good mornin good morning. twitter storm. democrats and republicans alike accusing president trump of crossing the line with his crude tweet about msnbc hosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. >> he should resign. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> the white house digging in. >> i don't think it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> this morning, joe and mika speaking out. one-on-one, president trump and vladimir putin set for a high stakes meeting next week. their first face-to-face. but will the president challenge the russian leader on the subject of meddling in the u.s. election? deadly accident. tennis superstar venus williams found at fault in a

that killed a 79-year-old man. what she is saying about that crash this morning. all that, plus the holiday travel rush under way. nevada goes to pot. and a titanic exclusive. a first look at relics so valuable, we can't even tell you where they are today, friday, june 30th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. getting set for a long holiday weekend. >> good morning to you. can we have -- can we take a look at the crowd outside this morning? they are packed. everybody is ready for our concert. >> yeah, it will be great. let us star

lot of news coming out of the white house, including that widespread condemnation of president trump's crude twitter attack against mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. this morning they're firing back. we have complete coverage beginning with white house correspondent kristen welker. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. as a candidate donald trump was known for making shocking statements on the campaign trail, but now his tweet attacks take on a whole new meaning. in this case the president tweeting that mika brzezinski was bleeding from a face-lift and said that joe is psycho. the sharpest words may be coming from the hosts themselves this morning. this morning, joe scarborough and mika brzezinski fired back at the president in an op-ed in "the washington post" writing, america's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president.

president of the united states keeps up his unrelenting assault on women. he hosted the president of south korea, but unable to escape the mounting firestorm taking aim at mika. >> no regrets over your tweets? >> reporter: the president called brzezinski low iq, crazy mika. and alleging that during a visit to mar-a-lago over new year's eve with co-host and fiance joe scarborough she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. the co-hosts responding today. the president's petulant personal attack compels us to say that mika didn't have a face-lift. she did have skin under her chin tweaked but this wasn't a secret. >> he should resign. >> i think it's so blatantly sexist i don't know there's a question about it. >> reporter: even many republicans who the president needs to carry out hi

republican senator lisa murkowski from alaska tweeting, stop it. the presidential platform should be used for more bringing people down. >> the president's tweet was completely inappropriate. >> tweets like this are inconsistent with the greatness of the country and the office. >> obviously i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> reporter: even conservative pundits weighing in. bill cristal calling the president a pig and commentator erick erickson tweeted, my god, someone go smash his phone, please. both scarborough and brzezinski previously had a cordial relationship with the president. but had become increasingly critical of his administration. >> well, i think he's such a narcissist and it's possible that he's mentally ill in a way. >> he lies every day. a lot of times he lies every minute. >> reporter: on thursday, white house spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders arguing the president has been attacked mercilessly by the media and has responded in kind. >> i don't think that it's a

>> doesn't he have to meet a higher standard as a cable -- than cable news anchors? >> look, you can't expect somebody to be personally attacked day after day, minute by minute and sit back. >> reporter: it's the latest in a growing list of comments that mr. trump has made about women, attacking nbc's megyn kelly, then with fox news, after she moderated the first debate. >> you know, you can see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. >> reporter: then there was that "access hollywood" tape. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: on capitol hill, democratic women gave an impassioned plea. >> you do not have the right, because you have a twitter account to display behavior that i taught my son never to do. >> reporter: first lady melania trump who has made combating cyber bullying a top priority didn't comment on the tweets but a spokesperson said when her husband gets attacked he will

mr. trump will hold a joint statement with the leader of south korea today but isn't planning on taking any questions at this point. >> thanks, to say there's been a lot of reaction to this is almost an understatement. >> absolutely. despite that controversy, president trump is back on twitter this morning talking about the battle over health care. nbc national correspondent peter alexander has that story. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. this is supposed to be the week. this is supposed to be the week, but as the senators scatter to their states for a ten day recess, their effort to overhaul obamacare is unclear this morning and the president has taken to twitter in the last hour or so, writing, if republican senators are unable to pass what they're working on now they should immediately repeal and then replace at a later date. after delaying a vote with divisions between moderates and conservatives between the republican party the top senate republican mitch mcconnell had been set -- had set the goal of today to try to come up with a new plan that he

present an independent budget score keep sore that could be reviewed while the senators were gone so they could vote as early as next week. no word on if that will happen. the white house is confirming that president trump next week when he's at the g 20 summit in hamburg, germany, will meet face-to-face with the russian president, vladimir putin. what's not clear right now, whether president trump will confront his russian counterpart about moscow's meddling in the 2016 election. they have some other topics to talk about including ukraine and syria here. top aides say that the final agenda isn't finalized but we're hearing from the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said he's optimistic and that both are willing to overcome the abnormality that dominates our relations. back to you. >> thank you. something else we're focusing on this morning is travel. today marks the start of the busy holiday weekend. it is also the first full day that a scaled back

president trump's travel ban is in effect and already how it's being carried out is leading to protests and some confusion. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has more on that. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it's been in effect for only a matter of hours and the lawyers are back in court. they said that it's improperly limited who gets to come here and a change has been made -- fiancees now count. lawyers stood by at the l.a. airport, ready to respond to last minute hitches in the case of -- in case of a recurrence of the first executive order. this time around, anyone from the six muslim countries covered by the executive order who already have a visa is allowed to board a flight to the u.s. and to enter the country upon arrival. for the next 90 days anyone from one of those countries who wants to get a visa must have a close family connecon

and the trump administration is defining that family connection narrowly. a parent or child, including in laws, a sibling, spouse or fiance. but that does not include grandparent, aunt, uncle, or brother or sister-in-law. advocates for immigrants are now back in court saying those distinctions don't make sense. the new rules will also dampen business travelers and not just from the six affected countries. >> we don't know what other countries might get added to the ban. they're doing to really question whether or not they want to do business in the u.s. >> reporter: the new rules also mean a 120 day ban on admitting new refugees unless they have a connection to family here. that rule would have blocked mustafa al hasoon who came here from syria's civil war. with no family in the u.s., he says he would have had no place to go. >> syrian people who want to

people need a new life. you know, they cannot enter anymore. >> reporter: the challengers who got the executive order blocked earlier this year are now asking a judge to rule that the government is being far too restrictive about the kind of family relationships that count. a ruling can come next week. >> all right, pete williams, thank you. for more on how things are looking at the airports and the roads to begin the holiday rush let's bring in nbc's gabe gutierrez. he is keeping watch on it all from hartsfield jackson international airport. >> reporter: good morning. a little crowded but the check-in lines are running smoothly. hartsfield said 9 -- 92,000 are expected to go through here today. look at the misery map around the country you see a lot of green and that's very good news. that means no major delays or cancellations and as you mentioned a record number of holiday travelers are expected this weeke.

drive 37 1/2 million, that's up almost 3% over last year. 3.5 million or so are expected to take to the skies. that's up 5% from last year. now, according to the folks over at waze.com, the best time to head out, well, you'll miss your chance if you're leaving today, 7:00. and 11:00 a.m. on saturday. monday, also expected to be a good travel day and traffic is expected to be down ahead of the holiday. the worst time to travel this afternoon between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. now, again, gas prices are expected to be at a 12 year low. airfares 10% cheaper this year than last year, but get here early and have a good trip. >> between 2:00 and 5:00, keep that in mind. a lot more to get to, including an intense manhunt under way for a gunman who killed a recent

in pennsylvania. morgan has more. >> reporter: certainly a sad story because when police originally arrived at the crash scene they thought it was a deadly accident. but authorities now say a promising young woman's life was cut short by a deadly case of road rage. now this morning police in three states are hunting for the man who's responsible. 18-year-old bianca roberson was on her way home from a shopping trip. she was driving along pennsylvania's route 100 when the two-lane highway merged into one. she encountered a man believed to be driving a red pickup truck. >> both of them trying to merge together. and then she was shot. the man in the red pickup truck shot her directly in the head. >> reporter: she died instantly. her car careening off the side of the road into the woods. >> one female operator is not responding. she's not breathing. >> reporter: police are searching for the red chevy pickup and hunting the driver

believed to be a white male with light colored hair between the ages of 30 and 40. >> to that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in now. every second you're out this, you are only making this worse for yourself. >> reporter: the young victim's father distraught. thinking about her final moments. >> i can visualize it in my mind. what happened to my daughter and i know she was scared. >> reporter: bianca roberson had just graduated from high school and was headed to college in the fall. >> we were excited for her. she was excited. we was just happy for her. >> reporter: now her family fighting back tears, remembering the life taken too soon. >> her personality was very loved. she always smiled. >> it's an angel that will be missed but as hard as it is, she's there with her brother. >> reporter: sadly, the victim's older brother died of heart disease back in 2013. police are calling this case a senseless and brutal act of violence and say they will not rest until they find the suspect.

>> all right, morgan, thank you very much. newly released video captures the moment a san diego man and his daughter who are missing in baja, mexico, are rescued. they had gone to the devil's peak and they left on june 20th b when they didn't return help was called. a person found them shivering on the rock one week after they set out. they cried when they were found and they flashed some big smiles as you see here. all are said to be in good health this morning. >> so we have talked about the traveling that's going on today and all the people heading out for the holiday weekend. how is it going to be happy with the weather or not happy with the weather? >> well, i think the beginning -- eastern half of the country in the beginning part of the weekend not so much. but it's going to get better for everybody as we move on into the holiday and as you can see right now, we've got some strong storms firing up in the midsection of the country. we are looking at wet weath

york, central pennsylvania, on into ohio. right now, we've got a very wide swath of severe weather from albany to oklahoma city possible today. 37 million people at risk for wind damage and possible tornados in the plains. for tomorrow western new york, interior sections of new england and on into central pennsylvania for 11 million people the greatest risk for tornados, new york state and parts of northern new england. so we'll be watching this very closely as this system pushes in. cold front moves in from the northwest today. scattered strong storms along the front. saturday the heavier weather moves in the northeast and down into the mississippi and tennessee river valleys. by sunday it moves off shore. drier air moves into the northeast. but look at this. heavy rain from syracuse up into new england. flash flood watches in ever if et cetera -- in effect and down into missouri and oklahoma and arkansas three to five inches as well. so flooding a possibility there

we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. bright sunshine over washington this morning. a great day to be outside. temperatures are still relatively comfortable we're in the upper 60s and low 70s now. it will be a hot and humid afternoon. high today downtown up near by 93. and a big breezy as well. winds out of the south and southwest at 10 to 20

thunderstorms along the corridor today, not looking for major rain threats in the city until tomorrow. >> coming up in the next half hour we'll look at the highways in specifically who's a going to be affected by the weather this weekend. >> thank you very much, al. little later tonight, nevada will become the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana. what does it mean for residents and the millions of americans who visit las vegas each year? nbc's gadi schwartz is there. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. well, a marijuana producer and distributor are in overdrive before tonight for midnight. this is just one room of seven in this facility. i'm going to take you through what it looks like up here. let's get on this ladder. you see there are seven different rooms that are about this big. with this much marijuana and this distribution area alone. but this doesn't mean there's a free-for-all come mid night. there are a lot of rules and regulations when

beyond the flashy lights of the strip are the new grow lights of nevada's latest cash crops. >> when you have cannabis it sells itself. >> reporter: nevada will become the fifth state to allow the sale of pot for recreational use. >> on behalf of nevada i want to tell the world that watch out, this is the new amsterdam. >> we have chocolate bars, snicker doodle cookies, macaroons, dark chocolate bar. >> reporter: this man owns a dispensary closest to the biggest strip. >> it's going to all change. it won't be weird to consume an edible or smoke, you know? >> reporter: nevada can become the country's pot capital. the state's 10% marijuana tax is expected to raise an estimated $60 million annually. most of it going towards education. >> nevada is 48, 49th or 50th in education. so i think it will help the

by getting some better education to our youth. >> reporter: but there are house rules. you have to be 21 and over. you can only have an ounce of weed. the potency of edibles are regulated and you can only consume it in private places which means no hotels or on the streets. also, you can't carry it across the state lines. opponents are concerned about a potential increase in driving. >> nobody wants a pot shop next to their kid's school or in the main street of their community. >> reporter: but robert mayhew says that las vegas is a perfect place for marijuana. >> i think it's great because we have the best restaurants in the world. you can get high, medicate and go eat great food. >> reporter: california, massachusetts and maine have allowed recreational marijuana. pot advocates now hoping that what happens in vegas spreads across the rest of the united states. now one of the big

users? we are told by some dispensaries they're planning on having two different lines. one for recreational users. the other for medical marijuana users to make sure that they still have access to marijuana. back to you guys. >> all right, gadi schwartz in nevada for us this morning. coming up, what tennis star venus williams is saying after being found at fault in a deadly accident. "titanic" exclusive. we have your first look at artifacts from the wreckage. but first, this is "today" on nbc. wreckage but first,. t

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the investigation continues. we have big backups heading north through prince william county, especially in dumfries and southbound lanes are still open. if you have to hit the pavement stay tuned to this one. that's the very latest from the wtop traffic center. >> thank you. we'll take a quick break and then check your forecast next.

happy friday, everybody. i hope you have a nice, long, safe fourth of july weekend. the temperatures in the low to mid 70s now. up near 93 downtown. a slight chance of thunderstorms primary out in the shenandoah and then drying out after that. tomorrow, better chances for thunderstorms in the d.c. metro area, 63% chanceat

day. staying hot all the way between now and the fourth of july. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> now back to the "today" show after this short break.

7:30 now on a friday morning. it's the 30th of june, 2017. we are heading into a long holiday weekend. let us begin on a friday morning with a check of some of the headlines. just this morning, msnbc's mika brzezinski and joe scarborough are responding to president trump's controversial twitter attack against them. take a look. >> i'm fine. my family brought me up really tough. this is absolutely nothing. but i think for me personally i'm very concerned as to what this once again reveals about the president of the united states. it's strange. >> yeah. i think so. we had so many people saying i hope you're okay, we had calls

we're okay. the country's not. >> he's so easily played by a cable news host. now, what is that saying to our allies? what is that saying to our enemies? >> white house has defended the president's tweets saying he fights fire with fire. hot, dry weather is fuelling a wave of wildfires in the west. at least 27 large ones are burning in eight states. in arizona the governor saying putting out a fire near prescott is the state's top priority. 3,400 structures are threatened and in california people in east san jose are using hoses to help fight a fire. well, it was a rough start to the day for a st. louis couple. they returned to the parking spot to find that their car had been swallowed by a giant sinkhole. at first they thought their car had been towed, but as they got closer they found the vehicle 20 feet underground w

gushing are from the pipe. a crane was called in to lift the car out of the hole. >> i would say that's a wrap for that car. well, now to tennis superstar venus williams. she is found at fault in a car accident that led to the death of a 78-year-old man. this is days before she gets set to compete in wimbledon. we have the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the accident happened three weeks ago at that intersection behind me. we know that venus williams lives in the area and according to the police report she was turning into a gated community when the accident happened. this morning, police saying tennis star venus williams at fault for causing an accident that killed a man. it happened june 9th at this palm beach guards intersection. >> vehicle accident, north lane boulevard and the drive. >> reporter: according to a newly released police report, 68-year-old linda barson had a greenlight s

cut across in front of her and she was unable to avoid crashing into her. an eyewitness account supports that story. her 78-year-old husband was sent to a trauma center and later died. in a statement from her attorney, she entered the intersection when the light was green and was driving just five miles an hour. she told police she tried to make it through the intersection but was forced to stop because of traffic. leaving her 2010 toyota sequoia suv sticking out into the intersection. according to the police report, williams was at fault for violating the right of way. but she has not been charged with any crime and was not issued any tickets at the time of the accident. there was no evidence williams was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. and no evidence she was distracted by a cell phone according to police. the tennis star is a seven time grand slam champion and is the number ten seed at

which starts on monday. williams' attorney issued this statement -- this is an unfortunate accident and venus expresses her deepest condolences to the family who lost a loved one. we have learned that venus williams has been cited by police at least twice. the first time about six years ago for driving without proof of insurance. and then in 2013 for driving on a suspended or revoked license. back to you guys. >> tammy, thank you. let's turn to mr. roker for another check of the weather. >> all right. a lot of folks are headed to the beaches. let's start off with cape may, new jersey. heavy showers and thunderstorms later tonight or into tomorrow, really into tomorrow. down to your screen right, you are looking at a beautiful myrtle beach and you should be pretty nice through tomorrow and then we've got a little bit of a problem late tomorrow afternoon. now, if you're on the roads today, it's going to be rough from st. louis to columbus on i-70. nashville to raleigh looks like a problem on i-40.

then for tomorrow, syracuse to knoxville on i-81 some showers and thunderstorms. indianapolis to mobile, looking at 65 degrees. interstate 65. i got confused. little rock to i-40, scattered showers and thunderstorms. sunday, the highway headaches, atlanta to tampa on i-75 and mobile to jacksonville on i-10. monday omaha to toledo on i-80 a few storms. chicago to memphis, scattered storm on i-75. and new orleans on i-10 the problem is going to be there. then on the fourth of july, kansas city to columbus and oklahoma city on i-35. the big problems. cincinnati to fort myers isolated storms. not bad in the west, but here in the east that's that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods >> good morning, everybody. sunshine for now. there's a slight chance for some

thunderstorms. primarily from wind chester to northern maryland into parts of southern pennsylvania. around town though i don't think we need to worry about rain chances for today. but it will be hot. highs in the upper 80s and low 90s for today. tomorrow a 60% chance of thunderstorms in the middle to later parts of the afternoon. some could be strong to severe. have your nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go. sunny and hot on sunday. but less humid. >> don't forget, get the weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. >> thank you, mr. roker. coming up, the new way drivers are trying to get out of red lights traffic camera tickets. is it putting your safety at risk? but first a secret location for the exclusive first look at thousands of artifacts recovered from the "titanic" right after this. ♪ "im on the phone"! ♪ towel please! ♪

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of the passengers, to the twisted, mangled chandeliers everything is expected to sell for more than $200 million. it's all history and this morning it's all for sale. the "titanic" on its maiden voyage traveling from southampton, england, to new york, hit an iceberg on april 14, 1912. historians say the movie accurately depicted the desperate drama of the horrific and deadly night. more than 1,500 passengers and crew members drowned in the north atlantic. salvage teams brought the first of the "titanic's" treasures back to the surface. >> this is a door from one of the says in one of the first class dining areas. one of the decorative grills that went over the saloon. >> this is a cherub figurine. it was part of the decoration. >> the one we know from the movie. >> the one you know from the

>> reporter: we joined researchers on the expedition to the "titanic" seven years ago. perfect weather. they invited me back, but being allowed into the vault involved some cloak and dagger stuff. i was blind folded and taken on a circuitous route to keep the location top secret. a three diamond ring sparkly, in the relative new electric lights of the time. has anyone ever seen this? >> no. nope. >> reporter: we're first? >> you're the first to see this whole ensemble. >> reporter: remarkably well preserved clothes that belonged to william henry allen. he was emigrating to the united states. >> i would call him a man on the move. he was moving up. he wanted to move up. >> reporter: david gallow led the expedition to the "titanic" and he said there's so much more to be discovered. what are you still looking for down there? >> personally i have this thing about the book of persian poems.

encrusted. >> reporter: it exists? >> yeah. somewhere on that ship at the bottom of the sea. >> reporter: "titanic," still mesmerizing, 105 years after she sank. whoever decides to buy some of these artifacts it's not just buying a little piece of this and that. you can buy the whole kit and caboodle. one surprise to me -- when i take a deep breath, some of the items still smell like smoke. because remember, when it hit the iceberg the boilers were burning coal. this was taken from the -- from down there. and there was a fire as well. guys, back to you. >> kerry, that's fascinating. can we go back to something? so you had to be blindfolded and driven to that site. right? but they didn't blind fold your camera crew! so were you the only one they didn't trust? [ laughter ] >> there was a sixth camera in the car, but you have a

signed some sort of agreement that he will never disclose what part of the country or even if he's in the united states where he was. >> i'm going to find out who that camera operator was. >> exactly. the question we were all wondering. >> it wouldn't be that hard by the way. kerry, well done. thank you very much. just ahead, why the duchess of cambridge says she was banned from the wimbledon finals. dylan is in this morning. >> hey, kendall and kylie jenner are in hot water over these t-shirts. that story coming up. ♪ you have a side that is retired ♪ ♪ playing tag and gettin' tired. ♪ ♪ you have a side that saves for their tuition. ♪ ♪ but right now it looks like bedtime is the mission. ♪ ♪ a side that owns your own store. ♪ ♪ looks like you need to expand some more. ♪ ♪ that's why there's nationwide. ♪ ♪ they help protect and grow your many sides. ♪

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7:49 on a 7:49 on a friday. we're back with the reason that kylie and kendall jenner are apologizing this morning. dylan will explain in the orange room. >> this is ridiculous. the vintage music t-shirts, that superimposed the sisters' faces over rock and rap legends. take a look. like kiss. got her face right over it. the doors. even tupac and biggie. i mean, come on. but as soon as the shirts hit the sisters' website, fierce backlash followed naturally over the use of these iconic music n musicians' images. legends who completely changed our world today, not just the music world should be respected and honored not turned into this. sharon osborne showed this picture, girls, you haven't earned the right to put your

stick to what you know, lip gloss. and biggie's mother wrote -- this is disrespectful, disgusting, exploitation at its worst. you the jenners each tweeted an identical apology -- we deeply apologize to anyone who was upset or offended. the shirts which here's the kicker were priced at $125 each. >> apiece? >> they have been pulled from retail and the jenners say they're taking the opportunity to learn from these mistakes. what do you think? >> well, what do you think? >> i'm not saying anything. >> al? >> no good can come out of this. >> i think they made the right choice. >> i second that. i second that. >> all right, dylan, thank you by the way. coming up, grammy nominee charlie puth. he's got adoring fans out on the plaza. he's got a concert coming up in the 8:30 half hour. we'll go outside to check it out. but first, your local news and weather.

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i go through the picture ♪ this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 7:56 is your time on a friday, june 30, 2017. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now let's check in with wtop's dave dildine for your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning, well it's not a good morning for everybody. those folks on i-95 for the early get away, wow, it's taking time. northbound in prince william county, it's blocked but this crash the car overturned, the investigation ongoing. between prince william parkway and 123. here's a live look at it. they're diverting all traffic out of the express lanes and that's having a big impact from dumfries, dale city on north. that's the very latest. back to you. >> dave, thank you. we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next.

good morning. friday off to a quiet start out there. we'll have a partly to mostly sunny day today. temperatures in the mid 70s and we are looking for highs up in the low 90s. an isolated thunderstorm mostly in the shenandoah area today. and highs all the way through the fourth should be in the low 90s.

it's 8:00 on "today." it's 8:00 on "today." speaking out -- >> he appears to have a fragile, impetuous, child-like ego. >> the hosts of "morning joe" hit back at president trump after that controversial tweet. >> he attacks women because he fears women. >> so where does it do from here? we're live at the white house. plus all-star umpire, the act of bravery that has people calling this major league umpire a hero. >> this isn't a story about me, honestly. it's a story about her getting better. >> this morning we'll hear his remarkable story. ♪ and he's got our attention. one of the biggest names in music, charlie puth, is set to

rock the plaza with a special live concert "today," friday, june 30, 2017. ♪ >> when did you get here? >> yesterday! >> okay. i love this sign. charlie. ♪ >> what do you want to tell charlie? >> that i love him so much. >> we've got a super fan here, charlie, we need your signature. >> will you sign it, please. >> we are in the middle of the plaza. charlie, we have a message for you. ♪ >> welcome back, everyone to "today" on this friday morning. nice to have you joining us. and sheinelle jones is in while savannah wraps up a week of vacation. sheinelle jones, i

puth songs all morning. >> it's leek an ear worm, we're all humming it. >> we'll check out that concert in the next half hour. but let's start with your at 8:00. new fallout following president trump's tweets attacking the hosts of msnbc's "morning joe." it has sparked bipartisan backlash in the nation's capital and beyond. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house. >> reporter: good morning. the president will host the president of south korea later today but he can't escape that ongoing backlash attacking msnbc anchors mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. he called mika low iq and crazy mika and alleging a visit to mar-a-lago, she is quote, bleeding badly from a face-lift, a claim brzezinski says isn't true. now, this morning the hosts firing back moments ago on air. >> i'm fine. my family brought mep

tough. this is absolutely nothing. but i think for me personally but i'm very concerned as to what this once again reveals about the president of the united states. it's strange. >> yeah. i think so. i mean, we had so many people saying hey, i hope you're okay, we had calls and texts and e-mails. we're okay. the country's not. >> he's so easily played by a cable news host. now, what is that saying to our allies? what is that saying to our enemies? >> in the halls of congress thursday, democrats outraged many calling the tweets a pattern of sexist and offensive comments aimed at women. and even many republicans say the president needs to carry out his agenda lashing out some saying the comments are beneath the office of the presidency. others calling on the president to apologize. both scarborough and brzezinski previously had a cordial relationship with the president but has become increasingly critical of the administration.

apologizing, instead digging in. spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders saying that the president has been attacked mercilessly and attacks fire with fire. the president will hold a joint statement with the president of south korea but isn't expected to answer any questions. >> kristen welker, thank you very much. holiday travel could reach a record high this fourth of july weekend. aaa forecasts more than 44 million americans will celebrate the nation's 241st birthday away from home. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at hartsfield jackson international airport and the get away has begun. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning. check-in times is crowded but clearing up. tsa lines are moving smoothly. about 92,000 people are expected to go through the tsa here at hartsfield. looking at the misery map, a lot of green around the country that's pretty good. we have seen two cancellations. one to indiana, the other to montgomery. no

as you mentioned a record amount of holiday travel. 44 million expected according to aaa. most of those will be driving, about 37 1/2 million. 3 1/2 million will take to the skies. according to the traffic app waze, the best time to travel is before 7:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. the worst time to travel is 2:00 to 5:00. we have seeing the lowest gas prices in 12 years and airfares are 10% cheaper than last year. a new court battle has started over president trump's scaled back travel ban which went into effect last night. hawaii was the first state to file a court challenge to the updated rules that tightened visa restrictions for citizens of six predominantly muslim countries. refugees are covered as well. other court battles are expected but so far the new rules have not

chaos in airports around the world. now a major league umpire is being credited with saving a woman's life. here's nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: from umpire to instant all-star with nerves as solid as pittsburgh steel. >> john tumpane went out for a run earlier this afternoon. >> reporter: john tumpane being hailed as a hero for stepping up to the plate, not at pnc park, but just steps away on a bridge spanning the river. >> there's someone attempting to jump off the bridge. >> i put my arm on her shoulder. i didn't want to frighten her. she said she was getting a better look at the city from that side of the bridge. and i knew at that point that no one's going on that side of the bridge for a better look. >> reporter: trained to make split second decisions, tumpane didn't hesitate to help. firmly wrapping his ar

the world and mouthing at a passerby to call 911. tumpane said that the woman with tears in her eyes begged him to let her fall as two others joined the rescue. the woman's life literally in their hands. as she allowed her feet to completely split from the edge. >> you know, you don't know me, you're going to forget me. i said, you know, i care about you. i'm here. you know? we're here to help you an so are all the people. >> reporter: the three men managed to hold on to the women until emergency crews arrived. finally pulling the woman to safety. the ordeal making a hero out of an umpire who would have never guessed one of his most memorable calls would happen outside the ballpark and this bridge connecting complete strangers. >> this isn't a story about me honestly. it's a story about her getting better. i hope to track her down and give her a hug and say thanks

the bridge. >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >> you know, after all the stories we have covered today, the talk about people not exactly bringing out the best in themselves. >> right. >> isn't it nice -- >> that might be the story of the day. yes. and the fact that he went to her, put his arms around her. a lot of people may have noticed and called 911 or stare for a little bit. but he went in and helped her. how about this, a city in southwestern iran may have tied the all-time global heat record. the temperature reading hit 129.2 degrees thursday in ahzaz. that would match the hottest recorded temperature and they would share that honor with death valley, california, where it hit 129 four years ago. >> i'd still take it over snow. i would. there's a lot more to come, including the controversy over products that claim to make your license plate invisible to red

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or would you just start the party early? >> i'd work as part of my day. like i'd go cook something for dinner and maybe work a little on my way -- it wouldn't be 100%. >> if i could do the "today" show on friday at home, absolutely. >> the thing is you could technically. don't you think? >> right. >> i think we should try it. >> i think most people would go home on friday. they would do nothing but start the weekend and cram on sunday night the work they were supposed to do on friday. >> but at least it gets done. >> okay. i was working on this at home yesterday. >> wow. >> ready to go. >> i don't believe you. >> i'm supposed to be off today. we start talking about jay z. he unveiled the 13th solo studio album shortly before mid night. his first in four years. some of jay z's lyrics had fan -- sent

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middle of an outdoor performance, when a four legged friend wandered on to the stage earning his own round of applause. ♪ >> as the crowd clapped and broke into laughter the orchestra didn't miss a beat. the pup got cozy and found another place to settle in the center. >> he's sitting down. >> so the dog has the right idea. he has the best seat in the house. and just stayed there through the performance. >> that's cute. >> i was wondering what wrangler was up t [ lr ] >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. mr. roker, hi. >> hello. all right, well, the last friday you'll see me here. let's take a look. you can see strong thunderstorms making their way through the midwest. heavierun

and into western pennsylvania as well. we have the risk of severe weather today. hey, donnie, hit the button for me it's not working here. there you go. we have got a severe threat from albany, cleveland, indianapolis to oklahoma city. 37 million people at risk. the southern plains, large hail, damaging tornados and for tomorrow 11 million people at risk. the biggest risk going to be from northern vermont on into central pennsylvania. heavy rain in upstate new york into parts of new england with upwards of three to four inches of rain and also heavy rain from south carolina all the way to oklahoma city. anyway from two to three that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> beautiful day here in washington. temperatures are in the mid 70s already. highs today will be in the upper 80s and low 90s. there's a chance for a few thunderstorms, mainly northern maryland and the northern parts

for the weekend, saturday, pretty good chance of some thunderstorms in the metro area. that comes about 4:00 or 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. less humid, but still hot on sunday. if you're beach bound for the next couple of days great beach weather. just an outside chance at a shower. enjoy. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. this morning on rossum reports the new way that people are getting out of traffic tickets. >> is it putting you at risk? jeff rossum has more. >> good morning. our orlando affiliate wesh turned us on to this. the red turns red and a driver plows right through. therefore several new cases from colorado to new york to pennsylvania to indiana. a lot of intersections have red light cameras to try and stop people from running reds. but now new products claim they can make your plate completely unreadable so you won't get a ticket. but do they really work? and are they even legal?

violent crashes caught on camera. drivers recklessly blowing through red lights, smashing into on coming traffic. red light runners hitting people too. luckily they're okay. to stop it from happening cities across the country installing red light cameras. catching drivers in the act. fining them up to $700. officials say it works. fatalities from red light running dropped 21% in cities with cameras. but now police are warning about new products on the market designed to make your plate invisible to cameras. like this reflective gel. this reflective spray. and this sensor that shines a burst of light on to the plate so the camera can't see it. a lot of people are going to watch this and say if the products do in fact work, i may want it because no one likes a red light camera.

and the result will be more t-bone accidents and those are the most dangerous we face. >> people feel like they're emboldened to run the red and they hit you. >> absolutely. >> reporter: he said besides that you may not get what you're paying for. we're working with kissimmee police here in florida. they're going to block the entire intersection so i can run some red lights and see if they work. police clear the streets. am i good to go. >> good to go. >> reporter: i'm in the car with the reflective spray on the plate. i'm approaching a red light right now. this just feels so wrong. i blow right past the light, triggering the camera. there's the flash right there. don't try this at home. the police chief analyzing the photo nearby. >> you can clearly read every character on the tag. the spray does not work. >> go ahead and shut down the intersection. >> reporter: i try again, this time with the

you guys ready? >> it's blocked, good to go. >> reporter: all right. here we go. i'll never get used to this. all right. going through the red right now. the camera instantly going off. but did it capture my plate? >> the gel did not work at all. very easy to read. >> reporter: we get into position one last time attached to my plate that sensor claiming it will mask your plate with a burst of light. here we go. running the red. the traffic camera catches me again, but just look at the photo. the license plate completely washed out. >> wow, you can't read this at all. >> reporter: the sensor works. what do you make of that? >> it's illegal. in most states the law clearly indicates you cannot affix anything to a tag or put anything on a tag to obscure its ledgeability or to prevent recording. this goes against every fiber of what we do. >> reporter: we reached out to the cny

products. they told us they absolutely do not encourage using them to run red lights or condone using them in states where they're illegal. and the laws do vary about these products from state to state. if you want to know if there are red light cameras in your state, we have a full list on our website, today.com. >> if they're making it, what possibly -- >> i know, to keep you from getting a ticket but obviously -- that means you ran a red. >> right. somebody is making money off something that can kill people. >> that's what the police are saying. let's go to dylan. she is about to tell us what's going on outside. >> i was walking through the hallway and i ran into this guy right here. charlie puth is ready to rock the plaza. we'll split the doors, remember which way we're going there. we forgot to practice this. this is all anyone cares about right now. hey, charlie. all right.

charlie puth? [ cheers and applause ] want to say hello? >> hi. >> hello. hello. >> let's head on up. okay. ladies and gentlemen, we have charlie puth here and the crowd is going to go wild for you. are you guys ready for this guy? [ cheers and applause ] and we've got people back there too. >> we have people back there too. >> we have the whole plaza filled out. >> way more people than i had last time. >> we're hear more from charlie coming up live but first, your local news and weather.

this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning. 8:26 now on a friday, june 30th. i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll start with breaking news on the traffic with dave dildine. >> we have been following the crash in woodbridge, aaron, northbound, the e-zpass lanes are blocked. northbound traffic diverted before the parkway, for this. you can see them documenting the scene. this is having a big impact on the main line highway in prince william county. 95 north crawling north of dumfries. plan ahead. back to you. >> dave, thank you. a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ we're back now, 8:30 on a friday morning. it's the 30th day of june, 2017. take a look at the crowd that has assembled on this friday of a holiday weekend. they're here for one reason -- charlie puth will perform in just a couple of minutes. that's not a bad crowd, young man. >> we'll get more from charlie -- >> that's pretty good, right? it really is. we need a microphone for charlie. >> i forgot, i thought you could hear me. >> we can, they can't. >> now they can. >> you said you'll do us a favor here. here's what's happening, a very big morning. not only the start of a holiday weekend, it's also a birthday for our executive producer

nash. come on up here, don. come here. >> come on up here, don. don't be bashful. >> because we have something for you here. over here. happy birthday, bud. charlie, you do the honors. >> ready? ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday dear don happy birthday to you ♪ >> happy birthday, buddy. >> thank you very much. >> many happy returns. >> 42 years old today. >> did you smell that cake? >> happy birthday, don. by the way we'll get some more music, different kind of music from charlie coming up. >> all right. but first, al, a check of the weather. >> let's look at your july 4th weekend. starting with saturday, wet weather along the eastern seaboard, hot and dry. the western two-thirds of the country. we move into sunday,

mid-atlantic states. summer heat out west. severe storms in the mid-plains. on monday, warm and humid in the northeast. rain down through the southeast and florida. western half of the country looking pretty good. on july 4th, thunderstorms through the midsection of the u.s. out west, showers down in the southeast on that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we are in sreoric weathvecef e holidayween in the mid 70s now. up into the upper 80s and the low 90s. in the low 90s pretty good likelihood of thunderstorms here tomorrow afternoon. some of those could be strong so keep a weather eye to the sky and your nbc washington app ready go. if you're beach bound, only a slight chance for a few showers mainly on saturday night. great weather for sunday, monday, tuesday. ♪ >> the citi concert series on "today" is

you by citi. >> all right. the time has arrived, charlie puth is getting ready to take over the citi concert stage, but first, a look at his rise to the top of the charts. watch this. ♪ ♪ it's been a long day without you my friend ♪ >> singer/songwriter, producer charlie puth skyrocketed to music stardom two years ago with "see you again." his number one hit song with wiz khalifa. it became one of the biggest singles of the decade, going eight times platinum and earning the new jersey native three grammy nominations before his 25th birthday. ♪ charlie followed it up with his debut album "nine track mind" and more hits. including collaborations with pop power houses meghan trainor. ♪ and selena gomez. ♪

this summer charlie will hit the road with sean mendez as he finishes up the work on his highly anticipated sophomore album. ♪ its lead single currently climbing the billboard charts and this morning he has our attention as he hits our citi concert stage. [ cheers and applause ] this is starting to feel like a duet so i'll get out of here. ladies and gentlemen, charlie puth! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ going around going around because you knew that i follow you around ♪ ♪ going around, going around every party in l.a. ♪ ♪ because you know you know i'd

♪ i know the chances, but you'll soon regret ♪ ♪ you got me thinking about you and i ♪ ♪ and now i'm older, but you express ♪ ♪ but you're not coming home with me tonight ♪ ♪ you just want attention you had won my heart ♪ ♪ baby, you're with someone else you just want attention ♪ ♪ right from the start you'll just making sure that i'm getting over you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i knew you'd call you up ♪ ♪ you already know you already know what you want ♪

got me thinking back about you and i ♪ ♪ and now i'm thinking about you but you're not coming home with me ♪ ♪ you just want attention you had won my heart ♪ ♪ maybe you're with someone else you just want attention ♪ ♪ right from you're making sure i'm getting over you ♪ ♪ what are you doing, what are you doing now ♪ ♪ what are you doing now, what are you doing now ♪ ♪ what are you doing, what are you doing now ♪ ♪ what are you doing, what are you doing ♪ ♪ i know that chances are you'll regr

♪ but you got me thinking about you and i ♪ ♪ and now it's what you expect because you're not coming home with me tonight ♪ ♪ you just want attention you don't want my heart ♪ ♪ yeah, you just want attention you're just making sure ♪ ♪ what are you doing, what are you doing, what are you doing ♪ ♪ yeah, you just want attention right from the start ♪ ♪ i'm getting over you [ cheers and applause ]

>> we have more music ahead from charlie puth on a friday morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

♪ welcome back to "today." 25-year-old charlie puth has already got a slew of hit songs to his name and a debut album that's certified platinum. >> and he isn't slowing down. he's gearing up for a north american tour with sean mendes. and writing and producing for his next album expected this fall. good morning. >> good morning. >> can we take you back to january 1st, you tweeted this. happy new year. things to do -- number one, go to the gym. number two, start album number two. >> right. >> what shocks me the most you went to the gym on new year's day? >> i did, actually. it was open. >> impressive. >> sean, i'm going on tour with sean mendes and he

the time. >> pressure. >> some pressure there. i need p and finish the album. >> let's make some news. ready to tell folks what it's called? are you guys ready? >> okay. i don't know if they'll understand it. the album -- my sophomore album is going to be called "voice notes" and the reason why is because that every song i produced the whole album, i'm almost done with it. every song came about from the voice notes on my iphone. i thought it would be cool -- that's why you hear at the end of the attention music video the -- ♪ >> got it. >> so you used the voice notes on your phone? i never tried it. >> i'm bad at writing music notes down. that was one of the classes i was bad at in school. >> it turned out okay, it's fine. >> when i have an idea, i just -- you can kind of hear it now. i just record it on the phone and then go to the studio and break it down. >> there it is. that's so cool. >> so the album is coming out in the fall? >> yeah. it c

this summer so you'll start to give people on the road a little taste of music? >> yeah. i think we'll change up the set. that's my band right there. but we might throw many some like little, you know, ice cream cones. >> a lot of pressure when you know all the songs are written by you, your voice notes? i mean, what does that feel like when you put that out? >> i'm literally mixing the album with manny. i'm nitpicky, i'll spend four hours on the kick drum just to make sure it hits you in the face. >> wow. well, you're about to sing a fan favorite. "we don't talk anymore." >> i'll let you sing it. >> charlie puth. >> you guys all sing it with me too. ♪ we don't talk anymore we don't talk anymore ♪

♪ we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ we don't laugh anymore like we did before ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ i should turn away i'm not what you're looking for ♪ ♪ you should have known that with me ♪ ♪ we can move on just the way you did with me ♪ ♪ ♪ i should have known your love was a game, now i can't get you out of my brain ♪ ♪ oh, it's such a shame we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore we don't talk anymore like we

♪ we don't laugh anymore we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ you love me like me and every now and then i think of you ♪ ♪ i want you to show i'm too afraid that i'm lost ♪ ♪ ♪ the way we did this before i can't get you out of my brain ♪ ♪ oh, it's such a shame we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪

♪ but we don't laugh anymore like it was before ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ like we used to do ♪ ♪ it's just right ♪ we don't talk anymore, we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪

♪ but we don't laugh anymore, we don't talk anymore like we used to do ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore we don't talk anymore ♪ ♪ we don't talk anymore [ cheers and applause ] >> charlie, thanks. that hit is only one commercial break away. this is "today" on nbc. commercial break ay. thisaw i

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♪ welcome back. once again, the man of the morning. >> ladies and gentlemen, charlie puth. ♪

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♪ i'm only one call away [ cheers and applause ] thanks, everybody. >> charlie puth, summer concert artist at >> charlie is sticking around for more music and to co-host the next hour, but first this is "today" on nbc.

[ cheers and applause ] all right. we've got you coming up. you're going to tease what's happening tomorrow on "today." >> and first on saturday, we're looking at the jimmy awards, aka the tonys for teenagers. students from across the country hand picked to take the stage. they compete for the grand prize. it is all hosted by tony award winner, and we'll have that and more on "today." >> then you hand off to willie on sunday. >> sunday "today," more great music coming up. maren morris, one of the biggest stars in music. she played bars in ft. worth, texas and now standing on the grammy stage with her anthem "my church." we'll hang out with her on sunday.

he'll co-host the next hour and then another big summer concert. ed sheeran is going to be here on thursday. >> and he's letting you pick one of his songs. the choicing are thinking out loud, galway girl or supermarket flowers. tweet your choice and watch for the winner next week on "today." >> all right. everybody have a nice holiday weekend. we are back after these messages and your local news. >> have a good day. al news. >> have a good day.

this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this friday, june 30, 2017. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. we want to check on your traffic right now with wtop's dave dildine. hey, dave. >> hey, it's been a rough way on i-295. the express lanes remain blocked at this hour between the prince

a serious crash under investigation. the northbound for the get away it's tough through prince william county. around the beltway, volume delays but it will get heavier. this is a get away before a holiday weekend. back to you. >> thank you. we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next. stay with us. bassett is unique in regards to that customability. you've got a thousand different fabrics to pick from. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier.

we are enjoying a nice, sunny morning here in washington. skies are a little on the gunky side. unhealthy air for sensitive groups so take it easy if you're in the category. temperatures mid to upper 70s right now. it should be up into the 80s and 90s later on today. >> thank you, chuck. you can get the latest news and weather any time on the nbc washington app.

this morning on this morning on "today," singing sensation charlie puth is our co-host and on the concert stage. then we play ball with jason sudeikis. and then matchbox twenty's rob thomas and andy duritz is coming up now. >> this is "today's take" live from rockefeller center. >> it's june 30, 2017. thanks for joining us again here on "today." you're listening to attention in the top ten on shazam. >> yeah. >> i love it.

that's amazing. >> pretty cool. none other than our co-host, mr. charlie puth. thanks for coming. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. multigrammy nominated grammy artist. producer. do you get tired after a while? >> no, i like it. i'm focused on like the nitty-gritty stuff. >> what was it like out there rockin' the crowd there? when people come that early -- >> right. i mean, it's very flattering. i need to listen to see -- >> no it was really good. >> no, he really is right now. >> that sounds good. >> if it was off pitch not a single person -- >> that was the biggest crowd i ever played for here. the last time i was here, it was a crowd and now it's a super crowd. >> because you're multieverything. >> in case you don't believe me, here it is.

>> wow. >> "attention." >> wow. >> congratulations. >> i'll give myself a round of applause. >> and you just announced the name of your new album. >> "voice notes." >> explain the name. >> so as a side note everyone thinks i'm singing run around run around throw the dirt on my knees, dirt on my knees. >> i knew that. >> voice apps, it's on your phone. i'm not good at writing down music. i just have it in my head. it needs to be immediate for it to work. when i came up with "attention" i was on a train in tokyo. yeah, i had this in my head. it was -- i couldn't get my laptop and like make the beat real

so i just -- i wanted it to be like this kind of discoey thing. then i went back to my hotel and i made the beat and listened back to the voice note. every song on this album is made from the voice note. >> they never come out that well. >> that's okay. >> show dylan how to beat. >> so you can actually -- >> because we know how. >> this is a kick drum. >> that's great. >> this is a high -- >> yeah. and then -- just start with the kick. we're walking down the street. walking down the street. >> and we walk just like this down the street. >> just like this. ♪ then what's really cool, you can learn how to talk and voice box at the same time. >> no. ♪

>> yeah. succotash. >> i like that one better. >> you're also on tour with sean mendes. >> yeah. first stop is in portland, oregon. >> that's going to be so much fun. i'm saying that like i'm there. >> you should come. >> i can only imagine. >> okay. >> i love portland, oregon. voodoo doughnuts. >> yes. i never had it. >> oh, you have to have voodoo doughnuts, maple bacon voodoo doughnuts. >> very specific. >> yeah. maple bacon? >> yes. >> got a maple coating with chunks of bacon on it. >> should i have that before i sing on stage? >> i'd wait till after because it will coat the vocal cords i don't think -- >> is it a cake doughnut -- >> a yeast doughnut. like -- >> all around bad for you. >> okay. we'll play a little game here. that's what we do. we like to come w

titles. ready for this one? tell the puth. >> do you know who came up with that? our producer. gavin. gavin. clean shaven. >> gavin, your beard is already growing back. >> i like gavin's polo. >> old school. >> preppie. >> thank you, gavin, for that title. >> atlanta his side kick over there. >> there you go. here's how it works. inside of this disco ball -- >> of doom. >> of doom? >> gavin, why is it of doom well. >> because it fell on somebody. >> okay. no dangerous questions in here. >> no rabbits? >> no. >> no mice in here? >> they're really long questions. >> i read this out loud? >> go for it. >> we, they, heard in sixth grade you went door to door selling your own christmas album. pretend you knocked on our door and give us the best sales pitch to buy have

christmas. >> is that true? >> i produced my first album on the trinton studio in 2003. >> who old were you? >> 12. >> that is great. >> i sold 600. >> wow! what's a lot of doors. >> i just knocked -- like i was a boy scout. i knocked on people's doors. >> what did you say? >> like, hi, i'm charlie. would you like to buy my cd? >> mickey mouse -- >> that does sound like mickey mouse. >> how much -- how much did you charge? >> i think it was like $10. i ended up donating all the money anyway. >> really? >> that's impressive. >> you would get one. >> sure. >> if a kid comes to your door -- >> it's like a guilt thing. >> i think some people in new jersey might have -- >> you're from new jersey? >> i'm from new jersey. >> did you hear my say door or dog. >> the geography, are you

close? >> i'm from van allison -- >> dad, where's -- >> that's your dad over there. hi, dad. >> is that your family? who you got? >> that's my mom, she's back there. she doesn't -- >> come on out, mom. >> i don't know if she wants to. wow. >> i'm like really older than your parents. >> no, you're not. >> yes, i am. >> y'all look really good. >> wow. >> all right. >> pretty cool. >> were we playing a game? >> we were. >> do one more? >> like rapid fire. >> what's your go to karaoke song? ♪ i wanna dance with somebody ♪ i wanna share the heat with somebody ♪ ♪ yeah, i wanna dance with somebody ♪ harmony. all right. licensing, licensing. >> we know.

>> "we didn't start the fire." >> that just cost us $10,000. [ laughter ] >> all right. well, they're going to have to come get us. >> thank you, clive davis. >> by the time you figure it out, it will be too late. >> we'll censor it. >> oh, my goodness. >> well, up next, what your profile -- social media profile picture is saying about your personality. while you may want to think the social media snaps after this. >> or rethink them. as moms, we send our kids out into the world, full of hope. and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10 to 25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willing to take. meningitis b is different from the meningitis most teens were probably vaccinated against

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ matt zimmerman our booker here -- good to see you. all the big stars -- >> you're on camera. >> booked by matt zimmerman. >> dangerous being in the studio. >> he's the man. >> zim not obviously getting the untuck it shirt. [ laughter ]

>> my dad -- his dad looks like john mcenroe and he didn't know who john mcenroe does. >> he does. >> let's see. >> my dad looks really comfortable right now. >> you're in the studio today. on camera. this is uncomfortable hour. >> uncomfortable hour. >> that's really what we kind of -- >> everyone is hiding, running. >> very nice. >> all right. new research paper claims to shed some light on the personality trays of people -- traits of people based on their social media profile pictures. >> the researchers studied more than 66,000 profile pictures. here's what they came up with. here's the first one. the edgy one. darker profile pictures that don't necessarily focus on the person's face. you know those. i mean, that means you're open to -- >> examples of these. >> i thought we'd see them. but you guys know the dark, edgy ones. >> there you go. >> there you go. oh. >> what areyo

>> you can be open to new experiences and you're a bit out of the ordinary. >> nice. >> that's fair. >> i would agree with the second part of that. i kind of like -- the ordinary stuff. >> and the selfie which means you're disciplined and more likely to fit in with society's expectations and then go with the grade. >> that's not me. >> party photo, it's the photo with others in it. >> i have thought about that but then -- what? >> so it means that you're an extrovert. >> oh. >> you like being the center of attention. >> you know -- >> i don't know what my profile picture is. >> yours is your head shot. >> what about the personal stuff? all head shots? >> i honestly don't know. >> what about yours, al? >> it's a head shot. yeah. and the couple photo means you're agreeable. oh. >> a good couple photo right there. >> there's such an old picture. >> that's a nice picture. >> but it still fits. >> you look rested in these

>> my eyes are barely open in that one. >> were you at a ball park? >> yeah, the dugout. >> the green monster. >> i had my name signed on the green monster. >> i don't. i lived next to it for four years and only went to one game. it was to get a hot dog. i'm not a huge baseball fan but -- >> fenway franks are awesome. >> we have a lot in common. profile picture. >> that's right. as a couple. >> there you go. >> oh -- whoa. >> let's do a real one. >> what does this say about us? >> sorry. >> there we go. ready? >> there you go. >> one, two, three. >> aw. >> a portrait? >> yeah. >> the other way is called landscape. >> who knew? >> i look interesting. >> you look great. >> we'll do our own. >> i have a question for you while we do this. okay. >> me? >> yeah. >> let's say you

something on the floor. >> i drop everything on the floor. >> let's start with some popcorn. do you pick it up and eat it? tell the truth? >> me and popcorn have a weird relationship right now. we're not taking too many selfies for our profile pictures. but i probably would pick it up. >> could you elaborate on that? >> oh, what happened between you and popcorn? >> i had some guilt free popcorn and it hurt my stomach the other day. >> the guilt free. >> it's just me. i kind of cropped popcorn out of the profile picture. >> i never want to sew you again. >> yeah. i never with an to see you again. >> can we explain about why we asked about the five second rule? >> yeah. you're right, it went away. did we run out of time? >> here's the deal. five second rule doesn't -- if you drop food, bacteria is transmitted to it almost instantly. >> i would say -- i have been picking up food off the ground my whole life. i don't get sick that often.

>> whether it's bacteria or not. you're probably not picking up food off the ground. >> if you don't popcorn on the ground you can pick it up, but i dropped an entire delicious pizza on the ground and i still ate it. there was like -- the cheese was still on the ground. >> oh. >> so -- >> it was a hot ground, a hot basketball court. >> oh, that makes it even worse. >> like sweat. >> that's got plenty of fiber. >> wrapped >> the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> you win. >> good morning, everybody. it's a sunny start outside this morning. kind of a hazy sky as well. temperatures in the upper 70s now. we should be to the upper 80s and 90s for this afternoon. thunderstorms along the i-81 cocorridor. higher rain chances out west today. for tomorrow, higher rain chances even in

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and both bands are going on tour together again this summer. nice. good morning. >> how's it going? >> that was some intro. >> that was. >> how are you doing? >> i need someone to introduce me every like that to make me feel better about myself. >> like this is your life kind of thing. >> you're just getting started. you did this last summer. >> yeah. i went out solo. >> we were both there. >> you're teaming it up again? >> i think we're doing it every summer. >> we did squirrel ourselves -- figure out a way. we didn't figure out a way and then it fell out of the sky. >> we played video games on each other's buses. >> is that what happened, on the bus? >> yeah. we'd meet up in the dressing room. have a glass of wine and talk about the day's events. >> a glass of wine. so things have matured i would say -- >> oh, yeah. >> from your childhood days. he's like -- >> yeah. grand theft auto. >> so i would

still seeing the huge crowds but i bet you're seeing like a multigenerational kind of thing. >> sure. you know, there's -- in our front row there's people that are 65 years old because they were our age when our record first came out. then, you know, there are college kids that are my age now and they're bringing their kids. they're bringing their grandk grandkids. we're getting literally grandfathered in. >> wow. >> i want that. i want that. >> you want that. >> you'll have that, sir. >> we have always appealed to small children and elderly. only recently that we hit the middle. a few of the kids grew up and everybody else died. we have a range. >> is it true that, rob, you gave adam a demo tape at one point? >> i did. yeah. >> it is true. >> yeah. before we knew each other. we were still a local band and they were the first record that started to take off, to the point that they were playing thousand seater clubs. there was a place in

called the edge. it never happens that after the show the band -- there was like an after party and the band was at the after party and somehow i got into that. i gave him my cassette. he was very, very night about it. >> do you know what a cassette is? >> i know what a cassette is. i used to make mixed tapes on cassettes. >> okay. a lightning round, say the first answer that comeso in >> okay. >> lightning -- >> so simple. you must have item on the road, what would you say? >> rob. i don't know. >> what would you say? >> my dog. >> what do you have? >> a pomeranian rescue an another rescue from puerto rico. >> which do you wish you had written? >> 3:00 a.m. >> which of each other's songs do you

>> of our own songs or their own songs? >> each other's songs. >> i used to do rain king. >> that was kind of great. because he came out and sang a bunch of stuff and every time he'd sing on the song i'd go, oh, that's how it goes. i make it up as i go along. he sang -- he did the bridge, i turned to the guitar player, oh, that was a great note. i sing it differently that's how it's supposed to go. >> thank you so much. tickets for their sale are on tour now. right? >> yes. >> up next, nick offerman tells us about why he was heckled on wrigley field. after your local news. but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement™,

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he is famously known as he's famously known as the red meat loving wood working manly man, ron swanson. of course, we're talking about nick offerman who appeared for seven glorious seasons on "parks and recreation" as the director of the parks department. >> but nick's latest passion project takes him to kentucky countryside's where he's produced a new film, "look and see." >> we have nick here to tell us about it. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> well, congratulations on this documentary. i mean, it's about -- on the surface production of food. but it really goes deeper than that. >> it does. this is my favorite writer, wendell berry. i was brought on to the film basically as a

made a beautiful documentary about my favorite writer who lives in kentucky and happens to be a shakespeare level writer as well. so he writes fiction and poetry and essays. and i grew up in a similar family, you know? my dad is still an astonishing gardner and really the message of the film and what i want to get across to people is if you plan on eating food going forward you should take an interest in the subject matter because we as an industrial society have sort of gone very deep into the world of wrong turns. and we have lost touch with our farmers and who's making our food and how we're treating our land and our resources. and so he's well known for this phrase wendell berry. eating is an agricultural act. when you think about that. but as he said -- >> that's him, right? >> that is, yeah. he also loves to

>> i like that. >> an important -- it's important to farming. if you can't laugh you won't last long. >> i love that. >> but eating is an agricultural act. he said i didn't write all of these words to become known for a bumper sticker. and it's a good way to think about it. we're such a short attention span society and i just really invite everyone to look into this work, see this movie, read this guy's stuff. because in all of our lives no matter where you live there's a garden to be found. maybe it's knitting, maybe it's making food in your apartment in new york city. but somewhere, you can pay attention to how your life is being curated and produced and he also always says it all turns on affection which i love. and it's a way to back yourself off of online shopping and into the world of the people around you. and say, how can i tell you that i love you by making you breakfast, by opening a door for you.

be cultivated every place. >> was it amazing for you to, you know, really like this author and then to go through this documentary and find out everything you liked about him was true and he was that person? >> it really has been that way. i got to spend time with him and his family. it was wonderfully refreshing, so often you meet your heroes. and, you know, they start doing lines of cocaine and you think, oh, wow. i should not -- >> yeah. >> like -- >> you're not supposed to mention that. >> jim o'hare is who i'm referring to. we've got him in a program. he's a good guy. but -- >> i want to mention, we mentioned in our open that you got heckled at wrigley field. what happened? >> well, i threw out the first pitch and i did a bit of a silent film comedy shtick with

was an absolute dream come true. and true to form, my pitch itself was a comedy pitch. >> where did it land? >> the catcher caught it. but i did bounce it. i bounced it in. it was a terrible -- >> a lot longer than it looks when you're actually there. >> it's actually a quarter mile. >> i did not know that. >> takes you seven minutes -- >> you were heckled? >> i was. on my way up to the seat. the crazy thing it was a guy that looked a lot like me, so it may have been in my head. but he was definitely drunk. [ laughter ] and he said, what the hell was that supposed to be? i said, i'm a comedian! that pitch was hilarious. >> really quickly, charlie beat box, i understand you rap. >> oh, that's a generous estimation. >> can he give you a beat and you come up with something? >> sure. what could go wrong? ♪ i'm here to discuss some fine

literature ♪ ♪ if i had a saxophone i would hold my read on with an arm achur ♪ ♪ my rhymes are dope, this feels very fresh ♪ ♪ good morning >> kind of a rap and a haiku. >> yes. yes. our time is done we'll press the flesh. >> ironically, my producers said rap. >> i like your stuff. "look and see" opens at the -- >> there you go. >> -- opens in new york today. it opens up. go see it. up next, hollywood heavy hitters paul rudd, jason sudeikis, jill martin gives us a look inside their big slick celebrity weekend. >> i love that it ended with good morning, right? if you could book a flight, then add a hotel, or car, or activity in one place and save, where would you go? ♪

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with my bat in hand, i ventured into the home run experience. kansas city, missouri. home of the annual big slick celebrity weekend. created and hosted by five hometown heroes. paul rudd, eric stonestreet, jason sudeikis, rod riggle. big slick raises big money for the cancer center at children's mercy. a not for profit pediatric hospital. >> what's incredible about this hospital it doesn't just serve kansas city but the entire midwest. they really rely on contributions because they never turn anybody away. >> i sat down with four of the event's hosts who were just as excited about their annual weekend as they were about being together. favorite movie or show of each other's to watch. >> anchor man. both of them. >> yeah, for sure.

>> modern family is on our house every day. >> all right, ladies, we have some steamin' hot tea. and some biscuits. let's have some sizzling hot gossip. >> i'm not familiar with rob's work. >> he has been on "modern family." >> that's how i know him. >> why are you lying to your wife? hey, he had a beer at lunch too. >> reporter: but someone was missing in action. where's jason? >> um -- is he out there, down there? >> do you think he's stretching or plotting his game? >> i think it could be a mind game. >> reporter: a delayed flight had him off the hot seat. do you have game on the field? >> no. no. i mean, on the bench i can talk trash with the best of them. i got real loud claps that i earned from my father. >> reporter: the two day event kicks off with the most understand piring experience -- inspiring experience of all. a visiit

>> i met a girl named riley who is so lovely and sweet. she just turned 14 this week. she was such -- it was such a beautifully pure reaction. i was sitting next to the girl trying to explain who i was and paul came across the room. she lit up in a beautiful and honest way. it was so pure. wasn't it? >> she was incredible. >> really sweet. >> reporter: then it was time for the big kids to raise a whole lot of money. bowling. >> from this frame forward i'm committing to excellence. >> reporter: and then the charity auction with some karaoke pros. ♪ >> yes, there is some hot karaoke action. >> technically called -- >> yeah. video got leaked from last year of jason and will. >> i feel like they did put in some practice, i'll be honest. ♪

think they couldn't fight that feeling. >> can we talk about that? because that's real. >> the feeling? >> yeah. the feeling. they couldn't fight it. >> reporter: from singing to softball. i put on my jersey after being recruited for the celebrity game at the stadium. teach me one stretch. >> i like this one. this is a good comity stretch. >> reporter: with that it was time to prove myself at the plate. and we even brought the trophy home. >> all right. meredith vieira. . >> reporter: but the real winners were the kids at children's mercy. this year's event raised $1.7 million. all fun. all for an incredible cause. the best. for more information on how to donate to children's mercy hospital, just head to our website. today.com. >> great story. >> unbelievab

really around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> hello. there's a check of your future weather. we have a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms coming our way later on today. i'll put it into motion, you can see the better chances or higher chances of rain up across the shenandoah valley. still a slight chance for a few showers in and around the metro area. we are expecting to get back up into the upper 80s and low 90s. >> that's your latest weather. up next, get ready for the concert on the plaza from this guy. charlie puth. taking to the summer stage. performing "suffer." he wasn't planning on it, but we made him. ♪

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mind" once again, charlie puth. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ detonate, detonate baby, oh, you blow my mind ♪ ♪ you'll tell me wait, wait on ya ♪ ♪ but baby i can't wait all night ♪ ♪ i go through pictures you send my phone ♪ ♪ oh, stop tempting me you know what i want ♪ ♪ i wanna make, wanna make girl i can't lie ♪ ♪ i'm just a sucker for a cold hearted lover ♪ ♪ you ♪ you make me suffer

don't keep me waiting ♪ ♪ you should come over don't make me suffer ♪ ♪ don't make me suffer here we go, you'll get your way ♪ ♪ but girl don't ever change ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ you make me suffer you make me suffer ♪ ♪ don't keep me waiting you should come over ♪ ♪ you make me suffer don't make me suffer ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> hear more from charlie puth and all of our summer concerts on applemusic.com. come on back up, charlie, we have to finish up the show. but first this is "today" on nbc.

well, this has been a lot of fun. thank you for co-hosting. >> charlie puth. >> thanks for allowing me to be here. >> you're one of the best. >> that's right. the new single "attention" out right now. number nine on shazam this week. on the way to number one. >> enjoy the weekend.

this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 9:57 now on a friday, june 30, i'm aaron gilchrist. preparations are under way for the fourth of july celebrations that will happen here in the district. extra officers will be in full force along the national mall this weekend and into early next week. on tuesday, the annual concert and fireworks display will happen. it draws thousands of people to the national monuments but the national park service says it is prepared. let's get a look at your holiday weekend r

>> thanks. plenty warm outside. temperatures in the upper 07s and low 80s. there's about a 20 to 30% chance is of some thunderstorms around later today. the higher rain chances further north you go. sunday, monday and tuesday should be mostly dry. >> all right, chuck, thank you. coming up on "news4 midday" the latest on the death investigation under way in springfield. the "today" show continues in a moment. now at havertys furniture, it's our star spangled sale. now through july 10th, save up to one-thousand dollars in bonus discounts to create your perfect home. plus, you'll get thirty-six month, no interest financing. hurry in and celebrate with big savings. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. i'm going to the movies with britney.

>> announcer: from nbc from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> we have made it to this fine friday, june 30, 2017. look who's here. jenna bush hager. something about just you being here -- something about jenna bush hager being here that wants me want to instantly crack up. >> i love being with you, we drop stuff and spill things. i'm wearing my jeans. you should look too close. >> by the way we're