hope you have a good friday, that's what's happening today in the bay, back at 7:25, and a reminder for you, no nbc bay area news at midday the french open coverage starting at 11. good morning, impassioned plea. >> for god's sake do something. >> president biden addressing the nation saying mass shootings have turned cities in killing fields. and demands action be taken. >> this morning his push to ban assault weapons and expand background checks. and the president's own admission is easier said than done. is there any hope of democrats and republicans coming together in any way? we're live at the white house. breaking overnight, deadly end, an escaped inmate behind one of

the largest man hunts in texas history killed during a dramatic chase and shootout with police. >> lopez crashed out and decided to engage law enforcement officers. >> but only after he allegedly murdered a family of five. the very latest just ahead. on alert. storm warnings issued as the first tropical system of the season moves into the gulf. the south bracing for a rough weekend of heavy rain and high winds. al's got your forecast. pump pain, gas prices soar to yet another record overnight. up a whopping 56 cents in a single month. could americans from coast to coast soon be shelling out a once unthinkable $5 a gallon? all that plus new tributes. the royal family attending a special church service this morning, as festivities for the queen's platinum jubilee roll on. all eyes on harry and meghan and the larger role they are playing today, as health concerns force the queen herself to bow out at

the last moment. straight ahead, a live report from london. and can you spell drama? the national spelling bee decided by the first ever lining round tiebreaker overnight. >> harini, you correctly spelled a total confirmed 21 correct words. >> and the remarkable 8th grader from texas. she's celebrating with us live. p.o.d.a.y., friday, june 3, 2022. t.o.d.a.y., friday, june 3rd, 2022. ♪♪ >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

>> it is a friday morning. so happy you are starting was. craig is in for savannah. she's on assignment. can you spell harini logan? that's the winner. >> here is the thing. i watched the clip this morning. i didn't know even know you could have a playoff in a spelling bee. >> if you have ever had the nerves watching a spelling bee. multiply it by about ten. harini is going to be was. we look for that. we have a lot to get to. this morning the queen's service for thanksgiving for the platinum jubilee. the queen herself notably not attending. you can see other royal members stepping out. including the first formal jubilee appearance from harry and meghan. a lot more from london live. >> also following back here a threat of severe weather heading into the weekend. parts of florida under a tropical storm warning.

we begin with president biden's national address on gun violence calling on congress to act amid a string of recent mass shootings across the country. more than 230 since january 1st. we've got it all covered. we're going start with nbc's kristen welker at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you could see the anger in the president's voice as he called on congress to pass new gun laws to. make the case the president cited data from the cdc which shows guns are now the number 1 killer of children nationwide. he urged lawmakers to meet the moment and called republican opposition to new laws, quote, unconscionable. warning inaction now will cost lawmakers at the ballot box. >> reporter: with the country still reel prosecuting the mass shootings in buffalo, uvalde and tulsa, president biden made an impassioned plea to congress overnight, pass new gun restrictions now.

>> for god's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough? enough. >> reporter: the president recently visited two of those grieving communities. >> they had one message for all of us "do something." just do something. >> reporter: the president raid out his agenda against the glimmering lights of 56 candles, representing a u.s. state or territory, reflecting his view this is a national emergency. the president call on congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban which expired in 2004 but acknowledging the slim chances of that, mr. biden said at the very least lawmakers should raise the minimum age to purchase an assault weapon from 18-21. he also urged congress to expand background checks and impose red flag laws which would allow law enforcement to take weapons away from anyone deemed a threat to themselves or others.

>> it is about protecting our freedom, to go to school, to a grocery store, to a church without being shot and killed. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote on a package of new gun laws next week. but many republican lawmakers still objecting to the reforms. >> these leftists want to take those firearms away so that people are defenseless to defend their families. >> reporter: and a house hearing earlier in the day highlighted the deep divides that remain when florida republican greg stubby appearing remotely displayed his own gun election. >> here is a seven round magazine which is less than what would be lawful under this florida law. it doesn't fit. so this gun would be banned. >> -- not loaded. >> i'm at my house, i can do whatever i want with my guns. >> reporter: really heated moment there.

the president also called on lawmakers to address the public health crisis. where to talks stand. there is a small bipartisan group of senators who are quietly negotiating gun reforms and while both sides expressed measured optimism, is reality is there is still deep skepticism there will be sweeping changes u. however may be some common ground on areas like red flag laws and background checks but it is very uphill. hoda. >> hopefully they can get something done. kristen welker in washington. thank you. now to that breaking story in texas overnight. an escaped inmate on the run for weeks did in a shootout with officers just hours after he was accused of murdering a family of five. nbc's morgan chesky joins us if for latest on this, morgan, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig authorities warned that gonzalo lopez was a dangerous man and now believe he's tied to five more deaths

during his run. this all began three weeks ago when he took over a prison bus and disappeared sparking one of the largest man hunts in texas history, all to track down the 46 year old who became one of the state's most wanted criminals. overnight a three week statewide man hunt in texas coming to an end. >> gonzalo lopez has been captured and is deceased. >> reporter: escaped inmate gonzalo lopez, armed with an ar-15 and pistol shot and killed by officers near san antonio. hours earlier, the officials announced the convicted murderer was the prime suspect in five new murders. >> there is information for us to lead to believe that gonzalo lopez was the individual that okbre into that residence and committed these murdereds. >> reporter: his escape launched one of the biggest man hunts in the state of texas history. police saying lopez used the family's white chevrolet silverado as his get away car.

later spotted more than 200 miles away in jordanton. >> lopez crashed out and decided to engage law enforcement officers. and those officers very swiftly shot and killed lopez, bringing this whole ordeal to an end. >> reporter: lopez who had ties to the mexican mafia had been on the run since may 12th. when authorities say he escaped from a prison bus, stabbing the driver and then driving the bus a short distance before losing control. police say this cell phone video captures the chaotic scene. the suspect later fleeing on foot, running into the woods. lopez had a long criminal history and was serving life in prison for conviction of capital murder, aggravated kidnapping and attempted capital murder. by the time he was killed,

authorities were offering up to $50,000 in exchange for any information leading to his arrest. and authorities have not released the identities of the five victims but stress they have no connection to lopez, saying they are a family from houston who was visiting that home as a weekend getaway. craig? >> morgan chesky for us in texas. thank you. turning now to the fighting in ukraine where russia's war has now reached its 100th day. a grim milestone marked by intense new ballots for control of key territory in eastern ukraine. nbc's chief white house correspondent richard engel with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning hoda. 100 days, a 100 days that have changed the country, changed the security dynamic in europe, and after initial success in the battlefield, now ukrainian troops are fighting to hold the country together. 100 days in russian troops have all but captured their fifth major city in ukraine.

getting the country back could take years and isn't guaranteed. three months ago, the war looked promising for ukraine. >> the whole country united against this russian invasion.t. >> reporter: at the front, ivan, a judge who gave up his bench was one of many civilians who took up the call to arms. >> at first stage they wanted to invite the whole country and i think it was their mistake they lost lot of soldiers, tanks, equipment just because they thought that ukrainians will be happy to see them. but ukrainians are happy to see them dead. now the car goes more slowly >> reporter: now it is a destructive grind. with russia using artillery to blast through ukrainian towns and cities, as russian soldiers, ukrainian officials claim loot and carry out war crimes

this 22 year old lived in bucha. she was a waitress in a japanese restaurant ukrainians say she was tortured raped and killed by russian soldiers her family identified her by her tattoos:now they're trying to bring her case to trial and want eye for an eye justice i want the same thing to happen to them as happened to my daughter, her mother says. the ramifications of the war go far beyond ukraine and are only now emerging six million refugees, a global oil and food crisis. sweden and finland nervously applying to join nato. and the cold war threat of nuclear escalation returning russia has been showing off its arsenal. it seems to be a warning to the world, especially the united states not to try to stop any attempt by putin to rebuild russia's everyone, starting in russia's empire starting in ukraine.

>> is there any concern of a nuclear threat >> reporter: there is obviously the concern about the nuclear threat u.s. officials believe that it is unlikely that russia would use nuclear weapons in ukraine but u.s. officials say that what russia is doing, it is increasingly aggressive language it is highly irresponsible hoda >> richard engel for us in ukraine. thank you. to the latest on the monkey pox outbreak there are now probable cases in chicago, los angeles and philadelphia bringing the total in the united states to at least 21. more than 500 cases across the globe but still health officials say the risk of monkey pox remains very low. a new record high on gas tom costello, good morning. >> a gallon of regular hitting another record this morning, $4.76 gallon many experts believe that $5 or $5.20 a gallon is the pain point where americans will dramatically curtail driving, cancel a family vacation or park the family suv and that pain point could be close by.

already eight states are over the $5 mark. california well above that 6.24 dplrs is the state average in california. this past memorial day we saw heavy traffic on the roads and increased demand is just one of the factors pushing up the prices along with the war in ukraine t partial embargo on russian oil china reopening after covid lockdowns. that means more demand president biden acknowledging americans would be feeling the pain at the pump for some time to come. these gas prices and sky high inflation posing a real economic threat, hoda. >> people really looking for some relief here, tom. so what is the president's long-term plan here? >> as you know, yesterday opec and ten nations announced they would modestly increase oil production in addition to that. president biden is apparently going to saudi arabia later this month. as you know, this is against the backdrop of very bad saudi/american relations of

late president biden saying he wanted to make saudi arabia a pariah state after they executed journalist jamal khashoggi now we have a situation gas prices are soaring and the president needs saudi arabia to pump more oil. so they are they are trying to have a new detente with saudi arabia he'll meet with the crowned prince and hope maybe isolate russian oil and maybe isolate iran and at the same time build better relations and inces production bringing relief at the pump may be some time off. thanks. lots to cover on this friday morning. welcome tom llamas. >> good morning to you all of south florida under a tomorrow warning this morning due to what could be named the first named storm of the

hurricane season expected to bring torrential winds and rain to south florida. al has everything you need know about the storm and where it is headed we have a storm but no name yet. >> there is an 8:00 update from the national hurricane center. most likely named by then. we'd be surprised if it isn't. tropical storm warnings from the bahamas to central and southern florida right now potential tropical cyclone 1.

125 miles north of cozumel 40 miles per hour winds. that is the threshold for a tropical storm so we're going to be watching it northeast at 6 miles per hour. today the tropical storm expected to make -- to get closer, become a tropical storm later this evening heavy rain begins in the day and evening for southern florida as we move into saturday, the storm makes land fall, we're expecting its peak impacts around midday. saturday afternoon moves back out into the atlantic, improving conditions by the evening. torrential flooding and rain we're talking significant flash flooding possible. two inch rainfall rates per hour some places in southern florida could see up to a foot of rain plus we have to worry about the winds. strongest gusts 50-60 miles per

hour elevated surf, 1-3 feet above average. severe storms moving through with this. isolated tornados as well. so we're going to continue to watch that and you can see the rest of the country not ads bad. ooze though severe storms will be firing up through the swres we're going to get to your location forecast in the next 30 seconds dad joke? it's father's day. oversized load coming through. who you calling oversized?! the cart. good friday morning. i am meteorologist cary hall. mostly cloudy skies around the bay area. we will see clouds linger into much of the weekend. peaks of sunshine, and temperatures much cooler. we are excited to get rain chances in here. even though it will be the north bay as well as the northern ports part of the east

bay. next week, our temperatures will be heating right back up. highs in the low 90s inland by next thursday. weather. just ahead this morning's new festivities to celebrate the queen's record breaking platinum jubilee. the royal family stepping out at a special church service we'll go live to st. paul's cathedral. and growing fallout over the johnny depp/amber heard trial and a closer look at the roles social media played in the emotional case and how it could have impacted the jury but first this is "today" on nbc.

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back now 7:30 friday morning look at the members of the royal family leading london's historic st. paul's cathedral after this morning's celebrations if are queens a platinum jubilee. harry and meghan first looks and may have been a little round of applause when they came into the

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it is 7:26 new masking requirements taking effect in the east bay. >> alameda county has reinstated indoor mask mandates. if you are going to a place like a gym or grocery store or other indoor places you will have to wear a facial covering. the number of cases are up and hospitalizations are up as well. the only exceptions his k-12 students. they are exempt and so is the city of oakley. they have its own masking

policy. >> this according to the jobs report. which came out this morning. it continues a long string of good numbers. the company is hiring and unemployment sticks at 3.6%. the same as last month. >> time to get a look at the forecast. >> reporter: cooler temperatures around the bay area and more clouds. we are headed for the mid-70s today and it will be mostly cloudy tomorrow is the rain moves into the north bay. more scattered showers expected on sunday from san francisco on northward and next week we warm up and we are headed for the low 90s by the end of the week. san francisco will have a cloudy and cool weekend. we will stay in the 60s. sunday off and on rain chances. next week we should see more sunshine as we warm up into the low 70s. all eyes are on that chance of showers. which we do not typically get

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back now 7:30 friday morning look at the members of the royal family leading london's historic st. paul's cathedral after this morning's celebrations for the queen's platinum jubilee harry and meghan first looks and may have been a little round of applause when they came into the church we're going hear more about that from our friend wilfred. >> lots of applause yesterday for louie. >> he stole the show >> let's get a quick check of your 7:30 headlines.

start with welcome news for parents of very young children the covid vaccine for kids under 5 could be available in less than three weeks the white house says shots could start as early as wednesday june 21st ten million doses available for children 6 months to 4 years old. two workers at a colorado power plant were killed yesterday. it happened in pueblo. efforts to find the victims were made more difficult due to constantly shifting coal piles both workers were eventually found under 60 feet of coal. an investigation on exactly how that happened is under way. turning to game 1 of the nba finals the boston celtics were down by 12 points and heading into the fourth quarter, only to mount a huge comeback. >> the drive >> horford for the lead. boston up think three. >> reporter: al horford led the

way with 26 points the celtics outscored the warriors 40-16 just in the fourth quarter that is incredible boston wins it 120-108 game 2 is on sunday, craig you were telling medel not happy this morning >> right >> and boston wins games like that on the road, it it's going to be tough. >> they knocked out my heat. >> from sports to thos celebrations to the queen's historic platinum jubilee. after the opening day wrapped up at with queen lighting symbolic chain of lights from the windsor castle home to buckingham palace with a special service of thanksgiving >> the royal family was there, including harry and meghan >> the guest of honor making a reluctant game time decision to skip that service at st. paul's cathedral. nbc's kelly cobiella is there. hey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys that's right

the queen did not make it this morning. she would have had to navigate those grand steps leading up into the cathedral and the long walk down the cathedral inside all while in front of the cameras. so instead she decided to stay home in windsor, watch the church service on tv while her family put on a united front this morning the royal family gathering for the jubilee's service of thanksgiving, going ahead without the queen. the monarch resting in windsor after experiencing discomfort on the first day of celebrations. prince charles stepping in one more time, leading tributes at london's st. paul's cathedral. joining in hymns and prayer, a show of unity for their frail queen. harry and meghan making their first formal appearance back from the u.s. after two years. the duke and duchess kept a low profile on the first day of celebration, watching the parade from a window with the queen's

grandchildren and great grandchildren. it was a once in a lifetime moment and the children continued to steal the show thursday. especially william and kate's youngest, 4 year old prince louis. expressing his amazement and displeasure during the military flyover. and chatting with his great grandmother as she joined her family on the famous balcony, waving to a sea of people. the crowds cheering their queen. >> it is something you have to be here and experience. >> reporter: on full display throughout the day showcasing them and reassuring the public that there will be continuity. >> reporter: prince charles on horseback leading the birthday salute for his mother, bringing the parade to her as she watched from the palace's balcony instead. william and prince anne riding

behind the future king camila and the children waving from the carriage. kate later taking a place next to the queen an the balcony. and just maybe a glimpse into the future a surprising personal touch from prince charles and camila, spotted shaking hands with royal fans after the parade. >> how was it? did you enjoy it >> reporter: the queen was all smiles back at windsor, as she lit the first of more than 15 hundred beacons around the world. and at the service this morning, the archbishop said of the queen, your majesty we're sorry you are not with us in person. but you are still in the saddle. and we're looking for much more to come. there is more to come this jubilee weekend. a big concert tomorrow horse race, a parade on sunday, as well as street parties and whether or not we see the queen,

that's still an open question. those decisions will be made on a day to day, hour by hour basis, hoda. >> kelly, hope you enjoy yourself there too joining us now with this perspective is wilfred frost nbc news contributor, and anchor of sky news. good to see you. lot of folks were hoping to see the queen make another appearance she decided not to attend. what do you read into that. >> i think sadly it is quite significant. because if we think one of her two most important ceremonial roles, one is starting the legislative process. she missed the queens speech a month ago. and the being head of the church and both things she wanted to attend and forced to pull out of as opposed to removing something like cutting a ribbon a month ahead of time from the agenda. the good news is i don't think there is anything specific but i think slightly new era where her age does take it toll and at times force her to step out of things she wasn't planning to have

to not take part in. >> my goodness consider she's 96 years old. that woman looks good. >> of course and that is the positive spin. we saw her yesterday and she was looking great. >> harry and meghan. how are they being received? >> positively. i think when they arrived today. there was a cheer. it wasn't quite as loud as for william and kate but there was a cheer. by the way very loud boos for the prime minister when he arrived. so they have that in their arsonel and they didn't get it the crowds and yesterday as well. i thought people responded well to the fact they kept a low profile. and that would be the one piece of advice next three days. keep a low profile don't let the haters spin anything they do to steal the limelight. louis can get away with that i'm not sure they can.

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but we can save you money when you bundle home, auto, and more with us. no one who made the movie is here. we're back it is 7:41 taking an in-depth look at the aftermath of that stunning verdict in the johnny depp, amber heard trial. >> nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest fall out and what's next >> it was a sweeping victory for johnny depp but note it was a mixed ruling the jury also finding amber heard was defamed and the fallout from the closely watched trial particularly on social media has continued. heard's team now saying they believe it influenced the jury >> reporter: johnny depp and his legions of fans basking in his victory while amber heard plans to launch an appeal after the jury and their trial found her defamed depp in a 2018 "washington post" op ed and

ordered her to pay over 10 million dollars in damages the jury also awarded heard two million in damages ruling that she was defamed in one instance by a statement from one of depp's lawyers but that seemed cold comfort for heard. her attorney telling savannah the media surrounding the trial must have reached the jury which wasn't sequestered. >> they went home every night. which have families. the families are on social media. there is no way they couldn't have been influenced by it. >> social media siding overwhelmingly with depp from the start. on tiktok the #justice for johnny depp has nearly 20 billion views and the #justice for amber heard has 77.5 million. in a change.org petition to

remove heard from aqua man two has gained over 4 and a half million signatures heard's attorney say she was demonized. they commission a.d. report to look into the authenticity of the social media onslaught in the report, not verified by nbc news, the researcher says he found 300 fake twitter accounts and that it doesn't take a large number to manipulate the conversation >> targeting her putting out amber heard as abuser, amber heard is a liar. and at the same time those same accounts were amplifying positive stuff about johnny depp. >> reporter: since the start of the trial, depp's team denied any coordinated effort saying support for depp is organic and unpaid for one deniable truth, the unprecedented social media explosion setting a new stage for trials and heard's appeal down

televised too. further steaking the spectacle >> miguel almaguer thank you so much. let's bring in nbc correspondent jacob ward he's been looking into how easy it can be to manipulate opinions on line. how easy is it to move the needle >> when we looked into the ways in which in the past with people like let's say meghan markle or kamala harris who have been the subjects of big big moves online when it domes public opinion it turns out you really only need a handful of people creating fake accounts on twitter to move the national conversation when we spoke to the expert there, his firm has looked into past instances and found that essentially with less than 100 accounts you can move the needle there was a group of women who went after meghan markle in this

way. the difference in this case is that this was a sustained attack is really the word over the coursest of the trial. >> they had a ten day break in the muddle of the trial. but when they walked into the courtroom every day, they were flanked by people with johnny depp signs they could have been influenced by a number of different things too. >> absolutely. you can't necessarily measure that influence right now but certainly any marketer can tell you, you know, that during that 10 day break anybody subjected to the nearly 19 dpsh sorry, nearly 20 billion views of justice for johnny depp hashtag on tiktok. anybody, your niece, neighbor, whoever. say amber heard and roll their eyes who knows what kind of things may have gotten in there second hand

the nature of live in a social media world. >> hard to believe a hundred bots can change the conversation >> used to be it would take tremendous expertise to do that. today you don't need that kind of expertise at all. my feeling about the future is that putting aside the results here and this is what any way coordinated, but if you are in the public eye and you are in crisis, going forward, you are going to loo at this episode and think how i can get the treatment johnny depp did so i think you are going to see firm after firm begin to offer that kind of service going forward. >> thanks jake. >> thanks buddy. >> we're going shift gears now mr. roker, check of the weather. hey hal. >> good morning. we're look at severe storms firing up through central texas right now and in fact a risk of severe weather stretching from texas all the way up into nebraska with damaging winds, some hail. the good news is tornado threat is low temperatures today a little cooler

all the heavy showers and thunderstorms happening. but temperatures close to average for cleveland, cincinnati, atlanta, raleigh, washington, d.c. as well moving into tomorrow temperatures level out we're looking chicago, you are right where you should be. minneapolis a little cooler. rochester, new york a little cooler boston normal. philadelphia just a tad cooler and earl next week, temperatures warm up again. mid-80 for norfolk d.c. in the low-80s. charleston in the mid-80s. nashville the mid- to upper-80s. and for next weekend warmer than average out west down through the gulf but cooler than avera good morning. i am meteorologist cary hall. a break from the warm weather. our temperatures are seasonable for early june and reaching into the mid-70s. an increase in cloud cover. also, that chance of rain in the north bay late tomorrow evening. moving down to oakland and san francisco by sunday morning. there will be scattered showers, and temperatures heating back up again by early next week.

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thursday the national average $4.71 a gallon. compare with the state average of $6.24 a gallon. >> time to look at the microclimate forecast. cary hall has our our by our outlook. >> reporter: see it in the north bay. much of the bay area staying dry until sunday morning. we can see that moving into san francisco and oakland. unusual to have rain in june. we could see decent amounts with the rain totals anywhere from a 10th of an inch of rain from concord to san francisco. close to a half inch of rain for santa rosa on northward. after that we are back to dry weather and it heats up again by the end of next week. another update coming up in a half hour. we will see you then.

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, call to action. overnight president biden urging congress to pass new gun restrictions after recent mass shootings across america >> for god's sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept >> this morning reaction from both sides of the aisle. what happens next? we're live with the latest then bracing for impact. parts of florida on a tropical storm warning. as millions in the south prepare for a weekend of heavy rain and strong winds

al's got your full forecast straight ahead. plus breaking the cycle. carson sits with peloton instructor kendall poole for a candid conversation about mental health and the miracle she says saved her life. >> i looked at my phone and my mom called me. >> you looked down and a bunch of missed calls. >> 15 missed calls, 12 text messages what's wrong >> ahead her inspiring story and the special meaning behind her iconic catch phrase. >> they can knock you down but they can never knock you out >> and queen bee >> are you ready >> the eighth grader from texa taking home the national spelling bee title after the dramatic finish. the first ever championship spelloff we'll find out how she stayed so cool under pressure. we'll speak to her live.

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made an impassioned plea to congress overnight to pass new gun restrictions now the president who recently visited uvalde and tulsa, two communities still reeling from mass shootings said mourners had one message for him. do something. >> we spent hours with hundreds of family members who were broken and whose lives will never be the same. they had one message for all of us do something just do something. for god sake do something. >> reporter: there was another shooting overnight when three people were killed including a suspected gunman outside an iowa church now as for the president, he called on congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban which expired in 2004. that has almost no chance of passing but mr. biden stayed if that's not possible at the very least lawmakers should raise the

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heavy rain begins today in south florida. by saturday morning, land fall in southwestern florida. the storm impacts at peak midday them that moves off into the atlantic by the evening. saturday things standard to get better but in the meantime, torrential rain and flooding. two inches per hour. some places in southern florida could get up to a foot of rain and tropical force wind gusts. 50-60 miles per hour elevated surf and 1-2 feet of storm surge. and threat of thunderstorms and tornados with this system. it is going to be a volatile situation. and don't pay attention to the fact that it is not a tropical storm. it is still going to have major impacts. >> al, thank you for that. disgraced lawyer michael avenatti was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison for stealing from his client stormy daniels. convicted of wire fraud and identity theft for wrongly pocketing about $300,000 meant for the adult film star. part of the advance daniels was paid for her explosive 2018 memoir "full disclosure".

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we are back. 8:12 we're back where an evening of historic drama at the finale of the scripps national spelling bee. >> first time in 94 years it was decided by a tiebreaking spelloff. >> when all was done, 14 year old harini logan, 8th grader from texas reigned supreme we're going to speak with harini in a moment but first what all the buzz is all about. >> you are the 2022 scripps national spelling bee champion. >> a sweet victory for harini logan, winning the first ever spelloff at the scripps national spelling bee >> such a dream. and i'm just overwhelmed >> the tiebreaker gives final contestant 90 seconds to spell as many words correctly as possible >> p-a-r-a-s-o-n. >> -- >> 14 year old harini spelling

21 words right in the lightning round. that tally enough to defeat 12 year old vikram raju who spelled 15 in the same amount of time. >> p-o-g-g-e, pog. >> students showed off their skills this week, all hoping to avoid hearing that dreaded sound. ♪ >> your word is -- >> also included a tricky multiple choice word meaning round stumping five finalists. harini almost didn't make it past this stage. >> -- of mating birds. >> i'm sorry >> eliminated for giving this answer to define the world but the judges ultimately changed their minds.

>> the answer that you gave could be construed as correct, so we're going reinstate you. >> in the end the pressure never stopped harini, later onto the lining round where she triumphed. the 8th grader from san antonio earning the w-i-n. >> i just had to take a deep breath and tell myself just go out there and do my best. >> harini is here. >> wow. >> go harini 2022 scripps national spelling bee champ. congratulations. there you were, everybody's eyes on you how is it you managed to stay so calm and cool harini >> thank you i think the way i manage to stay calm is to really move myself in the situation but stop thinking

about everybody watching or the media or possibility of a bell and focus on the word and three judges in front of me and just put all of my attention on the word and getting it correct. i think that is how i kept my composure. >> harini, how do you train for the national spelling bee? how do you go about doing that >> training for the bee definitely requires a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication so it is a lot of effort that goes into it >> do you just look at the dictionary how do you go about it >> i don't know any of those words. >> i think a common misconception about studying for spelling bees is you just have lot of words and start memorizing them. but i think as a speller personally that each and every word you need to be able to understand it to also be able to spell it so not only looking at

dictionary but rather trouble spots and particular languages and that is really what it consists of? >> a lot of people got knocked out in the word meaning. i didn't know you had to know the meanings of words. how difficult was that >> so the word meaning rounds, this was, they were inaugurated last year so they are fairly new to the bee and i think the format was going very smoothly. and in my opinion, difficulty is more of a construct. so, for example, if you know one word that another speller doesn't, then it is difficult for them and not for you but if you don't know a word but the other speller does, then it is difficult for you but not for them so in my opinion each person has their own strengths and weaknesses as a speller. so that i really think the vocab round sort of play into that. >> what are you going to use the money for? college?

or going to disney world and ball out what are you going to do >> i'm definitely going to save it towards college but i have an interest in investing in the stock market. so i'll probably put a bit aside for that and also want to give back to the community, not just the spelling community but my hometown of san antonio and larger community >> congratulations on winning. that is fantastic. i just want that know how you and your family celebrated after you won. and also, did it include filling that trophy with like a milk shake or root beer float and drinking out of the trophy >> no, actually i haven't done that, yet. but it was -- i think it was really surreal i many think my brother, my 6 year old brother was probably the most excited out of all of us he made like posters and everything i i think celebration was just like taking a second to let it

sink in. now like so many years of hard work and continues effort has really culminated at this point. >> real quick, carson loves wordle do you like wordle or -- yeah, that's beneath you. >> no, yeah, i actually really do enjoy wordle. sometimes at school i'll do it with my classmates and i'm getting better it is an acquired skill. >> okay. congratulations harini. >> harini is human >> way to go >> thanks for joining us. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> -- for college, get the full ride somewhere. >> yeah. >> yeah, just invest >> how about you spell out our forecast, sir? >> we have had a bad spell of weather but let's show you what we've got as far as today. strong storms firing up in texas. and already the rain is moving into florida ahead of that tropical system.

afternoon highs 100s in the southwest, 90s through southern texas into the southeast looking at 60s through the northern plains and new england. beautiful day from the upper midwest into the great lakes severe storms through the southwest. >> good morning i am meteorologist kari hall. we are seeing cool weather moving to the bay area and also clouds as temperatures will head to the mid-70s. we will see more clouds tomorrow as some showers approach the north bay. rain chances from san francisco mainly northward. a lot of the rain and scattered showers in other areas, and next week we are looking at warmer weather and warmer sunshine. >> that's your latest weather. best time of the morning a friday "popstart." >> p-o-p -- how about harini's

little brother like i got to step it up here. starting with the prince louis t 4 year old stole the show yesterday why the troop of the colors parade. in moment instantly turned louis into the internet's favorite new meme lighting up with expressions, you know, how it feels when your morning alarm clocks ring or someone tells you to calm down someone shared the full range of his hilarious faces calling it the prince louis mood scale. but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. one user on twitter found prince william's similar unimpressed expressions in the 1988 trooping the colors ceremony and they are identical. isn't that good? >> next up

tom hanks has hid own iconic run in with the queen. hanks opening up about being seats next to her at a dinner 2011 and what he learned about the queen's favorite cocktail. >> i knew i was going to be sitting next to her and i so i wanted to be able to talk about things that were of import but not presumptuous so a few things about, you know, how often she truly has time off and what have you. it was nice chitchat it was okay. so i dared to ask the queen, "and what is your majesty's cocktail of choice." and she said, "ooh, martini". >> next up rare for the 60 year old band to get to do something new on stage by managed that this week. in madrid performing their classic "out of time" live for the first time ever. ♪ ♪ baby, baby, baby, you're out of time ♪ >> what do you think guys? >> they've never done it before.

that's the first ♪ >> what do you think >> never done it before. >> that's a first. >> song's been covered by jimmy powell, the ramons, a ton of people have done it. and that was one lucky audience there that got to see it for the first time the stones out on their european tour next up. mariah carey, 36 years since the grammy winner made her debut on the mtv unplugged stage remember that performance? ♪ ♪ you got me feeling emotion ♪ >> 33 years ago. now mariah carey looking back writing on instagram happy anniversary to that girl on

stage who was so scared and nervous to even sing in front of a crowd. when i watch this now it is revel torey how many i had the privilege of sharing that small stage with and i truly feel blessed. the ep for mariah's unplugged performance spent 57 weeks on the billboard. too many stories to tell next up. almost famous. ♪ i'll never tell ♪ do you remember the amazing soundtrack that almost famous had. take a listen. ♪ >> i have to go home. highway ♪ >> you are home. ♪ count the headlights on the highway". >> you are home. ♪ >> now more than two decades after the film hit theaters, cameron crowe's beloved movie headed to broadway this fall takes the stage with a script written by cameron crowe

and music from tom kit previews start in september. tickets are actually on sale right now for -- >> -- >> and finally gwyneth paltrow and chris martin seems like only yesterday the world went nuts when the former couple announced the birth of their daughter now she's graduating high school yesterday posted this sweet snap from the commencement. congratulations to all the graduates. man, i can't believe that. like yesterday >> spitting image of mom. >> and mom and dad there >> yeah. >> that's your "popstart." >> thanks carson. >> best time of the morning. straight ahead look who's here. anthony in the house he has news no share first, your local news

it is 8:22 am this morning and i am marcus washington. and advisories issued to stay clear of an air around airport boulevard and bayshore boulevard. a fire is burning on the san bruno mountain that started overnight about halfway up the mountain. firefighters are saying it has burned at least eight acres. no homes or structures have been threatened, but in the past hour conditions have become less favorable. some of the roads are shut down but there is no impact to highway

101. a look at the forecast from meteorologist kari hall. >> we are seeing high humidity and fog that may clear out. temperatures i headed to the upper 60s. we will the upper 60s for high temperature today in hayward. we are dealing with cooler temperatures thanks to the cloud cover and eventually we will see some rain moving in as we head toward late saturday night into early sunday morning for the north bay. this will come to san francisco on sunday early in the afternoon but i don't think it will make it down to san jose. good to see the rain in our forecast marcus. >> will have another update in 30 minutes.

if you listen closely. this crowd is wild getting well deserved camera time we're going to take our time and get more shots of this beautiful crowd. who dat? a friendly reminder. the next big concert on our plaza. >> if you list ep closely, that's the clue. john batiste five time grammy winner including this year's album of the year takes the stage two weeks from today, june 17th if you would like to join us,

all you have to do is request to do that today.com/concerts >> he's the best >> he swept at the grammys that was great also coming up, a mind matters conversation with peloton star and instructor, kendall toole. talked about her mental health struggles and the meaning behind one of her favorite messages of positivity you might recognize it if you have ever taken one of kendall's classes. i can't wait to share this conversation i had with kendall momentarily. >> we look forward to that and of course our friend anthony scotto is out here whipping up the perfect summertime meal. and a delicious pasta and a how to for a cheese board to end all cheese boards. >> the ultimate cheese board and our can't miss summer rolls on in the third hour at home with jill martin

she's found some great deals on backyard and kitchen essentials. >> and next week on "today" we're packed with stars. do you know who we have? >> who >> melissa mccarthy. >> who else? >> coldplay's chris martin laura dern, jeff goldbloom and mr. roker you got a check of the weather. starting with saturday tropical down pours through southeast. a cool breeze around the great lakes. showers out west and looking at sunshine in the southwest. then sunday sunday, warm and sunny in the northeast, mid atlantic states. wet weather along the southeast coast. hotter through texas and the lower gulf showers and storms expanding into the western plains. all the way back into northern good friday morning, i am meteorologist kari hall. or clouds in the mix with

temperatures headed to the mid- 70s. going into saturday only some peeks of sunshine and the rain will move into the north bay. rain induced scattered showers in san francisco and northward with high temperatures in the low 70s. next week more sunshine and quickly temperatures heating up into the low 90s. for san francisco high temperatures in the mid-60s and keep the umbrella handy on sunday. well it is friday. so i think we have to go around the horn here we go [ cheers and applause lots of people hey now. get out of the way anthony scott. and there we are a friday going around the horn woo. >> hey, you all right? >> still got it. >> feeling good. >> pulled a hammy yet on that.

>> it's coming i can feel it. >> all right al. you know the action is hot right now in paris the french open. 18 year old coco gauff's been absolutely dominating. >> she's not lost a single set and just reached tomorrow's final. the youngest american in the women's final since 1999 she's also the youngest woman to advance to any -- the final of any grand slam in nearly 20 years. hoda kotb -- this morning? >> mary carillo. hi welcome in. >> i'm just trying to quantify the jealousy level for me being here overlooking this amazing court and coco gauff trying to win her first french open tile and rafael nadal trying to win -- >> she seems so mature i was watching her 18 years old but such a maturity about her. what do you think the odds are

of her taking this mary? >> well she hasn't yet dropped a set but she's going up against the number 1 player in the world, iga swiatek she's played and lost to her twice in the past. swiatek is an amazing clay court player but so is this kid. she gets better, wiser, stronger on an hourly basis and she's an unbelievable superstar for our sport. she's going to go in with no pressure she's been playing very fearless tennis so far. she's been messaging after every one of her matches this one, after she won yesterday has really got to all of us. you can see what she wrote on that camera lens end gun violence and her father, cory saw her after her win but the match that got into her the championship round, he said i'm proud of you,

but i love what you wrote on that camera lens this kid is the goods of she's very aware she's 18 years old now and she knows she has the power of the vote her dad also sailed to her your racket could change the world. he didn't just mean in tennis where she's clearly already a very young superstar he means that now she's got this platform now she can say what she really thinks and means she's an amazing kid >> thank you, mary >> thank you mary. >> -- years ago when coco was here 15 and -- by the way, coverage of the men's semifinal. it starts today. 11:00 eastern. and you can watch coco go for her first grand slam title tomorrow morning 9:00 a.m. eastern all of it here on nbc and streaming on peacock. >> good stuff there. >> up next my mind matters chat with kendall toole chat with her on her journey and literally the miracle that saved her life incredible story and what she's doing now to help break the

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congress needs to fix this. we are back. 8:38 with our ongoing series and such an important series, "mind matters. >> krors of course is our champion when it comes to breaking stigmas around mental health and this morning you were talking to popular peloton instructor. >> i'm a big peloton fan we did a piece on alex tucson shout out a.t. my guy. but maybe my new favorite instructor right now is kendall toole. and like so many of us who face struggles with mental health you would never know she's been coping with it her entire life we're the first network crew to get inside this beautiful complex and shine the light on her journey. 29 california, opened up time living her best life but underneath the surface suffering in silence.

>> hello. >> hello. >> you're not kicking my ass today. how are you? so good to see you >> good how are you. >> kendall so great to be with you. you are not yelling at me. you are not jeeming screaming at you are not screaming at me. >> she's been a popular peloton instructor the last three years. she's energetic, empowering and fierce. >> you have enough you have all that you need and you have it right now. >> but it was her mental health story that caught my attention. >> i was presenting as oh i'm this bubbly californian peloton instructor who, you know, has 24 positive energy all the time >> right. >> and i knew behind the surface, i was like i'm not doing a service here if i don't talk about what's really happening. i'm going tell the world i have anxiety and depression. >> were you worried about your job or what peloton thought of that. >> my story was something they

whacked and the response was overwhelming and positive. >> kendall was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at only 10 years old. >> i could not be barefoot i had to wash my feet a certain amount of times. these obsessive thoughts that i would have if i didn't complete these tasks something bad would happen. >> one in five american adults experience mental illness. on the surface this bubbly california girl was thriving straight a student, cheerleader, beloved by friends and family. but underneath she was suffering in silence how would you define your mental health in college? >>i was comfortably numb in college. i progressively could front and put my mask on that i was happy and thriving and behind the scenes, i was slowly losing the color out of my day. the anxiety and depression was really starting to come in at that point in time. >> somebody i suffered in silence for like decades i know what's that like. it is so much work to hide this whole thing from other people. >> yeah. >> it's exhausting.

>> it is >> senior year at usc was a turning point in kendall's life. >> how bad did it get for you. >> it got rough. and i just felt nothing. >> eight years ago on thanksgiving she was seconds away from ending it all. she describes the chilling moment standing on the edge of her roof >> i walked up onto the rooftop of the building. put my phone on silent and got to the edge. >> literally what kept you from going through with it? >> all of a sudden, so hard to describe it was a, like a flash i had a vision of like my family breaking apart >> right >> and it would have hurt people that i love the most and i look at my phone and my mom had called me 15 times >> wow you look down and you had a bunch of missed calls. >> 15 missed calls 12 text messages what from? >> no way. >> she knew.

and that took me aback. >> call it mothers intuition kendall says the next few months were a blur and she fell into a deep depression. but this time it was her father who pulled her out of it >> he came up to my room he was like i know this is knocking you down. but we will not let this knock out us. >> it is a familiar phrase kendall ends her peloton classes with those words from her dad. >> they can knock you down but they never knock you out. >> i can remind one person that their life is worth it that is a moment in a journey that is a knock down that is not a knockout >> it is something that is going to help so many millions of people like us. like we're a part of this anxiety society as they might call it. i have these conversations every day people come up to me and yo, thank you. i see it yeah yeah. >> a friend edge kourjd her to

box which gave her peace and power and now she teaches shadow boxes and showed me how it is done. >> the hip turn. really get into that rotation. slap, good >> we're trying to normalize the conversation and break so many stigmas what do you see to somebody who was in a dark place where you were when you were 21. >> there is more than that moment there is more than that feeling. you are worth more >> have you had a moment with your dad where you said you know what i was down i wasn't out has that come full circle? >> it happened recently. he came to visit and we were setting up on my roof so i can told him, listen, i would not be here if it wasn't for those words. and he told me, he takes my class often. and he says every time you end your class i put my fist up and i raise them with you. and he said i'm so proud >> wow >> beautiful >> you know as someone with anxiety i've watched shows like this and they talk mental health and yeah right, i suffered from

panic attack and oh breathe. but there is a breathing technique she uses i'll do it right now it's a take away if you don't believe in these things, keep doing it, it does work eventually once you can connect with breathing just take a break from your mind racing what she does and we'll do it ty you take a breath in through your nose. all right. you breathe in when you're at the top take one more breath. now hold it for five, four, two, out through the nose slowly. we'll do it one more time. breathe in through the nose. now a little more. extra. then out through the mouth slowly, air out of a tire. slowly and it's one of those things if you do it three times in a row, can you feel your body just slow down for a quick second. >> because you're thinking about it >> that's right. so she taught me that in that class.

you can check out more of her class. kendall's story at today.com we also have a new mind matters special. streaming "today all day," shining a light on people working to end the nation's youth mental health crisis you can imagine a out of o control so we hope you will stop and check that out that is today at 12:30 eastern >> i firmly believe you are literally saving lives every time you do one of those stories. >> happy to do it and it saves mine talked about about what is going on in your mind is a great way to relieve you feel alone for so long you talk about it and you feel better doing these interviews and all this really makes me feel good. >> i'm happy you are apart of that anxiety society. >> proud, card carrying member kendall was great. appreciate her for her time. >> amazing story. >> as always remind everyone watching if you or someone you know is in crisis you can always call the national suicide prevention lifeline or text "home" to 741741 >> when we come back back we're going to head back outside and do some breathing some eating as well

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we are back. "today food. the summer season is mary. nothing better than gathering outside for a meal with family and friends hak we're doin right now and who better than anthony scotto he's got some delicious ideas to share you. anthony from fresco a few blocks from here. nice to see you. >> things are great. >> you have news this morning. >> unbelievable. nashville, i'm coming to feed you in the gulch this winter luogo restaurant is born everything terrific. a new venture for fres doe. >> first restaurant outside new york city. >> first restaurant outside new

york city. luogo restaurant it will open winterish this year >> let's start with this pasta dish >> we're doing a simple pesto. it is very simple but there is a trick to the pesto not using raw ingredients, i blanch the raw ingredients basil and spinach to keep everything green blanch them a second, cool them off in a sheet pan and then use them to do this. it keeps everything green is most important add a little olive oil to that olive oil? >> yep >> you're going to add ice which is another important ingredient. >> that keeps it green >> keeps it green. >> keeps it green. >> more cheese please. little more water. so you get the idea. yeah >> okay. >> so this is what is going to look like. and you need that spoon in there. helps get everything so what you see then will be this

>> i didn't add any nuts to this so this is nut free. if you want nuts you can add them to it afterwards. if you understand that two versions today one is my pepper dill which we do here at fresco. you're gonna mix this up you are going to then, this is your cold version. this is your hot version. >> either way. >> yeah. you can do this on a saturday afternoon, sunday afternoon. >> and you can actually freeze the presto >> i'm not sure about the freezing by the way. i'm afraid if you freeze it, it will turn brown on you >> what's the verdict, carson. >> great >> this is on the menu. >> it is on the menu currently at fresco yes. >> and let's talk about cheese boards what. what makes a great cheese board? >> it is your personality. this is what it is >> we had a cheese board >> he's working on that one.

>> my suggestion is, to take everything that you want on the cheese board out out of the refrigerator. out of your cupboard get it in order. when you are looking at it, say already what am i doing with it? my suggestion is go on the internet get some ideas and then have your own personality come out of it you have two boards that you are doing. one you might be putting out now. one you might put out after this one gets trashed there is no rhyme or reason. your basic cheese, and breads that are here and gonna put peppers over here for more color. and mustard up here and. >> i like the sweet. a little sweet with it. >> jams and jellies you can add. you can absolutely do that. >> is there a meat to cheese ratio? >> no there isn't. only thing, this is your basic now is the your cheese off the start with that. everything schedules a filler. you can add and change all of

these. and my suggestion is have two cheese boards. if you have more than ten people this, gets trashed quickly and just bring the out the other and mix and match. >> i love a good cheese board. great. this is great. thank you anthony scotto. >> appreciate it. >> congrats on the new restaurant. >> i'm so happy. >> congratulations if you want to get your hands on these recipes, you know what to do today.com, right there on the home page waiting for you. we're back in a moment thiss "today" on nbc i

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