plaza. we'll track that. thanks, mike. >> that is what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with more local news updates starting at 7:25. >> don't forget to join us nbc bay area news at 11:00. thanks for starting your day with us. have a great day. good mor ning. president trump holds a raucous campaign-style event overnight just hours of ending his own policy of separating families at the border. >> we're going to keep families together, but the border will be just as tough as it's been. >> the president vowing to political pressure, including from his daughter ivanka and the first lady. >> ivanka feels very strongly, my wife feels very strongly about it. >> so what happens now to the thousands of migrant children who have already been taken from their parents? we are live at the white house and the border. breaking overnight, flash

flood emergency. entire neighborhoods under water from the south to the northeast amid days of record rain. new evacuations being ordered, rescues under way a state of disaster declared. >> i cannot even believe this right now. >> al's got the all important forecast. protests in pittsburgh. an unarmed 17-year-old shot and killed by police after fleeing a traffic stop. this morning the investigation just launched as the boy's family demands answers. those stories plus race car rescue. the hero father who pulled his son from the wreckage of a fiery crash. >> nothing will stop me from getting to his car. >> sunscreen kill warning. inside the crackdown on the popular new pills selling out from coast to coast. >> and smash and dash.

a deputy breaks a car window and bolts for good reason. helping the unwanted passenger trapped inside, barely escape. today, june 21st, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. if you don't know, mark the calendar, it is the first official day of summertime. >> and the longest day of the year. >> good morning zblchl the. >> there you go. president trump reversed course with an executive order that allows families illegally crossing the board tore stay together. but the battle over immigration is far from over. we have complete coverage from washington to the border, beginning with national correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

president trump out overnight defending the separation policy a policy that only a few days earlier, his own homeland security secretary claimed did not exist. the stunning reversal. he forced to react if real time of the president and his administration. >> we will keep families toke the border is just going to be just as tough as it's been. >> reporter: the president's dramatic 180 in the wake of crushing political pressure from both sides of the aisle. on wednesday, signing an executive order that allows newly detained families to stay together in federal custody, while adults await prosecution. their case is now moved to the front of the line. so what happens to the more than 2,300 children already separated? a health and human services spokesman tells nbc news, those children may not be immediately reunited with parents awaiting court hearings.

a hhs official later clarifying. it is still very early and we are awaiting guidance on the matter the president trying to bham democrats. >> democrats put illegal immigrants before they put american citizens. what the hell is going on? >> reporter: the executive order does not ends the administration zero tolerance policy, prosecuting all adults who cross the border illegally. >> we are sending them back. >> reporter: so why the turn around? >> i didn't like the sight or feeling of families being separated. >> reporter: but for day, the presidents and his aids, repeatedly, wrongly insisted their hands were tied. >> wait, you can't do it through executive order. >> congress and the courts created this problem and congress alone can fix it. >> reporter: in anti-inflammatory-time setting, what changed the president's mind? sources say it may have been concerns privately shared by his daughter ivanka trump and the first lady. >> ivanka feels very strongly.

my wife feels very strongly about it. i think anybody with a heart would feel strongly about it. we don't like to see families separated. at the same time, we don't want people coming into our country illegally. this takes care of the problem. >> peter, some of the airlines u.s. domestic carriers have been weighing in on this as well. >> that's right. self u.s. major airlines. american, united among them demanding they stopper that carriers to transport people to other parts of the country. they called it unfortunate. overnight, dozens of demonstrators showed up at laguardia airport to protest the policy separating these children from their families. even after the president's executive order, how they roll back that policy. how they reunite those families still remains unclear. savannah, hoda. >> peter, thank you. reaction to the president's reversal rippling far beyond walk, of course, along the border, detainees anxiously await wag comes next.

whether they will be reunited. craig, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. this is this country's largest immigration process behind me. this is where a lot of their family separations have been taking place. the families would come here first. as you indicated there, despite the president's rer versal, his about face on family separation, there is still a lot of confusion a lot of concern among folks here along the border. >> as they move in search of a better life -- >> reporter: in texas, supporters of migrant families coming out in full force. >> we're families. families should remain toke. >> reporter: holding an evening vigil to stand in solidarity with children still in custody. >> i am concerned about re-uniting the families who have been separate from their children. now there has been thousands of children just like my little guy. >> reporter: the fatsing coming just hours after president trump

vowed to pressure, signing an executive order halting the separation of migrant families who crossed into the country illegally. but his reversal won't change anything for the children already separate and detained. this morning, new images released by health and human services, showing boy, girls at two facilities, one in florida, the other in virginia the children apparently transported there after being separated from their parents at the border. and for the most vulnerable, questions remain. these are some of the first images we have of so-called tender age facilities, shelters, reportedly housing babies and toddlers. no cameras are allowed inside, but an associated press report describes some shelters as being filled with crying children in crisis. but as the administration is now changing course, many families say the damage has already been don done.

elsa ortiz was deported to gaut malha earlier this month without her son anthony. she now fears he will find out she isn't there and will feel abandoned. with a new policy in place the border patrol says the changes should be quick. but the flow of desperate migrants trying to come into the u.s. is not likely to end any time soon. what will be the practical impact on your operations here in south texas? >> i think you will continue to see heavy influx. folks trying to cross the river as we have seen over the last 12 months. >> reporter: and while some, living along the border see family separation as necessary. >> i think it's fantastic. we cannot sustain this. >> reporter: others remain dedicated to fighting it. >> it's not about anything political. it's about really doing what's right. >> craig, you have been there oak. since the president signed that executive order yesterday, have you physically seen any changes right there?

>> reporter: not physically any changes. but in terms of the attitude among people here, i can tell you at that vigil last night, for instance, talking to a lot of folks. first of all, they were all aware the president had signed this executive order. you would say it's gone from confusion and anxiety to skepticism and suspicion. a lot of people we talked to are very concerned whether the president will be following through in the way he says he will follow through. they are now concerned for the thousands of children still being detained. what will happen to them? that was the question a lot of folks were asking us, obviously, an answer we don't have, hoda. >> lets bring in justice correspondent pete williams. for a long time the president was saying this can't be fixed by an ex executive order, it can be fixed by congress. now he has issued an executive order. does it fix the problem? what does it do, exactly? >> reporter: well, it stops the would be one factor of taking

the parents away when the parents were send to court. anyone caught trying to enter the country illegally, if they ask for asylum. they will be arrested under that zero tolerance policy, they will remain in custody. the parents go through court, which takes a day or so no longer turned over to federal marshals. >> that means their children will not be taken away at that point. this should be an immediate change. >> there might be legal challenges. i guess that's the big what if? >> reporter: yeah, very big what if. the administration's goal is to hold children in dething until they have deportation and asylum hearings. >> that can take months, but there is a longstanding federal court order that says children cannot be detained, basically until they find an alternate place for them, that's usually around 20 day, the president asked the justice department to relax that order so the children can stay with their parents more

than 20 days. congress is considering at least two bills that would do away with that. if the court won't budge and congress doesn't act, then family separation sort of on a rolling basis will start up again in mid-judgment. not in the big numbers we've seen in the last couple weeks. >> the question does come up for those children already being detained in facilities now all over the country. what happens to those kids? >> reporter: well the border patrol says children still in their custody, probably in the hundreds, haven't been turned over to hhs are now being reunited with their parents, but for the 2500 or so already turned over to hhs, they will eater be reunited with their parents or if that's not possible, hhs says with a relative in the u.s., hhs simply says this morning that reunification is the ultimate go. . >> all right, pete williams as always, thank you for your information, appreciate it. >> also, breaking overnight, flash flood emergencies from here in the northeast to the

south after days of record rain. the scene in parts of texas now being declared a disaster. that's where we find nbc news' gabe gutierrez this morning. hey, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, savannah, good morning. more than a foot of rain fell in this order. people rescued people from their homes. overnight, new evacuations in pennsylvania. while here in texas, suffering under way. this morning no letup in the torrential down pours that left the south of texas under more than a foot of water. 85-year-old francis karam res was saved from her flooded home by rescuers in waste deep water. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: this woman was pulled from the flood waters by an off duty state trooper on his way to work. >> under water cars. >> reporter: all over the area, drives were strapped, by flash moving flash floods. despite warnings not to drive on the flooded streets, some gambled they can make it through. this man did.

in the most devastated areas, whole neighborhoods were cut off. helicopters had to be used to rescue some stranded residents. the deluge causing the roof of this business to kab in. this auto parts store covered in ankle deep water. one of the areas hardest hit by hurricane harvey ten months ago is being hammered again. for months, this part of texas has seen bone dry draft conditions. in less than 24 hours, that's all changed is there we have been praying every day for rain. not all at one time. >> meanwhile, relentless rain we'll be right backing havoc in western pennsylvania, too, sparking a state of emergency. police and fire fighters responding to numerous reports of trapped vehicles, flooded roads and mudslides throughout the region. >> this is the trolley stop. well, it was the trolley stop. oh my god, dude, ki not even believe this right now. >> overnight the flood waters flipping cars, washing them away

from this restaurant parking lot south of pittsburgh while the patients inside were walked out one by one wearing life jack. here in texas, the flood waters have begun to recede. drivers were stunned to see their cars submerged by the flood waters. some parts of the state that got drenched were hit hard by hurricane harvey. now this, hoda, savannah. >> lots of people. thank you, gabe. now let's go to al who is tracking that flooding, the rain, what's coming next. >> guy, it doesn't take much. about six inches of water moving at four miles per hour will knock you off your feet. a foot-and-a-half will knock a car as you saw. we have strong storms from minneapolis down to brownsville. down to the south, rainfall rates will probably pick up one-to-three inches of rain before it's all over. flash flood watches and warnings continue. the good news is this will start to move through. it may pick up one to two

inches, a lower risk of flash flooding. that's good news. as you saw that front am system that passed through, that caused the rain in parts of pennsylvania. this storm system is making its way across country. we will continue today, flash flood watches up chicago. flash flooding likely to continue. this will move friday, saturday, into the northeast, making for wet weather. look at the rainfall amounts. chicago you could see upwards of 4 inches of rain, heavy rain stretching casualty all way down into virginia. >> thank you, al. there is more to get to, including protests breaking out near pittsburgh over the deadly shooting of an unarmed ten-year-old. ron mott has more. good morning. >> reporter: a key question early in this investigation is what were the factors in play at the time that led this officer to open fire as two people are seen rung awning away from him,

killing a high school student. outrage in east pittsburgh. dozens protesting the unarmed 17-year-old gunned down by a police officer tuesday night while police say he was trying to flee a traffic stop for a car suspected in a nearby drive-by shooting. the shooting captured on the dramatic facebook video, which does not show what happened in the moments leading up to the altercation. >> why they shoot something all they did is run, they're shooting at them. >> the officer firing three shots, taking down rose one of two people seen running from police. >> that officer sworn into the department just hours before the deadly encounter has been placed on leave by the department. >> two guys, one in the front, one out the back, ran out the car, he shot him, boom, boom, boom, right outside my how was. >> reporter: they say they pulled over this chef kruszewskie because it matched a car in a dive by shooting minutes earlier. they say they found ballistic damage on the car and two

firearms inside on the floor. >> i am very confident that was the vehicle involved in the shooting. >> reporter: police arrested the driver. he said he was a jitney. the other person alongside rose got away. police are asking he turn himself in. the morning rose's grieving family remembering the high school senior as a generous, hard working and highly promising student the family's attorney releasing a statement on their behalf which reads in part the facts of the says i case simply leave very little room to justify the force by thisosis. the community offering a flood of support even in the pouring rain. a protest demonstration has been scheduled today at noon outside the county courthouse. officials meantime are asking the public for patience as this investigation unfolds. >> ron, thank you. let us turn to al, once again, we will get our local forecast in a bit. >> that's right, let's show what you is going on quickly around

the countries. we will finally see more wet weather down through florida. look for showers through the western plains, excessive heat warnings in the west. in the meantime, we will get to your local forecast coming up in just the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out with clouds around the bay area. we'll keep it cool for the coast and inner bay while san jose is heading to 82 degrees. a premium warm day 80 in palo alto. while some of our inland valleys

will be hotter today, antioch, expect a high of 92, 65 for san francisco. low 90s today, upper 90s tomorrow. topping out at 100 degrees this saturday. >> that's your latest weather. >> busy day, al. thank you so much. coming up, the father hailed as a hero for pulling his son from the wreckage of a burning race car. what they're both saying to us about that risky rescue. and how olympian bode miller says he is finding a way forward after his family tragedy. first, this is "today" on nbc. whoooo.

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the heatup. >> it's going to heat up for the weekend. it won't be as hot. slightly warmer than yesterday. we are still seeing low clouds and fog and temperatures in the san francisco heading up to 65 degrees. while you work your way inland we'll have hotter temperatures. concord, 91, 82 in san jose and 80 enp 0 in palo alto. we're looking forward to summer beginning but it's going to be oppressively hot. saturday highs of 100 by inland valleys. by sunday temperatures start to come down and some upper 70s early next week. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> kari, looking over here, richmond san rafael bridge, moving steadily but slowly. the crash moving from the bridge on the san rafael side. westbound, the back-up still out of richmond. a crash highway 4, baypoint. actually two crashes leaves one lane blocked and caused a delay out of antioch. that keeps walnut creek

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ending child separation. an attempt to silence the uproar over his administration's controversial policy. >> ivanka feels strongly, my wife feels very strongly about it. i feel very strongly about it. >> forced out. the former head of the ar archdiocese of washington removed from his duties. >> this case raises more questions than it answers. how long has the catholic church known that the cardinal was involved with sexual misconduct? >> remembering kate spade, the fashion designer's funeral planned for this afternoon in her hometown of kansas city. as the kate spade foundation pledges $1 million for suicide prevention. >> final straw, seattle bans all plastic straws and utensils at restaurants. >> and bear trapped. a california deputy breaks a car window allowing a bear to leap

out and run free. today thursday, june 21st, 2018. >> something you do not see every day. how did the bear get in? >> exactly. apparently opened the door. >> well, how far would you go to protect your children? we're hearing from one father who went to great length when his son was involved in a fiery crash. it happened during a stock car race. >> good morning. yeah, that video is pretty incredible. the race car bursting into flames on the track after hitting another car. the driver's father immediately jumping into action putting his own life in danger to save his son from the burning car. >> it was just another day at the races at virginia's south boston speedway but things quickly spun out of control for driver mike jones in his 39 # stock car. after colliding with another car both going nearly 100 miles an hour, he smashed into a wall. his car sporks and quickly

bursts into flames. >> pretty quickly spun toward the inside wall and did everything i could do to not have a head on impact and once i saw the flames it was just get out as quick as i could. >> first on the scene, his dad. dean jones, who jumped the pit wall and ran to the burning car. >> i just had a single focus. get my son out of that burning car. nothing else mattered. he managed to pull him out of the wreckage before track safety crews even arrived to put out the inferno. >> when i saw the flames nothing was going to stop me from getting to his car. >> but dean isn't just mike's dad. he's also his crew chief. after his son was safe he had another. >> b to do. he went back to the car to cut off the flow of gasoline fuelling the fire. >> you don't have time to be afraid. you don't have time to realize anything. >> it's a driver's worst nightmare for sure. >> now they're just hoping that losing their car won't mean the end of their racing days.

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miguel almaguer, good morning. >> good morning. the millers are sharing details of their daughter's death. their children played in a nearby room at that neighbor's house. their youngest daughter, emmy, slipped out of a door, and minutes later, they found her in a pool. >> reporter: posting a new photo with daughter emmy, bode miller says their family is inspired to honor her memory. on instagram, he said, our midwife is raising funds, and we plan to donate them to water safety education. >> horrible, tragic situation, into something that can help save other children's lives. >> reporter: lindsey and kourtney, two mid wives who helped the millers bring some of their children into the world, and remain close with the family, have collected nearly $30,000. >> the purpose of this foundation that they're creating is to share and spread light on prevention.

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healthy baby girl, 7.3 pounds. the prime minister posting on instagram, welcome to our village. she plans to take a six-week maternity leave but will keep a hand. >> we'll be working together through that time as we go together now. >> at home her partner, a professional fisherman and broadcaster and in charge of reading all these baby manuals. >> i keep saying to clark he needs to read them and give me a summary. >> he's also going to be the baby's full-time care giver. the couple speaking earlier this year. >> have you ever taken care of a baby before? >> of course i have held my nieces and nephews briefly. >> yeah, i was going to say, a little bit different. >> talking about being a parent and in power. >> multitask every single day. every single day. can i be a prime minister and a mother? absolutely. absolutely. will i have help to do it? yes. >> in addition to meeting the between, shaking hands with

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right now at 7:56, seeing mostly cloudy skis looking live right now over san jose. this will be clearing out late morning and it will be a nice day reaching 82 degrees in san jose, 80 in palo alto. still cool for the coast and for the inland areas it will be as hot as 92 degrees in antioch today. upper 80s for the north bay. so it will be a very warm day fold and even hotter tomorrow. but the hottest day will be the saturday with dangerous heat for the interior valleys. big cooling on the way for early next week. checking out san francisco, first day of summer, pride parade or sunday we'll see those highs reaching 72 degrees and cooling down once again for early next week. that's a look at weather, let's get an update on the commute from mike. >> pretty pleasant.

slower spots with both directions away from hayward. here north bay, counter commute, 680 has two laens blocked by a piece of metal sticking up out of the lanes. we're tracking that in the newsroom. it will be a big deal in the afternoon and evening commute. this arrow does show southbound 680, the crash there slowing things, one lane is blocked. that is a slower drive. bay bridge toll plaza easing up as far as traffic goes. look at that, back to you. thanks, mike. happening now pg&e tells investors plans to take a hit for damage of deadly north bay wildfires. the utility announced $2.5 billion charge this quarter. you may soon be paying more to shop online. the supreme court this morning ruled states can require online retailers to collect sales tax even if that company does not have a physical presence there. a link to details on the twitter feed. the world is remembering koko the gorilla who gained fame in

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, change of course. >> we're going to keep families together, but the border is going to be just as tough as it's been. >> president trump touts his new immigration plan hours after bowing to political pressure. so what happens to the thousands of migrant children still separated from their parents? we're live at the white house and the border. plus, tough pill to swallow? >> can pills protect you from a sunburn? >> you've seen the ads all over social media, but do sunscreen pills actually work? >> people using the pills may have a false sense of security. >> jeff rossen with the warning you need to see.

and i scream, you scream. >> i've got a cheer for y'all. ready? ice cream! ice cream! ice cream! >> we all scream as the real toddlers of "today" give us the scoop on the museum of ice cream. >> how would you describe it? >> yummy. >> today, thursday, june 21st, 2018. >> we're the family from charlotte, north carolina. >> hi, nana. >> best friends from mississippi. >> celebrating our 15th birthday. >> good morning, savannah and hoda. i'm wearing my bacon t-shirt for al. that's what's happening in my neck of the woods. ♪ got that top back on that jeep ♪ ♪ got that soundtrack on repeat ♪ >> we're from pittsburgh, p.a.! >> came from temecula, california, to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday. >> we came from kentucky to

celebrate her 60th birthday. >> happy birthday. welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. thanks for joining us. a little soggy on the first day of summer, but i have to tell you, the crowd is rocking. >> i love the crowd on the plaza. i love the crowd at home. send in your video with #my plaza. >> the guy with the bacon t-shirt. >> i know. president trump held a rally in minnesota last night hours after an aboutface, signing an executive order to stop migrant families from being separated. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump defending that decision to halt his family separation policy. a policy, you'll remember, that just last week, he insisted an executive order could not fix. his stunning retreat following days of fierce criticism. but how they reunite those family, that still remains

unclear. >> reporter: overnight, president trump rallying his base in minnesota, hours after abruptly reversing his administration's controversial policy of separating children from their parents when they're caught illegally crossing the border. >> we're going to keep families together, but the border is going to be just as tough as it's been. >> reporter: the president's dramatic 180 in the wake of crushing political pressure from both sides of the aisle. on wednesday, signing an executive order that allows newly detained families to stay together in federal custody. while adults await prosecution, their case is now moved to the front of the line. what happens to the more than 2,300 children already separated? a health and human services spokesman tells nbc news, those children may not be immediately reunited with parents who are awaiting court hearings. a senior hhs official later clarifying. it is still very early, and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter. the executive order does not end the administration's zero tolerance policy. prosecuting all adults who cross

the border illegally. >> we're sending them the hell back. >> reporter: why the turnaround? >> reporter: so why the turnaround? >> i didn't like the sight or feeling of families being separated. >> reporter: but for days the president and his aides repeatedly wrongly insisted their hands were tied. >> wait, wait, you can't do it through executive order. >> congress and the courts created this problem and congress alone can fix it. >> reporter: beyond those images of children in jail-like settings, what changed the president's mind? sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news it may have been concerns privately shared by his daughter ivanka trump and the first lady. >> i think anybody with a heart would feel very strongly about it. >> reporter: as outrage over her father's policy exploded, ivanka trump's public silence ignited its own criticism. ivanka trump, who has presented herself as a force for good tweeted after the fact, after he reversed course writing "thank you, potus, for taking critical action ending family separation at our border and calling on

congress to find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values." also this morning within the last few minutes we have our first look at the newest edition of "time" magazine. we'll put it up on the screen with the headline "welcome to america." you can see the president staring down at a young undocumented immigrant child. president trump who is very image-oriented, it will be interesting to see how he responds today. back to you, savannah and hoda. >> so what comes next for the thousands of children still separated from their parents? nbc's craig melvin in mcallen, texas, with more. craig, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, we should note the other big story here in south texas continues to be the weather, torrential rains, flooding as well. but we are standing in front of this country's larger immigration processing center, this is where those separations were happening, this is where families would come first. that is still the case, we've seen a number of buses null this

morning. i've had conversations with a number of people there. what was anxiety and confusion has given way to suspicion and skepticism. more a lot of people along the border here in texas who are very concerned about the next step. a lot of folks not sure that president trump and this administration are going to follow through on what was signed yesterday. and of course a lot of questions surrounding the more than 2300 children who have already been separated from their families. meanwhile, we are also getting our first look at those so-called tender age shelters. word yesterday that three of them were here in texas, an associated press report they have seen children crying in

crisis. that's the very latest from here in arainy south texas. back to you. >> craig, thank you so much. we have breaking news from overseas now. benjamin netanyahu's wife was charged with fraud over the misuse of state funds. she's accused of ordering hundreds of meals to the prime minister's residence worth over $100,000. the rules prohibit the residence from ordering meals outside when there is a cook on the staff there. you have the news. let's sort out the morning boost. a south dakota woman wanted to surprise her 2-year-old daughter. she didn't tell her that her dad was returning home from a seven-month deployment overseas. she made a welcome home sign and headed to the airport. watch what happens when the little girl kind of figures out what's going on. she says, mommy, tohold my sign and runs into her dad's arms. gives a huge hug. brought tears to the mom's eyes.

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and see where it ends up to. hopefully i'll be good enough to go to the tour. mike thomas: (laughing) good shot big j! this morning on "rossen reports," a timely, new warning about so-called sunscreen pills. of course, this is the first full day of summer. >> it is. national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is looking into this. before you go buy them, jeff, what should people know? >> good morning. this is personal for me, too. i'm a skin cancer survivor myself. i am all read up on the dos and don'ts of sunscreen. when i saw these ads for so-called sunscreen pills, alarm bells went off. now, the fda alert. i have it right here. it says, the companies are -- and i'm quoting here -- putting people's health at risk. >> reporter: it sounds too good

to be true. so-called sunscreen pills meant to protect you from the sun, advertising on instagram and making claims online. one company saying its pill has broad spectrum protection from uva and uvb rays, and provides continuous, full body coverage from the inside. now, the fda says they're illegally marketing pills that make unproven drug claims without meeting the fda's standards. misleading consumers and putting people at risk. dermatologist elizabeth tanzey. can pills protect you from a sunburn? >> no, they cannot protect you from a sunburn. >> reporter: can it protect you from skin damage? >> no, they cannot. >> reporter: can they protect you from skin cancer? >> they certainly cannot protect you from skin cancer. i'm concerned. people using these pills may have a false sense of security. >> reporter: she said people could take the pills instead of using sunscreen, making them even more vulnerable to getting

skin cancer. still, these pills have been widely available. even sold on walmart's website, where it went out of stock. no problem. my producer, connor, found another brand available. >> another company, sunsafe rx, is still up and running. i went on their website, clicked buy now, and they sent it to us. >> reporter: the fda now demanding the companies correct all violations. senator chuck schumer wants more. you don't think the fda is doing enough. >> no. if they're saying these pills are ineffective, and people take them, thinking they're protecting themselves, so they don't use block or screen, why don't they abolish them? they should just not let them be on the market. that's what the fda should do right now. >> reporter: after multiple calls and e-mails by nbc news, the maker of solaricare did not respond. wednesday, its website appeared to be down. walmart telling us, the item was sold by a third party

marketplace seller, and we have removed it while we investigate. and the maker of sunsafe rx saying, it doesn't market sunsafe rx as a sunscreen. it helps a lot of people. the pills are made with ingredients that published clinical studies show protect skin from sun damage. and one or more of the ingredients protects skin from uv rays. but the fda says, ingredient testing isn't nearly enough. the pills haven't been approved to be effective or safe as a drug. >> the bottom line is, there's no pill that is going to replace your sunscreen. >> what should you be doing? wear sunscreen. spf 30 or above. dermatologists say the rule is to apply it every two hours or immediately after swimming or sweating. how much should you use? we have a cool way to remember. an average adult, and i have one right here, the average adult needs about a shock glass worth of lotion. can you see it? don't drink it. put it on your body.

a shot glass worth of sunscreen every two hours. >> jeff, thank you so much. now that we have the summer safety squared away, let's have some summer fun. >> we have ice cream now. everybody is here for this one, for good reason. ice cream is synonymous with summer, isn't it? now, there is an entire museum dedicated to ice cream. jenna took us and our kids to this palace of dreams. >> wasn't it heaven? when we first told our toddlers of "today" we were going on a summer field trip to a museum, all we heard was groans. when we told them we were bringing them to the museum of ice cream, you know how the saying goes. they broke into screams. >> reporter: t'was the night before summer. all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a -- hi, guys! hey! i have a cheer for y'all. ready? ice cream! ice cream! ice cream! the museum of ice cream isn't so much a museum as it is a pint

shop, and a complete sensory overload experience. especially if you are 9 or 5 or 36. go, go! while waiting for your tasting room appointment, which is tantamount to torture for a toddler, you can swing in a pink swirl, cheer in a pint of cheeries, or even see a savannah in a bunch of bananas. >> hi, vale. it's mommy. >> reporter: any museum wouldn't be complete without a gift shop. >> i'm going shopping. >> reporter: with baskets bigger than the kids for just a few impulse purchases. just when we had been whipped up into a frozen frenzy, it was time for the main event. the tasting room. >> we all need aprons. >> there we go, vale. looking good in pink. >> reporter: guests are supposed to learn about the ice cream

making process through all five senses. >> we're not smelling. we're wafting. >> reporter: poppy wants to waft. she said she smelled waft. we quickly learned our little rascals weren't so much into wafting. ready to taste some ice cream? >> yeah! >> reporter: as they were into tasting. >> that's good. how would you describe it? >> yummy. >> reporter: or in our case, licking. lots of licking. >> do you think pink is for broccoli? do you think it is for avocado? is it for cucumber? >> strawberries! >> what is it, mila? >> strawberry. >> reporter: for us, one of our sensory experiences was making a mess. while trying whimsical flavors like sprinkle pool and pinata. we proved once and for all,

everyone does scream for ice cream. >> yay! summertime! >> how much fun was that? >> so much fun. >> cute. >> my son came home with the little cherries, they're fake, in his pocket. they were jumping around. >> our child came home with them in their underwear. >> that happened. >> if it makes you feel better. the museum of ice cream is open here in august. just until august. get there. there's one in san francisco, and there is a full museum experience coming here to new york city. >> so cool. >> that looked like a blast, you guys. >> now, we have some of the ice cream here, y'all. the churro churro is my favorite. >> you and poppy are the same person. >> it is amazing. >> jack daly was the sweetest and best kid. he took care of all the little kids. >> he's the best. >> good to hear. >> he said, poppy, i've been looking for you. >> he loves pop-pop. >> haley and charlie had to miss it because they were sick. >> next time, we're in. >> it was awesome.

>> took our kids all summer, jenna. >> $20 an hour. >> per child. >> exactly. >> it's a bargain. let's get a check of the weather. >> i was left out. my kids were too old, but they'd come for the ice cream. weather wise, we are looking at wet weather stretching from texas all the way up into the great lakes and parts of minnesota. some wet weather in the pacific northwest, as well. we are going to see strong storms firing up. locally up to 4 inches of rain from chicago all the way into virginia, as that pushes through. and as far as temperatures are concerned, it is going to be scorching hot as you make your way. 100s and 90s from the southwest to texas. 90s in florida to the southeast, with high humidity levels. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's about to heat up for the parts of the bay area. we'll be up to 90 degrees today. and 98 degrees tomorrow. but the hottest day will be this

saturday. dangerous heat for the interior valley. as we reach 100 degrees. and then those temperatures come down early next week by quite a bit. we'll be in the upper 70s. san francisco goes from 65 to the 70s for the weekend. sunday looking nice, 7 2, sunny. >> that's the weather? >> oh! there's that. you didn't tell me that we're on. okay. hey, okay. that's it. thank you. am i on? okay. good-bye! >> so cute, al. >> you were mugging. >> you were so cute. >> hello. >> that's the new rokering. carson, ready for pop start? >> oh, i'm on. >> you're on. >> what's happening here? first, we have the latest on pete davidson and arkansiana gr.

the couple has been out and about together. sporting what looked like an engagement ring. pete davidson addressed the news on the "tonight show" with our friend, jimmy fallon. >> you know you didn't have to get engaged to ariana grande to come on our show. >> but i did though. >> you did? >> yeah. congratulation >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> we love her so much. we love her, too. >> i feel like i won a contest. it is so funny walking down the street. dudes are walking by. they're like. did you see the derek jeter commercial when he was retiring? everybody tips their hat. >> that's funny. >> some dude said, yo, man, you gave me hope. >> they're engaged. it's official. congratulations going out to both of them. up next, chrissy teigen. she shared this photo of her daughter holding stuffed arthur.

captioning it, luna and daddy. in the past, people commented on how john resembles the tv arthur. chrissy added, this is my childhood doll. my mom kept it. i've been attracted to arthur all my life maybe, and now i found the real-life human man. >> wow. >> that was john's response, al. wow. the newest trialailer for jy seinfeld's show is out. he enlisted matthew broderick to help him. >> there are longer, more complicated shows. don't you have enough to keep track of? without trying to remember who is a wizard, who is a machine, who is a zombie? we at "comedians in cars getting coffee" think your time is valuable. our episodes are 14 minutes long. we're not trying to take you away from all you have to do. we think your life is pretty good. >> we want you to get back to it. >> we think one car, two comedians, coffee is plenty.

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is also the bad. portug portugal's defender pepe causing controversy late in the game on wednesday. five minutes left on theoccan p seemingly friendly tap on the back. to eat some time, pepe dramatically dives to the ground. >> come on. >> wow. >> getting into some trouble. >> geez. >> of course, this flop sent social media into a frenzy. someone tweeting, please keep pepe in your prayers after this adult from benatia. fin if you like cracking up a cold one at the game, according to moscow, bars are running low of the good stuff due to the demand from world cup fans. in the last decade, russia has seen their deer sales dip by 1/3. breweries were not expecting the demand to rise dramatically during the world cup. social media users calling this a world cup crisis, giving

russia a giant red flag. continuing coverage of the world cup is on our sister network, telemundo. the daly kick. >> i like it. straight ahead, everything you need to know to take the hassle out of flying with your family this summer. plus, natalie's hawaiian adventure with the stars of the new "jurassic world "movie. that's coming up after your local news. i )m ...

you may soon be paying more to good morning, it's 8:26. you may soon have to pay more when you shop online. the supreme court just this morning ruled that states can collect sales tax from online retailers, even if the company does not have a physical presence in that state. some internet companies do not currently tax their customers. shares in santa clara ace intel are down nearly 2% after today's bombshell announcement that ceo is out. he resigned after the company said it learned he had a past conscienensual relationship wit intel employee, violating company policy. intel plans to launch an extensive search for a permanent replacement. and the weekend is nearly upon us but you might be headed

out to work today. >> because we're in the summertime and thursday we have a lighter flow of traffic, and that's benefiting a lot of our drivers. we still have the commute through silicon valley. not a major issue there. getting over to the bay bridge, a smooth drive. still slow through walnut creek. other parts of contra costa county, the upper east shore moves nicely. a quick look at our live camera, richmond center. good volume heading to san rafal on 580. look at this, the bay bridge toll plaza shows almost no backup here. the metering lights still on. >> we have more local news coming up for you in half an hour. we'll see you then.

8:30 now on the 21st of june, 2018. good morning, everyone. happy first day of summer. it's a wet one out on our plaza. but it's pretty warm. we are very excited to have everybody joining us. good morning. by the way, i think we can kind of hear five seconds of summer, which will be our concert tomorrow here live. citi concert stage. 5 seconds of summer. the first second of summer starts right now. it's the first day. >> it is. >> of the summer solstice. >> we have a half hour lined up to celebrate the season we've been waiting for. we'll make sure your summer vacation gets off to a

stress-free start. we have smart hacks for the airport. we'll round up the block busters that will have you running to the box office. natalie heads to hawaii for a one of a kind fishing expedition with the stars of "jurassic world," chris pratt and jeff goldblum. >> good assignment there. >> one of the best chrises. >> yes. and we're spreading the joy with the crowd moment. >> announcer: today's crowd moment is created with our sister company, universal orlando resort. >> the summer here, vacation season in full swing, we have another fun trip to give away thanks to universal orlando resort. where is the baker family from john's creek, georgia? over here. wow. you dropped your phone. >> yeah. >> are you part of the baker family. >> no. >> sorry. sorry about that. we'll get you your phone back. are you the baker's family? >> yeah. >> where is it near? >> atlanta. >> okay. there you go.

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courtney over to my mom. she said, i had six of you, and last i checked, you're all still alive. >> the rules have changed. like baby powder, no longer appropriate, apparently. >> is that true? >> wow, okay. >> i'll bring the notepad and pencil. >> we'll have it all, top of the hour. let's get your forecast. >> we have a special helper, mr. sunny here. this is sunny's summer kickoff on the first day of summer. our puppy with a purpose is going to help. let's see. sunny, bring on the forecast! there you go. ready to do it. put up the map. there you go. >> well done. >> it's sunny in new england. it'll be sunny in the southwest. >> i get it now. >> sunny in west texas. heavy rain through the upper midwest. we're looking for some showers in the western plains. rest of your forecast, looking ahead to the weekend outlook, heavy-atlantic

states. heat in the midwest. saturday, severe storms in the central mississippi river valley. stays hot in the southwest. more wet weather in the northeast. sunday, sunday, heavy rain in the central plains. warming up out west. showers in the northeast. sunny, you did a fantastic job. yes, you did. what a good boy. we should mention, he's also doing a great job training with that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be heating up today inland. reaching up to 90 degrees for the first day of summer. even hotter tomorrow. but we'll reach the peak of the heat on this saturday, 100 degrees. some pretty big cooling for early next week. we'll be in the upper 70s. san francisco, 65 degrees today. with some clearing by this afternoon. we'll be in the mid-70s for saturday, which will be the warmest day. and then next week, we'll see those highs only reaching the low 60s as the ocean breeze returns. >> that's your latest weather.

olivia is here, our puppy with a purpose trainer. he did a good job doing the forecast. >> excellent. that's his back-up career. >> how is he doing so far? >> he is such a good puppy. brilliant and brings so much joy. he's living up to his name. sunny personality. >> what is his next milestone that he has to pass? >> he's learning all his foundation obedience right now. very soon, he's going to be going into his harness, which is what they use when they're guiding people who are blind or visually impaired around the streets and stuff. that'll be an exciting thing to share. >> thanks for sharing thatolivi. thank you for the forecast, sunny. back to you. >> thank you. talking fun in the sun. natalie got a taste of it during a recent trip to hawaii. >> good gig. she got to travel there ahead of tomorrow's release of "jurassic world: fallen kingdom," for an afternoon of fishing with two of the stars, chris pratt and jeff goldblum. take a look. >> welcome to jurassic world. >> this is going to be awesome.

>> reporter: the cast and crew of "jurassic world: fallen kingd kingdom" spent four weeks filming on hawaii. after filming, chris pratt headed here on a secret island. >> hi, natalie. >> where did you come from? natalie, what is all this? what's all this? >> how you doing? >> reporter: i hear you have a special place here you like to fish. >> that's right. this is a really special spot. this is the ranch pond. i fished here all while making the movie. we're going to go and get some barracuda. >> reporter: barracuda? >> yeah. >> reporter: what could go wrong? >> you know that song, sit down, sit down, you're rocking the boat? >> reporter: oh, yeah. i'm rocking the boat? >> you're not. i love the song. >> reporter: jeff goldblum is back in action in the role he first played 25 years ago. >> created dinosaurs. god destroys dinosaurs.

god creates man. man destroy s god. >> we're fishing. get him hooked up. >> this is fantastic. where is my watercolors? >> reporter: filming in hawaii brings pratt full circle. he was discovered for his first role while waiting tables in nearby maui when he was 20 years old. surreal being here, right? >> doesn't matter who you are or where you've been or what you've done. you look at the view. it's like a great equalizer, creation like this. it humbles you. >> change is like death. you don't know what it looks like until you're standing at the gates. >> reporter: having dr. malcolm back, how great is that, chris? >> so great. obviously, i was, like the entire world, swept up in the jurassic mania when the film came out.

>> yeah. >> "jurassic park" came out. obviously, jeff was a huge part of it. >> do you remember watching it? >> i was there opening weekend. so was bryce, on the other side of the country. neither one of us realizing that one day, we'd be part of this great franchise. >> oh, whoa! >> get it. what do i do, reel it? yes, yes! >> reel it in. >> i'm reeling it. chris, you need to help me out here. >> keep reeling. >> i caught a goldblum. >> you got a good fish arm. >> holy cow. chris, you have to help me! what is this? >> whoo hoo! >> we caught something. whoa. >> this is not a small fish. >> come on. come on. >> like "jaws." we'll need a bigger boat. >> my god in heaven, look at that. >> he's got that thing.

>> yes. whew! i caught my fish. >> the thrill of the catch. >> reporter: we set him back into the pond to swim again. >> i was into the movie. now the fishing. >> it is a fishing show. natalie can do it all. >> natalie is good at everything. >> she is. >> looks great doing it. >> yes, she does. proud of her. >> "jurassic world: fallen kingdom" does open tomorrow. in the meantime, does the thought of flying with your kids make you break out in hives? >> yes. >> coming up next, clever travel hacks to make your airport experience less stressful this summer. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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mpblts back now, 7:41 with more of our special series, "summer travel today" to help with your upcoming vacations. >> nothing beats relaxing with your family and nothing can be worse than getting there. how can you make your next trip

to the airport less stressful in nbc's kerry sanders takes a plane for us, for the show, like four, five times a week so he's got some really good tips this morning. kerry, save us. >> reporter: good morning, guys. let's face it, summer travel can be a challenge. when you make the right goes gr. when you make the wrong decision, well, it actually gums up the works for you and for everyone else. this morning, we're going to play our own version of that old game though, trushow, truth or consequences. where the consequences of making the wrong decision can add up to misery. you're about to go through airport security. what's the one thing you need to do? >> always do potty breaks before. make sure your phone is charged. >> reporter: truth is, you should have your id and ticket already in your hand, or your phone display already showing the boarding pass. the consequence of not doing that, anger. >> don't be the one in line going, oh, digging through all your stuff. >> reporter: why should you

never pack a block of cheese or chocolate in your carry on? >> food is not allowed, right? >> because it'll melt. >> reporter: well, the kids kind of know the answer. >> you can hide little tiny explosives. >> reporter: truth is, the tsa says it can cluster bag and obstruct clear images on the x-ray machine. the consequence? your bag gets a hand inspection. slowing your trip to the gate. how do you confirm which gate to go to? >> check the list on the monitor, then finding your flight. >> reporter: truth is, the problem is you can't always trust the monitors. this atlanta flight, 261, shows on time. when you put it in the internet, cancelled. put in the airline and flight number into google. voila. it confirms your gate. consequence? you walk all the way to gate c4, only to find out your flight has been moved to a42. why should you have an empty water bottle for your trip? >> actually, i don't know.

>> reporter: the truth is. >> you can fill it up at the water fountain. water over there is like $4. >> reporter: onto your gate. you're waiting to board now. what do you need to do? >> be patient. wait your turn. >> reporter: truth is, get the book, kindle, earbuds out of your back before getting on board and standing in the aisle. >> get all the things you need so you don't have to jump over me. >> reporter: consequence? if you do it on board, you slow everyone behind you as you fumble before putting your bag in the overhead, or incur the wrath of your seat mate. right now, we're at 21,000 feet. we'll be landing soon. when we do, what is the first thing you should do when we touch down? >> i mean, i don't know. >> reporter: truth, stay seated. on average, when a plane lands, it takes 14 minutes to taxi to the gate, then another 6 mip mis for them to finally open the door. in row 11, it takes, on average, 13 minutes before you're finally

off the plane. the final hack may sound funny but it can mean the difference between a great trip and a really, really long trip. why should you travel with two clothes pins? >> keep your pants up if you lose a button or something. >> if your bathing suits and stuff need to be hung on the line in the room. >> reporter: truth, the clothes pins seal up ill-fitting curtains in hotel rooms, keeping early morning light out. consequence? if you forget, you'll rise with the sun. that can make for a miserable day. so you guys are a lot more truth than consequences. what are your favorite travel hacks? >> don't bring them. >> we didn't talk about any hacks for the toddler, but i have to say, ipad. >> yes. you have to let them watch things. >> beginning of parenthood, i felt bad about doing that. >> yeah. >> when traveling, anything goes. you can watch the ipad all day. eat food that is terrible.

what do you say, carson? you travel with your kids all the time. >> in an effort to not bother everybody on the plane, you check your rules that are at home at the airport door, just so they can -- >> how do you handle a meltdown? >> go out on the wing. >> that's right. just like william shatner. no, you basically -- i think people care if you make an effort to control your kids. >> yeah. >> they know you're not going to be able to completely. just make an effort. >> try. >> that's good. kerry, thank you for that. we talked about the new "jurassic world" earlier, but what other blockbusters should you race to the theaters to see this summer? dave has the answers. first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. with the arrival of summer comes the arrival of summer blockbusters at the box office. >> dave from imdb is here with his top eight movies to look out for. you've given eight we must see.

>> yes. >> we'll start with "jurassic world," which we've been talking about it. >> i heard a rumor about it. >> it's really good. it actually gets really great in the last hour, where it turns kind of dark. i've heard chris pratt describe it almost like a horror movie in the last hour. it is a good description. at the same time, he and bryce dallas howard, super fun to watch. great angry. dinosaurs, as many as you could want in a movie. excellent. >> what's next? >> i loved the first "ant man" movie with paul rudd. it is lighter, better for families. "ant man and the wasp" coming out fourth of july weekend. michelle pfeiffer joins the cast. she and paul rudd have worked together in the past. i'm excited about this one. >> one of your favorites, "whitney." >> why do you love it so much? >> you'll love it, carson. it is a fascinating look at whitney houston's life. this is the actual footage of her life. it delves into her amazing

career and meteoric rise. it goes deep into her troubled life. drug use, family issues, sexuali sexuality. a lot of things that a lot of people wondered about. they really go there. >> did the estate sanction this? >> yeah. >> there's interviews with a lot of her family members. bobby brown included. >> wow. >> it is riveting. also coming out fourth of july weekend. >> everyone has been talking about this, too, "mama mia." >> can you believe it's been ten years since the first movie? i'm a big abba fan. what a shock. this one is kind of like a prequel and a sequel at the same time. some of the action takes place after the first movie. some takes place before the first movie. we see a lot of the main characters as younger people. the big news is you have cher joining the cast. >> singing, i'm guessing, right? >> fernando. >> stop it. >> yeah. love that song. i wonder who cher is going to be singing the song to or about. i'm looking forward to that. >> how about "mission impossible." it seems tom does a stunt in the

filming, driving the pr machine. >> this is the one where he broke his ankle. >> i remember. >> they used that take. >> right there. >> that's actually in the movie. i'm also excited to see this because tom cruise learned to fly a helicopter for this movie. >> of course. >> he's tom cruise. that's just what he does. he has to outdo every other action star in the world. >> disney has a good one out. "christopher robin." >> along with "incredibles 2," this will be a family draw. it is a movie part live action and part animation which, by the way, has worked so well with the "paddingt "paddington" movies. an adult christopher robin reunites with his childhood friends, like winnie the pooh and everyone. they have a great, beautiful tone. >> these are dave's top eight. what about "searching"? >> it is something you might not know about. it is starring john cho.

he plays a dad whose teenage daughter goes missing. he has to find her ar, along wia police detective played by debra messing. the entire movie takes place on a computer screen. he has to break into his daughter's laptop and skype. that's how he tracks her down. fascinating. good for parents, too, actually. >> to round out the top eight, ryan eggold is in this one. >> "black clansman." it won the grand preliminary examination -- grand prix, the second price. it was an officer who infiltrated the ku klux klan. the lead character is played by denzel washington's son. it is a star performance by him. spike lee directed by jordan peele from "get out" produced it. it has a cool combination. topher grace plays david duke and does a great job. ryan eggold does a great job.

>> you've seen denzel's son in anything prior? >> the tv show "ballers." this is a break-out for him. >> cool. >> dave, thank you. >> want to mention, again, "jurassic world: fallen kingdom" and "mama mia: here we go again" is from our sister company universal. >> thank you,

big fourth hour. christian slater is going to co-host with me. lester holt and his band, the rough cuts, which are "dateline" people, are going to be performing on our show. >> how did you get that booking? >> it was tough. we just went up the elevator and asked him. >> i love it. carson and jenna are headed over to be on "megyni )m - -..

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on the low end of the possible total financial loss from the fires. dozens of suits have already been filed. the utility still could end up paying many more times than -- many more times than that down the road. happening today, our pete suratos just finished listening to the investor call and he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you may soon have to pay more when you shop online. the supreme court ruled the states can require online retailers to collect sales tax even if the company does not have a physical presence in that state. and the world remembers coco the gorilla who died at 46. he had international fame for mastering sign language. late great robin williams was among those who considered him a friend. find out more on our homepage. k

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good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we begin this morning with president trump now reversing course on his controversial policy of separating migrant families that cross the border illegally. however, there are still thousands of children being held in facilities across this country, apart from their parents. when will they be reunited? the answer is unclear. nbc's craig melvin has more. >> as they move in search of a better life. >> reporter: in mcallen, texas, supporters of migrant families coming out in full force. >> we're families. families should remain together. >> reporter: holding