it is kind of about hoda.. good night for our friend blake shelton, my boyfriend who you're stealing. he won video of the year and male video of the year for the song "ai'll name the dogs." female video of the year, carrie underwood for "the champion." she wowed the audience with a stellar performance. group video of the year went to "when someone stops loving you." hoda took the stage to present the award for performance of the year with her co-presenter who expressed interest in a little co-host skit. take a listen. >> john, the way kathie lee and i do it is with a few of these. cheers. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> all right. >> that's your secret i see, okay. >> here we go. the award goes to georgia line. >> wow. >> may be asking, why were the backstreet boys at the cmt awards? performed a song with florida georgia line, making them eligible. >> one of the best award shows i've been to. everybody is sitting on folding chairs, talking, having fun. it was one of those cool moments. everyone was right

craig's in for hoda. that is awesome. hoda is in nashville. speaking of howdy, y'all, she's going to join us to tell us about the fun things planned. can we talk about tonight what she's doing or is it not a secret? >> i don't think it's a secret. no. it's not a secret. she's going to be presenting at the country music awards. we're jealous. we'll have more with hoda in a bit. >>> let's get to your news at 8:00. this morning, we're hearing about the personal struggles that may have contributed to the tragic death of designer kate spade. stephanie gosk is outside the kate spade store here in new york city. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: reta saffo says her sister became fixated with robin williams' death and in recent years had turned to alcohol for health. kate spade's older sister said the designer suffered with mental illness for the last several years and self-medicated with alcohol. reta saffo, e-mailing "the kansas city star" overnight, saying her sister's apparent suicide was not unexpected. she tells the newspaper, family members

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hoda, back to you. >> all right, peter alexander.onsider domestic or gang violence as grounds for asylum in the u.s. that could have a big impact on large numbers of central americans who cite those crimes as reasons they are seeking protection in the united states. sessions wrote that the mere fact that a country may have problems policing certain crimes cannot itself establish an asylum claim. >>> that is your news. how about a little morning boost. i think we could use one. a high school baseball game is reminding us that winning is not everything. the game was for a trip to minnesota state championship. the pitcher ty cohen. the batter is his best friend jack. long-time friends. ty strikes him out, but before he joins his teammates to celebrate, he jogs to home plate, consoles his buddy. ty explained later i had to say something. our friendship is more important than the outcome of a game, and i had to make sure he knew that. if you want to know what sportsmanship is, that is it right there. >> what a good and wise young man. tha

if hoda were here, she'd give you something. hoda isn't here. t i have nothi give you. do we ord the t-shirts? >> sis one and sis two. >>> ahead, helicopter parents, there is a new trend, and you won't like it. adventure playgrounds where parents aren't allowed. >> apparently, power tools are allowed. >> power tools, yes. parents, no. >> i hav w no ideahat's about to happen. i can't wait to see. >>> in the mood for meat, fish, or ies? when you're grilling, you don't have to choose. we're going to throw it all on the grill this morning. >>> now, let's go to mr. roker. oh, baby, this is what we do for our crowd. weive out pizza. yeah, pizza. there you go. help yourselves. good times. let's see what we've goyo weekend outlook for you, here's what we're shaking out. starting off with friday, hot and humid weath in the western eastern two-thirds of the country. triple digits in the southwest. saturday we exp to see plenty of sunshine in the southwest. stormy weather in the upper er mississippi r valley and sunday, sunday! hot weather in the northeastern states, probably see

if hoda were here, she'd give you something. hoda isn't here. i have nothing to give you.s. >> how do we order the t-shirts? >> sis one and sis two. >>> ahead, helicopter parents, there is a new trend, and you won't like it. adventure playgrounds where parents aren't allowed. >> apparently, power tools are allowed. >> power tools, yes. parents, no. >> i have no idea what's about to happen. i can't wait to see. >>> in the mood for meat, fish, or veggies? when you're grilling, you don't have to choose. we're going to throw it all on the grill this morning. >>> now, let's go to mr. roker. he's in st. louis, for a check of the weather. >> reporter: hey, guys. i've got some pizza with the provel cheese. craig, this is what we do for our crowd. we give out pizza. yeah! here, here's some pizza. help yourselves. good times. let's see what we've got. weekend outlook, here is what is shaking out. starting out with friday, we are looking at hot, humid weather in a good portion of the western -- eastern two thirds of the country. triple digit heat in the southwest. sunshine through th

savannah and hoda?joe fryer, thank you very much. >>> this morning, bill clinton is answering questions about the #metoo movement and the monica lewinsky scandal. craig sat down with him along with author james patterson. they teamed up to write a book. >> good morning to you. we talked to the two men for 20 minutes on sunday. for the first half of the interview, we talked about the novel. their new novel the president is missing. we then asked clinton about the #metoo movement and the recent suggestion by some critics he should have resigned during the monica lewinsky scandal and whether looking back now if he would have handled that time differently. a few days ago in response to critics who suggested that you should have resigned in the wake of the lewinsky scandal. you said that you should not have. if you were president now, in 2018, with everything that's going on with the #metoo movement, how would you have approached the accusations differently? >> well, i don't think it would be an issue becaus

now, the two are set to meet in person for the first time and hoda kotb is there. >> that's where hodaassignment today. >>> let's get to the top stories of the morning, including what's next after the president's north korea summit. back in the usa. president trump returning stateside this morning, claiming victory and defending his negotiations with kim jong-un, as critics say he helped legitimize a brutal dictator. >> i don't know what is of concrete nature coming out. >> a lot of sizzle here but not a steak. >>> at&t wins the right to complete its $85 billion takeover of time warner. this after a judge's request was denied to block the deal. >>> breaking her silence. >> we know that we were the primary target. >> the ex-wife of that alleged arizona serial killer, suspected of six recent killings, speaking out, saying she is grateful to be alive. >> his death, i think, is the best thing that's come out of this whole ordeal. and i hope that where he's going, he will finally get what he deserves. >>> busted for busting a move. that fbi agent who unintentionally shot someone while danci

we have willie in for hoda, who is on assignment. >>> scaling walls. >> weet will to that story. >> the fallout from president ump's unprecedented summit from kim jong-un. >> the president is back at the white house feeling triumphan kristinelker is at the white house this morning, too. ic reporter: the president is claimingry after making a deal with kim jong-unow but the hard part, filling in the details and selling it to the american people and congress, with some lawmakers saying it's an agreement to the symbolism but light on the substance. now gearing up for the critical sales pitch. speaking with the leaders of south korea and japan and t tweetis morning after his long trip, everybody can now feel much s than the day i took office. there's no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. on fox news, trump giving details. >> the country has to be denuked, and he fully understood that. >> the rhetoric, i hated doing it. i had no choice. >> it was strategic? >> yay, and we gained respect. >> i don't know what yet, you know -- >> we had a lot of fizzle here. >> thel cri question. did th

hoda? >> all right. keir simmons inm. jerusa keir, thank you. >>> time now for a first check of the weather. mr. roker, good morning to you mr. >> good morning, melvin and good morning to you. thanks for getting your first weather from us. watching a lot of rain making its way from minnesota all the y down into parts of missouri. seeing repeat storms. st. louis, strong weather today. in fact, 16 million people at risk and enhanced rick from missouri on into kansas. watching that toliy. 16 m people, oh, one more thing. look at this. for tomorrow, probably going to see an enhanced risk as well, but 30 million at risk tomorrow for damaging winds, large hail, can't rule out an isolated toado or two. seeing strong storms develop during the day today. airport delays from chicago down s,to st. loui watching that system make its way with widespread down pour rainfall from three to five inches from chicago, where they have flash flood watches today and tonight, and out banks,our inches or more possible. getting to your local forec

hoda?ed in connection with the deadly stabbing of a 15-year-old boy outside of a bronx bodega. hundreds of mourners attended a known as junior. lines around the block as people waited to pay their respects, holding flowers and signs. police say the brutal attack was gang-related but provided no motive so far. his family says the killing was a case of mistaken identity. new surveillance video emerged showing the teenager moments after the attack, staggering back into the store and pleading for help. instead, two men correct him toward the exit. the teenager died minutes later near the hospital. >>> cell phone video captured dramatic moments a teenager escaped from a fiery plane crash in detroit. a texas couple was killed when the plane crashed about a mile from the airport. greg and judy boaz was traveling from texas with paton. the video shows the teen rolling out of that burning wreckage and running away. his mom is with her son as he recovers from injuries. the ntsb is investigating the c

savannah, hoda. >> peter, thank you. reaction to the president's reversal rippling far beyond walk, of course, along the border, detainees anxiously await wag comes next. whether they will be reunited. craig, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. this is this country's largest immigration process behind me. this is where a lot of their family separations have been taking place. the families would come here first. as you indicated there, despite the president's rer versal, his about face on family separation, there is still a lot of confusion a lot of concern among folks here along the border. >> as they move in search of a better life -- >> reporter: in texas, supporters of migrant families coming out in full force. >> we're families. families should remain toke. >> reporter: holding an evening vigil to stand in solidarity with children still in custody. >> i am concerned about re-uniting the families who have been separate from their children. now there has been thousands of children just like my lit

hoda? savannah? back to you guys. >> kelly, thank you. >>> another big story we're following this morning, extreme heat. it's moving across the country and millions are looking at record highs today. al is here with what we need to know. good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. and good morning. thank you for getting your first weather from us. we're watching the jet stream way up to the north. we're going to see sizzling heat indexes. 74 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, all the way into new england from kansas. we're looking at temperatures that are near record-setting. new york city, 95 degrees. 97 in d.c. cleveland could set a record. same with st. louis, indianapolis and raleigh. add the humidity and it's going to feel like 96 in new york today. 103 in washington. 103 in raleigh and cleveland. 102. st. louis will feel like 102 degrees. later in the week, temperatures will moderate in the northeast. as you make your way back to the south, temperatures are way high. milwaukee

johnson and kardashian tell our hoda kotb be the moment they got the big news. >> you are about to do something that's going to change this woman's life. you've been in that prison for 21 1/2 years. and someone pages you and says you have a phone call. >> mm-hmm. yes. i thoughtwa an attorney call. when my case manager was waiting on me. and it was. but i didn't know that kim was coming in. and when she tol me -- >> what did she say? >> i believe she said u ca go home >> mm-hmm. >> that you can go home. >> you can go home? >> you can go home now, are you ready to go home. when she sd that, i went into full-fledged pentecostal holy nce. i started screaming and jumping. people were listening. i'm telling you, i was dancing, i was jumping, i was screaming, i was doing everything. >> kim, what did it sound like from your >> i jus --ell, at first i thought she knew, because the news wasingrto break. and we had to get her on the phone. she was kind of quiet on the phone. and i know her personality enough to know that she would have been screaming or something. and i said, wait, you don't kno

but think about this, savannah and hoda.chool years pretending to be someone else. that's the person that president trump must assess for his honesty. >> keir, thank you so much. it's a tricky situation. we're going to have more on the summit from singapore in our next hour. >>> also ahead, the parkland students who brought down the house at the tony awards last night. guess where they are. guess where they are. they are live in our stood joe so, you'll be here to help if i need you? guess where they are. they are live in our stood joe kyle, i got you. okay... what about here? yup. here? yup. is that for us? it sure is. gimme, gimme. what about here? here too, kyle. and here sir robert from state farm? if you invite me. he said yes! hazzza! let's battle. ahh! go with the one that's here to help life go right. state farm. which is much better than awith previous idea we had:r. gum that's just bursting. (explosions) ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! (screaming to stop) (screaming for help) trident. bursting with more flavor. much better idea. m

good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda. good morning.rsonal attorney and fixer michael cohen. will he cooperate with federal prosecutors? that's the question. the president's current attorney, rudy giuliani, is trying to turn down the heat, telling nbc news, quote, i have no information suggesting cohen is going to flip, and there's nothing involving the president, even if he did. therefore, i'm not concerned. but adding fuel to all of this, cohen is looking to split with his current legal team. that's according to a source familiar with the matter. now, investigators are still reviewing documents they seized from cohen's office and residences in that dramatic fbi raid back in april. one key focus, the $130,000 payment cohen admits to making to porn star stormy daniels just before the 2016 election. the president tweeted in april that he doesn't think cohen will flip. mr. trump, just back from his trip to singapore, has no public events today. >> kristen, thanks. >>> the national weather service has sent a team to wilkesbury, pennsylvani

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hoda. hoda? >> al, thanks. t >>>s is national lgbt pride month.ng a message of hope. >> reporter: desmond is art, self-assured, talented. he loves to dress up and work the runway in drag, with dramatic makeup. but only if his homework is done. that because desmond is just 10 years old. but he's already a social media star. and he says he wan tose his platform to inspire other kids to love and accept themselves. sunday in the park with desmond. this is one of his favorite playgrounds. amazing.d is >> reporter: and this is the other. you're doing lots of interviews lately. >> yeah. >> reporter: how come? >> i don't know. i guess it's because i'm so famous and an inspiration to so many pele. >> reporter: an inspiration to so many people. >> yeah. >> reporter: you've heard of drag queens. well, desmond is a self-described drag kid. when he's not in school, he's doing photo shoots and runway shows. he's in "vogue" andag has his o name. desmond is amazing. why are you a so gt walking the runway? >> it's a born talent. >> reporter: we met up with desmond

hoda has been there. >> i'm familiar with that place. >> hoda did the show with blake, and came upstairsyou are to strain your eyes? don't be shortsighted. put limits on screen time to get better sleep or more time for physical activity instead. s. >>> good morning. 8:56 now. the countdown is on now to the start of one of the bay area's most popular and lively weekends of the year. it is pride weekend. it gets under way with the transmarch, a short time from now. it caps off with the pride parade on sunday which runs up market street and ends in civic center plaza. one of, if not the, largest pride parade anywhere in the world. about 1 million people are expected to take part. the theme for this year's festival look back, generations of strength it's called, to shine a spotlight on generations of lgq leaders in the '60s and '70s. talking with many folks now descending on the city, and he will have a live report in our midday newscast. >>> also, a red flag watch around the bay area is being upgraded to a red flag warning in some places and that means high fire danger. we will have more on

hoda will join in a bit. some sad news starting us up. >> folks waking up to tragic news about anthony bobourdain. >> he has committed suicide, according to a statement by cnn. it's shocked the country and well beyond as he was very beloved. stephanie gosk is here with the latest. people are pouring in their tributes to him. and it's a shock. >> people are stunned, especially this week after we've been talking so much about kate spade having taken her own life. bourdain was 61. he was found dead in his hotel in france while filming an episode of his cnn show, parts unknown. his celebrity transcended the worlds of food, books and television. leaving behind a legacy. he was a modern day renaissance man. anthony bourdain, chef, tv host and storyteller. >> it's nice to know who we're talking about when we talk about places with really complex problems. some knowledge of who people are when they're sitting at home with their family eating. >> the news of his apparent suicide breaking this morning on cnn. >> best s

savannah and hoda? >> all right. kristen, thank you very much. >>> family and friends are gathering this morning for the funeral of the 15-year-old boy who was dragged out of a deli in the bronx and stabbed to death. overnight there has been a new arrest in the case. craig melvin has the latest from there. hey, craig, good morning. >> as you can see behind me here this makeshift memorial, thousands of candles and balloons and flowers, it consume as full block here in the bronx. meanwhile, this is a kid who wanted to become a police officer. he was part of the explorer's program at nypd. some new video has emerged and we should warn you that the video itself is pretty disturbing. this morning, a new york neighborhood coming together. hundreds, mourning the death of 15-year-old asandra guzma guzman feliz. his mother paying tribute. >> thank you for being here, supporting me, i appreciate it. thank you so much. >> multiple suspects are in custody. one week after the teenager known as junior to family and friends, was br

no hoda this morning. i'll try.o saved their lives. earlier this week we told you about the black nights from boss bossie idaho. spotted a flipped over car. team members pulled out the injured driver then they lifted that car to free his life on thursday an emotional reunion. >> they are heros. they pretty much saved us. we would have been stuck there for i don't know how long. >> wow. wow so the team had defeated the national champions to win the title at the tournament. they never imagined they would soon be outdoing that performance. >> incredible. >> team work. >> love it. >>> coming up. how chip and johanna gains are celebrating 15 years of wedding bliss. >> up next t georgia couple at the center of custody battle because they were treati ining r sons seizures with marijuana. up next. move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint da

hoda? >> all right, al.hanks. >>> coming up, a new first look at a hotel perk, putting amazon's alexa in your hotel room. why not everybody thinks that is a great idea. >>> and can anxiety fuel success. carson looks at the surprising upside of living with anxiety. >>> and she stars in a new movie. but when will we hear music from rihanna. we will hear from her on "popstart." >>> and plus, when a hobby becomes an obsession. >> ultimately, was willing to sacrifice everything he cared about. his relationship with his family, his academic performance, his self-respect, his self-esteem. >> one mother's emotional story amid a controversial decision from doctors about video game addiction in the young. what parents need to know, right after this. right after this. hi.i just wanted to tell you that chevy won a j.d.power dependability award for its midsize car-the chevy malibu. i forgot. chevy also won a j.d. power dependability award for its light-duty truck the chevy silverado. oh, and since the chevy equinox and t

hoda?> al, thanks. >>> coming up, an exclusive look at a new hotel perk, putting alexa right into your hotel room, and why not everybody thinks that's a good idea. >>> living with anxiety. >> see stars in a movie, but when will we hear more music fr rihanna. >>> ultimately willing to sacrifice everything he cared about, his relationship with his family, his academic performance, his self reflect, hisself-esteem. >> one mother's emotional story a controversial decision from doctors about video game diction in the young, what parents need to know right after this. ability award for itmidsiz. i forgot. chevy also won a j.d. power dependability award for its light-duty truck the chevy silverado. oh, and since the chevy equinox and traverse also won chevy is the only brand to earn the j.d. power dependability award across cars, trucks and suvs-three years in a row. phew. third me's the charm... the full value of your new car? you're better off throwing your money right into the harbor. i'm gonna

hoda?ver a new report of fbi conduct on the 2016 campaign. the report by the justice department inspectorenal says james comey was insubordinate. it says two fbi officials exchanged personal messages that expressed a desire to stop trump from being elected. this morning thetwresident eeted the ig report is a total disaster for comey and his minions and the fbi, and the attorney genal concluded the report. >>> on the second anniversary of the death, matt and melissa graves released a statement saying they loved him up in heaven and missed him every day, and they set up a foundation that helpsor expenses families of children who need organ transplants. they worked for the public awareness of organ donors. >>> elon musk is moving ahead th what could be the next big thing. he has received a green light on a project that would connect downtown chicago to o'hare airport. people in the windy city, they are all in, ron. good to see you, buddy. >> reporter: when musk alk, people listen. what could b

blake shelton, this sunday. >> i love them together. >> hoda is like, what did he say? this morning. southbound 395 at duke street just two left lanes getting by so slow there. overall the beltway covered in you arel of this green seeing the radar over the road reshow you w it's falling, and it's everywhere right now. >> we will take a quick break and check your forecast when we come bac ben jealous -- youngest nof the naacp.dent endorsed by maryland teachers because he'll fully fund our schools. endorsed by the nurses for his medicare for all plan. now jealous is endorsed by the baltimore sun, saying, "in his leadership, mr. jealous excels. he has the stature and gravitas to be a leader that marylanders turn to in difficult times." maryland, it's time for bold victories and new leadership. ben jealous. governor. >>> good morning, erybody. raining from manassas to a staffo quantico, and that moderate to heavy rain is comint inside beltway over the next little bit. temperatures in the cool 60s to around 70, and that's where we will stay the rest of the day. warm and humi

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live, from studioa in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. i almt said a monday morning. >> missed you the last couple days. >> go be back. what a scenepo at jfk air overnight. police and emergency crews racing to the tarc responding to what they thought could have been a hijacking. nbc's morgan radford at the airport for us this morning. good morning.wh happened? >> reporter: savannah, chaos and confusion here at new york's jfk airport after passengers took to social media tweeting in panic, because they thought they were under attack. t panic onhe runway. overnight, a jetblue plane was surrounded by authorities on the tarmac at new york's jfk airport ortly before itas supposed to take off on a cross-country flight to los angeles. the airline saying the flight experienced a radio issue impacting the crew's ability to communicate. adding that a false alarm was sent to jfk tower. >> we're going to check out the aircraft ri

hoda?prove nationwide sales and use of reck national marijuana. lawmakers passed a bill that will end 90 years of pot prohibition. canadians will have to wait two months to buy legal marijuana. justin trudeau wants to give local governments time to prepare. uruguay is the only other country with a nationwide legal marijuana market. >>> children are paying the price when parents got into a nasty brawl in tennessee. parents started heckling each other. then things escalated into a shoving match with two dozen grown-ups eventually throwing punches and teussling on the ground. nobody was arrested but the teams were disqualified and barred from playing in future tournaments. >>> charleston, south carolina, is apologizing for its lucrative role in the slave trade. the charleston city council approved a resolution that condemns slavery and calls for tolerance in the future. the final tally, 7-5. nearly half of all africans brought to north america as slaves were channeled through the city of charl

savannah and hoda. >> i love it. >> yeah.ience. >> it looks like i have a and everything! >> it's great. re our action figures bigger - >> yeah. >> i am looking at her. she doesn't look like me. >> can we just say, you are going down another lane and hitting the directinge. l how are you liking that? >> i am really excited. i have been directing music videos for the last 12 years and i am so excited to get into featur.. it's aweso >> it is. >> having worked with her now on two films, i don't know anybody else that is more equipped to direct she works in her mind 24 hours a day, which is what you need to doo direct a film. to beble to do that -- >> yeah. i'm in. >> youot to visit -- >> yeah, i got to shadow him on the set of solo, which was incredible. everybody was such a group of brilliant and creative workers. >> so great to see you. >> yeah. >> a lot going on. >> yeah. >> you got to get a close-up on that butt. savannah got back. >> yeah, my action figure.ou >> thank so much. hits theater f onriday. >> always a good thing

at> in a today show exclusive hoda kotb down with kim kardashian west and alice johnsonor their first joint interview since president trump commuted johnson's life sentence on a non-violent drug offense. kardashian was involved in the effort to free johnson. she met with president trump to discusshe case just days before johnson was released. she was the first to tell johnson that she was headed home. >> well, she said that i wen into full-fledged pentecostal dance. i started screaming and jumping. people were listening. i'm telling you, i was dancg. i was dancing. i was jumping. i was screaming. i was doing everything. >> and you can see more o that interview later this morning on the "today" show right here onn 4. >>> 4:17 right now. it looks leak your credit card bill could soon be going up. the federal reserve has raised interestates again, and that means you'll be forking over money, in interest payments everyyear. the average rate is 15.32%. the hike will bring that rate closer to 16%. you will likely see the increase within two billing cycles. >>> filming for the upcoming wonde

she got emotional talking to hoda kotb. >> you'll find your child. stop.hat direction. >> i'm trying not look at this. >> she give use the deep hug. you know what it means. didn't want to have the ugly cry. cow can't stopit. it's a good thing toalk about. i have had rll good life. once you have children, you go, my life was nothing until you showed up. >> last time we bullock was answering thequestion. >> who has stolen something? >> all of theoved yourquestion. they wanted to turn it back on you and ask you the same thing? >> i stole chinese food. >> how did you steal chinese food? >> it's a long story. we don't have time. >> oh, no, rihanna. i got time. i need to hear the background on that story. >>> another hot topic, george and mail's twins. they just turned one. are you sending gifts? >> george and amal are going away for an adult weekend. my gift is i baby sit them for the whole weekend. >> i love it. sit a true story? >> no. but they know i would. >> i they seem to have the babysitting covered. they were seen out monday on a dinner date. george's b

here is hoda kotb. >> one of the biggest attractions at the louisville zoo was a floppy eared baby, scotty, cute and cuddly, at least for an elephant. >> he's got hair. >> he's got hair, right. on this day, he shared the spotlight with another media celebrity. a spunky girl named erica, whose infectious laugh and story captivated a city. >> that girl is a miracle child. >> why do you think they call her that? >> because she's been through a lot. >> a 2-year-old shot twice and lived. >> does she know what happened to her? >> she knows he was shotd. >> if you saw her, you would say there's no way this child could possibly make it. >> louisville, the home of churchill downs, is famous for its big horse race, the kentucky derby, so it knows a thing or two about long shots. in betting, the odds of this story ever finding a happy ending were off the board, virtually, impossible. would a little girl ever gain the strength, not only to recover, but come back whole? and would a dedicated detective not only crack his biggest case, but keep the emotional promise he made? erica's story began in a hard

his parents telling hoda kotb that's when the mayo clinic asked to do an autopsy. >> we immediately said sure. we'd like to know what we can find out. >> reporter: the results were shocking. of cte, the brain disease multiple studies have linked to repetitive blows to several former nfl stars who suffered from the disease took their own lives as well. tyler played football from an early age. >> medical examiners said you have the brain of a 65-year-old. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, washington state university says it had many safeguards for their players and is adding even more, including a second formal mental health screening for all members of the team after losing tyler. >> did football kill tyler? i don't think so. did he get cte from football? probably. was that the only thing that contributed to his death? i don't know. >> reporter: they're youngest son continues to play football while the family struggles with loss and unanswered questions. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> at the white house today, a world war ii hero received the nation's highest military hono

willie is here while hoda enjoys the day off.ou pull up to work and go, what is going on here? and you realize it's a concert and a big one outside. >> absolutely. we're going to have a concert in just a little while. it's a busy morning. here's the news at 8:00. the accused gunman at a mass shooting at a maryland newspaper was charged overnight with five counts of murder. craig melvin has the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. that 38-year-old suspect is in a courtroom now as we speak. he's being arraigned on charges. the charge canning documents were also put out a short time ago. in those documents we et learned that there's surveillance video of the crime. we also learned he hid under the desk as police closed in. we're also learning that he's not cooperating with police. all of this as a community tries to come to grips with why this happened. overnight, the police releasing the names of the people killed in the annapolis shooting. among the dead, three men and two women. a

hoda will join us in just a few moments. it was a surreal scene a few moments ago. >> the president of the united states found his way down out of the white house to do an interview on fox news. when he was finished with that, stopped on the driveway there on the north lawn for about 30 minutes and answered questions ranging from russia, from this new i.g. report, to his relationship with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> even as the president spoke, paul manafort was heading into court. this was the scene just a few moments ago. president trump's former campaign chairman across town walking into a courtroom there. kristen welker was right there at the white house in the thick of it. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. i think it's safe to say in the entire seven or so years i've covered the white house, this has never happened. the president walking out to the north lawn for an interview with fox news. our only warning was a tweet just moments earlier. he stopped and talked to us after that int

in news's hoda kotb sat down with the pair for their first joint interview since a preview. >> you were about to do something that's changed this woman's life. you've been in that prison for 21 1/2 years. and someone pages you and says you have a phone call. >> mm-hmm. yes. i thought it was an attorney call. when my case manager was waiting on me. and it was. but i didn't know that kim was coming in. and when she told -- >> what did she say? >> i believe she said you can go home. >> mm-hmm. >> you can go home. zbluk go home? >> you can go home now. are you ready to go home? when she said that, i went into full-fledged pentecostal holy dance. i started screaming and jumping. people were listening. i'm telling you, i was dancing. i was dancing. i was jumping. i was screaming. i was doing everything. ew because the d it sound like news was starting to break and we had to get her on the phone. so she was kind of quiet on the phone. and i know her personality enough to know that she would have been screaming or something. and i said, wait, you don't know? and she was like, know what? and i w

savannah and hoda made it, and they are number 12.al. >> that's great. >> whoa! >> that's really neat. >> you can pick up the edition on june 22nd. >> not ever kid is made for nap time. this little clever toddler found out, i think i can get out of this one. >> oh, wow. whoa. >> freedom. >> she insisted the help of her older brotherthere, a brother and sister working together. >> pretty impressive. >> he puss the bed against the bed and she climb out. >> it happens. e thought that was a cute video. >>> just ahead from candles to cold brew, jill's steals & deals. >> and a live performance from the man himself, aloe blacc. that's after a check of your local news and weather. >>> this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 8:26 on this wednesday, june 20th. i am aaron. gilchri let's start with a check on your first 4 traffic with melissa mollet. >> looking good atat hyville, there's slowdowns. you can see that delay there this morning. southbound 270, father rley, a crash in the main lane so it's a little slow. inner loop a

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willie is with us wle hoda enjoys the day off. panic! at the disco. it's huge!e'll have a concert in a lwhtle ile. it's a busy morning. a lot to get to. the news at 8:00. accused gunman in a mass shooting at a maryland newspaper charged with manslaughter. craig melvin has the latest. >> reporter: this morning we can tell you the suspects according to officials notng coopera with police this morning. he's expected to be in court for the first time in a few hours, charged with kilng five and injuring two. he shot up t "capital gazette" behind me, a local newspaper here in annapolis, maryland. as paper that been a journalistic institution more than 300 years. overnight, police releasing the names of the five people killed in the annapolis newspaper shooting. among the dead, three men two women, all of them were employees at the "capital gazette." police say the shooting was a targeted attack. >> dispatch. >> this person was preached to shoot people. his intent w to cause harm. >> reporter: multiple law enforcement officials telling nbc news the suspects, 38 jarr d

here is part of hoda kotb's conversation. >> after being incarcerated 20 years, how well did you know the name kim kardashian. >> i didn't. i did not know her name. i didn't know kim. as soon as i found out who she was, i started getting every magazine i could find, started reading everything i could about her. everyone was amazed, and i was amazed, too. >> alice didn't even know it was me at the beginning trying to help out. >> you can see that full story. it airs at 7:30 on nbc "today" after "today in the bay." >>> happening today in san francisco we're expecting to hear more about an officer-involved shooting which played out in front of dozens of people. the officer shot a suspect while chasing him. this was through north beach last weekend. take a look at this video. it shows just how busy that area was at the time of the shooting. the suspect did survive. no one else was injured. we could find out why police are chasing that suspect during a town halliscuss t shooting. >> continuing coverage and a sponse to heartless act of vandalism in the tri-valley. someone stole a piece of a

. >>> in a today show exclusive hoda kotb sat down with kim kardashian and alice johnson.is their first joint interview since president trump couted hnson's life sentence on a non-violent drug offense. kardashian successfully lobbied president trump to commute johnson's ntence. kardashian was the first to tell her that she was headed home. >> when she said that, i went into ll-fledged pentecostal holy dance. i started screaming and jumping. people were listening. i'm telling you, i was dancing. i was i was jumping. i was screaming. i was doing everything. >> you can s more of the interview later this morning on the "today" show right after news 4 today. >>> your credit card bill could soon be going th. federal reserve has raised interest rates again, and that means you'll be forking over more money in interest payments every ar. the average rate on credit cards right now is 15.32%. the hike will bring thecl rate oser to 16%. you'll likely see the increase in aut two billing cycles. filming for the upcoming wonder woman series is weunderway. aught crews at the landmark mall

hoda was there when kim kardashian west and alice johnson met face-to-face.he served 2 1 years and got th nudes she was being released in a phone call. >> i believe she said, you can go home. you can go home. sg you can go home. >> you can go home now. are you ready to go home? when she said that, i went into full fledged pentacostal holy dance. i was dancing. i was jumping and screaming. i was doing everything. >> kim, what did it sound like from your end? >> at first i thought she knew because the news was starting to break and when he had to get her on the phone. i said, wait, you don't know. she was like, know what? i was like you're going home. screams and cries. we all just cried on phone. >> what's next for you? you're home. you're here. you're free. i know you said your life will be purposeful. what is it going to be? >> i plan on continuing to magnify this issue i can't stop. i can't stop. i've lived it. i've walked with them. it can't end here. >> thanks for watching this hour of "velshi & ruhle." >>> right now on andrea mitchell reports. mixed verd

himself a week after that meeting went on national tv and basically said hey, if you've got dirt on hoda kotb, why don't you just bring it out and you then had the president go ahead and basically doctor a statement about the contact of that meeting. so just those items you show an awful lot of intent to include from the russians and you obviously see from donald trump jr.'s own e-mail traffic that he was anxious to have that information. and that doesn't even get to the fact, chris, of just look at the president's actions in the last ten days where he's been constantly haranging about the mueller investigation, regretting the fact that he had jeff sessions as the attorney general since sessions recused himself from the mueller investigations. this whole fabrication about planting a spy, by the fbi which even his republican colleagues have acknowledged the fbi acted totally appropriately. i just would ask your listening and viewing audience whether these are the actions of somebody who's got nothing to hide. >> you just mentioned something that speaker ryan talked about he said there's n

this is part of hoda kotb's conversation. >> after being incarcerated 20 years, how well did you know the name kim kardashian. >> i didn't. i did not know her name. i didn't know kim. as soon as i found out who she was, i started getting every magazine i could find, started reading everything i could about her. everyone was amazed and i was amazed, too. >> alice didn't even know it was me at the beginning trying to help out. >> you can see that full story. it airs at 7:30 on nbc "today" after "today in the bay." >>> this is showing the internet's most famous raccoon released into the wild. the world watch on tuesday as the raccoon scaled a minnesota skyscraper. there she goes. yesterday local wildlife management services posted the clip on facebook. they let the animal go in the suburb of th twin cities after sh scaled this amazing skyscraper. >> looked like she didn't want to get out. >> she was like i wanted to get to the top of the building. >> and she did. 5:26. coming up on "today in the bay" heading to the supreme court, the pivotal decision we could get today on the controversi

. >> the reality tv star and alice johnson sat down together for the first time to talk to hoda kotb. kardashian west successfully lobbied trump to pardon johnson after spending more than 20 years in prison for a first time nonviolent drug offense. we learned that oday t was kim who actually called with the good news. >> i believe she said you can go home. that you can go home. >> you can go home? >> you can go home now. are you ready to go home? when she said that i went into full-fledged pentecostal holy dance. i started screaming and jumping, people were listening. i'm telling you i was dancing. i was dancing. i was jumping, i was screaming. i was doing everything. >> amen to that. so you can watch that full interview on nbcbayarea.com. >>> coming up, she was killed while on the job. an sf city worker dies, the mother of a toddler. the crazy series of events that ended in tragedy. make ross your destination for savings. if you're looking for an incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta

. >> speaking of sandra bullock, tomorrow on "today" hoda will have an exclusive interview with sandra will talk about the joyce s of adoption, feeling they know very well. thank you for spending part of your sunday morning with us. >>> good sunday morning to you, it is 7:00. here is a live look outside. beautiful. san francisco as we look from san bruno mountain on another warm morning. boy, thanks so much for joining us. i'm kir ra clapper. vianey has a look at the microclimate forecast. we did not plan this. i think we're just so connected and we're dressed perfectly for this heat. >> definitely, you're going to want to wear lighter colors. if you thought yesterday was hot, today is going to be hot again. >> i was hoping you would say it's going to be -- >> along the coast it will be slighter cooler. if you went