good morning. love and hate. the historic church where nine people were killed wednesday night. opens its doors this morning. new images emerge of the shooter along with a chilling manifesto apparently written by him spewg venom at other races and religions. >> closing? hundreds of law enforcement officers zeroing in on a small town near the new york pennsylvania state line after another reported sighting of the two escaped killers. >> reporter: now reporting that -- possibly matching the description of the fugitives. >> could today be the day they're caught? we'll have the latest in a live

report. the perfect crime. the washington nationals pitcher one pitch away from a perfect game he ends up hitting the batter. >> did he hit him? that's it for the perfect game. >> did the batter intentionally let that ball hit him? the controversy this morning angering so many in the baseball world. and love for lester. a look back at lester holt's amazing 12-year run as he prepares to take on a new role at nbc news at "today," today sunday june 21st, 2015. >> announcer: this is "today" live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. a big thanks to you on the plaza

braving the rain. >> nothing like a shave in the rain. happy father's day craig. >> thank you very much. >> and thanks to our friends from the blind barber they're giving free trims and shaves. lester holt will be here this morning. we saw him upstairs earlier. very excited. we have a few surprises up our sleeves. you want to stay with us through the broadcast. we have lots of news to get to. service being held this morning at mother emanuel church in south carolina the site of the horrific massacre days ago. as disturbing new images of the gunman emerge along with a hateful manifesto that appears to lay out his motive for murder. ron allen is out the church in charleston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the doors reopened this morning. thousands attended. what is expected to be a emotional and moving sunday worship service. as we learn more about the killer who authorities say tried

to destroy so much here. and as charleston comes together. ♪ ♪ they were outside mother emanuel. the end of a unity march through the grieving city now hoping and praying for better days. >> more love. more brotherhood and sister hood. >> that's a big agenda. >> i know. it's got to start somewhere. >> reporter: stunning images of hate surface on the website. dozens of picture of dylann roof holding a gun, standing in front of a confederate history library. nbc news has not confirmed that roof posted the content. the fbi is working under the assumption that roof is responsible. nearly 2500 words using the n-word saying african-americans are stupid and violent.

segregation is describe as not a bad thing. i choice charleston because it's the most historic city in my hate had at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to white in the country u. someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world and tigs has to be me. a young man who said he was friends with roof claimed he was going to open fire at the local college. kristin said he was stunned a week later that roof was implicated in the massacre. >> he was serious and he did the stuff he said he was going to. he wasn't joking. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> chilling revelations as mourners pay their respects to the nine souls who lost their lives. and relatives struggle to forgive their killer. we also learned that funeral services for the pastor here reverend pinckney will be held next friday.

arrangements for those who died with him have not been made public. thousands attend mother emanuel this morning with extremely heavy hearts. >> ron allen, thank you. after the horror in charleston the debate other the confederate flag flying in south carolina's capitol is once again raging. not. >> that state but around the country. on saturday mitt romney called for the flag's removal saying it is a symbol of racial hatred. even south carolina senator lindsey graham is saying he would welcome a debate over it. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> this seems to be a shift in the debate. do you think we'll see a change in the state legislative session about to wrap up quickly. is something going to happen there? >> it's funny, i would have even 24 hours ago say i don't see it. i don't think it's possible. they created such a high barrier to change the law when they came up with the comprise that moved the confederate battle flag from

the top of the dome to where it stands now on the grounds of the capitol capitol. there seems to be national momentum. you talk about romney romney. governor jeb bush who noted yesterday in a tweet, hey, i took down the confederate battle flag in 2001 while he was governor of florida. it was a similar situation. florida had had flying above the capitol. he said he put it where it belonged in a museum which is the similar stands on the confederate flag that president obama has. i think there may be more momentum than i would have thought. lindsey graham saying is a big deal as well being the senior senator from south carolina. >> we'll continue to watch that. in the meantime the other debate renewed as a result of the murders which is gun control. president obama expressing his frustration over the lack of movement. hillary clinton spent a lot of time talking about what happened in chairmanton and specifically about that.

let's take a listen. >> the president is right. the politics on this issue have been poisoned but we can't give up. the stakes are too high. the costs are too dear and i am not and will not be afraid to keep fighting for common sense reforms. >> is there a sense in washington, chuck, that there is movement on that front. perhaps more of a discussion leading to a reform or are we stuck? >> i think in washington it's stuck. let's not pretend it's going to be any other way. if sandy hook elementary school couldn't sort of move background check bill that would have been an incremental reform at best, no miertatter how you describe it. i think washington is stuck. does become a cultural conversation a behavior conversation. where we move away from the legislation fight and talk about behavior. one thing we'll show today is a powerful video of convicted

murders who used guns in their crimes who now regret ever picking up a gun. and they talk to their 12-year-old selves on camera about this. it's very powerful stuff. >> what a message there. we'll be watching that chuck. thanks very much. you can catch more of chuck and more on the aftermath of what happened in chairmanton this morning on "meet the press." >> there's new hope that the authorities may be getting closer to catching the two convicted earlier who escaped earlier this month. now anothersighteding. this near the new york pennsylvania state line. ann thompson has the late breaking details on this. >> good morning. the search for richard matt and david sweat is 350 miles southwest. the clinton correctional facility. >> it seemed there was as many police as people. someone in the the town of 2,000

phoned in a tip. they saw people matching the description of the escapees. spotted on railroad tracks that run along route 20. county and state police responding quickly blocking off roads, having drivers open their trunks. up above choppers helped search for the two convicted killers. friendship is in allegheny county where last weekend there were two other possible sightings of the men. one in erwin walking along a rail yard and one heading to the pennsylvania border. >> you can easily walk through. some of the back roads lead into pennsylvania from there. >> it comes two weeks after matt and sweat cut their way out of the maximum security prison and escaped through steam pipes. the two are now on the u.s. martial's most wanted list. >> they cast a wider net around the world.

we're reaching in areas that are vulnerable or we believe there's been intelligence gathered. >> now as for the sighting in friendship police are calling it unconfirmed, but they are telling residents to remain on alert. if they see matt and sweat, do not approach either one. both are considered very very dangerous. >> and the search goes on. anne thompson thank you so much. we're turning to sheinelle this time for someone that killed a new orleans police officer. has been hunt underway in new orleans for a suspect police say was being transported to jail when he killed a veteran officer. we get more from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: state and local police are joining the search for 33-year-old travis boise. he was in the backseat of a squad car on saturday morning when he was able to free his hands from his restrains, got ahold of a gun, and shot

46-year-old daryl holloway raising questions as to how such an attack could happen. >> the officer's gun was in the holster holster. >> police say boise who was initially arrest on aggravated assault charge then escaped from the vehicle. after he crashed into a utility pole. >> he will not get away with this. justice will be served. he'll pay for what he did in killing our brother. >> holloway was a 22-year veteran of the new orleans police department. >> he was a very lively person. full personality. you couldn't be around daryl for three minutes without becoming his friend. >> for "today" mark potter nbc news. overnight violence left one person dead and one wounded. police don't yet have a motive for the shooting. one man may have been the target. in philadelphia seven people were wounded including two young

children the gunman was described as firing randomly as he walked down the street. wild fires are sweeping through bone dry forests in at least five western states. one of the largest is around california's big bear lake whereabout 1200 firefighters are manning the lines. flames so far consumed 15,000 acres. and hot temperatures are making the fight even tougher. pope francis spent time in solid prayer before the reallicrelic. hundreds of thousands have visited the church this year. the shroud is on special display. to a mystery surrounding a former member of the white house staff. nbc news correspondent kristin welker has the details. a executive chef. >> this is our chef. >> serving up cuisine for the first families and world leaders. now the 61-year-old is missing.

authorities say shooif set out on a hike last saturday 70 miles from san jose mexico. when he didn't return a fae family member called police. >> he wasn't necessarily extensively involved in outdoor activities but he did, as a common practice go on day hikes. >> crews found his car on tuesday near a popular canyon trail and have been tracking his last known cell phone location. >> the trail has an incline of approximately 4,000 feet in altitude from the bottom to the top. there are numerous reconvenes there's very steep dropoffs and the vegetation itself is very defense. >> he spent more than a decade at the white house. at times appearing on "today." >> whatever the family wants, it's their home. they'll have it and it won't take a day to do it. >> he continued to be a culinary star after he left pennsylvania avenue winning the food network's "iron chef."

>> now he's the subject of a massive search and with few clues hope is fading. kristin welker nbc news washington. finally a no hitter that is now embroiled in controversy. max scherzer was one strike away from a perfect game when an inside slider hate batter. there are new questions about whether there was intentional movement by the batter to lean into the ball. scherzer did get the next out to get go in the record books with a 6-0 win. >> clearly! >> that's brutal to do to someone. >> that karma is going to be rough. >> sheinelle, thanks. >> got some rain on the father's day. >> yeah. we've been talking about tropical storm bill all week long. it's finally post tropical. look at the storm it is caused in delaware. there was a concert that was evacuated yesterday because of

these stronger storms. we have lots of reports of wind damage. look at the lightning and lots of reports of wind damage across virginia. these are intense storms moving up across new england. we had a lot of flooding from the remnants of bill through ohio. cars under water, the streams and low lying areas became flooded out because of the rain. fortunately we are starting to see the storm system pull away. here is where it is right now. heaviest rain up into boston. these are the thunderstorms that moved through the mid atlantic yesterday produced lightning and downpours. we have to keep an eye on this area. we had heavier rain hi i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. today temperatures raging between 87 and 90 degrees. early rainfall for us and hot and humid conditions with our

feels like temperature in the 90s. we could have a heat wave on our hands, warm temperatures to start your work week another chance of showers tuesday, wednesday, thursday. >> that's your latest forecast. coming up the lucky guy who caught a-rod's 3,000th hit. we're going ask that guy if he plans to give that one back.

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catching home run balls. he even wrote a book. we have a treat, zach is here with us this morning. good morning to you. he caught other baseballs from barry bonds and others to name a few. i know you say it's an art. >> you have to have room to run. you don't want to get trapped in the middle of a long row of seats. i got super lucky and the a-rod home run came to me. >> are you going to give it back? there's so many incentives of you giving it back. >> when i first got it i was adamant about keeping it. now i'm considering all options maybe selling it maybe doing something that involves charity possibly working with the yankee yankees and a-rod. i'm open to anything. >> you look at the tweets. we have rau said zamp should keep the ball. he loves collecting baseballs and that's his passion. he needs to keep it. how about on the other side? who made you judge and jury? do the right thing. i know you're getting tweets all over the place. keep us posted on what you decide to do.

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just about 8:27. good morning i'm ted greenberg. the rain is clearing out. now getting ready for a hot and humid father's day. first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is here with the forecast. >> all the heavy rainfall is out of the region. we'll see spotty showers as we head into the rest of the morning. a live look at philadelphia. we'll switch over to radar and show that you heavy rainfall is off the shore. we're seeing a few scattered showers hugging the coastline and parts of south jersey. even atlantic city has dried out in the last ten minutes or so we'll see nice temperatures to start then warming things up as we head into the afternoon. mid 80s by 12. 1:00 p.m. 85. 4:00 p.m., 89 degrees with the feels-like temperature in the mid 90s. the firefly music festival in dover is scheduled to go on as planned today after severe

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we are back on this sunday morning, june 21st 2015. happy father's day to all the dads out there. especially the dads on the plaza as well. >> yeah! >> we've got three dads behind us getting a little trim a little shave on this father's day. >> happy summer too. it starts at 12:39 this afternoon. >> i didn't know a that. >> yes, it does. so much to get to in the half hour. the historic mother emanuel church in charleston reopened this morning for the first time since the deading shooting massacre with services set to pay tribute to the nine killed wednesday. u.s. marshals are hunting

for escaped killers. they're warning people living nearby not to approach them. pope francis made a pilgrimage to the shroud this morning. joining hundreds of thousands to visit the cathedral to visit what some believes is the burial clothe of frost.christ. and the new era of modern days. and sheinelle and i share special recipes with the chefs in our lives. >> i'm excited to welcome back lester today! we're going to look back at the them ree memories over the last 12 years. >> lers was taking selfies. i saw you taking a selfie! is we begin the half hour with a final check of the weather from

dylan. >> father's day weather on "today" is brought to you by the 2015 toyota camry. make father's day mean something. toyota. let's go places. and as i mentioned, it is officially the first day of summer. get started at 12:39 this afternoon. it feels loo tick ss like it in the northeast. it's very humanitarian.id. in the southeast and the southwest it's been hot. temperatures are well into the 90s close to 100. when you factor in the humidity it feels like 109 degrees in some areas. in the southwest it's actually above average. 111 in las vegas. 113 in palm springs. the heat is on. it stretches rupp ses ses up the west coast. we could see storms today especially back through south dakota and the midwest and moving to west virginia later today. biggest threats for hail and damaging wind gusts. watch out

hi i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. happy father's day as we head into the rest of the day. temperatures between 87 and 90 degrees. early rainfall and then hot and humid conditions with other feels like temperature pushing into the mid 90s. seven-day forecast shows we could have a heat wave on our hands. warm temperatures to start your work week another chance of showers tuesday, thursday and saturday. have a great sunday. and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much. now to the truly inspiring story this father's day. one dad's heroic battle with the help of a super hero. >> that's right. joe boyle is on the fight of his life. he's using it as a life lesson for his children. showing you don't need super powers to be a super hero. >> they could not have done it

alone. >> bedtime story aren't the fairy tale fare. here it's all about super heros. helping the kids power down for bed and provideing inspiration for their dad. four years ago, joe had just finished his first half marathon when he was hit with severe stomach pains. >> i remember joking with the nurses and the doctors. because they thought maybe i had something going on with the appendix. the joking stopped around 11:00 that night when the er doc came in and told me i had a very large tumor growing out of my kidney and growing toward my heart. at age 36 he was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer. >> the total mass they took out of my body was about the size of a nerf football. next came treatments that was hard to explain to his young children. he borrowed a page from his comic book.

>> the name of the first treatment was called supersoldier serum. and the second is super soldier serum two. >> when captain america was the weakling the serum made him stronger and faster. >> the captain america shield became the family emblem appear appearing on t-shirts, car windows, and hats. he returned to the road and ran his marathon. >> we were trying to get across in all of our weakness is strength. we can take a step back and we can take the fight. >> thank you, guys! >> and joe boyle joining us this morning with his family. it's great to have you here. happy father's day. >> thank you. we all just love your story, and we're honored to have you here

with us today. the cleveland clinic is so supportive. as you're battling this and your doctor i understand ran the marathon with you. >> yep. the clinic has been incredible. and the doctor is an absolute legend in every sense of his life. as a doctor athlete, and a dad himself on father's day. >> we know you are huge fans of captain america. we have a very special visitor for you this morning. we want to bring our visitor out to help celebrate on this very special father's day. and our special visitor -- >> hi guys. how we doing? >> nice to see you. >> great to meet you. >> how are you doing? >> great to see you. >> o' we've heard you've been inspired by my story but you inspired the marvel and captain america team. we would like to invite you and your family to visit the set of the next captain america film this summer in atlanta, georgia. >> are you available? [ laughter ]

>> we can be available! excellent! you're going to be staying at the grand hyatt atlanta rubbing shoulders with captain america. >> we hear you are huge indian fans as well. >> yes. >> the team sent us these jerseys down. >> oh my gosh! >> more than that they wanted to invite you this fall to come and throw out the first pitch as well. >> oh my gosh. and someone is going to join you. do you know -- >> i'm sorry my memory loss is one of my little problems. >> that's cory snyder is going to join you this fall when you throw out the first pitch. they have been inspired by your story. >> happy father's day. >> thanks cap. >> i love it! >> thank you. up next father knows best.

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sunday supplement our local paper in the midwest. looks pretty perfect? right? it was a bit more complicated. >> back in the '50s fathers knew best. >> the most important football game of the year takes place tomorrow afternoon. >> how devine! >> authority figures. >> i don't want you horsing around too much tomorrow afternoon. >> then came the dads. all the dads on modern family still do dumb stuff. they're terrifically funny, they're still pretty dumb. but we're whering a new era dads with fathers as exemplaries. >> we moved to wyoming after i was ten. >> even an absent father in the commercial shows the emotion of a maturing son who travels across the country to see his

pop. ♪ ♪ >> dockers is going after dad business with tae diggs. get down with your dad. and then there's this. >> this is my dad. >> this is my son. >> children young and old expressing devotion to their dads. charming moving sincere. >> thank you, dad. >> for showing me how to be -- >> with barely a mention of the product being sold. but more and more there are families with duodadtwo dads and two moms with or no dads at all. so while we wait for the naug recall parent's day. take a look at this. >> happy father's day! we made you breakfast in bed. >> johnsonville sausage dream that becomes a nightmare. a feudian field day. happy father's day.

for "today" i'm harry smith. [ laughter ] >> and the happy father's day to my dad. >> happy father's day. things heating up in the kitchen right now. sheinelle and dylan are preparing their dishes. i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger that it was important, that that is something i could do each day to help protect the enamel of my teeth. pronamel is definitely helping me to lead the life that i want to live.

father's day favorites. we have some specials this morning. my father judge darnell jones and dylan's father-in-law. let me tell you what i i remember most is the meals he cooked while i was in philadelphia working long and crazy hours. especially on sunday he would invite us over for lam chops with tucson cael. >> and he's known for the giant pancakes. like the size of your face. >> sheinelle and judge, take it away. >> we're going to create a marinade. a 1 steak sauce. >> easy enough.

>> with olive oil. >> okay. coarse black pepper. and a little rosemary sage adough bow, we put that in everything. and the crushed red pepper. he likes red pepper. when you put the lamb chops in how long do you let it mar maidinade for? >> in for 24 hours to 1 hour. i know you like to put things on the grill. this is what we would do. we come over here with the tucson kale. you like the tucson. why? >> because it's fluffy very easy to cook. >> okay. >> very light. and deleshs. >> when you put the kale in here garlic garlic cayenne pepper -- we like our pepper. nobody eat it.

and a little bit of cracked pemp ededer. eded pepper. >> and we have scallions. >> and isn't this pretty? love that! happy father's day. >> thank you, dear. >> after that we're making pancakes. like straight off the back of the biscuit pancakes. it is the cup you use. what makes the cup so special? >> it's the right size and i don't have to clean it. >> you throw it out after. how much do we put in? >> almost to the top. >> it's specific measurements here. >> kind of shake it down a little bit more. all right. and that goes right in the bowl. now we have milk. so how much milk? >> same cup. same cup. and about that. >> we have bacon on the side. you're feeding me bacon, too. that goes in there and the egg.

you use a wooden spoon because if you use the whisk people in your family know that denise, your wife is making it and not you. >> i use a spoon because it makes the sound that my children love to hear. >> that's the sound of dad making pancakes. >> i'm going to prep the pan. i like to melt butter in the pan first and i wipe it down with paper towels. it gives it the nice crispy brown on the outside. and the whole thing with the pancake, you have to go in for the flip. it has to be just so. you got commit right? there you go! did you hear that sound. that made a nice flop and everything. to kind of work my own dad into this a little bit, when i was little i couldn't decide between pancakes and eggs. my dad decided you can cut a whole in the top of the pancake, remove the little piece of pancake, we can drop an egg in the pancake like toad in the hole. there you go.

break it up a little bit. you can flip it. you get a little bit of both worlds. >> i love that. >> yeah. >> thanks guys! >> i love it. >> thank you so much! happy father's day. we have a special guest when we come back. lester is here before he starts his new job tomorrow but first, ♪ mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys ♪ ♪ don't let'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks ♪ boys? ♪ mamas, don't let your babies...♪ stop less. go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a one-thousand dollar volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 passat tdi clean diesel models. [ female announcer ] take skincare to the next level with roc® multi correxion® 5 in 1. proven to hydrate dryness illuminate dullness lift sagging diminish the look of dark spots and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. high performance skincare™

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back on this father's day edition of "today." a bitter sweat goodbye to our colleague and friend lester holt. he officially starts his new job tomorrow anchoring "nbc nightly news." we're so happy.

this is the part where we talk about how much we love you and afterwards we'll let you say something. >> first, we'll let you say something. >> unique combination of warmth enthusiasm fun. we couldn't let him go without one final salute. >> and welcome to "today" on a saturday on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> what are you most afraid of? >> lester loves his job. he's a true journalist. >> more fighting continues here in lebanon. >> school buses tossed -- >> i don't know where to start. so much is taking place. >> he's the first person to volunteer to go out on a story. >> he's so good at being that anchor man but he's also so good at being a friend.

when jenna's little girl was born lester and i went over there. >> i remember holding her and singing a little mo town. she calmed down and looked at me. it was like a member of our family. it was a friendship. it was really special. >> okay! >> the situation? >> the situation. here is the situation! >> no don't you do that! >> so -- no. don't even! >> just kidding. >> i knew they were fake too! >> oh, my god! >> i see lester's dance moves. love them. can't dance. >> now we're getting down with it. okay. pick it up again. >> i think it was the practices you were giving me in aspen are

paying off there. >> you can't say lester holt doesn't have rhythm. have you seen him play the bass? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that is nbc news anchor lester holt! >> welcome to our studio. this is where nbc nightly news is done. >> i can see how lester would win an mr. nbc contest. >> you knew when you were next to him, you were part of something big. >> he is everything you imagine and more. yes, he really is that fun, that smart, that kind he really is that genuine.

>> that was very sweet. thank you for torpedoing my nightly news. we want to make a special thanks to you. we're so excited for you. and you are leading the charge of this entire network, which we appreciate. we couldn't let you go without one more thing. we have one more surprise. a little gift we thought would round out the sendoff. maybe we can bring out the gift. >> okay. >> we don't do things small here on the "today" show. we go big or we go home. >> it's oversized. >> to round out the sendoff -- >> surprise! >> you said you were skipping the gym this morning so i flew 97,000 hours back here to make sure it was not the case! >> how do we get her out of there? >> you can't get out. >> nice seeing you! >> after everything i put you through for so many years, and

now these guys are doing it i couldn't not be here. >> thank you. >> i'm not pregnant for the first time in like 20 years. >> sit! >> i want to say -- after we drink. this has been my home. 12 years. >> that was the right time. this has been amazing. watching the clips you're telling just a tenth of the fun we've had on this broadcast. all of you guys now are a team it's been a blast. none of us knew where it was going, obviously. i'm going to miss this audience. i was out there awhile ago taking my last round of selfies and pictures with the crowd, but as i told don nash our boss i'll consider myself a member of the "today" show family. i'll answer your phone calls and whatever you need. >> i feel like i have an added bonus. my husband is a camera man for

nightly news. he gets to come home and tell the lester stories. >> i love working with him. we're a big family here at nbc. i expect to see all of you guys on "nightly news" with stories. >> we'll get you back on "today." when there is a big story, that's where you'll be. you've been so good at contributing to every broadcast. >> you love weekends! you love getting up early! >> i love -- >> i had to tell you this morning -- >> for me good things happen to good people. it's like all is right with the world. everybody from the people who clean the floors to the executives that i've never met everyone loves you. >> i've been on vacation. i haven't even been -- >> lester you got the job. >> i got the job! >> thanks for being with us. happy father's day! >> and i'll see you tomorrow on

"nbc nightly news" have a great day and thanks for watching!

a block party in philadelphia ends in gunfire leaving seven people shot including three children. we're live at penn presbyterian with new details. the is moving out. the heat and humidity are moving in. get your first alert forecast hour by hour. good morning. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm ted greenberg. it's 9:00 a.m. on this sunday morning. happy father's day to all the dads out there. let's say hello to meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. i was looking out there, actually seeing some blue skies now. >> things are clearing up. our first alert is