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wandering in the woods alone by police. >> you ready to see your momma? >> the story behind that heartwarming moment. today, june 29th, 2018. >> with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a friday morning. we have willie in for hoda this morning. >> we want to get right to the overnight developments, the shooting in annapolis, maryland. >> the suspect was charged with five counts of first-degree murder overnight. >> police call it a targeted attack, have a long standing judge the 38-year-old held about the newspaper. >> it was four journalists and a sales assistant.

we have the latest on the victims, the motive and what we know. we're going to talk to this young intern, who was in the newsroom when the shooting be n began. craig melvin is on the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i had a conversation with the police chief here about ten minutes ago and he tells me the suspect is not cooperating with police. he's not asked for an attorney. he also tells me this is a man who is known to authorities back in 2013. he had made specific threats to employees at that time for whatever reason. the newspaper declined to press charges. meanwhile, annapolis, maryland, the state capital. this is a city of about 30,000. it's for all intents and purposes a small town. everyone in this town this morning, asking the same question. why? overnight, heavily-armed police descending on the home of the

suspected gunman in the annapolis newspaper shooting as their investigation gets under way. authorities are also releasing the names of the five victims. among the dead, three men and two women, all of them employees at "the capital gazette." >> this was a targeted attack. >> reporter: police say the gunman in the shooting, allegedly seen in this video taken away until handcuffs, planned the massacre. >> his intent was to cause harm. >> reporter: the suspect is 38-year-old jerrod ramos of maryland. he had a long-running dispute with the newspaper. he sued "the capital gazette" for defamation in 2012, after it wrote a story about ramos pleading guilty for harassing a woman. a judge dropped that lawsuit. this twitter account in ramos' name, features more than 100

tweets threatening the newspaper. some tweets singling out the writer of the article and the editor and publisher. >> they were general threats towards the capital. >> reporter: the suspect surrendered as soon as he was met by first responders. >> there was no gunfire exchange between officers and the suspect. >> reporter: the first emergency calls came at 2:34 p.m. >> active shooter. party one. 888 bestgate road. capital gazette. >> reporter: police on the scene in 60 seconds. >> now inside the building, shooting people with a gun. >> reporter: inside the newsroom, a tweet from anthony messenger, active shooter. please help us. the paper's crime reporter, phil davis, posting this harrowing account on twitter. writing, a single shooter shot multiple people at my office. some of whom are dead. gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened

fire on multiple employees. adding, there is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your decembsk and hear th gunman reload. davis telling "the baltimore sun," the newsroom was like a war zone. the shooter used some kind of long gun and set off smoke grenades as a diversion. witnesses in other areas of the building recounting their experiences. >> i heard two gunshots. and then, i heard the police shouting, get down. get down on the floor. get down now, don't move. >> reporter: with first responders rushing to the scene, police evacuated 170 employees from the building, exiting with their arms up. >> hands up. hands up. hands up. hands up. to the right. to the right. >> reporter: maryland's capital city, the latest scene of america's mass shooting crisis. 154 mass shootings this year alone. residents here, trying to make

sense of it all. annapolis mayor, gavin buckley, praising first responders, noting the city held an active shooter drill last friday. >> we did not expect this to happen in our community. we were ready. and i don't think we could have put more resources in. tremendous response. >> reporter: this is a small community newspaper. it's been around since the 1700s. and they wasted no time getting back to work. this is the cover of the newspaper that is commonly known to its readers as "the capital." this is the newspaper they managed to publish yesterday, despite all that was happening. and inside this newspaper, their editorial page, intentionally left blank. it reads, today, we are speechless, this page left blank to commemorate the victims of shootings in our office.

tomorrow, this page will return to its steady purpose of offering our readers informed opinion about the world around them that they might be better citizens. that's from the staff here at "the capital" in annapolis, guys. nbc's tom costello has been looking into the police investigation. tom, good morning. what more do we know about this suspect's ongoing feud with the newspaper that craig laid out just a minute ago? >> this all began six years ago when ramos filed a lawsuit against the paper. the paper reported about stalking charges against him. these were brought by a woman he met on facebook. the judge threw out the lawsuit, saying the newspaper's reporting was accurate and factual, based on court records and he had pled guilty to the charges. but it escalated until the retired editor called police in 2013 and considered filing a restraining order, so concerned

about the possibility of violence. a twitter page with ramos' name on it is filled with profanity-laced tweets against the paper. he commented several times about the attack on charlie hebdo that left 20 people dead. in one tweet, ramos said it would nice to see "the gazette" stop publishing but better to see two people stop breathing. none of the editors were killed in the attack. >> the article that enraged this man was published in 2011. do we have any sense of how long this man has been planning the attack? >> we don't know. he's charged with five counts of homicide. but he's not cooperating with police. there's every indication he acted alone. he was found hiding under a desk in the newsroom. in addition tgun, he had smoke grenades -- canisters, rather. it did not take long for the police to identify him because

he had an ongoing feud with the paper. he was well-known. he had worked for the federal bureau of labor statistics at one point. and a court records check found he had three restraining orders taken out against him issued by a judge in 2011, 2012 and 2013 >> tom costello, thanks. we are joined by one of the survivors, an internal. an anthony, good morning. >> thank you for having me. >> i know you are a college senior. you just started working there four weeks ago in the sports department. i can't imagine what's going through your mind. tell us how you are doing this morning. >> i'm still trying to digest everything. i think it was so sudden. it's not something that anybody can prepare themselves for. even today, it feels surreal that we all went through that senseless act of just violence. it was insane. >> anthony, police say the shooting began around 2:35 p.m. what were your initial thoughts as you heard the shots?

>> i thought it was fireworks. i heard a pop. i turned and looked over my shoulder toward the front of the room, toward the entrance. i saw faces that looked concerned. i couldn't see any shooter. i saw the glass doors that open up into our office were blown out. i heard a second pop. after that, i still wasn't positive what was going on. i was afraid enough to grab my keys, and i ran toward the back exit of the office. >> as i understand it, anthony, you were with another colleague and that the door was locked. you were kind of stuck in there. what happened next? >> so celine, one of my colleagues, she also ran toward the door. she was the one who actually jiggled the handle. that door is normally never locked from the inside out. we have no problem getting out of that door. for whatever reason that day, it was jammed. as soon as that happened, that signalled to me, this is intentional. those are shots. you know, we see these things on

the news all the time. unfortunately, we're kind of desensitized to them. i quickly recognized, this is a malicious situation. he is here to do harm to us. we ran and got under one of the desks in the back corner of the office. we huddled and tried to stay out of sight of whoever it was in the office at the time. >> you managed, anthony, i understand, on a land line to call 911, not to speak to the emergency officer on the other line, but to get that phone call started. there was a tweet that rocketed around off your twitter page that reads, active shooter, 888 bestgate, please help us. i understand it came from your phone. but you actually didn't write that tweet. >> no, i did not. i called the police as soon as we got under the desk. i was not able to talk to them. i didn't feel that i could do it in a manner that wouldn't tip off our position to the shooter. once he moved away from us, i tried to call again. the line was busy twice.

that's probably because the multitude within the office park that were calling. from there, i decided to text my friend. i said, please call the police. i'm in trouble. after i did that, celine is with me. her phone was at her desk. in that moment, i thought i was going to die. i thought we were going to die. the only thing i could do -- here, celine, text whoever you need to text, contact whoever you need to contact. she texted her mother. i'm not sure if she texted anybody else. i saw she was on twitter. it didn't register what was going on. that was heads up by her. testament to her, herself awareness in that moment. >> i know you have said the police got there pretty quickly. you were able to identify yourselves and get out of there. i can't even imagine what you witnessed as you walked out. >> there was -- it was chaos. the office was in shamble s.

we saw -- we had to pass two bodies of our colleagues, which was something that nobody should ever have to stomach. just unfortunate that somebody would come into a place that only reports truthful stories that are fact based and unleash hell on the office. we tried to keep our eyes off the ground. inevitably, we all, as journalists, were curious. it was sickening. >> anthony, as we have been reporting this morning, this man had a long history with the newspaper, a grudge with the newspaper. did anyone yesterday recognize the man in real time? was there talk around the newsroom, they say, we know who this guy is? >> not that i remember hearing. i wasn't even knowledgeable to the entire situation, our history with the man. when it was going on, it was so chaotic. i just ran as quick as i could, me and celine huddled up together. there was so much commotion going on. he wasn't saying anything.

i think just the sheer chaos of it all, people were too caught up in trying to get to safety to realize, okay, this is a man we have a prior history with. when we got out of the building, i don't think myself, phil, celine, rachel, knew who it was. they may h was. they may have had their opinions on who it was at the time. i didn't. this is my fourth week on the job. there was -- we were not clear on who the suspect was at the time. i never got a look at him until after the fact, through social media. >> anthony, how do you feel this morning? do you feel like you want to go back to work and complete your internship? >> at the moment, i'm not sure. i'm trying to decompress. my heart just goes out to the families and friends of the people who were, unfortunately, killed. that's never something that crossed my mind when i took the internship that i might see people die. people that were nothing but welcoming and comforting to me in such -- it's a big job to take. i had never had a job at an

office yet. and they were accommodating to me and helped me to write the best stories i could. it was unfortunate to see such good-hearted people ultimately suffer such untimely, senseless deaths. >> that's just heartbreaking. anthony, thank you so much for being here this morning and sharing your story. we're just sendssending our bes you. >> thank you, anthony. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll have a lot more on this story ahead in our next half hour, including some of the overnight tributes to the fallen. >> an impressive young man. let's turn to politics. could pressure from republican lawmakers soon end the russia investigation? that's the question this morning after a fiery hearing that saw the deputy attorney general and the fbi director in the hot seat. nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. seems like nobody is happy how this hearing turned out. republicans frustrated with the department of justice. democrats, frustrated with what they see as gop grandstanding.

and in the mild of it all, the deputy attorney general, not afraid to fire back. a congressional confrontation turning testy. >> you're using this a-tto atta me personally. >> reporter: rod rosenstein, taking questions from gop, expressing their anger at the man who started the investigation. >> whatever you got, finish it up. this country is being torn apart. >> reporter: for hours, the lawmakers tore into the deputy attorney, and fbi director, chris wray, a political drama on fire. >> there's no way to subpoena phone calls. >> i'm saying, i'm reading what the press said. >> i would suggest that you not rely on what the press says, sir. >> who are we supposed to believe? >> thank you for making it clear it's not personal, mr. jordan. >> i'm saying the department of justice. >> i'm telling the truth and under oath.

>> reporter: the house judiciary committee hearing was looking at the actions of the 2016 investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail, with some gop lawmakers frustrated they weren't getting the sensitive documents they demanded. critics calling it a cover for republicans, attempting to discredit the special counsel. >> the purpose of this hearing is to undermine the fbi, to undermine mr. rosenstein and to undermine our system of justice. >> reporter: democrat luis gutierrez, references president trump's repeated insistence that angry democrats are leading the investigation. >> i do not consider myself an angry democrat. >> are you a democrat? >> i am not. >> i'm not a democrat and i'm not angry. >> reporter: the white house pushing back on accusations the president's allies are trying to give him cover. they're acting as the president's political fixers. >> i don't look to undermind the investigation. there's frustration going on,

it's been going for 18 months. >> reporter: when you hear the calls to wrap up the special counsel investigation, it's lasted so far for just over a year. by comparison, the benghazi investigation, led by trey gaudgaudoud di who you saw in that story, lasted over two years. that heat wave that is gripping tens of millions of americans, it's about to get even hotter. >> good morning, savannah and willie. good morning to you. thanks for getting your first weather from us. people will be in the heat down into the gulf and up into the upper midwest. 220 million will feel like it's over 90 with the heat index. 90 million will feel like it's over 100 degrees. tomorrow, that expands. 85 million over 100. and sunday, the heat continues with 230 million of us feeling

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good morning we're in for great weather in san francisco. sunny skies and it's going to heat up for the inland areas, looking at low to mid-90s for much of the north bay and also for parts of the delta and the tri valley. san jose expect a high of 87 degrees and 85 in palo alto. the heat will peak tomorrow with some triple digits enland, 92 on sunday and cooler early next week. weather, guys. >> thank you so much. just ahead, new tributes to the maryland newspaper shooting and how the colleagues are honoring their legacies this morning. an american football coach and former college star, sentenced to four years in a chinese prison. his family fighting to bring him home and they will share their story with us. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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compared to yesterday. one of hottester supports will be antioch and 73 degrees in san francisco. in san jose, expect a high of 87 with some sunshine and we'll reach up to the triple digits tomorrow in the north bay, by sunday we're reaching up to 92 degrees for the valley. next week and that cool down we will see highs in the low 80s and then looking at san francisco up to 80 degrees tomorrow, that's one of the warmer days. we're bringing it back to the 60s just in time for the fourth of july. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> overall, a lighter volume of traffic with a later build to that commute. and especially early evening for traffic to kick in. 9 counter commute southbound 280 at saratoga, there is a disabled vehicle blocking two lanes that distracts a bit for the northbound side but the northbound side also has your commute. the build to the bay bridge was very late this morning about quarter to 6:00 until they turn the metering lights on. you see fast track lanes only

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we're back. it's 7:30. these are some of the faces of the fallen after a massacre inside a maryland newsroom. >> we want to get right to nbc's stephanie gosk. she is in annapolis with what we're learning about those victims. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: willie, savannah, good morning to you. for the journalists at this paper it's as personal as it gets. still, within two hours, they had their own story about this shooting posted on their own website, despite the fact they had just witnessed friends and colleagues be murdered, they stayed dedicated to their

purpose, reporting the news for the people who live here. the five people killed in the shooting were the most experienced at "the capital gazet gazette." representing 80 years at the paper. rob hiaasen was a gifted writer and author. his brother carl posting a message on facebook that read in part, we called him big rob because he was so tall. it was his heart and humor that made him larger than all of us. >> the column was a delight. >> reporter: wendi winters started reporting for the paper 20 years ago. the mother of four was a natural, an editor said she had a knack connecting to the community. gerald fischman was the quiet one. john mcnamara could do everything was sports was his passion. he could tell overs he wouldnco

believe he was lucky enough to do what he loved. remember is a smith loved her job and the baltimore ravens. "the capital gazette" stands strong, one of the oefldest in e country. its roots go back to 1772, old enough to print the declaration of independence. >> a prerevolutionary newspaper, that continues to this day. it's an intimate connection with the city. >> reporter: or thursday, it made history, again, the latest victim of gun violence in america. >> "the capital" newspaper is our local newspaper. we speak with these men and women on a daily basis to get stories out that are important to the citizens of this county. >> reporter: it didn't take long after the shooting for the reporters at "the capital gazette" to do their job. phil davis started tweeting as soon as he reached safety. there's nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get

shot when you're under your desk and hear the gunman reload. and there was this declaration, even as the gravity of what happened was sinking in, reporter chase cook tweeted, i can tell you this, we are putting out a damn paper tomorrow. this morning, this community needs it more than ever. >> reporter: you think about what went into this. first, overcoming the trauma of what they had just witnessed. also, the logistics. they weren't in their office. they didn't have their computers. and this, some of the strongest writers were simply gone. this paper this morning is nothing short of an act of sheer will. guys, back to you. >> stephanie gosk, thank you very much. we talked to anthony messenger, the young intern who said he was there for four weeks. he said, i didn't know the four victims well. but he said it was a great place to work and everybody was kind and joan rougenerous to a young

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american held in a chinese prison is speaking out. >> it's been devastating. it's been so hard for us all. >> reporter: antoinette brown, fighting for her son, wendell, who was sentenced to four years behind bars in china. now, she's doing everything she can to get him released. >> he's a good man. he was doing great things there. he's never been a threat to anyone. >> reporter: a detroit native, wendell brown played college football at ball state university. after college he became a father and traveled to coach and teach the game. in 2016, he was arrested for assault, following an altercation at a nightclub in china. the confrontation allegedly began when two men shoved brown and started throwing bottles. afterward, one accused brown of hurting his eye. and demanded $100,000 in compensati compensation, threatening to take him to court if he didn't pay. the american denies hitting the

man and says he acted in self-defense. but he's been behind bars for two years. communicating with family through letters. >> i haven't had a conversation with him. i haven't heard his voice since 2016. >> holy lord. >> reporter: a filmmaker is working on a documentary about brown and the team working to bring him home. and says brown remains optimistic. >> the man is very calm, despite the chaos going on around him. that speaks to the man he is and the strength wendell brown has. >> reporter: it's not known if brown can be extradited. in november, three ucla basketball players were freed after being accused of shoplifting in china. the tarump administration securing their release. now, she hopes president trump can personally intervene. >> i have faith he can help wendell. if he will is the question.

>> what does the family think is behind all this? why is he being held? and to your point, what is the u.s. government doing about this? >> reporter: well, willie, the family sees this as little more of an extortion attempt gone bad. as for our government, the state department tells nbc news they have met with wendell brown monthly. they just saw him in may. and they are also meeting with chinese counterparts to make sure he's being treated fairly. >> interesting to see if the u.s. government steps in here. ron, thanks so much. coming up next, the strictest privacy law in the country. how will it affect you and the companies that collect and

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yet to put in motion any privacy legislation, in the aftermath of the harvesting scandal. it's suspected to have a big impact on facebook, google, verizon and at&t. americans may have more control than ever over their own data, after california passed a new law, requiring companies to disclose what information they have about consumers and with whom they're sharing it. it gives consumers the power to stop companies from selling that information. and minors under 16 are off-limits altogether. when it goes into effect in 2020, the law will require companies to provide a clear and conspicuous link on their business homepage, that will say do not sell my personal information. if a consumer opts out, the company cannot ask again for another year. once they have verified the identity, consumers can request to see their personal data and ask that it be deleted.

companies must comply within 45 days. this legislation comes three months after the cambridge analytica scandal that exposed 87 million facebook users' personal information. facebook lets users access and delete their data and says it complies with the new law. companies that provide a three service will be able to charge consumers a fee, if they opt out of sharing their data. the burden is on the company to prove that the charge is fair. in april, savannah asked sheryl sandberg of the possibility of users opting out of their data altogether? >> we don't have the highest opt out. that would be a paid product. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, facebook reiterates that they do not sell people's data. and while they say it's not perfect, they do support the california law and look forward

to working with policylamakers protect consumers. but a trade organization, whose members include facebook, google, amazon and microsoft, tells nbc news it's concerned about the lack of public discussion and process, surrounding what they call a far-reaching bill. >> how do the tech companies and the users feel about the legislation? >> reporter: it's been a mixed reaction so far. the aclu of california says the law actually utterly fails to protect privacy. it doesn't go far enough. and now, all eyes are on silicon valley. the question is, will they only change the way they run things for users here in california? or will they overhaul the way the business model works nationally. >> thank you, jo. straight ♪ ♪

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good friday morning, right now at 7:56, we're getting ready for a hot day but right now it's still nice and cool. here's a live look outside in san jose as you get ready to head out the door with your high today reaching up to 87 degrees and 91 in morgan hill. expected up to 92 in livermore and 95 in antioch. still 90s today for the north bay while san francisco will warm up to 73 degrees. and it's going to be even hotter tomorrow in the valley, reaching triple digits. by sunday temperatures come down a few degrees but it's going to be unbearably hot and the next week we're looking at low to mid-80s in time for the fourth of july. in san francisco up to 80 degrees today and then just a little bit cooler on sunday. nice weekend and much cooler early next week. now let's get an update on the

km commute from mike. >> we're looking into a tough drive south 280. the left two lanes are blocked by a crash there. that's the major slowing for the peninsula, south bay recovers after the earlier crashsaratoga. bay bridge is also recovering, we only have a couple of cars, very few cars for the fast track lanes and metering lights were turned on late and will be turned off early. midday expect a lot more traffic towards san francisco. right now that's an easy drive. >> happening now, sfpd saying little about the death of a man in the castro district parking lot. it happened early this morning near badlands, a popular night spot. you can check out our twitter feed for updates. the suspect in the capital gazette shooting rampage is due in court any time now. maeb you missed this morning's "today" show interview of capital gazette intern talks about what he did to survive the horrifying rampage.

we posted a link to the s six-minute interview. i'm marcus washington. we'll have more news in an hour. monday - we break down some of the big changes impacting you. plus: the scam stealing six- figure down-payments from bay area home buyers. the frightening fraud and how widespread it )s getting. )today in the bay ) monday - 4:30 to 7.

it's 8:0 it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, newsroom tragedy. overnight, the suspected gunman in that mass shooting at a maryland newspaper, charged with five counts of murder. >> it's unfsht someone would come into a place that reports truthful stories that are fact-based and unleash hell on the office. >> we're live in maryland with the latest. plus, teens to the rescue. how this all-female team is helping to defend you from future cyber attacks. and they haven't graduated high school yet. >> you have to look out for people to protect themselves.

>> what you'll want to know about the future of cyber security. and panic on the plaza. ♪ start your weekend off right with a live summer concert from hit rock band, panic at the disco. get ready because it's time to dance. today, friday, june 29th, 2018. ♪ >> we're ready to rock with -- >> panic at the disco. >> we're best friends from new jersey. >> we love them. >> we're celebrating our birthday with panic at the disco. ♪ >> here from san francisco. >> here from colorado. >> to party with panic at the disco. ♪ >> good morning, everybody. what a crowd. we're so happy to have you with us on a friday morning. willie is here while hoda enjoys the day off.

and panic at the disco is huge. >> one of the mornings when you pull up to work and go, what is going on here? and you realize it's a concert and a big one outside. >> absolutely. we're going to have a concert in just a little while. it's a busy morning. here's the news at 8:00. the accused gunman at a mass shooting at a maryland newspaper was charged overnight with five counts of murder. craig melvin has the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. that 38-year-old suspect is in a courtroom now as we speak. he's being arraigned on charges. the charge canning documents were also put out a short time ago. in those documents we et learned that there's surveillance video of the crime. we also learned he hid under the desk as police closed in. we're also learning that he's not cooperating with police. all of this as a community tries to come to grips with why this

happened. overnight, the police releasing the names of the people killed in the annapolis shooting. among the dead, three men and two women. all employees at "the capital gazette." the police say the shooting was a targeted attack. >> this person was prepared to shoot people, his intent was to cause harm. >> reporter: multiple law enforcement officials telling nbc news, the suspect is 38-year-old jarrod ramos of maryland. allegedly being seen taken away in handcuffs after the massacre. while police have not identified a motive, ramos had a long-running dispute with the paper. he sued the paper in 2012, after it ran ramos' guilty plea in a harassment case. a judge dismissed that lawsuit. they're looking at this twitter account, with more than 100 tweets threatening the

newspaper. some are singling out the writer of the article and the paper's former editor and publisher. officials tell nbc news the suspect surrendered as soon as he was met by first responders. >> there was no gunfire exchanged between officers and the suspect. >> reporter: the first emergency calls came at 2:34 p.m. police arriving on the scene within 60 seconds. >> now inside the building. shooting people, white male, with a gun. >> reporter: inside the newsroom, anthony messenger, an intern at the newspaper, tweeted, active shooter, 888 bestgate. please, help us. he spoke with us on "today." >> it's not something anybody can prepare themselves for. and even today, it's surreal that we went through that senseless act of violence. it was insane. >> reporter: witnesses in other areas of the building,

recounting their experiences. >> i heard the police shouting, get down on the floor. don't move. >> reporter: police evacuated 170 employees from the building, exiting with their arms up. >> get your hands up. across that parking lot. keep your hands in the air. >> reporter: authorities say the shooter used some kind of long gun. he also used some smoke grenades, possibly as a diversion. i talked to the county executive here and the police chief, as well. and i asked them about this guy being known to police for a number of years. here's what they told me. there have been reports that this is a man who had a long history of threatening the newspaper. more than 100 tweets threatening the newspaper. there's some folks that might be wondering why he doesn't identified sooner, why he wasn't picked up sooner.

>> i think he was identified. we were aware of him as a person. this is the greatest of free societies on earth. so, conduct has to cross certain lines before we can start to take definitive action like arrests and/or commitments. we did have one incident in 2013, we became involved in. that was the only incident that we became involved in. it was investigated. as a shared agreement between the investigators and "the capital" management at the time, they decided not to pressure forward with a formal investigation because they were afraid it would exacerbate the situation. >> reporter: what would happen back then? >> there were verbal threats towards staff members. >> reporter: what is the outstanding question that we're looking to answer today? >> i think we got to get to the real why. i think we know in somebody's head why. but i don't think we've been able to nail down clinically the whys of it.

we have a lot of work to do investigatively to bring this thing to closure. there's a lot more questions we have to answer. >> reporter: when officers descended on him inside the building, did he say anything? >> he hasn't said much the whole time. fortunately for everybody involved, he decided that surrendering to the officers was the correct frame of reference for him, the correct action for him. but when i tell you that we have a lot more unanswered questions, that's what i'm talking about. we haven't gotten much. >> chief, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> thank you for your time. our thoughts and prayers are with this county. >> appreciate it. >> reporter: one of the reporters vowed to publish a a paper today. nonetheless, they made good on it. the cover of the capital. this is a small news. tz been around more than 300

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hey justin, think fast! what?! every time! i get lucky every once in a while. this morning on "today's talker" the future face of cyber security. >> nbc senior investigative correspondent, cynthia mcfadden, is here to explain. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning, i love this story.

the new head of the national security agency says, this is one of his top priorities. in the next five years, experts predict a worldwide shortage of nearly 2 million cyber security professionals. 300,000 jobs in the u.s. open today. what to do? start recruiting early. meet the hope of the future, a bunch of middle and high school students who we call cyber patriots. >> we're going to do dot, letter one. >> reporter: this is serious business. >> don't touch that. >> reporter: kids being taught the cutting-edge techniques on how to defend america from cyber attacks. >> they aren't too hard to understand. >> reporter: some recruits still in middle school. >> we need one for ratchet, also. same one. >> reporter: it's all part of a national competition called cyber patriot, grooming kids to. we've been following an

all-female team from highlands ranch, colorado, since last fall. does that mean something to you, to be a patriot? >> you have to look out for people that don't know how to protect themselves. with my mom, she has no password on her computer or anything on it. you have to look at people that don't know the same thing about cyber that you do. >> reporter: kids could be an answer to a huge national security problem. too many key cyber security jobs and too few people to fill them. the new leader of u.s. cyber command and the nsa considers this so important, he agreed to give us his first interview. how do you imagine, plan for, prepare for, the future? what you're looking for are the young people, people like those in cyber patriot today, that have the imagination, the know-how, the initiative, to be able to want to work in this

space, that are addicted to work in cyberspace. >> reporter: a who's who of security contractors are among cyber patriots funders. the competition started by the air force association nearly a decade ago, has grown from a handful of students in florida to over 25,000 kids across the country. less than 1% of the participants make it to the final round in baltimore. the girls who call themselves falcon.zip made the cut. is it cool to be the all-girls team? >> yes. >> reporter: and are there some all-male teams? >> a lot. >> reporter: the stereotype is, when it comes to computers, cyber stuff, it's really for boys. >> it's mostly marketed towards boys. they make the stereotype like, boys love video games. boys will be boys. and it makes it so girls, even for me, i didn't consider this a thing that i could be doing.

>> i know it's something i would love to do. and it's also something i struggled to get into. >> someday, they will work in an organization center like this, where you have live feeds and five understanding of where an attack investigator vector is . where it's going to. >> reporter: she is one of cyber patriot's biggest advocates. how important is having a good cyber defense to this country? >> i can't imagine anything more important. the more dependent we are on a capability, the more important the defense of that capability. >> reporter: this is like scouting. you think about the football model. >> that's exactly what it is. >> reporter: 60% of cyber patriot alumni went to major on cyber security in college. and 82% of the graduates are

working in the field. >> i'm applying for the air force academy, actually. i feel like the resources the military offers, it's much broader than you might expect. >> reporter: i get the feeling that you're all really happy you did this? >> yes. >> reporter: falcon.zip didn't win a trophy at the nationals. but that doesn't mean it was a waste of time. >> they are the future. they are what make me sleep well at night. i couldn't be prouder. >> whether or not they're in government, they decide to join the military, in private sector, this is the strength of our nation. these are people that have been connected since the day they've been born. the skills they learn today will serve them well. >> reporter: and this country. >> and this country. >> reporter: the competition will be going into its tenth year next year. and a bright idea from the general, who we spoke with. she said, why not deploy the cyber patriots to deal with our brokendown election system.

>> just deploy them wherever needed. they're impressive. >> they're really dedicated to this. it's amazing. this opens young people's eyes to the possibilities. and it really is a service to the nation. >> did you say in your introduction, cynthia, there's 300,000 open jobs in this field? >> right this second. >> wow. >> it's great. for kids, they grew up with these. they were saying, by the way, the one tip from the girls' team. they said, go tell all your old people friends -- >> that would be us. here we are. >> make a phrase. don't use a name. don't use a word. but a phrase is almost impossible to get. >> for your password? >> yeah. for your phrase. >> my mom doesn't have a password. >> it all comes back to mom. >> totally. great story. >> great piece, cynthia. al, it's getting hot. >> yeah. what did you do for the summer? i saved the power grid, which we need over the next several days because it is going to be

brutally hot. 79 million of us under a heat advisory, heat watch or warnings. we could be looking at records, not just with the heat index. look at the actual records. we'll probably see records in rochester, detroit, pittsburgh, allentown, and manchester tomorrow. as we move into sunday, concord, we could see a record in new york city, bingleton, washington, d.c. and cleveland. hot in the midsection of the u.s. heavy rain through florida. and look for severe storms along the northe 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 bog to be hot in the bay area and it starts today for the inland valley, reaching up to 93 degrees. tomorrow, even hotter, and temperatures peak for tomorrow afternoon. by sunday, it comes down just a few degrees but it's still going to be hot. next week, expect highs in the 80s, just in time for the fourth of july. as we get a look at our san francisco temperatures, 70s today, 80s tomorrow, back in the

70s by sunday and 60s early next week. >> that's your latest weather. sheinelle has moved over to the orange room for carson. she has a surprising solution to a grewi ingrowing problem. >> several rite aids are trying a new strategy to stop vagrants and panhandlers. they are blasting barry manilow songs. it's been effective in some california locations. a rite aid spokesperson said, we're in the early stages of trying this approach. we're not having any plans to roll this out at other stores. grace says, that's messed up. i like barry manilow. deborah writes, i'm at a rite aid and they're playing the best of barry manilow. bob thinks they will lose more

loiters. after hearing "mandy" on loop all day, the employees may quit. >> what is that? >> come on. >> this isn't the first time a store has used music to break up crowds. a 7-eleven used classical out front. >> barry manilow? i can give you a list of bands that i could do that. >> i could, too. i won't. >> don't do that. >> it's working for that location. >> i think it's a miracle if it sticks. shall we "pop start"? we're starting with ed sheeran today. he's facing a lawsuit that alleges the singer/song writer copied marvin gaye's "let's get it on." he owns one-third to the rights of gaye's song. their saying that "thinking out

loud" has the same characteri characteristics as gaye's hit. first is "thinking out loud" followed by "let's get it on." ♪ darling i will be loving you till we're 70 ♪ ♪ let's get it on oh, baby, let's get it on ♪ >> okay. so, if that doesn't sound similar to you, we have to listen to gaye's vocals over the instrumental version of sheeran's song. here it is. ♪ let's get it on oh, baby, let's get it on ♪ ♪ let's love, baby let's get it on ♪ >> sheeran's team didn't respond to request for comment. and marvin gaye's estate is not

a party in this suit. everybody has the same face. >> can we love both songs? >> you can love both songs. but you have to pay for them. >> musicians get inspiration from certain sounds. i don't know. >> and there's coincidence. >> and we love them both. in other music news, last night on "the tonight show," m jimmy fallon had some special guests help him with a song using classic instruments. ♪ jimmy, you are -- i want to hear you, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ i never want to hear you say i want it that way ♪ >> the backstreet boys came on to sing their hit song "i want it that way," a fan favorite.

that's your "pop start." >> that sounds like "wheels on the bus." another favorite coming up, panic at the disco. a full half hour of music after a chei )m ... san francisco police so far .. saying little about the death of a ma good morning. it's 8:26. san francisco police so far saying very little about the death of a man in the heart of the castro district. a death that they are calling suspicious. it happened eerd lyearly this m across from the badlands nightclub. authority were responding to a fight about 1:00 in the morning. when they arrived, they found a man with life threatening injuries who died a short time later. so far, officers are not saying what kind of injuries that man suffered, nor are they confirming whether the death is considered foul play. and mike has a major sig alert. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kris. it was great for the entire bay for the last 20 minutes, or for

20 minutes, until 20 minutes ago, and now we have this big problem, and a sig alert declared by chp. four of your five lanes are blocked by a jackknifed tractor trailer and four other vehicles crashed west 580. livermore, near north livermore avenue. despite that big commute route, it is lighter for this friday, so we have backup just for a couple of miles heading up to the area. expect a lot more traffic. sky ranger will check things out as well. the rest of the bay, including the bay bridge tol plaza, very light. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> we have more news in a half hour.

♪ 8:30 on a friday morning. it's the 29th of june, 2018. awesome summer day. just look at the size of that crowd. they have filled up this plaza. they were here early for a live concert with panic at the disco. if you can hear us, good for you. i can't hear myself. and al is down there in the masses. hey, al.

>> how are you doing, guys? we're out here. our "crowd moment." i'm looking for ariella. is that you guys? over here. oh. how are you doing? i understand you are big panic at the disco fans. >> yes. yes, we are. >> you can play any song of theirs on the piano? >> yeah. i can play almost every panic song on the piano. >> and she can harmonize, too. >> we have two tickets for you guys to see them on tour. >> what? >> yes. i don't know where on tour. but we'll figure it out. and you get to go. are you excited? >> i was a fan when she was a toddler. and then, she caught on. oh, my god. this is amazing. >> you're not too happy about this. >> no. so excited. >> and he came out wearing her pride flag. >> i got him a pride flag and he came out on the stage wearing it. >> congratulations. you guys have a good time.

no mpanic. >> yes, panic. >> no panic. weather maps for the weekend. we're looking at hot, humid weather in the northeast. air temperatures through texas, severe storms in the mid mississippi valley. sunday, sunday, possible records in the northeast and mid-atlantic states. wet weather from the gulf on to florida, all the way to the great lakes. 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. we're in for some hotter temperatures inland today. we're going to see some widespread 90s from ukai all the way to antioch and down towards morgan hill. san jose, high of 87. slightly warmer in san francisco. with 73 there. and tomorrow we reach the peak of the heat. topping out at 100 degrees. it will cool off, though, for next week. we'll be back in the '80s, just in time for the fourth of july.

>> the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right. panic at the disco is just about to get the party started on our city summer concerts stage. but first, let's look at their rise to rock royalty. it's the song that launched panic at the disco to music stardom over 12 years ago. "i write sins not tragedies" became an anthem and catapulted the debut album to double-platin double-platinum. four more hit albums followed over the next decade. ♪ culminating with 2016's "death of a bachelor" which shot to number one on the billboard 200. and earns panic a grammy nod for

best album last year. after frontman brandon urie's stint on broadway in "kinky boots" panic is back. heading on a world tour for a brand-new album, "pray for the wicked," which is always poised to be another number one chart topper. and this morning, their die-hard fans have high hopes as they take our citi concert stage. all right. kicking it off with the song that started it all, ladies and gentlemen, panic at the disco. ♪ oh, well imagine as i'm pacing the pews in a church corridor ♪ ♪ and i can't help but to hear i can't help but to hear ♪

♪ an exchanging of words ♪ what a beautiful wedding what a beautiful wedding ♪ ♪ says the bridesmaid to the waiter and yes, but what a shame ♪ ♪ what a shame the poor grooms pride is a ♪ ♪ i chime in with a haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door ♪ ♪ no, it's better to face these kinds of things ♪ ♪ with a sense of poise and rationality ♪ ♪ i chime in, haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door ♪ ♪ it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of ♪ ♪ oh, well, in fact i'll look at it this way ♪ ♪ i mean, technically, our marriage is saved ♪ ♪ this calls for a toast so pour the champagne ♪ ♪ oh, well, in fact, well, look at this it this way ♪ ♪ i mean, technically our marriage is saved ♪ ♪ this calls for a toast

pour the champagne ♪ ♪ pour the champagne ♪ i chime in with a haven't you people ever heard of closing the damn door ♪ ♪ no, it's much better to face these kinds of things ♪ ♪ with a sense of poise and rationality ♪ ♪ i chime in haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door ♪ ♪ no, it's much better to face these kinds of things ♪ ♪ with a sense of poise and rationality again ♪ ♪ i chime in haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door ♪ ♪ no, it's better to face these kinds of things ♪

♪ with a sense of poise and rationality ♪ ♪ i chime in haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door ♪ ♪ no, it's much better to face these kinds of things ♪ ♪ with a sense of poise and rationality ♪ ♪ again ♪ i said, haven't you people ever heard of closing a damn door, no ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> and we are just getting started. panic at the disco continues. live concert on our concert stage. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back. and, boy, do we have a packed plaza. they're all here for one reason, panic of the disco. >> their sixth studio album went straight to number one. we're here with brendan urie. >> thanks for having me. >> what's it like to come in for soundcheck at 5:00 in the morning, looking at a crowd this size. >> they woke me up. i showed up a little tired and they amped me right up. >> i think you mentioned this new album surprised you. what do you mean by that? >> i had finished a stint at broadway. after that, i was going to relax. my heart, my inspiration and my brain didn't want to do that. the second day in my sabbatical, i started working and this album was a surprise. >> you mentioned did broadway. "kinky boots" here. >> yeah. >> what was that experience like

as opposed to being a rock star? >> oh, man. broadway is a different monster. eight shows a week in six days. two days where you do two shows a day. it's grueling. the acting, the singing. it's one of the hardest gigs i've had to do. >> you started a new foundation. the highest hopes foundation. >> highest hopes. absolutely. i started it, basically, to fight for human rights. that's what i believe. and we've been funding to help kr kids create an environment that's safe for lgbtq youth. thank you for letting us be a part of that. >> these guys made a $1 million donation to glisten. >> at least to get it started. that's what we can do. >> we're excited to hear some new songs. it's the hottest day of the year. why do we wear suits? >> i did it to myself. >> brendan, take , take it away.

panic at the disco. ♪ i had high hopes for the living ♪ ♪ shoot for the stars and i couldn't make a kill iing ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ didn't know how but i always had a feeling ♪ ♪ i was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ momma said, fulfill the prophecy ♪ ♪ be something greater go make a legacy ♪ ♪ manifest destiny back in the days ♪ ♪ we wanted everything wanted everything ♪ ♪ momma said burn your

biographies ♪ ♪ we write your history light up your wildest dreams ♪ ♪ museum victories every day, we wanted everything ♪ ♪ wanted everything ♪ momma said, don't give up, it's a little complicated ♪ ♪ all tied up and no more love and i hate to see you waiting ♪ ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ shooting for the stars when i couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ didn't have a dime but i always had a vision ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ didn't know how but i always had a feeling ♪ ♪ i was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ momma said, it's up hill for oddities ♪ ♪ stranger crusaders ain't ever wannabes ♪ ♪ the weird and the novelties ♪ don't ever change we wanted everything, everyth g everything ♪ ♪ stay up on that rise

stay up on that rise ♪ ♪ and never come down never come down ♪ ♪ stay up on that rise stay up on the rise and never come down ♪ ♪ momma said, don't give up it's a little complicated ♪ ♪ all tied up, no more love ♪ and i hate to see you waiting ♪ ♪ they say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me ♪ ♪ i got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see ♪ ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ shooting for the stars when i couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ didn't have a dime but i always had a vision ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ didn't know how but i always had a feeling ♪ ♪ i was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes ♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ shooting for the stars when i couldn't make a killing ♪ ♪ didn't have a dime but i always had a vision ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes

♪ had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪ ♪ didn't know how but i always had a feeling ♪ ♪ i was gonna be that one in a million ♪ ♪ always had high, high hopes [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks, everyone. >> panic at the disco. they're coming back with more music from our citi stage. first, on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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all right. let's keep this party going. performing the lead single off the new album, "pray for the wicked" ladies and gentlemen, panic at the disco.

♪ turning the times that i can't put it anymore ♪ ♪ waiting for it to carry me nothing else for me ♪ ♪ are the people where they used to be ♪ ♪ and there's a change my life in one day ♪ ♪ there will be nobody else to save ♪ ♪ and i can't change into a person i want to be ♪ ♪ oh, it's saturday night ♪ pray for the wicked on the weekend ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, it's saturday night ♪ swear to god i ain't never gonna repent ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ and every morning when i wake

up ♪ ♪ i wanna be who i couldn't say i'd ever been ♪ ♪ it's so much more than i ever was ♪ ♪ if ever night i go to sleep knowing that i gave everything ♪ ♪ that i had to give then it's all i could have asked for ♪ ♪ i've been standing up beside everything i've ever said but ♪ ♪ oh, it's saturday night ♪ i pray for the wicked on the weekend ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ swear to god i ain't ever gonna repent ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ if i had one more day to wish ♪ ♪ if i had one more day to be better than i would have ever been ♪ ♪ if i had one more day to

wish ♪ ♪ if i had one more day i could be better but, baby ♪ ♪ oh, it's saturday night ♪ pray for the wicked on the weekend ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ swear to god i ain't ever gonna repent ♪ ♪ momma, can i get another amen ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ it's saturday, saturday it's saturday ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night ♪ swear to god, swear to god swear to god ♪ ♪ oh, oh, it's saturday night hey ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> panic at the disco, thank

you. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

brendon urie is out there with the fans. let's keep celebrating. >> on the birthday couch. we're going to bring the smucker's jar in and say hi to nice folks. janis brown. says the secret to longevity, this breakfast combo, a hunlny bun and a cup of coffee. ben crum has worked as a rancher, taxi driver, many jobs. and a backup singer on panic at the disco. welcome to wilber. he volunteers at his church.

miss dottie is celebrating a milestone birthday. huge party at the retirement community. and lerlean roberts is from cincinnati, ohio. a proud grandma, spends time with her six grandkids and seven great grandkids. and happy 100th to glenn mills of greenwood, indiana. his secret of longevity, his daily routine, never misses his afternoon nap. if you know somebody that is celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, telling about them at today.com/celebrates. tomorrow, the latest on the massive heat wave sweeping the country. plus, what you can learn from some of the healthiest cities of the country. and in time for the fourth, how to transform your backyard space. this is good and without spending a lot of money. >> speaking of the fourth of july and backyard spaces, my guest on sunday is bobby flay. he had us out at his home on long island and cooked up a

storm. we made food in the kitchen and went out in the yard and made pizza. just in time for the fourth, the king of the grill sets us up real nice. >> al would have given some tips. big green egg al, the whole thing. >> i don't want to brag. >> have a good weekend. megyn kelly is up next. sheinelle andi )m - -...

breaking and happening now: it is 8:56. this breaking news takes us to the east bay. happening right now, this is video from nbc bay area sky ranger, just a few moments ago over a big rig crash opened westbound interstate 580 in livermore. you can see the crews there getting ready to tow that jackknifed big rig away. the chp says this was part of a crash that involved eight

different vehicles. fortunately, no one was hurt. the commute, though, definitely feeling a little pain this morning, mike. >> the commute was hurt. look at this, this is the backup. sky ranger panned back. i don't know if we can see seven miles but that's almost the extent of the backup, close to seven miles. we'll show you the map as we're coming over towards new greenville and north -- sorry, and north win road. that's where the backup starts to tap on the brakes. two lanes though are now open at the scene. sky ranger shows you the video. the tractor trailer on the wheels and the big rig trailing. that's the worse of the bay. everything else is great. west 580 through livermore jammed up to north livermore. back to you. >> more local news in a half an hour. california.

monday - we break down some of the big changes impacting you. plus: the scam stealing six- figure down-payments from bay area home buyers. the frightening fraud and how widespread it )s getting. )today in the bay ) monday - 4:30 to 7.

[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. imagine knowing beyond any shadow of a doubt that you are a woman but assigned male at birth or the other way around. it's estimated there's 1.4 million adults that identify as transgender in the united states. in recent years, transgender celebrities, like caitlyn jenner, laverne cox, and jazz jennings, have been front and center in the need media. now, during pride month, tlc i