much less humid to end the week. >> okay. local updates throughout the morning. always get realtime news weather and traffic on the nbc 10 app. >> thanks for watching. today show starts right now. >> have a great weekend. good morning. on life support? the gop senate health care bill already facing major opposition. leading the charge, four republicans, including senator rand paul. so, is there any chance it passes? we'll ask senator paul in an interview. danger spreading. cindy pushing farther inland, one day after pouni inpounding h with torrential rain and spawning tornados. today's flood threat stretching from louisiana all the way to pennsylvania. breaking overnight. north korea denying it tortured former detainee otto warmbier, calling itself the biggest victim in his death. as thousands pay tribute to the

college student in an emotional service. those stories plus -- a cosby juror speaks out. johnny depp under fire. and a golden rule of golf broken. you won't believe who is behind the wheel today, friday, june 23rd, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this friday morning. we thank you for joining us. as a golfer, i'm gasping over the last story. but i'll save my outrage for later. >> president trump is probably thinking, it's my golf course, i'll drive if i want to. let's start with the battle over the health care bill from senate republicans. >> it keeps the basic structure of the affordable care act, obamacare, that republicans have railed against, but there are sweeping changes.

including the elimination of the mandate that required people to buy insurance. it deepens the cuts to medicaid and it defunds planned parenthood. >> what's ahead? a vote could come as early as next week but republicans leaders have work to do. president trump is voicing his support, several gop senators say they will oppose the bill as it stands. >> top medical groups are weighing in, finding fault with the plan. the american academy of pediatrics claims certain cuts will hurt children. and the aarp is telling every senator to vote no. >> our political team ready to break it down. we'll also talk with senator rand paul, one of the republicans that's come out against the bill. let's begin with our national correspondent, peter alexander. >> reporter: good morning. the senate health care bill is out, but many aren't buying it, jeopardizing what leaders hoped would be a quick pass of it.

a little negotiate is needed but blasting obamacare as a, quote, disaster. hosting a picnic for members of congress, president trump giving a grilling. >> really great people, i have to say, mostly. mostly. couple of bad ones. but that's okay. >> reporter: days after calling the white house health care bill mean, tweeting i'm very supportive of the senate version. after legislative surgery, senate republicans long-awaited obamacare replacement, flat lining. >> the current bill looks like we're keeping large parts of obamaca obamacare. >> reporter: four gop senators saying as is, it comes short. mr. trump telling fox news he hopes they'll come around. >> they'll probably get there. we have to see. health care is a very difficult situation. >> reporter: but the president's party can only afford to lose two votes or it fails. >> i cannot support a bill in a is going to result in tens of

millions of people losing their health insurance. >> reporter: so, what's in the bill? while it keeps key republican promises, like ending a mandate to buy insurance and defunding planned parenthood, the senate plan slashes subsidies for low and middle-income americans, turning that into tax cuts for high incomes. as for giving states money to end medicaid, that would begin in 2020 and the cuts would be deeper than the house plan. and opioid addiction, $2 million. just a fraction of what some republicans wanted to cover a growing national crisis. the senate's bill does include protections for those with pre-existing conditions. but no longer mandates states to cover maternity care,mental held and e.r. visits.

earlier on capitol hill -- >> no tax. >> reporter: more than 40 people, some in wheelchairs, arrested and dragged from outside of the office of the republican leader. democrats, defiant. >> these cuts are blood money. people will die. >> reporter: the senate plan even drawing a fierce rebuke from president obama. the senate bill unveiled today is not a health care bill, he wrote on facebook. it's a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in america. simply put, if there's a chance you might get sick, get old or start a family, this bill will do you harm. to be clear, supporters argue this bill will help fix a failing health care system while lowering insurance and premiums on the market for many americ americans. despite the president's praise, it does not line up with one of candidate trump's promises that he would not cut medicaid. the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, looking for a

vote on this bill next week. let's turn to rand paul who is with us now from washington. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> as we mentioned, you are one of four republicans who oppose this bill because you think it's obamacare-light, it's not going far enough. let me quote the rolling stones for you. you can't always get what you want. if it comes down to this bill or no bill at all, would you rather doing in? >> i don't think the choices are binary. i think the choices are, do they want our votes or don't want our votes? they need two of the four of us, which means the bill has to get better. the current bill keeps the flaw of obamacare. if you can get insurance after you get sick, you will. and without the mandate, that adverse selection, the death spiral, the elevated premiums, all that's going on gets worse under this bill. what this bill does is it dumps a bunch of taxpayer money into a

stabilization fund and says we'll have cheaper insurance if we subsidize it. you could have cheaper cars if you have a stabilization fund for cars or iphones or stabilizati stabilization. that's not been a republican idea to empty the treasury to lower prices because we have a $500 million deficit already this year. >> the reality is, if you and your conservative colleagues get what you want in this bill, moderates pr n s are not going what they want. how is mitch mcconnell supposed to navigate that catch-22 in seven days? >> we need to evaluate what we've been before. for six years we have run on repealing obamacare. right now, as the bill stands, the obamacare subsidies that everybody saying that we're going to die. we have equal subsidies or exceeding obamacare subsidies. it looks like they're keeping

it. we have more government subsidies in our bill than ob a obamacare has. our bill may cost more in the first two years than obamacare cost. that's not repeal. >> under this plan that coverage for existing conditions stays. but states have the right to waive many of the essential benefits mandated by the aca, preventative care, maternity care, mental health treatment. you look at that list, isn't that the essence of health care coverage? >> well, here's the problem. and i think president obama had a big heart. and many democrats want to help people. but when you add mandates to insurance, you make it more expensive. let's say i make $30,000 a year. and you add 12 mandates. my insurance has to include 12 things that are good for me. but what if my insurance costs $10,000 and i can't afford $10,000. i only make $30,000. i just drop out. also because you tell me, if you

get leukemia, you can buy in later. it's this perverse incentives. we have mandates that elevate the costs that people won't buy it and young people won't buy it. but we tell everyone, you can get it after you're sick. that's a terrible situation. that's what is destroying the insurance market. >> you talked about that. you said this republican plan keeps all those subsidies, continues to pour government money into health care. and you have president trump who has promised insurance for everybody. he promised on the campaign, everyone will be beautifully covered. that is a quote. >> i don't disagree with the president. i'm for insurance for everyone. my goal is the least expensive insurance for the most people. you know what does that better than any government program, when supply and demand meet, you get the most goods distributed to the most amount of people. that's when you have freedom in

the marketplace to let prices go up and down. you let the consumer choose based on price. i'll give you an example of where it works, lasik surgery. that's a surgery i did, to help people get rid of their glasses. the price has gone down 75% over 15 years because consumers paid for it and they shop according to price. >> makes sense. pre-obamacare didn't we have a market system? >> not really. >> we didn't have insurance for everybody. >> this is the misunderstanding. a lot of people -- we blamed everything on obamacare. but the system was failing before obamacare. obamacare didn't make it better. i think it got worse. we're keeping mond ining fundam problems. we had a fork in the road. before obamacare, the system was failing. insurance rates were going through the roof. under obamacare, it continued. you want the consumer to be connected to the product. when the consumer cares about the price, there's competition, the price comes down. if we have a sufficient belief

in the market system, that has made all -- you know, has given america her greatness, we can make health care great in this country. but you have to embrace freedom and capitalism. >> is this going to pass? >> the bill has a chance. but it has to go in the direction of free markets and choice. and you have to get rid of the regulations that are causing the prices go up. >> thank you. appreciate it. let's bring in chuck todd. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you heard senator paul's reservations. how is this going to play out over the next seven days? >> look, you have moderates that are not happy with it. you had susan collins there, a moderate for maine. upset about some of that coverage. you have the conservative angst here. i think rand paul has set a high bar for his support. and i think mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader is trying to find a path to enough votes without rand paul. i don't think this ball is going

to get more conservative. if anything, i think it's possible this bill gets more generous on the medicaid front. you're going to have a couple of key governors, ohio, nevada, republican governors who have expanded medicaid, who have republican senators in their states who are on the fence on this. i think that's the path that happens here. but i tell you this -- mitch mcconnell, he's doing this in a week on purpose. it's shock and awe. you get it done in a week or it goes away in a week. >> a lot to watch over the next seven days. chuck, appreciate it. he's going to have much more on the new health care fight this sunday on "meet the press." there's new developments in the russia investigation this morning. the president making some controversial claims in a new interview. this after he acknowledged, no, he did not make secret records of his meetings with the former fbi director, james comey. nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson.

good morning. >> reporter: president trump appears to be questioning the credibility of special counsel robert mueller, accusing him of being too cozy with fired fbi director james comey. that's after republican leaders like paul ryan, say mueller could be allowed to do his job. and all it comes as the president facing a deadline today, is finally putting to rest a tapes mystery more than a month in the making. new this morning president trump raising doubts about special counsel robert mueller in an interview with fox news. >> he's very, very good friends with comey, which is very bothersome. >> reporter: a former intelligence official tells nbc news, mueller is investigating the president or possible obstruction of justice. >> there's been no collusion. no obstruction. and virtually everybody agrees to that. >> reporter: the comments coming after a 41-day drama. the president putting an end to a mystery he created when he implied there may have been tapes of conversations with the

fbi he fired. he says, i did not make or have any recordings. >> i'm curious why this took so long. >> you requested for an answer. he gave you one. >> reporter: the senate gave until today for the president to talk about recordings of james comey. >> if the president didn't make tapes, why did he hang the idea of tapes over james comey's head? >> reporter: the original tweet, may 12th. james comey better hope there's no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. comey says when he saw that, he gave his memos, documenting conversations with the president, to a friend, to share publicly. >> i thought, that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel. for now, a he said/he said battle, that tapes could have settled. >> i have seen the tweet about tapes. i hope there's tapes. >> reporter: and new concerns about what president trump talked about with his director of national intelligence.

according to an official familiar with the conversation, dan coates, said that he was asked to say there was no evidence of collusion. and this morning, we're also taking a look at our latest nbc news poll. giving a snapshot into how americans view president trump. just 31% of people polled gave him high marks for being honest and trustworthy. matt? savannah? back to you. >> hallie, thank you. north korea has carried out another rocket engine test, apparently within the last 24 hours. this is the latest in a series of engine and missile trials by this regime this year. u.s. officials say this type of engine could be used for a space launch. but they fear it might actually be part of north korea's program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. an american test of a defense system failed this week, when it was unable to shoot down a

target missile over the pacific ocean. tens of millions across the eastern half of the country is facing a day of heavy rain, as the remnants of tropical storm cindy is pushing inland. the massive system has caused problems in the south, widespread flooding. we're going to get al's forecast in just a moment. let's start with reynolds wolf in fairfield, alabama, this morning. we can see the destruction behind you. >> reporter: as you can see from above, the randomness of the damage. some places is obliterated. in other places, there's bottles in this liquor score. they're in perfect formation. 11,000 people call this community home. it is amazing with this coming through, with the confirmed ef-2 winds, there was no loss of life but four injuries. all this spawned from a tropical system that made landfall hundreds of miles from this spot. this morning, the fast-moving form, what's left of tropical storm cindy is slamming the

south. and packing a very dangerous punch. through the night, tornado watchings and warnings keeping residents in the atlanta area on-edge. just west of birmingham, illinois, an ef-2 tornado, collapsing walls and blowing away roofs. >> looking 120 miles per hour, ef-2. pretty considerable damage. >> the winds get stronger. >> reporter: residents shaken by close calls. >> i looked up and it was a stock of wood had gone through my windshield of this car. i'm blessed to tell this story. >> reporter: this liquor store was leveled. but the bottles untouched. >> it left the liquor bottles up. standing up, that's amazing to me. >> reporter: thousands without power but no serious injuries. cindy unleashing torrential rains, the heartiest beach

i goers. the people that call this community home and many others across the south, we have a round for parts of tennessee and back here in the great city of alabama. back to you. >> reynolds, thank you very much. mr. roker, what's left of cindy? where is she headed? >> she's heading east. that's going to interact with another system and that's going to cause the problems. we have remnants of cindy smack-dab in the center of arkansas. awelcomlexandria into missouri. we are looking from tupelo to charleston. 11 million people at risk. isolated tornadoes, damaging wind. the remnants of cindy push in strong storms, especially by later this evening, on into parts of pennsylvania, all the way down into atlanta, through saturday. the showers and thunderstorms will linger through the coast. we have flash flood threats from warnings to watches to 800 miles

for 30 million people. and the rainfall amounts through sunday, especially up as you get into the northeast, we're looking at five to seven inches of rain through the mississippi, ohio and tennessee river valleys, as well. that may be causing more flooding as we head into sunday. flooding as we head into sunday. we'r ♪ ♪ ♪ rge good morning. meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella today. chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening and into tomorrow too. through it all, steamy

conditions. get breaks of sunshine after morning rain this afternoon. that will warm us up to 88 degrees. be in the upper 80s. feel like it's in the 90s. cooler at the shore. see rain this morning. chance of afternoon showers. storms continue on saturday and sunday. >> have a great day. guys? >> all right, al. thank you. coming up, a startling claim from north korea overnight. why they the regime is now sayi is the biggest victim in otto warmbier's death. and why johnny depp's is in hot water for what he just said about the president. first, on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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that breaking news is a jackknife tractor trailer blocking traffic on the new jersey turnpike expansion west. right up to the bridge of pennsylvania. no one was hurt. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is here with what driver s need no know. >> we are watching this for the past hour or so. see clearly a fedex truck blocking all of the working lanes right now. only the shoulder getting by. this is moving westbound. coming from the new jersey turnpike and heading over from burlington county. heading over right here our map you can see a little bit better. into the bristol area. heading towards the pa turnpike. all of that traffic right now is going to be stuck in the massive delays. for now to get over to pa side best bet to take burlington

bristol bridge. around broad street. earlier crash in here. now traffic is completely at a stand still. clets getlet's get a check weather with bill henley. >> clouds are here. rain is on the way. already starting to move into delaware and some of the suburbs too. light rain is now new castle county and in central kent county and even sussex seeing a few showers. moderate showers moving through lancaster county. move into berks county and chester county and head into philadelphia this morning. not looking at all day rainfall here. steamy conditions. those will be with us all day. 78 degrees in philadelphia. near 90 this afternoon. >> thank you, bill. have another update for you in 25 minutes. join us every weekday morning for nbc 10 news today. 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. the "today" show continues.

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we're back on "today." 7:30, friday morning, june 23rd, 2017. so glad it's friday. nobody ever says that about tuesday. >> half the people in the control room already gone for the weekend. the storm cindy, weakened overnight, but it remains a threat to millions. flood watches tied to the storm stretch from louisiana to pennsylvania. on thursday, cindy hammered the south with heavy rains and high winds. and a tornado caused extensive damage in fairfield, alabama. lawyers for brendan dascy in "making a murderer," says they're going to take steps for his release. that after an appeals court held

that his confession was improperly obtained. he was sentenced ten years after after being found guilty of helping his ungen kill a wisconsin photographer in 2005. 6,000 employees at a carrier plant bracing for layoffs. after president-elect trump said he would save all jobs at that plant and keep them from going to mexico. now, a union president says once the layoffs are completed this year, just a few hundred jobs will remain at that plant. there's breaking news overnight in the otto warmbier case. north korea is denying that it cruelly treated or tortured the former detainee, who died just days after returning to the united states in a coma. the regime says it is the biggest victim in his death. this all happened just hours after warmbier was laid to rest. nbc's catie beck is in his

hometown in ohio. good morning to you. >> reporter: more than 2,000 people showed up for the funeral of otto wooarmbier. so many came they couldn't go inside. they waited outside and waited for the procession to pass for a last chance to honor their friend. >> he was going to set the world on fire. that's why the loss is so profound. >> reporter: the painful loss of otto warmbier and the bright future he might have had. >> he lived his life to the fullest. >> most optimistic and full-life person i've ever met. >> reporter: his hometown in the heartland, wrapping arms around each other and ribbons around trees. >> you didn't have to have otto in your home to feel like you lost a piece of your family. for warmbier's family, a heartbreaking good-bye to a beloved sun and brother of two. on display at his funeral, his final possessions, his passport and his tan jacket. the same one he wore at trial in

north korea, where he spent 17 months in prison for allegedly stealing a poster. until he arrived home last week in a coma. senator rob portman lobbied north korea in secret meetings to release warmbier. >> north koreans have shown a lam of respect for basic human dignity. >> reporter: three other americans are being held by north korea. their future unknown. >> what happened to otto should not be repeated. and it should not happen again. we are deeply concerned for three american detainees, who are in their custodies. >> reporter: pyongyang freed kenneth bae in 2014 after two years in a prison camp. the korean-american missionary was accused of anti-government acts. >> i believe the trump administration can do more to secure the detainees release of detainees. >> reporter: back in ohio, warmbier's funeral program featuring a poignant quote from

his high school presentation speech. >> this is our season finale. this is the end of one great show but just the beginning to hundreds of now spin-offs. >> reporter: warmbier's two siblings and several of his friends spoke at the service. we're also told the two u.s. state department officials that were in attendance were recognized and given a standing ovation. back to you guys. catie, thank you very much. we're getting a little p patte pattern. we talked about rain at the top of the show and doing the heat out west. >> it's expanded and extended all the way up into the pacific northwest. we're talking about heat advisories and heat warnings for 1 million people. and going out to texas, we've got about 1,400 miles. we have excessive heat spreading across the western two-thirds of the country. today, portland, oregon, 91 degrees. there's heat warnings right now

up for seattle. m medford 102. vegas, 112 degrees. albuquerque will be close to 100. saturday, the heat continues. look at seattle. 14 degrees above average. tucson, 112. we'll see things start to cool down as we get into next week. by tuesday, portland at 74. but phoenix, las vegas, still good morning. grab your up brael la. rain this morning. chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. this evening and into tomorrow too. through it all, steamy conditions. we'll get some breaks of sunshine after morning rain. this afternoon. and that will warm us up to # 8 degrees in the new jersey and the suburbs, philadelphia will be in the upper 80s. going to feel like the 9. co 90s. cooler at is shore. storms continue saturday and into sunday. have a great day. >> get your weekend weather anytime you need it.

go to our friends at the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. now, to the controversial comment from johnny depp that has the aeshgt under fire this morning. he made an apparent joke about the assassination of a president. and nbc's keir simmons is following that story for us. keir, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the secret service telling nbc news this morning, it is aware of johnny depp's comments. the actor is in the u.k. to promote a movie. but prompting a backlash overnight. johnny depp on stage at a music festival in the u.k., when apparently speaking in jest, he referred to assassinatining president trump. when depp brings up president trump's name -- the audience jeers. >> i think he needs help. i don't know. there's a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go. >> reporter: then, depp said this. >> by the way, this is going to be in the press. it will be horrible.

when was the last time an actor assassinated a president? [ cheers ] now, i want to -- i want to clarify. i'm not an actor. i lie for a living. however, it's been a while. and maybe it's time. >> reporter: it's just over a week since the shooting of the gop baseball practice that left house majority whip steve scalise injured. he's still in the hospital. depp's comments lighting up social media overnight. one tweet, service, are you listening? another, disney, you might want to rethink your relationship with johnny depp. it was just last month, another hollywood celebrity, kathy griffin posted a video of herself holding a fake severed head of president trump. the backlash cost her an

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drug abuse and how he managed to overcome it. and the painful, personal -- deeply personal story, has become a runaway best seller. have you been surprised by how successful it's been? >> yes. how could i not be? >> reporte >> reporter: why do you think? >> i'm talking to megyn kelly. >> reporter: when i finished the book, i felt a little worried about you. >> why? >> reporter: i wondered if you had dealt with everything. >> that's a good question. i've never been asked this. i think that the honest answer is i probably haven't dealt with everything. but that's part of growing up and living your life is you're constantly dealing with this stuff and you're constantly working through it. the book is not an effort to sort of finally work through all of these things that happened when i was a ginning of an effo that will probably make me the rest of my life.

>> please join me in welcoming j.d. vance to the lectern. >> reporter: a colossal success by any pressure. a marine, a graduate of ohio state and yale law school. a silicon valley venture capitalist. and then, an unusual move, back home to ohio. back to columbus. >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> about to have a baby. it's good to be close to family. but the things i care most about are not in san francisco. they're not in silicon valley. the things i care about are the opioid crisis, solving some of the issues that i write about in the book. and you can only do that when you're close to the problems and on the ground to help. >> thanks for being with us. >> reporter: two months ago, he worked with an investment firm dedicated to ohio opportunities. >> there should be more venture capitals in the rust cities. >> reporter: and he's formed his own nonprofit, our ohio renewal. his return has started

speculation that he's planning something political. everybody wants to know if j.d. is going to run for office? >> who is everyone? >> reporter: everyone. trust me. i speak to them. >> okay. >> reporter: what do you think? should he run for office? >> i think someday if the time is right and if he really feels that's the best way he can contribute to his home, then i think that would be a great idea. >> i'm flattered when people ask me. you never say never. but it's not something that i think about doing right now. >> reporter: we caught up with vance as he started this new chapter in his life. it was an emotional interview about where he came from and where he's going. of all of the interviews i've done so far for this sunday night show, this is the one i thought about him every day suns i met him. >> i just started to read that book. it grabs you by the heart. it does. >> he gets emotional in this interview, as does his sister. >> we had a story about ohio being one of the acceepicenters the opioid problem.

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[ cheers ] all right. i need a moment. dylan is over in the orange room with a story that pains me as a fan of the sport of golf.

>> i'm right there with you, matt. we know that president trump loves the game of golf. he owns nearly 20 golf courses and has held countless tournaments. you would think he would know the name's etiquette pretty well. a newly surfaced video begs to differ. for golfers out there, this may disturb you. take a look at this. driving all over the green at trump national golf course in new jersey. as you imagine, this video is a mashup of sports etiquette and politics. chris writes, this is unacceptable. sad. he owns the course. he can drive where he wants on it. i don't golf and i know that's not acceptable. and some trump supporters saying, this is the first thing president trump has done that i didn't like. i feel guilty even walking on the greens sometimes. how do you feel about this? >> that's not good. that really isn't good.

it's a nice golf course. but to take a golf cart and ride across the green. that breaks every rule of golf. >> remember when we turfed it on the hovercraft? >> that wasn't on the green. that was on the course. we never came near. >> i never have the visceral reaction you do. >> it's his course. >> i don't think matt is going to be the same again. >> but he likes beautiful golf courses. i would think that would disturb him. but apparently not. >> it is his golf course. coming up, the grand finale

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watching right here a fedex truck. fuel spill there as well. video taken with sky force over the scene. see the spill right there. cleanup under way and already blocking all the lanes. this is westbound. on the jersey side in burlington over to bristol. connecting. you can take the burlington bristol bridge as your alternate. >> thank you. get a check on the weather with nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. we started off dry. now the rain is falling in parts of the area including

wilmington. the rain that's light rain and swinging into wilmington and some of the suburbs as well. you're about to get some rainfall. moderate shower embedded in the rainfall. swings through this morning. get a break as we go to afternoon hours. that's when we could see storms. temperatures cooled a little bit in wilmington with the rain. warm right back up to upper 80s this afternoon. >> thank you. pennsylvania senators hold a public hearing on philadelphia's soda tax and expected to hear from business owners and workers who say they've been hurt by the tax as well as people who benefitted from the services it has made possible. we'll have another update for you coming up in 25 minutes. join us every weekday morning for nbc news today. the "today" show continues in just a few minutes. have a great day and we'll see you at the bottom of the hour.

it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, critical condition? the gop unveils its long-awaited health care bill. but to they have the votes to pass it? president trump weighing in on the fight on capitol hill. >> i think they will probably get there. we'll have to see. you know, health care's a very difficult situation. >> we're live in washington. plus, fidget spinner danger. a new report warns behind the season's most popular toys. what every parent needs to know. and gearing up for grammer. pop star andy grammer gets set to perform live on our summer concert stage. today, friday, june 23rd, 2017.

♪ >> who loves andy? where did you guys come in here from? >> boston. >> your shirts say it all. >> it's her 85th birthday. >> well, let's dance. ♪ good to be alive right about now ♪ where are you from? >> maryland. >> do you like andy grammer? >> we do like andy grammer, yeah. >> hi. >> we love you, andy grammer. [ cheers ] . . we welcome you back to "today" this friday morning. many are getting up superearly. andy's out there, signing autographs and saying hi to his fans. >> it's good to be alive if you're talking to andy grammer

on our plaza. let's begin with your news at 8:00. republican leaders have started the task of asking party members to back their health care plan. hallie jackson is in washington with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and this morning, some republicans want president trump to step up and start working it, in the words of senator lindsey graham. that's because four republicans right now say they cannot support the new senate bill as it's written. but the gop can only afford to lose two of its own members or the bill fails. the president in an interview, is telling fox news, he hopes the skeptical lawmakers change their minds, calling them friends of his. the bill keeps the framework of obama care in place. it will end a mandate to buy insurance. that was a gop promise. it phases out the money given to states to expand medicaid and makes deeper cuts to that

program than the house plan did. it defunds planned parenthood. while it protects people with pre-existing conditions, it does not require states to cover maternity care, mental health and e.r. visits. but some of the elements are up for negotiation. that's what's going to have to have happen in the next week if republicans want this to pass. mitch mcconnell would like a vote by the time lawmakers head out for their july 4th break. >> we'll watch, hallie. thank you. flash flood watches are stretching from louisiana to pennsylvania, as what's left of tropical storm cindy works its way inland. cindy slammed the south, spinning off a tornado, that destroyed buildings near birmingham, alabama. thousands of home lost power. one man was killed by floodwaters that stranded drivers and knocked freight cars off of train tracks. this morning we're hearing from a juror in bill cosby's sexual assault case on what led

to the jury's deadlocking and the mistrial. stephanie gosk covered the trial for us. >> reporter: 52 hours of deliberation. and no consensus. this morning, we're getting a look at what went on in that room from one of the jurors who was there. and why the prosecution that will likely retry this case as early as this fall, has challenges ahead. the deadlock was a win for bill cosby and his legal team. a juror describes how difficult it was agreeing to disagree. >> crying by men and by women. and more than one. and the tears came towards the end. it was so tense. >> reporter: the case, he says, came down to credibility. andrea constand alleges the comedian drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2004.

cosby said it was consensual. the juror spoke with nbc's a affiliate wpxi. he said the jury was split down the middle. >> it was hopeless. it was, from the first time on. >> reporter: he made it clear he was one of those who sided with cosby's defense. >> very honest from his side. you could believe from his testimony what he did. but not from hers. >> reporter: the juror doubted expert testimony that said it was reasonable for a victim to delay reporting sexual assault. andrea constand waited a year before going to police. >> it's hard for me to understand. it takes a year to report it. >> reporter: there were jurors that disagreed, like alternate juror mike mikulski. he was left with a different impression of andrea constant. >> he was giving off vibes like

shaking his head. and i felt like she was honest when what she spoke of. >> reporter: before heading back to court, cosby's spokesman says the comedian is considering launching a tour, to speak about the judicial system and the sex crime accusations leveled against him. while this juror says a retrial would be a waste of money. >> whatever the man did, he has already paid his price. >> reporter: according to cosby's spokesperson there's no schedule for the town halls yet. but cities include birmingham, chicago and detroit. with his trial potentiality months away, you have to wonder what his defense attorneys are going to think about that. >> steph, thank you very much. a lot more to get to, including a new warning for summer toy dangers. parents need to hear this. also ahead, what's getting credit for reuniting julia roberts with her lost dog. and jill is wrapping up a week of "steals and deals" in a

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culture, too. >> the diamond-encrusted fidget spinner. >> reporter: they come in hundreds of styles and colors. is this actually fun? >> yes. >> reporter: now, a new warning from watch, a consumer advocacy roup, listing potential safety hard hazards in summer's hottest toys. it warns that the spinning devices can fall apart and the small pieces can be lodged in a young child's throat. do not have a false sense of security that a toy is safe because it is popular. the consumer product safety commission is investigating two choking incidents. the toy association, which represents nearly 1,000 toymakers says this list needlessly frightens parents with confusing and misleading conversation. but it says following age recommendations for toys and urges parents and caregivers to keep toys with small parts out

of the hands of children under 3. other summer hazards on the cat watch list, gaps in pool covers and bounce houses. experts advise they're always security and resecured for maximum safety. especially during potentially windy or stormy weather. as kids zoom around the neighborhood this summer, always make sure they're wearing a helmet. 40% of parents surveyed said kids don't always wear one, even though scooter-related injuries have skyrocketed 40% in ten years. >> this is so satisfying. >> reporter: safety tips so your kids can hover, bounce and spin their way through a happy and safe summer. guys, as you go into summer, be care and check out what's in your kids' toy box. this is what consumer advocates are saying. do a little maintenance check to make sure everything is safe so kids can have a safe and fun summer. >> jo, thank you very much.

ready to do a little "trending"? >> yes. >> this is a topic we talked a lot about on this show. parents behavie ining badly at s games. we know parents can turn it into kids in these events. an op-ed piece in "the wall street journal," a writer wrote this. for the record, i'm okay with light prison sentences for bad sports parents. they don't have to be in prison with the general population. keep them in a separate wing where they can prep snacks and orange slices. he suggested making a penalty box at a sports game for kids, if an official or someone feels the parents are misbehaving, you send the parents to a penalty box. >> i love that idea. >> i don't know if they can enforce it. >> who is the guy that goes, excuse me, sir, you, the one screaming wildly. >> some of the parents fight with each other. >> right.

>> take these paddles. >> okay. >> it got us thinking. not only does this happen at kids' sporting events. you decide if the following parenting behavior deserves light prison or just probation. >> did you have these made for this? >> he uses he's on the weekend. >> that's a whole different "trending." we agree on bad behavior at sports games. >> probation. >> really? i'm a light prison guy. that's one of the worst things you can do. extreme helicopter parenting? >> light prison. >> light prison, absolutely. terrible. unwanted matchmaking. that mother who says, i don't care if you don't really want to date this person, i think you would be great together. >> light prison. >> probation. oversharing parents on social media. >> prison. >> yeah. >> maybe not even light prison? >> right to solitary. >> general population? >> oversharing in general.

>> and what about the parents in front of other people, manner shame their kids? >> i always say to vale, what do you say? say thank you. >> or if they meet someone, in front of that person, do you say shake hands and look that person in the eye in. >> no. >> probation, you're trying to do the right thing. you have to teach them how to say please and thanks. >> what about the grandmother who licks the finger. >> i do that. you have zucchini on your face. >> when you think about it, it's grim. let's do "pop start." >> when do we do the spanking tunnel? >> i leave that to you, al. we mentioned earlier this week that the "star wars" spin-off lost its directors. the directors had been directing the film but due to creative differences with lucas film, the two were forced off the project. with only a few weeks left of shooting, lucas film needed to find a director quickly.

ron howard has come to the rescue. the oscar-winning director is taking over the project. he's been at the helm of great films. he said last night, i hope to continue with the great work already done. >> ron howard, great director. and one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. next up, some happy news for julia roberts. the actress and her family had a pet go missing. one of their dogs went missing earlier this month. thanks to an app called ne nextdoor, the dog had been found. the site is used to communicate with your neighbors about ongoings in the area. danny was browsing through the site when he recognized a familiar face. major had been found nearby. the family has been reunited with the pooch. the app is part of comcast, our parent company. >> oh. okay. >> it works.

>> it's not like somebody kidnapped the dog. just for that. come on. finally, in case you missed it, matt and savannah were guests on "watch what happens live" with andy cohen last night. they had a little fun in the clubhouse. here's some of the highlights. ♪ >> gossip's more about guests after interviews. >> oh. >> who gets mad at roker more when he's wrong about the weather? you both say. dave, what's your question? >> was it a hard decision coming back early from maternity leave to "today"? >> oh, my gosh. every time you have a baby, you want to stay home with that baby forever and forever. i have a baby at work. his name is matt. i had to take care of him. >> what did your husband say about your freudian slip to matt? >> it talked about rolling over and there's matt. >> his name is mike.

>> it could happen to anyone. >> what's the favorite and unfavorite outfit in drag that you have worn on the "today" show? >> roll the matt lauer montage. the lucy one. don't drink and drive. matt lauer and savannah. >> it was close. >> really close. >> the dog took a little nip. >> he had a little toy. you can see, i try to pet him. and he growls. it was a whole thing. >> he more than growled. >> you're not scared of dogs, right? >> no. >> you weren't. >> that dog, yes. now, we're going to move on to "the daly click." >> renamed. we have the perfect video to get you primed for the weekend. let's look at this one. it's a gorilla at the dallas zoo

who wants to let loose. do i have to hit play? no. there we go. zola the gorilla, hanging out in his pool, just splashing about. nothing too crazy when he goes for it. having the fintime of his life, spinning around and around. >> he's a maniac, maniac. >> the internet was thinking the same way you were, al. let's roll the tape. ♪ he's a mani she's a maniac, m and she dances like she's never danced before ♪ >> that's the best video there is, right there. >> how is that on a friday? >> you can't see, but he's wearing leggings. >> that was good. >> dylan, nice job. mr. roker? >> let's show you what we got coming up. and for today, we've got along a front, the remnants of cindy, causing heavy showers and thunderstorms from louisiana all the way into the central great

lakes. parts of western new york. we have a severe threat today. 11 million people at risk from charleston to birmingham. three to five inches of rain from the southeast, locally, five to seven inches as you get into the i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella, rain this morning, a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, this evening, and into tomorrow too. and through it all, steamy conditions. we'll get breaks of sunshine after morning rain this afternoon that will warm us to 88 in new jersey and the suburbs, and philadelphia in the upper 80s but it's going to feel like it's in the 90s. cooler at the shore. some rain this morning, a chance of an afternoon shower, then storms continue saturday, clearing sunday. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. where's savannah? >> i went outside, al. we've reached the end of our

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>> hair ties if you're a woman, have gotten expensive. now, they're making jewelry and hair bands that go together. this is lila hair ties. it doubles as a bracelet. mine says boss lady, which i got you one, too. >> boss lady. >> and they don't put the bent in your hair. >> i like it. >> if you're getting your hair blown out a lot. a pack of three, great gift. retail, $15. the deal, $7.50, 50% off. i love them. they are cute. these are cute, too. >> this is super cute. for your girls. snap jewelry, retail $20 to $24. it has a little snap here. it comes with one. >> is it for girls or adults? >> girls. i'm wearing a kiss me face. it's a layer. you can snap different ones in, you buy one head band, one

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the jewelry and if that is not enough, you will find more bargains at today.com. so exciting. this has been an awesome week. over to matt and andy. >> savannah, thank you very much. guess who we have coming up in our next half hour. andy grammer is here for a live concert. and what are you doing at 9:00? >> co-hosting. trying to do your

"nbc 10 news" starts now. >> good morning. i'm vai sikahema. right to first alert meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. looks like rain is falling. >> it is. clouds are moving in, the first raindrops are starting to move into cape may. the courthouse is dry but not long. these showers are moving in from the west. moderate showers have fizzled into the suburbs and philadelphia but enough rain to have umbrellas going up this morning. this first round of showers moved through at noon time, still scattered showers, then a dry period for this afternoon, late this afternoon for the evening commute a chance of showers and thunderstorms. vai. >> thank you. a jackknifed tractor-trailer continues to block traffic on the new jersey turnpike extension west at the connector

bridge, skyforce 10 was over the scene. no one was hurt. jess? >> i want to look at the maps to show you where this is. it's on the westbound side and again coming from new jersey we're seeing big delays, if you come from burlington heading over to the bristol area trying to get to the p.a. turnpike that's where we're seeing a car crawling by at a time. for now the burlington bristol bridge to avoid those delays. delays on the roosevelt boulevard northbound side following a closure around broad street. some vehicles on the right shoulder. one lane getting by. >> this morning in philadelphia's old city neighborhood demonstrators holding a vigil against the new health care plan written by senate republicans, they have been outside the office sinces to. another update in 25 minutes. get the latest with the nbc 10 app.

♪ and good morning, everybody. 8:30, now. friday morning. 23rd of june. awesome day out on our plaza. we got a great crowd. the lines were long. they're all here for one reason. andy grammer, already entertaining the crowd. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm great. can ile the you, i met the cutest little girl. her name is gabriela. where are you? she was in the way, way back. there she is. she was too little to see. so, we brought her up front. >> oh, my god. >> she wanted to meet andy. >> the best, of course. thank you so much. >> gabriela -- >> where are you from? >> where are you from, honey?

>> i'm from massachusetts. >> we love massachusetts. >> that's cool. from you go. he signed that for you. >> thank you so much. >> turn around. look right there and say, hi, massachusetts. thanks, sweetie pie. >> be careful going down. >> we'll help you down. >> we're going to get to live music after this. first, mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> let's look at your weekend. starting off with tomorrow. and we do see some wet weather down through the gulf coast. extreme heat in the southwest. record highs in the pacific northwest and wet weather in new england. winner of the day from the mid-atlantic states. ohio river valley into the plains. hot and dry out west. the wet weather continues down through the gulf into good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella, rain this morning, a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, this evening, and into tomorrow too. and through it all, steamy conditions. we'll get breaks of sunshine

after morning rain this afternoon that will warm us to 88 in new jersey and the suburbs, and philadelphia in the upper 80s but it's going to feel like it's in the 90s. cooler at the shore. some rain this morning, a chance of an afternoon shower, then storms continue saturday, clearing on sunday. have a great day. the citi concert sercert se "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> all right. it's almost time for a concert from andy grammer. first, what makes him one of our favorite music superstars? ♪ i'm just saying it's fine by me ♪ >> his music is certified gold. and with a succession of pop hits, andy grammer has made his mark in music. ♪ i got these fresh eyes >> his single "fresh eyes" has 200 streams. and "good to be alive" was on the hot 100 chart for ten weeks. it was his triple platinum

"honey i'm good" that got the honor of 2015's song of the summer. "honey i'm good" has been viewed on youtube over 70 million times. and andy is a familiar face around here, too. last year, grammer serenaded our "today" wedding couple as they said i do. and he's climbed into the co-host hot seat, as well. ♪ you have to keep your head up ♪ >> reporter: worked on his third album to be released this fall, andy is gearing up for a handful of live performances this summer. making the citi concert stage one of his first stops. >> ladies and gentlemen, andy grammer. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i got these fresh eyes never seen you before like this ♪ ♪ my god, you're beautiful it's like the first time ♪ ♪ when you open the door before we got used to usual ♪

♪ it might seem superficial stereotypical man ♪ ♪ you dress up just a little and i'm like oh, damn ♪ ♪ so suddenly i'm in love with a stranger ♪ ♪ i can't believe she's mine and now all i see is you ♪ ♪ with fresh eyes, fresh eyes so suddenly i'm in love ♪ ♪ with a stranger i can't believe she's mine ♪ ♪ and now all i see is you with fresh eyes, fresh eyes ♪ ♪ appreciation, well it comes and it goes ♪ ♪ but i'll ride that wave with you ♪ ♪ it's human nature to miss what's under your nose ♪ ♪ till you, till you remind a

fool ♪ ♪ maybe all this is simple my heart's unconditional, yeah ♪ ♪ you dress up just a little and i'm like, oh, damn ♪ ♪ so suddenly i'm in love with a stranger ♪ ♪ i can't believe she's mine now, all i see is you with ♪ ♪ fresh eyes, fresh eyes and so suddenly i'm in ♪ ♪ love with a stranger i can't believe she's mine ♪ ♪ and now, all i see is you with fresh eyes, fresh eyes ♪ ♪ whoa, whoa, oh ♪ if i could bottle this up bottle, bottle this up ♪

♪ i would, i would bottle this up, bottle, bottle this up ♪ ♪ 'cause you're gorgeous in this moment ♪ ♪ if i could bottle this up, i would ♪ ♪ so suddenly i'm in love with a stranger ♪ ♪ i can't believe she's mine now, all i see is you with ♪ ♪ fresh eyes, fresh eyes and so suddenly ♪ ♪ i'm in love with a stranger i can't believe she's mine ♪ ♪ and now, all i see is you with fresh eyes, fresh eyes ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ mm-mmm mm [ cheers and applause ]

andy grammer on a friday morning. we have much more ahead. first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. andy grammer started out as a street performer in sandt monica, california. >> he's a multiplatinum star. glad to have you back, andy. good morning. >> good morning. >> can i just say your band is awesome. >> you guys are so fun. >> we were watching them having as much fun as you. you were working on a new record. have you written over 100 songs already? >> i'm like 106. >> are they all just as catchy as every other song? >> no. >> some are better than others. >> some are better than others. >> people love you. they want to see you out and

about touring in the summer. no one has a better excuse for not touring this summer than you. >> yes. i'm staying home just for the summer just to -- i got a little girl coming next month. so excited. >> congratulations. >> your first, right? >> first kid, yeah. >> want to say anything to the young lady at home about how she's doing? >> my wife is doing great. she's got one month left. keep going, my dear. the empathy and it's so amazing what half of our society does in service of everyone else. you have to be going through it with someone else to understand it like, oh, my god. what women do, it's nuts. >> mommas are awesome. >> but daddies are pretty great, too. you're going to love it. >> i see a lot of people wearing #givelove. >> yes. this is my new single, "give love." it's sweet to see all of the signs. my mom was an incredible lady. she taught me how to live my life, to give love in every situation you're in. and the world can do that right now. >> let's hear it. we have to hear this song.

♪ ♪ my, my, my mother was a sunshine soldier ♪ ♪ every day was a dream come true ♪ ♪ she said that we were blessed by the breath deep inside us ♪ ♪ she could make the colors in the sky turn blue ♪ ♪ she said, honey what you gonna do today ♪ ♪ you're second-guessing every single move you make ♪ ♪ you're definitely going to have very hard days ♪ ♪ but i'll be right here for you ♪ ♪ and she said before i go there's one thing you should know ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people ♪ ♪ all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people ♪

♪ all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ 'cause in the end the love we take's got nothing on the love we make ♪ ♪ so, give love so, give love ♪ ♪ so, give love ♪ she said you're gonna be a light in a cold world ♪ ♪ you got extra love pumping up in your veins ♪ ♪ to my people feeling down and my people feeling empty ♪ ♪ i got so much of this love i got to give it away ♪ ♪ hey, honey, what are you gonna do today ♪ ♪ you're second-guessing every single move you make ♪ ♪ you're definitely gonna have some very hard days ♪ ♪ but i'll be right here for you ♪ ♪ and she said before i go there's one thing you should know ♪

♪ that i live give give love to people ♪ ♪ all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people ♪ ♪ all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people 'cause all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ 'cause in the end the love we take's got nothing on the love we mange soet ke ♪ ♪ so, give love so, give love ♪ ♪ i can't help it too much love ♪ ♪ can't help it i have to give some ♪ give some loving ♪ i give love all of my people ♪ all of my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ i give love to all of my people all of my people need love i give some ♪ ♪ i give love a towel after my people

my people need love, i give some ♪ ♪ 'cause in the end the love we take's got nothing on the love we make ♪ ♪ so, give love so, give love ♪ ♪ so, give love whoa, whoa, so give love ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> andy grammer thank you. not done yet. about to perform one of his biggest hits. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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near everywhere ♪ ♪ hold up now you look good, i will not lie ♪ ♪ but if you ask where i'm staying tonight ♪ ♪ i gotta be like oh, baby, no, baby, you got me all wrong, baby ♪ ♪ my baby's got all my love ♪ i honey i'm good i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got somebody at home and if i stay i might not leave alone ♪ ♪ no, honey i'm good ♪ i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got to bid you adieu to another i will stay true ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, i will stay true ♪ now, better men, than me have failed ♪ ♪ drinking from that unholy grail ♪ ♪ now, check it out i got her and she got me ♪

♪ and you've got that but i kindly ♪ ♪ i got to be like oh, baby no, baby you got me all wrong, baby ♪ ♪ my baby's already got all of my love ♪ ♪ i said, no, no, honey i'm good ♪ ♪ i could have another but i probably should not i got somebody at home ♪ ♪ and if i stay i might not leave alone ♪ ♪ no, honey i'm good i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i gotta bid you adieu to another i will stay true ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, true, true woo, woo true, true ♪ ♪ woo hoo, true ♪ now, oh, i'm sure you will make somebody's night ♪ ♪ oh, i assure you, assure you

it sure as hell's not mine ♪ ♪ no, no, hundred nim i'm good i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got somebody at home and if i stay i might not leave alone ♪ ♪ no, honey i'm good i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got to bid you adieu to another i will stay true ♪ ♪ no, no honey i'm good i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got somebody at home and if i stay i might not leave alone ♪ ♪ no, i'm if i stay i might not leave alone no, honey i'm good, i could have another but i probably should not ♪ ♪ i got to bid you adieu ♪ to another awill stay true ♪ sing some more ♪ say, oh, oh, oh, oh sing it oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh

singing oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ i will stay true, yeah [ cheers and applause ] >> hear more from andy grammer and all our summer concert artists at applemusic.com/today. and a big thanks to andy grammer. we're going to have another song from him in just a moment the he's going to co-host our next hour. but rst, this isfi ♪

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it was a little close out there, by the way. >> i know. >> how about some birthdays? >> we'll cool you down with some smucker's and nice folks on those jars. first up, happy 100th birthday to emily hersh, a businesswoman from scarsdale, new york. owned and operated a greeting card store in her community. otto freeman is 101 year old. >> we're not supposed to notice that? >> he can speak seven different languages? that's pretty cool. happy 101st birthday to verlie mae pickens. played the organ and the piano at her church. eldredge arnold, celebrating 100 years. this lifelong st. louis cardinals fan is from arnold, missouri. what are the odds? he served his country during

world war ii. judd quay, the secret to longevity is root beer floats. and happy 100th birthday to ethel stein. her hartwork hangs in museums and galleries across the country. if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday, tell us about them at today.com/celebrates. >> well done, mr. roker. willie and dylan are here. they're going to look at the weekend. dylan, you start with saturday. >> i'll start us off on saturday. we're taking you to petaluma, california, for the world's ugliest dog contest. after we introduce you to the winner, the lucky dog will join us on monday. that will be fun. and craig, sheinelle and i make the trip to governor's island here in new york. >> it is cool. >> this hidden gem in new york. some of the best views. ice cream, bix. we did it all. >> and a great school out there.

>> talked to some of the schoolkids, as well. what do you have on sunday? >> you're on the sunday show. seven days a week for dylan. our guest is the founder and ceo of under armour, kevin blank. he started the company 20 years ago. it's approaching $5 billion in revenue, the second-largest sports apparel company in united states. a long way to go to catch nike. but he's hyperfocused on doing it. a driven guy that's bringing big change to the city of baltimore, where they're headquartered. >> that's a cool headquarters down there. all of the water. >> i love hearing the inspiring stories how people build their own businesses. how they do it. >> he's a hustler. >> how we can get in on it. >> dylan, i would say enjoy the weekend but willie points out that you're working all week. >> coming up, jake gyllenhaal opens up about his new movie. al is cooking what he has claimed to be -- >> the greatest potato salad recipe. >> i'm picky with my potato

salad. >> i've never

nbc 10 breaking news. >> that breaking news is a deadly accident in east germantown, skyforce 10 is live over the scene on east washington lane. police say a woman died when her suv crashed into a tree. you can see the road is closed right now. let's get a check on the traffic with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we can add that to the list of things going on. disabled tractor-trailer still

tying things up on the connector bridge from the new jersey turnpike headed to the p.a. turnpike. we're seeing slowdowns westbound. take the burlington bristol bridge and watching for police activity out in center city. well not police activity but yesterday it was. dealing with the closure on walnut between fourth and fifth. >> thank you. let's get a check on the weather with nbc 10 meteorologist bill henley. >> i'm tracking showers and the potential for thunderstorms. right now easton it's dry, not for much longer. there is easton, here comes the rain moving toward allentown, falling in reading, the heavier downpours are isolated. moving into western berks county. the showers moving through philadelphia and defendant and south jersey are going to break. it's starting to dry out in d.c. and baltimore. a chance we'll see more showers later today. >> thank you. later this morning the 76ers

number one draft pick will come to town. last night they selected the point guard from the university of washington with the first overall pick and the team is putting the future of the process in the hands of 19-year-old. he says he is ready to embrace the city of brotherly love and i believe we'll embrace him. you can get the latest with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show.

this morning on "today's take," it's good to be alive, andy grammer our celebrity co-host. then, jake gyllenhaal taking us behind the scenes of his movie "stronger." and the only potato salad recipe that you'll ever need. and you don't have to worry about it going bad. amazing? you bet. right now. >> from nbc news, this i "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it is friday morning, june 23rd. good to be alive. right now, you're listening to "back home" by andy grammer, who did a terrific job on our concert stage. always great to have you here. >> so fun to be here. love this place.

>> and you're going to have a song for us. and you're going to guest host with us all morning long. >> do you like co-hosting? >> it's fun. it's hard to read the prompter convincingly. >> the worst is when the words jostle around in your brain and you can't make sense of what's in there. that happened to me yesterday. >> we wouldn't have known that if you didn't say it. >> that's good. and we love your single, "give love." >> thank you very much. >> it's cool. and on that, you've got lunch money lewis. >> i've been a fan of his. and the first time i featured a rapper on one of my songs. >> "give love" pays homage to your mom. >> i talk about her. i lost her nine years ago. she taught me how to live my life. i consider myself doing, in every city, is show up and try

to make everybody feel good for an hour and a half. >> your songs have a message of positivity. and one would say a certain spirituality. >> 100%. pretty spiritual guy. >> and you're about to become a dad. >> how does that feel? >> i don't know if everybody else has this in your life. i'm talking about it so much. >> that's great. >> i'm talking about it quite a bit. it's an amazing situation to be a part of. the room is ready to go. there's a crib. and before i came, there's a car seat in there. and my mind is just like blowing apart. it's so fun. >> and all of a sudden, because i had my first baby about six months ago. >> congratulations. >> thank you. and beforehand, didn't know how to do anything. didn't know how to diaper. i was asking advice from everybody. didn't know how to do the car seat. after you've had a baby for a week, you don't want anyone's opinion because you're a pro. your way is the only way.

>> you buy a car and you see it everywhere. apparently there's been little girls everywhere. only little girls in this restaurant right now. what is going on? i'm randomly walking up to people, how old is your -- >> you start to figure out that out, too. >> we saw "wonder woman" the other day. and i think because it was so loud, the baby was kicking so much, it was like -- >> so crazy. >> we would be hanging out. i would be like, oh, my god. it's really crazy. >> it's kind of terrifying. >> if it's your baby. feel it. an you fake it. oh, yeah. when it's your baby and it's going nuts, you're like, there's a baby in there. >> there's a human being in there. >> not an alien. >> the one bit of advice i'll give you and it's cliche because it's true. it goes like a rocket. it wasn't that long ago, i was

in your position. and yesterday, my baby graduated from high school. >> did you keep it together? >> it was a little hard. like you, i lost my mom a few years ago. my dad before that. and they adored her. so, i know they were very proud of her, as my wife, deborah, and i were. >> it's pretty crazy. i have to believe that your mom sees everything. you can believe what you want. my take is, she's like -- she caught it. >> and leila is my mother. exactly like my mother. very opinionated, strong woman. exceedingly blunt. funny. >> so are you. >> that's sawesome. that's sweet. >> everybody asks me, what's the name. i would tell everyone. don't tell everybody. but the middle name is going to be kay, for my mom. a cool thing to have to pass through. >> that's great. we, of course, like to play

a little game when we have one of our guest celebrity co-hosts. we have one now. it's a game of secrets from the stage. >> what are we pulling out? >> bring out the disco ball of doom. why is it a disco ball of doom? >> what is this? it's so good. >> this is al's cold brew. >> that could have gone badly. wow. >> these are ceramic. >> there's a legit crack. i don't do sugar. and so, there's a lot of sugar in this. and i'm enjoying it. >> it's a little. it's made of sugar. that's okay. >> you got your start in music singing on the street. what's the strangest thing anyone ever put in your collection basket. it was always strange that girls would leave phone numbers. but you wouldn't know who they were. you would be looking through tips. cindy, a number.

that's like an intense thing. it sounds like a good thing. >> that's how you met your wife. >> i smacked your glass right there. you once xhecompeted on "dancin with the stars," what's your signature dance move? that's a joke. i don't have a signature dance move. i did the worm. they kicked me off that day. signature that is. >> the worm is a full-body, peer experience. >> you have to commit to the work. >> could you possibly? >> you don't want me to that. >> forward and back? >> no. it's not really a thing. >> not a thing? >> i tried and that's why they kicked me off. >> one more. we heard a rumor you're an expert beat boxer. can you "today" show theme beat

box for us. >> let's lose this music. >> "today" show theme. [ beat boxing ] >> i would go -- >> oh, coffee-flavored. >> with a little simple syrup. >> yesterday, hollywood chamber of commerce, announced the 2018 class of celebrities, earning stars on the hollywood walk of fame. >> oh, wow. >> did you get one yet? >> they include jennifer lawrence, simon cowell, and lin-manuel miranda. we're going to show a pair of stars. which one is getting the honor? that's a little samba. kelly clarkson versus carrie underwood. >> both could get it.

>> i think carrie underwood. >> i'm going carrie underwood. >> i played a show two days ago with kelly clarkson. her voice is great. >> harry connick jr., kenny g. >> he's already there. there you go. >> snoop dogg or eminem? i have to go snoop dogg. >> i go eminem. >> it's snoop. >> i'm bad at this game. >> eminem does not have one. >> he deserves one. >> weird al or al roker? i think it has to be weird al. yeah. >> about to get it. >> you'll get one, one day. >> i don't think that's going to happen. it's not going to happen. coming up, if you won an oscar, where would you put it? that's a loaded question. wait until you hear where one legendary actor keeps his. and the reason why, how

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we're back, now, more of "today's take." our guest co-host, andy grammer. >> we're not going to cheers. >> i'm not reliable any longer. i've lost cheers privileges. >> it could have been ugly. we all would have gotten tagged on that one. forget about your fireplace mantle, richard dreyfuss had a weird place where he displays his oscar. >> why? >> he explained, laughing to "hollywood reporter." i don't like to brag. but i do like people to know about it. >> just water in there. and an oscar. >> he won best actor in 1978 for "the good-bye girl." >> it's been in the fledge for a long time. >> i love it. >> it's the wrong place. you don't keep your award like

that. >> why not? >> you want it to stay cold. you keep freezer. that's where i keep my emmy. >> of course. >> there it is. >> it stays fresher longer. >> there you go. >> and -- >> it doesn't get freezer burn. >> that's where i keep my emmy that i don't have. >> a long way to go for that game. >> i like it. dropping your son or daughter off at freshman college orientati orientation, a rite of passage, i'll be doing that soon. a lot of folks, you may need to recover. not so much for this texas state freshman's mom. the new student tweets out the following. my mom dropped me off for college freshman orientation and sends this. take a look. mom is having a very good time. she sent the photos to her

daughter, with the caption, i made some friends. don't wait up. some hunky guys. >> what happens when the daughter sends that picture back to her? >> i don't know. but mom is doing all right, running into texas state football players. wow. many of them without shirts. pretty cool. >> amazing. you're about to drop your daughter off? >> i am, in the fall. luckily, the school doesn't have a football team. i don't have to worry about deborah hooking up with football players, i don't think. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. this is a remnant of cindy, tropical storm cindy. but it's causing big problems. rain from alexandria up to western tennessee, it will continue. a risk for 11 million people, all the way up into charleston. rainfall, five to seven inches from central pennsylvania, all the way back through the mississippi and tennessee river valleys.

and we got 52 million people under some sort of heat advisory warning or watch, from seattle all the way back to texas. temperatures are going to be at or above record setting paces. >> it's so hot. i just came from there. just did a show in las vegas. it was like -- >> they say it's a dry heat. i don't care. >> an oven is still an oven. >> when your hea cand good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella, rain this morning, a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, this evening, and into tomorrow too. and through it all, steamy conditions. we'll get some breaks of sunshine after morning rain this afternoon that will warm us to 88 in new jersey and the suburbs, and philadelphia in the upper 80s but it's going to feel like it's in the 90s. cooler at the shore. some rain this morning, a chance of an afternoon shower, then storms continue saturday, clearing on sunday. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather.

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music superstar andy grammer is our co-host this morning. you know what that means. stop, grammer time. it seemed so much funnier earlier. >> you sell it. >> dylan and andy are going head-to-head in a pop culture punctuation quiz. each question or answer will involve some kind of punctuation. >> this is ridiculous. >> this happens to me on whatever show i go on. and i don't study for it. >> no. >> as you should. >> if you know the answer, you take your ruler and slap the

book. slap the books. name the classic period piece set during the civil war and featuring the line, "frankly my dear, i don't give a damn." >> i forget. what's it called? "gone with the wind." >> well done. shoot. >> i forget. what's it called? i don't give you the answer. you give me the answer. >> all right. >> dylan has one. here's a musical one. what rap icon changed his name this week to feature letters and readd a high fin? >> snoop dogg? >> no. >> is it jay-z? >> yes. >> nailed it. >> we're tied up. >> hyphen's back. >> all-caps and hyphen. >> does snoop dogg have a hyphen? >> no. there might be a hydrant but no hyphen.

what tv show -- you may be too old for this. too young for this. what tv show featured -- >> 33. >> and you are? >> 35. >> what tv show featured three asterisks in the title -- >> wait. >> you're not good at this. redo that. >> what tv show had three asterisks in the title and had the highest rated finale ever? >> can i reding? >> yes. >> "m.a.s.h." >> you did know it. there were letters in there. where were the asterisks? >> that's right. and we've been informed that an asterisks is a typographical symbol, not a punctuation mark. >> good to know. >> in case that comes up. >> this has gavin written out over it. >> yes, it does. gavin, our producer. name the batman villain known for having question marks. >> riddler.

>> boom. >> tied it up. >> i would have said the joker and that would have been wrong. >> i'm surprised you didn't hilt the ruler and go, i don't know. surely, you can't be serious about this classic 1980 comedy that features an exclamation point in the title and don't call me shirley. >> "airplane!" >> name the rock 'n' roll guitarist that shares his name with a punctuation mark that's used in websites. >> slash. >> you're so gentle with your ruler. >> this one is a tiebreaker. >> this is it? >> this is it. all the marbles. >> you can't slap until you know. if you slap and don't know the answer, that's disqualification. >> it's going to be an audio

question. like the audio daily double. an audio question. name this hit tune that features both a comma and a period in its title. >> good. >> "honey, i'm good." >> is there a period in that? there's a period? how is there a period? >> there's a period. "honey, i'm good." right there. >> i will say -- as the writer of the tune, i had no period in there. >> there was no period? >> as i was writing, i had no period. she clearly wins. sore loser. >> that was your manager that said that. coming up next, two dishes you want to make this weekend. grilled scallops and isn't this fun, living like the pioneers of olden times? i hate the outside. well, i hate it wherever you are. burn. "burn." is that what the kids are saying now?

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"nbc 10 news" starts now. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. about 9:30. heading into the first weekend of the summer. right to meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> it's steamy and that will continue into the weekend. we're watching clouds increase over cape may, light rain is now falling in cape may and just south of atlantic city. the showers will swing through this morning, then we'll get a break, then this afternoon a chance of showers and thunderstorms. and the temperatures are going to really be heating up. in the 80s this afternoon, feel like it's in the 90s thanks to the high humidity. >> thank you, bill. we're following breaking news this morning. a deadly accident in east germantown. skyforce 10 is over the scene on east washington lane, police say a woman died when her suv

crashed into a tree. for more on how that is affecting the morning commute let's check in with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> so let's look at where this accident scene is on our maps here. right in this general direction here, so here we have germantown avenue, here is washington lane. the intersection blocked off now, you need to detour. if you have to get around this area or close by, you might follow the detours. other than that two avenue is here or take lincoln drive that will get you by the scene. route 1 around ninth street in the center lane here we have an accident with a few vehicles involved. so slowdowns also. >> thank you. this morning in philadelphia's old city neighborhood demonstrators hold a vigil against the new health care plan. they have been outside the office of republican senator pat toomey since yesterday. and today 60-foot ferris wheel at the blue cross river and summerfest part of the midday

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back, now, with "today food." if you follow me an instagram, you'll notice i've been on a bit of a scallop kick lately. and usually on the grill. those were scallops and grits i did. i'm going to share my grilled scallops recipe. and i'm going to pair it with a recipe that i stole from melissa clark of "the new york times" for a lemon mint potato salad. >> do you like to cook? >> i don't. i don't have time for it. some say it's relaxing. >> i find it very zen. especially when my daughter is a chef and she preps everything for me. i just have to cook it. scallops, if you get great day scallops, there's nothing better on the grill or few things greater. you can do this yourself or have

your fishmonger. there's a muscle on there. and you cut that off. and get rid of that. you save it for a fish stock or something like that. this is as simple as it gets. here's the clean versions of it. you're going to put a little olive oil on it. >> do they have to be dry before you dress them? >> yes. you want them to be as try as possible. you want the citizen. p you don sizzle. you don't want the extra moisture. that causes them to steam more than grill. you want a little salt and pepper on both sides. and then, you're going to put them on the grill. the great thing about scallops is they cook about as quickly as you want. rally, about two minutes a side, depenning on the size of the scallops. and people say, i don't know if they're done or not. take a toothpick. tina, one of our prep chefs told me this. now, put that on your lip.

is it warm or cold? >> one more time. a little cold. that's how you do it? >> once you know that it cooks on the other side -- >> can you double-dip the toothpick? >> that's why you have more than one. they're not that expensive. you grill them up. and the great thing about this, you think there's some sauce or something. it's just lemon. that creates the grill marks. the sweetness in the scallop and it brings it out. do you like potato salad? >> yes. let's do it. i like eating all these things. >> a chance in just a second. small yellow potatoes. i like the yukon gold. you're going to start with a pot of cold water. heavily salted. it should be as salty as the sea. >> that's a lot. >> like the dead sea? >> the dead sea. the potatoes will float, no. it's not going to absorb all

that much. but it will flavor it a bit. you put your potatoes in here. and they will be covered by about an inch of water. >> okay. >> you're going to turn this up and let it boil 15 to 20 minutes. you want them to be fork-tender. you boil them peel and all. you take them out -- as soon as they're schocool enough, you're going the cut them in quarters or halves. >> can you cut them before you boil them? >> you can. but the recipe calls for them to be whole. and it keeps hem from g s them mushy too quickly. you're going to take the olive oil and the juice of one lemon. and you're going to whisk this. it emulsifies pretty quickly. that's all you have to do. you can also add a little more

salt. and a little more pepper. i've actually added some cilantro to it when you've done this. and you take half a cup to a cup of shredded mint, fresh mint. you're going to put it in. >> i would never think mint and potatoes go together. they complement each other so much. >> you toss them. get a little handsy with the potato salad. and that's it. and the great part about it, there's no mayo. it's not going to go bad. you can take it to a picnic. and it's a little better when it's a little warm. >> my wife would be so happy if i did this. >> how great would it be? >> still don't know if i'm going to do it. >> you can do it. >> and still, so quick. probably the easiest recipe you can try. >> you're a big poe stato salad fan. it's fresh. you can taste to mpotatoes.

>> i love seafood. this is great. >> try that this weekend. your family and friends will love it. i guarantee. and thank you to melissa clark. i stole that recipe from her. to get my recipes and melissa's recipe, go to today.com/food. coming up, the story of a real-life hero coming to the big

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the 2013 bombing of the boston marathon has been the subject of several movies. "stronger" is the impact the bombs had with one person. >> jeff bauman lost his legs. >> jake gyllenhaal plays bauman. >> i'm going to make a big sign for you. >> doesn't show up for anything. and then, he shows up. >> reporter: "stronger" is the story of jeff bauman, who lost

both his legs in the boston marathon bombing. >> there was an explosion. >> reporter: in the days and weeks following the attack, jeff began to heal, as he was hailed a hero by the city of boston. >> reporter: it's not so much about the bombing, it is about how you pick up the piece es and how you carry on. >> yes. not to say i'm not interested in the bombing. but i'm not interested in what that is. the effects of it and how it brings people together through taraji, i know that's what jeff wants. >> reporter: what's amazing to hear in the aftermath of the bombing, the amount of pain he must have been in. at the same time, never really physically showing that or saying so much to his family even. >> i feel like that's very bostonian. he's very thankful and appreciative, but not as interested as people would be. he really is. he's a simple guy in a lot of ways and wants to be around his

familiar. >> reporter: to prepare for the role, jake spent a lot of time with jeff and his family. >> it's a weird thing when you're making a movie about somebody. we're in the midst of it. we're not far from the time having happened. did he wear a hat, too? >> reporter: you're that connected already. tell me about the band that you and jeff have. >> it's a complicated one. i feel odd doing this interview and playing him and then he's like, where are you? and i'm trying not to look like you for an interview. >> helping you made me feel like i can help my son. and for that, i am grateful. >> reporter: did you think there would be a day in your life that jake gyllenhaal would be playing you? >> no. i'm a huge fan of his. i like most of his movies,

besides "bubble boy." i joke around with him about that. he's a cool dude. a huge star. a very genuine, nice person. >> reporter: did you give him any sort of instruction on how to be you? >> absolutely. i give him pointers on my hair all the time. just funny stuff. >> mess it up more. >> reporter: during my set visit, jake was preparing to do a scene where jeff throws out a pitch at the red sox game, just one month after the attack. who pitched better? you pitched better? >> without a doubt. without a doubt. he also has experience. you have more experience. >> that was his first pitch. >> more experience. >> reporter: have you been over to dinner and everything for the family? >> he's been to my house. he bought me -- i just did a renovation. he bought me a house warming gift. >> what was it? >> it was a toilet. >> yeah. the best one i saw. a friend of mine had this crazy

toilet. >> it's the best toilet in the world. >> reporter: as the guys joked around, it's clear the high level of respect jake has for jeff. do you think of him as a hero? >> i would say, yeah. if you're going to put one word alongside him, along with many others, hero would be one of them. >> that's a fun interview. >> for both guys. >> and the toilet. "stronger" hits theaters september 22 nd. let's show you your weekend outlook. record highs in the pacific northwest. looks like a nice day in the ohio river valley. showers move back into the great lakes. a winner of a day. mid-atlantic states into the central plains. hot and dry out west with more wet weather in and out from texas on into florida. haat's wt's going on around good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. grab your umbrella, rain this morning, a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, this evening, and into tomorrow

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beach avenue is damp. breaks of sunshine and into the low 80s in cape may today. >> thank you, bill. a check on the roads specifically the boulevard with traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> watching the northbound side and the outer drive now around 9th street. an zwent, tow trucks were there. we did have a fire truck there so a lot going on herement we have a lane getting by and right now that north and southbound side of the boulevard looks better than it did earlier today. we had a crash around broad street. we're watching this crash in pottstown, shoemaker road. back to you. >> thank you. today in center city, pennsylvania senators will hold a public hearing on philadelphia's soda tax. expected to hear from business owners and workers who have been hurt by the tax and people who benefitted from the services it made possible. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and

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