thanks for joining us this morning. good morning on the rise. a dangerous spike of coronavirus cases across the u.s good morning on the rise. a dangerous spike in coronavirus cases across the u.s nearly half the country experiencing a new wave. florida setting a new single-day record nashville putting its reopening on hold. and houston has a big problem. >> i am increasingly concerned that we may be approaching the on precipice of a disaster.

>> this morning where new hot spots are emerging and the damaging toll it's having on the economy. on the record. president trump in a new interview overnight voicing outrage over george floyd's death at the hands of police >> it's eight minutes of horror. it's a disgrace. >> but defending police and slamming protesters. the reaction straight ahead. and the new location for the republican convention revealed overnight. in the crosshairs. the growing momentum to remove confederate symbols once and for all. >> these are disrespectful and a slap in the face to african-americans. >> but others say not so fast. >> 120 years it's been there no input from the people of the city of mobile and it's gone >> the rapidly changing tiakes y we go inside west point as cadets prepare for this weekend's graduation after

months of quarantine an inside look at how the u.s. military academy is making things work in a year of unprecedented challenges all that plus back in the swing. the pga tour restarts its season with new rules, no fans -- >> fun to be back out playing and competing. >> -- but plenty of big stars thrilled to be out of the bunker today, june 20, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today. rise and shine it's friday morning and we're glad to have you with us >> we sure are i know so many people are happy to see that sight. the time geos pinned to the ground b

professional golfers, they are back on the course but i think maybe the most powerful moment was this one at exactly 8:46 that's symbolic of the time george floyd was pinned to the ground by police, play was stopped for one minute for a moment of silence. >> we're going to have more on that just ahead but let's start with the coronavirus cases increasing in parts of the u.s. at an alarming rate. this morning at least one major city is slowing its efforts to reopen because of that even as other states are seeing dramatic new spikes, they're pressing forward with reopening. >> yeah. the reignited worry sent wall street into a free fall yesterday. we're going to talk about all that with stephanie ruhle. but first tom costello has the latest hey, tom good morning >> reporter: good morning. right now we've got about half of the country seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. now, some of that may be due to increase in testing. but we're also seeing hospitalizations increase in select cities. very disturbing. also this morning, we have the story of a woman in chicago who suffered horrific damage to her lungs. when you see the photograph of her lungs, it is a stark,

graphic illustration how serious this can be. music city is pressing the pause button this morning with nashville's mayor announcing they'll delay a move to phase three of reopening following a cluster of new coronavirus cases over the past couple of weeks. >> we will continue hopefully just a little bit longer with phase two while carefully observing our public health. >> reporter: nationwide 14 states have reported a 25% increase in covid cases including a 93% spike in arizona for the last week. california's governor says his state which has seen daily numbers increase since memorial day has leveled off in the past couple of weeks and will move forward. this morning gyms, museums, campgrounds, and hotels will be allowed to reopen in l.a. county places like nail salons, movie theaters, concert halls, and

theme parks will remain closed >> we anticipate an increase in total number of positive cases we are in a substantially different place than we were 90 days ago >> reporter: as several companies race to develop a vaccine, moderna says it'll enter a final testing phase last month earlier than planned phase three trials also planned this summer for johnson & johnson and oxford university vaccine candidates meanwhile, others are focused on therapeutics like regeneron now testing on humans. >> we are going to give people the actual antibodies. if you haven't been infected, it should block you from getting infected >> reporter: and in northwestern memorial hospital in chicago, what's believed to be the first of its kind in the country surgeons performing a double lung transplant to save a woman in her 20s her lunged decimated by the virus. a drastic life-saving intervention with hopes of a me this one sentence she said, doc, thank you for not

giving up on me. as health care providers, there's nothing more gratifying to hear. >> reporter: yeah. imagine that doctors say some people can take months or years to regain full lung capacity if they've had a serious case of covid-19 a very small percentage of people would need a lung transplant guys, back to you. >> hard to believe she was just in her 20s, tom. meantime, we talked about the dramatic rise in cases in houston, texas there's some stark warnings there. how bad is it there? >> reporter: the entire state has seen a very big surge in cases. in fact, texas has now posted its biggest surge in cases since the pandemic began, but a huge increase in houston itself and now county administrators are saying they may have to reimpose stay-at-home restrictions >> but i'm growing increasingly concerned that disaster >> reporter: yeah. they're talking about actually reopening a covid-19 hospital

inside a stadium guys, we talked to a hospital administrator in houston yesterday who said his hospital has seen a 30% increase in hospitalizations some hospitals, a 50% increase in the hospitalization rate just in the last few weeks. back to you. >> all right, tom. thank you. coming up on 7:07. savannah >> all right now to the economic fallout. as we mentioned, the stock market plunged yesterday you may have been watching as the dow dropped 1800 points, its largest single day drop since p th the start of this pandemic the s&p and nasdaq indexes not fairing much better. each sliding more than 5%. what's it all mean let's go to stephanie ruhle. stephanie, this is like a roller coaster because the markets had gone up. now they're plummeting again but not the kind of roller coaster we like to ride.

what's going on here >> it is directly tied to the coronavirus, savannah. when we saw the numbers go up across states, investors suddenly remembered, hold on a second, this was a health crisis that sparked an economic crisis. until we really get a hold on the coronavirus and get those numbers down indefinitely, we should expect a roller coaster >> what about what the federal reserve chair said the other day about unemployment did that have an effect at all >> absolutely. because remember for the last few weeks, we're talking about reopening and as we're seeing the unemployment number go down, people have felt more and more confidence okay we're getting back in the game but when you have the federal reserve chair warn people we need to keep interest rates low. this is going to be a rocky start. suddenly people realized, hold on a second. this is going to be a long walk back >> in fact, he said unemployment could be at 9% for the rest of the year and stay high for a long time. that despite the fact we saw the unemployment rate drop last month. it feels like the economy is

sending so many mixed signals. and then you have people who know that they're out of work and they need help, steph. >> absolutely. and that's why it's been so confusing and frustrating. and the stock market kind of caught up to that. even if you saw unemployment go down last month, it's going to be a rocky road. we're listening more and more states are starting to struggle. can we reopen? what will that look like even if we reopen, it doesn't mean all the jobs are coming back so you've got to stay responsible. this isn't a time to suddenly say that market looks cheap. let me jump in and buy something. this is a time to be really more responsible than ever. it's a really good time to save. >> stephanie ruhle, thank you. now to the latest tie to the george floyd case. in a new interview overnight, president trump called his death a disgrace but he also had some pointed words for some of the protests that it sparked

kristen welker has that story. hey, kristen, good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump struggles with how to address the crisis in the wake of george floyd's death he said he's working on an executive order to make sure police officers are better trained while also taking an increasingly tough stance on many of the protesters president trump on fox news thursday night condemning -- >> it's eight minutes really of horror it's a disgrace. >> reporter: but he insisted floyd's death was a few bad actors not systemic racism in police departments nationwide >> police aren't like that i've seen so many great police officers >> reporter: protesters he used out of control singling out seattle where demonstrators have

taken over a six block area of the city including a police precinct >> if there were more toughness, you wouldn't have the kind of devastation that you had in minneapolis and in seattle >> reporter: local officials are at odds about how to deal with the protesters but the seattle mayor and washington governor noted they have largely been peaceful >> if they don't straighten that situation out, we're going to straighten it out. >> reporter: president trump also doubling down on his self-proclaimed title as the law and order president at a meeting with faith leaders in dallas the president praising the national guard who were called to intervene and help contain the protesters in minneapolis last week. >> it was like a miracle just everything stopped. and i'll never forget the scene. it's not supposed to be a beautiful scene, but to me it was after you watch policemen running out of a police precinct >> reporter: mr. trump also vowing to ignite the country against bigotry and prejudice. >> i think we're going to do it very easily. it'll go quickly and easily.

>> reporter: notably absent from the event, three key officials in the dallas area who were not invited including marion brown who spoke to cnnple that should b >> those are the very people who need to be included in the conversation >> reporter: a white house official tells nbc news it's an unfair insinuation that local law enforcement is not actively engaged in the round table all of it comes amid an apology from mark milley said he he says he was wrong to accompany the president on that controversial photo op at st. john's church. >> i should not have been there. my presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics. as a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake that i have learned from and i sincerely hope we can all learn from it. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham, a staunch backer of the

president, tweeting his support and admiration for milley's statement writing in part, he is an outstanding military leader three defense officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news on the night of the photo op, milley spent hours reading news articles in criticism of his actions on social media and even considered resigning, something he discussed with confidants a spokesperson for milley called those conversations private and had no other comment >> kristen, thank you. i should mention overnight there's a new location of the republican national convention that was finalized jacksonville, florida. tell me about it >> reporter: that's right. it moved from charlotte, north carolina as a reminder, the president pulled the event from charlotte because he did not want to abide by the state's social distancing rules. he wanted a big event, a packed event. "the new york times" reporting

the new date is going to coincide with the 60th anniversary of something called ax handle saturday that's when the ku klux klan attacked mostly blacks they reached out to both the rnc and the white house. so far no response >> all right kristen welker at the white house with the headlines there also this morning, the push to remove confederate symbols is gaining momentum across the country. they're voting to remove monuments and statues. but defenders of the monuments argue they are important, historical artifacts morgan chesky is in dallas with that story morgan, good morning >> reporter: hey, good morning to you and here in dallas, this is all you'll see of their confederate memorial it is fenced up, wrapped up, and ready to ship out. this one is one of hundreds across the country now seeing ao change as hundreds of people

look to get rid of them as symbols of racial injustice. this morning memorials to america's past crumbling down. across the country, statues of confederate leaders vandalized turns into after anger over action >> these monuments are in fact disrespectful and a direct slap in the face to african-americans. >> reporter: more than a century affect civil war and 50 years since the civil rights movement, nearly 1800 confederate symbols still stand across america including 700 monuments in parks, schools, even the u.s. capitol building >> committed treason against the united states and their statuese navy joined the marines in vowing displays to are there because their states put them here. >> reporter: on tuesday the navy joined the marine vowing to remove displays of the confederate flag that would rename ten major military bases named after confederates but president trump vowed to veto tweeting, my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent and fabled military

installations. tammy duckworth a former army blackhawk pilot says it's shameful >> we need a president who's going to be a leader for all thf americans, who's going to understand that the wounds of slavery are still with us to this day and we can do better and should do better >> reporter: this has caused sometimes violent backlash to protest the city's plan to remove confederate monumentsn t confederate moderates. scott is a peaceful protester. his great grandfather was a member of the civil war. he said these memorials should stay up because they're educational. >> if you took this down and you would make one person feel les scott bowden is a peaceful defender his great, great grandfather was a confederate soldier in the civil war. he says these memorials are not offensive and should stay up because they're educational. if you knew that by taking this down you would make just one person feel less oppressed, why not do it? >> i can't imagine anybody feeling oppressed by seeing a statue >> reporter: but with more americans speaking out about the pain they caused, these symbols soon, too, may be history. and a recent poll shows that for

the taking down of confederate statues, 44% of people are against it, 32% support it, and 23% either don't know or don't2e an opinion commander robert e. lee had an have an opinion. ironically, commander robert e. lee, the confederate general had an opinion on this issue as well he wrote in 1869 that the u.s. should follow the examples of other nations who endeavor to obliterate the past marks of civil strife hoda >> interesting all right. morgan chesky, thank you we do have a lot more to get to including a hero's welcome for some members of kentucky's national guard the 206th engineer battalion returned to owensboro after a year in the middle east. the battalion is made up of 170 men and women. family and friends were there to

greet them with hugs and cheers. so happy to finally, finally be home nice images to see there savannah >> absolutely. all right. let us get a check of the weather. al is on duty. tell us what the weekend holds hi, al good morning >> hey, guys things not too bad this weekend. we're looking at some rough weather that's going to be pushing its way off the coast. but down there the southeast we are watching showers and thunderstorms that are firing up we're going to be looking at a stationary front that sits there. heaviest rain is going to be from jacksonville to cape hatteras then tomorrow, another front pushes down. but that one is fairly dry but we do see those showers and thunderstorms continuing for the southeastern atlantic coast. that's where the heaviest rain is going to be concentrated from cape hatteras to northern florida. we could see upwards of 5 inches of rain. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next

30 seconds good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. fog and drizzle has quickly rolled into san francisco and this will linger throughout much of today that will keep it cooler for san francisco and along the coastline with highs in the 50s and 60s. head across the bay, more sun in oakland with a high of 68 and mid-70s as you move to the inland east bay. as we go through the forecast today will be very much like today and warming up by sunday.

>> and that is your latest weather. ladies >> all right, al thank you. coming up, a closer look at the cultural reckoning that's happening in america what lady antebellum is saying about the group's name as things come under fire. and then how did a salon with two working stylists infected with the coronavirus avoid an outbreak? what may have prevented a major health disaster and what your local salon could learn from it. but first, this is "today" on

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a good morning to you on this friday. it's 7:26. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. a look at our top stories including a return to outdoor dining in san francisco. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in san francisco where outdoor dining resumes today in the city in a north beach neighborhood of sf. the owner will be installing plexiglas to separate customers and making sure employees use masks and hand sanitizer. you as a customer going into any raun here in the city must wear a mask until seated, practice social distancing, can't go inside except to use the restroom and limited to six people per table unless you're from the same family or household. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in the south bay where leave the berryessa station bound for milpitas and on to richmond. voters approved the funding for

this 20 years ago. it took 12 years for vta to break ground. that is, of course, still years away. today's groundbreaking will be virtual so you can watch online. good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. steve mnuchin, secretary of the treasury, says he would be open to talking about a second round of stimulus. as we deal with the pandemic that continues to go on and on. let's talk about the outdoor dining sounds great when we have great weather like we're expected to have, kari. >> it's going to be much cooler for the inland valleys, a drop of 10 to 15 degrees today. only in the low 70s. mid-70s for the inland east bay and parts of the north bay.

our inland areas will have a nice cooldown tomorrow with some breezy winds. as we go into sunday it starts to warm up with highs in the mid-80s and early next week we have some 90s in the forecast in some of our warmest spots. mike, you were watching the commute. how is it looking right now? much better. a live look shows you a half hour brings clear roadways now past tesla. completely cleared for lanes south 80 and dixon landing road. one spot, a crash here north 101 slows, recovering. >> sounds good. thank you very much. another update in half an hour.

back now, 7:30 friday morning, june 12th, back now, 7:30 friday morning, june 12th, 2020 is that not beautiful? that is a shot from point pleasant beach, new jersey we know it's pretty. that's a reason to show you. but we're also showing it to you because miss guthrie, you're going to the beach next week on "today." >> yes here i come. we are going to the jersey shore. it's an icon of course the state has been hard hit by the virus. jersey shore has been as well. on monday it begins phase two of reopening, so we're going to take the show on the road.opingk this summer after several rough months. monday we go down the shore. >> looking forward to governor phil murphy will be our live guest to talk about moving the state forward while other parts of the country are seeing cases increase how do you strike that balance we're also going to introduce you to families of small businesses hoping to bounce back this summer after several rough months monday we go down the shore.

>> looking forward to it bring back a nathan's hot dog, if you wouldn't mind >> definitely. we should also mention craig has a well-deserved morning off. we want to get right to your 7:30 headlines we're going to start with the coronavirus. at least one city is pushing the pause button on reopening because of a spike in cases. nashville's mayor announcing they're going to delay moving to the next face. nationwide 14 states have reported a 25% increase in covid cases including a 93% spike for arizona in just the past week. in the meantime, several companies are racing to develop a vaccine. moderna says it's going to enter the final testing phase next month which is earlier than planned. the chicago police department has opened video surfaced showed officers relaxing in a congressman's office while looting was going

instead, officers were seen lounging. rush said one officer was sleeping on his couch. others made popcorn and coffee. chicago police have apologized on bobby rush said he received a call that his campaign office had been burglarized but security footage didn't show any burglaries instead, officers were seen lounging rush said one officer was sleeping on his couch. others made popcorn and coffee chicago police have apologized and they condemned those officers' behavior and a pilot somehow managed to walk away with just minor injuries after a frightening crash of a flying motorcycle take a look. police officers in dubai have been testing this vehicle. it's known as the hover surf scorpion the goal is to use the aircraft for emergency calls. initially everything was going fine when it reached about a hundred feet in the air, the pilot lost control and the vehicle plunges to the ground. look at that the company says mechanical fail all right. let's turn back to that push to remove symbols of the confederacy we talked about earlier. it's not just statues and monuments coming down. lady antebellum in country music now changing the group's name.

blayne alexander has more on this and the cultural shift taking place nationwide. good morning >> reporter: well, hoda, good morning to you you know, some people are really likening this to the cultural reckoning that happened around the me too movement. even theme parks are now getting a second look. but some people are saying is there a risk of going too far? as the calls for racial equality grow louder, this morning a grammy winning country winning trio adding their voices to the mix. ♪ i'm all alone and i need you now ♪ lady antebellum is adopting a new name lady a dropping antebellum, a word describing the pre-civil war south. a term many say romanticizes the period that includes slavery in a letter to fans, the group writes we are embarrassed for

ignoring associations that weig. our hearts have been stirred with down this word noting they named themselves after the antebellum style home where they took their first photos our hearts have been stirred with conviction, the letter continues. our eyes open wide to the injustices black men and women face every day reaction split and just like that, i'm no longer a fan, writes one from another, this just makes the group even more remarkable from tv shows to classic movies -- >> frankly my dear, i don't give a damn. >> reporter: long time favorites for some are now viewed through a new lens disney is facing calls to retheme its splash mountain ride inspired by "song of the south." long criticized for its stereotypical portrayal of black people >> i'll tell you why, scarlett >> reporter: and "gone with the wind" temporarily removed from hbo max set to have historical context around its depiction of

slavery. also under a new microscope, police portrayals in movies and tv >> don't be swearing at the cops >> reporter: a&e will stop production on "live pd" giving an unscripted look into law enforcement life the network citing the critical time in our nation's history adding, going forward we will determine if there's a clear pathway to tell the stories of both the community and the police officers whose role it is to serve them. the show joins "cops" also axed after 32 seasons the sweeping changes leaving some to ask where do you draw the line

>> and blayne, some of the >> and blayne, some of the actors portraying police are taking a stand too >> reporter: griffin newman tweeted he played a police officer about a decade ago on a couple of episodes of "blue bloods" so he's donating $11,000 toward bail money for protesters and he's urging other actors to do the same. so far at least one other actor stephanie beatrice is following suit >> all right blayne alexander, thank you so much and now, hoda, and i know you and i have been wondering when can we go to the hair salon, this is a story everybody wants to know about before they head back there. it's the story of two stylists who were at the same salon well, they both tested positive for covid-19 potentially exposing dozens of customers but somehow they managed to avoid an outbreak. what lessons could be learned from that. we're going to show you right after this we are coming up on 7:41 at chevy, we're committed to getting you there with confidence and peace of mind. that's why your chevy clean dealers commit to using enhanced vehicle cleaning measures with cdc-approved cleansers.

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health salon is making headlines this morning not for the covid-19 outbreak it created, but rather because one never happened despite two stylists testing positive. so what's the lesson for other businesses around the country? sam brock is at a salon in miami with more on this. hi, sam. good morning >> reporter: savannah, hoda, good morning two stylists in springfield did test positive for covid-19 they potentially exposed 140 people and amazingly no signs that the virus spread. happen when salons like this

take every possible precaution from mandatory hand sanitizers and temperature checks to plexiglass and mandatory masks for everyone from inside this great clips in southern missouri, a small town is learning a big lesson >> there's an ancient chinese proverb that a setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise why do you think 140 people were potentially exposed but not one got covid-19 >> so i've got to think that it was the masking. >> reporter: a mask requirement and other safety measures appearing to clamp down on coronavirus. >> i took all the safety precautions. i wore a mask. >> reporter: though eric chase, one of those customers exposed, say some of what he saw unnerved him. >> there were between six to eight chairs and it seemed like there was a hair stylist cutting, you know, like a person in just about every chair that i saw. >> reporter: in a statement, great clips responding in part,

all customers who were tested for covid-19 after visiting a franchise salon in springfield have confirmed negative test results. we care deeply about the well being of customers, salon staff, and the communities we serve across the country -- >> we want to make sure that you're adhering to this, that you post cdc guidelines. >> reporter: -- efforts to keep spaces with plenty of close contact like salons up to code >> basically the whole industry has changed totally. >> reporter: there's been an array of safety steps put into this miami salon from hand sanitizers to temperature checks, plastic shields when physical distance is a challenge at a time states like florida are seeing spikes in covid, it's especially important >> i don't know if somebody so all i can do is prevent as much as i can with all the tools we have in place to prevent that spread comes in with the virus and has no fever so all i can do is prevent as much as i can with all the tools we have in place to prevent that spread >> reporter: tools to tackle covid. missouri residents learned first hand can make a world of difference and in the case of the

springfield stylist, she was symptomatic for days and there should have been five cases of covid-19 at least that came out of it. some lessons to learn there. sam, thank you very much appreciate it. and there weren't. proof, she says, that steps like these do help to curb the virus. savannah and hoda? >> an important case study with some lessons to learn there. sam, thank you very much appreciate it. >> you know, savannah, a friend of mine's salon, they put the color on and ask you to sit in your car so you're not spending 40 minutes around other people and then they bring you back in. so people are getting creative on how to get their hair done. we need to get on the train somewhere soon >> yes, we do. wash that gray right out of our hair. >> yeah, please. all right, mr. roker what do you got? >> well, i never had to get on the train, so i'm happy about that all right. let's take a look and show you our latest weather concerns

right now. it's something we've heard called zombie fires. and this is what happens especially in the arctic and parts of alaska. underground hot spots that remained from 2019 wildfire seasons, they smolder under the smoke pack during the winter and they reignite as the warmer weather starts to work its way in so last year, 2.5 million acres burned, for example, in alaska this year already we've seen 83,000 acres burn. that's going to get worse because of a warmer than average summer that's expected now, as we look at the rest of the country closer down, we're looking at fire danger out west. a potential for rapid fire spread stretching through much of the southwest today on into good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we get a live look outside in san francisco, raining, kind of misting and drizzling as we saw the fog rolling by.

that will keep it cool in san francisco and along the coastline. those onshore winds bring high temperatures inland and will be really nice tomorrow. temperatures start to warm up and we'll see more heat next week. oud i was able to bring "the walking dead" into neck of the woods. i'm very proud i was able to bring "the walking dead" into the weather, guys. zombie fires it's a good day. >> you know what the camera man laughed so you got that. he said he liked that. all right, al. thank you. coming up next, the pga tour back in the swing. carson will take you inside golf's highly anticipated return that's coming up after these messages hectic. the tender. the tense. the frustrating. and the fiery. but for many, migraine keeps them...

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thanks good morning, everybody. the pga tour returning after a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus with the charles schwab challenge in texas. two hours into play, golfers pausing for a moment of silence at exactly 8:46 a.m. in memory of george floyd.you hear there if you score a as for the golf, the pga tour's known obviously for their massive crowds fans following golfers every drive, chip, and putt creating a familiar sound track you hear there cheers and claps if you score a hole in one at this particular tournament in ft. worth, there were no fans. there was a new sound. a sound of silence even for the hole in one check out kang here.

he didn't even seem excited about it >> well, inside people's homes, they were screaming, for sure. >> what were you doing, carson were you freaking out? >> i was like, did you see that? oh, my god, oh, my god despite fans being banned from the course, it did not stop them from peeping in from some of the fences as you can see some >> 9 iron. normally, you would have heard the crowd going crazy from all over the golf course nothing. silence. he didn't even seem excited about it >> well, inside people's homes, they were screaming, for sure. >> what were you doing, carson were you freaking out? >> i was like, did you see that? oh, my god, oh, my god despite fans being banned from the course, it did not stop them from peeping in from some of the fences as you can see some spectators there just to catch some of the action round two continuing on the golf channel today, guys. tv audiences have been starved for live sports for months now they soaked up every minute of the pga tour >> i just got the visual image of you on your la-z-boy. >> i'm so excited it's back. there's a featured group of one, two, three in the world. we've never seen one-two-three

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some counties in northern california are entering phase three which means they're going to start allowing tourists back, santa cruz and monterey got the green light. lake tahoe is also welcoming back visitors. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in the south bay where b.a.r.t. service begins at two new stations after years of delays. just after 8:00 the first trains will leave the berryessa station bound for milpitas and on to richmond. the funding was approved 20 years ago. it took 12 years for vta to break ground. the next phase will extend into san jose and santa clara. that is still years away. today's groundbreaking will be virtual so you can watch online. really nice temperatures today, kari. >> it's going to be a great friday and saturday as we enjoy

cooler air. we've seen clouds and fog near the coastline and that's going to keep those temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we're talking about 70s today. we could leave the air conditioning off and more nice weather tomorrow. it starts to warm up for the valleys on sunday. we'll see high temperatures reaching into the low 90s for san francisco, once again at times low clouds and mist and drizzle with temperatures over the next few days staying in the 60s and then a slight warm-up for early next week. back to you, more cuarcus and l. >> another update in half an hour. >> we'll see you then. ♪

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. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, no end it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, no end in sight. nearly half the country now seeing a new wave of coronavirus cases. the numbers in arizona surging while the city of nashville hits the pause button on reopening. >> hopefully just a little bit longer with phase two. >> this morning the race to develop a vaccine. >> we're going to get people the actual antibodies. >> we're live with the three things to watch. plus, breonna's law. the city of louisville banning no knock warrants after the death of breonna taylor. >> i knew she was destined for greatness. >> just ahead, our interview with her family. and rising up. ♪ i'll rise up andra day will join us to talk about the message behind her music.

friday, june 12th, 2020. ♪ >> we're waking up -- >> very early -- >> with "today" -- >> from california -- >> for my 13th birthday! >> my name is thomas and i'm from washington, d.c. today is my birthday. ♪ >> just wishing my daughter abby a happy 13th birthday. >> we just got married and we're celebrating on "today." >> oh, lots of happy occasions on a friday morning. and friday is a happy occasion, right, hoda? thanks for starting your day with us. craig is sleeping in this morning. boy, has he earned a day off. and we've got a great "today" plaza crowd out there. out there being online. >> check out the big board, guys. they're all here. they're joining us live in this

moment. we have a nice surprise for one of those great families. we're going to check in with them in just a bit. >> all right. let's get to the news here at 8:00. that new wave of coronavirus cases has some parts of the country putting their reopenings on pause while others are forging ahead. and all of this is happening as progress on a potential vaccine is picking up speed. tom costello has three things to watch this morning. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. health demts departments are reporting a spike. with 14% reporting that they are actually seeing a 25% spike. 93% increase in arizona. some of that may be due to the fact that there's more testing going on, but we're also seeing an increase in hospitalizations in some key cities. houston is warning it may have to reimposed stay-at-home restrictions with a surge in cases there. including hospitalizations. >> but i'm growing increasingly concerned that we may be approaching the precipice of a

disaster. >> reporter: let's go out west. california is reporting that it also is seeing a slight uptick in numbers but overall the trend is leveling off. and so as a result, they are going to move forward with reopening. this morning gyms, museums, campgrounds, and hotels allowed to reopen in l.a. county. places like nail salons, movie theaters, concert halls, and theme parks for now remain closed. meanwhile, three companies are racing towards getting a vaccine are reporting fast track progress. in fact, one company moderna says it will enter a testing phase next month earlier than plans. also trials for johnson & johnson and oxford university candidates. there's also progress in developing new antibody therapeutic treatments. regeneron says it is starting human trials. those trials will start soon. some hope there. hoda, back to you. >> thank you. what would normally be a busy vacation season is getting underway in europe, but the pandemic is still looming large

over the tourism economy. "today" correspondent keir simmons joins us from london with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning to you. here in the uk where we have one of the worst death tolls, there is a collective thought of post-traumatic stress. we can now get takeout from our but we just learned this week our kids won't be able to go back to school until september. europe is trying to get back on its feet as you say particularly with the vacation industry, but it isn't easy. around the mediterranean, beaches, hotels, and restaurants are reopening. in greece, where infections were low, the vacation season begins on monday with flights resuming. the tourism minister saying greek islands are perfect for social distancing. >> so there's a lot of room for seclusion, if you like, and for safe travels.

which whether we like it or not is the number one priority of tourists this year. >> reporter: another silver lining, parisians enjoying the french capital to themselves. working away again to repair the notre dame cathedral. the italian government launching a new contract tracing app to monitor new infections. but hard hit britain seeing its economy shrink by 20% in april. it was announced this morning. and the fear is recent mass protests against racism will fuel a second wave of infections. in many developing countries, the list of coronavirus cases are soaring. brazilians protesting over the high death toll. indian mortuaries struggling to cope. it is now fourth in the world for number of coronavirus

infections. and this week, get this, the world bank said in a report that you have to go back to 1870 to find a comparable number of countries all in economic decline at the same time. perhaps more worrying about that report, it said if there is a second wave it will make economic predictions more grim, savannah. >> absolutely. keir simmons, thank you very much. jacksonville, florida, has been chosen as the new site of the republican national convention where the president will deliver his speech accepting the republican nomination for a second office as president. the president pulled the convention from north carolina after democratic state officials refused to ease social distancing rules meaning there couldn't be a packed house. his august 27 speech is now scheduled for an arena that can hold 15,000 people. jacksonville has a republican mayor and it's a key battleground state in the election and has a republican governor as well, hoda. this weekend 1100 young men

and women will graduate from west point. their commencement speaker, president trump still planning to deliver the address in person. it's a decision that's raising some eyebrows. nbc's correspondent has a preview of the exclusive ceremony. >> reporter: this was west point's last year graduation. but this year's class faces a unique battle. graduating amid a pandemic. to prepare, every one of them tested and separated into groups. living, working, and eating together for two weeks so any outbreak would be contained. 18 tested positive for coronavirus when they first arrived back and were isolated. all asymptomatic at the time, they're now clear to graduate this weekend. unlike previous years, this year's ceremony will be held here on the plane at west point. and the graduates, their family and friends will be watching online. in april at the height of the

pandemic, many were surprised when president trump said the ceremony would go on. >> making the commencement speech, i'm doing it at west point. which i look forward to. >> reporter: critics accuse the president of forcing the ceremony and endangering cadet health. >> forcing all of them into a single location just so the parents can speak at them is really a failure as commander in chief. >> reporter: but army leaders insist the ceremony was planned all along. >> the decision was made by the secretary of the army, s secretary of the army, secretary mccarthy, with my best military advice was that the military academy should have a graduation >> we're happy he's coming we've been planning for this celebration for a year it was not a reaction to any request for -- to move the graduation or anything like that >> reporter: the graduates are ready. >> to have everyone back here, to see my roommate, to see my close friends, and to get to share on the special moment we'll have here on the 13th is

really important to me and to . to get to say class dismissed and throw our hats up, it's going to be our whole class. to get to say class dismissed and throw our hats up, it's going to be a great day. >> reporter: earned after four years of work by the newest members of the long gray line. nbc news, west point, new york and as the country begins to reopen, tomorrow lester holt is anchoring a comprehensive hour on the covid-19 crisis with in-depth analysis and reporting you won't want to miss the "dateline" special airs at 8:00 p.m. eastern on saturday night here on nbc. as lockdowns ease in a lot of the country, a new survey shows that working from home turns out to be a lot more popular than people might have thought. a credit card website found 35% of americans who were forced to work from home would actually like to do it all the time 80% said they liked to switch it up and work from home at least two days a week. there is a catch people working from home say they're spending more on

groceries and utilities. i don't know about you, hoda, but i am ready to not work from home and be reunited in that studio >> i was just going to say the exact same thing all right. let's give them a boost or two, shall we here we go how about a joyful dance that's a good way to kick things off. there were some young friends from paris finally reunited after two months in quarantine come on. i just want it to roll and roll and roll by the way, they have been dancing together for awhile. you've got to watch it from top to tail. it's great all the way through. >> it's so good. gosh, i wish i could dance like that >> i know. >> here's one from a woman named grace. she decided to surprise her parents with a baby announcement while playing a lip reading game

take a look. >> we are going to be -- >> we are going to -- >> be? >> be? >> be grandparents >> yeah, you got it. >> you are going to be a parent? >> grandparent >> you're not. are you? >> it took a little moment there, right dad got the right answer but then it took like a good ten seconds, hoda, for the news to sink in. yes, they're going to be grandparents new baby coming. >> we've seen a lot of baby announcements. that's got to be one of the best coming up, the life and legacy of breonna taylor her case has put a spotlight on black women who've died at the hands of police. overnight it's led to new

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welcome back. just ahead, carson will be back with pop start. andra day is going to treat us with a new album. that's all coming up. >> yeah. some friday music sounds good. first, al, can we get a check of the weather? >> sure. let's start it off. we do have some showers now lop. wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest. but temperaturewise, it is going to be scorching from the mid-plains to texas. temperatures into the 90s and 100s. we'll see temperatures in the 80s. a flood risk with the stationary front just kind of hanging there. it's going to be hot in the rockies. a a fire danger in the southwest and we are looking for showe >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we get a look at what's

happening here, we are going to see a much cooler day across the bay area, including the tri-valley as we take a live look outside in dublin. and our high temperatures will reach into the low 70s. it will be windy today and along the coastline, that fog will linger keeping it much cooler there. as we look at our high temperatures, cool today and tomorrow. then warming up again sunday into early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. ladies? >> all right, al. thank you. we m weather. ladies >> all right, al thank you. we move now to the case of breonna taylor you've surely heard her name by now. in march she was shot and killed by police in louisville, kentucky >> her death became a rallying cry for justice nationwide as department accountable. her family pushed to hold the department accountable and this morning it is leading to change. sheinelle jones has the latest including her interview with breonna's mother and her sister. good morning, sheinelle. >> good morning to you overnight louisville city council taking action banning

the controversial police action of no-knock warrants in the city breonna's family telling us as an emt she worked to save lives while she was alive. and now breonna's law will save lives forever. >> reporter: this morning, a victory in breonna taylor's name >> i knew she was destined for greatness. >> reporter: louisville city council passing breonna's law. banning the use of so-called no-knock warrants, a practice that gives police authority to enter a home without announcing themselves >> say her name! >> reporter: taylor's name now a rallying cry at protests across the country. the outrage over george floyd's death leading to renewed interest in her case in mid-march, taylor and her boyfriend kenneth walker were asleep in her apartment. >> the officers forced entry into the exterior door and were

met by gunfire >> reporter: lawyers for taylor's family says the couple was startled when the three officers in plain clothes banged on their door and entered the home walker thought it was a home invasion and opened fire with his licensed handgun shooting one of the men he thought was an intruder. the three officers returned fire, striking taylor eight times. killing her. walker was charged, bu all of the charges against walker were later dropped. walker's emotional 911 call shows his confusion. >> somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend >> reporter: taylor's mother timyka palmer said she got a call from walker shortly after >> he caught me and said that somebody kicked in the door and

breonna was shot and he was yelling for her i was like, where is she he said he couldn't see. >> reporter: we spoke with palmer and her daughter and their attorney. >> breonna was not involved in any drug activity, so they had no reason to be at her apartment that night >> reporter: taylor was an emt and emergency room technician. the officers in her death have been moved assignment. >> the other neighbors that live there stated that nobody heard them announce themselves they did not announce themselves kenny called the police. if you tell me i'm the police, i'm not going to call the police >> reporter: a recently released report from that night is mostly blank. it claims there was no forced

public pressure is now entry. it does list taylor as a victim of a crime and under injuries, it says none public pressure is now mounting with protests and celebrities speaking out >> breonna taylor's life mattered >> do you know what happened to breonna taylor >> reporter: celebrities, activists, folks from all over the world who you will never meet are now saying your daughter's name with her picture marching down streets all over the world. what does that feel like. >> now that everybody knows her name, it brings comfort because we're not fighting this alone. everybody's fighting for her >> reporter: the new breonna's law, a powerful legacy of a beloved daughter and sister but one that will never be able to replace her. when does it hit home for you guys, the gravity of what happened >> it just never stops, but it's those moments when it's quiet. it becomes extremely loud in my

head i just never imagined life without her. >> taylor's family says they'd like to see the officers involved arrested and criminally charged. the family has also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. we reached out to the officers involved and have not heard back. this morning as i was watching that piece, there are a couple of things still sticking with me this morning. i'll share them with you. the city we reached out to the officers involved and have not heard back this morning as i was watching that piece, there are a couple of things still sticking with me this morning i'll share them with you one, i asked breonna's mother about their last conversation. part of what she talked about, she was urging breonna to stay safe and wash her hands. i mentioned she worked in the er and with covid-19, she was just trying to keep her daughter safe encouraging her to wash her hands. and another thing that's sticking with me this morning, i mentioned that she was an emt. so the day of the scene, when things were over and the emt officers were leaving the house, one of the emts picked up a jacket and timyka said, put that jacket down. they were confused and they looked in the pocket and there was lipstick it was breonna's jacket.

and in that moment, they recognized that they lost one of their own. >> wow that was such an important conversation you just had, sheinelle. it's important to repeat that those officers are on administrative reassignment at this point this morning. all right. thank you. we do have a lot more ahead including the great andra day. she's going to give us some uplifting music. we could all use it this morning. hey, carson. >> one of my favorites i'm so glad she's on also coming up on pop start, move over michael jordan what could be the next big sports documentary plus savannah, we owe you the behind the scenes video of "top gun. i'll have it after your local news and weather >> i got a need for speed!

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the suspect in the ben loman ambush that killed a sheriff's sergeant is scheduled to be arraigned today. he faces 19 charges, including murder in the death of damon gutzwaller. two others deputies were injured in that. the fbi believes he is also tied to the deadly ambush of a federal officer, patrick underwood in oakland two weeks ago. that case is officially still open. right now let's get a look at the forecast for you outside. kari, going to look good for us out there today. >> yeah, going to be cooler this afternoon. yesterday we had still some inland spots feeling some hot weather. today we get a nice ocean breeze. and that's going to make its way all the way inland as we see our high temperatures that will reach into the low to mid-70s in the east bay while coastal areas will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. more sunshine in the forecast with at times some clouds mixing in as the storm system passes to the north. it also keeps it windy between

today and tomorrow but then by sunday we start to warm up, and our high temperatures trend back in the mid-80s. by monday, back up to 90 degrees. it's going to be a hot start to next week, marcus. >> thanks, kari. i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

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welcome back, guys 8:30 now it's a friday morning. the 12th day of june 2020. can you hear that sound? it's the weekend and it's calling our names. >> oh, we hear you, weekend. but before we get to that, we've got a fun half hour to get to including pop start and carson has some big movie news including something special for you, al. a cast reunion involving your all-time favorite movie, yes, "ghostbusters. >> going to be good. then coming up, she's the queen of the anthem. andra day is doing it again. she's got a new single it'll lift us up we've got a new one for you. we're going to catch up with her and she's also going to treat us to a performance >> can't wait for that but first, can i just give a shoutout to someone i'm really proud of today my niece annabelle guthrie graduates from high school today in burlington, vermont i am so proud of annabelle

i can't believe how time has flown. her dad is my brother cam. and her mom christine. we are all just so proud of you, annabelle. we love you. and she's probably embarrassed that i did this, but hopefully secretly a little bit happy too. congratulations, bell. >> i remember when she came around here and she was yea high how did that happen? wow. >> i know. too fast too fast >> too fast. all right. let's say hello to our awesome, beautiful my "today" plaza all these beautiful families joining us live. you guys look so good on this friday morning savannah, you want get us started? >> they do i do, i do i want to get to the smith family in cumming, georgia this is a reunion story. do you know why? we've all met before i got to hold baby caroline. she wasn't even 1 last year. and here she is. and she's turning 2. morning, guys. how you doing? caroline is just

getting cuter and cuter. >> good morning, you guys. thank you for having us on >> well, caroline is just getting cuter and cuter. i wish i could hold her and squeeze her like i did last year how are you guys -- how are you handling life at home? >> you know, it's been great we've actually really been enjoying it. we wouldn't have really had this time together had we not had quarantine, so it's actually been kind of great for us. >> and judging by your t-shirt, you need to come here and start working. i think it's time. and i hope when you guys come, i want to meet your little girl, too, okay? >> we'd love that. thank you. good to see you. >> all right, guys >> come back for her 3rd birthday next year we could all be together. >> i like that all right. it's friday, savannah. so i'm looking for the friday family from oklahoma city. where are you? the fridays are here i see tasha and two daughters isabella and kennedy you guys are both celebrating birthdays. how old? >> i turn 16

>> and i'm about to turn 14. >> now, the only bummer about this moment is that your dad who is in the army, brandon, he's away and deployed overseas anything you want to say to him? >> hi, dad we're on the "today" show and i love you >> well, we couldn't have this reunion without a little something from your dad. so take a look >> hello, "today" show i'm major brandon friday here at the joint readiness training center ft. polk, louisiana i'd like to wish my daughters isabella and kennedy a happy birthday tash, i miss you >> oh. oh how sweet is that? oh i wish we had kleenexs we'd pass them to you through the screen your dad is very proud of you, i can tell >> thank you >> you guys enjoy your birthdays, okay? big hugs from us too >> thank you.

>> happy birthday. wow. oh >> hoda. >> i know. that was so beautiful. that was beautiful >> lovely. >> can we just give one more shoutout to our big board? i know a lot of folks woke up super early. give one big wave and a kiss to all your people. thank you for joining us >> we see you. we see you by the way, if you want to be on that board and be part of the plaza, go to today.com/mytodayplaza let's turn to the weather. al, what you got for the weekend? >> i don't know who was in that center square, but they turned it into a kiss cam i'm very, very impressed nicely done, guys. there they are okay redo it. let me see that kiss again go for it! boom >> everybody kiss. >> yes all right. everybody kiss oh, very special all right. let's look at your weekend outlook. oh, there they go.

everybody's kissing. i love it. slightly cooler in the northeast tomorrow we're looking hot. they're all kissing again. i love it! oh, yes! ♪ can you feel the love tonight ♪ anyway strong storms in the plains. wet weather in the pacific northwest. and then as we move -- everybody's helping me do the weather. i love it! on sunday, sunday hot and dry out west yea! we see you we're looking at heavy rain in the mid-atlantic states. plenty of sunshine through the gulf are you guys having a good time? yes! >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to have cooler weather today along with some gusty winds at times as we look live outside right now in dublin. we're starting out with a nice

cool morning, and our temperatures today only reach into the low 70s. we have a few mid-70s for the inland east bay as well as the south county. in napa today, 75 degrees. while san francisco will stay in the 60s. and the breezy winds stay with us through tomorrow along with the cooler temperatures. and then we warm up again on sunday. >> how >> how do you top the virtual plaza? go to pop start with plenty of movie stuff. >> it's the only way carson, bring us home. >> i love it i love it. i love the virtual plaza we can feel the energy but yeah we'll do our best to follow that up we're going to start with magic johnson. we've got some good news for all you basketball fans out there. it's been about a month now since the jordan docuseries wrapped up it showcased among other things the rivalry between jordan and magic.

and there's clearly a desire for more content just like that. so guys, magic is delivering a new documentary feature all about the lakers legend is in the works. and they're getting unprecedented access to magic including interviews, archival footage, and sit-downs with former nba stars it should make for a captivating documentary. not only is there the obvious drama on the court but the 1991 press conference where magic revealed he was hiv positive so expect the film to dive into all that, all of the ups and downs of his career and a whole lot more next up, uncle al, this one is for you "ghostbusters" is getting the reunion treatment. we covered josh gadd's reunited apart bri apart bringing together casts. he's gotten together with the cast of "splash," "back to the future," "the goonies. now taking on "ghostbuster." it does appear that everybody got in on the fun. check it out ♪ re ready to believe you.

♪ >> al, did you knock over your weather map looking at that? >> i am so excitedman. i don't know. i hope they also bring back the marshmallow man i don't know but that looks exciting. >> their episode airs monday on youtube. i know one weather man that will be watching that next up, we didn't have a chance to get to this yesterday. so here it is today. savannah, this is to you "top gun: maverick" the sequel to the fighter pilot movie was supposed to come out this month. but due to the pandemic, it was

pushed to december we're getting glimpses to the new movie. it will rely on real stunts, real flying. tweeting this insane behind the scenes video with the caption, no cgi here. >> wow >> i mean, look at that. if there was ever a movie made for imax, this one is it "top gun: maverick" hits theaters as graphic department reminded us, december 23rd savannah, you in line? >> got chills. yes. i literally got chills i'm sorry. i'm a big dork i love it. >> already ordering tickets on fandango >> we're excited for that one. let's focus on our four square box here hoda, would like to mention you for a second we'd like to announce your new

book "this just speaks to me: words to live by every day" is hitting shelves october 13th it is a follow-up, of course, to your first collection of quotes "i really needed this today. this looks great tell me about it >> every time you go through a period in your life, different quotes speak to you. we had so many especially everything that's happened just in this last year. in fact, we are just putting the finishing touches on it. you are all mentioned in it. quotes you love, stories about you. and we just hope it's just something you can have on your coffee table, pick it up, feel a little bit better, put it back down so anyway, i hope y'all enjoy it when it comes out. and i'll give you some of the proceeds because y'all are all over it. that's a given all right, carson. thank you, hon >> give mine to charity. coming up, the woman behind the inspirational anthems that have become more meaningful lately

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>> announcer: the city music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> we are back wit >> announcer: the city music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi >> we are back with andra day's "rise up." it's one of those songs that makes you feel like anything is possible it has inspired countless people around the world now, get this, andra's releasing a new single it's called "make your troubles go away. it's also doing good to people in need. good morning, good morning, good morning. i was just telling you that your song "rise up" is on repeat for me it's become an anthem for so many people are using it as they protest in the streets did you understand when that song came out that it was about to hit just a real sensitive nerve for people >> i did not, actually i really didn't. because the song was actually not intended to be on my first

album. i actually wrote the song with an amazing producer, writer and i think at the time i just -- you know, i was tired and worn out from the process i had a friend that had just been diagnosed with cancer there was just a lot going on. i just remember praying and thinking, like, okay i'm here at this session you know, and i just -- you know, i was really praying just -- for me it was what does god want to speak to people and how to love people so i had no idea and another song -- it's funny you bring it up. "make your troubles go away" is the song that was originally planned for the first album and was replaced by "rise up." it's kind of -- the timing worked out >> by the way, that song "make your troubles go away" speaks to this moment too. >> yeah. i think it's -- you know, for me and it was like, gosh, do i want to put out another emotional song after "rise up.

i pulled it out of the archive and it seemed like the perfect moment for it with things that people are going through right now. and it was -- i partnered, actually, with give directly my manager found this organization that's just giving money directly to people who need it right now. families and, you know, i wanted the song to encourage them. i also wanted whatever money i made from the song to go directly to helping these people and so, you know, it -- i think it just really speaks to us as a community and us as a family and that, you know, when we are working together to serve each other, you know, we see change we see change in our families and our community and our nation in the world at large. so, yeah i wanted it to be just, you know, a service in this time >> you have such a good soul and this song is so beautiful. again, it's called "make your troubles go away."

we're going to come back and andra will have a special performance. but first this is "today" on nbc. if there was one immediate commitment we made at wynn when we closed in march, it was keeping all 15,000 team-members on board with full pay and free testing for all. we then focused our five-star level of service to all who needed it and did what we always do. we cared about everything and everyone. in our communities and in our homes, we were there. with food and supplies and with love. we made improvements to people's lives. like we always do.etter. this closure may have temporarily taken us out of wynn and encore. but it couldn't take the wynn and encore out of us.

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welcome back we love chatting with andra day. and now something i think we're going to love even more. she's here with a special performance of that new single she was talking about. it's called "make your troubles go away. ♪ ♪ waste not all night working m

♪ that's that working time ♪ cause i want more of you ♪ even when i'm at your side ♪ i wish i could take your pain ♪ ♪ but i can help you stand ♪ i try to bring a soothing rain ♪ ♪ to every song and dance ♪ cause staying out all night ♪ won't make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ crying starting a fight ♪ won't make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ you've been looking for the lg quick fix ♪ ♪ and it's leaving you helpless ♪ ♪ but i would give you all of me ♪ ♪ to make your troubles go hav

away ♪ ♪ you have so much ♪ but nothing all the same ♪ my heart and my life ♪ are what i have to offer ♪ i'll even kiss them into the sky ♪ ♪ and to you i'll hand them over ♪ ♪ cause staying out all night ♪ won't make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ crying starting a fight ♪ won't make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ you've been looking for the quick fix ♪ ♪ and it's leaving you helpless ♪ ♪ but i would give you all of

me ♪ ♪ to make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ you don't have to hide from me ♪ ♪ i've seen the gruesome scenery ♪ ♪ but i still have my hands out ♪ ♪ i'll only give you everything ♪ ♪ staying out all night ♪ won't make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ crying starting a fight ♪ won't make your troubles gos o away ♪ ♪ you've been looking for the quick fix ♪ ♪ and it's leaving you helpless ♪ ♪ but i'd still give you all of me ♪ ♪ to make your troubles go away ♪ ♪ make your troubles go away ♪ ooh >> oh, my gosh

she's so good. >> beautiful >> savannah, there's a story about how stevie wonder's wife saw a video of her singing at a mall and said you should call her. her career exploded. great back story as usual. >> yeah. mrs. stevie wonder has a real eye for talent

♪ al is sticking around for the third hour of today. then hoda, you got going for the fourth hour? >> father's day gift ideas don't forget, it's coming up public service announcement to everybody.

all right, guys. have a good weekend! i miss you guys. >> bye, y'all. >> bye-bye

good morning. i'm marcus washington. it is 8:56. 48 years after b.a.r.t. first arrived in the bay area, it's finally arriving in santa clara county. about one hour from now a ribbon cutting and inaugural train ride will be held. this is ahead of tomorrow's long awaited opening of milpitas and the berryessa station in north san jose. voters approved funding for this 20 years ago, and it took another 12 years before bta broke ground. since then, the expansion has hit multiple delays around the area. tomorrow's first train leaves the berryessa station for richmond at 8:00 in the morning.

kris sanchez is following today's opening events. she'll have a live report for our midday newscast. also link to more information on our home page. a new round of reopenings today around the bay area for businesses long closed due to the pandemic. that includes restaurants in san francisco which will now be able to offer outdoor dining providing that they meet those distancing restrictions. and meanwhile, solano county becomes the first in the bay area to allow gyms to reopen and wineries can open their tafts g i day of thing rooms again in sonoma. z3wvnz z1s6z

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good morning welcome to the third hour of "today" on this friday, june 12th i'm sheinelle. al and dylan and i continue to work from home craig is enjoying a much-deserved day off. we have been talking so much about the rise in coronavirus cases all week and because ofhat now, big story this morning nashville is pausing plans for the next phase of its reopening which would have allowed bars and restaurants to open at half capacity later in the show today, we'll talk more about the increases in some parts of the u.s. and we'll hear about a new online class that teaches people how to