>> all right, thank you and thank you for joining us. that's going to do it for us on this terrific tuesday morning. >> we want to leave you a live look, look at this beautiful shot from dublin this morning. make it a great day and we'll see you all back here tomorrow morning. the "today" show is coming up next. good morning marking the moment today's anniversary of george floyd's murder one year later. remembrances and demonstrations being held from coast to coast his family heading to the white house to meet with president biden with a message that more progress is needed. >> got our hopes up on several occasions, about what they were going to do, and we have yet to see anything happen. >> 12 months later, the ongoing push for social justice and police reform. we're live in washington and minneapolis. breaking overnight, calling for peace.

secretary of state antony blinken arrives in the middle east for face-to-face talks with both israeli and palestinian leaders. what he says must be done to prevent more violence and to address a growing humanitarian crisis state-sponsored hijacking. world leaders, including president biden, condemning the forced landing of a passenger plane to arrest a top critic of a dictator with ties to vladimir putin. the journalist in custody, seen in this video overnight, amid mounting calls for his immediate release. back to school with covid vaccinations rising and cases dropping, the nation's largest school districts announce a move to full-time, in-person classes this fall. >> we would not be doing this if our schools were not safe. >> this morning, the reaction from parents and kids, and the new questions over how the pandemic started after u.s. intelligence finds there were

sick workers at that lab in wuhan before the first case was revealed publicly. those stories, plus, help wanted inside the race to fill a life guard shortage at pools and beaches across the country, with memorial day weekend and a record-breaking heat wave for tens of millions on the way. today, tuesday, may 25th, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza hey, guys. welcome to "today. it is a tuesday morning. we're so happy that you're with us this morning. >> yeah. we begin with today's solemn anniversary. it has been exactly one year since the murder of george floyd. to grow to this day. >> it is estimated that over the past year, some 25 million people have taken part in protests surrounding floyd's death.

one of the largest movements in u.s. history >> in the meantime, the four officers involved in floyd's death all have been charged. derek chauvin, the man who knelt on his neck, convicted of murder last month, now awaiting sentencing. >> today, floyd's family is being hosted at the white house. we have complete coverage. we're going to start with gabe gutierrez who is in minneapolis for us gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. there are remembrances planned here today on what's become known as george floyd square the family tells me they are disappointed congress could not pass a federal police reform bill before president biden's self-imposed deadline. today, exactly one year after the murder of george floyd, on the streets, urgency over police reform has enough changed >> no, i don't think enough has changed. >> reporter: can you believe it's been a year >> it's been a whirlwind. >> reporter: for tara brown and sharita tate, the loss of their cousin is still fresh.

>> our hearts are broken because we'll never have him again to be able to hug us or talk to us, but we are optimistic that some things have changed as a result of his death >> reporter: among those changes, a murder conviction for the former officer who knelt on floyd's neck for nine and a half minutes, but -- >> we haven't had meaningful police reform in 57 years in the federal government, and so this is our opportunity. >> reporter: still, since floyd's murder, there have been changes on a smaller scale at least 3,000 policing related bills have been introduced in state legislatures 30 states have enacted police oversight and reform laws. for some, not enough what has changed in america? >> nothing nothing has changed. >> reporter: we sat down with three women who now share an unwanted bond. george floyd's younger sister, bridget. >> they have got our hopes up on several occasions, about what they were going to do, and we

have yet to see anything happen. >> reporter: charles finley is the sister of botham jean, who died in 2018 when a white dallas police officer mistakenly entered his apartment and shot him. she was convicted of murder. has congress moved quickly enough on police reform? >> no. >> reporter: is that a broken promise? >> of course it is. >> reporter: the mother of eric garner, who died in 2014 in new york city following a police chokehold, that officer was not charged. >> i would like the police officers to stop making more members of this club this is a club that no one wants to be a part of. we live every day with this pain >> reporter: minneapolis is a changed city, even from a few weeks ago before the guilty verdict. the barbed wire and national guard are gone chauvin's sentencing is scheduled for next month, and the trial for the other officers

involved in the case have been moved to next year. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you we want to drill down on the push for police reform and the meeting today between george floyd's family and president biden. white house correspondent peter alexander is o story this morning peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you president biden is hosting the floyd family here for what's supposed to be a private meeting. it is actually their first face-to-face visit with the president since george floyd's funeral. several family members, we're told, are expected to attend, including floyd's 7-year-old daughter gianna. overnight, the family's attorney, ben crump, and i spoke, and he told me the meeting is intended to, quote, keep momentum going for the justice and policing act, named in floyd's honor. >> peter, thank you very much. another issue that is front and center for the biden administration, the middle east. overnight, secretary of state antony blinken began his visit to the region, looking to bolster the cease-fire between israel and hamas and boost humanitarian aid after the worst fighting in nearly a decade. nbc's chief foreign affairs

correspondent andrea mitchell is in jerusalem for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. secretary of state blinken is here to keep the fragile cease-fire and get humanitarian aid to the people of gaza. neither will be easy the secretary of state arriving in israel today with a conflict between israel and gaza still raw. the tenuous cease-fire holding, u.s. officials say, for now. scattered violence is still erupting in clashes between palestinians and jews. u.s. officials say it is too early to talk about the long-term goal, reviving peace talks halted during the trump years. blinken's first stop, meeting with prime minister netanyahu. >> hamas breaks the calm and attacks israel, our response will be very powerful. we have discussed ways of how to work together to prevent hamas from rearming. >> we know to prevent a return to violence, we have to use the space created to address a larger set of underlying issues

and challenges that begins with tackling the great humanitarian situation in gaza. >> reporter: getting aid to the people of gaza but bypassing hamas, which the u.s. calls a terror organization, is a huge challenge. the u.s. will rely on the u.n. and hamas' rival palestinian leaders in the west bank, where blinken is heading next. in the disputed neighborhoods of east jerusalem, where protests helped ignite the recent rocket and air strike, nothing has changed. this 27-year-old's family has lived there for three generations. tell me, what has changed since the cease-fire has life improved in the neighborhood >> to be honest, no. our life before the cease-fire and after the cease-fire, it's the same i'll be very honest, especially after the cease-fire, there are being way more aggressive. they believe that because of us,

ase-fire do you think things are better >> not really, actually. >> reporter: why not >> still not dealing with the essence of the problems. >> reporter: blinken also said the recent eruption of anti-semitic acts in the united states is despicable and must be stopped. something netanyahu said he appreciated. back to you. >> andrea mitchell for us in israel andrea, thank you. now to the pandemic and more encouraging news on the reopening of this country. with cases and hospitalizations down dramatically and 130 million americans now fully vaccinated, more parts of the u.s. are looking forward in a boost for millions of kids and parents, new york city and los angeles, the nation's two largest school districts, say they are planning to open with in-person learning five days a week this fall yup, that is a bunch of parents' sighing relief nbc's sam brock has more sam, good morning. >> reporter: it has a lot of parents smiling.

good morning in the state of florida, classrooms here have largely been open for full, in-person instruction since last august. in miami-dade county where i am, this is one of the few schools that is vaccinating students at the moment all that now is coast to coast, across the country, parents preparing for full classrooms again this fall. this summer, americans getting back to normal means beaches and baseball games with masks off.e possibilities for parents and kids. as new york city and los angeles, the nation's two largest school districts, are going back to full in-person instruction. >> it is time to do things the way they were meant to be done. all the kids in the classroom together, getting a great education. >> reporter: new york city's mayor bill de blasio says that starts in september with proven protections for the roughly 1 million students. >> we would not be doing this if our schools were not safe. >> reporter: in l.a. county, kids will be on campus five days a week with an online option for those who want it.

this as americans keep passing more tests to bring cases down. roughly half of the u.s. population has received at least one dose of the vaccine with adults at nearly 62%. all the shots in arms pulling down daily infections to levels not seen since last june. the seven-day cdc rolling average around 23,000 cases a day. in miami, covid testing at hard rock stadium once backed cars up onto the highway. now, the megasite will end testing this week and focus solely on vaccines. with the memorial day holiday weekend around the corner, americans' spirits are raised. it comes as more questions arise about the origins of covid-19. a u.s. intelligence report identified three researchers at a lab in wuhan, china, who sought hospital treatment after falling ill in november of 2019, before the first reported cases of the outbreak. adding to growing calls for an investigation into whether covid

may have accidentally leaked from a lab in that city. a theory u.s. officials had previously downplayed. >> we need that information from the chinese government. we don't have enough data and information to jump to a conclusion at this point in time. >> reporter: even with the optimism we just mentioned in this country, there is a painful picture developing abroad right now, including in countries like japan, where cases there are surging. the u.s. state department urging americans not to travel to that country. it's important to note that foreign visitors already banned from the upcoming olympics. >> thank you, sam. let's talk about the intelligence report you mentioned about the wuhan lab. for months and months, there was the theory it actually spread from animals to humans outside the lab. what about that theory? >> reporter: so top health officials right now are saying the combination of a lack of hard evidence right now demonstrating national transmission, plus these sick workers, hoda, means there needs to be a deeper investigation, one that isn't hampered by

china's inability to cooperate with the international community. they're calling on the united states to investigate both of the possible theories. >> sam, thank you. craig joins us with another major story we're following overseas. >> good morning, hoda and savannah. good morning to you, as well. president biden joining other world leaders in condemning belarus for forcing a passenger plane heading to lithuania to land so it could arrest an opposition journalist. president biden calling it outrageous, shameful, and is now demanding his release. nbc's molly hunter is overseas with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning. it is straight out of a movie, and it is terrifying. this morning, european leaders are furious. they are meeting to discuss tougher economic sanctions on belarus. as you said, president biden has called it outrageous. we just heard from the nato chief who calls it a state hijacking. this morning, belarus is facing growing international protests

and condemnation after the country's president, alexander lukashenko, sent a fighter jet to ground a commercial plane flying between two european capitals. with it, 26-year-old journalist roman protosevich and his girlfriend. >> it constitutes a brazen affront to international peace and security by the regime. >> reporter: he pleaded, "don't do this. they'll kill me." the ryanair crew replied, "we have no choice." according to the man next to him, he said, "they'll execute me here." on sunday morning ryanair flight 4978 departed athens at 10:49 a.m. 11:30, it crossed into belarus air space. 12:45, diverted. a steep bank turn toward minsk within minutes of lithuania. 1:16 p.m., wheels down in minsk. a bomb threat was announced on board, but there was no bomb. >> this was a case of

state-sponsored hijacking. >> reporter: passengers held under armed guard for six hours. bags searched. ryanair believes kgb agents got off the plane with roman. overnight, the detained journalist surfaced for the first time. it appears to be a coerced statement. i'm giving evidence of my guilt, he says. he faces 15 years in prison for extremism charges, including organizing mass protests. >> the whole deal is on the regime. >> reporter: it sets a fearsome precedent for journalists in opposition. a global call this morning for his immediate release. 126 people were on the plane when it left athens. by the time it reached lithuania, only 121 people got off. the ryanair ceo is suggesting that in minsk, in addition to roman and his girlfriend, there were belarus security agents who got off the plane there, too. that is all part of the serious investigation to come. >> terrifying indeed. molly hunter in london, thank you.

15 minutes after 7:00, good time to check in with ms. dylan. >> good morning, everyone. we still have some stormy weather down through the southern plains. we've got really this setup that has been bringing in moisture from the gulf of mexico. we have a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning, stronger storms across texas, southeastern oklahoma, too. lots of rain, as well. we'll see a lot of severe weather over the next several days. let's start with today. two areas, especially in orange here across the southern plains, and also across northern wisconsin where we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. large hail an inch or more in diameter. we can't rule out tornadoes. going into wednesday, we're going to see this area even more enhanced across nebraska and parts of kansas, as well. we could see, again, tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds. then this area will continue to spread as we go into thursday. i think thursday this week will be the best chance of seeing our strongest storms. look at how big this area is. oklahoma into kansas into missouri into northwestern

arkansas where, again, hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes all a possibility. on top of that, in this area that is already inundated with rain, we are looking at more, perhaps up to 2, 3, 4 inches of rain with some spots picking up rainfall totals of about 12 inches. with the ground being saturated, we could see some flooding, as well, across parts of texas. we're also looking at some significant amounts of rain in the northwest, as well. that's your weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . 30 seconds for available coupon codes and automatically applies them. it's called shopping smart... not hard. but i don't have a capital one card. you should get one! but you don't need it for this. just download capital one shopping to your computer. it's free! ooooo, save me some cheddar! so... when's the party? i love fondue. really? i never joke about hot cheese, susan. me neither. capital one shopping. it's kinda genius. what's in your wallet?

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considering a move to las vegas if they can't get a new stadium built in oakland. now the team is also considering a move to portland, oregon. "the oregonian" newspaper reports a's executive will travel to portland next month to conduct a fact-finding visit and explore the possibility of building a new stadium there as seen in renderings instead of las vegas or oakland. 7:27. have you been outside yet? it's a nice bay area morning out there, kari. >> yes, it is. and we're going to enjoy more sunshine today, our temperatures inland reaching into the upper 70s. just a little bit warmer tomorrow, and at times some breezy winds. our weather stays dry as we go toward the weekend, and then we start to see our temperatures heating up. we'll see highs up to 90 degrees for memorial day, but we're not going to see too many changes in san francisco so we do keep the coastal fog, cooler air, highs in the mid-60s with some breezy

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"baywatch" theme song. we'll get in "miami vice" before the end of the show, too. headlines at 7:30. the fbi is examining a suspicious package sent to the kentucky home of senator rand paul. it contained a white powder. it is unknown who sent it or if the senator was in kentucky when the package arrived. the senator reacted to the incident on twitter, saying, quote, i take these threats immensely seriously. breaking news in the vaccine front, moderna announced its covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of ages 12 to 17. the company plans to ask the fda to expand emergency use for teens in early june. pfizer was cleared to use its vaccine for adolescents earlier this month. >> the el paso zoo says it will press charges against a woman who climbed into the spider monkey exhibit last weekend. take a look. here's a video that shows a woman inside the enclosure. she's trying to feed two of the monkeys. officials learned about the

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gearing up and families are getting away for summer get-aways. from multiple fist fights breaking out over a seat on a plane, to a fight onboard a plane in the air to a passenger arrested for allegedly assaulting another customer the suspect has pleaded not guilty a new york to san francisco flight with a dangerous errati behavior and snorting a white substance. >> reporter: the jetblue plane forced to defer to minneapolis. passenger. the plane forced to divert to minneapolis. >> we made a decision. that's what happened [ applause ] >> reporter: this morning l autd behavior on board planes has

the faa now investigating 2,500 dangerous behavior just since january 1st. 1,900 of those involving passengers who refused to comply with federal face mask requirements a staggering jump from a typical year with just 150 confirmed cases. the faa's zero tolerance policy now taking action against passengers nearly every week a passenger fined $15,000 for assaulting a flight attendant on a flight from miami to l.a another passenger fined $15,000 for assaulting a flight attendant going from dc to seattle when asked to wear a mask an orlando to new york passenger fined $10,500 for refusing to wear a mask and verbally abusing the crew. >> the faa is strictly enforcing a zero tolerance policy. >> reporter: the faa chief steve dixon a former pilot.

>> this isn't just about face masks. we've seen incidents with alcohol, violence toward attendants. >> reporter: interfering can bring criminal charges, jail time, fines of up to $30,000 and banned for life from the airlines flight attendants say the abuse is worse than they have ever seen. >> almost all incidents start with a conflict over the mask policy they may be kpexacerbated, but the air little problems can become big problems very quickly. >> tom, what advice, if any, do airline security experts have for what a fellow passenger should do if they're in the air and they see an altercation or bad behavior on a flight >> reporter: you know, it can be a tough call because you're in that tube with everybody else. but if the flight attendant hasn't noticed, you can push the call button. you can try to calmly de-escalate the situation, maybe try to distract somebody who is behaving badly

they say, if you need to, pull out your phone to video document what's going on, but try to do that very carefully and not to be noticed, because in the end, this is a federal crime and that's why very often planes will be met by not only the local police, the airport police, but the fbi when they actually land or in some cases divert >> tom costello from reagan international airport. >> you've got a federal case when you land. >> and the flight attendants, you think about them in the air every day and listening and dealing with that stuff. >> just calm down. >> yeah. coming up next, the lifeguard shortage from coast to coast putting a damper on summer plans as we head into memorial day weekend. >> the last-minute push to get people trained in time so pools and beaches can reopen right after this

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heads into memorial day weekend. cities from coast to coast are now facing a headline-making problem. >> before summer even begins, a life guard shortage is threatening public pools and beaches. kerry sanders is down in florida with more. really down in florida good morning >> reporter: good morning, guys. look, if your holiday weekend plans include going to a water park like this one, maybe going to the beach, going to a community pool, even heading to a lake, you might want to double-check to make sure everything is open and that there are life guards. just like restaurants that are having difficulty hiring servers, there is a severe shortage of life guards this year life guards save lives on the scene in a matter of moments. >> he is drowning right now. we need somebody now >> reporter: sobering calls like that are why the nationwide post-pandemic party may not include a splash in the pool the problem? not enough life guards

>> right now, we are trying to do everything that we can to facilitate the life guards that we need for our aquatic center. >> reporter: the lincoln park aquatic center in marion, ohio, wi the mayor blames the pandemic. two years. so if you worked for us in 2019, then we were not open last year because of the pandemic, then your certification has expired. >> reporter: there are similar shortages across the country, but for different reasons. in milwaukee, in a good year, the county hires 200 this year, they have only 50. >> typically, we would have nine pools, two water parks, and one of the major beaches along lake michigan we do not have the staff to guard lake michigan, and we only have enough staff to guard four pools. >> reporter: some pools that won't open this year, he says, are in underprivileged communities, creating a

long-term, vicious cycle. >> we might be able to get 20, 30 people recruited into a training session, and only one or two of them can pass the swim test. >> reporter: in williamsburg, tennessee, the county pool will open by saturday but with limited hours. >> we're about 35 guards short of a full staffing structure that would allow us to operate our pools fully. >> good job. next four. >> reporter: at life guard training new york, they say they've already trained 1,000 people this year hannah newburt is getting certified this week. >> this year, i decided to become a life guard because i really need the money, especially after the tough year we've had. >> three years ago, $13, $14 an hour now, camps are paying $17.25, $18, $20 an hour for life guards. >> reporter: at rapid waters park in riviera beach, florida, 170 life guards on staff for the season in about a week, they hope to hire even more >> kerry, what are they doing to

fill the jobs? glad to see the wages going up that's good news >> reporter: yeah, the wages are going up here, they're hoping that they're going to be able to hire up to 250 life guards. it's a little bit delayed because kids have been in high school a little later. one of the things to note is, and this is across the country, so many of these jobs are often filled by folks who come from overseas on j1 visas because of the j1 visas that have been knocked back due to the pandemic, that employment crowd that usually arrives here isn't available. another thing they're doing, and this is really interesting, aside from raising wages, they're giving life guards $100 bonuses referring friends who come and get jobs at some places around the country all of that just to get people at the pools who wants to have a hot summer holiday weekend and find out you can't get in the water >> hopefully this story is a help wanted sign, too. kerry, thank you >> enjoy the water slide, kerry. ms. dylan, you have a check of the weather for us? >> yeah, the heat is going to

build back up so people are going to want the life guards to kind of get back at the pools, get at the beaches, too. it is feeling like summer. we are likely to come close to or break records as we go through today. the record in detroit is 90 degrees. we should come up to 89. we're also looking at temperatures close to records in buffalo. the record is 86 forecasting a high of 83 lexington, kentucky, the record is 91. 88 today tomorrow is hot through roanoke, richmond likely tying a record raleigh should break a record with a forecast high of 95 new york, 94 the record at laguardia airport is 94. the heat is on, but it is not going to last. as soon as we go, unfortunately, into memorial day weekend, temperatures are going to drop down to the 60s. cincinnati, 86 thursday to 69 on saturday 66 on saturday in pittsburgh rochester, new york, only 59 on friday temps look chillier through d.c., as well. 68 on saturday 60s in the northeast over the weekend. portland, only about 62 degrees

on friday in maine we are looking for that cooldown even raleigh drops to 77 for a high on saturday although, after mid-90s, it'll feel nice. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. look at our inland temperatures over the next seven days. we keep it mild but just a little bit warmer over the next few dates. not too many changes though. we'll see winds picking up at times through the end of the weekend, a lot of people will be out and about around the bay area for the holiday and it's going to start to heat up with some upper 80s and low 90s for the valleys. san francisco will see a little bit less fog as temperatures come up slightly. t forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up, some doctors are calling it a second pandemic the toll on kids and their mental health. >> apparently, it's also fueled an alarming surge in a dangerous disorder among teens stephanie gosk has a story every parent should see. first, these messages.

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let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. nice day out there. >> yes, and we're just seeing a few clouds this morning in the south bay, more sunshine later on this afternoon and temperatures just slightly cooler compared to yesterday. upper 70s and then we'll see some low 80s for the end of the week, going into the weekend, we'll be getting ready for a warmup for the holiday weekend especially on to sunday into memorial day, reaching 90 degrees in the valleys, san francisco here we'll see temperatures staying in the 60s as that fog lingers near the coastline every day with breezy winds. laura? >> perfect, looks really nice. thanks so much. thank you for joining us as well.

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>> it's just been unprecedented. >> just ahead, we'll hear from a doctor on the front lines. plus, bouncing back. we'll introduce you to the 32-year-old olympic gymnast vying for a spot on team usa >> no one should be stopping you. just don't hold yourself back. >> how she's looking to prove age is just a number and how they do it ♪ stuck in second gear ♪ >> exclusive look at the "friends" reunion as the cast takes a walk down memory lane. >> we were on a break! >> they'll be there for you again in just two days today, tuesday, may 25th, 2021 >> we're the j >> my dad turned 50. >> my son graduates from quaker valley high school >> we're the whalen family from virginia. >> 25 years ago, i married my best friend. >> and i can't wait for the next 25

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systems say students will be back in the class five days a week next fall nbc's sam brock joins us from miami with the latest there. sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. yeah, the big news this morning, it is back to the classroom this fall for so many families in new york city and los angeles. the nation's first and second largest school districts respectively are opening up to full in-person instruction this fall mayor de blasio saying it was time we come together and do this the way it was meant to be done, assuring parents there are proven protections for the roughly 1 million students catered to in new york city's school district. there is no online remote option for new york this fall in los angeles, there will be an option for those who choose it the other big news, big developments has to do with the origins of covid-19. this coming as a lack of hard evidence showing the natural transmission from animals, in combination with intelligence

reports suggesting there were researchers in a wuhan lab that fell ill to flu-like symptoms and had to be hospitalized in november before the outbreak of covid-19 is pushing calls this morning for a deeper investigation by the united states as to whether covid started potentiall in a wuhan lab they're trying to prevent a hamstringing of china not cooperating with the international community. >> important to get to the bottom of that thank you, sam. the family of george floyd is set to meet with president biden today to mark the one year anniversary of his murder in minneapolis at the hands of police officers there. the family also hopes to raise awareness of their ongoing push for social justice and police reform we get more now from "weekend today" co-anchor, chief white house correspondent peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so the meeting with the president is expected to happen behind closed doors here the family's first trip to the white house, actually. several family members are expected to attend among them, floyd's 7-year-old daughter gianna. last night, i spoke to the

family's attorney ben crump, and he told me he hopes today's meeting here will keep momentum going for the justice and policing act named in florida's honor. >> mentioned last hour, you've been doing some reporting on the negotiations on capitol hill over that police reform bill what's the likelihood this passes >> reporter: that's right. president biden, you know, hoped to be signing that bill into law by today the white house, they concede they're going to miss that deadline you'll remember that passing this bill was a key campaign promise for mr. biden, what he views as the next step, really, toward equality and fairness in policing the slow process has been a real concern for those demanding sweeping reforms but the news this morning is that there are signs of progress overnight, tim scott, one of the lead negotiators, the only black republican senator, sounded optimistic, saying, we can see the end of the tunnel. democrats have been echoing that thought. one of the key sticking points here remains how and whether to roll back existing legal protections for individual police officers, what they call

currently makes it tougher to bring civil lawsuits against >> key moments in the negotiations peter, thank you. now to a surprising side effect of this covid crisis. it has created a perfect storm for eating disorders in teenagers. nbc's stephanie gosk is here at the table with a closer look at what is a troubling trend. >> nice to be here with you all. >> good to see you. >> this is a tough story, but also a really important one. we're beginning to understand the mental health toll the pandemic has taken on children months of isolation from friends and school has resulted in a dramatic surge in eating disorders. >> reporter: being the director of the eating disorder program at boston children's hospital was already a demanding job. >> how was yesterday how did meals go >> it went well. >> reporter: then the pandemic hit. >> we've seen an explosion of patients, unprecedented. >> reporter: wards like this one quickly filled up with children

battling eating disorders. >> typically we would see three to four patients with eating disorders on our in-patient service before the pandemic. post pandemic, we were routinely over ten and getting as many as 15 or 16 patients. >> reporter: it's not just in boston dr. richmond reached out to nine other hospitals across the country and found the same alarming surge their numbers doubling with patients like 16-year-old chloe melton who lives outside atlanta. she was already struggling with food before covid, but the pandemic isolation was like pouring fuel on a fire. >> once i was at home, i could control every single meal. i had more time to exercise and use compulsive behaviors that were really unhealthy. >> reporter: she dropped an alarming amount of weight very quickly. her family got her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with anorexia. did you have any hope of getting better if you had stayed here in

the pandemic, in that room >> no. i thought that i did because the eating disorder convinced me that i did, but i would have -- at the hospital, they told me, if i hadn't gone in any sooner, i would have died. >> reporter: dr. richmond says the cases she had seen this year have been complex and severe >> these are kids who should not in a medical hospital setting. they should be at home and in school and thriving. >> also contributing to the problem, kids are spending a lot of time on camera in zoom classes which can be stressful of course, consuming so much social media with those constant messages, guys, about weight loss and dieting it isn't healthy for kids. >> worth underscoring, like she said, a lot of those children would not be in that setting if not for the pandemic and this moment. >> that's right. she says they would have been fine it is all because of the pandemic for some of these patients. >> wow >> good to see you in the flesh, stephanie gosk. >> and i love your top >> i know. >> i got your text last night. >> welcome. >> i'm a team player.

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competitors are half her age, and she's out to prove that age is just a number she's with us live there she is hold on, we're going to share more of her incredible story first. >> reporter: at 32 years old -- >> wow, to the rafters and back. >> reporter: -- chellsie memmel is soaring beyond all expectations >> beautiful >> reporter: the mother of two stepping back onto the competitive stage nine years after she first retired. first, stunning on the vault >> keeps floating up in the air. >> reporter: then the balance beam bouncing back -- >> huge element. oh >> reporter: -- after a quick stumble. >> i feel like this is a win i didn't know what to expect, honestly, when i got out on the floor. was i going to fall over and faint of nerves? i don't know i felt really good. >> reporter: chellsie has already proven she can shine in

the spotlight, winning silver at the beijing olympics in 2008 she was also the world all-around champion in 2005, the same year some gymnasts she's now competing against were born. but training, which started up during the pandemic last year, looks a little bit different now. she's traded the typical grueling schedule for just 15 hours a week >> first in 12 years. >> reporter: her father still by her side as her coach, with extra assistance from her two young kids. >> there you go. >> reporter: chellsie hoping her new journey will shatter stereotypes about age in the sport and change the way gymnasts train >> it's kind of instilled in us to be, like, you're competing when you're 16 to be able to see her, being on the other side of things, as well, it's been inspiring to me, to see that she has no limit >> it's time to admit, this is a

comeback >> reporter: now, she's looking ahead to the u.s. championships next week. then, hopefully, punching her ticket to tokyo. >> i just want to put that message out to anybody who thought they missed their chance at something or didn't get a chance to try it or wanted to go back to their sport, even just for fun. no one should be stopping you. just don't hold yourself back. >> chellsie memmel, savannah and i are team chellsie. >> we're your cheerleaders >> how does it feel to be back at it again? >> i've had a couple of days to kind of take it all in, and it still feels a little bit surreal. i can't believe i just competed. >> chellsie, will you take us back to the moment that -- you're a mom of two. obviously, your family is in gymnastics, so you're still hanging around the gym, but you decide, what if i started training again what if i could compete?

like, what was your mindset then >> it all came on kind of very gradual. it started as just wanting to get in shape, and then i did that i started just playing gymnastics a few times a week. that turned into, with lockdown, it was the one thing that i could control in the craziness that was the world i started doing gymnastics more and more and kind of seeing what my body could do can i handle it? can i do some of the skills that i used to do before? then it was like, can i push the envelope and learn some new skills >> wow. >> it just kind of kept happening. i was continuing to just have so much fun that i kept going. >> you know what's so cool, you have your dad by your side he coached you before. he's coaching you now. did you say to your dad, hey, dad, i think i maybe want to go for it, or did your dad say, honey, you're looking incredible, why don't we try >> it was kind of both

i feel like everybody, you know, was like, you should compete you could compete. i was kind of the one that was dragging my feet a little bit. it is a big commitment you know, i know how hard it is to train and compete >> unbelievable. >> he was on board my family was on board my husband, everybody was on board. they were kind of waiting for me to be like, all right, let's do it >> i mean, when we're talking about, potentially, i know it is a long road, but potentially the tokyo olympics in a thousand years if i had told you a year ago that that was even a possibility, what would you have said? >> i would have laughed at you [ laughter ] >> do you feel like it's within reach? sometimes yes, sometimes no, tat because i know how hard it is to make that team

i know the talent that we have in this country. i know how many other good gymnasts that there are. so i have just this great appreciation for everybody who is training. so i know that it will be a battle. >> you know what your secret weapon is this time around, though, chellsie it is so obvious how much fun you're having. joy. >> yes. >> joy and fun and love of the sport. what would your advice be? i know there are folks watching right now and thinking, huh, i wonder if i -- >> yeah. >> -- could do something that has been a dream or an old skill or something they used to love what would your advice be? >> just go for it. i don't -- that's been the whole thing for me in this journey figuring out what i can push myself to do, just out of love of doing it. and i realize that we generally are just the only people holding ourselves back it's not somebody else you know, there's attitudes about things or a certain

expectation that you can't do things when i you get to this age, but ultimately are we trying to hold yourselves back just go for it >> you may think it is a long shot savannah and i believe. >> yes, we do. >> we want to wish you the best of luck. we are hoping that we are going to see you in tokyo. thank you. >> thank you so much >> you got it. >> watch chellsie and her fellow competitors at the u.s. gymnastics championships, important step on the road to the olympics, june 6th here on nbc. we are rooting for her, of course let's go to dylan who is in for al, who is off this week, and she has a check of the weather. >> we sure can't help but root for her. that's exciting. let's look at what is going on across the country we are looking for record warmth to build back into parts of the ohio and tennessee river valleys. still cooler on the east coast, but temps are on the upside. they'll get back into the 90s for tomorrow watch out for strong storms

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our inland forecast for the nexts, low 80s it stay dry with sunshine into the weekend but then heating up for memorial day. it will feel like summer with highs near 90. for san francisco, expect temperatures mainly in the mid-60s as we keep the coastal fog and breezy winds, highs in the 60s throughout the next seven days. >> don't forget, check out "today" show radio, our sirius xm channel 108 today sheinelle and i will be doing a little "off the rails. >> "off the rails. carson working on "the voice" >> mm-hmm. >> a little "pop start"? >> we have a good one. want to guess? >> "friends. >> "friends" reunion is two days away, and we have an exclusive clip, another one to share nbc news now anchor joe fryer is here with us this morning.

>> good morning. reminder to all the fans out there, this is not a new episode. it is a reunion that includes all six cast members, plus some special guests the trailer generated a ton of buzz when it dropped last week now, we're getting an early look at one more scene, a clip from the much-anticipated reunion ♪ no one told us life was gonna be this way ♪ >> reporter: come thursday, they'll be there for you one more time. in this exclusive look at the reunion, the cast on set, taking a walk down memory lane. >> remember when you tripped >> yeah. >> ran in, looked at his mark -- >> no, i tripped on that [ laughter ] >> i was like, somebody is getting a laugh. i can't handle it. i need to get a laugh, too [ laughter ] >> reporter: for 17 years, you could say they were on a break >> we were on a break! >> reporter: now, they're reuniting, returning to the

stage where it all started in a special that is unscripted, except for the part where they read from an old script. >> oh! >> oh! my eyes, my eyes >> reporter: the trailer also teases a game of trivia. >> how many pages was that letter >> 18 pages. >> 18 pages? >> front and back. >> front and back is correct. >> the cast sits down for an interview. >> i remember i went to the producer of the show i was on. he said, that show is not going to make you a star >> reporter: it is reminiscent of the first time these six budding stars sat down with "today" 27 years ago >> is it kind of a shock that the show has been so successful, or what do you think of that >> it's pretty amazing i think we're all sort of taken aback by it. >> reporter: it was 1994 and the show was just starting to take off. >> i'm chandler. could i be wearing any more clothes? momentum going for ten seasons >> see he's her lobster. >> reporter: 236 episodes. >> did she get off the plane

>> i got off the plane >> reporter: when the series finally came to an end in 2004, the cast told "today" it was hard to say good-bye >> we hate talking about it. we hate thinking about it. >> it is just all so unbelievably surreal and, yeah, it will be hard >> it's ten years. it's a longer time than you spend in high school, college, those relationships combined. >> reporter: in the years that followed, we frequently asked the very question i put to the show's creators in 2019. we live in this era of reboots will this show ever come back again? >> watch my face. >> no. >> reporter: instead of a reboot, we get a reunion, a slight pivot >> pivot, pivot! >> reporter: answering the question -- >> how you doing >> reporter: -- how are they doing?e've been waiting for or the one where

they get back together is streaming on hbo max this thursday initially, this was supposed to debut one year earlier to the day. like so many things, it was delayed during the pandemic. >> like so many things, it's coming back. >> this time, it is happening. it is. bar is pretty high do you remember the "friends" lego set >> not that again. >> it's been a major undertaking here in studio 1a. our props team, they're tirelessly working to assemble the apartment in lego form ready to see how we're doing >> probably the same as it was. >> let's take a live look. >> oh! >> sal, how is it going? >> don't drop it >> pretty cool >> mike, how we looking? >> mike's got it. >> pretty cool. >> okay. >> something you can work on. >> only took them two weeks. >> all summer long all right. now to martha stewart. netflix announced they are working on a documentary based on our favorite home expert. "variety" reports the story will chronicle stewart's long career, starting with her first gig as a babysitter to famed players

mickey mantle to her time as a teenage model, which i didn't know, leading up to 2004 when she was convicted for lying to the fbi, obstruction of justice and conspiracy it'll be directed by oscar nominee r.j. cutler, whose documentary credits include a film on "john belushi" and billie eilish's special, "the world is a little blurry." release date hasn't been announced, but it's happening. >> is she cooperating? >> i think she is, but we'll find that out. >> all right. >> covering it all finally, jennifer lopez and ben affleck. a story we've been keeping a close eye on could bennifer be back together? earlier this month, the two sparked romance rumors when spotted together at a resort in montana. over the weekend, they were seen here in miami, caught by the pat paparazzi. you see j.lo all smiles, then catching cameras following close behind her it's been nearly 18 years since

the hollywood couple called it quits. we can't get enough of them. or people can't. the two have yet to announce anything official. you'll remember when matt damon was here a couple weeks ago, he told us he hopes it's true there you go >> "friends" is back bennifer is back 1998 all over again. a very good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm lauren garcia. california is now facing a year-around fire threat. this is video from southern california where a brush fire raged. last year cal fire reported over 900 fires. to the same point this year, there have been 1,500 fires across the golden state, burning more than 3,500 acres. very, very concerning,

considering how dry it's been. let's check in with kari. she's got a look at our forecast. at least today's been mild. >> we have milder weather as well as ocean breeze so that's kept our temperatures in check of the today we will see highs reaching into the upper 70s for some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys, as you head up towards santa rosa and danville and morgan hill. as we go into tomorrow, a few degrees warmer. we will see steady temperatures with morning starts in the 50s and highs in the 70s and 80s but it will get hotter as we head closer to memorial day. laura? >> thank you, and thank you very much for joining us. we'll be back with another update in half an hour.

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it's 8:30. in main in sight sunshine on our corner of the world. may 25th, 2021 it is tuesday morning. who wrote this >> seven months until christmas. >> why would you say that? >> "today" show writer. >> seven months. >> we need to be here now.

be here now, in the moment >> you know what memorial day weekend is upon us. >> labor day. >> okay. we're going to live where we are. >> roker might be out doing christmas shopping right now that's where he is. >> probably right. we're counting down to the unofficial start of summer all week, including great deals on outdoor furniture, grills, pools, floats, and more. who else who else would help us, stephanie ruhle is going to help us save some dough. speaking of memorial day, tis the season of beach reads. the best books to throw in your bag. i have a tough task, ladies and gentlemen. i got to enjoy some craft beers and a taste of the south right here in new york at -- >> yummy. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, it was the truth. so this is one of the nation's few black-owned breweries, and it has a meaningful backstory i'm excited to share this half hour, as well. >> you got the food? >> i did coming up on the third hour, "this is us" star mandy moore is joining us live to talk about the finale and her new mission off camera. >> cool.

a new baby, too. tomorrow on "today," technology that's giving new hope to a paralyzed race car driver, now getting the chance to walk again. >> wow. >> harry smith with one remarkable story tomorrow on "today." how about, dylan, a check of the weather? >> we have something really cool happening in the sky tonight are you ready for it it is called the super flower blood moon there is a lot going on. i'll break it down for you first, at 5:44 tomorrow morning, we have got a lunar eclipse. you'll only really be able to see it west of the rockies that's when the earth kind of blocks the sunshine to the moon, so it appears reddish in color as it casts that shadow. then an hour or so later, at 7:14, we have the moon passing and making its closest pass to earth. the full moon looks bigger, about 7% bigger than a regular moon we have a lunar eclipse and a full super moon all happening overnight into early tomorrow morning. >> what's the flower part? >> the flower is because every

month names their new moon >> super flower. >> see >> something fun if you want to peek at that later tonight it'll be nice and clear up and down the east coast. least the super moon again, west of the rockies, where we have clear skies to see that lunar eclipse in the middle of the country, you have clouds and rain and also the chance of stronger storms today that's a l good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we should be able to see that lunar ee kwips tonight as well as most areas away from the coastline. we will keep the fog and stay in our inland temperatures reaching into the upper 70s. we will be slightly warmer tomorrow. going into the weekend, expect those temperatures to start to warm up heading closer to memorial day. san francisco will at times see the fog linger and breezy winds as our highs reach into the upper 60s. no major changes here in the seven-day forecast. >> dylan, thank you.

on "today's consumer," memorial day weekend is upon us. businesses of all kinds are starting to roll out those start of summer deals. >> okay. joining us, and we are fired up, she's in the flesh. >> super shopper, nbc senior business correspondent, stephanie ruhle. good morning. >> welcome back. >> great to see you and talk about partying. >> it's memorial day let's go. >> outdoor staples, good time to get those. >> head over to macy's, outdoor flatware, pool floats, barbecue guys right now 60% off grills that includes the fancy brands like weber, which is a positive. if you are a big gardener, home depot, lowe's, walmart this is the time to get all your gardening tools, your soil, this weekend, get it now. >> apparel, shoes, where should we go? >> especially if you have kids, this is the time to stock up hu.

overbite on the shoes. >> my sons look like huck finn. >> 30% layoff at payless 40% off on monday. macy's, all kids shoes and clothing 30% off selected swim for the family 30%. banana, old navy, gap, 60% off selected styles. >> memorial day is usually the time folks buy furniture, as well good deals this year >> there is. ashley furniture 30% off furniture. plus, if you need to finance, 0% financing. 0% interest for six years. that's a good deal. >> really? nice what if you're in the market for a new dishwasher, refrigerator, what about those items >> there have been delays in getting big appliances for months a lot of the stores stocked up now. this month, depending on which store you go to, maytag is offering a $200 rebate on big appliances i'm talking best buy, lowe's, home depot, this is your weekend to get some of the bigger appliances if you're worried about

shipping, go to stores they have more stock than we've seen in months. >> kitchen deals, if you want a cookout? >> jcpenney on home, we're seeing 50% off monday, there is an additional coupon for another 25% off you can head over to amazon. they're having deals on air fryers it is a good time to look for things in your kitchen, things home the big stores, macy's again, deals on blenders, flatware. >> how do you know if you are getting the best deal? >> call my mother. >> louise knows? >> if you're going to do it online, before you checkout, always check and see if there is a promo code i like to go to browser extension honey. check for any deals out there. >> what is that? >> go to honey.com >> okay. >> that's where you'll see all sorts of coupons you might not know about.

>> i've never heard of toe-ver-bite >> also known as buck toe. >> toes over the shoes got it. >> you had that all in your head >> you have seven months until your christmas shopping segment. >> i can't even. >> right >> stephanie, thank you. >> thank you >> we all learned so much. >> always. >> you can find more deals on our website today.com/shop coming up next, something else to grab for the summer season we're talking about books. we have two best-selling authors ready to share their picks of ready to share their picks of the season's best reads.

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favorites, best-selling author and speaker isaac fitzgerald and the queen, new york time's best-selling author victoria ayard. >> follow along with us by scanning the qr code on the screen isaac, victoria, good morning. >> isaac, where is the other half of you? >> you were beach ready. >> what happened to the rest of you? >> after this, i'm done. i'm going straight to the beach. >> we're talking about -- >> beach time, baby. >> how much weight did you lose? tell us. >> listen, i like to go walking. don't get me wrong, it is coming back lobster rolls. let's get into it. >> that's what we like to hear isaac, get us started. what is your fiction pick? what do you like in fiction? >> here's the fiction pick this author splashes onto the scene with her debut collection, "love in color". 13 magnificent short stories, bolu tells myths and folklores

from around the world. there are original stories, as well she turns romance on its head. in the a beautiful, women's centered, crystal clear, often humorous look at the human emotion of love. these stories are short and perfect for the beach. perfect beach read >> sold it. >> done. victoria, what did you pick? i hear it is magic and mythology themed. >> it is yeah, so my pick is the "witch's heart" by genevieve gornichec. it is another woman in mythology who has been forgotten, now she gets her own moment to shine in this case, it is boda, known as being the wife of loki. if you are into marvel's loki, as well, this scratches the itch it is lovely and tragic, and there are two beautiful romances in this novel. >> isaac, non-fiction. this is a book i just recommended for hoda. >> oh. >> victoria, the y.a. queen, this is by the y.a. king. >> that's right.

looking for hope this summer, green's latest essay collection. he is using a five-star rating system, allowing him to write about everything and anyone he wants. he shows off his talents as a master storyteller in this collection and makes you see the world through fondness and optimism while not looking away from the hard stuff, for the record it is a nice reminder that life is very much worth living. no matter how difficult it can seem sometimes this book cheered me up. >> i bought that, jenna. i went to barnes & noble and bought it. i took the recommendation. victoria, you have a really powerful piece of non-fiction. it is about a piece of history that people don't know about. >> exactly my pick is "african europeans, untold history" by professor otele. the first black female professor in the united kingdom. the book is a pushback on the

whitewashing of european history. she ill lum nainates forward all the figures who have been erased from history it starts before roman times but gets super relevant and comes up to modern day. it paints a much more diverse and truthful image of history, which we all kind of need. >> absolutely. now, this is my favorite segment because this is when the authors go wild. go rogue author's choice. isaac, throw caution to the wind what do you want >> i've had a lot of optimism, beauty, and happiness, but sometimes there's the summertime sadness. this is a beautiful, heart-wrenching memoir about grief and loss and complex she writes about connecting with her mother through food and korean culture the food writing in this book is fantastic. i guarantee you, more than once probably, it will have you crying no matter where you read

it. >> victoria, you have an awesome debut that's also poolside ready. this is a good one. >> yes, yes, yes "witches dipped in gold. this book feels alive in your hand it is a dynamite y.a. fantasy debut novel. jamaican-inspired fantasy world. danger, magic, and two rival witches, a princess and prisoner who hate each other but have to team up to fight a more common enemy. i love this book so much i've been reading it on the beach here >> all right isaac, what about for the little ones, anything for the little ones do you like >> i'm coming in hot with a y.a. pick let me tell you, "excuse me while i ugly cry." the main character is dealing with a lot when her journal goes missing, she has to face her fears to stop her private thoughts from becoming very public

let me tell you, this book is so good because the narrative voice is amazing the characters are incredible, and it is driven by race, friendship, and the importance of being authentic this book is a wonder and a perfect read for people of all ages really. >> victoria, what is your choice >> my choice is "lore" by alex bracken. "hunger games" meets greek mythology. if that doesn't get your brain sparking, i don't know what will it is basically about a competition to kill the greek gods in modern day, and all these different families try to take their powers. a teenage girl is caught in the middle of it and ends up having to ally with the goddess athena. alex is the author of "the darkest mind" series and knocked it out of the park again. >> a little congratulations, victoria number one "new york times" best-seller for "round-breaker." we have a little breaking news you're joining the nbc family with a show on peacock >> i am, yes we're so excited to announce we're taking my previous book series, "red queen," to peacock as a streaming series.

i've been working with elizabeth banks and her production company. >> that'll be a good one. >> fancy >> she's really shepherded this whole thing. we're just excited to keep going. >> congratulations. >> awesome, victoria >> isaac, victoria, thank you so much you can find all of their book picks on today.com/shop. coming up next, craig visits one of the country's only black-owned breweries for a black-owned breweries for a taste of home right re in new he attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. check coveredca.com to see your new, lower price.

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we are bac restaurant restart series. this morning, craig, you're spotlighting a special brewery. >> hoda kotb, yeah, the craft beer industry has exploded in recent years, becoming a nearly $30 billion industry now, emerging from the pandemic, many specialty breweries are flourishing, with black-owned establishments, in particular, gaining a lot of momentum. while they make up less than 1% of the more than 8,000 in the united states, more black brewers are starting to open

sites. in fact, i recently stopped by the only one here in new york that brews on site for some beer and a side of south carolina home cooking, and some conversation >> somebody putting their true passion and true love into it, that's a good beer >> reporter: by that definition, chris ganassi has been making good beer for a decade he is the owner of dale brew biscuits and beer, the only brewery that brews on site in all of new york state. that happens in these tanks below a kitchen that's very busy, serving up biscuits and fried chicken by way of something special to both of us, a mutual hometown of columbia, south carolina. >> we used to play you in basketball, beating gibbs all the time. >> you sure about that >> reporter: he says he didn't even drink beer until his wife gave him a small home brewing

cookouts a kit ten years ago for father's day. being from columbia, south carolina, as well, i know, especially in the summertime, cookouts are big. >> yeah. >> reporter: you mean to tell me, back then, you weren't drinking tall boy beers? >> no. i was not drinking beer at all. >> reporter: three years ago, that hobby evolved into a business how did you get from those home brewing kits to the owner of quite the establishment? >> people believed in me i had my wife and close friends who believed in the vision and pushed me forward, like, you can do this. why not spread the joy >> reporter: now, he is turning out craft beer and carolina biscuits in the heart of brooklyn choosing a historically black neighborhood to help integrate an industry with little diversity. >> i wanted the place to be part of the community and also be a place to educate people around craft beer i feel a cold beer is something that can bring people together >> reporter: out of the roughly 8,500 breweries in america, just

about 60 are black owned >> my hope is, change the mindset in the neighborhood. the neighborhood is changing creating unity and equity is my goal, to help create equity in this community. >> reporter: he is striving for more than exposure and equity, but for a few teaching moments, as well. the beers are named after civil rights leaders, like freedom writer diane nash. >> these are the last in existence, and we sold out. >> reporter: beautiful label i love that on the back, you actually explain for folks who might be unfamiliar. better than the label is what's inside i'm not used to learning and drinking at the same time. this is a novel concept. it's not just beer >> also biscuits. >> reporter: wow let me tell you, a lot of folks will recognize this, but that's pimento cheese >> what do you know about it >> reporter: i had it three times a day.

my grandma would say, y'all put your foot in that. fantastic. chicken thigh. >> of course >> reporter: oh, boy, al roker is going to love this. a taste of south carolina now educating brooklyn beer drinkers, all thanks to a thoughtful presence. had your wife decided to give you a tie for father's day -- >> probably be a tie maker [ laughter ] >> let me tell you, i've had a lot of chicken biscuits in my day. the best ever. >> the best? >> ever. >> wow >> ever. >> wow >> i probably made some enemies but -- >> makes them proud. >> he's from south carolina. >> beer is great, too. >> wow. >> great story >> really cool i have to check that out we're back in a moment

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your skin the sun-kissed, post vacation glow, and you don't even have to leave your house. first, the third hour. we've talked about "friends," bennifer, so why don't we follow it up with a performance from counting crows the '90s theme continues >> with good music. >> that's true after your local news. >> have a good day >> have a good day. s. a very good morning to you, it's 8:56. happening today, a vote that may federal reserve change the face of downtown san jose. er that rebuilding the around of

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> good morning. it is the "3rd hour of today." it is tuesday, may 25th. i am dylan here with sheinelle and craig. al is off. >> hi, guys. >> have you gotten used to how close we sit now? >> not quite. >> i'm a little too close. >> i feel we're closer than we were before. i don't know about you guys. doesn't it seem we're closer? >> because we were so far away for so long. >> you're not close to anyone anymore. >> people tweeted us about that. >> i started brushing my teeth earlier. i brush at home and come here and brush