a video of what's being cleaned up. we'll continue to update you on twitter. that does it for "today in the bay" this morning. >> the "today" show is starting next. a live look at the marina in san francisco. good morning, turning the corner? >> we are not out good morning, turning the corner? >> we are not out of the woods yet but we could be very close. >> u.s. health officials now projecting a sharp decline in covid cases by july if americans keep getting vaccinated. a major push now underway to boost those shots. with officials even going door to door in cities from coast to coast. professional sports teams offering free tickets with every shot. just ahead the new effort being launched to help the country return to normal. history is watching with with her leadership hosting

jeopardy, republican congresswoman liz cheney doubled down on her break from president trump warning the gop is at a turning point. her plea for the party to steer away from what she called the trump cult of personality, as the former president fires back at her and at facebook for upholding a ban on his account. life sentences, two american college students convicted in the murder of a police officer in italy. the emotional scene as they were led off to prison and why one of their attorneys is blasting the sentence as a disgrace. dangerous delay. inside peloton's abrupt reversal, finally recalling the popular treadmills weeks after safety officials sounded the alarm. straight ahead the apology from the company's ceo and the fall out as critics say waiting put customers at risk. all that plus look out below, the debris from a chinese

space rocket set to crash into earth any day now, and scientists have no idea where it will hit. >> it is something that is going to happen. there is nothing that you can do about it. and saying thanks. >> this was their personal touch that i felt the most. >> on this national nurses day, we are honoring the healthcare providers who carried us through the pandemic. >> for all the loss we've seen, we've seen lot of successes. we've saved a lot of lives. >> inviting an incredible group of frontline nurses to our plaza for a very special event celebrating their service. our very first live concert in well over a year from pop superstars one republic, today, thursday, may 6th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

>> hey everybody, welcome "today." this isn't just any thursday. savannah guthrie. this is a big one. this is our very first time out >> this isn't thursday, this is the future. it has been 15 months since we have been standing right here on our plaza on a concert stage getting ready to listen to some great music. >> ryan tinder was rehearsing this morning with one republic. he is killing it. he's excited. >> and adding to that excitement is our audience. joined out here by dedicated nurses who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic to help make events like this even possible. >> yeah, we are going to celebrate. it's national nurses' day, and we are so happy to have you guys here. but we've got chills, and it is time to get our concerts back in business. we are going to start with our top story, encouraging news in the pandemic. health officials saying the u.s. could turn the corner this

summer if vaccine goals are met and as nbc's miguel almaguer explains, the success of the campaign may hinge on a door to door initiative. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so far around 149 million americans have received at least one vaccine dose. dramatically driving down hospitalization rates in major cities, including here in los angeles. officials continue to stress vaccinations are the key to moving forward. be but some remain reluctant. this morning sign of progress as the nation races to reopen amid a blitz to get more americans vaccinated. and now the promise our future can more closely resemble the pre-covid past. >> we are not out of the woods yet but we could be very close. all of us are getting fully vaccinated and continuing our prevention efforts can help us turn the corner on the pandemic as early as july. >> reporter: top health officials say the country can achieve the president's goal. 70% of americans with at least one vaccination by july 4th.

but as the number of doses administered now dips to half what it was in april, reaching the reluctant requires more intense face-to-face efforts. i think they've got incentives now. >> reporter: in neighborhoods, laundromats and grocery stores, vaccine ambassadors are going into the community and trying to make shots less scary and more convenient. >> the greatest fear that we find is the fear of the unknown. >> reporter: in kansas, some business owners are offering incentives, from wellness points to burger deals. >> i thought there was just a great way to get people excited. >> reporter: in new york, the traditional sounds of summer are returning sooner than expected. with yankee stadium and the mets citi field admitting larger crowds later this month. los angeles is also moving into the state's less restrictive tier. >> i'm excited. i i'd like to get back out and come into places like this. i'm fully vaccinated, so it's good.

>> reporter: health experts are now saying rather than expecting a national level of herd immunity the u.s. may see some regions enjoying higher levels of protection. in san francisco where about 70% of adults have received at least one vaccine dose, new covid cases are down to roughly 26 per day. this morning a shot at hope for one city and a nation eager to move forward. new this morning, pfizer announcing they will be providing vaccines for athletes at the tokyo olympics this summer. the push is expected to begin by the end of this month while the hope for fully vaccinating every delegate by the time they arrive, the company says the doses will be donated and won't impact the country's current vaccine supplies. also news about moderna. and they are talking about a booster shot and how effective it may be. what do you know about that? >> reporter: moderna announced

its booster shot. a third dose given about six to eight months after the initial two-dose vaccine is showing to be effective in clinical tries against highly contagious variants. many experts do believe booster shots will be necessary going forward. >> miguel almaguer for us. thank you. also new developments in the battle of the fu battle of the future of the republican party with her own leadership role in jeopardy congresswoman liz cheney penned an op ed to the "washington post" and in it implores her fellow republicans to turn away from former president trump and what she sees at his dangerous lies about the election. we've got two reports. we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander, peter good morning. >> even as liz cheney faces all but certain removal from her number three house republican leadership post she is pushing back against her party effectively saying it is not worth trying to keep the job if that means lying about the 2020 election and in that sharp new essay,

cheney is promising to defend the democratic process, no matter what the short-term political consequences might be. with her house republican leadership job in jeopardy, liz cheney remains defiant warning her colleagues in an op-ed that history is watching as they push to oust her for calling out former president trump's repeated lies about the 2020 election the third ranking house republican calling this a turning point urging her party to steer away from the dangerous and anti-democratic trump cult of personality the former president looking to tighten his grip on the gop lashing out at cheney as a war mongering fool who has no business in republican party leadership, while endorsing a k a republican civil war coming at a time when many thought they would be united to win back washington, with president biden moving forward with massive spending proposals in one of the most sweeping liberal agendas in years. the president saying the gop

appears to be in the midst of a mini revolution. >> i think the republicans are further away from trying to figure out who they are and what they stand for than i thought they would be at this point. >> reporter: republican senate leader mitch mcconnell insisting attention has not strayed. >> 100% of my focus is on standing up to this administration. >> reporter: the number two house republican steve scalise calling for cheney's removal arguing her feud with mr. trump is distracting from gop efforts to win back the house. top house republican slamming her before a fox news appearance attitude in this hot mic moment. >> i've had it with her. you know, i've lost confidence. >> reporter: meghan mccain saying wednesday mccarthy is sending the wrong message. >> the message that's being sent by the highest member of republicans in congress is that women like me and liz cheney who refuse to bend the knee to

president trump but still remain loyal republicans, we don't have a place in this party. we are worthless we are not worth fighting for. >> so peter, how does this play out? what's next in this leadership battle are there enough votes to replace congresswoman cheney. >> reporter: house republicans could vote as early as next we say to expel cheney from that leadership position. they say they do have the votes. it was three months ago that the house republicans vote instead support of her in that position. it shows how quickly the republican party is changing in support of president trump next wednesday, the same day that vote could happen is the day that president biden is set to host leaders from both parties including mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy >> peter alexander, thank you very much. meantime, the former president is also going after facebook following the decision by the social media giant's oversight board to uphold his ban on both facebook and instagram. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has

that part of the story hey, hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda, good morning. that decision by the facebook oversight board has implications beyond just what happened to former president trump's account. as it fuels the debate here in washington and around the country about whether the government should step in and rein in big tech's big power facebook fury this morning with new reaction from the former president's conservative allies after the social media company's oversight board upheld donald trump's suspension from the site, at least for now >> they do whatever the heck they want. they don't ask permission. they don't follow their own terms. they don't actually have any rules that they follow, and they censor conservatives. >> they've gotten too big. it's time they're broken up. >> donald j. trump just got a huge boost from facebook, which basically canceled him making him a martyr. >> reporter: and former president trump warning the social media companies that have banned him, facebook, twitter, google must pay a political price.

mr. trump was initially suspended in the aftermath of the january 6th riots. >> we will never give up we will never concede. >> reporter: for his posts fanning the flames of conspiracy theories. >> go home, we love you, you're very special. >> reporter: facebook said the initial ban was justified, they say the vague penalty of indefinite suspension was not appropriate, calling on facebook to clarify its own rules and giving the platform a six-month window to put a time limit on the suspension, permanently disable mr. trump's account or perhaps let him back on. will be clear and proportionate. thomas hughes is the director of the oversight board. do you believe facebook is a partisan organization at its core >> i can't say whether they are or they aren't what i can say is there needs to be greater transparency and predictability. >> reporter: the new decision highlighting the power of platforms like facebook and whether the government should do more to regulate them. some lawmakers pointing out the

line between protecting free speech and rejecting disinformation democratic senator elizabeth warren tweeting trump should be banned for good, but facebook will continue to fumble with its power until congress and anti-trust regulators rein in big tech >> when 65% of americans get some or all their news from facebook and google, shouldn't there be some rules of the road? >> hallie you mentioned the former president saying these companies must pay a political price. so has the republican party responded? >> reporter: on the state level they have in some ways you've got the republican-led legislature in florida that just passed a bill to basically punish tech companies that deplatform political candidates. in texas you have the republican attorney general there launching an investigation into five tech companies for their bans of mr. trump. that actually led twitter to file its own lawsuit asking a federal court to hternal editorl policies so definitely a si tthisver on this issue, hoda.

>> hallie jackson for us thank you. now to murder convictions overseas that involve americans. craig's here with more on that story. craig, good morning to you. >> good morning to you as well a jury in italy late wednesday found two young americans guilty in the killing of a police officer in rome. and that jury sentenced the pair to life in prison. a collective gasp heard in the courtroom as those decisions were announced nbc's kelly cobiella joins us on the case good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the jury deliberated just over 12 hours before handing down the guilty verdicts on all counts for both of these california students the two admitted they were trying to buy drugs in rome back in july of 2019. and it didn't go as planned. elder looked stunned as the verdict was read, guilty of murder and extortion the 21-year-old father calling

out i love you as american students elder and 20 year old were led out of the courtroom in handcuffs the widow of the police officer they were convict of killing in tears calling the trial long and painful. the officer was a newlywed just back from his honeymoon in july of 2019 when he was killed on duty in rome, stabbed 11 times while investigating a cocaine deal gone wrong. italian media say this video unverified by nbc news, shows the suspects running away. police arrested elder and natalia at their four-star hotel hours later and said hidden in the ceiling panel was the murder weapon a seven inch military knife elder brought with him from the u.s. in court elder admitted to stabbing the officer in self defense saying they thought the

police officer and other were thugs, not police officers in plain clothes. >> that night was the worst night of my life because i took a man's life >> this morning both american students to face much of their young lives in an italian prison, both handed the maximum life sentence. elder's italian lawyer calling that shameful. a lawyer for churchillo's family saying the sentence reflects reality. elder's american lawyer telling us. >> the verdict was a shock we're confounded by the verdict both in its lack of reason and lack of compassion, and all the blame was laid at their feet and that's not justice in italy. that's not justice in america. that's not justice in any country. >> reporter: elder said in court that the officers never identified themselves, churchillo's partner said they did. they will appeal the verdict and sentence, but if that sentence

is upheld, these two students won't be eligible for parole for 21 years craig. >> kelly cobiella for us there thank you. quarter after the hour, and we want to get our first check of the weather we were outside a little bit earlier, it feels good, al. >> that's right. it's not going to feel quite so good coming up the good news is we're going to give you a chance to get your air conditioners serviced before you really need them a big low pressure system up in canada is going to stay in play bringing cold arctic air, and so temperatures are going to be 5 to 20 degrees below average through a wide swath, really right into early next week but the good news is this cool spell is going to limit severe weather in the east. so that's great news cool for now, though, for today. ten degrees below average in burlington, 55 cincinnati 66, seven degrees cooler than average. st. louis is going to be 68 degrees. friday that cool weather goes from minneapolis, nashville, all the way down to knoxville where they're going to be 66

washington, d.c., nine degrees below average at 66. the 60s. same in washington, d.c., mid-50s for pittsburgh st. louis you're going to be in the low 60s as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our inland forecast, nice and cool today but it's going to be windy and some of our inland spots like the tri-valley will reach into the mid-70s.

then it heats up. mother's day sunny. we'll see more of the heat going into next week. in san francisco highs will continue in the low 60s and then we'll see it in the upper 60s by mother's day. hey, by the way, want to wish a happy birthday to the say hey kid twillie mays, 90 years old. one of the greatest of all time, started his major league career in the negro leagues moved to the new york giants and then san francisco, ended with the mets mr. mays, happy 90th birthday. >> wow, happy birthday to the legend al, glad you remembered that. straight ahead, we've got all eyes on the skies and for good reason. debris from a chinese space rocket falling back to earth uncontrolled, and this morning no one's quite sure where it will crash down, and it may happen as soon as this weekend but don't worry, we'll have the

very latest on that. probably we'll be fine. peloton, by the way, does a 180, now agreeing to a major safety recall of its popular treadmill. inside the company's sudden change of heart, and what you need to know i

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lanes cleared about 7:40. it's been a busy 12 hours for firefighters in eastern contra costa county. this is new video showing a grass fire at the marina in antioch, about ten acres burned. and a fire last night in discovery bay burned some 15 acres and right now crews are at the scene of a fire in bethel island. we don't have any video yet but firefighters tell us it is burning in a marina and a handful of boats are in flames. we have a crew headed there right now. conditions are not making it easy for the concerns when it deals with these fires. yeah, we have such dry vegetation, some winds picking up. our inland areas in the mid-70s. we will heat up again this weekend with our valleys reaching into the mid-80s. gusty today with highs reaching into the 60s in the forecast and continues into next week, marcus.

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>> walking up here and seeing that setup it made us misty >> hoda sews so excited. ryan tedder might have to move over and another lead singer might be here. >> this morning i walked up. you were front row standing by herself. >> counting stars, the whole thing. >> before we we get started a busy half hour the 7:30 headlines the atlanta police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of rayshard brooks has been reinstated he was fired last june, a day after he shot brooks in a parking lot. yesterday the atlanta civil service board announced its decision to reinstate rolfe saying the officer was not given due process before he was fired. rolfe has been placed on administrative leave until the case against him has been resolved. in her first television interview since announcing her candidacy for governor of california, caitlyn jenner said she is committed to finishing the wall along the southern

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this is being closely monitored here on earth for good reason. >> yeah, debris from a chinese rocket launched last week is falling back to earth. here's the problem, no one is quite sure where it's going to land and it's going to happen in a matter of days. >> nbc news anchor joe fryer joins us with the latest. >> reporter: hey, good morning, debris from that carrier rocket is coming, but u.s. space command said they won't know exactly where it's headed until a few hours before it hits earth's atmosphere this morning a massive piece of space debris is hurdling around the earth. it's eventually expected to break apart and plummet toward our planet in the coming days. the problem is no one is exactly sure where it will land. >> we are certainly tracking its location through u.s. space command. >> reporter: last week china launched a rocket carrying part of its new space station, typically similar rockets are designed to safely fall into the ocean after they launch.

but experts say in this case, the massive rocket body islled earth's atmosphere >> we're following it as closely as we can. >> reporter: u.s. space command says they're aware of and tracking the location of the rocket in space. the agency said that reentry is expected this saturday, but that its impact entry point into the earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry. >> and it's going at 17,500 miles per hour, so even the smallest little change won't cause it to deviate great amounts. >> reporter: random objects plummeting toward earth may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, like in the 1998 film "armageddon". >> what hit us >> small asteroid fragments. >> this new one you're tracking, how big? >> it's the size of texas, mr. president. >> reporter: despite the uncertainty, in real life we should not panic >> the chances of you getting

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the tread plus now weeks later the company is apologizing for the delay in the recall and offering a full refund >> peloton, come on. let's get this workout started. >> reporter: peloton known for its motivational messaging, now out with a mea culpa, apologizing to its customers for not acting sooner as they issue voluntary recalls on both their tread and tread plus machines. the consumer product savety commission said there have been more than 70 reported incidents involving the treadmill including 29 reports of injuries to children. >> second and third degree abrasions, broken bones, multiple fractures, lacerations, brain injury, and unfortunately and sadly, one child death this year >> reporter: in april, the cpse warned customers to stop using the tread plus releasing this disturbing video of a toddler getting pulled under the machine. at the time, peloton called the cpse warning inaccurate and misleading.

peloton to recall the tread plus >> we had been asking for a recall with peloton. >> reporter: now peloton's ceo john foley is apologizing writing i want to be clear, peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the consumer product safety commission's request that we recall the tread plus we should have engaged more productively with them from the outset for that i apologize peloton user brandon ratliff hopes today's announcement will prektd other kids after his daughter jocelyn got pulled under a peloton treadmill and suffered cuts to her leg. >> seeing her get sucked under and seeing how rapidly it happened, it was terrifying. >> reporter: peloton is offering customers full refunds on the machines, but the company is also offering to move the treadmill to a safe location for free alison duly already keeps her tread plus behind a locked door. >> when i saw the headlines, i was like, no i was afraid they were going to make us give it back because we feel comfortable >> reporter: these latest

recalls not the first for peloton. last october the company recalled a version of its clip-in bike pedals after the company said it received 120 reports of breakages and 16 reports of injuries. but despite the missteps, brandon says he's still willing to give other peloton products a try. >> i would buy the peloton cycle. i would never buy another treadmill product from peloton. >> reporter: so steph, what is peloton planning to do are they going to change the treadmill so they can bring it back >> reporter: yeah, they are working on some changes. among them, a software fix, which they're going to try to do it has the treadmill actually lock after people use it, and then they have to put in a pass code so those people who want to hold onto their treadmill and they have the space in their home to move it to a safer, location, peloton's offering to come to your house or home for free and move it for you. the machine itself weighs hundreds of pounds, so anyone that wants to move it is going to need a little help. hoda. >> all right, thank you, steph.

let's head over to al, get another check of the weather what you got your eye on >> we've been seeing some changes in our climate we've been talking about this, we've taken a look usually the new norm, 30-year average of weather that is updated every ten years to give us our climate well, national trends weather almost everywhere, except for the northern plains is warmer than usual the united states is one degree warmer on average than 20 years ago. take a look at some of these stats. the 90-year trend, one to 40 degrees of warming across much of the united states as you look a little closer in some individual spots, for example, las vegas's average low has increased by seven degrees since the 1970s. we take a look right now in houston, they've added an extra week of 90 degree temperatures since 2010, and as we move into the northeast, new york city you see an average snowfall that's up by 4 1/2 inches from 2010 so our climate obviously is changing, and we continue to watch it

for today, sunny and cool, temperatures actually cooler strong storms developing down through florida, plenty of sunshine down through texas, rockies looking mild lots of sunshine out west but they really ne good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've had some very warm weather in our inland valleys from sonoma valley to the tri-valley down to santa clara valley, but at least we will be slightly cooler. winds will pick up as temperatures reach into the mid-70s and it's going to heat back up again this weekend into mother's day as well as early next week. while san francisco will see some lower 60s for highs today but those winds do stay breezy and we'll be in t >> all right, mr. roker, thank you, sir still ahead here on a thursday morning, the world's largest jewelry maker announcing it will no longer be using mined diamonds

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good morning. 7:56. i'm marcuhington. and here is what's happening now. they did clear lanes for 580. that's great news. we do see traffic moving around tassajara. the map shows you it's slow. there's a rippling back and forth, improving and jamming up once again. as we look at the maps, the backup continues. no alternate needed now. again, 25 minutes and the backup still very slow 580 through livermore. thanks, mike. a busy 12 hours for firefighters and this is new video from overnight showing a grass fire at the marina in antioch, about ten acres burned. the fire last night in discovery

bay burned some 15 acres and right now crews are at the scene of the fire in bethel island. we have no video of that just yet but do have crews heading out that way. firefighters say it's burning in the marina and a handful of boats are in flames. we've seen the drought expanding as well as some gusty winds picking up today. at least we have a cooldown in the forecast. expect the winds to come in from the west. san francisco reaching 62. 67 in oakland and 75 today in napa and in livermore. we'll see more of the same tomorrow but the same inland spots in the mid-70s today will be in the mid-80s for the weekend, and it does get hotter for next week reaching near 90 by tuesday. san francisco will have some low 60s but trending into the upper 60s by sunday. marcus? thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then.

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way. >> but there is a difference from the kind in a mine. what does that mean for your wallet? we'll break it all down. and saying thanks. we are celebrating national nurses' day with a special group that has truly gone above and beyond. >> our goal is to let people go home to their families. >> including a few surprises for these deserving heroes. then, we're back. this morning we are set once again to rock the plaza. onerepublic is here to treat these front line heroes to a special concert that you won't want to miss, today, thursday, may 6th, 2021. ♪♪ i've been living my dream as a nurse for 51 years and counting. >> celebrating nurses' day here at sky ridge in denver, colorado, from your favorite future nurse mabe. >> sending love from lawrenceville, georgia, to all the nurses coast to coast. >> celebrating my mom, my hero for the work she does here in

randalltown, maryland. >> happy national nurses' day "today" show! >> welcome back to today, not any old thursday, not around here. it's a special one. it is national nurses' day. >> yes, and we are going to celebrate this dedicated group of people, they're ready to party. they're ready to dance out on our plaza, nurses and their loved ones from all across the country are joining us virtually as well. and we've got a big treat for them. >> there's the big board. let me tell you something, onerepublic, our very first concert in 15 months, is that right? can you believe it, we're back, you guys. ryan tedder is back. it feels like old times. >> it's the perfect band to kick things off. you talk about a party band, onerepublic. by the way, tomorrow also going to be a fun morning. we are going to follow today's concert up with a plaza full of moms.

we're going to get a jump start on mother's day celebrations this weekend. that's tomorrow on "today." before we get started with our news at 8:00, guys, the u.s. may be close to a turning point in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, but health officials caution that continued progress depends on convincing more americans to get the vaccine. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us now with the latest. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nearly 150 million americans have received at least one vaccine dose. that has dramatically driven down hospitalization rates in major cities including here in los angeles. amid signs of progress, now comes the blitz to vaccinate more people. experts believe the country can reach the president's goal of at least partially vaccinating 70% of americans by the 4th of july, but as the number of new doses administered dips roughly below 50%, reaching the reluctant will require more face-to-face efforts. vaccine ambassadors are now going person to person and even

door to door to make shots more accessible. meantime, in new york with more vaccinations, larger crowds can return to yankee stadium and the met citi field later this month. today tickets go on sale for broadway, which will return in september at full capacity. moderna is working on a booster shot shown to be highly effective against vaccines. and pfizer says it will work with the olympic committee to vaccinate athletes before they return to the summer games. the company says that effort will not impact distribution. hoda, back to you in new york. all right, miguel almaguer for us, thanks. the world of dazzling diamond jewelry is getting quite a makeover this morning, and it promises to bring down prices for diamond earrings, diamond necklaces and of course engagement rings. nbc's erin mclaughlin has that story. >> reporter: this morning a major shift in the world of sparkle. >> introducing the pandora brilliance collection.

>> reporter: the world's largest jewelry maker pandora has announced it will no longer sell diamonds mined from the earth, instead launching a new line of diamond jewelry created in a lab. >> can you tell the difference between a laboratory created diamond and a mined diamond? >> no, it's the same outcome. it's just created in a different way. >> reporter: that's ri >> reporter: that's right, unlike cubic zirconia, lab made diamonds are visibly indistinguishable from the natural variety. they also could be your wallet's best friend, up to ten times less expensive than mined diamonds and because the entire process is confined to a lab far away from massive mines that often disrupt ecosystems, some argue they're easier on the environment. that's especially important to younger consumers like adam and jocelyn when they shopped for their dream engagement ring. >> the technology involved in lab grown diamonds is new and exciting and sustainable >> reporter: major retailers such as kay jewelers, blue nile, zales, jared and james allen now offer lab made and mined

options. while some high end brands like tiffany only sell the mined variety. some arguing that lab-made diamonds could be quick to lose value because they're less rare. >> what do you say to a consumer who thinks that lab-made diamonds aren't as exclusive, aren't as desirable? >> we have to explain to them that a diamond is a diamond. >> so are lab made diamonds really forever only time will tell. for "today," erin mclaughlin, los angeles. >> all right >> the price is right. how about a morning boost. it's free. >> i got you i got a free one for you what if taking care of your kids was kind of like a sporting event, and imagine that you had to give a press conference after the might be something like this >> how would you sum up the day? >> honestly, just felt like we got behind early, after the milk spill and marker on the wall, felt like we were playing catchup. >> after you went to the store,

there was a time-out. >> we if he felt like we were losing our head there for a minute, and we wanted to calm things down and get back to the basics. >> did you ever find your keys >> no, no idea where they are. >> you gave them a snack after dinner, was that planned >> no, lost track of time. just wasn't thinking three bites of dinner. that's on me [ laughter ] >> that's fantastic. i would watch this show. >> that's fantastic. >> oh, good, how about the snack before dinner, he said that's a rookie mistake >> don't you love this guy >> it's the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. >> i've made that rookie mistake. >> me too. >> yogurt right before dinner. coming up next, time to kick off our celebration of national nurses' day in style we've got some remarkable front line workers with us all of us want to say thank you to them, and we're so excited because we're about to say this. we're heading outside. we are going on our plaza right after this

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♪ we are back on this thursday morning, as you can see, we've moved outside to the plaza mr. daly has joined us, and we're going to continue our celebrating service. >> this morning we are putting our front line workers in the spotlight because it is national nurses' day. >> yeah! [ cheers and applause >> and one of the big reasons that we can be right here standing here together enjoying this beautiful day is because of all of these brave nurses standing before us >> yeah. these guys take a long look, they are the men and women who have carried us through this pandemic they've put their own lives at risk to save ours, and we want to introduce you to these incredible nurses, and a few of their patients who just wanted to say thank you >> the nurse would come in and

just like, you know, hold -- not hold me but they'd touch me. i felt it. it was their personal touch that i felt the most. >> just three months ago, 62-year-old john tilletson was fighting for his life at lennoxville hospital in new york city the memories of battling covid-19 are still so fresh he struggles to find the words. >> my fever was about 105. i had all sorts of hallucinations and nightmares and they were horrible, horrible things >> his critical care nurses, andrew wong and christine take care of the sickest of patients and now john was one of them. >> with mr. tillison, the thing that i remember the most is he was kind of walking along that borderline of being very, very sick. >> i think he was a little frightened to come in, he really wanted to just get home to his family. >> but in a covid intensive care

unit where no visitors are allowed, the nurses are the patient's family, andrew wong even leaving encouraging notes for john while he slept. >> i appreciated the idea that every day these people came to work, did what they did and saved my life. >> 28-year-old brian morales of queens, new york, agrees his nurses went above and beyond to be there for him when his family couldn't. >> even though there was days that i kept crying because i needed my mom to be next to me, the moment that i needed someone to be next to me because my family wasn't there, they were. >> brian was in the long island jewish forest hills hospital for 52 days battling covid-19 on a ventilator for much of that time his critical care nurses were mts hanif and star who was 6 months pregnant at the time. they remember him vividly not just because of how sick he was,

but how young. >> his rapid response, which is something they call overhead when a patient is crashing first thing i noticed, he was my age. >> the next thing he noticed was brian turning blue. >> i remember specifically right before he, you know, we had to sedate him, his last words were please don't let me die. >> and we're praying, like god just get us through the night. give us the strength to do whatever we have coming towards us because our goal is for these people to go home to their family >> and seven weeks later after a miraculous recovery, brian morales did go home to his family and now is back at work doing what he loves. >> today every day that i wake up, i feel so excited. i feel like everything is a new opportunity for you literally to explore the world. >> and john tilletson, father of three and grandfather of nine has since written a letter to his care team. >> it was to let them know that

the work they do was not just for me to survive and not just for my benefit, but my wife, my kids, my grandkids, all of the family, you know, everybody. it was -- it's sort of like they did that for all of them, and the benefit is not just what they did for me, but what they did for this entire family >> oh, joining us now are nurses andrew wong, christine mcclawhorn, mts hanif, and star lentz. welcome, and we want to say thank you, to star, let me just ask you, what was it like to watch a patient like that just say thank you, to watch brian? >> it means so much because we take a lot of ourselves from ourselves and from our families

to give to our patients, and in that time, it was really devastating not just for them but for us too so it just means so much that what we did and the amount of time, effort, and care that we put into the work that we did, that we had positive outcome so it means so much. >> i was looking at all of your faces as we were watching that story. they tell a thousand words about a thousand patients. i could just see it in your eyes, all of you andrew, we asked so much of our nurses this year, not just to take care of patients as they always have, but also to take care of their hearts, too, when we were so alone, and they couldn't have their families around >> yeah, you know, that was really difficult, i mean, to see mr. tilletson, i remember that night and my interaction with him, and to see him doing so well, it really means a lot. you know, we had a very rough year and it's just beautiful to see that, you know, they give us

as much hope as, you know, we hopefully gave them. >> this morning we wanted to say thank you, but there are two folks here who also wanted to say thank you from the bottom of their hearts would you like to see john would you like to see brian this morning as well. >> oh, my goodness. >> come on out, john and brian [ cheers and applause >> hey, hey. >> oh, wow john and brian are here looking so well. you remember star and andrew and imatas and christine i guess they have a flower delivery as well >> how are you >> hey, john >> oh, thank you >> hey, john, how are you? >> very good >> you look great. >> all your grand kids and all your kids i know are happy to see you here i know that you obviously are writing letters to your nurses, but what's it like this morning to see them?

>> it's just amazing because of how much appreciation, how grateful we are, and for all of my wife, my kids, my grandkids, you know, maybe i'll have another 30 years with them >> at least. >> i wouldn't have if it wasn't for them >> thanks to them. >> they saved my life. >> brian, when you think about when you last saw these nurses and the situation you were in and where you are now, what does it mean to you >> it's so many memories, and i just want to thank so much to star and mts, because they were there for me, and the time i needed my family, they were there, and i just want to thank them so much they will always be in my heart, and they are part of my success story, and i want to thank god and my family and all the people that were praying for me this is something that i will never forget and that always will be with me. >> i mean, 52 days in a coma i'm looking at both you guys, and you're miracles, the two of you both. >> christine, what does it feel like to be able to be reunited and to have this moment? >> i'm very excited. you know, i saw john probably at

his worst and just being with him for many days in the hospital, praying for him to get through this, to get home to his family i know that meant the most, and just to see him now is great he looks fantastic >> we're not going to leave you out, you did -- you watched, you wrote notes. tell us what it's like for you this morning. >> it's great to see him it gave so much hope to see him get better from the state he was in the beginning, to see him now standing, working, it's amazing. it gives us hope that what we did impacted and benefitted everyone >> and these are just a few of the stories that have been repeated all across the country and the world really, nurses and patients and that special bond we just want to say thank you. >> i want to say thank you in a couple of different ways we know this reunion obviouslyd lot to you we wanted to do something for not just these incredible nurses here but everybody here on the plaza. you might be wondering what is in these little gift bags right here, this is the first of a

couple of goodies, the all heart company wanted you guys to have the brand new 3m litmus stethoscopes the cool things about these, engraved on it is the word hero. so we hope you know how much the world appreciates you every time you use this there's one here for all of you. they do not make good paper weights, but they're very, very strong and resilient okay, now, i think we can all conclusively say that our nurses here could use a bit of a break. is that fair to say? >> yes >> a little break. >> the folks at hyatt resorts and hotels along with travel advisers and virtuoso, are giving you all a weekend getaway at any hyatt in the u.s., mexico or the caribbean and beyond, and that includes spa time, too. [ cheers and applause >> much needed spa time. >> oh, thank you, hyatt. that's awesome >> a small way of saying thank you for what you've done. >> we love you guys so much. you mean the world to all of us. thank you, again, to the nurses

here, the nurses all across america. big thank you. >> and of course there is also a big way you can say thanks as well, if you're watching and listening. roll up your sleeves and get vaccinated >> yeah. >> each dose helps of. nurses save lives by reducing the number of patients that are seeking care, and we've made it extraordinarily easy for you to do it. you can find the informs you need to get your shot by scanning that qr code at the bottom of your screen right now, or you can also go to planyourvaccine.com. >> i hope our camera caught that shot, just catching up those are friends for life now, that's what happens when you save a life. >> al, let's get a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got happening for you. what we're looking at basically is a gorgeous day in the northeast, although a little on the cool side. strong storms down through florida, mild in the rockies, plenty of sunshine from seattle all the way down to seattle, and we're looking -- all the way down to san diego, and plenty of heat

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our high temperatures today t will be cooler for all of our microclimates, dropping 10 degrees in some spots. we will be up to 75 in morgan hills, 67 in oakland and 75 napa. we will see some of the same spots back in the mid-70s tomorrow but temperatures warm up another 10 degrees in the inland valleys. for mother's day into next week, it still will be hot and dry. >> brian, come down here >> thank you >> and that's your latest weather? >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much look who's here, brian >> mr. tedder. >> ryan, our very first concert in months and months and months, what's it like in the audience. >> >> i mean it's wild

this is our first live concert we've done in 15 months. we did one march 11th and then the pandemic hit, and here we are. we're ecstatic. >> i know it's been productive for you in quarantine, you guys have a new album, a new song we can't wait to hear it they're going to treat everyone to a great concert don't you just love nurses >> i love nurses i absolutely adore nurses. thank you, guys, so much the heroes of the last 15 months >> they really are >> thank you for being here. this is incredible i know it's a little cold, but we're going to warm it up here in a second. >> you're doing not one, not two, three songs this morning, right? >> four. >> it's a legitimate concert. >> we're going to party with ryan tedder and onerepublic coming up. but first a check of your local news and weather ♪

good morning, it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. it's been a busy 12 hours for firefighters in eastern contra costa county. showing a grass fire here in the arena in antioch. about ten acres burned around san joaquin river. that fire last night burned 15 acres. and crews are at the scene of a fire at bethel island. we don't have video just yet but firefighters say it's burning a marina and a handful of boats are in flamed. we'll have more here, of course, at midday. kari hall is here to take a look at the current conditions across

the bay today. >> we've seen the drought expanding the cross the bay area. a lot more red on the map that means we have extremely zrie dry conditions. as winds pick up, it dries out vegetation even more. we heat up for the weekend, mother's day, high 84 in the valleys and hotter early next week. as we check out san francisco, not too many changes here. we will see the return of clouds and fog. gusting winds and upper 60s by the end of the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. see you then.

♪ lately i've been loving losin sleep ♪ >> it is 8:30 now. it is thursday morning and it is about to be on in a really big way on our plaza. it is may 6th. we've got nurses here. we've been celebrating them all morning long, and we're about to treat them to something really wonderful. >> yeah. >> we did, we brought you their stories a little bit ago, and now it is time to entertain them, and we thought who should be our very first concert on the plaza after 15 months, and we thought onerepublic and ryan tedder >> i think it's a good decision. >> a big decision, but you guys never disappoint

you're one of our favorite acts to come out here on this plaza stage, and i just want to say, i forgot how good you smelled. [ laughter ] >> don't hear that every day. >> ryan tedder, if you ever get the chance, smell him. when the pandemic is over. >> it's by creed, guilty as charged. >> we know you smell good and i literally forgot because we talked about it last time you were here. >> now ryan's going to have a bunch of strangers coming up to him on the street. >> before we get the party started, mr. roker, how about one more final check. >> he smells like chocolate chip cook cookies, fantastic. >> let's show you what we've got for your weekend we start off with saturday texas is going to be hot we're looking at severe storms in the central plains, sunshine on the east coast. for mother's day, sunday, sunday, it's going to be a gorgeous day for amy, kansas, sunny skies, it's looking at ra ramona, 75 and sunny kathleen, florida, 93, elizabeth, new jersey, 66, 63 degrees and partly cloudy, and

for beautiful angela, montana, we're looking at 51 degrees and a few showers. moms' names, tomorrow we're good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san francisco, we can see the fog rolling over the hills over towards sfo and stronger ocean breeze will help cool off our temperatures today. we will reach into the mid-70s today and tomorrow for some of our warmest spots inland and it heats up again for the weekend. by mother's day we will see highs back in the mid-80s and hotter this week, while san francisco will keep temperatures highs in the 60s. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi oh, we have all been waiting for 15 long months for this very moment, standing up here with

all of you and having live music on our plaza, and we're so thrilled to have onerepublic do the honors. >> they're going to perform for our crowd of nurses in just a moment, but first, a quick look at the band behind a massive hits ♪ run, run, run ♪ >> it's the latest release from onerepublic, the grammy nominated rock band out with their new single "run. ♪ i said it's too late to apologize ♪ >> with over 5 billion streams on spotify, they're no strangers to pumping out hit records, from their debut multiplatinum song "apologize". ♪ lately i've been loving ♪ >> to their number one hit "counting stars," the single selling over 30 million copies and the band tedder is one of music's most in demand song writers and

now the band is set to release their much anticipated studio album "human" later this year. after a year of sheltering in place, they're ready to hit the road with live audiences and they're getting started right here this morning on our citi music stage >> who's ready we are give it up for onerepublic.ts" let's give it up for onerepublic. ♪ i need another story ♪ ♪ something to get off my chest ♪ ♪ my life gets kind of boring ♪ ♪ need something that i can confess ♪ ♪ until all my sleeves are stained red ♪ ♪ from all the truth that i've said ♪

♪ come by it honestly i swear, ♪ ♪ thought you saw me wink, no, i've been on the brink ♪ ♪ so tell me what you want to hear ♪ ♪ something that will light those ears ♪ ♪ i'm sick of all the insincere ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my secrets away ♪ ♪ this time don't need another perfect lie ♪ ♪ don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my secrets away ♪ ♪ my god, amazing how we got this far ♪ ♪ it's like we're chasing all those stars ♪ ♪ driving shiny big black cars ♪ ♪ and every day i see the news ♪ ♪ all the problems that we coul solve ♪ ♪ and when a situation rises ♪ ♪ just write it into an album ♪ ♪ send it straight to gold ♪ ♪ but i don't really like my flow ♪ ♪ so tell me what you want to hear ♪

♪ something that will light those ears ♪ ♪ i'm sick of all the insincere ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my secrets away ♪ ♪ this time don't need another perfect lie ♪ ♪ don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my eeeh secrets away ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ooh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ got no reason, got no shame ♪ ♪ got no family i can blame ♪ ♪ just don't let me disappear ♪ ♪ i'm going to tell you everything ♪ ♪ tell me what you want to hear ♪ ♪ something that will light those ears ♪ ♪ i'm sick of all the insincere ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my

secrets away ♪ ♪ this time don't need another perfect lie ♪ ♪ don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my secrets away ♪ ♪ tell me what you want to hear ♪ ♪ something that will light those ears ♪ ♪ i'm sick of all the insincere ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my secrets away ♪ ♪ ♪ another perfect this time don't need another perfect lie ♪ ♪ don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪ ♪ i'm going to give all my ♪♪ >> oh yeah. secrets away ♪ ♪ >> ryan tedder, onerepublic sounding real, real good and getting just started

♪ all the wrong friends ♪ >> we are back on the citi concert stage with more music from onerepublic. >> how happy are we? this morning these guys are treating us and our crowd of deserving nurses to our very first live concert in more than a year, 15 months. >> yeah, the timing could not be better because onerepublic just released a new song yesterday called "run," their fifth studio album "human" is on the way. you guys sound amazing >> thank you for being here. >> i guess you've just been practicing in your basement or something all this time. >> yeah, and i woke up at 4:30, and i went for an actual run just to get the blood flow egg. >> promote run >> promote run, correct. >> you guys have been waiting to perform in front of a live audience this is your first bite at the apple, so how does it feel up here >> this is incredible.

this is the most bizarre experience for us because we were technically going to be after harry styles the next act in march we got canceled three days before we flew out here. this is serendipitous, and this is incredible. and like so many shows got canceled we canceled a world tour we're just stoked to be playing. >> you don't need to cover "watermelon sugar" today. >> he probably wrote it, honestly >> speaking of secrets, the song you just did, i could hear john legend singing that. when you write a gem like that and write it for so many people, how do you know what to donate to others and to keep for the band >> it's really hard to write for onerepublic, when i write for other people, i was just with john legend writing for him or miley cyrus or lil nas x, whoever i'm working with i know the task at hand is to write a hit. when it's for onerepublic, i can't do that. our songs have to like fall from the sky.

secrets is so in my head and so weird, counting stars, the lyric are so weird it makes it easy i work with a lot of female artists too, so i can't -- halo doesn't make sense for me. >> i read that you said this is one of the band's favorite videos ever? >> yeah. we shot this video on the back lot of a -- i think it was -- i forget what the back lot was but it was the old "seinfeld" set. so we got a run around it was absolutely insane there's extras everywhere. you can kind of see everything i had to learn how to do some dancing and some movements i did a front hand spring, so that was fun >> it reminds me of like a summer party song. i heard the song and i loved it. what vibe are you giving off >> i mean, the vibe of it. we looked for a lot of different records and this one, brent sent me the music and some melodies and instantly it hit me. this is the first thing we need to put out right before the summer it's my philosophy on life there's so much bad news, shut it out, get up, horse blinders, run. >> run, i love it.

all right, are you going to sing that for us right now? >> let's get the band back ♪ogether, shall we >> let's run ♪ when i was a young boy living in the city ♪ ♪ all i did is h.res.21 run ♪ ♪ staring at the lights they looked so pretty ♪ ♪ my mom said son son son, you're going to grow up and get old ♪ ♪ until then just have your fun boy, h.rrun, run, run, run, run♪ ♪ when i was a young kid living in the city ♪ ♪ all i did was pay pay pay pay pay ♪ ♪ every single dime they'd give me, i could make it last three, four, five days ♪ ♪ keeping that luck before i ge old ♪

♪ oh, we had some fun, boy, runn ♪ they'll tell you that the sky might fall ♪ ♪ they'll say that you might lose it all ♪ ♪ so i run until i hit that wall ♪ ♪ yeah, run, run, run count my blessings, look to the right at the sun ♪ well the sky might fall ♪ run, run, run ♪ ♪ yeah, one day the sky might fall ♪ ♪ yeah, one day i might lose it all ♪ ♪ so i run until i hit that wall ♪ ♪ look to the rising sun and run, run, run ♪ ♪ run, run, run ♪ ♪ i didn't get everything that wanted ♪ ♪ but i got what i need, yeah, yeah, ♪ ♪ i see that light in the morning shining down on me ♪ ♪, hit me up high, hit me down low ♪ ♪ where it all ends nobody knows ♪

♪ until then let's have some fun, run, run, run ♪ ♪ they'll tell you that the sky might fall ♪ ♪ they'll say that you might lose it all ♪ ♪ so i run until i hit that wall ♪ ♪ i count my blessings, look to the right at the sun, run, run, run ♪ ♪ yeah, one day the sky might fall ♪ ♪ yeah, one day i could lose it all ♪ ♪ so i run until i hit that wall ♪ ♪ look to the right in the sun and run, run, run ♪ ♪ run, run, run ♪ ooh ♪ ♪un, yeah ♪ ♪ count my blessings, look to ♪ look to the rising sun ♪ count your blessings, look to the rising sun ♪

♪ run ♪ [ cheers and applause >> well, run all pun intended onerepublic just getting warmed up out here for our audience of our special hero nurses. we are back with a l more music, butot f

start dancing, let's go. >> oh, we're so happy. welcome back, you kwguys, onerepublic, one more song for you guys, and boy, it's a good one. >> performing their smash hit "counting stars" for our special audience of hero nurses. here they are again, onerepublic. >> love you nurses, all you front line health care workers, you are literally the heroes of the last 15 months thank you so much. ♪ lately i've been, i've been losing sleep ♪

♪ dreaming about the things tha we could be ♪ ♪ baby, i've been, i've been praying hard ♪ ♪ said no more counting dollars we'll be counting star ♪g stars♪ ♪ oh we'll be counting stars ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, we'll be counting stars ♪ ♪ i ♪ i see this life, like a swinging vine ♪ ♪ swing my heart across the line ♪ ♪ and in my face is flashing signs ♪ ♪ seek it out, and yes shall find ♪ ♪ old, but i'm not that old ♪ ♪ young, but i'm not that bold ♪ ♪ and i don't think the world i sold ♪ ♪ on just doing what we're told ♪ ♪ i feel something so right ♪ wg

♪ doing the wrong thing ♪ ♪ i feel something so wrongdoin the right thing ♪ ♪ i couldn't lie, couldn't lie couldn't lie ♪ ♪ everything that kills me make me feel alive ♪ ♪ lately i've been, i've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ dreaming about the things tha we could be ♪ ♪ baby i've been, i've been praying hard ♪ ♪ said no more counting dollars we'll be counting stars ♪ ♪ lately i've been i've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ dreaming about the things tha we could be ♪ ♪ baby i've been, i've been praying hard ♪ we'll be, we'll be counting stars ♪

♪ take that money and watch it burn ♪ ♪ sink in the river the lessons i've learned ♪ ♪ take that money and watch it burn ♪ ♪ sink in the river the lessons i've learned ♪akes m ♪ everything that kills me make me feel alive ♪ ♪ lately i've been, i've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ dreaming about the things tha we could be ♪ ♪ baby i've been, i've been praying hard ♪ ♪ said no more counting dollars we'll be counting stars ♪ ♪ lately i've been, i've been losing sleep ♪ ♪ dreaming about the things tha we could be ♪ ♪ lately i've been, i've been praying hard ♪ ♪ said no more counting dollars we'll be counting stars ♪ ♪ take that money and watch it burn ♪ ♪ sink in the river the lessons i've learned ♪ ♪ take that money, watch it burn ♪

♪ sink in the river the lessons i've learned ♪ ♪ take that money and watch it burn ♪ ♪ sink in the river the less s ons i've learned ♪ >> guys, live music is back on the plaza in the best way possible, onerepublic. thank you. they never disappoint. their infrastructure song is called "run. bzzz bzzz bzzz ] [ sfx: [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] [ sfx: honk ] [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] [ sfx: pop ping bloop pop ping bloop ] the day can wait. enter the golden state with real california dairy. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow. but you can work out anything with comcast business. get fast internet on the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses.

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[ cheers and applause >> look at star, look at star. all right, what a fun morning, you guys >> it feels so good. >> and it was so fun to see the nurses let off a little steam and have some fun. [ cheers and applause >> they got some moves >> also the nurses that joined us virtually as well on the big wall behind us, we want to say hello to them as well. >> and a big thank you to ryan and onerepublic, you all were exactly what we needed perfect medicine for today.

>> thank you so much, this was such an honor. >> one republic the band got bak together for a live concert. you're going to hear more about our music this summer, that's tomorrow on "today." >> we're not done with onerepublic yet either more music coming up in the third hour as well. >> did you say we're choosing our concert series tomorrow? >> tomorrow. >> we're going to know who's going to be performing on this stage tomorrow coming up in a little bit, hoda and jenna, trisha yearwood is going to serve up sweet ideas for mother's day brunch. thank you, guys. hope this thursday was fun for you, too >> happy nurses' day

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning everyone, welcome to the third hour of today. friday eve, may 6th. pretty exciting. i'm al. sheinelle, craig, dylan is off today but we're going to have back tomorrow. what deals great to have back, music on the plaza. >> brings such energy to the whole area. >> great onerepublic concert. national nurses day.