. good morning. breaking news. the russian military claims it's killed one of the world's most wanted men, the leader of isis. an air strike targeting him and other isis leaders. u.s. officials scrambling to confirm. unity. republicans and democrats come together for their annual baseball game a day after the tragic shooting. one of the injured officers hailed as a hero throwing out the first pitch as the gunman's wife speaks out for the first time. >> i can't wrap my head around it. relief and regret.

the father of the american student opening up about seeing his son for the first time in 18 months. >> i knelt down by his side and hugged him. and blaming president obama for why it took so long to get his son home. >> do i think the past administration could have done more? >> i think the results speak for themselves. all that plus a dramatic end to the man hunt for two escaped fugitives. a fiery blimp crash at the u.s. open golf tournament and the live concert from the country superstar, shania twain. today's friday, june 16th, 2017. welcome to "today." >> it's a busy morning. a lot going o

we have it all covered this morning. >> breaking news first. the russian military is claiming the leader of isis has been killed in an air strike in syria. let's get right to kooeir simmo. what can you tell us? >> it was carried out almost three weeks ago, russia waiting until this morning to make the announcement saying it's informed the u.s. that al baghdadi may be dead. the use of the word may means the fate of a man some call the invisible shake is still unclear. unconfirmed reports this morning that the leader of isis is dead. al baghdadi seen her delivering a sermon in 2014 claiming a charge area of syria, declaring an islamic. mugs administration saying he and up to 30 fighters may have been killed on may 28th. posting on

according to information being checked via various channels the leader of isis was at the conference and was liquidated by the strike. the u.s.-led coalition saying this morning it cannot confirm the reports. the raid targeted a meeting of isis leaders in their raqqa stronghold in northern syria, now believing baghdadi may have been at that meeting. but there have been a number of previous reports of his death and his where abouts have not been known for some time. this among the few pictures of baghdadi before he emerged as the leader of isis after splitting with al qaeda. he was officially designated as a terrorist in 2011. the u.s. now offering $25 million for information leading to his capture. but isis has lost considerable territory after increasing pressure from air strikes by the u.s. and its allies. secretary of state s

march -- >> all of the deputies are now dead. it's only a matter of time before baghdadi himself meeting the same fate. >> reporter: if the report is true, it would be a major military achievement for russia in the ongoing effort to defeat isis. >> reporter: baghdadi was detained at a u.s. prison camp until 2009. the years that followed his release, he built the fighting force that became known as isis. his death would be a huge blow to that group. and inevitably, boost russia's ambitions in the middle east. >> keir simmons in london. thank you. >> let's get more on this. amen, good morning. i guess the first question is there any reason to be skeptical about whether or not this is true? russia itself says we're not sure. >> yeah. on one hand there is the part of the evidence that suggests, yes, there should be skepticism. there have been several reports he's been killed in past, mostly online, but is significanc

have announced it. but also interesting, the russian statement doesn't say he's been killed with certainty. they also say he showed up at a meeting with about 300 other militants. for a guy that's considered to be a tactical master mind, it seems unlikely he should show up to a meeting with po 300 other militants. >> if it's true, isis has had defeats on the battle field and expanding their reach to attacks in europe and elsewhere. compare this, the killing of baghdadi and the impact on isis to 2011 and the killing of oh saw ma bin laden. >> that's a great question. the immediate battle field, this was a tactical master mind. he had command and control of the battle field in iran and iraq. he was an inspiration to the organization. his death be disrupt the ability of the organization to fight

his ability to inspire, as we saw with the killing of bin lad laden, it decentralized the organization. you see other countries spout a new generation of leaders that are more hard lined. baghdadi was put on the u.s. terrorism list after the bin laden killing. you see al qaeda sprout out in other places and you can see a similar thing with isis. >> unfortunately, somebody always steps into the vacuum. let's talk about the emotional night in the nation's capitol. members of congress coming together for their annual charity baseball game. a day after a gunman opened fire on the republican team's practice. nbc's tom costello is outside the med star hospital center. good morning. >> good morning. congressman scalise underwent a second surgery yesterday to address b

broken bone. he's in critical condition but improving. also here one of the capitol hill police officers shot in the ankle. in the meantime, all of congress and much of the community turned out to celebrate not only the victims on that day on wednesday, but the heros as well. and doing what else but america's favorite past time? >> on the field in washington, both republicans and democrats shared home field advantage. coming together at nationals park in the wake of wednesday's violence. the teams praying together on the field, moments before david bailey, one of the wounded officers who fought back against the shooter, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. the other officer, crystal griner, still in the hospital after being shot in the ankle. congressman roger williams and zach barth both made it to the game. the

with the president playing a video message. >> by playing tonight, you're showing the world we will not be intimidated by threats. >> the charity game is an annual tradition, this year selling a record 20,000 tickets to a bipartisan crowd. >> you can see it on the field. everyone is supportive of each other. it's really nice. >> but this year the focus is on a shooting that has shaken everyone in the nation's capitol. on wednesday 66-year-old keshia knight pulliam opened fire. he was later -- james t. hodgkinson, he was later killed by police. his wife had no answers in their hometown in illinois. >> i had no idea this was going to happen. i don't know what to say about it. >> reporter: i can't wrap my head about it. >> investigators are picking up shell casings, searching this van where the shooter slept for three months. inside a camera, cell phone, and

some of the victims still hospitalized including lobbyist matt mika she was shot multiple times in the chest and arm. and steve scalise, who was shot in the left hip. the bullet fracturing bones and damaging internal organs. vice president pence visited the hospital on thursday. >> congressman scalise is a good man. he's a principled leader and a patriot. >> at last night's game, members of team scalise were in the stands with many players wearing gold lsu hats j scalise's alma mater. >> democrats easy defeated republicans last night. they all raised a record amount of money for their charities. >> that's really good to hear. tom yk thank you. also this morning, we're learning more about otto warmbier, the american college freed from a north korean prison where he sustained brain damage and is now in a coma. his father is speaking out.

>> reporter: good morning. doctors here at the university of cincinnati medical center aren't revealing the prognosis going forward. the family wants to keep that information private. his dad says simply they are happy to have him back home. this morning new video of otto warmbier playing in the snow with his tour group just before the arrest that changed his life forever. now home, otto's father, fred, is barely able to contain his emotion. >> i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf, and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: after 17 months in captivity for allegedly stealing a propaganda post yerks the family just wanted to be part of his life. >> i knelt down and hugged him and told him i missed him and i was glad he made it home.

describe his condition as unreimportancive wakefulness. >> he has spontaneous eye opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. >> reporter: with no apparent physical trauma, doctors say they don't know what led to his conditions, but they raised questions that it was botulism poisoning followed by a sleeping pill. >> you didn't find any evidence of botulism whatsoever? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the state department says it just learned of warmbier's condition at the beginning of this month. on monday a u.s. representative and two doctors visited warmbier in north korea. after discussions the north koreans agreed to let him go. this morning the warmbier family has bittersweet feelings. >> relief that otto is now home in the arms of those who love him, and anger that he was so brutally treated for so long. >> reporter: obviously there are a lot of unanswered questions

korea. for now, the family says the most important thing is to love and care for him. back to you. >> ron, thank you. >> let us bring in dr. john torez. good to see you. good morning. unresponsive wakefulness. take us into that. is the person in a state of consciousness. are they aware at all of surroundings? do people recover? >> it's what they used to call vegetative state. that's one step above a coma. in a coma nothing is happening. once they open their eyes and start moving their eyes around, they start calling it unresponsive wakefulness. right now he's essentially able to open his eyes, look around, but he's not registering anything and he's giving no response to anything they're doing. >> matt asked the chances of recovering? >> the chances of recovering, especially listening to the briefing yesterday, he has extensive brain injury. he'sot

function at this point. he's probably at a state he's going to be at the rest of his life. >> can doctors go back and reverse diagnosis and look at his condition and try to figure out how he ended up in that condition. >> in the briefing yesterday they said because he had a cardiac arrest, he didn't get the oxygen, he has a respiratory, and then he didn't get the glblood flow to his bra. what they don't know is what caused the cardiac arrest. >> the doctors have skepticism about the north korean's explanation of botulism? >> we don't see that often. it doesn't happen. anything could cut off the air supply can cause this to happen. >> thank you very much. we'll have more in the next hour including the big question being raised by the warmbier family. could the obama administration have done more to secure their son's release. >> there's a lot more to get t

including more in the russia investigation. it's expanded to now include the fngss and business feelings of president trump's son-in-law jared kushner as the president pushes back on the fact that he's now under investigation. kristen welker has more on all the headlines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president traveled to miami to announce new changes to the u.s. cuba policy. his agenda overshadowed by the breaking developments in the russia investigation. the president pushing back once again calling it a witch hunt. aiming to undermine the probe which is enveloping not only him but now those closest to him as well. this morning new signs for russia probe is reaching into new places. "the washington post" reporting special counsel robert mueller is investigating the business dealings of jared kushner. an attorney for kushner saying we do not know what this report

examine financial records to look for anything related to russia. mr. kushner previously volunteered to share with congress what he knows about russia-related matters. he will do the same if he is contacted in connection with any other inquiry. the inquiry at the top of the president's mind? mueller now investigating him for possible obstruction of justice after he fired james comey. >> do you believe you're under investigation now? >> reporter: the president not responding to reporters, but later lashing out in an afternoon tweet storm thursday. trying to shift the focus to his former rivals, hillary clinton. why is it that hillary clinton's family and dems dealing with russia are not looked at but my nondealings are. she leeched e-mails and had husband meet with ag days before she was cleared, and they talk about wrong doing. candidate trump repeatedly warned a clinton presidency

>> hillary clinton will be under investigation for a long, long time. >> reporter: but now that mr. trump is the one under investigation, his team isn't taking any chances. mike pence is the latest to hire an outside attorney. richard cullen. he's a federal corral attorney who is no strange tor to complicated plit scomplicat complicatcomplicat complicated political cases. americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous officials particularly when they do not identify the country, let alone the branch or agency of government with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. as for the president's cuba announcement, he's expected to make it a lot harder for americans to travel or do business in cuba, fulfilling a key campaign promise and reversing a part of a major obama era policy. kristen welker at the white house. thank u.

cosby's sexual assault trial are entering a fifth day after jurors announced they were deadlocked on thursday and the judge ordered them to try to keep reaching a verdict. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: good morning. one thing can be said about this jury. they are taking their time. they've been deliberating for more than 40 hours. they've asked six questions about evidence and testimony. they have been at it roughly as long as the trial it. on thursday as you mentioned, they came to the judge to say they were deadlocked on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault. andrea constand accuses cosby of drugging her and assaulting her in 2004. cosby says what happened that night was consensual. the judge sent the jury back and said try again. he can do it a second or third time, but then er

which means this will end in a hung jury and a mistrial. although that is not an acquittal, it's a big win, because that means the district attorney will have to go back and decide if he wants to get a brand new jury and try this thing all over again. back to you. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. sending them back in to try again has been done in a lot of trials. it's controversial but it's been upheld. >> in a sense, if you're the defendant you're saying they said they can't agree. what do you mean? but it's very precise language. it's been upheld by the courts. it's common. it's called the allen charge. we'll see what the jury does with it. let us turn to al who is back from his backyard bbq triumph. did you have fun in. >> does it smell like bbq sauce in here? >> i dabbed a little behind my ear. we are talking

storms in the upper plains. 9 million folks at risk. we are also looking tomorrow at strong storms. 35 million people at risk. a wider swath from detroit to kansas city. damaging winds, tornadoes possible, and then on sunday that continues to make it way to the east. 22 million folks at risk, damaging winds, hail likely. we're not talking about complete washouts, but we are talking about scattered showers and thunderstorms that wide swath from des moines, lafayette, columbus. pittsburgh, 1 to 2 inches. east, 1 to 3 inches. again, it's scattered and hit and miss throughout much of the region. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

zblanchts cloudy start of the day. a couple of light sprinkles passing through the metro area over the last hour or so and more rain chances later today. grab the umbrella before you run out today. temperatures are in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. daytime highs today low to mid 80s. depends on how much sunshine we get. most of the sun is around lunchtime. thunderstorms likely by later on this afternoon and early this evening. be ready for a stormy friday evening. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you. coming up the inmates who killed their prison guards and escaped were captured

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taking a look at earlier issues that is now looking better. benning road between oklahoma avenue and d.c., 295 stay left in the westbound lane and to the right in the eastbound lane to get around that one. southbound turn 95 before benning a crash reported on 295. inner loop after arlington boulevard, disabled vehicle in the left center lane, and southbound 275 before 375, crash on the right side. >> we'll get you your friday forecast next.

>> a lot of clouds. most of the right rain has ended for you. but a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms by later on this afternoon. highs in the low 80s today. upper 80s tomorrow. and 90s on father's day. >> thanks, chuck. we'll have a local news update for you in 25 minutes. >> f

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>> good morning. it's friday morning. 7:30 now. that's the control room on a busy morning. the 16th of june, 2017. let's get right to our headlines. >> absolutely. overnight the russian military claimed the leader of isis, al baghdadi has been killed. they say he was targeted last month in an air strike in syria. u.s. officials are working to confirm that report. >> a judge will announce his verdict today at the trial of a massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend's suicide. prosecutors say michelle carter used text messages to badger conrad roy to act on his suicide thoughts. she faces 20 years in prison. >> and crews are searching for

week's high-rise fire in london. the death toll rose to at least 30 people and that number is expected to go up. dozens are still missing. queen elizabeth and prince william visited a hospital helping victims to the fire and paid tribute to the firefighters and volunteers. >> a big piece of news overnight. the nationwide man hunt for two escaped georgia inmates came to a dramatic end in tennessee. kerry sanders is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the escaped enmates are in jail here this morning. the ending to this dramatic, you had a home invasion, a couple in their 60s tied up, pistols put to their heads, a rolling gun battle down the interstate and eventually both of the inmates spread eagle in a gravel driveway with a neighbor aiming his gun at them as pole

donny row and ricky dubose captured in tennessee after being on the run for three days. authorities say the former cell mates murdered two georgia prison guards during their early morning escape from a transport bus on tuesday. late thursday night, it was finally over. >> these are murders, cold-blooded murders. and we did what it took to bring them into custody. >> reporter: on thursday afternoon, police say the convicts broke into this house, holding a husband and wife at gunpoint, forcing the wife to cook for them. then tieing them up using a belt on the husband's arms, wrapping his hands in socks. >> she had made some soup, she said, beef stew. they ate it, got the man's boots, some of his clothing, some of his valuables. >> reporter: the men also stole the couple's jeep and were s

rolling gunfight. >> i got a subject in the back shooting out. >> reporter: they crashed the vehicle and then took off on foot as they disappeared into the woods, police converged from all directions. >> pair up and run the back roads and try to keep them hemmed in. >> reporter: neighbors got their guns and called police. >> they were attempting to carjack or steal another vehicle from that resident. the homeowner stepped out and held the people there by gunpoint until another neighbor came to assist him. >> they're talking toward the complain nant now with their hands up. they laid on the ground face down. >> reporter: minutes later, the suspects were finally taken back into custody. in that rolling gun battle down the interstate, bullets were flying and it did hit other cars on the interstate. fortunately, nobody was

in the violent crash in the jeep, apparently they lost their guns and they took off on foot. that's why when the good samaritan with his gun came upon them holding them at bay, they didn't fire back. they'd lost their guns in the crash. >> what a story. let us turn to mr. roker for a check on the weather. >> that's right. we have heat. not just dangerous heat in your former neck of the woods. it stretches from california all the way back to the mid plains. this is dangerous heat. we're talking 30 million people this weekend into next week from central and northern california all the way into the southwest and parts of texas. big ridge of upper high pressure pushing that jetstream up to the north, and so look at these temperatures. san diego, 90. san francisco, 98. phoenix, 108. denver, 92 degrees. saturday it's going to get up to 90 in grand canyon. 101 in fresno. moving into the weekend, it starts to bake. winslow

needles 120. 108 in bakersfield, and then monday phoenix will be near 120 degrees. fresno 108. redding 110. that's dangerous heat, and it's going to continue into the early part of next week. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> well, we have temperatures right now in the 60s and 70s out there. 71 in the district. dulles at 61. gaitersberg at 78. temperatures will rise into the mid 80s for daytime highs. we're looking at today's forecast again, mid 80s. a few showers out there right now. temperatures, again, mid 80s, a few thunderstorms later on this afternoon. any time after about 3:00. >> get that weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cage. all right. a scary scene at the u.s. open golf tournament in wisconsin. a blimp catching fir

is called aaron hills. this morning the pilot is hospitalized. an ntsb investigation is underway. >> reporter: as the advertising blimp deflated and fell from the sky in flames thursday. golfers at the u.s. open watched in horror. >> oh, my god. >> it went down in a hurry. within five minutes, there were three fire balls. >> reporter: the pilot is out, but he is injured. the blimp's only occupant made it out before the explosion but suffered burns on almost 40% of his body. seen here being carried out on a stretcher, thompson was flown to the hospital where he remains in serious condition. the scene of the crash in wisconsin just a half mile from a golf course where thousands were gathered for one of golf's most iconic tournaments. >> you think this is a cool thing and next thing you know it's on fire and going ward the ground. >> reporter: the advertising company tweet third down picture

before. the president of the company telling our local affiliate by phone that he spoke to the crew right after the crash. >> i didn't get on the phone with him, but i heard him in the background as i was talking to the crew chief. he was relaying messages for his wife and things like that. >> reporter: thompson has experiences with rough landings seen here in 2015 after making a safe but uncontrolled landing in long island after the craft lost power. and here in 2016 when he missed a target landing during rough winds near philadelphia. the company does not know what caused this crash. but thinks it could have suffered a catastrophic failure of the blimp's skin. now hoping to find the problem before anything like this happens again. for "today," nbc news. that pilot is lucky to be alive. we wish him the best. >> coming up, your first look at new technology that could

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own luggage. >> easy. perfect. >> reporter: with airports and airlines across the country hoping to use new technology to change the way we travel from departure to destination. this morning, a snapshot of the future is already here today. >> so this is how it all works. you stand up here to the machine. it snaps my photo. there you have it. it says i'm good to board. biometrics is a concern for some passengers, because they are worried it will store their private information, but nearly every passenger we spoke to here today say it's not a concern. jet blue also says you can opt out of the program. it's a program that could roll out nationwide in the coming months. back to you. >> wow. such a convenience, but -- >> i know. >> would you do it? >> i don't like to think i'm a nut job or anything, but i do get a little bit scared about that. they have your face and the movies when they're like hello,

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♪ 7:50. back o back on a friday morning. carson in the orange room with an interesting battle over rock and roll history. >> we know the band kiss. their rock gear and face paint. you also might associate them with this hand gesture. gene simmons is now claiming ownership of that signal saying he was the first person to use it commercially in 1974. he

patented trademark saying no other person, firm, corporation, or association has the right to use said mark. social media weighing in on this writing too many hand signs that are similar. specifically people are pointing this gesture looks a lot like the i love new you in sign language. it is not yours. we asked people in twitter should people be able to trademark a simple hand gesture. >> careful, carson. >> the decision online seems clear. but simmons will have the wait and see if it works out in his favor. here's me with the guys at the voice. i'm going for the old school. this is more the black sabbath. there's hook 'em horns, hang

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good morning. it's 7:56 on this friday, june 16th. let's get right to first 4 traffic with melissa mollet. >> good morning. right now an update on the situation in northeast. westbound benning at oklahoma crash cleanup. now in the two right lanes. outer loop to rockville pike crash with down on the embankment. and outer loop after 50 in virginia disaged vehicle in the left center lane. westbound university crash reported there this morning. 66 and 95, no major problems. have a delay on mark pen south train 517. there's an their might affect people coming into the district. >> thank you. we'll get a check on that father's day forecast coming up next.

>> temperatures headed into the mid to possibly upper 80s. we'll have a chance for showers and thunderstorms as we continue through the day. we'll get sunshine tomorrow and temperatures will be in the upper 80s. another chance for some showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. and then we'll also have that heat index around 100 on your father's day. >> thanks, lauren. back to the "today" show after this.

it's 8:00 >> it's 8:00 on today. russia's military claimed it killed the leader of isis. an air strike reportedly targeting him and other top commanders in the terror network. we have the latest. plus al's been bbq'ing with dads across the country, and now he's bringing it home to his own backyard. as the dads of today get together to talk family and fatherhood. >> he was a really good hearted reliable, loving guy. >> i'm most surprised by how much fun i have with my kids. she's back and she's here to impress. shania twain, the

seat on the thrown once again as she gets set to celebrate her first new music in 15 years by taking the stage on our plaza, today friday, june 16th, 2017. woke up at 8:00 a.m. yesterday. this is shania, the queen of country. >> what are you doing here? >> spending my birthday with shania twain. >> i think we may have found the number one shania fan. >> my daughter brought me. i love her. >> we may be in the back row, but we got the best fans back here. >> yes. >> back now. 8:00 on this friday morning. thank you for joining us. again, there is a guy in that crowd we're going to find him when we go outside. he has a sign

promised him something if he gets on the show. >>. >> we're going to make sure he gets that something. >> wow. okay. it works. >> let us get to what's happening in your world right now this is your news at 8:00. breaking news. the russian military is claiming it killed the leader of isis, al baghdadi, one of the most wanted men in the world. nbc's kooer simmons is in london with the latest. keir simmons, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the russian foreign ministry accepting it's not 100% confirmed while the defense ministry is saying baghdadi may have been liquidated in a strike carried out almost three weeks ago. this video is of him preaching in 2014. since then his location has been hard to confirm. there have been numerous reports of his death over the years. one of the world's most wanted

reward for information leading to him. a man who built isis into building parts of isis in syria. saying it believes it killed 330 isis fighters on may 28th and it's still checking information suggesting the isis leader was among them. if it's true, it would be a huge blow to isis and the boost for russia in the middle east. but, matt, that's if it's true. >> we will have to wait and see. keir simmons, thank you. now to the show of unity in the nation's capitol. republicans and democrats joined in a spirited rivalry for their annual congressional baseball game. they were playing in honor of their colleague, congressman steve scalise who was wounded and in honor of the others who were hurt in a shooting rampage just one day prior. officer david bailey threw out the first pitch. he's one of the two capitol police officers who returned fire at wednesday's baseball practice

james t. hodgkinson. the democrats won, 11-2. it was a record crowd. 25,000 people, and most importantly the event raised more than $1 million for charity. we heard from the father of otto warmbier. he voiced his frustration at how long it took to bring his son home pointing a finger at the obama administration. andrea mitchel has that part of the story. >> reporter: the tragic return of college student otto warmbier released from north korea in an unexplained comatose state is becoming a political issue as another grieving american family lashes out at the u.s. policy of not ransoming their loved ones. out thoutto warmbier, a carefre college student in the wrong country at the wrong time. his father praising the trump administration for bringing him home. >> they made them admit

obama administration for not rescuing him. >> the question is do i think the past administration could have done more? i think the results speak for themselves. >> reporter: the parents' anger building after hearing nothing about their son for 18 months. despite making more than a dozen trips to washington. seeing then secretary of state john kerry. but never talking to president obama. >> oh, never. never. absolutely not. >> reporter: almost as soon as president trump took office in february, the state department says president trump ordered secretary of state rex tillerson to focus on warmbier's plight. >> we're also thankful to rex tillerson and to president trump. they wanted otto home. >> reporter: the obama administration is fighting back. >> we had no higher priority, absolutely no higher priority than securing the release of mr. warmbier. >> reporter: in a statement john kerry saying i'm glad that otto is home, particularly grateful to the ambsa

he did under the laths administration and this one to make it a reality. and i hope above all, that there is hope ahead for otto. a former obama official adding secretary kerry succeeded in 2014 in bringing kenneth bay and matthewed to miller home by working out of the spotlight as officials did for decades. sticking to a no ransom policy. >> the policy that's been a decades old policy of not paying ransom, i think is the right policy. >> reporter: a u.s. diplomat, ambassador joe yun negotiated twice with the north koreans. in new york and in norway, and finally did bring him home. obama officials say there's no explanation for why kim jong-un finally relented and how he got -- how this college student became comatose and for how long. >> andrea mitchel, thank you so much. we have a lot more coming up on

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[ >> back. it's 8:11. it's trending time. it's friday, and hoda and i would like to dedicate this to the dads out there. happy father's day. we've been studying you. >> what did you learn? >> the website fatherly surveyed 1,000 dads and we got them to fess up on some things. >> guilty on all charges. >> hold that thought. we learned that 63% of dads said they envied stay at home dads and here's where the guilty plea comes in. 19% of dads said they feel dad guilt over not being present with their kids. moms talk about it. do you feel dad guilt? >> every single day. there's always something i miss at some point with one of three children. no question. >> what about

are you present enough? are you focussed enough on your his? what are you missing? you always feel you're a little off. >> i don't. i feel like i'm there a lot for a lot of their stuff. i'm there for most things. >> carson is more emotionally healthy than the two of -- no. >> all right. >> probably. >> here's the next one. 72% of dads say they are more involved than their fathers were back in the day. is that the way? >> my dad was really involved. even though he was a bus driver and worked shifts. i remember him almost at everything. i feel like i'm working to keep up with how he was. >> it's true for me only because of distance. my parents were divorced. so i didn't live with my dad. i'd see him every other weekend and for some during the summer. although he tried, it was impossible for him to be as involved with u

children. >> my dad was there in a different way. my step dad worked constantly. i think he was there for me in his example and his work ethic, which i've got four jobs today because of that. >> yeah. he's a great one. >> we have a kicker. 50% of dads admitted and we always knew this, didn't we, admitted to hiding from child care duty. >> is it true? >> no. >> never? >> the point of annoyance for deborah. she had a way of doing her thing. identify way of doing things. she's like back off. i won't. >> i got a little thing with vomit. i think i have maybe hidden in a hallway when i heard that sound and thought, oh, i'm sorry, i didn't hear that. yeah. >> i've seen the droopy diaper on the little one and done kind of a little out of the living room. >> exactly. >> later this half hour we'll get more of this. the dads of "today" tell all. al, you had craig, willi

carson, matt, everyone chatted. we'll have that in a little bit. >> pop start? >> we have a lot today. we'll start with beyonce and jay-z. fans are in a frenzy over speculation that beyonce went into labor. jay-z was supposed to attend a hall of fame and accept an award. he wasn't there. welcoming jay-z to the song writers hall of fame, fraum. >> we are fools for our daughters, although he's going to have me beat when the twins show up. and we both have wives that are more popular than we are. >> some people are speculating the president was spilling the beans on the sex. because it could be girls. >> is it? >> i think he's just saying have me beat in the amount of kids. adam

tribute happened for him. he was known as his role as batman. he passed away last week at 88. fans showed up to honor him. many were in costumes. the mayor of l.a. saying there will never be another batman like adam west. and ben stiller. well, he teamed up with an online fundraising platform to give a guest the ultimate dodge ball experience. >> they decided to offer you mouth breathers an amazing chance to win a once in your pathetic lifetime experience, play a little dodge ball with me. so -- >> not so fast, dwight. >> the floor. >> we figured we should jump in. we want to give everyone out there a choice. >> you can enter for a chance to

play on their team or our team. >> it takes two team the play dodge ball. >> you want it, you got it. purple cobras. purple cobras. >> i'm going to drop you like third period french. you're gone. >> join my team. >> or join my team. >>. >> it be benefit the work to make education possible for all kids. you want to video in full or learn how to play and enter, go to today.com and by the way, the winner is going to compete in the game of dodge ball in the fall right here on "today." with ben stiller, and our "today" show anchors. >> wow. >> can vince vaughn

asking for a friend. >> if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. >> now over to the daily click. this is the best video you'll see all day. it stars an elementary schoolteacher. she's a huge fan of bon jovi. she and her students have been trying to get the student's attention for months by mailing pictures and letters. they finally did and landed a skype call with the star himself. take a look. >> hey, guys. [ singing "living on a prayer" ] >> pretty cool. as the f the sing along wasn't enough, he thanked the class for making his day. we have a feeling these students will remember that call for many years to come. there's your daly click.

weather, al. >> let's look at the weekend outlook, see what we have. first of all, the drought monitor. this is the first time we've had no extreme drought in the country since 2010. the heaviest drought was in the southeast. only 6% in the southeast in drought. five weeks ago it was 31%. all that rain, a big deal. we could be seeing more rain in the gulf. we have a large circulation with a lot of moisture, and it can trigger tropical formation, and look at this. the tropics watch, we're looking at tropical disturbance in the yuk tan peninsula. a chance of forming about 0. but 60% in the next five days. we'll be watching this closely into next week. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> off to a cloudy start. there are areas of light rain near charlottesville. these are drifting northbound.

to increase as we go farther into the day. temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees right now. and we should get a few peeks of sun shooin late morning to early afternoon. that leads to a chance for thunderstorms. 60% chance of storms later today. and hit and miss rain chances through your weekend. all week al has been surprising deserving dads ahead of father's day. i have to say maybe the best is saved for last. >> well, certainly it was one that was closest to me. i didn't have to travel across the country for this one. i invited some of my favorite dads, these guys around the table and willie who is on vacation for a little chat and a lot of bbq. >> smells like smoke. >> hey,

>> smells good. >> hey, al. >> thank you for the hospitality. >> all right. i need somebody to set the table, somebody to shuck the corn, somebody to make the drinks? . >> i'm on drinks. >> cheers. >> happy father's day. >> thank you for having us over. >> how many grills do you have in. >> i have three, actually. deborah got me for father's day about five years ago, one green egg, and mr. brokaw told me about this about 15 years ago. >> what did he say? >> i was sitting there and -- it was fantastic. >> there's something about when you grill for your own dad for the one of the first times, you don't want to screw it up. like a passing of the torch. he eats his steak and looks at you. >> when my dad cooked everything was rare. can you believe the chicken and the meat, my mom used to always say, can you put it back on the

light it up. we wondered how we survived my dad's grilling. actually, i'm aware of making sure i serve approved meat to my children. >> did you guys have traditions with your dads on father's day? >> we made him breakfast. that was one of the first things. that is right a tradition for mother's day and father's day. >> my folks were divorced. we planned father's day. that would be a weekend i'd spend with my dad. he was fully engaged for the full day. if i would go down and visit him in florida and get off the plane and see him standing at the area where the people waited for the passengers to come out, he'd be wearing an outfit that used to -- i used to think, is that really a white belt? but you know what? he was a really good-hearted, reliable, loving guy. he never failed to hug and kiss you. it was great. >> are you that way with your kids? >> much to their chagrin. i am all over my kids. >> me

>> took pride with lela and nick, reading at night. one time, dad, i'm tired, can you just read -- >> i do the same thing. that's funny. i look forward to it. and sometimes when i don't do the voices, he stops the reading process like hey, hey, voice. voice. >> did you ever do anything where you're really tired and it's a story you've read a couple of times and you skip a couple pages. dad, what happened? >> they must have stuck together. >> and baby bird found the mommy, and they lived happily ever after. >> the baby bird fell out of the tree. how did that happen so fast. >> they know the book to well. >> word for word. >> have to start reading war and peace. >> father guilt. we all have schedules that we travel. sometimes the schedule is unexpected. you're getting called away. how does that feel when you're

think you should be there for in. >> terrible. >> it's getting harder now that my son is old enough to say daddy, don't go, don't go into the city. >> and when you come out with a suit and says are you going to work again? i am. >> and you rank the events. is a school play more important than the spring concert or science fair, things like that, or a baseball game. >> i'm always surprised by how much fun i have with my kids. i never thought i'm hanging out with a 9-year-old or 7-year-old. you catch yourself in the moment. like i'm really enjoying their company. >> i'm not there yet. >> i was up at 3:00 a.m. changing a diaper. >> you're not there yet. >> but when they get a little sense of humor, and they have their own opinions about things, it's kind of extraordinary to sit across and say i knew you when i was changing your diapers, and here you are telling me the way of the world. >> it does come this that moment when your kids are

they grab your hand, and then there comes the moment where you reach out, and there's that leg, and they're not sure if they're right, because they might be looking around to see their friends. >> nick is almost 15. a couple of years ago, can't call me sweet heart. >> it's hard. >> yeah. >> something my dad said to me has now stuck and resonated. it was like i don't care how old you are, you're always my kid. and big kids, bigger problems. little kids, littler problems, but they're still problems to that kid, and so it's -- lel sa getting ready to go to prom. the boyfriend and the this and that. you know? you realize once your kid becomes mobile, whether it's on a bike, car, going out with other friends, all of a sudden they're not in your bubble anymore. they're out of your bubble, and that's kind of a helpless feeling. until you hear that key in the door or you get that text or that

kind of in your throat. >> if you have problem on prom night, call us, we'll be there for you. we got your back. >> we got your liptor too. can we take a look at what you made that day for us. show this shot. i impleerngs those were massive. >> that is flinstone stuff. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you for having us. it was fun. >> mr. melvin is here. what's coming up this weekend? >> a lot. we're going to talk to a star football player who has been offered a college scholarship. why is that a big deal? he's just 11 years old. we'll also tag along with ed helms as he takes us behind the scenes of the making of the new "captain underpants" movie. you won't believe how much work goes into making these animated films a reality. >> you are all awesome daddies. we've seen it behind the scenes so many times. you are awesome daddies.

>> hoda? >> i know what you're waiting for. she is here. the one, the only shania twain informal you'll be -- you'll be live in concert. >> good morning. i'm david culver. the breaking news is happening with your commute. melissa mollet tracking that. good morning. right now just got off the phone with the maryland transit administration. travel times unmarked. all penn line service suspended. somebody hit by a train outside of baltimore. metro now honoring tickets because of that. westbound benning road at oklahoma avenue, crash cleanup continuing in the two right lanes. westbound, beltway volume nice and light. a little bit of a slowdown. inner loop between 375 and the tysons area. >> a check on the forecast when we come back.

ready or not, here i come.ek.) ♪ anyone can dream. making it a reality is the hard part. northrop grumman command and control systems always let you see the complete picture. and we're looking for a few dreamers to join us. they're coming toward the d.c. metro, clouds, temperatures near 70.

60% chance of thunderstorms later on this afternoon and hot for father's day. now it is time to go back to the "today" show.

>> 8:30. it's a friday morning. a beautiful morning out on the plaza. what a great crowd. what a big crowd. i have to say, we have a lot of shania fans, and now there's one fan in particular you have your eye on? ? there are a lot of signs saying man, i feel like a woman, but this guy's sign caught my eye. what's your

i get a new truck if i get on "today." >> is this your wife? >> this is my wife. >> well, you're on television. >> andy? >> andy, nice to have you. what are you thinking about? what kind of truck would you like? >> i'm getting a dodge. >> now you are. >> i'm going to pick out the color. >> how do you feel about that? >> i don't know. >> well, you came with him. you're in trouble. >> i got two words for you, fully loaded. >> but enough about you on the weekend. >> exactly. >> pretty cool. shania is working hard this morning. not only is she going to put on a concert. she's also going to co-host with al roker in the 9:00 hour. >> that's fun. >> and we all keep saying shania looks wonderful. she's ageless. a look at the weather first. >> unlike me, but i feel like a woman right now. let's show you the weekend outlook. severe storms through the upper midwest, excessive heatm

wet weather along the mid atlantic and northeast. we're also looking on father's day for record highs out west. western half of the country is going to be scorching. hum humid weather in the northeast. rain in the mid mississippi river valleys. temperatures in the upper 60s, lower 70s at this point. temperatures will top out in the low tore mid 80s for daytime highs. maybe a few showers this morning. thunderstorms later on this afternoon. any time after 3:00. this evening if you're headed out on this friday night, you might want to pack an umbrella. it's going to be muggy, and it's going to be cloudy. not looking too bad for this weekend. the jazz fest, keep an eye on the sky for storms? >> get the weather any time you need it. check out our friends on the weather channel. where are you from? >> new jersey. >> all right. thank you very much for

enjoy shania. all right. let's head back inside to savannah. >> all right. al, thank you. we have been waiting for this day for a long time. shania twain is here with brand new music after 15 years. >> we've been waiting. before we talk to her, this is why we asked her to come on over. ♪ >> shania twain is the reigning queen of country pop. the canadian singer and song writer has sold more than 10 0 million albums worldwide making her top selling female artist in the history of country music. and if that don't impress you, her album "come on over" is the best selling female artist in any genre and the

she's won five grammys, four academy of country music awards, and declared artist of a lifetime by cmt. the first and only female to receive this award. coming in settlement, her first album in 15 years, but today she's taking over the plaza proving once again she is still the one. >> shania, welcome back to "today." we've waited so patiently for you. >> and thank you for your patience. it has been long. >> this is a big day. right? you have a new album. it has a new name. you have a drop date. right? >> yeah. september 29th. yes. it's too far away. i'm so impatient. i've had enough of this waiting around. >> you want it out in. >> yeah. >> how do you feel about the new music? >> i feel great about it. i'm in a good place. it's a positive journey. >> does it feel emotional to be mi

saying hi, everybody, i'm back? >> i'm really feeling the love. i didn't realize how preesh appreciated. it works both ways. i miss the fans, and i'm loving just being with them again, and feeling the whole joy of everything. >> i like what you said in an interview yesterday, i think it was, about this album. you said it's about exercising independence and scaring the hell out of myself. why is fear such a good motivator? >> well, because i'm a go-getter. i'm a fighter. i have a lot of determination in me, and i'm fiercely independent, and i just -- i don't know. that is what motivates me, challenge. and facing my fears, and, of course, it was scary coming out after so many years and writing the whole album alone, which i did on purpose. to push myself and really find and rediscover myself as a song

everything. >> you think september 29th is a little too far, you have the power to mover it up. you can do that. >> i know. >> life is about to get good is the name of the first single. tell us about that. >> "life is about to get good". it encapsulates the spirit of the album in general, because it's really about -- dark to light, sad to happy, lost to found. and it's that euphoric feeling we get when we realize there is a light at the end of the tunnel. so so it's a sad story, but we're talking about making it through to the end. >> and everyone will be able to sing it right away because it's an easy, catchy tune. >> annoyingly catchy. >> we're glad you're here. >> singing at 8:00 in the morning isn't th

>> what could be better? we get a concert. a guy out there gets a new truck. thank you. >> thank you. >> up next, we're heading outside for that concert. but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc.

the citi concert series on the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. all right. it's time to get things started here on our citi concert stage. performing her number one hit "that don't impress me much", shania twain. ♪ i've known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart but you've got being

to an art ♪ ♪ you think you're a genius just drive me up the wall you're the regular original know it all ♪ ♪ whoa, you think you're special ♪ ♪ oh you think you're something else ♪ ♪ okay. you're a rocket scientist ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ so you got the brains but have you got the touch ♪ ♪ don't get me wrong yeah i think you're all right ♪ ♪ that won't keep me warm in the middle of night ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ i never knew a guy who carried a mirror in his pocket and a comb up his sleeve just in case ♪ ♪ heaven forbid it should fall out of place

♪ oh you think you're something else ♪ ♪ okay so you're brad pit ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ ♪ so you got the looks but have you got the touch ♪ ♪ now don't get me wrong yeah i think you're all right ♪ ♪ but that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ yeah ♪ one of you guys who likes to shine his machine ♪ ♪ you make me take off my shoes before you let me get in ♪ ♪ i can't believe you kiss your car good night ♪ ♪ come on baby t

be joking right ♪ ♪ oh you think you're special ♪ oh you think you're something else ♪ ♪ okay so you got a car ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ so you got the moves but have you got the touch ♪ ♪ don't get me wrong i think you're all right ♪ ♪ that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ you think you're cool but have you got the touch ♪ ♪ don't get me wrong i think you're all right ♪ that won't keep me warm on the long cold lonely nights ♪ ♪ that don't impress me much ♪ yeah

♪ oh yeah ♪ that don't i'm press me much ♪ that don't impress me -- >> shania twain just getting started on our citi concert stage. back with more music in a moment. first, this "today" on nbc.

so, the world has waited for new music from shania twain for 15 years. mark your calendars. the new album now is out on september 29th. you can actually preorder it today. here she is singing the first single from it once again, shania twain.

>> it's time to get happy. ♪ i wasn't broken i was shattered ♪ ♪ i trusted you so much you were all that mattered ♪ ♪ you no longer love me and you're saying ♪ ♪ i couldn't move on and i think you were flattered ♪ ♪ oh life's about joy ♪ life's about pain ♪ it's all about forgiving and the will to walk away ♪ ♪ i'm ready to be loved and loved the way i should ♪ life's about life's about

good ♪ ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ the longer my tears fell the wider the river ♪ ♪ it killed me that you give your life to be with her ♪ ♪ i had to believe that things would get better ♪ ♪ it was time to forget you forever ♪ ♪ oh life's about joy life's about pain ♪ ♪ it's all about forgiving and the will to walk away ♪ ♪ i'm ready to be loved and loved the way i should ♪ ♪ life's about life's about to

♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about to get good ♪ it look me so long to be strong ♪ ♪ i'm alive and i hold on ♪ to what i can feel it hurts to heal ♪ ♪ oh what a love like ♪ life's about to get good ♪ life's about pain ♪ it's all about forgiving and the will to walk away ♪ ♪ i'm ready to be loved and loved the way i should ♪ life's about life's about to

good ♪ ♪ life's about joy ♪ oh ♪ life's about to get good ♪ oh life's about joy life's about pain ♪ ♪ life's about life's about to get good ♪ ♪ life's about joy ♪ life's about pain ♪ ♪ life's about life's about to get good ♪ >> just ahead, shania will perform one of her most beloved hits, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> we're back with more music from the remarkable shania twain. we've been waiting for this song. ladies, are you ready? this song is called "man, i feel like a woman". ♪ i'm going out tonight i'm feeling all right ♪ i'm gonna let it all hang

♪ wan in a make some noise really raise my voice ♪ ♪ yeah i wan in a scream and shout ♪ ♪ make no conditions get a little out of line ♪ ♪ i ain't gonna act politically correct i only wan in a have a good time ♪ ♪ the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun ♪ ♪ oh oh oh totally crazy forget i'm a lady ♪ ♪ men's shirts short skirts ♪ oh oh oh really go wild yeah doing it in style ♪ ♪ oh oh oh get in the action feel the attraction ♪ ♪ color my hairdo what i dare oh oh oh oh i want to be free yeah

to feel the way i feel ♪ ♪ man i feel like a woman ♪ the girls need a break tonight we're gonna take ♪ ♪ the chance to get out on the town ♪ ♪ we don't need romance we only want to dance ♪ ♪ we're gonna let our hair hang down ♪ ♪ the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun ♪ ♪ oh oh oh totally crazy forget i'm a lady men's shirts short skirts ♪ ♪ oh oh oh really go wild yeah doing it in style ♪ ♪ oh oh oh get in the action feel the attraction ♪ ♪ color my hairdo what i dare ♪ oh oh oh i

to feel the way i feel ♪ ♪ man i feel like a woman ♪ oh yeah ♪ i'm totally crazy ♪ can't you feel it ♪ ♪ come on baby ♪ i feel like a woman ♪ >> hear more from shania twain and all our summer concert artists at applemusic.com/today. >> shania, thank you. she's going to be back to co-host our next hour and perform more, but first, let's

go inside to carson. smuckers celebrates today is sponsored by smuckers with a name like smuckers, it has to be good. >> all right. thanks, matt. shania sounding great. we're kicking off father's day by celebrating dads with birthdays in the month of june. cara's dad knows a good craft beer when he sees one celebrating his birthday at the end of the month. jamie's dad went on a 67 mile bike ride her fizz 60th birthday. he's earned a little rest. this is sara's dad. there he is hanging out having a good time. he's celebrating his birthday on the 26 in the keep the birthday wishes coming at today.com/celebrates. back to matt. >> thank you. here's the deal on a friday. we have more on shania twain. >> can i

i'm so happy. are you guys so happy after shania? that's how you start a friday. >> we built this long runway not only so that shania could go down it, but so hoda could go down dancing. >> i love it. >> a lot more ahead. first on a friday morning, your local news and weather. good morning. it's 8:56 on this friday, june 16th. the breaking news has to do with your commute. let's check in with melissa mollet snrchlt right now all penn line service suspended. metro is honoring the penn line tickets this morning. this is because of a pedestrian struck outside of baltimore. westbound benning at oklahoma crash cleanup still hanging

now. light volume. southbound north capitol at h street block in the right lane. >> a check on the father us day forecast coming up next.

temperatures moving into the mid 80s for daytime highs today. we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms mostly after 3:00. maybe a few showers before noon and a chance for showers and storms through the week. hot and humid for father's day. heat index around 100 and then rain through the day on monday. >> nget the latest news and weather with our nbc washington app.

>> country star shania twain our co-host. kicking off our weekend with a performance on the plaza. the only thing better than a friday is a freebie friday, and you could win our give away. and "today" dads on our biggest thoughts on fatherhood coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's" take, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> the aforementioned freebie friday. you're listening to "i feel like a woman "by shania twain who is about to make an entrance into our studio. >> she deserves an entrance. >> our co-host. she had to do a

>> hey, now. >> come on this side. >> come on over. >> we're coordinating. >> how are you? >> i'm great. >> when i saw you on stage four minutes ago, i was like how is she going to go from there to here? >> it was a marathon. >> we've asked them to turn the air up. >> you did it. >> welcome. >> thank you. t great to be here. >> have you ever done anything like this, co-host? >> no. this is a new thing to me, but i love it. and if you ever want to take a vacation, i'll fill in. >> that would be awesome. >> we would love that. >> you have this new album out called "now". your first full length album in nearly 15 years. i have to admit, i didn't realize it had been 15 years. i guess because i'm still cranking the old stuff, but i'm sure for you it's been a minute. >> it's been a long time. i want to thank everybody for their patience. it has been a long time. it feels good to be

back and being loved. it's nice. it's a good feeling? >> how has it changed in the 15 years since you recorded your last album? was there a difference producing an album like this? >> it was a big difference for me, because i was so much more involved with this album. my earlier albums were done by my ex-husband who produced and co-wrote everything with me. so this is an independent adventure. and it took a lot more courage than if you're leaning on a partner or doing it off a collaboration. so this was more of a solo experience, and, yeah. it was challenging in that regard, but it really, very rewarding. >> it had to be much more satisfying. >> yeah. you take all the weight, but then you also feel the gratification. >> i was look agent the notes this morning. more than 90 million albums sold worldwide. 90 million. what does it feel like when you're on the stage and you look out and there's a little brown face like me, a mom, a

grandfather, a seven-year-old, and we're all singing the lyrics. not every artist can pull that kind of crowd together. >> from the depths of my heart, i love diversity. i love community. and i just think that that is maybe in my music and relates to people. i want to be relatable. i want to be friends with the people that i'm singing for. and singing with. >> is it true that you were actually singing in bars when you were eight? >> yes. >> i'm trying to picture mine now going can you do that? >> cool. >> yeah, well, i was legal by the time i was 11. my mother obtained a license for me that was a special license to allow me to legally work in those environments and clubs. >> what was your inspiration for this latest album? >> well, it was a big transition period in my life. i was facing a lot of challenges of starting my life over out of my last marriage a

starting my music over without a collaborator. and then also just finding my voice. i had a really big problem. i still have the problem with my voice, but i'm learning to get around it. and work with it. you know, put in the hours and the time. it's hard work, but i was determined to get it back, and here i go. i had lyme's sdisease, so i had some nerve damage. >> your new song "life is about to get good" released yesterday. >> got to see the optimism. >> my cousin never really cared about -- i was like this concert. this last time i was like guess who's co-hosting tomorrow. i was like shania twain. he was like are you serious. he recognized when i was in college, your third album was on rotation to the point where my college roommates were like

find something else? >> that's your co--go karaoke? >> it is. "honey i'm home" ♪ get off my feet get me something to ♪ honey my back is killing me ♪ i need to relax and watch tv ♪ ♪ get off the phone give the dog a phone ♪ hey, honey i'm home ♪ . >> hey, now. they're going on the road together. >> shania and sheinelle. >> there you go. there's a ring. i can't wait for the 29th so i can get new songs to crank up. a new karaoke song. >> we do this thing on fridays. and we have a country star here, we play a game called country confessions. our partner jerry, where's

we have questions in a boot. you can dip in and pull out a question and answer. >> all right. >> yes, it's good stuff. you ready? >> pick a question. >> all right. >> nice. >> who's been wearing this boot. >> it's a new boot. >> just checking. okay. what is your favorite song lyric that you've ever written. tell us the story behind it. the favorite song lyric that i've ever written? that's hard. >> i think from this moment on. from this moment on, i don't know, it just -- it's simple. it's a simple lyric, but first of all, i wrote it at a soccer game. i write when i'm bored and i have nothing else going on. the game was very boring. i love sports but -- >> you don't have to

>> let's do one more. >> usually you picture writing a song at an island. >> i do that too, but yeah. >> another woman, her story, a fan told me that that's her favorite song because when her child was born, that was the song playing. life has begun. >> sweet. >> okay. a long question. okay. if your memoir you write that you struggle with stage fright and once had an incident at school. can you tell us about this? yes, i peed myself. but i was quite clever. i was only 16. it's terrible at that time in your life. i was a trumpet player in the school band. the school wanted me to get up and sing a song in front of all my peers. when they introduced me and i stood up, i just peed. but thankfully i was wearing a

floor, so i knocked my glass of water over really quickly, and that disguised the puddle, and then i just carried on as if nothing happened. >> as awesome. and people thought it was just water. >> that's impressive. >> they did. >> thankfully you didn't eat asparagus earlier. >> that's a good point. >> i'm grateful for that. >> there you go. >> there's a bright side to everything. >> wow. i did not see that coming. classic. up next, we have our all star dad baseball challenge. who will win the ultimate father's day gift, a trip to major league baseball in florida. they step up to the plate. they'll be standing behind podiums in case there's any accidents. nor smudge. nor scratch. nor damaging uv rays

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with a baseball themed game. last week we asked you to pitch the all star dad in your life. we found three dads who go to bat for their family's every day. we're going to be paired with a dad and a baseball game trivia game. the winner gets a trip for two to the all star game in miami this july. first up, craig from california. played baseball in high school. his three sons love the game. we are happy to say you are now cancer free 18 months now. next sheinelle teaming up michael from indiana. >> a round of applause. >> known for his crazy suits. but at home he's dad to his kids. shania teaming up with gilbert from texas. a father to three boys. juggling all their activity and the family recently began fostering a four-month old baby girl. >> you guys are busy. >>

network analyst and two time all star pitcher, world series winner, ladies and gentlemen, mr. al lighter. couldn't ask for a better host. all right. >> here we go. you set up up, big al. simple questions. hit the button first and give me an answer. question number, which of these three teams have never won a world series, colorado rockies -- >> i went early. >> okay. colorado rockies. >> you do that again, and -- >> all right. >> is that right? >> yeah. >> you're doing good. i'm sorry. >> here we go. number two, what is the oldest professional baseball stadium in major league baseball, kaufman stadium, wrigley field, or fenway park? >> who's up? >> i don't know. >> you got it. >> fenway. >

>> i'm going to give it to gilbert. >> in 1912. wrigley was 1914. no song is more synonymous with baseball than take me out of the ball game, but what are the exact six words in the second line of the song? >> you know it. i know you do. >> you again. >> no. go with the sixth. >> what do you have? >> oh. >> take me out of the crowd. >> take me out with the crowd. >> with the crowd. >> shania, i think you're right. i think we say to the crowd. >> classic -- ♪ ♪ i don't care if i never get back ♪ >> okay. you rocked it earlier. >> in the classic baseball movie field of dreams who is the f

>> shoeless joe. >> he gets it. >> name the player on third base from the classic abbott and costello bit who's on first. >> i don't know. >> that's what i'm trying to tell you. who's on first? what's on second. what's on third. >> that's what i'm trying to tell you. >> he deserves that one. >> hey, take his hand off. here's the photo of a mascot. what is the team? >> houston astros. >> really? >> wow. >> his name is orbit. >> last and final question. just hit the button. >> what baseball legend -- >> pe

who is it? >> cal ripken? >> hank aaron. >> yeah. >> you got it. >> yes. >> what's the final score? >> actually -- >> it doesn't matter, because you are all going to the all-star family in miami. thanks to mlb providing a trip for two for each of you that includes tickets for the all star game and the home run de y derby. thank you major league baseball and thank you you guys. >> happy father's day. >> thank you. >> all right. got to go. that's it. thank you. >> all right. let's show you what we have going on as far as your weather is concerned for today. we're looking at some -- oh, they're playing take me out to the ball game. is it a good ball game weather today? if re

much. northern new england, not so much, in the pacific northwest. we are looking at hot weather developing through the southwest into texas with temperatures above the century mark. 90 into the central plains. for today, strong storms up and down the eastern seaboard. it will be hit or miss. we'll be watching this oppressive hit in the midsection of the country. cool and showery in the pacific northwest. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> cloudy skies in washington. light rain near fredericksburg. it's coming knot. no heavy rain this morning. temperature low to mid 70s. we'll eventually get to the low and mid 80s for a brief time today. rain chances at 60% for later on in the day. could have stronger thunderstorms later this afternoon into the this evening. father's day will be a sizzler.

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a few zblanchts few weeks ago for mother's day kathie lee invited us to her beautiful home to talk about mother hood. al, you had the guys over to your place for an early father's day. >> that's right. i invited all our dads to my house to talk about fatherhood over some beer and bbq. >> cheers. >> happy father's day. >> thank you for having us over. >> five co-workers, friends and fathers gathering by the grill sharing stories of special times and dangerous ones. >> my dad was a big believer in lighter fluid. >> put a lot on? >> he would literally stand back and -- things would be sucked in. small animals. like a vacuum. you could see it from space. >> we manage

for the feast. >> this is how to eat to live to be 45. we dacame from different places but shared so many experiences. >> what are the expressions your dad used but you use now? >> my dad used to say don't make me top stop this car. we were in a station wagon. i said it when we were in a mini van. i've become my father. i'm it. >> when people asked me to describe my father, the one word, it sounds boring and dull, but i always say he was reliable. and if i can be one thing for my kids, i think it would be if they would call me reliable, and that means a lot of different things, that could be about the nicest thing they could say. >> what about you? >> my dad was ahead of his time. he was a big hugger. i love you. he just was always there. >> i keep in mind just that. what do i see as

think back to my memories? where was my dad in he worked a lot, but i also see him in the baseball hat coaching my team. he was racing home from work. he was there. if i can just be there, in the end, that's what's important. >> when they're young, get on the floor with them. don't sit in a chair and go, that looks like fun. get on the floor and wrestle them and tickle them. >> you get to this point, it's hard to get up off the floor. you get down there really easy. >> good night, honey. >> help the old man up. >> i lost my dad when i was young. he died of cancer when i was five. i had a moment this past weekend where i was feeling nauseous. i was watching my two girls play in the play room, and i also wanted to leave and lie down. i was thinking act about my dad, he went through chemo and radiation. there were probably times when he probably felt terrible, i have great

playing with us until he died. it was amazing how quickly i felt better thinking act his strength in those moments. amazing the perspective you get from your father. >> memories. my dad wasn't big on giving advice, but now when i see him, he pretty much gives the same advice. don't work too hard. that's his one regret. his 41 years a at the post office. he would go two or three days without seeing him because of shifting schedules, but now he'll turn on the tube and see me in the morning or in the afternoon or in the evening. and when i see him, man, don't work too hard. >> this weekend, they all wanted to go see "guardians of the galaxy". it was sweet. they wanted to be still. and lela said, that's the other thing. i'm doing what my dad did, get the names confused. he would'ven call me the dog. lela said, i'm going to college. you're not

of me much longer. it's like oh, my god. yeah. nick's going to high school. >> that's what scares me most hearing that. you have young kids, how fast it goes. it scares me how true it is. >> it's a cliche, but it's true. people say it goes fast, and i know. every moment of every day when i'm with them, i try to stop for a second and take in that moment. >> wow. >> wow. >> gets a little emotional looking at it. >> these are the things we think about all the time, but it's unusual that we get together with a bunch of guys who happen to be dads as well and just blurt them out and say them and don't feel foolish for saying them and thinking it. >> i enjoyed that. thank you. >> happy father's day. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> all owe need is a defibrillator. >> a lot of meat. >> exactly. coming up next, it's a burger, it's a bowl. it's a burger bowl. that's right. you can

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>> cool. >> it really tastes spectacular. >> and don't forget the paprika. >> that's right. >> it replaces the bacon. >> we make it with bacon, beef, cheese, ranch dressing, but we'll make a vegetarian version for you. i'll chop up the bacon. to simulate the smokeyness of the bacon, you use paprika. >> are you going to put it in the cheese? >> yes. >> and then your ranch dressing. and we've got -- you don't have to do this if you don't want it too spicy, but we have chopped jalepeno. >> this is yummy. >> mix it together. that's going to be the stuff that goes in the burger bowl. you just mix it up. >> i could eat that by itself. >> you probably could. it's almost like -- if you added may owe, it would be pimento cheese.

it. it's like the cheese version of cookie dough. to make your little bowl, burger bowl, you're going to take a spoon full of meat, ground meat, and you're going to make a bowl. >> okay. that's good. i'm following you. i've never done this before. >> use a soda can that's clean and smash it down and kind of form it around -- >> i need more. >> form it around the can. and then you take that out, and you've got that little indentation there. >> okay. >> that works. >> all right. >> and then you can smush it up around to get that in there. >> oh. >> and then you'll take your mixture that you've made, your little cheese, jalepeno bacon mixture,

>> hot yumminess. >> and put it right in the middle there. look at that. >> that's going to bake nicely. >> you can make them ahead of time in fact, you want to give them a chance to chill so they keep their form. put them in the refrigerator for an hour or more. and then you'll bring them back out when you're ready. >> you're baking it? >> there are several ways to do it. let's walk over here. >> that was my mistake. >> no. that's fine. >> at the same time it looked like maybe it was baked. it's not? >> here's what you do. you can -- if you're doing this on a grill, you'll make a grill with two sides. you have one side of your grill that's the direct heat. with the charcoal. the other nothing. and then you'll put your burger on the indirect side, the side where there's no charcoal. and you'll let that -- close the lid of your grill. >> that's what i was going to ask how it cooks on the top. >> if you're not doing it outside, there's a

different ways. you could sere it and put a bowl on top and let it cook like that or you could take it and put it in an oven at 350 for about 20 minutes. you have everything cooking. i love how it smells. terrific informal and this one is mine. this one is yours. to make your burger, you just take your roll, and you take it. there it is, like that. >> it's a cute idea. >> you can add what've you want. add more bacon. >> i think broiling it would be good after you've had it on the grill. it would make it a little crispy on the top. >> and you can add lettuce and >>at and your version? is this the same version? i want to try yours. >> you need to try it. it's going to be good. >> nobody tells you it's a burger. it's not meat, you wouldn't know. it's that good. >> it's really that good. >> the texture and everything. if you want the real experience with the beef. >> go for it. >> wow. >

>> and for this recipe and more tasting and today videos head to today.com/food. >> i knew. >> my son is going to love it. let's check out our weather see what we have going on for the weekends. here's how it's shaping up for tomorrow. severe storms through the upper mississippi river valley. western third of the country, hot, check on your pets, your elderly folk, and make sure there are no kids in the backseat. father's day, record highs continuing out in the two-thirds of the western u.s. humid in the northeast. heavy rain through the ohio river valley. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we're warming up today. not excessive raet heat around the region. temperatures in the 70s. heading to the 80s. by this weekend, that's when we start to feel the heat. lower eighty as we continue into the afternoon. a few storm chances after about 3:00 or 4:00. and then we get into yo

upper 80s. about a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. father's day is closer to 100 degrees with temperatures in the low 90s. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms on your father's day afternoon. >> that's the latest weather. up next, shania will rock the concert stage with a song off her brand new album. but it can be hard sometimes, 'cause different sides of you struggle with which ones to make. well, what if you kept making good ones? then? you could love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®, a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's proven to lower a1c better than januvia®. invokana® works around the clock by sending some sugar out of your body through the process of urination. it's not for lowering systolic blood pressure or weight loss,

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here is "swing it with my eyes closed". ♪ bring it on another year one more beer another dawn ♪ ♪ comes over me ♪ loud and clear ♪ the whisper comes in my ear sthoet ♪ i follow like a season not afraid of what i'm feeling ♪ ♪ oh i'm swinging with my eyes closed ♪ ♪ got my head down ♪

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wow. >> that's a terri that's a terrific song. >> thank you. >> i hope you had a good time. >> i had a super time. >> you're not just saying that? >> hardly. >> we like that. >> so much fun. cheers. >> come back again. >> coming up, kathie lee and hoda catch up and a "melrose place" reunion. right after your local news. >> and weather.

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a parasite killed about 80 ducklings last month. >> we are seeing a few showers just to the south right now moving into the quantico marine base. a few showers coming out of the frederickberg area. temperature tomorrow in the upper 80s. it's going to be hot and humid, and you can probably note the humidity today. temperatures in the 80s. a chance for thunderstorms into the weekend. >> thank you. coming up on news 4 midmidday, e information on the safetrack program that starts this weekend. at strayer university we've seen it in our students for 125 years. and if you ever think of quitting, our success coaches will be there to pick you up and work with you every day to put you on the right path. it's time. strayer university. let's get it, america.

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