good morning. making history. nbc news good morning. making history. nbc news declared hillary clinton the presumptive nominee. the first woman in history to be nominated to a major party ticket. >> we are on the brink of a historic, historic unprecedented moment. >> but bernie sanders holds on, even after a call from president obama. >> we're going to go into that convention with enormous momentum. >> as voters in six states head to the polls today. the big prize, california, where the race could not be tighter. landfall. colin barreling

heavy wind, powerful rain and tornadoes. savanna, charleston and williamington. a new photo of o.j. simpson, the first public image in nearly three years. and together again. a reunion 30 years in the making, as swedish supergroup abba gets together for a performance no one ever saw coming. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. we have a reunion concert and didn't call us. >> this is a big deal. and knowing me, knowing you, we will have a lot to say about this. >> that is so true. we start with politics. thec

our top story. after reaching the magic number of delegates, hillary clinton has another reason to smile this morning. a brand-new survey monkey online poll, shows 48% of voters would vote for clinton. she edges up donald trump by four points. but with the former secretary of state poised to make history tonight, what does that mean for bernie sanders and a fractured democratic party? we have complete coverage. we'll start with kristen well kerr for us today. >> reporter: eight years in the making. secretary clinton becoming the first woman ever to clinch her party's nomination. senators sanders is not accepting the results. and this morning, they have the same message to folks who live in the six primary states -- get out and vote. hillary clinton making her mark on history. >> according to the news, we are on the

historic, unprecedented moment. >> reporter: nbc news projecting clinton has clinched the democratic nomination. the news even catching clinton offguard. forcing her to deliver hastily-written remarks. >> but we still have work to do, don't we? we're going to fight hard for every, single vote, especially right here in california. >> reporter: clinton capping the moment with a planned star-studded event late monday night. >> we're going to come out of the primary even stronger to take on donald trump. >> reporter: bernie sanders' campaign, which has poured most of its remaining resources into california, call the decision a rush to judgment. sanders, remaining defiant. singling out nbc and the a.p. for calling the race for clinton. >> people of california have the right to determine who is going to be president of the united states. not necessarily having to listen to a.p. or nbc. >> reporter: the clinton ca

nomination could dampen turnout today in california, where a clinton win would make it all-but impossible to stay in the race. she and her campaigner in chief, taking aim at donald trump. >> i'll make america great again. that's a code word. what it really means is, i'll make america great the way it was 50 years ago. >> reporter: and this morning, signs president obama is already working to unify the deeply divided party, speaking with bernie sanders on the phone this weekend. the president could endorse clinton as early as this week. but the question, what will sanders do now? it was eight years ago today, hillary clinton conceded to barack obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it got about 18 million cracks in it. >> reporter: in an interview with

clinton clinched, she called on sanders to do the same. >> reporter: sanders' argument is that the mass that put clinton over the top, relays on superdelegates. those aren't the elected officials that don't cast their ballots until the election. this is the process that has been used in every election. and secretary clinton's lead is sizable any way you look at it. senator sanders will be tonight in california. >> thank you. >> let's bring in steve and nicolle wallace. let's start with you at the monitor. all day yesterday, hillary clinton, by everyone's math, was 19 delegates short of clinching the nomination. what happened? >> there's no primaries and no caucuses. what did happen?

you see the number we have at 2,384. and the magic number, 2,383. what happened? puerto rico had its primary on sunday. it took a while to count the delegates. she got a few extra delegates added to this number here. what kristen welker just said there, who are these superdelegates? they're party leaders. they are free agents. they can vote whoever they want. they declared yesterday. >> any debate over this can become a moot point because six states go and vote. >> that's the other thing. this is before the big set of final contests. poll closing numbers. number of delegates. 126 in new jersey alone. 425 in california. bernie sanders might win a lot of the states. hillary clinton is going to get a lot

she's barely over. after tonight, she will be significantly over. >> we turn to nicole. bernie sanders, what is his rationale for saying he needs to take it to the convention? even president obama is calling him. we don't know what the conversation was, but it seems to be nudging him through the state of grief. >> there's been no rationale for bernie sanders' political effort since march 15th. there's been no mathematical pants for bernie sanders to topple hillary clinton for months now. he is, i believe, viewing himself as a leader of a revolution. in his mind, he sees hillary clinton as an equally bad choice as donald trump. he is doing as much harm as trump is. >> all of the back and forth on sanders and clinton and trump. can we take a second and stop and recognize history. this is the first woman who has ever been nominated for a major party. eight years ago, hry

finished her campaign. she talked about 18 million hits in the glass ceiling. she comes back eight years later and she will be the democratic nominee. that's a major nominee. >> we will talk about the democrats. we have the republicans to talk about. >> that's right. hillary clinton's likely opponent in the general election, donald trump, is creating more unrest within his own party. after he reportedly urged supporters to intensify criticism of a judge and journalist. peter alexander joins us from down the road at trump tower. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. if there was any doubt donald trump is a one-man commander of his campaign. he called surrogates not to discuss the trump university case. he said some of his staffers aren't so smart. donald trump under fire, on fox news, trying to turn the page.

mexican or not. i will do great because i provide jobs. >> reporter: trump, softing his tone after saying that the judge taking his case is biased because he has mexican heritage. arnold schwarzenegger appointed curiel to the bench. now, praising him as an american hero. the criticism growing louder. john kasich and ted cruz. >> it is inappropriate to attack a judge's race or ethnicity. >> reporter: marco rubio is disturbed by the remarks. and disappointed with the match-up. hillary clinton on msnbc, slamming trump. >> this racist attack on the judge is another example of how he is absolutely

>> ronald reagan evolved on many issues. >> reporter: rejected by reagan's son, michael. tweeting if his father was alive, this is the first time he would not support the nominee of the gop. trump has new marching orders. on a conference call with surrogates, urging them to escalate attacks on the judge and journalists. the people asking the questions, those are the racists, according to bloomberg politics. i would go at him. trump's campaign manager telling nbc news, that report is not accurate. and sources familiar with the conversation tell me that donald trump and the rnc chair have had conversations in recent days. many republicans think this is a big mistake, what trump's been saying. made worse that he's publicly mitigating a lawsuit over a personal, a private business. but doing

position as the de facto leader of the republican party. and hurting the party in the process. matt and savannah? >> peter alexander. thank you very much. >> as i turn to you, nicole, the political train is littered with bodies or political statement, that said this will be the end of donald trump. is there any evidence that this will hurt donald trump? >> no. this will be a hard campaign for anyone who wants to govern as a republican. donald trump has made it abundantly clear he doesn't care about the republican party. in these moves, he cares more about his personal business interest. this is about litigating something. trump university, i'm told by folks close to trump, he may have embarrassment oabout. but he's going to take care

>> a lot of people think he's worried about losing that lawsuit, and he is chastising the judge to say he had a reason to lose. if you're running for a seat in congress, or hold your seat in congress, you know over the next four or five months, these are the questions you're going to face every time a camera is near you. >> it might not be this issue. but this is the sort of thing. and just the body language from marco rubio. and you saw ted cruz, who did not endorse donald trump. he does not think that ted cruz will support donald trump. >> and there's the conference call. they are saying that trump was on the phone, saying my campaign staffers don't know what they are talking about. and we should double down on the criticism of the judge. >> campaign staffers are working a

campaign to take the blame. that's in the recommend of the acceptable. the idea that you're going to attack a judge on his ethnicity is the very definition of racism. these are the attacks that you're going to hear when trump engages in the bare-knuckle politicking. >> thank you, as always. let's turn to tropical storm colin, making landfall on the florida coast overnight. this morning, more than half of the sunshine state under a state of emergency, as this storm heads up the coast and soaks the southeast. kerry sanders in charleston, south carolina. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. thousands of residents are waking um without electricity in florida, georgia, in south carolina and a little north to north carolina. tropical storm colin's center, or an eye, has moved off the coast, into the atlantic, near savannah, georgia. this

colin is taking aim at the carolina coast. a powerful one-two punch. torrential rains and damaging winds. >> this is a mess. >> reporter: this video, as the storm swept over a house near jacksonville. >> hard to believe. >> reporter: seen from two angles, the homeowner convinced it is one of several reported tornadoes. the roof ripped off in seconds. overnight, a path of destruction, through florida and parts of georgia. >> it was so fast. it went by so fast. >> reporter: fast and furious. thousands without power this morning. along the coast, waterspouts spotted offshore. high waves over sea walls. swamping the deck of this bar. and flooding low-lying areas. in parts of florida, the storm tore boats from their moorings. sinking some, leaving others

fighting to save this one. and off bradenton beach, a dramatic rescue. these two saved by the coast guard. this is all that's left of their houseboat. everything they own, gone. >> i'm lost in words. >> it's a tragedy. but i'm alive. >> reporter: on monday, some airlines had to cancel flights in florida, due to tropical storm colins. meantime, the rains associated with the tropical storm, which is off the coast of georgia, extends more than 500 miles to the southwest, all the way down to south of tampa, where they were hit with seven inches of rain and may get three inches of rain today. matt and savannah, tropical storm colin has been a soaker. >> it's going to be moving quickly. it will start losing its strength quickly, too. we may see it lose its

advisory. we'll keep you posted on that. we're looking at heavy rain in tampa. another position pushing through. in the meantime, colin is 90 miles south-southwest of charleston. this is moving to the northeast, at 39 miles per hour. we have tropical storm warnings along the coast. more flood watches through florida as the front pushes down. you will see the heavy rain through tampa. this front pushes offshore quickly. bad news for florida, the front lays there, dumping more rain. we have flash flood warnings until 9:00 a.m. could see three to five inches of rain. and along the carolina coast, we could have another inch or two. this thing is moving, very, very quickly. breaking news to tell you about overnight. 11 people, including 7 police officers, were killed

bombing in istanbul today. at least 36 people were wounded. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. going to turn to a growing controversy surrounding the sentencing of a former stanford university student convicted in an on-campus sexual assault. this morning, the judge and the student's father are under fire after the promising athlete received just six months in jail. nbc's gadi schwartz has the story. >> reporter: brock turning never steps foot on stanford grounds again. but many saying the six-month punishment sends the wrong message. brock turner could have been looking at 14 years for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on stanford's campus. caught in the act by two swedish students who

>> it was horrible. it was hard to see. >> reporter: but instead of 14 years, the judge has ruled that turner will spend six months in jail, eligible for parole in three months, citing his age and lack of record at sentencing. a probation officer writes, turner is remorseful. saying in his own words, i can barely live with myself. i can't even get out of bed in the morning. i think about it every second of every day. but the lenient sentence has enraged thousands. online, a petition circulating with more than 200,000 signatures calling for the judge to be removed from the bench. some saying this is a case of class privilege. >> getting good grades or swimming fast is a basis of giving you exception of california minimum penalties, you're saying it's open season on college women. >> reporter: some point to the

athlete himself. and a statement made by turner's father, asking for leniency, saying that his life will never be the one that he dreamed about. that's a steep price to pay for 20 months of action ut of 20-plus years of life. turner's father apologizing for his choice of word. while the victim has written a 12-page letter to turner which has gone viral. you took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today. turner will now have to register as a sex offender. he's already started serving his sentence. he could be out as early as the beginning of the fall semester. back to you. >> we're getting to your local forecasco

30 seconds. good morning. storm team 4 radar. there's likely to be a round of quick-moving rain showers to develop. here's the future weather by 2:00 this afternoon. a quick-moving line of showers through the area. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. afternoon temperatures in the low to mid-80s today. time for rain between 1:00 and 5:00. and tomorrow, much cooler. highs tomorrow, only in the

have a good day. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much. just ahead for the first time in years, we're getting a look at o.j. simpson behind bars. on the summer travel season starts. and where to turn if you miss your flight. this is "today" on nbc.

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be the you who talks to your dermatologist about stelara®. this is a news 4 today news break. >> 7:26 is your time on this june 7th, 2016. i'm eun yang. >> breaking news in fairfax, where firefighters have found a man dead in an apartment. 20 other team including children, made it out of the apartment building. no word of the victim's name. another commute is under way as metro continues its safetrack plan. the first part of the plan means that planes are single-tracking between east falls church. share your commuting story with us on

we'll lett's see how the commute is shaping up. jack taylor at wtop. >> we have traffic moving pretty well. just that reminder. single-tracking on the orange and silver lines between east falls church and ballston, nothing huge. we have better news on maryland. this is on 29, coming southbound. traffic is beginning to trickle by a crash. we had 29 closed at 216. a single right lane getting by. back into you. >> thank you. a look at your forecast, next.

good morning, everybody. here's a look at future weather. here's a hit in this rain shower between 1:00 to 5:00 this afternoon. temperatures are 70s now. low to mid 80s for highs today.

it will be a dry evening and a beautiful stretch of weather coming our way. highs in the 70s, wednesday, thursday, friday, into the 80s for the weekend. >> another news update in 25 minute ss. back to the "today" show after this short break.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] 7:30 now. it's a tuesday morning. the seventh day of june 2016. nice welcome to the folks. >> a little rain for us out there. good morning, everybody. a look at the headlines. hillary clinton poised to make history, as she hits the magic number of delegates to become the presumptive democratic nominee. >> out of the primary even stronger to take on donald trump. >> that boost coming as voters in six states head to the polls today. and bernie sanders still holds out hope, accusing the media of a rush to judgment. talking about

colin, which made landfall overnight. more than half of the sunshine state, under a state of emergency, as that storm heads up the coast with soaking rains. and the cincinnati zoo is reopening its gorilla exhibit today, with a higher barrier. this comes days after a boy fell into a mote. a defense team shot and killed a gorilla to protect the boy. a ohio prosecutor will not take charges against the mother. our first picture of o.j. simpson in years. the mug shot from the nevada department of corrections. natalie has more of that. >> simpson is 68 years old and eight years into his prison sentence. a new mug shot shows what he looks like now. this morning, a new photo of a familiar face. an older, grayer version of

the new picture, the most recent mug shot from the lovelock correctional center in nevada. the mug shot, part of a routine practice, to keep updated information on inmates. now, 68 years old and wearing his prison-issued uniform, simpson has not been pictured in a mug shot since 2013. the once-beloved nfl star is serving a sentence of 33 years for a 2007 incident at a las vegas hotel. simpson was found guilty of 2008, of conspiracy, assault, robbery and using a deadly weapon. he could be controlled as early as 2017, after submitting nine years of his sentence. this comes after his long-time friend is speaking out. telling "the new york daily news," that simpson is in total

all of the doubt and say, i cannot go to prison because of double-jeopardy laws. but i'm sorry i did it. referring to the trial of the century. once again, making headlines amid a new documentary on simpson's life. >> murderer. >> reporter: and the popular show, "american crime story." the people versus o.j. simpson. >> let me be clear this, is my case. >> reporter: renewing the debate over whether simpson killed his ex-wife and her friend, ronald goldman, with major players in the case, voicing their opinions on the controversial verdict. >> to say i'm at peace with the verdict? no. >> there's moral justice. and there's legal justice. when that not guilty was rendered, i felt legal justice was done. as far as moral justice, i haven't discussed it with anyone, including my wife. >> simpson

murdering his ex-wife and goldman in the year-long trial. but in the civil trial, he was found liable for the double-murders and ordered to pay the families. and has been in prison in nevada on another charge. let's get another check of the weather with al. >> today's weather is brought to yu by nationwide. >> looking at big eat out west. it will make its way east. today, portland, 21 degrees above normal at 92. vegas, 117. five degrees above normal. tomorrow, oklahoma city gets in on the act, as does bismarck and cheyenne. on thursday, the heat moves into minneapolis. kansas city, 93. birmingham, five degrees above normal at 90. on friday, you warm up, same as indianapolis, green bay and

memphis. here's what's happening on your neck of the woods. >> temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70. there will be a round of showers to deal with. a rain threat between noon and 4:00 and 5:00. and drying out after about 6:00 p.m. afternoon highs will be in the low to mid-80s. tomorrow, a gusty northwesterly wind, brings in cooler air. just in time for the weekend. >> get that weather anytime you need it, weather channel on cable weather.com online. >> do you own a hawaiian shirt? >> do you, matt? >> i do not. but what's old is new again. why you may be saying aloha to hawaiian shirts. and what to do when travel plans go awroi. . >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. coming up, we've seen the long s

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jeff is here with really good tips. >> i can picture savannah running through the airport. it's the frantic dash to the gate, hoping you make your flight before they close those doors. when you don't make it, it stinks. there's no other way to put it. the customer service lines. the rebooking fees. the connection flights. it's enough to drive anybody crazy. is there a way around it all? this morning, i'll helping you dealing with the crunch. >> i missed my flight. two hours. i couldn't get through that. >> reporter: this year alone, american airlines, saying long tsa lines, causing 70,000 customers to miss their flights. it is getting better. but missing your flight, for whatever reason, can cost you big bucks and big headaches. what can happen if your plane takes off

airlines and missing them on purpose, to see how the airlines handle it. first up, southwest airlines. i missed my flight. >> okay. >> reporter: 3:25 p.m. right away, things look god. >> i'm going to put you on standby. >> otherwise, i have to get a hotel here tonight? sitting on standby. one, by one, i watch people board. doesn't look good. and then -- >> jeffrey rossen. >> reporter: bingo. they got me on the flight. go, southwest. now, watch what happens at delta, with my 10:16. i missed my flight. can i get a refund? >> you have to call the customer service desk. >> reporter: you can't handle that? >> no, sir. you can try the customer service desk. >> reporter: i walk across the terminal. >> it's nonrefundable. and a $200 change fee. i can try for a refund.

delta has to call delta. okay. he's nice enough to do it for me. he sits on hold for more than four minutes. they put you on hold as long as they put us on hold. >> the other day, i was waiting 48 minutes. >> reporter: you waited 48 minutes? and you work here? >> yea. >> reporter: imagine how we feel. >> exactly. >> reporter: they can't get a firm answer, either. they tell me to call myself. and i do. i love that i'm in the airport, went to the delta customer service counter. and they were sweet and lovely, but it ends up with me calling the regular number. since i booked within the past 24 hours, delta gave me a full refund. later declining to comment on our experience. but a big tip here. turns out on most airlines, including delta, you can cancel and get a full refund, too. within 24 hours of booking on most tickets. meanwhile, over at united. hi, did i miss the flight? things are about to get bumpy, when we miss our

flight. >> the first flight is tomorrow. >> at what time? >> 2:39. >> reporter: p.m.? that's almost 24 hours from now. >> the 5:40 is full. >> reporter: which flight? >> 5:40 a.m. >> reporter: that's right, i have a decisions to make. i am standby on a 5:40 a.m. flight tomorrow. i'm confirmed on a 2:40 p.m. flight tomorrow. either way, i have to get a hotel tonight. if i want to try the standby thing, wake up at 3:00 in the morning. probably not get on the standby flight. and go back to the hotel and kill time until the afternoon. and now, i need to find a place to sleep. cha-ching, another $189 down the drain. united said they're able to reaccommodate most passengers that miss their flight on the same day. and continue to work on the airport experience. i'm just glad.

i was happy to miss the flight obs purpose. when you're booking your flight, don't just pay attention to the price of the ticket. price is very important. look how many flights a day leave from that airport to your destination on your airline. the routes, more of a better chance rebooking something if something goes wrong. the later flight you have, is a better chance. >> the headline is, get there early. don't miss the flight. >> it is on you if it's your fault. >> yeah. and tsa will not pay if you miss it because of the lines. the airlines say that's on you if you miss it because of the lines. >> all right. what have you for us tomorrow? >> more of our travel secrets revealed. and simple solutions to beat the lines. best part, it's all frae. apps that promise to get you through fast. and did you know that tsa itself has its own app. they do. and you think itou

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we're back at [ cheers and applause ] all right. we're back at 7:15. carson is in the orange room with the loss of a very special service dog. >> following a touching story out of texas, where a special dog was given an emotional farewell on monday. it was a difficult day for firefighters at the fire department in harris county, texas. lining the path to the fair field animal hospital, saluting a special four-legged partner, making her final journey home. her name was brittany, a

was the last known surviving search and rescue dog, who worked at ground zero, following the september 11th attacks. >> through training, they are rewarded. their job is to find human scent. >> reporter: the dog's handler talked to tom brokaw in 2014, about working with brittany in the aftermath of 9/11. >> what was the moment that kind of crystallized what her role was here? >> i think the moment was not when we were searching on the pile. but when we were staged adjacent to the pile, waiting. searchers and rescuers would come by to pet her and to thank her. and so, it became an expected role of a therapy dog. >> reporter: the team was deployed to many natural disasters, including new orleans after hurricane katrina. brittany spent much of her late rooms inside classrooms as a therapy dog for children. brittany would have been

to thank her for the her service. this dog is a true american hero, in my eyes. rest in peace, sweet girl. your service goes beyond words. and, guys, you can head to today.com" we urge you to do it. you can check out stories of the other hero dogs who served at ground zero, as well. back to you guys. >> that was nice. >> i love to see how they honored her, too. the final steps. carson, thank you. still to come, science becomes child's play. researchers figure out why no one can resist the baby. and abba, returns after 30 years, after your local news. and everything just stopped going wrong? no more accidents. no more fires. no more emergencies.

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> 7:56 is your time now. i'm eun yang. it is day two of metro safetrack program. let's look how your commute is moving along. jack taylor has traffic. >> good morning. it has been one of those mornings. it is maryland this morning. the crash on 29 before 216, on the right side of the roadway. you see the giant red lines on d.w. parkway. we had some very slow traffic, trying to move into the district, by way of the east side. if you're trying to come in on 295, either direction, headed for the 14th street bridge, all of the activity on the bridge gone. but the delays remain. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll check your forecast next.

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near 70 now. your seven-day forecast. high 85. but have your umbrella ready. there will be a round of showers. nothing heavy or long-lasting. breezy and cooler the next few days. and milder by the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. another news update for you in 25 minutes. now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

it's 8:00 on it's 8:00 on "today." caught on camera, newly released surveillance video, shows a parent's worst nightmare. a 7-week-old baby kidnapped in a blink of an eye. what police did to track the baby down. plus, risky business. a new warning about using the popular ear buds to listen to music. are they permanently damaging your child's hearing? what every parent needs to know. and move over oprah. here comes john oliver. >> yes. yes. >> reporter: the late-night host makes television history, with a $15 million

it is done. i am the new queen of daytime talk. >> today tuesday, june 7th, 2016. ♪ >> here from new york city on the "today" show. >> happy birthday. >> here for team usa. ♪ >> shoutout to our family and friends in panama city, florida. >> from west virginia, trip to nyc. >> "today" show, sign my mug. >> it is 8:00 on "today." it is tuesday, june 7th. it's 2016. a beautiful day. out on our plaza. we have a great crowd. the eagle academy here in

end of that take, we had a request. a request to sign a mug. oh, yes, ma'am. do the honors. >> guess who we're going to be visiting. the rockettes. >> i love it. >> that's right. it's their summer spectacular. i'm going to go over to radio city to show you how they make it rain inside. >> inside the building? >> carson makes it -- >> make it rain. it's a different thing. that's a saturday night. >> okay. >> slightly different meeting there. i know. this is what happens when we get distracted. natalie has the headlines of the morning. >> good morning to you guys. in the news this morning, bernie sanders is refusing to step f1 oe as primary voters head to and five other

nbc news projected that hillary clinton has secured enough party delegates to clinch the nomination. but sanders is insisting that sanders be heard. our poll shows clinton with a four-point lead over donald trump of registered voters. more big-name republicans are criticizing trump for saying that the judge overseeing trump university lawsuits is biased against him because of his mex can heritage. ted cruz says it is obviously inappropriate to attack a judge's race or ethnicity. meanwhile, ronald reagan's son, michael, tweeted if his father was alive, this would be the first time he would not support the nominee of the gop. the brazen kidnapping of a baby boy was recorded by security cameras at a mall in philadelphia. this happened in march. but the surveillance footage was just released overnight.

nightmare. her 7-week-old baby taken from her at a wall. the brazen kidnapping caught on new security camera images. the suspect cozied up to her. >> she was so polite. nice and calm. energetic. >> reporter: but prosecutors say what she did next was anything but. the 32-year-old accused of grabbing the baby and running. hunter looked away to tend to her other child, the 2-year-old. >> turned by back for a second. and i realized, it was really happening. it was like, my heart bust open at any moment. >> reporter: security video shows the suspect walking away quickly. climbing up the stairs two at a time and leaving the mall. the abduction sparking an amber alert and frantic search. five hours later, police say they found the baby. >> no apology? nothing? >> reporter: she

several charges including felony kidnapping. >> she has told our investigators that she did not go to the mall with the intention to steal the baby. >> reporter: she told them she lost the baby of her own in february. and an attorney for the accused kidnapper declined to comment. her client is free on $500,000 bail. she did not enter a plea but is due in court later on this month. more tributes to muhammad ali in louisville, kentucky, where several celebrations are planned ahead of friday's memorial service. craig melvin joins us from louisville. craig, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. there will be a muslim prayer funeral service ahead of friday's interfaith service. monday night, a surreal scene. we saw hundreds of folks leave central high school. that's where ali graduated in 1961. they marched from the high school to hear the

that's the phrase made famous ahead of the george foreman fight. i was talking to assad ali. he is the youngest of muhammad ali's nine children. we talk about the relationship he had with his father. we spent some time talking about the final moments inside that scenic area hospital room friday. >> i am the youngest. he's already started with his parkinson's. and it was pretty heavy. we had a spiritual relationship. you know, it didn't always have to be words. we could look at each other and know what we were thinking. the moments were like that. sitting there talking with him. i would whisper stuff in his ear. these are the things i need to say to him. and i know he heard it. >> reporter: among the

lennox lewis. also, will smith, the oscar-nominated actor who portrayed muhammad ali in the 2001 film. he will be one of the pallbearers, as well. sad news from the world of mix marshaler ats. kimbo slice has passed away. kevin ferguson died at his home in karl springs, florida. he gained notoriety for fighting on youtube before fighting mixed martial arts professionally. this viral video might seem alarming at first, as a stealthy jaguar looks like he is leaning up against the wall. but fooled you. the jaguar, was just playing around with eduardo, whose organization actually rescued him. looks like a cute kitty. not so much.

>> exactly. natalie, thank you. coming up, new concerns about the popular ear buds and hearing loss. what every parent needs to know. plus, the secret to keeping your smartphone photos picture-perfect. and david copperfield is here. >> he's the producer about a new movie about magic. we've been working with him on a cool trick all morning long. we'll see if it works. >> you were supposed to disappear. >> boom. she's back. we're back after these messages. i will change you. change your body, and what you call love. i'm going to make you think less about yourself... and more about those little things you've never noticed. sometimes, i will turn your night into day... and for sure, i will mark you forever. but i promise mom, it will be the greatest journey of your life.

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risky listening habits. the biggest culprit, loud music. headlines, high-volume parties, clubs and concerts. all these can contribute to permanent damage. the results, promming these researchers to sound the alarm, climbing the only solution, prevention. natalie azar is here. good morning. >> good morning, matt. >> 20% of young people are doing things that put them at risk for hearing loss. and we're not talking about temporary loss. >> yeah. we're calling it risky hearing behavior. we'll talk about some of the specifics of that in a moment. once there is damage to the auditory nerve, the nerve that carries the electrical impulse to the brain, or the little hairs inside the cochlea inside the ear. >> do you have to be exposed to loud noises over a long period of

can be associated with how loud the sound is and the duration of exposure. but a loud sound can also cause that. >> let's talk about your advice. ear buds, good thing to be careful with. >> really careful. when you're putting anything in the ear canal, it's not the best thing in the world. the ear bud can increase the amount of decibels, seven to nine. you want to use an earphone that has the noise canceling capability. there's an industry on that. you can do your due diligence to find out which ones are the best. >> some of the devices listening to a phone or an ipad, can pack a wallop, like putting a chain saw next to your head. >> anything above 85 decibels is dangerous. a motorcycle, is at 95 decibels. the loudest your player goes is 105. the rule is, something

you want to listen to your mp3 player at 60% at its loudest and for 60 minutes. if you have your mp3 player on as loud as it can go, over an hour, hour and 15 minutes, you're going to be sustaining damage that's irreversible. >> how many times do you walk down the street, past someone wearing ear buds and you can hear their music? >> that's too loud. it's too loud if you're standing two meters away and you have to shout to be heard. it's too loud if you hear buzzing or muffling after exposure. this is -- we talked about this, too. this for everybody. this was a good reminder for me, as a person. and also for my children, to be much more aware. not only are we worrying about screen time, which we talk about all the time. we're talking about hearing time. >> good advice. if you want to try a quick five-minute hearing test, go to today.com. let's go to al and get a check of the weather.

and we're watching this frontal system that's draped across florida. and what that's doing is bringing heavy rain to central florida. and it's also dragging colin offshore. 45-mile-per-hour winds. it's booking. moving north at 33 miles per hour. we have tropical storm advisories in effect, along the coast from surf city, north carolina, inlet. we have flash flood watches and warnings for tampa, sarasota, st. petersburg, until 9:00 a.m. three to five inches of rain possible. and along the carolina coast, talking anywhere from one to a half-inch of rain. that's going on around the kunl. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> i'm chuck bell. sunshine and temperatures warming up in the low and mid-70s. take your umbrella. there's a chance for a passing

5:00. after 5:00, things will dry out quickly behind a cold front, which will drop temperatures the next couple of days. today will be a warm one. mid-70s now. mid-80s for highs. a 30% or 40% chance for showers. and tomorrow, highs only in the low to mid 70s. >> that's your latest weather. guys in. >> al, thank you so much. 8:17. time for trending. all of the ways to manage the photos on the smartphone. how many photos do you have? >> tens of thousands. >> and a lot of people want to organize the pictures. it can get very overwhelming quickly. there's a better way to deal with them. "the new york times" says don't deal with them. just stress yourself out. don't try to organize them. what you really should do is let google back them up and move on. be zen about it. >> do nothin

>> the cloud service to back them up. >> back them up. and there's something on google. >> there's google. any number of clouds. >> apparently like trying to organize and tag is just not -- it's lunacy. >> what if you're looking for the one photo -- >> scroll. >> you group them into dates or locations or events. >> i'll bet your photos are organized. >> a little bit. >> facial recognition, all that stuff. >> by meal. >> this is the best trending story ever for carson. the hawaiian shirts. >> back. >> yes. >> the intermagnum in me is excited. >> that's right. "the new york post" declares hawaiian shirts are not tacky. they were popular in the '80s before losing favor. a lot of people criticized them. now, "the post" credits stars like jared leto for bringing back the palm

print. everyone from valentino to j. crew jumping onboard. al? >> i have several. and enjoy them. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> i did go a little too far by getting everybody in my family -- >> there you go. >> matching hawaiian shirts. >> yeah. >> you see them on vacation on that print. makes a happy place immediately. >> do you have a hawaiian shirt? >> that was in key west. >> key west, we did that. ladies, do you think men in hawaiian shirts are sexy? >> watch what you say? >> it's happy. like carson said. >> sexy is a word i would use. hot, enfeugo. babies are irresistible. but why? scientists have revealed the answer. babies appeal to every, single sense. and then, also trigger our care-giving sensibilities. the appeal was the same if you were a man or a wo.

apparently babies are just -- >> you want to eat them. >> you do. >> you want to nibble the ears. >> no question. that's why god gave puppies that smell. >> it's so good. until they poop. >> thank you, natalie. >> that's weird. she's right. we're starting something new this morning. and i need you to get excited. it's called the tuesday trending fishbowl. so big. we're bringing every "today" show anchor. on-set. hoda and kathie lee. >> willie here. >> she will be part of it. we're going to -- we have done something like this before. two minutes on the clock. it was so good, we had to do it again. two minutes. and go. >> what's your favorite album? elton john "good-bye yellow brick road." >> okay. are you pregnant? well, yeah. i am pregnant.

>> oh. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. that was his. >> oh. >> no wonder. >> i was like, wait. >> i know. >> tell us more. >> oh, my gosh. >> congratulations. >> i know. >> yes. of course. mike and i are so excited. we're expecting a baby in december. >> in december. >> yeah. >> yes. >> joe and i went to dinner with you and mike. >> yes. a couple weeks ago. >> we all had wine. and i noticed that your glass wasn't going down. and i thought maybe you weren't in the mood. >> i'm always in the mood, hoda. you know. i have been stopped drinking for

told her. we face timed her. she said, i could use that. i called her at 4:00 in the morning in arizona. >> that's great. there's only one person who is kind of not excited -- we can roll the video. >> you want a new baby? >> no. >> that's not upset. >> you think she wants a baby sister or brother? >> i like the t-shirt. >> i think she wants to be alone. she is going to be excited. she loves babies. she likes to play with her friends, your kids. >> we're happy for you. >> that's what we -- >> kathie lee, your turn. >> you want to tell us anything? >> it's a miracle. >>

>> thanks, guys. >> we don't have to do the fishbowl. >> follow that up. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. i don't know if i can get through it. we're so happy for you. that's a shock. >> that's amazing. >> not for some of us. >> a lot of pressure on fishbowl. >> bye, guys. let's start with abba. and a surprise performance, fans have been waiting 30 years to see. members of the pop group reunited on sunday and performed songs today. it was a private party to celebrate 50 years since the song writers first met. it happened two years after they said they would never get the members together on stage. they finally did. next, to the iconic home getting a new owner. hugh hefner's "playboy" mansion is under contract to be sold to

that makes twinkies. the mansion was listed for $200 million. and the deal allows hefner to stay there for the rest of his life in the house. >> that's a big twinkie. the "playboy" mansion has 12 bedrooms on 5 acres, including the grotto. that's a rich area for the late-night boys tonight. "playboy" mansion sells to twinkie owner. it's not easy to top oprah. but hbo host john oliver did. in 2007, oprah's famous, you get a car. that show. everybody drove away in style. the giveaway was $7 million. john oliver thought he could do better. and during his show, on companies that buy people's debt, he formed the own company and paid the debt of 9,000 people. $15 million. and makes it the largest-one-time give

who cares? savannah's pregnant. amazing. >> two things come to mind. since you announced the pregnancy on the same day that abba got together. if it's a boy, fernando. >> really. >> also thinking that some people might be at home right now thinking, what does this mean for the olympics in rio? >> yeah. i'm not going to be able to go to rio. you know, the doctors say we shouldn't because of the cdc -- after the zika virus. i will miss it. you have to go to female beach volleyball without me. >> we were going to any way. >> that wasn't even a question. >> you will have a great time. i'll hold down the fort. we'll be in the height of campaign season. >> congratulations. >> and to mike, too. >> we have many things to look forward to. coming up, the forecast inside radio city music hall, calling for a 100% chance of singing in the rain. the rockettes kick

spectacular. after your news, local weather, and pregnancy reports. >> yeah. >> a big exhale. >> yes. >> let it hang out. this is a news 4 today news break. good morning. it's 8:26 on this tuesday, june 7th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll begin with jack taylor. >> it's been a heck of a mess this morning. a number of accidents throughout maryland. we've had jammed traffic on 395 north. 295 in both directions. they're going to find a crash on the 11th street bridge, just cleared from the roadway. and maryland 29, 95, and the parkway all trying to move southbound from baltimore have been solid. but at this point, we should have most lanes open. north 95, unusual delays. back into you. >> oh, boy. a check on the forecast is next.

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♪ >> thank you so much. thank you. we're back, 8:30 on a tuesday morning, the 7th of june, 2016. and by the way, you know the expression news travels fast around here. look at some of the signs we have that were just minted. congrats, savannah. >> they were hard at work out here. i know. i

and it's sweet to walk out and see that. thank you. >> savannah just announced that she and her husband, mike, are expecting. >> we're so excited. new baby in december. >> the best news of the day. we can go home now. >> yeah. >> i know. and i scheduled six months of daily eating segments. that bring me to tears. jude law is here. dropping some knowledge about his new role in the new movie "genius. and a modern twist on a childhood favorite. how to make pb and j. al has changed locations. he's across the street for a check of the weather. >> hey, guys. thank you so much. well, it's a beautiful day where you are. but where i am, i got a torrential downpour in radio city. it's inside. and the roof's not leaking. we're going to explain this a little bit.

everything you need to know. starting with today. we are looking at sunshine along the east coast. we have tropical storm colin to deal with. we're looking at the pacific northwest. the heat continues out west. we're looking for tomorrow. and wet weather through florida. look for showers hanging around the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine in the southeast with that heat continuing. that's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, everybody. temperatures, low to mid-70s now. plenty of sunshine out there. but the sunshine will lead to a bubbling up of showers later this afternoon. here's future weather by 2:45. hit and miss showers racing across the area. temperatures today, before the rain drops move in, should make it into the low and mid-80s. rain chance about 30%, 40%, depending on how far north you live. and for the next couple of days, cooler and breezier weather moves back in, starting tomorrow.

>> all right. so, that's your latest weather. and here's what's happening inside radio city. it is raining buckets from christmas to summer. we know the rockettes. they have a new show going. the new york spectacular, starting the radio city rockettes. how do they get the rain? they have more than 500 gallons of warm water, that can go from a spring toll a downpour. it covers 600 square feet of stage space. it's collected in the drain and recycled and cleaned. lindsay howe, one of the rockettes. >> good morning. thanks for coming to our neck of the woods. >> had to come across the street. when you perform, it is train. that's a tricky situation. how is it performing in a

stage? >> it is so much fun. it is raining on us. and that's just one of the many roarkible elements this summer in the new york spectacular. this is an incredible show. >> let's see you in action, in the rain. ♪ ♪ i'm singing in the rain singing in the rain ♪ ♪ what a glorious feeling i'm happy again ♪ ♪ i'm loving around town with it from above ♪ ♪ in the rain

♪ come on with the rain i have a smile on my face ♪ ♪ i walk down the lane with a happy refrain ♪ ♪ i'm singing singi singing, singing ♪ ♪ singing in the -- do da do da do da ♪ ♪ singing ♪ in the rain >> the rockettes, the show is the new york spectacular. it is running for eight weeks from june 15th to august 7th. there

it is raining inside. guys, that's what you got to love about new york. >> we do, al. thank you very much. we have another treat this morning. a guy whose magic has mesmerized us for decades. now, coming to the big screen. >> david copperfield, as a consultant on "now you see me 2." it's about a group of performers using their high-tech magic. >> it would be difficult to make it rain, right? that's something that only god can do. i'm going to do something that god can't do. i'm going to make it clear up. no. i'm going to make it actually stop. ♪ can god do that? i don't think so. what about make it go up? >> david copperfield. good morning. you're a consultant on the

and you're going to show us how we did that. >> you're in the movie, right? >> how exciting. >> wow. >> did you know you're pregnant, too? >> yeah. >> they cast for a broadcaster with child. and you played it great. i smell an oscar. >> thank you so much. >> can i say, i was reading about you last night and some things i forgot. 12 years old, you were kind of entered into the american magic academy. is that what they call it? >> the american magicians, yes. 16 years old, you were teaching magic at nyu. were you born to be a magician? >> i walked into a wrong class. and i taught people. and they didn't stop me. it was a political science class. >> set them up. you take them through. >> you have been at this game for a long time. how has magic changed over the years? is it like being an athlete? you have to stay at the top of your game? >> we work hard.

things with spaceships and dinosaurs. and trying to change the language of it. time travel. got to push the envelope. this movie is keeping magic current. it's awesome. >> what is going on? >> this is a principle that is used in the movie. you saw the rain going up. this is a principle that's real. you see a close-up of the water going up. we can make it go up, like this. that's really amazing. and it's based on a principle that my friend, ken rosenthal came up with. what is it called? the -- if you look up the wagon wheel effect on google there. when you see a train wheel go backwards. when you're watching a movie because of the frame rate. it's happening here with a stro l

it looks like the water is going up. and that's why all of the today show hosts are so thin because they're drinking anti-gravity water. >> not all they're drinking. >> an amazing principle. that's the principle that's exposed in the movie. it's a real thing that can really work. >> we have to go to vegas and hang out. >> that would be cool. >> teach us your secrets. >> "now you see me 2" comes out on friday. next, jude law takes us inside the mind of a genius. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> it's really cool.

we're back with we're back, 8:41, with jude law. in his movie "genius," he plays a struggling writer, looking for his big break. that's until he walks into t

it's a meeting that would change his life forever. >> you can't kill the deep roots by cutting off a few top branches. >> and the roots go deep, mr. perkins. and they are unassailable. >> mr. wolf, we intend to publish your book. >> jude law, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> thomas wolf, not a household name. f. scott fitzgerald, hemingway. who is he? >> what he is carrying, the handwritten manuscript that turned into his first novel. he was an extraordinary character. and you're right. it's odd that he's disappeared from the common conscience, the literary terrain. he was a great belie

shaking up the literary world. he was a believer in freedom of speech. and he believed in putting down on the page, writing what he was about. >> and he wrote the sprawling manuscripts that were larger than life, like he was. he was loud, he was obnoxious. he was passionate. he liked three or four drinks. is he a likable guy? >> you would like to hang out with him for an evening. i don't know if you would survive beyond that or would want to go back for more. what he was extraordinary alt doing was capturing the lust for life on the page. and max perkins, this extraordinary figure in the world of literature saw that genius and helped him put it on the page. >> unless people think this is a movie about books, it's the story of the friendship that develops between these two,

a story of the friendship. they took on the role, if you like, of surrogate father and son. it looks at what does it take to create genius? can genius be producted between two individuals? there's a great line in the film where they talk about max perkins, that he had a genius of friendship. what and where does a genius exist in our life? >> and extraordinary cast in this. colin firth, and laura linney. it goes on and on. you played a variety of roles over 20 years you've been making movies. and you have one coming up that i would imagine is a bit daunting. you play the pope. >> i did. i finished a miniseries, which i think will be out at the end of the year or beginning of next. >> how do you get ready for that role? >> that's a question i asked myself. we played the character, who happens to be the pope.

find a place where, they have a pope school. you know, it was a great character. and constructing him made playing the pope easy. >> we were talking in the break before we went on about kids and things like that. kids getting into some form of the business and modeling and things like that. are you an advice-giver father? >> i am an advice-giver. i don't know if they are takers. >> they listen to the pope. >> the pope is their father. i'm not so sure. >> jude law. nice to see you. thanks for being here. "genius" hits theaters this friday. we're spreading the world with peanut butter and jelly. grown-up version of the classic. this is "today" on nbc. comfort >>

day pb and j sandwiches is sponsored by smucker's. proud sponsor of team usa. this morning, a new twist on the peanut butter and jelly sandw h sandwich. and brandi milloy has great ideas. >> who doesn't love the pb&j. >> this is a pancake. >> this is banana split french toast. we need the peanut butter, the jam, bananas, strawberry, peanuts. and bread, butter, vanilla, eggs. i'm going to have you spread some jam on this piece of toast. >> i see you went with creamy. if you like crunchy, could you do that? >> this recipe, you can customize it to whatever you want. different flavored jams and fruits. i love the strawberry with the

>> nice. >> we're going to place our strawberries and bananas on top of the bread. it's a french toast. you don't need anything else. you can enjoy it for dessert. >> okay. and a thin layer of peanut butter there. >> we're going to stack these together. and they're going to end up like this. you can add the half and half. you can use -- >> wow. i didn't do that. i would like the record to reflect. >> i did. >> it wouldn't be real cooking if you're not making a mess. you're going to whisk this up. >> we got our tasters downstairs diving in. >> they're eating. how is it? >> we're -- >> i love the salad. >> an unusual combination. and the salad is great. >> we're going to get to that in a minute. you're going to carefully put your french toast into the egg batter mixture. >> okay. i'm using a hawaiian bread. you can use day-old

stale bred. if you love peanuts and peanut butter. you're going to love this part. putting crushed peanuts on the side of this french toast. >> do you like that crunch? and into the warm butter. we're going to let it cook three to four minutes. >> why are they giggling? >> carson has something under his nose. he looks like charlie chaplain. >> what is it? we just fry it up. >> put it in the oven. >> you are so messy. >> i don't know. >> it's getting worse. >> yes. >> and some chocolate chips. >> we're going on with the segment, you guys. looks delicious. this is a grown-up pb&j sandwich. >> it's a grown-up grilled cheese. we're

i'm going to mash up if berries. >> you do the mashup. >> i'm using fresh fruit and the jelly. there is nothing better than when you get a cheese board and a little bit of the jam, a little of the jelly. >> add the jelly. add the peanut butter. >> you're going to add the free first. you want the brie as close to the bread as possible. >> we have a few seconds left because carson took up our time with his issue. >> you add the jam and the fruit. >> yep. >> squeeze it together. butter side down. and the balsamic glaze, can add to the top or the inside of the sandwich. >> brandi thank you so much. head to nbc.com/today for the recipes. carson is cleaned up. >> a strong chocolate you're working with. we're going to get in on the peanut butter and

i called someone in with real skills. we have shawn johnson here. good morning, shawn. in addition to your impressive work, with the pb&j here, you were part of the women's gymnastic team in '08. >> yes. >> tell me how peanut butter and jelly ties in with the olympics. >> smucker's is doing this campaign for every tweet using the #pbjforusa, they donate a to the olympics committee. >> people see it spelled out. #pbj4teamusa. smucker's will donate for every post. we got ours going. you have a sandwich going? >> half of one. >> we'll get this one up. for a good cause. keep the sandwich snaps coming. guys, back to you.

all right. shawn, good to see you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> first, this is "today" on nbc.

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>> enough about him. who will play the role of tracy? we're so happy to introduce maddy ball ia. you won an open casting call. you beat out 1,000 other people. >> yeah. >> congratulations. how are you feeling? >> i'm so excited. and to think i was cramming for my finals two weeks ago. and now, i get to perform with my idols. and i'm just meeting harvey for the first time. >> anything but boring. this is like america. this is, america, my daughter. >> aw. >> you know this show inside and out. have you offered any advice to do this? >> not yet. i'm still writing it. i wrote "the wiz" last year. that's going to write "hairspray" this year. i'm working on the script. >> how will it be a little different for tv than what's on broadway? >> yeah. times have changed a

but basic message, it's a beautiful show about integration. and it takes place in 1962, if you remember, based on the buddy dean show in baltimore. and my daughter, just loves to dance. and she wants to be on tv. doesn't see why everyone shouldn't be dancing together. >> you're going to make it great. you are perfect for each other. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> a lot more of you. "hairspray live" here on nbc. we're back after local news. this is a news 4 today news break. >> 8:56 on this june 7th. let's look at traffic with jack taylor. hey, jack. >> it's been one of those mornings. very, very tough. that reminder that the last morning of this, on the bridge eastbound on independence avenue, one right lane. you see every

inbound towards the bridge. complicating things. the orange and silver line doing the single-tracking between east falls church and ballston. different today than yesterday. it's improving just this morning. back to you. >> jack, thank you. a quick break. we'll check your forecast when we come back.

good morning. we're in the low to mid-70s across the area and out. plenty of sunshine getting through at the moment. we're going to watch for hit-and-miss showers in the course of the afternoon. timing is between 1:00 and 4:00. keep your umbrella handy to be on the safe side. it turns breezy and cooler for tomorrow. and lasts that way through the rest of the week. turns warmer in time for the weekend. >> get the latest news and weather anytime on the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes.

this morning on today's take, mel b. is back, talking "america's got talent." and savannah makes a huge announcement. tune in to find out what it is. and an end-of-school party, coming up next. >> from nbc news, this is "today's" take, with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamara hall. >> a beautiful day outside. and a beautiful day inside studio 1a. willie, natalie, al. al, you have a good morning jam

>> this guy, william bell, one of the classic soul singers. with the stacks label, years and years ago. he's just recorded a new album. >> cool. >> it's called, this is where i live. and this is the title cut. >> turn it up. i can't hear it. >> this is new. >> a new song. new album, just released. "this is where i live." >> soulful, funky soul. >> it is a terrific album. you put this thing on and groove on a friday night. >> i love that sound. very cool. i said it's a beautiful day inside studio 1a. here's why. savannah guthrie and her husband, mike, expecting a baby in december. >> baby number two. >> get that woman a chair. >> my gosh. >> we are so excited. >> some of us were getting a little suspicion. >> it's hard to hide. and moms have told me that the second baby pops out kind of early. >>

>> i feel like i've been popping out from the beginning, actually. i don't know where my belly fat ended and the baby begins. >> i had no idea. let's watch how is a van gnaw revealed the news a few minutes ago. >> are you pregnant? well, yeah. i am pregnant. >> oh. >> oh, my fwosh. >> wait a minute. >> that was -- that's amazing. >> oh, my gosh. >> we were getting suspicious. >> congratulations. >> i know. >> that was a game of tuesday fishbowl. savannah wouldn't look me in the eye. >> willie smelled a rat. >> i didn't, no. >> somebody has an

and they brought willie and kathie lee and hoda. >> we never bring everybody. >> willie is like, why am i down here? we're doing the tuesday fishbowl now. and he says, you are a terrible liar. >> i couldn't look at you. >> all of this is the great is going to be a big sister. >> she has no idea what hit her. >> let's look at her reaction. >> do you want a new baby? >> no. >> i wasn't sure. >> i like the little shirt. >> it was late last week. we are like, i want to surprise all of the anchors on the show. we came up with this idea. >> so cute. it's not fair because she's a delight. and she's going to be excited to have a new baby to drag around. but it wasn't hard to get her to say no. her favorite word right now. >> leila calls nick's birthday, july 18th, the day my life changed forever. and not for the better. >> oh.

>> wait a minute. >> stay on-message. >> just telling you. it's okay, sweetie. >> our director said the sweetest thing. i feel like my second baby was a gift to my first baby. i look at my two boys and they're the best of friends. we'll see how that changes. it's amazing the bond they share and they have. they're 4 1/2 years apart. yours will be two years. >> two years. >> they're so tiny. >> right away, you're like, do i even remember how to swaddle? >> it all comes back. >> i hope so. >> yeah. >> you got me schvitzing right now. >> you were crying. >> i'm so emotional. i can't keep a secret. it's hard to have that. and i wanted to tell everyone. of course, it's like there's so much about worry and hoping you'll get to this -- get this far.

i'm so thankful and hopeful that everything works out. really, mike and i are so excited. >> how did your mom, nancy, take this? >> oh, my gosh. she is so thrilled. and it hit mike's family. >> there's her face. >> it must be 4:00 a.m. you take a pregnancy test, it's 6:00 a.m., it must be 3:00 a.m. in arizona. mom? we're just all excited. >> you are going to be doubly a great mom. love you guys. >> we will have a bassinet at first. it's new york city. everybody crams up. >> it's a new trend. that's a good thing. yes. a new trend that parents are having their kids -- i mean, i grew up sleeping next to my sister and sharing the same bed. yeah. >> this is my side. this is your side. >> there were three boys in our room. >> they say it's a good

it teaches the kids to negotiate. this is according to parenting experts. this teaches them to fight fair or not so fair in my sister's cases. it's a good way to bring your kids together and to resolve conflict. you're all set. you're perfect. >> great. >> i am like -- >> can i -- >> can we get a towel over there? with some sea breeze on it for willie? >> i looked up at the clock. across the street, it was 8:56. and i broke in a full sprint in the hot summer day. you guys do abba. i'll be right back. >> he has to towel off. >> i know. >> he needs a hair drier on set. >> how excited are you for the abba reunion? >> the other great news of the day until savannah's news. >> we have another chance to see "dancing queen." >> just dance. love it. >> this is a big surprise? >> i think so. >> i had interviewed bjorn like a couple years back.

to get together. but the swedish pop group, abba, reunited in stockholm. first performance in 30 years together. a lot of people were waiting for that moment. >> it's hard to believe it's been 50 years. >> i love abba. i feel like "dancing queen" holds up. every time it comes on, on the dance floor, you're so happy. i don't know if you feel the same way, al. it's kind of a chick song. >> i'll be honest with you. not so much. it was worth it to watch natalie channeling her inner abba. is it abba or abba? >> abba. ♪ watch that scene digging the dancing queen ♪ >> ow. i was that off-key, huh? >> it sounded good. >> yeah, right. >> does pregnancy affect your hearing? i didn't know that. >> we're going to do "i will

i know every verse. ♪ i was petrified >> our makeup, lady, looking for willie right now. >> willie is in the shower. >> a whole other suit. >> special effects to get a big fan and just put him in front of it. so, speaking of needing to cool willie off, we want to offer you a chance at winning a cool 25 grand. we're going to work with our friends at state farm to give away $25,000, in our 25 grand plan. have you recently graduated, get a new job, retired, having a baby? okay. we want to offer everyone else but not savannah, a chance for $25,000 for your transition. go to today.com for rules and enter. you have until 5:00 p.m. eastern on thursday. i will surprise you at your home, with a check for $25,000. >> just write in and say why you should have the $25,000? >> we have judges who pick it out and vote. >> and the big check with al roker.

and we may bring willie along so he can just sweat along with the oldies. >> speaking of the weather. >> mr. roker. what do we have going on? >> we have been talking about -- so much fun having you. this is like the old days. >> this is the old days. >> savannah was part of the original 9:00 hour. >> yay. ♪ reunited and it feels so good ♪ >> okay. >> sorry. >> i don't know anymore after that. >> the only part we know. >> this is tropical storm colin. it is racing along the southeastern atlantic coast. 50-mile-per-hour winds, moving northeast at 33 miles per hour. they've dropped the tropical storm warnings along florida's coast. we have warnings from oregon inlet. and flash flood warnings in effect, this front is going to drape itself across central

and there's going to be a lot of rain today on into tomorrow. storms and flood threats for the south florida area under the keys. look at the rainfall amounts. we have flash flood warnings right now, for tampa, sarasota, st. peters berg, florida, until 9:00 a.m. three to five inches possible. the heaviest rain, just about done in the carolinas. we'll see a quarter of an inch or more. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a beautiful day in washington so far. there will be a chance of showers coming our way in the middle of the afternoon. you want to take the umbrella with you. a 30%, a 40% chance of rain at the most. any individual shower won't last all that long. not looking for a washout today. just a passing shower, too, during the peak of the afternoon. drying out after 5:00, 6:00 tonight. and for the afternoon, temperatures today, into the mid-80s.

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talent." she has seen amazing performances. and this year is no different. take a look. whoa. ♪ i'm giving you everything all that joy can bring ♪ ♪ >> do the dance. show me. ♪ >> it's been a good season so far. season 11, and simon is on the cast now. >> he is. >> so much fun. are you having that much fun in real life? or is it a job? >> i think we're all a bit leery of simon the b

but he's so much fun. i know him from way back. but it's a nice reminder of what he's about. i mean, he's honest. he's brutal. but he's very sarcastic. and he has the british chee cheekine cheekiness. >> is simon softer on this show, than "american idol"? some people are saying he's not as critical. >> he's a little more tactful. in the past, he made a lot of people cry. a lot. now, he's like easing himself back into it. he is very honest and very brutal. with a sprinkle of niceness on top. >> are you guys as brutal with him about his jeans. >> yeah. heidi is saying he needs a makeover. i like his style. he's not embarrassed. he's old-school. >> come on. admit it, mel. >> you're calling me out.

but, hey. >> now, you're talking. boom. >> the real mel b. >> like the chest hair. >> the women in the audience go absolutely gaga over him. >> does he have a fluffer for the hair? >> i think he has a fluffer for somhing else. >> are you -- and you never disappoint. that's why we love you. >> some of the acts, mel. there's a wonderful -- i'm obsessed with the show already this season. laura breton, 13 years old, came out with a beautiful voice. >> she was so shy and humbled. i thought, what is she going to do? then, she started singing and a whole other person appeared. and i had to clutch my bloosom. >> the folks at abba got back together. >> i love them. >> i like the link. i like the segue link.

>> well, you know, we are still in talks about doing something. and until we have actually nailed it down, what it actually is, not really -- >> what it take? >> we are moving forward, into making something happen. >> really? so, it's in the works? >> it's definitely in the works. >> one person has offered her services. adele, a huge spice girl fan. here she as at a recent concert. >> i'm not a spice girl. ♪ oh, you look great. >> if you watch carpool karaoke, she looks up to you guys. she's a huge, crazy fan. >> have her join the group for one performance. >> i love adele. who isn't a big

i think she's amazing. her voice. her lyrics. >> what would be her spice name? >> she is the queen of everything. >> queen of spice. >> yes. >> you're going to let us know first, right? >> i will. >> you better. >> you getting rid of me now? is that it? >> no. we have the fish bowl. she's going to stick around. answer questions for us. your questions, the fishbowl coming up. "america's got talent" here on nbc. and mel b., putting her hand in the jar. don't peek. >> i won't peek. >> hope she doesn't get the one that savannah got.

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and protecting enamel. back with mel b. and time to plunge in the murky waters of the celebrity fish bowl. >> as many as you can get in the time that we have. >> all right. what is a reoccurring dream that you have? oh. i'm falling and i wake up right before i splatter. not a good one. >> i've had that. >> what does it mean? >> you're out of control. >> stay away from windows. >> i am in control. i feel like i am in control. >> are you? >> am i? >> that's not what your mind is telling you. >> keep the fun going. >> what's the first thing you notice about someone when you first meet them? next one. >> come on. come on. >> up or down? >> down. >> one is one thing you do -- what's the thing you can d

next question. if you would tweet to anyone in history, what would you say? >> marilyn monroe or elvis, let's go dinner. >> both of them in one tweet, actually. >> yeah. i like that. okay. what was the worst haircut you ever had? oh, well, you see, my hair was very, very curly as a kid. so, i used to put it on top of my head like a big pineapple. it wasn't a haircut. it was my hair style. and i used to wear peach lipstick with a black outliner. one more. that one isn't happening. >> yeah. >> "x" marks the spot. >> what was the first person you kissed? my husband, of course. >> very good. >> thank you very much. mel b., thanks so much. still ahead,

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this is a news 4 today news break. >> 9:26 is your time. we know the name of a man killed in an apartment building fire in the city of fairfax. 74-year-old william cotton died in that fire earlier this morning. 21 other people were displaced by the fire. no word on how the fire started. no major issues on the second weekday of metro's safetrack program. you can expect crowded platforms and trains during the evening commute, as part of surge one. trains are single-tracking between east falls church and ballston until next thursday. a look at your forecast when we

good morning. chuck bell. high today, expected to reach 85 degrees. there will be showers and

in the middle of the afternoon. should be over by 5:00 or 6:00 tonight. and cooler than raverage for a nice change of pace. >> keep an eye on the forecast and the news, with the nbc washington app. we'll see you in 25 minutes.

taking a look at the headlines. a new study suggests that using ear buds could be damaging your child's hearing. students were tested 11 to 17. and more than 25% are already experiencing chronic tinitis. that's a ringing or buzzing in the ears. almost all students practice what they call risky listening practices. it can lead to hearing impairment later on in life. some ailarming news on kids and student attendance records. during

6.5 students were chronically absence. there was a significant drop in school suspensions during that period, down nearly 20%. american airlines releasing more details about changes to its frequent flyer program. and starting in august, passengers will earn points based on the price of their ticket, versus the amount of miles they fly. elite status members will earn even more points. but to earn elite status, you must spend at least $3,000 a year. burger king is taking two of america's favorite foods and combining them into one delicious treat. it is[(óhç called the whopperit. they're taking ingredients of a whopper and putting them in a tortilla. it's being tested at burger king locations in hermitage, pennsylvania. the investor

who saved hostess tiwinkies is buying hugh hefner's los angeles home. he owns the property next door and he plans to combine them and preserve the architectural heritage. the estate was listed for $200 million. 90-year-old hefner gets to live in the home for the rest of his life. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. hey, al. >> anybody else creeped out. here's what we've got. wet weather making its way through the great lakes today. we've got colin, tropical storm, moving off the carolina coast. more heavy rain through florida. out west, spectacular weather. 85 in seattle. 92 in portland. 78 in los angeles. for tomorrow, we're looking at sunshine along the eastern seaboard. more wet weather in florida. dry and showers move into the pacific northwest. that's

the country. >> sunshine for now. and there's a chance of a shower or two in the afternoon. temperatures warming up quickly. 77 in lees berg and winchester and culpepper. 74 in washington. our future weather forecast. by 2:30, showers along the i-95 corridor. most likely time rain is between noon and 5:00. after 5:00, or 6:00, things should dry out. we'll be cooler and breezier with highs in the 70s tomorrow. have a good day, everybody. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. geist? >> thank you very much, sir. "west texas investors club" features self-made multimillionaires, rooster mcconaughey and butch gillom. there's no board rooms, no tailored suits and no b.s. i went to west texas to spend a day on the ranch with rooster

♪ rooster and butch were good enough to send a chauffeur to pick me up in midland, texas. my ride was their pal, gil. i'm willie geist. you mind if i hitch a ride? i don't know a thing about you. >> reporter: off to rooster's ranch, where the texas refreshments were flowing already. after that drive, i needed one. if the drawl sounds familiar, rooster is the older mother of matthew mcconaughey. butch made a texas-sized entrance, as he always does. >> let's get showed up. rooster and butch are self-made millionaires, many times over. working up from grunts and riding the ups and downs of the texas oil business. >> i was a millionaire about a week. i said i would be a millionaire before i was 30 ye

and they rang the bell and i was out. always put a beer in your tocchet. >> there you go. >> the guys showed me around the ranch, to rooster's son, miller lite, his real name, and to the studio. on "west texas investors club," rooster and butch hear business pitches from rooster and butch. startled on what they see. >> when people come in for the pitch, i think they're coming somewhere else, where there's going to be guys in suits, sitting in a board room. and they walk in here. and the shock that comes over their faces. do you see that? >> the best part of it for us is when they see that rooster and i are plain, simple folks. just like they are. that's what the show is all about. >> what have you got? >> reporter: a hit in its first season, the show is back for another. >> ten-time people coming in. the dang thing is starting to get serious. last season, we were running around here with our underwear over our

here we go. there's people that's really coming in. >> good ones. >> i understand we've got one. >> yeah. >> we do. >> can i sit in on a pitch? >> please. >> i brought emmitt. >> i'm here to present the i-tap, which is a portion-controlled beer dispe e dispensing system. in stadiums, they're getting 61% yield from the kegs. the i tap's capability of increasing that. >> what are you asking for? >> $250,000 for 10% stake in the company. >> you're saying your company is worth $2.5 million? >> i believe. >> what did you sell last year? >> last year, we sold nothing. >> that's easy to figure. >> i think it's a good idea. i don't know if we're getting $2.5 million. >> they all do that. if it works in the pepsi center, and word gets around in the professional leagues, maybe you got something.

old gil. ♪ i go where i want to go you can't tie me down ♪ ♪ but i can be found on the nbc "today" show ♪ >> reporter: gil, that was awesome, man. thank you, gil. you can't have more fun in a day than a day on the ranch. season two premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific, on our sister network, cnbc. coming up next, party and gift ideas for all of the end-of-school celebrations. that's right after this. i can now sleep worry free all night. the unique secure barrier system gives me triple protection from leaks, odor and moisture

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smartties as arms. you can go with a healthier option. get the kids involved. and they're easy to do. >> you have two preschoolers. >> one preschooler, finally here. >> over here, a craft for them. this is something you get them to do. right. >> who doesn't have extra cardboard lying around at home. cut out shapes in the form of electric guitars. and have your kids go crazy. they can put their names on them. they can have the friends sign them. it becomes like a yearbook, end of year thing. they can put on the wall, when they're done with it. >> i love it. very easy to do. >> come over here. this is like party favors to give out at the end of an event at the end of a school year. >> it's a draft that becomes -- something to take home. i got teary-eyed making

because it is my preschooler's final year. watching her little hand get painted and go on the t-shirts was very emotional. yeah. wave good-bye to preschool. it's fun. and we can remember how little they were because their hands are just so small right now. >> that's adorable. >> you can wash all of it. use fabric paint. >> over here for the teachers, you want to give them something special. i like this idea, giving them a potted plant. >> exactly. we're going beyond the mug here. going beyond typical flowers. potting some herbs. we have the sprout plantable pencils. you stick it in dirt and you water it and grow a plant. >> this oregano. >> a pizza pack there. display them by sticking them in the pot.

helping me grow. >> decorate it with a cute card. >> the teachers going off to the beach. >> the teachers need sun and sand, too. this explores. you get a tote. i got this from target. put in some flip-flops and a towel. magazines. >> and over here? a lilt movie pack? >> a movie pack. still a little popcorn, container with popcorn and candy. >> last but not least. mention what this is here. >> a sentimental gift. ask the preschoolers, what their favorite memory of the year is. and what they will miss most about the teacher. and the teacher can count down the days. an advent calendar for the end of the year. >> thanks so much. coming up next, her song, "my church, "had a million

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♪ whoa, oh whoa, oh ♪ >> maren morris, thank you so much. the album is called "hero." it is out now. we're back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. man: life gets so busy with work, and it's really hard to just kind of put that all aside and sort of focus on having fun or playing, even. hey, playing is a lot of fun. ♪

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♪ from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to food day tuesday. >> it's here again already? >> it comes every seven days. june 7th. >> why would you want to stop desire? >> sometimes you to the tap the brakes on it? it's a no-no. it's forbidden. i understand over cheesecake. >> the desire for love? >> om