next for pu >> there you go, live look outside over the beautiful bay area. thanks for starting your day with us. we'll be back in about half an hour for another update. good morning good morning. hitting the road. president biden embarking on his first foreign trip this morning, while the road to an infrastructure deal with republicans at home buckles and cracks. democrats now vowing to go it alone, to push through the massive $2 trillion plan. >> we're not going to sacrifice the bigness and boldness in this bill. >> the very latest from washington and overseas, including the president's high-stakes first face-to-face with vladimir putin. final phase. kids as young as 5 one step closer to a covid vaccine as

pfizer and moderna expand trials, but concern grows over a dangerous new strain of the virus now spreading here in the u.s. and twice as contagious. to the extreme. the brutal heat wave rolls on. another day of possible record highs on the way. overnight, powerful storms tear across the northeast. damage and dangerous flooding. al is tracking it all. gaming the system. the outrage over newly revealed records showing top u.s. billionaires, including jeff bezos and elon musk, paid little to no federal income taxes. >> what we've shown is that actually the system is upside down. >> the firestorm and the treasury department investigation sparked by that stunning revelation. those stories, plus cicada it isn't so! those noisy insects creating mass havoc, delaying the white house press plane, interrupting sporting events. >> they're so loud out here, so loud they sound like a lawn

mower or like a jet aircraft is going by. >> even causing a car crash. inside, the major buggaboos. today, wednesday, june 9th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to wednesday morning. it's good to have you along with us. hoda has the day off so craig is here. >> lots of news to get to on this busy wednesday morning including that wild weather across much of the northeast overnight. this morning, 17 million people are once again under heat advisories today. al has the forecast in just a moment. >> it's hot out there already. also new progress in the push to get kids as young as 5 years old vaccinated against the coronavirus. it comes as officials are warning of a new variant that is spreading across the globe. we'll talk about both of those stories with nbc's stephanie

gosk and dr. ashish jha. >> but we start with president biden heading out of the country on his first overseas trip of his presidency. >> he is leaving washington at a time where his agenda here at home has just hit major new roadblocks. geoff bennett is on the story this morning. hi, geoff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president joe biden will touch down in europe later today looking to repair relations with america's closest allies in an effort to counter growing threats from china and russia. it's his first big moment on the world stage since taking office. president biden beginning his first overseas trip this morning, traveling to england ahead of meeting with allies, facing a series of international challenges. ending the global pandemic, addressing disputes over trade, and combatting climate change. >> we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with those allies and partners who share our values. >> reporter: but it's confronting china and russia that will take center stage. president biden's trip punctuated by a face-to-face

sit-down with russian president vladimir putin one week from today. first meetings with foreign leaders including boris johnson, who candidate biden in 2019 dismissed as a physical and emotional clone of former president trump. mr. biden aiming to offer a stark contrast to his predecessor, who was part of his america first policy questioned the value of the u.s.' long-standing global alliances. for that putin summit in switzerland, white house officials insist president biden will take a hard line amid the ransomware attacks believed to come from inside russia against political infrastructure in the yoous and amid the country's crackdowns on human rights issues. the white house combatting criticism that putin doesn't deserve a one-on-one summit with republicans slamming president biden's lordship. >> we're weaker today than we've been since jimmy carter. >> reporter: asked by amy klobuchar -- abc news in march

whether he considered the former kgb agent a killer, president biden responded, yes, i do. putin's reply in effect, it takes one to know one, wishing president biden good health. now this trip will be more about messaging than trying to reach any specific deals. president biden wants to reassure european allies that the u.s. can once again becounted on as a dependable partner. as the president heads overseas, here at home the white house is trying to work out a infrastructure deal. yesterday the president pulled a plug on what had been a week-long effort to reach a deal with senate republicans to pay for revitalizing roads and bridges. he's been negotiating with the west virginia senator. but the two sides were far apart on overall spending and how to pay for it all. now, bipartisan talks aren't entirely over. the president is planning to engage with a new group of republican and democratic senators who are working on an alternative compromise. this all increases the

likelihood that democrats will wind up pursuing a sweeping infrastructure plan on their own, and if president biden is able to clinch an enough deal, that would be his signature legislative achievement, but there are lots of questions about what's in the plan and then beyond that, how to pay for it all, savannah. >> all right, geoff, thank you very much. turning now to the coronavirus, and this morning we have new progress to report in the push to get more children vaccinated, preferably before the start of the new school year. we have complete coverage this morning, starting with nbc's stephanie gosk. steph, good morning. >> good morning, craig. moderna and pfizer say they are in the final stages of testing the covid vaccines on young children 5 and above. as early as the fall the fda could have the trial data, around the time classroom doors open again with parents eager for a real return to school. if the final vaccine trials go well, it won't be long before every american, even the smallest among us, will be eligible for the shot. drug company pfizer announcing

it has moved to the next testing phase for children ages 5 to 11. the trial will include 4,500 participants in the u.s. and europe stanford medicine is one of 90 clinical sites among the factors being tested is the size of the dose. >> children sometimes require lower doses of vaccines, not just covid vaccines but others as well, in order to achieve the same or even better immune responses. >> reporter: vaccine approval news comes as a troubling variant first discovered in india is spreading rapidly around the world. >> in the uk, the delta variant is rapidly emerging as the dominant variant we cannot let that happen in the united states. >> reporter: the delta variant now accounts for 60% of the new cases in the uk. experts believe it is the most infectious yet and may be associated with an increase in severity, according to the white house. it makes up more than 6% of the u.s. cases

the best defense, that vaccine >> get vaccinated, particularly if you had your first dose, make sure you get that second dose. for those who have been not vaccinated yet, please get vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. fauci announced that washington has become the 13th state where more than 70% of adults had received one dose. the vaccination numbers aren't the only thing getting high there. a new incentive offers joints for jabs for a tamer treat, there's free ice cream in seattle with the help of incentives and a push to make vaccines more accessible across the country, half of u.s. adults are now fully vaccinated a great start, the white house says, but still not good enough to reach at least one dose for 70% of adults by july 4th. and some great numbers, the case numbers looking really good as well the head of the cdc says we are down 94% since january that's incredible. >> joints for jabs. >> joints for jabs, craig, out there in washington. get yourself out there >> steph, thank you.

he's already vaccinated. >> i don't know -- >> maybe he was checking expedia during your spot there. >> or get some ice cream in seattle. >> let's turn to dr. ashish jha. dean of brown university school of public health, dr. jha, good morning to you >> good morning. thanks for having me back, savannah. >> let's talk about this delta variant. we heard dr. fauci and even the president sounding the alarm about it what in particular is so concerning >> yeah. so it is by far the most contagious variant of this virus that we have seen throughout the whole pandemic it's what has caused huge spikes in india it's causing serious increase in cases in the uk, despite the fact that they are very vaccinated so it is a problem. our vaccines seem to be holding up quite well, but the the contagiousness and potentially the lethality of this virus, that's what's concerning many of us. >> we do have a threshold of

folks vaccinated here, but can a variant like that reverse that progress what are the stakes here >> well, the stakes are that we still have a lot of americans who have not yet gotten vaccinated they are extremely vulnerable to this virus so that's obviously the biggest concern. i think the data that's emerging suggests that if you have been vaccinated, you're going to be fine the vaccines really do seem to hold up against the virus pretty well but my big concern is the large pockets of america that remain unvaccinated, including a group of older americans who still have not gotten the shot they're particularly vulnerable to this virus. >> that leads me to my next question i wonder whether you think we are on track to hit the president's goal of 70% of american adults with at least one shot by july 4th >> you know, i always thought this was the president's most ambitious goal he has set three different goals for vaccines at this moment it looks pretty concerning i'm not sure we're going to hit that number because vaccinations really have slowed down, especially in southern states

where they've really just come to a crawl so we've got to redouble our efforts, reach out communities that are feeling concerned about whether they want to get vaccinated or not. help offer assurance maybe the delta variant given its contagiousness will also motivate some people to get the shot >> finally, your thoughts on this next phase of trials on kids, on little ones as young as 5? >> you know, all of the trials so far down to 12 have been really, really good. i expect that same thing to happen in the younger children i have a 9-year-old, so i know he's excited about getting vaccinated when the clinical data come in maybe late summer, early fall we'll have that data i expect it to be positive, but let's see what the data says. >> i bet your 9-year-old reads that medical data too. apple doesn't fall far from the tree thank you so much. we appreciate your time. >> we turn to the weather and no let-up from that brutal heat wave that has millions sweating it out from the midwest all the way to new england overnight storms added to the problems al is here with what we need to know

it got really nasty really fast in this part of the country yesterday. >> it really did we were watching these big storms roll across the northeast. lightning strikes in brooklyn. we had heavy rain with massive flash flooding happening trees down, power lines down, a real mess all throughout the northeast. we continue with the heat wave minneapolis a multi-day heat wave 17 million people still continuing with heat indexes of over 100 degrees heat-related illnesses possible. all along the i-95 corridor, it's the first heat wave of the year four days of 90 plus in boston and hartford, three days in new york city, philly and washington, d.c. looks like we're going to see maybe one more day of these 90 or close to 90-degree readings it's going to feel like 91 in boston today, 95 in hartford we'll be struggling to get to 90 in new york but it will feel like 92. 96 in philly washington, d.c., looking at heat temperatures too. but look, we finally see a cooldown 75 in washington on friday, philly 73. hartford 77.

new york on friday, 71 degrees 60s in boston by the weekend unfortunately for our friends in the plains and the midwest, temperatures way above average fargo 97, minneapolis 93 degrees. 15 degrees, 13 degrees above normal in omaha. sioux falls at 95 degrees. but it looks like we'll see that heat continuing. thursday minneapolis, more 90-plus for you, 103 in amarillo and st. louis 89 so the midwest is going to be struggling a little bit longer, guys. a few minutes, al. now to that new report exposing the tax information of very wealthy americans and it is causing quite a stir from washington to wall street to main street. a stir is a diplomatic way of tom llamas joins us with more on that, a stir is a diplomatic way of putting it. people are outraged. >> so many people are talking about this story according to leaked tax records for years dozens of the richest people in the united states paid little to no federal income taxes. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the details and the reaction coming in. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, tom, good

morning. think of it this way if you paid $1 in federal income tax in, let's say, 2018, you paid more than elon musk that year according to this new report, and he probably makes a lot more money than you. that's why this report is such a stunner because of how vividly it shows in black and white how the tax system works in different ways for different people now you've got some democrats seizing on this reporting and so is the treasury department for very different reasons, now investigating how this personal info got out they're the biggest billionaires in america behind brands like amazon and tesla their personal fortunes enormous but turns out their tax bills in some cases are not not even close, as newly revealed records show exactly how the ultra rich can work the system to pay nothing in income tax in certain years the new report produced by the nonprofit news organization propublica.

>> what we've shown is that actually the system is upside down, that the ultra wealthy pay less in tax than the average person. >> reporter: in 2018, for example, propublica found elon musk paid no federal income tax. neither did jeff bezos in 2007 or 2011, the same year he claimed a $4,000 child tax credit and renowned investor warren buffett avoided the most tax of any of the billionaires propublica looked at according to the report. >> as shocking as it is, nothing that they did is illegal everything that they did is in keeping with our tax code. the basic reason is we tax income, not wealth. >> reporter: rich people often grow their fortunes through stocks, real estate or companies, so they don't have to pay taxes until they sell, and they can offset their income in other ways too, meaning it's legal to be worth a lot and pay a little >> this will start a debate that is well needed in america. >> reporter: propublica points out some years the billionaires did pay hundreds of millions in

taxes depending on their investments. bezos and musk did not respond to nbc news' request for comment, but buffett who's long called for more taxes on the rich tells propublica that more than 99% of his money will eventually go to philanthropies and taxes. propublica is not sharing how it got the data and nbc news has not independently verified the documents it used. the report adding fuel to the fire for democrats like elizabeth warren, pushing for a wealth tax >> what this shows is it's only hard-working middle class families that actually pay income tax. >> reporter: just to really emphasize this point made in that story, this was legal the methods that these billionaires were using were not against the law. that's why you're seeing congress take this up. as for how this information was revealed in the first place, the treasury department is referring an investigation of what they call the unauthorized disclosure of this confidential material to its inspector general, to the fbi and to the u.s. attorney for

d.c. tom. >> hallie jackson for us this morning. hallie, thank you. some developing news this morning from tokyo japan is said to be leaning toward allowing domestic spectators at the olympics despite those concerns over covid-19 this is a change from the position a month ago when many japanese leaders were opposed to having fans in attendance. a final decision is expected by the end of the month foreign spectators are already prohibited from attending the games in july. 7:17 once again, mr. roker standing by what are we looking at >> i want to show you what the rest of the country -- in case you're thinking of going to seattle, craig. >> yeah? case, you know, >> sunshine and 67 grows. just in case those joints for jabs >> you can't be vaccinated twice, even for -- >> maybe you can we don't know. >> you might need a flu booster. you never know we're looking at 66 and sunshine there. a fire risk continues out west with plenty of sunshine. they could use some of the rain we've been seeing. record highs will make their way into the plains today. a flood risk in the lower

mississippi river rally. one more day of hot and humid weather here in the northeast. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds powered by verizon for as little as $25 a month. but when you bring a friend every month, you get every month for $5. so i'm bringing everyone within 12 degrees of me. bam, 12 months of $5 wireless. visible. as little as $25 a month. or $5 a month when you bring a friend. powered by verizon. wireless that gets better with friends. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our temperatures over the next few days, still nice and cool, our inland valleys and some of the warmest spots reaching 70 degrees. we start to warm up tomorrow into friday and this weekend we're looking at highs in the low to mid 80s. as we look at san francisco, low 60s today, still pretty windy

with gusts at 35 to 45 miles per hour. then into the weekend, the winds calm down and temperatures come up to the upper 60s into next week. >> and that is your >> and that is your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thank you. just ahead, when it high pressure as just once every 17 years there's bound to be problems the cicada eruption now so severe they're showing up on weather radar. groundineing blamed for a car crash. we'll get a closer look at the mayhem. also ahead this morning, an exclusive and extraordinary firsthand look at the search for immigrant families separated after they came to america jacob soberoff shows us the efforts underway to reunite them, and it's emotional for eryone involved.ev

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what the state does between now and tuesday. i'm cierra johnson at sfo with more folks being vaccinated, more folks are planning to take a vacation and france could be one of their destinations, welcome travelers from orange level countries including the united states. france is no longer requiring quarantining once you get to the country, but you are still required to present that negative covid test no more than 72 hours. let's get a look at the forecast for this wednesday morning with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. we've made it half way through the week, with still some cooler than normal temperatures. here is a look at today's highs reaching 67 degrees in santa rosa. oakland today up to for the south bay, we've had this very strong ocean breeze picking up and that's going to be the case again today. very windy this afternoon and we start to warm up by the end of the week, this weekend, a little

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we're back it's 7:30. wouldn't that be a nice place to be this morning, ladies and gentlemen? that is beautiful, paris, france guess what, as of today, you can visit there. france now welcoming back tourists from the united states, great britain, elsewhere as well if you've been fully vaccinated. let's take a trip and take the show on the road. >> doesn't that look nice? a little paris cafe? it sounds good let's get a check of your 7:30 headlines on this wednesday morning. the senate passed a bipartisan bill yesterday to boost competitiveness with china when it comes to technology and science. the u.s. innovation and

competition act would commit nearly $250 billion to promote emerging technologies in the u.s. that includes artificial intelligence, robotics and lithium batteries used in smart devices and electric vehicles. the bill is now headed to the house where its fate is unclear. dozens were hurt in a bus crash 15 miles south of the u.s./mexico border it was carrying 50 hyundai factory workers. firefighters and paramedics worked to rescue multiple passengers who were trapped in the bus, which rolled over on its side during the crash. this morning, still no word on what caused that accident. breaking news from the french open this morning american tennis star coco gauff lost her quarterfinal match against barbora krejcikova ending her run at garro, and the 17-year-old is the youngest american to reach a grand slam quarter final since venus coco

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the plane. the bugs break out from underground every 17 years by the billions a minor inconvenience for some, a major headache for others. this car accident in cincinnati caused by a cicada that flew straight through an open window and into the driver's face also in ohio, the usual quiet of golf disrupted by a noisy cicada symphony at this year's memorial tournament it comes as the u.s. open of golf is set to kick off in maryland major cicada epicenter. >> it's definitely going to be a mental toughness challenge for players out here today. >> reporter: the cicadas so bad in some places the national weather service's radar is actually spotting giant swarms. >> i've never seen a map in all your years like this. >> well, we've been talking about the cicadas coming out, right? >> yes. >> well, the washington, d.c., radar, there was so many cicadas in the air that the cicadas were picked up on radar. >> whoa.

>> that's crazy stuff. >> reporter: their sound inescapable. >> the cicadas are making that sound because it's all about romance. this is the male cicada trying to convince that special someone that she should be the mother of his nymphs he's putting on his very best performance. >> pet owners protecting their pups from snacking on cicadas, like this dachsund named max who can't go for walks without his new muzzle. >> it sounds like a water balloon a little bit to me >> reporter: frustrated drivers finding ways to keep their cars clear and clean. >> 695, they're just flying through, get a lot of splat on them, and it don't come off. >> reporter: but if you can manage to avoid cicada mayhem, perhaps you can appreciate mother nature's unique beauty. >> to me they're fantastic they only come out once every 17 years for a spectacle unparalleled anywhere else on the planet they are just unique special

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border just yesterday the biden administration announced more than 2,100 families have not been reunited and hundreds have not been located at all. >> nbc's jacob soberoff has been covering this story for years and is here this morning with an exclusive look inside the search >> good to see you immigration everybody knows is a contentious political issue, but not this polls show americans say they support the biden administration's efforts to track down and reunite and help the separated families heal. domes domestically, that search is not led by the government at all but a small army of nonprofit workers literally going cross country door to door, and we join them. in san antonio more than a year after beginning to track down separated families, a search that had been largely virtual is now physical. >> this car is going to take you all the way across the country >> pretty much. >> >> they all work for seneca family of agencies the nonprofit paid by the u.s.

to find families after a judge ordered the government to offer mental health services because of what he called the severe trauma of separations. >> this is the first time meeting in person. >> how that is possible? >> covid. >> what is it exactly that you're doing >> we're knocking on doors and seeing if we can find families >> social workers by training, did you ever think you'd be private investigators in practice >> no. >> no. >> ever. >> we hopped in their jeep and set off for the first stop of almost 200 >> what is it exactly that you're putting together there? >> this is a copy of our flier and a little note just saying we're trying to get contacts. >> were you separated from your family, from your kids when you came to the united states? >> right. >> before we made it, a detour >> what did you guys spot? >> a restaurant that we're going to post this up. >> it's almost amazing to think

about that this flyer, right here at this restaurant on this random street by just calling one of the phone numbers on there, could be the way they find one, if not more, of the separated families >> seneca has already made contact with over 1,000 families and connected over 250 to services after a short drive, we made it to the first house based on the last known information provided by the government. >> good luck. >> thank you >> chandra and veronica got out and yoana and i stayed behind to not startle the family and protect their identities after a few tense minutes of waiting -- >> amazing >> how did it go >> good news. >> success >> no way! >> yay >> what did you find >> mama's home so she's interested in services for the family >> we have her number, the dad's number. >> i'm so excited.

>> my heart is like pounding, i'm so happy to see her in person and them see that we're real and we're here to help them. >> a lucky first try 199 or so to go. they carried on stop after stop after stop by evening, we made it to the outskirts of austin. on the second day the team split up to cover more ground. >> what is it about this work that necessitates you guys going door to door like this >> the work starts with the trauma that they suffered with the separation. >> what does that mean >> parents feeling guilty for what happened, not being able to talk to their children about the experience that they went through. >> how do you keep that optimism >> i think just knowing that there's families we've connected to services, that it's been helping them. >> reporter: a few days and over 500 miles later in new orleans we met up again. by now chandra had been joined by two other colleagues. >> the jeep. it's good to see the jeep again. >> reporter: we headed out of the city and west across lake pontchartrain and to baton

rouge. we made our way to a home of a fair and son luis and luis jr. who were separated and were already receiving therapy through seneca they invited us inside on the condition we wouldn't show their faces. >> how did you learn about seneca >> translator: they call me on the phone. they were saying we want to help you. what happened to us was very hard but because of the organizations and god, we are able to be together >> after going through what you guys went through, did it help you? >> yeah. they told me to don't think about the bad things, just the good things. >> reporter: a long healing process, only now just beginning. that healing process is a very long one and they are just getting started alone on this trip seneca made contact with over 30 families for the first time and a senior dhs official said this week the biden administration intends to extend that seneca contract and continue the services for those families. to learn more about seneca and the family of agencies, go to

our website, today.com. >> incredible volunteers -- >> no doubt. >> -- doing a mission from the heart. what are they finding when they encounter these families >> a lot of trauma a lot of hurt. these separations will last them a lifetime this is not political. this is why the government ordered this, why the judge ordered this and most of these families are accepting the services and getting into therapy. something hard for a lot of people to talk about. >> thank you, jacob. >> much more coming up on the third hour as well. time for another check of the weather and mr. roker. >> right, guys we also saw a lot of heavy rain, big problems in flooding as you got into the midwest and the plains we've got more of that coming. we've also got some disturbing news from our climate. this just in from yesterday from the mauna loa observatory where they keep track of co2 records, carbon dioxide, i should say 419 parts per million. that's a new record. despite the pandemic, we have seen 2021 global energy demands

possibly surpassing 2019 levels before the pandemic. this could set the second annual rise of these greenhouse gases that cause global warming. the biggest was back in 2010, so we could surpass that. we've got more rain coming today in the northeast and all the way down into the gulf coast part of this system scattered storms for the eastern half of the country. heavy rain, localized flooding will be working its way in back door cold front tomorrow will bring cooler air for the northeast and lower humidity friday that front will linger along the mid-atlantic bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms. more storms from arkansas, on into central virginia. from the mid-atlantic states all the way down into the lower mississippi river valley, anywhere from one to three inches good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our seven-day forecast for the inland areas, we'll reach into the low 70s for today. tomorrow it's not as breezy and

our winds start to calm down but our temperatures go up, reaching into the upper 70s. we'll see more of the same on friday and then a very nice weekend ahead with highs reaching into the low to mid 80s for some of our warmest spots inland, san francisco will come out of the low 60s to the upper 60s as we still see a breezy wind. >> and that is your latest weather. craig. coming up, not so eager to return to office life? well, stick around because vicky nguyen might just change your mind. >> what she found when she used a germ meter on the computer and desk she's been using at home yikes, yeah, but first these messages it clicks and attaches . i love that click. this is the ipad keyboard. kinds of ports. heavier. with l ipad has os nejust a t. surface is a full computer and a tablet. and now, the price.

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speed forecast and we're going to see still some gusty winds today, going to stop it at noon, we see wind combusts continue to pick up to 25 to 30 miles per hour, even higher in parts of the north bay. still pretty gusty for this afternoon into the evening, where we may see some of the gusts reaching 40 miles per hour, and then gradually calming down tonight. all of those gusty winds coming off the ocean bringing in cooler than normal temperaturesing reaching into the low 70s today as the winds calm down, temperatures start to come up and we'll be warmer by the weekend. laura? >> sounds good. thank you for joining us. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. have a great morning.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, heading out. president biden set to embark on his first overseas trip. on the agenda, meeting with the queen and confronting russian president vladimir putin face to face, all while his infrastructure plan is hitting a major roadblock. we're live with everything you need to know. then, homegrown. our surprising look into just how dirty your work-from-home setup might be. >> it's not promising when there's actually visible dirt on the swab. >> just ahead, vicky nguyen and her team put their desks to the test. plus, in the spotlight.

harry smith sits down with tribeca festival founders robert de niro and jane rosenthal ahead of the big return. >> there will be nine screens that will be from the bronx to the battery, brooklyn, staten island. >> how this year will be like nothing you've seen before. and whip it good. our first look at harrison ford on the set for the new indiana jones as he returns to the franchise's fifth and final film. today, wednesday, june 9th, 2021. ♪ my head and my heart ♪ >> thank you, "today," for helping us celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. >> happy anniversary! >> after a challenging year, we are ready for summer. see you in the fall, tri-valley vikings! good morning from florida! >> i love the "today" show so much so i decided to make it my

theme for my bat mitzvah. i can't wait to be a broadcaster someday. welcome back to "today." it's good to have you along with us. hoda has the day off. we have tom llamas here, craig is here. >> if you are just joining us and just getting here, you've missed so much. you can dvr the show 7:00 a.m. you can do that every day to catch up on what you've missed. dvr. >> you don't want to miss one roker pun. just be kind and rewind on the dvr. let's get to your news at 8:00. the president heading to europe for his first overseas trip as commander in chief. his mission is to strengthen ties with america's allies, also includes meetings with the queen and russian president vladimir putin. nbc white house correspondent geoff bennett joins us with a preview of that. geoff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president joe biden is beginning his trip to europe today looking to repair relations with america's closest allies. in his first big moment on the world stage since taking office. and he faces a series of international challenges. ending the global pandemic,

addressing disputes over trade, and combatting climate change, but it's confronting china and russia that will take center stage. president biden's trip is punctuated by a face-to-face sitdown with russian president vladimir putin one week from today. and for that putin summit in switzerland, white house officials insist that president biden will take a hard line, especially given the rise in ransomware attacks believed to come from inside russia against critical infrastructure here in the u.s. i'm told this trip will be far more about messaging than reaching any sort of specific deals. president biden wants to reassure european allies that the u.s. can be counted on to be a dependable partner. savannah. >> geoff bennett at the white house on the first day of the president's trip. thank you very much. meanwhile this morning, the united states closer to the next major step in fighting the covid pandemic, getting young children vaccinated. nbc's stephanie gosk is here to tell us how that project is coming along. steph, good morning. >> hello again, craig. if these trials go well, all school age children 5 and above could be eligible for a vaccine

this fall. pfizer announcing it has launched its final trial with 4,500 participants in the u.s. and europe. the progress on approval comes as there is growing concern over the delta variant first discovered in india. it makes up more than 6% of the cases here in the u.s., according to the white house. the variant is highly contagious and experts believe it may be associated with an increase in severity. the best defense is the vaccine, which appears to be holding up as the virus changes. virus chas the challenge is getting enough people vaccinated. the white house says the country has made good progress with more than half of u.s. adults fully vaccinated but right now the country is not on track to reach its goal of 70% of adults getting one shot by the fourth of july. a lofty goal. >> it was indeed thank you, steph. >> you're welcome. of jailed mexican drug lord joaquin chapo guzman wil and helping him escape from a mexican prison in 2015

according to "the new york times" she's facing ten years for conspiracy and will receive a much lighter sentence. she was arrested at an airport near washington, d.c., in february prosecutors say she was deeply involved in el chapo's criminal activity he is serving a life sentence at a prison in colorado. 8:05 news is covered. savannah guthrie no hoda kotb, how about a boost? >> the only good thing about hoda being off is i get to do the boost. a high school senior surprised everyone at her graduation ceremony listen to this, verda teta was awarded a $40,000 scholarship for general excellence, but she decided to give it up so the money can go to someone else >> i am so very grateful for this, but i also know that i am not the one who needs this the most and knowing my mom went to community college and how much that was helpful, i would be so very grateful if administration

would consider giving the general excellence scholarship to someone who's going to community college because i know it is such a great honor, but i also know that i am not the most in need of it. >> wow. >> what a moment the audience gave her a standing ovation as the principal praised her for a generous and selfless act that will actually change lives. >> that's amazing. great boost. up next, when is the last time you really cleaned that at-home office >> la la la la la la well, if it's been a while, listen up. >> hey, good morning many of us have been working from home, but how often do you clean your space, and are you also eating and drinking in the same spot? well, i'm vicky nguyen and i've got my germ meter here we're going to compare home work spaces with just how clean the office is. those are results you're going to want to see that's next on "today.

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pandemic, living rooms, dining rooms, sofas all turned into offices. >> that begs the question, how clean are those spaces nbc's investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen went swabbing for the answer. >> me and my trusty swabs. good morning let's be real. when is the last time you cleaned your desk or computer? and which do you think would be cleaner, your home office or your desk in the office? we decided to take a work space tour with the help of a germ meter to find out. as many as 70% of employees reported working from home this past year. and now some companies say employees can work remotely as long as they want. in many offices, even before the pandemic, cleaning crews sanitized desks daily. but can we say the same for our home offices you know, the ones we share with kids, pets and our meals so how dirty is your work-from-home desk? to find out, we're using this device it tests for invisible living cells. in short, it's a germ meter and the higher the number, the

dirtier the surface. i swabbed my keyboard. this is where i let my fingers do the walking mouse conveniently located next to my open food. and desk all right, here we go. it's not promising when there's actually visible dirt on the swab next, i prepped the samples by breaking this tube it releases a reagent that mixes with whatever is on the swab i know the results are going to be bad because i've cleaned this area exactly this many times in a matter of seconds -- i got a result of 1,513. for reference, hospitals are expected to keep their high-touch surfaces below 100. we don't expect to have the same level of cleanliness in the average home, but 1,500 indicates my keyboard could use some cleaning. my mouse, slightly lower at 1,144, but my desk >>orter: to help me out my teammates agreed to swap their work spaces.

many of their numbers were even higher than mine. >> oh, gross 3,200 on my keyboard >> 30,285. america, please don't judge me >> 12,743. is this bad? >> it's not great. >> reporter: producer jamie swabbed her work space >> 7,319 disgusting >> reporter: and her daughter's. >> 5,736 gross. >> reporter: out of the three surfaces, keyboards were the germiest with an average of 6,115. we took a trip to my desk at 30 rock to compare. it's cleaned a lot more often and has this sign that says this area has been cleaned and disinfected. i do the same three swabs. again, the keyboard is still the dirtiest compared to the desk and the mouse.

but at 251 it's far cleaner than any of our home offices. now that we know our home offices are pretty germy, let's go further and find out what kind of bacteria is on these surfaces we collected samples from our home work spaces with this special swab and took them to columbia university microbiologist, dr. susan whittier >> we are in suspense. what did you find? >> we found a lot of different types of bacteria. most of which are normal. >> reporter: in total she identified eight different types of microorganisms living on our desks. most are safe and commonly found on our skin, water, indoor plants, soil and dust. >> one of the work areas that was swabbed did have a potentially pathogenic bacteria. that was your desk and it was loaded with staph aureous. >> that's right. my desk at home was apparently covered in a bacteria called staphylococcus aureus. >> what does that mean >> it can cause skin infection, soft tissue infection. so that was surprising. >> i need to go leave and clean that right now that is just disgusting. that is so gross

it's right there fortunately it's easy enough to reduce the number of germs at your work space. dr. whittier says clean it twice a week with soap and walter or one of these, a disinfectant wipe and don't just wipe down your desk focus on the high touch areas like your keyboard, and of course, your mouse while it might be convenient, don't eat at your desk not only is it cleaner to eat at a kitchen table but it also space. while pets are cute, they can also be dirty so try to discourage them from lounging on your work space. a reminder that cleaning is important, but -- >> i don't want anybody to be a germophobe you're surrounded by bacteria, we're covered in bacteria. it's normal. >> and to be clear, we did not test for the presence of any viruses, including the one that causes covid-19. as a reminder, the cdc says any surface transmission of the virus is unlikely. it dies very quickly on surfaces this is more of a reminder that our home offices could use more cleaning probably my home office, much

more than we are giving them. >> so that staph whatever that you have in your office, that's not staph infection, is it because that's infection. >> it's my own bacteria so unless i have a cut and i'm vulnerable, then it could turn into something which is why we took a clorox spray and wiped that whole space afterwards. >> so what happened? >> it was a little scary to find that out, but it's not like super, super dangerous >> it came from your cat sleeping on your keyboard. >> thankfully that was my producer's cat at his apartment. >> your team of producers, by the way, that's a filthy bunch >> they're working so hard on the "today" show >> they haven't left their desk. now, this pandemic has turned you into a scientist so my question is did you go back and re-swab after you cleaned, and was it better after that >> 100%. i wanted to know how much difference does a cleaning make. that desk that was 7,500 i went back and cleaned it, just a straight wipe with disinfectant spray, alcohol, it

went down to 168 we don't want people to be germophobes. once or twice a week wiping things down is better than not at all. >> it's like showering. >> there you go. >> that was fascinating. >> thank you, vick >> mr. roker, always clean how about a -- >> i do like a clean work space. i was in my house with a garage studio i was with a computer and my mouse was dead it was actually a dead mouse on my computer. oh, my. >> are you serious >> yeah, there was a dead mouse. >> that's surprising. >> more than bacteria issues there. >> i tried changing the batteries and it didn't work it was just laying there >> we got you back to the studio >> it did. yes, ma'am all right. let's take a look and show you what we've got as far as our weather is concerned we've got strong storms firing up again making their way through the mississippi river valley, some weather in the northeast -- everything okay over there >> we're good. >> there's 30 of us on set >> another dead mouse.

>> that's right. drop the mouse looking at 90s down through texas, all the way up into the plains as far as your sky conditions, hot and humid continuing one more day in the northeast. a flood risk continues in the mid-mississippi river valley into the ohio river valley record highs in the plains and that fire risk unfortunately continuing out west. that's good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall as we take a look at the forecast for our inland valleys. it will reach into the low 70s. a cold and windy kay. we will start to warm up into the weekend. for san francisco, still pretty gusty today with the high of 61 and we do see milder weather in the forecast going into the weekend with upper 60s and eventually we'll see the return of the fog, but not now while it's still very gusty. >> one thing that everybody can agree on. it is now the favorite part of the day. f the day. >> thank you, al i'm sorry -- >> and thank you for that dead rat story in the morning.

>> it was a mouse. >> i can't shake it. you should get a track pad first up, "the tonight show." lin-manuel miranda joined jimmy fall f fallon in a huge musical number celebrating the upcoming return of broadway. it was really fun. they performed a tribute to a packed studio audience, reminding us of what we can all look forward to when shows return to broadway this fall ♪ there's mormons telling me hello ♪ ♪ founding fathers dueling ♪ ♪ dancers can can canning through paris ♪ ♪ i miss trying out for chorus line ♪ ♪ a whole new world would be defined ♪ ♪ and feeling like i'm defying gravity ♪ >> it's okay, jimmy, keep going. ♪ won't you please come with us ♪ ♪ it's like beyond your friends at netflix, hulu, peacock ♪ >> that was really well done

they got some help with some broadway legends, kristen chen wit, felicia rashad. shows are scheduled to return here in new york city this september, which is a great, great thing. >> oh, chills. next up, cold play last month the band debuted their new song "higher power." where it streamed first at broadway international space station. yesterday cold play released the official music video for the track. this time it sees the band exploring the colorful and made up planet chaotica here's a bit from their new intergalactic video. ♪ you've got a higher power ♪ ♪ got me singing every second ♪ ♪ that's in every hour ♪ ♪ you've got a higher power ♪ >> it feels like 1988 or something, doesn't it? >> we can't wait to see what the band brings to our plaza when they join us next week for a live concert how about that

coldplay on the plaza. >> that'll be great. while we're on the topic of exciting concerts, next up, big news from the foo fighters the band will be hitting msg, madison square garden, here in new york later this month for the venue's first full capacity concert since the start of the pandemic grohl called in to "the howard stern show" to break the big news >> opening madison square garden on june 20th i cannot wait. we've been rehearsing every day and writing this insane set list of like 25 years of songs. >> father's day. >> that's going to be a show that's a great father's day gift. >> that's an amazing show and it's only fitting the foo fighters are bringing concerts back into new york city since in a few months the band will be inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame you might remember dave grohl is already there thanks to his time in nirvana, they were inducted back in 2014 as for who might present the foo fighters with that honor, dave

grow asked his mom if she might be interested. how did that go? >> who's going to induct you >> i'm not sure yet. i think we're trying to figure that out we talked about this when we were on the show a couple of months ago remember pat was saying it should be my mom do you remember that i went back to my mom. she said no [ bleep ] way, i'm not inducting you. >> rock star mom >> makes sense. >> a little different than what my mom would have said >> i guess we'll have to wait until the ceremony in october to see if she changes her mind but it doesn't sound like she will. next up, tyler perry remember how it was a few years ago perry was announcing he was retiring the legendary character madea. well dakota -- today we do have some good news for you, madea is coming back. he shared the announcement in a video announcement. >> this is madea saying i'm coming back on netflix i can't wait we need to laugh, man. too much is going on in the country. we need to laugh, so i was done. but i wasn't so she's coming back >> i knew it, i knew it. >> it's like a heavyweight fighter once they retire. >> never retires. >> it looks like after 11 movies

together, he couldn't shake madea. it's being called a madea homecoming scheduled to hit netflix in 2022, more than two decades since he brought the beloved character to life on the big screen speaking of characters, indy is back. harrison ford spotted yesterday in full indiana jones attire on the set for the upcoming fifth installment in the franchise josh gad posting this picture with the caption all is right with the world, welcome back dr. jones. we couldn't agree more it was announced back in december that harrison ford would don the brown fedora one last time in what is set to be the final, but who knows about what's final these days, indiana jones film we are so looking forward to that >> allegedly the final. >> that is your popstart. >> you had a lot of stuff there. straight ahead harry smith -- harry, come on in here. >> hey >> harry is in the house. >> harry, you're going to tell us about the triumphant return of the tribeca festival. >> amazing, amazing last year it was virtual, of

course this year screens all over the city, outdoor, as we're trying to creep back into the normal sort of deal but screens everywhere oh, my gosh, "in the heights" is the big premiere tomorrow night. >> you saw it? >> i saw it. >> of course you saw it. >> bumps on top of bumps, tears. better, quite frankly, than hamilton. >> stop it right there >> wow, he went there. >> oh, my gosh and you talked to robert de niro who founded it along with jane rosenthal, right >> that's coming up in a few minutes. >> after your local news we'll see you in just a few.

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. while evacuations are lifted north of sacramento, this is after a wildfire destroyed one home. this is time lapse video showing the fires that moved arc cross the terrain in yorba county yesterday. that fire burning from wheat land not too far from the air force base. cal fire gave a new update and that fire now 45% contained and flames have burned close to 1,000 acres and yesterday it threatened other homes. it is not clear how the fire started. >> meteorologist kari hall with a look at that. kari?

>> we are still going to have those gusty winds today. our temperatures reaching into the low 70s and still some breezy winds today. those gusts reaching 25 to 35 miles per hour and the wind will be calming down over the next couple of days and then our temperatures going up and it's still going to be nice and comfortable with some upper 70s in the valleys and the weekend forecast with mid-80s with san francisco still gusty again today with highs in the low 60s and then we'll see some mid-60s in the weekend as we continue with dry conditions into next week. marcus? >> thanks, kari, and i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you here then.

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to get married 50 years ago, now sharing their journey and a history-making milestone. very cool. also ahead the restaurant industry is bouncing back. you need proof our friend anthony ska foe scotto is live at fresco by scotto for the reopening and this morning he's sharing the recipe for one of his most popular dishes can't wait for that. >> yeah, i miss anthony. coming up in the third hour, guys, one of the newest members of team usa, superstar surfer carissa moore is going to join us live and tell us how she's preparing to make waves in tokyo. >> wow. >> she makes that look easy, doesn't she? >> very, very cool speaking of fun, tomorrow we have the fun and it is going to be epic. dylan and kerry sanders heading to universal orlando resort for the grand opening of the jurassic world velocicoaster it is going to be florida's fastest, tallest and most intense launch coaster and kerry is going to try it with a good

buddy who brings the laughs, snl's kenan thompson we should also mention universal orlando resort, part of our parent company nbc universal >> okay. good kerry and kenan will ride the coaster because dylan is prego she likes a coaster, though. >> she loves it. >> al, let's get a check of your forecast. >> you bet don't we want to celebrate something? >> yeah. >> we do our little show. >> what? i actually don't know this. >> it's the winner of the gracie award for best news program. >> did you know that did you know that? >> i did not but i'm here to clap >> the gracies honoring the achievements of women in media. >> nice. >> and we are delighted to be among this year's honorees this morning it seems like it's raining men. >> ironic, but that's wonderful. congrats to the "today" show, the best team in the business. we all know it, our producers and staff, everybody. >> way to go, guys. >> mr. roker, how about a check

of the weather now >> now we'll take a look and show you what is going on as far as your weekend is concerned we like to look ahead. heavy rain along the mid-atlantic coast on friday but cooler in the northeast. record heat in the southern plains saturday spring sunshine, heat wave still warmer out west and then on sunday, sunday, we're looking at some gulf storms down through the gulf coast hotter out west. we're looking at fire danger continuing throughout much of i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast. it is still going to be windy today, but it's bringing in cooler than normal temperatures, and so some of our inland valleys will only reach up to 70 degrees. a lot of upper 60s for today. the wind willing calming tomorrow, but then our temperatures creeping up a few more degrees. it will feel more like spring heading into the end of the week into the start of the weekend with highs in the low 80s. we'll see mid-80s by next week.

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welcome back starting today movies officially back in a big way. the tribeca festival starts tonight across the five boroughs of new york city. >> it is the first major american film festival to return in person since the pandemic began. harry smith here had a chance to sit down with its founders, robert de niro and jane rosenthal. where did you guys go and hang for this >> well, have you ever had your car towed in new york city >> no. >> a tow pound on the hudson river? >> oh, yeah. >> it's now a brand new public

space. a very new york location for our sitdown with our guests. founders robert de niro and producer jane rosenthal will be taking the 20th installment of the tribeca festival almost exclusively outdoors this year >> there will be nine screens that will be from the bronx to the battery, brooklyn, staten island, and then we have two 40-foot l.e.d. screens that will go around to all of the other communities. it's a traveling festival. >> beginning with "in the heights. >> what a movie to start with. >> it's going to be so much fun. >> a new york movie. >> a new york movie. it's joyous. >> a long-awaited film adaptation of lin-manuel miranda's broadway musical set in upper manhattan will premiere tonight. >> we'll be at the united palace theater and then simultaneously

screen it to all of our venues so you can come here to this new park, formerly the tow pound, and watch a movie. >> you call it tow pound and for non-new yorkers this is where you used to get your car towed. >> that's a special prize, you get your car towed away. just for memories, just for sentimental reasons. >> de niro and rosenthal started the tribeca festival 20 years ago as a way to draw new yorkers to lower manhattan after the 9/11 attacks this year has a bit of a similar feel think of what we've lost during covid. in 18 months we've lost the ability to gather, to go to a play, to go to a movie, to go out to dinner. right now the lure to coming back out again is to be together and laugh together. >> i said earlier that i was going to tell you the truth. this is part of it >> festival fans, though, can't wait to see a new documentary about anthony bourdain, titled

"roadrunner. >> people are talking about the anthony bourdain movie. >> what i'm excited about is watching the anthony bourdain movie. it's a wonderful movie about wolfgang puck. you realize without wolfgang puck, who was the first celebrity chef, you wouldn't have had anthony bourdain. >> also high on the anticipation list is a new film from dave chappelle, at a world famous venue. >> there's dave chappelle's movie that will be at radio city closing night. it will be the first time we're opening radio city in 18 months and that's where a fully vaxxed audience, i'd like to say that we're sold out. >> so every seat >> every seat, except for the seats that we had to take out for the projection >> because they don't show movies there anymore. >> right but other than that, every seat. >> wow. >> robert de niro will take the stage one night with martin

scorsese to talk about "raging bull ""their 1980 movie that received eight academy award nominations. >> let's talk about "raging bull" for a second academy award. when you were shooting that movie with martin scorsese did you have a notion that it was going to be that good and that special? >> the only thing i knew is we're making a movie that's going to be special, but i knew it would be special. no matter what anybody said, what anybody would do, you can never take away from the film. >> de niro and scorsese are currently working on yet another film, this one based on the best seller "killers of the flower moon," the story of how the oil-rich osage tribe was viciously exploited by white men in oklahoma 100 years ago. >> so how many movies will this mean that you've done with martin scorsese? >> the tenth. >> ten you get used to each other >> yeah, but in the best of all

possible ways. it's great to work with marty. >> so you wonder why his leg was -- >> why was he in that recliner >> so he tore his quad while shooting this movie in oklahoma, so he has his leg in a big brace, had surgery already >> he's still doing stunts >> he literally said i stepped over something and like that. >> i thought it was because he was so comfortable with you, harry, because everyone loves to talk to you. >> i know, isn't it something? >> reclining, with his leg bag. it's a big anniversary they're not calling it the film festival anymore. >> they have added games now they're doing a whole section with games. >> what kind of games? >> like video games. like all that stuff. >> it used to be the hottest ticket in town and you're saying it still is, right >> you cannot get a seat for tonight's opening of "in the heights" at all of the remote screens and especially at the theater up in washington heights. no tickets available. >> what if you want to like watch any of these movies and

you can't come to new york city. then what? >> that's a really good question you know what? i don't know the answer. >> you stumped harry smith >> de niro is still sitting over there in the hudson. >> he's looking for his car. >> his answer will be, yeah. >> that's a good answer. >> useable >> the best. harry, thank you >> pleasure. coming up next, joe fryer with a story about the power of love and america's first same-sex marriage decades before it was legally recognized. how the couple is continuing the fight for equality 50 years fight for equality 50 years later. ahhh. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the thing is geico, well, could help them save on boat insurance too.

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there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. we're back, 8:44, with our month-long series celebrating pride. >> we meet two men long thought to be the longest married same-sex couple in america >> joe fryer is here with the story. >> good morning. this is a really cool story that i wasn't aware of before in 2004 massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2015 the supreme court made

it the law of the land but you have to dig much deeper in history to find the story of michael mcconnell and jack baker who were married in minnesota 50 years ago. now their story is being passed on to the next generation, detailed in a new children's book. >> this is a serious occasion but not a somber one. >> reporter: as far as weddings go, this one might seem rather conventional with rings -- >> bless, o lord, the giving and receiving of these rings. >> reporter: with vows. >> i declare that they are to live together and are now joined in marriage. >> reporter: with a three-tiered cake >> cheese. >> reporter: but the two plastic grooms sitting atop that cake and the real ones smiling right behind it were rather unexpected sights in 1971 >> everyone thought it was impossible and illegal, and we proved that it was not only not illegal, but it was not impossible. >> reporter: their story starts in the 1960s when michael mcconnell and jack baker were students at the university of

oklahoma and met at a party. six months later, jack proposed. >> and i said, well, i'll commit on one condition you have to find a way for us to get legally married. and he said, well, it looks like i'm going to have to go to law school. >> reporter: and that's exactly what jack did, meticulously studying the law after the couple moved to minnesota. >> i found the marriage statute in minnesota, i found there was nothing in there that said that we couldn't get married. >> reporter: so they applied for a marriage license in hennepin county but were denied that's when the men hatched a clever plot. jack legally changed his name to one that's more gender neutral, pat lynn, and michael applied for a marriage license in another county and the unsuspecting clerk issued it. >> michael and jack have pledged their faith, ty declared their love. >> reporter: before county officials could figure it out, the men quickly wed in a small

ceremony with a methodist pastor those two grooms on the cake came from bride and groom toppers that were snapped in half. >> we prevailed and i'm quite happy about that. >> reporter: their story is now the subject of an illustrated children's book written by rob sanders. >> here's two guys doing the improbable, overcoming obstacles, being told no but persevering. >> reporter: the book is called "two grooms on a cake. the story of america's first gay wedding. sanders compares baking a cake to forming a relationship. both need time and love. >> when parents and kids read this book, what do you hope is their takeaway >> i hope that parents and kids, their teachers, their librarians, realize that when you see injustice, that there's no one better to fight against injustice than yourself. >> reporter: for michael and jack, it's an honor to share

their story, the tale of two grooms guided by two principles. >> the first is full and absolute equality for all no exceptions, no excuses. and then our second one, love is the most powerful force in the universe it can and does transform everything >> here's an important detail. even though they were issued a license in 1971, the county refused to record their marriage, which meant they could not receive spousal benefits you'd think when minnesota legalized same-sex marriage in 2013 that michael and jack would have applied for a new marriage license but that's not what they wanted they wanted the state to recognize their marriage from 1971 and in 2018 that finally happened when a judge ruled, yes, that marriage is valid. it means they'll celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year. >> well, jack is some legal scholar among other things wow. >> and they're very patient too. >> joe, thank you for that we should mention by the way for

more information on that book head to today.com/shop great story, joe. >> thank you, joe. just ahead, anthony scotto celebrating the reopening of his family's famed restaurant. we are too he's going to share the recipe for one of its most beloved dishes another day, another chance. it could be the day you break the sales record, or the day there's appointments nonstop. with comcast business, you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses, and you can get the advanced cybersecurity solutions you need with comcast business securityedge. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. get started with a great offer, and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus, for a limited time,ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today.

and we're back with the "today" food restaurant restart. we all know the food industry was hit hard by the pandemic and that was especially true right here in our own backyard. >> in fact our friend anthony scotto of new york's famed fresco by scotto has been operating his family-owned business since 1993 but then came the toughest challenge of all. he had to temporarily close due to covid. >> this morning we have good news anthony joins us now anthony, i will never forget, because you helped me make thanksgiving dinner -- well, you made thanksgiving dinner, let's be honest, when my whole family was in town and you gave me the sweetest hug on thanksgiving day.

i knew how much it meant because the restaurant was about to close. i just felt your pain. but now this morning, you have some really good news. >> we're back open, we're so happy. and you're right, the last day i saw you was the last day this restaurant was open, which was november 28th. so we're so happy to be here and, guys, we wanted to bring a little bit of italy, a little bit of lemons, to midtown manhattan and this is what it is this is our enclosure outside of fresco by scotto restaurant. >> new outdoor space, anthony, right? >> it is absolutely brand new, absolutely terrific. everyone loves it. we did a soft opening last night which you weren't here for, savannah, craig, al. i called you, you didn't return the call. >> i never got the message >> i didn't get a call because i would have been there. >> if you called, we're there. >> but we did a soft opening last night and we're doing

another one tonight and tomorrow and opening full-time on june 15th we're so excited. >> anthony, that outdoor space, i've walked by it a lot, it is maybe the best in new york city. they have done such a good job with that outdoor space. what else can we expect from the reopening? what else is going to be new about the restaurant >> besides the reopening, the outside, the inside is matching that outside look. we have a brand new chef, brand new menu we're doing special items that really become and attract a younger crowd and more people that are not in the midtown area as we all know, it's so little trouble. >> for those of us who aren't younger and love the classics, my friend, tell me -- >> yes. >> -- you've still got the potato chips, zucchini and gorgonzola on the menu. >> one of your favorites the second one is the polenta. >> we've got to have that. >> we've taken our potatoes and

we have -- >> he doesn't have the mic on. >> we soaked them overnight. sorry. >> anthony almost shaved off the air pod. >> what are you making >> the potato had the mic. >> so i'm now mandolin, and that's dangerous on its own, the potatoes, which i soaked overnight. we'll set those aside. i'll do the same thing with zucchini but what i'm going to do after i did that, i'm going to dredge it in a little flour. here at fresco we use gluten-free flour and then fry all of these set them separately aside. as we need to, we take our crumbled gorgonzola cheese and we put it on a flat sheet pan, lay them out flat, add this together, mix it together after the cheese is melted. >> that's so good. >> now we know how it's done. >> that's the secret. >> what else is on the menu, anthony? anything else new for the opening? >> al, we have our classic

bolognese and you love it. that's here for you. we still have that i also have a great seared tuna and panzanella salad, which is different, and it looks absolutely delicious, and i think you'll enjoy that too when you come in. and lastly, we have a jonah crab which we're doing as a crab fra diavolo, which i think you'll absolutely love. >> is your mom still with us and hanging around >> mom is still with us and hanging around my sister elena, roe but we're happy. we're just happy to be open. midtown is excited no one is still open in the area as far as food, so we're in it to win it. >> oh, my gosh. >> are you still doing the flatbread pizzas >> we're doing our fresco bread, we're doing our pizzas, yes, al, absolutely get here now >> we can go through the entire menu anthony, so good to see you again. so, so good. tell everyone hello and we can't wait to get back over there. >> thanks again very much. >> we're there. >> i can't believe i didn't get

the call. >> i know. >> i'm so mad. >> there's a soft opening continuing tonight and tomorrow night. >> can we come tonight, anthony? >> keep your phone close >> yes, tonight and tomorrow. >> all right >> we got the invite. >> if you are watching and listening and visiting manhattan, fresco by scotto reopens officially on june 15th. to get that recipe, it's today.com/food. >> you can't consider a new york trip complete until you've been there. >> it's so true and so yummy while you're there, check out our all new today all new streaming lineup, including good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. santa clary valley water, leaders will meet today and they're expected to declare a drought emergency so the board will also at least expected to call for a 15% mandatory cutback in water usage.

if approved it will be up to each agency to decide how to meet those restrictions. meanwhile, water bills are going up for nearly 1.5 million customers in the east bay. the directors unanimously approving a 4% hike taking effect next month. another 4% hike will take place next july. she's following those developments in today's valley water meeting and she'll have a live report during the midday forecast and check out the twitter feed and we'll post it there first.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." good morning, everybody. welcome to the third hour of "today," wednesday, june 9th hump day mike, mike, mike! i'm here with shan el and craig. dylan is on her way to orlando resort going to debut with kerry sanders the big veloco coaster >> you didn't do your big veloco thing? >> my good buddy stephanie ruhle stopping by with