good morning, breaking t, overnigh a rescue diver dies trying tote deliver oxygen to t soccer team in thailand raising new questionsbout how they'll get the boys out. this morning we'll talk to one of the american volunteers about the dangerous operation. mocking me-too. the president sounds off during a late night rally. >> we haveo do it gently, because when the me-too generation -- taking senator warren to task over her native american aims but not mentioning scott pruitt as he announced his resignation amidst a spending scandal. live with the latest. small town, the where two more people came into

contact with a deadly nerve agent used by the russians turned uide down in the searc to figure out where it came from. this morning the british government demanding answers from russia once again. those stories plus fieryay fr it will be the hottest day of aie week out west while 28 million people runder warning and advisory. oprah opens up about her success in a new interview and what she has to say about the next generation should pay their dues. and rocking in the rain. lady ante bell um is here and this is july 6th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from

studio 1a rockefeller plaza. >> t us. g is in for savannahoday. and we are optimistic. it may be raining outside b since lady antebellum is here -- >> we're going to have this concert rain or shine. >> and anyone can show up for a onoday" showrt when the weather is nice but the die hard fans take our free ponchos and wait it out. >> we'll be wearing those ponchos in a little bit. the race against time in thailand to rescue a soccer team trapped in a a flooded cave sin junene 23rd. overnight a former ti navy s.e.a.l. diver volunteering died from lack of oxygen while helping deliver oxygen canisters to that cave complex. >> it is the first fatality and underscores the air quality crisis in the boys' cavern and the dangerous trips there and back. >> this morning rescuers are pying to run a hose to p air into the chamber and pumped

water out of the foded cave. we'll talk to one of the american divers helping the thai navy and rescue effort. but first correspondent bill neely is at the cave with the very latest. hey, bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,>> ho. if the risks to the boys weren't clear hoenough, they've been underlined overnight by the death of the tough navy diver. two of his colleags that i spoke to said they were shocked and a little bit afraid now. but they said we won't stop, we on't let hisacrifice go to waste. meanwhile, way down underground threat.oys face a new it is now a potential death trap. these images filmed just hours before ail diver died show the challenges they and the 12 boys face. fast flowing water often at head height, narrow passages, many

completely submerged. local div saman gunn was delivering oxygenut tanks he didn't have enough of his own and collapsed on the way out. like most men he was experienced. if hee died, what about these boys? the, youngest just 11. none of them can swim, getting diving lessons now for a six-hour tre through a death trap. o had birthdays this week but there are noeb ctions here. and officials say there is now a new threat to them. from the very people trying to save them. there are now so many divers in the caves,n that oxy levels in the boys' cave are falling. so a three-mile line oxygen line is being rushed in along with power and phone cables. american divers are now in the thick of it. partrt of a team of 30 and glob rescue effort the whole nrld is watching.

commanders here a convinced they just can't risk keeping the boys downhere for weeks. the death of the diver, they say, has convinced them they need to be even more cautious when they move to get the boys out. >> translator: we can't wait for perfect conditions, he said. time is running out. >> what thoughts are going owthrough your head after what happened last night and knowing what you do about the condions down there? >> well i'm somebody died in there but i'm still positive. i think we can do a difference. >> reporter: this is what lies ahead for the boys. in's hard to imagine a weakened 11-year-old wad through this for six hours. the divers pray. they know t risks and the monsoon rains are coming tomorrow to turn this into a raging torrent. well the boys themselves sarll 't at full strength.

doctors are monitoring them. they may a boost today when they are able to talk to and maybe even see parents through telephone and fiber-optic cables. and for their parents, this is anzi ago wait because every day it seems the dangers are growing. hoda and craig. >> bill neely, thank you so much we're n joined by bruce connive, an expert diver helping the navy in the operation. good morning. >> good morning. how arern you? >> we're fine. >> wknow how dangerous this operation is. we talked about the thai navy s.e.a.l. w died trying to deliver oxygen tanks and we think how difficult it must be to train the young boys to navigate that. >> we have to look at all options on hows to gethe boys out. diving is one of the options. but there are other options tt we're looking at. trying to bri thempt up from the top through some cracks or maybe

have to drill down over the top of the chamber to take them out that way. >> would it take hours to get through if you were to go through the dive? would it make minutes? how long would it tak >>really, it is longer going in than it would be to come out. because when the divers -- from the team i was on were going in, they were pulling themselves and the water is pushing against them so they are pulling themselves in. and just -- i'll give you an example, a short distance they laid the line going in a coue kundred meters or so and it t threee hours to lay the line an took them 15 minutesome out. so where they're at, the flow would be pushing them out. ee it isis been, as you know, nearly two now since the rescue operation itself started. are folks on the ground still aa optimistic we'll be able to get the boys out of that cave alive with their coach? > i have never seen moreeo

optimistice in my life. everybody -- i'vee never heard anybody speak negative. everyby is positive. i've never seen -- so many people going in the cave. w the -- i've seen guys carry and it is hard enough to wa t in the cave with water and mudg and everythin and they are carryingnd hoses a -- and big fire hoses and stuff like that and carrying them into the cave to startav pumping water o and they were just coming in one right after itanother. s unbelievable. people were going around -- i everi got hungry while i w there. people going around and passing out food to everybody. everybody is reallyptistic. >> we're so glad to hear that, bruce. theti attitude and optimistic. >> we share that optimis >> thank you so much. now to another tragedy out of thailand this morning. navy divers are searching for dozens of trists missing after a boat capsized off the resort island. the death toll has climbed to 21. about 50 people were rescued buo

zens of others are still missing. many of the victims were chinese. the boat was carrying 105 people when it toppled inav massive on thursday. officials are considering whether to ban boats from going into the area because of severe weather. president trump was firedspp for a crowd of thousands at a rally on thursday night as nbc news learns the list of contenders to place retiring justice anthony kennedy has narrowed to three serious candidates. also overnight, secretary of state mike pompeo arrivg in north korea to work on the denuclearization. we begin with peter alexander in bedminster, new jersey where the president iss spending t weekend. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president will be here for rt extended holiday weekend at his golf pro in new jersey. last night out west, peppering his speech withew some sty language and plenty of insultsg attackdemocratic senator, appearing to mock the me-too

movement and aormer republican president, but ignoring the departure oa cabinet favorite. >> thank you, montana. thank you. >> reporter: president trump taking another bigig swipe at a familiar target, offer a mockfo mea culp elizabeth warren, a possible 2020 opponent. >> i want to apologi>> -- reporter: challenging warren to take a dna t testprove she has a native american heritage. >> i will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity, paidge for by trump, i you take the test and it shows you're an indian. >> reporter: his attackn warren making light of the me-too movement. e kid llin take that lit and say -- but we have to do it gently. because we're in the me too gently so we have to be very gentle. >> reporter: responding over, warren slamming the president and his zero-tolerance policy at e border tweeting, while you obsess over my genes yadr nistration is conducting dna

tests on little kids because you ripped them from their mommas and you are too mpinent to reunite them. and the president criticized george h.w. bush about service through volunteering. >> a thousand points of light. what the hell was that? make america great aga we understand. putting america unfirst, we understand. thousand points of light -- i never quite got that one. what the hells that? has anyone ever figured that one out? that was put out by a republican -- >> reporter: to which john meacham tweeted, since you ask, it was an image of illumination by our better nation. mr. trump silent about scott pruitt. hison scandal-plagued epa administrator resigning today amid a flood of federal ethics inquiries. days after a school teacherim confront in a d.c. restaurant. >> i would urge you to resiou

before scandals push you out. >> reporter: the scandals include allegations of excessivg spen including $3.5 million on 24/75 security. retaliation against epa employees who questioned his spending. and cozy relationships with trlobbyists for inds he was tasked to regulate. in his resignation letter he praised the president. i believe you're serving as president today becausese of gos providence. for , mr. trump defended pruitt. touting his aggressive rollback of obama era environmental regulations. ultimately accepting the resignation because the president said want to be a distraction. top democrat chuck schumer oo tweeting, you long enough. still a very long way to go to fully drain the swamp. >> and in addition to that, we woke up this morning and the u.s. and china in the middle of a billion dollars trade war. >> reporter: yeah. that is exactlyy right. overnight, hoda, the u.s. imposing $34 billion in new

tariffs on china. china retaliating in kind. $34 billion in tariffs on its own. largely going to impact u.s. agriculture communitieer an automobiles as well. chinach accusing the u.s. of launching the largest trade war in history and the president said he's not donere threatenin hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tariffs potentially going forward. back to you hoda. >> peter alexander. thank you. now to mike pompeo latest visit to new yoorth korea where hopes to make prog press o dism ktling the norea denuclearization program. pyongyang does not intend to denuclearization and they're actively working to deceive the united states. correspondent andrea mitchell has the latest on that. good morningo you. >> reporter: good morning. secretary of state mike pompeon arriving north korea for the first time since the summitng wh kim n. even as trump was defiant in the

criticism that he's o a pushr for the strong man and both vladimir putin and the north korean leader. overnight secretary of state mike pompeo n arring in pyongyang. tweeting while on route that he spoke with president on phone who told him he believes chairman kim seent a diffe and brighter future for the people of north korea. the third visit to north korea a high stakes mission to nail down th pledge to get rid of unusual weapons even as president trump in the raucous montana rally slammed critics who e's gone soft on theko north korean leader. >> so remember they said, he's too tough. he's going to cause a war. it's too tough. now they say, he's t nice. he's too nice. i g along very well with chairman kim. i got along very well. that is a good thing. >> reporter: the president also attacking criiscs of h outreach to vladimir putin. the head of their meeting ten

days from now. >> but they're going, will pr, you know -- president putin is kgb and this and that. you know what? heputin's fine. fine. we're all fine. we're people. will i be prepared? totallyar prepared. i've been preparing for thisuf stf my whole life. >> defending his art of the deal and he said north korea is denuclearizing but intelligence agencies say the north is increasing nuclear production at several sites and the president said he returned the remains of 200 american shoulders from the korean war. >> we got back our galatn heroes, the rains. in fact, today already 200 have been st back >> reporter: but in fact, no remains have been returnedyet. mike pompeo is hoping kim jong-un will deliver on this promise today.

ormeanwhile, there aren press reports that pompeo is bringing kim jong-un adaom lett resident trump. plus a cd of elton john's rocket man. the nickname that the president had for kim when mr. trump was still attackinghe north korean leader last year. asked about that today, pompeo denylaughed but he did not it so we'll have to see. >> we will indeed. iandrea mitchell washington. thank you. >> a fast-moving wildfire in california has forced hundreds of evacuations and the closure of a major interstate highway. the fire is burning near the california-oregon border and destroyed several structures as it grew overnight to me than 5,000 acres. the governor jerry brown has che -- has declared a state of emergency. it is onef a dozen wildfires across the west in an active fire season. firefighter efforts have been hampered by weather and erratic winds. andh dylan is in for al and shes

out in d.clevel good morning. >> good morning. and we'llmo go into why i'm in cleveland in just aitittle but i want to focus on the heat out in the southwest.s because today the day where temperatures are really going to start warming up more than yesterday. excessive heat warnings in effect across cafornia, nevada and arizona. 28 million are under some sort of heat advisor heat warning this morning. temperatures will continue to warm up with this dome of high pressure.ha the same one brought the heat to the eastern half of the country. it is now slid to the record high temperatures are likely as we go through the day today. evenbl possi into saturday, too. so we are goingo see hig temperatures well above 100 degrees. today will be thottest, although saturday is going to feel similar. we are looki for highs i los angeles for -- perhaps 109 today. las vegas 111. grand canyon 91 and phoenix 111 and on saturday temperatures stay above 100 especially across the desert and yuma, arizona,. 1

l.a. 100 degrees andis it likely we'll break reco iss. that a look at weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. good fridayer morning. sh and storms to the north korea and west and most of the area dry. b bu about lunchtime everybody should see the rain but over the next few houll that continue to move in this afternoon and we start to dry out. today.nner for we're not in the 90s. we're breaking out of the heat wave with the midday swers and

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chairman phil mendelson. and now to check your traffic. >> inner loop, al ntown, a slowdown because of a crash. the rest of the beltway looking good. you cod see up top, very normal slowdown in the outer but approaching georgia nice and light volume and a lot of folks probably still away for the holiday. osidual delays on the red line both ways becausa signal problem outside of dupont circle. >> thank you. >> we'll get a check of your forecast coming up next.

good morning, we have some showers approaching the area right now. mainly near winchester approaching hagerstownfnd the rests cloudy skies, but by lunchtime the showers move through the rest of the area so scattered showers through the middle of the day. clearing through the afternoon and beautiful weatheror the weekend. relief from the heat and humidity. low humidity bothaturday and

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navy s.e.a.l. dies aft running out of oxygen delivering supplies to the trapped soccer team. the race against time now intensifyi as authorities try to figure out how to rescue the boys. >> up on the hills, up to 30 teams are looking for holes or shafts they could use tothinch e boys out. >> thank you, montana. - sounding off >> we have to do it gently. because we're in the me too generation so we have to be gentle. >> president trump mocking me-too and unloading o senator elizabeth warren in a campaign staley rally hours after the president accepted theat resignn of his embattled epa head scott pruitt. under pressure. a fourth ohio state wrestler said congressman jim jordan knew about sexual abuse from a team doctor on the university wrestling team when he was a coach in the 90s. get out of the way. surveillance captured the moment a suspected drunk driver crashed intohi house speeding away

from the cops west of philadelphia. the driver somehow walking away unscathed but now in custody. and a stickyituation. the postal service is forced to pay me than $3 million in a lawsuit after releasing a statue of liberty stamp showing a las vegas based replica. >> there is a good chancehey st their job over that. >> that was definitely oh, no and we did have a programming note. we had aeang with tess thompson the woman seen in the photo with the giraffe she killic in south a causing outrage online. unfortunately, thompson cceled the interview overnight. so we start this half hour with new developments in the growing mystery in england. this morning the british government demanding answers from russia after a couple fell into a coma aft falling

subject to the nerve agent used to poison a former spy and his daughter back in march. kelly cobiella has all of the details on that from london. kelly, good morning to you. ai >> reporter: good morning to you. police still urgently looking for the source of is latest poisoning. in fact, as wespeak, response units arriving at a victim home using protective gear and continuing this look, this intensive look forhat caused them to be poisoned. and at the same time, police are outng that they can't rul more people getting sick. this morning residents on edge as investigators scour this small english town for the mystery item tainted with a deadly militaryer grade agent that has left two people fighting for their lives. security cera footage showing dawn sturgess shopping at aco enience store and rushing past other customers including a hildrs before she and her

party charlie crowley ended up atehe hospital. wo are in critical condition. six days after falling ill.th r families desperate for information. >> he's my brother so i'm obviously concerned about him. >> reporter: police say they were exposed to novichok after handling a contaminated item. it is tnt same a that nearly killed sergei scriptal and his daughter four months ago.ey en were found unconscious on a park bench just s miles from where the british couple lives. opments supporting the theory that the couple may have come across novichok left over from the first incident. >> the possibility that these two investigations might be linked is clearly a line of inquiry. >> reporter: investigators have cordoned off several sites the couple are believed to have visited, including this park and a pharmacy and a baptist church leaving ridents here worried

again. >> we feel violated. it seems that something awful has happened in a friendly community. >> reporter: the british fvernment accused russia being behind a deliberate attack against the skripals and once again demanding answers from the kremlin. >> completely unacceptable for our people to beither deliberate or accidental targets all for our streetor parks or towns to be dumping grounds for poison. >> reporter: russia continues to deny any involvement and while people in this small town live with the fear that tl could b more traces of the deadly nerve agent in the parks and streets. and as the police units in full pr tective gear continu search for the source of this poisoning, health officials are public, reassure the they keep saying the health risk is low but at the same time warning people not to touch anythi in the city that looks unfamiliar. crai and hoda. >> how could they not be

concerned. thank you. we'llurn to miss dylan dreyer in cleveland for a look at the forecast. hey, dylan. >> good morning. we've been talking about heat all week and now it is a little bithilly here in cleveland. we had a round of thunderstorms move through yesterday. it is the same round that is moving through new york city currently. that is all with a cold front and this front is completely going to change the weather. but we have really hvyain falling. in fact, down near trenton, new jersey, a flash flood warning in effect and the downpours conin lot of water because it is so humid outside. hyso that is we have flood watches up into southern new england and back through new jersey a york and back into pennsylvania and parts of delaware and maryland. 34 million people are at risk for the heavier downpours muting throughnce it clears out tonight, temperatures will drop and it will be much, muchco mor ortable as we go into the weekend. that is a look at the weather across the country and now is a peek out your window. >> good morning. showers approaching the aa rightnow.

this is all part of the cold front she was talking about. the rain is mostly north and west of d.c. proaching hagerstown, winchester moving near 81 right now and this will continue to move throu theest of the area by about lunchtime today. so your friday planner by noo scattered showers and thunderstorms for just about everybody. clearing up tough the afternoon. temperatures not getting into the 90s. we're breaking out of the heat low humidity and lower temperatureshis weekend. >> in my defense there is wind coming off of lake erie and so that is why i'm chillyht r now. >> thank you. still ahead this morning, ray of sunshine. why everyone is talking about meghan markle's latest outing with prince harry. an and oprah opens up. what the who turned her personal brand into billions has to say about the kids these days expecting it all right out of the gate. >> got a good ea about what she said. and who could you tanst? when you believe the online reviews that we all read.

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slowing down. >> the economy right now is pretty good for smer ployment. so we're competing with people that are paying far more than we can afford especially in the municipal mket. >> thanks to extracurricular actives, fewer teens are seeking summer jobs. only 16% are working this summer, down from 52% in 199 many of the nations 150,000 lifeguard positions are sitting empty. forcing beaches and pools to look to a new generation of older lifeguards. like bob mcintosh who mans a chair at the summit new jersey family aquatic center. >> i'm in myid-70s. >> he first lifeguarded in college more than five decades ago and then had a career traveling for the state department. >> i handled the u.s. governmenr real estateolio overseas. >> reporter: and as he headed to

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it is 8:00. coming up on "today," cave rescue tragedy. overnirt a for navy s.e.a.l. died while on a mission to deliver oxygeno the trapp soccer team inis thailand. th morning what we're learning about the rescue diver and what his death tells us about this dangerous operation. plus what can you trust? a closer look at how online reviews may not be as reliable as you think. what you soould beng for the next time you see those five golden stars. and we need them now. ♪ ♪ >> lady antebellum is here and ready to bring you a live summei concert, or shine. they definitely look good. toda friday, july 6th, 2018.

♪ it's time for lady antebellum. >> celebrang our golden birthday on toda >> rain o shine, we love lady antebellum. >> here from portland, orego >> boise, idaho. >> >> and texas to see lady antebellum. ♪ ♪ welcome back to "today." being with us on this friday morning. craig is here and mother nature is savannah enjoying a couple of days off. check it out. >> look at all of thoseol f. >> it looks like it will be a dry concert for our people out there for lady an -- >> youalled it early and called the parting of the

clouds. >> i'm so excited. we'll be out there in a little bit. and savannah is taking a few days off but she does have a exclusive one-on-one interview with robin wright to open up for the first time about the allegations of sexual against kevin spacey to her thoughts on the me-too movement and shooting now without her former co-star. something you don't want to miss. >> an interesting conversation. on mond we want to get straight to your news. a lot going on. an overnight tragedy has isks in trying to rescue the boys soccer team from a flooded cave in thailand. bill neely is there with the latest. hey, bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. from the entrancee to the c complex, as you say, if the risks to the boys weren't clear enough, they were underlined overnight by the death of a tough navy diver. he waser delg oxygen tanks to the cave complex when he ran out ofim oxygenlf and

collapsed. he couldn't be revived. he was highly trained and highly experienced. if it can happe to him, what about those boys? meanwhile the threat to the b is growing and it is coming from the very people who are here to help them. because there are now so many divers and volunteers in the cave complex, that oxygen is actually running out. anhr there is at to the boys' cave. so they've brought in mil of cables to increase the air supply. american divers are now in the thick of things. part of a team of 30, part of this global rese effort. and commanders are becoming increasingly convinced ty nee to take the risk of an emergency rescue beforehe monsoon rains happen. but the boys are not in full strereth. doctorstill monitoring them. they may get a boost by being able to talk to their parents through special telephone and fiber-optic cables and may even parentsee

and for the parents, this is an awful oreyal,because too, know that the risks to their own children arerowing every day. hoda, back to you. >> bill neely.th k you. president trump was in full attack mode last night through a rally in montanand it came hours after one of the most controversial members of his administration resigned. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is in bedminster, new jersey, where the president will be spending the weekend.mo gooding, peter. >> reporter: good morning. the president picking on a series of political punchinba at that rally last night. going aft the ailing republican senator john mccain. >>g tak a dig at george w.h. bush legacy, his initiative promoting volunteerism and a servic a swipe at elizabeth warren, a possible 2020 opponent. challenging her to take a dna test to prove her nativ american claim. while at the same time mocking

the me-too movement. >> we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently. because we're in the mtoo generation. so we have to be very gentle. and we will very gently take that kit and slowly toss it hoping it doesn'ter hit -- >> reporter: warren attacking back on twitter. lashing out to the president's tweemt of mignt families saying while you obsess over my genes, your administration is conducting dna tests on little kids because you ripped th from their mamas and too interkpet einte -- too incompetent to reunite them. and trump made no reference to scott pruitt resning effectively today. he was a hero among conservatives for oblling back a era environmental regulations but under siege for at least 15 parate largely ethics scandals. he will be replaced by a former

coal lobbyist. back to you. >> peter alexander in new and now to a terrifying carjacking in texas where police say a yng mother shot man who tried to steal her suv with her children inside. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has that story. >> reporter: the suspected carjacker definitely picwrd the g mom. she was simply trying to protect her kids andtaon't he, she said, to do it again. >> it happened s fast. not even five minutes. >> reporter: it is a fourth of july that this still shaken mom willer forget. concerned for her family'sll safety, mic asked us not to show her face. >> i was thinking about my kids. that is my main priority. i didn't worry abor. my that is replaceable. >> reporter: late wednesday she ran into a gas convenience store leaving her in theldren ages 2 and 4 car. when she got back a minute later, she said a man was behind

the wheel. that stranger, police say, was 36-year-old ricky wright. this is a mug shot of wright taken from a previous crime. the fast-thinking mom jumpedac into the beat with her toddlers. as wright sped away. >> i'm ameing the hey, my kids back here -- stop and pull ov >> reporter: she said she initially tried to take control of the speeding vehicle, but was u unable to do so instead she grabbed her gun from the glove e box and ope fire, shooting him in the hea >>e wasn't trying to stop and he kept hitting the gas. i went toward my glove compartment and grabbed my gun and iired at him from the side. >> reporter: young lost control. [ inaudible ]. >> just wrecked and not answm ing questions fe 911 call taker. >> reporter: michelle and her two children were not she's unapologetic for her actions. >> when someone tries to do anything or harm to my kids, i

will do what i need to do to protect themep >>ter: wright was taken to the hospital and charged with two counts of unlawful restraint and uunauthoriz of a motor vehicle. he's been reported to be in serious but stable condition. we do know according to court records he has lengthy wrap sheet. so far police have not said whether the mother willace any charges. back to you. >> miguel. thank you. time now for a morning boost. good time for a boost on a friday morning. >> i think you'll like this one. this is about a determined little girl and parents would just would not give up. 4-year-old mia has syrianal palsy and learned to get around using a walker but her mom and dad learned abo a spinal operation that might help mia walk on her own. soere is what happened just seven weeks later. take look. >> there you go. >> i'm walking! >> look at that. i'm walking. >> another little step. just a little win. >> i'm walking! yes!

>>ha how about her doctors were amazed because miaas walking month earlier than expected and her family calls her mighty miss mia. >> that was her older brother in the video and apparently she wants to do everything that he does. >> and that will happen soon. congratulations. coming up, can youerust thnline reviews? we'll tell you when to believe the critics and how to spot the fake ones. >> and country supars lady antebellum will have a live performance. the skies have parted in new york city and the rain is gone. after these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪

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nbc's joe fryer looked into it. >> reporter: restaurantson gettg e star reviews before they even open. films panned by critics but praised by users with hidden profiles. online reviews are everywhere, but can they still be trusted. >> at the end of the day, 100 million users can't be wrong. >> reporter: yelp said there is no way to block those tt are motivated to spread mischief. when ayesha curry announced the opening o her restaurant, they were flooded with negative reviews weeks before a single stake went on the grill. rry responded on twitter, i don't play ball so this is very entertaining to watch people so wound up. the food will speak for itself once we open. the restaurant's yelp pe now has an active clean-up alert warning and users have tools to tell which reviews to trust. >> as a user, you could look at the prole of the reviewer to decide if they share your tastes

and how much you value that review. >> reporter: online reviews are playing a role in hollywood. >> we, the jurors in the above case, find the defendant john gotti not guilty. >> reporter:otti starring john travolta has been whacked by critics, scoring zero on rotten tomatoes. writing i'd rather wake up next to a severed horse head than watch gotti again. it bombed at the box office but when it opened a high numier of user r gave it five stars which raised red flags to critic dan merle. >> this seems like ohe work somebody involved with the film in some way shape or form. >> reporter: rotten tomato said the accounts were created by real users but a closer look raised further questions ak rding to murl and other critics. >> a large amount ofs profi were made the month it came out and a large amount of the profilesad only reviewed "gotti". production: the

company did not respond to the request for comment. the head ofti mng told website too fabulous.com, we did not do anything to pad the audience reactions. ultimately experts say online reviews are only as reliable as the reviewers themselves. key things to look for. how long has the account been up? is it public and linked to other accounts. what other reviews have theyte writ just a few minutes of internet sleuthing could provide insight about which reviews are fair and which might be foul. for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> good to know. >> do you use the reviews? >> i'm don't use too many. if i'm looking to buy something, i'll look -- >> if it is not overwhelming negative. >> it is hard to tell which is which. >> let's check the weather. we havean d in cleveland. >> announcer: this portion of "today" is sponsored by smucker's. la and the sun is coming out here in cle.

and we are here for a very special reason. you know we love 100th birthdays around here and the cleveland orestra is celebrating 100 years. xciting time h an because they've played in 42 countries but they will play right here in their home town in downtown cleveland later on tonight for the star spangled spectacular. we'll talk to the exec sieve direct -- the executive director in just a second. but first let's look at the weather. it is cooling off. here in cleveland tempetures ve significantly dropped and will be in the 80s instead of 90s today. and we'll lose the humidity as well. thanks to the cold front bringing rain to the east coast. now temperatures will mostly be in the low to mid-80s. on saturday lower 80s. even some upper 70s back in thr cleveland right here with low humidity as well. so an absolutely gorgeous weekend. it warms up on sunda also want t quickly point out the tropics. we have hurricane barrel right now. it is moving to the west. it is going to is a poach thele er antilles toward the end

of the weekend. and then it should start to oweaken as we into monday. that is a look at the weather across the country. now here is a peek out your window. >> good morning. showers and storms on the radar. mostly nea winchester and hagerstown. some approaching frederick in the next hour oro. but there you see a north and west of the area continuing to move in this direction. and for the d.c. metro area,ee we'll shem closer to lunchtime today. notice the temperatures in the mid-80s. breaking out of the heat wave and tonight we'll be dry if you have friday night plans. don't worry about the rain, it will be gone. and humidity gone for saturday and sunday with highs in the mid to low 80s. >> and'm joine by andre gremyer and he's the executive director of e cleveland orchestra. and andre, 14,000 concerts in the last 100 years. but tonight's is extra special. why is this a thank you to the community? >> tonight really is our official celebration. and we thought that the best way to doe this would to thank this community.

the story of one of the great orchestras in the world being in this community is a wonderful it is a love story between the community and the cleveland orchestra and we thought we should celebrate not so much ourselves as the communityehat has m it possible. so this is our way of saying thank you, cleveland, northeast ohio for making this orchestra possible. >> 29 concerts in the last 29 years outdoors for the community. so community is so important and also music education for the youth especially is so important to the,est raw. why is that? >> reporter: the orchestra was founded first and remost to help with music education andar hundred later is more important than ever. every year we touch at least 60,000 kids through our music. and we think that every kid in cleveland should be touched by music. it is that iortant. >> thank you so much. and you can't talk about the orchestra without having a concert. so i know you have a big concert

back in new yorkut we'll have a special performance here in downtown cleveland in a little bit. >> we look forward to that. thank you, dylan. let's swing overo carson room -- he >> you were sharing a struggle with haley joy at night. what is going on? well, she started scaling the crib and she's not even one and alm half andt flipped over and i saw her on the monitor and sprinted up thend stairs freaked and she was crying and so i was think -- how do you keep her in the crib. >> and you said thatia and s media people sent you suggestions. here is one here. you notice this. the -- -- did you do this. >> i was afraid because everyone saidd it wo make her pigeon toed. >> youcse the fabn the jammies so they can't get the legs ove-- >> tha seems mean. >> some tips. >> there is a couple of other tips. andrea said how about a sleep sack. ks the zipper is in the back. it w for my twin girls and

easier than taylering the pj. and the crib tent -- >> a dome. >> i'm scary. seems like problems could happen. >> they can't get out. it keeps them safe from the mosquitos. that is awesome. [ laughter ] >> sharon here posting my husband turned the crib around and now against theth wall s front is higher. >> that is smart. >> jenny said, look, here is the inevit ble. big gir time. >> she's too little and you havo get everything else out of the room. >> we want to thankur viewers for chiming in. keep suggesting and use the hashtag ovenge room if you an idea. >> we didn't have the video monitor way back when. i remember one day i was sleeping and he comes wodling in his office andhat is how we learned he was able to get out. >> then you got the big boy bed. >> ours hit three and let it go

as long as possible because once they're mobile,ut forget ait. >> what are you going to do, hoda? >> i don't know. maybe a sleep sack. >> that little contraption, don't do that. that looks like child protective services might show up. >> and we'll start with prince harry and duchess meghan markle stepping out tomorrow. the pair attendedor a commonwealth youth challenge where they met young leaders with big ideas for the commonwealth. it was meghan markle's outfit had everyone talking. a stunning yellow dress designed by brandon maxwell d who w digging is favorite designer of lady gaga and found the d marked down for only $748. but it does appearo be sold out already. >> that is marked down. >> thais marked down. and it is a bargain. but you can't get it. but the dress isn't thegnly th having people talking. and on the first solo tri with the queen, megan was speaking

with a british accent. have a listen and see what you thk. >> oh, thank you. that's so nice of you to say. what is your name? sarah. it is nice to meet you. yes. thank you. we all had a great day. the sun was shining for us. very lucky all no rain at the moment. >> i'm glad you've come now. >> little bit >> she does sound british. >> just a little bit. >> but i think we've a been guilty of that when you are around it. >> i don't know. >> yes. i don't think so. >> and also the cadence of the words, yes. the way that -- >> and you pick it up. >> yes. >> we y say. >> no. >> like when you are in the south. like my mom is from north carolina and every time you go back, y'all come back now, you hear. and coming up,ar -- ariana grande got enged and she asked why she is still with th come

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that is your pop start today, everybody. >> got a little kis. >> i getting good. in quarterfinals. brazil against belgium. and neymar still the talk of tht tournameor his dramatic flops on the field. he spent a total of 14 minutes on the floor so far during the world cup. some young soccer players went viral with a video showing them practicing the neymar. >> neymar -- [ laughter ] >> that is great. >> there you go. >> it is like woody from toy story. they hit the deck. we're all watching neymar stay fon hist today. england takes on sweden tomorrow but they had to get out of the quarterfinals without -- there you go. neymar. england without their midfielder withian dellth to fly home for the birth of his daughter on wednesday and he posted the

happiness andratitude i'm feeling, back to russia now and hashtag tunnel vision and watch the coverage on telemund >> where did hoda go? >> look who i'm here with. it is lady antebellum and we're g outside to party. this is a new break. >> good morning, everybody. it is 8:26 on this friday, july 6th. i'm erika gonzalez. let's get a check of the roads with melissa mollet in your traffic. >> good morning. right now districteights inner loop after pennsylvania avenue broken down vehicle reporhyd. ts town, still problem southbound 270 befe 109nd the crash on the left shoulder and take a look at this. this is a rarity here. a lot of green all over the map. a lot of folut stillf town. easy commute for you today. >> thanks, melissa. and we'll check your weekend forecast coming up after this.

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i 8:30 on a friday morning, july the 6th, 2018. bit e're going a little country today with lady antebellum. they'll perform seval hit forcrw d. are you all so happy the rain stopped? me on, this is going to be great. wh do a crowd moment around this time. e is the martin family? the martin -- m thetin family is right here. now you guys have a special connection to lady antebellum.

>> yes. i went to lakeside high school and graduated in 199 >> oh, nice. >> i went to university ofge gia. go dogs. >> go dogs. >> thank you. the martins fromassachusetts e how about that? >> quick programming note, tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. eastern, the monster energy nascar cup seriesth returns t world center of racing, daytona international speedway for 400 miles of high speed racing. don't miss it on saturday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern only on nbc. m now before lady antebel takes the stage we'll check in with dylan dreyer for a quick look at the forecast from cleveland. >> this portion of today is spsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's had has to be good. >> good morning. and we're gearing up for our own concert here in cleveland. we'll get to that in a second. by furs take a look at what you could expect.

gorgeous across the northeast as the humidity is gone. but iththe sst on saturday we're still looking at record highs. a little unsettled on the gulf coast. on sunday still beautiful from the midwest to the great lakes over into the northeast. still very hot on sunday b not as hot and we're still looking for some unsettled weather with shers and storms along the gulf coast. that is a look at the weather across the cerntry. now h is a peek out your window. >> good morning. the rain moving into the area. speedi up a little bit compared to what we were looking at yesterday. so expect the t showe move through the area by lunchtime. for hagerstown down to winchester and across 81, where we are currently seeing the showers. but that will continue to move from west to east as we go through theext severalours around lunchtime and then clearing through the afternoon. dry foratonight. tempes only in the mid-80s today. look at what it does to the weekend. low humity, highs m to low 80s. >> and now a special performance from the musicians oelthe cld orchestra and youth orchestra.

♪ ♪ >> the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented by citi. >> lady antebellum is ready to take our city concert summer stage. but before we gete rocking on plaza. let's see how lady a. became one of countrymusic'sottest groups. ♪ ♪ >> multi-platinum country trio ladym antebelose to fame

with this break-out song. ♪ >> "need you now" became a cross over hit catapulting them intop stardom. and since the debut, lady a. has won seven grammy awards. ♪ ♪ >> and racked up nine number one hits b onlboard country charts. ♪ ♪ he last year they released sixth studio album "heart break" and now they are headed on tour with darious rucker. but first lady antebellum is kicking things off on our plaza. >> we'll get things started. performing the hit single "heart break", ladies and gentlemen, lady♪ntebellum. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm single t for summer ♪ till i'm sleeping like a tim kaine in california king ♪ i'm made i think it's time to take a heart break ♪ it is just a little phase, give me a little space

♪ you might see through it, but i'm putting on a poker face ♪ giving love a rest, between my ex and my next ♪ i think it is time to take a break. day late, solo on a sat night ♪ going out without a plus one, i'm done ♪ falling over pickup lines ♪ i'm single for the summer, i won't rebound ♪ one lover to another or be tied dunn ♪ till i'm sleeping like a queen in cheifornia king i'm in ♪ i think it's time to take a heart break. ♪ i think it's time to take a heart break ♪ love i'm over ♪ love i'm over ♪ it's long overdue ♪ i think it's time to take a heart break ♪ i think it's time to take a

heart break ♪ i think it's time tak t a heart break,ut late ♪ solo on aig saturday nht ♪ going out without a plus one, i'm done ♪ falling ove pickup lines ♪ i'm single for the summer, i won't rebound ♪ one lover to anher, or be tied down ♪ till i'm sleeping like a queen in the california king i made i think it's time to take a heart break ♪ i think it's time to take a heart break ♪ [ applause ] >> don't go my where because we're right back with hit from lady ants beebellum.

but first, this is "today" -- >> on nbc.

we are grooving with lady antebellum on summer concert stage. >> the trio released the sixth studio album "heart break" and it sky rocketed to number o on th country -- >> this summer they will join the us rucker acros country but first a stop here at 30we rock. e here with. y nashville is the epicenter of song writing but you got out of nashville and renting a home for eative juices for "heart break". >> we went to florida and the beach and got away from everything normal in our day-to-day life and went out to los angeles and we justhanted to swi it up. we've been a band almost ten years at that point and wanted to -- >> let's be honest. we wanted to sleep in. we all have kids. it is an excuse to go and sleep

in and work in the studio late and then it was freshing. >> speaking of kids. we have a couple of congratulations. you have twins. five months -- >> yes. >> look at this brew. >> we are dng the first single "you look good." ♪ ♪ i'm thinking everybody better stand in line ♪ cause they need to know that your body's coming with me

tonight ♪ they're ke, hey, who that there with the sha os ♪ lik the way you move to the bass ♪ hold up ♪ whole room gets to spinning from the second that you walk in ♪ and baby, you look good you look good ♪ you look good ♪ got everybody watching you like cameras i hollywood ♪ baby, you look good ♪ oh, baby you look good ♪la bck dress to the 9s, new year's in a pent ♪ from the floor to the roof make the skyline spin ♪ yeah, you're killing me boy in your black faded jeans ♪ ain't gotta work you're smiling at me ♪ like hey who that there with

the shades ♪ like oh, the way you move to the bass ♪ hold up ♪ whole room gets spinning from the second you walk in ♪ baby, you loo good ♪ you look good ♪ so fresh, so fine ♪ you look goodry ♪ got evedy watching you like cameras in hollywood ♪ oh, bayy you look good ♪ oh, baby you look good ♪ i'm thinking everybody better stand in line ♪ cause they need to know that your body's coming home with m tonight ♪ like hey, hey who that there with the shades? like oh, the way you move to e bass ♪ hold up. >> whole room gets spinning from the second that you walk in. ♪ babe yu you look good

♪ you look good ♪ so fresh, so fine ♪ you look good ♪ got everybody watching you like cameras in hollywood ♪ babyou y look good ♪ oh, baby you look good ♪ you look good ♪aby you look good . [ applause ] >> that is lady antebellume they hav one more song for us. but first on a friday morning, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ migraine with botox®. what if you had fewer headaches and...

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we're not done with lady antebellum yet. we asked you guys wch song you wanted to hear them perform and the fan vote went to a classic. >> it's -- "i run to you". >> this is from the debut album back in 2008.

♪ ♪ i run from hate ♪ i run from prejudice ♪ run from pessimists ♪ but i run too late ♪ i run my life ♪ or is it running me? ♪ run from my past ♪ i run too fast ♪ or too slow it seems ♪ when lies become the truth ♪ that's when i run toou

♪ this world keeps spinning faster ♪ into a new disaster ♪ so i run to you lli run to you, baby ♪ when it starts coming undone ♪ baby, you're the only one i run to ♪ i run to you ♪ we run on fumes ♪ your life and mine ♪ like the sands of time ♪ slipping right on through ♪ and our love's the only truth

♪ that's why i run to ♪ this world keeps spinning faster ♪ into a new disaster, so i run to you ♪ i run to you, baby ♪ when it all starts coming undone ♪ baby, you're the only one i run to ♪ i run to you ♪ whoa, oh -- ♪ i run to you. >> new york city it you lift your voices if you know this e. altogether here we go.

♪ thisorld kee spinning faster ♪ into a new disaster so i run to you ♪ i run to you, baby ♪ when it all starts coming undone ♪ by you're the only one i run to ♪ i run to you you un to ♪ yeah ♪ whoa ♪ oh, i run to you ♪ i run to you, girl ♪ whoa, oh >> thank you, new york. >> lady antebellum, thank you. we'r back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪

>> announcer: "today" celebrates sponsored by with a name like we had our fun out here on the plaza with lady antebellum still having fun inleland with dylan for the 100th birthday. >> we are having fun out here in cleveland and i have a special guest this morning joined by the executive chairman of jm smucker, richard smucker himself. an're also the cleveland orchestra board president. >> correct. >> you've been a par of the orchestra for so long. it is so special to you. why is that? >> the orchestra is a wonderful institution and it is done so much for cleveland and cleveland has been so supportive of the orchestra for a hundred years. and so we're just blessed to have them here. >> and you know we love celebrating 100th birthdays so it is nice to have you here. and no pressure as we spin

around our smucker's jars. and we wish a very happy 100th rthday to mini wall of minneapolis, minnesota. a life long vikings fan and became known as the team's good luck charm after attending her first playoff game earlier this year. how cool is that. annie bell williams of altadena, california, celebrating 100 years. she loves spenting time with her family, including her ma, many grandkids. and happy 101 birthday to paul assign, a dancer from port st. lue and catch him on the softball field catching sond base. i'm a second baseman myself to go paul. next thomas edward walsh, this proud c fan is 100. he was awarded a silver star for his work in theilitary. and as always, we thank you for your service, sir. miss rosella waldwell is00

year and an expert cook from north carolina. a she wa high school biology teacher for 40 years. and last but notea, happy 101st birthday to richard sampson, a retired postal rvicemployee from rosemount, minnesota and he said the secret to longevity is drinking a cup of coffee every morning. and i had o of those this morning. how did i do? >> you did wonderful. thday to the cleveland orchestra. >> 100 years. guys, can you believe it? at that is g well done under pressure. >> way to go, dylan. > nailed it. ou have a big weekend coming up? >> we do. coming up on saturday, we'll take a look at the top summer fitness trends from sun burns to bug bite the best way to treat the common ailments tomorrow on oday." and then on sunday, what has willie got. >> he hits the links with golfing -- this is a phenom,

jordan spieth and the conversation with the 24-year-old as he prepares to defend his title at the british open and thatnd more with willie geist. >> we'll be watching. >> like it. >> megyn kelly is up next and the story of a man travel ago cross the country on 50 ates -- 50 lawns and that is a challenge, he's mowing lawns for the elderly and disabled veterans all for free. how about that for making your friday. have a great weekend. we'll see you on monday. here a look at your local news. 4 announcer: this is a news today news break. good morning. yt is just about 9:00 on this friday, j 6th. i'm erika gonzalez. ight now a check of your morning commute with melissa mollet. >> good morning, eric you. taking look at the beltway, inner loop and outer loop light and not too much issues on the road. couple of things have popped up. arlington eastbound washington boulevard, patrick henry with

lanes blocked and in alexandria, southbound route 1 at memorial street, aater main break reported there. >> thanks, and the weekend is looking nice. we'll check your forecast next. you've got to get in there, like... i know what a bath is smile honey this thing is like... first kid ready here we go by their second kid, every parent is an expert and... ...more likely to choose luvs, than first time parents. live, learn and get luvs it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. tide pods child-guard pac. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging.

good friday the umbrella if you are heading out and you have not left yet. we have showers north and west of d.c. parts of loudon county seeing them near frederick. as weh go throlunchtime, we'll see more coverage with the showers moving throughing the d.c. area but clearing into the afternoon and your weekend looks fantastic. low humidity and tempe ltures in th 80s and 90s return next week. >> thank you. you get the latest news and weather updates every time with our nbc washington app. have a great weekend. it's time for the 'lowest prices of the season' with savnugs on the new sleeer 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that? don't missth of july special. save up to $500 on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus 36-month financing.

ends sunday. good morning, everyone. welcome to the pr i'm megyn kelly. happy friday. we have a lotoblgts to this morning including controversy at wimbledon and facebook labeling declaration of independence hate speech. joining me on that and other things making the rounds nbc correspondent stephanie gosk and akbar gbaja-biamila and matt iseman of -- >> "american ninja warrior." >> hello. hi, guys. hi there, how is it going? >> >> wonderful. >> bec i