clear those lanes. there is a disabled vehicle. look at the traffic moving much better. good morning. battle lines -- demonstrations coast-to-coast and getting heated in the wake of that historic supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. just ahead, where abortion is already banned. some patients finding out in the waiting room. what some companies are doing to support abortion rights. and the legal landscape. what the decision means for issues like contraception and gay marriage. breaking overnight, russian

forces carrying out intense bombing campaign in ukraine in weeks. new strikes in the capitol kyiv. president biden meeting with world leaders in europe this morning. will the west stay united? we're there live. travel chaos. problems multiplying at the nation's airports after yet another weekend of big crowds and canceled flights. >> i can't even see the end of the line now. >> coming up what to expect for this week's fourth of july rush. frightening moments. dramatic video showing the packed stands suddenly collapsing at an arena in colombia. at least four killed. hundreds injured. we will have the very latest. >> those stories plus very close call. lightning strikes a boat filled with passengers off the coast of florida. this morning the dramatic video and the rescue. >> i love 'em all. they are all angels. >> and it saves lives. and box office king. >> i'm ready. ready to fly.

>> "elvis" ties "top gun" for the top spot over the weekend. >> this is your captain speaking. >> but maverick flies right by the billion dollars mark, and hollywood rejoices. today monday, june 27, 2022. ♪♪ from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. good to have you with us. hoda's off. did you have a good weekend? >> i did. had the kids by mist this weekend. >> you look remarkably well rested. >> how was yours? >> great. we got a lot to get to, the fast-moving fallout to overturn roe vs. wade. the reverberations starting to be felt coast the coast this morning, and some states already taking action. >> the moment that decision was released friday, demonstratoren

both sides erupted outside the supreme court. similar scenes quickly unfolding across the country this weekend. >> this morning at least ten states are restricting abortion access. some ban the procedure all together. we'll start with blaine alexander in florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. in some places that change was immediate. clinics across the country either shutting their doors or stopping services as the court's decision came down. in other states they immediately started putting change in motion. here in georgia, the attorney general asked a court to allow a law to take effect that would reduce abortion access from 20 weeks to 6 weeks, and all of this as we're seeing nationwide protests -- people either celebrating or mourning the court's decision. in every corner of the country, emotions spilling into the street. anger and fear facing relief, joy. all responding to the end of roe v. wade. >> the feeling of just total

despair. >> we have gained protection for the most innocent members of the human family. >> reporter: some weekend protests burned violent. in arizona officers used tear gas to break up protestors at the state capitol hill. and in rhode island, a police officer running for state senate was arrested after allegedly punching his female opponent in an abortion rights rally. he's since pulled out of the the race. and viral video shows "full house" actress jodi sweetin pushed to the ground. the lapd said it is aware of the video and use of force will be evaluated. at least ten states immediately restricted abortion access, with many banning the procedure altogether, including alabama where, at the women's center in huntsville, dalton johnson had to break the news to women already in the waiting room. what was it like in that room? >> it was just raw emotions. it was everything from people that were upset, angry.

people breaking down crying. >> reporter: in arkansas, where abortion was legal up to 20 weeks, doctors now could face up to 10 years in prison for performing the procedure. the only exception, life of the mother. at least three more states shut down services with the law still unclear, but at least 16 states and washington, d.c., have laws protecting the right to an abortion. among those states, illinois, where over the weekend former president trump took a victory lap on his conservative court appointments at a rally with republican house member mary miller who made these controversial comments. >> i want to thank you for the historic victory for white -- life in the supreme court yesterday. >> millers campaign said she misread her written remarks and meant to say right for life.

state law allows 10 days before it has to shut down. tyler hardin runs planned parenthood in the state. >> appointments in the next 10 day, keep those appointments and make those appointments. >> reporter: this morning we are getting a new look at how americans feel about the court's decision. from np are sbrks and pbs news hour shows a major di of americans, 56% say they oppose the court's decision. savannah. >> blayne, thank you very much. that sets the table for our next conversation with nbc's justice correspondent pete williamson. the supreme court has spoken but that is not the end of the legal challenges. >> no. in fact they have already started in the states. planned parenthood is challenging the trigger law now in effect in utah. saying that the supreme court has ruled there is no right to abortion in the u.s. constitution. the right is protected by the state constitution because it provides greater legal protections and personal

autonomy. there's a suit in florida. it says the state's privacy laws protect the right to abortion and courts have to answer other questions. for example, can a state make it a crime to travel to another state to get abortion services? or can it ban advertising or counseling how to get those service where is they are legal? and do the banning states have to allow exceptions for rape, incest and protecting a women's health? >> i'll add one more. another big question is over her abortion by medicine, the abortion pill as it's called some states may want to target that medication. >> and already have. the states that ban abortion, it is illegal to get those pills from a doctor. and some states are trying to go further and also ban receiving the pills by mail from a state where they are legal the biden administration says the states can't do that because those pills are approved by the federal government and the courts will probably have to decide that too. >> also raises the question when you look at this decision, that

it dismantles the legal underpinning of roe v. wade, but does that have an application for other cases, for example, gay marriage or cons exception clarence thomas in his concurring opinion said yes. do you expect those to come before the court in the future? >> i don't see them coming quickly, but the reason for the question is that friday's ruling says there is no constitutional right to abortion because it is not deeply rooted in the nation's history and tradition, and certainly same sex marriage and access to contraceptives would flunk that test. so justice thomas says the court should take another look now but the majority in the ruling said four separate times it was only about abortion and doesn't threaten those other rights. appear to be safe, at least for now. >> thank you very much. now to the potential political implications what impact will the overturning of roe v. wade have on the crucial midterm elections now just four months away? our chief white house correspondent kristen welker

joins us from the bavarian alps where president biden is the middle of a quick trip to europe before president biden lef we heard the president talk about the decision essentially putting abortion on the ballot what does this mean democrats in the midterms? >> reporter: good morning, craig. the battle over abortion is creating a remarkable back drop to this g-7 summit democrats, who were bracing for major losses in the midterms, see the abortion issue a a way to energize their voters and potentially hold on to more seats. president biden has directed his administration to protect access to things like contraception as you just heard and the abortion pill but look, he acknowledges his powers are really quite limited in this space. and before he left for you europe as you said the president did call on congress to make abortion legal at the federal level. that is something the democrats right now aren't even close to having enough votes for. the president is also urging voters to elect candidates who support abortion rights. message on abortion with other

really pressing issues for voters like soaring inflation, high gas prices. and the reality check here, craig, it could take years for democrats to make abortion legal at the federal level again if it happens at all, craig. >> so, with democrats hoping to use this decision to energize their base, to galvanize their base, how are republicans navigating this issue going forward? >> they say it is a motivating issue for their voters, too. in fact a number of republican lawmakers cheered the news over the weekend and also insisted there is more work to be done. they are calling on congress to ban abortion at the federal level. so that's the other side of the coin but the challenge for the gop is convincing voters who were motivated by overturning roe some of them single-issue voters, that the fight isn't really over and there is a larger debate within the republican party over just how far to push limits at the state level with some states already passing laws that ban abortion with no exceptions in cases of

rape and incest. and this is really interesting -- according to the "new york times" over the weekend, former president trump who of course appointed the three judges who made this all possible hailed the ruling but privately addressing concerns this could hurt republicans at the ballot a source close to mr. trump could not comment, but told me overnight mr. trump sees roe as a complicated political issue putting relationships in uncharted territory. >> traveling with the president at the g 7 summit. >> there is breaking news coming out of that summit this morning on the war in ukraine. nbc news learned the u.s. plans to provide ukrainian forces with an advanced missile defense system overnight russia carried out a series of new strikes across ukraine. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in kyiv for this us this morning. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah president zelinskyy urged g-7 leaders, including president biden, to increase sanctions on russia, speed up the delivery of

weapons systems so that ukraine can end this war by next winter. but president putin is signaling he's not done yet. russia carried out one of its most coordinated and intense bombings in weeks across ukraine this weekend, including now rare cruise missile strikes in kyiv, where an apartment building was hit. authorities say a 7-year-old girl was pulled from rubble. her father killed. it seems president putin is bombing the capital again as a reminder that russia still threatens all of ukraine and can dial up the war on command ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy told us in a wide-ranging interview that president putin is trying to drive a wedge between ukraine

and the west >> translator: moving forward somewhere and somewhere else we are retreating, but facing russia one-on-one, i understan that it is going to be difficult for us and probably will not be able to hold out therefore support is of paramount importance support from europe and first of all from the united states. >> reporter: what does victory look like for you? how does this war end? >> translator: the war will end for sure, i'm sure it will end with uaikrne winning. whatever happens no matter how difficult it is for us we must oust the occupiers from our land for as long as we can, we will do that. that's our life. that's our path. >> reporter: there are reports -- rumors, they are not confirmed -- that vladimir putin is sick. the kremlin denies it. but there are reports that he shakes, that he has cancer do you know anything what do you believe? is he sick >> translator: to be frank, i

don't know what is happening with vladimir putin. but i believe that over there they are very sick in general, sick with overinflated ambitions, unnecessary ambitions with no understanding of respect towards international law or simply no respect towards peoples lives. >> reporter: u.s. officials say it will likely be announced this week that washington will provide ukraine with more radar systems, anti-missile defense systemsm and artillery rounds. savannah. >> richard, thank you. you can see that full conversation with ukraine's president tomorrow on nbcnews.com. we should also mention nbc universal news group is the media partner for the aspen ideas festival. now to a tragedy in south america. at least four people killed, hundreds more hurt after the stands collapsed at a bullfight in central colombia. the entire incident caught on camera take a look at the right side of

your screen. you can see several sections of bleachers crashing to the ground at this point it is not clear what caused the collapse colombia's president-elect says it is not the first time an incident like that has happened. he's calling on local officials to ban similar bullfighting events. and in major league baseball, there was a massive brawl yesterday. it happened between the seattle mariners and l.a. angels tensions already high between those two division rivals. in the second inning jesse winker got hit by a pitch and that is when, well, chaos erupted. take a look at this. >> and winker, winker's trying to get towards him and the angels -- the benches have cleared comes. we have chaos. >> many of these bench-clearing brawls don't amount to much more than pushing and shoving, but that was definitely not the case

in this one. punches thrown both managers ejected and lots of players at one point after it seems it calms down, an angels player threw a tub of sunflower seeds on the field the legal office likely to announce suspensions some time studio. >> they retaliated with the cracker jacks. snacks >> angels did win 2-1. lot of the heat finally starting to dissipate. however out west it is still hanging in there we've got 22 million people from canada all the way down to mexico looking at those hot temperatures the good news is they will start to cool down as we head on into the week bri wednesday, seattle at 68 spokane. 78 boise drops from 101 to 87 here in the east a frontal system pushing in that is going to bring showers and thunderstorms. nothing too horrible we do look for that cold front sparking some of those storms

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"today." >> it is good morning everybody let's get to your headlines. 7:30 on a monday morning a supermarket is employee charged with assault after allegedly slapping rudy giuliani on the back. this incident was caught on camera happened at a shoprite on staten island giuliani was there campaigning for his son andrew who is running for governor of new york he says the employee called him an expletive as he made contact. the former new york city mayor was not injured in the incident. a recall to tell you about this morning about 400,000 solar-powered umbrellas sold at costco are being recalled because of a fire risk that product in question is the 10-foot sun villa so lar market l.e.d. umbrella. there is a picture of it there some customers say batteries can over heat causing fire and burn hazards. if you have one of those you can return to it costco for a refund. to the nhl now for the first time in more than two decades, the colorado avalanche are stanley cup champions. >> five seconds to go. up it comes to the line.

colorado has won the stanley cup. >> you see it right there. colorado wins game six by a final 2-1, beating the reigning champion tampa bay lightning the avalanche capture the first stanley cup since 2001 it is their third title of franchise history and the party is probably still going on back in denver this morning they look happy. >> a lot of islanders fans, not happy. hoist that trophy. now that dramatic rescue over the coast of clearwater florida this weekend seven people on the water for a fishing tournament, when all of a sudden their both was struck by lightning. >> this video is so wild those terrifying seconds capture on camera. and this morning hearing from two passengers in the video and some of the coast guard heroes who rushed to save them. >> nbc national correspondent kerry sanders with the story good morning. >> reporter: as incredible as the video is, remarkably nobody was injured. the boat's owner says one of the critical decisions here was that

they had a homing beacon on board that they were able to trigger, and then there was the immediate response of the coast guard that they are convinced saved lives. a bolt of lightning sending shock waves through a group of family and friends enjoying a day out on the water near clearwater, florida. >> every second there was lightning. >> i've had lightning around me in the past but nothing like this this was something that i've never experienced.te co-captainn rummer and his sister sherry set out before sunrise morning as part of fishing tournament, but then -- >> we're heading in! >> reporter: a storm unexpectedly swept in. >> there was only one way to go, and that was kind of through the storm. >> they were facing wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour, 6 foot waves and nonstop lightning when suddenly, a direct hit to the 39-foot boat

>> the outrigger that actually got struck exploded into splinters and was on fire when it landed. the motors, the electrical, everything went out. we were completely dead in the water. >> reporter: sherry rushed to help the other passengers get below deck, including one woman who's pregnant. >> everybody really held it together >> reporter: glen immediately sent out a distress signal using a radio beacon to alert the coast guard. >> we had their location immediately. >> reporter: petty officers were part of the four-person search and rescue crew that flew nearly two hours to reach the boat some 100 miles offshore >> everybody on the boat was -- >> we started crying he was getting emotional too. >> reporter: the coast guard team literally diving into action >> i put brian down and he swam over to the boat

he assessed the situation and he told the men as i was bringing the basket down. >> reporter: al seven passengers air lifted to safety. >> i love them all they're all angels >> reporter: a fishing story that is not exaggerated. >> mother nature had her way with us. [ laughter ] >> but we had god backing us and blessed us and everybody is safe and home and nobody hurt and that right there in itself - >> pretty astonishing. obviously it's pretty rare to get struck by lightning, but florida is one of the most common places where it happens >> reporter: in fact it is number one in the nation where lightning strikes happen the national weather service says up to 10 people a year are killed by lightning. and of course the most active time is just in a few days in july guys, a lightning bolt can be up to 50,000 degrees fahrenheit, that's five times hotter than the surface of the sun. >> oh, my gosh

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we're back 7:39 this morning, new travel trouble as the nation's airports heading into what is expected to be a busy fourth of july holiday. >> nbc's sam brock at miami international, where a number of flights were canceled, number of flights delayed over the weekend. sam, how are things now? >> reporter: hi, craig good morning, guys relatively calm speaking for a monday, but if you feel like the last several months it's been non stop travel madness, that's because it has this morning, 670 flights canceled in the united states. 1,400 plus over the weekend. this may be the calm before the fourth of july frenzy. on the heels of another weekend of travel turmoil, those hoping for a smooth flight are finding themselves at a sudden standstill. >> i got here i was probably

about 150, 200th person in line, and i can't even see the end of the line now i'm stuck. >> reporter: the line of passengers waiting to speak with an airline agent at miami international longer than this hallway. >> we got the message to book another flight went to book another flight, there was nothing. >> reporter: at hawaii's kona international, a panorama of pain in paradise it even took anthony morris more than 24 hours to go from charlotte to houston midweek. >> they told us the reason why it was delayed was because they didn't have enough flight attendants. >> reporter: the staffing crunch coming as the long fourth of july weekend is on the radar, and air travel is predicted to be near a pandemic high. more than 11 million passengers expecting to part from u.s. airports experts say the holiday rush leading to even more headaches. >> to put it in perspective, over memorial day weekend we saw about 25,000 flights delayed and we're expecting to see the same or more over fourth of july

weekend. >> reporter: the turbulence, jet-fueled by soaring summer demand and compounded by carriers dealing with staffing shortages at all levels. most most critically, pilots, cabin crew, and even ground handles including air traffic controllers. the trouble creating a nightmare for many looking to get away as you look around, what do you see? >> chaos >> reporter: these families at atlanta's heart feld jackson airport waiting 90 minutes or more just to check bags. even if you want to change your flight, the line to see someone is two hours long at least >> if i get to my destination in portland maine before midnight tonight i would be pleasantly surprised. >> reporter: to dodge a travel doomsday, travel pros advise booking non stop even if it is pricier and traveling earlier in the day. helping avoid a chain reaction as cancellations they pile up.

if you are forced to rebook, find the fastest out by pulling or double or triple duty waiting in line. stay close to the service desk try to get someone on the phone and use the customer service chat feature online, all to prevent fireworks at the airport before the fourth. >> good tips there sam, meanwhile you have the federal government indicating some possible action against the airlines if these issues continue during the holiday weekend. what more can you tell us about that part of the story >> craig, that's right july 4th is going to be a litmus test here. the transportation secretary pete buttigieg says hi department is considering enforcement actions against airlines if they fail to meet consumer protection standards. at the same time you have an industry group representing the largest airlines pointing the finger on friday at the faa, specifically a critical staffing shortage when it comes to air traffic control towers the bottom line is this points to potentially a rough summer of travel regardless, craig back to you. >> sam brock for us. federal government sort of blaming the airlines

the airlines pointing fingers at the government meanwhile you have passengers stuck in the middle. >> it's called a hot mess. >> hot mess. >> it's called book amtrak. >> if you can. >> why not give it a shot. >> staycation. >> there you go. let's talk about the hurricane season we're starting to see things heat up. invest 94l down here looking at a 70% development in the next two days. likely to become a tropical depression the next couple of days you can see it come across the islands, the wind development zone we're going to watch that closely. also something trying to get together, a tropical disturbance just south of new orleans, mississippi, alabama we're watching this. 20% development the next five days it is going to be a slow developer. in fact the development zone is right off the texas coast. we're going watch this during the week today it is disorganized, moving slowly, drifting to the west it's going to spin up some showers and thunderstorms from

the gulf to texas. tomorrow the heaviest rain remains off shore but eventually gets together. the zone is right off the texas coast. we will watch this during the week. today, it is disorganized. it is drifting to the west. we will have showers and thunderstorms from the goal for all the way to texas. the heaviest rain will remain offshore. eventually, it will start to get itself together. we will watch 3 inches or more from corpus christi all the way to mobile, alabama. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i am cary hall. today is still hot, headed for 93 degrees. the rest of the week. we will be on a downward trend with cooler air coming and especially by friday into the holiday weekend. and that's your latest weather. thank you. coming up not one but two kings in the box office. the details behind a huge weekend for "elvis" and for mr. "top gun" himself, tom cruise. right after this

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$30 million. their success along with "jurassic world dominion and just released black phone this week box office one of the busiesest weekends >> after two years of empty theaters and streaming dominance seems like the movie theater experience is back and "top gun" particularly leading after crossing the one billion dollar mark globally. just second movie to top that milestone since the pandemic began. the other spiderman no way home. we were talking, the theater is awesome for the kids >> little air-conditioning. out of the sun. >> just a little bit of candy. >> doesn't it feel like people who saw "top gun" remembered that the movies are fun and now are going to -- "elvis" is so different. >> -- you called "top gun."

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i am scott mcgrew. apps to track a woman's menstrual cycle are making changes. women who use apps like flow tracking there. including avoiding pregnancy or trying to get pregnant, states that made abortion illegal might subpoena a woman's data in order to determine if she missed a number of periods, an indication she is pregnant. the app tells the wall street journal it is looking for a way to separate a woman's personal data from her cycle data. let's get the weather data right here. our meteorologist is here. how's the weather looking for today? >> we are heading out to a cloudy sky around the bay area. the clouds won't stick around long as it warms up to the 80s

this afternoon. some of the inland valleys are hot this afternoon, reaching to the upper 90s in san joaquin

8 it can on today, coming up, out in force. >> womens rights are human rights >> protests and sell braces pouring on to the streets, part of the foolout from the landmark supreme court ruling on abortion some protests turning violent. state leaders looking to make their next stems we've live with the latest plus, comeback queen wimbledon returns with the biggest stars in tennis. all eyes now on serena williams, back after a devastating injury.

just ahead a closer look as the tournament gets under way. then, nice catch hope through the simple act of playing catch. >> i need to shoulder your pain and help lift that burden. >> how baseball is helping him heal and hot dog. meet mr. happy face, the world's ugliest dog's here live on the plaza to put a smile your face today, monday june 27, 2022. ♪ >> we're on a mother/daughter trip from washington. >> from milwaukee, wisconsin. >> it's our 20th anniversary >> from st. louis, missouri. >> from davenport, iowa, it is our first time in new york >> happy 72nd birthday to my mother mary. >> watching from sterling heights, michigan. >> on a girls trip from

downingtown, pennsylvania. >> hi to my grand wbabies sailo and callie. >> in arkansas >> celebrating gene's 80th birthday. >> today ♪ all dressed up and a great place to go. glad to have everybody with us on a monday morning. some folks in the holiday speared. red, white, and blue out there >> hoda kotb in the holiday spirit jump on the holiday weekend. good to have you along. >> if you wake up later you don't have the miss hour our show all you have to do is set the dvr for 7:00 a.m. every morning. >> reaction played out at protests and parade this is weekend. and critics of the decision are now concerned about what might be targeted next nbc's jesse kirsch live in new york with the latest.

>> reporter: ever since the supreme court overturned roe on friday people have been taking to the streets both slamming and celebrating the decision one of the latest protests here in new york, a reminder that other key supreme court decision states are also now uncertain. this morning emotions still raging at the roe v. wade reversal. >> like, they can't decide on our right to choose what we want to do with our healthcare, with our reproductive healthcare. like it's really messed up. >> we are absolutely overjoyed by today's decision. >> reporter: one of the latest mass protests against the ruling during new york city pride. >> women i feel like are under attack, and men can't stand be and be on the sidelines and let it happen. >> reporter: planned parenthood kicked off the sunday march after justin thomas clarence thomas argued rulings that guarantee rights to contraception, same sex intimacy and marriage should be reconsidered after friday's ruling, crowds both dismayed and thrilled outside the fences off the supreme court. the debate continued well beyond the nation's capitol with thousands marching in the

streets. thousandths of pro abortion rights advocates jamme new york city for hours. some demonstrations turning violent. at a protest cedar rapids friday police say a truck hit and injured someone. and in arizona authorities say someone breaking into the state capitol. legislators still in session and in l.a. during a protest, former "full house" star jodi sweeten was pushed to the ground by police. and in rhode island a woman says her opponent attacked her john lugo, a providence police officer and was off duty at the time has dropped out of the race and is charged with assault. >> it is extremely disappointing. political violence like this is not something that is new, especially being a black female candidate running for office >> reporter: there are protests and rallies expected to continue the question now, can the passion on both sides of the issue carry through to the midterm elections?

people on both sides of the issue have said they feel there is something to vote for in the fall however there are others who say immediate action is needed now savannah. >> jesse kirsch, thank you very much. this morning ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the group of seven economic summit in germany and appearing by video link, zelenskyy asked biden and other leaders for anti-aircraft defense systems. his appeal coming a day after russia unleashed a deadly air strike on kyiv zelenskyy also asked for help to export ukraine's grain harvest which has been largely bottled up by a russian naval blockade the g-7 leaders pledged new sanctions to address russia's income from oil and gold exports. queen elizabeth is in scotland where she attended her first public event since the platinum jubilee weekend treated with a music and pageantry in the scottish capital of edinburgh she was there to take part in the ancient ceremony of keys during the ritual she's

symbolically offered the keys and returns them for safekeeping. competition gets under way today at the 135th wimbledon championships. and adding to the excitement at the all england club, serena williams making her comeback after a year away in the game. megan fitzgerald, lucky, lucky, is there hi, megan. good morning >> reporter: hey, savannah good morning to you. i can't tell you just how much excitement is here around serena williams actually being here as you know, she's won wimbledon seven times, but last time she was here she suffered that dev straiting injury but in true serena fashion she's back not only to just play but thinks she can win it all, and of course that is a sentiment that's echoed by some of the biggest names in the game. this morning, wimbledon is back. and at full capacity >> i'm really excited to get out my whites again. >> reporter: after dealing with

covid restriction last year. strawberries and cream, pitchers of pim and tennis's big stars. serena williams is back in the center court spotlight vying for redemption at her record tying 24th grand slam title. after a devastating injury at wimbledon last year. losing her footing and tearing her hamstring in the first round. williams has been away from the game nearly a year. >> i didn't retire. i just needed to heal physically, mentally. you know, obviously wimbledon is such a great place to be. and it just kind of worked out. >> reporter: but it was still a busy year for the tennis superstar. a full-time mom to 4-year-old daughter olympia and executive producer of an oscar-winning film about her life. >> i'm venus. >> i'm serena. >> reporter: the seven-time wimbledon winner warming up last week, winning two matches with doubles partner ons jabeur. >> i caught some fire behind me, so that was good. >> reporter: but he's unseeded at wimbledon. up and coming superstar 18-year-old coco gauff has her

sights set on her first grand slam. on the men side, novak djokovic is favored to win but expected to face stiff competition from rafael nadal. and there is a very notable absence. roger federer, who is still recovering from knee surgery. but for serena williams, at 40 years old, the question for many is does she have a chance? >> i don't think serena can win the tournament this year. although she is serena so you never underestimate greatness. >> reporter: exactly. so, not favored to win, but she's serena williams, so anything is possible. if she wins, if she does pull this off, she would tie margaret court for her 27 grand slam titles. >> got to believe. >> she's got motivation. that's for sure. megan thank you very much. >> you had the honor of actually watching tennis. >> oh my gosh. going to wimbledon incredible if you are a tennis fan. i'll be watching the next weeks.

let's get a boost. baseball, actually. the new york yankees put on a show at the stadium yesterday. one little girl also kept the crowd pretty captivated. had yankees fans riveted during a lull in the action. look at this. here she is, she's trying to land a bottle flip. [ cheers and applause >> must have been a boring game. >> talk about motivation nothing like having the entire bleacher section cheering for you along with a few million twitter views to boot. she nailed it. >> yankees fans are hard core. >> that was in the bleachers you know they're tough there. >> good for her. when we come back harry smith is going to introduce us to truly remarkable dad who's bringing his community together and also proving that a simple catch can be about so much more than a game. >> and then, we talked about the box office boom. just ahead a sneak peak at what could be the next block buster we're already talking about the return of the "minions."

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also back with harry smith this is a story about healing and empathy as well. >> a dad in missouri who after his lowest moment found a way to bring hope to himself and others. >> it's really interesting -- in life there are certain things we're never really prepared for. sometimes the worst possible thing happening in your life this is story about a man who found deliverance in a ball and a glove. >> reporter: on a windswept day in southeast missouri this, reporter and a man from here play catch both are aware that for grownups, this simple activity brings back memories for dan brian, they are of his son ethan. how would you describe his relationship with baseball >> oh, it was definitely his love he wanted to be the best that he could be he wanted to play on the field at whatever cost, so if it meant learning every position that's what he was going do.

>> reporter: ethan was killed in a car crash when he was 16 years old, a high school sophomore already on the varsity baseball team what did that do to you? >> i was -- i was in a really dark place for quite a while. i knew i was facing depression it was a very hard time. >> reporter: dan had regrets, days of would haves, should haves. >> i think a lot of times we just, we spend too much time kind of putting it on autopilot in life, but i really wish i would have soaked in a little more every day >> reporter: lost in the vacuum of grief, months went by one day dan's eyes landed on a book someone slipped to him after ethan's memorial service the title, "a year of playing catch. the author with the same name as ethan, used catch as a spiritual odyssey. dan was inspired. >> when you first set out to

find somebody to play catch with that first time, what was the response? >> absolutely. because -- >> reporter: and who was it? >> my first catch was with tyson price. he was -- he was the boy that was in the car with ethan. he had survived the accident and ethan and tyson were best friends. >> i wonder if he needed that catch almost as much as you did. >> he did. >> reporter: yeah. >> he did. and he's asked me to catch any time >> reporter: tyson remembers it well. >> i think to both of us it was something that was more like a healing process and it's turned into something huge, huge and it think it's helped so many other people. >> reporter: best friends tyson and caden merrill were ethan's teammates on the baseball team and fishing buddies. >> somehow if you're having a

bad cay he'd always pick you up. and just a good guy. he was the true definition of a friend >> reporter: gone now nearly two years, ethan's presence is still very much felt >> there isn't been a single game ever since they haven't gone into thinking to myself that i'm playing this game not only for myself, for my team but i'm also play for ethan. i just know he's with me no matter what i'm doing. >> reporter: and by ethan's coach. >> the way dan's handled it, there's no doubt in my min it's helped the community heal, class mates, teammates heal. >> reporter: and elementary school friends. >> always had his head held high and everything >> joyous all the time pick you up when you're down good team player positive, humble. >> reporter: by inspiring those on the other end of dan's catches to open up about their woes, after a few throws, many a burden is laid bare. after more than 150 catches now, does it surprise you there are so many people walking around with pain in their lives

>> it doesn't surprise me, because it's -- it's unspoken pain. >> reporter: in his own pain, dan has found purpose. >> i feel like i have a job to do i need to shoulder your pain i need to help lift that burden. and i'm doing better. >> reporter: as a result. >> as a result and i can help others. >> reporter: it is amazing he plays catch, and the next thing you know somebody comes over and says you are not going to believe what happened to me and people just tell his stories. >> how do people find him? >> he has a facebook page. the days that are open some days he gets completely overwhelmed. on what would have been ethan's 18th birthday recently, guess who was throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and meeting albert pujols? future hall of famer at busch stadium. that was pretty cool but it's interesting, because dan and his wife are divorced.

and one of these days in the not too distant future, he's going to be playing catch we than's mom. >> oh, that's sweet. >> full circle. >> dan's heal, and through the catching he's helping the other folks heal. >> it's remarkable, because he said sometimes i'll just go up to somebody and say, i have an extra glove do you want to have a catch? and next thing you know the person, you are not going believe what happened to me. more than anything else in working on the story you find that everybody has something it is not like anybody gets through scot-free. >> yep >> everybody is carrying a little extra >> and playing catch does relax you. i was just thinking about this we talked ab meditation a lot. there is a hypnotic quality to it where you can only think about catching a ball, talking to somebody. >> the sound the sound of a ball. >> and also play little bit of joy. little bit of nightness. >> and you are 9 years old again. >> pleasure. >> maybe it will inspire some folks go out and play catch this afternoon. why not? al, what to you got? >> nothing that good i'll tell you that we are looking at some

showers, more monsoonal moisture out of the southwest also got this frontal system all the way from new england down into the gulf. not going to cause any major problems, but it is starting t alleviate some of that heat. 60s in the upper great lakes 90s through the gulf and southeast. 100s in southern texas, extending up into central california with 90s throughout much of the pacific northwest. that will cool down later this week for todaym a gorgeous day. great lakes into the central plains that monsoonal moisture we were talking about. the western heat will continue 24 more hours. showers and thunderstorms along we were talking about, the western heat will continue for 24 hours, showers and thunderstorms are stretching along the front into the northeast and parts of new england. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i am meteorologist cary hall.

it will be hot for these areas reaching into the 90s. we have 90s tomorrow with upper 80s expected on wednesday. we have relief from the heat for the end of the week. take a look at the weekend forecast. we are looking at highs in the 70 and that's your latest weather. now, not only the best time of the morning, on top of being the best time of the morning, because carson daly is back! >> the man is batting a thousand every one of them. >> you want lower back pain and panic attacks, i'm your guy. you want poignancy and journalism, harry smith. >> just take the compliment. >> i'm the al bundy of the "today" show. first up paul mccartney thanks to modern technology the beatles were back

together this weekend. mccartney got a little help from his friends in his performance of "i've got a feeling." ♪ i got a feeling ♪ ♪ everybody's in the sunshine ♪ ♪ a feeling i can't hide, oh no ♪ ♪ oh, no ♪ >> people just seeing john lennon with paul mccartney wonder if that opens new tours t the show of a lifetime sir paul brought out some unbelievable guests. here is a look at that ♪ want to be your man ♪ i want to be your man ♪ ♪ i want to be your man ♪

♪ we're searching everyone for the band on the run ♪ >> good seeing dave grohl. these legendary rockers weren't the only star there is on saturday night viral snapshot looked like the queen was walking out last night. >> not quite, but this one hooded fan has been all over twitter for bearing and striking a resemblance to our royal highness. >> i don't know if that fan is going to be happy. >> definitely not the queen. >> speaking of legendary festival headliners, the rolling stones hit a major milestone this week. it's been 60 years since they first rocked london's hyde park, and on saturday the stones returned in full force of course this time they were missing late band mate charlie watts. even though its only been a few weeks since mick tested positive for covid, the 78 year old

rocker isn't showing any signs of slowing down. ♪ ♪ revolution ♪ ♪ it's where we live the chance to play ♪ >> i mean -- >> they're looking good. >> keith is looking good. >> i want what he's having. >> still moving like that. >> sting looks great bruce springsteen incredible you don't expect the rolling stones they lived hard. but they're looking good next up, b.e.t. awards top names entertainment celebrated 22nd annual ceremony in l.a show packed with big winners and a list performances from lizzo and brandy and jack carlo. and the biggest of the night went the sean p. diddy combs took home a lifetime achievement

award. even kanye west came out to celebrate the iconic rapper and career. he dedicated the honor to a special woman, his mother, janice combs. >> tonight is not about me, today is about my mother ma, i love you this is your day and yo, my moms is working like three jobs she was helping cerebral palsy patients at night and in night shifts, getting up and being a bus driver, then going to work at a clothing store, then going back i don't even know where she slept. give it up to my mother, y'all mama combs. >> congrats to diddy and his mom and all the winners from last night and quickly, "minions," this week the little yellow guys return to the big screen i "minions: the rise of gru. we do have a special sneak peak. young gru and the gang have gotten themselves into a sticky situation, and stewart is

handing it as you might expect. >> you stole from us, and now you're gonna pay >> ah! >> aah >> ha ha enjoy being torn apart >> guys! >> oh, why don't we make this a fair fight [ laughter ] >> oh, you thought i was serious. >> run >> "minions: the rise of gru" hits theaters on friday. it is worth repeating -- tomorrow we're going check with gru himself, steve carell swinging by studio 1-a we have it on good authority that he's bringing some "minions" with him tomorrow. >> minions have a lot of lines

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it is good to see clouds overhead clear out. temperatures are spreading out. the coastal area stays cool. we will see some the inland east bay. but some of the valleys are still headed back to the 90s this afternoon. as we go through the forecast, we will continue to cool off as we go through the rest of the week. it is looking pretty nice with highs in the 70s. there will be more clouds. we will also sea fog near the coast. san francisco will see highs in the 60s going into the weekend. it is still nice and comfortable for the next few days. marcus? marcus? we will ha

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♪♪ okay >> we are back it is 8:30 on a monday morning 27th of june, 2022 always great see so many happy faces on the plaza we got anniversaries here. got a big birthday over there. how y'all doing?

how is the crowd doing >> hi, guys. >> jenna bush hager. >> jenna bush hager is on the plaza. >> ready for the holiday with red, white and blue. very patriotic, thank you. we cannot stop talking about this adorable little face. mr. happy face, just crowned the world's ugliest dog but he's very proud of himself and using his platform to spread an uplifting message and we're going to meet him. he's right there. >> he's so cute. >> we all look forward to that and we'll turn from that beautiful smile to a good scare. jenna you caught with a author r.l.stine >> i'm in love they call him bob stine by the way. entertaining with young readers with his got bumps series for 30 years now. and wait until you hear how the idea came up

>> and one of our favorite somal yays in the house. share some favorite wine selections for your festivities. one of them less than ten bucks a bottle vanessa, thank you open that one now. we'll be with you in a minute. let it breathe. >> hopefully it is not the two buck chuck we used to drink. coming up, we're going to take you to one of the most unique places in the country we're talking about a corporate office that doubles as an animal sanctuary, complete with goats and horses and donkeys and more. >> first a check of the weather. >> let's look at the week ahead show what we've got. wet weather logic the eastern seaboard for today heat out west. monsoonal moisture in the southwest. midweek we're looking for more storms developing along the south. afternoon storms in the plains sunny and nice, northeast. great lakes, into the mid plains and towards the end of the week by friday heat returning to the northeast. more showers and thunderstorms through the gulf a flood risk through southwest and sunshine but less heat in the northwest end of the week by friday, we

are looking for the heat to return, showers and thunderstorms through the gulf, sunshine, but less heat in the northwest, and it goes all the way down to san diego. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i am cary hall. if you have outdoor activities, try to get it in early. it is going to be another hot day headed for the 90s. more sunshine tomorrow, still hitting about 90 degrees. we expect to cool down by the end of the week. take a look at friday's forecast, reaching 77 degrees, a comfortable weekend is ahead >> and that is your latest weather. >> all right thank you. coming up next we're honored. we're in the presence of greatness this morning get ready to meet mr. happy face the 17-year-old who just claimed the top spot at the world' ugliest dog competition. first this is "today" on nbc

we're back with an exclusive guest, and we've been looking forward to this all morning. >> after a two-year break, the world's ugliest dog contest returned over the weekend. wth hopefuls far and wide gathering in california. >> when all was said and done there could only be one winner it was mr. happy face. a 17-year-old chihuahua mix. and right now we're so happy to welcome you. along with his owner, janita how is he taking his newfound fame? >> i'm not sure he has -- it's been fully realized. i think he had his first airplane ride, which was really exciting and this is quite possibly the most people that he's ever seen. >> oh my gosh. all in good fun. i always feel bad because we're

saying it's the world's ugliest dog, but you know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. how did you get involved in entering him into this contest >> it is actually a really strange story. i wanted something different to do for my birthday i'm not from petaluma. i'm from arizona and i was just in town and reserved a chunk of time to mix and edit a radio show i'm piloting called indigenous youth nation. and my niece said we're going to be there and you should enter mr. happy face and i was like no, he's too beautiful. his soul is too beautiful. >> he'll come in last place. >> exactly what i thought. >> where did you get mr. happy face? >> i adopted mr. happy face from a shelter. he came from a hoarding situation where he was very badly abused and neglected and it took a long time for him to feel okay with human touch.

>> how old is he 17, right? >> 17 is what i was told. >> 17 years old. the name itself, mr. happy face, how did you land on that >> i landed on mr. happy face because he -- when i met him at the shelter, he was -- i asked to see the most unadoptable dog. >> okay. >> after my first choice had been already adopted and i already made the drive so he came hobbling out. and he was so happy. like he just -- he looked happy. you don't see it now but a he has this enormous tongue that is almost. >> oh, we see it. >> no, this is not it. >> oh, really? >> this is a sample. >> oh, it's like an iceberg. >> this is a sample. >> iceberg only see the tip, i get it. >> underneath a whole other situation. but he beat eight other pups what do you think about mr. happy face

is it the mohawk, enormous tongue, the head tilt? what was it at the end of the day. >> i think it's that he ha this incredible capacity to show so much love and i think that's really what came through is that the world, it can be ugly enough. >> yeah. >> you know? so if we can just add a little bit of kindness and compassion, we can make this whole world so much more beautiful. >> you have a lot of love too. i love that you went in there and said show me the unadoptable dog and said that's going to be my pet you are amazing. thank you so much. >> congratulations >> what do you win >> so we actually won a trip to be here at the "today" show! >> okay. all right. >> let's go, mr. happy face. look at that smile thank you so much. appreciate it. coming up, we'll celebrate a win whose given us "goosebumps" for 30 years and helps kids develop a love for reading. jenna is going to share the

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welcome back just last week jenna launched our reading with jenna junior series by the way, my kids are already reading the books. >> same here. >> let's keep it going >> just so happens one of her picks is celebrating a pretty big anniversary. here to tell us all about it >> creator of "goosebumps," r.l. stine is one of the best selling children's authors of all time he released his first book in the beloved series back in 1992. i was a child reading it, and it's been inspiring a love in reading in millions of kids ever since. >> the two boys with baseball bats held them up waist high and moved forward. >> he cried out as he fell, and the flashlight flew out of his

hand. >> its been 30 years since bob stine, otherwise known as r.l. stine, released the first "goosebumps" book. the beginning of his kid horror series and a reading revolution. "goosebumps" has sold more than 400 million books around the world. inspired a tv series. >> what is your name >> and movies. >> you just released every monster i've ever created. >> and even a pair of sneakers designed by nba superstar kawhi leonard. the books are always about a kid fighting a monster, from zombies to mummies and the hero a lot like stine as a kid. what scared you as a little boy? >> i was always afraid of lot of things, which later came in handy of course, because i could remember that feeling of panic, that feeling of what it feels like to be a frightened kid. and i could bring that to my books. >> take me back to when you were 9 years old. i heard you found a typewriter

in your attic. >> i dragged it into my room, and i would spend hours in my room typing joke magazines, typing science fiction stories, and typing and typing. >> do you feel like you were just destined to tell all these stories? >> i -- i guess i was. >> is there where you feel the most creative? >> yes well, i have no choice i have to be creative. >> stine always knew he wanted to write in college he was editor of a humor magazine he says writing scary books for kids wasn't his original plan. >> here is a secret -- i never wanted to do "goosebumps." and my editors, my wife and her partner, said, no one's ever done a series for 7 to 11-year-olds, scary book we have to try it. and i didn't want to do it that is the kind of businessman i am and finally i said, okay

>> so stine did his homework, following his 10-year-old son matt and his friends to help get inside the minds of kids. >> i spied on him and his friends a lot. matt was like a little guy and he was down on the floor trying on a green rubber frankenstein mask. and he pulled the mask over his head and he couldn't get it off. and i'm watching him i'm watching him and he's tugging, and he's tugging. and i thought what a great -- well, i should have helped him, right? i should have helped him with the mask. >> instead you got to your computer. >> instead, oh, great, and i started taking notes >> how have your books changed over the last 30 years? >> you know, "goosebumps" hasn't changed at all in 30 years the technology has changed you know, kids aren't walking around with walkmen. that's all changed thing about "goosebumps" is, they could have been written when i was a kid because our fears never change it's still afraid of the dark, afraid something's lurking under the bed, afraid of getting lost, afraid after being somewhere

we've never been before. >> more than 300 "goosebumps" books later, r.l. stine has captured the hearts and minds of millions of young readers around the world. >> it just makes me feel like i'm watching this in real life and this actually happened. >> i like how they're kind of scary. >> i like how in it, it keeps changing every page that you flip. >> including me, the "goosebumps" series kept me company while i was at sleep-away camp. you were such a formative part of my childhood and so many kids what does it feel like to have that type of legacy? >> well, i never get tired of hearing about kids who read under the covers with a flashlight i love that story. >> with that kid in you, that 9-year old with the typewriter, what would he think of all this? >> he'd be amazed. no, but he'd be thrilled i just feel like i'm the

luckiest person alive. >> and bob stine, as i like to call him because we're now friends, the loveliest man 30 years of "goose bumps," which i just can't believe i know some of y'all missed the video. it is incredible that r.l. stine has been coming up with new ideas for 30 years he was a comedian, as i said, in the piece. he said there is just one ounce between comedy and fear. so if you scare a baby -- i wish i had the wherewithal to scare one of y'all right now, bu if you scare, your first reaction is, and your second is laughter. >> going back, why would you want to scare a baby >> i'm not saying i'd want to scary a baby hypothetically when you go boo to a baby, their first scared and then laughing. >> you made a point about boys especially and getting them to read and how "goosebumps" was perfect because my son loves reading this >> i'm going send you this series this series i taught to my 6th

grade students sixth grade boys i did a whole scary stories series in october. because it also teaches how to write, to get to the plot. any way, r.l. stine is a genius. >> i call him bob. >> sorry savannah. since you didn't know him -- >> she was making fun of me because i didn't read "goosebumps. >> you were reading flowers in the attic. >> oh my gosh. that was terrifying. >> two new books coming out. one tomorrow and another in september. and i'm honored, as we talked about that included in our first ever read with jenna jr. which my husband has been making fun of the name forever. you can find it at today.com/readwithjenna. i hope you read with us. >> with friends lick jbh, you don't need - >> i know -- >> like you old bat. >> i didn't mean you were old, i

just knew that you loved flowers in the attic >> that is a terrifying book you ever read it.

and we're back at 8:50 with today's cant miss summer warm weather usually brings a few more social get togethers and whether you are hosting or a guest, wine is usually at the center of attention at the party. >> yeah, so what is good to drink in the heat? our friend and wine expert vanessa price is here with the ultimate line up good morning. >> good morning. >> we've got all indifferent kinds and none of these is really a budget breaker. so that's great. >> yes, we've got four buckets ten and under, twenty, thirty and fourth and under >> forty is a little expensive. this is the wine spritz. >> yes. >> i thought it was putting a little seltzer in your wine. >> it is

we're going to zhuzh it up apperol spritz wine is another nice alternative. the easiest rule of thumb is three parts wine to one part club soda and you can go two routes you can go bitters, which is what we have here or you can do fresh cut fruit. >> what is the difference? >> one is going to give a bitter aromatic profile and one more fruity depends on your preference >> here we go. we've got to pace ourselves. >> ooh i like it. gives you that - >> not very sweet. >> a white wine? >> white blend from a region in argentina. it's one of the highest vineyard in the world >> less than ten bucks you said? >> it is ten dollars right on the money. the idea is that you want to do something light, fresh, crisp. so this is going to be totally different. >> that is different >> interesting how you go from bitters to fruit it is a totally different profile. more fruity and sweeter or bitter and savory. >> which one do you like best?

>> i like the bitters one. >> me too. i would have gone here because it reminds me of sangria i don't really like bitters. i'm not sure what it is, but i like this one. >> i'm excited about the next. rose, chi love rose ice cubes. >> rose all day. >> in the french riviera it's called vant piscine. by the pool. the idea is on a hot summer day your wine gets hot quick so we're all attempted to put ice cubes in which is totally fine but over time dilutes the wine so instead ahead of time you freeze your wine and as you are drinking -- >> that is okay to do? it will freeze because some -- >> that's actually a great point, carson. thank you. actually what you want to do is make sure that you freeze your cubes at least a day half -- >> you guys here that? she said, that's a great point, carson not a phrase we hear around here often.

>> no. but in a wine segment. this is kind of your wheelhouse though cheers, okay. >> yeah cheers. >> why do these ice cubes look so good? >> they are rose ice cubes. >> it's wine >> oh actual wine. >> the highs and the lows. >> just blew it! almost had it. >> important point here, you have to freeze it at least a day in advance because it takes longer to freeze than water. >> those melt so it's like a never ending glass of wine >> never ending really cold glass of rose. >> on my way back. >> does it have to be rose >> you could do it with any white wine this is the classic presentation you could do it with champagne >> super cool. >> and any old ice cube tray works? >> any tray works. just need a longer period of time than for water. this is something i wanted to point out. we see crew cap a lot. >> i love screw cap. >> me too. but is it declasse or is it okay >> that's the thing, it's long meant it's inexpensive, cheap, not good

but all the way up to high level producers use screw caps to keep wine fresh they want to keep them crisp and fruity which is exactly the profile you want for summer. >> corking doesn't have any effect on the taste of the wine, which is not integral to the taste. >> it is integral to the taste if you are going to age your wine. >> okay. >> but if you are not going to age it you have a fresh pinot grigio here these are both fresh, crisp. you can see a bit more texture and flavor than maybe a less expensive style. >> i like the screw top if you only want to have one glass. >> when have you only ever had one glass? >> okay, two glasses >> may parents would have in the 80s they would have boxes of wine, spigots. and one red and one -- do you think box wine will ever come

back >> i'm a huge advocate of bo wine >> let's do that that would be fun. that's my speed right there. >> these are reds that you are chilling >> yes. >> i thought that was against the law. >> oh, no! no, no, no, no, no this is something i'm such a huge advocate of so excited this is off the beaten path. you have the beaujolais in the first glass and the second is a portuguese red >> this is amazing. >> so good, right? >> chilled too i'm shocked. >> here's what's important about this this you can't do the big redsh >> oh! nasa, you are amazing. we are back after local news. this follows the supreme court overturning roe v. wade,

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