and we are going to see our temperatures today headed toward the mid-70s. we will be warming up for the weekend. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> not bad, kari. >> all right, we'll send you out to enjoy your weekend. >> see you back here next week. good morning, breaking news this morning president biden launching into his first test on the world stage, a gathering of key leaders in the u.k. and already committing to stepping up the global pandemic response. >> our values call us to do everything that we can to vaccinate the world against covid-19. >> we're live with the latest and a look ahead to the president's friendly tea with the queen before what's expected to be a contentious face-to-face with vladimir putin. breaking overnight, abuse of power, a stunning new report, the trump justice department

targeted democrats in congress seizing data from apple on them and their families. what investigators were searching for and why democrats say it was a political hit. cause for concern? a higher than expected number of teens and young adults experiencing heart inflammation after being vaccinated. the cdc now investigating and holding an emergency meeting on the issue. just ahead, what all parents need to know. seasick, two passengers on the first cruise ship with americans aboard, both fully vaccinated test positive for covid-19. the new blow to an industry eager for a restart and what it could mean for thousands of passengers hoping to set sail this summer. those stories plus the new space race, inside the battle of the billionaires pitting jeff bezos against sir richard branson. who will get there first? and golden girl, more than

two decades after her first olympics, 43-year-old mother of four laura wilkinson now on the verge of an improbable and inspiring return to the olympic games. >> this is really a gift. every dive is a gift. >> we'll talk to her exclusively today, friday, june 11th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, and welcome to "today." it is a friday morning, we're glad you're along with us. i'm working from home this morning. hoda is off, craig is holding down the fort in the studio, and i like the suit. >> thank you. good friday to you my friend, good to see you. we're going to get right to our top story, president biden's first overseas trip, it kicks into high gear as the g7 gets underway, the first time its leaders are meeting in person in

two years. >> the president will take a quick trip to windsor castle for a sit-down with the queen. >> from there he'll head to brussels and hold a private talk with turkish president erdogan. all of it is leading up to next wednesday's highly anticipated face-to-face in geneva with russian president vladimir putin. peter alexander joins us from the site of the g7 summit, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. as you note, this is the first g7 summit in two years. last year's gathering that was supposed to take place in the united states was cancelled due to the pandemic, and the pandemic is going to be central to the conversations that take place here as world leaders arrive here just this morning. president biden really hoping to rally america's allies on a series of pressing issues. with the g-7 summit beginning this morning, president biden

walking a delicate line in cornwall in his first major in-person summit, aiming to present a united front and restore alliances that his pred set sor former president trump attacked. while looking ahead to a high pressure meeting with russian president vladimir putin next week. the topics expected to drive the visit, coronavirus, cyber threats, the president's first visit fortifying the friendship with the u.k., connecting in person with prime minister boris johnson for the first time since taking office. >> i have been to the country many times but this is the first time as president of the united states. >> everybody is absolutely thrilled for you. >> the two leaders renewing the atlantic chart a post-war declaration of cooperation first signed by fdr and winston churchill. announcing the other g7 nations will match the u.s.'s 500 million dose donation, meaning 1 billion shots will be sent to nearly 100 nations most in need. >> we're doing this to save lives. >> reporter: the move follows

pressure on the president to do more with a stark divide in vaccination rates around the world. 52% of americans have received at least one shot, but in asia, it's just 6%, and in africa, only 2%. first lady jill biden who traded heels for flip-flops alongside mrs. johnson on the beach, stealing the show, the johnson's son wilfred, sharing her own message of goodwill, the word love on the back of her jacket. the bidens after hours relaxing outside the converted castle that's their hotel. >> how is it going mr. president? are you enjoying it here? >> we're enjoying our walk. >> reporter: and this morning, first lady jill biden is meeting for the first time with kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge, the two of them will be touring a school here, 30 4 and 5-year-olds. and this evening a very special gathering. we have just learned that queen

elizabeth will be coming here to cornwall, prince charles and the other members of the royal family for a reception with the bidens and g-7 leaders. it's going to be one of the most high profile appearances by the queen since the passing of prince philip. back home, a bipartisan group of senators just announced an infrastructure deal with a big price tag. what is the agreement, and what are the chances here? >> reporter: well, so this is significant progress. that announcement being made by this group of ten bipartisan senators, and what's significant is it's about $1.2 trillion over eight years. the number does appear to be growing. it's going to focus exclusively on core physical infrastructure like roads and bridges and pipes. no tax increases here. what's unclear is whether there are an additional five republican senators who would have to join all the democrats for this to pass, and the white house still has to review this deal. it's expressing concerns about how it would be paid for. savannah. >> peter alexander, traveling with the president.

peter, thank you very much. and now to another breaking story overnight. a stunning report that shows the justice department under then president trump forced apple to hand over data from the accounts of at least two democrats on the house intelligence committee. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson joins us with the latest on this one. good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. this extraordinary new reporting shows the lengths the trump administration was willing to go to to hunt down leaks related to the russia investigation, showing almost no one was off limits, not even family members as the trump justice department zeroed in on key members of congress with access to some of the country's most sense tifd -- sensitive and secret information. a bomb shell report this morning about the justice department taking almost unheard of steps to investigate members of congress and their families under former president trump. the department seizing records of at least two u.s. lawmakers on the house intelligence committee. both vocal trump critics.

"the new york times" reporting that in 2018, the justice department targeted records of the communications of key democratic lawmakers, their aides and family members, including one child. the committee confirming to nbc news that the doj secretly subpoenaed tech giant apple for the data of congressman adam schiff and eric swalwell, both democrats from california. it was all part of an aggressive push by the trump administration to determine who was leaking classified information to the media. at the time, the intelligence committee was investigating russian interference into the 2016 election. >> at the down of the trump administration we saw a spate of classified information be released into the press. it threw the white house into chaos, and there was a lot of pressure first on attorney general jeff sessions, later on attorney general bill barr to figure out who was the source of these stories. >> reporter: the times writes that early in the trump administration, the data and other evidence did not tie the

committee to the leaks and investigators debated whether they had hit a dead end. but the investigations continued under attorney general bill barr. >> they ought to investigate adam schiff for leaking that information. he should not be leaking information out of intelligence. they ought to investigate adam schiff. >> reporter: schiff has denied the president's allegations and now condemns the investigation. >> it's extraordinary, maybe unprecedented for the department to seek records like this. >> reporter: the justice department declining to comment to nbc news. it's not clear if any republicans were also subpoenaed. nbc news reached out to former attorney general jeff sessions, former attorney general bill barr, no comment there. barr declining to comment to the "new york times" as did apple. certainly more on this to unfold throughout the day. there's a concerning development in the fight against the virus. the cdc has scheduled an emergency meet to discuss growing evidence that certain vaccines may be linked to a

heart issue in teens and young adults. we're going to talk about that with dr. ashish jha in just a moment. first, morgan chesky with our report. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, and this study found higher than normal cases of heart inflammation in patients under 30 after their second shot. meanwhile, here outside houston methodist, more than 100 staffers are refusing to get their shot and are now headed to court. from the exam room to the courtroom, this morning, new fronts in the fight against covid-19. the cdc finding 16 to 24-year-olds who received the pfizer or moderna vaccine have experienced higher than normal cases of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle. myocarditis symptoms include fever, fatigue, shortness of breath and chest pain. the cdc said the higher rate of cases occurred special young men following their second dose of

an mrna vaccine but notes the reports are rare given the number of vaccine doses administered and that most patients quickly felt better after receiving care. federal officials calling it a clear imbalance but adding nor research needs to be done to confirm whether the vaccines are to blame. >> the benefits of getting vaccinated far outweigh any of the potential risks or side effects. >> the fda turning its attention to kids, a top adviser saying all children should be vaccinated, stressing herd immunity is critical with more contagious variants on the way. now under fda review, moderna's new covid vaccine specifically for 12 to 16-year-olds. in texas, houston methodist, doubts over the vaccine have led to legal action. >> you're willing to lose your job over this. >> yes. >> tell me why. >> because i am not going to take that vaccine. >> jennifer bridges, one of 117 hospital workers now part of a mass action lawsuit, suing houston methodist for its policy requiring all staff to be vaccinated or terminated.

the hospital thanking the more than 24,000 other employees who followed policy. >> what the mandate has allowed us to do is go that last mile and get everybody vaccinated so we have every layer of protection for our patients that we possibly can. >> reporter: and a court hearing has been set up later today regarding that lawsuit at houston methodist, they are far from the only hospital group to have a vaccine mandate. johns hopkins medicine, based in baltimore, maryland, has a similar rule in place. no pending litigation there so far. savannah. >> morgan, thank you very much, and we're joined now by dr. ashish jha. the dean of brown university school of public health. dr. jha, good morning, good to see you. >> thanks for having me back. >> this came up a few weeks ago. now we know according to federal health officials that the incidents of myocarditis, this heart inflammation in young people is higher than you would otherwise expect. what do you make of that? >> we're still obviously sorting

out to what extent it's linked to the vaccine. it does look like in rare instances, the vaccine is leading to a number of kids, a very small number of kids getting myocarditis. we need to figure out is it really the vaccine, and if it is, can we figure out who it's going to happen in and prevent it. those are the major issues in front of us right now. >> how serious is something like myocarditis? >> almost all of the cases are incredibly mild, people recover quickly. we have not seen much in the way of severe cases, obviously hoping we won't. but occasionally it can be more severe. it rarely ever leads to anything as horrible as death, but we have to keep an eye on it. it is an inflammation of the heart. it is not irrelevant, and we just have to make sure it stays mild and the kids recover quickly. >> here we are trying to get the last, more hesitant folks vaccinated and something like this comes up, and i can imagine

it gives skeptics a little ammunition, and wait a minute, here's another example of something, the smartest folks, the officials, the regulators didn't know about. they start vaccinating young people, and lo and behold, potentially there is this side effect. what do you think when people are watching that and might think, well, see, now, this is why i want to wait and see about this vaccine? >> what i would say is two things. first of all, we know that every vaccine, every medicine can have side effects. there isn't a single medicine i have ever prescribed in my life that doesn't have some side effects, and we learn about them as we give them to people, but we want to make sure they're not serious. and most importantly, we want to identify them relatively early. the other point of course is you can get myocarditis from covid itself, and your risk of having computations from the infection remain way higher than your risk from vaccine. no vaccine is completely perfect. these are very safe but we're

going to identify side effects every once in a while, it's a normal part of any therapy, any vaccine that we give out to people. >> on another subject, president biden and the other leaders of the g7 have committed to 1 billion doses shared with the rest of the world, particularly the developing world, how significant is that, how important, and is it happening fast enough? >> you know, on one hand, it is absolutely significant. it's important, that's a good amount of doses to get us started. i have two thoughts. one is it is not fast enough. a lot of those doses won't come until early '22. we've got to get them out faster than that. and the second is it's just not enough. we have 7 billion people in the world, we need close to 10 billion doses. it's a good effort, a good start, but we need to do more. >> real quickly before i let you go, doctor, always take advantage of getting to talk to a doctor. i've got a little cold, my kids have a little cold. it does feel anecdotally like people are starting to see that common cold circulating again.

what do you make of that? >> by the way, the same thing in my family as well. you know what it is, it's us starting to spend time together. >> when people spend time together, viruses spread. this is why we couldn't hang out last year. the up side is that we can now spend time with each other, but the downside is we are going to see some of these colds starting to pick up again. this is just a normal part of getting back to normal. >> it is. all right, dr. jha, thank you so much, take care. >> thank you. >> craig, over to you. >> savannah, tom llamas joins us now with some heart stopping moments for boaters in texas. >> that's right, good morning, guys, the weekend excitement started early for a group of four women. take a look, emergency crews were called to the longhorn dam after a boat was spotted hanging precariously over the edge. eventually, rescuers finally got there, they lowered the vest to the group and used another boat to pull them to safety. the electric boat got swept up in a current and it wasn't powerful enough to escape, you can see how close they came to the edge right there.

>> i'll say. that's a little scary. glad there's a happy ending there. let's bring in al for our first check of the weather. hi, al, happy friday. >> happy friday to you, savannah, and happy friday to all of you, we've got to make sure our air conditioners are working now. especially to the south. 18 million people under heat advisories, heat watching, heat warnings, from california all the way to oklahoma and texas. 10 to 15 degrees above average temperatures from the southwest all the way up into the great lakes. look at some of these temperatures today, green bay, wisconsin, 13 degrees above average at 89. minneapolis, for the seventh, i think eighth day in a row temperatures above 90 at 13 degrees above average. 94 in st. louis. detroit, almost 90 degrees. as we move into the weekend from omaha, salt lake, phoenix, lubbock, oklahoma city, temperatures five to ten degrees above average, and look what happens into early next week. kansas city, you're going to be in the 90s.

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starting on wednesday, continuing into thursday. but it doesn't look like we'll see significant warming in san francisco, as we'll stay in the upper 60s to lower 70s. that is your latest weather. >> al, i thought craig was making the fashion statement today, and then there was you. amazing. >> well, you know, i saw his suit sucker, and i raised him some mantras. >> never to be outdone with al roker. >> you have to get on the plaid train. >> i didn't get the johnny carson memo. i will now on fridays. >> hey, this is dock severson. >> there you go. just ahead this morning a covid mystery at sea, how have passengers on a fully vaccinated ship, the first north american cruise in more than a year somehow tested positive for the virus. also ahead, president biden following in a long tradition preparing to have tea with the

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will keep you updated on what comes out of that announcement, and ahead of the state's big reopening. this weekend there's big pride events at oracle park as well as the ball park in oakland. masks are required, but there will be no requirement of proof of vaccination or negative covid test. we have details on our website, nbcbayarea.com. now time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is keeping track of that. kari? >> yes, we're going to have another really nice day across the bay area, with our inland temperatures reaching into the upper 70s today. still breezy and we start to warm up tomorrow, reaching into the mid 80s in some of our warmest valleys and as we go into next week, we're talking about triple-digit temperatures by next wednesday and thursday. near-term forecast let's enjoy the weekend. san francisco stays in the 60s, breezy winds, and then we'll reach into the low 70s by the middle of next week. once again our inland valleys will be much hotter. marcus? >> thanks, kari.

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because this is an industry that was hoping to crank back up this summer. >> this morning, new questions after two cases of covid appeared on a cruise ship. two guests on the celebrity millennium who were sharing a room, testing positive for covid-19 celebrity cruises saying the individuals are asymptomatic, and currently in isolation and being monitored by our medical team to come aboard, the company required all crew and passengers older than 15 to prove they were fully vaccinated guests also needed a negative covid test before sailing. cruise industry expert stewart sheeron is on the ship celebrating his son's graduation no one seems to have panicked. >> he says the positive test results were surprising, but have not ruined the trip >> here on board the ship, it's not affected the mood. i'm not concerned for my health or my son's health >> it's not the only cruise ship to have challenges

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>> after wrapping up the g7, president biden and the first lady will touch down at windsor castle sunday afternoon. scarlet clad troops in the castle quad, some of the pomp and circumstance this country does so well, and the scene of president trump's misstep in 2018. the moments we all remember aren't always the planned ones. president obama greeting a very cute prince george in his pjs just before bedtime, that embrace first lady michelle obama shared with the queen, though it was mrs. obama later accused of breaking royal protocol. and this sweet moment in 1965, prince philip holding little jfk junior's hand. there was dancing famously with president ford at the white house. she had president reagan laughing, cracking jokes at a state dinner in san francisco. >> i knew before we came that we had exported many of our traditions to the united states,

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check of the weather. mr. roker, i understand we're also looking at flooding. >> absolutely. let's go down to greenwood, mississippi, you'll see where they got really tons of rain and it's still continuing. third day in a row of very heavy rain, flooding a big issue, and today we've got a fairly wide area of heavy showers and thunderstorms. that all shifts into the mid-atlantic today where we have flood watches from northern mississippi all the way into the mid-atlantic with this heavy rain. now, as the day rolls on, we're going to be looking at this getting heavier and heavier, especially from washington, d.c., back into the ohio river valley. this frontal system will drift to the south with intense rainfall for the mid-atlantic. then saturday we've got a risk of rain stretching from florida all the way up to michigan, as localized flooding develops along that front. the heaviest rain going to be along the outer banks of the southeastern atlantic coast. locally, four to six inches of good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

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which one of them will be first. it's branson versus bezos. it's billionaire versus billionaire. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> forget the last space race, neil armstrong and nasa won that hands down this space race is going to be much closer. in one corner, west texas, actually, amazon's jeff bezos, the founder of space tourism business blue origin, and the other corner, just upped road in new mexico, virgin galactic founder, richard branson both have done test flights. be bezos' blue origin will eventually carry up to six passengers remote control, rocketing into suborbit for three minutes of flying weightless >> virgin galactic is building

an entire fleet of spaceships, piloted by astronauts, carrying six passengers for the ride of their lives and a spectacular view >> wow k look at that view, gorgeous but which billionaire will go first? this week, bezos announced he'll join the first passenger flight on july 20th, the anniversary of the first moon landing >> changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity. >> reporter: and he's bringing his brother, mark. >> i really want you to come with me, would you >> are you serious >> i am. >> reporter: any self-rmting space billionaire could not let that stand space blog reports branson is planning to jump into a space rocket plane over the july 4th weekend, beating bezos by two weeks. virgin galactic is not commenting or denying the report two years ago, i asked branson about his astronaut plans. >> you are really training hard to go to space. >> i am working on getting a body that's nearly 70 years old

into a fitness state of a with 20-year-old. >> there are billionaires paying for his own private trip we met with both in february. >> elon, when are you going to fly? >> i don't know. i would like to fly at some point, and i will. >> he may not be the first to fly himself, but elon musk has already won the race to get real astronauts to the space station. musk, bezos, and branson's companies have all suffered setbacks, including a test pilot who died flying an early version of the virgin galactic spaceship in 2014. in the end, bezos versus branson may all come down to billionaire bragging rights, and a spectacular ride for anyone who can afford a very quick joyride into space a cool 250,000 bucks is how much it will cost you big names have signed up, lady gaga, leonardo dicaprio, justin

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. governor gavin newsom expecting to provide some clarity on what is required in terms of masks. he's speaking today and we will keep you updated on what comes out of that announcement, and ahead of the state's big reopening, this weekend there's some big pride events at both oracle park and the ball park in oakland. masks are required but there will be no requirement of proof of vaccination or negative covid test. we have details on our website, nbcbayarea.com. time to get a look at the forecast for you on this friday. meteorologist kari hall is keeping track of temperatures for us. kari? >> it's going to be a nice weekend. still breezy out there with inland areas reaching into the upper 70s. we're going to see some mid 80s over the next couple of days,

and that will be the end of the milder weather before we head into the possibility of getting triple digits by the middle of next week, next wednesday and thursday we'll see temperatures spike and we are going to see for our inland areas warming up, but san francisco will keep it much milder as we get just enough of an ocean breeze to keep the cooled air along the coastline. for the weekend, upper 60s with breezy winds continuing. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll meet you back here then.

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special. >> she'll join us live before her olympic team trials. and maroon 5 takes the stage. ♪ making beautiful mistakes ♪ with a new album now out, the award winning band joins us to perform some of their big summer hits. today, friday, june 11th, 2021. >> hi, i'm ginger. >> and i'm bethany. >> and we're celebrating our first pride month as newlyweds. >> and we want to give our friends and family a shout out from mountain view, missouri. >> we're three roommates from washington, d.c.. >> saying happy friday to the three of you in studio 1a. >> good morning, "today" show. >> happy birthday to this little guy in indiana. >> who turns 60 today. >> elliot loves you. >> that's a good birthday gift. a sweet baby. welcome back to "today." it's friday morning, we love saying that. glad you're with us.

we've got craig and tom back in studio 1a. hoda is off this week, but she's back next week. >> we should mention, by the way, we were all looking forward to seeing jenna sky dive today to celebrate the opening of the national museum of the u.s. army and also in honor of what would have been her grandfather george h.w. bush's 97th birthday. of course he made a tradition of jumping out of airplanes on his milestone birthdays. the forecast wasn't looking so good this morning, so fear not, jbh is going to do it, she's just going to do it next week when the weather is better. >> yeah, looking forward to it. let's get to your news at 8:00. the first g7 summit in nearly two years is getting underway now in england with the president seeking a united response to global problems. weekend today coanchor, and chief white house correspondent peter alexander is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good good morning to you president biden and those other g-7 summit leaders now behind closed doors

as part of the session of this year's gatherings. last year was canceled due to the pandemic. the pandemic is going to be central to the conversation as you see the family photo of those leaders gathering earlier, arriving from around the world. covid, climate change, cyber threats among the key topics of discussion here, and it comes several days ahead of president biden's high stakes summit with vladimir putin, hoping really to rally the world's biggest democracies ahead of that meeting with putin. else where this morning, jill biden, the first lady had a chance to visit for the first time with kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge visiting a school focusing on early education. delivering a message to the child of prince harry and meghan markle lilibet diana, saying she hopes to meet her soon. tonight a special gathering with queen elizabeth and prince charles joining the g-7 leaders for a reception here in cornwall. savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you.

this morning we are continuing our week-long series on immigration with a story about human smugglers hiding in plain sight. there's a new report that finds that a large number of them apparently use facebook to connect with desperate customers looking to cross the border. nbc technology correspondent jake ward joins us now with an exclusive look at what's become quite the problem, jake. >> good morning, you guys. that's right, experts tell us that these so-called coyotes on facebook have figured out the platform. they can find customers quickly and cheaply and then move the conversation on to whatsapp, another facebook platform where no one can listen in. we went to mexico to see what it looks like in real life. on facebook, you can find a car for sale, book a vacation, and arrange to be smuggled into the united states. >> it's as simple as typing viejas and here's a list of public facebook groups offering

to smuggle people across the border. facebook has become the preferred platform for coyotes, and the desperate migrants they prey on. >> like any business, the cartels have been looking to diversify their financial resources through human smuggling and unfortunately facebook has given them a free one stop shop to do that. >> reporter: so we went to see for ourselves and traveled to a shelter in tee wau na full of families from central america. most have been deported from the u.s. after buying passage from coyotes. >> people tell us they have been communicating with coyotes to try and get across the border, and they communicate directly on whatsapp or on facebook itself. they spend thousands of dollars, years of their lives, and wind up with nothing. >> the going right is $9,000 for an adult, 7,000 for children. it's an established online

market and after finding a coyote on facebook communications switch to whatsapp. this man escaping violence in honduras tells us he spent four years in belize saving his $9,000, he made it across the border and was deported. in a statement, facebook told us in part they use technology, people, and partnerships to combat ways our platform may be used by those who want to harm people. gustavo banda spends hours each week doing battle with coyotes online, trying to warn people away from them. >> they actually assure people that in five days you will have legal papers to cross to the u.s. migrants are desperate, and they'll believe the smugglers. >> showing the chats in the group in which people are saying, i want to get across. and here's somebody writing, can i write you privately, which he's saying is probably a coyote. it must make you angry to do this all day. >> yes, i get angry, the coyotes paint a perfect picture of the journey, but i see the people

when they arrive, sick or dying. >> here's the thing, the pastor we spoke with in tijuana says most people at his shelter do not even know they have been deported from the u.s. until he tells them. they are often traumatized, brutalized and they have spent everything they have. meanwhile, this open market on facebook means the coyotes have an endless supply of desperate customers. >> doesn't sound like facebook is doing a whole lot to stop this. >> they have partnered up, using technology. their statements on this have been pretty consistent over the years. we asked them repeatedly, can you show us what you're doing. we didn't get a lot of access, but they say they are trying to improve. >> what you showed us is how easy it is for smugglers in the modern age. >> it is incredible. if anyone sits down and writes something, you know, any of that, it takes you right to groups that openly discuss this. >> thank you for that. eye opening. guys, we want to switch

gears here now in a major way. you see a lot of baseball fans taking their gloves to the ballpark, and this is exactly what they're hoping for. this moment right here. check this out. this is yesterday in cincinnati. the reds fan slams a home run into right field. you saw it there. one young man keeps his eye on the ball, and makes a terrific diving catch, and falling over that row of seats. he gets a nice ovation from the crowd, which he deserves. >> can we see it again? a home run souvenir that he earned the hard way. he went for it. >> full extension there. >> the reds should sign him up, give him a contract. >> let's go. that's the future right there. the news is covered so i'm going to give you the boost, hoda's morning boost. i have to say, it takes a special woman to be married to a guy like harry. as a birthday prank, harry shouted that someone had just hit their car in front of their home in florida. his wife goes running out, and here's what happened next.

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welcome back, and we are now just 42 days away from the tokyo olympics and that means it's crunch time for athletes dreaming of grabbing a spot on team usa >> one of them is a familiar face for olympic fans, laura wilkinson who grabbed gold at the sydney games, now 21 years later as a 43-year-old mom of four, she is on the verge of becoming a four time olympian. in a moment, laura will join us for an exclusive live interview, but first, her amazing comeback story. >> reporter: laura wilkinson is no stranger to comebacks >> that's pretty darn good. >> reporter: and this week, the mom of four is looking to do it once again >> she's back in >> she went faster, didn't she. >> she's going to be in the finals.

>> reporter: the 43-year-old is making a run at her fourth olympic games after stepping away from the sport in 2008. >> i never thought i would get to come back and dive again after i retired 13 years ago this is a gift every dive is a gift i love doing it, and it's pretty special. >> reporter: soaring through the air and slicing through the water, laura qualified this week for the upcoming diving finals her mom, visibly nervous during the competition, her husband and four kids, cheering on her every dive >> my kids in the stands and that to me is pretty special for them to be in this environment. >> reporter: two decades before this competition, laura solidified her status in u.s. diving history, wheatties box and all. >> laura wilkinson in one of the most improbable diving competitions in olympic history has just won olympic gold. >> at her first olympics in 2000, she became the first american woman in 36 years to

win gold in platform diving, and she did so in spectacular fashion. >> that's the best i've seen her do that dive. >> starting the finals in 8th place, laura came from behind to take the top spot, all while nursing a shattered foot she celebrated her win here on "today." >> i know i wasn't expected to win, but it was just great. >> laura's strength and determination helped her once again when she had spinal reconstruction surgery as she trained for tokyo, a will to win. she hopes will help her clinch a spot on the olympic team. >> making this comeback even more remarkable, following that surgery we mentioned, doctors told laura she might never be able to compete again. my goodness. savannah >> well, she had other plans, sheinelle, and laura wilkinson joins us from the u.s. diving trials in indianapolis hi, laura, good morning. >> hi, savannah, thanks for

having me on today >> this is just so fun to watch this comeback, this story. have you surprised yourself at how far you've made it >> i'm kind of just surprised i'm doing it, honestly when i retired at 30, i was old back then. this whole journey has been a crazy, fun road. and you know, you've got the gold medal, you've got the wheaties box, the three olympics under your belt, what is motivating you this time around? >> it's just the love of doing it, you know, when you feel called to do something and you feel passionate about it, you just want to be all in it's the drive it's the love and i love that my kids get to watch me do this not just me telling them how to live their lives, but they're seeing the blood, sweat and tears it takes to get there. >> it's an incredible message for your kids to see i have to tell you, when i saw your mother's face, there she is, back at the meet, living and breathing every dive with you. was she happy to see your return

>> the first thing she said to me was do i have to come to all of your meets, and i said, no, and i'm actually surprised she wanted to come this time, and she's actually kind of watching me, which is a big deal. >> she thought she retired, too, from being a mom who has to be nervous on the sidelines there what do your kids say? >> well, i think my older kids, i have one that's 9 and one that's 10, they kind of understand what's going on, and they're getting into it. my little ones, they want to clap and cheer, can we just go home and play now. >> yeah, of course. >> this has not been an easy road either. we mentioned it briefly. you went through a surgery you had to stop training for a while because there were complications with your adoption of one of your little ones, and you kept fighting. you kept coming back >> i mean, that's just who i am, i think, you know, and when you feel really called to do something, you've got to be all in you know, and it's never going to be an easy road that's what makes the journey

worth it when you get to the other side, whether you achieve all your goals and your dreams or you don't, going through all of that, it refines you as a person it's walking through that fire, and you become better in the process. >> it's so interesting when you say the call, you know, what is calling you? >> i mean, i feel like god made it very clear that this is where i need to be when doors were shut, and we thought there was no way through, he made a way he opened doors that weren't there before i feel very much like this is exactly where i need to be i don't know why i love getting to do this again, and who knows how long that's for, but i'm trying to love and soak up every moment. >> maybe because you're inspiring a lot of people right now with this story. i know you're a realist too. you have done well you have made it this far. it's hard to make the olympic team, what do you think of your chances and are you hopeful? >> you know, i had a really rough day in the prelims and semis, so that was unfortunate, but i lived to fight another day. i get to go to finals.

i'm really excited i just want to put a list together i want to do everything the best i can, walk away feeling proud, whether i end up on that team or not. >> you have done a comeback a few times before i believe that's how it went down in sydney in 2000 i'm putting my bets down on you, laura. >> thanks, i guess i like a little drama >> yeah. well, best of luck to you, enjoy every moment congratulations on all of your success. >> thank you so much all right. we will keep watching and a programming note, you can watch the u.s. olympic team trials all weekend here on nbc. it starts tomorrow with diving at 4:00 eastern. you can see laura in her diving final on sunday. along with the start of the swimming trials too, guys. >> i think we're all betting on laura. >> absolutely. let's take a moment, check in with mr. roker, a check of the forecast. let's show you what we have for today. we are looking at more wet weather making its way through the mid-atlantic some very heavy rain there, strong storms moving across the northern plains. we've got wet weather in the

pacific northwest and into northern california. temperatures, 80s there. 100s across the south. look at how far to the north those 90s go, and temperatures finally cooling down here in the east as far as today's weather, heavy rain in the mid atlantic, scattered showers in the new england area, wet weather down through the southeast. severe storms firing up in the plains with record highs down south. sunshine out west with that wet weather moving in from the pacific northwest into just a good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our seven-day forecast, we have a another really nice day ahead. breezy winds. it will be heating up a few degrees for the weekend, but still fairly comfortable with the afternoon highs reaching into the mid-80s. we'll continue that weather to the start of next week. but then we see a spike in temperatures between wednesday and thursday. some of us in the inland valleys will reach the triple digits

while san francisco will reach up to 70. now for the best time of the morning. >> yes, it is. is the graphicings department up >> he fired it up, i believe who's in today >> yep, we got the graphics department up. jackson is here ready to go. we have three minutes and a lot to get to, so let's jump right in i got to get the kid to school nicole kidman kicks off "pop start" today recently sat down with chris rock for variety's latest edition of actors on actors, nicole opening up about what it means to take on her latest role, playing tv icon, lucille ball, and revealing how she rarely gets cast in roles similar to the "i love lucy" star. >> i love to be funny. i'm never cast funny i'd like to be funny >> well, you're playing lucille ball. >> the strange thing about lucille ball, is everyone thinks we're remaking the "i love lucy"

show, and it is so not that. it's about lucille and desi and their relationship and their marriage it's very deep, actually >> they had a very complicated marriage >> nicole is currently in the midst of shooting that movie where she'll star alongside javier bardem, playing the role of lucy's long time business partner and ex-husband de desi arnez bruce springsteen, though most shows aren't expected to come back to broadway until september, springsteen said he would be returning to stage for a limited return of his hit shot kicking off in just a few weeks. show, springsteen on broadway ended back in december of 2018 the show is great, a mix of springsteen sharing his greatest hits, and personal stories from his decades long career. the boss called into siriusxm radio to share how he's preparing for the upcoming performances. >> are you rehearsing right now? you know, did you pull out the script, or how did this -- where

are you now with all of this this is coming up soon, june 26th >> well, i have the script i haven't looked at it and i haven't done any rehearsing, so. >> sounds like they're going to be in for quite the show. >> he has the script hasn't looked at it yet. that's a start springsteen on broadway begins its summer run june 26th at the st. james theater, great spot in new york, and by the way, we're going to have an interview with bruce and the killers next week as they give us an exclusive look at their collaboration. next up, "in the heights" we talked about it a lot ahead of the premiere of the musical based on lin-manuel miranda's popular broadway show. the film hit the big screen wednesday night to kick off the 20th annual tribeca festival stars were walking the red carpet at the opening night of the 12-day event celebrating film and media since the movie's wide release in theaters around the country,

it's already reaching great heights earning a 95% audience score on rotten tomatoes "in the heights" is currently streaming on hbo max a lot of people will be watching this weekend. and finally, our buddy wolf gang van halen and our pal valerie bertinelli is out today with some excellent music. he released his debut al fwrum his solo band. you might be asking what is a solo band. wolf plays every instrument. he sings every vocal on the record himself he will be bringing a band with him this summer when he hits the road and tours, and he's opening for guns n' roses. you can hear him talk all about it on his first episode of the new monthly siriusxm show that kicks off today on the classic rewind channel, this stuff is great. happy for him, and of course shoutout to valerie, we love you, and that is your "pop start" for the weekend, guys,

have a good one. >> thank you have a good day at school, jack, thank you as well. >> just ahead on a friday morning, we have a fun morning of music coming your way, maroon 5 dropping new music in just a few moments, but first, your good morning, california's u.s. senator will shine the spotlight today on a growing problem inside the u.s. mail tir bases in california. he's actually talking about the urgent need to clean up toxic chemicals around dozens of facilities including travis air force base and the now closed alameda station. he's spear heading new legislation to the cleanup costs. he's holding a virtual news conference that gets underway in four hours from now. right now, we want to get a look at that forecast for you. the numbers are creeping up. >> yeah, we have had such cool

temperatures throughout the week. a little cooler than normal. today you'll feel a slight warm-up, but still comfortable with highs in the 70s. and breezy winds for the inland valleys. going into the weekend, we have some mid-80s headed our way and a big heat up in the temperatures by the middle of next week. it won't be be as warm in san francisco, but we're looking at milder weather into the weekend. highs in the upper 60s here and mostly sunny skies with low to mid-70s by the the middle to end of next week. another local news update in 30 minutes.

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♪ really want to love somebody ♪ we are back. it is friday morning, and folks, we are going to send you into the weekend on the right note with a concert here, a concert from maroon 5, s.g >> i am getting ready for this, the three time grammy winners out with new music and a new album just this morning. they're going to celebrate by

treating us to some special performances, some old, some new, all great >> and that new album is very good i just listened to it. plus, will you be doing gardening this weekend we know mr. roker might. stick around, we're getting a few green thumb pointers from the most famous gardener in britain who has become a worldwide hit during this pandemic. >> then on the third hour, we'd listen to steve kornacki explain anything this time he's going to give us the 411 on the westminster kennel dog show like only he can. trust me >> we're going to mark a huge milestone for us, tina fey is going to join us here's the catch, she's going to do it in person right here in studio 1a. tina is going to be our first live in-studio guest since the pandemic >> love that >> tina. >> all coming back. looking ahead, father's day just around the corner, i'll pause for you to go, oh, is it really and shop "today" has exclusive deals for our viewers. we're talking gift ideas from brands like lands end, sharper

image and more to find them, scan the qr code on your screen go to today.com/shop this way you don't have to stop at the convenience store to visit dad and get him some slim jims. >> you know what's flying off the shelves, al, every dad in america is like how do i get the roker plaid jacket >> i bought this a couple of weeks ago, it's j press. >> off the rack. >> right there >> thank you, al, how about a check of the forecast. let's show you what we've got for you for the weekend ahead. we are looking at southeastern storms on saturday, sunny and mild in the northeast, near record highs in the southwest. wet weather in the pacific northwest, then sunday sunday, some afternoon storms are moving to the northeast, wet weather along the gulf record highs continue in the southwest. more rain in the northwest with sunshine through the northern and central plains

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall as we take a look all the and we're going to see the inland temperatures staying mild today. breezy winds and highs reaching into the 70s. but it will heat up for the weekend. still not too bad. low to mid-80s over the next few days. really expecting a pretty big warm-up for the middle of next week on wednesday. maybe peeking on thursday in the triple digits for the warmest spots in the invalleys. san francisco will stay in the 60s and low 70s. woods. >> by the way, even though it looks like he's kind of all buttoned down, tom, open up. show everybody the line. >> look at that, baby. >> i got a reverse hanging out with you two that's what i got to do. >> look at that, looking sharp >> mr. roker thank you >> mr. llamas, thank you. >> thank you to you guys i love you both. up next, we're getting help for your summer garden from an expert who's becoming a big hit when you're born and raised in san francisco, you grow up wanting to make a difference. that's why, at recology,

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welcome back, over the past year a lot of people stuck at home turned to gardening to pass the time >> to find helpful tips, people have looked to a british show for advice. >> nbc's molly hunter caught up with the stars hey, molly, good morning, again. >> hey, guys, hello again. this is fun. over the pandemic, everyone has become a gardner, i know al roker has. i definitely have. i had a chance to sit down with one of this country's most beloved gardeners, and talk about what our gardens can do for us take a listen. >> reporter: the soothing rhythm of nature, the certainty of growing things >> i think over the last year of the pandemic, this has been very powerful but however difficult things are, there is a surety that things will grow, and they

will flower and they will die, and that's fine. that's okay. that's part of the rhythm. >> life endures, it happens. >> yeah, yeah. >> which is incredibly grounding at a moment when most of us feel like so much is out of control. >> it's connecting you with things that feel like they matter you don't even have to explain why they matter because they just do. and they also are real you can't fake it. >> monte don has been britain's most famous gardener for decades hosting "bbc guagardenes world" near his home at long meadow inquire near the walsh border the show, now available in america is seeing its highest viewership in ten years. it's exactly the escape we all needed >> that pace of life, which is changing all the time, but at its pace, not yours, not the pace of modern life, and the deep rhythm of it that connects the seasons. it's spiritually very rewarding.

>> for monte, a career in gardening sprung from a deep depression after closing his jewelry business with his wife sarah. >> working in a garden outside has results that very often pharmaceutical efforts don't and i think that everybody can improve their well-being, if you like if not their mental illness, you can improve your mental health by working in a garden and my goodness, we all need that >> monte is joined every friday night in prime time by his two popular costars, there's nelly and patty. meanwhile, stuck at home, we had all become gardeners. >> i think these are kalettes maybe, or maybe kale i didn't label them. rookie mistake. >> with varying degrees of success. >> do you think there's going to be an american gardening renaissance, we're on the cusp of that.

>> not just a renaissance, i think a genuine birth, i think that all the great things that we love about america, the energy, the optimism, the sense of making it happen because you want it to happen can be applied to gardening >> last year on social media, updates and tutorials even thet don of the plant influencer, and for monte that meant a younger, more diverse, global fan base. >> just think that that gets us back to the basic elements of humanity, who we are, what we do, and that is empowering >> reporter: and luckily, we've got monte, nelly, and patty, too, on both sides of the atlantic there to lead us. i just loved meeting and speaking with him. the other thing, you don't have to leave your home, go to wilderness or hiking to get the green fix we all crave it can be found at home on your window sills, on your roof gardens, right in your own

gardens. >> molly, i didn't know you were a gardener, how green is your thumb? >> learning, learning, i'm learning from mr. roker from afar. >> learning is good. >> aren't we all. >> look, one of the things that samine taught me, you're going to fail, things are going to die, but things are going to live, and that's part of the process. >> an apt metaphor for life. >> true. >> it is all right, coming up next, guys, say hello to your summer sound track. maroon 5's new album is out today and the grammy winners are treating us to seval special perforerma

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maroon 5 is out today with a brand new am album, it's their seventh studio record, and it's called jordi, which means something to the band. it means a lot the name is a tribute to the band's long-time manager who passed away in 2017. this morning they are treating us to some special performances. >> pay attention, we're kicking it off with a message from the front man himself, adam levine >> hey, carson daly, you sexy dude, and "today" show people, we love you, enjoy, guys, these are our performances remotely recorded rockefeller center to do the concert series we love so much and have done over the years album comes out today, we love you. check it out hopefully we'll be back there very very soon >> see, daly, you sexy dude, you sexy beast you. >> you sexy thing. >> lots of kisses. i can't remember the last time i saw adam with a shirt on so it's all appropriate. >> same thing, carson. >> and they do

they love to tour. they're going to tour in august. they're going out on a two month tour, and i know it means a lot to adam and the guys let's get the concert started with their latest chart topping hit, "beautiful mistakes," ladies and gentlemen, here is ♪ thi maroon 5 ♪ it's beautiful, it's bittersweet ♪ ♪ you're like a broken home to me, take a shot of memories ♪ ♪ and black out like an empty street ♪ ♪ fill my days with the way you walk and fill my nights with broken dreams ♪ ♪ i make up lies inside my head like one day you'll come back to me ♪ ♪ now i'm not holding on, not holding on, i'm just depressed that you're gone ♪ ♪ not holding on, not holding on ♪ ♪ beautiful mistakes, i make inside my head ♪

♪ she's naked in my bed, and no we lie awake making beautiful mistakes ♪ ♪ i wouldn't take them back, i' in love with the past ♪ ♪ and now we lie awake making beautiful mistakes in my head, in my bed ♪ ♪ it's pitiful, i can't believe how every day gets worse for me ♪ ♪ i take a break, i cut you off to keep myself from looking soft ♪ ♪ i fill my nights with the way you was, and still wake up with broken dreams ♪ ♪ i make these lies inside my head, feel like they're my reality ♪ ♪ now i'm not holding on, not holding on, just depressed you're gone ♪ ♪ not holding on, not holding on ♪ ♪ beautiful mistakes i make inside my head, she's naked in my bed ♪

♪ and now we lie awake making beautiful mistakes ♪ ♪ i wouldn't take them back, i' in love with the past ♪ ♪ and now we lie awake making beautiful mistakes ♪ ♪ in my head, oh, in my bed ♪ ♪ making beautiful mistakes ♪ ♪ you did me wrong cause i let you, usually i like my situations beneficial ♪ ♪ doing something different got me looking stupid ♪ ♪ the only way i'm coming back to you is if you're dreaming lieu sis ♪ ♪ prove it, if you med a promis then keep it ♪ ♪ why you want to lie and then get mad, i don't believe it ♪ ♪ but really i was doing just fine without ya ♪ ♪ looking fine sipping wine, dancing on club couches ♪ ♪ baby why you want lose me lik you don't need me ♪ ♪ yeah, bet you miss my love al in your bed ♪

♪ now you're stressing out pulling your hair ♪ ♪ i know it's hard to let go, i'm the best ♪ ♪ best you ever had ♪ ♪ and if we break up i don't want to be friends ♪ beautiful mistakes i make inside my head, she's naked in my bed ♪ ♪ and now we lie awake making beautiful mistakes ♪ ♪ i wouldn't take em back ♪ ♪ i'm in love with the past, ann now we lie awake making beautiful mistakes ♪ beautiful ♪ ♪ in my head, my bed, making ♪ making beautiful mistakes ♪ beautiful mistakes ♪

♪ making beautiful mistakes ♪ >> i love that song. >> yeah. >> don't go anywhere there's more we've got another performance from maroon 5. just ahead, it's one of their triple platinum hits, but first,

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and smothered with melty american cheese. the new cheese steak melt, now at togo's. how far would you go for a togo? we are back at 8:50 with more music from maroon 5 >> and get this, the next song they're performing for us, guys, has been streamed more than 1 billion times on spotify alone here once again, maroon 5 with "memories. ♪ here's to the ones that we got, cheers to the wish you were here but you're not ♪ ♪ cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything we've been through ♪ ♪ toast to the ones here today, toast to the ones that we lost

on the way ♪ ♪ cause the drinks bring back the memories and the memories bring back you ♪ ♪ there's a time that i remembe when i did not know no pain ♪ ♪ when i believed in forever an everything would stay the same ♪ ♪ now my heart feel like december when somebody say your name ♪ ♪ cause i can't reach out to call you, but i know i will one day, yeah ♪ ♪ everybody hurts sometimes, everybody hurts someday, hey, hey ♪ ♪ everything will be all right, go and raise a glass and say ♪ ♪ here's to the ones that we got, cheers to the wish you were here but you're not ♪ ♪ cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything we've been through ♪ ♪ toast to the ones here today, toast to the ones that we lost on the way ♪ ♪ cause the drinks bring back

all the memories, and the memories bring back, memories bring back you ♪ ♪ doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, memories bring back, memories bring back you ♪ ♪ there's a time that i remembe when i never felt so lost ♪ ♪ when ifltd all of the hatred was too powerful to stop ♪ ♪ my heart feel like an ember, and it's lighting up the dark ♪ ♪ i'll carry these torches for you, that you know i'll never drop, yeah ♪ ♪ everybody hurts sometimes, everybody hurts someday ♪ ♪, everything will be all right go and raise a glass and say ♪ ♪ heres to the ones that we got ♪ ♪ cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not cause the drinks bring back all the memories of everything we've been through ♪

♪ toast to the ones here today, toast to the ones we lost along the way because the drinks bring back all the memories ♪ ♪ memories bring back, memories bring back ♪ ♪ doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ memories bring back, memories bring back ♪ ♪ doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ memories bring back, memories bring back ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah memories bring back, memories bring back ♪ ♪ no, no, no, no, yeah memories bring back, memories bring back you ♪ >> wow >> there we go >> heyment. >> sounded good.

>> by the way, there's more music from maroon 5 coming up in the third hour in fact, a brand new song. >> we look forward to that, and guys, i believe we have just enough time left in this half hour to celebrate birthdays, al. >> there you go, let's bring it on spin those smucker's jars. first up, let's wish a happy 100th birthday to donna jeffrey. she is a chocolate lover from dear born heights, michigan. she says the se ccret to longevt just keep moving theresa from new york, also 100. she can make anybody feel better with her chicken soup recipe happy 100th birthday to lola mendez henriquez of new jersey if she's not out shopping, you're going to catch lola hanging with the grandkids i love that hat. greg from pennsylvania, this world war ii vet celebrating 10 years. frank still cuts his own grass on a tractor every week, and we salute you for your service.

john of cromwell, connecticut, 100, retired new york city firefighter, one of new york's bravest. thank you for everything you've done, sir. and happy 104th birthday to justine wexner, a selfless lady from chicago, illinois for years she didn't know if she was born in 1917 or 1918 until the family tracked down the birth certificate, so now we can confidently say, happy 104th birthday justine >> 104 i love it. >> yeah. >> as we said, we've got more music from maroon 5 coming up in just a few minutes on the third hour. >> looking bard to that, plus, some ideas for personalized father's day gifts you still have some time. later on hoda and jenna, father's day gift ideas for gadget guys and dads who love to cook we're going to get this done, father's day in t minus what, nine days? sheinelle, don't we know every day is father's day. >> every day, every da, savannah, every day.

good morning, i'm marcus washington. tonight you would be the next covid vaccine lottery winner if you received at least one shot. 15 people will win $50,000. the last drawing had winners in three bay area counties. tonight's lottery is just the appetizer for next tuesday's main course.

that's when the state fully reopens and the prize jumps to $1.5 million. those winners will be notified by phone or e-mail using the information in the state's vaccine registry. happening now, we're keeping our eye on that along with what's supposed to be a big announcement from the governor later today that may clear up mass confusion ahead of tuesday's reopenings. he's scheduled to take that conference at 10:30. you can go to our home page for updates.

it's a weekend full of events. but will people still adhere to masking guidelines before the state's reopening. triple digits temperatures for the workweek. we are tracking changes. join us monday morning. fpz

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning. welcome to the third hour of "today." it's june 11th. craig melvin, al roker, sheinelle. we love to spread good vibes. we have just the story to do that this morning. two men from opposite coasts who on the surface seem to have nothing in common but a simple act of kindness brought them together and set off a chain of events that changed both of