good morning. back while banned. former president trump returning to the north carolina republican convention as 2024 hopefuls hit the road. one of the most high profile since leaving office. hours after facebook announced a two year ban on mr. trump's accounts for inciting the january 6th riot at the capitol. his latest swipe at the social media giant. breaking overnight. scare in the sky. frightening moments on board a

delta flight after a man tried to breach the cockpit. passengers and flight attendants jumping into action taking him down as pilots divert the flight and make an emergency landing. deeply concerned, the head of the cdc sounding the alarm about teens and covid, saying more has to be done to stem the increasing number of teens being hospitalized. the push to get more people vaccinated. those stories plus starting to sizzle. sweltering temperatures expected around much of the country, dozens of cities preparing for record highs. 8 million people face heat alerts with some seeing triple digits. dylan tracking it all saturday, june 5th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. welcome to "today," thanks for joining us this saturday

morning. we are happy to have morgan radford. kristen still on baby watch, as soon as we know, we will tell you. you're in d.c. in time to cook. >> i heard some sizzling weather is headed this way. >> making up for next weekend tenfold. >> we'll get to the forecast in a second. the other top story, former president trump preparing for high profile return to the political battlefield. speaking at the republican state convention in north carolina tonight. it comes a day after facebook announced it was banning him from its social media platforms for two years. ali vitale in greenville for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hey, peter, good morning. former president donald trump in the spotlight afterff theirlatf. former president donald trump

blocked from facebook for at least two years, tying the ban to his role in the deadly riot at the capitol january 6, saying we believe his actions constitute severe violation of our rules. the decision keeps him off facebook and instagram through midterm elections, deeming the two years long enough to allow a safe period of time after the incitement, trump calling it an insult to people that voted for him in the 2020 election, stoking speculation about another run for president, referring to the next time i'm in the white house. there's likely more where that came from as he headlines a gop gathering in north carolina, still spreading disinformation about the 2020 election he lost with false claims of missing ballots and illegal voting here. though the gop revolves around trump, it is not stopping other hopefuls from testing the waters. mike pence on the circuit in new hampshire, contradicting trump

on the january 6th insurrection. >> i don't know if we'll ever see eye to eye on that day. >> reporter: in d.c., different relitigation of the trump era, this one years in the making. >> it vindicates the congressional subpoena rights. >> reporter: don mcgahn testifying behind closed doors about his ex-boss' possible obstruction of justice. mcgahn shed new light on several troubling events, even as he stayed multiple for the -- mum for the cameras. and guys, a trump spokesman says the former president is likely to focus remarks tonight on china and dr. fauci's emails. the big question that hangs over this and every set of trump remarks from here on out is what his plans are for the future. lot of motivated listeners out there, not sure we'll get that answer tonight.

>> ali vitale, thank you. now to the economy, struggling to get back on track as we emerge from the worst of the pandemic. there are signs the country is making a come back. however, this month's job report shows a lot still to be done. >> reporter: good morning. after the disappointing april jobs report, may showed modest but stable growth. the president arguing increased vaccinations are helping, getting more and more americans back to work, though millions are still without a job as the road to recovery has been uneven. the economic picture getting brighter, but there's still a long way to go. >> can't reboot the world's largest economy like flipping on a flight switch. there's going to be ups and downs. >> reporter: 559,000 jobs added in may, below 671,000 the economists forecast for the month, bringing the unemployment rate below 6% for the first time

since the pandemic started. >> on the right track. the plan is working. >> reporter: white house officials refuse to acknowledge whether extended unemployment benefits may be contributing to some sluggish numbers. >> i think that's a difficult thing to analyze given we created a historic number of jobs in the last four months. >> reporter: employers in the service industry are struggling to find workers, they say, due to weekly payments, which certain states are phasing out as early as this month, ahead of the august limit. >> going to expire in 90 days. that makes sense. >> reporter: the clock running out on infrastructure negotiation, talks are punted further into june, after making concessions on trillion dollar jobs plan, the president spoke with republican senator friday who came back with an increase of 50 billion in new spending, but the white house says that's not enough. the press secretary writing the current offer did not meet his objectives to grow the economy,

tackle the climate crisis, create new jobs. more talks are scheduled for money with joe manchin telling garrett hague they're not ready to go back the white house leaving the door open for the president to speak to other gop lawmakers on their infrastructure proposal. monday's deadline for clear direction will not be met. none of this expected to be wrapped up before the first foreign trip kicks off next week. >> there was tough talk this week. vladimir putin speaking out ahead of the summit with president biden with some strong words. what's he saying? >> reporter: that's right. president putin dismissing the ak sigs that russian criminals are behind the ransomware attack calling it nonsense, predicting there won't be any breakthroughs with the american president, claiming the u.s. wants to hold russia back. for their part, the white house

isn't bracing for a grand outcome either, but the president won't hold back raising cyber security issues when they meet. >> monicaal about a, thank you. breaking news from overnight, frightening scene after a delta flight from los angeles to nashville had to be diverted because of an unruly passenger. the passenger was apprehended by a flight attendant and other passengers after yelling stop the plane multiple times and trying to enter the cockpit. video from inside the plane shows him restrained with zip ties before carried to the back of the aircraft. they made an emergency landing in new mexico where he was taken into custody. the fbi is investigating. an urgent warning from the cdc this morning pushing teens to get vaccinated. the agency says the coronavirus still poses severe threats to young people and says there's been arise in recent

hospitalizations among 12 to 17-year-olds. kathy park has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, morgan, good morning. covid hospitalizations with teens declined earlier in the year and rose up in march and april. according to researchers, it is due to covid variants, more children going back to in person learning and more indoor interaction. this morning, the head of the cdc doubling down on the need to vaccinate teens, saying she's deeply concerned with the rise in covid hospitalizations. a new study shows in the first months of the year, nearly one-third of 12 to 17-year-olds hospitalized with the virus require icu admission and 5% needed invasive mechanical ventilation. >> as cases come down, people not vaccinated are more vulnerable. that's a product of more tricky variants and relaxation of

mitigation activities. >> reporter: no deaths were reported, and 70% of patients had one or more underlying medical conditions. doctor walensky adding much of this suffering can be prevented, imploring families to discuss the importance of mask wearing, prevention strategies and vaccination. approximately 2,300,012 to 17-year-olds in the u.s. have been fully vaccinated. while health officials say severe illness from the virus is rare among children, end of may, they accounted for 24% of newly reported cases. to boost vaccinations in the largest school district, new york city has mobile pop up vaccine sites to the students >> going to start in certain schools, see how it goes, get the most done we can between now and end of school later this

month. >> reporter: a new push to vaccinate young people to keep them healthy and out of the hospital. and while the focus now is among those 12 and older, health officials are optimistic they'll have more information on vaccinating children of all ages before the end of the year. meantime, doctors are encouraging mask wearing among those still unvaccinated, kids unvaccinated, especially when they're indoors. back to you. >> still hoping to keep people safe. kathy park with the latest in new york. thank you so much. emotions running high in southern california as the family of a six-year-old boy shot and killed in a tragic road rage incident prepares to say good-bye. that funeral two weeks after the young boy's death as the hunt for his killer intensifies. we have more from los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. a tragic story the community can't wrap its head around. authorities are asking the public for help to catch the

killer. this morning, friends and family find strength to attend the funeral services. today, six-year-old aden lales will arrive one last time for a final good-bye. >> felt like he wasn't human sometimes because he was just unbelievably kind and sweet. >> reporter: his family expected to gather for funeral services steps away from his kindergarten, same place he headed to the morning he was killed. >> he didn't deserve that. no one deserves that. >> reporter: it has been two weeks since the road rage incident that led to his death on a southern california highway. >> shots fired, northbound 55 from chapman, getting reports there's a child that's been shot in the back. >> reporter: he was sitting in a booster seat in the back of his mom's car, the bullet entering the vehicle through the trunk, the killer still on the loose. >> i want them to pay for what they've done. >> reporter: desperate for information, the reward is now a

half million. authorities looking for this white volkswagon. >> felt very aggressive from the start. >> reporter: she says the car had a female driver and male passenger and cut her off before the gunshot. >> i heard a loud noise and i heard my son say ow. >> reporter: authorities continue to ask the public for help. >> if you know somebody, say something. we have a six-year-old that lost his life. we want to get the suspect or suspects. >> reporter: today, the family will remember aiden and hope someone remembers something to help catch his killers. california highway patrol is leading the investigation had trouble locating this rare model of the vehicle. the family has gotten tremendous support, got more than $300,000 for funeral expenses. >> i hope somebody can identify that vehicle. a crushing story.

thank you. and a highly anticipated report from the u.s. government shedding light on all the mysterious ufo sightings. the report set to be released this month is mostly inconclusive but raising a lot of questions from a lot of people. intelligence officials found no evidence flying objects were extraterrestrial spacecraft, but they're not exactly ruling it out. officials believe the objects are likely not secret u.s. technology but are concerned it could be advanced aircraft developed by another country like russia or china. >> you got a take on that? >> i'm not a big ufo believer. >> one thing we expected is things would get hot. it is going to cook today. >> we really cranked things up quite a bit. we will see record breaking temperatures for so many.

more than 45% of the country seeing temperatures well above average into the 80s and 90s, but also hot and dry out west. look at the red flag warnings and fires, those are active large fires occurring. humidity will stay low around 5%, temperatures could be around 110 degrees. it will be just brutal conditions, dangerous fire conditions in that part of the country. elsewhere, likely going to challenge record high tough times today. bismarck, 98, fargo, 98. record is 95. duluth, up to 89. then as we go into sunday, still looking for hot temperatures from duluth, detroit, and the heat continues going into next week. looking for highs in the upper 80s, lower 90s in rochester through tuesday, burlington, vermont, 94 monday. new york stays in the 90s, otto

warmbier city, washington, d.c. in the upper 80s and lower 90s. it is hot and staying that way. stay mild start right now in san jose. 52 degrees, but look at the icons. we've got a lot of sunshine in store. temperatures will top out in the upper 70s, a couple of low 80s through the interior valleys. one of our warmest spots today will be areas like livermore, 53 degrees right now. pretty comfortable. and notice by around 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, we'll be in those upper 70s. we'll keep this pattern at least into today and tomorrow before we cool down into monday. >> that's the latest forecast. back to you. still to come, bitcoin bonanza, thousands of tech fans flocking to miami to celebrate the latest in crypto currency. and helpful tips for saving

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good morning. it is saturday, june 5th. a live look outside, the sun is already shining at 6:27 over san jose. good morning and thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. it is a big weekend here, because my girl, vianey arana is back in the studio with me with a look at your microclimate forecast. we'll say a proper hello at 7:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. yes, i'm back, so you get to see the whole dress. if not, you would have got to see loungy pants. san francisco, right now, we've got the cloudy skies and over san jose, take a look at that. it is going to be such a

stunning weekend. seasonal temperatures. i mean, we're in the 50s right now by about 12:00, we will be in those 70s in through the interior valleys. livermore will be one of our warmer spots by about 12:00, in the mid-70s, but really, i mean, we're going to stay sunny, warm, and then we're going to see a shift. but i'll talk about that at 7:00 a.m. keira? >> we'll see you for that at 7:00. vianey, thank you so much. we have more details this morning now. we have new surveillance photo from san francisco police. investigators say this is jean chang, the grandmother who has been missing for a week. this photo was taken the day she disappeared. they believe she's likely still dressed in the same clothing, including the pink puffy coat. the 84-year-old vanished after leaving her richmond district home for an afternoon walk. she was last seen at the safeway in the marina. and as the bay area moves forward on the road to recovery, businesses soon will have a choice to make. everyone vaccinated or everyone

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>> not one of the things many were expecting. the reunion was fun. more on that in a moment. begin this half hour with a check of the headlines. former president trump preparing to make one of the highest profile appearances since leaving the white house, scheduled to speak to north carolina republicans at the state convention. his appearance comes a day after facebook announced they were banning his account for at least two years for inciting the january 6 attack on the capitol. that ban will keep mr. trump off facebook and instagram through midterm elections. meanwhile, a federal judge struck down a three decade ban on assault weapons saying it violates the second amendment. his ruling friday, he said the ar 15 was like a swiss army life, called it a home defense weapon. the ar 15 has been used in many of the country's deadliest mass shootings. he issued a 30 day stay on the ruling, giving the attorney general time to appeal.

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conferences and conventions are making a return. bitcoin 2021 originally planned for los angeles moved to miami partially because of coronavirus restrictions, but as cryptocurrencies are only becoming more popular in the last year, time wonder if it is time to see more regulations. this morning, the surging popularity of cryptocurrency on full display. bitcoin 2021 considered the largest crypto conference in history. >> honestly, it is exhilarating. i feel like it is fresh, new. interesting to see people come from all over the world. >> reporter: a sold out event with some 12,000 ticket holders. >> most exciting event in the world. >> reporter: seeing jack dorsey to floyd mayweather. bitcoin has been around more than a decade. they use traditional money to purchase the counter part which like dollars can be used to buy

goods and services. ten years ago, one bitcoin was worth under ten bucks. today, one will set you back over $37,000. cryptocurrencies out there, recent cyber attacks show unregulated currencies help cyber criminals. >> reporter: they shut down gas supplies, meat producers, local news stations. the group responsible for the colonial pipeline shutdown receiving a $90 million ransom payment in bitcoin. >> hard to imagine ransomware threat having reached the level that it has without cryptocurrency playing a significant role. >> reporter: for investors, independence from government regulation is an asset. >> one of the core vag use is allowing all of us on the same playing field. you like there's no bank

involved or government involved. >> yeah. >> reporter: earning celebration and scrutiny. the white house announced they'll start treating those attacks as national security threats rather than common criminal activity. guys, here in miami, stars are out. the biggest athlete in skateboarding, tony hawk, set to take the stage later this morning. >> shaqwster reporting from miami. you get the best assignments. thanks for being with us. >> rolling down the beach in miami. going to be a good day to be at the beach. it will be hot in all parts of the country. 95 the heat index in d.c. >> you mention the heat index, not just the temperatures but the humidity. the beach is the place to be, up and down the east coast, great lakes, too. through the gulf of mexico, we're going to continue with more rain, especially through louisiana and parts of mississippi and alabama going through the next day or so. we look at an additional 3 to 5

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working your way up from there to aiming for a half year of expenses. >> you're talking about cutting back on travel and what about making the money count and go further? how can you do that? >> well, the first step is think hard about what your savings goals are. for a lot of people, they shifted so much over the last year. when it comes to shopping, there's no need to feel pressure or rushed. we saw this a lot in the last year with people going out, stocking up on things, whether gas or toilet paper. instead, it can help you save to slow down, weigh it a your carte back to them the next day. you have a chance to think through purchases. when you go to the store, you want to make a list, bring it with you. can keep you from overspending. if you make recurring purchases

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♪ and dylan is back with us with "pop start. hey there, dylan. >> good morning, start with the "mission impossible" thing we told you about before the break. filming for the seventh installment is on pause because of a covid positive test onset the film studio paramount picture it's said production is temporarily halted until june 14th, while those involved self-ice late. no word how many people or who tested positive, but interesting. the pause is several months after the movie starring tom cruise was recorded scolding those onset for violating guidelines

paramount says they're following all safety protocols and will continue to mon the situation. next up, meghan markle, duchess of sussex, has a children's book out next week. we're now getting a peek inside. the book, called "the bench" explores the bond between fathers and sons inspired by a poem she wrote for harry on father's day. we've already seen a preview of some pages, but it appears she sent out a few personalized copies last release. one of meghan's friends shared this glimpse on instagram, including a page with a mand written note from the duchess, and harry holding hands with archie. it hits shelves this tuesday. finally, the friends reunion. you remember the bow beloved cast got together for the special last week? we are learning more one major highlight came when lisa kudrow performed smelly cat

alongside superstar lady gaga. in an interview with ellen degeneres, the star needed help preparing for the duet >> i was really nervous when i first heard that and then, you know, i prepared i realized i had to learn smelly cat again. and i tuned my guitar and then realized i don't know the chorus, but i googled it >> you literally can google anything my question to you guys, when smelly cat gets stuck in your head, do you sing it out loud or keep it to yourself? >> hmm, peter -- >> i am a smelly cat vocalist as it were actually >> let's hear it ♪ smelly cat, leave it there. i feel like lady gaga could make serious coin off this, right >> she could who knew that's what the song needed, it was so good before. lady gaga steps it up a notch. >> it needs peter alexander on the track. >> i will hear from my daughters

in about three, two -- and one dylan, thank you very much still ahead, how a man went from prison to being a wildly successful shoe designer but first, these messages.

we are back on saturday morning with a story about a man that overcame the odds, turned his life around after going to prison for selling drugs. >> steve patterson tells us how he used his own creativity to change the course of his life. >> reporter: if you wonder why he is looking up, just look down. >> we want our shoes to be the conversation piece. if you're not interested in the extra attention -- >> reporter: he is the ceo.

a high end shoe designer bursting into the philadelphia sneaker team last year. they're made flashy to create buzz, draw attention. >> one of my favorites. >> reporter: but the original purpose was to give daryl a greatest cape while in prison. >> 250 designs, all while in prison. >> reporter: it was always in him. his first passion was music. before jail, he was a successful rapper, opening for head liners. he says the business was tough. keeping up with the life-style was even harder. to make money on the side, he sold drugs and got caught. >> the last vision my grandparents had for me is getting sent to jail. >> reporter: his grandfather died while behind bars. >> i remember breaking down immediately. >> you thought about suicide? >> yes, definitely, couple times. >> reporter: instead, he poured

everything into his art. >> my mom, she was like look, i don't know how you're going to survive if you don't create your own business. immediately the light bulb went off. >> reporter: he used connections as a barber to hustle shoes. wasn't until a chance encounter with bernard hopkins that things really took off. >> i wasn't a fan of his first sneaker. >> what was your reaction when you saw it? >> you take on awareness? what? >> they bonded over shared history and the same drive. turns out both men were locked up in the same prison years apart. >> what about his story are you inspired by? >> he didn't get talked out of his dreams. everybody got all the dreams when you're in there. what do you do when you get out. >> r his goal is to do what his mentor did for him. >> i want to be able to help other people like me that are

incarcerated and create a business. >> reporter: a mission of redemption from the soul of a man reminded how far determination travels every time he takes another step. for "today," steve patterson, nbc news, philadelphia. >> what an experience he is having. i love the advice where he says no one talked him out of his dream. >> talk about turning tragedy into triumph, the cameo from bernard hopkins, incredible. that does it for us. heck of a story. grateful to have you here. >> happy to be here. dylan, hop you have (vo) we made a promise to our boy blue e that we would make the healthiest foods possible... ...with the finest natural ingredients and real meat first. and that's our promise to you and your dog or cat. because when you love them like family, you want to feed them like family. the body you are randomly assigned at birth ♪

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