good morning. breaking good morning. the death toll soars to at least 36 people in the attack on a crowded casino in the philippines, a burglarly gone terribly wrong. a lone gunman opening fire and setting gambling tables ablaze. this morning, chilling new images of the chaos and what investigators are learning act the attacker. feeling the heat. president trump's decision to pull out of the paris climate accord drawing strong reaction on both sides. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> landmarks around the world

supporters of the move arguing it will be a boost to the economy. this morning the fallout to one of the president's most controversial moves yet. new video of tiger woods in a foggy state of mind and taking a breathalyzer test following his dui arrest. >> can you state your full name? >> a court date now set in that case. and queen of the bee. a 12-year-old from california crowned the national spelling bee champion. and she's celebrating with us today. friday, june 2nd nd,

good morning. welcome to "today" on a busy friday morning. ho day is with us this morning. we have a breaking story. the soaring death toll in the attack in a casino in manila. kelly cobiella has always details. >> reporter: first police thought this might be a terrorist attack. that's not the case. but the death toll still very high. 36 people killed. it's not clear yet if americans were among the hurt. victims are still being identified this morning, but we know that both employees and guests of resorts world manila are among the dead after this lone gunman stormed in after midnight turning the casino into a death trap. new video this morning showing the panic in manila, a lone gunman opening fire in a casino. iz belle

apartment. this man running for his life, but he got out. 36 others did not. they died not from the gunshots but from smoke inhalation. a fire engulfing part of the building, a hotel, mall, and casino. smoke still ridesing from the roof this morning. police said the gunman seen on security cameras didn't shoot anyone, instead, firing at a tv screen, stealing $2 million in poker chips and tragically pouring gasoline on tables and setting them on fire. firefighters brought many out on ladders from second floor windows, but they weren't able to save everyone. nearly all the victims were found in the casino. >> we rejoice that there was only one gunman involved in this senseless attack. >> reporter: more than 20 were hurt. most

stampede to get out. police say the gunman was found dead early this morning in a hotel next to the casino of an apparent suicide. he had no identification on him. but they say he does not appear to have any ties to terrorist groups. in their words, this was a criminal act by a disturbed man. >> such a senseless act and a terrible story. kelly, thank you. also this morning, the worl is reacting to president trump's decision to pull out of the paris climate accord. it is sparking protests here at home and overseas. but supporters say the move was a necessary one. we do have complete coverage on the fallout but we'll speak about it with president trump's commerce secretary. but first, nbc's national correspondent, peter alexander is at the white house with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the president's decision unifying his critics overseas but also here at home. already this morning there was a

to stick to the u.s.'s commitment combatting climate change with 30 mayors, at least three governors and businesses partnering with the united nations. among those leading the way? michael bloomberg, his company offering to donate millions to help cover the costs. protesters turning up the heat on president trump. after his announced withdrawal from the paris climate agreement. >> so we're getting out. >> reporter: the president letting a landmark u.s. commitment go up in smoke arguing it put america's businesses at a competitive disadvantage. >> we'll see if we can make a deal that's fair. if we can, that's great. if we can't, that's fine. >> reporter: mr. trump speaking with four key allies, including the new french president. the president defying his

with steve bannon. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: president oba calling on states, cities, and businesses to help for future generations, the one planet we've got. already california's launching its own global coalition with canada and mexico. and virginia set new standards for power plant emissions. the u.s., the world's second largest commuter, had pledged in paris to cut emissions by more than a quarter. what president trump has done today is walk away from american leadership over decades. so tesla founder and the disney founder walked away from the president's group. >> the paris accord would undermine our economy, hamstring our workers, weaken our sovereignty. >> reporter: the move and

to president trump's base praising the president for protecting middle class families by rebuffing then president obama's regulatory rampage. but the four large oil companies and large brands backed the deal. it would cost $6.5 million in industrial jobs. but it's been debunked about america's role in the agreement. local leaders lit their landmarks up in green to show their support for the paris agreement. the mayors of new york city, boston, montreal, mexico city j joining in the effort. in the weeks ahead, i'm told e white hoe is going to begin the process of withdrawing from the paris deal. the soonest the u.s. could exit the agreement is november 4th rd, 2020. that's the day after the next presidenal election. >> peter, thank you very

commerce. mr. secretary, it's good to see you this morning. thank you for joining us. >> good to be on with you. >> before the joined the president's cabinet, you made a fortune in the business world. you're a business guy. what do you say to your former colleagues in business and ceos of major companies and people like elon musk and bob iger who have now pulled off the president's business advisory council in protest over this. why are they wrong? >> the president is not saying he's not going to try to improve climate. what he is saying is this particular agreement does not appeal, was destructive of u.s. economic growth into the future. i think they're confusing the withdrawal from the agreement with the idea that he's against helping the climate. that's not the case. >> but when you talk about the impactt

echoing what the president said in the rose garden yesterday, and i believe you're both quoting from a survey conducted back in 2005 that's been roundly criticized because it basically took hypothetical numbers and plugged them in in the worst case scenario in about every case of the paris accord and came up with a doomsday scenario. you wouldn't use that kind of survey in the world of business, would you? >> you should know what your downside is. that's an important thing. and particularly when you're trying to forecast events many years out into the future, it's very, very difficult to be accurate. while there may be people who say that this particular case is the downside case, that doesn't mean that it's wrong, and it doesn't mean that directionally it isn't right. >> let me ask you this. there are many members of the president's inner circle. i'm thinking

tillerson and secretary mattis who argued for staying in the paris accord. one of the reasons was that fighting climate change is a matter of national security. so by pulling out of the paris accords, have we damaged our national security? >> absolutely not. there's nothing that the withdrawal requires us to do that we don't want to do. the country has actually reduced its emissions quite a little bit, largely due to the advent of natural gas as a replacement for higher pollutive fossil fuels. the president hasn't changed any of that. he is an environmentalist. i've known him for a long time. he's very pro environment. >> how can you say he's an environmentalist when he's rolled back many of the initiatives of the obama administration and now he's taken a 180 degreetu

what the obama administration did in signing this paris accord? >> you're taking as a given that the obama administration was right and any other action was wrong. >> what about 195 other countries around the world? >> yeah. those other countries aren't front-ending burdens the way that we were asked to do. this agreement, as i understand it, would have allowed china to keep increasing its emissions all the way out until 2030. that's hardly climate control. we were giving money up front. they're able to continue increasing their emissions through 2030. is that a balanced deal? i don't think so. >> it was weighted in different weighs for different countries but the chinese had committed to reducing their emissions by about 60% after 2030. i'll leave it on that. we've got a lot of the ma knew sha we could get into. i appreciate you jng

>> let's talk more about this with nicole wallace and josh earnest. good morning to you both. you were there in the obama administration when this co was writn d gn. an o speech yesterday the president, president trump, took that 180 degree turn from your boss. >> i was there in december 2015 in paris where president obama traveled to paris to meet with world leaders to try to finalize this agreement. even in the final weeks before it was signed, president obama was meeting with world leaders to try to get the detailed locked. there was a palpableceps that history was being sense not because global warming was going to come to an end but because the world was finally on the same page to take concrete specific action all together to fight climate change and now the united states is stepping away. >> nicole, put yourself in the shoes of these world leaders who are sitting and watching this n

what do you think they were feeling as president trump was speaking? >> well, i think it was deja vu. they went through this a week ago in nato when he gleefully sort of took the stage and almost seemed to relish in thumbing what is a 68 year tradition at saying one for all, one for all when it comes to defending nato allies. i think he seems to delight in blowing up the kind of agreements that have knit us with our allies informal everything you covered with secretary ross could have been amended. what would have been -- >> it was a voluntary agreement. >> trump could have said i'm going to make this a better deal for america. there was never that forced him to stick with obama's targets. >> the paris agreement is actually written in to be regrocery stored every five years to try to talk people into increasing their -- >> he could have put his own

>> he seems to see some of the agreements through the prisms of economics. everything is about economics with him. >> it's a false choice to say to the people of pittsburgh -- it's cynical to say you stand with the people of pittsburgh or the people with paris. the nature of our alliances, if any one of our countries was threatened. >> was there about politics, pure and simple? it's been reported that steve bannon has that white board and on it is written every campaign promise then candidate donald trump made during the campaign and he checks them off. the ones they've kept and the ones they haven't. was this about checking the box near the paris accord, and what does it tell us about who has the ear of the president? >> this is 100% politics full stop. this is about president trump trying to change the narrative of the presidency to send a signal to his supporters. i'm fulfilling my promise the to

facts be damned in many ways. we have succeeded in creates new jobs and made double digit reductions in carbon pollution, so we can do both. >> knowing what you know now, what you saw yesterday in the rose garden back when president obama signed this paris accord, should he have gone through congress as opposed to doing it with an executive order. >> there are too many republicans in congress that are also playing politics on this, and they would have prevented it. >> would it have made it harder for this to do? >> ideally when members are focussed on facts, then yes, a bipartisan effort would have been preferable, but unfortunately there are too many politics being played with climate in a way that poses a threat to our economy and

planet. >> thank you both. also this morning, new controversy tied to the russi investigaon james comey gets set to testify on capitol hill. and today we are hearing directly from another big name in all of this. vladimir putin. andrea mitchel has more on that story. good morning. >> reporter: good mog. perhaps the biggest name of all, vladimir putin, about to speak with nbc's megyn kelly, and russia front in center in washington, james comey's testimony has been scheduled for next thursday. it will be his first appearance since president trump fired him. when james comey answers questions next week, the most anticipated senate testimony in decades, he'll be asked if the president asked him to back off his russia probe. as he reportedly told friends. this as vladimir putin after months of denials is now acknowledging that who he calls

hackers not connected to the government could have been involved, although u.s. intelligence officials say the election hackers were directly tied to russian intelligence. now the white house reportedly plans to return to russia two lavish estates in maryland and new york that the obama administration seized last year to punish russia for the election interference. former secretary of state john kerry in his first interview since leaving office. >> i would ask very simply, what is it that russia has suddenly done that would merit that. i mean, what is it that suddenly prompts a reward to russia? >> a new. >> reporter: and we learned the fbi and congress are scrutinizing this 2016 trump campaign event. >> i believe an easing of tensions, an improved relations with russia from a profession of strength only is possible. >> democratic senators asking the fbi to determine whether then senator jeff sessions

privately with sergey kislyak. but five current and former u.s. officials tell nbc news classified suggest they did meet. >> if this is true, that would be extremely disturbing. >> reporter: meanwhile two former state department officials say when the president first came into office, the white house tried to immediately lift sanctions against russia without getting any concessions in return from putin. but stopped when congress, including leading republicans, pushed back hard. we'll h b hearing from putin shortly. >> andrea, you're right. the eyes of the world are on st. petersburg this morning where vladimir putin is speaking at a forum moderated by megyn kelly. already putin has said american business leaders' help is needed to start a normal dialogue with washington.

met with putin and the prime minister of india last night. and later today she'll sit down with the russian leader for an exclusive interview. you can see the debut this sunday night, and you can see the interview with vladimir putin. that's sunday, 6:00 central time. let's get a check on the weather from mr. roker. >> we've had severe weather around the gulf. take a look at this video from cor corp. corpush texas. a womanad to hide in her car. what a mess. the gulf coast is going to continue to see more wet weather. this just stream of moisture coming in, and especially into florida. we're going to be looking at heavy rain over the next ten days in the meantime storms continue to fire up from

storms with frequent rain, lightning, potential for flash flooding. into new orleans, but as we get into florida the highest amounts east central florida. 4 to 6 inches in some of those areas. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 60 seconds. >> good morning. clear outside. lots of sunshine as we go through the day today and into your weekend.

would suggest it by lunchtime close to 80 degrees. happy hour mid 80s. by dinner time, around 80 degrees. plenty of sun. sunglasses even tomorrow. mostly dry and sunny day. 80 for the high tomorrow. sunday dry most of the day. late chance of storms. 87 degrees. the rain chance continues into next week. that is your latest weather. >> all right. al, thank you. coming up, the new video of tiger woods handcuffed and taking a breathalyzer test in a florida jail. and an emergency meeting at penn state today in the wake of that disturbing case of alleged hazing that resulted in the death of a student. is the university about to ban greek life altogether? first this is "today" on nbc.

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happy friday morning. temperatures still comfortable. 64 in the district. 55 in a ma nas us. today eighty the. 84 for a high temperature. warm and sunny and even tomorrow, your saturday looks dry, mostly sunny.

sunday, mostly dry. 87. a late rain chance then going into monday. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. for now back to the "toy" after th sho ea

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criticsre lining up against president trump's decision to withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate accord. leaders said there is no regrocery storing the accord. protests were held outside the white house. president trump claims the deal benefitted other countries at the direct expense of american jobs and economic growth. the trump administration is asking the supreme court to immediately reinstate the controversial ban on travelers from six mostly muslim countries. in a late night filing department of justice argued a lower court made mistakes arguing against it, and they should be able to enforce the executive order while justices hear the appeal. >> the golden state warriors made it look easy in a win over the cavaliers. kevin durant hat 38 --

38 points. ga game two is sunday. lodaole ve released more video of tiger woods' dui arrest. here is kerry sanders. >> barefoot and in handcuffs, tiger woods under arrest, suspected of driving under the influence. >> will you state your full name? >> reporter: despite the circumstances he manages a little humohumor. >> your hair and eye color? >> mostly brown and fading and brown. >> reporter: now he's blowing into a tube to see if he's drunk. two and a half hours earlier police found woods asleep in his car with two flat tires and damaged wheel rims appears disoriented. >> do you know where you are? >> reporter: woods tells officers he had not been drig.

>> reporter: but he admits to being on four prescription medications including vicodin. >> have you taken any medication? >> reporter: after trouble with field sobriety tests, he's arrested and taken in for more. the breath test is negative. three zeros. that means the instrument did not detect any alcohol on your breath. later that day woods issued a statement writing what happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. and he apologized. he is scheduled to be arraigned on july 5th. >> do you wish to speak oh to the a lawyer? >> no. >> reporter: nbc news, jupiter, florida. and let us head over to mr. roker for a check on the weather. >> we're looking at the plains going to be getting some storm activity going. and it's going to maks way across the country. you can see the system today moving into the plains from the dakotas into colorado. then

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today. 79, mostly sunny, mid 70s tomorrow. and a mostly dry, mostly sunny day. late rain chance on sunday. the rest of the area, if you're inland expect to be 80s with late sunday rain into monday. don't forget, get the weather you need this weekend. check out the weather channel on cable. >> all right. al, thank you. just ahead, a tennis player who puts humanity way above competition. this is a heart warming story. it will make you feel good. >> first, will penn state ban all fraternities and sororities follow an alleged hazing death? we're there right after this. e a way for design to play a... ...positive role in what was going on in the world. there's a jacket that's reflective for visibility... ...a sleeping bag jacket, jackets that turn into tents. i usually do my fashion sketches on the computer. i love drawing on the screen. there's no lag time at all. it feels just like my markers.

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from the parents of the penn state sophomore who died after an alleged hazing incident. in a new letter, the family say greek life at penn state is broken and must be fixed. you have an obligation to either fix it or admit that you cannot make it work. among the requests that penn state support tougher hazing laws in pennsylvania and across the country. expel students who are puculpab in their son's death and expel anyone who turned a blind eye. prosecutors say the blood alcohol content was was four times the legal limit when he tumbled down a flight of stairs. it was another 12 hours before someone finally called 9-1-1. >> we probably need an balance. >> reporter: the engineering student was a pledge for a fraternity since kicked off the campus. now 18 fraternity brothers are

hazing to involuntary manslaughter in the death. >> what happened throughout the night was just careless disregard for human life. >> nobody should consume that much alcohol. that's torture. >> on his blog, penn state's president said an end to greek life altogether is possible. but as he said last month, the university can only do so much. >> if behind closed doors a group of people are willing to ban together, keep something secret, not tell anyone, how is it that universities can manage to deal with a situation like that? it's private property. it's a private house. >> on campus, mixed feelings on whether greek organizations should be banned entirely. >> i don't think they should shut down the fraternities. i think it's a great way, especially for freshman to meet new

>> it is 2017, and it seems like this is the first time in a long time they're actually doing something about it. >> reporter: penn state said their deepest sympathies go out to the family. as for the criminal case against the students, the national chapter of the fraternity says it has cooperated fully, and that the students acted against policy. there's a court hearing on june 12th. they have not yet entered pleas. >> we'll follow what comes out of the meeting of the board of trustees later today. sheinelle is in the orange room with big moments from the national spelling bee. we're going to speak to that winner. first, these messages.

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mike, walked off like i got it. >> do we have a right tape? we do not right now. the word was marocain. >> he's been working on how to pronounce that. we began by congratulating her earlier and asked if she got any sleep. >> i slept a couple of hours. >> you don't look any worse for wear and tear. let's talk about this rise here. last year was the first time you competed in this spelling bee. i think you were, like, 172nd, and this year one year later, you win it. what was the difference? >> i was a lot more prepared and i had a lot more confidence. so i just spelled my words. >> well, you did, and you did the have confidence. i watched you on the stage, and i was sweating. you were on stage. there were cameras and judges and your parents. how on earth did you stay -- you seemed so cool. how did you stay so cool under pressure? >> i just focussed o

and between me and dr. bailey, and it just came through. >> when you heard the last word presented to you -- >> which was -- >> how do you pronounce it again? >> marocain. >> marocain. did you immediately know you could spell it. did you realize at that moment, i'm going to win this thing? >> yeah, but i just wanted to make sure and ask all i pieces first. >> what was so cute is when they announced you had won, you stood there. you kind of looked around. then i saw your dad run out there and almost body slam you. that's when i saw the moment there. when did you realize that you had it? >> as soon as i spelled my word, i realized, but i was just standing there. i was so happy. >> your dad looked a little happier than you. congrats to you and your whole family. >> thank you. >> that's so great. thank you very much, ananya vinay. >> thank you. >> way to go, girl.

orange room with other highlights. >> ananya vinay may have taken home the trophy, but another finalist caught people's attention online. i'm talking about a 14-year-old. when he heard his word, he didn't waste any time. no origin or definition. no use it in a sentence. take a look. >> mogollon. >> he got that word right in less than five seconds. social media users are calling this the mike drop moment of the spelling bee. rob is a beast one writes. and meghan tweets greatest moment in spelling bee history. he got fourth place. and of course, there was plenty of love online for the winner of the night. one tweets there's a new queen bee, congrats ananya vinay. those kids are so smart. >> 12. she's 12.

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7:56 is your time on this friday, june 2nd. we want to get right to melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic for a look at your commute. >> good morning. inner loop before connecticut avenue, a crash here slowing some things. even though it's on the shoulder. looking at the beltway, it looks okay right now. inbound 395 is slow. inner loop before connecticut is slow and outer loop as you're approaching georgia. after 27, crash with one overturned. northbound lanes might be blocked. >> thank you. we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next. stay with us.

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good friday morning. temperatures beginning to rise now. we're almost at 70 degrees in the district. 69 in quantico. through the afternoon 84 degrees. warm and sunny. tomorrow sunny, 80 degrees. for sunday, a very late chance of rain. >> thank you. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

it's it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, climate control, strong reaction from around the world in the wake of president trump's controversial decisio >> the paris accord would undermine our economy. >> protests erupt. while the president's supporters applaud the move. we're live at the white house. plus surprise. >> one of my favorite things to do is share joy with music. >> our summer of yes series wraps up with hoda as she teams up with country music legends to give tourists here at 30-rock a moment they'll never forget. >> and get ready for thomas rhett. he's all set to light up the

crowd can hardly wait. today, friday june 2nd, 2017. >> stayed up all night for thomas rhett. >> okay. i love this sign. >> let's party like we're on vacation at the "today" show. ♪ >> we have a lot of big fans on the plaza. >> i'm thomasrhett's number one fan from philadelphia. >> i skipped kindergarten for this. >> we came from mississippi to see thomas rhett. >> we're back now. 8:00 on this friday morning. and hoda has been waiting for this friday morning for about a

just told you. in concert in our next half hour. and you are all over this. >> i am busting on so many levels. we're going to show you in a little bit, his wife, new baby daughter. they're here too tucked away. we'll see them in a little bit. it's going to be great. so sweet. i know. i know. >> happy anniversary. >> mandi and billy beholden. >> we're beholden to you. >> let's start this morning with news at 8:00. at the white house the president is defending his decision to withdraw from the paris climate agreement saying it's good for the economy. the only two other countries not in the deal, syria and nicara a nicaragua. mofral after president trump a

paris climate accord. >> it is time to exit the paris accord. >> reporter: the deal maker in chief vowing he can get a better one. but world leaders saying the agreement can't be renegotiated. >> we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great again. >> reporter: the nonbinding pact requires the nearly 200 participating countries to lower emissions. overnight landmarks in major cities showing opposition by going green. opponents warning it will set the u.s. back in climate change and the world change. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: the pittsburgh mayor with a different take. >> pittsburgh is the poster child of showing why the paris agreement is good economics

>> reporter: the paris accord would undermine our economy, hamstring our workers, weaken our sovereignty. >> reporter: but according to a department of energy forecast, renewables and natural gas would have surged under the climate deal, helping energy production grow and potentially the economy. what about the coal industry? that sector hoping the president's decision will lead to fewer regulations and spark a big boost overall, but critics argue market forces are already driving a surge into cheaper, cleaner, natural gas and renewables. for the president's supporters, it's a campaign promise kept. a parade of ceos expressed outrage about the move. elon musk and bob igers are pulling out of the president's advisory committee. the soonest the u.s. could exit the climate

november 4th, 2020. that's one day after the next election day. >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you. smoke was still rising this morning from a casino resort in the philippines where at least 36 people were killed. a gunman fired shots and used gasoline to set fires inside the resort's world complex. that's outside manila. despite initial fears of a terrorist attack, officials now believe this was a robbery attempt. the gunman has ransacked the storage area stealing more an 2 million worth of casino chips. all the victims died from smoke inhalation or suffocation. police say the gunman took his own life after being wounded. >> prince william travelled to manchester to show support for the city where a suicide bombing at a concert last month killed 22 people. william thanked police officers who were among the first to respond. police are still tracking the bomber's movements, releasing new pictures i

attack. in the meantime, arianna returns for a concert to benefit the victims of the families. we are getting used to seeing aggressive behavior in sports competition. that's why one match at the french open has a lot of people applauding. a former u.s. open champion was tied when he reminded us winning wasn't everything. there have been thrills -- and spills at the french open. among the highlights of the frnch open? this act of kindness will have a special place. struggling with his injuries, a player was fearing the worst. but it was his opponent who was in real trouble stand agent the baseline doubled over in pain. and if you thought sportsmanship was dead, take

player climbing over the net to check on his adversary who had now fallen to the clay sobbing uncontrollably. consoling the distraught player, he helped him walk off the court, embracing him in a bear hug. sitting with him on the chair, and giving the spaniard a pep talk. he had just recovered from a knee injury that forced him to retire earlier this year. the other player would relate. >> it was a sad victory. i think it was an awful outcome for both. i imagine how sad nico would be. he must be having a bad time. twitter hailing the act of sportsmanship. teaching us by example a big man, big heart. ranked 30th in the world, even packed his opponent's bag to cheers from the ro

i wish you a speedy recovery, he tweeted, having restored faith in the humanity of sports. >> wait. head on. they told us he did what his heart was telling him to do. sportsmanship is important for the sport. even though we're rivals on the court, we have to have deep respect for each other. >> it's kindness that makes you cry. >> i was in a restaurant yesterday watching it, and i said we got to do something with that. and depotro will face andy murray next. >> up next, the wildest way you'll ever see someone catch a fish. got it. got it. >> then it's hoda's turn to share her summer of yes project j and we can only tell you it is pure hoda. >> and talk act a country sensation. thomas rhett liv i

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8:12 on a friday >> it is friday. it's graduation season. i want to go around the table and ask one quick question. what made a better gift when you were graduating? a watch or a trip. money or experience? >> experience. >> the thing. >> you want the thing? >> yeah. >> i'm all about experiences. we try to give our kids experiences. >> okay. well, you're wrong. a survey at ohio state universi uni t u that tan jilk gifts are better and do you want to know why? they say memories from the trips f fade away. you don't remember them. but the watch you remember. ever time you look at the watch, you remember it and remember the positive memories. the pride and

>> let me take you to my basement and show you memorables we gave our kids over the years. >> 19-year-old bailey woodward travelled the world with her boyfriend. she had some amazing experiences. i think they went to soin like different countries. she's a picture taker. they took pictures everywhere. they're amazing. here's the problem. after the trip, they broke up. so what do you do? you have all these photos of these beautiful places, but your ex is in all the photos. well, take a look. she photo shopped zac efron's face in every one of them, because she decided she was going to be able to show her friends where she had been, and she wasn't going to let it be ruined by the fact that she was there with an ex-boyfriend. there she is horse back riding hand in hand with zac efron, someone she said she would rather look at these days. what do you do? >> i think it depend on your memories. if you parted ways and

but if it was ugly. >> i discarded some photos with an ex. i don't even care about the memory anymore. >> i had kept pictures with -- >> no. >> i want to go back to something. you would rather forget the trip altogether? >> yes. because whenever i see him -- >> uh-oh. >> shall remain nameless. >> i'd rather forget the whole trip. that's how i am. >> now i know why you're into material things, not experiences. moving on. >> ready for the catch of the day. match, you like to fish, al? >> not so much. >> sheinelle? >> never done it. >> watch this guy. he tries to catch a fish with his bare hand. here he has the bait in his hand. he caught a bass. >> the

the dumbest fish in the world. >> i know. >> sheinelle, tell them what you said. >> i would not eat that fish. something is wrong with it. >> that fish just had a fifth of jack. >> put it back in the water. let it go. don't eat it. >> fish are fast. >> that was an amazing catch. >> do bass have teeth? >> some of them do. >> that's not a good idea. >> i think he goes back in the water. >> let's pop start. arianna grande's manchester concert sold out in 5 minutes. more art is are joining the cause. the lineup includes justin bieber, coldplay, miley cyrus, usher, take that, and the proceeds support victim's families and the bri

cross. one love manchester takes place this sunday. now will i am confirmed rumors that for gi left the band. he said nobody is replacing fergie. he said she's working on her solo trip at the moment. he said we're putting out music. the band lives on. he said the black eyed peas worked on songs for her solo record. and gwyneth paltrow. she's opening up about her breakup. she said people are coming around. i know it's a dorky term, but it's worthwhile. i'm always the person who gets stuff at first, but then later people say hey, maybe that's a good idea. i don't mind. she says she wanted to turn her divorce into something positive and said it was the most difficult thing she's done in her life. that's your pop start. >> okay. i think people have a

different view about that than they did at the time. >> yes. >> sheinelle, thank you. >> is it time for the weather? >> okay, then. i wasn't sure. it was a little of a -- >> making a transition. >> okay. well, let's show you what we have going on currently. and we have heavy showers and thunderstorms firing up in dallas and texas through the gulf coast and into florida where we're going to be looking at wet weather today. tomorrow and toasty through the southwest. 90s to 100s. 90s in the plains. chilly in the northeast and new england. for today we have locally heavy rain throughout texas into the gulf coast. in the central gulf. beautiful weather returns to the northeast. a look at late afternoon thunder through the northern plains. western third of the country looking spectacular. here's what's happening in our neck of the woods. and it's a beautiful start of the friday. beautiful skies out there. not even one cloud here in this image. into the weekend, it will be

same. 68 in the district. 64 in leesburg. we will quickly make it into the 70s. and by lunchtime today, if you're eating outside, you should, it'll be close to 80 degrees. by happy hour, mostly sunny. mid 80s. a few more clouds this afternoon. then into tomorrow, moirn, 80 degrees. 87 sunday. rain late sunday evening. >> that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you, al. now to our summer of yes. to inspire you to try new and different things. >> so far savannah learning to play tennis like a pro. carson creating his own craft beer for a worthy cause, and al is taking great kids from new york to the grand canyon. hoda, it's your turn. >> you know i do like music. i'm a big music fan. there's always a sound track playing to every moment in my life. i have zero musical talent. i'm saying yes to marrying my love of music

people. one of my favorite things to do is share joy with music. i'm always running around with my phone or beats or something. today i don't need my phone or beats. i got the real thing. rascal flatts. >> what's up? >> stop it. i snagged them after their recent plaza jam for something a bit more intimate and unexpected. a surprise concert. flatts basest and goof ball will infiltrate an nbc tour. >> as the tour is going on, you have to be obnoxious. >> i will. >> they're going to be like you're crazy. >> our inside man is nbc paige, donalded

he'll take them into studio 3. >> i've seen all types of personalities that the point. i'll work with you. >> my name is douglas. i'm from michigan. >> douglas from michigan. >> on three, one, two, three. >> this place is fabulous. >> it's pretty frightening how easily he slips into his alter ego. >> what do you do for a living? >> i sell stoplight parts. >> i got jokes for him. >> we're excited to have you here today. you guys are going to see the studio for nightly news. >> at first jay, or douglas, blends right in, but then -- >> you guys can -- >> lester? i'm not sure if lester is there right now. you guys can stand up and follow us to the elevators. welcome. you guys can just keep coming in here. hey, we got the group. is this an

tv studio. what are your first impressions? >> a lot of lights. >> yeah. there are over 300 lights in here. >> it's only been a few minutes, and he's already getting on their nerves. >> are these microphones up here? >> those are actually lights. >> you got great acoustics in here. >> yeah. >> i appreciate your enthusiasm. >> yeah. so these are mostly lights. you have an amazing voice, sir. i appreciate your vocal skills. you had a question in. >> do you ever do shows in here or anything other than the news? like -- concerts or anything? it would be so cool. >> what's going on back there? >> sounds to me like i just heard a guitar. >> oh, my god. >> how are you? >> what's up? how are you? how are you?

>> come on. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you're going my way i'm gonna drive it all night long ♪ ♪ if you're going my way i'm gonna drive it all night long ♪ >> i'm so sorry. they made me do it. thank you, guys. >> it was so much fun. and by the way, he was so annoying that whenever he to do somewhere, the crowd parted. people were clutching their children like get away from the freak. >> we've all been on tours with people like that

they're just great guys. again, this is about we're having fun ourselves. this is all about inspiring you guys to try new things you've always dreamed about. head to today.com or go to our app and tell us what you want to say yes to. >> people are probably signing up for the tour thinking who am i going to get to see? >> our big citi plaza has gone country far live concert from thomas rhett. he'll take the stage after your local news.

good morning. 8:26 on this friday, joune 2nd 7bd. right now a check on the roads. >> good morning. northbound frederick road after ridge, one overturned week. northbound lanes blocked. taking a look at what else is going on. overall the beltway actually looks good here this morning. no major problems there. 66 inbound at 123, deer hit along the left side. >> all right. thank you. we'll get a check on the forecast after aui bak

good morning. temperatures right now are in about the mid to upper 60s. 68 degrees in the district. 61 dulles. 64 in lorten. warm and sunny. 84 for a high. dry most of the day saturday. sunday, late chance of

87. that rain chance carries over into next week. >> sheena, thank you. you can get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. another update in 25 minutes.

♪ light that cigarette we're back now. >> we're back. 8:30 on this friday morning. it's the 2nd day of june, 2017. and hoda is at it again. >> i found a baby. i found a baby. by the way, this little baby happens to be thomas rhett's baby. what's her name? >> will la gray. >> willa gray. >> and your beautiful wife is pregnant? >> yes. >> this is going to be a great concert. >> by the way, we're looking forward to the next half hour. got a lot of other great music.

>> and then shania twain on june 16th. she's releasing her first album in 13 years. >> and this just in, pop start, andy grammer joining the lineup. he's heading to the plaza on june 23rd. make your plans to be here now. >> by the way, i think we have a future broadcaster. >> that's right, thomas. you may need to reclaim your daughter here very soon. >> all right. you got a check on the weather. >> let's show you what we have happening as we look ahead toward the weekend. tomorrow sunshine into the northeast. great lakes, strong storms in the upper midwest through the gulf coast. out west, the western third looking fantastic. and then on sunday, rain and storms move back into the northeast. beneficial rain in florida where they're in drought. sunshine from the western plains into the southwest. a

a. >> good morning. plenty of sunshine today. and right now 68 degrees. light wind. we're going to keep the clear skies in the forecast for most of the day today. wide look at the radar. it shows you we really don't have rain heading our way until wait in the weekend. if you're headed to the beach, upper 70s. saturday mostly sunny. by sunday, the storm chances move in. sunday a late rain chance into next week. >> the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> welcome back. thomas rhett is ready to take over our citi summer concert stage. but before we get started, by the way, this is his cute daughter, here's a little bit about one of country music's biggest stars. ♪ >> thomas rhett is the

music by storm. son of singer song writer rhett atkins, music is in his blood. his latest album is certified platinum and generated seven number one hits. ♪ >> reporter: including "die a happy man". it spent six weeks on top of the charts. it's gone triple platinum and earned him multiple country music awards. now thomas rhett is back with a new single craving you and a third studio album on the way. he's performing to sold out crowds across the country, and he is making a stop right here on our plaza for the "today" summer concert series. >> how ready are you guys? we have been waiting for this moment. we are not going to wait one more second. ladies and gentlemen, thomas rhe rhe

♪ every time we have to say good-bye i'm counting down until we say hello ♪ ♪ every touch is like the strongest drug i don't know how much longer i can go ♪ ♪ you have something i can't walk away from ♪ ♪ well, girl, my self control is so paralyzed ♪ when it comes to you i ain't got no ♪ ♪ something about you girl i can't just fight ♪ ♪ you're like

got 100 proof ♪ no matter how much i get i'm always craving ♪ ♪ that feeling when we kiss the way your body moves ♪ ♪ no matter how much i get i'm always craving you ♪ ♪ craving you ♪ all the inbetween is killing me ♪ ♪ you know i come inglued from missing you ♪ ♪ sunset eyes no i don't have to try because you know exactly what to do ♪ ♪ i never had something that i can't walk away from ♪ well girl my self-control is so paralyzed ♪ when it comes to you i ain't got no patience ♪ ♪ there's something about you that i just

♪ you're like a secret that's got 100 proof ♪ ♪ no matter how much i get i'm always craving ♪ ♪ that feeling when we kiss the way your body moves no matter how much i get i'm always craving you ♪ ♪ craving you ♪ craving you ♪ craving you ♪ every time we have to say good-bye i'm counting down until we say hello ♪ ♪ every touch is like the strongest drug i don't know how much longer i can go ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ you're

shot of 100 proof ♪ ♪ no matter how much i get i'm always craving ♪ ♪ that feeling when we kiss the way your body moves ♪ ♪ no matter how much i get i'm always craving you ♪ ♪ craving you ♪ craving you >> all right. thank you so much, thomas rhett. up next, you'll love this. he was going to perform a song that you picked, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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rhett already has seven number one hits. >> right now he's headlining his home tour. he's made this one of his stops. good morning. do you choose members of the band based on who has cool hair? >> pretty much. >> come on, drummer. take the hat off. >> they have the best hair, for sure. >> a lot of the people want to know about new music, new album. >> the album comes out later this year. we don't have a date or a title yet. we cut sole judges and we're excited about how we're going to release them. have a couple songs about life changing and lots of songs about -- this is crazy. >> i think we should point out this goes all the way back there. there are a couple members of the audience that are a little more special than anyone else.

your new daughter willa grace. what does it feel like -- and your wife is pregnant -- to have this instant new family? >> it's crazy. it's been me and lauren for four years. when you add a daughter to the mix, it makes life even crazier. i wouldn't trade it. it's crazy how well she's adapted. it's amazing. >> it's nice father's day is coming up in a couple of weeks. your wife's going to say happy father's day. get back on tour. we want to take care of a little business, thomas. we invited your fans to vote for one of the songs you're going to sing this morning. the choices were, "it goes like this" die a happy man" or quo"m me wan in a ". >> i think everyone chose "die a happy man"

♪ baby last night was hands down one of the best nights that i've had no doubt ♪ ♪ between the bottle of wine and the look in your eyes and the marvin gaye then we danced in the dark under september stars in the pouring rain ♪ ♪ and i know that i can't ever tell you enough ♪ ♪ that all i need in this life is your crazy love ♪ ♪ if i never get to see the northern lights ♪ ♪ or if i never get to see the eiffel tower at night

in my hand ♪ baby i could die a happy man ♪ ♪ ♪ a happy man baby ♪ baby that red dress brings to my knees ♪ ♪ but that black dress makes it hard to breathe ♪ ♪ you're a saint you're a goddess the cutest the hottest the masterpiece ♪ ♪ it's too good to be true nothing better than you in my wildest dreams ♪ ♪ and i know that i i can't ever tell you enough ♪ that all i need in this life is your crazy love ♪ ♪ if i never get to see the

northern lights ♪ ♪ or if i never get to see the eiffel tower at night ♪ ♪ oh if all i got is your hand in my hand ♪ ♪ baby i could die a happy man ♪ i don't need no vacation no fancy destination ♪ ♪ baby you're my great escape ♪ we could stay at home listen to the radio ♪ ♪ or dance around the fireplace ♪ ♪

mansion in georgia ♪ ♪ or drive a sports car up the coast of california ♪ ♪ oh if all i got is your hand in my hand baby i could die a happy man ♪ ♪ baby i could die a happy man ♪ oh i could die a happy man ♪ you know i could ♪ i could die i could die a happy man baby ♪ >> thank you very much. >> how good was that? thomas rhett. he's back with more music in a moment. first this is "today" on n.

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♪ you are all right. i'm back with the craziest fans. by the way, we're back with great news. thomas rhett isn't done yet. he has one more song. he's performing this song now. it is called "star of the show" show" ♪ ♪ >> that's okay who could blame them anyway ♪ ♪ you're so pretty and you ain't even got a clue ♪ ♪ because everywhere we go girl you're the star of the show ♪ ♪ and everybody's wondering and

♪ what's your name who's that girl ♪ ♪ with the prettiest smile in the world ♪ ♪ oh what gets me the most is you don't even know that you you are you are the star of the show ♪ ♪ the star of the show ♪ friday night on the town we walk in and you draw a crowd ♪ ♪ even the band seems to sing for you ♪ ♪ ease on up and order a drink and the bar keep says the it's all on me ♪ ♪ you look at me and laugh like you don't know what to do ♪ baby you're so cute ♪ ♪ because everywhere we go girl you're a star of the show ♪ ♪ and everybody's wondering and wanting to snow ♪ what's your name and who's that girl with the prettiest smile in the world ♪ ♪

you don't even know that you are you are you are the star of the show ♪ ♪ the star of the show baby ♪ even in a ponytail and a pair of jeans you're looking like the cover of a magazine ♪ ♪ baby your the only one that doesn't see ♪ ♪ because everywhere we go girl you're the star of the show ♪ ♪ and everybody's wondering and wanting to know ♪ ♪ what's your name who's that girl ♪ ♪ with the luckiest guy in the world ♪ ♪ oh what gets me the most is you don't even know ♪ ♪ that you are you are you are you are you are you are ♪ ♪ you are you are ♪ baby you are you are you are the star of the show

♪ you're the star of my show don't you know baby girl ♪ ♪ oh ♪ >> hear more from thomas rhett and all our summer concert artists at apple music.com/today. >> we got much more ahead on a friday morning. first, this is "today" on nbc. morning. but

♪ because everywhere we go >> ah. >> hoda is in her glory. >> i'm so >> i'm so happy at this moment. right now i'm feeling it. look at him still out in the crowd. he's an amazing guy. what a way to kick off the weekend. >> mr. roker, kicking of the weekend with birthdays. >> let's fire up the smuker jars. first up, happy 100th birthday to cay gilbert of new jersey. she enjoys hanging out with her grant kids and great grand kids. mary. happy 100th birthday to william scott of fisherman from summer set, new jersey.

all 50 states in a volkswagen. >> florence jam yan. a proud volunteer with the cancer scott organization for 25 years. >> cay, a world traveler from london dairy new hampshire. and last but not least, rosa owens of arlington, virginia. worked for the u.s. state department before retiring. pretty cool. remember to tell us about people you know celebrating special birthdays and anniversaries. head to today.com/celebrate. >> perfect. thomas rhett is sticking around. >> you are lucky. >> and freebie friday, and it's also national do nnut day. >> have a great weekend. >> we're starting it right now. >> you want to rub it in? >> theou

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this morning. thomas rhett our celebrity co-host kicking up his boots on our stage. then today could be your lucky day. watch the freebie friday get away. and cup cakes with an unbelievable secret ingredient, coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's" take live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> all right. it is freebie friday morning here on "today." second day of june, 2017. let's crank this up a little bit. >> yeah. there we go. >> yeah. a little bit of volume. >> this is "craving you" by this man, our concert

rhett. we're so thrilled to have you here. >> thank you. it's always a pleasure to be here. >> the crowd is fantastic. >> they were. >> and their hype. >> i was blown away. i can't believe they showed up as early th did, and all the people behind us. >> they lined up for you. >> and i just -- i thought your full time was thomas rhett. that's your first time, thomas rhett. >> yeah. that's a southern thing, double name. akins is my last name, but everyone calls me t.r. >> t.r. >> this is your first single off the album. everybody is waiting for us. tell us about what's on it. >> we cut 22 songs. that's a lot of songs. all i did since the last record was write. we narrowed it down from 60 to 30. from 30 to 20, and now we're going to figure out how to release all the fans. i love putting new music

there. >> i was reading about it this morning. you're 2015 album is certified platinum. >> so blessed. >> it featured the song "die a happy man". the video starred his wife and has been viewed more than 100 million times. >> that's like some taylor swift numbers. >> that's crazy. >> what do you think it is? >> i don't know. i think at this point, when this song came out, there weren't a lot of love songs. i think learning what our relationship was like, i think it hit at the right time. >> i don't know if you got your baby back yet, but hoda grabbed her. she's gorgeous. >> she is beautiful. >> and now you're expect another one? >> yeah, my wife is 29 weeks pregnant. >> when you found out she was pregnant, what did you think? >> well, we had tried a couple years ago to get pregnant and nothing ever happened. we always knew we wanted to

it was always on our hearts. when nothing happened, we were like well, maybe this is the time to do it. my wife has been to uganda a couple times that year. we met willa when she was six months. i said we should take her home. and she's such a blessing. and then when we were over there, we found out we were pregnant. >> isn't she cute? >> this was our first walk together. >> i've met several couples where that happened. they tried and it didn't work. and then they adopt, and then you get pregnant. your house, i was telling him, it's about to come bust. it's about to be a party of four. >> if you wanted to be in your house forever, not so much anymore. >> yeah. but she's the most amazing baby. she sleeps 13 hours. we haven't had the i'm exhausted yet, but when the newborn comes. >> i hate to break it to you, but i don't think they're all like that. >> maybe they are. >> previous performance is not pr

>> i hear she's had wild experiences. do you take her on the stage with you? >> well, hoda just ruined her. if you saw that shot they did, she was crying because she wanted to be back on stage so bad. if you give her a microphone, you're not getting it back. >> we have great video. you and your wife introduced her to a new food. take a look. >> tofu? >> tofu? >> totu? >> probably not very good, is it? >> sorry to all the vegetarians out there. >> i agree. >> i had that same reaction the first time i had. >> it didn't even take a millisecond. as soon as it hits her tongue. watch this. >> you ain't wrong. >> she loves sea wood. she liked that. >> well, one of the things we do is we like the play a game. we always try to get our country music

booth. it's a game we call country confessions. >> what's up, jerry? >> all right. you pull out a question. >> spill your secret. >> okay. here we go. >> nice boot. >> it is a nice boot. here we go. >> we hear you've attended halloween parties at reba mcentire's house. what's the craziest costume you wore or saw there? >> i think i was four at this party. i think i wore a pumpkin. and -- hopefully there's not a picture of it. >> you looked at the monitor. >> we're good, not that good. >> reba is the sweetest human that ever existed. >> you were four years old? you guys are family friends? >> yeah. she's kind of like my aunt in a way. >> that's a cool aunt. >> again? okay.

music song of all time? wow. i probably this song called "misery in june". ♪ misery and drinks don't mix too well ♪ you heard it? >> no. i like it. >> that's good stuff. one more. >> for sure. all right. you're going to perform the song "t shirt" for us later in the show. if your wife could get rid of one item of clothing from your closet, what would she pick? i have way too many sneakers. and of all different colors. i'll get the same sneaker in different colors. >> did you change already today? >> no. >> i thought -- >> i did have different smokenes on this morning. but i wore boots for the first three years of my

the more i started to mature as an entertainer, i started jumping around so much that this just ankle broken in a heart beat. i switched to sneakers. >> authentic self. >> we have time for one more. >> what's your favorite song to sing to willa gray, and can you sing more? >> she's obsessed with bruna. ♪ i got a condo in manhattan baby what's happening ♪ >> my kids go that's what i like that's what i like. >> she jams. she loves that. >> he's performing later on the plaza this summer. you have to bring her. >> i know. i saw him in vegas this year. my wife took me for my birthday. >> that's a fun show. >> it works out. you picked the perfect day to be here. because today is national donut day. >> gosh. okay. >> here comes donut jerry. >> is this crispy

you get a free one at their stores today, one free donut per person. >> go for it. >> i like plain glaze. >> they don't have a plain glaze. >> jerry had a cot tomb chang-- costume chang top three flavors, number three, chocolate frosted. number two, boston cream. and number one, the one they didn't send, glazed. >> i agree with that. >> we still appreciate it. 96% of americans like donuts. only 4% did not. i don't trust anybody who doesn't like a donut. is there anything more appreciative when you see a co-worker walk in with a box of donuts? >> i can't think of anything

>> aup next, the sports moment everybody is talk abouto why a tennis player started sobbing and the heart warming act of kindness that followed. "mm-mmmm" "it's oats 'n honey crunchy love." (laughs) "check you out, nature valley."

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him, look at this. climbing over the net. he ultimately helped him walk off the court. he embraces him in a bear hug. he gives him a pep talk. people assume you're professional athletes and playing to the end. this just goes to show at the end of the day they're colleagues and appreciate each other. and he recognizes how disappointing it would be to end the match that way. it was so kind. >> they root for each other. and that's real right there. good sportsmanship. >> there was a time when that wasn't such a big deal. >> yeah. >> when you would see th of thing all the time. >> now it stands out. >> when i heard him wincing, i was thinking a lot of athletes play with a lot of pain and don't talk about it. for him to stop, he was really hurting. >> let's go from one heart warming competition to another. a new champion in t

moment, we'd like to find out how we would go do with the winning word. here's our producer, gavin. >> where did the hat -- >> what? >> when do i get to wear that? >> go with that. >> of course. >> it's a country hat. >> yes. we realize that, dpgavin. thank you. the word in. >> >> thmarocain. >> m-a-ra-q-u-a-i-d-. >>

>>. >> no. >> okay. let's find out how it's really spelled. ananya vinay handled this perfectly. marocain. >> marocain. >> congratulations. >> yeah. 12 years ode. >> that is amazing. >> her dad rushing on stage to hug her. that's unbelievable. i mean, she finished i think 174th last year. and now ends up the champion. >> were you ever in a spelling bee? >> i was. i didn't get out of my school. >> maybe in first grade or something like that. >> i'm scarred. i remember when i was in fifth grade, i was expected to win. >> really? >> yes. and then it was like gavin. mr. irwin didn't

clearly. >> i didn't hear the "n" at the end. >> it was the hat. >> it was the hat. >> i was thrown off. >> so you were expected to win. and when i said the word wrong, the whole school went oh. and i cried. mr. irwin said it's cloudily. and they were like that's not a word. i was like that's what i thought he said. i'm having issues. i'm sorry. >> you're over it. that's so good. wow. let's look at cloudy weather and other kinds of weather. we have strong storms firing up down around corpus christi. we're looking at wet weather through the gulf coast. plenty of sunshine in the west where the temperatures are going to be toasty. 90s and 100s in the southwest. the central plains. cooler than average in new england. the strong storms firing up around the gulf. plenty of showers and thunderstorms making their way through the mid plains. that's what's going on around

neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm chuck bell. bright and sunny. a beautiful day to be outside today. temperatures are quickly moving into the upper 60s and low 70s now. afternoon highs today will be in the upper 70s and low 80s all sunshine all the time. a few fair weather clouds. a delightful friday evening and nice weather for most of the weekend. saturday dry. sunday chance for showers coming up. mainly later on in the afternoon and evening. and showery weather monday and tuesday. >> is your latest weather up? you need a gift for a grad or father's day? we have a freebie this morning that's perfect. don't miss your chance to win, and you at home as well. stay tuned.

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[ cheers and applause ] >> good morning. 9:26 on this friday, june 2nd. our top stories this morning, there are growing demands for president trump to take action after a noose was found inside the national museum of african american museum and culture. hundreds of people sang outside the museum yesterday. the noose was found wednesday inside an exhibit on segregation. bryan moles is facing a number of charges after police say earlier this week he drove to d.c. in a car loaded with guns and ammunition. he wanted to meet president trump as well. we'll look at the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning. nice day to be outside today. if you're stuck inside kwlrks know it's going to be pretty nice when you get out of work and school as well. temperatures are quickly moving into the 70s. 73 in virginia. 69 in gaithersburg. if you're headed out

beach, a great day today. good weather at the beach all day today. >> chuck, thank you n. get the latest news and weather any time. just open the nbc washingn app.

>> it's another time for "today" food. get ready to have your mind blown. that's right. and not -- by the way, before we start, we got a -- >> we have a makeup brush. >> lauren and willa grace. >> she -- earlier she grabbed the microphone. she could be either a broadcaster. now she wants the makeup. >> and now a cook. >> next she'll be somebody who enjoys cup cakes. >> she needs more sugar. >> we're taking bacon and putting it on top of a maple butter cream cup cake. we have cake mix, ,

bacon, vanilla extract. we're going to glaze the decorations for the top. you get good, thick, double cut bacon. we'll take maple syrup, cinnamon, and create a glaze. and this is going to kind of candy coat your bacon. thomas, take that brush and just brush the little diagonal slices. and then we're basically going to take that, and once we go that, it's a little sticky. i think i should put a little more in there. anyway, you glaze those. put them on -- i love these. these make life so much easier and make it easier to make bacon for a group of people instead of frying knit. put it in the oven at 350. it's already done. oh. >> the magic of television. >> presto.

batter that you've already made. you milwaukee yoak c batter and put them into lined tins. put it into the oven according to directions and then they'll come out like this. then we'll make the frosting. >> so far it's a hit. >> better than tofu? >> way better than to fu. >> it's a butter cream frosting. confectioner's sugar. we have maple -- vanilla syrup. a little lemon juice, and we've got a little bit of salt in there. and then we're going to add our confectioner's sugar. i should cream this first. >> that's fancy. >> putting that in, and you slowly add in the

sugar. you'll put it in a bag. in the meantime, you've chopped up your bacon. some of it you've also put the chopped up bacon -- you okay? >> what are you doing there? >> you okay? >> you know what it is? >> there's little pieces of bacon. >> we got a piece of bacon. >> you all right? >> i think it's sugar down the wrong pipe. >> do you have water? >> she's good. >> you should add some chopped up bacon into the batter. >> perfect. >> if it comes out like this, you have little bits of bacon. now you're just going to pipe that on. >> that glaze is yummy. >> then if you add a piece of bacon on top, and there you've got your bacon maple cup cake. >> what about your sprinkles? >> you could also add sprinkles if you'd like. >> thank you. >> she likes it? >> is that good? >> she gave some to mommy. >> like try this. it's better than tofu.

does she like sweets? >> oh, she loves them. she loves them. >> and who doesn't like bacon. >> that's right. >> perfect. >> say thank you. >> you want me to have some? >> she's a giver. she's sharing. >> i can't reach you. >> thank you, sweet heart. oh, so give it to mommy. for the recipe head to "today."com/food. >> coming up next, can you tell us dolly parton's most covered song?

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well, it's it's friday. we can't end the week without wearing stupid hats. tho thomas rhetts co-host. >> where's your hat? >> my bad. >> he has something we don't, dignity. >> it's a competition we're calling kicking it country. i have questions. thomas rhett and sheinelle will go head to head. >> he has an advantage. >> i don't think so. >> the best selling country album of all time came out in 1997. i'm going to list tracks. first person to strum gets the points. "don't be stupid". >> wait. i didn't even hear the question. >> the question is name the best selling country album of all time. these are some of the

"don't be stupid" "honey i'm home". you? have to name the album. >> i don't know the album. it's shania. >> you know the song. i don't know. >> all right. there you go. >> country music is known for creative song titles. which of those is not a country song. >> "did i shave my legs for this ". >> no. it's "one boot to the bottom". >> i'm letting her win. is it tied? you're beating me 2-0. >> name the tune chosen as rolling stone's number one country music song of all time. listen and strum in. ♪ ♪ i walk the line . >> johnny cash "walk the line". >>

because we played the name of the song. >> have you looked yourself in the monitor? >> yes. >> according to dolly parton, what's her most covered song? >> "i will always love you". >> "jolene". >> tim mcgraw building up an acting resume. which of these films does not feature tim mcgraw? >> "four christmases". >> he was in that one. "sweet home alabama". >> wow. sheinelle running the table. >> what actor won the 2009 academy award for playing oh tis "bad" blake in "crazy -- >> jeff bridges. >> correct. >> it's a

>> finish the lyrics of this country song. i say hey hey baby do you want to come over. you say no way and then you move in closer. next thing i know you are in my -- >> i'm going to give you a chance. >> you're in my dreams? >> t shirt. >> t shirt. >> thomas rhett's song, ladies and gentlemen. performing coming up. all right. >> well, time to go to the weather. >> you're leaving us? >> i got to do weather right now, because i don't look stupid enough. all right. saturday, partner, we're looking at showers down around texas. some heavier showers and thunderstorms around the gulf coast. sunshine in the northeast and new england. strong storms through the great lakes. out west where the west was won, plenty of sun shine. sunday, some showers and thunderstorms through the northeast. great lakes. a lot of heavy rain in florida, but they need it. in the next ten days some

sunshine from the plains to the southwest and also showers in the interior pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. i'm wearing right now a 100-gallon hat. temperatures currently in the low 70s already. 71 degrees in the district. plenty of sun. light winds. elsewhere, upper sects. everyone is warming up at this point. 72 in leesburg. 69 in manassas. . we go through the afternoon. expect temperatures in the mid eighties. mostly sunny. mostly sunny for saturday. beautiful week and shaping up. 80 degrees tomorrow. 87 on sunday. dry most of the day. rain chance comes later sunday into monday. >> that's your latest weather. up next, h.r. is going to grab the real guitar and go back on our concert stage and perform his number one hit "t-shirt" right after these messages. mastt

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ret all morning long. he has one more song called "t-shirt". thomas rhett. ♪ we get off of work and we meet down at our spot ♪ ♪ we had a patio with a view of a parking lot ♪ ♪ it was two for one and four for two ♪ ♪ had christmas lights in the middle of june ♪ ♪ all hung up like i was on you ♪ ♪ i said hey baby do you want to come over ♪ ♪ you say no way then you move in closer ♪ ♪ next thing i know you were wearing my t shirt right there ♪ ♪ your hair messed up like guns and roses video ♪ ♪ oh so hot still

my head ♪ ♪ you were moving around in the tv light ♪ ♪ i ain't ever seen anything like your dress, my floor, the way you wore my my t shirt ♪ ♪ we walking up the stairs with the neighbors saying keep it down ♪ ♪ but it's hard to unlock the door when you're making out ♪ ♪ you've been saying that we've got a quit doing this ♪ ♪ so why you leaning over for one more kiss ♪ ♪ and pretty soon you're sliding off what you've got on and slipping into my t-shirt right there ♪ ♪ your hair messed up like a guns n roses video ♪ ♪ oh so hot ♪ still got it up in my head you were moving around in the tv light ♪ ♪ i ain't ever seen anything

you wore my my t-shirt ♪ ♪ ♪ oh no baby no i can't lie ♪ sure look good in my t shirt ♪ oh no baby no i can't lie ♪ you look good on my my ♪ i said hey baby do you want to come over ♪ ♪ you say no way and then move in closer notice ♪ next thing i know you were in my t shirt ♪ ♪ you look so damage hot in my t-shirt ♪ ♪ i can see you spinning around in my t shirt right there your hair messed up like a guns-n-roses video ♪ ♪ so hot ♪ still got it up in my head ♪ you were

tv light ♪ ♪ i ain't ever seen anything like your dress on my flo the way you wore my my t-shirt ♪ ♪ oh my t-shirt ♪ >> thank you so much. >> hear more from thomas rhett and all our concert artists at applemusic.com/today. >> coming back. we have to finish up the show. first this is "today" on nbc. come on, h.r. t.r.

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