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we're back with a look at last night's poignant b.e.t. awards least 85 cases now being linked sheinelle joins us with the to a single bar near the campus of michigan state university. highlights >> to deal with the surge in his good morning state, california's governor has >> good morning to you now ordered bars in los angeles b.e.t. was founded 40 years ago and six other counties to close to offer programming to the up again. black community. texas and florida did the same and last night the b.e.t. awards thing friday. marked its 20th anniversary by >> meantime, the american airing on a major network for academy of pediatrics are out with new recommendations for the first time schools this fall urging while the trophies were handed out, most artists used their administrators nationwide to appearances to highlight the strive for in-person classes. >> lots to cover here and we've black lives matter movement. got it all covered starting with it was a night packed with nbc's sam brock in miami for us. hi, sam. powerful performances during the 20th annual b.e.t. awards handed out virtually due to the good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. you'll recall a couple weeks after the memorial day holiday, coronavirus pandemic there was a spike in covid-19 cases. ♪ i just want to live they're trying to avoid that by ♪ god protect me closing down the beaches ahead >> reporter: opening the show, of the fourth of july holiday. that's true here in miami beach 12-year-old singing sensation and in the ft. lauderdale area. keaton bryant who first captured attention online this morning some are furious in his performance of "i just want to live. florida. followed by a performance of

as a battle over beach closures "fight the power" adding new heats up. the mayors of three florida cities shouted down by hecklers. >> freedom! >> yes, sir! >> reporter: while announcing their beaches will close for the lyrics to the song upcoming fourth of july weekend. ♪ the year is 2020 this as infections nationwide continue their rapid rise. the u.s. surpassing 2.5 million >> reporter: from the sounds of cases with more than 125,000 protest to the spirit to the queen of soul. oscar winner jennifer hudson deaths. channelling aretha franklin >> the window is closing. singing a rendition of "young we have to act and people as individuals have to act responsibly. we need to social distance. we need to wear our face gifted and black." hudson will be starring in the film "respect" due out later coverings. this year. and queen beyonce getting an award from her friend michelle >> reporter: the health crisis causing tensions to spill over. a north hollywood woman shamed obama who praised the superstar for her accomplishments and for not wearing a mask inside a trader joe's. >> that man harassed me for not wearing a mask. i have a breathing problem. >> reporter: in california, a crush of new cases. especially in l.a. forcing the governor to intervene. issuing a state order sunday activism >> so to my girl, i just want to say you inspire me you inspire all of us. l.a. county and six others while recommending others take similar >> reporter: the multigrammy action. award winner using her speech to

over the weekend, record numbers encourage viewers to vote. reported in georgia, south >> i want to dedicate this award carolina, nevada, and florida to all of my brothers out there, all of my sisters out there inspiring me, marching and which had more than 9,500 new fighting for change. we have to vote like our life depends on it. cases on saturday. the governor says the biggest because it does. increase is among young people >> reporter: a tribu aged 25 to 34. >> this is basically socializing. basketball legend kobe bryant who died back in january coming from lil wayne performing his you're going out doing different things. >> reporter: to stop the spike, florida now banning drinking in bars just three weeks after many 2009 track "kobe bryant" featuring footage of the nba reopened. >> we're shut down. we don't have a kitchen. we don't serve food. star ♪ ♪ heart goes out to vanessa and so we can't operate. >> reporter: after recording the whole family ♪ >> reporter: a performance of the hit "rock star" on the"rock nearly 10,000 cases in a single day in florida, we asked miami-dade's mayor about it. ground. he finds the percentage of with the knee of a white police people testing positive officer sitting on his neck ground with the knee of a white police officer sitting on his neck striking. recreating the traumatic video of george floyd's death. and including a verse about his own encounters with police 22% which is an indication of a higher rate of community transmission. willie, back to you. >> all right. brutality and racial profiling sam brock, thank you very much. it was a powerful evening. and savannah and willie, i will tell you, my kids were begging let's head over now to texas to watch it. where the state's governor says the spread of infections has so i let them stay up all night taken a, quote, swift and very and watch it i was amazed because i thought i was the cool mom they know every word to every dangerous turn. nbc's joe fryer is in houston

for us. joe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good song they heard. but i bring this up because it makes you realize that these artists have such a powerful morning. platform reopening plans in texas are now on pause even taking a step back so when they speak, people as case numbers here rise certainly listen dramatically. the governor now saying texas >> oh, yeah. has taken a dangerous turn. hard to ignore some of the just poignancy of those messages. thank you. >> what a collection of talent this morning as cases surge, thanks so much we appreciate it carson is going to be with texas is putting its reopen in us actually right here for pop start. >> in studio reverse. the state setting a troubling >> yes, well, six feet apart new record for hospitalizations yes. with about 5,500 patients now in then kate snow is going to explore a new report about hospital beds. children, remote learning. what schools could look like >> if you don't need to get out, this fall, what they will look there's no reason to go out. like this fall we're going to get into it >> reporter: testing sites are but first a check of your local now overwhelmed. news and weather the line at this houston drive-through location stretching for blocks. >> it is better to know than not to know. >> reporter: some paramedics are facing hour-long wait times just to transfer a patient from the proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... balance into the hospital. ...with humira. proof of less joint pain... bars are now closed down again and restaurant capacities scaled ...and clearer skin in psa. back. >> we didn't think we were at that point where we'd go humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation backwards like that. that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. >> reporter: in dallas sunday, vice president pence donned a

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we appreciate it. this truck is called the badger. >> thank you. also this morning, new it is all electric. details on disturbing reports here is a closer look at it from that russia offered bounties on a company called nikola. the lives of american soldiers it goes on sale sort of today. and other coalition forces in afghanistan. you can reserve a future build there are reports president trump was briefed about this of it for as little as $250. months ago and he addressed those overnight. that is a returnable fee. nbc's kristen welker joins us from the white house. good morning. this company has yet to show us >> reporter: hi, willie. an actual prototype. good morning to you. the president is facing growing questions about what he knew about reports that russia put a all right. price on the lives of american let's see if you're going to soldiers in afghanistan. now, the president is down need a convertible out there today. that would be nice. cooler temperatures, kari? playing the reports and insists he was never briefed on the matter. it's going to be cooler in parlts of the bay area. but now congress is demanding answers. we will still have that valley heat with upper 80s and low 90s. overnight "the washington post" reporting that according to u.s. we check out what's happening in intelligence assessments, walnut creek, one of the spots russian bounties on u.s. troops in afghanistan offered to that are very warm and in the north bay the concern of a high taliban militants may have resulted in the deaths of fire danger as we look at the areas shaded in red and included several u.s. service members. a spokesman for the national in the red flag warning that security council tells nbc news the veracity of the underlying will continue until 8:00 this alle evening. winds will be gusty and we'll have some low humidity and we'll have to be very careful. looking at all of our micro

evaluated. a defense official tells nbc climates and high temperatures for today we have some upper 60s news there was no evidence that along the coastline and for the any bounty was actually paid. "the new york times" was first to report the existence of those inland areas upper 80s and low 90s. today in san jose expect a high of 81 degrees. bounties. "the times" said it was included in the presidential briefing book and was discussed at a laura? wow. looks like a really nice day ahead. thank you for joining us as meeting in march. well. we'll be back with a local news update. overnight president trump denied this cheeseburger is the best! he was ever briefed on the matter and tweeted, intel just reported to me they did not find this info credible and therefore did not report it to me or vp. possibly another fabricated russia hoax. earlier in the day, house speaker nancy pelosi had a scathing response calling the president's reaction appalling and requesting an urgent update to congress. >> this is totally outrageous. you would think that the minute the president heard of it, he would want to know more instead of denying that he knew anything. >> reporter: it comes amid growing outrage after president trump retweeted a racist video. in the tweet, the president

thanked his supporters at a florida retirement community. the scene of an expletive laden face-off between those supporters and trump opponents. the video includes one man repeatedly chanting "white power." >> white power! >> reporter: one of the president's closest allies senator tim scott condemned the it's about to get bester baby! tweet calling it indefensible. ♪ menutaur! >> he should not have retweeted it and should take it down. make it a double, yeah! >> reporter: the retweet was deleted but only after an hour and a half. the white house said the nice mane! president did not hear the racist remarks. try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo it is worth noting when the president was asked if he noticed the contents of a and make it a double for a buck more. controversial retweet he made order now with no contact delivery. back in april, he said, quote, i notice everything. as for the russia story, a senior administration official tells nbc news some members of congress will be briefed on the matter here at the white house later on today. and this morning the kremlin is denying the entire report calling it, quote, lies. >> just a few minutes ago mike pence talking about masks and

wearing masks. we know president trump has been reluctant to do that. what can you tell us there? >> reporter: vice president pence encouraging people to wear masks to prevent the spread. he made these remarks in texas on sunday. take a listen. >> we encourage everyone to wear a mask in the affected areas. and when you can't maintain social distancing, wearing a mask is just a good idea. >> reporter: willie, to your point, pence was seen wearing a mask sunday, but the president has been resistant to wearing it's 8:00 on "today." one and has really only been coming up, breaking records. pictured once with the face covering on. the president has faced criticism broadly for not the country roll back their enforcing the administration's reopening plans. own guidelines. >> we need to social distance. and that includes at that we need to wear our face coverings. >> we're live with the three campaign rally in tulsa last things you need to know. week. remember that? plus in the spotlight. according to video and photos the growing debate in hollywood obtained by "the washington post" and according to a person as the industry fights back familiar with the event, the against racial injustice. why some actors are now

rethinking their roles. president's campaign directed and demanding respect. volunteers to remove thousands >> i'd like you to call me miss of stickers from seats designed to promote social distancing among rally goers. we've reached out to the campaign. they said, quote, the rally was in full compliance with local franklin. requirements. >> reporter: we'll have your >> all right, kristen welker at the white house. first look at the movie trailer thank you very much. in mississippi lawmakers getting a lot of buzz today. monday, june 29th, 2020. voted yesterday to replace its ♪ >> hello, "today" show from state flag removing the channel 11 in pittsburgh. >> happy birthday to my best confederate battle emblem. friend rachel tyson! >> vote of 37-14, the bill passes. ♪ >> happy 18th birthday to my [ cheers and applause ] cousin in georgia. >> lawmakers and spectators cheering in the state capitol when that bill was passed. happy birthday, camille! that change comes amid widespread protests over racial >> we're celebrating our twins injustice. turning 4! >> and hi, everybody. mississippi's governor is welcome back to "today." it is monday morning. expected to sign the bill and it is nice to have you with us. then voters will be asked to approve a newly designed state if you're just waking up getting flag in november. the coffee going, we're glad to we have a lot more to get to on a busy monday morning have you with us. including the four police officers charged in the killing of george floyd facing a judge hoda and craig have the day off. we had to get rid of the elastic this morning. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in pants for the first time. minneapolis with the latest. that belt is down a couple

gabe? >> reporter: willie, good notches. morning. nice to see the spirit of the derek chauvin who knelt on plaza alive. the windows may be empty but george floyd's neck for eight you're still with us. a happy my "today" plaza crowd minutes is to appear here in court later today via video with us. we cannot wait to spend some conference. time with them later this morning. >> let's get to your news here the three other former officers at 8:00. cities and states facing some pushback now as surging involved in this case are coronavirus numbers are forcing scheduled to be here in person. them to roll back their chauvin is charged with reopenings in some cases. second-degree murder and sam brock is in miami beach this morning with the three things to watch this morning. manslaughter. sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, willie, they each face up to 40 years in good morning. prison if convicted. a major milestone in the world's protests here have continued battle against covid-19 right following the weeks of george now surpassing 10 million cases floyd's death. globally with more than 500,000 the city council took the first steps to defund the city's deaths. police department. people succumbing to this lethal now in an interview with nbc virus. news, the head of the police union says a quarter are considering quitting or retiring as cops across the country are more than one out of four cases in the u.s. hitting a record under attack. >> an officer did a horrific 4,500 new cases in florida one day. we've seen 18,000-plus cases thing. but you don't get to cover the notched just over the weekend.

whole department with the same that has prompted governor ron desantis here and governors in texas and california as well to brush. that's stereotyping in the worst shut down bars and night life as the secretary of health and human services warns we are in a critical period right now. way. >> the window is closing. >> reporter: and it wants to see the body camera footage from the we have to act and people as individuals have to act responsibly. incident. >> reporter: and here in miami-dade county, they are going to be closing down the it hasn't been publicly released. >> gabe gutierrez in minneapolis beaches for the july 4th holiday for us, thanks very much. 17 minutes after the hour. what do you say we get a check of the weather? al's off this morning. we've got dylan filling in. good morning. to prevent a repeat from what we >> good morning, guys. saw after memorial day. and with this resurgence, new i'm missing seeing you in the recommendations from the american academy of pediatrics studio, but, you know, in new to have children back inside the york city as you know we had some pretty strong storms roll through yesterday. classrooms this fall. that comes after nearly every today we're going to see those stronger storms out toward the single state in the country upper midwest. especially just to the southeast ended early this year. they say children are less of minneapolis/st. paul moving likely to be symptomatic and into wisconsin. lots of lightning, heavy downpours. rain falling at 2 to 3 inches suffering from severe disease. we've got new information per hour. about the hardships many we are going to see it stay in that same area through this morning. two other areas we could see children are facing while learning from home. a lot of you parents have probably seen this. flooding rain near st. loualso . nearly one-third of students from kindergarten through high

school don't have the tech tools it's all because of this stalled front. they need. so these storms will just continue to move over the same nbc senior national area as we go through the day correspondent kate snow has more on this digital divide. kate, good morning. today. and we'll see more of those fire >> reporter: good morning. up later this evening and tonight. there you see in st. louis, it lasts throughout the night. slowly moving to the east by tuesday. that is something we'll be watching for the next 24 hours with as much as 2 to 3 inches in many districts don't know what school's going to look like this fall and with many students have some areas. been trouble accessing the internet and digital devices closer to 5 or 6 inches of rain they need to learn, some are in other areas. already behind before the school we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. quicklyo year even begins. internet access is something many americans take for granted. >> how am i supposed to submit everything and prove my kids are doing school when we can't log in? >> reporter: but for those without it can be devastating. . >> internet shouldn't be or the city government going digital something that just people that to keep critical services running. are more affluent have the you are creating the future-- on the fly. and we are helping you do it. ability to purchase. >> reporter: and it's not just vmware. realize what's possible. the internet. in the age of coronavirus, every student now needs a laptop or a tablet just to attend school. so it's easy to see why many have fallen behind.

>> covid-19 has literally changed the nature of k through kari hall as we check out our forecast. we are going to see our 12 education in this country. >> reporter: 30% of k through 12 temperatures today warming up. students don't have the basic s a live look outside in san jose where we are going to see our high temperatures today reaching into the low 80s but we'll also have a high fire danger internet service or the devices they need to attend online school especially for the north bay. and around 10% of teachers, our temperatures today will reach into the mid-80s for some 300,000 to 400,000 in all lack the tools to reach their of our inland areas. then we'll cool down as the week students. goes along. we'll take a look at this and our seven-day forecast in a few >> it's frustrating for their teachers minutes. they're creating content they don't want their students forecast to fall behind >> reporter: the cost to equip willie and savannah, back to everyone, by one estimate it >> and that's your latest forecast willie and savannah, back to you. >> all right see you in a couple minutes. will take $6 billion for coming up, facing new students and another billion for outrage and anger, colorado teachers to be fully connected officials agree to take a new >> this is the best investment look at the death of elijah mcclain in police custody. we could make in america's this morning what his family is saying to us about their fight future and young people. for justice. why not turn this crisis into a and cases rising but deaths on the decline major opportunity? >> reporter: for the wallace we'll take an in-depth look at the new coronavirus numbers and what they're really telling us family in california, it's been a struggle since their district about the scope of the crisis in moved to online learning america. >> we haven't been able to but first this is "today" on nbc. upgrade our internet either. it's not a bill we're ready to factor into everything else

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fireworks has fire stations separately the producers of "the simpsons" announced the show will no longer have white actors staffing up their departments to voice non-white characters kristen bell who plays molly on make sure they're ready for apple tv's "central park" says anything. they caution to not use fireworks and to keep it safe. she'll quit doing the character writing, casting a mixed race safety is key. character with a white actress we have that red flag warning undermines the mixed race and black american experience. for today. kari joins us now with a look at the forecast. that continues until 8:00 this evening for all of these areas shaded in red and the north bay hills, elevations above 1,000 feet will have those critical fire conditions due to the high winds along with very low humidity and hot temperatures. so as we go through today we'll stepping down from her role on continue to monitor those areas netflix "big mouth" actor jenny slate sent a similar message casting white actors to play as our temperatures reach into non-white characters has a long history in hollywood the upper 80s and low 90s above the examples are endless including sir laurence olivier's normal as well as some of the temperatures in the inland east othello in 1965. natalie wood and george cast as puerto ricans in "west side bay. along the coast we're feeling story. the mickey rooney portrayal of a much more comfortable with those japanese man in "breakfast at winds picking up today. still gusty outside of the north bay as well. after this we're going to start to cool off and by thursday tiffany's. >> i'm warning you we're only seeing high >> reporter: and hundreds of westerns with white actors like temperatures in the mid-70s. rock hudson as stereotypical this weekend as we approach the fourth of july holiday those

temperatures start to warm up native american characters once again. >> all white men are thieves laura? all right, thank you very >> reporter: while outright stereotypes have become less much. we'll be back with another local common in recent decades, the casting issue has taken longer news update for you in about half an hour. to change. hope you have a great monday morning. in 2015's "aloha" emma stone played a character with mixed heritage she later apologized >> what does that mean i don't know that's the bad joke i am making i am so tired. >> reporter: and hank azaria on "the simpsons" with dozens of characters finally saying he would step down. >> it wasn't just 17 hipsters and a microbrewery in brooklyn deciding who should say what and how but it actually really had affected people over the last 30 years, it was kind of an easy decision to step away. >> reporter: the changes come amid a broader debate over america's history of racial injustice. motorcycle riders love the open road.

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>> all right miguel, thank you very much. time for the weather >> yeah. let's get a check now with dylan who's in for al. hey, dill. >> hey, guys good morning, everyone we have have the right conditi the humidity is very, very low at about 10% to 25% and we could see winds over 30 mi especially today in that area in red including flagstaff and the the emmy goes to the "today" show >> we're back. it's 7:30. wow. that was an exciting moment for us during this weekend's 47th annual daytime emmy awards the "today" show took home the tucson emmy for outstanding morning so we do have red flag warnings throughout that part of the country. because of those hot and dry gusty winds. and we are going to see that show so we want to congratulate -- fire threat continue perhaps those are our producers who head into tomorrow, too, with how much change with conditions that way. to the north of that, we do have mountain snow. and through the middle of the country, we are starting with really heavy rain across theso n up this ship and our whole crew, producers move into the midwest later on this afternoon and evening especially in the st. louis area record high temperatures possible in the south. down into florida and the northeast. temperatures are warming up in work so hard here let me give it a dust. the 80s and lower 90s except isn't she lovely >> hoda should be here to across new england that's a look at the wea celebrate, but on behalf of hoda kotb i accept. upper midwest. we will also see more heavy rain

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spike in cases across the south, across into the west but we've not seen an increase in the mortality rate. however, experts always caution the deaths follow the increase in cases by several weeks. with that said, it's entirely possible we'll see this trend reverse itself across the country on this monday, coronavirus cases continue to break records. nationwide the seven-day average of new cases jumped more than 41% in the past week rates good morning. it's 8:26. a live look in san rafael. and hospitalization rates the lo firefighters in marin county are the nation's health and human services secretary with a dire on high alert with strong winds warning. >> we've got our fatality rates and hospitalization rates the lowest they've been in two and dry conditions potentially months but this is a very serious situation. the window is closing. we have to act creating a dangerous situation. >> reporter: cdc data does show sonoma county is also under the weekly numbers of deaths from covid declining that's down significantly from potential trouble spot. the tens of thousands of weekly santa rosa firefighters are ready to go. the fire department posted this video of crews getting their trucks ready. santa rosa is staffing an additional engine and battalion chief until 8:00 tonight.

and that's also when a red deaths at the height of the pandemic in the spring but experts are cautioning the flag warning is supposed to end. public to remember hospitalizations and deaths are so-called lagging indicators of covid-19 >> soon you'll be seeing more meteorologist kari hall is deaths tracking that for us. kari? >> yeah, we're seeing that for and even though deaths are upper elevations in parts of the coming down as a country, that north bay. all of these areas shaded in red of included in that red flag doesn't mean that you're not going to start seeing them warning as our winds could gust coming up now. >> reporter: the positivity rate in states like california, texas, and arizona are also on to 50 miles per hour in parts of the rise meaning new cases are not just a result of increased the north bay. testing. that combined with low humidity makes them high fire conditions. we're also looking at warm weather with 80s and 90s in parts of the north bay. also seeing that in parts of the >> most states where you're seeing an increase, it is a real increase east bay with san jose reaching it is not more tests it is more spread of the virus >> reporter: doctors say young people are driving this latest only 81 degrees and low 70s in spike many of whom are asymptomatic >> right now much younger people are catching the virus san francisco. our forecast looks much better they don't have nearly the for the rest of the week as our temperatures come down. looking at mid-70s by thursday complications older people do. but warming up again in time for or those with pre-existing the fourth of july. conditions >> reporter: while those younger healthier adults may have better marcus? >> thanks, kari. survival odds driving down the mortality rate, the concern is >> we'll have another local news for those they infect. update coming up in 30 minutes. this home is equipped with gig speed internet from xfinity. >> we're going to see that number go up over the course of the next 30 days as the cases in younger adults do spread to older individuals and those who have conditions put them at

higher risk for severe disease >> reporter: but doctors are continuing to develop better strategies to combat coronavirus. in icus they now delay putting patients on a ventilator instead treating them with 100% oxygen and placing them on their stomachs to allow better blood and o2 flow. and patients are getting new treatments, too, lik convalescent plasma, remdesivir, and steroids like dexamethasone. still they're reminding americans not to lose perspective. >> i think 120 days ago, covid-19 was not even in the top 75 causes of death in this country. much of parts of april and may, it was the number one cause of death by day we haven't seen that happen since 1918 we'll see that go back up again. >> we've heard the term herd immunity quite a bit where enough people have covid-19, the transmission begins to slow. are we seeing evidence that that's happening yesterday

>> reporter: so the experts say right now officials about 5% to 7% of the population has had covid officially in order to get to that big number, they're suggesting there's this game-time internetting room. ultimately we will see 50% to so fun. 70% of the population having been exposed to covid, having and then there's this work-from-home internetting room. finally, the open-concept internetting room. had covid. now you're talking 220 million this is not an open house. or 225 million people in a but your front door was open, so technically it is. population of 320 million. we have a long way to go before get gig speeds and the most wifi coverage from xfinity. we hit those kinds of numbers. >> tom costello, interesting stuff. now that's simple, easy, awesome. thanks so much. we want to get a check of enhance your online experience with even faster speed. the weather. choose from a range of fast, reliable options, up to a gig. what you got your eye on >> good morning, again click or call to learn more. we have a huge temperature divide going on across the country. out west we're seeing temps 10 to 20 degrees below average. right through the middle of the country, we've got temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above average. dodge city 100 degrees today we are going to see this warm air continue to spread to the east as we go into tomorrow.

nashville right on track for average, about 88 degrees. matching in detroit. wichita, 101 73 in billings, montana. as we continue through the week, temperatures on the warm side with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. by friday a high of about 92 degrees. and today we could till see heavier rain through the upper midwest like we're seeing now and also down through the st. louis area too that's a look at good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. red flag warnings continue for parts of the north bay. our elevations above 1,000 feet will have a high fire danger for today. be careful with any sparks because it could cause a wildfire to spread rapidly in these conditions. and our temperatures will reach into the upper 80s and low 90s make baseball better and for many of our inland areas. along the coast we're in the upper 60s to low 70s. america better >> i want to tip the heball teas the seven-day forecast shows rangers to honor 100 years of that we're going to actually cool off as the week goes along.

the league. forecast >> all right >> today i'm tipping thank you so much. coming up next, a night of the league >> today i'm tipping my hat to everybody in the negro leagues stars at the b.e.t. awards with the global push for racial equality who left a history of talent and dignity on our country story right after this congratulations, everybody >> we are back at 8:30 how cool is that all baseball fans, all three of them, former baseball owners as well acknowledge leagues that don't get enough credit for the and, can leave you feeling extremely sad ground work they laid nor nowlet and disinterested. overwhelmed by bipolar depression? baseball in this country ask about vraylar. just ahead, a rather not all types of depression should be treated the same. unexpected tool in the battle vraylar effectively helps relieve all symptoms of bipolar depression... against coronavirus. with just one pill, once a day. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis did you think llamas might have something to do with it? well, kerry sanders is going to explain what llamas have to do, how they could protect the rest of us from, of course, a dangerous disease. he's getting up close and personal can smell that llama's breath

right now. >> has that llama been tested? also ahead, more back yard fun equals less complaining from kids now how to bring camp to your house. or a mini vacation for parents tomorrow morning on "today," we're going to get you ready for the fourth of july by celebrating the best of america and people who make it special we have a virtual road trip planned and we're going to highlight three cities >> i love it what a cool idea we're also cooking with our friend giada de laurentiis we have a good crowd joining us today they're in their homes across the country. we love just taking a good look at your sweet faces. there's a lot to celebrate here, but there's one little girl, miss goldie who is turning one let's bring up the shelton family good morning, everybody. there's little goldie. happy birthday, sweetie. marley and ian. how are you celebrating

how are you guys doing >> we are awesome. thank you. how are you? >> we've got mom and dad marley and ian. how are you celebrating today? >> we are -- we have a go for gold clan so we have an olympic birthday planned for our golden girl >> that's cute we also are big fans of goldie you've got goldie daly who was born just a few months ago so you've got another goldie >> hi, goldie. this is weird because marley was a name i've loved for a girl my whole life plus you guys are related to blake shelton which is cool. now both of our kids have the same name. so happy 1 year, goldie. that's awesome >> what a cutie. >> thank you >> okay. we've got also with us the perati family from massachusetts. mom and dad brenda and jim and their four boys. brenda has been a nurse for 23 years currently an icu charge nurse who's been fighting covid-19 for months. she is a night manager at the hospital working 14-hour overnight shifts our thank you to you for all the work you're doing, mom and anthony, why don't you tell us about mom

>> well, she's a really hard worker we're all so proud of her. she's worked countless hours then she comes up and takes care of us. it's like she's working 24 hours. >> brenda, how are you doing this is long months, long shifts you're on the front lines doing the hard work. >> yeah, definitely. very hard. >> and how are you doing >> i'm doing fine. doing great. i'm just glad that the surge from massachusetts is beyond us right now. >> well, we sure appreciate what you do you've got a beautiful family and a lot of boys in that house so good luck to you on that. >> thank you, guys >> all right next up, you're going to find katie and andrew in baltimore, maryland hi >> hi! good morning >> it's your first anniversary here's the good news if you've survived the past 14 weeks together, your marriage is going to last a very long time >> yeah, we hope so.

it's been a crazy year, but we've been thankful for the last few weeks together >> you have a bottle of champagne nearby >> we do >> pop it open >> why not >> pour yourself something we'll toast you from afar and congratulate you on your first year of marriage >> thank you >> god bless you guys. we wish you nothing but the best cheers to many more. >> thank you >> happy anniversary i think we've got a minute we're looking at you and america sees you we're happy you spent some time with us. we have so much to celebrate if you want to be part of this, sign up online >> good looking group. okay over to dylan for a check of the weather hey, dill. >> one more check of the weather and we are going to see some

pretty nice conditions especially across the northeast after yesterday dealing with some of that stormy weather. this setup right now, it looks like the green letter omega. it's an omega block. in new england we have some rain this morning and some below average temperatures because of the cloud cover. in the middle of the country and that ridge, that's where temperatures are warming up to 10 to 20 degrees above average upper 90s and lower 100s a possibility along with some of the thunderstorms we're expecting out west it's that dip in the jet stream keeping temperatures unseasonably cold with a foot of snow in the highest elevations of the mountains the mountain snow, heavy rain middle of the country. then rain up across new england. down in florida we could see record highs >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's check out our seven-day forecast. it's still going to be warm and windy today. and some of our inland areas will reach into the mid-80 pps

high fire danger for north bay hills elevations above 1,000 feet. we'll see our winds calming down and temperatures cooling off. by thursday, some of our warmest spots will only reach into the mid-70s but in time for the fourth of july weekend, we'll warm up again with mid-80s this weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast back to you guys >> all right, dilly-dilly. so coming up next, what is the connection between potential coronavirus treatments and llas kerry sanders amis

we're back. 8:39 with the ongoing search for solutions when it nbc. we're back 8:39 with the ongoing search for solutions when it comes to effective treatments for the coronavirus. >> and this morning that has led a group of researchers to take a look at llamas yes, llamas. kerry sanders joins us now from groveland, florida, to explain >> reporter: good morning. they're cute they are cuddly. and they may just hold the cure

to coronavirus i'm at serenity hills ranch in florida. this is actually proof that scientists will look anywhere for a solution this here, this is lj. little joy sister to the donor llama by the name of winter that may help us all solve the mystery of how to solve this pandemic. llamas, a domesticated animal from south america are both intelligent and social. >> she's very alert. she's aware. >> reporter: very friendly but they may have something special. of antibody in addition to a convention >> they produce an unusual time of antibody in addition to a conventional antibody that humans make. >> reporter: scientists have long turned to llamas for antibody research from hiv to

influenza. in 2016 researchers were studying two earlier coronaviruses in a llama named winter in belgium. now her antibodies from a blood draw are being studied by a team of researchers funded in part by the nih to find a treatment for covid-19 >> one side of a piece of velcro, right? the virus has a bunch of these sticks out our cells have been counterpart to it. and it tries to stick and attach the virus to our cells like velcro what we're trying to do is come up with an antibody that can cover one side of the velcro so it can no longer stick to our cells. >> reporter: and if you can do that, then the coronavirus no longer becomes a threat to us? >> that's right. we prevent it from attaching to our cells and infecting us >> reporter: if coronavirus is like an invading army in our body, then what are the antibodies >> they are the soldiers we're going -- >> reporter: and destroy it? >> and destroy it. >> reporter: they will create a copy of that antibody as it hay

without coronavirus? >> antibodies can be used in two different ways. they can be used attaches to covid-19 would you have this for somebody without coronavirus? >> antibodies can be used in two different ways they can be used prophylactically before somebody is infected and this can be really advantageous for high-risk people who you maybe know are likely to be exposed. you could inject workers from hospitals. they would probably be infected for one to two months. the antibodies would wane every month or two this would protect them from hopefully getting infected >> and what about people who already are infected and are trying to fight covid-19 >> yeah. that's the other way of using the antibody for treatment particularly if it's early on in the infection, there will be some time window where you could administer the antibody and then it will help their bodies fight

off the virus. maybe that will decrease the severity of the disease or shorten the number of days in the hospital >> reporter: the researchers are now preparing to conduct pre-clinical studies in animals. then testing in humans in the hopes to find an antibody treatment for the covid-19 pandemic is winter going to be our hero >> i hope so she's retired living in belgium on a farm. interesting what is being pushed forward for clinical development. >> reporter: such a strange place to look, but that's what you do as a scientist. >> it's important that we explore. exploration leads to the new intervention that could potentially save us from a pandemic >> it's really interesting kerry, how long do they think until they have that antibody treatment? >> reporter: well, you know, this is science, of course it could be months it could be years.

of course, we're all hoping on the months side, guys. >> wow >> it's not just the llamas that -- >> it's not just llamas. it's also actor lorenzo llamas >> gosh. wow. >> reporter: there's another one they're doing research with. the other one they're doing research with, but certainly not as easy to work with, sharks you can see why they chose llamas sort of an aside, we say llamas in this country. my mother who grew up in south america. i went to high school in south we say y-ama >> oh. not to be outdone. >> worked sharks into the story. sooner or later we'll be with kerry sanders live swimming with sharks >> exactly >> thank you coming up, our exclusive

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your "today" hot list. the summer season is here and for most of us it likely means a lot more time in our back yards. >> some light googling of lorenzo llamas he's good. he's good. doesn't mean your family's fun has to suffer. our today.com editors have scoured the internet they're going to find the best back yard games. adriana brock has more take it away the editors scoured the internet to find some of the outdoor >> online searches for outdoor games are surging right now, so the editors scoured the internet to find some of the outdoor games to get the whole family active this summer i've also enlisted the help of my own family and friends to help

first we've got the buddy bounce play balls wayfair.com says they're seeing an uptick in outdoor activities for kids the inflatable balls are made they can run, bounce, and gently bump into a friend or sibling in the back yard. you know they're going to use these all summer long. this next one is called ram shots. for teens and adults it's a mix of -- these two have ramps and -- that's going to make for an unpredictable bounce -- and trying to score the 15 points they need for the win. and this third one is one of my favorite for the kids. it's a 5 in 1 play tent. not only can they use their imagination to play outside, but

each tent has built-in games like a unicorn, ring toss, darts. the unicorn tent has a board game inside and the rocket ship tent has a really cool cockpit inside both of these are amazon best sellers. at $35 each they're a great value. all right. this next one's a really funny one. it's called throw throw burrito extreme. it's a funny one for the family that loves to laugh. it's the world's first ever dodge ball card game that is just hilarious you're going to throw and fend off three foot tall burritos players go head-to-head trying to get matching sets of cards and points while dodging and tossing these burritos in the air. the brand first came out with a smaller version at target and it did so well and became such a best seller, that this year just in time for summer they released the extreme version for families to get outside and enjoy the back yard. all right. this next game is going to take

the american ninja warrior course from tv to real life. whether you play by yourself and time your own skills, go head-to-head with a friend, or play in teams, this obstacle course is going to bring out your competitive spirit. the course comes with two hop sacks, agility rings, and three hurdles. it's designed for kids ages 3 and up the great thing about this game is that you can configure the course to be different each time again. so you're going to get a different game each time and not get tired of it over and over again. really love this one if you want to get running around the backyard with the kids and everyone else in the family. and last but not least, we have rollers. rollers is a game from a small business founded by a u.s. air force veteran. rollers is a combination it requires a bit of strategy and luck to earn 21 points for the win. the founder of rollers came up with this game in between deployments in iraq and afghanistan. when he came back, he.

started in his garage. sales are up 240% from last year it's an addictively fun game for kids and adults. you can play it from your back yard to a beach or camp site all right, guys. time for me to go get my game on with my family back to you. >> all right thank you. you can find the full hot list at today.com/shop. >> we got spike ball that's a good one. >> can jam >> yeah. never actually tried it though >> and of course corn hole >> classic >> must have coming up next, another seasonal favorite. what is this year's song of the summer carson will lay out the contenders and we will place our bets but first this is "today" on nbc. businesses are starting to bounce back.

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>> i have a couple to bring to the table. these aren't club tested people haven't been gathering to bump them in their backyard. so we've got some top songs. a lot of them have a social justice aspect to them a lot of the newer songs are related to the black lives matter movement. we're going to start there with the hip hop hit "the bigger som♪ ♪ we ought to start here ♪ had a hell of a year picture. this is lil baby take a listen. ♪ can't change overnight ♪ but we got to start somewhere ♪ ♪ we ought to start here ♪ had a hell of a year >> maybe this means song that are important. not just what's catchy justice the lyrics include it's bigger than black and white it's a problem with the whole way of life. the music video has a bunch of black lives matter protesting. that song striking a chord with a lot of people. he's from atlanta.

next up, beyonce surprised everybody when she put out a new release tied to juneteenthereve♪ it's called "black parade. ♪ wherever mama said so ♪ here i come >> i like it everything she puts out is great. and late in the hours on juneteenth, she put this song out. "black parade. the money that comes from it will support black owned businesses i haven't heard a new track from her since "homecoming. this one struck a chord. two more to go if we have time let's go the other direction for a hot second lady gaga, everybody was waiting for her album to come out. it kept getting pushed back. it's her return to dance and ca

me." ♪ rain on me ♪ rain on me disco, the things she does well. this track features ariana grande and it's called "rain on me." ♪ rain on me ♪ rain on me >> that's the jam. finally one more here. real shot at song of the summer. this was "watermelon sugar" by harry styles this thing came out in november but recently started picking up steam. it really feels like summer. 356 million streams on summer. >> i love it >> there's choices out there >> we don't have to decide yet we can enjoy them. >> i like the range of choices >> that's awesome. fun to be with y'all >> great to see you guys just ahead, the third hour see you tomorrow >> and hoda and jenna a bit later on see you in a bit ar and a good morning to you. it's 8:56. a short time from now, the accused golden state killer is expected to plead guilty in

sacramento to a two-decade reign of terror spanning northern and southern california. prosecutors used dna evidence to tie 74-year-old joseph deangelo to 12 murders, 45 rapes and more than 120 burglaries during the 1970s and '80s. that include up to a dozen attacks in three bay area attacks. his hearing takes place in the sacramento state university ball room to accommodate the 150 victims and relatives expected to attend. happening now, the hearing may start within the next hour. bob rydell is monitoring that. he'll have a live report for us during our midday newscast. you can also go to our home page to tloilink to more details. abortion rights advocates are celebrating a surprise ruling this morning from the supreme court. justices have struck down louisiana law that restricts access to abortions. six years ago, the high courts struck down a similar law in texas.

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good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today" on this monday, june 29th i'm sheinelle. dylan and i are working from home al and craig have the morning off. the girls are holding it down. u just got back from acation i almost had to put a post it on my phone to say do not call dylan.

i wanted you to enjoy your time away looked like so much fun. >> i'm not sure i answered it was the first time i actually just put my phone, lost it, had no idea what time it was it's the first time we'v