goo good morning. chilling messages. the texts exchanged between the orlando night club shooter and his wife as the shooting happens but an inside look at the gunman's troubling past stretching back 20 years as president obama and vice president biden visit with grieving families. >> they don't care about the politics. neither do i. and john mccain forced to clarify his controversial statement that the president is quote, directly responsible for orlando. taking action overnight. disney world announces to post more signs following the attack on a 2-year-old boy as the

the loss of their son. a record heat wave expanding 12 states facing triple-digit temperatures. the hot conditions cause several wildfires to explode. frightening scene. rock legend meat loaf collapses on stage in the middle of a performance. >> is this really happening? the singer rushed to the hospital. the latest on his condition today, friday, june 17, 2016. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody welcome to "today. we have willie for in matt. i wish we had aç decibel count because the squeals are so high. >> charlie puth will be our concert coming up. a lot of people on a

let's start with the news this morning. more new twists in the investigation of the pulse nightclub in orlando. officials are taking a close look at the gunman's text messages. stephanie gosk has the latest on this. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. the shooting lasted nearly four hours. we are now learning that during that time in between firing his semi automatic rifle at club goers he was ophis phone posting on facebook and exchanging text messages including that exchange with his wife. new images show the quiet horror. survivors huddled in a bathroom. the shooting at pulse had only just begun. according to a source close to his wife, salman said she texted her husband just after 2:30 a.m.

no. i love you, babe. >> what was happening was the deadliest mass shooting. salman was with mateen when he bought ammunition days before. they were at a walmart and she was with their 3-year-old boy in the toy department. he refused to sell body armor and ammunition to mateen weeks ago because he was acting strangely. he alerted authorities, but they were not contacted. meanwhile, mateen's troubled history continues to surface, including school and employment records. as early as the third grade, teachers were concerned. one writes, omar is verbally abusive, rude, aggressive. much talk about sex and violence. obscenities. fifth grade, oppositional, lacks remorse. years later in high school,

mateen was charged with battery for a fight with a student. this letter mateen wrote explaining the incident was part of the job application with the florida department of corrections exclusively obtained by nbc news. it says the charges were dropped. an experience of me growing up and i learned a big lesson from it. as investigators try and nail down mateen's motivations, president obama met with families thursday. >>ç i held and hugged grieving family members and parents and they asked why does this keep happening? >> reporter: the survivors are also paying tribute to first responders who saved them. like angel who hugged the officer who pulled him out of the club. >> he came in and just had a smile on my face. i have been wanting to see you, the man that took me out of that horrible place. >> the source close to

wife tell us that police were here at their condominium before the shooting was even telling his wife to come out with her hands up. since then she has been cooperating and she is willing to take a pallograph but so far they haven't given her one. back on capitol hill, republican senator john mccain stirring controversy. haley jackson has more on that. good morning. >> hi, willie, good morning. democrats wasting no time going after senator mccain trying to link him to donald trump who, again, today, will be in texas. a state he thinks he can win big even with a sign not all new republicans are rallying around him. >> people are going to say i'm not going to say who i'm voting for. >> reporter: defiant in dallas donald trump insisting he is the gay c

nigh protests against him. >> you tell me? who is better for the gay community and who is better for women than donald trump. >> reporter: hillary clinton quickly responding tweeting, hi. trump also rejecting critics saying he is unqualified on foreign policy. >> haven't exactly been studying nato all my life. >> reporter: democrats fighting back trying to paint go op lawmakers as trump's puppets pointing to rhetoric like controversial comments from john mccain. effectively blaming president obama for the orlando shooting. >> barack obama is directly responsible for it because when you quote everybody out of iraq, al qaeda want to syria and became isis. >> reporter: it only took about an hour for mccain to walk it back. >> he bears responsibility. >> reporter: i want to be clear. are you back tracking? >> i'm not backtracking on anything. >> reporter: mccain said he'll back his party's nominee in

november, but new this morning house speaker paulç ryan said t all republicans have to support trump telling chuck todd, they should vote their conscious. >> this is a very strange situation. very unique nominee. i feel as a possibility as the speaker of the house i should not be leading in the middle of a party. >> reporter: ryan with his own message to trump after the candidate's advice to party leaders. >> please don't talk. either republicans stick together or just let me do it by myself. >> you can't make this up sometimes. i'll just say we represent a separate but equal branch of government. >> reporter: now trump's democratic rivalries look ready to heat up with bernie sanders saying overnight he plans to intensify his fight against the presumptive gop nominee. meantime the fight here on capitol hill over gun control also looks ready to heat up, willie and savannah, with the senaet

amendments on monday and none of them likely look to go anywhere. >> tap dancing around right now. let's bring in chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." you speak fluent washington. puts republicans in a very strange situation and he says his members can vote their conscious but he will be voting with the nominee. what do we make of this? >> look, he's acknowledging the obvious, which is right now it looks like donald trump is not the most helpful nominee for republicans down the ticket. he knows that every republican is basically getting very close to be every republican for themselves. and at the end of the day, he made what he says is the best decision he could make as the elected leader in the house. not necessarily as congressman ryan, but as k

look, you say it any which way with saying i can't run with donald trump is essentially what he's saying. >> on wednesday night donald trump said please don't talk, be quiet. if i have to go it alone without the, is he right about that in the general? >> i understand why he wants them to stop talking. the more public the divide is, the tougher it is for trump to raise any money. cramming aç little bit and tryg to raise as much money before the father of the july before the end of the month. that's why he's in georgia and texas and arizona instead of swing states because in big money communities. but the money is not coming in very fast. that's the problem. the more you hear ryan and mcconnell and all these other senators who are ringing their

donors are also ringing their hands. >> let's talk about hillary clinton. i know you think this is significant. she has a major television ad. she's up on the air with commercials. why do you think this is an important time to be doing that? >> right. this is sort of this, july, you got the summer break, the summer holidays. you'll have the two conventions and the olympics in august. this is like one of these important two or three-week periods where the race is at the end of june is probably where the race will be on labor day. if you recall four years ago, barack obama unloaded on mitt romney in this period before the convention. sort of set a baseline and romney never really recovered. well, this time, romney actually had money to fight back on television. hillary clinton is up all by herself. trump, the republicans, nobody is countering this and she'll be up by herself for two weeks. negative ads on him and positive on her. make it where he wille

hole he can't dig out of. >> chuck todd, thanks so much. more of his interview with house speaker paul ryan this sunday on "meet the press." another big story in politics breaking this morning. dozens of u.s. diplomats are calling for air strikes against the syrian government. richard engel is in instoneble this morning. such a break from the president with his own administration. >> i think it expresses the deep frustration that is even within the state department about the current u.s. policy in syria. don't forget, 400,000 people had been killed in this five-year conflict. what's unusual is that more than 50 mostly mid-level state department employees choose to use this decent channel to say they want to use a different policy and more

government and then that decent was leaked to the media. it is something of a revolution within the state department whether it will change u.s. policy seems unlikely. the complaint is effectively this one. the policy does not preventç assad and russia from killing civilians and that unless pressure is put on assad, this bloodshed will continue. savannah? >> richard with the latest from istanbul, thank you. disney world will add more alligator warning signs following this week's deadly attack at the grand floridian. this morning we're hearing from the victim's parents. gabe gutierrez has the story. good morning. >> disney hasn't specified how many new signs will go up or when exactly they'll be installed. the toddler died from drowning and traumatic injuries after his father desperately tried to rescue him from the mouth of that alligator. this morning disney world said

signs following the horrifying death of 2-year-old lane graves. a prayer service in his nebraska home town. his family saying" words cannot describe the shock and grief. we are devastated." the last gator-related injury at disney world was 30 years ago. >> paul still carries the scars. >> i grabbed my leg and started to thrash me around side to side and pulled me backwards into the water. >> reporter: last year david from san diego said two alligators chased his son at coronado resort. >> i don't know there are zillions ofigators everywhere. >> reporter: warning park goers not to swim, but no reference to alligators. other signs did warn guests not to feed the wildlife but we only found one near a swamp that mentioned alligators. disney said we have closed all of our beaches and made a

conducting a swift and thorough review of all our processes and protocols. this family lives near the park. she's photographed several of gators there as a travel blogger. they defend disney calling this a tragic accident, but clearly struck a nerve with parents across the country. >> the minute that i heard and that poor father trying to pull that child out of an alligator's mouth. >> reporter: the investigation into that child's death continues. a local sheriff says the state wildlife officials had pulled a couple more alligators from the water, but so far they have not determined which one grabbed the boy. willie and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez,ç thank you very much. some new numbers to report this morning on the zika virus and the number of women in this country who have given birth to babies with birth defects

tom costello is following it for us. good morning. >> still no cases of women being infected with zika virus inside the continental united states. all the cases so far involved women who contracted zika while out of the united states. >> reporter: this morning the latest numbers from the cdc suggest three babies born in the u.s. with birth defects linked to the zika virus. in all, 234 pregnant women in the u.s., both residents and visitors have been diagnosed with zika. another 189 cases reported in u.s. territories, mostly porto reek >> across the gulf, especially down in florida. >> reporter: around your home, dump the standing water. all of it. >> birth

buckets of water. those are going to be the perfect breeding sites for these mosquitos. >> again, all the experts advise wearing mosquito repellent especially if you are pregnant or could become pregnant. >> one big question for researchers and a lot of people have at home, how long is the incubation period? how long when you get zika and start showing symptoms? >> they believe it's 2 to 14 days. sexual partners pregnant women living who have had the zika virus and encouraged and sexual partners of people who have had the zika virus are encouraged to practice safe sex and wait six months before having unprotected sex. if you have a partner that may have been exposed but no symptoms, wait eight weeks, they say. >> that's the tricky part. a lot of people don't have symptoms at all. >>no

blanketing most of the country. temperatures climbing into triple digits. that heat will only intensify over the next few days. nbc janet s is in oklahoma for us. good morning. >> this is one of the hot spots where temperatures are soaring. over the past 24 hours the number of calls to ambulances related to heat-related illnesses have spiked. sadly this morning we have toç report that another child has died in a hot car incident. this time it happened in texas. this morning a 3-year-old is the latest hot car death found in searing houston heat. police say the boy climb under to the back seat to get a toy. the rear door had the child safety locks on. >> the kid the poster child for energizer bunny. not easy

>> reporter: firefighters battling wildfires in arizona and southern california. and mandatory evacuations in new mexico as the wind picks up and the threat spreads. across the plains and southwest, an excessive heat warning is in effect. a huge drain on the power grid and the hottest temperatures some cities have seen in a decade. >> by this weekend, sunday 118. 120 for next monday. this is dangerous heat. >> this morning, st. louis and memphis are among the cities dealing with power outages. that means no air conditioning during this critical time. and in california that shepra fire has exploded overnight. u.s. 101 closed for a second consecutive night. here in oklahoma city and cities in this region, it will feel like 110 degrees today or even hotter. guys, back to you. >> dangerous temperatures. janet, thank you so much. more on what we can e

going to last for so long. last perhaps through the middle of next week. not only the heat, but the humidity which makes it it so unbearable to be outside. in southern california, that helped spread the fires that are developing. so, we have 70 million people under some sort of heat alert. this lasts through the next several days. excessive heat warnings and heat advisories and excessive heat watches in this whole general area and includes the coast of south carolina and georgia, too. look at our temperatures later on this afternoon. when you put in the humidity feel like it's around 105 later today. in the southwest, air temperatures up around 112 in phoenix. el paso hit 107. keep in mind the warmest it has ever been in phoenix is 122. palm springs up to 117. we're most likely going to break some re

last through the middleç of ne week. drink lots of water and stay out of the outdoors and stay in the ac. check on elderly and check on pets. it will be dangerous for everyone. that's a look across the country. your local forecast is coming up in 30 seconds. hoorz here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. showers sinking south through the area and have showers around until 10:00 a.m. after that clouds will start to diminish and partly to mostly

evening hours. overall, a nice day. refreshing right now with temps in the 60s. this is where we have been all morning. a high today of 78. the weekend looking fabulous for father's day, whatever your outdoor plans are, the weather certainly cooperating and plenty of sun and highs in the mid to low 80s. . what is being done to control florida's alligator population? the new o.j. simpson documentary that has a lot of people talking this morning. never before seen photos from the crime scene and what simpson told a friend about refusing to take a lie detector test. first on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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avenue. prince george's county commuters will notice a major impact and passengers that use the blue, orange or silver lines are urged to use different ways to get around. check in with dave, hey, dave. >> unfortunately watching a pretty serious crash in montgomery county and opper 4 is flying over the scene. they have shut down the eastbound side of randolph road and likely require a crash investigation. you could see there is no traffic flowing here. we'll stay on top of this, back to you. >> we'll get a check on your forecast, next. stay with us.

continuing tatrack some scattered showers on storm team 4 radar otherwise cloudy skies.

to south so the d.c. metro area could see light rain by 10:00, 11:00 a.m., we'll dry out. >> thanks. more news in 25 minutes. back to "today" show after this short break. have a nice day. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours.

7:30 now on a friday morning. june 17, 2016. charlie puth. we're inç thefor a treat. i liked that shot. it was like, i don't know what was it called? i was thinking of the train, the crazy train. never mind. >> she'll explain on the break. >> this is the first episode of pregnancy brain. here's a look at the headlines. the flight data recorder from egyptair flight 804 has now been recovered from the bottom of the mediterranean sea one day after the cockpit voice recorder was found. try d

mediterranean. >> crews are working around the clock across the west to try to contain several dangerous fires. and another one in new mexico have forced hundreds of homeowners to evacuate. the nba finals heading to decisive game seven. the cleveland cavaliers beat the golden state warriors last night. the cavs lebron james led the way, 41 points for the second straight game. meantime, this week's alligator attack at disney world is putting a spotlight on how many alligators there are in florida and how dangerous it can be. kerry sanders went out with gator trappers last night. good morning. >> there is a saying in florida, there is a fresh body of water, just assume there is a gator in it. alligators that get too close to people are deemed to be nuisance

the trappers that go out for the state traptured 7,513 nuisance gators and this is how they do it. it is a precarious business. one wrong step could be deadly. for three generations, the register family has been trapping alligators in florida. the preferred method, a fishing rod and a hook to snag a gator and drag it to shore. on this night, a monster. a 13-footer. that's the death roll. this wild alligator almost 1,000 pounds. so big the trapping team pulled it ashore with a pickle truck. now the most dangerous part. covering its eyes to calm it down. you're not scared? >> my heart

i respect him. definitely respect for these gáum9 sets,(t&háhp &hc% sunhr alligators begin to stir. they're nocturnal animals that need to eat only once every three weeks to survive. >> what is it like out here? humidity 90% and mosquitos are swarming and a tremendous amount of attention. every splash and every movement on the water could be a gator. >> was that a gator? >> that was a bull frog. sounds a lot like an alligator. >> reporter: this is the sound of an alligator broadcast to lure them to trappers. it's mating season, which experts say makes the gators more afresive. that may explain why a gator attacked just after sunset killing 2-year-old lane graves from nebraska. at disney there are no swimming signs, but there are no signs warning of the gators. >> i think they should have signs everywhere. >> reporter: do you think it's

have signs? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: disney now plans to post alligator warning signs on other parts of disney property signs say do not feed or go near the alligators. as many as seven gators have been captured on the lake where the toddler was killed. so, if you worked at disney, would there be any way to control the alligator population to make it safe for people? >> no. i say no because they are in the wild. >> reporter: it's estimated there are 1.5 million alligators in florida. the population controlled by a yearly hunt. in this state, it's a smart idea to have a healthy respect for a lake, pond, river, even a ditch because there could be a gator lurking. state statistics show since 1948, 23 people had been killed by alligators. sadly now, guys,

>> gator trapping a dangerous business. kerry sanders, thank you. let's bring in dylan and get a check of the weather. >> janet was talking about the fires out in southern california and we have got these conditions that will be right for these fires to spread. these are called sundowner wind. similar to santa ana winds and they come out of the north. as they rush down the mountain they heat up and dry out. you have the dry, windy conditions in place. although not as windy as yesterday. we still could see some gusts up near 25 miles per hour. by saturday, 86 degrees and by sunday along with the gusty winds, temperatures up around 96 degrees. taking a look at thç dangerous heat in the southwest. again, we're going to be close to all-time records. the hottest it's ever been in tucson, 117 degrees. we'll be close to that on sunday with a forecast high of 116. again in phoenix, 122 is the all-time record. possibly hitting 120.

still be hot, i don't think we'll break the all-time record but get up to 109 by the time we get into sunday. else where around the country, couple spotty thunderstorms expected across the plains and unsettled across the southeast, nothing but some will produce dangerous lightning and brief, gusty winds and also some small hail, as possible. down along the gulf coast this afternoon. now here's a peek out your window. >> a break from the heat today and a break from the humidity through the weekend. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. continue to track some areas of rain, generally moving from north to south impacting parts of southern maryland, howard county and could move into the d.c. metro area and stick around until 10 a.m. at the latest. 70 at that point and mid to upper 70s for highs today. cooler than yesterday. sm spct

>> thank you. the new documentary on o.j. simpson is getting so much attention. filled with revelations and rise to fame. joe frier is here with more. joe, good morning. >> absolutely. kn morning. this is actually the anniversary of the infamous o.j. bronco chase. it happened 22 years ago today. the documentary airing on espn still manages to reveal chilling new details. oj made in america is the latest course in the feast of content about the simpson saga. a critically acclaimed documentary that is nearly eight hours long. divvied up over five nights being hailed a master piece. >> one of the things we've learned this year is that even a story as well and often told as the o.j. simpson case, there is a lot more to learn. >> reporter: jeffrey tubin the "the

simpson." his nonfiction book was turned into this year's popular tv series on fx. >> your ex-wife, nicole simpson, has been killed. >> reporter: of course, that program featured actors the espn documentary centers on real people like friend ron ship who saidç simpson refused to take lie detector test for police after nicole brown simpson and ron goldman were found murdered. >> i told them no. what do you mean you told them no? jokingly, i have had dreams of killing her. >> reporter: the documentary unflinching revealing never before seen photos from the crime scene. we spoke with carl douglas who was on simpson's so-called dream team. >> the viewer is appreciate the reasons why a jury decided that the prosecution had failed to prove its burden of finding mr. simpson guilty. >> reporter: r

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prince william speaking out about his fight to end cyberbullying and why it's such a personal one. kelly, hello. >> hi, good morning, willie. this is a passionate topic for william. a gathering of some of the top minds in technology and he told these people that he's hated bullying ever since she was a child. that as a dad he's alarmed by how much of it is online and he asked them to be part of the solution. from a dancing robot to virtual reality. prince william got a taste of the latest high-tech toys using the opportunity to tell the world's top internet companies and entrepreneurs that as a father of two young children, what he'd really like to see is a way to stop online bullying. >> from a young age i

bullying in all its forms. as catherine and i started our family a few years sgo, i was alarmed about the increasing reports of online bullying around the world. >> reporter: the royal power couple getting industry giants facebook, twitter, google and snapchat on board moved by not only what their own children see online but also what they heard from kids across britain. >> face to face. >> reporter: child mental health, one of their signature causes. >> from the goal developing eating disorders after being subjected to campaign and abuse to the teenage boys who took their own lives as a parent myself, i was appalled. >> reporter: the numbers are frightening. a third of u.s. teenagers said they were victims of cyberbullying. more than a million children bullying on facebook. kate now a glamorous princess was reportedly bullied as a child. the royal family all t

and princess charlotte get likes from around the world. as technology continues to evolve, prince william is urging the tech world to do its part to make sure all children are safe online. prince william brought together this task force with the likes of twitter, facebook and other tech giants to brain storm over the next several months about how they could develop something to stop cyberbullying. prince william saying, guys, that these companies can be a force for good on this issue. >> good for him on this. kelly, thank you very much. coming up next, meatloaf collapsing on stage. a scary moment captured by fans on camera. we'll check in on him right after this. ♪

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we're back now, 7:51. frightening moments during a me meatloaf concert. >> he was performing on thursday night when fans witnessed a health scare on stage. ♪ and i would do anything for love ♪ >> as you see there after collapsing members of his band and security rushed to his side. concert goers watching that show were sharing videos on social media and some were not sure right away whether that was part of the act. meatloaf was taken to the hospital. this isn't the first time this has happened, unfortunately, for meatloaf fans. they witnessed a collapse back in 2003 and again in 2011 and cited conditions like asthma and exhausti

again in the same venue on monday, but according to his facebook page, that show has been postponed. we certainly hope he's doing okay. >> definitely. >> carson, thank you. just ahead, charlie puth performing live on our city concert stage. but, first, your local news on a friday morning. bill's family wes to find him the perfect gift for father's day. they have all the brands that dads love. i'm last years...gift. and i wish mikey put in a little more effort. get a free lowe's gift card when you spend $200

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your time is 7:56. breaking news in silver spring where muontgomery county police are at a crash where one person is dead. a car slammed into a tree shortly after 7:00 this morning. dave dildine has more on the traffic impact. dave? >> and there is a pretty significant traffic impact. we're talking about some closures at both randolph road for the investigation, generally between campmill and new hampshire. closed for the investigation and also in conjunction with this a large-scale police investigation closing southbound new hampshire avenue at randolph road and a lot of police activity spreading out. that's the very latest, back to you. >> dave, thank you. your out the door forecast is next. stay with us.

scattered light showers continue to impact the area, otherwise overcast skies and a bit breezy in spots. showers out of the area by 10:00 a.m. and skies brighten into the afternoon. >> amelia, thank you. for now, back to "today" show. ♪ ♪

it's 8:00 on "today." closer to a cure. the new drug being rushed to patients after showing signs of beating cancer. could this be a game changer? doting dads. we're celebrating father's day by asking men how becoming a father changed their lives. >> i'm responsible for this tiny human. >> the life i led before is no more. it's been replaced by much a better one. ♪ i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ and charlie on the spot. grammy nominated sensation charlie puth takes to our summer nc

biggest hits today live june 17, 2016. ♪ only one call away ♪ i'll be there to save the d day ♪ >> i love you! ♪ one call away good morning, everybody. welcome back to today. great morning out here. the weather is perfect for charlie puth. we're excited. very excited. he's about to take our concert stage. good morning,ç we have everybo here. willie in for matt. great to have you along. >> today's concert will be a good one. we have three more for you over the course of the next week. >> charlie being from new jersey. a great lineup. one of our favorites.

meg meghan trainor and macklemore and ryan lewis. and then we'll wrap up our week in music steven tyler. >> i just got chills, literally. let's go inside right now. good morning, once again. new details this morning about the massacre in orlando. sources say the gunman omar mateen was on social media during that attack checking to see if the carnage was trending. his final words to her, i love you babe. meanwhile, president obama grieved with victims' families in orlando on thursday. >> today, once again, as has been true too many times before, i held and hugged gerieving family members and parents and they asked why does this keep happening?

senator john mccain said president obama was "directly responsible for the orlando attacks because of the rise of isis." mccain later said he misspoke. today britain is a country in shock and mourning after the assassination of a member of parliament there. jo cox was shot and stabbed on a street in northern england on thursday. the man who was arrested shouted britain first before the attack. cox's death comes amid heated debate whether britain should exit the european union. she was 41 years old and the mother of two young children. decision day for russia's track and field day. could be banned from the olympic games because of a doping scandal. keir simmons is in vienna. good morning to you. >> hey, natalie, good morning. officials met this morning and sports minister has written to them a last-ditch effort urging them talift the track and

ban in time for rio. this morning, russia's track and field teams are fighting to go to rio. if they're banned, it will likely boost team usa's medal counts. in moscow, we meet 23-year-old world champion who has never been accused ofç doping and hos to compete. have you ever doped and asked to dope and been told you must dope in order to win? >> no. never. >> reporter: why should i pay for someone else's mistakes but russia's athletic head admitted to nbc news that his country has a doping problem. doping has been widespread in russia. >> also, mainly, yes. i think, mainly, yes. >> reporter: they are cleaning up and shouldn't be banned. but in germany, the journalists who first exposed the scandal involving bribes and even russia's secret service says

>> having seen all the evidence, all the facts, i don't believe that there's any realistic chance that suspension will be lifted. >> reporter: the outcome will impact athletes like u.s. high jumper who may have missed out in gold on london to a russian doper. >> i don't know if there will ever be a level playing field because i don't know if we can ever completely clean out doping all across the world. >> reporter: while she will head for rio officials will decide whether today whether maria will be left at home? how much do you want to go to rio? >> very much. >> reporter: very much. it's your life. >> my dream. >> reporter: but just this week more allegations of russian athletes doping and avoiding testing. so, it looks as if, according to an olymp

>> we'll be sure to follow the story from vienna. just in time for father's day. this foul ball hit into the stands showed off this dad's amazing skills. not only makes this one-handed catch here his daughter in his lap and he has a drink tray in his other hand and he's seated the whole time. i don't think his drink even spilled there. no problem. multi-tasking dad of the year award. >> and the little girl, no idea. >> natalie, thank you. coming up, one step closer to a cure. dr. natalie azar weighing in on the new drug that is showing a real promise in the threat against cancer. what is the most amazing life-changing purchase you ever made? that on trending. charlie puth live on the gift ideas at prices you'll love! like a new dress shirt or tie

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people with what we call nonsmall cell lung cancer.ç currently has approval to treat this kind of lung cancer as a second-line therapy meaning after you tried and failed conventional therapy. this trial looked at it compared tastandard as first line therapy and the study participants did so well that they had to discontinue the trial early because it would be unethical to not give all the patients the study drug. >> this is the same drug, is it not, that former president jimmy carter was using and shrunk the tumor in his brain. >> it's the same immune otherapy and the medicine that allows your immune system to attack cancer cells and very tricky and evade your body's immune system. takes the brakes off your immune system and allows your body to fight cancer itself. >> this would be very exciting for cancer patients watching our show this morning. what kind of patients should be thinking aboh

willie. something that is important to think about here is that not every single person with this type of cancer will be a candidate for this type of therapy. they do test the patient's cancer to see that it has on its surface this particular molecule that the drug targets. we think about 25% of patients with this nonsmall cell lung cancer do have that. which, of course, would theoretically make the drug. >> this could be a first treatment before chemotherapy. you might not have to do chemo. >> this could be practice changing. for people with this type of noncell cancer, although there could be some serious side effects, of course, associated with all medicines, immune otherapy is considered much more tolerable than conventional chemotherapy. >> dr. nali

much. let's head over to dylan for a look at the weather. >> showers through maryland and d.c. and yesterday more than 200 reports of wind damage because of some of the storms we saw yesterday and now it will continue to slide to the south and few scattered showers and storms near savannah, georgia, and then moving into northern georgia and none of these all that severe although we could see heavier downpours that could lead to brief flash flooding and onshore wind and lead to rip currents along the southeast. that's a look at the weather across the country and now here's a peek out your window. >> temperatures still in the 60s in acondition to the showers that dylan was just mentioning. light showers outç of here by 10:00 a.m. at the latest. clouds continue to diminish and see sunshine breaking out in hagerstown. this afternoon and evening really nice with a mix of clouds and sun and low humidity and a high today of 78 and low to mid-80s over

monday. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you so much. time for what's trending today. we're going to play a game of cups. just kidding. this isn't freshman year of college. who does not love fast food it's easy, convenient and i say delicious but not all created equal. huge calorie differences in the same foods from different chains and this was an item that was trending online. you'll raise your glass to vote. you have starbucks, mcdonald's and chic-fil-a. who do you think iced coffee has the least calories? is it starbucks, chic-fil-a or mcdonald's? >> mcdonald's. >> it is starbucks, people. their cold brew has only 60 calories. that's before all the half and half. next, yogurt parfait. who has the least calories?

mcdonald's, starbucks or chic-fil chic-fil-a. >> i'm hoping starbucks. s . >> this one. willie gets it. mcdonald's. breakfast sandwich. >> least calories. >> i wish we had one to try. >> i feel like they're all. >> chic-fil-a. >> dylan. >> that's a biscuit, i'm going mcdonald's. >> starbucks. >> least caloric. >> and then, finally, salad. whose salad is -- >> chic-fil-a. >> chic-fil-a, mcdonald's or starbucks. >> chic-fil-a has it. >> i still feel like we should be trying all of those things. >> we really should have been. now to what may be the future of concerts. a lot of performers including alicia keys embracing

technology to encourage phone-free shows. introducing a pouch that locks your smartphone inside. concert goers are given one when they show up. you can hold on to it all night, but you cannot open it yourself. you want to use your phone, you have to walk back outside the venue and tap it on aç metal dc she's tired of people posting and recording and what do we think? >> what live and let live. if you want to ruin the concert. >> for security reasons, just would want to have access to my phone. >> whatever. >> i need to get back home. >> so i'm going to go with that is genius. the whole no makeup thing and now this. you are on to something. i love you, can't wait to see you. go "voice." >>

alicia keys. what is the best purchase you ever made? don't say chic-fil-a, carson and willie. here's what some people said. a luxury mattress, a tailored suit is worth it, tsa precheck, running shoes, lasik surgery. >> maybe that precheck thing is good. >> the mattress. >> the boring answer is your home. i mean, i finally bought a home two years ago pouring money into the rental market. but i did buy a 1994 ford bronco when i was in college and we were inseparable and that was my best investment. >> that was your best friend. >> oh, willie. >> a really good blow dryer. in this business, it's as important as the pen and pad. finally, friday, we have this, just kidding. >> i got

wheres -- >> you could have a shot of tequila or take a fish bowl question. let's get the pop story. we'll start with amy schumer. gracing the cover of "vogue" july's issue. in a game of anything you can do, i can do better. the ladies decided to switch roles for a day. >> i could totally do what you do. >> i could do what you do. >> which one of these is good for her? shouldn't be a big decision. >> aren't those not the same? >> no, not at all. >> yeah, i know. i just didn't know if you knew. >> i said to her, you go first. that's my time.ç but, remember, winter is coming.

>> that mike drop. we still love you, amy. you can find that july issue of "vogue" on newsstands on the 22nd of june. now to "hamilton" is announcing a change in casting. its writer giving his three week's notice. another project in the works in "mary poppins returns." if you haven't seen it yet, there is a silver lining. they will film with the original cast before he departs. don't know what they're going to do with that. they'll sell it or not. >> i heard something about a documentary. >> that would be great. >> javier is great, by the way. manual but the understudy will be great. >> that's your "pop start" guys. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. the "today" parenting team life changes project is created with our sponsor,

discovering wonders with parents and babies. our "today" parenting team is celebrating father's day a couple days early this morning. the last few weeks we asked fathers how fatherhood has changed their lives. some parent on our parenting team are weighing in. >> i looked in my daughter's eyes and i said i am responsible for this tiny human. >> i didn't know how much love my heart could hold. i just didn't know. >> the life i led before is no more. it's been replaced by much better one. >> always a happy go lucky person, which i still am. suddenly i realized i had a bigger mission. >> being a dad, especially being a dad of girls means being covered in glitter at all times. >> not a perfect dad. no question about that. until they tell me to quit showing. >> i

wrapped around that little girl's finger and i don't see how that is going to change. >> i wanted to be a dad when i was 5. so, it is better than anything. better than a bagel with lox and cream cheese. >> my relationship with sleep is totally different now. before we were in love and now she doesn't even call me. >> i knew i was a dad when i was asked to coach basketball by my younger daughter and i can't even make a layup. 4- qrp(er at 1:00 a.m.irst poopy

of life. >> they can teach you more on a single walk around the park than you probably could learn from 20 years of school. so, look at them, listen to them. take them in. >> the most joyful moments for me of being a dad is that i wake her up in the morning. i'm the first one in there. so, i see her first smile in the morning. >> the joy we see when the five of them on occasion are all loving and helping and being a part of kind of swimming in the same direction and pulling the same rope is awesome. i mean, it's indescribable. >> when they take their first step your heart's going to break and then they get on the school bus and you think your heart is going to break and then they get on a plane and they go to europe by themselves and you think your heart's going to break. but, really, your heart is not going to break for sad reasons, but filled with joy. >> going down a big, big slide at an amusement park, do you trust me? you know what, daddy, i do trust you. we went down the

said i'm glad you helped me. >> 107 days in the neonatal to a college graduate. it's like being on a magic carpet ride. >> an ideal father's day for me and it sounds so simple, but it's a day where we're just together as a family. and have no distractions. >> they aren't watching some youtube video or chatting with their friends. i think if they just hanging out with me is perfectly fine father's day. >> before everything was 2d and now everything is in 3d. everything just sort of matters a little more. >> blast off! >> every day is father's day for me. i know it sounds cheesy and corny, but it truly is. >> very nice. >> that's so sweet. >> not a dry eye. >> we have two good daddies here at the table.

fatherhood. >> my daughter was born nine years ago this week and you can feel it physically. your whole life turns çoutward instead of inward. you were selfish and all these things that felt important to you. in that moment, none of that mattered and it's been that way for nine years. >> i lost my dad when i was 5 and my mom remarried when i was 8. i was blessed, i would say god gave me two incredible fathers. by the time i had two important lessons. the fragility of life and fatherhood. it's geared towards that decision reflecting my family, my kids. >> we get to see you guys in action such active fathers and so patient and so sweet. >> you look at dylan who will have her first kid and what we remember we remember from our first. >> just watching that. i can't wait for myself to feel and brian feel. >> your life changes for the better. you're going to be tired and changes forever, but for the

better. >> it's fun. almost every day. almost every day. >> sweetest. all right, we're back right after this, charlie puth will be live and bill simmons about his brand-new tv show. we are following breaking news right now at 8:26. we're working to learn the name of the driver in a deadly maryland crash. looks like the driver slammed into a tree right here at randolph road in silver spring. shortly after 7:00 this morning. montgomery county police still searching for one other person in that region. a second crash at randolph and new hampshire may be related. dave dildine is tracking the traffic right now. dave? >> yeah. in the area we're focused on, angie. randolph road is closed eastbound traffic between hammington place but in tandem with that new hampshire avenue

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isolated light showers over the next couple hours increasing sun during the afternoon and a high today of 78, low to mid-80s over the weekend. (whispering): mom said i could have a midnight snack. (whispering): well, i say it's late, and you need to go to bed. (whispering): why? (whispering): because i am the boss. (whispering): you're not the boss, mom's the boss. (whispering): well, technically, we are co-bosses. (whispering): technically, mom's the boss. mmmm. shhh. mmmm... yoplait.

♪ ♪ all right. 8:30. it is a friday morning. the 17th of june. there is the man of the hour. charlie puth meeting and greeting and getting ready to take our concert stage. we cannot wait for that and he will do so in just a couple of minutes. >> i'd love to react in some way to what you just said but i didn't hear a word of it because of our charlie puth nation behind us. we'll catch up with bill simmons already made his mark on

the sports world and sports politics, sports culture and we'll talk to bill in just a second. first, a check of the weather. we're inching closer and closer to the weekend and it is going to be absolutely gorgeous in the northeast. low humidities and temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s as we go look back into the northern plains, especially northern north dakota and northern montana, a chance we could see isolated storms and scattered storms down through the gulf coast, as well. that slight risk will continue to move into the minneapolis area, and all about the heat. going to be hot and humid through the plains and through the midwest. feel like it's up around 100 and on sunday especially in the southwest. we could be close to breaking all-time record highs. the hottest ever possibly in store for this sunday. that's a look at the weather around the country and now a peek out your window. here's the latest check of storm team 4 radar. at this point, mainly dry and showers in charles and calvert counties and then some very isolated light showers impacting

howard county and we'll continue to dry out over the next hour or so and notice increasing sun as we head into the mid-day and afternoon hours. still in the 60s so refreshing as you step out the door this morning and cooler than yesterday. high yesterday 89. our high today 78. 80s over the weekend. >> and that's your latest forecast. carson? >> thank you, dylan. our experts here. helping you out get a fresh start today and we're, of course, live on "today's" facebook page. everything from fashion to fitness. jill, we have a question for you from ann asking how you stay organized during the busy workweek? >> two big tips that will really change your life. at the end of the day whatever you have worn and your kids and your significant other you hang up and put away. that will put you in a great position to start the next day. also, for women, you have big bags like allç of us. like all of us.

through everything. take everything out of the bag, see you what you need, what you don't need from the day. then start the next day fresh. it makes a huge difference. >> take all that candy out. all the gum and all the chocolate. they're going to be hanging out for the rest of the hour. >> the apples and the peanuts. >> that's right. keep those questions coming on today's facebook page. send it over to you guys. sports writing, books, websites, documentaries, bill simmons has done it all. not too shabby from a guy from boston who dreamed of having his own sports column. >> a new late-night show is called "any given wednesday" and he has strong opinions and he's not afraid to share them. take a look. >> i'm bill simmons and here's what i believe. i believe in the four-point line and i believe in a belichick popovich and every dicaprio movie would be a little bit better as a matt damon movie. >> congrats on the show.

sports show. soup is an important issue to address. matt damon's talent is important to address. what can we expect? >> little pop culture. some tech. where is stuff going type of things. i'm really about. i love it having conversations with people so the show is dweered around that. we're trying to figure out the show is wednesday night what that opener is and we thought the warriors were going to win in five and it would be a lot easier. whatever happens sunday night will basically determine the opening of the show and i don't know what is going to happen. >> we've gone to a game seven. you probably didn't think it would go that far. lebron goes nuts and scores 41. >> i thought this series was going to end in five and then draymond, they lose game five. they lose game six. the guy who normally guards lebron is walking around with a

can lebron do this? if he does this, does he leave cleveland? thank you. i gave you your title. i did what i delivered and i'm moving to l.a. and do "space jam 2." >> the first part of your show, you don't know what you're going to do. >> eventually i know. >> we have guests. the first show is going to be ben aflac, boston homey and then charles barkley because we figured, we knew the nba fipales leading up to it and the draft the next day and then the nba is my sqórt. that will be good. >> who is the dream guest? you already talked to the president of the united states. went to the white house and interviewed him. you talked to larry bird who is your hero. where do you go from there after those two guys? >> i hate the dream guest thing because if anyone is watching this. they'll be like screw him. but, yeah, any dead person would be a dream guest because great ratings. no, i'm really intr

michelle obama just because talking about her with girls and sports and things like that. things that she cares about that i care about because i have an 11-year-old daughter that plays soccer. that would be good. we would have a good conversation. who can i click with? i think my booker, you guys have bookers. >> we sure do. >> sometimes my bookers get a little frustrated because they're like, really. i just don't see it. and then somebody else and i'll be like that one, that's a good one. it depends on who you're going to click with. >> a lot of people know was you spent money many years as a sports writer and at espn. you left espn last year and little bit controversial. >> it was. >> i don't know if you recall. >> willie was right in the middle of it. i worked with his sister for years and years. >> the geist family was tough for all of us. >> what happened there? it seems like, they might call

>> i look at it the other way. i made it 14 years and it's a place that people that are outspoken or creative or frustrated creative people, they're not really meant to be there for two decades. so i look back and i think, you know, seven years, eight years might have been probably the max for it. so to get 14 and did some great stuff and the stuff we did on espn.com. i look back and i'm amazed by all the stuff we're able to do. >> this is a legal requirement. i have to read what the espn president said in his statement. this is after comments you made on hollywood reporter. i know you said you regret it but disparage some of the employees there. >> i wasn't talking about the employees when i said it. >> i severed our relationship with bill because of his repeated lack of respect for this company and more importantly the people who work here. >> what's interesting

with me there and 27 of them now are with me at the rigor so, i don't know. math doesn't lie. >> i'll do a quickç rapid fire round with you. bigger boston sports god, bird or brady? >> i think brady at this point because he's got the four super bowls and deflategate has galvanized massachusetts and the surrounding states behind him. >> that's big for you to say that given your bird thing. >> i have one for you to. "90210" or "melrose place." >> "90210." >> better fake football coach, alpucheeny or coach taylor in "friday night lights." >> i would say coach taylor but pacino had a great speech in "any given sunday." he also had the explosions in the sky music which pacino

>> guacamole or hot, spicy cheese. >> wow. that is your last question? >> i thought it was a hard one. >> you didn't hesitate. i like avocados. avocados, overrated. >> talking trash about avocados. a preview of the show. >> talk trash about how you guys are number one, again. >> go ahead. >> they just gave us three more minutes. >> abc cripples their 9:00 a.m. show to make their 11 -- >> bill simmons, ladies and gentlemen. >> look at that time. >> we're all happy now. thank you so much. "any given wednesday" premieres next wednesday. figure skating or gymnastics. >> figure skating. don't forget, willie has a whole profile on sunday. coming up next, he's just one commercial breakaway, bill simmons. charlie puth. live on our city

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the city concert series on "today" presented to you by let's look at his road to stardom. ♪ i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ rapid rise for charlie puth. just last year he broke out on the music scene as a producer and vocalist on wiz khalifia "see you again." it hit number 1 and stayed there for 12 weeks. went platinum six times. ♪ and the three-time grammy nominated star hase

unstoppable ever since. >> his rise has been meteoric. gone from being a youtube sensation to streaming records. >> reporter: in his debut album, puth joins forces with some of music's biggest powerhouses, including meghan çtrainor and salina gomezon "we don't talk any more." but today the new jersey native is home and ready to rock our plaza. and here he is, ladies and gentlemen, charlie puth. ♪ we don't talk any more we don't talk any more ♪ ♪ we don't talk any more like we used to do ♪ ♪ we don't laugh any more

like we used to ♪ ♪ even after the time, why can't move on ♪ ♪ just the way you did so easily ♪ ♪ i overdosed should known your love was a game ♪ ♪ now i can't get you out of my brain oh, it's such a shame ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore. we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ like we used to do ♪ we don't laugh anymore we do

used to ♪ ♪ every now and then i think you might want me to ♪ ♪ come show up at your door ♪ but i'm just too afraid that i'll be wrong ♪ ♪ want wanna know if you're looking into her eyes ♪ ♪ if she's holding on to you so tight the way i did before ♪ ♪ i overdosed shoov known your love was a game ♪ ♪ now i can't get you out of my brain ♪ ♪ oh, it's such a game ♪ we don't laugh any more we don't talk any more like we usedç to do ♪ ♪

♪ like we used to do ♪ want to know address your worries tonight ♪ ♪ the way i did before i overcome and i can't get you out of my brain ♪ ♪ oh, it's such a shame ♪ we don't talk any more we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ like we used to we don't laugh any more ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ we

we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore >> more from charlie puth and all of our summer artists at applemusic.com/today. a lot more music from charlie straight ahead, but first this is "today" on nbc. s b

we are back with more from three-time grammy nominee charlie puth. charlie, good morning. we're so happy you're here. can i just say in case anybody hasn't heard your record has jt

>> yes. can you believe that. absolutely amazing. i just found that out yesterday. >> you say we don't talk anymore, who aren't you speaking any more? >> someone special. no that is the name, we don't talk to her, we just announce that. tickets go on sale today. want people to know the song. >> you burst on to the scene with "see you again" and you've used that song as a tribute song including this week for the 49 people killed in orlando. >> really, really hard weekend and i dedicated it to my friend christina grimme and everyone who lost their life in orlando. your body dies but your soul lives on. that's what "see you again" is about. to help everyone cope with a loss. >> you're going to play that for us now. >> i am. >

orlando. charlie, thank you. >> take it away.ç ♪ it's been a long day without you, my friend ♪ ♪ i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ ♪ we've come a long way from where we began ♪ ♪ oh, i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ ♪ when i see you again ♪ did you have to leave so soon ♪ ♪ why did you have to go ♪

♪ i play it over and over and hear your last words ♪ ♪ so carry on give me all the strength i need to carry on ♪ ♪ it's been a long day without you my friend ♪ ♪ and i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ ♪ we've come a long way from where we began ♪ ♪ oh, i'll tell you all about it when i see you again, when i see you again ♪ ♪

♪ hold every memory as you go and every road you take always leads you home always ♪ ♪ it's been a long day without my friend ♪ ♪ and i'll tell you all about it when i see you again ♪ ♪ we've come a long way from where we began ♪ ♪ oh, i'll tell you all about iç when i see you again ♪ ♪ when i see you again ♪

♪ . we are back in a moment, this is "today" on nbc.

stay tuned for what we have coming up. >> we have more charlie puth and bacon pancakes. i say that, again, bacon ç pancakes. see you after your local news and weather. this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 8:56 now is your time now. we have breaking news right now on the roads. dave dildine is tracking breaking news in silver spring. what is going on, dave. >> the police investigation continues on and two roads are blocked. eastbound randolph road is diverted into a subdivision towards new hampshire avenue and

south of randolph road for the ongoing police work as they fan out in those neighborhoods. more on this as the day unfolds. >> dave, thank you. we're going to take a quick break now and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

latest on storm team 4 radar. most of the areas dry and isolated showers mainly in parts of southern maryland down around fredericksburg and the northern neck. from here on out most of us will stay dry the remainder of today, the weekend. our next chance of rain doesn't arrive until later in the day on tuesday. temperatures in the 60s and highs today in the 70s. get the latest news and weather any time on the nbc washington app.

this morning on "today's take" charlie puth kicking off his tour with a concert on our plaza. bad blood between taylor swift and kim kardashian. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> friday morning. june 17th, 2016 and a special day here because charlie puth is playing our plaza. boy, does he bring a lot of people with him. >> a lot of people and a lot of scrmi

>> he'll be sitting here with us in just a few minutes. and do another song later in our hour. >> jersey boy. >> his family is here, too, which is so sweet. we love having him. >> remember when he first came on and was about to be this huge star and he talked to us about growing up in jersey. going to the beach and digging in the sand and that song he wrote just organically. hanging out in jersey. now, al is on assignment and our morning jam was -- oh, this is marvin gaye. i couldn't hear it. charlie and meghan trainor. little marvin gaye. we'll talk to charlie in just a couple minutes. let's start with this dram t dramatic moment. lebron james forcing a game seven against the golden state warriors on sunday. but star guar

steph curry, for the warriors was ejected in the final minutes of the game after losing his temper after getting his sixth foul. that fouls him out of the game and throws his mouth guard and hits a fan and gets in the official's face. he's usually a pretty chill dude. it wasn't just any fan, it was the son of one of the cleveland cavalier owners. >> what are the odds of all the people. >> 20,000 people and he hits that kid. can't catch a break. curry immediately went over and apologized to the fan. >> i lost all respect, sorry, this is absolutely rigged for ratings or money. i won't be silent just saw it live, sorry. she later tweeted in the heat of the moment because the call was uncalled for. she's talking about she thought the officials were bias against the warriors. a lot of fouls called early in the game. >> a lot of pe

always sad short of controversy, conspiracy theory in the background. force a game seven. the score was so clear. the cavs outplayed them. >> this is what we were talking about today. you're right. everyone was like, it's rigged and the system is against my team. when it's your spouse, is it appropriate for you to go in. >> like gisele, my husband can't catch and throw the ball at the same time. >> i remember, but the question, though, is, imagine christina, willie's beautiful wife coming in today -- >> i am with the wives on this one. >> really. >> that is your husband. >> would you show up at joe's work. >> his job, you're passionate. you're more of a fan because of that. >> you're passionate about your husband. >> and passionate about the team and you want them to succeed.

separate. like your heart is there with them in every way. >> but that applies to regular life. >> christina has read things on twitter and said i'mç going to reply. and i said, don't engage. >> i understand. >> i can understand because i've been that wife where sometimes somebody says something and then you just want to go off. >> you wanted to call joe's job. that would be amazing. >> i would never do that. but i think in this situation we're talking sports and fans. >> fired up. >> fired up. >> now he's going to be asked is there a conspiracy. >> they had a talk last night. >> you can't accuse my employer. >> i know. >> i love her. so next up on our list of things. we showed you a great foul ball

yesterday we did one, as well. here is one that i'm told is even more. this is real. here we go. philadelphia yesterday. and toronto blue jays game. a dad caught a foul ball holding not just a child, but a plate of food and a nacho. newspaper. i am more impressed with the child having great confidence in her father. >> doesn't even get out of his seat. >> days before father's day, my mom is watching. this man is not crazy. he's not going to drop me. >> she's just hugging her dad. >> so casual. just throws that hand up late. i got this. >> dad of the year. >> dad of the year. ultimate father's day. >> speaking of dad. speaking of dad of the year. we have a great dad of the year. dad of many years. dad of five. jim gaffigan is here. >> he'

father's day. >> i've only been here three days in a row. you can't get rid of me. >> that's why we keep bringing you back. we want to talk top gifts with you. for father's day. i'm desperately looking for that top gift right now and i think a lot of people are in the crunch. >> i think for father's day, what i'm hoping is that my children will leave me alone. i mean, i know that sounds horrible. i joke. you know, it's like whatever they do. because a little kid, they have no money. they have no income and they will make you junk. they are horrible artists. you act like you enjoy it, but you love it, right? >> what do you do with their artwork when they give it to you? front of them and say, garbage. get back to work. >> you don't say you get three days on the fridge. i'll hold on

the table for a week. >> you don't hang it it up on the cupboards. >> that's only for good stuff. we'll have some stuff up. >> your general feeling about father's day. i feel like mother's day is a big deal. >> father's day is a throw away. >> what are you saying? >> maybe you guys are throw aways. >> father's day is not like any dad looks at whatever sunday it is in june and says, oh, finally, father's day. finally, it's a strange thing. it's a made-up holiday. but all holidays are made up and a certain aspect when you sit there and you go, hey, is father's day important? yes. maybe not as important as cinco de mayo. but it's a good day. >> margarita. >> and a card. >> and i think, obviously, not to get too

important thing we'll do. if you have children, it's like, it's not like you can, you can't suck at it. >> it's true. >> if you drop the ball, it's over. >> or if you drop the kid at a baseball game. >> that's right. >> that was planned. >> oh, yeah. >> what. >> first of all, that was a fake baby. the ball was already in his hand. like if you slow down the footage. he just has the ball. see look at this. >> narrate this for us. >> they just cut to, that kid is sewn on to his shirt. it wasn't that impressive. do that with five kids. >> there you go. >> you're a great dad just for keeping track of your children alone, i think. with five

how do yo yo you do it? >> i don't do it well. i'm creating my own nationality. and then some random guy. that is my lover. no, that's "school of rock." >> what are the ages of your kids? >> 12, 10, 7, 5, 3. >> you just made those up. but we wouldn't know otherwise. >> that'sç a lottery number. >> i am surprised you can keep track. how old are your sons? 10, 2. no. that's wrong. >> a certain amount of guilt. like the photos outdated and you're like, this isn't what they're like any more. this is from two months ago. but, i don't know. that's why i get on a bus with my kids. it's finding time to spend with your kids. >> so true. >> but i don't know if i'm doing it right. >> you just want a peaceful day on sunday. >> i do. but it's spending time

them. i mean, napping. i'm married to an amazing woman where she lets me nap but otherwise i do just want to be alone. >> by the way, greeting card special outing with dad on the bus, as you said. clothing and gift cards are some of the top gifts. >> gift cards. >> what are you going to get? >> you know, when you expect nothing, you're never disappointed. i just want to hang out with my kids. if they make me something, that's great. a little card or something. >> they have no income. not like all this is all you spent on your zero income. >> i know you didn't buy that. >> what did your mom buy to give to me. >> we'll talk about jim in just a few minutes but weather with the mom to be, dylan. >> has nuthing to othing to do father's day. >> for brian.

through the southwest and cause sinking air and heats up as it does so. we have 70 million people under some sort of a heat alert. in the southern plains and into the midwest, the humidity will make it feel like it's closer to 105 and in the southwest the air temperature itself will be exceptional. 112 in phoenix and on sunday we could approach all-time record highs in phoenix. up around 120 degrees. that's a look at the weather krooz the country and now here's a peek out your window. >> temps in the mid up toer 60s and 69 degrees in the district and high today of 78. noticeably cooler than yesterday and lower humidity, as well. plenty of cloud cover right now and increasing sunshine as we head on into the afternoon hours. saturday and sunday, looking fabulous. highs in the low to mid-80s. low humidity. wall to wall sunshine and comfortably cool during the early morning hours. on monday summer officially begins and a high of 88 and plenty of sunshine, once ga

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that you can use later on just about anything you want online or in store! all weekend at kohl's. now that's the good stuff. kohl's. 4-year-old charlie puth went to making videos on youtube. started with six-time platinum "see you again" and that won three grammy nominations. recently certified gold and includes hits like "marvin gaye" "one call away" and "we don't talk any more." taking a breather to come in and hang out with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> i like how you said that. gold member. i like gold. certified gold. >> they are. >> i am like literally, i'm a gold

>> that's the new album name. >> gold puth. >> write the song for it. maybe next "007." >> when is our next collaboration coming about? >> meghan trainor is connecting, she's a friend of the show. >> she's going to have to adjust. we have lots of autotune. >> i'm good with the tambourine and that's it. >> let's take you back to a time on the plaza your dad was telling us a story of when you were a kid. you were here for james taylor. >> in 2007 james did a christmas album and i remember i skipped school and i had a spanish test that day. i missed, i can't remember her name. i speak a little spanish now but i was more excited to meet james taylor and i literally waited three hours. >> you were one of those kids. >> james, if you're watching this, i don't know which camera

>> this is your close up. >> straight ahead. >> say this just in. >> the album is;hgold. >> you have to say, this just in in. >> james taylor right here and i gave him a cd and i was all nervous and everything and it was pretty incredible. like the same amount of people. >> maybe that's a collaboration. >> wouldn't that be amazing? >> i just got little goose bumps. >> you know what is fun for us to watch. the first time you were on the show with us, are in here with your piano and watch you graduate outside. as you said, people sleeping outside on the street for hours waiting to see filling up the plaza, huge crowd. has this been a wild year for you? >> i wanted to offer them some ow

i mean, it's kind of, it's a dream come true, but they don't have to like wait outside for me. >> they want to. >> i'll never understand that. >> you did because you admire james and you understand that fandm. >> i just thought of that, too. i came three hours earlier. >> what an honor. let's talk, though, about this heart throb status. >> you've got the three button down. >> this is actually the fanciest thing i own. a flannel and i think -- >> you even said it right. >> that's right. my hair is straight out of the bed this morning. >> really good hair. you're lucky. >> i use these. i've upgraded the skin products. i use the scottish -- >> you're a heart throb, you

>> i'm a goofball. >> we love you. we love you so much. come back, all the time. >> you have to come to my shows. >> we will come to your shows. >> when are you playing in jersey next? i'm a jersey girl still. >> i know i'm playing in new york at the beacon theater. >> wow. there you go. >> no, not the nine track. that was the last tour "we don't talk anymore." >> we'll always talk to you, charlie puth. >> he's going to be singing "one call away." one of our favorite songs next half hour. coming up next, kim k.'s new cover. charlie will stick around for that one and the latest war of words in pop fix. >> not good.

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kanye about releasing that song. kim tells "gq" taylor was aware of the lyrics ahead of time. the reality star added that she totally knew that was coming out and she wanted to act like all of a sudden she didn't. taylor's team was swift to respond to kim's claim releasing a statement that says taylor does not hold anything against kim kardashian as she recognizes the pressure kim must be under. and that she is only repeating what she had been told by kanye west and i'm going to sip some tea on that. kim kardashian's claim that taylor and her team being recorded and taylor cannot understand that kanye west and kim kardashian will not leave her alone. that's a lot. siri cruise is growing up before our eyes. the photo

sitting on set with the caption "my sweetae." in the midst of filming. i'm excited about this biopic of tupoc the new film "all eyes on me" to the fatal shooting in 1996. the film is slated to be released november of this year. check out that trailer. it is going to be amazing. up next, someone else we love, jim gaffigan hanging around after your local news and weather. ocal news and weather. unofficial co-host. >> i'm on television.

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looking outside at our studios here in northwest washington. a bit of a breeze and noticing the clouds starting to break up

justilatal bit. increasing sun as we head into the afternoon and the showers continue to push south of the area and a high of 78, angie. >> keep an eye on the forecast and news any time with the nbc washington app.

taking a look at theç headlines, walt disney world says it will add new signs warning visitors about the reptiles that swim in the waterways. an autopsy shows the nebraska boy drowned and suffered traumatic injuries after being grabbed by an alligator as he played along the shore of the seven seas lagoon. a reality check now on the zika virus. three women in the united states have given birth to babies with deformities connected to the virus. the cdc also reports that 234 women are pregnant and dealing with zika, most of them are visitors to the u.s. or they contracted zika outside our borders. the final weekend that costco cuom

cards. after two decades, costco is switching plastic to citigroup and visa and that change affects 11 million customers. the new cards started going out in the mail last months. walmart is working with robotics company to develop smart shopping carts. they hope to create a cart that would scan your customer shopping list and then navigate through the aisles and countless shelves guiding them to all the products that you want on your list. walmart sees the card as a way to compete with the online convenience of amazon and other online retailers. have you achecked your mailbox lately? seems like most of the time it's junk mail but a woman is doing her best to keep a lost art alive. she's marked a mail box love letters only. and it collects dozens of them. the occasional love letter from jim

the letters range from sad to silly. >> what are you doing? >> i'm doing the news, jim. >> i like your dress. >> i like your shirt. >> you look great. >> thank you, so do you. come back during my newscast. >> i have the next segment. >> we'll see you in a little bit. >> she gets bills. >> i like the idea. >> sweet idea. we need more love letters in our life. >> we do. >> you take the glasses off for that. >> we're going to be right back. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> now let's get a check of the weather from dylan. >> i think if you put the glasses back on. >> dylan looks great, too. >> i'm the only unattractive person on "today" show right now. >> notç so. >> probably come up here and interrupt the weather, but i don't know if he could find his way up the stairs and all the way up here. pretty nice weekend in the

temperatures in the lower 80s, but hot back through the plains, back through the southwest where we'll most likely break all-time record highs and slight risk of ostorms through the northern plains and up across northern montana, too. eastward into minneapolis area on sunday and, again, the record highs will make for dangerous heat across the southwest and the humidity will make it very uncomfortable through the plains. that's a look at the weather across the country and a peek out your window. >> 78 for a high today with clouds diminishing as we head into the afternoon. 85 on sunday for father's day. really nice weekend ahead, not too hot, not too cold whatever your outdoor plans are the weather certainly cooperating. temps in the low 60s. early morning tee time, already pretty comfortable. low humidity throughout the day and near 80 degrees by noontime and 7:00 p.m. nearly perfect with temps around 80, once again. >> and that's your latest forecast.

best-selling books and platinum selling albums the glamorous show biz life of ji. g >> when am i going to get paid? i'm on here every day. all right, let's be honest. i kidnapped al roker. i'm taking over. >> you're taking over. >> i'm taking over for al roker. >> can you do the weather? >> i can't do the weather. i'm not engaging or anything like that. >> not engaging. >> the things you do. comedian, foodie, father of five, season two of your show is back, can you add this in? >> i can add it in. maybe i can be like the "today" show napping correspondent. >> we never had one of those. >> well, it's a special skill. >> let's check in with jim in his bedroom. >> yesterday i had a nap for 30 minutes but then it was interrupted by the

>> we have a clip. just a little clip to set it up. i thought we would show of what you may be missing if you haven't caught on to jim gaffigan yet. >> what if i told you, mr. gaffigan your loyal, faithful husband visited 64 fast food establishments last month. >> what? >> i present into evidence. gaffigan. >> i trusted you! >> that food meant nothing to me. >> you're in court now. >> i was in court and i was found guilty of eating horrible food. that's some of, you know, this show is, i mean, i love doing my show. not as much as i love doing "today" show because it's my favorite show ever. but my show is, you know, my wife, jeannie and i write all the episodes and we really get

know, the nurosis and the paranoia. >> you're eating constantly. >> food is a co-host on your show. >> i do my own food stunts and it's something, it's always fun like the first 20 aperogies but when you establish eating and now we have to do it from another angle. that's what an acting life is about. >> what do you feel like at the end of the day then? >> i don't feel good. that's why i look like this. i feel how i look. >> three of your co-stars on and adam goldburg said, you know, typically in a movie or tv show you eat the show and chew a little bit and you spit into a bucket and he said gaffigan, no bucket. >> that's for amateurs. i'm full fledge.

now. >> just the thought of that. >> i just lost my appetite. >> it's a delicious gravy. i taste a little gizzard. >> do your kids think you're funny? >> so far. so far. i mean, i think we have a really good time my kids and i and my wife is very funny, too. and they make some appearances here and there on the show and it's a whole crazy, you know, family chaos. but it's a good time. but, yeah, i think inevitably they're going to think i'm the most unfunny person in the world. >> that's down the road. >> that's going to happen. >> but you have so many that at some point someone will think you're funny. >> all i have to go is one for five. pretty good odds. >> so, where is the jim gaffigan's show begin in real life? is this really you? >> this is, i like to thinkth

a guy, but jim çgaffigan that does stand up lower iq. jim gaffigan lower iq and then just a pile of bones. that's. >> the layers of jim gaffigan. >> all overeating different levels of iq. that's what the jim gaffigan. >> bones stuck together with gravy at the end of the day. >> the wife is real and she writes with you and you guys have fun together. never any conflict on set? >> well, you know, my joke is we never argued once. but there are disagreements. but, you know, we write all the episodes together and it's inspired by our life, so, there are, you know, disagreements but we're usually on the same path. we do want the episodes to bring a little bit of light. not just constructed on shock and making people feel uncomfortable.

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to. >> it's super easy. the key to the entire thing is the bacon. >> you guys make your own bacon. >> big slabs of bacon. you can use any kind of bacon you want, except turkey bacon because there is no bacon on turkey. >> so, it's really super simple and crisp it up in a pan and as thick of a slab as you want. >> i like you go with the form of the bacon. >> who wants to make a circle out of something that is oblong. >> you go along the length of the bacon. >> just like that. takes two to three minutes on each side. wait until it bubbles. flips it. super, super simple. >> little spicy kick to this. >> awesome. >> at first i was like, it's a siracha honey butter sauce. >> every pancake in the world has -- >> i have to try this. i'm not sure about this. >> whipped butter. maple syrup. makes sense. >> i was supposed to

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this is a news 4 today newsbreak. 9:57 is your time now on this june 17, 2016. we're staying on top of breaking news in silver spring. a driver was killed when a car slammed into a tree just shortly before 7:00 this morning. the driver's name has not been released. montgomery county police are searching for at least one other person. right now a second crash at randolph road and new hampshire avenue may be related. the u.s. coast guard is

in celebration of 100 years of flying. it's happening at 1:00 this afternoon. the best places to watch include national park, the pentagon and arlington national cemetery. now, let's check your forecast with storm team 4 amelia segal. >> bit breezy and still clouds here in the d.c. metro area. starting to see some sunshine peek out in parts of frederick county. we head to the mid-day and afternoon hours. right now near and around 70 degrees and a high of 78 and updates to the weekend on mid-day eun. >> get the latest news and weather on the nbc washington app.

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. you made it to friday. june 17th and that, allegedly, is california lover like ll cool j. >> i love ll. >> we have a great show to kick off your weekend. >> good. >> funny people are here. >> jim gaffigan. based on their own family life. >> they are so, he has that one joke. having a