chase center, where the dubs take on the memphisgrizzlies tonight. let's go, dubs! that does it for us on "today in the bay." love having you with this and love this shot of the golden gate bridge. enjoy your weekend. we'll see you back here monday as a team. good morning breaking overnight, ceasefire. good morning. breaking overnight, cease-fire. israel and hamas agree to lay down their arms overnight after nearly two weeks of the worst fighting in a decade. president biden hailing the deal. >> i believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress. >> in jerusalem and gaza, celebrations. but protesters in the u.s. clash overnight. where does it go from here? will the fragile peace hold? the latest straight ahead. shot of the future. the growing consensus about the need for covid booster shots, as the u.s. inches closer to its

vaccination goal. >> i think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so. >> just ahead, what the head of pfizer says about how soon we could need that shot. family business. overnight, cnn anchor chris cuomo apologizing on air for taking part in strategy calls, advising his embattled brother new york governor andrew cuomo, on how to handle his sexual harassment scandal. >> it will not happen again. it was a mistake. >> this morning, why cnn says he will face no discipline. royally furious. princes william and harry slamming the bbc and disgraced journalist martin bashir after that damning report confirms their mother, princess diana, was deceived into granting her most infamous interview. >> the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse, and has since hurt countless others. >> just ahead, why the princes believe it ultimately contributed to diana's death.

and new this morning, harry's revelation on turning to alcohol and drugs to cope with his mother's loss. those stories, plus, one-on-one with oprah. a powerful conversation on the childhood trauma that made oprah winfrey who she is today. >> what i was afraid of in every instance, i'm afraid i'm going to get a whipping. i'm afraid i'm going to get that whipping. >> this morning, her inspiring message for anyone facing adversity. and what it was like on the other side of that bombshell sit-down with prince harry and meghan markle. special moment. the little girl who fought off an attempted kidnapping using lessons from "svu" gets a surprise. >> here's a script that i signed for you, because it says you're my hero. >> inside their touching meeting today, friday, may 21st, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. it is good to see you on a friday morning. thank you for starting your day with us. >> sure is good to see you. we're going to get straight to the breaking news. cease-fire between israel and both sides declaring victory and celebrating after agreeing to it went into effect at 2:00 a.m. this morning a waiting game is underway with both sides saying they're ready to retaliate if there are any violations. and here in the u.s. news of the

cease fire has not stopped protesters from getting violent. this was the scene in times square last night. what happens now? we've got two reports this morning. let's get it started with nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: good morning, we just arrived at the gaza strip. we're at the border crossing between israel and gaza. this part of the crossing is controlled by hamas as is gaza. for now the cease fire as fragile as it is, as incomplete as it is, appears to be holding under growing u.s. pressure, israel overnight agreed to a simultaneous cease fire with hamas brokered by egypt. president biden praising the deal. >> i believe the palestinians and israelis equally deserve to live safely and securely and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel had achieved its military objectives and set back hamas by years. but many israelis are skeptical of the cease fire saying israel

was just defending itself after hamas fired first. >> i think the cease fire won't last eight hours. >> i'm skeptical that it will really be kept for a while. >> reporter: 11 days, hamas launched more than 4,000 rockets indiscriminately at israeli cities. israel says its iron dome defense system destroyed 90% of the rockets, but some got through killing at least 13 israelis. israel pounded gaza into submission, destroying what it described as hamas's tunnel network and killing more than 230 palestinians including 65 children. palestinians argue israel provoked this round with a raid on muslims praying in jerusalem, and many palestinians say the rockets and clashes are their only tools to resist what they describe as israeli apartheid that limits how and where they live.

what's not in dispute is that the people of gaza paid heavily for this. more than 100,000 gazans fled their housing during the fighting, many sheltering in u.n. schools. today they started heading back home. >> we feel very tired. we were so scared. >> reporter: in gaza, they're celebrating but in rubble. both sides say they are committed to keeping this cease fire, cease fires in the past have broken down, but what's different this time is egypt, which helps moderate the deal, says it is sending monitors to both the gaza strip and to israel to watch both sides. >> all right, richard engel in gaza for us this morning. we want to turn now to nbc news analyst jeremy bash. good morning to you. >> hey, savannah. >> obviously a cease fire is good news. the question is now what? and what have we learned from this 11 days of conflict between these two long-time enemies?

>> the region remains on a hair trigger because what hamas showed during this 11-day conflict is they've got the volume of rockets, they fired more than 4,000. in 2014 they only fired 3,000 over seven weeks. so firing 4,000 over a week and a half shows they've got the volume. they've got the range. their able to hit tel aviv and jerusalem. they've got the precision. so israel was in a precarious situation. it had to fire back hard. i think this was a diplomatic win for the biden administration because not only did they win this cease fire, but they actually gave israel somewhat of a green light in early days. i think the biden team knew that israel was going to have to retaliate and retaliate hard. >> it did expose rifts within the democratic party and the biden administration having to deal with progressives in its ranks who wanted biden to come down hard er on netanyahu and the israelis. >> they resisted. i would say at the end of the day, they gave israel some leash here, but this is a brewing issue within the democratic party.

you do have progressives like bernie sanders who are calling to stop arm sales to israel, america's traditional ally. i think this is going to play out. if israel has to go back into gaza through air strikes or later during a ground invasion, this is going to come to the fore again. >> another really disturbing aspect of this particular 11-day conflict is that we saw it spill into the israeli streets and tensions between israeli arabs and israeli jews. what is the significance of that in your mind? >> yeah, and i've talked to people in israel this week, savannah, and they said that's the most disturbing aspect. for the most part people live peacefully. they work together. they shop together. they mix and mingle, and this street violence, the lynchings, the demonstrations, the molotov cocktails, this has really shaken israeli society, and fundamentally that's the larger issue. israel and hamas are going to remain at war. hamas is a terrorist organization. jews and arabs have to live

together in a very small plot of land. this is an enduring challenge for them and the world. >> thank you as always, we appreciate it. also this morning, there are positive new signs when it comes to the pandemic. the nation is inching closer to president biden's goal to vaccinate 70% of u.s. adults with at least one shot by the 4th of july. this as the likelihood of a booster shot starts to come into focus. nbc's sam brock is in florida with the latest there. hey, sam, good morning. >> hoda, good morning. both pfizer's ceo and dr. anthony fauci are preparing for the possibility of another booster shot needed within a yea. here in coral gables so many of these tables over my shoulder are full in the middle of the week. the sight of friends and families breaking bread and bars bustling, part of a glass half full picture for a country that's now seen more than six in ten adults receive at least one shot of the covid vaccine. the nation closing in on the 70%

goal set by the commander in chief, who stood by vice president kamala harris for a bill signing thursday with no masks on. at the same time, pfizer's ceo says the prospects of a booster shot remain strong. >> likely there will be a need for a booster somewhere between 8 and 12 months, but that remains to be seen. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci also questioned about the need for a booster by "axios." >> we know that the vaccine durability of the efficacy lasts at least six months and likely considerably more, but i think we will almost certainly require a booster sometime within a year or so. >> reporter: still, the likelihood not raising many eyebrows. >> those who have gotten the vaccine i'm sure they're going to be fine. >> sheila isn't vaccinated yet, but says a booster won't make or break her decision. >> i'm on the fence, but i think

i might go ahead and get the vaccine. >> reporter: many already seeing a spike. >> as we look at all these people, is this typical in the middle of the week? >> this is very typical. >> reporter: in the miami area, a food and wine festival expected to draw hundreds as data from open tables shows the city's experience a more than 50% jump in seated diners compared to 2019 pre-pandemic. >> do you see this renaissance, a restaurant renaissance, a sign that things are getting back to where they were? >> absolutely. people are feeling good. we're talking about vaccines, people are feeling confident. >> reporter: large metros like new york and seattle under stricter rules for longer are down more than 60% in that span, but nationally, restaurants appear to be dancing their way to a recovery. >> and sam, there are a growing number of colleges are starting to say you must have a vaccine before you can come back to school. so give us the latest. >> reporter: hoda, that's right. the university of virginia just

became one of the highest profile schools in the country to require all of its students getting vaccinated that are living and taking classes on campus. that's about 25,000 people. it's also worth noting that the chronicle of higher education identified about 380 schools that required at least some of the employees or staff members to get the vaccine. in the state of florida, that's prohibited. hoda. >> okay. all right, sam brock, thank you so much. craig is off this morning, and we are delighted to welcome nbc's new senior national correspondent tom llamas. somebody we actually know well. >> you used to work across the street. >> i did, yeah. now i'm back here. this is great, it feels amazing to be here today. we want to turn to a new controversy surrounding new york governor andrew cuomo. his governor chris, a cnn anchor apologizing on his show last night after it was revealed he's been advising his governor on how to deal with ongoing sexual >> reporter: good morning, tom, usually we bring you the latest in the slew of scandals su

surrounding new york governor andrew cuomo, but this morning it's his younger brother, chris, a cnn prime time host, who is doing the explaining overnight cnn's chris cuomo defending the political advice he gave his brother andrew, new york's governor accused of inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment by at least nine women. >> i understand why that was a problem for cnn. it will not happen again it was a mistake >> reporter: but the younger cuomo conceding that when it comes to his brother, he is biased. >> i can be objective about just about any topic, but not about my family. >> reporter: less than two months ago, chris cuomo promised his viewers to be straight with them >> i cannot cover it because he is my brother. >> reporter: while he avoided the story on the air, off camera he was involved. this morning, the governor's office confirming what "the washington post" first reported about how to respond to the

scandal. >> did chris cuomo did more than just listen on these calls >> yes, chris cuomo gave a will the of advice on these calls he struck a tone telling his brother to not resign, to push back against the allegations do not give in to quote, unquote, cancel culture. >> asked about the report, the governor's office describes chris cuomo's role as a few phone conversations with friends and advisers giving the governor advice that influence from his brother, according to "the washington post" apparent in the governor's defiant response >> didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: governor cuomo has denied the harassment allegations and refused calls to step down. he's also apologized for making anyone uncomfortable women have accused the governor of everything from making groping, to unwanted kisses. this morning, chris cuomo insists he never influenced cnn's coverage of his brother. in a statement, cnn says it was

inappropriate for chris to be on those calls, which chris acknowledges he will not participate in such conversations going forward. >> i love my brother i love my family i love my job, and i love and respect my colleagues here at cnn. and again, to them i am truly sorry. >> reporter: and this morning, cnn says chris cuomo will not be disciplined for his role in crafting his brother's political defense. tom. >> all right, anne thompson for us this morning, thank you hoda. time for our first check of the weather. al, look who's here, who's this guy? >> good to see you. >> our church is not too far from each other. >> we'll see you there >> talking about first communion, congratulations to your son, very nice. >> thank you, thank you. we are watching right now our first tropical disturbance, invest 91l it's there in the gulf the basic problem this is going

to cause is more heavy rain, a rain threat for texas and louisiana. look what's fallen already in may, almost ten inches corpus christi, 8 in lufkin, 12 in new orleans, and this rainfall is just crazy amounts we're talking in victoria, texas, 40 inches of rain they've gotten 40% of their annual rainfall, wettest may on record you go over to lake charles, louisiana, almost 60 inches of rain, that's their annual. they've picked up almost 19. third wettest may on record, and we're going to be watching this system now bringing feeder bands of rain that will continue today into tomorrow. a renewed risk of flooding, more downpours for east texas tomorrow, severe storms from western texas to central nebraska rainfall amounts are generally going to be anywhere from one to three inches, but the thourly rainfall rates up to two inches per hour that will cause more flooding from houston, all the way to lake charles and baton rouge we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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>> well, they just released the latest hurricane forecast, national hurricane center. we'll have that the next half hour. >> that's a tease. >> thank you. just ahead, the blistering reactions this morning from princes william and harry to damning new revelations on what led to their mother's most infamous interview how they say it affected their family and why they now believe it partly led to the princess's death. plus, unexpected problems as the nation begins to emerge from the pandemic businesses having trouble finding workers, so we went across the country to uncover why and to see the impact on america's reopening. it's beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. - or the beast. - the beauty, - [macaw vo] pretty boy. has failed. the beast, john cox, will shake up sacramento, cut taxes. learn about california's nicest, smartest beast at johncox.com

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i'm kris sanchez in santa clara. could be the first time people start getting covid vaccine booster shots. the first people to get the boosters who be the first who got their vaccine, front line health care workers vaccinated back in january. according to the heads of both pfizer and moderna, the boosters could be needed around september. dr. anthony fauci says we might be able to push it out up to 12 months. >> looking at the friday forecast for you, meteorologist kari hall is checking temperatures for us. how is it looking? >> it's going to be another really nice day for the bay area, slightly cooler than normal temperatures for inland valleys. san jose 68 degrees and 72 in livermore. we have the brisk ocean breeze kicking up and watching out for a slight chance the north bay could see an isolated thunderstorm or two for the afternoon. we are going to warm up as we go into the end of the weekend and

early next week as our dry weather continues for the next several days. >> we'll have another local news update for you coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

hey, guys. it is 7:30 hey, guys it is 7:30 it's a friday morning. that is a remarkable new public park here in new york. >> huh. >> it officially opens this morning, 6:00 a.m. you know where that baby is? smack in the middle of the hudson river. >> what? >> a little island it is a unique space really futuristic looking. it's a playground. it combines art and nature and all kinds of stuff look at it >> wow. >> just sitting there. >> looking forward to taking the kids there $265 million it looks phenomenal.

dvf and her husband, putting a lot of money in it from their foundation >> we're always looking for space in new york. let's put an island in the river. that'll do it. let's get to your headlines at 7:30 on a friday morning. rare moment of bipartisanship in washington yesterday the president signed legislation that aims to combat the recent rise in hate crimes, particularly against asian-americans. the bill got overwhelming support from both chambers of congress the president called hatred and racism the ugly poison that has long haunted our nation. air travel got off to a rough start this morning a reservation system used by multiple airlines went down overnight, causing major flight delays videos and photos of people waiting in long, long lines at airports across the country flooded social media the outage affected person airlines, jetblue, and others. this morning, good news, the system is said to be back up and running. >> i have an american airlines flight to catch, so i'm glad they've fixed that. also, a hiker missing for five days in a california forest

has been found alive take a look at this wild video it's of george being lifted to safety by an l.a. county sheriff's department helicopter. he disappeared last saturday in the angeles national forest. after an extensive search he was spotted from the air and rescued. he is said to be in good spirits and health, only suffering minor injuries. >> good news. also this morning, fallout is growing over an investigation's findings that deceitful methods were used to secure princess diana's most infamous interview. >> leading that reaction, her sons, princes william and harry, who say the interview left their mother damaged ultimately, they believe it contributed to her death nbc's molly hunter is on the story for us in london molly, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys good morning from a windy, rainy london, morning. overnight, prince harry and prince william fired back at the bbc. we also heard prince harry speak

candidly about what it was like living in the royal family, not just about meghan's struggles but also his own >> what words have you heard about mental health? >> crazy. >> lost it. >> can't keep it together. >> reporter: this morning, a candid prince harry like we've never seen him in the first look from his upcoming docu-series with oprah, "the me you can't see," he opens up about losing his mother and his mental health struggles. he talks about partying his way through the pain in his 20s before meeting meghan and seeking therapy. >> i quickly established that if this relationship was going to work, that i was going to have to deal with my past because there was anger there. it wasn't anger at her, it was just anger she recognized it. she saw it >> reporter: he goes on to say his fears that his wife would end up like his mother was the reason they ultimately left the uk overnight, princes william and overnight, princes william and harry also had strong words for the bbc about their mother and

the investigation into her famous 1995 interview with martin bashir. >> it brings indescribable sadness to know the bbc's failures contributed significantly to her fear, her paranoia, and isolation that i remember from the final years with her. >> reporter: prince harry echoing his older brother, nothing has changed. 25 years after 20 million people watched that interview -- >> well, there were three of us in this marriage it was a bit crowded. >> reporter: now, an independent inquiry found that bashir lied to diana's brother and to the bbc to obtain the interview. >> it is my view the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse. >> reporter: the report also accuses the public broadcaster of a cover-up. the bbc has apologized publicly but also in letters to the in a statement, bashir also apologized but pointed to this letter, published for the first time as evidence, alongside the report on kensington palace

stationary, diana wrote in december of 1995, she had no regrets. now, bashir says he is still immensely proud of that interview. we should say, he left the bbc last week because of ongoing health problems. he did used to work for msnbc. savannah >> molly, let's talk about prince harry he also has made headlines and real revelations about him and about meghan and what they went through during her pregnancy >> reporter: savannah, that's right. it's a really honest, raw conversation that prince harry had. so prince meghan -- sorry -- duchess meghan spoke about this in her interview with oprah. she spoke about having real suicidal thoughts. harry speaks about this more he talks about the night she confided in him. she was so afraid of hurting him, of him losing another person that he loves he also says he was ashamed by his reaction he was angry that he had put them in this position. they were out smiling for the cameras, pretending everything was okay, when everything so clearly was not. guys >> molly hunter, thank you very

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we're back 7:39, with our ongoing series "reopening america." this morning, we are taking a look at the job market. >> there's encouraging news out. first-time unemployment claims hitting their lowest number since the pandemic began. >> yeah, but as businesses reopen or go to full capacity, across the country, many industries are finding they don't have enough workers to meet their demands we spoke with some business owners getting creative and others now asking the government for help >> reporter: at dot's diner in new orleans, you used to be able to get sizzling bacon, eggs, and grits 24 hours a day but now? >> i'm 20 employees short right now, to be able to open 24 hours. >> does that hurt? >> sure it hurts you don't go into business planning tential sales revenue

even 50% of your potential sales revenue. we're a 24 hour diner and newscast a big hit >> reporter: hungry customers are filling booths, but co-owner mark brasso can't fill shifts. why do you think people aren't applying >> obviously, my opinion is the fact that they're making as much money staying home on unemployment than they would being back to work >> reporter: in philadelphia, nolan painting in business for 40 years is having the same problem as dots diner. they have houses to paint, just not enough people to pick up the paintbrush >> our success rate of hiring has fallen to terrible levels. i have nobody really in the pipeline now about to start, and that's never happened. >> reporter: a "wall street journal" survey showed nearly 7 out of 10 small businesses are having a tough time finding qualified workers. the employers we spoke with say it's not just enhanced unemployment benefits keeping positions open it is also the lingering fear of

covid and lack of child care those two factors are why nicole, who worked in human resources, decided not to go back to work. >> the amount of work that comes with having a younger child and having the demands of work, it's just more beneficial to choose to be a mom right now. >> reporter: mass layoffs during the pandemic also led to a labor shift. >> we know millions of people lost their jobs in the service and hospitality industry, retail jobs, and many people shifted to in-demand jobs, warehouse jobs for some of the biggest retailers, amazon, walmart, other big box stores that thrived during the pandemic. >> reporter: some who lost their jobs, like lashonte knowles, taking the opportunity to follow their dreams she went back to school for web programming and plans to start applying for jobs next week. >> i feel i was given a second chance i'm in the process of creating a website for myself as well as creating a resume. i'm hoping to get back to work

before july. >> looking ahead, the workforce may be in for another jolt republican governors in more than 20 states say they will opt out of expanded unemployment, those $300 weekly payments next month. the rest of the country in september. >> the businessowners, do they think the federal government might be able to help them >> mark brasso from dot's diner, he said if the government wants to keep helping people, give them a bonus for reentering the work force they get hired, get a government payment on top of the salary it is something states are already discussing. >> employers want people to get back, for sure. hurricane roker, you promised us the hurricane forecast. >> that's right. one of our favorite meteorologists is in philadelphia at our nbc station in philadelphia, hurricane schwartz right now, the tropics, invest 90-l, 80% chance of becoming a tropical system. it'd become ana later today. we'll be watching that in fact, national hurricane center issuing its atlantic ouk

a 60% chance of an above normal season conditions 2021 outlook, 13 to 20 named storms six to ten hurricanes, three to five major hurricanes. when you compare that to last year when we had 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes and seven major hurricanes why are we looking at this here are the factors for it we have warmer than average atlantic waters. climate change warming up the atlantic waters. we have a weak system, basically a weak la nina keeping the jet stream to the north of the development zone within that development zone, we have an enhanced monsoonal season for africa. look for a lot of the storms to come kicking off the african coast and make their way across the atlantic in fact, here are the names. ana is the first one we end up with wanda i like that. like "wandavision," we love it quick look at what's happening in the country today

gorgeous from the tip of florida all the way to new england strong storms from the northern plains flood risk down through the gulf >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look at our seven-day forecast, we are still enjoying some nice and comfortable weather especially for our inland areas, reaching into the mid-70s, still pretty dusty today but the winds will start to calm down tomorrow and we'll see temperatures warming up by the beginning of next week. a cooldown by the middle of the week, just a few degrees as we get a little more of a brisk wind and look at san francisco, no major changes here, mostly 60s throughout the forecast and pretty gusty for this afternoon. . >> al, thank you coming up next, the new home for the tigers of "tiger king. >> we'll take you inside the massive rescue of more than 60 big cats from the zoo featured

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welcome back we say good morning to sheinelle. we have a wild one out of oklahoma >> it is good morning federal authorities have now seized more than 60 tigers from an animal park run by one of the stars of the netflix hit "tiger king." nbc's morgan chesky is there, and, morgan, that's as close as you can safely get, i understand >> reporter: yeah, guys. we're keeping our distance, and it's for good reason i want to show the sign the owners put up here, right in the middle of this road. no trespassing, no filming, unless you want to meet 24-hour armed security the owners here staying incredibly tight-lipped about this massive animal seizure, adding yet another chapter to the "tiger king" saga.

>> no, no, we're going to step back. >> reporter: federal authorities converging on this oklahoma zoo earlier this month, in a massive rescue effort for lions, tigers, and that's not all >> here they are taking monte. >> reporter: the feds seizing 46 tigers, 7 lions, 15 lion/tiger hybrids, and 1 jaguar from tiger king park. the property owned by jeff and lauren lowe from "tiger king." >> my first cats i got were probably 16 or 17 years old. >> reporter: photos and videos obtained by "tmz" showing the raids. the search and seizure comes after a civil complaint was filed against the couple and multiple inspections were conducted. the doj accusing the lowes of having a record of inadequate and inhumane treatment of the animals. jeff writing, in part, this has nothing to do with the care of animals. adding, we encourage everyone to

hold off judgment. >> i'm not an angel, but, god, put up your proof, you know? >> reporter: this isn't the first time jeff lowe faced trouble. last year, his license was suspended to exhibit animals, forcing him to close down his exotic animal park, the park he took over from the self-proclaimed tiger king. >> my name is joe exotic and this is sarge. >> one by one, the, quote, stars of "tiger king," these dominos are calling. >> reporter: howard baskin runs big cat rescue with his wife in carol in florida >> jeff lowe's cats are now at good sanctuaries where they'll be assured of having good space to roam around, good food and vetd veterinary care >> reporter: the justice department will make sure they go to responsible animal preserves, where they can be safely maintained rather than exploited. like this animal sanctuary run

by the humane society of the united states in texas, now home to india the 9-month of old bengal tiger who was spotted roaming a houston neighborhood in this now viral video. a happy ending, advocates say, every one of these big cats deserves we know the majority of these big cats are headed to a wildlife sanctuary in colorado we reached out to lauren lowe but have yet to hear back. no word on if either of the lowes will be facing criminal charges. send it back to you guys >> morgan chesky, get out of there. >> thank you very much. >> he's on the tiger beat. >> there you go. >> cute enough for tiger beat. >> do they make those anymore? >> they should. ahead on "pop start," a sneak peek at the big performances you'll see this weekend on the billboard music awards, right here on nbc. plus, how excited are we me blake shelton has a new album out. even better, this guy is going to join us live and he's going to talk about a lot of stuff after your local news.

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good friday morning. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington and here's what's happening. >> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. president biden this morning welcomes the president of south korea, moon, to the white house today. they're going to talk about distributing vaccines into korea, which has fallen badly behind, as well as what to do about north korea. good morning, i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. today is slated to be a big day in the world of sports. we have two big sporting events, the warriors tipping off at 6:00 in a couple blocks down the road. the giants also have a game against the dodgers and comes at a perfect time. some of the restrictions have been lifted for bars and restaurants. one of the biggest groups of eight or fewer are able to gather at the bar and served at the bar without seats.

it is friday and that means it's time to get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the sunshine that we can experience. >> yes, it's going to be a great weekend as we make more plans to get outside. we still have the gusty winds for this afternoon, especially. for our inland areas, expect highs in the mid-70s and we'll just do it all over again tomorrow. by sunday, it starts to warm up and we'll have warm weather for the early part of next week while san francisco will continue to see highs in the 60s. marcus? >> thanks, kari. and we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight, cease-fire. celebrations in the middle east after israel and hamas agree to end the violence after 11 days of conflict. so what happens next? we're live with the latest. hoda's revealing interview about the childhood trauma that shaped oprah into who she is today. >> it has given me a broader understanding and a deeper appreciation for every little and big thing that i now have. >> just ahead, her powerful

message of resilience. plus, awe and order. the big surprise an 11-year-old girl used the tricks she learned on "law and order svu" to help cops catch her attacker. >> i'm so incredibly honored to meet you. >> how captain benson herself, mar ris ka hargitay is rewarding the young detective. blake shelton is here to talk about his new album, including a guest appearance by a special someone. then he'll treat us to performances you won't want to miss today, friday, may 21st, 2021. ♪ i'm running wide open ♪ >> celebrating the end of the school year. >> yeah! >> on the "today" show. >> family smiles from new jersey. >> it's always been my dream to come to the "today" show plaza.

>> save us a spot. >> for now, hello from milwaukee. ♪ i could be happy anywhere with you ♪ >> your spot is warm and toasty and waiting for you to come back. good morning, everybody, nice to have you along with us on a friday morning. so happy to have you. >> happy to have this guy, tom llamas filling in. craig is enjoying his birthday weekend. >> happy birthday, craig. >> yes, exactly. >> how does it feel to be back? >> it feels so great. it feels so nice. everyone is welcoming. you guys are great. roker, i don't know, but you guys are great. >> watch him closely. let's get right to your news at 8:00. president biden says the cease-fire agreed to by israel and hamas overnight offers an opportunity to work toward a more lasting peace in the region. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in gaza city, where the 11 days of fighting claimed more than 200 lives. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, for now the cease fire has been holding. since it was announced there

have been no more rockets from gaza and no more israeli strikes on gaza. this is what is left of gaza city. this was one of the tallest buildings in gaza city, a combination of apartments and offices completely flattened by an israeli air strike. israel didn't just flatten buildings. there were also more precision strikes. you can see one of those just across the street where israel just targeted those apartments, but everywhere you look, there is damage here and a lot of people suffered in this city. 240 palestinians, at least, were killed in the latest round of violence, and there are 2 million people in gaza and over 100,000 of them fled their homes. many of them taking shelter in schools, believing that was the only place where they could find safety. now, people are picking through the debris, seeing if they can . and if there is any winner out of all of this -- and it's hard to see how anyone could win when you look around at gaza city right now -- it is probably

hamas. the militant group has seen a surge in its popularity. it is saying and many people are believing, that it won this round of fighting with israel because it was able to keep firing rockets against a vastly superior, vastly more advanced military force and keep them firing right until the end. 4,000 rockets falling into israel, and they fell indiscriminately on israeli cities killing at least 13 israelis. now, prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel says that israel was the real winner, that israel achieved all of its military gain. it set back hamas militarily by years. the real issue now is after all of this, with hamas seeing a boost in popularity, netanyahu saying he wants the real issue is this could all happen again without a solution. savannah. >> richard engel reporting from gaza city for us, richard, thank you. a major headline in the covid front, dr. anthony fauci says we still don't know if covid-19 vaccine booster shots

will be necessary. he was clarifying his earlier remark that a booster will almost certainly be required after a year or so. fauci added it would be foolish not to prepare for that possibility. the nation is moving closer towards the president's goal of having 70% of all adults with at least one shot by the 4th of july. that's good news. more than six in ten adults have now reached that mark. this morning we have more on that remarkable 11-year-old girl we told you about yesterday who bravely fought off a kidnapper. she used a trick she learned from her favorite tv show "law and order svu." nbc's kerry sanders has the latest on this one. hey, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. young alyssa bonnell tells me she's overwhelmed at this point by all of the attention, and her mom amber says she thinks it's time for her to return to the typical life of an 11-year-old. first we had a surprise, captain olivia benson from that favorite

tv show decided that she would deputize young alyssa as a member of the svu squad. >> alyssa thought we wanted to know more about how in the heat of the moment as she was fighting off her kidnapper, she had the presence of mind to take the blue slime she was playing with and rub it on her attacker helping deputies later identify him. >> the suspect, when we caught him, had blue slime all over his own arms >> reporter: how is it that you knew to put some blue slime on that guy >> from watching "law and order". >> so we have a little surprise for you here you know her as captain olivia benson she's actress mariska hargitay. >> i'm so incredibly honored to meet you first of all, how are you doing, and are you okay >> i'm good. >> i just want to tell you how

blown away me and all of my squad are, and i think the whole world right now that you had the forethought and the wherewithal to do what you did, and i am just blown away. >> reporter: on her favorite tv show, the svu detectives are doggedly looking for physical evidence that connects a suspect to the crime, solving the twisting and turns of police investigation. >> detective benson and stabler, special victims unit. >> reporter: the hallmark of the show for the past 22 years. >> here's a script that i signed for you, and i hope you can read that because it says you are my hero you're amazing, sweetheart you're amazing and strong and brave, and what's most important to everyone is that you're okay, and that is the most beautiful gift that we all have. >> it's amazing to meet you. i never thought in my whole entire life that i was going to be able to even meet you.

>> i feel the same wayariska, wn olivia benson say to our junior >> would you like to be on my squad? >> alyssa, tell me what are you going to watch on tv tonight >> "law and order. >> the endearing part of all of this is alyssa doesn't even know that what she did is unusual her alleged kidnapper this morning remains in jail while around the world, people are really just inspired that she learned something by watching "law and order svu" and had the presence of mind to apply it and for those who are fans of the show and are wondering about mariska who actually earlier this week had -- was in the hospital with a busted knee and a hairline fracture, she says she's doing completely fine. she didn't have to stay in the hospital in fact, she'll be back on production later today hoda. >> kerry sanders, thank you. ma

mariska hargitay, she really walks the walk when it comes to that job. >> she's lovely. and it's nice that something good came out of a tough situation. the news is covered. have you heard of hoda's morning boost? >> it's a good one here's a funny one if you're lucky, you have one of those friends you can sit and talk to forever, you tune everything else out. it doesn't even matter if you're on the soccer field. the game's going on around you you're clearly into some serious chatting and nothing else matters. and where were we again? get the ball out of here we're having a real important conversation >> and they were so polite i like that. >> they went around. >> up next, hoda's eye opening interview with who oprah. >> broader understanding and a deeper appreciation for every little and big thing that i now have >> what she is sharing about events in her younger life, both

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♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ we are back. we are back, we've been waiting for this, hoda sitting down with oprah winfrey and really getting personal. >> it was a real pleasure for me if there's anyone who seems to have it all figured out, it is oprah. but with a new mental health documentary with prince harry and also the book she's releasing, she's digging a little deeper into her own past and childhood trauma, and oprah says what she's discovered has surprised even her. >> i wouldn't take anything for having been raised the way that i was. it is because i was sexually

abused, raped that i have such empathy for people who have experienced that it is because i was raised poor and no running water and going to the well and getting that i have such compassion for people who have experienced it. and so it has given me a broader understanding and a deeper appreciation for every little and big thing that i now have. >> at 67 years old with a lifetime of career and personal achievements under her belt, oprah winfrey is taking a closer look at her own story. >> did you find as you were digging through all of this that there was actually some grief inside you that had yet to be resolved had yet to be healed asking the question makes me emotional. i don't know how i did it. there's a beautiful poem called "yet do i marvel" and yet do i marvel at my life. >> and what a marvelous life

oprah has led despite all she had to overcome from sexual assault to painful discipline she refers to as whippings young oprah leaned on her faith to help her survive. >> you know, my grandmother, who was very harsh but like a lot of black parents during that era, the idea of hugging and loving on your child or even allowing the child to feel seen was just not a part of her life, but she did give me jesus. she did give me a belief in something bigger than myself, so i am grateful for that. >> i love how you said up until you were about 10 you thought jesus was your daddy that was the best. >> oprah recently reflected on her own childhood trauma in "what happened to you". >> this book made me think really differently about my own life, so i think that certainly all of the feelings of not fitting in or my disease to please or feeling like if i don't do what everybody wants me

to do i'm going to be rejected somehow. what i was afraid of in every instance, i'm afraid i'm going to get a whipping. i'm afraid i'm going to get that whipping, even though i'm the boss lady, even though i'm the one in charge, even though i'm the one who's running the business i was still trying to process and figure that part of myself out. i've never had a clinical therapist. i've never gone to a therapist i've never laid on anybody's couch. i don't know if that's even real, do you lay on anybody's couch? the oprah winfrey show was oprah's form of therapy. she helped others tell their stories and saw pieces of her own life within theirs. >> the first time i was able to admit that i had been sexually abused, raped, assaulted as a 9-year-old happened on television. >> i was raped by a relative >> it happened on television because a woman was sharing her

story, and i thought i swear until that moment i was the only person who had ever had that happen to me so in the middle of her, in a show, sharing her story, i went that happened to me. and so that's how i got my therapy. >> reporter: it's that same strength in numbers mentality that oprah brings to the new apple tv plus docuseries, "the me you can't see". >> mental health matters and that's the reality >> everyone has experienced a different version of the same thing. >> harry's story, my story, glenn close's story, gaga's story, all there to show you it doesn't matter where you come are from, what your background is, how much money you have, that we're all in the spectrum with everybody else. >> reporter: in the series, oprah reveals the impact of a childhood teacher. >> that's the only place i ever really felt loved, and it's the reason why for so many years i wanted to be a teacher, to be

able to give to other kids what my teachers had given to me. >> that's why there's stories from people's names you know and people's names you don't know, but that are equally relatable stigma of mental health, people have to speak out, and prince harry has been speaking out. >> only after meeting meg did you start the process of trying to figure it out you hadn't tried it before >> no. and i quickly established that if this relationship was going to work, that i was going to have to deal with my past. >> with his speaking out, oprah, he's gotten some criticism i don't know whether it's for speaking out too much. he asked for privacy, and now people feel like they're seeing him everywhere what are the critics not understanding about what's going on >> you know, i asked for privacy, and i'm talking all the time so i think being able to have a life that you are not intruded upon by photographers or people

flying overhead or invading your life is what every person wants and deservesnd conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. >> what? >> when they did their interview with you reflecting on it, did they have any regrets about sitting down and talking about their lives. >> they have not shared any regrets with me. i understood what had happened to them, and i wanted the rest of the world to come away being able to answer the question, why did they leave and i think by the time that interview was done, people understood why did they leave >> asking and answering poignant questions over the course of her lifetime is what has defined oprah winfrey, her career, and now her own personal healing but one thing she never questioned was god's plan for

her life. >> how did you square the fact that you loved god so deeply and dearly, yet somehow these things kept -- bad things were just happening to you how did you square those two >> oh, oh, oh, oh. i love this question, hoda there is a wonderful hymn that says ♪ i wouldn't take nothing for m journey now, for my journey now ♪ >> the journey a culmination of what oprah refers to as post-traumatic wisdom. >> one of the reasons i do consider myself wise at this point in my life is because i've not only paid attention to my life, been observant of what's happened to me, but i've been a student of other people's lives and paid attention to what has happened to them everybody wants to be seen, and they want to be heard, and they want to know that their story matters. >> terrific. >> we loved her before.

>> loved her even more after she said she'd never been to therapy. she did say her therapist was gayle king she said if you have a best friend, she said it works -- and the other thing she said that struck me was the overriding emotion she had in childhood was loneliness that was what she remembers the most about being a kid, but she's obviously turned the beat around and still dealing with things even now. we can deal with something, and then ten years later you've got to deal with it again. anyway, that was amazing. >> we're going to have a lot more with oprah coming up on hoda and jenna you can see our full conversation it's on our streaming channel. just head to today.com/allday at noon and 9:00 eastern. >> i know what i'm doing tonight. >> yeah. >> you know what, shouldn't sy that to just neighbor. >> absolutely. >> there's gayle and then there's hoda. >> we all had goose bumps. we should also mention oprah and prince harry's documentary "the me you can't see" is streaming on apple tv plus

let's get another check of the weather. >> i want more oprah and hoda. just what i need. >> it was good. >> let's show you what we've got today, gorgeous day eastern third of the country, sunshine, temperatures into the 80s. it's like an early summer. strong sto good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast for the inland areas. we reach into the mid-70s with a lot of sunshine. we're watching out for more pop-up showers over the sierras that could make it over the north bay mountains. tomorrow we're in the mid-70s and it could warm up briefly sunday and monday. coming back down to the 70s by wednesday into thursday. san francisco continues with temperatures in the 60s. >> that is your l that is your latest weather. tom, the best time of the day. >> oh, man, wow. now to something i've been looking forward to maybe for my entire career. it is "pop start" time

>> that's what i'm talking about. >> sheinelle >> i'm covering for carson here's the deal, we have a lot to talk about. first up, tina fey the comedian stopped by the "tonight show" to talk about her latest project "girls 5 eva. she shared how she ended up playing dolly parton in the show at the last minute simply because she was around the set and covid free when they needed someone. they also revealed the one thing she had to do before every line in order to get into character >> the only thing i kept trying to do is, and when i demonstrate this, you're going to hear that it doesn't sound right, but on set i kept going ♪ yawn and stretch and try to come to life ♪ >> that was as close as i could get. ♪ yawn and stretch and try to come to life ♪ >> not great it is not great. it is like halloween quality i do it before every line i was like, i can't -- i got to do it. sarah bareilles was laughing at me because i had to do it so much. >> not bad for someone who doesn't really look like dolly

she did great. watch tina on "girls 5 eva." available on nbc's streaming service peacock. >> she yawned and stretched and came to life. >> what can't tina fey do? "hocus-pocus." it has been 28 years since the halloween classic hit the big screen, and the sanderson sisters bewitched themselves into pop culture infamy. good news. disney confirmed a "hocus-pocus" sequel is in the works bette midler, sarah jessica parker, all set to return as the sanderson witches. rumors have been floating around for years. here's the deal, it really took off last october when the three stars reunited for a performance of "i got a spell on you." the sequel will feature three young women who once again accidentally wake the sandersons from their slumber "hocus-pocus 2" is set for 2022. next up, the billboard music awards are this weekend, the ceremony that honors the chart-topping artists. gearing up for big performances at sunday's show

k-pop sensation bts will take the stage with the debut performance of their latest song "butter. that single dropped overnight. also set to perform, icon award-winning artist pink. legendary alicia keys and more topping the list of nominations this year is the weeknd. look at this, recognized in 16 categories ♪ blinded by the light ♪ >> top artist, top male artist, and top 100 artist if he manages to sweep every one of those, the weeknd could break the record for most wins in a single night a record currently held by the artist of the decade, drake. you can tune into the billboard music awards hosted by nick jonas this sunday night at 8:00 eastern/7:00 central here on nbc. >> all right >> no "friends" reunion story? >> saving that for carson when he gets back on monday. >> exactly. straight ahead, guys, and try to contain yourself. >> what is it? >> blake shelton live. >> aw. >> blake >> whew. >> how are you blake is ready to talk to hoda and ready to perform

first, your local news good morning, 8:26. i'm marcus washington. the mountain lion captured in san francisco this week is back into the wild this morning. he was released yesterday somewhere in santa clara county. this is after getting checked out by the vet at the oakland zoo. and they gave him a nickname, mr. handsome. they say it was due to his good health. fish and wild life captured the big cat wednesday night. it's likely he was looking for a mate. he had a tracking collar and now has a microchip, just in case that collar comes off. good weather today, kari. >> yes, it looks pretty niece

out there. we had gusty winds at times and our temperatures heading towards the 70s for the inland areas. we will see more of the same tomorrow but winds should calm down a little bit. as we go through the rest of the forecast, we're still looking at more dry weather and our temperature is going up. reaching into the mid-80s by the beginning of next week. it doesn't last long. no major changes in san francisco, just breezy and cool. we should come up a few degrees by early next week. marcus? >> thanks, kari. that does it for this cut-in for you. we'll have another one coming up in 30 minutes. meet you back here then.

we want olympic level talent. >> the stage is yours. >> amazing, you are the ones to beat ♪ i don't want to live without you ♪ music from blake shelton friday, may 21st, 2021 we can do better than this piped in music check it out we got the man himself he's live. black, it's your release day your album is out today. can't wait to catch up with blake, then he's going to sing not one song but two. >> yay. >> lucky.

>> we're very lucky. >> two >> thank you, sir. may we have another? then we've got another huge star in the "3rd hour of today." oscar winner sean penn live. he is going to talk to us about a very personal new project. we're already fired up for next week on "today. including jill martin. she'll help us shop for a certain holiday that's coming up. >> oh. >> it rhymes with father's day >> i'm with my pops, and we're ready for father's day steals and deals style. what are you looking for, dad, this year? >> well, if you've ever been out on a hot day and wished you had a cold drink, you can have one with the mini refrigerator. >> doesn't need electricity. we'll explain monday on "steals and deals. >> we have a star. >> all right. >> i'll admit, i'm intrigued plus, we'll be counting down to memorial day and the unofficial start to summer in a very big way kerry sanders will be back with an exclusive reveal you won't want to miss, the best beaches across america. >> sign me up. if you're heading to the

beach, you need a good book. she'll share a summer reading list with the most highly anticipated new reads you'll want to throw in your tote grilling tips and more, everything you need to get ready for fun all summer long. all right, let's turn to mr. roker, see how the weather is cooperating. >> looking ahead to the weekend, we start off with tomorrow summer warmth in the eastern third of the country rain in northern new england flood risk continues down through texas. some rain out to the southwest otherwise, not too bad sunday, sunday, we may see a few records -- >> try it again. >> sunday, sunday. >> there we go. >> few record highs in the mid-atlantic states. the rain finally tapering off down in texas. cool and damp out through the northern parts of the west, and we're looking at sunshine from seattle all the way down to san diego. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast. for our inland valleys, expect the high temperatures to head back into the mid-70s for our

warmest spots inland. then as we head into tomorrow, the wind starts to calm down. still gusty today. going into the end of the weekend as well as early next week, it's going to warm up a few more degrees and low-to-mid-80s. san francisco will be windy and in the 60s. neck of the woods. >> that is your latest weather guys >> al, thank you so much. tom, it's been so fun to have you. >> thanks for visiting. >> i'm out >> take the rest of the day off. >> i'll take it. >> but you have a good reason. >> i do. i'm going to deliver the commencement address at my former high school in miami. >> so great. >> the young men there graduating today, they didn't get their graduation last year i'll be there for the ceremony, and i'm very excited. >> that's great. >> i'm already late, but it is okay this was fun. >> yeah, nice to hang. >> run, run, run. >> when we come back, two words, blake shelton. >> yeah. >> you'r

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presented to you by citi >> this morning for our citi music series, we are joined by a >> love him. >> blake is a busy man he's out with his 12th studio album today, "body language. of course, he's a coach on "the voice" in its 20th season. two-night finale starting on monday. >> blake, good morning. >> good morning. >> how is it going man, i have to say this right off the bat. >> say it. >> i was sitting here watching, and i was thinking, man, you know, from a distance, carson is looking young and thin i mean, wow, he looks good i realize it's the new guy, tom. i have to text carson. he looks so great. >> who is going to tell him? it's not carson. >> no. >> blake, we miss you. >> we do. >> it's so fun to have you here, and i being able to awkwardly

flirt with you like we normally do, it's not the same. >> it's not the same you know, in this brady bunch thing we have going on right here, it's kind of creating a -- it's not just the love triangle anymore. >> sheinelle is here. >> i'm coming along for the date, just for today. >> sheinelle is going to get in on it. >> speaking of love, let's talk about your future bride. i was reading all over the internet this morning, blake, that y'all picked the song you want to dance to, your first dance. i think we have it cued up before you tell us about it, let's just play a little of thi oldie. ♪ i won't cry, i won't waste on single day ♪ ♪ but if you leave, don't look back ♪ >> okay, wait, if you leave? >> o-m-g. >> what are you talking about, dude >> you know, i'm going to learn my lesson one of these days.

first of all, i said that when i was on jimmy fallon's show people out there should know, i've never given an answer to any question in my life from jimmy fallon that wasn't complete bull crap >> that's funny. >> i mean, why would i be honest with jimmy fallon? come on, let's be honest. >> be honest with us so what is your first song going to be, the first dance >> i don't know. to be honest, i do love that song i love that song maybe i can talk her into it >> it'd be fun. >> we both love the '80s soft rock stuff we're both -- that's kind of one of the things that when we started getting to know each other, it was one of the things we were shocked about each other. wait a minute, i think she was more shocked that i was into it, you know she was like, wait a minute, what i thought you listened to banjos and crickets. >> what about "come on eileen" if we're going '80s.

>> everybody loves you guys. i was jerg just hearing shania twain on her podcast, your wedding is like the hottest ticket in town, everyone wants to be there. >> come on >> seriously. >> that is ridiculous. nobody likes to go to weddings that's not true. weddings are -- maybe i'm speaking from a dude's point of view but, you know, unless it's your wedding, you don't really want to go to it, right? >> no, we want to go we want to go to your wedding, hint, hint blake, the other big news in your life, which we should have started with but we couldn't believe it, that song, we had to ask about that your album, can you tell us about your new album >> yeah. i'm so excited about it. you know, i've been kind of pushing back on the idea of releasing an album for a couple of years finally, my record company just said, hey, you know, we're an actual record company, so we could use a record from you one of these days.

so we finally -- i've been recording for, like, three years, just trying to, you know -- and releasing music along the way, singlesgo we put out a hits package. raus just realized, man, it's time to put out an album fans like to dig through them and find the album cuts that they love. so we're excited we're really proud of it i don't know i've ever worked longer on an album than this one. i just feel like it's an album full of potential singles. that's kind of how i approach this i wasn't even sure we were doing an album everything on this was things that i thought, man, we could release this as a single to radio now and just go with it. looking at it from that standpoint, i'm just super proud of the whole project. >> what is the single you and gwen are singing together on >> "happy anywhere." >> we love that song. >> the other song was "nobody but you. that was on the hits package "happy anywhere" was actually the first single off of this album. then we came with "minimum wage"

and now the album is out there we had a blast making that video. that's when we were in quarantine in oklahoma, and her brother knew how to work the camera there we were, literally out in the corn field and stuff at the ranch. we used a bunch of old home movie footage. luckily, she films everything we ever do. >> do you like that? >> when it's happening, no once we need a music video out of nowhere, awesome. >> there you go. >> it works. >> let me ask you this, blake, because we'll hear a couple performances, including "happy anywhere." it made me laugh because the whole theory of country music singers, aren't you supposed to be, like, broken down and depressed you know, your dog ran away and all that you're so happy, like everything is working. >> maybe that's why my career is starting to flop a little bit. >> oh, stop. >> i have to sadden things up a little bit you're right

you're right i'm supposed to back over my dog and have a broken heart, i guess. things are going too good right now, and i can't help but be honest about it. >> well, we're happy about it. why don't we listen to that number one hit here is blake shelton with "happy anywhere. ♪ i've always been a rolling stone with a reckless streak where the grass never gets too grown underneath my feet ♪ ♪ city lights, southern stars n such thing as gone too far ♪ ♪ i'm running wide open i was born with my feet in motion since i met you, i swear i coul♪ ♪ any map dot be happy anywhere ♪

♪ any map dot location you're always my destination you're the only thing that i'm chained to i could be happy anywhere ♪ ♪ i could be happy anywhere wit ♪ you ♪ ♪ yeah, the beauty of the northern lights in my mind is faded blue sky over telluride next to you's kinda overrated ♪ ♪ the winding road, let it twis my home's wherever your heart is ♪ ♪ i'm running wide open i was born with my feet in motion since i met you, i swear i coul you're always be happy anywhere ♪ ♪ any mapped out location, you're always my destination ♪ ♪ you're the only thing that i' chained to, i could be happy anywhere ♪

♪ i could be happy anywhere wit ♪ so girl, i hope you know wh you ♪ ♪ so girl, i hope you know wherever you go, i go, i know ♪ ♪ i'm running wide open i was born with my feet in motion since i met you, i swear i could be happy anywhere ♪ ♪ any map dot location you're always my destination you're the only thing that i'm chained to i could be happy anywhere ♪ ♪ i could be happy anywhere wit you i could be happy anywhere with you ♪ ♪ i could be happy anywhere wit

you ♪ [ applause ] >> come on, blake. >> i mean -- >> you brought it. >> well, my gosh, thank you. i'm sad we didn't have gwen there for that, but shoutout to kiara brits. i stole her years ago from "the voice" band. >> oh, wow >> she's been touring with me now for several years. she still work on "the voice," too, but i claim her as mine she stepped in there. >> sounded good. blake, stick around. we have another song from you just ahead in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds

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♪ some beach anywhere ♪ we're back good time with our friend, mr. blake shelton. al has joined the table. >> love me some blake. >> new album "body language" is out today. we got more music? >> blake, you recorded another song for us. this is your newest hit, all right.

we ready for it, guys? it's called "minimum wage. do you want to toss to it for us, blake? >> here it is right now on the "today" show blake shelton with "minimum wage." >> the blake shelton ♪ yeah, i met you >> in your neck of the woods ♪ yeah, i met you before anybod knew my name playing for pennies on the dive bar stage ♪ ♪ all-star special on our first date in a waffle house booth your daddy was crying when he gave you away cause all those country songs i played ♪ ♪ they didn't come with a 401(k but hey, i had you ♪ ♪ you can make a six pack on th carpet ♪ ♪ taste like a million dollars bill ♪

♪ you can make a one bedroom apartment feel like a house up on the hill ♪ ♪ you can make my truck out in the driveway roll like a cleaned up cadillac ♪ ♪, girl, looking at you looking at me that way can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ girl, your love is money, you love is money ♪ ♪ yeah, your love can make a ma feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ girl, your love is money, you love is money ♪ ♪ yeah, your love can make a ma feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ you can give me a tab that's always open or give me a yacht parked out in the ocean ♪ ♪ but all that keeping up with star the joneses just ain't my style ♪ ♪ just give me some lights strung out in the yard ♪

♪ give me a lawn chair under th stars, the top of the world's right where you are ♪ ♪ cause every time you smile, you can make a six pack on the carpet ♪ ♪ taste like a million dollar bill, you can make a one bedroom apartment feel like a house up on the hill ♪ ♪ you can make my truck out in the driveway roll like a cleaned up cadillac ♪ ♪ girl looking at you looking a me that way can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ your love is money, your love is money, yeah, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ yeah, your love is money, you love is money ♪ ♪ yeah, your love can make a ma feel rich on minimum wage ♪

♪ ♪ you can make a six pack on th carpet taste like a million dollar bill ♪ ♪ you can make a one-bedroom apartment feel like a house up on the hill ♪ ♪ you can make my truck out in the driveway roll like a cleaned up cadillac ♪ ♪ girl looking at you looking a me that way can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ your love is money, your love is money, yeah, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ girl, your love is money, you love is money, yeah, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪ ♪ your love is money, your love is money, yeah, your love can make a man feel rich on minimum wage ♪

>> that's a hit, blake that's a hit >> blake, hoda threw a ball at the tv. >> i ripped it off we had our lighters out. >> that's right. >> it was awesome. that's a great song. >> throw back a couple p of shots of that smith works vodka. >> careful in there, al, they're throwing bras around. >> it happens with you, blake. >> we can't help ourselves. >> congrats, you got two of the finalists from "the voice" out of 5 we love you, by the way. >> i know because i write the script for the show. >> all right, body language is out now. more performances by blake you got one in the 9:00, one in the 10:00. so good, blake. >> blake, you're the best. >> love you guys. >> come back soon, okay? >> very soon

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great sunday sit-down. >> with the legendary michael douglas, chatting about his more than half a century on the screen third season of netflix's "the kaminsky method" and how he stepped out of the shadow of his father after winning an oscar for "wall street."a s a ruthless investor gordon gecko. >> weird thing about "wall street," gordon gekko was a villain, a bad guy but if i tell you, willie, how many people come up to me, hey, you're the man, you're the reason why i'm on wall street, i saw that movie i said, guys, i was the bad guy. ah, no, no, no, no >> the whole conversation, you can tune in this weekend to "sunday today. >> all right coming up, guys, on "hoda and jenna," we'll add some more to our conversation with oprah winfrey, as we mentioned we're also going to have some more music from blake shelton. >> that's right. coming up on the "3rd hour of today," we're going to take you inside a place that's rarely seen

the smithsonian's secretive vault, where treasures from prince, muhammad ali, and more. >> first, a check of your local news, your weather, and these messages have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye, everybody. good morning, it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. one of the east bay's most popular spots for kids of all ages reopens tomorrow. concord's hurricane harbor at first will only be open for those with passes but next weekend when memorial day arrives, it will be free open for everyone. and if you're not on the ride or

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning. welcome to the third hour of "today" on a fri-yay, as our buddy craig would say, and dylan is off so it's just you >> what does that meanns ♪ just the two of us ♪ ♪ i love it this is a good way to start a friday. >> in fact, we've got -- this show's got everything. >> tell us about it, al. >> we've got celebrities we've got oprah. we've even got a