we didn't talk about "graceland." >> let's talk about "graceland."ahead. >> tell us a little bit about your character in "graceland." >> he is an fbi agent under cover. he gets thrown out into this crazy situation and spent the first season investigating my room mate paul brigs. >> he is trouble, that guy. >> he is a great guy. this year i end up back in d.c. at the end of the season. this year i get the call to come back out to help out the guys. i get pulled back in. >> we look forward to season two. >> hoda does. we look forward to you coming back to broadway. >> season two premieres tonight. that's at 10:00 on the usa network. >>> as we celebrate father's day don't miss why some kids say why they love their dad. >> and our favorite winos have some affordable options as a host after this. geico's been helping people save money for over 75 years. they've really stood the test of time. much like these majestic rocky mountains. which must be named after the... that would be rocky the flying squirrel, mr. gecko sir. obviously! ahh come on bullwinkle,

listen to this. ♪ i'm going to graceland graceland, graceland ♪ >> it's too good. was it too good?g to the test. josh turner, come on out, josh turner. [ applause ] how are you doing, man? >> very well. >> now, josh, we have a little setup for you. go ahead, have a seat. strap on that guitar. we want to check you out. we're going to play the original version. we're going to cut it. and you're going to pick it up. no pressure at all. this is only live tv. now, you're just showing off. all right. control room, hit it. here we go. ♪ a mississippi delta was shining like a national guitar ♪ ♪ i'm following the river down the highway ♪ ♪ through the cradle of the civil war ♪ >> here we go. control room again. ♪ i'm going to graceland memphis, tennessee ♪ ♪ i'm going to graceland poor boys and pilgrims with families ♪ ♪ and we are going to graceland my traveling companion ♪ ♪ is 9 years old he's the child of my first marriage ♪ ♪ but i have a reason to believe we both will be received ♪ ♪ in graceland [ applause ] >> you know what, josh? you blew the challenge away. you blew it away. >> w

. >> presleys had tennessee walking horses at graceland after falling in love with the breed and namedne after their home. a trophy in honor of her family's champion horse was formerly awarded every year at the most renowned show in the industry the celebration. the event in tennessee attracts nearly a quarter of a million fans for more than 40 states. >> one of the reasons i got involve second this trophy was being passed around. so i asked mike indman the c.e.o. of the celebration, to please give it back. that we no longer support it. >> presley partners with the humane society to lobby congress for support of the act with reforms aimed at eliminating corrupt self policing and applying stricter penalties for violators and some members of congress worry the bill threatens tra dismghts at a demonstration on capitol hill tennessee walkers not tortured or sored performed their famous gait. they, their riders and supporters were not just there to support the past act but to out an alternative bill that pretends to protect the horses. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell co-sponsors one

his wife priscilla opened graceland to the public.ws" previewed the event the week before. >> memphis, tennessee, is about to get a new tourist attraction. public tours inside graceland, elvis presley's opulent mansion. >> for the first time, fans were allowed inside the recreation room where the star watched movies and listened to records. they saw the jungle room, known as the room where elvis recorded music and held lavish parties. but visitors were not and still are not allowed upstairs. that's where elvis died. graceland opened to the public because the estate owed some $17 million in inheritance taxes back then. those taxes have since been paid, as you might imagine. the ticket price at the time, $5. coming up, california chrome, will he make history in just a few hours? he'll run for the triple crown. we'll go to belmont stakes for a preview of that race. also, our special series on historically black colleges and universities. we're going to show you how some schools are shifting their focus to recruit more students from overs

. >> graceland isn't a mansion in memphis but a gym in the presidio of san francisco.t him there recently for a session on how every day movements can determine not just winning or losing, but staying in the game. >> how many people who are athletes, or who have been athletes, do you see come in here and not have a grasp on these basic things? >> most people who have succeed high in athletics are doing so because their bodies are so miraculous at buffering their crap. and what's happened-- >> i love that, because their bodies are so miraculous at buffering their crap. >> they can put up with it. what ends up happening is they will ride that horse until it breaks. >> i love that. >> our first lesson was about lifting, and how simple every day movements are more important than you think. >> understanding how your mechanics affect your life. we will try to basically see if you can pick up this whopping 25 pound weight. >> okay. >> which is not any more or less than some of the backpacks we see kids peck up or your suitcase or the groceries. come on this side and the only

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middle of the front of the speaker and say, you know, play, i guess the example i used was, play "graceland paul simon. it will find that on the audio service, which is what it's hooked up to, and play the song. >> so walt, maybe i'm just weird. let's grant that i am, but -- >> that's not a maybe, jon. >> yeah. i mean, don't most people just like a couple thousand songs at the most and they have maybe a couple dozen in rotation at any given time? are they playing too much towards the absolutely nutso think crowd? we like to, do we really need a service to pick any one of a couple million songs? >> well that is a fantastic question, and i think it breaks down -- i think there are different types of music listeners, but the kind you describe, where you either, you know, somehow obtained, let's say, maybe you've bought them or ripped them from cds, maybe gotten them some other way, the 6,000 or 5,000 or 1,000 songs that you really like, and you are listening to the things you know. once in a while you add new artists. that's one kind of listener, but all of these things, like spotify and beats

and i was just in memphis a couple days ago, you know this month marks the 32nd anniversary of graceland'sf you are vacationing near memphis, here is a preview of what to expect in the travel insider. >> hi, i'm william stiles. i want to show you my city. when you think of memphis, you think of beale street, barbecue and blues. most of all, you think of elvis. this is where it all began. sun studios. >> elvis presley started recording here. >> where did the king stand? >> about here. this is one of the original microphones we used to record. >> this is the exact microphone. ♪ are you lonesome tonight -- >> the ceiling tiles are original. the floor tiles are original. it has the same quality of sound like in the '50s. they have cool old-style malts. want some of this? beale street is where i want to be. here i am with my all-time favorite place to eat, blues city cafe. it's a hunka hunka barbecue. man that was awesome. the best place to party that i like is b.b. kings. a lot of musicians have rolled through here. look, man, don't be a fool. if you want good music, come to memphis, tennessee

. >>> coming up on the "today" show, an actor joins them to talk about the second hit season of "gracelandth sugar, plain old sugar. it is opened 15 months ago, some sugar. should you keep or toss? >> it is open. will you hand it to me. i can't reach. okay, thank you. which side is the keep side? >> this is the keep side. >> i say keep it. >> you would be right. you can keep sugar -- >> what if it has bugs in it or something. >> well, sure. if it is sealed or in a ziploc baggie, keep it for up to two years. >> good to know. >> let's move on to spices. to cinnamon. we have that, it expired one year ago. >> but opened? >> it is opened. powdered spice. >> keep it. >> keep it. you would be right. this is something you save for two to three years, nutmeg, whole things can be four years. oregano and basil, that's about one year. they're safe but will have no flavor. it is very aromatic. next we have -- who doesn't have brownie mix and cake mix. >> a lot of it. >> this is -- >> eight months ago purchased. >> eight months ago. should you keep or toss. >> keep everything. keep it. don't toss it. >>