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finally fully reopen. >> this is a momentous day. >> just ahead, how businesses on both coasts are welcoming the return to normal and health officials with a stern warning to the unvaccinated about the more contagious, more deadly strain of the virus on the march in the u.s. and a possible fall surge. historic heat. record smashing temperatures across the west. >> it is absolutely too hot. it's uncomfortable. >> 101 in denver, 107 in salt lake city. death valley approach ing the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth, and al says that brutal heat is about to move east. breaking overnight, grounded, royal caribbean postpones the inaugural cruises of its newest ship among the very first set to leave from the u.s. in more than a year. just ahead, the covid outbreak behind that delay and its impact on the summer vacation plans of thousands of americans. all that, plus prime day,

mackenzie scott, the ex-wife of amazon's jeff bezos gives a massive donation of nearly $3 billion to charities, schools, and nonprofits. >> my hand was shaking when i wrote it down. >> we'll talk to those on the receiving end of that major surprise, today, wednesday, june 16th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is 7:00 on the west coast, and it is good to have you along with us on a wednesday morning. >> it's a real busy one. let's get right to this morning's breaking news. all eyes on geneva, switzerland where president biden and russian president vladimir putin are holding their very first summit as we speak. >> they took part in a photo op with the president of switzerland, shared a handshake this morning before heading inside that 18th century villa where the talks are being held.

and both leaders enter this day in agreement on one issue. they both say this week that u.s./russian relations are at a low point. >> let's run throw how the rest of the day is going to play out. president biden is being joined by secretary of state antony blinken, putin accompanied by his long-time foreign minister. once the initial talks wrap up, they'll expand the room. >> the meetings are expected to last up to five hours. it's all business as one white house official put it, there will be no breaking of bread, and we have complete coverage including a conversation with former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul. but we're going to start with nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander. peter is in position in geneva this morning. good morning to you. we already saw that handshake between the two leaders. the meeting is on and the stakes could not be higher. >> reporter: yeah, you're exactly right. good morning to you are from here in genie va. we are now just a short walk away from where that summit is continuing at this hour. these are some pictures, the

only ones we will get it appears today from inside the room. you can see the presidents on both sides alongside the russian foreign minister and the secretary of state tony blinken. we are now told by a white house official that earlier this hour that two on two meeting wrapped up after roughly 90 minutes. they have now moved into what is an expanded meeting with additional officials joining them here. everything here was negotiated that vladimir putin would arrive first, then president biden, and a lot of people anticipate that today will be as much about symbolism as substance. president biden meeting with russian president vladimir putin this morning in geneva. the two now facing off for hours of high stakes negotiations for the first time. mr. biden welcomed by the president of switzerland asked by reporters if he's ready. >> this is the venue for today's historic summit on the banks of lake geneva. that red carpet is where the presidents of both countries are

are going to be greeted this morning by the president of switzerland. the white house saying it invited american media here because russian president had been given a similar opportunity earlier. the meetings expected to last four to five hours, though they say the two leaders are not expected to share a meal, and president biden will never be alone with putin. and afterwards a pair of separate solo news conferences, first putin, then biden. the white house vows the president will confront putin over the recent search on ransomware attacks. putin pressed by keir simmons deflecting questions about his responsibility. >> mr. president, are you waging a cyber war against america. >> where is the evidence? where is proof? >> reporter: despite years of aggressive behavior towards the rust and europe, the russian president insists he has not closed the door to cooperation. >> we are willing to engage in international participation, including the u.s. >> reporter: putin also

insisting he's open to a potential prisoner swap. overnight a plea from trevor reed hoping the talks between the two leaders could lead to his freedom. >> i would say i've spent my whole life in the service of my country, and i would appreciate it if my country would help to bring me home in this difficult situation back to my family. >> reporter: republicans meanwhile argue president biden has not been tough enough on putin. >> i'm concerned about what he's going to do here with putin because think about this, america's worst off because of biden's weakness. >> reporter: still, former president trump rarely criticized the russian president, even publicly siding with him at their 2018 summit in helsinki saying he believed putin's denial of 2016 election interference over his own intelligence officials. >> my people came to me because they said they think it's russia. i have president putin, he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any

reason why it would be. >> reporter: the white house also saying they are not expecting any major policy announcements to come out of today's summit. and just to pull back the curtain a bit and give you a sense of where we are. this entire estate is surrounded by barbed wire fence and swiss police and for that news conference later, president biden will do his outdoors. president putin will do it in a separate enclosed space so that he can't be seen from the outside. all of it ahead on this day of this historic summit. >> peter, thank you, and joining us now is nbc news international affairs analyst michael mcfaul. the former u.s. ambassador to russia during the obama administration, a professor of international studies at stanford. ambassador, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah. >> you were among those who advised president biden before this meeting. you have certainly had a long history yourself with vladimir putin and with russian relations. i will not ask you to divulge your advice to the president, but generally what did you tell

him about how to approach putin? >> well, i think it's a tricky, delicate balancing act that president biden has today because he wants to engage with vladimir putin on interests that we share. strategic stability talks, arms control, and that's appropriate. at the same time, he needs to deliver a blunt message about things that we disagree with, ukraine's alexei navalny, the americans being held hostage in moscow, and that is a tricky thing to do because you want to have some progress, and i suspect there will be some progress, but you don't want too much progress. that's the challenge for biden today at this meeting. >> if his recent interview, putin's with keir simmons is any indication, talking to putin is an exercise in frustration. he deflects, he engages in what aboutism, you could tell him the sky is blue, and he would say where is the proof? so how do you make any headway, is there any real point to a meeting like this? >> well, first, savannah, you're exactly right about putin, and

that's exactly why you shouldn't hold a joint press conference with him because if he's not -- he doesn't have to tell the truth and he plays what aboutism, that is not a productive exchange. behind closed doors, however, i think it's different. especially when they're talking about things where they might be able to agree. i think both countries want to have arms control negotiations begin, you know, soon, because the new start treaty will expire in four years. that may sound like a long time, but the next treaty is going to be very, very difficult. when they're talking about issues like that, you can find mutual agreement. when you're talking about human rights activists and their prosecution in russia, you'll have no agreement whatsoever. he'll play that what aboutism game, and it is frustrating. >> what incentive does russia or vladimir putin to have to stop its disruptive behavior whether it's harboring cyber criminals as the u.s. believes he does or interfering in our election which our intelligence agency says he did, why would he stop

that? >> i'm not optimistic that he will. i think he has been the most revisionist leader in the world today, disruptive, not paying attention to any of the kind of rules of the liberal international system. but remember, talk is cheap at meetings like this, savannah. he can come out and say i want a normal relationship with the united states. doesn't mean he'll act that way later, but it's very easy for him to say that when he's standing next to the president and i suspect there's going to be a mix of that. the reading that i see out of the russian press and people close to vladimir putin is that they want a cordial meeting here today. doesn't mean things will be cordial tomorrow, but out of geneva, they want some kind of headline that says there's a normalization of u.s./russia relations. >> real quickly, just to put this in perspective as we go along today, this is not ronald reagan and mikhail gorbachev in the '80s, this is russia in many

ways a very diminished country, and vladimir putin is enhanced by even being this relevant on the world stage, isn't he? >> yes, you're exactly right. i mean, putin is not gorbachev not only because he's not the leader of a superpower, but when gosh chef was in geneva meeting with reagan, he wanted to join the west. putin does not want to join the west, and gorbachev wanted to reform domestic politics and the economy in the soviet union. putin is doing the exact opposite. >> ambassador mcfaul, it's good to have you along with us, and i know you'll be with us throughout the morning as we bring you the latest from geneva. nbc news will have live coverage of president biden's post summit news conference as soon as it begins. another major this morning, an important milestone in the pandemic, 15 months in the making two states hit hardest by the coronavirus, new york and california, have now dropped most restrictions to officially reopen

nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer is in l.a. for us good morning. >> in california alone an estimated 15,000 businesses were forced to close during the pandemic now with a mass reopening underway, those that survived are hoping for a rebound, but health experts are warning the delta variant will likely become the dominant strain in the u.s. and could lead to a rise in cases in the coming months this morning the delta variant is causing higher levels of infection, more than tripling in just two weeks, and now making up nearly 10% of new covid cases. with health experts cautioning the fall may bring a new wave of infections, the cdc has labeled the delta strain a variant of concern amid mounting evidence it's more infectious and severe. >> if you're not vaccinated, the delta variant will spread in your community more quickly. it will take less exposure to get covid-19 >> reporter: while top doctors say being fully vaccinated will likely protect you from severe

outcomes caused by the variant, only 44% of americans are. the south, home to some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, mississippi, last fully vaccinating just over 33% of its eligible population. in all, 25 states have completely inoculated less than 50% of people 12 and older new york lit up as the governor drops nearly all covid restrictions statewide, allowing businesses to open without capacity limits or social distancing requirements. >> this is a momentous day, and we deserve it. >> reporter: california's roaring return punctuated at dodger stadium with over 52,000 fans in the stands making this the largest crowd at a professional sports league game in the u.s. since the start of the pandemic.

>> three, two, one >> reporter: the states reopening day comes after a devastating 15 months, the governor one of the last to lift restrictions >> the delay, how come >> we don't want to dream of regretting we're mindful that you can pull the plug a little early. >> reporter: this morning the stage is set for a covid comeback, but it could be derailed by one of the most dangerous variants of the virus yet. >> we are glad to hear some of that good news, miguel there's also a study that's out, and a lot of people have been concerned about this, the long-term issues that follow covid that a lot of patients are facing so what do we know about that? >> reporter: the analysis of nearly 2 million people who contracted the virus found that almost a quarter sought medical treatment for new conditions one month or more after being infected, problems range from nerve pain and fatigue to high blood pressure they're adding worry since less than half of the public is fully vaccinated hoda. >> miguel almaguer for us, thank you. overseas now, israel launched air strikes against

hamas targets in gaza overnight. officials say the attacks come in retaliation for hamas sending incendiary balloons into israel earlier in the day, which sparked several fires. the israeli military says it targeted hamas military compounds used by terrorist operatives it's the first violence since a cease fire that ended 11 days of deadly fighting nearly one month ago. chl it is 7:15, tom llamas is in for craig this morning, and it is hot out withest. >> good morning. this is getting very serious out there. the heat tightening its grip from texas to california, dozens of record highs have already been smashed across the region with the heat set to intensify and to expand, millions of residents now being urged to conserve electricity we'll get to al's forecast in just a moment, but first, nbc's morgan morgan chesky joins us from dallas morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, tom, good morning to you, and what makes that heat we have even worse is that these western states could

face the worst drought in 20 years. here in texas it's a bit of a power supply deja vu just months after millions went in the dark during a february freeze, there are now new concerns about how the state power grid can handle this heat. this morning an extreme heat wave sweeping across the western united states. >> definitely hotter this week you can feel it. >> reporter: sizzling temperatures being felt from texas, all the way up to the canadian border and as temperatures soar, so is the demand for power. >> inside air-conditioning is usually all the way up it's so hot. >> reporter: the situation is so dire in texas and california, power grid operators urging residents to conserve power to avoid rolling blackouts. in texas, the alert coming just months after a winter storm left more than 100 people dead and millions without power for days. federal garcia had a small generator that kept his power on during the february blackout, and he just bought a second to have as a backup

>> we decided that it was important enough to take a step, spend $1,500, have peace of mind >> reporter: the heat wave's expected to last all week long, projected to face temperatures over 90 degrees. 40 million facing triple digits. >> you have abnormally high temperatures forecast this week and some records could be broken. >> reporter: to the southwest, some desert areas could see temps as high as 127 degrees in utah, salt lake city had its hottest day of the year hitting 104. >> we have five kids we're probably going to stay in the house to be honest and not go out >> reporter: in western colorado, the national weather service issuing the region's first ever excessive heat warning. and across california, the temperatures only heightening fears for drought and wildfires. >> an extreme heat event and record drought conditions, you know, you're really setting a lot of people up for disaster when they need water and they

don't have it. >> and this week, ercot, the agency that manages the power grid urges texans to continue conserving power from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. through at least this friday. the agency saying the grid is currently acting exactly as it was designed and intended. tom. >> the next few days are going to be critical morgan, thank you. let's bring in al, we need to know what we can expect out west. >> that's just not great news unfortunately, and it's just going to last right through the weekend. let's show you right now we've got 38 million people under heat advisories, heat watches, heat warnings stretching all the way from the southwest into parts of it texas and the upper plains. 110 million of us are going to experience highs today above 90 degrees, 20 million of us temperatures above 100 as this heat continues we look for nearly 200 record highs and record low warms as we move through monday. record highs today stretching from california, las vegas, 15 degrees above average.

they could see their record today, salt lake city, denver, also albuquerque this goes right into thursday with sacramento, bakers field, yuma, lake havasu all approaching record high temperatures and look at the weekend, triple digits all the way through, and we're also expecting that drought to continue. in fact, we'll get an update hon that tomorrow. it will probably be even worse if you're looking for the good weather, the good stuff, it's the northeast with temperatures either at or below normal. low humidity, plenty of sunshine we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. look at high temperatures for today. we're going to see some spots reaching over 100 degrees, but mostly 90s for our inland valleys and this is when our heat advisory kicks in, gets even hotter tomorrow as our highs to reach up to 106 degrees for our hottest spots inland and still hot on friday into the weekend, we don't really catch a break until early next week, when our highs drop back to the upper 70s and low 80s, san francisco stays in the 70s. and that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right, al, thank you so much, and still ahead, breaking overnight, a covid outbreak forcing royal caribbean to postpone some of the very first cruises from u.s. ports in more than a year. kerry sanders live with the very latest. plus, with the spotlight on recent cyber attacks against u.s. infrastructure, there's growing concern over the potential threat to our nation's water supply

jake ward takes an in-depth look

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city limits. with triple digits on the way in some areas, firefighters on high alert watching for more fires like the one that caused damage to at least six homes, significant damage to this home, also power grid operators could soon ask all of us to turn our thermostats up to at least 78 degrees to conserve energy, trying to make sure that they don't have to call for blackouts. and it is set to be a warm one with some areas seeing temperatures in the triple digits. meteorologist kari hall is here to talk about what we can see and how long it's going to last. good morning. >> yes, only three and a half hours before our heat advisory kicks in for much of the south bay, parts of the peninsula and the north bay. excessive heat warnings for the areas shaded in pink, where we could reach into the upper 90s and over 100 degrees for today, even hotter for tomorrow, as the heat continues into friday, but then as we go into the weekend, it comes down a bit but it's still going to be pretty hot.

we don't get any real relief until early next week, when we come back to the upper 70s and low 80s. cierra? >> sounds good. we'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. have a good bun.

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live tomorrow on our plaza, our first live concert on the plaza. cold play, and there's no better band to launch this. i remember that morning. it was pouring rain, and, you know, the band is out there playing, and i said to chris martin, oh, my gosh this weather. he said are you kidding me? we're the luckiest people alive, we get to be out here. they're just wonderful live. yay, come on down. wait a minute, it's a preselected and vaccinated group. >> we're sorry about that. they said not come on down. >> there's covid stuff. we are going to have a couple hundred people. all vaccinated and preselected. watch it on tv, it's going to be really cool. >> baby steps. >> i'm not supposed to work tomorrow, but i'm actually sneaking in. >> just come in to attend the concert. >> just to watch. let's get to your 7:30 headlines here this morning, disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein faces extradition to california where he's wanted on criminal sex assault charges. at a hearing in new york

yesterday a judge denied weinstein's request to block extradition and ordered him sent to l.a. immediately. last year weinstein was convicted in new york of third degree rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison. he's been charged with 11 counts of sexual assault in california involving five different women. the senate unanimously approved a bill yesterday to make juneteenth a federal holiday. the day is celebrated on june 19th commemorating the end of slavery in the united states. the bill makes its way to the house, and if it passes, president biden is expected to sign it into law. and mount etna, europe's largest active volcano is putting on a dramatic show for people in sicily. a fountain of orange lava shooting from the crater could be seen for several miles away. etna is a popular tourist destination attracting sight seers from around the world. it is the largest of at least three active volcanos. >> pretty sight to see from a distance. now to a big setback for the cruise industry and the vacation

plans of thousands of americans. >> royal caribbean international says it's postponing the inaugural sailings of its newest cruise ship after eight crew members tested positive for the coronavirus. >> nbc's kerry sanders joins us now with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys, the cruise line industry that has suffered billions of dollars in losses because of the pandemic now facing yet another setback. royal caribbean sharing that eight members of the crew of one of its newest ships have now tested positive for covid, two showing mild symptoms according to the cruise line six others who are asymptomatic. but still, it was enough for the cruise line to delay the launch of its newest ship out of, quote, an abundance of caution. cruise ships returning to the seas after more than a year ashore during the pandemic have been a sign of the world reopening, but this morning, a setback for one ship that was ready to set sail. royal caribbean announced late

tuesday that it's postponing the launch of odyssey of the seas following eight positive covid tests among its 1,400 crew members. two of those staffers showing mild symptoms. the other six asymptomatic. the cruise line canceling its six and eight-night sailings from fort lauderdale, florida, from july 3rd to july 31st out of an abundance of caution. royal caribbean's ceo calling the covid tests two steps forward, one step back, releasing a statement saying all 1,400 crew onboard odyssey of the seas were vaccinated on june 4th and will be considered fully vaccinated on june 18th. the positive cases were identified after the vaccination was given and before they were fully effective adding the eight crew members were quarantined and are being closely monitored by our medical team to protect the remaining crew and prevent any further cases, we will have all crew quarantined for 14 days

and continue with our routine testing. this comes as the cruise industry is eager to get back on track, celebrity cruises, the first u.s. based cruise line to bring passengers aboard since the pandemic shut down the industry 15 months ago set sail from st. martin last week. >> we last stepped off a ship 472 days ago. that's the longest in my entire life i've gone without being on a ship. >> reporter: that elation turned to concern after two guests on the celebrity millennium who were sharing a room tested positive for covid-19, both were asymptomatic. now, those who had planned to sail with royal caribbean will be notified and given several options to consider. the hope for the industry this morning, a cautious cancellation will result in safe sailings this summer. for those who had bookings on the cruise ship now delayed, the advice is contact the cruise line or your travel agent. meantime, the question remains whether there will be a

requirement for all passengers on any cruise to actually prove that they have been vaccinated. that is the debate that will be ultimately decided by a federal judge in tampa. a ruling is expected any day. guys. >> all right, kerry sanders, thank you so much, kerry. and now to a mystery that's unfolding in south carolina this morning. police are searching for suspects and a motive in the murders of a mother and son from a prominent family there. >> nbc's blayne alexander joins us with the very latest, blayne, good morning. >> reporter: well, guys, good morning to you. this is one of the most powerful legal families in south carolina, and that's why their deaths have left so many people in the area shaken. now, more than a week later, there are still a number of questions but now we're getting new details about what happened. the 911 call came late monday night. officials say prominent south carolina attorney alex mourdock came home last week and called police after discovering his wife and son murdered.

52-year-old maggie murdaugh, and 22-year-old paul both shot multiple times outside their home according to investigators. it happened in island town south carolina, about 90 minutes outside of charleston. now, more than a week later seemingly little progress, no arrests, no named suspect and from police, no motive. the state's governor promising answers. >> we hope to get to the bottom of it and find those responsible for these two slayings. >> reporter: in a statement, the south carolina law enforcement division says it's committed to conducting a professional and thorough criminal investigation, adding we continue to pursue all leads and the investigation is certainly active and ongoing at this time. the murdaugh in a statement of their own thanked law enforcement for the ongoing efforts to apprehend those responsible for this heinous crime. for generations, the murdaugh's have held prominent positions in the south carolina community, including being among the top prosecutors in the state. the deaths happened as paul

murdaugh was waiting to stand trial facing felony charges for a 2019 boating incident that killed 20-year-old mallory beach. paul was driving a boat under the influence and crashed. her body was found a week later. murdaugh pleaded not guilty to three federal counts of boating while intoxicated. the beach's family extended their condolences to the family saying they pray the murdaughs can find some level of peace. the deaths have sparked a lot of interest. authorities say they do have the 911 tapes and they will release them at, quote, the appropriate time. guys, back to you. >> blayne alexander for us this morning, thank you. now let's turn to america the vulnerable. our network wide series exploring the state of the nation's infrastructure. >> following a wave of ransomware attacks in recent months, as you know, the biden administration has called for a review of national cyber security policy. so just how vulnerable are we? nbc's jacob ward is looking into

one essential that is under threat now, jake, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you guys. you know, back in the 1930s when this reservoir in san francisco and so many american reservoirs were built, the engineers at that time could never have imagined that they would be remotely controlling their systems via an internet connection, and they certainly couldn't imagine that criminal gangs operating from halfway around the world might try to strike those systems. now, as we have seen a series of attacks on some of the most fundamental aspects of our daily lives, experts are worried about water and how we're going to protect it as a nation. for decades, water worries have had to do with a dam bursting or someone pouring poison into a reservoir, but in oldsmar, florida, physical defenses were useless against a determined criminal at a computer. >> somebody hacked into the system, not just once but twice, and changed the levels from 100

to 11,100 parts per million with a toxic substance. >> reporter: the threat was neutralized, but if it hadn't been, tap water for hundreds of thousands of floridians may have been unsafe to drink. it comes in a year of hacks that disrupted americans' daily lives from the colonial pipeline shutdowns which caused widespread gas shortages to a major cyber attack against jbs, the largest meat supplier. a hack of americans' water supply would be a major concern. today water systems are digitally controlled. all across california it requires more electricity to move the water from the mountains to a reservoir like this than the state uses for any other purpose, but if that system is interrupted, it's not just a matter of inconvenience, a city cannot survive without running water. and that's why in a country with tens of thousands of water districts, the statistics are so alarming. sisa, the federal cyber security

agency says at least half of water utilities are facing either critical or high risks, and almost all of the most common vulnerabiliies have been around since before 2017, meaning hackers have had years to practice exploiting them. the vulnerabilities don't have to be much, a misplaced password, a lost laptop, any of these can open the door and the few i.t. people a municipal district may have on hand are often badly outnumbered. cyber experts like uc berkeley's steven weber are worried about what's next. >> what you see is a beautiful physical location, water and ducks. what you don't see is the digital layer, the software that makes all this stuff work. it controls the valves, the pipes, the flow, and brings the water from a reservoir like this to your house, my house, and everybody's house. that's the part that's easy to attack. >> reporter: until we can better protect utilities against a sprawling criminal underworld, he says the basic stuff of life is under threat. >> everybody should have a

weeks' worth of water in their basement. >> reporter: you guys, as world leaders come together to discuss cyber criminal gangs and what the national responsibilities are around them, it's becoming clear that we need more than just the local municipality to deal with this. think about it this way, the way experts describe it to us, you would never expect that the local sheriff's office would deal with it if armed invaders from another country dropped from the sky and disrupted our water system. why would we expect that a small i.t. department attached to a city or a transit agency or a hospital or a water district would deal with this kind of thing. we're talking about criminals going after money causing mischief and threatening something truly fundamental to what keeps us going from day-to-day. you guys. >> okay, jacob ward, thank you very much. we are back with much more on this wednesday morning, but first, these messages.

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm cierra johnson. here's what's happening now. >> reporter: with triple tinlgities on the way this week in some areas, firefighters on high alert watching for more fires like the one that caused damage to at least six homes, significant damage to this home. also power grid operators could soon ask all of us to turn our thermostats up to at least 78 degrees to conserve energy, trying to make sure that they don't have to call for blackouts. s athom mentioned triple-digit temperatures in some parts of the bay. meteorologist kari hall is here to talk about what we can see. >> yes, we are going to have that heat advisory starting at 11:00 this morning, for much of

the bay area. inland parts of the east bay and north bay will see an excessive heat warning issued, where temperatures could reach the triple digits and some upper 90s and those temperatures stay hot over the next couple of days, but really start to ramp up today, with san jose reaching 90 and 94 in napa this afternoon. going through the forecast, our temperatures peak tomorrow, still hot on friday, and for the weekend, we're going to have warm weather but we don't get real relief until early next week with valley temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s with mid-70s in san francisco for the next couple of days. cierra? >> all right, going to be a hot one. we'll have another local news update in about half an hour. have a good one.

it' coming up, it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, president biden and vladimir putin meeting face-to-face to address cyberhacking, election interference and more. what will happen behind closed doors? we're live with a full breakdown. plus, giving back, philanthropist mckenzie scott ex-wife of jeff bezos, makes her third surprise donation to hundreds of organizations. just ahead, the nearly $3 billion reason why she's focused on helping so many in need.

then, game plan, two-time super bowl champ peyton manning will join us live to talk about his latest project >> where would you find the maxilla bone >> face. >> correct >> and what he's most looking forward to as he gets ready to be inducted into the pro football hall of fame. and born to play, hoda catches up with the boss himself, bruce springsteen and killers front man brandon flowers as they join forces to create music together. >> just got a text about when we cross paths, let's do dust plan one of these days. >> right, right. >> and they'll treat us to an exclusive performance of their new song today, wednesday, june 16th, 2021 ♪ glory days ♪ >> we're the huge family, and we wanted to say good morning from o ohio >> hi, we're from chicago, and we're in new york celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary.

>> and cheering on our favorite team, go cubs! >>. >> so excited to be celebrating this wednesday with our favorite morning crew. >> sending our love from just across the brooklyn bridge >> so many good people tuning in with us. thanks for sending in those shout-outs we're always welcoming them. thank you for starting your wednesday with us. >> we've got something you're going to want to see, check it out, a first look at the u.s. army's golden knights rehearsing for jenna's big jump tomorrow. she is going to take the plunge to honor our military, and of course her grandfather's legacy. so it's going to be exhilarating oh, it's going to be beautiful, too, for jenna, and i'm sure very emotional she's trying to figure out the keyword to scream so she doesn't curse. >> i know. we've got the delay button on just in case that's tomorrow morning on "today." it's going to be really cool. let's get to your news here at 8:00, the president and russian president vladimir putin face-to-face this morning at

their high stakes summit in geneva mr. biden hoping to put pressure on a leader who's held power for more than two decades. weekend today co-anchor peter alexander joins us with the latest peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you president biden and president putin now behind closed doors for a meeting that whiete house officials tell us is expected to last roughly four to five hours today. they are tempering examinations saying they do not expect any concrete policy announcements to come out of this meeting vladimir putin arriving first as scheduled, trailed a short time behind by president biden. the two men greeted by the swiss president shaking hands. it was president biden who outstretched his hand first, and then they went inside for the meeting that's taking place right now. the first of multiple sessions here, a two on two as it were, president biden with his secretary of state antony blinken, vladimir putin with his long-time foreign minister there. mr. biden saying it's good to have this meeting in person. when he was asked by an nbc

reporter in the room do you trust putin, he appeared to nod back as if to say yes. so many topics for these two men to discuss over the course of this day from cybersecurity to russian aggression towards ukraine and of course election interference in the united states later today, there will be a pair of news conferences the two men will not be doing it together, first vladimir putin and then president biden here in geneva >> peter alexander, thank you, and stay with nbc news for the latest from geneva including president biden's news conference we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins. now to the latest on the pandemic the rapid spread of the so-called delta variant is raising concerns about a new wave of infections just as two states hit hard by the covid crisis celebrate their reopenings nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us now with the new warning from the cdc. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, just as california and new york fully reopen, the delta variant is causing higher levels of infection and now making up

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mackenzie scott announcing a $2.7 billion no strings attached gift to 286 organizations. the 51-year-old former wife of amazon founder jeff bezos contributing alongside her new husband lifelong educator dan jewitt, the organizations on the receiving end equity oriented and nonprofit teams from refugee settlement groups to universities and minority communities. >> that is the largest one-time contribution we've ever received as an organization, and my hand was shaking when i wrote it down i actually wrote 1 million on a piece of paper in case i, you know, forgot the amount. the announcement comes after two other surprise donations in 2020 forbes estimates scott's wealth, roughly 60 billion has continued to grow since divorcing bezos in 2019 scott expressed concern about the source of her wealth without referring to amazon by name writing she's attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled

by systems in need of change bezos currently listed by forbes as the richest person in the world recently named by propublica for paying no federal income taxes in 2007 or 2011, joining other multibillionaires including elon musk and george soros who paid little or no taxes compared to their massive wealth scott seeming to criticize that concentration of wealth, writing we are governed by a humbling belief that it would be better if disproportionate wealth were not concentrated in a small number of hands and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others. not long after the split, scott signing the giving pledge, first started by warren buffett and bill and melinda gates promising to donate a majority of her wealth to philanthropic causes her husband also signing earlier this year. scott and bezos who together share four kids parted ways after one of the most expensive divorces in history.

>> just to name some of the recipients, the university of central florida and the university of texas at san antonio will both be benefitting from scott's latest donation, getting about 40 million to each school, guys, and of course after covid, some of these organizations receiving this very much needed gift. it's a huge relief >> wow >> wow, pretty incredible. all right, natalie, thank you. >> thank you, nat, good to see you. >> thank you. let's get a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> all right, let's see what we've got for you starting off with today, we're looking at a lot of wet weather down through florida, could pick up another couple of inches today and a few scattered showers just off the southern california coast. they really need the rain. look at these temperatures, we're talking triple digits through the southwest into the northern plains. 80s and 90s through the gulf into the southeast the only cool weather is in the northeast with plenty of sunshine, nice and comfortable right around the great lakes and into new england flood risk down in florida with that record heat continues look for some strong storms

good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall and we're getting ready for hot temperatures at 11:00. our heat advisory for the south bay and the peninsula kicks in with excessive heat reaching 100 degrees today. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and a little bit more humidity, as well. temperatures reaching 106 tomorrow and 100 degrees on friday and it will be hot this weekend, but much-needed relief early next week. >> that's your latest weather. >> what time is it? ooh, what time is it >> need a watch. >> about 7:00. >> 9:00. >> very nice impressive that that actually works. >> thank you. >> usually those are just there for -- >> it's the real deal. >> i love it what kind of battery does that take >> it's a wind up. >> it's analog last night jimmy fallon kicked off the father's day celebrations by asking fans to tweet in the best advice they've

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next up, thomas rhett has been getting into the father's day spirit, teaming up for a new track with his dad released overnight, the song is called things dad do. the father son duo previewed the single over the weekend at the grand ole opry he's calling this the favorite song he's ever written with his dad. ♪ and out of the blue without asking, he'll give you advice about your career ♪ ♪ complain and ask why your fridge is full of beer ♪ ♪ that's just a few thing dads do ♪ >> sunday morning listen, dad's day. pop that one on. next up, america's got talent, last night's third round of auditions saw one knockout act after another, but it was the singer storm large that had the judges' jaws on the floor with her rendition of the frank

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another infamous villain gaston. that's interesting this new musical series will travel back years before we met belle or the beast or that house full of singing furniture. luke evans and josh gad reprise their roles of gaston and la puke, and they're going to be joining briana middleton the show is set to land on disney plus. we've been looking forward to this all morning long, joining us now is two-time super bowl champ, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all timings peyton manning who has a new gig hosting the capital one college bowl alongside his older brother cooper it's a reboot of the classic college quiz show. you can probably expect the manning brothers make for a perfect team take a look. >> questions about legendary word smith mark twain. coop, you're a word smith, any favorite mark twain quotes >> i always liked never miss a chance to shut up. >> one of dad's favorites. actually, will rogers who said that. >> dad told it to me a lot >> no points for you still, by

the way. >> zero. >> but you should heed that advice >> peyton, good morning to you, buddy. how did you become the quiz master >> i'm not sure i am the quiz master to tell you the truth it was an opportunity for me to host this show with my brother he and i are kind of having these side conversations in the middle of this competitive game show by these college students but what hooked me is the fact that these kids are playing for college scholarships thanks to capital one, there's a million dollars in scholarships. everybody leaves with something. the winners win four-year full ride scholarships. i've seen the impact of scholarships that's kind of why i got involved i don't think i'm a very good game show host richard dawson, pat sajak, some of the great hosts, it didn't really help me all that much so i was out there doing the best i can. >> game tape >> i love it, hey, peyton, there's something in the water at the manning house, your mom, archie -- your mom olivia, your

dad archie and then all the kids, you, cooper and eli, a lot of people don't know cooper. we know you and we know eli. tell us a little bit about your older brother. >> cooper's got a great quick wit. he's the older brother in the family has thick skin, likes to dish it out, but can take it as well he and i have always had a fun relationship we kind of had an agreement early in our lives that i would help him be a little more serious, and he would help me lighten up a little bit. so that's been a good partnership, and he and i spent eight days together out in los angeles filming this show. we haven't done that since we were in high school together so it was fun for us, but the kids are what made it so special. they were super smart, they were funny. they liked to dish it back out to cooper, which i loved, and these kids are playing for life changing scholarships was really cool to witness. the impact you can make on them, on their families, maybe allowing another sibling to go to college it was really worth the time and experience.

>> you know, peyton, speaking of cooper, we understand the manning football legacy is living on with one of your nephews. we actually have a viral clip we found on twitter this is arch manning take a look at this pass and the catch. wait for it. right there. what can you tell us about arch manning? >> well, it's exciting for, you know, my brother cooper and his family cooper was a great high school receiver, one of the best receivers i've ever had. he and i played together one year of high school. it was a fun year. he went to ole miss on scholarship, had a neck injury never got to play college football, so this is kind of full circle for him to have his son arch being recruited he's a great kid he loves football. he's just a sophomore in high school so the expectations have started very early for him, but he has a great disposition, a great attitude i hope he has fun these next two years playing high school ball college will come at some point,

but as his uncle, i just want him to have a good time in high school right now. >> peyton, you're going to be inducted into the football hall of fame -- >> yeah, yeah! >> congratulations to that the broncos ring of fame what does this all mean to you i mean, what terrific honors >> well, thank you very much i'm sure you guys can appreciate when you're in the middle of something, when you're playing football, when you're doing your show, you don't really think about the past you don't think about what happened in years past, and when you stop playing and you have a recognition like thris, you do think about the past and the people that have helped you get to this point. teammates, coaches, behind the scenes, support staff, the equipment manager, the video directors, the ticket guy. it's just a lot of people that have helped me get to this point, family, just you name it, the list goes on so i've just been so appreciative and thankful during these past few months of taking the time to thank these people

for being a part of my football life it's been a fun journey and looking forward to celebrating in a normal venue in august with a lot of the football fans. >> we look forward to watching you and coop be the quiz master on the show. appreciate it, and the premier of the new show tune in tuesday june 22nd, to the capital one good morning. it is 8:26. justin bieber convincing people -- it's for anyone vaccinated at any santa clara county. six locations or anyone bringing in unvaccinated friends or relatives. tickets up for grabs also include bad bunny and marc anthony. and it is going to be a hot one. meteorologist kari is here to

talk about just how hot it is going to be. good morning. >> good morning, and some spots inland are going to reach up to 100 degrees today and it's going to be even hotter tomorrow. so we do need to take it easy and we have excessive heat warnings that begin at 11:00 and some of the spots heat up. as we head into friday it will still reach up to 100 degrees in some area, but we will have a cooling trend going into the weekend as our temperatures will still be above normal. at least we won't see the significant warming in san francisco. here highs stay locally in the 70s. sierra. we'll have another local news update for you in about a half hour.

♪♪ >> we are back. 8:30, and we are pumped, you all, because look at your clocks. 24 hours from right now, right now, cold play will be taking over our plaza. it's our first live concert. we have waited patiently. >> it's going to be so good. >> we remember the last one when

they were here. >> we sure do. >> that's their new song we're hearing, right? >> higher power. >> adding to the excitement, a special group of preselected and vaccinated fans will be out there with them. we're going to have a crowd too. cold play always puts on an incredible show. you do not want to miss it. things getting back to normal. we've been waiting for concerts. >> cold play. >> what was our last concert? >> harry styles. >> speaking of music, we've got some for you this morning. imagine meeting your idol and being able to create a song with your idol. that happened with brandon flowers with bruce springsteen. hoda, you had a conversation with them about that whole journey. we'll hear from them and also get the world premiere of that new song. >> pretty cool. we'll continue our celebration of pride month with a focus on stories in the transgender community. joe fryer will introduce us to some pioneers fighting for dignity and visibility in the world of politics, entertainment and beyond. >> in the last half hour, we talked with an nfl legend, but

now coming up in the third hour, we've got an nba icon who's going to join us live. the great kareem abdul-jabbar is going to tell us all about a powerful new project he's been working on. >> sounds cool. all right, mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. let's look ahead to the weekend, see what we've got for you, we'll start off with friday, sunshine on the east coast, tropical downpours in the gulf. that dangerous heat for the western third of the country. saturday that heat risk continues. a flood risk as a tropical system makes its way into the central gulf, turning cooler around the great lakes and wet weather in new england. sunday, sunday, plenty of sunshine in the northeast, but a soaking rain through the gulf for father's day. midwest storms in the plains, and we're also looking at hot weather continuing out west on father's day. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are going to be hotter today for our inland valleys expect some spots reaching into the triple digits, even hotter tomorrow. so we do need to take it easy.

try to conserve energy as well as water and stay cool. we will see san francisco's temperatures coming up a few degree, but not as hot. we will not see the city and the coastline included in the heat advisory. it will be cooling off even more for the weekend. and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> you know what, remember that concert we had two weeks ago. >> one republic. >> before that it was harry styles back in february. >> yes. >> we're still getting used to all this. >> we're setting the record straight. just ahead, guys, as we mark pride month, the ambitious and inspiring generation leading a new i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill.

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there are 1.4 million adults in america who identify as transgender. so much progress has been made in the worlds of pop culture, politics, all those things but also a lot of laws and legislation around the country they're making a lot of headlines this year. we're going to delve into all those issues and putting mental health and other things at impahe comthct tmu

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and we're back with more on our month long series celebrating pride, past, present, and future. >> this morning we're focusing on the transgender community nbc's joe fryer is here with more. >> in america it's estimated 1.4 million adults identify as transgender. as times and attitudes change, surveys show younger adults are far more likely than older ones to know somebody who's transgender. it's not without resistance, part of a culture war that has been waged for decades the story of pride begins with

the uprising of the stonewall inn back in june of 1969 the lgbtq community fought back during a police raid, transgender women of color played a huge role in that pivotal moment icons like marsha p. johnson and sylvia rivera. now 52 years later a new generation of transgender trail blazers is making history. >> i dr. rachel levine. >> dr. rachel levine became the first openly transgender federal official ever confirmed by the senate. >> to be nominated by the president and confirmed, i think demonstrates how important equality and fairness is and that anything is possible. >> reporter: on tv the ground breaking series set a new bar for transgender representation in entertainment. >> it's classic. it's classic >> reporter: oscar nominated actress elliott page recently came out as transgender sharing his story with oprah.

>> being able to touch my chest and feel comfortable in my body for the -- probably the first time. >> such high profile stories are a reflection of the real world when towns big and small, teenagers like 16-year-old phoenix are sharing their stories. >> finally i'm kind of been able to express myself and finally kind of get some relief. >> a cocooning into a beautiful butterfly. >> but trans kids are also the focus of battles in state legislatures across the country. this year alone hundreds of bills targeting the transgender community have been introduced in 30 states that includes laws restricts transgender participation in sports passed in seven states this year and one last year. >> i can tell you this, in florida, you know, girls are going to play girls' sports and

boys are going to play boys' sports. >> lawmakers who support the sports vans argue transgender girls have an unfair advantage nbc news reached out to them, but not a single one did. >> sir, can you give me one example of a transgender child trying to get an unfair advantage, just one in your state. you signed a bill about it >> i can't really tell you one. >> reporter: mental health advocates worry the wave of legislation is marginalizing a community na already faces higher rates of depression and anxiety. recent survey found more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth have seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. >> let me be clear, the passing of these bills will harm trans lives. >> reporter: violence is a concern, too so far in 2021, at least 28 transgender or gender nonconforming people have been murdered, most are black or

latinx at this pace, it will be a record year. >> you know, every time i walk out of the door i'm afraid if i'll make it back alive. >> reporter: yet, you'll still find plenty of optimism. this year 16-year-old stella kaeting testified before the senate she dreams of becoming america's first transgender president. >> i just want to be treated as a normal kid because i'm not that different you know, i just have one small little detail about me that's slightly different than the majority of other teens, and that's just that i'm transgender. >> many of the laws passed this year are facing legal challenges in court that includes controversial legislation in arkansas that prevents trans minors from getting gender affirming care like puberty blocks and hormones the government vetoed that bill, but lawmakers overrode that veto the law is slated to take effect in late july unless a judge says otherwise. we're going o'to take a deeper look in a special that we have

airing tomorrow night on "nbc news now" called trans america we'll be looking at mental health, issues of violence, pop culture, religion and so many other issues. >> those violence numbers really stick out, the suicides and murders. >> thank you, joe. just ahead, our chat with bruce springsteen and the killers brandon flowers, the

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killers hit songs, and their voices could not be more perfectly matched. first i got a chance to catch up with the guys to talk about the project and their mutual admiration fan club. ♪ >> reporter: when the boss sends you a text that he wants to join forces, there's only one answer, yes, definitely yes. >> so brandon when you found out the boss was a fan, did you freak out? >> i mean, yeah. he's somebody that he's a part of american culture and fabric, and he's such an icon. so just to have him be aware of what we do is really, you know, special to us. >> but you hadn't met him. how were you feeling before your first interaction with bruce >> i was a little embarrassed, actually, because there had been a lot of headlines about this influence that had entered into the killer's picture i didn't know how he was going to respond to that i had a little bit of trepidation. >> bruce, did you know that he

was worried or nervous to meet you? >> no, not really. it makes you happy to see where your music goes, and who it inspires i find that to be very thrilling. >> brandon, what do you remember about the meeting? there he is, your idol you walk up. >> you know, the first time he watched us, we played before him at a festival in europe. i look over and i see these aviators on the side of the stage, and behind the aviators is the boss. you know, it makes you up your game a little bit when he's watching, and he's just gracious and, you know, lived up to all of the rumors about him. ♪ >> want to do a little thunder road, and you know, arguably the greatest rock song of all time i said, hell yes >> nearly a decade after their first meeting, bruce figured it was time to return the favor

>> and i just got a text about how, you know, when we cross paths, let's do dustland we've got to do dustland one of these days. >> right, right, right. >> i wasn't sure if somebody was pulling my chain, and i didn't know for sure that it was him. >> i love that's how you it, you send a text. that's how you operate >> i am a texter, and i am a texter because my children insisted that i text they said, dad, you want to get in touch with us, you got to text us. so now i text everybody, and i wanted to stay in touch with brandon because he's a great guy. he sang with me in my band, let me come up and sing a song with you in your band ♪ dustland fairy tale beginning just another white trash county kiss ♪ >> the song was written by the killers front man in 2008 as his mother battled terminal brain cancer

brandon wrote of his parents ' enduring love story inspired he said by springsteen. >> i didn't think that things that were happening in my life would be that interesting and he's sort of opening the door for me to write about those things ♪ >> this song isn't the only collaboration for bruce. >> i was trying to remember the first time we actually met >> in february, he launched a podcast with another icon. >> now, i was listening to your podcast, bruce with president obama. did you text him, too, and say, hey, buddy, why don't we get together and collaborate on something? >> it didn't quite happen like that, but i have texted the president. but that was actually his idea. >> oh, was it? >> yeah, it was his idea of course i'm going, okay. he's the president, and i have a high school diploma, and i'm a guitar player from new jersey, there's something wrong with this picture, you know i grew up thinking, you know, my father was like ashamed of his family. >> it was as if there was like a

real brotherhood. >> yeah, i love the president very much. i was very happy with it >> bruce, the other thing i'm pumped about, your daughter may be going to the olympics as an eque equestrian, is that a possibility? >> she's very close. >> how do you feel about it? >> very proud. you know, she has worked since she was 4 years old. she's just worked as hard as i've ever seen anybody work at something, so if she happens to get the chance, we're going to be very, very excited and we've got our fingers crossed. >> and bruce may be a jersey boy, but he's turning the lights back on on broadway, his tony winning show reopens for a run later this month i know it's your life, but there's a lot of ground to cover there. do you have to re-kind of remember and relearn the rhythm of that show >> the rhythm is in me, and i did it 236 times, so it's like riding a bike. it's not going to go away. >> well, you guys, congrats on

this, you all. this is super cool i mean, the boss seems -- i mean, is really excited to be part of this, and back to his daughter being an equestrian, we might actually see her in tokyo. it's going to be really cool >> i wish i had his contacts you could text the president, the lead singer of the killers >> by the way, when he first got the text, he actually didn't save bruce's number. he said who's the guy who says let's collaborate, and literally it took like a second go back. >> new jersey area code. >> are you guys ready, here's the world premiere of bruce springsteen and the killers performing "dustland." ♪

♪ a dustland fairy tale beginning, or just another white trash county kiss ♪ ♪ in '61, long brown hair and foolish eyes ♪ ♪ he looks just like you'd want him to ♪ ♪ some kind of slick chrome american prince ♪ ♪ a blue jean serenade, moon river what'd you do to me ♪ ♪ but i don't believe you ♪ ♪ saw cinderella in a party dress, but she was looking for a nightgown ♪ ♪ i saw the devil wrapping up his hands, he's getting ready for the showdown ♪