>> what tith the zach brown ban. ♪ >> let's hear it for the zach brown band. >> we love the zach brown zach brown band. >>. >> good morning. welcome back to "today." it's a tuesday morning. beautiful day. it's getting warmer and warmer. the proud is fantastic. we have a good show coming up. >> by the way, we're standing over here because nobody wants to let hoda too close t of this band. >> and you know what? these guys behind you are crazy too. i think they have a tiny version of something to sing. ♪ cold beer on a friday night ♪ and the radio on >> crowd. >> the guys are impressed. >> i know. zach brown band sounds even better. we'll hear from them in a minute. first the top stories. >>> i'm kristen welker at the white house where the trump administration is in damage control mode this morning after an explosive report in the washington post that the president revealed classified information to the russians last week. top officials here say the story isn't true, but they have not directly disputed the core allegations. this morning both democrats and republicans are demanding clarity

." >> "jimmy kimmel live" next, zach ef ran, connie nielson and music from the zach brown band. >> news continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪

." >> "jimmy kimmel live" next, zach ef ran, connie nielson and music from the zach brown band. >> news continues at 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> it's an all new show with great viral videos "right this >> i am frozen in my tracks right now. >> nick the wrangler is usually at home in the wild. >> but he didn't check his surroundings. >> what happens when you're cornered by a snake and try to touch its tail? >>> it's a special gift for a talented artist. >> which blows my mind because he's color blind. >> the moment he knows this changes everything. >>. >>> some paramotorists want to prepare for an epic race. the run that's a adventure. >>> and a boyfriend caught cheating. see what's in the bathroom when his girlfriend tries to -- >> find the evidence. >> please, tell me it's a prank. >>> there are two crazy nicks. this one who will sometimes attempt to prank charity which is dangerous. or there's this nick, the wrangler, who decides without looking around just to sit down and take a load off because it was ho

." >> "jimmy kimmel live" next, zach ef ran, connie nielson and music from the zach brown band. >> newst 4:30. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight. ♪ ♪ >>> nice to meet you. you're going to hell. >> thank you. >> you're going to hell. >> i know. >> let's get this over with. >> i know. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, zac efron. from "wonder woman," connie nielsen. and music from zac brown band. and now, all at once, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. welcome. very nice. that's beautiful, thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming.

. >> the zach brown band. hall & oates. >> you get a chance to tour with individuals that are that brilliant and diverse, the whole thing is like a learning experience for you? >> i'm watching them on stages, i'm trying to see what i can take back into my music. even when we get off stage, i'm not done. i go in the crowd, i'm checking out. that's the way my music sounds, i'm always trying to pick up things from people. >> when you get these invitations to go out and front for these groups how do you know what's the right fit. how do you know your stuff is going to work. how do you know what's right for you and your band? >> well, you know obviously we're aware of the band we're going out with you watch our show, we play about an hour and 90 minutes. you'll hear our influences of rock r & b. we go out there and play. i think our music coming from new orleans, we get to be placed in different genres of music, different arenas of music, we played blues, jazz. reggae festivals, and it all works in different ways.

pinkett-smith, rachel, "the bachelorette" connie nielsen will be here, jon bass, plus music from bush, zach brown2 will be here in celebration -- this is very, very exciting -- of the 30th anniversary of "the joshua tree" album. please join us for all of that. our first guest is an oscar-nominated, golden globe-winning actor who buckles swash again as captain jack sparrow in "pirates of the caribbean: dead men tell no tales." it opens in theaters and imax a week from tomorrow. please welcome johnny depp. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it's starting a tradition now. >> it's tradition. nobody else has picked up on it yet. >> jimmy: thank goodness. hey, i want to tell you a story. i came into work this morning as i typically do, drove in, parked my car. there were a bunch of people waiting outside, which normally there aren't. so some of the people wanted pictures. and i was kind of wondering what was going on. and so finally this guy's like, can i get a picture? i posed for a picture. he goes, yeah, i really -- i'm really waiting for johnny depp, but this is good too.

the zach brown band will be here tuesday. but wait. that's not all. we also have mary j.get to this morning. 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 hou

zach brown, chris stapleton. >> how about bruno mars? ed sheeran. this is crazy. we'll see the whole thing. >> a lot of people will be sleeping on 48th street. >> by the way, i said get out your calendars, we didn't give a date but on "today".com you can get all the details on the concert so we're so excited. >> i love the country music, all i do is listen to country by i'm fired up for bruno mars but remember when they were dressed like it was prom night? they had a good entrance. again, though, you guys once again you'll be able to shazam all the concerts to unlock exclusive behind-the-scenes content. you can point to all the music on apple.com/today. we have a summer play list posted. brittany schreiber did a great job posting that. >> and tomorrow perhaps you've heard harry styles will be here. >> all right. guess what? miss jennifer lopez isxt >>> 8:26 on monday, may 8, i'm aaron gilchrist. melissa mollet is in first four traffic. >> the volume is lighter than normal. top of the beltway is typically slow as you approach georgia aven

brown [ laughter ] that was for jimmy only. guys, i'm doing it for jimmy! [ laughter ] it's not about you! [ applause ] i'm making [ bleep ] jokes for jimmy! >> jimmy: that's actually the name of my foundation. zachre. we'll be right back. ♪someday you'll let me put my way ycomb up there♪air♪ ♪'til then you're beautiful and i just stare♪ goal! nitedhealthcare, you can get rewarded for waldad... we wanna welcome everyone to the father daughter dance. walk, move and earn money... ...for out-of-pocket medical expenses. he's ok! unitedhealthcare (snap) ♪ (cat meows) sheba® perfect portions™. what cats want™ and let roomba from irobot help with your everyday messes. roomba navigates your entire home. cleaning up pet hair and debris for up to 2 hours. which means your floors are always clean. you and roomba, from irobot. better. together. ayou don't have to choose just one thing. choose your trio with any 3 of 9 selections for $15.99. like new creamy lobster pasta toasted parmesan shrimp and southern-style crab cakes. come create your trio before it ends. ♪ you might not ever just stand there, looking at it. you may never even sit in the back seat. yeah, but maybe you