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>> on the 15th anniversary of the iphone we'll give it a little face time. today wednesday, june 29, 2022. ♪♪ nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi everybody, good morning. welcome to "today." good to have you with us on a wednesday morning. hoda's got the week off. >> all eye on the january 6 hearing yesterday. that is our top story this morning. that explosive testimony on capitol hill from cassidy hutchison, the former aid to trump white house chief of staff mark meadows. >> her words reverberating across the country. she said under oath president donald trump raged after his january 6 speech aggressively trying to force his way to join reuters at the u.s. capitol and allegedly taking aim at his own lead secret service agent bobby engel inside the presidential suv. >> the president hadn't got into

the vehicle with bobby. he thought they were going to the capitol and when bobby relayed to him we're not we don't have the assets to do it, we're not secure we're going back to the west wing, the president had very strong, very angry response to that. umm, tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of, i'm the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. to which bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the west wing. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel, we're going back to the west wing. we're not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free

hand to lunge towards bobby engel and when he recounted the story to to me he motioned towards his clavicles. >> it was one of just many bomb shells revealed in the hearings yesterday. among others, hutchison claiming that the president insisted check points at his rally that day be removed so armed supporters could attend. and he said according to the testimony, they are not here to hurt me. when told the rioters reached the capitol, meadows said trump want to do anything that and we have it a covered starting with peter alexander in washington. good morning. >> reporter: there is new fallout of that dramatic testimony from cassidy hutchison. the first white house official to testify publicly. perhaps her biggest revelation that former president trump wanted to go to the capitol on

january 6 pressuring his own secret service detail to let him join that crowd of his supporters, some of whom he knew were armed. in person and under oath cassidy hutchison a trusted aid of former president trump chief of staff mark meadows testified tuesday that before his speech on january 6, mr. trump knew about the potential for violence at the capitol but was unfazed. even after learning some of his supporters were armed and would not get through security. >> heard the president say something to the effect of -- that they had weapons. they are not here to hurt me. >> reporter: but another explosive moment now disputed by some close to the secret service after those allegations from hutchison that mr. trump, furious he was not being driven to the capitol, tried to grab the steering wheel and lunge toward his lead agent. bobby engel. a source close to the secret service tells nbc news both are prepared to testify under oath disputing the remarks. hutchison's lawyer testifies she testified under oath

acknowledging what she was told and that others with knowledge of the episode should do the same. -- rudy giuliani days before january 6. plans she says alarmed white house council path cipollone. >> something to the effect of please make sure we don't go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we're going to get charged with every crime imagine football we make that movement happen. >> reporter: also recounting a conversation between pat cipollone and meadows, as the rioters advanced on the capitol. some chanting hack mike pence. cipollone saying the president needed to take action. >> responded something to the effect of you heard him pat -- he doesn't think they are doing anything wrong -- >> reporter: -- that there was no widespread voter fraud. >> i first noticed there was ketchup dripping down the wall and a shattered porcelain plate on the floor.

>> reporter: mr. trump unload a.d. series of attacks directed at hutchison on his social media site saying he barely new hutchison denying her account of that altercation with the secret service and about his january 6 rally saying, quote, i didn't want or request that we make room for people with guns to watch my speech. who would ever want that? and what may have been one of the most significant moments from a legal standpoint, the committee's top republican liz cheney closed the hearing with accusations of witness tampering which she called a serious concern. efforts cheney said from those close to the former president donald trump were to question witnesses to give false testimony through intimidation campaign -- basically saying that mr. trump knows you are loyal and you are going to do the right thing in your

deposition, savannah. >> peter. you talked about the secret service agents who apparently are willing to testify under oath. we'll see if the committee takes them up on that offer. there are also calls for the white house council pat cipollone to come and testify as this young lady cassidy hutchison did. where does that stand? >> the committee wants to hear from sip ploen. just this morning we heard from liz cheney. regarding mr. trump's activities on the 6th of january. there is still no indication that is going to happen. cipollone has been cooperating and overnight the committee chairman benny thompson t top democrat said they are going keep pursuing cipollone even for a off camera interview. but they do want to hear from anyone with new information.

>> lot of folks listening to the testimony yesterday and wondering whether this could lead to criminal charges. i should mention. hutchison's testimony, while compelling would likely not be admissible in a court of law. it is hearsay. how does that play into whether or not this ultimately does lead to any criminal charge against anybody? >> savannah, you know this best. legal experts agree some of her testimony would be admissible. some would not be in court witnesses are generally allowed to testify to what they saw or what they heard first hand not things that you hear from other people. prosecutors obviously they rely on lots of witnesses to build to corroborate a case. hutchison is just one witness. no case would rise or fall on her testimony alone. but the bottom line is the it still rein maintenance an open question whether the justice department is going to bring any indictments against the former president or any of those in his inner circle. >> peter, thank you. also this morning we are learning more about that devastating tragedy involving migrants in texas.

51 people have now died after being packed inside a sweltering truck believed to be the deadliest case of human smuggling in u.s. history. nbc's morgan chesky joining us from texas. he's in san antonio at the hospital br some of the survivors are still being treated. morgan, good morning to you. >> craig, it really is a tough situation for the men, women and children who are fighting to stay alive inside this hospital. some are being treated for heat related illnesses but others remain in critical condition. we're also learning that three individuals have been taken into custody base of this alleged huge smuggling plot is one of them is believed to be an american. >> reporter: this morning in san antonio, a horrific tragedy is taking a growing human toll.

>> it's sad. these are human beings. >> reporter: officials flow say at least 39 men and 12 women dead after they were found packed in the back of this abandoned semi truck monday. in sweltering triple digit texas heat. authorities adding some of the victims may be children. >> potentially some of them are under the age of 18. >> reporter: first responders describing the shock of seeing so many people packed inside the trailer. >> we have 50 or 60 people that were inhumanely stuffed in the back of a truck with no water, no air-conditioning, no means for ventilation. >> reporter: mexican authorities say 22 of the victims are mexican nationals. seven migrants are from guatemala. and two others from honduras. the incident being called the worst human smuggling event ever in the united states. so far three people believed to be part of the spark plugging operation have been taken into custody. a mexican government official saying one of them is a u.s. citizen who is currently in a

san antonio hospital. on tuesday authorities used canine units to search for more potential victims. the tragedy amid a record influx of migrants across the u.s. mexico border. where does accountability lie? >> the policy makers who have responsibility over the immigration system. that is at the federal level. >> reporter: horrifying and heartbreaking. exploiting individuals for profit is shameful and political grandstanding around tragedy. overnight texas governor greg abbot responding. >> he said he's doing everything possible to stop human smuggling. that's a lie. >> reporter: in san antonio, the

community trying to support the victims families and survivors. >> when you see people who give up everything in their lives who come to america for a better life, why -- >> reporter: and this morning texas officials say they are working where four different consulates to try to identify the victims. in the meantime 11 survivors remain, trying to recover in san antonio area hospitals. craig? >> such a tragedy. morgan chesky in san antonio. thank you. now to the ripple effect of the supreme court's decision overturning roe v. wade.tuturni. abortion is now illegal in seven states with more states working to enact their own bans and the biden administration is weighing its options. nbc's stephanie gosk, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another day, another string of abortion rulings in state courts and the rules keep changes at least half a dozen states are set to enact new restrictions within the next few weeks. with all of the uncertainty. some women are turning to a solution they can get in the mail the abortion pill. pregnant women looking to get an abortion are navigating a shifting landscape the changes day to day,

sometimes hour by hour in texas clinics remain open after judge temporarily blocked the state's ban. a law that could result in life in prison or a 400,000 dollar fine for doctors nine other states also facing legal challenges over restrictive laws for now ban currently enforced and tennessee and -- in south carolina, the governor wants more >> look forward to the day nobody want answer abortion in south carolina we won't need exceptions. >> reporter: an increasingly unpredictable patch work of laws forcing some to explore oppositions outside of clinics the abortion pill. weapon traffic surged from 3500 visitors to more than 200,000 on friday alone while the fda approved a two pill regimen up to ten weeks into a pregnancy, the number of providers able to prescribe the medication is limited. >> do you think the fda need to do more to make these pills available?

>> absolutely. these pills are safe anticipate effective. they need to be available in pharmacies in the same way that most other medications are available. >> reporter: for its part the biden administration is vowing to act first lady dr. jill biden urging others to keep fighting. >> this decision was so unjust and so devastating but my message is let's not give up let's keep working >> reporter: when it comes to abortion pills there are many unanswered questions on the legal front. among them how states will try to enforce the law if pregnant women themselves are providing their own care, could they potentially face prosecution. >> it is just a whole new legal landscape. >> and changing every day. >> by the minute thank you stephanie. >> to the war in ukraine now this morning newly released video showing the fatal moment that a russian missile struck a shopping mall there. you can see it right there nbc's molly hunter in ukraine for us once again. molly, good morning. >> reporter: craig good morning

to you heart stopping video now the death toll still stands at 18 people. more than 20 people still missing and investigators are on the scene trying to determine whether or not that strike amounts to a war crime this morning new video showing the moment of impact when a russian missile struck a busy mall in central ukraine this week it was packed with people. russia claiming they were targeting a nearby weapons depot and also saying the mall wasn't functioning, which was a law ukraine investigating thousands of alleged war crimes across the country. on the edge of kharkiv, nina >> how did you find out your daughter was in russia did she call you >> two weeks earlier she says her daughter natalia called saying the russians have got me.

we heard natalia's when the warring party comes and removes a segment of the population and they have no ability to consent to move or no choice over where they end up going. >> we managed to get in touch with natalia she tells us volunteer helped her get out after russian processing center. >> so we spoke with her and she's safe and she's on her way right now. >> hello [speaking foreign language >> reporter: from her village near the russian border natalia says she was taken to a russian center. from there travels to moscow latvia, to poland, which is where we catch up with her natalia tells us she boarded a bus she thought was going to

kharkiv. but says they lied when i arrived in russia she says, i thought that's it. i'm never getting out. but 2,287 miles and four days later she finally makes it to kharkiv. and back to her mother >> she's home now. she's home the most important thing nina says, she's alive. standing right here. now, this is a rare happy ending this is a crime that happens under occupation and natalia's village is still under russian occupation we reached out to russia's foreign ministry with we have not heard back. human rights watch -- more than a hundred interviews documenting cases like natalia's of forcible transfer craig back to you. >> molly hunter. thank you. molly uses the term forceful

transfer but my goodness it sounds a heck of a lot like kidnapping. >> just a nightmare. see them back together nothing like a mother and daughter back together let's change gears talking about tennis seven time wimbledon champion serena williams returned to the court yesterday after a year long absence from tennis she played her heart out in a three set, three hour match against francis harmony tan, but she came up short in the third set tiebreak. >> you know, today i gave all i could do you know today. maybe tomorrow i could have give more maybe a week ago i could have gave more but today was what i could do and at some point you have to be able to be okay with that. >> serena was asked if this was going to be the final wimbledon of her storied career. she said that is a question she can't answer right now and said who knows where i'll pop up. >> i stopped watching the third set yesterday serena was up 5-4. but you could tell she was

giving it her all. >> and she's given up so much over the years so congratulations to her and hopefully we'll see her again soon. >> mr. roker is not in the studio this morning. he's taken a field trip. he's in the big d. you had a beautiful spot there in detroit where are you buddy? >> we are along the river walk, the detroit riverwalk. the number one river walk in the country. voted by folks across the country. we're going to talk about that in a little bit. but let's right now look a little further down to another body of water. the gulf of mexico that is where we see a system getting ready to develop investigation area of 95l. 40% chance of development in the next two days could become a depression, the zone between galveston and brownsville. pumping in a lot of moisture from louisiana into coastal texas. heaviest rain right now off shore. tropical rains soaking in

southeastern texas and friday it drifts to the north bringing rain inland into the mississippi river valley some places could pick up to four inches of rain before it is over along the texas coast into louisiana. we're going to get to local forecast in the next thirty seconds. 'm going to have to start it again ...even insisted he didn't need directions dan. okay, i'm not lost. i'm exploring. that said, do you know where i am? earn 5% cash back in your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle. with the citi custom cash℠ card. good wednesday morning. in san francisco, it is foggy which will provide cooling for the inland areas as we get and

stronger ocean breeze. dublin, 77 which is a significant cool down. we continue to cool off heading into the weekend with more clouds especially for those early hours. still staying very comfortable for the fourth of july. >> and as th weather. guys >> thank you, al. >> al, thank you just ahead this morning, growing crowds shortage of pilots inside the many issues driving chaos at the airport ahead of a long holiday weekend too. and why some major airlines are actually ready to cut even more flight this is week. also ahead this morning, your family's summer may just be starting so why are some folks already starting their back-to-school, even holiday, shopping what you need to know to take advantage of the very early bargains rolled out by major stores coast to coast. firs

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started running and unsanctioned summer camp with activities and meals. the parents submitted a resolution hoping the board will reverse its decision. the santa clara county board of supervisors has approved three new projects for 1000 new units of affordable housing. one third would be billed and morgan hill, san jose and sunnyvale specifically for parents with children and the project would be funded using $29 million from the affordable housing bond and the no place like home program. a little cool down headed our way. >> that really comes for the inland valley set of been so hot. today, mid-80s and then low 80s tomorrow and 70s for the weekend into early next week.

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7:30 wednesday morning just a few of al's closest friends in detroit this morning, motor city like a spokes model. i love it. >> pontoon boat. >> -- oh al loves his pontoon boat he's all about the booze cruise. wednesday, let's get to the headlines at 7:30. ghislaine maxwell sentenced to 27 years in prison for recruiting teenage girls to be sexual abused by jeffrey epstein. also sentenced to five years of supervised release and when she gets out of prison also ordered to pay a $750,000 fine panel recommended yesterday

the next round of covid booster shots should be modified to target the super contagious omicron variant. health officials are expecting a new wave of covid infection this is fall. first time the panel proposed vax makers modify the shots to target the variants. 98 years after -- a los angeles county commission voted yesterday to return the property to the original's owners family. will la and charles spruce purchase the land in 1912 and built it into a seaside resort for black families the land was taken under the guise of eminent domain. now the land will be returned to the bruce's great grand slam who intends to lease it back to l.a. county and also a clause the county can it's the first time the panel proposed that vaccine makers modify the shots to target a different variant. they will authorize a vaccine change. >> 92 years after california officials seized prime oceanfront land from a black family, a los angeles county commission voted to return the

property to the original owner's family they purchased the beach land in 1912 and built night a sea side resort for black families. the land was taken from them in 1924 under the guys of eminent domain now it will be returned to the great grandson who intends to lease it back to l.a. county there is also a clause where they can buy it back for $20 million. >> i saw that. a bargain. >> still and that's the story of a lot of families in this country, especially >> yeah, forced out. >> now to the countdown to the july 4th holiday weekend f you're flying to your destination, just be prepared. >> that's because the airlines continue to delay or just flat out cancel flights every day and it's happening just as passenger levels hit post pandemic highs nbc's tom costello on the story for us once again. tom it's been a rough summer travel season so far starting with memorial day

and it does not look like things are getting any better any time soon >> not getting better. one airline exec says what we had yesterday were blue sky cancellations. in other words the weather wasn't a problem yesterday but look at the numbers. we have 642 flight cancellations yesterday on a blue sky today. so far today we have more than 400, and climbing. and you see the delays as well also mounting today. the bottom line here is as we've said, this has been a problem for weeks. back on memorial day, that weekend, 2800 flight cancellations. the problem continues and all sides are pointing fingers at each other with just days to go until the big july 4th weekend, americans and airports are once again bracing for impact >> just been the worst experience ever.

>> reporter: so far this week nearly 3,000 flights canceled. on tuesday, american canceled the most flights earlier in the week it was delta. blaming weather and staffing issues sending this e-mail to passengers scheduled to fly over the coming weekend warning of operational challenges and offering the chance to rebook your flight with no fare difference or change fee >> well, often we're hearing lack of a pilate ready to go cited as an issue or problem connected to a delay or cancellation that is part of what was supposed to be avoid by offering all of this taxpayer money to airlin. >> reporter: they also accuse the faa of not having enough air traffic controllers. especially in florida where passenger volume exploded.

up more than 100% over pre pandemic levels at virtually every airport in the sunshine state. the faa is surging more controllers into florida now before the pandemic the airline cancellation rate averaged just under 2% this year it is 3 1/2% as airlines admit they are overscheduled. >> everyone is having problems dealing with accommodations of not enough staff, not enough equipment and all sort of weather problems and its been really rough. >> reporter: now delta and united are cutting more flights starting friday. 50 daily flights out of united's newark hub

and delta is slashing 100 daily flights through august 7th for many regional airports the situation is even worse. some even losing all of their service like williamsport regional airport in pennsylvania. >> with early retirements and people just retiring, its become kind of a perfect storm. there is lot of airports that -- >> reporter: and little support for raising the mandatory pilot retirement age while airlines are hiring and training more pilots, it will take years to fill the ranks >> tom help us understand something pathaerps seems like an often solution to folks. why is there so little support to raise that mandatory retirement age for pilots? >> reporter: let's be clear. both the unions and airlines opposed and also opposition in congress congress would have to raise the

age. there are multiple reasons here. first of all, united says about a third of its older pilots are out on medical the old you are you get the more and more people have medical issues and also international rules even if the united states were to change or raise its retirement age, these pilots would not be able to fly into canada, into europe, for example, under international rules. they would have to then downsize from the bigger planes down to local domestic flights that means retraining again on new planes for those pilots. sour creating more of a backlog, more of a choke point. this is a problem with no immediate quick fix. >> complicated problems it would seem tom costello at reagan international. thank you. >> good perspective though one of those things we're not experts and why don't they just raise the rates? if it were so easy i think they'd have already done it. >> tom gave us six reasons right there.

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going to really try to zero in on these issues everybody is talking about. price and inflation and how it is impacting families and budgets and bottom lines and we're going to zero in on that this morning, here is something that might surprise you. >> yes even though school just ended for most kids across the country, now may be the perfect time to start the back to school, even holiday shopping. >> nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent joins us more with that >> i know this sounds crazy but summer vacation just getting started but shoppers already zeroing in on snagging holiday deals. because of rising inflation putting stress on our budgets. major retailers are fighting for your spending. and that is good news for shoppers bargain shoppers already have their eyes on the holiday season giving new meaning to christmas

in july. >> have you ever shopped this >> never i'm just kind nervous. >> reporter: with budgets tightening thanks to rising interest rates, soaring food prices and pain at the pump t hunt for back to school deals, and yes, even the winter holidays is kicking off a whole lot earlier this year. according to salesforce, shoppers are changing spending habits 37% more are expected to start buying holiday gifts earlier this year because of inflation and before prices can go up again. the vast majority are planning to spend at least as much as last summer. single mom lauren snowden says she just finished buying school supplies for her two sons and now she's working on christmas presents >> why is it so important to act now and get all this done?

>> it is important now because number one i don't know if prices are going to go up. okay if it is 80 dollars now, it could be 120 by the time school starts. >> reporter: major retail chains like target, walmart and macy's are grappling with loads of excess inventory like athletic wear and outdoor furniture that piled up during the pandemic and you will also find more product on sale than usual so next month get ready for a deluge of competitive deals. target deal days run july 11-1th amazon prime day is july 12th and 13th and nordstrom's anniversary sale kicks off july 15th. for some checking things off several a big relief. >> you bet i'm going to stock up. >> saving where she can, whatever the season. >> okay. so what's worth buying in july you have got big ticket items you want to epoxy on electronics, outdoor gear like grills and outdoor furniture but retail experts warn us that for right now you want to hold

off on back to school clothes and mattresses wait until after labor day if you can for those hot deals. but, you know, i know this sounds absolutely wild but i took this advice and i started making those christmas gift lists already. i'm trying to get ahead of it. >> anything to get a deal. things are so pricey. >> exactly. >> makes sense just got plan ahead. be like roker, that's what we always day. >> he starts his holiday shopping like right after christmas. >> get those deals. >> he does he's here now. he's shopping in detroit today >> that's right, guys. in fact this is the detroit river. across the way, canada lot of folks go back and forth and you have river barges out here people drinking early in the river. that's pretty good you go into the drink, you have a drink.

and all of our friends here having a good time let's show you what's going on around the rest of the country for today. we're looking at some strong storms working their way down through good morning. our temperatures are in the mid- 80s and it will cool off toward the end of the week and the weekend. more clouds in the mix and it will be pleasant for outdoor activities. san francisco, mid-60s. you may want to keep your jacket close by even as we head into the fourth of july. we are keeping an eye on that visibility. that's your latest weather in fact they have here at the river walk this, carousel. the lyonar cousel in the country with all aquatic animals

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involved. your alternates are tough ones. the 84 and the 24 and so that is the delay. good morning, everyone. 15 years ago american customers got their hands on the first iphone. it had a two connection at a time many people were using three g. apple cut the price by $200. there was no app store. you use the outside apps it came with and that was it. >> oh, the good old days. we are starting to see a lot more fog in san francisco. we are headed for the mid-60s while inland valleys get a refreshing breeze with temperatures coming down. san jose, 78. 84, concord. the holiday weekend will be mid- 70s and that test continue for

the fourth of july. san francisco, mid-60s for the highs and morning temperatures in the low 50s. we will see more fog rolling by. thank you for joining us. i will be back in 30 minutes. see you then.

explosive allegations. a former white house aide speaking out under the record detailing the president's floon go to the capitol as the riot broke out. >> i'm the f'ing president, take me to the capitol now. >> what secret service are saying about that claim and what it means going forward. then new details the late northeast the deadly amtrak derailment. what the ntsb is revealing and

our conversation with the boy scouts that lept into action to help >> for 14 to 17-year-old boys to keep calm more than everybody else, i mean, that's something that you don't see a whole lot plus, give it a rest a new study linking a good night's sleep to heart health. so how many hours should we be getting? the new info out this morning. and parton me. a peek inside dolly parton's tour bus today wednesday, june 29, 2022 >> family vacation from baltimore. >> celebrating graduation. >> from georgia. >> future journalist and "today" super fan. >> -- >> on a girls trip. >> from ohio. >> to the "today show" "today show." ♪ >> from maple grove, minnesota. >> hi grandma and grandpa. >> mother daughter. >> in north carolina.

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hutchison. a former top aid to the former chief of staff mark meadows. this morning the january 6 committee is reiterating its call for the former white house council pat cipollone to testify on the record about his concerns that day of the riot following testimony from hutchison who detailed a dramatic confrontation in the presidential suv relayed to herr saying mr. trump became furious and lashed out at his secret service agent bobby engel. >> mr. engel grabbed his arm, said sir you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we're going back to the west wing we're not going to the capitol >> reporter: new this morning, a secret service spokesman tells me the agents in that suv are

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find a more sleep deprived group of people. probably so let's start with just how many hours should we be getting every night? >> the american heart association has added sleep and is is saying 7-9 hours for adults is crucial to health and overall well-being i don't think we fully >> what is the connection between sleep and heart health >> it's great question i don't think we understand sleep. we think it's restorative. when you're asleep, your heart rate slows down. much blood pressure comes down that's a large chunk of time for your body to be in relaxation mode that is great for high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity. >> want to go back to the full screen we put up looks like it also varies by age the amount of sleep we should be getting. you are saying we should be getting between 7 and 9. what about folks younger and older.

>> we know younger children need a lot of sleep for children under 5 we're recommending somewhere between 10 and 16 hours of sleep a day for kids >> that would be amazing, especially on saturdays. >> exactly >> adolescents, you know, little older, 6-12, they are recommending about 9-12 hours. and older children, teenagers, 8-10 gets less as you get older but crucial for young children to get good sleep >> what about those folks we all know them. i only need five hours of leap or four or six okay, they feel all right. are they affecting their heart health >> that's a great question it's hard to know. it is for sure some people seem to need less sleep and function okay but i think the vast majority of people need a solid 7-9 hours a night and if they can, make up for it in naps. >> sleep is the newest edition to this checklist, this cardiovascular checklist what is else is on the list? >> the list is comprised of things that are modifiable and less modifiable and need

medication for instance, nicotine, actually changed this year to include ecigarettes and vaping sleep as we mentioned. diet, exercise, then hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity. >> if you are in the low list. some things you can change, some you can't. they are your physiology what is your recommendation if somebody comes in and says i'm worried about my heart health. >> well the good news and i take care of people with very advanced heart disease there is always something you can do it. you need to see your doctor once a year and be screened for all your risk factors. you have to take your fo hypertension, diabetes you need to exercise and that doesn't mean a psychotic fitness program. you can just put on sneakers and walk. >> and quit smoking always at the top of the list. so hard for smokes especially for those who have smoked for such a long time >> it is never too late. the benefits can be seen at any time in life

it improves with every year you quit you'll see -- i'll see patient that's quit, their skin, hair, physique, everything changes >> why now we've known for years more sleep is good for us why decided to add it now? >> i think we've realized as a community of doctors and scientists that it is really important to have relaxation as part of your overall wellness and that is becoming something that we're studying more and so i think it is really great that they have included it. >> and i love that you are pro nap. >> yeah. >> i believe in naps >> love a nap. >> a nap is good. >> come to my house later and talk about the importance of sleeping 16 hours. >> 100% let's get that going he's the energizer bunny how many hours of sleep do you think you get every night al >> i get about six, which i know isn't enough but, you know, on the weekends it is more like eight. doctor, does it have to be consecutive? does it have to be consecutive

>> does it have to be consecutive hours of sleep >> i mean, they are trying to recommend that people get some consistent length. but like i said. lebron is a big fan of the nap. >> oh. >> grab it where you can be like lebron, al >> all right we should all be like lebron we got all of our friends here along the detroit river walk little lydia right there the cutie. let's show what we've got oij gonna. >> lydia. >> oh there is a chant going up for lydia. weather down through the gulf today. severe storms, northern plains fire risk in the central plains. plenty of sunshine out west and sunny skies northeast. few showers here in detroit but we just call that liquid sunshine along the riverwalk and all the river walkers here who have been taking part in our "start today" 30 day walking challenge. really exciting to see them here as well. and all of our friends at local

good wednesday morning. today we are headed for the mid- 80s, which will be one of the warmer spots in the far inland areas, most of us in the upper 70s. we hit 80 tomorrow. towards the weekend we are in the mid-70s. we will see that continue into the fourth of july. in san francisco, really no change. we have been stuck in this weather pattern and it will be chilly for the weekend forecast. weather live from detroit. [cheers and applause -- >> -- third hour >> mr. daly. >> got power through "popstart" today guys let's get right to it. hello detroit by the way first starting with dolly parton the iconic tour bus is taking reservation as it is newest

addition of dolly wood's resort and spa. visitors can now book an overnight stay on the tour bus experience a taste of what life was like for dolly out on the road apparently pretty good dolly usually chose to stay on the tour bus instead of hotel rooms. serious miles on this bus. from 2008 to march of even this year racking up 360,000 miles. the bus only sleeps two guests and comes in a pretty steep price. two night minimum starts at $10,000. but a portion of the proceeds go towards the dollywoo foundation. so it's a good cause you want to start saving up. you can book the dolly suite it is open now next up. big day for country music fans celebrating garth brooks with a chris kristoffersen lifetime achievement award. only three other artists thernd

ho earned this honor, loretta lyn, bill anderson an willy nelson also earned this. he's already been honored just about every other award you can imagine. grammys. kennedy center honor spot in nashville song writers hall of fame brings us to our next piece of country music news this morning. beyond a reasonable doubt the list of 2022 nominees were revealed shania twain, brad paisley, hillary lindsay and kurt africa kurt franklin. they released their first big track 20 years ago they will be announced in august >> cool. >> let's get to it "who's the boss. you watched the show >> tony and sam are set to return in a reboot of the hit '80s sitcom norman lire is going produce the sequel series about a widowed father turned house keeper tony danza and alyssa milano will reprise their roles this will pick up the story 30

years later but now the family dynamics will be flipped with samantha living life as a single parent and even though she's all grown up, we hope that not too much has changed because we're going to need more of these father/daughter moments we used to get back in the day >> i remember. wow. wow. wow. >> one more wow you're getting an italian chaperon. >> i was just like that young man right there. i was wow about samantha oh, my god, massive crush. >> yeah. >> oh. >> no word on the date for the premie date for the reboot or if the family's former employer, hang la -- or son danny will make it into the series. slated to debut on amazon's freebie, streaming app kelly clarkson did it again. she kicked off her talk show with her edition of kellyoke

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>> i could see you in that carson. >> look who is here, marge why stewart after your local news. good morning to you. it is 8:26. an update from belize. they say a woman that was struck by a car had died from her injuries. it happened near leeward drive and arden way. this is the city's 22nd pedestrian fatality this year. lisa investigating a early accident involving a bus. it happened near encino avenue.

authorities say the person hit was reported missing last night. >> let's get a look at the forecast. cooler temperatures headed our way. >> yes. we are still headed for the upper 80s, but mostly 70s and low 80s for inland and east bay. san francisco will see highs in the mid 60s. cooler weather continues as we go into the holiday weekend. san francisco not seeing much of a change. highs in the 60s will continue. >> thank you very much. join us for another update in half an hour. also midday news at 11:00.

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superstar keith urban is coming. >> around the horn because, you know, al wasn't here somebody had to do it. keith urban. you guys should come back tomorrow can you come back tomorrow >> yeah. >> keith is going to be here a great concert. i hope we have beautiful weather as we do right now and a popular podcaster here this morning, summer questions that are really thought provoking with we should all be asking ourselves to find more fulfillment and happiness >> and a boom year for weddings you have lots of decisions about what to wear donna roberts rossi is here with stylish ideas for women and men for every dress code. >> and the one and only martha stewart sat next to me in makeup this morning and insisted i no longer wear makeup she said what are you doing? >> -- >> but there she is getting ready for our sour cherry pie. >> she's got advice on everything

>> right. >> whether you asked or not, right martha >> coming up in a few minutes on the third hour, mr. roker is going to join us from detroit once again he's going introduce us to a sweet couple behind an ice cream serving up fresh flavors and nostalgia at the same time as he learns the secret to the perfect scoop. >> how great this crowd is they always come to dress to impress. i have to introduce you real quick. elsie and tom from long island good morning. >> good morning. so good to see you. >> you guys look fabulous. do you always dress so beautifully or did you dress up for us >> of course yeah it is my birthday. >> happy birthday. how old are you? >> 84. >> you gorgeous lady elsie and tom. happy birthday. >> and i want to tell you.

>> yeah. >> before all of you were even grown up, i worked at nbc when i was 20. >> no way. wow. >> worked there for three years as a secretary and personnel and it was a wonderful experience >> i am so glad. welcome back to your home here at nbc happy birthday thank you for coming and another crowd -- oh wait. >> savannah, meet savannah >> hi. i'm savannah nice to meet you cutie oh hi savannah's mom.crds, al has a good crowd with him too. he's at the beautiful detroit river walk best in america, voted that >> that's right, guys. hey. so we've got, you know, detroit besides being a spectacular city, it is also a spectacular sports town. representatives from the tigers. paws over here, cousin of tony good to see you. and we've got the pistons dancers here

and their mascot hoover nice to see you. and hoover brought me a jersey thank you so much. the 313. that is the area code here in detroit. in fact there is a great running group here called "we run 313" that helps, does lot of work with young men of color and mental health. we did a story of them on the third hour thank you so much. really appreciate this detroit. thank you so much. and the pistons dancers, and paws from the tigers let's check your weather a look ahead to the weekend. july 4th weekend hot end to the week in the northeast and new england beautiful through plains heavy rain through the gulf. sunshine along the west coast. saturday more storms northeast into the gulf coast. active monsoonal moisture. rather hot out west.

sunday, sunday, a nice day in the northeast. gulf storms working their way through the southeast. hot and dry out west joining me now, the brand spanking new chief meteorologist here at local 4, kim adams good to meet you lot of times they bring out of town jaspers in to work here you are a detroiter. >> i am. these are my people. absolutely i grew up here in detroit. i love this community. love, obviously, the people here and there is so much do in the summer time in metro detroit. >> what do you love about -- what's great about detroit in the summer >> -- there you said it. that's right the river walk three and a half miles long. you can walk and people watch. and the merry-go-round here. every animal on there you can find in the detroit river, except the mermaid although that hasn't been confirm.

>> we don't know that they aren't there we just haven't seen them yet. >> at least not yet. the day still young al >> how excited are you to be part of local 4. >> i'm thrilled. i was there before i took a break to raise my five kids a girl and pour four boys. i'm basically dylan ten years from now with two more kids. good morning. temperatures are still warm for the inland areas, but really cooling off. the cooldown will continue as we go towards the weekend. highs reaching to the mid-70s with mostly cloudy skies but clearing out for the afternoon. looking nice to the holiday. san francisco will continue to see a lot of fog and at times mist and drizzle, highs reaching the mid-60s with gusty

winds. keep your jacket around you will watch out for low visibility around the fourth of july. >> and that is your latest weather. >> all right, al thank you. coming up next we're going to dig deep with jenna the creator of that wildly popular podcast here with a soul searching question that can help all of us turn our dreams into reality but first this is "today" on

top rated podcast the gold digger and also out with a new book jenna, good morning. how are you really >> i'm so good you know i feel like right now that women are just really understanding that they haven't asked themselves that question and it is time to get honest with ourselves about are we enjoying life? are we faking it how do we get back to like feeling that passion again

>> even if things are okay, there is a way that we can all get into auto pilot. >> absolutely. you know, we're not in crisis, thankfully we're not having an explosion of excitement it is just every day how do we live a more fulfillal life >> i really feel like we have to understand that no one can plan euro lives for us anymore. we have to take control. and if i can do it as a small town minnesota mom of two under four and go from working from targetfr home and building a business and teaching other people how to do it, we've got to figure out how we can take control of our lives and our joy. >> you have several questions quite thought provoking that kind of jump start this thinking what is one of questions you think we should be asking yourselves. >> when is the last time we felt joy? i feel like we are starving for joy and it is like we want to find these glimpses of joy in our lives. so when was the last time we felt joy

>> what's the next one >> i would say what do you want to do with your lives? like where are you at? and where do you want to go and how does your day to day reflect that future that you want for yourself >> yeah, i was reading something in your book that really hit me. it said, if you wrote down or recorded everything that you say to yourself out loud, would you be proud of that inner dialogue? >> yeah. you know so many of our inner dialogues are handed down from well intentioned people, whether it is political or our parents or society and i think a lot of times we don't rewrite the narratives in a way that expresses who we are and what our truth is. >> you know it would be interesting as an exercise to write it down. and lot of times it is that background noise we don't even realize how we may be berating ourselves or talking down, you know, our hopes and dreams all that we could never do that. it is too late for this or that. >> yeah. the world is so noisy these days that we've started to tune out our own inner intuition. how do we come back home to ourselves and also how do i we get brutally honest if your lives aren't full of joy how do we guide people through that journey.

>> loneliness. especially after the pandemic lot of us lost that sense of community. what is your best advice. >> there is a line in my book that says loneliness isn't being in ace legislation it is being seen but not fully known. it is really time we claim back our narrative and control what we want for our futures and start to move in the direction of our dreams. >> the book is chock full of good advice. carson daly loves it >> love it. >> shout out on the way over the podcast is the gold digger and the book "how are you really" is out now >> kudos jenna thanks for being here. all right we've got a good one here summers filled with wedding invites and you are going to attend, or maybe not either way don't stress about ht >> i love it the podcast is the gold digger check it out the book, how are you really is out now. >> kudos, jenna. thanks for being here. we have a good one here.

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today's summer of love, carson l-o-v-e. as mentioned the 2022 wedding season is going to be a busy one. >> on average, people are attending at least four weddings in three different city this is year. >> here to help us figure out what to wear style expert, zanna roberts -- i for one have missed weddings and reasons to go somewhere and get dressed up. >> we need it and people are really going for it and so many great options. the dress code can be tricky sometimes. >> starting with the highest degree of difficulty block tie optional what does that mean? >> i think optional is kind of the bride and groom's way of

saying we won't need to dress up but weave given you a bit of riggle room doesn't have to be a full on tuxedo. >> let's bring out audrey and roge they are buddies friends. what happens at the -- >> can't you just rent these things. >> renting is the key for special occasion dressing. smarter, more economicable and sustainable. this is from rent the runway amazing option this dress is like 550 dollars to buy when you rebate it is about fifty bucks. you can wear it once and >> and raj. >> raj rented too. from the black tucks company and when you are renting you can do something a bit more fun.

>> this looks so good, raj you're going to shred it >> and if he wants to buy it, he can buy it after he rented it. if you fall in love with it, then you can buy it. >> if you fall in love with each other let us know. >> you're crushing it. already raj and audrey -- i know it's awkward, they're just friends. okay this is a garden party and these are our models, destiny and les. they are a couple. >> they are a couple and look fabulous together. >> a garden party is semiformal but on the fun side of formal. >> like a kentucky derby, go to the races vibe this dress is lie -- neoprene fabric. you can really have fun with a shape silhouette, fabric, color. and then les in color, color is the rage for guys. will if you do color, i suggest just one color don't try to mix the shirt up as well just do the one solid pastel washed blue here. and the accessory, i love the touch in the pocket and the lining of the jacket is also great

kind of works with -- >> beautiful >> you have to open it up. >> do it again >> thank you and the sunglasses >> one more time sorry, we're good. never mind trust us, it's great >> beautiful dress >> it's a tropical rain forest >> $77 looks like an expensive dress. beautiful. >> exactly if you want to buy something a little more affordable, get a tailor and get it fit and it adds million on to your dresses. >> have fun at the garden wedding. you look amazing >> beach wedding >> hope you have tick spray. >> what do you do about your hair that's the question. clarence and sebastian again they are friends i like how we gave everyone's relationship status. >> this is a dress by lulu when you go to a beach wedding, please wear a hat. the trend at the moment is hats.

you have the hat, bag, shoes all match. i love the ease of the dress knit waist as well gives shape not overwhelmed with fabric and with him we've got this awesome -- short cool though right? only time you can really wear short at the wedding is on the beach. >> clean and fancy, look nice. >> almost like a dress pant and styling them as such. >> and her shoe a wedge. >> always think about the terrain. >> have a good time. now a backyard wedding which is really fun but people might wonder how dressy do i get emily and steven, also friends >> also friends. >> definitely one of the more casual ones. you can really show your personality. and looks awesome in the bright pink and kind of like a pajama vibe

super comfortable but want to dress it up with some accessories. bag, neck scarf. and the bright pink lip. and then this awesome shirt here and this is a good fabric to wear in the hotter climbs. basically wicks the sweat away from the body. super breenl breathable. >> stephen looks like me at every wedding. like really? i don't know about this one. >> i thought you meant you wear that outfit. >> look at the shoes you should rock those shoes. >> i agree st >> fantastic and all together nicely and lots of self expression and personality in these looks. >> thank you so much >> enjoy the wedding. >> that looks fun. by the way you can find all of these looks if you get down to it finally see the lining of the jacket which was really cool,

we're back "today food. heading into this fourth of july weekend. we've called in the ex we're back "today food. heading into this fourth of july weekend. we've called in the expert the sweeten the celebration. martha stewart here to show us how to make a sour cherry pie with three different sfins on the crust. >> exactly. >> sour cherries are hard to find at the grocery store. >> very short season maybe two, three weeks at the most and most come from places like new york state or michigan. and they are beautiful they are like little rubies. but you have to pit 'em. because otherwise your family or friends will break their teeth this is a silly little pitter. >> okay. that's what you want >> no because there is a better one i don't have with me and it does multiples at the same time. aren't they good. >> and so here is the -- this is the pits exactly. so this is the first crust with

a nice fluted edge always make your pastry cold cold butter, flour, cold water roll it out. keep it chilled. fill it with the filling, sugar, flour, little bit of butter and this is the crumb topping. >> is this the easiest of the toppings the crumb topping. >> very easy butter, flour, brown sugar and a pinch of salt. just crumble over the top of the pie. bake it hot like in a 400 degrees oven it is so good. >> i love the crumble. >> isn't it great? put a lot on because it really does enhance the sourness of those delicious cherries here is a very cute topping. this is the solid crust pie. and this you cut the little. if you have a round cookie cutter you can do that this let's the steam escape and your custody will get nice and crispy.

>> do you have a favorite top? >> no, i make all of these >> and this is the most complicated. you roll out your dough and you lattice top. >> that looks intimidating. >> you can fake it wut it over one way or the other. but if you are very particular you can actually weave the lattice. >> what is the hardest part? the weaving or getting the piecing to be. >> sure. rolling it out and cutting it with a little pastry wheel like this. >> do you like that pastry wheel. >> no. there are better pastry wheels but it works >> and you bake the pies same amount of time regardless. >> no. some of them take a little longer like the solid crust will take a little longer than the lattice

but look how pretty when you really weave it. >> really good >> well this is sour cherry lemonade you can put your sour cherry, make a syrup of the sour cherries and lemon and origin and a little min sour cherries are just one of my favorite fruits. >> you are one of our favorite people >> and this is for you these are bandannas and then you can stencil the names on. >> today.com/food. >> that is so cute >> martha, thank you also ahead, martha's very first po good morning to you. it is 8:56. strike teams are headed to the front lines of the out-of- control wildfire burning in the sierra foothills. it is earning in nevada county.

a short time ago we got it update from calfire. it has destroyed four structures, 750 acres have burned. there is zero containment. more than 500 homes are threatened. the fire is believed to have started when a structure caught fire about 2:00 yesterday afternoon. flames quickly spread and got out of control. first responders arrived within 10 minutes of getting the call. we are monitoring developments from our sacramento affiliate who are with firefighters on the front line. we will have an update in our midday newscast. parents trying to reverse a plan to close more schools. more than half a dozen schools are on the chopping block. the final decision on the closures may come today. go to our homepage for more details including a new proposal from parents.

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this morning on the third hour of "today." turbulence ahead why the travel trouble at our airports and only expected to get worse over the busy fourth of july weekend and the finger pointing over who is to blame then our consumer confidential credit card rates are soaring as more americans reaching for plastic. what you should know before you swipe. and then al learns a cold, hard truth about scooping ice cream >> it is time for sunday