good morning. four more years? >> i stand before you to officially launch my campaign for a second term. >> president trump formally s kicks off hi-election bid with a 76 minute speech with his favorite hit. >> border security. a hoax. the great hoax. crooked hillary clinton. >> the be goes wild. is this the path to re-election? stunning exit. acting defense secretary patrick shsiahan abruptly stepping a after an explosive report about domestic violence in his family. the military once again witht a leader at a critical time. rocket attack. exxonmobil evacuates personnel from iraq this morning after anh assault on itseadquarters

there. iranian-backed militia being blamed. overnight, the new evidence navy officials saprove iran was behind the tanker attacks.'r welive with the very latest. those stories, plus more storms. the entire eastern half of theac countryg yet another day of heavy rain and flash flooding. al's fecast straight ahead. safety first. the historic changes coming to two major league parks after a string o scary incidents involving fans. and rock star. >> i can't believe i jid that. >> the 10-year-old who just became the youngest person eve to scale yosemite's el capitan. she's right here to tell that story. today, wednesday, june 19th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "tay" with savannah th gurie and hoda kotb, live fromud stio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for being with us on a wednesday morning.ry it is not e day we have rock royalty right in our studio. >> it's true. >> it is selah schneiter. she is the youngest person ever to climb el capitan, yo mite's famous peak. she's incredible. she's going to tell us how she did it. >> the 10-year-old in the studio with us. her parents here, as well. otwe'll just say, n to give away too much, but it is in her blood. >> yes. >> we'll get to that in a moment. >> destiny, you might say. let's get to the top story. the president had his first 2020 campaign rally, and it opene lot like his run in 2016 in terms of themes. promises of american greatness, attacks o some familiar rivals. we've got two reports. we'll start with nbc white house correspondent peter alexander, who is in the orlando wre the rally was last night. hi, peter. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah and craig.o good morning tu. in many ways, it is as if president trump's 2016 campaign never ended. the president not really trying to persuade new voters to join

him but trying to super charge his loyal base. that's the 2020 strategy. last night, airing the same grievances against the same perceived enemies that propelled him to the white house. >> i stand before you to officially launch my campaign for a second term as president the united states. >> reporter: president trump, in front of a capacity crowd, kicking off his 2020 campaign with familiar themes. >> we're draining the swamp. >> reporter: targeting the media, the democrats, and the tablishment. >> they tried to take away your digginityr and y destiny, but we will never let will we? that, >> reporter: for the formal kick-off, a photo of the team/pence ticket, with trump children smiling from the sideline. the major difference from 2016, the presidential seal on the podium. a new topic to focus on, the russia investigation. >> we went thratgh the gt

witch hunt in political history. >> reporter: the president again attacking his last opponent, mentioning hillary clinton at least seven times. >> crooked hillary clinton and the dnc. eust in case hillary clinton lost. thought that hillary clinton, crooked hillary clinton, was going to win. when hillary clinton said, the free pass they gave to hillary. hillary used the word "deplorables." hillaky clinton made a mist with the speech. >> reporter: taking brief swipes at possible 2020 rivals. >> our radical democratic opponents are driven by hatred, prejudice, and rage. they want to destroy you. they want to destroy our country as we know it. >> reporter: name checkingie bern sanders and joe biden. >> crazy bernie sanders. sleepy rjoe. >>orter: both candidates topping the president in a new poll of florida voters. biden leading by 9%, sanders by 6%. democrats looking to avoid some mistakes from clinton's 2016 campaign, targe

battleground states. >> i plan on campaigning the soh, and i believe we can win texas and florida, if you look at the polling data now. >> peter, you were there last night. the crowd seemed to love the speech. what was thesp atmore? >> reporter: yeah, they definitely did. it was about 20,000 people in the arena. there wasn't a lot of new material last night. certainly the same old grudges. we reported on the president's frustration with polls recreent, certainly polls not in his favor. he quizzed the crowd, whether they preferred the theme, make america great again oram keep ica great. these were the people who helped get him to the white house in 2016nt and he is coug on them to help him do it again. >> peter, while we have you here, yesterday, the president wasbo asked a that new warning, the i.c.e. agents are going to deport millions of undocumented immigrants starting next week. have we learned any more about the president's plan? >> reporter: yeah, the president yesterday at the white house was

pressed on the fact that many immigration officials say they were caught off guard by his announcement. certainly an announcement of deporting millions of undocume immigrants, something of that type of a large-scale. the president again doubled down, insisting this is goi to happen beginning next week. again, he didn't offer specifics on it. us gration officials tell that it is logistically impossible and politically explosive. for now, we wait and see. craig and savannah? >> peter alexander for us ino. orland thank you. breaking overnight, a new source of tension in the middle east. a rocket strike near the iraq headquarters of u.s. oil giant exxonmobil. this as the u.s. reveals new evidence of iran's alleged involvement in those attacks on oil tankers in the region.ly bill n has more. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the u.s. i building its case against iran this morning with new evidence that it's shown to

nbc news here in the gulf. the president appears to be playing down the cig candidasigf the attacks on those oil tankerr as min meanwhile, in iraq this morning, a rocket attack on workers evacuated from a u.s. oil company. at the u.se base on th persian gulf, fragments of mines and the magnets used to attach them. madey iran, says the u.s., to attack oil tankers last week. >> the mine that was useds d bear a striking resemblance to that which has been publicly displayed in the iranianmi tary parades. >> reporter: more proof, say u.s. officials, of iranian guilt. to add to the photograph and the video that show iranian revolutionary guards next to thp damaged esident trump is now playing down the attacks, telling "time" magazine, so far, it's been very minor. he said it was questionable whether he'd take military action to keep the gulf shipping

lanes open. going to war to prevent iran tting nuclear weapons, certainly, he said. secretary of state mike pompeo met u.s. military commanders and sa america's aim is to defend and deter. >> we are there to deter aggression. president trump does not want war, and we will continue to communicate that message while doing the things that are necessary to protect american interests in the region. >> reporter: this morning, exxonmob says it is evacuating 20 workers from iraq after a rocket landed at its headquarters there. iranian-backed militia is being blam by some iraqi military officials. all this as another 1,000 american troops are being sent to the middle east to convincir the u.s. is serious. >> the bottom line is, we're trying to get iran to stop attacking ships and pipelines and turning the mideast upside down. iran is the problem, not trump.

>> reporter: iran's president says it, sntoo, doe want war. but he doesn't ctrol the country or the militias in the region. it is a crisis with no clear way out. this morning, iran's president saide will not negotiate with the u.s. under pressure. not ruling out talks all together. those american oil workers that were evacuated, just this morning, many of them had just returnedfter being evacuated from the same facility last month. so very tense times here, guys. craig? >> bill neely for us in qatar, thank you. now the shakeup at the ag penton. acting secretary of defense patrick shanahan stepping down and withdrawing from the possibility of taking over the post after domestic violence surfaced in his family. kristen welker has the story on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to sou. president trump iacing

mounting questions about the sudden departure of his acting defense secretary. the president is aiming to quell concerns about any instability in the agency, and has vowed to name a permanent replacement soon. st it comes at a critical moment with major foreign policy challenges from iran, iraq, and north rnrea. this g, a sudden shakeup inside the defense department, after patrick shanahan told president trump he's whihdrawing nomination for secretary of defense. >> difficult time for pat, but he is going to take a little time off for family service. >> reporter: shanahan, a former boeing executive, saying in a statement, continuing in the confirmation process would force my three children to relive a traumatic chapter in our family's life. their safety and ll-being is my highest priority. that comes as "usa today" reports the background investigation was looking into a violenceomestic dispute from 2010 between shanahan and his then-wife, kimberly, which both claim to pice they had been

punch bid ted by the other. shanshan saying, i never laid a hand on my then-wife. in 2011, the "washington post" reports the couple's then 17-year-old son, william, ud a baseball bat to brutally beat his mother, leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull. two weeks ter, according to the paper, shanahan sent his ex-wife's brother a memo, arguing his son acted in self-defense, writing, will's mother harassed him for nearly three hours befor the incident. but shanahan now telling the "post," i have never believed will's attack on his mother was an act of self-defense or justified. i don't believe violence is appropriate ever. adding, bad this can happen to good families, and this is a tragedy really. the president saying he just learned of the incidents monday. >> we have a great vetting process, but that came up a little bit over the last short period of time. >> reporter: now, some democrats say they were caught o guard, and they're demanding answers.

>> i feel that there was possibly a deliberate concealment here. >> reporter: the president is tapping army sectary mar mark esper to serve as acting secretary, his third pentagon chief in six months. >> kristen, it is not just defense secretary. there is a number of vacancies in senior leadership in the administration. can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right,sa nnah. look, there are actually more than a dozen top positions in the trump administrati. you can see some here on your screen that are either vacant or only have someone serving in an acting capacity. now, that includes critical positions like the dhs secretary, the fema director, faa administrator, and even the chief of staff at the w te house. the president says he likes to have people in acting roles because it gives him more flexibility. it also has the potential effect of not really having someone who is truly in charge in key areas of government. the question is, could that create instability, as the president navigates foreign policy challenges, like the one

bill was talking about, a what he has called a crisis at the rder. savannah and craig? >> krist welker athe white house, thank you. at home, the threat of severe weaer is expanding. nearly the entire eastern half of thisbr countrying for more storms and flooding rain. mr. roker is tracking all of it for us. how are we looking? >> good morning. thanks for gting that hey, guys, good morning. thanks for getting the first weather for us nationally. this is hail. kansas. folks are parked under overpasses to protect themselves. there's flooding going on. guess ngwhat, we're goio see more of this and it's going to keep going because we have a blocking system there. right now flashng flood warni from nebraska to kansas on into missouri. awe'veo got flash flood watches for41 million people through the midwest. we are looking at a lot of heavy rain. why? we're getting this ocbl this greenland block. there's a big area of high pressure over greenland. that blocks the movement of storms. we've got a canadian low pumping

in cooler air from canada. with the jet stream stuck where oo is, nothing is moving. we're lng at stormy weather pattern that just sits here along the jet stream and continues to push moisturero ac and along it. right now we don't see that breaking up until early week. if you're going to be traveling today, it's going to be a mess, especially out at the airports. low clouds, fog, new york city showers. charlotte, scattered showers, tlanta, delays, st. louis, dallas, and cincinnati and on the roads a real mess. we're looking at rainfall amounts anywherem fro 2 to 3". locally upwards of 3 to 5" midwest and into the northeast. >> al, thank you. thank yo r now falorts of an active shooter that triggered chaos and confusion a honolulu's airport yesterday and led to major flight delays, too. thousands of outbound passengers had to be evacuated and then rescreened after two laptops overated in somebody's carry-on luggage at a security checkpoint. the computer started to smoke,

apparently make noise that resembled gunshots to those who heard it. that sent people ducking under chairs and fleeing in all directions to seek safety. several people suffered minor injuries in that may lay. now to the high profile war usimes trial of a decorated navy s.e.a.l. acc of murdering a captured isis fighter in iraq. miguel almaguer has the latest on this one. good morning to u. >> good morning. special operations chief edward gallagher is accused of serious war crimes. prosecutors say he went rogue, killing an isis detainee and oping fire on a young girl and elderly man. prosecutors s he says it is fromtl disgruned coworkers. al >> reporter: glagher is painted at a cold-blooded killer. the first witness to testify, a navy s.e.a.l. who serlld with her, saying he watched the officer begin to medically treat

a detainee. when he left and returned, the isishter was no longer ilive. in court, photos of the dead teenager were shown, includi one with gallagher holding his head in one hand and a knife in another, allegedly textings, friend got a good story when i got back. i got him with my hunting knife. the 40-year-old veteran and his attorn denying all charges. >> this is not a murder. this is a mutiny. this is a group of young, disgruntled sailors that didn't like being told that they were cowards. they decided to conspire to take down thef. chie >> reporter: now facing life in prison, while in mosul, iraq, in 2017, gallagher is also accused of shooting at two unarmed civili a school aged girl and an elderly man from a sniper's nest. gallagher's wife standing by his side. >> the truth has always been our best defense. we said from day one that these allegations are shameless. >> reporter: the case could be difficult to prove for the prosecution. they have little physical

evidence, no body, weapons, or a. relying on witnesses, it was members of gallagher's own platoon who reported him. >> each one of these witnesses is going to come in and tell their own individual story. we're going to hav go through each one of them, expose each one of them for lying. >> reporter: no stranger to a battlefield, told in a courtroom, edward gallagher is facing a different kind of fight life.s >> miguel, we know that this is a military court, not a civilian courtroom. what do we know then about the makeup of the jury? >> craig, because this is a military court, it is comprised of seven service members, including a navy s.e.a.l. his peers will decide if he is innocent or guilty. we should add, this could be a very big day in court, with the navy s.e.a.l. who says he witnessed the stabbing set to testify today, craig. >> wef will, ocourse, continue to follow this closely. miguel, thank you. a british research submarine has made a significant discovery

on its very first mission, but that is perhaps t least memorable thing about it. as you may recall, back in 2016, british researchers asked the el public's in naming the ship. people came up put name boatty mcboatface. now, boaty mcboatface made an importtdiscovery. officials vetoed the choice and decided to name this smaller sa submarine instead of the ship boaty mcboatface. the most important thing, boatty mcboatface found aignificant link between antarctic winds and rising seatemperatures. the data is going to help experts better predict how climate change will impact rising sea levels. again, it is named boaty oamcbace, which makes me laugh. >> you like saying boaty mcboatface. >> who esn't? >> it has climate change. it is the best of both worlds. >> i knew you'd like it, al. >> thank you. unfortunately d we have centers weather to talk about.

ten states, 26 million people from texas all the way into indiana, tennessee, parts of mississippi and alabama, hail, can't rule out tornadoes. tomorrow afternoon into the evening we've got from the northeast into the plains. i should say the stheast and then the plains on friday. so a lot of severe weather as we g ve right on into the weekend. that's what goin around the > good morning. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy skies over wthhington morning. a pretty high chance for some rain later on in the day. dnothing comingn just yet but there are already showers in west virginia coming our way for later on in the day. really just a rain chance today. not looking for a severe weather threat on your wednesday. tomorrow will be a different story. i temperatures nthe upper 60s and low 70s. because of all the clouds, temperatures today wl stay mostly in the low- to mid-80s. we turn hot and humid and likely to be stormy around here torrow afternoon. a likelihood of severe weather

on thursday. tomorrow will be a storm team4 weather alert day. then as we get towards friday, a gusty northwesterly wind is going to blow the humidity out of here for a few days. friday, saturday, and sunday will be great. only an isolad chance for a shower on sunday. keep that umbrella handy for today and be on the lookout for atentially severe weather coming up tomorrow >> say it one more time. >> boaty mcboatface. i mean, it gives so much joe, doesn joy, doesn't it? like your outfit. thank you, al. historichanges heading to two major league ballparks in the wake of injuries to fans. question this morning, should ee rest of the leagu follow suit? also, the 10-year-old girl who just made history. she is the youngest person to ever scale yosemite's iconic el capit capitan. guess what?se h schneiter is with us exclusively. first, this istoday" on nbc. "

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>> good morning, everybody. kind of a cloudy start to our day. there are rain showers across west virginia that are coming in our direction. so rain chances are going to go up with time as you go through your wednesday. not looking for any severe weather today. that's the good news, although there's a high chanceor rain. temperatures in the low 70s now. highs today will only be in the low- to mid-80s with a likelihood ofer afton rain.

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♪ always going to be another mountain ♪ back at 7:30 on wednesday, june 19th, 19. history making moment. selah schneiter, 10-year-old, and is here pita to tell us the story. >> we can see her off camera now, smiling from ear to ear. she loo at herself climbing that thing. i'd be smiling and quite proud. she's here for an exclusive, live interview. plus, we havee little surpris for you. don't want to give away too much though. little surprise. >> exactly. let's get right to the headlines of the morning. president formally kicking off his nre-electioid last night in front of a packed house in orlando. >> officially launch my campaign

for a second term as president of t united states. >> the president spoke for well over an hour, targeted some favorite folks, the media, the democrat and the russia investigation, brought up his 2016 opponent hillary clinton at least seven times, and took brief swipes at his possible 2020 rivals. united nations human rights investigator is calling for a criminal probe into the possible role of saudi princ mohammed bin salman in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. in her report this morning, the investigator says no conclusion is made as to guilt. the only conclusion mades i that there is credible evidence meriting fther investigation. she says she obtained abscess to a recording of khashoggi's killing and dismemberment last year. 11eople are on trial for the crime in saudi arabia. one of the largest dg

busts in u.s. history. 16 tons of cocaine received at a philadelphia shig yard yesterday. the containers were packedull ofrugs and value at $1 billion. the shipment was loaded with drugs after leaving its last port of call in theba mas. two major league baseball teams are announcing plans for significant safety changes to better protect fans from foul balls. this comes after several frightening incidents. nbc's gabe gutierrez is outside one of those parks, guaranteed rate field, the home, of course, to the chicago white sox. gabe, ood morning toyou. >> reporter: good morning. this troown is going wild over e bs and white sox matchup at wrigley field, but it is the ballpark behind me where fans will soon see a change that some say is long ovdu the sport. cubs outfielder almora jsun yr

smacking a foul ball into the stands, hitting a 4-year-old girl. alhara sken on the field and needed to be consoled. >> this one hurts. >> it's frightening. >> reporter: now, two big league teams arehe announcing ty're extending safety netting to protect fans. >> nobody should go home with bumps, bruises, or even worse. whatever they have to do to take care of that, i'm glad they're taking procedtees. >> repor in 2015, major league baseball recommended teams extend their netting dugouto dugout. all 30 teams did so by 2018. now, the chicago white sox are moving theirs all the way to the foul pole in theyoutfield. the texas rangers will move their net a bit farther i o the outfield, raising the question, will other teamsne be ? >> we have to make sure we protect everybody. >> reporter: that line drive was just the latest incident. last month, thisr-11-yeaold was hit by a foul ball during as nationalgame. >> i put my glove up to try to catch it, but it went past it

and hit me in the nose. i went into shock immediately. >> reporter: last year, a 79-year-old woman was killed by a foul ball at dodgers stadium. in 2017, another young girl was hit in the face during a yankees game. >> they're going to get help for the person that was struck by the baseball. >> reporter: the new, extended netting may prevent fans from making memorable catches like these. >> a snag here in the stands. with a child. >> wow.r: >> reporte some players think the sacrifice is worth it to keep fs safe. >> both foul posts is pretty aggressive, in my opinion, but you don't want anyone to be hurt. it will probably be foul posts for every team. >> reporter: they've not announced when they'll make the change, only that it'll happen aj soon as possible. reached out to mor league baseball to find out if the league will recommend every team do this. so far, the league has not commented. savannah, craig, and al, back to you.

>> there's gabe for us there in chicago. similar thing happened in hockey 15, 16 years ago, i think 2002. little girl hit by a puck and dies. shtly thereafter, they install all this netting in e nhl. at the time, people complained it'd ruin the views, blah, blah, blah. it is the norm. you have to wonder if major league baseball will follow suit. >> maybe they will. in japan in baseball, they have more netting. right.'s >> whistles get blown when a ball veers off into the stands. >> yeah. >> we'll see. hopefully there will be more. let's get a check of the weather. this ve a dapper outf morning that requires a comment. >> trying to play it cool. in fact, trying to watch the weather because it has been cool, as we. 've had no 90 degree temperatures in 2019 so far. most of the midwest and the northeast not getting those 90 degree readings. how far behind are we? 14 degrees behind getting the first 90 in kansas city. 11 in chicago. seven days, detroit. 24 days, new york. so far, the hottest day so far

this year from oklahoma into the upper 80s. same for chicago, detroit, new york city. no 90s yet. the problem has been this blocking pattern we've been seeing over and over again. below average temperatures again in cheyenne. bismarck, milwaukee, kansas city. as we contie to see those cool temperatures tomorrow from chicago to boise, finally temperatures will start warming up as we get into the weekend, into the 90s in tulsa, dallas. lubbock, texas. kansas city, mid 80s. that's what going on around the country, here woods.> good morning. it is a cloudy start here in the washington area. no rain on the radar just yet here in the washington area. here is a likelihood of showers later in the day today. no severe weather worries for wednesday. current temperatus in the low 70s. thanks to the clouds,on it be quite as warm. high tod 84, your likelihoo of rain60%. for tomorrow storm team4 weather alert day. a severe storms likely tomorrow afternoon with a high of 91 degrees.

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parents about this in a moment, first, her journey. >> reporter: at yosemite national park, this is how most take in el capitan's awesome this was selah schneiter's breathtaking view. >> it's steep, isn't it? >> yeah, sup steep. >> reporter: last week, tlis ttle powerhouse became the youngest person on record to reach the summit. towering 3,000 feet high, conquering el cap is no easy feat, even for climbers twice selah's age. >> it was incredible. thinking about tha experience was really moving. >> reporter: for decades, many thought the peak was unclim el capitan's complexity has proven deadly.ch but pit by pitch, selah was all smiles on her five-daynt assentthe recordooks. >> good. >> reporter: her dad mike by her side, recording every step. to seeproud of her, just how big her heart was and how

strong she was. >> reporter: you could say selah was born to reach these heights, with parents tdevotedthe sport. selah was climbing before she could walk. >> our motto was, how do you eat an elepnt? small bites. we were just trying to do, you know, one day at a time, one move a a time. >> reporter: she's been moving up ever since. >> last bolt and anchor. >> reporter: her path to the top, a year in the making. all for this moment. >> that's her first happy cry? >> yeah. i just can'tt believe i jus did that. >> reporter: proving for this young girl, the sky is t limit. >> selah, we can't believe you did it either. she's here along with her parents, mik and joy. good morning. >> good morning. >> selah, when you watch that back, what goes through your mind? how doou feel? >> i don't know. a lot. >> well, what was it like in th moment when you with ggot to top? >> really overwhelming.

really emotional. what was the hardest part of ?ll of i mean, minus the 3,000 feet and all. >> probably getting down. because youe carrying everything. and because you're reallyhis id cap?h, to climb el i know your parents are both climbers, but when did you think, maybe i'd like to t this? >> well, last year, my dad wanted me to do it, but then i didn't want to do it. i thought i would do it this year. >> dad, let me turn to y here for a moment. mike, i would imagine there was probably some concern. she's just 10 years old. how did you -- how did you get to the point where you're like, this is a good idea? >> yeah, i mean, she talked about it really for a number of years, and we started hatching a plan. if we're going to do this, you need to do a series of steps, like goals to get there. i said, well, if we can kind of get to that point where we feel like we're ready, we can give it

a go, you know. she did. she did great preparing for it, training for it. i really felt likeok , i think maybe we have a chance. not a 100% chance but just a chance. >> to summit. >> yeah, go give it a shot. we can always come dow if it wasn't working. i felt comfortable enough that we'd be safe enough because we had plenty of backups in place. had a great friend with us, mark regier, who helped us along the way. it was really, really seat. >> thi brings me to mom, joy. i mean, what did you think of this idea? i know you're a climber yourself, but were yourv nes? ,as it easy for you to say, okay, guys you can do this? concerned say i was for her endurance. she's so little. i know how much work it is to get up a big wall. i it not just going up 3,000 feet. it's hauling and jugging and sleeping ande exposure to th elements. being baked in the sun. it is just a lot of energy-sapping expeence. i was worried about her getting

really tired and wanting to turn back. but i knew that they would turn back if they needed to. i knew that mike would, you know -- if anyone, mike is the person who would keep her safe up there. >> selah, you get to the top and nt one thing, apparently. what's the one thing you craved when you got to the top of el cap? >> pizza. >> i guess there are no pizza places on the top of el cap though, right? >> n i >> you got when you came down? >> we were planning to go to the pizza deck when we went down, and we still did,ut i was really looking forward to it. >> i bet that was the best p za you everd. >> yeah. >> what were the views like? what was it like to climb this huge mountain? >> i think the best thing was sunset. >> i bet it was. not many people have seen it.r have you eve heard of this climber, alex honnold? >> yeah. >> he climbed el cap. he did this climb without ropes. there was a documentary, "free

solo." he had a message for you, if you look right over there. we'll play it for you. >> hey, selah, nice work on el cap. impressive. i got to watch you a little bit from the meay w. it was precredible to see you up there. well done. >> how cool is that? >> oh, my gosh. >> alex honnold was watching you. he is a legend. >> oh, my gosh. >> you think you'd want to do more climbs in the future? >> u dhuh. >> you >> yeah. >> you have three other children. selah is the oldest. do we have climbing in their blood, too? >> they love it. we have a climbing wall i our garage, and they're just constantly on there. >> i should mention, we're almost out of time, but you two fell in love on el capitan. >> we did. >> tell us about that. >> 15 years ago, i was living in my volkswagen van, traveling around the country, climbing. i met these guys. mark regier, who was on the trip, and mike, and another guy. they invited me to climb el cap with them. over a few days, we fell in

ave. mike gave me peck on the cheek on the top. >> now it's full sir cucircle. >> yeah. >> mark officiated our wedding less than a year later. >> that's your mountain. >> yeah. it's really special to us. >> is sselah, congratulations. you' amazing. >> come back after the next climb, okay? >> okay. ahead this morning, jenna getting a first look at a big,n expansion down at dollywood. she's with dolly herself. first, these messages. so recently my son's band was signed by a record label. a record deal? unbelievable. g whenever we're about on a stage for a huge audience,

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newsbreas 7:56 i your time now on this wednesday june 19th, 2019. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. today the prince william county school board will hold a public hearing and a potential vote on boundary plan for 13th high school. that meeting is scheduled for 7:00 a p.m.the kelly leadership center. now let's check on your commute with melissa mollet and first4traffic. how is it going, melissa? >> goo a um can of problems inner loop near gw parkway crash on the right side, a tiny delay. northbound 95 after dale city two right lanes blocked by that accident. as we zoom to 270 southbound, 370 on down going about 40 miles per hour. >> melissa, thank yoak we'll t a break now and check the forecast next. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. cloudy skies over washington righ now. rain across west virginia. that's coming our way for later on in the day. so your rain chances are going to be increasing byer lat on in

the afternoon.er tempatures will also increase a bit. we're in theow- to mid-70s now but it won't bemuite as war as the last few days. that's actually good news because it means we won't have a risk for severe weather. today's high 84, today's rain chance 60% at least.mo for ow, tomorrow will be a storm team4 weather alert day.to severe ss likely on thursday afternoon as a cold front comes on by, that will take the humidity out of here for a couple of so friday, saturday, and sunday looking near perfect for all of your outdoor plans. >> very nice, chuck. thank you.r anotheocal news update for you in 25 minutes. for now back back after this short break. have a great day.

it's 8:00 "nday." coming up, trump on the trail. >> i stand before you to officially l nch my campaign for a second term. >> the predent kicks off his 2020 re-election bid with some familiar themes. >> we're draining the swamp. crooked hillary clinton. the greatest witcht in political history. >> new polls showing the president trailing democrats in key state. we're live with the latest. plus, hope at the border. >> it's what we do,r they uld be out there on the streets, trying to find their own way. >> we take you inside the small new mexico town opening to thousands of migrants crossing the border, and the people making it >> one of the boast things i've done as a firefighter in all my

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hi, everybody. good morning. welcome back to "today." wednesday morning. nice to have you along with us. >> special hello to our friend toby. good morning to you. giving us a shoutout. if you can'take itown to the plaza, you can still post a message on twitter or instagram. use the hasag my today plaza and you could be toby. >> i'm glad you mentioned the plaza. tomorrow is a special day right here. it is the 25thiv annsary of this. studio 1a. we reopened our window to the world back in 1994. the whole idea was to give a better way to connect with people who stop by and peer in that window. each and every one is a part of our show, from special events to summer concerts to theha annual oween extravaganza. the plaza is part of this show. >> it is magical.ik we'd l to extend an invitation to join us tomorrow morning, as we celebrate studio 1a in a huge way. we're going to look back at some of our favorite moments. we'relso going to mix in a few

surprises. "today" show style. if you're in the area, come down to the plaza and hang out with us. >> we'd love that. let's get to your news at 8:00. esident trump kicking off his re-election campaign last night, atouchi oamnilngiaram targets. white house correspondent peter alexander joins us from orlando, where the president spoke last night. hi, r.pete good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah and craig. good morning to you. in many ways, it is like the president's 2016 campaign never ended here in the crucial br nd state of florida. not a lot of new material from president trump last night. he did tout the strength of the economy. there were those familiar themes again, bashing the media, the establishment, and the democrats. our radical democrat opponents are driven by hatred prejudice, and rage. they want to destroy you. they want to destroy our country ase know it.

>> reporter: notably, president trump barely mentioned som his potential 2020 democratic rivals, joe biden and bernie sanders, but h did repeatedly attack his 2016 opponent, hillary clinton. it appears his 2020 strategy is focused not so much on trying to persuade new voters on joining him but to supercharge his loyal base. necapacity crowd there last night. this morning, the rnc, republican national committee, reports within the last 24 hours, the president helped raise more than $24 million to help his re-election effort. that's the latest from here. back to you. >> peter, thank you. reminder, tti first democra debate is next wednesday and thursday nights in miami. it will air heren nbc as well as msnbc and telemundo. i'll be one of the moderators th lester holt, chuck todd, jose diaz-balart and rachel maddow. >> hope hicks is in the hot seat today on capitol hill. hicks is the first senior administration official mentioned incial counsel robert mueller's report to testify before congress.

her name appears nearly 200 times in mueller's report. house democrats will try to press her about potential f obstruction o justice by the president. her testimony will be behind osed doors, but a transcript will be made public. in the dominican republic, the fbi ishe assisting t investigation in the string of amican tourist deaths under strange circumstances. morgan chesky joins us from the d.r.'s capital santo domingo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can really start to feel that growing concern here in the d.r., from tourists and members of the government. that's who we plan to hear from in a few hours. they scheduled a press conference, saying they'll shed new light on these growing american deaths. this morning, another family sharing their heartbreak. >> i wake up in the night, and i go in the room. my husband had to come in and get me because i'm just crying. >> reporter: weddington says her

55-year-old son, ternce richmond, died last august while vacationing in the dominican republ republic. >> told me he was hiking and fell and had a heart attack. this is what they told me. i did not buy that. >> reporter: she says her son was a fit high school history teacher and jogger, who taught girls gymnastics. she thinks dominican authorities areiding mething. >> we don't really know what is going on there. it's something serious. >> reporter:tahe count ss at ten americans who died in the dr in the last 18 months. just last week, a 55-year-old new jersey man, joseph allen, was found dead in his hotel room. his brother says he was healthy. >> i do think something is off, and i think it needs to be investigated. >> reporter: dominican officials say a preliminary autopsy found allen died of a heart attack. a toxicology report is pending. the asy shows no trauma. the state department saying nearly 3 million americans visit the dominican republic each

year, adding, we have not seen an uptick in the number of u.s. citizen deaths reported to the department. dominican tourism officials insist the island is the safest destination in latin america and the caribbean. back in the u.s., family members whose loved ones went for ava cation in paradise and never came home are still begging for answers. >> they can't keep killing people over there like this. i don't think this is going to be thend of it. they need to stop tourists from going over there. >> reporter: we are seeing increasing communication between the u.s. government and dominican officialol we're t that a closed door meeting was had with the u.s. ambassador and the head of dominican tourism security. savannah, craig? >> thank you. we'll be interested in what happens today. >> hopully we learnore after the news conference. how about a boost? >> it is time. when his stepdaughter sophia was ine middlschool, brian left an inspirational note on his door every moing. while she was home from college

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average and sky high unemployment. >> this is an old world war ii hangar. the city brought over fire trucks, and we washed it out. it became the intake center. >> reporter: chris brice wears a lot of hats in deming. he's the warden, assistant county manager, and sincemo er's day weekend, the incident commander in charge of processing and caring for a s steadytream of migrants dropped off, some might say dumped here, by the federal government. how many people have come through deming in the last month? >> 6,r:0. >> reporhe first group of 200, they're all families aw aitiawait ing asylum hearings, were left in front of the local mcdonald's by federal patrol officers after el paso facilitiesere overrun. mothers, fathers, little children with no money, no food, no idea where they were. the people of deming quickly

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not to show faces due to central concerns, say they fled their home countries in fear for their lives. many spent over two months getting here from honduras or dwat guatemala. like betsy who came with aer husband two kids. why did you feel you had to leave? >> we left because my brother was killed. we had to run for our lives. >> reporter: asylum plea? >> i don't want my children killed. >> reporter: the only smile on betsy's face came when i asked about a little area set aside in the shelte a child-friendly space, created by save the children. this lite space represents a very big first. the first time in their 100 year history, they tell us, that save the children has responded to a humanitarian crisisight here inside the u.s. barbara amorati ran a space like

this in >>afghanistan. t tugs at your heart strings. >> reporter: on this day, a special visitor. save the children board member and volunteer, jennifer garner. >> kids don't care if you've been in movies. >> they have no idea. they don'tare i can't speak spanish. eporter: though she's working on it. reading to th kids in beginner's spanish. >> rhinoceros. i get to see the beauty of kids in the worst of circumstances. they've gone without baths, without food, without medical toe, and they're here, happy listen to me butcher "goodnight moon," because they're children. >> reporter: explain the expertise that save the children brings to this.we e in a child-safe space. >> we are. save the children t bringshe rained staff with the child protection and child safeguarding lens to ensure that children have an opportunity to both socialize, to be children, to feel relaxed.

>> imagine what the kids have been through on their way to this facility. this is the best thing that's happened to them in a really, really long time. >> reporter: in their two weeks here, save the children is already making a huge mark. >> reporte you know, there's a lot to learn from >> there is.deming. >> absolutely. >> there's so much compassion and good. >> this is the flip side of america. when you see, you know, the piece that is so heartbreaking, and you see theum argts go on and on, and we have the privilege to come here as save the children and see like this silver lining of the people who are giving everything. >> reporter: while the rest of the count seems fixated on the politics of the border, the folks here have sethat aside. >> we don't even discuss the politics over here. i mean, it's this. it's what we do, or they would be out there on the street,tr ying to find their own way. that's unacceptable to >> well, just last week, the governor of new mexico the federal government, demandingd

sreimbursement for the mon i h states spending on the shelter. meanwhile, border patrol tells us the releases inem dg are a, quote, last resort, and they said there is no time line for when it may end. >> so the city is just kind of coming in and saying, all right, we can't have them on the street. we have to do something. they're being funded entirely just by the good will of people in that mmunity? >> and the state. the state kicked in, as well. the federal government has washed its t hands ofs saying, we're overwhelmed. >> save the children also assessing, as well? they're not just overseeing the process but assessing the kids that come in. whatre they looking for? >> many things. of course, trauma. imagine what these kids have already been through, right? one of the kids we- i mean, they threatened to dismember her 2-year-old, right? there's a lot of stress before they even get there. so they're looking forn trauma i ways they can intervene. super important, they're making sure the children are with their real parents. some unsavory people steal or buy children so they c family unit, so they have a

better chance of getting in the country. >> i'm glad you're shining a light on it.yo thank so much. if you're interested in helping save the children with their work, there is more information on our website. >> absolutely. they could use the help. >> today.com. thank you. >> cynthia, thank you. >> a quick w check oft's going on right now. you can see this is source one. we've got a lot of wet weather from iowa to texas. flash flood watches for 41 million people s the system moves through. we've got a moderate risk of flooding from central indiana, illinois, all the way into the ohio and also a risk into the northeast as well today. tomorrow it shifts into the northeast where we'll be looking at the ohio river valley into rain.gland with heavy rainfall amounts anywhere from 2 to 3" locally, upwards of 5. that's what going on around the country, here o woods.> noubt a cloudy start hee in the washington areate mperatures in the low 70s. we're waiting on the it's out here across west

virginia now. it is, indeed, coming our direction. your rain chance today is att leas 60%. or even higher later in the day. temperatures now low- to mid-70e across t area. going to be cloudy, warm, and humid today with rain rates likely later in the afternoon. tomorrow hot, humid, and breezy turning to severe weather on thursday afternoon. >> and that's your latest weather. vannah. >> all right, al. >> al, thank you. happyo have jenna join us for carson's pop start. >> jbh, appreciate you. >> of course. i appreciate you. >> garth brooks and blake shelton are releasing a new song called "dive bar." it is bound to be a competitor for song of the summer. here a little listen. ♪ gonna spend the weekend in the deep end ♪ ♪ water's fine, y'all should just come on in ♪ ♪ deep end of a dive bar >> song is going to be on

garth's upcoming album, no word when it'll be released. it'll be his first album since 2016. i forgot to mention blake to shels birthday yesterday. >> happy birthday, blake. >> did you text him? >> is that on television? >> no. >> it was blake's birthday yesterday. >> i spoke to him. >> you are a good friend. >> happy birthday, pal. you got a chance to sit down with dolly parton to talk expansion at dollywood. you couldn't leave without asking dolly a few questions about reading and open book, your digital series. let's take a clip of that. >> i spend so much time reading. i must read 50 books a year. people say, when do you read? i read in the middle of the night. i read myself to sleep. i don't watch tv much. i prefer to read. >> if you were stranded on a desert island, what book would you take with you? >> the bible. if i'm stranded on an island, i may not get off o there, and might want to do some cramming. >> how about that?

of course, pick the bible. 100%. watch the episode of open book at today.com for that. how was hanging out with dolly? my ultimate idol. i love her. she's donated 100 million books because her dad couldn't read. she wanted to make sure kids have access to books in their home. >> her goddaughter is miley cyrus. >> i knew that. >> fun fact. > fun to hang out with both o them, right? >> she's yourl sou sister. >> olene." >> yeah. >> favorite quote is, i don't get -- i take no offense to beingalled a dumb blonde because i'm a blonde.nd i'm not i can relate, can you? >> yes. just ahead, some ways to sleep better when you're n alone in bed. whether it is a partner with different habits or kids and pets who won't leave you alone perhap s.

>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" newsbreak. good morning, everybody. 8:26 now on this wednesday june 19th. aron gilchrist. let's get a look at the commute this morning with melissa mollet and first4traffic. >> good woodbridge northbound 95 after dale city left lane the only thing blocked by the accident there. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway looking pretty typical this time of day. 270 southbound after 370 going about 22 miles per hour a you're heading towards the spur. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. we will get a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. we've had heavy rain around the washgton area, almost a full inch monday, over an inch yesterday, a high chance today. already rain breakingut across much of west virginia coming our way in the afternoon hos. have the umbrella ready. a rat srticky morning, temperatures in e 70s. today's high 84. muchwarmer, more humid, a little breezy and likelihood of strong to severe storms on thursday afternoon. tomorrow will be a storm team4 weatheda alert the good news, we get rid of

humidity and have nice, dry weather just in time for friday and your weekend plan. >> all right. thank you very much. you can get the latest news and weather any time on the nbc washington app. we're bacer with anothpdate for you in about 25 minutes.

♪ i want something just this ♪ we are back, 8:30 now on a wednesday morning, june 19th 2019. ♪ something just like this >> good looking owd. boys and girls, t-minus 48 hours until the next big concert. we have a big one this friday. >> oh, my gosh. >> love them. >> chainsmokers will be doing the honors, and b they'reringing

guests. >> probably bb rexha. >> do you know that or are you essing? >> i know. >> flexing his knowledge there. >> it just happens. >> i want to introduce you to somebody in the crowd. jamison, where are you? hi. where are you from? >> clearwater, florida. >> name is jamison. >> yes. >> i hear you like music. >> yes. >> can you play music? do you sing, instrument? >> i sg, and i play piano. >> what is your favorite song to play? >> right now, i'm playing the cantina band from "star wars." >> the "star wars" bar song? >> yeah. >> that's amazing. da da-da-da-da, t t one? >>yes. >> do you watch "thevoice"? >> yes. >> do you want to meet carson? >> yeah. >> blake isn't here. adam quit. i'm the best here.

how old are you? >> 12. >> voice kids is out there. do youudition? do. recitals >> keep up the good work. hope to see you on the "voice." maybe you can be a coach. they're cpping like flies. love to have you. >> thanks to have you here. "star wars" bar song, that's incredible. >> we'll save this video. you'll perform one day on the plaza. ar summe sleep survival guide for couples. this is some rmust-h information at my house. what you should do if you like to blast the ac but your partner thinks that it is freezing. what if one is a snorer and the other is a light sleeper? we're about to get expert help. >> hope spouses are watching. then jill martin's steals and deals will help revamp your morningew tee ing routine. opposite of upgradingph you one to the latest model.

the new t is downgrading on purpose. a minimalist phone. mario armstrong is there to tell oitfl about . we >>day," have a look at new traditions in our series "modern marriage." liken alternative to the wedding reception. and the couple with a prenup to prect their emotions. >> oh, that's fascinating. >> whoa. let's get a check of the weather. >> first -- isannouncer: today's weath brought to you by honey nut cheerios. good goes around. >> let's take a look at wu't yo got for the first day of summer arriving on friday. here we go. first we take a look at the future radar. that's not what we're suppose be looking at but there you have it. there it is. first day of summer. could be hot and humid, down through texas. we've got some severe storms making their way from the plains into the rpper mississippier

valley. sunshine out west. morning showers in northern new england. that's what going onunround the co> like the song says, we're waitin' on the rain here. cloudy outside this morning, temperatures in the 70s. developing rain showers through parts of west virginia. they are coming in our direction for later on today. it's a bit of a steamy start as well. we're in the low 70s now. afternoon highs in the low- to mid-80s. rain likely later today. tomorrow will be a storm team4 weather alert day. a risk of some severe weather thursday afternoon, turning breen friday, turning less humid and cooler for fry and saturday. >> and thais your latest weather. craig. >>roker, thank you so much. muc. up next, are you an early bird but your partner may be a night owl? dr. michael bruce is here. he's going to test our sleep compatibility. we're going to play a game with these dry erase boards and also get tips to get more rest.

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>> announcer: this portion of "today" is brought to you by biktarvy. we're back with our summer sleeurvival guide. according to the national sleep foundation, nearly one in four married couples actually sleep in separate beds. lucy and rickie. many are calling it a sleep divorce. here to help us solve the bedtime conflicts, dr. bruce. wow. >> lirickie and lucy. do youhink it is bad, if you sleep in a different bed? >> i don't necessarily think it is bad, but i can lea to levels of lack of antimacy. it c lead to some strains in the relationship. as long as you're okay with it, it's fine. i have some couples who sleep separately during the week but togeth on the weekend. >> okay. >> that way, they can kind of go to work, do their thing, have that going, then be able the o >> that's weird. siri and i sleep in the same

bed, but she builds a wall with pillows. >> it is good if y have a partner that snores. we'll get to that in a second. f i have the wall, sure. >> absolutely. >> first thing is, everybody was supposed to write down their wakeup times and their hopartner's. them to everybody. >> okay. >> there's a pretty big disparity. not as much with jenna. there is a pretty big disparity with everybody. >> noon for ?siri >> so not true. >>iving the life. >> what do we do? >> that's why you have the wall in your bed. >> what do w do when we get up at one time aer partn gets up at another time? youll get up super duper early. what cando you number one, get dressed in another room to try to be quiet. they make alarm clocks that vibrate opposed to making a sound. 3:00 in getting up at the morning and you don't want to disrupt your partner, there ones.ittle you can put them inside your pillow case.

>> i'd be afraid i'd sleep through it. >> most people areorried about it, but these work quite we. if you go to bed at different times, say you go toar bed eer than partners do, think about it, use sleep gear. maybe eyees sh ear plugs, something like that, while they're out about. >> i'm getting angry thinking about this. i'm getting mad. >> this isn't helpful for me. >> i tnk the spouse could watch television on the coh. >> absolutely. >> then we fall asleep on the couch and get yelled at for that. what if he wants to spend quality time with his wife in is. >> find a weekend for that. >> here's what you do, let'say your partner wants to go to bed earlier than you do. you can hang out with them, let them fall asleep, then do whatever you want to do. i fall ucasleep m later than my wife does, s we'll hang out together first. we migh wind chill atch a show, read and come back. >> respectful and sensitive. >> kind. >> yeah. >> i you're going to read, u a book light opposed to a bedside table lamp. >> big tv.

lots of people want a big tv with a lot of light emitting through the entire -- >> talking directly to my couch. >> he's not watching. >> see the segment though. >> television helps a lot of people fall asleep. it is not the best for sleep, but many people c't turn off their brain at night. having the television on while lp listening to the tv is not necessarily a bad thing. 95% of televisions have timers in the software where it can automatically turn off later in the evening. >> what about snoring? that is a huge one. >> snorings a big deal. the pillow wall is an excellent idea. >> probably why she built it. >> tell yourself that. >> i tell people to decongest for better rest. any level of congestioe you hav in your nasal or in the back of your throat will have an effect on snoring. use a saline spray before bed. make sure your sheets are clean, and use allergy-free detergent. >> does bourbon before bed help? >> it accentuated.

>> what was your question, carson? >> same thing. >> surprise, surprise. >> what about temperature? >> it is the every couple has. >> right. >> you have an official guide. >> i have an official guide. >> should we writeat the tempe we like? >> how you like it, and how your partner likes it. >> hager versusge ha >> this is what i'd like it at. doesn't get that cold. >> you're a couple months pregnant, right? >> more than a couple. largely. >> wow. >> i won't put it down to that. >> you want to hang meat. >> meat locker room here. actually, you guys are perfect within thee. rang 68 to 72 turns out to be thepe rfect range in terms of having scool environment for sleep. remember, ourep schedule follows our core body temperature schedule. >> what if one wants it cold and the other doesn't, or vice versa sf. >> couple things you can do. for the warm person, they can have extra covers, put on socks. interestingly, if you like it cool, take your socks off and put your feet out from under the

covers. notice how when you're hot at night, you stick your foot out from the covers, everything feels better? it is because there is no hair on the bottom of your feet and you dissipate heat >>faster. stick the leg out and call it air-conditioning. >> very helpful. >> happy to do it. >> we're here to hear this. >> now that you can rest better at night, how about improving your morning routine? jill is ready with a special steals and deals that will have you excited to get out of bed in the morning. >> carson can't go home. >> this is "today" on nbc. >> i want america to know the story. story.

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>> right? >> you're about to get married. >> yes. about to get married. we both sleep at 68 degrees with no pillow fort. >> match made in heaven. >> let's srt yourorning routine right. i'm very into this electric toothbru toothbrush. retail is $129. tao clean. you need count jeerspace for th because it is wide. 40,000 bsh strokes per minute. >> is that more than the other one? >> it is more than, i guess, a regular that you'd do. >> feels like trocket ship. cleaning modes. it charges, protects, and sanipzes. you flit over, and that's how it sanitizes. i'm super into that. black, se, gold, and silver. $129. thdeal, $39. 70% off. you could keep it unonrneath. you need to charge it every day. keep this on top. >> there you go. that's a good idea. >> the rose gold is chic. >> erbavivia herbal care.

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>> this is reallyou good as ye revamping your morning routine. you shouldny replenish aing with a brush two to six months be use of thebacteria. >> i have eye shadow from the '80s in my cabinet. >> i know. >> is blue. >> that's back now, so thatt. works ou anything with a brush, i'm saying. you know, bacteria accumulates. >> you don't have to get rid of this, you get a new brush. >> oh, okay. >> what i love about this though, you can really revamp your whole routine. it has all these colors. three sets to choose from. four pieces each. it is spelled out on today.com. the retail, $100 to $102. deal, $28. up to 73% off. good deal on a major brand. >> colors look good on everybody. colors.ral major juicer. dishwasher fe. >> wow. >> put it in. easy proof. that's the pulp on one side, the

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ckrson che their device 52 times a day, and60% of 18 to 34-year-olds admit to smartphone overuse. enter what some people are calling the minimalist phone. it is a stripped down device with just the basics. you can make calls, you can text, get directions, and listen to music. they're becoming ver popular. sales are up 5%. people search for ways to disconnect. her with a close look is our tech expert mario armstrong, host of "wake up aup level podcast. these phones are small. >> super small. >> are these replang smartphones, or are they companions? >>.reat question i'll let you hold this and see how small and light it is. like a credit card. >> barely feels like it is a real thing. >> this is the point. categories. some call them minimalist phones. that means you have no screen or lsreduced screen on the phone, and maybe just cal and maybe texts. then you have cpanion phones, like this palm phone, this almost acts like a mini phone. >> this can do a little moet.

>> in gps, texting, phone calls, and everything. it is much, muchal smr. >> if you're checking your screen 75 times a day and gets this phone, does it cut it down to 20 times a day? b the idea foroth of these is to reduce the amount of tim you're grabbing your phone or stractions. it is not getting to t root of theproblem. the root of the problem is you're the o grabbing the device. having a smaller device orit device wh limited features will make youck hopefully che it less often. >> let's go to the wall and put it up. what areenefits to cutting back on screen time? >> off the bat, you'll reduce anxiety. especially f you're doing the comparison thing, looking at people's highlht reels. or if you're getting ll the time.s it'll reduce anxiety and improve your mood. for me, it's made me more present, a better husband, a better dad.e i can be mor present and in the home when i'm off my device. >> are you on the big one? you have to be, right, for your >> well, everybody has to be, but then there are times when i temporarily want to be off ofne that big ond not look at the big screen, or not carry it. if i go to the gym, out to eat with my family, i'll take the

small phone. what dod i nee the big one for? >> do youwo need phone numbers? >> most will be amp coanion, so you can use thebe same numr with an existing plan, or it can be a stand alone phone. >> let's take another walk down the aisle. when choing a secondary phone, what are thi ws yout to include to make sure the transaction is successful? >> think about what are your goals? wh do you want to get off the grid for? do you want to reduce email usage, off the internet, on you know that's what you need to cut back on. number two, battery life. all theif phones have dferent amounts of battery life. that'll be important. whether or not gps o texting is important to you, or ifou just want to make and receive calls. those are criteria you wt to use. >> are any of the smaller phones with less options, are they good choices for kids ellering the cehone world? >> i'll show one for sure. relay is one we have. >> let's go over. we have a minute left. >> relay has no screen at all. one-touch button. it is a smartpho andgps

tracker. ck your kids, t and it operates like a walkie-talkie.bu there is one on, and you can talk or have yheadphones ifou want a private conversation. put that in you kid's pocket and track them. >> what are other phones? >> life mode switch here will shut off all notifications, which is great. phones. lig >> this is the real step down from an iphone. >> this is a real step down from an hphone. then ye the nokia 3310, only $59. you can do calls, and it has camera, as well. no teinrnet. >> all right. this simple, basic one. this is like a business card. >> size of a business card, just makes and receives calls. it can store up to nine numbers. most people don't remember the numbers anymore. >> some people don't know their number anymore. always a good time. yoys, over to u. mario, thank you so much. we want to mention something tied to the 2020 presidential emce. first dratic debate next week. nbc is bringing back election confessions. do you remember this >> oh, yeah. >> you have feelings on t candidates, the issues, the state of the nation, you can take part anonymously. you can go to election

confessions.com. >> really good last time around. we hope folks participate at the same level this time around. f > just a few minutes away from the third hour ooday." howie mandel in the house. >> yes. >> talk to howie.o >> als in the fourth hour? >> we have a surprise guest. we can't tell you who, but the person will be here at 10:00. >> give us . >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" newsbreak. 8:56 is your time now on this wednesday june 19th, 2019. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. right nowet's check on the roads with melissa mollet and first4traffic. >> good morning. melissa? silver spring outer loop, left side blocked by disabled vehicle. gaithersburgde freck avenue

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good morning, everybody. cldy for now and rain expected later toda no severe weather on your wednesday, just garden variety showers and thundershowers coming our way. tomorrow wil be a weather alert day because we have a chance for severe storms thursday afternoon. turning breezy and less humiditf forday and dry for most of your weekend. >> thank you, chuck. nbt the latest news and weather any time in the washington

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza,irhis is the hour of "today." >> good morning, everyone.to welcome the third hour of "today." i'm dylan here with al, craig, sheinelle is on assignment, interviewing former secretary of state condoleezza rice, right lf no bw.ut i don't know if she's good enough. >> condoleezza rice is playing golf. >> not sheinelle. now, two people i've never seen in the same room together. gadi schwartz. >> they're the same person. >> clark kent and superman. >> jacob soboroff. they're here today. this is my cup of tea, right? i di't mean to, but it