cleared. we are looking at the warriors. >> warriors are playing tonight. good morning. breaking overnight, democrats take their fight for gun control late into the night. >> ask yourself, what can you do to make sure that orlando or sandy hook never, ever happens again. >> a marathon session that ended just hours ago with the deal reached with republicans to hold two key votes. this, as president obama and vice president biden head to orlando today to pay tribute to the victims of that mass shooting. intense search. wildlife officials back at a disney resort today, hunting for the alligator that dragged a 2-year-old boy to his death as new video emerges of a gator swimming in that very same

lagoon just weeks earlier. >> an alligator! an alligator! scorching. 66 million people facing excessive heat warnings and watches. temperatures set to soar well into the triple digits with one major city bracing for nearly 120 degrees this weekend. violent blast. a man at a gas station reaches into his car when it suddenly explodes. he is thrown to the ground, his clothes on fire. luckily, he survives. the surprising cause of that explosion "today," thursday, june 16th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. a lot of people will be looking closely at that video shot a couple of weeks ago. >> because people actually -- that's right. they think that might be in the exact same area where this young boy was tragically dragged to his death. >> we'll have more on that

story. of course, the latest developments. let's start with our top story, politics and this push for stronger gun control. it's taken on new urgency in the wake of the orlando shooting. the democrats led a filibuster on the senate floor that stretched into the early hours of the morning. peter alexander is watching it for us. peter, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. senate democrats say they have had enough. commandeering the senate floor for hours lasting into the early hours of this morning to drive home their call for stricter gun laws. new today, check out the front page of "the boston globe," this editorial, giant picture of a rifle along with three words "make it stop." democrats on the senate floor overnight with a long filibuster, highlighting the republican-controlled congress' failure to act on guns. for nearly 15 hours, dozens of senators led by chris murphy,

who represented newtown when he was a congressman, the scene of a horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in 2012. >> they were designed to kill as many people as possible, and that's why you see this epic rate of slaughter when they are used inside schools, inside nightclubs, inside churches. >> reporter: afterward, murphy saying a compromise had been reached with republicans, allowing votes on whether to ban people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns and expanding background checks at gun shows and through internet sales. >> i'm going to save your second amendment. >> reporter: donald trump joining the debate, insisting lives could have been saved in orlando if clubgoers had been armed. >> you would have had a situation which would have been always horrible but nothing like the carnage that we all, as a people, suffered this weekend. nothing. >> reporter: hillary clinton arguing against trump's response to the massacre. >> so not one of donald trump's reckless ideas would have saved

a single life in orlando. >> reporter: reiterating her own stance on guns. >> we do need to stop terrorists from getting their hands on the tools to carry out attacks so easily. especially assault weapons. >> reporter: trump now signaling an openness to new restrictions that would ban people on the terrorist watch list or the no-fly list from buying guns and calling for a meeting with nra leaders who remain opposed to the idea. the challenge remains getting it through congress. just one day after the san bernardino attack, 54 senators. including all but one republican, rejected a bill to block suspected terrorists from legally buying guns. this morning, new signs that tide may be shifting. pennsylvania senator pat toomey proposing a compromise, cracking down on suspected terrorists while adding protections for those mistakenly on the terror watch list. >> let's figure out how we achieve this. this is not rocket science.

let's figure this out. >> reporter: senator toomey among those for proposing new legislation this morning. this morning marks the one-year anniversary of the donald trump presidential campaign. this date a year ago when america watched him coming down that escalator at trump tower. it also marks a new beginning for hillary clinton, with a multi-million dollar ad blitz. some of it going right after trump in eight battleground states. matt, savannah? >> peter alexander, thank you. let us bring in chuck todd. chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> what we saw on the floor of the senate over the 14 hours of the filibuster, was it just theater,o did it signal a real change in the politics of this? >> i think what you've seen -- this has been a slow shift now for the gun control side of this debate for a while. what you saw yesterday -- and i think it was more than show -- is that democrats and those on the gun control side using terrorism as a way to get better attention for gun bills.

and i think that they have found -- you know, the terror argument has been a way to overcome other issues in the past. republicans have successfully exploited terrorism as a way to get things passed before. i think on this democrats have found a way to get the attention of swing voters when it comes to the issue of guns by connecting it to terrorism and the terror watch list. look, republicans now are changing their rhetoric. they're basically trying to say, hey, we agree, too. here is our bill. now their bill is very weak, but they've already got many republicans at least shifting rhetorically. >> that gets to my next question that donald trump is going to meet with the nra about the no fly, no buy policy. is he getting ready to buck the nra? >> i think his instinct -- if you look at him in the past, he has been supportive of gun control measures before. although, trump contradicts

himself a lot on various issues. i don't think he has got the political capital to force the nra. if he looked like he were more competitive in this presidential race, if he looked like he had a good shot at being president -- right now he's politically very weak. maybe things could change. i think he could have some influence on the nra. right now i don't think the nra sees donald trump as somebody that's going to be perhaps signing bills any time soon. so, i don't think they feel as if they have to listen to him. >> chuck, thank you very much. new developments in the investigation into the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando. this, as president obama and vice president biden head there today to pay respects to the victims. stephanie gosk is following that story for us. steph, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the fbi is looking at the hours, days, months before this brutal attack to piece together omar mateen's every move. talk to anyone who had any contact with him and try to determine what drove him to it.

now they are asking the public for its help. today president obama and vice president biden will travel to orlando to meet with victims and their families. meetings like these that are closed to the press have become tragically routine, newtown, charleston, san bernardino, and now here. this morning, the fbi put out this poster, asking for any information about the shooter. >> omar seddique mateen who, like the director, i will not mention his name again. we need your help in developing the most complete picture of what the shooter did and why he did it. >> reporter: investigators put an end to recent speculation. omar mateen, they say, acted alone, despite some clubgoers' beliefs there was another shooter. no indication that mateen was considering another target and no proof that he scoped out other gay clubs. >> oh, my god. people are getting shot.

among the key pieces of evidence, cell phone, damaged after a water main break during the raid. he downloaded extremist propaganda, sermons by al qaeda leader anwar an alaki and videos of beheadings. mateen made multiple calls during the attack including 911 and a local news station where an unsuspecting overnight producer picked up the line. >> i'm the shooter. it's me. i'm the shooter. >> reporter: now footage of the shooter on shift as a security guard has surfaced. >> they want more disaster to happen. that's where the money making is. >> reporter: caught on camera by chance about the bp oil spill in 2010. >> everybody is just out to get paid. >> reporter: six weeks later, this security guard would be responsible for the worst mass shooting in history. there are still no charges in the case. mateen's wife has told the fbi she knew he was planning something, according to law enforcement sources.

30-year-old noor zahi salman claims she tried to stop him saturday night as he left the house. mateen told her he was just going out to meet some friends. overnight, nbc news spoke with one of the wife's childhood friends who said the couple met online in 2011 and married in california. she said in recent years her friend seemed happy and never spoke about any abuse. she said the woman she knows would never have been involved in this. also today, a senate committee is asking facebook ceo mark zuckerberg for his help to track what they say are at least five facebook accounts that may have been linked to the gunman. back to you. >> stephanie, thank you. want to turn now to that horrific alligator attack at the disney world resort. with the body of 2-year-old lane graves now recovered, wildlife officials are now focused on finding the alligator that was involved. nbc's kerry sanders is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt.

this morning, trappers will be back here searching for the gator, unsure if the five they've already captured includes the one that attacked. >> an alligator! an alligator! >> reporter: this morning, this video, shot by a guest at a wedding at the grand floridian resort just weeks before the attack appears to show an alligator in the same water where 2-year-old lane graves was attacked and then dragged to his death. his body found intact after a desperate 16-hour search. >> we recovered the remains of the 2-year-old from the water. and that body has now been turned over to the orange county medical examiner's office for an autopsy. >> reporter: deputies say the boy was with his dad, matt, wading in the water a foot from the shore. his mother, melissa, and their 4-year-old daughter were nearby on the sandy beach. while there is a sign prohibiting swimming, noticeably absent, signs warning of

alligators. >> we will look at all the protocols and signage going forward. >> reporter: disney president and ceo bob iger offering his condolences. as a parent and a grandparent, my heart goes out to the graves family during this time of devastating loss. my thoughts and prayers are with them. still, visitors expressed concern over the lack of adequate warnings at a beach where swimming is restricted but has lounge chairs and is adjacent to the hotel pool. >> my little granddaughter and my daughter herself when she was little played in that area. they never pulled people away saying you can't be here. >> i didn't see any signs. if we would have seen signs, i know myself and my kids would have gotten out of there if it mentioned anything about gators or danger. >> reporter: the happiest place on earth now with its first alligator death in 45 years. disney is now reviewing its signage policy. but going forward, they recognize they also have a challenge. visitors come speaking hundreds

of languages and not all of them speak english. matt, savannah? >> kerry sanders in lake buena vista, florida. thank you very much. animal expert jeff corwin will join us in the next hour and give us his thoughts on this situatiosituation. what could be an historic heat wave is taking part across the southwest this morning. temperatures set to climb well past 100 degrees. dylan is in for al. it is going to be h-o-t. >> very, very hot. phoenix, all-time hottest it has ever been is 122. we could get up to 119 by sunday. and that's just the forecast for now. with this dome of heat forming across the southwest and into the south and even into the southeast, we could possibly see temperatures get even warmer. this is the setup. it's going to take hold not only through the weekend but into at least the middle of next week. 56 million people under some sort of heat advisory and excessive heat watch and warnings in the southwest. but also because of the humidity, temperatures will be

unbearable through parts of the south with your feels like temperature in little rock, arkansas, 111. stay hydrated. stay out of the sun in the heart of the day noon to 3:00 period. and you just really want to cool off when you can in the air conditioning. temperatures will feel like up around 105 in oklahoma city. on saturday, not so much with the humidity but temperatures alone in phoenix, 112 degrees. by the time we get into sunday with temps running 10 to 15 degrees above average, it's likely we'll break some records on sunday and this could extend into the middle of next week. very, very hot. >> by the way, the hot, dry weather is a factor in some dangerous wildfires in the west. mandatory evacuations have been ordered in parts of santa barbara county in california because of a wildfire that forced highway 101 to be shut down during the night. it has burned more than 1,000 acres and is threatening dozens of homes. in new mexico, the governor is declaring a state of emergency

because of a wildfire there outside of albuquerque. thousands of acres have burned. about 50 homes have been evacuated. an update on the missing egyptair flight that went down in the mediterranean sea last month. egyptian authorities have now identified the location where the plane's wreckage is wresting on the bottom of the sea floor. nbc's tom costello covers aviation and has been on this story since it broke. >> reporter: late word that recovery teams have also got the cockpit voice recorder. it's significantly damaged but they do have the memory unit. they still need to find the flight data recorder in the wreckage field but they found the cockpit voice recorder before the batteries on the pingers ran out. a search came a spot of the wreckage on the sea floor nearly two miles deep. until now the only sign has been the pieces of debris found floating on the surface of the mediterranean. the plane crashed may 19th while flying from paris to cairo. all 66 people on board died.

the challenge now to find this vehicle. using remotely operated vehicles. find the wreckage, locate the other black box and bring that to the surface. it will contain the conversations between the pilots inside the cockpit, the flight data recorder should contain more than 1,000 pieces of information on the plane's performance and any technical issues. hopefully that data will help investigators determine if it was a bomb that brought down the plane or some sort of a serious mechanical issue. the last automated computer messages from the plane included overheat and smoke warnings. then the computers failed. this is still very much a mystery. guys, back to you. >> a race against time. tom costello, thank you. today on capitol hill, lawmakers are focused on isis and cia director john brennan says isis militants are training and planning to deploy operatives to more attacks on the west, relying more on guerrilla-style tactics. he calls the orlando attack a

heinous act of wanton violence and an assault on the values of openness and tolerance that define the united states. he warns that militants will intensify their global terror campaign. we have two remarkable pieces of surveillance video to show you. we should tell you both are hard to watch but both men will be okay. first, an arizona woman facing charges following this frightening incident that happened back in april. sources are telling nbc station kpnx the woman learned her boyfriend had hiv just before she struck him with her car while he was on that bicycle. the man survived but had head and back injuries. >> now that surveillance video we showed you right at the top of the show. this happened in rochester, new york. seconds after this man put a gas can into the trunk of his car, something ignited vapors from the gas, and the car exploded, throwing him backwards. his clothing was on fire and he's hospitalized with what are described as nonlife-threatening injuries.

experts say it's possible that static electricity sparked what was nearly a tragedy. >> terrifying to watch. let's get back to dylan with the rest of the forecast. >> besides the heat, also some storms in the northeast. especially through west virginia and into western virginia, where we could end up seeing especially damaging wind gusts up to 50 to 60 miles an hour but can't rule out an isolated tornado. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in just 30 seconds. st is coming just 30 seconds. gift ideas at prices you'll love! like a new dress shirt or tie only $19.99 pick him up a new watch... or give him a watch gift set for only $27.99 and save on performance golf shirts and, no matter how you pay take an extra 20% off these already great sale prices! everyone gets kohl's cash too! that you can use later on just about anything you want online or in store! all weekend at kohl's. now that's the good stuff. kohl's.

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morning, early afternoon. so far we just had mostly cloudy skies and no measurable rain as of yet. we'll start to see the radar filling in by 12:00 or 1:00 today for santa rosa over toward napa. it may be approaching san francisco as well. farther to the south and east, rain chances will be very slight today with a mix of sun and clouds. rainfall totals may reach up to close to 1/4 inch for santa rosa while it will be hit or miss for the rest of the bay area. let's head over to mike and see what's happening as you head out for the commute. >> nothing major. we are looking over here to the south bay northbound routes continue to build. that's been going on the last half hour steady out of san jose and heading up. this disabled vehicle 280 cupertino over on the shoulder. someone fixing a flat tire. approaching the bay bridge, look at this live shot from our toll

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agreed to hold votes 7:30 now on a thursday morning, june 16th, 2016. giving the folks outside in the rain a little camera time. it is decidedly not nice out there right now. hopefully, that rain will stop in time for a concert. by the way, you're listening to the music of charlie puth. he will be on the concert stage tomorrow. before that, a special throwback performance from one of the kings of the '80s, howard jones. >> definitely. looking forward to that. 15-hour fight on the senate floor overnight, pushing for stricter gun control matters. the fight was led by senator chris murphy, following the shooting massacre in orlando. republican leaders have now agreed to hold votes to expand background checks and suspend gun sales to suspected terrorists on the no fly list. space-x successfully

launching satellites into space but lost the rocket used in the process. it malfunctioned just before it landed on a barge in the atlantic and was already in flames when it reached that platform. hard to see because the impact caused the ship's camera to freeze. the body of lane graves, the 2-year-old whose body was dragged under water by an alligator, has been recovered now. police pulled at least five alligators from that lagoon and are not sure if they have the one that was involved in the attack. >> we're going to verify that we captured that alligator or this morning, more questions about why kids were allowed so close to the water at disney world. parents posting these videos on social media, showing it was not unusual for toddlers to run around the beach at the grand floridian resort. >> definitely not enough warning. >> an alligator. >> an alligator! >> this video shot earlier this month appears to show an alligator in the same water where 2-year-old lane graves was attacked. now disney has closed its

beaches and marina. they have a "no swimming" signs but don't specifically mention alligators. other hotels in the area do. janice, who stayed at the grand floridian with her grandchildren, think disney should do more. >> they didn't protect the beach. they didn't put signs up to make people more aware. >> reporter: alligators in florida are a fact of life and they're in their habitat. >> disney has a very proactive program for identifying and removing alligators that are losing their fear of people. >> reporter: it's estimated up to 2 million gators live across the sunshine state but this family was from nebraska and one hospitality security expert said disney should not assume that out-of-state guests know gators prey in their lakes. >> they have a duty and responsibility to notify guests. and, obviously, under these circumstances, that was not

done. >> reporter: as they searched for the toddler, authorities pull five gators from the water. >> with so many children in this area, how did this happen? >> i don't have answers to that right there. these are all good questions and i don't have those answers. >> reporter: we should note that alligator attacks are extremely rare and the last-known bite here at disney world was nearly 30 years ago. that child survived. the local sheriff says he believes that disney will review its policy. matt, savannah? >> gabe, thank you very much. >>. let's bring in animal expert and wildlife conservationist, jeff corwin. >> i think this story left people reeling because we can all identify with it. i've been to that resort. you've been to that same lagoon and beach. >> my wife said my goodness, we were there a few seasons ago, your kids were in that exact same spot. >> lane graves standing on the edge of the lagoon, just after sunset. is it a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time? >> it was an absolute

catastrophic rare event. disney has been open now for over 40 years. they've had hundreds of millions of visitors. they've never had this problem before, matt. they also have an incredibly dedicated team of wildlife experts on call 24/7. this is florida. it is gator country. these folks have managed this successfully up to this point. but i'm sure that this unprecedented tragedy has everyone reeling and everyone thinking. >> and this is a family from nebraska that may not really be familiar with that. >> not from gator country. >> we hear this absolute horrifying story of the father trying to save this little boy. would there have been splashing in the water? would you see an alligator coming? i don't know how they operate. >> savannah, that's the thing about alligators. you have to imagine that this is nature's ultimate time-tested creature. they've been on the planet 60 million years practically unchanged. why? they're exquisite predators.

this is its world, its realm, it's a master predator. you wouldn't even know it was there. >> we hear stories that this father actually went into the water. would that alligator not go away, feeling the aggression of a human being? >> normally that's how it works. human beings aren't in the food chain for alligators. incredibly rare situation. most of the time in the past when humans have been attacked by alligators, now in florida and over 70 years, only about two dozen people have had issues with alligators. but when that happens it's usually because that animal has become accustomed to people. for example, maybe people have been feeding that alligator. but when these creatures go into predatory mode they reach out. they're ambush predators and they hold on. that's an instinctive response that allows it to drive forward and grab its prey. >> even a four to seven-foot alligator that they suspect was involved here was a powerful alligator. >> you're talking about a gator this big.

i would not normally put that into the predatory equation with a human being but this is a child, a toddler about 2 years old. very vulnerable. at the time when these animals are at their predatory peak, they're nocturnal hunters when searching for prey. >> jeff corwin, thank you. appreciate it. let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from dylan who is in for al this morning. >> heavy stuff falling near philadelphia. storms will redevelop this afternoon. they'll mostly fall across west virginia, stretching in roanoke, virginia. in this area here we could see damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. again, it would be isolated but they're possible. in the yellow area, asheville up toward washington, d.c., we could see scattered storms, again, producing stronger winds and also heavier downpours that could lead to some delays. we could see as much as three to four inches of rain in some areas stuck in heavier downpours, leading to brief flash flooding.

this is mostly through the afternoon and lasting through friday night. that's a look at the weather we also have weather system moving closer to shore. that's bringing some rare june rain to the bay area. this will mostly be in the north bay. some of those spotty showers still offshore. we'll start to see this move inland late morning, early afternoon. a mix of sun and clouds. cooler than average temperatures with high to the 60s in south bay. mid 60s for the peninsula and san francisco topping out at 63. also 60s for the north bay. fairfield today up to 70. dylan, thank you. take a look at this plate. why eating off a plate like that could help you lose weight. plus fda going after whole foods. surprising violations the fda said they found at one of their food preparation plants after this. surprising viola

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back now 7:43 with whole foods under fire from the fda. >> olivia stearns is here with what you need to know if you stop at that popular chain. good morning. >> good morning. back in the news and for the wrong reasons. the fda inspected one of its plants and is not happy with what it found. this morning, whole foods in hot water, the fda slapping the upscale grocery chain with a warning letter, finding serious violations at its massachusetts plant, which makes food for 74 stores across the northeast. the letter saying conditions exist in and on your equipment that would support the presence and growth of listeria and foods like pesto pasta, mushroom quesedilla were being prepared,

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i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are tracking the potential for showers for the north bay later this morning and early afternoon. now we have sunshine in the south bay and more clouds making it into the east bay. san francisco mostly cloudy at this point. we'll see off and on rain for the northç bay. slight chance for san francisco. east bay with a mix of sun and clouds. we are in for warming temperatures. take in the cool weather now. we are looking at futurecast. we will start to see rain filling in later on today. once again, mostly for the north bay and spotty showers possible elsewhere but only a very slight chance of that. then as we go into the rest of the evening, our rain starts to taper off and measurable rain only possible around santa rosa. let's head over to mike to see what's happening as you head out to the roadways.

>> there are reports right here between 101 and 680, we have a stalled vehicle. clearly we don't. there is a slowdown there. 280 approaching 17. that split continues to be a build through san jose. rest of the bay shows a steady flow of traffic in toward the peninsula now. slowing through san mateo and palo alto. 101 on the peninsula. easy drive to the bay bridge toll plaza. happening now, activists calling on federal i'll gracious officials to halt the deportation of a 34-year-old gay san francisco man as pride month kicks off. see the story on nbcbayarea.com. another suspension connected to the sex scandal rocking several east bay police departments. a deal for hayes mansion.

♪ ♪ why he's compelled to take a stand against bullying. plus, we'll catch up with melissa rivers as her late mother's prized possessions are about to go up for auction. and big hair, don't care. ♪ a very special throwback thursday out on the plaza. howard jones is here with a special performance of an '80s classic today, thursday june 16th, 2016.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm here for howard jones! >> celebrating our one-year! woo! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> i just graduated fifth grade! >> it's my 70th birthday! >> good morning, florida. look, mom, i'm on tv! >> it is 8:00 on "today." it is june 16th, thursday. it's throwback thursday. if you just turned that music up a little bit more, you'll understand why this is a day that will live in infamy around the "today" show set because dylan has chosen "pump up the

jam". >> i did not see that coming. >> get your booty on the floor. >> it's a huge song. very big song all around the world. speaking of music, howard jones -- [ cheers and applause ] -- for a special performance in about a half hour. >> lots to be excited about. this is the best. bingo is grilling up for father's day. we'll find out what delicious menu she's created. with some little tips and advice with carson. >> looking forward to that. >> "pump up the jam." >> it's going to be in your head for the rest of the day. let's goed in inside. gnnatalie has a check of the stories. good morning to you. president obama and vice president biden are paying tribute to the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history during a visit to orlando today.

nbc stephanie gosk is in fort pierce, florida where investigators are trying to piece together the gunman's background and motives. stefanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. presidential trips like this one to communities that are struggling in the aftermath of a shooting have been tragically familiar. charleston, newtown, san bernardino, and now orlando. meanwhile, the fbi is asking for the public's help in their investigation into omar mateen. investigators say they retrieved his cell phone and able to determine even though it was damaged by water that he was downloading extremist propaganda including isis beheading videos and sermons by an al qaeda leader. nbc news spoke with one of omar mateen's wife's friends. she says the couple had met online and they seemed happy and never complained of any abuse. today, a senate committee is calling on facebook ceo mark

zuckerberg for his help in tracking at least five facebook accounts potentially linked to the gunman. natalie? >> thank you, stephanie gosk. in a renewed push to curb gun violence, senate ended a 14-hour filibuster overnight. one proposal would expand background checks for sales and the other would band sales to suspected terrorists. a catholic mass is being celebrated in elkhorn, nebraska today in the memory of the little boy killed by an alligator in orlando. the body of 2-year-old lane gray was recovered from a lagoon wednesday, 16 hours after he was dragged off by a gator while wading with his father in those shallow waters. they are trying to catch the gator responsible for his death. meantime, this video shot by a wedding guest at the resort just days before the attack, and it appears to show an alligator in that same water.

breaking news this morning in the search for missing egypt air flight 804. investigators in egypt say the plane's damaged cockpit voice recorder has been found in the mediterranean sea. they say it was recovered in several stages and its memory unit has been retrieved. officials have reported earlier today that the main wreckage from the plane had been located in the waters between egypt and the greek island of crete. plane went down last month while flying from paris to cairo with 66 people on board. opening statements today in the criminal trial stemming from a deadly 2010 pipeline explosion in northern california. the natural gas blast in san bruno killed eight people and destroyed more than three dozen homes. pacific gas utility could face a half billion dollar federal fine if convicted of violating federal safety laws. pg&e has entered a not guilty plea.

state regulators fined the company $1.6 billion last year. a 6-year-old boy escaped with only cuts and bruises after a terrifying crash, you here, caught on camera. he's seen browsing for candy in england when suddenly a car plows right through that front window, drives right into him. shelves come crashing down on the boy. his frantic parents rush over and pull him out safely. the 79-year-old suspected drunk driver pleaded guilty on wednesday to refusing a breathalyzer test. that little boy is so, so lucky. >> natalie, thank you. just ahead, making history. prince william decided to become the first royal on the cover of a gay magazine. and the plate that might actually save you calories every time you eat off of it. and melissa rivers shares a first look at the very personal items from her mom joan that are going up for auction. we'll catch up with her right after this. ♪

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kelly cobiella is at kin sing ton palace for us this morning. >> reporter: this actually came together a few weeks ago. prince william teaming up with the equivalent of "out" magazine standing up for lgbt rights because as he said, he can't bear people being mean to each other. prince william, gracing the cover of a gay magazine, something no royal has done before. a day after he and kate signed a co-doe le -- condolence book fo victims of the orlando attack. to share stories of bullying and abuse. among them, a transgender woman and a muslim gay man. the prince calling it an eye opener and painful. >> he said he wants to give us a hug and that it hurt him to hear

the stories. >> reporter: prince william told the magazine no one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason, and nobody should have to put up with the kind of hate that these ying people have endured. prince diana fought to erase the stigma of aids. but this is the first time since diana that a royal has taken on an lgbt cause, a ground-breaking move, even more meaningful after orlando. how important is it do you think that prince william appears on the cover of this magazine at this time? >> i think it's really important. prince william, by doing this, has shown that he's potentially an ally for the lgbt community at a time when we need it most. >> reporter: the way prince william put it, it's about being inclusi inclusive. the digital issue is already out. the print issue comes out here in stores next week.

it includes all of these stories that prince william heard here and also a final message from him. be proud of the person you are. >> good message. kelly, thank you. >> let us turn now to other stories trending today. >> let's do. let's start with a new study that makes the case for the siesta. the little nap in the middle of the day. now sleep experts are saying it should be a way of life everywhere. scientists in australia say there should be two shorter bursts of sleep for everybody, that that is a better way to go about it. split sleep they say is better for our body clock, increases alertness and creativity, may even help fight insomnia. the argument is spread it out. >> my problem is i'll nap about one to two histori hours in the sleep eight histories at night.

>> one of our favorite people on "today" show sleeps in two shifts. >> yeah, i actually try to do four and four. >> wow. >> how's that working out for you? >> terribly. [ laughter ] >> all right. you looking to cut calories anybody? this new invention could answer your prayers. it's called the absorb plate. those dimples are there for a reason. they're grooves that are supposed to absorb ail -- all the excess oil dripping off your food. the makers say their product can help you cut the equivalent of 30 calories, per meal, i think. the plate is being tested in thailand. >> have to put the pizza upside down. >> maybe even deeper grooves where you can get up to 60. >> dylan, file for the patent.

>> you ever have one of those mornings, just not in the mood, not having it. you can probably relate to this little dog. you see her in the center of the pool. this little retriever just sits there. >> i love her. >> that's it. the video is from a doggy day care in north virginia. the owner says she was waiting for a ball to come her way. >> take one of the other balls. >> it's like laser focus. >> it's not swimming, it would just be -- [ laughter ] >> that's right. you know you cannot go in the pool. >> do not swim. now to steven spielberg and the movie that almost ended his career, and helen mirren finally lands her dream job. >> it's lofty. first, steven spielberg just gave a wide-ranging interview sharing insights into some of

his most famous films. see if you can guess the movie spielberg is referring to. which of his favorite characters is he refusing to kill off in an upcoming film? >> indiana jones. >> multiple choice? >> no, no. >> the answer is indiana jones. spielberg said harrison ford's character won't die in the next movie. another famous harrison ford character can die. >> and we were upset. >> now, which movie did spielberg say almost ended his career? natalie, go. >> it's not that. >> i don't know. >> anybody? >> the answer there, schindler's list of course. he said it left him completely drained. he didn't make a movie for four

years after that. one more. >> okay. >> there's so many iconic theme songs. which one did he hear for the first time and think it was a complete joke? >> "jaws"? >> e.t. >> the answer is "jaws." correct. here's what spielberg said when they first came to him with this theme. >> i thought he was kidding. i said that's really funny. now, what's the theme. >> that theme went onto become one of the most recognizable in movie history. next great news -- that will make you not want to jump in the pool. great news for ashton kutcher and mila kunis. they already have a 20-month-old daughter. we want to say congratulations to both of them. helen mirren in the news

this morning. she's finally landed her dream role. that's right. starring in the next sequel to the fast and the furious. she went onto say she's always loved driving and wanted the role for the fun of it, by she absolutely adores vin diesel. that opens next april. >> can't wait to see her in one of those. >> lofty version. a soaring version. >> it was. i got it all in there, thanks. >> rhymes with what? [ laughter ] >> don't want to spoil it for everybody. >> let's go to dylan for the weather. >> 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. >> we want to talk about the heat again. this is going to be a huge story going into the weekend. with this huge ridge in the jet stream allowing extensive heat

from the south. it's into the middle of next week as well. 66 million people are under some sort of heat advisory. down through texas and into the midwest, it's the heat and the humidity combination that's going to make it very dangerous to be outside for too long. little rock, feel like 111 today. we are looking at this cold front to try to move in. it's going to push the heat to the south. so areas like chicago in the 70s today. it's also going to trigger storms this afternoon. we could see an enhanced risk, damaging wind gust and isolated tornado can't be ruled out. this is through west virginia and western virginia. also flight delays through washington, d.c., through we're getting ready for some rare june rain for parts of the north bay. elsewhere it does stay pretty dry. and we have a lot of sunshine in the east bay as well as the south bay. clouds starting to move into the

peninsula as well as san francisco and the north bay. and our temperatures will be nice and cool, much cooler than average for this time of year, only reaching into the mid-to-upper 60s. chance of showers once again later on today for san francisco as well as the north bay and possibly the peninsula as well. and that's your latest forecast. don't forget to check us out every day on our sirius xm channel 108. now a first look at a special christy's auction opening online today. it features joan rivers' jewelry, furniture, clothing and art. great to see you. >> first of all, this is the first time i've ever sat in these chairs. these were in the living room. >> did they have plastic coatings on them? >> are you ready for lightning to strike? i'm going to put something down would it a coaster. >> your mom is screaming from above right now.

no question about it. >> i'm a little scared. this table right there, in that corner. >> this is really -- your mom had kind of a formal aesthetic. like for example, i'm looking at the doghouse over here -- >> which spike never iced. >> was not allowed to use? >> why would any dog -- the dog would not be humiliated enough to go into that. >> little tiffany dog bowl. this is called a commode. when i read the note, i thought, eww. >> commode is a fancy word for table. >> right. >> one thing about my mother, and to be serious for a moment, it's very difficult. it was very difficult to decide what to sell and auction off. a portion of course is going to charity. >> how did you decide? when you opened closets and saw things on tables, how did you decide what to part with and what to keep? >> what is truly important to

me, nobody else would want. nobody else is going to want her toothbrush cup or the stuff that was on her night table. one of the things you said, the formal aesthetic. i like to think that my mother was a maximalist. hoarding. also my mother very much believed, she was just a caretaker of a lot of these things while they were hers. >> some of the -- i would -- i hate to take money in things like this, i don't know why. but i would imagine that's going to be a very pricey item. >> the lily of the valley is actually featured on the christy's catalogue on the back cover. it's a very important item. but one of the reasons my mom loves it, they were given as gifts to be used. she believed in using her things. she actually put family photos

in her faberje frames. >> you hope they will make it a part of their homes. >> and a part of their lives, as my mother did. i didn't realize hoich thw much was going to hit me emotionally. it's so hard to say good-bye to a lot of these things. she believed her things should be loved and used and appreciated and not just stored somewhere. >> let me ask you about something that happened not that long ago. you settled a malpractice lawsuit concerning her death. i know the details of the settlement are sealed. did you learn anything during the discovery process or during the litigation or litigating of that that surprised you? >> i learned that when you think

something is obvious or a mistake that is being made is obvious and that it would be a flag to stop or to stop something, it isn't. if that makes any sense. >> in other words, people did things they should have known were wrong. >> yeah. that when i looked back and looked at things, i'm not a doctor, and i went, i know that's wrong just from watching, you know, melodramdical dramats. >> is there anything such as closure after a settlement like that. i know that's an overused word. >> closure is an overused word. it was time to put it behind us and move forward. one of the ways we're moving forward, i'm going to push for some sort of legislature. hoping it will become a federal mandate of tighter regulation on

these outpatient clinics. >> i was going to say on a lighter note -- >> my family is so fsh shallow, there's always a lighter note. >> i have read you have actually taken portions of your mom's ashes around to all kinds of places. around the world actually in little zip lock bag and deposited them quietly in places -- >> your producers wanted me to bring some to you because you're a germphobe and they thought that would be hilariously funny. >> i'm not sure how i'd handle that. have you done that? >> yes, and i've shipped her all over the world to different friends. she's in england and scotland and mexico and wyoming and california and in sdoetores and restaurants and studios. she is places nobody would

expect her to be. >> you think she'd love that? >> i think she'd love that. and i think happy that what i still have is in my closet near my shoes. >> good to see you. i loved your mom. >> thank you. >> the auction begins online today. >> apparent lisa van na would like this as a push gift. >> michael, you're on. carson? >> thank you. here we are, very funny fathers, helping us crown today's funniest dad. we've got 14 kid between all of us. in the kitchen, we have very personal father's day favorites. we'll take on surf and turf. but first, your local news and weather. i'm ...

=take vo= todayarks one yr since ttragic n good morning to you at 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. today marking one year since the tragic balcony collapse in berkeley that killed six young people. while lawsuits and legislation have been set into motion since that time, today all that is being put aside. last night, friends and family gathered to celebrate the young lives lost. brendan mcbride, a bay area-based irish priest believes coming together can ease the suffering for victims' families and their countless friends. one year later, berkeley has implemented new balcony construction rules. leaders say more than 400 balconies have been or will be repaired as a result. let's check the morning commute with mike. how's it looking? >> it's looking all right, compared to earlier. we have a pretty smooth drive but slower than you'd like past

the coliseum, northbound 880. we'll show you on the maps, anywhere around the bay that you typically have slowing, we have that showing up on the maps. but in the south bay, especially slow northbound 17 toward hamilton. an earlier crash mostly toward the center drive, say over to the right, bigger distraction than anything else. 101 recovering from earlier crashes. and eastbound 92 slow coming over towards highway 101. it's just the congestion in san mateo has kicking in right now. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update for you in about half an hour. have a great morning.

♪ we're back now 8:30 on a thursday morning, the 16th day of june, 2016. a huggy day here in new york city. nice crowd gathered for some music. howard jones behind the music here for a special performance. >> looking forward to that. tomorrow, charlie puth will be here tomorrow. >> after this hour, ready to relinquish his title as america's funniest dad, jim gaffigan, and one lucky -- >> lot of pressure around those

guys. you said you're nervous for them. so am i. >> carson is here with siri with a father's day dinner menu surprisingly easy to make. what's on the menu? >> it's a good one. lamb chops. >> i love lamb chops. did. yla in check of the weather? >> yes. it will be a little showery in the northeast. those storms will move into the carolinasn and virginia as we go through tomorrow. slight risk of thunderstorms in the southeast tomorrow. saturday heat will continue to build especially in the southwest down to texas. we could even break some records by the time we get into sunday. the all-time record is phoenix, 122. we're forecasting 119 for sunday. dangerously hot. and a couple of scattered we're seeing mostly cloudy skies across the bay area as we get ready for some showers in the north bay. this will start to move in later on this morning and early afternoon. the rest of the bay area looks mostly dry with some peeks of

sunshine coming through the clouds and much cooler than average temperatures for this time of year. still a chance for rain for the north bay until late tonight with the rainfall potential possibly reaching up to a quarter of an inch in santa rosa, trace amounts elsewhere, and highs today across the board will reach into the 60s. >> and that's your latest forecast. matt and carson? >> dylan, are you ready? the big moment is here. >> i'm ready. >> "today's" funniest dad. chance to perform stand-up comedy right here on "today." >> narrowed it down to our three finalists. first let's meet our judge, the reigning funniest dad and star of "the jim gaffigan show," the one and only jim gaffigan. >> thank you so much. it was an honor here. it was only -- i guess it was 45 years ago on this very stage that i won funniest dad. so, you guys are about to begin

a process. and it's amazing. they each have to donate a child to the "today" show. >> that's the sacrifice you need to make. >> but i think -- i'm excited. i think we're going to change someone's life! yes! >> are you ready to go, jim? you are judge and jury here, all right? >> is it just me or are we all doing this? >> just you basically. >> all right. >> our first contestant from chicago, illinois, 34 years old. digital video specialist for a broadcasting company, married to sarah. they have a 2-year-old daughter, annabelle rose. eric says even if he doesn't do well, he will remember this moment because he got to hear me pronounce his last name correctly. eric, go ahead. >> thank you, everyone. my wife told us that we were going to have a baby as a guise as a christmas present. i've got an early christmas present for you. i was like thank god. i really need this. what is it? what's the christmas present? she was like, we're having a baby. i was like, whoa, a baby.

great. it's not like i didn't want a baby but i really wanted that playstation 4. it just came out. i was nervous about becoming a dad. i don't know if you know, guys, childbirth is a miracle but it's an icky miracle and i didn't want to, you know, in the delivery room. i was telling my friend about t he was like, dude, don't even worry. you're not going to think about that. watching my daughter being born was the best drug ever, the best high i ever had. i remember watching my daughter being born and it reminded me how much i prefer real drugs. thank you! >> what did you think? >> it was amazing. i felt like i was going to cry a little bit. >> thank you. >> i thought it was brilliant. it really captures some of the mixed emotions of being a dad. it's amazing. and i love the shirt. >> and great poise. >> great poise. >> nice wrob. >> thanks, eric.

>> next up, david is a retired principal from minneapolis, minnesota. he has been married to gail for 36 years. his daughter, dominique, was married two weeks ago, he said the funniest part was the bill. here he is. david, good luck to you. >> thank you. have you ever been on vacation and something happens that just sticks in your mind for the rest of your life? well it happened to me. it was years ago. kids were small. we're on a family vacation. i said let's go visit a cave. the kids were excited and, actually, so was i. we got in there, standing around the railing, couple of families, looking down into the cave and the uniformed tour guide was explaining about caves. all the caves are made like this and the temperature is like this. and he jokingly said every now and then a bat actually flies out of that cave. and i thought, boy, this would really be funny for me to go behind my son's head and make a flapping noise like a bat was flying out there. my son screamed so loud that i

almost jumped off the railing down into that pit. thank you very much. >> thank you, david. nice job. >> jim gaffigan. two tough competitors. >> very funny and very different. capturing a unique story. i felt like we were in the cave. >> yeah. >> and i think every dad has done something that seems like a good idea that backfires. >> relatable. >> you bought in on that? >> it was great. great. very engaging story teller. >> nice job. >> thank you. >> last, but not least, mike raney, father of three from philadelphia, special education teacher by day, uber driver by night. mike says he's grateful to be here. a little upset we didn't let him wear his fancy tank top. mike, the stage is yours. >> thank you very much. it's nice to have my wife and kids lurking in the shadows as usual. i've got three kids.

when you have three kids every day of your life feels like you have one of those occupy protests going on in your living room. everybody is yapping about something, nobody makes any sense and everybody needs a bath. my kids are the most beautiful people i know but they're also the most selfish. my kids are so selfish that if something horrible happened to me today and i died tomorrow morning they would take out a ouija board to ask where their shoes are. hopefully, my wife and i are done having kids. i don't know, though. i just know us. we're broke. if anybody knows anything about broke parents you have a tendency to reproduce like wet gremlins. it's amazing. i have to come on the "today" show to get my kids to pay any attention to me. when i walk in the door, the only way they'll look at me is if i walk in with a boom box blasting the mr. softie song. thank you, guys. >> very impressive. i tell you, some really stiff competition here. so i decide? >> yes. >> you are the sole judge in this. >> oh, my gosh.

>> america's funniest dad. >> how can i choose between these three men? first of all, one of them has three kids. being the father of five, i appreciate the chaos and, frankly, the mistake of having so many children. and then one father has something ambitious, like going into a cave with a child which seems like a bad idea on the surface. and then, of course, this guy is from the midwest. so i'm from the midwest. but i can't -- i don't know what to do. >> you're stalling. you're stalling. >> i'm stalling. >> is it eric, mike or david? >> i don't know. maybe the audience should help me here. i think the audience has -- i don't know. i think i'm going to have to go david. >> congratulations!

david riggs from minneapolis. >> congratulations, david. thank you very much, guys. >> the golden plunger. that's an honor bestowed on you. >> that's right. right there is the stanley cup, david. congratulati congratulations. display it proudly. don't drink champagne out of it like they do the stanley cup. up next, a feast for father's day. siri. share some recipes. first this is "today" on nbc. thank you, jim! >> thank you. >> thank you, buddy.

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to the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. i'm up here trying to learn my lines. >> you're supposed to do -- okay. planning the cooking segment. we've got carson and his lovely wife, siri.

"today" computer -- computer. contributor. >> siri. >> it's true. also the creator of seriously delicious.com. you have put together a perfect menu. did you say this is what i would like? >> what i wanted for father's day. i love meat. i wanted to reel it in a little bit, take on the surf and turf, which i like. you want to start the ingredients but we're going to make lamb chop. >> i love how very few ingredients there are. >> we have olive oil, salt, pepper, lemons, herbs. steakhouse you sit at the bar, eat something healthy like fish but get one lollipop lamb chop and it gives you the four or five bites. >> you asked for the french manicure? >> in this case we are. >> lemon juice, salt and pepper. if you want to marinade them. >> i like to take the chops out

of the refrigerator, get them to room temperature. >> whisk that up? >> yes. it's very easy. >> our children love this they love to gnaw on the bones like little mini cavemen. >> it's kind of flintstoney. >> it is. >> there they are right there. >> so cute. >> actually something that they eat. these go on medium high grill. right? >> not for that long. at least half an hour but get them on the grill. >> really, half hour? >> the more that olive oil can get in there -- >> but then they cook no time at all. >> right. three or four bites. that's why you have the fish coming right behind. >> check in with the critics downstairs. >> these are great. siri brought these to the golf course sunday. >> i did, right? it helped my golf game and distracted everyone from how badly i played. grilled swordfish, crispy capers. the marinade is garlic, fresh

oregano, salt and pepper. >> swordfish on a skewer. fish on skewers are a little difficult. we opted to go more for a chop to get that surf and turf. >> why don't you marinade that and i'll get on to the crispy capers. >> sword fish is kind of a steaky fish. >> it is. >> it feels summery and perfect. olive oil. we'll put these capers in. >> most underrated food thing in a lol long time. these crispy capers are delicious. >> they're so good. you can put them on top of vegetables. they get nice and crispy. i love it. about four to five minutes per side. >> might be a hair longer but just about that. >> depending on the thickness. >> i'm in love with those capers and the dessert. carson's favorite dessert, banana pudding. >> my mom is from the south. >> this is patty's recipe.

>> use those nilla wafers. >> love the banana pudding. >> present for your office. >> thank you. i love it. thank you very much. did you just make this? >> i did. i did. i was up late. >> love you, kids. >> so cute. all these recipes, father's day favorites go to today.com/food. coming up next -- i thought you guys were like making out in the corner there. live performance from howard jones. first this is "today" on nbc. i really thought --

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pop. latest work incorporates visuals with music. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> i was going to say, it's not just a new album. you get a dvd. this is a real piece of art you're releasing. >> i kind of wanted to bring together all the things i love, music, arts, ballet and dance, create an unusual piece. >> so many of us remember your songs from the '80s and love them and still sing them. is there anything '80s inspired about your music now? >> i think always that the goal has been to try and be an individual and do something different to what everyone else is doing and bringing together technology or the way you write things. that's what i've always tried to do. you know, i'm keeping along that path, really. >> you're still playing and performing a lot. is there a long that people want

more than any other? >> i think people really love "no one is to blame." "things can only get better" has become one of the favorites. >> i think we just got a request. we'll let you take it away. howard, thank you. >>ty. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ when i get to losing all security goes through the wall ♪ ♪ keep us on the things we build ♪

♪ unless we're clinging ♪ and do you feel scared ♪ i do ♪ but i won't stop and falter ♪ and if we throw it all way a ♪ things can only get better >> one, two, three! ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ the final show ♪ no regret ♪ may take a little time ♪ and do you feel scared

♪ i do ♪ but i won't stop and falter, no, no ♪ ♪ and if we throw it all away ♪ things can only get better one, two, three, four! ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ and do you feel scared ♪ i do ♪ but i won't stop and falter, no, no ♪ ♪ and if we threw it all away things can obviousnly get bette♪ come on!

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ i say oh, oh, oh, oh [ cheers and applause ] >> howard jones, throwback thursday concert. his new album "engage."

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>> announcer: smucker's celebrates "today" is sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> all right. we want to head over to carson in the orange room. we are honoring dads in preparation for father's day, in a very special way. >> we are, matt. thanks.

many dads turn to social media to celebrate their kids. neil patrick harris with his twins, rob lowe posted this photo, hiking with his kids. we're asking our viewers to show what makes their dad special. allan, his daughter says he makes the best meals and eric teaches his kids never to lose their inner child. keep their stories and photos coming in at today.com/celebrates. guys? >> carson, happy father's day. >> you, too, matt. thank you. just ahead, david duchovny. what else? >> al has a special surprise for someone. >> really? >> i will not tell you anymore. you'll have to watch and find out. >> what's really surprising is he is not here. >> a surprise for someone els brock...

i'm ... ==vo== th well, good thursday morning at 8:56. i'm sam brock. the attack in orlando targeting the gay community has pushed safety concerns to other parts of the country, including here in the bay area, where discussions continue about tightening up oversight ahead of pride celebrations in san francisco next week. a judge could make a final ruling on a lawsuit that's called for increased safety. city leaders and castro business owners have already agreed in principle to add more safety

measures and extra police presence after a closed-door meeting on wednesday, but a decision on that lawsuit is still in limbo. pride, of course, is a huge weekend in san francisco with over a million people expected to attend. meantime, happening right now on our website, president obama and vice president joe biden are meeting with survivors and the families of victims following that shooting in orlando. you can see his message to the devastated community on nbcbayarea.com. plus, as lawmakers ratchet up debate over gun laws, we are hearing from the family of the creator of the ar-15. the reason they say the assault rifle was made in the first place, you can find that on our website. finally, san francisco has a new housing listing and it's making noise for being the least expensive market-rate condo in the city. care to find out how much? go to our twitter feed to find out. see you in 30 minutes. stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you. get the nbc bay area app. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love it ♪

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winner with $25,000. we'll check in in just a minute. we're not allowed to know where he is. >> and life-changing money for the person who receives it. their reboot on life. >> it's a great family is all we know. >> you know more than we know. we assumed they were great. good things happen to good people. we're going to reveal what natalie knows in a second. >> we want to start with an update on that terrible story out of orlando. today, wildlife experts will work to try and identify and catch the alligator responsible for the death of a 2-year-old, lane grave, at disney's grabbed floridian hotel. his mother, 4-year-old sister were nearby on the beach when this all happened. now, a video has merged taken by a guest just days before the attack that appears to show an

alligator in that same water. >> daddy, an alligator! >> wow. so we told you yesterday, there was a sign that said no swimming, but no signs warning of alligators. which to me as a parent changes everything. >> other resorts, other hotels clearly post gators, please do not swim. >> which is so interesting. you now have parents who go there, i was supposed to be there with my nieces yesterday. the thing is, when you have sand leading up to water, it looks like a beach. there's a difference in our minds of no swimming and this is not safe. it's enticing, a little kid walked down to the water. >> lounge chairs on the beach. i think a lot of people when they see a no swimming sign, they think maybe because there's no life guard. i think one of the parents that gave interviews said that.

>> and they weren't swimming. by all accounts, little baby, your toes in the water, you're stepping in. i know that disney is taking this very seriously. according to the sheriff, they've been tremendous in the investigation. the family, for the record, receiving grief counselling as you can imagine. the parents and their other child. isn't it a fair question to ask? >> absolutely. it shouldn't be a beach that looks inviting. it should be fenced off. i think they're making those -- certainly disney is looking at their protocol now. sadly, it's, you know, a tragic and freakish accident that has led to this. >> this is obviously a rare thing and hasn't happened at disney before. animal expert jeff corwin sat down with matt and savannah earlier this morning to talk about that. >> human beings aren't in the

food chain for alligators. incredibly rare situation. most of the time in the past when humans have been attacked by alligators, now in florida in over 70 years, only about two dozen people have had issues with alligators. it's usually because that animal has become accustomed to people. for example, maybe the people have been feeding that alligator. when these creatures go into predatory mode, they reach out, they're ambush predators. that's an instinctive response that causes it to drive forward and grab its prey. >> tragic, tragic consequences down there two nights ago. we want to take a turn now and turn to something that will hopefully bring a smile to your face. in san francisco yesterday, there was a sweet moment, happened during the giants/brewers game yesterday. fan catches a foul ball. and there in the stands, gives it to that little boy, and that little boy -- everybody around

him giving high fives. he's getting hittings all around. a little boy getting a hittiug. >> is there anything better than summer baseball? i'll be honest, i know nothing about baseball. but the idea of sitting out in the stands. having a beer. >> i caught one at a minor league game and nobody else was around. never at a big league game. >> you're the only one. >> out in the stands alone. i just walked over and picked it up. as a kid -- >> that would have to be the most amazing thing. something else cool that caught our eye. around this time of year, we know that graduation speeches go viral. it's usually the commencement speech from a university that makes us all inspired to carry on. this year's viral video moment goes to a chicago area eighth grader. he delivered as they say, when you're under 25, the epic

gration speech. he's 14. he impersonated political figures starting out with donald trump, president obama, hillary clinton, bernie sanders. you don't believe this can happen? here's the moment. >> let me just tell you that this has been such a great school. we're learning languages from spain, from france, from germany and china! we also did some hawaiian dancing, too. i remember the hawaiian song that goes a little bit like this. i want to go back to my little grass hut. we're all singing. [ laughter ] thank you, president obama. [ laughter ] i'd like to start off by

thanking the great hardworking teachers. start with the lunches. they're delicious. things like pizza and tacos and chips. you name it! and some of the best cinnamon rolls i've ever tasted. i know one improvement. we need to make them free! [ laughter ] >> he was saying earlier, he's got a career on "snl." he wrote that material himself. >> he's got all the gestures, the voice. >> you can go on youtube and see it in its entirety. i had to think, what is he like in class. >> i thought the same thing. >> those teachers are like, yes, we know the routine. >> that's why they gave him the stage.

>> john, we will write it down. >> that's incredible. watch that whole thing online. as we mentioned, al out of the studio this morning about to surprise one lucky family at their home. thousands of people wrote in to tell us why they could use 25 tho -- $25,000. >> reporter: we're oid the washington, d.c. area in a d.c. suburb. i look outside and i can see, you know, people walking their dogs and it's a very nice community. and there's one family here that does not realize they are about -- they do not realize they are about to see their lives change. they're going through a transition right now and they could use a little help. we are here to help them. i'm very excited about -- nobody knows where we are. even the family and friends, we've gathered a bunch of people. they don't know what's about to happen.

we are in our satellite truck. not only can we travel with this truck, we can travel in time because we do have a flux capacitor right here. >> oh, wow. look at that. >> it works, too. >> it's blinking anyway. >>. >> reporter: it really is. especially the fact that we were able to find some plutonium at the 7-eleven. exactly. i'd go back about 30 minutes and have breakfast again. but that's another story. let's get to weather. and i'm going to tell you, we are talking dangerous heat for a good section of the country. yesterday, over one-third of the country had temperatures over 90 degrees. in this heat wave, we've got 66 million people under some sort of heat advisory, heat alert. kansas city's going to feel like

106. 98 in knoxville. tomorrow, it will feel like 102 in dallas. look at what we're looking at for sunday. excessive heat warnings. it's going to feel like 120 in phoenix. by sunday, the air temperature in phoenix may approach 120 degrees. 117 in phoenix and 117 in palm today expect a mix of sun and clouds in the south bay and temperatures much cooler than average. 69 degrees in cupertino. palo alto cloudy and 65. we will have a slight chance of rape in san francisco in the early afternoon with a high of 63 degrees. better chance of rain in the north bay. especially later on in antioch. 68 and 65 degrees in livermore

after feeling cooler than average temperatures. we will be heating up into this weekend. coming up in coming up, we will be awarding the $25,000 check, our grand plan winner will be revealed. and where we are coming up. >> one more clue, come on. >> got anything else? >> reporter: one more clue. we are -- we're in virginia. >> okay. >> that's a huge -- >> everybody's looking for the satellite truck in virginia right now. >> we kind of knew he could have been there. he's in virginia. okay. >> stand by virginia. if you see the satellite truck -- >> look out your window for al roker. >> up next, when he's not playing detective, david duchovny is turning out novels, albums, and traveling europe on a tour. we'll take about all of it after this. >> he's the man.

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actor, director, author david duchovny is known best for max, little-known show called "the x-files" and then "californication." >> now on "aquarius," detective hunting the killer who keeps sending him photos of his

victims. good morning. >> good morning. >> bucky blanket? >> new novel. touring the world with your music, second album coming out and "aquarius." why do you do all these different things? it's annoying when you don't stay in a box. >> i don't mean to be annoying. sorry. i just -- at some point i just started to play music. and i've always been a writer. that's how i got into writing, actually, trying to write plays and think about what it's like to say the words. then i thought maybe i should act. the writing for me is really coming back to a beginning. and the music just came out of the blue. i don't really have a satisfying answer for why i'm so annoying. >> directing as well. >> that's one episode this year, yeah. >> that counts as directing? >> that counts as annoying? >> no, no, you're not annoying. >> how do you explain the annoying -- we were talking in the commercial break about how people would say i'm frustrated how good the book is, i'm

frustrated how good the music is because they want to keep you the actor. >> i'm annoyed myself. i get it. i get it. >> did he teetective sam, going dark spiral. >> his son is in prison for divulging military secrets, his wife is descending into alcoholism. he is being sent pictures in the mail of women bound and gagged, being taunted by a serial killer and charles manson is out there. his plate is full. >> anything happy in his life? this is morning tv, david. >> um, let's see. he is dating the love of his life. but that does not last. >> more darkness. >> it's a kid's show. >> the time period is, the era,

and the rise of charles manson. >> you know, manson -- we kind of use him as an historical figure and symbolic figure that he is. what happened with the manson murders, they symbolically came to represent the end of the '60s. manson was kind of held up as a warning that this is what's going to happen if free love and -- which is not -- which was a manipulation. >> right, right. >> that's kind of the way we look at the historical fiction on the show. it's really about the '60s to me and the response to the '60s and '70s and '80s, which was very reactionary and conservative. i find the show fascinating. >> you're touring in europe, too, right? >> i am. i got back two weeks ago. it's not like when bon jovi tours. >> what do you mean by that? >> i was not in a steel horse i ride. i was hailing cabs. >> with your instrument?

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here. it takes the food out before it's digested? the person eats the food but doesn't digest it. is that right? >> it's partially digested. we know from research studies that there are hormones released by the stomach that make you hungry. we believe that those hormones aren't released in as great a quantity. it basically can suppress your appetite. food in the stomach can suppress your appetite. >> we talked about this yesterday, we had trainer bob harper here yesterday and he said that sounds like bulemia, like assisted bulemia. a lot of nutritionists have criticized it as such. what's your response? >> we're in the middle of an obesity epidemic. they obviously haven't been able to stop it. we need more treatments. the fda has now approved this device. they approved the v-block, a pacemaker for nerves to the stomach. they've approved balloons. they wreck that we don't have good enough treatments. while this is meant for people who would normally qualify for

bariatric surgery, a lot of people choose not to have bariatric surgery. >> it's very invasive. >> it's more invasive but it's not very risky. it's about as risky as a gallbladder operation. >> you lost 70 pounds with this device, obviously been movery successful. more than 70 pounds. what's it like? >> most of the time i don't notice it at all. sometimes it's annoying but completely unaware of it most of the time. >> how did you get here on your weight loss journey? did you try a bunch of other things? >> sure, sure. everybody probably does. it's very difficult to be successful in the long term and keep the weight off. your body is just fighting you. this really enabled me to live, eat like a normal person, feel like a normal person. i don't hate myself every day for what i ate the day before. >> we saw those before and after pictures. it is remarkable. over 70 pounds two years later, right?

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deadly pipeline explosion of 2010. obstructing a federal investigation and misleading federal officials about how the utility identified the pipeline. a jury is going to hear the case and if convicted, pg&e faces fines up to 560 million dollars. pg&e pleaded not guilty. we have a rare rain sighting in june. we have more after the break.

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elsewhere. let's go over to mike so tee how it's looking. >> we are standing by and not yet. easing up on the san mateo bridge. the third for the morning. here's the south bay with the northbound routes. slowing now, but followed boy the airport, off of 85 and now for the crash with hamilton. another look for the slowing down. we talked about hayward and fremont. the third crash in the morning. >> thank you very much. that is going to do it for us. we will have more updates in 30 minutes.

taking a look at the headlines, president obama and vice president biden are heading to orlando today to pay tribute to the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting. they'll meet with family members, first responders and hospital staff. it left 49 people plus the gunman dead and 53 others wounded. this morning the fbi put out a new poster asking for any information about omar mateen that might reveal more about his planning and motive. there's new evidence that a zika infection late in pregnancy might not carry as great a risk as an infection earlier on. health officials from columbia and the u.s. centers for disease control have been following more than 500 colombian pregnant women who reportedly contracted

the virus during the third trimefrt. there have not been severe defects in their babies. it's important to note many defects are not noted at birth and miscarriages were not counted as defects. the plane's damaged cockpit voice recorder has been found in the mediterranean sea and the unit has been recovered. officials reported earlier today the main wreckage from the plane had been loest located between the coast of egypt and the greek island of crete. the plane went down last month traveling from pair toys cairo with 56 people on board. encouraging news in the fight against cancer. drug company merck announced it is stopping the trial for the drug for certain types of lung cancer because it works better than chemotherapy. merck says the drug works so well, it will be offered to

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