commute? >> looks all right. we have transit want to notify folks for services, battle from the bay, folks heading to oracle park. >> have a great weekend. >> we'll see you back here. enjoy the game if you go tonight. more than 24 hours later, nearly 100 people still unaccounted for. an agonizing wait for loved ones. >> he was saying can you see me? >> the unanswered question. how did this happen as a new report reveals the building was

slowly sinking for decades. sentencing day, derek chauvin learns his fate in a matter of hours for the murder of george floyd. floyd's family set to face the form he police officer in court. >> no sentence given is going on be truly justice for us. we can only just hope and pray that the maximum is given. >> craig is live at the courthouse in minneapolis. under pressure, facing criticism from both parties, vice president harris heads to the u.s. border today for the first time since being put in charge of the crisis. >> it's not even fair to say that she's a day late and a dollar short. she's nearly a hundred days late and a thousand miles short. >> what she's hoping to accomplish and the new criticism over the timing of that trip. going through hell, britney spears speaking out in the wake of her explosive testimony against her father and the court order that controls her life. why she says she was too embarrassed to share her story sooner. and the new support pouring in

for the pop star. those stories, plus how sweet it is. the rare treat in the skies overnight, a super strawberry moon giving star gazers strawberry feels forever today is friday, june 25th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. it's good to have you with us on a friday morning. i am working from home and hoda is in the studio. our top story once again is miami. >> here is a live look at the site of that devastating building collapse in south florida. and the round the clock search and rescue operation under way at this hour. officials say there are four confirmed deaths and 159 people

remain unaccounted for. and overnight, president biden approved an emergency declaration order ordering federal assistance to help with the state and local response. >> to give you a sense of the dis ast rouse scope, look at the before and after pictures. you can see just how big it used to be and just how much of that building was lost. >> yeah. we've got complete coverage this morning. we want to start at the scene, nbc senior national correspondent tom llamas is there for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. still a very active and dangerous situation. we have just learned that overnight they recovered three more bodies. so far, four people are known to have died in this horrible collapse just behind me. i want to show you what's happening this morning. right now miami-dade fire and rescue on the scene putting water on that mountain of debris. that's why there's a cloud of dust here. still a very dangerous situation. this debris pile can shift at any moment.

we spoke with p.j. rodriguez. you'll hear from him in a moment. he thinks he's lost his mother and grandmother. he tells us his mother told him the night before the collapse she was hearing strange noises. it sounded like the building was creaking. this morning, from every angle, desperation and devastation in surfside. families searching for answers, first responders searching for signs of life. 159 unaccounted for. >> we'll continue search and rescue because we still have hope we will find people alive. >> she was amazing. my son is -- that's the hardest part right now. he keeps asking me when is she coming over? because he saw the footage this morning. >> reporter: p.j. rodriguez's mother and grandmother were inside the tower when it collapsed. his family saw this video showing the catastrophe in realtime, they lost all hope. one minute, the building is

standing and the next it is tumbling down into a plume of ash. >> i think somebody should definitely pay for this. >> reporter: residents who did make it out alive say it felt like an earthquake. >> i opened the door and i saw the building pancaked in the back. >> reporter: surfside's mayor in disbelief. >> we're going to do our best to save as many people in that pile of rubble as we possibly can. >> reporter: miami dade fire and rescue working around the clock from a parking garage underneath the pile, cutting tunnels, risking their own lives to try and reach inside. >> we have teams of firefighters constantly, as they continue making cuts, breaches, and placing sonar devices, search cams to locate victims. >> reporter: structural engineers embedded with those firefighters to make sure other parts of the building don't collapse. >> this process is slow and methodical. you see that every time there's a shift in the rubble, you know, we have additional rubble that

shifts on us. >> reporter: of the dozens unaccounted for, luis catalana and valeria gomez, all visiting from colombia. ray and mercedes whose daughter says they lived in the building for seven years, and edgar gonzalez whose wife and 16-year-old daughter are at jackson memorial hospital. they survived. we spoke to edgar's best friend outside. if you had a chance to talk to him, what would you say? >> keep fighting. keep fighting. you know? i'm holding out hope. i'm praying. >> reporter: the single sign of hope, this boy pulled from the rubble, his body carried by firefighters as he's put on a stretcher, what appears to be a fist bump to the heroes who saved him. and we've also learned about another very, very sad story. three grandmothers who were very close friends had gone out the night before the collapse to an

art exhibit here in miami. within grandmother has a condo here. they all decided to spend the night here. all three of those grandmothers are now missing and i happen to know this because i grew up with lot of the families connected to these women. we went to church and school together. very good families hurting in a very bad way. >> it's unimaginable what these hours are like for them, just agonizing. thank you for the report and we want to turn now to miami dade rescue chief andy alvarez. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> can you tell me about the rescue efforts that are under way right now? >> the rescue efforts have continued since we first got the call yesterday at 1:30, give or take, in the morning. miami dade fire rescue has had hundreds of firefighters on scene since then, actively searching. and obviously going through everything that we possibly can in the rubble and through the voids.

we concentrated our efforts yesterday in what looks to be like the basement. it's actually the parking garage of the building and working our way from the bottom, the basement, towards the inside of the building through void spaces in the attempts of searching for live victims. and then, obviously, you can see the camera having our firefighters searching the entire pile, running canine dogs looking for signs of live victims. obviously we have cadaver dogs as well. so we've been here nonstop, 24-hour operation in a haste effort of trying to search and find as many live victims as we possibly can. >> it's heroic work. it's painstaking work. are there any signs of hope or any signs of life? are you hearing anything? is there any reason to have hope this morning for survivors?

>> there's always hope. you know, i've been deployed around the world and, you know, in haiti and collapse in barbados and other collapses that we've been at, and there's always that hope and that's why we're here. we fight 24/7. we don't stop. you know, when it gets to that point that it's just incompatible with hope, then we will reach that point at some point, but right now there's always hope and that's what we're here to do. we're here to rescue as many people as we still can. >> chief, we love to hear that. to talk about just how painstaking this work is, a lot of these firefighters are working on just 15-minute shifts. and i understand that sometimes they call an all stop just so it's silent because it's so critical to hear any sounds that may be coming from below. >> that's correct. when we think we're at a spot where we might have something, we'll stop the complete operation so there is minimal

noise because we're using devices that aid us in hearing if there is something and along with the dogs, as well. so that operation, we get to that point, you will see the entire pile stop and that's the reason why we do that. >> you're up against a lot. the weather has been crummy in addition to all of this stuff. there have been pipes burst because this is a residential building. there are cars, there's all sorts of stuff happening. what kind of obstacles are you up against, chief? >> like you just said, i mean, we had obviously the main water lines going into the building, main electrical lines going into the building, the entire bottom of this building is the parking garage. so there's cars crumbled on top of other cars so we're having to navigate through that. so it's just what you see obviously through helicopters and what you see on the street everybody can see on tv, but, you know, we have a completely different view of what we're

actually doing from underneath and trying to get, again, to those places where there is a chance of survival and finding, you know, people that are still alive. >> well, chief, it's incredibly courageous work, as well, and we thank you for your time this morning, and please pass our best to all those first responders who are pouring themselves into this work right now and our hope is with you. >> thank you very much. we're going to focus more on that investigation. as we said, it could take months to figure out just how this happened. but, again, we're learning more about the building and its history. nbc's sam brock was among the first on the scene yesterday and now he joins us with that part of the story. sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, savannah, good morning. engineers say building collapses like this are extremely rare, it typically happens because some sort of failure so all eyes will be on the steel and the concrete as labs can get useful information from those massive

piles of debris. this stunning look from above revealing a condo complex with an entire section gone. the portion of this map in red is what used to be standing at the champlain tower south just over 24 hours ago and is now a pile of debris. greg schlessinger, a contractor who has built a number of places in the area has a number of ideas about what happened. >> there are two items here. concrete and steel. if the steel is exposed and loses its structural integrity, the concrete fails instantaneously. and that's how it fails. >> reporter: and you think that's likely here. >> more -- i would surmise more likely than not that's the way it went. >> reporter: civil engineers will say any investigation will examine factors like maintenance and erosion. the building began sinking years ago, according to a recent report from florida international university. >> this particular building,

identified as a building that moved in 1990. >> reporter: shimone said the building was sinking two millimeters a year, although it's unclear if that continued or attributed to thursday's collapse. the attorney for the condo association says any rush to judgment on what might have caused the collapse is unfair and premature. >> there was no warning that the building was in -- subject to a threat to collapse. there has to be an engineering explanation that goes beyond what we ordinarily see in terms of wear and tear on a building. and we need those answers. >> reporter: here is what we know about this 12-story high rise. it was built in 1981. it has no unsafe structures, no work without permits or expired permits. the attorney for the condo association says champlain towers had just finished a 40-year certification inspection and was making fixes on the roof and about to perform steel and concrete repairs. the collapse surprising even

seasoned engineers. >> a complete pancaking type failure like this is extremely rare. there have been a few in the decades that i have been in practice. >> reporter: glenn bell says engineers will try and deduce a cause. >> the way it's piled up, the way the pieces are broken can tell you a lot to the trained eye about how the failure may have initiated, where it initiated and how it progressed. >> reporter: and we also found out that in 2015 an owner at this building filed a lawsuit back in 2015 claiming that management failed to properly maintain an outside wall, but an attorney for the condo association tells us all buildings have leaks. that is not indicative of a structural issue. >> that work continues, sam. thank you. we're going to bring you the latest on search efforts in the next half hour. btt right now, we want to turn to minneapolis where in a few hours from now, former police officer derek chauvin will be sentenced for the murder of george floyd. craig is outside the courthouse.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. all eyes on this minneapolis courthouse behind me, this time to see just how long derek chauvin is going to spend in prison. for many people here, the verdict was a moment where they could finally breathe again. for floyd's family, there is hope that this trial will set a new precedent. this morning, the final chapter in a trial that has been watched around the world. a judge in minneapolis will sentence former police officer derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd. chauvin's defense team asking the judge for probation with time served. the prosecution wants 30 years in prison. the maximum sentence for the most serious offense charge is 40 years. for floyd's family, the sentencing marks the end of an emotional trial process. >> no sentence given is going to be truly justice for us. so we can only just hope and

pray that the maximum is given. >> reporter: before the judge hands down the sentence, he will hear several victim impact statements. chauvin will also have the opportunity to speak, but legal experts do not expect him to. he is still facing federal civil rights charges. impassioned protests erupted last summer after video showed chauvin kneeling on floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. floyd can be heard on the tape saying he can't breathe. during the three-week trial, the jury heard from 44 witnesses. >> that's the moment the life goes out of his body. >> reporter: in the end, they found chauvin guilty of unintentional second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. the veshltd verdict celebrated by many. providing a measure of accountability for floyd's family. how do you feel? >> i feel good, man. i feel special. i feel like this is the day that

we all have been waiting for. >> reporter: chauvin is now in solitary confinement at the state's only maximum security prison. on the eve of his sentencing, one juror said the historic nature of their decision to convict is still sinking in. >> at the time you're not considering it being part of history. i'm just trying to do the best to my ability. afterwards, it was like a shock wave. >> reporter: what is the hope when the sent hence comes down? >> we got the charges. we got the conviction. now let's get the appropriate sentence. >> reporter: that sentencing hearing set to start at 1:30 local time. we're told it should take anywhere between 45 minutes and an hour and a half. as for how much time chauvin could face, given that he doesn't have a previous record, state guidelines call for 10 1/2 to 15 years. but the judge has already ruled there were aggravating factors in floyd's death t allowing him to go beyond those recommendations. >> and a programming note, nbc news will bring you live coverage of today's sentencing

hearing. it starts at 2:30 eastern time. and we have much more to get to this morning, including vice president kamala harris making her first and a long called for trip to the u.s.-mexico border today. nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us from el paso with the latest. >> reporter: under political pressure, heat from republicans and repeated questions about when the vice president would come here to the u.s. southern border, today is the day. the vice president boarded air force 2 early this morning for the flight to el paso. here for a couple hours on the ground where she will tour a processing center run by customs and border protection and meet with migrants in the system and talk with experts. harris' role has been politically challenging from the start when president biden gave her the tough job of overseeing the administration's response to a major surge of migrants

shortly after they took office. there have been more than 900,000 apprehensions at the border through may and that's twice what there was last year. the white house has insisted that the vice president's role has been diplomatic, dealing with mexico, guatemala, and honduras, and not about the border. but republicans have pounced, criticizing her and her visit here was announced only after former president donald trump said he would be making a visit to the border next week. the white house says that was not a factor in her decision but there's progress she can see in person. >> kelly o'donnell at the border traveling with the vice president, thank you. 7:19. what do you say we take our first check of the weather. for that, good morning, mr. roker. >> good morning. we have flash flood watches, flash flood warnings, 20 million people at risk. heavier thunderstorms firing up, a risk of severe weather, 9 million people from amarillo,

texas, to springfield, illinois, and tomorrow that threat is focused down in texas and parts of oklahoma where we're looking at damaging wind, isolated tornados. we've got a lot of heavy rain falling over and over and over again stretching from oklahoma into ohio and up into michigan. a moderate risk of flooding is going to be setting up. we're looking at anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of rain stretching from detroit all the way down to oklahoma city. but we could see 4 to 8 inches of rain falling over the next 24 hours in this region. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. no, it was on. dan: what? with the new citi custom cash℠ card it pays to be you. from fitness clubs, gas stations, restaurants and more, earn 5% cash back that automatically adjusts to your top eligible

spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our temperatures today. it will be anywhere from the low 60s near the coast to the upper 90s for the far north bay. for the inland east bay we're looking at mid to upper 80s for today while much of the inner bay will be in the upper 70s. it's going to heat up starting tomorrow for our hottest valleys reaching 94 degrees. we'll come down a couple degrees on sunday but the warmer than normal weather continues into the middle of next week. hour, unprecedented heat in the pacific northwest and a heat wave kicking off in the northeast. still ahead, we'll go back to the scene in south florida for the latest on that search and rescue effort and we'll speak to one of the dozens of families holding out hope this morning.

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stage line. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. things are going to look a little different for game one of the bay bridge series here at oracle park because this park will be open for full capacity and it's not just this stadium, paypal stadium will welcome the san jose earthquake. they will be at full capacity and when the a's return home to play the rangers they as well will be welcoming in fans at full capacity. >> now time to get a look at the friday forecast. meteorologist kari hall standing by with those tip. >> we're going to have a nice day with some of our inland valley temperatures reaching into the mid 80s today and it will be warmer tomorrow reaching into the mid 90s. that warm weather continues into next week with upper 80s and low 90s, the stretch of that warm weather will be for the valleys but not so much for the coastal areas. in san francisco we have upper 60s but only up to the low 70s through early next week. we're going to see that continue as the fog lingers off of the coast and we'll get a weak ocean breeze for some of those spots.

warm valley temperatures, marcus. >> and we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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you're going to head to st. louis for this competition >> i mean, i'm busting i'm so excited i get to watch simone and the rest of the hopefuls the team will actually be selected on sunday night we don't know who will be on the u.s. olympics women's gymnast team lucky me, i get to sit down with them for an exclusive interview. everyone will know simone biles, and there will be others who we will meet sunday night >> i'm so glad we're sending our one woman cheering squad, hoda kotb. can't wait for that. let's get to the headlines friday morning it's 7:30. we're going to start in washington this half hour where president biden announced an agreement yesterday with a bipartisan group of senators on an infrastructure plan the bill's price tag, $1.2 trillion, and that package includes nearly $600 billion for physical infrastructure like roads and bridges and over $300 billion for transportation projects the senate is expected to consider that package next month. moving to colorado now where

crews are battling several large wildfires across the state, including the sylvan fire burning about two hours west of denver that fire started sunday it's now scorched nearly 4,000 acres. some residents living in the area were forced to evacuate officials suspect that that fire was caused by lightning. and a super moon known as the strawberry moon lit up the sky last night around the world. take a look at these scenes from the u.s. to russia and all points in between. they call it a strawberry moon because it can be spotted at the start of fruit season. it signals the beginning of summer and it appears to be a little pink or reddish when it's rising or setting. this strawberry moon marks the fourth and last super moon of 2021, so take one last look. >> beautiful guys, right now, let's turn back to our top story. search and rescue teams combing through the rubble in south florida. as they work, we're hearing from new witnesses and survivors of that catastrophic building

collapse >> yeah. nbc's kerry sanders is on the scene in surfside. he has that part of the story. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. look, those who survived this horrific collapse are this morning asking themselves a question which is common after a disaster, asking themselves why did i survive and where are my neighbors and friends and why did they not make it out so far? you know, questions like that are without answers. but for the moment, the main focus, the immediate focus, is the continued search for survivors. in an instant, nearly half the units in this 12-story building were reduced to ruin, leaving countless lives changes forever. nicholas balboa happened to be walking his dog when it happened he ran to the scene and says he heard a young boy calling for help >> he was sticking his arm up through the rubble trying to see

if he could, you know, be seen so he was saying, can you see me, can you see me, please help. i just told him, we're here, we're not going to leave you >> reporter: alfredo lopez and his family live on the sixth floor of the champlain tower south. >> i got everything up and i went outside our door and i saw that everything on the north side starting with the apartment next to me, 604, throughout, there was nothing there. >> reporter: what about the people who are still in there? >> i can't -- there was a neighbor of ours or a lady that i've known for many years. she came in hysterical because she was looking for her husband in 801 there is no 801, i told her. 801 is gone. >> my heart goes out to those families it really does one minute you're sleeping and the next minute your life changes. >> it's torture. >> reporter: rachel spiegel's mother is also among the missing.

>> my mom is just the best person in the world. her name is judy spiegel and we have not giving hope that she's there and alive and we're just praying and praying. >> reporter: nicholas fernandez's close friends were visiting from argentina. >> they're exceptional people. they -- after years of fighting, they got a daughter and she was there. she was there and she was an amazing person it's not fair. it's just unfair >> reporter: this building was built in 1981. it's typical of the buildings built in that era with concrete and rebar. the residents had recently been told that there would be a $15 million assessment for repairs to the building. what those specific repairs are are unclear. this morning, many of the people who are here were staying here from south america as well as from israel. this is a predominantly jewish area

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>> reporter: the light hearted videos posted to his social media. the pop star posting on her own account a more serious message to her fans. "i apologize for pretending like i've been okay the past two years. i did it because of my pride and i was embarrassed to share what happened to me." the 39-year-old lashed out in court on wednesday, comparing life under her conservatorship to human trafficking. "if i didn't do any of my meetings and work ten hours a day, seven days a week, i wouldn't be able to see my kids or my boyfriend." britney told the judge she wants to sue her father and everyone involved saying they should be in jail. >> let britney free! >> reporter: the #freebritney going viral. podcast host tess barker is a leader in the movement. >> the moment that made my blood boil was when she told the court her conservators weren't allowing her to go to the doctor to get her iud removed. that's an issue of bill of rights, bodily autonomy.

>> reporter: it's not unusual for conservators to control medication because the psychotropic medicine could harm a fetus. noting we still don't have all the facts in this case. incredibly, britney told the court she didn't know she could petition to end her 13-year conservatorship, something her older brother, brian, says she's been asking for. >> she's wanted to get out of this for quite some time. >> her attorney has not helped her to that end. how is that possible? >> it would result in a mini trial in front of the world, essentially, including her medical records, expert testimony, diagnosis. >> reporter: britney told the judge she wants to replace her court-appointed attorney and hire her own counsel, a move her mother, lynn, advocated for. but britney says she feels totally alone. "my family has lived off my conservatorship for 13 years. i won't be surprised if one of them says we don't think this should end." we reached out to all parties involved for comment, but didn't

hear back. through his attorney, jamie spears says he's sorry to see his daughter suffering and in so much pain and he loves and misses her very much. guys. >> erin mclaughlin, thank you. we'll take a shift of gears now and get another check of the weather from our own sunshine, al roker. >> thanks, guys. unfortunately our friends in the pacific northwest seeing a little too much sunshine. we're talking about heat advisories, heat watches and warnings for 22 million people plus drought that's over 91% affecting the west right now. what we are looking at some of these record heat waves, portland, look at this, saturday, sunday, monday, over 100 degrees. all-time record 107 back in 1981. sunday's high is 31 degrees above your typical average high of 77 degrees. eugene, oregon, where they're going to be having the u.s. olympic trials, temperatures saturday and sunday, triple digits. all-time record 108 back in 1981.

the u.s. olympic field and track team, they're going to be moving their trials to the morning just so that they can beat the heat. and seattle, washington, temperatures of 102 and 103 sunday and monday, all-time record was 103 in 2009. it would be the first time in those two temperatures happen sunday and monday that for the first time they've had back to back 100-plus degree days in history. and here in the northeast, we've got another heat wave starting up. temperatures are going to be upper 80s into the low to mid 90s from cincinnati, pittsburgh, d.c., buffalo, new york city and boston. and when you add in the humidity, it's going to feel like temperatures up into the mid 90s throughout this whole region right on into the beginning of next week. that's what's going on around the country. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are going to be just a little bit warmer today compared to the past couple days.

we'll really feel those temperatures going up tomorrow with a high of 94 degrees in our inland valleys. we're expecting warmer than normal temperatures from sunday into early next week with some spots reaching into the 90s while san francisco is going to keep it mild. we'll see the fog linger off of the coast and get a little more sunshine with highs here in the low 70s. >> and that is your latest weather. savannah coming up, the fastest woman in america, carri richardson looked prime for a worldwide breakout in tokyo. we cannot wait to introduce you to her and talk with her live. but first, these messages. and helmets and a first aid kit and everything you need out here. some stuff to get you to the top

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just a little bit warmer in some spots as we reach into the mid 80s and even hotter tomorrow. that's what our temperatures jump up to 94 degrees and we're looking at some still warm temperatures even into next week for our valleys. san francisco we'll keep it cool here with upper 60s and low 70s. early clouds and fog giving way to afternoon sunshine and a breezy wind that's going to keep it mild there through at least the next several days. we're going to see temperatures really ramping up to the north across the pacific northwest and we'll be watching that for updates. >> thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes. we'll see you back here then.

overnight, rescuers digging through the rubble of that collapsed condo complex near miami, families holding out hope for the dozens of people still unaccounted for. >> we're going to do our very best to save as many people in that pile of rubble as we possibly can. >> but this morning, so many questions remain. what went wrong? could this have been avoided? we're live with the latest in the investigation. then, future of the force, how one of the nation's newest police academies is taking a new approach to training.

>> have faith and confidence in yourself because when you get out there and you don't have faith and confidence in yourself, they will know that. >> just ahead, we'll take you inside the classroom where they're working to go create change. plus, sprinting to tokyo, she's the fastest woman in america. now sha'carri richardson is heading to the olympic games. but it is this heartwarming moment that got everyone talking. we'll ask her all about it, live. and ready for h.e.r., the grammy winners taking over our plaza for a live summer concert as she releases her first full length album today friday, june 25th, 2021. >> we're focussing on h.e.r. today. >> i'm so excited to see my favorite artist, h.e.r., live on the "today" show. ♪ i just want to see ♪ >> and we are ready to kick off

the weekend by focussing on our favorite artist, h.e.r. >> and hi, everybody. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a friday morning. we're sure glad you started it with us. doing the work-from-home thing today, hoda. i'm getting a jump into the day working from home, hoda. >> and we want to tell you about something we're having next week. britain will be celebrating what would have been princess diana's 60th birthday on july 1st. her sons, william and harry, set to dedicate a new statue for their mom. we will be there to take a closer look. let's get to your news at 8:00. rescuers have been racing against the clock, searching for survivors of that catastrophic building collapse in florida. nbc's senior national reporter morning to you. several updates. we've been told by officials in miami-dade county that the

number of unaccounted for is now at 159 and that they recovered three more bodies overnight, the death count now at four. so many families want more information. they said they're being left in the dark right now. they do not know where their loved ones are. some have been asked to give dna squabs to identify some of those bodies, but the main question this morning is why. this morning, a look inside. first responders combing through the rubble of that building collapse in surfside. miami-dade fire and rescue collapsed walls all around them, cutting tunnels to try and reach inside. >> every time we hear a sound, we concentrate in that area, so we send additional teams, utilizing the devices canine and personnel. >> reporter: of the dozens unaccounted for, frances placencia missing with two of her friends. they were all in the same condo. also, 51-year-old dr. brad kenneth cohen, an orthopedic surgeon. his wife rushing to the

reunification center with their daughter. >> i woke her up, like, running into the room like oh, my gosh, you know, the building collapsed and daddy is in there and nobody can find him. >> reporter: also unaccounted for, maurice catalina, perea gomez, ray and mercedes visiting from colombia. ray and mercedes porgetes, whose daughter says they've lived in the building for 17 years. >> i just -- i can't believe that this is actually happening. i feel like this is stuff that happens in a third world country and this is one of the prettiest cities in south florida. >> reporter: a mother and daughter were on the 11th floor. her son tells me the family is devastated after seeing this video. when you saw the video, what went through your mind? >> hope just disintegrated at that point when we see the video showing the actual tower collapsing. we don't have official word, so i don't want to say it's

completely hopeless, but after seeing the video, it's not -- not a lot of hope. >> reporter: and i just spoke with the spiegel family. they are searching for their mother, judy. she is one of the unaccounted for. here is how much hope these families still have. they have seen all those images, the drone footage, the aerial, that horrible surveillance footage and this morning they are still holding out hope. they are praying so hard that there is some sign of life. >> and you also heard the fire chief say the exact same thing because sometimes in those voids, there are people. so they're going to keep on searching. so we are hoping and praying that they find someone. tom, thank you. turning now to sheinelle, we have a story we've been talking about a lot in the last couple of months. it's the uptick in passengers who are really bad behavior on a plane. >> it's happening a lot. in fact, it's become a serious problem, and now the tsa is set to revive a program aimed at keeping passengers and flight

crew members safe in the skies. nbc's tom costello is at reagan international airport with more. tom, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. airline executives say we may be seeing this pent-up anger post pandemic just kind of boiling over on board planes, in airports sometimes getting violent, targeting flight attendants, and now homeland security is teaching flisecurit crews how to essentially fight back >> i need everyone to take their seats right now. >> reporter: it's gotten to bad at 30,000 feet, the tsa says federal air marshals will once again start teaching self-defense to flight crews, a program suspended because of a pandemic >> they're treating us like punching bags, whether that's verbally or physically we have never seen this level of aggression or conflict on our planes, and we really need some help >> reporter: so far, the faa says it has nearly 3,100 reports from the airlines of unruly passengers

the vast majority, more than 2,300, involve people who refuse to comply with the federal mask mandate. >> we have the safest aviation system in the world. we want to make sure it stays that way >> reporter: we've seen the incidents on the ground and in the air. >> we, the people. >> reporter: and as air travel edges closer and closer to prepandemic levels, a number of these cases have involved attacks on crew members, including a recent southwest flight attendance in california who lost two teeth when assaulted by a passenger interfering with a flight crew is a federal offense and could result in jail time. >> these events of unruly passengers are way out of control, way over the top. in fact, so much that if it continues at this rate, it's going to be more than we have had in the entire history of aviation just in this year alone. >> reporter: think about that. it's just stunning the federal mask mandate remains in effect until mid-september at this point

so far, the faa has levied $500,000 in fines against some passengers and, by the way, they can also face jail time. guys, back to you. >> tom, thank you. >> not to mention the lifetime ban from the airline which would be something that -- >> that would stick, right >> that would stick. kids, we've got your news covered. how about a little "morning boost. here is a perfect one to kick off your weekend there's a dance group in los angeles that has not performed in front of an audience in almost two years so, with things finally getting back to normal, they made their comeback in grand fashion. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> come on >> i love it can we get everybody in? >> you're about to see a flash mob right here just two hours before, the group

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retirements by officers. stepping into this morning are nine students graduating today from the police academy at lincoln university it's the first ever at a historically black college or university and the chief who started it says it's an effort to create the change he wants to see. across the country, voices sharing outrage and frustration in the wake of police violence, calling for a reckoning on how . an officers serve one potential solution can be found on a hill overlooking jefferson city, missouri this is clinic university. an historically black college founded to educate black veterans of the civil war. >> the history here at lincoln is so rich >> reporter: that history inspired chief gary hill to open the first police academy at an hbcu how did this come to be? >> so, i s last 22 years. people were like that is a great idea why hasn't anyone thought about

that >> reporter: in a building bearing the address 911 and elsewhere, the students do their course work. among them is andre jefferson. you decided to become a police officer around the same time this country was dealing with the murder of george floyd, the killing of breonna taylor. all that happening and andre decides, you know what i want to wear the uniform >> yes, sir. >> reporter: how did you deal with that? >> i can't let that situation stop me. i'm going to lose friends, i'm going to lose family you have to stand for who you are. go achieve your goals. be who you are make something out of yourself prove people wrong >> reporter: the latest research shows 67% of police officers in the united states are white. just over 12% are black. that closely mirrors the racial makeup of the general population but recent data shows that two-thirds of large police departments are whiter than the communities they police.

chief hill says black officers walk a line between work and their communities. in some ways, that makes them uniquely qualified to do the job. >> how is the approach to training at an hbcu different than it might be at another law enforcement training academy >> our curriculum is the same that is taught across the state. so there's not that much different with the exception of the discussions we have in class. >> reporter: they watch videos of recent high profile episodes debating how to do better. as you hear the students having these discussions, what are you thinking >> even though the minority of students in this class are white and the majority are black, it's good to see the discussion and the different chain of thought that they have not everyone sees it the same way. >> reporter: the day we were there, the students put what they've learned to the test. chief hill set up a mock road race incident. the students didn't know what

they were responding to. >> you were speeding through the light! >> how are you y'all doing i'm officer henderson. >> reporter: it becomes obviously pretty quickly that they are not in the classroom any more >> one at a time, sir. >> no, no, listen to me. >> andre arrives as backup together they manage the separate the enraged drivers >> index, index, end of scenario >> reporter: when it's over, the chief doesn't sugar coat the criticism. >> we get here and there's chaos going on what should you have done? >> stepped through >> did you do that >> no, sir >> reporter: but he also works to build up his students >> have faith and confidence in yourself, okay because when you get out there and you don't have faith and confidence in yourself, they will know that >> hi, guys, what's going on >> reporter: tiaja fairley is next she's from east st. louis and says she had never seen a black female officer growing up. >> sir, what's your name >> reporter: she kept the fact that she entered a police academy a secret from family and friends until recently during the exercise, she was

able to de-escalate the situation. we talked to her afterwards. >> i feel like it's just learning how to talk to people >> reporter: she now dreams of become ago homicide detective. >> i feel like i could be role model, kind can of well, i hope to be a role model because i've never seen nothing like this. >> calm both the parties down. >> reporter: that's the chief's dream, to put these young people in the driver's seat and guide them to a better future. and here is the thing. all of the students that we talked to were graduating today, they all have jobs lined up, as well and the chief said that they've got 13 applicants for the next class. and the response beyond lincoln has been pretty incredible so far. departments around the country, they've sent messages of support. some have donated gear to the program. the chief has been asked to come to the white house and brief on the program there and how maybe they can take it to scale, guys. >> it's a brilliant idea when you see it, you're like,

why hasn't that been around for a long, long time? >> and what that one female officer said is so important growing up, seeing police officers who look like you i still remember in queens growing up, the first time there was a beat police officer in my neighborhood and it was like, wow, that's -- that makes a difference. >> make a difference that was a good story. >> that was terrific >> and a programming note, you can see more on the issues surrounding policing in america on a special "dateline nbc." tonight you'll meet a mother who launched her own quest to solve her son's murder that's tonight on nbc. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> there's rain down through southern florida that will hamper the rescue efforts. storms firing up in the mid plains that will accelerate today too the heat is a big story, too 90s from the mid mississippi river valley down into the gulf coast. hundreds into the southwest. 90s in the pacific northwest and

california flooding will continue and be exacerbated during the day in the upper mississippi river valley sunshine northeast and new england, and the heat wave begins in the pacific northwest with temperatures challenging records throughout that region that's what's going on around good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at these temperatures. for the inland valleys today, reaching into the mid-80s, then turn hotter by tomorrow, reaching into the mid 90s. we're going to keep that heat going into next week. upper 80s, low 90s will continue, while san francisco will be slightly warmer the next few days, reaching the low 70s. we'll see less in the way of early morning fog, and get much more afternoon sunshine. >> and that's your latest weather. turning now to a young athlete who has the sports world buzzing. >> sha'carri richardson has set

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going to try to do what it is that me, my coach, my support team believe i can do. >> yeah! >> to celebrate her first trip to the olympics, she ran into the stands and shared a big hug with her grandmother, betty harp, a moment even more poignant because she lost her biological mother just the week before >> my family has kept me grounded this year has been crazy for me, going from just last week to losing my biological mother and i'm still here >> sha'carri burst onto the stage after winning the 2019 ncaa title as a freshman and now that she has clinched that olympic spot, she is, as she says, that girl. >> sha'carri, first bump >> we want to let you know that we made up a song about you. it goes like this. ♪ sha'carri, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ sha'carri, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ >> they've been singing it all

morning. >> we are proud of you, we are pumped for you we watched you cross that finish line and you know what i love about you? the first half of the race, i was a little scared. i have to say. i was like when are the ultra jets going to come on? is that the way you do the first half of the race, the second half is your better half oh, wait, wait, wait, we can't hear you pause, pause are you on mute? we just talked to you. >> oh, hello >> there we are. try again. >> oh, okay. but i was saying that honestly, of course, the end of my race is the better half. get that part more so just genetically. and the beginning of my race is honestly trial and error i have good starts and bad starts, but at the end of the day, it's always an effort in trying we're going to always go back to always work at the beginning of

the race, but at the end of the day, we know where i excel and i'm never not going to use my ability to save myself when i need to. >> you gave america a moment, you gave our instagram feeds a moment when i saw you, i'm like, who is this girl? and then we saw you run up into the stands, hug your grandmother. take me back to that moment. no one was going to stop you from running up there and giving her that hug >> i hope not because they would have had a problem but no, definitely, running up into the stands to see my grandmother, that moment, i was just so grateful and blessed, the fact that she could be there from her catching her first flight ever two weeks before that and then again, getting on a flight to come and support me in one of the biggest moments of my life. if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't even have made it to that moment so being able to share that moment with her was literally unbelievable, unforgettable.

and it feels almost better than getting that medal but it made it feel so much sweeter, though, the fact that she was there. >> sha'carri, this year of the pandemic and the delay, losing your biological mom, how has that impacted you, all of this, in the last year >> oh, the pandemic, honestly, mentally, physically, emotionally was definitely a journey for the fact of just not knowing what is going to happen with my careerwise and mentally just it being my first, you know, first go-around pretty much not knowing where i'm going to go, honestly not knowing if my career was going to even be what we had worked for it to be, what we had predicted it to be so that was a challenge in itself, and losing my mother recently, that was something i wasn't expecting, but i feel like from the pandemic itself, we wasn't expecting the pandemic if anything, i've taken it from

the pandemic and can be able to use in my life is stay ready for the unexpected >> you're a fighter. we love you. real quick, what color is the hair going to be for the olympics good morning. 8:26. marcus washington. new this morning, b.a.r.t. station will be hit and miss but not much longer. by 2024, all b.a.r.t. stations will be equipped with free wi-fi. that's one new goal in the digital railway program to boost internet access on trains. b.a.r.t.'s announcement for the initiative last year was derailed slightly because of the pandemic when it hit. all right. time to look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has the numbers for us. kari, looking good. >> yes. it is going to be a really nice

day, a wide range of temperatures across the bay area. you can see the micro climate with low 60s near the coast, upper 60s san francisco to oakland. upper 70s for martinez and south bay, then we reach into the upper '80s for antioch and to the north. temperatures up to 97 degrees today. santa rosa reaching into the upper '70s. cooling low with ocean breeze moving away. warm temperatures for some spots going into the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then. [♪♪♪]

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she is sticking around for a performance in our third hour, as well. >> we are so pumped. there is so much to look forward to tomorrow morning, kristen welker will take a break from maternity to say hello she's going to show us her baby girl, margo. we look forward to that. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? let's see what the weekend is going to bring. we start off with tomorrow nice and warm along the mid-atlantic, although we could see some showers, severe storms in the upper midwest on into the mid mississippi river valley historic heat gets going in the pacific northwest. then sunday, sunday, the heat continues out west, especially northern california into the northwest. soaking storms in the mid mississippi and lower plains we're looking for strong storms in the upper midwest, as well. that's what's going on around good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at temperatures today, reaching into the mid '80s in warmest spots in the inland valleys. gets hotter tomorrow, reaching

94 degrees. there could be spots in the upper 90s for the far north bay. going into next week, still going to be warm. several days with highs in the upper 80s, touching 92 degrees tuesday. while san francisco not seeing too many changes here. we start out with fog and afternoon sunshine and highs near 70. pride" is sponsored by the new citi custom cash card. earn cash back where your spending is trending >> so, of course, everyone here is all pumped to see hoda, hoda, hoda and they also -- >> hoda, hoda! >> yeah, and, of course, everybody wants to see h.e.r but first, as we continue to celebrate pride this month, we want to introduce you to three other artists pursuing music careers. >> they are finalists for the lgbtq plus emerging artist award

presented by our sponsor, citi let's meet them. they're here with us this morning. we have trea lamb, stephon alexander. so nice to have you guys here this morning >> thank you for having us >> trea, what difference would it have made to see representation in music for you? >> yeah. i think seeing representation in music would have given me a stronger sense of self and belonging earlier on and i think that's the importance of representation, to help us imagine what is possible >> absolutely. >> we can't wait to see what all of you are going to be doing next in fact, we are excited to share the fact that not only are you finalists, but all three of you are winners in the lgbtq plus emerging artist award. >> you are all winners >> you are all winners >> yes yes! >> i love it so here is the deal. that's not all so to mark the more than 10,000 citi card holders who changed their names on their credit cards to reflect their chosen

first names, they are giving each of you $10,000 to support your music careers >> thank you this feels incredible. it feels incredible. >> thank you so much >> you can thank citi. >> thank you to all of you and to learn more about the lgbtq community plus emerging artist award, head to today.com congratulations, guys. >> thank you thank you. up next, much more of our plaza party, a live concert from h.e.r. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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h.e.r. do her thing, but first, here is a closer look at her remarkable rise to stardom it has been a massive year for h.e.r. >> and the grammy goes to -- >> and the oscar goes to -- >> h.e.r >> the singer song writer taking home two grammy awards, including song of the year >> i've never been so proud to be an artist >> and an academy award for best original song. >> i am so, so, so grateful. >> on top of performing at the super bowl h.e.r. stands for "having everything revealed. but before she was an award- winning recording artist, she was a young, rising star performing right here on "today" when she was just 10 years old >> you may not have heard of h.e.r. until this moment, but i promise you that after she performs, you will not forget her. ♪ everything's going to be all right ♪ not only did they not forget,

but h.e.r.'s music has been streamed more than 6 billion times. now she's out with her first full-length album. "back of my mind." as we welcome her back to "today" on our citi concert stage. >> oh, i remember h.e.r. now, performing live off the new album, here is h.e.r.! >> new york! i am so happy to be back ♪ all you wanna do is gas me ♪ ♪ how we end up in the back seat ♪ ♪ just tryna get to the bag ♪ ♪ we on the same page, you the . ♪ all you same way ♪ tryna get

♪ let me know what it's gonna b we doing our thing ♪ ♪ the windows up what they going to say ♪ ♪ put the top dow money ain't a thing ♪ ♪ we up till 6:00 in the morning ♪ ♪ when the sunrise be on it ♪ ♪ know i got five you know it's all live ♪ ♪ tell me when to go, baby, whe we gone stop ♪ ♪ everything where we go, tell slide ♪ ♪ up all night when we going to slide ♪ slide ♪ ♪ hey, ♪ hey, hey, slide slid ♪ listen, i don't care if we on the run ♪ ♪ nothing matters we going down on the same page ♪ where we going, baby what's the move ♪ in the same way ♪ ♪ where we going, baby what's the move

♪ we should take a trip up to the moon get a room. ♪ while we doing that, hey, candy paint with the windows all black ♪ ♪ seats what they doing say ♪ ♪ with the tom down screaming money ain't a thing ♪ ♪ we up till six in the morning ♪ ♪ when the sunrise will be on it ♪ ♪ know i've got five you know it's all live ♪ ♪ when we going to slide when we going to slide ♪ ♪ just slide, hey, everybody just slide ♪ ♪ when we going to slide just slide ♪ up all night, when we gone slide ♪ ♪ we doing our thing, moving to fast ♪ ♪ candy paint with the window all black ♪ ♪ seats creme brulee ♪ ♪ what they gone say ♪ ♪ with the top down screaming money ain't a thing ♪ ♪ we up till 6:00 in the morning ♪ ♪ when the sunrise will be on it ♪ ♪ now i got five ♪ ♪ you know it's all live tell m when to go, baby, when we gonna stop ♪

♪ everywhere we go, slide ♪ ♪ oh, all up night, baby, we w we gonna stop ♪ ♪ everywhere gone slide ♪ ♪ when we gonna slide up all night when we going to slide ♪ new york >> we've got more music from h.e.r., but first, this is "today" on nbc "today" on nbc. jason, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? cool. so what are you waiting for? mckayla maroney to get your frisbee off the roof? i'll get it.

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welcome back we're back with more of our citi concert series >> with her hit once again, here >> with her hit once again, here is h.e.r.!

is h.e.r.! ♪♪ ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ on to me you ain't been holding on ♪ ♪ on to me ♪ ♪ i can't wait too long i don't wanna keep ♪ ♪ it's hard to sleep i wanna be here want ba be free free ♪ ♪ how do you get somewhere comfortable then leave say something, baby ♪ ♪ something, baby running to you ♪

♪ running from me ♪ ♪ don't wanna keep on don't want ba be so dependent on you ♪ ♪ depending on me paragraph ♪ don't want to keep on no ♪ wann♪ ♪ go on and let me go on and set ♪ i want to hole on to you ♪ ♪ go on and let me go on and se me free ♪ ♪ don't take me for granted ♪ g♪ ♪ no every time ♪ no, every time i'm weak and alone deep in my bones i know this ain't for me ♪

♪ how do you get somewhere comfortable then deep, hey, don't, baby ♪ ♪ running from you running from me ♪ ♪ i don't wanna keep on don't wanna be so dependant on you ♪ ♪ depending on me don't wanna keep on, no ♪ ♪ and if i hold on to you i'm only hurting me ♪ i'll never ♪ i know if i hold on to you i'll never wanna leave ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪

♪♪ ♪ oh, if i hold on to you ♪ ♪ i'll never wanna leave ♪♪ ♪ i'll never wanna leave ♪ >> don't go anywhere because up next, we've got h.e.r.'s take on a stevie wonder song not to be missed but first this is "today" on -- >> nbc

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we are back with more music from h.e.r. on this summer friday. >> yeah. she's treating us to a surprise song of a stevie wonder classic. h.e.r., take it away.

♪ sing ♪ ♪ >> new york! we back! how y'all feeling? ♪ a boy is born in hard time mississippi surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty ♪ ♪ his parents give him love and affection to keep him strong moving in the right direction just living enough, just enough mississippi

for the city ♪ ♪ his father works some days fo 14 hours ♪ ♪ and you can bet he barely makes a dollar ♪ ♪ his mother goes to scrub the floors for many and you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny ♪ ♪ living just enough just enoug penny ♪ ♪ living just enough just enough for the city ♪ for the city ♪ ♪ >> clap! ♪ i'm living just enough, just enough for the city ♪ ♪ i'm living just enough for th city ♪ ♪ i'm living just enough for th

city ♪ york city ♪ ♪ i'm living just enough for th city ♪ ♪ i'm living just enough for th city ♪ ♪ i'm living just enough for th city ♪ yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ i'm living just enough, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪

♪♪ ♪ >> okay. wait, y'all, that is a concert okay >> unbelievable. >> i remember seeing her when she was 10 years old and plays every instrument she is amazing wait, how was it give it to us. >> wonderful we love you, h.e.r.! >> h.e.r come here, come here, people -- okay you waited for a long time what did you think of the concert? >> it was the best concert of my life >> the best. oh, happy birthday >> sing it ♪ happy birthday dear h.e.r. happy birthday to you ♪

>> oh, my goodness >> oh, my goodness >> happy birthday, h.e.r >> h.e.r., how old are you going to be? >> i can barely speak right now. i'm at a loss for words. i'm going to be 24 >> give us the feeling, because you're standing in front of a crowd for the first time in so long what does it feel like up there? >> oh, you have no idea how amazing it feels, the love, the energy we've all been through so much i'm so happy to see smiling faces enjoying live music. >> h.e.r., is this the best birthday in a long time? >> oh, my gosh, absolutely >> happy birthday, h.e.r we love you. we love y'all for coming out to celebrate h.e.r. make sure you check out h.e.r.'s album, "back of my mind. we love you. happy friday >> guess what? >> what? >> we've got one more song from h.e.r. coming up in the third hour but first, your local news and weather. are you one, are you two, are

you three, are you four?

good morning. 8:56. marcus washington. the as and giants square off in the first game of the bridge series. happening at oracle park that reopens first time at full capacity. masks not required, but the team is recommending fans wear one.

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what if you could push a button and less carbon would be put into the air.. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air,

and even take on climate change... would you press it? live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today" on this friday, june 25th. go ahead. >> it's fri-yay. >> craig is not here, we donated have to say it. >> but he will be joining us in a bit because he's in minneapolis covering the derek chauvin sentencing trial. we will check in with him in just a bit. >> and it's been an exciting morning here. h.e.r., live concert. >> and it