4 down the east shore freeway through berkeley and emeryvil r. earlier crash near the toll plaza. i believe they may cleared and one vehicle off the approach. >> all right. well that will do it for us. >> all right. look, thanks for joining us this morning and don't forget, history being made with vianey with rockerthon. the "today" show is next. good morning breaking overnight, wild weather. a large and extremely dangerous tornado touching down near chicago as the severe storm hammers the midwest. and in the south, claudette strengthens back into a tropical storm after cutting a destructive path through the region and causing this fatal crash in alabama we'll have the very latest and al's forecast. travel trouble -- american airlines forced to cancel hundreds of flights over the weekend because of staffing shortages and mechanical issues. straight ahead, what's being done to address those problems

and the potential impact on your summer vacation. back in business 20,000 packed iconic madison square garden for its first full capacity concert since the pandemic began >> it's amazing going to a concert after almost two years >> but across the country, the dangerous delta strain taking hold this morning, the state seeing the biggest rise in cases and the new warning from health officials to the unvaccinated. those stories, plus testing the waters overnight, the first cruise with passengers launches from the port of miami. why the trial voyage could hold the key to the industry's long awaited restart. and the perfect present. jon rahm wins the u.s. open in

dramatic fashion the unforgettable career first on his first father's day. >> announcer: from nbc new >> announcer: from nbc news, today, monday, june 21st, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> hi, everybody good morning welcome to "today" on a monday morning. good to have you with us >> nice to see you, too. we're starting off the week with dangerous country from coast to coast. overnight, a tornado in illinois, that dangerous storm system hitting parts of indiana, too. >> after claudette barreling through the south creating dangerous conditions that led to a deadly car crash in alabama. that storm now moving across the carolinas. and on this first full day of summer, record high temperatures expected again

today in the pacific northwest as well as texas and even upstate new york >> al is standing by with the forecast, but first let's get to cathy who is checking out the damage from claudette. it's been some tough times there. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. tornados are being blamed for extensive damage stretching from the midwest to the southeast here in alabama, i'm standing in what used to be a mobile home community now left in pieces and you might notice this large mound of debris behind me. we are told that a home literally flew into another. overnight, a likely tornado ripping through the chicago suburbs. with records of power outages, downed trees and extensive damage, including flooding at o'hare airport the severe storm system also hitting indiana. down south, another path of destruction left behind by tropical depression claudette. at least 12 people, including 10 children, killed

the storm triggering treacherous conditions in southern alabama where authorities say a hydro planing car likely set off a chain reaction on the interstate children were traveling in a small bus operated by the alabama sheriff's youth ranch when it got caught in the pileup only the ranch director, kwhosms driving, survived. she lost two of her own children in the crash the multi car crash also killing cody fox and his 9-month-old daughter arianna who were in a separate vehicle >> i've never seen anything like it it was horrific. >> reporter: the storm spurred tornados, too, one touching down in brewton, alabama, flattening homes, ripping roofs and tossing debris for miles >> all of a sudden, the trees over this way behind the houses over there, they just kind of just -- it was like they imploded >> reporter: high winds and life threatening flooding also leading to rescues dolphin island's mayor saying they're still feeling the effects from past storms

>> we're at a situation that the shoreline is just so decimated at this point that it just takes very little. again, high tides, wave action, to push water into the interior of the island. >> the lashing in louisiana washing out streets and pushing water into homes >> we had about 4 inches throughout our entire house. and that happened within about an hour. >> along the florida panhandle, strong winds and flashfloods bringing rough seas and high surf, while fire crews in georgia rescued a woman trapped inside her car, freeing her from a fallen tree and power lines. and claudette is still packing a punch right now in the carolinas. meanwhile, back here in east brewton, we have learned several people were injured after the storm came through, but one woma sucked out of her home savannah >> terrifying. thank you, kathy park, thank

you. >> al is standing by in long bridge, new jersey, on the road for rokerthon. al, good morning >> hey, good morning, guys this just really brings home the fact that you don't need a really strong storm to cause big problems this thing is now reintensified into a tropical storm 65 miles east-southeast of raleigh. 40-mile-per-hour winds moving east-northeast at 25 miles per hour moving offshore quickly. it should not be a problem over the next hour or so and then west, more severe it's out to sea and no problem we are watching back to our west, no severe weather pushing in here. we have severe thunderstorm watches up stretching from northeastern ohio, parts of r upstate new york this system is going to be spawning severe weather today for 26 million people. we have the threat of some tornados, hail, and damaging winds. our risk continues tomorrow for the midatlantic into the southeast for more damaging winds, hail, tornado threat low,

but a lot of heavy rain. this is going to be a prodigious rainmaker with hourly rates through tuesday with up to 2 inches per hour in the gulf coast, mid-atlantic states and up into the ohio river valley, guys so our severe weather from claudette is just about over, but we are going to be looking at severe weather coming with these storms over the next 24 hours. back to you guys >> al, thank you we will get the rest of your forecast and we'll talk about the start of roker-thon. i see you have your roker-thon shirt on we'll get to that in a few but right now, turning to those problems that forced american airlines to cancel hundreds of flights over the weekend and there are even more cuts planned for today tom costello covers aviation for us he's at reagan national. this is happening at the very moment we're seeing this travel resurgence what went wrong? >> reporter: yeah. that's exactly what happened essentially, nobody expected we would see this surge in passengers coming back to airports and airlines

immediately after the pandemic and airlines had furloughed employees, they laid people off, and now they are really trying to catch up and they're behind it had to cancel more than 400 flights over the weekend and american says it is projecting it will have to cancel 50 flights per day through mid-july, and that is more than 1,000 in total we're talking about 1% of american's flights the cancellations are coming from staffing shortages and maintenance issues this weekend's bad weather to ba certainly didn't help at all the factor led us to build an additional resilience and certainty to our operation by adjusting a fraction of our schedule flying. that means essentially canceling flights. it says we made targeted changes with the goal of impacting the fewest number of customers it is now rushing to get pilots and other crew members

furloughed during the pandemic back on staff and getting them ready to fly as fast as possible but the bottom line he season >> we're talking about continued cancellations through mid-july according to american airlines is this just an american airlines problem or other airlines potentially facing these same issues? >> american seems to be hit the hardest. united airlines not as hard. the bottom line is, if you have booked a flight this summer, there is a chance you may get rebooked they may put you on an earlier flight, a later flight, they may put you through a different hub, they say they're going to do everything they can to cancel the fewest number of flights altogether if your flight is completely canceled, you'll get a full refund >> tom, thank you very much. meantime, new york reached an important milestone in its long journey back overnight, but the national goal of getting 70% of americans vaccinated by the fourth of july appears to fall short, and the spread of the delta variant shows no sign of

slowing. nbc's stephanie gosk joins us now from in front of the garden. stef, good morning >> reporter: good morning. it continues to be that split screen for covid between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. vaccinated ticket holders got a chance to see the foo fighters live in concert. they are thrilled to be here but now there are worries for people unvaccinated. case numbers continue to drop, but there are these new pockets of concern and as you say, that delta variant is taking hold overnight in new york city -- the foo fighters rocked madison square garden marking the first full capacity fully vaccinated concert in a new york arena since the pandemic began >> it's amazing going to a concert after almost two years >> it's one thing to watch music on tv and video, but to feel the bass, to feel the drums --

>> reporter: starting today, new york state will begin to slowly phase out its vaccination sites. there will be localized efforts instead. but across the south and midwest, the race to get shots in arms growing more urgent as the deadly and dangerous delta variant takes hold >> that's one less family member that's going to be celebrating independence day >> reporter: missouri seeing an alarming rise in new cases, up 59% over the last two weeks, the highest in the country health officials in greene county ,home to mercy springfield hospital estimate the delta variant is responsible for up to 90% of new cases there. >> we're seeing it spike in a much younger population. >> reporter: craig mccoy says the key is getting younger people vaccinated. >> it's not a political thing. it's what we all need to do to protect ourselves and to protect each other and to help get our communities and our nation back to where we need to be >> reporter: meanwhile, in florida, the highest daily average of new cases, more than

1,400. a covid outbreak forcing one country to close its entire administrative headquarters after two people died and several were hospitalized. >> of these five cases who were younger people, by the way, these cases all were of a severity of either hospitalization or death >> reporter: missouri and florida are two of many states, really, that have vaccinated less than 50% of their population it's contributing to this problem that will make it difficult, if not impossible, to reach the biden administration goal of having 70% of all u.s. adults with at least one shot by july 4th and just as a reminder for people, if you are vaccinated, so far, the vaccines are holding up against this delta variant. guys, back to you. >> that's good news there, stef. thank you so much. 12 minutes after the hour. craig is here. good morning hope you had a good father's day. >> i did good morning to you. we have new details on a weekend celebration that unfortunately

turned tragic at the start of a pride parade in florida. a driver slamming into the crowd killing one person and hurting another. nbc's sam brock is in wilton manors near ft. lauderdale with more on that investigation sam, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the truck was the lead car of the stonewall pride parade here. it ended up at the garden center the driver is a 77-year-old man, a member of the gay men's chorus here in south florida, and that he accelerated unexpectedly with tragic consequences. this morning, heartbreaking new details of how a festive day in south florida transformed instantly to confusion and grief when a white pickup truck seen here barreling into a garden center, first struck two men hospitalizing both, one of whom later died >> i saw bodies on the ground. it was a traumatizing experience all around >> reporter: video shows officer

placing this man in a cruiser. ft. lauderdale police confirming the driver involved is part of the gay men's chorus group and is a 77-year-old who had ailments preventing him from walking the duration of the parade and was selected to drive as the lead vehicle. police say as the truck began to move forward in anticipation for the start of the parade, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly mere feet from where it happened, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. >> i don't know if i can get across how devastating it is to watch someone run down and lose their life in front of so many people who were there to celebrate. >> reporter: this picture shows her and fellow congressman ted deutsch embracing after watching the careening car fly by members of their staff, volunteers, interns, and kids. initially, it wasn't clear whether the act was intentional. although wilton manor's police chief later called it a tragic accident >> this does appear to be accidental does that provide you any relief

at all >> it provides me with some relief in the moment how tragic is it you would like your first thought to be oh, my god, what a horrible accident and that wasn't any of us response. >> reporter: ft. lauderdale police say the driver remained on scene and was cooperative the entire time. a dui test was conducted there were no signs of impairment and no arrest thus far as the investigation here in ft. lauderdale continues. craig, back to you >> sounds like just a tragic accident there, sam brock for us thank you. now to breaking news from tokyo this morning olympic organizers say they will allow some local fans to attend the games in person. each event will be limited to 50% capacity with a maximum of 10,000 fans for all olympic venues spectators from overseas will not be allowed to attend, and the decision contradicts the country's top medical adviser who recommended the games be held without any fans. the olympics get under way in tokyo july 23rd.

>> very fluid situation over there. a lot changing time to check in with al once again, getting ready to kick off the fifth edition of roker-thon, going for some big events this is al's possibly 10th guinness world record title. >> feel good about it. >> hey, guys, good morning we're going to be starting coming up in the next half hour a coast to coast weather relay with our nbc stations in an attempt to set the guinness world record also, to celebrate the reopening of america and today is the first full day of summer so let's enjoy let's show you what we have as far as your weather is concerned for today across the country we are looking, again, claudette moving onshore reinvigorated as a tropical storm hot and humid down through texas. severe storms will be firing up from the great lakes northeast all the way down into the central plains. look for record highs out west with plenty of sunshine and no rain in sight. we're get to get to your local forecast coming up in the next

roker-thon 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our high temperatures for the inland areas. nice start to the week with highs today reaching into the mid 80s and even a little bit cooler as we head toward wednesday an then we start a warming trend and start to feel that for the weekend with our valley temperatures in the low to mid 90s between saturday and sunday. now as we go through the seven-day forecast in san

francisco, just some minor warming through the end of the week. >> and that's your latest weather. today.com/allday once we kick off roker-thon, that's where you can watch the whole extravaganza we'll explain the rules of the road in just a little bit. >> okay. it's going to be big coming up, a father's day to remember we're going to hear from new dad jon rahm on his thrilling victory at golf's u.s. open. plus a major step in the cruise industry's restart. we're going to hear from passengers who set sail from miami overnight on a very important test trip.

still ahead, craig gets in a conversation with the beloved he has "friends" family >> michael gunther has some

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father's day at a home on dunn avenue. i'm sharon katsuda at the golden gate bridge. you may be smelling smoke coming from the big sur wildfire. you can see the cause in the video. lots of smoke billowing from the willow fire that's been burning in big sur since last week. it scorched close to 2500 acres since it started thursday night and burning in the wilderness close to the zen center and hot springs. several small areas have been evacuated. time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at those temps. kari? >> hey. it's going to be a little bit warmer in some spots, compared to what we'll see near the coast. 62 in half moon bay, 90 in clearlake. a lot of this weather is the same, what we experienced over the weekend. it's going to be fairly mild as we continue with a cooling trend heading towards the middle of the week. for our inland areas, we're looking at some low 80s and this weekend it's going to be turning

hot once again with some low to mid 90s. marcus? >> all right. thanks, kari. another local news update coming up for you in a half hour. i'll meet you back here then.

we're back it's 7:30. it's a monday morning. it's june 21st, 2021 i was pausing for more music there's a beautiful beach shot first full day of summer starts today. al is celebrating in a huge way. roker-on this five >> oh, my gosh he's into it >> he's into it. oh, my gosh, setting the stage for all the fun yet to come. >> dressed the part, for sure. >> he is feeling it, i know. we got your yacht rock station on, al

we know you love this and we're going to get to roker -- >> that's right. we love this i love it. >> he really loves it. okay 7:30 headlines, monday morning, let's go we begin with the ongoing battle over an infrastructure spending bill. president biden has made it one of his biggest priorities and as early as today a group of senators is set to unveil a bipartisan proposal. at least 21 democratic and republican supporters say they support this roughly $10 trillion deal. it would not raise taxes on corporations or wealthy americans. the plan would revitalize roads, bridges and broadbands but would not meet democrats' goals of investment in clean energy several people were hurt when a hot air balloon made a hard landing and dragged on its side this is in colorado. three people were taken to the hospital fortunately, they are expected to be okay

the balloon operator says strong winds were to blame. incredible video out of the atlantic ocean the u.s. navy conducting shock trials on its carrier over the weekend to simulate how the ship would perform in battle conditions >> three, two, one >> whoa. >> geez. >> the u.s. navy blasted the "uss gerald r. ford" with thousands of pounds of explosives about a hundred miles off the coast of florida the blast was so big, it actually registered at 3.9 magnitude as an earthquake navy officials say the test was successful and the ship will undergo further testing later this summer. >> that's a stress test. man. >> yeah. now to an important step in the recovery and return of the cruise industry. for more than a year, a >> grounded by the pandemic for more than a year, this morning a test voyage is under way and it could pave the way for more ship toes sail again.

>> kerry sanders is at port miami with more on this. hey, kerry, good morning >> reporter: good morning. the royal caribbean cruise terminal here is empty, but there are some folks at sea, on a test the cdc likes to call it a simulated cruise they're trying to work out the covid protocols to make sure when paying passengers go on board very soon that everything is safe. this morning, the shutdown that has cost cruise lines billions of dollars is almost over. after 15 months, sunday it was anchors away for a royal caribbean simulation cruise. >> the cruise today is huge for the industry and for the company. >> reporter: this, the first cruise to leave any u.s. port with passengers since march 2020 the two-day trip will sail around the bahamas on board, company employees who volunteered to test the health and safety systems, all eager to jump start the industry.

>> i'm looking forward to getting back to sea. this is has been what we've been talking about for the last 15 months >> the maiden voyage a promising milestone after a choppy start eight crew members testing on is positive for covid-19 last week on its "odyssey of the seas," delaying the launch of the new cruise liner scheduled to sail with passengers ahead of the july 4th holiday that ship is recommending passengers to be fully vaccinated and asking them to provide documentation before sailing. unvaccinated passengers will be required to adhere to health protocols like wearing masks, eating in separate designated areas, and undergoing covid testing, some at their own expense. royal caribbean cruises says it plans to require all adult guests to be vaccinated on other ships scheduled to sail from ports and states outside florida this summer. it remains unclear this morning how a florida law enacted by

governor ron desantis will impact future cruises departing from the state passports and the law prevents any business, including cruise lines, from requiring vaccine passports and imposes a $5,000 fine for each violation. later this week, the cdc has authorized a celebrity seven-day cruise the ship "edge" with 95% of the passengers vaccinated will set sail from ft. lauderdale it will be the first cruise from an american port with paying passengers since the pandemic began. >> we have spent a lot of time as a company and as an industry thinking through a lot of what needs to be done and that gives me confidence >> reporter: a confidence about to be tested at sea. >> so it seems like the royal caribbean has taken a lot of safety precautions, kerry. are other ships expected to do the same >> reporter: not only other ships, but all cruise lines are taking their own version of safety protocols

take a look at this list on what to do. they're using new air filtration systems on ships implementing medical-grade cleaning standards and new sanitation protocols, upgrading the medical facilities on board their ships just in case somebody does come down, and utilizing technology such as apps to book venues and restaurants where people might crowd to make sure that they're able to limit the number of people who get too close all at the same time. this is an industry that has lost billions of dollars and they believe that they are now on the cusp of getting back at sea with paying passengers guys >> we got it kerry, thanks. i like that training video >> exactly and shake hands. no not okay when we come back on a monday morning, the remarkable end to the u.s. open and, man, was it a perfect first father's day for champion jon rahm. we'll have that for you right after this

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father's day for a lot of folks. 26-year-old jon rahm birdies on the final two holes to win his first major championship weeks after he was forced out of a tournament that he was leading after a positive covid test. >> nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more on this triumphant comeback. >> reporter: it was a day of firsts for jon rahm. he celebrated his first father's day, his first marriage win, and became the first golfer from spain to win the u.s. open all of this capping off a big day for a guy they call "rahmbo. >> another one >> reporter: an incredible comeback at torrey pines 26-year-old jon rahm securing a 6 under par win at the u.s. open, his first major championship >> i just felt like the stars were aligning. and i knew my best golf was to come >> reporter: the victory comes just two weeks after rahm tested positive for covid-19. his diagnosis relayed to him during the memorial tournament earlier this month, which he was forced to withdraw, leaving

behind a six-lead stroke in the third round. >> the setback i had two weeks ago was only a buildup for this moment i didn't want to say it out loud, but i truly believed something good was going to happen this week >> reporter: rahm's win sunday, perhaps a date with destiny. it's the same course he won his first pga tour in 2017 and a year later, he proposed to his wife, kelly, along the same beach front links. moments after the father's day finish, an emotional family embrace. rahm holding up his 2-month-old son, kepa, with his wife by his side >> you have no idea what this means right now. you will soon enough >> reporter: he's now the first spanish golfer to win the u.s. open and only the fourth person from spain to win a major. >> i never thought the u.s. open would be my first major. i think my son helped me get that change, you know, get that mentality. >> reporter: jon's own father looking on as his son became the

world's new top golfer >> three generations of rahm celebrating this at the same time it's a pretty surreal feeling. >> reporter: and, guys, rahm did point out in spain, father's day technically is celebrated in march, but he added they plan to celebrate just as hard >> for winning the u.s.? when in rome, right? why not. miguel, thank you. >> were you watching >> oh, yeah. that was -- to the point, you couldn't script that any better. let's get a check of the weather. and we've got to get roker-thon five started al starting off in long branch, new jersey hi, al >> hey, guys i'm all decked out and ready for it deborah gave me this shirt i'm all excited about it let's get started. first of all, we're going to give you your forecast it is hot. it's steamy here in long branch, new jersey, but we are talking downright dangerous heat today throughout a good portion of the country. 10 million people southern texas on into the northwest and parts

the of northeast, as well. it's a divided high situation along the west coast and east coast. temperatures anywhere from 20 to 10 degrees above average, but in the midsection of the country, later this week, temperatures stay cl down into new orleans and st. louis. but you go out west, those temperatures awfully toasty. and it's show your stripes day this is a global temperature rise from 1850 all the way to 2020 you can see how warm things are. and as we take a look at a few cities across the country -- states, i should say, california, texas, louisiana, you can see those warming stripes as the global temperatures warm up that's what we're looking at as climate change takes a hold across the country and across the world. that's what's going on around the country. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

first full day of summer and we're going to have summer like temperatures reaching into the mid 80s for the inland valleys. we will cool off toward the middle of the week and it's going to be a really nice week ahead. if you're making weekend plans early keep in mind it's going to be a hot one as we turn into the low to mid 90s and some spots may be closer to 100 degrees. san francisco will have minor warming heading through the week. mid 70s as we go into saturday and sunday. weather. oh, hoda >> oh, al, it is time big moment the triumphant return of roker-thon you've got some friends you brought along for the ride >> oh, that's right. we've got more than 50 of our best friends out here. throughout the years, though, we've done a 34-hour weather forecast we brought you the weather from all 50 states in one week. we set records at five college campuses in five days.

and we had 69 chefs join us on an online sandwich making extravaganza and this year, it's the roker-thon summer weather relay. so without further delay, drum roll, please that's right roker-thon starts now. ♪ good morning, everybody. and welcome to roker-thon. we are coming to you live from long branch, new jersey, a beautiful town along the new jersey shore, and we're thrilled that you're joining us to celebrate the return of the great american summer. today is the first full day of summer that's right it happened last night around 11:30. did you feel that tingling that was summer coming, baby that's right so over 50 members of our nbc family are fanned out coast to coast to share their summer weather forecast and you can see some of them on the big board. tampa, new orleans, atlanta,

we're going to swing by anchorage and honolulu later today, all of it to say -- i see you, dave price -- all of it to celebrate america's reopening and set a guinness world record for longest weather reporting relay. now, there are a lot of rules of the road that we have to follow, as you can see my job will be to keep things moving so we're going to be checking in across all four hours of "today." we have the guinness world record adjudicator in our satellite truck to make sure we stay on task you can head to today.com to watch the entire relay live. our first stop, clearwater beach, florida, rebecca barry there, meteorologist at wfla news channel 8 rebecca, i'm going to toss the beach ball to you. what is summer looking like in your neck of the woods >> thanks, al. summer, it's beautiful here.

there's no more beautiful place you can be right now than clearwater beach, florida. temperatures right at 80 degrees. >> go, rebecca that's the start of roker-thon she's going to hand it off, it's going to go new york, baltimore and new orleans and all over it's off to the races. we're going on be checking in with al throughout the morning and you can go to today.com or use the qr code and watch the whole thing on your smartphone >> streaming, all the things roker-thon five is next. coming up next, a touching tribute from the president and first lady to their companion, champ. namaste... ...surprise parties. aww, you guys. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... ...for 3!... ...so i can du more of the things i love. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems.

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champ and major. >> reporter: a good boy in the oval office and on the south lawn introduced when kelly clarkson brought her tv show to the white house. >> they run all over, which is so nice. it's a beautiful lawn. >> reporter: while the younger lad, 3-year-old major, made headlines earlier this year for nipping staff, champ was the calm presence. >> he thinks he's secret service. >> reporter: champ's skills included something that runs in the family, as 60 minute found out in 2016. >> he's a talker watch this hey, champ, do you want to play golf well, where is the golf club >> reporter: he joined the family shortly after mr. biden was elected vice president in 2008 >> i've had german shepherds from the time i was a kid. >> reporter: the biden's christmas video put a sound track to champ and major's differing speeds ♪ when the first lady decorated the white house north lawn for

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. and here is what's breaking and happening now. >> i'm bob redell in richmond where eight people have been shot at a late night father's day celebration. we have learned from the police department that three of those people have died. another five were taken to the hospital. three have been treated and released. one still in fair condition and the other in critical condition. no arrests have been made. we do know this was a guatemalan marimba, a time for music and dance. again in celebration of father's day at a home on dunn avenue. >> time to get a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the numbers for us. >> good morning.

yes, we're starting out with a live look oue in the tri-valley. a little bit warm here but still some of the nice weather we've had from over the weekend as our high temperatures reach into the mid 80s. here's a look at our inland forecast over the next seven days. it continues to cool off heading down to the low 80s for highs by the middle of the week and then we start to warm up again, but we really feel that heat this weekend as we'll see our temperatures reaching into the low to mid 90s. we'll see some of those temperatures in the valleys feeling very warm compared to what we'll have in san francisco. upper 60s throughout much of the week but expect some mid 70s for the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update for you in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then.

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it's 8:00 on "to "coming up, wicked weather overnight, a dangerous tornado tears through illinois chicago's airport flooded and it comes as tropical storm claudette is strengthening once again after leaving behind a path of destruction across the south. so where is the storm headed dylan is tracking it all then royal revelations, meghan markle celebrates father's day with a special gift for prince harry as he gets ready to reunite with his brother next month what a new book is revealing

about their royal rift plus, sharing his story. actor james michael tyler who played gunther on "friends" opens up about the personal reason he wasn't more involved in the big reunion show. >> in september of 2018, i was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones. >> just ahead, his important message about early detection. and tickets to tokyo track legend allyson felix secures a spot on team usa with her 2-year-old daughter there t. while simone manuels battles see mom shine. while simone manuel battles back after a health scare with an emotional finish we'll have all the details, today monday, june 21st, 2021. >> today we celebrate our parents, hewitt and annie. >> we've been married 50 years

>> happy anniversary >> hey, "today" show, we're from charleston, south carolina >> and we're here to wish our daughter, penelope, a very happy first birthday happy birthday, penelope >> this weekend, i will be an official teenager. >> happy birthday! >> that was a real teen scene right there. welcome back to the "today" show on a monday morning glad to have you with us >> we have people here, folks on the plaza. check out this group a nice group of people >> yes >> it's slowly picking up. one guy out there wishes he could see al, but al is busy. he has a big roker-thon. he kicked things off in our last half hour. and al and company, there's dave price, appear to be well on their way of setting another guinness world record, this time for the most people in an online weather reporting relay. dave price is from our local affiliate wnbc

>> and you can check out the progress by scanning that qr code right there at the bottom of your screen or head over to today.com to watch the roker-thon and all of its magic. >> local affiliates around the country keeping the ball rolling literally. let's get to your news at 8:00 violent weather struck two different parts of the country overnight with a deadly tropical system in the south and a tornado outside chicago. let's begin with nbc's megan fitzgerald with a look at the damage left behind in illinois megan, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. i can tell you that the destruction is extensive here on the ground the national weather service is not saying yet that a tornado hit this community, but the fire chief is convinced i want to show you the damage here part of the roof is ripped off. trees snapped in half. but this is what i really want to show you here this was a home that was completely leveled

we know two people were trapped inside, had to be rescued, one person taken to the hospital with serious conditions. all told, about five people were transported to the hospital. we're talking about over 130 homes that have experienced some sort of damage fire officials tell us that they went door to door throughout the night making sure that no one was trapped inside as the sun is up and they are assessing the damage here, savannah, they're saying this situation could have been much worse. >> pretty bad, megan thank you very much. in the meantime, the tropical storm system that slammed the south is blamed for at least 12 deaths kathy park is in east brewton, alabama, with that story >> reporter: good morning to you. law debt packed the punch over if weekend in parts of the south. the storm is being blamed for the destruction you see here in east brewton, alabama. i'm standing mound of debris behind me. apparently, a mobile home flew into another one and ride in the middle of all this destruction, there is a truck that is wedged

right in the middle of all this damage meanwhile, about an hour from here in butler county, they are still reeling from a devastating crash that killed 10 people, 9 of them children and the majority of them were young children coming back from a beach vacation they were part of a youth ranch. meanwhile, also in louisiana they got dumped with heavy rain showers and the water at times were rising so quickly, several drivers had to be rescued by crews >> kathy park, thank you staffing shortages along with that bad weather forced american airlines to cancel more than 400 flights this weekend. airlines cut back sharply during the pandemic and now with travel on the rebound, american is having difficulty finding enough people to fly. it is projecting it will have to cancel nearly 50 flights every day until the middle of july new york city signaled its

reopening in a big way last night with a full house rock concert at madison square garden nbc's stephanie gosk is at one of the vaccination sites that helped make that possible. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, savannah so this was the first 100% capacity concert at a new york city arena since march 2020. there was a catch, however not only did you need a ticket, you also needed a vaccine. but for those people lucky enough to check both of those boxes, they were thrilled to be here and they got quite a show ♪ overnight, the world's most famous arena rocking once again. >> foo fighters are my number one. >> reporter: grammy winning band foo fighters taking the stage at madison square garden, the historic venue's first concert in more than 460 days. >> words can't say how i feel. >> reoprter: fans arrived early in anticipation. and as arena employees verified vaccination cards for ticket holders, a group of protesters objected to the concert's

vaccine mandate. with fans clamoring to get inside msg, rock and roll's long awaited return to the garden was a night to remember. the fully vaccinated, sold out crowd singing along to their favorites led by foo fighters front man david grohl. ♪ grohl offering his gratitude to everyone who filled the arena. >> thank you all for [ bleep ] being here tonight >> reporter: a welcome spectacle for the millions of americans eager to enjoy more times like these. ♪ starting today in new york, they're going to gradually phase out these mass vaccination sites. they're going to target those populations that still need the vaccine with these local vaccination sites, hoping to increase those numbers because this delta variant has started to spread all over the country savannah >> stephanie, thank you very

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aniston's rachel green he was a beloved character and some were surprised he didn't have a more prop negligent role in that hbo reunion special. >> he was not able to attend in personal because privately he's been battling a very serious health issue and this morning for the first time, he's sharing his news with us >> i'm sorry to say that i'm not appearing today with you to announce that there's going to be a "friends" movie actually, i'm here to let you know that in september of 2018, i was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, which had spread to my bones >> here you go >> for ten seasons on the hit show "friends," james michael tyler played gunther, the sarcastic manager of central perk for the six main characters >> gunther, have you seen chandler >> i thought you were chandler but one of you is over there

>> when you were part of that reunion a few weeks ago and you appeared via zoom, what were you feeling in that moment >> gunther gunther! he's here! >> it was bittersweet, honestly. it was my decision not to be a part of that physically. basically, because i didn't want to bring a downer. that was celebration of 25 years. you know, i didn't want to be like, oh, and by the way, gunther has cancer you know what i mean >> do the cast members know? >> yes, at this point, i'm sure. david schwimmer has corresponded with me via instagram. the producers are aware. they've been aware for a long time >> michael's prostate cancer was found during a routine screening three years ago when he was 56 his doctor added a psa test, the psa is the gold standard for screening for prostate cancer.

it's recommended at 40 for african-american men and men with a family history of cancer. at age 45, for all others. it turns out i have prostate cancer the good news is we got it early. >> the psa test is also how our own al roker first discovered his prostate cancer diagnosis last november. a normal psa is around 1 michael's was around 64. >> what is the prognosis >> for my specific prognosis, it's of course a stage 4, late stage cancer, so eventually, you know, it's going to probably get me >> since his diagnosis, michael had been treated with hormone therapy, which had him feeling well enough to visit us at the "today" show in 2019 >> gunther is here, james michael tyler. >> when you were in the studio for the reunion, how were you feeling then >> i was feeling fine, honestly.

i had no symptoms. >> during the pandemic, michael's cancer mutated, causing fractures in his bones and tumors up and down his spine. he can no longer walk. >> what would you have done differently, michael >> well, i would have listened to my wonderful wife, who has been my absolute strength throughout all of this i would have gone in earlier and, you know, would have been hopefully caught earlier next time you go in for just a basic exam or your yearly checkup, please ask your doctor for a psa test caught early, 99% treatable. >> dr. matthew reddick, michael's oncologist at ucla,

agrees detection is key. >> with pransz prostate cancer, it's different when it is diagnosed early, it is almost always cured when it's diagnosed late, it's rarely if ever cured >> michael, you spent so many years making us smile and making us laugh and that is always going to be part of your legacy. and now you can add saving lives to that legacy, as well. >> i certainly hope so, craig. my goal this past year was to see my 59th birthday i did that my goal now is to help save at least one life >> and he will this morning, he will. we want to wish michael the very best he and his family will obviously be in our thoughts and prayers and we encourage everyone to learn more about the prostate cancer screening recommendations from the prostate cancer foundation michael has become very active with the prostate cancer foundation you can find out more about that foundation at today.com.

he just wishes he had gone in earlier. symptom or any reason to think he needed the screening, but that's what people should take away even if you don't think you need it >> and another take away, cautionary tale, he found out after he was diagnosed that his brother had had prostate cancer and just didn't -- >> never mentioned it. >> yeah. >> i don't understand, it's an easy blood test, why it's not something done more routinely. >> getting the word out now. >> talk about your family history with all cancers >> thanks, craig we will switch gears now we want to get a check on the weather. al has his hands full. he has roker-thon. >> yeah. we can't interrupt that. he's got a world record he's fighting for >> that's why we can't even talk to him in case he needs to chitchat >> he's the ringmaster of the roker-thon >> he loves being ringmaster, you know that. let's take a look at what we still have, this storm system moving off of north carolina it is sitting just to the west of duck, north carolina. winds are still at 40 miles per

hour still a tropical storm but the heaviest of the rain now is out over the atlantic and we have a bigger issue today with the cold front moving eastward for the northeast down into pennsylvania and west virginia that whole area in orange is where we could see damaging winds and large hail we have the risk of a few isolated tornados, as well it's hot and humid ahead of that front and significantly cooler and almost a fall-like feeling across parts of the upper midwest. temperatures in the mid 60s. we're still, though, dealing with record high temperatures good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. the seven-day forecast, temperatures reach into the mid-80s today. it will be like the weather from the past couple days. not bad at all. continues to cool off heading to the middle of the week. then we start to warmup. inland valley temperatures head to low to mid 90s for the weekend. san francisco won't see as much

warmup. upper 60s for the next few days, and 70s for saturday and sunday. forecast >> all right, dylan, well done carson is doing carson-a-thon, so sheinelle is doing popstart >> can i use that word first up, meghan markle sat down for her first interview since her explosive interview with oprah winfrey with more on that, molly hunter joins us from buckingham palace. molly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone from a rainy buckingham palace, the royals celebrate just like us, but what to get a prince who take a look at what meghan did the duchess of sussex given an eight-minute interview to npr marking father's day >> i'm observing this love between our husband and our son and imagining what it will be as they have more shared moments as

our son gets older >> the interview was taped before lily was born her book "the bench" has a universal message. it started as a poem after archie was born. >> so any child or any family hopefully can open this book and see themselves in it whether that means glasses or freckled or a different body shape, different ethnicity or religion >> meghan gave harry a bench for father's day across the pond, kate sharing these snaps to mark the holiday. and the two brothers, both now fathers on different continents expected to reunite next month for what would have been their mother princess diana's 60th birthday but new chapters from the book "battle of the brothers" suggest the brother's deep rift started over bullying against meghan her team calling those allegations a calculated sneer campaign now roy nikka reports the investigation into those bullying allegations launched in march following the oprah interview is taking longer than anticipated. >> and the people take

precaution that members of staff, former and present royal members of staff in the royal household, and it's understood that meghan will not be taking part in the inquiry. >> reporter: and while it continues, the rest of the family is getting on with it over the weekend, prince william and his two eldest taking the microphone at a half marathon race and the queen is back in the saddle attending her beloved ascot on saturday and preparing for what royal aides say will be a busy summer. we should add it's prince william's 39th birthday today, some sweet tributes rolling in from the palace and from his father, prince charles lovely day i hope they're out having a birthday picnic in this lovely summer weather >> with that coat on there molly, thank you next up, the jonas brothers. over the weekend, the jo-bros released their latest single it's called "remember this." do you want to hear it >> yes >> okay. here we go

♪ baby we're going to want to remember this baby we're going to want to remember this ♪ ♪ there's a lifetime living inside that kiss baby we're going to want to remember this ♪ ♪ we're going to want to remember this ♪ >> that's the kind of song you'll hear on the radio four times and everybody will know the words. it shares the name of their tour kicking off later this summer. the jonas brothers are set to perform "remember this" for the first time during the tokyo olympics and it will be part of their olympic special right here on nbc >> and they're doing olympic events, remember that? >> yes, absolutely >> hope it all works out finally, it was father's day weekend and many took to instagram to honor dad katherine schwarzenegger pratt posting this picture of hubby chris rocking a girl dad t-shirt. this is her first father's day since baby lyla was born and katherine gave a shout out

to her own dad writing happy father's day to you. it's been such a joy to watch you explore the role of opa to little lyla maria. we love you. vanessa bryant, who celebrated her daughter's 2nd birthday over the weekend took time to post this sweep tribute to her late husband kobe saying to the best girl dad, happy father's day, papi we love you forever and always and demi moore sharing this throwback of ex bruce willis showing off his softer side with their three girls. and what about you guys, how did you celebrate the weekend? savannah, we'll start with you >> mike celebrated slept in, had a nice brunch. it was fun got some stuff he probably didn't want. there he is. >> how about you, craig? >> set me up with a nice massage, hit some golf balls and then we had dinner it was very relaxing, very nice. >> brian had a great day he got to sleep in, watch golf

all day. he requested chicken piccata for dinner >> favorite meal >> look at these kids. so cute. >> hopefully everybody at home -- >> joel had fun, too ate banana pancakes and got a couple of shelves that the girls painted. >> sounds like a good day. >> same things we had friends and family over good morning. it is 8:26. i am sierra johnson. three people are dead, five injured after a late night shooting at a party. it happened last night near 20th avenue in reams. family members had a party to celebrate father's day, and they say someone entered the home and started to fire. police haven't made any arrests, it is not clear if they have a motive. it is officially first day of summer. temperatures are cooler than

during the triple digit heat wave. kari hall has what we will see the rest of the week. >> it is cooler. we will see more nice weather continue today. taking a live look outside, it is all clear across much of the inland areas. temperatures here head to the mid-80s. see a high of 82 degrees in san jose. 78 in napa. 82 today in santa rosa, highs in san francisco reaching into the upper 60s. as we go through the forecast, we are going to warmup. inland valleys are reaching into the 90s. san francisco reaching into the 70s. >> sounds refreshing. thank you. i have another local update in about a half hour.

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it's a monday morning, june 21st, 2021 count it 32 days until the olympic games begin. >> oh, yes that's right each day, team usa adds more athletes to its roster last night, track superstar

allyson felix led the way, punching her ticket to her fifth olympics and first as a mom. we're going to hear from her, ahead. plus, look who is here and we really do mean it, she's here >> you're on >> yes, i am >> are you in our green room for real >> this is not fake. >> no. >> it's real >> that was one of her dreams, i'm sure, right, drew? but -- >> do you know how happy i am to be here? i've got bells on. >> and we are excited to catch up with drew a real dream came true she has a brand-new magazine >> pretty awesome. there it is. >> so we'll catch up with drewsy and have you heard it's amazon prime day. i've already done my own shopping this morning, but you don't have to get overwhelmed sorting through all the deals. our shop team has done it for you. just ahead, everything you need to know to shop. and most importantly, to see >> adriana is standing by. and coming up on the third hour of "today," basketball

superstars diana taurasi and hall of famer dawn stalely will join us live, all three of them to make a major announcement about team usa. >> look forward to that. and coming up tomorrow on "today," giada de laurentiis so if you are trying to slim down for summer, she has some real good recipes to share >> no spaghetti in that one. okay let's get a check of the weather. here we go >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by dove advanced care antiperspirant, effective protection kind to skin. >> this weekend, a tropical storm system existing north carolina today we have winds from the northeast stretching down to the gulf coast with strong rain, damaging hail cooler behind the front. it is feeling different back through the middle of the country for today. as we go into the middle of the week, the warm temperatures work right back in. we're getting back into the 90s,

in the southwest, but at least that's more typical for this time of year not as exceptionally hot as it has been that cooler weather will make its way to the east coast with highs in the 70s and rain out in the southeast. on friday, summertime pop-up storms will begin to develop back through the great lakes and midwest. it's mild, dry and beautiful up and down the east coast except down in florida where we have some rain and the extreme heat will start to return in the pacific northwest with some areas topping out in the triple digits good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we have nice weather in store as we start the new week. today, temperatures reach into the mid-80s. continues to cool off as we head to middle of the week with low 80s in the warmest spots in the valley. going toward the end of the week, we start to heat up. it will be a warm weekend. once again, temperatures reaching back into the 90s, even mid 90s for sunday. we won't see that warming in san francisco, only reaching the 70s for the weekend.

forecast as we just mentioned a few moments ago, the olympics just a few days away now. excitement building for tokyo. sheinelle, team usa seems to be taking shape >> it is the team trials are under way. the comeback star simone manuel and allyson felix secured their spots last night for felix, this will be the first time competing as a mom. >> here comes felix! allyson is racing her way back into the top three >> an incredible comeback from 35-year-old mom allyson felix finishing second in the women's 400 meter finals with 50.02 seconds behind winner quanera hayes, both now heading to the olympics >> guys, we're going to tokyo. >> super mommies, yes. >> sharing her first run at the olympic games as a mother with a special spectator, her 2-year-old daughter, kami. >> it has been a fight to get here and one thing i know how to do is fight so i just want to do that all

the way home >> the nine-time olympic gold medallist no stranger to trials on the track or in life. in 2019, felix penned an op-ed in the "new york times" describing her emergency c-section due to a severe case of preeclampsia. >> to be able to start initiatives that are going to empower women and girls, that's really what i'm interested in. >> this olympic run, felix is driven by her family >> today i thought about all the things i thought about us fighting in the nicu, fighting for my life, fighting to get back on this track. >> and she wasn't the only star to triumph over adversity this weekend. swimmer simone manuel pulling off a dramatic victory in the 50 meter freestyle winning by .01 seconds days after failing to qualify in another event emotionally revealing she had been suffering health issues from overtraining and mental stress

it was my moment >> now, like allyson felix, overcoming the odds to join team usa. >> just gives me chills. you saw the picture, that freeze frame of their faces in that last umph of a second. you know what i mean >> she had to come back. and can you imagine? how old is she >> 35. >> 35 with a baby. >> yeah. and when we're talking about training, it's not like they're just going for jogs. congratulations. >> allyson felix wins one more medal this summer, she becomes the most decorated olympian. not female olympian, but most field. surpassing carl lewis. quick programming note, the u.s. olympic team trials continue tonight, track and field, 7:00 eastern on nbc sn. and, of course, peacock at 8:00 eastern on nbc coming up next, we've been waiting for her. drew barry more live in studio 1a

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we are back with a woman who can truly do it all. we are talking about drew we are back with a woman who can truly do it all. we are talking about drew barry more >> she can drew it all she's an actress, an author, executive producer, a talk show host she sews her own clothes and now she's adding something new to her resume, editor in chief and founder of hurry own lifestyle magazine it's called "drew. >> good morning. >> good morning, darling >> i'm so excited to talk to you about this first this is the first time that i have publicly spoken about this because you really can't -- probably shouldn't talk about anything before you actually do it and that's wise advice action does speak louder than words and this is it this is the first time i'm getting to -- >> can i see it? >> yes, please >> i just want to look while we

discuss. >> it's glossy >> we've been texting. >> yes, we have, about the magazine because it's so exciting, it's so fun. and this was one of your childhood dreams >> i have pictures that i provided, i don't know if they'll come up, but -- yes, there you go. so that is me while i'm having barbells in my hands is another story. but this was how i grew up i created wallpaper from magazine tear sheets all over my bedroom walls and i still do and now it's very in fashion for designers designers in home is to create those big large-scale mood boards and i guess that's what i wanted to do when i was a kid magazines are such an important part of my life. such an important part of my education. my travel advice, my design prowess. food recipes it really is the kind of thing that i am a huge subscriber. i love paper

we're not digital. and i want to go harken back to the analog me that has, you know -- it's self-educated and magazines are a huge part of my education. >> you talk about -- i like how you talk about happiness and joy. like that's front and center and i'm thinking you're 40 are you -- >> 46. >> 46. >> proudly >> and i had interviewed tina faye a week or so ago. she said she did not find her voice, did not know who she was until 40 >> really? >> yes do you feel like you found that part of you? >> i think i always had confidence i watched pipi longstocking as a kid and she basically gave me the freeway to believe girls could do anything. i think i've always known who i was and had that confidence, but i have struggled for self-improvement and to learn and to grow. and i don't think that i should

have a talk show or be a part of a talk show or a magazine, honestly, until this point i think i'm the most well rounded with still a long way to go and a lot more to learn, but i'm so glad it's at this interval of my life, when i feel this -- the work is really paying off there's been so much soul searching. fun i never had a problem with joy and optimism, never had a problem with but something about being 46, i love talking about happiness because i now know that you really have to fight for it. you have to earn it. it is work but the reward is -- there's no alternative for me and i think i found happiness in different ways before and as you get older, that happiness is found in other ways. so i wrote the essay, the pursuit of happiness in there.

and i think happiness is not this lofty, ridiculous concept it's a very mature, wise choice. and it isn't always easy and it's not always on tap, but if you harness it, it's worth it. >> speaking of things to be happy about, you're emmy nominated in your first year as a talk show host >> as are you. i'm so excited to be in your company. >> first of all, year one. that is what makes it unique and awesome. >> i'm going to tell a quick story that we -- when we started september 2020, election, covid, black lives matter, supreme court nominees, very scary time to speak out about anything. not a lot of people had things to promote people were nervous to even talk about things on television because they didn't want to say the wrong thing. it was a very taboo, intimidating, unprecedented time and over the christmas break, we got a huge focus group feedback and it was rough and it was harsh and it was intense >> what did they say >> just, you know, what is this

show you know, why is she so darn happy? like, you know -- and the "snl" sketch and it was also positive, but it was a confusing time and it wasn't an easy road and what i'm really glad about is that somehow we came out the other side and learned a lot in that year, as everyone said we would. you talk about finding yourself or gaining wisdom at a certain point in time. a show takes a lot of evolution and growth but to get that nomination, i'm so happy that my bosses feel good about the journey we went on i'm like, does this mean we can keep going it's just relief i'm so happy and it wasn't a smooth sail and it wasn't a confidence booster it was a lot of finding our way in a tough time and so i'm just so grateful that we didn't totally fail honestly

>> you are so funny. >> you know what i love about drew she always tells the truth >> let me give it to you straight >> and over the christmas break when we got the focus group because, it was like, oh, yeah, okay and it's important to hear all the things that don't work >> give you a tip, we don't do focus groups >> you can't change who you are. so you stick with your authentic self you live an authentic life but you kind of garner what people want and need because i don't think any of us do this ultimately just for ourselves. we're trying to put something out there in the world for other people >> now that you're an expert, you can see we're getting the big wrap >> they're like, oh, yeah. >> we started live see, i get it. thanks, guys i'm sure their favorite line was i'm going to tell a story. they're like -- >> but guess what? you're going to tell more stories on the fourth hour with me and jenna magazine "drew" hits news stands nationwide today

>> congratulations >> i'm so excited to see you >> thank you for having me and in the studio. coming up next, our shop today team is checking out some of the big ticket items worth snags as amazon prime day begins but first, this is "today" on

we are back with prime day we are back with prime day today, one of the biggest sales of the year kicks off with over 2 million items up for grabs >> wow >> and our shop "today" editors were up early scouring the site. they wanted to find the best deals with those big ticket items. here to walk us through, item after item, editorial director adrian that brock >> and don't forget, scan that qr code on your screen to follow along because some of the best deals are for a limited time only good morning >> hey, good morning, guys the today.com editors did all the work for you guys.

so all you have to do is scan the qr code and get to shopping. and we are going to kick it off with one of our favorite deals on mattresses. actually, this one is so hot right now that it's actually not going to be live for another few minutes. so we're giving you the sneak peek it's the casper element mattress and the pillows from the brand, up to 30% off right now. you can score a queen sized mattress for under $500. i'm talking best rated, top selling brand. it comes straight to your door and is made with some cooling technology breathable foam. you're not going to get overheated the pillow is made with curtailed cotton which is luxurious. it's going to keep that air flow circulation going. this is the bedding deal to get today. we're talking investment pieces you're going to have in your home for years to come >> love sleeping, don't like cleaning what do you have for folks who have to do the cleaning nonetheless? >> it is the season to clean it's smarter and not harder,

craig. you'll love this one 33% off the irobot roomba 692 model. this is another best seller. it has three-stage cleaning so it's going to get through your carpets and your hard floors it's actually so smart that you can control it, obviously, with an app or you can push the button the old fashioned way, but you can use your voice to control it and it has dirt detect so it's going to detect the areas in your home after a while that are a little dirtier and need a bit of extra cleaning. and it has smart sensor so it can get around the whole house underneath furniture and those hard to reach areas. it literally does all the work for you. >> that's a fancy one. i need to upgrade mine for sure. this next one i love because not only will you save money purchasing the item, but you'll save money in the long term, too, right >> this is a great one for all the homeowners, especially those new homeowners that may have purchased a house in the past year we know the market is hot. the temperatures are hot outside.

but this will help keep your electric bill a little lower it is the ecobee smart thermostat and it is 20% off what's cool about this one i it comes with this little sensor that is going to detect your presence and automatically adjust the temperature for comfort and efficiency when you're not around. so it really knows everything. >> craig just ordered five >> according to the brand, get this, according to the brand, buyers of this have saved an average of up to 23% on their annual heating and cooling bills. so this is one for every homeowner. >> and raise your hand if you want an air fryer. it's that time of the year what have you got? >> yes 2021 is the year of the air fryer. it is the appliance taking over the internet, online shoppers lop it we have the cosori air fryer at 30% off. it is a best seller with over 16,000 reviews and we love it because it cooks faster with less oil

it's so easy to use. but it comes with an app that is preloaded with over a hundred recipes. so, really, all you have to do is prep your meal, you throw it in, and you literally push a button and it does all the cooking for you. you don't have to worry about it >> right up my alley for pet owners, maybe they have to go back to work and the pet is having separation anxiety. but you have a solution. >> yes so my dog is eyeing this one he loves it. it's the furbo camera and it's 30% off today. it is such a cute dog camera it's going to help ease separation anxiety for you and your pup it has two-way audio bark alerts, but the best way about it, you can toss a treat to your dog from afar. so you can go back to the office you can go out and about and travel is you will have peace of mind with this >> so cute oh, my gosh, that is so cute and finally, 50% off a streaming stick so we can all bing watch our favorite shows >> yes

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just ladies in the third hour, al roker is going to give us an update on roker-thon >> look at our great crew from kentucky we're having a 30 rock block party. we have games, we're going to celebrate and we're going to do it inside. because that's how we're going to do it but first, you guys, your local news and weather good morning. it is 8:56. cierra johnson. breaking news in the east bay. in richmond near 20th and ream.t

family members were having a party to celebrate father's day and gathered when they say someone entered the home and started firing. so far police haven't made any arrests. it is not clear if they have a motive. bob redell is talking with richmond police. we'll have the latest on our midday newscast. click the link for more information on the home page. also at midday, a wildfire south of the bay area. will have impact when it comes to air quality. we'll have the latest on conditions.

as the heat bears down, what's done on the north bay to reduce fire risk. >> the critical vote in front of thng people make it in the bay.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." let's do this. good morning. welcome to the third hour of "today" on this monday, june 21st. today is the first full day of summer officially. >> officially here. >> it is going to last for, what, three months? >> yeah. do you want to talk about meterologist -- >> no, no. >> sheinelle is here with dylan and craig. our friend, al, is in the middle of a world record attempt with his later roker-thon.

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