. >> mary j. blige. >> i said mary j. blige is there and i wanting to. no, her last name is bl ige. >> yes. >> if you weren't such a pastie white guy. well, she didn't say that. i'm he will bell issuing. so, on a breakfast club she was a get, how did you say it. >> good morning everybody it is dj, we are the breakfast club, we have a special guest in the building. >> queen is here. >> mary j. blige, good morning >> good morning. >> so they say mary j. blige. >> i'm wrong. let's find maryj and see how she says it. >> i'm mary j. blige and don't miss my first ever radio show. i'm mar mary j. blige. >> she says it too. >> no, she doesn't? she said it more like me, then dj envy. >> dj envy said blige. >> make an accent. >> she didn't correct him. >> you corrected me with the powe potomac. >> no within likes to be correct like that. >> get on twitter, cities blig e. >> i swear she said blige. >> see you tonight at quack off, rain or shine, morgan's pier. you won't believe what they put in tyson fun nuggets. it's shocking actually. they're made with real 100%

>> mary j. blige. >> i found some honeymooners. who are you here to see? >> mary j. ry j.'s number one fans. >> where did you come from? >> sharlcharlotte, north caroli. >> those are fans, baby. >> what are you all ready to go? >> ready to party. >>> it's 8:00 on a friday morning. let me change that. it's 8:00 on morning, and the crowd is in full force here. we have the queen of hip hop soul on our concert stage in just about a half hour. >> this crowd is happening. and again, we had a few hereover night. they are jonesing for the stars. as we start, natalie and jenna are back with an adventure. it involved with las vegas, magic mike, and channing tatum. >> can you imagine those two? >> say no more. >> exactly. we'll get to a check on the morning stories. here's the news at 8:00. >>> good morning. i'm peter alexander at the white house. this afternoon president trump who has no real experience on the world stage leaves for his first foreign trip. visiting israel and some allies in europe. the controversies at home surrounding russia, the appointment of a special couns

and we are ready for some great music. >> mary j. bligey. >> thank you. >> is that just how it fwoez with you, honey? >> yes. that's how it goes. those are my fans. >> will you pan down to mary's shoes? mary brought her a-plus game today. those are smokin'. zbl >> by the way, before our concert, one more piece of business. let's get a check of the weather from ms. dylan. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by walgreens. get your red nose today, only at walgreen's. >> nobody was cheering for the weather. let's look at what's going on this weekend. it will be nice across the northeast. we'll lose the heat and the humidity. it will drop back down to 70 degrees. still stormy through the middle of the country, though. it starts to spread eastward, a little on sunday. affecting if ining the ohio ane river valley. we are looking at form air >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a muggy morning and another hot afternoon. 90 degrees in philadelphia. there is a chance you'll see scattered showers and thunderstorms in philadelphia. isol

>> mary j. blige! >> i found some honey mooners who are y'all here to see? >> mary j. .'s number one fan. >> where would you ladies come from? >> charlotte, north carolina. >> what time did you get here? >> 11:00 p.m. >> fans, baby. what are y'all ready to do? >> ready to party. ♪ >> it is 8:00 on a friday morning, let me change that. it's 8:00 on a concert friday morning. and the crowd is in full mary -- we got mary j. blige. the queen of hip hop soul. >> this crowd is pumped. >> this is what's happening. and again we had a few who were here overnight. they are jonesing for this to start. as we mentioned, natalie and jenna are back with their newest girlfriend's guide adventure. all you need to know, it involves las vegas, magic mike, and channing tatum. >> that looks like -- >> can you imagine those two? >> say no more. >> exactly. first we have to get you a check of the morning's top stories here's the news at 8:00. >> good morning, this afternoon, president trump who has no real experience on the world stage, leaves for his first foreign trip. visiting saudi arabia,

we have music from mary j. blige is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my god! > jimmy: i love mary j. blige. guys, it is time for "tonight show" kid letters, here we go. ♪ tonight show kid letters kid letters tonight show ♪ ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: we get letters from kids all over the world. they send us ideas, jokes, suggestions for the show. they're always great. so i wanted to share some with you right now. these are real letters from real kids. we did not make this up. first letter comes from autumn. she's 7 years old. she said, "dear jimmy, my family and i love your shows. you look like pee-wee." [ laughter ] >> steve: aw, so sweet. >> jimmy: but not your hair, and my mommy wants to marry you, i think. i am weird just like you. [ laughter ] that's me, right there. that's a good drawing. [ laughter ] >> steve: i know you are, but what am i? >> jimmy: this one is from harry. he's age 7. "to jimmy fallon, my name is harry, and i'm from england, and no, not harry potter, but i can do some magic. i know about your show because my sister is a fal pal. you are really funny.

when he does things like this it surprises me. >> yes. >> mary j. blige>> amazing. >> i will tell you my sister in law, absolute favorite artist of all time, so i have a feeling she will come up and check this out. >> okay, i have a feeling you will be talking about rain. >> yes. >> we have got some rain in the forecast for multiple days , more systems to track. >> listen i just planted plants in my flower pots and stuff so i'm not complaining. >> i know but we have a holiday weekend. lot outdoor plans. >> it will not rain during the weekend. >> let her get there. >> i will let her get there. >> i cannot promise you that. >> lets take a nice look at the proverbial light, that is crystal star, funny you should ask. it may not be christmastime but beautiful light always shines at top of the south mountain. it is just beyond the lehigh campus off in the distance. still clear you can make out star at this point but this particular camera shot is being taken all the way back across the valley, on main street so there is as we watch the zoom out, you can see mo

. >> did we start with our mary j. bligecontroversy yesterday on our show. >> i think we did. >> all right. ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. but it took a twist of fate to find a high-end curler at such a head turning price. and that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. ♪ >>> good morning. not bad at all, flag getting a work out there. definitely already all unusual traffic patterns this morning. folks are making tonight to a four day, holiday weekend. a live look, mount holly, new jersey, route 38 near pemberton road an accident and then patco running on a special schedule today and some delays, on the river line is what forecast like for this holiday weekend sue has it in 15. >>> to summarize the holiday weekend ahead we will see not perfect but not a wash out. seventy-eight on satur

i got tweeted mary j. blige is doing well. same conditions.s a little drizzle that's okay. >> right now the lawn is the best seat. >> i know you need to get that blanket that absorbs water. >> okay. >> and poncho. >> and we'll do a segment on fashion ponchos before the end of year. >> 58 washington. cool temp to start the day. 57 fred rikdzburg and 59 annapolis and prompter hugs after the show. thank you. all right. let's go to the satellite picture. and rain showers overnight pushed offer to the north and east and we're left with cloud cover and sprinkles out there. just not getting improvement from the clouds. cloudy days and days. unfortunately another mostly cloudy day today and believe it or not next rain maker getting organized here in western step ten and that's area of low pressure pushing up to great lakes and bring us another round of rain late tonight and early tomorrow and potentially a thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon as well. future cast at 7. going out tonight to event we'll be fine. rain gets in after midnight tonight and rain h

. >> mary j. blige will be the headliner on the ben franklin parkway. jim kenney is a big fan. >> we don't need no hater. as you can tell, i love mary j. blige. um, wow. i think we have achieved this great celebration over last 23 years and i see no reason why they won't continue for 25th rendition. >> go ahead mr. mayor. go ahead. there will be a tribute to philadelphia's very own boys to men and philly pops big band will make its debut, welcome america festivities begin june 29th. >>> with the unofficial start of the summer just days away we are gearing up for something big here at cbs-3 and we are calling it summer fest. >> this week our newscasts are hitting road taking to you a different location every friday to show off amazing ways that the delaware valley and tri-state area celebrates summer. week one we will be in wildwood, we will start off with the behind the scenes look at morey's pier during "eyewitness news" this morning and then we will head down to the shore to be live on the boardwalk right by the wildwood convention center for five, si

mary j. blige headlines the concert on the parkway. mayor made it clear these are fans singing one of her songs. and the fire wworks new this ye at 9:30. again live on nbc 10. fireworks will also light up the sky on june 30th and july 1st. and right now on the nbc 10 app, you can read up on all the big name performers for wawa welcome america and all the dates and times for the events. our free app has everything you need to know about all of the fun. >>> turning to our first alert weather. hopefully no rain on the fourlt, but a cloudy day. not the prettiest day, but at least it's not raining. you're looking live from our campus camera. some rain could roll into our area later tonight. it all depends on where you live. chief meteorologist glenn schwartz is here timing out the chances where you live in our neighborhood forecast. this rain is not reaching the ground. it's farther to the south. everybody has clouds and there's plenty of rain. but the heaviest of this is still going out to sea. so it's not expecting heavy rain during the n

we're going to hear from mary j. blige in our 8:30 half hour. people gathering on a beautiful morning in the east. we'll see you in a couple of minutes on "today." >> she's our headliner for wawa welcome america on the fourth of july. we're psyched about that. >> awesome. >> that's cool. great. she's fantastic. we love her. >> her song "family affair," one of the great dance songs ever. i'll be dancing about i don't know what. 8:30 or so. >> all right. go ahead -- go ahead. >> no, what? i wasn't going to say -- >> the version -- when you say it's a family affair and you hear it as a title of a song, what do you think of? >> archie bunker? >> no -- do you think of sly and the family stone? 1972? >> sly and the family stone. yes! >> okay. i like that. that's my age group. >> didn't i sing that? >> anyway, we're having a generational issue here this morning. >> i said -- ♪ it's a family affair ♪ it's a family affair >> sorry that you had to see this. >> i go back to '72. all right, bye. >> see you then. >>> i'm confused. did i sing the wrong song?

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the headliner is mary j. blige.10 is a proud sponsor and will bring you coverage no one else can bring you. >>> "saturday night live" is planning a rock-solid finish to its season weekend. >> rock-solid finish. get it? here's a sneak peek. >> i always got your backs. >> hey, baby. >> hey, leslie. >> that's this week's host, dwayne "the rock" johnson appearing to carry all 13 cast members on his back. johnson will join the famed five timers club when he hosts for the fifth time. katy perry is the musical guest. the show will air live coast to coast. only nbc10 news gives you behind-the-scenes access to the finale of "snl." look for our live reports on nbc10 news at 4:00. >> there's no photography tricks there. he actually can carry that many people on his back. >> sort of like you in the newsroom -- >> no, no, not really. >>> now for more of the stories we're following on "nbc10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. -- >> parking lot assault. a driver takes cover when a stranger opens fire on his car at walmart. we're live with t

mary j. bligeally. >> eh. >> she hasn't had a good album since i was in eighth grade. >> which was two years ago. >> what are you 12? >> boys two men as well. >> not that young. >> two of the headliners by the way. so and what's long term forecast for -- can you farmers almanac this one for us? >> meteorologists do not like those two words. >> farmers or almanac. >> la, la, la, la slots fired. >> my grandpa was farmer and he loved almanac. back here at 4am for "good day philadelphia". sue serio and bob kelly is your weather and traffic covered all morning. harvey: hey, it is war in cannes. scott disick is on his way. kourtney is there. need i say more? >> bella thorne is going overseas with scott disick to cannes, where kourtney is with her new beau and the four of them are going to be yucking it up in france together. harvey: i don't know that they're yucking. [laughter] >> there was a lot of aftermath after last night's tragedy at manchester arena. the ariana grande concert. she's suspended the r

mary j. blige> really. >> eh. >> she hasn't had a good album since i was in eighth grade. >> which was two years ago. >> what are you 12? >> boys two men as well. >> not that young. >> two of the headliners by the way. so and what's long term forecast for -- can you farmers almanac this one for us? >> meteorologists do not like those two words. >> farmers or almanac. >> la, la, la, la slots fired. >> my grandpa was farmer and he loved almanac. back here at 4am for "good day philad >>> from the fox 29 studios this is "good day philadelphia". >>> happening right now on good day philadelphia. the aftermath of the terrorist attack in england continues. as we begin to see the faces of the innocent victims lost forever. >> and seating the jury. the panel is nearly set in the bill cosby sexual assault trial, as jury selection heads into day three. >> i'm little upset, ya, but you know, time will heal all wounds. >> what a story here. finally free. the sweet taste of freedom for the philly man after spendi

there it is, mary j. bligeoming to philadelphia for this years welcome america festival. >> good news. >> we will hear from mayor kenney who sings one of his favorite songs. he knows her. >> mayor kenney is singing. >> apparently he is a fan. >> i got to stay tuned for that. >> i got tell you, later in the broadcast. >>> back on "eyewitness news" thinks an area view of highway one on california's big surf coastline a quarter mile of road is buried under 40 feet of rock and dirt following a landslide that happened south of san jose on saturday night. california has had a winter full of landslide and flooding >> wow. >>> big clean up for folks in north carolina this morning after a tornado touched down. >> funnel cloud was captured on cell phone video in autry ville off of i-95. national weather service says it was an ef1 tornado with wind speed up to 110 miles an hour. twister caused damage for 14 miles including at a volunteer firehouse. fortunately there were no serious reports of any injuries. >>> more severe

and music from mary j. blige. do not change the channel. it's a great show. >>> happening now, a small earthquake in southern california within the past hour. a magnitude 370 quake struck near santa monica. as of right now no reports of any damage or injuries. >>> also the stars stepping out for the met gal that new york city. quite a scene. over the top fashion that's trending right now on twitter. we posted a video of highlights of this fashion show, essentially, on our facebook page. we're back in a moment. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. almost everything. you know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. gaining traction, but also controversy. it called 13 reasons why -- and its about >>> you might have heard that netflix has a new show gaining traction but also controversial. it's called 13 reasons why. it deals with teen suicide. netflix is adding warnings. >> about to tell you the story of my life. >>

we already know that mary j. blige will headline the free concert.re will be fireworks to enjoy, all free. watch july 4th fun on nbc10 and telemundo 62. we're the proud broadcast partners of wawa welcome america. more free stuff. >>> the nbc10 show will be again on the road this week. >> tomorrow the team is heading to atlantic county. we will be at the wawa on the white horse pike in galloway township. we'll help jump-start your day. we'll feature that atlantic county community, plus nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg will join us. in it's your wawa, stop -- if it's your wawa, stop by and say hello. we'll buy you a cup of coffee and have a chat. >> and i call him teddy ball game. he'll be fun. >>> now for more of the stories we're following at 6:00 a.m. >> oh, my god! >> terror in manchester. new video shows the chaos following an explosion at an ariana grande concert as we learn breaking details about the attack. >>> a kidnapping mystery in philadelphia. witnesses watch as a man is assaulted and abducted. now police are trying to figu

and we already know that mary j. blige will headline a free july 4th concert.here will be holiday fireworks. you can watch the july 4th fun live here on nbc10 and telemundo 62. we're the proud broadcast partners of wawa welcome america. >>> and speaking of wawa, the morning team getting ready to hit the road. tomorrow we're heading to a wawa in atlantic county. >> yeah. we'll be at the wawa on the white horse pike in galloway township. we want to help you jump-start your day. we'll feature the atlantic county community. if that galloway wawa is the wawa where you stop every morning to get your coffee, swing by, we'll get you a free cup of hot chocolate, tea, whatever you need. going to be nice. >>> vandals target a mural in philadelphia's italian market again. >> next, the damage to the most commonly vandalized mural in the city. >>> plus, greek life. how leaders at penn state are trying to bring significant changes to fraternities and sororities following the death of a pledge. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you travele

the headliner is mary j. blige. nbc10, of course, a proud sponsor.ll bring you coverage no one else can. >> we are so looking forward to that. >> love boys ii men. >>> now to more stories we're following at 5:00 a.m. -- >> under arrest. police track down a man wanted for doing this damage when he allegedly opened fire on a stranger's car at a walmart parking lot. >>> murder charge. that's what authorities filed overnight against a driver who rammed his car into a crowd in new york's times square killing one person and hurting nearly two dozen others. >>> and going abroad. president trump leaves office to go overseas on his first trip since taking office. >>> a lot going on nationally and locally. good morning, welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. mid 70s and getting warmer. let's get to meteorologist bill henley and the most accurate nbc10 weather forecast. >>> a steamy one. look at spring city. skies are clear. starting to brighten up, sunrise 43 minutes away. 70 at the suburbs. 74 in philadelphia. the lehigh valle

. >> we don't need no hater race. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> as you can tell i love mary j. blige>> he heard him mary j. live one of the headliners if you love fireworks philly is the place to be. there will be two fireworks shows along the delaware river and then two more along the parkway. >>> man from san francisco told to give up his seat on the airplane because of his dissable. the reason he says the flight attendant told him he had to move. >>> the look of one city will soon be changing. what will no longer be welcome in utah town. >>> and one woman's new mission to educate the world about the importance of service animal. ♪ >>> surveillance video captured a head turning seen in south florida when a man tried to run away from police handcuffed. it began in a garage on a condo building in surf side near miami beach. police were arresting 26-year-old carlos sierra for stealing bikes. but once they got him out of the garage, he took off. handcuffs and all. police say they had to tase him to stop him. >> this case is definitely a unique one, because the building has so many diff

. >> reporter: mary j. blige headlines the concert on the parkway. today the mayor made it clear he's a fan. even singing one of her songs. >> the show honors boyz ii men. can't be there? no problem. watch it on nbc 10. the exclusive tv partners. all of the programming is in english as well as in spanish. so you have no excuse if you are not there live on site, you can check us out online, on demand, on air. >> also enjoy the pops concert in front of independence hall on july 3rd. each day of the festival go to a different museum without opening your wallet. catch the parade and celebration of freedom ceremony in person, on nbc 10 or nbc10.com. and the fireworks new this year an earlier start time at 9:30. again, live on nbc 10. >> if you love fireworks, this is the place to be. >> fireworks will light up the sky on june 30th and july 1st. >> we have a list of all the events for the week-long welcome america celebration on our website at nbc10.com. you'll find the times and dates and basically everything you need to know about the festival. >>> takin

wednesday, there will be at the meriweather post pavilion and thursday mary j. blige and also at wolf trap fifth harmony. keever summer land at the birch mere sunday. it's sold out. maybe you can find them on a resale sight. >> and the u.s. naval academy and blue angel employ-overs circling over 7 rivera round 11:00 tuesday morning and then at 1:45 praem will hold rehearsal. the actual show it wednesday 1:45 to 4. now here's a good one for foodies. on wednesday you can sample some top foods ape more than 40 countries all in one spots. the d.c. embassy chef challenge will be held with the ronald reagan balding wednesday more than 40 chefs participating and judges to choose the winning dishes and tickets are 75 bucks and probably not bad for an event like that. competition of slightly different kind is set for asaturday. third annuals growers cup event celebrates legal use of an abyss in the district. freeers will compete in several categories, sample and precede distribution tickets are $25. do you recognize this? it's that time of year. hundreds of thousands of motorc

r&b mary j. blige turned up the heat on "today." a concert on rockefeller plaza in new york.iner also for this summer's wawa fest near philly. proud to bring you that here on nbc 10. >> a great time. >> hard to sit still. >> got to move. >>> today in university city, one lucky customer walked into a coffee shop and walked out with $1,000 and a free coffee. >> nice way to end the week? part of dunkin' donuts freeze the day. this customer randomly chosen to win a check for $1,000 along with a three month supply of frozen dunkin' coffee. greeted with confetti, applause and a big check right there. nice. >>> from bridesmaid to bride. >> britney's buzzing with an almost royal wedding. still ahead at 4:00, who will stand at the altar when pippa middleton makes her walk down the aisle? >>> ahead at 5:00, more fallout months after a deadly inmate ri riot. the head of prison now has a new job. >>> bringing you breaking news from the sky. this is the intersection of 32nd and allegheny. closed because of a protest. you see the people standing in the middle of the street. upset about tak

this year mary j. blige will headline the event.nd boys to men will receive an award for their contributions to the city. >>> children in seasonal will have a new place to create learn and play because of the impact of superstorm sandy. >> yesterday we showed you sky 6 hd with a lot of clouds and they are still locked in and a window of sunshine before heavy rain pushes back in. we'll have the timing in the accuweather forecast. >> plus, ducis rogers with sports including eagles and phillies. that and more when "action news" comes right back. today, we spend a whole lot of time like this. so at citizens bank, we've created banking tools that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award-winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you. five years after superstorm sandy battered new jersey something good is coming. a head started case center the money came from superstorm sandy aid. it's on baccarat

mary j. blige one of the headline are in if you live firework philly the place to be.rks shows along the delaware river and two more along the parkway. >>> one of ben franklin's famous sayings of course penny saved is a penny earned. well, it took 7,600,000 saved pennies to earn the founding father a new marble gravestone. >>> just outrageous. veteran told to take down hess american flag. it doesn't go with the theme of the community. he's mad. you bet he is. ♪ ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. repairs are finish at ben franklin's grave side in old city. christ church reopen the sight a short time ago. it was closed for about month for preservation work. the $80,000 repair was paid for mostly with grants and $5,000 donation from rocker john bon jovi. this was one of the most enduring images following super storm sandy in 2012 this video right here. the jet star roller coaster in seaside heights plunged right

i just got a tweet mary j. blige tonight. be ready for showers and storms.ven-day forecast. tomorrow looks brighter for our zip trip and the weekend looks warmer. could be a few showers particularly on sunday so just heads up. won't be a washout but a few showers on sunday. that's the weather update t see you in a minute. erin. oh, jam cam. >> i was waiting for t 7:26 right now and unfortunately 270 southbound is our winner. this is out by falls road. you can see just miles of backed up traffic. it's over an hour and a half commute from 70 down to the spur. we do have a crash involving a fallen tree on the spur, 270 southbound by democracy boulevard. that is adding to the delay. so have some patience as you come down from gaithersburg and rockville this morning. pretty much jammed all over town because of the rain. leave early, have some patience and use caution this morning on those wet roads. allison and steve. >> erin thank you very much. >>> 7:27. we got to talk about the mary maryj. blige. >> more arrests. after the break a counter terrorism scholar at

." >> jimmy: mary j. blige? >> no, that other guy. [ lila >> jimmy: ket fester?u didn't know? >> jimmy: yes. >> the guy from "game of thrones." yeah, him. of course it's for a wolf. there's a wolf on "game of thrones." now, shut up. what's the next question? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i would put -- i would have the wolf -- >> i don't think he was asking you. i think he was asking me. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: i was just suggesting. just suggesting in case -- if you happen to run into a wolf. [ light laughter ] i would do "hungry like the wolf" by duran duran. >> that's so much of a better answer. >> jimmy: no, but then i see when he gets it and see if he gets the joke. [ light laughter ] look at the wolf's face and see if the wolf -- [ light laughter ] >> anyway, next question. please. >> jimmy: let's check out the next question. here we go. >> hi, i'm cheela, from san diego. what is a good name for a hot guy? >> dick. [ cheers and applause ] no. what about thorn -- like say -- >> jimmy: sadly. >> thorn, thunder. >> jimmy: thorn. thorn. this is my boyfriend, thorn.

ed sheeran. >> huge. >> mary j. blige. as mary j. bilge. >> no! >> i did. then it suddenly snapped in, blige. i don't know what's wrong with me. many have asked that. what is wrong with you? tim mcgraw and faith >> together. >> nice, i love that. >> i danced to a tim mcgraw song with my dad at my wedding. >> you want to see the full list, head to today.com and we'll have the full dates. >> cheers to a good summer. >> and cheers to nicki minaj. >> listen to this. rapper nicki minaj was online responding to fans about a lip syncing contest. the fact that she was still talking with her fans, that alone to me is something then the conversation changed course when one follower tweeted "you want to pay for my tuition?" look at this, minaj replies "show me straight a's that i can verify with your school and i'll pay it." she says "who wants to join that contest? dead serious. should i set it up?" as you can imagine, with that the requests flooded in. i like this. look at cesar. he says "$1,000 would be more than enough for my thre

four nominations they'll head to head for best female r and b pop artist along rianne narcotic mary j. bligeent. >> shot against her sister. >> not really. >> what does dhani sing. >> who is that? >> she sings that. >> i show you on my phone. i actually shazaamed it one day. >> shazaam who knew who it was. i turn it off. it's still to and there in the file somewhere. >> okay. >> well, how about this? move over paula abdul. tmz and holly woot reporter are reporting katie perry is in talks to join the judging pam at the revived american idol saying goodbye on fox. it will debut on abc spring sunday night g time slot. there are reports ryan seacrest tapped to life with kelly will return as the emcee. abc is expected to share more details about idol including the perry news at the network's up fr going to happen tomorrow. >> does he really -- some he do go back to that though. >> nope. >> i say let sleeping dogs lie. >> you never heard that expression. >> sleeping guards. >> sleeping dogs. >> you said dogs. i thought you said guard. i'm like -- guards are lying down. >> we want the boston celtic

mary j. blige. dn xr e. new kids on the block. nail horry. thomas rhect. halsey.tapleton. fitts az and the tantrums. brad baisley. hailey steinfeld. tim mcgraw and faith hill. flo rida. bruno mars. and kicking it off tomorrow, british pop sensation, harry styles. it's an endless summer of music, live, on the plaza. >> just getting started. >> the citi concert series, get up to get down. only on today. >> get up to get down. >> oh. >> that's a lineup. >> okay. >> who are you most excited to get down to? >> the country music block is sick. this is crazy. >> how about bruno mars? >> i'm excited for that. >> show-stopper. what? what? >> there's a favorite. there's four or five. >> ed sheeran. this is crazy. >> he put on a great concert earlier this year. we'll see the full thing. >> a lot of people sleeping on 48th street. >> that's so good. >> i said get out the calendars. we didn't give the dates. but you go to today.com, you can get details. >> who are you excited about? >> i love the country music. all i do is listen to country. but i'm fired up for bruno mars. th

. >> and last but not least, mary j. blige, the reigning queen of a week from today, next friday. for everyone next week, musically here on "today." >> cannot wait. >>> let's get a check of the morning headlines. we're learning about more about damage to a plane in the air force one fleet. and it could have created a safety hazard if it went undetected. the air force said it happened last year. boeing mechanics used contaminated parts. any tools or used for that system have to be cleaned in a specific way because residue can react with oxygen and can cause a fire. boeing said another mechanic noticed something wasn't right and raised the red flag. and the company says it has paid $4 million in repairs and notified the air force. >>> powerful storms that caused damage in oklahoma on thursday are pushing into the southeast today. storms are expected from louisiana to north carolina. there's a possibility of damaging winds, large hail san bernadino, california, on thursday, and you saw this. that is jack. he's a 1,200-pound horse, soaring over a highway. a rescue helicopter had to gi

friday, mary j. blige. takes our summer concert stage. >> what?ical act. you know who is going to be here live on the plaza? rascal flats will be here. head to today.com and get your passes. we have a bangup concert series this year, don't we? >>> by the way, speaking of great music, i love your series, "living legends" and you have a great one today. >> quincy jones. 27 grammys. had the number one hit in three-consecutive decades. he's amazing. >> all right. we'll have al's conversation with quincy coming up in a little while. >>> let's look at the morning's top stories. busy news day. here's the news at 8:00. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house, where president trump is again under a cloud of controversy after a new explosive allegation. according to a memo written by former fbi director james comey, the president urged comey to drop the investigation into ousted national security adviser michael flynn. multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of that memo, confirmed to nbc news, that president trump told comey, quote, i hope you

we also have mary j. blige on no drama.. let's check on headlines. here's your news at 8:00. >>> good morning. i'm hallie jackson in washington. president trump may make a visit to fbi head quarters sometime in the next few days to try to reassure the agency after he abruptly fired the director. and now new this morning, we are getting our first glimpse into the former director james comey's mind set. he writes in a late night letter saying good-bye to former colleagues, i am done, and i will be fine. although, i will miss you and the mission deeply. this morning james comey in his own words reacting to his bomb shell firing for the first time in a good-bye letter he sent to former staff and friends. he writes, quote, i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason or for no reason at all. i'm not going to spend time on the dec executed. i hope you won't either. a casually dressed comey spotted at his home in virginia has been hunkered down since his stunning dismissal 48 hours ago. but his rep

. >> last but certainly not least, mary j. bligeen of hip-hop soul going to be here a week from today. something for everyone next week musically here on "today." >> cannot wait. >>> let's get a check of the morning headlines. we're learning more about damage to a plane in the air force one fleet and it could have created a safety hazard if it went undetected. the air force says this happened last year when one of the planes was being serviced. boeing mechanics used contaminated tools and parts while checking for leaks in the oxygen system, according to this report. any tools that are used for that system have to be cleaned in a specific way because residue otherwise can react with oxygen and can cause a fire. boeing says another mechanic noticed something wasn't right and raised the red flag and the company has paid in repairs and notified the air force. >>> powerful storms that cause damage across oklahoma on thursday are pushing into the southeast today. severe thunderstorms are expected from louisiana to north carolina. there's

just 23 hours from now, the third big concert of the week, mary j. bligend burgers, the shake shack guys are here. they're going to tell us the secrets of making your shake at home. and i have to say, i have to leave a little early to go on assignment -- >> so you got a shake. >> that looks like heaven in a cup. and more with natalie and jenna as they begin their girlfriend's guide to fantastic fun with a unique camp all about bringing women together. >>> and we have naomi watts here to talk to us about her brand new movie, what she can talk about, that is. there are a lot of histories in that. >>> and we want to remind you on the special father's day series, "backyard barbecue with al." does your dad love a backyard barbecue? and does he deserve an unforgettable father's day? tell us on today.com. and he may receive a surprise from al. >> i literally missed the straw. i went like this -- >> it happens, you know? >>> also ahead this morning, more of the drop ten series. joe bau joy bauer has a perfect plan and thousands of you have joined on board. >> she'