good morning. boiling point. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> the border erupting over the trump administration zero tolerance policy takin immigrant children away from their parents. this morning, a rare rebuke from first lady laura bush. calling it cruel, immoral and heartbreakg. what melania trump is saying as the president's allies dig in. >> he's drawn a line in the sand and i don't think he's going to back off of it. we're live at the white house and at the border. breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocks western japan. at least three people killed, hundreds more injured, as buildings collapsed.

rsfrantic search for survi now under way. scorcher. extreme heat blanketing the nation. more than 60 million people from the midwest to new england facing record-high temps today. al's got the lowdown.>> all that, plus collapse. the shocking moment a ceiling gives way, landing on a crowded escalator. incredible opening. a record-breaking weekend for "incredibles 2." why the movie comes with a in wafor your family. and royal regrets. meghan markle's dad talks about missing his daughter wedding. >> i'm a footnote in one of the greatest moments of history, rather than a dad walking her down the aisle. >> thomas markel setting the record straight on his absence, he paparazzi photo scandal, and the surprising te told prince harry when he asked for his daughter's hand in marridae. today, mon june 18th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio

1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it monday morning. we're glad to have you with us. he're going to start with things boiling over at border, over this enforcement of a zero tolerance policy, which is having the effect of separating children from their parents if the families are attempting to enter the u.s. illegally. >> protests are growing at processing centers nationwide, where those children are being detained. >> melania trump is wadingo i the debate, saying she hates to seet wppens and this needs to be a country that, quote, governs with heart. >> laura bush labeling the policy, quote, cruel and immoral. >> this is set to take center stage in the hse of representatives. we have two stories for you,hi

the house and the border. we start with kristenwelker, where the political action is. >> reporter: the democrats a accusing the president of using migrant children to psssure democr to get onboard with his tougher laws. th president is defiant, tweeting that lawmakers of both parties need to work something out. don't wait until after the election, because you're going to lose. this morning, the pressure r mounting o president trump's immigration policy. with protests sunday outside of detention facilities housing immigrants who areat separ from their families. democratic members of congress unveiling what tyall an unannounced inspection of a new jersey facility. >> it's got to stop. >> peopl >> reporter: as people on both sides of the aisle criticize the

policy. >> thissed administration is u the pain to build their wall. >> reporter: all prompting a rare move from the firsteilady, whoed in from a spokesperson. mrs. trump hateso see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aie can come together to achieve successful immigration reform. she needs to be a country that lso aws all laws but country that governs wh art. laura bush speaking out, writing in an op-ed, i live in a bor state, i appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international bndaries. but this zero tolerance policy is cruel and it breaks my heart. >> as a mother, as a caomolic, asody who has a conscience, i will tell you, nobody likes this policy. you saw the president on mera, he wants this to end. >> reporter: former top trump adviser, steve bannon, defendini

former boss. >> he's drawn a line in the sand and i don't think he's going to back off from it. the criminals when they come across, illegally. >> reporter: in an attempt to quel the controversy, kirsten nielsen said, h we don'te a policy of separating families at the border, period. but 2,000 families have been separated after a zero tolerance policy named in may. >> i hate the children being taken away. the democrats haveha toe their law. that's their law.te >> rep a quick fact check here. there's nothing in the law that requires the administration to roparate young children their parents. and lindsey graham has argued, the president could s it all with one phone call. house speaker paul rya will introduce two bills this week that could deal with the issue. both are facing steep hurdles.

mr. trump will discus immigration funding today. >> kristen welker at the white u.house. thank let's focus more on what's happening inside the facilities whhee the children and t parents can becob soboroff visi. what did you see? g >> reported morning. this is a processing station in mckallen, texas. it's the t epicenter of policy of separating children from their parents. because of the vole of separations that are happening inside. and yesterday, we got in. facing the cameras and opening his doors for the first time, rio grande valley secto border patrol chief doubled down on the zero tolerance policy on anyone entering the u.s. illegally. he didn't say it was

separationiseparation iseparation process from children. >> as they go thro ph the judicicess, they are temporarily separated. >> reporter: he told us 1,174er kids taken from their was ts since the policy enacted. that's more than anywhere else in the border. and it happens inside this building. the facily is an intake for the busiest sector of the southern border, theie b of its kind in the country. we were invited to see it with our own eyes, but not with the cameras. e can show you is photos provided to us from the border patrol. migrants behind fences, covered in mylar blankets. when we walked into the 7,700-square-foot processing enter, 1,197 migrants were inside. 197 unaccompanied minors,nd th rest, were adults on their

own. they are separated into four pods, what the borderatrol calls them. one for girls 17 andr. un and one for boys 17 and under. then, the families. kmoms withs and dads with kids. another one of those mothers with her child, captured in these heartbreaking photos going viral over the weekenth crying as a border patrol officer detains hermother. the border patrol is fighting back, insisting that no family space is happening in the field. butmas like these are only adding to the debate of u.s. immigration policy. >> we see older kids in thes. ca how young are the youngest children in there? >> reporter: the youngest childr in here are as young as infants. some of them were just born ath cross over the border. and the fact there's so many kids being separated from their

pares throwing this place into chaos. they lack the manpower to deal with this. iathere's only four s workers inside this building. there were yesterday. as the separeaions in, it's a troubling sign. >> jacob, thank you very mucht also the border in texas, five undocumented immigrants were killed sunday after an suv crashed while fleeing fromat borderl agents. the vehicle was carrying 14 people and went o of control at 100 miles per hour and overturned and ejected everybody inside. the drivef the vehicle, a suspected smuggler and u.s. citizen,t survived t crash. the county sheriff sayshas involving smugglers are routine occurrences in that ar. a deadly earthquake in western japan.ll cobiella joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. they're assessing the damage in osaka, japan's manufacturing heartland, i should say.

three people are confied dead, including, tragically, a little girl, who was walking t school when the ground started viol this is the moment the quick hit. cameras at the famous osaka castle, shaking violently. street lights swaying. the quake struck after 8:00 a.mt this morning, height of the monday rush. water pipes burst, streets cracked. worried commuters evacuatednd trains a buildings. a 9-year-old girl was killed just steps from herom class when this school wall collapsed on top of her. the impact, significant, this government official said. three were killed and 214 injured. on social media, people shared pictures of the damage. this person, dealing with a monday morning mess. flights in and out of osaka were

grounded as officials assessed the damage and braced for uatershocks. thke was a reminder of the ake in 1995 that killed 6,000le peop. this time, the damage is less severe. but people are on-edge and being warned that strong aftershocks could shake the region least a week. the two other confirmed death we men in their 80s. a , killed in his home when book shelf fell on him. officials said it could take a couple of weeks to repair all of the water andli bas. so far, they avoided major damage. hoda? savannah? back to you guys. another big story we'rein foll this morning, extreme heat. it's moving across the country and millions are looking at record highs today. al is

good morning, guys, and good morning. hoda, good pe gett morning. r strzok's lawyer says his client is eager to talk about f this. if he does, it could give us a new window into the thinking of the people involved in the most high-profilest and higes investigation at the fbi in years. one of the country's most controversial fbi agents ready to tell all and telhi ever. peter strzok, putting no restrictions on any testimony to lawmakers, after the head of the use judiciary committee reportedly began the process to subpoena the agent. >> i think he is eager to tell the truth. you know, hopefully, it will be an open session in congress. >>strzok, who was part of the

fbi's investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail server, was also involved in an infamous text message exchange from august 2016. recently revealed in ansp tor general report. an fbi lawyer, lisa page, wrote about donald trump, he's not ever going to become president, right? right? strzok, working on the investigation and romantically linked to page said,no, we'll stop it. allies pouncing. >> their hatred, they weaponized the fbi against donald trump. >> reporter: the president called strzok, a sicklo r, as some republicans suggest strzok's conduct casts a cloud fbi. the entire his lawyer tells nbc news -- >> the idea he would have done something to affect an investigation because of his own

personal, political opinio, is false. >> reporter: the inspector-general report finds there's no evidence the fbi was politicay motivatedo try to help or hurt hillary clinton or donald trump during the 2016 campaign.us a conn democrats are pointing to. >> the i.g. concluded none of thffected decisionmaking. but nonetheless, that was comp >> reporter: as for the timing of when we might hear from strzok, there is no date that's been set for appearance on capitol hill. but there could be fireworks here today. that is because on this afternoon, the author of big inspector general report will answer questionsis and cpher wray. both will face questions about the conclusion of that report. >> hallie, thanks. a lot o people talking about the u.s. open. especially rson. father's day, one of your favorite things. >> watchingolf, we're going to

say congratulations to brooks koepka. toshot 68 in the final rou hold off tommy fleetwood by one r-roke. the 28-yead had to battle the best golfers in the world and grueling course conditions with high winds and fast greens. and t speaking o fast greens, there's a lot of people buzzing about what happened on saturday. if you didn't hear about this. this is phil mickelson, he misses the bogey putt and runs after hisall to hi it again while it was rolling. >> is that allowed? >> no. rule 14-5 says that's a two-sho. pena >> i do that in putt putt golf. >> a lot of people said he should have been withdrawn from the tournament. saying, what's your intent t movi hitting ball. >> look at you. >> he offered to withdraw. they told him it was unnecessary.

he said he was trying to move on to t next hole. he didn't want to hold anybody up. >> if it kept going, it would have been in a terrible ot. >> and he said he would be hitting it back and forth. none of us wanto do that. a lot of people were not happy. >> that's how i play tennis. keep it alive. keep the ball going. >> can't do that in major. >> thank you, carson we haven talked about that suit. >> thank you. it in violation of rule 1.78. a flood threat, i'm going to talk about that in the next hour through the golf course. n 're going to get to your local forecast coming upe next 30 seconds. u. we're going to get to your local f.recast coming up in the ne30l. . we're going to get to o. c. a. s. t.

good morning. it is a warm, humid start, degrees right now. it's going to stay sunny. make sure you have the glasses and dress because it's goibe to hot. 09 by lunch time,94 later on. the humidity will make it feel close to 100 degrees. tomorrow will be around 92 but also some afternoon thunderstorms moving tomorrow to be near 90 on wednesd and then some rain chances across your weekend as of now happy birthday, phil mickelson. >> right. >> that was saturday. >> thank you. >> he gave himself a present. jt ahead, meghan markle's father speaks out. >> it was incredible watching

her. i cried a little bit about it. but she was so beautiful walking down that aisle. >> what he isaying about his daughter, his health and prince harry, and his first interviewal since the r wedding. and a "rossen reports" this morning. a father in theos htal when his e-cigarett exploded. he's sharing a warning this morning you need to hear. "rst, this is

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let's check in with melissa mollet. good morning, melissa. >> you canel a difference with this morning commute. columbia northbound 95 at 32 crash in left lane causing delays northbound. northbound virginia still very slow. >> thank you. >> a check on your forecast is up next. stay with us.

good monday tmorning. eady for a hot day, a little bit hotter than yesterday. 77 degrees inannapolis, mid-70s in washington. if you have exercising outdoors today y wanted to it early this morning. as we go through the day we'll be in the 90s later this afternoon. feeling like 100 degrees with the humidity. and we have an air quality alert for counties shaded in gray. this is air quality fore sensitndividuals like those with asthma, respiratory issues.

morrow near 90. a chance for afternoon storms even on wednesday, guys. >> thank you, sheena. another local news update in5 minutes. >> for now back to the "today show" after this short break. y. y. ♪ it's where your family feels ready to take on anything. jump in with confidence with the suntrust smartguide mortgage application. visit onup.com or speak to the suntrust team to help buy or remodel your home. suntrust confidence starts here.

back, now. we have 7:30 on a monday morning, june 18th. the temp says 73 degrees on the plaza. al says we're going to head up to the 90s. it's going to get steamy. but our crowd looks happy. >> a heat index of 3,00's going to be hot today. let's get a check of the headlines of the morning, including a bi night overfight immigration. border uproar. new protests erupt over the trump administration's zerora toe policy, separating imhegrant children from tir families, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle spe out. >> that's traumazing to the children who are innocent victims. >> tearing children from the arms of their mother and father decisione right it has got to stop.

no end in sight. hawaii's kilauea volcano still spewing lava nearly two months after the first eruption. the lava flow covering more than 5,000 acres andg destroy 500 homes. collapse. a ceiling-mounded art exhibit comes crashing down on an escalator at a popular tourist center in northwest china. nearly a dozen people hu, but thankfully everyone survives. incredible performance. >> it's time to make some wrong things righ thencredibles 2" set record for the besdanimate opening of all-time, bringing in nearly 2 billion at the box office this weekend. >> combustion, what does that me? >> it means fire. >> but the film's success, not without controvers as disney issues an unprecedented warning to moviegoers with epilepsy, saying the film could trigger

seizures.nd aarth shaking. mexico upsets germany in the world cup. the fan celebration so big, they trigger earthquake sensors in mexico. today, monday, june 18th. >> got tou, hand it to mexico. triggering earthquake sensors, amazing. >> you get it. >> on the richter >scale. ew this morning, meghan markle's dad, he is opening up since he missed the royal wedding. ne had a lot to say. keir simmons is london with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. so much to get to in this interview. this will be controveial, how meghan markle's dad talks about private conversatcens with pr harry. first, listen to the emotional way that heinescribes wat that wedding from thousands of miles away. >> she was beautil.

it w incredible watching her. i cried atl l bit about it. but she was so beautiful walking and so proud and so gorgeous. i was very proud. i cldn't have seen a better moment in my life. >> reporter: for meghan ma dad, the joy of watching his washter marry prince harry, marred by the pain of missing the big day. >> the unfortunate thing for mn is i'm a footnote in one of the greatest moments in history, rather than the dad walking her down the aisle. >> reporter: in an at times emotional interview for "good morning prison," he his heart attack. >> i talked to harry and meghan. and at that time, i started getting heart palpitations and i started getting chest pains and said i had to cancel. >> reporter: the service printed with his name. he was in california recovering

from heart surgery. > i told her before i was going in for thesurgery, this was the second time in the hospital. they were disappointed but meghan cried, i'msure. she did cry. and they both said, take care of yourself, we're really worried about you. so, they said the important thing w that i get better. >> reporter: he had been under intense pressure. but he says when he cooperated th a photographer, harry and meghan were g.forgiv >> i did this to change my image for one whole year. i w presented as a hermit living and hiding in mexico. i wasooking to change my image. and obviously, that was a stake. it went wrong. >> reporter: he hasn't yet seen hisauter and son-in-law. everything was on the phone. >> meghan told me first and a few times after that, harry got on the phone with meghan. leey c me together. and harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i ousaid,e a gentleman.

promise me you will neveraise yo hand against my daughter. of course, i give you my permission. ti reporter: his re, just like any proud father. >> of course, it's wow. it comes out as a wow. this is my daughter. my daughtta, cinly is a prize for him, as well. i don't have -- he's great. he's an interesti guy and a prince. mybe daughter ha a prisncess since the day she was born. >> reporter: he thank charles for walking her down the aisle. here's some of the controversy. he talks about politics with prince harry and says that prince harry told h president trump should be given a chance. that conversation seems to have ppened early in their relationship. that would be back in 2016. that is the kind of thing that would worry the royal family. >> keir, thank you. >> good to hear from him. let's go over to al check of the weather. >> thanks so much.

we hey, guys, thanks so much. two areas, one around gulf around texas. one the upper midwest brings rain from kansas to the northeast. strong ibility of storms, severe storms, damaging winds possible with this. we're looking at this ystem slowly making its way to the east and dropping down to the south. stodms stretch from maine all the way back to iowa with strong stormsin f up from new england right through central new york and back down into st. louis. cincinnati as well. this will continue pushing further to the south. rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 3" but locally up to 4" from wisconsin all the way back into nebraska. as we move further south down into texas where that area of low pressure is tapping all this tropical moisture, we could see 3 to 5" o rain from corpus christi,houston, all the way to the louisiana border. that's what going on around the country, here is what's f good morning. it's going to be a hot one,

feeling near 100 degrees this afternoon. air quality alert, record temperatures and dry tomorrow afternoon. 70 frederick, 72 in quantico we go through the day near 90 by lunch time, hot and humid. by the afternoon mid-90s, around 10 degrees for this time of the year. hudity will make it hotter. we have air quality for sensitiveindividuals. afternoon storms. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. latest weather. >> al, thank you. much more ahead this morning, including desmond is amazing. meet the kid taking over social media with an inspiring message and help from his supportive parents. plus, youth or experience. we're testing the boundies of the age gap with a little competition between seniors and high school seniors. and the surprise album from beyonce and jay-z. it has their fans all worked up. first, a "rossen reports" exclusive. >> hi, good efrning.

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in people's pockets without warning. riding ned to this man the bus. the battery in his e-cigarette blowing up in his lap. in new york, this man at a wine shop burned after h vape pen exploded in hispocket. and this man, at a convenience store, when his e-cigarette burst into blaflames. this is kevin king, from his hospital bed. >> this is the worst pain of my life. >> reporter: was there any warning? exploded. one minute, you're pulling up iy the drivewa and the next minute your parents are on fire. >> reporter: his e-cigarette batteries were in his back et. his leg was so burned, he needed a skin graft. >> it burst into flames. >> reporter: these are your jeans that you were wearing. it cut a hole through this back

e pocket >> it burned through my pants. >> reporte the explosion burng a hole through the car. kevin had anothern battery his pocket. >> the other one explodes. it hits me in the reye. >>eporter: doctors say one in over and kevin could have lost his vision. so, what caused theos explion? kevin had loose change in the same pocket as the batters. when they came in contact with each other,al boom. >> it'st an accident waiting to happen. and because the batteries are in the p aket with lot of loose change, they actually shorted out and energized thery batte and caused the explosion. >> reporter: and experts say it can happen to in fact, according to the u.s. fire administration, many ci rette explosions happen while in the user's pocket. ando there's often n warning at all. upclose, it's even scarier. i got to see what can happen firsthand at underwriters laboratories, u.l.

there? the flames >> did you realize you had that much energy in your pooret? >> rr: kevin says he won't make the same mistake ever again. you're in a lot of pain? >> yeah. >> reporter: you want to do this interview because you want to warn everybody else. >> something should be done. if this was a toy on the ma exploding all over the place, they would takt off the market. this is stuff that all of us to and it can happen anybody. >> reporter: scary moments. experts say e explosions are preventable, keep lithium-ion batteries away when they're loose like that. also, buy batteries that are certified and tested by u.l. you saw the logo in that piece. you look for u.l. on those batteries. that means it been certified and tested. >> thank you, jeff. just ahead, a musician devastated by a rejection letter from his dream school. it turned out, it was faked by his girlfriend.

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good morning. temperatures are quickly rising. we are in the mid to uer 70s now. we're almost at that 80 degree mark. we have an q airlity alert for much of the area if you have asthma or any respiratory issues maybe don't stay outside. look whangs happeni to the temperatures through lunch time, near 90 by the afternoon. we'll be mostly in the mid-90s with humidity feeling like 100. make sure you sy hydrated. thunderstorms return tomorrow. >> sheena, thank you. another loca news update in 25 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, first ladies weigh in. melania trump and laura bush release statements overnight, speaking out on the white hou policy, separating immigrant children farm theirts. their comments coming amid growing protests along the border. >> what do we want? justic >> and in washington. >> using the grief, the tears, the pain of these kids as mortar to build their ware. >> whe does it go from here? we're live with the latest. plus, sour note. >> the ultimate betrayal. >> the young musthian who was on verge of achiefing his

dream. now, he's speaking out, telling his unbelievable story. and the beehive is buzzing. ♪ge music's bigst power couple dropum a surprise a over the weekend,ending jay-z and beyonce fans into hysterics, today, monday, june 18th, 2018. ♪ >> i just aretiredfter 31 years of teaching in lexington, south carolina. >> i brought my husband and my daughter to celebrate my 30th birthday. >> we're from upper maryland. >> and we're secelebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. ♪ >> we came from chicagoo celebratey th birthday at "today." >> we're a youth choir all the way from -- >> orlando.

good mornybg, every. nice to have you with us on amo nday morning. it's getting hot out on the plaza. >> ourul first beaut weekend on the east coast. and it's going to continue, she said. >> if you like hot weathe it's gorgeous. we'll start with your news at 8:00. tim gratio tathe immigration debate i on new urgency. the first lady and her predecessor, laura bush, are weighing in. kristen welker is at the white house. good morning.te >> rep good morning. nearly 2,000 children spent the first day in the u.s. f apartm their parents at federal detention centers, sparking protests outside of the faci president trump blaming democrats, saying they opposed every measure to close loopholes. it was theor president's ay general, who in may announced this new zero tolerance policy, which has prompted federal

authorities who pull apart families who eer the u.s. illegally. laura bush, a lifelong texan, called the policy cruel and demora and the first lady, melania trump, says she hates to see what's happening and calls for a country that governs withheart. savannah? >> kristen, thank you. ing now, to the r temperatures from the midwest to the atlantic coast. it's hot enough to pose some health has hazards. al is back with that. >> weave warm, humid air in the gulf. the jet stream is up to the north. we're looking for temperatures, 7d heat advisories, up to million people under the heat warning. for today, we're expecting to see the temperatures really start to climb. recos possible in boston, new york, washington, raleigh, cleveland, indianapolis, into st. louis. the good news is, we'll start to see temperatus start to moderate. tomorrow in new york city, 89

degrees. d.c.91. cincinnati, 92. actually cools down as you get into the mi but stays warm as you move into louisville, roanoke and points to the south. guys? >> al, than. breaking news from western japan, where a deadly earthquake struck overnight. at least three people were ed ki more than 200 hurt by the 6.1 quake. it wasd cente near osaka, the country's send-largest metropolitan area. the quake caused walls to collapse on people. water mains burst and ruptured gas linesrted fires. no tsunami warning was issued but trains were halted. tesla is investigating how o one its electric cars driven by a hollywood director, burst into flames. michael moore said he was driving in los angeles when a couple flagged him down because there were flames shooting out from his tesla model s.

his wife tweeted video of the incident. she said tre was no collision before the fire started.e l.a. fire department, said be from a fault lithium-ion battery. tesla called that an unusual occurrence. we t the "boost." we wante tributes our team made to their fathers. you posted a beach photo of your husband, mike. the caption reads, adored by the ones he adores. alaying tributeo his late dad. al said, i miss albert lincoln roker sr. every day. thanks to deborah for making me a dad to my kids. i love you. carson shared a couple of photos. the first was for his dad, jim daly. the second celebrated his stepfather, dick caruso, who he called pops. the caption said, i miss them

both deeply. butle goded me with two incredible fathers. if i'm half the dad as they were to me, i will take that. and posted a video of haley saying dadda. i posted it. take a >> dadda. dadda. >> put it on a loop. >> she was sweet. she was saying daddy, all day. we couldn't believe it. it was sweet. coming up, some of the touching tributes the celebrities made on father's day. carson will have that later. straight ahead, what a story. the fake rejection letter for one musician from hissc dream ol that changed the course of his life. and guess who was behind it? his ex-girlfriend. he will share the wild story. first, meet desmond is amazing. >> we're going to take over the world. >> as we mark pride month, the

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we're back with a story that we cannot stop talking about. >> it's a weird one. a gifted, young clarinet player who dreamed of studying under a world-renowned instructor. but tha dream was dashed, turns out,y a deceptive girlfriend. price.e is paying a heavy sheinelle, you have to explain this. >> that clarinet player was accepted into the program he had

dreamed about for years. but a canadian court recently found that his girlfriend, at the time, faked a rejection letter from the school so he wouldn't leave. ♪ for clarinet player, eric, studying under his idol was a lifelong goal. in february of 2014, that dream was nearly realize when he was chosen to audition for the renowned instructor as part of - id tu schoiolan-rseehip, that'frs onla to one or two students a year. >> i wanted it so badly. i was thinking of it constantly. ♪ >> reporter: and while he thought he didn't make the cut -- >> i received an e-mail from him. and he said, basically, hey, eric, it was great meeting you. nice to hear you play. i think you're talented. but unfortunately, i won't be le to accept you in my studio. >> reporter: little did eric know, he really was accepted. it turns out, his girlfriend at the time, jennifer lee,

inteepted eric's acceptance -mail and wrote the phony rejection letter because she was worried he might move away. according to court documents, she wrote to the instructor, saying she was eric, saying he was declining the offer. two yrs late after he had broken up with lee, he applied for anoer music program. this time at the university of southern california, where he was also teaching. it made for an awkward exchange at the audition. >> he asked me, he said, what are you doing here? you rejected me. i was confused. i said, with all due respect, i think you rejected me. and he insisted i rejected him. >> reporter: after months of trying to figure out whaed happ friends suggested it could be his ex-girlfriend. >> it was an ugly hought to even think. >> reporter: after logging on to the phony e-mail account she set up, he learned the truth. >>e onfirmation of the ultim betrayal. >> reporter: last week, a

canadian judge ordered lee to pay eric $260,000 in dages, calling her conduct despicable, while ericly finad a chance to study under gilad at usc. jennifer lee never appeared in court to defend herself. and nbc news made num attempts to reach her for comment but never heard back. ic is now a member of the torotho sym orchestra. no word from the girlfriend, though. >> that woman could haves ruine life, his professional life, if he didn't go back again. >> he'll nev get a penny. >> most of that. as a practical matt. >> not that it's about that. >> the court said, this happened. >> i wasas going to say, at now he's met his idol and he's playing in the orchestra and all is well that ends well. >> that's the name of that tune. let's get a check of the weather. >> i see what you did there.

cevery >> all right. you are a good looking guy but get offth of e. a lot of moisture in the south, low pressure, some tropical moisture, frontal system hanging out. it'soing anywhere. it's going to bring more rain, wet weather, showers and n thunderstormse plains all the way to the upper midwest. near record heat in the east. a flood threat down to texas really from corpus christi to louisiana/texas border. we can see 3 to 5" of rain, just not going to stop. s ththwest looking good. that's what going on around the > good morning.s what' hota and humid to the workweek. 78 degrees right now, mostly sunny skies as weou go t the day today it's going to be feeling close to 100 degrees. here is a lk at the res of the area, mid to upper 70s currently. as we go through about lunch time close to 90, feeling like 100 actual temperature, mid-90s. air quality alert for much of

the area because of this hot, dry weather in place. thunderstorms move in tomorrow afternoon. so far we've got showers across your weekend. your >> and that's your latest weather. hoda. hoda? >> al, thanks. t s is national lgbt pride month. and kate snow is here with a sty of someone who is spreading a message of hope. >> reporter: desmond is art, self-assured, talented. he loves to dress up and work the runway in drag, with dramatic makeup. but only if his homework is done. that because desmond is just 10 years old. but he's already a social media star. and he says he wan tose his platform to inspire other kids to love and accept themselves. sunday in the park with desmond. this is one of his favorite playgrounds. amazing.d is >> reporter: and this is the other. you're doing lots of interviews lately.

>> yeah. >> reporter: how come? >> i don't know. i guess it's because i'm so famous and an inspiration to so many pele. >> reporter: an inspiration to so many people. >> yeah. >> reporter: you've heard of drag queens. well, desmond is a self-described drag kid. when he's not in school, he's doing photo shoots and runway shows. he's in "vogue" andag has his o name. desmond is amazing. why are you a so gt walking the runway? >> it's a born talent. >> reporter: we met up with desmond and his parents at the fluid project. in contrast to their son, wendy andw and say they couldn't be more mainstream. they say desmond was born to have an audience. >>dehen they h him to me, it looks like he's posing. okay. what a ham. >> reporter: when did he start dressing ? do you remember? >> as soon as he could grab things. >> reporte when desmond was a

toddler, wendy said he would sit in her laps they watched "rupaul's drag race" about drag queens and he was mesmerized. what did t you want do that? >> i think it was how beautiful they were and how, how amazing they looked. i want to lk amazing, too. >> reporter: yes, he's only 10. but desmo says he knows who he is and is very open about it. desmond, are you transjend cent transgender? >> no. >> reporter: do you identify as guy? yeah? when did you come out? >> when i was bornl. >> reporter: a video of him at new york's 2015 gay pride parade went viral. he said he wanted drag t be a career. they went to a therapist. the advice, don't encourage the

behavior but d discourage it, either. people say to that, he's only 10. wait awhile. >> wait for what? >> mozart firstch t a piano when he was 3. i think there's talented children. if you see that talent and he wants to do it, why not? >> reporter: is it too young for a 10-year-old to be marching own a runway in a sexualized way? >> i don't see h sexualized at all? i think p ifple see sex in that, there's an issue on their end becau i just see a child who is enjoying themselves. i mean, i know ballerinas wear less than he does and no one inappropriat >> reporter: his instagram, desmond is amazing, has 40,000 followers and he has his own youtube channel. there's people that would s to that, you're letting the kid lead. >> i heard that before. >> reporter: what do you>> say? his life. >> yeah. liit's his fe. i don't agree with that statement 100% because he is a

child. he has to have the par tal support. it may look like he's leadingus but we're in the back, supporting him 100%. >> reporter: and desmond uses his platform to support other kids. >> if you get bullied, just tell them to mind their own xbees because they are not fierce. you are. >> reporter: you hope it inspires other kids to come out? >> and many other people. what made me who i am because i'm fierce and amazing. and drag kids are going to take over the world. >> as you said, he's got a big following on social media. what did people say? >> it's interesting. he gs a lot of positive reaction, especially from other children who say, thank you for being a leader and showing be myself. there's a lot of negative reaction. a lot of reaction, even this n morning, w posted a video on my twitter page, a lot of

negatives saying, hould the parents do this? you heard me ask them uestions about the choices they're making. >> is he making money off of this? is this lucrative? >> he is modeling now and starting to make some tsney. the par say it's not about that. but he is. you get the sense this kid has a mind for what he wants to do. he has business plans already. he wants a clothing line. he sants tort something called house of amazing, which would be an online site for other kids who are into drag to get tocether inl media without adults involved. that's one of his visions, as we. >> kate, thank you. >> thank you very much. we hope everybody enjoyed father's day. we talked about that a little bi carson is celebrating. for him, father's day should be a week, ght? >> father's day month. celebrities were quite active on social media, showi photos and well-wishes for their beloved dads. there's chrissy teigen, swing

john, saying what a man. what a mighty good man. justin timberlake, with sigh us will cyrus, sa. and adam levine and his second child. kim kardashian shared these pho photos. one with her dad and one with their children. and this was a favorite of ours. mark hamill shared this photo of his -screen dad, darth vader, referring to thear wars" plot twist from "empire strikes back," luke, i am your father. and twitter troll ryan reynolds tw this, having matching donr dono organs in case something happens to me, is a true blessing. faer's day. >> one observation i had, iid e same thing i do every sunday. we went to mass. we went to brunch, a couple

bloody marys. i got a hall pass. i do the sam thing b my wife let me. >> nobody complained. happy father's day. >> that's what it is. >> thank you.>> take us to "pop start." >> it was a great weekend for fans ofjay-z and beyonce. the couple dropped a joint album. ele "pop start" chief correspondent she jones, had the music and the message that goes with it. >> only becse of beyonce. the past two weeks the couple has been in europe on a concert tour. fans were wondering if new music was on the way. and in typical fashion, they released it with no notice. it was a super surprise for jay-z and beyonce fans. the mouriede releasing a joint album together for the first time. the two were performing in london for their on the run 2 tour, when sharing the news with

unsuspecting fans. >> wes want you g be the first to experiee this new project. >> reporter: the announcement breaking the internet and causing immediate reaction around the globe. >> beyonce just dropped an album. and i'm freaking out. >> reporter: the new nine-track album, called "everything is love," was accompanied by a stunning music video, shot in the halls of the louvre in paris, the world'sargest museum. some commentators saying the video appears to highlight racial bias, showing the power couple andancers posing in front of priceless western art. highlights black figures in a gallery of primarily white faces. and jay-z, not mincing words with his lyrics. taking aim at everything his zero wins at the grammys, to in nfl controversy of players taking a knee during the national anthem. ♪ i said no to the super bowl you don't neknow, you need me ♪

>> reports of innddelity separation, something he spoke about with david letterman. >> i have a beautiful wife who is understanding ind knew not the worst of what i've done. >> reporter: jay-z saying music helped t heal. >> we were using with our art, almost like a therapy session. and we started making music together. >> reporter: now, with their love on fullla disp -- ♪ i can't believe we made it >> reporter: tackling music and socialge issues er. the video is still trending on youtube and currently has morea 0 million views. the one part about this album that is not a surprise, it's only available to stream on tidal, the streaming service owned by jay-z. >> tough to get. >> it's tough to get unless you get tidal. >> thank you, "pop start" correspondent, sheinelle jones. she'll havenore information beyonce, as soon as beyonce

wakes up today. upnext, sarah paulson, she and her co-stars from "ocean's 8," stopped by the grahamto show. it was paulson that shared the funniest sto of them all. >> no one was taking my picture. and i was like, wow. i guess i'm -- wow. okay. >> no one was taking your picture. >> like, pictures, pictures. pictures of many othiskeone. i was hello. i turned around, and madonna was standinghere and everyone was taking her picture. someone happened to snap my picture when i first saw her. and that was untractive. >> this is the moment that sarah paulson noticed it was madonna beside her on the red carpet. >> sheha acknowledged madonna found that moment amusing, which made her feel bette t about whole ordeal.

as the women spokeut a dressing for the met gala, it was revealed that helena bonham carter had never atended the event. and rihanna shared why that might be. >> have you all been t the met gala? >> no. >> you have not? >> no. >> that's becauseou wear dresses like that. >> that's right. >> that's entirely right. >> i going to cry now. >> rihanna, throwing a little shade. that comment was taken in all good fun. breaking now, should we go back to sheinelle? >> get beyonce and jay-z's album on applesi >> breaking news from two feet away. we got a >> we have a dog from manchester, very excited about finding a large s on his walk. ran into a few issues when he tried to bring that stick home. >> oh. >> well, you can see he's trying

to get it up. he has a problem, it doesn't fit through the door. it's a litoo long. a m >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. good morning, it's 8:26 now on this monday june 18th. 'sm aaron gilchrist. right now let get a check on the morning commute with melissa mollet with first4traffic. >> good morning, aaron. springfield northbound i-95 before beltway, broken down vehicle blocking lanes so delays hitting beltway. beltway overall volume looking pretty good. 270 southbound at montrose, main and local lanes movingalong nicely. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with . tfor montgomery county endorseexecutive.air "the best chance of injecting a dose of vitality into a county that badly nee it." "realistic ideas for attracting new businesses,

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stormst then close to 90. some rain across the weekend. aaron. >> get the latest news and weather any time just open nbc washington app.

everybody. welcome back. it is 8:30 on a monday morning, can 18th day of june. th check out the smiling faces on this d plaza. guess what, guys? we're going to put you guys to work. we have a crowd moment that alo roker is to take us to. >> all right. we need three volunteers. let's see. we've got roy. wherey? is roy, your 50th anniversary. congratulations. brittany. there's brittany. and linda, your 70th birthday. we're going to put you to the test here to see if you know these little phrases. okay? all right. here's kevin. he's got the sign for yo what's tbt?k

>> throwb thursday. >> okay. what does gobsmacked mean? >> gabsmacked. >> have no clue. >> amazed. stunned. nobody knew that one. ghost. what does ghosting mean. >> the name of a movie. verygood. >> "ghostbusters." >> no. in fact. >> like ghosting somebody on snapchat. >> you disappear. d finally, that's it. there you have it. guess what? just ahead, you're going to see how other folks didhen we kick off our senior versus senior series, exploring the generation gap. plus, we're about to get tips for living our bt life, from the stars of the "queere" reboot. megyn, what do you have coming up? >> we'll haveore on what mr. markel had to say. and i'm going to bring you the most embarrassing bathing suit

drama i had in front of my mother-in-law this weekend. i brought a mannequin in the studio to bring you mthere. i having a little ptsd. >> how is your minher-in-law >> i'm not sure we're speaking. >> wow. >> i pressed the limits. inadvertently. it was unintentional. something bad happened. >> was justin timberlake there? >> it didn't go well. >> let's get a check of the weather. >> we'll' w lt w >>'se see what we've got the week ahead. near record heat in the t, northelood risk down through texas and gulcoas strong storms through the central plains. by the time midweek widesprea storms in the great lakes, midwest, sunny and dry out west. wet weather continu through the gulf. toward the end of the week, sunny and fine in the northeast. steamy in the southeast. hot and dry in the southwest. we're looking at some wet weather through the plains.

that's what going on around the country, here is what' woo woods. well, today is going to be a hot one. feeling close to 100 we have an air quality alert because of this weather pattern in place, near rord highs thi afternoon for some spots. we're going to stay dry until tomorrowre temperaturesetting closer to the 80 degree mark, 78 washington and annapolis, 79 in gaithersburg. by lunchtime 90 degrees. this afternoon 94, feeling like 100 with the humidity. tomorrow, though, we have afternoon thunderstorms and 80s for the weekend with showers. ao -anchor. hi, >> vale made a special appearance. say >>hi. hey. >> i know, you're going t kick off our special series, "senior versus."seni >> in this age of tech, it can seem like the generational divide is wider than ever. we wanted to see how far apart

we are and how we can bridge that gap. >> w descended on new jersey's old bridge high school, to explore everything that it means to be young or old. school lessons, versus life lessons. >>senior. >> reporter: we pit high school se against senior citizens, to find out once and for all, which generation rules. >> without sounding rude, some of the younger people a just spoiled. >> slow, forgetful. >> need help crossing the street with groceries. >> reporter: okay. we're callinghis one a battle of the ages.s let' bring in the seniors. come on down. hey, >> we've got 20/20 vision. i see the title, i see the win. we're all going to take>> it. eporter: here comes your opposing group of seniors. they're movintl a l slower than the first group of seniors. >> i think they probably feel

like they're going to beat us. but they're t. game, warer: our first of words. here we go. do you know what bae is? the catch is, the words come from each other team's generation. yolo. you oweot of money. no. that's not it. >> yolo. >> i nomknow marco yolo. what does it mean? >> you only live once. >> test pattern. >> when you see a nice shirt, you get a little swatch, a test pattern. >> reporter: that's not right. you know what the dab is? >> that. >> thi in italian has a different meaning. >> reporter: we b askedh teams to try out their baking skills, with plenty of ingredients but no recipe. >> you need salt to bake. >> i don't know if you can tell

by looking at me. but i know my way around the kitchen. >> some brown sugar in there. >> right. diversity. >> i don't know if they can cook. >> take a big bi, al. >> this is an interesting cookie. it has thesi cency of a bagel. it's very chewy. have nonef you people ever made cookies before?ci esly you people. i'm going to have to go with this cookie. >> he took just a little bit of this. he didn't taste all of the goodies inside. >> is it for car? >> is it for a car? yes. you used to crank the car to star it up. seniors, i have a feeltg you mighnow this one. >> meat grinder. >> that's correct. you can break the tie here. >> it's glop. what's another word for glop. >> slime. >> you were so close.

time for the senior selfie. oh, you're drinkingr. wa >> i make my grandchildren, when they come to the house, ayok check your hardware at the door. >> reporter: and the best selfie goes to -- our faceoff culminates with a chance for both teams to bust a move. >> i found there's no such thing as a cha-cha or the mambo. they don't even know. >> reporter: that's not pretty. maestro, please. and our senior citizust as out of step. >> what i learned from the senior citizens today,ust because you got old, doesn't mean you have to grow up. >> reporter: the high school seniors. still tied at the end, the winner by a round of applause -- the senior seniors. >> toward the i end, felt like

the competition didn't even mattered. i feltn.ike everybody >> unexpected. actually, young people and old people have a lot in common. >> i don't think i've ever really gotten that close with a group of people all in one day like that. >> at the end, we wanted to adopt them. >> the best thing about today was we've made new friends. >> that's right. >> i got to tell you, it was one .f these things where they all came togeth i wasn't expecting it. but they each enjoyed each other so much. d moves, too. >> i love that. >> that was fun. >> we should do that everyday. >> robin sindelar put that together. coming up, the "q er" soueue just that. this is "today" on nbc.

we're back. 8:40, with the stars of netflix's wildly"que eye."

>> season two just premiered and it promises to be an epic one. >> we work with the fab five. they put their whole heart into the community center out there. >> these are five gifted men who are gay. and through the course of the week, we were able to build some relationships. that's what it's about, building relationships. >> all right. let's introduce you to the team. tan france is the style guru, culture expert,aramo brown, anthony porowski is the culinary master. >> and jonathan van ness, the groomer and bobby berk, the expert in design. when you roll up into someone's town and come knocking on the door, know they have a preconceive ed notion of what they're getting. but when you pop in, tell us what happens. >> a lot of people don't know who we are.

we picked heroes who have no idea what the fab five or "queer eye" is and just wanting help. >> once they meet you and get to know you, are they letting you in? >> at first, they're scared. every one of them always said, the first moment you came in, they were like, what did i get myself into. and within ten minutes, we have their walls and down they're very receptive. >> i remember the first incarnation of the show 15 years ago, it was so successful. d to take itn and say, we're going to redo it, must have beeg excind intimidating. >> it was a legacy show. the fact it was successful back in the day was intimidating for all of us. we didn't want to make a rehash of the originalshow, we wanted to make it our show. we have done a great job of making it our n. >> what struck me is you went into the heart of america. andome people may have preconceived t notions. u walked in and do you think you changed some minds?

>> i think so. it was an opportunity to flius on qua n conversations andot think of the public stuff all .tiheelp these people allowed u be of bettee. serv >> i know there's a first in this new season, which is you make over your first woman. >> yes. >> momma tammy is what we call he >> yes. and it was very emotional. >> without such an opportunity for so many people to have a little of their inner soul wounds healed a bit. i think for a lot of people in our community, in this situation. we've been through a lot. it was nice to meet someone like tammy and have that healing moment together. >> you ys, i thinkit's been boot.a great i've got to meet you before and you are such a pleasure. >> i know. it's not just about design or food or how y dres it seems like each episode goes kind of deep. >> ts. >>t was our intention. when we set out to do this, it wasn't just to make something pretty. we want to change lives, like completely. we want to encourage people to

think differently and bridge some divides. >> do you all get along? l >> we each other. >> we have to get their advice. we can't let you go. you each have a must-have, right? and these guys are going to do the >> of course, yes. >> who wants to start? tan, you w t tostart? >> sure. >> yeah. >> sure do. >> ptunsc, honey. >> superprepared. >> that one, his production company gave me my first chance on tv. >> oh. >> thank you, al. >> come on in. >> come on in. >> okay. >> the must-haves. >> these guys already have it. it's awell-fitting suit. if the suit doesn't fit well, even if it's expensive, it's not going to look good on you. it doesn't matter how much money you're spending. al did a greatob of making sure the shoulders are on the shoulder. the pant is the correct length and the shoe complements your suit. a sears sucker. ?

yikes. >> tips are the three "cs." check in with yourself, be curious and cry. >> cry? >> and cry. >> check in with yourself daily. figure out how you're feeling. be cur about life. on your lunch break, instead of just being at your desk, go out and explore a park or a museum. don't hold in your emotions, cry, men and hewomen. >> the alarm went off, i cried. >> what about kitchen tough? >> ie think every has salt and pepper on the table. my equivalent is lemons. i put lemon zest ineverything. it flavors it so much. there's nice oils in there. and lemon juice on a salad or a roast. >> jonathan, how about hair? how abo guys like me watching, keeping a nice shine. >> i got a betterone. when you have a blow dry and you're sweating and you'r like, i'm wet-looking. peppermint or a earmint oil.

it will keep you cool like winter gre ferer i farries are g on your neck.nd >>ow to splurge at home. >> where should i send money at home? bedding. you spend 30% of your life i bedding. you need to wake up feeling like you're in a hotel and go to sleep relaxed. when you wake up with scratchy sheets. >> i always thought it was thread count. >> it's about the quality of the cotton. and people say, how can you tell? if it feels good, it's good. >> who is ined with you is a big part. >> that helps, too. >> let's get real, boys. >> thank you to the fab five. "queer eye" season two is available on netflix. just ahead, another team spreading join and inspiration. we're going to take you inside the new york yankeesee hope w first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with a special event that's become an annual tradition here in new york. >> the yankees just wrapped up the tenth hope week, giving back to their fans. some of the stars were with us on the plaza last week to kick things of sheinelle, you have the highlights. >> when the season begi, there's fe dates that the yankees circle on the cale tar, li match-up with the red sox. but there's nothing that players and coaches look forward to more than hope week. the simple joy of a ball game in the sand lot. a summertime tradition. and fun slinging mud with friends, the kind of afternoon any child would pressurtreasure. the point of this day, to get messy and be a kid. with the added bonus of being joined by members of the new york yankees. the first event, brought players

and coaches together for the muddy puddles suggest. this boy wanted to jump ine hea treated for cancer. he never got the chance. >> to spread the message to parents everywhere, there's kids that are disabled that are not able to do the things your kids can enjoy so easily. >> reporter: on the first day of hope week, the players and coaches brought their own families to play withie f that were touched by cancer. >> it warms your heart. >> reporter: that sentiment carried on into the next day, when theanes welcomed cassidy warner to yankee stadium . in april, she posted a video saying she was bullied at school. she said, i feel so alone, i have no o. the yankees posted their own video in support, saying you are no alone.

count the new yorkankees among your friends. and, see you soon. their clubhouse meeting,ow fo by a kick ball game in the shadow of yankee stadium. >> i was in that position too, growing up. you feel lely and it's tough to make friends. but there's people that love you and care about you. >> reporter: the yankees rtnered with a nonprofit organization that aims to eradicate bullying. cassidy was shy in the face of all the attention. but she got help from her new friend. there was a part that said, we may be taller than you, but we lo to you. >> we're trying to deliver a powerful message and sto the bullying. she's a bravehild to do what she did. and her message is being heard across the whole world. if anyone's getting bullied, just stay strong and don't let the bullies know it's hurting you. then, they'll keep doing it. >> reporter: the girl who said none of her classmateschould have l with her, now sharing

a meal with the yankees. acts of kindness don't need to ne random. on way, the yankees went to a new york city school and joined think kindness. it's an organization that teaches children that good deeds have a ripple efct, bringing positivity tplaces you may never expect. 87-year-old sal spent his career helping others as a firefighter. on thursday, as part of wish of ali time, players joined sal as he returned to his old firehouse. and the guys got to suit up as members of new york's bravest. f on theal day of hope week, fresh aharcuts. the yankees jned the ymca for hair cuts. >> it really was time well spent. nese folks, w the players walk in, they just light up. and the players genuinely enjoy

it. 's a mutual experience. >> they're winning on the field. went to the game ye rerday. that'slly winning. they're winning in the game of life by having hope week.he >> tenth year. >> they'll keep doing it, for sure. >> thank you, sheinelle. we'll be back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we have a big fourth hour coming up. you know who is co-hosting with me? jenna bush hager will be here. she always adds a little spark. >> she's cry. >> the wheels came off. >> jenna started doinghe rodeo dance. it was crazy. >> the rodeo dance? i know that dance.

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to t show. i'm megyn kelly. we beginer with our sou border. have you been following this? you may have seen by now the photos of some migrant children making national news. after the tatmp adminisn settled on what it calls a zero tolerance policy, when it comes to illegal border crossings. it's an approach that has led to the separation of thousands of families. i day, w every day, we're learning more about why the children are bein separaom their parents. there's a push to stop, with what some feel, is a