plaza, but that will build at 11:00. >> thank you so much. that is what is happening today in the bay. we will be back with your local news. here is a look at that ♪♪ good morning. stranded. thousands of passengers stuck at airports all across the country after a weekend of cancellations and delays. >> my sister is getting married. we're not going to make it. >> airlines struggling to keep up with increased demand from two holidays and their own staff shortages. what's being done to get things back on. getting their shots.

but will parents line up? we'll discuss it with white house covid response coordinator do ashish jha. >> overnight the international swimming federation voted to bar most transgender women from events. straight ahead, the reaction and what it means to the olympics. all that plus honoring juneteenth, the tributes and celebrations held to mark the key moment in history now the newest federal holiday. and shining bright like a diamond. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ >> the rare public appearance by music icon neil diamond at fenway park. ♪ so good force so good so good ♪ today monday, june 20, 2022.

♪♪ from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." good to have you with us on this holiday monday morning. juneteenth. craig is in early for hoda. did you have a good fathers day? >> i had a great fathers day. i got to play a little golf. got to play a nice dinner. peace and quiet. mike feldman. >> great. squeezed him. jumped on him. gave him lots of love. good fathers day. >> tomorrow, summer officially arriving. but even before it does, a lot of this country is going to be feeling triple digit temperatures in places like minneapolis and chicago. dylan has the full forecast coming up. >> in the meantime kids as young

as six months old are finally eligible for a covid vaccine after the cdc endorsed pediatric versions of both moderna and pfizer shots. this morning, dr. ashish jha is with us to answer questions. >> and the travel nightmare still infolding this morning. thousands of flights canceled or delayed over the weekend. >> and another big concern. fuel prices. the national gas average still hovering around 5 bucks a gallon. janet yellen is saying that the biden administration considering a federal gas tax holiday that move that could save drivers as much as 20 cents a gallon. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you savannah. for those who traveled over memorial day weekend this may feel like a bit of deja vu between flight cancellations and delays and limited rebooking options and long lines, as airlines continue to grapple with staffing shortages amid soaring demand.

this weekend, turmoil in the terminals. >> look at the line. i mean, welcome to 2022 i guess. >> reporter: more than 3,000 flight cancellations and even more delays left plenty stranded this holiday weekend. >> my sister is getting married. and the reception was tomorrow but we're not going to make it. >> reporter: the long weekend, including the new federal holiday juneteenth and fathers day drove record numbers to the nation's airports. 2.4 million passengers on friday just shy of a pandemic high. but the soaring demand is aggravating an already strained system >> i get here to the airport just for our flight to be delayed, delayed, delayed. and 1130 last night the flight was canceled. >> reporter: lines crowding terminals from charlotte to salt lake city. one passenger tweeting "no idea what to do." similar scenes played out less than a month ago when several thousand flights were canceled over memorial day weekend.

transportation secretary pete buttegieg confronting leaders last week, pushing airlines to provide better customer service or face potential federal action buttegieg's only slight was -- as he tried to get to new york the chaos as airlines contend with bad weather, staffing shortages and astronomical fuel prices. >> if you can't lower costs you have to raise revenue and fixate ticket prices are going off. and they are getting kind of out of control in some markets. >> reporter: round trip tickets pushing 400 dollars this month the sky high pricesry flekted on roadways too with gas continuing to hover around $5 a gallon and jumping by at least 10 cents within a week in 10 states, as the summer travel boom ushers in a boom of costs. and with justify fourth around the corner e remember if your flight is canceled airlines are required to offer you a refund

if you booked a non refundable ticket savannah back to you. >> and now to a long awaited sigh of relief for many parents of infants toddlers and preschoolers children as young as six montreals are now el zwroibl get vaccinated against covid-19. dr. jha, good morning. it is good to see you. >> good morning. thanks for having me back. >> cdc over the weekend gave the stamp of approval to these shots, how soon would you expect kids to actually be able to go to their doctor's office or go to the pharmacy and get it. >> it is going to start this week, savannah and we're going to see the first shots going in tomorrow, no, wednesday, over the next few day. and then it is going to ramp up in the days and weeks ahead. >> some parents are going to be racing to that doctors office to get this vaccine for their little ones. others will not.

studies have suggested the majority of parents are either hesitant or want to adopt that wait and see attitude. what would you say to them especially when people think oh kids aren't as affected by covid. >> two things to say first we know some number of kids do end up getting sick from covid unfortunately. wave had tens of thousands of children get hospitalized including tens of thousands in the age group of 6 months to 5 years. and these vaccines are exceedingly safe and that is the biggest message that we've now these vaccines have been given to millions and millions of kids very very safe what i would say the parents is, talk to your family physician, talk to your pediatrician. talk to the people who take care of your kids and get their advice and that is probably the best way to move forward. >> the moderna vaccine was shown to be 51% effective in preventing illness for kids 6 months to 2 years. and then the effective rate was 37% for ages 2-5 those are not great numbers.

this is for preventing illness so again what would you say to parent who is say is it really worth it >> yeah. i would say two things first we do want to prevent infection. ao i helps there but where it is really useful and we've seen this now with overwhelming data from kids 5-11 is it keeps kids out of the hospital certain proportion of kids end up getting very sick and the vaccines are terrific at keeping kids out of the hospital it helps some with infection but helps a lot with serious illness. >> and covid reinfections are the thing now. raising my hand. i'm in the two timers club what is your best information about that and is that something we should just expect now to get covid a couple of times a year >> well, so what we're seeing

now is a variant out there, omicron, that is rapidly evolves. it is figuring out how to escape our immunity wall we've built up through vaccines and infections and we're seeing a lot of reinfections what i would say is for folks, the pandemic isn't over. we've got to continue to manage this if you get infected. get treated and we've got do our part of continuing to work on improving vaccines and making them even more effective at preventing infections so we can finally put this behind us. >> thank you very much now to that deadly shooting in washington, d.c. last night a 15 year old boy was killed three other people, including a police officer were hurt after a music event erupted into chaos police shut down the event after multiple violent incidents earlier in the evening as people were trying to leave, a gunman opened fire, hitting at least four the officer shot is expected to recover. the two other victims are in stable condition >> and now to the war in ukraine. this morning russia is tightening its grip on key areas

in the east. we're also learning more about the state of americans apparently captured while fighting for ukraine molly hunter joins us with the latest good morning. >> reporter: savannah. good morning to you. while russia continues to make progress in the eastern donbas region in the southwest we're seeing a ukrainian counteroffensive take hold and about the americans lelgd allegedly captured the families back home are holding out hope this morning the families of three americans are desperately trying to get them home, russian state media published a propaganda video allegedly showing the u.s. veterans appearing in captivity nbc news is not showing the video. according to their families they went missing near the eastern city of kharkiv where they were voluntarily fighting alongside ukrainian troops after the video surfaced, saying in a statement, they are americans, we want them home nothing else matters right now is it state department has not commented on the video or confirmed the names of the three

americans. according to his family, the third american is a u.s. vet and he was in touch until the end of april. >> everything seemed to be good. he was in good spirits he was super happy felt like he was doing the right thing. >> reporter: his family believes he's still alive >> we want to have an answer for the family that is our mission, is find out where grady is we do believe that there is a good possibility he's a pow right now. >> reporter: detaining prisoners of war is legal. they can be held until the end of the conflict but they must be treated in line with international law. what are you watching for in coming days to make sure they are being treated as prisoners of war >> the first main thing would be that they have access to the international red cross and they are register enrolled as prisoners of war. >> reporter: she says they will also want clarity about who exactly is holding them and where. >> the concern is that if they

are not treated as prisoners of war, that they will attempt to bring bogus charges against them and then use that in negotiation as leverage. >> we do not have confirmation about where the men are being held or who exactly is holding them savannah back to you. much more to get to on a monday morning good morning. >> good morning to you we have a lot to talk about this morning. juneteenth celebrations and remembrances are being held all across the country commemorating the day which marked the effective end of slavery in the united states. let's go to nbc's shaq brewster in chicago with more on the significance of this now federal holiday. shaq good morning

>> reporter: president biden signed the bill that made an official federal holiday just a year ago and across the country it was a weekend of celebrations that continue this morning from a --. to a symbolic walk in texas. and a festival in chicago. americans gathering on the nation's newest federal holiday. juneteenth. >> it took so long for people to actually acknowledge this as a federal holiday. this is only the second year. >> the day commemorates june 19, 1865 when the last enslaved americans in galveston texas were finally told they were flee, more than two years after president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. >> i'm very glad to be honest i didn't know anything about it. i'm still learning about my particular culture. >> reporter: some corporations and organizations have been criticized for commercializing the day like selling a juneteenth watermelon salad, or a juneteenth ice cream flavor. experts say companies are struggling to strike the right

balance. >> if more companies had more people in decision making positions who could help inform the conversations would have more nuanced and better ways to recognize the holiday. >> reporter: meanwhile awareness and appreciation of juneteenth continues to grow. a gallop poll showing a significant jump in the number of american who is say they have a lot or some familiarity with the holiday, which many hope will not only be a time to celebrate but also an opportunity to ignite a more honest dialogue about race in america. >> we need to is have those conversations. it is uncomfortable -- it is true, it's uncomfortable slavery was uncomfortable. we need to talk about it. >> reporter: juneteenth official federal holiday, nearly half states in this country don't recognize it as an official state holiday. so for millions of americans the new holiday doesn't equate to

paid time off. sheinelle? >> shaq. thank you. >> orr first check of the weather with dylan royal travels. >> it is like 7:00 p.m. in -- no idea what's going on but summer starts tomorrow. everywhere across -- well the northern hemisphere we're going to see temperatures that feel that way too let's look at some of the alerts we have. especially across the northern plains areas where it doesn't typically get this hot so likely we'll' perhaps a hundred or more cities break records this weekend heat advisory, watch, warnings including minneapolis st. paul where today the heat index 106 degrees. stay indoors 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. stay in the air-conditioning if you can. hydrate yourselves watch out for pets and the elderly as well. kansas city will feel like 99. dodge city, 98 dallas 102 but that's more typical. detroit feels like 90 today and even hotter tomorrow across chicago, cleveland, st. louis it will feel like close to 100 or higher with the actual air temperature up to 99 in chicago and st. louis. nashville 98 for a high tomorrow down south it is just as hot atlanta will be at 101 on

wednesday. 99 thursday. 94 friday. again this all comes with lot of humid as well. wilmington will be in the 90s and feeling closer to 100 as we get towards the middle of the week the heat, the humidity is high we also have monsoonal moisture in the southwest that will produce heavier downpours. and keep an eye out. when you have a cold front that runs in you could have severe storms something to keep an eye on this afternoon. and that's your latest hear me out. langston. robert? like grandpa? [piano playing] i kind of like justin. this one's for you. nice to meet you,justin. if you are transgender or non-binary, and go by a different first name, let's update your eligible citi credit card. [piano playing]

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good morning. it is 7:26. we are hours away from the biggest party in the city in years. the warriors hosting a parade to celebrate their nba championship. bob woodall is live along the parade. it is really early. >> reporter: if you are at home thinking about coming to market street to watch the parade, which starts in about four hours, consider getting off the couch and heading out. you want to take part into the

city. you want to try to find a place to park late. this is similar to what we saw. the parade starts at market street where we are at and up market street is 1.4 miles and end at eight street. there will not be a pulse parade rally at the plaza like we saw with the giants, or across the bay in oakland. you will have stuff reimann and the others there. barbara dell, nbc bay area news . >> he will have to ditch that by noon. we will be in comfortable temperatures. stay hydrated today as we look continue to see sunshine continue and temperatures head for the upper 70s. inland areas reaching 93 degrees in concord and 90 in santa rosa.

santa rosa is 86 degrees for a high. we see hotter temperatures tomorrow. we have triple digits for the inland valley. we will talk more about that

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most of the park should reopen within the next two weeks. after record floods pounded the region last week the park will believe able to accommodate fewer visitors for the time being and take many months to fully reopen. >> president biden says hee doing okay after falling off his bike over the weekend near his home in rehoboth beach delaware. just as the president and first lady were wrapping up a morning bike ride. the president said he was, quote, good. and that he got his foot caught in the pedal straps. like so many other major tournaments it all came down one putt on the 18th green at the u.s. open. take a look. >> and matthew fitzpatrick is a champion again at the country club. >> england's matt fitzpatrick wins his first major championship after will zalatoris just missed that birdie attempt

it is not the first time he's won at brookline in massachusetts. he also won the u.s. amateur there in 2013. >> i watched that live it was hard to watch. >> yeah. >> all of you in the studio right now. everybody. all over again. >> now to a decision overnight that's making waves in the world beyond sports. >> yeah. the governing body for international swimming approved a new policy that will restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women's vents. erin mclaughlin joins was us with the details >> reporter: back in march she became the first hopefully transgender woman to win a title. now this new rule ends that dream for thomas and potentially other trans athletes just three months after upenn

swimmer lea thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win the ncaa division 1 title. this morning, new restrictions for trans women. on sunday, fema overwhelmingly zbroet voting in favor of new rules. saying swimmers must have completed their transition by age 12 to be eligible to compete in women's competitions. athletes would also have to prove they continuously suppressed their testosterone since their transition >> this is a policy that we need to introduce in order to protect the competitive fairness of our event. >> reporter: the rules means trans swim who are transitioned after showing signs of puberty will no longer be able to compete at the olympics or world championing. at the fema vote some olympic swimmers speaking out in support of the new rule. >> that men and women are physiologically different can

not be disputed. >> reporter: her participation in the pool was met with controversy. many arguing thomas had an unfair physical advantage. an idea she refuted. >> trans women are a very small minority of athletes and we haven't seen any massive wave of trans women dominating. >> i am very devastated by this decision >> reporter: skyler baylor a friend of leahs and first transgender athlete to compete for ncaa division 1 men team. >> what does this mean for her future. >> knowing her she'll fight for her right to compete just like anybody else. >> reporter: fema also will work to establish an open category for transit athletes to be able

to compete at an elite level that move is also receiving criticism with some argues a separate category for transit women will exclude them from the sport. >> erin. thank you. >> just ahead this morning, the restaurants now coping with inflation by adding charges to your bill. is there anything you can do about it and how to spot it vicky nguyen has everything you need to know also ahead, this is so good. the story behind that rare public appearance from the legendary neil diamond for an unforgettable "sweet caroline" sing along but first these messages

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restaurants across the country as some look for ways to counter inflation. the industry facing soaring labor costs and a nearly 18% spike in wholesale food prices in the past year the highest 12-month increase in five decades >> the last time we saw food prices this high don mcclain's "american pie" was number 1 on the radio. >> we were singing bye-bye miss american pie -- >> -- servings as president of the national restaurant fragrance. why post a surcharge rather than just increase the price of the item on the menu. >> it is a really competitive industry think about how many choices you have where you are going to eat for lunch or dinner. when people are making choices price absolutely factors >> reporter: these fees seem to show up more often in urban areas at both small mom and pops and big chains >> when we go out to eat are there certain restaurants we're more likely to see a surcharge.

>> much more in a full service restaurant where you are expected to tip and see wait staff. >> reporter: what is the best way for a restaurant to handle a surcharge? >> we are in the hospitality industry ----dropped 50 seconds --- >> restaurants can legally add fees and surcharges. >> and generally speaking you can actually ask politely about the fee sometimes. sometimes the restaurant will waive it. >> beside the fees are they doing anything else to cover soaring costs? >> the national restaurant association says they are reducing the number of items in some cases and sometimes changing ingredients so the menu might look a little different. >> this should no way, shape or form effect the tips that servers are getting. >> absolutely. budget that in

even with the fees you really want to reward good service. folks are working hard. >> everybody is trying to survive this inflation

thank you. >> let's get another check of the weather. mr. dylan mcsunshine over there. >> thank you my nails are even yellow and that was not planned. >> it was planned. >> -- like a week and a half anyway we've got an interesting pattern setting up everything is rotating around this high pressure monsoonal moisture in the sous, heavy downpours. storms across the dakotas and raps around in the form of storms along the eastern side of the great lakes as well. right in the middle is where we have our hottest temperature,

most sunshine. in the southwest, especially across new mexico we could sees of rain. a lot falls in a short period of time so that would lead to some isolated brief flooding. something to keep an eye out for. across the northern plains, the dakotas, could see wind gusts over 60 miles per hour hail one inch or more in diameter low tornado risk but the winds are a concern. in minneapolis st. paul we're likely t in the northeast, it is nice with sunshine and upper 70s and low 80s. that's a look. here is a peek out of your window. i am meteorologist cary hall. temperatures heating up, especially for the inland valleys reaching into low to mid 90s while san francisco had highs in the 70s. it will be hot once again. even up to 104 degrees in fairfield.

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>> he looks great. >> looks great i -- you know really cool i was just in london for royal ascot and at the end of the races they have this bandstand and play all these songs and all these british folks singing all these different songs. and every year they sing sweet caroline and it is just so fun to see, you know, being from the united states. >> so good >> so good >> the perfect sick along. they don't just do it at fenway. that tradition sort of made it famous to a certain extent -- >> yeah. >> -- it is. feel good song. >> how good you are at singing. >> that's the good part. >> exactly see him t man himself singing it >> coming up kimberly williams-paisley sharing the personal reason she's joining what could be a

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it is 7:56. we are counting down to the warriors parade in the city, more than 100,000 are expected to celebrate the championship win. barbara del is one of them along the parade valley. >> reporter: good morning. about 40 minutes since we last spoke to you, a lot more people have shown up on the parade route in market street. there is more noise. there are thousands of people here. we are looking down market street. we will go down to eighth street 1.4 miles, but there will be no post parade valley this time around. the parade will start at 11:20

this morning. you can already get a idea of what the crowd is like. take part. reporting in san francisco, bob rendell, nbc bay area news . >> kerry is watching the forecast. we have bubbles along the route. we see more sunshine today. inland temperatures are heating into the upper 80s and tomorrow is upper 90s. we might see spots over 100 degrees. it is hot throughout the end the week. we will be in the mid-70s and low 80s in the forecast tomorrow's. >> sounds good. we have more local news for you in

it is 8:00 an "today." coming up. holiday headaches. thousands of flight cancellations and delays stranding travelers. >> look at the lines welcome to 2022 i guess. >> soaring demand leaving travel plans for millions up in the air. with bad weather, staffing, shorta then, little big shots the cdc endorsing two covid vaccines for young children, making all americans older than six months now eligible.

>> we're going to see the first shots going in tomorrow, no, wednesday, over the next few days and then it is going to ramp up in the days and weeks. >> how the news will effect families with young children and what you need to know about the vaccine. plus renovation and rebirth. one group breathing new life into a building with a dark and troubling history. their plan to turn what was once a symbol of hate and exclusion into a center to celebrate and support all communities. >> what do you hope the rebirth of this building means to this community? >> i think the one word is transformation and feeling the heat al pacino and -- team up again looking back at the action movie classic. and possibilities of a prequel who does pacino think should play a younger him >> brother, you are going down

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of them. >> monday morning. glad you are with us hoda is off. it is juneteenth and we're -- >> big show tomorrow not just any regular show. no no. tomorrow we're catching up live with none other than kim kardashian herself live to tell us about the many projects keeping her busy these days >> the chaos that grips many of the nation's busiest airport this is holiday weekend. unfortunately is not over yet. frustrated travelers are now dealing with the backlog after thousands of flights were delayed or canceled. emilie ikeda at newark liberty airport with the latest. hi emilie, good morning. >> good morning to you you can see some of that summer travel boom playing out behind

me already seeing long lines to get into newark liberty international airport. we've seen several dozen flights canceled here alone today. and more than 3,000 flights nixed since friday across the country. airlines are contending with bad weather, staffing shortages and exorbitant jet fuel prices and that is one of the driving factors behind high costs to fly. the average round trip ticket to fly is nearing $400 but not slowing the demand for so many people itching to get out and explore after the pandemic 2.4 million passengers went through tsa checkpoints friday alone. a record high for 2022 and just shy of a pandemic high. last week we saw the

transportation secretary pete buttegieg met with industry leaders to address the widespread disruptions he really pushed for airlines to add more customer service representatives. he also floated the idea that the federal government could potentially take action against airlines who fail to meet a certain consumer protection standard that could happen later this year. but savannah, here is hoping the july 4th weekend goes a little smoother >> emilie, thank you. millions of the youngest americans are now eligible for covid-19 shots after a cdc advisory panel recommended vaccines for kids under 5. jesse kirsch is in cleveland with the latest on when the

rollout could start. jesse, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this rollout already under way and it is a milestone moment places like this freelzer farm in cleveland were going up back in 2020. look at. this they even have a big security cage to keep the vaccines safe until shot went in arms they have been able to help people of varying age groups including parents. put the clinic says for the first time in the days ahead the freezer will be able to help some of the youngest children get vaccinated too >> reporter: this morning renewed hope and relief. all americans, as young as six months old officially eligible for a covid-19 vaccine shots are expected in little arms as soon as tomorrow after this cdc endorsed two vaccines pfizer-biontech's three dose regmen for six six to four and -- both getting the green light. savannah speaking with white house covid-19 response coordinator dr. ashish jha earlier this morning. >> is it really worth it >> the vaccines are terrific at keeping kids out of the hospital so it helps some with infection but it helps a lot with preventing serious illness >> reporter: even before the final thumbs up, she was already looking for an appointment kids have stayed largely side lined by the pandemic even as many returned to a more normal

life >> doing travel, crowds, birthday parties have been very small and mostly outside i think -- >> reporter: not all families are on board one survey found nearly 40% of parents want to wait and see >> i would definitely say no he's not ready yet he's just a baby himself. >> reporter: doctors warn covid can be deadly for young children though severe illness is rare, adding natural immunity isn't enough some parents remain cautious. >> we've been avoiding those masks when inside. >> reporter: a welcome milestone many parents have been hoping for. if you are going to get your choung children vacuated pfizer and moderna are taken on different timetables we have live information oin when you would ged get each of those shots. doctors saying it can help save lives. >> thanks jesse. blanket of extreme heat and

humidity that settled over the plains this weekend is now moving east. cities like minneapolis and chicago could hit triple digits, as well as parts of the south. in addition to posing a health hazard, this kind of weather puts strain on power grids and increases risk for violent storms dylan will join us in a few minutes with a closer look at the forecast. workers at an apple store outside baltimore voted to unionize make it the first in the u.s. to do so. the union leadership called on the company to respect the vote and fasttrack contract talks organizers say the main issue with having a voice is things like scheduling and safety that have a direct impact on workers lives. >> news covered on this monday hoda is off. so you have the boost. >> i'm on boost patrol lot easier when you have a friend looking out for you even when you don't know it the boy on the left is so tired. he cannot keep his eyes open in

class. then, yeah he starts to lose it. looks like he's about to fall out of his chair so the next boy t boy right there reaches over and. >> oh. >> wow. >> lay your head on my showeder. >> if that is your child, aren't you just proud of him? >> so proud. >> either of you feel sleepy, right here this shoulder is for you. >> the kid probably up late watching the game. >> exactly. >> up next could improving the health of your heart hold a key to slowing or even stopping brain diseases like alzheimer's >> maria shriver has details on groundbreaking new project -- well known actress who has dedicated herself to it. >> and "popstart," inside the block buster battle at the holiday weekend box office as buzz "lightyear" joins the competition with "jurassic world" and "top gun: maverick. migraine hits hard, so u hit back with ubrelvy

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we are we are back. it is 8:11 with a closer look at the research project that could lead to treatments, perhaps even a cure for brain diseases. >> yeah. good friend maria shriver joins was more maria, this is fascinating good morning. >> good morning to all of you and good morning to all of you this is exciting right now there are no effective treatments for alzheimer's and so much of the new research is looking at how to prevent it from developing in the brain well, this morning we go inside one major study that is tracking how good heart health may slow or even stop alzheimer's from developing in your brain and one of the people in the study is a face we all know and love >> i'm engaged i'm engaged. i'm getting married. ah >> she stole our hearts as annie

in the iconic 1991 movie "father of the bride." now actress kimberly williams-paisley is dedicating her hard and brain to an even bigger project >> this is the scary part for me. >> reporter: a groundbreaking study hoping to find treatments and even a cure for alzheimer's. >> you are really a big alzheimer's advocate, but this is a different step. that is new step for you why did you want to be part of this >> we need people to participate in research. and i can do that. and i can amplify that need by showing what i'm doing. >> reporter: kimberly's only family struggle with alzheimer's started after her wedding to country music superstar brad paisley. when her mother linda was diagnosed with a form of dementia caused by the disease over a decade later she passed away >> i've spent the 11 years watching my mother, who had alzheimer's, watching her deteriorate, watching her go

from being this vibrant, incredible, intelligent, funny woman to someone that i didn't recognize at all and then i felt like what else can i give what else can i do >> so she decided to become a research subject herself. >> last summer joining a revolutionary study at vanderbilt university just miles from her nashville home. it is one of the first to try and explain the connection between heart health and brain health the living room study will follow 1,000 participates ages 50 and up as they get older. putting them through intensive testing every two years. from heart and brain scans to memory and blood tests even analyzing fluid from their spines all to track how minute changes in their hearts starting in middle age can cause memory loss and dementia in the brain later on >> we've shown how changes in the heart pumps blood and hardening of the aorta are

related to memory changes with age. if we can drill down and isolate the bio marker, we can develop therapies for them and potentially make alzheimer's a preventable disease. >> reporter: alzheimer's disproportionately impacts people of color who are often underrepresented in their research in their study, vanderbilt researchers want at least 30% people of color. subject like 53 year old tonya wilkins whose grandma and aunt suffer from alzheimer's. >> many african americans do not participate in these type of studies. i don't know because of fear or just not aware of it and i felt like if i participated, i could convince others to do the same. >> reporter: kimberlys says she'll stay in the study as long as she can even pledging to donate her brain to research after she dies.

>> my hope is that the study will lead to great breakthroughs in science and alzheimer's. >> reporter: did your mom proud. >> and fit led to my participation in a study that led to answers, that would feel pretty wonderful. >> reporter: well this study is looking to double the number of participants that are involved being in it does require going to nashville every two years for several days of rigorous testing. researchers are looking for people ages 50 and plus with no sign of cognitive decline. and you do not need a family history of alzheimer's to join and you can find out more information about how to get involved at today.com. and please think about it because they do need people. >> especially people of color. i glad you pointed that out. my grandmother died with alzheimer's so good to see so many people honoring a lost love

ones legacy by volunteering. >> walking the walk. maria, thank you so much interesting connection between heart health and brain health. >> did not know it. >> we'll keepian ion it. dylan what do you have your eye on >> heat for lots of folks across the country. several records broken this week the jet stream way up. look at all the red dots we could see over 7100 record highs. they are possible this week. upper midwest plains and southeast where we're likely to see the temperatures in upper-90s and low-100s also very humid. in the northeast especially new england it looks beautiful today. sunshine, temperatures in the 60s. gets warmer as you go into the mid atlantic topping out in the low-80s today. that looks very nice that looks breathe nice. high heed and humid with pop officer storms across florida. and monsoonal moisture in new mexico flooding and severe storms

possible and cool temperatures and very hot temperatures together. you could see gusts over 60 miles per hour and also lot of dangerous cloud to ground of te to keep in mind in that part of the country. now here's a peek. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist cary hall. it's really starting to heat up today in the inland valleys. we are up to the early 90s for the east bay as well as the north bay. san francisco will be in the low 70s, but we do start to see that warmer air make it to the coastline. b is headed for 83 degrees tomorrow, but compare that to the 100 four degrees that's your latest forecast. >> no pressure best time of the morning. >> good stuff for you. first up of course, fathers day. this weekend social media

prince william shared a new family photograph to mark the holiday. look at this surrounded by his three kids george, charlotte and louis. our favorite they do have all the same smile. william wishing a happy fathers day to fathers and grandfathers across the world today and tom brady celebrated fathers day in his own special way brady took to instagram sharing what we could assume was a gift to himself look at this. >> good morning, brady family. happy fathers day. good morning excuse me. has anyone seen my lawn mowing shoes? i would love tacos for dinner tonight.

please tacos for dinner on fathers day. it is time for dinner. dinner is ready. dinner is ready. >> we get it, dad. we get it. you want one of those? >> -- like to yell right >> -- my house too you yell and your kids don't hear you but when they yell they expect you to hear them like that >> -- don't to. >> yeah, exactly. >> until you respond. >> tom brady has become quite the "today show" regular now >> -- in studio -- >> -- >> all right last up in our fathers day roundup, kate hudson shared this sweet throwback photo with her pa russell and russell's response has our hearts melting such a dad response. -- writing lot of water under the privilege. the bridge it is kind of hard to see it because all that water seems to somehow have found its way into my eyes. cute thanks for making me the luckiest father in the world, sweetheart

such a softy as a dad. next up. this weekend's box offices "jurassic world: dominion" dominated raking in nearly $60 million in the u.s. to beat out toy story spinoff "lightyear." and the movie we can't get enough of. "top gun: maverick." the tom cruise led film continues to skyrocket to new box office heights pulling in almost 9 hundred million dollars globally >> lot of 2k5ds said that's all >> $900 million globally forbes is now predicting the sequel should hit the $1 billion mark by july 4th >> a lot of dads said that's all i want for father's day, "top gun. >> you know the next half billion dollar movie minions. coming out >> more about that in a second next up.

al pe chino and robert de niro celebrated 50 years of the godfather with a special screening of the movie de niro and pacino joine forces to discuss "heat" with the release of heat 2 coming up. fans are wondering if if we'll see them on the big screen again. and pacino already has someone in mind to play the younger version of his character look at this. >> who would you cast in your parts? is there anybody >> nobody! >> timothy chalamet comes to mind >> i could see it. >> to be continued. >> that's funny. and finally adam sandler this is what my husband did for fathers day. he just wanted to watch this known for movies like hits, uncut gem, happy gilmore, billy madison. but his new movie with queen

latifah, the hustle is breaking records with his latest rotten tomatoes scores. receiving 92% from critics and 92% from fan making this sandler's most loved movie on rotten tomatoes yeah he said it was really good >> thank you >> is it in theeters >> i have no idea. >>, no watch it from home. it's on netflix. >> netflix. >> yeah. >> great. >> netflix now >> today's best sellers all about summer fashion to be stylish and cool from head to toe. but first your local news. e.

good morning, i'm kris sanchez. are you ready to party? is alive look at downtown sanford disco, and things are getting started there. more than 100,000 people are expected to fill market street for the victory parade. you want to give yourself time to get there as early as you can to find a spot along the ground. as you can see on the map, sonny at john street, ending at eighth street. and unlike previous celebrations, there will be no post-victory rally at city hall. you can watch it live from home

or work starting at 9:30 this morning. and for folks headed out there, carry, they will need some water and sunscreen. >> it's really going to be a nice day though is our temperatures had to the 70s. inland areas will be much harder this afternoon, reaching up to 100 degrees for many tomorrow. we are still looking at warm temperatures for the rest of the week while san francisco will be in the mid-70s today. a little bit warmer tomorrow, but we are back to the low 70s for the rest of the week. >> we have more local news coming up for

♪♪ ♪ we are back. it is 8:30 on this monday morning. -- on the plaza to join our juneteenth --. this is a great crowd. >> it is. >> -- [cheers and applause >> good holiday crowd. >> -- scouts up in here. >> birthdays girls trip.

>> just ahead we have an inspiring storied tied to the holiday about a place with a troubled past now being transformed in a remarkable way. blayne alexander will have the story for us >> jump suits, dresses -- baseballs. going to introduce you toem soft today's best sellers to have in the wardrobe this summer and they do not break the bank and a new way to look at the power of music ann thompson here to tell us about a unique orchestra made up of refugees highlighting their talents and stories of survival. >> really cool story and coming up on the third hour, more of our pride as universal series. the multi talented mckayla jay rodriguez on her breakout role, music career and why she decided to change her name. >> before that dylan a check of the weather. >> how nice in new york city >> i know. >> goodness. >> it is perfect we got the cheers and everything in the northeast we're going lots of sunshine low humidity, temperatures nice and comfortable but in the middle of the country we're starting off the week with railroad heat. record heat. we'll likely see several records nearly 100 records broken across the country this week. and to get to the middle of the week that heat slowly continues

spreading east 90s across parts of the tennessee river valley through ohio, dangerous heat in the southeast combined with humidity is going to be very uncomfortable. as we get towards friday, the record high temperatures will continue down along the gulf coast. down through texas in the southern plains. the northeast looks nice, lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 80s. sunny and dry in the pacific the pacific northwest, and a few more storms down in mexico and arizona. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist carry holler. temperatures are really going to start up for us today, concord reaching 93 degrees. but compare that to the 73 we will see and sanford disco. really nice weather for the parade this morning into early afternoon. take a look at tomorrow's highs . it's going to be hot everywhere, even with highs in the low 80s, we will reach up with

>> and that is your forecast. >> quick crowd moment. >> i saw some ladies here in tee shirts where y'all from. >> columbia, south carolina. >> god's country >> and what brings you here? >> we're celebrating 25 years of girlfriend and friendship and sisterhood woo hoo! >> this is a party group >> what did y'all do while in the city what was on the agenda >> we're going to see the ferry. >> see the free what else? >> the view tomorrow. >> we're going ground zero when we leave from here. >> okay. >> and we hopefully will get back to atlanta. >> oh. there's been some travel problems but you will get back good to see y'all. thanks for coming out. >> stay another day if you get stuck. you can go to broadway if you

get stuck. you guys look fun. they are just chitchats. >> hello girl scouts hello hello. coming up an eye opening story from blayne alexander on the history that is being rewritten in texas by transforming a building with ties to the kkk into a place of healing for everyone but first this is "today" on nbc. t this is "today" on nbc.

we're back. 8:46 with the story in honor of 8:36 with the story in honor o 8:46 with the story in honor of juneteenth and one of the primary people we have to thank for the holiday which is officially today. >> opal lee considered the grandmother of juneteenth. back in 2014 walked from fort worth, texas all the way to washington, d.c. all to get juneteenth recognized as a national holiday. >> this morning, nbc's blayne

alexander is getting a first hand look at something special that is now happening in lee's hometown. >> watch your step this is a 100 year old building. >> these crumbling walls hold a dark, terrifying history >> what happened in 24 space >> there were initiations here there were meetings here there were performances here >> all for the klan. >> all for the klan. >> reporter: the clue clux clan -- >> they paraded in downtown fort worth in full regalia. even dressed up their horses. >> reporter: and they practiced all of anyway right here. >> right here in this building. >> it is the only such klan building still standing today. complete with an auditorium, a performance stage and very clear message. >> this build was put here so that everyone would know who is

in charge. >> people had to pass by this building almost every day a. >> this was main street. this was the main thoroughfare which people moved >> reporter: now the power lies in new hands he ones coalition for peace and justice, part of the group that akwiefrd the building. they are using a $3 million federal grant to give it new life a performing arts center offices and living space a farmers market but most importantly, a community center catering to people of color, members of the lgbtq community. the very people that this place was built to exclude sharon herrera runs lgbtq saves, a youth safe space one of eight groups to be housed inside. >> they are going to have a place they can friel le walk into and be themselves >> to never forget what happened here

the importance is to share the history as widely as possible. >> reporter: that history includes a small field less than a mile away. here less than 100 years ago fred roust became the only known lynching victim in fort worth history. he was murdered for crossing a picket line to go to work. a dark chapter in until recently was not even known by some in roust's own family. >> you share your grandfather's name and yet what happened to him was a surprise to you. >> yeah. never in million years would have i have guessed this. >> he learned two years ago in a phone call from adam, a truth too painful for even his own father to share. >> they beat him they shot him. riddled his body with bullets. they stabbed him

they drug him out of hospital with only his hospital gown on and if that wasn't enough. they hung him from a tree. and nobody did anything. >> reporter: his life stolen but his legacy, that is set in stone. the new center will be named in his honor. the fred roust center for arts and community healing. >> we're not going to let his legacy be forgotten. ever. >> reporter: what do you hope the rebirth of this building means to this community? >> i think the one word is transformation. >> reporter: for "today," blayne alexander, nbc news, fort worth, texas. >> transformation. transformation >> fascinating so interesting to hear -- >> -- knock it down and start all over his but his perspective is we want to keep it and remember and show this is where we are now up next a turn and getting into shopping newest batch of best sellers first this is "today" on nbc we are back. 8:43 "today" best sellers

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thank you. up next, the inspiring story after very special orchestra

welcome back today is world refugee day and this year it is taking on added significance. >> according to the u.n. more than 7 million ukrainians have fled their country since it was invaded. some seeking asylum here in the u.s. >> ann thompson here is with the story the refugee orchestra project and aiming to help them and others as well good to see you. >> good to see you too and this story i absolutely love it this group is the ultimate melting pot taking its talents and experiences from around the world and delighting the most varied of crowds >> reporter: from a

massachusetts green near the hub of the american revolution, the sound of freedom ♪ ♪ made by those who know all too well its costs -- refugees this is the refugee orchestra project led by a conductor who emigrated from russia in 1995. how did the project come to be >> when the refugee crisis began, i saw so much anti-refugee sentiment around me and it was very surprising to me in the country because we are a country of immigrants and refugees and i thought what can i do to help with this problem i'm not a politician, but i am a musician. >> reporter: in her skill, lydia found an answer. >> music is one job that is transferable no matter what language, no matter what culture you come from.

>> today it is helping ukrainians raising money for charity and offering an outlet for the agony of war >> as a ukrainian we never thought that our people would be refugees and i think no people ever want or think of themselves as refugees they are just people >> reporter: the war has made refugees of their mothers. how are the two of you dealing with the fact that your home country has been invaded and is at war >> i feel guilt that i'm safe. >> reporter: maria, the orchestra's concert master left ukraine as an adult. olga left as a teenager. >> reporter: does music hope you both cope? >> absolutely. >> it is like an oasis when i sing i'm able to go into a different realm and forget, if only for a little while, the pain that we're experiencing as individuals and as a whole

nation >> we hear so much ukrainian language we learn about ukrainian art and i think we as a nation got together and united, you know, fighting the enemy and standing up to it and it really brings hope. >> for this performance they practice ♪ russian refugee who wrote american classics. and usufi, an afghanistan refugee and composure of humble begins >> used to drop a can on piece of paper and pretoned the play. >> reporter: he would be 13 when he finally got play the real thing. what was it like to hear that sound for the first time. >> when you dream of something

for years every day in life and suddenly it appears in front of you. when you touch just like it is unbelievable. >> reporter: just a few years later he would seek asylum here. where the tug? is it here or is it in kabul >> when i dream, still i dream of home. >> reporter: distance, bridged by notes essentially, an orchestra is this collection of diverse sounds, varying rhythms, different notes. isn't that what life is essentially? >> i think an orchestra is a great metaphor for life in general. something about our personal journeys that brings us together and allows the arts to blossom. >> the refugee orchestra project has a core group of about 15 musicians and adds local musicians as it travels the country and world. the version we saw included palestine, hungary, ukraine, russia and afghanistan and yes, after all this, they

are going to carnegie hall they will play there in august >> music is that universal language and really bridges the barriers. >> absolutely. and they can play -- you know the music. it doesn't matter what the language is. you know the music that is your language. >> kudos for her for having that dream and pushing through. >> lydia is extraordinary. war. how true thank you. that was great. >> just ahead. hoda and johnny have "hustle" star queen latifah >> i know! >> in the third hour, are we going to cook today? >> we're making a skirt steak with herbs from the garden >> by the way, don't forget, new

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