out there. >> we'll check back in with her. at 7:25 we have a local news update. >> bay area news at 11:00, we'll see you then. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. have a good one. good mornin. breaking news. good morning, breaking news -- president trump arriving back in the u.s. this morning in the wake of that historic summit meeting with kim jong un. >> great three days. thanks. >> but now the hard part -- getting north korea to live up to its promises. and has the esident already given away more than he got? we're live at the white house. inside the immigration crackdown. we take you to the border, as controversy grows over the administration's new zero tolerance policy. families separated, tensions running high. as congress gets set for two high-stakes votes. under fire -- officials at

texas a&m called out for how they've handled allegations of sexual assault against student athletes. one of those threes now back on the team. >> i'm not proud to be an aggie any more. >> two accusers share their emotional stories. plus drowning tragedy. 911 calls reveal the desperate attempt to save olympic gold medalist bode miller's little daughter. >> on the pool. the baby fell in the pool. >> bad medicine? troubling new findings about some of america's most common prescription drugs. and tall tale. a major move overnight by the daredevil raccoon that's captivated the country by scaling a skyscraper. >> oh god. >> we'll tell you where he is and how he's doing today, wednesday june 13, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody, welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning, we've got willie in for hoda, who is on assignment. i have that raccoon story were you hoping for. >> thank you. >> i think we have our latest superhero movie. raccoon-man from universal pictures. >> scaling walls, leaping tall buildings. we'll check in in a bit. but first our top story, the fallout from president trump's unprecedented summit with kim jong un. >> the president is now back at the white house, feeling triumphant. while defending some of the concessions he made, we've got did all covered. starting with nbc's kristen welker at the white house this morning. hi kristen, good morning. >> good morning to you. the president is claiming victory after making a deal with kim jong un, but now the hard part -- filling in the details and selling it to the american people and congress. with some lawmakers saying it's an agreement that's heavy on the symbolism, but light on the substance. this morning, president trump back in washington, after

striking a deal with north korea. and with a wave telling reporters it was a great trip. moments later, back on his phone. now gearing up for the critical sales pitch. on air force base, shoring up support among asian allies. speaking with the leaders of south korea and japan and tweeting this morning after his long trip -- everybody can now feel much safer than the day i took office. there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. on fox news, overnight, mr. trump giving new details about his meeting with the north korean leader. >> this country has to be denuked and he understood that he fully understood it. >> and the strategy that he says helped bring kim jong un to the negotiating table. >> i think the little rhetoric, i hated to do it sometimes i felt foolish doing it but we had no choice. >> so strategically you were doing it? >> yeah. and i think he gained respect. >> president sending out his top lieutenants, the secretary of

state in south korea energizing allies. while vice president pence tried to rally skeptical lawmakers. >> i don't know what yet you know, is of concrete nature coming out of this. >> this is an agreement in principle, it's not an agreement that can be enforced. >> we what lot of sizzle here, but not a lot of steak at the end of the day. >> did the president give away too much after signing a two-page agreement with north korea agreeing to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. president trump saying it would start very quickly, but giving no specifics about a timetable or how any of it would be verified. and offering a major concession -- halting yearly joint military exercises with south korea. >> we will be stopping the war games. >> that left allies stunned and appeared to catch the pentagon offguard. while the politics play out, the powerful optics from singapore still resonating from that first historic handshake.

>> to back pats and high praise. >> he's a very talented man. with mr. trump plays producer at one point. >> getting a good picture so we look nice and handsome? >> even trying to win over kim with a hollywood-like action trailer produced by the white house. >> two men, two leaders, one destiny. >> and kristen, back to the tweet that you mentioned. the president saying there's no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. but we're a long way from that. >> we're a long way from that, savannah. there is broad agreement, the summit in singapore defused tensions that were close to a boiling point. but north korea of course still has its nuclear weapons. and the agreement so far doesn't outline specifics like how many of those weapons it actually has. it could take years for north korea to get rid of its entire arsenal. that's all if the country complies with the accord. north korea has a very long history of cheating on deals in the past. savannah and willie. >> the question whether they

would let inspectors in. a lot of questions to be worked out. kristen, thank you. the president's concession to suspend the joint military drills with south korea. as kristen mentioned it caught official there is and at the pentagon offguard. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in seoul for us. richard, good morning. >> good morning, canceling the military exercises was a bombshell announcement that caught many people here completely offguard and not in a good way. and already we're seeing north korea trying to capitalize on it, saying it was the real winner from the summit. secretary of state pompeo arrived at a military air base in south korea today on what has become a clean-up mission. both the south korean government and military said they want to know what president trump meant exactly, when he canceled longstanding military exercises. >> we will be stopping the war games. which will save us a tremendous

amount of money. >> for south korea, these aren't games at all. but critical training missions that along with frequent joint exercises, we filmed extensively on patrols, on ranges, and in the sky. allow american and south korean troops to practice fighting together. should they ever need to confront north korea's 1.2 million man army together. north korea's propaganda media quickly turned the cancellation into this morning's top headline. saying kim jong un asked president trump to drop the exercises, and he conceded. even the u.s. military in south korea was apparently left in the dark. issuing a statement saying -- they had received no updated guidance on execution or seg cessation of training exercises. a retired south korean general who used to help lead the exercises, says without them, american and south korean forces

on the korean peninsula are less ready for combat and less effective. >> to be very honest with you, i couldn't believe my ears. i'm scared a little bit. but i'm hoping that the united states and its president will come up with solutions that will protect the innocent people of this country. cession with north korea, confusion in south korea and concerns about the united states' commitment to their security. >> richard, the people of south korea have lived with the threat from north korea for generations now. they're only 35 miles from north korea where you're standing in seoul. what's been the reaction on the ground to the president's summit? >> well, i think in general people here are happy that there is a peace process under way. were happy to see this summit. this is something that south korea has been pushing for. and they understand that there's going to be a give and take in any negotiation that is the nature of a hard negotiation. but, they're a little surprised

of what is already happened so far and they're concerned that the u.s. is giving away too many of its good cards, too quickly. look what has happened in the last 48 hours or so. we had this summit. the president trump recognizing the leader of north korea. sharing a stage with him. giving him compliments. then the united states agreeing to scale back these important military exercises, which commanders say lowers the overall level of readiness of u.s. troops here. all of this in exchange for a pledge from north korea. this is really just after day one. >> richard engel in seoul, south korea, thank you as always. weenchts move to tuesday's primary elucks results, a second incumbent republican congressman has lost his seat. south carolina's mark sanford. best remembered for an extra marital affair with a woman in argentina, he lost to state representative katie arrington

who compared against him as a never-trumper. the president weighed in on tuesday, tweeting that sanford was better off in argentina. for other states also held primaries in virginia, corey stewart, a republican known for his ardent defense of confederate symbolism won the republican primary and will face the democratic senator tim kaine in november. the divisive issue of immigration taking center stage on capitol hill. lawmakers appear set to hold two high-stakes votes next week this amid frantic negotiations among house republicans and a new zero tolerance policy being rolled out by the trump administration. nbc's gadi schwartz is in san diego with the latest. >> this is one of the detention centers where some members of that immigrant caravan are still being held, we saw them come to the united states border a month ago. asking for asylum. saying they were fleeing violence in central american countries but now the policy on who may be eligible for protection is dramatically

changing. in detention centers across the country, close to 550 immigrant children have been separated from their families, according to a document obtained by nbc news. and now, the rules about who can seek asylum in this country are changing. >> people don't want to be separated from their children, they should not bring them with them. >> attorney general jeff sessions overturning an immigration court's landmark ruling that recognized women fleeing domestic abuse as a group eligible for political asylum. >> asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems. >> at a detention center in seattle, a democratic congresswoman says some immigrant women behind these walls had their children taken from them by u.s. authorities. >> they never had a chance to say good-bye to their children. some of the children are as young as six, perhaps younger. it was heartbreaking. >> sessions' legal opinion stating that protected status may no longer apply to victims of violent gangs. a ruling that could affect many

of the 700,000 pending cases of asylum. families like marita delgado who came with her young daughters in a recent migrant caravan. >> she just asked if people put themselves in her shoes. parents, mothers, all they want is to be with their kids and kids, all they want is to be with their family. >> marita says she's been on the run for over a decade. fleeing to guatemala and then mexico, in order to escape a gang that tortured and decapitated her father and has tried to take her daughters as payment. >> they're not criminals, they're not delinquents. they're people looking for peace and looking for tranquility and looking for safety. >> now maritza and three of her daughters were released two weeks ago before the latest directive from the attorney general. one of her daughters, named laura is 18 years old. she was separated from the family and she is still being held here in san diego.

so far, she says, she has not been given a court date nor a release date and maritza says if she or any of her family is sent back to el salvador, they'll be killed. guys, back to you. >> gadi stay on that story for us, thanks so much. we'll shift gears to a story that will get you talking this morning. a daring raccoon scaling an office tower in st. paul, minnesota. craig is here with the latest. look at that guy. >> there's been a bit of a development on this story. that little guy of course, is captivating folks, watching on the ground on social media all day. overnight, that raccoon -- was on the move once again. >> this morning, a raccoon becoming a rock star. reaching new heights in downtown st. paul, minnesota after climbing to the top of an office building. the twitter handle created for the creature -- the npr raccoon, posting this tweet. i made it! i'd like to thank god, the great

people of minnesota and the wu-tang clan. now someone come get me, i'm on the roof. >> it was a wildlife drama unfolding in real-time, some 20 stories in the air. >> is the tiny masked daredevil clawed his way up the concrete. >> poor little guy. >> the adventurous animal first spotted on monday managed to evade building workers who tried to coax him down before scurrying up nearly 20 floors. cell phone video shows the crafty creature grooming on a window ledge hundreds of feet in the air. before stretching out to take a well-deserved nap. the raccoon becoming an instant social media star. >> i don't even know if he's aware that the world is watching him, he's driven by inside what is in that guy. minnesota public radio's hashtag #nprraccoon. becoming the number one trending

topic on twitter. >> this raccoon is unifying all of minnesota. how can you root against a small furry creature. officials say the plan was to let the raccoon make it to the roof on his own where traps baited with cat food were set to capture it. >> i would be legitimately devastated if it fell. >> concerned onlookers on the ground and in the building capturing every moment of the ascent. st. paul mayor melvin carter tweeting even wild animals know the city of st. paul is a great place to reach for higher heights. the little guy living the high life. >> good news story. we all kind of need that. >> now, this tall tale has a happy ending. >> what was the raccoon thinking? what was his motivation? we've got a team on the ground in st. paul. hopefully we'll have that exclusive for you tomorrow morning. >> what was the famous saying, why do we climb mountains, because it's there. that's the famous saying. >> i didn't think about that being applicable. >> how the claws hold on to that

stone. all the way up to the top. wouldn't it be a slippery surface? >> you're next-level, i didn't get that. >> this means there's a follow-up story tomorrow. >> oh boy. >> stay on it. let's get a first check of the weather from al, who is spending the morning in downtown baltimore. hi, al, good morning. >> hey, well there's an update. there's a moose that's climbing up right behind him, that's pretty cool. a little rocky and bull winkle. >> we're here in the beautiful city, charm city baltimore, maryland to help make a deserving dad's dream come true. we'll take a look at that a little later. let's look at what we're talking about right now, some severe weather possible, interior sections of new york, pennsylvania, west virginia and ohio, 11 million folks at risk. the main threat, damaging winds as the system pushes east. it's going to bring warmer air, but the afternoon storms will start strengthening as it moves from new england back to the appalachians and out to the

west, tomorrow, we've got an enhanced risk of strong storms through the dakotas, hail, strong winds, tornado risk as that system starts to make its way to the east. we're going to be watching strong storms firing up, a lot of daytime heating abundant moisture and widely scattered storms through the plains. we'll get to your forecast coming up. good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. clear skies and another sunny start. it's in the upper 50s to low 60s, now heading up to 70 in san

francisco. it's going to still be quite warm for the inland areas and santa rosa up to 88 degrees, 95 in concord. 92 in livermore and morgan hill rather and going to be 88 degrees in san jose. palo alto, 86. a little bit later we've got we'll tell you how it all turned out a little bit later. >> savannah pointed out something here. that raccoon joke went over our heads because you do know that -- >> rocky is a squirrel. but he's close -- rocky, very close to a raccoon. very close. if you put the goggles on rocky, he looks just like a raccoon. l raccoon. >> it's spin, roker. >> al roker, you're better than that. >> no, i'm not. no, i'm not. i'm not.

>> al, we'll check in with you in a little bit. >> thanks, al. coming up, growing outrage on a college campus, why was an athlete facing sexual assault allegations from a fellow student, allowed back on to his team. plus, the emergency calls revealing the frantic effort to save bode miller's daughter and what parents need to know about summer pool safety, a really important story. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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like. if you're in half moon bay and tired of 60s, drive over towards antioch where it will be 96 today. 88 today and 92 in napa. it will be cooling off all across the bay area as we go in through tomorrow and did he have netly by friday. upper 70s for the weekend. san francisco going from 70 today in the lower 60s and morning clouds and fog return and we'll see breezy winds for father's day. let's get an update on the commute now. >> a couple of fender benders but we want to give an update onle earlier traffic collisions along 880 at industrial and whipple road. there was an earlier fender bender and that has cleared out. however, the delays remain extremely heavy along the southbound side and i do want to show you a quick update of the east bay drive times, southbound 8808 from 238 to highway 84, 26 minutes and northbound 238 from

580 to 880 about two minutes. back to you. >> another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then.

we're back at 7:30. that's alice johnson running into the arms of her family as she was released from prison last week. >> kim kardashian championed her cause. now, the two are set to meet in person for the first time and hoda kotb is there. >> that's where hoda is, on assignment today. let's get to the top stories of the morning, including what's next after the president's north korea summit. back in the usa. president trump returning stateside this morning, claiming victory and defending his

negotiations with kim jong-un, as critics say he helped legitimize a brutal dictator. >> i don't know what is of concrete nature coming out. >> a lot of sizzle here but not a steak. at&t wins the right to complete its $85 billion takeover of time warner. this after a judge's request was denied to block the deal. breaking her silence. >> we know that we were the primary target. >> the ex-wife of that alleged arizona serial killer, suspected of six recent killings, speaking out, saying she is grateful to be alive. >> his death, i think, is the best thing that's come out of this whole ordeal. and i hope that where he's going, he will finally get what he deserves. busted for busting a move. that fbi agent who unintentionally shot someone while dancing in a denver bar

turns himself in. now, facing second-degree assault charges. and march of the champions. the golden state warriors parade through oakland to celebrate their nba championship. >> this is a special year, for sure. >> while on the east coast, thousands flood downtown washington, d.c. to celebrate the capitals. >> everybody says what happens in vegas stays in vegas. but we brought the cup home. >> today, wednesday, june 13th, 2018. >> you think those cities are a little excited? >> the golden state parade was fine. that d.c. parade yesterday, i don't know if you saw the scene of it -- >> massive. >> it was a scene in downtown d.c. >> a sea of red. >> it was like day six of the tour. they've been partying down there. >> they have had some fun with that cup. keg stands and everything else. in the meantime this morning, texas a&m is under fire this morning for its handling of several on-campus sexual assault allegations against student athletes. morgan radford is in college

station with the details on that. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, two women speaking out publicly for the first time this morning, after saying they were sexually victimized by college athletes here at texas a&m university. both women say when they told the university what happened, they were traumatized all over again. this morning, two female students at texas a&m say, they're furious about the way the school handled their sexual misconduct allegations. >> i kept it quiet for several months. >> reporter: it's been almost three years since hannah shaw says she was raped by a member of the school swim team. she's speaking out for the first time this morning. >> my grades suffered. and i wasn't reaching out to my friends. >> reporter: she says she was too traumatized to go to police and never filed charges. >> and i didn't want to have to talk about what happened to me and the physical details about it. >> reporter: instead, she says she took part in a hearing by

the school's title ix board, which suspended her attacker for a probation. now, he's back at school and back on the swim team. >> i thought it would turn out differently. >> reporter: you thought he wouldn't be back at school? >> yeah. >> reporter: megan says texas a&m betrayed her, too. >> i'm not proud to be an aggie anymore. and that's hard. >> reporter: she says a member of the football team exposed himself and performed a lewd act while she was tutoring him. he says it was unintentional. she says she reported the incident to police. he later pled no contest to two counts of indecent exposure. she took her case to the student affairs conduct pan but wasn't happy with the result. >> i was more hurt by the way a&m treated me. >> it was a tough thing to go through. >> reporter: a lawyer for the alleged attacker called their encounter consensual.

saying my client is being unfairly maligned. the university says it cannot respond to either case, but issued two statements that read in part, texas a&m investigates every claim of misconduct. when violations are confirmed, sanctions are imposed in all ka cases. we care deeply about our students and are committed to a safe environment. what do you want the university to know? >> they messed with the wrong girls. we won't let it go. >> it's hard for them to tell those stories, morgan, it takes a lot of courage. what are they hoping to get out of all of this? >> savannah, they said they took to social media because they had exhausted all other avenues. and they said they want the university to be accountable to them for the pain they caused. they want the university to revisit how they handle sexual assault allegations on behalf of students. they said, finally, they want to encourage other survivors to come forward because they said

there's strength in numbers. savannah? >> morgan radford, thank you very much. let's swing and get a check of the weather. al is at camden yards in baltimore. good morning, al. >> it's a beautiful morning and what an iconic ballpark. we'll show you what happened when we surprised our deserving dad in the next hour. the heat is on, especially starts out west and makes its way to the east. right now, we've got temperatures for today, that will be anywhere from 10 to almost 16 degrees above average for casper, salt lake, las vegas, reading into farmington. then, tomorrow, in the east, sioux city will be 97. pe pueblo, colorado, 100. and moving toward friday, from minneapolis down to nashville, back to dodge city, temperatures in the 90s and the century mark. into the east this weekend, new york city will be in the 80s, 90s in charlotte. and chicago will see

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. another warm day for san jose. looking at sunshine to start and temperatures now in the lower 60s and into the upper 80s today. 88 degrees will be the high in san jose. 90 in livermore and antioch, 96 degrees. oakland will be at comfortable 79 degrees and 70s in san francisco. inland extended forecast brings it down into the upper 80s tomorrow and cooling for the weekend. and that is your latest weather. guys? >> all right. >> al, thanks. >> thank you. just ahead, george clooney to the rescue. why a fellow star is crediting him for saving her career. then, a touching love letter from a wife battling cancer with her husband. it moved the world. now, one year later, he is sharing his message of hope with us. plus, are your prescription medications having a negative

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mom did the right thing, ran out to the backyard and came straight out to the pool. that's where she saw her toddler in the water, under water, motionless. this morning, you're about to hear the terrifying 911 calls. it's so heartbreaking to think about. of course, this is putting a new focus on pool safety as well. this morning, we're about to show you the important things you can do to protect your kids this summer. >> what is the emergency there? >> get him. get him. >> what is the emergency? >> fell in the pool. the baby fell in the pool. >> reporter: the frantic moments after realizing 19-month-old emline had wandered into the pool, under water and motionless. her parents, bode miller and morgan beck were there. everyone was trying to bring this little girl back to life. >> okay. is somebody there that knows how to do cpr? knows how do do rescue breathing? >> we're trying. >> how long was she in the pool? >> we don't know.

we don't know. keep going. >> reporter: but it was too late. the girl they called emmy was gone. bode miller sharing this video of her on instagram. >> hi, dada. hi, dada. hi, dada. >> reporter: and on tuesday, posting this now heartbreaking photo of them together, writing, thank you for all the love and support. >> there was nobody in the backyard. and unfortunately, the little girl found a way into the backyard. and the mom did everything she could. as soon as she realized her daughter wasn't next to her, she went straight for the pool, pulled her out immediately. but it just goes to show you how quick a child can drown without a sound. >> reporter: he's right. and believe it or not, it's actually tough to spot a child drowning. watch this video. right now, a child is drowning in this pool. can you spot him? i'll give you a second. can't find him?

let me zoom all the way in. there he is, just went off that tube. it happens that fast, even in a packed pool like this. luckily a lifeguard spots him and saves his life. >> it can be silent and quick. >> reporter: jeff thompson is a certified lifeguard. i thought when a child is drowning, anyone is drowning, they would be flailing screaming help, i can't swim. >> that isn't the case. they can't breathe. they can't be calling out for help. >> reporter: what does it look like when somebody is drowning? >> a drowning victims feet looks like they're climbing upstairs. all the action is occurring underwater. there's no splashing to be heard. it looks similar to this. >> reporter: it looks like you're just relaxing on your back but you're vertical in the water, not laying on your back. the goal is to prevent these tragedies from happening in the first place. we have some tips for you this morning. some things you can do right now, some gadgets you can buy. i want to start with this. this is the pool patrol.

you stick it inside the water like this. bode miller's daughter fell in the pool. this was made for a situation like that. any ripple, you can set the sensitivity on this, any ripple and the alarm goes off. just the tiniest of ripples. i'll shut this off like that. this one i like almost more because it's a wristband. it's the safety turtle. that's what you search for. it's the safety turtle, a wristband the child wears. and here's the coolest thing, the child can't take it off. only the parents have the key. it stays on them. and the moment a child goes into the water, the moment this touches the water, now, you're not depending on ripples anymore, an alarm goes off. boom! you hear that alarm? here's another good safety feature. this alarm is going off right here. this all acts wirelessly. you can plug this in the kitchen. even if the child is in the backyard and falls in, the alarm

goes off where you are. and the third tip, perhaps the most important of all, i didn't know this, but experts say too many pool toys in the pool is dangerous for a couple of reasons. one, kids can slip off them. then, when they're under water it's disorienting if you're struggling how to get up. also, it obstructs the vision of the adults. look at this pool right now. this pool looks completely empty. there's no kids in here. you want to take inventory when you are an adult. this pool looks empty. leme show you what'soingn s poo. our underwater camera, there's three children inside this pool right now, if you were standing right here, with your friends, keeping an eye on the pool, you wouldn't be able to see them. yes, there are children in this pool. in fact, you would have to walk all the way to this side of the pool right here. hey, guys. to see the kids. there they are. such an important safety warning. if we can learn something from

what happened to bode miller and his family and, of course, our deepest condolences, i'm glad we did this this morning. >> thank you very much. good tips for parents this summer. our thoughts are with morgan and bode, a guy we got to know around our olympic coverage and that beautiful little girl, emmy. >> this is heartbreaking. it's heart breaking, so i hope people, you know, it's good to learn and try to be sensitized to that. absolutely. coming up, we have a new warning about ticks, as we head into summer. after a bite temporarily paralyzed a 5-year-old girl. first, these messages. 5-year-ol. first, these messages.

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another hot day, nice and comfortable with 60s now an the high will be up to 88 degrees. 96 in antioch. the hottest spot around the bay area today. 92 in napa and in palo alto expect a high of 86 degrees. 70 in san francisco. and our winds will continue to cool us off. stronger ocean breeze tomorrow. upper 80s for the interior valley and by friday we're reaching the upper 70s inland and the weekend looks really nice. upper 70s to low 80s. for san francisco, 70s today but morning clouds and fog will return soon and we'll see low 60s for the end of the week into the weekend. let's get an update on the

commute. >> we've had a couple of accidents pop up now in our maps including areas in the south bay. traffic collision on the northbound side of the 17 and one of the lanes is blocked right through that area. we also so major slowing along 101 near capitol expressway. and an earlier collision, we're starting to see some clearing along 880. still having delays towards the east bay along southbound 880. back to you. >> happening now. bay area soccer fans this morning, not just for the copa mundial but may be in line for the 2026 world cup games. fifa awarded the world cup to north america. our full story on the home page. also, the subway one year from opening, the san francisco meeting will debate extending the line to fisherman's wharf. it will likely come with a price

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hoda is on assignment. willie and craig. i'm lucky. >> we're the lucky ones. >> you beat me to it. >> al is on the road down in baltimore, getting ready to share a special surprise for a deserving dad. >> he's made a friend. ♪ bird, bird, bird bird is the word ♪ ♪ bird, bird, bird bird is the word ♪ >> how long do we let it go? >> let it go. >> we let it go five seconds too long. >> al may still be doing that. let's get to your news at 8:00. the president has returned from his overseas summit, declaring there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. but not all are that optimistic. nbc white house correspondent, kristen welker, with the latest now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump is striking a triumphant note after making a deal with kim jong-un. now, the hard part, hashing out all of the details. after landing this morning, the president said it was a great three days and tweeted, there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. the sales pitch now under way on

air force one. the president spoke with the leaders of south korea and japan. vice president mike pence tried to rally skeptical lawmakers on tuesday, while north korea committed to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula, there were no specifics in the deal. and mr. trump offered a major concession that stunned allies and the pentagon, frankly, halting yearly joint military exercises with south korea. the secretary of state takes the lead filling in the banks. the administration touting it as a critical first step in a long process. savannah? >> kristen, thank you very much. house republicans reached an agreement to vote on two gop immigration bills. moderates and conservatives were unable to agree on a single pack p age that can win enough support. the main difference is over border security and the fate of dreamers that were brought to the united states as children. paul ryan wants to avoid the issues of an election year fight

within his party. big news this morning, world cup soccer is returning to the united states. fifa awarded the 2026 world cup to the u.s., mexico and canada. most of the games will be played here in the u.s., at stadiums across the country. the other finalist, morocco, would have faced enormous challenges building knew infrastructures. world cup games have not been played in the u.s. since 1994. got your news out of the way. since hoda is away, i'll do the honors. here's the "boost." high school student known as mr. joyous, brought extra enthusiasm to graduation day. >> carlos nedea. >> carlos could not keep his happiness in check. check him out there. he hopped, skipped and danced his way across that stage. carlos' parents say, when they found out, he knew he would be born with down syndrome, they

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we're back, now, with your health and two important issues making headlines. in the wake of anthony bourdain and kate spade's deaths, there's new concerns about prescription drugs. one-third of american adults are taking medications that have potential to does a depression. dr. drew ramsey is a psychiatrist at colombia university. let's talk about popular drugs. beta blockers, stimulants, hormone drugs, big news to a lot of people. and also, layering. it may be taking the drugs in combination with others. >> mark olson looked at 200 medications that can have depression as a side effect. when individuals are on three of those medicines or more, the risk went up. about 15% of the population compared to 6% in the general population. >> what should people be looking for? what should i start looking at?

>> has there been a change in your mood? did you get on a beta blocker and you're down? is there disturbance in your sleep? irritability and negativity are common signs, as well as suicidal thoughts. >> if someone at home is taking medicati medications, what should they do? >> let's look at our med list. do you have concerns with your mood and are you on something that can influence that. and talk to your doctor. this is about better communication. most individuals don't get depression but we want to be vigilant right now. >> the number has spiked a bit. dr. ramsey, thank you very much. we appreciate it. now, to a cautionary tale for parents as we head into the summer. a mom from mississippi took to social media recently and shared a frightening ordeal. her 5-year-old daughter suddenly lost the ability to walk or talk. and they discovered it was all because of a tick. dr. natalie azar is nbc's medical contributor.

good morning to you. as the parent of a little curly-haired girl, this scared me to death. this is tick paralysis. i have never heard of this. >> tick paralysis is a rare condition or a rare complication from a tick bite, where there's thought to be a toxin in the tick saliva that gets into your system and can attack the nervous system. the characteristic presentation would be an unsteady gait, followed by a paralysis, starting from below and coming up. two to six days after the tick bite. >> she recovered. they removed the tick and she apparently went back to normal. >> exactly. the great news is, there is a perfectly curative treatment. that's to remove the tick, if that's thought to be the causative thing. >> if you have little kids, you need to look for ticks. >> sure. absolutely. and some of the earliest symptoms that the little kids can present with, is fatigue, numbness, muscle pain, which can

mimic like a viral system, a flu-like thing. you want to look carefully for ticks. young kids are more likely to get it than older people because of the low body mass. and girls because of the long hair. if you find a tick, the proper method of removing it, you want to take tweezers and pull up. and you want to clean the area with antiseptic, after. >> should we take them to the doctor because people worry about lyme disease. >> i would say yes. go to the doctor and go to the emergency and have the tick analyzed. >> interesting. save the tick. >> yes. >> dr. azar, thank you very much. let's send it over to craig. than >> thanks, savannah. we want to turn to a love letter. amy rosenthal wrote the column, "you may want to marry my husband." she wrote it days before she lost her battle with cancer.

it was an emotional tribute to her husband, jason. now, he is opening up in his first interview since his wife's death. nbc news special anchor maria shriver, talked to him exclusively. maria, good to see you. >> nice to see you, craig. when his wife's column went viral, jason rosenthal was thrust into the national spotlight, receiving countless messages of love and support, as he struggled through his loss. now, he's ready to talk about what amy's letter meant to him, and how he's using his grief to spread a message of hope. >> the great irony of my life is that it took losing my wife of 26 years, my best friend and mother of my three children, to truly appreciate each moment and each day. >> reporter: surrounded by his loving family, jason rosenthal had always lived a quiet private life. last year, all that changed. his wife, beloved children's

book author, amy krouse rosenthal, was dying from cancer, when she penned her column, "you may want to marry my husband." i have been married to the most extraordinary man for 26 years, she wrote. the most genuine gift i can hope for is that the right person reads this, finds jason, and another love story begins. she, like, thrust you right out into the hearts of the world. what was that like for you? >> you have to remember that that piece came out literally days after she died. and so, a lot of those early months to me were foggy. but then, what happened quickly, is that a group of women reached out to me. >> reporter: yes. >> and professed their commitment. i wouldn't say love, but commitment. some of it provided a nice bit of levity and some humor. >> reporter: that was helpful or? >> to find some humor during the

depths of grieving, yes. >> reporter: now, 15 months after his wife's death, jason is ready to speak about what he's learned, from losing the most important person in his life. >> as i climbed out of the deep, deep darkness of grieving, i sort of had that little guardian angel on my shoulder when i went out and i found myself smiling. i'm like, why am i smiling? my wife just died. oh, wait a minute, she said it was okay. i'm laughing. it's okay. amy said you should find happiness. >> reporter: she said, i want you to fall in love again. i want you to get married. do you believe you actually will? >> i have no idea. i don't know. i do, when i say i live day-to-day, that's what i'm doing right now. i was sure that the feeling of despair would be ever-present. >> reporter: to help others through grief, jason recently gave a ted talk about the importance of opening up about your loss and your pain.

>> my wife died of ovarian cancer in our bed. i carried her lifeless body down our stairs, to a waiting gurney, to have her body cremated. i will never get that image out of my head. some friends, even, in your life check out because they don't know what to say. >> reporter: yeah. >> i think it's important to engage someone and to talk. you can't really say anything wrong. >> reporter: don't worry that you're asking the wrong question. don't worry that you're offe offending. >> no. don't worry. no. talk about it. >> reporter: jason says even as amy faced terminal illness, she remained an eternal optimist, giving him the strength to work through his grief and look ahead. >> i would like to offer you what i was given, a blank sheet of paper.

what will you do with your intentional empty space, with your fresh start. >> jason has now written his own modern love column for "the new york times." it will be in the paper this sunday, in honor of father's day. and he's also set up a foundation in amy's name to raise money for ovarian cancer research and children's literacy. we have information about both of those things on our website, today.com. craig? >> what a great love story. >> it's incredible. he's so inspiring, too. >> thank you for that, maria. >> thank you, maria. al is down in baltimore. we don't know what he is up to. but i think he's got a big surprise in store. hi. >> yeah. coming up, it's deserving dads today. here at camden yards. the lovely folks at the orioles helped us pull off a great surprise. we'll come up with that in our next half hour. what we're looking at now, some

tropical systems that may affect us in a rough way. we have an investigation area down off the yucatan peninsula. next five days has a 20% chance. but the moisture from this system is going to make its way into the western gulf and increase the risk of flooding later this week for a good part of texas and louisiana. then, in the pacific, we've got bud, which is downgraded to a tropical storm. while it won't directly affect the u.s., the moisture will make its way up through mexico later this week and increase the risk for flooding, as we move into the southwest, into saturday. we'll be watchin good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of sunshine as we look outside at the golden gate bridge. a nice sport to our wednesday morning with highs in san francisco up to about 70 degrees it will be in the upper 80s in santa rosa and low to mid 90s for the interior valleys. concord expect a high of 95

degrees. in palo alto 86, and 88 in san jose. it will be slightly cooler tomorrow, and that cooling trend continues through the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. the scoreboard right there says it all. deserving dads today. it's all coming up in our next half hour. guys? >> can't wait to see what you have dialed up, al. thanks so much. meanwhile, if you're struggling to lose weight, you want to hear what carson is talking about. >> the cdc conducted the first study on what people eat at work. it turns out office treats are starting to add up. americans are consuming 1,300 calories per week at work. 71% of the calories come from free food. all right. as you may have guessed, not all of the foods are healthy that you're eating at work, pizza, soda, cookies, brownies, cake and candy. social media users are sharing their own struggles at work. jazz says, all i do at work is eat cake. good-looking cake.

another one writes, my snack drawer at work. >> wow. >> we share your pain. there's delicious food here in our studio all the time. next door in our green room, there's a pile of carbs that we eat every day. so, kathleen poses a solution to the snacking saying, it is called, do not eat them. if you can have willpower. the cdc says employers can provide maybe healthier options at meets or in your green room. >> what are those? >> or in the vending machines. >> what are your favorite snacks? >> i love almonds. >> i'm a grazer. i love peanut butter. that's your snack. >> i just go right into the jar. >> that's a healthy snack. how do you like this, kathleen? huh? >> don't double-dip. never double-dip. >> and you said those are luna bars? >> i think that's a healthy snack. but i don't eat four of them. i try not to snack. but there's so much food around here, i'll just have a bite, it

doesn't count. >> specific jerky there? >> no. i have a go-to. just jerky. i like beef jerky. >> dried meat. >> yes. peanut butter. it's not easy. i'm going to have a bite after this. we're going to start with julianna margulies. she got her breakout role on "e.r.," playing carol hathaway, opposite george clooney for several seasons. and the two reunited at the american film institute's life achievement award, where clooney received the honor. margulies opened up about the ceremony on the late night now with seth meyers and said she owed her career to clooney. >> my character died in the pilot of "e.r." >> oh, wow. >> i was about to sign on to a not very good sitcom. i came back to new york and needed a job. he called me out of the blue and put his neck on the line for me and said, i overheard that your character tested well. and if i were you, i wouldn't take another job because i think

they're going to bring you back to life. >> that's amazing. >> yeah. >> really, in the end, that was the greatest save in the e.r., he brought you back to life. >> he brought me back to life. >> clooney saved the day and possibly the show. martha stewart, turns out, is like the rest of us. constantly struggling to take a good selfie. martha said, i never ever take selfies. but i have been experimenting. in is my first good selfie. i look a little weird. we're our own worst critics. we think you look great, martha. john travolta, nearly 40 years ago, the actor hit the dance floor in brooklyn in what became a classic film, "saturday night fever." travol travolta's white suit and double-decker pizza were all brought back to life in honor of john travolta day. he returned to the city that shaped his career.

he put on the white jacket and grabbed himself two slices of pizza at lenny's. hundreds of fans came out to honor him. and that is your "pop start." >> that's fun. got a click? >> not a "daly click." a daredevil jumping off a bridge. when he jumps, he comes up with a surprise. >> send it. >> what? >> how was it? >> what? >> what is that? >> it's a fish, everybody. >> he came up and bare-handed a fish. >> nope. >> goes in with no fish, willie. come s up six seconds later. >> i got a fish. >> who cares? even if he had a fish in his pants -- however he pulled that off, if he had it going with him in the water. have we cleared that, brittany? is this legit? pretty impressive. >> what happened under water

when he went in? did the fish go by and he grabbed it? >> if i was a fish, i would keep on going. >> i'm just watching sarah jessica parker watch this discussion. they're debating it as we speak. >> exactly. coming up, guys, al will make one baseball-loving dad's dream come true ahead of father's day. >> a> the aforementioned sarah jessica parker. >> and claire danes is here. first, your local news. >> stars all over the studio. >> right. i )m ...

as you probably know .. san good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. as you probably know, san francisco's fisherman's wharf can be one of the busiest places anywhere when it comes to driving and traffic. that could be changing. according to the examiner, examiners are looking into extending the line from south of market to chinatown. the planned extension would have to be cleared by several hurdles, not the least of which would be securing the funding. right now we're looking at traffic in the south bay. >> that's right. we have a couple of issues. let's get right to it in the south bay. if you're heading out there and

your commute involving northbound 85 right before u.s. 1, one lane does remain blocked due to a couple of vehicles involved in what appears to be a fender bender. however, one of those lanes is still being blocked as crews work to get that cleared out. we're seeing another crash on northbound 85 before deanza boulevard. you can see the heavy delays. we're also seeing delays along the peninsula this morning, along southbound 101 at broadway. the shoulder is block. we're expecting more accidents. this just popped up in san mateo. >> we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

♪ 8:30, now. it is a wednesday morning. it is the 13th of june, 2018. and we have an awesome crowd on our plaza. we have psyched to have them. almost ran into the cameraman. oh, everybody is out here. they are fired up. >> oh, my gosh. >> this crowd is ready to party. i love it. by the way, t-minus 48 hours, a huge concert on friday. huge. >> christina. >> maybe one of our biggest crowds of the summer. christina aguilera, here friday. someone you know well, carson.

>> that will be a great show. >> i love to hear her belt it out. >> you will, right here. hoda is on assignment. this is where we do the crowd moment. i'm going to pick it up. you ready? i don't have the hoda -- >> yes, you do. >> i don't think so. we'll try it anyway. i'm looking for friends from colombia, south carolina. for those of you don't know, i'm from colombia, south carolina. thank you. who is the group here? >> five of us. >> five of you. how long have you been friends? >> 53 years. >> 53 years. >> yes. >> you were friends right out of the womb. >> right out. >> now, which one is bettsbetsy? >> i'm betsy. >> your first i'm on an airplane? >> my first time flying to get to the "today" show. >> and you live to tell the story. >> i live to tell it. for that, we give your this mug. thank you for stopping by. thank you for making the trip. safe travels back.

columbia, south carolina. yeah. there is your "crowd moment." >> you nailed that, craig. >> thank you. thank you. >> you're taking the bus home? really? not a good experience, i guess. coming up, guys, two talented actresses in studio a.a we're going to talk to claire danes about "homeland." always great when she stops by. and sarah jessica parker is trying something new and really bold. getting help from a remarkable young writer. we can't wait to hear all about it. first, megyn, what do you have this morning? >> jada pinkett smith is on today. have you seen, she has a new show on facebook. she sits with her mom, with her daughter, willow, around this red table. and they talk about everything. about parenting, fame, money, what it's like to grow up in the smith family. and she's here today to get raw and real about it. nothing is off-limits. i love her.

we're going to have a nice discussion. then, four "new york times" best-selling authors. lee child, nelson demille, harlan coblen, and my better half, doug hunt. i infiltrated their secret book club. they will be here to give us their best father's day recommendations in time for the big holiday, what you should get your dad. >> thank you so much. al, we have been waiting and waiting. i know we are close to getting your surprise from camden yards. but we need a check of the weather. >> absolutely. let's show you what we have going on. starting with today, we are looking at southwest sizzling weather. temperatures well above 100 throughout a good portion there. severe storms making their way up through the upper great lakes. afternoon storms down through the southeast. pacific northwest may see some showers. father's day, we have a heat wave in the upper mississippi and ohio river value lis. a flood threat down through the gulf. wet weather out west. and showers in northern

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. another sizing day for the inland areas. low to mid 90s through morgan hill through napa and ukiah. as we look at santa rosa, 88, 88 in san jose. in palo alto, 86 degrees. 79 in oakland and 70 in san francisco. tomorrow will be cooler with highs in the upper 80s and cooler from there looking at friday, 79 degrees and san francisco also cooling off for the end of the week. "deserving dads today" is sponsored by jnetjets. >> the reason that al is at camden yards, he's celebrating "deserving dads today." >> tell us what makes your dad so great and how you would like to surprise them by making their biggest dreams come true. al, that leads us to you. >> that's right. hey, guys, we have almost 1,000

responses to this. and we had a lot of choices. we chose a guy that happens to be from my alma mater. that has nothing to do with it. i had nothing to do with the choices. we're in beautiful camden yards, home of the baltimore orioles. we wanted to give a die-hard o's fan, the time of his life. that's why he is a "deserving dad today." >> he's great. he's one of a kind. >> reporter: brian is a beloved husband. >> he is the most humble person i know. >> reporter: and dad to two daughters. >> if he wasn't coaching, he was at every, single game. i can't remember one time he wasn't there. >> reporter: he has always been the go-to parent for our girls. everything from reviewing their resumes to making their lunch. >> reporter: always there for his kids and others, as well. his daughters say he's inspired them all of their lives. in addition to dad duty, brian helped run a local nonprofit, training residents with mental

health issues. >> my dad is selfless. he does something that has a big impact on people eels li's live. >> reporter: brian spends most of his summers as a youth playing baseball and rooting for the baltimore orioles. his favorite, brooks robinson. from there, his love continued. >> when the orioles are on, it's on in our house. when we're not watching, we get a score update, inning-by-inning. >> when people want to get him a gift for the 50th birthday, 60th birthday, it's always something with orioles on it. >> reporter: i traveled to saratoga springs, new york, to help the girls deliver on their dad's lifelong dream, to be an announcer for the baltimore orioles in camden yards. an ordinary morning. until i showed up at his front door. hey, brian. how are you? good to see you. >> how are you, al? >> what's going on?

>> oswego alum. >> another oswego alum. this is your wife, cindy? >> hi, al. >> i hear you're a big orioles fan. >> yes, we are. >> let me tell you what we're going to do. here's a little jersey for you. we're getting on a plane. and you're going to help announce the orioles game. >> get the hell out. >> no. i'm not going to get out. >> oswego guys never lie to one another. >> that's right, my friend. >> this is the coolest thing ever. >> reporter: welcome to dad air. here we go. next stop, camden yards. over at the ballpark, the orioles' number one fan had another surprise waiting for him. his number one fans, his daughters. they had traveled to surprise their dad. >> i can't believe you guys are here. >> oh, yes. ♪ >> reporter: the family was on the field for batting practice, where brian had a chance to meet

some of his idols. >> get some going? >> why not? >> you're going to stay, right? >> as long as you need me. >> i need you. >> i guess i'm introducing the starting lineups tonight. >> well, don't mess it up. that's all i can say. >> reporter: then, got last-minute advice ahead of the big game. >> please text the word orioles -- >> reporter: from the orioles announcer himself, brian wagner. >> my advice is keep it real. keep it true to who you are. the orioles have been a part of baltimore. to be a smart part of that, to be like you're going to be tonight, it's meaningful. >> i can't wait. >> reporter: brian's backstage pass included a tour of the press box, and a bird's-eye view from the best seat in the house. >> take it away, brian. >> reporter: time to put his broadcasting classes to good use. this was his big moment. >> now, for your baltimore

orioles. ba batting second, center fielder, number 10, adam jones. batting third, playing short stop, number 13, manny machado. >> reporter: and he knocked it out of the park. >> congratulations. well done, buddy. >> reporter: way to go. how did it feel? >> it was very, very cool. thrill of a lifetime. a lifelong orioles fan to be here and get to do that, it's really something. >> reporter: for this deserving dad, a field of dreams come true. we want to give a special thanks to netjets who flew us here on dad air. and joining me now, the dad of the day, mr. brian hollowood, and his daughters and wife, cindy. now that you've had a little time for it to soak in, how did it feel? >> it was spectacular. it was spectacular. everybody from the "today" show was wonderful. the orioles staff, it was just a blast. a lifelong dream come true. >> and you guys, if it wasn't

for you guys, we wouldn't be here. thanks for writing in about your dad. >> it was all her idea. she saw the ad and submitted it. >> and, cindy, thank you so much. guys, thank you. we're ready to hit the road. we have another "deserving dad today" to surprise. and we have an international location tomorrow. >> i love it. >> wow. >> getting back on dad force one. oh, dad air. >> he has some pipes, too. >> he has a voice. >> nice work. >> thank god he didn't do weather. >> i'm available for stand-ins. >> thank you. like it. >> watch your back, roker. thanks, al. coming up next here, sarah jessica parker and the talented young woman lending a hand to her new project with an exciting new book. first, this is "today" on nbc. crystal geyser alpine spring water starts here, passes through here, and is bottled right here. at the mountain source. naturally. crystal geyser is the

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sarah jessica parker wears many hats. golden dwlo en globe and emmy-w designer, unicef ambassador. and mother of three. now, she's an editor in publishing. >> her new imprint is called sgp for hogarth, and her first one is "a place for us." it's about an indian family in california, torn between traditional and modern values. it was written by fatima farheen mirza. we have a first-time publisher and first-time author. >> all of the good things to say is directed towards this extraordinary, powerful, new american voice. >> what caught your eye about fatima's work? >> i think the same thing that we are experiencing from early readers. this is a story about an

american family in all its pu plurality. it's about faith and how we love one another. from very early pages in this book, i was not only completely gripped and absorbed, but i was stunned by the maturity of this young writer. naturally gifted. i wanted very much to be part of the shepherding of this voice. i think it's especially important right now. and it's singular. >> fatima, congratulations on the book. that's a good first review for your book. this is your first book. this is extraordinary. you're coming in with a bang. tell us about the story. >> so, the novel begins at the wedding of the eldest daughter in this family. and the son has returned after having run away three years ago. and you don't know why he left. from there, you dive into moments from the family's history and past. and you figure out why he ran

away, what it means that he's come home to attend his sister's wedding. >> i love your story, fatima, because i know you were in college. and you decided, i'm going to give myself ten years to write a novel. okay. if i can't get it done, i'll move on. you made it. you made the cutoff. you did this in eight years. it's an incredible piece of work for a 27-year-old author. >> thank you. growing up, i never saw a life like mine reflected in fiction. to me, to write this novel was a way to honor the place that i had come from and the details of the lives that i have witnessed growing up. >> so, you are the daughter of a teacher. >> yes. >> you love to read. >> yes. >> find you around new york public libraries, you've been spotted. being an editorial director, getting into publishing, made sense. >> it wasn't anything that i thought made sense until really the people at crown penguin randomhouse offered me the

opportunity. i didn't think i was equipped, probably out of admiration of people who have done it for so long. and they told me there were be people to guide me through the process. and little did i know our first novel for publication would be this kind of novel. i wanted to be in the literary fiction space because i think it's an important part of publishing. and for the life of avid readers, it's a unique place to be and it's a gift to publish in this category, in a way. i never imagined this would be the book that i could offer to readers and press into their hands with confidence and excitement. >> it's great. you love to read. you read for pleasure. now, you have a gig out of it. speaking of, happy anniversary. 20 years since "sex and the city." >> i was like, which anniversary? my marriage -- my wedding anniversary just passed, may 19th. >> that's important, too. >> thank you. i do think of my personal life first. thank you for both, yeah. it's kind of -- it's hard to

imagine that 21 years have passed. a lot of great memies and pride in that time spent, as well. >> definitely. i mean, my back is hurt just because of the stilettos i had to wear to be like you. >> they forced me, under contact. >> fatima, congratulations. thank you so much. the book is called "a place for us." you can find out about it at today.com/shop. bring us your next one, too, okay? just ahead, claire danes is here. we're going to talk to her about her new movie, the future of "homeland," and life as a busy mom, about to get busier. firs

we are back with miss claire danes. she's been acting since she was 13 years old, picking up emmys and golden globes and so many others along the way. >> in a new movie "a kid like

jake," claire plays a mother desperate to protect her 4-year-old boy with gender differences while navigating kindergarten in new york city. >> claire danes, good morning to you. it brings up so many different issues. obviously, it's a timely issue of gender concerns. but also, the kids and parents and wanting to do the best. i'm sure that complexity is what interested you. >> totally. it's something we're all, you know, very topical. we're all thinking hard about, as a culture in our society. what is it, what are gender politics and ideas are becoming expansive and reconsidering them, which is amazing. it's called "a kid like jake." but the emphasis is not so much on the kid. it's really about the parents, who are starting to become aware of the fact their child might not be conforming to the gender norms and might render him vulnerable in the world. as they're going through this

process of applying to schools, you know, their kind of encountering all these labels and potential prejudices. and it's just about their experience of taking that in. and i think every parent, you know, in this case, it has to do with gender. but every parent has encountered the fact their child might be, you know, as we said, vulnerable in some way. so, i think, yes, it's specific. but it's also kind of universal, too. >> it's a mom story. mom and dad. >> it's a mom and dad story. >> you have a son about the age of jake. >> i do. >> how much of your own mothering or parenting did you bring to this? >> i didn't have to look very f far. i'm a new york mom of a 4 1/2-year-old, at the time we filmed the movie. so, the parallels were overwhelng. in some ways it was almost harder to play becauset was so intimate. you know? it was so relatable, personally.

and cyrus, my son, came on set and was friends with leo. and there was like this melding of reality and fiction. i thought it was beautifully rendered, an incredible script and wonderful cast. it was just, yeah. it was -- i was very lucky to have a chance to explore these themes and play this character that was just so human and so relatable. >> well, i don't know. in is -- i mean i'm in a hard position because i want to ask you about "homeland," my favorite show. i'm obsessed. but also, you're an expecting mom. i want to talk about new baby news. >> new baby. yeah. i'm getting there. i'm in the third trimester. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. i'm really excited. >> oh, my gosh. and the 4-year-old, cyrus, does he get it, what's coming?

>> he is getting it. he's mostly enthusiastic about it. there was a wobble when he was saying, you're going to love the baby more than you love me. i was going to walk anybody more than him. anybody that walked through the door. we moved through that. he keeps kissing my stomach and my belly. it's very stweeweet. i'm sure there will be vicissitudes of excitement and dread. >> he'll become completely indifferent very soon. on with his life. i will ask about our favorite show, "homeland." season eight ahead of you. wrapped a big season seven. >> yeah. >> a lot of work to be done on season eight. a lot of people are wondering if it's the last season of "homeland." >> there is no conclusive word about that. it feels like it, it looks like it, but, yeah. there's kind of an ellipsis. >> you're saying it feels like it is the end? >> it feels like it is the end.

>> i don't want it to be the end. >> can you cater to savannah's needs? >> it will end eventually. >> no. >> i don't know. we start filming in january. usually we film late summer, early fall. but this is a little in the way. life is interfering. >> claire danes, thank you so much. this is "today" on nbc. love having you. thank you. ♪

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we begin today with the question of whether transgender high school girls should be allowed to race on high school girls track teams. it is happening in various states across the cotry, including connecticut, where two transgender girls are burning up the track, winning a lot of races. and some parents are complaining, saying it's not a level playing field and they want a statewide change in the rules. for more on this and other headlines making the rounds today, joining me now, nbc's craig melvin, cynthia m