good morning. critical condition. congressman steve scalise recovering from extensive injuries after that gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. the president and first lady making a surprise visit to his bedside as new video taken during the attack emerges. >> this morning a live interview with another congressman who was injured, and his staffer who was shot. breaking overnight, president trump reportedly now under investigation for obstruction of justice. special counsel robert mueller looking into whether or not he inappropriately tried to get the fbi to drop the investigation into michael flynn. we're live at the

was it unsafe? investigators search for a cause in the massive london fire with the death toll at 17. why some are saying that building was an accident just waiting to happen. we've got all that plus the father of the american student freed from a north korean prison speaking out. the wrong way driver crash that would have been mush worse. and gwyneth paltrow gets set for "today." good morning. welcome to "today." glad to have you with us. >> there is a lot going on in your world. we have everything you

>> let us start with the late night meeting with the president meeting with steve scalise. we have the investigation of the shooting covered. we're going to speak with roger williams and his affer zach barth who were injured. zach was shot. let us start with gregg melvin who was at the field where this all began just about 24 hours ago. craig, good morning. >> good morning. it was actually roughly this exact same time yesterday morning, less than 100 yards from me where that gunman opened fire this morning. we are learning more about that likely fuelled his rampage. we're also learning more about the officers who's actions saved lives. president trump visiting steve scalise. trump tweeting scalise is

fighter. this barely 24 hours after the baseball field scalise was on turned into a war zone. scalise, the house's third ranking republican shot in the hip. >> we can't help him. we have bats versus rifle. >> reporter: the gun fire early wednesday reportedly lasting for 10 harrowing minutes aimed at republicans practicing for a charity baseball game. the gunman, 66-year-old james t. hodgkinson reportedly started firing from behind a fence behind the third baseline moving toward home plate and back toward the dugout unable to fina a way on to the field. the texas jonkman j joe barton, there with his children. >> i was behind the dugout. my son jack got under an suv. he was very brave. my other son brad was in the batting cage and was also very brave. >> along with

other victims. zachary barth, matt mika, and crystal griner. crystal griner among those who returned fire at the gunman wounding him. james t. hodgkinson is from belleville, illinois. he came to virginia in march and had been living out of his van. while authorities won't comment on his motive, he asked if players on the field were republicans. >> he asked me if it was the republican or democrat team practicing. i responded the republicans. he proceeded to shoot republicans. >> reporter: on james t. hodgkinson's social media account, anti-trump and anti-are the posts. the president calling for unity. >> we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these two remember that everyone who serves in our nation's

capitol is here because, above all, they love our country. >> reporter: congressional leaders echoing the sentiments on the house floor. >> we're united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. >> reporter: meanwhile that congressional baseball game will go on as planned tonight. just over the potomac here at national stadium in washington d.c. president trump aparentally wanted to attend. secret service telling him because of the late hour, they would not be able to make the necessary security precautions to get him there. meanwhile, it was revealed yesterday that the government had volunteered for the bernie sanders campaign. senator sanders denounced violence on the senate floor. >> craig melvin, thank you. we're learning more

being credited with stopping that attack from becoming a massacre. that in the words of one of the elected officials who was there. tom costello is at med star washington medical center this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> good morning. quick upstate on representative scalise. he's in critical condition. we're told the bullet traveled across his pelvis causing fractured bones, internal bleeding, internal injuries. he received several unites of blood. underwent emergency surgery and more surgery is planned. meanwhile, crystal griner is here who was credited along with her partner with saving many lives yesterday morning. after an all out gun battle in the park -- >> shots being fired and there are people running possibly victims involved. >> rt

u.s. capitol police officers, crystal griner and david bailey are being hailed as heros for immediately returning fire and saving the lives of members of congress, family members, and many others. >> if they would not have been there, this would have been a massacre of innocent people in a park where innocent civilians walk their dogs. we have kids at practices. >> officers greiner and bailey prevented that. my family will be forever grateful. the thin blue line held today. >> reporter: the officers were only there because the gop whip has a security detail. most rank and file members of congress don't. >> the capitol police were firing from behind the fist base dugout. i kept yelling back, are you friendly? are you friendly? we didn't know if te was another gunman or this was return fire. >> reporter: within three minutes they had backup from

alexandria police but officer crystal griner was down, shot in the ankle. officer bailey suffered a minor ankle injury. one of the most seriously injured, matt mika, was shot in the chest. zachary barth, a staffer, shot in the leg, was treated and released. on the house floor, speaker paul ryan. >> it is clear to me based on various eyewitness accounts that without these two heros, agent bailey and agent griner, many lives would have been lost. >> reporter: arizona senator jeff flake tweeted out he went to the hospital and met with the officers and thanked them for saving his life. really, a sentiment echoed across the political spectrum. in addition, a lot of thanks as well to the officers from alexandria who responded immediately also engaged the suspect, pinning him down, and that gun battle going on for about 10 minutes.

>> tom, thank you. congressman roger williams injured his ankle during the attack and his congressional aid, zachary barth was shot in the leg. good morning to both of you. it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> congressman, forgive me for addressing my first question to zach. how are you doing this morning? how do you feel, and what happened yesterday? >> i'm okay. i'm very blessed to be alive, and thank goodness for agents bailey and griner. as you all said, without them, there would have been tremendous loss of life, and i probably wouldn't be talking to you. >> you were shot. you were in the outfield. you managed to get yourself into that dugout. what happened once you got into the dugout? >> sure. so they started shooting at me. i was pinned down in right field, and at that point i got struck in the leg, and made a run for it. i was running for my

bleeding pretty badly, but i was really just trying to keep my head down, keep everybody's heads down and prevent anything else from happening. we didn't know who was going on. there was a lot of uncertainty and we were trying to stay alive. >> zach, you more or less jumped right into the congressman's arms, right? what happened from your perspective, congressman williams? >> i was hitting ground balls on the third base side to our third baseman, trent kelly, not knowing the shooter was probably just 25 yards away from where i was. i went around and started hitting balls to steve scalise. i hit the first grounder to him, and all of a sudden we heard the pop. a lot of us thought it might be a car backfiring. then we heard more. people were yelling he's got a gun. get cover. i turned, and i ran into the dugout. i dove into the dugout. it's about six foot into the ground.

first on a concrete slab, but i did it. when i got there, i was immediately with congressman flake and mo brooks, and all of a sudden here comes zach. he jumped in there and here we were arm to arm. mo brooks took his belt off and we helped put a tourniquet on zach's leg to help his bleeding. then we stayed down. we had generations in this dugout. we had everybody from my age to late 60s to a ten-year-old, joe barton's son was in the dugout with us, and people were protecting him. we bonded that day, but it was a scary thing. i just want to say quick the thin blue line worked. these two officers were fabulous. they saved all our lives. there's no question it would have been different if they hadn't been there. we owe it to them. >> if you think about what

not been opposed by those two officers during the first three minutes before the alexandria got there, another thing that struck me, i don't know if you saw that animation we had. this gunman started on the third base side. went up and down the line, around toward home plate and back up because he couldn't find a way oh get on the field. had you stopped to think about what had happened had he made his way on to the field. >> it would have been a lot different. he was trying to get through a gate and the gate was locked. he had nowhere to go. if he'd have gotten on the field, we would have had nowhere to go. we had baseballs and bats to defend ourselves. the lord worked his -- the lord worked yesterday. he saved us, and we're grateful for that, but also grateful, again, for these capitol police that saved all of us. >> zach, i always wonder what it must have been like to lay down your head on your pillow like a day

mind? can you share how you're feeling and how you're thinking act what transpired? >> i'm receiving plenty of prayers and thoughts. the people around me, we have a great community. i'm from houston, texas. plenty of people back home have reached out to me. the people around here on both sides of the aisle, we have a great community up here on capitol hill. everybody is just lifting me up. i couldn't be more blessed. >> it's going to be one of the most watched congressional softball games in history. >> it's not softball. >> baseball, excuse me. with good reason, and i know your thoughts and prayers go to everybody who has been impacted by this tragedy. >> certainly has. we hope people come to the game tonight. i would home that nats stadium could be full. it goes to charity. it's the right time to play the game. speaker ryan and i and joe barton and

need to play this game. when america gets punched, america punches back. >> congressman roger williams and zach barth, best wishes for both of your recoverierecoverie. let's turn to a major investigation development in the russia investigation. "the washington post" is reporting mueller's team is actively investigating the possibility that president trump obstructed justice. peter aleck zander joins us from the white house. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. this could be a significant turning point in this investigation. the president, the subject of a criminal investigation into possible obstruction of justice. just moments ago president trump tweeted writing they made up a phony collusion with the russian story, found zero proof, so now obstruction of justice on the phony story. nice. as president trump was wrapping up his 71

unwanted gift from special counsel robert mueller. mueller is expanding the russia inqui inquiry, now examining whether the president attempted to obstruct justice. investigators are working to interview three top intelligence officials including dan coats and the head of the national security agency. it's a dramatic development in an investigation that's been looming over the trump administration since day one. the post reporting the obstruction of justice investigation began days after mr. president trump abruptly fired james comey on may 9th. the move appeared to confirm with comey told senators last week when asked when the president requested to back off michael flynn amounted to obstruction. >> that's a conclusion the special council will work toward. >> reporter: comey acknowledged the prest

not try to stop the russia probe. a spokesman for the president's personal lawyer, not denying the washington post report but saying the fbi leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable, and illegal. mueller meeting privately for the first time with the leaders of the senate intelligence committee. the chairman of that committee, senator richard burr calling their meeting constructive. the latest headline coming less than 24 hours after the president's aides tried to knock down speculation he might try to fire mueller. a spokesperson saying while the president has every right to fire him, he has no intention to do so. >> reporter: new this morning, "the wall street journal" reports the former deputy of the national security agency wrote a memo documenting a phone call his boss had with the president. president trump cast doubt on the intelligence community's conclusion that russia interfered with the election and tried to persuade admiralo

to say there was no evidence of collusion between his campaign and russian officials. matt a savannah. >> peter, thank you. let's bring in ari. good morning. let's play this out. two of the key intelligence officials, mr. coats and mr. rogers have already said they didn't feel -- they said it under oath -- they were not pressured to end any kind of investigation. is this obstruction investigation now going to boil down to the word of james comey versus the word of the president? >> probably not. because the doj doesn't care about their feelings and the way they put it in that now famous testimony. they care about the feelings and intent to the president. this is the largest development legally in the president trump era. it is a sign the inquiry is not just about the campaign and the past. it's a criminal inquiry about the president's present conduct in office. >> how is it likely to proceed? in a normal investigation, one might try to get the testimony

could mueller get the testimony of president trump under oath? could the president say i don't want to testify because of the fifth amendment? >> reporter: it's possible. we've seen prosecutors or independent prosecutors seek testimony of white house aides and senior official and get it. grand jury testimony tends to be something that's hard to resist. but when clinton was faced with this, they agreed voluntarily to do grand jury testimony under oath. whether a president would not agree and be forced is a legal question that has never been answered. >> all right. thank you. another big story we've been covering this morning, the terrible inferno in london. the death toll has risen overnight. it's expected to go even higher. at least 17 people lost their lives that consumed a high-rise apartment building and still people remain missing. authorities are calling this the worst fire in a generation for the city. bill neely is there for us this morning. bill,

>> reporter: good morning. this building is still on fire. the death toll still rising. dozens still missing. most of them lived on the top floors of this building. among them, whole families of five, six, and seven people. it's another terrible blow for a country that recently has been hit hard. high up in the smoking tower block, their recovering bodies. down below, the shock is still sinking in. >> their mom, dad, their loved ones. it couldn't do anything. >> reporter: relatives wait helpless. >> i don't think they are alive. >> reporter: you don't think so? fire swept the tower in minutes as people slept. at least 600 inside. they signalled with flashlights, tied sheets to escape. firefighters battling to save

them. ace stressing scenes inside, a woman filmed her attempt to escape. she and her children are still missing. like five of this man's family. >> whole family went up, complete. >> reporter: there's grief and anger. the building recently covered in plastic cladding. no sprinkler was required, but there was no central fire alarm. >> a couple of people described this to me as a death trap. is that going too far in. >> it obviously was a death trap. >> reporter: and a death toll police say will rise by dozens. so real anger here. the singer adele has come to this area. she visited last night. she's from london. she met resident just one of the millions here really shocked by this tragedy. >> all right. bill neely in london for us. thank you. let us get a check on the weather. al is on the road today in florida this morning. al,d

we'll talk about that in a bit. let's also look at what's going on right now. we have severe weather that's firing up through the plains and the upper midwest. strong storms from kansas city just to the south of indianapolis heading into parts of kentucky. we have a risk of severe weather today. stretching from the plains all the way into the southeast. 16 million people at risk for isolated tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning. skies are partly to mostly cloudy right now. as a result it's a cooler day today than the last several. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. if you start out thursday morning, afternoon highs today only in the low to mid 80s. so quite a bit cooler than yesterday's 91 degree day. chances of showers coming up later on this morning across the shenandoah valley. here's future weather along the i-81 corridor. highs in the 80s for today and tomorrow. a little warmer by sunday. >> that's your latest weather. all right. al, thank you. coming up, the latest profile emerging of the shooter in that incident yesterday at the baseball field in alexandria, virginia. also ahead, not in great shape, the father of the american student who returned from north korea in a coma speaks out for the first time. what he's saying about his son's time in cabtivety. -- captivity. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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good morning. it's 7:26. >> developing this morning two people including house majority whip steve scalise in critical condition this morning from the shooting in alexandria yesterday. scalise and lobbyist matt mika were shot at simpson field. this is a live picture from alexandria where law enforcement are still investigating. the field is closed right now. >> the shooting happened at members of congress were practicing for the baseball game that is still on. it's at national park tonight. thousands of people are expected to be there. chief peter, the d.c. police chief did not say w

security will be in place, but he said police would do their part to ensure everybody's safety. good morning. a look at the roads and rails right now. right now still have the silver line train running between west and east and eastern market because of the switch issue at stadium armory. that's what metro is saying. inner loop local lanes after indian head highway, crash in the left center lane. 66 slow spot through manassas. 95 out of fredericksburg slow. normal after that. >> a check on the forecast coming up next.

current temperature 72 in washington. in the 60s in most of the outlying suburbs. low to mid 80s. a slight chance for showers in the shenandoah valley.

showers on friday, saturday and sunday in the d.c. area. no washouts expected for the weekend. >> now back to the "today" show after this short break.

>> we're back now. 7:30 on this thursday morning. it's the 15th day of june, 2017. there's at look at nationals park. that's where members of congress will hold their charity baseball game tonight. it's a tradition that's been going on since 1909. that charity event will go on as planned tonight in the wake of the shooting. >> it's going to be a very emotional night. lots of people, and i think they're raising even more money. it's wonderful. >> let's check the other headlines this morning. the president is under investigation for obstruction of justice. that's according to a report in the washington post. robert mueller has requested interviews with

former intelligence officials and is seeking documents related to the white house's interactions with the nsa over that russia investigation. >> meanwhile the jurors may have another long day ahead of them after failing to deliver a verdict on day three in the cosby hearing. so far they have been deliberating and reviewing evidence for a total of 28 hours. a dashboard camera captured a terrifying wrong way crash on a utah highway. a pickup truck was driving north in the southbound lanes near salt lake, slammed onto an oncoming car. amazingly, everybody walked away. police are still searching of the driver of the truck. marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found inside the vehicle. >> let us turn back to the major story of the morning on members of congress. as we learn more about the 66-year-old shooter james t.

latest starting with pete williams. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: investigators say they're discovering more about the hour about this illinois man who was accused of being the gunman and who was killed at the scene. except the answer to one of the big questions. why did he do it? for nearly three months investigators say james t. hodgkinson lived in this van parked near the ball field he attacked early morning. residents say he often showered at this nearby ymca. >> i'd see him in the locker room. >> reporter: neighbors say he sometimes slept in the park where the congressional team practiced. >> i seen him in the neighborhood, walking around the neighborhood, and sleeping on a bench in the park. >> reporter: others who came in contact with him say he didn't seem dangerous, though, some say he was odd. >> he's always been a little strange s

>> reporter: he came from belleville, illinois. he was a home inspector. neighbors say just before he left for washington in late march, he was target practicing in the woods. >> i said i'm going to call the sheriff. i said that sounds like a cannon he's shooting. >> reporter: on social media he expressed bitter opposition to trump. writing trump destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and company. during the nationwide occupy wall street demonstrations in 2011 he talked to the st. louis fox affiliate. they're getting pushed around, and the % are just not giving a damn. >> reporter: last year he volunteered for the bernie sanders campaign. the fbi is asking now for tips from anybody who talked him to recently. as investigators seek answers for why he came to washington and why after being here nearly three months he suddenly turned so violent. back to you all. >> pete williamsn

a lot of washington is on edge and on high alert. just about everybody is crediting the security detail assigned to the house majority whip for preventing an even bigger tragedy. casey hunt is on capitol hill for us with more on that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. many of the lawmakers say they've typically felt safe here at work in washington d.c. but after yesterday easter if iing incident, they say that's all changed. >> a gunman opening fire in broad daylight in the republican congressional baseball team. hitting majority whip steve scalise and three others. scalise's security detail helped take down the gunman preventing what could have been a massacre. >> if scalise wasn't there, we'd have been in real trouble. this guy was ready to go. >> reporter: only the top leaders in congress get full-time security protection. currently rank and file members don't. >> i

baseball practice for a game for local d.c. charities and have to dodge bullets. >> reporter: members of congress typically felt safe inside the beltway. this i sancident has some think it's a false security. >> i have a permit to carry, and i think for my own safety and others, i'm going to go back to probably carrying a lot more than i did. when appropriate. >> reporter: others are calling for a change in current security measures. >> we need to wake up and have standard protocols in place. >> reporter: members of congress has been targets before. gabby giffords was shot at a supermarket. she tweeted wednesday, i'm heart broken and says she knows the colonel it takes to recover from a shooting like this. now threats like this voice mail are becoming the norm. >> you deserve to die a miserable death. >> reporter: almost every week i've been a member of congress, i've received some kind of threatening message. >> reporter: the latest, after the shooting she received an

down, 216 to go. >> to me that's a little scary. >> reporter: others like senator clare mccaskill say they feel safe on and off the hill. >> i hope we don't go too far. >> reporter: members of congress both wondering how to balance freedom with security. in the aftermath, the republican manager of the team, joe barton, stood next to his democratic counterpart and made a point that is sometimes lost in the harsh political environment. he said members of congress are often no longer looked at as people but they feel threats as personally as anybody would. it's a good lesson for everyone. >> when you think about congressman barton's two little boys being right there. thank you very much. let us get a check of the weather now from al who is in florida. al, good morning again. >> good morning, guys. we are on the east coast of florida, and our

we could hide from our dad that we're going to surprise, they found the swampiest, buggiest place. that's why i'm a little shiny right now. we are coated in bug spray. but you're not going to need that where it's going to be awfully hot today, and that's out west. we are talking brutally dangerous heat from central california into the southwest. 22 million people from this weekend into early next week will be looking at building temperatures that will continue to bake. you can look at this. temperatures triple digits from sacramento, las vegas, palm springs into tucson, and into next week it spreads from redding to phoenix. look at phoenix in death valley. 121 degrees by tuesday. and in the midsection of the country, we're looking at that expanding heat as well. we're going to see that growing warmth for early june. temperatures more like mid july with the temperatures getting into the mid 90s to near 100

weekend. that's what's going an around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, we're not going to be quite as warm out there today. it's a cool start of the morning. looking at temperatures in the 60s and 70s with lower humidity. mid 80s for daytime highs yesterday. yesterday it was 91 in d.c. could have a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm. that will line up along i-81. tomorrow the humidity is back. it will feel warm with that humidity, and another chance for some showers and storms tomorrow afternoon. >> don't forget get the weather any time you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. we're going to surprise our deserving dad coming up in the next hour, and you won't believe his story. >> you going to get home for father's day, bud? >> i am. i'm going to be back with you guys tomorrow. >> good. okay. cool. thanks, al. >> no more lurking in the bushes for roker after today. >> m

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we're back with the latest on the american college student just released after being held prisoner in north korea for over a year. >> we are outside a cincinnati hospital where otto warmbier is being treated. >> reporter: good morning. otto warmbier remains hospitalized at the university of cincinnati medical center. this morning otto warmbier's father is speaking out. >> they crossed a line with my son, otto, and so it would be very difficult to look for a lesson here among this insanity. >> reporter: fred warm we'bier saying his son is not in great shape and the family is adjusting to a different reality after otto reportedly spent more than a year in a coma in a north korean prison.

>> the warmbiers have been living with this situation for 18 months. there's no meaning here. this is a rogue pariah regime. they're terrorists. they're brutal. there's no sense to anything. >> reporter: it's hours after otto was carried off an airplane by his legs and underarms. north korea said they released the student on humanitarian ground. >> he's been released because of diplomatic pressure and also because it could be that north korea realized that they shouldn't detain somebody that's in a coma. >> reporter: warmbier was arrested and sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster while touring the secretive nation. >> think of my family. one final time. i am beg you, the people in government of the dpr korea,

forgiveness. >> reporter: north korean officials claim the 22-year-old was suffering from food poisons and lapsed into a coma after taking a sleeping pill. nbc news has not been able to verify that information. his father giving this explanation for what happened to his son. >> being in the wrong place. the lesson of otto's captivity is going to be for others to decide. >> reporter: doctors here who are treating otto warmbier are holding a news conference this morning. they're expected to talk about his condition and perhaps what led to his coma. >> all right. ron, thank you. coming up, a disturbing report about what may be in baby food and what every parent needs to look for. >> up next, carson. >> that's right. here's a question for you. would you like your own home to smell like an ikea store in it could be possible. i'll la

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good morning. i'm erika gonzalez. it is 7:56 on this thursday morning. want to get to traffic with melissa mollet with breaking news on the road. >> take a look at this right now. northbound 95 before gar usville. this is finally out of the way. this was something hanging around this morning. southbound 15 after the point of rocks bridge all lanes open. remember, we still have delays on the silver line, the orange and blue lines here because of the issue we've been dealing with in prince george's county. >> all right. we'll get a check on the forecast next.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, a real fighter. president trump on his late night visit to steve scalise in critical condition after being wounded in the deadly attack on members of congress. was the gunman targeting republicans? plus gwyneth's new role, the oscar winner stopping by to talk about going from celebrity to ceo. and subway surprise. miley cyrus and jimmy fallon take their talents underground for some unexpected fans.

>> i love being on this side of the barricade. what are we celebrating? >> our 40th birthdays. >> yes, indeed. this is fun. >> raise your hand if you want to hug savannah guthrie. raise your hand if you want to hug matt lauer. >> i got a tweet last night from someone named peyton. where's peyton? >> we must fulfill the tweet. good morning. welcome back to today. we're getting out there. a hug train is happening. >> we have to be a little careful. >> i have an achy back. we'll see about that. i'm very fragile. >> busy morning here. lots to get to. here's your news at 8:00. congressman

critical condition. the president and the first lady made a late night visit to congressman scalise's bedside. craig melvin has the latest on all of this. craig, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. congressman scalise was shot in the left hip. we're told the bullet damaged several internal organs and led to severe bleeding. he's had at least two procedures. he's going to have to undergo several other operations. meanwhile we're learning more about the 66-year-old shooter and what may have fuelled his ram page. we're learning more about the officers whose o.k.s on the baseball field likely saved many live. >> reporter: donald trump visiting the hospital where congressman steve scalise remains in critical condition. the louisiana republican one of six people injured after a gunman opened fire wednesday

baseball practice. the cell phone video capturing the moments shots rang out. >> there are people running. victims involved. >> reporter: member of congress and their staffers diving for cover. >> get down. >> we need medics. we got a suspect. >> reporter: as u.s. capitol police along with alexandria police officers returned fire, and a lengthy gun battle. police shot and killed the gunman identified as 66-year-old james t. hodgkinson of belleville, illinois. his social media profile revealed his bitter opposition of president trump and republicans. in march he wrote on facebook, trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and company. james t. hodgkinson briefly volunteered on bernie sanders presidential campaign, sanders denouncing the violence. >> and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms.

shock and emotion, and a rare display of bipartisan unity from congressional leaders. >> an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. >> reporter: echoed by president trump. >> we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capitol is here because above all, they love our country. >> reporter: and, again, the republicans who were on the field yesterday morning were preparing for an annual tradition here in washington d.c. the congressional baseball game, that game going on as planned tonight at nationals park. president trump, we're told, had planned to try and attend throughout the first pitch. secret service telling him that they're not going to be able to get the necessary security precautions in place on time. >> all right. craig melvin, thank you.

back this morning against a report that he is under investigation for possible obstruction of justice. hallie jackson joins us with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this morning after what could be one of the biggest developments in his administration so far, president trump is lashing out on reports he's been invest guest vating for possible obstruction of justice in a series of tweets. he's writing this. you are witnessing the single greatest witch hunt in american political history. led by some very bad and conflicted people. this comes after the washington most reports special counsel bob mueller is looking into whether the president obstructed justice. dan coats the director of national intelligence, and mike rogers, head of the nsa will be interviewed. in a phone call with rogers, the president questioned whether russia interfered with the election and ted

collusion between his campaign and moscow. mueller reportedly entered this phase of the investigation after james comey was fired last month. the president's outside legal isn't issuing an denial but did say the fbi leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable, and illegal. it's growing to include the president and isn't going anywhere any time soon. >> all right. thank you very much. police have a new lead in their hunt for two escaped prison inmates of caused of killing corrections officers in georgia. they say they've found is civic stolen after the guards were murdered. the inmates overpowered the officers tuesday while they were being transported on a prison bus. after ditching the stolen car, it's believed they switched to a stolen white ford pick up. >> carson is in the

carson, you've been overtaken by a more exciting person. >> just having a chitchat about our children. gwyneth paltrow is here with exciting news. we're going to hear about it and catch up with her right after this. ♪ ♪

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the moments that connect us don't happen overnight. they happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. all right. 8:12. a good time to trend. a little bit of a warning. we'll have a celebrity surprise opinion in trending. just saying. all right. it's wedding season. june. full swing. let's bring it to how it all starts, popping the question. one knee? >> just ask. waited ten years. >> waited seven rs

the question. >> mine was in a carriage in central park. it didn't end well but started awesome. >> trending in the wall street journal -- >> what did you do? >> it's not important. the headline, do you still need the parent's blessing? times are changing but should that tradition hold? in other words, if a guy wants to mary vail, should he have to call you and mike and ask permission. >> vail is never going to get married. she's going to live at home with mommy forever. i think it's a nice tradition. i don't think it's asking p permission, but it's -- >> i think it's sweet. >> there will probably be an app to ask for the hand in marriage via snap chat. >> apple is 13. >> yeah. >> when the guy wants to pop the question, does he need permission? >> 100%. >> i like that. >> gwyneth is

point questionnaire? >> i think that it's a really lovely tradition. i'm old fashioned in that way too. i think -- i don't think they would really -- they're really asking, are they? but it's nice to bring the family in and make everybody feel included. >> here's the question. what happens if the guy says no? >> you mean the dad? >> the father and mother say no? >> well, then i don't know. that never happens. >> last a land mine. >> do you do it anyway and start with that kind of mark on your marriage? >> that's whole other trending there. that's another thing. >> i think if you're asking, you know the answer you're going to get. >> we surveyed our viewers on twitter, do you need parent's permission before proposing, 65% said yes. 35% said no. >> carson? >> old fashioned pop start. we're starting with stony. eli

announced their clean broadcast versions of film. no profanity, sex or violence. hollywood wasn't having it. several people responded with outrage. sony stood by the decision, but now amid growing controversy, they're tweaking the plan saying the directors are important and we want to respect the relationships at the utmost. if any of them are unhappy or reconsidered, we'll discontinue it for their films. it sounds like it will be on a case by case basis. salena gomez released a single for "bad liar". it was one of the top trending videos on youtube. she plays all roles. the teen, the mom, the dad, a gym teacher. the 70s inspired video shows the story of a love triangle. i don't know if you noticed the bedroom. perhaps taylor swift on the

this poster too. look at the background. >> is it her 100%? >> i don't think so. >> she's in her -- >> what? >> who's nina? >> i don't know. >> finally check out these two subway performers. they're singing "jolene". it's jimmy cyrus and miley cyrus. they wore disguises. ♪ ♪ it's a party in the usa >> that's awesome. >> party in the usa, it was a party on the subway for miley and jimmy. that's the pop start today. >> why doesn't that happen when we're in the bw

there. >> do you have the daly click? >> identify fun one today. this one coming out of san diego. this is 29-year-old jessie orlando using his jet pack flying over mission bay when he saw a boat flip over. he went and grabbed it by the top of the sail with help from his jet pack. he the tips it upright. his work was far from done. he casually does an impressive back flip. he nails that as well. helps them. isn't that incredible? >> that's amazing. >> orlando is a jet pack instructor in the area. he was having fun between lessons. he's never been in a position to use the jet pack to help upright the vessel before. >> incredible. >> yes, would you try

>> yes. >> you would? >> not right this second, but when i heal, yes. i'll do that. we'll do it. >> done and done it's on the record. it's happening. >> we'll just pop the popcorn. >> al is in florida with a check on the weather. >> thank you so much. we're in the east coast of florida getting ready to surprise a deserving dad with al's backyard bbq. first let's see what we have looking ahead toward the week and for the day we have wet weather in the pacific northwest. strong storms in the midwest. east coast not too bad. wet weather through southern florida. temperatures scorching with 90s and 100s into texas. 90s in the southeast. nice and comfortable finally back in the southeast, and the northeast in new england, for today we have severe storms along the western gulf. hot and humid in texas. heavy rain moves into the pacific northwest, and severe storms in the central plains. that's what's going on around the country. here's what'sha

>> here in washington, skies mostly cloudy this morning. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s right now. it will be a pleasant day to be outside. a slight chance for a few showers. higher rain chances the higher west you travel. best chance of line in the late afternoon into the early evening parts of the hours. a better chance for showers in d.c. and over the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. coming up, the big surprise in the next half hour including celebrity bbq chef chris lily. >> a sounds good, al. look forward to that. >> meanwhile, let me tell you gwyneth pal thoutrow is an osca winning actress, but she's building and growing her lifestyle brand. she's the company's founder and ce

i said founder and ceo and let the ceo slip like it's always been thus. that's a new development? >> yeah. in i think of settlement or october my board made me ceo. it's exciting. >> does it change things at the water cooler? you were already the big person on campus. >> yeah. i think it just sort of outlines and delineate other responsibilities, but the dynamics haven't really changed. >> we've had the pleasure of knowing you for a long time. if i'd gone to you when you were 20 and you were just starting out in acting and i said one day you'll have an oscar on the mantle and you'll be the ceo of a popular lifestyle type brand, what would you have thought? >> i would have thought you were probably pretty crazy. >> how did it happen? >> it's one of those things. i was so lucky. i had an incredible acting career. but i had this deep passion to produce content, a

products, and make things. it evolved and now it's like a real business. >> you said i had a wonderful acting career. are you moving away from acting? do you still want to act as much, or is this dominating too much of your time? >> i'm still going to do a little bit here and there, but this really requires almost all of my time. i'm in the office all day every day, and i have a pretty big team now. we're almost 85 people. i kind of need to be at work. >> i was looking at the way you're expanding the brand. i'm not trying to make a big commercial here. i have other thing i want to talk to you about, but you're going into wellness. you have supplements and the names caught my eye. one of the supplements is called why am i so f-ing tired. one is called balls in the air. one is called high school jeans. looking at me, which would you leave in my

>> now you have to explain. >> yay, gwyneth. >> it could have been worse. >> basically this product came out of an article that we did a few years ago about confusion in the vitamin aisle, because everybody is like i know i should take vitamins but i don't know what to take. we worked with four of our m.d.s who we love and a triple certified incredible lab that sources the best raw ingredients, and we wanted to kind of put context in it and eliminate confusion, so there are four protocols. i take the why am i so f-ing tired. and the high school jeans, it's for flagging metabolism. >> but balls in the air is for people juggling a lot at the same time? >> correct. >> i feel better about that. this brand, i thought, and we l

you came up with this brand, and you put it out there, and put yourself out there with it, there were critics, as there always are. read my twitter feed. how has the brand goop impacted the brand paltrow? >> that's a good question. i think we're kind of enti intrinsically linked. i'm also the face of the brand. i look for ways to build the brand without my image. we have an incredible group of people who are building the brand. and i'm not really sure. i haven't really -- i'm so focussed on building the business. i'm sort of left focussed on the kind of gwyneth paltrow part. >> help me out. what is harder, running your own company or raising a teenage daughter and preteen son? >> i have to say, so far apple, she's pretty great. i mean, sometimes she asks me

close her door. i'm like wait, with me on the other side of the door? but other than that, it's pretty smooth so far. >> do you think it's harder for girls to be 13 years old today than it was when you were 13? >> i think being a 13-year-old girl sucks no matter what century. no matter what time frame. >> what was it like for you? what do you remember? >> it was brutal. that was a really hard year for me. i was really trying to grow into this awkward gawky body which i think i half grew into, and i had braces. i decided it would be a great idea to shave the back of my head. >> how did that work out in. >> not that well, matt. not that well. i think it's a time in one's life when you're trying on different personas and trying to see what kind of a person you're going to be. i think it's also painful. >> it's awkward for kids and parents as well. gwyneth, nice to see you. >> thank you for having

>> if you're going to stick around and co-host the 9:00 hour with jessica alba and will i am. >> thank you. and we have another talented actress right here. olivia wild taking on broadway. excited to chat with her and about your two kids. we have much to does after a check of your local news and weather.

>> good morning. we'll start with a check on the morning commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning. on the silver line still have the trains only running between wheelie west and eastern market with the switch issue at stadium armory. orange line delays to lar doe town center. beltway looking good. outer loop beltway the slow downs there and inner loop as you're coming across the woodrow wilson bridge. >> all right. thank you. we'll get a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning. it's the 15th day of june, 2017. a great crowd here on a beautiful day. picture perfect. by the way, if all these nice people stick around for 24 hours, they're going to be treated to a great summer concert from the one and only shania twain. >> she'll be here tomorrow. she's out with her first album in 15 years. her new single hits tomorrow. as carson would say, drops tomorrow. >> drops, baby. >> tomorrow. >> do you want to meet cool people on the plaza? we have so many. i didn't know how to choose, but how about these lovely ladies

best friends for 80 years. what month were you born? >> june. >> what are your names? >> they're both names are june. what's your father's name? >> bob. >> both names bobs? . >> your sons? >> douglas. >> these people have been -- they've known each other for eighty years. they were born in the same hospital, their kid and dads have the same name. what's the wackiest thing you two ever did together? >> got up at 5:30 this morning to be here. >> that's wacky, all right. >> thank you. >> happy birthday. nice to have you guys here. what a pleasure. >> you look like sisters. >> how sweet is that? >> i know. that's awesome. >> olivia wilde is wonderful. she's making her debut on broadway in a classic play that is quite timely. we'll talk to her about that. also coming up, a reminder,

we have our style squad here with great gift ideas for every dad whether you want to go to sentimental or give him something to toast with. >> carson going hint, hint. >> and al is about to surprise another dad. we'll get to that. first a check on the weather. >> all right. a nice day down here on our location on the eastern coast of florida. but we take a look at your weekend. here's how we're shaping up. starting with tomorrow, your weekend outlook, heat in the southwest. hot and humid in texas. strong storms in mid mississippi valley. showers along the eastern seaboard that continue on saturday. record highs in texas and the southern plains. excessive heat in the southwest. severe storms in mississippi river valley. father's day, excessive heat in the west and showers and thunderstorms around the great lakes. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. currently

washington. a pleasant day today. a couple of shower chances in the shenandoah valley. low to mid 80s. friday, saturday, and sunday, a chance for showers on friday and saturday. sunday warm and humid. right here at home, sunday will also be plenty warm. in fact, downright hot. 93 degrees for sunday afternoon here in washington. that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al. thank you. so say olivia wilde is a busy woman is an understatement. the activist, actress and producer is a mom of two and now adding broadway star to her resume. in her latest role she's bringing big brother to the big stage in "1984". olivia, good morning to you. >> thank you for having me. >> you chose something light and

this is heavy stuff. >> it is. >> heavy times call for heavy stuff. >> "1984 " is the book everyone read or said they read in high school. >> it's the number one book people lied about reading. cliff notes did well with "1984". >> you may julia. this is not just any staging. >> it's intense. >> why? in what way? >> it involves a lot of multimedia. there's a video portion where shooting video that is simulcast on to the stage. i'm running into the stage to a set with cameras, back to the stage. there's a lot of light and sound work that's really e mersive. it's a different kind of experience. it's not like watching a play. it's like going on a scary ride. >> and scary, and it can get physical. tell me if i have this right. four members of the aud have passed out. you busted your own li

performance, and you broke your co-star's nose. >> i did, but he broke my coccyx. it's like your tail done. it's when we used to have a tail, apparently. >> why are we breaking each other's bones? >> we're doing everything necessary to tell the story right. >> you play julia, for those who didn't read it, the story is about an oppressive state, kind of trying to police our thoughts. >> exactly. there's intense surveillance and people are controlled by the government. if you're not loyal to the party, bad things happen to you. and julia may or may not be a spy, and there's a love story that ensued. it's very intense. >> it soubds like it. you work late nights and then your kids who are three and one, i'm sure they let you sleep in. >> oh,

no. they like to get up around 7:30. daisy is eight months and he's three. they're amazing. it's really -- it's great to be living my dream. broadway was something that i always wanted to do. i never felt like i could really call myself an actor until i'd done it. now i feel like i'm earning my keep and i get to come home to those amazing people. >> jason, your fiance did a play himself. did he give you any advice? >> he told me to be patient. i'm a perfectionist. typically with a film you put something out that's ready. with a play, you go through the previews process. you put something out that's still kind of figuring itself out. it's a vulnerable and amazing and humbling process. >> you're working out thekinks. >> in front of people. a lot of people have come at the beginning and come back after

see a bunch of times because you pick up different things in the story line. it's fun to have the repeat audience members. >> we say when you're here, we're on the same baby making schedule. you have a baby, i have a baby. just so you know, i'm done. >> i'm done too. >> we're done. it's a wrap. has the older -- your boy is the oldest. has he adjusted to the little one? >> no. >> he wants her out. i think he secretly really loves her, but he's making her tough by giving her a hard time at the moment. but it's making her a very, very tough patient little woman. >> it's good. thank you so much for being here. olivia wilde, and you can watch "19 "1984" on broadway now. coming up, the style quad assembled must have picks for father's day. picks for

we are back now. 8:39 with a special father's day edition of style squad edit. jill martin, lilian la and bobby thomas, let's kick things off with bobby. let's start with father daughter swim suits. >> i love this brand snapper rock. they offer coordinating styles for the whole family. not only matching father and son but daughters can get in on the action and even moms. the best part is it's ups 50 and plus. it's great. you'll see that not only is it father daughter, but my husband and son miles, they're wearing the coordinating, you can get the full body which is great, or matching shorts, and it's great. i love the styles. practical and affordable price

points. these are water resistant swim suits? >> yes. >> it sounds like an oxymoron. >> sometimes dad doesn't buy a swim suit for ages. this repels 95% of the water. it's never wet. you're always dry. and they have women's styles for a mom shopping for herself. this is a really great fashion forward digital prints for dads. i love this. >> all right. golf? now you're speaking my language. >> i had you in mind. do you have your shoes usually rolling all over the trunk. >> they're in the garage. you? look more tidy than that. this is a great golf organizers. you can have always a shirt, shoes, tees ready to go. >> it's nice because it has venting so your shoes can dry out after playing on a hot day. >> talk about the pocket rounds. >> i'm

gray. it's a great gift for dad with a quote. what you're picking up, great color stays and this uber slim wallet that holds everything in a suit jacket. >> father son underwear and socks. >> it has matching styles for the little guy, and they even market their little guy socks. let's go to carson. >> i'm up here with jill martin. we'll start with more ideas for sunday. this is a great sentimental gift. this photo book. >> we're going to eventually even drink our way through this segment. this i love. this looks like you've been planning for months. you log onto cbs.com and when you get there, upload your photos. it takes a few minutes. you can pick it up the same day. leave yourself two hours before the store closes

tomorrow. this is you. i'll pan into this. look at this. you could make an entire book. >> this is great if you're watching and haven't done a gift yet. >> look at the print. this is really amazing. we did one for all our "today" show dads and my daddy. >> a way to dad's heart is through his stomach. >> i'll doing a morning breakfast and an evening treat. these are roetro. order them on amazon prime today. everything is $50 or under. retro, the popcorn machine starting there. you can get the little bins if you want to have a movie night. and then a hot dog baker. i think it's cool if you're having a bbq, and i love the way it looks. and then it's not spiked

>> if golf -- beer. >> the swimming pool or rafting? >> this is for the pool or a lake or if you're in an ocean, you tie this up to your boat or a raft, and it is a floating beer cooler or for your kids, soda cooler. you asked how many beers it fits. 50 year -- beers. >> happy father's day. down to matt. >> cheers, carson. this is one of the great gifts identify seen. you can take pictures on your phone and print them. >> this turns dad's iphone into an instant camera. just attach this to your phone. this comes with all the paper here. it's the cartridge. you load it in. you go into the print app and print photos straight from your camera. it's amazing. how many dads have photos of kids in their camera but never print them. >> i like carrying them in my

affordable and durable. >> this is not your typical wine bottle. >> it's not. this is changing the wine experience. they are made with bottles that have a fresh force. i'll going to dump this out. no wine came out. it heats -- keeps your wine fresh for up to four weeks. pop it into the bottle and it loads the information about that bottle of wine. >> it reads the label and then you scroll through. it keeps tracks of your preferences. it's $99. the wine stays fresh for up to four weeks. >> cheers. >> tell me about the espadrilles. >> the espadrilles are a total classic. they've modernized them. they have made it with neoprene uppers. they dry in just 15 minutes in the sun. they still have classic rubber soles you go

if you're walking around a rocky beach, they're stylish and comfortable. >> that's great. a lot of great ideas for dads. thank you. >> thank you. >> ladies, bobby, jill, thank you as well. each of our style squad members have picked a wild card item exclusively for the web. today to "today."com to shop the list. up next, al has another big bbq surprise for a deserving dad. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're b we're back with backyard bbq with al. he's been surprising deserving dads for father's day. today we find him in florida. >> he's just about to treat someone special to a fantastic bbq. al, take it away. >> okay. well, you know, this guy melvin bradley, i have a lot in common

with. you'll see why in a moment. he's a former fedex employee, and he thinks we're doing commercials about retired fedex workers. guess what. we're about to give him the surprise of his life. >> my father's name is melvin bradley. he's 64 years old and retired. he started working when he was 16 years old. he graduated from high school and went straight into the military. he was a meteorologist in the air force. and that's what i remember the most. my dad was always doing weather. we lived in germany for four years. s the just me and time. that was probably some of the most precious time i've had in my entire life. we hung out. he had to learn how to deal with girl drama and do hair. he worked for fedex for 20 years doing meteorology again. when he first started working er

jobs open. he started working in the hub in memphis like you see on tv, late nights, moving packages. and he moved up from working in meteorology to being a manager before he retired. there was an opportunity to work for a local memphis station doing the morning weather cut-ins. it was so neat to wake up and see my dad on tv giving the weather for all of memphis. my dad and my step mom got married september 1st, 2001,. i can honestly say that when he met her, his entire life changed. i've never seen two people that while they met later in life, it's as if they've known each other since they were kids. we have five kids, and 11 total grand kids from six to 21. he absolutely loves all of his grand kids, and would do anything in the world for them. everywhere he's

grill. it's really neat to see him pass it down to my son who now enjoys grilling and wants to learn to grill like his grandfather. i've never experienced a love like i have for my dad. you mean the world to all of us, and i hope you enjoy this father's day. >> all right. well, we are pulling up right now in a fedex truck to melvin bradley's house. i don't think he knows exactly -- i can see him there standing with his family, his grandchildren, his wife, his daughter, and i think we're going to surprise him. all right. >> melvin bradley, how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> i don't believe it. i don't believe it. >> surprise. >> you are live on the "today" show right now. >> am i on the "today" show? >> you are on the "today" show along with your family. you can blame this young la

>> i know you thought we were about to do a commercial for fedex former employees? you have your hat on and everything. >> i did. >> i wanted to meet you because i can finally meet somebody who knows how to do the weather. >> exactly. >> not only that, but this young man behind you, do you know who this is? >> no. >> this is chris lily. >> hello. >> world champion bbq maifen? >> that's right? >> yes, and he, you, and i are going to do a cooking segment grilling your world famous ribs on the "today" show. >> that will work. >> are you surprised? >> no, i'm not. i'm in weather. you're never surprised. >> what makes him such a great dad? >> he's been so loving and caring, and he's giving great advice. he's an amazing grandfather. >> melvin bradley, happy father's day a little early. we have more from palm coast florida. first this is "today" on nbc.

all right. welcome back, everyone. we talked to gwyneth paltrow earlier. she's joined by some friends. >> they are here to co-host our next hour. they're very excited. >> all four of you. >> it's news to them. >> we just dropped that

apple's first onlial series. they are entering the world of reality television. >> it's called planet of the apps. they compete for million dollar startups. first, i like your new outfits. >> thank you. >> tell us a little bit about this, planet to the apps. >> well -- how do we -- >> i feel like gary is really good at it. >> okay. go, gary. >> it's a show where we're looking at the reality of this new eco system that dominates our society. apps are culture. we're looking at people pitched into us. we're mentoring getting them prepared and pitching to a vc. >> they're on an escalator. >> they compete to join our team. we each have a team and then we compete for them to join our team. we mentor them for a couple months, and then they go in front of one of the top vcs to pitch their ap

>> when you see them in all our offices c because we mentor them while we're at work. so they get to see the type of people how we operate our businesses. >> that's a cool concept. >> it's a raw app at first, or we're trying to add our idea, and then the pitch comes. >> it's like "the voice" with tech. >> we'll hear about it in the next hour. good morning. it's 8:56 on this thursday, june 15th. let's start by getting a check on the commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning. taking a look right now at the silver line. still trains running between wheelie rest and east and eastern mark with the switch issue at stadium armory. only running between that section. orange line, delays to

northbound 3rd street tunnel before d street northwest, a crash. inbound 395 a little slow. >> a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

our break from the heat will last a couple days. low to mid 70s across the area. a lot of clouds outside that hold temperatures into the low and mid 80s for afternoon highs. rain chances today across parts of the shannon doe ya valley. tomorrow highs in the 80s. >> thank you, chuck. you can get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. another update in about 25 minutes. back to "today."

to that end, the faith-based initiative offers. sl. >> this morning a big show. our celebrity co-hosts this morning. then there's a manners test. we're having an animal house party coming up now. it is 9:00. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, june 15th, 2017. your hear the music? we're listening to "i've got a feeling". can we turn it up? we have a feeling you're going to love our show today. you can see frankly this is not ama

i love jenna, but this is not quite the same. >> what do you mean? i'm not enough for you? >> you're normally enough. >> we turned up the volume. we have jessica alba. we have will-i-am. we have gwyneth paltrow. and gary vainer. >> is it true you go by gary v.v? >> yes. the name is tricky. >> we should give everybody -- >> thank you so much. >> i guess we should explain. they are all advisors on a new apple music show. you'll love it. it's called planet of the apps. >> they

different people. it's a reality competition. t the first original series produced by apple. tell us a little bit about this. how did you get involved? >> well, it was will's idea, really. >> yeah. a year and a half ago, ben silverman approached me about the show. >> and they come from? >> they come from tv. they're big tv. and i told them, hey, why don't we pitch it to apple. i flew to apple and pitched then idea. then everyone threw around ideas. i never thought these people would be a reality. it's a dream team. >> who came up with the escalator pitch? in this show they ride down one pitching their ideas? >> i think it's a ben and howard thing. th p

out. and so when you have that limited amount of time, a lot of people don't realize a lot of pitches, they may be scheduled for 30 minutes, but by the time the meeting starts, you have a couple minutes to change someone to change your life. we replicate that with the escalator. >> how does it work in they come down and give you the pitch. do you choose if you like it and they're on your team? you're a mentor, almost? >> we have to pitch against each other. >> we all compete if we all want the same person to join our team and try to convince them to join our team. >> does it get competitive? >> look at her face. >> a little bit. >> jessica is, like, the most incredible, smart winner. when she started her pitch, we were all like oh okay, never mind. >> for people at home to get a good idea, we'll check out lauren. she worked with you,

gwen? >> right. >> lauren, as a team we would love to work with you. we want to show you that we have real conviction in your idea. with that in mind, we would like to -- we want to give you an offer today, $5 million on a 16 million valuation. >> what? wait. >> we're talking millions of dollars? >> yes. that was -- i woke up this morning -- yesterday morning to watch the show, and because that's my first time seeing the episode. when we film the show, i don't know what happened when gwyneth went to pitch with her app that she's representing. so that was my first time seeing that. i jumped out of bed like, yeah. i was so excited. i know how stressful being backstage and seeing the developers and the hard work they put in,

focus. so to the see that go through, that was an amazing win. >> it's interesting. we all have the things we run, but it's on you. you get emotionally vested into the humans. you go into this room. you have to let them pitch. it has to be them, and then their lives change or they don't. that's real. this is not like hey, now america knows about them. these are millions of dollars. they're trying to build companies. that's a big deal. >> we're going to talk a lot more about that in the hour ahead. i wanted you to explain so people aren't like what are they doing? >> it's a new episode. it's available exclusively on apple music each tuesday. >> and i have to tell you, i was asking earlier, i didn't even realize this was possible you can go on apple and see a show. >> it's new. >> this is the first step into it. >> and every app you can go into the app store, and it's available right te.

gratification. >> the wave of the future. >> we'll talk more about the show. >> in honor of your new show "planet of the kapps", we created, a planet game called tech talk. we have a globe. >> we always have some random game. >> sometimes these go well. sometimes they don't. do we open the globe? >> yeah. >> open the globe. you're going to -- >> whoa. >> i think i just broke the globe. we are going to take a tech question and answer it. all right. it's not that difficult. who wants to go first? gwyneth? you're like all right. >> okay. >> shall i say? >> my question is what's the right age to get a kid a cell phone? >> wow. good question. i have a four-year-old. she's too young. >> i just went through this. i have a 13-year-old daughter and an

so she was 12, and he was 11. which is not technically fair, but -- >> is that late, 12 and 11? >> if you're my mom, 19 and 20. >> i think that's a good age. 12. >> yeah, i think 12. she fought hard. they kept getting moved back. >> look. look at will's face. >> mom, mom, 13, 14, or 12 or 13, not 19, 20. i got brothers and sisters. they can't have cell phones. they're 19 and 20. >> for real? >> right now. >> what? they can't have a cell phone and you're their brother? that doesn't sound right. >> i sure don't. mom. >> the world is changing. >> i think 19 or 20 is right for my girls. >> what? >> i know. >> let's talk -- it's eight or nine on the coast. and it's 11, 12 in

>> eight or nine? >> okay. next. don't be mad at me. it's what's happening. >> what app do you turn to if you have two minutes of spare time? >> mine is twitter. i want to engage with people. i want to answer questions. whether it's twitter or the comments within instagram, i'm more about replying than creating the content. that's my five minute play. >> that's good. >> okay. go ahead. >> what's the last item you bought online? >> keep it clean. >> i love subscriptions, of course. so i always update my bundle. i just got my honest bundle and i'm also an amazon prime member, so i do all of that. and then

my whole life is online. >> okay. custom ring tone or generic. >> as my old job making ring tones, i don't really like ring tones. >> you don't? >> no. i like a regular ring. >> you are not telling the truth. >> i'm serious. i want my phone is ring, ring alingling. >> can you make ours ring like that? ring alingling? >> that sounds like a hit. >> up next, we're celebrating 30 years of gif. some of the funniest gifs of our celebrity co-hosts. they're fun. it's all good. >> and will's mom, i think you should get the kids a cell phone.

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co-hosts. good morning to all of you again. >> good morning. >> you made me feel better. i said gif. i call it gif. >> we've been calling it gif forever. >> i call it wi-fi. >> wi-fi? >> just joking. >> the thing like the -- >> the loop. >> we've been speaking about tech all morning long. it turns out the gif is celebrating it 30th birthday today. >> i can't believe it's that old. the gif website sent us some of the most popular gifs featuring you all. >> sharing the love. >> here we go. >> here's yours. >> amazing. >> that's from glee. >> let me tell you something. that episode was the best. i was a "glee" fan. i didn't know you sang. >> what are you talking about? >> i didn't know that. there are a lot of people like

>> she sang duets. >> what? >> what was the song? >> it was with "cruising ". yeah. that was it. that was good. >> that gif is everywhere. >> are you ready for will? >> want to go to the ladies first? >> yes, will. >> wait. where was that? >> that is my cousin. that's not even me. that's the wrong person. >> that's gif website. is it not you really? >> that's my cousin. >> what's it from? >> is that from snl? "mary i am". >> when guys lie, sometimes their eyes go like that. look at his eyes. >> no. >> tcan you look in her eyes an say that? >> that's my cousin. >> jessica, you're up. this one is gary's. all right, gary. you ready? >> i'm ready. >> yes.

>> where is that? >> that's onset. >> what does that mean? >> that means somebody said something that was true. >> do you make this sort of motion a lot when you're thinking? >> yes. >> i do know that -- >> the first sign of the app we had and you were ordering your steak like that. >> how about -- >> french fries. >> jessica. >> oh. wow. >> that's kind of a good one. >> i could use that one. >> are you of the age to be drinking that? that's illegal. >> those skinny eyebrows. >> nobody was looking at your eyebrows. >> they were looking at the beer. >> is that a film? >> it's a movie i did a long time ago. >> all right. >> apparently we have some. here's mine with dean cain. here's

>> what would you do if something dropped from the sky? you'd be squared. >> same thing. >> it was a frog. >> i would fall out of my chair. >> i guess i have one too. i'm terrified for what it could be. >> are you dabbing? >> oh, horrible. >> that look like you're flying. you want al roker to save us? >> please. >> i'm sure you have some gifs out there somewhere. >> i did a month of gifs. >> that's right. you did. >> i did. none as epic as that, i'll tell you that. we are right now in palm coast florida. we surprised our last dad, mr. melvin bradley, former u.s. air force meteorologist, fedex meteorologist, television morning meteorologist. and there we go. we pulled up in a fedex truck. he thought we were doing a

fedex workers, but he didn't know that we were going to be popping out, and we've got -- he was nominated by his daughter, melody, his wife wanda is here, his grand kids, his son-in-law, they're all here. and we have chris lily cooking with us in a little bit doing melvin's world famous boneless pork ribs but first the weather. and melvin, you probably when you did morning weather, got cut by producers didn't you? >> yes. >> they just did that to me too. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it's a mostly cloudy sky. there are enough rays of sunshine getting through to inspire a warmup. 76 in washington. 77 in leesburg. a partly to mostly cloudy day. may be a couple of showers toward the i-81 corridor later today. ran chances in and around the city are low. afternoon high up near 85 degrees. as you get through the next couple of days, 84 tomorrow. increasing rain

rainiest day likely to be on monday. >> melvin, got his 30 seconds every time, because i threw to melvin, so he got that. coming up, we'll be cooking here with melvin and chris lily doing boneless pork ribs. >> we all miss you, including jessica who is your number one fan and looked at videos of you on youtube. >> i watch a lot of videos on youtube of you. >> when you're not order things online. >> well, i watch all your videos when you're in the middle of storms because you're so positive regardless of whether you're being swept away. >> well, thank you, and i miss everybody. >> we miss you. >> and will i am, and gary v, my man. >> all right, al informal we'll be -- al, we'll be right back after this.

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sauce that i blend myself. >> he's not giving it up. >> i knew i wouldn't get it all, al. >> sprinkle it on. i rub it in on both sides. let it sit. >> and then do you do these indirect? >> yes. indirect cooking. heat on one side and no heat on the other. >> we got a full grill back here. we're hot on this side and not so much. incorrect heat the entire time? on father's day, i want to cook the entire time around my kids around the charcoal grill. i want to use every inch of space. you can grill water melon. >> a water melon salad. >> we mix it with a little red onion, tomato, basil, vinegar, sugar, and a little bit of olive oil, and you get a water melon and tomato salad. >> and this is nice and

summer. >> a little potato salad. melvin, i noticed that grill over there, it's got miles on it. >> yes, it does. >> we thought, that's a gas grill, nothing wrong with that, but from our friends at webber, we have the weber summit charcoal grill. this does everything but drive you to the golf course. >> oh, my goodness. >> now you can cook with what i cook with in my backyard. side burner as well. thank you for your service as an air force vet. god bless you, we thank you. and we hope you have many good father's days ahead. >> thank you. >> and chris, thank you. >> happy father's day. back to you. >> that is so nice. >> happy father's day, al. >> it's not every day al shows up at your house with a grill. >> up next, they're perfecting

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good morning. temperatures are in the mid 70s right now. we are headed for highs today in the low to mid eighty. five or eight degrees cooler than the last couple of days. metro rain chances over the weekend. maybe a little bit

bay or having a backyard picnic. >> chuck, thank you. get the latest news and weather any time on our nbc washington app.

earlier this hour we told you about the awesome new apple music show "planet of the apps". they pitch interventions to some of the heaviest hitters. >> we have jessica alba, will i am, gwyneth paltrow and gary v. >> we have a founder of an app with a stair pitch. that's budget right there. >> i'm the co-founder of a luxury fashion rental and styling service for the socially active woman. via a website, mobile app and fifth avenue showroom we offer fashion to rent for a four-day period for

price. we're offering the everyday woman the best red carpet experience which is usually only afforded to celebrities. >> it's hard to walk and talk down the steps. we'll let you make your pitch, trisha. you have 30 seconds. go for it. >> hi. >> i'm trisha gregg hi. i'm the ceo of luxury fashion relkts and styling service. we launched about a year ago. i built my career frequently dressing celebrities and influencers and servicing editorial magazines with incredible products, and i thought how do we give more women across america access to statement pieces which oftentimes aren't produced in the market, and access to the stylists which make the moments happen? our customer is socially active. she is seeking high fashion. he relies on us for convenience, access, and smart spending. >> all right. >> 45 seconds to give your

feedback. >> how are you different from the competition out there? there's a few players in this space? >> sure. certainly the runway is probably the obvious competitor. they paved the way in the fashion shared economy space. we are all luxury. we built it with a brandt matrix that's different. we offer a different level of service with our styling service called the style brigade. >> where is this currently available? >> mobile apps. we're a number one shopping app during the fashion week. >> how many users? >> you took my question. >> here we go. >> fa >>. >> we have about 25,000. >> how are you reaching this woman? everybody is trying to get to her? what's your marketing plan? >> we developed the army. she's our community. she is our brigade stylist. our influencers.

>> that's so hard. >> give her a round of applause. that isn't easy. so you're such a good sport. we're going to feature your company on our "today" app. >> amazing. thank you. >> pretty cool. >> thank you so much. >> jenna, you get 20 seconds. >> i have an app. >> you're already in trouble. >> uh-oh. >> i have an app idea called i explore. i travel a lot for work and sometimes i have two hours before a meeting. i want an app that's a mix between something like lyft and lonely planet that can through questionnaires, find out my algorithm and if i'm an art lover, take me to a museum. >> csheinelle, i thought women are supposed to have our back. >> that was really good, jenna. >> okay. sorry. i'm not

>> all right. thank you, sheinelle. >> i like that idea. that's awesome. >> but what happen when uber decides to turn that on or lyft? >> then they're going to steal my idea and then you'll go back to hosting. >> they'll have to buy my app for a lot of money. >> i think is key is everybody has ideas. it's about the execution. >> i think logistics are hard. >> you need to find a tech co-founder to the idea. >> wait a minute. i think i see him. gary v, are you available? >> sometimes. >> i have 20 seconds. i made this up. it's called kids in the cities. when we visit relatives we never know what to do. you go and there's two kids. i wanted to be like yelp. i want to go to a city j go to the app and say these are the things free for this age and these cost. you go with your kids. the kids give it stars. i walk into a story and my kids love it. any city i go to, i want to pull up this app. >> i

called g-spotting. >> we do that all right. that's right. >> why are you competing? >> it's. >> better than kids in the city. >> can i go anywhere in. >> you're not a judge. >> i loved your idea. >> you said you have to have each other's back. >> you destroyed her. >> i love her. >> inside i'm crying. this is a genius show. "planet of the app". next up, a summer etiquette test. we'll see how well our guests with mind their manners. one dark chocolate rises above the rest lindt excellence created by our master ccolatiers pure, rich, darkly intense... made like no other crafted elegantly thin to reveal complex layers of flavor experience excellence with all your senses

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advantage point. first, when it comes to a thank you for a casual event, is it okay to send an e-mail? >> okay. >> gwyneth? >> i think for a casual event, it's okay to send an e-mail. >> agree. correct. >> really? >> absolutely. >> i like a handwritten letter. >> with this, i always advise, match the formality of the event. the normal event, a nice wedding or dinner party with a formal invitation, send a formal thank you. >> jessica has eyes of competition. >> don't mess with her. >> she's gangster. >> i feel like if i was -- can we -- >> okay. question two, if a party is slated to start at 6:30 p.m., when do you arrive? the designated start time, 15 minutes late or 30 minutes

>> that is correct. if you have a dinner party and it's at 6:30 and you show up early, the host is rushing around, doing last minute things. never arrive right on time. >> i agree. >> number three, we all know you should never arrive to a home empty handed. especially even if it's casual or formal. what is one thing you should never bring to a dinner party? >> a candle. >> what? >> okay. three choices. a., home baked goods. b. cocktail napkins or c. wine? >> cocktail napkins. >> okay. >> okay. the correct answer is wine. >> wine? >> imagine believe it or not, if i as a host prepare angel hair pasta with white wine sauce and fish and you show up with a beautiful bottle of red wine,

>> i disagree fully. that is ludacris. they take the wine and they put it in the fridge or the cellar. you don't drink the wine often. >> imagine i come to your party and i have a bunch of napkins. >> drink the wine. >> you can bring a candle. >> can we hear the expert, please? >> i agree with gary. i think that if you bring wine, you're under no obligation to open and serve that wine, and it can be a lovely gift you put in your wine fridge and save for another day. >> it's okay. there are just some gifts -- >> not that you're not the expert, but we have gwyneth here today. >> if you bring a bottle, it's better than -- >> better than nothing. >> absolutely. and then you say just for something to enjoy for yourself. >> exactly. >> all right. >> one more. >> okay. we're going to do

your lap? >> okay. >> team gwyneth. >> take a napkin and go ahead and show me the proper way. >> watch this. >> okay. >> watch this, america. >> that's the proper way. >> that's the proper way. >> thank you. >> represent. >> she's just now won. >> okay. so there's actually -- actually, there's a better way. i will show you the correct way. oh, no. okay. >> she is never wrong. >> you unfold it in half. the crease faces up so we can open it up and dab so you stay nice and presented. >> right here to dab, dab, dab. >> if i were you, i wouldn't take her on. okay? >> i'm not going to take her on. >> this one isn't the right way to go about it? >> let's see.

>> okay. last but not least the wine -- >> we can't get there. sorry. we have al. you were awesome. can we get a check on the weather from al. >> you're missing this. >> no wine? >> actually, i have a professional with me who is going to do the weather. melvin bradley who is -- yes. air force meteorologist, fedex meteorologist. television meteorologist from memphis. we're going to put up the maps and melvin, take it away. >> okay. >> hit it. >> here's your weekend outlook across most of the northwest typically showers and thunderstorms, a little heat around the four corners region. up around the great lakes, storms moving in. pretty hot and humid through the desert southwest. along the east coast plenty of showers. on saturday the same. all that moves east. the northern tier full of rain and severe storms. the east coast from maine all the way through the tip of florida, still going to have lots of showers and an occasional thunderstorm.

out in the east and the west, i'm sorry, and warm and muggy and occasional showers and thunderstorms across the eastern third of the country. >> the great thing is they were wrapping me, but i have it, you don't so you keep going. laugh with me. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woosds. revenge of the weather men. >> good morning. skies are still mostly cloudy. there are rays of sunshine getting through. temperatures have warmed a bit now. out of the 60 in the suburbs. afternoon highs today cooler than the last few days. yesterday we were 91. today forecasting 85 for an afternoon high. more clouds and higher rain chances across the shenandoah valley. rain chances remain hit and miss through the remainder the week and through the first half of the weekend. >> that is your latest weather. again, melvin, happy

doing this, your kids, your wife, everybody. i forgot -- what's your name? >> drew. >> drew, that's right. got it. can't forget the son-in-law. you can never do that. and chris lily, again, thank you as well. and guys, this is the way you wear a napkin. >> yes, al roker. >> that's what will said. put it around the neck. thank you, al. >> by the way, we won. >> there's a winner. >> the "today" show team. >> because -- but i will say that in my eyes, gwyneth won. yes. >> up next, if you think this show has been pretty wild so far, you ain't seen nothing yet. we're about to throw a little animal into our plans. but why? you haven't noticed me in two years. i was in a coma. well, i still deserve appreciation. who was there for you when you had amnesia? you know i can't remember that. stop this madness. if it's appreciation you want

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and smelliest creatures in the wild. >> david is here with us. >> hey kwlrks guys. >> good morning. >> you guys ready for wildlife? >> yes. >> this animal is really adorable called a kinkaju. these guys are native to south america. they live up in the trees. they're called honey bears. they're cousins of the raccoon. >> it's not related to the honey badger? >> it's not. >> you can gently touch on her back. really soft. these animals, this is a wild animal. and a lot of times people want to make these guys pets. >> wild like what? >> they live in the wild. the only reason this is an animal that we use as an ambassador animal to educate people about wildlife and conservation. this animal can bite and injure you. that's why i'm handling it and not you.

animal. this is the north american version of the honey badger. >> we promised jessica no rodents. >> this is a wild animal. >> he smells. >> he smells really bad. he's just a baby. in the wild animals can't shower, right? this animal was almost killed and was rescued and now lives in captivity so we can share the wildlife conservation stories. >> jessica, why are you leaving? >> i don't like it. >> animals use that scent to communicate. it's important for your biology. >> i need everybody to come over here. we're going to introduce you to his buddy. come on over. crouch around. don't touch the animals. again, these guys -- >> they're copping together. >> they're wildlife. >> is that okay. >> this is a gray wolf pup. these guys are buddies. they're going to play and romp like puppies do. check it out.

>> i'm like snap chat. are you snap chatting during the show? >> the gray wolf, almost totally wiped out because of the work of the national wildlife fed ration, they're recovered. >> thank you for your work. >> still an endangered species, but this is about protecting wildlife. >> back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year.

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>> this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning. 9:57 on this thursday, jo june 15th. we're staying on top of yesterday's shooting in alexandria that wounded several people including steve scalise. slees and other lawmakers were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game. it will go on tonight as planned at 7:05. let's check on the forecast with chuck bell. >> thank you. outside temperatures have warm

78 in washington. 77 at dulles, airport. and 74 in gaithersburg. afternoon highs in the mid 80s. cooler than the last few days. a better chance for rain around the city getting into friday, saturday and sunday afternoon. rumbles of thunder likely sunday. that's the hottest day and then up to 93. >> coming up, megan mcgrath will be live to preview the game. we're back with you at 11:00 a.m.

from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome to thirsty thursday, june 15th. can you believe how fast this year is going? >> i can't believe we're saying it's mid june. i'm shocked. >> and your daughter is going to be half a year old before you blink. >> how is that possible? >> day by day. how are you holding up? >> i'm holding up just fine. >> hoda is on fumes. >> i've had a couple near breakdowns. >> you're amazing. everybody loves you and