i think people don't want to go back to work. we'll be back with you at 7:25 with live local news. tell me what your favorite kind of donut is. >> it's friday. enjoy a donut. . good morning. breaking over night, a rescue diver dies trying to deliver oxygen to that soccer team trapped in thailand. raising new questions about how they're going to get those boys out. this morning we'll talk to one of the american volunteers about the dangerous operation. mocking me too. president trump sous off during a late night rally. >> we have to do it gently because we're in the me too generation, so we have to be very gentle. >> taking senator elizabeth warren to task over her native heritage claims but not mentioning scott pruitt as he

submits his resignation. on edge, the small town where two more people came into contact with a deadly nerve agent turned upside down finding out where it came from. the british government demanding answers from russia once again. those stories plus fiery friday. it will be the hottest day of the week out west while 28 million people remain under heat warnings and advisories. oprah winfrey opens up about her success in a new interview. rocking in the rain. lady antebellum is here kicking off a summer tour and it will take more than a little drizzle to stop them on this friday, july 6th, 2018. >> announcer: 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 friday morning. craig is in for savannah today and we are optimistic. >> we are. >> it may be raining outside, but since lady antebellum is here, we have a good feeling. >> we're going to have this concert rain or shine. >> we're going to definitely have it rain or shine. >> look at those fans. anyone can show up for a today show concert, but the die hard fans take out free ponchos. >> we're going to get to the race against time in thailand to rescue a soccer team that's been trapped inside a flooded cave since june the 23rd. overnight a former navy thai seal diver died from lack of oxygen while helping deliver oxygen canisters to that cave complex. >> it's the first fatality and it underscores the air supply crisis in both the boys' calf

e -- kavern going there and balk. >> we're going to talk to one of the divers who's been helping the rescue effort. first bill neel kbrry is at thc with the latest. >> if the risks weren't clear enough they've been underlined overnight by the death of the tough navy diver. of two his colleagues that i spoke to said they were shocked and a little bit afraid now, but they said we won't stop. we won't let the sacrifice go to waste. meanwhile, way down underground those boys face a new threat. it is now a potential death trap. these images filmed just hours before a diver died show the challenges they and the 12 boys

face. fast moving water often at head height, narrow passages, many completely submerged. a local diver was delivering oxygen tasks, but he didn't have enough of his own and collapsed on his way out. like most of these men, he was experienced. if he died, what about these boys? the youngest just 11. none of them can swim getting diving lessons now for a six hour trek through a death trap. two had birthdays this week, but there are no celebrations here. and officials say there's now a new threat to them. from the very people trying to save them. there are now so many divers in the cave that oxygen levels in the boy's cave are falling. so a three mile line oxygen line is being rushed in along with power and phone cables. american divers are now in the thick of it, part of a team of

30 and a global rescue effort the whole world is watching. demanders here are now convinced they just can't risk keeping the boys down there for weeks. the death of the diver they say has convinced them they need to be even more cautious when they move to get the boys out. we can't wait for perfect conditions, he says. time is running out. what thoughts are going through your head now after what happened last night and knowing what you do about the conditions down there? >> well, obviously it affects you about somebody getting in there, but i'm still positive. i think we can do a difference. >> reporter: this is what lies ahead for the boys. it's hard to imagine a weakened 11-year-old wading through this for six hours. the divers pray they know the risks and the monsoon rains are coming tomorrow to turn this into a raging torrent.

well, the boys themselves still aren't at full strength. doctors are monitoring them. they may get a boost today when they're able to talk to maybe even see their parents through telephone and fiber optic cables. and for their parents, this is an agonizing wait because every day it seems the dangers are growing. hoda, craig. >> bill, thank you so much. we are now joined by bruce. he is an american who is an expert diver helping the thai navy in the rescue operation. bruce, good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> we are fine, thank you. we know how dangerous this operation is. we talked about the thai navy seal who died trying to transport oxygen tanks and it got us talking about how difficult it must be to even think about training these young boys to navigate that. >> you have to look at all options and how to get the boys out of there. diving is one of the options, but there are other options that

we're looking at trying to maybe bring them out from the top through some cracks or maybe having to drill down in the top of the chamber to take them out that way. >> would it take hours to get through if you were to go through the dive? would it take minutes? how long would it take? >> really it's longer going in than it would be to come out because when the divers are -- divers from the team i was on were going in, they were pulling ulling ves. themselves, the water was pushing against them, so they are pulling themselves in. i'll give you an example of a short distance. they told me they laid the line going in a couple hundred meters or so. it took three hours to go up and 15 minutes to come out. so actually where they are at, the flow would be pushing them out. >> it's been, as you know, nearly two weeks now since the rescue operation itself started. are folks on the ground still as optimistic that we're going to be able to get these boys out of

that cave alive with their coach? >> i've never seen more optimistic people in my life. everybody -- i've never heard anybody speak negative. everybody is positive. so many people going in the cave. i seen these guys -- it's hard enough to walk in that cave itself with the water and mud and everything and these guys are carrying hoses, big fire hoses and stuff like that, carrying them into the cave to start pumping water out. they were coming in one right after another. it's unbelievable. people were going around. i never got hungry while i was there. people going around passing out food to everybody. everybody is really optimistic. >> we're so grad to hear that, bruce. attitude is so much in this. >> we share that optimism. >> bruce, thank you so much. >> thank you. now to another tragedy out of thailand this morning. navy divers are searching for dozens of tourists missing this morning after a boat capsized off the resort island of pukat.

many were requeued but still missing. it toppled in massive waves. officials there considering whether to ban boats from going spot area because of severe weather. president trump was fired up for a crowd of thousands at a rally thursday night as nbc news learns the list of contenders to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy has narrowed to three serious candidates. also overnight secretary of state mike pompeo arriving in north korea to work on denuclearizi denuclearizing. we have peter alexander in bedminster, new jersey, where the president is spending the weekend. hey, peter, good morning. >> good morning to you. the president will be here for an extended holiday weekend at his golf property in new jersey. last night out west peppering

his speech with salty language and plenty of insults attacking a senator, mocking the #metoo movement, mocking a former president, but ignoring the departure of a cabinet favorite. >> thank you, montana, thank you. >> president trump taking a big swipe at a familiar target, offering a mock mea culpa for senator warren, a possible 2020 oppone opponent. >> i want to apologize, i'll use tonight, pocahontas. >> challenging warren to take a dna test to prove she has a native american heritage. >> i'll give a million dollars to your favorite charity paid for by trump if you take a test that shows you're an indian. >> his attack making light of the #metoo movement. we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently because we're in the #metoo generation so we have to be very gentle. >> responding overnight warren slamming the president and his

zero tolerance policy at the border. while you obsess over my genes your administration is conducting dna tests on little kids because you ripped them from their mamas and you were too incompetent to return them. thousand points of light, what was that, by the way. make america great again we understand. putting america first, we understand. thousand points of light, i never got them. what the hell was that? has anyone ever figured that out. that was put out by a republican, wasn't it? >> author and republican jon meacham tweeted, well, mr. president, since you ask, it was an image of a nation illuminated by our better angels offered by a man who gave his life in service of that nation. mr. trump noticeably silent about mr. prewitt, resigning amid a flood of inquiries just

days after a school teacher confronted prewihim in a d.c. restaurant. >> i would urge you to resign. >> those scandals including excessive spending, $3.5 million on security, retaliation against epa employees who questioned his spending and cozy relationship with lobbyists for industries he was tasked to regulate. in his resignation effusively praising the president. i believe you're serving because of god's providence. more months mr. trump defended him, touting his rollback of environmental regulations, ultimately accepting the resignation because he didn't want to be a distraction. top democrat chuck schumer tweeting, took you long enough. still a very long way to go to drain the swamp. >> in addition to all of that, we woke up this morning, the u.s. and china in the middle of a billion dollar trade war. >> yeah, no, that's exactly

right. overnight, hoda, just as you say, the u.s. imposing $34 billion in new tariffs on china. china retaliating in kind. $34 billion in tariffs on its own, largely going to impact u.s. agriculture communities, american automobiles as well. china accusing the u.s. of launching the largest trade war in history and the president says he's not done threatening hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tariffs potentially going forward. back to you, hoda. >> all right. peter alexander. thank you. mike pompeo's latest visit to north korea where he hopes to make headway dismantling kim jong-un's weapons program. pompeo reporting amid reports in pyongyang kim jong-un does not intend to denuclearize and actively working to deceive united states. nbc correspondent andrea mitchell has more on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning,

craig. secretary of state arriving the first time since the u.s. summit with kim jong-un, even as president trump was defiant in the face of criticism that he's a pushover for the world's strong man, both vladimir putin and the north korean leader. overpass secretary of state arriving in pyongyang tweeting while en route that he into with president trump on the phone who told him he believes that chairman kim sees a different, brighter future for the people of north korea. pompeo's third visit to north korea, a high-stakes mission, to nail down kim's pledge to get rid of his nuclear weapons, even as president trump in that raucous montana rally thursday night slammed critics who say he's gone soft on the north korean leader. >> so remember they said, he's too tough. he's going to cause a war. it's too tough. now they say he's too nice. he's too nice. he's too nice. i got along very well with chairman kim. i got along very well. that's a good thing.

>> the president also attacking critics of his outreach to vladimir putin ahead of their meeting ten days from now. >> but they are going, will president trump be prepared, you know, president putin is kgb and this and that. you know what, putin is fine. he's fine. we're all fine. we're people. will i be prepared? totally prepared. i've been preparing for this stuff my whole life. >> angry defending his art of deal making, mr. trump said north korea is denuclearizing as promised but nbc has reported that u.s. intelligence agencies say the north is increasing nuclear fuel production at multiple secret sites. the president also claiming pyongyang has already returned the remains of 200 american soldiers from the korean war. >> we got back our great fallen heroes, the remains. in fact, today already 200 have been sent back prf but in fact

no remains have been returned yet. president trump hoping kim jong-un will deliver on that promise today. there are press reports pompeo is bringing kim jong-un a letter from president trump plus a cd of elton john's rocket man, the nickname mr. trump had for kim when he was still attacking the leader. asked about that today, pompeo just laughed but he didn't deny it. we'll have to see. >> we will indeed. andrea mitchell in washington. andrea, thank you. all right. a fast moving wildfire in california has forced hundreds of evacuations and the closure of a major interstate highway. the fire burning near california/oregon border. it destroyed several structures as it grew to 5,000 acres. governor brown declared take state of emergency. the fire was one of three dozen burning across the west in an especially active fire season. it has been hampered by blistering temperatures and erratic winds.

it's time, check in with dylan for a check of the weather. she's in for al and happens to be out in cleveland. hey, dylan, good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. we'll go into why i'm actually in cleveland in just a little bit but i want to focus on the temperatures out west. today the temperatures will warm up even more than yesterday. we have excessive heat warnings in effect across california, nevada and arizona. 28 million are under some sort of heat advisory or heat warning this morning. temperatures will continue to warm up with this dome of high pressure, the same one that brought the heat to the eastern half of the country. it's now slid to the southwest. record high temperatures are likely as we go through the day today, eastbound possibly into saturday, too. we are going to see high temperatures well above 100 degrees. today will be the hottest, although saturday is going to feel pretty similar. we are looking for highs in los angeles. perhaps 109 today, las vegas 111, grand canyon 91, phoenix 111. on saturday temperatures will

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82 for palo alto. it is from concord down to morgan hills. it is 71 in san francisco. gradually our skies will clear and tomorrow even hotter. >> and we have something very special for you coming up here from cleveland. we'll have that in a little while. craig and hoda. >> she has her own plaza back there. dylan, nice crowd already. >> i know. it's not al roker crowds but i have some people. >> cleveland rocks. coming up, the queen of talk sounding off. oprah opening up in a new interview going after millennials who think they can be instant media moguls. and community on edge. investigators scour a small town to find out how even more people were exposed to a deadly nerve agent used by the russians. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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or even they'ir skin. kari hall is monitoring weather conditions. >> right. we always monitor that. our wind speeds coming in from the west. anyone east of the refinery may be effected by that. we'll continue to monitor that. as we look live right now in san francisco some cloudy chis and higher humidity. we'll reach up to 71 degrees there. it is 84 in san jose. some upper 80s to low 90s for the inland valleys. combine it with higher humidity it will feel hotter today. skies clear tomorrow. it will be hotter up to 95 degrees for the inland valleys. it is 91 on sunday and 90s early next week. by tomorrow we'll get more sunshine and much more comfortable weather with low 70s. let's get an update on the kplukplu commute. a couple of fender benders.

you can see the bay area. southbound 580 about 8 minutes towards the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks. we'll have more for you in 30 minutes.

back now 7:30 on friday morning july the 6th, 2018. craig, you can pick a good day to fill in because this happens to be lady antebellum day. that crowd is out there in those ponchos and we're going to have a concert come rain or come shine. it's going to be cool. >> it is. one of my favorite parts about filling in when i'm here with you i get to hear you sing. baby you look good, so fresh so fine. >> i'm a mouther. >> you are not a mouther. >> i should be. >> more of hoda's singing coming up, including that full half hour of music as well. first a check of the headlines and latest on the rescue mission

in thailand. breaking overpass a thai navy s.e.a.l. dies after running out of oxygen delivering supplies to that trapped soccer team. the race against time intensifying as authorities try to figure out how to rescue the boys. >> meanwhile up on the hills up looking for holes on a wench to get them out. >> sounding off -- >> we have to do it gently because we're in the #metoo gently so we have to be very gentle. >> president trump mocking #metoo while unloading on senator elizabeth warren in a campaign-style rally overnight. this only hours after the president accepted the resignation of his embattled epa head scott pruitt. >> under pressure. a fourth ohio state wrestler says congressman jim jordan knew about sexual abuse from a team doctor on that university's wrestling team when he was a coach in the '90s. get out of the way.

surveillance video captures the moment a suspected drunk driver crashes into a house while speeding away from the cops west of philadelphia. the driver somehow walking away unscathed but now in custody. >> a sticky situation. the postal service forced to pay nearly $3 million in a lawsuit after releasing a statue of liberty stamp showing a las vegas-based replica instead of the real statue of liberty today friday july 6th, 2018. >> a good chance someone lost their job over that. >> that was an uh-oh. we did have programming now. we had an interview scheduled with tess talley thompson, the woman seen in the controversial photo with the gir afternoon she killed in june of last year. that image caused a lot of problems online. unfortunately thompson canceled the interview overnight. we start with growing developments in a growing mystery in england. this morning british government

demanding answer from russia. after a couple fell into a coma after being exposed to the same agent a spy and his daughter were. >> reporter: still looking for the source of this latest poichipoic poisoning. as we speak, a response unit arriving at one of the homes with protective gear looking for this intensive look for what caused them to be poisoned. at the same time police are saying they can't rule out more people getting sick. this morning residents on edge as investigators scour this small english town for the mystery item tainted with a deadly military grade nerve agent that's left two people fighting for their lives. security camera footage showing dawn sturgiess shopping at a

convenience stores rushing past other customers including a child hours before she and her partner charlie rowley ended up at the hospital. the two remain in critical condition sick days after falling ill, their families desperate for information. >> he's my brother, so i'm obviously concerned about him. >> police say they were exposed to novichok after handling a contaminated item. it's the same nerve agent that nearly killed sergei skripal and his daughter four months ago. they were found unconscious from a park bench just seven miles from where the british couple lives. the new developments supporting the theory the couple may have come across novichok left over from the first incident. >> the possibility that these two investigations might be linked is clearly a line of inquiry. >> investigators have cordoned off several sites the couple are

believed to have visited, including this park, a pharmacy and a baptist church leaving residents worried again. >> we've been violated. it seems that something awful has happened in a friendly community. >> the british government accused russia of being behind a deliberate attack against the skripals andes once again demanding answers from the kremlin. >> it is completely unacceptable for our people to be deliberate or accidental targets or for our streets, parks, towns to be a dumping ground. >> russia continues to deny any involvement while people in the small town live with the fear there could be more traces of the deadly nerve agent in their parks and streets. as these police units in full protective gear continue the search for the source of this poisoning, health officials are trying to reassure the public. they keep saying the health risk is low but at the same time they are warning people not to touch anything in the city that looks

unfamiliar. craig, hoda. >> how could they not be concerned. kelly, thank you. >> we'll turn to dylan dryer who happens to be in cleveland for a look at the forecast. hey, dylan. >> hey, good morning, guys. we've been talking about heat all week. now it's a little bit chilly in cleveland. we had a round of thunderstorms move through yesterday. it's the same round of rain moving through new york city currently. that's all with the cold front. this cold front is completely going to change the weather. we have really heavy rain falling. in fact down near trenton, new jersey, there's a flash flood warning in effect. these contain a lot of water because it is so humid outside. so that's why we have flood watches all the way up into southern new england, new jersey, new york and pennsylvania and parts of delaware and maryland, too. 34 million people at risk for these heavier downpours moving through. once it clears out tonight, temperatures will drop and it will be much, much more

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>> as he headed to retirement, he couldn't ignore the old call of the whistle. >> i just love this job, being outside and maintaining physical conditioning. >> certification tests at least every two years ensure lifeguards of any age are up to the task. in austin, texas, ed meyers is 87. after a career as a rescue swimmer in the navy says he may be even more qualified than younger guards. >> i can spot danger and that's the secret to spot the danger before it happens. that's where experience, age comes in. >> back in jersey, bob swims every day to stay up to the task. as for working with guards a quarter of his age. >> i try to give them their space. >> but there's also a lot they could learn. >> bob has seen rescues. bob knows what could happen. >> lifeguards with life experience spending their golden years back in the sun. and lifeguarding isn't the only workplace turning to retirees to

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right now it is 7:56. feeling some higher humidity and warmer temperatures as you get ready to head out the door. it will be a slightly warmer day. the humidity will feel a little bit sticky. it is 91 in concord today. the coast will be in the 60s and 70s. the seven day forecast shows it will be hot over thooez next few days. it will be up to 95 degrees for some of the valleys and then as we go into san francisco some sunshine and much more comfortable weather. a high of 72 degrees. we'll be back in the 60s from sunday through early next week. we will come back to more seasonable weather, perhaps a little bit of patchy fog.

>> let's get a commute. >> we are still seeing pretty decent roads out there. we are starting to see slowing along 880. that's your morning commute. your drive times have remained fairly clear about 8 minutes. westbound 580 seven minutes. your peninsula drive times southbound 101 to highway 92. bay bridge toll plaza with no traffic or metering lanes. back to you. health leaders called off the advisory that was issued this morning for people near the shell refinery in martinez. that advisory was issued after shell reported an incident that lead to a release. we don't know what that incident was. you can link to that story on our home page. funeral services for the oakland girl that ended up at the center of the nationwide

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it is 8:00. coming up today, cave rescue tragedy. overnight a former navy s.e.a.l. died while on a mission to deliver oxygen to the trapped soccer team in thailand. this morning what we're learning about the rescue diver and what his death tells us about this dangerous operation. plus what can you trust? a closer look at how online reviews may not be as reliable as you think. what you should be looking for the next time you see those five golden stars. and do we need them now. ♪ i just need you now >> lady antebellum is here and they are ready to bring you a live summer concert rain or

shine. they definitely look good. ♪ you look good >> today friday july 6th, 2018. >> it's time for lady antebellum! >> celebrating our birthdays on "today." >> rain or shine. >> we love lady antebellum. >> here from portland, oregon. >> boise, idaho. >> manila philippines. >> from texas to see lady antebellum. >> welcome back to "today." thank you for being with us on this friday morning. craig is here and mother nature is cooperating. savannah enjoying a couple of days off. check it out. >> look at those folks. >> it looks like a dry concert

for lady antebellum. >> you called it early this morning. you called the parting of the clouds. >> i'm so excited. we're going to get out there in a bit. again, savannah is taking a couple days off. on monday she does have an exclusive one-on-one interview coming up with robin wright. the house of cards star sitting down ahead of the final season of the show and opening up for the first time about the allegations of sexual misconduct against kevin spacey, her thoughts on the #metoo movement, what it's like shooting the star now without her former co-star. it's something you do not want to miss. >> should be an interesting conversation monday. >> we want to get straight to news. a lot going on. an overnight tragedy has underscored the risks in trying to rescue that boys' soccer team from a flooded cave in thailand. nbc's chief correspondent bill neely there with the very latest. hey, bill, good morning. >> good morning from the entrance to the cave complex, if the risk to those poise weren't clear enough they were underlined overnight by the death of a tough navy diver.

he was delivering oxygens tanks when he ran out himself and collapsed. he was highly trained, highly experienced. if it can happen to him, what about those boys. meanwhile the threat to the boys is increasing, the people coming to help them. there are so many the oxygen is running out. there's a threat to the boys. they brought in miles of cables to increase the air supply. american divers are now in the thick of things. part of a of 30, part of the rescue effort. commanders are becoming increasingly convinced they need to take the risk of an emergency rescue before the monsoon rains happen. the boys may get a boost today

talking to their parents through special phone and fibre optic cables. they may get to see their parents. for the parents this an awful ordeal. they, too, know the risks to their own children are growing every day. hoda, back to you. >> all right. bill neely. bill, thank you. president trump in full attack mode during a rally in montana. it came hours after a controversial member of his administration resigned. nbc national correspondent peter alexander in bedminster where the president will be spending the weekend. good morning, peter. >> hey, craig, good morning to you. the president picking on a series of political punching bags at the rally last night going after ailing john mccain, taking a dig at former george h.w. bush legacy, his initiative promoting volunteering and service and a swipe from the senator from massachusetts elizabeth warren, a possible 2020 opponent, challenging her

to take a dna test to prove her native american claim while at the same time mocking the #metoo movement. >> we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently because we're in the #metoo generation so we have to be very gentle. we will very gently take that kit, and we will slowly toss it hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm. >> warren attacking back on twitter lashing out the president's treatment of migrant family. she wrote the following, while you obsess over my genes, your administration is conducting dna tests on little kids because you ripped them from there mamas and you are too incompetent to reunite them. noticeably last night the president made no reference to his now outgoing epa administrator scott pruitt resigning effective today. pruitt was a hero among conservatives for rolling back obama era environmental

regulations but he was under siege for 15 separate largely ethics scandals. he will be replaced by a former coal lobbyist. back to you. >> peter alexander in new jersey. peter, thank you. now to a terrifying carjacking in texas where police say a young mother shot a man who tried to steal her suv with her children inside. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has that story. hey, miguel, good morning. >> this carjacker picked the wrong mom. she was simply trying to protect her sids and wouldn't hesitate, she says, to do it again. >> it happened so fast, not even five minutes. >> it's the fourth of july, this still shaken mom will never forget. concern for her family safety, michelle asked us not to show her face. >> thinking about my kids. that was my main priority. i didn't even worry about my car, you know, that's replaceable. >> late wednesday michelle ran into a gas station convenience store leaving her two children, ages two and four, in the car.

when she got back a minute later, she says a man was behind the wheel. that stranger, police say, was 36-year-old ricky wright. this is a mug shot of wright taken from a previous crime. the fast thinking mom jumped into the back seat with her toddlers as wright sped away. >> i'm asking the man, hey, my kids back here, stop. pull over. pull over. >> she said she initially tried to take control of the speeding vehicle but was unable to do so. instead she grabbed her gun from the glove box and opened fire shooting him in the head. >> he wasn't trying to stop. he kept hitting the gas. i went towards my glove compartment and grabbed my gun and fired at him from the side. >> young lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a telephone pole. >> the vehicle has just wrecked and not answering questions from the 911 call taker. >> incredibly michelle and her two children were not hurt.

she's unapologetic for her actions. >> try to do anything, any harm to my kids, i will do what i need to do to protect them. >> wright was taken to the hospital and charged with two counts of unlawful restraint and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. he's been reported to be in serious but stable condition. we do know according to court records he has a lengthy rap sheet. so far police have not said whether the mother will face any charges. hoda, back to you. >> all right, miguel. thank you. >> time now for the morning boost. good time. >> i think you'll like this one. this is about a determined little girl and parents who would not give up. 4-year-old maya has cerebral palsy. she learned to get around with a walker. her mom and dad wanted more for her. they learned about a spinal operation that might help maya walk on her own. here is what happened just seven weeks later. take a look. >> i'm walking. >> look at that. >> i'm walking.

>> just a little one. >> i'm walking. yes! >> how about that. her doctors were amazed because maya was walking months earlier than expected. that's why her family calls her mighty miss maya. >> that's her older brother in the video. her family said apparently she wants to do everything he does. >> that will happen soon. congratulations. coming up, can you trust those online reviews? we're going to tell you when to believe the critics and how to spot the fake ones. country superstars lady antebellum have brought a packed crowd. they are going to give us a live performance. the skies have parted in new york city, the rain is gone, york city, the rain is gone, ♪ ♪

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small ones. >> we learn how misinformation can spread like wildfire, can you still trust opinions to help you choose. joe fryer looked into it. >> restaurants getting one star reviews before they open. online reviews are everywhere but can they still be trusted? >> at the end of the day, 100 million users can't be i don't think. >> yelp says software filters out reviews but can't block those motivated to spread mischief. when the wife of steph curry announced the opening of her restaurant, friends of rockets put out negative reviews. responded on twitter, i don't play ball, so this has been entertaining. the food will speak for itself once we open. the yelp page has an active cleanup warning and they have tools to tell users which

reviews to trust. >> as a user, you can look at the profile of the reviewer to decide if they share your tastes and how much you can value the review as well. >> online reviews playing a major role in hollywood. >> we the juror in the above case find the defendant john goti not guilty. >> goti starring john travolta as the teflon don has scored an absolute zero on rotten tomatoes one writing i'd rather wake up next to a horse head than watch gotti again. it bombed but when it opened user reviews gave it five stars which raised a red flag to this critic. >> this seemed like the work by somebody involved with the film. >> rotten tomatoes said those accounts were created by, quote, real users but a closer look raised questions according to meryl and other critics. >> a large amount of profiles were made the month gotti came out.

a large amount of those profiles had only reviewed gotti. >> the production company did not respond to nbc's request for comment. the film's head of marketing told the website, we absolutely did not do anything to pad the audience reactions. ultimately experts say online reviews are only as reliable as the reviewers themselves. some key things to look for, how long has the account been up? is it public and linked to other accounts? what other reviews have they written? just a few minutes of internet sleuthing can provide a lot of insight about which reviews are fair and which might be foul. for "today," nbc news, los angeles. >> do you use a lot of those reviews? >> i don't use too many. if i'm looking to buy something, sometimes i'll look to see if people like it. >> as long as it's not overwhelmingly negative. >> a look at the weather. we have dylan in cleveland. >> this portion of today

sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> the sun is coming out here in cleveland. we are here for a very special reason. you know we love 100th birthdays here and the cleveland orchestra is celebrating 100 years. it's such an exciting time because they have played in 42 countries but they will play right here in their hometown in downtown cleveland later on tonight for the star spangled spectacular. we will talk to the executive director in just a second. but first let's take a look at the weather. it has certainly cooled off quite a bit. in fact here in cleveland, temperatures have significantly dropped and will be in the '80s instead of '90s and we'll lose humidity as well. it's thanks to the cold front bringing rain to the west coast now. temperatures will mostly be low- to mid-80s. on saturday lower 80s, even some upper 70s back in the cleveland area right here with low humidity as well, so an absolutely gorgeous weekend. it warms up a bit on sunday. also want to quickly point out

the tropics. we have hurricane beryl moving west, approach that's a look at the weather across the country. >> good morning, we're feeling humidity here because of tropical storm fabio. it's still well away from the bay area, but finding some more humidity today and mostly cloudy skies. we'll get some clearing skies this evening, but it's still going to be really hot for the inland areas. reaching into the mid-90s over the neck couple xt call of days. san francisco will get sunshine tomorrow. low 70s. and back in the 60s from sunday through next week. and i'm joined now by andre, the executive director of the cleveland orchestra. andre, 14,000 concerts in the last 100 years, but tonight's is extra special. why is this a thank you to the

community. >> tonight is our official celebration. we thought the best way to do this would be to thank this community. you know the story of one of the great orchestras in the world being in this community, it's a wonderful story, a love story between the community and the orchestra. we thought we should celebrate not so much ourselves as the community that made it possible. this is our way of saying thank you cleveland and northeast ohio for making this possible. >> 29 concerts in the last 29 years outdoors for the community. community is so important. also music education for the youth especially is so important to the orchestra. why is that? >> the orchestra was founded first and foremost to help with education, with music education. and 100 years later it's more important than ever. every year we touch at least 60,000 kids through our music. we think that every kid in cleveland should be touched by music. it's that important. >> andre, thank you so much.

you can't talk about the orchestra without having some sort of concert. i know you guys have a big concert in new york but we are going to have a special performance in downtown cleveland in a little bit. >> we look forward to that. thank you, dylan. swing over to carson daly. >> let me swing it to you. on the "today" show you shared a struggle with haley joy. >> it happened. she started scaling the crib and she's not 1 1/2. i saw her on the monitor and sprinted up the stairs and freaked and she was crying. i was thinking, what should i do? how do i keep her in the crib? >> you said that and people started sending suggestion. >> that's what i said. >> did you do this here? >> i was afraid because everyone said it would make her pigeon toed. >> no. you sew it on the jammies so they can't get their legs over. >> that seems mean. >> more tips for you.

how about a sleep sack so the zipper is in the back. it worked for my twin girls and easier than tailoring the pj. how about this one, change your life, crib tent. >> i'm scared of that. it's scary. seems like problems would happen. >> they can't get out, keeps them safe from mosquitoes. it's awesome. so good. sharon posting my husband turned the crib around now against the wall so the front of the crib is higher. >> that's smart. >> okay. >> ginny says, look, big girl bedtime. have you thought about that. >> i second that. >> she's too little. then you have to get everything else out of the room. >> we want to thank viewers for chiming in, use suggestion #orange room. >> what did you do? >> there was one day i was sleeping, my husband was working in his office in the middle of the night and he comes wadde

waddelliwaddelling in. >> we're big sleep sackers. >> ours was three. we let it go as long as possible. once they are mobile, forget about it. >> what are you going to do, hoda? >> i don't know. maybe sleep sack. >> that contraption, don't do that, that looks like child protective services might show up. "pop start"? >> prince harry and meghan markle. >> an event where they met leaders for ideas with the commonwealth. it was megan's outfit that had everybody talking. the duchess wore a stunning dress designed by brandon maxwell, we did digging, favorite designer of lady gaga, marked down $748 but does appear to be sold out. >> that was down. >> that was a bargain. you can't get it. her dress isn't the only they think that has people talking. a fan video taken back in june

on the duchess first solo visit with the queen appears to show megan speaking with a british accent. have a listen here and see what you think. >> gorgeous. >> thank you. that's so nice of you to say. what's your name? >> sarah. >> nice to meet you. thank you. we all had a great day, i think. the sun was shining for us. >> glorious day. >> very lucky all around. no rain at the moment. >> a little bit, right? >> she does sound british. >> just a little bit. >> i think we're all guilty of that when you're around it all the time. >> i don't know. i don't think so. >> i think so. the cadence of some of the words, yes. >> you pick it up. we say yes. >> no. no. >> like when you're in the south. my mom is from north carolina. every time i go my millimeter is like y'all come back flou you hear. >> recently engaged to pete davidson and a fan tweeted why

she was with the comedian after he made a poor joke about the manchester bombing that took place at her concert. >> this has been tough and conflicting on my heart. he uses it. i didn't find it funny. it was months ago. his intentions weren't malicious but unfortunate. reality star had a baby in april, true. the star heading back to work and the anxiety that comes along with it. >> tomorrow is my first day back to work. i have like missed a feeding here or there with true but i've never missed multiple feedings in a day so i have a ton of anxiety. i've been thinking about the 6th, i have to work on the 6th. i've been getting anxious about

it. >> it's tough. >> got to go back eventually. certainly understand that. that is your "pop start" today. >> a little kick. >> following the world cup? getting good. we're in the quarterfinals. huge game brazil. that's a match against belgium. brazil star neymar still the talk of the tournament for dramatic flops on the field. he spent 14 minutes on the floor during the world cup. some young soccer players went viral with the video showing them practicing the neymar. look. >> neymar. >> that's good. that's great. >> there you go. >> look woody from toy story. i think that was going on, too. they all hit the deck there. we're all going to be watching neymar to see if he can stay on his feet today. they take on sweden tomorrow. they had to go out of the quarterfinals. there we go neymar. doing it without midfielder.

he chose to miss the game so he could fly home for the birth of his third child on wednesday. i can't feel happiness and gratitude, #tunnel vision. you can watch coveragei )m ... our breaking news: an "all-clear" give good morning. 8:26. that breaking news, all clear given in the last half hour or so for people near the shell refinery in martinez. health leaders have called off the advisory that they issued when shell reported a disruption. right now, shell is not specifically saying what happened. nor when it happened. other than it is some sort of incident that led to a release. at one point, our news crew did leave the area early this morning because they could smell that metallic odor. that advisory suggested the air might be sensitive for people's eyes, nose, throat, even skin. we want to take a look at your commute. it seems holiday light.

>> definitely very nice friday commute. overall, we've had a couple of fender benders. and a couple of breakdowns here and there on the sides of the highway. but there is a little minor issue that popped up. this is along 580. the westbound side. it looks like there is a crash that could be causing some delays, some light slowing out there. the bridge drive times have stayed under ten minutes for the most part. westbound 580 towards the bridge about eight minutes. westbound 80 towards the bay bridge, only eight minutes. south bay drive times in the green. >> we have more local news in just a half hour. have a great morning.

oh, baby it's 8:30 friday morning july 2016, we're going a little bit country today with lady antebellum. they are going to perform several hits to our plaza crowd. are y'all so happy that the rain stopped? >> yes. >> come on. this is going to be great. all right. we always do a little crowd moment around this time. where is the martin family?

wait, where? the martin family is right here. you guys have a special connection to lady antebellum? >> yes i'm with the lakeside high school and graduated in 1993. >> nice. >> i went to university of georgia, go dawgs. >> martins from massachusetts. thanks for coming. >> quick programming note, by the way. 7:00 p.m. eastern monster energy nascar cup series returns to the world center of racing daytona international speedway for 400 miles of high-speed racing. you don't want to miss it saturday night 8:00 eastern only on nbc. >> before lady antebellum takes the stage, we're going to check in with dylan dryer for a quick forecast from cleveland. hey, dylan. >> announcer: this portion of today sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> good morning again. we are gearing up for our own

concert in cleveland. we'll get to that in just a second. first, take a look at what you can expect this weekend. it looks absolutely gorgeous across the northeast as the humidity is gone. in the southwest on saturday we're still looking at record highs, a little unsettled along t gulf coast. on sunday still hot but not as hot and we're still looking for that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peak out your window. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's a little more humid as you head out the door. also very warm. we'll see some mostly cloudy skies for the next several hours. inland areas today up to 90 degrees. all clear tomorrow with a high of 95. we have some hot weather in the forecast. even going into the beginning of next week with san francisco staying nice and cool, with some low 70s tomorrow. we'll be in the upper 60s by sunday. and some upper 60s for the middle of next week and then we'll see the return of some clouds and fog and some brisk winds.>> and now a special perfe

from the musicians of the cleveland orchestra and youth orchestra. ♪ >> absolutely beautiful. guys, we'll send it back to you over in new york. >> the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> lady antebellum is ready to take our citi concert stage. before we get rocking on the plaza, let's see how lady a became one of country music's hottest groups. ♪ it's a quarter after 1:00

i'm all alone and i need you now ♪ >> multi-platinum trio rose to fame with this breakout song. ♪ i just need you now >> "need you now" the single off their second album became a crossover hit that catapulted them into stardom. since their debut lady a has won seven grammy awards. ♪ just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight ♪ >> wracked up nine hits on the summer charts. last week they released their sixth studio album "heartbreak." now they are headed on tour with darius rucker. first lady antebellum is kicking things off on our plaza. we're going to get things started performing their hit single "heartbreak." ladies and gentlemen, lady antebellum.

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>> don't go anywhere because we're right back with another hit from lady antebellum. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

. we are grooving with lady antebellum on our citi summer concert stage. >> last year the award winning trio released their sixth studio album "heartbreak." naturally it sky roblgted to number one on the summer charts. >> going to join dar reduce rucker on a great tour across the country but first a stop on the plaza. we're here with them. great to see you guys. >> thanks for having us. >> ironically nashville is the epicenter but took you getting out of nashville. what happened? >> we went down to florida, the beach, and got away from everything normal in our day-to-day life, then we went out to los angeles for a couple of weeks.

we wanted to switch it up. we wahad been a band for 10 yea. >> let's be honest. it was an excuse to sleep in. we all had kids and we wanted to sleep in. >> some congratulations. you have twins, five months. you have six months. >> man. >> look at this brood. >> what are you going to do? >> first single, you look good. ♪ ♪

♪ baby you look good baby you look good ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ got everybody watching you like cameras in hollywood ♪ ♪ baby you look good ♪ baby you look good ♪ ♪ i'm thinking everybody better stand in line because they need to know your body's coming with me tonight ♪ ♪ like hey, who that there with the shades like the way you move to the bass hold up

whole room gets spinnin' from the second you walk in it ♪ ♪ baby you look good all day all night so fresh so fine ♪ ♪ you look good ♪ got everybody watching you like cameras in hollywood ♪ ♪ baby you look good. >> baby you look good ♪ ♪ you look good baby you look good ♪ >> that is lady antebellum. they have got one more song for us. but first on friday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ >> we're not done with lady antebellum just yet. we asked you guys which song you wanted to hear them perform and the fan vote went to a classic.

it's -- >> "i run to you." >> this is from their debut album in 2008. ♪ i run from hate yeah, i run from prejudice ♪ ♪ i run from pessimists but i run too late ♪ ♪ i run my life ♪ i run my life or is it running me? ♪ ♪ run from my past i run too fast ♪ ♪ or too slow it seems when lies become the truth ♪

♪ well, that's when i run to you ♪ ♪ this world keeps spinning faster ♪ ♪ into a new disaster so i run to you ♪ ♪ i run to you, baby when it all starts ♪ ♪ coming undone baby, you're the only ♪ ♪ one i run to i run to you ♪ ♪ we run on fumes your life and mine ♪ ♪ like the sands of time slipping right on through ♪

♪ and our love's the only truth ♪ ♪ that's why i run to you ♪ ♪ this world keeps spinning faster ♪ ♪ into a new disaster so i run to you ♪ ♪ i run to you, baby and when it all ♪ ♪ starts coming undone baby, you're the only ♪ ♪ one i run to i run to you ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa i run to you ♪ >> new york city can you lift

your voices if you know this one. all together. here we go. ♪ this world keeps spinning faster ♪ ♪ into a new disaster so i run to you ♪ ♪ i run to you, baby and when it all ♪ ♪ starts coming undone baby, you're the only ♪ ♪ one i run to i run to you ♪ ♪ i run to you, yeah ♪ whoa, whoa i run to you ♪ ♪ i run to you oh, whoa ♪ >> thank you so much, new york. >> lady antebellum, thank you.

we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: "today" celebrates sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >> we had our fun out on the plaza with lady antebellum. dylan is having some fun in cleveland. she's there celebrating the orchestra's 100th birthday. hey, dylan. >> hey, we are having fun in cleveland. i have a special guest this morning joined by the executive chairman of j.m. smucker, richard smucker himself. nice to have you here. you're also cleveland orchestra board president. >> correct. >> you've been part of the orchestra so long, it's so special to you. why is that? >> the orchestra is a wonderful institution, it's done so much for cleveland. cleveland has been so supportive

of the orchestra for 100 years. we're blessed to have them here. >> we love celebrating 100th birthday. no pressure as we spin around smucker's jars and wish a very happy 100th birthday. first up to millie wall of minneapolis, minnesota. she's a lifelong vikings fan. she became nationally known as the team's good luck charm after attending her first playoff game earlier this year. how cool is that. annie belle williams of california. also celebrating 100 years. she loves spending time with her family including many grandkids. paul, a dancer from port st. lou louisy florida. you came catch him playing second base. i'm a second baseman myself. do, paul. thomas edward walsh. this proud cubs fan is 100.

he was awarded a silver star for his work in the military. as always, we thank you for your service, sir. miss rosella also 100, a cook from north carolina. she worked as a high school biology teacher for 40 years. last but not least happy 101st birthday to richard samson, retired postal worker. he says the secret to longevity is bringing a cup of coffee every morning. i had one of those myself. how did i do? >> you did wonderful. happy birthday to cleveland orchestra. >> very happy birthday to cleveland orchestra, 100 years. guys, can you believe it? >> well done under pressure. >> my heart was pounding, too. you have a big weekend coming up. >> we do sarah big weekend. on saturday some top summer fitness trends, from sunburns to bug bites, best way to treat common summer ailments on

"today." what's willie got? >> hits the links with phenom jordan spieth, the conversation with the 24-year-old as he prepares to defend his title at the british open. that and more sunday. >> all right. megyn kelly up next. she has a story of a man traveling across the country, 50 states, 50 lawns. he's actually mowing lawns for disabled veterans and single moms for good morning. it's 8:56. happening now as the weather heats up, a new development in the county wildfire burning east of lake baresa. we're learning it is a destructive fire, it destroyed nine structures. we don't know if those structures are homes. the fire is now 37% contained.

and police say a homeowner overnight shot a man who broke into his house. the intruder was shot several times just a little after midnight. the intruder is now in the hospital. police believe the same suspect tried to break into other nearby homes. and happening now, we're talking with neighbors, and we'll have a live report in our midday newscast. you can also check twitter for updates. also, health leaders called off this morning's health advisory for folks in contra costa county, specifically in the areas near the shell refinery in martinez. the advisory was issued after shell reported some sort of unusual incident that allowed odor to seep into the neighborhood. you can find the link to the story on our homepage, that's nbcbayarea.com. and funeral services are today for the oakland teenager, who is at the center of a brain death case. >> get the nbc bay area app. bre

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good morning, everyone. welcome to the program. i'm megyn kelly. happy friday. we have a lot toblgts to this morning including controversy at wimbledon and facebook labeling declaration of independence hate speech. joining me on that and other things making the rounds nbc correspondent stephanie gosk and akbar gbaja-biamila and matt iseman of -- >> "american ninja warrior." >> hello. hi, guys.