened early for me. >> and a big part of your image is the style. along with the rest of us, admiring the moves of the video. talk to me about the style. >> thank you. i like rep to just be bold, extravaga extravagant, especially when i'm powerfulinging with anything goes. i don't wear to go and getpajam. >> this is the full get up, just be wild, embrace the craziyness. >> natural hair is out. >> big voice and big success. congratulations, and by the way, please don't go anywhere. hoda couldn't is in the house all right. fleur is going to perform her hit song "sax" right after this.

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that was amazing. thank you so much. we have determined this is now the song of the summer. >> oh definitely. >> sax is the song of the summer. >> this is the morning show debut, i said what are you doing this evening? >> what an honor. >> thank you so much. >> one more time! [ applause ] >> so much energy. >> i'm ...

breaking news: ==live== l a very good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we continue to follow breaking news this morning. here's a live look at fremont where firefighters say the man suspected of shooting two police officers has in fact died. the man barricaded himself inside a home last night on roberts avenue.

authorities say yesterday he shot and injured two fremont police officers in two separate inciden incidents. one of the officers is in critical condition, the other in stable condition. fremont police sent out still images of the home that you saw burned out there. it was going up in flames this morning. it is not clear yet when exactly the suspect died. let's turn to brighter news and that means the forecast, because it's going to be hot today. foggy now, though. >> yeah, it is going to be hot later on. it's till foggy in san francisco. the golden gate bridge looking at fog, but bright sunshine in san jose and that's going to lead to a warm day. we're talking 90s for the south bay. 91 for san jose, 98 san mateo and low 70s for san francisco. the tri-valley will be one of the warmest with upper 90s and upper 80s for the north bay. mike, how are the roads. >> looking pretty good. slower southbound, the volume building northbound. you go to the beige abay bridge no backup, no metering lights. that's a great flow of traffic. the slower drive is west 580 and

a craft over at fallon will cause some slowing heading up to the outlets but the dublin interchange is just fine. another local news update in half an hour.

♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> let's hear that. let's hr that. >> let's hear it. she is so adorable. it is thirsty thursday, june 2nd. happy birthday to my friend denise. >> happy birthday. >> this is that hit song "sax" and it's fleur east. that song has more than 30 million views on youtube. a smash hit in the