good morning. get away plans stunning new details about the woman accused of helping two convicted murders escape from a new york prison including plans that all three were going to run away together. the search for the dangerous criminals entering the ninth day. on the loose hippos bears tigers tigers and other animals roaming free after dangerous flood waters destroy a zoo. hair on fire. frightening moments after a pop star gets too close to the pyro display leaveing fans stunned. >> and ice --

>> he scores! >> a bizarre collision leads to an easy goal for the chicago blauk black hawks in the stanley cup finals. the black hawks are one game away from hoisting the stanley cup today sunday june 14th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and ereica hill. live from studio 1-a. >> welcome to "today." >> i'm carson daily in for lester holt. "jurassic world" poised to be the top three biggest box opener. >> i saw it yesterday and i want to see it again. i love the movie. >> what happens in the end? >> i'm not eltelling you! >> it is so exciting and thought out. >> i highly recommend it. >> it is a little vicious. >> it does feel as real -- but

then we watched the original when we got home because it was on tv and it was like looking back 21 years ago and the graphics back then were amazing. >> i highly recommend it. >> we'll have more on that copping up in "pop start" later in the show. we begin with the top story the new details about the get away plot in the brazen prison break in new york. authorities say the female prison employee was willing to risk it all for a life on the run with the two convicted killers. miguel almaguer is in new york this morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're learning new information about the woman authorities say helped the inmates plan to go on the run. as the desperate search for the two killers continues in the woods up the street here. another massive search another dead end. this day nine no sign of convicted killers david sweat and richard matt. we're learning more about joyce

mitchell. the prison employee now in jail accused of smuggling tools into the prison helping the murders bust out of the maximum security facility. >> the three of them were going to move on together. that was the plan. >> reporter: the district attorney said they developed a close, unusual relationship. while working together behind prison walls in the tailor shop. the da said mitchell was to pick up the inmates at the powerplant be the get away driver and never go home. >> was her thought process to help them escape and essentially go on the run and move on with them? >> it appears that way. it appears that way. based on her statements and i think the last moment she bailed out. >> mitchell who plead no guilty could be sentenced up to seven years in prison. experts say she faces even more time. >> matt and sweat kill policeman, innocent civilians, you know aiding and abetting

could be looked at very seriously. >> police say matt and sweat are desperate and could easily kill again. neither are believed to be experienceex experienced outdoorsman, if authorities are right and they're in the forest they have evaded detection for more than a week. investigators remain confident they're closing in. >> it is just a matter of time. these guys will make a mistake. they're fatigued possibly low or out of provisions food et. cetera. >> this morning the clock is ticking. two killers on the run and a prison employee behind bars. the d.a. said mitchell's unusual relationship began with the inmates in 2013. he says they planned to drive seven hours together in an unknown direction but that mitchell got cold feet because she didn't want to hurt her husband. ere >> miguel almaguer thank you. police in dallas say they're lucky to be alive this morning a day after a lone gunman went on

a rampage and new details about what set him off. >> reporter: dallas police say they have never seen anything like it. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: a brazen attack on police headquarters overnight saturday. by a man driving an armored vehicle loaded with automatic weapons and pipe bombs. the bullets whizzing by bystanders running for their lives. the armored vehicle rammed several patrol cars before speeding away with police in pursuit. the chase ended at a jack in the box parking lot, but it was followed by a tense standoff. the gunman 35-year-old james bullware of dallas told police he had explosives and was upset over a child custody case. the police sniper shot the engine disabling the vehicle.

after negotiations had failed they fired through the windshield killing him. his father said his son had a history of mental illness, and blamed police for losing custody of his son. >> every one of us has a breaking point. some at one point some at another. but we all have one. >> reporter: jim said his son bought the armored van last week planning to live in it. instead it is where he died surrounded by more pipe bombs police believe he intended to use on them. for "today" charles hadlock nbc news. turning now to a crazy scene unfolding overseas in the country of georgia after raging floods destroys gates at the zoo sending wild animals roaming the streets. kelly has latest this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the flood waters rose so fast overnight people saw all they could do was run. the city is covered in mud and debris and to make matters

worse, rescuers are having to be on guard against zoo animals tigers bears, wolfe as they look for survivors. it is a is asafari on city streets. on georgia television a big cat clearly stunned and covered in mud is roaming free. dangerous floods from the river washed over the capital overnight filling the streets with mud and debris washing away houses and cars trapping people in the water and destroying zoo enclosures like this one for the bears. this woman said the floods came so fast she ran. in 20 years i've never seen anything like it. local officials said the damage is in the millions of dollars. this morning the city is warning residents to stay away from the mud-filled streets while the zoo

animal animal are hunted down. there were six lions, six tigers three bears, and 18 wolfes at the zoo. >> we couldn't rescue all of them unfortunately. they had to kill them unfortunately. >> some captured like the hippo, cornered shonkt with a tranquilizer dart, and moved to a safe place. >> a zoo spokesperson said it is difficult to know how many are alive and roaming the city. three zoo workers were killed in those floods overnight and the zoo director is calling this an unbelievable tragedy. >> it is. it's scary, too. thank you. this morning new information about a true nightmare for air travelers left stranded for nearly a day. >> a nightmare for hundreds of the united airlines passengers. they are fuming claiming they were abandoned by the airline

crew after an emergency crew. flight 958 from chicago to london to had to land friday. they were forced to spend the night in the freezing army barracks they described no heat few blankets, and no food for hours. no contact for the crew which was said to be staying in a comfy hotel. the customers were accommodated and all will receive refunds. it wasn't your typical wedding reception. police rushed to the scene after reports of a shooting to discover that a gun being carried by a guest had just gone off just as pictures were being taken. the ricochetting bullet hit one woman. at least four others were injured. all were treated. a frightening incident cancelled a concert in mid show. guitarist michael clifford of five seconds of summer got too close. watch to the pyrotechnics

saturday night in london. his hair caught fire and the show had to be stopped. he later tweeted a picture of himself. you see him there thumbs up. gabby giffords is ready for sea duty. she was severely wounded in a shooting in 2007 was on hand at the kristining on saturday. the navy chose her for the name sake because of her courage. dr. jo biden did the champagne honor. the black hawks are one win away after a huge mistake by ben bishop. chicago scored their first goal he collided with his own defense men men. you'll see it. what happened? right over the black hawks. they won it 2-1 and take a 3-1 series lead over the lightning. you can watch the game monday night 8:00 p.m. eastern 5:00 p.m. pacific.

that's what happens. oh. >> i'm sure he was replaying that in his head all night long. >> it was a great series. >> thank you. dylan is here for a check on the weather. the tropics getting more active this morning. we have hurricane carlos in the pacific. this storm system out here. it is right now just a weak category one hurricane. here you see it near acapulco. this is knostly lymostly going to affect the resorts on the west coast of mexico. this is invest 91-l and hurricane hunters will go out later on this afternoon and investigate the area of low pressure. there's a 60% chance it could develop into tropical storm bill as we go into tuesday. here is where a lot of computer models are taking into south and southern parts of texas like houston where we could end up to 4 up to 7 inches of rain. obviously this is an area already soaking wet because of previous flooding. we have to keep an eye on the

good sunday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. temperatures today in the upper 80s. tracking the chance for scattered showers and storms. some of these could be locally heavy in the evening and nighttime hours. we have a chance for severe weather on monday. 89. another hot one on tuesday with more storms and showers, 90. clearing out on wednesday, 86. thursday, the potential for more storms partly cloudy, 87. drying out on friday sun and clouds. have a great day. 2 that's your latest forecast. >> the race for president is heating up this morning hillary clinton on the campaign trail in iowa jeb bush hot on her heels. kristin wellker is in des moines, iowa this morning. >> good morning to you. just a few hours hillary clinton will hold her first official campaign rally here in iowa and

it comes on the heels of saturday's big rollout on new york's roosevelt island where she invoked the legacy of fdr to argue she'll be a champion of the poor and middle class. >> thank you for coming. >> hillary clinton is back in iowa at the house party saturday night streamed live at grassroots events across the country. >> i'm not running to represent some americans. i'm representing i hope all americans. >> clinton lost big here in 2008 so this time she's making iowa a priority stopping here first after saturday's official rollout in new york city. clinton is trying to right the mistakes she made eight years ago, this time getting more personal, striking a populace tone, and trying to excite young women voters. >> i may not be the youngest candidate in this race but i will be the youngest woman

president in the history of the united states! >> and while polls show she's leading in iowa progressive favorite bernie sanders is campaigning hard here drawing a big crowd at his town hall on saturday. >> our job is to create an economy that works for all of us and not just for the handful of people. >> meanwhile jeb bush expected to announce his candidacy on monday will step in iowa midweek. polls show she's struggling here. while wrapping up a well-received trip in europe he said it is still early. but to win iowa and the white house, clinton and bush have a similar challenge convincing voters to look beyond their famous last names. >> the question is going to be how effectively can she touch people, connect with them. what jeb bush has to do is get republican voters and the rest of the country to see him as jeb bush not just a member of the

bush family. >> now clinton campaign officials tell me in addition noto the larger events she's going to have the smaller more intimate events. her next stop is new hampshire. jeb bush makes his big announcement in his home state of florida tomorrow. carson back to you. >> kristin welker on the story for us in iowa thank you. chuck todd joins us this morning. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. >> we saw a little bit of what happened yesterday. did yesterday's event do anything to help move the needle you think, for hillary clinton in this campaign? >> i don't know if it necessarily moved the needle i think she gave a rationale to the democratic base of why her and why now and why she could do this. yes, she tried to talk about her mom, talk about hillary rodham and less about hillary clinton. but the big take away she decided i'm running on president obama's agenda and his economic ideas, and many times during the

speech yesterday, it sounded like almost a retelling of president obama's previous two state of the unions. the subtle message to me was it this if you like president obama's ideas and you're a progressive, you're going to like me and what i'm going to be able to do that he can't do is i'm sort of an implementer i know how to get things done. i'll breakthrough washington. >> that's on one side. as we know jeb bush of course officially launching his campaign tomorrow. set the scene for what he needs to do. he's joining, as we know a large field of contenders on the republican side. a number of them were in utah over the weekend meeting with romney in many ways is emerged as king maker for the republican party. how did he end up in the role. what is he looking for in a candidate? >> he wants a candidate that can win. i think that's clear. he's wanting to play the role. it is interesting yesterday he did a powerpoint presentation to the donors and candidates. it was all about foreign policy.

that's his recipe he's advicesing how to contrast and defeat hillary clinton. to go to jeb bush who announces tomorrow i'll talk to romney this morning about this. but with jeb bush what is interesting while conservatives believe he's not conservative enough. jeb bush is not going to try to somehow make the case he's with the new conservative movement. what he's going to try to do tomorrow is look what i did in florida. i sort of started a conservative movement in florida, but by the way, i'm a little bit more compassionate than other conservatives. he won't call it compassionate conservativism. that's almost too much of a throw back to his brother. >> we'll be watching you and watching you with mitt romney later this morning on "meet the press." thank you. up next on "today" delivering kindness. a postal worker after finding a ♪ me and you, ♪ ♪ and you and me. ♪ ♪ no matter how they tossed the dice. ♪ ♪ it had to be. ♪

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losing a family pet is tough. >> we have a story about a simple ability of kindness from a stranger that is helping to ease the pain. dylan is in the orange room with more. >> it is a sweet story that has gone viral. in april mary and robert west westbrooke lost their beagle. their 3-year-old kept asking what happened to him. every night mary would write a

letter to moe from luke. she would address it to doggy heaven cloud one. they would take the letter to the mailbox. one day mary forgot to take the note out of the mailbox like usual. the next morning much to mary's surprise there was an unstamped letter in the mailbox. it read i'm in doggy heaven i play all day. i'm happy. thank you for being my friend. i love you, luke. how cute is that? it makes your heart melt. it doesn'tidn't take long. the the 25-year veteran wanted to write back. >> it made our day. >> what a lesson for all of us with our kids. >> so sweet. >> thank you. still ahead a tycoon trekking out the corporate headquarters. you have to

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scene of a water main break in west philadelphia. this is a live picture from 52nd street between wyalusing and westminster avenue. you can see most of the water has drained away. the flooding has left a lot of damage. fire officials tell us at one point people were trapped inside of cars but they managed to get out safely. some families had to be evacuated from their homes. the american red cross is helping them. septa shuttle buses are making sure people are getting to and from the philly high school and the scene. here's a look at scene earlier today. this is all the water that came from the water main break. it just came gushing down 52nd street. it flooded cars and made the neighborhood practically look like a lake. we're told the cast iron water main was installed back in 1885. that tends to be a problem with a lot of these water main

breaks, old infrastructure. more than 12 million gallons of water was lost. the water department expects the street to cave in slightly. septa's bus route 52 is on a detour. if you would like more information, use the nbc app and stick with us. now a quick check of the weather from meteorologist michelle grossman. >> looking good total. we are dry across the area. a few showers earlier, we're looking at mostly cloudy skies now. temperatures in the 70s. by this afternoon, 87. another warm one on monday 89 and 90 on tuesday.

we have to jump. >> i can't. >> ready? one, two -- [ screaming ] >> i want to see that! we're back this sunday morning sunday june 14, 2015. jurassic"jurassic world" crushing ticket sales. we have an energetic crowd with us this morning on the plaza. good to see you! nice looking day here. we have a lot to get to in this half hour. authorities say the female prison worker who allegedly helped two convicted murders break out of jail was supposed to be their get away driver with a destination of reported seven hours away. also overseas in georgia, people are being warned to stay inside after raging flood waters destroy gates at a zoo sending

wild animals prowling the streets. at least ten people have been found dead. the ncaa activist under fire for the color of her skin released a statement overnight saying she'll address questions about the, quote, assumptions swirling about my family my race my credibility on monday. still to come on "today" we're taking look back at the iconic toy store kids and parents alike are sad to see closing the doors. -- harry smith will tell us. >> these are gifts to remember. >> as you can tell we have great music here courtesy of midtown men all original cast members of the hit broadway musical "jersey boys." >> they're sounding good. let's begin the half hour with the trek obsessed techie building the officially licensed star trek building on the planet planet. we go inside the corner office.

the starship enterprise its mission to explore the final frontier. >> or in this case the city in eastern china. that's no trekky fantasy there. there's actually the corporate headquarters for internet pioneer dj liu. >> this is my office. >> from his office, he captains his online gaming company "net dragon." >> why did you want to build the building to look like the starship enterprise? >> he got hikeooked on science fiction while studying at the university of kansas. >> it's important to me. i love the idea that the space is sort of -- and, you know, people want to go there and do things. it's slowly becoming my way of life. >> the $100 million headquarters

can sometimes feel like the inside of a starship where sliding doors open to the united federation of planets. >> what is this? >> it's actually a bathroom. >> he invited other famous space invaders to take up residence as well. >> do you have a favorite character? >> the cape contain. >> cap -- captain. >> i try to see someone as the right thing and stick to it. in that sense, i hope i can become someone like the captain. >> his creation is more than an expensive tribute to a tv show it's meant to inspire his staff. >> the most important thing is that we have to think trying to accomplish something. seeing the impossible. >> a dream come true that could take his company into warp

speed. >> you going to redo the offices here? >> no. >> wow. >> we have to do this. >> wait a minute. >> i can't do it. >> wait a minute. >> final check of the weather from dylan. >> it's going to be another steamy day on the east coast. we have a lot of people from south carolina -- i hear there are about 50 people that came up on a bus, right? they're all here for your tenth birthday. >> yep. >> how do you feel being ten now? >> great! >> you having fun in new york? >> yes, ma'am. >> so polite too. it is going to be a hot one down through the southeast temperatures today will be in the mid to upper 90s. with the humidity it is going to feel like it is above 100 degrees. this is very much above average for this time of year. we also have a cold front moving through the great lakes region. it is going to produce some stronger storms mostly damaging wind and hail later on this afternoon, but watch out for the

lightning if you're outside the pool today and keep an eye out for the heavier downpours. we're looking for tropical moisture to stream in through the gulf of mexico keeping an eye on the potential tropical system that is a little further to the south of the gulf of mexi good sunday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. another hot one today. temperatures in the upper 80s. tracking the chance for scattered showers and storms. some of these could be locally heavy this evening and nighttime hours. a chance for severe weather on monday, 89. another hot one on tuesday, 90 degrees. clearing out on wednesday, 86. by thursday, the potential for more storms partly cloudy, 87. drying out on friday sun and clouds. more storms. have a great day. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. coming up next tina fey ripped steve martin during the tribute to the comedy legend. that story and more in "pop start" c

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- covering your kid's eyes is one way to prevent them from seeing something inappropriate. another way is to use parental controls on your tv, computers, and mobile devices to control viewing habits when you're not around. it's in your hands. the more you know. this morning in "pop start" "jurassic world" makes for a monsterous opening weekend and the simpsons creating addressing

rumors about homer and marge. >> good morning. first up "jurassic world" devours the competition, and dylan talked about that. it is on the way to grossing upwards of $200 million its opening weekend earning the picture the second highest opening of all time. the si-fi thriller earned over $80,000 million on friday night breezing past box office contenders and stands to be the biggest opening ever for universal studios. you rushed out of here after the show. >> we went to a 10:30 movie. probably not good we paid the matinee prices but it was good for me. >> 3-d? >> yeah. >> now you're going back with other people. next up tonight marks the season finale of "game of thrones" thrones". after writers strayed from the books the hit series is based upon. it left the fans underwhelmed

leaving many fans to wonder if this is the end of their beloved series. the writer behind it has been criticized before and he said fans saying never mind whatever not listening to you. it has a mind of its own there. the most celebrated comedians steve martin will be honored with a lifetime achievement award. family colleague, and friends paid tribute to roast the comedian. one particular friend tina fey left the audience keeled over with her words of encouragement. take a look at this. >> you have helped me so many times and in so many ways. showing up for snl monologues, being a guest star on our dumb tv show, marrying a woman who is the younger, thinner, smarter version of me. just to keep me hustling. >> wow. >> a double take. they really do look alike. >> i know! finally simpsons fans can

breathe a sigh of relief after news broke that homer and marge simpson will be separating in the upcoming 27th season. it caused uproar from the fans. the producers responding and it looks like american's favorite animated couple will stay together afterall. the show's executive producer said the couple will reunite after the third episode. this is your "pop start" for this sunday. >> a short little separation. then they realized they have to be together. >> thank you. just ahead packing up the piano known from the tom hanks movie big. why the fao schwartz is closing its doors. father's day gifts that are in throwback's the thing is people think boys are loud and immature

and don't care about feelings. but they're wrong. thanks. kleenex. someone needs one.

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for myself this time of the year. you have good ideas. >> yeah. we tried to take care of that. one of my favorites is the pop and to t-shirt. if you remember animal house. >> that's where i saw it! >> you guys let us have this and me and my son jackson took a picture there. look at that. it looks like an ad on faurlly.com. >> the next thing we have here is as you know parenthood requires gallons of coffee and endless em pa lesless everyone -- this is the perfect gift for the coffee dad. >> a french press sort of thing but cold. >> no ice. it is a fabulous cup of coffee. and, you know, for the dad that has three hours of sleep on a summer day. >> are you there yet? how would is your child? >> my daughter is three months. >> first kid? >> listen happy father's day.

you're going to need this! what else you got? >> this is one of our favorite gifts. this is a totally inindestructible blue tooth speaker. you can put it in sand. you can put in water. you can blow it up and it will play. >> let me say, if you're shopping for a guy who has a lot of these -- i have every one of these portable speakers you can't have enough of them. small, i have a clip on one. but to have one to take to the beach. >> look let's put j.t. he's also a new dad. we can put in the water. bring it to the pool or make bath time totally rock >> i just fried it. sorry. >> it might not be carson proof but it is child proof. the next thing we can put it in sand you can put it in sand. bring it up here. we'll play it there.

>> it still works. it still works. >> sorry. >> the sand it works. it is indestructible. are they expensive? >> they're pretty cheap. less than a jawbone or something like that. totally affordable product. totally for everyone. >> what's with the paper airplane? >> carson i'm going to have you hold this. you fold it up. we use our spoons today for just about everything including now. flying a paper airplane. >> wow. >> okay. go ahead and give it a toss. >> okay. >> that's awesome. that's cool. >> very cool. bad throw. my fault. i threw it right in the ceiling. >> i have a drone at home. ty love it. it seems like a great starter for dad. >> you're training your child to be a drone pilot. >> this is the polaroid cube.

it takes pictures as well. i primarily use it for video. and i think, carson, there's a message message. play it. >> is there a special message? zbl>> there is. but what is cool about this you can put it on your stroller you can put it on your bike even put it on the helmet and lastly -- >> that's the go pro. what is this? this is awesome. >> this is awesome. it's the create cart. it's made by the same people who make the crazy scooters. you can do wheelies. you can go around. it is an incredible device. >> i have to have this! >> wow! this is great! is this ridiculously expensive? >> about $350. this is an adult version. >> that's a great one there. >> thank you so much!

for the gifts and more head to the website today.com. let's go to erica. >> this morning on sunday's with marries. the closing an iconic toy store fao schwartz. >> i like the helmet on carson. it's a good look. >> 27 years after the movie "big" people are lining up to play chop sticks on the giant keyboard. if you want to jump on the giant keyboard you better act fast. for years new yorkers and visitors have made the special trip to fao schwartz. how was it? >> amazing. >> there's no place in america quite like it. ♪ ♪ >> do people do it still? >> they try to. >> the real life toy soldier greats you at the door. inside a kind of paradise. a dream scape of super sized stuffed animals, a selection of sweets that will make your teeth hurt. it is indulgent and expensive.

the kind of thing you do because it feels special and it feels like new york. ♪ ♪ but shopping or even window shopping at fao has been on your to do list don't wait too long. the store is closing next month. >> you know it is going to close. >> that's why we have to come. >> what is happening to fao is exactly what happened to mom and pop stores all over the city. >> it's the rent. it is too high. >> been in business 100 years no matter loyal customers? no matter. part of the fabric of the city? who cares. fao's lease is up in two years. when it expires the rent will skyrocket. rent only apple can pay. faced with little choice the store is closing and hoping to find more affordable space. for those that lived here awhile like to say good luck with that.

♪ ♪ you've done that? >> i have done it yeah. >> we used to spend a lot of time next door to that store back in another life. >> it is fun when you line up and try the piano. >> the thing about the store remember in the day it used to be across the street it used to be a lot more toys. >> yeah. it's expensive. >> yeah. the stuff in there is not cheap. it's not a little souvenir. >> the giveraffe was only $1,000. >> we send to dylan in the orange room. >> thank you. this is michelle riley from reno nevada. i lot of the sign of the empire state building. you made it in reno. it didn't fit in the suitcase. i'll let you take it away. >> still to come the music of midtown men but first these messages. awesome!

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well the gang is all here and it's been ten years since they captivated audiences as the original cast of "jersey boys." this morning they are here. guys good to see you. it's good to have you back. i guess the "today" show is a part of your history. how so? >> it launched here on the "today" show and we're here three times and "jersey boys" was a huge success, of course but we've been traveling the country singing all the great hits of the '60s for five years. >> this weekend june 20th. >> a great father's day show. >> we're touring what another

year all over the country. >> at least. >> we're so happy to be back here on the "today" show. thank you for having us. >> we're excite to have you. you were playing earlier. you've been touring for five years. how do you keep mixing it up and keep it fresh? >> the good thing about the music of the '60s there's so many songs to choose from. when you think you're getting the entire taste of it, a new song gets discovered by one of the guys in the group and we go for it and put a new song in the show. >> let's go for it. what do you say? >> all right. we'll get out of your way. midtown men, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ listen baby ain't no mountain high-ain't no valley low ain't no river wide enough

baby ♪ ♪ if you need me call me no matter where you are no matter how far just call my name and i'll be there in a hurry you don't have to worry ♪ ♪ cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ remember the day i set you free i told you you could always count on me ♪ ♪ from that day on i made a vow i'll be there when you want me some way some how ♪ ♪ cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ no darling no wind no rain ♪ ♪ my love is'll be--

♪ my love is alive way down in my heart all though we are miles apart if you ever need a helping hand i'll be there on the double as fast as i can ♪ ♪ don't you know that there ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from you ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough. ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough

ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that's fantastic! midtown men, thank you very much! >> thank you, guys. that was great. everybody can check you out on tour. you're here in new york next weekend. before we go this morning, full reminder to tune in to "meet the press" chuck will be joined with mitt romney romney. >> that's going to do it for us. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you midtown men. appreciate it. continued success. >> we'll see you tomorrow morning on "today." have a great rest

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ñííó breaking news we're following is in west philadelphia. a water main break floods cars and forces families to evacuate their neighborhood. we're live with an update. run over and left for dead. a south philadelphia woman is in the hospital and the search is on for the driver who hit her and took off. we'll talk about the key piece of evidence in the investigation. it is going to be a dry and warm sunday as we take a live look down the shore at cape may. great beach day. by the evening some thunderstorms could pop up this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. michelle gros